HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/2022 REAC MEETING MINUTESBremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee – Special Meeting MINUTES
Tuesday, November 1, 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: Jennifer Chamberlin
Facilitator: Jennifer Chamberlin
Land Acknowledgement: Sarah van Gelder
Timekeeper: Glenna Matteson
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: Darryl Riley, Glenna Matteson, Sarah van Gelder, Airen Lydick, Leiyomi
Preciado Lagdameo, Dr. Karen Bolton, Jennifer Chamberlin, and Anna Mockler.
1.Opening and Welcome
a.Call meeting to order.
b.Sarah read the land acknowledgement.
c.Glenna read REAC’s purpose and vision.
d.REAC members introduced themselves.
2.Interview of Community Member Candidate & Approval of Appointment
Action anticipated…
a.Dr. Karen Bolton was interviewed.
b.Appointment for term ending October 31, 2024 was approved.
3.City of Bremerton Proposed 2023 Budget Discussion
a.Airen shared his observations from the October 24 Budget Workshop (slides attached).
b.REAC established by unanimous decision to not support funding the proposed Diversity
Equity Inclusion (DEI) position in the draft 2023 Bremerton Budget. And that a
statement would be drafted to reflect this position. APPROVED AMENDMENT
c.A Work Group will review and revise language in a proposed ordinance to include
possible committee structure, for discussion at the next meeting.
4.Public Comment
a.Community Comments or Concerns were provided by: Roy Runyon and Teresa Jones.
b.Community Comments or Concerns (by email): none
5.Next Meeting – November 10
6.Closing Remarks
Meeting adjourned at 8:09 PM.