SUBJECT: Consent Agenda
Title
A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Authorizing the Town of Erie to Jointly Sponsor a Speaker Series on Talking to Children About Race in the Amount of $10,000
Body
DEPARTMENT: Administration
PRESENTER: Malcolm Fleming, Town Administrator
TIME ESTIMATE:
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $10,000
Balance Available: $0
Budget Line Item Number: 100-10-110-560100-000000
New Appropriation Required: Yes
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve resolution
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
In 2020 the Town of Erie Board of Trustees and staff held Community Conversations to raise awareness on topics such as diversity and unconscious bias, and had attempted to coordinate conversations that would incorporate both Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) and St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) to discuss bullying.
In an effort to continue these conversations, Alicia Graves, a member of Erie’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board (DEIAB), proposed a speaker series for talking to children about race. This series would be hosted by Dr. Rosemarie Allen, an associate professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver and presented in a coordinated effort with SVVSD and BVSD. Dr. Allen recently spoke to the Wheat Ridge City Council and is part of a conversation series hosted by the Colorado Humanities this month. More information on Dr. Allen can be found by visiting her website <https://www.rosemarieallen.com/biography--dr.-rosemarie-allen.html> and viewing the following videos:
Dr. Allen discusses having conversations about race with your children <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSzEbtaymrQ>
TEDxMileHigh <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8nkcRMZKV4>
Fiscal Impact:
The estimated cost of the speaker series is still to be negotiated, but with this resolution staff is requesting the Board approve $10,000 towards this effort. Alicia Graves has secured a commitment of $7,000 from SVVSD, and we are working to secure a similar commitment from BVSD for an additional $7,000.
Board Priority(s) Addressed:
ü Engaged and Diverse Community
ü Small Town Feel
ü Safe and Healthy Community
ü Effective Governance
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution