HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2018-02-20 Item 6 - Resolution - Appreciation to Joan Hernandez for Her Influence and Service on Equity and Social Justice CommissionCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS
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SPONSOR'S The City Council would like to honor Joan Hernandez for her leadership on equity in
SU\Ol \RS Tukwila City Government. It was thanks to her perseverence that the Equity and Social
Justice Commission was formalized in the 1990s, and she remained a member until her
retirement in 2017.
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STAFF SPONSOR: LAUREL HUMPHREY
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Hernandez's service to the Equity and Diversity/Equity
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SPONSOR'S The City Council would like to honor Joan Hernandez for her leadership on equity in
SU\Ol \RS Tukwila City Government. It was thanks to her perseverence that the Equity and Social
Justice Commission was formalized in the 1990s, and she remained a member until her
retirement in 2017.
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City of Tukwila
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Resolution No.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
EXPRESSING SINCERE GRATITUDE TO JOAN HERNANDEZ FOR HER INFLUENCE
AND SERVICE ON THE EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, Joan Hernandez has been an influential and dedicated leader on the City's Equity and
Social Justice (formerly Equity and Diversity) Commission since its early beginnings as a partnership with
the Tukwila School District; and
WHEREAS, Joan has long championed the importance of celebrating the various ethnicities and
cultures in Tukwila, as well as ensuring broad community inclusion in civic affairs; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, Joan presented the idea of an Equity and Diversity Commission to the City
Council, which passed Resolution No. 1369 establishing an informal commission devoted to involving
diverse populations in school and community activities; and
WHEREAS, with Joan's perseverance and belief that the important work of the Commission
necessitated a more formal structure within City government, the City Council established a codified Equity
and Diversity Commission by passage of Ordinance No. 1828 in 1998; and
WHEREAS, after serving consecutively on every iteration of the Commission, most recently
participating in the adoption of a City-wide Equity Policy and renaming to the Equity and Social Justice
Commission, Joan retired at the end of 2017;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
On behalf of the entire Tukwila community, the Mayor and Councilmembers express their sincere
thanks to Joan Hernandez for her years of dedicated service on the Equity and Social Justice Commission.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting
thereof this day of , 2018.
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City
Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney
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Passed by the City Council:
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Verna Seal, Council President
Dennis Robertson
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KathyHou andY
De'Sean Quinn
Kate Kruller
Thomas McLeod
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