Racial Equity and Social Justice Committee Meeting: April 1, 2021

 AGENDA 

RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE (RESJ) 

REGULAR MEETING 

VIA TELECONFERENCE 

Thursday, April 1, 2021, from 7:00 pm to approximately 9:30 p.m. 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE 

Consistent with the State of California Executive Order Nos. N-25-20 and N-29-20 and the Marin County Public Health Officer’s Orders, this public meeting will be held via videoconference only. There will not be an in-person physical meeting location. The public will be able to view and participate in the meeting by teleconference. 

Members of the public may participate in the meeting live as follows: 

● On Zoom: Meeting ID: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85430019212 

● To speak during the public comment period, select the Raise Hand icon and you will be added to the queue, and unmuted when it is your turn. 

● By telephone: (669) 900-9128 and enter the Meeting ID above when prompted. To speak during the public comment period, press *9 and you will be added to the queue, and unmuted when it is your turn. 

7:00 pm– Call to Order the Regular Meeting 

ROLL CALL 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING 

REGULAR AGENDA 

Additional Materials – Power Point Presentation

1. Conduct the meeting of the Racial Equity and Social Justice (“RESJ”) Committee to discuss/consider the following general topics (order and time approximate) and take action as appropriate: 

A. Opening (5 minutes)

• Land Acknowledgement 

• Assign Meeting Roles 

B. Transition of Youth to Adult RESJ Membership (5 min)

• Report out of city attorney guidance regarding youth membership 

• Discuss making Sophia non-youth member 

• Action Item: Consider Sophia from youth to adult member 

C. RESJ Reflection on Norms and Moving Forward (25 min)

• Reflections from last meeting 

• Revisit purpose and facilitator recommendations to align RESJ to purpose 

• Opportunities for relationship building and learning 

D. RESJ Chair (25 min) (RESJ member request)

• Discuss changing RESJ chair(s) to a non-white RESJ member(s) 

• Action Item: Consider election of new RESJ chair(s) 

E. Budget Preview (20 min) (Bruce)

• Current RESJ budget update 

• Parameters of the budget funding for RESJ 

• GARE 

F. Subcommittee Reports (40 minutes/5 min report out and 5 min Q&A)

• Policing Subcommittee 

• Ad-Hoc Mission and Vision Subcommittee 

• Community Education Subcommittee 

• Policy Subcommittee 

G. Police Chief Selection Community Panel (20 min) (Bruce)

• TC report out on the interview process for police Chief selection. 

• Action Item: Consider appointing one RESJ member and one PPPSA member for Chief selection meeting. 

• Next Steps Review 

• Items for Next Meeting 

• Process Observation Report Out 

• Appreciations 

H. Public Comment: Items on the Agenda (Note: The RESJ will take public comment on action items before voting on the items.) 

I. Public Comment: Items not on the Agenda 

J. Next Meeting (15 minutes) 

Open Time for Items not on the Agenda 

ADJOURNMENT