HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4b. 2025-26 Mid-Year Human Relations Commission Workplan Discussion and Review Item 4b
Human Relations Commission
Agenda Report
For Agenda of: 12/3/2025
Item Number: 4b
FROM: Samantha Vethavanam, DEI Administrative Specialist
Phone Number: (805) 781-7064
E-mail: svethava@slocity.org
SUBJECT: 2025-26 MID-YEAR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION WORKPLAN
DISCUSSION AND REVIEW
RECOMMENDATION
Review and provide feedback to staff on the remainder of the 2025 -26 Human Relations
Commission Workplan document.
BACKGROUND
The development and approval of a workplan is a required task for the Human Relations
Commission (HRC) on an annual basis. The workplan allows for the organization of
agenda items and to forecast anticipated items such as the various grant programs that
reside within the HRC’s purview, as well as items related to the Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion Major City Goal in the City of San Luis Obispo.
The workplan allows for learning opportunities by bringing important projects and
initiatives forward for discussion, as well as presentations from subject matter experts in
the community to the HRC. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will use the
approved workplan to develop agenda packets each month.
The HRC is now in the middle of Fiscal Year 2025-26 and therefore in the middle of their
current 2025-26 workplan. The HRC shall review the remainder of the workplan to ensure
it aligns with their vision for the next six months.
Commissioners will provide feedback to staff on the remainder of the 2025-26 workplan
and staff will update it accordingly. Staff may bring the item back for subsequent approval
if necessary.
ATTACHMENTS
A - 2025-26 Updated Human Relations Commission Workplan
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Human Relations Commission
2025-26 Workplan
Meeting Date Core Focus Workplan
August 6, 2025 Human Services
Grant Workshop &
Finalize HRC 2025-26
Workplan
1. DEI High Impact Grant Review Subcommittee
Selection
2. 25-26 Human Services Grant Liaison Selection
3. CA Civil Rights Department Update
4. Initial discussion of Annual Community Needs &
Grant Workshop for the 26-27 Human Services
Grant.
September 3,
2025
Grant Community
Workshops
1. 24-25 Human Services Grant Year-End Report
Review
2. Annual Community Needs and Grant workshop
for the Community Development Block Grant
3. Annual Community Needs and Grant workshop
for the Human Services Grant
October 1, 2025 Report Review 1. 24-25 DEI High Impact Grant Mid-Year Report
Review
2. DEI High Impact Grant public hearing and
preliminary funding recommendations to Council
November 5,
2025
Public Hearing on
Grant Funding
Recommendations
1. CDBG public hearing and preliminary funding
recommendations to Council
2. Revision of DEI High Impact Grant
recommendations
3. Responding to Hate Toolkit Update
4. HRC Council Liaison Visit
December 3,
2025
Citywide Single Vote
Outreach and HRC
Planning
1. CVRA Outreach and Engagement Plan
2. 2025-26 HRC Workplan Review and Update
3. 26-27 Human Services Grant Review
Subcommittee Selection
January 7, 2026 Public Hearing on
Grant Funding
Recommendations
1. Revision of DEI High Impact Grant
recommendations
February 4, 2026 Report Review 1. 25-26 Human Services Grant Mid-Year Report
Review
2. 24-25 DEI High Impact Grant Year-End Report
Review
3. 2025-26 DEI High Impact Grant Liaison
Selection
March 4, 2026 Strategic Planning 1. HRC Strategic Planning
2. Homelessness Strategic Plan Update
3. Youth-related programming/grant discussion
April 1, 2026 Public Hearing on
Grant Funding
Recommendations
1. Human Services Grant 26-27 public hearing and
preliminary funding recommendations to Council
2. Initiate discussion on new DEI High Impact
Grant funding priorities for 2026-27 (tentative)
May 6, 2026 Training 1. De-escalation training from CCRU (2 hours)
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June 3, 2026 Public Hearing 1. Public Hearing on the DEI High Impact Grant
funding priorities for 2026-27
July 1, 2026 HRC Workplan 1. Create the 2026-27 Workplan
2. DEI Strategic Plan Implementation Update
Bike Rack:
1. Climate Action Plan Update
2. EDSP Update
3. Discussion on the use of social media and impact reports from grantees (liaison
responsibility)
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