Approved Meeting Minutes for May 13, 2020 — original pdf

Approved Minutes

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE May 13, 2020, 3:00 pm CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Board Members in Attendance: Joe Deshotel (Chair) Tandera Louie (Vice Chair) Raymond Young Amit Motwani Heidi Sloan Shavone Otero Karen Paup Cesar Acosta Madra Mays Julia Woods Alberto Mejia Members Absent: Fisayo Fadelu Bertha Delgado Michael Tolliver (left the dais at 3:28 pm) City of Austin Staff in Attendance: Rosie Truelove (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Rebecca Giello (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Adrienne Sturrup (Austin Public Health) Donna Sundstrom (Austin Public Health) Erica Leak (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Angel Zambrano (Austin Public Health) Angela Sommers (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. Purpose: The purpose of the board is to advise the council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. Chair Deshotel called the meeting to order at 3:06pm with 10 members present. Commissioners Fadelu, and Delgado were absent. Commissioner Mejia joined the dais at 3:06pm, and Commissioner Motwani joined the dais at 3:09pm. CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the February 11, 2020 Community Development Commission meeting minutes. On Commissioner Paup’s motion to approve, Commissioner Louie’s second, the February 11, 2020, meeting minutes were approved unanimously. Commissioners Fadelu and Delgado were absent. 2. NEW BUSINESS a) Conduct a public hearing on the draft amendments for the FY 2019-24 Consolidated Plan, FY 2019-20 Action Plan and Citizen Participation Plan. Public hearings are required by 1) the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and 2) the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 373. No community members registered to speak on this item. b) Discussion and possible action on the draft amendments for the FY 2019-24 Consolidated Plan, FY 2019-20 Action Plan and Citizen Participation Plan. Staff from the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department and the Austin Public Health Department provided a presentation and answered questions from Commissioners about the draft amendments for the FY 2019-24 Consolidated Plan, FY 2019-20 Action Plan and Citizen Participation Plan. The CDC supported the proposed amendments to the FY 2019-24 Consolidated Plan and FY 2019- 20 Action Plan with the additional recommendation to clarify language around the proposed allocation for homelessness to indicate the amount of funding that will go toward homelessness prevention versus homelessness intervention with a preference of more funding going toward 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 by calling 512-974-3144 at least 2 days prior to the meeting date. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Angela Sommers at 512-974-3144. Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357 homelessness prevention, and to ensure some portion of the funds are designated for artists and musicians. A motion to approve the recommendation above for the proposed amendments to the FY 2019-24 Consolidated Plan and FY 2019-20 Action Plan was approved on Commissioner Motwani’s motion, and Commissioner Paup’s second, on a 9-1-1 vote with Commissioner Mejia voting to abstain and Commissioner Sloan voting nay. Commissioners Fadelu, Tolliver and Delgado were absent. The CDC supported the proposed amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan under the condition that there is a good faith effort made by the City of Austin to engage the community when decisions related to federal funding are on a compressed timeline. A motion to approve the recommendation above for the proposed amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan was made on Commissioner Mejia’s motion to approve and Commissioner Paup’s second for a unanimous vote. Commissioners Fadelu, Tolliver and Delgado were absent. 3. Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) Briefing and discussion on the Community Services Block Grant (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health) Angel Zambrano provided a presentation and answered questions from Commissioners about the Community Services Block Grant. 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS No future agenda items were discussed. ADJOURN Chair Deshotel adjourned the meeting at 4:29pm without objection. The minutes were approved unanimously on the 9th day of June, 2020, on Commissioner Louie's motion to approve and Commissioner Acosta's second. 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 by calling 512-974-3144 at least 2 days prior to the meeting date. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Angela Sommers at 512-974-3144. Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357