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Economic Prosperity Commission Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January 29, 2025 ECONOMIC PROSPERITY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 29, 2025 The Economic Prosperity Commission convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 301 W. 2nd Street, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, in Austin, Texas. Chair Nahas called the Economic Prosperity Commission Meeting to order at 6:39 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance in Person: Michael Nahas (Chair) Rodrigo Cantu Aaron Gonzales Amy Rister Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Amy Noel Ofelia Zapata PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Presentation regarding childcare funds in Travis County and related changes with recent ballot measures. Presentation by Pilar Sanchez, County Executive for Health & Human Services, Travis County. Presentation provided by Pilar Sanchez, County Executive for Health & Human Services, and Korey Darling, Division Director for Research and Planning, Travis County APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. Approve the minutes of the Economic Prosperity Commission Regular Meeting on November 20, 2024. 1 Economic Prosperity Commission Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January 29, 2025 The minutes were approved without objection on Chair Nahas’ motion on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Dixon, Hitchingham, Ponder, and Valdez Sanchez were absent. Approve the minutes of the Economic Prosperity Commission Regular Meeting on October 19, 2022 and Special Called Meeting on August 30, 2021. The August 30, 2021 minutes were approved without objection on Chair Nahas’ motion on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Dixon, Hitchingham, Ponder, and Valdez Sanchez were absent. No action was taken on the October 19, 2022 minutes. DISCUSSION ITEMS CONTINUED Discussion of proposed reorganization of Boards and Commissions based on Austin City Council Resolution No. 20241212-133. Discussion was held. Discussion of the role of the Economic Prosperity Commission’s representative on the Joint Sustainability Committee and potential nominations at the February meeting. Discussion was held. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action on setting deadlines for working group outputs. Discussion was held. WORKING GROUP UPDATES Update from the Global Business Expansion working group regarding scheduling future working group meetings and its research on potential changes to the City’s Chapter 380 agreements. Update provided by Commissioner Rister. Update from the Small Business working group regarding scheduling its next working group meeting and opportunities to support the Small Business division with marketing, community engagement, and language accessibility. Update provided by Commissioner Gonzales. Update from the Redevelopment working group regarding scheduling its next working group meeting and what it has learned from the Colony Park development project. Update provided by Commissioner Cantu. Update from the Childcare working group regarding scheduling its next working group meeting and what it has learned about hurdles and costs of opening new childcare centers. Update provided by Chair Nahas. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Action to disband the redevelopment working group and reassign members of working groups. Discussion on the long-term strategic plan for the Commission The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 P.M. on Commissioner Zapata’s motion, Commissioner Rister’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Dixon, Hitchingham, Ponder, and Valdez Sanchez were absent. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2