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Roseville Human Rights Commission May 10, 2012 - Draft Minutes Page 2 of 5 47 48 Questions & Clarifications as to Format from Commissioners and the Public 49 With the permission of the presidin� chair, Grefenber� asked if there were anv questions from the 50 Commission. There were none. 51 52 Mr. Grefenberg then asked whether the public present had an�questions or comments. Several 53 members of the audience had questions as to the procedure, and Mr. Grefenber� answered them. 54 55 Pursuant to the published format document, at this time Mr. Grefenberg checked the number of 56 audience members who had si�ned in desiring an o�portunit_��peak, and there bein� at this over 57 forty�ersons who had do designated, Mr. Grefenber�suggested to his fellow commissioners that 58 three minutes be allotted to each sbeaker. The Commission members so concurred, and the rules as 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 so amended were adopted. At this time Mr. Grefenberg resumed the chair. Communitv Forum: Public Testimonv � �__.� Chair Grefenberg reviewed the substance of written communications received by the city concerning the proposed marriage amendment. Chair Grefenberg moved and Commissioner Brisbois seconded motion incorporating the written testimony into the record. Motion prevailed unanimously. D„1,1;.. !''.�.,,..,.,.,+ Chair Grefenberg then relinquished the chair to Vice-Chair Singleton for the remainder of the Public Comment portion of the meetin�. Presidin� C� Singleton invited speakers to provide testimony. Roseville resident T.W. Held addressed the Commission, speaking in favor of the —°��„„^�-*° *'�° proposed amendment. He said that failure to pass the amendment would threaten religious liberty. Resident Richard Shelton expressed his concern that the marria�e amendment was a form of Sharia law, and said there was wide disagreement amon� Christians on biblical interpretation of homosexuality.� ^°°� *'�° r °a � °��'�°N* 84 Resident Duane Sanocki indicated he supports the proposed amendment as a Catholic who believes 85 marriage is a sacrament. He also indicated that in various states Catholic Charities had been forced 86 out of ado�tion services because of laws ig vin� homoseXUal cou�les the right to ado�t. 87 88 Lucille Caliguire, a Roseville resident, spoke in opposition to the proposed amendment and 89 encoura�;ed the Commission to take a public stand against it. She indicated that in the South the 90 civil rights of black people would never had passed if it was up to a public vote. 91