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.
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Community Reparations Commission Meeting – January 9, 2023 |
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Agenda Item |
Action |
| I. Call to Order and Declaration of Quorum |
Quorum is met. Acknowledgement of MLK, Jr. Holiday next weekend. |
| II. Roll Call | Roll was called. |
| III. Action Item: Approval of Agenda | Agenda was approved. |
| IV. Action Item: Approval of Minutes | Minutes were approved. |
| V. Review of December 5th Meeting Survey Data |
See linked report. Ten responses were received about Dec. 5 meeting. Commission members will have documents ahead of time to review. Discussed possible future topics of discussion. |
| VI. Old Business | |
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a. Code of Ethics Review b. Revisit Role of Commission and Definition of Reparations
c. Immediate Recommendation to Stop the Harm Draft To be presented to Buncombe County Commission on February 7, 2023 and to Asheville City Council on January 24, 2023. |
Code of Ethics presented by Brad Branham, City Attorney for review. Discussion of a broad definition or a legalistic definition. Dr. Mullen encouraged conversation outside of the commission meeting. See linked draft. (Time stamp 0:28) |
| VII. New Business | |
| a. Guest Speaker – Tzedek Social Justice Fund |
(Time stamp 1:09) |
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a. Discuss Commission Onboarding b. Review New Project Timeline and Recommendations |
Christine Edwards, |
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d. Impact Focus Area (IFA) Updates (not recommendations) i. Economic Development |
(Time stamp 1:57) |
| Roundtable Check-in with Commission Members | |
| VIII. Public Comment (3 mins each) | No public comment. |
| IX. XII. Wrap-Up | Adjourned at 8:07 p.m. |
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting of the Community Reparations Commission is scheduled for February 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Banquet Room: 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801
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