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<br /> <br /> <br /> M E M O R A N D U M <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: January 10, 2017 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Mark Casey, City Manager <br /> <br /> <br />ITEM: SUMMARY OF ANTI-BIAS AWARENESS TRAINING SESSIONS <br /> <br />On December 8th, 2016 the City concluded Anti-Bias Awareness training sessions. There were a <br />total of five sessions, each of which included a mix of representatives from all City departments, <br />elected and appointed officials and contracted staff. In addition, staff and elected officials from <br />Falcon Heights and Lauderdale attended. In all, 137 individuals attended the sessions. <br /> <br />The high-level of participation and willingness to discuss this challenging topic was encouraging, <br />and ensured that the sessions were valuable and accomplished the goal of setting a foundation <br />for understanding of the topic and the ability to dig deeper in future. <br /> <br />The facilitators from the Racial Equity Minnesota Network distributed a survey for attendees to <br />complete and have compiled feedback received from the attendees that our staff Equity <br />Committee will review and share with staff, and ultimately use to guide our next steps as a city <br />on this topic. <br />87