LGBTQ June 9, 2020 Agenda
LGBTQ Advisory Committee
Committee Chair, Robin Schwartz
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
1. Ongoing Business
a) Approval of Minutes from May 12, 2020
b) MBPD updates
c) GMCVB updates/Marketing updates
2. New Business
a) Discussion with Executive Director of Pride
b) Discussion regarding LGBTQ community using a June Pride month event to show support for
Black Lives Matter
c) Discussion regarding Unity Coalition suggestions:
• City of Miami Beach publicly engage communities, specifically people of color
and the trans communities, and listen to THEM as to what they need.
• Police, Fire, Housing and other key city departments specifically have these
community dialogues, and adopt positive and concrete suggestions as a result.
• MBTV, website, social media, electronic road signs at city entrances, utility bills
and all other available means of communication be used immediately to engage
as much of the community as possible, in a timely manner.
• City of Miami Beach develop a clear Action Plan and timeline to implement
whatever findings are adopted - and make them public.
• That other community entities, like the Pride Collective also be encouraged to
have these discussions.
3. Subcommittees Reports and Next Actions
1) HRC Rating (Cindy, Liz, Herb, Sunny)
2) LGBTQ Visibility/Marketing/ Tourism(Gayle, Mark, Paul, Sunny, Danny)
3) Health and Wellness (Riki, Jamie, Craig, Paul)
4) Senior Housing (Cindy, Robin, Ed)
Committee Members
Cindy Brown
Craig Garmendia
Daniel Diaz
Edward Pascoe
Elizabeth Schwartz
Gayle Durham
Herb Sosa
Jamie Guirola
Mark Wylie
Michael Bath
Paul Thomas
Riki Wilchins
Sunny Weber