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Meeting Minutes - 5:15 p.m. — Tukwila City Hall Conference Room #3
April 1, 2010
PRESENT
Commissioners: Falicia Green; Chair, Brenna Arnesen, Joan Hernandez and Carolyn Barge
Staff: Don Lincoln
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
No Minutes Available
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
No Special Presentations.
OLD BUSINESS
No old business.
NEW BUSINESS
Regional Meeting — March 31, 2010
Chair, Falicia Green, reported on her attendance at the Joint Regional Meeting of the Civil & Human Rights
Commission held at Seattle City Hall on March 31, 2010. Commission members attending represented Seattle
Human Rights Commission, King County Civil Rights Commission, Federal Way Human Rights Commission,
Auburn Diversity Commission, and Tukwila Equity & Diversity Commission. Mayor McGinn spoke and provided
an update regarding current city activities: Youth & Family Initiative, Minority Owned Business Assistance,
Energy Assistance, and Long-term Neighborhood Planning. Commissions provided reports and updates on
activities they are sponsoring or participating in:
• Seattle is creating out -reach cards for the homeless listing services available and are looking for
ways to partner with other commissions to ;provide public health care for the homeless.
• Federal Way is planning a farmer's market activity where they share cultural food and city services
with residents.
• Auburn is planning to provide classes on how to stretch a food budget.
There were several requests and opportunities for joint projects:
1. It was requested that all commissions put their commission web page site link on the Seattle Human Rights
Page.
2. Seattle asked if we would like to partner with them to work on health needs for homeless to provide skilled
nursing care.
3. Snohomish County is seeking support to start a Commission.
4. Commissions were encouraged to attend Seattle Race Conference on 8/20/10 at South Seattle Community
College.
Citizenship Day — April 17, 2010
Citizenship Day will be held on Saturday, April 17 at the Foster -Tukwila Presbyterian Church.
Brenna had volunteered last year, and Commission Members are welcome to drop in if they were available to
attend that day. Joan mentioned that she appreciates the Commission helping to sponsor the event.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Assistant Police Chief, Don Lincoln, was welcomed to the meeting and asked to provide comments. He agreed to
return to another meeting to make a presentation on his work with the Somali Community in Tukwila.
STAFF REPORT
No report.
Equity & Diversity Commission Minutes April 1, 2010 — Page 2
OTHER ITEMS
Commission Member Hernandez distributed a brochure about the New Hope Health Center being opened in
Tukwila. More information can be found at www.newhopeh.org.
She also distributed a list of cultural holidays for the year printed by the Ethnic Heritage Council.
Falicia, Carolyn and Joan attended the Living Voices presentation at MOHAI and heard the live presentation by
Fumika.
Joan also attended the TRC potluck at Showalter Middle School.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
Next Meeting: Thursday, May 6, 2010.
Taken by: Joan Hernandez