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Human Rights Commission (HRC)
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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 January 7, 2020 meeting minutes.
3. Items to be discussed:
a. Correspondence;
b. Black History Month Proclamation;
c. Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant Review.
4. Reports:
a. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day.
5. Save the dates:
a. Youth Awards (May 13, 2020);
b. Awards Breakfast (October 21, 2020).
6. Staff/Commission Announcements. (Commissioners shall not engage
one another concerning said announcements).
7. Adjournment.
in discussion with
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The following documents were handed
out during the meeting.
Draft Minutes
Human Rights Commission
City Hall, Helling Conference Room
January 7, 2020
Members Present: Zachary Rochester, Bijou Maliabo, Mark Pries, Jessica
Andino, Jason Glass, Adil Adams, Ashley Lindley,
Cathy McGinnis, Noemi Ford.
Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers.
Recommendation to Council: No.
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:31 PM.
Introductions: Commissioners provided a brief bio of themselves to one another.
Approval of the September 17, 2019 meeting minutes: McGinnis moved; the motion
was seconded by Glass. Motion carried 9-0.
Approval of the November 19, 2019 meeting minutes: Rochester moved, and the
motion was seconded by Andino. Motion carried 9-0.
Elections: McGinnis did not object to the nomination to serve as Chair for the year.
Maliabo moved, Andino seconded, and the motion carried 9-0.
Andino accepted the nomination for Vice Chair. Maliabo moved, the motion was
seconded by Rochester, the motion carried 9-0.
Youth Awards: Save the date May 13, 2020.
Human Rights Breakfast: Save the date October 21, 2020.
Social Justice and Racial Equity & Informational Session: Chair McGinnis went over
the process for how the Commission individually sores each application using the rubric.
Staff asked for any potential conflict of interest between a Commission member and an
applicant, none were reported. The Commission received 17 applications for the grant in
FY 20. One of the organizations decided to withdrawal their application and so only 16
will be scored.
Commissioners opted to cancel the January 14, 2020 meeting date to allow more time to
review the grants. The Commission will meet next on January 21, 2020 to discuss which
applicants to recommend to City Council for funding. At that time, Commissioners will
also bring along a rationale that explains the score they gave to each applicant.
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Correspondence: The Commission for the FY20 grant cycle would like to require
recipients to provide invoices or other appropriate documentation when submitting their
required reports.
Commission Announcements: Adams attended a Sudanese community event where
Kevin Sanders, President of the Iowa City NAACP, gave the keynote.
Rochester is also currently serving on the University of Iowa's Center for Human Rights
Advisory Council.
Maliabo spent a lot of time over the holidays providing interpretation services to victims of
criminal offenses for the Coralville Police Department.
Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 6:57 PM.
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Member Attendance Sheet
Member
Term
1/7
1/21
2118
3/17
4/21
5/19
6/16
7/21
8/18
9/15
10/20
Maliabo
1/2021
Present
McGinnis
1/2021
Present
Rochester
1/2021
Present
Adams
1/2022
Excused
Andino
1/2022
Present
Ford
1/2022
Present
Lindley
1/2023
Present
Glass
1/2023
Present
Pries
1/2023
Present
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