City of Sacramento
Racial Equity Committee Report
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cityofsacramento.org
File ID: 2026-00544 3/3/2026
Racial Equity Committee Meeting Minutes
File ID: 2026-00544
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the Racial Equity Committee Special Meeting Minutes dated January 20, 2026.
Contact: Rosanna Montesinos, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-7171, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-January 20, 2026, Racial Equity Committee DRAFT Special Meeting Minutes Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: It is the best practice for the legislative body to approve the minutes for each meeting.
Policy Considerations: Per City of Sacramento Charter, Article III, section 33, the City Council shall require the City Clerk to keep a permanent public record of its proceedings showing all action considered and taken, motions and records, the text of ordinances and resolutions introduced or adopted, all amendments thereto proposed or adopted, and the vote of each Council Member regarding any matter before the City Council or any committee thereof.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: None.
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
File ID: 2026-00544 3/3/2026
Rationale for Recommendation: After each Racial Equity Committee meeting, the City Clerk composes the DRAFT Minutes noting the action taken by the legislative body. The DRAFT Minutes are presented to the Racial Equity Committee for its approval as a permanent record of the meetings actions.
Financial Considerations: None.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
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RACIAL EQUITY COMMITTEE
Mai Vang, District 8, Chair
Karina Talamantes, District 3
Eric Guerra, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7, Vice Chair
COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Steve Itagaki, Supervising Deputy City Attorney
Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager
Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
11:00 a.m.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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Special Meeting
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
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City of Sacramento
Racial Equity Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Special Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
11:00 AM
Open Session
Special meeting called to order by Chair Vang at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra (at 11:07 a.m.), Rick Jennings, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Mai Vang.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Member Talamantes.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Member Jennings.
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Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Talamantes / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Rick Jennings, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Mai Vang.
Absent: Member Eric Guerra.
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: 2026-00322
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Racial Equity Committee Meeting minutes dated October 21, 2025.
Contact: Rosanna Montesinos, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-7171, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk
Discussion Calendar
2. Update on Sacramento Centered on Racial Equity (SCORE) Initiative File ID: 2026-00375
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: Received, commented, and provided direction.
Contact: Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity Manager, (916) 808-1174, [email protected], Office of Diversity & Equity, Human Resources Department
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3. Selection of Vice Chair for Calendar Year 2026
File ID: 2026-00346
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Guerra / Member Jennings.
Yes: Members Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Mai Vang.
Members of the public provided public comments.
Passed a Motion selecting Member Karina Talamantes as Racial Equity Committee Vice Chair for calendar year 2026.
Contact: Rosanna Montesinos, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-7171, [email protected]; Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, [email protected]; Office of the City Clerk
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
Committee members made comments and asked questions
Adjourned – 11:55 a.m.