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9 110 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION <br /> Cultivating Community Through Social Justice <br /> NOTES <br /> Monday,August 10, 2020 <br /> 6:00 pm—7:30 pm <br /> Virtual Meeting <br /> via GoToMeeting <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF <br /> James Spivey Tara May, Civil Rights Specialist <br /> Tomeka Ward-Satterfield Melvyn Blackwell, Intake Specialist <br /> Frances Castillo Annette Moore, Director <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT <br /> Ana Garcia-Turner(excused <br /> Samantha Beecham (unexcused) <br /> Stephanie Harrell (excused) <br /> Allison Mahaley(unexcused) <br /> Dion Graham (unexcused) <br /> GUESTS <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> A. Ms. Frances Castillo called meeting to order 6:06 pm. A quorum was not present. <br /> II. HRC Chair's Report <br /> A. Ms. Castillo announced that she wants to discuss how the HRC could be a part of the work of <br /> GARE and the One Orange campaign to assist with what is already occurring. <br /> B. Ms. Castillo noted that she wants the HRC Facebook to become more active. She discussed <br /> some information she received from outside sources about how to deal with comments and <br /> other things on the page, as well as how to decide what content will be posted and what that <br /> approval process would be like. <br /> 1. Ms. Annette Moore noted that the County has a Social Media Policy which includes how <br /> social media pages associated with the County should operate. <br /> 2. Ms. Castillo indicated she would talk to Ms. Moore about the existing policy and report <br /> back on the subject at the next meeting. <br /> III. County Updates <br /> A. Ms. Moore reported on the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition's Zoom meeting <br /> on August 6,titled African Americans and the Ballot. She noted the recording in on the <br /> Department's website for those who missed it. <br /> B. Ms. Moore noted that the County dedicated some CARES funds to housing and preventing <br /> evictions. She stated that around 40 evictions were prevented by paying rent arrearages. <br /> Around $15,000 a day is currently being spent to pay for residents' rent arrearages and is <br /> projected to continue until the end of December. She stated that the County got another round <br /> t <br />