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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting – In Person
May 13, 2021 5:30 – 7:30 pm
CIC Room, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Ave., Fort Collins, CO
CALL TO ORDER
● Meeting was called to order by Chair, Beth Jaeger, at 5:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
● Present Jean Runyon Oscar Felix Carol Thomas
Beth Jaeger Phil Walker
Vic Smith Denise Apodaca
● Absent: Julia Mackewich
Wendy True
● Staff Present: Carol Thomas, Equal Opportunity & Compliance Manager,
HRC Liaison
● Public Participant: Cher Huesers
AGENDA REVIEW
● No additions. Accepted as written.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
● Motion to approve April 2021 minutes by Vic Smith; second by Jean Runyon. Approved
6-0.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
● Cher Huesers attended the meeting to observe and to identify opportunities to promote
diversity and inclusion within the community.
BUDGET REVIEW
● None
NEW BUSINESS
• Mayor Pro-Tem Emily Gorgol - Discussion of City Council Priorities and HRC
Alignment
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o Emily will continue to be HRC’s Council Liaison.
o Discussed ways to align the HRC’s work with the City’s priorities. The new City
Council will identify these priorities within the next 30-60 days.
o Some of these priorities may include increasing the minimum wage, health care
equity, vaccine distribution, and aid for women who have been disproportionately
affected by the lockdown and pandemic.
o To further the HRC’s work, Emily suggested that we 1) reach out to other HRCs
in similar sized cities to understand their focus and how to measure success; 2)
reach out to other City Council members re: the role of the HRC is supporting
equity and inclusion work; and 3) refining our HRC work plan to include
measurable outcomes.
• Kit Baker - Fundraising Manager, Colorado Indigenous Peoples Day
o Discussed how HRC might be able to support the Colorado Indigenous Peoples
Day - Resolution Acknowledgement.
o “Walking towards Liberation” video viewed. Presented by the Lakota Tribe..
o Kit agreed to update the HRC at its June meeting re: progress with the City
Council to pass a resolution and potential actions to advocate for its passage.
• Amache Historic Designation Advocacy
o The HRC sent letters to City Leaders and Congressman Joe Neguse supporting
the Amache Historic Site designation.
OLD BUSINESS
Follow- up from April Meeting:
A) Fort Collins Municipal Immigration legal defense fund – City Council to vote on
proposal in June.
B) HRC Letterhead/Signature Block – Carol to report back in June.
Committee Reports:
o Education Outreach – Update Re: TWP Training Sessions
o Phil Walker proposed to have 2 sessions with possible follow up meetings.
o The sub-group proposed adopting a new name, from “Transforming White
Privilege” to “What about White Privilege?” in order to mitigate any divisive
interpretation.
o Sessions to be held in October.
o Possible location of Front Range Community College.
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o Send out Save the Dates in August.
o Have pre study material for the recipients for the sessions.
o Requested that a project budget be presented at the June HRC meeting.
o Motion to purchase $75 TWP video proposed: First by Vic Smith, seconded by
Phil Walker. All in favor: 6-0.
o Media/Community Recognition Committee
o Oscar agreed to assume the Committee Chair position.
o Jean, Julia and Beth will work with Oscar to coordinate our 2021 HRC Awards
ceremony.
o Julia and Carol to update the 2020 Awards website.
o Government Relations
o Executive - HRC By-Laws Update
o Beth and Carol to meet with Elizabeth Blythe to discuss By-Laws and new HRC
member recruitment
NEXT STEPS
● Meeting Action Items – Beth will send summary to the HRC.
● June 16th Agenda Ideas – Kathleen Mitchell, FRCC Law Enforcement Academy, Kit
Baker
● Denise Apodaca announced that she is resigning from the HRC to attend a Fellowship
Program at Columbia University. The HRC thanked Denise for her contributions and
congratulated her on this exceptional opportunity.
ADJOURNMENT
● Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm.
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