CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
LGBTQ+ ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, February 9, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
**(REVISED - FEBRUARY 6, 2023)
TELECONFERENCE MEETING*
Join Zoom meeting via computer or app: https://zoom.us/j/98736379401
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OR
Dial-in via phone: (669) 900-6833
Use Meeting ID: 987 3637 9401, then press #
*IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS), THIS PUBLIC MEETING IS HELD PURSUANT TO AB 361, WHICH AUTHORIZES PUBLIC MEETINGS TO TAKE PLACE VIA TELECONFERENCE TO COMPLY WITH MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING:
1. You are strongly encouraged to Email or call acting recording secretary Jasmine Duckworth at: JDuckworth@weho.org or 323-848-6559 no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2023, to be added to the Public Speaker List for the meeting. Please include your name, the phone number from which you will be calling, and which item you would like to speak on.
2. Join the meeting by clicking the meeting link 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting OR dial-in via phone 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting (the meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.) You will be placed on HOLD in the Virtual Meeting Room until the meeting begins. Please keep video and microphone off if joining by computer or app.
• Join via computer or Zoom app here (please keep video and microphone off):
• OR Dial-in via phone: 669-900-6833, use Meeting ID.: 987 3637 9401, then press #
3. If you wish to make a public comment, but did not submit an email before 5:00 p.m., you may use the ‘raised hand’ feature in the Zoom application when public comment is open. You will be called at the appropriate time. Please turn on your video and audio to make your public comment. Your comments and information will become part of the official public record. If you do not want your personal information included in the official record, please do not include your address and/or phone number.
If special assistance to participate in this meeting is required, (e.g., an American Sign Language interpreter for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing), you must call or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 848-6800 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The City TTY line is (323) 848-6496.
1. Call to OrdeR
A. Land Acknowledgement
“The West Hollywood LGBTQ+ Advisory Board acknowledges that the land on which we gather and that is currently known as the City of West Hollywood is the occupied, unceded, seized territory of the Gabrieleño Tongva and Gabrieleño Kizh peoples.”
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Roll Call
D. Approval of the February 9, 2023 Meeting Agenda
The Board is requested to approve the February 9, 2023 Meeting Agenda as posted.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the February 9, 2023 Meeting Agenda as posted.
E. Approval of the January 12, 2023 Meeting Minutes
The Board is requested to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2023 meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of the January 12, 2023 meeting.
The public is given the opportunity to address the Board on any item within its responsibility. Speakers are limited to two minutes each. If you would like to present public comment at the meeting, please see the section titled “TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING” on the first page of this Meeting Agenda.
A. Drag Laureate Program – Memo to Council
The Board will review and approve a memo to the City Council explaining the Board’s withdrawal of support of the City’s Drag Laureate Program.
RECOMMENDATION: Review the memo, make edits as appropriate, and approve staff to send to Council.
A. Rainbow Key Awards – Selection of Awardees
The Board will receive a list of all nominations received for the 2023 Rainbow Key Awards and will select 5 nominees based on the City’s award guidelines.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive applications and guidelines; make recommendations for 5 individual awardees.
This time is set aside for brief general comments, requests, memorial adjournments, and other issues of concern from members of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board.
This time is set aside for City staff to provide information or feedback to the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board on items of interest to the Board.
The LGBTQ+ Advisory Board will adjourn its meeting. The LGBTQ+ Advisory Board has been disbanded and the LGBTQ+ Commission will convene at a future day and time as specified in the bylaws.
LGBTQ+ Advisory Board Liaisons to Other Advisory Boards/Commissions:
- Miss Tiger: Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission; Transgender Advisory Board
- MoJen Jenkins: Transportation Commission