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From YouTube: Equity & Engagement Committee – March 21, 2023
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Regular meeting of the Asheville City Council's Equity & Engagement Committee.
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B
Okay,
so
I'll
start
back
with
the
mission
statement
and
that's
the
communicate
and
advise
the
city
council
on
issues
affecting
neighborhoods.
The
policy
recommendation
is
supporting
amending
the
unified
development
ordinance
to
allow
replacement
of
manufactured
homes
where
they
were
previously
existed,
update
manufactured
home
definitions
and
revise
the
table
of
usage,
and
the
council
adopted
the
Amendments
on
10
25
2022
next
slide
the
summary
of
our
accomplishments.
B
We
encourage
staff
to
add
a
layer
to
the
city's
GIS
map
showing
the
boundaries
of
registered
neighborhoods,
and
we
revise
the
neighborhood
recognition
award
program
and
recognize
three
Asheville
residents
as
a
neighborhood
volunteer
of
the
year
at
the
November
15
city
council
meeting,
which
was
Angela
Young
from
Hillcrest
Michael
Stratton
from
Oakley
and
Lee
Avion
from
Grove
Park
sunset,
Mountain,
Association,
The,
increased
neighborhood
registration
would
be
Beaver,
Dam,
Valley,
2804,
The
Wiles
of
Chung's
calls
28805
and
the
Sulfur
Springs
neighborhood
28806
next
slide
and
our
goals
are
promote
and
celebrate
the
neighborhoods
through
an
Asheville
neighborhood
Festival,
in
conjunction
with
a
national
neighborhood
Neighbor
Day
celebration,
September
2023
to
strengthen
neighborhood
organizational
development,
connect,
rental
property
owners
with
resources
and
information.
B
Encouraging
acceptance
of
net
of
housing,
vouchers,
support,
afd
and
emergency
preparedness
program,
raise
awareness,
connect
communities
with
representatives
from
local
emergency
agencies,
provide
resources
to
accept,
exist,
neighborhoods
and
developing
disaster
preparedness
plans
and
connect
emergency
services
with
a
network
of
neighborhood
contacts
for
more
direct
communication
during
a
widespread
disaster
next
slide
and
the
neighborhood
advisory
committee,
membership
and
meeting
details
and
there's
a
list.
The
president
connect
representing
2803
to
28704
is
myself
and
I'm
the
chair
and
the
member
connect
representing
2805
is
Sharon
Summerall.
B
Vice
president
vice
chair,
November,
connecting
the
represent
representing
at
large,
is
Peter
abzoo
Elizabeth
like
us,
Elise,
Martin
and
Jake
Smith,
and
the
member
Connect
contact
representative
for
2801
is
Michael
Fulbright
and
the
member
connect
representing
2804
is
Wendy
Hamer
and
we
still
have
a
vacancy
for
28806
and
287-08
zip
codes
and
our
staff
support
staff
liaison
is
Darwin.
Here's
Communications
and
public
engagement,
Cape,
director
administrator
liaison,
is
Christina
Israel
and
their
Community
engagement
manager
Kate.
The
meeting
schedule
is
6
p.m.
B
On
the
fourth
Monday
of
each
month
in
person
at
the
first
floor
conference,
room
City,
Hall
next
slide,
I
think
is.
If
there
are
any
questions.
A
I'm
Rooney
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
Babette.
Now
the
chair
of
the
neighborhood
advisory
committee.
You
were
previously
if
I
remember
right,
the
vice
chair
and
time
keeper,
yes
and
as
council
member
I
appreciate
the
recommendations
the
neighborhood
advisory
committee
brings,
but
Azure
liaison
I
appreciate
attending
the
meetings
because
they
are
so
informative
and
you
cover
a
lot
of
material,
whether
it's
the
amplification
of
neighborhood
issues
or
the
celebration
of
neighborhoods
through
festivities
and
recognition
of
the
standout
Volunteers
in
neighborhoods.
B
You
and
I
I
wanted
to
say
that
first
being
the
vice
chair
and
then
becoming
a
chair,
then
defining
what
a
neighborhood
advisory
committee
was
is
more
important
was
very
important
because
we
are
concentrating
on
neighborhoods
and
what
neighborhoods
want
to
see
and
to
send
recommendations
up
for
what
neighborhoods
want
and
to
engage
in
more
neighborhoods.
To
be
part
of
this.
B
C
If
you're
just
tuning
in
to
our
meeting
today,
we
had
some
technical
difficulties,
so
the
beginning
of
the
meeting
may
not
be
recorded
but
you're
tuning
into
the
March
22nd
21st
equity
and
engagement
Council
committee,
and
we
have
a
few
guests
here
with
updates
on
their
their
Advisory
Board
updates.
We
just
heard
from
Babette
may
she
is
the
chair
of
the
neighbor
neighborhood
advisory
committee
and
now
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Alana,
Smith
and
she's,
going
to
introduce
our
other
guest.
D
E
E
E
A
next
slide,
please
thank
you,
hrca
purpose.
Our
purpose
is
to
promote
and
improve
human
relations
and
Achieve
Equity
among
all
citizens
in
the
City,
by
carrying
out
the
city's
human
relations
program
to
prioritize
racial
equity
and
work
with
the
city,
government
and
partner
with
communities
and
outside
agencies,
in
an
effort
to
encourage
and
ensure
diversity,
fairness,
equity
and
inclusion
throughout
the
city
and
to
identify
and
assist
in
addressing
all
forms
of
individual
institutional
and
Community
discrimination
through
education,
advocacy
and
policy
recommendations.
E
Next
slide:
please,
our
duties
in
the
hrca
are
make
policy
recommendations
to
the
city
council
which
promote
and
improve
human
relations
and
Advance
equity
in
the
city.
Support
the
city's
office
of
equity
and
inclusion
provide
a
forum
where
the
residents
where
residents
of
Asheville
can
raise
issues
and
complaints
relating
to
human
relations
in
the
city.
E
Four
engage
the
community
regarding
the
utilization
of
city-funded
programs
and
policies
for
the
promotion
of
human
relations
and
five
promote
and
improve
human
relations
and
Advance
equity
in
the
following
areas:
public
safety,
education,
art
and
cultural
opportunities,
Economic
Development,
Health
and
Human
Services
and
housing
next
slide.
Please
our
goals
for
the
hrca
we
made
in
our
retreat
in
2022
was
the
retreat
in
2022
or
2021
December
20.
D
E
2021,
so
we've
been
working
on
these
goals
for
quite
some
time
and
they
have
evolved
a
bit
as
our
hrca
contracts
and
expands
and
continually
evolves,
and
so
we
have
some
key
actions
in
our
goals
and
we
have
a
few
different
Community
hrca
working
groups
or
committees
that
are
addressing
each
specific
goal.
So
we
have
intergovernment
relations
who
are
working
within
building
relationships
with
city
council
and
incorporating
expertise
of
community
leaders
and
with
training
seminars
and
ongoing
city
of
Asheville,
Department
updates
and
accountability.
E
We
also
have
Community
engagement,
which
are
seeking
to
bring
hrca
information
booths
in
local
events
to
create
a
resource
guide
where
we've
got
a
lot
of
Community
Resources
in
one
place
to
bring
classes
regarding
housing,
employment,
leadership
and
many
issues
that
affect
our
community.
Today
we
also
seek
to
establish
and
Foster
relationship
with
the
Eastern
bound
of
Cherokee
Indians
to
invite
the
voice
of
the
ecbi
in
the
city
of
Asheville,
supported
by
the
hrca.
E
We
also
have
addressing
housing
issues.
One
of
the
major.
E
Hopefully,
that
is
something
that
we
can
collaborate
on
with
Bob,
that
which
should
be
a
really
great
unifier
amongst
boards
and
commissions,
there's
also
examining
systems
examining
a
wage
Gap.
Imagining
other
forms
of
Public
Safety
help
change
our
city
charger
to
get
the
charter
to
get
our
Housing,
Authority
elected
and
not
appointed,
is
on
there
and
also
improving
hrca,
discussing
in-person,
hybrid
hrca
meetings
for
accessibility
purposes
and
working
together
with
reparations
and
collaboration.
E
F
Yes,
Madam
chair,
so
what
the
recommendation
that
came
out
of
a
hrca
did,
which
city
council
approved,
was
to
remove
the
specific
characteristics.
There
were
some
racial
characteristics
that
they
removed
in
favor,
of
noting
a
preference
for
diversity
in
the
full
membership
of
the
body.
E
E
E
We
also
moved
to
six
meetings
of
year
held
every
other
month
and
we
began
that
January
this
year
and
we
also
just
passed
last
week
unanimously.
The
Asheville
Crown
act
to
protect
natural
hair
from
discrimination
here
in
the
city
of
Asheville.
Next
slide,
please,
our
upcoming
goals
and
planning
for
2023
is
to
update
the
hrca
work
plan.
E
A
lot
of
us
are
cycling
out
of
the
hrca,
so
we've
got
a
lot
of
fresh
blood,
fresh
ideas
and
lots
of
stars
and
eyes,
and
so
we're
going
to
update
that
work
plan
to
bring
it
up
to
date
to
match
the
needs
presently
and
the
goals
for
our
new
coming
members
building
relationships
with
Community
continually
and
increasing
visibility
with
the
hrca
to
create
and
Foster
education
and
educational
opportunities,
with
the
HRC
for
Community
awareness
of
City
Departments
of
programs,
creating
policy
recommendations
to
the
city
council
to
reduce
barriers,
equity
for
the
All
Peoples
of
Asheville
collaborate
across
current
boards
and
commissions
on
recommendations
and
or
initiatives
put
forth
by
Asheville
boards
and
commissions
and
Foster
a
strong
sense
of
community
in
the
Asheville
human
relations
commission
to
model
human
relations
to
Asheville
and
the
City
of
Asheville
next
slide.
E
Please,
and
that
is
our
presentation
and
our
update
for
the
human
relations
commission.
Are
there
any
questions?
Thank
you,
Elena
for
putting
this
presentation
together
and
thank
you
Brenda
for
being
a
strong
support
and
advocate
for
the
hrca.
A
This
is
Kim
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
Tanya
as
chair
for
your
leadership
as
a
council
member.
The
recommendations
provided
by
the
commission
are
invaluable
and,
as
your
liaison
I
appreciate,
the
intention
of
the
membership,
as
you
gather
around
the
table
for
challenging
conversations
you're
having
with
your
mission
that
reflect
the
challenges
we
face
as
a
city,
the
opportunity
to
be
in
the
room
with
you
has
added
to
my
understanding,
both
as
a
representative
and
as
a
neighbor.
A
I
did
want
to
shine
a
spotlight
on
one
of
the
conversations
that
was
happening
in
the
hrca
meeting
last
week
was
around
accessibility
of
meetings
which
we
have
brought
up
at
this
committee
level
and
because
of
the
way
that
folks
were
bringing
to
the
conversation,
not
just
their
concerns
as
current
members,
but
also
concerns
as
we
try
to
recruit
and
retain
new
members.
That
is
possible
that
two
things
are
true
at
the
same
time
that
it
is
both
a
barrier
to
participate.
A
If
you
don't
have
access
to
Transportation
or
child
care,
but
it
can
also
be
a
barrier
to
participate
in
Virtual
meetings.
If
you
don't
have
access
to
a
fast
or
strong
Wi-Fi
connection,
I
was
able
to
bring
forward
that
you
could
actually
call
in
from
a
landline,
because
there
is
a
phone
connection.
But
it
was
really
helpful
to
hear
from
folks
how
the
moving
to
a
hybrid
meeting
could
address
some
of
the
duality
of
those
problems
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
being
able
to
meet
this
moment
with
y'all.
E
Thank
you,
Kim
I
am
cycling
out
in
June
and
I
just
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
to
say
thank
you
and
it's
been
an
honor
to
serve
with
all
of
you
in
this
capacity
and
the
wisdom
and
strength
and
grounded
power
that
you
bring
into
the
room.
Kim
is
just
inspiring,
so
thank
you
very
much
for
not
giving
up
on
us
and
being
there
from
the
beginning
and
believing
in
our
mission
I
really
appreciate
you.
Thank
you
for
that,
and
thank
you
Brad
for
your
unbelievably
depth
of
patience.
E
C
C
I
know
you
all
do
more
than
just
volunteer
for
this
advisory
committee,
but
you
do
a
lot
of
work
within
the
community
from
Youth
Development
to
organizing
so
much
appreciation
to
you
and
all
your
capacities.
I'll.
Kick
it
to
Brenda
Mills
she's,
going
to
give
us
an
update
from
last
night's
Community
reparations
Mission
and
also
talk
more
about
the
development
of
the
scope
of
work
for
the
audit.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
appreciate
it
and
welcome
to
everybody.
We
had
a
really
great
meeting
Katie.
You
can
go
into
the
next
slide.
We
had
a
really
great
meeting
last
night
and
I'm
going
to
talk
about
a
few
key
takeaways
and
then
we'll
get
into
the
meat
of
the
meeting.
But
let's
not
they
looked
at
having
presentations.
What
we're
going
to
start
doing
is
having
presentations
about
all
of
the
impact
Focus
areas.
G
The
CRC
members
of
the
CRC
is
the
community
reparations
commission
members
who
worked
on
the
audit's
goal
working
group,
which
would
be
osanda
mcpeters,
Bobbitt,
Mays,
D,
Williams
and
Mr
Ben
Oliphant.
G
They
gave
a
presentation
on
the
on
the
scope
and
and
reviewed
that
for
them
heard
a
presentation
on
measuring
the
impact
of
urban
renewal
from
Priscilla
in
India
Robinson
Dr
Richard
Marciano,
who's
from
the
University
of
Maryland,
Dr,
Mayon,
Lee,
who's
from
George
Mason
University,
and
then
we
had
a
report
out
on
a
community
engagement
by
staff
and
the
project
manager
on
next
steps
for
outreach.
Next,
five
Miss
Katie.
G
So,
as
we
talked
about,
we
heard
from
two
of
the
groups,
basically,
we
are
not
going
into
recommendations
yet
they're,
just
basically
talking
about
the
specific
work
they're
doing
data
they're
using
Concepts
that
they're
thinking
about
the
commission
also
is
allowed
to
ask
questions
which
is
great.
They
end
up
asking
really
good
questions
and
things
for
them
to
consider.
G
The
four
members
of
the
audit
scope,
volunteer
working
group
provided
a
review
of
the
scope
of
work,
and
we
had
no
questions
there
was
there
was
no
concern
about.
You
know
how
we
approached
it.
They
talked
about
our
approach,
the
three
meetings
that
we
had,
that
meeting
included
staff,
which
is
our
both
our
assistant
city
managers
on
either
side
for
City
and
County
myself,
and
then
the
four
working
group
people
and
the
project
manager,
and
then
we
developed
that
scope
and
the
timeline
for
that
we'll
get
back
into
in
a
later
slide.
G
We
in
terms
of
Priscilla,
andaz,
Robinson
I,
think
many
of
you
have
heard
about
her
work
and
talking
about
the
South,
Side,
Community
and
gentrification,
and
all
the
things
that
happen
with
urban
renewal.
This
has
been
a
labor
of
love
for
her
in
terms
of
her
community
for
I'm
thinking
over
25
years.
I
started
hearing
about
this
when
I
came
to
Asheville
within
the
first
five
years
of
coming
to
Asheville.
G
There
is
information
on
video
and
a
website,
so
we'll
get
that
to
you
for
you
to
check
that
out
later,
but
they
gave
a
really
kind
of
overview
of
that.
They
will
be
going
to
several
of
the
impact
Focus
areas,
specifically
housing
and
economic
development,
to
talk
about
this
material.
It
was
as
if
they
if
she
would
be
looking
into
other
areas.
I
do
know
that
UNCA
and
Professor
Lawler
who's
on
sabbatical.
G
This
semester
is
working
on
doing
some
additional
work
around
other
areas,
but
it's
tremendous
work
on
what
they've
done
and
then
we
specifically
our
project
manager,
talked
about.
We
came
up
with
a
one
pager
to
provide
to
the
commission
members
to
hand
out
to
community
we're
also
going
to
send
it
an
email
so
that
they
can
get
that
out
to
other
members
of
the
community,
but
we're
looking
at
specific
things
to
do
like
specific
sessions
that
would
be
as
Kim
was
mentioning.
G
We
want
accessibility
to
be
there,
so
some
of
them
will
be
virtual.
Some
of
them
will
be
in
person
looking
at
having
some
panel
discussions,
and
we
want
to
continue
to
listen
for
two
things:
one
we
continue.
We
want
to
hear
story
telling
and
the
information
that
people
want
to
share
about
the
history
of
urban
renewal
in
Asheville
and
the
harms
that
were
caused,
but
we
also
want
them
to
start
looking
at
the
recommendations
that
are
being
considered
so
that
they
can
weigh
in
on
those
as
well
next
slide.
Katie.
Thank
you.
G
So
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
I
mentioned
that
we
have
got
that
our
scope
back
to
the
commission
last
night,
and
so
we're
going
to
take
the
next
few
weeks
to
finalize
and
advertise
for
the
solicitation
just
to
remind
you
that
the
county
will
be
handling
the
procurement
for
this.
So
they
will
be
putting
data
out
on
the
behalf
of
the
city
in
the
County
spring
and
summer.
We're
looking
mostly
late
spring,
maybe
for
evaluation
and
selection.
G
The
four
members
of
the
community
reparations
commission
who
helped
us
with
the
scope
will
be
helping
us
with
the
selection
and
then
following
winter
sometime
around
that
that
all
depends
on
when
the
response
comes
back,
what
they
think
they
will
need
in
terms
of
time
to
get
the
audits
go,
I
mean
the
audit
completed
and
just
a
reminder.
The
audit
is
about
the
succession
of
harm
so
they're,
looking
at
local
state
and
federal
laws.
Court
orders
decrees.
G
Anything
of
that
nature,
making
sure
that
we
are
in
alignment
with
that
to
to
assure
the
African-American
community
that
we
have
ceased
harm
in
those
areas
and
then
ongoing.
We
will
be
giving
updates
to
the
community
reparations
commission
and
this
Council
committee
each
month
next
slide
Miss
Katie,
so
key
takeaways,
like
I,
said
last
night,
heard
wonderful
presentations
from
the
teams
that
represent
education
and
health
and
wellness.
G
The
audit
School
working
group
was
tremendous
in
helping
us
do
this
and
what
I
appreciated
really
osonda
spoke
to
it
a
lot
and
so
that
Miss
Babette
that
they
learned
a
lot,
and
that
was
the
goal
is
for
us
to
do
it
together
for
them
to
go
back
and
tell
the
group
that
they
represented
that
we
did
this
in
a
in
a
holistic
way
and
listening
to
them
and
their
concerns
or
ideas
that
they
had.
And
then
the
presentation
by
Priscilla
is
a
long
time
coming
for
us.
G
A
So
much
as
just
a
reflection
to
be
able
to
be
in
the
room
last
night
and
hear
Priscilla's
presentation,
it
was
another
opportunity
to
pull
the
stories
and
the
data
together.
A
So
if
folks
look
up
if
they're
following
along
to
this
meeting
and
look
up
Community
reparations
Asheville,
it
takes
you
to
the
Asheville
nc.gov
City's
website
and
you
can
access
the
recording.
So
you
can
see
the
presentation
from
last
night's
meeting.
You
can
access
the
crossroads
document,
but
also
the
website
of
Priscilla's
work
and
groups.
Work
is
Urban,
renewalimpact.org.
A
C
All
right
any
final
comments
from
committee
members
or
staff.