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29 <br /> 1 address racism and implicit bias <br /> 2 Close the revenue gap <br /> 3 <br /> 4 How do our priorities achieve our goal of disrupting racism? <br /> 5 <br /> 6 -By focusing on the lowest-income populations we are necessarily focusing on a lot of Black <br /> 7 residents and other minorities. <br /> 8 -Assuring housing, education, healthcare and jobs for all is intended to address racism <br /> 9 -My priorities presumably help those in greatest need which is equitable and may also help <br /> 10 decrease racial inequities <br /> 11 -how we chose priorities creates tong term agendas that tend to entrench themselves and either <br /> 12 disrupt or support themselves <br /> 13 -1 don't know. <br /> 14 -target and prioritize measures that go directly to racially disparate outcomes-- housing/utilities; <br /> 15 support for low-wage workers; vaccine and other health interventions; criminal justice/re- <br /> 16 entry/policing <br /> 17 -Minorities have "lesser" or "worse" outcomes in all areas of priorities: education, health, <br /> 18 hunger, housing, climate effects, Behavioral Health - everything I listed, so racial equity must be <br /> 19 embedded in how we implement the priorities <br /> 20 <br /> 21 How can our priorities help us rebuild in a more equitable way? <br /> 22 -1 think this is the challenge: That funding programs may not get to the core need. We can focus <br /> 23 on who is most impacted by budgeting decisions. Who is most impacted by program cuts or <br /> 24 additions? Alternatives? Example, that FEMA monthly housing divided by 81 persons is over <br /> 25 $2,400 a month. Could that money be better spent to pay rent and utilities and have groceries <br /> 26 and money left over, especially if two folks shared an apt than paying a hotel? <br /> 27 -If we are cognizant of equity and build our priorities and strategic plan around equity, then <br /> 28 hopefully we will make improvements in addressing inequities <br /> 29 -pandemic has forced us to prioritize & exposed racialized impacts. need to evaluate how <br /> 30 measures taken have been implemented &whether moved us forward, maintained status quo, <br /> 31 or deepened inequity <br /> 32 -looking at our priorities in a manner that ignores established norms would allow greater <br /> 33 flexibility <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Commissioner Greene asked a clarifying question on Schools item 6, asking if it was <br /> 36 regarding public education or educating the public generally. <br /> 37 Commissioner Bedford said she was referring to the public school systems. <br /> 38 Commissioner Fowler said the priority setting/strategic plan needs to be done first, in <br /> 39 order to organize the rest. She also said importance does not necessarily correlate to the <br /> 40 number of items. <br /> 41 In the chat box, Commissioner Dorosin and Commissioner Greene agreed: <br />