Joint Inclusion Committee Regular Meeting of the Joint Inclusion Committee - Hybrid Meeting Format: in-person at the PDC on 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, 78752 RM# 1215 and Virtual/Online participation via WebEx
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA October 25th, 2023 REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. CST AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ROOM 301 W. 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701 MEETING AGENDA This meeting is being held in a hybrid format, and some members of the Commission may be participating by video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (October 24th by 12pm-Noon CST). All public comments will occur at the beginning of the meeting and public speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. To speak or attend remotely, residents must contact the Equity Office’s Community Services Program Coordinator, Alejandra Mireles, no later than 12pm-noon (CST) on Tuesday, October 24th, 2023. Please telephone call at (512) 974- 8045 and/or email alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. The information required is the speaker’s name, the 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). CURRENT JIC MEMBER COMMISSIONS & REPRESENTATIVES: Member Commission: African American Resource Advisory Commission Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Commission for Women Primary Representative: Alternate Representative: Serita Fontanesi Antonio Ross Hanna Huang Nayer Sikder Julie Glasser Richard Bondi Commission on Aging Commission on Immigrant Affairs Miriam Dorantes Early Childhood Council Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission Leonor Vargas Amanda Afifi (Chair) Morgan Davis Rebecca Austen Teresa Ferguson Melissa Ortega Eliza Gordon Ivana Neri Muneeb "Meebs" Aslam LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Charles Curry Melissa Taylor Jennifer Powell Lira Ramirez JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA October 25th, 2023 MEETING AGENDA: CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on SEPTEMBER 27th, 2023. DISCUSSION ITEM 2. Discussion on the resignation of Chief Chacon and how APD could show up; ask the office of the community liaison to be present (Sponsored by Commissioner Serita Fontanesi.) APD Community Liaison, Catherine M. Haggerty present to assist. Discussion from Commissioner Daniela Silva on the CIB’s FY24 requests and follow …
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES (25.10.2023) JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES The JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE convened a REGULAR meeting on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. CST, in AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ROOM 301 W. 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701 Chair AMANDA AFIFI called the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE Meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Hispanic/Latino Quality-of-Life Resource Advisory Committee: Amanda Afifi (Chair) Commission on Aging: Richard Bondi (Co-Chair) LGBTQ Quality-of-Life Commission: Charles Curry Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: African American Resource Advisory Committee: Serita Fontanesi Asian American Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission: Hannah Huang Early Childhood Council: Leonor Vargas and Eliza Gordon (alternate) Hispanic/Latino Quality-of-Life Resource Advisory Commission: Ivana Neri Human Rights Commission: Morgan Davis and Muneeb “Meebs” Aslam (alternate) LBGTQ Quality-of-Life Commission: Melissa Taylor (alternate) Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities: Jennifer Powell and Lira Ramirez (alt.) Commissioners Absent: African American Resource Advisory Committee: Antonio Ross Staff in Attendance: Equity Office, Community Services Program Coordinator – Alejandra Mireles Equity Office, Business Process Consultant – Jeremy Garza (virtually) Austin Public Health, Staff Liaison Commission on Aging – Halana Kaleel (virtually) Economic Development Services, Staff Liaison LGBTQ – Alyssa Para Office of Civil Rights, Staff Liaison Human Rights Commission – Damian Pantoja (virt.) Office of Civil Rights, Staff Liaison Commission for Women – Tabitha Taylor (virtually) Austin Police Department, Community Liaison – Catherine Haggerty (virtually) 1 (25.10.2023) None. JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on SEPTEMBER 27th, 2023. Editing for the correct spelling of COMMISSIONER LEONOR VARGAS’ name, the minutes from the meeting of 09/27/2023 were approved on COMMISSIONER JULIE GLASSER’s motion, COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI’s second on a (9-0) vote. (Absent: Commissioner Antonio Ross) STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Austin Police Department, Community Liaison – Catherine Haggerty (virtually) present for questions. COMMISSIONER HANNAH HUANG asked about what the community liaison department can do after a shooting, is there more the city can be doing; and where can the community direct requests? CATHERINE HAGGERTY shared that the victim services unit was out there to support the trauma. APD’s staff liaison office is staffed with civilians – people want to know how …
