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Task force recommends approvals for Diwali ferry event, Juneteenth budget and Native American art partnership
Summary
The Tiburon Diversity & Inclusion Task Force recommended approval of an amended Diwali event on the Angel Island ferry, approved a $13,497 Juneteenth event budget and voted to partner on a Native American art and culture event, all by roll-call votes with one member absent.
The Tiburon Diversity & Inclusion Task Force on an evening meeting moved and passed recommendations to approve three community cultural events: an amended Diwali celebration to be held on the Angel Island ferry, a Juneteenth celebration with a $13,497 budget, and a Native American art-and-culture partnership proposed by the Heritage and Arts Commission.
The recommendations were made during the task force’s public meeting when members discussed logistics and sponsorships before taking roll-call votes. The task force recorded the votes as affirmative with Noushan Latour absent for the roll calls indicated in the meeting transcript.
The Diwali proposal, presented by Tina Paikode, asked that the task force recommend approval of an amended event that would use the Angel Island ferry to honor the historical role of Angel Island Immigration Station for many South Asian immigrants. Paikode said the event would be held Friday evening, Oct. 10, and that the previously approved budget would cover the amended plan. A motion “to consider making a recommendation to approve this amended event” was made and seconded; the recorded roll call was all yes with the noted absence.
For Juneteenth, Howie (Howie Awash) described plans to hold the event on June 22 on Main Street, and said organizers had lined up entertainment and requested approval of a $13,497 budget (the staff report listed $14,726 but Howie said the needed amount is $13,497). After questions about sponsors and clarification that a $1,000 grant from the Tiburon Peninsula Foundation had been received, the task force moved to approve the budget and recorded an affirmative roll-call vote.
The task force also moved to approve a partnership with the Heritage and Arts Commission on a Native American art and culture event. Staff and task force members clarified the preferred date is June 21 (the staff report’s correct date) and the preferred site is Zelinsky Park. The motion to approve the proposal in partnership passed by roll call.
Each of the three motions was taken with public comment opportunities; no public comments opposed any of these particular approvals. The task force indicated that at least one member recommended establishing a single, recurring discretionary budget for the task force to allocate across events in future years to avoid ad hoc budget debates.
Votes at a glance
- Diwali amended event (recommendation to town council to approve ferry-based event, Oct. 10): Motion made by Tina Paikode (vice chair, Diversity & Inclusion Task Force); second recorded; roll call: all present voted yes; Noushan Latour absent. Outcome: recommendation approved.
- Juneteenth 2025 budget ($13,497): Motion to approve budget (mover identified in transcript as Howie); second recorded; roll call: all present voted yes; Noushan Latour absent. Outcome: approved.
- Native American art and culture event (partnership with Heritage and Arts Commission, preferred date June 21 at Zelinsky Park): Motion to approve partnership; second recorded; roll call: all present voted yes; Noushan Latour absent. Outcome: approved.
The task force did not adopt new ordinances or budgets beyond recommending these event approvals to the town council where required; details such as final event permits and any additional town approvals were described as staff-level or council-level follow-ups.
