Human Rights Commission Meeting Date: June 24, 2026
To: Human Rights Commission
From: Claudia Garcia, Staff Liaison
Title
2026 Subcommittee updates and discussion.
Body
Action Requested:
Discussion only.
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 bi-monthly HRC meetings.
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.
Updates on activities are encouraged to be shared at the meeting in summary.
• Immigration subcommittee
o Participants
§ Bruce Morlan
§ Dean Kvestad
§ Xiomara Conde Arenas
§ ________________________
• Hispanic Heritage Celebration subcommittee
o Event date: September 19, 2026
o Location: Northfield Central Park
o Participants
§ Schuler Vogel
§
§
• Martin Luther King Jr Celebration subcommittee
o Event date: January 2027
o Location: TBD
o Participants
§ Schuler Vogel
§
§
Staff is having an internal review of processes and practices of the use of subcommittees. There will be further discussion of this at the June meeting along with a planned initial discussion of 2027 subcommittees.
Alternative Options:
NA
Financial Impacts:
NA
Tentative Timelines:
NA