BAAB Minutes 10/22/2012 •
MINUTES OF THE BLACK AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING
October 22, 2012 D M
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
BCC Board Room
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor,Naples, FL 34112
Members Present:
LaVerne Franklin
Vaughn Young
Jennifer Williams
Debra Johnson Hubbard
Members Absent:
Alvan St. Aubyn Coke, Sr. Fiala ✓ ,
Frank Cummings—Excused Her
Akita Cannon- Excused i lenning
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Robert Williams Ckilct • •
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Staff Present:
Rhonda Cummings, Staff Liaison
Public
Ancelot Similien
Tra'V aughn Young
Moliere Gemel
Octavius Amon
I. Call to Order/Roll Call.
Jennifer Williams called the meeting to order at approximately 6:19 p.m. A quorum was present.
II. Open to the Public for Items Not on the Agenda
Ancelot Similien—Public speaker, talked about the Hatitian Development Center for Education.
III. Board Action Items
Approval of Agenda and Approval of last meeting minutes. Misc.Corres.
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IV. Approval of Agenda
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Vaughn Young: I move to approve the agenda.
DJ Johnson: I second the motion. Copies to:
Motion carries unanimously
V. Approval of June 25,2012 Meeting Minutes
Vaughn Young: I make a motion to approve the May meeting minutes.
June 25, 2012 BAAB Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3
DJ Johnson: I second the motion.
Motion carries unanimously
VI. Old Business
1. Discussed tutorial programs and National Night Out. The Black Affairs Advisory Board
was at four locations passing out information regarding the Black Affairs Advisory Board
(brochures).
2. They expressed a need for more brochures. Rhonda Cummings, staff liaison,will look into
getting more and send to the group for approval.
3. A conversation ensued regarding the survey. Mr. Alvan was working on the survey. The
group has not heard from him since he drafted it. DJ Johnson shortened the survey. DJ
Johnson will upload the survey to Survey Monkey. She made a suggestion to put a link to
survey. She will send the survey to Rhonda Cummings and Rhonda will send to the group.
4. Rhonda will contact Steve Carrell or Michelle Arnold about the sidewalk and bike path
plan in Golden Gate City. The information that was provided in June did not provide a
schedule for installation.
VII. New Business
Nomination of Chair
LaVerne Franklin: I make a motion to nominate Akita Cannon as the Chair for the
Black Affairs Advisory Board.
Vaughn Young: I second the motion.
Motion carries unanimously
Nomination of Vice Chair
D J Johnson: I make a motion to nominate Vaughn Young as the Vice Chair for
the Black Affairs Advisory Board.
LaVerne Franklin: I second the motion.
Motion carries unanimously
LaVerne Franklin encouraged member to express to everyone the need to vote in the
upcoming election and to vote early. She asked that they encourage people to understand
the amendments.
Rhonda Cummings disseminated information on Government in the Sunshine; a
Powerpoint developed by the Office of the County Attorney; the 2010 Florida Commission
on Ethics; and the,Florida Statute regarding Public meetings and records; public inspection;
criminal and civil penalties.
Appointment of New Member
Voted unanimously to not accept the appointment of Craig LaMont Smith
VII. Reports and Presentations/Local Agency Report
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June 25, 2012 BAAB Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3
A. Collier County Sheriff's Office Update
There was no report.
VIII. Upcoming Meetings
November and December—Winter break
IX. Adjourn
Vaughn Young entertained a motion to adjourn.
Vaughn Young: I move to adjourn.
LaVerne Franklin: I second the motion.
MOTION CARRIED UANIMOUSLY.
Having no further business,the meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:24 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted/ Approved by: j
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MINUTES OF THE BLACK AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING
September 24, 2012
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
BCC Board Room
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor,Naples, FL 34112.
Members Present:
Lisa"Akita"Cannon,Vice-Chairwoman
LaVerne Franklin
Vaughn Young
Members Absent:
Alvan St. Aubyn Coke, Sr.
Jennifer Williams—Excused
Debra J. Johnson—Excused
Frank Cummings—Excused
Robert Williams
Staff Present:
Rhonda Cummings, Staff Liaison
Public
Rene Gonzales, Collier County Sheriffs Office
Rose Young,Mother Perry Foundation,Public Relations
I. Call to Order/Roll Call
Vice Chairwoman Cannon called the meeting to order at approximately 6:13 p.m. A
quorum was not present.
II. Board Action Items
No action was taken due to lack of a quorum.
III. Approval of Agenda
No action was taken due to lack of a quorum.
IV. Approval of September 24,2012 Meeting Minutes
No action was taken due to lack of a quorum.
V. Old Business
June 25, 2012 BAAB Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 2
1. Vice Chairwoman Akita Cannon and Mrs. LaVerne Franklin talked about revisiting the
discussing the Sunshine laws. Staff Liaison, Rhonda Cummings said that she would have
the materials available at the next meeting.
2. Mrs. LaVerne Franklin wants to have a discussion on the mission of the Black Affairs
Advisory Board.
3. Mrs. LaVerne Franklin talked about the Amendments on the ballot for the upcoming
election. She said that people need to educate themselves and become familiar with all of
the issues. She said that there would be a forum to educate the public on 10/16/2012 at5;30
pm. She mentioned that October 9, 2012 was the last date to register to vote. She also said
that she would email the information on where the forum would take place (and she did)to
Staff Liaison Rhonda Cummings to send out to the members of BAAB.
4. Vice Chairwoman Akita Cannon asked about the status of the website naming scheme.
Staff Liaison, Rhonda Cummings reported that Ian Mitchell said that it would not be a
problem. Staff Liaison, Rhonda Cummings said that she would follow-up with Mr.
Mitchell to see where he was on fulfilling the request.
VI. Open to the Public for Items Not on the Agenda
Rose Young spoke about the grab box for the Mother Perry Foundation being a success.
VIII. New Business
No new business
IX. Reports and Presentations/Local Agency Report.
A. Rene Gonzalez said that there would be a meeting from 10:00 to 11:00 am on
October 8, 2012 at the PDC Center regarding duties of the hostage negotiation unit
of the Sheriff's Department. He also said that there will be a meeting, in the Board
of County Commissioners Chambers, December 13, 2012,to talk about Identity
Theft and the same meeting will occur in Immokalee.
X. Upcoming Meetings
November and December—Winter break
VII. Adjourn
Vice-Chairwoman Cannon entertained a motion to adjourn.
Mrs. LaVerne Franklin: I move to adjourn.
Mr. Vaughn Young: I second the motion.
MOTION CARRIED UANIMOUSLY.
Having no further business,the meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:38 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,- Approved by:
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Rhonda Cummings, Staff Liaison 'Vi -Chairperson or Designee • I C
MINUTES OF THE BLACK AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING
June 25, 2012
Golden Gate Community Center
4771 Golden Gate Parkway
Naples, FL 34116
Members Present:
Lisa"Akita"Cannon,Vice-Chairwoman
Frank Cummings
Vaughn Young
Jennifer Williams
Debra Johnson Hubbard
Members Absent:
Alvan St. Aubyn Coke, Sr.
LaVerne Franklin—Excused
Robert Williams
Staff Present:
Rhonda Cummings, Staff Liaison
Public
Rose Young,MPYEP Community Efforts
Marcia Williams,private citizen
Rene Gonzales, Collier County Sheriff's Office
I. Call to Order/Roll Call
Vice Chairwoman Cannon called the meeting to order at approximately 6:25 p.m. A quorum was
present.
II. Open to the Public for Items Not on the Agenda
Rose Young — Public speaker, talked about there being a search that was conducted on Saturday
(6/22/12) and Sunday (6/23/12) for missing persons (Terrence Williams, who is the son of Marcia
Williams) and Felipe Santa. Rose requested help from the BAAB to assist in future search efforts
by asking the BAAB to collect non-perishables such as water and snacks for the search team.
Marcia Williams— Public speaker also spoke about the search efforts and her request to assist the
Sheriff's department Southwest Florida K-9 team. She told the group that Walmart and Publix
needs advance notice to provide water. Her advocate is Monica Caison and she will accept
donations through the website www.ncmissingpersons.org. Her direct email address
cuecenter @aol.com and her telephone number is 910-232-1687.
Akita Cannon suggested that BAAB make a list of resources and email addresses. She suggested
that BAAB draft a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding)to the resources.
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June 25,2012 BAAB Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3
III. Board Action Items
Approval of Agenda and Approval of last meeting minutes.
IV. Approval of Agenda
Vice-Chairwoman Cannon entertained a motion to approve the agenda.
Vaughn Young: I move to approve the agenda.
Frank Cummings: I second the motion.
Motion carries unanimously
V. Approval of May 21,2012 Meeting Minutes
Vaughn Young: I make a motion to approve the May meeting minutes.
Jennifer Williams: I second the motion.
Motion carries unanimously
VI. Old Business
1. Vice Chairwoman Cannon talked about the survey that the group compiled and Debra
Johnson Hubbard put together. There was a lengthy discussion regarding the questions on
the survey.
2. Rhonda Cummings, staff liaison,passed out information on the Golden Gate sidewalk and
bike paths plan.
VII. New Business
A request was made to update the website and to add the survey to the website, if it was possible to
do so. The group requested that the link be made simpler.
Conversations ensued regarding a Back to School event. The consensus was that BAAB would
organize to do something at the National Night Out. Vaughn Young suggested that BAAB
approach vendors to assist in that area.
Vaughn Young talked about the Mother Perry Youth Empowerment Project's Grab Box which is
comprised of survival kits for youth going away to school and other endeavors after graduation.
VII. Reports and Presentations/Local Agency Report
A. Collier County Sheriff's Office Update
There was no report.
VIII. Upcoming Meetings
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June 25, 2012 BAAB Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3
September 17th
October 22"d
November and December—Winter break
IX. Adjourn
Vice-Chairwoman Cannon entertained a motion to adjourn.
Mr. Cummings: I move to adjourn.
Mr.Young: I second the motion.
MOTION CARRIED UANIMOUSLY.
Having no further business,the meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitte Apprpved by
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