CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MARCH 12, 2024
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Vice Chair Salas called the Regular Meeting of the City of San Clemente Human Affairs Committee to order on March 12, 2024, at 3:31 p.m. The meeting was held at San Clemente City Hall, First Floor Community Room located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, California.
Committee
Members Present: Chair Lisa Edone (arrived at 3:41 p.m.), Vice Chair Rosemary Salas, and Members Stuart Anderson, Cord
Bauer, Tyler Boden, and Dick Veale
Guests: Tom Streeter, Resident
Staff Present: Adam Atamian, Community Development Director Tamara Tatich, Office Specialist
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE
The Pledge was led by Member Anderson.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Receive and file Minutes from the January 22, 2024 Special Joint Commission and Committee Meeting.
MOTION BY MEMBER VEAL, SECONDED BY MEMBER ANDERSON AND
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, to receive and file the minutes from the January 22, 2024 Special Joint Commission and Committee Meeting.
B. Approve Minutes from the February 13, 2024 Meeting of the Human Affairs Committee.
MOTION BY MEMBER ANDERSON, SECONDED BY CHAIR EDONE AND
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, to approve the minutes from the February 13, 2024 Meeting of the Human Affairs Committee, as submitted.
Chair Edone arrived at 4:41 p.m. to chair the meeting.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Human Affairs Committee of March 12, 2024 Page 2
4. SPECIAL OR PUBLIC PRESENTATION
None.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND UPDATES
A. Human Affairs Committee Work Plan FY 2023-24 Updates Project: - Community Resource Fair
Work group: Chair Edone, Member Anderson.
Chair Edone encouraged the Committee Members to attend the Fair on May 23, 2024, and discussed logistics for setup.
Project: – Update Resource Registry on city website
Work group: Chair Edone, Member Anderson.
Chair Edone stated the information would be updated following the Fair.
Project: - Mentorship Program
Work group: Member Boden, Vice Chair Salas, Member Bauer.
Member Boden announced the Rising Stars Breakfast on March 25, 2024. He discussed the work of Mike Gentile, Cisoshare and Cyber Forward, to train youth on becoming data scientists and coders.
Chair Edone stated she and Vice Chair Salas would be approaching local businesses to see if they would allow students a “day in the life” at those businesses.
Member Boden discussed difficulties with workforce development in silos. He recommended Chair Edone attend the upcoming Chamber meeting.
Project: - Every 15 Minutes DUI Simulation
Work group: Vice Chair Salas, Chair Edone, and Member Anderson.
Chair Edone commended Vice Chair Salas, the first responders, and students that participated in the program and discussed the impact and success.
Vice Chair Salas and Member Anderson discussed the success and emotion of the event.
The Committee viewed the video of the event.
Project: - SCHS Humanitarian Award
Work group: Vice Chair Salas, Member Boden.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Human Affairs Committee of March 12, 2024 Page 3 Vice Chair Salas stated forms were due the beginning of April with Council recognition on May 7, 2024.
Chair Edone offered to assist with the interviews.
Project: - Reach out to Residents - AI Questionnaire for the Community Work group: Member Bauer, Member Anderson.
Member Anderson suggested asking the public to rank the categories.
Chair Edone suggested asking the community to rank ten hot topics.
Member Bauer stated he would work with Member Anderson to select ten hot topics.
The Committee discussed means of disseminating the survey and final review to occur at the next Committee meeting.
Project: - Dorothy Visser Senior Center Improvements
Work Group: Member Veale.
Member Veale anticipated completion by mid-April.
Project: – Community Development Block Grants
Work group: Vice Chair Salas, Member Anderson.
Vice Chair Salas and Member Anderson discussed the applicants and distribution of funds.
Project: - Character Counts Program
Work group: Member Boden, Member Anderson.
Member Boden discussed the recap from the last meeting which he forwarded to the District. He stated there was interest from the San Clemente Elementary schools but funding was needed.
Member Anderson suggested PTAs for possible funding.
Chair Edone stated she could request funding from the City Council. Community Development Director Atamian stated there were currently no funds and the next Fiscal Year budget was already in process.
Vice Chair Salas suggested determining the cost.
Project - Overall Homelessness Strategy/Solutions for Change Work group: Member Anderson, Member Bauer, Member Veale.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Human Affairs Committee of March 12, 2024 Page 4 Member Anderson stated the Committee was still gathering information. In response to Member Anderson, Community Development Director Atamian suggested contacting the County of Orange for Point-In-Time count information.
Community Development Director Atamian discussed efforts by the Community Outreach Team and need to focus on long-term, service resistant homeless. The Committee commended the team for its work.
In response to Chair Edone, Member Anderson discussed efforts in neighboring cities that could be implemented in San Clemente.
6. NEW BUSINESS
None.
7. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
None.
8. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF
Member Boden announced the South Orange County Rotary Clubs Mental Health Awareness Walk on May 18, 2024, at the Outlets.
Member Veale announced that Family Assistance Ministries was moving and food would be unavailable for three weeks.
ADJOURNMENT
CHAIR EDONE ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 5:08 P.M. TO THE REGULAR HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 9, 2024, AT 3:30 P.M. AT SAN CLEMENTE CITY HALL, FIRST FLOOR COMMUNITY ROOM, LOCATED AT 910 CALLE NEGOCIO, SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA.
Respectfully submitted,
______________________________
Lisa Edone, Chair
Attest: ______________________________
Adam Atamian, Community Development Director