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Friday, February 16, 2024
Foster Community Center
9:00 a.m. — 12:00 Noon
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Andy Schor, Mayor
Attendance: Muhummad Quawwee, Florensio Hernandez, Prince Solace, Emily Sorroche
Board Members Absent:Amber Denny, Raquel Starkman, Randy Watkins
Staff: Kim Coleman (HRCS),Andrea Collier
Others: Teresa Bingman(Consultant), Tina Alonzo and Ashley Green (Consultants, The Advocacy Group)
The meeting was called to order at 9:20 am by the Board Chair.
Emily Sorroche conducted the roll call.
The meeting opened with a presentation on intercultural competency by The Advocacy Group. (Slides were
emailed to the entire Board after the meeting.)
Florensio asked for clarification on the role and purpose of the City Council's EDI Committee.
In the absence of the Ordinance document, Kim Coleman summarized the roles and responsibilities. (See
attached Ordinance document number 1300 attachment)
TAG discussed the Board's approach to completing work according to the blueprint document. The
consultants suggested that board members choose one priority within their subcommittee. There was also a
discussion about referencing the term "subcommittee" because all DEI Board members will be helping
support all the areas for the remainder of 2024.
DEI Board attendance and moving forward with priorities.
• It was mentioned that the attendees will need to decide how the DEI Advisory board will move
forward, as initiatives must begin.
• The TAG consultants emphasized the importance of full board attendance and participation. As
mentioned, if we continue with no attendance by board members, all tasks will fall on the shoulders
of all DEI board members to carry out themes.
The Board will need to develop a metric of their work that should include:
• The development and execution of the Pre and post-survey—to let the City know what the DEI
Board is doing to move the MRJEA's work forward.
• There will need to be a measure of how the community will be better served because of the work of
the DEI Board.
The Advisory Group led a discussion on how the Board would begin to tackle the work of the three themes
(formerly known as subcommittees) as they relate to the MRJEA. TAG recommended that the Board address
this even though all members were not present. After the Board discussion, Emily made a motion to move
forward with one theme and address themes two and three and their priorities in the next Board meeting.
Action: The motion was supported by Florensio. The motion was passed.
Florensio recommended having board training on parliamentary procedures soon. All members who were
present agreed.
The Chair adjourned the retreat at 12:42 pm.
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