Item #1 Draft Meeting Minutes January 8, 2025 — original pdf

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Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January 8, 2025 COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Wednesday, January 8, 2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES The Commission for Women convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St, Austin, Texas, Chambers, Room 1001. Chair Tau called the Commission for Women Meeting to order at 12:05 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jocelyn Tau, Chair Angela Harris Becky Bullard, Vice Chair Rebecca Austen Diana Melendez Katrina Scheihing Fernanda Veloz-Salas PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on December 4, 2024. The minutes from the meeting on December 4, 2024, were approved on Chair Tau’s motion and Commissioner Harris’ second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Rattan, and Serrata were absent. 1 Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January 8, 2025 STAFF BRIEFING DISCUSSION ITEM 2. Staff briefing regarding the City of Austin emergency language access plan from the Communications and Public Information Office and the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The presentation was made by Marion Sanchez, Community Outreach and Engagement Corporate Manager, Communications and Public Information Office; Houmma Garba, Language Access and Community Engagement Consultant – Corporate, Communications and Public Information Office; and David Alcorta, Community Engagement Specialist- Language Access, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. 3. Update from the Joint Inclusion representative on the recent work of the Joint Inclusion Committee. The motion to postpone the item was approved on Commissioner Melendez’s motion, Vice Chair Bullard’s second and approved on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Rattan, and Serrata were absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Approve a primary and secondary representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee. The motion to approve Commissioner Melendez as the primary representative and Vice Chair Bullard as the secondary representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee was approved on Chair Tau’s motion, Commissioner Harris’ second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Bissereth, Glasser, Rattan, and Serrata were absent. 5. Approve additional members to the CSCRM Working Group. Discussed. No action taken. None FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Chair Tau adjourned the meeting at 12:50 p.m. without objection. 2