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Home My WebLink AboutMHRC 1971 Meeting MinutesMRRC meetin s 1/5/71 Present: Messrs Knutson, Jessup, Rohricht, Boerner & RayRev. Palmitessa, Mmes I^lold & Larsen For the first time that I can recollect, we did not have a quorum and so could not officially conduct Commission business. Although I show eight of us as present, as one was coming in another was l eavi ng. Lousy way to s tart off the New Year ! Ali business tabled till February. Informal discussion was held on the necessity and priority to be given attendance at the CounciI meeting January 7th as the Commission would ask the Council to reconsider liquor I i cens i ng renewal made the Moose Lodge . Meeti ng adjourned B:40. lYari a Larsen, Secretary Maplewood Human Relations Commission MH RC monthly meeti ng Ja Ir nuary 27, 1971n pl ace of February 2nd meeting) Absent: Kirsten l.lold, Frances Hughes, Rev Palmitessa, Jim Bradford GENERAL BUSINESS Di s tri b uted:Planning Commission Wi nte r 1971 prog ram Annual Repo rt schedul e - t4inn Industry School Letters: Chief Schaller--submitting the name of Mr. Clifford Mottaz as I iaison and/or commi ssion member. Secy will send out usual form but will invite Mr. Mottaz to attendregular meetings as Iiaison for Police Department until appointmentis official Iy made. Twin City Boycott notice--buy only Black Eagle brand lettuce. Mr. Darryl l 0lson Mrs. John Joyce alking stare in the Expressed interest in commission work.Application form wil l be sent them. e I At a at 1 2 "league" of human rights/relations commissjons is wel 1 pas t thefor exi stence outl i ned in fuI Iis fel t that sf e. Tentati ve draft of goals and reasons ormati ve stages and the program wi I I b meeting in Columbia Heights, February 27|.h. League wou'l d ful fi I I two major rol es : t To conduct research for statewide or area-wide legislative needs and to I obby for them.0ffer programs, in-service training and inter-commission coordi nati on of research acti vi t ies and projects . It is hoped that all sixty odd Commissions wil l be represented atthis meeting. Communi-Action--Are setting up new programs for 7l cal led "Citizen Development". The small group dynamics involved in these programs are in-depth and high1y personal experiences. Corres. attached. Notice of meeting--Certificate of Compliance business meeting will be held January 30, l97l - l0:30 a.m. to l2:00 noon. They wi lI ask for vol unteers to be used as investi gators. U.S.Commission on Civil Rights--thanking us for our interest and concern. Discussion: Theater presentation for Maplewood in April. ta his The League a theater Consensus:inquiries of llomen Voters of Maplewood have offered to co-sponsor evening featuring the black Artist group of U of M students' This-would be i satisfying project. Secy will make and report back at next MHRC meeting. -more- 2-(Feb meeting hetd I /27/31) --Viliage Directory has been updated. All Commissions are now represented. Mai n topi c for eveni ng andforward: LIQU0R 0RDINANCE February meeti ng was brough t Ji m Roh ri ch t 's pnesentationthe reason draft We have been asked to submit an ordinance for Village and adoption. Requested by Vi l l age Attorney Don, Lai s 'i n sess ion J an uary 7th, 1971. Counc-i I and the approval Coun ci I General Comments: --Had hoped for February 4th p re s e n t a t i o n - - t h i s woul d not al low suf fic'i ent time. Presentation now planned for March 4th. t^l e will ask for time on the agenda for that evening. --March meeting wili be brought forward to February 23rd to allowfor final revision and full discussion of draft and to al lowti me for finished product to be delivered to Village offi ces no I ater than th e mo rn i ng of March I s t. --l,{e are entering into a brand new field of law. No such ordinance has been drafted or is being considered to use as model or precedent. Fi rst indication that any Council would consider such a matter. Maplewood is being watched very c'l osely by other communities. A group Jim has been working with said at first g1 ance that this was impossible. Basic difficulty--the fact that this ordinance should ideally cover both the issuance and revokation. --Had to define what comprises a discriminatory act. --discussion on the use of the words "religion, creed, or national origin". In some instances the restriction to certain religious or national i nte res ts is not unj us t e.g. " Sons of Norway " , ch urch societies etc. This phrase dropped from draft! --0rdinance should incorporate those areas of Iaw that have already been Iegisiated by the State; Chapter #363 of the Anti discriminatory act. --The point is to attack where membership application or the charter of aisoci ations specify the restri cti on of certai n races ' --The ordinance could be handled as an amendrnent to the existing liquor license. Might be more palatable to the communi ty this way' --Suggestion that the ordi nance be included in liquor license .r6ii.ition renewai or new request. It would state something to ;[;;ii;.i thiii we do not noil and do not intend to practice ;i;..imi nati on i n any of the fol I owi ng forms , etc ' " ' -more- 3-February meeting (1 127 /71) --0rdinance (by law) shall take effect and be in force 30 days fromits preparation, approval and publication. --Jim Rohricht vril Ithe ordinance wil so that it will b 'i n March. t,lill f sanction. s ee th atI take ande a matter orstal I the Don Lai s approves of the form that ask for such approval in writingof record before the Counci I sess ion shel vi ng of the ordi nance for legal --if a discriminatory practice were suspected or implied, the injuredparty coul d bri ng thi s to the Counci I 's attenti on. --We shall eniist the aid of the League of l,Jomen Voters, MaplewoodCitizens Assn etc. so that the feelings of the community are cl early defi ned to the Counci I . John Broady will invite our state representatives to the February 23rd meeting. We will let them know that we are interested in their support of the extra l egi s lati on for the department of HR. Letter will be written by Chairman Harris to the Governor expressingour concern on the nebulous state of affairs in the dept of HR andthe "iimbo" quality of the department at this time. Nothing is being done on new appointments. Also, we wiI I commend Conrad Balfour but will neither endore him for reappointment or discourage such reappoi ntment Dwi g Metr Febr ht has as ked someo Housing meeting uary 4th since we pl ease remember:March meeti ng brought forward to 7:30 p.m. of the Cornmissioners to accompany h'i m to aat the St. Paul Arts and Science Center onwiil not be making the Council session. February 2 3rd. Mari a Larsen, Secretary !IAPLEt,,lOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Meet i ng Absent: Gues ts : of March brought forward Messrs Harris , Knutson, John Bol and - 14rs Nair and hel d 2/23/71 Jessup, Ray, Bransford Bus i nes s Meet.i n I,4 i nutes for February accepted as mai I ed. Father Paul reported th at the Educati on Commi ttee has been meeti ng wi th many ci ti zens. I.li lI divide into s ub commi ttees . Commission shoul d d.i scuss and determine priorities on what the educati on e ffo rt to be. Subcommi ttees mus t know th gui ded. I\bti on made and carri ed that Apri 1 program y wo u i s to feat ld Iike be properl y u re E d uc a t i o n Committee and its members. Incidental1y, Father a'l so said thatcontact with the NSP-M Educators committee hasbeen very difficult.In spite of his efforts has not been able to establish a liaison. Motion made and carried: special meetings be called when there is a particul ar project that needs extra attention. Monthly meetingswill be carried on the scheduled date, as usual. Proper attention can then be given the topic, our monthly business wil l not suffer, and the public can expect to find us here on the day that we haveset aside. (a couple of months ago six members of the Education Comm'i ttee made thei r appearance and,of course ,had to return home. ) Bad for publ i c i mage. If for some reason the mon th 1y meet i ng mus t be di s pl aced, proper noti ce s houl d be inserted in the suburban papers in plenty of time. ANTI- DISCRI 14INATION AMENDMENT Jim Roh ri ch t presented the proposed amendment to the exi sti ng I iquor ordinance. Proposed word i ng; "if appl icant be one other than anindividual, a copy of the by-laws or private club be attached to or made a part of the appl i cat ion". Al so, an appl i cant to submitwritten statement on non-discrimination. Pri nted form would be provi ded to attest to that fact. Amendment wording approved by Commissioners. Rohricht requested to contact Don Lais and ready amendment for presentation to Counc'i l. (John Boland is submitting bill on the saire issue of a n t i - d i s c r i m i n a t i o n . Dept of HR staff helped draft the bill. Good 'i dea, he felt, to draft our.own as the fate of the proposal is unknown. As of the meeting it did not have any sponsors. ) BOLAND A resolution has been passed creating a Ramsey County Housing & Redevelopment Authority. Suburbs would pick.up more.of .the tax bill. t,rlbul d cove r hous i ng proiects and housing standards among oti,." ttringr. Boland tends' to-support bill although not-palatable io ,uny of his constituents. St. Paul would not oppose Ramsey a;r;it"bill; l,tetro interested in seven county housing redevelopment authori ty. 2-14arch meeti ng (2/23/71) 0ur suburban commissionsbut the city must s pread survey i nd icated a great mi l. St. Paul HRA would absorbed into new body. Suggested we tal k up the bi 11. First March 5th . Urge s uburban commi ss i ons State Senate. are very apprehensive about this resol utionto the suburbs. 0ur I'lapl ewood Housingneed. Was not s ure of "fundi ng"; prob ab ly be dissolved al though some units woul d be meet i ng of to contact County Boa rdtheir reps . in the Covered other interesting pieces of information about iegislative make - up and i nner workings of the House. Interesti ng l'i ttl e aside; K irs ten received a "Save Angel amailing. First signature was Conrad Balfour's. Aiso, no present at the meeting had received such a mail ing. Davi s " one else there ! Next monthly meeti ng, Apri 1 6th. Presentation at Ap council session of the a n t i - d i s c r i m i n a t i o n amen dme nt . ri I I Be Mari a Lars en , Secretar I'4APLEt^,OOD HUMAN RELATI NS COMMISSION v 0 It4HRC Monthly Meeting - April 6, l97l Present: Ki rsten llold, Maria Larsen Messrs Broady, Harri s, Bransford, Jessup l.le could not conduct bus i ness as we we re I acki ng a quorum. Speaki ng of quorum--a liaison between the police dept and oursel vesis going to be useless if Mr. Mottaz does not show at our monthlymeetings. I send him our minutes and have written him formal ly. Think about this and we will discuss in l,4ay. Bailey Seida has contacted our Chairman requesting time at the May 4th monthly meetin9 to present the new building codes and proposals to the Commission. He has been invited to address the Commission at that time. Shoul d be an i nteresti ng session. Wil I ask for our suggestions and recommendations. I have not been able to make any headway with plans forof Freedom" presentation suggested early this year. Car An de rs on, he ad of the gro up now 1i vi ng in Mass., finallyme. He really raised my hopes that a presentation could but I have not heard another word. There is a young man !{ashington High that I have used as li,aison but he can do nothing but relay messages. Incidentally, four of the young people, which includes Carl os , th at bel ong to the group are part of the Anderson clan. Would suggest we drop the idea of the presentation for the t i me b e i n g . We adj ourned the meeti ng at 8of Eather Paul and some of hito take into consideration th one of the busiest seasons ofthe fact that Holy Redeemer's Sorry Father! Please i nvi te4th meeting. Don' t forget the Counc iI amendment to the Liquor l5th of Apri 1. Next one Commi ss ion shoul d always calendars. Also, you willof April 29th. be extended by communities e. : 30 p.m. al I owi ng time for the arri vals education committee. l,le neglectedat our meeting fell during Holy l,leek, the year for the clergy; added to that new churci was o pe ned abo ut th at ti me. your education committee to the May the I os di be at "Love d cal I g i ven readi ngs of the a n t i - d i s c r i m i n a t i o n 0rdinance. 0ne is s chedul ed for the is on May 6th. Someone from our be there so please mark the date on your be receiving an invitation for J-E the evening Please set the date asi,de. ThEJnvitation will the t,,lhite Bear HRC to our immediate neighboring g. Roseville. Detai I s follow. Mari a Larsen, SecretarY Maplewood Human Relations Commission MHRC lvleeti ng 5/4/71 Absent: ;*p, Hughes, Knutson, Bransf ord 6uests: Bailey Seida, Don Ashworth (who wilto the Counci I ) , Cl ai r Haberman, Cl Excepti onal ly interesting eveni ng thanks to BAILEY SEIDA al I bui I di ng permi ts wou ld have to be i ssu admi ni s trati on of the code should be on loa great nany difficulties. Local official I oca l communi ty; woul d be empl oyee of the Setti ng standards for size of Iot and the woui d not h ave s uch s tandards. I be our I iaison from andiff Mottaz the State. Bel i eve eve I otherwise f oresee not be responsible to I i ke obsol ete. New code our guests. During the open heari ng on proposed cha nges of building codes and res tri cti ons last mon th at the Village Counc'i I regular meeting, Council deferred any action until the MHRC goals could be defined andpossibly integrated in the Planning Commissions plans for Maplewood. Bailey took us on a verbal tour of the many areas within the building codes; summarizing them for us and asking our thoughts on the variouspoints--everything from regulations on existing structures to structural requirements on new ones; piumbing requirements, electrical requirements and mechani cal requirements. General comments among others: Ideal would be to redistrict the Village according to the I970 census, Pending bill #540 proposes state building codes that would be appl i- cable through the entire state. This is ,l967 variation of the code; we want the .l970 variation--new technicalities just in the field ofbuilding materi als alone makes this desirable. Under bill #540, ed by ca I IwiII State Constructi on cost is not Must make use of modul arto savings. t; I and is the key cost s tack hous i ng etc whi ch major c.os housing, factor. would I ead New proposed construction codes would not be retroactive; appl icable 30 days after adopti on. l,Joul d also regulate existing structures. Conversion to multiple dwell- ing units, stindards of ploi maintenance etc. Enforcement would be iriegardless of personal financial status. Must not allow property valu6s to drop; burden is to either renovate or maintain' Taxes should be generated from land value; not tax on the structure thereon. Al l otier types are regressive; tend to discourage l and us e. -more- 2-MHRC 5/4/71 .l969 l'4inn Plumbing code be adopted for this Village; some communities al ready use it. Primary concern is to provide a quality dwelling unit with controlsthat have.been tested to meet certain types of performance; whether itis the use of plastic pipe (now being tested) or the type of housingbuilt. If we feel no need to worry about quality or environment just pri ce , then we cou ld drop all codes. Staff proposes they shoul d have authority to review all pl ans for commercial and industrial bui lding. Council acts to recommend; are 1ay people with I ittie background in the mechanics and intricaciesof the trade. If profess i onal s are cons i dered essential enough to hire, their expertise shouid be used in such matters. Present system i s poor publ i c rel ations and a waste of tal ent. Plann'i ng Commission liaison or Bai 1ey wil I join us again if we wish. Mus t discuss issues further. Q. Are code changes structured i n such a wayparti a1ly? Yes. Will abide wi th parti al choi ce. th at th ey adoption, coul d be adoptedbut not by Mus t now get Counci 1 a ppro va I to divpurposes or sale. New regulations wbefore counc iI . GENERAL BUSINESS Conference begi nni ng ful I wee k. fal I schedul e. Commi ss i on as Commission members in St. Paulfee $65 forturns going. tees to t he r ons to ask the go about i deit I any parcel of di s pens e w ith land for tax need to bring Tidbit to consider: should we have balanced housing in the Village of Maplewood which would include every variety and type of dwelling; balanced system with formula; one type of housing such as single family dwellings; etc. from here on out? lle have to answer this question. Chuck Knutson will head subcommittee to critique. Map availableof devel oped areas of Mapl ewood. CLAI R HABERMAN Passed around a cl ass prlhn he has formul ated for Expl ai ned facets to us. As ked for cr.i tique from quickly as possible. Ki rs ten will handl e. 0ther that have the h andou t are also as ked to do so' of Nationwide HR organizations wil'l be held lSth of July through the 23rd. Registration MHRC will-be registered. Members w'i ll take i nvi te bri n educa n subco J u1y mee He ts us hink u few qu school 0ar eir hi g pract i s re c ti ng do ority t hers. and h they can Father Paul \ 3-MHRC 5/4/71 Apri 1 mi nutes approved as mai led. Secretary requeste and general suppor l iquor ordi nance a our Commi ss i on. Next meeti ng J une 1st. Maria Larsen, Secretary Mapl ewood Human Relations Commission wri te Coun ci I thanking them for their hel p the new ant'i -discimination amendment to the he appointment of Don Ashworth as liaison to dtot of nd t MH RC Monthly Meeti ng 6/1/71 No business could be pl us the Cha irman . conducted as there were only two members present A grateful "thank you4 to Don Ashworth and Cliff Mottaz for takingfrom a busy schedule to follow through on their jobs as l'iaison. were there ready for a busy evening. time Both 0ur Chai rman has asked me to take thisthe need to attend the July meeti ng on abo ut our el ecti ons in August. opportunity to i mpress on you the 6th and to be thinking Pl ease check in with the Chai r by 7 of a meeti ng evening if you cannotattend. The possible attendees could then be notified and everyonecould stay home if a quorum could not be present. Don't let down yourefforts over the summer. HR is year round - 24 hours a day. Registration for the July l9th Conference of HRC will be made forthe MHRC. [.Ie can take turns attending. More on that on July 6th. Mari a lt4. Larsen, Secretary lvlapl ewood Human Relations Commission MHRC Monthly Meeting July 6, 1971 Absent: Guest: Harri s, Larsen, Don Ashworth Roh ri cht In theIn the acti ng absence of the absence of the secretary. chairman, secretary Charles Knutson chaired the meeting.(on vacation), Frances Hughes was There were no minutes for the June meeting, as noted in the comnuni-cation sent members by the secretary. Corrections of the Apri1 minutes were cailed for: Dwight Jessup indicated that he was presentat the meeting. Father Palmitessa stated that he did not recalI making the statements as noted in the paragraph on the bottom of page 2 and asked that the whole paragraph be deleted. His statement wasrather that he suggested a discussion of guidelines for, and the philosophy of the Education Committee by MHRC as a whole. l,4inutes v,,e re accepted as corrected. Kirsten !{old reported that she was late for the June meeting and found no one there. Chairman Knutson asked Don Ashworth for a report on the action, ifany, taken by the Moose National Convention on the discriminatory membership clause. No action had been noted. Ashworth then went onto report that the "non" intoxicating liquor license applications came up for renewal in June and that the Council did not grant the Moose Lodge a renewal. Intoxicating Iiquor Iicenses will come upfor renewal in January. The thinking of the Council is that to revoke the Moose Lodge license before January would involve a courtcase;that the bes t 1ega1 procedure woul d be to wait and not grant a renewal in January if matters have not changed. Counci I cannot withdraw a license without showing cause so it would not be feasibleto act now. Ashworth reports that the Council is in accord with MHRC pol icy. By Palmi tessa-Bradford motion i t was agreed that the MHRC accept the Council action. I4otion: The Maplewood Human Relations Commission commends the Village Council for not only introduci ng an ordi nance to wi thhol d non-intoxicating and i ntoxi - cating liquor licenses from those organizations which discriminate against any m'inority group,according to its by-laws and policies' but also for recently following the spirit of the ordinance by not renewing the Moose Lodge non-intoxicating liquor iicense. The Commission asks the Council to withhold the granting of the liquor l icense on the same basis when it cones up for renewal ' Don Ashworth also reported on the Village Plan and the attempt to avoid polarization o? sections and interests in Maplewood. The matte r of nomi nati ons for the com.ing election of offi cers was discussed at length. cleveland Ray reported that the 1969 I ist is no longer of any use and that new iames of interested parties should be listed. It was suggested that the secretary make up a list of itr e present members ani tne dates that their terms expire so that ifr e tommittee wil I know i ust v,hich members w'i Il be up for reeIection' -more- John Broady felt that an article should be written for the newspaper about the need for new members. M.Larsen, J.Bransford and F.Hugheswill be a commi ttee to make up the Iist of new names and to whom MHRC members may submit names of persons they know to be interested 'i n this area. 2-i'lHRC 7/6/71 Also in this connecti on, Father member be polled to fi nd out if a member of the MHRC either for Dwight Jessup felt that prospective used by the secretary as the namesthe pers on has been contacted. Ch uck Knutson reported on Commissi on and his i mpres sof detai I ed research that Pal mi tess a s ugges ted th at each he or she wil I wish to continue as thei r present term or for reel ecti on. members should be sent the form are submi tted rather than after Commissioner in the was i ns t ructed to sendin the name of the meeting of the Vil lage Plannings of the thoroughness and \as t amount obviously gone in to the Plan i. The nomi nati ng commi ttee wi I I be appoi nted i n August for el ecti onsat the Se ptembe r meeti ng. Next order of business was the budget, copies of which Clarence Harris had sent to the meeting with his suggestions. The forms and 'i nstructions from the Village Manager were with the copies of the budget and after a brief discussion by the members and Don Ash- worth the proposed budget was approved s#. unanimously. Mention was made of the appointment of a new State Dept of Human Rights and the secretarya letter of congratul ations to l,lr. Richardson MHRC. the i on hadpresented. The concept of the Vi:llage as a "living p1ace" included present and future use of utilities, transportation, schools and recreat ion, not on ly in the village as a whole but in thei r use in the vari ous areas of the village as the popul ati on i ncreas es . Jessup suggested and Knutson agreed to write a letter to the Vi l1.age Planner indicating the interesI of the Commission in the Plan and also that the Commission would prefer to work with him during the planning s tages rather than wai t to make s ugges ti ons or i ndi cate ipprovai or di sapproval afte r the pl an is compl ete d and presented to the Counc il. Father Palmi tessa then commented on the work of the Education committee. He feels that the goals and projects for this committee should be discussed and arrived at by the l'4HRC as a whole' The qJ.ition of how to reach persons in -th e community for support of the goats of the committee is a problem; should the school staff' .i ndiiiduals or parents be the main target for instance. There was some diicuss.i on and Kirsten 14old told-of a very-successful work- ir,r.p io.Jr.ted at trei sitr oor 'on the high school level, with credit gi;;r-br-ihe uorN. The workihop was on decisi on maki ng and invol ved te ache rs , paren ts and ienior students. It was fel t that' g".e..iiV ipeafing'' issues have to be of nersonal interest to members of the community before you can gbt ttreir attention and/or the i r cooperati on. -more- 3-MHRC 7/6/71 Dwight Jessup felt that it might be better if the Commission could establ ish a specific goal in one area and work on that rather thanto spread their interests and efforts too thin trying to cover too much ground. He also felt that there should be North St. Paul teachers on the MHRC. By Wold-Bransford motion i t was decided that emphasis this year shoul d be on educati on per se. Kirsten VJol d will wri te up a list of tentati ve goa1s. A Legislative Report wi lI be given by Jim Bradford at the next meeting. Fran ces Hughes, Acting Secretary MH RC I n f o rma I meeti ng 8/ 3/71 It has been necessary forthe MHRC for August 24th - the Chair to call 7:30 p.m. sharp a business meetin g of s ame pl ace. Agai n last night we did not have a quorum. l.{e cannot hold abusiness meeting without one. If we were l5 members strong a quorum might not be so elusive; being short two members increases thechances. How come we have been in existence since Ig68 and it is oniy these last few months that we falI short of the necessary attendees? There have been other summers wi th attendant vacations and other summer confl icts. Something to ponder!l !l Perhaps a reassessmentof pri ori ti es is in o rde r. 0ne of the necessary items on the agenda for the 24th will be electionof officers, and, hopefu l ly , a discussion on the meri ts of possible applicants to the post of commissioner on the MHRC. Secy is to immediately send out letters of inquiry to possible candidates. John Broady will buy space in next week/s Maplevrood Revievr and insert an article which we hope will elicit interest in joining the Commission. Report of response on the 24th. Also on the agenda Al so on the agenda for the 24th; since It4HRC year wi lI be educati on, we woul d IDr. Woodworth for the 0ctober meeting. proceedings of his first meeting with t th e ike he focal pointto put out tached is a Comm'i ss i on . for the 71-72 an invitation to copy of theIt will bein his thinking done to implementres on the interesting to see what changes, if any, are reflectedor attitude. Basic questionr [.lhat has Dr. Woodworthhis s tated pos i ti ons ? What are your though ts and des ipossibility of such an invitation being issued? Incidentally, on applicants to the Commission; we candi dates from preci ncts not a1 ready represented will try to obtain on the MHRC. Pres ent last Guest: night: Chairman Harris, Messrs Bransford, Mrs. Hughes, June Tait Bradford, Broady ,Mrs. Larsen J une e xtended an i nvi tati on to the s e cond Bl ack Art August l5th at the home of lvlrs. Harriet Davis: 2650 2lo 6 p.m. Luther l,Joodley (Kush Bey) wi'll be joine Bates in a d'i splay of their works. June asked the s Commissioners and asked us to spread the good word. out of the first show last year, not only in added p Woodley but in the fact that he has been able to ope world of art for minority children. Ministers will the Commissioners to bring the art d'i splay to the at congregati ons. Tal k it uP! Sho Hazdb w to be held elwood f romy Charlesort of the ch go od cameti ge for Mr. oors into the reques ted bytion of their upp MU resnd be ten 2-8/ 3/71 General Discussion Ch u c k Kn u ts o nlose ano th er a Mari a M. Mapl ewood e/4/71 Larsen, Secretary Human Re I ati ons Commission wi I I ble be moving to 0akdale and so we shal I, unfortunateiy, commissioner. Chairman Harris added another $200 to the 7l-72 t4HRC budget whichis to be submitted to the Village Counci l for approval. The Conference of Human Ri ghts Commi ss i ons wi I I be he ld i n San Franci sco next yeari the $200 wi I I be earmarked for that conference. Conference of HRC held in the T.C. recently was very interesting. 0ne of the most important points to come out of the conference was the fact that major organizations are talking about forming C0ALITI0NSto cement gains made duri ng the previous years. These coal itions make use of the existing power base. If the black community would apply this psycho)ogy using the existing power bases, whether political sociological or geographic, they would wield formidable power and do much to clear the way for the changes that are necessary and desired. T.H is is a point that must be hammered home by every black at every opportunity. Chairman Harris and Jim Bransford attended the Conference. The St. Paul Priory is interested in putting up an apartment complexin their area; federally subsidized low to moderate income apartments.At first they thought primarily of housing for the elderly; now have decided there should be a mix. There might be apartments specifically designated for the elderly for instance but the complex itself would sbe made up of all generations, one accessible to the other. The architect urho is involved in the building plans will be in contact wit'h Clarence soon. The MHRC's goals will be discussed. Clarence said that one of his comments will be that in addition to having apartments at income levels that would allow minorities to Iive in them 'i t should be essential to get some black contractors involved in the constructi on i tsel f. 0.k. gang see all of you on the 24th!l!! MH RC Business Meeting 8/24/71 Absent: Jessup, Bransford, Boerner General Bus i ness Chairman asked Don Ashworth if the $200 incorporati on to the 71-72 Commission budget had been made. A. Yes ! Budget now awaitingapproval. Bradford: Reported no affirmative action on legislation. Everyth i ng di ed i n commi ttee . Harris: Suggested supplying a three ring binder to each commissioner, each member to be responsible for the upkeep of his own book. Two binders wili be made up, and kept updated, for use by the commissioners during their meetings. DonA. felt this was feasible. Secretary will Iet him know what colorand style is desired. Educat i on Comm i ttee Father Paul : Gave us an i nforma I report. Had met with school distri ct 622 HRC committee inFebruary. An energetic group at that point. l.lere to have contactedFather with working suggestions. No contact had been made. HR problems within the schools were of primary interest; teacher toteacher, teacher to administrator, teacher to student. (School systems tend to i sol ate themsel ves from communi t/., Us i ng th eresources within _the community tends to be a recerit and not widelypracticed effort.) 0n workshop: School Commission did not seem eager to get teacherstogether and talk about h uman ri ghts. More concernedabout a program directed to the problems of a particular schooi. Program geared to the problerns of the individual school would makefor more effective and positive results; more open discussion; reach more facul ty real i sti ca l ly. Discussion: How to bri dge the gap between the goals of the and the desires and attitudes of the District 0ne s ugges ti on woul d be to let them know we are avai I abl e tdifferent groups or classes at any school . Resource people Mabel Casson coul d be tapped for the same purpose' Another; invite the school commission as a body to an MHRC and elicjt their comments and suggestions. Motion made and school commission will be invited to November meeting. comml sol 0n commission.o talk to e.g. meeting carried; Father Paul initially tried to involve the citizenry in specialprojects. A fairly good number of people were invited and attended the original meeting. From them sub committees were formed to h andl e different as pects of HR and educati on; did not get off theground. Father feels it is important to reach and gain the supportof the comnun i ty. -more- 2=IYHRC i'leeting B/24 When we have a ful ly staffed commiss ion, two wi II be appointed to serve on the Education Paul as chairman. t^l e shall bring this topic September meet i ng. more commi ss i oners Commi ttee wi th Father up further at our Discussion on the point of citizenry involvement and commiss ion exposure: How would we be received in piaces where we had once been invited? John Broady answering for his parish--very wel1 f we wished to be invited back he woul d see about the Sunday morni ng hour which is set aside in their church for adul t educati on . Sugges ted a blockof Sundays for the Commission. Further discussion on this matter later. Jim Rohricht said Further di s cuss i on and suggestions. he woul d h ave us invited at September meeti ng. the l^leaver PTA. prepared for comments to invite l(e-n John wi I I to C ome Discussion on "accredited" courses for educators in the District #622 s chool system: Consensus; In service training could be made compulsory or mandatory rather than accredi ted. Woodworth: Motion made and orried that supt. Woodworth be invitedto 0ctober meet ing. [,le woul d I i ke to revi ew some of the points made at our first meeting with him in August of I970. Broady: There is now enabl.ing legislation relating to the education of handicapped, medically retarded, emotionally disturbed children. John would i ike to ask l,Ioodworth how he is gearing up to take advantage of this legisiation. l^lhat programs are in the schools for children that are not going to make it in the regular classroom. Reconcile inequities in the training of these children. School heirarchy are not aware or even interested in this group of people. Speciai Education units in the administration are out of the mai n stream. n@*1 Y^ a"t J'L-'b Harri s: K€E+ierqeye+ is responsible for SLD in our school district. He is gearing up tb do something for this group of children' District has hiied an-SLD director and special ed teachers, under. manJatoiv iiaie guldel ines ,,*1,:,:* Motion made and carried that Dr. t,Joodworth be asked Me.m€y+p and his SLD staff to the 0ctober meeting. provide res o u rce peo pl e at his d iscretion. -more- 3-Business meeti ng 8/24/71 A letter of thanks will be written Clair Haberman for his invaluable cooperation and a welcome letter wiII be written to Charles Speiker, new curriculum director for the school district. El ecti ons Pri or to the and/ o r des ire Chuck Kn uts on Dave Boerner J'i m Rohricht meet i ng,to s tay commissioners had been polled as to availability on as members of the f4HRC. Resul ts: moving out of area. Hope to tap for committee work. s ubmi tted formal wri tten res i gnati on . Wed Paul Thei not reappointed, at his own tapped for commi ttee work. req ues t. Can be Cl arence Harri s has accepted appoi ntment as Chai rman of the Sta te Board of Human Rights. Jim Bradford, Frances Hughes and Father Palmitessa whose terms were expi ri ng have accepted reappointment. iscussed the application to the Commission of Janet Kampf and Lowery. Consensus; very desirable commission material.r names wil I be sent to the Counci I for their approval . It4otion made and carri ed: Secretany will write Council advising them of the loss of some of our members, submitting the names of Paul Lowrey to fil l unexpired term of Chuck Knutson (1973) and Janet Kampf to be appointed for full three year term in place of Jim Rohricht, and asking for reappoint- ment of the three commissioners. Secretary will continue to send out formal applicat,ion forms topotential candidates. No response to application blank in the Maplewood Review. El ect ion of officers was held.year to start Septemb e r lst:New officers for the Commission John Broady, Chai rman Clevel and Ray, Vice Chairman Maria Larsen, SecretarY (surPrise,surprise! !) MHRC I Report by Ki rsten l,lo1d: Suggestions for Education Emphasis for School year 1971-7? Examination of present curri culum regarding minority problems (k-.l2) a. invite sociai studies teachers to MHRC meeting early in year to discuss present approaches to minority studies b. di s cuss I atbs t curri airl um i nnovati ons wi th Charl es Spei ker' -more- 2 4-Bus iness meeti ng 8/24/71 Suggestions for instructiona. minority literature - blb. minority historyc. sub-cul tures in American sen i or high ievel ) Res e arch reg and what the Paul , Rosevi ( goal s )ack preferabl y society (one semester each on 3 4 Suggesti on for In-Servi cea. one half day workshop for examination of materialsb. one half day workshop for teacher training--to be planned, MHR commissioners and teachers together. ardingy wi l lile. what other schools in district are doing share e.g. [^lhite Bear, Mounds View, St. Among up of Next meeting, regular monthly meeting, September 7th. discussion topics will be program for 7l-72 year, tie I ose ends and??????? Mari a Larsen, Secretar MAPLEt^lOOD HUMAN RELATI v 0 NS COMMISSI ON Gene ra I Busi ness Minutes of 8/3 vlere corrected to read:Director instead of Ken Niemeyer. " Don Wolloch" Speci a I Servi ces Mrs . Janet Grant and Th eodo re Pegues s ubmi tted application to Commission. Upon recommendation of the Commissioners, their appl i cati ons we re accepted and thejr n ames wi lI be s ubmi tted Vi 11age Counci I for formal approval . As of meeting date, v,re had not received formal acceptance by l,Joodworth of the 0ctober 5th i n vi tati on. Cha i rman will cal Iverify acceptance. the to the Sue Green will be called by our Chairman. t,lill be thanked for herinterest in the MHRC and although she is too young for membership she may be interested in working with Father Paul on his education commi ttee. Dr. and Mr. Speiker wil l be thanked for his graci ous I etter and ass ured th at an invitation to the MHRC wil1 be extended short'ly. Suggested th at we chec k wi th C I arence to see if State Board of HR wishes MHRC minutes; also should they receive such things as an annual report. Please remember the importance of our 0ctober 5th meeting.your friends and neighbors. The matter of education in our should be paramount to all. Maria lY. Larsen Secretary, 14H RC I nvi te district MHRC Monthly Neeting--917 /71 Present:Father Paul, I'lrs. Hughes, Mrs. Larsen; I'less rs. Ray, Broady, Lowrey, Jessup, Ashworth. l,lrs . R a Barkdol I - .l940 Atlantic St - Ilap lewood Mrs, Barkdoll had a complaint that her civil rights were being vio-lated by Mr. Robert Ha1 1, proprietor of Maplewood Bowl. She stated that due to some infringement of her property rights, she had had occasionto seek out Mr. Hall and that in retaliation he has refused her serviceat the luncheon counter of his restaurant. Mrs. Barkdoll has been advised by her attorney to come before the Commission with her complaint, We made no attempt to investigate the claim but referred her directly to the State Dept of HR. Secretarywill write a letter to the Commissioner of the Dept documenting hervisit. Don As hworth The Commission has been invited to meet with the Vil Commiss ion and the Vi l1age Parks & Recreation Commis 20th to discuss the al ternati ves presented by the Vi 1 age s i on 1 l age Planning on September consultants regardi ng the study prepared by th em for Gervais Aven ue. Represen-tati ves from the fi ques ti ons regardi ngalso be present. D rm w i this ue to 1l gi ve the p resen tat i on and will answerstudy. Members of the Village staff willthe possible ramifications this proposal could have upon the community our presence wi I i be appreciated. This will give the administration a good cross section of community opinion. Clarence Harris had brought a plea before the Council asking that some 'i mmediate action be taken with the intersect'i on of Hazelwood Avenue and Highway 36. This was not in the form of a formal request, Di s cuss ion ! Resolution; In the form of a letter to the Village Council; on the basis of events before us, the intersection of 36 and Hazelwood, in its present condition, has proved to be of great danger to life, limb and property. The MHRC urgently recommends that the-Council take steps to remedy the s'i tuation, finding a solution which would be suitable and immediate. l,.le real ize that iong range planning wouid be necessary to completely null ify the danger but there aie some immediate steps that can and should be taken to miti- gate the hazard. -more- MHRC Meeting 9/7/71 Don Ashworth The Councto forma Ithe Counc - commen s pec i f i c mi tted to Consensus : Formal report shoul d be made to Vi I I a deci ded--time of submission! Should Commission year which runs from September through January to January? it 1y i1t dit has recently requested the Parks & Recreation Commissionprepare an annual report which shall be submitted tofor their review. The Counci t has requested the l"'IHRC upon their ability to prepare such a report. Withoutrection it can be assumed that such report shall be sub- he vil lage council by a definite date and should containthe programs which have been carried on by the commission during theprevious year. Discussion: l,Je are using Viilage monies. t,'le do not have a staff member who is actually working for us in the preparationof minutes, documents etc; Don is liaison. Such a report would make us stop and think of what we have done but also what we would like todo. tr{ould be a good review for the Commissioners. Justification for i ncreased activi ty. geit A Counci l. To be coincide wi th ugust or from Don feels there is a great need for coordination between the school system and the village administration. This need can be seen especial)y through the goals program and land use program. There could be a confrontation between the two groups working independentlyof each other as they do. There should be an actual working togetherto prepare a neighborhood concept of schools along with types of housing etc. Believes that Commission has ro'l e to play here in asking both of these groups what they are doing to coordinate their accomplishments or goais. I,loodworth should be made aware that the Commission is concerned about this, If this is the year for education per"haps we should also be thinking about this element. Legislation Dwi ght Jess up A new state housi ng agency has been formed. Under i be eligible for housing funds. Plans are now in the app ly di rectly to HUD. Need sponseri ng agency. We Coun ci I at one ti me to pass a fair housing ordi nance us to set it up. Dwight: 0n 0ctober 20th on WCC0or seminar on hous i ng and t Maplewood maYhopper. Can had as ked the and they as ked of the S tate Planning prog rams and funds i ow and moderate i ncome Bethe I wi 1l co -s pons er a Program phys i ca 1 envi ronment. Dwight suggested secretary write Jim Solem Agency as ki ng for more i nformati on on the available through the agency for provi ding housing in l,laplewood. -more- MHRC Monthly Meeting 10/5/71 Present: Rev Palmitessa , Mmes Grant , Kampf , Wold , Larsen Messrs . Broady , Bradford , Bransford , Rayi Lowery , Jessup , Pegues Guests : Senator Hughes , Rep Boland , Mrs . John Broady , Cliff Mottaz Dr. William Woodworth , Supt Dist 622 Merton Johnson , Asst Supt - Personnel Services Don Waldoch , Special Education Director Dr . Thue Rasmussen , School District Psychologist Mrs . Zoe Jenkins , Coordinator SLBP Programs Correction to minutes of 9/7 : Correct spelling to read "Waldoch " General Business : Re complaint lodged against Bob Hall of the Maplewood Bowl in September by Mrs . H . R . Barkdoll ; State Dept of HR felt this was a personal issue and declined to become involved . Don Ashworth submitted printed discussion material . Gervais Study - Paul Lowery - recap of 9/20 meeting According to report by engineering firm , Plan was a proposal - -nothing formal for city council to act on . Did indicate some very far reach- ing effects that would affect corridor bounded by highway 36 , White Bear Avenue , County Road C and Highway 61 . 18 homes would have to be removed; low density home area converted to light industry and public uses . Q . What modifications if any? A. Plan B . A" would be more feasible but wipes out low density residential homes in that area . Plan " B" presents engineering difficulties . Unless the state highway authorities made other provisions for ingress and egress along 61 , particularly at County Road C , it would be next to impossible for "B " to work . Particular community bewildered by so much stress on commercial conditions and high density use since the area was developed for low density use . Engineering report clearly indicated no master use plan for this area or other parts of Maplewood . Motion made , seconded and carried to include the following resolution in our minutes and the comments we will be making to the Village Council shortly : 2-MHRC Meeting 10/5/71 WHEREAS : The Gervais study was based on transportation and construc- tion for the shopping center and other industrial facilities that are planned or about to be planned and , WHEREAS : it was obvious as the presentation evolved that no overall use" plan is in effect for this area , BE IT RESOLVED: That the Village Council be asked to develop and have approved a MASTER USE PLAN for this area before proceeding any further into plans for or actual implementation of proposals and , THEREAFTER: Until any possible plan is studied , approved and found suitable for the Gervais community , no building permits should be issued or disturbance of residences should be made . Incidentally , Planning Commission is working on a master use plan but do not know how long it will take to finish . Also , Bailey Seida has drawn one up , but this has no official sanction . Motion made and carried that further discussion of the Gervais proposal , and other Commission business such as Don ' s material , be tabled until a future business meeting ; date was set for October 19th at 7 : 30 p. m. Don Ashworth has been asked to invite Bailey Seida and some of the members of the Planning Commission to attend this meeting . Someone from the Highway Dept will also be invited . No proposals or recommendations will be requested or expected ; strictly tapped for expertise . School District Topic Dr. Woodworth : Said that matters had not changed preceptibly the past year . Read a policy statement formulated by the Board of Education and adopted by the Board as guidelines for the entire school district staff . Among the goals of this policy were : Accept students as they "are" ; provide each student with necessary knowledge and skills to make him self supporting ; prepare all stu- dents for successful pursuit of career; student self discipline ; respect for their country along with understanding and appreciation of its people ; develop positive attitudes , skills , meaningful use of leisure time ; provide and utilize material and human resources ; provide effective communication between each school and the community ; foster positive attitude of staff members for contributing to these goals . Dr. Woodworth went on to say that this "policy" applies to our handicapped" also . Many programs are on going within school district #622 . Turned meeting over to individual members of his SLBP staff after introducing them individually to us . 3-MHRC Meeting 10/5/71 Merton Johnson : Stressed that we were fortunate to be among fore- runners in examining educational programs which are specifically designed for the individual student . Turned to Don Waldoch for specifics . Don Waldoch : Passed around a printed form delineating specific educational services and numbers of children served . copy attached for permament record ) Made the point that it isn ' t how "many " numbers we serve but "how" we serve them. We pay tuition to other centers or schools for children that cannot be handled under our programs . Among the specialists provided in the district is one for the ortho handicapped" ; unique for suburban district . Special education seems to be synonymous with retarded and handicapped. Mrs . Zoe Jenkins : 12 teachers involved in the SLBP program. Looking towards improvement of existing programs , developing others , more mainstream education on elementary level , improving secondary programming , more vocational preparation , work study program on senior high school level . Special Learning Difficulties " is an umbrella term and we do not find it specifi.d as such in legislation . The term has been adopted as it makes educational sense . Covers children who are emotionally disturbed, socially maladjusted , physically handicapped, retarded . We are trying not to label kids medically or psychologically . Talk about them educationally . Present program is tutorial in nature . There are budget limitations . Tutor in every elementary and secondary school ; work 3 to 4- 1 /2 hours a day on individual or small group tutoring . Long term goal ; to see fulltime personnel employed in special education available at each school . They would not be limited in terms of time which restricts what service they can provide . Tutors are certified teachers at classroom level ; not degreed specialists . Have an "Supplemental Instructor Program" (SIP ) . An all tutoring program . SIP covers four disability areas . 98% SIP is SLBP children . Children that are served or are candidates for this program are evaluated by- -their function within regular class scope , learning and social behavior in class , relationship to themselves and other children in class and with adults in the system, and how they are responding to the adult process , and what it is that the educational system is not doing in relationship to them. What is the specific thing we can do for the youngster? How can we become more flexible? Teacher tolerance for different behavior is also involved. Kids filter out and have to picked out for special ed . We take them out for the least possible time and get them back into mainstream as quickly as possible . 4-MHRC Meeting 10/5/71 Dr. Thue Rasmussen : Consults with teachers and other professionals to assist in identification of children who need special consideration . How can they learn ; intake information ; express themselves in ways which have not been found for them yet; what is obstacle to learning? Interview and examine individually . Sometimes the child is not the problem, it is how he is being dealt with . What can be done to modify educatinal environment so that he can "grow " . Cooperate in develop- ment of prescriptive plan more in keeping with his needs . Some "handicaps " are much more obvious than others . Some not thought to be handicapped have expressions of behavior which are handicapping to them . These handicaps come in many forms . Professionals should and must learn to identify . Q . What is most difficult personnel obstacle to overcome? A. Special staff cannot adequate5eprepare teaching personnel for the programs as interpretation is insufficient . Working to improve . Better preparation will make for more successful program and integra- tion of more children . Dr . W . ) Comment : SLBP children frighten the teacher. Poor preparation for program also holds true on the administration level . (Mrs . J . ) Q. Is there staff "training" A. There is In Service training and some specialties such as a district workshop on hearing and visual impairments . Comments : Staff must learn to stress " positive " sides of children . Mrs . J ) To do otherwise reinforces poor attitudes . Most of the things the SLBP children do are " normal " . Must prepare educator to work with these children ; if problem is understood it will not frighten . Parents are a major problem . Are involved with placement or during time of placement . Child cannot be placed if parents do not want them in such a program. Parent must be the first to accept the child ' s "handicap" . Their acceptance releases the child from an added handicap . Reality is the key . Trying to help the other teachers and children understand whole aspect ; must face basic facts . Help youngster recognize what his strenghth and weaknesses are and help communicate and finally set appropriate goals for him . Integration " or "segregation" of the educable retard seems to play a major role . Research has shown that children segregated to special classes do not achieve the gains made by the children with access to a regular class . 5-MHRC Monthly Meeting 10/5/71 Comment : Education in general is looking at individual . Teachers trying to emphasize dignity and skills which the SLBP child posesses to drop barriers which inhibit learning in any way shape or form . As they become more skilled , the magnitude of the differences will be reduced . ( M. J . ) Bridging gap part of total program . May get special kind of skill tutoring or special instruction but move them into and out of the main stream naturally . Some educators , as with non-teachers , possess more sensitivity than others . ( Mrs . J . ) Special education services is a cascade . From mainstream which is classroom without outside assistance , tutoring help , part time programs , full time classes , special stations , home tutoring and institutional . D . W. ) Kirsten: She is full time in school all day ; under contract . Split schedule ; two hours with SLBP kids and three of other setting . Part of the regular staff and as such accessible to both kids and staff . Rather than scheduling children into regular class and then pulling them out , try to identify them in spring and schedule them into program at the beginningof term and then schedule them out. Much less traumatic and much more positive . Comment : Most frustrating thing to administration ; just how do you plan such a staff with time and money a consideration ? ( Mrs . J . ) Q . Are tutors now directly assignable to SLBP program? A . Teachers are assigned to schools and responsible to principal of each school . Within the school the program has assigned responsibility . There are two training programsone for learning disabilities and one for emotionally disturbed and socially maladjusted children . Programs in the State have been developed and approved for such children . Teachers can go back to school and get the formal training . Q . How are tutors chosen? A . Must understand concept of program and what responsibilities and role would be in the context of the school and the classroom. Also , have some skills in working with small groups and individual children . Comment : It should be noted that there are some fantastic workers with children who have never had "formal " training of any kind . Education does not guarantee skills or empathy . I NOIIH Sl. PAUL:I{APISI,OOD N OIrH SI,, pAtf,;i AptFrfooD scHools SPECtAL .EDUCAITON SERVICES Oaofr l, lr7l PNESCHOOI. EI.EI,AENIAMT JUNIOR HTGH s I SENIOR HIGH T.OTAL E&eoblc Lbnolly Ltord.d s.[.8.P. llrodq lrfchd Vtnrlty lnpCrrd Phdcolly Hcodlorrd Sprch Cmcilor Horrbead 80 6 5 2 8 I2I 33 l0 2 2l l0 r34 86 7 2 l0 158 I 2 I I , 7I ST. PAI'T \-, tl*log lrqolnd ftlfco[y Hodlccpped ROSEVtU.E 1 I 62 t Trded{r-bthdbd WHITE BEAR IAKE Mrrlolll lnpolrd EAST COOPERATTVE SCHOOI. MH N CENTE.ffi DAYACTffIY CENIENS (lvicdolly hlordrd) MISC. D{STMCR.HOSPITAL u 2 I5 2 77 I '3 4 3II TOTAL 1 8,t 5l DRTI/P u3 i 301 Therein it 6-MHRC Monthly Meeti ng 10/5/71 a. ca n for llith the housing and redevelopment act displacement, conmunitybe expected to grow. Has any account been taken of future programchildren comi ng out of depress ed a reas ? A Nol Not identified or Don Gauvi n worki ng wi th commun i ty devel opments. discussed as specific prob 1em.Bailey Sei da trying to keep on top of How much formal discussion have you had with Supt Knauck and personne l of the vocational -tech school ? A. 0n committee. Supt of the seven school districts involved. a et. I,Jill involveDo not know how we wili fit into this program v L L D adult programming, intra-district program f educable retards, programs for emotional lyto come up with plan before end of 0ctober. he training ofurbed. Hoper. l,J. ) be of or dis ( a. Do you go into background of chiid up to and incl uding the home. A. Yes ! a i s a publ i c b udget 1 evy heari ng tomorrow for 72-73. l,Jhat'sfor speci al educati on? A J oh n and his s taff. Meeting Broady ended meeting with a ab I e to taxpayers lt4uch I arger pattern of reques t th an we are goi ng tomeet. Board is getti ng good deal of urging on partto keep costs down. Do best wi th what they have, Chairman to Rep Boland: State can encourage or discourage equalization;Is there talk about putting in more aid forthe handi capped?A. 7 or 8 proposals before Iegislature. Two that singled out specialed. Politicians react to normal pressures and do not get it inthat are a. a. Are we usi ng any drug therapy for hypo-kenetic chi ldren? A. No ! Next meeting: 0ctober was mos t 19th. sincere "thank informative. Mari a Larsen, Secretary MAPLEt,{OOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMI,IISSION you " to Dr. Woodworth Comment: If child's behavior is extreme, then they are placed in speci al schools or centers. Teacher woul d not and shouldnot be expected to provide theraputi c treatment. Sometimes you canprovide suggestion on techniques of management for contro l that canassist youngster and teacher. Chil d should monitor own behavior, Teacher also has access to all sorts of res o u rces and resourceprofessi onal s. ( Mrs . J ) .. Special Business Meeting -MHRC -10/19/71 "Gervais Matter" Present: Cleveland Ray, Kirsten Wold, Janet Grant, Janet Kampf, Jim Bransford, Father Paul, Mari a Larsen (Mr. Ray chaired) Guests: Mike Miller, Bailey Seida, Don Ashworth, Ray Hite, Bill Merritt from the Village Staff Also: Bob Collier, John Bergford, Highway Dept & Clarence Harris What is highway department's thinking? Plans have evolved over the years thru cooperation of Village; strict compliance with everything that has come from Village Council. Maplewood, North St. Paul and Oakdale all were asked for appropriate commentaries. Trying to get schedule for 61 to McKnight road to go in April of 74; portion McKnight to 694 in October of 75. Homart shopping center determining traffic pattern. Delay has taken place in comments from Maplewood. Others have been received. From 61 to McKnight best could possibly do would be January of 75. Still intend to hoid that portion of McKnight into 694 to October of 1975. 36W of 61 is four lane -2 lanes each way--six lanes east of 61. Is there capacity need? A. from 61 all way to 280 if they could. G.A. proposal is necessary because of the upgrading of hiway 36 E of 61 . Both of th es e studies are in ter-related. As the highway upgrades to six lane expressway, then G.A. is necessary as a service road. Hazelwood also. Eliminate frequent crossways all the way up to 694. Is so much industry being anticipated for area that we should have such ambitious plans? A. No, but there is prophesy of traffic use to 1995 which warrents the change. Is 694 running to capacity? A. Yes! Is shopping center a reality at this point? A. To best of staffs knowledge, yes. No contracts or perfor~ance bonds but lien against property in anticipation of the shopping center; also, statement of intent. If shopping center does not go in, would it still be necessary to upgrade 36 to same level? Could you get by with overall underpass? A. No! Must have local access of freeway into community. A clover leaf at 61 and 36 does not provide local access into community. Would high\-Jay dept turn down "English St.11 as opposed to "Hazelwood"? A. They will listen to and study whatever plan we might propose. Would they "favor" Hazelwood over English? They will stick with metro guide; Hazelwood would satisfy the guide better than English primarilly because of the ramp. Hazelwood interchange is better spacing. -more- 2-Special Meeting 10/19/71 If Highway dept has the final authority in determining changes are going to be, can the Village say that they highway widened between 61 and White Bear Avenue? A. a gross mistake. Residences in the area would suffer. where inter- do not want Yes, but Statement by Highway Dept: The roadway would NOT be widened to obtain extra lanes--this is misconception. Stay within the confines they now own. They are actually depressing profile of roadway in order to get under English about ten feet. Hazelwood lower than that. If you can depress highway 15 feet above the natural ground then you would lower decibels, better than you have today. Their traffic projections based on zoning, total land use of area. Where do you get land use pattern? A. Communities. Metro Council is also developing land use plan. State Highway Dept has contacted various agencies within village regarding existing zoning, existing land use, building statistics and trends in the given area of community and opinion from the administrative office as to what appears to be happening in the area. They have not appeared formally before Plan- ning Commission or Council. Also, relied on metro council, general analysis of traffic, as opposed to individual stretches. If you grade highway · 36 to six lane freeway and depress at 32 feet it would mean taking some additional land in order to get necessary sloping. Piece of Viking Drive would poisibly come off Gervais. You indicated need for that within confines of present land use. Gervais study with interchange at Hazelwood,then does get into Viking Drive and beyond which in turn means it would get into housing at Viking Village. A. All construction would be within the right of way. Would be better than it is today. Viking Drive noise factor would be much reduced among other things. Interchange at White Bear and the present bridge will remain the same. This is about 12 feet above grade level. _ Is County Road C to be upgraded? A. Not necessarilly. Why not County Road C to 61 or the other way? A. Need for 11 corridor". Why is G.A. needed as a service road except that 11th Avenue is there? If interchange at English how are you going to get along Gervais to any of the houses or commercial establishments? People will still try to get thru. Highway 36 is not a 11 local 11 street. Among alternatives of highway 36 is right of local community to have acess to it. Atlantic will be closed. English and Hazelwooa could be closed. To get off would be White Bear Avenue. White Bear Avenue is proposing 46,000 trips a day. Highway Dept is proposing only a diamond interchange. When you come of off 36 you are going to have 46,000 trips to contend with. The interchange will not handle additional trips. -more- , . 3-Special Meeting 10/19/71 Let 1 s assume G.A. does not get built all the way thru--would hiway dept build interchange at English St? A. Economics might not justify cost of expenditure. Why G.A. study? A. Number of questions raised by residents. Questions raised the study. Number of people requested this. 11th Avenue happened about that time also. Must bring these matters to a head. Comment: G.A. residents are willing to live and glad to live with the inconvenience of going to County Road C to get off. They are even more wi lling and totally disposed in continuing that inconvenience. What provision has village made for the right of residents to put up with these inconveniences? A. The people along G.A. for some years have been told that street would have to be improved~--for at least one-half length of G. east of tracks. From Germain to Kennard going E. for industrial area at least between 36 and G.A. You can imagine industrial traffic on G.A. as it exists today! lots of business activity developing; even NW Bell thinking of bringing in a regional center. How far W.? Germain is easterly limits of industrial zoning. Someone has to study feasibility of these things. Road from Kennard E. is going to attract vehicular activity on it that will warrant more improved road than is there today. Purpose of the study is to find answers; m,i ybe V'illage effort is inade quate --staff does not allow that it is or it isn't. What engineers have tried to come up with is something that can handle all of the traffic. Do not mess up other roads. Social and engineering aspects. Sometimes it would seem that engineers are heartless when they are just trying to foresee and smooth the way for future needs. If the Village interchange at Hazelwood is proposed and is decided upon, what will the Village 1 s thought be as far as the residents are concerned? This is new to members of the village also! Still exploring methods. Controlling spread of commercial developrrent in area? A. Yes! To north side of highway 36. Discussion on zoning of different areas. Statement that the Village is now formulating land use plan. Proposed land plan limited commercial in area east-end of G.A. 0-verpass at Hazelwood. When is comprehensive plan going to be ready? Planning Commission is to make recommendation to Council as quickly as is feasibile. Whatever is done to Hazelwood is going to affect at least two of the schools. G.A. will no longer be residential street. If Hazelwood is changed this will also affect two of the schools. Hazelwood shows less traffic than if interchange is put at English. No traffic indi- cations given to area south of 35 and how affected by interchange at Hazelwood. No question that there would be about 700 cars in a 24 hour period more on Hazelwood north on 36 if new interchange at Hazelwood occurs vs 700 cars less on Hazelwood if an interchange is at Hazelwood north of 36. Special G.A. public meeting will be called for December 9th. C.Harris has set up a special meeting for November 9th to which all Commissions, Village Staff and school administration will be i~vited. MHRC - Regular Monthly Meeting Present: Mmes Grant, Larsen Low e ry , As hwo rth Novemb er 2, 19 71 Messrs, Broady, Pegues, Ray, Bradford, Moti on made and carri ed that a ppro ve d as mailed. (Mi n utes special meeti ng cal led l0/'19.) Broady: At the moment the Commission is without representation inprecincts 8 and 10. lt4rs. Grant w'i ll contact Father Paulto see what churches in those areas he woul d suggest contacting. Janet will then send them a blurb for inclusion in their bulIetin; 'i t shai l call attention to the need for re pres en tat ion of these precincts on our Commission and asking those who are interested to come forward. l,4rs. Larsen will do the same thing with the League of Women Voters publication and ask for help from the League board. Report at December 7th meeti ng. North St. Paul Chi ldren's Cente r John B roa dy minutes for 0ctober were taken and will 5th meeti ng be be mai I ed on the Found out that parents pay $25 a month tuition towards the training of their physically and mentally retarded children. Transportation charges to the Center are $3 per day, per student; District 622 pays $2 per day; should pay the $3. hlhite Bear and other communities pay the $3. There was some correspondence between Center and Joe Flynn regardi ng th'i s point and Mr. Flynn in turn wrote Dr. l,loodworth. (John read copy of the letter). To summarize letter; Since it is the right and/or ob li gati on of the school di s tri cts to fun d the educati on of these children, and since th ere is a specific Iegislative mandate to tha t effect, coul d di s tri ct then provi de s uch funds to the Center? John handed around copi es of a resol uti on which he proposes to present at a District 622 School Board B u d g e t . h e a r i. n g , 0ctober 7th' Distussion followed. Minor amending. l,4oti on made and carried that the following resolution be presented at said meeting: "Whereas, the administration of Independent School Distri ct 622 has expressed the philosophy of providing quality education to all school age ch'i ldren residing in the district, and Wheieas, for Some year; I egi slation has authorized scirools to .ar.ut.' p-1,lti cal ry, ml,itat ty an.? otheFwi ie hand icapped s chool age Jfri tO..n'who are unable to idapt to a normal class situation' and- Whereas, leg'i slation was passed in l97l maki ng speci al .programsfor s uch chi I dren mandatory foi the 1972-73 school year, and-t,Jh.reu',thereareintheNorthSt.PaulChildren,sCenterat least three school -age mental ly retarded ch i 1d ren whose parents are ".iii.nir-of Distric[ 622 and -rho pay tuition of $25 per. month over ;;;;;;;; iny-public funds and donitlons whjch support the Center' I.4H R C 11/2171 "Therefore, be it resolved, that the parents of those children at the North St. Paul Children's Center and any others who are in similar situations be reimbursed any personal costs incurred this 1971-72 school year, and That the Distri ct 622 budget for 1972-73 provide adequate fundsfor necessary diagnostic and evaluative servicesi contractual servicesfor those children who for any reason cannot be programmed directly by the school . " Comment: So many times when peopl e have gri pes, suggestions complaints they go to staff or administration and demands or compl ai nts di e there . Go ri gh t to the source e . g school board rather than staff. or the i r. to Discussion Article Maplewood Re v'i ew (attached) Commissjon takes exception to make up of committee. Motion made and carried that letter be written Dr. Woodworth with copies to appro- pri ate parti es, voicing our objecti ons, the reasons for them andoffering alternative make up for committee. Letter as written wiIi be avai labl e to Commissioners at December meeting, if desired. Meetin€ ef lC/5 deemed very i nteresti ng from SLPB Program vi ew. Howevei, there wasn't any opportuni ty to spotl i tht Dr. Woodworth . We did not get to review his position, attitudes and goals for the future as compared to his first visit. It was agreed to extend aninvitation to Dr. Woodworth to appear, alone, at the February 8th,'l972 meeting of the MHRC. Secretary to follow thru. Al so, l,lla I ter Jones, State Dept of HR, had asked to meet with each suburban commission. He is Coordi nator of Commurni ty Affa i rs .(getty Howard previously held this post; is now Women's Affairs Division Coordinator). Secretary will extend invitation to have him appear at our first meeting of the year, January 4' 1971 Motion made and carried that the MHRC ioin the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions' in an effort to coordinate Commission activitie of effort, I earn from eac h others experi ences a create a strong front for legi lative lobbying. $52 wi lI be sent (yearly fee-is based on $2 p9! said our popul ation stands at a I i ttle over 26 was granted for the secreta!"y to sen d the Leagu our 6rdinances, or any other material which cou to other commissions. re c Thi S, nd, Me ently formeds League was formed stop dupl i cationIast but not least, mbership fee of 000 popul ati on--Don0). Permission opies of our mi nutes 'prove i nstructi ve t, ,00ec td 3-MHRC 11 / 2/71 Annual report ordinance has been passed. The Commission will spendhalf hour or so the next few meetings to make up the report. Secretarywill bring rough outiine of past activities which could help in the make up. Past members can also be contacted for ideas. Should incor-porate past acti vi ties, goals (past, present and future ) , basic organi -zation, by- 1 aws etc. John Broady sounded out the Commissioners to see if we would be willingto undertake a four Sunday curriculum at his church. This would in-volve l-1/2 hours, about i0:30 A.M., 60-80 attendees. We could use such exposure. Th is project could be used to educate and provoke di scussi on on hous i ng, attitudes. suburban relationships to the innercity, welfare etc. etc. Could comprise a panel, special speakers, round table discussion -- completely flexible. Mr. Broady was askedto have the church send the Commission a formal invitation giving details. Resol uti on made at 10/ 5 meeti ng discussed G.A. Proposal Thi s resol uti on proposed that no bui l di ngor disturbance of res idences made unti I a has been passed. permi ts s houl d be issued master use pl an for l,4api ewood Basis of di scussi on was whet h er orthe res ol uti on to th e Counci I . not it would be proper to send Some of the pro comments : for sendi ng the resol uti on: in the suburbs --Need for industrial d e ve I o p me n t / w i I I not be as necessary because subs i di es wiil be comi ng along within fi ve years wh ich wil I relieve the tax load.--Are we to preserve homes and residences or will the Village Council conti nue to issue bui lding permi ts without a master I and use planfor guidance regardless of the consequences to residential areas and the residents within those areas. --Community is growing and v,e definitely need such a p1an. We should progress wi th and within such a plan, Commen ts from Don Ashworth: "Zoning" is legal ly in effect now. Counci l realizes that a land use pl an ii essential and about a year ago asked the Pianning Commi ss i on to evolve one; deadline is hoped to be the end of l97l . Planning Dept of Village has already prepared and given over recommendations for Iand use plan; Council has not acted on it in official capacity; now amending. The existing zoning map is official document on which people comi ng i nto area can base p1ans. As they come in for structure permi ts and the l ike accordi ng to present zoni ng,the Village wou ld be legal ly liable if they stopped issuing the requested permi t. 4-MHRC 11/2/71 The consensus of the Commission was that although we are aware of the lega1 rami fi cati ons of such a resol uti on it would stili be wel l wo rth the while to submit it. Since a reply would be expected we would get some pos iti ve feed back. Meeti ng adjourned 10:'l5. Ne xt meeti ng December 7, 19 71 Mar.i a Lars en, Secretary Map I ewood Human Relations Commission MHRC Special Meet i ng -Topic: L.i quor License 11/16/71 Renewal Moose Lodge #963 from the Commission must ideally beof the Counci l i n sess.i on Thurs day, November Pres ent: Mmes, llold, Hughes, Kamp f, Gra n t, Larsen Messrs Jessup, Pegues, Broady, Bradford, Lowery, Ray, Knutson, Rohricht, Ashworth, t^larren Peterson (legal counselfor the Moose Lodge), officers of the Lodge #963, Steve Brodie Don Ashworth summar.ized the events leading to the meeting; along thelines of attached material passed out prior to the meeting. Any resolution or submitted for thel8th. direction attention Warren Peterson To be jn line for liquor license, Maplewood 0rdinance.03), requi res a copy of by-1aws of incorporation and form be submitted at time of application for license. #703 Chapter membersh i p The local lodges of the Moose do not have individual by-laws; by I aws are national in ori gi n and apply equal ly to a1l chapters. At the national meeting in June the question of amending the by-1aws was discussed. At that time the national organization said there was a case on the Supreme Court docket which was to be argued in November or December of 71. The case will determine the rights ofprivate organi zati ons . Till the decision is publ ished, the National 0rder of Moose wi I I not touch thei r by-1aws. Secretary of Moose Lodge #963 wrote to the National Chapter askingfor rel ief from that portion ef the by-laws dealing with the quest.i on- able clauses. The answer was no. Local Moose Lodge #963, [laplewood' has taken the matter i nto thei r own hands enacting a resol uti on supplanting the questionable portion of the national by-1aws and further, revisin! the membership application to conform with require- ments of ordinanie #703. All discriminatory clauses have been drop- ped. //////l//////// a A Does na ti ona I organi zati on Depends on case now before of decision. indicate possible change in Supreme Court. Wi I I fol I ow the future ? di cta tes a A Has copy of the " resol uti on " i n ques tion to the Counci I wi th the appl i cati on f or members h i p appl i cati on blank? No. Resolution in form of letter at the been s ubmi tted formal lY re newa I and copY of -more- moment. New appl ication to be used by the Moose Lodge, effective immediately, 'i s al so attached. A 2-Speci al Meeti ng 11/16/71 a When we took up the matter of the Moose Lodge Iiquor license appl ication for l97l the Commission got the impression that the lodge could not change the policy as stated by the National chapter; therefore, what happens when you forward the "resolution"? Do not know what reprisals might be taken; on one end of the scale, hopefully, nothi ng--at the other end , the lose of their Charter. In lEw app'l ication form the question appears, are Pl ease expl ai n reason for such a question. 0n1y to weed out possible "felons". you a "ci ti zen ", Comme n t:The means of selection and method in whi ch one becomes a member is pretty common to all fraternal orders. They have a way of voting that generally requires pretty much unanimous consent of entire body. Most appl i cants are by personal recommendation of present member. a A a New membershi p appl i cat ion has deleted reference toetc; does your membership oath include any reference deleted sti pul ati ons? No. race,creed,to the A a A a A Did Lodge #963 acti vel y support ch ange convention. Yes tn by-1aws at Nati onai t^Ihat can the Moose Lodge #963 do to prove good intent to commun i ty? The fact that the resolution wilI be made matter of public record will attest to thei r good faith. The fact that theypublicly came forward this evening also did. If the National Ch apter decides to keep objectionable cl auses (because of Supreme Court decision) how valid will Lodge #963's re s o I u t i o n b e ? The Village of Maplewood would still hold the winning hand' No matter whet National Chapter decides because of the supreme -court's ruling, the locai Iodge w1'l1 of necessity abide by its resolution. a A 0bjection was expressed by Village Council in the enactment of ordi nance #703, Chapter .03.l . At this time the local lodge has done what is within their power to do insofar as removing the objectional clause from their membership appl i cation and stating the'i r intent, in wri ti ng, to ceas e and desist from this di s cri mi nati on; substituting this resol uti on in pl ace of the offending c'l auses in the national by-1aws. They have even placed their position with the National organization in jeopardy. They are doing all that they can do at the present time to complywith the 0rdinance for a year. If during the course of the year the decision of the Supreme Court is adverse in regard to the Civil Ri ghts thrust this then places Lodge 963 in the pos i ti on of havingtheir charter revoked. If they in turn decide to fall in line with the National ruling they would be ineligible for a Iicense in Maple- wood. That wi l1 be their choi ce shoul d they be faced wi th one and not the matter on hand at this time. Jim Roh ri cht concurred with Mr. B rad ford ' s opi ni on. According to the groundwork we laid prior to the enactment of the 0rdinance we cannot register any further objections. l'40T I0N: Form of resolution to Village Council for submission November I B, l97l - Jim Bradford 3-Special Meeting 11/16/71 Jim Bradford The initial objection by the Commission0rder of Moose but to Moose Lodge #963operating under a Maplewood license yetto di scrimi nate against its citizens. Jim Any Bradford wi I I make the presentati on to commiss ion member who is able i s asked Mari a Larsen, Secretary Maplewood Human Relations Commiss.i on was not to the National and the fact that they were were publ ishing their intent the Council ThursdaY.to joi n him. |,{hereas , Moose Lodge #963 appears to have substanti a1ly compl i ed wi th the requirements of Maplewood Vill age 0rdinance #703, Chapter .031, the Maplewood Human Relations Commission wilI offer no obiection to the rehewal of their liquor license for the year 1972; providing' l. A copy of the Moose Lodge #963 "resolution" supplanti!9 the offending clauses in the national by-1aws, be attached to the renewai application in lieu of the organization by-laws which would normally accompany the application.2. A revised membership application blank to Moose Lodge.Chapter 96 3, Mapl ewood, al so be attached to said application. " Seconded: Janet Kampf. Discuss'i on. Vote on motion; ayes all. MHRC Regular Monthlv Meeting December 6, L97L Present: Commissioners Broady, Ray, Bradford, ifessup, pegues, Palmitessa, crant. Guest:Mrs. Donna piebel, representing Holy Redeemer parish Conmunity Life Cqnmittee. cuest Speaker: Marshall Anderson, St. Redeve lopment Authority. Paul Housing and PUBLIC HOUSTNG RE PORT by ttta rsha 11 Anderson In his resume of the public housing Anderson outlined the programs for and housing for the elderly. program in low- income St. Pau 1, family housing He pointed out that, since 1,9G7, the thrust has been away fromIarge housing projects for famities (such as !,IcDonough) indmore towards single family dwellings. Under the leased housingprogram, old or new dwel-lings are rented and sublet. TheHousing Authority also may purchase or construct homes forlarger families. In these ways, public housing, dispersedthroughout the conrnunity, is not easily identifiable as such, Anderson summarized the successes of the high rise program forthe elderly (begun in 1959), pointing to a waiting lisi of700 for the 13 existing high rise buitdings. I{e outlined theoualifications for eligibility (subject to changes) and saidthat the Housing Authority hopes to have a high rise projectfor the elderly in every St. paul neighborhood. ff Maplevrood is interested in public housing, Anderson slidthe following steps must be taken for establishment of a localhousing authority: 1. Determine the need for housing ( EIJD can2. Hold a public hearing.3. Submit proposal to village council.4. Mayor appoints five commissioners; theseby council. 5. Application for preliminary loan monies assist on this). conf i rmed is made. 6,.:cording to Anderson, the program is 100 per cent federal)-yfunded, but local autonomy is permitted regardingr location andtype of housing. Ee recommended that action for HIJD funding beinitiated two to three years in advance. , MHRC Monthly Meeting December 5, L97l He pointed to special housing programs (such as #235 and #23G)under which HUD subsidizes lon and moderate incqne famili-esin purchase of a horne and under whish groups such as churchesmay sponsor housi.ng. Some programs can be carried on withouta housing authority. estions an d Comments on Hou s in Jessup: What is the attitude publ,ic hou s ing? of ne l-ghborhoods to proposed 2 Anderson: Few complaints in cases of because these are dispersed. elderly are actually sought Avenue churches are workirrg housing in that area ) . single family dwellings High rises for the by neighborhoods. (payne on bringing in public Broady: Recommended that Father paul discuss public housingwith members of the Ministerial Association. Pegues: Brought up the possibility of consolidation of city_county services and the effect of this on establishmentof local housing authority. Ray:Commented on the St. paul priory consideration ofbuilding a mu)-tiple family unit ( l-ow to middle incorne )under Section 235 program of FHA and EUD. Anderson: Anderson: said the state of Ml"nnesota has some monies avairablefor housing programs, but it is not clear as to howthese can be tapped. Further investigation of thlssuggrested. Jessup: Broady: Could a private developerprovision that a certa in(with a subsidy) to lowerAnderson: A housing authority is supplement plan. Might it not be difficult for l,lap lewood to be involvedin a program alone...unless part of a larger group? Mentioned that j-t might be difficult for the villageto demonstrate a need for low incorne family houeingbecause few lqw income families live i,n Iqaplewood now. put up a complex with the number of units be rented income families? required for the rent The leasing program canhousing program, becausereouired. However, the dwellings available forfor bi,7 fami l ie s. be a good vray to start athere is no capital investment disadvantage of this is thatleasing are not large enough Dwight Jessup to follow up sone of the public housing.guestions. MHRC Monthly Meeting December 6, l97L MHRC-Distr ict-#62 2 ,fohn Broady and Father paul palmitessa reportedappearance before the District #622 School Boa rdat which time the MHRC reconunended that the newcommittee include cornmunity representatives. Broady reported that there will be a vote at meeting Deceniber l6th on the MHRC reaolutionthe handicapped. 3 on the MHRC October 7, curr i cu lum the School on support Board for MHRC AUXILIARY John Broady suggested establishment of a MHRC auxiliary forjunior high and high school students. Concnission memberswere asked to consider this possibtlity. PUBLIC TIEARTNG ON HTGTIWAY 36 INTERCHANGE John Broady asked for a commissioner (preferably from outsideof the Gervais corridor area) to attend the public hearing December 9th at John Glenn school. Jim Bradford said he woul-dtry to make the hearing. MIIRC MEMBERS SCTIEDULED FOR CHURCH PR RAM .rohn Broadyin an adu tt i,n January. reported that members of the MHRC \^rou ld participateeducation program at Christ United Methodist ChurchThe tentative schedule is as follows: Ja nua ry ..fanua ry Janua ry Janua ry \Tanua ry 2nd - lrim Bradford, human rights movementgth - Kirsten Wold and Frances Eughes, education16th- Dwight Jessup, hou s ing23rd- Jessup, housing 3oth- Clarence Harris The meeting was adjourned at 10 p.M. The MHRC meets next on lTanuary 4, Lg72- Janet crant, Acting Secretary Maplewood Human Relations Cornmj.