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<br />City of <br /> <br />If)~ <br /> <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br /> <br />Human Rights Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />March 13, 2007 <br /> <br />Present: <br /> <br />Chair Janet Delmore; Commissioners Bob Venters; Scott Higbee; Philip <br />Crump; and Tam McGehee <br /> <br />Absent: <br /> <br />Commissioners Pam Bosch and Ann Keeney <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> <br />City Manager Bill Malinen; and Recording Secretary Sheila Stowell <br /> <br />Call to Order: <br /> <br />Chair Delmore called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. <br /> <br />Approval of Minutes <br />Commissioner Higbee moved and Commissioner Venter seconded approval of the January 9, <br />2007 meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 5/0. <br /> <br />Diversity Task Force Update <br />Chair Delmore advised that due to illness and snow days, the meeting had been rescheduled for <br />next week. <br /> <br />Review Project Goals for 2007 <br />Chair Delmore led a discussion with Commissioners on potential HRC goals for 2007. <br /> <br />Discussion included potential outreach events and possible consideration of attempting three <br />events per year such as an event at the High School; Essay Contest, with Chair Delmore noting <br />the excitement ofthe students for this year's contest; consideration of another informational <br />event at the Library; and other options. <br /> <br />Chair Delmore referenced a recent forum by the Chaska Police Department and volunteered to <br />pursue additional information to see if such a forum would be feasible in Roseville, recognizing <br />the rapidly changing demographics and ethnicity ofthe community. <br /> <br />Chair Delmore shared a letter with Commissioners received from Peg Flaherty, Chair ofthe <br />League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions, offering assistance to local HRC's in meeting <br />their objectives. <br /> <br />Additional discussion included City staff and department communication with residents, <br />specifically that of the Police Department. Commissioners expressed frustration to City <br />Manager Malinen in obtaining affirmative action statistics from the department. Commissioners <br />concurred that having representation - in age and culture - in the department and putting a public <br />face to the department in their interaction with residents was vital. <br />