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October 14, 2019, Work Session – Item 2 <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br />Work Session: Human Rights Commission Work Plan - Fiscal Year 2020 Meeting Date: October 14, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 2 Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Fabio Andrade <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5277 <br />ISSUE STATEMENT The Human Rights Commission’s enabling ordinance, adopted in December of 1990 (Eugene Code 2.280), requires that it develop a work plan for City Council review and approval as well as report annually on work plan progress. Attached is a report on the Fiscal Year 2019 Work Plan and the Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan. <br />BACKGROUND <br />FY 2019 Work Plan Report The HRC was very active during FY 2019, contributing hundreds of hours of volunteer time beyond business meetings serving the community by hosting and attending community events, providing input to council on human rights and social justice issues, and engaging in collaborative work with other boards and commissions, City staff, and community partners. The attached FY 2019 Annual Report provides specifics on the group’s achievements and commitments in achieving its work plan goals over the past year. <br />FY 2020 Work Plan Details Commissioners arrived at the current plan items following a reflection and consensus-building exercise. The HRC held two four-hour planning sessions on August 12 and 14 and unanimously approved the FY2020 work plan during its regular meeting on September 17, 2019. The plan maintains the goals of the 2019 work plan and aligns them with the HRC’s three distinct roles (community education and engagement, liaison to other City boards and commissions, and advising City Council and staff on human rights issues). <br />Goal 1 - Take a leadership role in fostering respect for social equity, civil rights, and human rights in the community by engaging in education, outreach, listening and collaboration. <br />Goal 2 - Maintain strategic HRC liaisons and engage in cooperative endeavors with the community and with City of Eugene advisory groups that support civil and human rights and social equity.