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Sacramento Racial Equity Committee Special Meeting: Reparations Initiative and SCORE Progress Report

Racial Equity Committee — Tuesday, September 10, 2024
BodySacramento, California
SessionRacial Equity Committee
DateTuesday, September 10, 2024
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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Good afternoon, everyone.

0:26

The City Council's Racial Equity Committee will please come to order with the clerk call the roll to establish a quorum.

0:33

Thank you, Mayor.

0:34

Member Kaplan?

0:35

Here.

0:36

Member Jennings?

0:36

Here.

0:38

Coach Irving?

0:39

Here.

0:40

And Chair Steinberg.

0:42

Coach Irving is here as well.

0:44

Thank you.

0:44

Tom, get your good.

0:46

It's good.

0:47

With somebody who has the privilege, maybe Council Member Kaplan, of leading us in the land acknowledgement,

0:55

please, and the pledge of allegiance.

0:57

Thank you.

0:57

Everyone see it.

1:02

The Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, the valley and plains me walk, the Putwin-Wintu peoples, and the people of Wilton Rancharia,

1:19

Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe.

1:22

May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk with us beside us today on these ancestral lands.

1:31

By choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples' history, contributions, and lives, please remain standing.

1:45

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, liberating, and justice for all.

2:00

Thank you, Council Member Kaplan.

2:03

A very good afternoon to everyone.

2:06

Sorry that we are a few minutes late.

2:10

So let us right to our business.

2:12

In the end, we want to have a special acknowledgement to the woman sitting to my left.

2:20

We'll save that to the end.

2:23

So let's start with our consent calendar.

2:26

Do we have any comments or public testimony?

2:30

Thank you, Mayor.

2:31

I have no public comments.

2:32

I'll be right back, Mayor.

2:34

We've moved in second to thank you.

2:36

All in favor, please say aye.

2:38

Aye.

2:39

Aye, opposed, abstain.

2:39

The consent calendar passed.

2:41

We are off to a great start here this afternoon.

2:44

Let us move now to the discussion calendar.

2:47

And we've got two key items here.

2:50

One is an update on the reparation initiative that my office has been privileged to launch with the community, of course.

3:01

I'm going to turn it over to Kelly Revis.

3:04

Thank you very much, Mayor.

3:06

Hello, Mayor Steinberg.

3:07

Members of the Racial Equity Committee and staff and the public that joins us today.

3:12

Thank you so much for this time to present this very important initiative to the Racial Equity Committee.

3:19

I'm realizing I should have snagged the pointer for the PowerPoints if someone could help me with advancing slides.

3:25

Thank you, Chenua.

3:27

Yeah, you got it.

3:28

Thank you.

3:31

So what I am going to do is to provide a very brief overview of what will be going over in today's presentation.

3:38

You should be able to see it on your screen of what we'll be going through.

3:44

I'm just going to provide the main background overall on what we have started.

3:50

If we could go to the next slide and give you an overview of what to expect today in terms of the presentation.

3:55

It will be a little bit longer, but we have three main components that it's broken down into with multiple presenters for each component.

4:03

It's really important to understand and note from the get go that this is a mayoral initiative.

4:08

It is not a city sponsored initiative yet that has been voted on by the full city council.

4:13

So it is a mayoral initiative and that this full presentation will take approximately 40 minutes.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Racial Equity█████████████████████████████████████████████60%
Community Engagement███████████████████████30%
Reparations Initiative████████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento Racial Equity Committee Special Meeting

Meeting Overview

A comprehensive special meeting of the Sacramento Racial Equity Committee focused on presenting the progress of the city's Reparations Initiative and the Sacramento Centered on Racial Equity (SCORE) Initiative, highlighting community engagement, research findings, and future steps.

Opening and Introductions

  • Mayor Darrell Steinberg called the meeting to order
  • Recognized the indigenous lands of Native American tribes
  • Pledged allegiance to the flag

Mayoral Reparations Initiative

  • Extensive community engagement through grants and surveys
  • Key findings from research and community input:
    • Over 510 community responses collected
    • 80% of respondents were African Americans
    • 80% want the city to pursue a local reparations program
  • Highlighted historical injustices through archival research

SCORE Initiative Community Listening Sessions

  • Four community listening sessions held (two virtual, two in-person)
  • Priority issues identified:
    • Housing justice
    • Investment in youth
    • Economic justice
    • Equitable resources and opportunities

Key Outcomes

  • Commitment to develop a racial equity resolution
  • Continued partnership between city government and community
  • Plans to create accountability mechanisms for community input

Next Steps

  • Develop a standalone racial equity resolution
  • Transition reparations work from mayoral initiative to city-wide initiative
  • Continue building trust and community engagement

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon, everyone. The City Council's Racial Equity Committee will please come to order with the clerk call the roll to establish a quorum. Thank you, Mayor. Member Kaplan? Here. Member Jennings? Here. Coach Irving? Here. And Chair Steinberg. Coach Irving is here as well. Thank you. Tom, get your good. It's good. With somebody who has the privilege, maybe Council Member Kaplan, of leading us in the land acknowledgement, please, and the pledge of allegiance. Thank you. Everyone see it. The Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, the valley and plains me walk, the Putwin-Wintu peoples, and the people of Wilton Rancharia, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk with us 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, please remain standing. 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, liberating, and justice for all. Thank you, Council Member Kaplan. A very good afternoon to everyone. Sorry that we are a few minutes late. So let us right to our business. In the end, we want to have a special acknowledgement to the woman sitting to my left. We'll save that to the end. So let's start with our consent calendar. Do we have any comments or public testimony? Thank you, Mayor. I have no public comments. I'll be right back, Mayor. We've moved in second to thank you. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye, opposed, abstain. The consent calendar passed. We are off to a great start here this afternoon. Let us move now to the discussion calendar. And we've got two key items here. One is an update on the reparation initiative that my office has been privileged to launch with the community, of course. I'm going to turn it over to Kelly Revis. Thank you very much, Mayor. Hello, Mayor Steinberg. Members of the Racial Equity Committee and staff and the public that joins us today. Thank you so much for this time to present this very important initiative to the Racial Equity Committee. I'm realizing I should have snagged the pointer for the PowerPoints if someone could help me with advancing slides. Thank you, Chenua.

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