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the HRC stands for. He emphasized the importance for HRC members to interact with <br /> the community to get its member's "voices" (thoughts and opinions) on issues and <br /> communicate that to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). <br /> IV. Minutes Approval —January 14, 2019 <br /> A. HRC members reviewed the minutes from the previous HRC meeting. Mr. Matt Case <br /> made a motion to approve the January minutes. Ms. Joy Preslar seconded the motion. <br /> All were in favor to approve the January minutes. <br /> V. County Updates <br /> A. Ms. Tara May reported that she will be sending out a second doodle poll tomorrow for <br /> Fair Housing training dates in an attempt to find a date that works well with HRC <br /> members. Ms. Annette Moore explained that she wants to have as many HRC <br /> members present for the training as possible. Ms. Moore is considering having the <br /> training recorded. She expressed the importance of HRC members to have this training. <br /> B. Ms. May reported that Ms. Nancy White had to resign, because she was moving. <br /> C. Ms. Moore discussed board structure and if opportunities to join the HRC are being <br /> promoted in a way to get a diverse pool of applicants. The group will later discuss <br /> different alternatives and approaches to getting diverse applicants. <br /> D. Ms. Moore reminded HRC members of the Women's History Month event on March 31, <br /> 2019 at the Whitted Building (from 3pm-5pm). There will be a luncheon as well and <br /> that will be by invitation. Ms. Moore explained that the speaker, Linda Sarsour, is being <br /> invited to discuss intersectional feminism, its history, and being a Muslim-Palestinian- <br /> American woman organizing for social justice. We are waiting on the contract to be <br /> signed, before promotion begins. <br /> VI. Outside Agency Funding <br /> A. Ms. May announced that she will need all HRC member's to submit their Outside agency <br /> evaluations by Friday (3/15/19). <br /> VI I. HRC Annual Report and Work Plan <br /> VIII. Updates <br /> A. Joy Preslar will author the blog for March 2019. Her topic will be related to Women's <br /> History Month. <br /> IX. HRC Events & Committee Reports <br /> A. Ms. Moore reported that she has received support around "One Orange" and the idea <br /> of addressing inequities on a systemic level. Ms. Moore explained how she and the <br /> directors of the health department and social services will be attending a Government <br /> Alliance on Racial Equity (GARE) conference in April. From this training, they will begin <br /> to develop a strategic plan to address racial equity on a systemic level. Ms. Moore also <br /> noted that she made a specific request to the county manager's office for monies to be <br /> directed to efforts in addressing racial equity in Orange County systems and/or One <br /> Orange racial equity collaborations. <br /> B. HRC members discussed possible dates to have the Community Read. The Community <br /> read will be on April 3, 2019. It will be held at the Southern Human Service Center in <br /> Chapel Hill, from 6:00-7:30pm. <br /> X. Other Business/Announcements/Upcoming events <br /> 2 <br />