City of Austin Public Health Committee will meet May 22.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
THE SPECIAL CALLED PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024 AT 1:00 PM, AUSTIN CITY HALL
and some members may be participating via videoconference.
Vanessa Fuentes, Chair
José Velásquez, Vice Chair
Ryan Alter
Zohaib "Zo" Qadri
To speak remotely, contact the committee staff liaison. Contact information is available on the committee’s home page, which is linked here: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/city-council/council/council_committee_info_center.htm
A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members of the committee.
The committee may go into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from legal counsel on any item on this agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
Public Communication: General
Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. This section is limited to 5 speakers.
Approval of Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the Public Health Committee meeting on April 3, 2024.
Sponsors: Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, and Council Member José Velásquez
Discussion and Possible Action
2. Discussion and possible action regarding ongoing and future permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing projects, and service funding, including collaboration with Travis County.
This item will be taken up jointly with the Housing and Planning Committee.
Sponsors: Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, and Council Member José Velásquez
3. Discussion and possible action on the status and timeline of amendments to the Land Development Code.
This item will be taken up jointly with the Housing and Planning Committee.
Sponsors: Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, and Council Member José Velásquez Briefings
4. Briefing on permanent supportive housing capacity and the Travis County Supportive Housing Initiative pipeline.
This item will be taken up jointly with the Housing and Planning Committee.
Sponsors: Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, and Council Member José Velásquez
5. Briefing on the City’s Rapid Rehousing Program by the Homeless Strategy Office
This item will be taken up jointly with the Housing and Planning Committee.
Sponsors: Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, and Council Member José Velásquez Future Items
ADJOURN
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Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.
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https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=429040