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Roseville Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Agenda Item Why is the City seeking to engage historically underrepresented community members? The City became part of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) Cohort in January 2018.The Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) is a national network of governments working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. The GARE Leadership team uses curriculum, expertise of practitioners and academia to share a field of practice to approach complex race issues and help governments take effective action toward racial equity. The City of Roseville identified 14 employees across all departments and levels to participate in the yearlong cohort. The Roseville GARE team attended several hours of training and education, learned how to utilize a Racial Equity Toolkit and has piloted the use of that toolkit on a project regarding snowplowing. In addition, the team developed a Racial Equity Narrative that was presented to the City Council in May 2018, which outlines how the organization can make a commitment to racial equity. The GARE team has also been working to develop a strategic Racial Equity Action Plan that will build staff capacity, and outline meaningful and measurable results that will move the organization toward racial equity. The goal of this Racial Equity Action Plan is institutional and structural change. This action plan was presented to the City Council on March 18, 2019. One of the Citys strategic priorities is Inclusive Community and Governance. As part of this, leadership wants to give staff the tools, training and understanding of how to review city policies and procedures to address inequities. Communities of color have borne the burdens of inequitable policies and practices. Their expertise and ownership of this plan is critical to success. Engaging residents of color in the process will improve the process and final product. Additionally, The city realizes that the traditional methods of communicating and delivering information does not reach everyone in the community, nor may it be the best method. The role of the city is to provide services for all residents. If we are unable to reach or gather feedback from all community groups, we cannot be sure we are providing the best, most effective or efficient services in the manner that meets all residents needs.