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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 28, 2009 Page 4 8. Consider Items Removed from Consent 9. General Ordinances for Adoption 10. Presentations a. Joint Meeting with the Human Rights Commission Representatives of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) present included: Chair David Singleton and Commissioners Peg Kennedy, Barbara Yates, Gary Grefen- berg, Marie Oftelie, Liz Jaeger, and Thelma McKenzie. Chair Singleton reviewed activities of the HRC since their last joint meeting with the City Council: ^ Planning and sponsoring a second annual Community Diversity Forum sched- uled for October; ^ Expanded HRC charge and role, encouraging more personal contact with community ^ Coordination of the annual Essay Contest for Grades 6 - 8 with 240 partici- pants in 2009; and the First Place Winner for Roseville, going on to place Second in state-wide competition ^ Application for and receipt of a Bremer Foundation Human Rights grant in the amount of $1500, to be used for HRC board training and development sched- uled in November. Chair Singleton expressed appreciation, on behalf of the HRC, of City staff's responsiveness to the HRC's needs. ^ Reviewed policies and potential creation of a Civilian Review Board and made subsequent recommendations. Chair Singleton noted the three proposed initiatives included in the HRC's Amended Strategic Plan currently being undertaken. Mayor Klausing noted that the upcoming Community Diversity Forum would be held at the OVAL on October 27, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Klausing expressed his appreciation for the annual Essay Contest, and involvement of the commu- nity's youth. Discussion included the rationale and need for the upcoming training, with new commissioners on board, and to review procedures to achieve community out- reach purposes. Mayor Klausing asked that the HRC advised the City Council on how that train- ing worked; and whether it would be advantageous for other advisory commis- sions within the City, speaking in support of training opportunities to develop skill sets.