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06-25-13 HRC Minutes MINUTES �,i��,� ��� Human Rights Commission City of Golden Valley o l d e n 7800 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley, MN 55427 �� �� Council Conference Room June 25, 2013 Commissioners present: Jonathan Burris Adam Buttress Christopher Jordan Payton Perkins Andy Snope Commissioners absent: Carla Johnson Ethan Meirovitz Debra Reisner City Council Liaison: DeDe Scanlon, Council member Staff Liaison: Chantell Knauss Assistant City Manager Guests: Paula Pentel, Council member Helene Johnson, Global Golden Valley The meeting was convened at 6:35 pm by Knauss. Introductions were made. International Dav at Market in the Vallev Helene Johnson of Global Golden Valley and member of the Envision Connection Project Board provided information on two upcoming events that are being sponsored by Global Golden Valley: July 4 Naturalization Ceremony and Celebration at City Hall and International Day at Market in the Valley on August 11. Global Golden Valley would appreciate volunteers from the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to assist in these events. The next Global Golden Valley meeting for planning the International Day will be July 8 from 6:30-8:00 pm at the Hennepin County Library in Golden Valley. All Commissioners expressed interest in attending the planning meetings and assisting with both the July 4 Naturalization and August 11 International Day events. The July 8 meeting date of Global Golden Valley posed a time conflict with Commissioners not being able to attend. The consensus of the Commissioners was for Knauss to find out the meeting dates for Global Golden Valley, provide the dates to the Commissioners and then Commissioners will let Knauss know if they are going to attend the meeting(s). With eight members currently appointed to the HRC, Commissioners attending the Global Golden Valley meeting(s) needs to be limited to three or fewer to avoid a quorum. Human Rights Commission June 25,2013 Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 Review Human Riahts Commission BvLaws Knauss reviewed the HRC ByLaws and provided opportunity for Commissioners to ask any questions regarding them. Review Guidelines for Advisorv Commissions, Committees Boards and Councils Knauss reviewed the Guidelines and provided an opportunity for Commissioners to ask any questions. She explained that the City Council requested the Guidelines be brought to a future Council/Manager Worksession for review for consistency throughout the various Boards, Commissions and Committees. If Commissioners have an idea as to something they would like included in the Guidelines, they should let Knauss know and that can be brought forth for Council discussion. An update from the Council/Manager Worksession will be provided. Review of Council/Board/Commission Traininq held on June 12 2013 HRC members were well represented at the training with seven out of the eight currently appointed Commissioners in attendance. This was the highest percentage attendance of all elected and appointed bodies. The training was conducted by an attorney from the City's liability insurance carrier, the League of MN Cities. The training covered the areas of: Open Meeting Law and the Data Practices Act. Knauss distributed DVD copies of the recorded presentation. Commissioners expressed that the training was informative and wanted to ensure that all new Commissioners would receive the same or similar training. Election of Officers Motion by Commissioner Burris, second by Commissioner Jordan to appoint Commissioner Snope as Chair and Commissioner Buttress as Vice-Chair. Motion carried 5-0. Commissioner Snope resumed the Chair duties. Discuss 2013 Work Plan Ideas Commissioners discussed many possible ideas on what could be included in the 2013 Work Plan. Due to only six months remaining, it was the consensus of the Commission to limit their projects to one-two for the 2013 year. Ideas for further research include: � September 11 — National Day of Service & Remembrance activity • Movie viewing with facilitated discussion following the viewing • Martin Luther King — Day of Action Adiourn Motion by Commissioner Buttress, second by Commissioner Burris to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 pm. Motion carried 5-0. Follow-up Items: • Knauss —find out dates of Global Golden Valley meetings & provide information to Commissioners • Knauss — invite Susan Blood, Executive Director, Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council to July 30 meeting • Commissioner Buttress— research options for National Day of Service & Remembrance activities for HRC to sponsor and bring back to July 30 meetirig • Commissioner Jordan — research options/facilitators for possible event to have a movie viewing followed by a community conversation for"MN Nice" or"Bully" Andy S pe, C air Human Rights Commission June 25,2013 Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 ATTEST: Chantell Knauss, Staff Liaison Approved by HRC: July 30, 2013 Human Rights Commission June 25,2013 Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3