Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)

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

Water Distribution Improvements: Appropriation increase - 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	Yes
Environmental Justice	No
Built Environment & Transportation	No
Public Health	Yes
Arts & Culture	No

Workforce	No
Spending	Yes
Data	No
Community Engagement	No

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

Ensures the Minneapolis drinking water distribution system continuously delivers quality drinking water for protection of public health and safety.

Who participated in completing this analysis?

Water Treatment & Distribution Services engineering and executive staff

Section 2: Data

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

The water distribution system is an interconnected network that serves the entire City.

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

All constituents benefit from the continuous distribution of safe drinking water throughout Minneapolis. The water distribution system delivers water to everyone equally.

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

(Not applicable)

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	No
Involve	No
Collaborate	No
Empower	No

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

Inform residents and businesses when water services are impacted by the project activities.

Section 4: Analysis

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

This work ensures all residents have equal access to safe drinking water.

Section 5: Evaluation

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

Improved water distribution infrastructure reliably delivers water at acceptable flow rates and pressures.

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

Residents and businesses are informed in advance of project activities and when projects are completed.

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