HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4a. DEI Strategic Plan Implementation Update Item 4a
Human Relations Commission
Agenda Report
For Agenda of: 7/9/2025
Item Number: 4a
FROM: Samantha Vethavanam, DEI Administrative Specialist
Phone Number: (805) 781-7064
E-mail: svethava@slocity.org
SUBJECT: DEI STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the DEI Strategic Plan implementation update.
BACKGROUND
In 2020, the City Council authorized and approved a resolution that established a
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, which was comprised of 12 residents
and community members at-large. The DEI Task Force completed three months of
intensive work that included receiving presentations and information from the community
and carefully evaluating and discussing initiatives that could advance DEI efforts within
the City of San Luis Obispo. The work of the DEI Task Force culminated in the release of
a report to City Council with five recommendations to do just that, these recommendations
included:
1) Adopt DEI as a Major City Goal for fiscal years 2021-2023
2) Establish the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the City
3) Develop and implement a DEI Strategic Plan for the City
4) Commit ongoing, annual funding of at least $150,000 for DEI High Impact Grants
5) Charge the Human Relations Commission (HRC) to designate DEI as a standing
priority
To fulfill recommendation 3), staff began with presenting a framework for a DEI Strategic
Plan at the May 5, 2023 City Council meeting and received feedback and direction to
focus on action-oriented and specific tactics that directly address diverse commun ities’
needs and organizational transformation. The DEI Strategic Plan was formed throughout
2023 including through surveys, community engagement, and data collection/analysis. In
February 2024, City Council adopted the final DEI Strategic Plan (para acceder al Plan
Estratégico de DEI por favor acceda AQUÍ), which has been in the implementation stage
since.
This update to the HRC will provide an overview of specific, pertinent DEI Strategic Plan
tasks along with the Office of DEI’s priority items over the next two fiscal years.
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