Notice of a Meeting

NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the Community Multicultural Commission (CMC) of the City of Garland will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in the Austin State Room, 1st Floor, City Hall, 200 North Fifth Street, Garland, Texas.

Agenda

1.
Call to Order

2. Consider Approval of Minutes from the September 20, 2012 Meeting

3.

Citizen Comments
    Persons wishing to address issues not on the agenda may address the CMC at this time. The
    CMC is prohibited from discussing any item not posted according to the Texas Open
    Meetings Act.

4.
Chair’s Briefing

    ·    We The People Conference Asian American Media, Community Leaders, Sponsors
         feedback
     ·    Tuesday, September 25^th Community walk with Ricardo Rocha, Council Dobson and Asian
         Media
     ·    October 2^nd dinner with DFW Asian American Citizens Council Chairman
     ·    October 3^rd Community Leaders meeting with Bill Dollar and Chief Bates
     ·    October 12^th and 13^th attended the Vietnamese Fighter Pilots Reunion
     ·    October 17^th appreciation dinner with We The People committee Chairs at Gloria’s
     ·    Invited and will be speaking at the Tarrant County Asian American Annual Award night on
        Saturday, October 27^th

5.
Staff Briefing

     ·    Upcoming City Events
     ·    Recap of We The People Conference
     ·    Police Chief Invite

6.
Compliance with Texas Open Meetings Act

     ·    Agenda

7.
Committee Reports and Discussion

     ·    Ad hoc Committee
            i.    Nominations
   ·    Multicultural Affairs
                        i.    We The People Conference Feedback

8.
CMC Member’s November Dinner

9.
CMC Meeting Dates

    ·    November 15, 2012
     ·    January 17, 2013
     ·    February 21, 2013

10.
Future Events

    ·    November 1, 2012 – COG Boards & Commissions Dinner
     ·    December 6, 2012 – Leadership Garland Prayer Breakfast
   ·    December 6, 2012 – Christmas on the Square

11.
Future Agenda Items

12.   Adjourn