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Roseville Human Rights Commission Meeting of September 13, 2011 The Program Planning Committee of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has met twice since the last HRC meeting, on planning future community programs and on the two other major projects now being organized, the Civic Engagement project and the Project 515 program in October. Wayne Groff, a newly appointed commissioner, met with the Committee on organizing future community diaglogues, forums, and discussions, as outlined in the last Program Planning Committee Report (August 2011). The Committee has asked the Chair to include on this meeting's agenda an opportunity for other commissioners to volunteer for the committee. The Committee's workload has increased significantly, since each of the three major programs now being organized (Civic Engagement, Project 515, and continuation of community dialogues) require multiple meetings and time consuming coordination and communication. The Committee has been relying on itself in this work (see paragraph below under Civic Engagement Project Update), but may soon be required to ask more time for the HRC staff liaison Carolyn Curti. At the Commission meeting next week each of the committee members will give verbal reports on these three major programs mentioned above. Civic Engagement Project Update The Neighborhood and Community Engagement Task Force and its committees have met continuously this summer. Much of its effort these past few weeks has been on organizing and publicizing the September 14 Community Forum: Neighbor -to- Neighbor. (See attached flyer for this event, as well as a Task Force planning document outlining the topics to be addressed at the Forum). Task Force Coordinator Haden Bowie has had to resign her position because of the need to move back to her parents' South Dakota home to share in the care of her invalid mother. City staff also provided the Committee with an opportunity to advertise the Community Forum in its most recent issue of City News, the publication mailed to almost every household in the City. This most recent edition arrived in mail boxes this past week, an ideal time to get the word out to Roseville residents. Gary Grefenberg has also met with City Manager Bill Malinen regarding the feasibility of providing the Task Force with a web page, as has been provided to other city efforts such as the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon campaign and the Parks Department Master Landscape Plan community effort. Program Planning Committee Report for 09 -13 -2011 HRC Meeting