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NOTICE AND AGENDA
| COMMISSION ON DIVERSITY AWARENESS Wednesday September 21, 2022 |
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. |
| Jean Toner, Vice Chair Robert "Dan" Duke Claire Hardi Mandy Martinez Gebler |
Marcela Pino Christine Tucci DeAnn Wegwert, Chair |
3.
Mission Statement and Land Acknowledgment
MISSION STATEMENT
A commission to foster support, respect, awareness and appreciation of diversity among all citizens of Flagstaff.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Commission on Diversity Awareness humbly acknowledges the ancestral homelands of this area's Indigenous nations and original stewards. These lands, still inhabited by Native descendants, border mountains sacred to Indigenous peoples. We honor them, their legacies, their traditions, and their continued contributions. We celebrate their past, present, and future generations who will forever know this place as home.
4.
Upcoming Opportunities and Announcements
- Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation was read and accepted at the September 13th City Council meeting.
- THANK YOU Chair Wegwert for your service and commitment to the Commission on Diversity Awareness
5.
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.
6.
Consideration and Approval of Minutes: Commission on Diversity Awareness Meeting of August 17, 2022.
Approve the minutes of the Commission on Diversity Awareness Meeting of August 17, 2022.
7.
Date of Next Meeting: October 19th at 1:30pm
8.
Action Items
None
A.
Stride Forward, MetroPlan's update
Listen to the presentation from MetroPlan and provide feedback.
9.
Reports/Discussion Items
A.
Recommendations
i.
Anti-Camping workgroup update
B.
Current Commission Priorities
i.
Library in Action workgroup update
Listen to the workgroups' update and discuss the next steps.
ii.
Diversity and Flagstaff Police Department
Discuss questions for Flagstaff Police Department to answer in their October presentation.
10.
Agenda for Future Meeting(s)
A.
Proclamations
Black History Month February
B.
Renaming of the Peaks
Workgroup
Update
Pending follow up from the High School group on when to send the Commission's recommendation to Council.
C.
Equitable Restroom Recommendation
The item is currently in the Staff Future Agenda Items queue which means it is waiting for some research and staff work before it moves forward again.
D.
Municipal Equity Index
Discuss next steps for this item or wait until the next report comes out.
11.
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 , 2022. __________________________________________ Jessica Vigorito, Human Resources Analyst |