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NOTICE AND AGENDA
| COMMISSION ON DIVERSITY AWARENESS TUESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2021 |
VIRTUAL TEAMS MEETING 1:30 P.M. |
1.
Call to Order
2.
Roll Call
| NOTE: One or more Commission Members may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means. |
| DeAnn Wegwert, Chair Robert "Dan" Duke Claire Hardii Mandy Martinez Gebler |
Marcela Pino Jean Toner, Vice Chair Christine Tucci |
3.
Public Comment
The Commission cannot act upon items presented during the Public Participation portion of the Agenda. Individual Commission members may ask questions of the public but are prohibited by the Open Meeting Law from discussion or considering the item among themselves until the item is officially placed on the Agenda. Each public comment or presentation will be limited to five (5) minutes.
The Commission cannot act upon items presented during the Public Participation portion of the Agenda. Individual Commission members may ask questions of the public but are prohibited by the Open Meeting Law from discussion or considering the item among themselves until the item is officially placed on the Agenda. Each public comment or presentation will be limited to five (5) minutes.
4.
Approval of Minutes
A.
Consideration and Approval of Minutes: Commission on Diversity Awareness Meeting of September 21, 2021.
Approve the minutes of the Commission on Diversity Awareness Meeting of September 21, 2021.
5.
Date of Next Meeting - November 16, 2021 at 1:30pm
6.
Action Items
A.
Listen to the presentation about resilience/climate vulnerability, and then discuss any ideas for the class.
7.
Reports/Discussion Items
A.
Recommendations to Council and Current Commission Priorities
i.
Updates on Recommendations
Recommendation to the Flagstaff City Council for a city ordinance regarding equitable restroom availability - Introduction from Chris Rhode, the City's Civil Rights and LGBTQA+ Liaison, including an introduction of the Municipal Equality Index for the Human Rights Campaign. Decide if this effort meets the Commission's equitable restroom recommendation or if these efforts should remain separate.
ii.
Recommendations for Consideration
Anti Camping Ordinance - Update from the Workgroup
B.
Discussion of the Town Hall Alternate Response Model and Care Center
Discuss the Town Hall meeting from 9/24 and any recommended follow up items. The staff liaison sent out the presentation and recording of the Town Hall on 9/27.
Presentation
Recording
Presentation
Recording
C.
Workgroup Update
Land Acknowledgment and Involvement with the Renaming of the Peaks and Snowbowl expansion plans
- Discuss any updates from the Workgroup.
- Discuss the conversation with the Indigenous Commission on October 14th.
- Decide what the next steps are and what to do with the Land Acknowledgment Recommendation.that was approved during the CODA September Regular Meeting
- Recommendation for letter of support for the Land Acknowledgment proposed by the Indigenous Commission
- Proposed thank you letter to the Native American Club for their presentation
D.
Proclamations Work Group Update
- Discuss any upcoming Proclamations for the Work Group to focus on.
- Native American Heritage Month - is scheduled to be read at the November 2nd City
Council meeting.
8.
Agenda for Future Meeting(s)
i.
Future Priorities
- Criminal Justice conversation with Flagstaff Police Department
- Conversation with Downtown Business Alliance including literature to distribute
- Civil Rights
B.
Future Proclamations
Black History Month February
Mental Health Awareness Month March
Mental Health Awareness Month March
9.
Adjourment
| CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF NOTICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing notice was duly posted at Flagstaff City Hall on , at a.m./p.m. This notice has been posted on the City's website and can be downloaded at www.flagstaff.az.gov. Dated this day of , 2021. __________________________________________ Jessica Vigorito, Human Resources Analyst |