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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: January 10, 2022 Item No.: 7.a Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Receive Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan Update and Consider Commission Recruitment Recommendations 1 B ACKGROUND 2 In July 2021, the City of Roseville Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan (SREAP) narrative, priorities, and 3 timeline were approved by City Council. The Strategy Team, consisting of staff members from every 4 department in the city, department heads, and additional staff are working through data collection, process 5 mapping, data analysis, and process improvement for each of the identified priorities or high-impact areas. 6 7 The three high-impact areas serve as internal equity goals. These areas are identified as “problem 8 statements” in order for us to understand why this particular issue is a problem. The three high-impact 9 areas staff are working to improve are workforce diversity, board and commission diversity, and using an 10 equity lens/toolkit in decision making. 11 12 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 13 The on-going work of equity within the city organization reflects the work related to the Racial Equity 14 Narrative. The City of Roseville is dedicated to creating an inclusive community where the predictability 15 of success is not based on race or ethnicity. The actions of government at the federal ,state, and local level 16 have created racial disparities that continue to harm our community. Rectifyingthese disparities is critical 17 to the development of a vibrant community and a high quality of life for all residents. All city departments 18 will prioritize racial equity in their planning, delivery, and evaluation of programs, policies and services. 19 The City of Roseville is committed to taking tangbile steps to normalize, organize and operationalize racial 20 equity principles and tools, with an eye toward impactful and sustainable outcomes that create a more 21 equitable community. 22 F INANCIAL I MPACTS 23 There are no significant financial considerations in the proposed staff recommendations regarding the 24 commission recruitment process changes. Future consideration of a commission stipend would be a 25 financial consideration. 26 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 27 In addition to receiving an update on the status of the SREAP priorities, as a result of data and stakeholder 28 feedback, staff recommends council accept the proposed recommendations on the interview process for 29 city commissions.The recommendations include holding commission candidate interviews in a separate 30 standalone meeting and pre-scheduling interviews. A list of possible questions and information regarding 31 the role of a commissioner should be provided prior to the interviews.