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NON-QUORUM SUMMARY MINUTES c �
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING eft PO/ icj
October 7, 1999 rt
Commissioners Present Commissioners Absent `r) I rr;:`,°l!;?'
Rev.Willie Davila Ms.Lena Coleman
Rabbi Paul Joseph (Advisory) Mr.Oscar Hinojosa
Ms.JoAnn Kernick Dr.Sylvester Peterson
Ms.Anna Mercado Mr.Errol Summerlin
Ms.Laura Rios Ms.Olga Tamar
Ms.Jeanette Stevens Mr.Daniel Carmona(Youth Commissioner)
Ms.Sandra Terrell-Davis Ms.Blake Pittman(Youth Commissioner)
Ms.Toni Tamez
Ms.Kelly Garza(Youth Commissioner) Staff Present
Dr.Helen Gurley
June Shultz
Attorney
Mr.Joseph Harney
NOTE: These minutes represent a summary of the non-quorum meeting events.
Reverend Davila,Chairperson,waited until 5:20 p.m.to call the regular monthly meeting to order. A quorum was not
present.Anna Mercado and Olga Tamar had indicated they were unable to attend this month's meeting. Blake Pittman,
Daniel Carmona,and Errol Summerlin had been uncertain if they would be able to be present. Lena Coleman and Dr.
Peterson had indicated their intent to attend but were not present.
The September 2, 1999 minutes were not approved,due to lack of a quorum. However,Reverend Davila indicated that
there was need of a correction in the Commissioners Heading to include JoAnn Kernick,the new Commissioner. The
September 2, 1999 minutes will be resubmitted in November for approval.
There was a brief report by Dr.Gurley on the latest events in the Human Relations Department. The proposed Ordinance
Revision has been faxed to HUD for review and approval,prior to entering into an agreement for a grant on establishing
a Substantial Equivalency Program. Dr.Gurley provided Commissioner Training on September 23`a. It was well attended
and seemed to be a successful endeavor. The status of the Disparity Study was briefly discussed. Dr.Gurley also briefly
touched upon the TEA Conference—Statewide Parent Involvement Conference. The City assisted with transportation
issues, sponsorships, and facilitators. The Conference was being held October 7`s, 8th, and 9a'. It appears to be very
successfully attended-approximately 1,300 attendees from across the State. Dr.Gurley briefly touched upon the issue of
Hate Crimes, indicating that the current internal investigation has been turned over to the Justice Department. Due to
Hurricane Floyd,the National Race Relations Symposium that Dr.Gurley was scheduled to attend was postponed. The State
of Indiana is holding their 4th Annual Hate Crime Conference. Commissioner Terrell-Davis gave a comment about how
informative the Commissioner Training was. Dr.Gurley informed the Commission that the Department had met the annual
contract with EEOC. In fact,the Department received an upward modification of 25 additional cases,which resulted in an
additional$12,500.00 in revenue. The Department was recognized as the fastest group to complete their annual contract.
Th-re wer- no public comments at this meeting. The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:40 p.m.
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Rev.Willie Davila,Chairman Date Minutes Approved
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