Approved Regular Meeting Minutes - July 27th, 2022 — original pdf

Approved Minutes

JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 27th, 2022 REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2022 3:00 P.M. City of Austin Permitting and Development Center, Room 1215 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Austin, Texas 78752 MEETING MINUTES This meeting is being held in a hybrid format, and some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (July 26th 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 remotely, residents must contact the Equity Office’s Commission/Neighborhood Liaison, Jeremy Garza, no later than 12pm-noon on Tuesday, July 26th, 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+00 Amanda Afifi +-+ Diana Melendez Krystal Gomez Sally VanSickle Johanna Hosking Pulido Sharon Vigil Idonna Griffith+-+ Charles Curry++ (Chair of JIC) Robin Orlowski++- Kimberly Brienzi- Ryn Gonzalez+- Joey Gidseg July 27th, 2022 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER The meeting is called to order by Chair Charles Curry at: 3:06pm ROLL CALL: ● Rebecca Austen – Commission on Women ● Karen Crawford – Commission in Immigrant Affairs Absent: Present: ● Gregory Smith – African American Resource Advisor Commission ● Vincent Cobalis – Asian American Quality of Life Commission ● Amy Temperley – Commission on Seniors ● Charles Curry & Ryn Gonzalez – LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Commission ● Robin Orlowski – Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities ● Amanda Afifi – Hispanic Quality of Life Advisory Commission ● Raul Alvarez – Early Childhood Council ● Idonna Griffith – Human Rights Commission 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. Approve the minutes of the COMMISSION’S SPECIAL CALLED MEETING on July 20, 2022. a. Minutes unavailable; vote of approval postponed to August meeting. 3. Staff Presentation from the Office of Sustainability on Austin First Food Plan. Staff Presentation from Austin Energy on the Medically Vulnerable Registry Program. NONE APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2.  July 27th, 2022 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Discussion of FY22-23 Budget Process, Recommendations and Endorsements Discussion and possible action a resolution approving the Joint Inclusion Committee’s Annual Internal Review for July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. a. Motion to approve JIC 2021-2022 Annual Review by Commissioner Cobalis. Seconded by Commissioner Temperley. All those in favor. None opposed. Motion carries unanimously. Discussion and possible action on a resolution recommending to Council that the process for selecting the next Chief Equity Officer include community and commission input and participation. a. Motion to table recommendation by Commissioner Orlowski. Seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez. Roll Call Vote: 2 in favor, 5 opposed, 1 abstain. Motion fails. b. There is no standardized process for commission involvement in high level hires at the city. Commissioners request staff liaison invite staff from corporate HRD or City Clerk to provide more information. The City Clerk regular informs about executive recruitment. c. Motion by Commissioner Cobalis to amend the resolution by adding all the names of the JIC commissions. Seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez. All in favor. None opposed. Motion amending the resolution carries unanimously. d. Motion by Commissioner Afifi to endorse amended resolution on Chief Equity Officer. Seconded by Commissioner Smith. All in favor. None opposed. Motion passes unanimously. Discussion and possible action on the Commission for Women's recommendation to support the GRACE Act that is currently under review by City Council - Rebecca Austen a. Forward this and the grace act to all commissioners. b. Has been approved by city council c. Motion to table the recommendation by Commissioner Greg Smith. Seconded by Commissioner Amy Temperley. Motion passes with one against. Tabled to next month. Discussion and possible action on the Quality-of-Life Studies for JIC Commission members, recently funded by the FY23 Draft Budget. 6. 7. 8. JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 9. Call for items from Committee members: a. HRD or City Clerk for hiring process b. Neal Fougoust for Racial Equity c. Tabled vote on endorsing the Grace Act. July 27th, 2022 The meeting is adjourned at: 4:51 ADJOURNMENT 10. The minutes were approved at the 08/24/2022 meeting on Commissioner Smith’s motion, Commissioner Orlowski's second, on a unanimous vote. -- 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.