01-03-2019 Minutes CITY OF OCOEE
Minutes of the Human Relations Diversity Board
Regular Meeting Held January 03,2019
I:CALL TO ORDER
HRDB meeting was called to order by Chair Dawkins at 7:01 p.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 Maxwell led the Board in the Pledge of
Allegiance to the U.S.flag;followed by Chair Dawkins asking for moment of personal reflection.
B. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum: Clerk Mieras performed roll call and declared quorum (7) met.
In Attendance (10):
Chair Dawkins& Members: Calloway, Maxwell, Crown, Daily, Hart, Brinson, &Carr. Foster arrived 7:05 p.m. &
Anderson-Robinson arrived 7:30 p.m.
Non-Voting Present:
Clerk Mieras, Mayor Johnson, Officer Scott-Marsh, &Commissioner Oliver.
Absent(2):
Member(s): Hershaw& Etienne.
C. Review of Excused Absences: Member Hershaw was an excused absence.
D. Review Agenda for Tonight's Meeting: Chair Dawkins reviewed the agenda for tonight.
E. Review of Minutes: Minutes from the December 6th meeting were reviewed.
Motion made by Member Crown, seconded by Member Calloway, and unanimously passed to approve the
December 6th Minutes.
II: BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION
A. Comments from Citizens/Public: Pam Grady asked the Board if the Founder's Day event would have a name
change.Chair Dawkins asked to table that discussion at this time and stated she would look into having a
meeting specifically for the Founder's Day name discussion.
B. Budget Report: Chair Dawkins reported no change in the balance from last meeting and announced she would
follow up about new shirts and HRDB bags. Chair Dawkins wanted the new board shirts for the MLK Parade.
C. MLK Preparation Discussion: Chair Dawkins recalled the City's and the mall's MLK preparation to date.
Discussion ensued. Specifics about volunteering, guests, and important dates are listed below:
Dates:
Friday,January 11th volunteer applications for non-board members due
Friday,January 18th at 2:00 p.m. (tentatively) second mall walkthrough
Monday,January 21st 10:00 a.m. MLK Parade start time (Roads Close 9:00 a.m.)
Guests:
MLK Keynote Speaker: Commissioner Oliver
Grand Marshal:Amaya Saulsby
Singers: Charisma Tran &Sherri Gladney
Minster: Benjamin Smith
Motion made by Member Calloway, seconded by Member Crown, and unanimously passed to invite violinist,
Jasmin Rhia,to perform at the 2019 MLK Ceremony.
Volunteer Stations:
Parade Line Up (School 7:00 a.m.): Calloway, Dawkins, Foster, Ester, Hart, Carr, &Anderson-Robinson
Stage Setup (Mall 8:30 a.m.): Maxwell, Crown, Daily, & Brinson
Mall Table (During Ceremony):To Be Determined
D. Other Business:The Board realized the essay contest theme had not been finalized.
Chair Dawkins asked for a raise of hands and, by popular vote,the Board recommends "Obtaining my Dream"
for the 2019 Essay Contest Theme.
Member Maxwell asked if the City could reserve 6:00 p.m. on January 28th at the Ison Center for the symposium
attendees to meet and rehearse.
Chair Dawkins recounted a meeting with a 1920 massacre decedent.
Chair Dawkins mentioned Director Butler's email about discussing changing the Human Relations Diversity Board
to an Advisory Board. Commissioner Oliver expressed his opposition to this change. Chair Dawkins decided to
table this discussion until Director Butler could be at the meeting to discuss it.
Member Maxwell mentioned a call from Director Butler asking for the marker wording. Discussion Ensued.
E. Set Next Agenda: Chair Dawkins, along with input from the Board, set the agenda for the next meeting,which
will be held on February 7th, 2019, 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 3rd, 2019
II. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION
a. Comments From Citizens/Public
b. Budget Report
c. MLK Recap
d. Advisory Board vs Committee Discussion
e. Essay Contest
f. Other Business
g. Set Next Agenda for March 7th, 2019
III. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
IV. ADJOURNMENT
III:QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: None
IV:ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 8:32 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 amendments to the minutes as originally prepared by the Secretary are indicated
above.
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