Human Relation Commission Meeting

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING _____________________________________________________________________________________ URBANA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION DATE: Wednesday, May 13, 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, Daniel Larson, Peter Resnick MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Kevin Bowersox-Johnson, Lisa Mosley, Aisha Lamb Sobh STAFF PRESENT: Alex Bautista, Todd Rent 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM a. Chair Larson called this meeting of the Urbana Human Relations Commission to order at 5:35 p.m. Roll was taken. A quorum was not present. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA a. Due to the lack of a quorum, the agenda for this meeting was not formally approved. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Due to the lack of a quorum, approval of the draft minutes of the April 8, 2015 meeting was postponed until the next meeting at which a quorum is present. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. There was none. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Draft Commission Statement Regarding the Situation in Ferguson, Missouri i. Chair Larson reviewed the revisions made to the draft statement as discussed and approved at the April 8, 2015 meeting. Chair Larson noted that at its April meeting, the Commission had given its consent by unanimous vote to publish the statement in final form and asked that City staff do so. b. Introduction of H. Alex Bautista, Interim HRO i. Chair Larson introduced Interim Human Relations Officer H. Alex Bautista. Mr. Bautista briefly addressed the Commission.  6. NEW BUSINESS a. Review: A & R Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (Postponed) i. The review of A & R Mechanical Contractors, Inc. was postponed until the June 2015 meeting. 7. STAFF REPORT a. Approval of EEO Workforce Statistics i. Due to the lack of a quorum, no official action was taken with regards to approval of EEO workforce statistics. Staff recommendations for approval were reviewed by the Commission and discussed. The Commission concurred with all staff recommendations however official approval was deferred until the next meeting at which a quorum is present. 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. On behalf of the Human Relations Commission, Chair Larson bade farewell to Mr. Rent as Human Relations Officer, wishing him well in his new capacity as the City of Urbana’s Human Resources Manager. 9. ADJOURNMENT a. There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chair Larson declared the meeting to be adjourned at 5:46 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Tony Weck Recording Secretary 2