Council District: City Council District 8
Q1 – Please describe your approach to addressing issues of race equity (2000 character limit).
Equity in all functions within the autority provided to City Council must be a top priority. Any services, opportunities, contracts, RFPs, etc will be offered, reviewed and rewarded with the goal of meeting the standards that will be adopted as a result of this study.
Q2
Please list three (3) key issues related to race equity. Briefly explain how they relate to race equity. (2000 character limit)
Issues include; equitable distribution of city contracts, vendor opportunities, grant recipients. They relate to the disparity found in the study and indicate that race is, or may be a factor in the award process. This cannot be acceptable.
Q3 – Of those issues identified in question 5, which priority/priorities will you address first? How and why? (2000 character limit)
All of these issues need to be addressed. They will be prioritized, as the policies identified as problematic are brought forward . This will be done in a swift and efficient manner as it is the council that sets policy decisions.
Q4 – Two ways I have previously worked to address race equity are: (1000 character limit)
I have worked previously on City Council to set goals to increase the contracts awarded to WMBE. This has now proven to not be enough to overcome the disparity that still exists. There must be follow up reports on a regular basis. If the goals are not being met the processes must be ammended to acheive those goals.
Q5 – Two ways I will collaborate with others to create more equitable systems are: (600 character limit)
Collaboration is the only way anything is accomplished on City Council. To acheive this I will work as I always have to build consensus among my colleagues to pass the needed legislation to accomplsh these objective. Building consensus among the community to support the legislative process is also needed for successful policies. This is accomplished by including the community in the process, listening ro them, and incorporating those ideas into the process.
