Special Called Meeting Agenda - September 10th, 2022 — original pdf

Agenda

JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AGENDA SEPTEMBER 10th, 2022 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 10:00 A.M. Austin Energy Headquarters Mueller Assembly Room 1111a 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 Special Called Commission Meeting MEETING AGENDA This meeting will be conducted in-person only, no hybrid or virtual option will be provided. Public comment will be allowed in-person. Speakers must register in advance (on or before September 9th by 12pm-Noon). 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 in-person, residents must contact the Equity Office’s Commission/Neighborhood Liaison, Jeremy Garza, no later than 12pm-noon on Friday, September 9th, 2022. Please telephone call at (512) 978-1797 or email jeremy.garza@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 Immigrant Affairs Commission on Seniors Early Childhood Council Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Human Rights Commission LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities JIC Representative: Alternative: Gregory Smith Serita Fontanesi Vincent Cobalis Hanna Huang Rebecca Austen Karen Crawford (Vice-Chair of JIC) Amy Temperley Raul Alvarez Amanda Afifi Idonna Griffith Charles Curry (Chair of JIC) Robin Orlowski Diana Melendez Krystal Gomez Sally VanSickle Johanna Hosking Pulido Sharon Vigil Kimberly Brienzi Ryn Gonzalez Joey Gidseg  SEPTEMBER 10th, 2022 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AGENDA MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER The meeting is called to order by Chair Charles Curry at: MOTION TO SUSPEND ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER ROLL CALL 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. STAFF BRIEFINGS 1. Equity Office Staff presentation on Quality-of-Life Studies and City Council’s allocation of $1.25 Million to JIC commissions for quality-of-life studies in the FY 22-23 Budget. a. Time for question & answers. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Presentation & discussion about previous Quality-of-Life Study from the African American Resource Advisory Commission (circa 2008). Presentation & discussion about previous Quality-of-Life Study from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission (circa 2016). Presentation & discussion about previous Quality-of-Life Study from the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission (circa 2013). Presentation & discussion about previous Quality-of-Life Study from the LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission (circa 2021). Presentation & discussion about previous Quality-of-Life Study from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (circa March 2022). 3. 4. 5. 6.  SEPTEMBER 10th, 2022 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AGENDA 7. Discussion on recommendations for how to start the Quality-of-Life Study process for the remaining bodies of the Joint Inclusion Committee (which include: Commission on Immigrant Affairs, Commission on Seniors, Commission for Women, Early Childhood Council, and Human Rights Commission). 8. 9. Discussion and possible action on establishing a workgroup for Quality-of-Life Studies and empowering those appointed commissioners to make decisions about the Quality-of- Life Studies on behalf of the Joint Inclusion Committee. Discussion and possible action on developing a collective strategy about conducting the Quality-of-Life Studies over the next fiscal year, and discussion about how open to collaboration each commission is on developing studies together. The meeting is adjourned at: Call for items from Committee members: FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 10. ADJOURNMENT: 11. -- 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. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. For additional information please call the Equity Office’s Commission/Neighborhood Liaison at (512) 987-1797 or email at jeremy.garza@austintexas.gov. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Joint Inclusion Committee, please contact Jeremy Garza via phone at (512) 987-1797 or (preferably) via email at jeremy.garza@austintexas.gov.