HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-RHAC-2005-07-13City Rental Housing Advisory Commission
Minutes of Meeting
7/13/05
The City of Ithaca RHAC met in the third floor conference room of City
Hall on 7/13/05 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM.
Present were commission members:
David Breeden, Michael Taylor, Flora Sagan, J R Clairborne, Phoebe
Brown, Joyce Muchan, Shane Seger, Patty Sipman and yours truly.
Guest speakers: Pete Myers and Carl Fuer of the Workers Rights and
Immigrants Rights Centers.
Guest speakers Myers and Fuer came were invited to speak to the
commission to give advice on the establishment of a tenants' rights in
the city of Ithaca. At a community housing forum held in May of this
year, discussions regarding this center were brought up. The Workers'
Rights Center was established in May of 2003. Since then it has handled
about 400 calls, 17 of which had to do with housing issues.
The guest speakers discussed the operation of the center and how it
became established. I started as a living wage coalition with a location
for workers to come for advocacy, information and other assistance.
What other agencies [or persons] interface with the Human Rights
Commission? A local attorney specializing in employment law takes
referrals from the TCWRC; Chemung Neighborhood legal services, the
Latino Civic Assoc.
The TCWRC sees itself as a community justice group. =20
The role of the R.H.A.C. is to be a location for information for
tenants problems or questions. The center would refer them to applicable
groups like the Workers Rights Center.
The next meeting of the R.H.A.C. is scheduled for July 27 in the
third floor conference room of City Hall from 5:00 to 6:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris
Christopher J. Anagnost, Broker
Christopher George Real Estate