Human Rights Commission — Bloomington, MN
Date: 2026-05-20

Human Rights Commission
 AGENDA


 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETING
 TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
 HAEG CONFERENCE ROOM
 BLOOMINGTON CIVIC PLAZA
 1800 W. OLD SHAKOPEE RD.
 BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
 5:30 PM


ANNOUNCEMENT

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MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, STAFF, AND PRESENTERS MAY
PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY AS PERMITTED BY MINNESOTA STATUTES. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY.

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1. CALL TO ORDER
 1.1 Call to Order

2. PROCEDURAL MATTERS

 2.1 Adoption of Agenda

 2.2 Approval of Minutes

 2.3 Liaison Announcements

3. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS

 3.1 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation

 3.2 Work Group Touch Point

4. NEW BUSINESS

 4.1 HRC Correspondence

5. PROGRAM/SPEAKER

6. ADDITIONAL HANDOUTS

7. ADJOURNMENT

BloomingtonMN.gov: A yearly meeting schedule, agendas, and the official minutes once approved are available. If you require a
reasonable accommodation, please call 952-563-8733 (MN Relay 711) as soon as possible, but no later than 9:00 a.m. one business day
before the meeting day.

 Our mission is to cultivate an enduring and remarkable community where people want to be.

APPROVED MINUTES
Bloomington Human Rights Commission
Date: 4/21/2026
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Bloomington Civic Plaza, Haeg Conference Room
Address: 1800 West Old Shakopee Rd. Bloomington, MN 55431

Members Present: Anna Decker, Ngawang Gonsar, J. Most Holmes, Baron Lewis, Amari Musignac, Jessica Thornton
Members Absent: Ammar Elmustafa, Julia Perry
Guest Speaker: NA
Guests: NA
Staff: Natalie Kirk, Equity and Inclusion Program Manager; Amanda Crombie, Equity and Inclusion Program Manager;
Kayla Dvorak Feld, Community Outreach and Engagement Office Support Specialist

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1 Chairperson Thornton called the meeting to order at 5:32pm. A quorum was present.

2. PROCEDURAL MATTERS

2.1 Adoption of Agenda: M/N. Gonsar, S/A. Musignac to adopt the April 21, 2026 agenda as presented. Motion
 passed 6-0
2.2 Approval of Minutes: M/A. Decker, S/B. Lewis to approve the March 17, 2026 meeting minutes as presented.
 Motion passed 6-0
2.3 Liaison Announcements
 HRC Commissioners have new t-shirts to wear when representing the commission.

 T. Burns resigned from the commission. A new HRC commissioner will be appointed to fill the vacant seat
 starting June 1st. HRC Young Adult Commissioner seats applications are being accepted.

 Welcome packets for new commissioners have been updated to include respectful workplace policy,
 communications and social media guidance, and emergency procedures.

 Upcoming dates: The Civic Thread Workshop is scheduled for April 28, from 6-8:30pm in the Black Box Theater.
 The next film in the Indigenous Fiml Series is Medicine Ball, showing June 26th at 6:30pm in the Schneider Theater.
 The May 19 HRC meeting will be held in the Painting Studio on the 2nd floor.

 Past HRC highlights: HRC facilitated discussion and letter to council and the mayor regarding Operation Metro
 Surge. Black History Month Proclamation, Transgender Day of Visibility Proclamation, REDress Project,
 Indigenous Film Series, and Civic Thread Workshop.

 Regular reminders: let staff liaisons know your food order by Monday before the meeting and if you need to
 connect virtually by Wednesday before the meeting. Change your government passwords every 3 months and
 check your commissioners emails on your government issued ipad. If you need IT support, contact N. Kirk.

3. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS

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 APPROVED MINUTES
3.1 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation. M/A. Decker, S/N. Gonsar to
 approve the AANHPI Proclamation as amended. Motion passed 6-0
3.2 Work Group Touch point: Commissioners reviewed work groups.

4. NEW BUSINESS

4.1 HRC Correspondence: A member of the public asked about watching an HRC meeting virtually. Attending
 virtually is an option to the public if a commissioner is also joining virtually.

ADJORNMENT

M/A. Musignac, S/B. Lewis to adjourn the meeting at 6:30pm. Motion passed 6-0




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