Human Relations and Equity Commission

Human Relations and Equity Commission Madison Heights, Michigan May 16, 2024 A Human Relations and Equity Commission was held on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM at Library - Breckenridge Room, 240 W. 13 Mile Rd. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair Szymanski at 6:02 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT Chair Paige Szymanski Aaron Brown Nickole Fox Syed Murtaza-Rose Jessica Showers Council Representative Quinn Wright (arrived at 6:15 pm) Council Representative Alternate Emily Rohrbach (left at 7:00 pm) Motion by Rohrbach to excuse Yu, seconded by Brown. Motion passes unanimously. ABSENT Rebecca Chambliss Madison Student Delegate Colton Chambliss Also present City Manager Melissa Marsh and Staff Liaison Heather Hames. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Minutes of April 18, 2024 Motion by Rohrbach to approve the minutes of April 18, 2024, Seconded by Brown. Motion passes unanimously. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC No one present wishing to speak. 2. City Manager Presentation WORK PLAN UPDATES 3. Calendar and Social Media Plan June 2024 1  Motion by Showers to create content and social media posts for Juneteenth June 19, Pride Month in June, second Eid June 16-17 and Shavuot June 11-13. Seconded by Brown. Motion passes unanimously. Motion by Murtaza-Rose to assign the responsibility of Juneteenth to Brown, Pride to Showers, and Eid and Shavuot to Murtaza-Rose. Seconded by Brown. Motion passes unanimously. 4. Juneteenth Motion by Brown have the Human Relation and Equity Commission participate in Juneteenth with a booth, Seconded by Showers. Motion passes unanimously. 5. Novels and Neighbors Next Book Selections Motion by Showers to schedule the Novels and Neighbors book club every other month after September 2024 when the currently advertised sessions end. Seconded by Fox. Motion passes unanimously. Please submit any recommended titles to Staff Liaison Hames. 6. Car Show Update The car show is still in planning stages. Volunteers needed. Looking for a partner to oversee a kids zone for the event. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7. Zoning Topics Motion by Brown to table this topic indefinitely. Seconded by Showers. Motion passes unanimously. NEW BUSINESS 8. Nomination for Michigan Humanities Award - Outstanding Humanities Organization 9. Donation received 10. Arts and Pride Motion by Fox to co-sponsor and participate in the Arts and Pride event on June 23, 2024. Seconded by Showers. Motion passes unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m. NOTICE: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation through electronic means in this meeting should contact the City Clerk at (248) 583-0826 or by email: clerks@madison-heights.org at least two working days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations. 2