Location: Executive Session Conference Room (Room 1027)(Note: This meeting is open to the public.) — original pdf

Agenda

1 a E, j HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AGENDA Monday, November 25, 2019 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 CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS:Sareta Davis, Chair Kristian Caballero, Vice Chair Jared Breckenridge Garry Brown Jamarr Brown Isabel Casas Idona Griffith Maram Museitif Courtney Santana Alicia Weigel Nathan White CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 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. 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS None. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Consider approval of the minutes from the Human Rights Commission’s October 28, 2019 Regular Meeting. b. Consider approval of the minutes from the Human Rights Commission’s November 13, 2019 Special Called Meeting 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion of proper meeting decorum. (Davis/Casas) b. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation to Austin City Council to support the Human Rights Commission by requesting for both a public letter of apology from the Austin Independent School District for disproportionately closing schools with students of certain demographic backgrounds, as well as a commitment to produce a strategic plan that will be utilized to correct the district’s decision to proceed forward with a plan for closing schools using a “21st Century Map of Racism.” (Breckenridge/J. Brown)  2 c. Discussion of the complaint filed with the Equity Office regarding the pending rewrite of the Land Development Code related to the F25 designation, including a brief synopsis of the matter from Equity Office personnel. (Davis/Casas) 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 strategies for meeting those key priority areas of concern: i. Institutional Equity ii. Environment & Land Use iii. Health Access & Nutrition iv. Autonomy & Human Rights 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 48 hours before the meeting date. Please call Jonathan Babiak at (512) 974-3276, Human Resources Department, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Human Rights Commission, please contact Jonathan Babiak at (512) 974-3276 or visit http://www.austintexas.gov/hrc.