Community Relations Commission

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISION Meeting Minutes OCTOBER 7, 2019 City Hall Members Present: Larry Moore, Cheri Floyd, Lynn Love, Diana Kinney, and Pat Gross Members Absent: Sherrie Chenault Staff Present: Julie Baird, Assistant City Manager and Joanna Oliver, Secretary Guests Present: Chief Hebbe, Nicole Brown, PIO; Vicki Campbell CALL TO ORDER Chairman Larry Moore called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. with a quorum of members present the following procedures were duly had and taken. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Pat Gross made a motion to approve the September 9, 2019 minutes. Diana Kinney seconded. Motion passed. NEW BUSINESS None UMATTR Vickie Campbell and 3 students from UMattR addressed the Commission. She explained the program which is ran under San Juan Safe Communities Initiatives. Students in their junior year are nominated and which time they fill out an application. After the screening process of all applicants, 14 students are selected. The group visits the elementary schools in San Juan County and put on assemblies. They role play regarding a host of various subjects. This year they have expanded to the Middle Schools. They perform 2 dances a year for the High Schools and try to attend various City events around the City. Vickie would like the group to be promoted more as a face in the Community. The students who participate in this program receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Commission stated that they would like to partner with the group in the future for a community event. TRANSCENDING (Mental Health Crisis) FORUM UPDATE Chief Hebbe and Nicole Brown addressed the Commission regarding the outcome of the last forum regarding Mental Health Crisis that was held in September. Mental Health is a tough topic, which gets quietly swept under the carpet as there are not a lot of vocal advocates coming out. The panel were very knowledgeable and the information that came out was very good and hopefully increased the awareness of the topic. Commissioners would have liked to seen more individuals not associated with agencies there to tell their stories. Chief Hebbe suggested the topic of the LGBTQ for the next forum in April. COMMISSION BUSINESS  Civility First Logo – Pat Gross was commended on her work with the new logo. She will now work on revamping the CRC logo.   Mayor’s Initiative Review – Julie Baird reviewed the Initiative’s with the Commission. She will bring to the next meeting the pricing, poles and locations for the banners. She stated that we could start the quarterly campaigns. Every quarter would be assigned to a Commissioner with their choice of a single trait.  Four Corners Conference – Commissions made final arrangements to man the exhibit booth on Thursday. Larry Moore and Cheri Floyd will have the morning shift while Lynn Love and Diana Kinney will do the afternoon shift.  Diana Kinney reminded everyone that the Veteran’s Stand Down is Friday, October 11, 2019. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 5:18 p.m. __________________________________ ______________________________ Larry Moore, Chairman Joanna Oliver, Secretary