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October 26, 2020 Item 9.f City of Roseville Equity &Inclusion October2020 Introduction This monthly update highlights the on-going work being EquityNarrative undertaken by staff as it relates to racial equity. The purpose of this update is to inform both City Council, staff and the public The City of Roseville is regarding this work in an effort to share information as well as to dedicated to creating an inclusive community spark opportunities for partnerships or leveraging additional where the predictability of resources. success is not based on race or ethnicity. Multicultural Advisory Commission The actions of The RPD Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC) virtually met nd government at the federal, as a group for their 2 meeting on September 24, 2020 at 6:00 state, and local level have p.m. Following a quick ice-breaker, the group broke into smaller created racial disparities groups to discuss a question posed by a MAC member at the end that continue to harm our of the firstmeeting: “What can we do right now to lessen our community. Rectifying these disparities is critical community tension?” A few action items created by the group for to the development of a the next meeting(s) are to create a current organizational chart of vibrant community and a the PD and a first (mini) “RPD 101” presentation to be presented high quality of lifefor all to the group and to spend some time with initial committee residents. onboarding tasks. Safe tours of the PD will be scheduled with a All City Departments will few MAC members at a time in the next few months. The next prioritize racial equity in MAC meeting is scheduled for 10/29/2020 at 6:00 p.m. their planning, delivery, and evaluation of programs, policies, and In addition, based on suggestions and recommendations from the services. MAC, we have updated all of our interview panels to include question(s) on cultural competence. The City of Roseville is committed to taking tangible steps to Diversity, Equity& Inclusion Consultant normalize, organize, and A panel of reviewers consisting of the City Manager, Assistant operationalize racial City Manager, a member of the city’s GARE team, a member of equity principles and the Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission, and a tools, with an eye toward community member reviewed the twenty-one proposals that were impactful and sustainable outcomes that create a received. The group narrowed down a selection of consultants to more equitable interview over two days. Based on feedback and interviews, the community. team will be recommending the City Council contract with one of the consultants at the October 26 council meeting. Details of that recommendation are included in the agenda packet materials for that meeting.