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Roseville Human Rights Commission <br /> DRAFT Minutes—January 11, 2011 <br /> Page 3 of 5 <br /> 93 <br /> 94 Commissioner Grefenberg asked about police sensitivity training, relationships with minorities in <br /> 95 the community and the diversity of police officers currently on staff Chief Mathwig said officers <br /> 96 receive ongoing training on a variety of topics. He believes that through the programs he <br /> 97 highlighted earlier in his presentation that the Police Department is working to address needs of all <br /> 98 residents. Mathwig said the police department currently has one African American and two Asian <br /> 99 officers, one Asian CSO and nine female officers. <br /> 100 <br /> 101 Commissioner Jaeger commended the police for how they responded to two recent incidents that <br /> 102 affected her personally. She said she felt good about the police response. <br /> 103 <br /> 104 Commissioners asked questions about the email-mentoring project, Shop With a Cop and the <br /> 105 IMPACT project. Chief Mathwig said six officers are participating in the mentoring project, serving <br /> 106 as resources for high school students through one of the northern suburbs. The Shop With a Cop <br /> 107 program is a partnership with Target Corporation and members of the community. Chief Mathwig <br /> 108 commended the Roseville Review for helping get the word out. The Review annually runs an article <br /> 109 and the response has been great. Chief Mathwig clarified that IMPACT project has been <br /> 110 implemented through changes in staffing. Officers now work 12-hour days. <br /> 111 <br /> 112 Commissioners mentioned that the Commission is looking to get more involved with the Night to <br /> 113 Unite (formerly National Night Out) to get into neighborhoods. Chief Mathwig suggested the <br /> 114 Commission get involved with the Family Night Out at Central Park on the Monday before Night to <br /> 115 Unite. The Roseville Police, Fire, Parks and Recreation, Public Works Departments together with <br /> 116 several community businesses host the community event to build better relationships. <br /> 117 <br /> 118 5b. Essay Contest Update <br /> 119 <br /> 120 Carolyn Curti distributed the list of essay scores. She said the first place winner received $50, <br /> 121 second place received $30 and third place received $20. Honorable mentions received $10. All <br /> 122 award winners also received an award certificate. In addition, each of the schools that participated <br /> 123 receives a$25 gift card from Barnes and Nobles Bookstore. <br /> 124 <br /> 125 After some discussion, Commissioner Grefenberg moved and Commissioner Jaeger seconded <br /> 126 motion to award the top three awards and three honorable mentions. <br /> 127 <br /> 128 Curti reminded the Commissioners that all of the essays were scored under a blind copy. <br /> 129 Commissioners did not know whose essays they were reading to assure no bias. <br /> 130 <br /> 131 Curti identified the winners. She noted that she did not have the name of one of the honorable <br /> 132 mention recipients, but the student was an English Language Learner(ELL). Curti said she would <br /> 133 contact the teacher to get the student's name. Commissioners expressed delight that a student <br /> 134 learning English did so well in the contest. Curti noted that two other essays among the top 24 were <br /> 135 written by students identified as ELL. <br /> 136 <br /> 137 First Sophia Miliotis RAMS Mr. Lee Thao <br /> 138 Second Aleksander Guzina Parkview Mr. Lucas Ebert <br />