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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date:03/18/2019 <br /> Item No.: 7c. <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description:Government Alliance on Race and Equity Cohort Update <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2 The City became part of the 2018 Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) Cohort in <br />3 January 2018. The Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) is a national network of <br />4 governments working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. The GARE <br />5 Leadership team uses curriculum, expertise of practitioners and academia to share a field of practice <br />6 to approach complex race issues and help governments take effective action toward racial equity. <br />7 <br />8 The City of Roseville identified 14 employees across all departments and levels to participate in the <br />9 yearlong cohort. The Roseville GARE team attended several hours of training and education, learned <br />10 how to utilize a ‘Racial Equity Toolkit’ and has piloted the use of that toolkit on a project regarding <br />11 snowplowing. In addition, the team developed a Racial Equity Narrative that was presented to the <br />12 City Council in May 2018, which outlines how the organization can make a commitment to racial <br />13 equity. <br />14 <br />15 The GARE team has also been working to develop a strategic Racial Equity Action Plan that will <br />16 build staff capacity, and outline meaningful and measurable results that will move the organization <br />17 toward racial equity. The goal of this Racial Equity Action Plan is institutional and structural <br />18 change. Staff will review the key components of the Action Plan. <br />19 P OLICY O BJECTIVE <br />20 One of the City’s strategic priorities is Inclusive Community and Governance. As part of this, <br />21 leadership wants to give staff the tools, training and understanding of how to review city policies and <br />22 procedures to address inequities. <br />23 <br />24 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS <br />25 None. <br />26 <br />27 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION <br />28 Informational <br />29 <br />30 R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION <br />31 Receive the information and provide feedback on the direction the Racial Equity Action Plan. <br />Prepared by: Rebecca Olson, Assistant City Manager <br />Attachments: A. Racial Equity Narrative <br /> B. PowerPoint Presentation <br /> C. Racial Equity Action Plan <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />