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AGENDA
EQUITY COMMISSION
5:30 PM - Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. STAFF COMMENTS
4. AUDIENCE COMMENT
Those wishing to address the Equity Commission will be called upon. Each speaker is allowed
three (3) minutes.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
a) Approval of May 14, 2024, meeting minutes
Hannah Miller, ESD Administrative Assistant
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
a) City partnerships to support vulnerable youth
Maryjane Van Cleave, Parks & Recreation Administrator
Jaime Greene, Communities in Schools of Greater King County Executive Director
8. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
9. COMMITTEE CHAIR COMMENTS
10. ADJOURNMENT
Hearing assistance devices for use in the Council Chambers are available upon request.
For more information please email: HLMiller@rentonwa.gov
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MEMBERS
Nicole Hill, Chair Manami Imaoka Cassandra Baddeley
Lisa Davis, Vice Chair Ashok Padhi Celina Kershner
Sarah Ballard Youth Member
Gabriel Jones Hemant Tanwar
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May 14, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES
EQUITY COMMISSION
5:30 PM - Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present:
Sarah Ballard
Nicole Hill
Manami Imaoka
Gabriel Jones
Hemant Tanwar
Commissioners attending virtually:
Cassandra Baddeley
Commissioners absent:
Lisa Davis
Celina Kershner
Ashok Padhi
Staff attending:
Kristi Rowland, DCAO
Casey King, Community Outreach Coordinator
Hannah Miller, Administrative Assistant
Kari Roller, Finance Administrator
Kristin Trivelas, Fiscal Services Director
MOVED BY JONES, SECONDED BY BALLARD TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF COMMISSIONERS DAVIS,
KERSHNER, AND PADHI. CARRIED
STAFF COMMENTS
Introduction of new Equity Commission member, Hemant Tanwar
Kristi Rowland, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Introduction of new Community Outreach Coordinator, Casey King
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May 14, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Kristi Rowland, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
DCAO Rowland updated the commission on progress on the work plan, including upcoming
meeting agenda items.
In June, Parks & Recreation will provide an update in conjunction with Communities in
Schools of Greater King County on how the city supports vulnerable youth through strategic
partnerships and programs.
In July, the Human Resources & Risk Management Department Administrator will present an
update on their Equity and Inclusion tactical plan.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
Those wishing to address the Equity Commission will be called upon. Each speaker is
allowed three (3) minutes.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of March 12, 2024, Equity Commission meeting minutes
Hannah Miller, ESD Administrative Assistant
MOVED BY TANWAR, SECONDED BY JONES TO APPROVE MARCH 2024 MEETING MINUTES.
CARRIED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Budget Update
Kari Roller, Finance Administrator
Kristin Trivelas, Fiscal Services Director
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Commissioner Jones reminded other commissioners to review the previous meeting recap
that was sent out, which included data relevant to earlier questions about Police Department
demographics.
Commissioner Imaoka attended the Neighborhood Program AAPI/Bike Month event to host
an informational table for her employer, and found lack of Asian representation in vendors,
food, and activities to be disappointing. She urged the city to utilize commission members
who want to be a resource for the community.
Commissioner Tanwar spoke about issues that those facing hardship have trying to access
services.
Commissioner Baddeley remarked on missed opportunities for engagement with students,
and how we could do more to involve and inform students.
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May 14, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
DCAO Kristi Rowland added that Casey will be developing a civic academy to help educate the
public, including youth.
Commissioner Jones commented that commissioners could find ways to get the youth more
involved in the community and help them stay out of crime.
COMMITTEE CHAIR COMMENTS
Commissioner Hill asked about summer schedules and if the commission may need to
potentially cancel the August meeting. Discussion will continue at the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
Hearing assistance devices for use in the Council Chambers are available upon request.
For more information please email: HLMiller@rentonwa.gov
MEMBERS
Nicole Hill, Chair Manami Imaoka Cassandra Baddeley
Lisa Davis, Vice Chair Ashok Padhi Celina Kershner
Sarah Ballard Youth Member:
Gabriel Jones Hemant Tanwar
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Parks & Recreation
Partnerships with the
Renton School District
Equity Commission – June 11, 2024
Maryjane Van Cleave
Parks & Recreation Administrator
City of Renton
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Past, Present and Future...
Shared use of Facilities
Afterschool Programs & Camps
Recreational & School Sports
Civic Engagement,Volunteerism & Employment
Human/Social Services RSD Referral HUB – Health Commons
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Afterschool
Programs & Camps 3
STREAM Team offers a daily afterschool programming, and
full-day “Fun Days” programming during RSD Professional
Teacher Days, winter, mid-winter and spring breaks that
follow the RSD schedule.
•Over the course of the 2024-2025 school year, these programs served over 80 Renton School District students.
•The afterschool program offers transportation from Kennydale, Sartori, Honeydew, Highlands Elementary, and McKnight School. The program also serve students from Bryn Mawr, and Sierra Heights Elementary.
Renton Summer Day Camp Program
•This program annually has approximately 215 participants, approx. 75% are from Renton School District schools, based on 2024 summer camp registration statistics.
•Program is for ages 6-13 and has seen participants from
nearly all 20 RSD elementary and middle schools.
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Youth Athletics 4
•City of Renton’s Youth Basketball program served 414 RSD
students (578 total participant);Ages 5 - 16 this past
season. The Youth Basketball program uses 12 Elementary
Schools and 2 Middle Schools for practices.
•Renton Highschool Softball and Baseball programs use
Liberty Park fields for games.
•Maplewood Golf Course provides a home site and
practice location for Hazen, Lindbergh & Renton High
School Golf teams. This year we are supporting 2 Boys and
2 Girls Teams totaling 48 students. 7 Matches each Spring
and Fall session (Annual use = 320 total rounds of golf)
•City of Renton Youth Track Program uses the Renton
Stadium serving an average of 200 students annually;
ages 5 -14.
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Civic Engagement
Volunteerism &
Employment
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•City of Renton Youth Council currently has
members from Hazen and Renton High
schools, and Nelsen Middle School.
•RSD students are welcome and
appreciated when applying their 20 hours
of community service towards city
programs and events. They’ve participated
in park projects, supported the Farmer’s
Market, as athletic coaches, at our History
Museum, in our Neighborhood Program
events, and have sat on various city boards
and commissions.
•We employee RSD students! Many of which
is their first ever job, 60% of our aquatics
staff are students from Renton High Schools.
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2023/2024 Human Services
Funded Agencies 6
Asian Counseling and Referral Service – Whole Health Oriented Mental
Health Program; $20K
•Hourly counseling sessions
•11 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
Communities in Schools Renton – Integrated Student Support; $10K
•Case management and provides school-wide resources to
students.
•109 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
Crisis Connections – Crisis Line; $10K
•Crisis information and referral through Crisis line.
•126 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
Crisis Connections – Teen Link; $10K
•Crisis information and referral through Teen Link/Substance Abuse
line and ‘Where to Turn for Teens’ booklets to teens.
•9 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
DAWN-Domestic Abuse Women’s Network/Emerg. Shelter; $15K
•Safe housing for women and their children fleeing DV situations.
•4 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
KidVantage – A Strong Foundation for Kids – Basic Needs; $15K
•Basic needs supply bundles for children.
•497 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
King Co. Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC)
Sexual assault advocacy services; $30K
•Legal and general advocacy services to victims of sexual violence and
their families.
•182 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
Multi-Service Center – Emergency Assistance Resource Navigation Services; $14K
•Rent/emergency assistance vouchers and counseling.
•17 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
Open Doors for Multicultural Families – Family Program Support; 10K
•30-minute one-on-one case management sessions
•40 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
REACH – REACH Center of Hope Family Shelter; $51K
•15-minute case management sessions and shelter for families.
•11 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
The Children and Youth Justice Center – LINC; $10K
•Case management assessments.
•9 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
Vine Maple Place – Stable Family Program; $15K
•Case management and rent/emergency assistance.
•114 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
Way Back Inn – Transitional Housing Program; $13K
•Transitional housing and case management sessions to
homeless families.
•21 Renton children served (ages 6-17)
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Over the last 24 months, Renton School District, and
their provider partners have been working together
to ensure students can easily access the services they
need to succeed in school.
The partners have successfully achieved the
following:
•Launched new social-emotional learning services
to ensure students better understand
thoughts/emotions and break the stigma around
seeking care for mental health and substance
use services.
•Launched new School Hub with Health Commons
Project to proactively identify, engage, and
intelligently match students to services and IT
infrastructure to simplify provider-to-provider
communication, reporting, and data analytics
across agencies.
•Secured new public-private partnerships to
ensure services and IT infrastructure were created
and sustained. The city via Human Services
contributed funding towards the IT infrastructure.
https://www.siegelendowment.org/schools-as-community-
infrastructure/
Human Services – Investing in our Youth 7
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Who and Why Partner with Health Commons
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•Health Commons Project helps local
communities set up, scale, and sustain
Neighborhood Health Systems, with a vision of
a fully integrated healthcare network.
•They’ve partnered with Washington State
Department of Health to build two statewide
public health networks supporting K-12 schools
and first responders.
•They bring together community health workers,
technology partners and public health
investors to deliver public health services into
non- traditional locations while breaking down
structural barriers to health equity.
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2024 Goals 9
•Support the expansion of the Renton School District Referral Hub services and infrastructure.
•Collaborate and bridge additional opportunities for public-private partnerships to ensure services and IT infrastructure are sustainable.
•Expand upon Human Services
Funding towards youth social
services and embed social,
emotional learning into city
recreational youth programs and experiences.
•Improve the ability to quantify the overlap of students served between Renton School District and City of Renton for strategic and intentional funding and resource allocation.
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Questions?
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Organizational Update
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1994-Present
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MacKenzie Scott Investment
Investment Total – Feb. 2022
$133.5M total across the CIS network
$5.85M total in WA state to 3 affiliates and the State Office
$800,000 unrestricted to CIS Renton-Tukwila
Action Plan
•Increased SC salaries 40%, bringing the avg. salary to $57,000
o 62% of the increase comes from the donation
o 38% will come from increased fundraising
o The MS donation will last a little over 4 years, giving us time to fill
the gap
•We also increased our retirement contribution from 3% to 10%
regardless of how much, if any, staff contribute
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Purpose-Driven Board Leadership
Purpose before organization: prioritizing the organization's purpose, versus the
organization itself.
Respect for ecosystem: acknowledging that the organization's actions can
positively or negatively impact its surrounding ecosystem, and a commitment to
being a respectful and responsible ecosystem player.
Equity mindset: committing to advancing equitable outcomes and interrogating and
avoiding the ways in which the organization's strategies and work may reinforce
systemic inequities.
Authorized voice and power: recognizing that organizational power and voice must
be authorized by those impacted by the organization's work.
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RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUPPORT
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SCHOOLS SUPPORTED
Elementary
Bryn Mawr
Campbell Hill
Cascade
Highlands
Honey Dew
Lakeridge
Renton Park
Tiffany Park
Middle
Dimmitt
McKnight
Nelsen
High
Lindbergh
Renton
MS College & Career Readiness Coordinator
Dimmitt
McKnight
Risdon
Post-Secondary Coordinator: (HS unaccompanied minors)
Lindbergh
Hazen
Renton
Talley
Family Outreach Coordinator (ES)
Benson Hill
Hazelwood
Kennydale
Maplewood Heights
Sartori
Sierra Heights
Talbot Hill
Dedicated Liaison Shared Liaison
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RSD 2022-23 OUTCOMES
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ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL
BLOCK PARTY
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BLOCK PARTY SUCCESS
•Over 1,000 backpacks
•Over 800 school supply kits
•1,200 pairs of socks
•90 pairs of shoes
•30 haircuts
•230 helmets
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Areas of Focus
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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP
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