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47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />so <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />56 <br />Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />March 28, 2014 — Draft Minutes <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />Commissioner Grefenberg asked if the City Council had been invited to the reception. Ms. <br />Collins commented the entire Council had been invited. <br />Vice Chair Becker asked if the reception would have refreshments. Ms. Collins stated in the past <br />Nelson's has provided bars/cookies. She explained the budget for refreshments had been <br />increased and Nelson's would be able to assist with this. <br />Commissioner Grefenberg recommended Chair Groff speak at the beginning of the reception and <br />provide those in attendance with information on the HRC. <br />57 Ms. Collins requested the HRC discuss how the presentation to Council would be handled. She <br />58 reported the top four essays would be read to Council, but an HRC member would need to be <br />59 attendance to introduce the winners. <br />60 <br />61 <br />62 <br />63 <br />64 <br />65 <br />66 <br />67 <br />68 <br />Chair Grefenberg explained he had a script from last year's presentation to Council that he could <br />provide to Chair Groff. <br />Chair Groff indicated this would be helpful and he would be willing to attend lead the <br />presentation to Council. <br />Naturalization Ceremony <br />69 Ms. Collins provided the HRC members with a program for the upcoming naturalization <br />7o ceremony. She encouraged the HRC to consider someone to lead the Pledge of Allegiance for <br />71 the ceremony, perhaps someone how has went through the naturalization ceremony. <br />72 <br />73 <br />74 <br />75 <br />76 <br />77 <br />78 <br />79 <br />go <br />81 <br />82 <br />Commissioner Brisbois suggested staff contact Kaying Thao to see if she would be willing to <br />lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Ms. Collins indicated she would reach out to Ms. Thao. <br />Commissioner Grefenberg requested the order of events on the program be amended slightly to <br />have Chair Groff speak prior to the mayor, due to the fact this was an event sponsored by the <br />HRC. Ms. Collins commented she would make this change. <br />Chair Groff questioned the length of the ceremony. Ms. Collins estimated the ceremony would <br />take 45 minutes. She requested HRC members arrive early to assist with setup for the event. <br />83 Commissioner Grefenberg requested the HRC signup sheet be set out at the ceremony. He <br />84 questioned how many people would be attending the ceremony and how much the Commission <br />gs had budgeted for refreshments. Ms. Collins anticipated that 100 people would be in attendance. <br />g6 <br />87 <br />gg <br />g9 <br />90 <br />�1 <br />After a brief discussion there was a consensus that �rior to the rece�tion which would follow the <br />ceremonv, �uests would be afforded the o�portunitv to si�n up for the HRC list-serve. <br />Commissioner Grefenberg suggested the HRC direct staff to spend up to $300 for refreshments. <br />He recommended tea be served at the event. <br />