HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/06/2004Maplewood Human Relations Commission
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday,January 6,2004
Members present: Barbara Damchik-Dykes,Marilyn Gebauer,Roberta Hawkins,Gordy Heininger,Elmo Mattox,
Carol Watnemo
Ex-officio: Karen Guilfoile
Elmo Mattox called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes: Motion was made by Barb to approve the minutes. Seconded by Gordy. Motion
passed.
III. Approval of Agenda: No additions. Agenda approved.
IV. Old Business:
A. The Speaking Contest:
The speaking contest does not match with the venue of the People's Fair at North.
Premier Bank will donate$500.00 to support a Speaking Contest.
A booth will be available at the People's Fair for this Commission-this booth can be used to
give information about the Commission and also to advertise the contest.
Gordy and Elmo will contact the Speech teachers at North,Tartan, and Hill Murray.
Marilyn and Karen will coordinate the booth at the People's Fair. Elmo and Carol will assist
as needed.
A possible judge could be the president of Premier Bank.
The school will be awarded the prize to be used to increase the awareness of diversity in the
community.
The Speech Teachers will help define the rules for the students.
Barb will check school websites.
Karen will contact person from the Pioneer Press and put on Maplewood's Web Page and
contact GTN for Cable broadcast.
Possible dates of April 17 or 24.
Barb will design flier and give to Karen.
Barb and Carol responsible for publicity for the Speaking Contest.
Jeff will be responsible for the physical setup.
Gordy and Elmo will ask the speech teachers for the Award Date in the respective school,
their opinion of having a keynote speaker.
An invitation will be extended to the Mayor to attend the Speaking contest.
A certificate will be presented to each student who participates in the contest.
Possible Topics:
o Defining Diversity
o How Have I Been Affected by Diversity?
o What Does Diversity Mean to Me?
o Is Our Community Diverse?
o How Do You Teach Diversity?
o The Importance of Diversity
o My Diverse World
o Highlight each letter—speaker do a word starting with each letter
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B. Providing information in other languages
Fast Signs of Roseville will print banner for$50,and have it completed in 2-3 days.
Motion made by Marilyn to purchase a banner. Seconded by Barb. Motion passed.
V. New Business
A. Jeff Kringle will appear before the City Council on 1/12/at 6:45 p.m.
B. Gordy and Elmo both need to be re-appointed by the City Council on 1/12/04.
VI. Reports
Barb will give a report in February for CulturaUEthnic Update
VII. February Agenda Items
A. Keynote speaker for Speaking Contest
B. Date for Speaking Contest
VIII. Adjournment
Motion was made by Gordy to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. Seconded by Marilyn. Motion passed.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Gordy and Elmo: Talk to Speech teachers at the 3 schools reg. Speaking Contest
Have teachers help define the rules for the contest
Have teachers assist with topic selection
Awards Days for the three schools
Marilyn: Coordinate booth at People's Fair
Roberta: Revise questions for application process
Jeff: Physical set-up for Speaking Contest
Barb: Design flier for Speaking Contest
Check school calendar on web site for possible date conflicts for Speaking Contest
Put banner on web site
Publicity for Speaking Contest
Carol:Publicity for Speaking Contest
Karen:Arrange to have Speaking Contest on City of Maplewood web page
Arrange to have Speaking Contest filmed by Cable TV
Call Pioneer Press for publicity-Speaking Contest
Bring 2004 budget for Feb.meeting
Invite Mayor and other Boards and Commissions to the Speaking Contest
Order banner—multi-language
Have certificates made for all participants of the Speaking Contest