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City outlines Diversity Advantage Plan 2035 and parks-specific equity measures
Summary
City DEI staff told the Parks and Community Services Board the council-adopted Diversity Advantage Plan 2035 includes 41 equity objectives and more than 100 activities; the city will publish internal dashboards by June 30 and public dashboards by Sept. 30 to track Key Equity Indicators (KEIs).
Sarah Boyle, a citywide diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) administrator, told the Parks and Community Services Board on Wednesday that the City of Bellevue's Diversity Advantage Plan 2035 is a council-adopted roadmap that sets 41 long-term "equity objectives" and ties departmental work to measurable outcomes.
"There are 41 what we call, equity objectives, which are those long term objectives that we are trying to achieve," Boyle said, and she framed the plan as an update to the city's 2014 effort. Boyle cited the city's diverse population as part of the plan's rationale: "Over 60% of our population identifies as a race other than white," she said, and added that roughly 40% of residents were born outside the United States and about half speak a language other than English at home.
Why it matters: Boyle and parks DEI program administrator…
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