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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.24.21 HRRC _Minutes_ApprovedDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 28, 2021 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights & Relations Commission Virtual Meeting, WebEx, Aug. 24, 2021, 7:00 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair Epstein shared information for virtual meeting guidelines for Commissioners and those watching or listening in to the meeting. Chair Epstein called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call In-Person: Chair Epstein and Commissioner Bennett; Student Commissioner Lichtenberger and Mirza Answering Roll Call via WebEx: Commissioners Edwards, Felton, Ismail, Stringer Moore, Segall, Ross, and Guadarrama Staff Present: Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Coordinator and Risi Karim, City Management Fellow Late: Commissioner Felton (7:06 pm) and Commissioner Stringer Moore (7:23 pm) Absent: III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Ross to approve the Aug. 24, 2021 meeting agenda, seconded by Commissioner Edwards. Roll call vote. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Commissioners indicated the following changes to the draft minutes: Correction on page one “Student Commissioner” to “Student Commissioners” Page 2 and 3 change “felon rights” to “felon voting rights” Page 3 change “gage” to “gauge” Motion by Commissioner Segall to approve the July 27, 2021 meeting minutes, seconded by Commissioner Ross. Roll call vote. Motion carried. V. Community Comment - No community members present at the meeting VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Human Rights & Relations Commission 2021 Work Plan • The Commission discussed the Work Plan with the following updates: • Initiative #1 – Days of Remembrance Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 28, 2021 - Event concluded. No new updates • Initiative #2 – Tom Oye Award - The subcommittee consist of two Commissioners - Staff Liaison Lee shares the following dates for the initiative: o Sept 22nd application opens o Award will be presented at the Dec 7th City Council Meeting • Initiative #3 – Sharing Values Sharing Community Event The subcommittee shares the following updates: - Community members will have the opportunity to share their story about experiencing bias within the community. - Several speakers have been confirmed for the event, each speaker will be allotted 6-8 mins to speak. - Various attempts were made to included as many diverse candidates as possible - Posters for the event have been printed and available to be picked up for distribution. Various other marketing tools have been deployed for the event. • Initiative #4 – Race, Justice, and Policing Community Awareness Plan & Implementation - The Community Conversations: Race, Justice and Policing event will be held Sunday, October 17,2021, from 3:00pm-5:00pm in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. • Initiative #5 – Bias Offense Review - Edina Police Chief Todd Milburn will be in attendance for the Commissions November meeting. • Initiative #6 – Review and comment on a plan developed by P&R and R&E staff - No update B. 2022 Work Plan Development • The Commission discussed the 2022 Work Plan and what would be completed, continued or added from this year’s Work Plan. - Commissioners engaged in dialogues expressing their preference for initiatives that the Commission should move forward with. The prioritization of initiatives for the 2022 Work Plan is as followed: 1. Sharing Values Sharing Community Event 2. Days of Remembrance 3. Bias Offense 4. Tom Oye 5. City Renaming Policy 6. Juneteenth - Commissioner Guadarrama expresses the need for the Commission to evaluate the impact of events held by the Commission to determine the impact the events are having on the community. VII. Chair and Member Comments • Received Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 28, 2021 VIII. Staff Comments • Received IX. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Segall to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Stringer Moore. Roll call vote. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:51 p.m.