2_11_2025_CDC_MINUTES — original pdf

Approved Minutes

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 11, 2025 The COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR MEETING on FEBRUARY 11, 2025, at City Hall Boards and Commissions Room 1101, 301 West 2nd Street, in Austin, Texas. Some members of the commission participated by video conference. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Cheryl Thompson (Chair) Jose Noe Elias (Vice Chair) Jenny Achilles Julia Woods Bertha Delgado Cynthia Jaso Raul Longoria Michael Tolliver Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jo Anne Ortiz Tisha-Vonique Hood Nyeka Arnold Board Members/Commissioners Absent: Staff Members in Attendance Alan Pani Angel Zambrano Ed Blake Erica Leak Erin Wood Lorena Lopez Chavarin (remotely) Marisa Flores Gonzalez Nefertitti Jackmon  CALL TO ORDER Chair Thompson called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM with 11 members present. 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. Zenobia Joseph, Alexia Ledera, Adrian Macias, Madi Gutierrez, Marina Martinez, Celene Rendon, Monica Guzman, Carmen Llanes, Edwin Escamilla, Shane Johnson, Thomas and Carol, Chris, Brad Massengill, and Isaac Caballero addressed the board. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the January 14th, 2025, Community Development Commission meeting minutes. On Commissioner Elias motion, Commissioner Tolliver second, the January 14th, 2025, minutes were approved, with corrections, on an 11-0-0 vote. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation regarding the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) activities and outcomes (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). Angel Zambrano presented. 3. Discussion on the appointment process for Community Development Commission members (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health, and Nefertiti Jackmon, Community Displacement Prevention Officer, Housing Department). Elections and Onboarding Working group was established to include Commissioners Achilles, Arnold, Elias, Ortiz and Tisha. 4. Presentation on Austin Water’s 100-year Water Forward 2024 plan and the Watershed Protection Department’s Rain to River Plan including community engagement efforts (Marisa Flores Gonzalez, Water Resources Team Supervisor, Austin Water and Erin Wood, Planning Team Manager, Watershed Protection Department). Marisa Flores Gonzalez and Erin Wood presented. 5. Presentation from Planning Department on updates regarding Equity Overlay Plan and consultants (Alan Pani, Planner Principle, and Erica Leak, Officer, Planning Department, and APD-Urban Planning Management). 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. The motion to waive the rules and allow the Community Development Commission to meet after 10 p.m. was approved on Commissioner Longoria’s motion, Commissioner Ortiz second on an 8-2-0 vote. Commissioner Arnold was off the dais. Alan Pani and consultants presented. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Plan. • Updates on CapMetro. ADJOURNMENT • Monthly updates from consultants and the Planning Department regarding Equity Overlay Chair Thompson adjourned the meeting at 10:47 PM without objections. On Commissioner Longoria's motion, Commissioner Achilles second, the February 11th, 2025, Community Development Commission meeting minutes were approved at the March 11th, 2025, CDC meeting, with an 8-0-0 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.