CommUNITY Alliance

STERLING HEIGHTS CommUNITY Alliance Minutes of Wednesday, Nov. 17 , 2021 Meeting Location: Sterling Heights City Hall Conference Room 020 Members Present: Stacy Bahri, Tim Doppel, Ricardo Harris, Sara Itoh, Rich Rubba Members Absent: Lea Mitchell, Nakia Powell-Thomas Representing the City: Melanie Davis Meeting called to order at 6 :02 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES : Motion to approve the meeting minutes of the Oct. 20, 2021 CommUNITY Alliance made by R. Rubba; Seconded by: T. Doppel and voted all in favor. AGENDA ITEMS: A. Communication from Citizens – there was no communication from citizens at this time. B. Reviewed DRAFT of strategic plan :  M. Davis walked the group through a draft of the strategic plan which included some initial research, problem statement, a goal, measurable objectives for each of the three buckets identified by the group (education, inclusion and leadership), strategies and tactics.  The group asked for various changes to be made as they walked through the document. M. Davis said she would incorporate those changes and then email all group members the revised document, along with the document previously created by T. Doppel, so they could digest the information and request additional changes or make further suggestions prior to the December meeting. OLD BUSINESS:  R. Harris provided a brief update on the incident at his daughter’s school. He had emailed the superintendent who connected him with the district’s crisis management personnel. He asked for the school’s social media policy, but he still has not received any information on how the  situation was handled or what the policy is. The group provided feedback on additional steps he might take to address his concern. NEW BUSINESS :  M. Davis noted that the City’s strategic planning meeting is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2022 and the CommUNITY Alliance has been asked to prepare an annual presentation for city council (per ordinance) on their activities. M. Davis asked that the group work to finalize their strategic plan by the Dec. 15 meeting so that Community Relations could help prepare a slide presentation by the Jan. 25 meeting and go over the slides with whomever the presenter(s) will be. ADJOURNMENT : The meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m. on a motion from T. Doppel, seconded by S. Itoh and voted all in favor.