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ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR September4, 20186:30pm PRESENT: Baggenstoss, Bole, Gelbach, Heikkila, Hoag, O’Brien, Quick, Stoner, Warzecha ABSENT: Newby STAFF: Brokke, Christensen, Johnson 1) INTRODUCTIONS 2) ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT 3) APPROVAL OF MINUTES – AUGUST 2, 2018 MEETING Commissioner Gelbach moved to approve the August 2, 2018 meeting minutes. Commissioner Hoag seconds. Commissioner Stoner abstained. Motion passed. 4) GARE OVERVIEW Parks and Recreation Assistant Director, Matt Johnson, provided an overview of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) program that the City is currently participating in. GARE is a “national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all”. In Minnesota, 14 government units are participating in 2018. The importance of racial equity include: yielding a better community, more effective provision of services to the community as a whole, and it is morally the right thing to do. The Roseville GARE leadership team has 14 staff members (two from Parks and Recreation) and includes representatives from each organizational level. To date, the team has learned the history of racial inequity, created informational handouts on Roseville’s demographics, a Racial Equity Narrative and has learned how to utilize the Racial Equity Toolkit. The role of Parks and Recreation in racial equity is to help strengthen communities, reduce racial anxiety and help to build trust in municipal government. The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has established Social Equity as one of their “Three Pillars of Impact” of Parks and Recreation. The future goals for the GARE leadership team include working to normalize, organize, and operationalize. They will be utilizing the racial equity lens and tool kit where applicable. The team with continue with GARE training through 2018, and will develop a Racial Equity Action Plan.