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Approved Minutes

Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission January 28, 2025 HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, January 28, 2025 The Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Silva called the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Ivanna Neri, Chair Daniela Silva, Vice Chair Melissa Ruiz Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Amanda Afifi Dulce Castañeda Lyssette Galvan Brian Peña PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission regular meeting on November 26, 2024. The minutes from the meeting on November 26, 2024, were approved on Commissioner Galvan’s motion, Commissioner Afifi’s second on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Jackson and Perales were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding the Austin-Travis County Family Child Care Educators Network by Caitlin Oliver, Early Childhood Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. The presentation was made by Caitlin Oliver, Early Childhood Program Coordinator, Austin Public Health. 1 Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission January 28, 2025 3. Staff briefing regarding resources through the Small Business Division by Danny Brewer, Program Manager, Economic Development Department. The presentation was made by Danny Brewer, Program Manager, Economic Development Department. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. Presentation regarding Drive a Senior ATX by Jill Skinner, Executive Director. The presentation was made by Jill Skinner, Executive Director, Drive a Senior ATX. Item 6 was taken up before Item 5 without objection. 6. Discussion on maintaining quorum with the holdover period through the FY2025-26 Budget 5. Discussion of possible budget recommendation topics for the City of Austin FY26 budget. 7. Discussion of FY26 draft budget recommendations from the Joint Inclusion Committee Recommendation deadline. Discussed. Discussed. Budget Working Group. Discussed. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS UT Austin Latino Organizations (Galvan, Neri) New Director of Equity Office (Neri, Silva) Austin Police Department on Immigration Enforcement (Silva, Neri) City Manager’s Office briefing on the Equity and Civil Rights Offices (Silva, Neri) Know your Rights Training (Silva) Formation of a Budget Working Group (Afifi, Silva) Community Investment Budget Coalition (Silva, Neri) 2 January 28, 2025 Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission APD Equity Officer (Silva, Neri) Get to know your commission (Afifi) Communications and Public Information Office Language Access briefing Vice Chair Silva adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the February 25, 2025, meeting on Commissioner Perales’ motion, Commissioner Galvan’s second on a 6-0 vote. Chair Neri, Commissioners Jackson and Peña were absent. 3