City of Eugene Human Rights Commission

City of Eugene Human Rights Commission Human Rights Commission Meeting 1-16-18 Packet Contents Draft Agenda Page 1 Draft Minutes from 10/2017 Page 3 Budget Update Page 12 HRC FY18 Work Plan Page 13 Declaration on Human Rights and Climate Change Page 15 Blacks In Government Dinner Page 17 NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner Page 18 February Draft Agenda Page 19 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, January 16th, 2018 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. HRC Recruitment and Selection 5:45 – 6:00 (15 min) 5. Homelessness Working Group Changes Discuss/Vote 6:00 – 6:20 (20 min) 6. IHRD Report 6:20 – 6:25 (5 min) 7. Declaration on Human Rights & Climate Change Discuss/Vote 6:25 – 6:40 (15 min) 8. BIG Dinner & NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner 6:40 – 6:45 (5 min) 9. Work Group Lead Updates 6:45 – 6:50 (5 min) 10. Council Update 6:50 – 7:05 (10 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. Commission Liaison Updates 7:05 – 7:15 (10 min) 12. Items for Meetings with Mayor and City Manager 7:15 – 7:20 (5 min) 13. Staff Update 7:20 – 7:25 (5 min) 14. Agenda Setting – February 7:25 – 7:30 (5 min) Upcoming events, activities or meetings of which the HRC needs to be aware: 1/15 9am-1pm – MLK March and Events, Autzen North Gate, Shedd Institute. 1/20 1-3pm – Indivisible 2nd Annual Women’s March, Federal Courthouse. 1/24 5:30-7pm – Homeless Point in Time Count Training. Lane County Health and Human Services. 1/31 8am-8pm – Homeless Point in Time Count. 2/3 5:30-8:30pm – Blacks In Government Dinner, Valley River Inn. 2/16 6-9pm – NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, Valley River Inn. 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, November 21st, 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), Andrew Thomson, Ibrahim Hamide, Julia Johnson, Bonnie Souza, Councilor Emily Semple Staff: Jennifer Lleras Van Der Haeghen EPD Liaison: Lt. Natt and Lt. Tinseth 1. Agenda/Minutes Review and Approval We are going to start, although we are not yet to a quorum. We cannot make any motions without quorum, so we will see if others arrive for items which require a vote. 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 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. Robin Quirke: Thank you. I met with Bonnie Souza and I am here to address the Marginalized Voices recommendations. I am a researcher here in the community. I am looking for collaborators for research. I don’t need funding. I am looking for interest. I am going to hand these out to you all to review. Michael Hejazi: I believe that EPD is abusing their power and privilege. In Section 1.01 of the park rules, #16 on the list is far too broad: Engaging in any activity or conduct which is disruptive or incompatible with the appropriate use of the premises or which interferes with the reasonable use and enjoyment of the park, open space area, or park facility by others, including, but not limited to, using playground equipment, picnic tables or picnic shelters for reasons other than their intended use. The authorities fine poor people to the point where they cannot pay and then die on the streets. They take your things, they are the military hand of the state. I urge the HRC to stand up for human rights and address #16 of Section 1.01 of the Park Rules. Open space area: playground, picnic, for reasons other than their intended use. Incredibly broad, anyone could say that someone is offending use of park that it’s not appropriate to sleep there. What are we training officers to do? Held that defending myself verbally against a group of attackers. Legislation, needs to empower officers in accordance to a free and democratic society, accordance to the constitution. E. McGlone – Seeing no further speakers, we will close public comment. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 3 E. McGlone: As we now have quorum, let’s move to address the agenda and October minutes. Motion: Move that we approve the November 2017 agenda. Made by: J. Johnson Second: A. Seligmann Vote: Unanimous Motion: Move to adopt the minutes from October 2017. Made by: J. Iboa Second: I. Hamide Vote: A. Seligmann abstained due to being absent from October 2017 meeting. 3. Support Requests E. McGlone – We have a support request this evening for Lunch Match funding. I understand we have supported this request in the past, and Leah Reidlinger seeks funding of $200. David Reidlinger: My wife Leah could not be here tonight so I am here in her absence. She is recruiting people for the opportunity to attend this event. She is conducting her research at the First Christian Church this time. She would be thrilled to have any of you attend this event. E. McGlone: Are you aware if Leah has sought out any other sponsors for this event? D. Reidlinger: No, and she has paid out of pocket for some events in the past. A. Seligmann: We have supported Leah in the past. Was there a report out from when we supported her before? D. Reidlinger: She did submit a follow-up survey to the Human Rights Commission. Motion: Move to sponsor the Lunch Match request of up to $200. Made By: I. Hamide Second: A. Seligmann Discussion: J. Iboa: Does anyone want to volunteer to represent the HRC at the event? I. Hamide: I will do my best to be there. A. Seligmann: I am interested in seeing a follow-up from both sides, both the housed and the unhoused. Vote: Unanimous 4. Work Group Budgets E. McGlone: Joel, you were bringing a proposal to the table for a standing work group budget. J. Iboa: Yes, I recommend a light budget for food/snacks, something like $150 per work group. If it ends up not being enough money, the work group lead can make an additional request at a future HRC meeting. E. Semple: How many work groups do we currently have? E. McGlone: There are three work groups this year. E. Semple: How much is left in the current budget? E. McGlone: Close to $3700. J. Johnson: $100 would be sufficient for the Youth Work Group. A. Seligmann: For the Homelessness Working Group there can be 20 people around the table, should it have more? E. Semple: I recommend $150, then if it is not necessary it does not need to be used, and if there is a need for more, come back to the HRC and make a request. E. McGlone: We want to be predictable and conservative with resources. We are looking at less than we expected to spend for International Human Rights Day. I don’t think it’s fair for the leads to make the purchases, so an alternative is that we could contribute funds personally to share the burden. Work groups serve the entire commission. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 4 Motion: Move to approve $150 per work group for meeting expenses. Made by: J. Iboa Second: J. Johnson Discussion: I. Hamide: Is this amount through the end of this year? E. Semple: It will be on the fiscal year, which ends June 30. Vote: Unanimous 5. EPD Liaison Report Lt. Natt: I wanted to share with you some bias crime statistics, tell you about training on hate and bias crime reporting for the Eugene Police Department, and give an update on the interim Chief of Police. Of the year to date hate and bias crimes from January 1, 2017 to November 20, 2017, 19 have been cleared by arrest, 5 remain open, 2 were unfounded, and 57 were suspended/inactive. There was training put together for the entire sworn staff of EPD, which was co-taught by Jennifer Lleras Van Der Haeghen, Katie Babits, Sgt. Scott Vinje and me. We were able to reach most sworn personnel in the department. Our goal is to reeducate them on understanding why we track this information, how to designate a crime with the hate and bias indicator, and to make sure supervisors pay attention to the bias indicator when reviewing reports. Jen spoke to reporting bias incidents to HRNI and let them know that people can report incidents that do not rise to the level of a crime. City Manager Jon Ruiz sent out notice to City staff announcing the appointment of an Interim Chief of Police. David James is to serve as Interim Police Chief until a permanent chief is selected. Chief James has 44 years in law enforcement, and Carrollton, TX was his most recent appointment. I. Hamide: How long will it be until the new Police Chief is selected? Lt. Natt: It is a complex process and there is currently not an end date, but the position was posted a week ago. The process will continue for some time. A. Seligmann: Will the interim chief be interested in the position? Lt. Natt: No, he will not be an applicant in the pool. Jon wants to maintain consistency in leadership and help staff prepare for the new chief. He was very clear that he did not want the interim to be a candidate for the position. Lt. Natt: A number of months ago I offered information on STOPs data. Lt. Ron Tinseth in charge of it and is here to speak to that information today. J. Iboa: Do you have a map on hand? Lt. Natt: I do not but I can have one prepared for the next meeting. Lt. Tinseth: We have been working on this project for two years. It initially started 9 years ago when Chief Kerns promised that collecting data would be a priority when technology became available. Many other states are using systems to gather data. The legislature provided the reasoning that some in the community feel that people of color are treated differently by police. This information will show who we are stopping in a demographic profile. Preparation began in 2013 by acting Captain Kamkar. He remains the lead and I have been reporting to him for the last two years. In November 2013 an advisory committee with interested partners determined data points. Those were then shared with PSU and our Chief sat on the PSU board. Through LECC, that information transferred to state law. Inside the department, in 2014 we worked with EPEA to draft policy and published the final product. Moving into 2015, we developed a scope of work with a software vendor, and unfortunately there were a lot of setbacks. The software vendor over promised and under delivered. In the interim, we explored an iPhone app which we have publicized and evaluated. It has a performance metric of 100%compliance. We sought a systems approach with a lot of labor and time and one that was not very intrusive. Sungard (now Superion) was the software vendor and we tested it over the summer. Moving forward, sworn personnel will be trained at in-service on what we are recording and why. Next week, on November 27th, we begin implementing the soft roll out of the system. There will be so many devices impacted, we have to touch every computer, and then officers will be able to use it going live January 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 5 1st. During this time HB 155 went into effect. Possession and other minor drug offenses moved down to misdemeanors. In making sure data is compliant, EPD will collect more than is required. It will be a tiered approach, we are tier one meaning we have a certain number of officers, and we have to be fully compliant by July 1. The areas designated in green is supplied by the CAD system. Every time there is a discretionary traffic, person or bike stop, the module pops up, they can’t delete it, they have to fill out the information and submit it. Blue is what would be in normal traffic stop. Black is if there is an arrest and search, including the type of search, if there is consent, if there is an arrest. State law exempted public record laws from officer ID’s. J. Iboa: If a person is stopped, are they required to provide information any time they speak to a civilian? Lt. Tinseth: It is discretionary. If I see you and say, “Hey Joel.” and shake your hand, I don’t have to do it. If I detain someone because of a violation, I would record it. A. Seligmann: What was the part in blue? Lt. Tinseth: Blue is what an officer would typically do in most stops. A. Seligmann: For ethnicity, how does the officer determine ones ethnicity? Lt. Tinseth: Observation A. Seligmann: How are you training officers to make observations for ethnicity? Lt. Tinseth: Same as they would identify you, you would be white female. A. Seligmann: That doesn’t address ethnicity. Lt. Tinseth: Ethnicity is Hispanic: yes or no. That’s what the state asks, that’s what we’re reporting. E. McGlone: What happens if a stop is made and nothing is issued? Lt. Tinseth: I will show you. E. Semple: Can you explain the acronyms? Lt. Tinseth: CAD is computer aided design, RP is racial profiling, and MFR is mobile field reporting. We talked about the aspect of discretionary stops, only where officer has ability to say yes I want to stop or no I do not. If an officer is dispatched to a stop for a DUII, it is not discretionary. If someone is speeding, they have the discretion. If someone is reported to have a gun, it is not discretionary. If there is an option of stopping, there is a thought process in an officer’s mind of whether to stop someone. This is when the officers enter information. In yellow it is auto entered by computer: the number of passengers and if passengers are searched, age, race, sex, ethnicity, search, pat down. If yes to driver searched, then ask what type of search and what was found, and the result of the stop. That is typical of most stops. It also asks if they searched vehicle, and if yes, what was found and what action was taken. It may have errors if the wrong officer is on the wrong call, in which case we will want to pull that data out, so we will have notes entered to define that information. We will send this up to the criminal justice commission at the state level. J. Iboa: In the limited duration of this report, I am more interested in seeing a more in-depth review of this program, I would like to meet with you in the future. 6. Police Chief Recruitment Update J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen: I am giving a brief update, we can schedule Kristie for January. Our proactive outreach has been wrapped up. We attended 60 community meetings and events or held our own, received 1,040 comments from community members, and feel strongly that most themes were able to be included in the job posting. The posting went live just last week. If you are interested in comments, you can access them all on website, typed verbatim. The posting open until January 12th. The hiring phase will begin in the new year. The interview process is not yet finalized. I am happy to try and answer questions you may have. I. Hamide: Of the 1,300 comments you received, what did you do with them? J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen: We summarized the results, pulling common themes and content to capture information. I. Hamide: And those came in the body of the recruitment? J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen: The themes were integrated into the job posting. I. Hamide: Are these available to us to look at? J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen: They are all available on the website. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 6 Aria: I am impressed by the outreach and community engagement. J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen: Thank you, it was a big lift, something I helped coordinate and lead, and we wanted to raise the bar/ceiling on what proactive community engagement can look like. 7. International Human Rights Day Event I. Hamide: I will be happy to fill in for Bonnie and give an update about planning for the International Human Rights Day event. We have had many meetings, Andrew and I have been to them, with the WeCU group. It is shaping up pretty good. The form of it has come together and the major bulk of time will be performances. Music, dance and food at the Arts and Technology Academy, Sunday the 10th from 4-6:30. There is a link to the form for performance groups to sign up. We have 6 commitments. 8 will be final number. Andrew has final group in the works called Dancability. A. Thomson: I hope to hear from them tomorrow. I. Hamide: Volunteers are welcome. I can answer any questions you may have. J. Johnson: What time should we arrive at ATA? I. Hamide: The janitorial staff is doing setup and we will do small adjustments to finish. There is actually very little to do and we will be able to access the building at 3pm. A. Seligmann: What is the publicity and outreach that the city has done? I. Hamide: Staff will need to respond to that. K. Babits: Bonnie has been working with us to provide the items to media for publicity. I. Hamide: Phil Carrasco will be the keynote speaker, he is a former HRC member. 8. Oregon Coalition on Housing and Homelessness Conference Report A. Seligmann: It was incredible and eye-opening. There was an eclectic group of speakers and topics. There was some criticism of the cost to attend the conference, but funds were available for anyone who requested. They were very generous. On the national level, research is being done into homelessness and students in high school and middle school. Resources are available to reach out to homeless students. There is a group in NY bringing in data showing that people of color experience homelessness in greater numbers. Housing discrimination is represented in those numbers. Last year in Oregon we worked hard on decriminalization, like with Housing not Handcuffs. In Portland, San Francisco and Eugene, people of color, youth and homelessness have been the focus, and I am interested in how we can focus more as HRC. There is a serious shortage of affordable housing in Lane County during the 2015/16 school year. One student in each class in Lane County experienced homelessness. Everybody has right to sleep. We have to begin to seriously attack this idea of criminalization. Being homeless is not a crime. We have a lot of work to do in addressing those human rights. E. Semple: Do you have that information electronically? A. Seligmann: I can scan it and send it around. J. Iboa: Is your work group in contact with the organizers? A. Seligmann: I am on their listserv and asked them to reach out in their lobbying efforts. Thank you to the commission for voting and funding the opportunity. We need to talk homeless youth. E. McGlone: What does talking about it look like for us as a Commission? We would want to talk to the youth work group and homelessness work group on how we can work together. Research what services are available. When the City funds agencies to provide support to homeless, getting report and seeing funding specifically for youth would be beneficial. Then we can bring our proposal to the Mayor and City Manager. I. Hamide: The hours per week at minimum wage a person must work to afford a 2 bedroom apartment is 76 hours, it is mindboggling. 9. Construction Excise Tax S. Jennings: My name is Stephanie Jennings and I have been with the City for 12 years. I am the Grants Manager and oversee funding for various affordable housing grants. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 7 J. Vanlandingham: I am Jon Vanlandingham and I have over 40 years with Legal Aid and I am the founder of the Housing Alliance. S. Jennings: The proposal that went to the Housing Policy Board is in front of you, we will discuss it with Council on December 4th at noon. The proposal returns to Council on December 13th. SB1533 created opportunity for local dedicated sources for affordable housing. The City of Eugene receives federal funds which have decreased significantly. Our population is growing, there are less dollars per household, developing housing is becoming more expensive over time. There is a significant number of households at the lower end of the spectrum. Low incomes are competing for very few units. E. McGlone: Can you explain what you mean by the low end of the spectrum? S. Jennings: There is a mismatch with units that are affordable and the amount of people who can afford them and need housing. Since the 1980’s there have been dedicated sources of funding mechanisms. Local jurisdictions explore this option and it is flexible and locally controlled. One method is the construction excise tax. The proposal is 1% residential construction with no limit on commercial construction. The funding is flexible. In other Oregon jurisdictions, many have landed on 1% residential and 1% commercial. Bend is grandfathered in. With revenue in targeted populations, there are estimates on what it would generate $1million per year, but it is based on construction cycles which fluctuate, and it is also dependent on income parameters and AMI. Home ownership AMI is 80% and below. AMI varies by household size. Some required statutory restrictions. J. Vanlandingham: The City has incredible discretion on how to use all of the funding. Affordable housing as defined by the city, or housing defined by the city, half can be used for anything, but we recommend all of it be used. Can it be used for homeless shelter? It could. There is a risk, because it is not a steady stream of income, it fluctuates with construction, but if you dedicate the funds you commit to providing service. E. McGlone: In the development community and the business community, housing supply is the #1 issue. If you increase the cost of supply, you increase the cost of housing. In your research, what response would you have to their concerns? J. Vanlandingham: We don’t have data from other states. Portland adopted it in June of last year. Other cities have since then. Two did with support of the development community: Bend and Corvallis. Corvallis voted for 1.5% including multifamily housing. Corvallis has a huge imbalance with Hewlett Packard, the university, and you have an entire community forced to live in Albany and Lebanon to be able to afford housing. Emily with NEDCO has ran numbers, and the average cost is an ungodly amount. Raising the construction excise tax by 1%will not increase that much from buying a home. I’ve heard that argument for 30 years. We tried a utility tax in 1990 and EWEB opposed it. S. Jennings: New construction is the most expensive type of housing. It will not be affordable to low or middle income earners. J. Vanlandingham: The missing middle is largely impacted and we are trying to serve that demographic. I. Hamide: 1% on residential, no limit on commercial? J. Vanlandingham: Yes, likely negotiated by those who care most about building single family housing. J. Iboa: Thank you both for coming here today, what is your perspective on the tax? J. Vanlandingham: If the city adopts inclusionary zoning, 50% must go as incentives to offset cost of inclusionary zoning. One was repealed earlier this month led by realtors in Tillamook County. It is too soon to tell the impact on the construction market. Many obtained their permits before the tax went into effect. S. Jennings: Portland implemented fairly soon. They formed a task force that met for a year. It was a much more complicated analysis. It only applied to buildings with 20 or more units. It limits the utility of it in the community. E. McGlone: Jon, would it be useful to take action at this meeting? J. Vanlandingham: Yes. We are receiving positive feedback from realtors, negative feedback from homebuilders, and nothing yet from the Chamber. S. Jennings: The Housing Policy Board will meet at noon on December 4th in this room. E. McGlone: We have an opportunity to take action to urge Council to move forward with the construction excise tax. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 8 Motion: Move that the HRC encourage City Council to adopt the construction excise tax, and authorize the Chair to act on behalf of the Commission. Made by: E. McGlone Second: J. Johnson Discussion: J. Iboa: Should we consider an amendment to ask other entities to consider the proposal, such as the Lane County Board of Commissioners, the Chamber of Commerce, etc.? E. McGlone: That would fall under authorizing the Chair to act on behalf of the Commission, I believe. Vote: Unanimous 10. League of Women Voters Request E. McGlone: Bonnie expressed concerns based on the organizations involved which may send fear amongst members of community. What are thoughts from commissioners? E. Semple: She brings up an excellent point that our marginalized communities and those from other countries would be worried. The meeting is good, but the outcome may not align with the HRC. I. Hamide: The impression would be negative. E. Semple: Thank you Bonnie for doing this work. E. McGlone: I understand where Bonnie is coming from, it sends a message to the community. I agree it is best not to cosponsor but to encourage the opportunity to attend and share concerns. E. Semple: Excellent point, more information is helpful. J. Iboa: I agree we should not cosponsor, but have people attend and report back. E. Semple: I agree we should not give money but I am not opposed to the meeting. E. McGlone: Since this was a formal request, does it require a motion? Motion: Move to decline sponsorship of the League of Women Voters meeting. Made by: J. Iboa Second: I. Hamide Discussion: I. Hamide: how do we follow-up to be included in the meeting? E. McGlone: We can choose to attend and recruit folks to attend if it will be a safe environment. Vote: Unanimous 11. Overview of Meetings with Mayor and City Manager E. McGlone: Joel and I met with Mayor and City Manager. These meetings are unique to the HRC, other boards and commissions do not have the same access to the Mayor and City Manager. We discussed topics that the HRC decided upon at the end of the last meeting. In the meeting with the Mayor, we discussed the marginalized voices report, its recommendations and their impact on Council. The Mayor said the report was distributed but nothing further has come of it. She encouraged the WeCU work group as they refine priorities, that a good time to present to Council would be during public comment, or Councilor Semple could request a poll to be on the agenda. In the full list of recommendations, some appear more achievable than others. If the work group could prioritize the recommendations, then it would be well received by Council. We also talked about the relationship between Council and Commissions. Many Councilors wanted to see Boards and Commissions work more closely together. They appreciate when we give as much notice as possible. DACA was a tight timeline, but it was unavoidable, and in the future we can achieve more with time. She asked what we are looking for in a Council liaison. We are fortunate that Councilor Semple comes to all of our meetings. When we talk bylaws, it would be good time to have that conversation. The Mayor is excited about the youth initiative. She has hopes for opportunity in the 15th night and wants to remain updated. She brought up the Multnomah youth commission, Beaverton youth advisory board, and youth interface opportunities with the Mayor. 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 9 J. Iboa: The work we do has an impact on what Council sees as important. I encourage us to remember what we hear from community is important and should be heard by Council. We brought up the idea of having quarterly meetings with the Chairs and Vice Chairs from other Boards and Commissions. E. McGlone: When we met with the City Manager, he asked for priorities to be brought forward. He gave an update on the15th night, and gave a nice explanation on how it was meant to be a movement, not another group or non-profit. They are getting ready to launch phase 2 of its business plan. There was a pilot project with a mobile app at south Eugene high school. They picked south because south was open and ready, and north Eugene was not ready for it. We also discussed the construction excise tax. The City Manager encouraged us to bring forward our opinions from the HRC and that Council will make the decision. He also gave an update on the Equity and Community Consortium. The CEO’s of all public agencies meet on a quarterly basis on equity issues and responses to concerns. The HRC has urged them to have a standardized response in times of discrimination or violence. The City Manager is the Chair of the ECC CEOs and he likes the idea, and asked us to recommend boilerplate language to be approved ahead of time, then agencies can add to language to meet individual organizational needs. Lastly we discussed the Police Chief recruitment. We discussed the strategic plan and 21st century policing. The City Manager said that the priority is hiring a chief who supports 21st century policing and reflects the values of the community, City, and Council. J. Iboa: It was good to hear that he is supportive of hiring in line with 21st century policing. The Chief will be in the position for a long time, the final decision is up to the City Manager, and it was good to hear his commitment to the values as the City continues to communicate throughout process as a Commission, staff, and through Councilor Semple. E. McGlone: On page 16 of the packet you will notice that there is a special session specifically for Boards and Commissions for us to be able to attend a presentation and have questions answered regarding 21st century policing on November 28th. E. Semple: If you can’t see it at that time on that day, you can come the next day to the Council meeting. It will also be on the web. A. Seligmann: Did you discuss the rights of people who were unhoused? E. McGlone: We discussed that the Homelessness Work Group remains a top priority of the Commission and touched on the criminalization of homelessness. The conversation was not tremendously substantive, but we reiterated our continuing concern on those issues. E. Semple: I’m glad you met with them, it is both valuable for us and them. 12. Work Group Lead Updates A. Seligmann: We still have about 20 people coming to our meetings. In our meetings we are still working to draft our work plan. We reminded our members of their role, and our role in HRC as an advisory body to Council. Our top concerns: the LTD group weighed in on questions to send to LTD to address on consistent human rights abuses. There was a woman kicked off the bus and two LTD officers were witnessed to have knocked a guy down and they were beating on him. People are telling us that they are citing people without filling out the citation. We want to give LTD an opportunity to explain so we have invited LTD to meetings so we can ask questions. What type of training do their officers receive? Is it adequate? That has taken up a lot of discussion. Now a subcommittee has formed to address those concerns. Another subcommittee is working with KPEW radio station so the community can learn what is actually going on. We are working on criminalization so if you fall asleep you are not a criminal. Those are big things we are working on. We would like to see the opening of up public bathrooms, and want to see them consistently open. We want to have a meeting with Mayor and City Manager to address these issues specifically. E. McGlone: The best way to do that is through our quarterly meetings. A. Seligmann: And you’ll let us know? E. McGlone: Yes, we will ask a month ahead of time for information the HRC wishes to discuss. J. Johnson: The second group at ECHO high school met. They picked apart the Universal Declaration on Human Rights document. It is an antiquated document, they articulated opinions of how it came out of European 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 10 colonialism place and rights that don’t represent universally in this time. I hope some will be able to attend in the future. 13. Council Update E. Semple – I just returned from National League of Cities in Charlotte. The whole country has the same problems as us, and there was no basket of ideas to bring home. Homelessness, LGBTQ, frequent users of social services and crime were the main topics discussed. Building inclusive and equitable communities, using public health to reduce crime and a youth component were some positive areas of discussion. Magic Johnson talked in closing. In the exhibit area, there was one that specifically was preconstructed restrooms. They were not mobile, you place them somewhere and they are virtually indestructible. Our issues are destruction. We will discuss the Climate Recovery Ordinance tomorrow. Monday we will have the downtown update, and they will talk about programs from summer on a safer and vibrant downtown, its effects on marginalized and homeless people and there will be a dog ban report. E. McGlone: If there are questions from the HRC or work groups, can you ask those for us? E. Semple: Please, email them to me by Sunday so I can ask them Monday. Always if you have questions before meeting, it helps me if you get those questions to me. My duty is to represent the Commission and that would be helpful. E. McGlone: Please copy me and Joel, and Katie and Jen when you send those to Councilor Semple. E. Semple: It is not on the agenda but we will discuss the rat population explosion. There will also be a session on emergency winter shelter. We are on the outlook for more storms, and over the extended period Egan can’t keep up. I asked for work session to see what is possible to address these needs. The work session needs to happen soon because winter storms could start any time. After break, we will be working on policy for siting of rest stops, a method for how it fits in with neighborhoods and parameters. For a permanent shelter, we are meeting with the County, there will be a feasibility study, and the question remains of how many people need housing? In the report from last month, Kesey Square was officially voted as the new name of the former Broadway Plaza. The zoning for only public use did not pass. 14. Commission Liaison Updates 15. Staff Update J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen – Out office hours have changed to 10am 12pm and 1pm to 4pm. 16. Agenda Setting – January HRC recruitment and selection Bylaws review Report on IHRD J. Lleras Van Der Haeghen: The HRC awards individuals in the community for advancing goals in human rights and racial justice. The HRC has a team to review nominations and declare awards. The award is presented at the end of the NAACP march at the Shedd. The members will need to meet the week of December 18th. Those interested in selecting the winner: A. Seligmann E. McGlone J. Johnson Motion: Move to adjourn the November Human Rights Commission meeting. Made by: J. Iboa Second: E. Semple Vote: Unanimous 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 | HRNI@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/HRC 11 Human Rights Commission Budget Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) DATE REQUESTING GROUP EVENT OR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT BALANCE 7/1/17 $4,500.00 SPONSORSHIP 11/20/17 Leah Reidlinger Lunch Match Request $200.00 SUBTOTAL $200.00 WORKPLAN EXPENSE 8/1/17 Anti‐Discrimination Workgroup Marginalized Voices Printing $400.00 9/19/17 Homelessness Working Group Oregon Coalition on Homelessness and Housing Conference $275.00 10/17/17 WeCU International Human Rights Day $1,000.00 11/20/17 All Workgroups $150 each for workgroup meeting refreshments $450.00 SUBTOTAL $2,125.00 TOTALS $2,325.00 $2,175.00 12 Fiscal Year 2018 Work Plan Objective 1: To acquaint the HRC (City Council, City Leadership, etc.) with issues, needs and other factors that influence our young people, and to inspire and support youth to become ambassadors of community leadership via their input to the HRC. Leads: J. Johnson, A. Walsh Action 1.1 Engage youth via focus groups from existing community organizations (ie: NAACP Youth, 15th Night Youth Advisory Council [YAC], MEChA, 4J/Bethel School Board Youth reps, high school student unions, etc.). Action 1.2 Research steps to educating young people in Eugene to know their (human/civil) rights and use their voices effectively. Include youth in this process. Objective 2: Increase community engagement, propose policy recommendations to the Eugene City Council and inform the community on issues of homelessness and poverty. Leads: A. Seligmann, A. Walsh, E. Kubok Action 2.1 Monitor, advise and advocate for ways to respond to poverty and homelessness, while collaborating with community organizations and individuals. Action 2.2 Monitor and advocate for civil and human rights of people who are homeless and/or living in poverty. Action 2.3 Advocate for expansion of shelter and other housing options and access to resources and services community wide. Action 2.4 Advocate for greater dialogue between HRC, City Council, city departments, the county and people who are unhoused. Objective 3: Identify and implement strategies to enhance inclusion of marginalized communities into the larger Eugene community and to help deter or respond to hate, bias and discrimination, including systemic and individual racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, heterosexism, ableism and transphobia. Lead: B. Souza; Supporting Leads: A. Thomson, A. Seligmann, I. Coulibaly, I. Hamide Action 3.1 Facilitate development of anti-discrimination work group comprised of members of Eugene’s marginalized communities, including communities of color, Muslim, Jewish and LGBTQ communities. Action 3.2 Widely disseminate “Marginalized Voices” report. Action 3.3 Collaborate with Jewish community members to present anti-Semitism training(s) for HRC, anti-discrimination work group and broader Eugene community. Action 3.4 Assist work group community members in planning and carrying out International Human Rights Day event in December, with a focus on marginalized communities. Action 3.5 Initiate planning of a Summit for marginalized communities (recommendation #8, p. 15), including budget. Request funding from City. Action 3.6 Policy analysis and advising regarding recommendations in “Marginalized Voices” report. 13 Fiscal Year 2018 Work Plan Action 3.7 As part of a larger community effort regarding hate and bias crime reporting and responses, advocate for development of rapid response policy by top City officials to hate crimes and other activities that threaten vulnerable communities, including the immigrant community (see detail of recommendation #1, “Marginalized Voices” report, p.14). Action 3.8 Request from City of Eugene that cultural competency and gender diversity awareness trainings be expanded for all City employees, including police (see detail in recommendation #2, p. 15, in report). Objective 4: Policing, hate and bias in other communities Leads: J. Iboa, E. McGlone, I. Coulibaly Action 4.1 HRNI Overview of Hate and Bias Reporting and to understand gaps. Action 4.2 Broaden reporting throughout Lane County, explore how HRC can encourage county wide reporting. Action 4.3 Work with Police Chief to ask for collaboration with UOPD and Lane County. Action 4.4 Maintain HRC involvement in Police Chief Recruitment. Objective 5: Monitor reports of discrimination of immigrants in our community as well as promote policies and practices that help support immigrants in our community. Leads: J. Iboa, E. Kubok Action 5.1 Monitor reports of discrimination of immigrants in our community. Action 5.2 Help promote immigrant stories. Action 5.3 Meet with local organizations that provide services to immigrants. Objective 6: Administrative Leads: J. Iboa, E. McGlone Action 6.1 Review bylaws for areas of increased efficiency and purpose. Action 6.2 Revisit HRC recruitment and selection process. Action 6.3 Explore financial support. 14  Declaration on Human Rights and Climate Change Preamble: Guided by the United Nations Charter; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Recognizing the climate destructive and ecocidal results of assuming human The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; The separation from nature, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; The United Nations Declaration Recognizing the need for all cultures, faiths and traditions to play a role in the fullest on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms development of climate and environmental stewardship, the teaching of respect for all of Discrimination against Women; The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action of living beings and systems and the development of climate resilient communities, the World Conference of Human Rights; The Universal Declaration on Rights of Recognizing that science confirms the threats of climate change to the Earth’s systems Children; The Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants; The and its multiple life forms, International Labour Organization Convention No. 169; The 2030 Sustainable Recognizing that science confirms the threat of climate change to the livelihoods and Development Goals; The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth; The well-being of present and future generations, Earth Charter; The Nagoya Protocol; Title II of the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador, and Recognizing that climate impacts disproportionally affect innumerable living beings other relevant international rights instruments, and systems that are intrinsically valuable in their own right and unable to defend Guided by The Stockholm Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the themselves, Human Environment; The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Recognizing that climate change displaces populations and that international, its Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement; The World Charter for Nature; The United cross-border and internal migration has increased due to climate change and is likely to Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; The Rio Declaration on Environment and continue to do so, Development, and other relevant instruments of international environmental law, Recognizing that courts and jurists of international standing link the fulfillment of Reaffirming the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelationality of human rights to a secure, healthy and ecologically viable environment, and all human rights, the interrelationality of all life on Earth and the dependency of all life consequently recognize that harming the environment undermines human rights on Earth on a healthy biosphere and Earth system integrity, Recognizing that it is the stewardship responsibility of human beings to respond to the Recognizing that climate change, caused by the human industrial and consumer climate harms and damage caused by human activities, activities, disproportionally affects indigenous peoples, the poor, women and children, Deeply concerned by the severe human rights consequences of the continuing the vulnerable, small island and low elevation coastal communities, developing political failure to reach adequate commitments on climate mitigation and adaptation; countries, least developed countries, future generations and innumerable living beings by the dominance of the market as the primary value coordinating international and systems, responses to the climate crisis; and by the ongoing lack of accountability for corporate Recognizing that the ultimate realization of human rights in the age of climate crisis actors that violate human, environmental and climate rights, requires the full legal protection of the living beings and systems upon which human Convinced that the potential irreversibility of climate change effects gives rise to an life depends, urgent need for new forms of state and non-state responsibility, accountability and Recognizing that human beings are part of the living Earth system, liability. The Following Principles Are Declared: 1. Human rights and a profound commitment to climate justice are interdependent and indivisible. I. 2. All human beings, animals and living systems have the right to a secure, healthy and ecologically sound Earth system. 3. All human beings have the right to fairness, equity and justice in all climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation measures and efforts. 4. All human beings have the right to a planetary climate suitable to meet equitably the ecologically responsible needs of present generations without impairing the rights of future generations to meet equitably their ecologically responsible needs. 5. All human beings, animals and living systems have the right to the highest attainable standard of health, free from environmental pollution, degradation and harmful emissions and to be free from dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system such that rising global temperatures are kept well below 2 degrees centigrade above preindustrial levels. 6. All human beings have the right to investments in adaptation and mitigation to prevent the deleterious consequences of anthropogenic climate change, and to international solidarity and timely assistance in the event of climate change driven catastrophes. 7. All human beings, animals and living systems have the right to fairness, equity and justice in respect of responses to the threat of climate change. This includes protection from deleterious impacts caused by adaptation and mitigation efforts to develop climate resilience, and by the potential deployment of climate geoengineering technologies. 8. All human beings have the right to a just transition towards a sustainable society characterized by meaningful inclusion and distributive justice. II. 9. All human beings have the right to information about, and to participation in, decision-making processes related to alterations made to the physical environments they rely upon for their health and survival. 10. All human beings have the right to information concerning the climate. The information shall be timely, clear, understandable and available without undue financial burden to the applicant. 11. All human beings have the right to hold and express opinions and to disseminate ideas and information regarding the climate. 12. All human beings have the right to climate and human rights education. This education includes the right to learn from multiple perspectives and to understand non-human natural modes of behavior and the requirements of flourishing planetary ecosystems. 13. All human beings have the right to active, free, and meaningful participation in planning and decision-making activities and processes that may have an impact on the climate. This particularly includes the rights of indigenous peoples, women and other under-represented groups to equality of (continued on back) Global Network for For more information and to endorse this Declaration, the Study of Human please go to our website: Rights and the 15 Environment www.gnhre.org  meaningful participation. This includes the right to a prior assessment of the climate and human rights consequences of proposed actions. This includes the right to equality of hearing and the right for processes to be free of domination by powerful economic actors. This includes the rights of indigenous peoples to participate in the protection of their rights to their lands, territories, natural resources, tenure rights and cultural heritage. 14. All human beings have the right to associate freely and peacefully with others, and to gather peacefully in public spaces, for purposes of protecting the climate or the rights of those affected by climate harm. 15. All human beings have the right to effective remedies and redress in administrative or judicial proceedings for climate harm or the threat or risk of such harm, including modes of compensation, monetary or otherwise. 16. All persons, individually and in association with others, have a moral responsibility to avoid and/or to minimize practices known to contribute to III. climate damage. 17. All States and business enterprises have a duty to protect the climate and to respect the rights set out in this Declaration. 18. All Parties shall, in all climate change related actions, respect, protect, promote, and fulfil the rights of indigenous peoples. Such rights include support to facilitate mitigation measures; rights to collective self-determination and to free, prior and informed consent; to full and equal participation in environmental and political processes; and to respect and protection for indigenous traditional knowledge. This shall include respect and protection for indigenous customary laws, and proper recognition of the role of indigenous peoples in ensuring the integrity and resilience of natural ecosystems. 19. All Parties shall, in all climate change related actions, ensure gender equality and the full and equal participation of women; intergenerational equity; a just transition of the workforce that creates decent work; food sovereignty; and the integrity and resilience of natural ecosystems. 20. All States have a duty to provide assistance and solidarity to climate refugees. States shall respect the rights to assistance and solidarity and create the necessary legal frameworks to assist and support climate refugees in order to ensure their life and dignity. 21. All States shall respect and ensure the right to a secure, healthy and ecologically sound environment and to a stable climate, and ensure the rights outlined in Parts I—III of this Declaration. Accordingly, they shall adopt the administrative, legislative and other measures necessary to effectively implement the rights in this Declaration. 22. All States shall ensure international cooperation with other States and international organizations and agencies for the purpose of respecting the rights outlined in Parts I-III of this Declaration. All States shall observe the rights and duties in this Declaration, including extraterritorially. 23. All international organizations and agencies shall observe the rights and duties in this Declaration, including the human and procedural rights of indigenous peoples, women and other traditionally under-represented and marginalized groups and individuals. 24. All States, international organizations, business enterprises and individuals acting to reduce climate harms shall respect and recognize the rights of any affected human beings and other living beings and systems to be free from climate change-related harm. Global Network for For more information and to endorse this Declaration, please go to our website: the Study of Human www.gnhre.org Rights and the Environment GNHRE 16  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 17  "A Just Transition: Civil Rights in the 21st Century" Featuring: Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program We invite you to celebrate our community! The 2018 Eugene/Springfield NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner! This year's event will be a reflection of the National NAACP's initiatives towards climate change, a 21st century social justice and civil rights issue. We will honor a number of special guests and organizations who focus their work on social justice and climate change. Additionally, we'll be featuring our wonderful volunteers and members who working hard to support, build, and strengthen our community and organization. The Freedom Fund Dinner is the primary fundraiser for the Eugene/Springfield NAACP. We invite you to bring family, friends and colleagues to network, celebrate, and support a vital community organization, while enjoying a special evening. We will continue the tradition of a small silent auction - this year, all funds received through the silent auction will help fund the Mattie Reynolds Scholarship. The attire is business casual to semi-formal. Keynote Speaker: Jacqueline Patterson is the Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program. Since 2007, Patterson has served as coordinator & co -founder of Women of Color United. Jacqui Patterson has worked as a researcher, program manager, coordinator, a dvocate and activist working on women‘s rights, violence against women, HIV & AIDS, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please email - communications@naacplanecounty.org. For more information about Eugene/Springfield NAACP, please visit our website at naacplanecounty.org Have questions about 2018 NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, Eugene/Springfield contact us directly at 541-484-1119 18  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, February 20, 2018 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 - 5:45 (10 min) 3. Support Request (Chair) Discuss/Vote 5:45 – 6:00 (15 min) 4. EPD Liaison Update 6:00 – 6:15 (10 min) 5. Police Chief Recruitment Update 6:15 – 6:20 (5 min) 6. EPD Unmet Needs Assessment Discuss/Vote 6:20 – 6:30 (10 min) 7. Bylaw Review 6:30 – 6:40 (10 min) 8. Black History Month Discuss/Vote 6:40 – 6:50 (10 min) 9. Other Items 6:50 – 7:00 (10 min) 99 W. 10th Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401 541.682.5177 |ehrcenter@ci.eugene.or.us | www.eugene-or.gov/hrc  10. Work Group Lead Updates 7:00 – 7:10 (10 min) 11. Council Update 7:10 – 7:20 (10 min) 12. Commission Liaison Updates 7:20 – 7:25 (5 min) 13. Staff Update 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