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Roseville Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement <br />Commission <br /> <br />Agenda Item <br />DATE:January 16, 2019 ITEM: 7A <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Proclamation Discussion <br />Background <br />The Commission presented the package of proclamations to the City Council at the November <br />26, 2018 Council meeting. They asked the Commission to further review the format of the <br />remaining proclamations. In particular, they asked that the proclamations include whether <br />details on whether it was a nationally recognized month, and if so, who created the designated <br />month/day/week, etc. <br />In addition, they felt that it would be beneficial to also include: <br /> any challenges people have faced, <br /> contributions of people being recognized (locally if possible), <br /> a sentence stating the city generally committing to improving or celebrating the lives or <br />contributions <br /> any legislative actions surrounding the issue. <br />The Council did approve the proclamations for the month of January at their January 7 meeting. <br />Those include: <br /> Martin Luther King Jr. Day <br /> Human Trafficking Awareness Month <br />At the HRIEC meeting in December, the Commission also felt the Black History Month <br />Proclamation was in the format requested by Council and asked that staff bring that forward to <br />Council at the end of January. <br /> <br /> <br />