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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 22, 2018 HRRC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/26/18 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights and Relations Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room May 22, 2018 7:00pm I. Call To Order Chair Nelson called the May 22, 2018, meeting of the Human Rights and Relations Commission to order at 7:04pm. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Chair Nelson and Commissioners Arseneault, Edwards, Epstein, Kennedy, Meek, Moore Stringer, and Student Commissioner Sinha. Staff Present: Staff Liaison, MJ Lamon and City Management Fellow, Chante Mitchell. Absent: Commissioners Beringer, Edelson, and Student Commissioner Mangalick. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Arseneault to approve the meeting agenda for May 22, 2018. Seconded by Commissioner Kennedy. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Kennedy to approve the April 24, 2018, Human Rights and Relations Commission meeting minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Arseneault. Motion carried. V. Community Comment None. VI. Reports and Recommendations A. 2018 Work Plan Updates Tom Oye: The 2018 Tom Oye Award Committee will be Chair Nelson and Commissioners Arseneault, Epstein, and Moore Stringer. Bias Offense Plan: Bias Offense Plan Committee will be Commissioners Epstein, Kennedy, Meek and Moore Stringer. Sharing Values, Sharing Communities: Sharing Values Committee members for this year’s topic on mental health are Commissioners Beringer, Edelson, Meek, Moore Stringer and Student Commissioner Sinha. No updates. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/26/18 Days of Remembrance: Event report presented along with Days of Remembrance participant survey responses. There were about 138 attendees for the event (excluding HRRC members). The group discussed what marketing and advertising methods worked well to promote the event. Feedback from participants indicated that we should continue with guest speakers who are Holocaust survivors and family members of survivors, and include speakers on current / other genocides. Comprehensive Plan Check In: Commission Arseneault attended May 3 Comprehensive Plan Check In. It was noteworthy that the Community Health and the Energy and Environment Commissions had a human rights lens within their recommendations, and there is a clear intersection their work has with human rights. Commissioners discussed ways to possibly partner with different Commissions to encourage working together and promoting the values of all the different Commission work. HRRC will consider different ways to promote and partner with other Commissions within their work plan. B. Race and Equity Task Force Report Report update from Commissioner Meek: The report is now with City Staff to work on recommendations for implementation; City Staff will report back to Council in September. On June 18, the Race and Equity Taskforce and working group members will have a final wrap up meeting with City Staff and City Council to discuss the work that has been done and next steps. C. Advisory Communication: Work Plan Change Request 2018 Work Plan Additions - Partnership with school district on Race/ Equity issues o Commissioners discussed what can the city and the school district do to work together better, to collaborate and share best practices. o Commissioners Moore Stringer and Meek will work on gathering the appropriate information and insight on what the school district has been doing before the commission moves forward with a proposal. - Creation of Edina HRRC Vision Statement o Group discussed incorporating language from the Edina GARE team and from the Comprehensive Plan Human Rights Chapter to create a vision statement. - Discussion on proposed changes to the work plan will be revisited at the next meeting. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/26/18 VII. Correspondence None. VIII. Chair and Member Comments Chair Nelson: Expressed well wishes to City Management Fellow, Chante Mitchell; she has accepted a job in San Antonio, Texas. Chair Nelson will be absent for June 26 meeting. Moore Stringer: Advised commissioners about the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board Women’s Golf Day event on Tuesday, June 5, 5-8pm. Epstein: Could not attend Days of Remembrance event but reported he heard great community feedback. Kennedy: Informed commissioners of an incident she learned about from a Vietnamese woman who experienced difficulty returning an item at Southdale Center. Advised about two upcoming events - Tuesday, June 26 State Human Rights Commission Summit, daylong event; and Thursday, June 21 “Beyond #MeToo” panel discussion at The Women’s Club of Minneapolis. IX. Staff Comments None. X. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Kennedy to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Arseneault. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:22pm.