Immigrant Affairs Commission - Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes - 14 May 2018

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Approved regular monthly meeting minutes for the Commission on Immigrant Affairs held Monday, May 14, 2018 at Austin City Hall. Minutes record attendance of board members and staff, approval of April 2018 minutes by 8-0 vote, and actions on new business items including presentations, planning a press conference for Immigrant Month, parliamentary procedures training, related resolutions, and selecting board representatives for a Ramadan Iftar event. The document also notes postponed old business items, standing workgroup updates, announcements, and adjournment at 8:26 PM.

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CALL TO ORDER

CITIZEN COMMUNICATION

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

NEW BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

Presentation on the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan

Plan a press conference for Immigrant month

Parliamentary Procedures training

City of Austin joining lawsuits related to the upcoming census

Select a board representative for Unity Ramadan Iftar event

Guest(s) for future meeting(s)

OLD BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

Resolution on Passing Immigration Reform

Draft of updated By-Laws draft

Newsletter update

STANDING ITEMS

Welcoming City Workgroups

Cities United for Immigration Action Update

Joint Inclusion Commission Update

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FUTURE AGENDA ITEM

ADJOURNMENT

Commission on Immigrant Affairs Regular Monthly Meeting Monday, May 14, 2018 6:30 PM Austin City Hall, Staff Bullpen Room \#1029 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Approved Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes The Commission on Immigrant Affairs convened in a regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Austin City Hall, Staff Bullpen room \#1029, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78702 Board Members in Attendance: Karen Crawford, Chair Montserrat Garibay Krystal Gomez, Vice-Chair Walid Kobrosly Adrian De La Rosa Nicole Merritt Pedro Villalobos Glenn Rosales Board Members not in Attendance: Samuel Adair Nasario Jaimes Elisse Jean-Pierre Aditya Rastogi Staff in Attendance: Connie H. Gonzales, Staff Liaison/APH 1. CALL TO ORDER – Karen called to order at 6:30pm 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION-None 3. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April, 2018 􀁸 Walid motioned to accept the minutes 􀁸 Glenn seconded the motion. 􀁸 Approved on 8-0 vote with Samuel, Nasario, Elisse, and Aditya absent 4. NEW BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: A. Presentation on the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan – Hailey de Ana, Austin Transportation Department. 􀁸 Overview of (written report forth coming) 􀁸 Public Safety workgroup to monitor the process B. Plan a press conference for Immigrant month in June 􀁸 Goal: June 2019 􀁸 Attend Heritage Festival and/or press conference to highlight immigrant community members 􀁸 Pedro – lead event planning C. Parliamentary Procedures training-Karen 􀁸 Highlights: “Tabled” is used when an urgent matter is occurring; “Postponed until next meeting” is used when an agenda item will not be discussed until a later date 􀁸 The training documents forwarded to the commission and the City will make them available online D. City of Austin joining lawsuits related to the upcoming census-Nicole 􀁸 Presented resolution \#20180409-006A3 􀁸 Pedro motioned to approve resolution 􀁸 Walid seconded the motion 􀁸 Approved on 8-0 vote with Samuel, Nasario, Elisse, and Aditya absent E. Select a board representative (s) to attend 3rd Annual Unity Ramadan lftar event on Saturday, May 19 @ 6:30pm-9pm 􀁸 Karen motioned for Walid to represent CoIA board 􀁸 Pedro seconded the motion 􀁸 Approved on 8-0 vote with Samuel, Nasario, Elisse, and Aditya absent F. Guest(s) for future meeting(s) 􀁸 City Clerk’s office 􀁸 Mexican Consulate – Blanca Gavino, legal department in July 5. OLD BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: A. Resolution on Passing Immigration Reform – Aditya – Postponed until next meeting B. Draft of updated By-Laws draft – Krystal – Postponed until next meeting C. Newsletter update – Elisse – Postponed until next meeting 6. STANDING ITEMS A. Welcoming City Workgroups 1. Affordable Housing – Walid and Elisse: None 2. Children in Schools –Montserrat, Krystal and Glenn: None 3. Civic Engagement – Elisse, Nicole, Samuel, and Nasario: None 4. Public Safety-Karen, Pedro, Abby, Aditya, Montserrat, and Krystal: None 5. Immigrant Heritage Festival – Elisse, Sam, Nicole, Krystal, and Karen: see above 6. Budget – Nicole, Elisse, Krystal, Glenn, and Aditya, Nasario o Forward budget request ideas to Nicole o Request recommendations template for a budget request from Joint Inclusion Commission o Request citizenship drive funding 7. Welcoming City Office – Nasario, Elisse, and Karen 8. Goals for the year o Identify 2-3 associated community organizations for each workgroup B. Cities United for Immigration Action Update: None C. Joint Inclusion Commission Update: None 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS: 􀁸 Public forum about Chief Manley on May 17th 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM: 􀁸 How to get public to participate in Citizens Communication? 􀁸 Community Outreach 9. ADJOURNMENT 􀁸 Karen adjourned meeting at 8:26 pm The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communicat

FAQs

When and where was the Commission on Immigrant Affairs regular monthly meeting held?

The meeting was held Monday, May 14, 2018 at 6:30 PM at Austin City Hall, Staff Bullpen Room #1029, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701.

How were the April 2018 meeting minutes approved?

Walid motioned to accept the minutes, Glenn seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved on an 8-0 vote with several members absent.

What actions were taken during new business?

The commission discussed and/or acted on items including a strategic mobility plan presentation, planning an Immigrant Month press conference, parliamentary procedures training, approving a resolution related to the upcoming census, selecting a board representative for a Ramadan Iftar event, and noting guests for future meetings.

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