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Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />August 20, 2014 – Draft Minutes <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />Chair Groff suggested advertising could be done on the City’s website and through the Roseville <br />90 <br />Review. <br />91 <br />92 <br />Commissioner Slade suggested there were people who excel in different areas and could be <br />93 <br />recognized by other Commissions as well. <br />94 <br />95 <br />Chair Groff stated if the program were successful then it had the potential to expand. <br />96 <br />97 <br />Ms. Collins stated the only program that is currently offered that may be similar is the Volunteer <br />98 <br />Appreciation dinner done by the Parks and Recreation Department. She stated there would be a <br />99 <br />cost involved with hosting this type of event. <br />100 <br />101 <br />Commissioner Bachhuber suggested having a nomination form and having someone recognized <br />102 <br />at a City Council meeting to start with. <br />103 <br />104 <br />Vice Chair Becker stated the HRC could provide coffee or something else along these lines at <br />105 <br />this type of event. <br />106 <br />107 <br />Ms. Collins stated the HRC does an essay contest reception and this could be expanded to <br />108 <br />include recognizing a member of the community. <br />109 <br />110 <br />Chair Groff stated if they were able to combine these events then the Commission would have <br />111 <br />until the spring of 2015 to organize it, promote it, and gather nominations from the community. <br />112 <br />He asked for volunteers to work with Commissioner Bachhuber. <br />113 <br />114 <br />Commissioner Slade stated she would work with Commissioner Bachhuber. <br />115 <br />116 <br />c.Civility Training Update <br />117 <br />118 <br />Commissioner Carey stated she had been working on researching the programs available, the <br />119 <br />costs associated with these and potential funding for this type of training. She had found three <br />120 <br />(3) different types of civility training: Think Kindness, Civility in the Digital Age, and Institute <br />121 <br />of Civility. Think Kindness is more focused on school aged children. The total for this program <br />122 <br />would be $2,000 to $3,000. Civility in the Digital Age is based on a book written by an attorney <br />123 <br />in the Twin Cities. This program focuses on digital/social media, use of cell phones, and the on- <br />124 <br />line culture. This is a growing area but the Commission had discussed something more hands on <br />125 <br />and less about the digital arena. The cost for this program is about $2,000 to $3,000. The <br />126 <br />Institute of Civility is based in Texas and is a non-profit organization. The cost would be <br />127 <br />$50/person with a minimum of $40 people and a maximum of 60 people. If there were less than <br />128 <br />40 people they would require additional funds to cover other costs. This is a 4-hour program <br />129 <br />broken into four (4) segments: Belief System, Listening/Communicating and the Differences, <br />130 <br />Team Work, and Individual Responsibilities. This may be an opportunity for the Commission to <br />131 <br />partner with other communities in order to share the cost. She is has the application for the <br />132 <br />Roseville Community Fund grant. She also spoke with the Roseville Police Commission and <br />133 <br />they expressed interest in supporting the HRC is the grant application. Corey Yunke, the <br />134 <br /> <br />