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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-04-2018 Minutes CITY OF OCOEE Minutes of the Human Relations Diversity Board Regular Meeting Held January 04,2018 I:CALL TO ORDER HRDB meeting was called to order by Chair Crown at 7:05p.m. in Room 109 of Ocoee City Hall located at 150 North Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, Florida. A. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Personal Reflection: Member Calloway led the board in the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S.flag;followed by Chair Crown asking for moment of personal reflection. B. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum: Secretary Mieras performed roll call and declared quorum (7) met. In Attendance (9): Chair Crown,Vice Chair Brown, & Members: Maxwell, Hershaw, Daily, Foster, Hart,Anderson-Robinson,& Calloway. Non-Voting Present: Secretary Mieras,Commissioner Keller, Professor Rachael Allan from Orange County EJI Task Force, &Officer Scott-Marsh of Ocoee Police Department. Absent(3): Members Osbourne,Vines, &Dawkins. C. Review of Excused Absences: Members Osbourne,Vines, & Dawkins are excused absences. D. Review Agenda for Tonight's Meeting: Chair Crown reviewed the agenda for tonight. E. Review of Minutes: Minutes from the December 7th meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Member Calloway, seconded by Member Hershaw, and unanimously passed to approve the minutes with the written in changes. II:BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION A. Comments from Citizens/Public: None B. Budget Report: Ex-Officio Member Wright will report the budget at the next meeting. C. MLK Parade Logistics: Discussion ensued between the board members and Officer Scott-Marsh about planning for the MLK parade.Staging planned for 7am, parade kickoff at 10am,and the ceremony inside the mall will start at 11am. Motion made by Member Calloway,seconded by Member Brown, and unanimously passed to authorize expenditures not to exceed $500.00 for MLK Parade Ceremony backdrop. Each board, commission, or agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof shall include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if notice of the meeting or hearing in required, of such board, commission, or agency, conspicuously on such notice, the advice that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The requirements of this section do not apply to the notice provided in s. 200.065(3). ALSO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 286.26: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE,OCOEE,FL 34761,(407)905-3105,48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. MORE THAN ONE COMMISSIONER MAY PARTICIPATE OR HEAR DISCUSSIONS REGARDING A MATTER WHICH WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION. D. Marker Project: Member Maxwell shared Mayor Johnson's concerns about the number of deaths reported in the cur ent markermor�lingfrprrmppa�`mee //g with Memb n[fjM�/axwel playor_Joh soon & of ssAr Rachael Allan -��"� E T 1 _c . 111 IYI ST7 c3� v a o?ier met( / ct1 r-4 e' from uw1,. • e ayor n av ano er meetln scheduled uled w e e the-board recommends the marker wording to be "an undetermined number of deaths." Commissioner Keller asked for more on how the City of Ocoee has improved and become a diverse community. E. Other Business: None. F. Set Next Agenda: Chair Crown,along with input from the board,set the agenda for the next meeting,which will be held on February 1st, 2018,said Agenda was established as listed below: I. CALL TO ORDER A. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Personal Reflection B. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum C. Review of Excused Absence(s) D. Review Agenda for Tonight's Meeting E. Review of Minutes from January 4th, 2018 II. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION A. Comments From Citizens/Public B. Budget Report C. MLK Parade Review D. Marker Project E. Other Business F. Set Next Agenda for March 1st, 2018 III. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS IV. ADJOURNMENT III:QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: IV:ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. AUTHENTICATION: These are the official minutes of the Ocoee Human Relations Diversity Board, as accepted by the Board at a meeting held on the date shown below. Any amen.ii-nts to the minutes as originally prepared by the Secretary are indicated above. 4000pr 7/5.— /V Presiding Officer Date Each board, commission,or agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof shall include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if notice of the meeting or hearing in required, of such board, commission, or agency, conspicuously on such notice, the advice that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The requirements of this section do not apply to the notice provided in s. 200.065(3). ALSO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 286.26: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK,150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE,OCOEE,FL 34761,(407)905-3105,48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. MORE THAN ONE COMMISSIONER MAY PARTICIPATE OR HEAR DISCUSSIONS REGARDING A MATTER WHICH WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION.