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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 24, 2017 Page 17 Page 2, Line 83 Revise #1 to read: "Education programs and community dialogues on `human rights-related matters' to assist in creating equitable.." Councilmember Etten not- ed that this was the current language of the ordinance creating the HRC. Councilmember McGehee suggested the following changes to the draft ordi- nance: Page 1, Line 42 Revise to read: "The commission shall review and evaluate[ ongoing-basis] the... Lines 42—78 Councilmember McGehee suggested removal of the individual functions outlined in each of the three categories. Addition of Objective D (after line 88) Add "Provide naturalization ceremony and essay contest and other projects as di- rected by the City Council." General Comments While agreeing with the language changes suggested by Councilmember Etten, Councilmember McGehee noted the need for "engagement" process as a strategy for this combined commission, including new technologies for that engagement and education. Councilmember McGehee reviewed her original argument at the time the Com- munity Engagement Task Force had been created as a precursor to the CEC, and its primary functions and successful accomplishments in developing the new city website and revising the land use notification policy. While those were great ac- complishments by the CEC, Councilmember McGehee noted the remaining im- portant function of the HRC was to work on diversity and issues around it, wheth- er visible or invisible (e.g. dementia, autism) and other areas beyond ethnic diver- sity. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of a combined CEC and HRC to pool their expertise with communication and human rights through a larger-sized commission. Councilmember McGehee opined that the HRC had done a great job in bringing educational opportunities before the community and bringing Roseville's diverse populations together for those conversations. Councilmember McGehee opined that to further those communication efforts over a broad range of topics, it would require a larger commission to get that word out. Councilmember McGehee stat- ed her preference for a combined commission with a common format in accord- ance with the Uniform Commission Code. As to the name itself, Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of retaining human rights and community or civic en- gagement in the title to support the goals and issues of welcoming residents and making them feel welcome by and with their city government.