Commission for Women Regular Meeting of the Commission for Women - Location: Austin City Hall, Board & Commission Room, Room 1101, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701
Regular meeting of the Commission for Women Wednesday, September 7, 2022 12:00pm Austin City Hall – Boards and Commission Room 1101 301 W 2nd Street Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Commission for Women may be participating by videoconference. 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 Kiarrah Carlisle, (512) 978-1879, Kiarrah.Carlisle@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD COMMISSIONERS: Rebecca Austen, Chair Neva Fernandez Juliana Gonzales Jocelyn Tau Pam Rattan Desiree Bermea CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA Flannery Bope, Vice Chair Diana Melendez Josephine Serrata Priscilla Cortez Vanessa Bissereth The first 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. 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on August 3, 2022. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Presentation by Jeremy Garza, Commissions/Neighborhood Liaison in the Equity Office, with discussion and possible action regarding establishing a working group for the Quality of Life Study. Discussion and possible action regarding the City of Austin’s annual budget process. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES Update from Working Group on Homelessness. Updated from Working Group on Safety. Update from Working Group on Health. Update from Working Group on Recognition of Equity for Women and Girls. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 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 call Kiarrah Carlisle (512) 978-1879 or the Office of Civil Rights, Kiarrah.Carlisle@austintexas.gov , for additional information; TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Commission for Women, please contact Kiarrah Carlisle at the Office of Civil Rights, at (512) 978-1879 or Kiarrah.Carlisle@austintexas.gov. at at
Commission for Women REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, August 3, 2022 The Commission for Women convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 301 W 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Austin City Hall – Boards and Commission Room 1101 Chair Rebecca Austen called the Commission for Women Meeting to order at 12:11 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Rebecca Austen, Chair Flannery Bope, Vice Chair Juliana Gonzales Pam Rattan Desiree Bermea Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Diana Melendez Jocelyn Tau Neva Fernandez Priscilla Cortez Board Members/Commissioners Absent: Vanessa Bissereth Josephine Serrata Staff in Attendance: Kiarrah Carlisle, Office of Civil Rights PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on July 13, 2022. The minutes from the meeting of (07/13/2022) were approved on Chair Austen’s motion, Vice Chair Flannery Bope’s second on a (7-0) vote. (Commissioners Pam Rattan and Desiree Bermea were not in attendance at the time of the motion. Commissioners Vanessa Bissereth and Josephine Serrata were absent.) 1 DRAFT DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and possible action on Presentation by Amanda Rohlich, Food Policy Advisor, and Emmie DiCicco, Food Policy Intern, from the Office of Sustainability on Austin’s First-Ever Food Plan. Discussion was held. No action was taken. Discussion and possible action regarding the City of Austin annual budget process. Discussion was held. No action was taken. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 4. Member update from Working Group on Homelessness. Discussion was held. No action was taken. Member update from Working Group on Safety Discussion was held. No action was taken. Member update from Working Group on Health Discussion was held. No action was taken. Member update from Working Group on Recognition of Equity for Women and Girls Discussion was held. No action was taken. Chair Rebecca Austen adjourned the meeting at 1:17 p.m. without objection. 3. 5. 6. 7. 2 DRAFT
Commission for Women Working Group Membership Updated September 2022 Homelessness Rebecca Austen Flannery Bope Pam Rattan Safety Health Desiree Bermea Neva Fernandez Juliana Gonzales Josie Serrata Amanda Lewis* Flannery Bope Juliana Gonzales Diana Melendez Josie Serrata Jocelyn Tau Vanessa Bissereth Priscilla Cortez Diana Melendez Quality of Life Study Rebecca Austen Vanessa Bissereth Diana Melendez Pam Rattan Josie Serrata *Community participants Recognition of Equity for Women and Girls
