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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/14/1995AGENDA MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Tuesday, November 14, 1995 NOTE DATE CHANGE) Maplewood City Hall Conference Room A 7:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. AGENDA APPROVAL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Discuss sponsoring a joint regional meeting with area HRCs - All B. Discuss sponsoring a community event - All C. Final review of Diversity Award and Poster materials and assign school contacts - All V. NEW BUSINESS A. Revise introductory letter to businesses and schools B. Update on LHRC training on developing HRCs in schools - Linda W. C. Interview prospective HRC Commission applicants - 8 pm Commission Members only VI. OTHER BUSINESS VII. REPORTS VIII. ADJOURNMENT C\WPWIN60\HRC\AGENDA Maplewood Human Relations Commission Minutes from Oct. 3, 1995 Present: Marie Koehler, Gordy Heininger, Linda Wainio, Regina Laroche-Theune, Lynne Croes. Ex-officio: Mike McGuire, Sherrie Le. Absent: Gail Schiff Carol Cude The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm by Chair Marie Koehler. A motion to approve the agenda was moved, seconded and approved. A motion to approve the minutes was moved, seconded. A correction to the minutes concerning the grievance of a city employee was made. The minutes were then approved. Old Business: A.Annual calender: A notice was placed in the last "Maplewood in Motion" for new members. There were no other changes to the calender. B. League ofMinnesota HRC's: Linda and Lynne reported on their experiences at the fall conference for the LMHRC's on Sept. 23. Both found it very valuable. C. Roseville HRC Cable Program Update: Sherrie spoke with Mike Hermes,the representative from Roseville, about the program they have planned to offer on the public access channel. The show will be 30 minutes and have several segment 4-7 minutes long. We could use this to promote events we plan. Mike Hermes is going to see if this can be put on the metrowide cable channel(6). New Business: A. January vacancies: Two terms will be up at the end of this year(Regina and Gordy). Five citizens requested applications for the positions as advertised in Maplewood in Motion. Sherrie will put on the cable stations and in the Maplewood and St. Paul papers also. Regina agreed to stay on and Gordy will stay at least one more year. B. ECFE guest: Heidi Mitchell joined us to describe the ECFE program. It is located in Harmony Center but there are several sites around the district where programs are offered. It is part of the community education program of the school district. One of their goals is to serve under-served families." They are looking for ways to reach the Hmong families, which are the largest minority community; they are also trying to reach other minority families. ECFE offers a resource meeting two times a year and we are invited to participate. They will have a meeting in early November, likely during the day. We could send a represensative. Heidi will contact Regina to see if she can attend. C. Diversity Award andPoster Contest Letters and Information: We read through the materials and made necessary changes. We discussed the fact that children who live in Maplewood, but don't attend school in Maplewood, don't get to participate. We would like to reach children in this situation; however, the boundaries for the award is the city ofMaplewood and the schools in it. We will send the letters and information out in November. Marie moved that we delay discussion of: D. Joint regional meeting and E. Community event moved to November agenda. Motion was seconded and passed. F. November meeting date: We will meet Tues., Nov. 14 at 7 pm. Nov. 7 is election day. Other business: We will order posters from the League ofMn HRC's, reproduce and send out to businesses. Marie will call Mort about camera-ready copies. The City ofCrystal is sponsoring a workshop on domestic abuse on Oct. 21. Sheila Wellstone is the guest speaker. Anyone that is available to attend is invited to do so. Reports City ofMaplewood: A hate/bias crime report was made by the police on Sept. 22, 1995. Mike asked ifthere was something we should do as a response to the results of the OJ Simpson trial, possibly concerning domestic abuse. We could have domestic abuse the topic of a community event. The City Employee/Commission member and family party is Oct. 18 at the community center. The Seniors Committee sent a letter to the city requesting more involvement by city offices at the open house. Two citizens have called the city offices expressing their feelings that Maplewood in Motion is a waste of money. The city feels that it is a cost effective effort. The city plans to do a random phone survey about the effectiveness of this publication. A"thank you" letter was sent to the Heritage Theater and Community Education for allowing us to participate in "To Kill a Mockingbird." Play selection for next year begins in December. There were no others reports or discussion items. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and approved. Re ectfully submitted, cLy) Croes Agenda for November: Interview prospective commission members Finalise mailings on diversity awards and poster contests. Discuss community event Discuss sponsoring a regional event with other HRC's.