HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-05-24 HRC MinutesMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
May 24, 2018 6:00 p.m.
The special meeting of the Human Relations Commission of the City of Chula was called to order at 6:02
p.m. in HR Conference Room B111-B112 located in the Public Services North Bldg. C at 276 Fourth
Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Commissioners Bordeaux, Branch, Felix, B. Gonzales, D. Gonzalez (arrived 6:14 p.m.),
Lake (arrived 6:08 p.m.), Medina, and Chair Martinez-Montes
ABSENT: Commissioner Godinez, and Zadah
OTHERS: Secretary Jay Agan, Director of Human Resources Courtney Chase, City Attorney Glen
Googins, and Marketing & Communication Manager Anne Steinberger
PUBLIC COMMENTS
• Carolyn Scofield from Chula Vista Partners in Courage introduced her
organization and how they were involved with:
- SB54
- Immigration rights
- Welcoming City
- Organization goals:
o Human rights
o Environmental justice
o Legislative accountability
• Margret Baker from South Bay People Power provide information regarding to:
- DOJ vs. California:
o Board of Supervisors sided with the Federal government
o City of Escondido and City of Carlsbad sided with the DOJ
o 24 other cities sided with California
o June 20, 2018, a hearing will be held in Sacramento and the Judge
will decide there will be suspensions with some of the provisions of
SB54
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
E-mail from Commissioner Bordeaux, Gonzales, and Vice-Chair Culuko requesting an
excused absence from April 12, 2018 Special Human Relations Commission Meeting.
Staff recommendation: Commission excuses the absence.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of March 8, 2018
Staff recommendation: Commission approves the Minutes.
ACTION: Chair Martinez-Montes moved to approve staff’s recommendation and offered Consent
Calendar 1 and 2, headings read, text waived. Commissioner Branch seconded the
motion, and it carried by the following vote:
YES: 7 – Martinez-Montes, Branch, Bordeaux, Felix, B. Gonzales, Lake,
Medina
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
ACTION ITEMS:
3. ADOPTION OF BYLAWS.
Staff recommendation: Commission approves bylaws.
ACTION: Commissioner Medina motioned to approve the bylaws. Commissioner Lake seconded
the motion and it carried by the following vote:
YES: 7 – Medina, Lake, Bordeaux, Branch, Felix, D. Gonzalez, Martinez-
Montes
NO: 1 - B. Gonzales
ABSTAIN: 0
4. CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTIFIED
WELCOMING CITY AND AD HOC UPDATE.
Staff recommendation: Commission provides applicable updates.
• Connection Communities/Safe Communities
Bordeaux, Godinez, D. Gonzalez, Lake, Medina
- Met with Anne Steinberger and Stacy Kurz
- Committee agreed to meet with staff from Police, Fire, and Human
Resources
- Partner up with Margaret from Chula Vista Community Collaborative
• Education
Bordeaux, Branch, B. Gonzales, Medina
- Discussed wanting meeting with the key stakeholders in the education field:
o Southwestern College
o Sweetwater High School District
o Chula Vista Elementary School District
o Head Start Programs
o South Bay Community Services
o City parks and recreations
o Promised Neighborhoods
- Timing is difficult due to graduations and other end of the year events
- Speak to City Staff regarding to education partnership
- Anne Steinberger will work along with the committee
• Equitable Access/Civic Engagement
Felix, B. Gonzales, D. Gonzalez, Lake, Martinez- Montes
- Main questions for the committee:
o Who has access to the entity?
o How sustainable is the entity?
o What are the limitations to the programs?
- Met with Leilani Hines
- Would like to review the Charter
- Exam how the City is training city staff to ensure everyone can access the
programs
• Government Leadership/Economic Development
Culuko, Felix, Godinez, Martinez-Montes, Zadah
- Kevin Pointer was assigned to the committee
• Group discussion of Certified Welcoming City application being submitted
by the end of October 2018.
OTHER BUSINESS
5. CHAIR’S COMMENTS
Chair Martinez- Montes said the following:
- Thanked the Commission for their work and attending the meeting
- Will have an available position for the Human Relations Commission and
requested staff to email the list of other vacant commission openings
- July 12, 2018 of Boards and Commission reception invitation
- Signs and map for meeting location was great
- Current Table arrangement preferred
6. COMMISSIONER’S COMMENTS
There were none.
7. STAFF’S COMMENTS
• City Attorney Glen Googins
- Future considerations of National Conflict Resolution Center’s: Code of
Civil Discourse”
o Mediation programs with the courts
o Referring programs
o Workplace mediation program
o Training programs
o Training for the public: The Art of Exclusive Communication
o Youth intervention programs
o Code of Civil Discourse
- Consensus to invite NCRC at future meeting
ADJOURNMENT At 7:33 p.m. Chair Martinez-Montes adjourned the meeting to the regular on
June 28, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the HR Conference Room B11-B112 located in the
Public Services North Bldg. C at 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
Jay Agan, Secretary to the Commission