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Attachment 3 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Monday, March 11, 2024 Discuss Human Rights, Inclusion, and Engagement Scope, Duties and Functions Mayor Roe briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated March 11, 2024. Councilmember Etten reviewed the proposed changes the subcommittee drafted for the Human Rights, Inclusion, and Engagement Commission (HRIEC). Ms. Olson indicated she has had some conversations with some past and current Commission members as well as talking with Culture Brokers briefly on this topic. Some of the feedback she has heard is there is a distinct disconnect between what the expectation is of joining the Commission and what the reality is. She has heard a lot of different viewpoints on various things but for the most part, she thought clear direction is most important. The Council has had conversations regarding the concept of human rights, whether that is something that should stay in the title. With Commission members and people she has spoken to, there was some confusion on that piece, because it is not a Commission that reports or does investigations. Ms. Olson explained when speaking with Culture Brokers, who helped the City get the strategic racial equity action plan up and running, they felt a good role for that would be helping the City maintain accountability and progress on the racial equity action plan. Some specific tasks are outlined in that. Culture Brokers also talked about aligning it with the governance of making sure the group is keeping diverse voices as a part of those decisions. There has also been discussion about the role of the Commission being a conduit for somebody who can connect them to different services. That is something staff has heard as well. Ms. Olson stated, as mentioned, the main theme of what she has heard is there has to be understanding and clear direction around the purpose of the group that is doing the work and to make sure that it is communicated clearly. She indicated that is the feedback she has heard so far. Councilmember Etten explained he had the opportunity to speak with several current members and a couple of past members and other diverse leaders in the city. Thinking about what their feedback was, he thought it absolutely echoed this and one of the biggest things is having that clear focus and what is important for the City. He noted he included that in his report. What he kept hearing was what is the City doing to keep moving forward with equity and inclusion and for him to start thinking about this, it was based on the feedback from Culture Brokers. Councilmember Etten noted that without an Equity and Inclusion Manager right now, the Council is not getting the updates and reviewing what the City wants to do in the next year or two and who would help usher that through. Thinking about that is a very specific target for Qbhf!84!pg!354