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�v b(,i•G �a+rn� <br /> Mayor Roe and Council Members, <br /> My name is Etienne Djevi. I live at 851 Sextant Avenue West. I've been living in <br /> Roseville for 5 years. <br /> I'm a member of the newly combined Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement <br /> commission. <br /> However, I am not here as a city commissioner. I am here to support Dr. <br /> Shapland for an experience she had while shopping as a minority person in <br /> Roseville. <br /> Dr. Shapland has spoken to you tonight and gave you more details about her <br /> experience than I can. <br /> This unfortunate incident is quite familiar for me. It's similar to experiences I have <br /> had shopping while black and accounts I've heard from others who look like me <br /> and like Dr. Shapland. As individuals with some purchasing power, we will <br /> choose our shopping options where discrimination is not practiced by the owners <br /> or staff.But this customer choice based response alone should not be the only <br /> response. <br /> Every time I get a chance to talk about living in Roseville, I credit the city <br /> government for your desire to make everyone feel welcome, a city where the <br /> leadership is actively working for inclusion and diversity. That's also why I applied <br /> and you appointed me to the human rights inclusion and engagement <br /> commission. <br /> If you really believe in the mission of the commission, and I have no reason to <br /> think otherwise, now is your opportunity to make Dr. Shapland and the people <br /> who look like her feel welcome in Roseville. Now is your opportunity to put <br /> actions behind your words. <br /> Here are few suggestions to the city government if you choose to put actions <br /> behind your words. <br /> 1. A statement from the city denouncing discrimination by businesses. <br /> 2. The city should consider a formal policy/resolution outlining ways to deal with <br /> similar behaviors in the future including penalties. My 4 year old daughter knows <br /> there are consequences when she misbehaves. The same should apply to adults <br /> and businesses that choose to discriminate. It' s not the last time people of color <br /> are going to have a similar experience. We now live in a political climate where <br /> some people pump their chests for discriminating. <br /> 3. The city should put in place a reporting system for such violations of human <br /> rights. Again because this kind of experience is far well known to many people <br /> and is unfortunately not going to be last, such reporting system will give you <br />