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Home My WebLink About2022-05-03 Bd Comm minutesItem Number: 4.a. May 3, 2022 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Airport Commission: February 10 Item Number: 4.b. May 3, 2022 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Airport Commission: March 10 Item Number: 4.c. May 3, 2022 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Board of Adjustment: March 9 Item Number: 4.d. May 3, 2022 AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Human Rights Commission: March 29 Approved Minutes Human Rights Commission March 29, 2022 Emma J. Harvat Hall Commissioners present: Mark Pries, Tony Sivanthaphanith, Jason Glass, Roger Lusala, Ashley Lindley, Bijou Maliabo, Ali Ahmed, Sylvia Jons, Siri Bruhn. Others present: Alma Avila, Alex Herges, Cade Burma, Isaiah McNamee, Chief Liston, Lee Hermiston, Redmond Jones II, and Melanie Long Staff present: Stefanie Bowers, Daisy Torres. Recommendation to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 5:31 PM. Land Acknowledgement: Bruhn read the Land Acknowledgement. Approval of the minutes from the February 22, 2022, meeting: Pries moved, the motion was seconded by Lusala. Motion passed 8-0. (Maliabo not present). Public comment of items not on the agenda: Redmond Jones II, Deputy City Manager, was introduced to the Commission and vice versa. Discussion on Race Based Calls Campaign: Hermiston outlined the campaign and noted that he thought it was similar to the Human Rights Commission’s summer implicit bias series from 2021. The plan is to make a video featuring the Chair of the Commission, the Mayor, and the Police Chief. This will be in addition to social media posts on discouraging race-based calls. This is an opportunity to get compliance through education. It was suggested that there be a marketing campaign that targets youth too. Review of Current Commission Subcommittees & Strategic Plan: The Commission will work on strategic planning throughout the months of April and May. Bluebird Sky Solutions will serve as the facilitators. Strategic Planning workshops have been scheduled for May 12th and May 17th. Youth Awards: The Youth Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 11th. Mayor Teague has agreed to provide remarks at the event. The event will start at 6PM with a reception and the ceremony will start at 7PM sharp. Nominations to date are not as numerous as in the past and so moving forward, the Commission and staff will need to evaluate whether this program should continue in the future. Proclamation for National Fair Housing Month: Glass will accept the proclamation on behalf of the Commission at the April 5th City Council meeting. Social Justice and Racial Equity Grants: A City Council agenda item is being prepared based on the recommendation for FY22 by the Commission at its February meeting date. The Commission decided to discuss changes to the SJRE grant for FY23 as a part of its strategic plan. Introduction and Q&A with recently hired Iowa City Police Officers: Officers Alma Avila, Alex Herges, Cade Burma, Isaiah McNamee, and Melanie Long were introduced by Community Outreach Assistant Daisy Torres. Public Works Open House (May 21, 2022, 8am-5pm): The Commission will host a table at this event. Staff will send out a sign-up survey for time slots. Funding Requests: The Commission approved funding for the United Action for Youth “Dr. Martin Luther King Summit” in the amount of $375.00. Moved by Pries, seconded by Maliabo. Motion passed 9-0. The Commission approved funding for Coralville Pride 2022 in the amount of $500.00. The funding will support the awareness campaign for University of Iowa Health Care’s LGBTQ+ Clinic. Moved by Pries, seconded by Bruhn. Motion passed 9-0. Correspondence on Uyghur Human Rights: Commissioners directed staff to let the group know of the funding opportunities the Commission currently offers. Although not voted on, Commissioners felt the petition should signed by individual commissioners and not by the Commission as a whole. Reports of Commissioners: Lindley noted that the theme for this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is recognized each April, is on empowering victims. Pries joined the Social Justice Committee at Gloria Dei. He also recently read “The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart” by Alicia Garza. Maliabo provided an update on the March 12, Parade for International Women’s Day. She hopes to continue the parade in future years. Glass is wearing his 20-year service ring in recognition of the anniversary for Vietnam Veterans. Jons reported on a recently launched scholarship fund for Ukrainian students. It is almost up to a million dollars. Amel spoke on the start of Ramadan on April 1. Staff Reports: Torres reported that Kites for Kids will be held on April 23 and also updated Commissioners on the fact that the City lost the peanut butter and jelly donation drive, getting beat by Johnson County. However, a little less than a ton of food was donated as a part of the challenge. Adjourned: 6:38 PM. Human Rights Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2022 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 1/25 2/22 3/29 4/26 5/24 6/28 7/26 8/23 9/27 10/25 11/22 12/27 Jason Glass 2022 P P P Ashley Lindley 2022 P P P Mark Pries 2022 P P P Roger Lusala 2023 P P P Bijou Maliabo 2023 P P P Tony Sivanthaphanith 2023 A P P Siri Bruhn 2024 P A P Sylvia Jons 2024 P A P Ali Ahmed 2024 P P P KEY: P = Present A = Absent