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Human Rights and Relations Commission
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Public Works Multi-Purpose Room
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
7:00 PM
I.Call To Order
II.Roll Call
III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda
IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes
A.Minutes: Human Rights & Relations Commission April 26, 2022
V.Special Recognitions And Presentations
A.2023 HRRC Work Plan Process and Goals
VI.Community Comment
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or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the
number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items
that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment.
Individuals should not expect the Chair or Board/Commission Members to respond to their
comments tonight. Instead, the Board/Commission might refer the matter to sta% for
consideration at a future meeting.
VII.Reports/Recommendations
A.Work Session with City Council
B.2022 Human Rights & Relations Commission Work Plan Update
VIII.Chair And Member Comments
IX.Sta1 Comments
X.Adjournment
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Date: May 24, 2022 Agenda Item #: IV.A.
To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type:
From:Jennifer Garske, Executive Assistant
Item Activity:
Subject:Minutes: Human Rights & Relations Commission
April 26, 2022
Action
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve minutes from April 26, 2022, HRRC meeting.
INTRODUCTION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
April 26, 2022 HRRC Meeting Minutes
Draft Minutes☒
Approved Minutes☐
Approved Date: Click here to enter a date.
Minutes
City of Edina, Minnesota
Human Rights & Relations Commission
Edina Public Works Building, Multi-Purpose Room
April 26, 2022, 7 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair Epstein called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering Roll Call: Chair Epstein, Commissioners Bennett, Felton, Guadarrama, Pastrana, Segall and
Stringer Moore; Student Commissioners Lichtenberger and Mirza
Staff Present: Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Manager
Absent: Commissioners Ismail and Guadarrama
III. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Motion by Chair Epstein to approve the April 26, 2022 meeting agenda, seconded by
Commissioner Segall. Motion carried.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Commissioners indicated the following changes to the draft minutes:
Commissioner Stringer Moore suggested an edit to formatting on V1, line A.
Motion by Commissioner Felton to approve the March 22, 2022 revised meeting minutes as
corrected, seconded by Commissioner Bennett. Motion carried.
V. Special Recognitions and Presentations
A. Introduction of New HRRC Commissioner
o New Commissioner Amir Missaghi was introduced to the Commission.
B. Quarterly Update with Police Chief
o Police Chief Todd Milburn shared Police Department updates with the Commission.
No bias-related events reported
Bias, bullying in the City is not a bias event
Community Service Officer program moving to Cadet program
Updating computer-aided dispatch and records management system
Data will be shared via dashboards on City’s website
Trends in violent crimes
Gun safety for residents
Legislature looking at changes in sentencing
Recidivism of offenders
Draft Minutes☒
Approved Minutes☐
Approved Date: Click here to enter a date.
VI. Reports & Recommendations
A. 2022 Human Rights & Relations Commission Work Plan Update
The Commission discussed the Work Plan with the following updates:
o Initiative #1: Coordinate Sharing Values, Sharing Communities Event
Topic selected: How to Stop the Hate, follow-up to Stop the Hate event last year.
Restorative justice, mediation, criminal and civil remedies
o Initiative #2: Coordinate Days of Remembrance to be held in alignment with the United States
2022 commemoration date
Speaker has been selected: Eva Moreimi, parents are Holocaust survivors
Virtual event at 2 p.m. May 22
Mayor will introduce event; Jewish Community Relations Council representative will
introduce speaker
o Initiative #3: Respond to bias events as described by the Bias Event Plan and receive updates
from the Police Department quarterly
Police Chief reported no bias offenses reported
Commissioner Missaghi would like to join this initiative
o Initiative #4: Tom Oye Award
Will start working on this in early June
Commissioner Pastrana has joined the initiative
Commission had indicated they would like to refine the selection process, creating a matrix
o Initiative #5: Study and report on City facility naming policy/criteria
Gathering information from sources, including other cities, to write a report and perhaps
even propose policy
Student Commissioner Lichtenberger would like to be added to this initiative
o Initiative #6: Following completion of the staff development of internal process, assist staff with
the promotion of City’s Form to Report Bias or Discrimination
Staff has been meeting, will soon meet with the City Manager and Assistant City Manager
Commissioners Missaghi and Pastrana will both join this initiative
VII. Chair and Member Comments
Received.
VIII. Staff Comments
Received.
IX. Adjournment
Motion by Commissioner Stringer Moore to adjourn the meeting, seconded by
Commissioner Pastrana. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m.
Date: May 24, 2022 Agenda Item #: V.A.
To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type:
Report and Recommendation
From:Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Manager
Item Activity:
Subject:2023 HRRC Work Plan Process and Goals Information
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
None.
INTRODUCTION:
Community Engagement Manager MJ Lamon will present to the HRRC on development of the 2023 HRRC
Work Plan, including the process and goals.
Date: May 24, 2022 Agenda Item #: VII.A.
To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type:
Report and Recommendation
From:Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Manager
Item Activity:
Subject:Work Session with City Council Information
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
None.
INTRODUCTION:
At a Joint Work Session with City Council on Tuesday, May 17, Human Rights & Relations Commission
members provided an update to City Council on current work plan initiatives and discuss possible future work
plan items.
Attending members to share information about the session with City Council.
Date: May 24, 2022 Agenda Item #: VII.B.
To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type:
From:Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Manager
Item Activity:
Subject:2022 Human Rights & Relations Commission Work
Plan Update
Discussion, Information
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
None.
INTRODUCTION:
The Commission will discuss initiative updates for the 2022 workplan.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
2022 HRRC Work Plan Updated
Approved by City Council December 7, 2021
Commission: Human Rights and Relations Commission
2022 Annual Work Plan Proposal
Initiative # 1 Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☒ Event
Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☒ 4 (Review & Decide)
Coordinate Sharing Values, Sharing Communities Event. Determine
topic at least four months in advance of the scheduled event
Deliverable
Event
Leads
Bennett, Guadarrama,
Ismail, Segall, Mirza
Target
Completion Date
October 2022
Budget Required: (Completed by staff): There is funding available for outside marketing opportunities such as ad paid in printed media and social media.
Staff Support Required (Completed by staff): 10 hours for Staff Liaison in 2021, 10 hours for Communications Staff in 2020 for Community Conversation
4.22.22: Committee has started generating ideas and speakers for the event.
Initiative # 2 Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☒ Event
Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☒ 4 (Review & Decide)
Coordinate Days of Remembrance to be held in alignment with the
United States 2022 commemoration date.
Deliverable
Event and/or Action
Leads
Stringer-Moore,
Epstein, Lichtenberger,
Mirza
Target
Completion Date
April/May 2022
Budget Required: (Completed by staff) There is funding available for outside marketing opportunities such as ad paid in printed media and social media.
Staff Support Required (Completed by staff): Hours by Staff liaison: 20 Communications / marketing support: 10
2.18.22: Tentative dates of 4.24 or 5.1 have been decided and City Hall has been reserved. Sub-committee will meet on 2.19 to plan.
3.18.22: Committee looking for speakers and date of event will be determined when a speaker is decided on.
3.22.22: HRRC approved format to historical context, student panelist, restorative practices, and listen to stories of Holocaust survivors.
4.22.22: 2022 Days of Remembrance event will be held virtually on Sunday, May 22 at 2pm with Eva Moreimi as the guest speaker. Marketing and press release
are being worked on.
Approved by City Council December 7, 2021
Initiative # 3 Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event
Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☒ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide)
Respond to Bias events as described by the Bias Event Plan and receive
updates from the Police Department Quarterly.
Deliverable
Continue Bias events response plan
and track how many times the plan is
initiated
Leads
Epstein, Guadarrama,
Ismail, Missaghi
Target
Completion Date
December 2022
Budget Required: (Completed by staff) Are there funds available for this project? If there are not funds available, explain the impact of Council approving this
initiative.
Staff Support Required (Completed by staff): Hours by Staff liaison: 10
2.18.22: Police Chief will provide updates on February, April, July and October meetings.
4.22.22: Updates from Police Department and Q &A on department work plan items have taken place in February and April.
Initiative # 4 Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☒ Event
Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☒ 4 (Review & Decide)
Tom Oye Award: Coordinate and select one recipient for the 2021 Tom
Oye Award.
Deliverable
Planning and awarding of Tom Oye
Award
Leads
Felton, Mirza, Pastrana
Target
Completion Date
December 2022
Budget Required: (Completed by staff) There is funding available for outside marketing opportunities such as ad paid in printed media and social media.
Staff Support Required (Completed by staff): How many hours of support by the staff liaison? Communications / marketing support?
4.22.22: Planning for Tom Oye Award will start in August.
Approved by City Council December 7, 2021
Initiative # 5 Initiative Type ☒ Project ☐ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event
Council Charge ☒ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide)
Initiative Title
Study and report on a City facility naming policy/criteria
Deliverable
Report to Council
Leads
Bennett, Stringer
Moore, Segall, Mirza.
Litchenberger
Target
Completion Date
December 2022
Budget Required: (Completed by staff) Are there funds available for this project? If there are not funds available, explain the impact of Council approving this
initiative.
Staff Support Required (Completed by staff): How many hours of support by the staff liaison? Communications / marketing support?
3.22.22: Committee has started research and will be meeting to discuss findings.
Initiative # 6 Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event
Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☒ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide)
Following completion of staff development of internal process, assist
staff with the promotion of city Form to Report Bias or Discrimination.
Deliverable
Feedback and support to staff.
Leads:
Felton, Pastrana,
Missaghi
Target
Completion Date
December 2022
Budget Required: (Completed by staff) Are there funds available for this project? If there are not funds available, explain the impact of Council approving this
initiative.
Staff Support Required (Completed by staff):
3.22.22: Staff have been researching and developing process.
Approved by City Council December 7, 2021
Parking Lot: (These items have been considered by the BC, but not proposed as part of this year’s work plan. If the BC decides they would like to
work on them in the current year, it would need to be approved by Council.)
- Ageism: helping community understand, how to mitigate it, educate and assess
- Felony Rights and Education: Public education, voting rights access
- Assess how the City of Edina can continue to recognize and celebrate the diversity in our community and propose actions [for the City and/or volunteers] to
implement, including for example, displays in Edina City Hall which recognize culturally significant holidays and flags or other symbols which recognize the many
diverse cultures in Edina.