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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 25, 2014 Page 14 Commissioner Dao noted that last year Parkview dropped even though they had consistent winners overall, which she attributed to time spent by teachers on crea- tive writing; which RAMS didn't have due to other curriculum needs (e.g. stand- ardized testing)making it hard for them to participate. Mayor Roe recognized that without a teacher or administrator being personally involved from a particular school, it was just became another thing on their list of many other things to accomplish. From his discussions at the state level, Chair Groff noted that the City was fortu- nate to have as much participation as it did compared to other communities. Councilmember McGehee thanked the HRC for their informative information contained in the RCA; and also thanked them for including the 2014 Roseville and State Essay Contest winner in this year's Rose Parade. Related to Work Item #6, Councilmember McGehee encouraged the HRC to change their language from "or" to "and" when considering future community di- alogues; and while having been favorably impressed based on her participation in the immigrant experience dialogue, expressed the importance of the mental health issue that she found discriminatory and occurring in all areas of society. Coun- cilmember McGehee suggested tying that into the Alzheimer's Alliance group since that link was already available. In supporting the potential of Work Item#2, Councilmember McGehee referenced her personal experience in kindness efforts and her observations of reactions from those experiences, opining that they did have an impact. Councilmember Laliberte recognized the past work of the HRC, and her support of their proposed work items moving forward. Discussion ensued on the upcoming Karen Organization of Minnesota's Gala on October 2, and the HRC's sponsorship of a table; and availability of and attend- ance at the event by HRC members, the Mayor, and City Councilmembers. Councilmember Laliberte also spoke in support of changing the "or" to "and" on Work Item #6, opining that mental health and aging issues affected all population groups, including the immigrant population. Councilmember Laliberte referenced an upcoming community dialogue at the Ro- seville Library sponsored by the Humanities Center and U of MN Lifelong Learn- ing program with three different focuses on October 2, 9 and 16 at 7:00 pm at the Library and entitled, "Towards a More Perfect Union." Councilmember Etten congratulated the HRC, opining that splitting the Commu- nity Engagement work out of the focus of the HRC had proven beneficial allow-