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SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE HEALTHY CHULA VISTA ADVISORY
COMMISSION & HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
Thursday, February 25, 2021 VIA TELECONFERENCE
6:00 P.M. 276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista
PLEASE NOTE THAT, PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20, AND IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY,
MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHY CHULA VISTA ADVISORY COMMISSION & HUMAN
RELATIONS COMMISSION AND STAFF MAY PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING VIA
TELECONFERENCE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, THE PUBLIC MAY
VIEW THE MEETING ONLINE AND NOT IN THE BUILDING C - CONFERENCE ROOM B111 OR
BUILDING A - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 103.
HOW TO WATCH: Members of the public can access a link to the livestream at
www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings. Members of the public who wish to join by
telephone only, may call 1-408-418-9388 (United States Toll) and enter the access code: 187
291 5697.
HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Visit the online eComment portal for this meeting at:
www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings. The commenting period will be open shortly after
the agenda is published for a particular meeting and will remain open through the meeting,
as described below. All comments will be available to the public and the Healthy Chula Vista
Advisory Commission & Human Relations Commission using the eComment portal. Comments
must be received prior to the time the Chair calls for the close of the commenting period.
Comments received after such time will not be considered by the Healthy Chula Vista
Advisory Commission & Human Relations Commission. If you have difficulty or are unable to
submit a comment, please contact Janelle Palermo for assistance at
jpalermo@chulavistaca.gov.
ACCESSIBILITY: Individuals with disabilities are invited to request reasonable modifications
or accommodations in order to access and/or participate in a Healthy Chula Vista Advisory
Commission & Human Relations Commission meeting by contacting Janelle Palermo for
assistance at jpalermo@chulavistaca.gov (California Relay Service is available for the
hearing impaired by dialing 711) at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting.
***The City of Chula Vista is relying on commercial technology to livestream and accept
public comments via Granicus, Inc. With the increase of virtual meetings, most platforms are
City of Chula Vista Boards & Commissions
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working to scale their systems to meet the new demand. If we have technical difficulties, we
will resolve them as quickly as possible. City staff will take all possible measures to ensure a
publicly accessible experience. ***
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL:
Healthy Chula Vista Advisory Commission: Commissioners Cruz, De Murguia, Hernandez-Nader,
Martinez, Melgoza, Murphy, Orozco-Valdivia, Quiroz, and Chair Rodriquez
Human Relations Commission: Commissioners Branch, Baber, Felix, Godinez, Gutierrez, Kean-
Ayub, Lake, Medina, Ratner, and Chair Martinez-Montes
ACTION ITEMS
1. PRESENTATION BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS
The newly seated Supervisor of District 1 will provide an overview of her priorities for her
first year in office, including information on the recent press conference entitled “Racism
is a Public Health Crisis.”
Staff recommendation: Commissioners hear the presentation, provide comments and
direct staff if applicable.
2. PRESENTATION BY UC SAN DIEGO ON THE HEALTHIEST CITIES AND
COUNTIES CHALLENGE
UC San Diego staff will provide an overview of a two-year project funded by the American
Public Health Association (APHA) to address food justice issues in Chula Vista.
Staff recommendation: Commissioners hear the presentation and provide comments.
3. PRESENTATION BY INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES ON THE
PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS PROJECT
Institute for Public Strategies staff will provide an overview of a two-year project funded
by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to address behavioral
health and substance abuse disparities.
Staff recommendation: Commissioners hear the presentation and provide comments.
OTHER BUSINESS
4. STAFF COMMENTS
5. CHAIR’S COMMENTS
6. COMMISSIONERS’/BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT to the Special Joint meeting of the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory
Commission and Commission on Aging on March 11, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.
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and a regular meeting of the Human Relations Commission on March 25,
2021 at 6:00 p.m. via teleconference.
Materials provided to the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory Commission related to any open-session
item on this agenda are available for public review at
https://chulavista.granicusideas.com/meetings or by contacting Janelle Palermo at
jpalermo@chulavistaca.gov.
Materials provided to the Human Relations Commission related to any open-session item on this
agenda are available for public review at https://chulavista.granicusideas.com/meetings or by
contacting the Human Resources Department at (619) 585-5658.
I declare under penalty of perjury that I am
employed by the City of Chula Vista in the
Human Resources Department and that I
caused the document to be posted according
to Brown Act requirements.
Dated: __2/19/2021_ Signed: ___________