Human Relation Commission Meeting

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING _____________________________________________________________________________________ URBANA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION DATE: Wednesday, May 110, 2017 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE: Urban City Council Chambers 400 South Vine Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 _____________________________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS PRESENT: Stacie Burnett, Daniel Larson, Peter Resnick, Katalyna Thomas, Lisa Mosley, Frances Rigberg Baker, Samuel Byndom MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Carol Bradford STAFF PRESENT: Vacellia Clark, Monique James 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 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. The motion carried. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. March 8, 2017 Meeting i. Ms. Mosley made a motion that the Commission approve the draft minutes of the April 12, 2017 meeting as presented. Mr. Resnick seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. The motion carried. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. There was none. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. No new business. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Next month’s meeting regular meeting will be held on the last Wednesday of the month, rather than the second Wednesday of the month b. Attorney Donald Jackson will facilitate training over the City of Urbana’s Ordinance as it pertains to the HRC. Training will be held after HRC official business is conducted.  c. A budget of $800 was suggested to cover the cost of this meeting. Mr. Resnick made a motion that the Commission approve the age suggested cost as presented. Ms. Mosley seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. The motion carried 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. 3M Company. a. Recommend 1 year 2. Battery Solutions. a. Recommend 1 year 3. Felmley Dickerson. a. Recommend 2 years 4. Hall Signs. a. Recommend 6 months 5. Lowenbaum Partnership, LLC. a. Recommend 1 year Ms. Clark 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 Ms. Clark. Mr. Resnick made a motion that the Commission approve 3M Company for one year; Battery Solutions for one year; Felmley Dickerson for two years, Hall Signs for 6 months, Lowenbaum for one year, Ms. Thomas seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. b. HRO Activity Report i. Ms. Clark presented the monthly activity report to the Commission. Comments and questions from the Commission were addressed by Ms. Clark during the course of his presentation. ii. Ms. Clark presented the process of the citizen complaint form and how they are tracked. c. Budget Report i. There was nothing to report. 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS No announcements 9. ADJOURNMENT a. There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chair Larson declared the meeting to be adjourned at 5:53 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Monique James Recording Secretary 2