Human Relations Commission

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION - MINUTES February 20, 2020 City Hall – Conference Room A 200 N Second St., 4th Floor St. Charles, MO 63301 MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: Alex Reichert, Chair Chuck Lovelace, Staff Liaison & Secretary Jason Dunn, Vice-Chair Bruce Evans, Director of Com. Dev. Ed Bryant Tina Meier Rodney Lewis GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE: Captain Mike Akers, PD Lt. Thomas Wilkison, PD Tom Besselman, Council Member MEMBERS ABSENT: Rodney Lewis The regular meeting of the St. Charles Human Relations Commission was held on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of City Hall in Conference Room A. 1. Call to order and call the roll- The meeting was called to order by Chairperson, Alex Reichert at 4:30 p.m. Those in attendance are noted above. 2. Review and Approval of the January 16, 2020 minutes- Commissioner Tina Meyer made a motion to approve the minutes. Vice-Chair Jason Dunn seconded the motion. All were in favor. The minutes were approved as submitted. 3. Report from City Liaison- Staff Liaison Chuck Lovelace reported no items for the commission mail box this month. Liaison Chuck Lovelace welcomed Lt. Thomas Wilkison from the Police Department. Capt. Mike Akers announced that Lt. Thomas Wilkison will be the Police Department representative for the commission when he retires this year. 4. New Business- A. 2020 EHOC Annual Fair Housing Conference April 24, 2020- Commission Liaison Chuck Lovelace indicated that three (3) tickets are available for Commissioners to attend the Equal Housing Opportunity Council (EHOC) Fair Housing Conference on April 24, 2020 at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. The 2020 conference is titled “Up A Creek Without A Paddle: Environmental Racism at the Confluence”. Attendance fees will be paid through CDBG funding.  B. Review of Current Ordinances to add gender identity- Commissioners began discussion of possible changes to current ordinances regarding gender identity. Notes from the discussion are attached to these minutes. The discussion will continue at the March 2020 regular meeting. 5. Comments From Commissioners- Commission Vice-Chair Jason Dunn announced the upcoming Pride St Charles Ambush Soccer night will be held at the Family Arena on April 25, 2020. 6. Next Meeting- The next meeting will be held Thursday, March 19, 2020 in City Hall Conference Room A. 7. Adjournment- Commissioner Ed Bryant made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Jason Dunn seconded the motion. All were in favor. The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m. ______________________________ ___________________________ CHUCK W. LOVELACE III, SECRETARY DATE