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Roseville, MN - Official Website Page 4 of 5 questioned who was interested in assisting Joan Dao in planning a cultural festival program. Commissioner Thao and Brisbois volunteered. The Chair having mentioned this fall as a suggested time, Commissioner Groff cautioned that fall might be overly ambitious. Chair Grefenberg noted he was willing to serve as liaison with those who had volunteered to provide follow -up on the second Dialogue's four sets of proposals, adding that Megan Dushin and Corey Yunke had also volunteered. He stated he would report back to the HRC at a future meeting and would move forward with limited involvement from other Commissioners in hopes of gaining additional volunteers from the community. Chair Grefenberg stated he was interested in meeting with the Karen Community to discuss program planning. He requested Commissioners Groff and Thao attend a future meeting with this group. Commission Groff volunteered to attend this future meeting. Chair Grefenberg recommended the youth commissioners meet this summer to discuss the planning for fall youth programs and activities and report back to the Commission at a future meeting. Commissioner Thao recommended the goals and objectives of the HRC be placed on a calendar to assist with achieving goals in a more timely manner throughout the year. Youth Commissioner Siliciano suggested a shared Google calendar be an option. Chair's Report (Continued) Appointment to Operations Committee: Grefenberg reported that he had asked Wayne Groff to serve on the Operations Committee and he had accepted. July 10th Deadline for Applying for Commission Vacancy: Chair Grefenberg encouraged HRC members to pursue interested individuals to apply for the Commission vacancy. He explained that interested individuals could apply on the City ?s website and interviews would take place on July 15. Report of the May 14th Creating a Safe and Connected Community Small Groups: Chair Grefenberg noted that this report was included in the Commissioners 'meeting packets for information only. League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions Chair Grefenberg stated he would be attending the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions Board meeting in Red Wing next Saturday. He asked if his mileage would be covered, and Staff Liaison responded in the affirmative. Staff Report Reporting to the Bush Foundation on Current Community Dialogues Grant Monies: Carolyn Curti said she would be reporting to the Bush Foundation on how the grant monies were spent on the two recent community dialogues. Chair Grefenberg also reported that only about $200 of the $500 HRC ?s money allocated for the dialogues had been spent so approximately $300 remained for future use. Future Availability of Bush Foundation Grants: Ms. Curti explained an additional Bush Foundation grant opportunity with a December 2013 deadline may be a possibility for the HRC. She reported she was researching additional civic engagement grants for the Commission. Future Agenda Items http:// mn- roseville. civicplus .com /Archive.aspx ?ADID= 1556 &PREVIEW =YES 5/5/2014