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Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />January 21, 2015 – Draft Minutes <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />47 <br />48 <br />Old Business <br />49 <br />50 <br />a.Civility Training Update <br />51 <br />52 <br />Commissioner Carey stated the City Council had questions regarding the Civility Training and <br />53 <br />she had reached out to them and provided an overview. The HRC has been requested to attend <br />54 <br />the January 26 City Council meeting. The request for funds is part of the Consent Agenda and if <br />55 <br />approved the HRC would have the funding they would need to proceed with the Civility <br />56 <br />Training. Because they have not secured the funding yet the initial dates they had set-up are no <br />57 <br />longer going to work. The Library does have one (1) weekend open in May that may work. She <br />58 <br />would contact the Institute to determine what dates would work for them. The HRC has <br />59 <br />currently secured $1000 for the Library along with additional funds for books. She has not heard <br />60 <br />from the Rotary Club but they had mentioned they may be willing to donate $500. <br />61 <br />62 <br />Commissioner Becker asked how much the HRC was asking from the City. <br />63 <br />64 <br />Ms. Collins stated the request from the City Council is for $2,000. This would bridge the gap <br />65 <br />and allow the maximum number of attendees. <br />66 <br />67 <br />Vice Chair Thao asked if the HRC had talked to the Community Engagement Commission. <br />68 <br />69 <br />Chair Groff stated the CEC would be willing to promote the event. <br />70 <br />71 <br />Commissioner Bachhuber moved and Commissioner Slade seconded a motion to approve <br />72 <br />Commissioner Carey moving forward with securing a date with the Library and the <br />73 <br />Institute for Civility pending approval of the funding at the City Council’s January 26, <br />74 <br />2015 meeting, for an amount that would allow for a maximum of 60 attendees. <br />75 <br />76 <br />Commissioner Carey clarified if the funds were not approved the Commission would determine <br />77 <br />at its next meeting the direction of the project. <br />78 <br />79 <br />The motion was called to a vote. The motion passed unanimously. <br />80 <br />81 <br />b.Update on Mental Health Forum <br />82 <br />83 <br />Commissioner Slade stated she liked the suggestions of spreading out the discussions in order to <br />84 <br />focus on different topics. Minnesota National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) has a program <br />85 <br />called “In Our Own Voices” and has two (2) speakers. She is also talking to NAMI about doing <br />86 <br />a shorter program that would provide basic information on mental health so that everyone is <br />87 <br />starting with the same basic understanding. They had talked to the Oval and March 9 or March <br />88 <br />16 would work for them. She stated she would create a feedback card for attendees to fill out so <br />89 <br />they could determine what directions to take for future discussions. <br />90 <br />91 <br /> <br />