HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/05/2003 Maplewood Human Relations Commission
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, November 5, 2003
Members Present: Marilyn Gebauer, Roberta Hawkins, Gordy Heininger, Elmo Mattox,
Carol Watnemo
Members Absent: Barbara Damchik-Dykes
Ex-officio: Kevin Rabbett
Visitor: Jeff Kringle
I. Called to Order: Elmo Mattox called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
IL Approval of Minutes. The minutes were corrected to read under VI., letter F., the
word 'the' to `every'. Gordy approved the corrected minutes.
III. Approval of Agenda: The agenda was updated by adding: 1) Gordy's report and
2) City hall changes.
IV. Old Business:
A. The two major secondary languages in Maplewood are Hmong and Spanish.
Bobbie will have more information from a department in Minneapolis that
deals with immigration for the next meeting.
B. Bias crime report was solved informally with no criminal charges.
C. Kevin reviewed the materials sent potential candidates about the commission.
V. New Business:
Kevin updated the commission on the restructuring of city hall. The city clerk
will be a department head. A new department will be formed which will be called
Information Technology. Karen Guilfoile, the City Clerk, will replace Kevin as
the HRC Staff Liaison. This change will be effective 12/03.
VI. Reports:
Gordy met with the North High Debate Coach, Heather Johnson. They discussed
the possibility of the Human Relations Commission sponsoring a debate on a
diversity issue. It was decided that the debate would be scheduled sometime in
March. The commission will write possible questions for the debate at the
December meeting. Kevin will contact Joy Mueller to confirm the date of the
People's Fair and the rate of renting the Community Center's auditorium. Gordy
will ask Heather what subject or question the students would like to debate.
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VII. December Assignments/Agenda Items:
1. Elmo will ask Andrea about a plaque.
2. Marilyn will order a cake.
3. Bobbie will get a card.
4. The candidates will be interviewed.
X. Adjournment: Gordy made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 pm. Bobbie
seconded the motion. The motion passed.