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Staff Report for Work Session on the Recommendations of the Multicultural Ad Hoc Committee
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
San Leandro is one of the most diverse cities in the nation. As such, the City of San Leandro hosts and sponsors a variety of multicultural programs and events celebrating the City's diversity. Further expanding on the City's effort to create inclusive programming, on October 17, 2016, the City Council formed a Multicultural Ad Hoc Committee to explore the possibility of creating a Multicultural Commission. The Ad Hoc Committee was comprised of Councilmembers Ed Hernandez, Benny Lee and Corina Lopez. The Committee met a total of six times and recommends the following for City Council discussion:
* Integrate multicultural components to existing Commissions to institutionalize equity, multiculturalism, and inclusion throughout the organization and City Commissions
* Update the Commission Charge of the following City Commissions to reflect inclusion, diversity and equity: Arts Commission, Human Services Commission, Library-Historical Commission, and Senior Commission (See Attachment 1)
* Update Commission Application to include the following question: "Do you speak a language other than English? If so, please list the languages spoken" (See Attachment 2)
* Continue to explore new Sister City and Friendship City opportunities
* Reengage existing Sister City and Friendship Cities through City Commissions
* Direct Staff to attempt to reach out to community members who established Sister and Friendship City relationships to begin reengagement
* Enhance and expand promotion of City sponsored cultural events including but not limited to social media outlets and the City's television and YouTube Channels
* Expand outreach to non-English media outlets including but not limited to radio, television, print and blogs
* Dedicate funding to support the above recommendations.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro remains committed to suppo...
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