Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission - Oct. 27, 2020

Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Regular Meeting of the Hispanic Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission - Held Virtually and Recorded

Agenda original pdf

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Versión en español a continuación. Special Meeting of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Tuesday, October 27, 2020 5:30pm Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission to be held October 27 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (October 26 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the October 27th Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov or 512-974-9107 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). 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 Amanda.Jasso@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. Reunión del Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission FECHA de la reunion (Tuesday, October 27, 2020 5:30pm) 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 (October 26 antes del mediodía). 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 Amanda Jasso, 512-974-9107, Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (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. Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace …

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Approved Minutes original pdf

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HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF THE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 AT 5:30 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING (RECORDED) CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amanda Afifi, Chair Angelica Erazo, Vice-Chair Ricardo Garay Melissa Ayala Zaira R. Garcia Jovita J. Flay Felicia Peña Maria C. Solis Lourdes Zuniga Sharon Vigil APPROVED MINUTES CALL TO ORDER – Chair Afifi called to order at 5:34pm. Board Members in Attendance: Chair Amanda Afifi, Vice Chair Angelica Erazo, Maria Solis, Ricardo Garay, Lourdes Zuniga, Ricardo Garay, Melissa Ayala, Zaira Garcia, Felicia Peña 1. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON SUSPENSION OF ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER a. Vice Chair Erazo moved to suspend Robert’s Rules of Order. Commissioner Solis seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 2. APPROVAL OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER MINUTES a. Commissioner Vigil moved to approve August and September minutes. Commissioner Garay seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action regarding COVID-19 relief efforts and outreach strategies geared towards the Latinx community i. Request for Austin Public Health to be engaged with the Commission and provide updates regarding Latinx communities and relief efforts b. Discussion and possible action regarding strategic priorities for the Commission i. Commissioners to draw on themes from the 2013 HLQOL Report and report back on focus areas for strategic planning c. Discussion and possible action regarding Hispanic Heritage Month i. Commissioner Zuniga expressed disappointment about the lack of acknowledgement from the City regarding Hispanic Heritage Month this year Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular d. Discussion and possible action regarding Commission meeting schedule i. Commissioner Vigil moved to continue to hold regular scheduled meetings every fourth Tuesday of the month, except in November and December, in which meetings would be held the third Tuesday of the month. Commissioner Garay seconded. The motion passed unanimously. e. Discussion and possible action regarding attendance policy i. Commissioner Garay requested that attention be paid to the attendance policy and repeat absences. 4. OLD BUSINESS a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Vice Chair Erazo and Commissioners Garcia and Zuniga) – Commissioner Garcia expressed making housing a priority for the Commission; Vice Chair Erazo expressed concern about data outages in Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, especially in apartment complexes b. Health work group (Commissioner Garay) – Commissioner Zuniga requested to form a separate COVID-19 work group c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Commissioners Solis and …

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