Equity Advisory Committee Meeting

NOTICE: Governor Walz has declared a peacetime emergency (Emergency Executive Order 20-01) in response to COVID-19 and the Metropolitan Council Chair has determined it is not practical or prudent to conduct an in-person meetings for reasons stated in the Governor’s Emergency Executive Order. Accordingly, advisory committee members will participate in this meeting via telephone or other electronic means and the meeting will be conducted under Minnesota Statutes section 13D.021 at the date and time stated above. We encourage you to monitor the meeting remotely. If you have comments, we encourage members of the public to email us at [email protected]. We will respond to your comments in a timely manner.

    Nelima Sitati Munene, EAC Co-chair and Council-Member Francisco Gonzalez, EAC Co-chair | Leah Goldstein Moses, EAC Committee member

Goal/Desired Outcome: Discussion Item: Committee will continue working on the sub-committee process. Goldstein Moses will update Committee on process improvement,  the recommendations process and guidance for the sub-committee structure.
  Katie Roth, Assistant Director, BRT Projects, Metro Transit | Robin Caufman, Director of Administration, Metro Transit
 
Goal/Desired Outcome: Discussion Item: Continuing collaboration with Transit unit about Engagement plans for Network Next and general Engagement Plans.
  Mitzi Kennedy, Equity Manager, Office of Equal Opportunity
 
Goal/Desired Outcome: Discussion Item: High level overview of Council Divisional Equity Goals in preparation for the 2021 EAC work plan.
  Lesley Kandaras, Chief of Staff, Metro Transit
 
Goal/Desired Outcome: Discussion with Metro Transit regarding their Equity Goals, with goal of collaboration and input from Committee.
  a.     Staff / member updates and discussion
   
 

Committee information

Equity Advisory Committee

Committee contact:

Lila Eltawely, Enterprise Equity Senior Manager
[email protected]