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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes November 15, 2017—Draft Minutes Page 4 of 16 Commissioner Djevi commented he thought the Council was not supportive of subcommittees and that they wanted all the discussion to be public. Commissioner Peterson agreed with Commissioner Djevi, but stated the Council was supportive of them doing tasks as a subcommittee. Commissioner Eichenlaub commented there was a certain amount of ambiguity in direction from the Council. Commissioner Djevi inquired if they should discuss how they would like to function with subcommittees going forward and present it to the Council. Ms. Olson stated the Council is looking to have the HRIEC come back for further discussion on its priorities. Similar to the Planning Commission, a Commissioner may be assigned a specific task to work on, but next steps should be discussed at the Commission level. Commissioner Manke commented subcommittees became such a focus that they were unable to focus on first steps. It was not clear if they were supposed to focus on additional projects or just what will be done for the rest of the year. Commissioner Peterson noted the Council liked some of the outreach efforts that have had prior success, such as the essay contest and film series. Commissioner Manke noted she felt the Council wanted them to not do as many co-sponsored films and to be more careful with who they are co-sponsoring with. Commissioner Groff stated they have not had any issues with co-sponsoring in the past. Commissioner Daily noted she felt the Council was encouraging them to continue doing events that have been successful, but that they did not want them to move forward. She was frustrated that the Council asked a lot of questions but did not allow the Commission to answer. It was also frustrating to hear"where did you get that idea" when it was taken directly from of the ordinance. She felt like they were being criticized for things they have not even done yet. They were not given the chance to accomplish anything, but were just told they could not because it was too ambitious. Chair Holub commented she felt the Council made assumptions on what they were trying to do rather than get clarity from them. They have to work on being more assertive with how they explain what they are trying to do. They need to decide if they want the Commission to be what it has always been or if they want to be ever-changing. It is up to them to determine what kind of group they want to be. Commissioner Manke noted they are a new Commission and on the threshold of moving forward. She feels they were not looked at as a new Commission that was trying to provide a new mission.