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Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022 AT 5:30 PM AUSTIN CITY HALL – BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ROOM 1101 301 W 2ND St, AUSTIN, TX 78701 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). AGENDA CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amanda Afifi, District 2, Chair Sharon Vigil, District 7, Vice-Chair Ricardo Garay, District 3 Jesus Perales, District 8 Daniela Silva, District 1 Dulce Castañeda, District 10 CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Each speaker will have three minutes to speak Maria C. Solis, District 5 Felicia Peña, Mayor Sandy Ramirez, District 6 District 4 – Vacant District 9 - Vacant 1. APPROVAL OF MAY MEETING MINUTES 2. NEW BUSINESS – The Commission may discuss and make recommendations on the following: a. Welcome Commissioner Dulce Castañeda, representative for District 10. b. Austin Public Health’s Community Health Worker Hub, presented by Laura LaFuente, Interim Assistant Director.  c. Economic Development Department and Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Funded Programs, presented by Meghan Wells, Cultural Arts Division Manager; Erica Shamaly, Music and Entertainment Division Manager; and Melissa Alvarado, Heritage Tourism Division Manager. d. Capital Metro’s two potential new fare programs: fare capping and Equifare, a new discounted fare category. e. Tesla Gigafactory and community concerns 3. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action: a. Health Work Group (Commissioner Garay) b. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) c. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) d. Budget and Policy Priorities Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, & Commissioners Peña, Silva, and Perales) e. Education and Youth Mental Health Work Group (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) f. Reimagining Public Safety Work Group (Chair Afifi and Commissioner Peña) g. Arts and Culture Work Group (Chair Afifi) h. Strategic Initiatives and HLQOL Report (Vice-Chair Vigil, Chair Afifi, and Commissioners Garay, Perales, and Solis) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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