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Human Relations Commission Minutes
May 3, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Human Relations
Commissioners
Present:
Commissioner Catuih Campos, Commissioner Vincent DeTurris,
Commissioner Sierra Smith, Commissioner Taryn Warrecker,
Vice Chair Angie Kasprzak, Chair Dusty Colyer-Worth
Human Relations
Commissioners
Absent:
Commissioner Stephanie Carlotti
City Staff Present: Deputy City Manager Greg Hermann, Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion Manager Nestor Veloz-Passalacqua
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Human Relations Commission was
called to order on May 3, 2023 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 - APRIL 5, 2023 HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION MINUTES
Motion By Vice Chair Kasprzak
Second By Commissioner Campos
To approve the Human Relations Commission Minutes of April 5, 2023.
Ayes (6): Commissioner Campos, Commissioner DeTurris, Commissioner
Smith, Commissioner Warrecker, Vice Chair Kasprzak, and Chair Colyer-
Worth
Absent (1): Commissioner Carlotti CARRIED (6 to 0)
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4. BUSINESS ITEMS
4.a PRESENTATION ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER PROGRAM
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Nestor Veloz-Passalacqua
introduced Police Chief Rick Scott who provided the presentation and
responded to inquiries from the Commission.
Chair Colyer-Worth opened Public Comment
Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
Chair Colyer-Worth closed Public Comment
Action: The Human Relations Commission received an informational
presentation about the Community Services Officer (CSO) Program from
Police Chief, Rick Scott, and provided feedback. No formal action taken.
4.b REVIEW DEI SLO BUSINESS GRANT SUBCOMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION FOR
FUNDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Nestor Veloz-Passalacqua
presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries.
Chair Colyer-Worth opened Public Comment
Public Comments:
Megan Souza
Sara McGrath
Crescencio Villar
Courtney Haile
Stacey Ritter
Susan Rose
Michele Aeck
--End of Public Comment--
Chair Colyer-Worth closed Public Comment
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Motion By Commissioner DeTurris
Second By Commissioner Campos
Approve the funding recommendations from the DEI SLO Business Grant
Subcommittee and forward the following recommendation to the City
Council final approval:
Organization Project/Program Description of Project/Program Requested
Amount
Recommended
Amount
1 Alpenglow
Industries
Soldering &
Electronics for
Folks
Underrepresented
in STEMs
8 workshops serving an
estimated 105 people in
collaboration with local
organizations that serve
underrepresented groups who
typically receive fewer
opportunities to engage in tech.
Instructional material will be in
both English, Spanish, and
videos with subtitles. Intention is
to build fundamental knowledge
and confidence so participants
can utilize skills learned to seek
entry level tech or manufacturing
employment. This is a new
program requesting funds for
89% of project.
$25,000 $18,353
2 Banchan
Foods Kimchi Business
New business seeking to
increase culinary diversity and
promote Korean culture in San
Luis Obispo. Banchan Foods will
produce and sell kimchi directly
to consumers online, farmers
market, and at the SLO Oriental
Market. This is a new business
requesting funds to cover a
portion of their startup.
$25,000 $25,000
3 CaliKids
Fitness N/A
Calikids provides inclusive and
innovative mobile fitness classes
for kids between the ages of 0-10
and their caregivers by bringing
equipment to homes and schools
for fitness sessions. This is a new
program and is requesting funds
for the entire program.
$49,000 $0
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Clarity
Collective
LLC
Advancing
Women of Color
Symposium
Project funding request is for
development of a symposium
centering woman of color (though
open to all people) that will focus
on developing skills, learning
strategies, and building
connections. The target number
of attendees is 50-100 and it will
all be organized and delivered by
women of color. This is a new
program requesting funds for
entire project.
$25,000 $0
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Concussion
Navigation
Services
Financial Aid for
Concussion Care
The program is built to provide
specialty concussion rehab care
to those who are uninsured,
underinsured, marginalized, or
economically insecure. This is a
new program seeking funds for
entire program.
$10,000 $10,000
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Corazon
Café SLO
LCC
Café, Comida,
Cultura &
Community
Downtown SLO storefront coffee
shop and small Mexican fusion
sourcing products from many
diverse sources. Business will
showcase underrepresented
artwork in their establishment,
create a system of donations to
give back to the community, and
be a hub for cultural experiences.
This is a new program requesting
funds for a portion of the project.
$9,011 $9,011
7 Dimensions
of You
DEI Dimensions
of You (DOY)
SLO
Dimensions of You is an
individualized health coaching
platform that helps people by
applying cognitive behavior
coaching techniques for
strategies individuals can
implement to improve their lives.
These services will be for those
who have barriers to receiving
help and will be no cost to the
client. This is a continuation of an
existing program requesting
funds for entire project.
$25,000 $0
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8 Diringer &
Associates
SLO County
Migrant
Indigenous
Community
Survey
Diringer and Associates has
been contracted to perform an
enumeration and community
survey of the immigrant
indigenous populations of SLO
County, focusing on Mixteco and
other indigenous language
speakers. There is funding from
CDC to conduct survey but that
funding does not allow for
compensation and this grant
would provide $50 gift cards to
approximately 50 people who will
be interviewed. This new
program is requesting funds to
cover 15% of the overall project.
$2,750 $0
9 Gymnazo
Inc.
Bridging the Gap:
A Community
Fitness Endeavor
Gymnazo is expanding services
as traditional fitness facilities fall
short and will offer community
classes and scholarships for
mentorship program. Additionally,
the funds would allow for a
staffing position and equipment.
This new program is requesting
funds for the entire program.
$25,000 $0
10 Lombards
Stereo
Lombards Stereo
Vehicular Safety
Outreach
The project funding request
would be to allow for revamped
advertisement that will be geared
towards underrepresented
communities in SLO. Additionally,
funds will be used to recruit and
hire new employees. This is a
new program requesting funds
for the entire program.
$150,000 $0
11 Mission
Headstrong
Autism Personal
Training Program
Mission Headstrong is a non-
profit connected to Headstrong
(business) to help close the
equity gaps that exist in the
fitness world. The funds would
have 15 coaches certified by
Autism Fitness ™ so all coaches
at Headstrong will be
appropriately competent to
provide coaching for the Autistic
Community. This is a new
program requesting funds for the
entire program.
$23,336 $23,336
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12 Neptune's
Nursery LLC Sun Coast Kids
This program focuses on
providing opportunities for kids to
experience outdoor exercise
while learning about nature
reserves and hiking through an
empowerment curriculum. The
funds will be for staff and
transportation. This is a
combination of a new and
existing program seeking funds
to cover 40% of the program.
$20,000 $0
13
PacSlo
Transport
LLC
Electric Vehicle
Fleet
PacSLO aims to provide
transportation to and from
medical appointments,
emergency room discharges,
surgery procedures, and leisure
outings. The funding request for
the vehicle was carefully chosen
to reflect the City's goal of carbon
neutrality. This program is
seeking funds for the entire
project.
$25,000 $0
14 Personal
Touch Salon N/A
Personal Touch Salon aims to
provide specialized training and
continuing education for local
stylists to better serve
underrepresented members of
the community with diverse hair
types. The training will cover
various topics in order to improve
the quality of their services. This
new program is seeking funds for
their entire project.
$25,000 $0
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Positive
Xpression
Design
(PXDesign)
DEI SLO
Business Grant
Positive Xpression is seeking
funds to purchase a gently used
automatic press and installation,
as well as used needed screens,
inks, and supplies for the
operation of the new machine.
This is a continuation of an
existing program requesting
funds for the entire project.
$15,000 $0
16 Roxanne's
Birkenstock
Gifts From the
Sky
This would be an expansion of a
existing program that has been
going since 2003. The hope is to
give higher quality shoes to
nonprofits who focus on
distribution of goods to
disenfranchised community
members. This is an existing
program seeking funds for 40%
of the project.
$10,000 $0
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17 Seeds
Seeds
Community
Events
Funding request has two (2)
aspects to project. 1) Community
events that advance DEI through
wellness and environmental
awareness, and 2) provide
affordable and nutritious food
options for underserved and
underrepresented communities.
This is both a new program and a
continuation of an existing
program and is requesting funds
to cover 40% of project.
$25,000 $14,800
18 SLO NOOR
Foundation
Whole
Community Care
Project
This project will focus on bilingual
outreach to employees to those
in the lodging/restaurant industry
in order to ensure those who do
not qualify for government health
coverage due to socioeconomic
differences. This is an existing
program requesting 46% of the
entire project.
$12,000 $0
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SLOCAR
Inc.dba
Certified Auto
Repair
Keep the
Community
Rolling
SLO CAR proposes utilizing
Jewish Family Services to help
expand marketing to include
Spanish translation, grow
customer base particularly in
underrepresented groups and to
provide vital vehicle repairs to
underserved communities. This
existing program is requesting
funds to cover 70% of the
project.
$25,000 $10,000
20 Snooka II Thomas Villa
Women-owned family business
serving the community of San
Luis Obispo. Too little information
from application to complete a
project description.
$100,000 $0
21 Studio Prime
Architecture
Expanding
Housing Options
& Educating the
Underserved
Funding request is focused on 1)
distribution of education
information in the form of
targeted social media campaigns
and 2) online workshops and
videos, both for ADU and jADU in
order to expand the use of such
spaces and helping the
community understand the laws.
This is a new program requesting
funds to cover 45% of the project.
$25,000 $0
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Susan
Rose's Pool
Service
Create more Jobs
Susan Rose's Pool Service
provides clean and safe
recreational swimming for all.
The funds would create more
hours for employees and to be
able to respond to emergency
work. This is a continuation of an
existing program and is
requesting funds for 40% of
project.
Incomplete application
$10,000 $0
23 Ten Over
Studio
Ten Over Studio
Affordable &
Workforce
Housing
Feasibility Studies
Ten Over Studio supports
affordable housing in SLO by
working with developers on
feasibility studies. The grant
would help team provide 5
feasibility studies to local
nonprofit developers. This is a
new and a continuation of an
existing project requesting funds
for entire project.
$15,000 $15,000
24 Texture Retail + Admin
Support
Managed by R.A.C.E Matters
SLO, this grant would give
continued support to the Salon by
providing product inventory for
the Salon and for an
administrative support position.
$25,000 $12,000
25 The Beauty
Bar Studios
The Beauty Bar
Studios
The project funding request is to
cover the cost of an esthetician
program. Program is 4-6 month
for 40 hours a week.
$10,000 $0
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The Moving
Experience
LLC
The Moving
Experience
Inclusivity &
Awareness
Initiative
Funding request is for a moving
company that would like to target
those who are disadvantaged
and/or displaced minorities.
Funds will be used for marketing
and internal staff training. This is
a new program requesting funds
for the entire project.
$150,000 $0
27 Tiger Monkey
Tattoo
Artist Resilience
Through Tattoo
A.R.T.T was created to be a hub
for young artistic alternative
souls. Project funding request is
to be used to provide training and
mentorship to aspiring artists in
the LGBTQ community along
with continuing existing services.
This is a new and a continuation
of an existing program requesting
funds for 70% of project.
$25,000 $0
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28 Trillium
Massage
Low-income
health & wellness
access
Project funding request is to offer
health education and massage to
help improve the livelihoods and
wellness of underserved
communities. Project will also
help decrease pain and stress
and increase rate of motion and
improve circulation. This request
is for 100% of funding and it is
the continuation of an existing
program.
$9,360 $0
29
Tropics
Aquarium
Professionals
Bi-lingual Animal
Care Sheet
Database
The funding request has two
aspects, 1) is to create, maintain,
and publish a database set of
animal care sheets related to
animals that will be sold and
include accurate care description
and processes. This includes a
live form attached in various
languages (English and Spanish
first) and making this data base
available. And number 2 is to
develop tutorial videos (bilingual
formats) with processes and
descriptions and FAQs. This is a
new program requesting funds
for a portion of project.
$20,000 $0
30 Twig & Arrow
Salon
Twig & Arrow
Salon Diversity &
Inclusion
Project funding request is to be
used to further education and
training for entire staff on diverse
and multicultural hair and
makeup types, styles, and colors.
This will comprise of 2 classes
and hair products for multicultural
hair. This is a new program
requesting funds for 85% of the
project.
$15,000 $12,500
31 Wilderr Wilderr + SLO
Inclusivity
A Women's athletic clothing
brand that will offer free fitness
classes and workshops to
women who may not have
access to such opportunities. The
project funding request is to
cover pop up shops, marketing,
community fitness events, and
custom sizing. This is a new
program requesting funds for
85% of the project.
$17,000 $0
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32 Zen Den
Zen Den
Expansion
Program
An acupuncture and healing
center providing sliding scale
services. Project funding request
is to open a second location
which will allow for more
accessible community-based
acupuncture. This is a new
project requesting funds for the
entire project.
$50,000 $0
TOTAL $997,457 $150,000
Ayes (6): Commissioner Campos, Commissioner DeTurris, Commissioner
Smith, Commissioner Warrecker, Vice Chair Kasprzak, and Chair Colyer-
Worth
Absent (1): Commissioner Carlotti
CARRIED (6 to 0)
5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a STAFF & COMMISSIONER UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Nestor Veloz-Passalacqua
provided the following update of upcoming projects:
• HRC to begin thinking about goals and objectives to be achieved
for FY 2023-2024.
• HRC was apprised that the Human Services Grant
Recommendations were approved by Council and that the Draft DEI
Strategic Plan Framework was presented to Council as well on May
2, 2023 and feedback was received, which will be incorporated.
• HRC was apprised that the Office of DEI will participate for the very
first time at Pride Month by having a table and sharing information
to the community.
• The DEI Manager announced that the City’s Mandatory Workplace
Harassment & Discrimination Prevention Training is not required for
unpaid advisory body members, so HRC members do not need to
attend.
• The DEI Manager announced that we are in the process to receiv e
Requests for Quotes to establish a contract with a consultant that
will aid in the development of the DEI Strategic Plan.
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6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:36 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Human
Relations Commission is scheduled for June 7, 2023 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: 06/07/2023