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Commissioner Grefenberg said he thought this was a 10-year plan. He asked since there was a current group that deals with charitable gambling, should the HRC compete with that. He reiterated Curti?s comment that we need to gauge the City Councli?s opinion before doing work on this. Commissioner Grefenberg said the commission should focus on doing things and then seeing whether we need financial support. The HRC did not spend 70% of its 2010 budget so why is it looking for increased funds. He said he thought that we were not ready for this step. Commissioner Kennedy said she appreciated the creativity of so many ideas and she is hearing the vision that we need to have sustainable funding. Chair Singleton said this is just one idea. He did not believe it would compete with the Roseville Charitable Fund. Curti explained that the Roseville Charitable Fund receives a percent of the charitable gambling profits within the City of Roseville. The Fund is distributed on a quarterly basis to organizations within the city that are doing charitable services for the community. Commissioner Grefenberg suggested that every commissioner submit ideas so every commissioner has a say in developing a strategic plan. Commissioner Grefenberg asked staff to bring copies of the strategic plan to the January meeting. The agenda item was continued to the next meeting. Commission Meeting Minutes January 11, 2011 Initiatives for 2011 Chair Singleton explained that he looked into cities offering mediation for residents. He found that Bloomington, Minneapolis, St. Cloud, St. Paul and Winona offer mediation. Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Cloud have paid staff, while Bloomington and Winona have Human Rights Commission volunteers conduct mediations. Chair Singleton said by offering mediation services for human rights complaints in the City, the Commission becomes more engaged. It educates the community about issues and it helps the City to resolve something before it becomes a bigger issue. He noted that the City used to mediate complaints but has not done so for many years. Chair Singleton spoke with a Bloomington staff member to see how they handle complaints. A complaint first goes to the Administration Department, which then sends it to the Commission Chair. The Chair reviews it to see whether it is within the Internal Affairs Committee Recommendations to Amend Strategic Plan 6