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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 24, 2017 Page 19 religion, national origin, gender, marital status, familial status, immigration status, sexual orientation, age,income, or disability." In response to the points made by Mr. Kysylyczyn, Councilmember Etten stated his understanding of some of those points; but clarified that this was not intended nor was it presented as a mission statement, agreeing with the speaker that the city was currently using practice. However, Councilmember Etten opined that this specifically said it outright and had been the result of recent community conversa- tions with residents of minority backgrounds stating that this was an important and meaningful statement for them and their families to hear and have the city confirm. Councilmember Etten stated that he was aware that it was the intention of the Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC) as part of the comprehensive plan update process to add more formal language and a pro- cess for the city to follow going forward. Councilmember Etten further clarified that he did not mean in any way that this be adopted as a sanctuary city policy in any sense at this time. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of the motion, noting that the draft language was primarily drawn from and related to Fair Housing Act language and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and Federal and Minnesota Fair Housing Policies. Councilmember Willmus agreed that this was not intended as a new mission statement for the City of Roseville, but simply intended to call attention to estab- lished practices, and suggested nothing additional be read into it. From his role as Chair and arbiter for meeting protocol, speaking to Mr. Ky- sylyczyn's concerns related to process, Mayor Roe clarified that there were City Council Rules of Procedure in place on how and when agenda items could be added to an agenda, with this addition meeting those rules as approved by a ma- jority of the City Council present this evening. Mayor Roe opined that he wasn't sure how the city could not practice what this statement said and that it was not terribly controversial to the extent of putting in place a statement to avoid breaking the law. From his perspective of this statement in relation to the city's mission statement and its bullet points available on the city's website, Mayor Roe stated that he con- sidered this as a further expansion of one of those bullet points related to Rose- ville being a welcoming, inclusive and respectful community and a direct result of the Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process developed in 2005 — 2006 that had been a very lengthy public process up to that point. Mayor Roe opined that this proposed statement simply expanded upon that language in to- day's environment. Mayor Roe noted that specific to tonight's action, at a recent City Council meet- ing as well as the last Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC) suggestions had been made that a brief bullet point was not enough, and