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 agreement with Hennepin County for Residential Waste Reduction and Recycling funding - 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	Yes
Built Environment & Transportation	No
Public Health	No
Arts & Culture	No

Workforce	Yes
Spending	Yes
Data	No
Community Engagement	Yes

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

Collection of garbage, recycling, organics, yard waste, large items and the voucher program and cleanup services provided by Solid Waste & Recycling are public services. SCORE grant funding is used to help off-set the costs incurred by Solid Waste & Recycling for waste reduction, recycling, organics recycling collection programs, outreach and education, and assistance offered to multifamily properties in the City.

Who participated in completing this analysis?

Solid Waste & Recycling staff

Section 2: Data

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

All wards, all customers with Solid Waste & Recycling collection services and residents living in larger apartment buildings who do not have collection services through Solid Waste & Recycling.

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

Targeted outreach and education is prioritized in areas of the City with higher BIPOC residents to encourage proper participation in recycling and organics recycling programs.

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

Information on the status and success of outreach and education and recycling and organics recycling programs in multi-unit properties not serviced by Solid Waste & Recycling.

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	No

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

Solid Waste & Recycling receive calls and emails from residents every day. Staff also attend neighborhood and community meetings and events to give presentations and have educational tables for residents. Information from residents is used to update educational information and evaluate effectiveness of our programs and make modifications as needed to provide the best service possible to our customers.

Section 4: Analysis

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

Accepting and utilizing SCORE funds helps maintain lower costs for services provided for Solid Waste & Recycling customers. When appropriate, additional staff time and resources are focused in areas where there is higher contamination or lower participation in recycling or organics recycling programs. Funding will also help Solid Waste & Recycling gather additional data and provide better service to residents living in multi-unit buildings that do not have City collection services.

Section 5: Evaluation

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

Participation rates, contamination rates, and educational tags left for the City's recycling and organics recycling program are tracked. An increase in participation and a decrease in contamination overall shows improvements and are used to determine success.

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

Solid Waste & Recycling's provides regular updates to its customers through an annual mailer, Recycling Reminder emails, and by attending neighborhood and community events. SW&R also provides information for Council Members and neighborhood and community groups to include in their communications. Information encourages residents to properly participate in waste reduction and diversion programs and provides updates on the status of programs.

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