Human Relation Commission Meeting

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING _____________________________________________________________________________________ URBANA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION DATE: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE: City Council Chambers 400 South Vine Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 _____________________________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS PRESENT: Daniel Larson, Peter Resnick, Carol Bradford, Lisa Mosley, Samuel Byndom, Stacie Burnett MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Katalyna Thomas, Briana Donald, Frances Rigberg Baker STAFF PRESENT: Vacellia Clark, Todd Rent, Preston James, 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. Vice Chair Larson made a motion that the Commission approve the agenda as presented. Ms. Mosley seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. The motion carried. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. July 11, 2018 Meeting i. Ms. Mosley made a motion that the Commission approve the draft minutes of the July 11, 2018 meeting as presented. Ms. Bradford seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. The motion carried. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. There was none. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion with the commission about further steps with A & R Mechanical 6. NEW BUSINESS a. No new business. 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. FMG Architects a. Recommend 2 years 2. Cora Mae Inc. a. Recommend 2 years 3. Cannon Designs Inc. a. Recommend 6 months 4. Mid-State Sewer Service a. Recommend 2 year 5. Electric Data Collection Corp. a. Recommend 2 years 6. Allaso Performance Solutions a. Recommend 2 Years 7. CDW Government LLC. a. Recommend 1 year 8. Woodlard Marketing Consultants a. Recommend 2 years 9. Visu-Sewer Inc. a. Recommend 2 years 10. Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Inc. a. Recommend 1 year 11. EJ Equipment Inc. a. Recommend 1 year 12. Berns, Clancy and Associates a. Recommend 2 years 13. Brown Woods and Associates Inc. a. Recommend 2 years 14. Health Alliance a. Recommend 1 year 15. Carle Foundation a. Recommend 2 years 16. Clark Dietz a. Recommend 2 years 17. Farnsworth Group a. Recommend 2 years 18. Fehr Graham. 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. Vice chair Resnick made a motion that the Commission approve Cora Mae Inc. for two years; FMG Architects Inc. for two years; Cannon Design Inc. for six months, Electric Data Collection for two years, Allaso Performances for two years, Woodlard Marketing for two years, CDW Government for one year, Visu-Sewer Inc. for two years, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. for one year, 2  EJ Equipment for one year, Berns, Clancy and Associates for two years, Brown Woods and Associates for two years Health Alliance for one year, Calre Foundation for two years, Clark Dietz for two years, Farnsworth Group for two years and Fehr Graham for one year Ms. Mosley 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. 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Event will be held in October for gun violence. Date and Time TBD b. The Expungement Summit is October 6th at Vineyard Church in Urbana c. National Coffee with a cop day is Oct 3rd at Starbucks in Urbana on the corner or Main and Vine. d. Bi-annual book sale books to prisoners November 3rd . 9. ADJOURNMENT a. There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chair Larson declared the meeting to be adjourned at 6:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Monique James Recording Secretary 3