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Cily of <br />�1 <br />�' Minnesota, USA <br />1 Human Rights Commission <br />2 DRAFT — Meeting Minutes — DRAFT <br />3 August 12, 2008 <br />4 <br />5 Present: <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />Chair Janet Delmore, Comrnissioners Philip Crump Thelma McKenzie, Tam <br />McGehce, Marie Oftelie and Da�id Singleton. <br />Chair Delmore noted that Commissioner Bob Venters would be late. <br />Newly-appointed Commissioner David Singleton was sworn into office by City <br />Manager Bill Malinen and welcomed by Commissioners. <br />Others Present: City Manager Bill Malinen and Recording Secretary Sheila Stowell. <br />15 Call to Order: Chair Dclmore cailed the Human Rights Commission (HRC) meeting to <br />16 order at approximately 7:00 p.m. <br />17 <br />18 Approve Minutes of Juiy 8, 2U08 <br />19 Commissioner McGehee moved and Comxnissioner Oftelie secondcd approval of the July 8, <br />20 2008 meeting minutes as presented. '�Iotion carried 4/0/2 (Crump and Singleton). <br />21 <br />?2 Forum on Race/Diversity Training Planning <br />�3 Commissioner McKenzie rcported on planning for the community forum and the rneeting held <br />24 earlier with community representatives and subcommittee members of the HRC. <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />�5 <br />Commissioner McKenzie highlighted planning, including four signed sponsorships {Rotary, <br />I.S.D. No. 623, Roseville Visitor's Association and J.C. Penney} and tentative sponsorships or <br />pending commitments. <br />Cornmissiot�er Venters arrived at this time <br />Discussion included other contacts and individual contacts by Commissioners; invoivement of <br />smaller businesses whose owners or tnanagers have a presence in the community throu.gh their <br />residency and/or business establ.ishment; interest in obtauung as many contacts and involving as <br />many as possible; developrnent ar enhancement of the business mailing database to be retained <br />by the City and to facilitate future community programming; and the desire of the Commission <br />to remain in thc background to facilitate a listening forum for the community. <br />Commissioner McKenzie discussed logistics o�the platuiing process, including catering ethnic <br />foods, ar�d en,suring that Department of Health requirements for public food service were met. <br />Chair Delmore noted the next subcommittee meeting was scheduled for August 26, at 4:00 p.m. <br />City Manager Malinen was requested to have staff post the mceting in case a quorum of <br />Comznissioners was in attendance. <br />