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Approved Minutes

COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, May 5, 2021 COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MINUTES The Commission for Women convened for a regular meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 via videoconference. REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Chair Austen called the Commission Meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Rebecca Austen, Chair Flannery Bope, Vice Chair Julia Cuba Lewis Neva Fernandez Juliana Gonzales Diana Melendez Hemali Patel Josie Serrata Sarah Tober Commissioners Absent: Vanessa Bissereth Vacant: District 6 Staff in Attendance: Jonathan Babiak, Office of Civil Rights 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES on April 7, 2021. 2. OLD BUSINESS groups: i. Homelessness a. Consider approval of the minutes from the Commission for Women regular meeting The minutes from the regular meeting on April 7, 2021 were approved on Chair Austen’s motion, Vice Chair Bope’s second on a vote of 9-0, with Commissioner Bissereth absent. a. Discussion and possible action regarding updated from the following working Discussion was held. No action was taken. COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES ii. Safety iii. Health Discussion was held. No action was taken. Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The motion to approve a recommendation to the City Council regarding Local Menstrual Health Equity was made on Vice Chair Bope’s, Commissioner Gonzales’ second on a vote of 6-0 with Commissioners Bissereth, Cuba Lewis, Serrata, and Tober absent. 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. e. Discussion and possible action regarding the recommendation for the City of Austin Discussion was held. No action was taken. FY2022 budget. Discussion was held. No action was taken. f. Discussion regarding transition of Commissions to the Civil Rights Office. Discussion was held. No action was taken. 3. NEW BUSINESS Women. a. Discussion and possible action regarding appointments to the Commission for Discussion was held. No action was taken. b. Presentation by Kimberly Theodore Sidey, Program Manager, Austin Community Foundation, and discussion and possible action regarding the Women’s Fund, including research and grant making on addressing the escalating opportunity gap faced by women and especially women of color in the region. Discussion was held. No action was taken. c. Presentation by Amber Price, Community Health Paramedic for Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Homeless Outreach Street Team (HOST), Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services, and discussion and possible action regarding programs and services for persons experiencing homelessness. COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The presenter was unavailable. On unanimous consent, the Commission requested this item be returned to a future agenda. d. Introduction of Carol Johnson, Civil Rights Officer, City of Austin Office of Civil Rights, and discussion and possible action regarding Commission for Women and Office of Civil Rights. Discussion was held. No action was taken. 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Chair Austen adjourned the meeting at 10:33 a.m. without objection.