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Roseville Human Rights Commission March 21, 2012 - Draft Minutes Page 3 of 5 94 95 Commissioner Wayne Groff said that while he did not disa�ree with the process bein� discussed he 96 did think that the constitutional amendment was a human rights issue and that the Human Rights 97 Commission should therefore take a bosition on it. 98 99 Commissioner Dao asked what happens if the HRC does not take a position. She "�� 100 questioned whether the HRC would be perceived *'�°+ +'�° �TT� �' a^°° as not cari�or �e�s not s� 101 considerin� it as a human rights issue. Was the Commission� � willing to remain silent on a 102 controversial issue, she asked. 103 104 Commissioner Thao asked whether waiting until May is too late and what happens after taking a 105 position. Chair Grefenberg said that the answers to those questions will likely be answered by 106 hearing from the s�� advisor��roup and the public. 107 108 �'^mm;°�;^�°r° �'^mm;�°;^r°r McKenzie asked whether the Commission had �a contacted 109 �-°**�� '��°� T=��*'� all the other groups that have been working on the ballot question. 110 Commissioner Groff said that'�� r*°r*�^� he felt the Commission's main obli a�� was to hear 111 from Roseville citizens, and that this o�ortunity to hear from them was especially crucial. 112 113 Chair Grefenberg then reca�ped what he was hearin� from the Commission, namel_y that it a r� eed 114 that the Commission hear from the Project 515 Advisor.�p and the communit,y at a"public 115 hearing" before deciding to take a position and what type of position on the constitutional marria�e 116 amendment. After further discussion it was clarified that the Commission did not wish the process 117 118 119 120 121 to extend beyond Ma� City Manager Bill Malinen suggested that the City Newsletter goes into residents' home on May 1, and this could be an opporlunity to notify the community. 122 . Chair 123 Grefenberg suggested that possibly the Outreach Committee, where the idea of the Commission 124 taking a public position on this issue had originated, could come back with a recommendation as to 125 the �rocess and schedule for the Commission's hearing. That idea was resoundinglv rejected. 126 127 Commissioners discussed at length the timing of the public meetings, feasibility, publicity, location 128 and other logistics. Commissioners identified preferences for May 10, May 8 or May 3, in arder of 129 preference, with the final date to be decided b_y the Chair so as to allow notice to be �ublished in the 130 City News scheduled for publication the last week of April. 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 Another Procedural Issue Chair Grefenberg notified the commission that pursuant to the Commission's adopted procedures he had excused Commissioner McKenzie's absences for the past two meetings «�°N° °°�„�°�' Operations Committee