2022-2023
Racial Equity Committee
Projects
MAY 23, 2023
Racial Equity
Committee
Created in 2020
Staffed by each department
Department level equity
assessments
Projects led by Equity and Inclusion
Officers
2023 Equity and Inclusion Officers
City Affinity Groups
Cathy Taylor, Ava Lee, Bridget Cade
Finance
Jonathan Tang
Fire
Brandi Lockhart
Information Services
Gary Carter
Public Works
Glenn Claypool
City Manager’s Office
David Gardinier
Dept of Transportation
Bridget Cade
Police
Steven Hollowell
Rent Control
Jailiesa Bolds
Library
Jeff Kaplan
Community Development
Ava Lee
Community Services
Formerly Arthur Guzman
Human Resources
Mia Engel
City Attorney's Office
Autumn Rindels
Focus Areas
Each department
selected their own
project, following a
department focused
equity assessment
of their current
programs and
practices.
Across the Organization
Data Collection Community
Engagement
Staff Diversity Training Policy Change
Our Information
Systems
Department and
Community
Development
Department
focused on
collecting data that
would help them
understand
staff's work
experience and
where they could
be more inclusive
Rent Control focused
on learning who in
the community they
were and weren't
reaching with their
programs and
developing improved
strategies for
reaching residents
who would benefit
from their programs
Our city affinity groups
created a plan to come
together to find ways to
support each and to
ensure all staff feel
welcomed and
supported in the city
organization, and SMPD
set a goal of 30 x 30 to
increase the rate of
female officers.
Public Works is
providing training
to its staff on
gender neutral
bathrooms and
other equity
issues.
Public works, and CSD have
created internal equity teams to
help identify and update old
policies to reflect best practices in
equity. DoT has changed its
recruitment and retention
strategies to reach more deeply
into the community through
partnerships with trusted
community organizations. HR is
implementing DEI questions in its
interview panels
City Attorney's Office
CAO has begun to implement an Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.
Fire
Department
Workplan – SMFD Equity & Inclusion
Departmental Survey
Modified survey from 43 questions to 10-
key questions
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FXCJDLW (Link
to survey for viewing)
Focus Areas
Established DEI workgroup
• Department-wide Training
Recruitment
Community Outreach
Challenges
Achievements
Recommendations
Affinity Groups
BLACCK: Black
Leadership Advocating
for Change through
Connection and
Kinship/Knowledge
CAPESM :Coalition of
Asian And Pacific
Employees of Santa
Monica
CommUNITY
Out in Santa Monica Santa Monica Alliance
of White Anti-Racists
City Manager's Office
0 2
4 6
8 10
12 14 Current Language Access Needs by Issue Area
Finance Department
Department-focused
• 360 Degree Communication
• Training (professional, personal, cross-division)
Community-focused
• Procurement – disparity study
• Business License Tax Provision modernization
2023-2024
NEW AND CONTINUING
PROJECTS
INCREASED TRAINING
AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
CALL FOR NEW
APPLICANTS IS NOW
OPEN