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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes August 16, 2017 Draft Minutes Page2 of10 Public Comment on Items Not on Agenda Receive Reports a.SubcommitteeReport on Racial Profiling CommissionerHolub reported the Subcommittee met and determined their goal was to address profiling and discrimination based on race, religion, and other demographics. Given the public comments and Imagine Rosevilles focus on profiling and law enforcement, they plan to focus their efforts with businesses and commercial activities in the community.Shehighlighted the following action items recommended by the Subcommittee: 1)Collect data fromtheMinnesota Department of Human Rightsand the Roseville Police Department to gain a better understanding of profiling in the community. 2)Engage local businesses to identify the best approach to addressdiscriminationin businesses. This might also include contacting the Economic Development Authority (EDA) and Roseville Business Council. 3)Gather anonymous stories from the community to help understand what is going on. It would not be used for investigative purposes, but could potentially result in a collection of stories similar to the Green Card Voices exhibit that was recently displayed at the library. 4)Improve communication with the community on the HRIECs role and provide referrals for community members with complaints. 5)Further understand and examine confidentiality of complaints. If someone writes to the Commission regarding an issue and includes their name, it is considered public information. It would be helpful to have that information redacted to protect privacy in initial stages. 6)Further guidance on responding to reports they personally receive from the community. Ms. Olson commented they are going to update the website with additional resources regarding the HRIECs role. She confirmed the Commission can oversee the website. Commissioner Groff thanked Commissioner Holub for her summarization of the meeting. Mayor Roe stated it makes sense to include the EDA and Imagine Roseville in this process. Don Eubanks suggested a person who could come and do some speaking on this topic. Commissioner Groff commented businesses generally want to do the right thing. Training on what to do would be helpful instead of immediately firing an employee. Mayor Roe stated it would be similar to what is required for liquor license training where they provide education on how to check IDs. They could also have law enforcement talk with