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City Council Work Session
City of Edina, Minnesota
Edina City Hall Community Room
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
6:15 PM
I.Call To Order
II.Roll Call
III.Joint Meeting With Human Rights & Relations Commission
IV.Adjournment
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Date: July 19, 2016 Agenda Item #: III.
To:Mayor and City Council Item Type:
Other
From:Kelly Dumais, City Management Fellow
Item Activity:
Subject:Joint Meeting With Human Rights & Relations
Commission
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
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INTRODUCTION:
The HRRC will provide a progress report on their 201 work plan.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
HRRC 2016 Work Plan and Progress Report
Approved by City Council on December 15, 2015
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Board/Commission: Human Rights and Relations Commission
2016 Annual Work Plan Proposal
Initiative 1 ☐ New Initiative
☐ Continued Initiative
☒ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Tom Oye Award April 2016 $100 1. 1.Register Attendance at
event
2. Track Nominations
3. 3. Update Website
Progress Report: Commission selected Lauren Morse-Wendt as the 2016 recipient in recognition of her collaborative leadership in developing support for
the 66 West project and for advancing a community conversation about affordable housing and homeless youth.
Initiative 2 ☐ New Initiative
☐ Continued Initiative
☒ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Days of Remembrance April 2016 $1,000 1. Audio/Video – requires 2
CTS staff to come to
event and complete
video follow up
2. Marketing Pieces – CTS
request
3. Meeting Space – secure
City Hall, tables, chairs,
easels
4. Communication – Social
media, press release
5. Attend event
Most of the staff support
required is required from the
CTS department. The liaison
helps facilitate the requests.
With attending the event there
are many hours of staff support
for this event.
Progress Report: Annual DOR event held on April 10, 2016, focused on Women in the Holocaust and Genocides, featuring guest speaker St. Paul artist
and Holocaust survivor Lucy Smith, and talk by Dr. Ellen Kennedy on Ravensbruck, a women’s concentration camp. In addition, the committee
purposefully “branded” the event this year with the creation of a new poster design that will be used in all future DOR events.
Approved by City Council on December 15, 2015
Initiative 3 ☐ New Initiative
☒ Continued Initiative
☐ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Human Rights City Designation December
2016
$200 1. Meeting Space – secure
rooms
2. Audio/Video – CTS staff to
assist with taping
3. Communication – social
media, press release
The HRRC is hoping to secure
Human Rights City Designation
in the year 2016.
Progress Report: Working group completed multiple presentations to Edina civic /community groups on what it means to be a human rights city, sought
best practices on addressing human rights issues from several Human Rights cities, and prepared a draft resolution for presentation to council for the city
of Edina to resolve to be a Human Rights City, with the goal to be proactive (rather than just reactive) regarding human rights issues.
Initiative 4 ☐ New Initiative
☒ Continued Initiative
☐ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Community Conversations December
2016
None 1. Meeting Space
2. Report to CC
The Human Rights City
Designation hopes to use some
of the information gathered
from these meetings.
Progress Report: Committee has undertaken a review of the Community Conversations December 2015 Report to determine recommendations to
address concerns raised during the conversations; Committee’s report is in progress.
Initiative 5 ☐ New Initiative
☒ Continued Initiative
☐ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Affordable Housing Expanding Opportunity
1. Continued education on affordable housing
2. Monitor status of Edina
3. Support current efforts
December
2016
None 1. Administrative
2. Connecting with the
committee as the topic
arises at the City
Most of this committee’s work
has been surrounding and
supporting the Edina Housing
Foundations Affordable
Housing Policy. They have also
been in support and watching
66 West project.
Progress Report: Committee continues to monitor status of affordable housing in Edina.
Approved by City Council on December 15, 2015
Initiative 6 ☒ New Initiative
☐ Continued Initiative
☐ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Convention of the Elimination of all forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
• Resolution
• Education
November
2016
$500 1. Audio/Video – CTS staff to
be at event
2. Marketing Pieces – CTS
request
3. Meeting space – securing
space
4. Communications
Progress Report: Draft Resolution to endorse the national passage of CEDAW and to confirm the city’s commitment to the elimination of all forms of
discrimination against women presented to and adopted by City Council on March 2, 2016.
Initiative 7 ☒ New Initiative
☐ Continued Initiative
☐ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Indigenous Peoples Day Designation September
2016
None 1. Admin support –
submitting reports to City
Council
Progress Report: Plan is to develop a strategy to engage and educate the community on the value of an Indigenous Peoples Day recognition (work has
not yet begun).
Initiative 8 ☒ New Initiative
☐ Continued Initiative
☐ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Co-sponsor Community Conversation with Edina Public
Schools PCN (Parent Communication Network)
October
2016
$150 1. Marketing pieces for
event – CTS request
2. Communications
Progress Report: Put on hold pending the outcome of the Community Conversations committee’s work.
Initiative 9 ☐ New Initiative
☐ Continued Initiative
☐ On-Going Initiative
Target
Completion
Date
Budget
Required
Staff Support Required
(To be completed by Staff
Liaison)
Liaison Comments
Sharing Values, Sharing Community
• Community Event
February
2016
$200 1. Marketing pieces for
event – CTS request
2. Communications
Approved by City Council on December 15, 2015
Progress Report: Event entitled “Leading a Meaningful Life: a conversation with religious leaders about faith, joy, appreciation and gratitude” is planned
for October 27, 2016, in the Hughes Pavilion at Centennial Lakes, featuring Rabbi Michael Latz (Shir Tikvah), Father Kevin Finnegan (Our Lady of Grace),
Dr. Hamdy El-Sawaf (Imam at Masjid Al-Iman) and Steve Hagen (founder / teacher at Dharma Field Zen Center).
Ongoing Responsibilities
Edina Resource Center/Edina Community Council – HRRC Rep September to May, 3 year term
Website/Blog
Bias Offense Response and Prevention Plan: Review annually
HRRC Rep to Human Services Task Force
Other Work Plan Ideas Considered for Current Year or Future Years
Partnership with Health Commission on prescription drug abuse awareness.
Food Justice Initiative
Proposed Month for Joint Work Session (one time per
year, up to 60 minutes):
July 2016 (July 19, 2016)
Council Comments: Work plans proposed by the Boards and Commissions were reviewed at the December 1 work
session. The following changes/comments were made and are reflected on this work plan:
• No changes
• Concerned about staff time consumption (CTS and liaison) for initiatives.