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Election of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee.
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Meeting Date: July 16, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Dorian J Jackson/PRCS Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6668
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-mail) Meetings and Agendas - MLK Celebration and Juneteenth Advisory Committee (07/11/2025); (E-mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (07/11/2025)
Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (07/10/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee select the Chair and Vice Chair of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee for the 2025-2026 term.
REORGANIZATION 2025
Selection of the Chair and Vice Chair
At the first meeting at the beginning of the fiscal year, the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) is tasked to select a Chair and Vice Chair for a term from July through June. The Advisory Committee does not have a formal policy for the selection of the Chair and Vice Chair. Traditionally, the Vice Chair becomes the Chair and the Member with the most seniority becomes the Vice Chair. The selection of Chair and Vice Chair is at the discretion of the Advisory Committee Members.
Below is each Advisory Member’s seat number with their associated term:
Seat Number 1: Karena Bibbins-McKeever - First full-term expires on June 30, 2027.
Seat Number 2: Lisa Gordon Cain - First full-term expires on June 30, 2027.
Seat Number 3: Curtis Raynor - First full-term expires on June 30, 2027.
Seat Number 4: Andrew Weiss- First full-term expires on June 30, 2027.
Seat Number 5: Anasia Obioha - First full-term expires on June 30, 2029.
Seat Number 6: Christian Green - First Full-term expires on June 30, 2028.
Seat Number 7: Latoya Hearns - First Full-term expires on June 30, 2028.
Seat Number 8: Carissa Joy Smith - First full term expires on June 30, 2028.
Seat Number 9: Amber Kearney - First Full term expires June 30, 2028.
A. Nominations of the Chair and Vice Chair
In the absence of a Chairperson, the previous Chair announces that this is the time and place to receive nominations for Chair, calls for nominations, closes the nominations, and calls for the vote.
Recommended Motion: That the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee select Committee Member ___________________as Chair of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.
B. New Chair Opens Nominations for Vice Chair
The new Chair then announces that this is the time and place to receive nominations for Vice Chair, calls for nominations, closes the nominations, and calls for the vote.
Recommended Motion: That the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee select Committee Member ________________ as Vice Chair of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this discussion.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
MOTIONS
That the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission:
Elect the Chair and Vice Chair of the PRCS Commission.