HomeMy WebLinkAboutESJ 2019-02-07 MinutesTUKWILA EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION
February 7, 2019
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