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Approved Minutes

COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANTS AFFAIRS  Monday, May 4, 2020 10:00 AM  VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING  Approved Meeting Minutes Montserrat Garibay Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch Joseph Ramirez-Hernandez Glenn Rosales Board Members in Attendance: Karen Crawford, Chair Krystal Gomez, Vice-Chair Samuel Adair Adrian De La Rosa Board Members not in Attendance: Rennison Lalgee Banafsheh Madaninejad Staff in Attendance: Connie H. Gonzales, Staff Liaison/APH Darrell Barnett, Manager/APH Nicole Merritt Juan Vences-Benitez CALL TO ORDER at 10:04 am 1. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 2020  Krystal moved to suspend Robert’s Rule of Order  Kate seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Nicole, Banafsheh, Juan and Rennison not present.  Kate moved to approve the minutes with amendments  Sam seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Nicole, Banafsheh, Juan and Rennison not present. 2. NEW BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS: a) Board elections  Montserrat moved to elect Karen for chair  Krystal seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Nicole, Banafsheh, Juan and Rennison not present.  Karen moved to elect Krystal as vice chair  Sam seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Nicole, Banafsheh, Juan and Rennison not present. b) Introducing Rocio Villalobos of Immigrant Affairs Office c) Discussion and possible vote on budget request for a quality of life study of the immigrant community, presented by Rocio Villalobos  Krystal moved to approve the recommendation to fund the Quality of Life Study of Immigrants  Sam seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Nicole, Banafsheh, Juan and Rennison not present.  Sam moved to approve the Quality of Life Study of Immigrants budget proposal  Krystal seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Nicole, Banafsheh, Juan and Rennison not present. 3. OLD BUSINESS a) Bi-Lingual Summer Camp Recommendation  Kate moved to approve recommendation for summer camp with amendments  Montserrat seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Nicole, Banafsheh, Juan and Rennison not present. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - None ADJOURNMENT  Krystal moved to adjourn meeting at 10:29 am  Kate seconded the motion  Approved on 8-0 vote with Nicole, Banafsheh, Juan and Rennison 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.