Civil Rights Advisory Commission

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Agenda — 19 items

1. 1 For information on The Ralph M. Brown Act: Open Meetings please click on the link below: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?division=2.&chapter=9.&part=1.&lawCode=GOV&title=5
2. 2 THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY CIVIL RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMISSION welcomes and encourages all interested persons to attend and participate in the discussion. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. in the Civil Rights Office Conference Room, 1441 Schilling Place-North Bldg., First Floor, Salinas CA 93901, unless otherwise posted. All meetings are conducted in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code §54950, et seq. ANY INDIVIDUAL ATTENDING THE MEETING IN PERSON AND WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION on Agenda or non-agenda topics may do so at the appropriate time after receiving recognition from the Chairperson. Persons doing so should state their name and address or organization/agency, prior to making their comments or asking questions. Persons speaking on non-agenda topics should do so only during the section of the Agenda reserved for “Public Comments and Petitions.” Persons wishing to comment on an Agenda topic should do so when that topic has been reached on the Agenda. Comments should be brief and limited to the subject matter. Reasonable time limitations may be imposed at the discretion of the Chairperson. An emergency item (as defined by the Brown Act) may be added to the agenda only by vote of the Commission. DISABILITY ACCESS The location is wheelchair accessible. The following services are available when requests are made by Friday before the Commission meeting: American Sign Language interpreters or use of a reader during a meeting; large print agenda or minutes in alternative format; assistive listening devices. Please contact the Civil Rights Office (831) 755-5117, if you need assistance in order to participate in a public meeting or if you need the agenda and public documents modified as required by §202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION: Documents related to agenda items that are distributed to the Commission less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be available for public inspection at the Civil Rights Office, 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas, CA 93901. Documents distributed to the Commission at the meeting by Staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the Commission by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting. Members of the Public may participate in meetings in one of two ways: 1. You may attend the meeting in person; or, 2. You may observe the live stream of the meeting via computer by clicking on the following Zoom webinar link: PLEASE NOTE: IF ALL PARTICIPATING COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE PRESENT IN PERSON, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY ZOOM IS FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY AND IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW. IF THE ZOOM FEED IS LOST FOR ANY REASON, THE MEETING MAY BE PAUSED WHILE A FIX IS ATTEMPTED BUT THE MEETING MAY CONTINUE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRPERSON. https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/94902402978?pwd=tmjfWy4IW6RTL8CnA2ymB8auI6lE2Z.1 or the public may listen via phone by dialing 1-669-900-6833 and then when prompted, entering the Meeting ID 949 0240 2978 and Passcode 200150. 1.If a member of the public wishes to comment on a particular agenda item, the public is strongly encouraged to submit their comments in writing via email to the Civil Rights Office at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov by 2:00 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to the meeting. To assist County staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Civil Rights Advisory Commission (CRAC) date and agenda item in the subject line. Comments received by the 2:00 p.m. Tuesday deadline will be distributed to the Commission and will be placed in the record. 2.Members of the public wishing to comment on a specific agenda item while the matter is being heard may participate by any of the following means: a.When the Chairperson calls for public comment on an agenda item, Civil Rights Office staff will first ascertain who wants to testify (among those who are in the meeting electronically or telephonically) and will then call on speakers and unmute their device one at a time. Public speakers may be broadcast in audio form only. b.If speakers or other members of the public have documents they wish to distribute to the Commission for an agenda item, they are encouraged to submit such documents by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday before the meeting to: CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. To assist staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Civil Rights Advisory Commission date and agenda number in the subject line. c.If members of the public want to present documents/Power Point presentations while speaking, they should submit the document by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday before the meeting at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov (If submitted after that deadline, staff will make best efforts, but cannot guarantee, to make it available to present at the Commission meeting.) d.While the matter is being heard, a member of the public may submit a comment via email, preferably limited to 250 words or less, to Civil Rights Office staff at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. To assist staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Civil Rights Advisory Commission date and agenda number in the subject line. If the comment is received prior to close of public comment on an agenda item, every effort will be made to read the comment into the record, but some comments may not be read out loud due to time limitations or length of the comment (if the comment exceeds 250 words). Comments received prior to the close of the public comment period on an agenda item will be made part of the record for that item. 3.Members of the public who wish to make a general public comment for items not on the day’s agenda may submit their comment via email, preferably limited to 250 words or less, to Civil Rights Office staff at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. The Civil Rights Advisory Commission meeting date and “general comment” should be indicated in the subject line. The comment will be placed on the record for the meeting, and every effort will be made to read the comment into the record at the appropriate time on the agenda. 4.Individuals with disabilities who desire to request a reasonable accommodation or modification to observe or participate in the meeting may make such request by sending an email to CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. The request should be made no later than noon on the Monday prior to the Commission meeting in order to provide time for County to address the request. 5.The Chairperson and/or Vice-Chairperson may set reasonable rules as needed to conduct the meeting in an orderly manner.
3. 3 PAGE BREAK
4. 3 ATTENDEES
5. 4 NOTE: All agenda titles related to numbered items are live web links. Click on the title to be directed to the corresponding Commission Report.
6. 5 3:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER
7. 6 ROLL CALL AND GREETING OF VISITORS
8. 7 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
9. 8 APPROVAL OF ACTION MINUTES
10. 1. Action Item: Review and Approve Meeting Minutes of March 18, 2026 26-502
11. 10 COMMISSION MATTERS
12. 2. Review, Discuss, and Approve the Revised 2026 CRAC Meeting Schedule - Chairperson Melgoza 26-503
13. 3. Review, Discuss, and Approve the Departmental Equal Opportunity Plan Presentation Schedule beginning July - Chairperson Melgoza 26-504
14. 4. Receive a Presentation on the CRAC Bylaws Overview - Naudia Velarde, Civil Rights Office 26-505
15. 5. Receive a Presentation on the Title VI Compliance Review - Daniel Gonzalez, Civil Rights Office 26-506
16. 15 ANNOUNCEMENTS
17. 16 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
18. 17 DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING
19. 18 ADJOURNMENT