From: Margaret Baker <
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 11: 45 AM
To: CityClerk < CityClerk@chulavistaca. gov>; John McCann < jmccann@chulavistaca. gov>; Jose Preciado jpreciado@chulavistaca. gov>; Andrea Cardenas < acardenas@chulavistaca. gov>; Carolina Chavez cchavez@chulavistaca. gov>; Alonso Gonzalez < agonzalez@chulavistaca. gov> Subject: Support for Agenda Item 11. 1: Ad- Hoc Subcommittee on Welcoming City Recommendation FOR INCLUSION AS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING - AGENDA ITEM 11. 1:
Dear Mayor McCann, Deputy Mayor Preciado, Councilmember Cardenas, Councilmember Chavez, and Councilmember Gonzalez,
I am writing on behalf of South Bay People Power in strong favor of the recommendation from the Ad Hoc Committee on Welcoming City to seek certification as soon as possible.
We would like to thank Deputy Mayor Preciado and Councilmember Cardenas for meeting with us and other immigrant rights advocates from various community- based organizations to present our concerns and expectations.
To recap, our community expectations include the following:
Rejoin Welcoming America Network
Commit Resources to Achieve and Maintain Certification as a Welcoming City Strengthen Policies by enacting ordinances and independent oversight Implement Programs that proactively address immigrant community needs Identify Connections and Differences between Welcoming City and JEDI Initiatives I am attaching a memo we would like to submit as Public Comment for today’ s meeting. It is based on our knowledge and experiences and outlines key elements of our rationale to support our call for Chula Vista to achieve certification status and demonstrate its commitment as a Welcoming City .
Best regards,
Margaret A. Baker, DrPH
South Bay People Power promotes social justice through nonpartisan civic engagement.
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