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MEMORANDUM
Date: October 1, 2020
To: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
Through: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager
Tyler Marr, Deputy Director, Information and Employee Services
From: Sierra Anderson, Graduate Management Assistant
Re: City Council Priorities Dashboard – 3rd Quarter, 2020
Background
The purpose of this memorandum is to present Council with the 3rd Quarter’s Council Priority
Dashboard, which outlines purpose, outcomes, and actions taken or planned for the various
initiatives identified by Council as priorities at their June 2019 retreat. Updates shown represent
progress as of October 1st, 2020, with changes from the last version presented in red text. Staff
recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the organization’s ability to progress many
of Council’s priorities in line with previously identified schedules. Updates reflect this information
wherever possible.
In response to COVID-19, the City’s budgeting process was adjusted for 2020 and 2021. After
completing the final Work Session to review the City Manager’s Recommended Budget, staff
will incorporate Council’s feedback and put forward the 2021 Budget for Council adoption in
November.
The dashboard’s purpose is to track the status of each priority, to keep Council informed of
updates to these items, and to guide scheduling on the Six-Month Planning Calendar. The
Dashboard is also available on fcgov.com, under the “Council Meetings” tab of the Mayor and
City Council page.
Future Versions
The next major update of this dashboard is scheduled for December of 2020. Staff will make
minor changes as suggested by administration or Council in the interim period.
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PRIORITIES DASHBOARD
The purpose of this dashboard is to track the progress of priorities established during the June 2019 Council retreat and adopted
in July 2019. It will be updated quarterly to provide current information and to guide the scheduling of items on the Six-Month
Planning Calendar.
Last Updated: October 1, 2020
Next Major Update: December 2020
PROGRESS
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ECONOMIC HEALTH
AFFORDABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE
CHILDCARE
Continue to identify barriers and
needs related to increasing the
supply of affordable childcare,
looking at a variety of solutions
including development incentives
and flexibility to ensure that
childcare is not a career and
lifestyle limiting factor in Fort
Collins
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
No Council action planned at this time
Other Info:
· Over $245,000 of the City’s CARES-
RF funds have been assigned to
childcare response activities.
· Extended Camp FunQuest childcare
services at Northside Aztlan Center
into the fall semester so that working
families would have additional
weekday care options for grades K-
5. Scholarships and fee reductions
provided to low-income families.
· Developed an Ordinance that
provides a temporary exemption to
nontraditional sites from
development review and Land Use
Code requirements for childcare
uses. Passed by City Council on
September 15.
· Launched the Caregiver Hub site for
City employees, which serves as a
central repository of caregiving
resources, information, and support
for working parents and caregivers.
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SMALL BUSINESS
PLAN
Develop strategies that can
advance the City’s stated goals of
incubating, expanding, and
retaining existing employers.
Assist in ongoing efforts
underway by community
organizations and continue focus
on innovation and start-ups
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
Council will consider the 2021 budget in
November which will include a
redeployment of programmatic dollars and
staff towards on-going recovery activities.
This redeployment will have a specific
focus on small-, minority-, women-, and
low-income-owned businesses.
Optional Business Site Visits
(opportunities for virtual visits exist;
coordinate with EHO to arrange)
Other Info:
· Small Business Assistance Program
(CARES funded): provides $1.6
million in direct support to
businesses between 2 and 20
employees (all materials available in
Spanish and other languages upon
request; technical assistance
available for owners without internet
access)
· Restarting the Main Street Lending
program – a character-based
lending program targeting small-,
women-, minority, and low-income-
owned businesses with favorable
interest rates and underwriting
criteria
· Offering de-escalation training to all
businesses in the City to support the
Statewide and local face covering
mandates
· Developed and deployed a $5.0
million county-wide loan program
targeting businesses with 20 or
fewer employees.
· Launched ForFortCollins.com a
website aimed at aiding the Strong
and Safe re-opening of businesses
in our community.
· Collaborating with regional partners
to develop guidance on best
practices for re-opening, adaptation,
and new services during COVID-19
response.
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STRATEGIES THAT
CREATE
COMMUNITY JOBS
Engage with and assist/convene
community partners to address
opportunities for those who are
underemployed or non-college
bound with the use of an equity
lens. Consider strategies to help
reduce the mismatch between
available jobs and skills in the
workforce
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
Council will consider the 2021 budget in
November which will include a redeployed
funding to support Industry Sector
activities. These sector activities focus on
workforce development, including
marketing to the existing and future labor
pool about current job opportunities and
support re-training efforts.
Other Info:
· On-going collaboration with the
County’s Workforce Development
Board on regional response to
COVID-19 workforce challenges.
· Working across the region on a
coordinated and collaborative
response and recovery plan to
COVID-19 focused on workforce
retraining, business adaptation, and
leaning into recovery opportunities –
this strategy is ultimately about
putting the local labor force to work.
· Maintaining NoCoRecovers.com
with regional partners as a one-stop
shop for business support resources
and up to date COVID-19
information. This has helped
businesses to keep operating and
keep employing community
members.
· Working with Social Sustainability
and private employers to develop a
strategy for Diversity and Inclusion
related to workforce development
· On-going engagement in Talent 2.0
with multiple partners
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UNDERGROUNDING
OF ELECTRIC
INFRASTRUCTURE
(TRANSMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION)
Understand current status and
develop strategy to complete
undergrounding of all electric
system infrastructure within Fort
Collins to improve reliability and
community aesthetics, including
Platte River’s and other utilities’
transmission lines and the
remaining distribution lines
owned by Light & Power to
provide for a more dynamic power
grid
Utilities Next Council Action:
Whitepaper for undergrounding
distribution and transmission infrastructure
Other Info:
Distribution:
· Staff released the first two overhead
conversion projects for construction
and will continue collaboration
between Light & Power and
Connexion to allow for joint
construction of underground electric
distribution and Connexion
Transmission:
· Fort Collins staff is delayed in
developing a joint white paper with
Platte River regarding Transmission
infrastructure undergrounding.
Engineering resources are being
focused on the capital budget
revisions needed for 2020 and the
2021 budget.
· There are at least three transmission
providers that operate within Fort
Collins Growth Management Area.
Platte River, Western Area Power
Administration, and Xcel Energy.
Initial estimates based on current
construction costs for underground
transmission are $0.5B.
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
REDUCE PLASTIC
POLLUTION
Understand current state and
prevalence of plastic pollution
within Fort Collins and expand
educational efforts and develop
strategies to reduce or eliminate
plastic pollution in Fort Collins.
Continue to track advances in
treatment technology for reducing
or eliminating microplastics from
water supplies (drinking,
stormwater, wastewater, and
instream)
Utilities/
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
October 27 Work Session
Other Info:
· Sustainability Service Area and
Utilities staff are collaborating to
consider micro and macro plastic
impacts and interventions.
· Budget offer for 2020 funded for
evaluation of microplastics and
impact on river health and data
collection and awareness campaign
for single-use (macro-)plastics.
· The development of a request for
proposals for Microplastics study was
paused due to budget uncertainties
related to COVID. Original budget
was $35,000, new revised budget is
$12,465. Team is considering a
smaller scope of work and evaluating
internal staff capacity to support
project given need to focus on fire
recovery in 2021.
· Awareness campaign funded by 2020
Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) offer
ramping up in Q4 after funds were
released from budget review process.
· October work session will provide an
update on awareness and policy
engagement to date, as well as detail
the challenges around policy
engagement due to COVID, and
options for next steps.
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PROTECT AND
ENHANCE
INSTREAM RIVER
FLOWS
Continue to improve and protect
the ecological condition, aesthetic
quality, and resiliency of the
Poudre River and its
watershed/tributaries
Community
Services/
Utilities
Next Council Action:
Possible work session in 2021.
Possible consideration of a resolution
supporting the Timnath Inlet Fish Passage
Project and the City's related grant
application to the Bureau of Reclamation's
(BOR) WaterSMART Drought Resiliency
Program.
Other Info:
· Emerging contaminants outreach and
education – met in February to
identify opportunities to incorporate
information about safe
pharmaceutical disposal into existing
outreach programs. Will continue to
improve existing avenues for
communication. Other work planning
was paused due to COVID budget
uncertainties. All funding for this work
was cut ($15,000) from 2020 budget.
· A request for proposals for the Urban
Lakes Water Quality Policy &
Guidance development was issued in
March but was retracted due to
budget uncertainties related to
COVID. The original project budget
was $100k, and revised budget is
$50K. The project team met in
September and is scheduled to meet
again in October. Discussions are
centered on whether the Parks and
Natural Areas Departments have
additional funding to contribute to the
project; how best to modify the
project’s original scope; and new a
project timeline.
· Design of the new diversion structure
at the Environmental Learning Center
is underway to protect an instream
water right. Gauge installation and
maintenance on existing damaged
structure was completed in
September 2020 to demonstrate due
diligence for maintaining the water
right while new design is in progress.
A BFO request for final design (60%-
100%) was submitted for 2021. A
BFO request for construction is
anticipated for 2022.
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IMPROVED AIR
QUALITY
Continue to reduce the impacts
and prevalence of radon and
ozone within the City through
regional collaboration, reduction
in ground level ozone, and
expanded education. Improve
understanding of
microparticulates (particulate
matter 2.5 microns or less in
diameter) in Fort Collins and any
disparate impacts they may be
influencing.
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
Ozone season update memo will be
provided in October.
Other Info:
· Staff report regarding Air Quality (AQ)
and Wildfire Resiliency Preparedness
efforts was provided to Council on
9/15/20.
· 2019-2020 radon grant ends
9/30/2020. 2020-2021 grant proposal
submitted.
· Healthy Homes program is offering
indoor air quality home assessments
by phone.
· Anti-idling campaign including printed
and social media is underway.
MITIGATE IMPACTS
OF OIL AND GAS
ENCROACHMENT
INTO GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
AREA
Understand current and potential
surface impacts of oil and gas
production within the growth
management areas and consider
strategies to mitigate those
impacts. Evaluate the impact and
needed/desired changes as a
result of Senate Bill 181 through a
robust public engagement
process
Planning,
Development &
Transportation
/Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
Work Session scheduled for January 26th.
Other Info:
· E-forum website live, and collecting
public comments:
ourcity.fcgov.com/oil-and-gas-
regulations
· No new drilling expected. SB181
increases local authority and allows
for comprehensive changes to LUC
that could apply to existing and future
oil and gas wells.
· Staff engagement with Boards and
Commissions underway on
regulatory siting options and public
involvement results
· Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission (COGCC) hearings
occurred on September 24-28.
· The Affiliated Local Government
Coalition (ALGC) participated in the
hearings, representing the City and
other local government members.
· New state rule adoption anticipated in
November.
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NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY & SOCIAL HEALTH
EQUITY AND
INCLUSION
Implement the usage of an equity
lens, including staff and Council
training, develop indicators and
metrics and consider a resolution
regarding anti-discrimination
Sustainability
Services/
Information &
Employee
Services
Next Council Action:
Community Impact Ad Hoc Committee
has been meeting monthly since July.
Other Info:
· We are nearing completion of Phase
One of Equity Indicator project and
about to begin Phase Two, which
involves critical community
engagement to choose the indicators
we will track for equity and inclusion
going forward - reporting to the Ad
Hoc Committee on this 9/28 and in a
Council work session on 12/8
· A racial equity lens was applied to the
2021 budgeting process and
identified key areas of opportunity
across the organization, as well as
areas where good work can be
leveraged
· Foundational for deploying an equity
lens, an internal racial justice
curriculum is wrapping up its testing
period.
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AFFORDABLE AND
ACHIEVABLE
HOUSING
STRATEGIES
Engage the community and a
cross-section of stakeholders to
create dialogue and continue
efforts around affordable housing
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action:
Council Work Session for Housing
Strategic Plan on December 8. Council
Ad Hoc Housing Committee convened
and will meet monthly through April 2021.
Monthly memos provided in Thursday
packets as well.
Other Info:
· Housing Strategic Plan underway –
draft vision set and Existing
Conditions Assessment drafted. Next
steps include community engagement
via Home2Health and the
development of an evaluation
framework to assess strategies.
· Regular updates scheduled with policy
partners such as: Chamber of
Commerce Legislative Affairs
Committee, and Affordable Housing
Board. Informal stakeholder
engagement begun including meeting
with developers, bankers, consumers,
and more.
· Over $700,000 of funding made
available for housing assistance
through CARES Act and Community
Development Block Grant –
Coronavirus (CDBG CV) funds.
· Eviction prevention enhanced with
funding for a Legal Defense Fund to
educate renters on their rights and
options. Seeking partner to offer
service.
· Received second allocation of
$760,000 in CDBG CV pandemic
response funding. Will hold until other
resources distributed to determine
what needs remain. Not as time
sensitive as CARES funds.
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OPTIMIZATION OF
ALLEYS OUTSIDE
OF DOWNTOWN
Develop strategy for identifying
and improving alleys outside of
the downtown core, to maintain
and ensure basic functionality,
appearance and safety.
Additionally, explore how to fully
utilize their potential and create
opportunity through additional
public spaces and enable access
for accessory dwelling units or
affordable housing options
Planning,
Development &
Transportation
Next Council Action:
No Council action planned at this time
Other Info:
· After several years of minimal alley
maintenance, routine grading and
pothole repair is funded in the current
budget cycle and underway.
· Staff completed an inventory on the
condition of the City alleys. By the
end of 2020, staff will:
Develop an alley pavement
prioritization list
Determine what impacts alley
paving would have on overall
street maintenance prioritization
· Update the requirements of what any
development off an alley is required
to fund for alley maintenance.
LOW-INCOME
BENEFITS/REBATES
STREAMLINING AND
CONSOLIDATION
Continue to simplify access to and
participation in the variety of
income-qualified benefits and
rebates the City offers. Explore
elimination of redundant
application and verification
requirements as well as potential
impacts of setting a single income
level which qualifies residents for
all programs
Financial
Services/
Sustainability
Services
Next Council Action: BFO Offer for
Income-Qualified Navigator position is
included in the Recommended Budget.
Other Info:
· Application Assistance Pilot
complete: 13 households assisted
with 28 applications.
· Internal review of Financial Services
rebates is complete documenting the
impact, effectiveness and
efficiencies of 3 rebates offered via
Sales Tax team: Property Tax,
Utilities and Grocery Tax.
· Next steps: BFO offer proposes a
redeploy of duplicative rebate
programs in order to create an
Income-Qualified Navigator position.
This position will work to create one-
stop information for all City
rebate/IQ-qualified programming and
work with the Code for America
award to develop technologically-
facilitated options for application and
qualification.
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MOBILE HOME
PARK
PRESERVATION
AND RESIDENT
PROTECTIONS
Develop policies/programs to
preserve mobile home parks as a
source of affordable housing and
enhance resident protections,
particularly around issues of utility
gouging and eviction
Planning,
Development &
Transportation
Next Council Action:
The first set of proposed rezonings to the
new Manufactured Housing Community
Zone District are anticipated to go to
Council for consideration in November.
Other Info:
· Council adopted Land Use Code
amendments creating a new
Manufactured Housing Community
Zone District. At this time, the new
district has not yet been applied to
any properties
· In addition, Municipal Code changes
to improve livability in mobile home
communities were adopted by
Council in August
· HB 20-1196 has become law and
provides more protections and access
rights to residents and homeowners
in mobile home communities with
master metered water utility billing.
· Research into manufactured housing
park licensing in other communities is
proceeding to determine best
practices and develop
recommendations for Council
consideration.
· At the request of City Council, staff
has developed a framework for a
legal defense fund for eviction
protection using CARES funding.
This program will provide education
and access to legal services for
residents facing eviction due to
inability to pay rent beginning as early
as October.
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CULTURE & RECREATION
EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATION IN
CULTURE AND
RECREATION
PROGRAMS
Understand current state of
participation in cultural and
recreation programming and
subsequently make adjustments
to current practices to improve
equitable participation through
potentially expanded
programming and targeted
support
Plea
Community
Services
Next Council Action:
No Council action planned at this time.
Other Info:
Cultural Services Department:
· Established access and opportunity
programs continue with the goal to
ensure welcoming, inclusive and
accessible facilities and programs.
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
(FCMoD) (Opportunity Program);
Gardens on Spring Creek (Gardens
for All); Lincoln Center (discounted
tickets, PSD field trip support, ticket
vouchers through local service
organizations).
· FCMoD’s groundbreaking exhibition
“Mental Health: Mind Matters”
(October 3rd - January 10th) will be
free for the public to attend. This
important exhibit aims to build a
greater understanding of the
importance of mental health and
create a safe space for important
conversations about mental illness.
Recreation Department:
· Recreation provides reduced fees,
programs, and passes for
participants meeting income-eligible
requirements to be able to participant
in recreational activities.
· Recreation provides inclusive
activities and specialized
programming for all ages and all
abilities.
· Silver Sneakers and Renew Active
(new 2020) discounted use pass and
fitness classes for seniors who
qualify for the program.
· Adaptative Recreation Opportunities
provides inclusion opportunities for
special needs participants needing
one on one support to be able to
participate in recreation programs.
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PARK REFRESH
AND FUTURE
NEEDS
Complete assessment of current
and future needs of parks, with
the use of an equity lens, and
explore funding options that
include private and public
partnerships to secure resources
for timely refresh of parks
Community
Services
Next Council Action:
Council work session reviewing final draft
of Parks and Recreation Master Plan
planned for October 27.
Other Info:
· As part of the update to the Parks
and Recreation Master Plan, park
and facility refresh is being
considered through development of a
detailed capital improvement plan for
asset management.
· The Parks & Recreation Plan update
will include a park assessment and
explore funding options for refresh.
The final plan is expected to be
complete in late 2020.
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TRANSPORTATION
ENCOURAGE AND
INCREASE
TRANSFORT USE
/ ADDITIONAL BUS
RAPID TRANSIT
(BRT) CORRIDORS
Understand existing barriers to
use and develop strategies that
expand and make easier the use
of Transfort. Continue efforts
underway to construct and add
additional BRT corridor projects to
the system
Planning,
Development &
Transportation
Next Council Action:
No Council action planned at this time.
Other Info:
· PDT has formed a Barriers to Transit
Working Group to identify and
combat obstacles to transit use
specific to historically marginalized
and underrepresented populations.
· PDT planning, transit and
engineering staff have begun work on
the RFP for 30% design of the West
Elizabeth multi-modal and BRT
corridor. This work is being
completed via a grant from the State
Multi-Modal Options Fund (MMOF)
and local dollars from both the City
and CSU. Design is expected to be
complete by third quarter of 2021.
Completion of this design will make
this project eligible for a Small Starts
grant application, the same source
for 80% of the MAX project.
· The City was awarded an FTA
planning grant for $280,000 to plan
Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
along the proposed BRT project that
will extend the MAX corridor along
north College Ave.
· Fixed Route service has been
temporarily reduced due to significant
declines in ridership due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Where routes
have been reduced, a comparable
taxi ride service has been
implemented. Many suspended
routes will resume service in the
fourth quarter of 2020.
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HIGH PERFORMING GOVERNMENT
EFFECTIVE,
INNOVATIVE AND
HIGH-PERFORMING
BOARD
Equip City Council with the
resources, training and tools to be
a highly effective, innovative, and
high-performing governing body in
conjunction with the City’s
Leadership System
City Manager’s
Office/
Information &
Employee
Services
Next Council Action:
Darin and Teresa will spend time with
Councilmembers beginning the week of
September 20 through mid-October to
listen to expectations, needs and ideas.
CITY FINANCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY
Increase understanding of
revenue trends to inform revenue
diversification, appropriate City
fees, and efforts to increase tax
generation within Fort Collins
Financial
Services
Next Council Action:
· Finance Committee will hear staff-
identified options for contingency
planning of 2021 revenue at the
October meeting.
· Capital Expansion, Utility PIF, and
development review fee updates
complete and approved by council
· All fees are scheduled to come
forward concurrently in 2021,
effective in 2022.
Other Info:
· City Manager’s Recommended
Budget delivered on September 1,
public process is underway
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CITY COUNCIL
PRIORITIES DASHBOARD
PROGRESS
COUNCIL
RETREAT PRIORITY INTENDED OUTCOMES SERVICE AREA ACTIONS AND STATUS
REIMAGINE
BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
Better structure the board and
commission system to set up
success into the future, align with
Outcome Areas and allow for
integrated perspectives. Explore
models that allow for greater use
of Ad Hoc meetings, diverse
stakeholders and additional
community participation
City Manager’s
Office / City
Clerk’s Office
Next Council Action:
Council provided feedback at the August
11 Work Session to move forward with
ordinances for consideration for several
modest changes to City Code, and
Council directed staff to continue
exploring more significant changes, with
public input.
A work session is being scheduled for Q1
2021.
Other Info:
· Staff will bring forward ordinances to
implement “Tier 2 options” in Q4
2020 (shorter term lengths,
renaming, code clean up, etc.)
· Staff is working on continuous
system improvements, as directed
(e.g., handbook revisions and
meeting logistics)
· Additional public engagement around
Tier 3 options will be conducted in
Q4 2020 and Q1 2021.
· Continued coordination and
alignment with Reimagine Public
Engagement team, supported by
CSU’s Center for Public deliberation
· Means of reaching historically
underrepresented populations for
input are being developed.
· Short-term appointments being
made, and remote meeting access
allowed to ensure board continuity
throughout process.
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RETREAT PRIORITY INTENDED OUTCOMES SERVICE AREA ACTIONS AND STATUS
Ongoing
REIMAGINE
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Continue to improve open
government, community
engagement and communication
efforts to ensure transparency
and informed decisions by
engaging a representative and
inclusive cross-section of the
community
Information and
Employee
Services
Next Council Action:
Council provided feedback at the August
11 Work Session and is in the process of
reviewing the 2021 City Manager’s
Recommended budget which includes
offer 9.3: Inclusive Public Engagement
Other Info:
· Continued alignment with Equity &
Inclusivity and Reimagining Boards &
Commissions work.
· 2021 Budget outreach and
engagement underway; final report
to Council in October.
· CARES Act funding to support
inclusive engagement efforts around
COVID-19 business and resident
recovery and assistance including
the use of cultural brokers, additional
language access and continued
promotion of the Keep NoCo Open
campaign.
· Refresh of OurCity online
engagement platform planned for
Q4/Q1 2020.
2020 goals include:
· Organizational alignment based on
IAP2 framework
· Cultivating cultural competency
· Transparency, accessibility, and
representation
· Leveraging data and technology for
continuous improvement
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