Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Committee

Approved: 111617 FINAL Minutes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Committee Thursday October 19, 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 Jordan Schakner 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 7:12 pm. II. Welcome New Committee Member – Jordan Schakner Ms. Sutton welcomed Mr. Schakner to the committee and each committee member introduced themselves and gave background on why they joined the Dr. Martin Luther King committee. III. Review, Amendment and Approval of Agenda The committee reviewed the agenda and Ms. Chicquelo made a motion to approve the agenda as written. Second by Mr. Schakner. All members were in favor and the agenda was approved. IV. Reading and Approval of Minutes  The minutes from the June 12, 2017 and July 20, 2017 meetings were reviewed by the committee. Ms. Chicquelo made a motion to approve the meeting minutes for June and July as written. Second by Mr. Schakner. All members were in favor and the June and July minutes were approved as written. V. Planning for 2018 event a. Keynote Speaker - Mr. Solomon Comissiong has agreed to serve as the keynote speaker for the 2018 event. b. Videographer Approval – The committee has approved to use Mr. Jimi Lyons as the videographer for the 2018 event. c. Master of Ceremonies – Invites have been extended to Ms. Homer and Mr. Ewing. The committee will wait to hear back from Mr. Ewing and if he is not available, the invitation will be extended to Dr. Khamis. If. Dr. Khamis is not available, then Ms. Fletcher will extend the invitation to another candidate suggested by Ms. Chicquelo. d. Responses pending for invocation and benediction – Ms. Fletcher has not received any responses. e. Selection of program photo – The committee has selected a photo for the program cover. VI. Adjournment Ms. Chiquelo made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Second by Mr. Schakner. The meeting adjourned at 7:55pm. VII. Next Meeting The next meeting is scheduled for November 16, 2017 at 7:00pm.