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(1) Receive Report from the Transgender Day of Remembrance Ad Hoc Subcommittee for the Transgender Day of Remembrance Commemoration Event Program; (2) Discuss and Consider Approval of the Report’s Recommendations and Determine Next Steps; (3) Provide Direction to Staff if Deemed Appropriate
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Meeting Date: October 26, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Walter Castillo / Administrative Services Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5640
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas- City Council (10/21/2021); (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas- Equity & Human Relations Advisory Committee (10/21/2021); (E-Mail) All City Staff (10/21/2021)
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Assistant City Manager (10/21/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee (EHRAC) (1) receive the report from the Transgender Day of Remembrance Ad Hoc Subcommittee; (2) Discuss and consider approval of the report’s recommendations and determine next steps, and (3) provide direction to staff if deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
During the fiscal year of 2021/2022, the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee voted to hold various community events as part of their work plan. One of these events is participation in the worldwide observation of the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TGDOR) on November 20, 2021. During the August 24, 2021 regular meeting, the Committee achieved consensus to agendize an action item to receive and discuss the Transgender Day of Remembrance Ad Hoc Subcommittee’s event program and details.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TGDOR) has been observed in 185 cities, including many in the United States. The TGDOR has been observed around the world in more than twenty (20) countries, since 1999, to commemorate the assassinations of Transgender people and to tell a bit of their story. The purpose of the TGDOR commemoration is to bring to the attention of the public the discrimination and public violence still being suffered by Transgender people.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance Ad Hoc Subcommittee includes EHRAC Vice Chair Carlos Valverde, and Members Michelle Dennis and Jared Morgan.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is no fiscal impact associated with this agenda item.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Transgender Day of Remembrance Ad Hoc Subcommittee’s Event Program
MOTION
That the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee:
1. Approve the report and recommendations, from the Transgender Day of Remembrance Ad Hoc Subcommittee for the Transgender Day of Remembrance Commemoration Event Program;
2. Determine next steps;
3. Provide direction to staff if deemed appropriate.