Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

REGULAR MEETING of the LGBTQ QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Monday, July 8, 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 • Melissa Taylor • Brandon Wollerson Page 1 of 4  • Charles Curry • Gary Brown Present: Jerome Benson (Jerry Joe) • Yuri G Barragán • Brigitte Bandit • • David Garza • John Scott Neal • Mariana Krueger • Morgan Davis • Alexander Andersen PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None MOTION TO SUSPEND ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER Motioned by Commissioner Neal and seconded by Commissioner Anderson, it passed unanimously by roll call vote and Commissioner Garza abstaining. 1. Motion by Commissioner Benson, Seconded by Commissioner Anderson, to approve the minutes of the Commission’s Regular Meeting on June 10, 2024, passed unanimously by roll call vote. 2. Briefing on the LGPOA Conference from Sergeant Michael Wilmore-Crumrine from the Austin 3. Briefing on Monkey Pox from Isbel Cantu, Mpox/Flu Program Coordinator from Austin Public APPROVAL OF MINUTES STAFF BRIEFINGS Police Department. Health. DISCUSSION ITEMS working group. 4. Updates from the Community and Communication working group and the chair selection for the Commissioner Anderson is chair of the working group. Working group to present update at next meeting in August. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve a recommendation from the New Commissioner Working group for a nomination to Page 2 of 4  the commission. Tabled until next month, the working group will bring suggested applicants to the next meeting in August. 6. Approve a recommendation to the Council to conduct a feasibility study for an LGBTQIA+ Cultural Center. Motion by Commissioner Anderson Seconded by Commissioner Davis to approve a recommendation 20240708-06 Feasibility Task Force for an LGBTQIA+ Cultural Center passed unanimously by roll call vote. 7. Approve a working group for Austin's PRIDE Month and PRIDE-associated events and planning schedule. Tabled until next month. for a strategic planning meeting. 8. Discussion of the commission's next area of focus and short and long-term goals and set a date Round robin of potential strategic direction and focus of the commission: • Focus on increasing inclusion of POC in community events. • Protect the community from potential hate crimes in queer spaces and events. • Designated queer shelter and community center. Making housing more accessible to the community. • Accommodating queer unhoused people, in a gender binary shelter system. • Creating pathways to homeownership for queer people who may be low-income. • Healthcare budget to support APH & our queer community, disability Justice • Better reaching our community quicker with real-time updates to laws, resources, and information for the community. Need to be able to mobilize the community quickly. • Make sure the City is using the full LGBTQIA+ name of our community. • LGBTQIA+ Cultural Center, a central gathering place, for information, housing, healthcare, and other resources • Making sure core safety services, Fire, Police, EMS, Austin Water, and Austin Energy and functioning and well prepared for emergencies like Winter Storm Uri. A special called meeting for August 19th at 6 pm. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS New Cultural Center working group ADJOURNMENT The chair adjourned at 9:14 PM. Page 3 of 4  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 8/12/24 meeting on Chair Neal’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioner Brown abstained. Page 4 of 4