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Economic Development Committee recommends reappointments to Tacoma Creates Advisory Board; District 5 seat remains vacant
Summary
The Tacoma Economic Development Committee on July 22 recommended reappointing Faith Brown and Katie Matron to three-year terms on the Tacoma Creates Advisory Board, noted a vacancy for the District 5 seat, and confirmed a youth member selected by the mayor's youth commission.
The Tacoma Economic Development Committee on July 22 recommended reappointing Faith Brown and Katie Matron to three-year terms on the Tacoma Creates Advisory Board and noted that the District 5 seat remains vacant.
City Clerk Nicole Emery told the committee staff received two qualified applications for the District 5 position but that neither applicant wished to pursue the interview process. "Staff recommends the committee consider the reappointment of Faith and Katie to the board based on their prior TCAB experience and updated applications," Emery said. She also said Rowan Higley was selected by the mayor's youth commission as the board's youth member and that Lisa Jarrett, the board's staff liaison, is available to answer questions.
The committee moved and approved a recommendation to reappoint Faith Brown to the professional communications position on the Tacoma Creates Advisory Board for a three-year term effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028. The committee also moved and approved a recommendation to reappoint Katie Matron to the professional culture position for the same term dates. The motions were declared adopted by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Committee members discussed recruiting for the vacant District 5 seat. Council member Bushnell said the committee should include Council member Diaz and others in marketing efforts to generate a robust applicant list for District 5. No formal direction or deadline for outreach was recorded in the transcript.
The committee did not take further formal action on filling the District 5 vacancy during the July 22 meeting. Staff indicated the reappointments and the youth-member nomination would be forwarded with the enabling legislation for final processing.
The meeting record shows the actions were recommendations from the committee; final appointment actions typically proceed through the city’s legislative process as stated by staff.
