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Approved Minutes

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 The COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR MEETING on SEPTEMBER 10, 2024, at the Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas. Some members of the commission participated by video conference. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Cheryl Thompson (Chair) Jenny Achilles Bertha Delgado Cynthia Jaso Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jo Anne Ortiz Julia Woods Gavin Porter Tisha-Vonique Hood Raul E. Longoria Board Members/Commissioners Absent: Jose Noe Elias (Vice Chair) Estevan Delgado Michael Tolliver Staff Members in Attendance Nefertitti Jackmon Ed Blake Lisa Rodriguez Lorena Lopez-Chavarin Angel Zambrano Cara Bertron Rocio Peña-Martinez James May CALL TO ORDER Chair Thompson called the meeting to order at 6:29 pm with 10 commissioners present. Commissioners Jose Noe Elias, Estevan Delgado, Michael Tolliver were absent. There are currently three vacancies on the board. PUBLIC 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. No speakers registered to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS Angel Zambrano presented. 1. Approve the August 13, 2024, Community Development Commission meeting minutes. On Commissioner Ortiz’s motion, Commissioner Bertha Delgado’s second, the August 13, 2024, minutes were approved unanimously on an 8-0-0 vote. 2. Presentation and discussion regarding outcomes for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) for August 2024 (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). 3. Presentation and discussion regarding Project Connect Anti-Displacement Community Initiated Solutions (CIS) investments and strategies (Susan Watkins, Division Manager, Housing Department). Susan Watkins presented. A working group was formed to identify areas of focus for future presentation and analysis. Commissioners Bertha Delgado and Tisha-Vonique Hood volunteered to serve on the Project Connect Deep Dive Working Group. 4. Discuss appointment to the Housing Investment Review Committee (HIRC) (James May, Officer, Housing Department) James May briefed the commission. Commissioner Bertha Delgado volunteered to serve as a representative on the Housing Investment Review Committee (HIRC). One more commissioner will be recruited in the future to serve as a representative on HIRC. 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 Edward Blake at 512-974-3108. CDC Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Discussion, and possible action to approve the Equity-Based Preservation Plan (Cara Bertron, Program Manager, Planning Department, and Rocio Peña-Martinez, Preservation Plan Working Group member). Cara Bertron and Rocio Peña-Martinez presented. No action was taken. 6. Discussion and possible action on amendments to the Community Development Commission (CDC) bylaws related to the election process for elected commissioners (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). On Commissioner Delgado’s motion, Commissioner Achilles’ second, a motion was approved that the proposed bylaw changes be sent to City Law for confirmation that the language regarding removal of a CDC member for cause is correct. The motion was approved on an 8-0-0 vote. On Commissioner Achilles’ motion, Commissioner Delgado’s second, a motion to approve changes to the CDC Bylaws regarding authorized organizations responsible for the election process for elected commissioners was approved on an 8-0-0 vote. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Update regarding research and recommendations from the Project Connect Deep Dive Working Group ADJOURNMENT Chair Thompson adjourned the meeting without objection at 8:54pm. On Vice Chair Elias’s motion, Commissioner Ortiz’s second, the September 10, 2024, Community Development Commission minutes were unanimously approved with clerical changes at the October 8, 2024, CDC meeting, on a 10-0-0 vote. 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 Edward Blake at 512-974-3108. CDC Commissioners may contact CTM for email/technology assistance: 512-974-4357.