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AGENDA
MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Tuesday, May 4, 1993
Maplewood City Hall
Maplewood Room
7:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Agenda Approval
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — 6( 6 S x14•
III. OLD BUSINESS
A. Business Outreach Letters 3 0_16: 1 s a w
B. City Response to Acts of Bias/Prejudice--Bring specific 5. ��, �,,,,,.
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suggestions for Response Network 4 "�
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11 ))-g-"frtcpu- J. Commission Vacancy
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V. REPORTS
A. League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission /t66-t
B. City of Maplewood
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D. Other
MINUTES
MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Tuesday, April 6, 1993
7:00 PM
Maplewood City Hall
Maplewood Room
PRESENT ABSENT
Jim Garrett Sister Claire Lynch
Pat Williams Mike LaClair
Gordon Heininger
Karla Sand
Gail Blackstone
Mike McGuire
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Motion to approve with minor corrections by Jim
Garrett, seconded by and Gordon.
Ayes - all
III. OLD BUSINESSt m t rbf,,
A. Business Outreach Letters - AAA Minnesota - Under Educatfofal
Background - committee suggested that "Dates Attended"
be deleted or
blacked out on this particular application. On SuburbanCommunity
Channels - dates should also be deleted. Moto Photo application - question
ages 18-70 and "In use of emergency notification". Letter will be drafted by
Pat to address these suggestions.
B. Acts of Bias/Prejudice - Responding to an act of bias/prejudice should be the
phrase used instead of a hate crimes - commission members will provide
input to develop a response network at the next meeting.
C. League of MN Human Rights Campaign - Pat - Called several commissions
to see if they wanted to co-host a meeting - New Brighton, Roseville, and
Falcon Heights might be interested in co-hosting; purpose to interest new
cities in forming their own commissions. Dates suggested were the 2nd &
4th Tuesday or Thursday of June.
D. Commission Vacancy - Ad in paper and several calls - no applications
returned as of yet.
E. Maplewood Open House - We will be first on awards program to present
Diversity Award at 8:30 p.m. on that day. Letter to bank so they can be
there to present check. Key chains will be available the week before the
Open House scheduled for May 11 between 5:00 & 8:00 p.m. Need
Commission members there to hand out information and key chains. Jim
will check if he can get a computer-generated banner with Commission
name. Arrangements will be finalized at the next meeting.
F. Diversity Awareness Award - applications were reviewed, and the consensus
of the Commission was to give the award to Mounds Park Academy
IV. NEW BUSINESS - none
V. REPORTS
A. League of MN Human Rights Commission (see office memorandum
attached).
B. City of Maplewood - See copy of memorandum to Chief Collins from Gail
Blackstone re: Response to Acts of Bias and Prejudice. Also list of Human
Relation Commission members and their terms were handed out.
Internship program brought up by Karla for NW suburbs, funded by NW
Hennepin Human Services Council. Pays tuition, some funds for living
expenses and money for city to provide job, i.e. cadet. Karla to contact
Executive Director, Patti Wilder, for more information and possible Ramsey
County program.
C. Grievances - One referral from the State alleging age discrimination. Pat
will do a follow up.
Respectfully Submitted,
Gordon Heininger