HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.07.1976.1st Qr:arterly Board l,heting - MHRC - December 7, 197 6
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Revenue straring vs affirnative action activities of contract rs - Springh-i1J-
Conference - League of }4innesota HurEn Rights @nnissions.
Hc&{ are revenue sharing nronies er<pended? Do the agerries t}tat ent€r irtto contracts
wj-th our cities rEet AA goals. Federa] ard state agerries stress key rol-e of
hunan rights crnrnissions lqculd be to evaluate the AA efforts of the contractors
bidding for city jobs; advise the city courcil about what efforhs have been made
tcrard reeting federal AA goals.
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Ora AA csntractor questionrEj-res are not evalrated. TLrc form is attached to
each bid receirred by the ciqr hlt no attglpt is nade to link decision to accept
or reject bid on the strength of j-nfornation divulged.
Jo Arule (tlristensen will be invited to our next rceti-ng to report on AA Program
ard evaluation of bids. When ttE AA program \.ras set up such a report v,as
suggested once a )Ear.
There is an iltership program at U of M on AA. F\rlds are available to pay such
an i_ntern. It is holEd tltat the interns role rapuld beccne so basic to the city
th,at the position r^ould be retailed at city e>pense. ric will check this out
for us.
Fischer
Raw data report on 236 housixg survey of Archer Heights. Fornlal reporE to be
received later.
Sore of the fjrdings:
--Majority of elderly ard falrLily drrelli]]q residents cane frcrn jfirEdiate
srrrourdings.
--Price vas prirnary reason for rentirg.
--Seniors prefer to be j-n their orn ir:ilding
--No problffts with fanilies reporEed
--l,lajoritytikegaragesasol4:osedtotlecont.ractprsttratfeelthisisanri-nor
item.
--lbu1d like nore ard better lxrki.rlq spa'ces
--I,tajority are glad to live there '
Atterdi-ng: l"Ia-r1o\^r, Fletctler, Iarson - Eic Blanl<
Guest: Lorraine fischer
2-MHRC Ivleeting - \2/'7 /7 6
--Ver1z satisfied with sctrools. After tlE filror last year iI our school district
this r,las very refreshing.
--Average age in farn-ily residence v'as wrder 30; in senior trrilding 658 \.vere over 70.
Section 8 Rental: I.lcrk frcrn donated spa.ce i-n Gladstone sctpol. Is a public
service. I,Ietro csrEs out on Thursday's ard takes applications.
If illcc[rE nLinirmnns are Iret, resident can stay in aparffent; pay 25? of irEC[IE aId
HIJD will pay the rest; rDst landlords crcoperative.
No apart rEnt hrildilrg n:rding ronies available right nc,r.r. ltrree projects considered
last year.
l4etro HRA furding available for trcne iq)rovefiEnts for people wtcse incqre is urder
$5,000. I,trap1a,iood's share is $22,000 of wtrich half set aside for seni.or hcrrcs.
High prlority on energy related repa.irs. l.{etro application altered to fit cqnrn:n-ity needs. Revised prioriQz guidelines. 202 of "Ioan" dropped every year for
five years; then zeroed out.
l,lsnbership - MHRC
Iorrai-ne will ask to have a bl-r:rb put in ttle LIrM publication.
We will publicize need for nenbers.
C,enera].
ldotice sent to palErs of neh/ quarEerly neetings; firm neeting times and dates
ti,o weeks alead.
l{ext neeting: I\4arch l-, f 977
l"laria Iarsen, Secretarl,