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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes August 16, 2017 Draft Minutes Page6 of10 Mayor Roe statedthe Town Hall format allows people to expand on what was started last October. If questions come up that are not directly related to the Police Department, they hope to have other people in the room as resources.They also hope to get feedback from the public on the Citys policies. They will include pre-written questions to make sure the main topics get discussed. Commissioner Djevi commented they discussed looking at the top five policies from the Police Department and hearing feedback from the community on them. It will be a question and answer time with a short presentation. Commissioner Groff commented the Police Chief is planning on give a report on the use of body cameras and the legal ramifications with them. Ms. Olson presented a document to the Commission and commented she met with community membersKeely Vandre and Nyla Harris who suggested an idea for partnering with the Commission. Ms. Vandre provided an overview of their proposal to partner with the HRIEC. She reported they like to meet in a public place, and are looking for a place to meet without paying fees. They met with the Parks Department, staff explained the reason for the fees, and suggested they meet with the HRIEC to see if there was a way to create a partnership. They hope to meet once a month for a couple of hours and the topics discussed could be relevant to what the HRIEC does. Ms. Olson commented this fits into some of the goal setting and action plan process they have been discussing. The Commission can discuss this, and thensee if they want to include it when they do the action plan at their next meeting. Commissioner Peterson inquired what types of conversations have taken place at the meetings. Ms. Vandre responded the first meeting was a direct result of the action steps that resulted from womens march.They hosted a Huddle, and it centered on informing each other on things going on in the community, ways they can engage and volunteer, and sharing ideas about block parties. So far it has all been women, there is no explicit content, but they are open to what should be off topic for a hosted group versus a HRIEC sponsored event. Commissioner Groff commented it is a good way to get out of City Hall and into the community. It is community building, but they would have to consider what topics are discussed and how it fits with the Commissions mission. Ms. Vandre stated she believes the focus of the Commission is similar to topics they would want to include. They have mainly had Roseville residents participate. There were others from St. Anthony Village, St. Paul, and Shoreview, and they commented that Roseville is doing a lot. It is a good reputation to continue. She inquired if the Commission would be willing to pilot this in a formal way for a year. If it is successful, they can host it in different locations throughout the