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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.25.22 HRRC Minutes_ ApprovedDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 2/22/2022 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights & Relations Commission Virtual Meeting, WebEx, January 25, 2022, 7 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair Epstein shared information for virtual meeting guidelines for Commissioners and those watching or listening in to the meeting. Chair Epstein called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Chair Epstein, Commissioner Ismail, Felton, Segall, Edwards, Felton, Stringer Moore, Bennett and Guadarrama; Student Commissioner Lichtenberger and Mirza Staff Present: Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Coordinator and Risi Karim, City Management Fellow Absent: Late: III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Stringer Moore to approve the January 25, 2022 meeting agenda, seconded by Commissioner Bennett. Roll call vote. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Commissioners indicated the following changes to the draft minutes: • None Motion by Commissioner Stringer Moore to approve the December 7, 2021 meeting minutes, seconded by Commissioner Bennett. Roll call vote. Motion carried. V. Reports/Recommendations A. Solicitation for Speaker o Chair Epstein solicited from members of the HRRC for assistance in the curation of potential speakers list for future Commission meetings. B. Edina Community Foundation’s (ECF) Connecting with Kids Leadership Award o Commissioner Segall will submit Student Commissioners Lichtenberger and Mirza for the Kids Leadership Award presented by the Edina Community Foundation. o Commissioner Felton will provide Commissioner Segall with documents and material for the application submission. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 2/22/2022 Motion by Commissioner Segall to submit Student Commissioners Lichtenberger and Mirza for the Kids Leadership Award presented by the Edina Community Foundation, Seconded by Commissioner Edwards. Motion Carried. C. Advisory Communication to City Council o Commissioner Stringer Moore proposes that in conjunction with the Community Health Commission that the Human Rights and Relations Commission write an Advisory Communication to the City Council proposing the declaration of Racism and Poverty as a public health crisis. o Staff Liaison Lee will contact the Staff Liaison for the Community Health Commission to facilitate the request for participation in crafting the Advisory Communication. Motion by Commissioner Stringer Moore to draft an Advisory Communication to the City Council regarding Racism as a Public Health Crisis as well as provided language for the drafting of a proclamation, Seconded by Commissioner Felton. Motion Carried. D. 2022 Work Plan The Commission discussed the Work Plan with the following updates: • Initiative 1: Sharing Values, Sharing Communities Event o Commissioner Bennett asks that Commissioners with suggestions for the event directly contact her or Staff Liaison Lee with feedback. Initiative 2: Days of Remembrance o Chair Epstein and Commissioner Stringer Moore will be reaching out to the green sheet member to set up a meeting about Days of Remembrance planning. o There is room on the initiative for more Commissioners to join. o Tentatively the event will be held April 25th . Initiative 3: Bias Event Plan o No update Initiative 4: Tom Oye Award o No update Initiative 5: City facility naming policy/criteria o Commissioner Stringer Moore will join as Co-Chair of this Initiative Initiative 6: Assist staff with the promotion of city form to Report Bias or Discrimination. o Staff Liaison Lee gave a brief overview of the general process the initiative will go through. VI. Chair and Member Comments • Received VII. Staff Comments • Received VIII. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Bennett to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Stringer Moore. Roll call vote. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.