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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1999 1) Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Jill Bergquist at 7: 1 Opm. 2) Roll Call Members present: Issac Afwerke , Jill Bergquist, , Eric Egli, Thelma McKenzie, Alexis Orosz, and Mary Vidas. Members Absent: Brenda Boily-Salmanpour, Jan Gordon, Mike Hermes, Susan Oliphant Others Absent: Debbie Zamow, Staff Liaison. 3) Approval of Minutes Orosz moved, McKenzie seconded that the minutes from the July 13 meeting be approved. Motion passed unanimously. 4) Bias Complaint Bergquist stated that the bias complaint from Lynn Torregano has been received. Torregano reported that she was harassed by security guards and police officers but she failed to specifically name the respondents or what she wishes the remedy to be. Torregano will be contacted to verify who should be included in the mediation. The bias alleged included race, color, sex and public accommodations. Bergquist will try to obtain any record of citations issued and will check with the State Department of Human Rights to be sure that the statute of limitations has not run out 5) Human Rights Essay Contest McKenzie presented that the LMHRC has mailed out the initial notice to cities regarding the statewide essay contest A second mailing is pending. The LMHRC deadline date is November 19, 1999. The local contest will be promoted to the schools, the school superintendent and in local newspapers. Winners will be announced in January. 6) Cable Program/Promotion Vidas reported that she is ready to interview various Shoreview Human Rights Commission members regarding their brochure, Children Who Care: Educating Your Child about Human Rights. The brochure won an award for Excellence in Communication from the League of Cities. Vidas is hopeful that an interview can be completed on August 13. The audio from the section on the tri-district school did not come out well and the teacher may need to be re-interviewed. All other segments turned out well.