RACIAL EQUITY COMMITTEE
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor, Chair
Mai Vang, District 8, Co-chair
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
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
915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
2:00 p.m.
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Racial Equity Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Special Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
2:00 PM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Racial Equity Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open Session
Special meeting called to order by Vice Chair Vang at 2: 01 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Rick Jennings, Mai Vang, and Chair Darrell Steinberg.
Member Absent: Lisa Kaplan.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Councilmember Jennings.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Councilmember Jennings.
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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: Mayor Steinberg / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Rick Jennings, Mai Vang, and Darrell Steinberg.
Absent: Member Lisa Kaplan.
Members of the public provided public comments.
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: 2024-00289
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Racial Equity Committee meeting minutes dated January 30, 2024.
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442,
[email protected], Office of the City Clerk
Discussion Calendar
2. Sacramento Equity Explore Design (SEED) Presentation File ID: 2024-00743
Location: Citywide
Action: Reviewed and commented.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Contact: Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity and Equity Manager, 916-808-1174, [email protected], Office of Diversity & Equity, Department of Human Resources; Robert Bell, Equity Administrative Analyst, 916-808-7184, [email protected], Office of Diversity & Equity, Department of Human Resources
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3. Draft Parks Plan 2040 Public Release
File ID: 2024-00775
Location: Citywide
Action: Reviewed and commented.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Contact: Dana Repan, Senior Planner, (916) 808-2762, [email protected]; Jason Wiesemann, Park Planning, Design and Development Manager, (916) 808-7634, [email protected], Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
4. Update on Development and Application of Interim Racial Equity Tool for City Budget [Oral Report]
File ID: 2024-00760
Location: Citywide
Action: Received and filed.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Contact: Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager, (916) 808-1174, [email protected], Office of Diversity & Equity, Human Resources Department
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Racial Equity Staff Report
None.
Adjourned – 3:51 p.m.