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Human Rights Commission Minutes February 18, 2015 Page 2 of 9 City Manager Trudgeon provided an update on a kick-off event "Roseville: Becoming a Dementia Aware Community". This event will be held on April 23 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at City Hall. After the kick-off event there will be a series of lectures and events throughout the community in late April and May. The kick-off event will be recorded. Commissioner Becker asked if there was a schedule for the subsequent events. City Manager Trudgeon approXimate dates are April 28, May 5, May 12, and May 19 for the community events and Apri130, May 7, May 14, and May 21 for the caregiver events. Old Business a. Civility Training Update Commissioner Carey stated the City Council approved the necessary funding for the event. The date that works for the Institute and the Library is May 30 but she is not able to attend this date. If this date does not work then the event would need to be pushed into September. Vice Chair Thao stated she would not be able to attend if the event were in May. She would prefer to see the event held in September to ensure Commissioner Carey can attend and the Commission has adequate time to plan for the event and promote it. Ms. Collins stated the Commission and City have several events in March, April, and June but there is nothing scheduled in the fa1L This would be a good event after a break in August. Commissioner Becker suggested scheduling the event in mid-September after the Labor Day holiday and the start of school. It was the consensus of the Commission to direct Commissioner Carey to work with the Institute and the Library to schedule the Civility Training event in September. b. Update on Mental Health Forum Commissioner Slade stated the Commission would be hosting the "Community Conversations Information about Mental Illness" on March 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Roseville Skating Center Fireside Room. She provided a flyer put together by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and suggested having the Human Rights Commission recognized on the flyer that would be used to promote the event. She stated Mindy Greyling had a conflict for this particular event and she would not be able to facilitate the metal illness basics portion of the discussion. She stated she would do this portion and facilitate a discussion. Ms. Collins stated NAMI would be promoting the event and requesting RSVPs through Event Right. She asked if the Commissioners would need to RSVP as well.