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Hispanic Latino Quality of Life ResourceAdvisoryCommission1 | P a g e     REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 6:30pm Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center 600 River Street Austin, Texas 78701 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Angelica Erazo, Vice-Chair Diana Salas Amanda Afifi Zaira Garcia Maria C. Solis Jovita J. Flay Melissa Ayala Felicia Peña Ricardo Garay Draft Minutes 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: Meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Angelica Erazo at 6:35 pm. Board Members in Attendance: Vice Chair Angelica Erazo, Amanda Afifi, Zaira R. Garcia, Maria C. Solis, Melissa Ayala, Felicia Peña, Ricardo Garay, Jovita Flay, Diana Salas 1. CITIZENS COMMUNICATION: GENERAL a. Sandra De Leon – President, Rainey Street Neighborhood Association 2. MOTION TO SUSPEND ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER a. Commissioner Afifi moved to suspend Robert’s Rules of Order. Commissioner Solis seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Commissioner Solis moved to approve the August 27 minutes. Commissioner Flay seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 4. COMMUNITY BRIEFING a. Meredith Bossin – Waterloo Greenway project overview and new branding; request Hispanic Latino Quality of Life ResourceAdvisoryCommission2 | P a g e    for ideas on program partners. 5. STAFF BRIEFING a. None. 6. OLD BUSINESS Report, discussion and possible action regarding working groups and commissioners’ assignments: a. Economic Development, Land Development, and Access to Affordable Housing work group: Vice-Chair Erazo to send land development code information to Commissioner Garcia b. Health work group: Ricardo Garay to be added to group. c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee: Commissioner Solis is reviewing equity mini-grant applications d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors: Commissioner Solis, no update. e. Budget and Policy Priorities work group: No update. f. Representatives to MACC board and business: Update on MACC bond to be given in Fall. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action regarding Commission elections • Commissioner Peña motioned to reinstate Robert’s Rules of Order for a vote. Commissioner Salas seconded. Commissioner Flay moved to nominate Vice-Chair Erazo for Chair. Commissioner Erazo declined. Vice Chair Erazo moved to nominate Commissioner Afifi for Chair. Commissioner Solis seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Solis moved to nominate Commissioner Erazo as Vice Chair. Commissioner Salas seconded. The motion passed unanimously. b. Discussion and possible action regarding potential meeting with Austin Police Department. • Vice-Chair Erazo moved to call a special called meeting on November 16 with Austin Police Department & Office of Police Oversight, as well as Chairs from other Commissioners and local organizations. Commissioner Solis seconded. Motion passed unanimously. c. Discussion and possible action regarding by-law changes to Commission name to recognize the more inclusive term ‘Latinx.’ • Commissioner Solis moved to table this item for October meeting, to allow Commissioners more time to research. Chair Afifi seconded. Motion passed unanimously. d. Discussion and possible action regarding awards and recognition of long standing Latinx family-owned businesses and civic contributors. • Commissioner Ayala moved to table this item for October meeting to allow Commissioners time to consider this item further. Commissioner Garcia seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Homeless Strategy Officer to be invited this fall. Hispanic Latino Quality of Life ResourceAdvisoryCommission3 | P a g e    b. Housing Authority of City of Austin (HACA) to be invited this fall. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Erazo adjourns the meeting at 7:50 pm. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least two days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Amanda Jasso at (512) 974-9107 or via email at Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission, please contact Amanda Jasso at (512)974‐9107 or Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov.Hispanic Latino Quality of Life ResourceAdvisoryCommission4 | P a g e