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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.02.1972MHRC Regular Monthly lt4eeti ng - 5/2/72 Red I e-tter day--all commissioners present, Don Ashworth. Dwi ght Jessup re Counci I pfesentati on 4/20 He made the presentati on. Fath er Paul, Cleveland Ray and Mr. Wolfof the HUD offi ce were also present. Summaryl llas our job to adv which we cou ld ful Li nked up wi th goal s that we Commi ssi on; then the hous i ngfi I lment of al I three. mayor and Counci l as to programs in the task given to us in our charter. ei ng established by the Planning vey--indicated resolution was a ful - 'i t. June. I Se f i i 1re b sur Data on 1970 census in Maplewood; we have 16.3% of our housing thatqualified low to moderate income (1ess than $15,000) Incomparison,oniy four other suburbs have Iower proportion. 1970 census dataalso indicated that about 20% of our citizens live in overcrowded conditions. HUD and the Metro Council place Maplewood in high priority area. t,Je were not supporti ng any specific proj ect or form of housing; "con ce pt " was what we desired rati fi ed. Stated wi ll i ngness of HRCto i nvol ve itself. Counci I tabl ed resol uti on; asked to meet wi th us at our monthly meeti ng of June 6th to talk over reso I uti on and implications of They would in turn take action at the second (ounci l meeting in There was discussion of master use plan. CounciI expressed a great deal of hostiIity toward the Metro CounciI;very unhappy with housing policy #13 which gives priori ty to muni-cipalities which do already have low and moderate income housing;felt #13 was passed without proper heari ng; unjust; no one was th ereto represent th em. a. trlhat percentage of subsidized housing should Maplewood have.A. We have not been that speci fi c. Should we have a representative from HUD and/or the Metro Counci I at the June 6th meeti ng? Ta lked to Mi ke Miller and he said it was up to us and that he would place any necessary calls. The Counci I , however, wanted to tal k mainly to us. Consensus:invite at least a HUD rep for resource. Secy will wri te I etterin June. of thanks to Mr. llolf and ask him to join us ///////////// a -more- 2 meeti n9 5/2/72 Don As hworth Ques ti ons were raised by the Counc i l from the Apri I 20th meet i ng onthe resolution as it stands; speci fical ly the last paragraph. l.le have set goals but not really sure of what we mean by these; e.g.are we or do we want to review proposals as they come in, in lightof the resol ution we have passed? A. Yes. Don wi I I see that weget copy of any proposed subsidized housing proposal . By the sametoken, we are committed to giving the Council a report on any specifi c pro pos a1 so recei ved. Comment: A commi ttee wi thi n the 14HRC and make recommendati ons on AIso, a representativeat recommendati ons at purpose. be formed to review hous ing proposal s. could these commiss i oner woul d make the arri ved cal I ed for thatthe publ ic hearing We are not the only quasi governmental agency in Maplewood interestedin housi ng who will be approached for recommendati ons. l,le are di rected toward the soci a1 impact of these projects on the vi 11age. Counci1 attempts to achieve input by way of opinion; wilI Iook to the engineering dept, p)anning commission etc. for their inputs aiso. To come up with specific recommendations for the Raditz proposal and for furth er gui dance, it was suggested tha t we evol ve cri teri athis evening. Done I / // // / / / / // / // / / Motion made and carried: ;:?;l:'.lii:li: ;i'l;f.[';.'i{,?tl guided for future social development in l'lapl ewood housing anfor specific action on the Raditz proposai as requested by t Counci l. 7 p.m. Vi I lage Hall d, he to As s n , asking Chai rman Broady wi l I cal I Chai rman ofthe devel opers (Mr. Undestad and his them to join us on the 9th. the Map l ewood Ci ti zens s taff ) and Bai 1ey Seida Comment: Must 9 th shou empha i s to 1d be size to Counci I that cri teri a be developed as time goes on. made cl ear so that we are not we es tab I i sh May 0ur I i mi tati ons mi s i nterpreted. General Bus i ness Send Dorothy Johnson (Precinct 9) an much Iike to join the Commission for very interested in havi ng her do so. The commi ss i on accepted the res i gnati on of Ki rsten lllol d wi th regret; effective after June 6th meeti ng. ap th p1i cati on. She woul d verY e 72-73 tern. t,{e would be -m0re- 3 meeting 5/2/72 Mar.i a Larsen accepted chairmanship of the Nominating Committee forthe 72-73 term. Janet Grant wilI co-chair. Father Paul said he hada roster of about 30 people, some of whom could be receptive tojoining the conmission. These people were recommended by clergy ofthe area as people who might res pond to this type of group. Fathe r wil l get list to Maria. Cliff Mottaz has had application pending to the Commission for sometime. We have been hol di ng off hopi ng to fi I I vacanci es from other preci ncts. Secretary to write letter to Cliff expiaining this fact and dEtermining if he would be interested in joining the Commissionfor the 72-73 tern. There will be at least two precinct 6 commissioners goi ng off board at that time. Father Paul - Educati on Every school district has been asked by the State to set up a committee representative of the community, comprising a1l economic backgrounds; they are asked to come up with a type of curriculum on the subject of HR that the teachers who are to be certified musttake. Distri ct 622 now has such a committee. Has met three times. Are in the process of coming up with a type of program that would be appl icable to teachers but whi ch would hopeful ly involve the adminis-tration. This group can serve both inter and intracultural interests. See a real need for both moral and financial support from the schooldistrict. are any members of this committee on 622 school staff? Ch arl es Sp i e ker, Dan Richter. Also include teacher from Harmony, six students, two staff members from Hill-Murray and two students from North High; several people from the community. Have to broaden themselves; just do not know what direction they should go. CalIed in people who work on HR program within school districts and those that conduct HR programs within the schools. Will try to consolidate plans with five county school districts; pool their thoughts; some distri cts could go through the motions and not come up with anything that would be effe cti ve; mus t watchdog this. Ul timately it wi l1 rely on school district. People in that district wil'l have to put pressure on. a. Has the commi ttee issued any minutes, bulletins etc. Can we get f u1 I a cces s to proceedings?A. This is a "working" committee; it would be very difficult at this moment to give any type of report on what has been done; no cohesi veness as yet. a A I'lust gain they need a s tand. support of admi ni strators;when they get the approva l of the school board, group to the poi ntwill have to take -more- a A meeti ng 5 /2/72 H ave you support of school board by s tate legislative district. Yes, but noth i ng that says they h ave to fi nanci a1ly s upport; concerned on 1y wi th teacher certi fi cat ion. this would be absolutely inconclusive; any type of 'i nvo l ve administrative staff. Comment: Ceci l Austin - U of M - educational psychology; consultant has techniques and behavior modification techniques thatare amazi ng. Commi ttee fee I s HR prog ram mus t Annual report has been Wi 11 prepare for final Ne xt meeti nS 5/9/72. ////////// Janet Grant for final polish.turned over to typi ng. Mari a M. Larsen, Secretary Mapl ewood Human Rel ati ons Commi ss i on