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1) Approval of the History & Culture Ad Hoc Subcommittee Recommendations, With Any Adjustments 2) Discuss the Role of the History & Culture Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
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Meeting Date: April 16, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Edgar Varela/Special Events Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-5752
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (04/10/2025); (E-mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (04/10/2025)
Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (04/10/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee 1) Approve the History & Culture Ad Hoc Subcommittee Recommendations, With Any Adjustments 2) Discuss the Role of the History & Culture Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
BACKGROUND
The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) is tasked with advising the Office of Economic and Cultural Development staff with the planning of the Juneteenth Celebration for 2025. On September 18, 2024, the History & Culture Ad Hoc Subcommittee was formed to help focus on what aspect of History and Culture can be brought to the Juneteenth Celebration.
Advisory Committee Ad Hoc Subcommittees
An "ad hoc" subcommittee serves only a limited or single purpose. It is not perpetual, and it is dissolved when its specific task is completed. An Ad Hoc Subcommittee may be formed or dissolved at any Commission meeting, as long as the discussion has been placed on the Agenda in advance. Once an Ad Hoc Subcommittee has been created, updates are typically given by Members. By consensus of the Commission, a separate Agenda Item is sometimes prepared...
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