Catherine Jun, Deputy City Manager, presented the historical timeline for this H Item introduced by Councilmember Burns.
Councilmember Burns asked why certain segments of society appear to be alienating themselves from the all inclusive term "everyone" which is used in the Policy on Human Dignity.
Councilmember Bolton stated that everyone is not under the same umbrella, and from her perspective the Policy on Human Dignity should acknowledge that fact through specific delineation.
Councilmember Moser stated she sees this action to remove the history, origin and references to hate crimes from the original declaration as detrimental, and suggested that Councilmember Burns may want to write up a "personal policy" document, but in her opinion Council should not destroy the original Policy on Human Dignity in this way. She noted some of the topics included in the proposed document add issues that she doesn't believe are even under the purview of the City.
Councilmember McKeon shared his opinion that every rational person condemns acts of hate and it shouldn't be necessary for the government to document the fact that hate crimes are condemned.
Councilmember Kalmick stated he cannot support this item based on the poor grammar and in his opinion it looks more like a mish mash of right wing policies.