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MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
HUMAN RIGHTS & RELATIONS COMMISSION
July 22, 2014 7:00 PM
City Hall – Community Room
I. CALL TO ORDER
Commissioner Arseneault called the meeting to order at 6:59pm.
II. ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Commissioners Arseneault, Bigbee, Cashmore, Carter, Davis,
Harrington, Kennedy, Sanders, and Winnick. Staff present: City Manager Scott Neal, Staff
Liaison MJ Lamon, and City Management Fellow Lindy Crawford.
III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
Motion was made by Commissioner Kennedy to approve the Regular Meeting Agenda of
July 22, 2014. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cashmore. Motion carried.
IV. APPROVAL OF June 24, 2014 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Amendments:
(1) Under VI. A.
Change: “motioned” to “requested.”
Remove: ‘s from Sanders’s.
Add: “The Commissioners reviewed the revisions made to the Plan “beginning” on Page
31 “and the resolutions to adopt on page 37.”
Add: “There was not second.”
Delete: “Commissioner Cashmore motioned to table this to July. Motion not carried.”
Add: The Plan “and resolutions” will be on the July 1st City Council meeting “agenda.”
Add: Motion carried “to adopt the Plan and the following resolutions” (insert 3
resolutions).
(2) Under VI. D.
Changed: “getting” to “obtaining.”
Add: ….at the November film festival “or elsewhere.”
Winnick moved to approve the minutes as amended by the HRRC. Commissioner Davis
seconded. Motion carried.
V. COMMUNITY COMMENT
None.
VI. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS
Commissioner Sanders motioned to reorder the agenda to have Section VI. E. discussed
first, Harrington seconded. Motioned carried.
A. Community Conversations (Bigbee/Davis)
Commissioner Bigbee handed out the most recently updated Board and Commission
Working Group Roster. Bigbee will be working with this group closely and inviting
others to join at a later date. Bigbee made a motion to approve the eight new applicants
to the roster, Davis seconded. Motion carried.
B. Special Needs Awareness Campaign (Sanders)
Commissioner Sanders requested the City Council’s direction before the HRRC further
develops the Special Needs Awareness campaign. Commissioners suggested discussing
this item at the August 4th Joint Work Session to see which direction we should take.
C. Human Rights City (Kennedy)
Kennedy presented a report on Human Rights Cities. This is a possible new initiative on
our 2015 Work Plan and will be discussed at the August 4th Joint Work Session.
D. Tolerance in Motion (Winnick/Bigbee)
Commissioners Winnick and Bigbee attended a meeting with the Mayor and
representatives from the nonprofit group Tolerance in Motion. Materials provided in
the meeting packet were discussed by the HRRC. Winnick and Bigbee would like to
bring this item to Council and see where they stand on this and see if this is something
that should be put on our 2015 Work Plan.
E. Joint Work Session Preparation and Work Plan Review (Arseneault)
City Manager Neal and Commissioners discussed the proposed changes in the Bias
Offense Response and Prevention Plan (“Plan”). Neal brought attention to steps #1 and
#7 of the Plan. The City Council will have the chance to review the Plan prior to the
Joint Work Session. The word “substantiated” in step #1 of the Plan will be important
to Council, suggested Neal.
Commissioners discussed reordering the Joint Work Session outline to ensure that the
Plan and New Initiatives are both discussed. Commissioner Davis moved discussed
amendments to the Work Session outline, Winnick seconded. Motion carried. Sanders
motioned to make discussion time for everything five minutes besides the Plan, which
would be about 10 minutes, Bigbee seconded. Motion carried.
F. HRRC Budget History (Lamon)
Staff Liaison Lamon explained the budget history provided in the meeting packet. Lamon
mentioned that the HRRC may reallocate funds if Commissioners would like to in the
future. We do still have some video production costs and a Tom Oye mugs invoice but
we will have funds remaining for 2014.
VII. CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS
Commissioner Bigbee mentioned there is an upcoming Government Alliance on Race and
Equity conference if anyone would like to attend.
VIII. CHAIR, COMMISSION MEMBER, AND STUDENT COMMENTS
A. Next Meeting: August 26th, 2014
Student Commissioner Harrington shared that this will be her last meeting because she is
leaving for college. Commissioner Bigbee motioned to fund up to three, $150 registration
fees for HRRC members to attend the Government Alliance on Race and Equity conference
August 5-6, 2014, subject to funding availability, Commissioner Cashmore seconded. Motion
carried.
IX. STAFF COMMENTS
Staff Liaison Lamon noted we have two new student commissioners joining the HRRC.
X. ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Commissioner Cashmore to adjourn the July 22nd meeting, Kennedy
seconded. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:14pm.
Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________
MJ Lamon, HRRC Staff Liaison
Minutes approved by HRRC August 26, 2014 ____________________________________
Jan Seidman, HRRC Chair
NAME TERM J F M A M J J A S O N D Work Session Work Session # of Mtgs.Attendance %
Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
8/4/2014
Arseneault, Patrice 2/1/2015 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100%
Bigbee, Arnie 2/1/2015 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100%
Carter, Derek 2/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86%
Cashmore, John 2/1/2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78%
Davis, Laura 2/1/2015 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89%
Kennedy, Ellen 2/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86%
Sanders, Tiffany 2/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100%
Seidman, Jan 2/1/2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89%
Winnick, Steve 2/1/2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89%
Haeg, Molly 9/1/2014 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 67%
Harrington, Paige 9/1/2014 1 1 1 3 33%
Gates, Nicole 9/1/2015 0 0%
Weinert, Katrina 9/1/2015 0 0%
Liaisons: Report attendance monthly and attach this report to the Commission minutes for the packet.
Do not enter numbers into the last two columns. Meeting numbers & attendance percentages will calculate automatically.
INSTRUCTIONS:Counted as Meeting Held (ON MEETINGS' LINE)Attendance Recorded (ON MEMBER'S LINE)
Regular Meeting w/Quorum Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member.
Regular Meeting w/o Quorum Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member.
Joint Work Session Type "1" under "Work Session" on the meetings' line. Type "1" under "Work Session" for each attending member.
Rescheduled Meeting*Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member.
Cancelled Meeting Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for ALL members.
Special Meeting There is no number typed on the meetings' line.There is no number typed on the members' lines.
*A rescheduled meeting occurs when members are notified of a new meeting date/time at a prior meeting. If shorter notice is
given, the previously-scheduled meeting is considered to have been cancelled and replaced with a special meeting.
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