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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
111 N POWELL PARKWAY
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 @ 6:30 PM
The Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Commission of the City of Anna met at 6:30 PM, on
November 2, 2021, at the Anna City Hall, Located at 111 North Powell Parkway (Hwy 5), to
consider the following items below.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum.
The meeting was called to order at 6:38. Members present included: Pete Cain, Dyanne
Lockridge, Alycia Green (Vice Chair), Sinisa Slavnic, Roxxanne Argon (Chair), Blair
Benjamin Rackham. Members absent included: Alfredo Fernandez, Elinor Williams, Gina
Maria Ottavio, Maria Ervin, Kimberly Jones.
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Invocation and Pledge led by Roxxanne Aragon.
3, Neighbor's Input.
At this time, any person may address the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Commission
regarding an item on this meeting agenda that is not scheduled for public hearing. Also, at
this time any person may address the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Commission
regarding an item that is not on this meeting agenda. Each person will be allowed up to 3
minutes to speak. No discussion or action may be taken at this meeting on items not listed
on this agenda, other than to make statements of specific information in response to a
citizen's inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to the inquiry.
4. Reports.
a. Engagement Opportunities: Central Fire Station Opening: The opening is
November 19th at 4 PM.
b. City Developments: Inclusive Playground Upgrades at Johnson Park: Earlier in the
Fall, the City reopened Johnson park with ADA accessible equipment, visual
impairment & wheelchair accessible. Roxxanne suggested writing a thank you
card; all members in favor.
c. City Developments: Addition of Bilingual and Quadrilingual Police Officers: Anna
PD hired 2 multilingual officers (English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi; Spanish &
English).
d. City Developments: Addition of Bilingual Firefighter: Anna hired the city's first
bilingual firefighter (Spanish & English).
e. City Developments: Addition of First Full -Time Female Firefighter: Anna hired the
city's first full-time female firefighter, McKenna Biedebach.
f. Update: Collin McKinney Statue and Signage: Signage will be presented to the D&I
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for review.
g. Subcommittee Reports
i.) Youth - Pete discussed success of HOPE Squad in Anna schools
ii.) Community Events - Kimberly heard from Rose that they met. Update to come
next meeting. No other subcommittee updates were provided.
5. Items For Individual Consideration.
a. Education Presentations: Roxanne summarized the education presentations, and
created a schedule of topics based upon the ideas submitted for members to
select the topic they'd like to present. Members in attendance selected topics.
b. Consider/Act/Discuss Approving Minutes from the September 7, 2021 Diversity
and Inclusion Advisory Commission Meeting, Pete Cain motioned for approval.
Dyanne Lockridge seconded. 6-0, motion passed.
6. Adjourn.
Adjourned at 7:25.
Roxxanne Aragon
D&I Commission Chair D&I Commission Secretary
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Manager's office at 972-9243325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.