HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Relations Commission - Minutes - 05/10/2018City of Fort Collins Human Relations Commission (HRC)
May 10, 2018 5:30 p.m.
Meeting Minutes
Location: Community Room, 215 N. Mason Street, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
Council Liaison: Council Member Bob Overbeck
Staff Liaison: Equal Opportunity and Compliance Officer, Carol Thomas
Recorder: Jayne A. Smith
Present: Colleen Conway, Cynthia Davis, Jessica Gengler, Hillel Katzir, Julia Mackewich, Susan Mathre,
and Victor Smith.
Absent: Kimberly Allison and Jean Runyon.
• Christine Macrina – Boards and Commissions Coordinator present; Carol Thomas absent.
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m. by Julia Mackewich, Chair.
Agenda Review: The meeting agenda was motioned and approved 7-0.
Approval of Minutes: With the following correction made to the April 12, 2018 minutes: “Jean Runyon
voted in as Government Relations Chair”, the April minutes were motioned and approved 7-0.
Public Input: None.
Discussion Topics:
• Detailed overview of the discussions made at the EOC Meeting were provided by Hillel
Katzir. Involvement by the HRC, such as a social impact dinner, bringing many of these
interested parties together on a united front for further involvement was discussed.
• Review of Superboard meeting whereas the Triple Bottom Line Scan was reviewed.
• Cynthia Davis described the current Decision Matrix which she compiled from various
resources.
• Group discussion regarding Recorder for each meeting or take volunteers from within
the commission. Topic tabled until November 2018 meeting.
• Colleen Conway provided an update and will provide a checklist of items needed for
HRC reunion. Event is to be held on July 25, 2018 at the Redcloud Peak Building, Front
Range Community College, Larimer Campus.
• Victor Smith informed the HRC that the Vine Drive toll bridge project was dropped.
• Julia Mackewich and Colleen Conway reported on the Women’s Commission Breakfast.
• Julia Mackewich left the meeting early.
• Cynthia Davis gives a short overview of the current budget and expenses.
• Discussion to invite a high school or college age individual to be involved with the
commission as a youth advisor in a non-voting capacity.
• In an effort of outreach Hillel Katzir will host Julia Mackewich, as a guest speaker on
KRFC community radio.
Closing: A motion to adjourn was approved 7-0 at 7:08 p.m.
The Next HRC meeting will be Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 5:30 p.m.