Human Rights Commission Regular Meeting of the Human Rights Commission - Location: Executive Session Conference Room (Room 1027)(Note: This meeting is open to the public.)
a E, j HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, January 27, 2020 5:30 p.m. – Adjournment City Hall Executive Session Conference Room (Room 1027) (This meeting is open to the public.) 301 W. Second St. Austin, TX 78701 Idona Griffith Maram Museitif Courtney Santana Alicia Weigel Nathan White CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Sareta Davis, Chair Kristian Caballero, Vice Chair Jared Breckenridge Garry Brown Jamarr Brown Isabel Casas CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS Citizens 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. Undoing Racism and Community Organizing workshop hosted by the city of Austin Equity Office and facilitated by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: March 26 to March 28. a. Consider approval of the minutes from the Human Rights Commission’s November 25, 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2019 Regular Meeting. 3. NEW BUSINESS Cemetery. (Davis/Caballero) a. Presentation by Dr. Fred McGhee and discussion regarding the situation with Oakwood b. Presentation from a representative from Go! Austin/Vamos! Austin (GAVA), and discussion and possible action regarding a recommendation to Austin City Council to include Equity Overlay for the City of Austin’s Land Development Code. (Davis/Casas) c. Possible presentation by an Austin business owner, and discussion and possible action on a recommendation to Austin City Council to ban cashless retail establishments. (Brown, G./Santana) 1 d. Discussion on United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and what qualifies as human rights in the 21st Century. (White/Caballero) e. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation to Austin City Council to Cease Arrest and/or Prosecution for Limited Controlled Substance Possession. (White/Caballero) f. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation to Austin City Council to Cease Arrest and/or Prosecution Against Sex Workers. (White/Caballero) g. Discussion and possible action on the City of Austin and Austin ISD creating an Anti- School Closure Plan. (Breckenridge/Brown, J.) h. Discussion and possible action on the City of Austin enacting an Anti-Displacement Housing Program. (Breckenridge/Brown, J.) i. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation to Austin City Council to Adopt a Climate Emergency Plan. (White/Caballero) j. Discussion regarding planning and logistics of February 24, 2020 meeting agenda item related to Community Budget Forum. (Davis/Caballero) 4. OLD BUSINESS a. Commissioners will report on and discuss the status of the Commission’s key priority areas of concern for 2019-2020, including plans and …
REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, January 27, 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MINUTES The Human Rights Commission convened in a regular meeting on Monday, January 27, 2020 at 301 West Second Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Sareta Davis called the Board Meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Chair Davis, Vice Chair Caballero, Commissioner Breckenridge, Commissioner Garry Brown, Commissioner Jamarr Brown, Commissioner Casas, Commissioner Griffith, Commissioner Museitif, Commissioner Santana, Commissioner Weigel, and Commissioner White. Staff in Attendance: Jonathan Babiak, Human Resources Coordinator, Human Resources Department CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Davis announced the Undoing Racism and Community Organizing workshop hosted by the city of Austin Equity Office and facilitated by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: March 26 to March 28. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. The minutes from the regular meeting of November 25, 2019 were approved on a vote of 8-0: Commissioner Museitif motion, Commissioner Garry Brown second. Voting in favor were Chair Davis, Vice Chair Caballero, Commissioner Breckenridge, Commissioner Garry Brown, Commissioner Casas, Commissioner Griffith, Commissioner Museitif, and Commissioner White. Commissioner Jamarr Brown, Commissioner Santana, and Commissioner Weigel were absent. 3. NEW BUSINESS Cemetery. (Davis/Caballero) a. Presentation by Dr. Fred McGhee and discussion regarding the situation with Oakwood Dr. Fred McGhee and Dale Flatt addressed the Commission and answered questions from the Commission. The Commission discussed this item. The Commission took no action on this item. b. Presentation from a representative from Go! Austin/Vamos! Austin (GAVA), and discussion and possible action regarding a recommendation to Austin City Council to include Equity Overlay for the City of Austin’s Land Development Code. (Davis/Casas) Monica Guzman addressed the Commission and answered questions from the Commission. The Commission discussed this item. Chair Davis presented the draft 1 recommendation. The Commission worked in a collaborative and informal manner to finalize the recommendation. After the draft was finalized, Chair Davis moved for adoption, Commissioner Griffith second. As amended, the Commission adopted the recommendation on a vote of 11-0. Voting in favor were Chair Davis, Vice Chair Caballero, Commissioner Breckenridge, Commissioner Garry Brown, Commissioner Jamarr Brown, Commissioner Casas, Commissioner Griffith, Commissioner Museitif, Commissioner Santana, Commissioner Weigel, and Commissioner White. c. Possible presentation by an Austin business owner, and discussion and possible action on a recommendation to Austin City Council to ban cashless retail establishments. (Brown, G./Santana) The Commission discussed this item. Commissioner Garry Brown presented the draft recommendation. The Commission worked …
