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Approved Minutes

Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission May 28, 2024 HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, May 28, 2024 The Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St in Austin, Texas. Chair Neri called the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Ivanna Neri, Chair Daniela Silva, Vice Chair Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Amanda Afifi Dulce Castañeda Kevin Jackson Jr. Jesús Perales Leonor Vargas PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Cathy McHorse – Affordable Childcare Now Initiative APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Hispanic Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission’s regular meeting on 4/23/24. The minutes from the meeting on 04/23/2024 were approved on Vice Chair Silva’s motion, Commissioner Perales’s second on a 6-0 vote. Commissioner Jackson was off the dais. Commissioners Galvan and Maldonado were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS Cara Bertron, Program Manager II - Planning Department - Sharing draft Equity-Based Preservation Plan for feedback. 1. 2. 1 Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission May 28, 2024 The presentation was given by Cara Bertron, Program II, Historic Preservation Office, Planning Department. DISCUSSION ITEMS Discuss FY25 budget recommendation updates. Chair Neri, Vice Chair Silva and Commissioner Afifi provided updates. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Approve a Budget & Policy Priorities Workgroup. No action taken. Approve a Language Access Workgroup. The motion to approve the formation of a Language Access Workgroup to follow up on Recommendation 20240326-010 and possibly provide another report or recommendation was approved on Commissioner Afifi’s motion, Vice Chair Silva’s second on a 6-1 vote. Commissioner Castañeda voted nay. Commissioners Galvan and Maldonado were absent. Commissioner Afifi will primarily lead the Language Access Workgroup and Vice Chair Silva will provide secondary support. Approve a Public Safety & Immigrant Affairs Workgroup. The motion to approve the formation of a Public Safety & Immigrant Affairs Workgroup to monitor Senate Bill 4 and provide a budget recommendation was approved on Vice Chair Silva’s motion, Commissioner Vargas’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Galvan and Maldonado were absent. The Public Safety & Immigrant Affairs Workgroup membership includes Chair Neri and Commissioners Castañeda, Perales and Vargas. Approve an Arts and Culture Workgroup. The motion to approve the formation of an Arts and Culture Workgroup to improve the application process for culture and arts funding and provide feedback regarding Spanish speaking access was approved on Vice Chair Silva’s motion, Chair Neri’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Galvan and Maldonado were absent. Chair Neri will primarily lead the Arts and Culture Workgroup and community members may be added at a later date. Approve a Community Outreach/Townhall Workgroup. The motion to approve the formation of a Community Outreach/Townhall Workgroup to engage the community and gather feedback for use in budget recommendations was approved on Vice Chair Silva’s motion, Commissioner Vargas’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Galvan and Maldonado were absent. The Community Outreach/Townhall Workgroup membership includes Chair Neri and Vice Chair Silva. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission May 28, 2024 9. Vote Primary and Secondary Representatives for the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC). (Meets the 4th Wednesday of the month from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.) The motion to approve Commissioner Afifi as the primary representative for the Joint Inclusion Committee was approved on Vice Chair Silva’s motion, Commissioner Jackson’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Galvan and Maldonado were absent. The motion to approve Vice Chair Silva as the secondary representative for the Joint Inclusion Committee was approved on Commissioner Afifi’s motion, Chair Neri’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Galvan and Maldonado were absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS City Demographer Cathy McHorse – Affordable Childcare Now Initiative Retreat for Strategic Planning Chair Neri adjourned the meeting at 7:07 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 8/27/2024 meeting on Commissioner Perales’s motion, Commissioner Castañeda’s second on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Silva and Commissioner Vargas were off the dais. Commissioner Maldonado was absent. 3