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Agenda

Special Meeting of the College Student Commission 04/29/20 College Student Commission to be held with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (4/28/2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the 4/29/2020 Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 972-6864 or dionte.mcclendon@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to dionte.mcclendon@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live  COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION Wednesday, 04/29/2020 1:00pm-2:30pm VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Jared Breckenridge, Huston-Tillotson University (Chair) Jessica Riley, St. Edward’s University (Co-chair) Bryan Nya, Austin Community College Malachi Peterson, Huston-Tillotson University Krista Gehlhausen, Concordia University Wendy Rodriguez, University of Texas Brandon Barrows, Concordia University Kindle Kreis, University of Texas Matthew Barron, University of Texas Kate Tyler, St. Edward’s University Kristen Marx, St. Edward’s University The College Student Commission is established to represent this constituency of the City by serving as an advisory board to the city council concerning issues affecting the quality of life for higher education students in the Austin area. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Accessible transportation 2. OLD BUSINESS: WORKING GROUPS UPDATES, DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION b. Food insecurity Updates to establishing food pantries on each campus Project Connect review, contacts for Capitol Metro, statement of goals 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Impact of COVID-19 How the current pandemic has affected college students throughout Austin b. Resources available for college students/residents City of Austin resources available for college students FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 4. ADJOURNMENT  The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please at dionte.mcclendon@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the College Student Commission, please contact Chiquita Eugene, PhD at chiquita.eugene@austintexas.gov Public Health Department, call Dionte McClendon at Austin