Human Relations Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · March 5, 2020
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Human Relations Commission
Thursday, March 5, 2020 6:30 City
PM Council Chambers, 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
Present 6- Vice Chair Linda Batton, Commissioner Annette Lin, Commissioner Annette Lin,
Commissioner Fernando Romero, Chair IdaRose Sylvester, and Commissioner Julie
Solomon
Absent 1- Commissioner Kevin Ball
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes approval for February 6, 2020
M/S - Batton/Romero - Minutes for the February 6, 2020 meeting were approved with the
following modifications:
Yes: 5- Vice Chair Batton, Commissioner Lin, Commissioner Romero, Chair Sylvester, and
Commissioner Solomon
Absent: 1- Commissioner Ball
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Speaking form the floor, expressions of concern, support, and recommendations were
received from:
Michael Kahan
Lucas Ramirez
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Funding recommendations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment
Partnership (HOME) Capital Project Funding Requests
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M/S - Batton/Solomon - Approve staff's recomendation to fund Bridge Housing
Corporation in the amount of $980,000 for the acquistion and preservation of 660
Mariposa Avenue
Yes: 4- Vice Chair Batton, Commissioner Lin, Chair Sylvester, and Commissioner Solomon
Absent: 1- Commissioner Ball
Recused: 1- Commissioner Romero
M/S - Solomon/Lin - Approve staff's recommendation to fund the City of Mountain View in
the amount of $750,000 to develop a 0.45 -acre neighborhood park on the parcel located
at the corner of Ortega Avenue and Mora Drive.
Yes: 5- Vice Chair Batton, Commissioner Lin, Commissioner Romero, Chair Sylvester, and
Commissioner Solomon
Absent: 1- Commissioner Ball
M/S - Batton/Sylvester - Approve staff's recommendation to fund LifeMoves for $12,000 for
Graduate House Repairs and Rehabilitation.
Yes: 5- Vice Chair Batton, Commissioner Lin, Commissioner Romero, Chair Sylvester, and
Commissioner Solomon
Absent: 1- Commissioner Ball
6.2 Review and Provide Input on Recommended Draft 2020-25
Consolidated Plan Goals
Senior Planner Orlando Reyes presented an overview of the recommended Draft
2020-2025 Consolidated Plan Goals.
After dialogue and discussion, the Commission voted to accept staff's recommendation
for the Draft 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan Goals and provided comments for the
prioritization of goals for City Council consideration.
7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Commissioner Solomon attended the Challenge Team meeting and the Census Party on
February 13, and announced that the Immigrant Needs and Assets Subcommittee has a
meeting scheduled for the following week to review the survey data.
Commissioner Solomon shared that she is assisting MCOP with a retrospective and
prospective evaluation of the Spanish Language Civic Leadership Academy.
Chair Sylvester shared that the CRT Subcommittee will have another announcement in
the next few weeks and shared the flyers for the Civility Roundtable on Unconscious Bias
scheduled for March 30.
Assistant City Manager Ramberg shared that the City is actively monitoring the
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community spread of cornonavirus and its impact on City events and programs.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Sylvester adjourned the meeting at 9:57 pm.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Human Relations Commission
Thursday, March 5, 2020 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 500 Castro St., Mountain
View, CA 94041
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes approval for February 6, 2020
Recommendation: Minutes for the February 6, 2020, 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 HRC Minutes 2-6-20
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
None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Funding recommendations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership
(HOME) Capital Project Funding Requests
Recommendation: The HRC will hold a public hearing to hear presentations from
agencies seeking Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 CDBG and HOME Capital
Project Funding and make funding recommendations for City Council
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consideration.
Action may be taken on this item.
Attachments: Staff Report - CDBG - HOME Funding Recommendations.pdf
ATT 1 - Bridge Housing - 660 Mariposa Apartments
ATT 2 - City of Mountain View - MoraOrtega Neigborhood Park
ATT 3 - LifeMove - Graduate House Repairs
ATT 4 - Assesment Factors
6.2 Review and Provide Input on Recommended Draft 2020-25 Consolidated
Plan Goals
Recommendation: The Human Relations Commission (HRC) will hold a public hearing to
review, discuss, and provide input on the recommended draft goals for
the 2020-25 Consolidated Plan for City Council consideration.
Action may be taken on this item.
Attachments: Staff Report - Consolidated Plan.pdf
ATT 1 - Draft 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan
ATT 2 - Mountain View Appendix.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 Special Meeting of the Human Relations Commission, on Monday, March
30, 2020, at the Rengstorff Community Center, Redwood Room, 201 S. Rengstorff
Avenue. Meeting date, time, and venue are subject to change. Please check online at
www.mountainview.gov as an agenda will be posted the Friday prior to the HRC meeting.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports may be viewed in the City Clerks Office, 500 Castro Street,
Third Floor the Friday afternoon before each meeting and during each Commission
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.
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 Clerks Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor during normal business
hours and at the meeting location during the meeting.
The Human Relations 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 Human Relations 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
City Manager's Office at (650) 903-6301. 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.
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