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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 27, 2018 HRRC_Minutes_ApprovedDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/18/18 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights and Relations Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room November 27, 2018 7:00 p.m. I. Call to Order Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Chair Nelson, Commissioners Arseneault, Beringer, Edelson, Edwards, Epstein, Kennedy, Meek, and Moss Keys. Absent: Stringer-Moore, Waldron Staff Present: MJ Lamon, Project Coordinator III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Kennedy, seconded by Commissioner Arseneault approving the meeting agenda for November 27, 2018. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Chair Nelson proposed an amendment to the October 23, 2018, meeting minutes to the section on the Housing Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan under Work Plan Updates, to indicate that housing chapter “comments” were provided, as follows: The Housing Chapter comments were drafted by Chair Nelson. No feedback was received. The chapter comments will be forwarded to the consultant. Motion by Commissioner Arseneault to approve the October 23, 2018 meeting minutes as amended. Motion seconded by Kennedy. Motion carried. V. Community Comment – None. VI. Reports and Recommendations A. Cross-Commission Committee: Arts & Culture Commission • Arts and Culture Commission members Susan Chandler and Hannah Klein attended the meeting. • The Arts & Culture Commission would like to partner with the HRRC on work plan initiatives. • Project Coordinator, MJ Lamon, let each commission know that 2019 work plans will reveal several cross-commission committee initiatives. • Members of both Commissions had positive conversation and idea sharing on collaborating, however, both commissions will wait for 2019 work plans to be approved before taking the next step to partner. B. 2018 Work Plan Updates 1. 2018 Tom Oye Commissioner Kennedy will present the Tom Oye Award at the December 4 City Council meeting. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 12/18/18 The 2018 recipient Arnie Bigbee has been notified of the award. A commemorative certificate is being framed and will be ready for the presentation on December 4. Committee members discussed whether to hold a December meeting prior to the presentation of the Tom Oye award at the December 4 City Council meeting. Members also noted possible changes to consider in the 2019 meeting schedule. Motion by Commissioner Kennedy, seconded by Commissioner Edelson to set the December meeting date for December 18, 2018, starting at 7:00 p.m., and to move the January 22, 2019, meeting date to January 29, 2019 (at 7:00 p.m.). Motion carried. C. 2019 Days of Remembrance Working Group Commissioner Arseneault presented a draft Advisory Board and Commission Working Group Greenprint for the HRRC’s Days of Remembrance (DOR) 2019 event. Commissioners requested that a press release announcing the formation of a DOR working group be issued as soon as possible to enable the Commission to approve working group members at the December meeting. Motion by Commissioner Kennedy, seconded by Commissioner Arseneault to approve the Days of Remembrance Working Group Greenprint. Motion carried. VI. Chair and Member Comments Chair Nelson advised that he plans to attend a panel discussion at City Hall on December 5 on creating and maintaining affordable housing, hosted by Edina Affordable Housing Development Manager Stephanie Hawkinson. Commissioner Kennedy advised of two speaking events of interest, one on November 29 on child brides at the Congregation Shir Tikvah, and another on the French Resistance during the Holocaust on December 11 at Mitchell Hamline Law School. Commissioner Edwards noted that the VictoryFund.org website indicates that there were 432 LGBTQ candidates on the November ballot (nationwide), and 244 of those candidates were victorious. Commissioner Meek reported that she saw offensive Anti-Semitic and race-based graffiti in Arden Park in late October, and that the Edina Police Department and Parks and Rec personnel responded quickly and appropriately, and the offensive language was covered by the next day. VII. Staff Comments Liaison Lamon notified the commission that the Racial Equity Coordinator position has been posted. VIII. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Kennedy to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Edelson. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.