HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/09/2022 REAC AGENDABremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee – Meeting AGENDA
Thursday, June 9th, 6:00 p.m. via Zoom
Learn more at https://www.bremertonwa.gov/1232/Race-Equity-Advisory-Committee-REAC
Regular REAC meetings are currently held at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month, via Zoom.
SERVING THIS MEETING
Tech Host: Quinn Dennehy
Tech Co-host (monitors chat, etc.): N/A
Facilitator(s): Quinn Dennehy
Land Acknowledgement Reader: Sarah Van Gelder
Timekeeper: Jennifer Chamberlin
Notetaker: Airen Lydick
OUR PURPOSE
o To advise the City Council, by applying a race
equity analysis to all aspects of governance; and
o To maintain engagement with and accountability
to other work being done throughout the
Bremerton Community in service of Race Equity.
OUR VISION
Bremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee envisions a City that:
o Strives to continually dismantle its own institutional racism,
within policies, programs, budgets, initiatives, legislation,
systems, and infrastructure.
o Amplifies and joins racially, culturally, and socially integrated
community endeavors toward equity, well-being, and
liberation for all; and
o Aspires to model for the nation a City in which people of
different races, ethnicities, and backgrounds can interact, form
friendships, and participate fully in the community’s political,
economic, educational, cultural, and civic endeavors.
1. Opening and Welcome (6:00 – 6:08 p.m.)
a. Call meeting to order.
b. Read land acknowledgement.
c. Read REAC purpose and vision.
d. REAC members introduce themselves.
2. Approval of Meeting Agenda (6:08 - 6:10 p.m.)
3. Approval of Minutes (6:10 - 6:15 p.m.)
a. Approval of Minutes from March 10th, 2022 REAC Meeting
b. Approval of Minutes from May 12th, 2022 REAC Meeting
4. Update on Bremerton City Council’s Activities (Quinn) (6:15 - 6:25 p.m.)
a. Action Item Follow-up:
▪ Next Discussion with Council after June 8?
▪ Status of Outreach for filling the Three (3) Bremerton REAC Vacancies?
Interview of Candidate – Leiyomi Preciado
5. REAC Purpose, Structure, and City Attorney’s Memo (6:25 – 6:45 p.m.)
a. Options for Committee relating to Structure
b. Questions & Comments regarding OPMA
c. What should be included in REAC’s Work Plan? What are REAC’s Priorities?
6. Working Team Reports (6:45 – 7:00 PM)
a. Change The Power
b. Educate & Communicate
c. Business & New Economy
7. Old Business (7:00- 7:15pm)
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Bremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee – Meeting AGENDA
Thursday, June 9th, 6:00 p.m. via Zoom
Learn more at https://www.bremertonwa.gov/1232/Race-Equity-Advisory-Committee-REAC
Regular REAC meetings are currently held at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month, via Zoom.
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8. New Business (~five minutes)
a. Juneteenth Festival – potential booth sharing with Bainbridge Island
b. Establish Roles for July 14th Meeting:
i. Tech Host: Quinn
ii. Tech Co-host/Helper:
iii. Land Acknowledgement Reader:
iv. Timekeeper:
v. Notetaker:
vi. Facilitator:
vii. (Do we need this?) Agenda Creator:
9. Public Comment (~ten minutes)
10. Closing Remarks (7:30pm)