Human Relations Commission

City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 (951) 826-5551 Human Relations Commission Agenda Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:00 PM View Virtual Meeting Live webcast at www.engageriverside.com MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside’s Human Relations Commission advocates for equal opportunity, justice, and access in the City to services and opportunities. The Commission fosters mutual understanding and respect between people, encourages education and outreach and develops and promotes programs which work to eliminate prejudice and discrimination. The City of Riverside is committed to a workplace that requires acceptable behavior from everyone - a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public. The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability, who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, should direct such request to the City's ADA Coordinator at 951-826-5427 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. TTY users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay services (TRS). Sign language interpreter is available upon request. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired upon request. Chair calls meeting to order. PUBLIC COMMENT 1 You are invited to comment on agenda items and matters within the jurisdiction of the Human Relations Commission using the eComments feature at www.EngageRiverside.com. Public comments close prior to the meeting at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 2021. CONSENT CALENDAR City of Riverside Page 1 Printed on 2/8/2021 Human Relations Commission Agenda February 25, 2021 2 Approve minutes for November 2020 meeting. Attachments: Minutes - November 2020 3 Approve Minutes for December 2020 Meeting. Attachments: Minutes 4 Human Relations Commission Attendance - That the Human Relations Commission excuse the December 16, 2020 absences of Commissioners Bennett, Wright and Armster due to prior conflict. Staff received prior notice on December 9, 2020. PRESENTATIONS 5 Interim City Attorney Kristi Smith to present Brown Act and Sunshine Ordinance training. Attachments: Presentation Brown Act Training Human Relations Commission Standing Rules DISCUSSION CALENDAR 6 Commission standing discussion on monthly commemorative dates. Attachments: Dates of Commemoration 7 Commission discussion on the death of Leroy A. Stephenson. Attachments: Staff Report Letter from Amy Conger COMMUNICATIONS 8 Updates from Human Relations Commission staff. 9 Updates from commissioners on external meetings, conferences and committees attended as a representative of the Human Relations Commission. 10 Items for future agendas. ********* The next Human Relations Commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 2/8/2021 Human Relations Commission Agenda February 25, 2021 For live webcast of the Human Relations Commission meeting: RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or Engageriverside.com ********* Sign up to receive critical information such as unexpected road closures, utility outages, missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. www.RiversideAlert.com City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 2/8/2021