Committee approves minutes, reactivates community impact liaison and confirms officers in roll-call votes

The Our City Our Home Oversight Committee on Jan. 23 approved the minutes from its Dec. 16, 2024 meeting, voted to reactivate a community impact liaison role and confirmed a slate of officers, all by roll-call vote.

The actions were routine but consequential for committee operations: the minutes were approved without amendment; the community impact liaison role — described by members as a staff‑supported position that helps gather lived‑experience and community feedback — was reactivated by motion; and the committee re‑elected its existing chair, vice chair and data officer.

Approval of minutes Motion: “I move to approve.” (mover recorded as Member Walton; second recorded as Member Haddix) Outcome: Approved by roll-call. Vote tally (roll call as read aloud at the meeting): Vice Chair D'Antonio — Yes; Member Friedenbach — Yes; Member Haddix — Yes; Member Jackson — Yes; Member Preston — Yes; Member Shifrin — Yes; Member Walton — Yes; Chair Williams — Yes. Member Martini was recorded absent.

Reactivation of community impact liaison role Motion: Reactivate the community impact liaison role (moved by Member Friedenbach; seconded by Member Preston). Outcome: Approved by roll-call. Vote tally: Vice Chair D'Antonio — Yes; Member Friedenbach — Yes; Member Haddix — Yes; Member Jackson — Yes; Member Preston — Yes; Member Shifrin — Yes; Member Walton — Yes; Chair Williams — Yes. Member Martini absent.

Nomination and confirmation of community impact liaison Action: Member Jackson was nominated for the reactivated community impact liaison role (nomination by Member Friedenbach; seconded). Jackson accepted the nomination and was confirmed by roll-call vote. Vote tally: Vice Chair D'Antonio — Yes; Member Friedenbach — Yes; Member Haddix — Yes; Member Jackson — Yes; Member Preston — Yes; Member Shifrin — Yes; Member Walton — Yes; Chair Williams — Yes. Member Martini absent.

Officer elections (chair, vice chair, data officer) Motion: Nominate Chair Williams to continue as chair, Vice Chair D'Antonio to continue as vice chair, and Scott Walton to continue as data officer (moved by Member Haddix; seconded by Member Friedenbach). Outcome: Approved by roll-call; the committee confirmed the same officers. Vote tally: Vice Chair D'Antonio — Yes; Member Friedenbach — Yes; Member Haddix — Yes; Member Jackson — Yes; Member Preston — Yes; Member Shifrin — Yes; Member Walton — Yes; Chair Williams — Yes. Member Martinez/Martini recorded absent in roll-call.

Notes: All votes recorded during the meeting were standard majority roll-call votes of committee members present. The committee recorded no recorded no/abstain votes during these items.