HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/08/2022 REAC MEETING MINUTES - DRAFT UNAPPROVEDBremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee – DRAFT Meeting MINUTES
Thursday, December 8th, 6:00 p.m. via Zoom
SERVING THIS MEETING
Facilitator/Tech Host: Quinn Dennehy
Land Acknowledgement: Airen Lydick
Purpose & Vision: Darryl Riley
Timekeeper: Quinn Dennehy
Notetaker: Council Staff
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.
REAC Members Attending: Community Members Darryl Riley, Sarah van Gelder (left meeting at 6:30 PM), Airen
Lydick; and Council Members Quinn Dennehy (Chair), Jennifer Chamberlin (Vice Chair) (left meeting at 7:15 PM).
Absent: Council Member Anna Mockler; and Community Members Glenna Matteson, Sarah van Gelder, Leiyomi
Preciado Lagdameo, and Dr. Karen Bolton.
1. Opening and Welcome
a. Call meeting to order
b. Airen read the land acknowledgement.
c. Darryl read REAC’s purpose and vision.
d. REAC members introduced themselves.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes – Order of items changed (Previous Item No. 5)
a. October 13, 2022 Meeting Minutes were approved (as previously amended).
b. November 1, 2022 Special Meeting Minutes were approved as presented.
c. November 10, 2022 Meeting Minutes were approved as presented.
3. Update on Kitsap Public Health Equity Program – Equity Program Manager Jessica Guidry
Highlights included: work culture and procedures, community relationships, building community vs.
addressing equity, utilizing GARE resources, and partnering with other government entities to share
success or information.
4. REAC Structure (Discussion Continued) – Assistant City Attorney Brett Jette
a. Follow-Up Discussion on proposed Ordinance – clarify membership, establish communication
channel for timeframe when terms expire and prior to action by City Council.
b. Finalize Recommendations to City Council at a future Study Session(s)
5. Report on Joint Special Meeting with Bainbridge REAC – Airen and Darryl provided a report on how
Bainbridge is moving towards a DEI position.
6. Public Comment
a. Community Comments or Concerns – None
b. Community Comments or Concerns (by email) – None
7. Next Meeting – Quinn indicated that he would be reaching out to community members, even if REAC isn’t
meeting, to maintain a connection.
8. Closing Remarks
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM