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I'M BROKE ON CHRISTMAS GARDEN. HERE. HOTEL. JEFFREY TAMBOR BLOCK. DADDY STEWART. HEADING BAHMAN. MIRACLE. REYNOLDS MYSELF. MHM. SHAME, DALVEN. DAN WHITMAN. MISSY ANDERSON, DANIELLE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? FROM LAST MONTH. SECON.
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WE WILL TAKE PEOPLE IN ORDER THAT THEY SIGNED UP SO FIRST ON THE LIST IS CHRIS SICKLE.YES IF EACH ONE AS YOU COME FORWARD, WILL YOU PLEASE? REPEAT YOUR NAME AND STATE. YOUR ADDRESS. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHRIS SIEGEL. NIGHTERS IS 330 WIN WITH FLAME. COLUMBUS, OHIO.
SO WE'RE GONNA SHARE IS, UM, REAL QUICKLY FROM THE AUGUST 8TH MEETING MINUTES. JUST REPEAT THE DEFINITION OF INCLUSION, OKAY? SAYS INCLUSION ALLOWS EVERYONE UNRESTRICTED SPACE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS, IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES. IT SURE IS. ALL VOICES ARE HEARD AND CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING IMPACTFUL DECISIONS. I'VE WATCHED. MANY OF THESE DIVERSITY MEANS I'VE BEEN TO EVERY MORNING THEM. AND DURING THE MEETINGS. I ACTUALLY HAD THE EXPECTATION I WOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SOME INPUT, BUT NO OPPORTUNITY WAS GRANTED UNTIL TODAY, SO I, LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE GIVEN QUITE A BIT OF MY TIME, ANY OTHERS WAITING FOR TODAY'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
TODAY, HOWEVER, I FIND THAT I'M NOT REALLY BEING ASKED FOR MY OWN THOUGHTS, IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES. AND BEING ASKED TO ANSWER A LEADING QUESTION. OKAY? AND IT'S RIGHT UP TO EVERYONE TO READ IT. AND IN MY ESTIMATION, THE QUESTION IS LIKE A CONTENT FILTER, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
THAT KIND OF BOTHERS ME. I DIDN'T COME HERE JUST TO SPEAK. I CAME HERE TO LISTEN JUST LIKE YOU. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY DIVERSE OPINIONS THIS YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY FRIENDS EVEN REPRESENTED THE CRAP PRIDE COMMUNITY HERE WITH US. I WOULD PREFER TO HEAR THE UNFILTERED VERSION OF THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND IDEAS, AND THERE ARE MANY FROM THE CHURCH COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR ABOUT POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND ALSO THE WELL KNOWN PITFALLS OF THE D III DOCTRINE. IF SECURITY WE COULD ACTUALLY SHARE AN UNRESTRICTED SPACE AT THE DEFINITION INCLUSION PROMISES. PERHAPS WE CAN ACTUALLY HEAR EACH OTHER, UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND RESULTS IN DIFFERENCES , SO I'M SIMPLY ASKING YOU TO REMOVE THE FILTER. TO PREVENT PEOPLE TO SPEAK FREELY TONIGHT ALLOW PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE THE BENEFITS INCLUSION HAS TO OFFER. NEXT PERSON ON THE LIST IS DAVID DONOFRIO. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS.
AND FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY WANT TO THANK AGAIN CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CREATION OF THIS TASK FORCE AND THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SERVE. THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT. AND EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS A TESTAMENT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING HERE. UM I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF EXCUSE ME A COUPLE OF POINTS, UM, THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP NUMBER ONE IS , UM, THE CITY'S NONDISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE. UM, CURRENTLY APPLIES TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY. UM I WOULD ENCOURAGE THIS TASK FORCE TO, UH, RESEARCH AND BRING TO THE COUNCIL THE IMPORTANCE OF EXTENDING SUCH A ORDINANCE TO ALL RESIDENTS. I BELIEVE THAT ALL RESIDENTS, UM SHOULD HAVE THE. RIGHT TO GO ABOUT THEIR DAY AND, UM NOT FEEL DISCRIMINATION AND FEEL THAT THERE IS SOME SORT
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OF A PENALTY. IF SOMEONE IS HURT BECAUSE NONE OF US HERE WOULD WANT TO BE HURT. UM AND THEN MY SECOND POINT I WANTED TO BRING UP IS JUST THAT. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MANY PERSPECTIVES IN THIS ROOM AND MANY IN PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE REPRESENTED IN THE TASK FORCE HERE, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO BRING IN OTHER PERSPECTIVES AS WELL. UM FOR EXAMPLE, MY HUSBAND IS A MEMBER OF THE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY. HE HAS EXPRESSED TO ME THAT HE WOULD LOVE TO COME BEFORE YOU AND TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SO UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THIS TASK FORCE HAS THE CHARGE AND THE ABILITY TO REACH OUT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE PERSONALLY REPRESENTED IN TASK FORCE AND MAKE SURE THAT CROW CITY BECOMES A INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR EVERYONE SO I WANT TO AGAIN . THANK YOU GUYS, FOR ALL BEING HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING. UM AND IF I DO DUCK OUT EARLY, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS ALSO DISCUSSING SIMILAR ISSUES TONIGHT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO BE AT BOTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR DONOFRIO JUST SO THAT WE ARE TREATING EVERYBODY THE SAME. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? THANK YOU. I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT THAT. FORGOT DAVID DONOFRIO, 4699 SNOWY MEADOW DRIVE GROVE CITY.NEXT PERSON ON OUR LIST IS BRIAN WEAVER. HOW YOU DOING? DIVERSITY ROUTINE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, MR WEAVER. I WOULD LIKE TO MR WEAVER BEFORE WE BEGIN. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE TASK FORCE IS JUST LIKE WE'VE ASKED EVERYBODY . I ALWAYS STAYED IN MY NAME. MY NAME IS BRIAN WEAVER. UM MY ADDRESS. UM I WISH TO KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I'M ON YOUR WHISTLE BLOWER PROTECTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. UM SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DIVERSITY TASK FORCE FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AT THE DISABILITY ADVOCATE. UM I MET WITH TERESA'S SUPERVISOR, AMANDA DAVIS, GROVE CITY, AND SHE ENCOURAGED ME TO SPEAK AT THE, UH, THE DISABILITY OF THE CAMP AND ONE THING I'D LIKE TO, UM I MENTIONED IT. I'VE BEEN TO OVER 50 POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE EXCLUSION OF GOOD CITY CITY OF GRIPS CITY FOR YOUR FORMER AND CURRENT POLICE CHIEF SINCE 2019 WHEN I ALLOWED THIS ABILITY OF THE KIDS SUCH AS MYSELF TO, UM, BRING DISABILITY AWARENESS AS MR DAVID CAPACITOR NO DISABILITY REPRESENTATIVES ON THE DIVERSITY OF TASK FORCE SPORT. SO I ALSO BELIEVE THAT MAYOR IKE'S SHOULD BE ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS AS HE FAILED TO ATTEND THE FIRST DIVERSITY MEETING AND FAIL TO ATTEND THIS MEETING THE SHOW LACK OF SUPPORTIVE CITY OF GOOD CITY DIVERSITY TASK FORCE GROUP , INCLUDING NO RESPONSES FROM THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE NO HISPANIC, NO VETERANS, DISABILITY, ADVOCACY, ETC.
MEDICAL DISABILITIES. BUT LEADERS OR OTHER FAITH LEADERS REPRESENTED ON THIS COUNCIL. SO AGAIN, I CONCUR WITH MR DAVID THAT THEY NEED TO BE MORE REPRESENTATION. UM THE CITY, UM , COUNCIL AND PLEASE, WHEN I ALLOW DISABILITY ADVOCATES SUCH AS MYSELF TO PRESENT DISABILITY AWARENESS, BECAUSE I MYSELF HAD BEEN HARASSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT . UH YOU CAN SEE ON MY WEBSITE MAKE DEATH GREAT OR MAKE UP TO THEM GREAT. THESE COMMENTS WERE MADE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. TURN UP YOUR F AND BELTONE AND STUPID MEN, DISABILITY, PEOPLE CAN CARRY THEMSELVES UP THE ELEVATORS IF IT'S NOT WORKING, AND YOU ALSO SEE THE OFFICER FLETCHER BACK THERE. HE ARRESTED AT JEWISH BLACK MAN ON IN JULY. 2022 THEY WON'T ALLOW HIM. THEY WERE NOT RELEASED A VIDEO OR POLICE REPORT THIS INCIDENT. SO I LIKED ACCOUNTABILITY. BECAUSE MY DEATH CHILDHOOD FRIEND WHO GREW UP BY THE COMMITTED SUICIDE AND SHE COMMITTED SUICIDE DUE TO LACK OF DISABILITY AWARENESS AND LACK OF LACK OF RESOURCES AND GROUPS, THE TO BRING DISABILITY AWARENESS AND DISCRIMINATION THAT DAVID DAVID APPRECIATE THE TIME. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STEPHEN.
FRANDSEN, FRAN. HE DOESN'T KNOW STEPHEN FRANCIS DOESN'T WANT TO SMOKE. OKAY THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, THEN IS CHRIS MOORE. HI. I'M CHRIS MOORE LIVE AT 33
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10. GATEWAY LAKES GROW CITY. UMD ACTIVITIES AND ENVIRONMENTS HERE IN GROSSI, WHERE FAMILIES AND KIDS CAN GROW AND THRIVE ADEQUATELY, THEY CAN TREAT EACH OTHER AS THEY WANT TO BE TREATED. SO I LOOKED OVER THE GOALS AND VISIONS OF EUROPE GROUP AND SAYS DIVERSITY. I'M THINKING IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. GROWTH CITY, ME AND MYSELF AND OTHERS FEEL WE ACCEPT PEOPLE AND WE WELCOME INTO COMMUNITY ALL AGES. RACES, AUTHENTICITY, COLORS, DISABILITY. BUT MOST RELIGION AND I'M SAYING, EXCEPT WE DON'T WANT TO CULT WITCHCRAFT , MASON'S ONES THAT GO AGAINST GOD AND BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES LIKE MURDERING PEOPLE, SACRIFICES, ABORTIONS AND THINGS. BUT YOUR PROGRAM SAID THEY WANT NEW PROGRAMMING POLICY MAKING, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE NEEDED BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO BE SHAPED BY CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES. WELL, I JUST SPOKE ABOUT THEIR HUMAN IDENTITY WAS CREATED BY GOD, MALE AND FEMALE , WHEN PEOPLE HAVE A GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY PROBLEMS OR ONE HAVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES TO BE SOMEONE ELSE OR SOMETHING ELSE.THERE IS A PROBLEM. PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE FORCED. TO ACCEPT THIS GENDER DYSPHORIA AND HAVE THEIR KIDS INDOCTRINATED HERE TO ACCEPT IT AND BECOME LIKE THESE THEY WANT. THEY CAN GET COUNSELING THEY GET PRAYED FOR AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR TRUE IDENTITY WAS FROM. THEY'RE BORN . THEY CAN BECAUSE THIS WOULD HAPPENED TO GET DEPRESSED SUICIDE AND NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS.
AND I SAID THE COUNCIL MEETING THEY HAVE SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH AND THEN UM WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE? ANYWAYS SO ANYWAYS, SO WE CAN INCLUDE THE GENDER DYSPHORIA PEOPLE AND WE CAN TRY AND HELP THEM. BUT WE DON'T NEED CHANGE ENVIRONMENT AND CHANGE ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES TO MAKE THE PRIORITY FOR THEM. I KNOW I HAVE PEOPLE. I WORK WITH SEX TRAFFICKING AND STUFF. AND IT SAYS, JUST LIKE THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BATHROOMS AND DRESSING ARROGANCE, THERE'S FRIENDS THAT'S BEEN RAPED, AND SO WHEN WE SEE SOME OF THE SIGNS AROUND AND THE, UM MEN WANT TO GO IN THERE, THEY WANT TO AVOID THIS, SO THEY WANT TO BECOME EITHER VOICE OR THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE RAPED AGAIN. AND SO THIS IS WHAT TRANSIT SENSORS THAT SO ALSO THERE'S BEEN RUMORS ABOUT THE LITTER BOXES, BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN IT IN OUR TOWN. BUT IT'S AN OTHER TOWNS AROUND AMERICA. SO WE WANT TO INCLUDE PEOPLE OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, BUT WE WANT TO HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS LIKE WHAT CHRIS WAS SAYING. WE WANT TO HEAR PERSPECTIVES AND THINGS SO MAYBE IF WE DO HEAR PERSPECTIVES WILL UNDERSTAND. WHY DID THEY IDENTIFY AS WHEN THEY TURN TO DRUGS WHILE THEY TURN TO ALCOHOL WHILE THEY TURN TO PORNOGRAPHY AND THINGS? SO, UM, ANYWAYS. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS KEELY THOMAS. BY MY NAME IS KELLY THOMAS 1555 CREEK COURT. ORIGINALLY I HAD SIGNED UP MISTAKENLY, BUT NOW I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND SPEAK. UM I'M ACTUALLY GLAD TO BE HERE. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MORAL VALUES AND THAT WERE WERE BEING CONSCIOUS OF WHAT WE'RE APPLYING HERE, AND I'M GOING TO BE HONEST, I LIVED THE GAY LIFE FOR 25 YEARS I WALKED AWAY. I SEE THE AGENDA THAT'S BEING PUSHED BY THE GAY AGENDA. AND I THINK IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, AND IT'S NOT THAT I HAVE ANY DISREGARD BECAUSE I CAME FROM THAT SIDE BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS LOVE THEM. BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE CONSIDERATE AND ENSURE THAT WE DON'T OPEN A PANDORA'S BOX IN THIS CITY. WITH THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND THE REST OF THE WORLD. DRAG QUEENS INTO LIBRARIES.
STORYTELLING AND THE SCHOOLS. I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW I WANNA LIVE IN THIS TOWN. I DON'T THINK THIS IS WHAT I WANT MY KIDS EXPOSED TO IN THIS TOWN. SO I JUST ASK YOU TO KEEP THOSE THOUGHTS IN YOUR MIND. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PAM GATEWOOD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PAM GATEWOOD. I LIVE AT 26 26 HOLTEN ROAD AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I DO WANT DRAG PERFORMERS IN THE LIBRARY AND THAT STORY TIME. THANK YOU FOR STANDING IN FRONT OF OPPOSITION. AND ASKING FOR COMMUNITY INPUT.
AS A GROUP CITY RESIDENT NEW GROVE CITY RESIDENT THIS TASK FORCE IS REINFORCING MY DECISION TO MOVE HERE. SO THANK YOU. FOR ME. I'D LIKE TO SEE TWO THINGS FROM THE COMMITTEE. FIRST
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RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GIVE VOICE TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HARASSED. OVERLOOKED AND TARGETED. AS WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVED EXPERIENCES . I HOPE THE TASK FORCE WILL HOST COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. SO WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. SEE EACH OTHER AS HUMAN BEINGS.I PERSONALLY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF DISCRIMINATION IS HAPPENING. IN GROUP CITY AS I AM JUST A STRAIGHT WHITE. WOMAN. I'M HUMBLE ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT I NEED TO HONOR OTHERS LIVED EXPERIENCES. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN RELAY THESE STORIES OF OTHERS TO CITY COUNCIL. I SEE THE TASK FORCE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SECONDLY, FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM MY CHILDREN. THE SCHOOLS NEED HELP THE MOST KIDS ARE BEING SEXUALLY HARASSED BY THEIR PEERS. WHITE KIDS ARE BEING CALLED THE N WORD. THE LGBT COMMUNITY ISN'T RECOGNIZED AS EQUAL. MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS ARE ACTUALLY BEING MADE TO FIGHT EACH OTHER IN THE BATHROOM. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE YOUTH CULTURE OF GROVE CITY.
TEACHERS NEED FORMAL TRAINING SO THEY CAN TEACH KIDS HOW TO COMMUNICATE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. IS CHAD KLEIN. GOOD EVENING AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR DOING THE DIVERSITY COUNCIL APPRECIATE. WHICH YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO WITH IT. THERE WERE THREE SPECIFIC THINGS I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT. I AM A SENIOR PASTOR HERE IN GROVE CITY OF FREEDOM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP ON 4614 RENT ROAD, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE ADDRESS OR NOT, BUT IF I DIDN'T THERE IT IS. THANK YOU. MY PRIMARY CONCERN, AND I'M GOING TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT EQUITY. TONIGHT IS I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS BOARD BECOME A POLITICIZED THING. BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW WHEN POLITICS START GETTING INVOLVED IN THESE KIND OF BOARDS THAT IT TURNS INTO SOMETHING REALLY UGLY AND DESTROYS EVERYTHING, IT GETS A HOLD UP. WE WATCHED POLITICS IN OUR NATION, DIVIDE AND CONQUER AND DESTROY AND TRY TO DRIVE PEOPLE APART IN EVERY DIRECTION.
THE ISSUE SPECIFICALLY THAT I HAVE WITH OUR CONCERNS WITH EQUITY. I HEARD BROTHER WHITMAN MAKE THE STATEMENT WHEN HE WAS DEVELOPING IN, UH, DEFINITION. FOR EQUITY THAT IT NEEDED TO BE FAIR. AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THAT BROTHER AND I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE TREATED FAIR WITH HONOR AND DIGNITY AND RESPECT, RACE COLOR CREED ALL INVOLVED. HOWEVER WHAT EQUITY HAS TURNED INTO IN MANY COMMUNITIES. IS RACISM IN REVERSE. WHERE NOW? ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE NOT TREATING PEOPLE EQUALLY. YOU'RE TREATING PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY. SOLELY BASED ON RACE, COLOR OR CREED, RELIGION, ETHNICITY. IF THIS BECOMES THAT YOU CAN LISTEN. YOU CAN'T WIN. A BATTLE FOR LOVE WITH HATE. YOU CAN'T BRING DIVISION INTO YOUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND CREATE UNITY. AND WHAT IT STARTS TO DO IS BASE WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE OR WHAT THEY NEED NOT BASED ON THE SITUATION, WHICH IS WHAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS THEY MIGHT HAVE. BUT IT BRINGS THEIR RACE, THEIR COLOR, THEIR CREED THEIR ETHNICITY INTO IT, AND, ACCORDING TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. THAT'S ILLEGAL. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT. YOU CANNOT INCLUDE THOSE THINGS THAT OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. THANK YOU. FINAL SPEAKER ON THE LIST THIS EVENING IS CARL. RENSHAW KENSHO BRANSHAW. THANK YOU, SIR.
UH I DIDN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT TODAY HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH. COMPUTER AND STUFF TRYING TO COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CARL BRANSHAW? 3887 MAYFAIR DRIVE GROWTH CITY OR LIABLE. UM. BEEN TRYING TO? I DON'T KNOW. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS COVID THING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO I'M A LITTLE SPECIE, BUT I NEEDED TO COME HERE AND, UH,
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TALK A MOMENT. I WAS TO A COUPLE OF THE DIVERSITY MEETINGS DOWNSTAIRS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. WAS THIS FINE GENTLEMAN WHO BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE FACT THAT WASN'T IN FACT A DIVERSE THE TASK FORCE AND BECAUSE OF THE MAKEUP OF IT IS WAS SO HEAVILY AT THAT TIME.UM TRANSGENDER. FORGIVE ME IF I DON'T SPEAK THE RIGHT TERMINOLOGIES. BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE OF JUST LIKE MR DONNA FURIO SAID ABOUT HIS, UH HMM. FRIEND WHO WAS A AUTISTIC. UH AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO REVISIT THIS AND MAYBE REBALANCES TASK FORCE ALL BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE ADJUSTING SOME OF THE OTHER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS LIKE CULTURAL ISSUES, MAYBE AGE. AND UM, UM THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, DISABILITIES. TO ME, YOU GUYS KIND OF REPRESENT MORE OF A CLOSED GROUP THAT I THINK YOU SHOULD BE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO LEAST BRING IT TO THE FOREFRONT. UM ANOTHER THING IS, UM, BUILDING SOME OF THESE MEETINGS AND PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN UP AND TALKED. AND, UH, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. FROM YOU GUYS, SO I WOULD HOLD FROM THIS MEETING THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF VISIBLE RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD. UM. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE MORE THING. QUICKLY UH, DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT CHANGING YOUR TIME IF YOU'RE MEETING, SO THAT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH THE SOUTHWEST CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. BECAUSE JUST LIKE THE OTHER GENTLEMAN IS HERE WAS HERE EARLIER. YOU CAN BE THE MOST. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BY DESIGN, BUT IT'S THANK YOU, MISTER RED CHANGED. MAYBE, SIR. TWO. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE. THAT IS ALL OF THE SPEAKERS THAT ARE ON THE LIST. YOU DO HAVE IF YOU WISH. UM I KNOW THAT THE. DEADLINE FOR FILLING OUT ANY FORMS THAT ARE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY OR ONLINE DOESN'T CLOSE. UNTIL. THE 17TH 18TH. THANK YOU, 18TH. BUT
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YOU DO HAVE SOME RESPONSES. UH NOW IF YOU WISH FOR THOSE TO BE READ.PLEASE GO BACK AND FORTH. IF YOU IF YOU DON'T THAT WAS, IF DESIRED ON YOUR AGENDA. IT DOES NOT NEED TO TAKE PLACE. NOW. YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THERE UNTIL THE DEADLINE HAS CLOSED. OKAY? UH, STEVEN AND I ARE GOING TO GO BACK AND FORTH SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HEAR ONE VOICE ALL THE TIME.
HOW'S THAT SOUND? ALL RIGHT. NUMBER ONE IS FOR AND I APOLOGIZE IF I BUTCHER ANYONE'S NAME. TRICIA CAPEHART. MS CAPEHART STATEMENT WAS, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FAIR OUTCOME UNLESS IT IS FORCED PERIOD. HENCE THE NAME DIVERSITY TASK FORCE. WHICH IS THE CONCERN PERIOD. THAT IS ALL. NEXT PERSON IS LARRY CERMAK. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION BECAUSE AS A 10 YEAR, RESIDENT OF GROWTH CITY, I HAVE NOT HEARD MUCH REGARDING INCLUSION, DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN THE CITY. I HEARD ABOUT THE PRIDE CELEBRATION TOO LATE FOR ME TO ATTEND. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS DUE TO LAST MINUTE PLANNING OR OTHER FACTORS. I TRY TO STAY UPDATED ON THE CITY EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS. ON A POSITIVE NOTE. I ALSO HAVE NOT HEARD ANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS REGARDING THE SUBJECT, EITHER. I HOPE THIS SURVEY PROMPTS MORE OPENNESS. NEXT IS FROM AMY BOLAND. I WOULD LIKE GROWTH CITY TO FEEL LIKE A SAFER PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. I'VE LIVED IN THE GROUP CITY AREA. OF NEARLY 20 YEARS, AND I OFTEN FIND MYSELF IN A SITUATION WHERE IT'S CLEAR MY VIEWS AND NEEDS ARE NOT WELCOME OR RESPECTED. EVEN ON
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LOCAL GROWTH. CITY SPECIFIC DISCUSSION BOARDS. THE COMMENTS ARE OFTEN UNSUPPORTIVE, JUDGMENTAL AND NEGATIVE. AS A PARENT, A PSYCHOLOGIST AND A MEMBER OF ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER.IT SEEMS GROSS CITY AS A COMMUNITY COULD DO MORE TO WELCOME EVERYONE. NEXT COMMENT IS FROM ROBBIE. HMM STOP TRYING TO MAKE GROUP CITY INTO COLUMBUS . I'M GAY AND PERSONALLY THINK YOUR TURNING GROVE CITY INTO A LIBERAL SHAME HOLE. DIVERSITY IS NOT A STRENGTH. RATHER COMMUNITY IS TODAY. RATHER RATHER COMMUNITY AS WE ARE FINE. DON'T FIX WHAT IS NOT BROKEN AND PLEASE STOP WITH THIS EXPORTING NONSENSE. NEXT IS FROM SANDRA. QUICK DIVERSITY, HIRING A NEW BLACK POLICE CHIEF WAS A BIG MOVE FORWARD NEED TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR FOR MUNICIPAL JOBS EQUITY. CHECK IN WITH REALTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE FEAR HOUSING PRACTICES AND FORCED WORK WITH URBAN CREST OFFICIALS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE INCLUDED IN ZONING AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS IN PLANNING. INCLUSION IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH SIGNS OUT. THAT'S A FIRST FOR GROWTH CITY DO MORE MARKETING WITH PURPOSE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE GRAPHICS. NEXT COMMENT IS FROM MALMO GUZMAN. BECAUSE HMAN EXCUSE ME. MORE CULTURALLY DIVERSE RESTAURANTS OWNED BY LOCALS AND NO MORE FAST FOOD CHAINS. FOOD HELPS PEOPLE. FOOD HELPS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FESTIVALS THAT CELEBRATE OUR MULTICULTURAL DIFFERENCES. DIVERSIFIED POLICE TASK FORCE AND ALL CITY EMPLOYEES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS TO HELP WITH INCLUSION. RUN A DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS FOR GROVE CITY TO HELP YOU HAVE A TRAINING FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES. PROMOTE GROUP CITY DIVERSITY. STRENGTHEN RESIDENTIAL DIVERSITY. THANK YOU. SAMANTHA LUTHER. MORE SUPPORTIVE OF PRIDE. PEOPLE OF COLOR OWNED BUSINESSES WERE OWNED BUSINESSES IN SMALL BUSINESSES IN GENERAL. EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PROMOTED TO THE SAME EXTENT AS ARTS IN THE ALLEY AND HOMECOMING THAT INCLUDES MARGINALIZED GROUPS.
VISIBLE RESOURCES FOR THOSE WORKING TO ACCEPT THEIR GENDER OR SEXUALITY EXPOSURE. FOR YOUTH TO QUEER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING SPACES AND INDIVIDUALS. CHANGING THE GOOD OLD BOYS ATTITUDE OF OUR CITY TO BE MORE ACCEPTING AND WELCOMING OF DIFFERENCES. THIS IS FROM JENNY FINNEGAN. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS HAPPENING. I THINK ONE GOOD WAY TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WOULD BE FUN EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN MEET AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
FOR EXAMPLE, BLOCK PARTIES, CONCERTS, ETCETERA, I THINK MESSAGES CAN BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH MOVIES, SO MAYBE DOING SOME FUN OUTDOOR MOVIE EVENTS. WITH MOVIES CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. THE NEXT IS FROM KELLY. P RIND THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE DEFINITION OF DIVERSITY BEFORE ADDRESSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSITY. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF DIVERSITY. I CONSIDER DIVERSITY TO INCLUDE, AS WELL AS SUCH AS AN INDIVIDUAL SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF INCOME TYPES OF DRESS, RELIGION AND OTHERS. ESSENTIALLY ANY METRIC THAT WE ATTEMPT TO CATEGORIZE PEOPLE BY INSUFFICIENT CHARACTERS AVAILABLE FOR ANY FURTHER SIGNIFICANT COMMENT. YEAH. THE NEXT IS FROM JOHN Q PUBLIC. IF EVERYONE IS TREATED THE SAME. WE DON'T NEED THIS WORK COMMITTEE REMOVE LABELS FROM PEOPLE. THE NEXT IS FROM CONCERNED AND DISAPPOINTED. THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON A GODLY FOUNDATION, AND IT IS SAD WHAT IS HAPPENING? THEREFORE A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND HOLD FAST TO HIS WIFE AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. WE DON'T NEED TO CELEBRATE THE LBGT Q TO BE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. NEXT IS DIANE LASER. PRIDE EVENT IS A GOOD START, PERHAPS A PRIDE FLAG SOMEWHERE IN DOWNTOWN. BUSINESSES PROMOTE PRIDE WITH
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SIGNS IN FRONT WINDOWS. NEXT IS FROM DAVE. THIS SOUNDS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO EQUITY OF OUTCOME, WHICH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A THINLY VEILED SOCIALISM AT BEST MARXISM AT WORST, CREATING FAIR OUTCOMES. WHO DEFINES FAIR. I'M NOT SURE WHY GROWTH CITY NEEDS A DIVERSITY TASK FORCE. BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT RUINS UNIVERSITIES AND COMPANIES WHICH I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING BOTH EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY IS A GREAT THING. EQUITY OF OUTCOME CREATES MISERY FOR EVERYONE. I'M SURE THE POSITIONS ARE APPOINTED AND NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO ANYONE AS USUAL.NEXT COMMENT IS FROM CRISPO. SO CONTRARY TO POPULAR OPINION, DIVERSITY IS NOT A STRENGTH.
UNITY IS UNITY MAY COME THROUGH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, BUT A UNION OF IDEALS IS WHAT MAKES PEOPLE STRONG, NOT WHERE THEY CAME FROM, OR WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. NOT MY QUOTE, BUT I BELIEVE IT 100% NEXT COME. SUBMISSION IS FROM BEN. GROSS CITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TOWN THAT WELCOMES DIVERSITY. EVERYONE MUST BE TREATED WITH EQUAL RIGHTS AND RESPECT. SO WHY IS IT NOW? A THING A FLAG A DAY A MONTH. A PARADE JUST LIVE AND LET LIVE AND BE KIND. PRIVATE BUSINESSES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SERVE SERVE WHOEVER THEY WANT. TAXPAYER MONEY MUST SERVE EVERYONE EQUALLY. THE ONLY THINGS THAT NEEDS ADJUSTING IS MORE ACCESSIBILITY FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND MENTAL HEALTH. MORE PSYCHIATRISTS IN GROVE CITY. NEXT COMMENT IS FROM RON FEMME B. WE NEED TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE, HAVING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICE CHIEF. SENSE OF VERY POSITIVE MESSAGE. THE CHALLENGE BEFORE US IS GET EVERYONE ON BOARD AND WELCOMING TO ALL RACES AND SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS. GETTING THEM INTERESTED IN GROUPS CITY WILL TAKE TIME AND BE ACHIEVED WITH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. AND THE NEXT STATEMENT IS FROM PASTOR ED ACRES. FIRSTLY. THE INCLUSION OF LEADERS FROM THE FAITH COMMUNITY IN THE GROUP CITY. IN GROVE CITY ON THE D E I TASK FORCE IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE STATED PURPOSE IN THE D I TASK FORCE OWN WORDS ON INCLUSION. INCLUSION ALLOWS EVERYONE UNRESTRICTED SPACE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS, IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES. THE SHIRTS, ALL VOICES ARE HEARD AND CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING IMPACTFUL DECISIONS AND LEAVING OUT MEMBERS OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY AND THE VERY PROCESS OF THE EI. DISCOVERY LENDS ITSELF TO UNDERMINE THE STATED PURPOSE OF THE TASK FORCE. MICHAEL EPSTEIN. QUIT PUTTING A TITLE ON SOMETHING IF WE ALL TREATED EVERYONE EQUALLY. WHICH I THINK WE DO HERE. THEN CATEGORIZING PEOPLE TO MEET DIVERSITY IS PRACTICING RACISM. THE NEXT COMMENT IS FROM DIANA.
ALL RACES, AGES ABILITIES SOCIAL STATUS. THEN THERE'S A COMMENT NOTHING ELSE AFTER THAT. NEXT IS KEITH WEBB. DIVERSITY WITHIN A COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT. THAT'S WHAT MAKES FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. IF THERE IS MADE SPECIAL PROVISION FOR SOME PEOPLE GROUPS AT THE EXCLUSION OF OTHERS. THAT'S NOT HEALTHY. IT WILL CAUSE A COMMUNITY OR REGION, STATE OR NATION TO IMPLODE. OUR CONSTITUTION ENCOURAGES FREE ENTERPRISE AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION. RELIGIOUS EXERCISE AS WELL AS THE RIGHT TO PROTECT OURSELVES. BUT WE AS BELIEVERS SEE THE PROMOTION OF L G B T Q AS AN AGENDA. THAT IS ANTI BIBLICAL THAT WILL LEAD TO A WEEKEND CULTURE. THE NEXT IS FROM MARC SIEGRIST. FOR ME THE HIGHEST CONCERN I HAVE IN OUR CITY FOR PEOPLE FEELING WELCOME AND INCLUDED IS UNQUESTIONABLY FOR OUR YOUTH. I FEEL THAT THESE ARE OFTEN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LEAST CAPABLE OF PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM HARASSMENT, BULLYING OR DISCRIMINATION BASED ON THEIR UNIQUE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS, AND ALL MATTERS OF OUR BUSINESS AND PROGRAMMING . WE HAVE A MESSAGING OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME INCLUDED LOVED AND THAT BULLYING HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION IS UNACCEPTABLE. NEXT COMMENT IS
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FROM JOHN TRUMAN. STOP THE POLITICAL FLAGS, BANNERS SIGNS ETCETERA FROM TAINTING THE TOWN CENTER. GRUB CITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PERFECTLY NEUTRAL TOWN EQUAL AND FAIR FOR ALL WALKS OF LIFE. PROMOTING ONE OVER THE OTHER IS NOT EQUALITY. IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A MONTH WEEK DAY, CELEBRATING A CERTAIN WALK OF LIFE, YOU BETTER BE PREPARED TO HAVE THE SAME CELEBRATION FOR THE OPPOSITE WALK OF LIFE SLASH PERSON OR JUST DON'T GET INVOLVED IN THESE POLITICAL PEOPLE GROUP EVENTS AND KEEP THINGS NEUTRAL FOR ALL FAIR AND EQUAL. KATHERINE'S CATHERINE CATHERINE STUCKEY. SORRY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE DIVERSE VOICES INVOLVED IN PLANNING CITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. AND WE TRULY LOVE TO SEE THE CITY WORK WITH SOUTHWESTERN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THESE IMPORTANT TOPICS. WHETHER DECISIONS ARE MADE ABOUT D E I DIVERSE POPULATIONS MUST BE GIVEN A VOICE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DISABILITY ADVOCATE NOT JUST FOR THINGS LIKE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS. BUT FOR NEURODIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS TO NAVIGATE AND OVERSTIMULATING WORLD. I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE OUR FIRST PRIDE EVENT THIS WEEKEND. NEXT TO CHANDRA FREDERICK. PASS AN EQUALITY ACT TO PROTECT ALL RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC SPACES. HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR DISCRIMINATION AND BIGOTRY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE. PROMOTE PRIDE WEEKEND LIKE YOU DO EVERY OTHER LOCAL EVENT. SHOW YOU ARE AN ALLY. STAND UP FOR THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT AND USE SAFE SPACE SIGNS. SET THE EXAMPLE FOR THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY BEING VISIBLE WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF THE L G B T Q.PLUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES. UM MEGHAN T. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE DIVERSITY . ANY DIVERSITY ON CITY COUNCIL ? WE HAVE SOME GREAT PEOPLE SERVING BUT LONG JEOPARDY AND NAME RECOGNITION SHOULDN'T MEAN THE SAME PEOPLE SERVE FOR AGES. CONSIDER BRINGING MORE FESTIVALS THAT HIGHLIGHT LOCAL HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT LOCAL HERITAGE. FORUMS THAT ALLOW SLASHING BY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO HAVE A VOICE. REACH OUT BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE THE GOLF CART COPS.
DELIVER INFO AND ENGAGED BEYOND STICKERS AND TOYS. NEXT IS MICHAEL PRICE. DO NOT FORCE UNCONSTITUTIONAL MANDATES ON GROVE CITY RESIDENTS. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS, REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH CITY OFFICIALS ARE SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT BE TEACHING SEXUAL INCLUSION, ESPECIALLY TWO GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT. TEACHERS AND PARENTS SHOULD AGREE ON WHAT IS TAUGHT AND NOT INCLUDED. OUTSIDE PARTIES. OPINIONS ALL TEACHING NEEDS TO BE IN LINE WITH STATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. RUTH CROW. I THINK WELCOMING NEW RESIDENTS TO THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE A GREAT ICEBREAKER AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE A GREAT COMMUNITY. HELP THEM WITH FINDING PLACES THEY NEED RECREATION FOR BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS. CHURCHES THEY MAY WANT TO JOIN. JUST BE A NEIGHBOR, BUDDY. NEXT IS IZZY BENJAMIN. BE INCLUSIVE OF OTHER RELIGIONS. SO MANY PEOPLE IN GROUPS CITY BELIEVE DISCRIMINATION DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. PEOPLE AFRAID TO TALK OPENLY OR SHOWCASE THEIR RELIGION FOR FEAR THAT THEY WILL BE RIDICULED FOR IT. RACE DISCRIMINATION HAPPENS, BUT SO DOES RELIGION DISCRIMINATION. FROM MY RELIGION. PEOPLE THINK WE ARE EXTINCT, AND I'VE HEARD THAT RIGHT IN GROVE CITY. SCHOOLS NEED TO BE MORE DIVERSITY AND. JUST CITY IN IN A HOLE. CAITLIN I BELIEVE THE NEED TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES IN SENSORY PROCESSING ISSUES IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS BY OFFER, OFFERING A QUIET, CALMING SPACE THAT IS COMFORTABLE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. IT SHOULD INCLUDE SEATS AND THINGS TO HELP THE WEATHER, HEAT AND COLD. CHAD KLEIN. THIS GREATLY DEPENDS ON THE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE COMPUTE. LET ME START THAT OVER. EXCUSE ME. THIS GREATLY DEPENDS ON THE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT ALLOWING OUTSIDE FORCES TO POLLUTE THE
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HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. DO NOT LET POLITICS BLUR THE LINES OF THE PRIMARY GOAL, WHICH SHOULD BE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITIES. JOHN LEWIS HAVING A LOCAL LGBT GROUP THAT MEETS AT LOCAL SPOTS. DREW BOOK BROOKOVER. SIDEWALKS FOR THE FOLKS WHO WORK ON LEWIS. CENTER DRIVE LOTS. GET OFF THE ■BUS ON BROADWAY AND WATCH YOU WORK. THEY WALK IN THE STREETS IN THE MORNING. E SCOOTERS AND STRATEGIC LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR FOLKS WITHOUT VEHICLES. MORE LOW INCOME HOUSING SLASH APARTMENTS RUN BY THE CITY OR NONPROFIT OR ZERO PROFIT, EXTEND THE BUS LINE TO THE HOUSING. PHYSICAL SUPPORT OR SPACE. FOR E S L SCHOOL SERVICES. INTERNSHIP OR RECRUITMENT. FOR YOUTH OR ADULTS WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS. DAVID DONOFRIO. I AGREE. YEAH, DONOFRIO SO CLOSE. PASSAGE OF THE CITYWIDE NONDISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE, CITY SANCTIONED SUPPORT OF DIVERSITY RELATED EFFORTS SUCH AS PRIDE IN GROVE CITY. COMMITMENTS TO DIVERSITY AND HIRING, INCLUDING WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. MORE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES GEARED TO THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENTLY ABLED. CONCRETE ANNUAL GOALS OF THE TASK FORCE BACKED BY PASSAGE OF REVOLUTION RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES BY THE COUNCIL. YEAH.PASTOR ED ACRES. BECOME MORE INTENTIONAL AT FORMING GROUPS OR COMMITTEES THAT INCLUDE MEMBERS OF VARIOUS RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS. ENSURE CITIZENS HAVE AN EASY AND CLEAR WAY TO REPORT INSTANCES WHERE THEY HAVE FELT TARGETED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY CITY OFFICIALS.
HAVING SEVERAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMBERS IN OUR CHURCH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TRAFFIC STOPS IN YEARS PAST. CAUSED THEM TO FEEL PROFILED. THEY FELT NO RECOURSE TO REPORT WAS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THEM. HAND GATEWOOD. I'VE SEEN POCKETS OF GROWTH CITY THAT ARE FULL OF BIGOTRY. I HOPE THE TASK FORCE WORKS WITH THE SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE THOSE CHILDREN THAT ARE CONTINUING THE BIGOTRY. CHILDREN ARE USING DEROGATORY TERMS ON A REGULAR CONSISTENT BASIS. I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW THE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES THE WAY THEY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. MOST PARENTS ARE READY TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL. IF THERE WAS A PRODUCTIVE, EFFICIENT PLAN IN PLACE. MARK THOMAS. ONE OF THE OBSTACLES OF THE L G B T Q. COMMUNITY FACES IS A FEAR OF BEING SINGLED OUT FOR WHO WE ARE. SEXUAL ORIENTATION SHOULD NOT BE A BARRIER TO OBTAIN HOUSING, DINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. YET WE FREQUENTLE TREATED AS LESS THAN SECOND CLASS CITIZENS. BY AND LARGE, THE LGBT Q COMMUNITY OR TAXPAYING CITIZENS WHO CONTRIBUTE NOT HINDER. COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE RESIDE MANY TIMES. WE ARE FEARFUL TO HOLD ONE ANOTHER'S HAND FOR FEAR OF RETALIATION. FAIR AND EQUITABLE IS ALL WE ASK. DIANE CAT EARLY. INCLUDING ALL RACES, AGES, SOCIAL STATUS AND ABILITIES WITH TRADITIONAL NUCLEAR FAMILY AT THE CENTER. KEEP G C A FAMILY COMMUNITY. MOM DAD, KIDS, NOT A SWING GAL'S SWINGING SINGLES PARTY CITY. MIKE SCRANTON'S. WHY HAS COUNCIL PERSON LEADING THIS. SHE HAS MADE IT CLEAR SHE IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR. THIS ENTIRE EFFORT DOES NOT SEEM GENUINE BECAUSE OF IT.
IT SMELLS LIKE A PUBLICITY EFFORT BY HER DIVERSITY IS A SERIOUS SUBJECT AND SHOULD NOT BE LED BY A POLITICIAN WITH AN AGENDA. THIS SHOULD BE LED BY A COMMUNITY MEMBER. SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. POLITICIANS NEED TO STAY OUT OF IT AND STOP TRYING TO CONTROL THE CONVERSATION. ALLOW OPEN DIALOGUE LISTEN TO EACH OTHER. LINDA SHINER. I THINK ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES. NO ONE IS LEFT OUT OF ANYTHING IN GROVE CITY.
WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE THINGS TO BECOME DIVERSE. JUST BE KIND AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADVERTISE DIVERSITY. IF MORE PEOPLE JUST LIVE THEIR LIVES THE WAY GOD INTENDED, THERE WOULDN'T BE A NEED TO CALL OUT DIVERSITY. GOD CREATED US ALL AS ONE RACE, THE HUMAN RACE
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, TWO GENDERS, MALE AND FEMALE CREATED BY GOD. HE GAVE US A HEART TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.DIVERSITY CAUSES MORE DIVISION. RUTH CROW. WHAT ABOUT A GET TOGETHER FOR ALL? MEET THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN GROVE CITY. MY WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS FOR CHILDREN TO GET TO KNOW. JUST ENGAGE INFORMATION AND MEET NEW FRIENDS. JUST EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND MEET NEW FRIENDS. RACHEL ACUTE. CAN CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH IN JUNE , CITYWIDE FOCUSED ON LGBT Q BUSINESSES, LEADERS HAVE EVENTS RECOGNITION EDUCATION.
CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN MARCH CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN FEBRUARY. BEING BRING IN. DIVERSE SPEAKERS ENCOURAGE ALL BUSINESSES AND CITY OFFICIALS TO ADD THEIR PRONOUNS TO EMAIL SIGNATURE. CREATE CITYWIDE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS WERE DIFFERENT GROUPS CAN SHARE. THE D E I EFFORTS AND CHALLENGES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES. LASTLY, JOEL IN. AND I'M GOING TO BUTCHER IT. SORRY GENERAL AND JO ELLEN NESS TRICK. PARKS LIBRARY EVENTS. EVANS CENTER Y M. C. A CHURCH'S HISTORICAL GROUPS ALL OPEN TO EVERYONE. I STRUGGLE TO THINK OF ANY GROUP OR EVEN THAT ISN'T OPEN TO ALL. I STRUGGLE TO THINK OF ANY GROUP THAT ISN'T DIVERSE. WHEN I SEE THIS TYPE OF SURVEY I WONDER IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN GROUPS OF PEOPLE. I THINK GROUPS CITY REPRESENTS ALL PEOPLE IN A FAIR WAY. AND THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE SO FAR.
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