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City Council Work Session Meeting Monday, March 19, 2018 Page 5 Councilmember Etten indicated staff has acknowledged that the focus on race is narrow and it acknowledges why. He does not believe the Comp Plan is the place to take big, bold steps. In the section on page 4 and 5 of this chapter, it talks about some of the aspects of equity. It lists off some other marginalized areas or groups with spots where equity should be the goal. It even lists "and more," as a means of communicating that a comprehensive list cannot be provided. There is no way an introductory chapter can properly fully address that. It may be that the GARE process is focused on race and equity, but the tools coming out of that are things that will then help the City address other inequities throughout the system. He feels that is not as big of a deal, because this is not the place to fully address equi- ty in the community. Regarding community surveys, he wondered whether not- ing that the City will have a 2018 survey that will be happening shortly. He ex- pressed agreement about the multifamily housing study, but it is later noted in the Housing Chapter that the study is out of date. He suggested noting that in both spots. Finally, he concurred that Imagine Roseville and Imagine Roseville 2025 can be confusing. He suggested GARE might be referenced in the document. Councilmember Laliberte asked whether it is a disservice to define equity the way it is now. Councilmember McGehee expressed there is inequity, and everyone knows it, and the City should be trying to correct it in as many ways as possible. She opined that someplace in the document it should state that the City has adopted a policy of performing a community survey every couple of years. Mayor Roe commented on the confusion regarding Imagine Roseville 2025 and Imagine Roseville. In terms of the Comp Plan, if folks are confused about the names, one solution is just to not make a reference to the Imagine Roseville con- versations. For a broader planning document, it is very specific on a couple of is- sues, and it is not the same as some of these other things in terms of how it in- forms planning. The goal of this chapter is to give someone a basic understanding of what the Comp Plan document is. He does not have a problem with the discus- sion of equity on here. He is fine with adding context in some other areas. He re- called that on page 7, there is a paragraph that seems to be floating, unattached to anything else. Ms. Perdu noted that was supposed to be a closing paragraph and a transition to the next section. Councilmember Willmus questioned whether the Imagine Roseville discussions belong where they currently are. Mayor Roe noted that the chapter indicates there are other areas of equity that can be looked at, and the chapter explains why race has been noted in this context.