Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)

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

Grant application to Metropolitan Council Environmental Services for the 2026 Private Property Inflow and Infiltration Grant Program - REIA

Section 1: Background

Does this impact one of the City's Goal Areas

Policy Goals

Operational Goals

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

Workforce	No
Spending	Yes
Data	No
Community Engagement	No

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

This grant money will help property owners that are facing expensive sewer line repairs. And equity component utilizing the CDC's Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) will allow for certain property owners to receive a higher grant amount ($7,500 or $10,000). Funds will be available until depleted.

Who participated in completing this analysis?

Ross Jonak, Manager, Special Projects & Business Support in Surface Water & Sewers.

Section 2: Data

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

The project will impact all areas of the city.

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

N/A

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

N/A

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	Yes
Consult	Yes
Involve	Yes
Collaborate	Yes
Empower	Yes

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

At this point no engagement has occurred ahead of applying for and accepting this grant.

Section 4: Analysis

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

The goals of this project would help reduce the cost to resident homeowners facing costly sewer line repairs. Areas of the city with higher Social Vulnerability Index (CDC created index) scores will be eligible for a higher amount of funding up to $10,000.

Section 5: Evaluation

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

Number of property owners able to receive grants for repairs.

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

Property owners impacted will know at the time of the grant. Funding is expected to be depleted quickly. MCES will be sent reports and increasing funding in future years will be requested.

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