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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes April 17, 2019 – Draft Minutes Page 7of 13 268 269 Chair Beltmann thought that may be an additional piece to think about as well, 270 thinking of it more in terms of resources and who are the community leaders in 271 different groups that the Commission could reach out to. She noted that most of the 272 breweries in town have volunteer crews that are sent out to help out at different 273 events. 274 275 Ms. Olson indicated some realty companies also do that as well. 276 277 Commissioner Eck stated another avenue for volunteers are colleges where students 278 get credit for service. 279 280 Ms. Olson noted there are fantastic volunteer coordinators in the City as well and she 281 thought some of things the Commission might want to think about is some of the new 282 opportunities for those volunteers. She stated thereare a lot of volunteers out there 283 but there needs to be things for the volunteers to do as well. She thought many of the 284 volunteer programs are well established and run. 285 286 Commissioner Eck stated she loved how the information is laid out in the GARE 287 information and because the projects the Commission is working on are intermeshed, 288 she wondered if it would help to take what the Commission has done so far and try to 289 fit it into a format to show to the Council as a point of reflection that gives further 290 definition. 291 292 Commissioner Peterson thought the Commission needed to think further on what the 293 Council recommendation should be because she did not think the Commission had 294 that pinpointed yet. She asked the Commissioners to think hard on what to present to 295 theCity Council in regard to the outreach piece and give to Ms. Olson for review at 296 the next meeting. 297 298 d. Parade Planning and Party in the Park 299 Assistant Manager Olson stated the 2019 Rosefest Parade takes place on Monday, 300 June 24 at 6:15 p.m. Over the past several months, the Commission has discussed 301 ways to better engage and represent the variety of cultures in the City during this 302 event. 303 304 Chair Beltmann summarized previous Commission discussions and indicated the City 305 Manager offered his spot in the parade for the Commission to use as part of their 306 effort to highlight more diversity in the City. 307 308 Commissioner Peterson stated she reached out to three groups;the PRIDE 309 organization was contacted plus two other groups through an online submittal but did 310 not receive a response back. 311