100322 HRC MinutesCITY OF NEW HOPE
4401 XYLON AVENUE NORTH
NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA 55428
Human Rights Commission October 3, 2022
Regular Meeting City Hall
CALL TO ORDER Chair Meyer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: Kendra Curry
Allison Isenberg
Mindy London
Donna Meyer
Trista Rehnke
Zachary Snabes
Absent: NA
City Liaison: Chief Tim Hoyt
Guests: Kathi Hemken, Mayor
Rich Johnson, Director of HR
Walker MacBeath, HR Specialist
AGENDA APPROVAL Commissioner Curry made a motion to accept the October 3, 2022,
agenda, seconded by Commissioner Isenberg. All voted in favor.
MINUTES APPROVAL Commissioner Snabes made a motion to accept the September 6, 2022,
minutes, seconded by Commissioner London. All voted in favor.
OPEN FORUM DE&I Follow Up Conversation
- Rich Johnson and Walker MacBeath returned to the HRC meeting to
update the Commission on DE&I initiatives.
- They have reviewed the information from other cities and feel that
New Brighton has a good policy that could be used as a reference.
The city does have a mission and vision statement but nothing that
calls out DE&I specifically.
- The city provides DE&I training for staff and recently has improved
the training to make it more interactive.
- They continue to work to increase diversity among staff. They
detailed the recruitment process and steps.
- Rich provided the 2020 census data for the city.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
AND REPORTS HRC Membership
- The HRC has four open seats on the commission. Two seats can be
filled by High School Students. Applications are available from the
city.
- One new application has been received.
- Aiysha Mustapha inquired about having a student from Highview
being allowed to be on the HRC. The ByLaws need to be reviewed
in order to properly answer this question.
2022 Sub-Committees
- Expectations
o Sub-committees are expected to meet throughout the month,
outside of the regular HRC meeting. The Lead will report
back at the HRC meeting.
- Colors of the World / Dream Big (Donna Meyer – Lead)
o Temporary tattoos are on order.
o Kendra & Donna will set up at City Hall on 10/24, starting at
8:00 am.
o Open House is at City Hall on 10/25, 4:00 – 7:00 pm.
o Display will be up for a week and through City Day.
o Schools have asked for the program to be expanded to all
classrooms. This is not financially viable at this time.
- Community Conversations (Donna Meyer – Lead)
o Summer sessions have concluded and the summary was
sent out. Copies will be provided to the City Council.
o A board with post-its for community members to provide
feedback will be available during the Colors of the World
Open House.
- Sunnyside Park & Volunteer Coordination (Trista Rehnke – Lead)
o Park cleaned on May 21st and August 14th.
o Next scheduled park clean up date - Saturday, October 15th
at 10:00 am. (Oct 22nd as back up date if needed.)
- Marketing (Allison Isenberg – Lead)
o Spotlight of the Quarter nomination form sent to Val, shared
with Rich. Then it will be publicized.
o HRC Brochure will be reviewed and updated. Once
complete, will have another Commission review it as well.
2022 Meeting Dates:
- 11/7, 12/5
- 2023: 1/2, 2/6, 3/6, 4/3, 5/1, 6/5, 8/7, 9/5, 10/2, 11/6, 12/4
City Bus Tour & Commission Recognition Recap
- Tour of the city was September 13th.
- Commissioners enjoyed meeting other Commissioners and seeing
the updates and new businesses in the city.
- Affordable housing in the city discussion.
City Day
- October 27th, 5:00 – 7:00pm at City Hall.
- Brad Kallio will be asked if the HRC has a booth that needs to be
covered.
NEW BUSINESS NA
COMMUNICATION &
INFORMATION SHARING Tri City Community Engagement Event
- October 12th, 6:30 pm, Crystal Community Center
- New Hope, Robbinsdale and Crystal Police Departments will be
represented for an open dialog with citizens.
Empty Bowls Fundraising Event
- March 7, 2023, at Cooper High School
NEXT MEETING The next meeting is November 7th at 7:00 pm.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Commissioner Trista Rehnke
Secretary