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March 20, 2013 <br />Item 7. a <br />Evaluation of 2012 Achievements <br />Attachment #2: Excerpts from the Staff Report to Council <br />[ The purpose of this attachment is to demonstrate what commitments <br />we made last August to the City Council during our joint meetingJ <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: August 13, 2012 <br />Item No.: 10.b <br />Department Approval: City Manager Approval <br />Item: Description: Human Right Commission Meeting with the City Council <br />WORK PLAN ITEMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR: <br />o Reassessment of Student Essay Contest Procedures and Scoring <br />o Forum on Religious Perspectives on Homosexuality and Impact on Human Rights <br />Issues <br />o Educational Forum on the Voter ID Constitutional Amendment <br />o Youth Commissioners Activities at Roseville High School <br />o Increased youth engagement by means of monthly gatherings to discuss human rights <br />issues with Roseville youth. <br />��� o Finalize By-Laws and achieve transparency and compliance with the Minnesota Open <br />Meeting Law. <br />o Finalize the Civic Engagement Task Force's Report and refer to the City Council. <br />o Involve mare Roseville residents in the Commission's human rights activities. <br />QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL: <br />Uniform Commission Code in reference to <br />o Ability to Make Decisions under City Code; <br />o By-Laws; <br />o Clarification of our role as found in existing city code; and <br />o Clarification of our role in city governance under our civic engagement duties <br />added in 2009. <br />�� Relationship to the City Council and Staff in our unique role as a`Commission without <br />a Department but with a Big Responsibility'; and <br />Reappointment of Youth Commissioners and determination of number of youth <br />representatives <br />HRC Current Status Review of 2012 Strategic Plan and 2013-2014 Revisions & Initiatives g <br />