Title
Approval of a Resolution Requesting the Washington State Government and the United States Government to Create a Commission to Study Reparations for the Descendants of Enslaved African People and Implement Commission Recommendations
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Approve a Resolution requesting the Washington State government and the United States government to create a commission to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved African people and implement commission recommendations.
Report
Issue:
Whether approve a Resolution requesting the Washington State government and the United States government to create a commission to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved African people and implement commission recommendations.
Staff Contact:
Susan Grisham, Assistant to the City Manager, 360.753.8244
Presenter(s):
Mayor Dontae Payne
Background and Analysis:
On August 13, Mayor Payne with the support of with support from Mayor Pro Tem Hu?nh and Councilmember Robert Vanderpool put forward a referral regarding a study of reparations for the decedents of enslaved African people. The City Council supported moving the referral forward.
Part of the referral staff to draft a resolution calling on the state Legislature, Governor, Congress, and the Office of the President of the United States to create state and federal taskforces/commissions to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved African people. The Resolution also encourage other Washington municipalities to join the City of Olympia in making a similar request of our state and federal governments.
The referral also directed staff to connect Olympia Strong initiatives, Affordable Homeownership Study findings, Comprehensive Plan, Fair Housing Assessment, Capital Facilities, and non-government and governmental partnerships to our city's actions as well as research other cities that have taken similar actions....
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