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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 10-10 HRRMMINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESOURCES 0 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION OCTOBER 10, 1990 CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center human rights and resources commission met in regular session and was called to order by Commissioner Sullivan at 7:42 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Sullivan, Larsen, Smith, and Carmody. Also present were City Council Liaison Todd Paulson and Recording Secretary Geralyn Barone. Commissioner Eckman was excused from this evening's meeting.. Chairperson Stoderl was absent from the meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 12. 1990 There was a motion by Larsen and seconded by Carmody to approve the minutes of the September 12, 1990, human rights and resources commission meeting as submitted. The motion passed. TRANSPORTATION PROPOSAL FOR BROOKLYN CENTER - STATUS REPORT The recording secretary noted that she and Councilmember Paulson will be meeting with representatives of the Regional Transit Board to discuss the City of Brooklyn Center's grant application for a dial-a-ride program. Councilmember Paulson noted he attended the RTB Conference today. He said Mayor Nyquist will be arranging a meeting with some area business representatives to determine transportation needs of these businesses. He added the City Council approved the human rights and resources commission's recommendation to proceed with preparing a grant application for the dial-a-ride program. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS _AND/OR AGEt4CIES The commissioners reviewed the application for contributions submitted by North Hennepin Mediation Project (NHMP), and proceeded to complete the evaluation form for NHMP. The commissioners questioned whether or not more referrals could be made from the police department to the mediation program. Members suggested that other mediation programs are available in the area, so there may be a slight overlap of services. The commission agreed that if the City of Brooklyn Center did not contribute to NHMP, there would be a hardship placed on the organization; however, it probably would survive. With regard to alternative sources of funding, the commission agreed there are limited sources. If the City does not contribute, there do not appear to 0 10-10-90 1 be many other sources available for NHMP to generate funding. Because NHMP is a local organization, the commission felt it would be difficult to get a great deal of funding from businesses. The commissioners questioned the hourly rate for calculating the volunteer worth, and the recording secretary said she would try to obtain more information regarding this. The commission also asked what the relationship of the Family Conflict Resolution Center is to NHMP and the Peacemaker Center. More information will be obtained regarding this. The commission proceeded to review the evaluation form for contribution requests for the Peacemaker Center. The commission agreed that there may be limited overlap of services in this area similar to those provided by Peacemaker Center, but agreed that some aspects are definitely not duplicated anywhere else. The commissioners noted the budget request for the Peacemaker Center is the same as NHMP, although the Peacemaker Center budget is lower than that of the mediation program. As with NHMP, the commissioners agreed that there are limited sources of funding available to the Peacemaker Center, and because it is a local organization, it is difficult to generate a great deal of funding. The commissioners expressed concern that the budget for Peacemaker Center appears to have a heavy emphasis on administration, and they would like more information regarding the use of volunteers. There was some discussion regarding the caseload report of the Peacemaker Center from June 27, 1990, through August 10, 1990. The commission asked for clarification with regard to the cases returned to the police department and other activity identified in the report. The commissioners noted the Peacemaker budget. is increasing from $8,000 in 1990 to $33,000 in 1991, and asked for more details on how the Peacemaker Center expects to raise the additional funds. The Peacemaker Center application identified sources of funding, but the commissioners would like it determined whether or not this funding is secured or anticipated. The recording secretary will prepare information responding to these questions to be presented at the next commission meeting. ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Commissioner Carmody and seconded by Commissioner Larsen to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed. The Brooklyn Center human rights and resources commission adjourned at 9:28 p.m. Chairperson 10-10-90 2 0