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MINUTES
EQUITY COMMISSION
5:30 PM - Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Council Chambers, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present:
Jayne Ahrens
Cassandra Baddeley
Ali Cohen
Manami Imaoka
Camila Lagow
Commissioners present virtually:
Gabriel Diaz
Yanjie Lu
Hemant Tanwar
Commissioners absent:
Daniel Helmer
Staff present:
Kristi Rowland, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Hannah Miller, ESD Administrative Assistant
Maryjane Van Cleave, Parks & Recreation Administrator
Jason Lederer, Parks Planning Manager
Jennifer Spencer, Recreation Director
John Rupp, Parks & Trails Director
Alex Lee, Recreation Manager
Trey Tandecki, Administrative Assistant
Aliena Shoemaker, Administrative Secretary
STAFF COMMENTS
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DCAO Rowland shared her thanks with Commissioner Imaoka for translating for the
Nishiwaki sister city delegation trip.
She also thanked Commissioner Lagow for input on food vendors issue.
November meeting was moved to November 18 due to Veterans Day holiday. We will
be reviewing the legislative agenda.
Interviews are being scheduled for potential replacements for possible seat vacations.
Three seats are set to expire at the end of the year. We will be proposing
appointments at a December council meeting.
We will schedule a work session in lieu of the December meeting to review bylaws.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
Those wishing to address the Equity Commission will be called upon. Each
speaker is allowed three (3) minutes.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of September 9, 2025, meeting minutes
Hannah Miller, ESD Administrative Assistant
MOVED BY LAGOW, SECONDED BY BADDELEY TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan Update
Jason Lederer, Parks Planning Manager
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Commissioner Baddeley shared that she participated in the World Cup Exercise
hosted by Emergency Management and had a lot of fun; she was very impressed with
the work and intentionality behind it and with all of the first responders and organizers.
Commissioner Imaoka recommended that anyone interested in emergency response
should look into Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training.
Commissioner Diaz (Jones) shared that he recently got married and has changed his
last name to Diaz. He also shared that he recently attended a Committee of the Whole
meeting regarding Legacy Square and is very excited about what's to come.
Commissioner Ahrens asked about the process for finding and signing up for audience
comment at our meetings.
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COMMITTEE CHAIR COMMENTS
Chair Cohen thanked members for being in attendance this evening and for a
productive session.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY COHEN, SECONDED BY BADDELEY TO ADJOURN THE
MEETING.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
Hearing assistance devices for use in the Council Chambers are available upon
request.
For more information please email: HLMiller@rentonwa.gov
MEMBERS
Ali Cohen, Chair Cassandra Baddeley Camila Lagow
Manami Imaoka, Vice
Chair Daniel Helmer Yanjie Lu
Jayne Ahrens Youth Member -
Gabriel Diaz Hemant Tanwar
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