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SUMMARY MINUTES—NON-QUORUM MEETING
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING
July 5,2001
Commissioners-Present Commissioners-Absent
Chairperson:Mr.Oscar Hinojosa, Sr. Vice Chair:Dr. Sylvester Peterson
Ms.JoAnn Kernick Ms.Laura Aguinaga
Dr. Stuart Elovitz Mr.Errol Summerlin
Crystal Lyons Vacancy(Anna Mercado-Flores)
Mr.Joey Maldonado Vacancy(Lena Coleman
Vacancy(Scott Ellik
Vacancy(Laura Rios)
Vacancy(Sandra Terrell-Davis)
Vacancy(Youth Commissioner)
Vacancy(Youth Commissioner)
Vacancy(Youth Commissioner)
Staff—Present HRC Legal Advisor—Absent
L.David Ramos(Absent) Mr.Joseph Harney
June Shultz(Absent)
The Human Relations Commission held its Regular Monthly Meeting on July 5, 2001 at 5:00 p.m., in City
Hall, 1201 Leopard St., Council Chambers, Corpus Christi, Texas. This meeting was a non-quorum
meeting therefore the following are just summary minutes of the meeting.
ATTENDANCE
Roll Call—Absences:Dr. Sylvester Peterson(unknown),Laura Aguinaga(unknown,and Errol Summerlin
(unknown)—the remainder of absences were due to Commission vacancies.
Excused Absences:pending.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
May 5, 2001 Minutes weren't reviewed for approval—unable to take a formal vote. June 7th minutes were
non-quorum summary minutes.
CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT: Mr. Hinojosa discussed the various vacancies the Commission presently
has(5 Commissioners and 3 Youth Commissioners). The Mayor and City Council will make appointments
next week. The normal vote for the Vice Chair position has been postponed until next month. Normally
the Vice Chair(a one-year term)is nominated and voted on by the Commission in June. However, there
wasn't a quorum,nor was there for July. We will vote on it when the new Commissioners are appointed at
next month's meeting.
Budget Follow-Up — Mr. Ramos is still out on sick leave and Ms. Shultz was out of the office for a
Doctor's Appointment.
The Chair asked if any of the other Commissioners had any comments?
The Chair reviewed information regarding the up-coming CCHRC Annual Training Conference. There
was some general discussion by the Commissioners regarding speakers, bios, moderators, who will be
attending,etc.
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Discussion on consideration for Vice Chair position. If you would like to be considered, think about it.
Must be nominated and voted upon.
On July 12th, is a one-day crash course training of the 31/2-day training for Texas Accessibility Academy.
What it is about, is that the Texas law is greater than ADA. A lot of interest and there has been a lot of
interest. It costs$50.00, which is paid for by the Human Relations Department. It would be beneficial in
acquiring the knowledge on the laws and specifications for standards. If anyone is interested, please call
Ms. Shultz.
The Chair reviewed that the term of the Advisory Non-Voting position was complete, but the Mayor has
decided that they will not reappoint this position. There was some concerns voiced by Commissioners over
the discontinuing of the position.
The Chair provided a list of considerations for appointments submitted to date. There was some
discussion about deadline for submitting applications. There was concern expressed that the Student
applicants were all from Ray High School. There was discussion about contacting Ms. Christine Kutnick
about recommendation of students (from different campuses, like Carroll, Miller and Moody) who
participated in the Town Leadership Camps, these students already have had diversity training and are
committed to this. This would be opportunity to recommend students that are diverse and from different
schools. Further discussion ensued—concerns were expressed about having all the Youth Commissioners
from one High School. The Chair explained that City staff did call all the High Schools. Further
discussion and expressed concern over not having diverse Commissioners.
COMMITTEE REPORT
Housing Committee: Chair appointment pending. No report at this time.
Committee for Persons with Disabilities: Commissioner Crystal Lyons is the Chair. No report at this time.
Education Sub-Committee: Commissioner Laura Aguifiaga is the Chair. No report at this time.
NEW BUSINESS:No action was taken.
OLD BUSINESS:No action was taken.
ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT:No report at this time.
Public Comments:None.
The informal meeting adjourned at approximately 5:45 p.m.
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Oscar Hinojosa, Sr, hairperson Date
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