REPORT TO TASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
SUBJECT
Title
Update on Observance of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day Survey
Report
BACKGROUND
At the October 29, 2020 Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Task Force) meeting, the Task Force voted to form a subcommittee ("Considerations of Historical Recognitions Subcommittee") to work with City staff on research for the renaming of Columbus Day, the development of questions, and methods of engaging the public.
At the November 9, 2020 Task Force meeting, Chair Brown reported that the subcommittee had worked with staff to develop a survey that respectfully considers the historical significance of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day and that the subcommittee would be reaching out to Native American organizations in Santa Clara County for feedback.
Staff presented the draft survey to the Task Force for input at their February 25, 2021 meeting. At the April 12, 2021 Task Force meeting, the Task Force approved the Observance of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day survey (Attachment 1) and directed staff to move forward with the survey and to translate the survey in the languages provided by the City before its release.
The Observance of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day survey went live on October 21, 2021, and has been promoted via the City's communications channels (GovDelivery, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and NextDoor). The survey is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Hindi, and Tagalog, and can be accessed on the Task Force's page: www.SantaClaraCA.gov/EquityTaskForce.
DISCUSSION
Staff is bringing forward the survey responses received from October 21, 2021 through November 5, 2021, for the Task Force's consideration. The Observance of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day survey has received a total of 792 responses. The raw data of collected survey responses is included with this report as Attachment 2. The t...
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