Versión en español a continuación. Special Meeting of the Early Childhood Council October 21, 2020 Early Childhood Council to be held October 21, 2020, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance by Tuesday, October 20, 2020 by noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the October 21, 2020, Early Childhood Council Meeting, residents must: • Email or call the board liaison at Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov or 512-663-2792 no later than noon the day before the meeting (Tuesday, October 20, 2020). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. • Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • This meeting is not broadcast live. Reunión del Early Childhood Council, 21 de octubre La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social. Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (antes del mediodía el martes, 20 de septiembre). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en 512-663-2792 or Rachel.Farley@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el 20 de octubre el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al …
Dove Springs Public Health Facility 5811 Palo Blanco Lane 2018 Bond Project, Austin Public Health Community Input Meeting - October 15 & 17, 2020 Kymberley Maddox, Austin Public Health Kalpana Sutaria, Public Works SpawGlass, Design-Builder Here is what we have done so far Consultant hired from rotation list Review of Alternative Site Analysis Survey of Site Geotechnical Investigation Preliminary Review by Watershed Protection for flood plains Preliminary Layout of Site Elements Chapter 26 Process for Use of Parkland Presentations to Parks Board Council Approval of Use of Parkland Council Approval of Design-Builder, SpawGlass Schematic Design Phase started by SpawGlass Basic Needs Services (Food Pantry, Clothes Closet, application assistance) Community Services Full-Service Neighborhood Center Public Health Nursing/Health Screening Social Work Services Seasonal services (Blue Santa, Thanksgiving Baskets) Women, Infants & Children Clinic (WIC) Immunization Clinic Shots for Tots Big Shots High Quality Childcare Center Multipurpose space and commercial kitchen for community use Construction of Youth Soccer Fields for community Construction of trails for connection of neighborhood to Dove Springs District Park trail system Community Outreach To Date City outreach conducted during Bond Projects Development prior to Bond election – Fall 2018 Elementary School Middle School Meeting of Community Leaders held on April 3rd, 2019 at Widen Public meeting held on June 13th 2019 for community vision at Mendez Speak Up Austin.Org Survey thru June 27th Public meeting held on September 21st, 2019 at the South East Branch Library to share design criteria and the Request for Qualification process for a Design-Builder A Task Force consisting of community leaders was formed in the Spring of 2020 to help increase community participation Task Force Members Frances Acuna – GAVA Arlyn Argumedo - Dove Springs Recreation Center Anna DiCarlo – Parks Board Member, District 2 Barbara Garcia – Dove Springs Recreation Center Robert Kibbie - Dove Springs Advisory Board Gloria Lugo – Community Alberto Mejia – Community Development Commission, District 2 Irene Magna-Noverola – Austin South East Branch Library George Morales – Dove Springs Advisory Board Mathew Worthington – Early Childhood Council, District 2 Raymond Young - Dove Springs Advisory Board Ofelia Zapata – Community Leader Ricardo Zavala – Dove Springs …
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Wednesday, October 21, 2020 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL MINUTES The Early Childhood Council (ECC) convened on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Board Members in Attendance: Chair McHorse, Vice Chair Worthington, Members Bliss-Lima, Gordon, Hosking Pulido, Huston, Paver, and Wren Staff in attendance: Rachel Farley, Donna Sundstrom, Kymberley Maddox, Cindy Gamez, Filip Gecic, Larry Elsner, Shay Breen CALL TO ORDER – Chair McHorse called the meeting to order at 8:50 a.m. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES from September 18, 2020 meeting Member Huston motioned to approve minutes. Member Paver seconded the motion. The minutes were approved with no changes by a vote of 8-0-0. 2. PRESENTATION Director a. Dove Springs Health Center and Child Care Center- Kymberley Maddox, Assistant Ms. Maddox noted that it takes 6 to 8 weeks to plan a public meeting. There is a community Task Force that helps staff and the project team stay connected to the community between meetings. ECC Vice Chair Worthington is a member of the Task Force. Public meetings about the Health Center were held on June 27, 2019, and September 21, 2019. They were well- attended. At the June meeting, the community was asked to provide feedback on key design and green elements. The feedback was that the community prefers the center to have a modern style, metal paneling material, standing seam roof, and solar panels. The Child Care portion of the building will be one-story which will have access to the rest of the health center but will also have a separate entrance. The rest of the building will be two stories. The first floor will include WIC and a community space and the second floor will have an immunization clinic, a neighborhood center, and will house the City’s Community Youth Development (CYD) staff who work with young people in Dove Springs on programming to prevent juvenile delinquency. The outdoor learning spaces for the child care center will not be accessible to public, so staff are proposing adding a nearby public playground. A shaded pavilion is planned between driveway and soccer fields with solar panels and battery storage where the community could charge devices in the event of a blackout. Community members told the project team that children need a safe crossing route from the neighborhood to nearby Mendez Middle School and Widen Elementary School, so pathways from the neighborhood connecting to the district park and/or a crosswalk to the schools …
