Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Committee

Minutes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Committee Thursday, June 20, 2019 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 Jordan Schakner X Thelma Lomax, Honorary Member X Sue Rishworth, Honorary Member X Staff and Others 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 7:10 p.m. II. Review and Approval of Agenda The Committee reviewed the meeting agenda. Ms. Wolley motioned to approve the agenda as presented. Second by Ms. Chicquelo. All members were in favor; none opposed. III. Reading and Approval of 05/16/19 Meeting Minutes The Committee reviewed the meeting minutes from the May 16, 2019 meeting. Ms. Wolley made a motion to approve the May 16, 2019 meeting minutes with correction. Second by Ms. Chicquelo. All members were in favor; none opposed. IV. 2020 event a. Venue The Dance Theatre is confirmed for Saturday January 11, 2020. There is no entry to the theatre during performances and there will be escorts available to help with seating. b. Responses Rabbi Alexander from the Adas Israel Congregation is not able to participate in the event due to Sabbath. Ms. Fletcher is waiting on a response from the Café Steel Orchestra to see if they are still available since the event date changed to January 11th. Jay Winter 1  Nightwolf is not available to participate in the event. Gregory Woods has played drums in prior events and is available to participate in the 2020 event. No responses were received from the television advertisement regarding feedback on the event and becoming a Committee member. c. Other recommendations Ms. Sutton will schedule a meeting with Congressman Thompson. Ms. Chicquelo will reach out to another Rabbi she has contact with. Ms. Chicquelo asked if seniors from other locations can be invited to the event. Ms. Sutton asked the Committee if they can ask young family members to help with posting the event on social media to increase awareness of the 2020 event. It was suggested to post awareness of the event on Nextdoor. d. Theme Ms, Chicquelo motioned that the theme for the 2020 MLK event is “Is His Dream, Your Dream To?” Second by Mr. Schakner. All members in favor; none opposed. e. Questions for the panel Ms. Sutton asked the Committee to think of questions for the panel to answer. One suggested question is: What does Dr. King’s dream mean to you? f. Facilitator Ms. Sutton is still waiting for responses from publicists for Reese Waters, Donnie Simpson, and Tony Perkins. g. Panel diversity The Committee discussed having 5 panelist of various ethnicities. Ms. Chicquelo made a motion to select 4-5 panelists contingent on participants that respond to the Committee’s request. Second by Mr. Schakner. All members in favor; none opposed. h. Program Timing The 2019 event was 1.5 hours and the 2020 event should have the same timing. i. Video of King Holiday The Committee watched the video of King Holiday and discussed possibly playing the song during the 2020 event. j. Refreshments There is approximately $1,000 available to purchase refreshments for the 2020 event. 2 V. Adjournment Ms. Sutton adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m. VI. Next Meeting The next meeting is scheduled for September 19, 2019 at the College Park Community Center. 3