HomeMy WebLinkAbout2058 RESOLUTION NO. 2058
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, adopting the Race and
Equity Action Plan to ensure government policies
and practices are equitable for all persons who live,
work, and visit Kent.
RECITALS
A. As a minority majority community, the City of Kent has a unique
responsibility to address racial inequities. The City is majority Black,
Indigenous and People of Color, and is the tenth most diverse community in
the nation with more than 130 languages are spoken in the Kent School
District.
B. In alignment with the City's mission to build a an inclusive
community that is safe, thriving, and sustainable, the City desires to promote
inclusiveness, celebrate diversity, and support all fellow community
members. As a government agency, it is incumbent upon the City to not only
proclaim a message of equity, but also to take steps to eliminate barriers to
equity, and to ensure government policies and practices are equitable and
do not infringe upon the equal treatment and opportunity of all persons who
live, work, and visit Kent.
C. On October 8, 2020, the Mayor issued a directive outlining
specific actions for all City departments and employees to take to advance
race and equity issues in Kent. Since issuance of that directive, the City has
1 Adopting a
Race and Equity Action Plan
made significant strides towards these goals, including a multi-year effort to
form a Race and Equity Action Plan.
D. To form the Race and Equity Action Plan, the City's Race and
Equity Manager and other City staff, in coordination with an outside
consultant, organized numerous community engagement forums,
collaborated with community stakeholder groups, engaged the City's
Cultural Communities Board, and worked with City leadership.
E. The Race and Equity Action Plan will serve as a step to face and
dismantle institutional and structural barriers to ensure government policies
and practices do not infringe upon the equal treatment and opportunities for
all persons who live, work and visit Kent. The Race and Equity Action Plan
shows the City's commitment to improve outcomes for all racial groups and
mirror the diversity of our community by focusing on five key areas that city
residents identified as needing improvement.
F. In recognition that the Race and Equity Action Plan should be a
dynamic and pragmatic document, the City Council desires to ensure that
administration of the Plan includes the ability to adapt to new circumstances
and minor changes in strategy to meet the ultimate goals of the Plan. It is
the intent of City Council that City administration be afforded the flexibility
to make minor adjustments to the Plan, so long as such adjustments are
made known to City Council and any updated Plan is made available to the
public.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
2 Adopting a
Race and Equity Action Plan
RESOLUTION
SECTION 1. - Adoption of Plan. The City of Kent's Race and Equity
Action Plan, attached as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted. City administration
may make minor revisions to the Plan, so long as such revisions are made
known to City Council and any updated Plan is made available to the public.
SECTION 2. - Severability. If any one or more section, subsection,
or sentence of this resolution is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this resolution
and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. - Corrections by City Clerk. Upon approval of the city
attorney, the city clerk is authorized to make necessary corrections to this
resolution, including the correction of clerical errors; resolution, section, or
subsection numbering; or references to other local, state, or federal laws,
codes, rules, or regulations.
SECTION 4. - Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect and be
in force immediately upon its passage.
�J March 7, 2023
DANA RALPH, MA OR Date Approved
ATTEST:
(A1XW=A- March 7, 2023
KIMBERLEY nOMOT40, CITYA RK Date Adopted
3 Adopting a
Race and Equity Action Plan
APP AS TO FORM:
TAM HITE, CITY ATTORNEY
.d
h
ge '
q' y
� a.M
l
4 Adopting a
Race and Equity Action Plan
• • • • G) D
o
n po n p n .n n p-o
o$ 3 a n ce n o
3 o m N < o_^ m Qo 3 - N
m vOi o- Oo n O
3 n p n o
m 3
a a Ro o N o 3 c
j rF
T m
T ° m
m Znn 3� T� n pp w n aD �C
.n n n m m v A m n p n T. n o n p m
< f D p v° E rt N< 3 7 w ° m
m O =i n 3 v n 3 ^ o
3 o o- S w ° o ° m O ° Ro = o O c
N N O N N ;IN ram•' f3D ` n-o
r± m ?. 4 d o c a O
Om :E 3 o n 3 n*.N $ s o
p = _ o m o o 1O.3 �. c a ° m c m a
O' O n o n n N C n
o rm�• pC m K d o-F y c .� a i O m .� to
A T N ,�M O N TI. on 2 m d N m n 'o
m • O
of n 7 n O -O O O C
a o � =o .'. t° ° o a m r 3 o 3 n i0
n � 3 m w n o_ ^. = o m o -1 3 c o
o 00 3 = o0 o c 3 m o 3 0
n o n m
a�' m �o m d� m� .Nr ° oNi 3 '� .Oi
n O m
O K O O Z N 7 o
o
9 a m v a N O
A.
O
< m O < m o a`< m 9
v
° L° 3 h * rr O1
n !o of 'a
c X
G!
o n
p (D
o
Qo
m
v
n r+
a �
m m mm mm -< rF
m
�� v o O
3 o 3 3 O
N o OJ
w 7
n
s
m � Zen Nm �
cr) D a3N gn
m A o o
m
m � c
y m ��o a N o e
to
,m, @ w 3 0. " p 3
n n o f to O N <
3 m °
a R:
p €
F � p
N
N No O
W W N
W
O.o .N.. O ^ .~. o C I O oo p
° w m N c a N O o
'3 0 O c to.
8 O 3
m O m p O O 7 O y .': 3• 7r
a o O O O 0
o O ? O O
°O o O p
m
a m
O D O D Z o n c o m o s�< o 0
m- - m a s a
• • Gl D
0
v w
o rA• m O1 > j ° c D -� o
T m 3 a n <.
n J. 3 m m a p n J m C
N = 3 N Ol
.Z7 vOJi < 10 O; O_K N O C 6
m 3 J + J O X w
MO
J � v
0
w v m ^ m v n0 c D m
m a n m 1D s < r• m c p J
N< m < m m.. 01 on 3 � - I-
G C "O •• a
v Qo v1 c 1 m 'o m �.? Ro ce d 0 O n J
ET =r
`< c 0 S n N o <'0 c
c m o 7 S. m m < 0 n 3 m �, c
v�i J A C. r3o m w F Ln M.
a
m of Di J o�i 7c o- �. a m -R m �m o,< m m
3 > > > > m o m c I- d " o
n
m c 3 n 3 d o'm^ w m o-
0 J C <
p t0 = a Z. " m o umm1 �. m O c' m
o <, h J < a
m o n C m r o- cQo ° aL
m 0
< a a " m v
° d 'm0 M. < J N N J c fD n 5.
5 W io
om m c n o a m J 3 n
N J -
n m,� ° 34 n °O '° T o 0
x m v
n c a < O
3 �' ° J
m o
m -o
0
m
0
J
A A z D m X
m m m = m m =
0 0 0 0 0
::k 4 43 E� w o
m m m 3 m m 3 3
D
j 3 J
c
I
0
J
w
J
a
0
m N m O A N O N O
m o
m a, w N to 0 m 3 3 c
n O
3 3 v o m a N J rt0 J w c
O
Cc
< N m m m O rt 2
J Ol m N fD N
a o o o v 1°
° m J o m U o
N N
O O �
w
iD
J
Z 0 o Z Z N p vim, N a
O O O O C n 0 K Vi
n M n O T ° O y °
O O O O O < O N m
f^+ 3 n 0 " m o o °
m C 0-
O N m 0 p
D o_ r 0. 0 w
m O
O_ !D
a
D D p a aO o 0 3 3 o 3 3 0 n.
� m C a �_� N
� N Dv CL 0 0 m
v m a m
m o 0 m 0 m o�
• • • • G) D
p
v
a n ^ (l
3 N m 3 -. 3 '» in 3
n° 3 of 3 �o n n c n o
3 c m c a c'p r'. m 6 ° ° o v w
A a a •.* o
.s -'< o
N n' c o' Ro c n tv vi 3
> > n m m
m r
oci M tC
a c
a o
o ' 3 °
A
^ 3 3 g <
^ > >
,. .. o - m
io o
o ,°n�
N o 0 o y c
z m ° `c n �-
D N N N
m v° o. n p 'o_
o 'p c - rt vN`C fD 0 m3 OrtO A aN
io
m o c "• �`O � � ^ p w� m a ram.'
m fu
- o o �, o
N 3 m n v a ^ 3 N o
c
ct
-o
w
o_ m - 3
3 3' $ w o o O m j ^
'O ^ to m o O d o
o 3 ° O a E:t M 3
to o n
0
N o N o o N °
a N 3 n
< m m 3
c
a
c
v
m
W
m m
0 0
3 3 3
O �'* N C d iD N .N.. 20.~.. Ol v Ol ' O .�..
c 2 �^ < " r c O m ° = m-to
N a oD � L� a o 7 p .0 m o m o
JC N N N — O J n .< ET !p -. n p
c LD
n a a c m 3 ° n m a <-O o •°1•
o n o m o
vIn 3 3 n' Qc 3
m m� `o QN
a oIm
a n m
n °-
0 OW WO
p � p
N
W W W
$ o
n Z Z
° ° o 3 o
O N 7
4+
O ~ p l^
O O o o O rt A
p
O rf
N
n
s s m O tD O ro O y 0 O O
O O - 7 c -
c c A
N �
//
}}
to
lu
0 }lu
00 0
\rD
_ /k
e ; §
\ �� \
( ( {
\ - ,
. L )
70
§ \ :
o
f : J
� .
}m
� )
m cc m e m mLa c �.
_ S
a- n O
s
° *. ° 3 o
-O N W o N 3 c N 3
O
M O O S = N 3 ^ N C
0 (1 n
0 3 a
� 3;m0a`
.
O
o nn _ � s� C y
c o 0 3 O 3 Dm3o a 0 = ° c5 0
3 oo< 3 D o 3 o p c3 a 0
0 o 0 o0
0 3 • f 3
0 7c
O oNi c v m O a 7C m rnr' O 0 ,�-,.
a d 0 m
O O < O 3
O C 7 w N N O T.
m a o-O > > -G
C O 7 d l0 7 !D
F a N O O 1] • ^ • O
3 0 ° ° of v v is 3 ^.-0 m v ° m
a 3 v ° ro 3 m S m
3 m m
0
0 o n
0 0 °c �' o v 3 f D o
ri. n O m v '+ m y c0.
m v 3
S (D S N O C S CL a < 0" N C
m
w ao 'a o n N a a
n N O n o
o n ° o
a
3
0
n
0 0 a o3i o3i O
v� a p o �
.3
c u
D 0 n
o O
o ^ 3 0
0 A n A a
D 3 o m o c
m
W- O -^
m m
2
viw Dv 3v m 3�
N O J C .da N
C
D D D
4 N
d n j O. n C N
O_ O 0
c C O.3 N 5 N N N C.
O 3 p S a
d .ai c pcj to tp N C
Pi
I D.
N O
W w W d
Q
!D
d
C
N
S
tft
`0 IP N 0 0 N N N 3 W 0 Z
In -� O O O. N V1 O O O
O ... 0 o n 7C
1 IDO
0 0 $ 3 0 ,°o ¢o °n�
0 0 'a 0 0 I
c o m
0
0 -t� 3
n fD m r N 0 w A Z -I d F+
o .�+ p o 0 -:1 T co m W ao
3 s° s m = 0 0 o D 0
3 d = 0 d N C O C
m
M N N N I d
N N I
• o D
d m
°- rho ro `• o ari 0-
d 7
m o m
° O o� N ^ 71c
o � -
C p
o A
7 _ m
a (0
d v m m � g o� v r j :+ '� m 3 D • rNu
n n n v p s n < c > > 3 O O v o p v n M O m w
O .� d - '< N N O - S O O rr N t0 O J
° -O R;N a O N " d ry d
o_ rt 3 d m 0 A �- c o ° rt m
o >• m
o a O o M rno :v ° `D M m s o
n p x o .. o
r:F n
3 3 37<Q K - ;c 3 S
m o � o A�
oO 3 n io
5.
md 'N' N Q l0J •J• m �0 - ° inNF Um t0c 'd-J -03
< 1 0
u o m o
O fD N
�3*• S°:
N O O rd'4 ° - - l0 0 n _
!D !D N N 3 N d J d vi< A d N ID N
T O- - O J t0 M d
n O 7 • n O "6 G J O q N O q O w vOi mn
io i° 4
CL - c d C N
° F, o c o ° x 0 N Z I . 3
o O
ry A X c .Ni N 0 N
0 d `G no :+ y Zhhry ° n
a s a F N m 7' 3
-O /D N S C 0 < �^ J O O
!� D- N d O ` d N S
d O O = 3 3 T
N 7
O
3
3
C
3
G
m
N
lD
O =
A p
a
a
o711 v o w _
3 D v 3
A rp m
7 m J 0
A 3 p N
N m
p 0
- o
3
• • . . • • o
J
3 rho o n -co o o r�o fD m y
7 3
3 n ° io A
° - o d a
of of o m ro in m d 3 m d :
o
N c s N <
7 `o' 0 0 7 io 3
� o
-< o- o m < °
O-
j O
n
p o
N
c ONW 3
W w
0
7
c
d O o 0 3 m
z z w J, 3 d A z z z z z z
F.o o 3.c o 0 0 o n$ o 0 0 <,
N 7C V
O
0 0. v n
N s
.d
(< u v o v v o r -< si M 3 m
d o �" 2 v o �'J m 01 o S ° 0 s o o m o
o s c D 3 3 o c oc T c m Sh
= o o
c c O. c N c
M n
n ro o m N J u3
*a O
M,
Q� : = a
% th _ ( f\
\/ \r
! 7 -
4Z
-_ § y [ \ {
) § } ® \
} / }ka
\
\
41
. j
4 \
E
j
k
]
\<
/ \
/ ` /
£ = J {
\ 0 / \
} { /
,. | m