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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - February 23, 2012 - HRC0 Minutes AZUSA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING Light & Water Department Thursday, February 23, 2012 Downstairs Conference Room 7:00 p.m. 729 N. Azusa Avenue Commissioners in Attendance Diana Williams, Chairperson LaLisa Morgan, Vice Chair Lil Sass Scott Bledsoe Lydia Estep Joanne Hinojosa Helen Jaramillo Sharron Lindsay 1. Also in attendance: Claudia Shields: HRC staff: Sandra Harden: HRC Staff, Renee Payan Wong: HRC Staff, and Chris Bright, HRC staff. 2. Councilman Hanks, Councilman Macias, Councilman Gonzalez A. Scheduled Items 1. Meeting Called to Order. 7:06pm by Mayor Pro -Tem Hanks 2. Presentation of Lead in Harmony Certificates of Appreciation jointly with Azusa City Council and the Human Relations Commission Remarks of appreciation by Diana Williams. Handing out of certificates by City Council Members: 1 Brent Anderson, Waste Management Red Dot Uniforms Civilian Association of Police Personnel Azusa Unified School District Azusa Police Department Azusa Rotary Club Mrs Carolyn Crawford Dr. Hank Bode Page 2 HRC Minutes February 23, 2012 Jerry Willison, Azusa Police VFW, Post #8070 United Employer Resources, Inc. Rev. Kristina Collins Azusa Police Managers Association Ron White, White's Funeral Home Azusa Lions Club Rev. Logan Westbrooks Azusa Chapter, Civitan International Dr. Paul Gray Barbara Dickerson Universal Metal Plating Dr Scott Bledsoe RG Business Insurance Mary McKenrick, Athens Services Antioch University Harry and Connie Heflin LaLisa Morgan Dr. Ralph Reyes Remarks by Councilman Macias, Councilman Gonzalez, and Councilman Hanks, thanking recipients for supporting LIH, and thanks to the Commission for all of their hard work. Slideshow presentation by Claudia Shields. City Council adjourned the joint meeting at 7:25pm. 3. Approval of Minutes. LaLisa motioned and Lil Sass seconded. 4. Commission Discussion of 2012 HAAZ Event Claudia shared the video that Commissioner Helen Jaramillo made of the flash mob event at HAAZ. In future the City will handle the financial transactions for the performers. On the day of the event, no payments will be made to the performers. Hopefully, we can find a way to make the presentation of the certificates a little more entertaining. Scott Bledsoe shared an article on the event in APU's campus newspaper. Helen Jaramillo suggested possibly having a DJ rather than a live band next year to appeal to a younger crowd. Encouraging people to be in the center area while the event is happening might help involving crowd more. 5. Creation of Fundraising committee a. The Commission would like to involve more community members in the committee. Also, APU has a class that has a grant writing project. DonorsChoose.org might be another funding source. Sponsoring individual kids for participation might be a good way to market some of the expenses. Meal donation from APU students out of extra meal card points is another possibility. Helen, LaLisa, Scott, and Joanne will serve on the committee. Helen will chair the committee. Staff will help in scheduling and being present at the meetings. DoodlePolls will be used to schedule meetings. LaLisa motions that Helen Jaramillo, LaLisa Morgan, Joanne Hinojosa, and Scott Bledsoe be appointed to the Fundraising Committee. Claudia will find out if the Brown Act will allow 4 Commission members at the meetings. 1 1 Page 2 HRC Minutes February 23, 2012 B. REPORTS, UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF/COMMISSION 1. Subcommittee Updates a) Lead in Harmony No report this month. b) Hands Across Azusa Report included in earlier discussion. c) Cafe on Leche Joanne and Helen met, and are beginning to plan this year's event. 2. Coordinator's Update a) The City has a new Police Chief, Sam Gonzalez. b) Claudia shared information about the City Livability Awards, from the National Conference of Mayors. Claudia will send in an application. 3. Open Discussion Staff will find out if Nancy has resigned from the Commission. She is a City Council appointee, so they will handle the replacement. LaLisa Morgan was selected by the City of Azusa to represent the City at the recognition by the Anti -Defamation League for the Azusa 13 Hate Crime Indictments. Commissioners are invited to attend the event. The current Commission roster will be emailed to the Commissioners for updating, and the forwarded to the City. Scott announced that he will be part of a Praise Team, performing next month West Covina United Methodist Church. Helen will be an MC for the Cycle Azusa event on March 17, 9-1, at Slauson Park. D. ADJOURNMENT 1. Adjourn. There is a motion to close meeting at 8:55pm. Lydia Estep motioned. LaLisa Morgan seconded.