Community Relations Commission

FINAL Wednesday, September 4th 7-8:30 pm Gamon Room I. Call to Order 7:01 pm II. Welcome III. Roll Call Tony Asta Colleen Attwell Gail Forrest Kay Frederick Marcella Incarnati Julie Kulovits Alex Mayster ABSENT Erica Nelson Katie Sivak ABSENT Larniecia Smith IV. Approval of Minutes Minutes approved for August meeting V. Citizens to be Heard Saleha Jawaid joined us and is interested in joining the commission. The current members unanimously approved her appointment and her name will be submitted to the City Council for final approval. VI. Continuing Business Finance / Social Media Reports / Other Meeting Reports Finance: NO REPORT Social Media: NO REPORT Sponsorship NO REPORT Festival of Cultures Final details for Festival were covered. ACTION: Get posters out to your assigned area as soon as possible. Make a Difference Day Susan Manning from People’s Resource Center (PRC) presented. PRC will be holding their Stuff-A- Truck event on October 26th. We will utilize the volunteer portal on GivingDupage.org to form a subcommittee to address a needs list for DuPage PADS. Volunteers will also be serving lunches at DuPage PADS and helping at their run. Good Citizens of the Year Date for 2020 event will be May 18th. Military Initiative Working with Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans on developing an informational survey to go out early October to better understand the landscape of this community and how we might best work with them. VII. New Business This was Julie Kulovits’ last meeting. Thank you for your service. VIII. Adjournment Adjourned at 8:15 pm. Finalized by Gail Forrest 100719