Community Development Commission Special Called Meeting of the Community Development Commission - Special Called meeting of the CDC. Please see agenda for details

Agenda — original pdf

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) April 4, 2026 – 9:00 AM PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC) - ROOM 1401 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR, 78752 AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the CDC may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Miguel Lopez, (512) 975-1575, Miguel.lopez@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Noe Elias, Chair, Montopolis Nyeka Arnold, North Austin Tisha-Vonique Hood, Public Sector Raul E. Longoria, South Austin Cassandra Medrano, South Austin Tiffany Moore, Public Sector Ebonie Trice-Oliver, Colony Park Jenny E. Achilles, Vice Chair, Private Sector Taniquewa S. Brewster, Rosewood-Zaragosa Cynthia Jaso, Dove Springs Sonia Martinez, East Austin Valerie Menard, St. John’s Jo Anne Ortiz, Public Sector Lyric E. Wardlow, Public Sector AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. 2. 3. Discussion of Retreat Goals and Objectives. Discussion led by Chair Noe Elias. Discussion of Agenda and Timeline for Retreat Activities. Discussion led by Miguel Lopez, Planner I, Austin Housing. Discussion and Team Building Activity. Discussion led by Chair Noe Elias. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Presentation regarding “A Brief History of Community Action”. Presentation by Angel Health. Zambarano, Manager Program Austin Public III, Discussion of the CDC’s role and purpose. Discussion led by Nefertitti Jackmon, Community Displacement Prevention Officer, Austin Housing. Presentation regarding the range of uses for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) federal funds. Presentation by Susan Watkins, Housing Division Manager, Austin Housing. Presentation regarding the “Establishment of FY 26/27 Goals for the CDC” to include top policy priorities and the process for achieving the identified priority goals. Discussion led by Dr. Marla Torrado, Housing Division Manager, Austin Housing. Presentation and activity regarding the narrowing and alignment of identified priorities. led by Dr. Marla Torrado, Housing Division Manager, Austin Housing. Activity Discussion and review of the FY 25/26 Goals. Discussion led by Chair Noe Elias. Discussion …

Item 4- A_BRIEF_HISTORY_OF_COMMUNITY_ACTION_ — original pdf

A “BRIEF” HISTORY OF COMMUNITY ACTION (1964 – 2026) 60th Anniversary Presented by Angel Zambrano, Austin Public Health/Neighborhood Services Unit 4.4.2026 1 Community Action Network 2 An Era of Hope, Opportunity, Change • Wednesday, August 28, 1963: During a 200,000-person civil rights rally in at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his famous I Have A Dream speech. • Tuesday, September 10,1963: 20 African-American students enter public schools in the U.S. state of Alabama. • Monday, October 14, 1963: The term "Beatlemania" is coined by the British press. • November 06, 1963 : Vietnam War begins following the November 1st coup and murder of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Duong Van Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam. 3 An Era of Hope, Opportunity, Change • Friday, November 22, 1963: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded, and US Vice- President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn-in as the 36th President of the United States. • Tuesday, May 19, 1964: Vietnam War - The United States Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team. • Friday, May 22, 1964: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces the goals of his Great Society social reforms to bring an "end to poverty and racial injustice" in America. • Friday, June12, 1964: South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life in prison. • Thursday, July 2, 1964: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law. 4 President Lyndon B. Johnson & The War on Poverty • The history of Community Action is intertwined with: ❑ The War on Poverty ❑ The Great Society ❑ The Civil Rights Act of 1964 During his 1964 State of the Union address, President Johnson announced: “This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional War on Poverty in America.” 5 The Great Society “For in your time we have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society. The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time. But that is just the beginning.” ~ President Lyndon B. Johnson 6 The War on Poverty - 1964 7 Sargent Shriver, Chair, Poverty Task Force 8 Sargent Shriver and the History of the Community …