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Human Relations Committee

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · February 6, 2020

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City of Mountain View Minutes Human Relations Commission Thursday, February 6, 2020 6:30Plaza PM Conference Room, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Sylvester called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioner Lin left the meeting at 7:35 pm. Present 7- Commissioner Kevin Ball, Vice Chair Linda Batton, Commissioner Annette Lin, Commissioner Annette Lin, Commissioner Fernando Romero, Chair IdaRose Sylvester, and Commissioner Julie Solomon 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Minutes approval for December 5, 2019 M/S - Solomon/Batton -Minutes for the December 5, 2019 meeting were approved with the following modifications: -1. Call to Order - Chair Solomon called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. -7. Commission/Staff Announcements, Updates, Requests, and Committee Reports - Commissioner Ball shared that he accepted a new professional position. Yes: 6- Commissioner Ball, Vice Chair Batton, Commissioner Lin, Commissioner Romero, Chair Sylvester, and Commissioner Solomon 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Immigrant Resources Needs and Assets Assessment Subcommittee Update Commissioners Solomon, Romero, and Batton provided an update. The subcommittee will present the results from the needs and assets assessment and preliminary recommendations to the Commission in April. 5.2 Civility Roundtable (CRT) Subcommittee Update Chair Sylvester and Commissioners Ball and Batton provided an update. The CRT is scheduled for March 30 at 6:30 pm at the Mountain View Community Center. The topic will be Unconscious Bias facilitated by Santa Clara University professors Dr. Brett City of Mountain View Page 1 Human Relations Commission Minutes February 6, 2020 Solomon and Dr. Raymond Plaza. 5.3 Safe Parking Outreach Subcommittee Chair Sylvester and Commissioners Romero and Lin provided an update. The subcommittee continues to work with City staff to engage in Safe Parking outreach to local property owners. 5.4 Midyear Work Plan Review Assistant to the City Manager Gilmore provided a mid-year update of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 work plan and a review of the tentative agenda calendar for the remainder of the fiscal year. 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Presentation of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Funding Programs Item 6.1 was taken out of agenda order. Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager Tim Wong and Senior Planner Orlando Reyes-Rodas provided an informational update about the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnership Funding Programs, and the Fiscal Years 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan update and public hearing scheduled for March 5, 2020. 7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Assistant to the City Manager Gilmore announced the following: - A Multicultural Census 2020 Party will be held on February 13 at 6:30 pm at the Community Center. The event is free and open to the public. - The 42nd Annual Spring Family Parade is scheduled for April 25. Group registration is open until April 10. -Correspondence was received from the Midpeninsula Community Media Center seeking residents who would like to participate in a project to tell their families immigrant stories. Assistant City Manager Ramberg shared that the City Council held a mid-year FY 2019-20 and FY 2020-21 Major Council Goals study session to modify, prioritize and receive updates on major goal projects. Commissioner Solomon shared information on the ALCOVE Youth Mental Health project, reported on the actions taken at December 10, 2019 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting to expand LGBTQ services in the county, and announced she plans on attending the Challenge Team meeting on February 13. Commissioner Batton announced that the annual Beacon of Light Awards will be held on March 13 at Santa Clara University at 5 pm, and shared that there will be a Rapid Responders training on February 18 at 6:30 pm. Chair Sylvester shared that she attended the South Bay Coalition for Human Trafficking City of Mountain View Page 2 Human Relations Commission Minutes February 6, 2020 conference, led a presentation on diversity for Leadership Mountain View, met with the Chair of the City of Palo Alto HRC to discuss ideas and opportunities for collaboration, and met with the Chair of the Visual Arts Committee and Commissioner Solomon to discuss ideas for commission collaboration. 8. ADJOURNMENT At 8:34 p.m., Chair Sylvester adjourned the meeting to the regular meeting of the Human Relations Commission to be held on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in the Council Chambers, located at City Hall, 500 Castro Street. City of Mountain View Page 3

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City of Mountain View Agenda Human Relations Commission Thursday, February 6, 2020 6:30 PM Plaza Conference Room, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041 TELECONFERENCE NOTICE: COMMISSIONER LIN WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(b) FROM PLANET GRANITE, 924 MASON STREET, LOBBY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94129. THE TELECONFERENCE LOCATION WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING WILL BE POSTED AT THAT LOCATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54953(b)(3). MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AT THIS LOCATION. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Minutes approval for December 5, 2019 Recommendation: Minutes for the December 5, 2019, meeting have been delivered to the Commissioners and a copy posted to the City Hall bulletin boards. If there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve these minutes. Attachments: DRAFT Minutes HRC 12-05-19.pdf 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any topic for up to three minutes during this section. If there appears to be a large number of speakers, speaking time may be reduced to no less than 1.5 minutes. State law prohibits the Commission from acting on nonagenda items. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Immigrant Resources Needs and Assets Assessment Subcommittee Update City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 1/31/2020 Human Relations Commission Agenda February 6, 2020 Recommendation: The Subcommittee will present an oral update. No action will be taken on this item. 5.2 Civility Roundtable (CRT) Subcommittee Update Recommendation: The Subcommittee will present an oral update. No action will be taken on this item. 5.3 Safe Parking Outreach Subcommittee Recommendation: The Subcommittee will present an oral update. No action will be taken on this item. 5.4 Midyear Work Plan Review Recommendation: Review the work plan for FY 2019-20, meeting tentative agenda calendar, and discuss HRC activities for the rest of the fiscal year. No action will be taken on this item. Attachments: HRC Tentative Agenda Calendar FY 19-20 .pdf Updated FY 19-20 Workplan 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Presentation of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Funding Programs Recommendation: The Commission will receive an informational update about the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Funding Programs. No action will be taken on this item. Attachments: Staff Report.pdf 7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time. 8. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn to the Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in City Hall, 500 Castro Street. Meeting date, time, and venue are subject to change. Please check online at www.mountainview.gov as an agenda will be posted the City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 1/31/2020 Human Relations Commission Agenda February 6, 2020 Friday prior to the HRC meeting. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The agenda and staff reports may be viewed at the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street, First Floor the Friday afternoon before each meeting at 4:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, online at http://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?startid=29360 and during each Commission meeting. Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 or community.development@mountainview.gov. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street, First Floor during normal business hours and at the meeting location during the meeting. The Environmental Planning Commission may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus those interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting. It is the policy of the Environmental Planning Commission that all evening meetings of the Commission, including Study Sessions, be adjourned no later than 11:00 p.m., which time is referred to as the normal time of adjournment. No new item of business shall be taken up by the Commission after 11:00 p.m. unless the Commission has determined by majority vote to set aside this policy. In the event it appears that the entire agenda cannot be completed by the normal time of adjournment, the Commission may take up and act upon the more pressing agenda items. All agenda items not considered at the meeting shall be on the agenda of the next regular, special, or adjourned regular meeting unless the Commission directs otherwise. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)) ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION: 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 Commission on a nonagenda item may do so during the Oral Communications portion of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes. An individual speaker shall have up to 3 minutes to address the Commission. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from Commission by majority vote. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a member of the public who utilizes a translator. City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 1/31/2020

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