Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Testing. Okay, so we'll go ahead and get started. Can we get a roll call, please? >> Yep. Yvette Ellis. >> Present. >> Anna Roshash.
Seham Abedi. I know she's trying to get online, so um Jennifer Cannon. Jen A- Jennifer Aranda. >> Present. >> Um Sebastian McDougall. >> Here. >> Great.
>> All right, so I'll go ahead with the land acknowledgement. We, the Moorhead Human Rights, collectively and with gratitude acknowledge the sacred land the city of Moorhead is built upon. We acknowledge the people who have resided here for generations and recognize that
the spirit of the Dakota, Ojibwe, Métis, and all indigenous communities permeates this land. The contribution of the indigenous peoples shall not be forgotten, nor will the success that is achieved by the peoples of this of the
land. We will continue to educate, advocate, and honor, and unite for indigenous peoples of the of this land. So, um because we had a workshop in June, we didn't get an opportunity to approve our
meeting minutes for May. And then we have a slight change in our guest speakers. We'll start with the community navigator and then go on to our HRC award recipient. Uh so, can we get a
motion to approve the May 2020 2026 meeting minutes and June 2nd, 2026 workshop meeting minutes? >> Motion. >> Second. Yes. >> Point of order.
I had a question on the minutes. >> Yes, ma'am. What's your point? >> So, for me, do we not And Tonya, you might know more. Do we not uh document when other folks are here and discuss things?
>> Oh, is that when they I don't think they signed um >> They didn't sign up to the speak. Oh. >> Yeah, I think uh they just they came up and spoke, but we had to do some background history on getting their information cuz usually they sign a form
to be speakers. >> One was on the committee with you for Juneteenth. >> Oh, are you talking about Which Okay, I'm sorry. Can you please clarify which ones you're referring to? >> So,
there were two that wanted to plan their own Juneteenth and brought forth some concerns with the Juneteenth to be held at MSUM. One of them was on the planning committee with you. So, she was there when you and Callan were
speaking. >> Uh she wasn't on the agenda to speak for that, so >> Yeah, I thought you meant if it was myself or Callan or Troy. >> No. >> Okay. Yeah, the only people that were on the agenda to speak were actually Troy
and Callan, but Troy had a car issue, so he wasn't able to speak, so I stepped in in his place. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> No problem. Uh, any other clarifications or points? No.
Okay. So, can we get a call for a second on those meeting minutes? All right, all those in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. All those opposed? Those opposed? Any abstentions?
Motion passes. Okay, moving on uh, to our guest speakers, we have uh, Megan Lundborg here with uh, Moorhead Police Department along with
our Y'all want to come up for your presentation? Okay, I thought it was a group presentation. We're always excited for those. >> [laughter] >> No. Okay. Good evening. It's 5:00 after 5:00. Uh,
so my name is Megan. I am the Community Resource Navigator at the Moorhead Police Department. I have been in that position for 2 years now. Um, it first started in June of 2024. So, um, I was the first one to take on
that position, and so we've kind of watched it progress over the last 2 years. Um, I have my master's in social work. I am licensed in Minnesota and North Dakota on both sides. Um, I've been doing social work for over 10 years.
Um, and so that's kind of my background. So uh, I was asked to just kind of give you a position overview of what this position has kind of evolved. So we weren't really sure where to start with it. We knew it wasn't going to be a coal responder model
because we do have service providers in the area that will respond to mental health calls. So we're trying to keep that in their lane and then just kind of offer assistance to individuals. So there is a PowerPoint. So I start with gathering relevant
information to those experiencing mental illness. So if they are calling frequently into emergency services, maybe experiencing hallucinations, maybe they think someone broke into their house, maybe they have some suicidal ideation.
And then I work to offer resources, connect them with services if they don't already have services or loop in service providers when able. Document providers and call information. So maybe someone has called six times and I happen to know they work
with this specific service provider. I can pass that on to our officers and then they can say, "Have you talked to so-and-so that you work with? Do they know what's going on?" And we're just trying to keep providers in the loop. So maybe they'll call for mental health professionals in times of crisis and not
necessarily law enforcement. Provide awareness to service providers if maybe the individual is not connected so that they know who they can call, they know what's going on. As someone that has done direct service for several years
it can be challenging when your client presents to like everything's really great and then you find out that they're calling 911 87 times and you don't know what's going on. So it's not to get anyone in trouble, it's not to shame anybody, it's just really to keep people aware
so we can provide the best services and help to those people. Um assist with extreme risk protection orders. So, individuals that have firearms um and maybe have had many suicidal calls. Um Minnesota is one of the few states in the United States that has
extreme risk protection orders. So, we can then go to court and say, "This is our concern of them having firearms." Um and it's a extra safety precaution. So, reducing their access to lethal means essentially. Um reviewing their histories. So, maybe they have historical civil commitments
or work with the county. Um threat assessments. So, um if they're engaging in behavior that could be threatening. Um going off different assessments that have been put together by the BCA, by Secret Service, different
agencies like that. Um civil commitment community requests. So, it maybe someone does not have any service providers, they're not willing to engage in services, but we continue to see them experiencing mental health crises in the community. Um there was an individual
a year or so ago. Um he generated like over 42 calls for service in a month. So, he was consistently trespassing, um going back to the same place. He never committed a crime that was like level to keep him in jail, but we also know he was suffering from I believe he had
schizophrenia. Um but he had no services and would not consent to services. So, I gathered information and did the petition for his commitment um cuz there was no one else available to do that. Um attend community-related meetings. So,
um in Minnesota all counties have to have an advisory council for mental health. So, I participate at that. I attend the Rethink Mental Health and Substance Misuse Coalition, formerly Clay County Suicide Prevention Coalition. And then I attend Fargo PD's
mental health meeting once a month for collaboration because we are such a cross-border state. Additionally, I will provide resources for our officers. So, if they're out on calls and they're just like, "I don't really know how to help this person anymore." Um we do have the Family
Resource Center now in Clay County. Um I've assisted with placements like helping a parent, how do you navigate placement at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for a juvenile? It's a big mess. It's really complicated. Um so, giving them some direction cuz
that's not necessarily an officer's expertise. Um but it is mine, so I can pass that information and then they can share that with families or sometimes I've contacted families. Um we have a lot of group homes in Moorhead, so a lot of collaboration with
group homes. Um sometimes we have people from other counties placed in Moorhead. Um so, it's difficult to get a hold of somebody that's in a different county or 6 hours away and how do they respond? Um so, bridging those gaps. Um we've also put alerts for
different individuals that maybe they're calling 911, but we don't need to respond. Um and so, we'll contact the group home and just confirm like is everything okay? Do you need us there? Um because it can sometimes be uh they're looking for attention or a
break or something of that nature um and using services. Additional crisis line information. So, I did when I started with the group homes, I put together a list of crisis lines beyond just like mental health.
So, I have sections that are broken down into specific for Native Americans, specific for African or Black Americans, specific for LGBTQIA+ populations, um specific to juveniles and kind of broke that down. So, if they're looking for a specific resource
of help, they have that list and they can put it up in their homes. Um service provider collaborative meetings. So, I had a a young lady that she had 1 2 3 4 six different service providers I think and they were all on different pages
and what to and how to help her. So I coordinated got releases for all of them and pulled together and just assisted in facilitating a meeting to get everybody on the same page. Education So I am currently working on a
presentation for officers to utilize for the efficiency of transport holds. So because we are a border state with no emergency department in Moorhead, we have to go across to Fargo. So our holds put by officers literally
just gets them into the doorway there. So once they're there in order for them to stay, it has to be granted by the psychiatric professional there or the doctor. And so I have put together just like a brief status exam for officers with some
language, some lingo, some things to look for and how to include that in the whole paperwork to hopefully pass that information more effectively and efficiently. Mental health transport holds follow-up. So what I learned in this position, we were
seeing people get put on multiple holds or engage in pretty serious significant behaviors and then they would go to the hospital and we wouldn't know what happened to them. So I was researching transport holds in the Minnesota statute and the statute said that if we place
the hold, the hospital has to let us know the outcome. So every time PD places a hold, I then reach out to Sanford and we communicate on if they were admitted to a hospital, if they were discharged or if they were transferred to another facility. And that just helps us kind of monitor like
if they did engage in some concerning illegal activity also that we're aware if they're out or not. Um as well as like if they've been put on like six holds in three months, what are we missing? Like what needs to be done further?
And then mobile mental health and crisis EMS response. So I did a lot of coordinating with Lakeland who operates both those programs. Um how to communicate that more effectively between dispatch and law enforcement cuz there was some confusion on ends about which number do I call
when? How do I know who to call? Who's going to respond? What's that look like? And so we really collaborated together on how to get that to work. I think that's it. Are there any questions? >> Yes, I have a like I have a lot but I
know we're hit me at a limited time. Um so do what is the capacity like uh how many individuals are you making contact with? Let's just say on average per month. >> So I don't go physically respond to any of them. Um only I'm just kind of in the
background putting together information or contacting people via phone or email. Um officers have all the physical contact with people. So but I do keep uh Excel spreadsheet of individuals that I have worked on interventions with or
connected with service providers for. I should have looked at a number but it's a lot. >> That that's kind of like what I was getting to like are you seeing how like the need is maybe growing in that area?
Um specifically within like uh just that intersection between mental health and law enforcement where some things maybe uh law enforcement may not need to be responding versus mental health and just kind of seeing what that intersection is looking like. Um so
are you the only individual that's kind of tasked with that position? >> Yes. Um so I'm the only one in the department but I do we do have another analyst in the office that does um more of the criminal component of things, but
I monitor and look at all the mental health stuff. So sometimes if I see someone's calling a lot or having a lot of experiences with hallucinations, things like that. So some of the things I've done is if they're on parole or probation, I've reached out to probation
officers and just said, "Hey, this person's struggling. Do they have services? Do they need to be connected with services?" And then I'll put like a little alert out to officers that just says, "Like if you come across this person, this is what they're experiencing." And then kind of tips and tricks.
But I did do a annual report for 2025, and I think of all the individuals, so what I did was I tracked once they became like a frequent caller, if you will, like they were generating a lot of calls for service, I documented them and then put that date, that month as like
the start of the intervention, so to speak, and then tracked if their call volume decreased. So what I did see for that year was I believe, don't quote me, but I do have it in the police annual report. I believe it was like a 66%
decrease in calls for service for the individuals that we implemented interventions for. >> Thank you so much for sharing. >> Mhm. >> Do you have other questions? Seaholm, do you have any? >> Oh, um I agree I I got to meet it now. Okay, good. Um
no, thank you so much for the presentation. I apologize I'm not there in person. Um that was uh great to hear from you and all the work you are doing, Megan. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Well, thank you so much. We look forward
to maybe even having a follow-up and seeing how things kind of progress, uh maybe in a year's time just to see if there's some new things that have come out of this or new opportunities for a community to kind of support in those spaces. >> Absolutely. >> Um, thank you.
>> Thank you guys. >> Okay, up next we have our 2025 HRC Award recipient, Arianne. >> Hi everybody. Thank you so much for having me tonight.
I also have a little PowerPoint that is we're working on. There it is. Here Okay, that's perfect. That's I We we roll with it, we scroll with it. Um, my name is Arianne Fawcett. I'm the coordinator of gender and sexuality at Minnesota State Moorhead, but you might
also recognize me. I did um, 16 years of work at North Dakota State University. I taught uh, women and gender studies there and then moved over to Moorhead in 2022. Um, so I've I've already been there for
4 years. You also might recognize me from my side hustle if you go to Unglued in Brewhalla. I've been working there for 9 years as well. Um, just a big fan of the area. I have myself and two puppers at home and a and a 30-year-old fjord horse, which I think
goes really well with the YUM Comp Center. So, had to bring her in here, too. But, the reason I'm here is that I oversee two identity centers at Moorhead, um, out of four identity centers. So, the two that I oversee are the Women's Center and the Rainbow Dragon Center.
And then, the other two identity centers that we have are the George Soul American Indian Center and the Intercultural Center. So, I am one of five team members in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Engagement. So, we all have different
roles. It is a um, department that has come together recently. We combined global engagement and diversity inclusion. So, those two pieces together, we're in our first year of doing that work. So, we've got a lot of other folks on the ground doing this
work with me at MSUM. So, I'm only highlighting what I do. And I just want to focus on us knowing that I have a very intersectional approach to the work I do. So, because I do have that gender studies background
and taught for so long, I just can't imagine not looking at the work that I do do through an intersectional lens and making sure that the folks that I'm working with, um the speakers that I bring in are all representing as many areas of possible
um that may connect with students' lives. So, I think that's a really important piece. Um looking at the both and rather than really that dichotomous thinking of either or and recognizing that so much of our identities affect the way that we walk through our lives and the things
that we might see um or have happened to us within our lives because of that. So, I do a lot of work. This used to be um a split job and it's now come and combined into one. So, I oversee a lot of different pieces on campus.
The identity centers are right next to each other. So, the Women's Center and the Rainbow Dragon Center are actually connected by a door. We usually keep that door open. It's very rare that that door is shut um and I think that that speaks very highly to that intersectional approach that we that we have. My office is actually located in
the Women's Center side. Uh so, when folks come into the LGBTQ Center, which is our Rainbow Dragon Center, they just simply have to walk through the door to find me. And I think that having my office in a space where students are inhabiting a lot gives me a lot of perspective on the things that they're
thinking about, what they're talking about, um how they're feeling about the world around them, the community that they live in, and it gives me a good idea of the kinds of materials, hardships that they're facing, and how
we can work on those pieces within our community at Moorhead, and then of course in the community as a whole. Just to give you a little snapshot, in our 2023 climate survey, which is the most recent one that we've had that we've gotten feedback on, the next one
has been done, but we're waiting on the feedback for that one. But 27% of the respondents of that survey, so there's 742 respondents to give you an idea, say that they're LGBTQ. So, I'm serving
a very in-depth population of folks that are working through a lot of things that we are looking at both in the community and federally of things that we're we're having conversations about or things that they're facing. So, other things that we have available
to students are we have a lactation room right directly in the Women's Center, which is fantastic. We have meditation rooms and prayer rooms across campus. Mostly, we also use the lactation room for prayer room as well because we don't have a
specific room for that on the side of campus that I'm on. I'm right next to the planetarium, so I'll right off of 11th. But the other one is in the Memorial Union. So, we've kind of got bookended on that with regards to folks finding good places to pray during certain times
of the year. We do have a lot of gender neutral restrooms. We have a preferred name procedure. We have a rainbow learning community, meaning that we have a floor of LGBTQ students in the residence hall. I have the privilege of being able to
oversee that community this year as their first year experience teacher, and I'm really excited. I haven't been back in the classroom for 4 years, so I'm ready to be back in the classroom for a little bit. And then I do a lot of trainings on campus. So, one of the main ones I do is
the Safe Zone training, which is an LGBTQ training. Um currently, I do all the bystander intervention training on campus for first-year students coming in. So, talking about those pieces as they're coming into campus for their first time after being with their families um or
friends or whomever they're living with. I do some perception and community trainings and also an empathetic decision-making training. I do a lot of advocacy and referrals. Um one of the biggest parts of my job is being able to listen to what students need and find the right places for them.
One of the things that I say about a hundred times a year, if not more, is I'm not a therapist, but I know how to get you that that information. I know how to, you know, um connect you with the folks on campus that do have those degrees. And I'm on a team called the CARE team,
and that's such a beautiful team at at MSUM that when folks are struggling, we find them pretty quickly and are able to get them those resources also very quickly. And I'm really thankful for being a part of that team and the amazing boots on the ground people that are also on that team with me across
campus. And then one other big thing is I um provide safer sex supplies um for for students on campus, as well. I do a lot of programming. So, I know that I was talking a little bit about programming before um we officially
started this meeting, but programming is a part of my job that I um I live and breathe a little bit more um now that I've gone from teaching into this work. But I oversee the Women's History Month and the LGBTQ History Month. I typically bring in a um signature speaker for each
of those months. I oversee Take Back the Night on our campus and have tried to work with Concordia, as well, to connect together on those events. Way way back in the day, and this is aging me, all of the campuses got together and the community for Take Back the Night, and
it was really a beautiful experience. So, trying to get a little bit more of that coming back together and getting folks to know each other from across the campuses as well. We do workshops and conferences. Specifically, we do the Red River Women's Studies Conference. We have
signature speakers that come in, which I talked about a little bit already. Um film nights, coming out day, we do an annual drag show, Lavender Graduation, which is an LGBTQ graduation, Rainbow Prom, and then one student favorite, and if you are all like, I
know where you can get some dishes or we've got some dishes to donate to you, is Smash the Patriarchy in the spring. So, students literally write out things that they're thinking about on those plates, and they smash them. It sounds exactly as what you think it is, and to
watch the catharsis happen, especially during finals week, is is an event to be seen. It's one of our students' favorites. I work with students all the time. Um right now, during the summertime, I miss
them because they bring such energy to the work that I do, and I really live off of their energy as well. They're amazing, they're fantastic, they're thoughtful, and they're always thinking ahead, and I appreciate that about them.
So, I work with a lot of student organizations for helping with advising and support or connecting them to the advisers that we have on campus. I oversee campus feminist organization as well as Dragon Pride Alliance, and they meet once a week during the school year.
Um event planning, which I already talked about. A lot of leadership skills or trying to figure out how to connect them to resources that that help them when they're done with college. Because we're we're helping them prepare, right? We're helping them prepare for the world that
they're coming into and there's so many different aspects about that that are important. Um getting the job, but also recognizing you're going to work with a lot of people and a lot of people have a lot of different ideas on what's the right way to do things. So, those leadership skills are essential to get
them out into the world and thriving. Um as well as professional growth opportunities and connecting them with folks that are working in the community um in work that they might be excited about as well. I also employ students, so I have several student employees, which is another one of my favorite parts of the
job. Um getting them out into the world, but also recognizing that in my 40s, I might not know the most exciting things that college students are getting amped up about. So, I'm really thankful for them as well. One piece that I took on um as one of
our coordinators left was Smart Start. Smart Start is a program for um BIPOC individuals, LGBTQ, first-generation, and income-eligible students. Uh and they come in a week before class starts. So, they get the lay of the
land, they get to move in early, they get to understand what coursework looks like. Um they get to they get to know what the dining halls look like, how to use the library. All these things that might give them a little bit of a worry or strife about going to college. I know
I was an anxious college goer. Um but also connecting them with folks in the community in in the MSUM community um not only as professionals, right? That can help them, you know, with all the the things that they're thinking about, but also friends and making that network of friends right away.
What's interesting about Smart Start it is all grant-funded. So, each year we hold on by bated breath to see if we're going to get grant-funded again. So, my hope as I continue to work at MSUM would to be have more of an institutional connection um or funding from outside
grants to help make sure that this program can be something that happens every year no matter if we earn that grant or not. Um grant is grant is very important. We'll always work for that grant, but how can we make this a sustainable thing that's that we're not
worried about where that funding's coming from? Um we had 50 students go through Smart almost 50 students, 47 students go through Smart Start last year. It was the largest class we've ever had in Smart Start, um and I'm really looking forward them coming back um
this fall. So just to talk about some of the things I'm thinking about, my vision for what I do, um for what we're thinking about on campus, I really want visib- visibility that we have these things still at Minnesota State Moorhead, recognizing that across the country that may not be
true. So a lot of Minnesota institutions are holding on, um but the fact that they are here and that I have students that are coming from Western South Dakota, Kansas because they know that they have a place
where they can be themselves is really important to me. So any kind of visibility or recognizing that even the folks that are in this room or online can talk about what we have is really important to me in getting the message about the inclusivity of our campus.
I want to focus on basic needs. That's what students are worrying about, right? They're working they're worrying about a lot of other things, too, but they're also worrying about the basics like rent money, uh textbooks, uh food being one of them.
Uh all those pieces are things that I I'm seeing on the frequent. We do have a Dragon Pantry, which is lovely. So we're we're working on getting those basic needs met. Um a heart project of mine is getting an LGBT Q conference, but not a conference
so much as a summit. I want to do an overnight with LGBTQ students so that they have time to get to know to get to know each other beyond the academic pieces of a conference. Um so I'm trying to work with uh their name is Charlie Curtis at St. Cloud
State to see if we can't drum up some of that idea and business. So again, working with folks across the state to try to make things work. Secure Smart Start funding, which I already talked about. Keeping revitalizing those student groups and making sure that they're connected.
Would love to see more scholarships. Right? If folks are are uh looking for a place to donate, which I have on the next slide, trust me, I have plans for what we can do with that funding. Mental health trainings, which we just got done talking about. Um this is
something that we're talking about pretty intensively at uh at Moorhead just because there is a lot going on. Our students are feeling it and we can ensure that they have the tools to be successful even though they might be working through some of those pieces themselves.
Um sexual assault prevention program. I would love to have um a person that is looking at um sexual assault prevention in a more profound way at at MSUM. And again, that would That's grant writing. We're going to be writing some grants.
And then um continually revamping the Safe Zone training, which is one of the main trainings I do on campus. So for anyone that's here or online or that may view this in the future, every donation helps uh to have our learners access the resources they need to
thrive. Um we have a giving day in November at MSUM. So that's a time where I really get out there and try to talk to folks about the things that we're doing, how important it is to continue to support college age students, um and get them the resources they need.
Just my contact information. I am in Bridges 154. That is in the Women's Center. We're right across from the planetarium. So, I would say community-wise, a lot of folks are like, "Oh, yeah, I've been to the planetarium. I already know where the planetarium is." Um so, that is where we are, and I get
to watch littles go into the planetarium all year long. Um you know, ages probably kindergarten through 6th grade, which is also a fun a fun place. And they also go by the center saying, "Oh, what is that? It looks so amazing in there." So, I'm always about the hard
work that I do um resonating with youngsters. And then, just my last bit here, uh I was frazzled. I don't know if you noticed, if you saw at the City Council meeting, I did not exactly know what was going on, but I just want to say thank
you so much for um for the award that I received uh this past fall. It meant a lot to me. I obviously had a lot of fun with it. And then, just a full circle moment is that uh Brad Bachmann, who created the awards, was my 7th grade art teacher. And so, it was just a full
circle moment of being able to come back to him, who also works at MSUM, and say, "It's so amazing to see you see your artwork in the community, and to be able to to display this super awesome achievement uh in my office."
Any questions? >> Hello. Okay, yeah. No, so I just want to first and foremost say, that was a mouthful. That was a lot. But, thank you so much for like the work that you do, and you know, we see a lot of people recognizing um
you know, just that specific work. Um but, the SMART program, oh my gosh, that just kind of hit me in the the the heart zone, because being of like a first-generation college student, I think it it really resonates, especially
uh seeing individuals uh setting aside a space to kind of help them to achieve, especially when they don't know how to navigate. Like, "Oh, where am I supposed to go? How do I am supposed to eat?" Um so, how long has that program been up and running?
>> So, it's had a lot of different iterations over the years. I couldn't tell you the exact time that it started. Um but, I want to say it's probably maybe 15 15 years old. But, how it's changed has been immense. So, originally
it was um at one point they had it where folks were coming in earlier in the summer and actually taking classes. Um that's not an iteration iteration, excuse me, that I have understood or seen. Um then it went to just a pre-week. Um our students
lovingly call it camp week, meaning that it feels a little bit like summer camp, right? Like, you're coming into college, you're seeing all the things, you get to meet all these professionals, but also we have a lot of fun, right? We're mixing We're mixing it up so that folks can get to know each other. Um and then
they academically have a class uh in the fall that is a class that they are all stay together in at this in this iteration. So, Smart Start is really something that lasts pretty intensely in the fall portion of the year. They have
the class um and then they have camp week that week uh before classes start, pre-week. And then we can stay connected with them in the second semester as well. But, I would also say that uh Smart Start students know and it was myself and his name was Dr. Goyt, who
was in the chair of the math department, but now he's the new dean. So, um Smart Start is on a break this year because the professional staff that is needed to complete the program, it's a math emphasis. I am a comm person, not a math person, so couldn't do that. But,
um but, what I would say is that those Smart Start students know how to reach out to us at any time, and we're very connected with them throughout their years of of college as well, or at least we try to be, right? Um recognizing that
we have a new cohort in every year. So, yeah. The one thing I would say about first-generation students, and I haven't I'm not that, you know, my both my parents went to college and earned degrees, and then I'm the last in my family by 9 years, so I have siblings
that are 14, 12, and you know, 10 years older than I am. Um so, I had that guidance. I was prepared for college in that I had people to talk to you, but one of the most interesting things that I've learned because I had privilege in that area was exactly that, navigating
college when you're don't have a family to talk to about it, they haven't done it, you know, at all, um and being that that point person and being like, "Oh, we can figure that out. Let's walk over to financial aid." Right? Oh, we can figure that out. Let's uh talk to somebody in counseling. It's
been a really uh This has been I love my my job as a whole, but Smart Start is also my heart. Um so, it's a it's a great program. >> Thank you for sharing. Uh do you have any other questions?
Thank you all so much. I want to tell you the job that you do is amazing. I was the director over there back in the day that you're talking about. It's hard, and it's rewarding, and I
love to see you just radiate. So, thank you for your work. >> I appreciate that, and I feel like we could have some good conversations. Thanks. >> Yeah. All right. So, we have our Do we have
any community partners to be heard? Any citizens to be heard? Okay, our regular business, uh the review of our workshop focus area. >> I don't I just thought [clears throat] I'd put that on there since we were discussing at the workshop to um
try and focus in on those two main components of education and um housing. Was that correct? Now I don't have it in front of me and now I'm Testing. It was um for education and housing. It
was those two focus areas that we were going to focus in on. But um Got it. >> Yeah, those are good areas and I think we could kind of look at uh for our future presentations um individuals to come and speak speak
on those spaces. So since we Do we have any discussion or anybody has any objections to you know, this focus area? These focus areas that we've outlined
as a whole? >> Okay, so we'll move on to our subcommittee reports. I don't I thought uh so with the subcommittee reports, I believe we kind of discussed that we were going to be just like through our workshops kind of
uh maybe subtracting that area and and focusing on our like the stuff the information that kind of came out of our workshops as those focus areas. So, we may not need to have subcommittee
report. >> And our committee meeting um having to like the outline of the agendas are like pre-done within our system. So, if that's something that we want to change moving forward, I can talk to IT to get that >> Yeah, I think that would be helpful.
>> the framework of it, too. Okay. >> Yeah, because um just the new direction we're headed in with our workshops, um that will kind of support support that. Um so, I know for reports, announcements,
and upcoming events, I believe it's Safe City Nights. Right? I'm like super excited about this and not too thrilled about the the heat portion of it. So, I wonder is there going to be like some water events or
something to cool folks off a little bit. I know Del Mar's will be present. >> [laughter] >> All right. Um do is there any upcoming events that anybody would like to share? >> So, there is a
>> Thanks. Sorry, I wasn't able Sorry. Go ahead. >> No, no, you can go. >> Um I was just going to say um I think Pride is in August um and I don't know if we're doing anything, we have anything planned um for Pride in
August. If we're going to help out like we did last year, if we're going to be in the parade, I guess. Um, we can kind of just look at that. Tanya, I'm not sure what commission wants to do. Um,
also Romkey Park's having their summer bash tomorrow, which is kind of like Safe City Nights. So, just wanted to drop that in. >> As well, on August 12th through 14th, thank you. Um, there is a backpack and
school supply, um, fill the dome kind of thing at the Fargo Dome. Uh, and they're taking volunteers from Cass and Clay County, and I think that's a really great way to help give back to your community and people in need of school supplies cuz things are
getting expensive and kids need to be able to learn with the supplies that their schools can't provide for them. So. >> Awesome. Any other cool events? So, we we heard about some volunteer opportunities and different outdoor
events that are happening around the city. >> Seham, I just wanted to, uh, clarify if you were asking to put something on the calendar right now because it Pride is August 5th to the 9th.
>> Yes, it's it's coming up soon, so I just wanted to see if the commission wants to look at either guess Pride in the Park that Saturday or being in the parade on Sunday. >> So, I know, uh, for a fact I'll be out of the state during that time frame
between Raleigh and Jamaica. Um, but is there any other individuals that may want to um, get together and participate? >> I do Pride in the Park
free mom hugs every year. So, I plan to be there. >> So, maybe um, if we if if individuals would like to support uh, showing up to the events, look at volunteering, um, maybe
could either email us some information on how we could show up or support if we're able to. Think that would be great. >> together some stuff and send out an email and then if there's interest, I'll I can also send out a a poll to see if you guys want to do something of the um,
Pride in the Park. Um, I can I'll pull together something for you guys if that sounds okay. >> Sounds wonderful. >> I'll be there in a different capacity, but I know last year we were um, um, like if we were to pass out waters as a part of HRC, not necessarily table, but
just really engage in that way. Might be something to look into. Um, just because I know last year was more of a volunteer capacity that HRC was there. So, I just want to put it on people's radars if they would like to do that representing HRC.
>> Be be on the lookout for an email from Tonya with information and you know, we could see how everybody's commitments line up for that. Is there Oh, go ahead. >> I just wanted to let everyone know I do still have the HRC banner from last
year's parade. >> We were looking for that. Looking >> Tonya had asked me and I told her I had it. It's still in it's still at my house. Or maybe it I think it was you. Anyway, that's where it's at. >> Yeah, I think Tanya was going to buy and
well, it's a new year and I feel that um we've had it for a little while. So, it's time for an upgrade. Does the commission agree? >> Thank thank you, Jennifer. >> [laughter] >> I do think it's time for an upgrade. For sure.
>> So, we could put one on order and then maybe if we have two conflicting events, we'll have two. So, yeah, representation all over the place. All right. So, with that being said, I know we're really excited about getting to the
Safe City Nights. And so, with that I will adjourn.