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Human Relations Commission
AGENDA
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
The Human Relations Commission holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be
supported. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of
complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting):
Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.
Email - Submit Public Comments via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. In the body of your
email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not
be read aloud during the meeting.
Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the
agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be
limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received
after the deadline may not be processed until the following day.
Public Comment during the meeting:
Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be
present at the meeting location.
Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy,
Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire
to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation must provide display-ready
material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's
Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114.
1.CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kasprzak will call the Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission to order.
2.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
The public is encouraged to submit comments 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 items presented during the Public Comment Period, the
Chair may direct staff to place an item on a future agenda for discussion.
3.CONSENT
Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-controversial and will be
acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Human Relations
Commission to pull an item for discussion. The public may comment on any and all items on
the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit.
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - DECEMBER 4, 2024 HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION MINUTES
Recommendation:
To approve the Human Relations Commission Minutes of December 4, 2024.
4.BUSINESS ITEMS
4.a SELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER LIAISON ROLES FOR THE 2024-25 DEI
HIGH IMPACT GRANT
Recommendation:
Commissioners will designate and approve their liaison assignment roles for each of
the grant recipients from the 2024-25 DEI High Impact Grant program.
4.b STAFFING UPDATES IN THE OFFICE OF DEI
Recommendation:
The Human Relations Commission (HRC) to receive an update about two staffing
updates that have recently occurred in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
(DEI).
4.c 2024-25 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION WORKPLAN DISCUSSION AND
REVIEW
Recommendation:
Review, evaluate, and provide feedback to staff on the remainder of the 2024-25
Human Relations Commission (HRC) Workplan document.
5.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a STAFF & COMMISSIONER UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST
Receive a brief update from Deputy City Manager Greg Hermann and DEI Admin
Specialist, Samantha Vethavanam.
6.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Human Relations Commission is scheduled for March 5,
2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo.
LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- see the Clerk
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) 781-7114 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, under the Public Meeting Agendas web
page: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-minutes.
Meeting audio recordings can be found on the City’s website:
http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=60981&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk