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Advisory committee plans website overhaul, Pride tabling and possible parade participation
Summary
Committee members approved plans to expand the committee website with brief meeting recaps, a public submission form and calendar features, and discussed tabling at Pride (survey/QR codes), Recovery Palooza and parade participation including a possible float or QR-code distribution.
The Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights discussed a package of outreach enhancements aimed at raising public awareness of the committee’s work and improving opportunities for public input.
Chair Katie Bridal outlined a forward-facing website to present the committee’s mission, meeting recaps and opportunities for engagement. Staff offered to prototype backend modules and a submission form that would funnel public suggestions to the committee’s email for review. "We could even say on that, submit by the fourth Monday of the month to be shared at the monthly ACRE meetings," Bridal said as an example of a recurring workflow.
Remote member Katie Robinson suggested using a "digital footprint" approach — framing content around achievements, community contributions and goals — and offered to collect examples from other jurisdictions. Members prioritized concise, repeatable content including three-bullet meeting recaps and rotating committee responsibility for producing blurbs.
On outreach events, members described a successful Pride table from the previous year and discussed repeating the survey and QR-code approach to collect input. Ideas included distributing QR codes (and small incentives such as candy) and either tabling or participating in the Pride parade via a float or trolley. The group also discussed volunteering shifts, potential costs (a booth fee was cited at $50, waived last year for certain groups) and coordinating with downtown partners and event organizers.
Next steps: staff will prototype website modules for the committee to review in June; members will prepare topic lists and sample copy for the site and plan Pride tabling logistics and volunteer assignments.
