HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Human Relations - 6/21/2004CITY OF BOULDER
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
June 21, 2004
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
1777 Broadway, 2"d Floor
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
Brenda Lyle
Mariagnes Medrud
Jill McFadden
Nmo Gallo
Rob Smoke
COMMISSION~RS ABS~NT:
None
STAFr PRESENT:
Carmen Atilano
John Bunzh
R~chard Johnson
Erika Krouse
Ar~el Colonne
l. CALL TO ORDER
Chau M. Medrud called thc meet~ng to order at 6 OS p m
2. AG~NDA ADJUSTM~NTS
None
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
N. Gallo inoved to appiove the May, 2004 HRC mmutes, R. Smoke seconded The
motion passed 5-0.
4. PUI3LIC H~ARING (Agenda Items)
Theie was discussion and testimony from Justice for Janitors regardmg the desiie to
orgamze in Boulder foi affordablc health care, livmg wages, and guaranteed iights w~thm
the woikplace Several employees of Someis Buildmg Mamtenance spoke on how thev
rights weie v~olated due to ~nvolvement with the union
5. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION (Non-agenda items)
Betty Ball spoke on the Interdependence Day celeb~ at~on from noon to 8 p m on July 3rd
on the Boulder Publ~c Library lawn, and asked the HRC to co-sponsor the event J.
McFadden moved to make co-sponsorship an immediate action item. R. Smoke
seconded. The motion passed 5-0.
6. ACTTON ITEMS
A. Justice for Janitors, C. Atilano - Justice for Jarutors alleges that Somers Building
Maintenance, a large mamtenance company, ~s opposing the union by threatemng,
harassmg, and firing employees mvolved m organizing Ar~el Calonne commented on
legal issues. R. Smoke moved to have Staff work wrth SEN to produce arguments from
both sides, and a poss~ble resolution for recommendarion to City Counctl. J. McFadden
seconded The motion passed 5-0.
7. DISCUSSION/INPORMATIONAL IT~MS
A. Cend•o Amistad Community Meetings, J. Santiago - J. Santiago reported that the
HRC had ~ssigned $1000 fo~ EI Centro Amistad to conduct four meetmgs on housmg and
labor d~scrimmaUOn ~ssues The first meetmg had been held, and he w~ll report on the
succeeding meetings at the next HRC meetmg.
B. I3oards and Commissions General Provisions (13.R.C. Title 2), R. Johnson -
Regardmg the effort lo open board and comm~ssion eligibility to non-citizens suggested
at the last meetmg, piel~mmary discuss~on by the Charter Committee does not favor a
charter change.
C. Resolution on P'ederal Marriage Amendment, R. Johnson - City Council altered
Sect~ons 6, 7, and 8 of the Resolut~on, wrth Section 6 strengthened to encourage
partic~pation the County Commissioners, County Cleik, and County Attorney. Council
also asked the County Atto~ney to evaluate the const~CuC~onality of Section 14-2-104, and
~f determmed Ltnconst~tutional, to request the Counry Clerk to issue marnage l~censes to
any two committed, consentmg, and unrelated adults.
D. Cultural Celebrations I'und Timeline, C. Atilano - The deadlme for Cultural
Celebiation Fund proposals ~s June 25`~'
E. Anti-discrimination Issue: Ladies' Night, C. Atilano - A iecent New Jeisey rulmg
iesembles a Bouldei debate m the 1980s when the Office of Human Rights recerved
complamts and found that Ladies' N~ght was disciimmatoiy
r. The OHR Times, C. Atilano - The Office of Human R~ghts has begun d~stribution of
the OHR T~mes, a qua~teily bulletm to enhance commumty awareness of hot ~ssues
regaidmg civil >>ghts The bulletm was ma~led to the Human Seivices Fund applicants,
Cultural Celebrations Pund awardees, and various other commumty groups.
8. IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS
B. Lyle moved to consider co-sponsoiship of Inteidependence Day as an immediate
act~on ~tem. R. Smoke seconded, and the motion passed 5-0 B. Lyle moved foi the HRC
to become a co-sponsor suppqrtei of the Interdependence Day celebration. N. Gal1o
seconded, and the motion passed 5-0
9. ADJOURNMENT
B. Lyle moved to ad~ourn, and R. Smoke seconded. The motion passed 5-0. The
meetmg was ad~ouined a[ 7.40 p m. by M. Medrud.
Attested•
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Board Secretary
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HRC Chairperson