2020-8-21_CDC_Approved_Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING August 21, 2020, 3:00pm – 4:30pm Members Absent: Tandera Louie (Vice Chair) Bertha Delgado Alberto Mejia CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS Board Members in Attendance: Joe Deshotel (Chair) Cesar Acosta Fisayo Fadelu Madra Mays Amit Motwani Shavone Otero Karen Paup Heidi Sloan Michael Tolliver Julia Woods Raymond Young City of Austin Staff in Attendance: Rebecca Giello (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Erica Leak (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Letitia Brown (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Julia Campbell (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Kim Freeman (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Lisa Rodriguez (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Yvonne Meyer (Austin Public Health) Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. MINUTES 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. CALL TO ORDER Chair Deshotel called the meeting to order at 3:04pm with 9 members present. Commissioner Otero joined the dais at 3:08pm, and Commissioner Paup joined the dais at 3:25pm. Commissioner Motwani left the meeting at 3:30pm. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the July 15, 2020 Community Development Commission meeting minutes. On Commissioner Wood’s motion, Commissioner Acosta’s second, the July 15, 2020, meeting minutes were unanimously approved. 2. NEW BUSINESS a) Presentation on Home Repair Program (Austin Home Repair Coalition and Neighborhood Housing and Community Development [NHCD] staff). A presentation on the Home Repair Program was provided by Letitia Brown, Neighborhood Development Program Manager; Julia Campbell, Public Information and Marketing Program Manager; and, Charles Cloutman, Vice President for Home Repair, Meals on Wheels Central Texas. Rebecca Giello, NHCD Deputy Director, and the presenters answered questions. b) Update on Action Plan Process (NHCD staff). Erica Leak, Development Officer, provided an update on the Action Plan Process. c) Discussion on Reimagining Public Safety and Police funding. Following discussion, the Remagining Public Safety Working Group was formed, including Chair Deshotel and Commissioners Acosta, Sloan and Woods. 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 512-974-3162 at least 2 days prior to the meeting date. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Kinberly Freeman at 512-974-3162. Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357 3. OLD BUSINESS (CDC) officers. a) Discussion and possible action on the election of Community Development Commission b) Discussion and possible action on the election of Commissioners to the CDC Housing This item was postponed until the next meeting. Committee. This item was postponed until the next meeting. 4. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) Presentation and discussion on the Community Services Block Grant (Yvonne Meyer, Program Manager I, South Austin Neighborhood Center, Austin Public Health). Yvonne Meyer, Austin Public Health, presented. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Election of officers • Briefing from Capital Metro on anti-displacement efforts and governance for Project • Briefing and discussion on Reimagining Public Safety Connect ADJOURNMENT Chair Deshotel adjourned the meeting at 4:27pm with no objections. 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 512-974-3162 at least 2 days prior to the meeting date. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Kinberly Freeman at 512-974-3162. Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357