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Attachment A <br />Memorandum <br />TO: <br />City Council <br />FROM: <br />Renee Eisenbeisz , Assistant City Manager <br />DATE: <br />April 17, 2023 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Ordinance 1o16 - Amending chapter 300, council and administration, <br />section 3o8, human rights commission <br />ITEM <br />10. c <br />NUMBER: <br />SECTION: <br />GENERAL BUSINESS <br />REQUESTED MOTION <br />To adopt ordinance no. 1o16, amending chapter 300, council and administration, section 3o8, <br />human rights commission. <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The city council is being asked to consider the adoption of ordinance no. 1o16 to amend <br />section 3o8 regarding youth representatives on the human rights commission. <br />Section 3o8 of the city code establishes the human rights commission and outlines their role, <br />composition, and terms. Section 3o8.020 outlines how many members can be on the <br />commission, including youth representatives. The commission has had youth representatives <br />since 1996. The rules for them have changed a few times since then. Below is a summary of <br />each ordinance amendment: <br />Ordinance 659, approved June 17, 1996 — Added language to allow for one student <br />representative to serve as a non -voting member <br />Ordinance 668, approved April 7, 1997 — Amended the language to give the student <br />representative voting rights. Added language that requires them to be a high school <br />sophomore, junior or senior and attend two meetings before being appointed <br />Ordinance 812, approved March 19, 2007 — Amended the language to allow for multiple <br />student representatives with no voting rights. Added language that allows student <br />representatives to be non-residents. Was amended due to the city council requesting <br />student representatives from both Mounds View and Irondale high schools. <br />The bikeways and trails committee, environmental quality committee, and parks and <br />recreation commission also allow for student representatives. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The commission currently has three youth representatives from both Mounds View and <br />Irondale high schools. Since 2007, they have had a mix of residents and non-residents serve as <br />youth representatives. Earlier this year, the human rights commission discussed the youth <br />representatives and their voting role. They are recommending that the city council approve <br />ordinance no. lo16 amending section 3o8.020 to allow for youth representatives to have <br />