Recast Advisory Board

RECAST ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Third Floor GwMA Conference Room 6:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:03 PM, recognizing a quorum. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda was made by Martin, Seconded by Brown. Voting Yea: Brown, Sanchez, Pino, Sledge, Martin, Warnsley, Washington, Caraballo, Hudson Citizen Comments To participate in the Public Comment part of this agenda, you must register with the Advisory Board Secretary prior to the beginning of the meeting. Presentations will be limited to two (2) minutes per person and the Board will not respond to comments. Comment was offered by Ann Carol-Pence sharing about Kim's Convenience, a play being staged at the Aurora Theatre. Officer Elections Election of 2023 Board Officers The board voted to select officers for 2023. Chanda Floyd-Bryant, Hector Sanchez, and Marcus Thorne were nominated to retain the positions of Chair, Vice-chair, and Secretary, respectively. Each was retained in unanimous votes – with 9-0 vote counts for Chair (Chanda Floyd-Bryant) and Secretary (Marcus Thorne). An 8-0 vote count was recorded for Vice-chair (Hector Sanchez), with one member abstaining. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes Approve Prior Meeting Minutes Motion to approve meeting minutes from the September 28, 2022 meeting was made by Hudson, Seconded by Pino. Voting Yea: Brown, Sanchez, Pino, Sledge, Martin, Warnsley, Washington, Caraballo, Hudson Motion to approve meeting minutes from the October 26, 2022 meeting was made by Caraballo, Seconded by Brown. Voting Yea: Brown, Sanchez, Pino, Sledge, Martin, Warnsley, Washington, Caraballo, Hudson General Discussion Board Member Check-In There was a board member check-in, sharing personal updates. 2023 Meeting Calendar Approval Motion to approve the 2023 ReCAST meeting calendar was made by Martin, Seconded by Warnsley. Voting Yea: Brown, Sanchez, Pino, Sledge, Martin, Warnsley, Washington, Caraballo, Hudson ReCAST Data Presentation & Update The board was joined by Betsy Crane, Data Evaluator for ReCAST. Ms. Crane provided updates and explanation of the quarterly ReCAST data report. The new format summarizes the program activities and achievements, and where there are challenges, includes our proposed program solutions to address them. During her presentation, members expressed significant interest in the planned community-facing, implicit-bias training. Ideas were offered about who could conduct the training and ways to incentivize the training for community businesses, including providing a decal that certified businesses might display. Another suggestion included the possibility of training youth-serving adults, such as teachers, in implict-bias to inform their work with youth. A concern was raised about whether our program goal of having youth train their peers should be extended into Year 3. Sanchez suggested that an accepted model of youth mentoring includes training youth to become peer leaders and facilitators. He also suggested we consider including/consulting additional youth-serving organizations to learn form their model. Project Manager Update Program Manager, Marcus Thorne, updated the board on the ongoing ReCAST Outreach work, inclusive of both social media and in-person events. Several members questioned the absence of a Black History Month event on the City’s event calendar. Other Business There was no other business. Final Adjournment Motion to adjourn was made by Washington, Seconded by Caraballo. Voting Yea: Brown, Sanchez, Pino, Sledge, Martin, Warnsley, Washington, Caraballo, Hudson Minutes Signature ___________________ Chanda Floyd-Bryant ___________________ Marcus Thorne, Secretary