Agenda Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) February 26 2025 Meeting — original pdf

Agenda

Regular Meeting of the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) Wednesday, February 26th, 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 Division) 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 Diana Melendez Richard Bondi (Vice-Chair) Teresa Ferguson Miriam Dorantes Melissa Ortega Becky Bullard 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 REGULAR MEETING on JANUARY 22, 2025. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion on the Budget Recommendation Writing Process for the Joint Inclusion Committee’s member Commissions. Discussion on member Commissions FY26 Budget Recommendation’s topics and progress. Discussion on maintaining quorum in the Joint Inclusion Committee’s member Commissioners through the FY2025-26 Budget Recommendation writing period by using the City’s holdover period. Discussion on updates from the Commission on Aging on the Age Friendly Action Plan as it relates to the JIC. Discussion on upcoming nominations for the annual Commission on Aging’s Community Service Awards. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. Approve a recommendation to establish an Office of Military and Veterans Affairs and Resources Center. Approve fiscal year 2025-26 budget recommendation, 20240212012 Older Adult Focus at City Job Fairs from the Commission on Aging. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. Approve fiscal year 2025-26 budget recommendation for sustained funding of the Equity Division’s Undoing Racism Workshop through the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond. STAFF BRIEFINGS 10. Briefing from Kerri Lang, Director of Office of Budget and Organizational Excellence, Katie Stewart, Manager of Budget and Performance, and Blake Johnson, Budget Analyst II as to the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget process, how and when Boards and Commissions’ Budget Recommendations with be considered and included in the budget, and the financial forecast for 2026-2030. Briefing from Adrienne Sturrup, Director of Austin Public Health, as to Austin Public Health’s Bond Process. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 12. 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). Emergency Preparedness Workgroup. Update on meetings, FY26 Budget Recommendations and next steps. (Workgroup members: Commissioners Amanda Afifi, Richard Bondi, Melissa Ortega, and Lisa Chang). Get to Know Your Commissions Workgroup. Updates on projects and input from community organizations. (Workgroup members: Commissioners Amanda Afifi, Richard Bondi, and Elaina Fowler). 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 Division’s Equity and Inclusion Program 11. 13. 14. 15. 3 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. 4