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06SAN LEANDRO EQUITY PLANBACKGROUND San Leandro (San Leandro or City), like many cities across the United States, is grappling with an appropriate response to community complaints and protests related to instances of institutional racism, law enforcement use of force abuses, and divisive media images and narratives, as well as organizational challeng- es caused by the pandemic, and employees’ desire to belong. On June 4, 2020, in response to community concerns and activism surrounding the death of George Floyd, the San Leandro City Coun- cil (Council) issued a Joint City Council Letter to the Community that committed to transparency, investment in mental health services, collaborative partnerships with the community and engaging “…in the difficult but necessary conversations about equity, race, privilege, and injustice...”2 In December 2020, the City engaged Seed Collaborative, LLC (Seed or Consultant) to: • Assess individual and group perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors from a diverse representation of staff and community members related to their understanding of DEIB and the City’s incorporation of DEIB in policies, practices, procedures, systems, structures, internal and external communications, and community outreach and en- gagement. • Facilitate a group process for City staff to review and analyze data findings, identify barriers and opportunities related to DEIB, and make recommendations to improve DEIB within the organization. • Prepare an Equity Plan that incorporates data findings from the assess- ment, recommendations derived from the group process, and provide rationale, references, and support for recommendations. 2