Item #1 Draft Meeting Minutes November 5, 2025 — original pdf

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COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Commission for Women Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November 5, 2025 The Commission for Women convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX. Commissioner Melendez called the Commission for Women regular meeting to order at 12:12 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Alexandria Anderson Diana Melendez Katrina Scheihing Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Becky Bullard, Chair Angela Harris Rabia Shaik Jocelyn Tau, Vice Chair Shaimaa Zayan PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on October 1, 2025. The minutes from the meeting on October 1, 2025 were approved on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Scheihing’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioner Harris was off the dais. Commissioners Bissereth and Veloz Salas were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Update on the Quality of Life Study on Austin’s Women and Girls. Presentation by Dr. Jessica Calderon-Mora, Assistant Professor, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin. The presentation was made by Dr. Jessica Calderon-Mora, Assistant Professor, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin. 1 COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, November 5, 2025 3. Discussion of the Texas Legislature’s Bathroom Bill and Abortion Pill Ban. Withdrawn. 4. Update on an SBA Grant through the Better Business Bureau for Women’s Entrepreneurship. Withdrawn. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve a recommendation to Council regarding the Office of Community Liaison. Withdrawn. 6. Formation of a working group to focus on maternal health in the Austin area. Discussed. WORKING GROUP UPDATE 7. Update from the Recognition Working Group on the most recent meetings and progress towards the 2026 event. Commissioner Melendez provided an update. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Update from CSCRM Working Group Change to the Regular Meeting Schedule ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Melendez adjourned the meeting at 12:51 p.m. without objection. 2