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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
SEPTEMBER 10, 1997
CONFERENCE ROOM B
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center Human Rights and Resources Commission was called to order at 7 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Members present: Chair Lerbs, Commissioners Braziel, Doucette, Huemoeller, Maddox, Taylor, and
Yang. Also present were Council Liaison Carmody and Staff Liaison Chambers.
Chairman Lerbs reminded members that they need to be present by 7:10 p.m. for meetings.
Meetings will be adjourned without a quorum at 7:10 p.m.
Minutes of March 12, 1997, April 9, 1997, May 14, 1997, June 11, 1997, were approved. July 9,
1997, minutes need to be changed to reflect that Commissioner Braziel was present for the meeting.
Council Liaison Carmody will check with Commissioner Achtelik to verify resignation from the
Commission. It is already stated in the minutes of July 9, 1997, that the Commission accepted her
resignation. Council Liaison Carmody will also check with Commissioner Raisch regarding her
continued membership in the group. There was a brief discussion regarding the sending of a
condolence card to Commissioner Raisch regarding the death of her husband.
Discussion of the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions - 26th Annual Conference -
in Eden Prairie on September 27, 1997. Council Liaison Carmody, Commissioners Maddox and
Huemoeller would like to attend. Commissioners Maddox and Huemoeller will call Assistant City
Manager/Human Resources Director Chambers to verify attendance and she will send in registration
with check from the City.
Council Liaison Carmody told the group that the City staff is working to fill out the hate/bias plan
since there was no quorum to meet in July. Staff indicated that work is going forward.
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Council Liaison Carmody asked the group what work items is next. She suggested that the s
Commission might want to work on the youth assets program that is being promoted by the school
districts. Commissioner Lerbs asked staff to provide information regarding the list of assets for the
next meeting, so that the group could discuss which of them they could pursue.
Another idea suggested was ways to assist in recognition of the various ethnic groups in Brooklyn
Center. Concern for people feeling part of the community was expressed, as well as the need to help
long-time residents learn to accept the new members of the community from diverse backgrounds.
The problems associated with youth hanging out in neighborhoods at the Brookdale Mall was
discussed, how this was seen by seniors as threatening. The group discussed developing a traveling
diversity display that could be at City Hall, at the Library, at the Community Center, at Senior
retirement homes, at the high school, and other prominent places. Staff was asked to find out about
the possibilities for display cases at some locations. It was agreed that members would bring cultural
materials suitable for display to the next meeting to begin discussing the display.
Council Liaison Carmody made an announcement regarding the Random Acts of Kindness effort
on the part of the City Council, to be displayed at Brookdale during Cities Week, October 5-11, and
to be noted by the City Council at its meeting of October 14, 1997.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
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