City of Eugene Human Rights Commission

City of Eugene Human Rights Commission Human Rights Commission Meeting 11-21-17 Packet Contents Draft Agenda Page 1 Draft Minutes from 10/2017 Page 3 Budget Update Page 11 Support Request – Lunch Match Page 12 Support Request Follow Up Report Page 15 21st Century Policing Invite Page 16 League of Women Voters Request Input Page 17 HRC WeCU Work Group Update Page 19 Blacks In Government Banquet Page 21 January Draft Agenda Page 22 Office of Human Rights & Neighborhood Involvement | City of Eugene | 99 W 10th Ave | Eugene OR 97401 | (541) 682-5272  City of Eugene Human Rights Commission The mission of the Human Rights Commission is to promote implementation of universal human rights values and principles in all City of Eugene programs and throughout the wider community. To carry out this mission the commission shall affirm, encourage and initiate programs and services within the City of Eugene and in the wider community designed to place priority upon protecting, respecting, and fulfilling the full range of universal human rights as enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To support and promote human rights, the commission will: provide human rights education, be proactive in human rights efforts, address human rights violations, ensure active public participation, be transparent and open, be publicly accountable for human rights progress. Human Rights Commissioners: Edward McGlone (Chair), Joel Iboa (Vice Chair), Ibrahim Coulibaly, Ela Kubok, Ibrahim Hamide, Andrew Thomson, Bonnie Souza, Aria Seligmann, Julia Johnson, Aimee Walsh, Councilor Emily Semple Equity and Human Rights Center Staff: Jen Lleras Van Der Haeghen, Katie Babits The Human Rights Commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 5:30 – 8:30 PM Meeting Sloat Room, Atrium Building, 99 W 10th Street Contact: Katie Babits, 541-682-5177 katie.e.babits@ci.eugene.or.us ITEM _______________ACTION______ TIME 1. Agenda/Minutes Review and Approval (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:30 - 5:35 (5 min) 2. Public Comment (Chair) 5:35 - 5:40 (5 min) 3. Support Request (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:40 – 5:45 (5 min) 4. Workgroup Budgets Discuss/Vote 5:45 – 5:50 (5 min) 5. EPD Liaison Update 5:50 – 6:05 (15 min) 6. Police Chief Recruitment Update 6:05 – 6:10 (5 min) 7. International Human Rights Day Event 6:10 – 6:20 (10 min) 8. Oregon Coalition on Housing and Homelessness Conference Report 6:20 – 6:30 (10 min) 9. Construction Excise Tax 6:30 – 6:40 (10 min) 10. League of Women Voters Request Discuss/Vote 6:40 – 6:45 (5 min) 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/hrc 1  11. Overview of Meetings with Mayor and City Manager 6:45 – 6:55 (10 min) 12. Work Group Lead Updates 6:55 – 7:00 (5 min) 13. Council Update 7:00 – 7:10 (10 min) 14. Commission Liaison Updates 7:10 – 7:20 (10 min) 15. Staff Update 7:20 – 7:25 (5 min) 16. Agenda Setting – December 7:25 – 7:30 (5 min) Upcoming events, activities or meetings of which the HRC should be aware: 11/20 Transgender Day of Remembrance. 11/20 5:30pm – Council Work Session: Auditor Discussion. Harris Hall. 11/20 7:30pm – Council Meeting: Public Hearing, Fireworks Restrictions. Harris Hall. 11/22 NOON – Council Work Session: Climate Recovery Ordinance Progress Report. Harris Hall. 11/23 – 11/24 City Offices Closed. 11/25 NOON – HRC WeCU Work Group Meeting. Washington Park Center. 11/27 5:30pm – Council Work Session: Downtown Update. Harris Hall. 11/27 7:30pm – Council Meeting: Public Forum. Harris Hall. 11/28 NOON – HRC Homelessness Working Group Meeting. Atrium Sloat Room. 11/28 5:30 – 7:30pm 21st Century Policing in Eugene: Presentation for Boards and Commissions. Eugene Public Library, Bascom/Tykeson Room. 11/29 NOON – Council Work Session: 21st Century Policing. Harris Hall. 12/11 5:30pm – Council Work Session: Human Services Commission Follow-Up. Harris Hall. 12/11 7:30pm – Council Meeting: Urban Renewal Agency Financial Report and Supplemental Budget (URA Public Hearing and Action), Supplemental Budget (Public Hearing and Action). Harris Hall. 12/12 NOON – HRC Homelessness Working Group Meeting. Atrium Sloat Room. 12/13 NOON – Council Work Session: Downtown Riverfront Project, Housing Policy Board Report (including Construction Excise Tax). Harris Hall. 12/17/17 – 1/3/18 Council Break 12/26 NOON – HRC Homelessness Working Group Meeting. Atrium Sloat Room. 12/30 NOON – HRC WeCU Work Group Meeting. Washington Park Center. The Eugene Human Rights Commission welcomes your interest in these agenda items. This meeting location is wheelchair accessible. For the hearing impaired, FM-assistive listening devices are available or an interpreter can be provided with 48 hours’ notice prior to the meeting. Spanish-language interpretation will also be provided with 48 hours’ notice. To arrange for these services, contact staff at (541) 682-5177. La Comisión de Derechos Humanos agradece su interés por participar en los asuntos de esta agenda. El local de la reunión tiene acceso para personas en silla de ruedas. Para las personas con dificultades auditivas ofrecemos sistemas FM para ayudarlo a escuchar, o intérpretes de lenguaje de señas. También ofrecemos intérpretes de español. Si necesita cualquiera de estos servicios por favor solicítelos con 48 horas de anticipación, llamando al (541) 682-5177. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/hrc 2  City of Eugene Human Rights Commission MINUTES Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 5:30pm – 7:30pm Meeting Atrium Building, Sloat Room, 99 W. 10th Avenue, Eugene Present: Human Rights Commissioners: Edward McGlone (Chair), Joel Iboa (Vice Chair), Ela Kubok, Andrew Thomson, Ibrahim Coulibaly, Ibrahim Hamide, Julia Johnson, Aimee Walsh, Councilor Emily Semple Staff: Jennifer Lleras Van Der Haeghen EPD Liaison: Sgt. Smith 1. Agenda/Minutes Review and Approval E. McGlone – Let’s start with the minutes. Is there anything that needs to be amended? If not, is there a motion to adopt. Motion: Move that we approve the minutes. Made by: I. Hamide Second: J. Johnson Vote: Unanimous Are there any additions or deletions that are requested for the agenda? Aria is not here to update us on the conference, so we’ll move that to the November meeting. I’d like to remove item number 6. Motion: Move to adopt the agenda as amended. Made by: B. Souza Second: I. Hamide Vote: Unanimous 2. Work Group Lead Updates J. Johnson – We have a youth initiative this year that Aimee and I have taken on. We contacted the NAACP and they connected us with their Youth Council members. Some of them will be here tonight to introduce themselves and share a bit about their role. Kai – I’m a senior at Churchill High School and the president of the NAACP Youth Council. We focus on diversity and inclusion at schools. We have events to ensure that everyone, especially youth of color are involved and their voices are heard at school and in the community. By connecting with HRC members we’ve been able to have that voice. We go to Salem and lobby for legislations, host events at the historic Mims house to learn about the black experience in Eugene. J. Johnson – Our goal is to work with students to bring in more leadership and voice from that community. 2. Public Comment E. McGlone: Thank you for bringing your concern to the Human Rights Commission. It is critical that we hear about issues such as this. Please understand that the Human Rights Commission is a policy advisory body to 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 3 the City Council and is not designated to resolve issues at its public meetings. The Commission has a full agenda tonight and will not discuss or make decisions immediately on the issue you have presented us. If you need additional information on this issue before the next Human Rights Commission meeting, please contact Office of Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement staff at (541) 682-5177. Due to time constraints, we are permitting three minutes for each commenter. You will be given notice when 30 seconds remain and when your time is finished. Becky Gladstone League of Women Voters – I’m the Voter service chair. I would like the HRC to consider hosting a February 2018 quarterly regional Community Engagement Roundtable. It’s a meeting of community groups, local municipalities and organizations. There will be a quarterly meeting in Hillsboro this week and they have offered to drive to Eugene tomorrow to discuss hosting a meeting in Eugene. We started meeting in 2016 to address immigration policy. We have talked about bullying, sexploitation, TSA intervening with cases of domestic violence. Causa, PCUN, APANO, Immigration Rights Attorneys, The Oregon Coalition against Hate Crimes and others are part of the community organizations who are working on this. The League of Women Voters supports civil liberties nationally. 3. Support Requests E. McGlone – We do not have any requests. I will note that you have a report in your packet from the Minority Voices Theater. 4. EPD Liaison Update Sgt. Smith – I lead the downtown team and tonight I am here to talk about the Dog Ban. The downtown operations team will be putting together a report soon that outlines all of the downtown projects from the summer. When the dog ban was passed and put into effect on April 13th I requested that we start with a large amount of education as part of the implementation plan. We needed to have clear signs posted so that a reasonable person could see that there were not dogs allowed. On the graph you can see that in April we had a high number of contacts. You can also see that those numbers went down and then remain average from there. These contacts were largely educational in nature. We had 69 total field contacts generated and 18 citations were issued from April 13th to the end of September. The ban remains in effect until 11/1/17. Most citations were given after a warning. On the whole people voluntarily complied. That’s what I was hoping would happen and why we lead with education and not enforcement. B. Souza – This is in effect until 11/1. How do the police feel about it sun setting and going away? Sgt. Smith – It’s been one of the most difficult things to enforce because people are very passionate about their animals. Restricting people from being with animals is difficult. I try to spend a lot of time out on the street with the officers in an effort to make these contacts and lead by example. Anecdotally I’ve heard that this year was dramatically different with perception of sanitation and safety downtown. I had people tell me they felt safer and like they could walk down the streets. I also had downtown residents come and say that this was the first time they felt comfortable going out and taking a walk without feeling nervous about a dog being attacked by another dog. I hadn’t expected to hear this. The goal was to increase the perception of safety downtown. B. Souza – It sounds like there are two sides, one that people are passionate about their dogs and there are people who feel safer. Could you speak to the reactions you get from people who are passionate about this issue? Sgt. Smith – I can tell you those contacts are difficult. The person usually doesn’t want to hear the education. The conversations are often brief and they comply and leave. Sometimes I would have follow up communications with them. Sometimes they would file a complaint. While I may not be the person who made the contact I would have the secondary conversation with them following any complaints. Another issue is that there is a lot of misinformation about what is a service animal and what isn’t. Having conversations about the difference was difficult for a lot of people. B. Souza – What is the fine? 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 4 Sgt. Smith – I think it’s $100 and it’s a violation. It’s not an arrestable offense. Councilor Semple – I was at the neighborhood meeting. I lamented my personal story. Some of the people there said, well we just walk our dogs any way. Did you notice any difference in interactions with people who looked housed and unhoused? We want to be careful not to have uneven enforcement. I was surprised to hear this. Sgt. Smith– It’s hard to generalize. We don’t target people, we target behaviors. A lot of times I did have interactions with people who worked downtown who weren’t always pleasant either. There was a sense of entitlement where people didn’t feel they needed to explain to us how they met the requirements. We have 9 officers over seven days a week. We didn’t talk to everyone who was walking their dog. EPD didn’t generate the dog ban, what we did was to try to understand the objective and meet our obligation. I felt that the education and getting the contacts in should be the focus and then asking for compliance was important. It’s a difficult ordinance because each contact was filled with emotion on the dog owner’s part. We as Eugene are very welcoming and want people to visit from out of town. We treated everyone equally in that way. Councilor Semple – I never heard any complaints about how EPD handled this from anybody. Thank you. I think you did a good job and it was a difficult one. Sgt. Smith - It was nice to have gone home every night and not have stepped in dog poop. For sanitation reasons I did enjoy it. Even though I’m an officer there were times I felt nervous about walking by 4 or 5 dogs. I can’t imagine the general public who isn’t used to being me trying to walk through an area like that. When I answer it’s mixed. Do I think it was effective? Yes. Was it hard to implement? Yes. E. McGlone – Who is responsible for existing dog ordinances? Sgt. Smith – EPD is, we try to take the same educational approach but we do enforce those ordinances. E. McGlone – If there were a concerted effort to enforce those would it achieve similar results? Sgt. Smith – No. Last year we tried to enforce those. Even if someone has a licensed dog it doesn’t mean they’re well behaved or that they’re going to change their behavior. If the dog is not properly trained it doesn’t matter if it’s licensed or not. It still will act with bad behavior. The other ordinances based on my experience from the year prior did not have an effect. I am happy to come back later once the full packet is presented to Council. 5. Bylaws Review – E. McGlone – We had talked about wanting to update the bylaws, before we start really looking at these. I want to let you know that the Council and Mayor may have input as they will be discussing Boards and Commission Roles in November. When we started this conversation we wanted to discuss the formation of workgroups, process, leadership positions and eligibility as well as the sponsorship process. Are there other parts the HRC wants to review? B. Souza –If there are any others that pertain to community involvement I’d like to look at those as well. E. McGlone – The only other section that talks about community engagement is the section on Purposes and Objectives. J. Johnson – That was the one we wanted to discuss as a group. E. McGlone – That was the section where we ran into concern at the retreat. J. Van Der Haeghen – I would suggest you establish a committee, staff can support it. You can discuss the sections and bring something back in November or December. E. McGlone – I agree, let’s come back in December. I will participate and I see Bonnie, Ib Hamide and as back up Ela Kubok and Ibrahim Coulibaly. We’ll find a time that works for 4. I’m going to suggest we do it after the 11/8 meeting. For the rest of the commission, please review these areas we discussed tonight. I’ll summarize what we’ve heard. I have heard that we’d like to review: 1. Election timeline, ensuring that people who are new to serving will have an opportunity to weigh in on new leadership. 2. Looking at if we want to revisit the eligibility of leadership roles. Are there others? J. Johnson – What we run into is the terms. If someone were to leave the commission in the middle of a term how does that effect the timeline? B. Souza – What will the City Council be discussing? 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 5 Councilor Semple – We’re going to talk about how commissions can help us get knowledge and how we engage with them. E. McGlone – On Committees I heard interest in: continuation of work plan group between years. The other is appointment of workgroups, process, who and how. B. Souza – In looking at these I had made notes on sections 2, 3, and 8. For the sake of this conversation. On section 3, in the new work group we’ve formed co-leadership with a community member. That’s not written and I’m not sure if it would have to be. Councilor Semple – I think that this is covered by the way that it’s currently written. E. McGlone – I would want to add in financial process. For those of you who are newer, the sponsorship process has been inconsistent. We either need to revise the application and administration or revise the bylaws. I’m seeing support. I would anticipate that in December we would reserve a significant amount of time. So that we can address goals and bylaws. We’ll propose tracked changes to commission for discussion. This will allow the public to provide comment. 7. DACA Debrief – E. McGlone – In your packets you’ll find the resolution that was passed. J. Iboa - From last I spoke with Latinx Alliance, we have started to give money out. They don’t have a specific number to share yet. What I can do is ask for an update to get some numbers. J. Van Der Haeghen – The contract that was signed with Centro Latino Americano stipulates that the money can only be used for Eugene Residents and can either pay for fees already dispersed or reimburse community members who covered the costs themselves. E. McGlone – I want to thank Councilor Semple, the Mayor, Joel and other commissioners. It was well covered. One goal we had was to reach out and work with the community to bring recommendations. This was a perfect example of us being responsive with a voice that spoke from our community. Council taking action was impressive. Council doesn’t often move that fast. J. Iboa – It’s an example of the power of the people at the table. It’s a testament of people at the table to influence Council to do good things. I’m certain that this won’t be the last time. B. Souza – I missed the meeting and I saw the letter. Thank you everybody. J. Iboa – We beat Portland, we were the first in the state to pass the funding. Councilor Semple – I think people should be very pleased. Council doesn’t do things like this. The Nepal rescue was for our sister city. The speed and the type of action is unprecedented. I wouldn’t count on it being a regular method of dealing with things. It was unusual. Everyone deserves credit, it was possible because of the HRC letter and my motion. B. Souza- I want to remind everyone we co-sponsored “Now I Am Your Neighbor”. The play was sold out. Separate from the play we asked for donations for reapplication fees. We had a goal to raise enough for 3 reapplication fees and we raised enough for 7. 8. International Human Rights Day – B. Souza – The work group met on October 7th to talk about ideas for the event. We formed a committee to move them forward. It looks like we’ll hold it on 12/10 from 4-6:30pm. We will have the space from 3-7:30 and we’d love help setting up and cleaning up. It’s exciting, the people in the work group are engaged and the plan is to have dances, a keynote speaker, food from different cultures and some participatory dancing at the end. We’re coming up with a new name for the work group and see it as an opportunity to introduce the group to the community. On 10/28 we’ll develop a vision statement that we can present along with our name at the event. It’s an uplifting experience. Ibrahim Coulibaly is going to help us put together the talking points for the IHRD proclamation. Right now Ib, Ibrahim, Andrew and I are involved. I. Hamide – Where will the event take place? B. Souza – At the Arts and Technology Academy. I went and saw the room. I am going to work with people from the work group to take a look. We have someone coming on who has a Spanish language radio station who is going to emcee and a friend who will lead community outreach. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 6 I. Hamide – Two ambiguities are the theme and the key note. We’re hoping to decide by the 10/28 meeting. B. Souza – One thing I need to do is put together a timeline. There are a lot of moving parts. We will also need to request the use of funds for IHRD. Motion: Move that the commission authorizes up to $1000 for IHRD on 12/10. Made by: B. Souza Second: I. Hamide Discussion: E. McGlone – We have already spent about 750 dollars and this would spend just under 50% of our budget after this request. Just want people to know we’ll have $2,750 remaining. It will reset in the new Fiscal Year. E. McGlone – any further discussion? Call the question. Vote: Unanimous 10. Work Group Lead Updates B. Souza – I was at the meeting hosted by Sponsors and the NAACP as well as Julia, Katie, Councilor Semple. It was a really great meeting. The write up in the packet speaks for itself. There were 25-30 of us around the table. Everyone had something to offer. I want people to know that I had a meeting with Robin Core. She’s a researcher at the UO, she’s interested in using the Marginalized Voices Report as the basis of survey for Lane County and Springfield that will be data driven. I met with her and I want to work on this as a volunteer, to act in an advisory capacity. I’m learning a lot from her. There will be two encore performances of “Now I’m Your Neighbor”. 10/25 @ Very Little Theater and 11/7 @ Oregon Contemporary Theater at 7:30pm. If you want to come I recommend reserving your tickets soon. I’ll send out the link for reservation. I have a proposal for consideration. I’d like to request reimbursement for the work group meetings. I’m bringing drinks and possible incidentals as much as $20 for the meetings. I don’t know if we want to do it each meeting or all at once. I would provide receipts for reimbursement. Motion: Move that we meet the request to reimburse for drinks and possible incidentals as much as $20 for the Anti-Discrimination Work Group meetings. Made by: Councilor Semple Second: B. Souza E. McGlone – Maybe in the future we can revisit and address this in future budgeting. J. Johnson – I’ll likely want to provide food for future meetings for the Youth Work Group. E. McGlone – We should offer similar opportunity to the all of the work groups. If we were to do this for each we would need to budget 700 – 800 dollars for this purpose. My personal opinion is that I struggle with us feeding and providing beverages. I’ll be a no on this for that reason. B. Souza – When we did the focus groups we had meals. It was about $60 per focus group. It’s about meeting needs not cookie cutter things. When you’re organizing people there is nothing like feeding them. We want to get people together and if there are snacks that’s helpful. Councilor Semple – It’s a good point that we should be mindful of the potential total. It seems reasonable but when it adds up and when we have needs in the community for support requests then there are questions there. J. Iboa – Our yearly total isn’t very high to begin with. For the most part we usually say yes when we have requests come in. I don’t remember us saying no. So far we’ve had funds to say yes to everyone and that leaves us with a question of will that keep being the case? This is a values statement the question is are we willing to do this? I agree with Bonnie, if we have people who we’re working with we should feed them. I know we have a motion on the table. Could we discuss at a future meeting to come back and think about how much money is appropriate and how can we equitably serve the committees? Councilor Semple – Can I change it to one month and then we can discuss the budget further. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 7 Motion: Move to amend to approve up to $20 for the next meeting and reevaluate the next. J. Johnson: second. E. Kubok - I agree that we need to find a balance and use it to best fuel what we’re trying to do in Eugene. B. Souza - On the work group we have representation from African, African American, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, Jewish and Trans Communities. This is unique. I. Hamide – I agree that all that has been said is necessary and I look forward to discussing it more. I do have a passion for giving to those who give their time. It’s a sign of care and hospitality. They’re making their own food. I hope this won’t break the spirit and budget. People are giving up their Saturday and it’s a way to help. J. Iboa – Before we vote I’m willing to work with Jen and Katie to think about how we get this done. Is there anyone else? Vote to amend: Unanimous Vote on motion: Unanimous J. Johnson – I reached out to the NAACP and they connected me with Brittany Judson. I introduced the youth initiative to her and asked if it was relevant to the work they’re doing. My lens is that I would like youth to comment rather than assuming what we want to do is right. I asked if people would be interested. I see that we have youth here. Our follow up will be to talk about the meeting, talk about the things they’re seeing and how to dovetail to have their voices represented in our work. E. Kubok – Aimee and I participated in a meeting of the homeless work group two weeks ago that focused on the discussion for the anti-car camping policies and who it’s impacting specifically some people and neighborhoods disproportionately. Exploring the impacts of the policy and other ordinances. We had a presentation from Jen Lleras Van Der Haeghen about the long term process of getting a new police chief. People voiced concerns, posed questions and offered feedback. They’re a dynamic group of people with a lot of great ideas. I want to work with Aria to understand the responsibility of the work group and how to manage the work plan and issues that they bring up. 11. Council Update Councilor Semple – We heard about the dog ban tonight. I know last month I brought it up and that was before I knew that we had passed the date where we could have brought up its continuation. I’ve received some emails asking for it to be reinstated. The Good Samaritan Rest Stop Vote is coming up on Monday after public forum. It will allow for changing from a car camping program to a rest stop at the Good Samaritan Site. I had mentioned to Council that there was still $25,000 in unused funds and was incorrect. This money was used in the last Fiscal Year. Each rest stop was given 5k and NHS had received money to move as well. That money has been allocated and there is none left. Dusk to Dawn funds have also been allocated for SVDP dusk to dawn. There are current conversations about finding a new site. If we do find another site we will need to allocate a new budget. The work plan for the HRC will be shared at the 10/23 work session. We’re taking up the naming of Kesey Square tomorrow. I expect that the name will be changed tomorrow and the second half of the meeting will be to discuss potential rezoning. Right now the zoning is broad, changing it will change the designation as a public space. With our diminishing open spaces that’s important. The meetings will be in the Library in case of a county strike. To be discussed topics include boards and commissions, goal setting, $1M for the shelter, Inclusionary Zoning, missing middle housing, performance auditor and divestment. I just put out a poll on emergency shelter for this winter, we’ll know if it passes in two weeks. This will be to address emergency scenarios. B. Souza – What is the zoning? Councilor Semple – If it’s changed it would be designated for public space and then it would need to be rezoned to change it in the future. J. Johnson – You mentioned meeting in the library for tomorrow do you know about 10/23. Councilor Semple – Check to see if the county goes on strike. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 8 J. Van Der Haeghen – We will send an update when we know. 12. Commission Liaison Updates E. McGlone – I did not attend the last meeting and do not have an update for the Police Commission. B. Souza – I just typed up the Civilian Review Board report, they met last week. One of the topics was a community engagement update. Beatriz is doing really awesome work for the board and is filled with great ideas. The outreach has been great. The case they heard was an allegation regarding the use of a Taser. It’s a use of force issue. The particular recommended adjudication was determined that the use of force with a Taser was within policy. There was a lengthy discussion about the escalation of force. The time given to comply was only 38 seconds. The Auditor and CRB members were concerned about the policies and inconsistencies. I want people to be aware. J. Iboa – The MUPTE Review Board will meet on the 5th I’ll be there and have an update next month. I. Coulibaly – EHRB meeting was cancelled. I will update you next month. 13. Staff Update J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – Police Chief Recruitment forums are happening this month, please help us get the word out about that process. The ECC is planning a Fair Housing Know Your Rights Training for November, more info on that to come. 14. Agenda Setting – October E. McGlone – Carried over topics from today and last month. Including Stops Data in November for 15 mins. B. Souza – We’ll want to talk again about International Human Rights Day. E. McGlone – That’s good because it will be last meeting before the event. We’ll be in winter by the time this comes around. We had talked about wanting to be proactive. Could the Homelessness work group offer ideas for us? E. Kubok – Yes, we can work with them on that. E. McGlone – We’re pretty full for November but do send in ideas. If folks can confine their reports for work groups and liaison updates to written reports that would be great. B. Souza – I would like to know more about the request form the League of Women Voters before we make a decision. J. Van Der Haeghen – I suggest that you contact them as a commission and meet to better understand their proposal. E. McGlone – I’ll get in touch with her and make sure we better understand. J. Iboa – We have our meetings with Mayor and City Manager to provide an update and share what we’re working on coming up. B. Souza – I’d like to pose a question at our next work group meeting about the recommendations to keep things on their radar screen. At some point we’ll want movement. E. McGlone – We haven’t talked about this meeting yet. I think that we’d want to talk about the work plan, any commitment for International Human Rights Day, I would like to discuss the marginalized voices report and remind them of what the HRC has done and thank them for the progress on and support for DACA. J. Iboa – I also have a list. One big thing is how we can help our work be more efficient and farther reaching. The HRC has been on an even keel and I want to find out how we can do more. If it’s more funding/increasing HRNI staff capacity or thinking of more creative way to address Human Rights. Second, we’ve had conversations in the past about the Hate and Bias report. There are holes and gaps in the reporting when it comes to campus and we have a role to play with that and in the county. We can help push but until the leadership takes it up it won’t happen without them. B. Souza – Are you and Jen talking about Hate and Bias reporting? Need to figure out who is collecting, data etc. With the thought that we might standardize information and centralize. I. Hamide – Can we offer input for other topics? For instance rapid response for hate crimes. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 9 E. McGlone – It’s helpful when what we’re talking about really aligns with our work plan and integrating the conversations. That’s what I want, to link it to a goal and work plan item. So that they see us sticking to our work plan. J. Iboa – It’s a chance to hear from them as well. J. Johnson – With the youth initiative I would be interested to hear how the 15th Night Program is working. How do they feel about kids needs being met? B. Souza – There is another thing underway to get a series of antisemitism trainings. I had a meeting with Jen and Nadia Telsey and having trainings. One for HRC, activists, etc. to be trained. Motion: Move to adjourn the October Human Rights Commission meeting. Made by: Councilor Semple Second: E. Kubok Vote: Unanimous 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 10 Human Rights Commission Budget Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) DATE REQUESTING GROUP EVENT OR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT BALANCE 7/1/17 $4,500.00 SPONSORSHIP SUBTOTAL $0.00 WORKPLAN EXPENSE Anti-Discrimination Workgroup Marginalized Voices Printing $400.00 SUBTOTAL $400.00 TOTALS $400.00 $4,100.00 11 12 13 14 15  You are Invited November 28, 5:30—7:30 pm 21st Century Policing in Eugene In 2014, President Obama appointed a task force to develop recommendations on how policing practices can promote effective crime reduction while building public trust. This report, The Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, serves as a reference for numerous Eugene efforts, including a systematic review of the municipal justice system and the current recruitment efforts for the next Chief of Police. Former Washington DC and City of Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey and 21st Century Policing LLC principal consultant Sean Smoot of the original task force have been hired to share information from the report and offer suggestions about how the recommendations can be integrated with current city efforts. A special meeting is being held for appointed officials from the City’s Budget Committee, Civilian Review Board, Human Rights Commission, and Police Commission on Tuesday, November 28 from 5:30—7:30 p.m. at the Eugene Public Library, Bascom/ Tykeson Room. Please confirm your attendance by emailing Holly Mathews at Holly.A.Mathews@ci.eugene.or.us 16 From: Bonnie Souza To: Aimee Walsh; Andrew Thomson; Aria Seligmann; Edward McGlone (EdwardmHRC@gmail.com); Ela Kubok; SEMPLE Emily; Ib Hamide; Ibrahim Coulibaly; IBOA Joel (SMTP); Julia Johnson Cc: BABITS Katie E; VANDERHAEGHEN Jennifer E Subject: My meeting with Becky Gladstone, League of Women Voters Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 6:38:33 PM Dear Commissioners, I wanted to let you know that I met with Becky Gladstone from the League of Women Voters last week in an effort to better understand her request that the Human Rights Commission host a meeting in February. It was good that we met face to face, because I asked a lot of questions that came up in conversation in order to be more clear about the February meeting. It turns out that the meeting is being set up in behalf of Nabeela Barbari, from the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. As has been the case in some past regional meetings, the February meeting will likely include representatives from other federal agencies, including the DOJ (Department of Justice), ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), TSA and USCIS (U.S. Citzenship and Immigration Services). It is unclear who all else will be invited, but I imagine there will be multiple other organizations, both governmental and local NGOs, including the League of Women Voters. The purpose of the meeting, it appears, will be to discuss common concerns. I do not believe that the Human Rights Commission should host such a meeting, though there may be Commissioners who would be interested in attending if it occurs elsewhere in Eugene. I spoke briefly with Commissioner Ib Hamide about this -- since Becky told me she had contacted him just prior to our last regular meeting -- and he may have an interest in attending. Perhaps there are other Commissioners, as well. The main reason I would not support the HRC hosting such a meeting is because it is essential that the HRC has the trust of all of Eugene's communities, including immigrant and other marginalized communities. As we all know, the immigrant community, in particular, is living in constant fear of being picked up by ICE and has been repeatedly demonized by our current federal administration as criminals. In fact, I recently learned of a February 2017 memo from John Kelly, the former Secretary of DHS and current White House Chief of Staff, directing ICE officials to identify "the most egregious" criminal cases in different locales involving immigrants and to use those cases strategically to depict immigrants as criminals. I am providing a link (below) to a recent article about that memo. Ken and I spent the last two years building trusting relationships among people in many communities in Eugene, and in raising the profile of the Human Rights Commission in positive ways in those same communities. I hope we do not jeopardize that trust by creating a perception that we are not separate from the very agencies that are currently terrorizing many of our neighbors. I recommend against the HRC hosting this meeting. If others on the Commission feel differently, we should have a discussion, but it would be helpful for Becky to get a response from us sooner, rather than later. She did not say anything to me about this, but it is possible that they have already identified another venue for the meeting. Please let me know if you have more questions. And thanks for listening. 17 Bonnie https://theintercept.com/2017/10/16/top-trump-official-john-kelly-ordered-ice-to-portray- immigrants-as-criminals-to-justify-raids/ 18 Human Rights Commission Work Group Updates Date: November 14, 2017 Work Group: WeCU Work Group Prepared by: Bonnie Souza Date of last meeting: October 28, 2017 Summary of last meeting attached? No What were the main topics discussed in the last meeting? • Work Group members voted unanimously to rename the committee. Our new name is “WeCU Work Group” (pronounced “We See You” which stands for Whole Eugene Community United) • Work Group voted unanimously for the WeCU Work Group Vision Statement, which reads as follows: “Our vision is a City of Eugene that is welcoming to all people and is committed to the human rights of every person. We come together from different races, religions, ethnicities, abilities, genders and orientations to promote inclusion, equal access to education and services, fair treatment and community safety for all. An attack against one of us is an attack against all of us. We believe that, through sharing our cultures, we raise awareness, understanding and respect among us, for the sake of each other. Together, we are strong and proud, and we strive to make Eugene a great city for everyone.” • International Human Rights Day event on December 10. The work group decided on a title for the event: “Human Rights – Human Stories; A Unique Sharing of Song, Dance and Storytelling”. The event will take place on Sunday, December 10, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at Arts and Technology Academy, 1650 W. 22nd Avenue, Eugene. The planning committee has included Commissioners Ib Hamide, Andrew Thomson and Bonnie Souza, and work group members Daniel Borson and Zina Grace. The work group discussed additional details of the event, including performances, keynote speakers, emcees, food, a children’s corner, and tabling (for community organizations). The planning committee has been meeting weekly to plan the event. • The work group welcomed two new members: Alex Reyna and Sandra Shotridge, from the Latinx and Native American/Alaska Native communities. Do you have a proposal for the HRC to consider or any issues you need the HRC’s feedback on during the next meeting? If yes, please provide any supporting documents to be included in the packet by the Thursday before the meeting. • I would like to invite Human Rights Commissioners to attend our December 10th event and request that as many of you as possible arrive a little early (@~3 p.m.) and/or leave a little late (~7:30), if possible, in order to assist in setting up and then cleaning up afterwards. We will need to put chairs back and remove all of our 19  belongings from the cafeteria as quickly as possible after the event, so that the custodian can clean, mop, etc. the cafeteria. The more we do, the less it will cost the HRC to pay for the custodian’s time. Please make a commitment at our November meeting to help out, so that we’ll know whom to expect. Let Katie know ASAP, if you’re unable to commit at our November meeting. Thanks. • Please understand that the $1000 budgeted for the December 10 event is a Human Rights Commission event. We are fortunate to have community members from the WeCU work group and multiple Commissioners involved in planning the event this year, but I wanted to clarify that the $1000 budgeted is not for our work group. • I would like to, once again, request reimbursement for expenses for the WeCU work group monthly meetings. Though we are having potlucks, I will be purchasing drinks and other possible incidentals for the meetings, I imagine, up to $20 per meeting (i.e., up to $160 total for eight meetings between November 2017 and June 2018). I will provide receipts to the HRNI office for reimbursement. Thank you. 2 20  Blacks In Government presents Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Adrienne Nelson Professional Development The Role it Plays in Diversity and Inclusion The law courted Adrienne Nelson at a young age. At the top of her class in 1985 in Gurdon, Arkansas, Nelson was set to be her high school’s first black valedictorian. Instead, the school decided to give the honor to the student with the next highest GPA— who was white. Nelson’s mother sued the school district, students of color threatened a walkout, and a historic valedictorian walked the stage. Nelson went to college and eventually set her sights on law school. A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge since 2006—the second black female judge in Oregon history and now just one of two in the state. ~~~ 8th Annual Black History Month Banquet ~~~ Friday, February 9th, 2018 at Valley River Inn 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene Social 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Banquet 7:00 – 8:30 pm. The Honorable Judge Adrienne Nelson is a frequent speaker on a number of topics including diversity, inclusion, equity, community engagement, leadership and professional development. Throughout her career, Adrienne has been and continues to be involved in a number of national, state and local bar associations, including several specialty bar associations, often serving within the organizations in a leadership capacity. Within the community, she sits on the Reed College Board of Trustees, chairs the Self-Enhancement, Incorporated (SEI) Board of Directors, sits on the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) Metropolitan Portland Leadership Council and chairs the outreach to the Black community committee, and chairs the Girl Scouts Beyond the Bars Advisory Board (GSBB). In addition, Adrienne serves as a mentor to many people. She has been recognized by a number of community and professional organizations for her service to others and helping people to succeed by living their best lives. Reserve your table or ticket now. Contact: 541-852-9782 Table for 8: $600 Table for 10: $750 Tickets: $80 per person 21  City of Eugene Human Rights Commission The mission of the Human Rights Commission is to promote implementation of universal human rights values and principles in all City of Eugene programs and throughout the wider community. To carry out this mission the commission shall affirm, encourage and initiate programs and services within the City of Eugene and in the wider community designed to place priority upon protecting, respecting, and fulfilling the full range of universal human rights as enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To support and promote human rights, the commission will: provide human rights education, be proactive in human rights efforts, address human rights violations, ensure active public participation, be transparent and open, be publicly accountable for human rights progress. Human Rights Commissioners: Edward McGlone (Chair), Joel Iboa (Vice Chair), Ibrahim Coulibaly, Ela Kubok, Ibrahim Hamide, Andrew Thomson, Bonnie Souza, Aria Seligmann, Julia Johnson, Aimee Walsh, Councilor Emily Semple Equity and Human Rights Center Staff: Jen Lleras Van Der Haeghen, Katie Babits The Human Rights Commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Tuesday, January 16th, 2017 5:30 – 8:30 PM Meeting Sloat Room, Atrium Building, 99 W 10th Street Contact: Katie Babits, 541-682-5177 katie.e.babits@ci.eugene.or.us ITEM _______________ACTION______ TIME 1. Agenda/Minutes Review and Approval (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:30 - 5:35 (5 min) 2. Public Comment (Chair) 5:35 - 5:40 (5 min) 3. Support Request (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:40 – 5:45 (5 min) 4. EPD Liaison Update 5:45 – 6:00 (15 min) 5. HRC Recruitment and Selection 6:00 – 6:15 (15 min) 6. Bylaws Review 6:15 – 6:25 (10 min) 7. Item 6:25 – 6:35 (10 min) 8. Item Discuss/Vote 6:35 – 6:45 (10 min) 9. Work Group Lead Updates 6:45 – 7:00 (15 min) 10. Council Update 7:00 – 7:10 (10 min) 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/hrc 22  11. Commission Liaison Updates 7:10 – 7:20 (10 min) 12. Staff Update 7:20 – 7:25 (5 min) 13. Agenda Setting – February 7:25 – 7:30 (5 min) Upcoming events, activities or meetings of which the HRC needs to be aware: The Eugene Human Rights Commission welcomes your interest in these agenda items. This meeting location is wheelchair accessible. For the hearing impaired, FM-assistive listening devices are available or an interpreter can be provided with 48 hours’ notice prior to the meeting. Spanish-language interpretation will also be provided with 48 hours’ notice. To arrange for these services, contact staff at (541) 682-5177. La Comisión de Derechos Humanos agradece su interés por participar en los asuntos de esta agenda. El local de la reunión tiene acceso para personas en silla de ruedas. Para las personas con dificultades auditivas ofrecemos sistemas FM para ayudarlo a escuchar, o intérpretes de lenguaje de señas. También ofrecemos intérpretes de español. Si necesita cualquiera de estos servicios por favor solicítelos con 48 horas de anticipación, llamando al (541) 682-5177. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/hrc 23