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Home My WebLink About06-03-2020 HRC Agenda Packet City of San Luis Obispo, Council Agenda, City Hall, 99 0 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Agenda Human Relations Commission Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California, the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director and the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N- 29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of San Luis Obispo will be holding all public meetings via teleconference. There will be no physical location for the Public to view the meeting. Below are instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to leave public comment. Additionally, members of the Human Relations Commission (HRC) are allowed to attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. Using the most rapid means of communication available at this time, members of the public are encouraged to participate in HRC meetings in the following ways: 1. Remote Viewing - Members of the public who wish to watch the meeting can: • View the Webinar ➢ Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6500932175522676750 ➢ Webinar ID: 634-733-395 ➢ Telephone Attendee: (562) 247-8321; Audio Access Code: 875-471-683 2. Public Comment - The HRC will still be accepting public comment for items within their purview. Public comment can be submitted in the following ways: • Mail or Email Public Comment ➢ Received by 3:00 PM on the day of meeting - Can be submitted via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org or U.S. Mail to City Clerk at: 990 Palm St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 ➢ Emails sent after 3:00 PM and up until public comment is opened on the item – Limited to one page emailed to cityclerk@slocity.org and will be read aloud during the public comment period on the item specified. • Verbal Public Comment ➢ Received by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting - Call (805) 781-7164; state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about and leave your comment. The verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. All voicemails will be forwarded to Advisory Body Members and saved as Agenda Correspondence. ➢ During the meeting – Comments can be submitted up until the Public Comment period is opened for the item when joining via the webinar (instructions above). Once you have joined the webinar, please put your name and Item # in the questions box. Your mic will be unmuted once Public Comment is called for the Item. Human Relations Commission Agenda for June 3, 2020 Page 2 5:00 pm REGULAR MEETING TELECONFERENCE Broadcasted via Webinar CALL TO ORDER: Chair Nancy Welts ROLL CALL: Commissioners Renoda Campbell, Abe Lincoln, Jeannette Richardson, Emily Rosten, Megan Souza, Vice Chair Drew Littlejohns and Chair Nancy Welts PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: At this time, the general public is invited to speak to the Human Relations Commission 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 any item presented during the Public Comment Period, the Chair may direct staff to place an item on a future agenda for formal discussion. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES 1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission of May 6, 2020. PRESENTATIONS 2. Housing Element Update Presentation (Cohen) Recommendation: Receive a presentation on the City’s work effort to update the Housing Element for 2020- 2028. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 3. Consideration of the 2020-2021 Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Preliminary Funding Recommendations (Vereschagin) Recommendation: Consider the preliminary funding recommendations for the 2020-21 GIA program and forward the recommendation to City Council for final consideration. Human Relations Commission Agenda June 3, 2020 Page 3 STAFF & COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATIONS 4. Staff Updates 5. Commissioner Updates ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Human Relations Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., via teleconference. APPEALS: 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. 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 (805) 781-7100 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Human Relations Commission are available for public inspection on the City’s website: http://www.slocity.org/government/advisory-bodies Meeting audio recordings can be found at the following web address: http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?startid=26772&row=1&dbid=1 Draft Minutes Human Relations Commission Wednesday, May 6, 2020 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, May 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. via teleconference, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Welts. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners, Renoda Campbell Abe Lincoln, Drew Littlejohns, Jeannette Richardson, Emily Rosten, Megan Souza, and Nancy Welts Absent: None Staff: Cara Vereschagin, Housing Coordinator; Teresa Purrington, City Clerk ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSTEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LINCOLN, 7-0-0 to elect Commissioner Welts as Chair and Commissioner Littlejohns as Vice Chair. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None --End of Public Comment-- APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Consideration of Minutes of the Regular Human Relations Commission Meeting of March 4, 2020. ACTION: MOTION BY CHAIR WELTS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SOUZA, 7-0-0 to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission of March 4, 2020. Item 1 City of San Luis Obispo, Title, Subti tle Draft Minutes Human Relations Commission Meeting of May 6, 2020 Page 2 BUSINESS ITEMS 2. Preliminary 2020-21 Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Subcommittee Funding Recommendations Commissioners Lincoln and Richardson presented the preliminary funding recommendations for the 2020-21 GIA program and explained the methodology they utilized to develop the recommendations. STAFF & COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS 3. Staff Updates Housing Coordinator Vereschagin announced that the San Luis Obispo Urban County would be receiving some additional Federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant program to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. She also directed the Commission to utilize ReadySLO.org for most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, including the County’s START Guide for reopening. Lastly, she discussed the Agenda Forecast for the upcoming meetings. 4. Commissioner Updates Commissioner Rosten shared she reached out to various non-profits regarding the COVID- 19 response and impacts to their respective organizations. She announced that she was happy to lend an ear and proud to be an HRC Commissioner. Chair Welts reminded the Commission to complete the 2020 Census. ADJOURNMENT Chair Welts adjourned the meeting at 6:39 p.m. The next Regular meeting of the Human Relations Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., via teleconference. APPROVED BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION: XX/XX/2020 Item 1 2020-21 GIA Preliminary Funding Recommendations Human Relations Commission 2020-21 Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Preliminary Funding Recommendations Current Budget = $150,000 App. Non-Profit Organization Program Grant Request Preliminary Recommendation 1 Access Support Network Hepatitis C Project - Access to Health Benefits & Counseling $5,000 - 2 Access Support Network HIV/HCV Homeless Prevention and Supportive Housing Program $5,000 - 3 Alano Club of SLO County Parking Lot Completion Project (Phase I and Part of Phase II) $8,500 - 4 Big Brothers Big Sisters of SLO County Community Based Youth Mentoring $7,500 $5,000 5 CASA CASA Advocacy $7,500 $1,875 6 Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center Zombie Invasion SLO withdrawn withdrawn 7 Central Coast Veterans Helping Veterans Veteran Caregiving Program $10,000 - 8 City Farm SLO Youth Education Program $10,000 $5,000 9 Community Action Partnership SLO County (CAPSLO) Homeless Prevention and Stable Housing Program $12,000 12,000 10 Community Counseling Center Affordable, Professional and Transformative Counseling for the $5,000 3,600 Item 3 City of San Luis Obispo, Title, Subti tle 2020-21 GIA Preliminary Funding Recommendations Page 2 Low Income and Uninsured 11 Cuesta College Foundation Engaging Homeless College Students $4,725 $2,860 12 Diversity Coalition SLO County 2020 Community Diversity Education and Training Program $5,000 2,500 13 Food Bank Coalition of SLO County Fresh Produce and No-Cook Bags $12,000 $9,600 14 Hospice of SLO County Free Hospice Services $15,000 5,225 15 Jack's Helping Hand, Inc. Jack's Helping Hand Assistance Program $10,000 1,000 16 Literacy for Life Literacy Program $10,000 $2,500 17 LTC Ombudsman Services Ombudsman Services $3,000 $1,500 18 One Cool Earth Growing Happy, Health, Smart Youth $6,000 $4,000 19 Peoples' Self Help Housing Homelessness Prevention and Housing Special Needs Groups in SLO $20,000 $5,850 20 Restorative Partners, Inc. Culinary Training & Internship Program $12,000 - 21 RISE SLO County Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Programs $6,000 $3,000 22 SLO ALPHA, Inc. (Pregnancy & Parenting Support) A Healthy Start for Mom and Baby $8,000 $2,000 23 The SLO Child Development Resource Center Early Childhood Development and Therapeutic Mental Health Services $10,000 7,000 Item 3 City of San Luis Obispo, Title, Subti tle 2020-21 GIA Preliminary Funding Recommendations Page 3 24 SLO Committee for Education on Alcoholism, dba “Middlehouse” Grant for Client Housing Supplement $5,000 5,000 25 SLO Committee for Education on Alcoholism, dba “Middlehouse” Grant for Client Housing Supplement $3,100 3,100 26 SLO Legal Assistance Foundation Senior Legal Services Project $6,000 $2,500 27 SLO Noor Foundations SLO Noor Free Clinics: Healthcare for Uninsured City Residents $15,000 $5,250 28 SLO Village Membership Subsidies $2,000 $500 29 Senior Nutrition Program of SLO County Meals that Connect $10,000 7,500 30 Senior Volunteer Services, Inc. Healthy Futures $5,000 1,250 31 SmartShare Housing Solutions HomeShare and YardShare $16,690 16,690 32 Stand Strong (formerly the Women’s Shelter Program of SLO County) Homeless Prevention & Self- Sufficiency Program for DV Survivors $15,000 11,250 33 Tolosa Children's Dental Center Tolosa Children's Dental Center - San Luis Obispo $10,000 $5,000 34 Transitional Food and Shelter, Inc Temporary, Emergency Shelter for the Medically Fragile Homeless $15,000 13,950 35 Transitions-Mental Health Association Homeless Outreach - Library Project $5,000 $3,500 36 United Way 2-1-1 SLO County $10,000 - Total $310,015 $150,000 Item 3