1 CITY OF SANTA ROSA
2021 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 2021 and appointments made in 2021.
2021 Boards, Commissions, Committees Applications
Received
Appointments
Made
Art in Public Places (APPC) 5 5
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAB) 15 5
Board of Community Services (BOCS) 7 5
Board of Building Regulation Appeals (BOBRA) 0 3
Board of Public Utilities (BPU) 2 4
Community Advisory Board (CAB) 17 11
Cultural Heritage Board (CHB) 5 6
Design Review Board (DRB) 3 5
Housing Authority 29 4
Measure "O" Oversight Committee (Mea O) 4 5
Personnel Board 7 3
Planning Commission (PC) 4 5
Waterways Advisory Committee (WAC) 0 0
Total 98 61
The demographics of applications received (“Applicants”) and appointments made (“Appointees”) for Board, Commission, and Committee members (“Appointees”) are from within the calendar year of 2021. The information provided is based on self-reports:
• 100% of Applicants (84 out of 84) reported gender information Applicants may submit multiple applications, therefore applications received may be higher than applicants. Total applications received (98), Total unique applicants (84) • 99% of Applicants (83 out of 84) reported race/ethnicity information • 98% of Applicants (82 out of 84) 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 (84)
Gender of Applicants by Board (98)
APPC
BPAB
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure “ O”
PB
PB
Grand Total
Female 2 6 3 9 2 2 17 2 2 2 47
Male 2 9 4 2 9 2 1 10 2 4 1 46
Nonbinary or third gender 1 1 2
Prefer not to say 1 1 2
Prefer to self-describe 1 1
Grand Total 5 15 7 2 18 4 3 29 4 7 4 98
Female, 39, 47%
Male, 42, 50%
Nonbinary or third
gender, 1, 1%
Prefer Not to Say, 1,
1%
Prefer to Self-
Describe, 1, 1%
Gender of Applicants
Female
Male
Nonbinary or third gender
Prefer Not to Say
Prefer to Self-Describe
3 Gender of Appointees (61)
Gender of Appointees by Board (61)
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
Female 3 1 2 1 7 3 1 1 3 1 2 25
Male 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 1 2 34
Nonbinary or
third gender 1 1
Prefer Not to Say 1 1
Grand Total 5 5 3 5 4 11 6 5 4 5 3 5 61
Female, 25, 41%
Male, 34, 56%
Nonbinary or third
gender, 1, 1%
Prefer Not to Say, 1,
2%
Gender of Appointees
Female
Male
Nonbinary or third gender
Prefer Not to Say
4 Ethnicity – Applicants (84)
Ethnicity of Applicant by Board (98)
APPC
BPAB
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
African American 1 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 16
American Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian 1 1 2
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 1 3
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic 4 13 3 2 12 1 3 13 1 5 2 59
Hispanic 1 2 3
Other 1 1 1 5 1 9
Prefer not to Answer 1 1 2 1 5
Unknown 1 1
Grand Total 5 15 7 2 18 4 3 29 4 7 4 98
African American, 12,
14%
American
Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian, 2,
2%
Asian or Pacific
Islander, 3, 4%
Caucasian/Non-
Hispanic, 51, 61%
Hispanic, 3, 4%
Other, 8, 9%
Prefer not to Answer,
4, 5%
Unknown, 1, 1%
Ethnicity by Applicant
African American
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Aleutian
Asian or Pacific Islander
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other
5 Ethnicity of Appointees (61)
Ethnicity of Appointees by Board (61)
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
African American 1 1 1 1 1 5
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Aleutian 1 1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 1 1 3
Blank 1 1
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 1 3 34
Hispanic 1 3 1 5
Other 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Prefer Not to Answer 3 1 1 1 6
Grand Total 5 5 3 5 4 11 6 5 4 5 3 5 61
African American, 5,
8%
Asian or Pacific
Islander, 3, 5%
Blank, 1, 1%
Caucasian/Non-
Hispanic, 34, 56%
Hispanic, 5, 8%
Other, 6, 10%
Prefer Not to
Answer, 6, 10%
American
Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian, 1,
2%
Ethnicity of Appointees
African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Blank
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other
Prefer Not to Answer
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Aleutian
6 Geographics of Applicants (84)
Geographics of Applicants by Board (98)
APPC
BPAB
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
Central Core 4 2 2 1 6 2 1 18
Northeast 4 3 2 1 6 1 5 1 2 2 27
Northwest 1 4 1 4 2 11 1 1 25
Southeast 2 3 3 3 2 1 14
Southwest 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 12
(blank) 1 1 2
Grand Total 5 15 7 2 18 4 3 29 4 7 4 98
Central Core, 12, 14%
Northeast, 25, 30%
Northwest, 23, 27%
Southeast, 11, 13%
Southwest, 11, 13%
(blank), 2, 3%
Geographics of Applicant
Central Core Northeast
Northwest Southeast
Southwest (blank)
7 Geographics of Appointees (61)
Geographics of Appointees by Board (61)
APPC
BPAB
BOBRA
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
HA
Measure "O"
PB
PC
Grand Total
Central
Core 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Northeast 2 1 6 4 3 1 2 19
Northwest 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 11
Southeast 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 13
Southwest 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 9
Grand
Total 5 5 3 5 4 11 6 5 4 5 3 5 61
Central Core, 8, 13%
Northeast, 19, 31%
Northwest, 11, 18%
Southeast, 13, 21%
Southwest, 10, 17%
Geographics of Appointees
Central Core
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
8 9
The following table shows trends in Applicant diversity from 2014 to 2021 (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. 2019 data below shows 55 unique applicants. 2020 data below shows 39 unique applicants. 2021 data below shows 84 unique applicants.
Year
Gender Race/Ethnicity Geographic Location
M F NB 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
2020 21 16 2 25 5 1 0 0 3 5 12 9 8 2 8
2021 42 39 1 2 51 3 12 3 2 8 5 25 23 11 11 12 2
Abbreviation Key
Gender: M - Male, F – Female, NB – Nonbinary or third gender 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
10 26
17 20
30 32
16 21
42 22 23 25
33 17
36 16
39 1
3 3 2 2
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Applicants by Gender Over Time
M F NB n/a
11 35
28 35
47 37
32 25
51 6 5 6
9 2
9 5 31 1 2 2 3
0 1
12 0 1 2 2 1 2
0 3
0 0 0 0 2 3
0 21 1 1 2 2 3 3
8 5 6 5 5
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
# of Applicants
Over time
Ethnicity of Applicants Over Time
W H B A/PI AI/AN O/M n/a
12 18 17
21 25
20 12 12
25 5 6
8 12
9 14
9 23
6 4
6 11
6 10
8 11
2 1 0
3 7
3 2
11 2
4 6
10 9
6 8
12 1
10 2
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Geographics of Applicants Over Time
NE NW SE SW C n/a