Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)

The Racial Equity Impact Analysis helps the City consider racial equity outcomes when shaping policies, practices, programs and budgets.

Agate Housing and Services rehabilitation project - REIA

Section 1: Background

Does this impact one of the City's Goal Areas

Policy Goals

Operational Goals

Public Safety	Yes
Housing	Yes
Economic Development	No
Public Services	No
Environmental Justice	No
Built Environment & Transportation	No
Public Health	No
Arts & Culture	No

Workforce	No
Spending	Yes
Data	Yes
Community Engagement	No

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

The Agate Housing and Services Rehabilitation Project will ensure we do not permanently lose critical shelter capacity in the City of Minneapolis, support community safety, and will be a key component in addressing unsheltered homelessness.

Who participated in completing this analysis?

Ward 9 Office, Ward 6 Office, Ward 1 Office.

Section 2: Data

LIST THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED AND THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF CONSTITUENTS IN THOSE AREAS:

There are individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in all Wards of Minneapolis. The individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness are disproportionately Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, youth, and/or a combination of those identities.

What does available data tell you about how constituents from BIPOC communities currently relate to the desired outcome as compared to white constituents?

According to the 2018 Minnesota Homeless Study, a project of Wilder Research, of the individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Hennepin County, adults 18 or older, 15% are American Indian, 2% are Asian American, 49% are Black/African American, 23% are White/Caucasian, 11% are Multi-Racial, and 8% are Hispanic (Any Race).

What data is unavailable or missing? How can you obtain additional data?

Data regarding individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness will be available through the City of Minneapolis’s Data and Visualizations: Supporting Unsheltered Individuals public dashboard, Hennepin County’s Annual Point in Time Count. We can ask for more specific data or ask for improvements of these dashboards.

Section 3: Community Engagement

Using the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Public Participation Spectrum, which participation strategy(s) was used when engaging those who would be most impacted?

Inform	No
Consult	Yes
Involve	No
Collaborate	No
Empower	No

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

Engagement with community members on the impact of a shelter closing during a housing crisis. We need to do everything in our power to create more shelters. Not close them.

Engagement with Agate leadership, Agate staff, and the City Attorney's Office.

Section 4: Analysis

How does the outcome for this ordinance, amendment, or policy help the city achieve Racial Equity?

The Agate Housing and Services Rehabilitation Project will provide shelter to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Individuals who are experiencing unsheltered homelessness are disproportionately Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, youth, and/or a combination of those identities.

Section 5: Evaluation

How will impacts be measured? What are the success indicators and process benchmarks?

The process benchmarks include, but are not limited to:

Agate Housing and Services, Inc. securing at least [$1,500,000] in additional funds by December 31, 2025, to rehabilitate Agates Board and Lodge Transitional Housing and Shelter Facility.
Execution of a grant agreement between the City and Agate that includes standard contingencies and requires an operations plan acceptable to the City’s Director of the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development.

The success indicators include the completion of the Agate Housing and Services Rehabilitation Project, the continuation of shelter services, and more residents entering the shelter system.

How will those who are impacted be informed of progress over time?

Those who are impacted/those in need of services will be informed of progress over time through the City of Minneapolis and Agate Housing and Services. Agate will be invited to give an update on progress to the City Council.

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