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Meeting Minutes - Final  
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission  
Wednesday, November 13, 2024  
5:30 PM  
Zoom. Register in advance:  
https://c3gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SUVNmF-oRYeRd  
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Special Meeting  
Call To Order/Roll Call  
1.  
Meeting called to order at 5:37pm.  
Attendees: Iona Longsoldier, Ana La Scoezec, Marco Vega, Deana Hall, Cynthia  
Montez, America Carbajal.  
Absent: Bianca Gonzalez-De La Rosa, Councilmembers Kim & Chacon  
Translator: Duane Stilwell  
Land acknowledgement  
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3.  
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5.  
Iona presented  
Public Comment  
Ice Breaker  
None  
Activity called Touch Something Blue to share space in a virtual format.  
Approval of Minutes  
Min 24-195  
Iona moved to approve the September minutes. Deana seconded the motion, which  
was approved unanimously.  
Presentation: Ongoing Projects & Process (Marisol Shaw)  
Marisol absent - skipped presentation.  
6.  
7.  
New Business  
a. Subcommittee Planning  
i. Please have your subcommittee's 2025 goals and workplan prepared for  
January's meeting.  
Subcommittee assignments for 2025 were shared (below). Staff will share group's  
emails so they can start meeting and discussing goals. Subcommittees should have  
their one sentence goal for 2025 as well as a plan for how to achieve that in January.  
-Signature Events: Iona & Deana  
-Recruitment/Engagement/Partnerships: Cynthia & Marco  
- Legislation & Education: Bianca  
- Resource Compiling & Spanish translations: Ana & America  
2 new members are expected to come in, and will fill into these subcommittees as  
well.  
Old Business  
8.  
a. 2024 Q4 Purchase Review  
Committee went through potential items that can be purchase with remaining 2024  
budget. Certain items were pushed to potentially being purchased in 2025. Iona moved  
to approve the purchase of bracelets, spinner fidgets, coloring books, chapsticks,  
business cards, a prize wheel, pull up banner, flag banner, canopy & weights. Deana  
seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously.  
b. 2024 Remaining Meeting Schedule & Agenda Setting  
Iona moved to reschedule the November 27 meeting to December 11 at 5:30pm on  
Zoom. Ana seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously. There will be no  
December 25 meeting.  
Cynthia volunteered to present at the December 11th meeting. All members can send  
agenda items to Melissa.  
c. Member Removal  
Marisol Shaw resigned from the board, effective today.  
Adjourn  
9.  
Meeting was adjourned at 6:25pm.