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Roseville Human Rights Commission August 15, 2012 Page 3 of 6 Feedback on August 13t" Joint Meeting with City Council: Chair Grefenberg reviewed the joint meeting with the City Council, indicating that at that meeting there were a lot of ideas discussed and he felt it important that the Commission capture those ideas as it moved forward into the fall and neXt year. He began his review by stating that he had seen the issue of the police reaction to what was perceived as a potential suicide as more of a civic engagement rather than a human rights issue, and was surprised that some of the Commissioners and the City Council disagreed, and saw it as a potential human rights issue, how the city works with people with developmental disabilities. He suggested that this issue could be addressed in the Commission's Strategic Plan, and asked if there was any objection to doing that. Youth Commissioner Joan Dao said the diversity issue was raised, working with new immigrant communities such as the Karen or holding a diversity fair. Dao said that this could also be a regional collaboration with other local municipalities. Commissioner Groff agreed, adding that such a project was a multi-year effort, beginning with finding the leaders of these communities. He added that this issue—outreach to some of the communities not yet reached by the Commission—seemed to be one of the main points he heard at the Commission's joint meeting with the Council. Commissioner poneen agreed, adding that it was necessary to start building those relationships with these communities before holding any events. Commissioner Groff commented that it should not be up to the Commission to decide what issues were affecting such minority communities. Commissioner Thao encouraged also involving youth and school groups, inviting them to commission meetings to discuss what they were doing. Doneen agreed that possibly the Commission could reach these minority communities through their youth. Chair Grefenberg agreed with Commissioner Groff, and suggested the Program Planning Committee be involved in planning such efforts which planning should include leaders of these various marginalized and/or minority communities. Chair Grefenberg asked staff to get contact names and to look far ways to work with other city departments that may be warking with the Karen community. Carolyn Curti said that the Fire Department had recently held an event with the Karen community and would probably be doing another one in the future. She also mentioned that the Parks and Recreation Department had worked with a minority community on the development of a soccer field. Chair Grefenberg asked Commissioner Singleton to take the lead on working with the police to discuss its interaction with disabled people. Commissioner Thao said she had been contacted by some of the neighbors involved in the incident and would like to be involved in those-discussions.