JIC Meeting Agenda - April 26th, 2023 — original pdf

Agenda

JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA APRIL 26th, 2023 REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26th, 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 (April 25th 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, Jeremy Garza, no later than 12pm-noon (CST) on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023. Please telephone call at (512) 978-1797 and/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 Primary Representative: Alternate Representative: Gregory Smith Serita Fontanesi Vincent Cobalis Hanna Huang Rebecca Austen Amy Temperley Commission for Women Commission on Aging Commission on Immigrant Affairs VACANT Early Childhood Council Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission Leonor Vargas Amanda Afifi LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Idonna Griffith (Vice-Chair of JIC) Charles Curry (Chair of JIC) Jennifer Powell Diana Melendez Richard Bondi VACANT Eliza Gordon Sharon Vigil Kimberly Brienzi Ryn Gonzales VACANT JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA APRIL 26th, 2023 MEETING AGENDA 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 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING on the BUDGET on March 29th, 2023. STAFF BRIEFING 2. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Staff Presentation: Project Connect & the Austin Transportation Partnership (ATP) – Nan Dowling 3. 4. 5. 6. Discussion and possible action to approve the FY23-24 Budget Recommendation on Hungry Hill Homeless, submitted by the African American Resource Advisory Commission Discussion and possible action to approve the FY23-24 Budget Recommendation on Black Literature Investment, submitted by the African American Resource Advisory Commission Discussion and possible action on officer elections to appoint a new Chair/Vice-Chair of the Committee. Discussion to review currently existing workgroups and possible action on establishing new workgroups or altering membership of any old working groups of the JIC; including the request by Dillon Lowery to step down from the Housing Workgroup.  APRIL 26th, 2023 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA 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. 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 Community Services Program Coordinator 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.