CITY OF AUSTIN COMMISSION FOR WOMEN REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, November 3, 12:00 p.m. City Hall Board & Commission Room (Room 1101) 301 W. Second St. Austin, TX 78701 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten (10) speakers signed up prior 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. a. Consider approval of the minutes from the Commission for Women regular meeting on a. Discussion and possible action regarding updates from the following working groups: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES July 7, 2021. 2. OLD BUSINESS i. Homelessness ii. Safety iii. Health iv. Recognition of Equity for Women and Girls b. Discussion and possible action regarding updates from the Joint Inclusion Committee. c. Discussion and possible action regarding 2021 and 2022 Commission Working Groups. d. Discussion and possible action regarding the City of Austin FY2022 budget. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation by Carlos Soto, Research Analyst, Community Action Network (CAN), followed by discussion and possible action on the CAN 2021 Dashboard Report, Race Equity Action Framework, and COVID-19 Response website. b. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2022 meeting schedule. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 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 contact Jonathan Babiak, Office of Civil Rights, at 512-974-3203 or jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Commission for Women, please contact Jonathan Babiak, Office of Civil Rights, at 512-974-3203 or jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov.
COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MINUTES The Commission for Women convened for a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 via videoconference. REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Chair Austen called the Commission Meeting to order at 9:18 a.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Rebecca Austen, Chair Flannery Bope, Vice Chair Juliana Gonzales Diana Melendez Pam Rattan Josie Serrata Commissioners Absent: Vanessa Bissereth Julia Cuba Lewis Neva Fernandez Hemali Patel Sarah Tober Staff in Attendance: Jonathan Babiak, Office of Civil Rights CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Consider approval of the minutes from the Commission for Women regular meeting on June 2, 2021. The minutes from the regular meeting on June 2, 2021 were approved on Chair Austen’s motion, Vice Chair Bope’s second on a vote of 6-0, with Commissioners Bissereth, Cuba-Lewis, Fernandez, Patel, and Tober absent. a. Discussion and possible action regarding updated from the following working 2. OLD BUSINESS groups: i. Homelessness Discussion was held. No action was taken. Wednesday, July 7, 2021 COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES ii. Safety iii. Health Discussion was held. No action was taken. Discussion was held. No action was taken. iv. Recognition of Equity for Women and Girls Discussion was held. No action was taken. b. Discussion and possible action regarding updates from the Joint Inclusion Discussion was held. No action was taken. c. Discussion and possible action regarding updates from the Winter Storm Review Discussion was held. No action was taken. d. Discussion and possible action regarding 2021 Commission for Women Working Committee. Task Force Groups. Discussion was held. The motion to approve working group memberships was made on Chair Austen’s motion, Vice Chair Bope’s second on a vote of 6-0 with Commissioners Bissereth, Cuba-Lewis, Fernandez, Patel, and Tober absent. e. Discussion and possible action regarding the recommendation for the City of Austin FY2022 budget. Discussion was held. No action was taken. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation by Sarah Mostyn, Police Executive Research Forum, and Patricia Bourenane, Assistant to ACM Arellano, and update followed by discussion and possible action on the evaluation of APD’s sexual assault investigations. Sarah Mostyn, Police Executive Research Forum; Patricia Bourenane, Assistant to ACM Arellano; and Patricia Cruz, Lieutenant, Forensic Science Bureau/ Investigations 2, Austin Police Department, presented to the Commission and answered questions from members. Discussion was held. No action was taken. b. Presentation by Amber Price, Community Health Paramedic for Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Homeless Outreach Street …
COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT NETWORK MISSION CAN is a partnership of governmental, non-profit, private and faith-based organizations which leverage mutual resources to collectively improve social, health, educational and economic opportunities in our community. GOVERNMENT City of Austin City of Pflugerville Travis County K-12 EDUCATION Austin ISD Del Valle ISD Manor ISD TRANSPORTATION Capital Metro HEALTH Central Health Integral Care Seton Healthcare Family St. David’s Foundation WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Goodwill Central Texas HIGHER EDUCATION Austin Community College Workforce Solutions— Capital Area Huston-Tillotson University St. Edward’s University University of Texas ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Austin LGBT Chamber Asian Chamber Black Chamber Greater Austin Chamber Hispanic Chamber COLLABORATIVE / PHILANTHROPIC Community Justice Council Interfaith Action (iACT) One Voice Central Texas United Way Greater Austin CAN: Promoting & Supporting the Power of Collaboration for More than 25 Years Identifying opportunities to coordinate and align services among CAN partners and other community service providers. • Supporting efforts to address community challenges through collective action. • Creating civic infrastructure for civic dialogue and civic action. • Ensuring the right stakeholders are part of assessing and addressing the challenges our community faces. Increasing understanding of emerging issues and trends and identifying proactive strategies that may be pursued. • • WWW.CANATX.ORG CAN SUPPORTS COLLABORATIVE ACTION AIMED AT EXPANDING EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY BY: DEVELOPING TOOLS TO INFORM CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE MAKING STRATEGIC CONNECTIONS CAN DASHBOARD In 2021, CAN Published the 12th annual CAN community dashboard tracking 18 indicators that assess our community’s overall health/well-being. RACE EQUITY ACTION FRAMEWORK In 2021, CAN published the Race Equity Action Framework to assess local needs and identify where more attention is needed. Click Here to View Tool Click Here to View Tool CAN COVID-19 RESPONSE CAN PODCAST CAN launched the “We CAN! ATX” web portal as a flexible tool to get critical information to the public during times of crisis in multiple languages. Click Here to View Tool In 2020, CAN launched “Get Engaged,” a weekly community calendar highlighting opportunities to get engaged on efforts aimed at advancing equity, opportunity and community well-being. Click Here to Listen or Sign-Up LANGUAGE ACCESS REGIONAL SUMMIT CAN has been working with its Language Access Action Team to develop resources that organizations can use to improve services and community members can use to access services, including establishment of the Central Texas Language Access Fund. In 2021, CAN will host its 5th biennial “Expanding Opportunity” Regional Summit to discuss the post-pandemic economic …
