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Human Relations Committee

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · September 3, 2020

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City of Mountain View Minutes Human Relations Commission Thursday, September 3, 2020 6:30 PM Video Conference with no Physical Meeting Location 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Sylvester called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present 7- Commissioner Kevin Ball, Commissioner Annette Lin, Commissioner Annette Lin, Commissioner Fernando Romero, Commissioner Julie Solomon, Vice Chair Linda Batton, and Chair IdaRose Sylvester 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Minutes approval for March 5, 2020 M/S - Sylvester/Batton - Minutes for the March 5, 2020, meeting minutes were approved with the following modifications: Correct the misidentification of the Chair and Vice Chair. Item 2 Vice Chair Linda Batton, Chair IdaRose Sylvester, and Commissioner Solomon. Item 3.1 Commissioner Solomon, Vice Chair Batton, and Chair Sylvester Item 5.1 Vice Chair Batton Item 5.2 Vice Chair Batton Item 7 Vice Chair Batton Yes: 6- Commissioner Ball, Commissioner Lin, Commissioner Romero, Commissioner Solomon, Vice Chair Batton, and Chair Sylvester 3.2 Minutes approval for June 4, 2020 M/S - Sylvester/Batton - Minutes for the June 4, 2020, meeting minutes were approved with no modifications. Yes: 6- Commissioner Ball, Commissioner Lin, Commissioner Romero, Commissioner Solomon, Vice Chair Batton, and Chair Sylvester 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Immigrant Resources Needs and Assets Subcommittee Commissioners Solomon, Romero, and Vice Chair Batton provided an update on the status of the Immigrant Resources Needs and Assets assessment. 5.2 Community-Police Relations Subcommittee City of Mountain View Page 1 Human Relations Commission Minutes September 3, 2020 Chair Sylvester and Commissioners Lin and Solomon provided an overview of the work of the Community-Police Relations Subcommittee. Assistant City Manager Ramberg provided a summary of the Community-Police Relations Subcommittee listening forum sessions. Speaking from the floor, expressions of concern, support, and recommendations were received from: Bruce England 5.3 Civility Roundtable Subcommittee Chair Sylvester, Vice Chair Batton, and Commissioner Ball provided an update on the status of the planning for the next Civility Roundtable. 5.4 Safe Parking Subcommittee Update Chair Sylvester and Commissioners Lin and Romero provided an update of the Safe Parking Committee. 6. NEW BUSINESS None. 7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Assistant to the City Manager Gilmore shared correspondence received from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and a community member and updated the Commission on the Advisory Body Vacancy recruitment schedule. Commissioner Solomon continued to assist MCOP with a retrospective evaluation of the Spanish Language Leadership Academy and attended the Santa Clara County Division of Equity and Social Justice Forum in July. Vice Chair Batton attended the CAHRO meeting held in June. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Sylvester adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m. City of Mountain View Page 2

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City of Mountain View Agenda Human Relations Commission Thursday, September 3, 2020 6:30 PM Video Conference with no Physical Meeting Location This meeting will be conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020. All members of the Human Relations Commission will participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location. Members of the public wishing to comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the following ways: 1. Email comments to hrc@mountainview.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails will be forwarded to the Human Relations Commission. Please identify the Agenda Item number in the subject line of your email. All emails received will be entered into the record for the meeting. 2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting: Online: Register in advance to access the meeting via Zoom Webinar: https://mountainview.gov/hrc_speakers You will be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on how to connect to the meeting. When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on to speak. When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the discretion of the Chair). For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES APPROVAL City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 8/28/2020 Human Relations Commission Agenda September 3, 2020 3.1 Minutes approval for March 5, 2020 Recommendation: Minutes for the March 5, 2020, regular meeting have been delivered to the Commissioners and a copy posted to the City Hall bulletin board. If there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve these minutes. Attachments: DRAFT HRC Minutes 03-05-20.pdf 3.2 Minutes approval for June 4, 2020 Recommendation: Minutes for the June 4, 2020, regular meeting have been delivered to the Commissioners and a copy posted to the City Hall bulletin board. If there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve these minutes. Attachments: DRAFT HRC Minutes 06-04-20.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 Subcommittee Recommendation: The Immigrant Resources Needs and Assets Subcommittee will provide an oral update. No action will be taken on this item. 5.2 Community-Police Relations Subcommittee Recommendation: The Community-Police Relations Subcommittee will provide an oral update. No action will be taken on this item. 5.3 Civility Roundtable Subcommittee Recommendation: The Civility Roundtable Subcommittee will present an oral update. No action will be taken on this item. 5.4 Safe Parking Subcommittee Update Recommendation: The Safe Parking Subcommittee will provide an oral update. City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 8/28/2020 Human Relations Commission Agenda September 3, 2020 No action will be taken on this item. 6. NEW BUSINESS None. 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 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Please contact City Manager's Office with any questions regarding this agenda at (650) 903-6301 or hrc@mountainview.gov. The agenda and staff reports may be viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com. 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. 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 8/28/2020

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