Joint Inclusion Committee Posting Agenda - December 6th, 2023 — original pdf

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JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING AGENDA December 6th, 2023 REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. CST CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC) ROOMS 1401 & 1402 (6310 WILHEMINA DRIVE; AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752) 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 in a video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (December 5th 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, Alejandra Mireles, no later than 12pm-noon (CST) on Tuesday, December 5th, 2023. Please telephone call at (512) 974- 8045 and/or email alejandra.mireles@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 Aging Primary Representative: Alternate Representative: Serita Fontanesi Antonio Ross Hanna Huang Nayer Sikder Julie Glasser Richard Bondi (Vice- Chair) Commission on Immigrant Affairs Melissa Ortega Leonor Vargas Early Childhood Council Amanda Afifi (Chair) Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission Morgan Davis Rebecca Austen Teresa Ferguson VACANT Eliza Gordon Ivana Neri Muneeb "Meebs" Aslam LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Charles Curry Melissa Taylor JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING AGENDA December 6th, 2023 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Jennifer Powell Lira Ramirez MEETING 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 COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on SEPTEMBER 27th, 2023. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. DISCUSSION ITEM 3. Jessica King, Director of Chief Communications, Communication and Public Information Office. Opportunity for funds for organizations who host events aligned with the city’s “We all belong” campaign. Discussion on the last JIC Budget Town Halls and next steps. Discussion on a social media campaign for promoting ten quality-of-life commissions and the bond oversight commission vacancies. (including for distribution throughout PARD locations) Discussion on upcoming APH’s LGBTQI+’s health resource fair on December 9th, 2023. 5. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. Discussion and possible action item on writing a similar JIC Recommendation as the Human Rights Commission’s Recommendation for a City of Austin Resolution on Combating Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Anti-Arab Sentiments in the City of Austin to Promote Peach for All. Discussion about the Commission on Aging Recommendation’s regarding past budget recommendations (which recommendations are completed, how much money is allocated for the recommendations, and which department or staff are tasked with carrying out the recommendation) and possible action to write a similar JIC Recommendation. 4. 7. JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING AGENDA December 6th, 2023 8. Discussion and possible action item on a JIC Recommendation for an Austin Board and Commission Budget Tracker of Recommendations. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Discussion on list of City of Austin executive/director vacancies and possible action to pass a JIC Recommendation to City Council on appointments and hiring (city executives and directors). Discussion and possible action item on JIC Recommendation on additional reporting from the city of Austin on demographic data that the JIC would like to see from city of Austin departments. Discussion and possible action for writing a recommendation that the city make all COA meetings hybrid, unless indicated otherwise by law, because the city is working towards sustainability. Discussion and possible action for putting together emergency essential kits for distribution to different communities with promotional materials and resources. Discussion and possible action on writing a Recommendation for the creation of a Commission for Indigenous Persons. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 14. Action/updates on the current workgroups and membership of the workgroups. (Housing, Quality-of-Life, Guiding Document, & Budget) WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS 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, Alejandra Mireles at (512) 974-8045 or email at alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Joint Inclusion Committee, please contact Alejandra Mireles at (512) 974-8045 or (preferably) via email at alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov.