1. 2. 3. SPECIAL CALLED MEETING of the COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS August 7, 2023 AT 6:30PM AUSTIN CITY HALL 301 W.2nd ST. ROOM 1101 AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Gunjen Mittal, 512-972-6104, gunjen.mittal@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Miriam Dorantes, Chair Adrian De La Rosa Fang Fang Melissa Ortega, Vice Chair Aditi Joshi Rennison Lalgee AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Anjum Malik Adnan Suleiman The first 10 speakers signed up to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS REGULAR MEETING on 6/5/2023. Approve the minutes of the COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS REGULAR MEETING on 10/3/2022. Approve the minutes of the COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS REGULAR MEETING on 12/5/2022. Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular STAFF BRIEFINGS DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. Staff briefing by Rocio Villalobos regarding her job title and role with Austin immigrant communities. 5. Discussion on hosting a retreat for the COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action on to pass a budget recommendation to City Council in support of Aztec Kids Code. Discussion and possible action on forming a budget workgroup. Discussion and possible action on conducting a Quality-of-Life Study on immigrant and Discussion and possible action to approve the endorsement of Community Investment refugee communities in Austin. budget. 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. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS, please contact Gunjen …
COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS (CoIA) Recommendation Number 20230328-013 RESOLUTION FROM THE COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS IN SUPPORT OF ACADEMIA CUAHTLI PROGRAMMING AND EXPANSION Date: June 22, 2023 Subject: RESOLUTION FROM THE COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS IN SUPPORT OF ACADEMIA CUAHTLI PROGRAMMING AND EXPANSION Motioned by: Commissioner Fang Fang Seconded By: Commissioner Aditi Joshi ______________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: The Commission on Immigrant Affairs (CoIA) recommends that City Council members support and approve the Hispanic Quality of Life Resources Advisory Commissions FY 2023-2024 Budget Recommendation (20230328-013) for supporting largely immigrant, Spanish-speaking children and youth in Austin by increasing funding for culturally and linguistically diverse programs through an allocation of $550,000.00 for Academia Cuauhtli. DESCRIPTION OF RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL: WHEREAS, since its founding in 2013, Academia Cuauhtli (founded by Nuestro Grupo, a community-based volunteer organization) was established at the ESB-MACC as a free Saturday culture and language revitalization academy for elementary school children and their parents, with a curriculum focused on Indigeneity, social justice, Tejano history, traditional arts, and danza Mexica and since July 2014, Academia Cuauhtli has served as an official educational enterprise partnered with the Austin Independent School District (AISD) and Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Culture Center (ESB-MACC); WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli, administered through a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Austin, Austin Independent School District (AISD), and Nuestro Grupo embraces and fulfills the Commission on Immigrant Affairs mission of collaborative engagement by advocating for educational equity and well-being for immigrant, first-generation, and low socioeconomic background AISD students in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin; WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission expressed as “to honor our communities' cultural heritage, foster social justice, and reclaim our collective identities in pursuit of educational freedom” by serving as a means for the comprehensive advancement of the students and their parents—via its strong partnership with students’ parents—by providing a supportive and uplifting learning environment, as well as for providing for the social, and economic needs, including the extensive COVID-related assistance extended to its participant Latino families during the pandemic in Austin, Texas; WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission by enrolling from 2014-2023 over 800 AISD emergent bilingual students, trained over 250 Indigenous/Latinx public school teachers, hosted over 25 professional development workshops, initiated Cuauhtli’s Grow Your Own bilingual leadership development program for AISD teachers of color, and successfully implemented a research-university-community partnership between AISD, UT Austin’s College of Education Department of Educational Leadership and Policy …
