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Roseville Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes -April 14, 2009 Page 5 of 7 1 Commissioner Grefenberg spoke in opposition to the motion, without a friendly amendment to 2 remove "demographic" from line 55 or to add, "and other" to line 53. 3 4 Commissioner Oftelie was not amenable to accepting the amendment. 6 Discussion included discernable differences, opinions and lifestyles as they related to 7 demographics and exclusionary interpretation of such; and other interpretations of opinions or 8 any measurable data; and the need for the HRC to rethink how certain terms may be offensive to 9 some groups.. 10 11 Further discussion ensued related to potential revisions of the original motion. 12 13 Motion -Member Oftelie moved, seconded by Member Grefenberg to revise their original 14 recommendation to the City Council in Section 204.05: Duties, F, as follows: 15 "Monitor [statistical and other data) trends in our City and identify and 16 recommend to the City Council ways to encourage mutual understanding among our 17 citizens about the [community's] ~~°~°~~~„^ a°~^^-~°,.i,:,. diversity through, but not 18 limited to:..." Motion carried: 7/0/0. 19 20 Motion -Member Kennedy moved, seconded by Member Jaeger to recommend to the City 21 Council revision of language in Section 204.05: Duties, F, #2, to "[Co ]sponsoring citywide 22 neighborhood and community events..." Motion carried: 7/0/0. 23 24 Further discussion included interpretation of "holistic approach" and its intent for a more natural 25 or unforced engagement process and all-encompassing and including all facets of life; 26 27 Commissioner Grefenberg asked that the minutes reflect the intent for including holistic 28 language. 29 30 Commissioner Grefenberg. expressed concerns with the Request for Council Action, page 1, 31 Background Section, to include reference to the Imagine Roseville 2025 original report in the 32 first bullet point listing those goals, lines 23 - 26. 33 34 Motion -Member Grefenberg moved, seconded by Member Yates to recommend to the City 35 Manager revision of the Request for Council Action report to include reference to the language 36 included in the original Imagine Roseville 2025 report, lines 23 - 26, as amended in 37 Commissioner Grefenberg's suggested changes to the report in his bench handout. -Motion 38 carried: 7/0/0. 39 40 Motion -Member Grefenberg moved, seconded by Member Kennedy to recommend to the City 41 Council continuation of the name of the Human Rights Commission without change to that 42 name, recognizing the traditional function of the HRC as a protector and advocate for human 43 rights for all Roseville residents; and that the HRC be broadened in its scope to include issues of 44 diversity and community, including development of strong neighborhoods. 45