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Minutes
Agenda Item N
CITY OF BOULDER
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
March 15, 2004
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
1777 Broadway, 2"d Floor
PRESENT:
Nino Gallo
Mariagnes Medrud
Matt Patrick
Brenda Lyle
Rob Smoke
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:
None
STAFF PRESENT:
Carmen Milano
John Bunzli
Richard Johnson
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair M. Patrick called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
2. AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS
M. Patrick requested that the report from New Horizons Cooperative Pre School be
added as item A m Action Items and that a motion regarding an acting chair be added to
immediate action items.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
R. Smoke moved to approve the February 2004 HRC minutes. B. Lyle seconded the
motion. The motion passed 5-0.
4. PUBLIC HEARING (Agenda Items)
Jorge de Santiago spoke regarding the requirement of citizenship for appointment to Crty
boards and commissions. He suggested, especially if the HRC is seeking Latino
representation, that any legal resident of the city be allowed to belong to boards and
commissions.
Neil Frshman spoke regarding a community group which is working to submit a
resolution to HRC regarding support for same gender marriages.
5. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION (Non-agenda items)
None
6. ACTION ITEMS
A. MLK Celebration Report, A. Dickson - Ardie Dickson of New Horizons
Cooperatrve preschool gave a report on the 2004 MLK Celebration. B. Lyle moved to
accept the report R. Smoke seconded the motion, it passed 5-0.
B. Community Proposal re Same Gender Marriage, M. Patrick - M. Patrick moved
that staff work wrth community members to prepare a resolution askrng City Councrl to
oppose a federal constrtutronal amendment (and any similar state laws or amendments)
de£imng marriage as exclusively between a man and woman, and asking Crty Council to
support marriage between 2 consenting adults. R. Smoke seconded the motion, the
motion passed with a vote of 5-0.
C. SB 194 -Anti-Affirmative Action Bill, C. Atilano - C. Milano reported that Crty
Council has asked that the HRC revrew and make a recommendatron as to whether
Councrl should support or oppose this brll M. Medrud made a motron that the HRC
oppose the brll and ask the Councrl to do the same. N. Gallo seconded the motron and it
passed 5-0
D. Interpreting Equipment, N. Gallo - N. Gallo presented a request from Centro
Amrstad and Intercambro de Comumdades to use the HRC interpreting equrpment at a
panel they will be presenting as part of the World Affarrs Conference at CU. Jorge de
Santrago from Centro Amrstad also requested the equrpment for an rnformatronal dinner
re Compaiieras Inmrgrantes. N. Gallo moved to provrde the equrpment to Centro
Amrstad for the 2 events and to warve the use fee and check rn/out fee M. Patrick
seconded with a frrendly amendment to ask the CU World Affairs Conference to pay the
fees for the 4/8 event. The motron passed 5-0
E. Officer nominations for 2004, M. Patrick -The following nominatrons were
presented• B. Lyle and M. Medrud for chair, R. Smoke for deputy charr.
7. DISCUSSION/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Resolution re: CLEAR Act, C. Atilano -The resolution was given to Chref
Beckner, who had no ob~ectrons. It has now been forwarded to Crty Attorney's Office.
Once rt comes back from CAO it will go to Councrl.
B. DREAM Act Informational Brochure, C. Atilano - YOAB has a draft of the
brochure C Atrlano will emarl the draft to commissron members. YOAB and B. Lyle
will meet.
C. Events Committee and Anti-Hate Group, C. Atilano - No time has yet been
scheduled for erther group.
D. Boards and Commissions General Provisions, C. Atilano - M. Patrick suggested
that HRC look into the possibility of an ordinance change to encourage broader
partrcrpatron. M. Medrud had a problem wrth language. Staff will provide the
ordrnance and other documents to HRC so they can suggest specific changes.
E. Appreciation Dinner, N. Gallo -There wrll be an apprecration droner for departing
commrssroner M. Patrick on Wed. 3/31 at 5.30 at Lulu's.
F. Cultural Celebration Fund Reception, C. Atilano -The reception has been moved
from 4/6 to 4/20 due to Passover. It will be from 4:30 to 5:30 PM.
G. HHS Anniversary Celebration, N. Gallo -The celebration will take place on 5/11
from 4-6 PM at the West Senior Center.
8. IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS
Acting Chair - M. Patrick moved that B. Lyle be named as acting chair until the deputy
chair is present and/or the new chair is elected R. Smoke seconded, the motion passed
5-0.
9. ADJOURNMENT
M. Medrud moved to adjourn B. Lyle seconded the motion. The motron passed 5-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m. by M Patrick.
TIME AND LOCATION OF ANY FUTURE MEETINGS, COMMITTEES OR SPECIAL
HEARINGS:
The next regular meeting of the Boulder Human Re]aUOns Comrmssion will be held on Monday,
April 19, 2004 at 6.00 p.m m the City council Chambers.
Attested:
Approved:
Board Secretary HRC Chairperson