HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/1991 AGENDA
MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Tuesday, April 2, 1991
7:00 p.m.
Maplewood City Hall
Maplewood Room
CALL TO ORDER
A. Agenda Approval
IL APPROVAL OF MINUTES
III. OLD BUSINESS
A. Annual Report
B. International Human Rights Day Activily
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1. Letter to Premier 1 F� ��_. , - fl rct
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C. Human Relations/Athletics _ j £ook c * .l n vi4 Pati.ds,
D. Human Rights Day/Maplewood N --I-`j�".
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V. REPORTS
A. League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission
B. City of Maplewood - 1 C LL-C,
C. Grievances
D. Other
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MINUTES
MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 5, 1991
7:00 P.M.
Maplewood City Hall
Maplewood Room
PRESENT4` ABSENT GUEST
Karla Sand James Garrett Scott Rostron
Sister Claire Lynch, O.S.B.
Gordon Heininger
Dawn Vassar
Michael McGuire
Paul Sand
Pat Williamson
Gretchen Maglich
I CA -LTO:;ORDER
The meeting of the Maplewood Human Relations Commission was called to
order at 7:05 p.m. , on March 5, 1991 , by Karla Sand, Chair.
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Moved, seconded, and passed to accept the minutes of February 5, 1991 ,
meeting as submitted.
I I I:: :MIRRESEI TATION OF RESOLUTIONSOF APPRECIATION
The Commission presented Scott Rostron and Carol Engel with plaques and
THE LITTLE PRINCE in appreciation for their years of service on the
Commission. Individual members expressed their appreciation to Scott
for his dedication and how they enjoyed serving with him on the
Commission. All will miss his thoughtful participation. Carol Engel
was not able to attend the meeting and Gail will mail her the plaque.
W4t EB BUS E ESS
A. ESSAY CONTEST
Commission moved, seconded, and voted in favor of not continuing
the essay contest this year but to pursue a project that would
involve schools in Maplewood. The project would ask classroom
teachers and their students to present a proposal on how they
would use a specified dollar amount to promote multiculture
education in their school and/or the community. Commission will
send a request to the Premier Bank for $500 to cover this project.
B. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS
Commission discussed the idea of having breakfast meetings once a
month/quarter which would focus on human relations subjects. This
discussion will continue at the April meeting.
HRC Minutes
03/05/91
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C. POLICE DEPARTMENT
Commission will continue to dialogue with the Police Department
and continue to work on the list of individuals/groups to contact
in the case of a hate bias crime, etc.
D. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY/BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Dawn reported on the activities at Weaver School and Mounds Park
Academy that were written up in the Pioneer Press. Pat reported
that the sign at the Ramsey County Nursing Home recognized MLK's
birthday.
E. ANNUAL REPORT
Copies of the annual report were distributed for preview by the
members. Gail will prepare a draft for the April meeting and
present to the City Council at its May meeting.
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V411NE <'BUSINESS
Paul Sand presented a new project that may be of interest to the
Commission. The project would involve human relations education and
educators involved with athletics.
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V I . _REPORTS
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A. LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Karla reported that the League has proposed to have its annual
meeting in September addressing discrimination and persons with
disabilities.
B. SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Paul reported that he will be volunteering with the Special
Olympics this summer and if anyone is interested in volunteering,
they should contact him.
C. CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
Mike reported on the possible budget cuts. Commission budget is
still intact.
D. GRIEVANCES
No grievances at this time. Several have been referred to the
State Department of Human Rights.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
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Pudgy brown fingers mingled In amenities — new playground equip-
with pudgy pink fingers on ment, amply stocked library,a bathrooW
computer keyboards at Falcon attached to the classroom — everyone
Heights Elementary School, as agreed the suburban school was ahead.
7-year-old partners from St. As for manners and mores, that was a
Paul and suburbs raced subject for discussion,at least among the
through 20 math problems. suburban kids. Their behavior seemed
"Me and mypartner Sal of more subdued than their urban counter-
parts'g parts' was, and several interpreted the
19 problems right," reported Falconcity kids' high spirits as "out-of-control"
Class Heights pupil Jeff Sheldon later. He had rowdiness.
Many ,been paired with Salvador Vigil from But one issue no student at either
Roosevelt Elementary School on St. j School was heard to mention was cork
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Paul's West Side. plexion. The Roosevelt class has severe
"They know a lot of math," Jeff said of children each of Asian, African, Europe-
the city kids. an and Latin American descent. The Fal-
Jeff and Sal belong to second-grade con Heights class consists of two dozen
classes that visited each other in Febru- white youngsters and three children of
ary and early March — a grass-roots color.
Colors trial that may be acurtain-raiser to Both teachers consider the visits a
broader integration projects involving huge success and intend to unite the two
the St. Paul and Roseville public schools. groups again in late April with a picnic
at Como Park.
In math, as well as reading, writing Classroom exchanges are among sev-
and other academics, the children's re- eral preliminary integration projects the
Paul-Roseville exchange may be spective teachers said both classes were St. Paul and Roseville school districts
about neck and neck, even though kids at propose to start next fall, leading up the
ecursor to integration projects. each insisted there was more play and
less work at the other school. CLASS CONTINUED ON 2►
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SAINT PAUL PIONEER PRESS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1991
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anges CLASS/A city-suburb experiment working
♦ CONTINUED FROM I said the bus trip Feb. 13 was scary that are fun, and you get to go to
but fun. Items they noticed at recess twice," Sean Simmons said. L"..17
following year to opening of a Roosevelt included stairways, ban- "They have gym every day," ..
shared magnet school near the dis- isters the local kids slid down, Crystal Mudek said. "I remember'
s 4 E tricts' border. large drinking fountains, a lack of Christine. I would like to go back ,,,L
! i One goal is to combat racial playground swings or slides. They there."
M` .,'`c1i separation ongeneral noted that the Roosevelt kids were And Claudia Castillo said: "If !-r
r-r P principle.
Another goal is to establish volun- allowed to go outdoors without you don't have boots, you can't,go kir'
tary alternatives to sidestep the boots and said one of their class- outside. I want to say hello to all;'iu
prospect of a lawsuit that could mates got picked on and a fight the kids."
result in court-ordered desegrega- nearly broke out. Some said the A video recording of the Roose- ..
tion. lunchroom supervisor was harsh. velt class visiting Falcon Heights !q,
II. But this second-grade exchange Several said they never wanted to shows hosts and visitors holding "r
was started independently by Fal- go back again. hands, making graphs, eating .,,t;
functional than the con Heights teacher Rita Christen- Falcon Heights mother Sue Wol- cookies, working at computers and :-c
son, a Peace Corps veteran, who ter said she had mixed feelings dancing in the school gym — their sir
nge, there will be a read her pupils a biography of Un- about the visit her daughter Stacy blond, red and black hair bouncing
Icil chambers, easily derground Railroad Conductor and classmates had made. as together they flapped their . , , I
ople," Emmons said. Harriet Tubman and was startled "The kids were excited, and it arms and quacked like ducks.
fit in more if neces- to find most did not know America was a fun adventure," she said. On the snowy playground, the
ever had slavery. "But I've been concerned that any visitors shrieked as they twirled 411ij
fres include a sepa- "So I called the St. Paul schools, unhappy encounters would pro- on the tire swings, climbed a rope 4
trative wing off an got through to Roosevelt and mote negative feelings that net and zoomed down slides; the r
wed public lobby, a asked if any second-grade teacher weren't there to begin with." playground equipment is new, in- '
h storage rooms and wanted to work with us," she said. Gwen Stone said she believed it stalled last year after a communi-'a.J. �
ansion. Mary Golubowicz responded, in- was important for her Korean- ty fund drive. nl.
s pretty much devel- viting Christenson and her pupils born adopted daughter Sammy to Golubowicz' pupils printed.u;
ons said. "But there to visit her class in Room 205 of meet children of more races than thank-you notes in pencil on wide-
k of a merger some the high-ceilinged, 70-year-old St. she typically meets in the Rose- ruled paper: '•►'�
%town Township." Paul school. ville schools. But Stone said she "I like wen we get milk and;-,t,
will be vestiges of Christenson proposed to take the would not want Sammy to attend cookys. Love, Claudia."
I.all. class on city buses, changing once a school as far away as Roosevelt. "Jeff was cool. Love, Ian." -:t'
tone was salavaged in downtown St. Paul. A majority The city kids visited Falcon rt*
onstruction of land- never had been on a city bus be- Heights March 6. Last week, sev- "Guess what Mrs. Christenson I ",r
along the public walk- fore. Some parehts anxiously in- eral reported they found the sub- made some new friend Amy Ni- T
site. And some artifi- sisted on more chaperones than urban kids at long tables instead cole and Chrissy. Love, Maytee." -1-
Eng five tulip-shaped originally planned. One mother of desks and that their building
s believed to be al- followed the bus in her car. was all on one floor. "I liked the playground best. ,u'l:
ry old,will be hung in Last week, the suburban kids "They have three playgrounds Your friend Sal."
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VII?
RACES PANELI�
CONTINUED FROM I town board member Anders Han-
sen and incumbent treasurer Su CONTINUED FROM I ,c m
( t a Baytown and Lloyd Nelson II in san Fredrickson; incumbent trea-
, uibihin. Y Forest Lake. surer Renata Borndale in tossed around at a city-township ii;,
to and beautifi- Denmark; incumbent town board forum that was started last sum- 16
top For Jackson, a retired dairy member Dick Tschida in Forest mer by the White Bear Lake Area :ch
preservation of the farmer, it means a 12th consecu- Lake; incumbent town board Development Corp., primarily to ttp
Burlington-Northern tive term on the New Scandia member Gary Erichson and in- discuss commercial and industrial
ght rail. Town Board. He was first elected cumbent treasurer Joyce Paulson development in the two jurisdic-
action of Minnesota in 1958. "I think it is only the in Grant; and incumbent town tions.
with a bicycle trail second time I have had an oppo- board member Pat Ganaway and
ach to Tamarack Na- nent," he said. incumbent treasurer Carol Gana- "Some people have thought this
and someday link with Jackson defeated Fred Soya, way in Grey Cloud Island. was good idea for the past 10
to form a pathway 289 to 67. Still others include town board years, but a lot of people are i; :
Is View to Stillwater. New Scandia voters also ap- member Eugene Stifter and in- threatening to sell their homes or I
native of Racine, Wis., proved — by 182 to 169 votes — a cumbent treasurer Cheryl Bennett jump off a bridge rather than be
telor's degree in politi- proposal to make the positions of in May; town board members C. annexed or consolidated," said
from Loras College, clerk and treasurer appointed in- Duane Thompson and Kevin Nick- Town Clerk Bill Short late last 1;
iwa, and a master's in stead of elected. elson and incumbent treasurer week. He noted that township gov- 1 -
education specializing Nichols had the closest call, Edith Hadlich in New Scandia; in- ernment differs from city rule by
'om Winona State Uni- winning 98 to 70 over Gary Foss. cumbent town board members allowing all citizens to vote direct- :'
Nelson had a much easier time of Louise Bergeron and David John- ly on major local issues.
wife died at age 30 it, outpolling Don Watson by 110 son in Stillwater, and incumbent
,uple had four children. to 7. town board meber John Mc- "I've heard very strong feelings ; ;
^.,,n,. .ninnarc with no onnosi- Pherson and incumbent treasurer the past couple of days," Short
JOHN GLENN MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTH ST. PAUL-MAPLEWOOD-OAKDALE SCHOOLS
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 622
1560 E. County Road B
MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA 55109
770-4724
F. B. Klinkerfues H. J. Lanning
Principal Assistant Principal
February 6th 1991
Gail Blackstone
City of Maplewood
1830 East County Road B
Maplewood MN 55109
Dear Gail,
I believe that it would be good P.R. for the Village of
Maplewood , John Glenn Middle School and our 916 Unit to try to
get a little publicity on the 4th Annual Human Rights Award in
the Review.
Bordering, as we do, on St. Paul ' s East Side, many minority and
multi-cultural issues will arise in our city. In the upcoming
years integration issues and open enrollment will bring more
minorities to our community and I believe Maplewood should
project an image of promoting cultural harmony. A good newspaper
spread on the award would be a very positive move.
Sincerely,
F.B. Klinkerfues
Principal