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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03-26 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 March 26, 2024, 7 p.m. I. Call to Order Chair Khalifa called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Commissioners Khalifa, Rogers, Dawkins, Nelson, Park and Stone. Staff Present: Gillian Straub, City Management Fellow. Absent: Commissioners Ismail, Stringer Moore, and Felton; Student Commissioners Borah and Mohamud- Karie. III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Nelson to approve the March 26, 2024, meeting agenda, seconded by Commissioner Rogers. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Nelson to approve the minutes from the February 27, 2024, meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Rogers. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions & Presentations A. New Member Introductions • New Commissioners Park and Stone introduced themselves to the HRRC. B. Motions Review • Staff Liaison Straub reviewed the proper procedure for motions. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Vice Chair Election • Staff Liaison Straub introduced the role of vice chair and reviewed the voting procedure. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. Commissioner Stringer Moore arrived at 7:30 pm. • Commissioners discussed the two members previously interested in the role, Commissioners Dawkins and Rogers. Motion by Commissioner Nelson for Commissioner Rogers to serve as vice chair. Seconded by Commissioner Stone. Motion carried. B. Community Correspondence Discussion • Chair Khalifa recapped the discussion at the January meeting and presented options for the HRRC. • Commissioners considered the work involved and process for further examining a land acknowledgement. Commissioners agreed that a land acknowledgement should be considered as part of the 2025 work plan development. C. Days of Remembrance Resolution Discussion • Chair Khalifa reviewed the HRRC conversation at the January meeting and explained the effects of changing the resolution. Staff Liaison Straub introduced the relationship between the resolution and the event. Commissioner Nelson introduced his proposed changes. • Commissioners discussed modernizing the language of the first clause or generalizing it, and they agreed to generalize the language. • Commissioner discussed what it would mean to add a clause acknowledging continuing acts of bias and genocide. Motion by Commissioner Rogers to approve the proposed Days of Remembrance resolution with edits to paragraph one as discussed in the meeting and the other proposed changes. Seconded by Commissioner Stringer Moore. Motion carried. D. Days of Remembrance Event Update • Commissioner Nelson introduced the work to date, including poster revisions and the program. VII. Chair and member comments • Received. VIII. Staff Comments • Received. IX. Adjournment Commissioner Nelson moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Stringer Moore seconded. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:44 pm.