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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
May 22, 2014
The regular meeting of the Ames Human Relations Commission was called to order by Amy Juhnke
at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers. Members present were Barbara John Klaus, Nicole Facio
and Devita Harden. Barbara Woods was absent.
PUBLIC FORUM
No one from the public attended the meeting.
Melissa Mundt noted to the Commission that no new complaints were filed since the meeting on
April 24, 2014.
OLD BUSINESS
Approve April 24, 2014 Minutes -- It was moved by Klaus and seconded by Facio to approve the
April 24, 2014 minutes. Motion carried unanimously.
Discuss PSAs -- Mundt stated she would resend the PSA links to the Commission for them to
narrow the choices down to a couple. Those will be discussed at the June 26, 2014 meeting.
Participation in 4th of July Parade -- The Commission determined it would appear in the parade
in the 1950s decade. They will put together posters that will highlight progress in the areas of
human relations. The Commission also determined it would invite former Commissioners to
participate in the parade, as well as investigators and hearing officers.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Diversity awareness or celebration event -- Need to discuss the annual seminar at the
May 2014 meeting. Harden asked about FACES starting out smaller again. Klaus asked
if we were doing it again or not. Woods asked who pulled the MLK event together and
suggested that perhaps they could help us understand what is needed or what could be
done. Harden indicated that there are a variety of organizations that come together to
work on the evening event. Klaus is looking to get people who want to do things and who
are committed to doing the work. The Commission would like this to be a separate
meeting. Klaus thought the invitation to participate should be targeted to those individuals
who have energy around diversity issues. The Commission suggested that the Chair
should make the formal invitation from the Commission. The Chair would do a welcome
at the start and the Commission would facilitate the meeting. Woods suggested they meet
to frame the question prior to the meeting with the interested party; the group is looking to
meet in May.
B. Commissioner Comments –
Juhnke noted to the Commission that she has heard of landlords who are challenging
clients with intellectual disability to have to provide a co-signer on leases. Mundt noted
that those individuals could file a complaint with the Human Relations Commission and it
would be investigated.
C. Time and Date of Next Meeting - June 26, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.
ADJOURN: The meeting adjourned at 6:17 p.m.