Minutes — Racial Equity Committee, July 26, 2022

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RACIAL EQUITY COMMITTEE
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor, Chair
Mai Vang, District 8, Co-chair
Jay Schenirer, District 5
Rick Jennings, II, District 7

COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney
Kelly F. Rivas, Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor
Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager
Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager

DRAFT Minutes
Racial Equity Committee
Teleconference Meeting Only
City Hall Complex
Council Chamber, 915 I Street, 1st Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-5163

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
10:00 a.m.

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• Consistent with the Brown Act, the public comment periods on the Agenda are not intended to be “Question and Answer” perio ds or convers ations with the Members and C ity o fficials. The limited circ umstances under which Members may respond to public comments are set out in Rule 8 D 2 of the Council Rules of Procedure. • Members of the public with que stions c oncerning Consent Calendar items may c ontact the staff person or the Member whose district is identified on the report prior to the meeting to reduce the need for discussion of Consent Calendar items and to better respond to the public’s questions.

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• In the further interest of time, speakers may be asked to limit their comments to new materials and not repeat what a prior speaker said. Organized groups may choose a single spokesperson who m ay speak for the group but with no increase in time. Speakers shall not concede any part of their allotted time to another speaker. • The Presiding Officer may further limit the time allotted for public comments per speaker or in total for the orderly conduct of the meeting and such limits shall be fairly applied.

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City of Sacramento

Racial Equity Committee

City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
Teleconference Meeting Only

Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
10:00 a.m.

All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Racial Equity Committee unless otherwise noted.

Open Session – 10:00 a.m.

Regular meeting called to order by Mayor Steinberg at 10:03 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

Members Present: Rick Jennings, Jay Schenirer, Mai Vang, and Darrell Steinberg (all via teleconference).

Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Vang.

Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Mayor Steinberg.

Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion. Anyone may request an item be removed for separate consideration.

Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Vang / Member Jennings.

Yes: Rick Jennings, Jay Schenirer, Mai Vang, and Mayor Steinberg

Members of the public provided public comments.

Passed a motion to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated at each item.

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1. Racial Equity Committee Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2022-01229
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Racial Equity Committee meeting minutes dated April 26, 2022.

Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk

Discussion Calendar
Discussion calendar items include an oral presentation including those recommending “receive and file”.

2. Sacramento Fire Department Diversity, Outreach & Recruitment (DOR) Brief [Oral Report] File ID: 2022-01410
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.

Action: Reviewed and provided comment.

Contact: Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager, (916) 808-1174, [email protected], Office of Diversity & Equity; Kim Iannucci, Assistant Chief, Diversity, Outreach, & Recruitment, (916) 808-1300, [email protected], Sacramento Fire Department; Jennifer Needler, Reserve Coordinator, Diversity, Outreach, and Recruitment, (916) 808-2388, [email protected], Sacramento Fire Department

3. Race Forward and Racial Equity Council Update [Oral Report] File ID: 2022-01428
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.

Action: Provided an update on the work of Race Forward and the Racial Equity Council as part of the multi-year Sacramento Centered on Racial Equity (SCORE) initiative and workplan.

Contact: Kelly F. Rivas, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-5300, [email protected], Office of Mayor Darrell Steinberg

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