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Page 1 of 3 Item #12 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT January 16, 2024 City Manager TITLE: RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SUMMARY In 2022, the City Council authorized staff to complete a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) study customized to the specific needs and culture of the City organization. This study advances the City Council priority of developing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan to create an effective and sustainable culture of equity and belonging. Since then, staff has undertaken steps to advance this critical work, including completing a City organization-wide DEIB study, convening a task force of City staff, developing recommendations and an action plan, and engaging a DEI consultant to continue the implementation work. Staff will present an update on the status of the work to date and next steps. RECOMMENDATION Receive an update on the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging implementation plan BACKGROUND Development of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan was included in the Fiscal Year 2019/20 City Priorities Work Plan. While temporarily delayed due to the pandemic, this work was restarted in 2022 to address the priority, which stated that the DEI strategic plan would “identify, analyze and address equity gaps in [City] services…and establish appropriate benchmarks, programs, policies and implementation strategies and systems to lift up all populations in our community.” In November 2022, the City Council authorized staff to hire MGT of America Consulting, LLC (MGT) to conduct a City organization-wide DEIB assessment. This assessment included a staff survey, focus groups, and an evaluation of City policies to identify strengths and challenges regarding the City’s organizational culture which culminated in assessment findings and a series of recommendations. In Spring 2023, those recommendations were used to develop a City DEI Action Plan (Attachment 1) with the input and collaboration of a working group of 21 staff members. DISCUSSION The City's DEI Action Plan outlines four strategic priorities: 1. Embed a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the fabric of all City of Pleasanton work. This priority includes foundational tasks to build an organizational culture of DEIB, including: engaging staff in development of DEI mission, goals, and values; committing adequate resources (staff, budget) to the work; establishing a permanent internal DEI committee; and developing a DEI behavior code and dashboard Page 198 of 201