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Approved Minutes

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024 The Human Rights Commission convened in a regular meeting on July 22, 2024, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Duhon called the Human Rights Commission meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Kolby Duhon, Chair Gabriella Zeidan, Vice Chair Morgan Davis Harriet Kirsh Pozen Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Meebs Aslam Danielle Bryant Mariana Krueger Srini Raghavan Michael Stevenson Alicia Weigel Commissioners Absent: Jeffrey Clemmons PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1 Approve the minutes of the Human Rights Commission regular meeting on June 24, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of June 24, 2024, were approved on Vice Chair Zeidan’s motion, Commissioner Davis’ second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioner Krueger abstained. Commissioner Stevenson was off the dais. Commissioner Clemmons was absent. Discussion of changing the Human Rights Commission December 23, 2024, meeting date. A motion to look into cancelling the Commission’s December 23, 2024, meeting and hold a of a December 16, 2024, special called meeting was approved on Commissioner Zeidan’s motion, Commission Bryant’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioner Clemmons was absent. Discussion of upcoming community back to school events. Discussed. 3. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Approve the Human Rights Commission 2023 Annual Internal Report and Review, including the Commission’s goals and objectives for the next year. The 2023 Annual Internal Report and Review was approved with the following amendment on Commission Davis’ motion, Vice Chair Zeidan’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioner Clemmons was absent. The amendment was to revise Section 1. to include a list of the of all the recommendations approved by the Commission during the year covered by the report. The list will be in chronological order and include the title of each recommendation. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS A presentation from the SIMS Foundation was requested by Vice Chair Zeidan and Chair Duhon. A discussion item related to future educational opportunities was requested by Vice Chair Zeidan and Commissioner Bryant. ADJOURNMENT Chair Duhon adjourned the meeting at 6:39 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the August 26, 2024, meeting on Commissioner Krueger’s motion, Commissioner Clemmons’ second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Stevenson and Weigel were absent. 2. 4. 2