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organization had been conducted by a nationally recognized consultant and one result was current work on <br />the development of a strategic plan for diversity that could be linked to the council’s priority on race. He <br />said a component of that plan would be performance measures and evaluation. <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy said she heard a willingness, both at the meeting and in the community, to believe that the <br />council was taking the matter seriously and committed to moving forward with a plan of action. She <br />stressed the importance of council members participating in events and activities throughout the community. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said establishing benchmarks was one of the concrete steps the City could take. She hoped the <br />ad hoc committee would consider a formal process for establishing benchmarks and ensuring those <br />benchmarks were part of a council public process and not just internal to the organization. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz acknowledged the attendance of incoming councilor Mike Clark at the Communities of Color <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Chouinard noted that part of the race priority action plan was continuing to make training available to <br />council. He said there had been a suggestion that Perspectives in Profiling training could be provided to the <br />council, the Police Commission, the Human Rights Commission and perhaps other interested parties. <br /> <br />Ms. Lee expressed her appreciation for the good working relationships she was experiencing and her <br />enthusiasm for working with the council and City organization. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Lynn Taylor) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council September 11, 2006 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br />