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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 5 er Trudgeon suggested the City Council Chambers if and when available to facili- tate video and audio needs. Councilmember Laliberte thanked the HRC for their ongoing efforts. Specific to this year's annual essay contest, Councilmember Laliberte asked if the question was part of the State Human Rights contest or if it was independent for Roseville this year as it had been last year. Chair Groff advised that this year's question was Roseville-specific and suggested continuing the essay contest based on school curricula, noting state level discus- sions that may change that organization and its role in the future. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Chair Groff confirmed the HRC would continue hosting the naturalization ceremony and human rights awards. Councilmember Laliberte asked that the HRC's planning for elder mental health issues partner with efforts of CHAT and/or the Roseville Alzheimer's and De- mentia Community Action Team (RSVL A/D), Member Slade reviewed HRC initiatives related to mental health to-date expand- ing beyond the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAM� for those partner- ships, while differentiating that separate component for the elderly by diagnosis. Councilmember Laliberte noted it was always great to have partners, but asked that the HRC ensure the efforts of the RSVL A/D and CHAT groups are not du- plicated by the HRC initiatives. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Chair Groff reported that the pro- posed cultural festival is still being discussed at this point, with research sched- uled at the next HRC meeting to seek co-sponsors (e.g. area school districts) and if the event would be incorporated into Rosefest activities or as a separate event. As a follow-up to Councilmember Laliberte's comments on the CHAT program, Councilmember McGehee noted they spent considerable time on care giving top- ics that included elder issues with depression and anxiety, agreed with the need to expand upon and reach into those other arganizations by the HRC, especially giv- en the large number of caregivers in Roseville. Mayor Roe suggested another partnership for the HRC to consider: Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) who already promoted the senior chore pro- gram and had existing connections in observing some of those needs firsthand. Mayor Roe agreed with the HRC continuing with their things on their work list going forward; but asked that they not lose sight of the role of their advisory commission now that they had a full complement of inembers again.