July 11, 2025 Draft Minutes — original pdf

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JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025 The Joint Inclusion Committee convened in a special called meeting on July 11, 2025, in the Boards and Commissions Room at City Hall located at 301 W 2ND St. in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Bondi called the Joint Inclusion Committee meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Vice Chair Bondi Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Chair Afifi, Commissioners Commissioner’s Benson, Chang, Clemmons, Laake-Stanfield, Melendez, Navarro, and Ortega. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no general communication speakers. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Recap and discussion of the presentation made by Austin Public Health (APH) to the Equity Action Team (EAT) meeting on June 25, 2025, on the structure, funding mechanisms, and equity implications of APH. Commissioner Laake-Stanfield provided a review of the presentation made by APH to the EAT meeting. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Approve a recommendation to City Council regarding protecting and sustaining local public health infrastructure and equity at APH in Austin and discuss public and council engagement strategy. The motion to approve the recommendation to City Council regarding protecting and sustaining local public health infrastructure and equity at APH was approved on Commissioner Ortega’s motion, Commissioner Laake-Stanfield’s second on a 9-0 vote. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Commissioner Chang requested a future item and presentation from Austin Public Health and Cap Metro to discuss funding for transportation. JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025 Vice Chair Bondi adjourned the meeting at 4:32 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the DATE meeting on BOARD MEMBER’s motion, BOARD MEMBER second on a – vote