9770 CULVER BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY, CA 90232-0507
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 30, 2022
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR LEE AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY
FROM: Chair Carlos Valverde and Members of the Equity an d Human Relations Advisory Committee (EHRAC)
SUBJECT: 2022 Accomplishments and 2023 Work Plans
CC: John Nachbar, City Manager
The Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee ( EHRAC) was first appointed by City Council on June 8, 2020 and held its first meeting on July 28, 2020. The EHRAC created and developed its first 202 0-21 approved work plan that was approved by the EHRAC in December 2020 and approved by City Council at the January 25, 2021 City Council meeting.
The EHRAC is currently working on creating a new 20 22-23 fiscal year work plan during their September 27, 2022 regular meeting for approval by the EHRAC and the City Council.
Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee (EHRAC)
January 2022 - August 2022 Accomplishments
Established and appointed committee members to var ious Ad Hoc Subcommittees to implement the tasks of the work pl an created by the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee (EHRAC)
Selected and distributed the Equity and Human Rela tions Award to two categories including an individual award and a non- profit award. The award medallions were presented during a City Council mee ting to the award recipient(s)
Held an Asian American Storytelling event to appre ciate Asian Americans through storytelling. The event featured storytelli ng and a Q&A facilitated discussion with members of the audience
Celebrated Juneteenth as a community through story telling, music, and brief history about Juneteenth. The EHRAC worked closely with the City Council to develop and implement the Juneteenth event for Culver City
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Equity and Human Relations Adviosry Committee (EHRAC) 2023 Work Plans:
The Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee i s working on a work plan for the next fiscal year (2022- 23), with the following broad principles in mind:
Hold additional special public meetings and events on community-wide problems arising in the City that could result in i ntergroup tensions or discrimination because of actual or perceived biases. 2. Continue to prepare and disseminate educational and informational mater ial relating to stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, implicit bi as, microaggressions, and inequity, and ways and means of addressing such issues
Continue to prepare and disseminate educational an d informational material relating to stereotypes, prejudice, discri mination, implicit bias, microaggressions, and inequity, and ways and means of addressing such issues
Continue to work on Diversity Awareness projects d eveloped by the Diversity Awareness Ad Hoc Subcommittee
Distribute the Recommended Civil Discourse Guideli nes created by the Civil Discourse Ad Hoc Subcommittee once approved by City Council Continue to track and publicly report on existing and emerging related issues stemming from complaints from individuals an d visitors concerning interactions with City employees, elected and appoi nted officials, City contractors and City volunteers
Continue to receive community feedback through a c ommunity survey offered in English and Spanish, for the Spanish spe aking community to better understand how the City may serve the commun ity. The survey will be posted electronically posted to the City’s website. The goal of the survey is to gain information on the Spanish speaking comm unity preferences regarding various City departments’ function, avail able services, and how to access such services
Collaborate with other Culver City Commissions, Bo ards and Committees on issues/areas of mutual concern and overlapping jurisdiction, as deemed appropriate by the City Council
The new/updated work plan will be presented to City Council for approval.