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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/02/2000MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Tuesday, May 2, 2000 7:00 p.m. Maplewood City Hall Conference Room A AGENDA CALL TO ORDER II. INTERVIEW CANDIDATE ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February, March and April IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA V. OLD BUSINESS A. Peaceful Community Campaign - Regina B. Display Update - Gordie C. ADA Project - with high school - Regina - Joan D. Mixed Blood perFormances sign-up E. Final review of annual report (refer to last months packet). F. Poster winner presentations - schedule VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Determine topics for Maplewood In Motion articles for July and August B. Recruiting Members C. National Night Out Discussion and Preparation VII. REPORTS VIII. ADJOURNMENT ASSIGNMENTS A. Joan, Regina will work on ADA project. B. Maplewood In Motion assignments: June = Donna Brown S:\CTY MGR\HRCWGENDA Maplewood Human Relations Commission February 1, 2000 Minutes Present members: Regina Lazoche-Theune, Joan Wurdeman, Donna Brown, Carol Cude and Gordie Heininger. Ex-Officio: Colleen Dirkswager, Mike McGuire. Members not present: Barb Skoglund and will not be attending March meeting. I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. II. Approval of Minutes: A motion was made to approve minutes with two minor changes. It was seconded and it was passed. III. Approval of A e nda: A motion was made to approve the agenda. It was seconded and it was passed. IV. Old Business A. Peaceful Community Campaign - Lynn Elling (World Citizen Inc.) spoke about his Peace Site Program. The governor's mansion will become one this month. This promotes non-violent solutions to conflicts. He is also active with the United Nations in promoting world peace. He shared a short video about the Peace Site program and their yearly festival, then answered questions from the group. B. Gordie spoke about the display board and some ideas for a picture collage. C. ADA Project - The group reviewed Joan's draft for the next Maplewood Human Relations Commission Corner, offering ideas for it. Then we talked about promoting the ADA project in our community. D. Annual Report - Gordie wants changes in the cover, and Donna wanted to check the list of phone numbers. Colleen called the numbers during our meeting. Then the group reviewed and corrected the draft of the Annual Report. E. At the Council meeting, a request for funds was well received. We need to find an alternative sites: maybe Community Center, Carver & Edgerton. The dates and sites were discussed. Maplewood Mall is not interested and an alternative site must be found. Options were discussed. V. New Business A. Review of poster contest procedures, especially for newer members. B. Regina asked that people think about the Peace Site information and think about using it in our community. C. Three names needed to be added to the list of commission members, that were members during the year and are no longer members. VI. Reports A. Shelter - nice new building B. Mike's last day will be Mazch 24. Will be here next meeting. C. Mike called bank contact for contest and secured the money for the diversity/poster contest for this year. VII. Adjournment - Meeting was adjourned at 9:11 p.m. Next meeting will be March 8, 2000. Next Meeting: 1. Mike will take some time to reminisce about the commission's history. 2. Advertise for new members. Respectfully submitted, Cu Carol Cude Secretary, HRC r - Maplewood Human Relations Commission March 8, 2000 Minutes Present members: Donna Brown, Carol Cude and Barb Skoglund. Ex-Officio: Colleen Dirkswager, Mike McGuire. Informal meeting for lack of quorum. No action was taken. However, there was discussion about various topics. A. Reviewed Mixed Blood performances press release. B. Barb submitted article for May Maplewood In Motion and Donna will write one for June. C. Interviews for Commission openings. May will be at April meetings. June - Donna on May topics. Save rest tabled for next month. Next month: 1. Interview candidates. 2. Judge poster contest. Respectfully submitted, Colleen Dirskwager Maplewood Human Relations Commission Apri14, 2000 Minutes Present members: Donna Brown, Carol Cude, Gordy Heininger and Ex-Officio: Colleen Dirkswager. Informal meeting for lack of quorum. No action was taken. However, there was discussion about various topics. 1. Mixed Blood Perfortnance: Colleen will take care of getting half-page flyers about the Mixed Blood Performance of "According to Coyote" on May 7 at 2:00 p.m. Gordy and Carol volunteered to pass them out and send out a press release about it also. Other ldeas: Post cards Flyer in Lillie News Notify Churches with flyers 2. ADA Project: Should establish guidelines and list of recommended businesses to visit. 3. Display: Waiting for pictures from Barb; measurements of display need to be relayed to Barb. 4. Maplewood In Motion: Donna is going to write an article for the June issue. Respectfully submitted, 11 -. ..e, Carol Cude Secretary, HRC NAME ADDRESS PHONE NO. CITY OF MAPLEWOOD BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPLICANT INFORMATION FORM ' SS__ 1) How long have you lived in the City of Maplewood? J l.l • 2) Will other commitments make regular attendance at meetings difficult? Yes No _, Comments: 3) On which Board or Commission are you interested in serving? (please check) Community Design Review Board Park & Recreation Commission Housing & Redevelopment Authority Planning Commission Human Relations Commission Police Civil Service Commission Uo-- '-re 7'wt2. 4) Do you have any specific areas of interest within this Board' or Commission's scope of responsibilities? 1 LCS w Q. S c c - 5) List other organizations or clubs in the Community in which you have been or are an active participant: t`Z Q,`- d S.--t .U.-- 6) Why would you like to serve on this Board or Commission? e.9 c. . _ `'' J/ c `/ Q`R < c, , S . ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: r. -, Ins a' . THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS PUBLIC. fORMS\BRDRCOMM .4f'L 10/95 Regina M. Laroche -Theune 1781 Gulden Place Maplewood, MN 55109 May 2, 2000 Mapiewood Human Relations Commission City of Maplewood 1830 County Road B East Maplewood, MN 55109 To the City of Maplewood and the Human Relations Commission: After several years of having the pleasure of volunteering with the Maplewood Human Relations Commission I now submit my resignation. My family and I are moving out of state this summer. I leave grateful for the lessons in, and opportunities for, serving the community. Sincerely, 4 ' 1`- T'/1 _ V 'I j7l a Regina M. Laroche - Theune