Human Relations Committee

City of Mountain View Minutes Human Relations Commission Commissioners Batton, Romero, Stone, Sylvester, Vice Chair Sharma and Chair Solomon Thursday, February 7, 2019 6:30 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER Present 6- Commissioner Linda Batton, Commissioner Arti Sharma, Commissioner Fernando Romero, Commissioner Lori Stone, Vice Chair IdaRose Sylvester and Chair Julie Solomon 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES APPROVAL Motion - M/S - Batton/Sylvester - Minutes for the Janary 3, 2019, meeting were approved with no modifications. Yes: 6- Commissioner Batton, Commissioner Sharma, Commissioner Romero, Commissioner Stone, Vice Chair Sylvester and Chair Solomon 3.1 Minutes approval for January 3, 2019 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. NEW BUSINESS Meeting went into Recess Meeting Reconvened 6.1 Recommendations for FY 2019-20 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and General Fund Public Service Funding Requests Motion - M/S - Stone/Batton - To recommend to the City Council to approve staff's recommendation for $90,000 of CDBG funding. If additional CDBG funds or program income is made available in any amount, the Commission recommends allocating any excess amount of CDBG funds proportionally to the applicants up to their requested amount. Yes: 6- Commissioner Batton, Commissioner Sharma, Commissioner Romero, Commissioner Stone, Vice Chair Sylvester and Chair Solomon Motion - M/S - Batton/Stone - To recommend that the City Council fund Housing and Economics Rights Advocates at $5,000, proportionally edistributing 2.5% of funding from each agency recommended for funding over $5,000, resulting in a total General Fund Public Service allocation of $220,706, with the funding modifications below. City of Mountain View Page 1 Human Relations Commission Minutes February 7, 2019 Fund Catholic Charities at $7,800 Fund CSA-Homelessness Prevention/Homeless Services Program at $5,000 Fund CSA-Senior Nutrition Programs at $32,228 Fund Community School of Music and Arts at $15,103 Fund Day Worker Center of Mountain View at $19,500 Fund Healthier Kids Foundation at $11,876 Fund Housing and Economics Rights Advocates at $5,000 Fund Junior Achievement of Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay at $5,000 Fund Mayview Community Health at $48,750 Fund Parents Helping Parents at $5,000 Fund the Health Trust's Meals on Wheels Program at $24,375 Fund United Way of the Bay Area at $5,000 Fund YWCA Domestic Violence Department/MAITRI at $36,075 Yes: 6- Commissioner Batton, Commissioner Sharma, Commissioner Romero, Commissioner Stone, Vice Chair Sylvester and Chair Solomon 7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 8. ADJOURNMENT City of Mountain View Page 2 Human Relations Commission Minutes February 7, 2019 AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES - The specific location of each meeting is noted on the notice and agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Special meetings may be called as necessary by the Commission Chair and noticed at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. - Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the City Manager's Office at (650) 903-6301 or city.mgr@mountainview.gov. - Interested persons may review the agenda and staff reports at the Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin Street, beginning the Friday evening before each meeting and at the City Manager's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor; the Monday morning before each Commission meeting. Staff reports are available during each meeting. SPECIAL NOTICE—Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 - Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Manager's Office at (650) 903-6301 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Also upon request, in advance, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting. - The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board, Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein. SPECIAL NOTICE—Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Human Relations Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Manager's Office, located at 500 Castro Street, during normal business hours and at the meeting location noted on the agenda during the meeting. ADDRESSING THE BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE - Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair. - Anyone wishing to address the Board, Commission, or Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes. City of Mountain View Page 3