Miami-Dade County Public Defender Carlos Martinez, Miami-Dade Police Department, and other government agencies will be addressing the board. All meetings of the Community Relations Board are open to the public, and residents are encouraged to attend and learn more about the work of the boards. There will be an opportunity for attendees to comment at the end of the meeting.

The Community Relations Board was founded in 1963 and its primary mission is to intervene and contain community tensions, as quickly as possible. The secondary mission of the Community Relations Board is to work proactively to identify and relieve intergroup conflicts before crises arise; to develop bridges of understanding and support programs in the community; to foster understanding, communication, and mutual respect; to develop and support local or city based Community Relations Boards throughout the county; and to assure that resources are in place to respond to community crisis. For more information, please contact Miami-Dade County Community Relations Board Director Shirley Plantin, EJD at 305-375-1406.

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