Districting Commission

City of Everett Districting Commission Meeting Date and Time: August 19, 2019 6:00 PM District Commission Roll Call In Attendance: Simone Tarver, Chris Geray, Ethel McNeal, Benjamin Young, James Langus, John Monroe, Mary Fosse, Kari Quaas, Staff Comments Not in Attendance: City Staff in Attendance: Nichole Webber, David Hall, Deb Williams Approve minutes: no minutes to approve Item 1 – Welcome and Introductions Item 2 – Open Government compliance Commission shouldn’t communicate outside formal meetings about the districting process, and all documents received or created (by non-city staff) should be provided to Nichole Webber, Executive Assistant in the Mayor’s office for the official public record. Item 3- Voting Methods discussion. The voting method the group decided on was to raise their hands. Item 4 – Staff covered upcoming deadlines and answered questions from the commission Item 5 – Commission discussed the 9th commissioner candidates The commission discussed geographic diversity and the candidate applications submitted. Commissioners discussed their personal experiences working with some of the applicants, on their strengths and capabilities. The commission narrowed down their choices to two candidates: Julius Wilson and Glen Kadish. The commission decided to bring both candidates back to a future meeting to meet and ask questions. The meeting was tentatively set for August 26th depending on the availability of the two final candidates. Next Meetings  For the Monday 8/26/19 meeting, David will attend  For the Monday 9/30/19 meeting, David will attend  For the Monday 10/14/19 meeting, I will attend unless David directs otherwise  For the Monday 10/28/19 meeting, I will attend unless David directs otherwise  Materials brought forward: Applications provided by candidates Maps created by staff showing where current and nominated commissioners reside Letter from Everett Districts Now presented to staff. This letter was sent from the Everett Districts Now group to some of the current commissioners. This letter is included in the minutes along with the documents created by staff. Adjourned: 7:05 PM