morning. >> Okay. Thanks. All right. So, it's 5:15 on Monday, July 28th. So, I will call to order this meeting of the Human Rights Commission. Are you Is anybody taking minutes? Because I just realized Ally is gone and
did not and it was last minute. Um I >> would anybody be able to I'm so sorry. I should have thought of that. >> No, >> she just emailed me like an hour ago. So, >> okay. Um first item on the agenda is the approval of minutes from the June 23rd meeting. Those are attached for review.
So, if everybody just wants to review them, let me know if there are questions or changes needed. [Music] Just let me know as you're reading if there are any questions or comments or changes. [Music] anything anything
when everybody is done. If the meetings are approved, I would entertain a motion to approve those. >> I move to approve the meetings from last meeting. >> Do you have a second? >> I'll second. All approved say I. >> I. >> All oppose. Same sign. That passes. Um,
next item is a review of our financial report, which is also attached. Um, you'll see we have about 92% of our budget remaining. So far, our expenses have been um items from Pritwear graphics, candy, um, the sponsorship, I
don't think that's on there yet. Um, reimbursement for awards ceremony, fair both fee, the five. Yep. The sponsorship is on there. Promotional items. So, any questions about that? We have $6,587 left.
Okay. We don't need a motion on that. Um, go ahead. >> We don't need a motion. Nothing. >> Yeah. Okay. Um, so then next is the events committee for the HRC sponsored events. First item is the immigration forum that was presented by Copal on June 24th. Um, is anybody
does anybody have a summary that was there? I was not there for that one. >> Yeah, he and I were both there. I don't know if you wanted to >> Well, I came late, but I'll tell you what I got from it. Um, so I didn't watch the video or whatever, but um, what I got from it was that um, you can
be a observer. And um you could put your name on a list to be called as an observer if um ICE is um sort of harassing somebody and um you
can sort of ask them you know if they have a warrant. Um you cannot touch them. Um however you can question them and um that people in general as we know
I think by now should just not open the door and just not say anything because if they have a warrant they will break down the door. So if they are requesting entry they likely don't have a warrant. >> Okay. Um
>> yeah, I would say there was I think 16 to 20 people in attendance. Um I think we had people not just from town but from the surrounding area. I know there were a couple people from Mano there. Lots and lots and lots of questions. So that part was not televised and there
was a lot we spent a lot of time on Q&A. I think that's when you were there. >> Um so that was really good. there was a lot of conversation and then um you know I think other community members and other other organizations might kind of carry that work forward because now
we've kind of we've talked about human rights that's our purview as the human rights commission what are your rights and now you know advocacy and that sort of thing is kind of somebody else's um uh mission I guess so um all in all I
think it went well and and I was Um, glad that we had the attendance we did. And >> yeah, I thought it was a good >> good >> um outcome. I What do you call it? >> Turnout. >> Turnout. >> I know. I words words are hard after 5:00 p.m. >> Yes,
>> I get it. Awesome. Well, thank you. Um, then an update on the welcoming week event. I can speak to the pieces I'm working on. So, I have three food trucks confirmed. I'm just waiting for a response from one more. Um, we had the idea and I'll probably have to bring this to the next um, meeting cuz I'm
just gathering information of um, seeing if we can get somebody to donate or offer us riper and ice cream at a discount and then we could do free um, rip your floats from the human rights commission. So once I have that all together, I will um, present that at the next meeting as a piece of the welcoming week event because we would need a
motion on that because we'd have to spend additional funds. Um, the park and wreck on the go is coming. I emailed again today cuz they wanted me to wait till closer to confirm the bounce house from park and wreck and I haven't heard back. So, I just emailed again a reminder that I was looking for an update on that. The volunteer schedule
is posted and I see people are starting to sign up. So, that's great. The one thing we do need from my perspective is we need to put together a brochure and start getting it distributed because that will give information to other organizations that can come set up a booth. I certainly can work on that. I have last year's um flyer. I think Casey
was going to, but she just hasn't had time. So, that would be the one thing that we really need to get started and get out um ASAP so we can start distributing it around the the community. I think that's it from the items I was working on. >> Okay. >> So, you're going to work on that? Yes.
For the purposes, >> I'll work on the flyer. >> Yeah, I'll work on the flyer. I'll firm up the thought on the um repair floats and then I got the food trucks under control and then the bounce house I still need to hear back from. >> Yeah. and I've got the sanitation stuff.
So, we were kind of waiting on the chairs and tables pending where the bounce house was coming from. So, I think we already have approved funds for rentals that are needed. >> So, just as soon as you find out that, let me know and then I'll work on the other rentals that we've already
allocated funds for. >> Okay. >> Um, Joseph has agreed to DJ again. Um, were we going to get a banner? Do we have like we have like an HRC? Yeah, we just brought it back in the back. Yeah. >> Yep.
>> We have I think there's two in there. >> Mhm. There's two banners. I have a 8x10 gazebo pop-up gazebo thing that or like a canopy. I'll bring that for our table. >> Um I don't have like a card table thing or like a uh I was going to say
disposable. Oh my gosh. Portable table. Foldable table. >> I have like three, so I'll bring that. >> You bring tables. Okay. >> Yeah, we How many tables do we need? because I have access to some tables, too. >> Um, so we I have three and I know we'll need one for like our booth we used at last year. We'll probably need one for
if we want to put like by the DJ. Um, but as many as we can get. We would like more tables and chairs. I don't even know if we have a number in mind. But if we need tables for other reasons, too. It kind of depends on >> if we want to rent or if we want to try and bring stuff. It might be easier to
just >> rent. Rent. >> Yeah. >> Like tables and chairs for people to eat. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Well, just let us know, I guess, if you need more. >> I did confirm with the city that we can use the power that we used last year on the outside of the building. Trying to think >> what else is needed.
>> I think I mean um >> are we going to do portaotties? >> Already got that. Yep. Sanitation's already >> Oh, that's what you meant when you said sanitation. Okay. >> It's using nice language. >> Sure. >> Because it also includes trash. >> Clean it up.
>> Yes, I did. Yeah. So, handwash station, uh, ADA, um, accessible restroom, >> nice trash. >> Oh, and I had already confirmed with Lisa and she'll help me put it together to put on this, um, that and that was approved for funds on the the bank sign.
We'll advertise it. Um, and then I will get the flyers by the next meeting so that we can distribute that. Like, I'll give them to all you guys and then we'll just work on distributing them. Um, if anybody has thoughts on how to get it out to other organizations, uh, just let us know. Um, last year we asked if we could if the chamber would distribute it
and that's not something that they do. So just trying to get it to other organizations that might want to have a booth or a table there is just one thing we probably need to work on. I think that would probably be the biggest thing. >> Is it shared? >> Can we share it on the city of Nome Facebook page? >> We can. Yeah. I just have to get the flyer together. So I'll work on that
this week before I go on vacation. Yep. I will get that done. >> Has New Cat covered this event in the past? >> They have not, but that is a good thought. Last year was the first year, so it was our first event and it was very quickly thrown together, so we didn't even think
about that. But that's a good thought. >> I have the contact information I can reach out. >> Okay. >> The journal was there last year, so they there were some nice photos from it. >> Yeah. And we'll do a press release in the journal about it like we did last year. It'll be once I get the flyer
together, it'll be on the um social media. Does that automatically flow from KU from the journal to KUJ? >> I don't know if it automatically does, but I actually um last year went on KUJ and spoke about it. So, I'll do that again this year. >> Unless somebody else would like to
volunteer. I'm not hogging the KUJ appearance. >> I think you'd be a wonderful >> I think I was the default. >> You'd be a wonderful spokesperson. So, >> so yes. So, that's a good question. We'll do that as well and just try and get the word out. >> If you need help, let me know. >> I will. Absolutely. So yeah, Lisa helped me with that last
year of just setting up a time. So So I think just shoring up all these little things, if we bring it to the next meeting, it should be kind of the last one before the event, but I think we're pretty well on our way to >> having everything set up. Other questions?
>> Okay, then on to the events committee, the participating events. So, first is Bavarian Blast Parade which was last Sunday the 20th. Um, anybody there? Do we have a summary? I was there. I walked and um I thought it went well. Got long and hot, but
could have been a whole lot hotter. So, >> yeah, it was a pretty nice day. Um, it was it was great positive feedback on the bubble machine. We definitely need to bring that next year. We'll rig it up a little bit better next time, but it was great. Um, we ran out of everything that we brought.
>> Mhm. >> Really? >> Yes. We gave away all I don't remember how remember how many yard signs we brought. >> 20, maybe 25. I don't know. Um, we ran out of all the candy.
>> Yeah. I think maybe we need to go a little easier on the front end of the parade. >> Yeah. Just It's hard to do. >> It's really hard to Yes. It's hard to like, you know, temper your your desire to toss out as much candy as possible. But we are one of like a hundred some
units. So, nobody's going to walk away without candy if we >> feel like we run into that every year. >> Go sparingly. But so, luckily, we I brought a lot of supplies that I pulled out of the closet and we we had something to give people. >> I hopefully didn't hit anybody with the magnets. I was trying to flick and drive
at the same time, but >> um it was good. >> Good. And I'm glad it went well. >> Yeah. >> Um, that actually brings us to our inventory depleted. >> Which is this. I don't even think is this updated
correctly? >> Said it has 50 magnets still. >> 50 5. >> Yes. I in that I have a little box back there that has all the remaining magnets. >> Well, that'll be this will probably be okay for National Night Out then cuz it's this week. So, obviously, we're not going to have time to order anything
additional. So, 25 yard signs, 197 Human Rights Commission logo stickers, 500 kindness stickers, 50 magnets, no lip balms, 82 bookmarks, 48 business cards, and the Alina plastic bags that was from um well or welcoming week last week or
last year, sorry. So, then um obviously we're depleted on the magnets and the lip balms. So, just wanted to discuss should we be ordering more? >> Yeah, I think I think at least the lip balms. I don't know how I heard a lot of
people say, "Ooh, lip balm." When we were tossing that out at the parade, people really liked that. So, >> I think that was a good one. >> Yeah. >> Um >> I think for uh National Night Out, maybe we could pick up some candy cuz that doesn't require ordering anything.
>> Wanted to just have a little something else. >> Yeah. >> Um I'm trying to remember how many lip balms we ordered. I >> It was a lot. >> It was a lot. Um >> my question is would we want to repeat the order or would we want to increase
the order? It was like 500. >> Yeah. >> How long have you had them? >> I mean, how many? >> We just ordered them. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. Oh, and so we gave away 500. >> They're a lot. >> Um we use them for >> We gave them away somewhere else.
>> Somewhere else. Oh, we put them in the um swag bags for the 5K. So, I'm not sure how many. I never heard back from Lisa, but she took care of that. So, I'm not sure how many went to them. >> Okay. >> And then we had lip balms last year, which we also ran out of. So, this was a fresh order from this year. >> Yeah, I think. And we had 500 magnets
and we had handed out 450. >> So, there were a lot of people at that parade, weren't there? >> There were. I really actually, >> I guess, when you think about it. >> And those like the kindness stickers too, those always go over well. We could take some of those to like not all of them but a few of them to national. I know >> I think that would be good.
>> The kids like those. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. But we definitely need to order I mean I like the lip balms. See we still have the Brown County Fair. I know we had those at We had them last year for that. I think another 500. I assume they have a shelf life. So I don't see the
benefit of over orderering. >> Yeah. >> Um >> would that be a motion of some sort? repeat the same order size. >> Yeah. Yeah. For the lip balms or the lip balms and magnets? >> Yes, I would say both. >> Okay. Both.
>> Yeah, both. I would like to. >> Yeah. Magnets will last forever. >> It's sure. >> So, I move to repeat the last order for magnets and lip balms. >> I'll second. >> All approved say I. >> I. >> Any other discussion?
>> Yes. I'm uh going to be a first time volunteer at the National Night Out event. And so where is the booth located? And >> I have the information. Lisa emailed it
to me. I will have her email it out. Does that work for everybody who's going to be there? >> Mhm. >> I can't remember off the top of my head. >> I think I go out at 5:30 and Okay. >> I don't know what's required. >> We basically I'm there at the beginning too. I'll be with you. Okay. >> Um, we basically just set up the table
and I'll bring a table. >> I'll bring one of my tables and a couple chairs. Um, and we basically just put our stuff out and kind of just sit there and answer questions and hand out what we have. I have actually not done national line out before. So, >> okay. >> We'll be first- timers both of us.
>> So, we should I should bring a chair >> if you want to or I can bring a couple. It's up to you. >> Okay. >> I will definitely bring a table and a couple. I will bring a table and two chairs. >> Okay. I'll bring one and then we'll we don't use it. It'll stay folded up. >> Perfect. >> And then also while we're on this topic,
um I got the candy for Bavarian Blast. So I can get some candy for National Night Out and just add that >> to the reimbursement. That'd be amazing. Thank you. >> And it runs from 5:30 to 8 8:30.
>> Yes. I'm going to say yes, but I have to refer. I can't quite remember. >> I know. We have so many things going on. >> Yeah. >> Kind of runs in. >> Well, just kind of a heads up, Lisa had signed me up and I thought for 2 hours or >> Yeah, there are two twoour shifts. So, I
wonder if it's >> shows up on my uh sign up genie, you know, confirmation email that it's from 5:30 to 8:30 at night. I don't know that that's >> I don't think that's right. >> Correct. Because I don't know how long
acres is going to last. >> Yeah. No, totally. >> If need be, I can stay. >> Yeah. And if nothing else, I can I mean, one person should be plenty to man the table, too. >> Any other discussion? Um, everybody approve that motion for
purchasing. All any opposed? Same sign. Okay, that motion passes. We'll get that ordered. Um, new all night out. we already sort of discussed. Uh I have not I think we're missing I think we have enough volunteers. I think we have at least one at each session. So I know it's like two blocks. So I think we're
covered. I'll double check that. Um any other questions about new night out. And then the Brown County Fair. Um we also need volunteers for that. I was in there today. I think Carl has signed up for one shift. I signed up for two shifts today and that's all we have
signed up. I know it's still a little ways out, but it's coming up and it's before um the next meeting. So, if people could just go in if they're able to sit in the booth, we if we don't fill any shifts we don't fill, we just kind of take the stuff down and just don't have it staffed. But, we'd like to have it staffed at least at least one shift a
day would be great and then set up and tear down. I am out of town through Thursday night, so I don't know if anybody has the ability to go and just set it up. I can certainly help tear down on Sunday, but I just am not in town. >> Um yeah, I had signed up and then
realized I was out of town too um that weekend. Um but what Thursday night what's required? >> It's we basically just have to bring like we usually put out the banner, stickers, lip balm, like all the stuff and just we basically just sit there and
answer questions if people have questions or just kind of engage with the crowd going by. But then if this um booth isn't staffed, we usually will just leave out like a basket of candy and then pull everything else. >> Okay. >> And we want the um QR code for the >> Oh, yes. For the survey. >> For their survey out, too.
>> Yes, we definitely need that. >> What time is that set up? >> It's on the sign up genius, but I can't remember off the top of my head. I should have had it ready to go when I'm still at work. Like probably like 5:00 or something. I'll maybe have Lisa just send out an email of like, hey, if we
could at least get the first um shift staffed at least we would have that. >> Yeah, I I think I should be able to do that one. I'll double check. I know I'm going out of town for a lot of it. But >> yeah, and I can pick up some more shifts, too. I just couldn't >> the initial ones.
>> Yeah. Yeah. So, I I started with one Saturday and one Sunday, but I can fill in some more, too. Mhm. I did go through because I was curious and this is a topic I suppose for the event committee going forward, but it it was 40 40 slots I think. >> Yeah, it's a lot.
>> Yeah, which is a lot for a nine person committee or commission. So, I don't know. Something to think about. >> Yeah. And then we've always said too like if and it's a little bit harder because we're a little bit more removed from people who used to be on the commission, but you don't have to be a commission. You have to have a commission member if it's staffed, but
it doesn't have to be only commission members. So like I mean I'm I encouraged my mom to sign up with me. So she's going to do a couple phone told you. >> She's done it with me before. So but if there's other people that I mean I could reach out to to some of the people that I know that used to be on it. They might be willing to. And again if we we just
if we're not able to staff it, we just kind of pull the stuff back, leave a bowl of candy out, leave the information and do our best because it's it is a lot of slots >> and we've reduced >> over the years like the slots that we've had. So it's a big it's a long it's a lot.
>> Yeah. I mean, it'd be kind of I don't know that we have the capacity to collect this information, but to know maybe which shifts to prioritize would be helpful cuz it's kind of daunting to look at. >> This came up last year cuz I was manning the Sunday shift last year and I kind of
made a comment that there just weren't that many people. At least I was like the afternoon shift at least by the afternoon on Sunday. >> Yeah, that's a good point. >> It makes all the activities wind down so that makes a lot of sense. Yeah, and we've already we used to be open till the end of the fair each night or not
the end but till like 10:00 and we've stopped earlier now. So, we certainly could look at other shifts that we could cut out for sure. >> Okay. >> Again, is there a kind of a location map or whereabouts that the >> Yep. So, the booth they'll send the fair
will send out a like a map of where we're located. So, once we have that, >> they have not done it yet. But all the booths are indoors where the hockey team play or where the hockey games are the ice rink at the >> inside the arena. >> Yeah. Yeah. So it's air conditioned.
>> It's air conditioned. It's much cooler. >> Perfect. >> So yeah. Yeah. Not bad. >> Yeah. So it'll be in that area and there's just like a loop around like basically two sides and they'll just stick us at one of them. >> There's the booths and all the the quilts and the gladias and everything
you know people enter. The non4 entries to the fair are all there so you can >> admire all of that as well. >> Can't remember. I think I signed up for Thursday. >> I think that's right cuz I looked at it today. >> 5 7 or something. >> Okay.
>> Um and then additionally the South Central Minnesota Pridefest parade that is September 6th. We also do need volunteers for that. We do have another meeting in between. There's nobody signed up yet, but um it it's over a month away. I tentatively am planning on going. I just want to make
sure. So, just keep that in mind as you're looking at the sign of genius that we do have those events still coming up. And that for that parade, we kind of do the same thing. Throw out stuff, candy, and then carry the banner. There's no, we don't take a vehicle in that parade. We just walk and it's a lot
shorter. So, >> where is that? >> The mano. >> Mano. >> Yep. >> Okay. Any other discussion on those items? An education committee report, the living without limits series update on
that. >> Yeah. Um, so we have a full panel for the topic of low vision. So that's great. Um, we could probably use one more panelist for
de developmental or cognitive delays. Um, it could be a DIAD like parent child or caregiver and person living with that. Um, so if you have somebody in mind, that'd be great. I know I got your suggestion and I've got a couple that I
um got that are interested. Uh, we have one person um for and so we've got low vision developmental cognitive delays. We have an autism. We thought that would be a good topic. We have one advocate/person living with autism which would be great. Thank you for that. So
we could use a couple more people for that as well. So can be adults, children, um >> parents and children. >> Is it uh does the person with um either developmental delay or autism have to
also be there or can it just be the parent? >> Nope. So, a couple of the parents were like, "It would not be appropriate for my child to be there." Like, they wouldn't um sitting there wouldn't wouldn't work well. So, no, they don't need to be. >> Okay. Um when do I need to let you know
by >> So, let Lisa know. Um she's kind of collecting all that information. So, we don't have any dates picked. So, we're really just kind of rolling um getting >> people that are interested and then once we have some panelists interested, then we'll try to find a date, work with the
library. So, we're pretty flexible. I think we kind of need to be for this. >> So, yeah. So, if we could get one more or sorry, two more people um speaking about autism and it can be advocates, it can be experts as well um from various
uh perspectives, I guess. And then for mental health, we have a couple professionals. um one that works with children, one that works with adults that are interested, and then, you know, I think they're going to kind of see if they have any clients that might be willing to participate. That's obviously a little bit more of a sensitive topic.
So, you know, we have to find find the right people. So, I kind of have that one last. I think that might be a little harder. Um but we've got good good um representation from the professional sector. So, if we could just find I don't know if you know anyone that's
kind of a an advocate self- advocate for um any any sort of mental or behavioral health issues. It we're not restricting the topic necessarily. What kind? It can be really anything. Okay.
>> Um so yeah, so you can get if you have ideas, please reach out to that person first ideally and then and and assess their interest. I think I sent out like a script Lisa should have distributed to everybody of what I use to explain the
project and what the time commitment would be like. So I think that hopefully that's helpful for reaching out to people. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. So I think we'll need to have a subcommittee meeting soon so we can
start working on dates for our first session. >> Would you like them to put one together like between now and the next meeting? Yes. Okay, I'll have Lisa do that. >> Okay. But I'm really grateful for everybody that's found some people um in their
network. So, I think I'm excited. >> Yeah, it sounds like you have a lot of good panelists. Yeah, it's amazing. >> Okay. Um legislative update. Does anybody have anything specific
other than all the things? Okay. Um, city council leison on we need a volunteer for July through September. So again, you can you don't have to attend the city council meetings, but you just have to listen to them and see if there's anything relevant or that um
the Human Rights Commission needs to um like hear about or that applies to our commission. >> Oh, I I'll do it. >> Okay, awesome. That actually reminds me about something of the welcoming week. So that was one thing I had reached out
to Lisa about of getting the other commissions um involved in the welcoming week and having representation. So once I have that flyer, I will also get that to her. Sorry to circle back to the top, but um I will get that flyer and they can distribute it to the other commissions. So hopefully we get some
participation from the other city commissions at the welcoming week event. So that just reminded me. Okay. Um date of next meeting will be Monday, August 25th. And with that, I would take a motion to
adjurnn. >> I move to Oh, go ahead. >> Oppose. Same sign. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you all.