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08-25-15 HRC Minutes MINUTES ����� ����� Human Rights Commission (HRC) Golden Valley City Hall ��°F� 7800 Golden Valley Road Ol��r� Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427 � ��� � �� � August 25, 2015 Commissioners present: Carla Johnson, Chair Jonathan Burris, Vice Chair Adam Buttress Teresa Martin Michael Pristash Andrew Ramlet Commissioners absent: Susan Phelps Staff: Chantell Knauss, Assistant City Manager The meeting was convened at 6:31 pm by Chair Johnson. APPROVAL OF JULY 28, 2015, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Motion by Commissioner Pristash, second by Commissioner Burris to approve the July 28, 2015, minutes. Motion carried 6-0. Council Updates Knauss let Commissioners know the City Council passed the proclamation declaring September Hunger Action Month. Chair Johnson will give the proclamation to Second Harvest Heartland as they are receiving them from other cities as well. For the September 10, 2015 HRC packing event from 6-8 pm at Second Harvest Heartland, there are 30 spots available for interested persons to sign up to participate in the event. OLD BUSINESS October 22, 2015 HRC Conversations Planninq Dave Nuckles, No Wrong Door at Hennepin County—Vice Chair Burris left a message for Mr. Nuckles and is awaiting contact back. The Bridge for Runaway Youth — no further update from previous meetings. Breaking Free— Chair Johnson reported the original panelist, Joy Friedman, is no longer with Breaking Free and they suggested Terry Forliti as a panelist from their organization. Sergeant Grant Snyder— Commissioner Pristash reported Sergeant Snyder will be at the HRC's September 29 meeting. Fred Karasov, 4th Distriet Judge — Commissioner Pristash will make contact with Judge Karasov. Panelist contacts will have biographies of the panelists to Knauss by September 15 in order to update the HRC brochure for use at its booth for Golden Valley Music & Arts Festival on September 26. Human Rights Commission August 25,2015 Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 Commission Outreach Opportunities Market in the Valley Update (August 16, 2015) Commissioner Pristash reported there was not a lot of traffic at the HRC booth. He did set up an easel to help draw people in. Most people that approached the HRC booth wanted to discuss City- related issues that were not related to HRC. There was a suggestion by an interested person to bring HRC to the schools. Golden Valley Music &Arts Festival (September 26, 2015� Knauss will work with Communications staff to update the HRC brochure to include panelists' biographical information and have ready for HRC to distribute at its Music & Arts Festival booth. HRC Outreach Activity Update There was discussion as to what type of activity or map would draw people to the HRC booth at various community events. It was the consensus of the HRC to wait to see if Market in the Valley and other activities are things that the HRC will continue to participate in future years. Human Riqhts Magnet Chair Johnson checked with Robbinsdale and New Hope HRCs and reported there is no copyright or proprietary use for the suggested word cloud. Commissioner Pristash distributed a list of words and phrases that he put together for potential use in a custom HRC word cloud. Commissioners Pristash and Ramlet will work to put a draft together for full Commission review. Healing MN Stories Commissioner Martin reported that she had talked with staff at the State of Minnesota that are also tribal community members and none of them were aware of Healing MN Stories. It was the consensus of the HRC that the Commission is educated on what the State Capital Arts Committee is doing. NEW BUSINESS It was the consensus of the HRC to suspend any future commitments for 2015, with the exception of those that have already been made, and discuss what HRC should be focusing on in the future. This item will be on the October 27, 2015 HRC agenda for discussion, along with developing the 2016 Work Plan. Chair Johnson informed the HRC the City of Crystal HRC is hosting an event on the Constitution on Saturday, September 19, 2015 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Crystal Community Center. Commissioner Martin reported the neighboring three HRCs of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale are interested in jointly hosting another discussion with Golden Valley, like the Genocide Awareness event earlier this year. Commissioner Pristash brought up that 2015 is Golden Valley Human Rights Commission's 50tn Anniversary and it would be nice to commemorate the milestone with conversations around topics such as: enfranchisement, voting issues with upcoming national elections, or the Civil Rights Act. Commissioners commented that a local resident Rose McGee's initiative, Sweet Potato Comfort Pie, has received local and national media attention. Adjourn Motion by Commissioner Pristash, second by Commissioner Buttress to adjourn the meeting at 8:09 pm. Motion carried 6-0. Human Rights Commission August 25,2015 Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Follow-up Items: • Panelist contacts will have biographies of the panelists to Knauss by September 15 in order to update the HRC brochure for use at its booth for Golden Valley Music & Arts Festival on September 26 • Knauss will work with Communications staff to update the HRC brochure to include panelists' biographical information and have ready for HRC to distribute at its Music & Arts Festival booth • Vice Chair Burris is awaiting response from Dave Nuckles, No Wrong Door�t Hennepin County to see if he would serve as a panelist for the October 22 HRC Conversations event .��; �r_ �%� ',Carla John on, Chair ATTEST: � � Chantell Knauss, Staff Liaison Approved by HRC: September 29, 2015 Human Rights Commission August 25,2015 Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3