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Agenda

REGULAR MEETING of the LGBTQ QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Monday, September 9, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. City of Austin Permitting and Development Center, Room 1401/1402 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Austin, Texas 78752 MEETING AGENDA 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 VACANT Katie Coyne Yuri G Barragán Brigitte Bandit Jerome Benson David Garza J. Scott Neal, Chair CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Appointment Commissioner Appointment District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 Garry Brown Mariana Krueger Brandon Wollerson Rocío Fierro-Perez Charles Curry Dr. Melissa Taylor Morgan Davis Alexander Andersen AGENDA District 8 District 9 District 10 Mayor Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder The first ten speakers signed up before the meeting is called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Page 1 of 4  MOTION TO SUSPEND ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission's regular meeting on August 12, 2024. 2. Briefing on the Equity-Based Preservation Plan from Cara Bertron, Program Manager, Planning Department, and Rocio Peña-Martinez, Preservation Plan Working Group member. STAFF BRIEFINGS DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Discussion of the use of Roberts's Rules of Order at commission meetings. 4. Discussion of the commission's high-level public relations strategy. 5. Update from Commissioner Curry from the Equity Action Team budget work session as it relates to the commission. 6. Discussion of claims of State discrimination against trans-Texans concerning sexual identification on state documents. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Council. 7. Approve a recommendation for the approval of the Equity-Based Preservation Plan to the City 8. Approve a recommendation appointing commissioners to the Imagine Austin Planning Group. 9. Approve a recommendation for a commissioner to speak on behalf of the commission to the community at the Unite the Fight gala, speaking on the commission's achievements and how to get involved with the commission's work. 10. Approve a recommendation for a commissioner to speak on behalf of the commission to Spectrum News Media, speaking on the commission's achievements and goals and how to get involved with the commission's work. 11. Approve a recommendation from the New Commissioner Working group for nominations to the vacant stakeholder positions on the commission. 12. Approve a Joint Inclusion Commission alternate representative. 13. Approve the creation of a working group to provide a recommendation on the commission's strategic planning, next area of focus, and short and long-term goals. Page 2 of 4  14. Approve a recommendation to hold a vaccine clinic immediately before the October and/or November commission meetings. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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. Page 3 of 4