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SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE QUORUM.DIANA, AN GO AHEAD, ALSO, SORRY.
AND ALSO FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON LINE, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CAMERAS AND VIDEOS ARE ONLINE, CUZ WE ARE CALLING ROLL TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE PRESENT.
UM, MICKEY FRITON PLEASE, PLEASE, IF I'M BUTCHERING YOUR NAME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF, AND I'LL PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY.
SO IT WAS INFORMING TO ME THAT MICKEY WAS ONLINE.
WE DO HAVE QUORUM, SO WE CAN'T GET THIS MEETING STARTED.
DID THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
[1. Approval of the minutes from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities February 10, 2023, regular meeting. (Part 1 of 2)]
[2. Approval of the minutes from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities March 10, 2023, regular meeting.]
UH, NEXT, UH, THE AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES.UNDERSTANDABLY, THERE ARE NEW, UH, COMMISSIONERS, UM, WHO ARE PRESENT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
UM, BUT WE DO, THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT FOR APPROVAL.
UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE READ THEM? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UM, APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION AND THEN ANOTHER COMMISSIONER SECOND, AND THEN WE CAN GO FOR A VOTE.
I MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
HAS BEEN, WHO WAS THE COMMISSIONER OF THAT SECOND DID IT? RAMIREZ LIRA RAMIREZ.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
CAN YOU SEE ME? DO WE SEE HIM? CITY STUFF? WE CANNOT.
CAN YOU SEE ME? IT JUST SHOWS HIS NAME.
ARE YOU ABLE TO TURN YOUR CAMERA ON MICKEY? WELL, UM, LET, LET, WE'LL, HOW WELL, UM, HEY, HOLD ON.
SEE, CAN, YOU CAN CONFIRM HE'S STILL OFF ON OUR END.
YOU MAY TRY BACKING OUT AND COMING BACK IN.
OKAY, LET'S, WELL, HE CAN'T DO THAT.
CAN HE? WILL THOSE QUORUM? OH, THERE WE GO.
COULD YOU, UH, MICKEY, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, PLEASE REPEAT YOUR VOTE YES OR NO.
WHAT WAS THAT PARTY FOR THE MINUTES? SO OUR LAST MEETING.
ALL, ALL THOSE OPPOSED SIGNIFIED BY SAYING, AYE.
[3. Presentation from The Parks and Recreation Department’s Financial Services Division on a forecast budget regarding the FY24 annual proposed budget process.]
SO ON OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM, THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, UNABLE TO COME TO OUR MEETING, BUT, UH, THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE[00:05:01]
SOME SLIDES THAT ARE BE CIRCULATED.AND WHAT THEY'RE ASKING IS TO SEND TO OUR LIAISON ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE THAT, SO THAT THEY CAN ANSWER FOR US.
UH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I'M MISSING? UH, JACKIE.
THERE WAS A SECOND, UM, SET OF MINUTES.
[1. Approval of the minutes from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities February 10, 2023, regular meeting. (Part 2 of 2)]
WE'RE CIRCLING BACK TO THE FEBRUARY MINUTES.
UM, THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT MADE.
COULD YOU REPEAT WHAT THE AMENDMENT WAS, PLEASE? THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JANUARY THE 13TH FOR THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING, RATHER THAN FEBRUARY 10TH FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.
SO THE DATE WAS ACCIDENTALLY, UM, INPUTTED INCORRECTLY.
SO WE ARE JUST, UM, VOTING TO APPROVE THE AC THE CORRECT DATE.
SO, SO ALTHOUGH IF THERE'S A, A MOTION OR APPROVAL FOR THAT, I WILL ACCEPT IT.
WE APPROVE THE AMENDED MINUTES ON SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AMENDED MINUTES, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THE CORRECT AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED.
GOING BACK TO THE NEXT AGENDA TOPIC.
UM, YEAH, JUST IF YOU JUST HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, THE SLIDES ARE GONNA BE CIRCULATED, SO YOU CAN GO OVER THEM AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR OUR FEEDBACK.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY CANNOT MAKE IT TO OUR MEETING THIS MONTH.
CAN THE AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE MEETINGS BE CIRCULATED SOONER OR PRIOR TO THE A DAY BEFOREHAND? CAN IT, CAN WE HAVE THE AGENDA, LIKE CIRCULATE A WEEK PRIOR OUT SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT AND MU IT OVER? WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? UH, JACQUELINE, HAVE THEY SENT THOSE TO YOU ALREADY? THE SLIDES? THE SLIDES FOR THE PRESENTATION? YES.
SO IF YOU COULD, UH, WE WERE, UH, COMMISSIONER'S REQUESTING IF WE COULD HAVE THAT SENT A AT LEAST A WEEK OR TWO PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE HAVE TIME TO MULL OVER AND, UM, FORMULATE QUESTIONS.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE 'EM A WEEK OR TWO, BUT I CAN SEND THEM WHENEVER I GET THEM ON, LIKE TUESDAY WHEN THE AGENDA POSTING IS DUE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
UH, COMMISSIONER MICKEY, WOULD THAT BE ENOUGH TIME? YES.
WHEN THE AGENDA AND EVERYTHING IS POSTED ON TUESDAY.
DID ANYONE ELSE HAVE ON THE COMMISSION HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME NEW COMMISSIONERS.
SO THIS IS A NEW PROCESS, SO ANY QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME AND I'M, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER HEARING NONE.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
[4. Discussion and possible action on 2023 officer elections for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities.]
IS, UH, WHERE YOU WOULD STEP IN.THIS IS GOOD REGARDING VOTING FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE, I AM THE CURRENT CHAIR.
I PLAN ON RUNNING FOR REELECTION.
UH, WE HAVE AN OPENING FOR VICE CHAIR.
THE PREVIOUS ONE DID NOT SEEK REELECTION.
IF YOU COULD JUST GUIDE ME THROUGH THIS, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME DURING ELECTIONS.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS FOR THE STAFF LIAISON.
YEAH, I, I CAN'T RUN THE ELECTIONS.
SO BASICALLY YOU WILL CALL OUT FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR, AND THEN YOU WILL CALL NOMINATIONS THREE TIMES.
AS FAR AS THE NO, TAMALA, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M, UM, INCORRECT.
AND JEREMY, WHO'S A, A DEFINITELY, UH, EXPERT AT THIS.
UH, I HAVE DONE THIS FOR OTHER, UH, ORGANIZATIONS, BUT NOT SO MUCH HERE AT THE CITY.
UH, JEREMY, IF YOU COULD ASSIST, I KNOW YOU'RE WITH EQUITY OFFICE, BUT, UH, DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, BUT BASICALLY, UM, WE WILL, UM, SUSPEND THE RULES SO THAT JACQUELINE CAN CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR, UH, AND WE WILL SEEK NOMINATIONS.
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AND I CAN DO THIS.GO AHEAD AND DO THIS, JACQUELINE, IF THAT WILL GET US THROUGH, UH, QUICKER, PLEASE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, YES.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE FOR THE CHAIR AND THE CO-CHAIR POSITION.
AND CHAIR, YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION,
SO FOR CHAIR, UM, RUN THE MEETINGS.
UH, AS I WAS MENTIONED PRIOR TO THE MEETING, UM, MOST OF OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE VIRTUAL.
I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE HERE, THE CHAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE HERE IN PERSON.
UM, THEY APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEMS, UM, THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA BEFORE IT'S POSTED ONLINE FOR PUBLIC VIEW.
UH, IF I'M MISSING ANYTHING, TAMA, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
UM, THERE ARE ALSO, UM, YEAH, THERE ARE CERTAIN ASPECTS, UM, WITH IF FOR POSTING AGENDA ITEMS THROUGH COMMISSIONERS, I, I CAN BASICALLY, IF THEY APPROACH ME FOR THE AGENDA TOPIC, I CAN PUT IT ON THERE.
OTHERWISE, IT REQUIRES A TWO COMMISSIONER REQUEST.
UM, I CAN ASK THE COMMISSION IF THERE IS, UM, LET'S SAY A MEETING OR PRESENTATION THAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED FORWARD, UP THE AGENDA OR THE AGENDA TOPIC THAT TAKES A LITTLE MORE PRIORITY.
I CAN ASK THE COMMISSION, UM, WITH THEIR APPROVAL TO, TO MOVE UP THE ITEMS. AND THEN FOR VICE CHAIR, IT'S JUST IS BASICALLY JUST FILLING IN, IN CASE I AM UNABLE TO CHAIR THE MEETING FOR SOME REASON, I'M UNABLE TO MAKE THE MEETING, THEN THE VICE CHAIR WOULD NEED TO BE HERE IN PERSON TO RUN THE MEETING AND TAKE OVER THOSE, UM, DUTIES.
AND ALSO, CHAIR YOU, UH, FACILITATE THE MEETING AND KEEP DECORUM IN THE MEETING AS WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO JUMP QUESTION ANY QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN AND SAY THAT YOU CAN SELF NOMINATE YOURSELF FOR EITHER CHAIR OR FOR VICE CHAIR, AND THEN A VOTE COULD HAPPEN.
SO YOU ARE ALLOWED TO SELF NOMINATE.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL GO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE, UH, NOMINATION, UH, FOR CHAIR.
ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME? THIS IS CHAIR FRANKS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR? I WAS GONNA NOMINATE JONATHAN FRANKS AS WELL.
UH, I WAS GONNA, UH, NOMINATE TOO, BUT HE, HE, HE DID IT FOR HIMSELF.
SO
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR? SEEING NONE.
NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR HAVE CLOSED.
ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR AT THIS TIME? REMEMBER, YOU CAN SELF NOMINATE.
ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AT THIS TIME? JACQUELINE, I CAN'T REALLY SEE IN THE ROOM, AND I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY HAND IS UP IN THE ROOM.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE CATHERINE BROADWATER FOR VICE CHAIR.
WE HAVE A NOMINATION, A NOMINEE, A NOMINATION FOR CATHERINE BROADWATER.
CATHERINE, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? UH, I, I'M VERY FLATTERED, UM, THAT HE NOMINATED ME.
UM, BUT I'VE, I, I HAVE A CONFLICT AS THE, UH, CHAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE THERE IN PERSON IF THE CHAIR ISN'T.
AND I'VE BEEN OUT OF TOWN A LOT RECENTLY.
UM, SO, UM, UNLESS THE CHAIR DOESN'T THINK HE WOULD NOT BE THERE, YOU KNOW.
BUT LIKE ONCE IN THE BLUE MOON, UM, I, I FEEL I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN, UH, TAKING CARE OF MY AILING MOTHER TOO MUCH.
UM, I, SO I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE THERE IN PERSON, BUT I VERY MUCH
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APPRECIATE, UM, NOMINATION.BUT, UM, AS MY MOTHER'S NOT DOING WELL, I'M IN HOUSTON ABOUT AS MUCH AS I'M IN ALL AUSTIN RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR ME NOT BEING THERE.
SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE A, UM, UM, SOMEONE WHO, UH, CATHERINE HAS DECLINED THE NOMINATION.
SO, UH, ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR ALSO, TAM? THERE ARE NONE IN THE ROOM.
AGAIN, ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? UH, JENNIFER, SINCE YOU NOMINATE ME, YOU WANT ME NOMINATE YOU OR YOU DON'T WANNA DO IT EITHER? UNFORTUNATELY, I, I HAVE, UH, I HAVE MY OWN THINGS WITH MY OWN MOTHER
BUT THIS, I JUST WANTED RETURN THE FAVOR, BUT NO, NO, I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU DON'T WANNA DO IT THEN? THAT'S OKAY.
UM, I'VE GOT ENOUGH COMMISSIONS RIGHT NOW.
AND IF I MAY INTERJECT, UM, FOR THOSE WHO MAYBE KNEW I WAS PRETTY NEW WHEN I WAS ELECTED AS VICE CHAIR, UM, I'M FULLY WILLING TO EDUCATE YOU IN THE KIND OF THE, THE SYSTEMS OF HOW THIS WORKS.
IT MAY SEEM DAUNTING, BUT IT'S, I REALLY HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET, IT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET INVOLVED.
AND, UM, AS YOU COME TO MORE MEETINGS, IT WILL BE MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THINGS RUN.
AND CHAIR, YOU CAN NOMINATE SOMEONE AND YOU CAN NOMINATE YOURSELF FOR VICE CHAIR.
SHALL I CHAIR? ARE ANY NOMINATIONS? VICE CHAIR FOR VI VICE CHAIR AT THIS TIME? OKAY, ELIZABETH.
I'M JUST ASSURING THAT, UM, MICKEY, I'M NOT SURE IF YOUR HANDS IS UP CHAIR.
AND I AM BLIND, SO I CANNOT SEE IF ANYONE'S HAND IS UP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, DO WE NEED A VICE CHAIR? I BELIEVE THE COMMISSIONS ARE REQUESTED TO HAVE A VICE CHAIR.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO BE FUNCTIONING AT, UH, TO HAVE A FUNCTIONING COMMI, UH, COMMISSION.
JEREMY, IF I'M NOT CORRECT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I THINK THERE DOES NEED TO BE A, A VICE CHAIR FOR THE COMMISSIONER IN, IN THE, IN THE CASE THAT, UM, UH, JONATHAN FRANK'S, COMMISSIONER FRANKS DOES NOT SHOW UP AND HA THE MEETING TO BE ABLE TO STILL FUNCTION.
UM, I BELIEVE THE CITY CLERK WILL STILL ASK AT SOME POINT FOR THERE TO BE A NOMINATION IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TODAY.
THEY, THEY RECOMMEND THAT IT BE DONE TODAY.
UM, BUT THEY SAID THAT IF IT IS, HAS TO BE TABLED, THEN IT WOULD BE TABLED TO NEXT MONTH FOR THE NOMINATION.
WELL, WELL THEN CAN WE TAPE WHAT NEXT MONTH? RIGHT HERE? THIS IS, SO WHAT I WILL DO, SORRY, ELIZABETH.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO JUST TABLE IT CUZ NO ONE HERE IS REALLY, UM, MAYBE JUST GIVE US ALL A MONTH TO GO HOME AND THINK ABOUT IT AND TRY AGAIN NEXT MONTH.
I WILL, UH, EXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING, BUT I WILL CAUTION YOU THAT THREE MEMBERS FROM THIS COMMISSION WILL DROP OFF AS THE HOLDOVER TERM WILL END.
AND ONE OF THE MEMBERS ON THIS AGENDA HAS NEVER BEEN TO A MEETING.
AND SO WE WILL, MAY NOT REACH QUORUM NEXT MONTH.
AND WE HAVE TO HAVE SIX MEMBERS FOR QUORUM IN ORDER FOR THE MEETING TO RUN.
SO IF NO ONE NOMINATES HIMSELF, I WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE NOMINATION AND THEN YOU ALL SHOULD, UH, TAKE A VOTE TO TABLE THE DISCUSSION.
THIS, THIS IS ELIZABETH MEYER AGAIN.
I, IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME IF WE ARE GONNA BE WITH A LOT OF NEW MEMBERS COMING ON AND PEOPLE KIND OF DROPPING OFF AND COMING ON, IT DOES SEEM REASONABLE TO ME TO TABLE THE VICE-CHAIR IN CASE ONE OF THE NEW PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE COMING ON MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN IT.
I OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE-CHAIR POSITION, AND THEN YOU ALL DETERMINE WHEN YOU WANT TO, UM, TABLE AND, UM, AND I'LL PUT IT, TURN IT BACK OVER,
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UH, TO THE CHAIR, UH, TO NO, TO, UH, TO GO THROUGH THE VOTING PROCESS TO TABLE AND DECIDE WHEN Y'ALL WILL ELECT THE VICE CHAIR.AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO THE ELECTION PROCESS SO THAT YOU ALL CAN VOTE ON THE ACTUAL CHAIR POSITION.
SO, UM, I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A DISCUSSION AS TO WHEN YOU FEEL AS IF WE SHOULD NOMINATE VICE CHAIR.
UH, COMMISSIONER ELIZABETH HAS, UH, REQUESTED FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, SO WE HAVE A MONTH TO MULL IT OVER.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? AND J JUST SO THAT I'M CLEAR, WE CAN STILL VOTE TONIGHT ON THE CHAIR, BUT THAT IS CORRECT.
SO WE DON'T, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE TOGETHER.
NO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK, UH, WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO HAVE NEW MEMBERS? ARE WE EXPECTING NEW, NEW MEMBERS NEXT MONTH? OR THAT WE'RE JUST HAVING, OR THAT WE'RE LOSING, UH, MEMBERS? WE ARE LOSING MEMBERS.
UH, AND IT IS UP TO THOSE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REAPPOINT, UM, TO APPOINT NEW MEMBERS.
AND I'M NOT SURE, I DON'T HAVE A STATUS OF THEIR, UH, DESIRE TO APPOINT NEW MEMBERS AT THIS TIME UNLESS, OKAY.
JACQUELINE HAS HEARD, OR MAYBE JEREMY, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH, UH, REGARDING APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS COMMISSION.
BUT I DID WANNA SAY THAT, UM, ELECTION, THE TERMS FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ARE ONE YEAR AND THEY BEGIN MAY 1ST.
AND SO IT IS, THEY SENT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE SENT ON A NOTICE SAYING THE CITY CODE REQUIRES THAT WE AT LEAST HAVE A CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR UNLESS IT'S OTHERWISE STATED IN OUR BYLAWS.
SO IF POSSIBLE, IT WILL BE BEST IF WE VOTE IN APRIL AND HAVE THOSE IN FOR MAY.
IN, IN THAT CASE, I'M HAPPY TO NOMINATE MYSELF AS VICE-CHAIR.
I'M BRAND NEW, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST.
SO I NEED TO REOPEN THE NOMINATIONS AND THEN YOU NOMINATE YOURSELF.
SO AT THIS TIME, UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR BACK UP FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR ELIZABETH MEYER.
I'D LIKE TO SELF NOMINATE FOR VICE CHAIR, PLEASE.
THANK YOU, ELIZABETH, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR AT THIS TIME? ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? NO.
SO AT THIS TIME I'LL CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR AND WE WILL TAKE, UH, WE CAN DO TWO THINGS.
WE CAN, UM, VOTE, YOU ALL CAN VOTE, UM, BY CONSENT, UM, FOR THE CHAIR, CURRENT CHAIR.
AND, UM, I'M LOSING NAMES HERE, UH, FOR CHAIR.
AND THEN THE, UH, CONSENT FOR THE NOMINATION FOR VICE CHAIR.
SO I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALL TAKE A VOTE AS CONSENT FOR BOTH NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
I'LL SAY SOMEBODY'S NOT ON CAMERA.
UH, AND I'M LOSING NAMES HERE CUZ I DON'T HAVE IT.
THEN I BELIEVE IT WAS ELIZABETH TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR CORRECT.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER MEYER, THANK YOU FOR, UM, BITING THE BULL AND, AND BE WILLING TO SERVE.
UM, I'LL MAKE IT AS AN EASY PROCESS FOR YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW YOU, YOU ALL OF YOU CAN BENEFIT THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN AUSTIN.
[5. Discussion and possible action on appointing an alternative representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC).]
ITEM IS APPOINTING A ALTERNATIVE MEMBER FOR THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE.UM, COMMISSIONER POWELL WAS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE ALTERNATIVE, BUT SINCE COMMISSIONER ROSKI IS
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NO LONGER GONNA BE ON THE COMMISSION, HOW DO YOU WANNA PROCEED WITH THAT? SO, UM, HOPEFULLY MAKE JENNIFER POWELL THE, THE PRIMARY, UH, ALTERNATE, UNLESS SHE DOES NOT WANT TO BE THE PRIMARY ALTERNATE.UH, UM, WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR ALL OF THE J I C COM MEMBER COMMISSIONS TO PUT ONTO THEIR AGENDA WAS FOR ELECTIONS TO, UH, POINT OR REAPPOINT, UH, J I C, PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVES.
UM, AND JUST FOR THE NEW COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE ON BOARD, I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT TOO THAT THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE, UM, IS A, IS A COALITION OF, OF COMMISSIONS THAT REPRESENT UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, UH, IN AUSTIN, UH, WAS FORMED A FEW YEARS AGO TO HELP Y'ALL'S COMMISSIONS WORK TOGETHER, UH, TO BUILD SOLIDARITY WITH ONE ANOTHER AND TO, TO BUILD KIND OF THAT POLITICAL INFLUENCE SO THAT HALL CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE ADVOCACY WORK, UH, THAT Y'ALL DO IN, IN ADVISING CITY COUNCIL ON ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT Y'ALL REPRESENT.
UM, WE HAVE MEETINGS, UM, ON THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 3:00 PM UM, UH, YOU WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND IN-PERSON.
UH, IT'S ALWAYS A VIRTUAL OPTION FOR BOTH THE PRIMARY AND, AND ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVES.
UM, MANY, UH, OF THE JIC REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES TO ATTEND.
UM, SO WE ENCOURAGE BOTH PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO ATTEND.
UM, BUT YOU'D ONLY GET ONE VOTE, UH, ON ISSUES.
UM, AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR NEW COMMISSIONERS TO LEARN HOW OTHER COMMISSIONS DO THEIR WORK, UM, TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF MEET OTHER COMMISSIONS TOO AND SEE WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE.
UM, AND FOR Y'ALL TO WORK TOGETHER, UM, TO, YOU KNOW, INFLUENCE Y'ALL, THE CITY COUNCIL PIERS THAT APPOINTED YOU, UM, TO GET, UH, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UM, AND THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL DESIRE FOR THE COMMUNITIES TO REPRESENT.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
UM, BUT IN THIS CASE, UM, WE WOULD NEED TO, UH, UH, VOTE, UH, I WOULD IMAGINED, UH, FOR A PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE.
RIGHT NOW, JENNIFER'S THE ALTERNATE WITH ROBIN ORLOWSKI, UM, UH, NOW NO TERMED OUT OF OFFICE.
UM, SO I THINK WE WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO, UM, TO NOMINATE, UH, A PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE AT THIS TIME.
AND JENNIFER, DO YOU HAVE ANY DESIRED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY ON? UM, THE J I C YOU, YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A GREAT ROLE SINCE, UM, SINCE ROBIN HAS LEFT.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY NEAT COMMITTEE.
I, I'VE, SO FAR I'M REALLY ENJOYING IT.
SO YES, IF YOU GUYS CAN USE ME, I'D LOVE TO BE THERE.
OKAY, SO SINCE THIS IS A VOTE FOR MAKING JENNIFER, THE JENNIFER POWELL, THE COMMISSIONER POWELL, EXCUSE ME, THE PRIMARY, UM, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE J I C JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE FOR THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE DISABILITIES, I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE.
OR SO SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION.
I CANNOT MAKE A MOTION AS CHAIR.
SO I, I'M ASKING FOR A COMMISSIONER TO MAKE A MOTION.
AND IF THERE'S A SECOND TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER POWELL AS THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MARRIAGE COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
I MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, VOTE FOR HER.
IS THERE A SECOND? NINE SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? I WONDERED HOW LUPE, NOT
WE LOOK FORWARD, UM, TO MORE OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT.
UH, ONE YOU THING WE LIKE TO DO, UM, PROCEEDING FORWARD, WE'LL MAKE MORE OF AN EFFORT OF THIS IS PROVIDING REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE, JIC COMMITTEE TO BRING FORTH TWO OF THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE SO THAT WE CAN BE, UM, UH, KNOWLEDGEABLE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND IF THERE'S WAYS WE CAN BECOME INVOLVED.
BUT WHAT YOU DEFINITELY, YOU AND I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT PERSONALLY ABOUT WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE AND EVERYTHING.
AND IF I COULD JUST JUMP INTO THE OTHER COMMISSIONS USUALLY HAVE A STANDING ITEM ON THEIR AGENDA FOR JUST ANY UPDATES FROM THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE'S REPRESENTATIVE.
AND SO SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL CAN ADD ONTO THE AGENDA SO THAT THERE CAN BE REGULAR UPDATES, UM, AT EVERY MEETING ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER THERE IN THE JIC.
UM, AND I ALSO JUST WANNA REMIND US, WE'LL HAVE TO DO, GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS ONE MORE TIME JUST TO NOMINATE AN ALTERNATE IF WE CAN.
IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE ROOM, UM, WHO WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO BE AN ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE, AGAIN, YOU WOULDN'T BE, UH, COMPELLED TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE REACH OUT.
BUT IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE JFC HAVE AN ALTERNATE.
UM, YOU SAID THE ALTERNATE COULD BE THERE VIRTUALLY, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
BOTH OF Y'ALL CAN BE THERE VIRTUALLY.
WELL, IF, IF IT IS ONLINE, I COULD DO THAT.
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I JUST COULDN'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING IN PERSON, BUT I CAN DO SOMETHING IF IT'S ONLINE.SO SINCE THE LANGUAGE DOES STAY ON THE AGENDA, ALTERNATE, UM, REPRESENTATIVE, ARE WE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THAT AS WELL? YES, I BELIEVE SO.
CUZ WE ARE VOTING FOR THE ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, SO TO CLARIFY, COMMISSIONER BROADWATER, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE THE ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATIVE? UH, YES.
ARE I'M JUST GONNA OPEN THE FLOOR.
IS THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT POSITION? BECAUSE IT IS A VOTE.
I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER BROADWATER AS THE ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE DISABILITIES.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? YES.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
COMMISSIONER POWELL AND COMMISSIONER BROADWATER FOR YOUR REPRESENTATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, THE REPORTS AND WE WILL DISCUSS HAVING THAT AS A STANDING ITEM, JACQUELINE, MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT.
UM, AND, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A REPORT AND HEARING MORE ABOUT THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE AND HOW WE CAN BECOME MORE INVOLVED.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEREMY.
I'M ALWAYS HERE TO SUPPORT Y'ALL IN ANY WAY.
ALL 10 COMMISSIONS OF THE JIC.
UM, I ATTEND OYS MEETINGS AND I'M HERE AS A RESOURCE, UH, IF YOU NEED IT IN ANY WAY AT ALL.
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO ME, UH, AND I'LL SEND, MAKE SURE TO SEND OUT A WELCOME MESSAGE TO YOU, CATHERINE, IF, UH, MORE CONTACTED INFORMATION.
SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE, UM, THE PARKS REC DEPARTMENT COME IN FOR A PRESENTATION, THIS IS A REALLY SHORT MEETING.
UM, SO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY
[6. Discussion and vote on future agenda items.]
WHERE WE HAVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, UM, THAT ARE TO BE PUT ON NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA.IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, ANY PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU MAY THINK OF THAT COULD, YOU KNOW, BENEFIT THE DIS THE PEOPLE, THE DIS THIS DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN AUSTIN.
UM, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO, FOR US, FOR YOU TO BRING THAT TO THE COMMISSION.
AND WE VOTE ON IT AS AN AGENDA TOPIC FOR NEXT MONTH IN MAY.
UH, THIS IS COMMISSIONER BROADWATER.
UM, HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE ABLE TO BE ON FOR, UH, NEXT MONTH, BUT IF NOT, UM, IT COULD BE FOR MAY OR JUNE.
BUT I'M TRYING TO GET, UM, A MEETING SET UP, UH, BETWEEN US AND, UH, CAPITAL CAPITAL METRO.
UM, OR, OR EVEN IF THEY WANNA OPEN IT UP TO, UH, THEIR OTHER GROUP IS, UH, THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.
SO I GUESS IT WOULD ONLY HAVE TO BE THEM, NOT BOTH, SINCE THERE'S REPRESENTATION ON THAT GROUP.
UM, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE WANTING TO, UH, PUT THE WORD OUT ABOUT PROJECT CONNECT MM-HMM.
UM, SO I'M NOT SURE IF WE SHOULD DO LIKE A, A JOINT MEETING OR IF IT'S MORE OF A PRESENT PRESENTATIONAL THING.
UM, I'LL HAVE STAFF HELP ME ON HOW THAT SHOULD BE PRESENTED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION, UM, IF THAT WAS OKAY WITH YOU ALL TO ADD THAT ON THE AGENDA.
SO COMMISSIONER BUR WATER FOR FULLTIME HEARING OR WHAT I, MY INQUIRY IS WOULD YOU RATHER IT BE A PRESENTATION OR WOULD YOU RATHER TO HAVE IT AS A JOINT MEETING? UH, I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE.
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UM, I GUESS, UM, I'LL, I'LL GET IN CONTACT WITH CAPTAIN METRO AND SEE HOW, IF THEY WANT TO JUST DO A PRESENTATION OR IF THEY WANT ALL OF US TO, THEY WANT FEEDBACK, SO MAYBE IT WILL BE MORE PRUDENT TO HAVE US JUST TALK INSTEAD OF JUST A POWERPOINT, YOU KNOW, PRESENTATION.UM, BUT I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE IF ALL DO LET, LET ME KNOW.
UM, AND THIS IS JENNIFER POWELL AND GO FOR IT.
I KNOW THAT, UM, THIS IS ALSO COMING UP IN THE, UH, JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT MEETING WE WERE DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A PRE PRESENTATION FROM A T P.
SO, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WELL.
THE, UM, WE'RE MIGHT BE SEEING THAT TWICE, UH, WITH THEM, WHICH WOULDN'T BE BAD, BUT CUZ I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO HEAR, UH, HEAR FROM THEM FOR OUR COM FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COMMITTEE.
UM, BUT THIS IS CHAIR FRANK, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
OH, WELL I, AND I, I DOUBT WE COULD COORDINATE, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMITTEE, THE, THE OTHER COMMITTEE AND CAMP MEN.
I DON'T THINK THEY COULD DO ALL THREE Y'ALL AT ONE.
SO YEAH, I THINK THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY SEPARATELY.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY
SO I GUESS THEY COULD PRESENT TWICE.
UM, SO MY RECOMMENDATION IT IF, AND OTHER COMMISSIONERS ARE DEFINITELY WELCOME TO SPEAK, BUT MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, UM, TO REACH OUT TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE, FROM THOSE OTHER ENTITIES AND SEE IF THEY'D BE WILLING TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE.
AND JUST BECAUSE, UM, IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT, IT'S AFTER FIVE, IT'S A LOT OF GETTING THINGS TOGETHER,
AND SINCE IT IS A VIRTUAL COMPONENT, IT MAY BE, UH, A LOT OF PRESENT PRESENTERS COME IN PERFORMING THEIR ACTUAL PRESENTATIONS VIRTUALLY.
SO IT MAY BE EASIER FOR THEM TO DO IT AS A PRESENTATION AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.
UM, THAT'S JUST MY RECOMMENDATION, UM, BECAUSE IT COULD BE A LITTLE CUMBERSOME TRYING TO COORDINATE TIMES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S JUST MY RECOMMENDATION.
UM, OTHERS CAN'T AGREE OR DISAGREE.
I AM OPENING THE FLOOR SINCE THERE IS A LOT OF TIME LEFT
UH, I GUESS WE COULD DO LIKE WE USUALLY DO AND HAVE THEM DO A PRESENTATION AND THEN JUST HAVE THEM SET, UH, LEAVE US THEIR, UH, THEY ALREADY HAVE A, A FEEDBACK, UH, YOU KNOW, GET INVOLVED WHAT WEBPAGE THAT HAS THEIR, UH, YOU KNOW, GIVE FEEDBACK EMAIL ADDRESS, UM, SO THEY COULD JUST, UH, PRESENT AND THEN WE GIVE THEM OUR FEEDBACK SEPARATELY.
YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THAT WAY, LIKE YOU SAID, THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO COORDINATE SITTING HERE FOR TWO HOURS DISCUSSING ANY FEEDBACK.
WE COULD BE THERE FOR A LONG TIME DISCUSSING THINGS.
UM, WE EACH COULD JUST GIVE OUR OWN FEEDBACK AND THEY'RE WANTING FROM US AND OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL, SO WE COULD HEAR THEIR PRESENTATION AND YOU COULD TAKE IT TO, UH, THE PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, GO GET THEIR FEEDBACK, BE YOU, YOU, YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? THEY, THEY, THEY WANT AS MUCH FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE.
UM, SO I I JUST WANTED TO, THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE NOW.
UM, SO YOU COULD GET IN TOUCH WITH ANYONE THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE, UH, INTERESTED.
CAUSE THEY, THEY'RE ABOUT TO GET TO THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION SPACE.
SO HERE SOON THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE DECISION MAKING.
THEY'RE JUST GONNA BUILD WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BUILD.
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THEY'RE JUST GONNA GET WHAT THEY'RE GONNA GET AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE OKAY WITH THAT.AND, AND THIS IS, UM, A SUGGESTION.
I THINK A PRESENTATION WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, SO THAT WE AS AN ENTITY THAT IS FOCUSED ON PEOPLE DISABILITIES IN THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY, THEY CAN COME TO US AND WE CAN PROVIDE OUR OWN INPUT AND WE CAN ALL ALSO ASK THEM, UM, THEIR METHODOLOGIES OF HOW THEY ARE ASKING FOR FEEDBACK.
A LOT OF THE TIMES IT'S SPEAK UP AUSTIN, BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND SO THAT THEY CAN COMMUNICATE WITH US HOW TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK SO THAT WE CAN CIRCULATE IT AMONGST OUR NETWORKS, AMONGST THE, UM, AMONGST DISABILITY COMMUNITY ENTITIES.
UM, SO THAT WOULD, THAT'D BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA.
BUT I DEFINITELY STILL WANNA OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WHO HAD ANY, UM, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
UM, COMMISSIONER BROADWATER, IF YOU COULD, UH, REACH OUT TO THESE ENTITIES TO SEE IF THEY COULD DESIGNATE A REPRESENTATIVE TO COME TO SPEAK AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS AND, UM, COORDINATE WITH THAT WITH ME AND OUR LIAISON JACQUELINE, UM, SO THAT WE, I CAN APPROVE TO PUT IN THE, UH, UM, TO THE NEXT MONTH WHENEVER THEY'RE ABLE TO, WHETHER IT'S FOR THE MAY OR JUNE AGENDA SO THAT WE COULD, UM, APPROVE IT AND PUT IT ON THERE.
WELL, UH, SINCE IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT, UH, I WILL SEND AN EMAIL, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS WEEKEND SO THAT THEY SEE IT, UH, MONDAY MORNING AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GET BACK TO ME, UH, YOU KNOW, PROMPTLY SO THAT WE CAN, UH, GET THAT WORKED OUT.
THAT'S WHY I SAID FOR MAY OR JUNE, BUT HOPEFULLY IF THEY ANSWER PROMPTLY, MAYBE WE COULD GET IT ON FOR MAY'S AGENDA.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT, BUT JUST TO KEEP IN MIND, I AM CURRENTLY, UM, BETA TESTING OR I WOULD SAY BETA TESTING, TESTING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF A NEW FEATURE FOR THE AMP CARDS FOR CAPITAL METRO BUS WRITING.
I'M TESTING OUT THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR SCREEN READER USERS FOR THOSE OF THE COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE NEW.
I UTILIZE, UH, TEXT SPEED SOFTWARE ON MY IPHONE.
AND SO I'VE, I'VE, UH, RECENTLY BEEN TESTING THE ACCESSIBILITY.
SO, UM, I'LL REACH OUT TO JACK IF I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS DURING MAY OR THE JUNE MEETING.
BUT JUST TO KEEP THIS IN Y'ALL'S HEAD THAT I, THIS IS WHAT I'M CURRENTLY, UM, WORKING WITH CAPITAL, CAPITAL METRO AND I BELIEVE OTHERS ARE TOO.
SO IF I HEAR OTHERS OF MY PERSONAL, UM, COMMUNITY WHO MAY WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT IT, UM, I WOULD INVITE THEM TO OUR MEETING, BUT THEN I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY OTHER POSSIBLE, UM, AGENDA TOPICS FOR NEXT MONTH.
HEARING NONE, JACQUELINE, IF YOU ARE STILL HERE, HAVE YOU HEARD OF ANY, UM, ENTITIES THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO US THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY MAKE THE COMMISSION THE COMMISSION AWARE OF THAT MAY BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA? I HAVE NOT, NOT THIS MONTH.
SO HEARING NONE, UH, NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
UM, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
JUST SAY I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFIED BY SAYING AYE.
UH, FOR THE NEW COMMISSIONERS, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMISSION, WHAT WE DO, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU MORE INDIVIDUALLY JUST SO YOU GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
ALSO ATTENDING MEETINGS, UM, WE'LL BEST HELP THAT AS WELL.
BUT I DEFINITELY WANNA GET TO KNOW Y'ALL MORE, HOW YOU CAN BECOME MORE INVOLVED WITH THIS COMMITTEE, WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORKING WITH Y'ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE SERVING AS YOUR CHAIR.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.