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Home My WebLink AboutTRC PacketAgenda Item #2 1 August 24, 2023 Draft Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Minutes Emma J. Harvat, City Hall Commissioners present: Chastity Dillard, Clif Johnson, Louis Tassinary, Lauren Merritt, Wangui Gathua, Marie Krebs. Commissioners not present: Eric Harris, Sikowis Nobiss, Chad Simmons. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers. Meeting called to order: 5:31 p.m. Reading of Land Acknowledgement: Facilitator Fixmer-Oraiz read the Land Acknowledgement. Strategic Doing Workshops: The session began with the participants including community, Commissioners, and facilitators creating community agreements. Facilitators went over the difference between strategic planning and strategic doing. The pathfinder projects are: 1)A Financial Literacy & Credit Builder Program. Members: Tracy Jon Sargeant, Charles Eastham, Amos Kiche, Louis Tassinary. Meeting October 30 at 6 pm at the Center for Worker Justice. 2)Community Cohort- Develop a curriculum for a cohort of community members to engage truth-telling, fact-finding, and reconciliation/healing throughout the community. Members: Monica Nieves, Chastity Dillard, Tony Branch, Laura Bergus, Annie Tucker, Clif Johnson, Mark Pries, Kim Scott, Wangui Gathua. Meeting October 1 at 4 pm at ICORE Boxing Club. 3)A Focused Marketing Campaign for BIPOC & Ethnically-Oppresses Peoples to Connect them to employment opportunities & training through Iowa Works. Members: Lauren Merritt, Kate Moreland, Nancy Bird, Marie Krebs, Corey Johnson. Meeting October 2 at 5 pm on Zoom. Adjourned: 9:02 p.m. AD HOC TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2023 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 4/6 5/4 6/1 6/15 7/20 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/17 8/24 9/7 9/14 9/16 Dillard 12/31/24 P P P P P P P p P P P P Gathua 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P A P Harris 12/31/24 A P A A A A A A A A A A Johnson 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P P P Krebs 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P P P Merritt 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P A P P Nobiss 12/31/24 A P A P P P P P P A P A Simmons 12/31/24 - - - - - - - A P P P A Tassinary 12/31/24 - _ - - - - - P A P P P KEY: P = Present A = Absent 1 September 7, 2023 Draft Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Minutes Emma J. Harvat, City Hall Commissioners present: Chastity Dillard, Clif Johnson, Louis Tassinary, Chad Simmons, Marie Krebs, Lauren Merritt, Sikowis Nobiss. Commissioners not present: Eric Harris, Wangui Gathua. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers, Redmond Jones. Meeting called to order: 7:02. Reading of Land Acknowledgement: Merritt read the Land Acknowledgement. Comments on items not on the agenda: Angie Jordan invited the TRC members to an upcoming community event being held on Saturday, September 23, at the South District Market. Approval of the meeting minutes of August 24, 2023: Item skipped. The minutes were not available at the time of the meeting. Commission Bylaws: After a brief discussion that clarified the revisions made by Facilitator Gonzalez and those by the City Attorney’s Office (CA0), Simmons moved, and Tassinary seconded to approve the revised bylaws. This motion included removing the two sections on closed sessions as advised by the CAO. Motion passed 7-0. Better Together 2030 Plan: Cady Gerlach, Executive Director of Better Together 2023, presented the history of the project, the vision, and the guiding principles. Gerlach closed the presentation by asking the TRC to recommend that the City Council formally adopt the Inclusive Economic Development Plan. Inclusive Economic Development Plan: V Fixmer-Oraiz spoke on how community outreach and engagement was conducted, including through Strategic Doing, research, surveys, and interviews. Then went on to discuss the outreach highlights that included the demographics of those respondents and concluded with the recommendations. Strategic Doing Workshops: Time was spent crafting a “North Star Statement.” The group eventually agreed on the following: How can we strategically build capacity and amplify the voices of BIPOC and ethnically oppressed Peoples in order to express their truths, all while addressing historical oppression, genocide, racism, and the need to de-construct colonial systems, ultimately creating foundations for safer spaces for healing and empowerment? The motion passed 7-0. 2 Facilitator Work Plan for Phase One: Kearns and West will lead a fact-finding session on Wednesday, September 27, from 5-9, here at City Hall. At this session, the TRC will select focus topics, focus areas, data, and the methodology for collection. The TRC was asked to hold October 25 and 26 for a session by Think Peace on truth-telling. Announcements of Commissioners: Nobiss gave an update on the first-ever Indigenous Peoples’ Day being held here in Iowa City and that tickets have gone on sale for Truthsgiving: The Truth Will Not Be Whitewashed. Adjourned: 10:02 p.m. This meeting can be viewed in its entirety at this link. AD HOC TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2023 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 4/6 5/4 6/1 6/15 7/20 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/17 8/24 9/7 9/14 9/16 Dillard 12/31/24 P P P P P P P p P P P Gathua 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P A Harris 12/31/24 A P A A A A A A A A A Johnson 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P P Krebs 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P P Merritt 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P A P Nobiss 12/31/24 A P A P P P P P P A P Simmons 12/31/24 - - - - - - - A P P P Tassinary 12/31/24 - _ - - - - - P A P P KEY: P = Present A = Absent 1 August 24, 2023 Draft Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Minutes Emma J. Harvat, City Hall Commissioners present: Chastity Dillard, Clif Johnson, Louis Tassinary, Lauren Merritt, Wangui Gathua, Marie Krebs. Commissioners not present: Eric Harris, Sikowis Nobiss, Chad Simmons. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers. Meeting called to order: 5:31 p.m. Reading of Land Acknowledgement: Facilitator Fixmer-Oraiz read the Land Acknowledgement. Strategic Doing Workshops: The session began with the participants including community, Commissioners, and facilitators creating community agreements. Facilitators went over the difference between strategic planning and strategic doing. The pathfinder projects are: 1)A Financial Literacy & Credit Builder Program. Members: Tracy Jon Sargeant, Charles Eastham, Amos Kiche, Louis Tassinary. Meeting October 30 at 6 pm at the Center for Worker Justice. 2)Community Cohort- Develop a curriculum for a cohort of community members to engage truth-telling, fact-finding, and reconciliation/healing throughout the community. Members: Monica Nieves, Chastity Dillard, Tony Branch, Laura Bergus, Annie Tucker, Clif Johnson, Mark Pries, Kim Scott, Wangui Gathua. Meeting October 1 at 4 pm at ICORE Boxing Club. 3)A Focused Marketing Campaign for BIPOC & Ethnically-Oppresses Peoples to Connect them to employment opportunities & training through Iowa Works. Members: Lauren Merritt, Kate Moreland, Nancy Bird, Marie Krebs, Corey Johnson. Meeting October 2 at 5 pm on Zoom. Adjourned: 9:02 p.m. AD HOC TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2023 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 4/6 5/4 6/1 6/15 7/20 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/17 8/24 9/7 9/14 9/16 Dillard 12/31/24 P P P P P P P p P P P P Gathua 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P A P Harris 12/31/24 A P A A A A A A A A A A Johnson 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P P P Krebs 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P P P P Merritt 12/31/24 P P P P P P P P P A P P Nobiss 12/31/24 A P A P P P P P P A P A Simmons 12/31/24 - - - - - - - A P P P A Tassinary 12/31/24 - _ - - - - - P A P P P KEY: P = Present A = Absent