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City of Brookings
Meeting Agenda - Final
Brookings City & County
Government Center
520 3rd St., Suite 230
Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: (605) 692-6281
Fax: (605) 692-6907
Brookings City & County Government Center
520 3rd St., Ste 230
5:30 PMWednesday, April 9, 2025
If a member of the public would like to join this meeting virtually,
please call the HR Dept. at (605) 692-6281 for meeting access
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
a. Corrections to New Business
i. $150 not $200 to Call to Freedom
ii. Eagleshield will poll members to identify new meeting date
4. Public Comment
a. Brookings Area Indivisible asked if HRC could hold an Active Bystander
Intervention training as soon as possible to educate people on peaceful rallies and
marches.
5. New Business
a. Bystander to Upstander training (Nedlund)
b. Stickers (Bell)
6. Old Business
a. Meeting schedule (Eagleshield)
b. HRC membership (Bell)
c. Budget (Bell)
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April 9, 2025Human Rights Commission Meeting Agenda - Final
7. Reports
a. Liaisons
i. Brookings Police Department
ii. Brookings School District
iii. SDSU
iv. CLEAR
v. SDSU SA
vi. LGBTQ+
b. Task Forces
i. PEAK campaign
ii. DEI Initiative
c. Working Groups
i. Legislation
ii. Social Media/Communication
iii. LGBTQ Awareness
1. Pride
iv. Inclusivity/Community Outreach
v. Training
1. Human trafficking debrief
vi. Complaint Process
vii. Africans in the Diaspora Culture Awareness
1. Juneteenth
viii. Indigenous Peoples
1. Arts Festival
8. Action Items
9. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: Rhiannon Nedlund, VACANT, Carla Gatzke, Keely Eaglesheild, Dianne
Nagy, Nieema Thasing, Denia Warne, and Nicholas McNab; College Student Representative: VACANT, SDSU
Liaison: Marjoanne Collins, Harley Fischer, Brookings School District Liaison: Michelle VandeWeerd; County
Appointment: VACANT; LGBTQ Liaisons: Erin Lavender-Stott; Police Liaisons: Brookings County Sheriff's
Department Marty Stanwick, SDSU Police Department Chief Timothy Heaton, Brookings Police Department Chief
Michael Drake. City Staff: Casey Bell Human Resources Director.
Assisted Listening Systems (ALS) are available upon request by contacting (605) 692-6281. If you require
additional assistance, alternative formats, and/or accessible locations consistent with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, please contact Casey Bell, City ADA Coordinator and Human Resources Director, at (605)
692-6281 at least three working days prior to the meeting.
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