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Approved Minutes

Commission on Immigrant Affairs Regular Monthly Meeting February 3, 2020 6:30 PM City Hall, Staff Bullpen #1029 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701   Approved Meeting Minutes Rennison Lalgee Nicole Merritt Glenn Rosales Kate Lincoln- Goldfinch Joseph Ramirez-Hernandez Juan Vences-Benitez Board Members in Attendance: Karen Crawford, Chair Krystal Gomez, Vice-Chair Adrian De La Rosa Board Members not in Attendance: Samuel Adair Montserrat Garibay Staff in Attendance: Connie H. Gonzales, Staff Liaison/APH CITIZEN COMMUNICATION 1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:34pm 2. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 2020  Krystal moved to approve the minutes with amendments  Glenn seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Samuel, Montserrat, and Kate, not present. 3. NEW BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS: A. Refugee Health Screening services update: Saeed Azadi, Public Health Division Manager, Communicable Diseases, Holly Eades, Refugee Clinic Manager.  Presentation about services provided to refugees in Austin.  Connect to healthcare and mental health systems, client receives Medicaid for 8 months  Clients are seen within 30 days from arrival; receives Medicaid for 8 months; screened for communicable diseases, vaccinations given are Varicella, MMR, and influenza  100% grant funded – some general funds would help the programs stability B. Briefing from Office of Police Oversight, Maya Guevara on the Analysis of APD’s Racial Profiling Data joint report released with the Office of Innovation and the Equity Office and announcement of the new Community Police Review Commission.  Report examines APD motor vehicle stop data from 2015-2018  Reveals that Black/African Americans are the most overrepresented group in motor vehicle stops   C. September 2020 Meeting  Nicole moved to meet on September 14th at A.K. Black Bldg.  Seconded by Glenn  Approved on 8-0 vote with Samuel, Montserrat, and Kate, not present. D. Dreamer’s Awareness Day and Proclamation  Krystal moved to form a working group.  Seconded by Nicole  Approved on 8-0 vote with Samuel, Montserrat, and Kate, not present  Working Group members are Juan, Joseph, and Krystal 4. OLD BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS: A. Budget items - update on planning of budget forums on February 13 and February 22 1. Krystal and Nicole to attend on February 13, 2020 from 6-8:30pm at the AARC 2. Our budget forum is on February 22, 2020 from 2-4pm – Karen, Krystal and Nicole will attend 3. Retreat on the 29, 2020 to debrief about forums - Krystal will attend B. Update on Equity Office projects (immigrant affairs officer, municipal ID feasibility study) 1. Posting of position already closed 2. Meeting scheduled by Equity office with the City Manager’s office in reference to Municipal I.D. C. Discussion of N-648/Community Care issue 5. STANDING ITEMS: Discussion and Possible Action A. Cities United for Action 1. Glenn and Krystal will discuss following up with director of CommUnity Care  Krystal moved for Juan to be backup  Seconded by Adrian  Approved on 8-0 vote with Samuel, Montserrat, and Kate, not present B. Review of any updated APD statistics on U visas or ICE cooperation – tabled until next meeting 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS – None 7. TASKS FOR NEXT MEETING A. Karen to follow-up with budget forum staff 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  American Gateways to present next month 9. ADJOURNMENT  Nicole moved to adjourn meeting  Glenn seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Samuel, Montserrat, and Kate, not present   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 before the meeting date. Please contact Stephanie Hayden at the Austin Public Health at (512) 972-5017 or email: stephanie.hayden@austintexas.gov, for additional information. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711.