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Community Economic Development Committee

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 · 2:00 PM AM · Remote Meeting. Call 253-215-8782; Meeting ID: 586 416 9164; or Seattle Channel online.

TL;DR

The Community Economic Development Committee held a remote meeting to approve appointments to the Seattle Arts Commission and Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, and to authorize an AIDS Memorial Pathway art project at a transit station. The committee also considered updates to the Office for Civil Rights and received a participatory budgeting update. This was primarily an administrative meeting focused on board appointments and arts/cultural initiatives rather than major budget or policy decisions.

Key Decisions

  • Seattle Arts Commission appointments Approved
  • Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board appointments Approved
  • AIDS Memorial Pathway project at Capitol Hill Station Authorized
  • Office for Civil Rights organizational changes Approved
  • Participatory Budgeting Update Presented
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
  2. In-person attendance is currently prohibited per Washington State Governor's Proclamation 20-28.15, until the COVID-19 State of Emergency is terminated or Proclamation 20-28 is rescinded by the Governor or State legislature. Meeting participation is limited to access by telephone conference line and online by the Seattle Channel.
  3. Please Note: Times listed are estimated
  4. Call To Order
  5. Approval of the Agenda
  6. Public Comment
  7. Items of Business
  8. 1. Appointment of Rick Araluce as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2022.
    Appointment (Appt)
  9. 2. Appointment of Ebony Arunga as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2022.
    Appointment (Appt)
  10. 3. Reappointment of James Miles as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2022.
    Appointment (Appt)
  11. 4. Reappointment of Sarah Wilke as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2022.
    Appointment (Appt)
  12. 5. Reappointment of Mikhael Mei Williams as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term to December 31, 2022.
    Appointment (Appt)
  13. 6. Appointment of Cassie Chin as member, Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, for a term to February 28, 2022.
    Appointment (Appt)
  14. 7. Appointment of Evelyn Thomas Allen as member, Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, for a term to February 28, 2023.
    Appointment (Appt)
  15. 8. Appointment of Cesar A. Garcia Garcia as member, Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board, for a term to February 28, 2022.
    Appointment (Appt)
  16. 9. AN ORDINANCE relating to the AIDS Memorial Pathway project; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, on behalf of The City of Seattle, to accept a license agreement for the installation and maintenance of artworks that are part of The City of Seattle’s Municipal Art Collection on property owned by Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, a regional transit authority of the State of Washington, and leaseholder MEPT Capitol Hill Station Joint Venture LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
    Ordinance (Ord)
  17. 10. AN ORDINANCE relating to the organization of the Office for Civil Rights; amending Section 3.14.910 of the Seattle Municipal Code to change the end of the Director’s term and remove an outdated subsection requiring a racial equity toolkit.
    Ordinance (Ord)
  18. 11. Participatory Budgeting Update
    Information Item (Inf)
  19. Adjournment