HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2018-09 - Commitment to Diversity-InclusionRESOLUTION NO. 2018-09
STAFF REPORT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
MEETING DATE: February 8, 2018
PREPARED BY: Lori Carney, Director of Administrative Services
REQUEST: Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 2018-09
affirming the City of Palm Desert's commitment to inclusion and
diversity.
Recommendation
Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 2018- 09 affirming the
City of Palm Desert's commitment to inclusion and diversity.
Strategic Plan
While not specifically addressed in the Strategic Plan, the City affirms its commitment to
inclusion and diversity and acknowledges that valuing participation by members of the
community without regard to ethnicity, race, gender or sexual orientation leads to a
stronger City.
Background Analysis
At its January 11, 2018, meeting the City Council requested staff bring forward a
resolution reinforcing and affirming the City's commitment to inclusiveness and diversity
and against discrimination. This resolution reflects Palm Desert as a city that celebrates
diversity in its many forms: gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, culture,
ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.
Palm Desert prides itself as a welcoming and inclusive community and invites people from
all backgrounds to participate in their community. We are supporting our commitment to
diversity by publicizing it in solicitations for bids, recruiting materials,
committee/commission applications, public art programs and development materials.
LEGAL REVIEW DEPT. REVIEW FINANCIAL REVIEW CITY MANAGER
N/A
Lori Carney
Robert W. Hargreaves Director of
City Attorney Administrative Services
N/A
Janet Moore
Director of Finance
Lauri Aylaian
City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, WELCOMING ALL WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE,
WORK IN, OR VISIT OUR COMMUNITY AND AFFIRMING THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT'S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
WHEREAS, recent events throughout the country have caused certain groups
within all communities to have a heightened sense of fear and concern for hate crimes,
discrimination, sexual harassment, and assault; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert ("City') wants to reassure its residents and
visitors that Palm Desert is a place that welcomes people of all backgrounds and
cultures, celebrating diversity and inclusion; and
WHEREAS, Palm Desert values all members of our community including all
religions, ancestries, and ethnicities as well as people of any disability, gender, sexual
orientation, immigration status, or gender identity; and
WHEREAS, the City will not tolerate any prejudice, racism, bigotry, hatred,
bullying and violence towards any groups within our community; and
WHEREAS, the City rejects any attempt to intimidate, threaten, or otherwise
marginalize members of our community; and
WHEREAS, the City values all residents regardless of where they are from, who
they love, how they worship, how they look, their abilities, or how they vote; and
WHEREAS, the City encourages all residents and visitors of Palm Desert to
celebrate each other's differences and learn from one another.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert hereby affirms its commitment to promoting and nurturing a diverse, supportive,
inclusive, and protective community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert
hereby makes the following statements in furtherance of the intent of this resolution:
• The City recognizes, values, and will proactively work to promote diversity and
inclusion within Palm Desert; and
• The City will protect the rights and privileges of everyone in Palm Desert,
regardless of religion, race, nationality, country of birth, immigration status,
disability, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity; and
• The City does not tolerate discrimination, hate crimes, harassment, or assault;
and
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-09
• The City hereby rejects prejudice and bigotry in all forms, including but not limited
to Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, nativism, misogyny, and homophobia;
and
• The City will publicize its commitment to diversity in solicitations for bids,
recruiting materials, committee/commission applications, public art programs;
and on its website;
• The City will promote actual safety, a sense of security, and equal protection of
constitutional and human rights, leading by example through equitable treatment
of all by City officials and departments.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council this 8th day of
February, 2018 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SABBY JONATHAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RACHELLE KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT