MARIN COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

MARIN COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, ROOM 410-B,

SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903

March 8, 2011

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

1.  CALL TO ORDER 6:30-6:31
2.  ROLL CALL 6:31-6:33
Commissioner / Present / Commissioner / Present
Aref Ahmadia / Christian Martinez
Marna Cohen / Melanie Nathan / EA
Esmeralda Garcia / Shelly Scott / EA
Michael Ham / Juliet Schiller
Andrew Marshall / Staff

3.  INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS (if any) 6:33-6:35

4.  APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE AGENDA 6:35-6:36 ACTION

5.  APPROVAL OF February minutes 6:36-6:37 ACTION

6.  open time FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION: 6:37-6:46

a. 

Three minutes per speaker is allotted on items not on the Agenda.

No action can be taken until an item is agendized.

7.  GUEST SPEAKER –N/A – suggestions for future speakers 6:46-6:50

8.  Chair’s Report 6:50-7:20 ACTION

a.  Annual Report

b.  Alumni Awards/Certificates-next steps for remaining awards

c.  Future Endowment Fund (AA)

d.  Retreat – When, where, committee. M. Nathan chair of committee

e.  Misc

9.  STAFF REPORT 7:20-7:25

a.  Conflict of interest Form / Ethics requirement past due

b.  Budget update

10. STANDING BUSINESS – Written reports where indicated

a.  COMMITTEE REPORTS and COMPLAINTS updates 7:25-7:35 ACTION

Area / Members / New Complaints / Written Report
Community and Government (C & G) / Marshall, Scott / No
Education (Ed.) / Nathan, Schiller, Scott / Vega-School drug search / No
EEAC Liaison (EEAC) / Cohen / No
Healthcare (HLTH) / Cohen / No
Law Enforcement (LE) / Ahmadia / No
Diversity (DIV) / Nathan, Ham / No
Retreat (RET) / Nathan, McManus Nathan / No

b.  SUPERVISORS UPDATES – Written reports as indicated 7:35-7:45

District / Supervisor(s) / Commissioner(s) / Action Item(s)
1 / Supervisor Adams / Ham
2 / Supervisor Brown / Marshall
3 / Supervisor McGlashen / Cohen
4 / Supervisor Kinsey / Nathan
5 / Supervisor Arnold / Scott
AL / All Supervisors / Ahmadia, Garcia, Martinez, Schiller

11. OLD ITEMS 7:45-8:00 ACTION

a.  Social Justice – Update on SJC Feb 17th meeting

b.  Website Updates

c.  Increase number of Commissioners

d.  HUD/Fair Housing Update

e.  Standards and Policies for General Assistant Program – the underlying allegations and awareness of problems before they reach judicial proceedings

f.  Intern update

12. NEW ITEMS 8:00-8:25 ACTION

a.  Address issue of changing by-laws re: attendance

b.  Response to proposed budget cuts

13. ANNOUNCEMENTS 8:25-8:29

14. ADJOURNMENT 8:29-8:30 ACTION

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MARIN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA 03/8/11