Agenda - 09-01-20; 8-a - Minutes

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28 1 VOTE: Ayes, 6 (Chair Rich, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Marcoplos, 2 Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner McKee, Commissioner Bedford) 3 4 Commissioner Price is present but did not vote. 5 John Roberts said when members of the Board are physically present for a vote, and 6 choose to abstain, the vote is counted as a "yes". He said the rules of procedure, and the new 7 law, are unclear as to whether a person, who is participating remotely, can abstain. He said the 8 minutes should reflect that Commissioner Price was present, and did not vote, unless she 9 would like to ask the Board to excuse her from voting, in which case the Board would need to 10 vote to allow her to do so. 11 Commissioner Price asked the Board to excuse her from voting. 12 13 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee to excuse Commissioner Price from 14 voting. 15 16 No Second. 17 MOTION FAILS 18 19 Commissioner Price said she will not vote. She reiterated her reason being that she 20 finds a resolution about racial injustice, that does not include the mention of partnering with 21 people of color, to be concerning. She said she was not sure what is the best adjective to 22 describe her feelings. 23 Chair Rich said the public forum should occur, and needs to happen soon. She said 24 she has also heard from many community members that want to speak about these issues. 25 She asked if the intent is to have this forum presented by the entire BOCC. 26 Commissioner Dorosin said one way to do this is like a public hearing, with a short 27 presentation by the Sheriff and the HRC. He said the bulk of the time should be for the public 28 to speak. 29 Chair Rich said the Board can do it that way, having the BOCC take time to listen and 30 then perhaps collaborative respond to all of the questions that are asked. 31 Sheriff Blackwood said it is important to keep in mind that, if there are a lot of people, a 32 facilitator may be wise to take input from the public and then have panel respond. He said he 33 would recommend having Caitlin Fenhagen, someone from the courts, the District Attorney, 34 faith community, etc. He said it needs to happen soon, and zoom works well for this format to 35 allow greater numbers and more access. 36 Commissioner Greene said the Sheriff's comments are in line with what she was 37 thinking. She said people should be able to express freely, with the facilitator keeping the flow 38 organized and moving. She said including representatives from the National Association for the 39 Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) would be good as well. 40 Commissioner McKee said in these early planning stages, the Board must make sure to 41 involve leaders of color. He said he has not been impacted by issues of race and equity, and 42 does not pretend to know how the conversation should go. He said people of color must be 43 involved at every stage, and the community should be the driver. 44 Commissioner Marcoplos said these are straightforward ideas. He said the idea of a 45 facilitator will be helpful. He asked if this can be done quickly, and he would like to aim for 3 46 weeks. 47 Commissioner Dorosin said the Board/panel should not presume it will have answers, 48 and this is a time to be open to hearing all of the ideas. 49 Chair Rich said the Board does not need to hear from a panel, but to hear from the 50 public voicing concerns, ideas for change, etc.