Item4a_CAC Meeting Summary_05262021_Draft(LateBackup) — original pdf

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Project Connect Community Advisory Committee (CAC) May 26, 2021 Meeting Summary Meeting started 5:00 p.m. 31 attendees Community Advisory Committee members present: Susana Almanza, Awais Azhar, Gretchen Flatau, Teddy Fong, Brianna Snitchler, Alex Karner, Susan Somers, Kathryn Broadwater, Renee Lopez; David Shapiro Community Advisory Committee members absent: Joao Paolo Connolly; Alberto Mejia; Jeremy Hendricks Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) and City of Austin (COA) Staff: Jackie Nirenberg, ATP; Nefertitti Jackmon, COA – Housing and Planning Department (HPD); Lonny Stern, ATP; Annick Beaudet, COA Project Connect Office Public Comment: Linda Jackson Land Acknowledgement: Rocio Villalobos I. II. - - Role of CAC – Jackie Nirenberg presented the committee’s role as written in the amendment approved by City Council and the CapMetro Board on December 18, 2020 Governance Considerations – Presented by Nefertitti Jackmon Susana Almanza noted that Council had already allocated $23 and expressed concern about the CAC not having an opportunity to weigh in on that decision - Nefertitti Jackmon responded that Mandy De Mayo with HPD will be making a presentation and asking for CAC feedback on the upcoming RFQ for community development Susana Almanza recommended following structure of the City of Austin’s Community Development Commission - Working group will develop bylaws o Volunteers for working group: Susana Almanza, Awais Azhar III. Equity Tool Update – Presented by Nefertitti Jackmon - Awais Azhar asked whether the broader community had been given an opportunity to weigh in on the development of the Equity Tool. - Nefertitti Jackmon responded that the Catalysts who were selected to work on the tool - were chosen specifically for their lived experiences with displacement. Susana, who served as a Catalyst said that the tool will be shared with the Quality of Life Commissions for feedback and recommendations. - Awais asked staff to provide how public comment opportunities were promoted. - Brianna Snitchler asked if there was an iterative process by which feedback can continue to shape the tool - Nefertitti pointed out that the Equity Tool will be constantly evolving, and that the CAC will have the opportunity to continue to shape it by developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Susana added that the role of the CAC is to share the information with the community - - Awais requested a breakdown by tenant/property owner of the CAC and the Catalysts Next meeting: Wednesday, June 30 at 5 pm Topics to be discussed: - Elect Officers - Adopt bylaws - - Presentation on community development RFQ – Mandy De Mayo, HPD Presentation on Equity Tool