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35 to advance the SREAP's priorities and equity and inclusion throughout the organization. 36 C. May participate in the Equity and Inclusion Action team that will operationalize 37 departmental equity and inclusion work plans throughout the city that advance the SREAP 38 priorities. 39 D. May represent the City at events where appropriate and approved by city staff or the 40 City Council. 41 E. Perform other duties and functions as requested by city staff or the City Council. 42 43 The commission held its first meeting in September 2024. The general plan for the first 6 44 months was to bring the commission up-to-speed on the work the city has done 45 surrounding equity and inclusion, provide a foundation of understanding and 46 comprehension, and begin discussing the most appropriate way to integrate the advisory 47 commission into city operations. 48 49 The work to-date has been structured intentionally in 3 phases: 50 1. Foundation Building - Providing onboarding, background and history focused on the 51 work the City has already done relating to equity and inclusion (September- 52 November) 53 2. Operational Understanding - Outlining an understanding of how the city's 54 organizational structure operates to better understand how work is done within the 55 City, and identifying common definitions and language. Highlighting areas of 56 strengths of the commission members to support future work plan areas. 57(December-January) 58 3. Work Planning - Discussing the City's new strategic plan and how that will guide the 59 work of the city and commissions. Gaining commission insight, staff insight and 60 council insight into what will be the commission's work plan (February-April) 61 62 Below are the discussion topics from each meeting: 63 64 September: In September, staff led a conversation with the commission that shared the 65 history of the city's Equity and Inclusion work, and reviewed the City's community 66 aspirations and how our Equity and Inclusion work is a part of our community aspirations. 67 68 October: In October, the commission elected its chair and vice chair, received new 69 commissioner onboarding presentation from staff, and began a conversation to review the 70 Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan (SREAP), its purpose, and goals. 71 72 November: In November, staff continued the conversation and review of the SREAP. 73 74 December: In December, the commission approved its 2025 meeting dates. The SREAP 75 conversation continued with a focus on creating shared definitions of commonly used 76 language in Equity and Inclusion work. Staff also led a presentation about the city's 77 organizational structure including commissions, as well as shared the long range Equity 78 and Inclusion Plan for the city. 79 80 January: In January, staff led a conversation reviewing the city's Equity and Inclusion 81 Toolkit and its role in the Request for Council Action process. Additionally, we started a Page 2 of 4 Qbhf!69!pg!354