Item 1: September 24, 2025 Draft Minutes — original pdf

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JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 The Joint Inclusion Committee convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St. in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Bondi called the Joint Inclusion Meeting to order at 3:07 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Richard Bondi (Vice Chair) Diane Kanawati Justin Parsons Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jerry Joe Benson Nayer Sikder Andrea McIllwain PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Luis Ordaz – ACME/Artist Access Program/Health Issues Hector Ordaz – ACME/Artist Access Program/Health Issues APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Joint Inclusion Committee regular meeting on August 27, 2025. The minutes of the August 27, 2025 meeting were approved on Alternate Member McIllwain’s motion, Committee Member Benson’s second on a 6-0 vote. Committee members Afifi, Chang, Dorantes, Laake-Stanfield, Melendez, and Navarro were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion regarding the potential to change the commission’s meeting time and dates in 2026. Discussed. 1 3. Discussion on the progress of the Public Safety Commission changes to allow for Quality- of-Life Commissions to attend and participate. Discussed. 4. Discussion regarding the potential to create a Secretary position on the commission. Discussed. 5. Discussion regarding best practices for agenda finalization meetings. Discussed. 6. Discussion regarding potential dates for virtual input sessions in October and November. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. Approve the formation of a working group to explore the structure of the Equity Office as an independent office and establishing the Human Rights Division as an independent office. The motion to approve the formation of a working group to explore the structure of the Equity Office as an independent office and establishing the Human Rights Division as an independent office was approved on Alternate Member Kanawati’s motion, Committee Member Parsons’ second on a 6-0 vote. Committee members Afifi, Chang, Dorantes, Laake-Stanfield, Melendez, and Navarro were absent. The motion to approve Committee Members Benson, Boni, Parsons, and Kanawati as members of the working group was approved on Alternate Member McIllwain’s motion, Alternate Member Sikder’s second on a 6-0 vote. Committee members Afifi, Chang, Dorantes, Laake-Stanfield, Melendez, and Navarro were absent. 8. Approve the formation of a working group to provide feedback on the City’s digital access program. The motion to approve the formation of a working group to provide feedback on the City’s digital access program was approved on Alternate Member Kanawati’s motion, Committee Member Parson’s second on a 6-0 vote. Committee members Afifi, Chang, Dorantes, Laake-Stanfield, Melendez, and Navarro were absent. Members: Committee members Afifi, Benson, McIllwain 2 9. Approve the formation of a working group to research and recommend potential bylaw amendments to ensure bylaws align with the mission of the JIC and set up the JIC to be more effective in the future. The motion to approve the formation of a working group to research and recommend potential bylaw amendments to ensure bylaws align with the mission of the JIC and set up the JIC to be more effective in the future was approved on Committee Member Benson’s motion, Alternate Member Kanawati’s second on a 6-0 vote. Committee members Afifi, Chang, Dorantes, Laake-Stanfield, Melendez, and Navarro were absent. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 10. 11. Update from the Budget Priorities Working Group providing a summary of the September 5th meeting and path forward. Update by Vice Chair Bondi. Update from the Community Liaison Officer Revamp Working Group regarding plans to reach out to the Office of Police Oversight and get input from stakeholders and community organizations on the proposal. Update by Committee Member Benson. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Amend annual schedule – Bondi Amend bylaws to create Secretary- Bondi Approve membership changes to working groups – Kanawati Vice Chair Bondi adjourned the meeting at 4:45 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the DATE meeting on BOARD MEMBER’s motion, BOARD MEMBER second on a (vote count) vote. 3