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Notice is hereby given that the Chair of the Human Relations Commission of the City of Chula
Vista has called and will convene a Special Meeting of Human Relations Commission on
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Story Telling Time
Conference Room, located at 365 F Street, Chula Vista, California to consider the items on this
agenda.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
March 8, 2018 Civic Center Library
6:00 p.m. Story Telling Time Conference Room
365 F Street
Chula Vista, Ca 91910
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Bordeaux, Branch, Felix, Godinez, Gonzales, Gonzalez, Lake,
Medina, Zadah, Co-Chair Culuko, Chair Martinez-Montes
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons speaking during Public Comments may address the Board/Commission on any
subject matter within the Board/Commission’s jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the
agenda. State law generally prohibits the Board/Commission from discussing or taking
action on any issue not included on the agenda, but, if appropriate, the Board/Commission
may schedule the topic for future discussion or refer the matter to staff. Comments are
limited to three minutes.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Commission will enact the Consent Calendar staff recommendations by one motion,
without discussion, unless a Commissioner, a member of the public, or staff requests that
an item be removed for discussion. Items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be
discussed immediately following the Consent Calendar.
1. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION:
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of February 8, 2018.
Staff recommendation: Commission approves the minutes.
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ACTION ITEMS
The Item(s) listed in this section of the agenda will be considered individually by the
Board/Commission and are expected to elicit discussion and deliberation. If you wish to
speak on any item, please fill out a “Request to Speak” form and submit it to the Secretary
prior to the meeting.
2. TIME CERTAIN 6:15 P.M., CONFERENCE CALL WITH WELCOMING
AMERICA’S CERTIFIED WELCOMING MANAGER, MELISSA BERTOLO; AND
TO ALLOW DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CERTIFIED
WELCOMING CITY.
Staff Recommendation: Commission speaks to Certified Welcoming Manager, Melissa
Bertolo, to discuss the process of being Certified Welcoming City.
3. DISCUSSION OR UPDATES OF ITEMS FOR CREATION OF FUTURE BYLAWS.
Staff recommendation: Commission reviews and discuss bylaws.
4. DISCUSSION OF POSTING AGENDA IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
Staff recommendation: Commission discuss updates and make recommendations.
5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS REGARDING CERTIFIED WELCOMING
CITY AND ALLOW THE CREATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEES.
Staff recommendation: Commission discuss action plan regarding Welcoming Standard
and Certified Welcoming City, and form ad hoc committees.
OTHER BUSINESS
6. CHAIR’S COMMENTS
7. COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS
8. STAFF’S COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., in the
Conference Room C2, at the Civil Center Library, located on 365 F Street,
Chula Vista, California.
Materials provided to the Human Relation Commission related to any open-session item on this
agenda are available for public review in Human Resources Department at City Hall, Building
C, Human Resources Department 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista during normal business
hours.
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In compliance with the
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
The City of Chula Vista requests individuals who require special accommodations to access,
attend, and/or participate in a City meeting, activity, or service, contact the Human Resources
Department at (619) 691-5041 (California Relay Service is available for the hearing impaired by
dialing 711) at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting.