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2017-10-24 Minutes
NewHanoverCounty/CityofWilmington CommunityRelationsAdvisoryCommittee CommunityMeetandGreet/RegularMeeting October24,2018 6:00PM MLKCenter 401S.8Street th Wilmington,NC28401 CommitteeMembersPresent: KristenMckeithan,LoriWainright,JeffHorvis,EvelynBryant,OwenWexler,WalterSamuels,Florence WarrenandEmilyCottrell MeetandGreetcalledorderbyOwensWexler Introductionoftheelectedofficials,lawenforcement,andelectoralcandidates.Introductionofthe members Owenexplainedwhythiscommitteewasformed Hecalledthemeetingtoorderandtherewasaquorumpresent MotionbyEvelynBryantandsecondbyEmilyCottrelltoapprovetheminutes Committeereports:EmilyCottrellexplainedthetaskofeachcommittee CrisisManagement ProgrammingcommitteeLoriegavethereport PublicEducationcommitteeJeffHorvisgaveareportfromtheprogrammingcommittee Rep.Butleraskedhowtogetthesurvey CitizenA:AskedcouldshesharethesurveywithherneighborsandsendittotheCityaĂ■Ă┼śʼn?ℓoffice CitizenB:Askedaboutavailableeducationalresource CitizenC:WouldliketheretobeadvertisementotherthanCityWebsite.Sheaskedwhothecommittee isadvising. Evelynrespondedstressingtheneedofadvertisingoutsideofthetechnologymeans.Sherecalledthat thiscommitteeservicedasafollowthoughtoCitizenConcerns. JeffHorvisstressedtheneedtohaveconversationthatwerebroaderthanjustpublicforums Owenstatedthatthiscommitteewouldserveastheeyesandearstotheelectedofficials. WalterSamuelscommentedonhowthiscommitteeservesthecitizensandcarriestheľ╜Ċ╜ūś■?ℓ concernsbacktotheelectedofficials CitizenD:Askedwhatarethecommitteebenchmarksandhowdoesthecommitteeplantomeasureits success? CitizenE:Askedthequestionofhowtoextendthisdialoguetoyoungercitizens? CitizenF:Askedhowdoesthiscommitteeavoidgettingthediscouragedbecauseoflackof responsivenessfromtheelectedofficial CitizenG:RaisedtheissuethattheCityneededdistrictrepresentation.Hefeltthattheblack communityŎĂℓ■?Ċfairlyrepresented CitizenH:Wasconcernedwithgerrymanderingandtheimpactsonelections. FlorenceWarrenprovidedclarityto/╜Ċ╜ūś■?ℓDconcern. CitizenI:Statedthatthecommunityneededtobeengagedtodiscovertheissues.Heexpectsatimely response. CitizenJ:Askedwhythecommunityneedsthiscommitteetospeakforthem. JeffHorvisrespondedthatalthoughweŕ◘■?Ċagreeoneverythingbutwecanworktogetherfora resolution CitizenK:Felttheblackcommunitywasnotproperlyrespected.HewasnewtoWilmingtonandfelt thatitwouldbeanicegesturetogivepeopleaffordablehousing.Hefeltthereshouldbeloantohelp blacksrevitalizetheircommunityvsgentrificationbeingsupported. DebButlerfeltitwouldbeniceforthiscommunityhadtentacleintothecommunitytobeavoicefor thepowerlesscitizens.Sheaskedhowthisboardservesasaconduittovoicelesscommunities. Evelynrespondedthatthecommitteewouldserveasaneducationalconduittohelpthecitizen understandthedetailsofpoliceinitiatives DeputyChiefWilliams:ExplainedaboutthenewpeacekeepingunitMobileForceDthatthepolicewas recentlyrequestingfromCityCouncil.Itwouldcontainacaptain,2lieutenants,and27fieldofficers.He statedthattheeffortistobepreparedfortheworstcasescenario.Itisnotformilitarizationitisfor peacekeeping. DebButlerAskedcouldhisresponsebemadeavailabletothepublic. MalissaTalbotStatedthatthereisavideoontheCityWebsite CitizenL:StatedhisconcernwiththeMobileForceD.HefeltthattheCityhadahistoryofverypeaceful pastandfeltweŕ╜ŕ■?Ċneedit. CitizenM:StatedthathefeltthePoliceshouldbeproactiveandbeprepared. EvelynBryantStatedthatshehadconcernswithhowthisissuewaspresented.Thiscommitteeallowed thecommunitybeeducatedonthisissue CitizenNAskedthatRobZapplerespondtohowimportantthiscommitteeistotheCounty Government RobZappleStatedheplanstofindwhytheCountyhasnotbeensupportingthiscommitteeandpledges the/◘ĵ■ĊŦ?ℓcontinuedsupport. CitizenO:Statedthatthecomplexityoftheintercityhaschangedandwouldliketoencourage neighborstogettoknoweachother Owenclosedthemeetingwithremarks