GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024, 3:30 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
CITY OF
RIVERSIDE ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
City of Arts & Innovation
PRESENT: Chair Cervantes, Vice Chair Perry, and Member Conder ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Edward Enriquez, Ruthann Salera, Donesia Gause, Carl Carey, Margery Haupt, and Ruby Castillo
ALSO PRESENT: None
Chair Cervantes convened the meeting at 3:30 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
There was no one wishing to address the committee.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
RECOGNIZE GROUPS AND CAUSES WHICH DO NOT HAVE ESTABLISHED COMMEMORATIVE
FLAGS - EXPAND LIST OF GROUPS AND CAUSES FOR RECOGNITION Following discussion, it was moved by Chair Cervantes and seconded by Vice Chair Perry to refer to City Council staff recommendation to consider the Human Relations Commission's suggestions (1) for recognizing groups and causes which do not have an established commemorative flag by issuing Proclamations, lighting up the Grier Pavilion in associated colors, adding the groups and causes to the City's Cultural Holidays and Celebratory Months calendar, holding student poster art contests, and adding Riverside TV programming during the corresponding recognition Month; and (2) to expanding the list of groups and causes for recognition which do not have commemorative flags, consisting of Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Hispanic/Lantinx Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, and Native American Heritage Month to include Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Lunar New Year, Deaf Awareness Week, Mental Health Awareness Month, Black Balloon Day, and National Poverty in America Awareness Month. The motion carried unanimously.
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GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024, 3:30 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
CITY OF
RIVERSIDE ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
City of Arts & Innovation
CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS REVIEW - PROCEDURE
FOR BRINGING MATTERS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL - AGENDA SETTING MEETING Following discussion and without formal motion, the Committee received and ordered filed Resolution No. 24076 Section IX|C) 1 - Agenda Procedures for Bringing Matters Before City Council - Persons Who May Place Matters on the Agenda; and Resolution No. 24076 Section IX(D) (4) and (5) - Agenda Procedures for Bringing Matters Before City Council - Agenda Setting Meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
There were no legislative updates given at this time.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE INCLUSIVENESS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND GOVERNMENTAL
PROCESSES COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION AS REQUESTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE There were no future items requested at this time.
The meeting adjourned at 4:09 p.m.
Respecttully submitted,
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk
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