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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.22.23 HRRC Minutes_ApprovedDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 9/26/2023 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights & Relations Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room August 22, 2023, 7 p.m. I. Call to Order Chair Stringer Moore called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Chair Stringer Moore, Vice Chair Bennett, Commissioners Ismail, Khalifa, Nelson, Segall, and Rogers. Staff Present: Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Manager, Gillian Straub, City Management Fellow. Absent: Commissioner Dawkins and Felton. III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Nelson to approve the August 22, 2023, meeting agenda, seconded by Commissioner Ismail. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Nelson to approve the minutes from the July 25, 2023, meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Rogers. Motion carried. V. Reports/Recommendations A. 2023 Human Rights & Relations Commission Work Plan Update • Commissioners described each initiative and discussed the following updates: o Initiative 1: Sharing Values, Sharing Communities Event. • Vice Chair Bennett requested that commissioners who can volunteer arrive at 2:30 p.m. for the November 12th, 2023, event. Commissioner Felton arrived at 7:05 p.m. o Initiative 2: Days of Remembrance Event • Event occurred in May 2023. • Staff Liaison Lee provided a streaming update, reporting a small increase in social media views. o Initiative 3: Bias and Discrimination Event Response Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 9/26/2023 • Police staff attended the May 23, 2023, meeting. • There will be another check-in with the Police department at the October meeting. o Initiative 4: Tom Oye Award • Commissioner Rogers provided an update on advertising for Tom Oye Award submissions, including the poster, printing, and edits to the form. Rogers also introduced the idea of a scoring rubric. • Chair Stringer Moore requested a short survey be sent to previous award winners requesting a quote about what winning the award meant to them for a social impact campaign. o Initiative 5: Climate Action Plan HS 4-3 • Commissioner Segall provided an update that the committee has identified all organizations to assess, is finalizing survey questions, and developing the process for contacting organizations. • The committee plans to share the results with the HRRC in November 2023, share the report with the Energy & Environment Commission (EEC) in December 2023, and attend the January meeting of the EEC to discuss the results of the initiative. o Initiative 6: Juneteenth Community Celebration • No update. o Initiative 7: Bias and Discrimination Event Response Plan Review • No update. o Staff Liaison Lee provided an update from the three Council advisory communications sent to Council in 2022 and 2023. Lee advised that the HRRC could propose taking action on these items in the 2024 work plan. B. 2024 Work Plan Development Introduction • Chair Stringer Moore introduced the 2024 work plan and emphasized the need for designating leads for each initiative. Commissioners discussed the following initiatives: o Initiative 1: Sharing Values, Sharing Community Event • Commissioner Nelson will lead the initiative. • Commissioners Felton and Ismail will serve on the initiative. • Commissioner agreed to center this event on mental health, LGBTQIA+, or ageism. o Initiative 2: Review Bias and Discrimination Event Response • Chair Stringer Moore suggested an addition of having the Joint Community Police Partnership (JCPP) and the Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC) present twice per year. • Staff Liaison Lee recommended having quarterly meetings with the Police Department and JCPP, and the bias event response plan as two separate initiatives. Commissioners discussed the following deliverables for separate initiatives, while acknowledging a need to finalize the language for each deliverable. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 9/26/2023 Commissioner Ismail left at 8:07 p.m. o 2a: Review bias and discrimination event response. o 2b: Engage with Edina Police Department, JCPP, and MAC on bias- related and demographic data. o 2c: Monitor community awareness and education of bias and discrimination event process and respond to bias events. o Initiative 3: Tom Oye Award • Commissioner Rogers will lead the initiative. • Chair Stringer Moore will serve on the initiative. o Initiative 4: Days of Remembrance Event • Vice Chair Bennett will lead the initiative. • Commissioner Felton will serve on the initiative. o Initiative 5: Affordable Housing Topic • Commissioners discussed various Climate Action Plan items. • Commissioners elected to remove this initiative. o Initiative 6: Ageism: Age-Friendly Framework • Commissioners agreed that this will be one of three potential topics for the Sharing Values, Sharing Community event. o Initiative 7: LGBTQIA+ Topic • Commissioners agreed that this will be one of three potential topics for the Sharing Values, Sharing Community event. o Initiative 8: Mental Health Topic • Commissioners agreed that this will be one of three potential topics for the Sharing Values, Sharing Community event. o Initiative 9: Community Organization Engagement Process • Commissioner Khalifa will lead the initiative. • Commissioner Rogers will serve on the initiative. o New Initiative 10: Extension of Facility Naming Report • Develop a policy and process as outlined in the HRRC City Facility Naming Policy Report. • Vice Chair Bennett will serve on the initiative. VI. Chair and Member Comments • Received. VII. Staff Comments • Received. VIII. Adjournment Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 9/26/2023 Motion by Commissioner Segall to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Bennett. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.