DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
9:00 AM
Special Meeting
Council Chamber, 915 I Street, 1st Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
Racial Equity Committee
RACIAL EQUITY COMMITTEE
Mai Vang, District 8, Chair
Karina Talamantes, District 3, Vice Chair
Eric Guerra, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
COMMITTEE STAFF
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Steve Itagaki, Supervising Deputy City
Attorney
Leyne Milstein, Assistant City Manager
Aimée Zenzele Barnes, Diversity & Equity
Manager
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Open Session
Special meeting called to order by Chair Vang at 9:08 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra (at 9:12 a.m.), Rick Jennings, Karina Talamantes, and Chair Mai Vang.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Chair Vang.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Member Jennings.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one Motion.
Action: Member Moved/Seconded: Member Jennings / Chair Vang.
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: 2026-00732
Location: Citywide
Action: Passed a Motion approving the Racial Equity Committee Meeting Minutes dated March 3, 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
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Discussion Calendar
2. Sacramento Centered on Racial Equity (SCORE) Work Plan File ID: 2026-00838
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 approving the SCORE Work Plan as the start to operationalize racial equity in the City, with the goal of producing material outcomes for all residents to thrive and foster a culture of shared partnership between community and government.
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 – 9:35 a.m.
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