HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.27.2024 Meeting PacketAg enda
Human Rights and Relations Commission
City Of E dina, Minnesota
Com m unity R oom , City H all
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
8:00 PM
I.Ca ll To Ord er
II.Roll Ca ll
III.Approva l Of Meeting Agenda
IV.Approva l Of Meeting Min u tes
A.Min u tes: Hum a n Righ ts & Relation s Com m ission , Ja n u ary 23,
2024
V.Com m u n ity Com m ent
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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. G enerally 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.
VI.Rep orts/Recom m en d ation s
A.Ch air a n d Vice Ch air E lection
B.Days of Rem em bra n ce E ven t Up d ate
VII.Cha ir An d Mem ber Com m ents
VIII.Sta. Com m ents
IX.Adjournm en t
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Date: F ebruary 27, 2024 Agenda Item #: I V.A.
To:Human R ights and R elations C ommis s ion Item Type:
R eport and R ecommendation
F rom:G illian S traub, C ity Management F ellow
Item Activity:
Subject:Minutes : Human R ights & R elations C ommission,
January 23, 2024
C ITY O F E D IN A
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
A C TI O N R EQ U ES TED:
Approve minutes from the January 23, 2024, meeting of the H R R C .
I N TR O D U C TI O N:
AT TAC HME N T S:
Description
HRRC Minutes : January 23, 2024
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Minutes
City of Edina, Minnesota
Human Rights & Relations Commission
Edina City Hall, Community Room
January 23, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
I. Call to Order
Chair Stringer Moore called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering Roll Call: Commissioners Dawkins, Rogers, Felton, Bennett, Segall, Khalifa, Nelson, Stringer
Moore.
Staff Present: Scott Neal, City Manager.
Absent: Commissioner Ismail, and Student Commissioners Borah and Mohamud-Karie.
III. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Vice Chair Bennett requested to add consideration of the time of the February meeting.
Motion by Commissioner Bennett to approve the amended January 23, 2024, meeting
agenda with new item 7 – Discussion of a new time for the February meeting, seconded by
Commissioner Nelson. Motion carried.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion by Commissioner Khalifa to approve the minutes from the December 5, 2023,
meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Segall. Motion carried.
V. Reports/Recommendations
A. Commission Correspondence Discussion
• Chair Stringer Moore summarized the correspondence received since the December
meeting.
• Regarding correspondence on posting Hennepin County’s land acknowledgement,
commissioners discussed options including proposing this as a work plan item, creating a
task force, including community voices and hiring consultants.
Motion by Commissioner Felton to table discussion on commission action on a land
acknowledgement until the March meeting, seconded by Commissioner Bennett. Motion
carried.
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• Regarding correspondence on Edina Public Schools, commissioners discussed role of the
HRRC and the school board.
B. 2023 Human Rights & Relations Commission Work Plan Update
• Commissioners discussed the following updates:
o Initiative 5: Climate Action Plan HS 4-3
• Commissioner Segall introduced the report, and commissioners discussed
some formatting changes.
Motion by Commissioner Nelson to approve the report as submitted to send to the Energy
and Environment Commission. Seconded by Commissioner Bennett. Motion carried.
o Initiative 7: Bias and Discrimination Event Response Plan Review
• Neal shared the item would be on the City Council’s February 6th meeting
agenda for approval. Commissioners requested it be a reports and
recommendations item to raise community awareness of the plan.
C. 2024 Human Rights & Relations Commission Work Plan Introduction
• Commissioners discussed the following updates:
o Initiative 6: Days of Remembrance Event
o Commissioner Nelson introduced the work of the subcommittee. The
group has selected a speaker, a theme, and a date.
o Commissioners discussed the possibility of selecting a new date.
o Commissioners discussed the possibility of not allowing broadcast,
recording, or streaming at the speaker’s request; commissioners agreed
this was acceptable.
o Initiative 7: Review and propose revision of Days of Remembrance resolution.
o Commissioners Bennett and Nelson provided an update and proposed
language revising outdated language and adding clauses regarding
continuing acts of genocide.
o Commissioners agreed to discuss this at the February meeting.
D. Change in February meeting time
• Commissioner Bennett noted that the precinct caucuses will be held on the same night as
the HRRC meeting at the same time and requested moving the meeting time up to 5:00,
with an end time no later than 6:45 pm to allow people to attend caucuses.
• Commissioners discussed this possibility decided to make no change to the meeting time.
VI. Chair and Member Comments
• Received.
VII. Staff Comments
• Received.
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VIII. Adjournment
Motion by Commissioner Segall to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner
Nelson. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
Date: F ebruary 27, 2024 Agenda Item #: VI.A.
To:Human R ights and R elations C ommis s ion Item Type:
O ther
F rom:G illian S traub, C ity Management F ellow
Item Activity:
Subject:C hair and Vic e C hair Elec tion Action
C ITY O F E D IN A
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
A C TI O N R EQ U ES TED:
Elect a chair and vice chair for the H R R C, to serve from M arch 2024 to February 2025.
I N TR O D U C TI O N:
T he H R R C annually elects commissioners to serve as chair and vice chair. T he term is one year, beginning in
M arch 2024 and ending in February 2025. T he chair runs the meetings of the commission, attends joint work
sessions with the C ity C ouncil, presents the work plan to City Council, and may be asked to present at H R R C
events. T he vice chair serves in those capacities as needed. Majority vote is required.
Date: F ebruary 27, 2024 Agenda Item #: VI.B.
To:Human R ights and R elations C ommis s ion Item Type:
R eport and R ecommendation
F rom:G illian S traub, C ity Management F ellow
Item Activity:
Subject:Days of R emembrance Event Update Disc ussion, Information
C ITY O F E D IN A
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
A C TI O N R EQ U ES TED:
None.
I N TR O D U C TI O N:
S ubcommittee working on this initiative to provide an update on the 2024 Days of Remembrance event.