There is no comment from the Mayor's office because this is business as usual.  A city committee being listened to when it wasn't a rubber stamp or PR tool for the Commissioner in Charge would be news.  

The Citywide Equity Committee was originally created by ordinance as a group of staff who'd demonstrated a commitment to racial justice from every bureau to advise the Office of Equity on strategies to achieve the goal of changing internal city policies, practices and culture.  Director Dante James is a quick learner and realized that he would be more successful if he focused his energies on an Executive Equity Committee made up of the keepers of that culture and projects with the Mayor's Office.  

If the city really took into account citizen input-gave more resources and respect to public involvement than to public information officers, things might slow down, but coherent policy evaluation and implementation might emerge.