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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 26, 2018 Page 6 Councilmember McGehee asked if the HRIEC envisioned the City picking two highlighted issues, one in the spring and one in the fall, perhaps. She also won- dered if the HRIEC envisioned two proclamations for the same month. She asked if in some years the series of proclamations the City offered would be changed. Commissioner Peterson stated the HRIEC discussed choosing one or two different proclamations every year and highlighting those. Councilmember McGehee asked if the HRIEC's goal would be in January to pro- vide to the City Council the list of proclamations for the year and then which one would be highlighted. Chair Beltmann thought there was a lot of energy from the HRIEC around the proclamations. The other things the Commission talked about at the November meeting was each Commissioner taking a month for whichever proclamation is relevant to help and set up the display cases in City Hall. She thought with the other work the HRIEC is doing around best practices and thinking about commu- nity outreach and what that could look like from the City level and how the Commission could help to build connections within the community to individuals or groups that aren't traditionally involved. She thought the proclamations were a great tool to do that in a way that is very authentic. She thought it creates a great opportunity in that sense and also one the HRIEC can on a yearly basis look at what the priorities are for the City. Councilmember McGehee thanked the HRIEC for the work that was done on the proclamations. Councilmember Laliberte stated if this is the one time the City will be focusing on Human Trafficking and it is being done quickly, she wanted to be sure it is done really well because it is something of concern in the community and she would not want to do it without knowing exactly what other things are being done in that month by other groups and entities. She was not sure if the Police Department had anything set up before the HRIEC got involved or would this be a one-time thing for the foundation, or for the HRIEC, or would it be ongoing for the founda- tion and the HRIEC. She liked the idea of highlighting different proclamations going forward and thought getting some idea as to what that might look like, so the City is doing true justice to each one that is being focused on. Commissioner Peterson stated in regard to the Human Trafficking item, she was not sure if there was anything else going on in January to highlight the issue. She indicated she just started to work on this with the Police Department and other or- ganizations. Chair Beltmann stated in regard to the HRIEC workplan, she hoped to come be- fore the Council in early January or February with the HRIEC workplan for the