Human Relations Commission
AGENDA

Wednesday, October 02, 2024 at 5:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo

The Human Relations Commission holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details.

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:

 

Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting):

Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.

Email - Submit Public Comments via email to . In the body of your email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting.

Voicemail - Call [phone] and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.

 

*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received after the deadline may not be processed until the following day.

 

Public Comment during the meeting:

Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present at the meeting location.

Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy, Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation must provide display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's Office at or [phone].

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Kasprzak will call the Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission to order.

2.

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

The public is encouraged to submit comments on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Human Relations Commission that does not appear on this agenda. Although the Commission will not take action on items presented during the Public Comment Period, the Chair may direct staff to place an item on a future agenda for discussion.

3.

CONSENT

Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Human Relations Commission to pull an item for discussion. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit.

3.a

CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES

• Recommendation:

  To approve the Human Relations Commission Minutes of September 12, 2024.

4.

BUSINESS ITEMS

4.a

REVIEW OF THE 2023-24 HUMAN SERVICES GRANT YEAR-END REPORTS

• Recommendation:

  The Human Relations Commission (HRC) to review the 2023-24 Human Services Grant (HSG) year-end reports and provide feedback to staff as part of their respective liaison assignment roles.

5.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Note: Administrative decisions by the Human Relations Commission may be appealed to the City Council in accordance with the appeal procedure set forth in Chapter 1.20 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. 

5.a

2024-25 DEI HIGH IMPACT GRANT PRELIMINARY FUNDING RECOMMENDATION

• Recommendation:

  1. Receive the grant preliminary funding recommendation from the HRC Grant Review Subcommittee; and

  2. Make a final DEI Grant Funding Recommendation to the City Council following the public hearing, full commission discussion, and feedback.

6.

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION

6.a

STAFF & COMMISSIONER UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST

Receive a brief update from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Nestor Veloz-Passalacqua.

7.

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission is scheduled for November 6, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

 

LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- see the Clerk

The City of San Luis Obispo 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. 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 Clerk’s Office at [phone] at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf [phone].

Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Human Relations Commission are available for public inspection on the City’s website, under the Public Meeting Agendas web page: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-minutes. Meeting audio recordings can be found on the City’s website: http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=60981&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk

PARKING VALIDATIONS

Starting on July 8, 2024, any community member who attends a public City Council or City Advisory Body meeting can receive a complimentary parking validation ticket good for up to one (1) hour of parking in the public parking garage at 919 Palm Street or 871 Marsh Street. Validation tickets will be handed out at the beginning of the meeting. More information can be found at https://www.slocity.org/government/parking-for-public-meetings#!/