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MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMIISSION
Tuesday, April 6, 1993
Maplewood City Hall
Maplewood Room
7:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Agenda Approval
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
III. OLD BUSINESS
-A. Diversity Award - Applications enclosed
B. Business Outreach Letter - two additional application forms
attached (Note specific recommendations on all five prior to
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D. League of MN Human Rights Campaign ud
E. Commission Vacancy 'I �"
F. Maplewood Open House - May 11, 1993 - J 144-A 1.
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V. REPORTS
A. League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission
B. City of Maplewood -
C. Grievances
D. Other
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MINUTES
MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 2, 1993
7:00 p.m.
Maplewood City Hall
Maplewood Room
PRESENT ABSENT
Karla Sand Jim Garrett
Michael LaClair Sister Claire Lynch
Patricia Williamson
Gordon Heininger
Gail Blackstone
Michael McGuire
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of meeting for January and February
approved as printed.
III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Motion made to accept slate of officers as follows:
Pat Williamson, Chair
Gordy Heininger, Vice Chair
Mike LaClair, Secretary
Seconded. Ayes all.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
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A. Diversity Award - deadline for applications is end of January - those
members that want to follow up with their assigned contacts can do so.
B. Business Outreach Letter - We have three applications. Each member to
review said applications using MN Human Rights Act guidelines. Be
prepared to make specific recommendations at the next meeting in April.
C. Hate Crime Response - see Gail's report to Commission. Memo drafted by
Gail to go to the Chief of Police of Maplewood - which is a guideline to
inform the commission re: the incident of hate crimes on a quarterly basis.
Motion: To implement an action plan in response to any act of bias and
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V. NEW BUSINESS
A. League of MN Human Rights Campaign - League of MN Human Rights
Commission - asking Maplewood to co-host a meeting with Roseville,
Falcon Heights, New Brighton to encourage them to help other suburban
areas to organize their own Human Relations Commissions. Letter to go
to each suburban area inviting a representative to attend the above
meeting.
B. No Fault Grievance Referral Procedure - Requests on No Fault Grievance
to come to City of Maplewood through Gail and then to the Commission
Chair.
C. Commissioner's Resignation - an ad will be placed in the Maplewood
Review and the St. Paul paper asking for a new member. Certificate of
Appreciation to go to Dawn Vassar in recognition of her service.
D. Maplewood Open Hours - to be set sometime in mid-May. Pat to draft a
request to go, to City Council asking for money to finance the purchase of
400 key e to be given out at the Open House in May. Diversity
Award to be given at this time also.
VI. REPORTS
A. League of MN Human Rights Commission - response to hockey game
incident will be pursued. No fault grievance - to develop training for
commissioners to be held.on June 12 in Twin Cities. Two commissioners
who have not yet attended from each commission to attend. State Dept.
of Human Rights may have to charge for training in the future just to
cover costs. League talked about organizing Human Rights Committees in
the schools also.
B. City of Maplewood - Annual Reports passed out to each commissioner.
C. Grievances - Karla resolved a complaint from neighbor byt talking and
listening to her problem.
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D. Internship Program - Karla „� . _•=4 o 4 fc* minority police not being
recruited because they are not usually readily available for these jobs in
the areas where they are needed. We need more minority officers in
general, as well as in Maplewood. We need to continue to look for ways
to attract minority people into the ranks of our police department. We
will check with other suburban areas (Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center and
Maple Grove) to see how they handle the recruitment of minority police.
Respectfully Submitted,
Gordon Heininger