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City Council Regular Meeting - 08/14/06 Minutes - Page 3 (i.e., essay contest; parade partIcIpation; representatives for Black History Month; and HRC volunteering at a Senior Citizen Christmas party), and noted the need for more importance given to the HRC if they were to become effective (i.e., as trained mediators for human rights issues). HRC Staff Liaison Curti reviewed past, but rare, human rights complaints brought to the City's attention, and the citizens choosing not to pursue their issues further. Chair Delmore suggested a specific location at City Hall where the HRC could advocate for citizens with human rights issues; and expressed the HRC's willingness to actively advocate for Roseville citizens. Mayor Klausing sought input from the HRC as to their ideas for the City Council to empower the HRC more. Commissioner Keeney suggested a surveyor "temperature taking" of the City to receive feedback from the community on human rights issues. Councilmember Pust suggested that the HRC work with the area School Districts, as they had demographic information and were able to target some of those groups whose opinion the HRC sought. Councilmember Pust also suggested the HRC work with the community visioning subcommittee to connect with under- represented people in the community. Councilmember Kough opined that the City was fortunate that there appeared to be no major discrimination issues in the community, but suggested the HRC look at housing and jobs related to discrimination. Commissioner Venters noted that he served on the HRA Advisory Group for Rental Housing, and the group was currently looking into a brochure directed to renters with information on human rights advocacy availability for them in the community; and opined his perception that there was a higher percentage of diversity in residential rental housing in the community than in owner-occupied units. Commissioner Venters noted that the