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Roseville Human Rights Commission <br />DRAFT Minutes -September 14, 2010 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />47 Planners are looking for a third speaker, a person of color who has lived in Roseville for many <br />48 years and talk about the changes he/she has seen. The planners are changing the focus of the <br />49 dialogue to be more action oriented, explaining that the previous two dialogues were getting <br />50 people to talk, and this dialogue will focus more on civic engagement. <br />51 <br />52 Commissioner Thelma McKenzie asked that commissioners review the purpose statement and <br />53 send editing suggestions to the planning committee. <br />54 <br />55 The next planning meeting is Tuesday, September 21 at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will <br />56 be posted and all commissioners are welcome. <br />57 <br />58 4b. MIC's Tenth Annual World Quest <br />59 <br />60 Commissioner McKenzie said the MIC World Quest is on hold until the Commission gets a <br />61 youth representative who can help identify youth organizations and interests. Commissioner <br />62 McKenzie said the Roseville Area Schools sent several names. <br />63 <br />64 Commissioners discussed the best way to recruit students, whether to have interviews and <br />65 whether to have more than one youth involved. They discussed the role of a youth representative, <br />66 noting that they want youths who have a variety of interests. Commissioners discussed if we <br />67 were reaching all st-dents. They asked about sending to the private schools and the Mounds <br />68 View School District, which includes a small portion of Roseville. <br />69 <br />70 Chair Singleton directed staff to put together a packet and send to all of the schools in Roseville. <br />71 <br />72 4c. Regional Department of Human Rights Event <br />73 <br />74 Commissioner Jaeger reported that the Regional Department of Human Rights (DHR) event is <br />75 set for Apri17, 2011 in Roseville. They are trying to line up the same speakers as the April 2010 <br />76 event and hoping to involve other local Human Rights Commissions in the organizing. DHR <br />77 staff Mario Hernandez is on board with the planning. The committee will devote more time to <br />78 the planning after the October dialogue. <br />79 <br />80 5. Public Comment <br />81 <br />82 No one appeared to speak. <br />83 <br />84 6. Future Agenda Items <br />85 <br />86 Curti said that the Commission elects the Chair and Vice-Chair at the October meeting. <br />87 <br />88 Commissioner Kennedy apologized for arriving late. She brought data from the 2007 Minnesota <br />89 Student Survey, a statewide survey that is conducted every three years in which students in sixth, <br />90 ninth and twelfth voluntarily complete an attitudinal survey about their schools. <br />91 <br />