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, . Memorandum, 1999 Committee Structure Page Four March 24, 1999 e . Human Ril!:hts Committee lbis committee has been disbanded. However, one individual continues to serve the role as liaison to the MN Department of Human Rights for the purposes of communicating human service needs back to the City Council. (1bis function was not identified as part of the 1999 Retreat). In looking at this group of committees, the Council may first want to consider the following questions; "What are the accomplishments of these individual committees over the past five years?"; and, "As a community have we been satisfied with those accomplishments and how might these committees relate to our future needs?". Based on the objectives identified on page I, accomplishments should be considered both in the area of community communication or involvement, and providing expertise to complete projects as a supplement to city staff. In addition, this is where it is important to consider the relationship between the staff liaison, City Council liaison. and the committee. How do each of these parties work together and complement each other in trying to accomplish the tasks at hand. One SUl!:l!:ested Approach The real difficulty in setting up a new structure is determining how the City Council would like e to address future projects. These can accomplished through on-going committees or short-term task forces. I would recommend the use of task forces. One option that is similar to that discussed at the Retreat is as follows: Community Partnership Committee (Citizen Advisorv Board) lbis committee would serve as the general oversight committee for projects or issues which have city wide impact or for broader based initiatives. The Committee would hold open discussions with neighborhoods or schools on policies & programs ranging from roads to recycling to public safety. It could hold neighborhood meetings to informally meet with the Mayor, Councilor Committee to discuss community issues. This committee could also be the key committee in responding to City Council's request for any required task force. It could seek out participation from the community for membership on the various task forces. lbis could be from the existing committees or from other sources in the community. The committee could be made up of individuals from the committees identified below or it could consist of individuals from the broader community. One advantage of a makeup of existing members is that it allows for enhanced communication back to the other committees. By utilizing other community members on this committee, it would also broaden the communication network in the community and not place additional time .. constraints on members of the other committees. ...