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HomeMy WebLinkAboutESJ 2025-12-04 MinutesTukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 rs Maryan Abdow Jo Anderson Hamdi Diriye Joe Duffie CM Hannah Hedrick Kathy Hougardy Call to Order II Introduction (2 minutes) III Approval of Agenda (2 minutes) IV Approval of Minutes, November 6, 2025 (2 minutes) V Business Items • An Ice Breaker Commissioners learned more about each other. Commissioners also learned about the Tukwila Historical Society, host site for the meeting. • Review Group Norms Unable to approve due to lack of quorum. The consensus was that the norms reflected the Commissioners values and adequately captured content from previous discussions. • Review Resolution 1970 Conversation about resolution 1970 was folded into the next business item. The Commissioners committed to reviewing the resolution to make recommendations at the January meeting. • 2025 Work Plan Updates and 2026 Goal -Setting Commissioners discussed the importance of aligning to the intended purpose of the ESJ Commission, which stated in the by laws is "to serve in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and City Council for the City of Tukwila. Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 The objective of the Commission shall be: 1. To promote understanding that accepts, celebrates, and appreciates diversity within the community. 2. To serve as a resource for the community by providing information and educational forums that will facilitate a better understanding and awareness of social justice and human rights. 3. To provide recommendations to the Mayor and City Council regarding opportunities to increase equity and social justice awareness and promote social justice programs." To this end, Commissioners discussed a 2026 goal to reintroduce the role of the ESJ Commission to the Council, which will include newly appointed and elected Councilmembers. This could be done with visits to Council Committees, for example. This also includes working with the Legislative Analyst, Laurel Humphrey, to understand the relation between the ESJ Commission and the Mayor and Council as an advisory group and what making recommendations would logistically entail. The other goal discussed was to work with partners, such as the Tukwila Historical Society to support community -led programming and cultural celebrations, such as Eid al-Fitr. VI Miscellaneous • The Council is expected to pass an ordinance in late December to remove ESJ Commission Position 1, Councilmember from ESJ Commission membership. This is CM Hedrick's last meeting. • Jo gave an update on the 2025 approved expenditures, including allocations to the Tukwila School District, Still Waters Family Services, and Foster Tukwila Presbyterian Church. Invoices are being processed for payment. • Maryan sought advice on an issue she and her colleagues are addressing with their families.