Human Relation Commission Meeting

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING _____________________________________________________________________________________ URBANA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE: City Council Chambers 400 South Vine Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 _____________________________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS PRESENT: Frances Rigberg Baker, Stacie Burnett, Samuel Byndom, Daniel Larson, Peter Resnick, Katalyna Thomas MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Carol Bradford, Lisa Mosley STAFF PRESENT: Alex Bautista, Vacellia Clark 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 5:37 p.m. Roll was taken. A quorum was present. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA a. Mr. Resnick made a motion that the Commission approve the agenda as presented. Ms. Rigberg Baker seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. December 14, 2016 Meeting i. Ms. Rigberg Baker made a motion that the Commission approve the draft minutes of the December 14, 2016 meeting as presented. Ms. Burnett seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. There was none. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. There was none.  6. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion: Letter to the Community Concerning Human and Civil Rights i. Mr. Bautista introduced this agenda item and began discussion. Input was given by Ms. Rigberg Baker, who had provided a first draft of the letter. Discussion of the draft letter ensued, with a revised version of the same to be presented and discussed at the next regular meeting of the Commission. 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. Feutz Contractors, Inc. a. Recommend 1 year 2. Hoerr Construction, Inc. a. Recommend 6 months 3. TSI Commercial Floor Covering a. Recommend 1 year Mr. Bautista gave a brief presentation to the Commission regarding the workforce statistics for each contractor/vendor, all of which were renewals of previous certifications. Comments and questions from the Commission were addressed by Mr. Bautista. Mr. Resnick made a motion that the Commission approve Feutz Contractors, Inc. for one year; Hoerr Construction, Inc. for six months; and TSI Commercial Floor Covering for one year. Ms. Rigberg Baker seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. b. HRO Activity Report i. Mr. Bautista presented the monthly activity report to the Commission. Comments and questions from the Commission were addressed by Mr. Bautista during the course of his presentation. c. Budget Report i. There was none. 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Chair Larson announced that the 2017 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Celebration would take place at the Parkland College Student Union on Friday, January 13, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., with a reception to follow. He encouraged all to attend. b. Mr. Bautista welcomed Vacellia Clark back to the City of Urbana’s staff as Interim Human Relations Officer. Brief commentary by Ms. Clark followed. 9. ADJOURNMENT a. There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chair Larson declared the meeting to be adjourned at 6:34 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Tony Weck Recording Secretary 2