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Wilbanks, Megan
From:Thomas Arndt <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Public Comment for July 7 City Council Meeting Agenda Item 12.
Mayor Harmon and Members of the Council,
I am writing in support the draft resolution to create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force (agenda item 12). I
commend Mayor Harmon and Councilmember Stewart for moving this effort forward with the assistance of staff. This is
an appropriate and necessary element of the City’s response to recent community outcry (both within the City and
across the nation) against police brutality in our communities. In particular, I believe the creation of this task force is a
first step towards addressing one element of the recent RACE Matters petition to local government agencies: the
creation of a civilian review board with oversight over police complaints and staffing (or designation of this authority to
the existing Human Relations Commission). I urge the Council to support this resolution, and keep police oversight as an
end in mind throughout this process. I look forward to engaging directly with the task force, once formed, on this issue.
Thank you,
Thomas Arndt
San Luis Obispo resident
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