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Commissioner o Listening Session Proposed date of September 7, 2021 Invite the neighborhood and other potentially impacted groups to hear from each other and provide feedback to the Commission Equity lens o Community Aspirations o Racial Equity Narrative o City of Roseville Racial Equity Action Plan o Utilization of the GARE Racial Equity Toolkit to develop the process To do list o Continued guidance from Native American Groups/Experts o Further inform the community o Individual study o Continued conversations with neighbors/others o Discover Your Parks (DYP) Pocahontas Park DYP – August 4 o Listening Session on September 7 Questions received from the Commission o Among the Native American groups would they prefer that a new park name recognize the Native American people? If yes, how might this happen. This question was submitted by more than 1 Commissioner Staff will ask this question to any future contacts that they speak with to gain feedback for the Commission Commissioner Lenhart commented that she would like to better understand the historical use of the land in Roseville. In addition, she asked staff what type of feedback is requested on the website. Staff responded that they have reached out to various groups to try to gather information on the historical land use in Roseville but have not received responses. It was suggested that individual Commissioners could research the topic and report back to the Commission. Staff added that the website currently has just a general area to provide open feedback. Commissioner Lenhart asked when the question of: “What would you suggest for a new name?” should be asked. Staff responded that their suggestion would be for Commissioners to ask this question throughout the remainder of the process. The Commission discussed potential ways a final name could be chosen. 7