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Home My WebLink About2018-02-08 HRC Minutes MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA February 8,2018 6:00 p.m. The special meeting of the Human Relations Commission of the City of Chula was called to order at 6:01 p.m. in Story Telling Time Conference Room,located in the Civic Center Library at 365 F Street, Chula Vista, California. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Commissioners Bordeaux(arrived at 6:06 p.m.),Branch,Felix, Godinez, Gonzales, Gonzalez,Lake,Medina,Zadah(arrived at 6:06 p.m.),Co-Chair Culuko, and Chair Martinez-Montes OTHERS: Secretary Jay Agan,Director of Human Resources Courtney Chase,Deputy City Attorney Simon Silva, and Marketing&Communication Manager Anne Steinberger PUBLIC COMMENTS • Margaret Baker of South Bay People Power, spoke about the conference she attended, "New Americans in San Diego,"and handed out flyers that she received from the conference. CONSENT CALENDAR(Items 1-2) 1. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION A. Commissioner Zahad requesting an excused absence from January 25,2018 Human Relations Commission Meeting. Staff recommendation: Commission excuses the absence 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of January 25, 2018. Staff recommendation: Commission approves the Minutes. ACTION: Commissioner Gonzales moved to approve staffs recommendation and offered Consent Calendar Item 1-2 headings read,text waived. Commissioner Godinez seconded the motion, and it carried by the following vote: YES: 9—Gonzales,Godinez,Branch,Felix,Gonzalez, Lake,Medina, Culuko, Martinez-Montes NO: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ACTION ITEMS: 3. CONSIDERATION OF SETTING A DATE,TIME LOCATION FOR REGULAR MEETINGS OF HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION. Staff recommendation: Commission set time, date,and location for regular meetings for the Commission. ACTION: Commissioner Branch moved to approve the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. located in the Civic Library's Conference Room C2 located on 365 F Street, Chula Vista. Commissioner Bordeaux, seconded the motion, and it was carried by the following vote: YES: 11 —Branch,Bordeaux,Felix, Godinez, Gonzales,Gonzalez,Lake, Medina,Zadah, Culuko,Martinez-Montes NO: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 4. DISCUSSION OF ITEMS FORE CREATION OF FUTURE BYLAWS. Staff recommendation: Commission discuss bylaws. ACTION: To be continued at the next Human Relation Commission meeting on March 8. 2018. 5. CONSIDERATION OF POSTING HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AGENDA IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. Staff Recommendation: Commission request to translate and to post agenda in other languages. ACTION: Chair Martinez-Montes moved to translate Human Relations Commission's agenda and minutes into Spanish and Tagalog. Commissioner Godinez seconded the motion, and it was carried by the following vote: YES: 11 —Martinez-Montes, Godinez,Bordeaux,Branch,Felix, Gonzales, Gonzalez,Lake,Medina,Zadah, Culuko NO: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 6. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING WELCOMING STANDARD AND CERTIFIED WELCOMING CITY. Staff recommendation: Commission discuss action plan regarding to Welcoming Standards and Certified Welcoming City ACTION: Commissioner Lake moved to let Staff to survey the Commissioners to indicate which of the Welcoming City's seven focus areas he or she would like to participate in as an ad hoc committee member. Commissioner Gonzales seconded the motion,and it was carried by the following vote: YES: 11 —Lake, Gonzales,Bordeaux,Branch,Felix, Godinez, Gonzalez, Medina,Zadah, Culuko,Martinez-Montes NO: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 OTHER BUSINESS 7. CHAIR'S COMMENTS • Attended the Arts&Culture Commission's Human Rights Watch. 8. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS • Commissioner Gonzalez spoke about her creating a printer friendly Welcoming City Catalog. • Commissioner Felix wanted additional information how City of San Diego received their grant.He also would like the Commission to have a partnership with Chambers of Commerce. • Co-Chair Culuko thanked the public for attending the meeting. 9. STAFF COMMENTS: • Director of Human Resources Courtney Chase will not be present for the March 8,2018 Human Relations Commission Meeting. ADJOURNMENT At 7:49 p.m. Chair Martinez-Montes adjourned the meeting to the regular on March 8,2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Civic Library's Conference Room C2 located on 365 F Street, Chula Vista, California. I declare under penalty of perjury that I am employed by the City of Chula Vista in the Jay Agan, cretary to the Commission Human Resources Department and that I posted this agendalnotice on the bulletin board at 'ty Hall on: Dated: Signed: