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Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />October 19, 2016 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br />Commissioner Slade stated she has requested assistance in getting a this set up including getting <br />in contact with the Community Health Action Team (CHAT) to organize an event in January <br />with a focus on mental health in the elderly. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dailey stated she would be available to assist with the event. <br /> <br />Ms. Curti stated she would forward the contact information for CHAT. <br /> <br /> <br />b.Consider Human Rights Award nominees <br />Commissioner Peterson stated they had received two (2) nominations and have reviewed them. <br />The first nominee was Angie McGaster-Wood, Assistant Principal at Roseville Area High <br />School. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dailey stated the second nominations was for Sherry Saunders, Chair for the Lake <br />McCarron’s Neighborhood Association and founder of Do Good Roseville. <br /> <br />Chair Groff stated he would lean towards awarding Sherry Saunders for her community based <br />work. The Commission did give out three (3) awards in 2015. <br /> <br />Commissioner Slade stated that as the program continues they are expecting to have more <br />nominations to consider. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carey stated if the Commission has more than one nominee that has been <br />instrumental in their work and in the community, then the Commission could consider more than <br />one award. The Commission should consider how they will expand awareness of the program in <br />the future. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dailey stated she would recommend giving both nominees awards this year <br />because they are both well qualified candidates. <br /> <br />Commissioner Eichenlaub stated that if there is a need in the future the award can be divided into <br />categories such as education based and community based. <br /> <br />Commissioner Slade when there are hundreds of nominees then they could possibly look at <br />categories but she would not recommend it at this time. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carey moved and Commissioner Peterson seconded a motion to award Angie <br />McGaster-Wood and Sherry Saunders the 2016 Human Rights Award. Motion passed <br />unanimously. <br /> <br />Ms. Curti stated Chair Groff would follow up with the winners and the Commission will follow <br />up with a letter. The award will be given at a November City Council meeting. She asked if the <br />Commission would like to have this scheduled on November 14 or November 28. <br /> <br /> <br />