Economic Opportunity Committee

Monday, December 1, 2025, 10 a.m. (Austin time), Austin City Hall

Committee: Economic Opportunity Committee

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0:02 Everyone, uh, on this very chilly December 1st.

0:05 Uh, the, the first item on our agenda is to call the meeting to order.

0:09 So I will call the special called meeting of our economic opportunity committee to order at 10:03 am on

0:15 December 1st, 2025 at Austin City Hall.

0:18 As a quorum, uh, is present, uh, we have Council Member Siegel attending to my right, uh, Mayor

0:24 pro Fuentes, attending virtually.

0:26 And then, um, unable to attend so far are council members, Velásquez and Harper Madison.

0:32 Uh, it's my understanding we have no speakers for public comment.

0:35 That is correct. Great.

0:36 Then we'll go off to, uh, item number one, which is the approval, uh, of minutes of the

0:42 September 19th, 2025 meeting. Um, do we have a motion to approve, uh, approve, uh, motion, uh, by, uh, council

0:50 member Siegel? Do we have a second?

0:52 Uh, seconded by Mayor pro temp Fuentes.

0:54 Um, all in favor say aye.

0:57 Um, that is unanimous with, uh, Council Member Siegel, uh, in the chamber, uh, Mayor Pro Tem, uh,

1:03 voting virtually, and then council members, Harper Madison and velasquez's, uh, not in attendance.

1:10 Uh, item number two is the discussion and possible action of the economic opportunity committee meeting for calendar

1:16 year 2026. And I will read off what those dates will be so everyone has it on their

1:22 end. Uh, but we will have meetings on January 16th, March 20th, May 15th, July 31st, September 18th, and November, uh, 20th.

1:35 Um, any, any discussion from council seat?

1:38 Uh, just, uh, chair, there's a, a typo on the first date, so, uh, just if that could

1:43 be corrected before it's published.

1:45 Sure. Uh, Mayor proam.

1:50 Nope. Great. Um, well, with that, um, I'll, all in favor, uh, sorry.

1:57 Uh, with that, could I get a motion to approve, uh, item number two, uh, motion by council

2:02 member Siegel, uh, could I get a second?

2:03 Seconded by Mayor proton Fuentes.

2:05 All in favor say aye.

2:07 Um, count. Uh, so that's, uh, a three oh vote with Council Member Siegel in attendance, Council Member,

2:13 uh, ententes, uh, attending, uh, virtually, and then Council Member, uh, Velásquez and Harper Madison, and not in

2:21 attendance. Uh, with that, it takes us to item number three.

2:24 We're making great time, uh, future items.

2:27 Um, so if anyone has any future agenda items for discussion, uh, either please come off of mute

2:34 or, or raise your hand.

2:36 And it looks like we have no future items for discussion.

2:39 Um, I think I might have maybe set a record for fastest meeting.

2:43 Um, so because there's no future business, uh, the meeting of economic opportunity committee is adjourned at 10:06 am

2:51 on December 1st, uh, 2025.

2:53 Thank y'all.