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Neighborhoods, Education, Civil Rights, and Culture Committee

Friday, February 24, 2023 · 9:30 AM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Neighborhoods, Education, Civil Rights, and Culture Committee held a meeting primarily focused on confirming appointments to various city boards and commissions. The committee approved most appointments to organizations like the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority and Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission, with one reappointment failing to pass. The committee also heard a presentation from the Department of Education and Early Learning about student mental health.

Key Decisions

  • Reappointment of Naheed G. Aaftaab to Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission Failed
  • Appointment of Hajer Al-Faham to Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission Passed
  • Multiple appointments to Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (5 total) Passed
  • Appointment of Joelle Vedovatti to Seattle Youth Commission Passed
  • Department of Education and Early Learning Student Mental Health Presentation Heard in Committee
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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. Please Note: Times listed are estimated
  3. Call To Order
  4. Approval of the Agenda
  5. Public Comment
  6. Items of Business
  7. Committee Consent Agenda
  8. 1. Reappointment of Naheed G. Aaftaab as member, Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission, for a term to January 31, 2024.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Failed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  9. 2. Appointment of Hajer Al-Faham as member, Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission, for a term to January 31, 2023.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  10. 3. Appointment of Heather Yang Hwalek as member, Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission, for a term to January 31, 2023.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  11. 4. Appointment of Gul Siddiqi as member, Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission, for a term to January 31, 2023.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  12. 5. Appointment of Matthew Courtois as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2024.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  13. 6. Appointment of Joelle Vedovatti as member, Seattle Youth Commission, for a term to August 31, 2023.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  14. 7. Appointment of Karen True as member, Historic Seattle Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to November 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  15. 8. Appointment of Margaret Norton-Arnold to the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  16. 9. Reappointment of Nick Setten as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  17. 10. Appointment of Jan Hendrickson as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2023.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  18. 11. Reappointment of Devin McComb as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2025.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  19. 12. Reappointment of JJ McKay as member, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council, for a term to June 30, 2026.
    Appointment (Appt)
    Action: confirm Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt).

  20. Presentations
  21. 13. Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) Student Mental Health Presentation
    Information Item (Inf)
    Action: heard in Committee

    The Information Item (Inf) was heard in Committee.

  22. Adjournment