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30SAN LEANDRO EQUITY PLANPROBLEM STATEMENT: <br />RECOMMENDATION #7 <br />City to implement actions and policies to increase participation by low-income, <br />people of color, non-English speaking persons, residents with children, and those <br />without cars in City meetings and on City boards, commissions, and committees. <br />RATIONALE FOR RECOMMENDATION The Council’s Multicultural Ad Hoc <br />Committee recommended: <br />There is a high cost/burden in time/energy to participate on City commissions, committees, and <br />boards, particularly for low-income, persons of color, non-English speaking, people with children, <br />and those without cars.>>Integrate components to <br />existing Commissions to <br />institutionalize equity, <br />multiculturalism, and <br />inclusion throughout the <br />organization and <br />City Commissions <br />Update <br />Commission <br />charges to <br />reflect inclusion, <br />equity, and <br />multiculturalism >Update Commission <br />application to include <br />a multicultural <br />component <br />Participatory government that is accessible to San Leandro’s diverse groups and <br />communities supports constituents’ sense of belonging and shared leadership. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS//COMMUNITY <br />ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH