HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996 10-09 HRRMMINUTES 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
OCTOBER 9, 1996
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center Human Rights and Resources Commission was called to order at 7:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members present: Vice Chair Nesseth, Commissioners Achtelik, Maddox, Forrest, and Doucette.
Also present were Council Liaison Hilstrom, and Administrative Intern Steve Sydow.
Members absent and excused: Chair Lerbs and Commissioners Braziel and Yang.
Members absent: Commissioner Nyquist.
Meeting is being chaired by Vice Chair Nesseth.
• APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 11. 1996,
There was a motion by Commissioner Doucette and seconded by Commissioner Forrest to
amend the September 11, 1996, minutes under Bias Response Plan, the last sentence on page
one, to read: The City Attorney, City Manager and Councilmembers present wanted their
points emphasized. The minutes from the July Work Session disregarded any input from the
Human Rights Commissioners. Vice Chair Nesseth felt the meeting was a waste of her whole
evening and the concerns of City Manager, City Council, and City Attorney could have just
been typed out and mailed to each Commissioner. The motion carried.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA - OCTOBER 9.19%
There was a motion by Commissioner Doucette and seconded by Commissioner Achtelik to
include discussion of the attachments: Minutes of September 11, 1996, parliamentary
procedure at a glance, etc. in the meeting. The motion carried. Commissioner Maddox
abstained.
There was a motion by Commissioner Achtelik and seconded by Commissioner Doucette to
approve the October 9, 1996, agenda. The motion carried.
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BIAS RESPONSE PLAN
Commissioner Doucette would like the subcommittee to use Eden Prairie as a guide with the
exception of removing the committee commission members from contacting the victims. There was
a general discussion.
Council Liaison Hilstrom excused herself at 7:25 p.m.
The Commissioners plan to contact other groups and organizations for additional information. The
subcommittee plans to continue research on the bias response plan. There was more general
discussion.
OTHER BUSINESS
The BPW parliamentary procedure training information was introduced. The phone number is 953-
4323. At this point the Commissioners discussed the attachments. They decided to start a file
system with Bias Response part of the attachments. There was some more general discussion.
There was a motion by Commissioner Forrest and seconded by Commissioner Achtelik to take
the individual attachments into consideration to further discuss them at the next meeting. The
motion carried. Commissioner Maddox objects.
There was more general discussion.
ADJOURNMENT •
There was a motion by Commissioner Forrest and seconded by Commissioner Achtelik to
adjourn the meeting at approximately 8 p.m.
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