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Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />December 17, 2014 — Draft Minutes <br />Page 3 of ] 1 <br />92 <br />93 Chair Groff stated he had talked with a couple of Councilmembers and it was their understanding <br />94 that the funds were available for the Commission to use. <br />95 <br />96 Ms. Collins stated it may be possible to find funds in the Administration Department in a couple <br />97 of months. She stated she would look into how the Commission should proceed with the City <br />98 Council but they should exhaust other funding options first. <br />99 <br />100 <br />101 <br />102 <br />103 <br />104 <br />105 <br />106 <br />107 <br />]08 <br />109 <br />1l0 <br />111 <br />112 <br />113 <br />114 <br />115 <br />116 <br />117 <br />118 <br />119 <br />120 <br />121 <br />122 <br />123 <br />124 <br />125 <br />126 <br />127 <br />Chair Groff stated he would reach out to the Council to find out if there are funds available. <br />Commissioner Singleton stated he would also discuss a possible partnership with the <br />organizations that he works with. <br />Commissioner Bachhuber stated she would work with Commissioner Carey in locating <br />additional funding sources and applying for grants. She suggested also looking at other options <br />for bringing civility training to Roseville that may be less expensive. <br />b. Update on Mental Health Forum <br />Commissioner Slade stated Minnesota National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) has agreed <br />to participate in a forum with the City. She stated she envisioned having a speaker provide a <br />foundation on mental health including terms and what to look for to start the session followed by <br />a panel discussion. She stated she has gotten verbal agreements from Ken Barlow, Mindy <br />Grayling, and Adam Levy to participate. She titled the forum "Finding the Words". She would <br />like to have the forum and panel discussion at the Fireside Room. She would recommend <br />holding this on a weekend. She is running into organizations requesting an honorarium. She <br />asked what the budget would be for hosting this type of programming. <br />Chair Groff stated the Commission typically has a$300 budget for this type of programming. <br />Commissioner Thao asked if there were other speakers that the Commission could approach that <br />would not require payments. She would also recommend making sure that the panel is diverse <br />and can talk to different groups. <br />Chair Groff stated the KARIN Group may have a speaker that would be willing to participate. <br />128 Commissioner Thao suggested approaching the Police Department as well. The Alzheimer and <br />129 Dementia group is active at this time and the Commission could collaborate with them and <br />13o advertise when they are having their programming. <br />131 <br />132 <br />133 <br />134 <br />135 <br />136 <br />Commissioner Bachhuber suggested including the Alzheimer and Dementia group on the panel. <br />Commissioner Singleton recommended including someone from the Police Department on the <br />panel to share their experiences. <br />