The Community Reparations Commission is empowered to make short, medium, and long-term recommendations that will make significant progress toward repairing the damage caused by public and private systemic racism. The task of the Reparations Commission is to issue a report in a timely manner for consideration by the City, County, and other participating community groups for incorporation into their respective short-term and long-term priorities and plans.
Community Reparations Commission Meeting – December 5, 2022 |
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Agenda Item |
Action |
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I. Call to Order, Welcome and Chair Remarks |
Dr. Dwight Mullen, Chair |
| II. Roll Call | Quorum reached |
| III. Action Item: Approval of the Agenda | agenda approved unanimously |
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IV. Action Item: Approval of the Minutes |
minutes approved unanimously |
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V. Review of November 7th Meeting Survey Data and Feedback from the Commission |
Christine Edwards, Project Manager, reviewed survey data Commission leadership enoucouraged members to fill out survey |
| VI. Old Business | |
| a. Immediate Recommendation: Stop the Harm (voting) b. Legislative Agenda update |
a. Dr. Dwight Mullen: Dewanna Little asked to lead conversation about recommendation: read full recommendation to commission members. amendment to add a reasonable date of completion and Timely Accountability of the dispensation of these recommendations. motion to approve Stop the harm proposed amendment – and a second recommendation vote taken by roll call: passed unanimously by present quorum |
| VII. New Business | |
| a. Commission Vacancies, Replacements and Alternates | Dr. Dwight Mullen |
| b. IFA Engagement Structure, IFA Meeting Schedules |
Christine Edwards,Project Manager: 2023 IFA schedule noted |
| c. Communication and Engagement Tools Discussion, City of Asheville and Buncombe County Communication and Public Engagement |
CAPE Teams from City and Co invited to speak about project support: Also spoke of the outreach and community engagement efforts to support commission |
| d. Data Request Process and Update |
Christine Edwards,Project Manager update provided to members – Buncombe Co Director of Strategy and Innovation Rafael Babtista lead conversation about data requests,assignment. and research |
| e. Impact Focus Area (IFA) Updates |
Dewana Little, IFA Spokespersons IFA Update: Economic Development IFA spoke about : black biz development/incubator recommendation will be sent to commission members before next session Housing IFA gave update as to progress and upcoming goals Criminal Justice – summary update to meet sched – gathering plans and budgets Education – meet 2x / month: gathering info from ACS: recruiting and retention; black educators of excellence, starting to look at immediate harms (suspension of students) Health & Wellness: developed 8 diff recommendation areas, meets every other tuesday |
| Roundtable Check-in with Commission Members | bypassed |
| VIII. Public Comment (3 mins each) | One sign up – public heard |
| IX. Wrap-Up |
Dr. Dwight Mullen |
| a. Acknowledgements |
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| b. Next Meeting January 9, 2023 |
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| IIX. Adjournment |
Dr. Dwight Mullen |
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting of the Community Reparations Commission is scheduled for January 9, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Banquet Room: 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801
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