Agenda

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NOTICE AND AGENDA

COMMISSION ON DIVERSITY AWARENESS
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 19, 2021

VIRTUAL TEAMS MEETING
1:30 P.M.

Call to Order

Roll Call

NOTE: One or more Commission Members may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means.

DeAnn Wegwert, Chair
Robert "Dan" Duke
Claire Hardii
Mandy Martinez Gebler

Marcela Pino
Jean Toner, Vice Chair
Christine Tucci

Public Comment

The Commission cannot act upon items presented during the Public Participation portion of the Agenda. Individual Commission members may ask questions of the public but are prohibited by the Open Meeting Law from discussion or considering the item among themselves until the item is officially placed on the Agenda. Each public comment or presentation will be limited to five (5) minutes.

Approval of Minutes

Consideration and Approval of Minutes: Commission on Diversity Awareness Meeting of September 21, 2021.

Approve the minutes of the Commission on Diversity Awareness Meeting of September 21, 2021.

Date of Next Meeting - November 16, 2021 at 1:30pm

Action Items

NAU Climate Science and Solutions Presentation

Listen to the presentation about resilience/climate vulnerability, and then discuss any ideas for the class.

Reports/Discussion Items

Recommendations to Council and Current Commission Priorities

Updates on Recommendations

Recommendation to the Flagstaff City Council for a city ordinance regarding equitable restroom availability - Introduction from Chris Rhode, the City’s Civil Rights and LGBTQA+ Liaison, including an introduction of the Municipal Equality Index for the Human Rights Campaign. Decide if this effort meets the Commission's equitable restroom recommendation or if these efforts should remain separate.

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Recommendations for Consideration

Anti Camping Ordinance - Update from the Workgroup

Discussion of the Town Hall Alternate Response Model and Care Center

Discuss the Town Hall meeting from 9/24 and any recommended follow up items. The staff liaison sent out the presentation and recording of the Town Hall on 9/27.
Presentation
Recording

Workgroup Update

Land Acknowledgment and Involvement with the Renaming of the Peaks and Snowbowl expansion plans

Discuss any updates from the Workgroup.
Discuss the conversation with the Indigenous Commission on October 14th.
Decide what the next steps are and what to do with the Land Acknowledgment Recommendation.that was approved during the CODA September Regular Meeting
Recommendation for letter of support for the Land Acknowledgment proposed by the Indigenous Commission
Proposed thank you letter to the Native American Club for their presentation

Proclamations Work Group Update

Discuss any upcoming Proclamations for the Work Group to focus on.
Native American Heritage Month - is scheduled to be read at the November 2nd City
Council meeting.

Agenda for Future Meeting(s)

Future Priorities

Criminal Justice conversation with Flagstaff Police Department
Conversation with Downtown Business Alliance including literature to distribute
Civil Rights

Future Proclamations

Black History Month February
Mental Health Awareness Month March

Adjourment

CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF NOTICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing notice was duly posted at Flagstaff City Hall on , at a.m./p.m. This notice has been posted on the City's website and can be downloaded at www.flagstaff.az.gov.

Dated this day of , 2021.

__________________________________________
Jessica Vigorito, Human Resources Analyst


Commission on Diversity Awareness		7.A.i.

DATE:	10/19/2021
SUBJECT:	Updates on Recommendations

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation to the Flagstaff City Council for a city ordinance regarding equitable restroom availability - Introduction from Chris Rhode, the City’s Civil Rights and LGBTQA+ Liaison, including an introduction of the Municipal Equality Index for the Human Rights Campaign. Decide if this effort meets the Commission's equitable restroom recommendation or if these efforts should remain separate.
Executive Summary:
Commission recommendations are important to the City Council and they are taken under consideration for possible action. The City Council has several options and may: • Accept the recommendation and give further direction. • Change the provisions of a recommendation before giving further direction. • Send a matter back for further consideration. • Not accept the recommendation.
Previous Council Decision on This:
FAIR item for September 7th Council meeting

Attachments
Equitable Restroom Recommendation


Commission on Diversity Awareness		7.C.

DATE:	10/19/2021
SUBJECT:	Workgroup Update Land Acknowledgment and Involvement with the Renaming of the Peaks and Snowbowl expansion plans

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Discuss any updates from the Workgroup. Discuss the conversation with the Indigenous Commission on October 14th. Decide what the next steps are and what to do with the Land Acknowledgment Recommendation.that was approved during the CODA September Regular Meeting Recommendation for letter of support for the Land Acknowledgment proposed by the Indigenous Commission Proposed thank you letter to the Native American Club for their presentation
Executive Summary:
Informal Working Groups Informal working groups may be created to research, gather information, and provide recommendations back to the commission on various matters. No official appointments are made to a working group by the commission. Working groups may consist of members of the public and/or less than a quorum of commission members. Unlike subcommittees, working groups are not required to have formal agendas or minutes. All information and recommendations from the work group must be provided and presented to the commission in an open meeting for public discussion. Informal working groups do not have any powers, duties, or responsibilities of the parent commission. No actions, statements, or recommendations can be made or provided by the working group on behalf of the commission

Attachments
Dr. Silver Report
Presentation from students
Land Acknowledgment Recommendation