REPORT TO TASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
SUBJECT
Title
Review Community Listening Session Survey Responses Received
Report
BACKGROUND
Charged with identifying key issues facing the City of Santa Clara (City) involving historically disenfranchised communities and making recommendations to policies that help the City achieve racial equity, the Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Task Force) is holding a series of community listening sessions. Through the community listening sessions, the Task Force will seek the community’s input on what the City can do to build a more inclusive community and invite members of the public to share their experiences and suggestions. In an effort to engage the community in multiple ways, the public can attend the community listening sessions virtually on Zoom, send an email to the Task Force by emailing EquityTaskForce@SantaClaraCA.gov, or take the Task Force’s community listening survey at www.SantaClaraCA.gov/EquityTaskForce.
At the September 13, 2021 Task Force meeting, the Task Force provided input on staff’s suggestions to revise the listening session survey and voted to delegate authority to the Community Listening Sessions Working Group to work with City staff to revise the listening survey and take steps, such as translations and other steps necessary to push out survey accordingly. The Community Listening Sessions Working Group is currently working with staff on revisions to the survey.
DISCUSSION
The Task Force will review the Community Listening Session survey responses received. The survey responses received since the October 18, 2021 special meeting through November 5, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. are included with this report as Attachment 1. Any additional Community Listening Session Survey responses received from November 5, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. through November 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. will be provided as post-meeting material.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This is an information report only and no action is being taken by the City Council and no environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City other than administrative staff time.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion meeting agenda on the City’s official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov <mailto:clerk@santaclaraca.gov>.
Staff
Reviewed by: Genevieve Yip, Staff Analyst I
Approved by: Deanna J. Santana, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Community Listening Session Survey Responses Received