THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2015 AT 2:00 PM, AUSTIN CITY HALL 301 W. SECOND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Ellen Troxclair, Chair Ora Houston, Vice Chair Gregorio Casar Leslie Pool REVISED AGENDA AGENDA A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members of the committee. The City Council Economic Opportunity, Technology, Innovation & Creative Industries 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 Approval of Minutes 1. Approve the minutes of the Economic Opportunity Committee meeting of September 14, 2015. Citizen Communication: General 2. The first five speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Discussion and Possible Action 3. 4:00 PM: Consider and develop a recommendation regarding Fair Chance Hiring Practices concerning the use of conviction history in hiring and fair chance hiring practices by private employers in the City of Austin. 4. Consider and develop a recommendation on the Convention Center's Long- Range Master Plan. 5. Discussion and recommendation regarding nominees to the CodeNext Land Development Advisory Group. Briefing 6. Briefing by the Small and Minority Business Resource Department regarding the Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program. 7. Briefing from Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs department regarding program overview including possible amendments to the Credit Access Business Ordinance. ADJOURN The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please call 512-974-2210 or TTY users route through 711. A person may request a Spanish language interpreter be made available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk not later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled time of the item on which the person wishes to speak. Please call (512) 974-2210 in advance or inform the City Clerk’s staff present at the council meeting. Cualquier persona puede solicitar servicios de intérprete en español comunicándose con la oficina del Secretario/a Municipal a no más tardar de veinte y cuatro horas antes de la hora determinada para el asunto sobre el cual la persona desea comentar. Por favor llame al (512) 974-2210 con anticipo o informe al personal del Secretario/a Municipal presente en la sesión del Consejo.