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<br />Background <br /> <br />In April, 2011 the City Manager <br />directed staff to begin looking <br />at potential improvements to <br />our current human rights <br />system. Broad input from <br />commissioners, staff and key <br />stakeholders was needed to <br />build a better understanding <br />of: <br />7KHFRPPLVVLRQ·VUROHZLWKWKH0D\RUDQG&Runcil, City staff, and the community; <br />Best practices, needs and trends that impactWKH&LW\·VUROHDQGSUDFWLFHVDURXQGKXPDQ <br />rights; and, <br />Models for an effective and efficient structure WRVXSSRUWWKH&LW\·VKXPDQULJKWVJRDOV <br /> <br />The Human Rights Listening Project was developed to gather information over a six-month <br />span of time, through extensive outreach, with several phases. The project was overseen by a <br />project team with equal representation from commissioners and city staff. The project reached <br />over 600 community members to understand their views on the current status of human rights <br />within the Eugene community and what they would like to see the commission and city of <br />Eugene focus efforts on. Special outreach specifically to youth (14-24), immigrant communities, <br />and community members who are currently un-housed was a priority of this project. <br />$´WKLQNWDQNµUHSUHVHQWLQJFXUUHQWDQGSDVW <br />Human Rights commissioners, current and past <br />human rights staff, key community <br />stakeholders, and City staff reviewed findings. <br />The group then shared ideas for what <br />opportunities or solutions might be considered <br />by the commission and staff, with items divided <br />into three areas: items that required City of <br />Eugene council direction or ordinance changes, <br />items that should be considered for Human <br />Rights Commission work planning and items <br />that should be given to the City Manager and <br />staff for consideration. <br />