HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Human Relations Commission - 11/02/1995 MINUTES
OF THE
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2, 1995
Commissioners Present Commissioners Absent
Rev. Willie Davila Rabbi Paul Joseph
Dr. Kate Haltom Mr. Gary Goltzman
Mr. Errol Summerlin Mr. Terry Mills
Ms. Corina Garcia Dr. Tito Guerrero, III
Mr. Clyde E. Bourke
Ms. Jimmie McCurn
Attorney Staff Present
Ms. Johanna Barnett Helen R. Gurley, Ph.D.
Henry Gorham
Bruce Spears
Adell Lucas
Adriana Luna
The regular monthly meeting was held November 2, 1995, 6:30 p.m. at Zavala Center.
411, The minutes from the Commissioners' meeting October 5, 1995 were approved as written.
The Commissioners discussed the following items:
Rev. Davila stated that Tito Guerrero called him and resigned as a Commissioner. He asked Helen
to confirm whether the Youth Commissioners are being appointed soon. Helen stated that they will
be appointed by the Mayor, hopefully, on November 14. Rev. Davila stated that the last meeting
would not be considered an official meeting of the Commission based on information he received
from the Director about the number of Commissioners present for a quorum. A discussion about
what constitutes a quorum followed, with Errol Summerlin asking if the Commission uses Robert's
Rules,which states that 50% is quorum. Rev. Davila stated that he asked the staff to look into this
issue.
Housing Ordinance
As discussed at the last meeting, Bill Hale, Director of the Texas Commission of Human Rights has
recommended that the Commission proceed with changing the Housing Ordinance. Rev. Davila
stated that the Commission has already approved some changes and sent them to legal counsel and
asked Errol Summerlin whether he had additional items to report from his meeting with Bill Hale.
Errol Summerlin did not.
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Cemetery Defacing
Rev. Davila stated that a private cemetery was vandalized and that he had written a letter to the
Mayor relating that on behalf of the Commission, this defacing was viewed as intolerable, and that
the Commission would be addressing these kinds of issues of intolerance in the community at the
scheduled, community-wide meetings. Rev. Davila asked the Commissioners whether they wanted
to include and discuss additional problems in the community, such as gang violence, on the next
agenda. Errol Summerlin moved that an overall discussion relating to any issues of intolerance in the
community that the Commissioners wish to discuss be included in the next meeting. Kate Haltom
seconded and the motion was carried. Rev. Davila then closed on items from his report and asked
for questions or concerns, there were none.
Rev. Davila asked Kate Haltom for her report on the Mayor's Council on Disabilities. She stated that
an ADA workshop is scheduled for March 28, 1996. There is scholarship money available for Del
Mar college for each semester. The council made it known that 25%of the population has disabilities
and the percentage may be higher in Corpus Christi perhaps due to income, and poor, pre-natal care.