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Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes March 21, 2012 Commissioners Present: Kristin Doneen, Chair Gary Grefenberg, Wayne Groff, Thelma McKenzie, Kaying Thao, Vice Chair David Singleton Commissioners Excused: Jill Brisbois, Youth Commissioners Absent: Kayo Kadir, Marie Siliciano Youth Commissioners Present: Joan Dao Staff: Bill Malinen, Carolyn Curti Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:30. Rather than calling the roll, Chair Gary Grefenberg asked commissioners and staff to introduce themselves. Approve Agenda Agenda was approved as presented. Public Comment No one appeared for the public comment. Essay Contest Reading Chair Grefenberg invited essay contest honorable mention winner Sophia Rossini to read from her essay, explaining that at the Council meeting on February 27, the Commission had inadvertently omitted reading an excerpt her essay. Ms. Rossini read an excerpt from her essay on gender equity. Chair Grefenberg thanked her and her parents for her participation in the essay contest which the Roseville Human Rights Commission had first organized and which was now a state -wide program. Other Commissioners joined in congratulating Ms. Rossini. Approve Minutes of February 22, 2012 Commissioner David Singleton moved and Commissioner Kristin Doneen recommended approval of minutes as amended, including on line 201 inserting the words "during the month of March" after the word "participate: and removing "and resigned from the committee." Report of the Chair Chair Grefenberg reviewed his report which was included in the meeting packet. He indicated his experience over the last six weeks had been that several Commission committees had been discussing the same issue, this fall's constitutional amendment on banning gay marriage. He felt it was now appropriate for the Commission itself to discuss the feasibility of the Commission taking a position on this ballot issue;