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BAAB Backup Documents 11/13/1991 Backup Black Affairs Advisory Board Meeting November 13, 1991 BLACK AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD NOVEMBER 13, 1991 6:30 P.M. COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMPLEX BUILDING F BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARDROOM THIRD FLOOR AGENDA I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES II. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT III. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT A. Economic Development B. Education C. Employment D. Government/lntergoverment Affairs E. Health F. Housing G. Law Enforcement IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Review Housing Discrimination Ordinance 89-06 - Albert Lee. B. Respond to Request for Assistance from County manager reference Black historic sites and events. C. Report on Redistricting - Herb Cambridge D. Public Forum Planning - Robert Walker V. NEW BUSINESS A. Budget Proposal B. Press Release/Notice of Meeting VI. NEXT MEETING A. Location B. Date and time C. Agenda cfd BLACK AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 16, 1991 6:30 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: willie Brice Jackie Brown Herb Cambridge Claudette Gillings Albert Lee Henry Tribble Robert Walker Larry Word MEMBERS ABSENT: clayton Hodge STAFF PRESENT: Margaret Bowles, Staff liaison to Black Affairs Advisory Board GUESTS PRESENT: Leo Ochs, Administrator, Administrative Services, Collier County Government Thomas C. Whitecotton, Human Resources Director, Collier County Government Michelle Edwards, Planner II, Collier County Government The organizational meeting of the Black Affairs Advisory Board was held in the Community Services Building, Conference Room E. Chair Word convened the meeting at 6:45 p.m. for the purpose of committee discussion. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF 9/18/91 A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the 9/18/91 meeting. II. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Chair Word requested each subcommittee to submit a timetable of their established goals and objectives. III. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS No reports given. Black Affairs Advisory Board Minutes of October 16, 1991 Page 2 IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Letter to BCC requestinq information. Leo Ochs and Thomas Whitecotton responded to the 9/91 letter to the Board of County Commissioners. The following reports were submitted (See Attached): Item (1) A copy of the EE04(s) filed with the~U.S. Equal Employment Commission for the filing period of 19__ to 19 Item (2-3) Reports to be submitted at later date. Item (4) Collier county Government has no formal Affirmative Action Plan. Staff provided a copy of an informal Affirmative Action policy. Item (5) A copy of the Minority Application Placement Report was submitted in addition to an oral report on other minority placement strategies of Collier County Government. Item (6) Report to be submitted at later date. Item (7) copies of the Collier County Minority Vendors Report and Bid List Application were submitted. Item (8-10) reports to be submitted at later date. Item (11) Per staff, 2 racial claims with EEOC have been filed since 1987. One of the complaints was in favor of the County, the other is currently pending. Item (12) Report to be submitted at later date. V. NEW BUSINESS county Redistricting - Michelle Edwards of the Collier County Growth Planning Department reported on the current status of redistricting. A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to support the redistricting plans proposed by the citizens of East Naples. VI. NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be on November 13, 1991, 6:30 p.m. in the Collier County Board of Commissioners Boardroom, Building F, third floor. A notice of the meeting and agenda will be mailed to the members prior to the meeting. VII. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously that being no further business of the advisory board, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Black Affairs Advisory Board Minutes of October 16, 1991 Page 3 Respectfully Submitted, Jackie D. Brown Recording Secretary for the Black Affairs Advisory Board Approved by the Advisory Board on Larry D. Word, Board Chairman , 1991. September 14, 1991 Collier County Board of County Commissioners 3301 East Tamiami Trail Naples, Florida 33962 Dear Members of the Board of County Commissioners: At this, the organizational meeting of the Black Affairs Advisory Board, we wish to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate you for the establishment of this Board. We expect that this will be the first of many affirmative actions on your part which are aimed at developing harmony, equity and equal opportunity for all the residents of our increasingly multi-ethnic county. This action says to us that you realize that harmony,equity and equal opportunity cannot exist in such a community based on chance. In fact, positive actions by governmental leaders are prerequisites to the possibilities of the existence of these social phenomena. This has been demonstrated throughout our nation and in hundreds of communities during the past twenty-five (25) or more years. We also wish to take this opportunity to state our goals and our charter, as we see them. We believe that, at a minimum, we are charged with the following: 1. We will endeavor to ascertain, with your assistance, the facts relative to the present existence of, and future needs for mechanisms which are geared to establish, promote, and maintain harmony, equity and equal opportunity among all residents of Collier county. 2. Based on the facts obtainable from governmental, community and other relevant sources, we will make constructive recommendations for your review and implementation. Our recommendations will be straight forward and without unnecessary rhetoric or inflammatory intentions. 3. While we are the Black Affairs Advisorv Board, and will primarily concentrate our focus on concerns of the "Black Community," this Board and this county would be remiss by not giving proper attention to all of those communities which are relevant to establishing, promoting and maintaining the principals previously mentioned. Therefore, we will attempt to coordinate -- Page 2 and cooperate with the Hispanic, Haitian, Native American and other communities that we anticipate will have similar, as well as different concerns, that are relative to common goals for a better Collier County. Therefore, we plan to meet with and obtain input from various components of the county_ 4. We may contact other counties in southwest Florida to. obtain information on their views, programs and experiences relative to our goals and charter. As a first step in obtaining objective f~ctual data, we must begin by collecting information which 1S, or is at least required by law to be available with county government. We cannot advise you about what should be done until we know what exists. Therefore, pursuant to section Seven of the ordinance creating this body, we request to be provided with the following information: 1. copies of the EEO-4(s) that have been filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity commission for the three most recent filing periods. ___ 2. Any other compilations regarding county employees during the last three years, which reflect the ethnicity of the county governmental agencies. 3. List of all projects and programs for which federal and/or state funds have been awarded or received for the three (3) most recent years. For each, give (a) a brief description; (b) the source and amount(s) of federal or state funds; and (c) copies of the civil Rights Assurance(s) of Compliance which were filed with the federal or state agency(s) which awarded the funds. 4. copies of all county affirmative action plans which have been developed to insure or promote equal opportunity in employment by county governmental agencies. 5. Any other information which will assist us in evaluating the efforts by, and status of Collier County relative to equal opportunity in employment, contracting, and the providing of services. 6. Lists of Collier County capital Improvement Projects dated as close as possible to July 1991, 1990 and 1989. Please mark each project with the following identification: "FII = those that were partially or fully funded by federal funds; usn = those that were partially or fully funded by state funds; ~- Page 3 "Wit = liB" = "Hit = "0" = those that are in primarily White neighborhoods; those that are in primarily Black neighborhoods; those that are in primarily Hispanic neighborhoods; and those that are in other neighborhoods. 7. Information which is relevant to the activities taken by Collier County Government to promote opportunities for minorities to participate as vendors and contractors in county procurement and construction programs. 8. Identify, if any, countv imposed requirements and/or qualifications for obtaining county occupational licenses. 9. Any other information complied by or in the possession of Collier County staff or officials which includes data that shows ethnicity in county-related programs, operations, or activities. 10. copies of all plans, reports or documents completed by, or in the possession of Collier County staff or officials, relative to the issue of equal educational opportunity in Collier County Public Schools. 11. copies of all complaints which have been filed against Collier County with state or federal administrative agencies or courts, that allege unlawful discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. 12. Provide a report on the status of redistricting pursuant to the 1990 census that includes the following information: a.List of staff and advisory personnel, by ethnicity and sex, who are involved in developing the redistricting plan; b. copies of proposed or draft plans which reflect the ethnicity of "districts"; c. A schedule for completing the redistricting plan; d. Requirements, if any, relative to reporting redistricting activities to the u.s. Department of Justice; and e. Any other information relative to redistricting activities. 13. And lastly, we would welcome recommendations or information from Collier County officials relative to their perceptions of the status of equal opportunity for minorities in county programs, operations, and the county at large. -- Page 4 This request for information pertains to all relevant Collier county agencies, including constitutional offices. The activities of all offices impact on whether the minority communities are being accorded equal opportunities, as required by law. Therefore, we hope that our requests will not be bogged down by questions of jurisdiction among county entities. We take your charter to us seriously, as we believe your sincerity in granting it to us. We are dedicated to the effort required, as evidenced by our willingness to review the above-requested information in order to "...identify and evaluate problems unique to the Black community." We look forward to working with you toward our mutual goal of a better Collier County for all of its residents. We note that you are in the process .of creating an "Affordable Housing Commission." According to news media accounts, it does not appear that there are plans to include persons from groups that are most in need of such housing. Therefore, if this assessment is accurate, our first recommendation to you is that minorities, and non-minorities who best represent the interest of those most in need of affordable housing be included in the membership of the commission. sincerely, For the. Collier county Black Affairs Advisory Board, ~ :::~rperson cc: Neil W. Dorrill, county Manager Jennifer J. Pike, Assistant to the County Manager Margret B. Bowles, Growth Management Analyst and Staff Liaison to Black Affairs Advisory Board Ramiro Manalich, Assistant County Attorney Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board P.S. We recommend that you carbon copy the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board with your responses to the requests outlined in this letter. We believe our inquiry and your response are also relative to some of the concerns of the Hispanic communi~y. ~ --