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Racial Equity Committee Special Meeting - April 2, 2024

Racial Equity Committee — Tuesday, April 2, 2024
BodySacramento, California
SessionRacial Equity Committee
DateTuesday, April 2, 2024
StatusFILED
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0:28

Thank you.

0:28

Councilmember Kaplan.

0:31

Councilmember Jennings.

0:32

Here.

0:33

Councilmember Ving.

0:34

Here.

0:34

Mayor Steinberg.

0:36

Here.

0:36

We have a quorum.

0:37

Thank you.

0:38

Councilmember Jennings, would you help us lead us in our land acknowledgement and also the Pledge of Allegiance?

0:44

Be my pleasure.

0:45

Okay.

0:47

Everyone rise for the opening acknowledgment in honor of Sacramento Indigenous People, People and Tribal Land.

0:54

Tribal Evans.

0:55

I apologize.

0:57

All right, let me go.

0:58

To the original people of this land, the Nision people, the Southern Maidu, the Valley and Plains Miwok, the Patton Whiton, and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe.

1:11

May we acknowledge and honor the Native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous people's history, contributions, and lives.

1:31

We will now do the Pledge of Allegiance, which you salute.

1:34

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

1:41

One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

1:49

Thank you, Councilmember Jennings.

1:51

Welcome everyone and happy Tuesday.

1:53

Um it's April, so happy April to all.

1:57

Um today we have three items for discussion today, but before we begin discussion items, we do have one item of consent.

2:03

Uh, Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments on this item?

2:07

Thank you.

2:08

Yes, we have one uh public comment.

2:10

May I please have Mac come to the podium?

2:20

Good early evening.

2:22

Consent means we already made just a citing behind closed doors.

2:27

This is a show when you come out here.

2:28

Is this no uh discussion?

2:30

You are saying what you should have been behind closure with them saying this consent.

2:35

This is how lousy our whole house government operate.

2:43

Thank you for your comments.

2:44

How to all the public speakers right now.

2:46

Thank you so much.

2:46

Um, the item on consent is minutes from our last meeting.

2:49

Um, would any of my colleagues like to move this item?

2:53

Moved.

2:54

Oh, Councilmember Jennings, you'll look like you had a comment.

2:57

Go ahead.

2:58

I just want to move it.

3:00

I'll second it, but I want to second it with a comment, if that's appropriate.

3:04

Yeah.

3:04

Okay.

3:05

I just want to be clear to the public as far as a consent item is concerned.

3:10

It is not an item that we have spoken about before we meet this meeting.

3:14

It's an item that comes in this meeting, and we then decide whether or not it we can move forward and go forward.

3:21

And if there's any discussion, whether it be from the public and or this governing body, that is the time to have the discussion about the item.

3:29

If there's no discussion, we move it forward.

3:31

So I just want to be clear on the purposes of a consent item as we go forward.

3:36

I don't want the public to be confused.

3:41

Okay, thank you very much.

3:42

Thank you, Councilmember Jennings.

3:44

So the item was moved by Mayor Steinberg, second by Council Member Jennings, and this is an item regarding just minutes from our last meeting.

3:50

Uh Madam Clerk, please call the vote.

3:54

Councilmember Jennings.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Racial Equity Committee█████████████████████████████████████████████52%
Parks and Recreation████████████████19%
Budget and Finance██████████11%
Public Comments██████7%
Technology and Innovation███4%
Procedural███3%
Community Engagement███3%
Data Management█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Racial Equity Committee Special Meeting - April 2, 2024

The Racial Equity Committee met on April 2, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chamber. The meeting lasted until 3:51 PM. Members present: Rick Jennings, Mai Vang, and Chair Darrell Steinberg; Lisa Kaplan was absent. The committee approved consent calendar items, reviewed three major presentations, and heard public testimony.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes Approval: The committee unanimously (3-0) approved the minutes from the January 30, 2024 meeting (File ID: 2024-00289). A motion was made by Mayor Steinberg and seconded by Councilmember Jennings.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Mac (speaking on consent and multiple agenda items): Criticized the racial equity framing, saying

Meeting Transcript

Thank you. Councilmember Kaplan. Councilmember Jennings. Here. Councilmember Ving. Here. Mayor Steinberg. Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. Councilmember Jennings, would you help us lead us in our land acknowledgement and also the Pledge of Allegiance? Be my pleasure. Okay. Everyone rise for the opening acknowledgment in honor of Sacramento Indigenous People, People and Tribal Land. Tribal Evans. I apologize. All right, let me go. To the original people of this land, the Nision people, the Southern Maidu, the Valley and Plains Miwok, the Patton Whiton, and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the Native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous people's history, contributions, and lives. We will now do the Pledge of Allegiance, which you salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Councilmember Jennings. Welcome everyone and happy Tuesday. Um it's April, so happy April to all. Um today we have three items for discussion today, but before we begin discussion items, we do have one item of consent. Uh, Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments on this item? Thank you. Yes, we have one uh public comment. May I please have Mac come to the podium? Good early evening. Consent means we already made just a citing behind closed doors. This is a show when you come out here. Is this no uh discussion? You are saying what you should have been behind closure with them saying this consent. This is how lousy our whole house government operate. Thank you for your comments. How to all the public speakers right now. Thank you so much. Um, the item on consent is minutes from our last meeting. Um, would any of my colleagues like to move this item? Moved. Oh, Councilmember Jennings, you'll look like you had a comment. Go ahead. I just want to move it. I'll second it, but I want to second it with a comment, if that's appropriate. Yeah. Okay. I just want to be clear to the public as far as a consent item is concerned. It is not an item that we have spoken about before we meet this meeting.

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