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REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2022 AT 5:30 PM AUSTIN CITY HALL – BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ROOM 1101 301 W 2ND St, AUSTIN, TX 78701 Hybrid – In person and Virtual Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register: Call or email the board liaison at Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov or 512-974-9107. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on if applicable, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amanda Afifi, District 2, Chair Sharon Vigil, District 7, Vice-Chair Ricardo Garay, District 3 Jesus Perales, District 8 Zaira R. Garcia, District 4 Maria C. Solis, District 5 Felicia Peña, Mayor Sandy Ramirez, District 6 Daniela Silva, District 1 District 10 – Vacant District 9 - Vacant DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER - Chair Afifi called the meeting to order at 5:50pm. Board Members in Attendance: Chair Amanda Afifi, Vice Chair Sharon Vigil, Ricardo Garay, Sandy Ramirez, Maria Solis, Jesus Perales, Daniela Silva PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Each speaker will have three minutes to speak summer program Gavino Fernandez and Luis Acosta - El Concilio de East Austin, high school and college Postponed until April meeting 1. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY MEETING MINUTES 2. STAFF BRIEFING a. Equity-Based Historic Preservation Plan – Update to plan that will replace Austin’s 1981  preservation plan with an inclusive, equity-focused, and community-oriented process and outcome. Presenters: Cara Bertron and Elizabeth Brummett, Housing and Planning Department b. FY 22-23 Action Plan – Briefing and discussion on upcoming spending priorities for federal housing and community development grants as part of Community Needs Assessment for the FY 22023 Action Plan. Presenters: Mandy DeMayo and Katie Horstman, Housing and Planning Department c. Body-worn and Dashboard Cameras – Briefing from Office of Police Oversight on public information and engagement campaign related to APD’s current body-worn camera and dashboard camera program and rules. Presenter: Karla Peredo, Office of Police Oversight 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action regarding FY 2022-2023 Budget Solis seconded. Motion passed unanimously. i. Vice Chair Vigil moved to approved recommendation for 2-Gen funding. Commissioner ii. Vice Chair Vigil moved to approve recommendation for immigrant legal services. Commissioner Garay seconded. Motion passed unanimously. iii. Commissioner Garay moved to approve recommendation for funding of AISD parent support specialists. Commissioner Perales seconded. Motion passed unanimously. iv. Commissioner Garay moved to approve recommendation for increased mental health services in Spanish. Commissioner Silva seconded. Vice Chair Vigil abstained. Motion passed. v. Vice Chair Vigil moved to approve recommendation for mural conservation in Art in Public Places program. Commissioner Perales seconded. Motion passed unanimously. vi. Vice Chair Vigil moved to approve recommendation for expanded programming and outreach for Community Archivist Program. Commissioner Solis seconded. Commissioner Garay abstained. Motion passed. vii. Vice Chair Vigil moved to approve recommendation for updated Quality of Life study. Commissioner Garay seconded. Motion passed unanimously. viii. Commissioner Perales moved to make a recommendation for $20k in scholarships for students in the Austin full purpose jurisdiction to attend the summer program that El Concilio introduced. Commissioner Silva seconded. Commissioners Ramirez and Solis voted against. The motion failed. ix. Commissioner Silva moved to make a recommendation to expand funding for rental assistance programs and subsidized affordability tools for anti-displacement. Commissioner Ramirez seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 4. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action: a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Commissioner Garcia) – no new updates b. Health Work Group (Commissioner Garay) – no new updates c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) – no new updates  d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) – no new updates e. Budget and Policy Priorities Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, and Commissioner Peña) – Chair Afifi to finish drafting recommendations, submit to the JIC, and upload to online portal. f. COVID-19 Work Group (Vacant) g. Education Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, and Commissioner Garcia) – no new updates h. Public Safety Work Group (Chair Afifi and Commissioner Peña) – no new updates i. Arts and Culture Work Group (Chair Afifi) – no new updates j. Strategic Initiatives and HLQOL Report (Vice-Chair Vigil, Chair Afifi, and Commissioners Garay, Perales, and Solis)– no new updates FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT – Chair Afifi adjourned the meeting at 8:30pm. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American 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 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Amanda Jasso at City of Austin Equity Office at 512-974-9107 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 Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov