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Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes August 18, 2010 Commissioners Present: Chair David Singleton; Commissioners Liz Jaeger, Peg Kennedy, Thelma McKenzie, Marie Oftelie and Barb Yates. Commissioner Gary Grefenberg 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 June 18, 2010 Commissioner Barb Yates moved and Commissioner Liz Jaeger seconded approval of the minutes. Motion prevailed unanimously. 3. Staff /Committee Reports 3a. Visions of Success Subcommittee Commissioner Liz Jaeger reported that the committee has set the community dialogue for Monday, October 25 at the Roseville Skating Center. They are in the process of contacting planners from the previous dialogues and hope to set an initial planning meeting soon. Commissioner Peg Kennedy moved and Commissioner Yates seconded motion to accept the committee report. Motion prevailed unanimously. 3b. Program Planners Subcommittee Commissioner Marie Oftelie reported that the committee is working on efforts to foster community. They hope the October dialogue can be an incubator for civic engagement ideas. They are considering holding a community workshop to find out what are issues of concern. They are also considering establishing an advisory committee to get more involvement. Commissioner Jaeger moved and Commissioner Kennedy seconded motion to accept the committee report. Motion prevailed unanimously. 3c. Data Geeks Subcommittee Commissioner Kennedy said she received crime statistics from Police Chief Rick Mathwig and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) statistics from the State of Minnesota, which had just been released. They will continue to collect whatever statistics are available. Commissioner Yates said they are looking for data sets that specifically impact Roseville. Commissioner Kennedy explained Roseville's NCLB averages are higher than the state averages