Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

On January 26, 2021, the Irvine City Council passed the resolution reaffirming Irvine's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the Irvine community and created the five-member Ad-Hoc DEI Committee to provide input on the needs of the community and advise the City Council in meeting its goals. In January 2022, the Irvine City Council directed the Ad-Hoc Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee to become a standing committee and expand its membership to seven committee members. Learn more about the DEI Committee below.

Purpose Committee Appointments Focus Areas
Bylaws Reports Resolutions & Initiatives
Upcoming Meeting Agendas & Minutes

Purpose:

  • The Committee of City Council appointees will provide input on the needs of the community, and advise the City Council in meeting the specific goals outlined in the resolution. 

APPOINTMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL

Each member of the City Council shall appoint one member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, who shall serve at the pleasure of the member of the City Council who appointed such committee member. Currently, the following individuals serve on the Committee:

  • Wendy Bokota, Appointed by Councilmember Liu
  • Mike Chen, Appointed by Councilmember Carroll
  • Mary Anne Foo, Member-At-Large
  • Betty Martinez Franco, Member-At-Large
  • Zhihai Li, Appointed by Councilmember Mai
  • Noha Nour, D.D.S., Appointed by Mayor Agran
  • Taryn Williams, Appointed by Councilmember Treseder
  • Vacant seat, Appointed by Councilmember Go

Committee Five Focus Areas:

  1. City employment
  2. City contracting
  3. Hate crimes/incidents 
  4. City's diversity campaign
  5. Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

View the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Bylaws below:

DEI Bylaws

Reports

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Report Year One: March 2021-2022 

Resolutions & Initiatives:

DEI COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the DEI Committee are generally scheduled to occur on the fourth Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. Meetings can be attended in person, via live stream through Zoom, and via dial-in conference call line.

Community members may submit comments via mail or email on upcoming agenda items, or they may provide live public comments in person or via Zoom during meetings. Electronic agenda packets, minutes, and archived recordings of meetings are available here.

HOW TO WATCH VIA LIVE STREAM

The live stream will be available approximately five minutes before a meeting. Click here to join the Zoom meeting. 

Webinar ID: 865 9836 9214
Passcode: 990659

HOW TO JOIN VIA DIAL-IN CONFERENCE CALL LINE

To join from your phone, dial US: +1 669-444-9171. When prompted use the Webinar ID: 859 5016 2448.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT 

For technical assistance before and during the meeting, please call 949-724-6078.