10d. Presentation
Equity Policy Directive
Item no. 10d_supp Meeting date: March 28, 2023 Equity Policy Directive Presenters: Bookda Gheisar, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Tyler Emsky, Commission Office Background • Motion 2018-06 – Directed Port staff to create and implement an equity pilot program. – This pilot program shall inform the development of an equity policy directive. • Motion 2020-19 (sponsored by Commissioner Cho) – Required racial equity and unconscious bias trainings – Established an internal Change Team – Called for annual assessments on state of equity in the Port starting in 2021 • 8/10 EWFD Committee Feedback • Additional rounds of staff dialogue and edits • 10/28 EWFD Committee Preliminary Approval • January and February Listening Sessions (2 internal, 2 external) • Final revisions responsive to community feedback 2 Elements of Proposed Equity Policy Directive Structural • Makes permanent: • Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Senior Director position • Change Team Operational • Annual equity goal setting & reporting requirements • All departments to use equitable budgeting tool • OEDI to support employee growth, advancement, and knowledge of equity culture and practices across the Port External • As-needed cohorts of external community equity advisors • Port to pursue opportunities to expand community equity programs 3 Highlights of the Equity Policy Directive Draft • Makes equity a permanent, ongoing commitment by the Port of Seattle for every level, every division, and every employee – Annual equity goals set by depts to reflect where they want to grow – Progress towards EDI goals shall be part of performance reviews of the Executive & members of the ELT – Utilization of Port developed 'equity tools' such as the equitable budgeting tool – Audit team to perform periodic assessments of OEDI work and report to appropriate Commission committees – Tools & supports to be developed to enhance and strengthen equity in programs and policies 4 Highlights (continued) • Commits the Port to grow its portfolio of community-based equity work and investments • Language to address barriers to community participation in Port outreach, as appropriate (stipends, language access) • To inform future action, Port staff are tasked with : – Examining past Port equity-related funding, in order to propose an ongoing commitment of resources for equity – Convening as-needed groups of community equity advisors on an issue-by-issue basis. – Developing the Port's environmental justice principles and framework through engagement with near Port communities. 5 Post-listening Session Edits to Equity Policy Directive • Annual reporting on continuous process improvement opportunities regarding Port contracting with communitybased organizations, informed by least one listening session with these CBOs. • Alignment of timelines to reflect proposed date of passage. 6 Thank You Questions? 7
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