## Equity and Inclusion Commission Agenda Wednesday, July 15, 2026 ## 6:30 PM ## City Council Chambers In accordance with Minnesota Statutes §13D.02 and City policy, Council and Commission members may attend meetings remotely up to three times per calendar year. (Times listed are approximate – please note that items may be earlier or later than listed on the agenda) ## 1. Roll Call 6:02 p.m. 2. Approve Agenda ## 3. Receive Public Comment ## 4. Approval of Meeting Minutes a. Review and approve meeting June meeting minutes. ## 5. Business Items a. Community events (Juneteenth and Rosefest) reflections b. Commissioner on-boarding quick guide update c. Preparation for August joint council meeting ## d. Strategic Plan Measurement Discussion ## 6. Commission Direction on Member Initiated Agenda Items ## 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn Page 1 of 33 1Equity and Inclusion Commission 2Meeting Minutes 3DRAFT – June 17, 2026 - DRAFT 4 5 ## 6Commissioners Present: Narayan Dhakal, Gabrielle Filip-Crawford, Nicole Singaram, Paul 7Stanley, and Prajwal Vemireddy 8 ## 9Youth Commissioners: Gwen Goedken, Sophia Salinas-Ruiz 10 ## 11Commissioners Absent: Amanda LaGrange, Chris Taylor, and Gwen Goedken (excused) 12 ## 13Staff Present: Assistant City Manager Rebecca Olson 14 15 16Call to Order/Roll Call 17 18The Equity and Inclusion Commission (EIC) meeting was called to order at 6:34 p.m. 19 20Approve Agenda 21 22Commissioner Filip-Crawford moved, and Commissioner Salinas-Ruiz seconded a motion to 23approve the June 17, 2026, Equity and Inclusion Commission agenda as presented. Motion 24passed unanimously. 25 ## 26Receive Public Comment 27 28None. 29 30Business Items 31 ## 32a. Approve Minutes 33 34Commissioner Stanley indicated his name was misspelled on line 190. 35 36Commissioner Stanley moved, and Commissioner Filip-Crawford seconded a motion to approve 37the May 20, 2026, Equity and Inclusion Commission meeting minutes as amended. Motion 38passed unanimously. 39 40The commission went through an icebreaker activity before moving on to regular business items. 41 ## 42b. 2026 EIC Work Plan Priorities and Policy Review Topics 43 44Chair Vemireddy opened the discussion regarding the commission's future direction following 45the completion of the Commissioner Quick Guide. He referenced the City's Strategic Plan and 46Community Engagement objectives and encouraged commissioners to begin identifying 47priorities for the coming year. Page 2 of 33 ## Equity and Inclusion Commission Minutes June 17, 2026 – Draft Minutes Page 2 of 5 48 49Chair Vemireddy emphasized that the commission meets only once each month and suggested 50focusing on a limited number of meaningful projects rather than attempting to address too many 51issues simultaneously. He noted that the upcoming joint meeting with the City Council would 52provide an opportunity to seek guidance regarding future priorities. 53 54Commissioner Filip-Crawford questioned how the commission's role fits within t…