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NOTICE AND AGENDA
* RESCHEDULED AND AMENDED*

COMMISSION ON DIVERSITY AWARENESS
WEDNESDAY
~~MAY 15, 2026~~ MAY 27, 2026

VIRTUAL TEAMS MEETING
~~COUNCIL CHAMBERS~~ COUNCIL OFFICE
211 WEST ASPEN AVENUE
~~1:30 P.M.~~ 3:30 P.M.

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The public can join the meeting to provide public comment. Please notify Georganna Staskey georganna.staskey@flagstaffaz.gov if you need any assistance joining the meeting.

Call to Order

Roll Call

NOTE: One or more Commission Members may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means.

MANNY HERNANDEZ, CHAIR
SANDRA DARLING, VICE CHAIR
CARMENLITA CHIEF

SILINA MARTINEZ
JUSTIN MALLETT
ANGELICA SANCHEZ

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.

Upcoming Opportunities and Announcements

Open Call to the Public

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 four (4) minutes.

Discussion Items

~~Presentation~~ Update from staff on renaming Columbus Avenue

Planning and Coordinating for Pride and Juneteenth 2026 events

Approval of Minutes

Minutes of the April 17, 2026 meeting.

Action Items

Discussion and possible action regarding the June and July meetings

Discussion and possible action regarding retroactively nominating Vice Chair Darling to the Multicultural County Park Sculpture Exhibition selection panel.

Reports

Updates from Working Groups

Rainbow Crosswalk Update

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Library Working Group

Updates from Council Liaison

Updates from Staff Liaison

10.

Informational To/From Commissionmembers/Staff and Future Agenda Item Requests

11.

Adjournment

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 , 2026.

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Chris Rhode, Special Programs Manager