Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Tuesday, July 27, 2021 5:30pm Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission to be held July 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 (July 26 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 27 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 (martes, 27 de julio, 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 (26 de julio 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 …
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Hispanic Quality of Life Commission Recommendation Number (20210727‐5b): Support of Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Board recommendation in support of Academia Cuauhtli WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli demonstrably continues the deep, intense, and intergenerational support for the ESB‐MACC as a partner in fulfilling its mission, and by protecting and supporting our beloved community with the same deep commitment that enabled the construction of the ESB‐MACC in the first place, helping to make it a true incubator for future artisans, artists, writers, and community activists for culture and the arts; and WHEREAS, since its founding in 2013, Academia Cuauhtli (originated by Nuestro Grupo, community based volunteers) was established at the ESB‐MACC as a free Saturday culture and language revitalization academy for elementary school children and their parents, with curriculum focused on indigeneity, social justice, social history, traditional arts, and danza Mexica and since July 2014, Academia Cuauhtli has served as an official educational enterprise of the ESB‐MACC; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli was instituted as an integral part of the ESB‐MACC and promotes its mission further to instill in our children and their families a deep appreciation for the arts, social justice, and in action projects to preserve and develop our cultural resources, focusing on the ESB‐MACC and other Latino cultural arts institutions; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli, administered through an Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Austin, Austin Independent School District (AISD), and Nuestro Grupo embraces and fulfills ESBMACC’s mission of collaborative engagement by involving personnel and students from all participating entities into a holistic team which advances the mission of the ESB‐MACC and all engaged parties; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission by serving as a means for the comprehensive advancement of the students and their parents, by providing a learning and supportive environment for education, social, and economic needs through the expansion of the parental involvement enterprise, including the extensive COVID‐related assistance extended to Latino families in Austin; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission and collaborates with the ESB‐MACC, including continuing its scheduled program on a remote basis during the COVID‐19, including participating in ESBMACC events; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission by responding to the social and economic needs of parents and secured over $70,000 in direct financial support for them through the COVID‐19 crisis when many parents suffered unemployment and illness; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission by directly assisting students …
