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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/02/25 - ADMIN - Minutes - Human Rights Commission - Regular Human rights commission meeting February 25, 2025 6:00pm If you need special accommodations or have questions about the meeting, please call (Pat Coleman 952-924-2518) or the administration department at 952.924.2525. Official minutes Offical Human rights commission Members present: Andrea Alvarez, Abby Bauer, Lee Conlife, Jackie Kay, Daniel Bashore, Otoha Masaki, Isabel Anderson Members absent: Celia Anderson, Katie Lawler Turnball, Staff present: Pat Coleman, community engagement coordinator Guests: None 1. Call to order – roll call – 6:05pm 2. Approval of agenda A motion was made by Commissioner Alvarez, seconded by Commissioner Bashore, to approve the meeting agenda. Motion carried 3. Approval of minutes A motion was made by Commissioner Alvarez, seconded by Commissioner Bashore, to approve the meeting minutes of the December 17th, 2024 meeting. Motion carried 4. Old business a. HRC Awards Review Mr. Coleman presented the nominees for the Human Rights Award to the commission members for their final review. Each member scored the nominees individually, and the scores were then shared with the group to assist in selecting the 2024 Human Rights Award winner. Ultimately, the award was given to Dana Stranhnson of the St. Louis Park Library. It will be presented to her on March 17, 2025, during the city council meeting. 5. New business a. Additional Work Plan Items Commissioner Alvarez mentioned that the commission wanted to add additional items to their workplan but was unsure about the process to achieve this. Mr. Coleman explained that a formal process had been established for such communications with the council. This process involves using the Advisory Communication Form, a tool for boards and commissions to convey Human rights commission meeting Catherine Lawler messages to council members through a report, which is then discussed during a city council study session. With this understanding, the commission decided to wait until all members were present to collaborate on completing the form, initiating the conversation with the council, and seeking approval to include the additional workplan items. 6. Kudos Commissioner Alvarez gave kudos to the commission members that were able to make the rescheduled meeting work for their schedules. 7. Work group/subcommittee updates Assign workgroups/subcommittee members Commissioner Anderson stated that she felt there should be a subcommittee formed to study how the commission can protect our residents from the actions of the president administration. Commissioner Alvarez stated that she appreciated the idea, and that each of the commission members should brainstorm a few different additional workplan items as well as what subcommittees could form because of them for the next meeting. The commission members agreed to do so. 8. Chair and staff updates Mr. Coleman shared updates with the commission regarding the Boards and Commissions Protocol meeting held on February 3, 2025. Details from this update can be found in the document titled 2025/02/03 - ADMIN - Agenda Packets - City Council - Regular. He also provided information on the equity analysis that commission members participated in, announcing that the city council had approved the neighborhood revitalization program, allocated $50,000 to its implementation, and endorsed an equity-based funding structure to distribute program funds according to neighborhood needs. Finally, Mr. Coleman updated the commission on the visioning process, noting that the first phase of engagement had begun, with the second phase set to launch in mid-spring. . 9. Other business None 10. Future agenda planning None 11. Adjournment – 7:45 p.m. Human rights commission meeting Catherine Lawler ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Pat Coleman, liaison Catherine Lawler, chair member