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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/03/1995� Maptewood Human Relations Commission Minutes from Od. 3, 1995 Present: Marie Koehler, Gordy I3eininger, Linda Wainio, Regina Laroche-Theune, Lynne Croes. Ex-ofiicio: l�fike McGuire, Sherrie Le. Absent: Gail Schi� Carol Cude The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm by Chair Marie Koehler. A motion to approve the agenda was moved, seconded and approved. A motion to approve the minutes was moved, seconded. A correction to the minutes concerning the p,rievance of a city employee was made. The minutes were then approved. Old Business: A.. Anrrual calender: A notice was placed in the last "Maplewood in Motion" for new members. There were no ott�er changes to the calender. B. League ofMinnesota SRC's: Linda and Lynne reported on their experiences at the fall conference for the LMHEZC's on Sept. 23. Both found it very valuable. C. Roseville HIZC Cable Program Update: Sherrie spoke with Mike Hermes,the representative from Roseville, about the program they have planned to offer on the public access channel. The show will be 30 minutes and have several segment 4-7 minutes long. We could use this to promote events we plan_ I�lce Hermes is gaing to see if this can be put on the metrowide cable channel (6). New Business: A. ,Icmuary vaccmcies: Two tetms will be up at the end of this year {Regina and Gordy). Five citizens requested applications for the positions as advertised in Maplewood in Morion. Sherrie will put on the cable stations and in the Maplewood and St. Paul papers also. Regina agreed to stay oa and Gordy will stay at least one more year. B. ECFE guest: Heidi Mitchell joined us to describe the ECFE program. It is located in Harmony Center but there are several sites around the district where programs are offered. It is �, part of the community education program of the school district. One of their goals is to serve .' "under-served families." They aze loo�ng for ways to reach the Hmong families, which aze the . largest minority community; they are also trying to reach other minority fauulies. ECFE offers a resource meeting two times a year and we are invited to participate. They will have a meeting in early November, likely during the day. We could send a represensative. Fieidi will contact Regina to see if she can attend. C. Diversity Award and Poster Contest Letters and Information: We read through the materials and made necessary changes. We discussed the fact that children who live in Maplewood, but don't attend school in Maplewood, don't get to participate. We would like to reach children in this situation; however, the boundaries for the award is the city of Maplewood � and the schools in it. We will send the letters and information out in November. Marie moved that we delay discussion of: D. Joint regional meeting and E. Community event moved to November agenda. Modon was seconded and passed. F. November meeting date: We will meet Tues., Nov. 14 at 7 pm. Nov. 7 is election day. Other business: We will order posters from the League of Mn HRC's, reproduce and send out to businesses. Marie will call Mort about camera-ready copies. The City of Crystal is sponsoring a workshop on domestic abuse on Oct. 21. Sheila Wellstone is the guest speaker. Anyone that is available to attend is invited to do so. Reports City ofMaplewood.• *A hate/bias crime report was made by the police on Sept. 22, 1995. *M'ike asked if there was something we should do as a response to the results of the OJ Simpson trial, possibly concerning domestic abuse. We could have domestic abuse the topic of a community event. *The City Employee/Commission member and family party is Oct. 18 at the community center. '"The Seniors Comrruttee sent a letter to the city requesti�g more involvement by city offices at the open house. *Two citizens have called the city offices expressing their feelings thatMaplewood in Motion is � wast� of mo�ey. The ciry feels that it is a cast effective effort. The city plans to do a random phone survey about the effectiveness of this publication_ *A "thanlc you" letter was sent to the Heritage Theater and Community Education for allowing us to particip�te in "To Kill a Mocl�ngbird." Play selection for next year begins in December. There were no others reports or discussion items. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and approved. Re ectfully submitted, Croes Agenda for November: *Interview prospective commission members *Finalize mailings on diversity awards and poster contests. *Discuss community event *Discuss sponsoring a regional event with other HRC's.