2021_9_14_CDC_ApprovedMinutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC) MINUTES Regular Meeting September 14, 2021 – 6:30pm Austin City Hall, Board and Commission- Room 1101 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701 Some members of the Community Development Commission may participate by video conference. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amit Motwani, Chair Public Sector Appointee Karen Paup, Vice Chair Private Sector Appointee Bertha Delgado East Austin Joe Deshotel Public Sector Appointee Fisayo Fadelu Public Sector Appointee Cheryl Thompson St. John’s Miriam Garcia North Austin Vacant Dove Springs Kendra Garrett Private Sector Appointee Julia Woods South Austin Eloise Sepeda Public Sector Appointee Heidi Sloan Public Sector Appointee Shakita Hawthorne Rosewood-Zaragosa/Blackland Jose Noe Elias Montopolis Michael Tolliver Colony Park Please visit https://austintexas.gov/cdc for more information about the Community Development Commission. Members Absent Bertha Delgado Miriam Garcia Eloise Sepeda Shakita Hawthorne Fisayo Fadelu Staff in Attendance Erica Leak Angel Zambrano Mandy DeMayo James May Brion Oaks Members in Attendance Amit Motwani, Chair Karen Paup, Vice Chair Joe Deshotel Jose Noe Elias Kendra Garrett Heidi Sloan Cheryl Thompson Michael Tolliver Julia Woods  CALL TO ORDER MINUTES Chair Motwani called the meeting to order at 6:39pm with 9 members present. CITIZEN 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. Melinda Barsales from Community Advancement Network (CAN) spoke about CAN’s work. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the August 10, 2021, Community Development Commission meeting minutes. On Commissioner Tolliver’s motion, Commissioner Garrett’s second, the August 10, 2021, meeting minutes were approved unanimously. 2. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) a) Briefing and discussion on the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health) Angel Zambrano gave the briefing. b) Discussion and possible action on the Neighborhood Services Unit’s Mission Statement per Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs Organizational Standard 4.1 which states that, “The board has reviewed the organization’s mission statement within the past 5 years and assured that: 1) The mission addresses poverty; and 2) The organization’s programs and services are in alignment with the mission. (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health) On Commissioner Deshotel’s motion, Commissioner Tolliver’s second, the following proposed mission statement for the Neighborhood Services Unit was unanimously approved: The Neighborhood Services Unit improves the lives and health of people experiencing poverty by providing public health and social services and connecting residents of Austin and Travis County to community resources. 3. NEW BUSINESS a) Briefing on Project Connect Racial Equity Anti-Displacement Tool (Susana Almanza, Jasmine Willis, and Stephanie Webb, Racial Equity Catalysts, Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer, Equity Office, Rachel Tepper and Erica Leak, Housing and Planning Department) Susana Almanza, Stephanie Webb, Brion Oaks, and Erica Leak gave the presentation. 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 512-974-1606 at least 2 days prior to the meeting date. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Jesse Gutierriez at 512-974-1606. CDC Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357. b) Affordable Housing Bond Update and Production Report (James May and Mandy DeMayo, Housing and Planning Department) James May and Mandy DeMayo gave the presentation. c) Selection of a representative to the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) Community Advisory Committee Commissioner Elias was selected as the representative for the next ATP meeting. 4. WORKING GROUP AND COMMITTEE REPORTS a) Update from the Housing Investment Review Committee (Commissioner Deshotel) Commissioner Deshotel provided the update. b) Update from the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) Community Advisory Committee Erica Leak provided the update. 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Housing Blueprint Scorecard • Quarterly Housing Production Report • Quarterly Project Connect Anti-Displacement Report • IH-35 Expansion • Tenants’ Rights • No Way on Prop A ADJOURNMENT Chair Motwani adjourned the meeting at 9:21pm without objection. 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 512-974-1606 at least 2 days prior to the meeting date. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Jesse Gutierriez at 512-974-1606. CDC Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357.