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Home My WebLink About04/04/1995 AGENDA MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Tuesday, April 4, 1995 Maplewood City Hall Conference Room A 7:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. AGENDA APPROVAL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Community Event--Souls Journey - Marie B. Follow up on Hate Crime Step-by-Step Response - All (Includes review of new drafts by Gordy and Gail) C. Finalize preparations for Open House - All V. NEW BUSINESS \--"A. Feedback on Awards Ceremony - Marie and Gordy Feedback on approval of 1994 Annual Report VC. Update on Council action on new members VI. OTHER BUSINESS VII. REPORTS iLtif0 A. League of Minnesota A B, City of Maplewood -c ;-N- fe3 '. Grievances c 11. Agenda items for next time Other VIII. ADJOURNMENT C:\WPWIN60\HRCWGENDA o3..24. 95 12:1n FAX 612 297 1329 Labor & Industry Ql002 \YIN& UNkfUi CArnt no Maplewood Human Relations Commission Minutes from March 7, 1995 Chair Marie Koehler called the meeting to order at 7 pm. n'V.mc.t\t-e<L,..tekA6orok ( ck' l Ce\l'b k& Motion made to approve Seconded and moved_ L �y M ck y k PP agenda. S of KiY{ Motion made to accept minutes from Feb_ 7, 1995 meeting. Seconded and moved ( -t1'S ; Old Business: Lob n1°1 warm 0 Annual report: The members made favorable comments on the look of the report and noted a few grammatical corrections. Marie will make corrections and have prepared in final format. The gq report will be presented to the Mayor and city council. A motion was made and seconded to v} � adopt the 1994 annual report. Lay()C�"k Hate Crimes Response:Marie developed a process for the Commission to respond to hate crimes. The members discussed the pros and cons and found it to be cumbersome. It's also not clear just what our role is-how far can we go when offering assistance to victims? Gordy and Gail will develop another draft. Puppets Against Racism: Marie felt that this program may not be appropriate for the commission to sponsor the first time out. It may be better to have something less intense. A brochure from "Souls Journey"was passed around. These speakers are story tellers who weave multiculturalism into their stories. Marie also had a booklet of speakers from Ramsey County. We considered a topic on crime prevention_ We will discuss what we want to do again. New Business: Award letters, presentations and press releases for Diversity Award and Poster Contest Edgerton School will receive the Diversity Award at a ceremony on March 27 at 9:30 am. The Mayor will be asked to present the award and Marie will also attend. The winning schools for the poster contest are Presentation of Mary and Mounds Park Academy. PSM would like to schedule the ceremony to give the entrants their certificates and cash awards in April. Mounds Park will schedule any time and asked that it be done at 11:45 ate, which is during their lunch.. Gordy will contact the schools to set the dates and will try to schedule them for the same day so that Marie can do the presentations. The posters will be on display at City Hall and the Community Center. Lynne and Gail will get a news release written and submitted to the newspapers. Open House: We briefly discussed how to participate bathe City Hall open house. The idea of a "bingo-type" game was discussed. The date hadn't been set yet so we will continue discussions at the April meeting. 03 24••95 12:11 FAX 612 297 1329 Labor & IndustryI UIJ3 • Residency Update: Commission member Gail Schiff recently purchased a house outside the Maplewood city limits_ Mike McGuire checked to see if she could still remain on the commission and finish out her term. This was approved although new members must reside in the city of Maplewood_ Candidates for Vacancies: Two of the applica.nts for open seats on the commission were interviewed. The members agreed that they should be approved for membership. The candidates are Linda Wainio and Regina Laroche-Theune. Other business: none Reports: League of Minnesota Ffnman Rights Commission_none City of Maplewood: none Grievances: none Agenda for next meeting(April 4, 7 pm): Review new draft of-Hate Crimes Response Up-date on Award Presentations Plan Open House event Other reports: none Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was made and seconded at 9:15 put CITY OF MAPLEWOOD DRAFT HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENT DATE EXPIRATION Carol J. Cude, Secretary 01/01/95 12/31/97 2546 E. Idaho Avenue Maplewood, MN 55119 Home: 770-1052 Lynne Croes 01/23/95 12/31/97 2330 Dorland Court Maplewood, MN 55119 Home: 738-1671 Work: 297-3785 Gordon A. Heininger, Vice Chair 01/11/93 12/31/95 796 East Bellwood Avenue Maplewood, MN 55117 Home: 772-2300 Marie Koehler, Chair 10/11/93 12/31/96 1991 Stanich Court Maplewood, MN 55109 Home: 777-3007 Work: 297-4526 FAX: 297-7155 Regina Laroche-Theune 03/27/95 12/31/95 1781 Gulden Place Maplewood, MN 55109 Home: 773-0673 Gail A. Schiff 03/28/94 12/31/96 2169 E. Larpenteur Maplewood, MN 55109 Home: 779-9676 Work: 297-8847 FAX: 296-5445 Linda Wainio 03/27/95 12/31/97 1745 Howard Street North Maplewood, MN 55109 Home: 777-2453 Work: Michael A. McGuire, City Manager Sherrie L. Le, Human Resource Director Maplewood City Hall Maplewood City Hall 1830 East County Road B 1830 East County Road B Maplewood, MN 55109 Maplewood, MN 55109 Work: 770-4525 Work: 770-4527 FAX: 770-4506 Terrie Carlson, Executive Secretary Maplewood City Hall 1830 East County Road B Maplewood, MN 55109 Work: 770-4524 HRC\MEMBER.LST 03/17/95 Lk.,L,-- A � lynt Oyakg-d\ April 4, 1995 , , ( Kckkil / U XX, XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX, XX 55109 Dear XXXXXX, On our behalf, the City of Maplewood Police Department is forwarding this letter, along with the enclosed brochure, to you. The investigating officer has determined that the crime you reported fits the category of an act of bias and prejudice. It is regrettable and disheartening when acts of bias and prejudice happen. When it happens in our city it is intolerable. We believe that our police department will proceed with professionalism in handling this situation. The Maplewood Human Relations Commission would like to offer our services to you. We may have some information resources that might be of help to you in this situation. Please feel comfortable in contacting us. If we can assist you in some way we want to generously offer our support. Sincerely Marie Koehler, Chair Maplewood Human Relations Commission INir"AlYW kpo-' 1 44. em-c'tep,ze,g, c4s • aItern --e e1, } (9, ' k' Nr i / , ,I aL G( L Al 1 - • • - .) 0 �, . tL 1 , 1, .-et t t t 4-i-frektAII__e u ttivYvzery,4) a-p Lee_ 3 Gfi r f/�C-LC!IQ ;t5 71/- 4,,f- 4,,,,%_(,-(1-4.4-- . „- • I ?frfri,6,v - 6) , I ee �,l✓ N�� (td -ti-ef u s-t.tv s ( � a ! RESPONSE TO ACTS OF BIAS AND PREJUDICE enc.\ .1f"\ Preliminary Steps: The Maplewood Human Relation Commission must appoint a Response Team. These team members will serve for minimally a two year period. Thereafter, members will be appointed on an annual basis each January. Team members will include: 1. Coordinator, 2. Back-up Coordinator, and 3. Support members. Names, address and phone numbers of the Response Team will be shared with each Maplewood Human Relation Commission member,the Mayor and Chief of Police of Maplewood, Maplewood( ity Pouncil embers, League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission, and any other involved/interested organizations (ie. North St. Paul Human Relations Commission, the Partnership group, etc.). Updates of this list will be shared as necessary. Actions Steps: Once the Response Team has been formed, the following will occur as the Commission's response to acts of bias and prejudice: 1. Commission members, Response Team members, and/or the Maplewood Chief of Police who learn about an act of bias and prejudice will contact the Coordinator of the Response Team. If the Coordinator is unavailable, the Back-up Coordinator will be contacted. 2. The Coordinator(Back-up Coordinator) will ask the Chief of Police, on behalf of the Commission, to mail a letter of support to the victim(s). A brochure outlining the victim's rights and what resources they may want to contact for help will also be included with the support letter. A copy of this letter will be sent to the Mayor, City Council and members of the Response Team. 3. If/when the name of the victim(s) is released, the Coordinator of the Response Team will call the victim(s) and offer to visit the victim(s), together with another member of the Response Team. 4. The Coordinator of the Response Team (or appointed Response Team member) will send any relevant newspaper clippings of this incident to the League of Minnesota Human Rights and well as member of the Response Team. 5. When the Response Team believes it is warranted, an article regarding the incident (or acts of bias and prejudice) will be sent to the local newspaper. 6. Local groups (churches, schools, fraternal organizations, etc.)will be informed of any significant act of bias and prejudice that occurs in the city of Maplewood. 7. Follow-up to the victim(s)will be made as deemed necessary. 8. Commission members will be appraised on a monthly basis, of any action steps the Response Team takes. try will be MAPLEWOOD Edgerton Elementary earns $500 for diversity awareness . City day's lessons, school officials said Maplewood's Edgerton Ele- in their application for the award. mentary School has won a $500 The school has an annual Diversity JIM BROEDE I award from the Maplewood Hu- Week, and ethnic groups are cele- man Rights Commission for its ef- brated throughout the year. Stu- Stillwater I forts to promote multicultural dents also learn to get along with in "Here's a awareness and understanding others through programs such as g among students, parents and staff. "Physical Education for Every- through." Maplewood Mayor Gary Bastian body," which teaches social skills. But a cot will present the award Monday. Sue IwanEdgerton's multicul- there might i Edgerton — one of the more tural coordinator, said the money adopts contro racially diverse schools in Rose- will be used for books and "ex- signs in busin ville District 623 — has an en- tras," such as hallway posters and "Almost e trance sign in the Hmong Ian- a visit from Puppets Against Rae- wanting to ei guage, and the school newsletter is ism. The school also wants to would have tt being translated into Hmong. bring in an artist to work with City Council The stories, music and art of students on multicultural art, mu- mings said. ", other cultures are woven into the sic or writing. allowed woulc Lazy man b „,„„ , „ 4 4 ' P , ... L 40% Too„,, g A Z , ...... : — 1 . . , ,,, . ..... ........ . C ° 6 * It takes , ,., , ,.,.. „..., ,, 1 ,. ,. e.,r ,,,little or no _ ,3.. dy.4 �,Kgesti �5S.u. ,,,p ° Ai, effort to sell somethings f in the r Pioneer Press Classifieds. `` 2' Just call 222-1111. And let your �, I ,; ad do all the work. 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