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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
September 27, 2018
Call to Order- This regular meeting of the Ames Human Relations Commission was called to
order by Commissioner Joel Hochstein at 5:44pm in Conference Room 235 of City Hall.
Commissioners Wayne Clinton and Liming Pals were present. No city staff were present for the
meeting.
Public Forum – No one was present for Public Forum.
Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 30, 2018 - It was moved by Wayne,
seconded by Liming to approve the minutes of the August 30, 2018 meeting. Motion carried
unanimously.
Report of Complaints or Inquiries from the Public - No complaints or inquiries from the public
were left for the Commission.
Inclusive Ames Programming Partnership: Joel gave an update on the last program. About 8
people in attendance. Next one is October 20, at 10AM at the APL. Joel and Wayne indicated
they will be available that day.
Symposium on Creating Inclusive Organizations Update: Joel provided an update on the
schedule and ticket sales. Event is scheduled for October 31, 2018.
Follow-up from Race; The Power of Illusion: No update from Wayne on the Race Power of
Illusion. Need to get the information about the program out soon. Joel discussed that he
reviewed a draft at the last program and approved it contents with Inclusive Ames. It would be
good to have Vanessa or someone from housing present as it could be beneficial for a historical
perspective since they do touch a bit on housing. Would be good to have ISU reps from
Diversity and Inclusion and from the Ames School district. Wayne also mentioned to Jessica
Reynolds and the County Attorney Staff. Would also be good to have someone from Ames and
ISU PD.
Public Service Announcements and Program of Quarterly Educational Seminars: Joel indicated
that he is going to wait to discuss public service announcements and quarterly educational
seminars until we have a full commission in October/November.
Request from Iowa Civil Rights Commission to Renew Annual Cooperative Agreement: Joel
gave an overview of the documents. No questions about the document or contract. Motion to
approve the cooperative agreement made by Liming. Seconded by Wayne. Motion carried
unanimously.
Commissioners Comments: Joel met with Carrie from ERP and discussed a few items that AHRC
could look at in the near future. Joel also indicated that he would not be at the next meeting.
Nor will Liming. Joel will work with Brian to determine if there needs to be a conference call for
an October meeting. It was also decided that the November meeting would need to be moved
and will take place on November 29th because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Commission will
revisit December date at the November meeting.
Wayne commented on the IRIS Peace Walk. His first time there and weather was good. About
10 people stopped by the booth while he was there. Majority who stopped were out of county
residents. Got an opportunity to meet some of the students and sponsors. It’s a good idea to
do this. Had about 100-120 involved in the event. For the future, we should look at getting
some more local folks to the event.
Wayne moved to adjourn. Adjourned at 6:12pm