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minutes-dei-jan-6-special meetingREGULAR MEETING MINUTES Call to Order Chair Allen called the meeting to order at 6:34 pm. Roll Call Commissioners in person: Joelle Allen, Ajani Woodson, Ruth Paradise, Melissa Johnson, Sheri Hixon, Jonathan Kim, Commissions virtual: Thomas Huling Commissioners absent:Teresa Sit, Chris Mitchell Staff present: Kiarra Zackery, Equity and Inclusion Manager and Maurice Harris, Council Liaison Approval of November 22 Agenda and October 26 Meeting Minutes MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve agenda and minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Hixon. Motioned carried 6-0. Council member liaison, Maurice Harris gave an end of the year update to the DEI Commission. The City has recently wrapped up with elections and Council member, Gillian Rosenquist was re-elected for the new term. Council member Larry Fonnest will be ending his term as of 2021 and our newly elected Council member, Denise La Mere-Anderson, will be starting as of January, 2022. Council member Harris went to explain about the PEACE Commission holding its first meeting and the potential collaboration between the commission in the future. He ended by having a brief discussion about the 2022 City budget and approval. Old Business BAEGV Debrief Chair Allen asks for feedback to improve future events held by the Commission. Each CommissionĞƌ disusses what can be done to improve the event in the future or avoid a future conflict. Staff liaison, Kiarra Zackery also provides audience feedback ĨƌŽŵǁŚĂƚ ǁĂƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ. She then discusses structure for timeline and topics of future BAEGV events. November 22, 2021 – 6:30 pm Council Conference Room Golden Valley City Hall 7800 Golden Valley Road City of Golden Valley Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission Regular Meeting November 22, 2021 – 6:30 pm 2 Land Acknowledgement Subcommittee Update Commissioner Hixon ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ drafted statementsĨŽƌƚŚĞland acknowledgement event. During this time, Commissioners discusseƐfeedback regarding language, history, collaboration, and structure for the ĞǀĞŶƚĂŶĚ statement. New Business 2021 Budget ^ƚĂĨĨ Liaison, Kiarra Zackery briefed the ommission on ƚŚĞ current usage of budget. Commissioners discuss how the remainder of the budget will be utilized. Commissioners agreedadding more branding to the CommissionĂŶĚŚŝƌŝŶŐĂŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ͘ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐĂůƐŽĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŽ prioritize ŚŝƌŝŶŐa resident of Golden Valley and ƉƌĞĨĞƌĂďůLJ ĨƌŽŵĂ pool ofĂŶ unrepresented ommunity. MOTION by Commissioner Hixon to approve hiring a graphic designer to brand DEIC. Seconded by Commissioner Paradise. Motioned carried. 2022 Work Plan Development + Task Prioritization ^ƚĂĨĨ Liaison, Kiarra Zackery explains ƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨ developing a ǁork Ɖlan͘ ^ŚĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ /ǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂǁŽƌŬƉůĂŶƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŽŽƵŶĐŝůŝŶϮϬϮϮ͘Chair Allen asks Commissioners to brainstorm ideas and goals the Commission would like to accomplish for next meeting. Adjourn MOTION by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Woodson to adjourn at 8:12pm. Motion carried. _____________________________ Date _________________________________ Kiarra Zackery, Equity and Inclusion Manager _____________________________ Date _________________________________ Joelle Allen, Chair