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Approved Minutes

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.