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Home My WebLink About2018-02-27 MinutesMeetingMinutes February27,2018 5:30PM LordSpencerComptonConferenceRoom 102N.3Street rd Wilmington,NC28401 CommitteeMembersPresent: OwenWexler,KristenMcKeithan,LoriWainright,JeffHovis,EvelynBryant,WalterSamuels,Melanie Frank,FlorenceWarrenandEmilyCottrell;andWPDRepresentativeDeputyChiefWilliams CommitteeMembersAbsent: Staff:SuzanneRogers Others: I.Quorumestablished.MeetingcalledtoorderbyChair,OwenWexler II.ApproveAgenda LorimadeamotiontoapprovetheAgenda.Jeffsecondedandmotioncarried III.Approvalofminutes: EvelynmadeamotiontoapprovetheminutesforJanuary23,2018.Lorisecondedandmotioncarried IV.CommitteeReports: JeffreportedthePublicEducationsubcommitteedidnotmeet. MelaniereportedfortheCrisissubcommitteeasfollows: th ThecrisissubcommitteemetFebruary16,attendedbyMelanie,Lori,andSamuel.Thecommittee reviewedasummarypresentationontheCityofWilmington/WilmingtonHousingAuthorityAssessment ofFairHousing.Thereportidentifiesracial/ethnicconcentratedareasofpovertyandincludesdatathat demonstratestheopportunitydisparitiesexistingwithintheCity.MelanierequestedSuzanneemaila copyofthepresentationtotheCRAC. LorireportedfortheProgrammingsubcommitteeasfollows: TheprogrammingsubcommitteemetFebruary18th,attendedbyLori,Emily,EvelynandKristen.The committeediscussedthefocusofthesurveyandidentifiedissuestoincludesuchas,differencesin governmentservicesacrossneighborhoods,experienceaccessinghousing,jobs,education,etc..The committeemembersparticipatedinaconferencecallwithUNCWSSARCtodiscussquestions, distribution,methods,etc.UNCWwillattendtheMarch27 th CRACmeetingtodiscussthedraftsurvey. LoriaskedallCRACmemberstothinkabouttheirroleinhelpingtodistributethesurveythoughtheir variousnetworks.LoriwillsendoutanemailtoCRACmemberstocoordinatethedistributionofthe survey. VI.UnfinishedBusiness Nounfinishedbusinesswasbroughtforward. VII.NewBusiness PresentationtoCityCouncilMarch20,2018.OwenreferredmemberstothedraftPowerPoint Presentationandaskedforinput.Membersnotedthatidentifyofficers,subcommitteechairswith namesofmembers.WalteraskedabouttermexpirationandrequestedSuzannecheckwithCityClerk aboutreappointmentofmembersforsecondterm.LoriidentifiedotheractivitiesCRACmemberswere involvedwiththatshouldbeadded.SuzanneaskedthatCRACmemberssendemailwithanyadditional activitiestoincludeandphotosaswell.Florencemadeamotiontoacceptthepresentationwithchanges discussed,Melaniesecondedandmotioncarried. OwenaskedthatallCRACmembersplanonbeinginattendanceattheCityCouncilmeeting. PresentationtoNHCCommission CRACmembersagreedshouldmakepresentationtoNHCCommission.OwenagreedtocontactCounty Managerandgetontheagenda. DiscussionTopic:HowcanCRACenlarge/extendourpresenceinthecommunitybyworkingwithother agencies?Commentsoffered: WeshouldinviteorganizationstoCRACmeetingstosharewithuswhattheyareworkingonand explorehowwecanworktogetherand/orsupportefforts. UseCRACmeetingasaneducationandinformationforum.Peoplecareaboutinformationthat isuseful,notacommitteebusinessmeeting.Examples?ChangesinPublicHousingregulations, openingofwaitlist,etc.. InviteTrueBlueBreweryandAginginPlacetolearnabouttheseorganizationsandothers. NeedtoreachouttothecommunityexampletheNorthsideCommunityHealthAssessment. CRACmissionistogatherinformationfromthecommunityandoutreachtoorganizationssothey knowaboutCRAC.HowdopeoplegettheirconcernstoCRAC? CRACmembersaretryingtogetthewordoutaboutCRAC. CangetsomethingintheCityofWilmingtonNewsletter? SuzannewillcheckwithCityPublicInformationOfficeraboutnewsletter. NeedanarticletoreiteratethebrochurefortheNewsletter. Needtousesocialmedia.WillhavetogothroughCity/Countycommunicationsofficestoget messageonsocialmedia. Needtoordermorebrochures ArelateddiscussionensuedwhenFlorencesharedwiththegroupinformationaboutaracistlettersent toRev.DeirdreParker,SpeaksTempleAMEZionChurch.Belowarediscussionpoints: CRACcouldassistwiththisandbearesourcetotheWPD. SendalettertoRev.Parker,thisisanopportunityforCRACtocausesomeaction Weshoulddosomething,isthereawaytoreachouttotheChurch KristenstatedsheisplanningtoattendSundayserviceasshowofsupport Isthishappeningtootherchurchesororganizations? Reachoutextendanoffertoassistifneeded CRACshouldbeaconduittofindresourcestoreferandsupportfortheChurch Needtobecarefulofmediacontact,donotwanttoescalatethesituation JenniferofferedtostartdevelopingaResourceListthatcouldbesharedinsituationslikethis DeputyChiefWilliams,WPD,willlookintothematterandreportbackwithanypertinent informationoractionforCRAC NHCSafeSchoolsRoundtable WalteraskedifanyonefromCRACwasnotifiedorinvited.No.Consensusamongthegroupthatsomeone shouldbetheretoobserve.Owenagreedtoattend. JointmeetingofProgramming&PublicEducationSubCommittees Jeff,chairPublicEducationSubcommittee,suggestedtheprogrammingandpubliceducationsub committeesmeettogethertofacilitatecommunicationandtodevelopeducationstrategyaroundfindings fromthesurvey.Inordertosatisfyopenmeetingrequirementsthejointmeetingwillneedtobeposted inadvanceandopentothepublic.DeputyChiefWilliamssuggestedtheWPDBlueRoom.TheJointSub CommitteeonthethirdSundayofeachmonthat3:30pm. EthicsTraining TheCRACmembersrequestedSuzannecontacttheCityClerktoscheduleEthicsTrainingformembers. VIII.PublicComments Nopubliccomments IX.Adjourn Florencemademotiontoadjourn,Evelynseconded.Motioncarriedwithoutobjection.