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Home My WebLink AboutHRC Agenda 2 22 2022Human Rights Commission February 22, 2022 Formal Meeting – 5:30PM Emma J. Harvat Hall, Iowa City City Hall Agenda: 1. Call the meeting to order and roll call 2. Reading of Land Acknowledgment 3. Approval of the January 25, 2022, meeting minutes 4. 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) 5. Youth Awards (May 11, 2022, New Location Hilton Garden Inn 6PM) 6. Select a month to review Current Commission Subcommittees & 2020 Strategic Plan 7. International Transgender Day of Visibility Proclamation (March 31, 2022) 8. Night of a 1000 Dinners Sponsorship (March 8, 2022, 6PM) 9. Social Justice & Racial Equity Grant Review, Rankings, & Recommendation FY22 a. Select a month to go over suggested grant changes for FY23 10. Staff/Commission Announcements (Commissioners shall not engage in discussion with one another concerning said announcements) 11. Adjournment If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate in this meeting please contact Human Rights Coordinator, 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. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FEBRUARY 22, 2022, MEETING PACKET CONTENTS AGENDA ITEM #2 • LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AGENDA ITEM #3 • DRAFT MINUTES FROM JANUARY 25, 2022 AGENDA ITEM #9 • TENATIVE RANKINGS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE & RACIAL EQUITY GRANTS FY22 Draft Minutes Human Rights Commission January 25, 2022 Emma J. Harvat Hall Commissioners present: Mark Pries, Siri Bruhn (via Zoom), Jason Glass, Roger Lusala, Ashley Lindley, Bijou Maliabo (via Zoom), Sylvia Jons, Ali Ahmed. Commissioners not present: Tony Sivanthaphanith. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers, Daisy Torres. Recommendation to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 5:33 PM. Land Acknowledgement: Glass read the Land Acknowledgement. Approval of the minutes from the November 23, 2021 meeting: Pries moved; the motion was seconded by Lusala. Motion passed 6-0. Public comment of items not on the agenda: None. Introduction of new commission members: Jons and Ahmed appointments began January 1, of this year. They both will serve a three-year term. Ahmed previously served on the Human Rights Commission. Elections for 2022: Pries nominated Glass to serve as Chair of the Commission for 2022, glass accepted the nomination. Motion by Pries, seconded by Lusala motion passed 6-0. Lusala nominated Lindley to serve as Vice Chair of the Commission for 2022, Lindley accepted the nomination. Motion by Lusala, seconded by Pries. Motion passed 6-0. Introductions of newly hired Iowa City Police Officers: Newly hired Police Officers Halley Brus, Todd Gusta, Alec Fjelstul, and Justin VanEst were introduced to the Commission. Review of Current Commission Subcommittees & Strategic Plan: The Commission will work on strategic planning at their March or April meeting. The planning sessions will include a discussion of subcommittees and areas of focus. Staff will work with the Commission to hire a facilitator who can assist the Commission on their strategic plan. Youth Awards: The Youth Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 11 at The Englert Theatre. Mayor Teague has agreed to provide remarks at the event. Nomination forms will go out in mid-February. Funding Request: Night of a 1000 Dinners: Night of a 1000 Dinners will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8. The event is a community celebration of International Women’s Day and is sponsored by the Johnson County United Nations Association. Three local women led organization (Inside Out Reentry Community, IC Compassion, Open Heartland) will be recognized and proceeds will be donated to those organizations plus the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Lusala moved to provide $500.00 in reimbursement to offset the cost of Eventbrite ticket tax for the event, Lindley seconded. Motion passed 6-0. Black History Proclamation: Lusala will accept the proclamation at the City Council meeting of February 1 on behalf of the Commission. Social Justice and Racial Equity Grants: The Commission received 20 submissions for the grant for FY22. Commissioners Maliabo and Ahmed are not participating in the grant recommendation this year because they both serve on the Center for Worker Justice Board of Directors (CWJ) who submitted an application for the grant funding. The scoring will be due by February 15. Commissioners discussed many possible changes for the grant in FY23 including requiring that organizations participate in a mandatory informational session, requiring that grantees participate in an orientation session prior to receiving funding, having grantees send reports to the Commission on progress more frequently, creating a policy as it relates to letters of recommendation, and having grantees present a “showcase” at the end of the grant cycle. Reports of Commissioners: Pries and Jon both participated in the Humanize My Hoodie Ally Workshop (Virtual) sponsored by Humanize My Hoodie. Pries also is participating in the Southeastern Iowa Anti- Racism Network for a 6-week study on the 1619 Project. Staff Reports: Torres mentioned an upcoming challenge against Johnson County to benefit CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank. Adjourned: 6:50 PM. Human Rights Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2022 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 1/25 2/22 3/22 4/26 5/24 6/28 7/26 8/23 9/27 10/25 11/22 12/27 Jason Glass 2022 P Ashley Lindley 2022 P Mark Pries 2022 P Roger Lusala 2023 P Bijou Maliabo 2023 P Tony Sivanthaphanith 2023 A Siri Bruhn 2024 P Sylvia Jons 2024 P Ali Ahmed 2024 P KEY: P = Present A = Absent Organization Amount Past Recipient Composite Score Composite Ranking Siri Score Siri Ranking Jason Score Jason Ranking Sylvia Score Sylvia Ranking Ashley Score Ashley Ranking Roger Score Roger Ranking Mark Score Mark Ranking Tony Score Tony Ranking Multicultural Development Center of Iowa #########No 83.00 3.93 74 4.5 85 3 75 2.5 78 4.5 95 2 79 8 95 3 Center for Worker Justice #########Yes 80.29 5.86 84 1 87 2 60 11 75 5.5 90 4.5 75 12 91 5 Open Heartland $9,285.00 Yes 78.00 5.57 72 7 84 4 75 2.5 81 1 60 14 80 6.5 94 4 IC Compassion #########No 78.00 6.93 70 10 80 5 65 8.5 63 12 90 4.5 80 6.5 98 2 University of Iowa's Youth Writing Project $7,300.00 No 77.71 6.00 70 10 90 1 65 8.5 80 2 69 11 82 2.5 88 7 Great Plains Action Society $5,000.00 No 76.71 6.57 74 4.5 79 6 58 13 70 8 65 12.5 91 1 100 1 Houses into Homes #########No 74.43 8.57 54 15 76 9 80 1 78 4.5 75 8.5 77 10.5 81 11.5 Iowa City Community School District (Southeast Junior High)$4,864.00 Yes 73.43 8.71 63 13 77 8 70 5.5 65 11 83 6 82 2.5 74 15 Astig Planning, LLC #########No 69.57 10.36 73 6 72 11 70 5.5 73 7 50 17 64 16 85 10 Kirkwood Iowa City Food Pantry #########No 69.43 9.57 78 2.5 61 17 35 17.5 75 5.5 75 8.5 81 4.5 81 11.5 Iowa City Catholic Worker #########No 69.29 11.79 70 10 75 10 55 14 67 10 65 12.5 74 13 79 13 Sudanese Community Center #########Yes 68.71 10.79 65 12 70 13 60 11 48 17 70 10 81 4.5 87 8 Iowa City Area Chinese Association $3,000.00 No 67.71 11.36 44 16 78 7 45 15 56 15 100 1 78 9 73 16.5 University of Iowa Mobile Clinic #########No 67.14 11.29 78 2.5 58 18 35 17.5 61 13 80 7 68 15 90 6 Corridor Community Action Network $9,708.00 No 66.43 11.86 71 8 71 12 70 5.5 68 9 42 18 70 14 73 16.5 League of Women Voters Johnson County DEI Committee $5,000.00 No 66.29 12.79 42 17 67 15 70 5.5 58 14 93 3 62 17 72 18 Willowwind #########No 65.86 12.86 59 14 69 14 60 11 55 16 55 15.5 77 10.5 86 9 Iowa Chapter of American Student Dental Association $5,440.00 No 50.29 16.93 36 18 65 16 30 19 40 18 55 15.5 49 18 77 14 Chapin House #########No 33.29 18.57 12 19 50 19 40 16 32 19 37 19 12 19 50 19