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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MINUTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1994 I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Commission Chair Trainor at 8:05 p.m. II. Roll Call Members present: Mary Jean Turinia Anderson, Jill Bergquist, Bob Bancroft, stan Borden, Mike Hermes, Thelma McKenzie, Larissa Rippley, and Mike Trainor. Members absent: Susan Forsyth and Maria Reed. others present: Patricia Johnson, Council Liaison, and Steve North, Staff Liaison. III. Approval of Minutes Stan Borden moved, Thelma McKenzie seconded, that the minutes of the July 12, 1994, meeting be approved. Roll Call, Ayes: All present. Nays: None. IV. Bias/Hate Crimes Mike Trainor reported that all Human Rights Commissions have received a copy of Roseville's Bias/Hate Crime Response Plan. V . CABLE Mike Hermes indicated he will be co-hosting a monthly program on Cable Channel 33 called "Soft Copy". There will be five different topics on each one hour show. He asked fpr two members of the Commission to be on the show in October. Mike indicated that the public service announcements have been on hold, but he and Larissa Rippley will begin working on them soon. VI. ESSAY COMPETITION Jill Bergquist has talked to the Shoreview Human Rights Commission regarding the Essay Contest. Shoreview has decided they do not want to do a contest in the High School. They would prefer to do the Middle School in a cooperative venture with Roseville. They would also like to expand the contest to fifth and sixth graders. The Commission discussed the best ways of working with the Shoreview Commission on the Essay Contest. It was decided that Jill will meet again with the Shoreview representative to develop a proposal for discussion at the October Commission meeting. Jill will also prepare possible questions for the contest to be considered by the Commission at the October meeting.