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Home My WebLink About9-12-2024 HRC Staff PresentationSpecial Meeting September 12, 2024 Council Hearing At this time, people may address the Commission on items not on the agenda. Items raised are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting. •If you would like to speak on items NOT ON THE AGENDA, please complete a speaker card. •When the Chair calls your name, you can begin your public comment. •Please clearly state your full name, city of residence, and whether you represent a business or group •Limit comments to 3 minutes or less Public Comment Consideration of Minutes of the Human Relations Commission meeting of August 15, 2024. _____________________________________________________________________ Recommendation: To approve the Human Relations Commission Minutes of August 15, 2024. Review of the DEI High Impact Grant Mid-Year Reports _____________________________________________________________________ Recommendation: Commissioners to provide a brief review and update of the 2023-24 DEI High Impact Grant Mid-Year Reports for each assigned grantee. Commissioner Grant Recipient Program 1 Chair Kasprzak Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)Diversity is the Power of Change – Year 2 2 Vice Chair Campos History Center of SLO County Translation & Multilingual Access 3 SLO County UndocuSupport SLO County UndocuSupport 4 Commissioner DeTurris GALA Pride & Diversity Center SLO Queer Cultural Revitalization Project 5 Commissioner Carlotti SLO Hillel Jews of Color Speaker Series Presentation 6 Commissioner Ambrosio Diversity Coalition BIPOC Board Leadership Program 7 Commissioner Smith RACE Matters Shop Talk 8 Commissioner Warrecker SLO Museum of Art Expanding Equity Exhibitions At this time, people may address the Commission on items not on the agenda. Items raised are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting. •If you would like to speak on items NOT ON THE AGENDA, please complete a speaker card. •When the Chair calls your name, you can begin your public comment. •Please clearly state your full name, city of residence, and whether you represent a business or group •Limit comments to 3 minutes or less Public Comment Review of the DEI SLO Business Grant Year-End Reports _____________________________________________________________________ Recommendation: The Human Relations Commission (HRC) to review the 2023-24 DEI SLO Business Grant year-end reports and provide staff with any updates as part of their respective liaison assignment roles. Commissioner Grant Recipient Program 1 Chair Kasprzak Corazón Café Café, Comida, Cultural and Community! 2 Mission Headstrong Autism Personal Training Program Vice Chair Campos N/A N/A 3 Commissioner DeTurris Alpenglow Industries Soldering & Electronics for Folks Underrepresented in STEM 4 Twig & Arrow Twig & Arrow Salon Diversity & Inclusion 5 Commissioner Smith Banchan Foods Kimchi Business 6 Seeds Seeds Community Events 7 Commissioner Warrecker Concussion Navigation Services Financial Aid for Concussion Care 8 Commissioner Carlotti SLOCAR Keep the Community Rolling 9 Commissioner Ambrosio Ten Over Studio Ten Over Studio Affordable & Workforce Housing Feasibility Studies 10 Texture Retail & Admin Support At this time, people may address the Commission on items not on the agenda. Items raised are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting. •If you would like to speak on items NOT ON THE AGENDA, please complete a speaker card. •When the Chair calls your name, you can begin your public comment. •Please clearly state your full name, city of residence, and whether you represent a business or group •Limit comments to 3 minutes or less Public Comment Human Services Grant (HSG) Community Needs Grant Workshop _____________________________________________________________________ Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Human Relations Commission (HRC) holds the Human Services Grant (HSG) Community Needs Grant Workshop with a focus on alignment between community needs and grant funding priorities. Funding Priorities For the 2025-26 Fiscal Year, the main funding priority is: Homelessness prevention including affordable, alternative, transitional housing, and supportive services. The following secondary funding priority areas are not listed in order of importance and may not receive funding: •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 access to language services. At this time, people may address the Commission on items not on the agenda. Items raised are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting. •If you would like to speak on items NOT ON THE AGENDA, please complete a speaker card. •When the Chair calls your name, you can begin your public comment. •Please clearly state your full name, city of residence, and whether you represent a business or group •Limit comments to 3 minutes or less Public Comment •Starting July 8, 2024, one (1) hour parking vouchers are provided to Commissioners and meeting attendees. •DEI High Impact Grant Applications opened July 22, 2024 and closed August 31, 2024. •A total of 30 applications were received with 29 eligible applications for review. A total of $642,995 is being requested. •The DEI Administrative Specialist job posting experienced a delay since another position posting took a priority, which lead programs/offices related to a Major City Goal. •A meeting with the CDCR CCRU took place July 30, 2024. A follow up email was sent by the rep and we are still coordinating a meeting between ad-hoc subcommittee members. •You have all received an email from Chelsea Ruiz regarding the upcoming Film Screening regarding UndocuSupport DEI HIG Project. This will Saturday, September 28th from 4pm – 6pm at the Palm Theatre. The next Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in-person in the Council Hearing room.