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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 8, 2016 Page 19 1means a lot of work for HRC Commissioners, Chair Groff stated that he antici- 2pates a good contest this year and anticipated presenting winners to the City 3Council in May. 4 5Chair Groff noted the HRC’s excitement to have a presence in the Rosefest Pa- 6rade this year; and looked forward to the appointment of three new commissioners 7to serve soon and hearing their ideas. 8 9As noted in the packet materials, Chair Groff referenced the HRC’s review of 10Chapter 205 related to the HRC and noted minor questions or suggested revisions. 11Chair Groff noted the HRC’s interest in participating in the City Council’s efforts 12as outlined in their strategic planning document (PPP) focusing on SE Roseville. 13 14Mayor Roe thanked Chair Groff for his comments; and noted that much of the 15draft HRC ordinance language remained from the 1960’s and its initial establish- 16ment; and expressed his appreciation for their review and suggestions. 17 18Councilmember McGehee questioned the HRC’s interest in bringing up ethnic 19days as part of the Rosefest parade or at different times of the year, such as recent 20activities at the Central Park band shell as an example. While unsure of the role 21of the HRC in promoting those ethnic events, Councilmember McGehee ex- 22pressed the interest of the City Council to bring some of those groups forward to 23share their culture with the community, and of considerable interest to her. Coun- 24cilmember McGehee expressed her appreciation for what the HRC had done to- 25date, not just in terms of their general scope of diversity, but also recognizing 26mental illness, physical handicaps, and accessibility to city facilities and ameni- 27ties, representing a broader mission than human rights. Based on comments made 28earlier tonight during public comment related to a city complaint process, Coun- 29cilmember McGehee suggested the HRC may be able to work with the Ethics 30Commission to look into such a process. 31 32Councilmember Etten also expressed his appreciation for the work of the HRC in 33redefining its scope and defining itself from the CEC. Councilmember Etten fur- 34ther expressed appreciation for the strong programs they facilitated and reaching 35into the schools and revising the annual Essay Contest to coordinate with student 36curriculum and the positive results in getting more students involved. 37 38Referencing the HRC’s highlighting of their Scope, Duties and Function, Section 39205.02, Item B of Chapter 205 and uncertainty about the intent of a “human rela- 40tions project,” Councilmember Etten expressed his confusion as well about what 41that statement meant or whether the HRC should be doing that or whether it was 42meaningful to the commission code without further definition. Councilmember 43Etten opined that he found that section superfluous. 44