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MINUTES
May 13, 2019
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
John Link Government Services Center
200 S. Cameron Street, Hillsborough NC
MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF
Ana Garcia-Turner Tara May, Civil Rights Specialist
Matt Case Melvyn Blackwell, Intake Specialist
Joy Preslar Annette Moore, Director
Rebecca High
Nora spencer
MEMBERS ABSENT
Allison Mahaley (excused)
Stephanie Harrell (excused)
Marc Xavier
Debby Stroman (excused)
GUESTS
I. Call to Order
A. The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by Mr. Matt Case, Co-Chair. A quorum was
present.
II. Introductions
A. Human Relations Commission (HRC) members, Human Rights & Relations (HR&R) staff,
shared “what’s new and what’s good’.
III. Public Comment
A. Mr. Case reported that the guest featured on the agenda, Mr. Seamus O’Neill, will not
be able to attend this meeting. We hope to hear from him on the next meeting.
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IV. Minutes Approval – April 8, 2019
A. HRC members reviewed the minutes from the previous HRC meeting. HRC members
identified an error on the attendance roster, and made suggestions for it to be modified.
Ms. Stephanie Harrell’s name appeared twice as an attendee. Mr. Case made a motion
to approve the April minutes with the change. Mrs. Ana Garcia-Turner seconded the
motion. All were in favor to approve the minutes.
V. County Updates
A. Ms. Annette Moore reminded HRC member of their Fair Housing training on June 1,
2019 at the Whitted building from 9am-4pm. Stella Adams will be the trainer. Food will
be provided and organized by HR&R staff.
B. Ms. Moore reminded members that there will be no meeting July 2019. She
encouraged sub-committees to correspond with one another during that time.
C. Ms. Moore provided a debriefing on the Community Dinner. There were over 600 in
attendance, and the event went well. Everyone was fed, and there was hardly any
leftover food. Ms. Moore explained the she and Ms. Nerys Levy discussed ideas of
having smaller community-based, community dinners in the northern part of the
county. Ms. Moore suggested that this may be something the HRC could be involved
with.
D. Ms. Moore discussed working more with young people and events catered to young
people. She explained how, in the past, the HRC hosted a youth summit. She invited
members to accompany HR&R staff with developing ideas for young people.
E. Ms. Moore discussed working Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) and how
the Orange County Government is taking an interest on working on racial equity and
imbed a racial equity in our “systems”.
VI. Updates
A. Ms. Moore reported that Dr. Deborah Stroman, Ms. Rebecca High, and Ms. Stephanie
Harrell are coming up for reappointment. Ms. Joy Preslar’s term will expire June 2019.
Ms. Rebecca High announced she will be moving out of state in the fall of 2019.
B. Ms. Tara May reported that Ms. Stephanie Harrell left word that she will be sending out
the blog sign-up sheet to HRC members.
C. HRC members will review some of the HRC candidates for the June 2019 meeting.
VII. HRC Events & Committee Reports
A. Pauli Murray
1. HRC members discussed promoting the ceremony this year. HRC members
suggested getting in the hands of youth groups and the schools in the county.
Ms. May explained how HR&R staff has reached out to staff members and
representatives of the schools in the county, in the past. In order to increase
contestant submissions, HR&R staff will work with HRC members to get the word
out sooner to schools and organizations that work with young people.
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B. Forum
Mr. Case reviewed the planned date of September 14, 2019.
Sub-committee members will arrange a time to meet to begin planning. This
sub-committee will keep Ms. May notified of their plans.
C. Community Read
1. HRC members debriefed on the previous session. There were about 8 people in
attendance. Those in attendance had meaningful conversation about the
reading and around residential evictions.
2. HRC will wait to discuss book ideas for the next read, and allow Dr. Debby
Stroman to lead the discussion.
VIII. Other Business/Announcements/Upcoming events
IX. Adjourn
A. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm.
B. NEXT MEETING: June 10, 2019 6:00pm at Animal Services in Chapel Hill.
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