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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 11, 2024 Page 10 Councilmember Strahan thought it was important to mention that the City’s SREAP is not just about racial equity, but talks about any marginalized community and how the City can include people. It is about the whole idea. It is about accessibility of people. Mayor Roe stated the Council appreciated the public input and explained the Council needs to provide the direction about where to go from here as a Commission. His initial thought is that certainly he would like to see an opportunity for the members of the Commission to think about what has been said at the meeting tonight, all the different thoughts about what the Commission can do, and what the structure could be. He appreciates the feedback in terms of that as well. He suggested this item be on the agenda for the next HRIEC meeting to have that conversation about what has been talked about at this meeting and provide reflection and feedback to the Council for subsequent discussion. Mayor Roe indicated speaking for himself, he does try to follow all of the minutes of the meetings and to watch the videos as well. Councilmember Groff asked how the Council feels about attending HRIEC meetings. Mayor Roe thought if there are three or more Councilmembers at the meeting, there needs to be separation without any conversations. He did not know if that was prohibited or not, but the meeting could be posted as well. He explained he does not try to influence meetings he attends and is very conscious of that. Councilmember Strahan indicated she has encountered that as well and has absented herself from being at the meetings so that her presence does not impact on the meeting. She noted the Council is following and knows what is going on in the Commissions but certainly could know more. Councilmember Etten agreed with Mayor Roe that where the Commission goes after April is an important topic. He indicated this would not be a long-term plan, but he wondered where the Council was at for its own next steps. Councilmember Strahan felt like the Council has been asked if it is encouraging this group to continue meeting as an entity since as of April 1, the Commission is no longer in the City Code as one of its groups. Mayor Roe indicated the Commission is still in the City Code and that has not changed. Councilmember Strahan asked if the Commission continues with five members going forward while the Council continues to assess. Councilmember Etten thought that was correct. Mayor Roe concurred and hoped that all of the work done on the workplan so far does not go away. Hopefully, there is a way to not get active in doing a lot of it, necessarily, just if there is a sense that may or may not match with where things have been going in this conversation. Qbhf!93!pg!354