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Human Relations Commission
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
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 3, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. via teleconference by Chair Campbell.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Staff & Guests:
Commiss ioners Dusty Colyer-Worth, Angie Kasprzak, Jeannette
Richardson, Emily Rosten, Megan Souza, Vice Chair Abe Lincoln, and
Chair Renoda Campbell
None
Cara Vereschagin, Housing Coordinator; Owen Goode, Planning Intern;
Dale Magee, Catalyst Consulting
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
End of Public Comment--
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Consideration of Minutes of the Human Relations Commission meetings of December 2,
2020 and December 14, 2020.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSTEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
SOUZA, 7-0-0 to approve the minutes of the meetings of the Human Relations Commission
on December 2, 2020 and December 14, 2020.
BUSINESS ITEMS
2.Assign Subcommittee to Review 2021-22 Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Applications
The HRC developed a subcommittee to review GIA applications received for the 2021-22
funding year.
3.HRC Strategic Planning Implementation Next Steps
The HRC's subcommittee presented proposed edits to a revised purpose statement and name change
in relation to the ongoing Strategic Planning Implementation efforts. Comments were solicited by
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the Commissi on, and subcommittee agreed to meet subsequently to incorporate the Commission's
input on the purpose statement. The Commission agreed to table the discussion on the name change
to a future meeting uncertain.
< Commissioner Rosten left the meeting at 6:02pm and the HRC took a 5min recess.>
<Meeting began again at 6: I Opm.>
Dale Magee discussed an upcoming TEACH-IN event hosted by Cal Poly on social justice issues
and inquired whether the Commission was comfortable endorsing the event on the promotional
communications.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SOUZA, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
COLYER-WORTH, 6-0-1 to approve the HRC endorsement on the Cal Poly's TEACH-IN event
promotional communicati ons.
The HRC agreed to continue the strategic planning discussions at the March and April meetings, and
specifically to discuss the "health care" area of expanded purview at the March 2021 meeting.
STAFF & COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS
4.Staff Updates
Housing Coordinator Vereschagin shared latest updates on the City's FY2021 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) process and the regional coronavirus-CDBG funding.
5.Commissioner Updates
Chair Campbell reminded the Commission that February was Black History Month and
announced an upcoming event to honor and observe the Month.
Vice Chair Lincoln announced that this last HRC meeting will be in March 2021.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Campbell adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Human
Relations Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., via
teleconference.
APPROVED BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION: 03/03/2021