Human Relation Commission Meeting

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING _____________________________________________________________________________________ URBANA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION DATE: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE: Urbana City Council Chambers Urbana City Building 400 South Vine Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 _____________________________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS PRESENT: Frances Rigberg Baker, Kevin Bowersox-Johnson, Lisa Mosley, Peter Resnick MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Daniel Larson, Aisha Lamb Sobh STAFF PRESENT: Todd Rent 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM a. In the absence of Chair Larson, Mr. Resnick acted as chair for this meeting. Mr. Resnick called this meeting of the Urbana Human Relations Commission to order at 5:30 p.m. Roll was taken. A quorum was present. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA a. Ms. Mosley made a motion that the agenda be approved as amended. Ms. Rigberg Baker seconded the motion. Mr. Resnick called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Mr. Bowersox-Johnson made a motion that the draft minutes of the December 10, 2014 meeting be approved as presented. Ms. Mosley seconded the motion. Mr. Resnick called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. There was none. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Subcommittee Report: Draft Commission Statement Regarding the Situation in Ferguson, Missouri i. This item was tabled by consensus until the February 11, 2015 meeting. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Policing a Diverse Community (Chief Patrick Connolly)  i. Chief Connolly gave a presentation to the Commission on the subject of policing a diverse community. The presentation paused for a question-and-answer period, then resumed. Closing comments from the Commission followed the conclusion of Chief Connolly’s presentation. 7. STAFF REPORT a. Approval of EEO Workforce Statistics i. The EEO Workforce Statistics were reviewed and staff recommendations for approval were as follows: 1. Spartan ERV a. Recommend 1 year 2. TSI Commercial Floor Covering a. Recommend 1 year 3. Martin Bros. Logistics, LLC a. Recommend 2 years 4. Farnsworth Group a. Recommend 6 months Ms. Rigberg Baker made a motion that the Commission approve Spartan ERV for one year; TSI Commercial Floor Covering for one year; Martin Bros. Logistics, LLC, for two years; and Farnsworth Group for six months. Mr. Bowersox-Johnson seconded the motion. Mr. Resnick called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. b. HRO Activity Report i. Mr. Rent reviewed the monthly activity report with the Commission, addressing Commission comments and questions during the course of his review. c. Budget Report i. Mr. Rent reviewed the monthly Budget Report, addressing Commission comments and questions during the course of his review. 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Mr. Rent announced that the 2015 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Countywide Celebration was to take place on Friday, January 16, 2015, beginning at 4:00 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign. Mr. Rent noted that the event would be free and open to the public. b. Mr. Bowersox-Johnson announced that there would be a choral performance in celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on January 18, 2015. 9. ADJOURNMENT a. There being no further business to come before the Commission, Mr. Bowersox-Johnson made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Ms. Mosley seconded the motion. Mr. Resnick called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Resnick declared the meeting to be adjourned at 6:53 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Tony Weck Recording Secretary 2