HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-16-2016 Human Rights CommissionAGENDA
CITY F jOWA CITY
Human Rights Commission
41 o East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa S2240-1826
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
(319) 3S6-0o
6:30 p.m.
(319) 3S6-50S009 FAX
www.legov.org
Helling Conference Room, City Hall
410 E. Washington Street
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes from the Following Meeting: July 19, 2016
4. Public Comment - Items not on the Agenda
5. Items for Discussion/Action:
a. Funding Request: Iowa City Voter Registration for Persons with Disabilities
b. Amendments to Human Rights Ordinance
c. Building and Crossing Bridges Together (October 13, 2016)
d. Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant Funding
e. Human Rights Breakfast (October 26, 2016)
i. Theme/Topic
f. Monthly Meeting Follow Up
g. Ad Hoc Committee on Voter Education
6. Items to Report Out On:
a. Tai Tomasi ADA Anniversary Event Program (July 22, 2016)
b. Job Fair (September 13, 2016)
c. Iowa City Community School District Equity Committee (Retish, Hanrahan)
d. University of Iowa's Center for Human Rights Board (Ghoneim)
e. Commissioner Information
f. Staff Information
7. Set Next Regular Meeting for September 20, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
8. Adjournment
Agenda Items
Agenda Item 3
Minutes DRAFT
Human Rights Commission
July 19, 2016
Lobby Conference Room
Members Present: Eliza Willis, Orville Townsend Sr, Andrea Cohen, Kim Hanrahan,
Paul Relish, Shams Ghoneim, Adil Adams.
Members Absent: Joe D. Coulter, Karol Krotz.
Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers.
Recommendations to Citv Council:
Willis moved to recommend sending the Social Justice and Racial Equity Funding Grant Implementation
Memo to the City Council. A vote was taken and the motion carried 7-0.
The Commission made a recommendation to the Council of the implementation on the Social Justice and
Racial Equity Grant. Staff will prepare a memo.
Call to Order:
Ghoneim called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
Approval of June 21, 2016 and July 7, 2016 Minutes:
Minutes of June 21 amended replacing "transient" with "trends in" on page 2 under reports of
Commissioners. Townsend moved to approve with edits. Hanrahan seconded the motion. A vote was
taken and motion passed 6-0. (Adams not present).
(Adams Present 5:35PM)
Approval of the FY16 Iowa City Human Rights Commission Annual Report:
Willis moved to approve. Townsend seconded the motion. A vote was taken and motion passed 7-0.
Approval of Social Justice and Racial Equity Funding Grant:
Bowers will prepare a memo for the City Manager to place in Council Information Packet.
Willis moved to approve. Hamahan seconded the motion. A vote was taken and motion passed 7-0.
Building and Crossing Bridges Together:
The planning committee has been meeting to prepare for the event being held on Thursday, October 13 at
the Iowa City Public Library. They event will feature speakers and opportunities to interact with others
through breakout sessions. Bowers will assist in creating a save the date flyer for the event.
Human Rights Breakfast:
The Commission selected who the majority would like to see as a keynote speaker at this year's event.
Ghoneim moved to select LaTasha DeLoach of the Iowa City Community School District to discuss
young people and racial equity. Willis seconded the motion. A vote was taken and motion failed 3-4.
(Hanrahan, Cohen, Retsh, Townsend in the negative).
Willis moved to select Marc Moen to discuss how his work effects/influences human rights in Iowa City
and if Marc Moen is unavailable to then select Diane Finnerty. Retish seconded the motion. A vote was
taken and motion passed 5-2. (Townsend, Adams in the negative).
ADA Anniversary Celebration:
Due to the predicted heat temperatures on Saturday, July 23 Bowers will alert Commission members if
the event is moved to an inside location. The Commission is also sponsoring a discussion on ADA
Anniversary Celebration at the Iowa City Public Library from 2-4 PM on Friday, July 22.
Job Fair:
The annual job fair will be held in September. The planning group will meet the first week of August.
Building Community:
Townsend spoke on The Black Voices Project assisting with racial equity within the Iowa City
Community School System.
Ad Hoc Committee:
Willis and Hanrahan will meet with the League of Women's Voters to discuss the possibility of a
collaborative project.
Juneteenth:
The Trailblazers for Civil Rights and the Juneteenth Celebration held on the 24 and 25 of June
respectively were very well organized and well attended events. Willis enjoyed her time serving on this
Committee.
Reports of Commissioners:
Ghoneim reported that the American Civil Liberties Union Iowa Chapter is hiring for a new Executive
Director.
Hanrahan reported on her trip with Fas Trac members that toured and visited historical Black colleges and
universities.
Adjournment: 6:50 PM.
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_C—iv iI ights HB C U TTour
Lune 4 -12 2016
Note: Each student allowed 2 luggage items ONLY
Saturday: June 4th
(Optional)
6:00 am Arrive @ New Creation Church
2929 E Court
Iowa City 52240
7:00 am- Depart for trip from New Creation
5:00pm- Arrive: Extended Stay
6325 Quail Hollow
Memphis TN 38120 (901 685-7575)
Dinner @ Corky's BBQ
704 Madison Ave
Memphis TN 901 405-4999
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Sunday: June 5th
(Checkout)
11:00am: Slave Haven Under Ground Railroad Museum
826 N Second St
Memphis, TN (901) 527-3427
$4 per student $6 adult
l:pm Stax Museum of Music (Soul Ville)
926 E McLemore Ave
Memphis TN (901) 942-7685
$10.50 per adult $9.50/student
3:pm- Lorraine Hotel/ National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry St
(901) 521-9699 ex 235 Memphis, TN
$9.80 per student w/ headset
$12.80 adult's w/heads set
Monday, June 6th
(Optional): Rum Boogie Cafe
182 Beale Street
5:pm - Leave Memphis for Birmingham
8:pm- Arrive: Spring Hill Suites by Marriott
3950 Colonnade Pkwy I Birmingham, Al 35243
9:30am- Birmingham City Hall
151 Martin Street Birmingham, AL 48009-3368
ll:pm Birmingham Fire department
12:am- Birmingham Police Department
425 6th Avenue South Birmingham Al
l:pm- Lunch
Ms. B" s on Fourth
32816° N (walling)
Downtown Birmingham AL
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Rev: Fred Shuttles Worth Church during Civil Rights Movement
2:30pm- Bethel Baptist Church, College vile
3200 28th Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35207
Office hours: Monday -Friday 12:0o Noon-4:3c
Reverend Thomas L. Wilder, Jr., Pastor
Please contact us at 205-322-536o or jchestnut@tqhelcolle eville com
4:pm Wayne Science Center
200 19th St. North Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 714-8300
Tuesday, June 7th (Check out)
10:30 - 16• Ave Baptist Church Ms. Lee
$5 per person (205) 251-9402)
11:30- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
52016• St. North
Birmingham, AL 205-328-9696
$3 students, $8 adults
1:pm- Freedom Walk/ West Park
Lunch:
2:pm- Leave for Selma, AL
4:pm- Arrive in Selma, AL
Visit Edmund Pettus Bridge
(Where Freedom March began)
6:pm- Arrive: Montgomery, Inn & Suites
1201 Town place Drive
Montgomery, AL Ph.: (334) 409-9999
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Wednesday, June 8th
10:am- Tuskegee University
1200 W. Montgomery Rd
Tuskegee Inst, AL 36088 (334 727 8011 )
1:pm- Alabama State University
915 Jackson St
Montgomery, AL 36101-0271 (334 229 4100)
4:30- Rosa Parks Museum
251 Montgomery St
Montgomery Al (334) 241-8615
$4 per student & $6 adult
Optional
Bible Study; 6:pm Martin Luther King Legacy Center
455 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104-3743
(334) 263- 3970
6:pm: Dinner
------ Free Time
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Thursday, June 9th
(Check out)
8:am- Leave hotel
9:am Alabama State University
National Center for the Study of
Civil rights and African American Culture
Montgomery, AL (334) 229-4824)
11:00 pm Southern Law Center
Civil Rights Museum/ Wall of Tolerance
Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL (334) 956-8200)
2:pm Martin Luther King Church
454 Dexter Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104-3743 $5
(334)263-3970
3:pm Dexter Parsonage Museum
(home of Dr. King and family)
309 S. Jackson St
Montgomery, AL (334) 261-3270
Optional 4:30pm- (Former) Greyhound Bus Station
210 South Court St.
Part of the Freedom Ride —
Visit wlBree Marshall & family (FasTrac student & family now attending Alabama State)
Park: 3620 Vaugh RD
Montgomery AL 36106
Thursday June 9th
6:pm: leave Montgomery, AL for Atlanta GA
9:pm: Residence Inn Atlanta Buckhead
296o Piedmont Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: 404-239-0677
Fax:404-262-9638
Email: katara.phelps Zbmarriott.com
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Friday June 10th
Tours: 10:am Clark Atlantic University
James P Brawley Drive
Atlanta, GA (404) 880-8000
ll:am Morehouse College (Boys only)
830 Westview Drive
Atlanta, GA (404) 681-2800
ll:am Spelman College (Girls only)
350 Spelman Lane
Atlanta, GA (404) 681-3643
1:pm Morris Brown College
643 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. NW
Atlanta, GA 30314 (404) 739-1070
3:pm Georgia State University
33 Glimer ST
Atlanta GA 30303 (404) 413-2500
Dinner (Chaperons) Gladys Ron Chicken & Waffles
529 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta GA, 30308
404-874-9399
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Saturday, June 11th
Tour Atlanta, GA as a group
9:am: The King Center
407 Auburn Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 404 526-8900
10:am Dr Martin Luther King birth home
501 Auburn Ave NE
Atlanta, GA
11:30 Center for Civil and Human Rights
100 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd
Atlanta, GA 30313
Optional Stone Mountain & Amusement Park
1:00 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd
Stone Mountain GA 30083
800-401-2407
Stone Mountain
11/1t. RcushmoPelVatiDnalNlemartal
A carving of Lee and Confederate soldiers on Stone Mountain
Amusement Park
6:pm-----------------Free Time ------------------------
(shopping, Lunch)
Sunday, June 12th (Check out)
8:am: Leave Atlanta, GA
12:am Return Iowa City, IA
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Stefanie Bowers
Human Rights Coordinator
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240-1826
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By facsimile to 319-887-6213 or email to stefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org.
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Budget for Iowa City Voter Transportation for the Disabled
*SEATS passes $1300.00 (163 passes for $8.00 each)
*Posters $200.00 Design and Printing
*Certificates of Appreciation for Volunteers (125) $30.00
Refreshments for volunteers at 2 training sessions $150.00
Harry Olmstead
319 855-2666
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 28, 2016
To: Human Rights Commission
From: Kristin Watson, Human Rights Investigator
CC: Stefanie Bowers, Human Rights Coordinator
Re: Revisions to Human Rights Ordinance
I ntroduction/Background:
The Human Rights Ordinance was given a comprehensive update in December, 2015.
At that time, reference to "housing accommodation" was removed, as the term had no
counterpart in the Fair Housing Act. The phrase was replaced with "dwelling." However,
we were notified by the codifier that a few stray references to "housing accommodation"
remained in the Ordinance.
Because these references needed to be removed and replaced with "dwelling," we also
had the opportunity to address two other issues. First, the phrase "men and women"
was used in describing desired appointments to the Commission. Given Iowa City's
commitment to human rights for all, including those of all gender identities, we felt that
replacing "men and women" with "persons" was more inclusive and better reflected the
spirit of the City.
Second, time periods given throughout the Ordinance were unclear, as they simply
referenced a number of days during which something must be done, or after which
something could not be done. There was no clear direction regarding days upon which
City Hall is closed. If the last day of the time period fell on a weekend or holiday, did that
mean the time period expired before the weekend or holiday began, or on the next
business day?
Recommendation:
Amend the Human Rights Ordinance to:
1. Remove the stray references to "housing accommodation" and replace them with
"dwelling" to conform to the rest of the Ordinance,
2. Replace the phrase "men and women" with "persons," and
3. Add a section to the Ordinance stating that where a time period is given, counting of
the time shall conform to Iowa Code Section 4.1(34), which, in a nutshell, means that if
the time period expires on a weekend or federal or state holiday, the time period is
extended to the next regular business day.
Agenda Item Sg
Slclanic Bowers
From: Eliza Willis <elizawillis@earthlink. net>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 2:45 PM
To: Stefanie Bowers
Subject: Report
Dear Stefanie,
I'm not sure what qualifies as a subcommittee report at this point, but I wanted to let you and the
commissioners know about the meeting Kim and I had with two members of the League of Women
Voters of Johnson County. We met with Patty McCarthy and Paula Vaughan on August 5 to discuss
the possibility of collaborating on a joint project to encourage Iowa City residents to exercise their
voting rights in the upcoming general election. The LWVJC will decide whether to move forward with
this collaboration at their August 15th meeting.
Do you need more than information than this? I can give you more details on what we discussed.
Thanks
Eliza