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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.26.23 HRRC Minutes_ApprovedDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/24/2023 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights & Relations Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room September 26, 2023, 7 p.m. I. Call to Order Vice Chair Bennett called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Vice Chair Bennett, Commissioners Dawkins, Felton, Khalifa, Nelson, Segall, and Rogers, and Student Commissioner Borah. Staff Present: Gillian Straub, City Management Fellow and MJ Lamon, Community Engagement Manager. Absent: Chair Stringer Moore, Commissioner Ismail and Student Commissioner Mohamad-Karie. Motion by Vice Chair Bennett to add an agenda item to Reports and Recommendations regarding the October 24th, 2023, meeting, seconded by Commissioner Felton. Motion carried. III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Nelson to approve the amended September 26, 2023, meeting agenda, seconded by Commissioner Felton. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Nelson to approve the minutes from the August 22, 2023, meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Segall. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations Student Commissioner Borah introduced himself to the HRRC. Commissioner Ismail arrived at 7:09 p.m. VI. 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. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/24/2023 • Vice Chair Bennett confirmed that Anthony Walsh will be one of the speakers and that Commissioner Dawkins will moderate. • Staff Liaison Straub will request an update on the poster and social media, with Vice Chair Bennett to update the press release. o Initiative 2: Days of Remembrance Event • Event occurred in May 2023. o Initiative 3: Bias and Discrimination Event Response • 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 requested HRRC members review the final draft of the poster and provided an update that the press release has been published. Following review of the poster, the subcommittee seeks to hang the posters before the October 24, 2023, HRRC meeting. • Staff Liaison Straub noted that the application is open. o Initiative 5: Climate Action Plan HS 4-3 • Commissioner Segall noted that the organizations have been contacted with the request to fill out a survey, and the subcommittee is on track to summarize findings at the end of November. • Commissioner Khalifa spoke to the overlap with her work on the Human Services Task Force. o Initiative 6: Juneteenth Community Celebration • No update. o Initiative 7: Bias and Discrimination Event Response Plan Review • Committee work will begin this fall. • Commissioners clarified that the initiative is focused on the review of event response plan, not on its promotion or awareness. B. 2024 Work Plan Development Introduction • Staff Liaison Straub emphasized that the HRRC needed to approve the work plan at this meeting, so it can be presented to City Council at its work session on October 3, 2023. Commissioners discussed the following initiatives: o Initiative 1: Sharing Values, Sharing Community Event • Commissioners agreed that this should remain on the work plan. o Initiative 2: Review Bias and Discrimination Event Response • Commissioners agreed that this should remain on the work plan. o Initiative 3: Monitor community awareness of bias and discrimination event process. • Commissioners revised this initiative: o New title: Build connections with community organizations and report on community awareness of bias and discrimination event reporting. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/24/2023 o New description: Engage with organizations to exchange information, assess community awareness and educate on bias and discrimination event process. o New deliverable: Create standardized presentations and materials for HRRC presentations to community organizations, including on bias and discrimination event response. Report on engagement efforts and awareness of bias and discrimination event reporting. • Commissioners agreed to combine this initiative with previous initiative 8: Community Organization Engagement Process and remove initiative 8 from the work plan. o Initiative 4: Engage with Edina Police Department and Joint Community Police Partnership on bias-related and demographic data. • Staff Liaison Straub recommended removal of any mention of the Joint Community Police Partnership (JCPP) as the JCPP is not a Council- directed group. • Commissioners agreed to remove mention of the JCPP and that the amended version should remain on the work plan. o Initiative 5: Tom Oye Award • Commissioners agreed that this should remain on the work plan. o Initiative 6: Days of Remembrance Event • Commissioners agreed that this should remain on the work plan. o Initiative 7: Review and propose revision of Days of Remembrance resolution. • Commissioners agreed that this should remain on the work plan. o Initiative 8: Community Organization Engagement Process • Commissioners agreed to remove this item. See 2024 Initiative 3. o Initiative 9: Extension of Facility Naming Report • Commissioners renamed this initiative to: “Develop Facility Naming Policy” agreed that this should remain on the work plan. o Initiative 10: Evaluate and report on LGBTQIA+ community resources • Commissioners agreed to move this initiative to the parking lot. Motion by Commissioner Nelson to approve amended 2024 work plan with 8 initiatives, Commissioner Felton seconded. C. October 2023 Meeting Date • Vice Chair Bennett shared Chair Stringer Moore’s request to move the October 24th, 2023, meeting of the HRRC from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. • Commissioners discussed the request. Motion by Commissioner Felton to move the October 24th meeting to 5:30 p.m. Commissioner Nelson seconded. Motion carried. VII. Chair and Member Comments Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/24/2023 • Received. VIII. Staff Comments • Received. IX. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Felton to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Segall. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.