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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRC Minutes 05052022Community Relations Commission Members Chris King Brittany Grimes Carolinn McKillip Kyle Kelley Courtney Wallace Jessica Donaldson Christopher Lopez Yoknyam Dabale Meeting called to order on May 5, 2022 at 6:09pm by King. Members Present: King, Dabale, Donaldson, Wallace, Grimes City Liaison: Pease Review of minutes. Grimes motioned to approve March minutes. Donaldson seconded. Grimes moved to approved January minutes, Wallace second. Chairman’s remarks ●King contacted Mr. Jones and was unable to reach him regarding a previous complaint. ●King raised concerns about city ordinances not having a nondiscrimination clause included. The commission will consider if this needs to be brought to the City of Galesburg’s attention. New Business ●None Commission Member Remarks & Community Events ●King reports the Pride Picnic will be May 29th. June 6th is be the date for the Pride Proclamation ●Donaldson reported that the Crucial Conversations Training is being held in August ●Grimes reported that the NAACP is partnering with PFLAG for an event on June 11th. Juneteenth will be celebrated this year in Standish Park. ●Wallace reports that the Downtown Community Partnership will be holding Pride in the Burg on June 3rd. Public Comment ●Mr. Spinks, owner of The Grand Tap, was present to discuss his complaint he submitted last month. He states that a customer requested a taxi and upon calling the taxi company, the driver stated that he did not pick up from the location requested. Mr. Spinks attempted to call again and the taxi driver stated that he did not want ‘his kind’ in his taxi. King explained the process of the Community Relations Commission. Ms. Dabale called the taxi company on April 19, 2022 and spoke with the owner of the company, Mr. Corley. Mr. Corley stated the reason he does not pick up at The Grand Tap is because the customers who call from the location are often not present when he arrives to pick them up and that customers who know him and call him directly he will pick up without any issues. In reviewing the Taxi Cab Operator License Form from the City of Galesburg there is not a nondiscrimination clause. Grimes states that she is concerned that this is the second ordinance that does not have a nondiscrimination clause. It was requested that Ms. Dabale follow up with the following questions: Ms. King would like to know what other establishments are not being visited and whether or not the business is notified if they will not be picking up patrons. Ms. King would like to know how payment is accepted. Ms. Grimes asked if there was any record that Mr. Corley has picked up patrons from The Grand Tap in the past. Ms. King asked for a list of patrons that Mr. Corley has picked up in the past. Also if there is a policy on not allowing other companies or people to use their taxi service. ●Jeannette Chernin and Darla Krejci were present to discuss their complaint regarding voter locations. Ms. King read the letter that was submitted to the Commission. Ms. Chernin read the list of reasons they are being denied the move of polling locations. The focus of the complaint is precinct 5 & 6 and gaining more accessible polling locations. Ms. Krejci and Ms. Chernin believe that it is voter suppression by refusing to move the polling location to a more accessible location. Ms. King recommends that the Commission look into this process. The Commission agrees to move forward with looking into this complaint. Ms. King will FOIA the minutes from the Galesburg Board of Elections Commissions meetings for the past 8 months as well as request a list of regulations for polling places. The next meeting is on June 6, 2022 at 7am and Grimes and King will attend. Donaldson made a motion to adjourn at 7:51pm, Grimes seconded.