Board and Commission
Diversity Report
City Council
February 22, 2022
City Charter
Section 11 - Requires an annual report on the diversity of Council appointments and applications received for boards, commissions, and committees.
1. Art in Public Places
2. Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board
3. Board of Community Services
4. Board of Building Regulations Appeals
5. Board of Public Utilities
6. Community Advisory Board
7. Cultural Heritage Board
8. Design Review Board
9. Housing Authority
10. Measure O Oversight Committee
11. Personnel Board
12. Planning Commission
13. Waterways Advisory Committee
2 2018 Overview
2018 Applicants
– 70 applications
– 94% reported gender information
– 90% reported race/ethnicity information
– 100% reported home address that could be mapped
2018 Appointees
– 20 appointments made
– 19 reported gender information
– 19 reported race/ethnicity information
3 2018 Ethnicity of Applicants
5 African American, 3, 5%
American Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian, 2, 4%
Asian or Pacific Islander, 1,
2%
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic, 37,
71%
Hispanic, 2, 4%
Other, 2, 4%
Prefer not to Answer, 3, 6%
(blank), 2, 4%
Ethnicity of Applicants
African American
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Aleutian
Asian or Pacific Islander
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other
Prefer not to Answer
(blank)
2018 Ethnicity of Appointees
5 African American, 2, 10%
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic, 14,
70%
Hispanic, 2, 10%
Other, 1, 5%
Blank, 1, 5%
Ethnicity of Appointees
African American
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other
Blank
2018 Gender of Applicants
6 Female, 17, 33%
Male, 32, 61%
Prefer not to say/blank, 3, 6%
Gender of Applicants
Female
Male
Prefer not to say/blank
2018 Gender of Appointees
7 Female, 6, 30%
Male, 13, 65%
Prefer not to Say/Blank, 1,
5%
Gender by Appointees
Female
Male
Prefer not to Say/Blank
2018 Geographics of Applicants
8 Central Core, 9, 17%
Northeast, 20, 38%
Northwest, 9, 17%
Southeast, 6, 12%
Southwest, 7, 14%
(blank), 1, 2%
Geographics of Applicants
Central Core
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
(blank)
2018 Geographics of Appointees
9 Central Core, 7, 35%
Northeast, 9, 45%
Northwest, 2, 10%
Southwest, 2, 10%
Geographics by Appointees
Central Core
Northeast
Northwest
Southwest
2018 Ethnicity of Applicants
by Board
10 2018 Ethnicity of Appointees
by Board
11 Gender of Applicants by Board
12 2018 Gender of Appointees
by Board
13 2018 Geographics of Applicants
by Board
14 2018 Geographics of Appointees
by Board
15 2019 Overview
2019 Applicants
– 67 applications
– 96% reported gender information
– 89% reported race/ethnicity information
2019 Appointees
– 50 appointments made
– 50 reported gender information
– 50 reported race/ethnicity information
16 2019 Ethnicity of Applicants
17 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)
2019 Ethnicity of Appointees
18 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
2019 Gender of Applicants
19 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
2019 Gender of Appointees
20 Female, 27, 54%
Male, 22, 44%
Prefer not to Say/Blank, 1,
2%
Gender by Appointees
Female
Male
Prefer not to Say/Blank
2019 Geographics of Applicants
21 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)
2019 Geographics of Appointees
22 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
2019 Ethnicity of Applicants
by Board
23 2019 Ethnicity of Appointees
by Board
24 2019 Gender of Applicants
by Board
25 2019 Gender of Appointees
by Board
26 2019 Geographics of Applicants
by Board
27 2019 Geographics of Appointees
by Board
28 2020 Overview
2020 Applicants
– 45 applications
– 95% reported gender information
– 87% reported race/ethnicity information
2020 Appointees
– 12 appointments made
– 12 reported gender information
– 12 reported race/ethnicity information
29 2020 Ethnicity of Applicants
30 African American, 1, 2%
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic, 25,
64%
Hispanic, 5, 13%
Other, 3, 8%
Prefer not to Answer, 5, 13%
Ethnicity of Applicants
African American
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other
Prefer not to Answer
2020 Ethnicity of Appointees
31 African American
9%
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
75%
Hispanic
8%
Other
8% Ethnicity of Appointees
African American
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other
2020 Gender of Applicants
32 Female, 16, 41%
Male, 21, 54%
Prefer Not to Say, 2, 5%
Gender of Applicants
Female
Male
Prefer Not to Say
2020 Gender of Appointees
33 Female, 3, 25%
Male, 9, 75%
Gender by Appointees
Female
Male
2020 Geographics of Applicants
34 Central Core, 8, 20%
Northeast, 12, 31%
Northwest, 9, 23%
Southeast, 8, 21%
Southwest, 2, 5%
Geopgraphics by Applicant
Central Core
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
2020 Geographics of Appointees
35 Central Core, 2, 17%
Northeast, 5, 41%
Northwest, 2, 17%
Southeast, 1, 8%
Southwest, 2, 17%
Geographics of Appointees
Central Core
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
2020 Ethnicity of Applicants
by Board
36 2020 Ethnicity of Appointees
by Board
37 2020 Gender of Applicants
by Board
38 2020 Gender of Appointees
by Board
39 2020 Geographics of Applicants
by Board
40 2020 Geographics of Appointees
by Board
41 2021 Overview
2021 Applicants
– 98 applications
– 100% reported gender information
– 99% reported race/ethnicity information
2021 Appointees
– 61 appointments made
– 12 reported gender information
– 12 reported race/ethnicity information
42 2021 Ethnicity of Applicants
43 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
Prefer not to Answer
Unknown
2021 Ethnicity of Appointees
44 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
2021 Gender of Applicants
45 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
2021 Gender of Appointees
46 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
2021 Geographics of Applicants
47 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)
2021 Geographics of Appointees
48 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
2021 Ethnicity of Applicants
by Board
49 2021 Ethnicity of Appointees
by Board
50 2021 Gender of Applicants
by Board
51 2021 Gender of Appointees
by Board
52 2021 Geographics of Applicants
by Board
53 Trends Over Years
54 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 Final Thoughts
The expanded report format
– Responds to Council’s ongoing commitment to
diversity and inclusion
– Provides more and better data
– Highlights the value of self-reports by appointees
We welcome your feedback and questions.
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