HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Relations Commission - Minutes - 03/08/2018City of Fort Collins Human Relations Commission (HRC)
March 8, 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: Kimberly Allison, Colleen Conway, Cynthia Davis, Jessica Gengler, Hillel Katzir, Julia
Mackewich, Susan Mathre, Jean Runyon and Victor Smith,
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. by Victor Smith, Chair.
Agenda Review: The meeting agenda was motioned and approved 7-0; two members arrived late.
Approval of Minutes: The February, 2018, meeting minutes were motioned and approved 7-0; two
members arrived late.
Public Input: There was no public input.
Presentation:
• Carol Thomas presented information about the budget, a decision matrix outline, strategic
objectives, goals and resources that could be used when deciding on an action Item.
Discussion Topics:
• Officer Elections. A motion was made and approved 9-0 to elect officers in April instead of
March.
• Budget Review. A three year Historical Spending Report was presented by Carol and
discussed. Cynthia Davis will create a budget accounting system that will benefit HRC planning
efforts.
• Key resources for the HRC Decision Matrix were listed: The City’s Strategic Plan, The Boards
and Commission’s Manual, The City Code and The HRC Bylaws. Vic Smith will construct an HRC
Event Decision Matrix.
• Retreat Planning Update and Input. Discussion centered on the goals for the 03/29/18
facilitated HRC retreat. Julia Mackewich will compile an outline of the retreat to present to the
facilitator.
• Initiatives for 2018 Events. Discussion centered on ways to collect information and decide on
events that would be of value to the community.
• Members expressed interest in supporting the FoCo Speaks Out event scheduled for 05/09/18.
Julia Mackewich will speak with Joseph Somodi to discuss options for HRC support.
• Colleen Conway and Susan Mathre presented a summary of the HRC City to City
Collaboration. Meetings are scheduled approximately every six weeks.
• There was a review of the 01/22/18 HRC event, Cracking the Codes.
• Potential HRC events, an HRC Reunion and a Social Impact Dinner were discussed.
• Other: Jessica Gengler reported that on 03/22/18, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery will present
Discovery After Dark, Women’s History Month.
Closing: A motion to adjourn was approved 8-0 at 7:24 p.m.; one member left early.
The Next HRC meeting will be Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. The venue will depend on the
status of the City Hall West construction.