Agenda Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) Regular Meeting January 22 2025 — original pdf

Agenda

Regular Meeting of the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. CST Boards and Commission Room #1101, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX 78701 and some members may be attending via videoconference Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Alejandra Mireles (Equity and Inclusion Program Coordinator, Equity Office) at (512) 974-8045 or alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. CURRENT JIC MEMBER COMMISSIONS & REPRESENTATIVES: Member Commission: African American Resource Advisory Commission Asian American Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission Commission for Women Primary Representative: Elaina Fowler Alternate Representative: VACANT Sonny Sin Nayer Sikder Julie Glasser Richard Bondi (Vice-Chair) Teresa Ferguson Miriam Dorantes Melissa Ortega Diana Melendez Commission on Aging Commission on Immigrant Affairs Commission on Veterans Affairs Philip Reichert Alice Navarro Early Childhood Council Amanda Afifi (Chair) Hispanic/Latino Quality-of-Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission LGBTQ+ Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Morgan Davis Jerry Joe Benson Jennifer Powell Curtis Wyman Andrea McIllwain Daniela Silva Muneeb "Meebs" Aslam Katie Coyne Lisa Chang 1 PURPOSE OF THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE: City Code § 2-1-204 mandates The Committee shall: 1) advise the council on issues pertaining to equity, diversity, and inclusion; and 2) promote close cooperation between the council, City management, City boards, commissions, committees, and taskforces, and individuals, institutions, and agencies to increase and sustain equity, diversity, and inclusion in the city. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE’s SPECIAL CALLED MEETING on DECEMBER 18, 2024. Briefing from David Gray, Officer of the Homeless Strategy Office and Mandy DeMayo, Department Director of Housing and Planning updates on their offices and departments fiscal year 2024-2025 budget as they are relate to City programs and services for housing and residents experiencing homelessness. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Discussion on the shared website listing FY26 budget recommendations for the Joint Inclusion Committee’s Member Commissions’ Budget Workgroups. Discussion on the Budget Recommendation Writing Process for the Joint Inclusion Committee. Discussion on list of possible budget recommendations topics for the City’s FY26 budget. Discussion on maintaining quorum through the FY2025-26 Budget Recommendation writing period by using the City’s holdover period. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. Approve the creation of a Joint Inclusion Committee Emergency Preparedness Workgroup to investigate existing and planned emergency resources and communication 2 4. 5. 6. 8. 10. processes. Approve the creation of a Joint Inclusion Committee “Get to know your Commissions” Workgroup to investigate and plan an opportunity for communities to get to know the eleven quality of life member commissions of the Joint Inclusion Committee. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 9. Budget & Policy Priorities Workgroup – updates on issues related to the FY25-26 City Budget (Workgroup Members: Commissioners Amanda Afifi, Richard Bondi, Morgan Davis, Melissa Ortega, and Elaina Fowler). Investigating the involvement of Indigenous People and/or Native Americans to afford the group a voice Workgroup. Update on progress connecting with the local Native American community. (Workgroup Members: Commissioners Amanda Afifi, Richard Bondi, Elaina Fowler, and Morgan Davis). 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 Equity and Inclusion 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. 3