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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes March 20, 2019 –Draft Minutes Page 7of 18 268 basedcommunity so maybe some could volunteer to take care of kids during the town 269 meeting. She stated her church, St. Odiliahas the largest Spanish congregation in the 270 whole State,and she has been in touch with the priest regarding having an event 271 there, which the church is very open to. 272 273 Chair Beltmann wondered if the City could do a community meal because that is very 274 family oriented as well. She indicated she would be happy to help with that. 275 276 Commission Bolinger stated in January she talked to the Chief of Police and learned 277 that the City of Roseville does not actually work with ICE or turn people in which is 278 an important message that the community needs to know so people feel safe in the 279 City. 280 281 b.Engagement Project Discussion 282 Chair Beltmannreviewed the information that was presented to the City Council 283 outlining the two-pronged approach the Commission is seeking to take to assist the 284 City with engagement and outreach. She noted at the December meeting the 285 Commission discussed next steps for the Engagement Project. She stated the focus 286 on discussion at the meeting will be on the goal/aim of the outreach piece. This is 287 intended to give a greater definition of why the Commission is seeking to further 288 engage historically underrepresented communities and how this will help the City and 289 ultimately help the community. 290 291 Mr. Trudgeon stated in the last year and a half the City has been working on 292 becoming more aware and equipped to talk about equity and the importance of that 293 going through the Government Alliance onRace and Equity (GARE). He noted the 294 training has been completed with fourteen employees in the organization and have 295 really worked hard to come up with a Racial Equity Plan. 296 297 Mr. Trudgeon stated one of the main goals is to make sure everyone feels welcome 298 and included in the community. Building off of that from the City’s perspective, that 299 helps to answer the WHY question. As part of the City Council’s Policy Priority Plan 300 that includes the Inclusive Community and Governance and a big part of that is 301 GARE but also about the engagement. 302 303 Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the GARE document with the Commission. 304 305 Chair Beltmann thought for discussion the focus should be on the Commission’s 306 work that has been outlined and what is the goal behind what the Commission is 307 wanting to do and what next steps does the Commission want to consider and then 308 how does it relate back to what the City is already doing. 309 310 Chair Beltmann thought the reasons that are outlined in the information Ms. Olson 311 provided are the goals of the work the Commission is doing. She wondered if anyone