REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion's Recommended Appointment to Current Member Vacancy
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Chair Darius Brown resigned from the Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Task Force) on July 31, 2021, which created one (1) member vacancy on the Task Force.
At the August 9, 2021 Task Force meeting, the Task Force directed staff to come back with the options for appointing the current member vacancy, with respect to the established eligibility list approved by the City Council (Council) at their January 12, 2021 meeting. The Council approved the Task Force's recommendation to establish an eligibility list to fill future member vacancies, consisting of the candidates who made it to the last round voting (Innae Park, Kevin Landis, and Gustavo Rangel), that would remain active for one (1) year. The January 12, 2021 report to Council is included with this report as Attachment 1.
At the September 13, 2021 Task Force meeting, staff brought forward a report (Attachment 2) outlining the Task Force's options to fill the current member vacancy. Staff reached out to the three applicants on the eligibility list to inquire if there was still an interest to serve on the Task Force. Two of the three applicants, Kevin Landis and Gustavo Rangel, expressed an interest to continue in the process of being re-interviewed. Innae Park withdrew her name from consideration.
The Task Force voted to invite the two available candidates on the Council-approved eligibility list to interview with the full Task Force at their October 18, 2021 special meeting. The applications for both candidates are included with this report as Attachment 3.
DISCUSSION
At the October 18, 2021 Task Force special meeting, the Task Force interviewed Kevin Landis and Gustavo Rangel. Following the interviews and deliberation, the Task Force voted to recommend that the Counci...
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