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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 03-08 HRC MinutesMarch 8, 2011 Human Rights Comm ission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES CITY OF MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Council Chambers, Maplewood City Hall 1830 County Road B East 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Kringle. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Jon Brandt, Commissioner Present William Joanis, Commissioner Absent Jeffrey Kringle, Commissioner Present Arianne Maxwell, Commissioner Present Marie Ridgeway, Commissioner Present Laurie Rose Simon, Commissioner Present Charlotte Winnen, Commissioner Present Staff Chuck Bethel, Labor Relations Attorney Alan Kantrud, City Attorney 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Maxwell requested tabling 5 d. Yellow Ribbon Committee until the meeting in April. City Attorney Kantrud stated a visitor is present who was going to speak during Visitor Presentations. City Attorney Kantrud recommended moving Visitor Presentations ahead on the agenda so the visitor doesn’t have to wait through the remainder of the meeting. The commission agreed to the amendment. Commissioner Simon moved to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Chairperson Kringle. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS Bob Zick, North St. Paul addressed the commission. Mr. Zick handed material out to the commission regarding Visitor Presentations at City Council meetings. Mr. Zick gave his opinion regarding freedom of speech and asked that the commission make a recommendation to the City Council to request that Mayor Rossbach step down as Chair of the City Council meetings. 5. APP ROVAL OF MINUTES March 8, 2011 Human Rights Comm ission Meeting Minutes 2 Approval of the February 8, 2011, Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes. Commissioner Simon moved to approve the February 8, 2011, Human Rights Commission Minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Ridgeway. Ayes – All The motion passed. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation of the Commission Handbook i. City Attorney, Alan Kantrud gave the report on the Commission Handbook and answered questions of the commission. ii. Labor Relations Attorney, Chuck Bethel addressed and answered questions of the commission. b. Presentation on Equal Rights Organizations in Local Schools i. Commissioner Ridgeway gave a power point presentation on Equal Rights Organizations in Local, Public, Private and Alternative High Schools in Maplewood, North St. Paul and Oakdale. Commissioner Ridgeway recommended having an essay and art contest on Human Rights for the schools in Maplewood, North St. Paul and Oakdale. ii. Human Rights Attorney, Chuck Bethel addressed the commission on this subject matter. c. Presentation on Getting to Know Your Neighbors i. Commissioner Simon gave a brief presentation on Getting to Know Your Neighbors. Chairperson Kringle moved to further explore getting to know your neighbors and offered to assist Commissioner Simon with this project and bring it back to the commission. Seconded by Commissioner Winnen. Ayes – All The motion passed. d. Presentation on the Yellow Ribbon Committee – (Tabled until April) 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 8. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS Commissioner Winnen shared her background and interests serving on the Human Rights Commission. Commissioner Brandt stated that the commission is open to hearing issues that the community has and recommended that the public bring those issues forward during Visitor Presentations at a Human Rights Commission meeting. Commissioner Brandt stated he would like to bring some type of presentation forward at the April Human Rights Commission meeting but wasn’t sure of the subject matter at this time. March 8, 2011 Human Rights Comm ission Meeting Minutes 3 Commissioner Winnen offered to put together Human Rights topics and ideas for focus groups and bring a proposal back to the commission. 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Labor Relations Attorney, Chuck Bethel said there are many areas that the commission could have a focus group for therefore, he suggested narrowing the scope of ideas down for a focus group such as People Getting Older in the Work Force or Discrimination in Housing and Employment. Mr. Bethel stated that coming up with questions for a focus group will be a process in itself. 10. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Kringle adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m.