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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date:May 23, 2022 Item No.: 7.b Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: All Department Equity Update 2021-2022 1 B ACKGROUND 2 The deaths of Philando Castile on July 6, 2016 and George Floyd on May 25, 2020, among too many 3 others in the Twin Cities metro and nationwide, havepropelled the momentum of equity work within the 4 City of Roseville. Since 2018, city staff have been formally invested in equity work through foundational 5 training and goal development in the Government Alliance on Race Equity (GARE) program. 6 7 In 2020, City Council approved an 18-month contract with CultureBrokers, LLC to assist staff in 8 developing a comprehensive racial equity plan. In addition, an Equity and Inclusion Manager was hired 9 to help facilitate and implement strategic equity priorities across the city’s departments. This new racial 10 equity plan is called the Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan (SREAP) and focuses on three internal high- 11 impact areas that need to be addressed immediately to lay the foundation for future equity considerations. 12 13 While the SREAP explicitly looks to address racial disparities, the city is focused on improving disparities 14 among all of the various groups that make up the City of Roseville. In addition to the organizational goals 15 being developed in the SREAP, city departments have been working through unique equity challenges 16 and objectives related to their own areas of expertise. Many of the day-to-day equity and inclusion 17 initiatives over the past year are highlighted in the attached presentation by department. 18 19 SREAP updates can be found on the City of Roseville website here. 20 (https://www.cityofroseville.com/3480/Racial-Equity-and-Inclusion) 21 22 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 23 The on-going work of equity within the city organization reflects the city’s Racial Equity Narrative. The 24 City of Roseville is dedicated to creating an inclusive community where the predictability of success is 25 not based on race or ethnicity. The actions of government at the federal ,state, and local level have created 26 racial disparities that continue to harm our community. Rectifying these disparities is critical to the 27 development of a vibrant community and a high quality of life for all residents. All city departments will 28 continue to prioritize racial equity in their planning, delivery, and evaluation of programs, policies and 29 services. To assist with these efforts, and as a priority identified in the SREAP, staff have worked to 30 develop and begin implementation of a Racial Equity Toolkit, that serves as a guide for reflection of the 31 ways in which decisions impact all community stakeholders, including those from underrepresented 32 communities. The City of Roseville is committed to taking tangbile steps to normalize, organize and 33 operationalize racial equity principles and tools, with an eye toward impactful and sustainable outcomes 34 that create a more equitable community.