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Roseville Human Ri ghts Commission Meeting Minutes – March 10, 2009 Page 4 of 5 City Manager Malinen opined that the HRC Mi ssion Statement and functions didn’t change, but they were being asked to expand their role to encourage those things on behalf of the community. City Manager Malinen said the City Council wa s attempting to further delineate neighborhoods within the community, without doing so by grid, but by natural delineations that may be present, but not readily apparent. City Manager Mali nen said how potential developments within a neighborhood could bring a designated neighbor hood together for education, discussion and sharing of positive and negative potentials and impacts to that given neighborhood. Member McGehee opined that the City Council want ed to have a link with specific groups or neighborhoods to facilitate redevelopment and that this was not a function of the HRC. Additional discussion included past partnerships and whether they re mained in existence; Park & Recreation Commission involve ment with festivals; linkage of City efforts and the mission of the HRC, rather than attempting to achieve results by further institutionalizing the process; potential of assigning specific police officers to specifi c neighborhoods to achieve more continuity, awareness and security; and whether there was any potential in assigning one HRC Commissioner to specific areas, similar to voting precincts. Further discussion included networking and outreach; community connectivity for overall community improvement; relationshi p with diversity; fostering a mo re structured environment to improve communication mechanis ms; potential contact persons in specific neighborhoods; and using the talents of the HRC to bring th e community and neighborhoods together more cohesively, while developi ng neighborhood support groups. Member McGehee opined that if this was the rout e the City Council wished to take, they should meet with all advisory commissions to plan and divide the City into gr oups; but not to make it the responsibility of the HRC. City Manager Malinen noted that the HRC would be the most applicable commission to focus others on the goal and to involve other commi ssions with that focus, and to make that recommendation to the City Council. Commissioners suggested additi onal thought be given before recommending action, and they requested that Malinen refine and clarify expectations of the HRC. City Manager Malinen said the intent was to a dd phrases to the HRC Missi on to assign the focus of this neighborhood enhancement and connectivity as another focus of the HRC; but that the intent was not to eliminate human rights. Member Crump moved, seconded by Member Oftelie , to request further refinement and clarity of the intended expectations of the HRC, ha ve further review and consideration of mission enhancement for the HRC. Motion carried: 4/0.