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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuman Relations Commission - Minutes - 07/16/1986HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION JULV 16, 1986 MINUTES STAFF MEMBERS GUESTS Jaime Mares Mary Shultz Bruce Glasscock Mike Powers Rosemary Sheridan Bud Reed David Beer Susan Lamb Randy Ross ABSENT Paul Loopo David Lipp Sam Blanco Paula Christina -Huddle Ernest Chavez I. The meeting was called to order at 4:35 p.m. The June minutes and and agenda were accepted as submitted. II. HUD Video Tapes - Free video tapes on fair housing produced by CCRD through HUD Fair Housing Assistance program grant, are available for lending. The video tapes discuss the responsibility of housing providers to ensure fair housing and the rights of citizens to fair housing. Randy Ross approached David Herrera of the Housing Authority about providing such tapes to the Fort Collin's citizens. Mr. Herrera felt the tapes were more civil rights oriented thus being more appropriate for HRC to undertake. HRC members have decided to pursue this issue. Any members interested in assisting with this project need to contact Jaime Mares. III. Committee Reports A. CED - A cover letter and a copy of the By-laws have been prepared for City Council. Council will consider such By-laws on August 5. The HRC annual retreat will take place on August 20 at the Community Center of The Farm (Lee Martinez Park). A tentative timeframe has been set from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Members suggested inviting Barbara Rutstein, City Council liaison, to the retreat. A letter will be drafted requesting imput from all City Council members regarding future goals for HRC. The regional meeting for HRC's in northern Colorado will take place on August 6 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Parish Hall, 2000 Stover, Fort Collins from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. HRC members will be providing refreshments. Nine Fort Collin's citizens have been selected for the panel. Jim Cole has agreed to the facilitator for the meeting. HRC representatives from Boulder, Longmont, Greeley, Estes Park and Loveland will be present. Dr. Dorothy Porter will not be able to attend as previously noted, due to the change of date. Alternatives for a speaker are being sought. HRC Award - The committee met with other representatives of various organizations who present an annual award. Those present decided to submit an article to The Coloradoan clarifying for the public, the purpose and procedure for the various awards given to citizens in Fort Collins and Larimer County. Committee members provided HRC with a statement describing the HRC Award. The statement, which was approved by the HRC, will appear in the newspaper. C. EEO/AA - Jaime Mares and David Beer presented a current minority status report of City employees. Information from the employee interviews have been complied. The committee sees certain problems existing concerning the representation of minority City employees in certain departments. It was suggested that the committee investigate how the City can target qualified applicants. D. CAB - The Human Resource Committee is in the process of Fe —fining the process for allocating funds to local service providers. Currently, 26-27 service providers will be submitting funding proposals for review. The Committee has been working on establishing priorities of services. E. AIDS - Dr. Cohen, Assistant Director of the Colorado Disease Control at Denver General Hospital, will be willing to address the Fort Collins community at an educational forum on AIDS if the following conditions are met: target the community at large, provide media resources, such as cable, and video tape the educational forum for future use. The committee suggested the agenda to include an hour lecture with a slide show by Dr. Cohen and 30 minutes for questions and answers. A tentative date of Thursday, November 13 (7:30 - 9:00 p.m.) has been set for the educational forum, Dr. Cohen has requested a fee between $100 - $200. It was also noted that on August 2, (3:30 - 5:30) Dr. James Curran, Director of AIDS Program Centers for Disease Control will speak on Epidemiology of ApIDS: Current Status and Future Prospects. It will take ace at the Denison Auditorium, University of Colorado Health Services Center. F. Police - Committee has been on goals for the August retreat. G. Polygraph - The Fort Collins Police Department submitted written qualifications for the postion of Polygraph Examiner. IV. Next month's meeting is August 20, 1986, 4:30 p.m. at The Farm Community Center, Lee Martinez Park.