012924 HRC MinutesCITY OF NEW HOPE
4401 XYLON AVENUE NORTH
NEW HOPE, MINNESOTA 55428
Human Rights Commission Date: January 29, 2024
Regular Meeting City Hall
CALL TO ORDER Chair Curry called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm
ROLL CALL Present: Kendra Curry
Kaamil Hassan
Maria Leon
Matthew London
Mindy London
Allison Isenberg
Jeremy Bishop
Absent: None
City Liaison: Chief Tim Hoyt (absent)
Brad Kallio, New Hope Crime Prevention Officer
Guests: None
AGENDA APPROVAL Commissioner Mindy London made a motion to accept the January 29,
2024 agenda, seconded by Commissioner Hassan. All voted in favor.
MINUTES APPROVAL Commissioner Mindy London made a motion to accept the January 29,
2024 minutes, seconded by Commissioner Hassan. All voted in favor.
OPEN FORUM
● Mayor Kathi Hemken will not be running for re-election in 2024. There
were questions if the next mayor would attend HRC meetings. The
mayor is not required to attend HRC meetings but is always welcome.
● Welcomed new HRC member Jeremy Bishop. All commissioners
introduced themselves, as did Jeremy
● Commissioner Curry asked Officer Kallio about the Chicago Police
Department having a 3rd party that releases their body camera video.
Officer Kallio will look into this and bring information back to the group
● Commissioner Curry asked Office Kallio about getting a report on police
calls for 2023. Officer Kallio said this will be reported at an upcoming
City Council meeting. He will also ask Chief Hoyt to come to an
upcoming meeting to discuss this as well.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
AND REPORTS
● HRC Membership
○ Commissioner Ruiz resigned her position on the commission
after the last meeting
○ Commissioner Bishop is joining the commission.
○ We currently have 3 commission openings
● 2024 Planning & Sub-Committees
● Hispanic Heritage Celebration (Diane)
o With Commissioner Ruiz’s resignation, there is not a current
lead for this sub-committee. Discussion about finding
someone in the community to partner with to continue
planning
o Parks and Rec also has some Hispanic-related activities this
summer including a band and the film Coco that the HRC
could be a part of
● Outreach (Matthew)
o Community Conversation at HRC meetings - discussion
about setting up a quarterly question and inviting community
members to open forum for discussion. Could ask questions
based on diversity calendar
o Discussion about how to increase engagement with the
citizens of New Hope
o Golden Valley Pride - 6/8/24 - Link on Golden Valley Pride
website if anyone is interested in volunteering
● Sunnyside Park Cleanup (Allison)
o Will set a spring date at the March meeting
● Colors of the World (Mindy)
o Need to start working with Crayola to get donations
o Exploring another potential crayon company for this year
o Lions and Rotary Partnership - Kaamil
▪ Will work on making connections for this
● Year in Review (Kendra)
o March 18, 2024 meeting with City Council
o Commissioners Curry and Isenberg will create the
presentation for this meeting and present at the March HRC
meeting
● Human Rights/Freedom of Speech Event (Kaamil)
o Currently in exploratory phase to bring an event to the New
Hope Ice Arena
● HRC By-Laws
o Commissioners were provided with the HRC By-Laws for
review. No recommendations made for changes.
Upcoming Meeting Dates:
- 2024: 3/4, 4/1, 5/6, 6/3, no July meeting, 8/5, 9/2 (Labor Day –
meeting needs to move), 10/7, 11/4, 12/2
- March 18, 2024 - HRC meeting with New Hope City Council
- Empty Bowls Event at Cooper High School March 19, 5-7 pm
NEW BUSINESS Will need to nominate a co-chair to replace Commissioner Ruiz at the
March meeting. Commissioners to consider this position for discussion at
next meeting.
COMMUNICATION &
INFORMATION SHARING Empty Bowls event at Cooper High School March 19, 2024; 5-7 pm
NEXT MEETING The next meeting is Monday March 4, 2024 at 7:00 pm
ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Matthew London made a motion to adjourn the meeting;
seconded by Commissioner Bishop. All voted in favor. The meeting was
adjourned at 8:32 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary Allison Isenberg