The Community Development Commission approved two new working groups, adopted a corrected 2026 meeting schedule and approved minutes from its Sept. 9, 2025 meeting during a meeting where commissioners also discussed earlier failures to post retreat agendas on time.

The commission voted to form a working group focused on federal funding content (applications and federal-grant-related materials such as CDBG, HOME, HOPWA and ESG) and a separate strategy working group to develop approaches for how the commission advises City Council and engages community. Commissioner Longoria moved to create the federal funding working group; Commissioner Ortiz seconded. Commissioner Tisha moved to create the strategy working group; Commissioner Longoria seconded.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to approve minutes from Sept. 9, 2025 — mover: Commissioner Longoria; second: Commissioner Martinez; outcome: approved (tally not specified in transcript).
- Create federal funding content working group — mover: Commissioner Longoria; second: Commissioner Ortiz; outcome: approved (tally not specified). Volunteers at roll-call included Commissioners Longoria, Martinez, Brewster and Menard; staff said additional members would be contacted.
- Create strategy working group — mover: Commissioner Tisha; second: Commissioner Longoria; outcome: approved (tally not specified). Volunteers included Commissioners Ortiz, Leticia, Longoria, the Chair, Brewster and the Vice Chair (as recorded during roll-call).
- Approve 2026 CDC meeting schedule (amended: February date corrected to February 10) — mover: Commissioner Longoria; second: Commissioner Menard; outcome: approved. The transcript records one member “away from the dais” during the final vote; a full roll-call tally was not recorded.

Commissioners and staff raised the missed-retreat posting as a recurring operational problem. Nefertiti Jackman, Community Displacement Prevention Officer for Austin Housing, and staff acknowledged earlier agendas were not posted on time in August and September and said internal steps were being taken to avoid reoccurrence. Staff and commissioners discussed using Doodle polls and earlier calendar coordination to secure quorum for an in-person retreat in 2026.

A staff liaison (Miguel) said he will distribute Doodle polling options and will email volunteers for the newly formed working groups to begin scheduling meetings. The commission instructed staff to circulate the corrected meeting schedule and to confirm room/time logistics.

The votes recorded in the meeting packet and transcript show motions, seconds and the listed volunteers; explicit vote tallies were not provided in the transcript for the motions listed above.