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Multicultural Affairs Committee
Minutes of Meeting
Elm Street Building
Jefferson City, MO
Jan. 10, 2001
Attendees (per sign-in sheet)
David Brothers, Cynthia Bowser, Tom Cabanas, Manley Lampkin, Ken Purvis, Terry Sheffield, Walter Pearson, Julius Johnson, Tanya Black, James J. Houlihan, Kevin Johnson, Bud Pratt, Bernard Thompson, Richard Gaffney, Chris Buckland, Rachel Griffin, Robert Mesa, Jeff Jaquess, Deborah Harris
Chair Tanya Black called the meeting to order at 1:07 p.m. There was an introduction of attendees.
Minutes of the Nov. 10, 2000 meeting were read. With quorum noted, a motion was made and approved to accept the minutes as read, with the exception of amending to include the list of attendees.
Because of Budget Officer Crystal Johnson’s absence, Ms. Black provided the MAC budget report, which was approved.
David Brothers reported the Planning and Implementation Subcommittee met Jan. 9, 2001, and a progress will be reported at the next meeting.
Cynthia Bowser stated the Membership Subcommittee had not met yet.
There was no report from the Retention Subcommittee due to Crystal Johnson’s absence.
Jeff Jaquess reported the Calendar Subcommittee had received a waiver from OA to use a vendor to print a three-color version of the MAC 2001 calendar. The printing should be accomplished under budget (400 calendars @ $1.90). The calendar is at Public Information for review.
Deborah Harris of the Human Relations office was introduced as liaison.
Mr. Brothers made the report on the Diversity Conference in Kenny Seeney’s absence. The conference will be held March 20 and 21, 2001, at Ramada Inn. MAC will drop the number of invited Lincoln University students from 10 to five and include the DNR scholarship students. MAC will pay for their participation. A newspaper ad and flyer are being worked on. The Director’s Office will pay for some of the advertising. The Women’s Poster is being finalized, and it is anticipated 250 posters would be printed. Two keynote speakers and five facilitators have committed to be included in the conference. Soil and Water Program donated bags for the speakers and facilitators. The next Diversity Conference Committee meeting will be held at Ramada Inn.
Bud Pratt reported the Policy Review Subcommittee reviewed the North Carolina DNR Environmental Equity Initiative policy. The consensus was that this policy is unsatisfactory for implementation. Ms. Black reported that the performance of the MAC’s Policy Review Subcommittee received praise for their response.
There was no report given for the Historical Archives Subcommittee. Dick Gaffney and Bonnie Banks have had discussions but no formal meeting at this time.
Kevin Johnson reported the Bylaws Subcommittee have reviewed the bylaws and solicited comments have been received. He would like to bring an updated version to the Feb. 14, 2001, meeting to be read and approved.
It was announced that Springfield’s Multicultural Opportunity Festival would be held on Jan. 15, 2001. Volunteers are needed to participate at DNR’s booth.
Mr. Jaquess announced the deadline for calendar additions is Jan. 31, 2001.
Ms. Black stated the Employee Advisory Council met Jan. 9, 2001, and votes for membership were counted.
There was considerable discussion regarding the MAC awards. A subcommittee will work on the criteria and bring to the next MAC meeting. This subcommittee consists of Bud Pratt, Kevin Johnson, Bernard Thompson, Dick Gaffney, Manley Lampkin and Walter Pearson, with Pearson being the chair. Due to timing, it is not likely we will have awards at this year’s conference, but we would like to announce at the conference that awards would be forthcoming.
The 2001 budget was discussed and will be presented at the next Executive Staff meeting.
Conference assistants were solicited and those volunteering include Tom Cabanas, Manley Lampkin, Kevin Johnson, Jeff Jaquess, Rachel Griffin, Jim Houlihan, Patricia Pride, Kenny Seeney, Terry Sheffield, Cynthia Bowser, David Brothers, Robert Mesa and Tanya Black.
The meeting ended at 3 p.m.
These minutes were recorded by Ms. Sheffield.
