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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force
Application for Membership
Thank you for your interest in serving on the City of San Luis Obispo’s DE&I Task Force. Please
review the following information and complete the included questions.
Please contact 805-781-XXXX or DEI@SLOCity.org for further information.
The City of San Luis Obispo is seeking city residents to serve on its newly-created Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion Task Force. The task force will be comprised of 9-13 members with
diverse representation and varied perspectives.
Any SLO County resident over 18 years old with a strong connection to the City of San
Luis Obispo, and with formal or informal experience - lived, personal, educational,
community, volunteer and/or professional - is encouraged to apply.
The Task Force is charged with improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), belonging,
and racial justice in San Luis Obispo. It will work with City Leadership to:
1. Collect information and insight about what marginalized racial, ethnic, and cultural
groups are experiencing in San Luis Obispo, and how to best advance DE&I.
2. Participate in a grant-making process to distribute up to $120,000 in City funding for
local DE&I activities, projects, or programs.
3. Provide recommendations to strengthen the City’s Human Relations Commission and
for creating a potential DE&I major city goal.
The Task Force service term is September 2020 through January 2021.
It is expected that the Task Force will meet on Thursdays for 2 hours.
Meetings will be weekly from September 3 through November 5, 2020, then every other week
from December 3, 2020 – January 7, 2021.
For detailed information and timeline, please review the following prior to applying: [
LINK TO THE CHARTER/OVERVIEW PAPER] (this is the attached standalone pdf – with the
07.10.20 revised date – please confirm correct version) [
LINK TO THE FULL PACKAGE] (what Council received – where is that executed doc??? Sample
attached, but it’s not signed)
Applications are due by 5pm on Monday August 3, 2020.
Please complete the following. Use the “submit” button at the end, or email to: DEI@SLOCity.org
If a paper version is needed, please contact: 805-781-XXXX or DEI@SLOCity.org
1) Name
2) Address
3) Phone
4) Email
5) Are you a resident of San Luis Obispo County and have a strong connection to the City of San
Luis Obispo (such as a resident, work in the City, a student, etc.) ?
Yes. What is your connection to the City of San Luis Obispo:
o Fill in
No
6) After reviewing the description for the DE&I Task Force, are you able to commit to the meeting
schedule (weekly virtual meetings on Thursdays from September 3 through November 5, 2020
are anticipated), and complete any assignments between meetings?
Yes
No
7) It is anticipated that the DE&I Task Force will meet weekly for 90 minutes from September
3 through November XX. Are you able to commit to this schedule, and complete any
assignments between meetings?
Yes
No
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8) What time(s) are you available on Thursdays (please select all that apply):
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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9) Are you currently or have you previously served on a board, commission, committee, or other
public body? Which one, and when? What contributions did you make?
10) Why do you want to be on this task force? What interest, experience, education, training, or
skills do you bring? Please consider any lived, personal, professional, or volunteer experience
and activities.
11) Given the purpose of this task force – provide recommendations for which community DE&I
projects or programs to fund and for ways to improve DE&I in the City - what outcomes do
you hope for, and how would you achieve them?
12) Do you have any suggestions for this task force or the City’s DE&I efforts?
13) In addition to your interest in being on the DE&I Task Force, would you be interested in
supporting the City’s DE&I work in other ways, such as serving on a sub-committee or provide
awareness and education to the Task Force?
YES
NO
Perhaps
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14) Anything else to share about your interest in serving on this task force?
15) Where did you find out about this Advisory Body opening?
City Website
City Social Media
New Times
The Tribune
Online Search
Friend / Family Member
Other: fill in box