HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/08/1980 Business Meeting
Maplewood Human Relations Commission
July 8 , 1980
Absent: Malley
Guest: Joe Benkovics
Minutes : Minutes of May 6 , 1980 approved as mailed.
Officially welcomed Peter Fischer as new member.
Liaison: Losing Paul Weber as City liaison to MHRC. Accepted
employment with White Bear Township. We thank Paul
for his help and wish him well in his new position.
Membership: Joe Benkovics has applied for a seat on the MHRC.
Motion: We recommend that Joe Benkovics be
appointed a member of the Maplewood Human
Relations Commission. Ayes all.
Paul Weber will submit his name thru the proper channels .
Sharon Miller and Sandy Griesgraber have also shown interest in
the Commission. Paul will send them an annual report and member-
ship application. They will also be invited to our next business
meeting.
Budget: Our budget was increased 10o over last year . Now stands
at $450 .
Indochinese : Fletcher called to our attention the improper
orientation of our new residents to programs and
services formulated to educate and help them assimilate into
our society.
Motion: The MHRC will identify/locate the Indochinese residents
in North St. Paul and Maplewood in order to redress
these inequities. Ayes all.
We will enlist our area churches and other avenues in order to
conduct an informal "survey" . Fischer will contact apartment
landlords; Larsen the churches; Fletcher the School District files .
First report due August 5th.
2-Business Meeting of MHRC - July 8 , 1980
League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions
. Annual Meeting:
Attending: Larsen, Fletcher, Fischer, Marlow
Workshops: Fletcher, Fischer , Marlow
Workshops on: Police & Community Relations
The "small" City commission
Crisis in family housing
. Fischer has been asked to summarize and type up his notes
so they can be read into these minutes.
. Dues
Discussion of dues and whether membership in the League is
of benefit to the MHRC. Motion: Withhold decision until
Commission meeting of August 5 . Ayes all. Fischer and Larsen
will be attending the first League year board meeting on July
26th. If the newly appointed representatives of the League show
in force, and there is active and educated interest in the
League ' s future activities and representation of local commission
interests, membership may be desirable .
Larsen will make report at next business meeting.
. Larsen still functioning as Vice Chair of League and their
liaison to the State Department of HR.
. Motion: Bill the League for 2nd mailing of Annual Meeting
material . . . . $28 . 05 . ayes all.
. Rick Lockhart was presenter of topic at the special workshop
on family housing. Fischer suggested that this item should
be of interest to the MHRC and should be pursued in depth. Agreed!
Mr. Lockhart will be invited to be guest speaker at next business
meeting. Peter will be our contact.
Meeting adjourned at 9 : 15 .
Next Meeting August 5 , 1980 - Kitchen - City Hall .
Call me if you cannot make the meeting!
Maria Larsen, Chair