Joint Inclusion Committee Posting Agenda - December 6th, 2023 — original pdf
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING AGENDA December 6th, 2023 REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. CST CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC) ROOMS 1401 & 1402 (6310 WILHEMINA DRIVE; AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752) 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 in a video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (December 5th 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, December 5th, 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 Commission on Aging Primary Representative: Alternate Representative: Serita Fontanesi Antonio Ross Hanna Huang Nayer Sikder Julie Glasser Richard Bondi (Vice- Chair) Commission on Immigrant Affairs Melissa Ortega Leonor Vargas Early Childhood Council Amanda Afifi (Chair) Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission Morgan Davis Rebecca Austen Teresa Ferguson VACANT Eliza Gordon Ivana Neri Muneeb "Meebs" Aslam LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Charles Curry Melissa Taylor JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING AGENDA December 6th, 2023 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Jennifer Powell Lira Ramirez 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. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. DISCUSSION ITEM 3. Jessica King, Director of Chief Communications, Communication and Public Information Office. Opportunity for funds for organizations who host events aligned with the city’s “We all belong” campaign. Discussion on the last …