HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.21.16 CEC MinutesFalcon Heights- Community Engagement Commission
November 21, 2016
7:00 pm
Minutes
Members Present: Commission Chair Melanie Leehy; Commissioners Clem Kurhajetz,
Jay Colond, Gary Kwong, Shirley Reider, Gwen Willems, Ahmed Hassan; SAPD
Liaison Chief Jon Mangseth; Council Liaison Tony Fischer; Staff Liaison Katie Thrasher
Members Absent: Commissioner Felicia Turner; FHFD Liaison Anton Fehrenbach
1. Call to Order: 7:04 pm
2. Approval of October 18, 2016 Minutes Moved Shirley, second Clem
3. Commissioner’s Journey to Falcon Heights
4. Human Rights Day Event
Commissioners should RSVP to staff if they cannot attend. The event is
6:30-8:30pm. Commissioners are asked to help with cleanup from 6-9.
a. Discussion Format
The Commission proposed questions to our guest speaker, Deborah
Montgomery. Outline of agenda: intro 6:30-6:45pm, documentary 6:45-
7:45pm, guest speaker presentation 7:45-8:05pm, Q&A 8:05-8:30pm.
b. Refreshments
We’ll have simple finger foods, cider, water, and coffee.
c. Publicity
Commissioners are asked to sign up to post flyers. There is an event
created on the city Facebook page, and it will go out in the city e-news.
5. Succession Planning
Seats are open on the Commission next year. Chair suggests incoming
chair will have about 4-6 hours of work per month.
Commissioners were asked to follow up with Kris Grangaard to verify
she could continue to serve as neighborhood liaison communications
coordinator. Also, consider designating a representative for Liaisons
and CERT.
Commissioners were asked to review the physical bins of resources
and the online neighborhood handbook.
The city keeps a list of contacts for apartment management that can be
used for outreach. Conduct outreach to businesses as well.
Consider:
o Training for protocols, open meeting laws, and racial equity and
inclusion.
o Planning a volunteer appreciation
o Update the human rights incident process
o Follow up with city on annual report of Commissions.
o Follow up with discussion of the citizen of the year award
6. Updates and Announcements
7. House Keeping Items
8. Meeting Schedule and Adjourn
The current plan is for the first two meetings of the Commission to be scheduled
on Tuesdays, January 23, 2017 and February 27, 2017.
Adjourned at 8:21 pm
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Melanie Leehy, Commission Chair
Dated this 21th day of November, 2016
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Katie Thrasher, Staff Liaison