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08-27-13 HRC Agenda Packet AGENDA o lY � Human Rights Commission d en City of Golden Valley V� 7800 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley, MN 55427 Council Conference Room August 27, 2013 I. Call to Order II. Introductions (if needed) III. Approval of July 30, 2013 Minutes IV. Council Updates A. Update on August 13, 2013 Council/Manager Meeting V. Update on Global Golden Valley August 11, 2013 International Day at Market in the Valley VI. Update on Follow-up Items for 2013 Work Plan A. September 11 National Day of Service & Remembrance Community Volunteer Event B. Planning Progress on MN Nice? Community Event VII. 2014 Work Plan Ideas A. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service or other activities B. Other ldeas VIII. Adjourn MINUTES �,`�,�, �� a Human Rights Commission City of Golden Valley olden 7800 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley, MN 55427 va �: Manager's Conference Room July 30, 2013 � Commissioners present: Chair Andy Snope �� Vice-Chair Adam Buttress K•��• � Jonathan Burris _ �� Carla Johnson . Christopher Jordan � �� Payton Perkins - �� $, Debra Reisner � � �� 4� :, Commissioners absent: Ethan Meirovitz �� ,� �� Staff Liaison: Chantell Knauss �� Assistant City Manager Guests: Susan Blood, Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Executive Director The meeting was convened at 6:32 pm by Chair Snope. Introductions were made. Commissioner Burris requested the addition of discussion of a Resolution Recommending the City Council Publicly Proclaim That Golden Valley is a Welcoming City For All and Acknowledging the Minnesota Marriage Equality Act of 2013 be added to the agenda after the presentation from Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council. Approval of June 25, 2013 Minutes Motion by Commissioner Jordan, second by Vice-Chair Buttress to approve the minutes. Motion carried 7-0. Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Susan Blood, Executive Director of the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council (NHHSC), distributed and reviewed with the Commission information on NHHSC services, including the Northwest Hennepin County Regional Profile and Golden Valley Community Profile 2013. Blood also left a copy of the DVD, "Starting Over: New Immigration Stories of Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship in Minnesota's Northwest Hennepin County Region" which will be available from Knauss for anyone interested in viewing it. Resolution 13-01 Commissioner Burris introduced a Resolution Recommending the City Council Publicly Proclaim That Golden Valley is a Welcoming City For All and Acknowledging the Minnesota Marriage Equality Act of 2013. It was suggested to remove the language listing various types of people and classes and replace with "...proclaiming that Golden Valfey is a welcoming City for all..." Human Rights Commission July 30,2013 Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 Motion by Commissioner Burris, second by Commissioner Johnson to adopt Resolution 13-01 with the suggested change. Motion carried 7-0. Council Updates: Guidelines for Advisorv Commissions, Committees, Boards and Councils Knauss reported that the Guidelines were reviewed by the City Council at their July 9, 2013 Council/Manager Worksession. The result of the Council discussion was that they would like to see consistency in all the Commissions/Boards bylaws in regard to the length of term for the Chair and Vice-Chair. The HRC Bylaws state the Chair and Vice-Chair can serve one year in those positions and can serve again as long as it is non-consecutively. Some Commissions/Boards have longer terms for Chair or Vice-Chair or their bylaws may be silent. The direction of the Council was to have all the Commissions/Boards have uniform terms for Chair and Vice-Chair to be the same as in the HRC Bylaws. Staff liaisons of the various Commissions/Boards will work to revise their Bylaws as they are reviewed. Julv 4, 2013 Naturalization and Citizenshiq Ceremonv Review Commissioner Jordan reported the event was very successful with 30 people from 20 different countries being naturalized. This is an event that Global Golden Valley (GGV)would like to continue on an annual basis, however there is a need for a larger venue than the Council Chambers. GGV is also discussing holding it on a different day than on July 4 as there are some limitations with it being a federal holiday. Auqust 11, 2013 International Dav at Market in the Vallev Update Commissioner Jordan explained GGV is looking for entertainers that are interested in performing at International Day. GGV is working on a budget and applying for grant monies. There are two shifts for International Day: 9-11 am and 11 am-1 pm. Commissioners that are interested in volunteering should let Knauss know which shift they would like to volunteer and she will communicate that information to GGV. The next GGV meeting will be held July 31 at 6:30pm in the Brookview Community Center Conference Room and is open to anyone interested in attending. 2013 Work Plan Ideas September 11 — National Day of Service & Remembrance activity Vice-Chair Buttress reviewed options for sponsoring an event on September 11 at Second Harvest Heartland. There are three available shifts that the HRC could sponsor: 9am-Noon, 1:30-4:30pm, and 6-8pm. Commissioner Johnson will check on the availability of shifts for volunteers of a large group. Motion by Vice-Chair Buttress, second by Commissioner Burris to have the HRC sponsor an event at Second Harvest Heartland for National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11, 2013; the first preference for the 6-8pm shift and second preference to have all time slots available for volunteers. Motion carried 7- 0. Movie Viewing with Facilitated Discussion • Movie viewing with facilitated discussion following the viewing Commissioner Jordan presented three options and resources for movie viewing with discussion around the subject of combating bullying: Minnesota Nice? (46 minutes); Bully (Rated PG13, 99 minutes); and PBS — In the Mix: Stop Bullying/Take a Stand Episode. Commissioners discussed the logistics of such a program, potential partners, and venues. It was the consensus of the Commissioners that it would be most beneficial to have the discussion facilitated. Commissioner Jordan explained that he had contacted Human Rights Commission July 30,2013 Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Alec Fischer, the producer of the MN Nice? film, who is a native of Edina, MN. Mr. Fischer stated he wants to participate in the program. Given Mr. Fischer's willingness to be part of the program, the Commissioners decided to pursue the MN Nice? option with Council authorization. The consensus of the Commission was to try schedule the MN Nice? event during the first two weeks of November. If Mr. Fischer is not available during that time, then to schedule it for January 2014. Adiourn Motion by Commissioner Burris, second by Commissioner Jordan to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 pm. Motion carried 7-0. Follow-up Items: • Commissioner Johnson —check with Second Harvest Heartland on the availability of shifts for large groups for September 11. • Knauss - discuss with City Manager the scheduling of the HRC Update and 2013 Work Plan on Council/Manager agenda. • Commissioner Jordan —contact Alec Fischer for his schedule availability for the movie viewing and discussion • Commissioner Perkins —discuss options with FAIR School contact Mr. Kevin Bennett in possibly using their facility for the movie viewing and discussion � �� Respectfully Submitted, Chantell Knauss Assistant City Manager ` Approved by HRC: � ��' s �� c°` Human Rights Commission July 30,2013 Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3