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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes November 15, 2017—Draft Minutes Page 10 of 16 Commissioner Dailey suggested they come up three outcomes to engage people and then come up with tasks based on them. Chair Holub stated they if participate in the parade without a theme, it will be easier and the same as last year. Commissioner Manke noted the reason they did it last year was to show that residents they can get involved with their City, and being a Commissioner is one of those ways. Commissioner Djevi agreed the Commissioners should be part of it, but they should also take the next step of trying to engage people who traditionally do not participate. Commissioner Carey stated it is a massive undertaking if they decide to do it, but they could start by going to the underrepresented groups and invite them to the parade. They could also begin looking at ways to get buses or shuttles to bring people from the southeast part of the City. Ms. Olson reminded the Commission it is their role to make a recommendation to the Council. If the Council approves it, they can then recommend steps on how to achieve it. Commissioner Dailey suggested they ask the current parade task force if they have done these types of things to engage people. They would not want to do something that has already been done unsuccessfully. Commissioner Carey proposed the Rosefest Parade discussion begin in February. Ms. Olson noted the parade task force has a staff liaison, but she is unsure who it is this year. Commissioner Manke commented it may be hard to add people to the parade since it is a large parade. Commissioner Carey stated their focus should be getting more people to the parade, not having them in the parade. Commissioner Groff suggested they attend a Karen meeting and get the information out to the communities through them. They need to find out who the leaders are in the other communities and disperse the information through them. Commissioner Manke suggested they refer to it as event discussion and not parade discussion. It is about getting people to different events, not just Rosefest. It could fall under Advise/Engage as they look at the tools they use to make this happen. Chair Holub agreed with Commissioner Manke, but noted they are making a timeline about the parade and it should be identified as such.