Apr 09, 2021 Mayor&#39;s Committee for People with Disabilities

THE MOVE.

IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S A CONDITIONAL RELAPSE.

SECOND.

UH, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE THINK OF LIFE BY SAYING AYE.

POINT OF CLARIFICATION PATIENT.

GREAT WORK AS ALWAYS DAVID AND APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK.

UM, JOHN PATRISSE AND HANNAH, ARE YOU ON THE CALL? OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA, UM, JUST A COUPLE POINTS OF ORDER.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE SHUFFLING OF THE AGENDA.

UH, COMMISSIONER HELLO OR LASKY HAS ASKED US TO HAVE HER JOIN INCLUSION COMMITTEE REPORT AND STRICKEN FROM THE AGENDA.

SO OUR, SINCE IT WAS ASKED AFTER THE MINISTER, THE AGENDA WAS POSTED, I'M GOING TO REMOVE FROM THE AGENDA AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON JOHN PETROS AND HANNAH UP TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION.

SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTIONS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

[3A. Presentation by Hannah Barron of COA Smart Mobility Office and John Petrous of Tappy Guide regarding beta testing of smart mobility app]

UM, THE ITEM IS GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY CONSIDERED DURING THE NEXT JOINT INCLUSION MEETING.

UM, I HAD, UM, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION, UH, THAT WE WERE GOING TO, UH, THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO, UH, I HAD SOME CONCERNS THAT IT WAS BEING REPORTED AS I WAS BEING PUT DOWN AS WE WERE ABSOLUTELY CONSIDERING THIS, UH, WE WERE GOING TO, UH, IT WAS BEING POTENTIALLY TOSSED ABOUT FOR OUR NEXT AGENDA.

UH, WE WEREN'T GOING TO VOTE ON IT.

UH, ABSOLUTELY EITHER WAY.

IT WAS JUST, WE WERE ONLY THINKING ABOUT IT.

WELL, IS IT, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ON THE AGENDAS, UM, EX MAGENTO.

SO W W WE, WE HAD JUST, UM, WE WERE IN THE STAGES OF GO BACK TO YOUR COMMISSIONS AND ASK ABOUT IT.

UM, SO WE NEED TO PUT IT ON OUR, UH, ITEM AND TALK ABOUT IT.

UH, LIKE HOW WOULD THIS IMPACT, UM, OUR COMMISSIONS, UH, AND THEN THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE WHERE WE, UH, ARE FOR GREAT, THANK YOU, ROBIN, IN THE DRAFT STAGE.

UM, OUR STEERING COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED TAPI GUIDE AS ONE OF THE WINNERS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

UH, DONNA HANNAH, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

THAT'S YOURS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

UM, I'LL GIVE IT ONE MORE SECOND.

SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

UM, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS HANNAH BARRON.

I'M A BUSINESS PROCESS CONSULTANT FOR THE SMART MOBILITY OFFICE.

UM, WE'RE WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND OF COURSE, UM, WITH THE CITY, UM, WE CAME AND MET WITH YOU ALL A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK AND BRIEFLY DISCUSSED THE CITY ONE CHALLENGE, UM, AND MADE A, A SMALL INTRODUCTION ABOUT TAPPY GUIDE AND SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING WITH THEM SPECIFICALLY, A PILOT, UM, THAT'S USING THEIR APPLICATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY LIVING IN AUSTIN.

UM, THE FOCUS BEING, UM, A SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES, UM, JUST A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND.

THE CITY ONE CHALLENGE WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH FORD MOBILITY THAT WE ENTERED INTO IN 2019.

UM, IT WAS ABOUT AN EIGHT MONTH PROCESS WHERE WE DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOME EQUITY TRAININGS, UM, AND THEN A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UM, AND DIFFERENT STARTUPS AND, UH, PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES TO, UM, IDENTIFY A SOLUTION THAT COULD SOLVE SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS IN AUSTIN.

SO THROUGH THAT PROCESS,

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UM, AND WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO JOHN TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ABOUT THE PILOT.

AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.

AND, UH, I WANTED LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT AT THIS MEETING IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

SO AS EVERYONE MENTIONED, I'M JOHN PETROS, I'M THE FOUNDER AND CREATOR OF KP GUIDE IN WHICH WE HELP THE CITY, ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS BECOME SMARTER FOR PEOPLES WITH DISABILITY.

SO QUICK BACKGROUND ABOUT MYSELF, I'M BORN AND RAISED IN DETROIT.

I'M STILL BASED OUT OF DETROIT, SPENT ABOUT 12 YEARS IN AUTOMOTIVE, BUT I DO COME FROM A FAMILY WITH, UH, PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE DISABILITIES.

MY SISTER AND BROTHER WERE BOTH BORN BLIND AND SO WERE MY TWO COUSINS.

SO GROWING UP MY WHOLE LIFE I'VE WITNESSED THE, UH, THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOME DAILY CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, NAVIGATING CITIES, GETTING RIDES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

UH, TEVYE GUY CAME THROUGH FRUITION FROM ABOUT, UH, FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO.

MY SISTER HAD AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION WHERE SHE WAS TAKING AN UBER FROM THE MALL TO HER APARTMENT COMPLEX.

SHE LIVES IN A VERY LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX.

UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR MY SISTER, SHE WAS DROPPED OFF AT AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LOCATION AND SHE WAS LEFT STRANDED.

FORTUNATELY FOR MY SISTER, HER ROOMMATE WAS HOME.

SHE SHARED HER LOCATION, UH, WITH SERIES OR ROOMMATE, ROOMMATE CAME AND PICKED HER UP.

UH, SO RIGHT THEN AND THERE, THIS HAD TO HAPPEN A LOT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.

SO THAT'S WHEN I WENT AHEAD AND CREATE A TAPPY GUY.

AND, UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO, TO MENTION THAT BOTH JONATHAN AND CATHERINE HAD BEEN AMAZING USERS, THEY'VE BEEN PART OF THE ALPHA AND THE BETA TESTING, AND THEY CAN SPEAK TO SOME OF THEIR EXPERIENCES.

WELL, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE'RE, WE'D LIKE TO VIRTUALLY ASSIST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PROVIDING BOTH REAL TIME, DATA AND LOCATION.

UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE BLIND AND HAVE USED IRA, WE ARE SOME OF THE IRA.

HOWEVER, WE DO ALSO EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE WHEELCHAIR USERS AND THOSE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING AS WELL.

WE ARE THE FIRST MILE LAST MILE SOLUTION PROVIDING BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR NAVIGATION AND GUIDING OUR USERS TO NEW SURROUNDINGS AND WHERE THEY'D LIKE TO GO.

UH, SO BASICALLY THE WAY THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS IS OUR USERS CALL INTO OUR CALL CENTER AND OUR AGENTS RECEIVE TWO LIVE DATA FEEDS FROM OUR USERS.

THE FIRST LIVE DATA FEED IS A, OUR CELL PHONE VIEW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR REAL TIME ENVIRONMENT IS, WHAT YOUR OBSTRUCTIONS ARE.

AND THE SECOND DATA FEED THAT OUR AGENTS RECEIVE OUR LIVE GOOGLE MAP VIEW TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE ON A MAP AND FROM THERE, OUR AGENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GUIDE OUR USERS WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.

WE ALSO TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER SO THAT IF USERS AT HOME AT THEY NEED IDENTIFY MALE, NEED TO IDENTIFY, UH, COLORS OF, OF CLOTHING, UH, YOU KNOW, EXPIRATION ON MILK, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

OUR, OUR AGENTS ARE THERE TO SPEAK ON OUR AGENTS.

UH, WE DO HAVE, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE TEXAS, UH, UH, UH, TEXAS VISION IMPLIED, UH, JESUS, EXCUSE ME.

UM, UH, TEXAS.

SO FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

UM, I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY JUST YESTERDAY.

THANK YOU, JONATHAN.

AND WE'VE WORKED AT THE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOOKED AT TWO OEMS, UM, AND THEY'VE, UH, THEY'VE BEEN VERY GREAT AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY PRODUCED, UH, TRAINING MATERIAL FOR OUR AGENTS ON HOW TO PROPERLY GUIDE AND NAVIGATE ALL OF OUR USERS.

SO WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR AGENTS ARE FULLY TRAINED.

SO OUR AGENTS GO THROUGH, UH, WE HAVE A THREE-HOUR TRAINING PROCESS.

THE FIRST HOUR IS BASICALLY IT'S A DISABILITY ONE-ON-ONE, UM, INTRODUCTION JUST TO DISABILITIES IN GENERAL.

UH, SECOND HOUR IS HOW TO, UH, BASICALLY HELP NAVIGATE PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND.

AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER HOUR, THE THIRD HOURS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF BLIND AS WELL, A DEAF AND DEAF BLIND.

SO AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, INDOOR NIGHT OR IN A MITIGATION, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH, WE'RE WORKING WITH CAPITAL METRO.

THE CITY HAS BEEN AN AMAZING HELP.

THEY'VE PROVIDED US WITH A LOT OF DATA THAT WE, THAT WE'VE ADDED TO OUR DATABASE.

WE CAN HELP USERS AS THEY CALL THEM.

UM, AND ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE VISITING AUSTIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, UH, WE CAN ALSO HELP SENIOR CITIZENS.

SO WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND JUST, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ONE, ONE DISABILITY, WE, WE, OUR TARGET IS TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

UH, CURRENTLY WE ARE IN THE BETA PHASE.

UH, WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE TESTERS AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO JONATHAN AND TO DAVID.

UH, SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF THE BETA, UM, IT IS A PAID BETA TEST.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR ABOUT, UH, 10 HOURS PER WEEK FOR TWO WEEKS.

SO TOTAL 20 HOURS, AND YOUR TIME IS COMPENSATED FOR YOUR WORK.

UM, ALSO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO HELP ENSURE THAT TAPI GUIDE IS A SUCCESS AND THAT HAS LONGTERM, UH, BY ACTIVITIES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERED AGENTS.

SO KIND OF SOMEONE TO HELP BE MY EYES IS THERE'S, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE VOLUNTEER USERS WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERED AGENTS, AND OBVIOUSLY THOSE AGENTS WILL ALSO HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR TRAINING.

THEY WON'T JUST BE REGULAR VOLUNTEERS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PILOT.

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I'VE GOT COMMITMENT FROM, UH, FROM A UW UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENT.

SHE'S GOING TO BE A PART OF THE BETA.

SHE'S GONNA, UH, SHE'S DECIDED INDIVIDUAL.

WHO'S GOING TO BE HELPING, UH, TEST AS AN AGENT, HER AND I WERE TO GO THROUGH THE TRAINING NEXT WEEK.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND ON THAT TO, TO PROVIDE MORE AVAILABILITY.

SO THAT'S TAPPY GUY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AT AND ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU KNOW, THAT WE CAN GET ANY FEEDBACK WE CAN GET, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE OPEN TO IT.

SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME.

AND I'M NOW OPEN TO QUESTIONS.

FIRST I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY TESTIFY THAT THIS SERVICE IS VERY, VERY BENEFICIAL DURING THE BETA TESTING PHASE.

AND THAT DEFINITELY FOR ME PERSONALLY, I PLAN ON UTILIZING IT ONCE IT REACHES THE FULL STAGE AND COMMISSIONER BROADWATER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK ON IT FOR YOUR PERSONAL USAGE, DEFINITELY WELCOME TO, OR ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS? THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

UH, YES, THIS IS A COMMISSIONER, UH, BROADWATER.

UM, UH, AS HE SAID, I USED IT, UH, TO, AND, UM, JOHN KNOWS WHAT, WELL, THEN I WAS VERY PLEASED, UM, WITH HOW IT WORKED.

UM, THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE OF MINOR, UM, THINGS THAT WE FOUND DURING TESTING, BUT THEY'RE VERY, UH, FIXABLE.

SO HE'S WORKING ON THAT VERY DILIGENTLY.

SO, UH, I CAN'T WAIT TILL, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY GO THROUGH THIS NEXT, UH, TEXT TESTING STAGE AND THEN OBVIOUSLY A PILOT AND THEN, YEAH, ONCE IT'S, UM, I'LL FOR EVERYBODY, UM, I WOULD USE IT, I WOULD RECOMMEND OTHERS, UM, DO USE IT.

UM, I TRIED TO FIND, I ASKED MORE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT, SO I'M NOT SURE, UM, AT THE MOMENT, IF, I MEAN MORE OF THEM ARE DOING IT, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANY OF THEM AS OF, UM, THIS MEETING, BUT THE ONES THAT I MENTIONED TO, I WILL GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND, YOU KNOW, SEE IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT OR NOT.

UM, BUT IF THEY CAN'T, UH, AS I SAID, I'M DEFINITELY, I'M GONNA BE A USER WHEN IT'S, WHEN IT'S UP AND RUNNING.

SO THANK YOU, UH, JOHN FOR CREATING SUCH A GREAT, UH, HM.

COMMISSIONER BROWN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION COMMISSIONER SHREK SO FAR THAT THE AGENTS ARE PAID? SO THIS IS, THIS IS EMPLOYMENT.

I KNOW YOU ALSO MENTIONED THE VOLUNTEER.

COULD YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR THE APP, FOR THE BETA? WE ARE LOOKING FOR FOUR TO SIX.

OH, WE DO HAVE FOUR TO SIX PAID, UH, POSITIONS, BUT IT'S ONLY FOR THE, THE BETA PHASE, WHICH IS A TWO WEEK, TWO WEEK PHASE BECAUSE OUR BUDGET IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

SO WE DO HAVE, UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE AGENT BETA TESTING.

AND THEN GO THINKING DOWN THE ROAD, WHAT'S THE LONG-TERM PLAN FOR HOW THAT WOULD FUNCTION, UH, VOLUNTEERS.

SO WE WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST WITH OTHER APPS, FOR INSTANCE, BE MY EYES, THEY HAVE OVER 3 MILLION VOLUNTEERS, UM, AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT TO RECEIVE CALLS.

SO, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW THAT SAME METHOD, UH, FOR THE, FOR THE LONG-TERM AND THE SHORT-TERM, WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE MORE FUNDING TO, UM, AT MINIMUM, HAVE A PAID AMOUNT, A SET PAID AMOUNT FOR AGENTS.

UM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE FUNDING HAS NOT CLEARED YET WHERE AS WE'RE STILL SEEKING.

SO I REALLY CAN'T COMMIT TO THAT JUST YET.

UM, THIS IS HANNAH AND I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD ON THAT FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO, UM, WITH ANY OF OUR PILOTS IS LOOKING AT SUSTAINABILITY.

UM, SO THAT WAS PART OF THIS PROCESS IS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SIDE.

UM, SO JOHN HAS BEEN WORKING, UM, AND BEEN ABLE TO BE MENTORED BY, UM, API, WHICH IS AUSTIN TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR.

SO, UM, THERE'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE THINGS HAPPENING AT ONCE.

IT'S THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE, THE SERVICES AND ITERATIVE PROCESS THAT WE CAN OFFER TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEN, UM, THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR, FOR

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TERM SUSTAINABILITY.

BUT, BUT THAT'S A GREAT, A GREAT QUESTION.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE.

THANK YOU, JOHN AND HANNAH FOR YOUR TIME.

AND, UH, THANK YOU, JOHN.

ONCE AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A BETA TESTER, AS I PLAN ON UTILIZING THIS APP QUITE FREQUENTLY IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND OVER THE WEEKEND.

IS ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA

[2A. Discussion and action: Elections to Select MCPD 2021 Officers- Full Committee]

I WILL HAND THIS OVER TO DAVID.

I WILL BE PUTTING MY NAME IN TO CONTINUE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

DAVID, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

MY FRIEND, THANK YOU, JONATHAN, AS IS TRADITIONALLY.

THE WAY WE HANDLE IT IS I WILL CONDUCT THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, UM, BECAUSE THE PERSON HAS TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE LIMITED TO THE SIX COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW.

UH, WE'LL START OFF WITH, AND THIS WAS, UM, DIRECTED THROUGH, UM, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, ALL THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS COMMITTEES AND QUALITY OF LIFE GROUPS ARE REQUIRED TO SELECT A SLATE OF OFFICERS BY THE END OF APRIL TO BE INSTALLED BY MAY, UH, THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY AI.

AND SO, UH, SINCE, UH, THIS IS OUR FINAL MEETING BEFORE THE END OF APRIL, UH, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

UH, I DID HEAR THAT JONATHAN HAS, UH, SELF NOMINATED, VOLUNTEERED, ACCEPTED A NOMINATION FOR THE CHAIR.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR FOR CHAIR OF THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE, UH, FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND I WILL ASK THREE TIMES PER ROBERT'S RULES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR? ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR HEARING? NONE.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO NOMINATE, UH, JONATHAN FRANKS AS THE CHAIR OF THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES COMMISSIONER CARNES ASKED WHILE I MOVED, THAT WE NOMINATE, UH, UH, CHAIR FRANCS TO CONTINUE IN THE ROLE OF CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RICKARD.

JOSH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS COMMISSIONER LASKY.

I'VE SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AND JONATHAN, YOU CAN VOTE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, CHAIR FRANCS.

YOU ARE NOW BACK IN CONTROL OF THE MEETING AND YOU CAN CONDUCT THE NOMINATION AND PROCESS FOR YOUR, UH, TONIGHT, YOUR VICE CHAIR.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR CONTINUED CONFIDENCE AND THE LEADING THIS COMMISSION.

I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO BETTER SERVE THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND HOW WE CAN, UM, THAT'S EFFECTIVELY SERVE THEM AND WHAT THE, IN EVERY CAPACITY THAT WE CAN, I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR.

AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SELF-NOMINATE.

THIS IS CONDITIONAL ALLOW SEAT.

I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UM, VICE CHAIR SHYLOCK FOR A SECOND TERM AS A VICE CHAIR.

SHARON LEE CURRENTLY HOLDING VICE-CHAIR FAMILY.

BYE.

SHRINER'S NAME IS PUT INTO SUBMISSIONS.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR EMOTIONS AS IT HASN'T BEEN CALLED THREE TIMES, UH, TO ELECT VICE-CHAIR EMILY SHREK TO CONTINUE IN HER ROLE IN THIS SAME POSITION, BEEN LOOKING FOR I DIDN'T ROB AND JUST MAKE A MOTION.

I WAS GOING TO SUCK IT.

I CAN'T MAKE THE MOTION, SO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION.

ROBIN ALREADY MOVED TO LAMINATE HER.

I THINK AT SOME POINT I HAVE TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION, BUT I'M HAPPY.

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GOOD.

SO ROBIN BIRD TO NOMINATE HER, CORRECT? MR. LASKEY? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

I NEED TO MOVE HIM ON, MAKE HER OKAY.

I STUCK IN.

EMILY HAS, UH, ACCEPTED HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED.

REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE WINTER STORM ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE AUSTIN COMMISSIONER ALASKA.

CONGRATULATIONS, EMILY.

YOU ARE ONCE AGAIN, VICE CHAIR.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING OR IS YOURS, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE FOR A LONGER TERM.

CONTINUED HARD WORK AND OBVIOUSLY THANK YOU EVERYONE ELSE ON THIS COMMISSION FOR YOUR HARD WORK WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

[2B. Discussion and possible action to adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Impacts of the February 2021 Texas Winter Power Outage on People with Disabilities – Commissioner Orlowski and Chair Franks]

LET ME GET TO THE AGENDA.

INSTEAD, ALSO LACKED SUFFICIENT WINTER INSULATION.

UM, WE HAVE A REVOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPACTS OF WINTER STORMS. WINTER STORM, WORRY ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

THIS IS THE SECOND VERSION.

UM, I'LL READ IT.

UH, WHEREAS WHEN OUR SCORE, YOUR EIGHT AVERSELY IMPACTED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF OUR BEING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

WHEREAS THIS PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, UH, WERE EITHER EXACERBATED BY AN EXTREME, COLD AND OR PROLONGED LACK OF ACCESS TO NET RESOURCES.

WHEREAS THE IT'S KEEPING US ALIVE, OR EITHER CLOSE TO SPOILAGE, RUNNING DANGEROUSLY, LOW STORES WERE CLOSED.

BOTH ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WERE ICY AND PROACTIVELY STOCKING UP ON THESE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

IT'S NOT LEGALLY MANDATED UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

WHEREAS LOCAL MEDIA HAS DOCUMENTED SPECIFIC BURDENS WITH WINTER STORM, ESPECIALLY IMPOSED UPON LOCAL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY PATCHES NEEDING TO USE CAR BATTERY, TO ATTEMPT TO KEEP ESSENTIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROPERLY AND FULLY RUNNING WHERE LACK OF READILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION UPDATES PREVENTED DEAF PEOPLE FROM LEARNING WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WHAT WAS OCCURRING, WHERE IT'S WINTER STORM URI ALSO CREATED NUMEROUS SPECIFIC RESOURCE BARRIERS FOR THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE DISABILITIES WHERE SEVERAL HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS BORROW CIGARETTES FROM HYPOTHERMIA DURING WINTER STORM FURY AND THE AREA'S SHELTERS, WHICH ARE USUALLY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES.

WHEREAS SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS IN PARTS DO YOU NEED TO THINGS? AND OUR SPINAL CORD INJURIES ALSO HAD INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE DISABILITIES, WHEREAS AN EXTENDED LACK OF FUNCTIONING ACCESSIBLE TOILETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF AUSTIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE POST STORM, HOW OUR AVERAGE POST, BECAUSE OF ACCESS MOBILITY AND HYGIENE CHALLENGES FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, WE ARE A PROLONGED LACK OF EASY AND IMMEDIATE LOCAL ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER RESOURCES, IMPACT BOTH THE PROPER DOSING AND MEDICATION AND EFFECTIVE HYDRATION TO SAFELY MANAGE PRODUCT DISABILITY.

WHEREAS THAT COMBINATION OF POVERTY, GENTRIFICATION, A LACK OF ACCESSIBILITY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES TO EFFECTIVELY WITHSTAND BOTH IMMEDIATE AND SECONDARY EFFECTS, ATLANTA STRONG THEORY, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN GO ON RECORD ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ABLEISM IS A REAL POP DOWN IT'S SERIOUS PROBLEM.

AND OUR CITY LOOKED TOO MUCH TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF DUTY MANAGERS AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE NEAREST COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS RECOMMENDING THAT IT GETS PLAYED THE FASTER OFFICE, BE ESTABLISHING AUSTIN WATER AND AUSTIN ENERGY TO APPROPRIATELY PRIORITIZE IT, AUSTIN, TEXAS DISABILITY COMMUNITY, AND OUR SPECIFIC NEEDS DURING LARGE-SCALE DISASTERS AND ALSO THE EVENT AFTERWARDS, AND BE IT RESOLVED WITH THE MASS COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OUR SPECIFIC NEEDS TO BE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO ALL CITY OF AUSTIN OR GETS MANAGEMENT, RESPONSE, PLANNING, AND TRAINING, AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE NURSE COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AUSTIN PIER PARK, FULLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND BREASTS AND ENABLE ISM AS A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCING AN ED AND ACHIEVING EQUITY.

OKAY, THAT'S THE REVOLUTION.

OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY COMMENTARY OR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION, JUST TO KEEP EVERYONE APPRISED.

COMMISSIONER LASKEY,

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I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE WINTER STORM TASK FORCE.

WE ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO MEET NEXT FRIDAY.

UM, SO I WILL, UH, BRING A REPORT TO THE NEXT MEETING.

AND IF, UM, ALSO IF ANYONE WANTS TO PROVIDE INPUT FOR ME TO BRING FORTH TO THIS TASK FORCE REGARDING WINTER, THE WINTER STORM, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME THROUGH EMAIL AND, UM, I CAN BRING YOUR COMMENTS TOWARDS THE TASK FORCE.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, BEFORE IT'S OPEN FOR COMMENTARY OR EMOTION TO STOP THIS RESOLUTION, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.

IS THERE A SECOND CALL FOR A SECOND? I'M ONLY IN THE SECOND AD FOR PURPOSES OF DISCUSSION.

WE'LL KIND OF WANT TO HEAR PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS ABOUT IT.

THIS WAS EVEN CONDITIONER CARDS.

COPY VIA EMAIL.

IT WENT OUT TO EVERYBODY.

SORRY, LET ME FIND IT.

THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION, UM, COMMISSIONER .

UM, I KNOW HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY, UH, MY WEB EX, SO SORRY.

UM, BUT UM, I, YOU READ THE RESOLUTION, BUT CAN YOU, UH, TALK ABOUT WHY, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY IT? AND THEN HOW ARE WE GOING TO PUT IT INTO ACTION? I CA I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD JUST ADOPT THESE AS THEY ARE IN OUR BOARD PACKET AND NOT READ THEM OUT LOUD SINCE IT TAKES SO LONG.

UM, BUT JUST SO THAT THIS IS CONDITIONER OR LASKEY, UM, IT'S STANDARD PRACTICE AMONG BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO READ RESOLUTIONS.

YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? CAUSE I COULDN'T STAND IT.

THERE'S A LOT OF STATIC IT'S STANDARD PRACTICE AMONG BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO READ RESOLUTIONS.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I REPRESENT BOARDS.

I GET PAID TO REPRESENT THAT ELECTED BOARDS GENERALLY NEVER READ.

WELL, I HAVE TO, YOU CAN, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT THEN THE REAL QUESTION TO YOU THOUGH, IS IT'S.

COULD YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT, WHAT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION? OH, AND HOW WILL YOU ACCOMPLISH THAT? OR HOW WOULD WE, UH, YES, BUT, UM, AT THE JOINT INCLUSION, UM, COMMITTEE, UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS ARE USUALLY RED AND, UM, UH, I NOT AWARE THAT I, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULDN'T READ OUR RE WHY OUR COMMISSION WOULD HAVE A RESOLUTIONS, FRED COMMISSIONER LAOS.

THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN OF ACTION TO PUTTING THIS RESOLUTION INTO ACTION? UM, OH, UM, LET ME SEE, YOU MENTIONED A TRAY.

IT MIGHT BE A BANDWIDTH ISSUE.

IF IT CONTINUES, YOU MAY HAVE TO CALL IN TO KIND OF CHOPPY ON MY END AS WELL.

OH YES.

UM, HOLD ON, LET ME GET OUT OF THE VIDEO.

UH, YEAH, SOMETIMES TURNING OFF THE VIDEO WILL INCREASE BANDWIDTH PERMISSION LOST ME THAT BACKGROUND NOISE.

THAT IS HER SOUND.

THAT'S WHERE HER MIC IS.

YEAH, MIKE'S OFF NOW.

[00:30:01]

THE SOUND'S GONE.

UM, BUT, BUT I DO, I DO HOPE SHE CAN TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION.

UM, THIS IS COMMISSIONER KERNS AUSTRAL, WHILE I GO AHEAD, I WANT TO MAKE SURE COMMISSIONER OR ALASKA CAN STILL HEAR COMMISSIONER OR ALASKA.

CAN YOU STILL HEAR, CAN YOU, YEAH, THIS IS COMMISSIONER.

FOR LUNCH.

UM, WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE ONSITE.

I HAD A QUESTION AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT, AND THEN THIS COMMISSIONER TREY HALL WAS SAYING, UM, I AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE STATEMENTS HERE, BUT I'M WONDERING WHAT THE INTENT IS.

AND I FEEL LIKE MAYBE YOU WERE GOING THE DIRECTION OF, BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED PLANNING NEEDS OR THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING FOR WEATHER EVENTS OR, YOU KNOW, EVENTS OF NATURE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE AREAS THAT WERE CALLED OUT.

IS THAT LIKE ONE OF THE INTENTS OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY PLAN FOR THAT.

SO I FEEL LIKE MAYBE THE STATEMENT, THE LAST STATEMENT NEEDS ARE, UH, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.

I FEEL LIKE THAT NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN.

YOU WRITTEN TO INCLUDE THAT THEN.

WELL, THIS IS, THIS IS COMMISSIONER LASKY.

UM, WHEREAS THEY NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, I AM RECOMMENDING SOMETHING I'M RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY OF BOSTON GOING RECORD, UM, ACKNOWLEDGING ABLE AS WITH A REAL PROFOUND, SERIOUS PROBLEM.

UM, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT A DISABILITY DISASTER OFFICE BE ESTABLISHED.

THEY DON'T ALSO WANT IN AUSTIN.

UM, IF THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A DISABILITY DISASTER OFFICE, WHICH PRIORITIZES THE AUSTIN CAMPUS DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND OUR SPECIFIC MEETINGS, UM, OH, I MISSED THAT.

SORRY.

UM, I RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, OUR SPECIFIC NEEDS BE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO ALL CITY OF AUSTIN ENERGY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, RESPONSE, PLANNING, AND TRAINING.

UM, AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RECOMMENDS THAT THE DAY BOSTON BUREAU FULLY KNOWLEDGE AND BREADTH AND ENABLE IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY COMPONENT.

UH, ACHIEVING EQUITY.

UM, YES, I DO RECOMMEND SOMETHING.

I GUESS IT'S JUST NOT IN THE VERSION.

MAYBE I HAVE TO DOWNLOAD IT.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S NOT IN THE VERSION.

SORRY.

IT'S COMMERCIALLY CONDITIONER, BUT YEAH, I THINK IF THERE WERE CLEAR ITEMS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING, THEN I THINK IT WOULD, YES, IT WAS IN THE VIRGIN THAT I EVEN HAD TO SEND OUT.

UH, I GUESS THAT STILL DOESN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION THOUGH.

I MEAN, I, I WANT US TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT IF YOU'RE PROPOSING A PLAN OF ACTION, WHAT IS ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION? THAT MEANS WHAT, WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS TO THE RESOLUTIONS.

DAVID THEY'RE POSTED, UH, AS OFFICIAL STATEMENTS OF RESOLUTION BY THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC BOARD.

UM, DO THEY GET ROUTED TO, UH, THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL? DID THEY GET ROUTED TO THE CITY MANAGER? ARE THEY PUT BEFORE THEM, DO THEY, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THEY DISTRIBUTED TO DECISION MAKERS? WELL, THEY'RE NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A RESOLUTION, UM, THAT IS POSTED AND IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE, UH, UH, OF THE CITY MANAGER MANAGEMENT COUNCIL TO, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOTIFIED OF THE, UH, OF THE RESOLUTION BY THE, BY THE COMMITTEE.

AND OF COURSE IT IS ACCESSIBLE, AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THEM, UM, IN WRITTEN FORM IN A POST INFORM, UH, ON THE, UH, ON THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEES, UH, SITE PAGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL, UH, SANCHEZ IS THAT, UM, IT'S IN THE, UH, POSTED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

YEAH, BUT THAT DOESN'T GET ANYTHING BEFORE DECISION MAKERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE REGULARLY CHECKING OUR SITE TO SEE WHY WE MIGHT HAVE RIGHT.

I WANT, I WANTED TO KNOW, LIKE, HOW WAS IT PUT BEFORE THEM? SO YOU'RE SAYING THEY GET A NOTIFICATION IN THEIR EMAIL SAYING, HEY, THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION HERE.

IT IS.

UH, YEAH.

THEY GET NOTIFICATION THAT THERE'S A RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED

[00:35:01]

AND SO THEN I GUESS THEN THAT LEADS TO THE QUESTION TO ROBIN.

DO YOU PROPOSE AN ACTION PLAN TO, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN TOLD, AND WE KNOW WHEN WE WORKED ON BUDGET YEARS AGO, COMMISSIONER GANDY, YOU KNOW, DID A LOT OF THAT LEGWORK, UM, HOW THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE.

AND I'M SURE THAT THE CITY MANAGER ARE, YOU KNOW, BOMBARDED WITH GAZILLIONS PIECES OF EMAIL AND CALLS AND WHATNOT, AND THAT IF WE WANTED ANYBODY TO DO ANYTHING, WHILE WE WERE SAYING THAT WE HAD TO AFFIRMATIVELY TAKE STEPS TO MEET WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ASK THEM LIKE, EVEN COACH THEM DRAFT RESOLUTIONS FOR THEM TO ADOPT, HELP THEM MOVE FORWARD AND AGENDA AT CITY COUNCIL.

BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE SEEN, EVERY RESOLUTION WE HAVE ADOPTED HAS NOT OCCURRED.

THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE SEEN THAT WE'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON, IT'S BEEN, I DON'T KNOW, FIVE OR SIX YEARS OR SOMETHING IS WITH OUR BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS WE LOBBIED ABOUT, BUT NONE OF OUR RESOLUTIONS RESULTED IN ANY CHANGE THAT I AM AWARE OF.

SO KIND OF THE QUESTION IS HOW ARE WE GOING TO, ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE? OR IS THIS JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THESE? WE FEEL GOOD? CAUSE WE GAVE OUR, HMM, THIS IS SHERIFF FRANK.

MY CONCERN IS PAULINE ONE POINT HAS OCCURRED.

WHAT IS WELL, SO THE, MY, MY CONCERN AS WELL IS IN TANDEM WITH COMMISSIONER TREY, HO WE HAVE WHAT WE, YOU HAVE, THANKFULLY YOU HAVE BROUGHTEN US ALL THESE RESOLUTIONS TO ADOPT COMMISSIONER LASKEY, BUT WE'RE THE ONES THAT IS THAT'S ONE STEP, BUT WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? HOW ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY PUT INTO ACTION? THE LANGUAGE THAT IS REQUESTED TO BE DONE IN THESE RESOLUTIONS? BECAUSE WE ARE BDR ESTABLISHED AS A COMMISSION TO HELP THOSE CITY OF AUSTIN, BUT JUST SIMPLY PUTTING OUT A RESOLUTION IS JUST, SEEMS LIKE AN EMPTY PROMISE UNLESS WE WORK TOGETHER, WORK WITH WORKING GROUPS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, IN ORDER TO PUT FORTH ACTION TO ACTUALLY TANGIBLY PUT IN THE BENEFITS THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER ON THESE RESOLUTIONS, PUT INTO ACTION, DEVELOP A GAME PLAN.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH CITY COUNCIL TO PUT IN THIS OFFICE, THIS OFFICER THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING THIS RESOLUTION, WHAT IS OUR GAME PLAN? THAT IS, THAT WAS MY CONCERN AS WELL.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US WORK ON THAT.

SO WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT THE WORDS THAT WE ARE PUTTING THESE RESOLUTIONS INTO ACTION.

I WOULD REQUEST YOUR FRANCS.

I WOULDN'T REQUEST THAT THEN.

YES, WE DO.

UH, LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION, WHICH DOES MAKE A REQUEST TO MORE, A SPECIFIC ITEM.

UH, IT DOES MAKE A REQUEST, UH, YOU LANGUAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION.

UH, WE DO LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ON THE RESOLUTION AND INSTEAD OF ATTACKING ME, UM, IT DOES MAKE, MAKE THESE SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR DISABILITY SERVICES, UH, IN SPECIFIC CITY, UH, DEPARTMENTS.

UM, YES, IT DOES CALL FOR SPECIFIC CITY ACTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CITY SERVICES AND SPECIFIC CITY DEPARTMENTS.

YES, IT DOES LAY OUT A PLAN.

THIS WILL BE MUCH MORE HELPFUL TO CLARIFY, UH, COMMISSIONER ALASKA.

NO ONE'S ATTACKING, YOU'VE WORKED.

JUST WONDERING WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT THE LANGUAGE THAT IS PUT FORTH INTO THESE RESOLUTIONS ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

SO CAN WE WORK WITH THE ? OH, IT WAS FOR A OFFICE, UH, A DISABILITY DISASTER OFFICE TO BE ESTABLISHED IN AUSTIN WATER IN AUSTIN ENERGY TO APPROPRIATELY PRIORITIZE THE AUSTIN, TEXAS DISABILITY DISASTER COMMUNITY IN OUR SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR THE LARGE-SCALE DISASTERS AND ALSO THE EVENT AFTERMATH.

I MAY, I, UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING.

UM, ABOUT WHAT THE ACTION PLAN IS.

UM, I, I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION,

[00:40:01]

I DON'T HEAR AN ACTION, UM, BUT I'M WILLING TO, I MEAN, I SECONDED THE MOTION.

I'M WILLING TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.

I DON'T THINK THAT MUCH HARM IS DONE BY HAVING THESE, THESE CONVERSATIONS, BUT WHAT, UH, WHAT I SENSE AND I'VE, I'VE SAID IN DIFFERENT WAYS IS THAT WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON PROCESS AND WE'RE NOT REALLY, IN MY OPINION, MOVING THE BALL WITH THESE THINGS.

THIS DOES RAISE FOR ME A QUESTION, WHICH IS, IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR THESE PEOPLE TO BE PLACED IN THESE OFFICES, CAN WE HAVE THOSE OFFICES COME AND MEET WITH US AND TALK SUBSTANTIVELY ABOUT THIS ISSUE OF DISABILITY PREPARATION? I'D BE INTERESTED IN SPENDING 30 MINUTES ON THAT CONVERSATION WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT THEY CAN DO AND GETTING THEM TO THINK ABOUT THINGS THEY MIGHT NOT BE THINKING ABOUT ALREADY, RATHER THAN 30 MINUTES READING A RESOLUTION.

AND THEN WE JUST PASSED A RESOLUTION AND I PROMISE YOU IF THAT'S ALL WE DO, THIS WILL NOT OCCUR.

IT WILL NOT JUST OCCUR BECAUSE WE SAY TO CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES MONEY.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HIRING STAFF IN A SQUEEZED BUDGET WITH DECREASED TAX REVENUES.

SO I JUST, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOBBY HOARD AND ENERGIZE THEM.

FEEL LIKE WHEN WE DO THESE RESOLUTIONS IN THE FUTURE OR ON THIS ONE, WE OUGHT TO PUT ON ME, AGENDA ANOTHER ITEM, WHICH IS DEVELOP A WORKING GROUP TO IMPLEMENT RESOLUTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE OTHERWISE WHAT HAPPENS IS JUST A PAPER TYPE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH PAPER TIGERS.

THEY JUST, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.

AND SO I KNOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU CONTINUALLY IDENTIFY ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

SO LET'S JUST FIGURE OUT HOW WE MOVE FROM JUST TALKING AND RESOLUTIONS TO ACTUALLY MAKING THINGS HAPPEN.

SO MAYBE YOU WANT TO ASK, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR, FOR A MEETING FOR THEM TO COME TO OUR NEXT MEETING AND NOT JUST PRESENT TO US, WE GET A LOT OF DOG AND PONY SHOWS IN OUR COMMITTEE WHERE SOMEBODY DOES A POWERPOINT, TELLS US A BUNCH OF STUFF.

WHEN WE GET TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS BACK, I REALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE RESOLUTION AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR WITH STAFF AND FOR THEM TO HAVE A BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATION WITH US ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO BETTER PREPARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

AND I PERSONALLY SPENT TIME HELPING A FAMILY WHO WAS ON A VENTILATOR.

SO I KNOW, I MEAN THIS NOT TO MENTION MY OWN KID WHO WAS FREEZING AND COULDN'T DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT.

YEAH, IT IS FAIR FROM MY WIFE AND I, WE WERE STUCK WITH NO TRANSPORTATION AND GRADUALLY A FRIEND WALKS FOUR MILES SINCE HIS, HE AND HIS WIFE HAD HEAT AND WATER.

THEY ACTUALLY WALKED US FOUR MILES BACK THEN THROUGH THE SMELL ON THE ICE, JUST TO GET US UNTIL HE HEAT US AND OUR DOGS.

IT IS, IT IS SO THERE'S NO TRANSPORTATION, NO CAPITAL METRO AND UBER, LYFT TAXI ANYTHING.

BUT SINCE IT WAS A MOTION, I JUST WANT TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER WANTS TO PROVIDE DISCUSSION.

THERE HAS BEEN THE MOTION AND A SECOND, BUT I WILL LET ANYONE ELSE SPEAK ON THIS MATTER.

ONE LAST FINAL CALL FOR DISCUSSION.

UH, I COULDN'T HEAR THAT COMMISSIONER BROADWATER.

WERE YOU TRYING TO CALL FOR THE, FOR, UH, NO, I'M SORRY.

I WAS TRYING TO GET A LOT PHONE AS WELL.

INTERNET ISSUES.

NO WORRIES.

ONE FINAL CALL FOR DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE.

THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION, PLEASE TAKE THE FIVE BY SAYING AYE.

IS THERE ANYONE OPPOSED?

[00:45:01]

ALRIGHT.

THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

THANK YOU, ROBYN FOR, UM, PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, UH, SINCE WE'RE MOVING ON THE AGENDA NOW, UM, COMMISSIONER BERT, JUST DID YOU HAPPEN TO SHOW UP? OKAY.

WE WILL TEND TO LEAVE, MOVE THIS, UH, MIXED IN ITEM REGARDING THE POSTING OF MINUTES NEXT MONTH MEETING, UM, MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA.

IS TO REVIEW ALL OF THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE APPOINTED POSITIONS THAT HAVE LIAISONS AND WHAT NOT TO BE REVIEWED, UH, APPOINTMENTS OF CITY ADVISORY COMMISSIONS, DAVID.

SO THE NEXT ITEM

[2D. Discussion to review all current and proposed MCPD appointments to City Advisory Committees – full committee]

WE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT A LIST OF THAT.

I WAS NOT, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THIS IS A REAL GOOD DISCUSSION TO HAVE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY ANY OTHER THAN ROBIN AS THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE AND, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER GETS SICK AS THE BACKUP.

I AM NOT AWARE THAT THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CURRENTLY HAS ANYBODY WHO HAS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING ON AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AND, UH, IF, IF I'M MISTAKEN, IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANY, UM, THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS BECAUSE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REQUESTS THE OPO ASKED FOR, UH, I MEAN THE, UM, UH, HATE CRIMES, TASK FORCE.

UH, WE HAD THAT, UM, PRESENTATION BY, UH, MS. L'AFFAIRE, WHO INVITED A PARTICIPANT ON THE HATE CRIMES TASK FORCE, AND IT WAS NEVER, UH, THERE WAS NEVER AN, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER APPOINTED.

AND, UM, MORE RECENTLY THERE WAS THE, UH, SMART, UH, UH, THE, UM, MOBILITY, THE TRANSPORTATION, UM, PROJECT CONNECT TASK FORCE THAT THERE WAS A PRESENTATION AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEBODY FROM THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE, UH, BE ON THE, UH, PROJECT CONNECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

BUT I THINK THAT WE, UH, THEY, UH, BASED ON THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED, WE REALLY KIND OF NEEDED TO GET A HANDLE ON, DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE COMMISSIONERS, UH, SERVING AS REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE COMMITTEES? IF SO, UH, WHAT, UH, WHAT ARE THOSE COMMITTEES? ARE THOSE STILL VIABLE? ARE THEY STILL, UH, WE DON'T, WE DON'T GET REGULAR UPDATES.

AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN THE JACK WE KNOW, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER ORLOVSKY, YOU'RE ACTIVE ON THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE, BUT, UM, BEFORE WE STARTED APPOINTING, UH, OR REQUESTING TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS TO, UH, ADVISORY COMMITTEES, UH, I RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A COMMISSIONER THAT, UH, THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO KIND OF REVIEW WHO'S ON WHAT IS ANYBODY ON? WHAT DO WE HAVE NO BANDWIDTH TO, UH, TO, UH, UH, POINT SOMEONE TO THESE COMMITTEES THERE'S BEEN, UH, UH, THESE COMMITTEES HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE HAVE REQUESTED THAT, UH, REPRESENTED, UH, TIM'S BE APPOINTED, UH, FROM THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE.

AND SO, UH, THIS IS JUST KIND OF A SUMMARY OF WHO'S WHERE, UH, OTHER THAN THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE, IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT, UH, CAN SPEAK OUT? AND IF THERE AREN'T, THEN THAT WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR THE NEXT TWO AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS CHAIR FRANKS.

I AM ON THE WINTER TASKFORCE, UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

NOW I AM A LIAISON WITH THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND, NOT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BUT I STILL WAS, UH, ELECTED AS A LIAISON.

AND I BELIEVE THAT, UH, YOU WERE BY DEFAULT, UH, SELECTED, UH, UNDER THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UH, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REMAINING ON, BUT I BELIEVE THERE MAY EVEN BE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT IF YOU WANTED TO DISCUSS, IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTED TO TAKE THAT ROLE, THAT YOU COULD, UH, POTENTIALLY, UH, UH, PASS THAT OVER TO THAT.

YEAH, THAT IS ITEM TWO G VERY GOOD.

LET ME JUST SAY EMILY, DID I, UH, ARTICULATE, UH, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT YOUR MESSAGE TO ME WAS, AND, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY CLEARLY, COMPLETELY CLEARLY.

ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON ANY OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEES?

[00:50:01]

COMMISSIONER BROADWATER, YOU SEEKING BEFORE.

I KNOW IT'S NOT THE COMMISSIONER LAUGHING.

HE BROUGHT A WATER WATER.

UM, I, I'M NOT CURRENTLY ON, UH, THE, ANY COMMITTEES RIGHT NOW.

UM, I, I WAS THE ONE I WANTED TO BE APPOINTED TO THE PROJECT IN THAT.

UH, ME, UM, ON THE AGENDA, THAT'S ON THE AGENDA NEXT COMMISSIONER BROADWATER.

UH, ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER COMMUNITIES THOUGH? SO, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S ON WHAT, UH, MAYBE.

HMM.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

BY THE WATER COMMISSIONER, ALASKA, YOU WERE SEEKING THE FLOOR, THIS IS COMMISSIONER OR LASKY, AND I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT.

UM, UM, THE USC REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE, UH, DAVID HAD, UH, SAID THAT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER TREEHO, UH, ASK THE PARENTS OFFICER WHILE WE'RE YELLING AT ANY ADVISORY COMMITTEES AS COMMISSIONER, CURRENT ROSTER WHILE I AM NOT ON ANY, BUT I DID WELL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN THE NEXT, I MEAN, OKAY.

HOLD ON.

ANY OTHER CITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

AND VICE-CHAIR TRUCK.

WELL, THERE'S HER LIST.

UM, I BELIEVE, YEAH, AS YOU MENTIONED, I BELIEVE KIDS SHOULD GET SICK.

IS ROBIN, UH, STAND IN, IF SHE'S UNABLE TO MAKE A MEETING, THAT IS CORRECT.

SHE IS THE ALTERNATE, UH, APPOINTEE OF THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE TO THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE NINE COMMISSIONER BIRD WAS NOT, I THINK THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, UM, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, HE WAS EMPLOYED.

SO I WAS KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE ALL HAD, YOU HAVE SOME REQUESTS, UH, FOR LIKE, WAS IT, HEY, K CRIME TASK FORCE OFFICE POLICE OVERSIGHT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE, BECAUSE I DON'T, I DIDN'T SEE THESE OTHER ITEMS, THOSE COMMITTEES ON THE AGENDA, UM, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO DAVID.

IF YOU WANT TO PUT THAT ONTO THE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT ON THE AGENDA AND IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE, FOR NEXT MONTH, AND IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO, UM, PUT YOUR NAME IN THE HAT.

I DON'T THINK THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM, UH, UH, NAMING AN ALTERNATE AS WELL EITHER.

MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ITEM, ELECTING A MCPD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROJECT CONNECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UM, COMMISSIONER BROADWATER HAS PUT HER NAME IN, UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, ANY ONE ELSE WANTING TO BE ON THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE? WHILE I HAD MENTIONED IN OUR LAST CALL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE BACK UP FOR COMMISSIONER BROADWATER ON THOSE MEETINGS.

AND IF I COULD SAY THAT, UM, THESE, UH, ADVISORY COMMITTEES ABSOLUTELY WELCOME AN APPOINTEE AND A BACKUP, NOT DISSIMILAR TO THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE, UH, THAT DOES NOT MEAN, UH, COMMISSIONER OSCAR WILDE, THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS.

YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND, UM, AS THE, UH, AS THE ALTERNATE OR THE BACKUP.

AND SO YOU, YOU CERTAINLY CAN BE, UH, HEAR INFORMATION FIRSTHAND, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT WAIT FOR MINUTES OR, OR WHAT HAVE YOU, AND POINT OF ORDER, WE WOULD JUST VOTE ON, UH, ONE OFFICER AND THEN DO, OR DO WE NEED A VOTE ON THE ALTERNATE AS WELL?

[00:55:02]

I MEAN, I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

I WILL, DOCUMENTARY BROADWATER HAS PUT HER NAME FOR IT TO BE THE PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVE AND, UH, COMMISSIONER CROSSWISE PUT HER NAME IN TO BE THE ALTERNATE.

ARE THERE ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO BE, AND I POINTED TO THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

SO WOULD THAT, WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED A MOTION OF MOTION OF THE SECOND SINCE THEY BOTH PUT THEIR NAME AND DAVID, OR IS THAT I THINK SO.

I THINK YOU CAN CALL FOR A VOTE.

SINCE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPOINTING COMMISSIONER BROADWATER AND CHRIS OR CHRIS OSWELL AS ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROJECT, 2020 ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS SIGNIFIED BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED.

WELL, WE DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPORTS AND HOW THEY CAN WORK BETTER WITH PROJECT 2020.

SURE.

FRANCS.

YES, SIR.

THIS IS LEE, UH, UH, IN STUFF FOR HIS OWN.

CAN I GET THE, UH, TWO NAMES AGAIN OF THE MOTION? THE, THE PERSON THAT MADE THE MOTION AND THE SECOND, JUST FOR RECORDS, PRESSURE, BROADWATER, MOTION AND COMMISSIONER.

KERNZA ALSO A SECOND TO THANK YOU.

OF COURSE.

UH, THIS IS COMMISSIONER ABATTOIR.

OH, I JUST GOT A QUICK QUESTION FOR, UH, FOR DAVID REAL QUICK.

UM, IT'S BEEN OFFICIALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, EARLY ON IN OUR GROUP.

UM, DO I NEED TO GET A HOLD OF, UM, THE PERSON IN CHARGE? OH, PROJECT CONNECT THE, OR DO YOU NEED TO GIVE HER MY NAME? I HAD BEEN APPOINTED.

I WILL GIVE HER YOUR NAME AND WE WILL, UH, REACH OUT.

THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT YOU JOINING, UH, OR SOMEBODY FROM THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE, BUT YOU NOW JOINING AND I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM AND THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO GET YOU INVOLVED.

SO I WILL ABSOLUTELY GET BOTH YOU AND DIANE, UM, IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED WITH THEM.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF I NEEDED TO, OR IF YOU WERE HANDLING IT, I DIDN'T KNOW, WAS ON YOUR TOES AND I WILL BE EAGERLY, AWAITING, UH, ANY MESSAGES, UH, FROM THEIR OFFICE.

AND I WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE BOTH MY PLEASURE.

STORM TASK FORCE BY DEFAULT, I WAS NAMED TO IT UNLESS THERE'S ANYONE REALLY WANTING TO BE ON THIS TASK FORCE, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO, UM, PROVIDE YOU THAT RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT ON.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM REGARDING THE APPOINTEE TO THE WINTER

[2G. Discussion and possible action to appoint MCPD Commissioner to the winter Storm Review Taskforce]

I SECOND, SHE HAS FRANK'S NAME.

DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS SINCE I WAS A POINTED BY DEFAULT DAVID? ACTUALLY, NO.

IF, IF NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO, UH, DO IT, YOU ARE THE MAN.

I'LL CALL ONE MORE TIME.

JUST IN CASE ANYONE REALLY WANTS IT.

I MEAN, I DON'T MIND DEFINITELY HAPPY TO DO IT, BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO DO IT, I DON'T WANT TO STOP.

THEN I LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENT IT TO YOU, ALL THE REPORTS FROM THIS TASK FORCE AND HOW WE CAN DEFINITELY BRING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MORE IN TO INCLUSIONARY ASPECT OF IT.

SO THAT WE, AS PEOPLE WHO WITH DISABILITIES OR PEOPLE WHO ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE NOT LEFT OUT OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING.

AGAIN, JONATHAN, IF I COULD INTERRUPT, I WILL PUSH OUT THAT RESOLUTION FROM COUNSEL TO THE COMMITTEE.

I THINK I ONLY COPIED YOU.

AND, UH, VICE-CHAIR BACK ON THE ORIGINAL, UM, UH, RESOLUTION.

I WILL PUSH THAT OUT.

SO EVERYBODY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.

I DON'T THINK I PUSHED THAT OUT TO EVERYBODY.

UM, AND IF I DIDN'T, I WILL, IF I DID, YOU'LL GET IT AGAIN.

I'M GOOD.

ITEM IS COMMISSIONER LASKEY REGARDING AND OUTSIDE THE, A CITIZEN OUTSIDE OF THE COMMISSION BEING APPOINTED TO

SO NEXT AGENDA

[3B. Announcement by Commissioner Orlowski regarding the appointment of a citizen outside of commissions to the JIC]

[01:00:01]

THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE.

THE CLARIFICATION, UM, WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT EARLIER.

UM, MY APOLOGIES ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP.

[3C. Announcement by David Ondich, ADA Program Administrator regarding transfer of Staff Liaison duties to the Office of Civil Rights]

YOU'RE UP DAVID, REGARDING THE, OKAY.

EVERYBODY.

I, UH, WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UM, THE STAFF LIAISON DUTIES FOR THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, UH, OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS ARE GOING TO BE TRANSITIONED OVER TO OUR NEW OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

AND, UH, THERE WILL BE A NEW STAFF LIAISON TO THIS COMMITTEE.

UH, REASON BEING IS THAT THE ADA PROGRAM OFFICE, UH, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS AS AI, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES, OUR PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO, UM, FOCUS ON THE INTERNAL REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, UH, WITH THE, UM, DEVELOPMENT OR THE, UM, UH, THE NEW OFFICE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS COMING IN, UM, ONLINE, UH, THEY PASS THE EXECUTIVE STAFF LIAISON DUTIES OVER TO CAROL JOHNSON, OUR CHIEF, UM, UH, CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICER, AND BECAUSE IT'S MORE OUTWARD FACING BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH THE PUBLIC AND, UH, UH, RETAINING OR, UH, UM, BASICALLY LOOKING OUT FOR THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THE EXECUTIVES AT THE CITY, UH, MADE A DETERMINATION THAT STAFF LIAISON DUTIES WOULD LIKELY BE MORE SUITABLE FOR THAT OFFICE.

AND SO OVER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MEETING, UM, SOME OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF THE DISABILITY QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY.

AND SO THEY'RE OVERSEEING THAT AND THEY WILL HAVE A REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THAT REPORT.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE ARE GOING TO BE TRANSITIONING STAFF LIAISON DUTIES TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

THIS IS COMMISSIONER.

YOU MIGHT NOT MISS US QUITE AS MUCH IN MY FIELD.

LIKE, FUCK YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT BACK.

WE HAVE APPRECIATED BOTH OF YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S SO FUN TO INTERACT WITH YOU AND YOU HAVE DONE WELL.

THEY'VE DONE EXEMPLARY DIED, ECHOS COMMISSIONER, YOU WILL BE MISSED.

AND PLEASE, WE STILL WANT JOHN TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY WAY IN ANY CAPACITY THAT YOU CAN.

WE DEFINITELY WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT JAIL.

WELL, AND ABSOLUTELY.

LET ME ALSO SAY THANK YOU, UH, FOR THOSE KIND WORDS, UH, UH, DEBRA AND JONATHAN BACK, UH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A, A TRANSITIONAL TIME.

I'M GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE, UH, THE NEW APPOINTEE.

AND SO, UH, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME, UH, FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND, UH, PROBABLY, UH, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE ENGAGED WITH THIS GROUP.

UH, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS, AS LONG AS YOU'RE AROUND, THIS IS JUST THE OFFICIAL STAFF LIAISON DUTIES TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND POST THE AGENDAS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT, UH, I'LL STILL BE ATTENDING, UM, CHAIR FRANKS AND, UH, COMMISSIONER .

UH, I, I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, I'VE BEEN LIAISON IN FOR THIS GROUP FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY MADE THIS JOB A, A DELIGHT TO COME HERE ON A FRIDAY TO DO THIS.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I ALSO WANTED TO ADD, UH, JUST IN, YOU KNOW, STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT COMMISSIONERS DID TO, UH, GET ALL THE BUDGET ITEMS, LANGUAGE, READY TO GO.

I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THAT HAS BEEN 40 TO THE BUDGET OFFICE AND THOSE SIGNED RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN UPLOADED TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION APPLICATION SYSTEM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK, AND I HOPE THOSE, UH, GO ON TO FRUITION.

THANK YOU, LIAM.

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR DEDICATED WORK AS WELL.

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UM, DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT US? HOW'S IT GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH? I LOVE THOSE WORDS ARE TRUE THOUGH.

DAVE , UH, I'M UH, ON THE NEWEST .

UM, MY MELLON IS TIME WITH DAVID, SO I FEEL SHORT CHANGED.

I'LL BE AROUND.

I WILL BE AROUND AT ONCE THINGS GET BETTER, DAVID.

UM, PLEASE, I WANT TO CHECK OUT ONE OF YOUR SHOWS RIGHT ON COVID YOU ASKED THAT SHOULDN'T BE LOOSEN UP.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SING WITH A MASK ON, BUT, UH, AS SOON AS WE GET THE, UM, IT GETS SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS, UH, BACK TO NORMAL, I WILL BE BACK PERFORMING AGAIN.

SO I'LL, I'LL LET EVERYBODY KNOW.

WE MIGHT'VE MISSED, UH, ITEM TO REF THE, UH, APPOINTMENT TO THE HATE CRIMES TASK FORCE, UNLESS I DO NOT SEE THAT AT THE END SHANDA.

UH, ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? ANY MORE OR LESS EVENLY ORDERS? YES.

I BELIEVE

[2F. Discussion and possible action to appoint an MCPD Commissioner to the Hate Crime Taskforce – full committee]

I AM SO SORRY THAT DIDN'T SHOW UP ON MY AGENDA.

I DO APOLOGIZE.

UH, JUST DISAPPOINTED FOR CLARIFICATION.

SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO PUT THEIR NAME IN TO BE APPOINTED TO THE HATE CRIME TASK FORCE, UH, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

I ACTUALLY THINK COMMISSIONER GETS EGG, WANTED TO POTENTIALLY BE A PART OF THAT TASKFORCE, BUT SHE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

UH, IF, IF THERE ARE NO, UM, UH, VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT RIGHT NOW, UH, UH, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT MAKES THAT BE TABLED, UH, UH, FOR ANOTHER, UH, ANOTHER MEETING.

UH, JUST SO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST MIGHT BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO BECOME A PART OF THAT.

CAN I SHARE, UM, DAVID, DO YOU KNOW, DO, ARE WE, DO WE KNOW FOR A FACT? CAUSE I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

IF WE KNOW SHE WANTS TO DO IT, WE CAN NOMINATE IT, NOMINATE HER.

I MEAN, SHE'S ACCEPTED, SHE'S WILLING, RIGHT? I THINK YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT.

SO, BUT DO WE, BUT IF WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT SHE DOES WANT TO BE APPOINTED AND THEN I'M, I'M, I'M, I'VE MOVED TO A POINT CHURCH TO SERVE FANTASTIC.

UM, SHE DOES HAVE A PREFERRED PRONOUN AND I WAS INFORMED OF THIS.

THEY SLASH THEM.

I SAID, I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT OUT THERE.

SO, BUT THERE IS A MOTION HE APPOINTED.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE THEM.

THERE HASN'T BEEN A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND COMMISSIONER GETS LIKE TO BE NOMINATED TO BE APPOINTEE ON THE HATE CRIME TASK FORCE, COMMISSIONER DOOSAN.

IT WAS THAT COMMISSIONER OLANSKY MADE THE SECOND WHO MADE THE SECOND.

THIS IS COMMISSIONER ALASKA.

I MADE THE SECOND.

HAS BEEN MOVED BY TREJO SECONDED BY OUR LAST P ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED HEARING NONE COMMISSIONER GETS, IT HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE CONTEST FORCE BY JOB, DEBORAH.

THANK YOU, CHRISTIAN, FOR THAT AWESOME NIGHT.

ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? OH, THIS IS SPEAKING.

UM, UH, NOMINATION SINCE IT'S CONDITIONER OR LASKY AT, I THINK WE ALSO SKIPPED OVER, UH, THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT.

UH, SO I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS A JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE APPOINT ON THE, UH, ON THE AGENDA OTHER THAN THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE.

UH, THIS WAS IN RESPONSE, UH, COMMISSIONER OR LASKEY TO YOUR, UH, EMAIL REGARDING THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE, UM, REQUESTING THAT AN OUTSIDE INDIVIDUAL BE NAMED TO THAT COMMITTEE.

UM, AS FAR AS I'M, UH, AWARE, UH, AS LONG AS YOUR IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE, UM, THERE IS NO NEED TO, UH, TO REAPPOINT YOU.

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I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY SET TERMS, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR IS OPEN OF COURSE, THE ISSUE, UH, TO A, UH, TO BE, UM, OR NOT TO BE, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER BART, UH, ARE ACTUALLY, IT WAS TO SEE, I THINK MAYBE THE ONE ABOUT THE, UM, UH, POSTING OF AGENDA OF MINUTES, UH, THAT, UH, BECAUSE COMMISSIONER BERT WAS NOT HERE TO ELABORATE ON THAT, UH, ITEM, I BELIEVE THAT WAS TABLED UNTIL NEXT, UH, MEETING.

SO YOU'RE STILL ON IT.

ANY

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CORRECT.

UH, SO OTHER THAN THE OPPOSITE POLICE OVERSIGHT, WAS THERE ANY OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT REACHED OUT FOR AN END POINT APPOINTEE DAVID'S OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT WAS ACTUALLY, UH, MORE LOOKING AT, UH, THEIR FOCUS ON THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS.

I NEED TO REACH OUT TO THEIR OFFICE AND FIND OUT IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AN APPOINTEE TO SOME SORT OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I WILL CERTAINLY GIVE A REPORT ON THAT.

I ALSO, IF I, UH, IF I COULD RECOMMEND, UH, AND JONATHAN, YOU ALREADY MENTIONED, OR CHAIR FRANK'S, YOU'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THAT AN UPDATE ON THIS, UM, ANY MEETINGS OF THIS SEVERE WEATHER, UH, TASKFORCE THAT YOU'VE, UH, SO GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED APPOINTMENT TO, I THINK THAT SHOULD PROBABLY LIKELY BE I RUNNING REPORT FROM YOU.

YES, SIR.

ANYBODY ELSE? GO AHEAD.

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT.

I'VE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED WITH A DOG, HOW THE OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT HAS REALLY, UH, WANTED TO WORK ON DISABILITY ISSUES.

UM, THEY WANTED TO REACH OUT AND DO A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE TABLE WITH THEM AND HOW TO WORK TO OVERCOME THAT, UM, ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE UPCOMING ACCOUNT WITH HOME.

UH THAT'S OKAY.

ARE YOU, ARE YOU DONE COMMISSIONER LASKEY? I WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

UH, ALL RIGHT.

I JUST, YOU PAUSING AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE.

UM, UH, I WANTED TO, UH, JUST NOTE AS A, AS A KIND OF PRACTICE POINT OR WHATEVER THAT, UM, LET'S HAVE, LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW OFTEN THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES MEET AND, UM, AND THEN HOW HAVE THOSE REPORTS ONLY SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA FOLLOWING A MEETING, OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO SAY, THAT'S COME UP IN THE DAY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, I DON'T THINK THAT DISASTER COMMITTEE IS LIKELY MAYBE THEY WILL, YOU KNOW, TO MEET EVERY MONTH, BUT IF THEY'RE MEETING QUARTERLY, LET'S NOT GET IT ON THE, YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT AND AGREED ON THAT FOR INCLUSION.

LIKE JUST WHEN THEY'RE FOLLOWING THE MONTH WE MEET, I MEAN, THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS SO THAT WE'RE NOT, UM, JUST SORT OF SPACE FILLING WHEN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT OTHER THINGS TO COVER THEN REPORT ON OTHER COMMENTS AGREED NECESSARILY A STANDING ITEM.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, LIKE A STANDING QUARTERLY ITEM, DEPENDING ON THE FREQUENCY OF THE MEETINGS.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

EXACTLY.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT THEM.

I PUT ON THE AGENDA.

ANY OTHER AGENDA, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FROM ANYBODY? CAN I START THERE? THE ONE THAT I MENTIONED ABOUT, UM, MEETING WITH, UH, THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT AND THE RESOLUTION I THINK IS IN ORDER AND LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT OUR RESOLUTION SAID AND, AND WHAT, WHAT CAN BE DONE.

I KNOW THAT THE GROUP THAT IT SOUNDS TO ME, LIKE, I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THE JONATHAN COMMITTEE THING.

UM, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A HIGHLY RELEVANT PLACE WHERE THE WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE RESOLUTION MAY BE TAKING PLACE.

SO A LOT OF IT ALREADY HAPPENED, COMMISSIONER, OH YEAH, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND I WILL SEND THAT OUT, UH, UH, UH, IMMEDIATELY YOU'LL HAVE IT BY MONDAY AND YOU ARE EXACTLY CORRECT, BUT I WILL ALSO REACH OUT TO A E AN AUSTIN WATER, UH, EIGHT REMAINING AUSTIN ENERGY, UH, AUSTIN

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ENERGY AND AUSTIN WATER.

AND I THINK IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT, UH, UH, IT SOUNDS TO ME, THIS COMMITTEE WANTS TO HAVE.

AND, UM, SO YEAH, I'LL REACH OUT TO THEM AND, AND HAVE THEM, UH, SEND SOMEBODY TO AT LEAST TALK ABOUT HOW PREPARED THEY, AND HOW THEY RESPONDED TO THEM AND HOW THEY WILL BETTER RESPOND IN THE FUTURE.

AND ACTUALLY ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM, DAVID, COULD YOU REACH OUT TO CAROL JOHNSON, THE NEW, UM, UH, CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICER? SHE DID, I, THAT SHE HAD, I DID FORMED THE COMMITTEE LAST MONDAY.

SHE AND I HAD A CONVERSATION.

I DID INVITE HER TO ONE OF OUR FUTURE MEETINGS, AND SHE SAID THAT MAY, WOULD BE A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT SHE CAN COME AND JUST DO AN INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION AND JUST TALK TO US ABOUT WHO SHE IS, WHAT HER ROLE IS AND WHAT HER UNCLE.

SO SHE WILL ALSO BE GIVING AN UPDATE ON THE DISABILITY QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY.

SO I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT, UH, IS, UH, UH, I SENT A COMMUNICATION OUT TO THE COMMITTEE VIA EMAIL, THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST THAT THE, UH, AN UPDATE ON THE QOL, UH, HAPPENED THIS MONTH, UH, WITH THE TRANSITION AND EVERYTHING.

AND THEN JUST STARTING UP, UH, CAROL IS ANXIOUS TO TALK TO THIS COMMITTEE AND ALSO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE DISABILITY QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY.

YEAH, THAT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF HER FIRST QUESTIONS FOR ME WAS, UM, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS.

SO THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF HER PRIORITIES.

SO I DON'T, I LIKE, I DEFINITELY LIKE HEARING THAT.

ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR WE ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE.

I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING.

FOR A SECOND COMMISSIONER SHAQ, I WILL, SECOND ALL IS MOVED TO THE SECOND SECONDARY THAT WE JOINED THE MEETING OF THOSE CIGARETTES BY, BY SAYING AYE.

ANY OPPOSED HEARING NONE.

EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

STAY SAFE AND, UH, TALK TO YOU ALL NEXT MONTH.