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Raseville Human Rights Commission Mee#ing Minutes — Octaber 13, 2007 Page 3 of 4 1 Coinmissioner Venters reported on his visit with Roseville Police Chief Sletner and Captain Rick 2 Mathwig and his tour of the Police Department at the recent City Hall Open House. 3 Corr�missioner Venters noted the receptiveness of Cl�ief Sletner and Captain Mathwig in 4 discussing the proposed Facing Race Forum. Corrimissioner Venters noted that the Chief had to 5 manage training each year based on POST Board standards and requiremcnts. 6 7 Discussion included past training offered to the Police Depazl:ment aaid certified in conjunction 8 wit� the POST Board, ease of certifying the Facing Race program with the POST Board, 9 logistics of training for the department, possibly braken up during morning and aftcrnoon ro11 10 calls, length of the program for three one-hour sessions and the eagerness of the St. Paul 11 Foundation to work with the City's Police Department to work out a plan and faciJitate training. 12 13 Carnrnissioner McKenzie provided Comrnissioner Venters with recent collaborative training and 14 positive resulfs by the Grand Rapids Police Departrnent and the Itasca County SherifPs 15 Department. That ttarning was certified by the POST Board and provided more police officer- 16 specific tra.ining and created interest among Police Deparhnents. 17 18 Further discussion included options for such training and involving the City Attorney and POST ] 9 Board; intirnidation by some at the City Hall Open House by the equipment and armaments 20 displayed by Police Officers (i.e., SWAT Team, etc.}; identification o£the "It's Time to Tallc" 21 ba�uner, rather thaz� ideniiiying it as diversity training to avaid negative connotations; and 22 cooperation with the business community. 23 24 Commissioners were receptive to gearing trauung exclusively to the Police Department on their 25 terms and with their speci�c interests and issues in mind. 26 27 Additional discussion included the need for police officers awareness of the Hurnan Rights Act; 28 possible continuing education credits avaiiable and the benefits to officers if certified through the 29 POST Board; and involving other communities' Policc Departments in #he �raining. 30 3l Cammissioners Venters and McKenzie volunteered to work with surrounding comrnunities, the 32 POST Board and the State HRC on the training opportunity and to report at the next meeting. 33 34 Immigration Status — Roseville Welcoming Community 35 Commissioner Venters talked about recent media coverage he'd seen regarding landlords not 36 asking immigration status of prospective or current tenants and suggested that he attend an 37 upcoming City Council meeting to make them and the public aware of this provision of the law 38 and to afiempt getting a practical orda.nance for the Ci#y. Commissioner Ventcrs noted that he 39 had mentioned the idea to Councilmember Ihlan who seemed supportive. 40 41 42 43 44 45 4b Chair Delmore noted that when the City had a proclamation (for example of Hispanic Month) nothing more was done. Discussion ensued on how best to approach this issue and involve the public and City in those discussions.