Commission on Diverse Cultures Meeting Minutes Draft 111225
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D R A F T MINUTES COMMISSION ON DIVERSE CULTURES 5850 W. GLENDALE AVE. GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 NOVEMBER 12, 2025 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Present: Chrioni Turner, Commissioner Richard Henrick, Vice Chair Robert Escobedo, Commissioner Tanner Contreras-Russell, Commissioner 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 Minutes of October 8, 2025. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Vision and Mission Statement development - Continued the discussion on Vision and Mission statement development. b. Potential Name Change Discussion - Continued discussion of a potential renaming of the Commission to submit to the City Council for consideration. c. Strategic Plan discussion continued — Continued discussions on the potential development of a SWOT Analysis specific to the Commission. The commission agreed to focus on three goals over the next few years. The commission will focus on the following goals: 1. Develop, maintain, and educate on the status of the Commission, 2. Assess the community for future opportunities to engage. 3. Develop and execute, cultural inreach (internal) and outreach (community). d. *Open Law Meeting Training - Mike Hamblin, Assistant City Attorney conducted the Arizona Open Meeting Law session. 6. STAFF REPORTS a. City leadership updates on events and funding. The Staff Liaison provided suggestions for the Commission to partner with the current Glendale LiVE! Concert series events. This would include a booth/table with resources provided to the public. The City Manager’s office has agreed to cover advertising flyers with the assistance of the City’s Marketing Department. b. 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 December 10, 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 meeting minutes of _______, 2025 were submitted and approved this ___ day of ________, 2025. ____________________________________ Recording Secretary