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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes July 17, 2019 Page 2 of 17 Youth Commissioner Iverson reported this is his last meeting. He thanked the Commission for the last two years with the Commission. He noted he gave the Commission his notes on the Book Club Committee. Commissioner Peterson presented a certificate and thank you card to Youth Commissioner Iverson. She thanked Youth Commissioner Iverson for all his hard work and giving his opinion over the past two years. Commissioner Lee arrived at 6:43 p.m. Ms. Olson stated from a staff perspective it was great working with Youth Commissioner Iverson and wished him the best of luck. New Business a. Parade Debrief Commissioner Peterson indicated this year the HRIEC chose to engage all of the Commissions in walking in the parade with the Commission. There was a great turnout from all of the Commissions. She noted the T-shirts for the parade this year was tie-dye in trying to highlight the LGBTQIA+ month. There were a couple of members from the community that either identify or support that group that were at the parade. She thought overall it went pretty well. Ms. Olson noted from a staff perspective, she heard positive feedback on the number of Commissioners that attended and comments from the community that it was a really good showing. She thanked Commissioner Peterson for all her good work and for attending all of the meetings. Chair Beltmann thought the turnout was awesome and loved the tie-dyed shirts which stood out. She thought the idea of tying marching in the parade with something that is going on was a really good idea as a way to highlight that but the Commission could have done more with more time in terms of getting more turn out and also making it more clear what the Commission was doing. She did not think people understood what the Commission was trying to do. The other thing was two years in a row the candy ran out so something to consider for next year is to stage tossing out the candy so maybe having each Commission distribute the candy at different points in the parade route. She thought the Commission could do a better job of dispersing the candy. Commissioner Djevi thanked Commissioner Peterson for all the work she put into the parade and the organization. It showed engagement of the City of Roseville with the public. Commissioner James asked what the purpose was of the parade and if there was a committee that works on the parade planning.