HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/1997MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
October 7, 1997 Meeting
Minutes
PRESENT - Members: Carol Cude, Regina Laroche-Theune, Lynne Croes, Gordy
Heininger, Jim Bartingale, Cheryl Johnson, Katie Thein Kimlinger Ex -officio: Mike
McGuire, Colleen Dirkswager
1. Call to Order: 7:04 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes: Gordy moved to approve the 9/3/97 minutes as written.
Cheryl seconded the motion, and the motion passed.
III. Approval of,Agpnda: Gordy moved to approve the agenda with an amendment
reflecting that Lynne would be discussing a pamphlet from the Minneapolis
Tribune that may be of interest to the Commission. Regina seconded the motion,
and the motion passed.
IV. Old Business:
A. Finalize Calendar - Colleen passed a sample postcard to be sent to teachers
in October which will serve as a preliminary notice to the teachers as to
when this year's Diversity Awareness and Poster Contest will be held.
Colleen will finalize the postcard to incorporate suggestions made by the
Commission before she mails the postcards. The full-blown, detailed
publicity regarding the contests will be sent out in January, as will an
additional notice to all teachers who received the October postcards.
B. November Meeting Time - Due to the November 4 election, the November
meeting will be held Wednesday, November 5 at 7:00 .
C. Expiration of Commission Terms - Cheryl will not be able to serve another
term, as she is now a Roseville resident. Carol will commit to another
term. Lynne will not be able to commit to another term, due to her
unpredictable employment schedule.
V. New Business:
A. Review Advertising for January HRC Vacancy - The content of the
advertising was approved by the commission. The interview process will
begin in November. The advertising will also be placed in the St. Paul
edition of the Minneapolis paper.
B. Review Interview Process and Questions - The general consensus among
the commission was that the questions and their order were fine, although
Question 2 would be expanded to include examples, such as a personal
experience or something the person being interviewed may have seen or
heard which may have heightened his or her diversity awareness.
C. Diversity Award Events - will be the same as last year.
D. Report on Annual Conference - Jim gave an informative overview of the
events and discussion which took place at the Annual Conference.
E. Update School Phone Numbers and Contacts - post-poned until next
meeting.
F. Postcard Inviting/Reminding - discussed under W.A., above.
VI. Other Business: Lynne passed around a pamphlet she saw in the Minneapolis
paper. The pamphlet provided a telephone number to call and receive a list of
ways to incorporate diversity. Lynne will call to see how many copies of the list
we can get. If the Commission decides that the list is informative, the lists may
be passed out at the HRC booth during next summer's National Night Out, and
may be placed in accessible places in the community, such as the Community
Center, in order to heighten diversity awareness.
VII. Reports
A. City of Maplewood - Mike reported that Maplewood's National Night Out
program won a national award. He also discussed the upcoming
November election, which includes a referendum regarding additional liquor
licenses. Mike also informed the Commission that Mayor Bastion is a
judicial candidate for the Ramsey County District Court. Colleen
summarized the bias offense report of a racial incident at the workhouse.
B. Agenda Items for November Meeting -
1 . Discussion of diversity awareness list distributed by the Minneapolis
Tribune.
2. Interview candidates for openings on Commission.
VII. Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was made, seconded, and passed. The
meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kati hein imlin r
R ording Secretary