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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Special Advisory Board Meeting - Minutes
July 1, 2025
5:30 – 6:30pm
7th Floor, City Hall
Lansing, MI
Call to Order: 5:40pm
Attendance: Cheryl Horn-Bernard, DeAnna Brown, Emily Sorroche, Terry Frazier
New Member Introduction: DeAnna Brown
Agenda Approved: Terry Moved; 2nd Cheryl
Approval of Minutes from April 22, 2025: Terry Moved; 2nd Cheryl
Public Comments: None
Director’s Update:
• Completed homeless assessment; provide a summary to the board; can provide
details if anyone would like to review
Culture & Accountability Officers Update
• New city design considerations update
• Shared contact information and turn information for the DEI Advisory Board
• Celebration of Diversity was a wonderful program and thank you to those who
attended.
o Planning for next year’s event Starting Jan / Feb
• MRJEA Accomplishments were shared update June 2025
Standing Theme Update
• Justice & Safety – no report
• Economic Empowerment – Business Toolkit to start a business.
• Community Sustainability – Community conversation about the Lansing’s Path
Forward end of April
Unfinished Business:
• How the board can help with ideas in the building of the new City Hall
• Human Rights Recommendation status update (will get a status update next
meeting)
• Lansing Path Forward -need to be assigned to committee work; Full report will be
emailed to the committee
New Business
• New City Hall building
2
o Can we add a Land Acknowledgment
• New Member to the Board is DeAnna Brown
• Florensio Hernadez resigned – Review Letter
Announcements
• 4th of July Parade open to walk
• July 9-10th MSU Impact conference
Meeting Adjourned: Cheryl Moved; 2nd Terry 6:25pm
Members: Emily Sorroche, Terry Frazier, Cheryl Horn - Bernard, DeAnna Brown