Posting Agenda HLQoL - January 23rd, 2024 — original pdf

Agenda

HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY-OF-LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 23rd, 2024 1 2 3 4 5 6 REGULAR MEETING of the HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY-OF-LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION JANUARY 23rd, 2024 at 6:00pm CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISISONS RM #1101 301 W. 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701 MEETING AGENDA This meeting is being held in a hybrid format, and some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (January 22nd by 12pm-Noon). All public comments will occur at the beginning of the meeting and public speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. To speak or attend remotely, residents must contact the Equity Office’s Community Services Program Coordinator, Alejandra Mireles, no later than 12pm-noon on Monday, January 22nd, 2024. Please email voicemail telephone alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. The information required is the speaker’s name, the 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). call & 974-8045 leave (512) or at a BOARD MEMBERS: District Commissioner District Commissioner Daniela Silva Amanda Afifi (Chair) Vanessa Maldonado Sharon Vigil Jesus Perales Leonor Vargas Ivanna Neri (Vice-Chair) 10 Dulce Castañeda Kevin M Jackson Jr. Mayor Eliza May VACANT 7 8 9 1 HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY-OF-LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 23rd, 2024 3. 5. 7. 8. MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMISSION’S REGULAR MEETING on DECEMBER 19th, 2023. Marion Sanchez, Manager Communication and Public Information Office. Update on CPIO’s progress from City Auditor’s Language Access Audit. Housing Department Presentation & Discussion on Community Needs and Priorities for Federal Funding to Inform FY 24-29 Consolidated Plan (Housing Staff: Chris Duran, Senior Research Analyst; Julie Smith Community Engagement Specialist; Jamey May, Housing & Community Development Officer; Austin Public Health Staff: Akeshia Johnson-Smothers, Program Manager III) STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. Jon Yates and Leigh Wyatt, Scout Executive/CEO of Capital Area Council Boy Scouts. City of Austin’s Boy Scouts participation updates and request for collaboration for future Commission action. Luis Acosta from College Access Program (CAP). Update and request for possible recommendation from Commission. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. Discussion and possible action to write a recommendation to support a ceasefire in Gaza. Discussion and possible action to write a recommendation that would support funding and programing for Spanish speaking artists and performers. Review and discuss the scope of all current working groups, including adding/removing members to the workgroups. WORKING GROUPS/COMMITTEE UPDATES 2 HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY-OF-LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 23rd, 2024 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Budget & Policy Priorities Workgroup – updates from the last workgroup meeting on issues related to the FY23-24 and policy matters pertaining to their assignment (Budget & Policy Priorities Workgroup Members: Commissioners Amanda Afifi, Sharon Vigil, Jesus Perales, Dulce Castañeda, and Leonor Vargas). Language Access Workgroup – Updates on the newly formed workgroup on issues pertaining to their assignment (Language Access Workgroup Members: Amanda Afifi, Dulce Castaneda, Vanessa Maldonado, Daniela Silva, and Hector Ordaz) Public Safety & Immigrant Affairs Workgroup – Updates from the workgroup on issues pertaining to their assignment (Public Safety & Immigrant Affairs Workgroup Members: Dulce Castaneda, Leonor Vargas, and Sharon Vigil) Arts and Culture Workgroup – Updates from the workgroup on issues impacting Spanish speaking artists and performers. (Arts and Culture Workgroup Members: Ivanna Neri, Leonor Vargas, Ana Laura de Santiago, Norma del Torro, Priscilla Cortez, and Luis Ordaz) Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) – General update and discussion on the coalition building work of the Committee. (JIC Primary & Alternate Representatives: Amanda Afifi and Ivanna Neri) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT -- 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 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. For additional information please call the Equity Office’s Community Services Program Coordinator, Alejandra Mireles at (512) 974-8045 or email at alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Hispanic/Latino Quality-of-Life Resource Advisory Commission, please contact Alejandra Mireles at (512) 974-8045 or (preferably) via email at alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. 3