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AMES HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Conference Call
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5:32pm by Chair Joel Hochstein. Joel
opened the meeting with the following statement:
“This meeting is being held electronically because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and
the Governor of Iowa’s Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration
which included limits on public gatherings; therefore, it is impractical
to hold an in-person meeting.”
Members Present: Wayne Clinton, Madesh Samanu, Liming Pals, and Jill Crosser
Member(s) Absent: NA
Guests: Jahmai Fisher, new AHRC Commission member
Staff Liaison: Deb Schildroth
Approval of Minutes: Wayne moved approval of the February 27, 2020 minutes and
Liming seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Public Forum: None
A Home for Everyone Award: Three nominations were received. Two of the
nominations are for individuals and one represents a specific team within a local human
services organization. It was decided to issue two awards. Madesh moved approval of
Cassandra Kramer and the ACCESS Housing Team as the awardees. Wayne
seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Deb will contact the people who made nominations and the two awardees. She will also
look into when the awards will be presented by the Mayor and make those
arrangements. Joel offered to place the order with Cyclone Awards.
Survey Results: The poor quality of the conference call was such that it made it
difficult for Commissioners to discuss the survey results. Therefore, Liming moved that
an alternative time be scheduled to do the review when there is better technology
available and Wayne seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Planning for the 2020 Symposium on Building Inclusive Organizations – No report
Commissioner Announcements: None
Next Meeting: April 23, 2020 at 5:30pm.
Adjournment: Wayne moved adjournment at 5:55pm.