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Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes June 8, 2010 Commissioners Present: Chair David Singleton; Commissioners Gary Grefenberg, Liz Jaeger, Thelma McKenzie and Marie Oftelie. Commissioner Peg Kennedy arrived at 6:45 p.m. 1. Call to Order: Chair David Singleton called meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. The Clerk called the roll. 2. Approve Minutes of May 11, 2010 Commissioner Gary Grefenberg moved approval of the minutes with a correction on line 37 -39 removing the word "activities" and adding "community participation efforts" and replacing the word "establish" with "consider" and adding "forums and other forms of citizen involvement," and on lines 124 -126 amending the sentence by removing "for a status report on the October community meeting" and adding "for the October community dialogue" at the end. Commissioner Marie Oftelie seconded the motion. Motion prevailed, with one abstention. 3. Staff /Committee Reports 3a. Visions of Success Subcommittee Commissioner Liz Jaeger provided a summary of the May 27 Regional Human Rights Commission meeting. She noted that attendance was beyond what was anticipated, especially since many people could not make it before the Memorial Day weekend. She said the presenters were well prepared and well received. She thanked the planners involved and the commissioners who helped at the event. Commissioners were impressed with the resources available and the history of the Roseville Human Rights Commission. They commented that it helped put the HRCs role in context of where we have been and where the commission is going. Commissioners said the networking time before and after the meeting was very useful to get to know others better. Commissioners mentioned the possibility of offering accreditation hours as a way to attract more people to regional meetings. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights would be responsible to coordinate accreditation hours. Chair Singleton read a thank you note from Mario Hernandez, expressing his appreciation for all of the work by the Roseville HRC. Commissioner Oftelie offered her apology for not being able to attend the Karen community meeting. Commissioner Peg Kennedy said she appreciated the cultural sensitivity that the Police and Fire Inspector showed when presenting information on some highly sensitive topics.