Looking ahead in Aurora: City changes platform for policy committee live streaming
Residents of Aurora who want to attend policy committees can now tune in on Microsoft Teams instead of YouTube for live streaming. Meanwhile, several commission and board meetings are scheduled next week.
The City Council has policy committees that meet monthly to hear reports from staff and community partners. Oftentimes, the committees will discuss items before they go to the full council.
Starting Friday, the meetings will move from YouTube — where they were previously streamed live — to Microsoft Teams.
Links to the meetings will be posted with the meeting agendas at AuroraGov.org/PolicyCommittees.
Since policy committees don’t include public comment, those joining through Teams will not have access to the microphone or camera, but will be able to watch and listen to the meeting in real time.
Recordings of meetings will continue to be posted on YouTube.com/TheAuroraChannel.
The city of Aurora has 31 boards, commissions, committees and authorities made up of resident volunteers appointed by the City Council. Several of them are coming up next week.
On Monday, the Aurora Commission for Older Adults meets from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Aurora Center for Active Adults. The Commission exists to support programs for older adults and develop new programs through lobbying and advocacy.
On Tuesday, the Citizens’ Advisory Budget Committee will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Aurora Room at the Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy.
The committee, which studies all phases of the city’s budget and makes recommendations to council, will go over several updates at its Tuesday meeting.
On Wednesday, four commissions and boards will meet in the evening.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, which makes recommendations to council about the purchase of properties for trails, open space, parks, recreation centers and programs, meets from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday virtually.
That evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Art in Public Places Commission — which develops and administers a public art policy — will meet virtually as well as the Civic Engagement Commission, which makes recommendations to council about civic engagement programs.
Also on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Human Relations Commission, which “promotes mutual understanding and respect among all people,” will meet and go through manager and chair reports in the Aurora Municipal Center’s Aspen Room, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy.
On Thursday, the Library Board, which recommends rules and regulations to govern the use of the public library and its facilities, will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Pkwy.
The Aurora Youth Commission, which advises the council and other committees regarding the interests of youth in the city, will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Central Rec Center, 18150 E. Vassar Place.
Aurora’s Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Policy Committee meets virtually in February. The meeting, like all policy committee meetings, was livestreamed on YouTube but, starting March 1, all policy committee meetings will be livestreamed on Microsoft Teams instead.
