EMMA S. BARRIENTOS MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER ADVISORY BOARD SPECIAL CALLED MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022 6:00 PM City Hall – Boards and Commissions Room 301 W. Second St. Austin, TX 78701 Some members of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory Board may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by 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. To register call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3771 or michelle.rojas@austintexas.gov BOARD MEMBERS David Goujon, Chair Arthur Navarro, Vice Chair Gerardo Gandy, Member Ricardo Maga Rojas, Member Tomas Salas, Member Wayne Lopes, Member Claudia Massey, Member Endi Silva, Member AGENDA Citizens wishing to speak on the agenda and non-agenda related items must sign up at least ten minutes before the meeting is called to order. Citizens may speak on non-agenda items under the Citizens Communications section of the agenda. Citizens may speak on an agenda related item after a presentation on the item has been made, except that Citizens may not speak after City staff reports. Speakers signed up at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns. Boards and Commissions follow the same rules as City Council meetings. CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed (3) three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. PRESENTATIONS a. Presentation by Heidi Tse, Project Manager and the joint venture of Miro Rivera Architects and Tatiana Bilbao Studios on the Schematic Design for Phase 2. 2. NEW BUSINESS Rojas) 3. ADJOURNMENT a. Discussion and possible action on Phase 2 Schematic Design. (Goujon, Maga The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American 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 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Michelle Rojas at the Parks and Recreation Department, …
EMMA S. BARRIENTOS MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Wednesday, January 26, 2022 ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Advisory Board convened via in person and video conferencing. Board Members in Attendance: David Goujon, Chair Art Navarro, Vice Chair Gerardo Gandy, Member Ricardo Maga Rojas, Member Tomas Salas, Member Endi Silva, Member Wayne Lopes, Member Board Member Absent: Claudia Massey, Member Staff in Attendance: Olivia Tamzarian, ESB-MACC Supervisor CALL TO ORDER: Chair Goujon called the Board Meeting to order at 6:10 pm. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Leonard Davila expressed his concerns with the accommodations for large outdoor events. He mentioned his concerns for the size of the Zocalo being cut down. Larry Amado expressed concern that the schematic design had already been presented to the design commission and felt it should have been presented to the MACC board first. He also expressed his issues with the community engagement process and understood the constraints due to COVID but felt like more engagement needed to happen in the community. He expressed his concern for the size of the Zocalo. Mario Campos expressed his support for the schematic design. He also mentioned the need for more mentorship programs for youth. He would like to see more educational programs in technology and programs that will provide opportunities to create generational wealth. Chair Goujon encouraged all community members to participate in future meetings. Francisco Rosales presented his background as the chair for Latinos in Architecture wanted to commend the design team on the schematic design of Phase 2. He also expressed the importance of having community engagement at the forefront. He also extended possibility of collaborations with LIA as needed. 1 1. PRESENTATIONS (AGENDA ITEM 1a) A) Presentation by Heidi Tse, Project Manager and the joint venture of Miro Rivera Architects and Tatiana Bilbao Studios on the Schematic Design for Phase 2. Heidi Tse recounted the number of community engagement meetings and introduced the joint venture team. Miguel Rivera presented the schematic design drawings and expressed the work that had been done in the past year and three months. He discussed the extension of the north and south wings, the control access for the Zocalo, and new space proposed for the lake level. Juan Miro added that the original design of Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon had a strong form and this design showed that the idea continued. Rivera also responded to the …
