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MINUTES
_ November 14, 1989
7 :00 p.m.
Maplewood City Hall
ATTENDEES ABSENT
Dawn Vassar Scott Rostron
Carol Engel
Paul Sand
Sr. Claire Lynch
Pat Williamson
Karla Sand
Gail Blackstone
Mike McGuire
1 . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the October 3, 1989 Human Relations Commission meeting
were accepted as presented .
2. UPDATE OF GRIEVANCES
a . Grievance involving an individual, volunteer fire department
and the City of Maplewood . Pat W. is handling this case .
b . Grievance 1>-i,'woon a womu.tl
<,ge . Pat is following up on this case .
c . Pat is following up on a situation between an individual
and the City of Maplewood dating back several years .
Commission received a notice from the Department to discontinue
no fault process on 3 cases : two involving Sears and one
involving One Potato Two .
Commission member asked for an update on the incident involving
a White Bear Lake Russian immigrant family.
3 . OLD BUSINESS
a . Human Rights Award - Pat will contact the persons who
submitted thenominations and ask for additional information.
Commission agreed that we need to have an article in the
Chamber newsletter nextyear about the human rights award
and getting nominations .
Gail will talk to Alice Ludley of the Suburban Chamber
about an article in their newsletter about the essay
contest award ceremony and Commissioner Cooper' s visit.
Minutes/November 14, 1989
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b . Essay Contest - The Commission received 4 entries by the
deadline date and ten entries after the deadline date .
The Commissioner voted to only consider those entries
that were submitted by the deadline date. Carol will
talk to the instructor who submitted the ten entries .
Review and selection of the award winning essay will
be done in Executive Session.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. State Human Rights Conference - December 8, 1989
Karla, Dawn and Scott have indicated they are interested
in attending either the full day or one-half day of
the conference . Gail will submit the application and
send the registration fee .
b. IGCI Conference - November 16 - The Intergovernmental
Compliance Institute is conducting a workshop on Non-
discrimination in Public Employment at a cost of $65.
No members indicated they could attend .
5. ADJOURNMENT
Next meeting - December 5, 1989.
SPECIAL SESSION
Each entry was read and evaluated by each Commission member.
Melissa Coons will receive the award for her entry.
Dawn will submit articles to the newspaper on our award ceremony
and the award winner.
Carol will draft letters to the winner and to all the other persons
who submitted entries . Also to the bank notifying them of our
intentions .
Pat will contact the winner and her parents .
Pat will also contact the radio station for some coverage of the
event and Commissioner Cooper's appearance in Maplewood .
Sr. Claire will contact Mr. Regan of the bank about the awards .