HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20220322-3aⅸ CONTINUE AND EXPAND FUNDING FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND AFFORDABILITY Strategic Direction: Economic Opportunity & Affordability; Safety; Health & Environment Date: March 22, 2022 Subject: FY23 Budget Recommendations Motioned by: Silva Seconded by: Ramirez Recommendation to Council: Continue and expand funding for rental assistance, including programs like I Belong in Austin. Increase subsidization of on site affordability to keep people in their homes. These tools for anti-displacement should be available at <60% median family income. Background and Rationale: The need for rental and mortgage assistance did not start with the pandemic. Before COVID, people were being displaced due to gentrification. Affordability was, and continues to be, a major concern for the Hispanic/Latino community. The cost of housing continues to increase for both homebuyers and renters. Recently, Austin topped the list of cities where rent has risen the fastest. Rent is up 40% since February 2021. Additionally, the median home price in Austin has nearly doubled since January 2016, going from just under $255,000 to $499,995 in February 2022. There are incentives for developers to include affordable housing units in their developments; however, it is up to them to come to this decision. By state law, there can be no affordable housing requirement placed on developers. Currently, we do not know how many developers decide to provide affordable housing versus how many decide not to. This restriction limits the number of affordable units in our city. Even when developers provide affordable housing, it centers around residents at 60%-80% MFI. Developers do not want 30%-40% MFI and below because there is no profit in it. There are a variety of rental and mortgage assistance programs centering those impacted by COVID. The most recent RENT program funds were all disbursed, and the application portal is now closed. This is not the first time all funding was disbursed. However, the community continues to express the need for additional funds. Assistance should not solely be related to the impacts of COVID. Assistance must include people impacted by gentrification. For: Afifi, Vigil, Solis, Garay, Ramirez, Perales, Silva Vote: Against: None Abstain: None Absent: Peña, Garcia Attest: _________________________________ Amanda Afifi, Chair Development Agreements Rent Rates (PDF) - https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Housing_%26_Planning/Dev%20Incentives% 20%26%20Agreements/Development_Agreements_Rent_Rates_06012021_final.pdf Development Incentives Sales Prices (PDF) - https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Housing_%26_Planning/Dev%20Incentives% 20%26%20Agreements/Development_Incentives_Sale_Prices_06012021.pdf Development Incentives Rent Rates (PDF) - https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Development_Incentives_Rent_Rates_Rev.7. 7.21.pdf
REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022 AT 5:30 PM PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER - ROOM 1203 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR, AUSTIN, TX 78752 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 Zaira R. Garcia, District 4 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 Daniela Silva, District 1 District 9 - Vacant District 10 - Vacant 1. APPROVAL OF JANUARY MEETING MINUTES 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Intergovernmental Relations Office – Overview of 87th Legislative Session & three special sessions, with legislation passed that impacts City of Austin. Presenter: Brie L. Franco, Intergovernmental Relations Officer 3. PUBLIC BRIEFINGS a. American Gateways – Overview of outcomes and successes related to legal services and partnership with the City. Presenter: Natalia Drelichman, Co-Director of Programs and Operations 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion – Welcome Commissioner Silva, District 1 b. Discussion and possible action regarding budget engagement forums 5. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action: a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Commissioner Garcia) b. Health Work Group (Commissioner Garay) c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) e. Budget and Policy Priorities Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, and Commissioner Peña) f. COVID-19 Work Group (Vacant) g. Education Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, and Commissioner Garcia) h. Public Safety Work Group (Chair Afifi and Commissioner Peña) i. Arts and Culture Work Group (Chair Afifi) j. Strategic Initiatives and HLQOL Report (Vice-Chair Vigil, Chair Afifi, and Commissioners Garay, Perales, and Solis) …
OUR WORK IN 2021 Hispanic/Latinx Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission 02/22/2022 WHO ARE WE? Serving the Austin community for over 30 years - since 1987 Originally known as the Political Asylum Project of Austin (PAPA) 501(C)(3) non-profit Providing immigration legal services, advocacy, and education OUR LEGAL SERVICES... Legal Representation ● Survivors of crime & family violence ● Asylum ● DACA ● Family-based Immigration ● Deportation defense Pro Se representation ● Translations ● Legal orientation at detention centers & Immigration Court ● Coordination of pro bono representation Outreach ● Legal clinics & workshops ● Community education for immigrant community & service providers 15,000+ We empowered over 15,000 individuals with legal information and services in 2021 - in 23 counties and four federal detention centers $800,000+ Over $800,000 worth of volunteer and pro bono attorney hours leveraged to assist our clients Mrs. S lives in Austin with her husband and young daughter. Originally from Iraq, Mrs. S is a legal resident and petitioned for her husband’s residency with American Gateways’ help. During the application process, Mrs. S worked seven days a week to avoid seeking public benefits, fearful that receiving benefits would negatively affect her husband’s pending case. Her husband, an electronic and electrical engineer by trade, was unable to legally work while his case was pending. American Gateways aided Mrs. S and her husband in navigating the restrictive Trump-era public charge rule; her husband was the first-named plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the implementation of the rule. The new administration’s reversal of the public charge rule created a path for Mrs. S and her family. Now, her husband has his legal permanent residency. ASYLUM CLINICS FOR AFGHAN EVACUEES Central Texas anticipates welcoming over 1,000 Afghan evacuees in 2022, many whom will need legal support filing for asylum. In partnership with local non-profits, American Gateways will be offering free asylum clinics to Afghan families in 2022. A past asylum clinic, pre-COVID TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) CLINICS In the fall 2021, we partnered with Casa Marianella to offer a Temporary Protected Status clinic for Haitians DACA CLINICS FOR DREAMers We have been offering virtual DACA clinics for eligible applicants. Our DACA renewal clinics pre-COVID. OUTREACH TO AUSTIN COMMUNITY DURING OUR 2021 CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN… ❏ 40 new individuals received legal representation, including 18 in removal proceedings, most of whom are asylum-seekers ❏ We continued legal representation for 140 individuals, …
REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022 AT 5:30 PM PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ROOM 1401/1402 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR, AUSTIN, TX 78752 Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference Public comment will be allowed via telephone and in-person. Remote speakers must register in advance (January 24 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely, residents must: Call or email the board liaison at Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov or 512-974-9107 no later than noon January 24. The information required is the speaker name, 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). AGENDA 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 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 1- Pending District 9 - Vacant District 10 - Vacant 1. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER MEETING MINUTES 2. PUBLIC BRIEFINGS a. None. 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD) – Overview on ETOD project to plan for equitable outcomes for area residents of all income areas and backgrounds along Project Connect corridors. Presenters: Greg Dutton, Housing and Planning Department, and Rose Lisska, Capital Metro b. Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Phase II - Schematic Design Update. Presenter: Heidi Tse, Public Works Department 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion – Welcome Commissioner Perales, District 8 b. Discussion and possible action regarding budget engagement forums c. Discussion and possible action regarding Age Friendly Austin Study and Adult Center Feasibility Study 5. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action: a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Commissioner Garcia) b. Health Work Group (Commissioner Garay) c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) e. Budget and Policy Priorities Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, and Commissioner Peña) f. COVID-19 Work Group (Vacant) g. Education Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, and Commissioner Garcia) h. Public Safety Work Group (Chair Afifi and Commissioner Peña) i. Arts and Culture Work Group (Chair Afifi) j. Strategic Initiatives and HLQOL …
Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Tuesday, January 25th , 2022 Anna Lan, Capital Metro Laura Keating, City of Austin ETOD Corridor Study Area • 13 stations included in FTA grant to Capital Metro • + South Congress TC identified as a priority by Capital Metro/ATP • In June 2021, City Council directed City staff to develop a systemwide ETOD Policy Plan which will build on the ETOD Strategy Framework and guide additional planning activities in other corridors 2 Project Partnership 3 CapMetro ETOD Objectives An In-Progress List of ETOD Project Specific Objectives 1. Connect people to jobs, services and other destinations through multimodal transportation options. (Systemwide Goal Supporting the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan) 2. 3. Support and grow ridership along the key high-capacity transit corridors with expanded housing options for all income levels around station areas (Corridor Level Goal Supporting Transit System) Increase competitiveness of our high-capacity corridors in the FTA New Starts Capital Investment Grants Program with transit supportive land use plans. (Project Connect Program Objective Premised on Our Contract with Voters) 4 30 individual goals were identified by City Council in Resolution 20210610-093, which can be grouped into several topic areas: COA ETOD Objectives • Anti-displacement and equity • Compact and connected • Context-sensitivity • Creation of new housing • Creation of new affordable housing • Economics • Land use • Preservation of existing affordable housing • Transit and parking 5 Austin’s ETOD Journey Corridor Bond, ASMP, and Project Connect ETOD Study ETOD POLICY PLAN REGULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION Established corridors of focus, mode split goals, Establishes protypes for TOD Recommendations for Adopt ETOD plan for that reflect Austin’s vision to prioritization, typography and procured funding for equitably share the benefits (Systemwide) high-capacity transit project delivery. of transit investments for and Land Development residents of all income levels, Code amendments to corridor-specific zoning. Could be expanded to other geographies in the and backgrounds. formally designate station future. WE ARE HERE areas and corridors. 2016 - 2020 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 6 “You drive down a street one day and all of a sudden you’re thinking, ‘What happened to the apartment building that stood there last week?’” Heather K. Way Displacement Risk City of Austin Displacement Risk Index, 2019 Adapted from University of Texas Uprooted Project ETOD Context 8 Transit Oriented Development (TOD) 10-15 min walk Station Station Area Mixed, diverse uses Density, less sprawl …
REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2021 AT 5:30 PM EMMA S. BARRIENTOS MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER – BLACK BOX THEATER 600 RIVER STREET AUSTIN, TX 78701 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amanda Afifi, District 2, Chair Sharon Vigil, District 7, Vice-Chair Ricardo Garay, District 3 Lourdes Zuniga, District 10 Zaira R. Garcia, District 4 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 1- Pending District 8 – Pending District 9 - Vacant AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST MEETING MINUTES 2. PUBLIC BRIEFINGS a. None. 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD) – Overview on ETOD project to plan for equitable outcomes for area residents of all income areas and backgrounds along Project Connect corridors. Presenters: Melissa Ortiz, Capital Metro and Laura Keating, Housing and Planning Department 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action regarding letter of support for Academia Cuauhtli/Cuauhtli Academy b. Discussion and possible action regarding 2022 Meeting Schedule c. Discussion and possible action regarding FY2021 and FY2022 City of Austin Budget 5. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action: a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Commissioners Garcia and Zuniga) b. Health Work Group (Commissioner Garay) c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) e. Budget and Policy Priorities Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, Commissioners Peña and Zuniga) f. COVID-19 Work Group (Commissioner Zuniga) g. Education Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, Commissioners Zuniga and Garcia) h. Public Safety Work Group (Chair Afifi and Commissioner Peña) i. Arts and Culture Work Group (Chair Afifi) j. Strategic Initiatives and HLQOL Report (All Commissioners) 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
REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021 AT 5:30 PM EMMA S. BARRIENTOS MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER – Raul Salinas Room 600 RIVER STREET AUSTIN, TX 78701 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amanda Afifi, District 2, Chair Sharon Vigil, District 7, Vice-Chair Ricardo Garay, District 3 Lourdes Zuniga, District 10 Zaira R. Garcia, District 4 Maria C. Solis, District 5 Felicia Peña, Mayor Sandy Ramirez, District 6 District 1- Vacant District 8 – Vacant District 9 - Vacant AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Each speaker will have three minutes to speak 1. APPROVAL OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST MEETING MINUTES 2. PUBLIC BRIEFINGS a. None. 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. None. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action regarding letter of support for Academia Cuauhtli/Cuauhtli Academy b. Discussion and possible action regarding 2022 Meeting Schedule c. Discussion and possible action regarding FY2021 and FY2022 City of Austin Budget 5. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action: a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Commissioners Garcia and Zuniga) b. Health Work Group (Commissioner Garay) c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) e. Budget and Policy Priorities Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, Commissioners Peña and Zuniga) f. COVID-19 Work Group (Commissioner Zuniga) g. Education Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, Commissioners Zuniga and Garcia) h. Public Safety Work Group (Chair Afifi and Commissioner Peña) i. Arts and Culture Work Group (Chair Afifi) j. Strategic Initiatives and HLQOL Report (All Commissioners) 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
REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2021 AT 5:30 PM EMMA S. BARRIENTOS MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER – Outside in the Zócalo 600 RIVER STREET AUSTIN, TX 78701 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amanda Afifi, District 2, Chair Sharon Vigil, District 7, Vice-Chair Ricardo Garay, District 3 Lourdes Zuniga, District 10 Zaira R. Garcia, District 4 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 1- Vacant District 8 – Vacant District 9 - Vacant AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST MEETING MINUTES 2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON SUSPENSION OF ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER 3. PUBLIC BRIEFINGS a. None. 4. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Emma S. Barrientos Phase 2 Schematic Design – Christina Bies, Parks and Recreation; Heidi Tse, Public Works; Mari Boren, Public Works; Chad Lewallen, Public Works 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action regarding letter of support for Academia Cuauhtli/Cuauhtli Academy b. Discussion and possible action regarding 2022 Meeting Schedule 6. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action: a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Commissioners Garcia and Zuniga) b. Health Work Group (Commissioner Garay) c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) e. Budget and Policy Priorities Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, Commissioners Peña and Zuniga) f. COVID-19 Work Group (Commissioner Zuniga) g. Education Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, Commissioners Zuniga and Garcia) h. Public Safety Work Group (Chair Afifi and Commissioner Peña) i. Arts and Culture Work Group (Chair Afifi) j. Strategic Initiatives and HLQOL Report (All Commissioners) 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
REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISPANIC/LATINO QUALITY OF LIFE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 AT 5:30 PM EMMA S. BARRIENTOS MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER – BLACK BOX THEATER 600 RIVER STREET AUSTIN, TX 78701 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Amanda Afifi, Chair Sharon Vigil, Vice-Chair Ricardo Garay Lourdes Zuniga Zaira R. Garcia CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Each speaker will have three minutes to speak Felicia Peña Sandy Ramirez Angelica Erazo Maria C. Solis AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST MEETING MINUTES 2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON SUSPENSION OF ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER 3. PUBLIC BRIEFINGS a. None. 4. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Project Connect Racial Equity Anti-Displacement Tool – Brion Oaks, Equity Officer; Amanda Jasso, Equity Office; Susana Almanza, Racial Equity Catalyst; Gavino Fernandez, Racial Equity Catalyst b. Emma S. Barrientos Phase 2 Schematic Design – Christina Bies, Parks and Recreation; Heidi Tse, Public Works; Mari Boren, Public Works; Chad Lewallen, Public Works 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action regarding letter of support for Academia Cuauhtli/Cuauhtli Academy 6. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action: a. Economic Development and Access to Affordable Housing work group (Commissioners Erazo, Garcia and Zuniga) b. Health Work Group (Commissioner Garay) c. Representatives to Joint Inclusion Committee (Chair Afifi and Vice-Chair Vigil) d. Representatives to Commission on Seniors (Commissioner Solis) e. Budget and Policy Priorities Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, Commissioners Peña, Zuniga, and Erazo) f. COVID-19 Work Group (Commissioner Zuniga) g. Education Work Group (Chair Afifi, Vice-Chair Vigil, Commissioners Zuniga and Garcia) h. Public Safety Work Group (Chair Afifi and Commissioners Erazo and Peña) i. Arts and Culture Work Group (Chair Afifi) j. Strategic Initiatives and HLQOL Report (All Commissioners) 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
Versión en español a continuación. Special Called Meeting of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Monday, August 23, 2021 1:00pm Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission to be held August 23 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (August 22 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 23 Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov or 512-974-9107 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, 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). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. Reunión del Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission FECHA de la reunion (lunes, 23 de agosto, 2021 1:00pm) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (22 de agosto antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Amanda Jasso, 512-974-9107, Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará …
Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Tuesday, July 27, 2021 5:30pm Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission to be held July 27 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (July 26 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 27 Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov or 512-974-9107 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, 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). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. Reunión del Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission FECHA de la reunion (martes, 27 de julio, 2021 5:30pm) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (26 de julio antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Amanda Jasso, 512-974-9107, Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para …
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Hispanic Quality of Life Commission Recommendation Number (20210727‐5b): Support of Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Board recommendation in support of Academia Cuauhtli WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli demonstrably continues the deep, intense, and intergenerational support for the ESB‐MACC as a partner in fulfilling its mission, and by protecting and supporting our beloved community with the same deep commitment that enabled the construction of the ESB‐MACC in the first place, helping to make it a true incubator for future artisans, artists, writers, and community activists for culture and the arts; and WHEREAS, since its founding in 2013, Academia Cuauhtli (originated by Nuestro Grupo, community based volunteers) was established at the ESB‐MACC as a free Saturday culture and language revitalization academy for elementary school children and their parents, with curriculum focused on indigeneity, social justice, social history, traditional arts, and danza Mexica and since July 2014, Academia Cuauhtli has served as an official educational enterprise of the ESB‐MACC; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli was instituted as an integral part of the ESB‐MACC and promotes its mission further to instill in our children and their families a deep appreciation for the arts, social justice, and in action projects to preserve and develop our cultural resources, focusing on the ESB‐MACC and other Latino cultural arts institutions; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli, administered through an Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Austin, Austin Independent School District (AISD), and Nuestro Grupo embraces and fulfills ESBMACC’s mission of collaborative engagement by involving personnel and students from all participating entities into a holistic team which advances the mission of the ESB‐MACC and all engaged parties; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission by serving as a means for the comprehensive advancement of the students and their parents, by providing a learning and supportive environment for education, social, and economic needs through the expansion of the parental involvement enterprise, including the extensive COVID‐related assistance extended to Latino families in Austin; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission and collaborates with the ESB‐MACC, including continuing its scheduled program on a remote basis during the COVID‐19, including participating in ESBMACC events; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission by responding to the social and economic needs of parents and secured over $70,000 in direct financial support for them through the COVID‐19 crisis when many parents suffered unemployment and illness; and WHEREAS, Academia Cuauhtli fulfills its mission by directly assisting students …
Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Tuesday, June 22, 2021 5:30pm Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission to be held June 22 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (June 21 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the June 22 Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov or 512-974-9107 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, 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). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. Reunión del Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission FECHA de la reunion (martes, 22 de junio, 2021 5:30pm) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (21 de junio antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Amanda Jasso, 512-974-9107, Amanda.Jasso@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para …
