Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

REGULAR MEETING of the LGBTQ QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Monday, June 10, 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. Appointment Commissioner Gary Brown District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 Mariana Krueger Brandon Wollerson VACANT Charles Curry Dr. Melissa Taylor Morgan Davis Alexander Andersen Minutes Appointment District 8 District 9 District 10 Mayor Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder Stakeholder CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Commissioner Dereca Sims VACANT Yuri G Barragán Brigitte Bandit Jerome Benson David Garza J. Scott Neal, Chair CALL TO ORDER Chair Scott called to order at 7:08 PM ROLL CALL: Absent: • Dereca Sims • Yuri G Barragán • Melissa Taylor Page 1 of 4  Present: John Scott Neal Jerome Benson (Jerry Joe) • Brigitte Bandit • • David Garza • • Gary Brown • Mariana Krueger • Brandon Wollerson • Charles Curry • Morgan Davis (virtual) • Alexander Andersen (virtual) PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None MOTION TO SUSPEND ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER Motioned by Commissioner Brown and seconded by Commissioner Curry, it passed unanimously without opposition and Commissioner Garza abstaining. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Motion by Commissioner Wollerson, Seconded by Commissioner Garza, to approve the minutes of the Commission’s Regular Meeting on May 15, 2024, passed unanimously by roll call vote. 2. Discussion regarding upcoming community events related to the Commission's mission and goals. Motion by Neal, Seconded by Kruger, to add Commissioner Bandit to the Community and Communication working group, passed without objection. Community and Communication working group to return to our next meeting with a chair selection. 3. Discussion of equity-based preservation plan. 4. Approve a recommendation to the Council to conduct a feasibility study for an LGBTQIA+ Cultural DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Center. Tabled until next month. Page 2 of 4  5. Approve a recommendation to the Council for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity data collection. Tabled until next month. 6. Approve a Vice Chair for the LGBTQ QoL Commission. Motion by Commissioner Neal, seconded by Commissioner Garza, for Commissioner Benson to be our Vice-chair motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Bandit & Beson abstaining, and Commissioner Davis off the dais. 7. Approve a commissioner interview with KUT. Motion by Commissioner Neal, Seconded by Commissioner Garza to have Commissioner Kruger speak on behalf of the commission to KUT. Motion Passed unanimously by roll call vote with Commissioner Kruger abstaining. 8. Approve a budget recommendation working group. Tabled until next month 9. Approve a Cultural Center working group. Motion Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Garza, to extend the working group until next month, passed with no objections. 10. Approve a Community Outreach Working Group. 12. Discussion on rescheduling Austin's PRIDE Month and its associated events and planning from 13. Discussion of the commission's next area of focus and shot and long-term goals 11. Approve a special called meeting date for October. No action was taken. No action taken. August to June. Tabled until next month. Tabled until next month. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Community and Communication working group chair selection Page 3 of 4  ADJOURNMENT The chair adjourned at 9:19 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 7/8/24 meeting on Commissioner Benson, Commissioner Anderson’s second on an 8-0 vote. Page 4 of 4