HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2018-09RESOLUTION 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, 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, but not
limited to, 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
• The City hereby rejects prejudice and bigotry in all forms, including but not limited
to Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, nativism, misogyny, and homophobia; and
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-09
• 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: HARNIK, KELLY, NESTANDE, WEBER, and JONATHAN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
RA E CE D. KLASSE`A1' CITY CLER
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNI
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SABBY JO 1TI J, MAYOR