City of Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board met March 7.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
• Call to Order
o Meeting called to order by Tony Martinez at 6:00 p.m.
• Roll Call
o Members Present: Blanca Saavedra, Brian Moreno, Carolina Ocampo, Claudia Urrutia, Gil Rios, Karina Suarez-Darden, Lorena Labastida, Maria Jurado, Melissa Sosa, Rafael Martinez, Yahayra Argueta, Zayra Gonzalez.
o Members Absent: Laura Ayala
• Public Comment
o No public comment
• Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
o No meeting minutes to approve.
• Agenda Items
o Election of Officers
▪ Position and Rolls:
● Chair: Blanca E. Monarrez-Saavedra (Motion: Maria Jurado; Second: Melisa Sosa)
● Vice Chair: Zayra Chavez (Motion: Blanca E. Monarrez-Saavedra; Second: Melisa Sosa)
● Secretary: Maria Jurado (Motion: Rafael Martinez; Second: Zayra Chavez)
● Treasurer: Karina Suarez-Darden (Claudia Urrutia with 3 votes; Karina Suarez-Darden with 7 votes)
○ Scholarship Funds at the Community Foundation
■ Transfer of funds, of 11,000 to the Community Foundation Scholarship. (Motion: Zayra Chavez; Second; Rafael Martinez)
○ Events Discussion and Organization
■ Día De Los Niños: Park District needed a 3-month notice for the event.
The board is looking at other events to possibly sponsor later in the year.
■ Fiesta Patrias: September 17 & 18 Location TBD
● Roles and responsibilities:
○ Chair/ Co-Chair
■ Blanca Saavedra/ Zayra Gonzalez
○ Sub Committees
■ Vendors= Chair: Rafael; Co-Chair: Melisa
■ Parade= Chair: Melisa; Co. Chair: Claudia
■ Entertainment= Chair: Brian; Co-Chair: Claudia and Carolina
■ Marketing= Chair: Zayra; Co-Chair: Karin
■ Volunteers= Chair: Gill; Co-Chair: Maria
■ Logistics= Chair: Rafael; Co-Chair: Lorena
■ Sales= Tony the city of Aurora
■ Security= Still pending depending on location; however, Zayra will be willing to be the Chair for said committee.
■ Scholarship Award Ambush
● A possible date in June to present scholarships awards since
there will not be a scholarship breakfast this year.
● Next Meeting
○ Monday, April 4, 2022, 6 p.m. 5th Floor City Hall
● Adjournment
○ Meeting adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
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