04-04-2019 Minutes CITY OF OCOEE
Minutes of the Human Relations Diversity Board
Regular Meeting Held April 4,2019
I:CALL TO ORDER
This HRDB meeting was called to order by Chair Dawkins at 7:05 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 Crown 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 (6) met.
In Attendance(7):
Chair Dawkins& Members: Crown, Foster, Maxwell, Hart, &Carr. Member Anderson-Robinson arrived 7:37 p.m.
Non-Voting Present:
Clerk Mieras, Mayor Johnson, &Support Services Director Al Butler.
Absent(2): Members: Calloway& Daily.
C. Review of Excused Absences: Member Calloway 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 March 7th meeting were reviewed. Member Carr explained former
Member Brinson had a prior engagement during the March 7th meeting,and asked for the absence to be
considered excused. Chair Dawkins consented.
Motion made by Member Crown, seconded by Member Hart, and unanimously passed to approve the March 7th
Minutes.
II:BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION
A. Comments from Citizens/Public: Director Butler explained speaker forms will be available for the HRDB
meetings, and will be required for citizens who wish to address an item during the meeting.
B. Budget Report: No report at this time.
C. Proclamation Discussion: The Board had considered amending the 1920 Proclamation due to a citizen concern
about the omission of gender and sexual orientation.The Board also previously noted that amending the 1920
Proclamation was impractical and instead considered making a new Proclamation about inclusiveness.The
Board came to the consensus that the 1920 Proclamation is all inclusive as written; the refence to "culture"
encompasses both gender and sexual orientation.
D. Other Business: Chair Dawkins& Members: Crown, Foster, & Maxwell, as Ocoee citizens, attended panels as
well as hosted a panel at the University of Florida's March 2019 "From Segregation to Black Lives Matter"
Symposium.The attendees thanked the Mayor for sponsoring the trip, and Member Crown announced that Paul
Ortiz, Director of Samuel Proctor Oral History Program,was invited as the 2020 Martin Luther King Ceremony
Keynote Speaker. Discussion ensued as the attendees shared their experiences at the symposium, and a
document was presented.
Member Carr noted the signed Minutes from February did not reflect the changes discussed by the Board.Clerk
Mieras explained a correction had been made. Member Carr asked for the signed Minutes to be sent back out to
the Board if any changes were requested in the meeting, and asked how to prevent this from happening in the
future. Clerk Mieras explained the best preventative measure will be notifying the Clerk prior to the meeting of
any mistakes in the emailed draft Minutes.
Member Crown proposed changing the meeting time to 6:15 p.m. Discussion ensued.
Motion made by Member Crown,seconded by Member Maxwell,and unanimously passed to change the HRDB
regular meeting start time to 6:15 p.m. effective as of the May 2", 2019, meeting.
Discussion ensued concerning the 1920 historical marker wording proposed at the April 2"d, 2019 City
Commission Meeting. Member Crown noted the proposed wording used both "Blacks" and "African Americans."
Member Crown was tasked with rewriting the wording and sending Director Butler her revisions.The Board
asked to see the revised version.
Member Maxwell asked about the status of the Historical Memorial Subcommittee.The Board discussed
reassigning the subcommittee's duties to the regular meeting,continuing the subcommittee, and calling weekly
or biweekly regular meetings when needed. Discussion was tabled and put on next Agenda.
Clerk Mieras reminded the Board about the April 25th Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, and that there will be no
July meeting due to the holiday on July 4th.
Mayor Johnson announced he was reappointed as the Commission Liaison to the HRDB Board.
E. Set Next Agenda: Chair Dawkins,along with input from the Board,established the below Agenda for the next
meeting,which will be held on May 2,2019.
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 April 4, 2019
II. BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION
a. Comments from Citizens/Public
b. Budget Report
c. Historical Memorial Subcommittee Future
d. Other Business
e. Set Next Agenda for June 6, 2019
III. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
IV. ADJOURNMENT
III:QUESTIONS/COMMENTS: None
IV:ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 8:18 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 own below. ny amendments to the minutes as originally prepared by the Clerk are indicated above.
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