Minutes_Human Rights Commission 8 10 11CITY OF DUBUQUE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES OF
August 10, 2011
Commissioner Stewart called the meeting of the Dubuque Human Rights Commission to order at
3:12 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the City Hall Annex, 1300 Main Street, Conference
Room II Dubuque, Iowa.
Roll Call:
Present: Anthony Allen, Chair
RRS Stewart
Mike Elliott
Kurt Hansen
Absent:
Staff:
Megan Gloss
Judie Root
Kelly Larson
Mitzi Krey
Regine Ronek
Andrea Beacham
Approval of Minutes
Commissioner Elliott moved to approve the Dubuque Human Rights Commission meeting minutes of
July 25, 2011. Commissioner Allen seconded. All in favor of approving the meeting minutes as
submitted.
Reports
Caseload Report
A written report for July 2011 was submitted.
Chairperson's Report
Commissioner Allen reported that he will be attending the Fair Housing Training Conference in
Kansas City next week. He stated that the NAACP asked that they begin active commissioner
participation, and mentioned that he and Commissioner Elliott had talked about connecting with the
group.
Director's Report
No report.
Old Business
Review and Discuss Goals and Collaborations:
Joint Meeting with Dubuque Dispute Resolution Center & Dubuque Community Advisory Panel:
Commissioner Hansen reported that at the August meeting they discussed marketing the DDRC by
contacting social service agencies to see when they meet and to request to be placed on the agenda
to give a brief presentation of the services offered by the DDRC.
The joint meeting between the DDRC and the DCAP will be held October 10 at Keystone. Staff will
send the agenda to all members of the DDRC and DCAP, in addition to the DHRC.
New Business
Discuss and Decide Date for Goal Setting
Commissioners' Stewart and Gloss will not be able to attend the 9:00 a.m. October 7 session. It was
suggested that they offer another option for goal setting on October 7th. Either 9:00 — noon or 5:00
p.m. — 9:00 p.m., and then select the timeframe where they would have the greatest number of
commissioners in attendance. Staff should contact Art Roche, and if he is not available, contact
Thom Determan.
Appoint Commissioner to DDRC
Commissioner Stewart is willing to be appointed. This item will be discussed further at next month's
meeting in the event there are other commissioners interested.
4:00 p.m. — Public Forum Worksession
David Harris joined the group for this discussion. The group read through the submissions for
suggestions for The Jule. Commissioner Hansen suggested that the anonymous submissions not be
considered for the prize. Commissioner Hansen moved to accept the proposal that Kelly and Molly
facilitate the public forum. Commissioner Elliott seconded. All in favor.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Allen and second by Commissioner Elliott. All in favor. The
meeting of the Human Rights Commission adjourned at 4:45 PM.
Minutes approved as submitted:
Minutes approved as corrected: