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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Keen Independent Research LLC in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $99,000 for the Phase One Preparation of a Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP) for the City of Culver City.
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Meeting Date: February 26, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Dana Anderson /Human Resources Department
Phone Number: 310-253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (2/20/2024)
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar, City Manager (2/19/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a professional services agreement with Keen Independent Research LLC in an amount not-to-exceed $99,000 for the phase one preparation of a Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP) for the City of Culver City.
BACKGROUND
Culver City has been a member of the Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) since 2017. GARE is a national network of local governments, which believes in leading with race to acknowledge that racial inequity has been built into American society and all sectors of government, rendering disparate outcomes for people of color. The City desires to continue its efforts to embed racial equity into its framework, through current and future policies, procedures, and structure. To meet these objectives, the City desires to establish and initiate implementation of a REAP, applying a results-based accountability framework to facilitate the normalization of conversations around race, development of staff capacity through training, and to operationalize racial equity by embedding this lens into routine internal and community-based decision-making.
Through the REAP, the City aims to improve outcomes for all Culver City residents, and institute more targeted strategies to help improve outcomes for diverse communi...
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