Minutes 6.3.25Richfield Human Rights Commission: June 3, 2025
Meeting Minutes Approved
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Members Present: Tyler O, Mara G, Valerie H-B, Dana S, Tim G, Chris A, Mike Z, Tiffany B
Youth Members: A.W.
City Representatives: Mike Flaherty - Public Safety, Brittany Bartlett – Equity Coordinator
Call to Order & Attendance at 6:33 pm by Tyler, welcome to our new youth commissioner!
Approval of Agenda Motion: 1st /2nd M.G/T.O.
Approval of Minutes Motion: 1st /2nd T.O./D.S.
Open Public Comment: Anyone who is not on the agenda who would like to address the Commission on items not on the agenda.
N/A – no public attendees
Reports
Chair’s report None
Vice Chair’s report None
Secretary's report None
School Board None (absent)
City Council/Liaisons State of the community is June 11th
Public Safety Liaison report None
New Business
A. Gene & Mary Jacobsen Award Planning
B. State of the Community Planning
i. Post It Notes Idea / Prompts
ii. Volunteers
C. Juneteenth Farmers Market Pop Up
i. Volunteers
ii. Black Owned Business Tabling
D. 2025 Work Plan Review
i. Proclamations Approval & Calendar
Review
ii. Literature Development
E. Protest Group Collaboration
A. Mady will bring refreshments, award ceremony is 6/24 at 6:30pm
outside city council chambers
B. 6/11 4:30-7pm: set up at 4:15; Dana, Chris, Val, Tyler
C. 6/21 7:00am-12:00pm at Farmers Market
looking for volunteers to hand out buttons (Tyler, Chris)
D. July: Disability Pride Month- Tim will write proclamation for
approval at 7/1 meeting
Tim working with Dana on resource flyer updates
E. safety considerations when protesting (recent groups at 66th &
Penn); potential training with ACLU?
Old Business
a. Speaker ideas from April meeting
Ideas: how to get involved with your local government? potential
event at a local business
Announcements/Open Forum: ~100 short term rentals are within Richfield, city council voted to
approve AirBnBs with minimum stay of 5 days; questions raised
concern enforcement, limit on total number of rentals
Updates on LGBTQIA news items
Next meeting: Tuesday, 7/1/2025
Motion for adjournment: 1st /2nd M.G./M.Z.
Meeting adjourned at 7:59 pm
Submitted by Valerie Hurst-Baker