HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.16.17 CEC Agenda_webFalcon Heights- Community Engagement Commission
October 16, 2017
7:00 pm
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of September 18, 2017 Minutes
3. Housekeeping Items and Announcements
a. Open Meeting Laws
b. Commission Roles
4. Human Rights Day
a. Speakers
b. Outreach
5. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
6. Task Force Recommendations
7. Meeting Schedule and Adjourn
Falcon Heights- Community Engagement Commission
September 18, 2017
7:00 pm
Minutes
Members Present: Commission Chair Shirley Reider; Vice Chair Jay Colond;
Commissioners Georgiana May, Stacey Tidball, Katie Kohn; Council Liaison Tony
Fischer; SAPD Liaison Chief Jon Mangseth; Staff Liaison Katie O’Connor
Members Absent: Commissioner Clem Kurhajetz, Ahmed Hassan; FHFD Liaison
Anton Fehrenbach
1. Call to Order: 7:02 pm
2. Updates and Announcements (Amended Jay Colond, Stacey Tidball)
League of Women Voters has the election forum at 7pm on Monday, September 25. It
will be televised on the public channel as well. Consider providing an update on how to
get public access television.
3. Approval of August 21, 2017 Minutes Stacey Moves, Georgiana Seconds
4. Presentation from Kris Grangaard
Presenting on the history of the Neighborhood Commission before the merge. The
Commission evolved from having neighborhood watch groups, intergenerational
dialogues, and emergency preparedness dialogues.
5. Human Rights Day
a. Date and Time: Thursday, Dec 7th at 6:30-8:30pm
b. Topic: SOLD
c. Outreach: promotion can happen through partnerships and/or a mailer to
each residence. Staff will begin working on promotional materials.
Make contact with potential guest speakers: University Law School, The Advocates for
Human Rights, The Family Partnership/PRIDE Program, The Link, Day One, St. Paul
Mayor’s Office, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, and a partnership with Roseville
Library.
6. Task Force Recommendations
a. Education and Training: What programming does the Science Museum
have? Explore what is available through the Science Museum.
b. Resources
c. Events: Move forward with doing more outreach to include community
groups.
Need direction from Council and authority to move ahead on recommendations. The
Commission would like a vote from the Council on the direction and authorization for
the Commission to move forward.
Create a list of updates on the task force recommendations on the home page (i.e.
application made to St. Paul Foundation and considerations to Bush Foundation).
Motion to report our recommendations to the Council and ask for authorization and to
provide direction on the recommendation: Georgiana moves, Katie seconds
Email the final report of recommendations and have commissioners give individual
feedback.
7. Meeting Schedule and Adjourn: October 16
Adjourn 8:50 pm
The Community Engagement Commission met on June 27, 2017 and discussed the
Falcon Heights Task Force Recommendations. They were tasked to find “the
recommendations that could most immediately be implemented…and consider how it
might apply to their work.” These three categories had the most consensus to take
immediate action.
Education and Training
Explore what trainings the Science Museum has to offer and schedule a date for a
training that’s open to all.
Host a city-offered implicit bias training.
Host workshops on Falcon Heights resources and specifically have dialogue
about legal rights of renters vs. landlords. Bring these workshops to the
community instead of hosting it only at City Hall.
Resources
Consider what resources are needed to enhance the website and utilize those
resources to make updates.
Enhance the new resident and block party packets with updated community
resources.
Post the community values clearly on the homepage of the website, and include
them in the new resident/block party packets.
Events: increase participation, provide more resources, and have more community groups
present
Ice Cream Social- July
Human Rights Day- Dec
Block Parties- increased support
Continued Community Conversations