HomeMy WebLinkAbout24792RESOLUTION NO. 24792
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING
THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM IS A HUMAN RIGHTS AND
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT RESULTS IN DISPARITIES
IN FAMILY STABILITY, HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS,
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC
SAFETY, INCARCERATION AND HOUSING AND
REAFFIRMING THE CITY COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO
ADVANCING JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND
INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS.
THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:
A. The City Council of the City of Palm Springs ("City Council") acknowledges societal
inequities along racial lines that have resulted in vastly different living and social
conditions and access to opportunities.
B. the compounding effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic
disruption have exposed the gross inequities that exist in our society.
C. The City Council recognizes that systemic racism resulting from the inherent biases
and prejudices within social and political organizations, groups, or institutions
continue to create barriers to success for people of color.
D. Systemic racism negatively impacts the social determinants of health, such as
socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment,
employment, and social support networks, as well as access to health care.
E. The City Council seeks to lead and/or join efforts to reverse the effects of the
inequitable policies, processes, and practices of the past, and recognizes that it has
a role to play in understanding and communicating the impacts that planning
decisions have on low income families, communities of color, and other
disadvantaged communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The findings and determinations are true and correct and are
incorporated by this reference herein as the cause and foundation for the action taken
by and through this Resolution.
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SECTION 2. The City Council stands in solidarity with those working toward a
fair and just society, and with those calling for systemic change to eliminate all barriers
that reduce opportunity and undermine City residents' shared values and ability to
thrive; and the City Council affirms its commitment to meaningfully advance justice,
equity, diversity, and inclusion; and the City Council declares its intent to end racial and
social disparities, strengthen the way it engages and convenes to protect and expand
community voice and power, and work in partnership with others to close the gap of
racial injustice and better serve our communities of color, and in so doing, serve all the
people of the community.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby asserts that systemic racism is a public
health crisis affecting the entire City of Palm Springs, and hereby commits to the
following action items to end systemic racism in our community:
a) Institute mandatory racial equity training and implicit bias training on an annual
basis for the City of Palm Springs' leadership and staff.
b) Encourage racial equity training among all residents, community partners,
grantees, vendors and contractors.
c) Identify clear goals and objectives, including periodic reports to the City Council,
to assess progress and capitalize on opportunities to further advance racial
equity.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby establishes a Committee for Equity and
Social Justice to review and implement the action items identified in Sections 2 and 3 of
this Resolution, and to further develop the City's response to advancing social justice
throughout the City's activities, and to advise the City Council on policies and practices
to advance its resolved intentions. The Ad Hoc Committee shall include two (2)
members of the City Council, two (2) members of the Human Rights Commission, and
interested residents, community members, or other stakeholders, as appointed by the
City Council. Regular reports shall be provided to the City Council on the work of the Ad
Hoc Committee and a final set of recommendations shall be prepared within nine (9)
months, for future consideration by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL
THIS 6th DAY OF AUGUST, 2020.
David H. Ready, E
City Manager
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City Clerk
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24792 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on August 6, 2020, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Garner, Middleton, Woods, Mayor Pro Tern Holstege,
and Mayor Kors
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Springs, California, this j1+- day of Se
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