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Home My WebLink About10 25 2022 HRC Agenda Human Rights Commission October 25, 2022 Formal Meeting – 5:30 PM Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall Agenda: 1. Call the meeting to order and roll call 2. Reading of Native American Land Acknowledgment 3. Correspondence: a. Seeking Applicants for Three Vacancies on the Human Rights Commission 4. Approval of September 27, 2022, meeting minutes 5. 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) 6. Introduction of newly hired Police Officer Jordan Schunk 7. Meet and Greet with Fire Chief Scott Lyon 8. Racial Equity & Social Justice Grant (RESJ) a. Reminder RESJ Grant Informational Sessions Via Zoom on November 9 at 6 PM [Felker, Glass, Maliabo] Via Zoom on November 16 at Noon [Pries, Lindley] 9. Human Rights Awards (October 26 at 7 AM) a. Program Presentation 10. Commission Committees a. Building Bridges b. Reciprocal Relationships c. Breaking Bread 11. Statement in Support of the October 15 Iowa City Library’s Storytime 12. Consider Changing the November 22, 2022, Meeting Date 13. Staff/Commission Announcements (Commissioners shall not engage in discussion with one another concerning said announcements) 14. Adjournment MEETING PACKET CONTENTS: 1. AGENDA: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022 2. NEWS RELEASE: MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY APPLY TO SERVE 3. NATIVE AMERICAN LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT 4. DRAFT MINUTES: SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 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. 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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 10/04/2022 Contact: Stefanie Bowers, Human Rights Coordinator and Equity Director Phone: 319-356-5022 Make a Difference in the Community – Apply to Serve The City of Iowa City is seeking applicants to fill three vacancies on the Human Rights Commission. Each vacancy is a full term that starts on Jan. 1, 2023, and runs through Dec. 31, 2025. Service is on a volunteer basis. The Human Rights Commission meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall, 410 E. Washington St. The duties of the Commission involve: Disseminating information to educate the public on illegal discrimination and civil rights Planning programs and activities designed to eliminate 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 Making recommendations to the City Council for further legislation concerning discrimination, and on what organizations should be allocated funding from the Racial Equity and Social Justice Grant. More information on the Commission can be found here. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and reside in Iowa City. Applications are available online. Applications must be received by 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. The Iowa City Council will make appointments on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. For questions, contact Equity Director Stefanie Bowers at 319-356-5022 or email stefanie- bowers@iowa-city.org. Questions? Contact Us Subscribe to updates from City of Iowa City Email Address e.g. name@exam Subscribe Share Bulletin 10/17/22, 3:56 PM Make a Difference in the Community – Apply to Serve https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IAIOWA/bulletins/32f5ee4 2/2 STAY CONNECTED: SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Help Powered by Privacy Policy | Cookie Statement | Help Draft Minutes Human Rights Commission September 27, 2022 Emma J. Harvat Hall Commissioners present: Mark Pries, Jason Glass, Doug Kollasch, Ashley Lindley, Bijou Maliabo, Siri Felker, Sylvia Jons (via Zoom), Kelsey Paul Shantz (Via Zoom). Commissioners not present: Roger Lusala. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers, Joshua Dabusu. Recommendation to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 5:30 PM. Native American Land Acknowledgement: Lindley read the Land Acknowledgement. Public comment of items not on the agenda: Dabusu introduced newly hired Iowa City Police Officer Dale Dellimore to the Commission. Dellimore previously worked for the Cedar Rapids Police Department for 5 years and is from Naperville, Illinois. Approval of meeting minutes of August 23. 2022: Lindley moved, and Maliabo seconded. Motion passed 8-0. Racial Equity and Social Justice Grant: Commissioners went over the draft application. The updated version of the rubric was also reviewed. Shantz inquired whether the application would be translated into Spanish. Staff will check with Communications and ITS to explore the inquiry and report back at the next Commission meeting. Pries moved, and Lindley seconded to approve the application for the racial equity and social justice for 2023. 8-0. Felker, Glass, and Maliabo will facilitate the grant informational session on November 9, and Pries, Lindley, and tentatively Jons will facilitate on November 16. Strategic Plan: Breaking Bread – Glass & Lindley Reciprocal Relationships – Lusala, Felker, and Jons Building Bridges – Maliabo, Paul Shantz, Pries Glass and Lindley provided their updates in the Commission’s packet for this month. One of their initiatives is to contact persons who previously served on the Commission to see if they are interested in tabling events in the community on behalf of the Commission. Possible events include Party in the Park, Farmer’s Market, and Coffee with a Commissioner. Awards Breakfast: The annual event will be held on Wednesday, October 26. Felker and Priest selected the following honorees for 2022: Iowa City Bike Library, Mary Kenyon, Mary Issah, Joceyln M. Williams, Francine Spencer – Thompson, Na Li, and State Senator Joe Bolkcom. Lindley will welcome and closing remarks, and Glass will present the awards. Announcements of staff and commissioners: Maliabo and Pries participated in a program on the possibilities of equity and also delivered remarks at the International Day of Peace event. Jons is nearly done with her first quarter of the Executive MBA program. Lindley mentioned the growth of Coralville Pride from last year to this year and a toolkit she is working on in her practicum with the Rape Advocacy program. Kollasch spoke on an upcoming election forum being sponsored by Hawkeye Pride on October 18 and led by Keenan Crow, Policy and Advocacy Director of One Iowa. Paul Shantz mentioned an upcoming event called “Refocus” that is sponsored by Film Scene. Glass mentioned the fun day had at Coralville Pride and that he and his family will be serving a meal at the Iowa City Catholic Worker House over the weekend. Adjourned: 6:51 PM. The meeting can be viewed at https://citychannel4.com/video.html?series=Local%20Government. Human Rights Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2022 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 1/25 2/22 3/29 4/26 5/24 6/28 7/11 7/26 8/23 9/27 10/25 11/22 12/27 Jason Glass 2022 P P P P P - P P P P Ashley Lindley 2022 P P P P P - P P P P Mark Pries 2022 P P P P P - P P P P Roger Lusala 2023 P P P P P - P P - A Bijou Maliabo 2023 P P P P P - P P P P Kelsey Paul Shantz 2023 - - - - - - - P P P Siri Felker 2024 P A P P P - P P P P Sylvia Jons 2024 P A P P P - A P P P Doug Kollasch 2024 - - - - - - - - - P KEY: P = Present A = Absent R = Resigned