DEIB 5-Year Roadmap

Read the Full DEIB 5-Year Roadmap

For a quick overview of the roadmap, check out our At-A-Glance overview in English and Spanish.

In 2022, the City Council approved Resolution R-5548, adopting the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Roadmap. This Roadmap sets forth many objectives for the City to achieve over the coming years. Each objective can be thought of as a milestone on the City’s DEIB journey. Many of the objectives influence all departments across the organization, while other objectives are narrowly focused on particular programs, processes, or practices.

By design, the Roadmap does not define the exact path the City will travel to arrive at the objective. DEIB work is rarely technical, with clear answers and steps to success. Often, meaningful DEIB work challenges assumptions, calls for new ways of thinking, and relies on collaboration for lasting change. This Roadmap articulates an intentional map for deep and thorough change. It defines a robust work program that will manifest over several years and will help shape Kirkland’s future. Although expansive, this journey of what feels like a thousand miles – like all such journeys – begins with a single step.

For legislation and policies approved since the DEIB Roadmap was launched, visit the DEIB-Related City Legislation and Policies webpage.

DEIB Roadmap Latest Update

According to the latest update to the Council on the DEIB Roadmap, in 2025, 59 of the 68 Roadmap objectives are complete, 6 are over 50% completed, and 3 are under 50% complete. To see the full progress of each objective, read this memo.

As part of this update, the DEIB Manager will begin collecting feedback for the next iteration of the Roadmap, dubbed Roadmap 2.0. To provide your feedback, reach out to Erika Mascorro, DEIB Manager, at emascorro@kirklandwa.gov.