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Human Relations Commission
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Human Relations Commission was called to order on
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Clayton.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Carol Sexton, Michelle Tasseff, Barrie DuBois, Samuel Hughes,
Vice-Chair Nancy Welts, and Chair Clayton
Absent: Commissioner Brett Raffish
Staff: Cara Vereschagin, Planning Technician
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE-CHAIR WELTS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HUGHES
CARRIED 6-0-1 to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Human Relations
Commission of December 6, 2017.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. 2018-19 Grants in Aid Subcommittee Selection
Planning Technician Vereschagin described to the Commission the process of selecting the Grants
in Aid application. Ms. Vereschagin mentioned that there was a total of 30 applications received,
and that 12 of those were for new programs. Grant requests ranged this year from $3,000 to
$15,000. The total amount requested was $203,650 and the budget is $139,652. Chair Clayton,
Vice-Chair Welts, and Commissioner Hughes accepted to be part of the subcommittee reviewing
the applications for the 2018-19 Grants in Aid program.
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COMMISSION & STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
2. Spring Diversity Workshop Planning
Planning Technician Vereschagin opened the discussion around the topic of diversity for the HRC.
Commissioners talked about this theme and conversed about potential ways they could facilitate
some type of effort in the Community.
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE-CHAIR WELTS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DUBOIS
CARRIED 6-0-1 to move forward with putting an item on a future agenda and to coordinate with
Open City Hall to collect feedback and responses from the Community on the City’s role on
diversity issues.
Additional discussion was continued amongst the Commissioners on this item. There was
consensus for the Commissioners to return to the next Regular meeting with some draft questions
for a potential online forum.
Vice-Chair Welts reminded the Commission to complete their Form 700 by the filing deadline of
April 2, 2018.
Commissioner Tasseff informed the Commission that she would not be reapplying to the HRC
after the expiration of her appointment and wished the fellow commissioners a warm goodbye.
Chair Clayton welcomed newly appointed Commissioner Hughes to the HRC.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Clayton adjourned the meeting at 6:11 p.m. The next Regular meeting of the Human
Relations Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m., in the Council
Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
APPROVED BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AS AMMENDED ON
03/07/2018