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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Relations Commission - Minutes - 11/13/2003Human Relations Commission Minutes November 13, 2003 5 40 — 7 10 p in www fcgov com/cityclerk/human-relations php Council Liaison David Roy Staff Liaison Angelina Powell Phone V 407-7393 A Phone 221-6525 Chairperson Ken Gordon Phone 217-6317 Vice Chair erson Ma Gomez Phone 491-3702 A regular meeting of the Human Relations Commission was held on November 13, 2003 at 215 N Mason Conference Room I HRC Members present Elaine Boni, Kimberly Clouser, Mary Gomez Ken Gordon Jr, Parker Preble, Erik Rush HRC Members absent Jack Coleman Rita Klepac with notification Council Liaison present David Roy Staff Members present Angelina Powell, Staff Liaison Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Ken Gordon at 5 40 p in when a quorum was present II Approval of Minutes Chair Ken Gordon asked the October 9 minutes be changed to reflect "absent with notification" for Kimberly Clouser & Christina Serrano Ken had, in fact, received written notification prior to the meeting Elaine Boni made a motion to approve the minutes as revised for the October 9, 2003 meeting Kimberly Clouser seconded the motion All voted in favor of accepting the minutes as revised III Other Business Resignation Christina Serrano tendered her resignation to the Commission She has accepted a position in another State and had, in fact, already moved Chair Gordon provided her written notification for the City Clerk s office files Baha'is Naw Ruz Jeff Barnes of Baha 1 visited to deliver the plaques prepared for distnbution at Naw Ruz on March 20, 2003 That was the time of the Blizzard of 2003 and the event was cancelled The plaque reads In recognition of, and appreciation for, the unselfish contributions made by the members of the Human Relations Commission of Fort Collins the Baha'i Community of Fort Collins awards each member of this esteemed institution at this Naw Ruz (New year s) Celebration 159/160 BE March 20, 2003 Presented to name For all your hard work IV Subcommittee Reports Human Relations Award Subcommittee The subcommittee met on October 271h The subcommittee discussed methods for improving recruitment of minority and youth nominations The also explored the possibilities of sponsorships to defray the cost of the event and Human Relations Commission Page 2 brainstormed potential keynote speakers Their next meeting is December 1, 2003 at Kimberly Clouser's home Diversity Subcommittee The subcommittee met to further refine the B&C Applicants Diversity Report, make progress on researching and reporting culturally relevant events, ask the topic of assigning rotating KYGO Public Radio spots to report what the Commission is doing be assigned on a future HRC agenda, and develop a process (means of reporting) findings in research (via a media person?) Police Subcommittee No report Executive Delegation Subcommittee No report V Liaison Reports Northern Colorado Multicultural Corp The NCMC met on October 2"d The group considered what their vision for the coming year would be The discussed POST, a State Patrol organization, that provides anti -bias training POST has a budget for that program and the NCMC might want to develop a product for them and focus on actual training They also discussed the need for a retreat acting as a watch dog organization, representing industries, networking, and doing more hands on" activities in 2004 Many members are interested in being more active Face to Face Elaine Boni named as Liaison to Face to Face VI Budget Report No report VII Old Business CLEAR Act At Chair Gordon s invitation Council Liaison David Roy joined the Commission to discuss their support for Fuerza Latina s efforts against the adoption of the CLEAR Act and its implications on racial profiling by local law enforcement The Commission wanted to know what the best process for interacting with City Council would be Councilmember Roy recommended attendance and support under Citizen Participation for the November 18`h City Council meeting Vice Chair Gomez had drafted a letter of support Elaine Boni moved the letter be accepted and presented to City Council Kimberly Clouser seconded the motion It was unanimously approved Chair Gordon said the letter would be forwarded to the Mayor and City Council with a copy sent to City Manager Fischbach It was noted that for those of you who could attend Citizen Participation is early in the agenda (after the 6 p in meeting start time) on November 18 in Council Chambers at 300 W LaPorte Avenue B&C Applicants Diversity Report The second topic Council Liaison David Royloined the commission to discuss was the findings/reporting to City Council of several years of diversity data for City of Fort Collins Board & Commission applicants HRC Chair Gordon and Diversity Subcommittee Chair Erik Rush gave Council Liaison Roy an overview of their findings and said at presentation time they d have some suggestions to improve the process and broaden the recruitment effort Councilmember Roy expressed his appreciation for the Commissions efforts and promised to take a request to City Manager Fischbach and Council Leadership representatives Mayor Martinez and Mayor Pro Tern Bertchy to ask for time at a Study Session when the finding might be reviewed NOTE January 27`h at 6 p in is the time set for the presentation The Commission was appreciative of Council Liaison s attendance and participation Brochures Parker was interested in learning where the Commission was in their brochure efforts Human Relations Commission Page 3 VIII New Business IX Announcements The December meeting discussion time would be used to further refine the HRC's purpose Elaine Boni praised Jack Coleman's efforts (in education) with the Perry Lorenz Soapbox A Special HRC meeting will be held Tuesday, November 25 5 30 p in in Room 213B Student Services Building (Student Services Building is located off University Avenue ) for formal review and approval of the 2004 Work Plan (See attached minutes) X Adjournment Kimberly Clouser made a motion to adjourn Erik Rush seconded the motion The meeting was adjourned at 7 10 p in The next HRC meeting will be December 11, 2003, 5 30 p in at the CIC Room, 300 W Laporte Avenue Approved, OR Ken or" n, Jr hair Angelina Powell, Staff Liaison