Human Rights Commission Meeting Date: October 22, 2025
To: Human Rights Commission
From: Claudia Garcia, Staff Liaison
Title
2025 and 2026 Subcommittees.
Body
Action Requested:
Discussion and Plan for the upcoming year.
Summary Report:
Each subcommittee should choose a date once a month to meet and plan. The expectation is that one person will oversee reporting back to the staff liaison and create a report for the monthly HRC meeting.
The members of the commission are representatives of the City and should act in accordance with the City’s policies and procedures. Members of the public cannot join the subcommittees on decision making but they are allowed to volunteer to help at events.
• MLK celebration subcommittee
o Event date: January 19, 2026 at 6pm
o Location: Northfield High School Auditorium
o Participants
§ Schuyler Vogel
§ Adam Gebler
§ Jess Toft
§ ______________
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o Budget
§ $2,000
§ Venue: $500
§ Speaker: $500
§ Food/drink: $600
§ Materials/Award plaque: $400
• Housing subcommittee
o Participants
§ Veronica Gamino
§ Bruce Morlan
§ Kelli Podracky
§ ________________________
§ ________________________
• Immigration subcommittee
o Participants
§ Veronica Gamino
§ Bruce Morlan
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§ ________________________
§ ________________________
• Economic Development subcommittee
o EDA meeting dates are the fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Northfield City Hall Council Chambers
o Participants
§ Bruce Morlan
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§ ________________________
§ ________________________
• Pride in the Park subcommittee
o Event date: June 6th, 2026
o Location: Northfield Central Park
o Participants
§ Jessica Toft
§ Adam Gebler
§ Kelli Podracky
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§ ________________________
• Hispanic Heritage Celebration subcommittee
o Event date: September 12, 2026
o Location: Northfield Central Park
o Participants
§ Veronica Gamino
§ Schuler Vogel
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Alternative Options:
NA
Financial Impacts:
NA
Tentative Timelines:
NA