2017-02-27 Community Development and Neighborhoods Minutes

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• . f 1 • City Council Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes Februory27, 2017- 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Verna Seal, Kate Kruller Staff: Jack Pace, Nora Gierloff, Rachel Bianchi, Evie Boykan, Derek Speck, Laurel Humphrey Guests: Joy Scott, South King Housing & Homelessness Partnership; Megan Hyla, King County Housing Authority CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. I. BUSINESSAGENDA There was consensus to consider the boards and commissions amendments as the first item of business. A. Ordinances and Resolution: Boards & Commissions Update Staff is seeking Council approval of nine ordinances that would amend the Tukwila Municipal Code Chapters pertaining to the City's Boards and Commissions to incorporate best practices and provide for consistency throughout. Currently the terms for the various boards and commissions expire at differenttimes throughout the year, but the proposal would have all terms expire at the end of the calendar year. The most significant changes in the proposal are to the Equity and Diversity Commission, which would be renamed to the Equity and Social Justice Committee and have a redefined focus on facilitating better understanding of social justice and human rights issues. The Sister Cities Committee would be a subcommittee and would be renamed the Sister Cities and Civic Awareness Committee. All the affected boards and commissions have had the opportunity to review the proposals except for the Human Services Advisory Board, which has not met recently. The Park Commission objected to the proposal in Section 5, re- enactment of TMC 2.32.030, that would automatically promote the Vice -Chair to Chairthe followingyear. Theywish to retain the flexibilityto choose their own Chair in any given year. The Committee discussed the proposals and requested that the Park Commission request be granted to remove the automatic promotion of Vice -Chair to Chair. They also requested that the former members of the Sister Cities Committee be contacted about the proposal. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL WITH AMENDMENT. FORWARD TO MARCH 27, 2017 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.