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MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
January 3, 1989
PRESENT
Sister Claire Lynch, President
Karla Sand
Pat Williamson
Gail Blackstone
Mike McGuire, City Manager
ABSENT
Scott Rostron
Clemence Kwapick
1. MINUTES
Motion was made, seconded and voted in favor to accept the minutes of the
December 6, 1988 meeting as presented.
2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Pat Williamson - Chair
Sister Claire Lynch, Vice Chair
Karla Sand - Secretary
Motion was made, seconded and voted in favor to accept the slate of
officers as listed above.
3. OLD BUSINESS
A. Grievances
No outstanding grievances at this time.
B. Human Rights Award
Sister Claire will contact Mr. Schwartz, Assistant Editor of the
Maplewood Review, and Audrey Hughes about the presentation of the
award at 3M on January 26, 1989.
Pat Williamson will prepare a press release to present to the press
at the award ceremony.
Mike and/or Gail will handle getting the plaque for the award.
Pat W will make the presentation on the 26th.
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C. Evaluation of Essay Contest
Sister Claire will review the process and put it on another agenda
to discuss how we can get more participation.
Sister Claire will send a copy of the winner of this year's award
to the St. Paul Dispatch and the Maplewood Review.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. New Members
Two people have submitted applications for membership on the Human
Relations Commission; Carol Engel and Paul Sand. A motion was made,
seconded, and voted in favor to forward the applications to the
City Council for their January agenda. Pat will send a letter to
Mike McGuire requesting this.
5. REPORTS
A. Conference on January 20 at Macalester on "Recapturing the Momentum."
B. Tenure
Gail will prepare the list of terms of the Commission. Pat will
send a letter to Mike M on the terms of herself and Scott.
C. Commission asked Gail to put an article in the Maplewood Review on
membership on the Commission.
D. Next meeting: February _7, 1989.
E. Pat W will send a final copy of the draft letter to District 622 on
the desegregation plan proposed by Superintendent Bennett of St. Paul.
F. Pat W will call Ramsey County Nursing Home and ask them to place a
notice on their bulletin board about Martin Luther King Day.
Sister Claire will call the Maplewood Bank
6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
A. Annual Report
B. Essay Contest