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Approved Minutes

Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Commission for Women REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 5, 2024 The Commission for Women convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commission Room-1101 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas, 78701 Chair Tau called the Commission for Women Meeting to order at 12:37 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jocelyn Tau, Chair Angela Harris Becky Bullard, Vice Chair Rebecca Austen Katrina Scheihing Josephine Serrata Maria Veloz Salas PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on May 1, 2024. The minutes from the meeting on 5/1/2024 were approved on Chair Tau’s motion and seconded by Commissioner Harris on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Melendez and Rattan were absent. 1 Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 5, 2024 DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Update on the 2024 Women’s Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reception. Vice Chair Bullard provided a summary of the ceremony and reception. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Approve the creation of a Women’s Hall of Fame Recognition Working Group, define the scope and approve membership. The motion to approve the creation of a Women’s Hall of Fame Recognition Working Group was approved on Vice Chair Bullard’s motion, Chair Tau’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Melendez and Rattan were absent. The Recognition Working Group for the 2025 Hall of Fame will establish timeline and goals for 2025 Hall of Fame, including but not limited to: • reviewing and updating nomination process and application • determine marketing plan for nomination process and Hall of Fame event • updating Commissioner review process • determine date for applications/nominations to go live and when they will close. • determine date for 2025 Hall of Fame • continue collaboration with D3 office to prepare for Hall of Fame • expected final result will be 2025 Hall of Fame event. Chair Tau and Vice Chair Bullard volunteered to join the 2025 Hall of Fame Recognition Working Group. 4. Election of primary and backup representatives to the Joint Inclusion Committee. The motion to postpone to the next meeting was approved on Chair Tau’s motion, Commissioner Austen’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Melendez and Rattan were absent. 5. Approve Recommendation 20240605-005 supporting affordable childcare in the greater Austin area. The motion to approve Recommendation 20240605-005 for Affordable Childcare was approved on Commissioner Austen’s motion, Commissioner Veloz Salas’ second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Melendez and Rattan were absent. 6. Discussion on screening the documentary film An Army of Women and approve the creation of a Working Group to plan and put on the screening event. 2 Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 5, 2024 The motion to approve the creation of a Working Group to work on an event to screen a documentary film was approved on Commissioner Austen’s motion, Commissioner Veloz Salas’ second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Melendez and Rattan were absent. The motion to approve Commissioners Austen, Harris, Scheihing and Veloz Salas to the Film Screening Working Group was approved on Commissioner Austen’s motion, Commissioner Veloz Salas’ second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Melendez and Rattan were absent. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 7. Update from the Working Group on the Quality of Life Study regarding progress on the Quality of Life Study. Commissioner Austen provided an update. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Update from the Quality of Life Study Work Group Update from the Film Screening Work Group in August Imagine Austin Annual Report ADJOURNMENT Scheihing was absent. Chair Tau adjourned the meeting at 1:05 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 07/10/2024 meeting on Commissioner Rattan’s motion, Chair Tau’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Serrata was off the dais. Commissioner 3