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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes April 17, 2019 – Draft Minutes Page 4of 13 137 138 Chair Beltmann asked if there was any more in-depth conversation on what a 139 partnership with the Commission could look like. 140 141 Ms. Olson stated not particularly at this moment. She thought GARE was not at the 142 detail stage yet.However, there are a lot of things that are converging with this group 143 at this time and she thought the engagement project, in particular, will be incredibly 144 useful to the staff. She thought this could end up to be a very valuable and beneficial 145 partnership. 146 147 Commissioner Eck stated Ms. Olson talked about the two focus areas, one being the 148 hiring process and the other one being capacity building. She wondered what Ms. 149 Olson was referring to exactly in regard to capacity building. 150 151 Ms. Olson thought a better way to understand it is sharing knowledge, training staff 152 with the information that has been gathered over the last year. The people that went 153 through this program have a lot of knowledge on it and several people that have been 154 through “train the trainer” program who are now able to provide that training. It was 155 a very intense program so getting all of the information out to staff will take some 156 time. 157 158 Commissioner Peterson encouraged Commission practices to be a priority on the 159 GARE list. 160 161 Ms. Olson stated it would be but was not sure where to start. 162 163 Commissioner Eck stated the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities have made 164 huge strides in this area across the State. She thought there might be some resources 165 there to benefit from. She indicated she could put Ms. Olson in touch with some 166 contacts she has. 167 168 Ms. Olson stated that would be amazing and what GARE is looking for. 169 170 c. Engagement Project Discussion 171 Chair Beltmann stated at the March meeting, the Commission discussed the progress 172 so far on the engagement project and particularly what the goals are surrounding the 173 engagement project and how it ties into what the City is currently doing. The 174 Commission also discussed the reasons or purpose behind the engagement project. 175 176 Ms. Olson updated the Commission on staff discussion. 177 rd 178 Ms. Olson stated there is a joint meeting scheduled with the City Council for June 3. 179