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Attachment A Item 8A Roseville’s Racial Equity Narrative March 2, 2018: The City of Roseville is dedicated to creating an inclusive community where the predictability of success is not based on race or ethnicity. The actions of government at the federal, state, and local level have created racial disparities that continue to harm our community. Rectifying these disparities is critical to the development of a vibrant community and a high quality of life for all residents. All City Departments will prioritize racial equity in their planning, delivery, and evaluation of programs, policies, and services. The City of Roseville is committed to taking tangible steps to normalize, organize, and operationalize racial equity principles and tools, with an eye toward impactful and sustainable outcomes that create a more equitable community. Background: In 2018 The Roseville City Council asked the Human Rights, Inclusion and engagement commission to evaluate current community engagement efforts and provide recommendations that could improve engagement efforts by the City. In addition, city staff has been participating in a training program with the Government Alliance on Race and Equity where they are learning about the importance of designing equity processes within city government. These events have provided the opportunity to step back and evaluate how the City of Roseville currently engages the community, how it could improve engagement, and how it could ensure its engagement efforts are inclusive and successful. As a part of this work, the HRIEC has been asked to develop a community engagement best practices document that can be used by staff to inform future engagement efforts. Prior to drafting the engagement best practices document, the HRIEC surveyed city staff to gain an understanding of why and how they engage the community and areas where they could use guidance in improving engagement efforts. The Commission also reviewed demographic data for the city to gain an understanding of who lives in our community. The results of these two efforts are summarized below.