City Projects Using RESJI Tools | Civil Rights, City of Madison, Wisconsin

The RESJI tool is used as part of the development of City policies, plans, programs and budgets. We use this tool to facilitate conscious consideration of equity and examine how communities of color and low-income populations will be affected by a proposed action/decision of the City.

	Agency/org.	Project	Tool(s) used	Purpose & outcomes (if applicable)
1	Clerk’s Office	2014-15 and 2016-17 work plans	Equity & Empowerment Lens (Mult. Co.); RESJI analysis	Adopted new mission, vision, work plan and evaluation plan with racial equity goals.
2	Streets Division	Analysis of neighborhood trash pickup	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	Recommendations to adjust large item pickup schedule based on neighborhood & seasonal needs.
3	Madison Out of School Time (MOST) Coalition	Strategic planning	RESJI analysis.(fast-track)	Adopted strategic directions, including target populations, informed by racial equity analysis. Madison Out-of-School Time locator.
4	Public Health Madison & Dane County	Dog breeding & licensing ordinance	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	Accepted recommendation to table initial legislation & develop better policy through more inclusive outreach; updated policy adopted.
5	Fire Department	Planning for new fire station	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	Recommendations for advancing racial equity and inclusive community engagement; development scheduled for 2016-17.
6	Metro Transit	Succession planning for management hires	RESJI equitable hiring checklist	First woman of color promoted to Metro management position in over 20 years.
7	Human Resources Department	2015 & 2016 work plans	RESJI analysis (fast-track & comprehensive)	2015 plan reflects staff input; 2016 work plan to include stakeholder input (est. 10/15).
8	Human Resources Department	City hiring process	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	Human Resources 2015 racial equity report
9	Economic Development Division	Public Market District project	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	10 recommendations proposed to Local Food Committee for incorporation into larger plan.
10	Public Health	Strategic planning	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	Incorporation of staff & stakeholder input, racial equity priorities, to guide goals & objectives (est. 11/15).
11	Planning, Community & Econ. Dev. Dept.	Judge Doyle Square development (public/private, TIF-funded)	RESJI analysis (fast-track); ongoing consultation	Highlight opportunities for advancement of racial equity; identify potential impacts & unintended consequences; document public-private development for lessons learned and best practices.
12	Parks Division	Planning for accessible playground	TBD	Ensure full consideration of decisions as informed by community stakeholders, with a focus on communities of color and traditionally marginalized communities, including people with disabilities.
13	Fire Department	Updates to promotional processes	TBD	Offer fair and equitable opportunities for advancement (specifically Apparatus Engineer promotions).
14	NRT	Embedded racial equity as core principle of NRT's	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	Subsequent projects and budgets focus on racial equity to neighborhoods. Admin. training. City resolution establishing RESJI.
15	Park Division	Warner Park visioning session
16	Human resources discussion series
17	IT Department	Digital divide conversation on going	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	Digital divide conversation on going.
18	Public Health	Animal licensing policies.	RESJI analysis	Update of “Back-by” policy for animal licensing non-compliance penalty.
19	Metro	Equitable Workforce Plan		Established equitable workforce team.
20	IT Department	Hiring	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	Rethink how people enter City Of Madison.
21	Library.	Outreach	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	Library tell us community engagement tool.
22	Engineering	Equitable Workforce Plan	Equitable Hiring Tool	Used new strategies for hiring and hired two non-white engineering (Inc. Woman).
23	TE& P	Equitable Workforce Plan	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	Had conversation about testing/hiring process with Human Resources (ABC).
24	TE& P		RESJI analysis (fast-track)	City’s Pedestrian, Bicycle, Motor-vehicle Commission –Policy Review Traffic Calming program.
25	Planning, Community & Econ. Devel. Dept.	Judge Doyle Square development (public/private, TIF-funded)	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	Incorporation of staff & stakeholder input, racial equity recommendations, to guide BOE’s RFP process (04/16).
26	Engineering	Equitable Force Plan	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	Equity tool on sewer rates.
27	Metro	Equitable Workforce Plan	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	RESJI analysis of Jenifer St. detour – Metro. Starting Metro's equity team.
28	Water	Equitable Workforce Plan	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	Equity impact analysis of tiered water rate structure.
29	RESJI	RESJI		Work with YWCA to indentify interns.
30	RESJI	RESJI		Kicked Off Part 3 Training
31	RESJI	RESJI		Second year as member of GARE – Scene as Municipality Leader in Racial Equity and Social Justice.
31	RESJI	Poster Campaign		Why Focus on Race? And Bias Harms Lives – widely received and requested by non city agency for display (MMSD, Nehemiah, and several community centers).
31	MPD	Midtown	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	Four (4) phase the design/build of the midtown police station.
32	MPD	Madison Police Review Committee	Equity Discussion	Ongoing
33	Outside Request	Outside Request	RESJI Tools/ Trainings	City of St Louis
34	Outside Request	Outside Request	RESJI Tools/Trainings	Catholic Charities – Madison
35	Outside Request	Outside Request	RESJI Tools/Trainings	Goodman Center
36	Community	Common Council	RESJI Tools	Bussing Issues & introduction to racial equity tools.
37	Mayor Office	Mayor's NH Conference	RESJI Tools	Mayor's NH Conference –Tools Training presentation
38	Library	Staff Day	RESJI Tool/Training	Speak to everyone about the city's racial equity and social justice initiatives.
39	Park Department	Park Impact Fee Policy RESJI review	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	RESJI analysis done on the proposed impact fee policy.
40	Outside Request	Outside request	RESJI Tools	University of California, Berkeley, Interdisciplinary Studies – International Economic Development
41	Park Engineering, and Olbrich Gardens	Olbrich Gardens Expansion	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	Staff from Engineering, Parks, and Olbrich Gardens to facilitate a racial equity analysis on the first phase of an expansion of Olbrich Gardens.
42	Outside Request	Outside Request	RESJI Tools	City of Boston – Public Health Commission: adopted parts of our Racial Equity Tools.
43	Economic Dev. Div		Presentation to Core Team – Equity infused	City’s Economic Development Strategy (now dubbed “Connect Madison)
44	WI Dept of Health Services	Outside Request	RESJI training content, tools	Training & technical assistance with DHS Health Equity Team and Tobacco Prevention & Control Program.
45	Public Health	Management training	RESJI training content & tools	Monthly trainings scheduled from Sept. – Nov.
46	Brookline, MA	Outside Request	RESJI Framework & Tools	Sharing Madison’s approach to racial equity and social justice; experience with GARE.
47	GARE & Member Cities	Outside Request	Webinar presentations	Sharing Madison’s approach to racial equity and social justice with other GARE jurisdictions, including 2016 learning cohorts in Northern & Southern CA & MN.
48	Public Health	Tobacco-free parks & beaches ordinance draft	RESJI analysis	Assessment of potential benefits, burdens & unintended consequences of ordinance; recommendations for maximum benefit & minimal burdens on marginalized groups.
49	Public Health	Increase in forfeiture fee for tobacco sales to minors	RESJI analysis	Assessment of potential benefits, burdens & unintended consequences of policy change; recommendations for maximum benefit & minimal burdens on marginalized groups.
50	Water Utility	Residential tiered water rate structure	RESJI analysis	Assessment of potential benefits, burdens & unintended consequences of rate structure; recommendations for maximum benefit & minimal burdens on marginalized groups.
51	Public Health	Health & Racial Equity professional development series	RESJI training content, tools	Monthly training & discussion series for management and staff; utilizing current content, research & tools; ongoing since January 2015.
52	Public Health	Baseline assessment	BARHII toolkit CCC exec. assn’t GARE org. assn’t.	Quantitative and qualitative analysis of organization-wide readiness, current application, assets and opportunities for growth; will re-assess annually.
53	Madison Police Department	Presentation to Management Team	RESJI Overview	RESJI Overview in connection with Judgment Under the Radar.
54	Madison Police Department	Racial Disparities Impact Committee (RDIC)	RESJI Overview	RESJI Overview in connection with Judgment Under the Radar.
55	Madison Police Department	Police Staffing Study	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	Develop a methodology for selecting “comparable cities”.
54	Mayor’s Office/ City Attorney	Pedestrian Highway Safety Ordinance	RESJI analysis (fast-track)	The purpose of the pending amendment is to bring MGO 12.325, Solicitations on the Highway.
55	HR	HR Request	RESJI Training	Creation of Council RESJI session, Implicit Bias on regular training calendar, and session entitled Communicating Around Race and Oppression.
56	HR	HR Request	RESJI Training	Department training on racial equity and impact to it’s work at all staff training.
57	HR	HR Request	RESJI Training	Incorporation of racial equity into employee engagement model and inclusion of demographic information toward better understanding of workplace culture issues.
58	Metro	Equitable Workforce Plan	Equitable Hiring Tool	Equity analysis of complete hiring process for Transit Operations Supervisor.
59	Dept. of Planning & Community & Economic Development	Oscar Mayer Area Strategic Assessment	RESJI analysis (comprehensive)	10 redevelopment objectives and 15 recommendations (with implementation matrix) to provide focus and direction to Special Area Plan