Agenda - Equal Opportunity Committee

Supervisor Chris Lopez will appear by video conference on this date at: 1011

Broadway St, Suite C, King City, CA 93930. Consistent with Government Code

Section 54953, an agenda will be posted at this location, and it will be accessible by the

public.

Supervisor Askew will appear by video conference on this date at: 2616 1st Ave,

Marina, CA 93933. Consistent with Government Code Section 54953, an agenda will

be posted at this location, and it will be accessible by the public.

To participate in this Equal Opportunity Committee meeting, members of the public

are invited to participate in one of two ways:

1. You may attend the meeting in person at 1011 Broadway St, Suite C, King City, CA

93930 – District 3 Office; or 2616 1st Ave, Marina, CA 93933 – District 4 Office.

2. You may observe the live stream of the meeting via computer by clicking on the

following Zoom webinar link:

https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/92095490993?

pwd=hbZ1atvZ8cTdRo2ESYsk3Fr2nXM2fn.1

PLEASE NOTE: IF ALL BOARD 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.

If you do not have access to a computer, the public may listen via phone by dialing

1-669-219-2599 and then when prompted, entering the Webinar ID Access Code: 920

9549 0993 and Password: 975321. You will be asked for a “Participant ID”. You do not

need a Participant ID to join the meeting, press the pound key (#) again and you will

be automatically connected.

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 Tuesday before

the meeting. To assist County staff in identifying the agenda item to which the

comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Equal Opportunity Committee

(EOC) date and agenda item in the subject line. Comments received by the 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday deadline will be distributed to the Committee 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 Committee 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 Equal Opportunity Committee 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

Committee 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 Equal Opportunity

Committee 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 Equal

Opportunity Committee 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 Committee 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.

NOTE: All agenda titles related to numbered items are live web links. Click on the title to be

directed to corresponding Committee Report.

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Committee on any matter

not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Committee.

APPROVAL OF ACTION MINUTES

Action Item: Approve the Equal Opportunity Committee’s Draft Action Minutes for Special Meeting of

March 5, 2026.

Attachments:

Meeting Minutes of March 5, 2026

DEPARTMENT UPDATES – CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICE STAFF

Receive Civil Rights Office Updates:

a. Civil Rights Office: Theory of Impact

b. Equity Survey Findings

c. Title VI Compliance Review Launch

d. Community Impact Progress Report

ADJOURNMENT

Next meeting scheduled for: September 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.