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Human Relations Committee

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · October 1, 2020

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City of Mountain View Minutes Human Relations Commission Thursday, October 1, 2020 6:30 PM Video Conference with no Physical Meeting Location 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Sylvester called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Commissioner Romero joined the meeting at 6:35 p.m. 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 September 3, 2020 M/S - Solomon/Lin - Minutes for the October 1, 2020, meeting 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. The subcommittee will present the needs assessment findings and recommendations to the commission at its December meeting. 5.2 Community-Police Relations Subcommittee Chair Sylvester and Commissioners Lin and Solomon provided an update on the status of the work of the Community-Police Relations Subcommittee. A community meeting will be held on November 9 to report out themes from the listening forums on community policing. 5.3 Civility Roundtable Subcommittee Chair Sylvester, Vice Chair Batton, and Commissioner Ball provided an update on the City of Mountain View Page 1 Human Relations Commission Minutes October 1, 2020 status of the planning for the next Civility Roundtable. A Civility Roundtable on Unconscious Bias has been scheduled for December 2. 5.4 Safe Parking Subcommittee Update Chair Sylvester and Commissioners Lin and Romero provided an update of the Safe Parking Subcommittee. 6. NEW BUSINESS None. 7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Assistant City Manager Ramberg announced that the Council Ad-Hoc Subcommittee on Race, Equity, and Inclusion will hold their next meeting on October 5, at 5 pm. Assistant to the City Manager Gilmore announced that the Library will hold an event on the Neuroscience of Implicit Bias on October 22 and 29. Assistant to the City Manager Gilmore announced the two upcoming dates for the Council Neighborhood Committee will be held on October 15 and October 29 from 4-6 pm. Chair Sylvester announced that the application deadline for Advisory Body vacancies is on October 2. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Sylvester adjourned the meeting at 7:46 pm. City of Mountain View Page 2

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City of Mountain View Agenda Human Relations Commission Thursday, October 1, 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. 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. By phone: Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 941 6112 9102 When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone participants will be called on by the last two digits of their phone number. City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 9/24/2020 Human Relations Commission Agenda October 1, 2020 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 3.1 Minutes approval for September 3, 2020 Recommendation: Minutes for the September 3, 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 - 09-03-20 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 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 City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 9/24/2020 Human Relations Commission Agenda October 1, 2020 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. 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 9/24/2020

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