HomeMy WebLinkAboutESJ 2019-01-03 MinutesTUKWILA EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION
January 3, 2019
5:15-7:30 P.M.
Tukwila City Hall, Hazelnut Conference Room
6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98168
MINUTES
I. Call to Order
II. Introductions (2 minutes)
• Mikkell Roeland, Chair
• Nora Gierloff
• Aaron Dragonav
• Roy Busch
• Councilmember Kathy Hougardy
• Rachel Bianchi
• Juan Padilla
III. Approval of Agenda (3 minutes)
IV. Approval of Minutes, December 5, 2018
Minutes for both meetings were approved
V. Business Items
• Discussion with Juan Padilla, Tukwila Human Resources Director — Mr. Padilla
provided information on his background, an overview of his approach to
reducing barriers to employment, as well as staff training and development. The
group had a detailed discussion of the intersection of Human Resources and
equity and inclusion work as it relates to the Commission. Both the Commission
and Mr. Padilla agreed to work together on common issues associated with
equity and social justice as it relates to personnel matters. The Commission also
requested some sort of regular check ins on grievances and harassment claims;
staff to vet through City Attorney.
• Discussion of subcommittees and workplan — the Commission discussed the
work plan and committees included in the packet. The following volunteered for
the committees (need input from Ms. Page and Mr. Tran as to their preferences,
as well as confirmation from Ms. Agpaoa and Mr. Duffie):
o Committee A: Building Capacity and a Workforce that reflects our
community
■ Nora Gierloff
■ Roy Busch
■ Mikkell Roeland
■ Bridgette Agpaoa-Ryder (per conversation with Ms. Roeland)
o Committee B: Equitable engagement and decision making
■ Aaron Dragonov
■ Kathy Hougardy
■ Joe Duffle (per group discussion and knowledge of Mr. Duffie's
strong presence in the community)
o The Committee also agreed that a vehicle for understanding what issues
are coming forward to the Council will be important. Staff agreed to use
the internal long-term agenda document as a way to keep the
Commission up to date on upcoming legislative issues. It will be included
in the packet moving forward with the understanding that sometimes
things are placed last-minute on the agendas.
• Overview of GREI Advancing Racial Equity Conference — City staff provided an
overview of the Advancing Racial Equity Conference attended by many
representatives of, as well as sponsored by, the City of Tukwila.
• Update on Community Engagement Manager position — Staff indicated that the
posting was deferred until after the new year. The goal is to have the time to do
the recruitment well and ensure it is publicized to a broad and diverse group.
VI. Miscellaneous
No miscellaneous items were discussed.
VII. Adjournment
Adjourned 6:45 pm