Hispanic Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 6:30pm City Hall Room 1029 301 W 2nd St, Austin, Texas 78701 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amanda Afifi, Chair Angelica Erazo, Vice-Chair Diana Salas Melissa Ayala Zaira R. Garcia Maria C. Solis AGENDA Jovita J. Flay Felicia Peña Ricardo Garay Lourdes Zuniga Sharon Vigil Citizens wishing to speak on agenda and non-agenda related items must sign up at least ten minutes before the meeting is called to order. Citizens may speak on non-agenda items under the Citizens Communications section of the agenda. Citizens may speak on an agenda related item after a presentation on the item has been made. Citizens may not speak after City staff presentations. Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns. Boards and Commissions follow the same rules as City Council meetings. CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. MOTION TO SUSPEND ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Consider Approval of December 17 and January 25 meeting minutes 3. COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS Discussion and Possible Action: a. Land Development Code Re-write and Equity – Susana Almanza, PODER b. Census 2020 and Latinx communities – Mariana Salazar, Project Director, United c. Immigration Legal Services – Lora Petty, Development Coordinator, American Way for Greater Austin Gateways 1 | P a g e Hispanic Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission 4. STAFF PRESENTATIONS Discussion and Possible Action: a. Waller Creek/Palm District Planning Initiative – Aaron Jenkins, Principal Planner, Planning and Zoning Department b. Analysis of APD Racial Profiling Data joint report and new Community Police Review Commission – Maya Guevara, Community Engagement Specialist, Office of Police Oversight 5. OLD BUSINESS Report and discussion regarding working groups and commissioners’ assignments: a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Vice- Chair Erazo, Commissioners Zuniga and Garcia) b. Health work group (Commissioner Garay) c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Commissioners Solis and Afifi) d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) e. Budget and Policy Priorities work group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Erazo, Commissioners Solis, Zuniga, and Flay) f. Representatives to MACC board and business (Vice-Chair Erazo) g. Education work group (Chair Afifi, Commissioners Zuniga and Garcia) a. Discussion and possible action regarding 2020 budget recommendations and b. Discussion and …
Zoning and land use planning have been described by some scholars as not only as a root enabling cause of disproportionate injustice, but also the most burdens and environmental fundamental and potentially most powerful of the legal weapons deployed in the cause of racism. The history of land use planning and zoning in Austin helps to explain how the unequal distribution of economic and environmental burdens has occurred, and why these historical patterns have been the source of many injustices that confront people of color and/or low- income communities in East Austin. Zoning/Planning 1928 City of Austin “Yes Master Plan” relocated African American and Mexican population along with industries to East Austin 1990 City of Austin Smart Growth Initiative designates East Austin Desired as Development Zone the Most of Austin’s gentrification is the consequence of the city’s segregation, first through separate-but-equal city plans, the twenty-seven Jim Crow laws passed in the Texas, the public housing legislation and also through the disenfranchisement of people of color voice in city and state politics. Both the University of Texas and the Austin Independent School District fought against integration. Heman Sweatt, Texas law school, Austin, 1950. Prints and Photographs Collection, Heman Sweatt file, CAH; CN 00323B. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Sweatt won admission to the University of Texas law school as a result of Sweatt v. Painter, which went to the United States Supreme Court. East Riverside Corridor Master Plan Produces White In-Migration Growth Report September 2019 Riverside/Oltorf Combined Plan East Area City Council adopted East Riverside Corridor Master Plan as if the corridor was vacant of human life. Over 1,700 low-income & working poor, mostly people of color, have been displaced to make room for new higher density, and higher-income wage earners. ERC Subdistricts; Corridor Mix Use - Brown Industrial Mixed Use- Bluish Green Urban Residential – Light Purple Neighborhood Residential- Light Blue Displaced residents from E. Riverside Drive Corridor request more time to relocate. ERC experienced growth of White population , one block area increased by 490%. Area around Oracle Campus saw White population growth of 183%. Your text here Latino population declined from 64% to -56% in 2017. 12 Blocks had negative changes. No areas with over 100% change. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s it was still taboo for Whites to live east of highway 35. Before the adoption of the East Riverside Corridor Plan, many of …
Analysis of APD Racial Profiling Data & Community Police Review Commission Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Advisory Commission Maya Guevara, Community Engagement Specialist- Office of Police Oversight Maya.Guevara@austintexas.gov February 25, 2020 Website: ATXPoliceOversight.org Phone: (512) 972-2OPO or (512) 972-2676 ATXPoliceOversight ATX_OPO Joint Report: Analysis of APD’s Racial Profiling Data Report Overview • The Office of Police Oversight, the Office of Innovation, and the Equity Office reviewed Austin Police Department (APD) data of motor vehicle stops from 2015- 2018. This report was developed in order to align with the City of Austin’s Strategic Direction 2023 (SD23). • This report utilizes census voting age population data to examine how outcomes of police action vary for people of different racial/ethnic groups. SD23: Fair Administrative of Justice Develop and act on recommendations to ensure that all community members are treated fairly and equitably in the enforcement of laws and the adult and juvenile justice systems, whether they are defendants or victims of crime. Racial Disparity 2018 ― Black/African Americans are the most overrepresented group in motor vehicle stops, making up 15% of stops, 25% of arrests resulting from stops, but only 8% of Austin’s adult population ― Hispanic/ Latinos make up 33% of motor vehicle stops, 43% of arrests resulting from stops, but make up 31% of Austin’s adult population Chart 1: Disproportionality by race/ethnicity of all motor vehicle stops trend (2015-2018 Motor Vehicle Stops by Race/Ethnicity versus 2010 City of Austin Voting Age Population) APD Race Known Analysis ―Data from 2015-2018 shows that Black/African Americans are disproportionately overrepresented in cases when their race is known by officers before the stop compared to cases when their race is not known before the stop. Table 3: Racial Disparities between High and Low Discretion Searches (2018 APD Proportions of High Versus Low Discretion Searches by Race for Field Observations, Warnings, Arrests, and Citations (percentage and raw numbers) Additional Analysis ― Commuting habits cannot explain the disproportional representation of Black/African Americans in motor vehicle stops. • Commuting habits are similar across race ― The share of Black/African Americans is lower in the metro region than in Austin • The share of the metro region population does not explain the overrepresentation in APD’s motor vehicle stops Geographic Analysis Recommendations The report outlines a list of recommendations for APD where disparities exist: ― Acknowledgement ― Accountability ▪ A call for APD to acknowledge the existence and worsening of racial disparities …
Palm District Planning Initiative Briefing to Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission February 25, 2020 1 Photo: Waller Creek Conservancy Presentation Overview • Background • Study Area • Purpose and Scope • Project Team • Timeline • Next Steps and Discussion Work Plan: http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/pio/document.cfm?id=329271 2 Background Resolution 20190523-029 • Palm School Negotiations • Rainey Street District Fund • Fifth Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor • Convention Center Expansion • District Planning Process • Improved Connectivity 3 Background Planning History Waller Creek Master Plan (2010) Downtown Austin Plan (2011) Imagine Austin (2012) Waller Creek Design Plan (2012) Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life (2013) Downtown Austin Wayfinding Master Plan (2013) Convention Center Master Plan (2015) ESB-MACC Master Plan (2018) Project Connect Vision (2019) Brush Square Master Plan (2019) UT Analysis of Convention Center Expansion (2019) Austin Core Transportation Plan, including Rainey (Underway) • • • • • • • • • • • • ….and more 4 Study Area Planning process will engage areas beyond the boundary, and additional planning activities could occur outside of the proposed boundary (e.g. the resolution references connectivity across IH-35) 5 Purpose Engage stakeholders to develop a comprehensive, focused small area plan for an area of downtown Austin that includes Palm School, Palm Park, Waller Creek, the Red River Cultural District, the Convention Center, and the proposed 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor. 6 Scope Engage stakeholders Support coordination of related initiatives Involve design professionals through AIA R/UDAT • • Understand existing conditions • • • Amend Waller Creek District Master Plan • Amend Downtown Austin Plan • Amend Land Development Code 7 Project Team Project Leadership: • J. Rodney Gonzales, Assistant City Manager Executive Lead • • Stevie Greathouse, Planning and Zoning Project Lead Jorge Rousselin, Planning and Zoning Urban Design Lead Project Support: • • • • PAZ Urban Design Division PAZ Long Range Planning Division PAZ Historic Preservation Office Communications and Public Information Office Coordinating Departments: Convention Center • Economic Development • Real Estate • Austin Transportation • Parks and Recreation • • Watershed Protection • Office of Sustainability Downtown Austin Alliance Agency Partners • • Waterloo Greenway • • • UT School of Architecture Capital Metro AIA Austin Key Stakeholders • Travis County • Texas Department of Transportation • Preservation Austin • Visit Austin • Our Austin Story • The Trail Foundation • Travis County Historical Commission • The Greater Austin Chamber of …
Latinx Communities & the 2020 Census 02/25/2020 Hi Everyone! 2 Mariana Salazar 2020 Census Project Director United Way for Greater Austin mariana.salazar@uwatx.org 512.382.8606 Agenda ● United Way for Greater Austin and the 2020 Census ● Importance of Latinx communities + the 2020 Census ● Census basics: the 5 W’s and H ● Census protections in place ● Considerations when working with undocumented immigrants ● Calls for Action 3 United Way ATX & the Census Coordination in 5 Counties 2 4 3 Census Ambassador Trainings + 2-1-1 1 $400K to 17 Grantees Latinx Communities + the 2020 Census ● Diverse populations facing different barriers to participation ● Second largest demographic group in Austin, TX & the US Census Basics: 5 Ws + H What: Why: Survey with 10 questions to count everyone in the US Funding + Political Power + Good data When: March 12th - July 31, 2020 Who: Everyone counts! Where: Residence + Group Quarters + Service & Transitory How: Online + Phone + Mail + Visit from Census Worker 6 The Census WILL NOT ask: • About immigration or citizenship • Your Social Security Number • Your bank account, credit card numbers or donations If you suspect fraud, call 800-923-8282 to speak with a Census Bureau representative. 7 Census Protections in Place ● Census Bureau is not a law enforcement agency ○ It’s a statistical agency ○ They can not share individual data with the police, ICE, landlords or public benefit providers ● Your personal information is protected by law ○ Federal law keeps individual data confidential for 72 years ○ Census workers who break the confidentiality law have to pay a $250K fine or go to jail for 5 years 8 Considerations When Working with Undocumented Immigrants • Appropriate messaging needs to be hyper-localized with trusted voices • If fear is of concern, acknowledge it is understandable & reasonable ○ The law requires that we all respond, regardless of immigration status, just like we must also file taxes on US income and get a driver’s licenses ○ Responding to the census does not increase the odds that you will be found or tracked • Let’s not be counted out! 9 Calls for Action ➔ 2-1-1: Call this multilingual line available 24/7 for any census questions ➔ Become a Census Ambassador ◆ Attend a free, 2-hour workshop to learn how to promote participation ◆ Next trainings are on …
