Restorative Justice Commission

Restorative Justice Commission City of College Park Thursday, June 23, 2022 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting Members Present Absent Isabella Alcaniz X Zabrina Anzyl X Karin Brown X Rev. Carrington Carter X Robert Catlin1 X Jill Clements X Andrew Fellows X Maxine Gross X Violetta Sharps Jones X A.Rashard McCreary X James McShay X Nikki Pancho X Petrella Robinson X Ian Rowe X Courtnie Thurston X Robert Thurston X Marques Washington X Jody Wildy X Wendi Williams X Patrick Wojahn, City Mayor X Staff and Others Kayla Carter, Racial Equity Officer, Staff X Liaison Teresa Way-Pezzuti, HR Director, Staff X Liaison Kenny Young, City Manager X Claudia Barragan, Consultant X Barbara Schreiber, Consultant X Leah Williams, Consultant X Carleveva Thompson, Contract Secretary X 1exited the meeting at 7:45 p.m. I. Call to Order 1  Ms. Gross called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. II. Review of May Meeting Minutes The Commission reviewed the meeting minutes of the May 26, 2022, meeting. Ms. Robinson motioned to approve the minutes as presented. Second by Ms. Williams. All members in favor; no opposed. Motion carries, 16-0-0. III. Approval of the Agenda The Commission reviewed the agenda for the meeting. Mr. Fellows motioned to approve the agenda. Second by Ms. Robinson. All members in favor; no opposed. Motion carries, 16-0-0. IV. Vice-Chair Disclosure Ms. Schreiber informed the Commission that Ms. Thurston is employed by the City and wanted the Commission to be made aware of Ms. Thurston’s employment with the City as she was not employed with the City during her appointment to the Commission. The Commission was also not aware of her employment at the time of the selection and voting for the Vice-Chair position. Ms. Schreiber asked the Commission to reflect if this information would possibly disrupt the work of the Commission or put the Commission in a position to be led by the harm doers. The Ethics Commission has ruled that it is not unethical for Ms. Thurston to remain as Vice-Chair. Ms. Thurston proposed to the Commission that she would like to remain as Vice-Chair. Using the process of holacracy, the Commission asked clarifying questions regarding her job position and duties, if she would be comfortable recusing herself if a problem arises, if she has any relationship or history with the Lakeland community, and if the Thurston family was directly impacted by the injustice that was done to the Lakeland community. Additional questions asked were regarding the role of the Vice-Chair and how would the Commission be disruptive of an organization that the Commission is operating under. The Commission was then provided the opportunity to present reactions regarding Ms. Thurston serving as the Vice-Chair. The Commission voted either objection or no objection to whether the responses and adoption of the proposal would cause harm. The Commission voted no objection (10) or objection (4). The motion carries, 10-4-0 that Ms. Thurston will remain as Vice-Chair. V. Walkthrough of RHSCR Final Report 2  Ms. Gross presented to the Commission an overview of the final report that was provided to the City Council. The final report included background on Lakeland, the Commission’s goals and purpose, scope of work, and proposed deliverables. The vision for Lakeland focuses on transportation, economic development, and housing availability. VI. Review Scope of Work Ms. Barragan and Ms. Schreiber introduced the subcommittees framework which consisted of Outreach, Documentation and Restorative Process. These subcommittees were recommended by the Restorative Justice Steering Committee. The Commission will discuss the subcommittees in more detail and select members for each subcommittee at the next meeting. VII. Next Meeting and Next Steps The next meeting is scheduled on July 28, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. VIII. Adjournment Ms. Gross adjourned the meeting at 8:32 p.m. 3