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Staff: City moving forward with community equity assessment; timeline, consultant meetings forthcoming
Summary
City staff told the commission the City Council clarified scope for a community equity needs assessment and staff will meet with the selected consultant; commissioners may participate in focus groups.
Staff reported that the City Council provided clarification on the scope of a planned community equity needs assessment and that staff are now meeting with the selected consulting firm to finalize timeline and services.
A staff representative said council direction allowed staff to confirm details with the consultant and that, in the coming weeks, staff will review the timeline and scope of services. The staff speaker said commissioners will be invited either to serve on focus groups or to help recruit community participants and that staff expects to provide a clearer timeline in August.
The staff representative did not provide a contract value or final schedule in the meeting. Commissioners were advised to expect further updates and to be available for outreach or focus-group participation when requested.
Direct quotations in this article are taken from the meeting transcript and attributed to the staff speaker recorded by the commission.
