HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/1990MiNUTES
MAPi,EW00D HUNiAN kELATiONS COMMISSZON
Tuesday, December 4, 1990
7:00 F. M.
Mapiew����d City H�11
Fresent:
Sr-. Claire Lynch
Kar 1 a Sar,ci
acott R�.s �ron
Fat William�oi�
Carol Enge?
Ga i 1 � 1 aci•:stoi:e
Mike Mc�:uii�e
Kathleen Huyen
K�n Collins
Mi�e Herbert
I{ath i eerl Haynes
Ken Ro�.�ow
Gardon Heininyer
William Haiiorar�
Absent:
Paul Sand
Dawn V�ssai�
i. CA�L TU ORLiE�:--7 : 10 P. M. Intruduct ion ��f guests and
aPp? iCat:t_� .
iI. M�I1�iTE;�--M/S/A as submitted.
I � I.�:�LU BU� IivE:�:
h. i?i:�;�us�ion ��f schc�ol/ra:,ial clin��a'_e witli {'fficer Herbfrt
dl-��� ;���11Ei Co; i ins .
�--M;:_� He�-l�ert sai�1 tl�at the situation ir� the schoals r�a-
"r�:..�:ined th� same and worser,ed." lrilti reflects r�% t.YE'i.�� ii�: ti::.
rrct.�� area of mc;t-e rn��itar�cy on b�th sides, more u�e of force.
Hc _�aid t�,«t �}�ei-� ai�e p��edon:'li-1dIZr ly �lue col lar �:re�.s in
l�'��::.p i ew����d ,=�.:c1 N��t-th �t . P«u 1 wr�ex-e
there is more n�i 1 ltant ra� � srn.
--Ken Cc�, : i:':s Sd]ci tr:ctt if t?'�� Conlnlissic:;� 1s goiclg tc_>
�3.icaY��S�: :-aCldi l�Si.iCS, WF IZeP� ill1r.0Y'lt.l�:, OI7 tl'l� LO1T1I1]�SSlOr1.
HEi �,<���� sec��ndtid tr�is Lut addecl t1�at many re�uta:�.i� I:1t�i11L�E�Y'� o�
tI-,F� ��:�.�_.: cor.�ununity 1-cave clis���ciat.ed themselve� fror�i thc�-e
�;Y u.� i e:;�� .
--i+�::' i�ant at-LC� disrer�:ata?:,le inciividuals frv�i, �-,ut ��f t��e
�,rFa ure cvn�ing in to dar.ces, etc. and causit-�c� problen-�s. As tl-:�
St. �'aui pvlice are pushing these people, incluciing gang mernbers,
out of St . Paul , many are t.Ui"Il1I1CJ up at Maplew��vd N�ai 1 and t;-���
`�ai:�+s IvOYt�1 Rvl;er Rink. Hiring an off-duty sheriff's deputy o�
coi�r to woz�k weei�;er�� nights at Saints North has nelped thez�e.
Mapiewood police ar�e cracking down immediately at Maplewood M,�11.
--Poiice sugyestions for SClir�ol ofticiais? Tr,is Thursdry
a 5t. F'aul police officer who ia excellent in the�e areas is
�:iee� inS with wtaff at Nor�h an how to recogni�e and handic gu;�g
-,n�1 cirug reix*�:a issues. At this point not'r�ir�y simila:� is
�,lsn:;ad f�i� �1-�� stt_�dents.
--Ka'�'.-,y Huyen sci�d tr�at the d�str'1ct �s aware of thest
iticUf'� 3f[�_i i: �rying to deal with them. SY:� mr:lt ioned th�
;.;-;_�er-�.�ice he?� for ali �taff at the beginning �f t'r�e year- �xri:l
�_��t���a tl-��.� t'.-:al� dYe trying tv sensitize the st�.�f but rnu.=t
iargelr r�eiy c�n zes�_�urce. people to dCCUtTlpllsl� tiiis. The dist�-ict
iS �Y��E'iTi�tiIZ�y' t.G deai Wit�7 �f]CSE 1SSL�_r•� lii 1'.iy�-t SCrt�_:�1 '.�'.���_�a_
stu�ii�_s classe�, t}-�r�ugh Multicultural/Gencier Fair, an� by
participai_iny in the integration�`desegregatioci effort with t;-,e
St. Paul schoais. Huyen said that sr�e is trying t� esta�ili5h
1 inks with th� rr,inority community and asked fc�r- �uggeCti�ns in
that area. �1-�e said that they are doir�g sensitivity trair�ing on
multicult�ii,al issues at all student leve;s. Part af the probLlem
is that the state Uepartrnent �f E�lucation has no resaurczs to
htlp. (Tlzey accepted only 11 of 30�� district MCGF plar:�: hu�
pravide no assistance iri this area.)
--Huy�r: said that District 6�2 has ''.5-8o minority
enr-ollmer,t and about .5�o minority instructional s�aff. She ad�ed
th«t sh� relieves that Black students ser no aavanta�e in cc�n;ir,y
to the subu�-bs under praposed in�egration ��l�ns; tn�t. tr,� ;_�nly
mir,ority we wi11 be able t� attract. is Asiar,ti. Tr.Fr-e is
currr:�` Iy one I-unc�r:� church ir, North St . Paul and or�e in Mapl�woo;i
wi`.�� �� i�V:JNi��1e �eco:�a one ir� Ma��lewood. Althougl�. tr:i �
�iGY?al��+'_c�:"; 1�' I"1G� �JCi= Y'6'i 1'"Ct.��� 1;1 SCI-tOpi �::2"GI II7i2ri�i., Ka2'ld
�t��:ed tl;at i� is refected in pi�eschool enrol;mFr:t .
--����:iCl" �1Y"v,:'diIl:'• cx11C� FIGSSi�l2 ct�.��YOciCrleS I7I�r1t1C%�1��:
in� �u�=ie the Ski l I� ior Grc,wing ir-aciai awarer�ess) pl,�:�gr aru in tt-��
district ,xi;a the desir��Li 1 ity u� « MADD ty�:�e pr�ogram aiine�. aT
2`a�'ld't/'�1,:;�-1'llTiii�dti::�i; 1S'�Ut'::,. T�Z1S t)fr,E:' Ot (�.�YOU�t WUi:l�:i ilt'E'�i ci
�.tz�c�r►c� ::-..,._ier�/org�xnisF-r tu raise pubiic opir�ic�� so that exi�tir��
lnW;:, c:t� C Hr!f�rced .
--T'ile �GileT�d'1 CUt-iC�i15i1S Wd�; that iYldriy' p��S1L:VF StYli.�E::.:,
bcg�ai-: in tl�e ti•i,:ti��:� hav; been allowea to Lrackslide. kefete,�c�_
'vr�3�i lllcl���. tli `;;t' I E'CCT1t I1"t��:1��I�itS li! iKll-.r:Cc1��G11S dilia dt
Mn�zlE-'c�f't' . T}�f? �,OI[1Ilil�c�1011 WC�' d1SJ illt'�7'ITizCi •�i a pl-,.=:i:� :-:���Cl;�c'F-
whi:,'�� yicids ,:� re�,��rdF:d r--�c:ist mesCa�r by tr�e Minr;esot.� Ai-yar,
�i �i �i i_ I"! �� Y O u r% .
�.. Eti�v:ay car:� �st WYdj_�—Uj�--Gal I. pd;�5ec? out ;-opirs of tl-�e
iE�t�r to ti�P w,:�n��7•, T��r�an s�r:ia�t- Julie Eich�n�. Fi�s�r:ta�i�_:�
_ �' h� awa��u wi � i L�F� he 1 d De � etiiLer� 10 at 6: 30 i� . M. T7�t :i�ay� �r-
-�uCt� Ci�� COi::iCi: iT1BII.i_:�I"�� W111 dtt�rl�7, d5 WE1_ aS i�':'_ . lE'��clii i."G:..
:'1-c.::i21 �ciiii�:. �di i liaS di.Sv dY-Ydi:CJ2c; iOY- d Y�F�E.'��itt3t 1 Jt,' t_'GiT;
+;:E �'i_`ij'•l+'W•��C%Ci 1"C`v'1�W tG attCii(:+. l..@t�E-1 S 32"i(� CEi��lf 1�u�E'� di c
��eing s�;�r. t�� ail ot.her coi��test partici��ants.
�. :':Lill:cii: RiC�'r1tS dW�Yc�-- W@ have YeC�i'vCc� _ 17VI1tiIZd�i..lOii� .
�ae�, rc:e::�b�-r w;'_ 1 reaa these mater i a 1 s and wt� wi ? 1 vote f�� 1?�.�ri r;y
ii-�e De�E:�be� 1U presen�ation.
U. Rcsp;_�nse to Acts of Violer�ce an� Prejudice--We still ��e�a
to dc� t ��.� .
I V . NEW BU'�: �PvE�S
A. :i:i� �a1'id��ate_,--Eac:: oi t�-ie f��ur candidate:: s���Ke o�: hi�
or 2-:�=z- buc};ground ar,d why he/she was intere�ted lI7 ser��inc� ��;; th�
C�:�rn��tii:_::. T��e decisian on selecting a new Cornmissiori rn�mber
was po�tpc:c-�eu uc.til after- the first of the year-. Tl-iere was
�y�scu�: i��n vf the �ossibility ot T-ECY'U1t117C�' u person ��f c.oior tc�
ti,�Y-VC .
U . REPC�itT��
�. Lea���:� o= Minne��<�ta H��man Rights Commissio:,=�--I{arla and
Pat muy attend the ful l day Humat� Rights Day pragr an�. TherF,= �._
soruN money left in the 199t1 Commissior: budc�et.
�•. City of Maplewood--Cans�deration of new thE Comrnis�-ion
brochure wds tabled u:itil the Januar-y 8 meeting.
C. Gl-ie'.%�:-tCes--NOI1C.
Meetii�g adj�,�rned at 9:�!5 F. M.
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� Awara--W ha�: thre� n�rni;�ee:� this fedY". �I-ic:
C�:iiC+='I :i�:=. u ITIdYT�lE:c_l C�iLli;:r` Wli��� 1ld�� j�1ciCCCi c� Si�;s 11-1 ��t�'. 'y'c:: �i �•i
tili:,l. .,_�i;i�' t.Ji.i+ ;f fY i.� �Y a� 1C']�i WILi. �'i.r'iC CGI1tY' -��:t.VY Wiiv �i: u ri�:l. i=
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the spirit ��f �he aw��r�1. Th_re was some di�cus�ion of tl-�e othFr
tw�; :�:�mii:ees. ������tt moved that we present tw�� �war3s tl-:is ye.ur,
�ti;�� �o �ol-��� Gl�n,� Middle Sch�ol!District 916 Pr a�� am tc�r
i:��i_: =:teiy }c� Severely HanCicapped Special P�ee-?s Middle Sc]-:c:o'
�`��_.ue:-�'=s a��d �,-ie t:� F'a�ti Cibu�dY� tUY' rlEY" givbai awarcr�esSirlUl[iali
Ylyr.�.= ��2-,��;"ciTl �t, r`1`CS�i-it.c.t1GP. :7CilciUl . 1r1�5 Wo.a S@CCi:ICi?:a �:iit�a
t.t;,ariirr,��:.t:�ly at�i�i-�ved. Kai-la w: i i �repare Iett�;t-: tu ai i thi-�e
1-:;��:i:l;�citvl-�,'1,;C�Ili:nees. S1-iE WI11 d;}: t.rie t.4v: c9WdYu 2'@Cl�>ir�r:�; �C,
�i2'..'i':� 1..� ��2'i;iu`__G17 O11 �1"1�12' �YG�Y'ci'iil:� t0 tY12 awar-d �YE.�,Erl�ai lvi:.
N��=tir:, aca�c,"r::ed at 7::'C P. M.