Human Relations Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · September 2, 2021
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Human Relations Commission
Thursday, September 2, 2021 6:30 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Sylvester called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. and turned the meeting over to
Vice Chair Romero.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioner Lin joined the meeting at 6:37 pm. Commissioner Ball joined the meeting
at 6:51 p.m.
Present 7 - Commissioner Kevin Ball, Commissioner Annette Lin, Commissioner Nirvana
Nwokidu, Commissioner Julie Solomon, Commissioner Xavier Webb, Vice Chair
Fernando Romero, and Chair IdaRose Sylvester
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes approval for June 3, 2021
M/S - Sylvester/Nwokidu - Minutes for the June 3, 2021, regular meeting were approved
with no modifications.
Yes: 6- Commissioner Ball, Commissioner Nwokidu, Commissioner Solomon,
Commissioner Webb, Vice Chair Romero, and Chair Sylvester
Abstain: 1- Commissioner Lin
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1 Safe Parking Subcommittee Update
Commissioner Lin, Vice Chair Romero, and Chair Sylvester provided an update. The
Safe Parking subcommittee is completing their interviews with safe parking residents.
Stories will be posted to the City's website this fall.
6. NEW BUSINESS
None.
7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Item 7 was taken out of agenda order.
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Assistant City Manager Ramberg shared that the Executive Order that allows City's to
hold meetings remotely during the pandemic will expire on September 30. The City will
continue to hold Council and Advisory Body meetings remotely through the end of
September. The City will provide direction to Advisory Bodies on changes to the
requirements for Brown Act meetings as soon as possible. ACM Ramberg invited
Commissioners to contact her with any questions or thoughts regarding returning to in
person meetings.
Commissioner Solomon asked if it was possible to receive an update from staff on the
status of Immigrant Needs and Assessments recommendations at a future HRC
meeting.
Chair Sylvester asked staff if they had additional information on the Celebration of
Service event scheduled for September 27.
Chair Sylvester announced that she and Commissioners Solomon and Lin met with the
PSAB over the summer and discussed the findings from the 2020 Listening Forums.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Romero adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Human Relations Commission
Thursday, September 2, 2021 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 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.
By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 954 0354 1007
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.
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes,
at the discretion of the Chair).
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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 June 3, 2021
Recommendation: Minutes for the June 3, 2021, 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 06-03-21 Minutes
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 limited to three minutes. State law
prohibits the Commission from acting on non-agenda items.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1 Safe Parking Subcommittee Update
Recommendation: The Safe Parking Subcommittee will present 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
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports are available online at https://mountainview.legistar.com.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the City Manager's Office at (650) 903-6301 or
hrc@mountainview.gov.
The Commission may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order. Consideration of the matters noticed
herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the
Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400. 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 an item not on the agenda may do so during the Oral Communications
portion of the agenda. 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 the 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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