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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.23.24 Human Rights & Relations Minutes_ApprovedDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 2/27/2024 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. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 2/27/2024 • 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. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 2/27/2024 VIII. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Segall to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Nelson. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.