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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes May 16, 2018 —Draft Minutes Page 4 of 7 Commissioner Djevi noted that the circulator bus is one issue. The SE Roseville loop was not included in the route, because the City did not hear from people in that area about the need for the bus. The HRIEC should have been engaged in an outreach effort to reach those people. The Commissioners discussed how to reach community leaders and bring them in to hear their voice. Commissioner Peterson mentioned it has been difficult that the Council wants the HRIEC to be exclusively in an advisory role. Chair Holub commented there are ways to be both advisory and active, all with Council's approval. Commissioner Ryerson stated it would be hard to find a City who is doing engagement well. The Commission discussed asking the Council whether the HRIEC can bring in community leaders to dialogue. The Commission discussed different meeting dates at length, with an extra HRIEC meeting in June. Commissioner Beltmann presented her drafted document about best practices of community engagement. She used the Tamarack Institute's definition as a starting point: • to inform community members about an initiative • to gather input from the community on a specific topic,proposal, or initiative • collaborate with the community to generate solutions • partner with the community to co-create solutions to community issues Commissioner Beltmann continued with several best practices methods: • case studies of successful and unsuccessful community engagement initiatives • recommendations to translate important City documents into the prevalent non-English languages spoken in the community • developing stronger relationships with key community leaders in different ethnic and culture communities in the City • evaluating timing and location of engagement activities to ensure they fit with when the primary audience to be engaged is available • utilizing a variety of methods to engage the community, from in-person events, meetings, online forums, etc.