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36 <br /> 1 Slide #21 <br /> Advancing Racial Equity <br /> • Next Steps <br /> • Questions <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Annette Moore said a subcommittee conducted preliminary community engagement, and <br /> 5 asked people to identify others with whom the County should engage. She said the <br /> 6 subcommittee spoke with 40-50 community members to determine who else should be talked to <br /> 7 over the summer. She said the overarching themes were that the community wants to be <br /> 8 involved with developing the plan; must reach out to marginalized communities; and include <br /> 9 schools. She said there will be a definition section, as well as a section of a racialized history of <br /> 10 Orange County. She said there will be current demographic and economic data analysis, racial <br /> 11 equity foundations training for the County and all municipalities. She said there will also be a <br /> 12 pilot for the racial equity tool in each jurisdiction to see how it works and if there are kinks that <br /> 13 need to be fixed. She said the subcommittees will work throughout the summer, and there will <br /> 14 be another public hearing in the fall. <br /> 15 Commissioner Greene asked if staff could more about the partnership with SAS <br /> 16 Nancy Coston, DSS Director, said SAS does small, time-limited projects called "Data for <br /> 17 Good". She said SAS agreed to work with the County on this index. She said SAS has a strong <br /> 18 team with statistical expertise, and this is an exciting opportunity for the County. She said she <br /> 19 hopes SAS can help the County determine where the biggest impacts need to be made. <br /> 20 Commissioner Hamilton said the presentation helped her understand the direction this is <br /> 21 going. She said she is excited to have the collaboration with SAS and is interested to see what <br /> 22 data they come up with. She said she will have to pull old skills out of the back of her mind to <br /> 23 analyze their findings. <br /> 24 Commissioner Fowler said she sees a lot of questions, and is curious to know when <br /> 25 those questions will be answered. <br /> 26 Annette Moore said over the summer, some of the questions will be answered. She said <br /> 27 there will be a written narrative to the racial equity tool, which will answer some of those <br /> 28 questions, and some questions will be answered after engagement with community. <br /> 29 Commissioner Fowler referred to the dashboard, and asked if there are any other <br /> 30 demographics that will be examined. <br /> 31 Annette Moore said income. <br /> 32 Commissioner Fowler asked about disability, and recommended it be included. <br /> 33 Annette Moore said half of fair housing cases involve a disability. <br /> 34 Commissioner Fowler commended the collaborative effort. <br /> 35 Commissioner Bedford referred to the different types of training on the abstract, and <br /> 36 asked if the differences between then could be clarified. She asked if there is a process by <br /> 37 which the Commissioners fit in with training, the use of tools, and timelines. <br /> 38 Annette Moore said the hope is that the BOCC will be involved in this process just like <br /> 39 staff and boards and commission members. She said the desire is for everyone to be on the <br /> 40 same page and have the same knowledge. She said the difference between the trainings, is <br />