HomeMy WebLinkAbout10012020_CRC_MinutesCommunity Relations Commission Members
Chris King
Brittany Grimes
Carrie McKillip
Kyle Kelley
Demarkius Medley
Kimberly Thierry
Brayden Bledsoe
Courtney Wallace
Jessica Donaldson
Christopher Lopez
Meeting called to order on October 1, 2020 at 6:39 pm by King, seconded by McKillip.
Members Present: King, Bledsoe, Grimes, McKillip, Wallace, Kelley and Thierry
McKillip moved to aapprove minutes from last meeting, seconded by Grimes. Minutes approved
6:43pm.
Also Present: Jessica Pease
Discussed access to actual conference participants.
Intro: Community Relations by Christina King
● Request City to provide direction on how to proceed as a commission
● City sponsor: Peter Swartzman
● Email letter of support to NAACP
● Mayor refused to bring a vote regarding Systemic Racism and requested proof of
Discussion as to how to best address with Mayor Pritchard
● Involved the city council by getting their commitment or not on the record
● Do local research on the problem of systemic racism
● Review mayoral candidates most likely to support racism issues identified locally.
McKillip, Thierry and King agreed to develop action items to move forward with the process
Old Business:
Reviewed Fair Housing Letter to Commission: Action items
● Review complaints filed in the community
● Next step once complete
● Racism
● Address community issues with racism
● Non-binding letter/email to landlords regarding discrimination
Discussion: Executive order
● Cannot address issues of diversity due to executive order
● Federal mandates may be aligned with business, i.e. grants, HUD etc.
● ACLU is putting forth a law suite
● How does this affect this commission?
Wallace request copy of description of ordinance.
Community Events: None
Remarks:
Grimes: None
McKillip: None
Kelley: None
Bledsoe: None
Wallace: None
Thierry: Glad to be part of the commission
Public Comments: None
Motion put forward to conclude the meeting put forward by Thierry and seconded by McKillip at
7:46pm.
McKillip made a motion to adjourn at 7:57pm, Grimes seconded.