Committee recommends confirmation of five reappointments to Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board

The Human Services, Labor and Economic Development Committee on April 3 recommended confirmation of five reappointments to the Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board and will forward its recommendation to the full City Council on April 14.

Committee Chair Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck moved that the group of appointments be advanced as a package; the motion was seconded and the clerk called the roll. Vice Chair Joyce Foster, Council President Hollingsworth and Councilmember Saka joined Chair Rinck in a voice vote recorded as four in favor, zero opposed and zero abstentions. The clerk said the committee recommendation will be sent to the April 14 City Council meeting for final confirmation.

The appointment list read into the record included: Appointment 03457 (Juan Rodriguez, term to February 29, 2028); Appointment 03458 (reappointment of Fynnniecko Glover, term to February 28, 2029); Appointment 03459 (reappointment of Eliana Horn, term to February 28, 2029); Appointment 03460 (appointment listed in the packet, term to February 28, 2029); and Appointment 03461 (reappointment of Stephanie Lachman, term to February 28, 2029). Committee staff said the package will move forward together; the committee did not edit the individual nominations during the meeting.

Chair Rinck described the advisory board’s role as advising the city on equitable development strategies and recommended continued council and mayoral partnership with the board’s members, who the presentation said are intended to represent historically marginalized communities, immigrant communities, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities. "This advisory board is for historically marginalized community groups, immigrant communities and the LGBTQ plus communities and people with disabilities in the Seattle area," a staff presenter said during the overview.

The committee took no other formal action on these appointments during the meeting. The recommendation now goes to the full City Council on April 14 for final confirmation.