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April 12, 2011 <br /> Item 3 <br /> 1 Human Rights Commission Approve Minutes <br /> 2 DRAFT - Meeting Minutes - DRAFT <br /> 3 March 8, 2011 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Commissioners Present: Chair David Singleton; Commissioners Anthony Barrett, Gary <br /> 6 Grefenberg, Liz Jaeger, Seth, Josephson, Peg Kennedy, Thelma <br /> 7 McKenzie, Marie Oftelie, Marie Siliciano, Barb Yates <br /> 8 <br /> 9 1. Call to Order <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Chair David Singleton called meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. The Clerk called the roll. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 2. Swearing in of Youth Commissioner <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Chair Singleton administered the oath to Youth Commissioner Marie Siliciano. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 3. Approve Minutes of January 11,2011 <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Vice Chair Marie Oftelie moved and Commissioner Gary Grefenberg seconded approval of the <br /> 20 minutes. Motion prevailed unanimously. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 4. Staff/Committee Reports <br /> 23 <br /> 24 4a. Visions of Success Subcommittee <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Commissioner Liz Jaeger provided a briefing of a Forum on Faith Communities for ending <br /> 27 homelessness that she attended in February. She relayed statistics showing a substantial increase in <br /> 28 the number of homeless in recent years, in particular among children and in suburbs. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 In July 2010, 424 children and 250 adults were turned away from homeless shelters in Ramsey <br /> 31 County. She said there are 104 beds for domestic violence victims, but only two shelters offer beds <br /> 32 for men with children who are victims of domestic violence. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 She noted that in 2005/06, the Roseville schools counted 13 homeless students. In 2009/10 that <br /> 35 number increased to 59 homeless students. In all Ramsey County schools, the numbers went from <br /> 36 1,000 to 1,996 of reported homeless students in that five year period. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Commissioner Jaeger suggested awareness of homelessness may be a topic for a future forum. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Commissioner Peg Kennedy said that in addition to homeless, schools see many families doubling <br /> 41 up, moving in with family or friends after a family loses a home. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Commissioners noted that the Keystone Food Shelf in Roseville recently moved to a larger space to <br /> 44 accommodate the growing demand for food. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Commissioner Grefenberg said that having a safe and secure place to live is a basic human right that <br /> 47 is not recognized fully in society. <br />