Commission on Human Rights Meeting

Agenda

First District: Terrence-Christopher Patterson, Howard Sapper, Dmitra Smith (Vice Chair)
Second District: J. Kevin Jones, Jr. (Chair), Faith Ross
Third District: Alana Marie Bjorkquist (Officer-at-Large), Akash Kalia (Officer-at-Large), Carol S. McHale,
Fourth District: Carmen Cervantes, Rocio Rodriguez
Fifth District: Marti Estrin, Christopher Kerosky, Ramon Meraz
Staff: Tracy Cunha, Deputy Clerk

1. Call to Order – Mission Statement – Introductions – Jones
2. Approval of the May 22, 2018 Agenda – Jones
• Due to Brown Act requirements, only changing the order of, or deletion of items may be allowed. New items may not be added.
3. Approval of the April 24, 2018 Draft Minutes – Jones
4. Openings & Appointments – Jones
• Chair will report out on district openings
5. Public Comment on Non-Agendized Items – Jones
• Public comment is limited to three minutes per topic, unless otherwise noted.
6. Regular Calendar – Jones
   Discussion and possible action to follow on items 1 through 4
   1. Guest Speaker – Kathleen Finigan, Homeless Action – Smith – 30 Minutes
      Kathleen Finigan of Homeless Action will present the introduction to a potential proposed resolution concerning the alleged human rights violations faced by the Sonoma County homeless community. The resolution may be up for consideration at the June 26, 2018 meeting.
   2. Resolution: Sonoma County Safe Schools Haven – Patterson – 10 Minutes
      Commissioner Patterson to present a proposed resolution in support of the Sonoma County Office of Education Safe Haven Resolution.
   3. Nominations for the 2018-2019 Officers – Jones – 15 Minutes
      The Chair will read the duties and qualifications of Chair and open nominations for the FY2018-2019 term that begins July 1, 2018. The same process shall then follow for the nominations for Vice Chair and the two Officer-at-Large positions. Should there be more than one candidate for any position, each will be allowed three minutes to address the commission during the June 26, 2018 meeting, prior to the election.
      
      Commissioners eligible for office, if present at the May 22, 2018 meeting:
      • Cervantes
      • Estrin
      • Jones
      • Kalia
      • Meraz
      • Patterson
      • Rodriguez
      • Ross
      • Sapper
      • Smith
      Qualifications and duties are listed in Section 3. “Governance” of the Commission’s bylaws.
   4. Facebook Policy – Estrin, Kalia, Ross, Sapper – 15 Minutes
      Outreach ad hoc committee will present the proposed Facebook policy:
      • Requests for items to be posted on Facebook must be submitted to the full Officer’s team for approval.
      • A minimum of two Officer approvals are required for any post. No item can be posted without prior approval. Ideally, this should happen within five hours of submission.
      • Submissions must include accompanying language for context.
      • No item shall be posted that could be perceived as a promotion of the business interests of any Commissioner.
      • Commissioners have the option of taking ownership of the post by publicly including their name.
      • Submissions may not claim a specific Commission position on any issue that has not been approved of by the full body, although posts that are purely informational can be published, and individual Commissioners can take ownership of a position.
   5. Operational Adjustments – Jones – 15 Minutes
      The Chair will speak to the needs of adjusting various operational functions of the Commission in light of reduced staffing hours.
   6. Administrative Report – Jones – 3 Minutes
      The Chair and/or Staff may provide an update on various county-based, commission-related projects, as well as review other administrative and budgetary items, as needed, to include:
      • Generator purchased
      • Increased storage space availability to be looked into
7. Ad Hoc, Liaison, Project Updates – All – When Applicable
   1. Ad Hoc Committees
      • • Immigrants’ Rights – Cervantes, Estrin, Kerosky, Meraz, Rodriguez
      • LGBTQI – Jones, McHale, Meraz
      • People with Disabilities – Sapper
   2. Liaisons & Projects
      • Homeless liaison – Bjorkquist, Kalia
      • Independent Office of Law Enforcement & Outreach liaison – Cervantes, Meraz
      • Junior Commissioner Project – Smith, McHale, Rodriguez
      • Legislative liaison – Patterson
      • Sonoma County Racial Justice liaison – Smith
8. Commissioner Announcements/Communications with Supervisors/Tabling Opportunities – All – 3 Minutes
9. Additional Agenda Items for Next Commission Meeting – Jones
10. Adjournment