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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-23 HRRC MinutesDraft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights & Relations Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room July 23, 2024, 7 p.m. I. Call to Order Vice Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Commissioners Ismail, Park, Rogers, Stone, Nelson. Staff Present: MJ Lamon, Special Projects & Engagement Manager; Zoe Johnson, City Management Fellow Absent: Commissioners Borah, Mohamud-Karie, Khalifa Late Arrival: Commissioner Dawkins, Stringer Moore III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion of approval: Stone 1st, Nelson 2nd IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion to approve meeting minutes as amended from the June 25, 2024, meeting: Park 1st; Ismail 2nd V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Introduction of New City Management Fellow: Zoe Johnson VI. Community Comment • None VII. Reports and Recommendations A. 2024 Work Plan Updates • Initiative 1.5.3 Build connections with community organizations and report on community awareness of bias and discriminations event process (Khalifa, Rogers) Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. o Committee clarified they will not focus on bias and discrimination event process since this is moving to an internal staff function o Content will focus on what and who the Human Rights and Relations Commission is Quick discussion between staff and Commission to push this off until the next HRRC meeting (on August 27). • Initiative 1.5.5. Tom Oye Award (Rogers, Stringer Moore, Stone) o Discussion on process, communication and marketing logistics, and potential staff support. o HRRC needs to create timeline for staff expectations ▪ Give around 4 weeks for application submissions for the award ▪ Communications will cover everything operationally for this award, but Commission should list what is expected for this marketing strategy. ▪ Ensure Stone is part of the Tom Oye award. Commissioner Dawkins arrived at 7:16p.m. B. Sharing Values, Sharing Communities Working Group Greenprint • Committee members include Commissioner Nelson, Park, Ismail • Commission discussed Greenprint and asked for clarification o Discussion on recommendations for potential members (Cindy Edwards and Pat Arseneault) for this working group. Motion to approve the working group Greenprint: Nelson 1st, Stone 2nd. Motion carried. C. 2025 Work Plan Development • Liaison Lamon outlined important dates and work plan development process • Commission discussed aligning their work plan with the Race & Equity strategic direction of the city. The City will pursue developing a strategic plan later this year and in 2025. • Liaison Lamon reminded the commission to refer to Chapter 11 of the Comprehensive Plan and the HRRC charge in City Code Commissioner Stringer Moore arrives at 7:23p.m. • Development on work plans for ensuring goal alignment through all strategic/comprehensive planning. This group needs to figure out what matters and how we need to communicate that – need documents to reflect this, as well. o Aiming for 4-5 items for the work plan o The group should come back with 1-2 items that each commissioner would like to see on this work plan ▪ Ideas will be sent to MJ/Zoe with a deadline of August 20 – just brainstorms with leads/champions attached Group agreed to brainstorm and have further discussion at next meeting. VIII. Chair and member comments • Received. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. IX. Staff Comments • Received. o Meeting on the third Wednesday of every month from now on. o Next meeting September 18. o New students starting in August. o Liaisons: MJ and Zoe in August; then MJ, Zoe, and Thomas will all be in September; Thomas and Zoe will then take over as staff liaisons. X. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting: Stone 1st, Stringer Moore 2nd. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:53PM.