Hispanic Affairs Committee
~
BOARDS AND COMMITTEE BI-ANNUAL REPORT FORM - PAGE 1 OF 3
BOARD OR
CHAIRPERSON:
CITY LIAISON:
COMMITTEE NAME:
Jeannette Blanca Egozi
Nannette Rodriguez
Hispanic
Affairs
Committee
NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD SINCE January 2003 6 meetings
ACTIVITY:
Meetimz Dates: February 10, 2003; March 10, 2003; April 14, 2003, May 12,
2003, June 9, 2003; July 7, 2003
Election of new Chairperson; Election of Vice- Chair; Invited guest - Roymi Membiela,
chairperson, Community Relations Board;
Review Mission Statement of the Hispanic Affairs Committee; Discussion of activities
which Miami-Dade County HAC partakes in; Request to invite Gus Lopez, with
procurement report on Hispanic businesses;
Ideas for Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration; Request for Goodwill Ambassadors for
Memorial Day Weekend
""
Page 20f 3
i FUTURE ACTIVITIES
Discussed the possibility of developing a Minority Preference Program in the City of
Miami Beach; Discussed the possibility of developing a mechanism to capture Hispanic
Employee involvement in City Projects
Discussed developing a manner to inform Hispanic Businesses/Firms of opportunities to
receive $ 's from the City.
Hispanic Affairs Committee is seeking nominations from the public for an award for a
Hispanic person that has positively contributed to the Miami Beach community in their
respective field. We will be selecting in the categories of Public Safety,
Business/Entrepreneur, Education, and Social Service. The Committee will select the
winners at the September 8th meeting. The awards reception will be held on Monday,
October 1 3 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fourth Floor Gallery.
Page 3 of 3
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Election of Chairperson - Jeannette Blanca Egozi;
Election of Vice-Chair -Rafael Suarez-Rivas
Discussion of ways to partner with the Community Relations Board for Hispanic Heritage
Month;
Gus Lopez presented procurement report; % of dollars given to Hispanic businesses has
increased from 9% to 11 % since last year;
Development of nomination form for the public to seek out a Hispanic role model(s) to
be honored during Hispanic Heritage Month. Award(s) to be given October 13th.