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Approved Minutes

Commission on Immigrant Affairs Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Commission on Immigrant Affairs Special Called Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 10, 2025 The Commission on Immigrant Affairs convened in a special called meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd, Shudde Fath Hall in Austin, Texas. Chair Dorantes called the Commission on Immigrant Affairs Regular Meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Miriam Dorantes, Chair Alondra Johnson, Vice Chair Adrian De La Rosa Diane Kanawati Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Azeem Edwin Aditi Joshi Jeanne “Canan” Kaba PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission on Immigration Affairs regular meeting on August 4, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of August 4, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Kanawati’s motion, Vice Chair Johnson’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Lincoln- Goldfinch, Ortega, Roy, and Saucedo were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing by Rocio Villalobos, Immigrant Affairs Manager and DACA Liaison Officer, Office of Equity and Inclusion regarding the Office of Equity and Inclusion’s Welcoming Week and Citizenship Clinic Updates. Staff briefing was given by Rocio Villalobos, Immigrant Affairs Manager and DACA Liaison Officer, Office of Equity and Inclusion. 1 Commission on Immigrant Affairs Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 3. Staff briefing from David Alcorta, Paraprofessional, Communication and Public Information Office (CPIO) and Houmma Garba, Community Engagement Consultant, CPIO regarding CPIO’s and Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s (HSEM) new emergency language access plan. Withdrawn. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. 5. 6. Update regarding the August JIC meeting budget priorities and recommendations to council as they relate to immigrants in Austin. Discussed. Discussion regarding a drafted Recommendation to Council to revamp the Community Liaison Office. Discussed. Discussion regarding the draft letter to the LGBTQ Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission regarding the priorities of the Commission on Immigrant Affairs. Discussed. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Approve language of letter LGBTQ Update CIO revamp / recommendation CPIO BC update. The meeting was adjourned without objection at 7:44pm by Chair Dorantes. The minutes from the meeting of September 10, 2025, were approved during the October 6, 2025, regular Commission on Immigrant Affairs meeting on Chair Dorantes’ motion, Commissioner Saucedo’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Ortega and Roy were off the dais. Commissioner Lincoln-Goldfinch was absent. 2