REGULAR MEETING OF THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026, 6:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1401/1402 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Joint Inclusion Committee may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Ryan Sperling, 512-974-3568, ryan.sperling@austintexas.gov CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Primary Representative: Justin Parsons (Chair) Nirali J Thakkar Member Commission: African American Resource Advisory Commission Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission VACANT Commission for Women Commission on Aging Richard Bondi Commission on Immigrant Affairs Diane Kanawati Commission on Veterans Affairs Early Childhood Council Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities VACANT Craig McNary Amanda Afifi Tannya Oliva-Martínez Jerry Joe Benson (Vice Chair) Lisa Chang Alternate Representative: Alexandria Anderson Nayer Sikder VACANT Teresa Ferguson Azeem Edwin VACANT Delphi Alvizo Dulce Castaneda Lila Igram Asher Knutson Gabriel Arrellano 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 Joint Inclusion Committee regular meeting on July 22, 2026. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. 4. Discussion regarding a schedule of future presentations on the activities of member commissions. Discussion regarding departments and offices to ask to present at future commission meetings Discussion regarding a recommendation for the Accessible Austin Certification program and implementation of accessibility requirements. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve membership changes and discuss future areas of focus for the commission’s working groups. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 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. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Ryan Sperling at Austin City Clerk’s Office, at 512-974-3568 or ryan.sperling@austintexas.gov, …
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026 The Joint Inclusion Committee convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at The Permitting and Development Center, Room #1401/1402, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Parsons called the Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Justin Parsons (Chair) Richard Bondi Delphi Alvizo Tannya Oliva-Martinez Jerry Joe Benson (Vice Chair) Lisa Chang Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nirali J Thakkar Diane Kanawati Amanda Afifi PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Shreyan Khanna- Accessible Austin Policy Proposals APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Joint Inclusion Committee Regular Meeting on June 24, 2026. The minutes from the Joint Inclusion Committee Regular meeting on June 24, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Chang’s motion, Vice Chair Benson’s second on a 8-0 vote. Commissioner Oliva-Martinez was off the dais. Commissioner McNary was absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Briefing regarding the Officer-Involved Shooting Dashboard. Briefing by Sara Peralta, Public Information and Marketing Program Manager, and Crystal Kimbrough, Policy Compliance Consultant, Austin Police Oversight. The presentation was made by Sara Peralta, Public Information and Marketing Program Manager, and Crystal Kimbrough, Policy Compliance Consultant, Austin Police Oversight. 1 DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. 4. Discussion regarding the status of previously approved bylaw amendments and the potential for future amendments. Discussed. Discussion on actions taken, discussion held, and staff briefings received by JIC member commissions at their recent meetings. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve a recommendation for Inclusion of Infrastructure Equity and Medical Resilience in the Pilot Knob Library & Austin Resilience Network Project. The following amendments were made by Commissioner Chang and seconded by Commissioner Bondi. The amendments were to add a fourth bullet under the third WHEREAS to include: • The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (Recommendation: 20260612- 007) • The Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission (Recommendation: 20260623-007) • The African American Resource Advisory Commission (Recommendation: 20260707-008) • The Commission of Immigrant Affairs (Recommendation: 20260706-005); and And to insert the following text to the last sentence of NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Joint Inclusion Committee endorses and consolidates the recommendations of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities, the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission, and the African American Resource Advisory Commission, and the Commission on Immigrant Affairs; and And to insert the following sentence under the fourth WHEREAS …
