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AGENDA
MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 10, 1992 (Note date change)
Maplewood City Hall
Conference Room A (Note Room Change)
7:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER 1
A. Agenda Approval
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
III. OLD BUSINESS
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B. New Member Update - Gail I t✓' '�'�—'� 3 f a3
C. 4990 Annual Report
1111
IV. NEW BUSINESS
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A. Letter from Winona HRC (attached) - 1 K- -•-• 44j /
V. REPORTS
A. League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission
B. St. Louis Park Meeting - Jim
C. City of Maplewood
D. Grievances
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(1: CITY HALL
207 Lafayette Street
P.O. Box 378
Winona, MN 55987-0378
FAX: 507/457-8212
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MINNESOTA
February 18, 1992
Karla Sand
382 W. McKnight Road
Maplewood, MN 55119
Dear Ms. Sand:
I am writing to you on behalf of the City of Winona Human Rights Commission. Your name
was included on a list of Human Rights Commission contacts compiled by the State
Department of Human Rights.
As you may have heard, last December Winona suffered some "gay bashing" incidents.
Fortunately, no one was hurt on these occasions. In response, our local Human Rights
Commission asked the City Council to explore the possibility of adding "sexual orientation"
as a protected category under local law. The council declined to do so, indicating they would
reconsider the matter only if the State amended the Minnesota Human Rights statute.
I am polling members of other local commissions to find out 1) if there have been any
incidents of discrimination or bias crimes based on sexual orientation reported to you in
your communities, 2) whether or not your local commission has taken a stand on this issue,
3) whether you plan to do so in the near future, and 4) whether the issue has been brought
to the attention of your local City Council.
The members of the Winona Human Rights Commission do support amending the state law
to include the protected category of"sexual orientation," and we are interested in finding out
if other Commissions would consider joining us in promoting the issue on the state level.
Please feel free to respond by mail or phone, as you prefer. Thanks for your attention.
Sincerely,
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Nancy Kay Peterson
1319 Lakeview Ave.
Winona, MN 55987
Work: (507) 457-5519
Home (507) 452-2675
City Clerk/General Services 507/457-8200