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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.25.22 HRRC Minutes_ApprovedDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/15/2022 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights & Relations Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room October 25, 2022, 7 p.m. I. Call to Order Chair Epstein called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Chair Epstein, Commissioners Stringer Moore, Bennett, Segall, Guadarrama; and Student Commissioner Jain. Staff Present: Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Manager and Gillian Straub, City Management Fellow Absent: Commissioners Ismail, Felton, and Missaghi, and Student Commissioner Ahluwalia. III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Bennett to approve the October 25, 2022, meeting agenda, seconded by Commissioner Stringer Moore. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Stringer Moore to approve the September 20, 2022, meeting minutes, seconded by Commissioner Guadarrama. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Update on HRRC Membership • Chair Epstein announced Commissioner Pastrana’s resignation from the HRRC, effective immediately. • Commissioners discussed the interview process and ways to include more information on the HRRC in that process. • Commissioner Guadarrama announced that she will be absent from the HRRC beginning in November 2022. B. Quarterly Update with Police Department • Lt. Dan Conboy briefed the HRRC on bias events in the last quarter. There were no bias events reported in the past quarter. • Lt. Conboy also discussed: i. The new records management system (RMS), to be implemented in early 2023. ii. Investigative processes. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/15/2022 iii. Potential for foot patrol in high traffic areas. iv. Community partnerships in crime analysis. v. Mental health resources in the department. vi. Signing up for alerts from the department through the Smart 911 program. Commissioner Ismail arrived at 7:27 p.m. 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 • Initiative complete. • Staff Liaison Lee provided updates on social media views, the post- event survey is open, and the communications process for future years. • Commissioner Bennett provided recommendations for future years’ event planners. o Initiative #2: Coordinate Days of Remembrance to be held in alignment with the United States 2022 commemoration date. • No update. o Initiative #3: Respond to bias events as described by the Bias Event Plan and receive updates from the Police Department quarterly • No update. o Initiative #4: Tom Oye Award • Staff Liaison Lee informed the HRRC that the application is open and will close on November 7th. o Initiative #5: Study and report on City facility naming policy/criteria • No update. 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 • No update. B. 2023 HRRC Work Plan Development • Chair Epstein discussed his debrief of the 2023 work plan at the City Council work session. All leads listed are tentative and will be finalized throughout 2022. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/15/2022 o Initiative #1 – Sharing Values, Sharing Communities event • Commission supports this initiative to be on the 2023 work plan. • Lead: Commissioner Bennett. o Initiative #2 – Coordinate Days of Remembrance to be held in alignment with the United States 2023 commemoration date. • Commission supports this initiative to be on the 2023 work plan. • Lead: Commissioner Felton. • Commission discussed the possibility of different topics to be added to the event, including the COVID-19 pandemic, refugee movements, and antisemitism. o Initiative #3 - Respond to bias events as described by the Bias Event Plan and receive updates from the Police Department quarterly. • Commission supports this initiative to be on the 2023 work plan. • Lead: Commissioner Missaghi. o Initiative #4 – Tom Oye award • Commission supports this initiative to be on the 2023 work plan. • Lead: Commissioner Guadarrama. o Initiative #5 – Climate Action Plan HS 4-3: Evaluate community organizations, networks, and connections serving those who require special attention, such as people who are elderly, homebound, isolated, living with disabilities, or those likely to be in need of financial assistance, during or after extreme weather events (e.g., heat, cold, and heavy precipitation). Recommend, if needed, creation of additional community resources or enhancement, leveraging, or support of existing relationships with community organizations, networks, and connections. • Commission supports this initiative to be on the 2023 work plan. • Lead: Commissioner Segall. o Initiative #6 – Raising awareness of wage theft, tax fraud, OSHA violations and human trafficking. • Commission removed this from the 2023 work plan at a previous meeting. o Initiative #7 – Research and report upon potential models for Edina residents to review, comment on and make recommendations for changes to the policies and procedures of local law enforcement. • Commission moved this to the parking lot for future consideration and incorporated elements of this into initiative 3 at a previous meeting. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 11/15/2022 o Initiative #8 – Study & report what other cities are doing to provide reparations. • Commission moved this to the parking lot for future consideration at a previous meeting. o Initiative #9 – Provide community perspective and feedback to the City’s Racial Equity Advancement Team (REAT) on the planning of the Juneteenth event in 2023. • Commission supports this initiative to be on the 2023 work plan. • Lead: Commissioner Stringer Moore. • Commissioners discussed the possibility of recognizing or partnering with other heritage groups and their celebrations. VII. Chair and Member Comments • Received. VIII. Staff Comments • Received. IX. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Segall to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Stringer Moore. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.