Draft Meeting Minutes Oct 2025

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2025-11-12)

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DRAFT
MINUTES
COMMISSION ON DIVERSE CULTURES
5970 W. BROWN ST.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85302
OCTOBER 8, 2025
6:00 P.M.
 
   
       
   
1.
CALL TO ORDER 
Vice Chair Richard Henrrick called the meeting to order. Former Chair Nellie Andrade
resigned from the board on August 25, 2025. Commissioner Reka Vicsacsan resigned from
the Commission on September 9, 2025. Chrioni Turner was appointed to the commission
August 27, 2025.
 
2.
ROLL CALL
Present: 
Chrioni Turner, Commissioner   
Richard Henrick, Vice Chair   
Tanner Contreras-Russell, Commissioner   
Sylvia Acosta, Commissioner   
Absent: 
Robert Escobedo, Commissioner
Also Present: Tabitha Perry, ADA Officer
LeJeune Boone, HRBP
3.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
If citizens wish to speak on a matter concerning the Commission on Diverse Cultures that is not on the printed
agenda, please complete a Citizen Comments Card and provide it to the designated staff person prior to the
beginning of the meeting.  Once your name is called by the Chairperson, please proceed to the podium and state
your name and address for the record.  Please limit your comments to a period of three minutes or less.
 
4.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
 
a.
Commission on Diverse Cultures approved the Meeting Minutes of August 13, 2025.
  
 
 
A motion was made by Commissioner Tanner Contreras-Russell, seconded by Vice Chair
Richard Henrick

AYE: Commissioner Chrioni Turner 
 
Vice Chair Richard Henrick
 
Commissioner Tanner Contreras-Russell
 
Commissioner Sylvia Acosta
Passed 
 
5.
NEW BUSINESS
 
a.
Chair and Vice Chair Recommendations for 2026. The commission selected Tanner
Contreras-Russell as the Chair and re-elected Richard Henrick, as the Vice Chair. 
 
 
A motion was made by Vice Chair Richard Henrick, seconded by Commissioner Tanner
Contreras-Russell 
 
AYE: Commissioner Chrioni Turner 
 
Vice Chair Richard Henrick
 
Commissioner Tanner Contreras-Russell
 
Commissioner Sylvia Acosta
Passed 
 
b.
Strategy and Goals
 
c.
Community Event Idea(s) 
 
6.
STAFF REPORTS
 
a.
This report allows the Staff to update the Commission. The Commission is prohibited from
discussing or acting on any of the items presented by the Staff since they are not itemized on
the Commission on Diverse Cultures agenda. 
 
7.
COMMISSION COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
 
8.
NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Commission on Diverse Cultures will be held on November
12, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., at the Glendale Adult Center, 5970 W. Brown St., Room 104, Glendale,
AZ, 85302.
 
9.
ADJOURNMENT
 
The Commission on Diverse Cultures approved the meeting minutes of _________
were submitted and approved on this ______ day of _______, 2025.
LeJeune Bonoe, HRBP
Recording Secretary