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Approved Minutes

JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES The JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) convened a REGULAR meeting on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2024, at 3:00 P.M. CST in the CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS RM #1101 (301 W. 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701) Chair AMANDA AFIFI called the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Hispanic Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission: Amanda Afifi (Chair) Commission on Aging: Richard Bondi (Vice Chair) Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission: Sonny Sin Commission on Immigrant Affairs: Melissa Ortega Commission for Women: Julie Glasser Early Childhood Council: Leonor Vargas Human Rights Commission: Morgan Davis Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities: Jennifer Powell Commissioners Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission: Serita Fontanesi or Antonio Ross PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 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. Kathy Mitchell, shares about the Community Investment Budget which 44 organizations have signed and requests that the JIC endorse. 100% community based budget that was developed months in advance and does not represent a coalition of vendors. Kathy shares that the budget process may be conservative and that she is available to return to the JIC to present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission: Jerry Joe Benson 1 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on MAY 29th, 2024. The minutes were approved on COMMISSIONER MORGAN DAVIS’ motion, COMMISSIONER JENNIFER POWELL’s second, on a 9-0 vote. (Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission’s Serita Fontanesi or Antonio Ross). STAFF BRIEFING 2. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Staff briefing on 2024 updates of City of Austin Demographics by Lila Valencia, City Demographer. Lila Valencia presents and shares updates to the Commission. COMMISSIONERS AMANDA AFIFI, RICHARD BONDI, and JENNIFER POWELL discuss follow up questions regarding SOGI, housing, and disability data in 1hr:12mins:20secs of the recording. Update on adding the Commission on Veterans Affairs to the Joint Inclusion Committee. No new updates at this time; waiting to hear an update from the City’s Audit and Finance Committee’s meeting on the July 23rd. Update on email communications about possible collaboration with the College Student Commission. COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI shares that students are breaking for the summer, and that the JIC could readdress the discussion in the fall. Update from Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission, regarding Austin & Travis County Food Plan. COMMISSIONER SONNY SIN shares that the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission received a staff briefing regarding Austin Travis County’s draft food plan and that the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission has a working group. Staff forwarded presentation to JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE. Discuss Joint Inclusion Committee’s Annual Review and Report. COMMISSIONER AMANDA AFIFI reads portion of draft report. COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI shares how other commissions include working groups in reports and asks JIC Commissioners to communicate with COMMISSIONER AFIFI if they participated in a group. COMMISSIONER SONNY SIN asks for a due date and the Commission shares July 19th. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. Conduct officer elections for the Vice Chair. COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI is APPROVED as the JOINT INCLUSION 2 4. 5. 6. COMMITTEE’S VICE-CHAR on COMMISSIONER AMANDA AFIFI’s motion, COMMISSIONER MORGAN DAVIS’s second on an 8-0 vote (Abstain: Commissioner Richard Bondi; Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission’s Serita Fontanesi or Antonio Ross.) Approve Joint Inclusion Committee’s FY26 Budget Townhalls dates and meeting locations. COMMISSIONERS AMANDA AFIFI and RICHARD BONDI provide an overview. COMMISSIONERS JENNIFER POWELL, BONDI, AFIFI, LEONOR VARGAS, SONNY SIN, and JULIA GLASSER discuss dates and purpose of the FY26 Town Halls at 22mins:20seconds. FY26 Budget Townhalls dates and meeting location is APPROVED on COMMISSIONER SONNY SIN’s motion; COMMISSIONER LEONOR VARGAS’s second, on a 9-0 vote (Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission’s Serita Fontanesi or Antonio Ross.) Approve the creation of a Workgroup to investigate the involvement of Indigenous People and/or Native Americans to afford the group a voice in the City of Austin. COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI summarizes that JIC has been investigating this for about 8 months and COMMISSIONER AMANDA AFIFI shares the historical factors in the relationship with the city. The creation of a Working Group to investigate the involvement of Indigenous People and/or Native Americans to afford the group a voice in the City of Austin is APPROVED on COMMISSIONER AMANDA AFIFI’s motion, COMMISSIONER MELISSA ORTEGA’s second on an 8-0 vote (Off the dais: Early Childhood Council’s Leonor Vargas. Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission’s Serita Fontanesi or Antonio Ross.) Workgroup Member: Commissioner Richard Bondi. Approve endorsing the Commission for Women’s Recommendation 20240605-005 supporting affordable childcare in the greater Austin area. COMMISSIONER JULIE GLASSER shares the history of the Recommendation. The Joint Inclusion Committee’s endorsement of the Commission for Women’s Recommendation 20240605-005 PASSES on COMMISSIONER MELISSA ORTEGA’S motion, COMMISSIONER MORGAN DAVIS’s second, on an 8-0 vote (Off the dais: Early Childhood Council’s Leonor Vargas. Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission’s Serita Fontanesi or Antonio Ross.) WORKING GROUP UPDATES 11. Budget & Policy Priorities Workgroup – updates on issues related to the FY24-25 City Budget (Budget & Policy Priorities Workgroup Members: Commissioners Richard Bondi, Morgan Davis, Melissa Ortega). No updates. 8. 9. 10. 3 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS CIB presentation October meeting and special called Meet with TC Broadnax Depending on (Sin, Bondi, Afifi, Fowler, Annual report Important of sharing with Commissions ADJOURNMENT:4:46 The minutes were APPROVED at the JULY 24th, 2024 Regular Joint Inclusion Committee meeting on COMMISSIONER JENNIFER POWELL’s motion, COMMISSIONER JERRY JOE BENSON’s second, on a 6-0 vote. (Off the dais: Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission’s Commissioner Nayer Sikder and Commission on Aging’s Richard Bondi. Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission’s Commissioners Elaina Fowler or Antonio Ross and Early Childhood Council’s Commissioners Leonor Vargas and Eliza Gordon). 4