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HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2001
6:00 P.M.
OSTRANDER ROOM, MURZYN HALL
530 MILL STREET NE
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1. Call to Order/Roll Call
2. Introduction of new member - Karin Leishman
3. Appoint recording Secretary for Meeting.
4. Approval of Minutes from May 9, 2001 Commission Meeting
5. Old Business
a. Old Business
b. Other Old Business
6. New Business
a. Community Circles Conversations
b. Discussion on 2nd Annual Taste of Heights
c. Future Meeting Dates and Meeting Times of Commission
d. Other New Business
7. Adjournment
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2001
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
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The meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m. Present were Commission Members
Peterson and Sturdevant. Also present were Councilmember Wyckoff and
Assistant to the City Manager Magee.
APPOINT RECORDING SECRETARY FOR MEETING
Magee volunteered to take minutes of the meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MARCH 14, 2001 COMMISSION
MEETING
Motion by Peterson, second by Sturdevant, to approve the minutes fi.om March
14, 2001. Roll call: All ayes.
OLD BUSINESS
Taste of Columbia Heights - Wrap Up
The Commission reviewed photos fi'om the "Taste of Heights". All agreed
it was a success and that the Commission should hold a 2nd Annual Taste
of Heights next year. The Commission wants to keep it the fourth Sunday
of March, which would be March 24, 2002. Magee will reserve Murzyn
Hall for that day.
Magee reported that over 2,700 tickets were sold, with 2,586 tickets turned
in. Magee read an e-mail fi.om a participant at the Taste of Heights,
offering a suggestion to make it better next year (copy attached).
Discussion will begin at the September Commission meeting for plans for
next year's Taste of Heights, including: location, price, tickets, hall
reservations, participating restaurants, need to bus tables, need for garbage
cans by eating tables, whether to sell tickets in advance, whether to
provide refunds for unused tickets, etc. Wyckoffwill invite Judy Yantos
and Pastor Dan Thompson to the September meeting.
b. Other Old Business - none
NEW BUSINESS
a. Humanitarian of the Year nominations and selection of Humanitarian of the
Year.
The Commission reviewed the nominations received and unanimously
selected Wally Logacz. Commissioner Karol and Commissioner Wesley, who
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May 9, 2001
were unable to attend, verbally had informed Magee of their selection of him
as well.
b. Discussion regarding Humanitarian of the Year Reception
Sturdevant will notify Wally and talk to him about riding in the Jamboree
parade. Magee will take care of cake, coffee and punch for the reception, to
be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on June 11, 2001. The Commission
members were asked to solicit gifts for the Humanitarian of the Year.
Wyckoffwill call Barb about this, and Magee will contact Clerkin.
c. Future Meeting Date of Commission
The next meeting will be September 12, 2001, at 6:00 p.m.
d. Other New Business
None
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Sturdevant, second by Peterson, to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 p.m.
All ayes.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Magee
Recording Secretary
~-Linda Magee - Re: Taste of Heights Page I I
From:
To:
Date:
Subject:
Elrene R Hamann <veham@juno.com>
<Jean. Kuehn@ci.columbia-heights.mn.us>
4/23/01 8:56AM
Re: Taste of Heights
JEAN,
While all the comments so far have been good
about the first "TASTE OF HEIGHTS" I do have a suggestion
to make it better for next year.
For starters, the Indian group from Mexico
that took up the stage and floor for an hour and 15 minutes
and continually beat their drums so that no one could talk
or hear other people at other groups represented, you'll have
to put time and sound restrictions on them.
A missionary to Mexico who has spent over 40
years working with another Indian tribe there could probably
give you some insight into the group that took over your
Taste program this year.(Ken Jacobs 651-636-5142)
If La Casita wanted to be in the Taste program
next year and wanted to represent the Mexican people, you
might have a rear conflict with the other group because they
announced they were not Mexican and did not speak Spanish
and probaby are fighting for complete independance.
Thats all I wanted to say today, but call Ken
and he'll give you some insight into the natives you had
at your program that you may not know about. Thanks
for assisting Julie with that colorful program.
regards,
Warm
Hamann
Vince
veham@juno.com
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