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Garland CMC members report voter registration, bond outreach, youth council and safety‑fair participation
Summary
Commission members gave updates on recent outreach: a voter registration drive at Kaliseko Mall, Garland Forward 2025 bond outreach segments (including a Vietnamese‑language segment with City Manager Justin Rex), the youth council, and a poorly attended PTA fire‑safety fair that distributed smoke alarms.
Members of the Community Multicultural Commission shared April 17 multiple outreach activities they attended in March and April, highlighting voter registration work, Garland Forward 2025 bond outreach, youth engagement and community safety events.
Commission member Charles Leppard and another commissioner staffed a voter registration drive at Kaliseko Mall on March 29; the commission distributed informational bags and bond posters translated for Vietnamese speakers and worked with Vietnam United Volunteers to connect with the Vietnamese community. One commissioner thanked Khalil Soham and Jennifer Nguyen for staffing the table.
Several commissioners reported attending the Garland Council awards session and a mayoral forum, saying the council work sessions provided substantive background on city issues; one commissioner said the city manager—s presentation included discussion of DART and website issues. Another reported attending a youth council meeting and said students offered many ideas and planned summer activities.
Members described attending a PTA fire‑safety fair at Forest High School where organizers planned to distribute three smoke alarms and a carbon‑monoxide detector to attendees who visited program stations. The commissioner reported the event had hundreds of giveaway devices remaining after a low turnout and that organizers planned to redistribute them through nonprofits.
Commission members also described media outreach promoting the Garland Forward 2025 bond: they recorded segments including one in Vietnamese with City Manager Justin Rex to encourage early voting.
Commissioners said these activities match the commission—s short term "quick wins" goals to increase public presence and engagement; members said they will continue to report attendance and outcomes at future meetings.
