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MINUTES
The Community Multicultural Commission of the City of Garland convened in regular session at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in the Work Session Room, 200 North Fifth Street, Garland, Texas, with the following members:
Present:
Jennifer Nguyen, Board Member
Bashir Ashimi, Board Member
Merrill Balanciere, Board Member
Justina James, Board Member
CorSharra Prenell, Board Member
Mindy Le, Commission Member
Liz Harling, Commission Member
Kymberlaine Banks, Board Member
Absent:
Charles Pickitt, Board Member
Elvia Flores, Commission Member
Isaac Abu, Board Member
Staff Present:
Eloyce René Dowl, Recording Secretary
Attendees:
Dee , Citizen Comments
The Honorable Annie Dickson, Citizen Comments
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of the minutes of the February 16 meeting.
Justina James provided corrections for the spelling of her name and edits for Items b, c and d.
The motion to approve with corrections was made by Jennifer Nguyen, seconded by Justina James. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Dee NgocDung Doai
, Vietnamese American Center of Greater Dallas, expressed an interest in partnering with the Commission. The Honorable Annie Dickson spoke to the Commission about its history Commission and encouraged them to continue being more visible in the community.
2.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
a.
FILM PROJECT UPDATE (Mindy Le)
Discussion on how and when the video will be shared.
The Commission discussed the need to add a "call to action" to the video clip, sharing the finished product on social media and determining a reveal date. Justina James suggested recording the words in different languages.
b.
ANNUAL CMC RETREAT (Chair Banks)
The Commission will discuss its mission and goals for the remainder of 2023, to include setting a date to meet with Mayor LeMay and City Manager Rex.
There was consensus to schedule this meeting on June 22. Chair Banks will confirm attendance for the Mayor and Mr. Rex.
c.
20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (Chair Banks)
The Commission will discuss planning this event to coincide with an upcoming City event.
Justina James, Jennifer Nguyen and Chair Banks will serve as a subcommittee to work with City staff to plan this event.
3.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Jennifer Nguyen announced the following:
Saturday, May 20, Asian American Festival
Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9, DFW Soccer Tournament
Saturday, July 15 First Responder Soccer Tournament
The Art of Party benefiting Garland Cultural Arts Commission
Friday, April 21st
Granville Arts Center
City General Election May 6 (Mayoral and District 3 elections)
Cinco de Mayo
Lakewood Brewery
Sunday, May 7 from 2-9:30 p.m.
Juneteenth
Saturday, June 17th, 5-8 p.m.
UNIDOS
: May 9, August 8 and November 14 at 7 p.m., Ashlock Room, Garland Police Department, 1891 Forest Lane
NAACP
: Last Tuesday of each month
Safety Fest
Saturday, October 14, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
4.
NEW BUSINESS
5.
ADJOURN
CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS
/s/ Kymberlaine Banks, Chair
/s/ Eloyce René Dowl, Recording Secretary
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