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Attachment A Diversity & Inclusion Consultant RFP II. Summary The City of Roseville seeks proposals from qualified consultants to support the City’s continued efforts to embed a racial equity lens within day-to-day work of city business by providing immediate, on-going and long-term actions the city can take; advise on community engagement components as a means to ensure key city strategies are targeted and intentional to have maximum impact in closing the gap among key indicators of success and full civic engagement for diverse communities, and to build upon the city’s foundational work already started in this area to ensure sustainable structure, actions and on- going work continues. III. City Overview The City of Roseville has an area of 13.84 square miles is a diverse community. The area of present day Roseville was home to local bands of the Dakota Nation. As the land of the Northwest Territory was progressively divided into US states and smaller territories, Native American communities were removed to clear the way for white settlers to homestead and farm the land. As land was subdivided, restrictive covenants were used to prohibit non-whites, non-Christians, and other minority groups from owning property in Roseville. Although enforcement of such provisions has been banned in Minnesota since 1953, they – along with widespread discriminatory practices in mortgage lending and insurance – necessarily contributed to racial segregation in Roseville by explicitly limiting the housing choices available to people of color. In 2019, Roseville’s population was estimated at 36,644 people. Roseville, like many other communities around the state and country, is experiencing a demographic shift toward an aging population. Although younger residents are moving into the city, Roseville still trends older overall than the County median age. In addition, income disparities exist along racial lines in Roseville. The median household income for households with a white member is above $60,000, while the same value for households with Hispanic/Latino or Black membership is below $40,000 annually. As with household income, looking at poverty in Roseville through the racial equity lens tells a more nuanced story. Whereas six percent of the white population in Roseville lives in poverty, poverty is the reality for nearly 20 percent of both the black and Hispanic/Latino population, 35 percent of the Asian population, and more than half of the American Indian population. Similar to other nearby communities, Roseville is seeing an increase in racial diversity among its residents. According to the 2018 American Community Survey, individuals identifying as a race other than white accounted for 24 percent of the population, and the city continues to see this trend continuing. The data from the Roseville Area Schools for 2016 demonstrate this trend with fewer than 50 percent of students enrolled identifying as white. The city operates under a council-manager system with the City Council consisting of an elected mayor and four additional elected members who appoint a city manager to handle the day-to-day operations of the city. Page | 3