HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/09/2021 REAC MEETING MINUTESBremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee – Minutes
Thursday, December 9th, 2021, 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: Leslie Daugs
Tech Co-host: Michael Goodnow
Facilitator(s): Leslie Daugs
Land Acknowledgement Reader: Darryl Riley
Timekeeper: Michael Goodnow
Notetaker: collaborative
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
a.Meeting was called to order at 6:12 PM.
In attendance: Council Members Leslie Daugs (Chair), Michael Goodnow (Vice Chair),
and Quinn Dennehy. Community Members Airen Lydick, Darryl Riley, Sarah Van Gelder,
and Glenna Matteson.
b.Land acknowledgement was read.
c.Bremerton REAC members briefly discussed the process for tonight’s meeting, especially
the interviewing of applicants for committee seat vacancies.
2.Approval of Meeting Agenda
a.The meeting agenda was approved with an item added.
b.Motion to extend Glenna Matteson to the next term cycle was approved unanimously.
(This is for a one-year term, expiring December 8, 2022)
3.Interviews of Applicants to Bremerton REAC
a.Katherine Carpio (scheduled for 6:15 p.m.)
b.Harrington Griffin (scheduled for 6:30 p.m.)
c.Questions asked of all applicants were as follows:
i.What is your vision for this Committee?
ii.What challenges do you think you will face in working as a member of the
Bremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee?
iii.What does it mean to you to have a commitment to race equity? How have you
demonstrated that commitment, and how would you see yourself
demonstrating it here?
4.Executive Session to Discuss Interviewed Applicants – Recessed from 6:39 to 7:01 PM
5.Planning Next Steps
a.Follow-up with Other Pending Applicants: A couple of our applicants were not able to
make it tonight (Hajar Mhasni and Kiaha Long). Leslie will follow up with them to check
in and possibly reschedule.
a.Previous Applicants/Interviewees: A few people who have previously applied and
interviewed may still be interested (Stacey Opiopio, Asia Renee, and Kirsten Dahlquist).
Leslie will follow up to check in with them about this.
b.Recruitment Effort: Bremerton REAC members noted that more robust outreach for
applicants was still needed, in order to ensure community knew of the opportunity to
serve and contribute expertise. The committee decided to personally do more outreach
and also to ask The City to further promote the opportunity via website, email, etc.
c.Special Meeting on December 22nd: The committee scheduled a special meeting, just to
interview any additionally applicants.
6.Closing Remarks
Meeting adjourned at 7:56 PM