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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/01/1998MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Tuesday, December 1, 1998 7:00 p.m. Maplewood City Hail Conference Room A AGEN�A I. CALL TO ORDER II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES II1.. APPROVAL OF AGENDA iV. OLD BUSINESS A. Gold Plate Dinner Discussion B. Bias Crime Training - Police C. Inservice Idea Research Update D. Display Presentation V. NEW BUSINESS A. Ramsey County Representative - Famify Sheiter (7 p.m.) B. Collaborations of Inservice with other community HR commissions - S#illwater C. Elections D. Hmong Gommuniiy Concerns - Cheryl VI. OTHER BUSINESS VII. REPORTS A. City of Maplewooct B. Agenda items for next time VIII. ADJOURNMENT C:\W PVYIN60W RC�AGENDA MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION November 10, 1998 Meeting Minutes Present - Members: Katie Thein Kimlinger, Joan Wurdeman, Jim Bartingale, Carol Cude, Cheryl Johnson, Gordy Heininger Ex- officio: Mike McGuire, Colleen Dirkswager I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM by chair Katie Thein Kimlinger. II. Approval of Minutes: Gordy moved to approve the minutes of the October meeting as written. Joan seconded the motion and it was passed. III. Approval of Actenda: Cheryl moved to approve the agenda with the addition of two items to be added under part VI, other business; 1) Amendment to the calendar and 2) the placement of the emergency family shelter. Gordy seconded the motion and it was passed. IV. Old Business: A. Gold Plate Dinner - After a brief discussion it was suggested that a fund raiser may not be an activity the commission should pursue. The topic was tabled to next months meeting when more members may be present for discussion. V. New Business: A. Bias Crimes - Katie and Joan reported on the Hate Crime Response meeting presented by the Stillwater Human Rights Commission. The meeting included an informative tape about how the community of Billings, Montana united to respond to incidents of bias in their community. The possibility of some kind of community event along with the police department was discussed. A follow up meeting with the Still- water HRC is scheduled for wednesday, November 18th at 6:00 PM. B. In-service Ideas - Katie reported that she would con- tact Outfront, a gay and lesbian organization regard- ing a panel discussion for an inservice. VI. VII. C. Browning of America - Cheryl presented some informa- tion she located on the internet which offered a new perspective of the topic. It was also concluded that the statement previously presented to the commission does not require a response. D. Community Event - One idea for a community event is business compliance with the ADA. It maybe something we could pursue with Community Development. Gordy will contact Accessible Environments Inc. and update us at the next meeting. Also, as stated in V. A. above, some kind of Bias Crime Response Training with Police Department involvement was discussed. E. Plan Diversity Award - The announcement for the award and poster contest was reviewed and will appear in the January issue of Maplewood in Motion. School contacts were updated with Colleen and Mike will solicit dona- tions from Premier Bank to insure the monetary awards. Other Business: A. Calendar Amendment - The calendar will be updated to include elections at the December meeting. B. Display - Gordy reported that he had contacted Ron Herman from ABF Display Company who would be able to construct a display if provided with the display con- cept and design ideas. Gordy will also be contacting some other companies. C. Family Shelter - It was requested that a county rep- resentative give us a short presentation at our next meeting regarding the placement of the new emergency family shelter. We can then decide the role of the commission and whether or not we wish to make a for- mal statement on the situation. Reports: A. City of Maplewood 1. � The referendum to increase the number of liquor licenses in Maplewood was defeated. The purchase of the Bruentrup farm by the city will probably be decided by a referendum. 3. The communication system for 911 emergency dis- patching needs to updated. This service maybe contracted with the Ramsey County system in the future. L 4. Members of the Hmong family who recently lost six children held an appreciation dinner for several city employees. Colleen was among those employees receiving recognition. 5. The Annual Commission Appreciation Banquet will be held wednesday, December 2 at the community center. The program will include entertainment by the Minnesota Comedy Club. B. Agenda Items for December Meeting 1. Gold Plate Dinner 2. Emergency Family Shelter Presentation 3. In-service/Community Event Ideas 4. Report on Stillwater HRC Meeting 5. Display Dialogue 6. Begin Annual Report 7. Concerns from Hmong Community - Cheryl 8. Election VIII. Adjournment: Gordy moved to adjourn the meeting. Carol seconded the motion. The motion passed and the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 PM. Respectfully submitted, � im Bartingale Recording Secretary