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Roseville Human Rights Commission DRAFT Meeting Minutes -March 10, 2009 Page 4 of 5 1 2 City Manager Malinen opined that the HRC Mission Statement and functions didn't change, but 3 they were being asked to expand their role to encourage those things on behalf of the 4 community. 5 6 City Manager Malinen said the City Council was attempting to further delineate neighborhoods 7 within the community, without doing so by grid, but by natural delineations that may be present, 8 but not readily apparent. City Manager Malinen said how potential developments within a 9 neighborhood could bring a designated neighborhood together for education, discussion and 10 sharing of positive and negative potentials and impacts to that given neighborhood. 11 12 Member McGehee opined that the City Council wanted to have a link with specific groups or 13 neighborhoods to facilitate redevelopment and that this was not a function of the HRC. 14 15 Additional discussion included past partnerships and whether they remained in existence; Park & 16 Recreation Commission involvement with festivals; linkage of City efforts and the mission of the 17 HRC, rather than attempting to achieve results by further institutionalizing the process; potential 18 of assigning specific police officers to specific neighborhoods to achieve more continuity, 19 awareness and security; and whether there was any potential in assigning one HRC 20 Commissioner to specific areas, similar to voting precincts. 21 22 Further discussion included networking and outreach; community connectivity for overall ~3 community improvement; relationship with diversity; fostering a more structured environment to 24 improve communication mechanisms; potential contact persons in specific neighborhoods; and 25 using the talents of the HRC to bring the community and neighborhoods together more 26 cohesively, while developing neighborhood support groups. 27 28 Member McGehee opined that if this was the route the City Council wished to take, they should 29 meet with all advisory commissions to plan and divide the City into groups; but not to make it 30 the responsibility of the HRC. 31 32 City Manager Malinen noted that the HRC would be the most applicable commission to focus 33 others on the goal and to involve other commissions with that focus, and to make that 34 recommendation to the City Council. 35 36 Commissioners suggested additional thought be given before recommending action, and they 37 requested that Malinen refine and clarify expectations of the HRC. 38 39 City Manager Malinen said the intent was to add phrases to the HRC Mission to assign the focus 40 of this neighborhood enhancement and connectivity as another focus of the HRC; but that the 41 intent was not to eliminate human rights. 42 43 Member Crump moved, seconded by Member Oftelie, to request further refinement and clarity 44 of the intended expectations of the HRC, have further review and consideration of mission 45 enhancement for the HRC. Motion carried: 4/0. •46