Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission - March 10, 2021
Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Special Called Meeting of the Hispanic Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission - Meeting to be held virtually and recorded
Versión en español a continuación. Special Called Meeting of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Wednesday, March 10, 2021 5:30pm Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission to be held March 10 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (March 9 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 10th 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, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •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 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021 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 (March 9 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 Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar). …
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Hispanic Quality of Life Commission Recommendation Number (20210310‐5a): Urgent Social Service Response for individuals and families most affected by COVID‐19 Whereas, The City of Austin, Travis County, and the State of Texas issued disaster declarations relative to each jurisdiction in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic in order to protect public health; and Whereas, necessary measures taken by the City of Austin to control the spread of COVID‐19 in alignment with recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) have resulted in closed schools, limited public interactions, and resulted in an unprecedented number of Austin residents facing unemployment or underemployment; and Whereas, the mission statement in the City of Austin’s Strategic Direction 2023 highlights the values of economic opportunity and equity, which are emphasized through different outcomes, anchors, indicators and strategies that guide the City’s priorities and governance; and Whereas, the City of Austin has received significant federal relief funds for use in responding to the public health emergency with respect to COVID‐19 relief such as emergency financial assistance to individuals and families directly impacted by the loss of income due to COVID‐19 public health emergency, which those individuals and families may use for housing assistance and food assistance; and Whereas, many City of Austin residents were excluded from federal stimulus relief pertaining to COVID‐19 along with expanded unemployment benefits; and Whereas, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has announced that testing, prevention, or treatment for COVID‐19 will not be used against immigrants in a public charge test; and Whereas, Travis county evictions filings show a significant upward trend in all five precincts for the time periods of 2016 to 2019 and with evidence showing a strong link between eviction moratoriums being lifted to an increase in COVID‐19 cases and COVID‐19 deaths; and Whereas, Travis Court Moratoriums, Travis County and City of Austin Notice to Vacate Prohibitions, CDC Federal moratoriums and CARES Act provide only stop gap frameworks and no direct solution to housing payments for Austin families most in need under COVID‐19; and Whereas, Tenant Stabilizations programs such as RENT Assistance by Housing and Planning Department with the City of Austin have only served 3,530 total households for an average of 2.9 months on assistance and have shown to be inadequately funded in relation to the current need in Austin; and Whereas, housing and food needs constitute basic social and human rights. And …
