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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
Regular Meeting of the Falcon Heights - Community Engagement Commission
City Hall
2077 West Larpenteur Avenue
AGENDA
October 15, 2018 at 7:00 P.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER:
B. ROLL CALL:
Reider _X__ May_X__ Kohn_X__ Johnson_X__
Larrabee_X__ Ali___ Stegman _X___
COUNCIL LIAISON
Gustafson___
STAFF PRESENT:
Lor_X__
C. Approval of Minutes:
August 20th, 2018
D. DISCUSSION
1. Human Right Day Event – December 10th, 2018
A. Speaker Suggestions
• Alice Hausman agreed to be a guest speaker and will be the last speaker. The
second speaker will be Lael Robertson from the Housing Justice Center. Lael
Robertson is a staff attorney at Housing Justice Center. She previously was the
Supervising Attorney of the Housing Discrimination Law Project at Mid-
Minnesota Legal Aid.
• Georgianna will find a backup speaker who can cover the Red Line and
Covenant housing. Georgianna will connect with Staff Liaison.
• Rick King from Falcon Heights United Church suggested having the event at the
church. This will bring in more community engagements and partnership.
There is a $50 donation. Staff Liaison will connect with Rick.
• Commissioners will create questions for the pre and exit survey. Everyone will
send questions to Staff Liaison who will present it at the November meeting.
Commissioners can also bring questions to the November meeting.
• Julie wants to create a question system where audience can submit questions
through their phone during the event. She will connect with Staff Liaison.
• Commissioners suggested that the event should have small group discussions
with questions. This will create more interactions with the speaker and guests.
• Staff Liaison will create event flyer and will email it to CEC for approval.
• Staff Liaison will reach out to Newspaper Company, schools and surrounding
cities to advertise the event. Staff Liaison will put it on social media and create a
Facebook event.
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2. CEC Display Table
• City has all the displays and holders but will need to purchase table cloth and
table runner
• Staff Liaison stated that the City can purchase the items
3. Neighborhood Liaison Packets
• Move resource page should be on page 4.
• Take out extra page info on Table of Contents (#14).
• Page 9 and 10 need to be review.
• Amanda will contact Kris Grangaard to get the list of Neighborhood Liaison and
contact them. Also, promote it on media, website, and newsletters.
• Dena, Kim, and Katie will work on the edits and get it done before Oct 31 so CEC
can use the St. Paul Foundation Grant to print it. They will also meet with Kris
Grangaard to get more inputs.
• Packet should be review every year instead every 5-10 years.
4. Updates on Youth Outreach Opportunities
• Will discuss Youth Outreach Opportunities in the next meeting.
5. Survey on the Spot (S.O.S)
• City Administrator, Council Member Gustafson, and Council Member Leehy
create Survey on the Spot (S.O.S). The S.O.S will also provide resources such as
St. Paul Workforce Center, U Lead/Youth Adult Employment Program and
more.
• Council Members, City Staff, and volunteers will pass it out on October 15 & 16
between Snelling Ave and Larpenteur Ave. The purpose of the S.O.S is to get
city guests (who are driving through the intersection) and residents feedbacks.
October 17 & 18 there will be food trucks at the City Hall and can get a free item
is the survey is completed. You can take the survey by texting “Falcon” to 888-
111 to take the survey and receive Coupon or take it at the City Hall.
E. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS
F. ADJOURNMENT: 9:00 PM
________________________________
Shirley Reider, Commission Chair
Dated this 15th day of October, 2018
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Amanda Lor, Staff Liaison