HAAB Minutes 04/23/1992 R
Minutes
Hispanic Affairs
Advisory Board
Meeting
April 23, 1992
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MEMORANDUM
DATE:
May 13, 1992
TO:
Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
FROM:
Ramiro Mafialich, Assistant County Attorney
RE:
Minutes of Meeting of April 23, 1992
Enclosed please find the Minutes of the Meeting of April 23, 1992
for your review prior to discussion and/or approval at the
May 27 meeting. Please be advised that I have added corrections
to the minutes in the following respects:
1. Under the "Staff Report" section I have clarified the
opinion of the County Attorney regarding the
Rodriguez/Valdes documents. I have also clarified the
following paragraph regarding Mr. Garcia's motion and
subcommittees and the Government in the Sunshine Law.
2. Under the "Public Speaker and Comment" section I have
clarified my comments regarding the Board listening to
individual cases.
3. Typographical corrections have been made such as spelling
of names and referring to Mr. Galvan as Acting Chairman.
4. I have noted that Mr. Lucio was also absent from the last
meeting.
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COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HISPANIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
Minutes of Meeting
April 23, 1992
6:30 p.m.
Members Present
Nelson A. Munoz
Gloria E. Dominguez
Bernardo Garcia
Eduardo Galvan
Melinda Paniagua Riddle
Members Absent
Antonio Perez-Benitoa
Jorge Perez Avila
Jaime Gutierrez
Zac Lucio
Staff Present
Ramiro Manalich
Staff Liason to Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
The meeting of the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board was held at
6:45 p.m. on April 23, 1992 in the east half of the board room,
third floor, Building F, Collier County Government Center.
Mr. Edwardo Galvan, Acting Chairman of the Hispanic Affairs
Advisory aoard called the meeting to order. He welcomed all
present and reported the resignation of H.A.A.B. Chairperson, Mr.
Zac Lucio.
A motion was made to have Mr. Galvan act as Chairman for the next
two meetings. It seconded and passed unanimously.
Mr. Mafialich informed the board members that Mr. Avila has been
e~cused from attending this meeting. Mr. Garcia made a motion to
request a written report of Mr. Avila's absence from the Fire
Department. It was seconded and passed unanimously.
Ms. Paniagua made a motion to accept the minutes at the next
meeting it seconded and passed unanimously.
Chairman Report
The chairperson had no report to submit at this meeting.
Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
Minutes of April 23, 1992 Meeting
Page 2
staff Report
Mr. Manalich informed the board of chairperson, Mr. Zac Lucio's
resignation and circulated copies of resignation letter to all
members present.
He also recommended to have the election of a chairperson and
vice-chairperson at our next scheduled meeting. Mr. Mafialich
informed the board members that it was the opinion of the County
Attorney that the ROdriguez/Valdes documents are public records and
cannot be removed from the file and returned to the parties.
Mr. Garcia made a motion to have the board pass no judgment on the
validity of the documents, not to accept the records and to
consider it as not pertinent to official matters of the Board. It
was seconded and passed unanimously. Mr. Mafialich spoke about the
budget calendar on equal opportunity. Mr. Manalich informed the
Board about the need for basic advertisement and the meetings of
subcommittees to avoid violation of the Sunshine Law. He also
offered to be of assistance to the subcommittees.
Subcommittee Report
Ms. Melinda P. Riddle and Mr. Bernardo Garcia presented a written
report on the creation of an equal opportunity division (see
attached copy).
Mr. Galvan made a motion to accept the recommendations as
presented. It was seconded and passed unanimously.
Mr. Garcia made a motion to recommend that Ms. Paniagua be the
person tovork with the B.A.A.B and other request Mr. Garcia and
Mr. Munoz will assist. The B.A.A.B meeting is scheduled for
May 13, 1992 at 6:30 p.m. in the east half of the board room, third
floor, Building F, Collier County Government Center.
It was agreed by the H.A.A.B members that Mr. Galvan will write a
letter of support to B.A.A.B on behalf of the board and will affix
his signature to the proposal.
Old Business
Mr. Garcia congratulated Mr. Gutierrez regarding the field
inspection report on Ms. Lozano's residence. Mr. Perez-Benitoa
report will be covered at the next schedule meeting.
New Business
Mr. Garcia was of the opinion that the derogatory articles on
Hispanics published by the Naples Dailv News should be addressed.
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Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
Minutes of April 23, 1992 Meeting
Page 3
Mr. Mufioz made a motion to have Mr. Garcia contact the editors of
The Naples Dailv News on behalf of the H.A.A.B and to invite them
to attend our meeting. It seconded and passed unanimously.
Mr. Munoz made a motion to limit public speakers to five minutes
per topic it seconded and passed unanimously.
Public Speaker and Comments
Mr. victor Valdes, editor of Las Naciones Newspaper introduced Mr.
Moises Gomez and Mr. Bruno Gomez. He stated that both brothers
have been brutally abused by The Collier County Sheriff's
Department. Mr. Moises Gomez has a fractured hand and his brother
is severely bruised.
Mr. Garcia suggested that we invite Sheriff Hunter to attend our
next scheduled meeting, and ask the Gomez brothers to be present at
the meeting. Mr. Manalich reminded the H.A.A.B of the ordinance
under which this board was created. We cannot operate where there
is a conflict of interest, a County personnel grievance matter or
matters outside of the jurisdiction of the Board of County
commissioners. with those caveats, we can listen to individual
cases. However, Mr. Manalich will consult with Mr. cuyler.
Mr. Garcia stated that we can present to the Sheriff the perception
of The Hispanic Community toward his Department. Mr. Jose Gomez
agreed with Mr. Garcia's comments and stated that it is imperative
to know what kind of complaints can be brought before-the H.A.A.B.
He added that a civilian review complaint board is necessary in
Collier county. Mr. Garcia made a motion to invite Sheriff Hunter
to be our guest speaker at our next scheduled meeting. It was
seconded and passed unanimously.
Next Meetinq
The next meeting of the H.A.A.B. is scheduled for May 27, at
7:00 p.m. in Immokalee. The place of meeting will be announced
in writing to all members.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Gloria Dominguez, Secretary
Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
Approved by the Board on
, 1992
Eduardo Galvan, Acting Chairman
Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
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