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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 10, 2017 Page 2 to explore how to put an ordinance within Roseville's purview involving anti- discrimination and addressing the reality of the statements made in the Imagine Roseville 2025 documents and community visioning. Ms. Strahan stated that it was her goal that all people felt welcome and valued in her community. d. Etienne Djevi, 851 Sextant Avenue W Mr. Djevi presented written comments as a bench handout, in support of Dr. Shapland and this unfortunate experience as a fellow minority resident, and clari- fied that he was speaking tonight as a resident and not in his role as a member of the newly-created Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC). Mr. Djevi shared similar personal experiences as a black person and those relayed to him by other minorities in Roseville. Mr. Djevi gave the City Council credit for their efforts in making Roseville a welcoming community for all and inclusion and diversity efforts. However, Mr. Djevi opined that now is an opportunity for the City Council to make minorities and Dr. Shapland feel wel- come by putting action behind the words. Mr. Djevi provided some suggestions that the City Council could use to accomplish this, including a formal policy or resolution outlining ways to deal with similar behavior in the future, including consequences (e.g. penalties), but encouraged the City Council to have some type of reporting/recording system in place to allow victims to come forward with a follow-up investigation by the City. In conclusion, Mr. Djevi encouraged the city to not stay silent, opining that residents expected their city leaders to stand up for them and their rights to ensure respect and human decency for all; as well as be- coming leaders for the rest of the state, country and world by showing them what Roseville stands for. e. Frank Strahan, 1260 Shryer Avenue Mr. Strahan spoke in support of Dr. Shapland in experiencing this unfortunate ep- isode; and urged the City Council to take action to revoke this business's license. Mr. Strahan reviewed other experiences that he was aware of at this particular business as well as others in Roseville. Mr. Strahan opined that the City Council has in the past continued to ignore various misdeeds similar to this by its corpo- rate citizens in Roseville. Mr. Strahan stated that the City Council would be hear- ing from him again regarding these issues. L Kathy Ramundt, 1161 Laurie Road Ms. Ramundt spoke in support of Dr. Shapland; opining that this should serve as a warning sign for Roseville, especially after recent events in and experiences of an adjacent community. Ms. Ramundt extensively reviewed other experiences that she was aware of having been experienced by friends and acquaintances, causing concern for the safety of minorities in Roseville and the broader metropolitan ar- ea, including at the Ramsey County Library — Roseville branch. Ms. Ramundt opined that "all was not well in Roseville" and that the issues went beyond para- noia, and over the last year had taught her that it was no longer a choice that the city could deny or ignore this issue. Ms. Ramundt commended the role model