November 18,
2002
10:00 Am –
12:00 PM
ICRC Office
Call
to Order
David Leshtz, Chair called the meeting to order.
Roll
Call
Present were Commissioners David Leshtz, Alicia
Claypool, Connie Gronstal, Maria Waterman, Rick Morain, and Tim Tutt. Also
present were Corlis Moody, Executive Director, Ron Pothast, Business Manager,
Rick Autry, Assistant Attorney General and Araceli Goode, Executive Secretary.
Recognition
of Public and Press
No Press was present.
Approval
of Minutes
Motion was made by Commissioner Waterman and
seconded by Commissioner Claypool to approve the October 10, 2002
Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes. The motion passed unanimously.
Commissioners’
Report and Sub-Committee Reports
Commissioner Claypool – visited the Martin Luther
King exhibit in Atlanta, Georgia. Stated that the outstanding exhibit impressed
her and that for her, it re-enforced the need to be vigilant regarding our
civil rights.
Commissioner Leshtz – reported had
written the letter in support of to the Iowa Utilities Board to pursue a statutory
amendment to allow expansion
of the Iowa Utilities Board’s equipment distribution program to people who have physical and cognitive
disabilities.
Commissioner Gronstal – attended a presentation at
UNI Interpreters Theater on interviews with Civil Rights Activists.
Commissioner
Morain – introduced himself to Commissioners
Commissioner Tutt – Spoke at Central College in
Pella on October 28 and 29 regarding sexual orientation. States program was
well received. Approximately 100 people attended and both sides of controversy
were heard.
Commissioner
Waterman – reported a series on Racial
Profiling covering a comparison between African-American and white population
was being conducted in Davenport. This is separate from the State’s Racial
Profiling Taskforce.
Executive
Director’s Report
Corlis Moody, accompanied by the ICRC
Investigative Unit, attended a Re-invention Workshop for three days. Their
primary focus was time reduction of case processing. The unit is establishing
guidelines and will put them in place by January.
NABRE Regional conference is scheduled for May 13
-15 of 2003 at Drake University. The Planning Steering Committee is meeting
here in December 17 to coordinate program.
HUD Conference Training is being held December 13
at the Marriott Downtown, Kansas City, Missouri. Commissioners are invited to
attend.
The Status of Women Report is available for sale
for $20. Press conference is being held at the Capitol in conference room 118.
Action: Commissioner Claypool updated the
Commissioners on the GLBT Taskforce Committee work so far. The Forum date is
February 5, 2003 from 6 – 9 PM, at the Ames Municipal Auditorium. The Ames
Human Rights Commission is providing refreshments.
The taskforce submitted a grant request
from the Humanities to cover the costs of the forum but has not received
notification it has been granted. Funding has not been received from Wells
Fargo either. Commissioner Morain suggested contacting Mary Garst to request
funding or volunteers to distribute packets. Meeting of the Taskforce is
scheduled for this afternoon at which time requests for sponsorship from other
prospective organizations will be discussed and how to publicize the Forum.
New Business
Old
Business
No old business.
Next
Meeting Date
Next meeting date is January 9, 2003, 10:00
AM-12:00 PM. West Des Moines Human Rights Commission will host.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:50 AM
Minutes
submitted by Araceli Goode, Executive Secretary
