1 CITY OF SANTA ROSA
2019 Report of Diversity of City Council Appointees
Section 11 of the City of Santa Rosa’s Charter requires an annual report on the diversity of Council appointments for boards, commissions, and committees. Additionally, Section 11 states, “The report shall contain, but is not limited to, the total number of appointments in a given year, the total number of applications in a given year, and relevant diversity information including geographic and ethnic diversity. Further, the report will evaluate the progress and success of increasing the diversity of appointments.”
In addition to the specified requirements, this report includes data on gender diversity1.
The table below lists the bodies included in the report with the overview of applications received in 2019 and appointments made in 2019.
2019 Boards, Commissions, Committees Applications
Received
Appointments
Made
Art in Public Places (APPC) 5 4
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAB) 7 5
Board of Community Services (BOCS) 3 3
Board of Building Regulation Appeals (BOBRA) 2 4
Board of Public Utilities (BPU) 1 2
Community Advisory Board (CAB) 20 8
Cultural Heritage Board (CHB) 3 6
Design Review Board (DRB) 2 4
Housing Authority 13 4
Measure "O" Oversight Committee (Mea O) 4 3
Personnel Board 4 5
Planning Commission (PC) 3 2
Waterways Advisory Committee (WAC) 0 0
Total 67 50
The demographics of applications received (“Applicants”) and appointments made (“Appointees”) for Board, Commission, and Committee members (“Appointees”)are from within the calendar year of 2019. The information provided is based on self-reports:
• 96% of Applicants (53 out of 55) reported gender information Applicants may submit multiple applications, therefore applications received may be higher than applicants. Total applications received (67), Total unique applicants (55) • 89 % of Applicants (49 out of 55) reported race/ethnicity information • 100% of Applicants (55 out of 55) provided a home address that could be mapped (e.g. not a P.O. box)
1 Gender options include Male, Female, Non-Binary/Third Gender, or Prefer not to say.
2 Gender – Applicants (55)
Gender of Applicants by Board
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure “ O”
PB
PC
Grand Total
Female 4 5 2 1 12 1 1 7 2 3 2 40
Male 1 2 1 8 2 1 5 2 1 1 24
Prefer not to say 1 1
Prefer to self-
describe 1 1
(blank) 1 1
Grand Total 5 7 2 3 1 20 3 2 13 4 4 3 67
Female, 36, 65%
Male, 16, 29%
Prefer Not to
Say/Blank, 2, 4%
Prefer to Self-
Describe, 1, 2%
Gender of Applicants
Female
Male
Prefer Not to Say/Blank
Prefer to Self-Describe
3 Gender of Appointees (50)
Gender of Appointees by Board (50)
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
Female 3 5 3 1 5 2 2 2 3 1 27
Male 1 4 1 3 4 4 2 2 1 22
Prefer Not to Say/Blank 1 1
Grand Total 4 5 4 3 2 8 6 4 4 3 5 2 50
Female, 27, 54%
Male, 22, 44%
Prefer not to
Say/Blank, 1, 2%
Gender by Appointees
Female
Male
Prefer not to Say/Blank
4 Ethnicity – Applicants (55)
Ethnicity of Applicant by Board (67)
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
Planning
Commission
Grand Total
American Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian 1 1 1 3
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 1 2
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic 4 4 1 2 1 12 3 2 8 2 1 40
Hispanic 1 4 1 2 1 9
Other 1 1 1 3
Prefer not to Answer 2 1 2 2 1 1 9
(blank) 1 1
Grand Total 5 7 2 3 1 20 3 2 13 4 4 3 67
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Aleutian, 3, 6%
Asian or Pacific
Islander, 2, 4%
Caucasian/Non-
Hispanic, 32, 58%
Hispanic, 9, 16%
Other, 3, 5%
Prefer not to Answer,
5, 9%
(blank), 1, 2%
Ethnicity by Applicant
American Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian
Asian or Pacific Islander
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other
Prefer not to Answer
(blank)
5 Ethnicity of Appointees (50)
Ethnicity of Appointees by Board (50)
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
African American 1 1 2
American
Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian 1 1
Asian or Pacific
Islander 1 1
Caucasian/Non-
Hispanic 3 4 2 3 2 4 6 4 3 1 1 33
Hispanic 1 2 2 5
Other 1 1 2
Prefer Not to
Answer 1 1 2 1 1 6
Grand Total 4 5 4 3 2 8 6 4 4 3 5 2 50
African American, 2,
4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Aleutian, 1, 2%
Asian or Pacific
Islander, 1, 2%
Caucasian/Non-
Hispanic, 33, 66%
Hispanic, 5, 10%
Other, 2, 4%
Prefer Not to
Answer, 6, 12%
Ethnicity of Appointees
African American
American Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian
Asian or Pacific Islander
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other
Prefer Not to Answer
6 Geographics of Applicants (55)
Geographics of Applicants by Board (67)
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
Central Core 1 1 2 1 1 6
Northeast 1 1 1 5 2 1 3 1 15
Northwest 1 2 1 2 10 2 1 19
Southeast 2 3 1 3 3 1 1 14
Southwest 1 1 1 3
(blank) 1 1 8 10
Grand Total 5 7 2 3 1 20 3 2 13 4 4 3 67
Central Core, 6, 11%
Northeast, 12, 22%
Northwest, 14, 25%
Southeast, 10, 18%
Southwest, 3, 6%
(blank), 10, 18%
Geographics of Applicants
Central Core
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
(blank)
7 Geographics of Appointees (50)
Geographics of Appointees by Board
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
Central Core 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 10
Northeast 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 23
Northwest 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8
Southeast 1 1 1 1 1 5
Southwest 1 2 1 4
Grand Total 4 5 4 3 2 8 6 4 4 3 5 2 50
Central Core, 10, 20%
Northeast, 23, 46%
Northwest, 8, 16%
Southeast, 5, 10%
Southwest, 4, 8%
Geographics by Appointees
Central Core
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
8 9
The following table shows trends in Applicant diversity from 2014 to 2019 (based on self-reports). Please note that in 2018, data was collected through the Granicus Boards and Commissions on-line application portal. Prior to 2017, data was gathered manually. 2018 data below shows 52 unique applicants, with 70 total applications (not appointees). 2019 data below shows 55 unique applicants, with 67 total applications (not appointees).
Year
Gender Race/Ethnicity Geographic Location
M F n/a W H B A/PI AI/A
N O/M n/a NE NW SE SW C n/a
2014 26 22 35 6 1 0 0 1 18 5 6 2 2
2015 17 23 28 5 1 1 0 1 17 6 4 1 4
2016 20 25 35 6 2 2 0 1 21 8 6 0 6
2017 30 33 47 9 2 2 0 2 25 12 11 3 10
2018 32 17 3 37 2 3 1 2 2 5 20 9 6 7 9 1
2019 16 36 3 32 9 0 2 3 3 6 12 14 10 3 6 10
Abbreviation Key
Gender: M - Male, F – Female, N/A – Prefer Not to Say/Blank/Prefer to Self-Describe Race/Ethnicity: W - White, B- Black/African American, H - Hispanic, A/PI - Asian/Pacific Islander, AI/AN - American Indian/Alaskan Native, O/M - Other/Multi-racial, n/a = Prefer not to answer or blank
Geographic Location: NE- Northeast, NW - Northwest, SE - Southeast, SW – Southwest, C - Core