Planning Council

Mr. Klotz and Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting followed by a roll call. A moment of silence was held in honor of Ed Shaw, a former Council member and leading advocate in the HIV community, who passed away from COVID-19 this week.

Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting followed by introductions and a moment of silence. Mr. Klotz reviewed the meeting packet. The minutes of the January 30, 2020 meeting were approved with no corrections.

Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting followed by introductions and a moment of silence. The minutes of the December 19, 2019 meeting were approved with no corrections.

Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting followed by introductions and a moment of silence. The Council celebrated Mr. Lesieur’s 50th birthday. The minutes of the November 21, 2019 meeting were approved with no corrections.

Mr. Park and Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting followed by introductions and a moment of silence. New members introduced themselves and talked about why they wanted to be involved with the Council. The minutes of the July 25, 2019 meeting were approved with no corrections.

Mr. Park and Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting followed by introductions and a moment of silence. New members introduced themselves and talked about why they wanted to be involved with the Council. The minutes of the July 25, 2019 meeting were approved with no corrections.

Plaques were presented to the following members whose terms are ending on August 31st: Ms. Balovlenkov, Mr. Baney, Mr. Fields, Ms. Hudis, Dr. Molano and Mr. S. Reyes. Tributes were paid by the co-chairs, staff and fellow Council members for the retirees’ outstanding contributions to the work of the Council.

Mr. Park and Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting followed by introductions. Ms. Chestnut led a moment of silence in memory of Dr. Charles Banderhorst, a compassionate HIV doctor who drowned recently while swimming in the Hudson River. The minutes of the May 30, 2019 meeting were approved with no corrections.

Mr. Park and Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting, followed by introductions and a moment of silence. The minutes of the April 25, 2019 meeting were approved with no corrections.

Mr. Park and Mr. Lesieur opened the meeting, followed by introductions and a moment of silence in honor of Humberto Cruz, former director of the NYS AIDS Institute, who passed away last week. Ms. Edwards read a statement from the AIDS Institute, where Humberto worked for 23 years, including 5 as director.