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FORCE
Meeting Agenda and Summary
DATE: JUNE 18, 2025
TIME: 7:00 PM TO 8:00 PM
LOCATION: VIRTUAL - MICROSOFT TEAMS
TASK FORCE MEMBER ATTENDANCE: JIM NELSON, BIANCA DAWKINS, JAN STONE, JASMIN
STRINGER-MOORE (REMOTE)
TASK FORCE MEMBERS ABSENT: ELLY DOSCOTCH, JONATHAN ROGERS, PRANIKA KUMAR
STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: THOMAS BROOKS
PUBLIC MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: MERIWETHER FELT, LISA TABOR (CULTUREBROKERS, LLC)
1. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS – CO-CHAIR DAWKINS & NELSON
2. MEETING TOPIC(S)
A. STAFF PRESENTATION - 15 MINUTES
STAFF LIAISON THOMAS BROOKS GAVE THE FINAL PRESENTATION ON THE EQUITY STRATEGIC
ACTION PLAN FOR 2025-2027.
A FINAL PRESENTATION WAS PROVIDED ON THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE EQUITY
STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN (ESAP). AN OVERVIEW WAS PROVIDED OF THE PROCESS TO DATE,
INCLUDING DEVELOPING THE EQUITY FRAMEWORK AND THE DIAMOND INCLUSIVENESS ASSESSMENT
SURVEY (DIA) COMPLETED STAFF, COMMUNITY, AND CITY PARTNERS. THE RESULTS OF THE DIA
INFORMED THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE ESAP.
THE DIA SHOWED NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AS A STRENGTH, MEANING A MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS
COULD SEE THE INVESTMENT AND EFFORTS TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY THROUGHOUT CITY SPACES.
THE SURVEY DIMENSION WITH THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF AGREEMENT WAS BUILT ENVIRONMENT,
MEANING MOST RESPONDENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE OR FEEL THEIR CULTURES, IDENTITIES,
NEEDS, OR DISABILITIES INCLUDED IN CITY SPACES AND FACILITIES. THE BIGGEST AREA FOR GROWTH
– OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT ALL DIA DIMENSIONS AND FUTURE WORK – WAS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(CAPITAL). THIS DIMENSION ALSO HAD A LOW AMOUNT OF AGREEMENT AND A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ‘I
DON’T KNOW’ RESPONSES INDICATING MORE WORK IS NEEDED IN LEVERAGING DATA IN DAY-TO-DAY
DECISION MAKING IN THE CITY AND COMMUNICATING HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH DATA TO STAFF
AND COMMUNITY.
TEAMS OF CITY STAFF WORKED TO DEVELOP PROJECT PLANS FOR THE PRIORITIES RELATED TO
IMPROVING OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WITH GOALS AND MILESTONES
IDENTIFIED THROUGH 2027. AS GOALS ARE COMPLETED THROUGH 2027, THE PRIORITIES WILL
EVOLVE AND/OR NEW PRIORITIES WILL BE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE DIA SURVEY RESULTS AND
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS. THIS PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY CITY LEADERS IN JUNE 2025. THE TWO
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ARE LISTED BELOW, AND PROGRESS CAN BE TRACKED BY COMMUNITY
THROUGH A PUBLIC DASHBOARD FOUND ON EDINAMN.GOV/DIVERSITY-EQUITY-INCLUSION.
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT:
STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT: THIS ORGANIZATION'S SPACES ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT CULTURAL
NEEDS AND INCLUDES EASY-TO-SEE AND UNDERSTAND WAYFINDING SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT ITS
SPACES.
SMART GOAL: BY DECEMBER 31, 2026, UP TO TWO PUBLIC FACING CITY OF EDINA BUILDINGS WILL
REFLECT AT LEAST THREE OF OUR CITY'S CULTURES IN ITS MAIN ENTRY/RECEPTION OR PUBLIC
AREAS.
• HUMAN DEVELOPMENT:
STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT: THE CITY ROUTINELY COLLECTS AND USES DISAGGREGATED
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AND COMMUNITY INPUT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND SERVE ALL RESIDENTS,
VISITORS, EMPLOYEES, AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, ENSURING THAT DECISIONS AND SERVICES
REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED.
SMART GOAL: BY DECEMBER 2026, DEVELOP A CONSISTENT PROCESS FOR COLLECTING AND
STORING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR CITY-WIDE ROLL OUT.
TASK FORCE AND PUBLIC MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK
THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION INCLUDING PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON INCLUDING
COMMUNITY INPUT THROUGHOUT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROCESS AND USING A RUBRIC
PREVIOUSLY CREATED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS COMMISSION.
3. ADJOURNMENT