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32 through effective and inclusive communication, effective engagement, and collaborative <br />33 decision-making." The objective is to find an impactful, clear and sustainable structure for <br />34 the community to assist with advancing equity and inclusion in city operations. <br />35 <br />36 Racial Equity Impact Summary <br />37 Since 2010, the diversity of the racial and ethnic makeup of our community has increased <br />38 roughly 12.6% based on data from the American Community Survey. <br />39 <br />40 2022 American Community Survey Data vs. 2010 American Community Survey Data <br />Demographic 2022 ACS 2010 ACS <br />White alone 73.7% (decrease of 12.2% since <br />85.9% <br />2010) <br />Black or African American, alone 8.2% (increase of 3% since <br />5.2% <br />2010) <br />American Indian and Alaska .6% (increase of .27% since <br />.33% <br />Native, alone 2010) <br />Asian, alone 8.2% (increase of 2.3% since <br />5.9% <br />2010) <br />Native Hawaiian and other 0.0% (no percentage change but <br />0% <br />Pacific Islanders, alone there has been a numerical <br />increase) <br />Two or More Races 8.0% (increase of 6.2% since <br />1.8% <br />2010) <br />Hispanic or Latino 4.9% (increase of .8% since <br />4.1% <br />2010) <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 Additional demographic data includes: <br />Demographic 2022 ACS 2010 ACS <br />Persons with a disability 7.0% <br />Not Available <br />Language other than English 15.1% <br />11.2% <br />spoken at home <br />Persons 65 years and over 22.3% <br />20.7% <br />Persons under 18 years 23.6% <br />14% <br />Persons, foreign-born 10.8% <br />9.7% <br />44 <br />45 Although city demographic surveys conducted over the past few years of commissions <br />46 demonstrate that during certain snapshots-in-time, the city commissions somewhat reflect <br />47 the rich diversity found in our community, it should be noted that it is primarily concentrated <br />48 within one commission and not necessarily across the depth and breadth of city <br />49 commissions as a whole. Additionally, over time, this commission has not maintained the <br />50 representation reflective of the community. It is the city's intention that any additional <br />51 vacancies filled or with any other group structure there will be intentionality to fill these <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />Qbhf!4!pg!51 <br /> <br />