Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

Commission for Women REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 The Commission for Women convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, City of Austin Permitting and Development Center Room-1401, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, Texas, 78752 Vice-Chair Tau called the Commission for Women Meeting to order at 12:12 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jocelyn Tau, Vice Chair Katrina Scheihing Angela Harris Becky Bullard Julie Glasser Rebecca Austen Pam Rattan Josephine Serrata Maria Veloz Salas Vanessa Bissereth Diana Melendez, Chair Staff in Attendance: Board Members/Commissioners Absent: Tabitha Taylor, Office of Civil Rights Christi Vitela, City of Austin Clerk’s Office 1  NONE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on December 6,2024 meeting. The minutes from the meeting were approved at the January 10th on Commissioner’s Scheihing motion, Commissioner Tau seconded on a (6-0) vote. Commissioner Bullard was absent from the vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Melendez, Salas, and Serrata were absent from the meeting. DISCUSSION 2. Discussion and updates from the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) December 6th, 2023, meeting: Alejandra Mireles, Community Services Program Coordinator, City of Austin’s Equity Office Discussion was held. 3. Discussion regarding updating the Commission for Women’s Charter Discussion was held. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion was held. . WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 4. Discussion and possible action to approve Women’s Hall of Fame Recognition Plan 5. Update from Working Group on Recognition of Equity for Women and Girls. 8. Update from Working Group on Joint Collective Sex Crime Response Model (CSCRM) Project Discussion was held. 6. Update from Working Group on Quality-of-Life Study 7. Update from Working Group on FY2025-24 Budget Discussion was held. Discussion was held. Discussion was held. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 2  Vice -Chair Tau adjourned the meeting at 1:06 p.m. without objection. 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 Tabitha Taylor at the Office of Civil Rights, at (512) 972-5023 or Tabitha.Taylor@austintexas.gov , for additional information; TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Commission for Women, please contact Tabitha Taylor at the Office of Civil Rights, at (512) 972-5023 or Tabitha.Taylor@austintexas.gov. The minutes from the meeting were approved at the February 7th, 2024, meeting on Commissioner’s Scheihing motion, Commissioner Bullard seconded on an (9-0) vote. Commissioners Bissereth and Glasser were absent from the meeting. 3