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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Relations Commission - Minutes - 12/10/1992HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting - December 10, 1992 Employee Development Conference Room Council Llalson: Ann Azari Present: Rudy Garcia Rickie Calkins Man Oberoi Letty Coykendall Absent: Linda Beardsley Harold Wallace Arnold Gum Elaine Boni Shari Olson Staff Liaison: Becky O'Donnell Staff Liaisons: Jaime Mares/ Becky O'Donnell I. Meeting was called to order by Rudy Garcia at 5:40 p.m. A motion was made to approve the November minutes by Letty Coykendall and seconded by Rickie Calkins. II. Subcommittee Reports. A. Police Sub -committee - The press release for the CLP program was reviewed by HRC staff, with minor changes to it and the application and information sheet recommended by Linda Beardsley. Those changes being: including a statement of applicants being interviewed by HRC members in the advertisement; and in the introductory letter accompanying the application for the CLP program, add a section regarding recruitment/selection and interviewing, and change the statement, any 'employee' in the last paragraph of the role of the citizen liaison program to read, any 'police services employee' Advertising for the Police Complaint Process was sent to press on December 11, with a closing date of January 15. B. EEO/AA - A meeting on December 1 was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Employee Development Office located at 200 West Mountain Avenue, Suite A. Becky provided EEO Information on the City statistics of minority employment to Rudy and Linda for further analysis. Another meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, January 6, at 5:30 p.m., at CSU. Rudy Garcia will schedule a room. EEO subcommittee will plan on making formal presentation to Ann Azari at the January HRC meeting regarding EEO scats. Becky O'Donnell was asked to contact Ann requesting her attendance at the January meeting. C. Human Relation Award - Rickie Calkins advised that regarding advertising, she has talked with a representative of the Poudre R-1 school district asking for ways to recruit youth nominees. Ideas of school newspapers, civics class mailings and a current school mailing list should be included in this year's recruitment. A meeting was scheduled for January 4 at 5:30 p.m., CSU to discuss recruitment for the HR Award. 9 • Human Relations Commission December 10, 1992 Page 2 D. Community Action Board - Elaine Boni and Harold Wallace were absent from attendance. No report at this time. E. CED - Rickie Calkins advised that the Voices Video was shown on Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. at 1245 Salem Street to Letty Coykendall and Arnold Gum. Shari Olsen will view the video, after it is returned by Ann Azari, who will be reviewing and promoting the Voices Video to the CDTF, for possible incorporation. Rickie Calkins advised that Linda Beardsley will assist the HRC as facilitator for the Voices Video for interested individuals and groups. The voices video will be used as an education awareness. CED will be discussing how they propose to market and advertise. The Voices Video facilitation will be tailored to the individual or group needs. Rudy Garcia made motion that the CED work on developing a promotional package to include a press release to bring to the HRC for review. Beardsley seconded, motion carried. 2. Translations brochure - Elaine Boni was absent. No update obtained. 3. HRC City Code Revision - Becky O'Donnell advised that since the 1993 HRC Workplan has been sent to council, and in that workplan included the CED review and revision of the HRC City Code, charter changes could now be requested of Council. City Clerk's office, advised to forward HRC Code revisions to HRC liaison Azari who can then ask city staff to review legal content, and can proceed with a formal agenda item summary to Council on Sec 2-263 City Code. A cover memo will be drafted by Becky O'Donnell to Ann Azari and City Council with attached draft revision-10/21/92 - as approved by the HRC. Motion was made, and seconded by HRC members. 4. Human Services Policy - Becky O'Donnell talked with Debra Kaestner, committee member who drafted the Human Services Policy, asking how to proceed with HRC's recommendations regarding the Human Services Policy. Kaestner advised that since policy was in approved by Council, further recommendation to consider verbage changes will need to be made by council to the Human Services Policy committee. Kaestner hoped the HRC would continue to brainstorm and recommend ideas and suggestions as to the Human Services Policy purpose. O'Donnell will draft a cover memo to Ann Azari and Council, forwarding the HRC's recommended Human Services Policy changes. 5. Senior Center - Man Oberoi advised that there will be an open house to view the new Senior Center Building Project, at the Raintree Village Center on December 16, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Man also advised there had been meetings with the City Transportation Department, Transfort Division, regarding rates and bus schedules. Issues included sidewalks, bus schedules, seniors, handicapped and cultural diversity. Human Relations Commission December 10, 1992 Page 3 III. Old Business A. Amendment 2 - Becky O'Donnell advised, as requested by HRC to ask legal council how the passage of Amendment 2 affects residents of Fort Collins. Response was, that the City residents are not legally affected by the passage of Amendment 2. Becky O'Donnell shared with staff a memorandum addressed to the HRC, dated December 3 from Joe Stem, regarding Multicultural diversity and sexual orientation. Mr. Stem 's memo discussed gays and lesbians as teachers in the school district; also that since Fort Collins is a home rule city, he urges the HRC to request City Council to consider whether it should join in the law suit by Denver, Boulder and Aspen to contest the constitutional validity of Amendment No. 2. Arnold Gum provided drafts of recommendations to City Council and the Cultural Diversity Task Force from the HRC, asking for their support to oppose and repeal Amendment #2. Recommendations were reviewed and approved by HRC members to send to Council, and to Ann Azari, as City liaison to the Cultural Diversity Task Force. Arnold Gum stated that until the HRC charge is changed to allow the HRC to make formal recommendations to groups and organizations regarding civil rights issues, a letter to Mims Harris with EPOColorado was drafted. Arnold stated that as citizens they are able to support the efforts of EPOC. Letter was reviewed by HRC members and signed. Arnold Gum will mail to EPOC. B. 1993 Workplan was reviewed for final format. Motion to accept the 1993 HRC Workplan was made and accepted by HRC members. IV. New Business A. Annual Report for 1992 due January 31, 1993. B. Rudy Garcia advised he received a letter addressed to the chair of the HRC, from a Fort Collins citizen stating briefly, that this person had been discriminated against at a Fort Collins Restaurant. This person wanted to know If there were forms that needed to be completed or how to proceed. Becky O'Donnell will send a response to the citizen, asking for further information to better assist the citizen's needs, also making reference to Colorado Civil Rights Commission. V. Next Meeting - Thursday, January 14, 1993, in the Council Information Center, City Hall West. Adjourned at 7:00 p.m.