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REPORT - RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SEED COLLABORATIVE, LLC, TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CITY EQUITY PLAN
BACKGROUND: Council has been interested in developing an Equity Plan that is designed to address both the immediate needs of the organization and to provide structures, processes and procedures that continue to reach strategic equity goals. City staff see significant value in Seed Collaborative’s data driven, collaborative and consensus- driven process as compared with more traditional strategies for addressing these issues. For instance, efforts that only emphasize internal group changes without focusing reliably on external groups or on bringing all employees to the table in support of a systemic cultural change can be less successful or lasting. In addition, targeted strategies that only focus on equitable treatment of individuals or groups while not improving policies, struct...
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