COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Regular Meeting Wednesday – April 13, 2022 – 6:30 PM City Hall – Boards and Commissions - Room 1101 301 W. 2nd Street - Austin, TX 78701 Some members of the Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, contact Jesse Rodriguez at jesse.rodriguez@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Nehemiah Pitts III, Chair Steven Apodaca Dave Floyd Jennifer Ramos Sumit DasGupta Sophie Gairo Malcolm Yeatts Maxine Eiland Nicole Thompson AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 9, 2022 2. STAFF AND COMMUNITY BRIEFINGS (A member of the public may not address a board at a meeting on an item posted as a briefing) a. Briefing from the Housing and Planning Department on the FY 22-23 Action Plan and Community Needs Assessment (Max Horstman, Mandy DeMayo) b. Economic Development Department on COVID programs and current programs (Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, David Gray, and Susana Carbajal) 3. NEW BUSINESS (Discussion and Possible Action) a. 2022 Grant for Technology Opportunities Program Award Recommendations – Jesse Rodriguez, Interim Program Manager, Financial Services Department (Commission discussion and possible action) b. Digital Inclusion Town Hall Action – Chair Pitts (Commission discussion and possible action) c. Election of Officers (Commission discussion and possible action) 4. COMMISSION UPDATES (Discussion and Possible Action) a. Digital Inclusion, Civic Engagement, and Strategic Technology and Telecom Policy Working Group b. Knowledge, Information, and Data Stewardship Working Group c. Technology, Infrastructure, and Innovation Working Group FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Jesse Rodriguez at the …
Community Needs Assessment Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission Discussion on community needs and spending priorities for the FY 22-23 Action Plan Agenda Federal Reporting Process Review of FY 20-21 Performance Review of Existing Programs HOME-ARP Community Needs Assessment/ Public Comment Schedule Provide Your Feedback Federal Reporting Processes U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan (5-Year) Allocates federal resources to housing and community development Action Plan (1-Year) Summarizes actions, activities and federal/non- federal resources in the Consolidated Plan Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) (1-Year) End-of-year report on progress toward consolidated plan *You Are Here: The proposed Fiscal Year 22-23 Action Plan presents Year 4of the 5-Year Consolidated Plan 4 Fiscal Year 22-23 Action Plan & Funding Sources Year 4 of 5-Year reporting period Serves as application for funding from four entitlement grants Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Goal: Provide decent housing and a suitable living environment; expand economic opportunities for low-income people Funds must be spent within 8 years Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Goal: Benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families by providing supportive services and housing Funds must be spent within 36 months Action Plan (1-Year) HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Goal: create affordable housing for low- income households Funds must be spent within 5 years Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Goal: Assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness Funds must be spent within 24 months 5 Review of Past Performance A look at services provided with federal funding in FY 20-21 FY 20-21 Accomplishments Snapshot • Total number of people served through federally funded projects (including CARES Act): 3,552 • Total number of people/households earning Extremely Low-Income (<30% MFI) served: 2,688 • Total number of federal dollars spent: Entitlement: $9,765,175 CARES Act: $10,196,749 7 Population Served by Income 2,688 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 411 406 85 Extremely Low Income (<30% MFI) Very Low Income (31%-50% MFI) Low Income (51%-80% MFI) >80% MFI 8 Population Served Vs. Population of Austin by Race Data includes persons served by CDBG, HOME, HOPWA, AND ESG funded activities *Austin Population data provided by the American Community Census *Population served data provided by Housing and Planning Department and Austin Public Health staff 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Other (multi-racial, declined to say) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific …
Economic Development Department Overview April 2022 Arts Business Music C I T Y O F A U S T I N Arts Creative Spaces & Culture Cultural Arts Grants Artist Resources Public Art TEMPO • • • Art In Public Places The People’s Gallery C I T Y O F A U S T I N Heritage Grant • Heritage Capital Projects • Site-Specific Heritage Tourism Projects C I T Y O F A U S T I N Business Business Training Classes Pitch Competition & Panel Events One-on-One Business Coaching Family Business Loan Program: Total Funding Invested in Austin Business Community (since 2012): $19.2 Million $5.6 Million FBLP/ $13.7 Million Private Lender Borrowers Benefit Women/Minority business borrowers – 65.2% Latino business Borrowers – 26% ($3,776,419) LGBTQ+ Business Borrowers – 13% Jobs Benefit Creation of 255 + Jobs Hispanic/Latino Hires 26% C I T Y O F A U S T I N Business Expansion Sister Cities City-Issued Incentives Workforce Development Zero Waste with Austin Resource Recovery C I T Y O F A U S T I N Souly Austin Seaholm District 2nd Street District MUELLER Redevelopment Colony Park District Development C I T Y O F A U S T I N Music Artist Development Live Music Proclamations Music Industry & Venues Live Music Fund C I T Y O F A U S T I N COVID-19 Economic Recovery Visit ATXrecovers.com C I T Y O F A U S T I N COVID-19 Economic Recovery 12 Emergency Grant Programs totaling more than $60.5 million since 2020: • Arts Community Relief • Austin Arts and Culture Non-Profit Relief Grant • Austin Childcare Provider Relief Grant • Austin Creative Space Disaster Relief Program • Austin Creative Worker Relief Grant • Austin Economic Injury Bridge Loan Program. • Austin Legacy Business Relief Grant • Austin Live Music Venue Preservation Fund • Austin Music Disaster Relief Grant • Austin Non-Profit Relief Grant • Austin Small Business Relief Grant • National Endowment for the Arts Grant C I T Y O F A U S T I N COVID-19 Economic Recovery 8 Support Programs totaling more than $19 million since 2020: • Austin Civilian Conservation Corps for Creative Workers • Austin Community-Owned Food Retail Initiative • Austin Mental Wellness Support Line with Alliance Work Partners • Colony Park Sustainable Community Wellness Center • Community Champions for outreach and technical assistance • …
M E M O R A N D U M Community Technology & Telecommunications Commission TO: FROM: Jesse Rodriguez, Interim Program Manager, Financial Services Department April 13, 2022 2022 Grant for Technology Opportunities (GTOPs) Awardees DATE: SUBJECT: The purpose of this memorandum is to request the Commission approve 1) the ten (10) 2022 GTOPs Core Awards, as scored by the GTOPs Grant Review Committee (the Committee) from April 5-11, 2022, with specific award amounts set by formula. GRANT PROGRAM PURPOSE GTOPs provides matching grant funds to Austin organizations that promote resident access to information technology, or that offer literacy programs that create digital opportunities and foster digital inclusion, particularly in underserved segments of our community. The goals of the program are to: ○ Increase use of digital and communications technology devices ○ Increase knowledge and skills of digital and communications technology ○ Increase access to and usage of the Internet AWARDEE SCORING AND SELECTION PROCESS Letters of Interest for 2022 GTOPs Core were accepted from November 1, 2021 through January 9, 2022 and grant applications were accepted from January 14, 2022 through February 13, 2022. The Community Technology & Telecommunications Commission appointed a volunteer Grant Review Committee comprised of seven (7) qualified community representatives, one (1) of whom dropped from the panel prior to final scoring. The City received a total of twenty-nine (18) applications for GTOPs 2022 Core. Prior to final scoring, the applicants were given the opportunity to respond to questions generated by the Committee. The Committee scored these applications using the GTOPs scoring criteria, including: Impact • Alignment with GTOPs Goals • • Success/feasibility • Budget and fiscal responsibility After the final scores were submitted by the Committee, the scores were ranked; the top and bottom reviewer scores were then dropped in accordance with the newly adopted Olympic style scoring system. 1 The remaining scores were averaged to give the formal score. Bonus points were allocated as programmatically required, giving the final application score. The final application scores were then entered into an algorithm that distributed awards proportional to the scoring of each organization, within program parameters. The parameters considered by the algorithm are: 1) $275,000 in GTOPs funds available. 2) The minimum amount awarded to any organization is 70% of the requested amount. 3) Funds are distributed proportional to differences in scoring. 4) The highest number of applications that can be funded considering 1 and 2 …
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION http://www.austintexas.gov/cttc MINUTES Regular Meeting Wednesday – April 13, 2022 – 6:30 PM City Hall – Boards and Commissions ‐ Room 1101 301 W. 2nd Street ‐ Austin, TX 78701 Please go to http://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/10_1.htm for backup material associated with this agenda. All ATXN (City Channel 6) programming is cablecast on Spectrum, Grande Communications, and Google Fiber on their cable channel 6, on AT&T U‐ Verse Channel 99 and webcast online. Over 20 meetings per month, including this commission meeting, are available on demand online, typically within a few hours of the cablecast. Schedules and video can be found at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/atxn-video-archive. CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Sophie Gairo ‐ Mayor Steve Adler Nehemiah Pitts III ‐ Council Member Natasha Harper‐Madison, District 1 Steven Apodaca – Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, District 2 Malcolm Yeatts ‐ Council Member Sabino “Pio” Renteria, District 3 Vacant ‐ Council Member José “Chito” Vela, District 4 Dave Floyd ‐ Council Member Ann Kitchen, District 5 Vacant ‐ Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, District 6 Maxine Eiland ‐ Council Member Leslie Pool, District 7 Jennifer Ramos ‐ Council Member Paige Ellis, District 8 Nicole Thompson – Council Member Kathie Tovo, District 9 Sumit DasGupta ‐ Council Member Alison Alter, District 10 Commission Members Present Nehemiah Pitts III Commission Members Attending Remotely Steven Apodaca Malcolm Yeatts Nicole Thompson Jennifer Ramos Sophie Gairo Excused Absence Sumit DasGupta Maxine Eiland Unexcused Absence Dave Floyd CALL TO ORDER Meeting Called to order at 6:43 pm. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. No members of the public signed up to speak. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 9, 2022 Motion to approve the minutes as presented made by Commissioner Thompson, seconded by Commissioner Apodaca passed on a vote of 6-0. 2. STAFF AND COMMUNITY BRIEFINGS (A member of the public may not address a board at a meeting on an item posted as a briefing) a. Briefing from the Housing and Planning Department on the FY 22-23 Action Plan and Community Needs Assessment (Max Horstman, Mandy DeMayo) Presentation by Max Horstman and James May can be viewed here. b. Economic Development Department on COVID programs and current programs (Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, David Gray, and Susana Carbajal) Presentation by Sylnovia Holt-Rabb and Susana …
