Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Committee

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Committee Tuesday, August 17, 2021 6:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting Members Present Absent Lilla Sutton, Co-chair X Anita Wolley, Co-chair X Dottie Chicquelo (joined at 6:14 p.m.) X Jordan Schakner X Dr. Samuel Ticha X Jakeya Johnson X Staff and Others Monroe Dennis, Councilmember District Two X Carleveva Thompson, Contract Secretary X Gabi Wurtzel, Event Coordinator X Ryna Quinones, Communications Manager X I. Call to Order Ms. Sutton called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. II. Review and Approval of Agenda Ms. Wolley motioned to approve the agenda as presented. Second by Dr. Ticha. All members were in favor; no opposed. III. Review of January 16, 2020 Meeting Minutes The Committee reviewed the meeting minutes from the January 16, 2020 meeting. Ms. Wolley motioned to approve the meeting minutes as presented. Second by Ms. Chicquelo. All members in favor; no opposed. IV. Welcome New Members Ms. Sutton welcomed new members Dr. Ticha and Ms. Johnson to the Committee. V. City Event Update Ms. Wurtzel provided an update that due to the increase of the COVID-19 Delta variant, City events such as College Park Day will become a virtual event as well as a drive thru event. VI. 2021 Event Review The 2021 event tribute was streamed on the City channels and there were signs placed throughout the City highlighting the 2021 event. There was also a banner placed at Duvall field. An email was sent to the list serves highlighting the 2021 event and an article was placed in the City newspaper and Municipal Scene. 1  VII. 2022 Planning Ms. Wurtzel informed the Committee this will be her last meeting and Ms. Quinones will be the assigned staff liaison. The Committee discussed planning a virtual event on Zoom and the following topics were discussed:  Event performers would be able to perform at any location with the use of a computer. Ms. Quinones will need to confirm if minors need adult permission to participate in a virtual event since it will be recorded.  The local schools usually provide artwork to be displayed during the event. The Committee discussed the schools taking pictures of the artwork and those pictures could be placed into a PowerPoint presentation to be displayed on Zoom.  With having a virtual event, there will be funding remaining since majority of the funds were used for renting a location. The Committee discussed possibly using the funds as a scholarship that can be provided to students.  The Committee decided to have the event on a weekday since it will be a virtual event. Ms. Wolley motioned for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. virtual event to be held on January 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Second by Ms. Chicquelo. All members in favor; no opposed. Dr. Ticha suggested for the MLK event to have an official website. Ms. Quinones informed the Committee that there is currently a website dedicated to the City’s MLK event. Ms. Wurtzel proposed for the Committee to provide by the next meeting at least 2 suggestions for a MC, event performers, panel members and an event theme. VIII. Other Business a. Next Meeting: The Committee would like to have the next scheduled meeting on August 31st. Ms. Wurtzel will check on the availability for an August 31st meeting. Regular Committee meetings will be scheduled on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, so the next regular scheduled meeting will be held on September 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. IX. Adjournment Ms. Chicquelo motioned to adjourn the meeting. Second by Ms. Wolley. The meeting was adjourned at 7:16 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Carleveva Thompson, contract secretary 2