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Agenda

Regular Meeting of the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) Wednesday, June 25th, 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 Primary Representative: Justin Parsons Alternate Representative: Alexandra Anderson Nirali J Thakkar Nayer Sikder Commission for Women Diana Melendez Richard Bondi Melissa Ortega Commission on Aging Commission on Immigrant Affairs Commission on Veterans Affairs Bryce F Laake-Stanfield Early Childhood Council Hispanic/Latino Quality-of-Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission LGBTQ+ Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Alice Navarro Amanda Afifi (Chair) Jeffrey Clemmons Jerry Joe Benson Lisa Chang Becky Bullard Teresa Ferguson Miriam Dorantes Vacant Andrea McIllwain Daniela Silva Muneeb "Meebs" Aslam Katie Coyne Conor H. Kelly 1 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 May 28th, 2025. STAFF BRIEFING 2. Staff briefing to provide an introduction and overview of the Office of Equity and Inclusion by Dr. Lindsey Wilson, Director, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Shafina Khaki, Human Rights Officer, Office of Equity and Inclusion, and Enrique Serrano, Civil Rights Officer, Office of Equity and Inclusion. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. 4. 5. 6. Discussion on Joint Inclusion Committee meeting norms and commissioner expectations, including a review of conduct guidelines for all commissioners, a review of the standard two-hour meeting duration, and strategies to maintain quorum throughout meetings. Discussion on attendance records for Joint Inclusion Committee commissioners, including a review of past absence rates and consideration of measures to support consistent participation. Discussion on JIC collaborating with other Public Safety Commission, Community Development Commission, Ethics Review Commission, and Austin Youth Council. Discussion on the June 3rd memorandum from the Intergovernmental Relations Office to Mayor and City Council providing a State Legislative Update on the 89th Texas Legislature, and discussion of how the legislative outcomes may affect the Joint Inclusion Committee’s work. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. 8. Conduct officer elections for the position of the 2025 Joint Inclusion Committee’s Vice- Chair. Discussion and possible action to approve of a Joint Inclusion Committee Recommendation to Council for Additional Funds for Immigrant Affairs Quality of Life Study. 2 9. 10. 11. 12. Discussion and possible action to approve event dates and locations for multiple in- person and virtual combined Community Input & Know Your Commission sessions to increase community awareness of Quality of Life commissions and to drive Joint Inclusion Committee budget recommendations. Discussion and possible action to approve a budget recommendation to City Council in support of the Community Investment Budget FY25-26. Discussion and possible action to approve Commissioner Jerry Joe Benson’s draft recommendation to City Council regarding the proposed expansion of the Austin Police Department’s Office of the Community Liaison, including feedback and suggestions from Joint Inclusion Committee members. Discussion and possible action to create a workgroup to evaluate future member commissions for inclusion of the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC), which would involve changing bylaws to include these additional commissions and review existing commissions/groups for possible inclusion or collaboration with the JIC. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 13. 14. 15. Budget & Policy Priorities Workgroup – updates regarding timeline for City approving the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget. Specifically: (Workgroup Members: Justin Parsons, Richard Bondi, Amanda Afifi, Jerry Joe Benson, and Lisa Chang). Texas Legislative Workgroup – updates on reviewing bills that were approved from the 89th Legislative Session, which would impact the Joint Inclusion Committee, and its member commissions, for follow up and advocacy. (Workgroup Members: Commissioners Amanda Afifi, Richard Bondi, and Diana Melendez). Emergency Preparedness Workgroup. Update on workgroup meetings with follow up steps from fiscal year 2025-26 budget recommendations. (Workgroup Members: Commissioners Amanda Afifi, Richard Bondi, Melissa Ortega, and Lisa Chang). 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 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 via email at alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. 3