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From YouTube: Equity & Engagement Committee – June 20, 2023
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Regular meeting of the Asheville City Council's Equity & Engagement Committee.
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B
Good
afternoon
I'm
Shanika
Smith,
the
chair
of
equity
and
engagement
committee,
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
all
to
the
June
20th
2023
remote
meeting.
All
Council
committee
members
and
staff
are
participating
virtually
for
those
of
you
out
there
today
welcome
for
today's
meeting.
We
have
the
option
for
people
to
call
in
and
comment
live
during
the
meeting
to
call
in
and
comment.
Live
use
the
number
855-925-2801
meeting
code
2689
your
phone
will
be
muted
and
you'll
hear
the
meeting
live
at
this
point.
Speakers
will
need
to
push
star
3
to
enter
the
speakers.
B
The
speaker
queue
I'll
now
go
through
and
introduce
all
committee
members
and
staff
who
will
participating
virtually.
We
also
have
the
chair
and
vice
chair,
maybe
not
I
think
this
may
be
an
old
fruit,
but
printables
is
going
to
give
us
an
update
on
the
reparations
Committee
of
the
reparations
commission's
meeting
so
I'll
introduce
all
staff
members
who
are
participating
virtually
just
give
a
quick
hello,
councilwoman,
Sage,
Turner,
hello,
councilwoman,
cameroni
good
afternoon
assistant
city
manager,
Rachel
Wood,
good.
B
B
Well,
I
guess
we'll
do
the
approval
of
minutes
from
our
last
meeting
and
it's
May
16th
can
I
get
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes,
so
I
moved.
Second
I'll.
Do
a
roll
call
vote
for
approval,
councilwoman,
Turner,
hi,
councilman,
Roni,
aye,
myself,
I'm
motion
carries
and
now
we're
going
to
kick
it
to
Miss,
Brenda,
Mills
and
she's
going
to
give
us
the
reparations
commission
status.
Update.
Welcome
thank.
D
You
Madam
chair
and
welcome
everybody
and
good
afternoon.
We
next
slide
Katie.
So
just
to
give
you
a
general
update
of
the
last
meeting,
which
was
June
the
12th,
we
actually
met
on
the
second
Monday
because
of
Juneteenth
being
yesterday,
so
they
heard
several
updates
and
about
some
key
items.
D
We're
continuing
to
hear
from
my
impact,
focused
areas
or
ifas
housing,
criminal
justice
and
economic
development
gave
a
report
update
on
the
stock
the
harm
audit
scope
of
work,
the
July
29th
upcoming,
Community
reparations
commission
Retreat
agenda
topics.
We
kind
of
reviewed
those
for
a
few
minutes,
an
update
from
arteria
Collective,
formerly
writers
in
the
schools
regarding
their
work
with
youth,
documenting
the
reparations
projects
and
then
we're
starting
to
hear
from
our
Legacy
Community
neighborhoods
and
Burton
Street
was
that
night
next
slide.
D
So,
as
I
said,
we
heard
updates
from
housing,
criminal
justice
and
economic
development
impact
Focus
areas.
What
you're
going
to
begin
to
see
starting
in
the
September
meeting
is
our
impact.
Focus
areas
will
be
providing
us
the
rec,
the
fully
fleshed
out
recommendations.
D
They
will.
The
full
commission
will
hear
those
recommendations
and
then
at
the
the
next
meeting,
we'll
vote
on
them,
especially
if
there
are
any
questions
or
concerns
or
whatever
we're
still
working
out
a
general
process
for
those
and
then
how
do
we
want
to
bring
those
to
city
council
so
we'll
be
checking
in
with
you
soon
around
that
situation,
but
they
seem
to
be
doing
really
well.
D
There
are
some
struggles
with
a
few
because
of
the
types
of
data
that
they
need,
but
we
I
just
want
to
give
big
kudos
to
Catherine
cutshall
and
her
team
over
at
special
collections.
They're
doing
some
research
for
us.
A
lot
of
these
requests
will
require
some
level
of
research
so
she's,
starting
to
get
a
lot
of
that
done,
and
we're
really
excited
about
that.
D
We
provided
them
an
an
update
about
the
audit
scope
of
work
the
rfps
were
received.
We
received
three
on
June,
the
8th
they
closed
on
June,
the
8th.
We
will
start
we
will
do
an.
D
We
have
an
evaluation
team
which
includes
the
four
members
of
the
community
reparations
commission,
city
and
county
staff,
we're
still
on
schedule
to
do
everything
we
interview
all
of
the
applicant
all
of
the
respondents,
next
Monday
and
Tuesday,
we're
in
the
process
of
reviewing
the
responses
and
doing
a
preliminary
evaluation,
so
we'll
be
ready
for
next
week
next
slide
and
we
were
really
excited
because
we
had
about
seven
six
or
seven
firms
that
showed
up.
So
we're
really
excited
that
we
got
some
responses
for
that.
D
D
At
this
point,
the
main
gist
of
that
is
to
to
bring
the
impact
focused
area
teams
together.
You
know
they
generally
meet
one
meeting
a
month
on
the
third
Monday.
Unless
there's
a
schedule
change
and
then
they
each
they
all
five
meet
individually.
Some
of
them
meet
twice
a
month,
some
of
them
don't,
but
this
will
be
a
time
to
bring
them
all
together.
To
kind
of
look
at
they've
been
looking
at
over
the
last
few
months,
how
their
work
intersects
with
each
other.
So
it'll
be
a
lot
of
that.
D
D
She
we
had
a
chat
with
her
City
County
Staff
last
week
and
our
project
manager.
We
were
really
impressed
with
her.
She
will
facilitate
the
the
full
Retreat
on
that
day,
so
we'll
have
more
of
a
agenda
firm
in
the
next
week
or
so
did.
B
D
Know
her
name
is
bernisha
Crawford
she's,
the
CEO
of
trauma,
informed
care,
Institute,
I'm.
Sorry,
okay,
very
impressed
with
her
in
dealing
with
trauma.
We
know
that
that's
what
we
deal
with
as
African-Americans,
and
so
we've
had
a
little
bit
of
that.
You
know
show
up
from
time
to
time.
You
know
and
dealing
with
a
lot
of
this
stuff,
so
I
think
it'll
be
really
good,
she's
a
really
good
listener.
D
She
has
done
some
work
like
this
before
and
so
we're
really
excited
about
her
arteria
Collective
Liz
Garland,
who
is
working
as
a
contractor
with
the
county,
is
working
with
a
team
of
Youth
and
they
have
been
doing
video
and
historical
stuff,
just
kind
of
pulling
things
together
from
a
youth
perspective,
so
they
kind
of
gave
us
an
update
around
what
they've
been
doing
and
interviews
that
they're
having
I
get
to
get
in
I
get
to
get
interviewed
by
them
this
week,
and
so
I'm
really
excited
about
that
they're
doing
a
really
good
job.
D
Liz
is
doing
a
good
job
with
them,
we're
hoping
to
bring
them
back
now
more
regularly,
so
that
they
can
report
back
to
us
about
what
they're
doing
we
will
have
them
there
for
the
retreat
and
we're
also
planning
an
engagement,
Summit
sometime
in
the
fall,
so
they'll
be
a
part
of
that.
We
heard
a
report
from
Burton
Street
Dwayne
Barton
currently
serves
as
the
president
of
the
association,
and
he
just
kind
of
talked
about
who
Burton
Street
is
what
their
Origins
are.
What
are
kind
of
some
of
their
concerns?
D
We're
asking
each
Legacy
neighborhood
in
general
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
their
history,
but
we
want
to
kind
of
know.
You
know
what
kind
of
things
are
great.
What
kind
of
things
do
you
need
support
with?
How
does
what
we're
doing
fit?
You
know
with
what
they're
doing,
and
so
it
was
a
really
good
presentation.
So
we'll
hear
from
the
rest
of
the
next
Legacy
neighborhoods
in
August,
that'll
be
probably
most
of
our
meeting
next
slide.
D
So
yeah
so
yeah,
we
we
heard
from
our
impact
Focus
areas,
we're
always
excited
to
hear
from
them.
I
do
want
to
say
that
if
you
are
interested
in
attending
those,
you
are
welcome
to
come.
They
would
welcome
you
to
see
some
of
our
council
members.
There
they're
doing
a
lot
of
good
work.
We
have
really
good
facilitators.
D
We,
you
know
we've
added
the
chief
civil
rights
officer
over
at
the
county,
so
she's
really
comes
with
that
Health
background
around
consultation
and
things,
and
so
she's
been
a
really
big
help
to
the
health
and
wellness
IFA,
so
we're
just
giving
them
as
much
support
we
can
as
a
city
and
county
and
with
our
facilitators
update
on
stop
the
harm.
D
D
We'll
have
that
at
Harrah's
just
because
of
the
it's
a
big
group
and
it
is
open
to
the
public
really
excited
to
meet
with
arteria
Collective
this
week
to
do
my
interview,
but
they're
really
doing
some
really
great
work
and
really
excited
about
it
and
then,
like
I,
said
we'll
continue
to
hear
heard
from
Burton
Street,
we'll
hear
from
the
rest
of
the
Legacy
communities
and
all
of
for
the
for
the
people
out
there
who
don't
when
I'm,
saying
Legacy,
there's
seven
communities
that
were
a
part
of
the
reparations
and
that's
the
that's
the
group
we're
talking
about
so
it's
the
shallow
Eastern
Valley
Street
Stumptown
as
the
Housing
Authority,
all
of
those
neighborhoods
North
Side.
D
E
This
is
Kim,
I,
don't
have
any
questions,
but
I
did
just
want
to
lift
up
a
couple
things
that
I
heard
at
the
meeting
that
you
touched
on.
One
is
around
the
youth
presence,
engagement
and
appreciation.
E
So
when
the
arteria
collective,
formerly
we're
on
the
street
in
Boston,
gave
their
presentation
one
of
the
things
I
heard,
the
student
age
person
say
is
that
they
didn't
know
a
lot
about
the
reparations
process,
but
they
were
learning
through
this
and
saw
how
important
it
was
and
I
think,
because
that
person
shared
their
story
of
that
the
person
who's,
usually
behind
the
camera.
Who's
listening
to
people's
stories
was
speaking
instead
of
behind
the
camera.
E
It
was
really
moving
and
I
could
tell
not
just
in
that
moment,
but
in
the
round
table
afterwards.
Wrapping
up
the
meeting
several
of
the
reparations
commission
members
noted
that
it
was
really
important
to
have
youth
engaged
that
this
was
an
appropriate
way
that
they
said
they
felt
this
was
the
appropriate
way
to
have
them
engaged
and
that
they
wanted
to
hear
more,
so
I
just
wanted
to
lift
that
up.
A
second
thing
was
around
the
Burton
Street
presentation.
E
What
I
heard
again,
because
I've
heard
it
before
is
that
the
neighborhood
plans
are
a
really
important
part
of
the
storytelling
and
the
documentation
and
a
pathway
to
what
repair
looks
like.
So
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
I
heard
and
thank
you
for
your
update,
Brenda.
B
F
B
Brandon
repeat
what
you
said
earlier
about
the
ifas
having
conversations
with
one
another,
because
when
I
watched,
the
playback
from
last
Monday
I
saw
where
there
were
some
recommendations
from
maybe
Economic
Development
and
other
ifas
were
getting
really
excited
because
they
had
it
in
discussion,
but
they
hadn't
presented
as
one
of
the
possible
recommendations.
So
how
is
that
collaboration
going
to.
D
Work,
so
that's
gonna
work
actually
when
they
give
up
days,
they're,
really
not
supposed
to
be
bringing
recommendations,
they're
just
supposed
to
be
bringing
what
they're
working
towards
you
know
like
the
any
information
they
need.
We
we
gave
them
a
data
update
the
prior
meeting.
They
have
access
to.
You
know
a
data
dashboard,
but
a
lot
of
like
education
is
making
the
rounds
with
all
the
ifas,
so
they're
just
sending
representatives
from
their
group
to
other
ifas
and
then
during
the
retreat.
D
We
haven't
worked
out
everything
but
they're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
hear
from
all
of
them
and
then
we're
going
to
talk
about
where
they
intersect.
In
terms
of
like
you
know,
when
you
talk
about
criminal
justice,
stuff
yeah,
there
are
things
that
you
can
do,
but
there's
also
an
education
piece
to
that
or
with
housing.
That's
an
economic
development
situation
as
well,
and
so
they're.
They
begin
to
look
at
how
they
kind
of
intersect.
D
How
all
of
that
stuff
works
together,
but
we're
going
to
talk
about
it
more
with
them
during
the
retreat
and
try
to
flesh
more
of
that
out.
So
we're
hoping
that
they're
going
to
be.
You
know
visiting
each
other's
meetings
as
well
as
this
time
that
we're
taken
out
for
five
hours
to
really
sit
down
and
talk
about
the
types
of
recommendations
and
we'll
have
a
we've,
given
them
a
general
process.
D
B
There
are
some
ongoing
conversations
about
including
Community
voice
in
the
process,
so
they
were
intentionally
scheduling
their
meetings
in
the
community.
How
is
that
engagement
so.
D
Several
ways
which
was
that
was
a
great
question,
because
I
was
asking
the
chair
about
that.
So
we're
looking
at
a
summit,
an
engagement,
Summit
September
October.
D
I'm
going
to
be
updating
more
of
the
information
in
the
urban
news,
the
k
teams
on
both
city
and
county
have
done
a
really
great
job
of
giving
Recaps
of
the
meetings.
What
kind
of
things
we're
doing
and
as
you
can
imagine,
with
Community,
it's
very
hard
to
understand,
reparations
right.
D
So
one
of
the
things
that
we're
going
to
do
at
the
retreat
is
really
kind
of
hone
in
on
what
do
you
guys
consider
reparations
right
because
I,
because
at
the
outset,
what
we're
doing
is
not
technically
reparations
and
so
they're
going
to
kind
of
come
to
that
point.
But
I
think
we
we're
hitting
them
in
all
kind
of
ways.
We
can
in
the
different
ways
that
we
can,
just
because
everybody
doesn't
go
on
Facebook
or
everybody
to
do
Twitter.
D
Everybody
doesn't
do
neighborhood
next
door
right,
so
we're
trying
to
hit
them
in
all
kinds
of
ways,
but
the
the
engagement
we
are
very
much
holding
tight
that
we'll
be
able
to
show
there's
a
there's.
A
documentary
called
The
Big
Payback
that
Erica
Alexander
and
her
partner
did
around
reparations
in
Evanston.
So
we're
hoping
to
bring
that
here
and
then
just
have
some
discussion
around.
You
know
what
are
some
things.
What
are
some
hopes?
What
are
some
ideas
that
people
have?
D
What
kind
of
concerns
are
we
hearing
now
and
we
will
be
also
working
more
with
our
agencies
out
there
like
the
rep,
racial
Justice,
Coalition
and
others.
D
Yes,
yes,
all
of
the
above
and
then
the
other
thing
is
to
make
the
rounds
in
the
neighborhood,
so
we're
still
putting
Community
engagement
together.
Attending
neighborhood
meetings
is
a
great
way
to
to
give
people
feedback.
Now,
if
you
know
anything
about
neighborhood
meetings,
not
everybody
goes
so
we
have
to
figure
out
a
way
to
go
to
the
neighborhood
meeting.
Get
that
information
out
and
then
what
like,
for
example,
shallow
has
the
phone
has
a
robocall,
so
they
called
generally
about
60
to
70
percent
of
their
residents,
get
a
cost
so
does
Burger.
D
Street
Easton
has
a
newsletter,
an
email
list,
so
we're
we're
getting
it
out.
I'm,
seeing
people
forward
it
I'm
still
on
people's
neighborhood
list,
so
I'm,
seeing
people
forward
stuff
to
the
residents
and
so
and
then
I'm
just
building
calls
we're
we're
looking
at
some
things,
maybe
at
the
top
of
the
Year,
where
we
can
just
kind
of
we've
got
now
our
recommendations,
we're
still
trying
to
put
those
together
and
really
just
talking
to
people
about
where
they
are,
with
everything
I
think
they're,
just
waiting
for
something
to
happen.
Actually.
B
D
B
You
for
that
question.
Thank
you,
Brenda.
Thank
you
always
and
cut
on
the
same
topic,
since
the
doll
is
up
next
I'm
wondering
if
we'll
be
prepared
to
do
any
type
of
hybrid
meeting
for
the
engagements
of
it
out
there.
A
All
right
here
we
go
well
well,
hello
committee
members,
dawah
hitch,
I
have
the
pleasure
of
serving
as
the
communication
and
public
engagement
director
for
the
city.
It's
a
real
pleasure
to
be
here
today
and
give
the
committee
an
update
on
our
arpa
project
and
specifically
the
hybrid
meeting
component
of
the
arpa
project
that
is
inclusive
and
accessible
government.
A
So
next
slide
few
key,
takeaways,
I
I,
know
we've
done
a
few
of
these
presentations,
but
just
to
remind
our
audience
that
the
arpa,
inclusive
and
accessible
government
project
seeks
to
improve
neighborhood
resilience
by
addressing
barriers
to
communication
and
engagement.
That's
what's
really
driving
our
our
work
with
this
project.
Certainly
hybrid
meetings,
improve
accessibility
and
decision
making
and
as
a
reminder,
there
are
four
components
to
the
inclusive
and
accessible
government
project,
one
being
hybrid
meetings
which
we'll
be
talking
about
today.
A
The
other
three
components
are:
a
community
engagement,
Academy
language,
accessibility,
improvements
and
up
bits
of
community
spaces
for
access
to
local
government.
Next
slide,
all
right
so
again,
today,
we're
here
to
share
some
information
about
hybrid
meetings.
The
total
project
budget
for
this
arpa
project
is
just
over
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
140
of
that
is
direct
money
to
the
community
in
those
different
areas
that
are
listed
below
being
Community,
Center,
upfits
capacity,
building,
facilitator,
plus
stipends,
and
then
sign
language
interpreters.
A
Just
a
few
of
the
items
that
are
going
directly
back
into
the
community,
then
indirect
we've
got
some
updates
that
we're
making
to
our
broadcast
system
and
for
hybrid
meeting
technology
next
slide
all
right.
So
if
we're
beginning
with
the
end
in
mind,
what
we're
aiming
for
is
that
all
people
have
access
to
decision
making
and
feel
welcome
to
participate.
Some
completed
Milestones
we've
had
since
our
last
presentation,
which
was
in
February
in
the
January
to
February
time
frame.
A
We
were
working
on
an
environmental
scan,
just
understanding
what
other
cities
and
communities
are
doing
in
this
area.
March
through
May,
we
were
really
hunkered
down
looking
into
what
some
different
equipment
requirements
would
be,
and
what
the
staff
capacity
and
resources
staff
capacity
that
we
have
resources
that
would
be
needed
to
sustain
hybrid
meeting
models,
and
then
we
were
scheduled
here
in
June
to
report
out
and
share
a
recommendation
to
this
committee.
So
really
happy
to
be
at
this
point
today
and
just
want
to
give
kudos
to
the
team.
A
That's
worked
so
hard
to
get
us
as
far
as
we
are
today.
Next
slide,
all
right,
I'm
going
to
spend
just
a
minute
on
this.
This
slide
it's
an
important
one.
So
as
we
move
through
the
following
sides,
everybody's
got
an
idea
of
what
those
green
check
marks
mean.
So
so,
as
we
look
at
some
of
the
different
barriers
to
participation,
you
can
see
those
listed
there
on
the
right.
A
The
green
checks
signify
whether
or
not
there
are
opportunities
for
the
public
to
watch
or
listen
to
a
meeting
live
and
to
provide
comment,
and
so
for
each
of
those
barriers.
The
people
that
are
experiencing
them
might
it
might
look
a
little
bit
differently
so,
for
example,
in
the
family
responsibility
barriers.
A
If
there
is
a
green
check
box,
that
could
mean
that
you
can
listen
to
a
meeting
from
home
if
you
say
need
to
care
for
an
elderly,
parent
or
a
child,
and
you
could
possibly
participate
prior
to
the
meeting
or
be
able
to
call
into
the
meeting,
but
the
the
foundation
there
is
that
you
may
have
a
challenge
coming
to
a
physical
in-person
meeting
because
of
your
family
responsibility,
your
family
responsibility,
so
I
did
just
want
to
note
and
be
very
transparent
that
each
one
of
those
might
look
a
little
bit
different,
but
how
we,
how
we
can
minimize
those
barriers,
might
look
a
little
bit
different
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
about
that
as
we
move
through.
A
A
E
It
I
think,
while
we
have
a
screen
up,
it
might
be
helpful
to
see
like
there's
going
to
be
times
where
folks
have
multiple
and
things
may
change
over
time.
So,
for
example,
one
of
the
things
that
came
up
with
the
last
human
relations
commission
meeting
was
that
for
some
folks
there
was
a
concern
that,
while
having
a
virtual
meeting,
might
make
it
more
possible
for
people
to
address
the
family
responsibility
barriers
and
simultaneously
put
people
in
a
position
of
having
a
technology
barrier.
That's
why
the
hybrid
meeting
is
the
consistent
request.
E
Also,
we
had
a
situation
where
a
commission
member
was
asked
to
pay
for
child
care,
so
I
wasn't
sure
if,
if
we,
if
we're
gonna,
talk
about
that
at
some
point
in
here,
but
if,
if
there
are
funds
available
for
doing
direct
and
indirect
funding
to
address
barriers
where
Child
Care
fits
in
here,
if
we're,
if
we're
not
gonna,
do
it.
A
Yeah
I
I'm,
so
I'm,
so
grateful
for
you
asked
or
raising
that
point
because
for
this
particular
presentation,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I've
communicated
that
those
check
marks
are
related
to
accessibility
for
the
public
as
opposed
to
accessibility
for
board
and
commission
members.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
asking
that.
I
do
know,
of
course,
we're
working
very
closely
with
the
city
clerk's
office
as
we
work
through
these
different
opportunities
and
I
do
know
that
they
are
currently
researching
and
assessing
accessibility
options
for
members.
So
thank
so
thank
you.
E
G
Just
a
quick
note,
dawa,
in
keeping
with
what
you
mentioned
around
the
work
that
the
city
clerk's
office
is
doing.
That
effort
is
in
concert
with
the
Department
of
equity
and
inclusion
and
updates
on
our
work
regarding
accommodations
for
board
and
commission
members
is
something
that
we're
planning
to
suggest
as
a
work
plan
item
for
fiscal
year,
24
to
come
back
to
the
equity
and
engagement
committee
for
further
discussion.
So
that's
something
that'll
be
on
the
horizon,
for
your
consideration.
Will.
G
A
Okay,
so
next
slide
we'll
get
into
the
weeds
a
little
bit.
So
this
next
portion
of
the
presentation,
these
next
couple
of
slides
focus
on
our
current
state
to
just
let
everybody
know
where
we
are
today
as
that
relates
to
boards
and
commissions.
Currently,
either
all
members
are
in
person
or
all
members
are
virtual,
so
that's
happening
either
in
the
if
they
are
virtual
or
if
they
are
in
person.
They
are
happening
in
the
first
floor
conference
room.
A
This
slide
here
in
front
of
us
is
focused
on
the
situation
where
all
members
are
in
person.
So
for
those
meetings
that
are
happening
in
the
first
floor
conference
room,
the
opportunities
that
the
public
has
is
to
watch
in
person
be
in
the
room
or
watch
a
stream.
They
can
listen
by
phone
and
they
can
comment
during
the
meeting
or
prior
to
the
meeting.
A
So
the
opportunity
to
participate
is
prior
to
the
meeting.
If
you
wanted
to
do
it
through
a
voicemail
or
email,
those
can
be
read
to
the
board
and
commission
members
or,
if
you're,
in
the
room
of
course
commenting
during
a
meeting.
And
so
you
can
see
there
that
that
there
is
an
opportunity
for
each
of
the
major
barriers
that
we're
looking
at
with
that
particular
with
delivering
a
meeting.
In
that
way.
E
Okay,
I
think
my
confusion
around
this
part
when
I
reviewed
it
in
advance
and
then
just
hearing
you
say
it
is
that
right
now
our
process
is
really
scattered
and
it
makes
it
hard
to
tell
people
what
to
expect.
For
example,
during
the
urban
forestry
commission
meeting,
we
have
elements
that
are
already
kind
of
hybrid,
because
people
can
call
in
and
make
comment,
but
also
because
we
have
to
be
able,
with
a
virtual
meeting,
to
have
presenters
at
the
same
time.
E
So
it's
kind
of
the
infrastructure
is
already
there
and
yet
for
the
multimodal
Transportation
Commission.
We
just
had
this
big
issue
on
fall.
Where
folks
wanted
to
participate,
they
participated
too
early,
they
were
told
the
comments
were
emailed
and
were
going
to
be
read,
they
weren't
read,
or
they
were
confused.
E
I
think
all
of
that's
coming
from
just
a
lack
of
consistency
yeah,
so
it
kind
of
I
think
it
might
help
if
there
was
a
way
to
coordinate
with
an
example
like
here's
the
list,
here's
our
goal,
it's
in
our
work
plan
that
we're
going
to
follow
up
on
this
and
here's
an
example
of
how
we
do
it.
A
How
we
do
to
make
sure
I
I
understand
how
how
we're
currently
doing
it
in
our
current
state
now.
Is
that
what
I'm
hearing
that
it
would
be
helpful
to
just
say,
maybe
to
group
them
together
and
say
these
boards
and
commissions
are
doing
it
this
way,
and
these
are
doing
it
this
way
or.
E
It
might
look
like
the
urban
forestry
commission
is
going
to
meet
and
we're
going
to
do
these
things
in
addition,
or
because
the
human
relations
commission
meets
in
person
right
now.
You
can
do
these
things
and
the
way
we're
going
to
change
it
to
improve.
It.
E
Is
this
list
and
you
this
is
what
you
could
expect
exactly
if
there
was
a
way
to
like
make
it
so
not
just
so,
we
can
see
because
that
went
out
to
my
understanding,
but
so
the
public
could
understand
and
be
able
to
see
the
improvements
of
what
you
and
your
team
are
doing,
because
it's
so
scattered
all
over
the
place.
What
we're
doing
right
now,
it
would
be
really
hard
to
see
a
metric
of
like
a
how
we're
moving
the
needle.
A
Right,
yes,
they
I.
Thank
you
for
that,
and
that
and
and
that
consistency
is,
is
critical
and
we
are
certainly
in
a
place
where
we're
balancing
we're
balancing
the
two,
the
flexibility
for
it
to
work
for
the
members
and
then
consistency
for
the
public.
A
So
they
know
what
to
expect
and
really
appreciate
that
feedback,
and
it
started
to
come
to
light
in
putting
this
presentation
together,
just
wanting
to
be
consistent
about
what
each
of
these
options
offer
so
that
it's
very
clear
for
people
to
see
up
there
in
those
bulletin,
because,
on
the
right
hand,
side
of
this
slide.
A
You
can
see
that
there
are
some
boards
and
commissions
that
are
holding
in-person
meetings
in
places
that
are
not
the
first
floor
conference
room,
and
we
can
clearly
see
here
that
there
are
a
number
of
barriers
that
are
not
addressed
if
those
meetings
are
just
happening
solely
in
person
and
there's
not
the
streaming
ability,
while
the
meeting's
happening
live
all
right.
So
next
slide.
A
So
this
is
still
boards
and
commissions,
and
this
is
the
situation
where
all
members
are
virtual.
Again,
we've
got
opportunities
for
all
of
those
barriers
to
be
addressed
and
in
the
all
virtual
option
you
can
watch
a
stream.
You
can
listen
live
by
phone
and
you
can
comment
prior
to
the
meeting
next.
E
A
A
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
really
have
a
grasp
on
how
everybody's
handling
them,
because
again
it's
a
very
it's
a
decentralized
approach
right
now
with
staff
Liaisons,
who
have
a
million
other
things
that
they're
also
trying
to
do
leading
that
charge
and
we're
certainly
finding
that
there's
some
opportunities
there
to
improve
consistency
which
we'll
get
here
and
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
and
then
in
the
next
few
slides.
A
A
The
public
can
participate
prior
to
the
meeting
or
in
real
time,
and
that's
a
significant
shift
from
what
we
have
right
now
to
reflect
back
in
the
streaming
in
the
streaming
version
of
our
boards
and
commission
meetings.
You
can
participate
as
a
member
of
the
public,
but
it's
prior
to
the
meeting,
if
you're
not
in
the
room.
A
Then
the
third
piece
is
that
the
public
can
participate
in
person
or
virtually,
and
there
we
mean
by
phone
or
by
Google
me,
and
that's
certainly
something
that
we
have
heard
from
folks
that
they
would
like
that
opportunity
to
be
able
to
not
only
rely
on
the
phone,
and
we
think
we've
got
some
with
boards
and
commissions,
especially
the
number
of
people
that
typically
participate.
A
A
We'll
talk
about
some
of
the
requirements,
if,
if
that
is
indeed
a
recommendation,
that
the
committee
would
like
us
to
move
forward
on,
the
first
is
that
all
boards
and
commissions
would
need
to
meet
in
a
space,
that's
outfitted
with
the
appropriate
technology.
So
in
this
model
it's
taking
it
up
a
level
and
to
be
able
to
manage
any
comment
from
people
that
are
off
site
or
if
some
members
of
some
board
and
commission
members
are
in
the
room
and
others
aren't.
A
We
really
need
to
be
able
to
use
a
switcher
to
switch
the
video
inputs
from
one
to
the
other
to
have
a
better
user
experience.
So
that
means
that
that
that's
not
the
kind
of
equipment
you
can
put
in
a
backpack
and
take
out
to
do
a
virtual
meeting
so
just
making
sure
that
the
room,
the
mics
in
the
room
all
of
that
are
set
up
for
that
would
would.
A
That
would
be
our
recommendation
that
we
only
go
this
route.
If
we
have
that
commitment
and
that's
for
production,
quality
and
people's
experience
with
the
meeting.
So
we
would
also
need
to
look
to
make
sure
that
board
and
commission
meetings
are
scheduled
to
avoid
overlap,
and
that
is
because
we
are
recommending
that
there's
a
dedicated
staff
member
to
produce
the
hybrid
meeting
situation
and
and
there's
a
lot
of
reasons.
Why
and
we've
listed
some
of
them
here.
A
Some
of
those
are
that
we
would
have
the
opportunity
to
then
with
that
person
in
the
room
do
video
chaptering
of
the
meetings.
That
means
for
anybody.
That's
going
back
to
see
the
meeting.
They
can
look
at
a
time
stamp
and
go
to
an
agenda
item
which
is
definitely
an
improvement
over
where
we
are
now.
You
kind
of
have
to
it's
not
ideal,
and
we
know
that
we're
working
towards
it,
but
you
have
to
guess
and
scroll
through
the
meeting
and
and
it
can
be
frustrating
and
this
would
definitely
be
an
improvement.
A
There
would
also
be
less
stress
on
board
and
commission
staff.
Liaisons
we've
heard
a
lot
from
them
that
it's
just
a
lot
to
try
to
be
there
in
your
role
as
a
staff,
Liaisons
and
worry
about
the
technology.
Things
come
up
and
we
know
they're
going
to
come
up.
For
example,
we've
had
meetings
where
the
laptop
that
the
meeting's
being
produced
on
had
an
update,
and
so
it
restarted
which
crashed
our
meeting
connection
and,
if
you're
participating
in
the
meeting
and
having
to
catch
that
that
happened.
A
There
are
some
vulnerabilities
there
for
us
in
our
production
quality.
Yes,
councilmember
Turner.
F
Yeah
I
just
wanted
to
Echo
that
because
the
I'm
thinking
about
the
downtown
commission
meetings,
which
are
hybrid
and
it's
it's
a
little
bit
wonky,
it
doesn't
quite
feel
like
we
have
our
groove
with
that.
Yet
and
there's
a
few
people
going.
Does
this
go
here
so
I
agree
I
just
wanted
to
support
this
because
I
think
yeah.
It
felt
a
little
rough
yeah.
E
F
F
It's
really
close,
but
I
think
to
the
Dollar's
Point
like
this
person.
That
really
knows
how
to
run
the
system
you
know
like
Dan
is
for
us.
We
need
a
Dan
for
boards
and
committees
because
it
just
isn't.
It
doesn't
go
smoothly.
E
Technical
issues
I'm
also
just
really
kind
of
confused
around
how
the
equity
rollout
is
of
this
when
we
have
boards
and
commissions
that
are
being
charged
for
child
care,
while
other
groups
get
to
just
move
forward
is
seems
strange
to
me.
It
doesn't
seem
like
that
was
our
goal,
but
maybe
it
was
just
haphazard.
A
Is
and
certainly
I
know,
the
city
clerk's
office
has
done
a
whole
lot
of
work
in
this
area
and
and
knowing
I
I.
To
be
frank,
I
think
this
was
one
of
those.
Let's
not
let
perfect
be
the
enemy
of
good,
and
so
we
we
put
it
in
the
hands
of
the
boards
and
commissions
to
identify
what
worked
best
for
them.
Knowing
that
we
had
this
work
underway
and-
and
it
is
it
is,
it
is
different
across
the
board
and
and
certainly
worth
worth
revisiting
and
and
again
we'll
stay.
A
E
Has
to
be
some
onus
on
us
when
we're
talking
about
what
our
priorities
are,
for
example,
making
sure
that
groups
aren't
getting
charged
for
child
care
is
way
more
important
to
me
than
the
tremendous
added
benefit
of
convenience
that
video
chaptering
is
and
someone
who's
done.
E
Video
editing
and
audio
editing
for
over
two
decades
is
going
to
be
a
lot
of
work,
so
I
just
wanted
to
own
that,
like,
as
far
as
priorities,
go
making
sure
that
we're
not
losing
members
of
boards
of
commissions,
because
we've
been
told
them
that
we're
going
to
prioritize
making
their
meetings
hybrid.
Other
meetings
going
hybrid
first,
because
we
were
trying
to
do
video,
Chapter
and
just
seems
like
not
like
the
priorities
might
be
a
little
off.
So
for
me,
like
I'm.
G
I'll
just
note
council,
member
Rooney
that
those
are
I
totally
understand
the
points
you're
making
it's
different
staff
that
are
working
on
the
effort
around
accommodations
for
boards
and
commission
members,
ultimately
leading
towards
reducing
barriers
for
their
participation
in
board
and
commission
members
and
the
work
around
video
chaptering.
So
that
would
not
be
the
same
staff
from
a
capacity
issue
and
we
will
be
ready.
I
haven't
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
Brenda,
specifically
when,
but
within
the
next
few
months,
with
an
update
on
that
work.
G
E
A
All
very
good
questions,
and
all
it
speaks
to
the
complexity
of
this
when
we
have
so
many
that
are
doing
so
so
so
many
things,
it
is
even
for
us
on
staff
trying
to
keep
up
with
who
who's
doing.
What
is
is
is
challenging
and
has
certainly
in
informed
this
recommendation
right.
E
A
Yes,
I
I
I,
absolutely
appreciate
that
and
our
commitment
to
clear
communication,
so
real,
quick,
just
a
few
other
things
I
I
did
just
want
to.
In
addition
to
the
person
the
dedicated
staff
producing
a
hybrid
meeting.
I
did
these
bullets
are
just
some
of
the
things
some
of
the
value
ads
that
we
would
see
bringing
on
that
person
again.
A
So
that's
Mastery
of
troubleshooting,
because
there's
always
Gremlins
and
systems
and
that
consistency,
reliability
and
efficiency
piece
is
a
really
important
part
of
that
and
then
finally,
just
managing
all
the
video
archives
of
of
public
meetings
so
that
they
are
accessible
to
the
public.
So
it
just
tightens
things
up.
It,
maybe
centralizes
in
some
way,
with
a
healthy
respect
to
cross-dimens
cross-departmental
collaboration.
A
Next
slide
costs.
People
are
understandably,
and
we
all
should
be
concerned
about
costs
as
good
stewards
of
the
taxpayer
dollar.
Just
wanted
to
note
that,
currently,
the
dedicated
staff
position
is
being
funded
through
arpa,
and
it's
through
that
position
that
we've
been
able
to
get
these
details
and
start
to
pull
together.
What
a
hybrid
meeting
opportunity
would
look
like,
and
we
would
need
to
consider
a
request
in
the
fy25
budget
process
or
decide
what
we
will
do
differently.
A
Where
our
estimate
is
that
we
could
do
some
upgrades
to
the
first
floor
conference
room
with
equipment
in
there,
and
that
would
be
in
the
10
to
15
000
estimate
and
then
I
wanted
to
highlight
the
second
bullet
it
could
be.
It
could
be
that
it
would
be
beneficial
for
there
to
be
a
second
site,
that's
fully
equipped
to
be
able
to
do
hybrid
to
produce
hybrid
meetings,
and
so,
if
we
needed
to
do
that,
we'd
probably
look
be
looking
at
about
10
000.
A
That
the
funding
for
the
equipment-
yes,
a
dedicated
staff
person-
would
need
to
be
a
general
fund.
Thank
you.
Yes,
ma'am
all
right,
so
so
some
folks
that
have
been
tapped
into
the
community
space
upfit
component
of
the
arbor
project
might
be
wondering
well
wait
a
minute.
You
said
a
city-owned
site
and
you
might
have
you
know,
produced
meetings
from
there.
How
does
that
match
up
with
the
community
space
upfit
component
and
I
I
wanted
to
make
sure
we're
all
I've
shared
exactly
what
we
mean
by
that.
A
So
the
aim
of
the
community
space
upfit
component
is
so
that
the
community
members
can
participate
remotely
as
opposed
to
being
able
to
produce
a
meeting
from
that
site.
So
if
you
want
to
think
back
to
the
reparation
speaker
series
where
we
were
able
to
pipe
people
into
a
meeting
that
just
means
in
those
spaces
where
people
can
walk
and
get
access
to
easily,
they
could
go
and
have
that
technology
option.
If
they'd
like
to
be
brought
in
to
say
a
meeting,
that's
being
produced
from
the
first
floor
conference,
room.
A
And
then
yeah,
so
the
hosting
of
that
is
where
it's
important
and
again
it's
from
the
first
floor
conference
room
where
we're
able
to
do
all
the
the
digital
video
switching
again
producing
the
meeting.
They
would
just
be
an
input
into
that
meeting.
Those
community
space
up
fit
opportunities
that
are
coming
in
this
next
year,
so
just
wanted
to
take
a
minute
on
that
I
know:
I've
had
lots
of
questions
about
that
out
in
the
community,
like
what's
the
difference
between
the
two
and
wanted
to
just
make
sure
I
cover
that
in
this
presentation,
if.
E
We
could
go
back
to
that
one
for
an
example,
because
I
I
think
I
understand
this
from
the
host
perspective.
Let's
say
that
you're
going
to
have
reparations,
IFA
meetings
around
Economic,
Development
and
education
as
long
as
the
host
location
was
either
the
first
floor
conference
room
or
a
potential
second
room.
E
The
second
meeting
could
be
piped
in
from
a
community
center
and
right
now
that
would
only
be
like
Community
Center
to
the
host
of
the
first
Board
of
conference
room,
but
we're
looking
at
adding
a
second
hosting
site
location.
Let's
say
that
was
Stevens
Lee,
or
something
like
that.
If
you
could
do
the
same
thing
from
a
community
center
to
that
second
location,
correct.
Thank
you.
A
Yep,
that's
it
exactly
all
right
next
slide,
so
these
these
next
couple
of
slides
will
move
pretty
quickly
because
we've
really
been
spending
the
majority
of
our
time
on
boards
in
commissions.
So
now
we're
moving
on
to
council
committees.
Currently,
Council
committees
are
all
virtual.
You
can
see
that
they
address
the
barriers
in
some
way
in
the
table.
To
the
right.
A
Staff's
recommendation
is
that
we
keep
Council
committee
meetings
virtual
and
to
just
note,
that
means
members
can
participate
virtually
off
site
and
the
public
can
participate
prior
to
the
meeting
or
in
real
time
by
telephone,
so
the
components
that
are
required
for
that
are
a
phone
and
Google
meet
input.
Option
next
slide.
A
Third
recommendation:
this
has
to
do
with
city
council
meeting.
So
currently
we
are
in
person
with
pre-meeting
comment
options
as
well
of
a
court
as,
of
course,
in
the
meeting
comment
options.
The
recommendation
here
from
a
production
perspective
is
that
we
keep
City
Council
meetings
in
person
until
all
board
and
commission
meetings
are
moved
to
hybrid
and
the
and
then
revisit
interest
in
hybrid
public
participation
in
Council
meetings.
A
If
Council
has
an
interest
in
that,
and
the
distinction
there
is
is
important
as
I'm
watching
our
amazing
City
attorney
Brad
Branham
just
want
to
be
very
clear
that
in
this
case
we
are
talking
about.
Are
there
options
to
pipe
people
into
the
city
council
chamber
for
some
kind
of
comment,
knowing
that
current,
under
our
current
statutes,
I
believe
all
of
our
council
members
need
to
be
there.
A
A
So
so,
with
that
you
can
see
again
with
this
option
we
have
for
Council
Members.
There
are
barriers
that
are
addressed.
The
public
can
submit
comment
for
consideration
pre-meeting
or
in
person.
The
public
can
listen
by
phone,
they
can
watch
a
streamed
meeting
or
they
can
watch
channel
193.
A
so
that
ability
to
comment
ahead
of
time
and
then
through
all
of
those
different
channels,
some
which
have
translations
through
closed
captioning
or
closed
captioning.
Those
are
the
ways
that
we're
dealing
with
some
of
those
accessibility
barriers.
Currently,
next
slide
all
right
key
takeaways
neighborhood
resilience
is
what's
driving
this
work
hybrid
meeting,
certainly
improve
accessibility
and
decision,
making,
there's
four
components
to
our
accessible
and
inclusive
government
project.
A
Today
we
talked
about
hybrid
meetings
and
the
recommendation
was
to
move
all
board
and
commission
meetings
to
the
hybrid
model
being
produced
out
of
a
fully
outfitted
room
being
the
first
floor
conference
room
due
to
the
technology
requirements
that
we
have.
That
concludes
my
presentation.
A
E
Yes,
thank
you.
You're
part
of
you're
watching
glad
to
see
you
dab
de
Asheville
in
the
mix.
I
have
a
couple
questions
around
Logistics
one.
Are
we
using
a
new
kind
of
software?
That's
that
we're
going
to
be
implementing.
If
so,
is
there
another
city
that
uses
it?
Is
it
existing
equipment
and
software
that
we
have
that
we're
just
using
a
different
way?
It's.
A
The
latter,
so
we're
still
do
we're
still
building
this
whole
model
off
of
the
public
input
software
that
we
use
during
covid
for
City
Council
meetings
that
gives
us
the
phone
accessibility,
the
YouTube
stream
they
all
they
all
speak
to
each
other.
The
new
piece
for
us
would
be
that
we
have
not
switched
so
so
the
team
has
been
looking
at
what
other
cities
are
doing,
reaching
out,
I
think
to
land
of
Sky
I
know:
they've
got
a
actually
I
know
they've
reached
out
to
land
of
Sky.
A
We've
got
a
pretty
good
production
quality
for
their
meetings
and
so
learning
from
them.
We've
got
some
different
kinds
of
cameras
that
we've
been
testing
out
as
well.
So
essentially
it's
the
same
things
with
an
added
piece
or
two
to
just
up
the
production
quality.
E
There
seems
to
be
able
to
be
heard
from
both
sides
and
we
haven't
had
a
lot
of
lagging.
So
are
there
any
like
specific
differences
that
you're
noting
like
this,
isn't
going
to
work
for
us?
The
way
that
it
works
for
land
of
sky
or
have
you
not
identified
those
yet.
A
Nothing
has
bubbled
to
the
top,
especially
in
the
areas
of
delays
and
things
like
that
that
the
one
place
I
mean
there's
a
couple.
Second,
with
YouTube
from
real
live
in
the
room.
The
greatest
challenge
we
see
in
that
area
is
typically
our
broadcast,
just
because
we
don't
have
the
option
of
HD
those
the
ones
that
have
like
a
little
bit
more
of
a.
A
B
A
A
Back
in
the
there
we
go
so
so
we
are,
staff
is
oh.
A
E
B
Second
right
under
the
roll
call
vote,
councilman
Roney,
aye,
councilwoman,
Turner,
aye
myself,
I
am
admission,
cares.
A
And
the
third
recommendation
is
was
that
we
keep
City
Council
meetings
in
person
only
until
all
board
and
commission
meetings
are
moved
to
hybrid
and
then
revisit
city
council's
interest
and
hybrid
participation
for
public
comment
in
City
Council
meetings.
I
have
a
question.
E
C
Yeah,
well
maybe
I'll
chime
in
and
answer
them.
Please
Brad!
Yes,
thank
you.
So
this
is
something
that
the
as
of
today,
the
general
assembly
has
not
provided
the
kind
of
definitive
answer
that
I
would
love
to
be
able
to
provide
this
committee
with.
We
have
been
going
over
some
potential
Legislation
during
this
particular
session,
General
Assembly,
but
nothing
has
come
to
complete
fruition.
C
Yet
on
this
and
I
would
say
that
today
there
is
still
a
question
about
whether
or
not
these
groups
are
able
to
meet
in
any
other
fashion
other
than
in
person
and
I
will
add
this.
There
is
a
very
specific
limitation
against
any
group
conducting
quasi-judicial
hearings
from
meeting
any
other
way
than
in
person,
because
it
creates
a
number
of
challenges.
C
So
I
will
say
that
there
are
occasions
where
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Board
does
have
to
conduct
a
quasi-judicial
hearing,
along
with
our
Board
of
adjustment
and
in
those
cases
they
have
to
meet
in
person.
So
I
think
we've
taken
the
position,
along
with
the
request
of
the
board
members
themselves,
that
we
would
have
those
particular
bodies
continue
to
meet
in
person.
E
I'm
I
guess
I
was
curious.
What
that
means
for
Board
of
adjustment
and
other
groups,
but
for
me,
I
feel
like,
while
our
City
Council
meetings
are
so
important
for
people
to
be
able
to
access.
E
It
does
feel
like
to
me
if
we
start
with
boards
and
commissions,
because
our
our
volunteer
advisors
have
been
waiting
so
long
for
this
option
and
because
we've
run
into
some
serious
robots,
with
people
being
able
to
participate
in
the
way,
that's
best
for
them,
both
for
virtual
and
in-person
meetings
that
it
feels
like
one
and
two
are
like
a
phasing
in
is
that
how
staff
is
feeling
like
if
we
make
a
recommendation
for
three
that
includes
until
all
boards
and
commission
meetings
are
moved
to
hybrid,
then
to
me
that
that
is
supporting
of
phasing
in
and
that's
what
I'm
hearing,
as
your
recommendation
do.
A
Is
and
that
and
I
think
that
it
had
well
and
I,
don't
think
I
I
know
what
what
influenced
that
was.
Certainly
the
the
weight
of
a
council
meeting,
knowing
that
that's
our
most
complex
meeting
that
we
have
really
making
sure
that
we've
got
good
data.
We've
got
some
experience
with
what
that
looks
like
in
practice
before
we
would
move
those
formal
meetings
of
the
full
Council
to
that.
A
Phasing
in
and
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
opportunities
to
really
learn
and
have
real-time
experience
with
it,
and
and
thinking
that
that
doing
that
first,
with
our
advisory
boards
would
be
the
the
smartest
and
we
would
have
the
most
latitude,
knowing
that
there
aren't
during
every
single
board
and
commission
meetings,
really
whether
it's
safety,
oriented
or
if
there's
legislative
or
statutes
that
relate
to
it
I
mean
I.
A
E
Hear
that,
and
especially
just
on
a
much
smaller
level,
the
multimodal
Transportation
Commission
did
come
up
as
like
all
right
as
an
example.
If
we
aren't
really
consistent
at
the
smaller
level,
then
when
we
get
feedback
that
something
isn't
working,
it
makes
it
harder
to
adjust.
So
I
moved
to
recommend
the
third
recommendation
regarding
City
Council
meetings
in
person.
Only
until
boarding
commission
meetings
are
moved
to
hybrid
and
then
revisit
city,
council
interest
and
hybrid
participation
for
public
comment
and
City
Council
meetings.
B
Something
came
up
during
the
presentation
a
few
times:
councilwoman
Roney
you
brought
up
that.
Maybe
a
commission,
member
or
board
member
was
forced
to
pay
child
care.
E
Told
that
they
would
be
that
I
will
say
as
because
that
was
the
situation
where
we
talked
about
in
this
group.
We
talked
about
boards
and
commissions,
there
wasn't
a
quorum.
Sorry,
there
wasn't
a
super
majority
at
the
human
relations
Commission
in
person
to
vote
to
go
to
Virtual,
so
by
default
of
our
own
rules,
which
were
meant
to
make
it
so
that
a
small
group
wouldn't
be
able
to
pull
the
meeting
in
one
way
or
the
other.
E
E
It
was
very
clear
that
members
wouldn't
be
able
to
participate
if
there
wasn't
Child
Care
available
and
then
the
the
email
communication
that
I
saw
was
that
they
were
going
to
be
charged
I
think
it
was
like
15
or
17
an
hour.
I
can't
remember
what
the
final
number
was,
and
so
a
big
question
came
up
is
like
how
can
we
help
support
in
the
community
this
member?
E
To
still
be
able
to
sit
at
the
table
while
meeting
the
child
care
recommendation,
that's
created
by
the
rules
that
we
cost
so
I
I
was
just
wondering
like
how
can
we
get
to
this
point
where,
if
we're
gonna
say
that
we're,
we
do
Equity
like
what
hasn't
so
up
in
real
time.
If
there
are
morning
meetings
where
folks
have
some
built-in
child
care,
but
the
evening
meetings
where
kids
are
out
of
school
are
considered
later
like.
E
How
can
we
get
those
evening
meetings
to
just
jump
to
the
front
of
the
line
on
this
hybrid
process?
If
anything's
going
to
get
tested,
you
know,
can?
Can
it
be
the
meetings
that
start
in
the
evening
or
the
meetings
that
they,
when
they
made
motions?
Can
that
be
considered
as
a
request?
So
it's
not
so
much
this
group
but
I
think
that
there's
a
responsibility
of
this
group
to
maybe
make
recommendations
to
boards
and
commissions
committee
I
serve
on
both
so
I'm
like.
Please
can
we
make
some
connects
here.
B
I'm
still
trying
to
digest
the
the
story
because
she
said
that
in
order
a
super
majority
was
needed
and
they
had
to
be
in
person,
but
they
voted
to
go
virtual.
They.
E
Couldn't
they
couldn't
vote
to
go
virtual
because
they
didn't
have
a
super
majority
that
could
invite
a
person
to
do
it.
So
then,
by
default
they
had
to
meet
in
person
because
they
didn't
have
enough
people
to
vote
to
go
virtual.
So
now,
we've
had
multiple
meetings
over
and
over
again,
there's
even
possibly
going
to
be
on
another
future
agenda.
Brenda,
maybe
let's
be
we've
had
multiple
times
where
it's
like.
E
Is
this
the
meeting
where
there's
enough
people
to
meet,
and
then
at
the
last
meeting
they,
the
members
I
heard,
say
well
we're
having
such
important
conversations
and
purpose.
So
maybe
we
need
to
keep
it
in
person.
So
if
we
do
that,
then
there's
going
to
be
a
child
care
cost
and
we're
going
to
need
to
address
that,
and
it
seems
like
such
an
interesting
position
to
be
in
where
I
know
that
we've
helped
pay
for
people's
parking
tickets.
E
If
there
was
an
issue,
I
know
that
we've
said
we
will
be
able
to
do
translation
services,
potentially,
especially
if
we
need
to
do
sign
language
for
folks.
So
somewhere
there's
got
to
be
a
budget
where
we
can
pull
child
care.
I.
Just
I
don't
have
the
answer
to
that
from
abortion.
Commission
standpoint
yet,
but
I
know
that
it
is
an
equity
issue.
G
And
just
to
kind
of
loop
back,
the
all
of
the
reasons
that
council
member
Roney
cited
are
the
reason
why
we
have
the
organizational
effort,
that's
being
led
by
the
city,
clerk's
office
and
the
department
of
equity
and
inclusion
to
the
credit
of
the
Departments
that
are
assigned
boards
and
commissions.
It
has
been
very
decentralized,
and
we
do
want
to
have
some
standards
in
place,
one
to
have
predictability
to
the
public,
but
then
also
to
make
sure
that
we're
reducing
barriers
for
participation
on
boards
and
commissions.
G
So
we
acknowledge
that
this
is
something
that
we
need
to
have
more
Direction
provided
to
the
Departments
and
I
just
want
to
note
that
we
appreciate
departments
trying
to
be
as
accommodating
as
possible.
We
just
have
not
been
very
Equitable
in
how
that
has
been
interpreted,
given
the
decentralized
process
that
we've
had
for
each
of
the
Departments
that
are
assigned
advisory
boards,
so
something
that
we
acknowledge.