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Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />May 18, 2016 Draft Minutes <br />Page 4of 5 <br /> <br />the McCarrons community and other residents within the City. There had been discussions on <br />136 <br />what people would want to see done differently within the community. The Advocates for <br />137 <br />Human Rights will put together a report on these meetings for the Commission to review. <br />138 <br /> <br />139 <br />Youth Commissioner Report <br />140 <br /> <br />141 <br /> <br />a.Suggestions for Summer Book to Read <br />142 <br />th <br />Youth Commissioner Cederberg stated he would use the incoming 12 grade reading list and the <br />143 <br />choices would be The Left Hand of Darkness, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and Arab in <br />144 <br />America. <br />145 <br /> <br />146 <br />Commissioner Slade stated she would like to see them read Arab in America. <br />147 <br /> <br />148 <br />It was the consensus of the Commission to use the Arab in America as the book for the Summer <br />149 <br />Book Read program. <br />150 <br /> <br />151 <br />Youth Commissioner Cederberg stated he would work on promoting the event and reserving the <br />152 <br />space at the Library for the Book Club discussions. <br />153 <br /> <br />154 <br />Commissioner Slade made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve a <br />155 <br />budget not to exceed $100 for the Summer Book Read book club meetings. The motion <br />156 <br />carried unanimously. <br />157 <br /> <br />158 <br />Commissioner Slade requested Youth Commissioner Hansel to bring back ideas on how the <br />159 <br />Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Club at the high school could work together <br />160 <br />and what the Club has been working on. <br />161 <br /> <br />162 <br />Staff Report <br />163 <br /> <br />164 <br /> <br />a.Finance Update and Discussion <br />165 <br />Ms. Curti reviewed the HRC budget and budgeted expenditures. <br />166 <br /> <br />167 <br /> <br />b.Calendar of Events <br />168 <br />Ms. Curti reviewed the calendar of events for the Human Rights Commission. <br />169 <br /> <br />170 <br />Future Agenda Items <br /> <br />171 <br />Chair Groff stated the June agenda would include discussions on any larger events the <br />172 <br />Commission would like to work on for the fall and he asked Commissioners to put together ideas <br />173 <br />including a potential event with NAMI. <br />174 <br /> <br />175 <br />Commissioner Johnson stated the majority of people that cross the intersection at Lexington and <br />176 <br />Larpenteur are seniors. Several of these people are not able to get across the street prior to the <br />177 <br />light changing. He asked who they would contact in order to get the timing of this light extended <br />178 <br />or have a pedestrian crossing light added. <br />179 <br /> <br />180 <br /> <br /> <br />