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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-18-2019 Human Rights CommissionFurl A01NA1 Human Rights Commission (HRC) Tuesday, July 16, 2019 5:30 P.M. City Hall, Helling Conference Room 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City 1. Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call. 2. Approval of the June 18, 2019 and July 3, 2019 minutes. 3. Public Comment of Items not on the Agenda. (Commentators shall address the Commission for no more than 5 minutes. Commissioners shall not engage in discussion with the public concerning said items). 4. Items to be discussed: a. Funding Request: Restorative Community Partners and Ed Collaborators (July 22 & 23). b. Johnson County Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Celebration (July 27). c. Latino Festival 2019 (August 24). d. Creating Opportunities for More Community Exposure & Knowledge of Office and Commission. e. Human Rights Breakfast (October 23). f. Committees: Public Safety; Education; Community Outreach; Housing. g. Correspondence. 5. Updates/Reports: a. Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant. b. Inclusive High School Teacher Awards. 6. Staff/Commission Announcements. (Commissioners shall not engage in discussion with one another concerning said announcements). 7. Comments of Staff. 8. Adjournment. If you will need disability -related accommodations to participate in this meeting please contact the Equity Director, Stefanie Bowers, at 319-356-5022 or at stefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Draft Minutes Human Rights Commission City Hall, Helling Conference Room June 18, 2019 Members Present: Jeff Falk, Cathy McGinnis, Bijou Maliabo, Jessica Ferdig, Tahuanty Pena, Adil Adams, Noemi Ford, Jonathon Munoz. Members Absent: Barbara Kutzko. Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers Recommendation to Council: No. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:33 PM Approval of Minutes from the May 15 and May 21: Adams moved to approve the minutes from May 15, the motion was seconded by Munoz. Motion passed 5-0. (Maliabo, Pena and Ford not present). Adams moved to approve the minutes from May 21, the motion was seconded by Ferdig. Motion passed 5-0. (Maliabo, Pena and Ford not present). Juneteenth: Kutzko and Adams will represent the Commission at the annual event. Falk will accept the proclamation at the City Council meeting this evening on behalf of Kutzko who is unable to accept it. Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant: Staff provided an update on the grant allocation to the Iowa City Community School District's Healthy Kids School Based Health Clinic. The project, which was a pilot, had some unforeseen barriers in providing mental health support to immigrant populations. An extension request was submitted for the project that would extend it to June of 2020. The current agreement ends June of 2019. The general consensus of the Commission was for the funding to be returned with the hope that in the future they could reapply for the funding when the project had a greater likelihood of being successful. Staff went over a memo prepared by the City Attorney's Office that discussed conflict of interests. When a Commission member has a conflict of interest, the member should state on the record that there is a conflict of interest and is therefore recusing him/herself from the item. If the conflicted Commission member chooses not to leave the room, the member should not sit at the table during the discussion. The member may address the Commission as a member of the public, but again not while sitting at the table with the other Commission members. The minutes will need to reflect that the person is speaking as a member of the public, and not as a member of the Commission. Ford and Munoz have conflicts and will not be participating in the grant cycle for fiscal year 2020. Page 1 of 3 Breakfast Speaker: The Commission voted to have Dr. Melissa Shivers, Vice President for Student Life at the University of Iowa, deliver the Keynote Address at the event being held on Wednesday, October 23. Inclusive High School Teacher Award: Ferdig will present the honorees at this event with their award. The program is being held in recognition of the 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Cheryl Brown -Henderson, daughter of named plaintiff in the court case will deliver keynote remarks. Four area high school teachers will be recognized at the program. Iowa City Pride: Ferdig, Ford, and McGinnis represented the Commission at this year's Pride Fest. Commissioners think that in the future it will be beneficial to have information to hand out about the Commission and to be prepared to give an elevator pitch when community members ask what they do. A water trough would also be useful if it is as hot outside as it was on June 15. They would also like to have Pride flags on display at the next Pride event. Committee Updates: There are four committees that assist in advancing the strategic plan. The four committees are Housing ('Falk, Adams, Pena); Public Safety ('McGinnis, Maliabo); Education (Falk, Kutzko); and Community Outreach ('Adams, Falk, Munoz). Asterisks designates chairs of the committees. Public Safety: Reports that they are still working on finalizing a brochure on biased based incidents. Education: At its last meeting the Committee selected the recipients for the Inclusive Teacher Award. The program will be held on June 28. Housing: No report. Community Outreach: No report. Announcements of Commissioners: Pena recently received his United States citizenship. At the swearing in ceremony he learned about James Cunningham Jordan, who Jordan Creek Mall in West Des Moines is named after, and his work with the underground railroad. Falk attended an Equity Comprehension Planning meeting for the Iowa City Community School District. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 7:20 PM Page 2 of 3 Member Attendance Sheet Term ExP- 1/8 1/24 2/19 3/19 4/16 5/21 6/18 7/03 7/16 8/20 9/17 10/15 11/19 ' 1/2021 Present Present Present Present Present Present Present 1/2021 Present Present Present Present Present Present Present 1/2021 Excused Present Present Present Present Present Present tAdams 1/2020 Present Present Present Present Present Excused Excused 1/2020 Present Present Present Present Present Present Present 1/2020 Present Present Excused Present Present Present Present 1/2022 Excused Present Present PresentPresentsent1/2022 PresentPresent PresentPresent Present Present Present 1/2022 Present Excused Present Excused Present Present Present KEY: X = Present 0 = Absent 0/E = Absent/Excused NM = No meeting --- = Not a Member Page 3 of 3 Draft Minutes Human Rights Commission City Hall, Helling Conference Room July 3, 2019 Members Present: Jeff Falk, Cathy McGinnis, Bijou Maliabo, Jessica Ferdig, Barbara Kutzko, Tahuanty Pena. Members Absent: Adil Adams, Noemi Ford, Jonathon Munoz Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers. Recommendation to Council: No. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:35 PM. Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant: Staff provided an update on the grant allocation to the Iowa City Community School District's Healthy Kids School Based Health Clinic. Staff has placed the project on conditional status. Following the placement of the recipient on conditional status, the Equity Director will meet with the recipient's director and board members to discuss the concerns/problems as identified by the Equity Director. The Equity Director will provide the recipient with a written memo outlining the concerns/problems, specific corrective action steps, and time frames for completion. The recipient will provide periodic reports and meet with the Equity Director during this period to ensure that satisfactory progress is being made. If the recipient fails to meet the requirements of this agreement and/or the action step memo within the appropriate time frame as specified, the Equity Director may recommend to the City Manager that recipient be barred from receiving any future funding from the Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant for a minimum of 2 years. The Commission next discussed its recommendations for changes/updates to the Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant for fiscal year 2020. The recommendations are as follows: 1. The application should provide a definition of social justice and racial equity 2. Applicants should be encouraged to supply or give a narrative about how the proposed project came to be. How the project developed. Examples should be based upon City statistics and not statewide statistics. 3. A sustainability plan should be presented within the application for projects that wish to continue their project in the future (without SJRE grant funding) with specifics to funding (not just that the agency will continue to look for support). Priority shall be given to projects that expect a sustainable program to continue Page 1 of 4 past the grant period. Not all projects must continue past the grant funding period if not appropriate. 4. The application itself should state that the intent/purpose of the grant is to serve persons who reside in Iowa City. 5. The application should ask what the deliverables are that the program plans on giving to the community, that includes the affected community and the Iowa City community, in general. See page 7 of 11 of application. 6. Applicants should be strongly encouraged to attend an informational session or an open house on the grant prior to applying. 7. Awardees of the grant must be able to demonstrate at the end of first funding cycle that they are making significant progress towards the project/outcome. 8. More evaluation of the project's impact must be reported back to the Commission. 9. Awardees of the grant must give presentations to the Commission and the community at a scheduled Commission meeting or at a public forum after completion of the project. 10. Grant funding should be available for some operational expenses. Operational costs should be defined and costs that are allowed should be very explicit. 11. Place ineligible periods on organizations that have received prior funding for a project from the social justice racial equity grant. 12. There should be a maximum amount requested by each proposal. 13.Organizations that have received City of Iowa City funding through any department/grant should have some restrictions on whether they are eligible to receive funding. If this is consistent with other Commissions. 14.After applications have been received Commissioners may opt to ask questions of applicants via staff. 15. Keeping within the spirit of the grant, final rankings should serve different populations and a statement should be given at the Commission meeting when allocations are recommended so stating. 16. Partial funding may be given to the next highest ranked applicant, if it is clearly stated that the project may continue with less funds. Staff will contact Neighborhood and Development Services to inquire as to whether there is a required form that Awardees are to utilize when reporting out quarterly. Page 2 of 4 Staff will provide summaries of past grant recipients and summarize past projects for those who are just joining the Human Rights Commission in January each year. Commissioners will plan to discuss how they would like the recommendations to be implemented at a future meeting then the recommendations will be finalized and sent to the City Council. Commissioner Ferdig asked for the Commission to consider for a future grant process the following: A letter of intent (LOI) should be submitted to the Commission prior to the full grant application period. It would be a simplified grant application that demonstrations to the Commission if the project is worth full review. Only 10 agencies would then be invited to submit a full grant application to be ranked by the Commission. Ultimately, this would save time for both the agencies and the Commission. Pena will not be in attendance at the next meeting for a planned family vacation. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 8:03 PM. Page 3 of 4 Member Attendance Sheet Member Term ExP- 1/8 1/24 2119 3/19 4/16 5/21 6/18 7/03 7/16 8/20 9/17 10/15 11/1� Maliabo 1/2021 Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present McGinnis 1/2021 Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Munoz 1/2021 Excused Present Present Present Present Present Present Excused Kutzko 1/2020 Present Present Present Present Present Excused Excused Present Falk 1/2020 Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Pena 1/2020 Present Present Excused Present Present Present Present Present Adams 1/2022 Excused Present Present Present Present Absent Present Excused Ferdig 1/2022 Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Ford 1/2022 Present Excused I Present Excused Present Present Present Excused KEY: X = Present 0 = Absent 0/E = Absent/Excused NM = No meeting --- = Not a Member Page 4 of 4 Cover Letter (required reading) Thank you for your interest in seeking sponsorship from the Iowa City Human Rights Commission. The Commission provides fund in to organizations and agencies to offset the costs of organizing, planning, and facilitating educational public forums or programs and as ivities that are designed toeliminate racial, religious, cultural, and other intergroup tensions, including but not limited to, sex, color, creed, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, and national origin. To process your request for sponsorship, we need you to take a few minutes to fill out this application form. Please note sponsorship requests are due by 5 p.m. on the second Mondayof each month. The Iowa City Human Rights Commission will review the request at their monthly meeting and staff will contact you to let you know whetherthe request has been approved. If you are awarded funding, you will be required to submit a full (one page) summary of funding impact, including but not limited to, number of persons involved in your project, anecdotal stories to share with the team about the event, frequency of the event, and otheressential information. If you have anyquestions aboutthe application process, please do not hesitate to contact Equity Director Stefanie Bowers at 319-356-5022 orStefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org. Please sign here to verify you have read the cover letter to this form. * Application Date * 7/2/2019 Group/Organizaton Name* Restorative Community Partners and Ed Collaborators Contact person* Laura Gray Phone number* 319-775-7382 Email* restorativecp@gmail.com Date of activity/event/program * 7/22/2019 If your event occurs on multiple dates, list here 7/22, 7/23 Event location and address* Kirkwood Regional Center, 2301 Oakdale Blvd, Coralville, IA 52241 Is the event wheelchair accessible?* O Yes O No Is the event accessible to individuals with visual impairments?* O Yes O No Describe the activity/eve nt/prog ram and how it contributes to Human Rights.* Captivate Conference 2019 will have several session regarding, race relations, equity and inclusion. Session Titles include: White Ally 101, Love and Logic, Restorative Circles and Relationship Building, Discipline with Dignity, ACES and Equity, etc. Learners will be able to: 1) Identify strategies to engage with students in a culturally proficient manner, 2) Identify ways in which mental health may interrupt a students' learning experiences, 3)Create strategies to best support stakeholder... Amount of funds requested. Attach an itemized budget (field below).* $ 4,000.00 Attach itemized budget.* Captivate Conference Budget Sheet.xlsx 8.26KB List other fu nde rs below: University of IA School of Social Work LAY Ed Collaborators (all ICCSD counselors and SFAS attend for free) Has this organization applied for any other City of Iowa Cityfunding for this activity/eve nt/prog ram? r Yes 6 No If yes, what department were the funds requested through? How much funding was requested? Was this request granted? O Yes O No Has the organization received anyfunding from the Cityof Iowa City in the last year?* O Yes O No If yes, what department were the funds requested through? How much funding was requested? How will this activity/eve nt/prog ram be marketed? Online website Email campaign U of I School of Social Work Will sponsors be mentioned and/or logos be used in the marketing of the activity/event/program? O Yes O No Is the activity/eve nt/prog ram a fundraiser?* O Yes 6 No Item Expense Cost Kirkwood Regional Space Rental $2,370 Tech Support on hand ($50 per hour for 16 hours) $800 Catering ($15 per person per day breakfast and lunch) $3,000 Conference Printed Materials $1,600 Advertisement $2,500 $10,270 June 11, 2019 Dear Potential Display Vendor: The 2019 Johnson County Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Celebration is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 27th from 10am-noon downtown Iowa City located in the Ped Mall. The rain location will be held at MERGE (136 S Dubuque St. in Iowa City). This year marks the 29th Anniversary of the signing of the ADA! We are currently taking reservations for vendor display space at this year's event. This is your chance to share information about your products and services with many current and potential customers. Rates for vendor display space will be $25 per table. This event is for display only; there will be no product sales allowed on site. As a vendor, your donation helps to support the ADA Celebration. If you are interested in having a display table at the event, please complete and return the enclosed Vendor Display Reservation Form, along with your check by Friday. July 19, 2019. We hope you will strongly consider supporting the 2019 Johnson County ADA Celebration! Sincerely, Alissa Voss 2019 ADA Celebration Planning Committee 1y/Aki11191AQNUwivaN;&IAUTIA1[07ki1;101N61 Name of Business/Organization: Name of Contact Person: ❑ I would like to rent a table for $25 Street Address: City, State & Zip Code: Phone Numbers: ❑ Work ❑ Cell ❑ Work ❑ Cell Email Address: Please make your check payable to: The Arc of Southeast Iowa Mail this completed form and your check to: The Arc of Southeast Iowa c/o Alissa Voss 2620 Muscatine Ave. Iowa City, IA 52240 Your Reservation Form needs to be received no later than July 19, 2019 in order to guarantee your space. Additional information will follow the receipt of your Vendor Display Reservation Form. If you have any questions, please contact Alissa Voss at (319) 351-5017 or at al issavoss(@.aresei. org .A M&AUgUSEZ.4 Uaw.-We ki L ''S e-M'; ra�. a 0 'R � 1 �� �1 Correspondence Srefarue Bowers From: Sharer, Jennifer K <jennifer-sherer@uiowa.edu> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 1:19 PM To: Stefanie Bowers Subject: Women in Trades event invitation Dear Stefanie, I'm writing to share the below announcement with you (and please also share with any Human Rights Commissioners, city councilors, or city staff who may be interested in attending). This is one of the community events taking place as part of the launch of the apprentice recruitment/retention network funded by the Social Justice Racial Equity program, and so I would love for city leaders to have an opportunity to join us. Some of the SJRE funding is also supporting low- income attendees at the week-long leadership school that this event is part of (Midwest School for Women Workers), as well as simultaneous language interpretation so that Spanish -speakers can fully participate in the school. Hope you or others can take part in the public reception! Let me know if you have questions. Yours, Jen Why Not a Woman?: Women in Trades Presentation & Reception Keynote address from Tarn Goelling: "Tradeswomen Today: A Multi -pronged Strategy to Recruit and Retain More Women in Apprenticeships and Non Traditional Occupations" 4:30-6:30 pm, Friday, July 26 — Refreshments will be served South Room, First floor of Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N. Madison St., Iowa City Click here to download flier (pdf) / Click here to share Facebook event Registered trades apprenticeships offer pathways to excellent careers, yet today only 1% of front-line construction workers are women! Across the country, labor and community partners are coming together to change this reality with effective programs to recruit and retain women in the trades. Tarn Goelling is the Director of Civic and Community Engagement for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. As an Inside Journeyman Wireman, she started with the IBEW as an apprentice at Local 26, in Washington, DC. She is committed to strengthening her union through engaging membership and by supporting local unions' efforts to increase diversity and full inclusion across all branches of electrical workers. Her work is informed by her experience as a member first, and as an activist for workers and human rights. Goelling's presentation will focus on specific practices that have proven successful in increasing the proportion of women in apprenticeships, through intentional investments from industry stakeholders. Strong partnerships between organized labor, management entities, community organizations and educational institutions can lead to strategic power building, resulting in both quantitative and qualitative accomplishments. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the UI Labor Center, Midwest School for Women Workers, IBEW Iowa State Conference, and Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Council, with support from the Iowa City Social Justice Racial Equity program. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI sponsored events. If you are an individual with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend a UI Labor Center event, please phone the Labor Center at 319-335-4144 in advance. You received this email from the University of Iowa Labor Center. If you wish to unsubscribe from the Labor Center e-mail list, simply send your request to: labor-center@uiowo. edu Jennifer Sherer, PhD she/her/hers Director, Labor Center 100 BVC Rm W130 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 319-335-4144 la borce me r. uiowa.ed u j ennifer-sherer@uiowa.edu rl:� s Women in Trades Presentation &Reception 4:30-6:30pm Friday, July 26 UM 9oomo Dow@ mamo ld MOM 125 N. Madison St., Iowa City Did you know ... registered trades apprenticeships offer pathways to excellent career opportunities, yet today only 1% of front-line construction workers are women! Across the country, labor and community partners are coming together to change this reality with effective programs to recruit and retain women in the trades. Keynote Speaker: Tarn Goelling Journeyman electrician and Director of Civic & Community Engagement, Int'I Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) r/Z/ �� Join the discussion and learn more about: First-hand experiences of women in trades 0 Roles for educators, local government, nonprofits, employers, and trade unions 0 New programs coming soon to Iowa! Sponsored by the University of Iowa Labor Center, Midwest School for Women Workers, IBEW Iowa State Conference, and Iowa State Building & Construction Trades Council. Ifyou are an individual with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend, please call 319-335-4144 in advance. A Labor Center Q � x w•,.�rxi � sa�,�t' WWk (OWNS RUI DING TRADES ONIONS BuddIVI.— H.W1,Ar H-