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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/08/1987 MINUTES MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION September 8, 1987 City Hall 7:15 p.m. ATTENDEES Scott Rostron - Chairperson Sister Claire Lynch - Vice Chairperson Karla Sand Pat Williamson Scott opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and presented his agenda for the meeting. Meetings will begin at 7:15 p.m. in the future. 1. Minutes Pat Williamson had the only copy of the minutes. She will incorporate any changes and mail copies to the members. Changes: any reference to the state human rights department must be indicated by Department of Human Rights. Indians will be referred to as American Indians and not Native Americans. Motion was made to accept the minutes with the above changes, seconded and approved. 2. Letter to Maplewood Businesses Scott asked for a report from each member on the calls they made to the businesses they called as a followup to the letter explaining the Commission and its role. Most employers were pleasant, were not familiar with the Commission and some asked for additional information. The program was a success. The purpose was to gain visibility about the Commission. Pat Williamson will let the League know we sent the letter and our responses and will also include it in our 1988 Biennial Report. 3. Biennial Report Mike McGuire mailed Pat a copy of the ordinance establishing the Commission to include it in the Biennial Report. Our By-laws need to be amended. Included in our report will be the membership; MLK Day activities, Human Rights Day activities, No Fault training, League of MN activities, and liaison with Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Pat will rewrite the Report and submit it to City. Should be submitted to the City Council in October, 1987. Page 2 Minutes 9/8/87 4. Plans for Next Couple of Months Human Rights Day in December Martin Luther King Day in January. League annual meeting on Saturday; December 5, 1987. Karla will draft a proposal for giving an Human Rights Award from the Commission. Sister Claire will followup on awareness of American Indians in ou our schools. Scott will pursue the Pacer Puppets for MLK Day in our schools. Once again we will check on the sign at the bank, at the nursing home and the newspaper. 5. Discrimination Cases Scott gave a report on the cases referred to the Commission from the Department of Human Rights. 1. Employment discrimination based on sex 2. Employment discrimination based on sex 3. Housing discrimination based on familial status 4 4. employment discrimination based on pregnancy 5. Employment discrimination based on pregnancy 6. League of Minnesota Pat Williamson and Sister Claire Lynch will attend the program on Saturday, December 5. 7. Karla will prepare draft minutes for Scott to review and mail out. 8. Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. 9. Next meeting in on October 6, 1987 at 7:15 p.m. in the City Hall.