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the Equity Commission as being more externally governance related than internally focused. He indicated the <br />' DEI Coordinator would serve with the senior leadership. <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas recommended the verbiage be changed from relationship to Commission work flow <br />for clarification purposes. Ms. Tabor supported this recommendation. <br />Councilmember Axberg questioned if what the Commission should not be doing should be said, for clarity <br />purposes. Ms. Tabor indicated this had not been discussed, but could be done. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth supported this recommendation. <br />Councilmember Abdulle explained he liked the idea of providing clarity on the Commission's role, but did not <br />recommend the City highlight what they should not be doing given the mistrust some have with the <br />government. Ms. Tabor agreed and suggested at orientation that the DEI Coordinator have the empowerment <br />to ensure that the group doesn't bleed into direct action. <br />Councilmember Abdulle requested further information on why this group should not be doing projects that <br />lead to direct action. Ms. Tabor stated this was her perspective. She explained there were plenty of <br />organizations and individuals that will do that work. She feared that if the group focused on direct action type <br />work there would be redundancy. She indicated this groups main focus should be policy and governance. She <br />recommended the City have a separate human rights commission. <br />Councilmember Abdulle anticipated there would be capacity issues if the Equity Commission were to try and <br />address diversity, equity, inclusion and human rights issues. He explained he did not understand if there was an <br />appetite for a separate human rights commission. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth agreed with this and supported the change to Item A and suggested the language <br />be further edited to read the Commission may address issues of human rights. She stated this would provide <br />the group latitude if a human rights issue were to arise. <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas explained at this time there was no group looking into human rights issues on behalf <br />of the City and it may be of benefit to the community to have some group charged with this task whether this <br />was done by the Equity Commission for the Public Safety Commission. <br />Ms. Tabor reported the language could be changed to read the Equity Commission will also address issues of <br />human rights, including liaison with regional human rights organizations and supporting their endeavors. In <br />addition, the commission will review human rights issues on behalf of the City. <br />Councilmember Axberg requested further perspective on why the parallel wasn't made between the equity <br />statement and the diversity makeup. Ms. Tabor stated she didn't think about this but noted this could happen. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth asked if the Equity Strategy Team was now part of the City organization. <br />Massopust reported this was the case. <br />Councilmember Abdulle supported human rights violations or issues being brought to the Equity Commission. <br />' Further discussion ensued regarding how human rights issues will be addressed by the City along with the how <br />subcommittees can be formed within the Equity Commission. <br />Councilmember Dunsworth explained not all human rights issues should go to the Equity Commission. She <br />