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Attachment A Diversity & Inclusion Consultant RFP Advise – The commission shall advise the city council on strategies to improve outreach and communication and increase engagement, equity and inclusiveness in the City’s efforts to foster a sense of community with residents and businesses. Engage – the commission may engage residents and businesses through city council-approved programs, events and projects that support the commission’s purpose. This commission has focused on developing an Engagement Toolkit or Best Practice guide for staff to use when developing, designing and implementing engagement and outreach activities. The goal is to ensure that engagement and outreach are targeted, intentional and reach those individuals who have historically been marginalized or underrepresented. V. Scope of Work The City of Roseville seeks a person or team to consult and provide recommended actions that can be implemented to achieve the objectives listed below. Overall, the city is seeking a customized plan suitable to the City of Roseville’s needs, relevant tools and best practices, recommended trainings, and consultant’s help to design strategies that support and engage community members in various diversity initiatives. We believe the work will engage all levels and areas of the organization, from frontline staff to the GARE team, and City Leadership, including the City Council. We do not assume or expect that this work will be sequential as listed below, but rather, it may likely overlap in several areas. The Scope of Work includes all items listed below. 1. ACTION PLAN: Review, evaluate and recommend key strategies for the city’s Racial Equity Action Plan. The consultant shall review the current Racial Equity Action Plan to ensure strategies are appropriate for intended outcomes. The city is seeking to add a full-time Equity and Inclusion Manager as part of the 2021 City Manager recommended budget. The Racial Equity Action Plan will serve as a foundation and focus of work for this position. Ensuring that the goals, outcomes, objectives and community indicators (performance measures) are appropriate is key to success. a. The consultant will be expected to explicitly identify opportunities for improvement with suggestions regarding how to operationalize those improvements. 2. ENGAGEMENT: Advise and recommend outreach strategies to engage key stakeholders to ensure the strategies outlined in the Racial Equity Action Plan are targeted, intentional and have maximum impact. The city desires to engage the community at-large in order to inform residents and stakeholders of the content and goals within the Racial Equity Action Plan as it relates to the community as a whole, as well as to foster dialogue about the challenges and opportunities involved in implementing the plan. The ultimate goal is to ensure stakeholders have an opportunity to help inform implementation of the external strategy as well as to build awareness of the plan within the community. a. The consultant will be expected to review, evaluate and advise on the Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Best Practices guide for engagement to ensure it has Page | 5