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Home My WebLink AboutESJ 2025-10-02 Agenda PacketTukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Equity and Social Justice Commission meeting will be held on October 2, 2025, at 5:30PM. Join the meeting video on your computer or mobile app: Click here tc...join the ._meeting Participate in the meeting by phone: 253-292-9750, Phone Conference ID: 125 348 618# For in -person, please join us at 5:3OPM Tukwila City Hall, 6200 Southcenter Blvd, Tukwila, WA 98188 For assistance during the meeting, please call Jo Anderson, Equity and Social Justice Staff Liaison, at 206-658-7849 EE"TDIIG AGENDA Thursday, Octolbr 2, 225 —��ah�I Call to Order II Introduction (2 minutes) III Approval of Agenda (2 minutes) IV Approval of Minutes, September 4, 2025 (2 minutes) V Written Public Comments VI Business Items • Establish Group Norms. COMMISSION ACTION ITEM: Commissioners will work together to create and agree upon group norms. • 2025 Work Plan Updates and Remaining Expenditures COMMISSION ACTION ITEM: Commissioners will focus on delivery of work plan items, including a discussion about spending the remaining balance in the ESJ Commission fund. Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 Relationship building in the community: • Councilmember Engagement — Kathy Hougardy and CM Hedrick • Veteran's Day —Jo Anderson and Joe Duffle Awareness, Forums, Trainings: • Racial Restrictive Covenants — Aaron Draganov and Kristen Schwabe -Fry • Know Your Rights — Red Card Distribution (see attached) Equity Policy and Accountability • Equitable Board & Commission Recruitment and Selection — Current Appointment Process • Inclusive Emergency Communications Plan — To be reviewed at September meeting VII Miscellaneous VIII Adjournment ATTENDEES: Maryan Abdow Jo Anderson Hamdi Diriye Aaron Draganov Joe Duffle Hannah Hedrick Kathy Hougardy Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 DMEE"TiNG MINUTES Thur°sd y, Septem ber 4, 2uh25 PlIM Kristen Schwabe -Fry Trish Kinlow Laurel Humphrey, Guest Sherry Williams, Guest Call to Order II Introduction (2 minutes) III Approval of Agenda (2 minutes) IV Approval of Minutes, August 7, 2025 (2 minutes) V Business Items • Ice Breaker Activity to Continue to Get to Know One Another Commissioners learned more about each other. • HealthPoint Tukwila Commons Update — Sherry Williams, VP Community Engagement and External Relations Phase I of the HealthPoint Clinic is a few days ahead of schedule at this point with target completion of Fall 2026. HealthPoint received more than $2 million from the state towards the Tukwila Commons project. The new facility will serve 8,000 patients. Additional space will be available for other purposes. Jo mentioned the need for classroom space for providing computer literacy, for example. Phase 11 will be constructed 2027-28. • 2025 Work Plan Updates Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 Relationship building in the community: • Councilmember Engagement — Kathy Hougardy and CM Hedrick, An effort to formally introduce ESJ Commissioners and the work of the commission to the Council after the election was discussed. How that will be done is to be determined. • Veteran's Day —Jo Anderson and Joe Duffie, Joe suggested working with Parks & Recreation's Veteran's event and encourage veterans to participate in the Honor Flight program. Trish recommended highlighting City Employees who are currently or have served in the military in the Grapevine. • Jo provided an update that the City tabled at the 'Summer Souk' night market at AbuBakr, the Mayor participated in a Somali Independent Business Alliance (SIBA) event, and that The People's Project resident steering committee was selected and have begun planning a fair and inclusive participatory budgeting process. Awareness, Forums, Trainings: • Racial Restrictive Covenants — Aaron Draganov and Kristen Schwabe -Fry, discussion tabled • Know Your Rights — Red Card Distribution, Red cards were made available to the Commissioners at the meeting. Equity Policy and Accountability • Equitable Board & Commission Recruitment and Selection — Current Appointment Process, discussion tabled • Inclusive Emergency Communications Plan — discussion tabled VI Miscellaneous • Cannabis Zoning Regulations Considerations — Laurel provided information about the zoning regulations under consideration. The proposed ordinance is to be presented at the next Council meeting for a vote. Commissioners expressed concerns or defended elements of the proposed ordinance. Concerns included lack of acknowledgment of the history of racism and the criminalization of marijuana; insufficient outreach regarding the initiative, including offering translated information; impacts on communities of color and youth; and concerns related to Cannabis sales as a source of revenue for the City. Comments in support of the proposed ordinance included increasing access to cannabis in Tukwila, limits set forth regarding the number of business licenses and locations, regulations set by business owners, and ability to generate revenue for the City. • Blake Pop -Up Event — The Tukwila Municipal Court is offering a pop-up event on September 13 at Southcenter Mall to assist those who may be able to vacate charges regarding marijuana possession and fines collected related to the charges. FIN PCD TIS CSS REG Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 COUNCIL AND SUBCOMMII°1ITEE MEETIING SCHEDULE Finance & Governance Committee 2nd and 4th Mondays 5:30 PM Planning & Community Development Committee Transportation & Infrastructure Services Committee Community Services & Safety Committee Regular Council Meeting C.O.W. Committee of the Whole 1st and 3rd Mondays 5:30 PM 1st and 3rd Mondays 5:30 PM 2nd and 4th Mondays 5:30 PM 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 PM nd and 4th Mondays 7:00 PM * Note — the Council traditionally does not hold meetings in the last half of December. The City of Tukwila offers hybrid format for its Council and Committee meetings. Those wishing to join the meetings electronically may access them with the information below. Those wishing to attend in person should visit: • Regular Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings: Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers— 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Planning & Community Development and Community Services & Safety committee meetings: Hazelnut Conference Room — 6200 Southcenter Boulevard (knock on door to the east) • Finance & Safety and Transportation and Infrastructure Services committee meetings: Duwamish Conference Room — 6300 Southcenter Boulevard (second floor, down the hall on the right) Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR & COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETINGS To listen to the meeting, dial: 1-253-292-9750, ACCESS CODE 670077847# To view the meeting, Join Microsoft T s MV tinq Those wishing to provide public comments may verbally address the City Council both onsite at Tukwila City Hall or via phone or Microsoft Teams for up to 5 minutes for items both on and not on the meeting agenda. To provide comment via phone or Microsoft Teams, please email citycouncil@tukwilawa.gov with your name and topic by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Please clearly indicate that your message is for public comment during the meeting, and you will receive further instructions. Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 15t Monday of the month: To listen to the meeting, dial: 1-253-292-9750, ACCESS CODE 225 526 605# To view the meeting, ..lic ;._f i:._: '1 :.uu 3rd Monday of the month: To listen to the meeting, dial: 1-253-292-9750, ACCESS CODE 604 773 150# To view the meeting: "AV;l�<.._heiret'..join:theiu ':u_0.9. TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES COMMITTEE 15t Monday of the month: To listen to the meeting, dial: 1-253-292-9750, ACCESS CODE 439 818 817# To view the meeting: wVid h wir ...: QJoun...th . 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