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Special Council Meeting
December 11, 2012
Mayor Slavik called a Special Meeting of the Plymouth City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. in the
Medicine Lake Room, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, on December 11, 2012.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Slavik, Councilmembers Wosje, Willis, Stein, Johnson, and
Black.
ABSENT: Councilmember Bildsoe.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Ahrens, Police Chief Goldstein, Administrative Services
Director Callister, Parks and Recreation Director Evans, and City Clerk Engdahl.
Board and Commission Interview Process
The Council went through the list of vacancies for the boards and commissions and directed staff
to contact only the applicants who are interested in those vacancies. The Council will be
conducting board and commission interviews on January 15 at 6:00 p.m.
A discussion was held on the role of the Human Rights Committee. It was noted that there has
been dissention amongst the members of the committee, and some of the members don't support
having councilmembers serve on this committee. In addition, one member doesn't support the
committee submitting an annual work plan to the Council.
Mayor Slavik asked staff if park and recreation could take on more of the programming/
educational functions of the committee, such as the essay contest. Park and Recreation Director
Evans replied staff could do the educational segment as they currently do a lot of programming
with the youth tag group.
Mayor Slavik stated the Police Department takes care of issue and complaints, and if Park and
Recreation took care of the programming/educational functions, perhaps only a task force would
be necessary if there would be an issue to be studied.
Councilmember Willis stated the Human Rights Committee should be a group to improve
communication and interpersonal relationships. The Council should decide how to deal with
interpersonal relationships before restructuring the committee. If the squabbles continue on this
committee in 2013, it's not a functioning committee.
Police Chief Goldstein, who recently resigned from the Human Rights Committee, stated he
served on the committee the last two years, and the committee never seemed to move along. He
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sees City staff in community outreach and programming. He stated the Police Department has a
bias related crimes and response plan in place. He suggested there be an ad hoc committee when
there needs to be an issue addressed. With the recent essay contest, there was a lot of staff time
committed to this project, and only two essays were received.
The Council requested staff to provide a report on what other cities are doing with human rights
committees and work plans.
Adiournment
Mayor Slavik adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
Sandra R. Engdahl, Cit Clerk
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