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Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes July 12, 2011 Commissioners Present: Jill Brisbois, Gary Grefenberg, Thelma McKenzie, Kaying Thao, Chair David Singleton Youth Commissioners Seth Josephson Call to Order Chair David Singleton called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. The Clerk called the roll. Approve Minutes of June 14, 2011 Commissioner Thelma McKenzie said that she arrived a few minutes late to the June meeting. Commissioner Gary Grefenberg moved and Commissioner Jill Brisbois seconded motion to approve minutes with the amendment on page 6, line 242, adding "Commissioner Grefenberg distributed to commission members a June 12, 2011 email from him to Operations Committee members Singleton and Brisbois entitled Internal Affairs committee report missing some last minute changes," and on line 235 change the word "deeper" to "more." Motion prevailed unanimously. Committee Reports Program Planners Committee Update on Civic Engagement Project Commissioner Grefenberg said the task force has changed its name to Neighborhood and Community Engagement Task Force. The Program Planners Committee recommended to the task force that the task force be co- chaired by Commissioners Grefenberg and Kaying Thao. They will share duties. Commissioner Thao is attending the neighborhood work group and Commissioner Grefenberg is attending the assessment of civic engagement practices work group. Commissioner Grefenberg said the task force meets two times a month and the working committees meet more often than that. Program Planners Committee moved that the task force be co- chaired by Commissioners Grefenberg and Thao. Motion prevailed unanimously. Project 515 Commissioner Grefenberg said plans were in the works for a Project 515 presentation at the Skating Center in early October. He said Commissioner Brisbois was taking the lead on organizing the event. Commissioner Brisbois said she contacted the presenter Ann Kaner -Roth and she wants