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[CALL TO ORDER]
OF THE TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION TO ORDER AT 2:39 PM UM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE[PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]
ONE PUBLIC COMMENT.SO ONCE YOU BEGIN, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ABOUT THREE MINUTES, UH, FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN YOU WILL HEAR A BELL TO LET YOU KNOW WHENEVER THAT TIME IS UP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT NETWORK.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR, UH, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU, BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH, CAN, UH, CAN IS A PARTNERSHIP OF GOVERNMENT, UM, NONPROFIT, PRIVATE, AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLABORATE, UH, TO LEVERAGE MUTUAL RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN TRAVIS COUNTY, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND OUR PARTNERS ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE FLYER AND INCLUDE, UH, FROM THE HEALTH SECTOR, ASCENSION, SETON, CENTRAL HEALTH INTEGRAL CARE IN ST.
AND THERE'S ALSO OTHER PARTNERS FROM A VERY VARIETY OF, UH, DIFFERENT SECTORS INCLUDING GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, HIGHER ED, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, COLLABORATIVE, AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS LIKE, UH, ONE VOICE.
CENTRAL TEXAS IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT PARTNER TOGETHER.
UH, FOR OVER 30 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALIGN SERVICES AND COORDINATE, UM, EFFORTS, UH, CREATE CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC DIALOGUE AND ACTION, AND INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES THAT, UM, ARE EMERGING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE RIGHT STAKEHOLDERS ARE AT THE TABLE.
UH, AND SO, UM, SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE DO THAT ON THE BACK OF THIS, UH, FIRST, UH, FLYER AND IT INCLUDES, UH, LIKE THE CAN DASHBOARD THAT HAS 18 DIFFERENT ISSUE IN 18 DIFFERENT INDICATORS IN FOUR DIFFERENT ISSUE AREAS.
AND THERE'S A WHOLE SECTION ON HEALTH INDICATORS THAT INCLUDE, UH, UNINSURED, UH, MENTAL HEALTH AND, UH, AIR QUALITY AMONG OTHERS.
UM, WE ALSO, UH, HAVE THE, WE CAN A TX WEBSITE THAT HAS IMPORTANT RESOURCES WHERE PEOPLE CAN FIND INFORMATION TO GET ENGAGED, UH, AND, UH, HELP IMPROVE SOME OF THESE AND, AND VOLUNTEER OR TO, OR TO HELP THEMSELVES TOO.
AND SO SOME OF THOSE ITEMS YOU'LL SEE ON THIS, UM, OTHER SHEET.
UM, I WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO SOME, UH, EFFORTS THAT WE'VE ENGAGED IN IN THE PAST, UH, FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE DATA IN THE DASHBOARD.
AND OUR COMMUNITY COUNCIL, UH, WHICH IS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION MADE OUT OF, UH, PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, THEY FOUND THAT, UM, THERE WAS A ISOLATION AND LONELINESS AND INCREASE OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH.
I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL ARE ALL AWARE OF THAT.
SO, UM, OUT OF THAT CAME THE EFFORT FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CHALLENGE, WHICH YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF.
AND, UH, WE DEVELOPED, UH, TOGETHER, UH, AS PART OF THE EFFORT FOR THE LANGUAGE ACCESS PROJECT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SOME MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES, INCLUDING SPANISH AND ENGLISH.
AND, UH, WELL, WHERE SOME, UH, UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDE THE CREATING A WELCOME COMMUNITY LUNCHEON, UM, SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 15 AS PART OF THE WELCOMING WEEK ACTIVITIES THAT, UM, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE COLLABORATING ON.
AND IN OCTOBER, A THREE DAY EVENT, THE DATA AND RESEARCH ROUNDUP WHERE WE, UH, HIGHLIGHT, UH, DATA FROM DIFFERENT, UM, STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE RELEVANT.
AND SO IF YOU'D LIKE, UH, TO KNOW MORE, JUST SEND, I'M GONNA FOLLOW UP WITH THE LIAISON AND, UH, I'D LOVE TO, UH, MAYBE COME BACK.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
WE HAVE IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM JUNE 3RD.UM, SO I MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION MEETING ON JUNE 3RD.
UM, DO I HAVE A SUPPORTER SECOND? DO YOU A MICROPHONE? SORRY, SECOND.
CAN I GET A SECOND PLEASE? YES.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? OKAY.
SO WE ARE NOW READY TO VOTE ON THE MOTION.
UM, EVERYONE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM JUNE? PLEASE SHOW YOUR HAND.
ALRIGHT, SO THE AGENDA MINUTES ARE PASSED.
MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE SCHEDULE OF THE 2027 ANNUAL SCHEDULE.
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ANYBODY, EVERYBODY HAVE A COPY? OKAY.DO WE, MISCONDUCT OFFICER NUMBER TWO.
OH, DID WE SKIP ONE? OH, I'M SO SORRY.
WE HAVE TO DO CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
[2. Conduct officer election for Chair and Vice Chair.]
UM, OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA DO CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ELECTIONS.UH, SO FIRST WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE FLOOR.
SO I MOVE TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR, WE'LL START WITH CHAIR.
I WILL PUT MYSELF IN AS A CANDIDATE FOR CHAIR.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT THE MOVE, LIKE, TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO, SO TO OPEN NOMINATIONS, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, COMMISSIONER RICE, UH, FOR CHAIR.
CAN YOU, SO, UM, THE MOTION TO CONDUCT THE OFFICER ELECTIONS.
SO CAN I GET SOMEONE TO SUPPORT THE MOTION? YES.
SO NOW WE CAN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS TO NOMINATIONS.
SO YOU CAN SELF NOMINATE OR YOU CAN NOMINATE OTHERS.
SO IF YOU WANT TO DO EITHER OR, PLEASE USE YOUR MICROPHONE.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, COMMISSIONER RICE FOR CHAIR.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS I WOULD NOMINATE? I, I, SORRY.
UM, WE'RE GONNA DO CHAIR FIRST AND THEN WE CAN MOVE ON TO VICE CHAIR.
SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR AT THIS MOMENT? ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY, SO BEING THE SINGULAR NOMINATION, UM, LET'S SEE.
SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER NOMINATIONS, WE WILL VOTE FOR CHAIR.
UM, LET ME SEE IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING.
OKAY, SO WE JUST VOTE AND SEE WHO IS JUST VOTE HIM.
AND IS THAT CORRECT, DANNY? OH, I'M SO SORRY.
THE, HE'S THE SINGLE, UM, NOMINEE.
SO THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO, UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION TO THE NOMINATION, THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH APPOINTING, UM, AN ANNOUNCING COUNCILMAN, UM, COUNCILMAN JESUS
COMMISSIONER RICE AS THE NEW CHAIR FOR THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION.
SO WITH NO OBJECTIONS, UM, YOU ARE GOING TO BE CHAIR AND THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO VICE CHAIR.
SO ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? I NOMINATE KARA VICE CHAIR.
ANYONE ELSE? NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE NOMINATION? OKAY.
ALRIGHT, IN THAT CASE, UM, THAT IS PASSPORT VICE CHAIR.
SO WE HAVE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR NOW GOING FORWARD AND THEN WE
[3. Approve the 2027 annual schedule of the Austin Travis County Public Health Commission.]
CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE SCHEDULE.SO LET'S LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE.
DO I NEED A MOTION TO DISCUSS, UM, OR JUST OPEN THE FLOOR? OH, YOU CAN, YEAH, YOU CAN USE MY COPY IF YOU'D LIKE.
MOTION TO DISCUSS THE DATES FOR 2027.
ANY QUESTIONS, CHANGES, EDITS ON THE SCHEDULE THAT WAS PROVIDED? WE TYPICALLY SKIP JULY, SO WE OMITTED IT FROM THIS YEAR AS WELL.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE I'M PRETTY SURE IS THE SAME AND IS ALWAYS GONNA BE THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AS IT KIND OF HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
DO YOU WANT A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.
UM, THERE WAS A REQUEST FROM EXOFFICIO, UM, FROM DIRECTOR STIR TO SEE ABOUT THE MEETINGS BEING MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
SO, UM, WE WOULD, WOULD IT BE AMENDABLE TO THE BODY TO LOOK AT THE DATES AND THEN POTENTIALLY LOOK AT, UM, ANOTHER LOCATION FOR THE MEETINGS? UM, AND WE WILL BRING THAT BACK WITH THE APPROVED LOCATION IF IT'S AVAILABLE.
THE, WE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD AN ADDITIONAL MEETING, YES, BECAUSE THESE STATES ARE DUE SOONER.
IT WILL NOT BE, IF WE WAIT UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING, IT WOULD NOT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUBMIT IT.
WE COULD APPROVE THE DATES, BUT WE WOULD AMEND THE AGENDA WITH
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THE LOCATION AFTER THESE ARE APPROVED IN THE SYSTEM.WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING WE DISCUSSED THAT THE NEXT MEETING BASICALLY? YES.
UM, BASICALLY IF I AM, I WILL LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENT LOCATION AND IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE, THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR US.
HOWEVER, UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF WE APPROVE IT AS IS SO WE HAVE IT READY TO GO AND I CAN JUST SUBMIT THIS IN CASE THAT OTHER LOCATION'S NOT AVAILABLE.
WHY WOULD, WHY ARE WE, WHY ARE WE MOVING? AND I WONDER THIS MIGHT BE TERRIBLY CONVENIENT FOR SOME OF US AND I JUST WONDERED.
I THINK IT, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UM, DIRECTOR SYRUP'S REQUEST.
UM, BUT IT CAN BE SPEAKING OF SPEAKING, UM, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS RIGHT NOW.
WE WERE ACTUALLY, UM, MOVING IT IN BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE MORE CONVENIENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND IN PERSON TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND OR TO LISTEN TO THE PROCEEDINGS.
WONDERED WHERE THAT WOULD BE? OR DO WE KNOW, UM, ONE AREA, ONE PLACE THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT WORK IS THE PDC, WHICH IS ON THE HIGHLAND CAMPUS FOR A ACCS HIGHLAND CAMPUS.
THAT WOULD BE EASIER TO KIND OF GET IN AND OUT OF.
PROS OR CONS? IS THAT A DECISION THAT I THINK IT, UM, UM, I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THE AVAILABILITY BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE HAVE VISITED THIS DISCUSSION IN THE PAST AND I DON'T THINK IT'S WORKED OUT, BUT I CAN, NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE TIME, I CAN SEE THE AVAILABILITY FOR PDC, UM, AND REPORT BACK.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD STILL, YEAH.
UM, MOTION TO APPROVE THESE DATES UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS TO BE HAD ABOUT THE DATES THEMSELVES.
CAN I GET A SUPPORT FOR TWO? YES.
SO WE FIRST HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION.
SO IF SOMEONE HAS TO MAKE THE MOTION, YOU MOVE TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS IT'S, UM, PRESENTED.
ONCE THAT MOTION IS MADE, THEN YOU GET A SECOND.
WELL WE DID THAT AT THE BEGINNING AND THEN WE, THE DISCUSSION, THE VOTING APPROVAL.
SO EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
[4. Discuss and approve draft recommendation “Sexual Health Funding” created by Commissioner Jacob Whitty.]
APPROVED AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR LAST ITEM, WHICH IS DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE DRAFT RECOMMENDATION SEXUAL HEALTH FINDING CREATED BY COMMISSIONER WITTY.UM, IF YOU, YOU'D LIKE TO COME ONLINE AND DISCUSS THAT ITEM? YES.
MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE EMAIL, IT'S BEEN PRETTY MUCH THE SAME ONES FROM THE PAST FEW MONTHS, SO NO BIG CHANGES TO S TO UPDATE Y'ALL ON.
IT'S THE VERY SIMILAR RECOMMENDATION AS DESCRIBED BEFORE IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
I JUST CHANGED RA LANGUAGE IN THE RECOMMENDATION THAT, UM, TALKED ABOUT HOW THE BUDGET IS JUST RELATED TO THE AWESOME PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGET BECAUSE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIS AND PUBLIC HEALTH FOLLOW UP FOR HIV AND SCI TESTING AND NOT, UM, THE TRAVIS COUNTY PORTION.
SO THAT LANGUAGE WAS JUST, WAS CHANGED, BUT OTHERWISE IT'S THE SAME RECOMMENDATION AS BEFORE, I SUPPOSE WITH NO ADDITIONAL EDITS.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.
UM, EVERYONE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS RECOMMENDATION? RAISE YOUR HAND.
UM, THIS WAS OUR FINAL DISCUSSION ITEMS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, I BELIEVE IS THE LAST THING WE CAN DISCUSS, DANNY.
ARE THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS? I KNOW I WOULD GO AHEAD.
UM, WE DO HAVE THE, UH, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES YES.
THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND, UM, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? CIS AND ALSO THE TEXAS HARM REDUCTION ASSOCIATION? YES.
SO CAN WE JUST, 'CAUSE THEY WERE IN JULY.
CAN WE JUST SCOOCH THEM TO THE NEXT ONE? MM-HMM
ARE THERE ANY OTHER FEATURES AND ITEMS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I BELIEVE MARTHA, I MEAN, COMMISSIONER LUHAN, THE FOOD ACCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING.
SO WE FINALLY HAVE, WE FINALLY GOT RESPONSES,
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I GUESS SOME OF THE, UM, FUNDING THAT'S AFFECTING SOME OF THESE AREAS.SO WE HAVE GAVA UH, WE HAVE A RESEARCHER BY CHRIS REYES WHO'S DONE SOME FOOD ACCESS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE THIRD ONE, UH, KELLY, WHO IS DOING A COLLAB FOR FOOD ACCESS.
SO SHE'S PUTTING A SMALL GROUP OF, UH, GRASSROOTS, UH, ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, FILL IN THOSE GAPS.
DAVID'S COLLAB AND IT'S A LOT OF SMALL ORGANIZATIONS, SO FOR HER TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND I HAVE REACHED OUT TO ANOTHER, UM, AUSTIN, KEEP AUSTIN FED SINCE THEY LOST A MAJORITY OF THEIR FUNDING TO ALSO COME AND TALK ABOUT, UM, NOW HER I'M WAITING ON.
SO I HAVEN'T BROUGHT UP, UH, TO, UH, DANIELLA, BUT THE OTHER THREE HAVE CONFIRMED TO COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT HOW IS THAT AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND IS THAT FOR OCTOBER THAT THEY'RE CONFIRMED OR? YES.
DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR THEM OR DID YOU WANNA PUT HIM FOR OCTOBER OR? WE WERE GONNA PUSH HIM.
UM, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE HAD TO POSTPONE A PRESENTATION FROM MEGAN.
SO WHAT WORKS BETTER FOR YOUR SCHEDULE? LET'S GO WITH WHATEVER.
UM, HAVE YOU EVER, HAVE YOU EVER SPOKEN TO THESE PRESENTERS? MM-HMM
YES, WE HAVE ALL, I'M VERY COMFORTABLE.
I'D RATHER ACCOMMODATE THEM AND THEN I CAN GO, I CAN FOLLOW AFTER.
SO MEGAN FOR OCTOBER AND THEN NEXT? NO, WAIT, NEXT.
YOUR GUESTS ARE OCTOBER AND OCTOBER.
ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? FEATURE AGENDA ITEMS? JUST GONNA GIVE EVERYONE A LONG STARE.
UM, WITH NOTHING ELSE, I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION OVER AT 2 56.