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CONSIDER INPUT FROM THE HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION FOR RECOGNIZING CAUSES WITHOUT
ESTABLISHED COMMEMORATIVE FLAGS
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2 1. On January 17, 2023, the City Council adopted a Flag Policy, which established guidelines for commemorative flags.
2. On February 23, 2023, staff so licited input from the Human Relations Commission on a commemorative flag schedule .
3. On May 2, 2023, the City Coun cil approved the display of established commemorative flags but did not provide direction for groups or causes without an established commemorative flag.
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3 4. On June 6, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution 23996 authorizing the display of commemorative
flags:
– Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27 only)
– Black History Month (February, entire month)
– Women’s Suffrage Victory Flag (March, entire month)
– LGBTQ Pride Month (June, entire month except for June 19)
– Juneteenth (June 19 only)
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4 5. On January 16, 2024, the City Council discussed the commemorative flag schedule for the upcoming
year (two-step process):
– Step 1: Approved the following flag schedule: Holocaust Remembrance Day, Black History Month, Women’s
Suffrage Victory Flag, LGBTQ Pride Month, and Juneteenth. – Step 2: Adopted a resolution on February 27, 2024
authorizing the display of these flags.
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5 6. On February 27, 2024, the City Council approved the addition of the Disability Pride Month flag and
directed staff to return to the City Council with a
resolution authorizing the display of the Disability Pride Month Flag during the month of July.
7. On April 9, 2024, the City Council approved a
resolution authorizing the display of the Disability Pride Month flag during the month of July.
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6 8. On April 3, 2024, the Governmental Processes
Committee considered input from the Human
Relations Commission on how to recognize groups
and causes which do not have an established
commemorative flag, and to expand the list of
groups and causes for recognition. The Committee
unanimously approved moving this item forward for
City Council consideration.
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7 On January 31, 2024, staff solicited Human Relations
Commission (HRC) input for recognizing groups and
causes which do not have an established
commemorative flag:
• Dr Martin Luther King Day
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• Hispanic/Lantinx Heritage Month
• Indigenous Peoples Day
• Native American Heritage Month
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8 HRC ideas which may be implemented immediately
upon Council direction:
a. Proclamations issued during corresponding recognition month
b. Light up City Hall/Grier Pavilion in associated color as applicable during corresponding month, if possible
c. Add the groups and causes to the City’s Cultural Holidays and Celebratory Months calendar for social media
recognition.
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9 HRC ideas which require a longer implementation
timeframe:
d. Student Poster Art Contests , with winners announced and posters displayed at City Hall during the corresponding recognition month.
e. RiversideTV public service announcements, interviews and stories broadcast during the corresponding recognition
month.
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10 The HRC also recommends expanding the list of groups and causes for recognition that do not have established
commemorative flags to include:
– Human Trafficking Awareness Day (January 11)
– Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month(March)
– Lunar New Year (late January/mid February)
– Deaf Awareness Week (last week of September)
– Mental Health Awareness Month (May)
– Black Balloon Day (March 6)
– National Poverty in America Awareness Month (January)
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11 Strategic Priority 5 – High Performing Government
Goal 5.5 – Foster a culture of safety, well-being, resilience, sustainability, diversity and inclusion across the City organization
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12 That the City Council:
1. Consider the Human Relations Commission’s suggestions 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 utilizing RiversideTV programming during the corresponding recognition month; and
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13 2. Consider the Human Relations Commission’s suggestion to expand the list of groups and causes without commemorative flags for recognition, 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.
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