2020_9_ 9_CDC_Approved_Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) September 9, 2020, 3:00 – 4:30 pm SPECIAL CALLED MEETING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS Board Members in Attendance: Joe Deshotel (Chair) Cesar Acosta Fisayo Fadelu Madra Mays Alberto Mejia Amit Motwani Shavone Otero Karen Paup Julia Woods Raymond Young Members Absent: Tandera Louie (Vice Chair) Bertha Delgado Heidi Sloan Michael Tolliver City of Austin Staff in Attendance: Erica Leak (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Kim Freeman (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Lisa Rodriguez (Neighborhood Housing and Community Development) Angel Zambrano (Austin Public Health) 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. MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chair Deshotel called the meeting to order at 3:06pm with 8 members present. Commissioner Mays joined the dais at 3:08pm, and Commissioner Mejia joined the dais at 3:22pm. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the August 21, 2020 Community Development Commission meeting minutes. On Commissioner Otero’s motion, Commissioner Acosta’s second, the August 21,2020, minutes were approved unanimously, with the change that Commissioner Motwani was present at the meeting. 2. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) Briefing and discussion on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and Community Action Plan (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). Angel Zambrano presented. 3. PUBLIC HEARING Conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 CSBG Budget and Action Plan, as required by 1) US Department of Health and Human Services, and 2) the Texas Administrative Code, Title 10, Part 1, Chapter 6, Subchapter B, §6.206 (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). No members of the public registered to speak. 4. NEW BUSINESS Briefing, discussion and possible action on Capital Metro’s Project Connect anti-displacement efforts and governance (Community Advisory Committee, Joint Powers Agreement and Austin Transit Partnership board) (Capital Metro staff). Sharmila Mukherjee, Vice President of Planning and Development, and Jackie Nirenberg, Manager of Community Involvement for Capital Metro, briefed the commission. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable m od ificatio ns a nd equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair a ccess. I f requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice by calling 512-974-3162 at least 2 days prio r to the meeting date. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Kinberly Freeman at 512-974-3162 or Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974-3119. Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357 5. OLD BUSINESS (CDC) officers. a) Discussion and possible action on the election of Community Development Commission The election of officers was postponed until the next meeting. On Commissioner Paup’s motion, Commissioner Mays’ second, Chair Deshotel was unanimously approved to serve as Chair until elections are held at the next meeting. b) Discussion and possible action on the election of Commissioners to the CDC Housing Committee. This item was postponed until the next meeting. c) Discussion and possible action on items brought forward by the Reimagining Public Safety Working Group (Chair Deshotel and Commissioners Acosta, Sloan and Woods) This item was postponed until the next meeting 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Election of CDC officers • Briefing, discussion and possible action on Reimagining Public Safety ADJOURNMENT Chair Deshotel adjourned the meeting at 4:34pm with no objections. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable m od ificatio ns a nd equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair a ccess. I f requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice by calling 512-974-3162 at least 2 days prio r to the meeting date. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Kinberly Freeman at 512-974-3162 or Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974-3119. Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357