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Roseville Human Rights Commission Minutes September 14, 2010 Page 2 of 3 Planners are looking for a third speaker, a person of color who has lived in Roseville for many years and talk about the changes he /she has seen. The planners are changing the focus of the dialogue to be more action oriented, explaining that the previous two dialogues were getting people to talk, and this dialogue will focus more on civic engagement. Commissioner Thelma McKenzie asked that commissioners review the purpose statement and send editing suggestions to the planning committee. The next planning meeting is Tuesday, September 21 at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be posted and all commissioners are welcome. 4b. MIC's Tenth Annual World Quest Commissioner McKenzie said the MIC World Quest is on hold until the Commission gets a youth representative who can help identify youth organizations and interests. Commissioner McKenzie said the Roseville Area Schools sent several names. Commissioners discussed the best way to recruit students, whether to have interviews and whether to have more than one youth involved. They discussed the role of a youth representative, noting that they want youths who have a variety of interests. Commissioners discussed if we were reaching all students. They asked about sending to the private schools and the Mounds View School District, which includes a small portion of Roseville. Chair Singleton directed staff to put together a packet and send to all of the schools in Roseville. 4c. Regional Department of Human Rights Event Commissioner Jaeger reported that the Regional Department of Human Rights (DHR) event is set for April 7, 2011 in Roseville. They are trying to line up the same speakers as the April 2010 event and hoping to involve other local Human Rights Commissions in the organizing. DHR staff Mario Hernandez is on board with the planning. The committee will devote more time to the planning after the October dialogue. 5. Public Comment No one appeared to speak. 6. Future Agenda Items Curti said that the Commission elects the Chair and Vice -Chair at the October meeting. Commissioner Kennedy apologized for arriving late. She brought data from the 2007 Minnesota Student Survey, a statewide survey that is conducted every three years in which students in sixth, ninth and twelfth voluntarily complete an attitudinal survey about their schools.