Human Rights Commission Meeting Date: March 27, 2024
To: Human Rights Commission
From: Claudia Garcia, Staff Liaison
Title
Staff Report.
Body
Action Requested:
None.
Summary Report:
The following are some updates on activities to share with the Human Rights Commission
* Updates:
o State of the City was on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
* Mandatory for all Boards and Commission members. Staff will send out the video of the event for those who were unable to attend.
o Community Outreach
* Community Events Calendar:
* Many great events for Spring Break
* Events Calendar - Northfield, Minnesota (northfieldmn.gov)
* Collaborating with different community partners and city departments:
* Northfield Public Library
o The Library is now selling:
* Hiawathaland Bus tokens
* Processing US passports by appointment:
* Home - Passport Services - MyNPL at Northfield Public Library
* Service hours:
o Mon: 9am-noon; 1-4pm
o Tues: 9am-noon; 1-4pm
o Wed: 9am-noon; 1-4pm
o Thurs: 1-4pm; 5-7pm
o 1st & 3rd Sat: 10am-2pm
* Engineering:
o Provide feedback on Construction & Development Projects
* Construction & Development Projects | Northfield, MN - Official Website (northfieldmn.gov)
* HR & Communications
o Employment Opportunities:
* Jobs ? Northfield, MN ? CivicEngage (northfieldmn.gov)
* DMV
o Hours:
* Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 7:30am- 4:15pm
* Tuesday 7:30am-5:45pm
* Friday 7:30am-11:45am
* Community Development:
o The City collaborated with a Twin Cities-based nonprofit Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD) provides no-cost, one-on-one business support for entrepreneurs and small business owners in Northfield through its Open to Business Program.
Calendar ? Northfield, MN ? CivicEngage (northfieldmn.gov)
* The MCCD new representative Vicky Gonzalez will start with regular office hours every 4th Thursday noon-3pm by appointment.
* Vicky is an English/Spanish bilingual rep.
o Comprehensive Plan- Northfield 2045
* Meetings are coming up: Compr...
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