HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/10/2022 REAC MEETING MINUTESBremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee – Meeting MINUTES
Thursday, November 10th, 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: Quinn Dennehy
Land Acknowledgement: 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: Darryl Riley, Glenna Matteson, Sarah van Gelder, Quinn Dennehy, and
Jennifer Chamberlin (left meeting at 6:25 PM). Absent: Anna Mockler, Airen Lydick, Leiyomi Preciado
Lagdameo, and Dr. Karen Bolton.
1.Opening and Welcome
a.Call meeting to order
b.Darryl read the land acknowledgement.
c.Glenna read REAC’s purpose and vision statement.
d.REAC members introduce themselves
2.Approval of Meeting Minutes (Change in item order, to follow Item No. 6.…)
a.October 13, 2022 Meeting
b.November 1, 2022 Special Meeting
Tabled until next meeting…
3.REAC Structure
a.Follow-Up Discussion on proposed Ordinance
Assistant City Attorney Brett Jette was available to respond to questions. Quinn will
forward the updated ordinance to the committee members for review.
b.Finalize Recommendations to City Council (postponed to next meeting). The ordinance
would then be scheduled for Council Study Session on December 14 and Council
Meeting on December 21.
4.Budget Discussion Follow-Up Added
a.REAC’s Position on Mayor’s DEI Proposal for 2023 Budget
Sarah read a draft statement to be provided to Mayor on behalf of REAC. Following any
revisions, Quinn will provide before the November 16 Council Meeting, when the vote
on the Budget is scheduled.
5.General Business Added
a.Request for Next Agenda: Discussion on Possible Retreat in January 2023
Bremerton Race Equity Advisory Committee – DRAFT Meeting MINUTES
Thursday, November 10th, 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.
6. Public Comment
a. Community Comments or Concerns were provided by: Roy Runyon, Christi Lyson, and
Teresa Jones
b. Community Comments or Concerns (by email): None
7. Next Meeting – December 8
8. Closing Remarks
Meeting adjourned at 7:42 PM