110220 HRC AgendaHUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
MEETING NOTICE
4401 Xylon Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55428
- Agenda –
December 7, 2020 – 7:00 pm via Zoom
Commission Members
Kendra Curry
Heather Fruen
Donna Meyer
Trista Rehnke
Ose Sesay
Heaven Shaw
Zachary Snabes
Jennifer Toavs
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Approval
4. Approval of Minutes – October 5, 2020
5. Open Forum
6. Discussion Items
• New Chief of Police announcement – Tim Hoyt
• HRC Member Recruitment
• Sunnyside Park Clean-up
• Woodsy the Owl – Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute
• League of Women Voters (LWV) – 2020 Vote Assistance/Volunteer options
• Status of Removal of Racially Restrictive Covenants
• Citizen Advisory Commission Meeting
o Jan 12 or Feb 9
• 2021 Election Prep
o Chair, CoChair, Secretary
• 2021 Planning Prep
o Community Engagement
o Education
o Partner with LWV, City of Golden Valley
o Volunteer Opportunities
7. New Business
8. Communication/Information Sharing
9. Next Meeting/Agenda – December 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm
10. Adjournment
City of Golden Valley – Restrictive Covenants Information
From: Brandon Bell <bbell@newhopemn.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 2:52 PM
To: Scott Slawson <sslawson@newhopemn.gov>
Subject: FW: Just Deeds - Minnesota
Scott,
So a couple weeks ago Aaron Thelen of the Parks and Rec department told me about a program in
Golden Valley called the Just Deeds program. It is a program where the main focus is to eliminate racial
and religious restrictive covenants in deeds that were place there in the early 20th century to encourage
segregation in communities. It turns out they didn’t extend this far beyond the cities. However, Kirsten at
Golden Valley said they would be more than happy to have the NH HRC partner with them on the project
as it includes other matters as well. This is the email she sent me. I apologize, I am just realizing that the
HRC met last night, so I wish I would have gotten this out to you earlier. Please let me know if you have
any questions regarding this.
Thanks,
Brandon Bell
City of New Hope | Community Development Assistant
4401 Xylon Ave N | New Hope, MN 55428
Office: 763.531.5114 | Fax: 763.531.5136
From: Santelices, Kirsten <KSantelices@goldenvalleymn.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 4:54 PM
To: Brandon Bell <bbell@newhopemn.gov>
Subject: Just Deeds - Minnesota
Hi Brandon,
Thank you for your time today! I am happy to share information about the Just Deeds project and we
would love to have New Hope join the Just Deeds Coalition. Please pass along my contact information to
the HRC liaison. Additionally, I have provided some brief information for you attached, and our website
information here: https://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/equity-and-inclusion/restrictive-covenants.php
We will be presenting at the Golden Valley City Council meeting next Wednesday, which includes more
about the consequential inequities of structural and systemic racism on our communities. We are also
asking the City to discharge 61 discriminatory covenants found on City-owned property.
I look forward to working with New Hope on this truly important topic!
Kirsten Santelices, MA, SHRM-CP | Human Resources Director | City of Golden Valley
7800 Golden Valley Road | Golden Valley, MN 55427 | 763-593-3989 (Direct) | 763-593-8109 (Fax)
763-593-3968 (TTY) | ksantelices@goldenvalleymn.gov