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Human Rights Commission <br />FY10/11 Work Plan <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Support the leadership team with appropriate responsibilities and reasonable time commitments; <br /> <br /> <br />Strengthen the relationship with City Council; <br /> <br /> <br />Improve follow-up to public comment and contributions; <br /> <br /> <br />Maintain a highly qualified and dedicated membership; <br /> <br /> <br />Identify opportunities for team building and facilitate group cohesiveness; and <br /> <br /> <br />Continue outreach, information sharing, and collaboration with the community and City organization. <br /> <br />Staff and Committee Support <br />Working closely with staff, Committee and Commission Chairs will: prepare agendas for monthly meetings; <br />design commissioner trainings and retreats; respond to updates from the City Council and City Manager on <br />priorities; plan for meetings with the Mayor, City Council and City Executive team; and develop a <br /> <br />communication plan for responding to community human rights issues. <br /> <br />Committees of the Human Rights Commission are: Education and Outreach Committee, Accessibility <br />Committee, and Human Rights Support System/ART. These committees are where commission work plan <br />action items are largely addressed. Committees are comprised of human rights commissioners and community <br />members. <br /> <br />The Education and Outreach Committee will focus primarily on the Human Rights Framework; the design and <br />implementation of a survey instrument to understand community needs and the Human Rights Commission; <br />community forums; and creation of educational events, tools and resources addressing emerging issues such as <br />hate crimes, discrimination, and inequity. <br /> <br />The Accessibility Committee will focus on the City’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Accessibility <br />coordination including: pavement preservation and accessibility, curb cuts, accessible signals, and intersections; <br />dangerous dog ordinance; taxi accessibility; phase seven of the City’s ADA transition plan; the Bike and <br />Pedestrian Plan; availability of listening devices; and availability of City documents in needed formats. <br /> <br />The Human Rights Support System/ART will focus primarily on a review and redesign of the Human Rights <br />Support System; work with Citizen Review Board (CRB) and other community complaint and response <br />processes to clarify roles and needs; explore conflict resolution service models; recruitment and training of <br />Human Rights Support System volunteers; and track and report human rights complaint trends in the city. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved March 11, 2009-Updated August 2009 - 4 - <br />