2024-03-13 DEI MinutesCity of El Segundo
CITY OF Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
ELSEGUNDO Committee Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
350 Main Street, El Segundo CA 90245
A. CALL TO ORDER — The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm.
B. ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Valerie Green, Christibelle Villena, Marisa Janicek, Steven Gebhart,
Emily Atmore, Shad McFadden
City Staff Present:
Joaquin Vazquez, Deputy City Attorney
Aly Mancini, Recreation, Parks & Library
C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
No public comment.
D. PRESENTATIONS
1. Housing Element Status Update
Principal Planner Paul Samras shared an update and presentation on the Housing
Element Status.
E. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Motion to approve the October 1 1, 2023 meeting minutes, with the change of adding
Member McFadden to the attendance, was made by Member McFadden and Seconded by
Member Green.
Motion carried 6-0.
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. DEI Workplan Discussion
The committee discussed how the initial workplan has been restructured, since completing
their priorities, into the three teams: Data Resources, City Engagement, and Community
Relations. Members Hill and Atmore make up the Data Resources team, which is focusing
on incentivizing survey completion and providing an online resource library for the
community. Members McFadden, Mancini, Green, and Hill make up the City Engagement
team, which is focusing on the DEI Committee Service Award for a member of the
community and working alongside the Arts and Culture Committee for initiatives within
the next year. Members Gebhart, Green, Hill, and Janicek make up the Community
Relations team, and are focusing on the inclusion of multi -cultural groups in events, with
ideas of partnering with the El Segundo Unified School District and looking into
aerospace gathering events for the youth in the community.
Motioned by Member Green, seconded by Member Atmore, to receive and file the DEI
Workplan. Motion carried 6-0.
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. Review of DEI Webpage
Member Villena recommended tabling this discussion for the next meeting, and
encouraged the Data Resources team to meet with Diane Chaaban.
H. REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEES
1. Data and Resources Team — none.
2. City Engagement Team — none.
3. Community Relations Team — none.
I. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMUNICATION — Limited to 5 minutes per member
Aly Mancini — Stated that she is looking forward to continuously work on improvement
towards inclusion within the community, as recent events have shown there is much to still be
done.
Valerie Green — Stated that having the student liaison and maintaining dialogue with them is
important for feedback and suggestions.
Christibelle Villena — Suggested discussion about the two empty seats on the DEI Committee,
which will be itemized for the next meeting.
Marisa Janicek — Stated how she has had productive conversations with the ESUSD students
about improvements, and how she was excited to implement such.
Emily Atmore — Stated her excitement for the new presence of the school board, along with
the improvement and welcoming of new DEI related programs.
Shad McFadden — Stated his excitement about the new presence of the school board on the
DEI Committee.
Joaquin Vazquez — No comment.
J. COUNCIL MEMBER LIAISON COMMENTS — None
K. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned by Member McFadden at 7:40 p.m. with the next meeting scheduled
for April 10, 2024.