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2 <br /> <br /> <br />Alex Castro said the OUTBoard: <br />1. Reviewed possible implementation activities related to the Safe Routes to School <br />(SRTS) Plan. <br />2. Recommended the Orange Grove Road Bridge Fencing project. <br /> <br />Alex Castro said the OUTBoard was involved with the video club at Cedar Ridge High <br />School, where the students produced a PSA concerning bicycle safety. <br />Alex Castro said at three (3) of their meetings, the Transit Advisory Services/OPT <br />Group, including supplemental staff from other County departments (Aging; DSS; Housing, <br />Human Rights and Community Development; Health; Child Support Enforcement; and the <br />Library) jointly addressed transit services agenda items with the OUTBoard. He said the <br />OUTBoard serves as the advocates for the community for the rural areas, which are <br />underserved. He said these areas need access to transit services. <br />Alex Castro said Abigaile Pittman, who is the OUTBoard support staff person, is putting <br />together orientation materials for the OUTBoard, since transit and transportation are <br />complicated areas. He said it is difficult to get up to speed on these topics so these materials <br />will be useful for OUTBoard members, as well as new Commissioners. <br />Commissioner Rich asked if the PSA videos are available. <br />Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use Planner II, said there are 4 videos, which will <br />be presented at the June 5th meeting. <br /> <br />• Human Relations Commission (HRC) Deborah Stroman, Chair <br /> <br />Deborah Stroman said HRC membership is increasing, and more than half of its <br />members will be new to the commission: <br />Deborah Stroman reviewed the following information: <br />• Housing <br />• Education <br />• Civility <br />• Criminal justice <br /> <br />The charges of the HRC are: <br />a. Studying and making recommendations concerning problems in the field of human <br />relationships; <br />b. Anticipating and discovering practices and customs most likely to create animosity and <br />unrest, and seeking solutions to problems as they arise; <br />c. Making recommendations designed to promote goodwill and harmony among groups in <br />the County irrespective of their race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, <br />affectional preference, disability, age, marital status or status with regard to public <br />assistance; <br />d. Monitoring and investigating complaints of discrimination; <br />e. Addressing and attempting to remedy the violence, tensions, polarization, and other <br />harm created through the practices of discrimination, bias, hatred, and civil inequality; <br />and <br />f. Civility- Promoting harmonious relations within the County through hearings and due <br />process of law. <br /> <br />Events: <br />The HRC held its annual Human Relations Month Forum on January 29, 2017, titled “Pluralism