Minutes 08-2013Richfield Human Rights Commission
Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2013
6:30pm City Hall
1. Attendance
a. Teresa Kruse (substitute chair)
b. Jeff Wright
c. Sean Hayford Oleary
d. Debbie Eng
e. Philip Lowe
f. Elizabeth (Morrissey) Wendt (substitute secretary)
g. Ranee Skinner
2. Welcome Everyone
No Guest Speaker
3. Reports:
No Chair Report
Commissioner Reports – Elizabeth – Mother Baby Fair
(1) Unanimously approved to donate $25 for a sign to post the day of the event
(2) Nancy and Elizabeth will volunteer to be at the event and help Molly
(3) Where to post fliers for the event: laundry places, WIC headquarters,
churches, cork boards at coffee shops and grocery stores, let Bloomington
Public Health know, let the Edina and Bloomington Human Rights Commissions
know
a. Treasurer: $311 - $25 we are donating to the Mother Baby Fair + $14.93
in gift cards from Cub/Rainbow.
b. No Liaison(s) report
4. Old Business: Recap on Community Conversation – Debbie
Unanimously approved the creation of a subcommittee to plan next steps. Deb
will chair the committee unless someone else volunteers and Jeff is a member.
Others are welcomed to join.
Elizabeth will get an attorney to come discuss basic landlord-tenant law with the
Commission
Elizabeth also hopes to spear head our next housing workshop to take place in
Feb. or March.
Discussed working with the High School to plan a college fair for those who were
born in households where English is the second language.
Members of the Commission will meet with Sara and Maria RE the parent group
discussed at the Community Conversation event.
5. Looking Ahead:
Ranee is still seeking volunteers to help with the weekly Science class for 4th to
7th graders
Philip would like the Commission to look into Adults with Aspergers. He will see if
he can find someone to address the Commission on the topic.
6. Next meeting – September 3, 2013
7. Adjournment