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Human Relations Commission Minutes
October 5, 2022, 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Human Relations
Commissioners
Present:
Commissioner Catuih Campos, Commissioner Stephanie
Carlotti, Commissioner Jesse Grothaus, Commissioner Megan
Souza, Commissioner Taryn Warrecker, Vice Chair Angie
Kasprzak, Chair Dusty Colyer-Worth
City Staff Present: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Beya Makekau, Deputy
City Manager Greg Hermann
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Human Relations Commission was
called to order on October 5, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at
City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Colyer-Worth.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public Comment:
None
--End of Public Comment--
3. CONSENT
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 HUMAN
RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
Motion By Commissioner Carlotti
Second By Commissioner Warrecker
To approve the Human Relations Commission Minutes of September 7,
2022.
Ayes (7): Commissioner Campos, Commissioner Carlotti, Commissioner
Grothaus, Commissioner Souza, Commissioner Warrecker, Vice Chair
Kasprzak, and Chair Colyer-Worth
CARRIED (7 to 0)
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4. BUSINESS ITEMS
4.a APPROVAL OF THE DEI HIGH IMPACT GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDATION
Chair Colyer-Worth declared a conflict with recommending funding
to the GALA organization due to his role as Executive Director of
GALA and recused himself from deliberation and voting on that
application.
Commissioner Campos declared a conflict with recommending
funding to the THMA organization due to her role as a paid employee
of the organization and recused herself from deliberation and voting
on that application.
Commissioner Carlotti declared a conflict with recommending
funding to the THMA organization due to her role a paid employee of
the organization and recused herself from deliberation and voting on
that application.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Beya Makekau provided the staff
report and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
Serrin Ruggles, GALA Center
Courtney Haile, RACE Matters
Sister Theresa Harpin, Restorative Partners
--End of Public Comment--
Motion By Commissioner Campos
Second By Commissioner Souza
1. Receive the initial DEI Grant funding recommendations from the HRC
Grant Subcommittee; and
2. Provide the following DEI Grant funding recommendations to the City
Council for approval:
Organization Program Initial
Recommendation
Final
Recommendation
Asian American &
Pacific Islanders of
SLO
AAPI SLO Festival,
documentary screening
and a hate incident
reporting program.
$ 9,000.00 $ 9,000.00
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Boys & Girls Club
Youth for Unity:
Curriculum based
program with focus on
advocacy, social
responsibility, and
inclusion for low-income
youth.
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
Organization Program Initial
Recommendation
Final
Recommendation
CASA
DEI training for board,
and recruitment initiatives
that center the Latinx
Community.
$ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00
Central Coast
Coalition for
Undocumented
Student Success
Undocu Student and
Community summit, a
revised funded steering
committee program, and
strategic visioning
process.
$ 24,900.00 $ 24,900.00
City Farm SLO
Capital project to create
critical infrastructure to
increase universal
accessibility at City Farm
SLO for youth with
disabilities.
$ 20,000.00 $ 20,000.00
Diversity Coalition
School Speaker program,
Fostering Understanding
speaker program, and
DEI training for
community.
$ 17,500.00 $ 17,500.00
Downtown SLO
Picture Yourself in SLO:
Banner Program featuring
diverse community
members and DEI street
activations and farmer’s
market.
$ 11,400.00 $ 11,400.00
GALA Pride &
Diversity
Increased intersectional
curriculum offered to
community stakeholders.
$ 23,500.00 $ 23,500.00
Hospice of SLO
County
DEI training for hospice
volunteers and outreach
initiatives to connect
marginalized populations
to free service programs
in hospice.
$ 10,000.00 $ 6,795.00
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Independent Living
Resource Center,
INC
Training program for local
business on best
practices for accessible
space, disability
communication, and
cultural competency.
$ 7,668.00 $ 7,668.00
Leadership SLO
Inclusivity mentors’
program, enhanced DEI
curriculum, and BIPOC
leadership SLO feasibility
assessment.
$ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00
Organization Program Initial
Recommendation
Final
Recommendation
RACE Matters SLO
County
Salon space for stylist
specializing in Black hair
care and cultural space
for belonging events for
the community.
$ 30,000.00 $ 40,000.00
Restorative Partners
Increase number of
restorative conferences
offered from 2 to 10.
$ 18,525.00 $ 18,525.00
Richard Poncho
Gonzalez Youth
Foundation
After school tennis
program serving primarily
BIPOC and Latinx youth.
$ 10,627.00 $ 8,212.00
San Luis Coastal
Education Foundation
Pilot college prep program
to serve 50 first
generation students.
$ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00
San Luis Obispo
Hillel
Jews of Color Speaker
program. Funds used to
bring diverse speaker to
community event.
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
San Luis Obispo
International Film
Festival
Free short film program
highlighting BIPOC
filmmakers.
$ 6,900.00 $ 6,900.00
SLO County
UndocuSupport
Direct Aid program for
local immigrant families. $ 20,380.00 $ 16,000.00
SLO Noor Foundation
Increase outreach
initiatives and service for
BIPOC and LGBTQ
communities.
$ 13,050.00 $ 13,050.00
SLOMA
Land acknowledgement,
translation services,
collaboration events, and
exhibit activations.
$ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00
Transitions Mental
Health Association
Increase access to mental
health services for
Spanish-speaking and
monolingual Spanish-
speaking adults living with
a mental illness.
$ 27,550.00 $ 27,550.00
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Ayes (4): Commissioner Grothaus, Commissioner Souza, Commissioner
Warrecker, and Vice Chair Kasprzak
Recused (3): Chair Colyer-Worth (recused from GALA Pride & Diversity),
Commissioner Campos and Commissioner Carlotti (recused from
Transitions Mental Health Association)
CARRIED (4 to 0)
4.b 2022 COMMUNITY GRANT WORKSHOP
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Beya Makekau provided the staff
report and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comment:
Jenny Luciano, Big Brothers Big Sisters
--End of Public Comment--
By consensus, the Human Relations Commission received public
comments on current community human services needs in the City of San
Luis Obispo.
4.c APPROVAL OF THE FY 2022-2023 HRC FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR
THE HUMAN SERVICES GRANT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Beya Makekau provided the staff
report and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comment:
None
--End of Public Comment--
Motion By Commissioner Warrecker
Second By Commissioner Campos
Approve the FY 2022-23 HRC Funding Priorities for the Human Services
Grants, formally known as Grants in Aid, and the Community Development
Block Grant Program, with the following adjustments shown in red.
CDBG Funding Priorities (Ranked)
Previous Priorities
HRC Recommended Funding Priorities for
2023-24 Cycle
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1) Provide emergency and transitional
shelter, homelessness prevention and
services.
2) Develop and enhance affordable housing
for low and very-low income persons.
3) Promote accessibility and/or removal of
architectural barriers for the disabled and
elderly.
4) Enhance economic development (to
include seismic retrofit, economic stability,
low- and moderate-income jobs).
1) Provide emergency and transitional
shelter, homelessness prevention and
services.
2) Develop and enhance affordable housing
for low and very-low-income persons.
3) Enhance economic development (to
include seismic retrofit, economic stability,
low- and moderate-income jobs).
4) Promote accessibility and/or removal of
architectural barriers for the disabled and
elderly.
Human Services Funding Priorities (Not Ranked)
Previous Priorities
HRC Recommended Funding Priorities for
2023-24 Cycle
Main Priority: Homeless prevention including
affordable and alternative housing, supportive
services, and transitional housing
Non-ranked Objectives:
▪ Hunger and malnutrition prevention,
▪ Supportive physical and mental health
services for those in need
▪ Services for seniors, veterans and/or
people with disabilities in need
▪ Supportive, developmental, and care
services for children and youth in need
▪ Services encouraging diversity, equity,
and inclusivity in marginalized
communities including language access.
Main Priority: Homeless prevention including
affordable and alternative housing, supportive
services, and transitional housing
Non-ranked Objectives:
▪ Hunger and malnutrition prevention,
▪ Supportive physical and mental health
services for those in need
▪ Services for seniors, veterans and/or
people with disabilities in need
▪ Supportive, developmental, and care
services for children and youth in need
▪ Services embedding diversity, equity, and
inclusion, including language access.
Ayes (7): Commissioner Campos, Commissioner Carlotti, Commissioner
Grothaus, Commissioner Souza, Commissioner Warrecker, Vice Chair
Kasprzak, and Chair Colyer-Worth
CARRIED (7 to 0)
5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a STAFF & COMMISSIONER UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Beya Makekau provided the
following update:
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• The Groceries for Guns Buyback Program was very successful,
collecting approximately 250 unwanted guns and handing out
$15,000 in gift cards to local grocery stores.
• The Office of DEI will collaborate with Cal Poly to host the first
Native & Indigenous Night Market will be held in Mission Plaza on
November 1, 2022. Approximately 28 indigenous vendors are
expected to participate in the market.
• Staff throughout Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo
County participated in the first ever DEI Regional Equity
Symposium.
• The Diversity Coalition’s Fostering Understanding Program will
invite John Laird to speak to their group on October 12, 2022 from
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The topic will be Trailblazing LGBTQ Politics.
• Race Matters SLO will host their Stories Matter Program on
October 8, 2022 at Bang the Drum Brewery.
• Lumina Alliance will host their Celebrate Community Fun Run on
October 15, 2022.
• As directed by a majority of the HRC, discuss at a future meeting
amending the qualification criteria to remove the requirement that
all members must reside within the City of San Luis Obispo.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Human
Relations Commission is scheduled for November 2, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in the
Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
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APPROVED BY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION: 11/02/2022