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MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Tuesday, October 6, 1992
7:00 PM
Maplewood City Hall
Maplewood Room
PRESENT
Karla Sand
Sister Claire Lynch
James Garrett
Dawn Vassar
Pat Williamson
Gail Blackstone
ABSENT
Gordon Heininger
Mike LaClair
Mike McGuire
Sharon Cox attended as a guest.
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes - Minutes were amended to include the following dates for
the Diversity Awareness Award:
September & October - Letter to bank & initial letter to schools
October & November - Criteria for award set
January - Send letters to schools
February - Follow up calls
March 30 - Deadline for applicant
May - Award presentation during Maplewood Open House
III. Old Business
A. S.D.C.P.
Sharon Cox reported on the recent meeting of 18 people representing St. Paul
and District 622 Schools, at which the State Desegregation Rule was explained.
Decisions made at this meeting: to look at the Roseville-St. Paul plan and to
survey the communities to determine reaction to integration efforts. The next
meeting is Wednesday, October 21 (2:30 - 5:00 p.m.) at Rondo Center.
Commissioners have been invited to attend as observers. Rosa Smith and Sharon
Cox are joint administrators on the project.
B. Human Rights Award Presentation
Will be on Friday, October 9 at 7 a.m. at Days Inn, at the meeting of the Rotary
Club. Karla, Pat, Gordon, and Jim will attend, as well as Gail and Mike McGuire.
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% C. Diversity Awareness Award
Commissioners chose Maplewood schools to contact in the next month. The bank
will be contacted to inquire of funds for the award and criteria for the award will
be discussed at the November meeting.
D. We will edit Gordon's second draft of his letter to local businesses, and send
them to Gordon or Gail.
IV. New Business
A. Coon Rapids HRC - A copy of our annual report will be sent to this
commission to share with them some of the activities the MHRC has been
involved with this past year.
V. Reports
A. League of MN Human Rights Commission
Pat reported on the key note speaker, Sharon Anderson, from the Humphrey
Institute. Three legislators also discussed their roles in human rights. Pat was re-
elected to the L,eague for another year.
B. City of Maplewood
Next meeting for the MHRC will be 7 p.m., Wednesday, November 4, in
Conference Room A,
On Oct. 14 & 15, all city employees will go through sexual harassment training at
North St. Paul Community Center. City employees from North St. Paul, Oakdale,
Woodbury, and Little Canada have been invited.
The Council approved plans to go ahead with construction of a Maplewood
Community Center. Gail presented the new ADA grievance procedure for
complaints raised against the City of Maplewood (non-employee).
C. Grievances - None
D. Other - State H.R. Training
(See attached letter)
Respectfully Submitted,
Dawn Vassar