Community
Conversations
1 City of Corona
That the City Council provide
direction on Community
Conversations events.
The Ask…
2 Overview: Community Conversations
Options
1: Continue hosting the same events each year
2: Rotate through a list of community groups
3: Change the format and try something different
4: Host these events as needed
3 City of Corona
Background
4 City of Corona
Background
• City’s Strategic Plan, Objective 5.2.4 states: “Pursue opportunities to highlight the contributions of Latinx, Asian, Indigenous, and Black residents to Corona’s history, culture, and current community.”
• The City created events called “Community Conversations” consisting of cultural entertainment, panel discussion, and social reception
• To date, events have been held to highlight:
Black History Month Hispanic Heritage Month AAPI Month
(Asian American Pacific Islander)
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City of Corona
Successful Events
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City of Corona
Lessons Learned and Looking Forward
7 • After piloting these events for the past two years, we've found that Staff have the capacity to do two of these well each year.
• Other groups have inquired or are interested in having a Community Conversation Event
• Native American / Indigenous groups
• Veterans
• LGBTQ+
• Interfaith
• Refugees
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Options
Option A
(4 Annual Events,
4 Groups)
Option B
(2 Annual Events,
Alternating Groups)
Option C
(2 Annual Events,
Rotation of Groups)
Option D
(1 Annual Event,
All Groups)
Option E
(Events As Needed)
• Feb Black History Month
• May AAPI Heritage Month
• Sep-Oct Hispanic Heritage Month
• Nov Native American Heritage
Month
2024
Black
History
Hispanic
Heritage
2025
AAPI Heritage
Native
American
Heritage
Schedule two different
community conversation events
each year for a wider range of
groups
Host a single annual outdoor
“Community Cultural Celebration
Event” with food, dancing,
performances, from all groups
Hold events as needed to
respond to national, state or
local events requiring an
engaged in dialogue about
critical issues
Pros • Focuses on highlighting the
largest groups in Corona
• Consistent with the City’s
Strategic Plan
• Ensures an event each year for
each major group
• Focuses on highlighting the
largest groups in Corona
• Consistent with the City’s
Strategic Plan
• More sustainable, long term.
• Provides the opportunity to
recognize a broader set of
groups
• Helps keep conversations and
topics fresh
• More sustainable, long term
• Helps the community celebrate
its diversity and promote unity
• Each group receives recognition
• Showcases local minority owned
businesses to broader audience
• Single event will draw a more
participants
Proven and responsive
format for emerging
current events
Flexibility to address
unforeseen issues
Allows resources to be
dedicated to other
priorities
Prevents events from
becoming stagnant
Cons • No events for smaller groups
• Exceeds current staff capacity
• Community may lose interest if
these are held too often
• Time, effort and funding could be
put into other community
priorities or projects
• A wider range of groups will not
have conversations over time
• Time, effort, and funding put into
planning these events could be
put into other community
priorities or projects
• May be challenging to
determine which groups to
hold events
• Hosting an event for smaller
groups may not draw as many
individuals
• Question of which group gets
recognition when
• May not be conducive to deep
discussions
• No group will have their own
event
• Frequency of conversations
may decline over time
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Option B Option C Option E
Issue
Proclamations
Continue issuing recognitions and
proclamations as requested
(current practice)
Recommendations
Community Cultural
Celebration Event
Make this a signature annual community
event in Corona!
(At the new City Park!)
Two Annual Events
(Alternating)
Hold community conversation events for
Black History Month, AAPI Heritage Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month, and Native
American Heritage Month
Two Annual Events
(Rotation of groups)
Schedule community conversation events
for a wider range of groups on a rotating
basis
As Needed
Hold community conversations as
needed to respond to national, state, or
local events.
(Choose one Option)
9 City of Corona
That the City Council provide
direction on Community
Conversations events.
The Ask…
10 Thank you.