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182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 Roseville Human Rights Commission May 10, 2012 - Draft Minutes Page 5 of 5 James DeBenedet expressed the opinion of the state Lea�ue of Women Voters in o�osing- - e�es�s the proposed constitutional amendment. Carole Rust - opposes the proposed amendment Peg Cavannaugh - opposes the proposed amendment Scott Ritchie - opposes the proposed amendment Kitty Gogins - opposes the proposed amendment Catherine Arthur told the Commission that as a married woman in Roseville she reallv did not know 194 how many le a_� 1 ri,ghts that status �ave her, but believed it was discriminatory to den,y those ri ng ts to 195 others because the.�gav, She asked the Commission to o�ose the amendment. -a��e�e 196 oa ., o�a,Y,o„� 197 198 Roseville resident John Kysylyczyn said that as a student of local government he object�ed to the 199 Commission taking an official stand. He said that resolutions and ordinances were si _�ned by the 200 Ma,vor with the a�roval of the Council, and he would fullv su�port the Commission as an advisory 201 bod_y, making a recommending to the Council. 202 203 Lynne Meyer, a Roseville resident for almost twent�vears, spoke of her father, a World War II 204 pilot, who at a e��ported ,g,av marriage. She told the Commission that what thev were doing as 205 a human rights commission was reall.�portant in that it would send a message to the communitX 206 that it stood with its GLBT friends and nei�hbors. ^ °� *'�° „r^H^�°a �m°ram°r* 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 Commissioner Singleton thanked participants. He closed the public comment section of the meeting and the Commission took a brief recess. Commission Discussion Chair Grefenberg called the meeting back to order. He said the Commission will *^'�° *'�°�r r°°* �determine their position-at t� their regular meeting on Wednesday, May 16. Chair Grefenberg said the HRC is ��g considerin� a position against the marriage amendment that will be �-�R discussed and determined at t�their May 16 meeting. Commissioners Brisbois, Kristin Doneen, Joan Dao and Marie Siliciano volunteered to �draft the ��e�e�-recommended position. Commissioner Singleton thanked staff for their assistance in organizing the meeting and he thanked the community for participating in the public meeting. Adjournment Commissioner Brisbois moved and Commissioner Kaying Thao seconded motion to adjourn. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.