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HomeMy WebLinkAboutESJ 2019-03-07 Agenda PacketTUKWILA EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION March 7, 2019 5:15 P.M. Hazelnut Conference Room 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98168 AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Introductions (2 minutes) III. Approval of Agenda (3 minutes) IV. Approval of Minutes, February 7, 2019 (5 minutes) V. Business Items (50 minutes) • ELGL Overview • GARE update • Workplan and Committee assignments • Legislation target calendar • Community feedback and knowledge VI. Miscellaneous VII. Adjournment TUKWILA EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION February 7, 2018 5:15-7:00 P.M. Tukwila City Hall, Hazelnut Conference Room 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98168 MINUTES I. Call to Order II. Introductions (2 minutes) • Bridgette Agpaoa-Ryder, Vice -Chair • Nora Gierloff • Aaron Dragonav • Joe Duffle • Nichelle Paige • Councilmember Kathy Hougardy • Chief Bruce Linton • Trish Kinlow • Rachel Bianchi III. Approval of Agenda (3 minutes) — the Committee agreed to postpone the workplan and committee assignments item to the next meeting due to the Chair being absent due to illness. It was later decided that the ELGL item would also come back to the next meeting so that the Chair could share additional information. IV. Approval of Minutes, January 3, 2018 Minutes were approved V. Business Items • Presentation by Tukwila Police Chief Bruce Linton on new traffic calming measures, which may include red light cameras at three intersections and school zone cameras at Foster and Showalter. Speed and collision data show that these are areas of excessive collisions and speed. The cost to have these areas constantly monitored by officers is prohibitive, so like other jurisdictions in the area Tukwila is considering ways to use technology to make the community more safe. Trish Kinlow, the Tukwila Municipal Court Administrator spoke to the mitigations available in the Court for people who receive tickets who cannot afford to pay them, which include significant reductions and community service. Commission members spoke of their concerns including the relationship between the community and police, the importance of restorative justice. • Rachel Bianchi presented on the City's new GARE membership and shared some of the initial resources GARE sent along. She will have additional information at the next meeting after the onboarding phone call with the organization scheduled later in February. • Rachel provided an overview on ELGL, an organization for municipal staff that has equity as one of their core values. • The group reviewed the legislation target calendar provided in the packet. • Commission members shared the following information in the Feedback and Knowledge item: o Showalter Men Making an Impact Event o February 14th the school district will host a traditional African American traveling museum o Two commission members are working with the school district, technical colleges and more to identify key people and programs that are workforce development contacts/opportunities in the region. o City staff shared the Regional Apprenticeship guidebook co -sponsored by the City of Tukwila o A commission member shared that the governor's budget includes poverty reduction programs around workforce development. VI. Miscellaneous • A commission member discussed the difficulties of community engagement, work being done to engage seniors to better understand the need for senior programs in the city and the reality that the Community Connectors feel their communities have been over surveyed. There was no resolution, but Commission members reminded all that this work is hard and one must just continue to put themselves out there. VII. Adjournment Adjourned 6:50 pm City of Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission 2019 Workplan Committees and Additional Information Committee A: Building capacity and a Workforce that reflects our community Members: Bridgette Agpaoa-Ryder, Roy Busch, Nora Gierloff, Mikkell Roeland City Equity Plan Goal 1 The City workforce reflects our community ES&J Workplan Items Current City Efforts 2019 City Workplan Items Analyze and make recommendations regarding minimum qualifications, unbiased hiring practices, and promotions A small group of employees have been meeting to discuss their ideas and recommendations; expected to receive final recommendations early 2019. Most recently, in the hiring process for the HR director, applications were anonymize when presented to the selection panels ahead of time. Administrative Services Department will implement specific changes in all hiring processes in the first quarter of 2019, including removing names, addresses, resumes and cover letters through Neogov. These will be given to hiring managers after applicants have been chosen for interviews on minimum qualifications alone. Additional changes to recruitment strategies to specifically address inclusion and equity are also planned for first quarter. A broader plan on inclusion in HR will be developed by the end of Q1 for implementation over time; the work of the ES&J and smaller employee group will inform this plan. Track employee harassment and discrimination complaints and grievances, and their outcomes All City staff go through mandatory anti- harassment training every three years. Discrimination and harassment complaints are investigated either internally or by an outside investigator, depending on the severity of the complaint. Grievances are handled according to the specific contract language. The new HR Director will have the opportunity to review the City's practices and processes and make direct changes, while recommending any policy changes to the Administration and Council. It is expected this will be ongoing throughout 2019. In addition, by the second quarter the City will also do a study to better understand the demographics of the City's workforce specifically to set a baseline to track how the City's inclusion efforts are working. Promote apprenticeships and workforce development that are equitable for City residents The City's Community Engagement Manager is very involved in this space on behalf of the mayor. The City has partnerships on this with TSD Puget Sound Skills Center and more, as well as a successful high school internship program. The City is also promoting apprenticeships on the new Public Safety Plan projects and has a focused outreach efforts on The City will continue the efforts identified to the left and continue to seek opportunities to expand this work as work load allows. apprenticeships opportunities for traditionally disadvantaged businesses. City Equity Plan Goal 6: The City will build capacity around equity within City government and the broader community ES&J Workplan Items Current City Efforts 2019 City Workplan Items The Commission requests that the City of Tukwila join the Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) at $1,000 per year for cities with up to 1,000 employees. Among other benefits, GARE members have access to training and consulting programs, and implementation grants. The City has been an active participant in the Governing for Regional Equity and Inclusion group since it formed in 2017 and was on the planning committee for the recent conference. The City will join GARE in January of 2019. A group of Commissioners will identify events, conferences, tools, Tukwila School District events and meetings and other important gatherings for Commissioners to attend and represent the Commission. They will also research and recommend tools from GARE. Commissioners who attend webinars, conferences, and events will report back to the Commission at the next meeting. City personnel staffing the commission will pass along information on such events to the Commission as they surface, as well as attend such events as time allows. Committee B: Equitable engagement and decision making Members: Aaron Dragonov, Joe Duffie, Kathy Hougardy City Equity Plan Goal 2: Community outreach and engagement is relevant, intentional, inclusive, consistent and ongoing ES&J Workplan Items Current City Efforts 2019 City Workplan Items The Commission will Intentionally seek out community concerns and knowledge and get feedback from the community regarding equity and diversity in Tukwila. City personnel staffing the commission will pass along to the Commission any such information. The Commission will relay the information to the appropriate City representatives or the Council. N/A City Equity Plan Goals 4 and 5: City Government is committed to equity in the decision -making process and equity serves as a core value for all long-term plans moving forward ES&J Workplan Items Current City Efforts 2019 City Workplan Items A group of commissioners is committed to attend or watch City Council meetings with an equity lens and establish a rotation so that every meeting is covered so that we can proactively advise the Council on policy decisions. N/A TUKWILA EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION City Council Potential Agenda Items IMPORTANT NOTE: Items often shift meeting dates; please review published agendas to ensure items are scheduled. This is not a comprehensive or final list as items may be added last minute. For up to date information visit: http://www.TukwilaWa.gov/Departments/City-Council Month Item Committee & Next Steps March Fire Station 51 construction contract Public Safety; potential referral to COW and Regular March Justice Center (mini) construction contract Public Safety; potential referral to COW and Regular March Marijuana retail considerations Finance Committee March Police Department recruitment and retention Public Safety; COW (information and discussion only) March Convenience fee for phone payments Finance; potential referral to COW and Regular April Amendment of the development agreement for Airmark Apartments/Hotel Interurban COW and Regular April 2018 State of the Court address Regular