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t 01. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION <br /> Cultivating Community Through Social Justice <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> Tuesday,January 28,2025 <br /> 6:00pm—7:30 pm <br /> Animal Services Conference Room <br /> Member Role Attendance <br /> Commissioners <br /> Jemm Merritt—Feder(JMF) Commissioner, Chair Excused <br /> Rhian Carreker-Ford (RCF) Commissioner, Vice Chair Present <br /> Tonya Jones, (TJ) Commissioner, Secretary Present <br /> Jen Sykes (JS) Commissioner Present <br /> Josh Ravitch (JR) Commissioner Present <br /> Anjail Taylor(AT) Commissioner Absent <br /> Alex Fowler(AF) Commissioner Present <br /> Cory Hogans (CH) Commissioner Present <br /> Shane Lukas(SL) Commissioner Present <br /> Orange County Staff <br /> Paul Slack(PS) Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Present <br /> Courtney McLaughlin (CM) Community Engagement& Outreach Coordinator Excused <br /> I. Call to Order—Commissioner Carreker-Ford, Vice Chair called meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. <br /> II. Agenda Approval — Motion to approve by Commission Lukas, Second by Commissioner Fowler, <br /> Unanimous Approval. Agenda approved pending amendments. <br /> III. County Updates-OCOEI Staff(6:04-6:15) Paul Slack&Courtney McLaughlin <br /> A. Racial Equity Action Plan RFP— Released today. Consultant to assist with a holistic approach to involve <br /> the entire county. This will involve community surveys; step by step pan to increase racial equity in <br /> Orange County. Closes March 4, 2025. <br /> B. Youth Program Introduction — Program will begin in June. Will be run by the data Coordinator. Four <br /> sessions for loth 12th graders; 10-15 students. Paid a small stipend. Goal is to get more youth involved <br /> and into the government process. The student will assist with collecting and assessing data. Student <br /> will present a project at the end of the program. <br /> C. Fair Housing Update—Re-organization for how housing reports to HRC. Estimated to be completed by <br /> next month. <br /> D. Black History Month Update— Flyer of events will be emailed to the committee. Next event is 2/1/25 <br /> Community Read—"How the Word is Passed" 2p-4p Hillsborough Main Library <br /> E. Budget Update—HRC received the budget balance. <br /> IV. Executive Committee Report- Rhian Carreker-Ford (6:15-6:25) <br /> A. Upcoming Events: <br /> i Annual Retreat: February 2, 2025, 9a-4p DEAPR Conference Room <br /> This year's retreat will consist of Brainstorming Sessions, Creating Goals for FY25 along with <br /> planning for FY26. Identify priorities for the rest of the year. <br /> B. Annual Report Update <br /> Report has been submitted to BOCC—Meeting is scheduled for 2/11/25. <br /> V. Sub-Committee Reports (6:25-7:00) <br /> A. Policies and Procedures: Co-Chairs Josh &Anjail <br /> i Robert's Rules of Order — Commissioner Ravitch discussed the parliamentary procedure of <br /> Robert's Rules of Order for the committee. Use actions, process, and majority rule. To amend a <br />