HomeMy WebLinkAboutESJ 2018-06-07 MinutesTUKWILA EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION
June 7, 2018
5:15 P.M.
MINUTES
I. Call to Order
5:18 pm
II. Introductions
Roy Busch
Nora Gierloff
Kathy Hougardy
Dat Tran
Nichelle Page
Mikkell Roeland
Staff:
Mia Navarro
III. Approval of Minutes, May 3, 2018
Kathy had a question about whether or not the group wants to administer grants. If so,
we need to ask the City for more funds. Nichelle noted the importance of having a work
plan before we make budget decisions. Mikkell recommended that we have grant
guidelines if we want to give out grants, and have a committee review requests. What
percentage do we want to have for training, and what do we want to have for grants.
Training alone could take up the full budget. Equity and Social Justice should touch
every department in the City.
The group agreed by consensus to approve the minutes from May 3rd
Mikkell made a motion to amend the amount to give to the KD Hall Foundation at the
May 3rd meeting from $1,000 to $500. Nora seconded the motion. Approved.
IV. Unfinished Business
• Workplan development
The group agreed that a good next step would be to draft a letter to the Mayor and
City Administrator regarding HR Director Recruitment, and recommending an
external facilitator to help the City develop the equity policy implementation plan.
Mia will draft this and send to the group for edits with a goal of delivering the letter
on Friday June 15th. As a longer term goal, the group wants to work on
administrative policy recommendations around hiring. The group wants to talk
about vision, mission, goals, a decision around granting or not, training and the
budget at the next meeting
V. New Business
The Commission needs to recruit two regular positions and the student position. Mia
will send out the application so members can recruit. We are looking for a business
representative, an education representative, and a student. Mia will send a list of
businesses in Tukwila to the group. The group likes the idea of recruiting an alternate for
the student representative. This may require a change to the bylaws. Mikkell will chair
the next meeting.
VI. Agenda for Next Meeting
• Vision, mission, goals
• To grant or not to grant
• Training
• Budget
• Administrative policy recommendations around hiring, recruitment, and promotions
• Include equity policy in the packet
• The group agreed to reschedule the meeting meeting to Wednesday July 11, 5:15
pm
VII. Adjournment
Consensus to adjourn 6:36 pm