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Urbana Human Relations Commission met Wednesday, Sept. 14.

The Urbana Human Relations Commission is comprised of nine members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. Commissioners serve three-year, staggered terms. The commission holds regular monthly meetings at 5:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in the City Council Chambers.

Here are the minutes as provided by Urbana:

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING 

URBANA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION

DATE: Wednesday, September 14, 2016

TIME: 5:30 p.m.

PLACE: Urbana City Council Chambers

Urbana City Building 400 South Vine Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 

MEMBERS PRESENT: Frances Rigberg Baker, Stacie Burnett, Daniel Larson, Peter Resnick

MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Carol Bradford, Samuel Byndom, Lisa Mosley, Aisha Lamb Sobh, Katalyna Thomas

STAFF PRESENT: Alex Bautista

1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM

a. Chair Larson called this meeting of the Urbana Human Relations Commission to order at 5:41 p.m. Roll was taken. A quorum was present.

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

a. Mr. Resnick made a motion that the Commission approve the agenda as presented. Ms. Burnett seconded the amended motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously; the agenda was approved as presented.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. August 10, 2016 Meeting

i. Ms. Rigberg Baker made a motion that the Commission approve the draft minutes of the August 10, 2016 meeting. Mr. Resnick seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously; the draft minutes were approved as presented.

4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

a. There was none.

5. OLD BUSINESS

a. There was none.

6. NEW BUSINESS

a. Project Reports

i. Community Relations Project

1. Ms. Rigberg Baker reported to the Commission regarding recent Community Relations Project activities with input from Mr. Bautista. Discussion followed. 

ii. Criminal Justice Project

1. Chair Larson reported to the Commission on recent Criminal Justice Project activities. Discussion followed. 

iii. Ordinance Enforcement Project

1. There was no new activity to report. Mr. Bautista noted that a meeting of the members of the Ordinance Enforcement Project was upcoming. 

iv. Training & Development Project

1. There was no new activity to report. Mr. Bautista noted that a meeting of the members of the Training & Development Project would take place in November 2016.

7. STAFF REPORT

a. Approval of EEO Workforce Statistics

i. The EEO Workforce Statistics were reviewed and staff recommendations for approval were as follows:

1. Bruce S. Bonczyk Law Office

a. Recommend 2 years 2. Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries

a. Recommend 1 year 3. Tyler Technologies

a. Recommend 1 year 4. Applied Research Associates

a. Recommend 1 year 5. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause

a. Recommend 1 year 6. Clark Dietz Inc.

a. Recommend 1 year 7. Corrective Asphalt Materials

a. Recommend 6 months 8. Farnsworth Group

a. Recommend 1 year 9. Illini Concrete Raising Inc.

a. Recommend 2 years 10. Open Road Paving Co.

a. Recommend 1 year 11. Rogards Office Plus

a. Recommend 1 year 12. Stark Excavating Inc.

a. Recommend 1 year 13. United Fuel Co.

a. Recommend 2 years

Mr. Bautista gave a brief presentation to the Commission regarding the workforce statistics for each new contractor/vendor. Comments and questions from the Commission were addressed by Mr. Bautista. Mr. Resnick made a motion that the Commission approve Bruce S. Bonczyk Law Office for two years; Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries for one year; and Tyler Technologies for one year. Ms. Burnett seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Bautista gave a brief presentation to the Commission regarding the workforce statistics for each renewing contractor/vendor. Comments and questions from the Commission were addressed by Mr. Bautista. Discussion followed. Ms. Rigberg Baker made a motion that the Commission approve Applied Research Associates for one year; Baker Tilly Virchow Krause for one year; Clark Dietz Inc. for one year; Corrective Asphalt Materials for six months; Farnsworth Group for one year; Illini Concrete Raising Inc. for two years; Open Road Paving Co. for 1 year; Rogards Office Plus for one year; Stark Excavating Inc. for one year; and United Fuel Co. for two years. Ms. Burnett seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously. b. HRO Activity Report

i. Mr. Bautista presented the monthly activity report to the Commission. Discussion among members of the Commission and staff followed. 

c. Budget Report

i. Mr. Weck presented the Commission with the monthly budget report.

Mr. Resnick made a motion that the Commission authorize expenditure in the amount of $125.00 to reimburse Mr. Bautista for supplies purchased with personal funds to be used at Commission/Human Relations Office outreach events. Ms. Rigberg Baker seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously, with the funds to be debited from the Community Education line item.

Mr. Resnick made a motion that the Commission authorize an increase in the donation to the UP Center of Champaign County from $50.00 to $100.00. Ms. Rigberg Baker seconded the motion. Chair Larson called for a voice vote. All were in favor. The motion carried unanimously, with the funds to be debited from the Grants/Sponsorships line item.

8. ANNOUNCEMENTS

a. There were none.

9. ADJOURNMENT

a. There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chair Larson declared the meeting to be adjourned at 6:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tony Weck, Recording Secretary