Boards, Commissions,
and Committees
Diversity Report - 2022
Presenter: Dina Manis, City Clerk
August 22, 2023
1 Report to Include
• Charter Requirements for annual report
• 2022 Overview of total number of applications and appointments • Diversity data related to applicants and appointees ethnicity, gender, and geographics
• Additional data requested by City Council in 2022
2 Charter
Requirements
Section 11 - Requires an annual report on the diversity of Council appointments and applications received for
boards, commissions, and committees.
3 • Art in Public Places
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board
• Board of Community Services
• Board of Building Regulations Appeals (Full Council)
• Board of Public Utilities
• Community Advisory Board
• Cultural Heritage Board
• Design Review Board
• Housing Authority (Full Council)
• Measure O Oversight Committee
• Personnel Board (Full Council)
• Planning Commission
• Waterways Advisory Committee (Full Council)
2022
Overview
• 2022 Applicants
• 66 Applications (46 unique)
• 93% reported gender information
• 96% reported race/ethnicity information
• 96% reported home address that could be mapped
• 2022 Appointees
• 23 appointments made
• 100% reported gender, race/ethnicity, and
geographical information
4 DIVERSITY DATA
5 6
Male, 27, 59%
Female, 16, 35%
Nonbinary/third gender, 0, 0%
Prefer to self-describe, 0, 0%
Prefer Not To Say, 1, 2%
No Response, 2, 4%
Gender of Applicants
Male
Female
Nonbinary/third gender
Prefer to self-describe
Prefer Not To Say
No Response
7 Male, 17, 74%
Female, 6, 26%
Nonbinary/third gender, 0, 0%
Prefer to self-describe, 0, 0%
Prefer not to say, 0, 0%
Gender of Appointees
Male
Female
Nonbinary/third gender
Prefer to self-describe
Prefer not to say
Gender of
Appointees
by District
(23)
D-1
D-2
D-3
D-4
D-5
D-6
D-7
Total
Female 1 1 1 1 2 6
Male 1 1 1 6 2 2 4 17
Total 2 1 2 6 3 3 6 23
Gender of
Appointees by
Appointing
Authority (23)
C. Rogers
City Council
D. MacDonald
E. Alvarez
J. Okrepkie
J. Sawyer
N. Rogers
Plan. Comm.
T. Schwedhelm
Total
Female 1 1 1 2 1 6
Male 1 5 1 5 2 1 1 1 17
Total 1 6 1 2 7 3 1 1 1 23
10 African American, 1,
2%
American Indian/Alaskan
Native Aleutian, 1, 2%
Asian or Pacific Islander, 2, 5%
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic, 29, 63%
Hispanic, 6, 13%
No Response, 1, 2%
Other, 5, 11%
Prefer not to Answer, 1, 2% Ethnicity of Applicants
African American
American Indian/Alaskan Native Aleutian
Asian or Pacific Islander
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
No Response
Other
Prefer not to Answer
11 African American, 3, 13%
Asian or Pacific Islander, 1, 5%
Causasian/Non-Hispanic, 18, 78%
Hispanic, 1, 4%
Ethnicity of
Appointees
African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Causasian/Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Ethnicity of
Appointees
by District
(23)
D-1
D-2
D-3
D-4
D-5
D-6
D-7
Total
African American 2 1 3
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 1
Causasian/Non-Hispanic 2 1 2 4 3 1 5 18
Hispanic 1 1
Total 2 1 2 6 3 3 6 23
Ethnicity of
Appointees by
Appointing
Authority (23)
C. Rogers
City Council
D. MacDonald
E. Alvarez
J. Okrepkie
J. Sawyer
N. Rogers
Plan. Comm.
T. Schwedhelm
Total
African American 1 1 1 3
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 1
Causasian/Non-Hispanic 1 5 1 2 5 2 1 1 18
Hispanic 1 1
Total 1 6 1 2 7 3 1 1 1 23
14 Central Core, 5, 11%
No Response, 2, 4%
Northeast, 14, 30%
Northwest, 9, 20%
Southeast, 9, 20%
Southwest, 7, 15% Geographics of Applicants
Central Core
No Response
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
15 Central Core, 8, 35%
Northeast, 4, 17%
Northwest, 5, 22%
Southeast, 2, 9%
Southwest, 4, 17% Geographics of Appointees
Central Core
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
Geographics
of
Appointees
by Board (23)
APPC
BPAB
BOCS
BPU
CAB
CHB
DRB
Meas. "O"
PB
PC
WAC
Total
Central Core 1 1 2 1 1 2 8
Northeast 1 1 1 1 4
Northwest 1 3 1 5
Southeast 1 1 2
Southwest 2 2 4
Total 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 3 2 1 5 23
Council
Member
Snapshots
17 18
Male Female
Non-
Binary or
Third
Gender
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
Caucasian /
Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic African
American
Asian /
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian /
Alaskan
Native
Aleutian
Other /
Multi-
Racial
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Aug. 2023
(0 vacancies) 5 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 3 3 0 0
E. ALVAREZ (DISTRICT 1) – ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SNAPSHOT Date
Gender Race/Ethnicity District
Male Female
Non-
Binary or
Third
Gender
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
Caucasian
/
Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic African
American
Asian /
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian /
Alaskan
Native
Aleutian
Other /
Multi-
Racial
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Aug. 2023
(0 vacancies) 2 8 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 3 0 1 1
M. STAPP (DISTRICT 2) – ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SNAPSHOT
DATE
Gender Race/Ethnicity District
19 Male Female
Non-
Binary or
Third
Gender
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
Caucasian
/
Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic African
American
Asian /
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian /
Alaskan
Native
Aleutian
Other /
Multi-
Racial
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Aug. 2023
(0 vacancies) 5 5 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 1
D. MACDONALD (DISTRICT 3) – ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SNAPSHOT Date
Gender Race/Ethnicity District
Male Female
Non-
Binary or
Third
Gender
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
Caucasian
/
Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic African
American
Asian /
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian /
Alaskan
Native
Aleutian
Other /
Multi-
Racial
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Aug. 2023
(1 vacancy) 4 5 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0
V. FLEMING (DISTRICT 4) – ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SNAPSHOT Date
Gender Race/Ethnicity District
20 Male Female
Non-Binary
or Third
Gender
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
Caucasian
/
Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic African
American
Asian /
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian /
Alaskan
Native
Aleutian
Other /
Multi-
Racial
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Aug. 2023
(0 vacancies) 6 4 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 3
DATE
C. ROGERS (DISTRICT 5) – ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SNAPSHOT
Gender Race/Ethnicity District
Male Female
Non-
Binary or
Third
Gender
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
Caucasian
/
Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic African
American
Asian /
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian /
Alaskan
Native
Aleutian
Other /
Multi-
Racial
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Aug. 2023
(0 vacancies) 7 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 1 1
District
J. OKREPKIE (DISTRICT 6) – ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SNAPSHOT DATE
Gender Race/Ethnicity
21 Male Female
Non-
Binary or
Third
Gender
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
Caucasian
/
Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic African
American
Asian /
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian /
Alaskan
Native
Aleutian
Other /
Multi-
Racial
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Aug. 2023
(0 vacancies) 6 3 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 3
N. ROGERS (DISTRICT 7) – ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SNAPSHOT
DATE
Gender Race/Ethnicity District
Male Female
Non-
Binary or
Third
Gender
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
Caucasian
/
Non-
Hispanic
Hispanic African
American
Asian /
Pacific
Islander
American
Indian /
Alaskan
Native
Aleutian
Other /
Multi-
Racial
Prefer
Not to
Say /
Blank
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Aug. 2023
(4 vacancies) 18 3 0 0 15 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 8 1 1 4
FULL COUNCIL – ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SNAPSHOT
DATE
Gender Race/Ethnicity District
Trends Over Years
Year
Gender Race/Ethnicity Geographic Location
M F NB N/A W H B A/PI AI/AN 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
2022 27 16 3 29 6 1 2 1 5 2 14 9 9 7 5 2
22 23
26 17
20 30
32 16
21 42
27 22 23
25 33
17 36
16 39
16 1
3 3
2 2
3 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Gender of Applicants Over Time
M F NB N/A
24 35
28 35
47 37
32 25
51 29
6 5 6
9 2
9 5
3 6
1 1 2 2 3
0 1
12 10 1 2 2 1 2
0 3 2
0 0 0 0
2 3
0 2 11 1 1 2 2 3 3
8 55 6 5 5
2 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
# of Applicants
Over time
Ethnicity of Applicants Over Time
W H B A/PI AI/AN O/M N/A
Comparison to Census Data - Ethnicity
25 3-year Average
of Applicants
2020 Census Ethnicity Data
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic 63% 62.3%
Hispanic 10% 34%
Black or African American Alone 6% 2%
API 3% Asian Alone =5.9%
Other Pacific Islander at .4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Aleutian 1% 1.2%
Other/Multi-Racial 10% 8.9%
Prefer not to say or no response 7%
26 18
17 21
25 20
12 12
25 14
5 6
8 12
9 14
9 23
9 6
4 6
11 6
10 8
11 9
2 1
0 3
7 3
2 11
7 2
4 6
10 9
6 8
12 5
1 10
2 2
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Geographics of Applicants Over Time
NE NW SE SW C N/A
Final Thoughts
27 The expanded report format
• Highlights the value of self-reports by appointees
• Provides additional data as requested at the 2022 report catch-up • Responds to Council’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, and need for continued efforts by all
Recommendation
It is recommended by the City Clerk’s
Office that Council, by motion,
accept the 2022 Annual Report of
Diversity of City Council Appointees
and provide feedback to staff on
future reports.
28 QUESTIONS?
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