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Human Rights Commission Minutes November 20, 2013 — Draft Minutes Page 6 of 10 226 gettin� the word out to fellow Somalis. Chair Grefenberg thanked Mr. Keynan for his 227 willingness to assist the Commission in these endeavors. 22g 229 Chair Grefenber� �'��° �''��r'�r��'�� suggested staff see e€if the Oval was available on April 230 16 as this would allow for a larger number of people to attend the naturalization event. There 231 was a consensus to move the venue from the Council chamber to a lar�er space, and Ms. Curti 232 stated she would check the availability and report back to the Commission. 233 234 Commission Business Cards: Chair Grefenberg e� reported he had met with City 235 Manager Trudgeon vesterday where �e thev discussed the idea of HRC business cards. He 236 reviewed a proposed layout for these business cards and noted he spoke with Commissioner 237 Groff regarding this matter. If the Commission agreed, he stated he would like to proceed with 23g the business cards in 2013. He €e�said-the business cards �e would be an important tool for 239 the Commission *^ �° T�'�°� *n�� *^ r° ^'� ^��* *^ *'�° ^ ��*T� if it was serious in its efforts 24o at outreach to the broader communitv. 241 242 Commissioner Thao suggested the additional language at the bottom of the business card be 243 removed. 244 245 Ms. Curti reported she could create a draft card and forward it to the Commissioners for review 246 prior to printing. She noted Youth Commissioners could not have their number or address 247 printed on �e their business cards. 248 249 Vice Chair Brisbois questioned how many business cards would be ordered for each 25o Commissioner. Chair Grefenberg stated this �would-be determined by each commission 251 member and the cards would not have to be ordered in 500 box increments. 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 Commissioner Thao recommended the Commission set a budget for the business cards and then have the cards printed accordingly, to ensure that the expense would remain within budget. Chair Grefenberg moved and Commissioner Thao seconded a motion to authorize the printing of business cards for the HRC Commission members at a cost not to exceed $150. Motion passed unanimously. 260 Other Items: Chair Grefenberg recommended the Civic Engagement Task Force begin meeting 261 again, and advised the Commission that he would implement the Commission's previous 262 authorization of an a�reciation event for its Task Force members. 263 264 He ex�lained that since the Citv would soon be hirin� a Communications Mana�er it seemed 265 opportune to reactivate that Task Force since manv of its 2012 recommendations revolved 266 around im�rovin� Citv communications with its residents. He also said he had a sense that the 267 Council in the next few months would be addressin� the issue of establishin� a separate Civic 268 Enga�ement Task Farce and other issues addressed in the Task Force's Re�ort. 269