2019-03-12 Minutes
Minutes
New Hanover County/City of Wilmington
Community Relations Advisory Committee
Programming Sub-Committee
101 Chestnut Street, Harnett Room
March 12, 2019 – 5:30 PM
Programming Sub-Committee Members Present: Evelyn Bryant, Jeffrey Hovis, Jen Johnson, Kristen
McKeithan, and Lori Wainright
Absent: None
Staff Present: Tufanna L. Bradley-Thomas
Citizens: None
I. Call to Order
Ms. Wainright called the meeting to order at 5:46 p.m. A quorum was established.
II. Approve Agenda
MOTION: Mr. Hovis MOVED, SECONDED by Ms. Wainright, to approve the agenda as presented.
Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNAMIMOUSLY.
III. Appointment of a Chair
There was a brief discussion regarding the committee bylaws that state that the Chairman
appoints all standing committee chairmen. Ms. Bryant, Committee Chair, appointed Lori
Wainright as the Programming Sub-Committee Chair.
IV. Determine Regular Meeting Dates & Times
There was a brief discussion regarding appropriate dates and times for the committee to meet.
The committee determined that it would meet on the fourth Tuesday at 4:30 pm in the New
Hanover Room of the New Hanover County Public Library (Main).
V. Review Sub-Committee Purpose
There was a brief facilitated discussion regarding the sub-committee’s purpose to lead into a
discussion regarding goals, strategies and action items.
VI. Determine Goals and Strategies
The following goals and strategies were discussed:
PURPOSE: The committee was established by the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and Wilmington City Council for
the purpose of addressing community issues involving prejudice or discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, creed or
religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition; informing the Appointing Authorities and other
organizations of their findings; and making recommendations, in an advisory capacity, to the Appointing Authorities and other
organizations, as necessary.
Minutes
New Hanover County/City of Wilmington
Community Relations Advisory Committee
Programming Sub-Committee
101 Chestnut Street, Harnett Room
March 12, 2019 – 5:30 PM
Make recommendations and follow up on those recommendations such as the
recommendation for the City and County to make implicit bias training a requirement
Invite groups to come to learn about the CRAC in a Programming Sub-Committee
meeting or go to them like a lunch and learn or meet and greet
Make connections with specific people/contacts for identified groups
Create a calendar of events
VII. Action Items & Next Steps
Several action items were discussed:
Find out how to get a representative involved or appointed to the NHCS Equity
Committee (Ms. Bradley-Thomas)
Follow specific groups affected or impacted by prejudice or discrimination on social
media (ALL)
Continue to update resource contact list (ALL in Google Drive)
Ask how many NHC employees completed implicit bias training (Ms. Bradley-Thomas)
Make recommendation on the implicit bias recommendation (Ms. Wainright)
Research and document organizations/events regarding national origin and race (Ms.
Wainright)
Research and document organizations/events regarding the Hispanic and LGBT
communities (Ms. McKeithan)
Research and document organizations/events regarding disability (Ms. Johnson)
Research and document organizations/events regarding women (Mr. Hovis)
Create a Google document or form to enter researched group information (Ms. Bradley-
Thomas)
VIII. Adjourn: Meeting adjourned by Lori Wainright at 7:05 p.m.
PURPOSE: The committee was established by the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and Wilmington City Council for
the purpose of addressing community issues involving prejudice or discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, creed or
religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition; informing the Appointing Authorities and other
organizations of their findings; and making recommendations, in an advisory capacity, to the Appointing Authorities and other
organizations, as necessary.