Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Committee

FINAL Minutes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Committee Monday June 12, 2017 7:00 p.m. City Hall, Lower Level Conference Room Members Present Absent Lilla Sutton, Co-Chair X Anita Wolley, Co-chair X Dottie Chicquelo X Britney Crawford X Dorie Arbach X Thelma Lomax, Honorary Member X Also Present Monroe Dennis, Councilmember District Two X Sharon Fletcher, Staff Liaison X Carleveva Thompson, Contract Secretary X I. Call to Order Ms. Sutton called the meeting to order at 7:37pm. II. Review, Amendment and Approval of Agenda Ms. Sutton asked the committee to amend the agenda. Ms. Chicquelo motioned to amend the agenda to move to item number IV. Second by Mr. Dennis. All members were in favor. The amended agenda was approved. III. Reading and Approval of 05/18/17 Minutes The committee reviewed the minutes from the May 18, 2017 meeting. Mr. Dennis motioned to approve the minutes as written. Second by Ms. Arbach. All members were in favor. The May minutes were approved as written. IV. Planning for 2018 event a. Select a Keynote speaker – Mr. Solomon Comissiong is available and willing to speak at the 2018 event. Ms. Sutton asked if the committee can request to review his comments before the event. Ms. Chicquelo motioned to select Mr. Comissiong as the keynote speaker for the MLK 2018 event. Second by Ms. Arbach. All members were in favor. Mr. Comissiong will be the keynote speaker for the 2018 event.  b. Select a Master of Ceremonies – Mr. Todd Ewing was suggested as a MC for the 2018 event. Ms. Arbach contacted Mr. Ewing, but has not gotten a response from him. Ms. Chicquelo recommended the committee select Sahar Mohammed Khamis as the MC if Mr. Ewing does not accept or is not available. Mr. Dennis motioned to extend the invite to Mr. Ewing as the 2018 MC and the committee will look at secondary options if Mr. Ewing is not available. Second by Ms. Chicquelo. All members were in favor. c. Review Participant Invitation and List – Ms. Fletcher will send out the participant list to the committee. Action items – Ms. Arbach to ask if the Baha’i has youth dancers and to also ask Mr. Ewing about the availability of African drummers to perform at the 2018 event. d. Venue - The Chapel invited the committee to return as a venue for the 2018 event, but the committee declined as The Clarice Smith will be the venue for 2018. V. Adjournment Ms. Sutton motioned to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Dennis moved the motion and second by Ms. Chicquelo. The meeting adjourned at 8:01pm. VI. Next Meeting Next meeting is scheduled for July 20, 2017 at 7:00pm.