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RACIAL EQUITY COMMITTEE
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor, Chair
Mai Vang, District 8, Co-chair
Caity Maple, District 5
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney
Kelly F. Rivas, Senior Advisor, Office of the Mayor
Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager
Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager
DRAFT Minutes
Racial Equity Committee
City Hall Complex
Council Chamber, 915 I Street, 1st Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
10:00 a.m.
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City of Sacramento
Racial Equity Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
10:00 AM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Racial Equity Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open S ession - 10:00 a.m.
Regular meeting called to order by Mayor Steinberg at 10:02 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Caity Maple, Mai Vang, and Darrell Steinberg.
Members Absent: Rick Jennings.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Maple.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Maple.
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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 Maple.
Yes: Members Maple, Vang, and Mayor Steinberg
Absent: Member Jennings.
A motion passed to adopt the Consent Calendar in one motion except as indicated at each item.
1. Racial Equity Committee Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2023-00918
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Racial Equity Committee meeting minutes dated April 11, 2023.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
Discussion Calendar
2. SCORE Initiative Update [Oral Report]
File ID: 2023-01033
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: Provided an update on the work of Race Forward, the Racial Equity Alliance, and the Racial Equity Council as part of the multi-year Sacramento Centered on Racial Equity (SCORE) initiative and workplan.
Contact: Kelly F. Rivas, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, (916) 808-5300, [email protected]
3. African American Experience History Project Final Draft Historic Context and the Historic Building Survey Findings (M23-003)
File ID: 2023-00936
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Maple / Member Vang.
Yes: Members Maple, Vang, and Mayor Steinberg
Absent: Member Jennings.
Passed a Motion recommending the City Council accept the African American Experience Project Historic Context Statement and the Historic Building Survey Findings concerning potentially historically significant resources.
Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department
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4. Update on the City’s Cannabis Equity Study and Consideration of a Policy Proposal to Continue the Cannabis Opportunity Reinvestment and Equity (CORE) Program and Establish a Tax Benefit for the Program
File ID: 2023-00985
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Vang / Member Maple.
Yes: Members Maple, Vang, and Mayor Steinberg
Absent: Member Jennings.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) Reviewed and received a presentation on the status of the 2023 Cannabis Equity Study (Study); 2) Considered a policy proposal to continue the CORE Program as a permanent City program and establish a Program benefit to provide cannabis business operating tax relief for cannabis businesses that are 51% CORE-owned and 51% CORE-profit-sharing (Proposal); and 3) Passed a Motion forwarding the Proposal to Council for consideration of approval.
Contact: Davina Smith, Cannabis Manager, (916) 808-4772, [email protected], Zarah Cruz, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8925, [email protected], Nhan Pham, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-4775, [email protected]; Office of Cannabis Management, Office of the City Manager
5. Recommendations to Begin Implementing Mandatory Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)/Racial Equity (RE) Training for City Elected Officials, Council Staff, and Appointed Officers
File ID: 2023-01076
Location: Citywide
Action: Received a presentation on recommendations to begin implementation of mandatory Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)/Racial Equity (RE) Training for City Elected Officials, Council Staff, and Appointed Officers and provided direction.
Contact: Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity and Equity Manager, 916-808-1174, [email protected], Office of Diversity & Equity, Department of Human Resources; Larissa Wohl, Strategic Workforce Equity Analyst, 916-808-5839, [email protected], Office of Diversity & Equity, Department of Human Resources
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Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Racial Equity Staff Report
None.
Public Comments-Matters Not on the Agenda
Members of the public provided public comments.
Adjourned – 11:58 a.m.