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01-12-21 Rising TIDES Minutes Rising TIDES Task Force REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 5:19 pm by Staff Liaison Kirsten Santelices. Roll Call Members present: Joelle Allen, Ajani Woodson, Ruth Paradise, Melissa Johnson, Brad Taylor- White, Amber Alexander, Alex Moreno, and Myat Thanda Tun Members absent: Sheri Hixon, Fartun Hussein, and Sam Powers Staff present: Kirsten Santelices, Human Resources Director and Kiarra Zackery, Equity and Inclusion Manager Approval of Agenda and December 8, 2020 Meeting Minutes MOTION by Member Paradise to approve the agenda and December 8, 2020 meeting minutes. Seconded by Member Taylor-White. Motion carried 8-0. Announcements Staff Santelices reviewed the Building an Equitable Golden Valley Quarterly Conversations process and the plan for the Q1 event. Chair Allen shared that the Task Force will be involved with planning these events moving forward. Chair Allen suggested that the Task Force create subcommittees to plan going forward. Task Force members were receptive and discussed ways to get community input on future conversations. Staff responded that a place can be placed on the website for people to go and provide feedback. Chair Allen suggested that the Q2 topic focus around equity for individuals with disabilities and Task Force members agreed to work on the economic systems and impact on individuals with disabilities. Members Woodson, Paradise, and Moreno volunteered to work on this topic. The Task Force will spend 30 minutes formalizing at the February meeting. Staff Zackery will also provide project management structure for future use. Subcommittee Action Planning Update Member Paradise provided ideas about potentially implementing a welcome committee post- pandemic and in the interim creating a welcome letter that can be shared with new residents as part of their water bills and with apartment managers. The group discussed what the letter may look like and decided that a statement and sharing the City’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion would be preferable to attempting to perfect a list of amenities within Golden Valley. More discussion revealed that this letter could include the links to the City’s social media sites and the website. The subcommittee will work on a draft for the next meeting. Staff will share with Communications and City Management team for potential use. January 12, 2021 – 5:15 pm Via Cisco WebEx MEETING MINUTES – Rising TIDES Task Force January 12, 2021 2 Member Taylor-White shared briefly that work on board and commission recruitment practices would continue, particularly after a meeting with the communications team. Chair Allen briefly shared that the subcommittee will connect with staff about upcoming bids/RFPs/contract opportunities to discuss current processes and potentially provide some recommendations. Staff Zackery shared with the group some of the initiatives in this area that staff are currently working on, including: intentionality with advertisements; identifying barriers of our current processes; and considering how contracts are written. Additionally, staff will be using measurement tools to apply the concepts above to five contracts over the course of 2021. The Task Force will continue to provide subcommittee updates at future meetings. Staff Zackery shared two announcements: Sweet Potato Comfort Pie event staff reached out for volunteer facilitators and the City HRC purchased tickets to the MLK Breakfast. Adjournment MOTION by Vice Chair Alexander. Seconded by Member Thanda Tun. Meeting adjourned at 6:19 pm. _______________________________ Joelle Allen, Chair ATTEST: _________________________________ Kirsten Santelices, Human Resources Director