HAAB Minutes 06/14/1995
Minutes
Hispanic Affairs
Advisory Board
Meeting
June 14, 1995
HISPANIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING
June 14, 1995
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S
MEETING ROOM
3RD FLOOR, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
NAPLES, FLORIDA
PRESENT:
Anna Rodriguez, Chairman
Neil Morales, HAAB Member
Yolanda Dustin, HAAB Member
Pedro C. Vazquez, HAAB Member
Frank Rodriguez, LABPA
Lorraine Carlone, CANF, Naples
Ramiro Manalich, HAAB Liaison
The meeting of the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board convened
at approximately 7:10 p.m., and there was no quorum present. Due
to the lack of a quorum, only an informal discussion was held
regarding the organization for the June 21 Forum regarding Cuban
issues. Among the materials which were distributed and discussed
at the meeting were the attached fax inviting a representative of
The Miami Herald, Mr. Tom Fiedler, political editor, to attend
the cuban Issues Forum; as well as spanish/English advertisements
for the Cuban Issues Forum; and an advertisement for the Hispanic
Hotline.
Discussion regarding the organization 6f the Cuban. Issues
Forum included the following topics. The group mentioned that
there should be a table located at the entrance to the Board room
where a sign-in sheet would be made available. Thank you letters
should be sent to those attending. Name tags are to be provided
by the First National Bank for the panel members. There should
be one podium for a moderator and one for the public. Cards for
questions will be prepared for distribution to the public to
later be read by the' moderator. Translators would be required.
There should be a break in the proceedings to allow the attendees
to write questions. It was envisioned there would be one hour of
presentations by the panel, a break and then a question and
answer session.
It was mentioned that Town Hall Meetings often use cards for
the members of the audience to note the topics on which they want
to ask questions, with the moderator then calling on the person
pursuant to the card and the topic, so the person can articulate
his or her question. It was discussed that there should be a
handout sheet available with the names of the speakers, the rules
for the questions and the question cards.
The Hispanic Board will open the meeting and the
Latin-American Business and Professional Association will close
the meeting. The Hispanic Board introduction will mention the
rules of the meetings and introduce the panel and the moderator.
It is envisioned there will be a 10-minute presentation per
panelist, with 5 minutes additional per panelist to be allocated
for discussion among the panel members regarding each panelist's
presentation. Name tags will be obtained for Latin-American
Business and Professional Association and Hispanic Board members.
All Hispanic Board and Latin-American Association members should
be present no later than 6:00 p.m. for organizational purposes.
Faxes are being sent to area media regarding the event. Neil
Morales will respond to the media on behalf of the Hispanic
Board. He will explain the purpose and goals of the Forum, but
will not enter into policy statements on behalf of the Hispanic
Board. The card to be distributed to the members of the public
will have a "future suggestions" section for the attendees to
fill out.
There shall be a memorandum prepared by the Hispanic Board to
be distributed to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the
results of the Forum.
The Hispanic Board meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
~ro Manalich
Staff Liaison to the
Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
APPROVED BY ~HISPANIC AFFAIRS
BOARD ON ,";J-nz"" ~/L 7 ,
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- Ii Rodrig ez I~
Chairman of the Board.
ADVISORY
1995.
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