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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 07-13 HRRMS . .A • MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION JULY 13, 1994 CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center human rights and resources commission met in regular session and was called to order by Chairperson Eoloff at 6:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Prior to roll call, the group gave general introductions. Members present: Chairperson Eoloff, Commissioners Eckman, Brown, Henry, and Achtelik. Also present were City Council Liaison Dave Rosene and Staff Liaison Nancy Gohman. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JUNE 8. 1994 There was a motion by Commissioner Brown and seconded by Commissioner Henry to is approve the minutes of the June 8, 1994, meeting as submitted. The motion passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JUNE 22. 1994 Commission members discussed in length the minutes of June 22, 1994. In discussing this item, there were general comments about the need for more detail in future minutes, and also that there are a number of errors in the June 22, 1994, minutes. It was the consensus of the commission that Chairperson Eoloff will review the draft of the June 22, 1994, minutes with those commission members who were present at that meeting but were absent at the regular July meeting and will report to the commission at its next regular meeting on the minutes and recommended revisions of the June 2211994, minutes. It was the consensus of the commission to review the June 22 minutes and bring them forward to the August meeting for review and possible approval. Commissioner Reiva entered the meeting at 6:45 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The commission discussed the agenda for the July meeting. Commissioner Reiva wanted to add an item reporting on a theater project after the discussion of planning. Commissioner Achtelik also wants to bring forward the issue on youth and children's issues under planning, including the discussion of the "scouting proclamation". MISSION STATEMENT The commission discussed the development of a mission statement for the Brooklyn Center Human Rights and Resources Commission. Commissioner Brown discussed her ideas for a mission/vision statement. Council Liaison Rosene recommended the mission statement reflect 07/113/94 - 1 - i, R , the enabling resolution of the human rights and resources commission and formulate that into a mission statement. Commissioner Henry stated that there may be a concern that the enabling resolution is too lengthy and detailed, and it may be difficult to accomplish all of those tasks. Commissioner Reiva expressed an interest in making the mission statement more of an active mission statement by actually having statements of what will be done by the commission. The commission continued to discuss the general format of the mission statement. It was the consensus of the commission to have each member write one statement on their vision of a statement for the human rights and resources commission and submit it to Council Liaison Rosene. This took place at the July meeting. The written suggestions are attached as Mission Statement Attachment 1 - Original Statements. The commission members read the list of statements aloud and discussed each item. The commission continued to discuss each statement and made some changes in those statements. Those statements are shown as Mission Statement Attachment 2. Council Liaison Rosene left the meeting at 8:03 p.m. The commission discussed the general process of how to put together a mission statement. Staff Liaison Gohman said she could obtain samples of other mission statements from human rights commissions and send it to the commission members in their next agenda packet. The commission members could then review the statements made by the human rights and resources commission and compare them to help develop ours. The members could then bring their mission statement ideas forward to the next meeting. The commission members were in agreement on this process and asked Staff Liaison Gohman to go ahead and prepare these items for the next meeting. TRAINING There was general discussion by commission members about training in areas related to human rights issues. Questions were: who is trained, who are the trainers out there, and how do we train staff and the public, boards and commissions on human rights issues. Staff Liaison Gohman recommended the commission work on the workplan first and then take action on the workplan and accomplish and focus on areas such as training. WORKPLAN Commissioner Eoloff stated that during the past commission meetings, there had been a list of 22 items suggested to be completed by or with the assistance of the human rights and resources commission. There was general discussion of the workplan. There was also discussion of the meeting schedule of the human rights and resources commission. Commissioner Brown stated that in the past, the October meeting is set aside to rank priority budget expenditures in the area of human services and to interview agencies requesting money of the City. The November meeting is spent ranking and tallying those services, while December and January are spent planning for the joint council/commissions meeting held in February. 07/13/94 -2- c Chairperson Eoloff redirected the commission to discuss work-plan issues. Commissioner Reiva discussed options of a theater group for the human rights and resources commission to sponsor. 1. Mural Painting - The Ponds 2. Dramatic Work - Substation 3. Diversity Sensitivity Workshop - Cable Studio 4. Community Puppet Show - Civic Center 5. Video Presentations - Heritage Center 6. 3-D Installation - Brookdale 7. PACER Puppets Commissioner Reiva discussed each of the items listed above and commented to commission members that he would like to see something like this in the community as outreach by the human rights and resources commission. There was general discussion of how much this type of project would cost. Commissioner Eoloff stated it was a good idea but if the commission got into this area, she would recommend matching grants on a project like this. Commissioner Achtelik said this is a good idea, but she would like to see something to reach the whole community not just sections or portions of the community. Commissioner Henry commented that we need to know what's wanted out there first. For example, if we did number three above and it didn't suit the needs of the citizens or if they had more immediate needs, it would not be appropriate for us to go forward with this. There was a general question of the possibility of a conflict of interest in this area. Commissioner Reiva stated he is interested in this and he is . bringing his experience to the human rights and resources commission in this area. There was general discussion about determining what the interests of the community are in human rights' areas. Commissioner Eckman left at 8:58 p.m. NEXT MEETING It was the consensus of the commission that the next regular meeting will be August 10, 1994, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Commissioner Reiva and seconded by Commissioner Achtelik to adjourn the meeting at 9:07 p.m. The motion passed. Chairperson • 07/13/94 -3-