Item 5 - August 22 2022 Draft Minutes — original pdf

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting Monday, August 22, 2022 5:30 p.m. – Adjournment Austin City Hall, Board & Commission Room, 1101 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Human Rights Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may speak up to three minutes on an item only once either in-person or remotely. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3253 or Damian.Pantoja@austintexas.gov CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: (V) Isaiah Smith (V) Alicia Weigel arrived at 5:59 pm (V) Gabriella Zeidan Idona Griffith Jamarr Brown Attended (P) Garry Brown, Chair (V) Isabel Casas, Vice Chair (V) Sareta Davis (V) Malenie Areche Did not Attend Kimberly Brienzi Kristian Caballero (P) = In-Person (V) - Virtual Staff: Damian Pantoja Start: 5:49 pm PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Human Rights Commission regular meeting of July 25, 2022 - motion by S. Davis and second by Chair G. Brown. 6-10 with the following commissioners absent: K. Brienzi, K. Caballero, I. Griffith, J. Brown, A. Weigel STAFF BRIEFINGS - Completed 2. Staff Liaison to share announcements regarding attendance report 3. Staff Liaison to share announcements regarding videoconference policies 4. Staff Liaison to share announcements regarding communication tools 5. Staff Liaison to share announcements regarding resources made available 6. Staff Liaison to Welcome new Commissioner: Gabriella Zeidan DISCUSSION ITEMS- Completed 7. Review and discussion about the City of Austin Budget Recommendations 8. Discussion a new time and date to vote in a future meeting for the new Fiscal Year - add to the Sept Regular Meeting DISCUSSION AND ACTION TIEMS - Completed 9. Opportunity for the Commissioners to discuss and possible vote on items for the next agenda. 10. Discuss, consider, and take possible action on steps to make the City of Austin Human Rights Commission more proactive. - put things more in stone for Sept Meeting 11. Discuss, consider, and take possible action for a larger presence in social media- Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, other 12. Discuss, consider, and take possible action to approve By-Laws - G. Brown to take the lead 13. Discuss, consider, and take possible action how HRC will have presence at events in Austin 14. Discuss, consider, and take possible action on Pamphlet for the public - Staff Liaison to follow up with City Clerk's Office 15. Discuss, consider, and take possible action how to conduct and hold hearings on complaints 16. Discussion, consider and possible action on Quality Life Study Human Rights - Staff Liaison to follow up with other commissions ADJOURNMENT End: 6:42 pm Chair G. Brown made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:42pm; Commissioner S. Davis seconded the motion. The motion passed on a vote of 7-10 with the following commissioners absent: K. Brienzi, K. Caballero, I. Griffith, and J. Brown The minutes were approved at the XX meeting on Commissioner XX’s motion, Commissioner XX’s second on a X-X vote.