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Approved Minutes

REGULAR MEETING of the LGBTQ QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Monday, February 12, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. City of Austin Permitting and Development Center, Room 1401 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Austin, Texas 78752 MEETING MINUTES Some members of the Commission may be participating by 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, contact Alyssa Parra, the Commission’s staff liaison, at 512-974-2934 or Alyssa.Parra@AustinTexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Commissioner Dereca Sims Christian Aguirre Yuri G Barragán VACANT Jerome Benson David Garza J. Scott Neal, Chair CALL TO ORDER Appointment Commissioner Gary Brown District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 Mariana Krueger Brandon Wollerson Marti Bier Charles Curry Dr. Melissa Taylor Morgan Davis Alexander Andersen Minutes Appointment District 8 District 9 District 10 Mayor Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder Vice Chair Aguirre called to order at 7:05 PM ROLL CALL: Absent: • Marti Bier • Mariana Krueger Page 1 of 4  Present: Jerome Benson John Scott Neal (virtual) ● Dereca Sims (virtual) ● Christian Aguirre ● Yuri G Barragán (virtual) ● ● David Garza ● ● Gary Brown ● Brandon Wollerson ● Charles Curry • Melissa Taylor (virtual) ● Morgan Davis ● Alexander Andersen PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No public communication MOTION TO SUSPEND ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER Motioned by Commissioner Aguirre and seconded by Commissioner Curry, passed unanimously by roll call vote with Commissioner Garza abstaining. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Motion by Commissioner Wollerson, seconded by Commissioner Davis, to approve the minutes of the Commission’s Regular Meeting on January 8, 2023. Passed unanimously. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION 2. FY 24-29 Consolidated Plan Community Needs Assessment Presentation & Discussion Presented by: Chris Duran, Senior Research Analyst, Housing Department, Julie Smith, Community Engagement Specialist, Housing Department, Jamey May, Housing & Community Development Officer, Housing Department, Susan Watkins, Housing Division Manager, Housing Department, Leslie Boyd, Acting Public Health Program Manager II, Austin Public Health. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion on Trans Protections Recommendation to the council. 4. Approve a recommendation to the council on Emergency Housing Assistance. Motion by Commissioner Wollerson, Seconded by Commissioner Davis, Passed via roll call vote, all in favor except Commissioner Garza voting no. 5. Approve a recommendation to the council for a Budget for LGBTQIA+ Affirming Mental Healthcare. Motion to approve the recommendation as amended by Commissioner Curry and Page 2 of 4  seconded by Commissioner Davis. Motion passes with roll call vote, commissioners Wollerson & Davis recusing, and a vote of no from Commissioner Garza. 6. Discussion and possible action to approve budget recommendations to the council tabled until the next meeting. March Meeting. was taken. taken 7. Approve a recommendation to the council on demographic data that has been tabled until the 8. Approve a recommendation to the council on vacant commissioner positions. No action 9. Approve a motion to adjust or confirm the March Commission meeting date and time. No action 10. Approve a motion to adjust the start time of the April 15 Commission meeting to start at 6:30 PM. Motion By Commissioner Garza, seconded by Wollerson, passed unanimously by roll call vote. 11. Approve a motion to create new working groups for Communication and Community Outreach 13. Update from the New Commissioner & Increasing Community Input Working Group, tabled until next tabled until the next commission meeting. WORKING GROUP UPDATES Members: Curry, Davis, Wollerson meeting. Members: Neal, Garza, Aguirre, Sims, and Bier 12. Update from the budget working group, tabled until next meeting. 14. Update from Housing Working Group. Members: Curry, Davis, Aguirre, Griffin, Hawkins, Church Housing workshop on either March 2 or March 9th. 15. Update from the Cultural Center Working Group, tabled until next meeting. Members: Wollerson, Davis, Barragán 16. Update from the Demographic Data Working Group, tabled until next meeting. Members: Curry, Aguirre FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Update from homeless services, regarding the rebranded homeless shelter. ADJOURNMENT Page 3 of 4  The chair adjourned at 9:15 PM. 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 two days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please get in touch with Alyssa Parra, the Commission’s staff liaison, at 512-974-2934 or Alyssa.Parra@AustinTexas.gov for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission, please get in touch with Alyssa Parra, the Commission’s staff liaison, at 512-974-2934 or Alyssa.Parra@AustinTexas.gov. The minutes were approved at the 3/11/24 meeting on Commissioner Garza’s motion, Commissioner Andersen’s second on a 12-0 vote, with commissioner Kruger abstaining. Page 4 of 4