Title
Special Recognition - Honoring Outgoing Members of Advisory Boards, Committees and Commissions
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize the 10 community members departing Council-appointed advisory committees at the end of their 2023 term.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recognize the 22 community members departing Council-appointed advisory committees at the end of the 2024 term.
Staff Contact:
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director, City Manager Office, 360.753.8361
Presenter(s):
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director
Background and Analysis:
Currently, the City engages 98 community members across 12 Council-appointed advisory boards and committees. Members generally serve three-year terms for a maximum of three terms.
At the end of the 2024 term, 22 community members, representing 11 advisory committees, boards and commission will be leaving or have left their seat on their respective committees after completing one or more of their appointed terms:
• Arts Commission: Rose Clifthorne and Joe Batt
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Rebecca Brown and Bethany Roth
• Cultural Access Advisory Board: Kris Tucker
• Design Review Board: Quentin Phillips and Joseph LaValle
• Heritage Commission: Jessica Hull, Sharon Lumbantobing, Kenneth House and Holly Davies
• OMPD Advisory Committee: Kelly Wood
• Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee: Kyle Guzlas, Kim Murrillo and Tiffany Sand
• Planning Commission: Candy Milar and Carole Richmond
• Social Justice and Equity Commission: Jessicarae Nunez and Wesley Nguyen
• Utility Advisory Committee: Pat Vernon
• Police Use of Force Board: Garrett Cooper and Anna Held
The Olympia City Council is recognizing these departing members and thanking them for the gift of their time and talent in service to the City of Olympia.
Climate Analysis:
No climate impacts were evident.
Equity Analysis:
Council-appoint boards and commissions offer a ready opportunity to reduce disparities in participation by marginalized communities in the City’s processes and decisions. The Community Livability and Public Safety Committee has been intentional about working to increase the racial, age and socio-economic diversity among the community volunteers who make up these advisory committees.
Attachments:
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