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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packets - April 2, 2015 AZUSA AGENDA AGENDA AZUSA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Light& Water Department 1st Floor Conference Room Thursday, April 2, 2015 729 N. Azusa Avenue 7:00 p.m. Commissioners Diana Williams, Chair Helen Jaramillo, Vice Chair Yolanda R. Pena, Treasurer Ray Ayon Pat Cordova Carmen Garcia Irlanda Hipolito Susan Kouragian LaLisa Morgan NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to in the minutes are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection at the City Library. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE TO THE FLAG INVOCATION ROLL CALL A. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Persons who wish to speak during the Public Participation portion of the Agenda, will be acknowledge by the chair. When called, each person may address any item on or off the agenda during the public participation. The commission cannot directly answer any question from the speaker. Persons/group shall be allowed to speak without interruption up to five (5) minutes maximum time, subject to compliance with applicable meeting rules. Public participation will be limited to sixty(60) minutes time. B. SCHEDULED ITEMS 1. Approval of Minutes: March 5, 2015 2. One Book One Azusa 2015 Sponsorship 3. Request for Additional Funds for Café con Leche 2015 C. REPORTS, UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Update from Treasurer, Commissioner Pena 2. Update from liaison, Martin Quiroz and intern, Carina Campos 3. Ad Hoc Committee Updates: i. Café con Leche (Commissioner Kouragian, Chair; Commissioner Jaramillo, Commissioner Hipolito, and Commissioner Morgan) ii. Human Relations Forum (Commissioner Jaramillo, Chair; Commissioner Cordova, Commissioner Garcia, and Commissioner Ayon) iii. Fundraising(Commissioner Kouragian, Chair) iv. SPIRIT(Commissioner Hipolito, Chair) v. Lead in Harmony (TBD) 1. New ad hoc committee assigned vi. Get to Know Me (Commissioner Jaramillo, Chair; Commissioner Morgan and Commissioner Williams) vii. Hands Across Azusa(Commissioner Garcia, Chair; Commissioner Ayon, Commissioner Hipolito and Commissioner Kouragian) 1. Amount spent on Hands Across Azusa 2015 4. Update on Vigil to Commemorate LGBTQI Youth Who Have Lost Their Lives 5. Open Discussion D. ADJOURNMENT 1. Adjourn In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a Human Relations Commission meeting, please contact the coordinator at (626)812-5102. Notification of three working days prior to the meeting when special services are needed will assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide access to the meeting. AZUSA TO: HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION FROM: CARINA CAMPOS, HRC GRADUATE INTERN DATE: April 2, 2015 SUBJECT: ONE BOOK ONE AZUSA 2015 SPONSORHIP RECOMMENDATION Commissioner Diana Williams recommends that the Human Relations Commission (HRC) donates $100 to the One Book One Azusa 2015 program hosted by the Azusa City Library. BACKGROUND The One Book One Azusa is a community reading program which strives to build a sense of community and promote literacy by creating a dialogue. The book for this year's program will be Enrique's Journey written by Sonia Nazario. It documents a young boy's journey from Honduras to the United States to find his mother. The novel is a Pulitzer Prize winner. The HRC was invited as a sponsor for the One Book One Azusa Program. Last year the HRC contributed $200. FISCAL IMPACT $100. AZUSA TO: HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION FROM: CARINA CAMPOS, HRC GRADUATE INTERN DATE: April 2, 2015 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CAFÉ CON LECHE 2015 RECOMMENDATION Café con Leche ad hoc committee recommends that the Human Relations Commission (HRC) provides an additional $600 to the Café con Leche budget to cover additional costs. BACKGROUND Café con Leche began as a program dedicated to young girls and their mothers with the purpose of touching their lives by inviting guest speakers to share their inspiring educational journeys. It's a program designed for students who have social, economic or cultural barriers that are preventing them from achieving a brighter future. The program is designed to inspire and encourage young girls and their parents, guardians or mentors through the participation in the program in efforts of giving them hope for a better and bigger future. Café con Leche 2015 is hosting 30 young girls and their parent, guardian or mentor to participate in the program that will include inspirational segments on education, health and well being. Café con Leche program currently has a budge of$500. FISCAL IMPACT $600. v AZUSA NOTICE OF CANCELLATION REGULAR MEETING AZUSA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the posted regular meeting of the Human Relations Commission is being CANCELLED. Said meeting was to be held in Light & Water Department, 729 N. Azusa Avenue on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. l st floor conference room.