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Sacramento City Council Racial Equity Committee Meeting Summary - August 13, 2024

Racial Equity Committee — Tuesday, August 13, 2024
BodySacramento, California
SessionRacial Equity Committee
DateTuesday, August 13, 2024
StatusFILED
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Good morning, everyone.

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The Sacramento City Council's Racial Equity Committee will please come to order.

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Would the clerk call the roll please to establish a quorum?

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Thank you, Mayor.

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Councilmember Kaplan is absent.

0:26

Member Jennings?

0:27

Here.

0:28

Member Vang?

0:29

Here.

0:30

My apologies, co-chair Vang.

0:32

Chair Steinberg.

0:34

Co-chair Steinberg.

0:35

Co-chair, okay.

0:36

Teasing you.

0:37

It's all good.

0:41

We are here and we do have a quorum.

0:45

Members, why don't we get, well, we should do the Land Acknowledgement and the Pledge of

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Allegiance?

0:50

Of course we should.

0:53

Councilmember Vang, if you would do the Land Acknowledgement, I'd be happy to have the

0:56

Councilmember Jennings to the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:58

Appreciate it.

0:59

Please rise for the opening acknowledgement and honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and

1:03

travel lands if you can.

1:05

To the original people of this land, the Nissanon people, the southern Maidu, Valley and Plains

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Mewok, put win and win to peoples, and the people of Walton, Rancheria, Sacramento's

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only federally recognized tribe.

1:16

May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside

1:20

us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement

1:25

and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples, history, contributions and lives.

1:30

Thank you.

1:31

Thank you.

1:32

Congratulations to the United States of America and to the Republic which stands One Nation

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under God, Indivisible, Liberty and Justice Law.

1:46

Justice, the word that cries out to me this morning, and that's why we are here.

1:54

And we have a good agenda.

1:56

Let us begin with the consent calendar.

1:59

The meeting minutes of last time, are there any corrections for the meeting minutes members?

2:04

All of the item on consent.

2:06

Okay.

2:07

I'll second the item.

2:08

Soon we don't have any public testimony on the consent calendar.

2:11

Correct.

2:12

Okay then let's say all in favor, please say aye.

2:14

Aye.

2:15

Opposed abstain.

2:16

The consent calendar is passed.

2:18

We now go to the main part of our meeting here which is the discussion calendar and very

2:23

excited to hear an update on the score initiative and where we're at as various clocks are ticking,

2:33

including the remainder of my term.

2:36

Good morning Mayor.

2:39

Good morning, Coach Irvang, Council members, staff.

2:44

I'm Jesse Villalobos from Race Forward.

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Joining you this morning, I am the senior director of Place Based Initiatives, Strategies

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at Race Forward and the lead in our Sacramento work here over the past five years.

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And I wanted to provide you just an overview and a framing of where we are, where we're

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going, where we've been.

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And then I would invite some of the racial equity council and racial equity alliance members

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here this morning to provide a bit more detail in particular on the upcoming listening sessions

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where we really want your participation and support.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Racial Equity█████████████████████████████████████████████70%
Community Engagement█████████████20%
Environmental Protection██████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento City Council Racial Equity Committee Meeting Summary

The Sacramento City Council's Racial Equity Committee convened on August 13, 2024, to discuss updates on the Racial Equity Initiative, approve the consent calendar, and address the urban forestry plan's equity focus. The meeting included contributions from community members, council members, and city staff, with an emphasis on enhancing community participation and accountability in the racial equity framework.

Opening and Introductions

  • The meeting was called to order by Mayor Steinberg.
  • Roll call established a quorum; Councilmember Kaplan was absent.
  • The Land Acknowledgement was made by Councilmember Vang, honoring indigenous peoples.
  • The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Jennings.

Consent Calendar

  • The minutes from the last meeting were approved without any corrections.
  • The consent calendar passed unanimously with no public testimony.

Public Comments

  • No public comments were provided.

Discussion Items

Update on Racial Equity Initiative

  • Jesse Villalobos from Race Forward provided an update on the score initiative and upcoming community listening sessions.
  • Emphasis was placed on community engagement and collective ownership.
  • The initiative is focusing on policy work, community partnership, and narrative strategies to drive racial equity work.

Urban Forestry Plan Discussion

  • Rachel Patton presented the Urban Forestry Plan, highlighting the correlation between tree canopy, income levels, and community health.
  • The current tree canopy is 19%, with a goal of 35% by 2045.
  • Discussion covered the need for equitable distribution of tree planting efforts in underserved neighborhoods.
  • Concerns were raised regarding insufficient funding and the need for more aggressive planting strategies.

Key Outcomes

  • Call for the Racial Equity Committee to provide feedback on potential adjustments to funding allocations from the Landscape and Lighting fund for tree planting.
  • Direction to staff to research legal limitations on reallocating funds within the Landscape and Lighting budget.
  • Recognition of the need for ongoing community partnerships and educational outreach to effectively increase tree canopy in underrepresented areas.
  • Commitment to bring the discussion back for further exploration of funding and policies at the September meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everyone. The Sacramento City Council's Racial Equity Committee will please come to order. Would the clerk call the roll please to establish a quorum? Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Kaplan is absent. Member Jennings? Here. Member Vang? Here. My apologies, co-chair Vang. Chair Steinberg. Co-chair Steinberg. Co-chair, okay. Teasing you. It's all good. We are here and we do have a quorum. Members, why don't we get, well, we should do the Land Acknowledgement and the Pledge of Allegiance? Of course we should. Councilmember Vang, if you would do the Land Acknowledgement, I'd be happy to have the Councilmember Jennings to the Pledge of Allegiance. Appreciate it. Please rise for the opening acknowledgement and honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and travel lands if you can. To the original people of this land, the Nissanon people, the southern Maidu, Valley and Plains Mewok, put win and win to peoples, and the people of Walton, 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 today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples, history, contributions and lives. Thank you. Thank you. Congratulations to the United States of America and to the Republic which stands One Nation under God, Indivisible, Liberty and Justice Law. Justice, the word that cries out to me this morning, and that's why we are here. And we have a good agenda. Let us begin with the consent calendar. The meeting minutes of last time, are there any corrections for the meeting minutes members? All of the item on consent. Okay. I'll second the item. Soon we don't have any public testimony on the consent calendar. Correct. Okay then let's say all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed abstain. The consent calendar is passed. We now go to the main part of our meeting here which is the discussion calendar and very excited to hear an update on the score initiative and where we're at as various clocks are ticking, including the remainder of my term.

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