City of Sacramento
Racial Equity Committee Report
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File ID: 2023-00302 4/11/2023 Discussion Item 4.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Interim Rapid Response Tool (IRRT) Update on Trends and Application
File ID: 2023-00302
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive update on IRRT application across ARPA funded projects and provide space for discussion.
Contact: Aimée Z. Barnes, Diversity and Equity Manager, (916) 808- 1174, [email protected]
Presenter: Aimée Z. Barnes, Diversity and Equity Manager, (916) 808- 1174, [email protected], Tommy Abeyta, Senior Manager, Crowe LLP, [email protected]
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-IRRT
Additional Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Over the course of the last year the Office of Diversity & Equity (ODE), ARPA Program Office, and Crowe LLP (Crowe) have worked together to implement the City of Sacramento’s IRRT.
Introduced in October of 2021, the IRRT will assist in advancing racial equity outcomes through ARPA program and project design and funding processes.
The IRRT can be used by City staff at any stage of the funding process as an assessment tool. In addition, the IRRT can be used as a guiding tool to disburse funds with a racial equity lens.
The ODE and Crowe will provide a presentation on how the IRRT has been applied to existing projects. Crowe has identified 26 projects, totaling approximately 30% of the total ARPA Reinvestment Fund amount of $112 million, that have already implemented the IRRT or would benefit from implementing the IRRT. The City has expended approximately 50% of its ARPA funds to date.
File ID: 2023-00302 4/11/2023 Discussion Item 4.
In December 2022, the City released its American Rescue Plan (ARP) Community Investment Dashboard, which was developed in coordination with Crowe to provide fiscal and project status information on the City’s community ARPA investments. Crowe will also provide a presentation on the ARP Community Investment Dashboard.
Together, the IRRT and the ARP Community Investment Dashboard show how the City is working toward applying trends and considerations on applying a racial equity lends to its ARPA funded projects.
The presentation will provide an overview of trends and considerations around applying a racial equity lens to ARPA funded projects.
Policy Considerations: Council has directed staff to include consideration of equity in future policy and program funding decisions. This report provides an update on the implementation of the IRRT on ARPA projects that was implemented to reflect this direction. The IRRT is currently being utilized to guide short-term equity centered decisions related to the deployment of federal resources provided to the City for the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
Environmental Considerations: This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b)(5).)
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: This report provides an update on current efforts and has been provided for informational purposes.
Financial Considerations: Implementation of appropriate tools can be used to assess how funding allocations benefit and/or burden previously disadvantaged communities, guide funding decisions and broadly inform policy decisions across the City. Application of the IRRT at various stages of funding will continue to provide the framework to understand the impact of efforts to prioritize equity in City funding.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
(ARP IRRT)
What proposal/action is being analyzed:
Please indicate if the proposal/action are:
1) funds that are not pre-determined or directed to a specific program/organization or explicit purpose (OUTCOME ORIENTED ACTIONS)
2) funds that have been pre-determined or directed to a specific program/organization or explicit purpose. (IMPACT ORIENTED ACTIONS)
What (if any) prioritized focus area does the proposal/action address:
Who participated on completing this analysis:
Pre - (Re)CLARIFYING THE PURPOSE:
What does the proposal/action seek to accomplish?
Will it reduce disparities or discrimination?
2. During - EXAMINING THE CAUSES
What factors may be producing and perpetuating racial inequities associated with this issue?
How did the inequities arise?
Are they expanding or narrowing? Does the proposal/action address root causes? If not, how could it?
TIP: Ask why?, then ask why again https://kanbanize.com/lean-management/improvement/5- whys-analysis-tool
3. Post - IDENTIFYING SUCCESS INDICATORS
What are the success indicators and progress benchmarks?
How will impacts be documented and evaluated?
How will the level, diversity and quality of ongoing stakeholder engagement be assessed? better