JIC Meeting Agenda - August 23rd, 2023 — original pdf

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JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA AUGUST 23rd, 2023 REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 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 (August 22nd 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 Business Process Consultant, Jeremy Garza, no later than 12pm-noon (CST) on Tuesday, August 22nd, 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 Commission for Women Primary Representative: Alternate Representative: Serita Fontanesi Antonio Ross Hanna Huang Nayer Sikder Juliana Gonzalez Richard Bondi Commission on Aging Commission on Immigrant Affairs Miriam Dorantes Early Childhood Council Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission Leonor Vargas Amanda Afifi (Chair) VACANT Rebecca Austen Teresa Ferguson Melissa Ortega Eliza Gordon Ivana Neri Morgan Davis LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities VACANT VACANT Jennifer Powell Elizabeth Meyer JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA AUGUST 23rd, 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 REGULAR MEETING on JULY 26th, 2023. DISCUSSION ITEM 2. Discussion on gathering questions for the City Manager’s Office regarding the changes to the telework policy for city personnel; the hiring process for a new Director for the Office of Police Oversight, a new Chief Equity Officer, and the search for a new permanent city manager; and about the organizational changes the City Manager would like to make to the Equity Office, Civil Rights Office, Small & Minority Business Resources Department, Office of Sustainability, and the Resilience Office. Discussion on the FY24 adopted Budget; the FY24 Boards & Commissions Report; the Joint Inclusion Budget Workshop; the FY25 Budget timeline; and the FY25 Budget Town Halls. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action on appointing a Vice-Chair of the Joint Inclusion Committee. Discussion on Age Friendly Action Plan that guides the overall work of the commission, and possible action on creating a new JIC workgroup to dedicated to creating a Joint Action Plan that will help identify and develop goals and priorities for the Committee. Review and discuss the scope of all current working groups and possible action to update membership. 3. 4. 5. 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:  AUGUST 23rd, 2023 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA 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 Business Process Consultant 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.