| INDIGENOUS COMMISSION MINUTES VIRTUAL TEAMS MEETING 211 WEST ASPEN AVENUE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 05, 3024,12:00 P.M. |
1.
Call to Order
Co-chair Fawn Toya called the meeting to order at 12:06 PM.
Co-chair Fawn Toya called the meeting to order at 12:06 PM.
2.
Roll Call
Others present: Staff Liaison Rose Toehe; Chris Rhode, Presenter; Jenna Ortega, Sustainability staffmember; Marietta Rodriquez, community member.
| NOTE: One or more Commission Members may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means. |
| DIANA CUDEII, EX-OFFICIO; Excused Absence LINDA CURLEY, EX-OFFICIO; Present SEAT VACANT, EX-OFFICIO FAWN TOYA, CO-CHAIR; Present DARREN LANCE, CO-CHAIR, Present KIMBERLY HOSKIE; Present LAUREN KAIBETONEY; Present DARRELL MARKS; Present MARIAN MARSHALL; Present MARIAH ZAVALA; Present |
Others present: Staff Liaison Rose Toehe; Chris Rhode, Presenter; Jenna Ortega, Sustainability staffmember; Marietta Rodriquez, community member.
A.
Land Acknowledgment
The Flagstaff City Council 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.
3.
Public Comment
At this time, any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject within their jurisdiction that is not scheduled before the Commission on that day. Due to Open Meeting Laws, the Commission cannot discuss or act on items presented during this portion of the agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please wait for the Chair to call for Public Comment at the time the item is heard. (Maximum three minutes per individual)
None at this time.
At this time, any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject within their jurisdiction that is not scheduled before the Commission on that day. Due to Open Meeting Laws, the Commission cannot discuss or act on items presented during this portion of the agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please wait for the Chair to call for Public Comment at the time the item is heard. (Maximum three minutes per individual)
None at this time.
4.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A.
Approval of April 03, 2024 Minutes
Motion to approve Minutes as is or approve with amendments.
Commissioner Zavala made a motion to approve the Minutes as is and seconded by Commissioner Kaibetoney. The motioned passed unanimously.
Motion to approve Minutes as is or approve with amendments.
Commissioner Zavala made a motion to approve the Minutes as is and seconded by Commissioner Kaibetoney. The motioned passed unanimously.
B.
Approval of May 01, 2024 Minutes
Motion to approve Minutes as is or approve with amendments.
Commissioner Hoskie made a motion to approve the Minutes as is and seconded by Co-chair Lance. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion to approve Minutes as is or approve with amendments.
Commissioner Hoskie made a motion to approve the Minutes as is and seconded by Co-chair Lance. The motion passed unanimously.
5.
GENERAL BUSINESS (Possible Vote)
A.
Flagstaff City Logo
Flagstaff City Council gave direction to move forward with convening a work group to help oversee the creation of a new City Logo. Further details will be presented by Chris Rhode, Public Affairs, at the Indigenous Commission meeting.
Chris Rhode covered the details of the logo change and will involve invitation to members of various commissions to serve on the work group to create a new logo. He explained the need to get a member from the Indigenous Commission to provide input. He gave the estimated time involved as well as time commitment from each participant. After some discussion, the Indigenous Commission provided volunteers who will be involved. Co-chair Toya requested that the cultural practice of masculine & feminine balance be provided and have two members serve and identify an alternate. Mr. Rhode was fine with this request.
A motion was made by Commissioner Kaibetoney to have Commissioners Marks and Zavala to serve on the work group while Co-chair Toya will serve as the alternate. Commissioner Lance seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Rhode will contact the selected commissioners and provide meeting dates.
Flagstaff City Council gave direction to move forward with convening a work group to help oversee the creation of a new City Logo. Further details will be presented by Chris Rhode, Public Affairs, at the Indigenous Commission meeting.
Chris Rhode covered the details of the logo change and will involve invitation to members of various commissions to serve on the work group to create a new logo. He explained the need to get a member from the Indigenous Commission to provide input. He gave the estimated time involved as well as time commitment from each participant. After some discussion, the Indigenous Commission provided volunteers who will be involved. Co-chair Toya requested that the cultural practice of masculine & feminine balance be provided and have two members serve and identify an alternate. Mr. Rhode was fine with this request.
A motion was made by Commissioner Kaibetoney to have Commissioners Marks and Zavala to serve on the work group while Co-chair Toya will serve as the alternate. Commissioner Lance seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Rhode will contact the selected commissioners and provide meeting dates.
6.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Internal Updates for Indigenous Commission
Staff Liaison Rose Toehe, with possible assistance from Councilmember Matthews or other city staff, will provide some of the internal work progress for the update and knowledge of the Commissioners.
In the interest of time and respecting time for all attendees, a quick overview of updates were provided on the following:
Staff Liaison Rose Toehe, with possible assistance from Councilmember Matthews or other city staff, will provide some of the internal work progress for the update and knowledge of the Commissioners.
In the interest of time and respecting time for all attendees, a quick overview of updates were provided on the following:
- Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) which includes 22-23 members from the City and County. Staff liaison Toehe shared her screen that showed who seats on CJCC. There is also an Executive Committee under CJCC. There are Indigenous members on both the CJCC and Executive Committee. Under CJCC there are three sub-committees, one of which is the Indigenous Initiatives sub-committee. The Indigenous Initiatives sub-committee has a goal to Create a criminal justice system that addresses Indigenous cultural and community needs to eliminate the over-representation of Indigenous populations in the criminal justice system. This goal has several strategic steps and the Indigenous Initiatives sub-committee and its associated work groups have been addressing & planning for each strategy. A link was shared to where commissioners and community members can go to read the current Strategic Plan and the Listening Circles report. The second year of Listening Circles is in process and six places identified for these to take place: Page, Kaibeto, Moenkopi, Leupp, and two in Flagstaff. Executive Committee training with Chris Bijoux, Georgetown University, will be provided in August 2024. From there, plans to frame cultural perspective training within the framework for the CJCC group and further into the CJ system. The traditional practices work group is also looking for funding to establish a healing to wellness court. The data collections piece under Indigenous Commission is led by Dr. Travis Pinn and working with several partners in collecting and organizing.
- The City of Flagstaff Regional Plan and the County's Comprehensive Plan. Both of these plans overlap and work parrellel to each other. There is a lot of work being done both internally with staff and externally with community groups. An advisory board had been formed for the City and it's working to provide the writing and language for the plan. There is also an advisory board for the County's plan which Ms. Toehe was selected to serve on. Please look out for requests to have further input as the drafts move through stages of writing/editing. These notices will be provide on City, County websites and Facebook. Ms. Toehe tries to keep all informed by sending out public information, public participation, and any input needed for various subjects. These plans will be the guiding documents for decisions at both City and County levels for the next one-two decades.
- Please visit the Liz Archuleta Multi-Cultural Park next to the Police/Sheriff's departments. Work has been done on a rotating public art there and our staff installed some very beautiful public sculptures with Indigenous perspective and also inclusive of Hispanic and Black relatives. An awesome accomplishment. The next round of "Call for Artists" has gone out and a selection of commissioners to provide application screening will be needed again. Also please visit the airport and see the Coconino Scroll which depicts many aspect of Northern Arizona and Flagstaff specific notable places and symbols that represent the people. There was Indigenous input on this art project as well.
- With the last two city human resource directors, Staff Liaison Toehe had requested to develop and adopt an Indigenous cultural perspective training for all current and on-boarding employees. Recently, work was completed with Julie Lancaster in providing a more general and broader DEIB video which involved several people. The City will have approximately a two-year exclusive use; thereafter, the video will be opened up and can be utilized by the greater community. We hope to get this video into our required training videos within NeoGov.
- Finally, the Indigenous Community Cultural Center (ICCC) is going through a building assessment with a contracted consultant. This report will assist in crafting an RFP for the procurement process which is to occur this summer. There will be an application period. Applicants will be screened by a selection panel and the qualifying applicants will be provided to City Council. City Council will designate the community partner who will manage the ICCC.
7.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO/FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS, STAFF, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
None at this time.
None at this time.
8.
ADJOURNMENT
Co-chair Toya adjourned the meeting at 12:58 PM.
Co-chair Toya adjourned the meeting at 12:58 PM.