LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Regular Meeting of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Quality of Life Advisory Commission

Agenda — original pdf

Versión en español a continuación. LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting January 11, 2021 LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission to be held January 11, 2021, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (January 10, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the January 11, 2021, LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-2154 or neal.falgoust@austintexas.gov no later than noon January 10, 2021. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to neal.falgoust@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission la January 11, 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social. Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (January 10, 2021, antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de junta en (512) 974-2154, neal.falgoust@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para …

Approved Minutes — original pdf

LGBTQ QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES The LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on Monday, January 11, 2021, via videoconference. Chair Victor Martinez called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. Members in Attendance: Martinez, Baeza, Curry, Daniels, Doughty, Dowling, Kathryn Gonzales, Saul Gonzalez, Hines, Kirby, Taylor, Wollerson Staff in Attendance: Staff Liaison Neal Falgoust PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – The minutes of December 7, 2020, were approved as submitted without objection. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Charles Robbins of HMA Associates provided an update on the LGBTQ Quality of Life Study. Charles provided demographic statistics for the attendees of two town halls. The study team has begun conducting targeted stakeholder interviews. The community-wide survey will be released to specific community partners within the next week. b. Edna Yang of American Gateways provided a presentation on the organization’s services and how they are supported by the funding it receives from the City of Austin. Edna asked the commission to support additional funding for immigration legal representation. c. Chair Martinez provided an update to the commission concerning the City’s budget deliberations and community outreach. The commission will not conduct its own individual town hall but will join other commissions to conduct topical town halls that focus on strategic outcomes. ADJOURNMENT – Chair Martinez adjourned the meeting at 8:29 p.m. without objection.