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a. Ms. Hampton stated that would be a task for the new Human Rights and <br />Relations Director. <br />R. Ms. Hampton also stated that staff is working on a mobile home initiative and will <br />present recommendation to BOCC on November 20, 2017. All abstracts can be found on <br />the County's website. <br />S. Ms. Hampton brought attention to case update sheet provided. <br />1. Ms. May gave a brief update on the open cases. She stated that the first six cases <br />have the same Respondent and alleges discrimination based on National Origin <br />and four also allege discrimination based on Familial Status due to a <br />discriminatory portion of the lease. Ms. May also stated that those six cases are in <br />the conciliation phase. Ms. May also mentioned that Case 48 is also in the <br />conciliation stage. Members agreed to review the rest of the sheet on their own. <br />T. Ms. Hampton stated that even though she will no longer be with the HRC, she has asked <br />Ms. May to continue to bring general case updates to the meetings in order to address <br />part of the Charge. She also stated that one of the issues mentioned in HUD's assessment <br />was the age of cases. She states that she tried to put plans in place to help staff close the <br />cases as quickly as possible. Ms. Hampton explained that the department has been in a <br />long transition period with multiple changes in Directors and Civil Rights Specialist. She <br />also stated that she directed staff to work together on the cases about translation services <br />and notarizing complaints and sent Ms. May and Ms. Valeiko to class to become notaries <br />themselves. <br />U. Dr. Stroman asked if repeat Respondents are tracked by HUD and how that is addressed. <br />1. Ms. May stated that she was told by the Government Technical Monitor (GTM) <br />that one of the Respondents for cases 1 -6 also has other complaints against them <br />in other counties. <br />2. Ms. Hampton mentioned that the Mobile Home Initiative was meant to address <br />some concerns seen specifically by landlords of mobile home communities. She <br />also stated that she is proposing a meeting on November 301' for the Section 8 <br />landlords. <br />3. Ms. May clarified that the Respondents who have had multiple complaints <br />brought against them were not charged with anything previously, but simply had <br />allegations. She also stated that a change in staffing for individual Respondents <br />with multiple complaints could be considered as part of conciliation and <br />additionally requires Fair Housing trainings in almost all conciliation agreements. <br />V. Mr. Goldsmith asked why conciliation was considered for cases that had discriminatory <br />leases. <br />1. Ms. May explained that HUD encourages conciliation because it provides a better <br />outcome and allows the FHAP agency to implement terms that will prevent <br />discrimination or something that looks like discrimination in the future. <br />W. Mr. Xavier asked what the investigation process entailed. <br />1. Ms. May explained the complaint process in full. She stated that an individual <br />would contact the agency to make the complaint and the agency would <br />subsequently establish jurisdiction. Once jurisdiction is established, the complaint <br />is signed by the Complainant and the agency sends letters of notification to all <br />parties to let them know the complaint has been filed, request a response to the <br />allegations from the Respondent(s), and request additional necessary information. <br />D <br />