MINNEAPOLIS COITTEE OF THE WHOLE TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025 MINNEAPOLIS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025
. >> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, WE ARE BACK. THE NEXT ITEM FOR DISCUSSION IS A PRESENTATION REGARDING A CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR T VENDORS OF --OVED FOR
DISCUSSION TO THIS COMMITTEE. I WILL CALL UP DIRECTOR AMANDA HARRINGTON FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WELCOME.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. AMANDA HARRINGTON, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR APPROVAL FOR CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR 11 COMMUNITY RESPONSE CONTRACTS TO CONTINUE OUR WORK KEEPING COMMUNITY SAFE AFTER VIOLENCE
AND TRAUMA HAS OCCURRED. I WANT TO BRIEFLY PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT ON THESE SERVICES. I KNOW THIS ISN'T THE FIR TIME THAT YOU'VE HEARD OF THIS. BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A WHILE, AND FOR FOLKS WHO ARE IN COMMUNITY WATCHING ONLINE, THE COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE IS A RESTORATION
SERVICE UNDER THE MODEL OF THE SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES REPORT. IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH TERMS, IT'S A TERTIARY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFER AN ARRAY OF SERVICES INCLUDING TRAUMA
INFORMED CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON THE IMPACT OF THEERVICES AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
SO FAR. ABOUT 34,500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SERVED BY THESE CONTRACTS TO DATE. THIS CHART SHOWS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SERVICES. JUST A LITTLE DEFINITION, DIRECT SERVICES ARE
THOSE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS. THEY'RE INTENTIONAL, PERSONALIZED INTERACTIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS. SO AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE MENTORING CASE MANAGEMENT OR SMALL GROUP FACILITATION, COUNSELING, THINGS LIKE AT. WHEREAS AN INDIRECT
SERVICE ARE SERVICES OR ACTIVITIES. PASSING OUT FLYERS, CAMPAIGNS OR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON THE SERVICES SO FAR. FOR EVERY $1,000 THAT WE INVEST IN THIS
WORK ABOUT 16 PEOPLE ARE HELPED. THAT OBVIOUSLY CHANGES DEPENDING IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A DIRECT SERVICE OR INDIRECT SERVICE. MEBODY WHO IS GETTING A DIRECT SERVICE, FOR EXAMPLE, NEEDS MORE SUPPORT AND WOULD GET ME RESOURCES THAN A LARGE GROUP THAT'S ATTENDING A COMMUNITY
EVENT. TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT REMMENDATIONS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU, WE USED A TWO-TIER APPROACH. FIRST WE DETERMINED ELIGIBILITY FOR MORE FUNDING BASED ON THE HISTORY UNDER THE EXISTING CONTRACTS. ONLY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED ALL THEIR MONTHLY
REPORTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AMENDMENT. ANY CONTRACTOR MISSING A MTHLY REPORT WOULD BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE. SECOND, WE USE CONTRACTOR DATA, BUDGET EXPENDITURE DATA, AND RL WORLD SERVICE COST. THE PROCESS
BALANCES CONTRACTORS, COMMUNITY REACH AND EQUITABLE SPENDING. LET'S GO A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THE STEP TWO OF THE PROCESS. TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY, WE GROUPED ALL PROGRAMS BASED ON THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDED. SO
THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT OUTLINED IN THEIR SCOPE OF SERVICE. EACH PROGRAMS COST EFFICIENCY BY COMPARING THE VOLUME OF SERVICES DELIVERED OR THOSE OUTPUTS TO E AMOUNT SPENT DOWN ON THE CONTRACT. THIS HELPED US TO UNDERSTAND THE VALUE EACH PROGRAM PROVIDES PER CITY DOLLAR
INVESTED. AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS SERVE IN DIFFERENT WAYS. CASE MANAGEMENT MAY SERVE 40 PEOPLE OVER TIME, WHILE A COMMUNITY EVENT MIGHT REACH 400 PEOPLE.O BY NORMALIZING THE COST PER UNIT OF SERVICE, WE CAN COMPARE THEM
FAIRLY. THIS HELPS US. WE USED EACH CONTRACTORS OWN DATA TO FIGURE OUT HOW BIG THE PIECE OF THE FUNDING PIE SHOULD BE. RELATIVE TO HOW MUCH THEY ACTUALLY SPENT. THAT WAY DECISIONS WER BASED ON WHAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY DONE. AND THEN
TO MAKE THINGS FAIR, WE MADE SURE THAT NO ONE CONTRACTOR COULD GET MORE THAN 25% OF THE TOTAL MONEY THAT WAS AVAILABLE SO THAT WE COULD SPREAD FUNDING ACROSS MORE PROVIDERS. THE ONE EXCEPTION TO THAT IS GREATER MINNEAPOLIS COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
THAT FUNDED BY EARMARK FOR MIDTOWN PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD. ALL THIS LED T RECOMMENDATIONS FAIR, DATABASED AND REFLECT BOTH
PERFORMANCEND COMMUNITY NEEDS. -- ENSURE THERE'S NO LAPSE IN SERVICE. TS TABLE SHOWS THE CONTRACTORS RECOMMENDED FOUR AMENDMENTS AND WHAT SERVICES THEY PROVIDE AND WHAT PART OF THE CITY THEY SUPPORT. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT
WAS INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION SOHAT IT WAS AVAILABLE TO EACH OF YOU AND TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNY MEMBERS. LASTLY, I KNOW EVERYONE IS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE COLLECT ONGOING DATA. ALL CONTRACTED ORGANIZATIONS FILL U
MONTH. WHILE EH CONTRACTOR HAS THEIR OWN UNIQUE WORK PLAN AND APPROACH TO COMMUNITY HEALING, THEY ALL FOCUS ON PROVIDING SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS. SO THE METRICS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN ARE SHARED ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AND USED TO STANDARDID REPORTING. I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY
REITERATING THESE ARE BASED ON DATA. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AND I STAND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON QUEUE. I'LL FIRST PASS IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THE MONTHLY CONTRACTOR REPORT FORM. I THINK AT'S GOOD. WE'VE TALKED FOR SO LONG ABOUT TRACKING EFFECTIVENESS OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND VIOLENCE TERVENTION AND VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION PROGRAMS. MY HOPE
IS THAT MANDATED REPORTING WILL HELP US FINE TUNE OUR DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND REALLY PINPOINT THE BEST USES OF OUR FUNDING. EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION YOU SPOKE ABOUT WARD DETERMINATION AS BEING BASED ON THESE MONTHLY
REPORTS. DID WE HAVE IN YOUR ESTIMATION ENOUGH DATA SO FAR? IS IT ABOUT ONE YEAR IN TO REALLY IMPACT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTRACT AMENDMENTS? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, PALMISANO. MOST OF THESE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE
SINCE SEPTEMBER 2024. SO WE DO HAVE ABOUT A YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA. AT THE TIME WE DID THE ANALYSIS, IT WAS JUNE OR JULY, SO WE DID NOT HAVE A FULL CALENDAR YEAR OF DATA. WE USED THE DATA AVAABLE TO US BECAUSE THE CONTRACTS WEREN'T IN PLACE
BEFORE SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. >> I THINK WE'RE ALL INTERESTED IN MAKING DATA-BACKED DECISIONS. IS THE REPORTING YOU SPOKE IN LINE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL STANDARDS IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCEND CONTRACTS?
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, CURE VIOLENCE DOES NOT ADVISE ON COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE CONTRACTS. THEIR FOCUS IS SPECIFICALLY ON MINNEAPOLUS OR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS. SO WE DID NOT ASK THEM FOR INPUT ON HOW WEVALUATED THESE CONTRACTS.
>> ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU. WAS IS PROCESS DONE BLIND? MEANING THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE WHO WAS THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, WHO WAS THE ACTUAL SMALL BUSINESS OPERATING HERE. BUT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO IT
WITHOUT SEEING WHO THE PURVEYOR OF THESE SERVICES WAS. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT QUESTION. I KNOW OUR DATA ANALYSIS TEAM WORKED HARD ON THIS. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID A BLIND ANALYSISR NOT. >> MM-HMM. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAV. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION. I JUST WANTED TO REQUEST AT THIS POINT THAT WE SEPARATE 3.9 AND 3.11 FOR A SEP
ONCE WE GET THERE. >> VICE AIR CHOWDHURY HAS MOVED 3.9ND 3.11 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION. NEXT UP, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I NEED
TO SEPARATE 3.2 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ALSO. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK -- I JUST WANTED TO -- I THK IT'S GOING TO LAND WITH 9 AND 11 ALSO. BUT JUST OVERALL, THESE TRAUMA GRANTS HAVE BEEN A
LIFELINE FOR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, IN PARTICULAR WARD 4 BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS. I'VE BEEN ASSURED OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THESE EXTENSIONS WOULD BE THE SUPPORT AND HELP THAT WE NEEDED ON PENN
ANLOWRY, LOWRY AND LOGAN, 34th AND PENN. THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS, WHICH ARE PREVENTATIVE METHODS. THIS IS ADDICTION. THIS IS HOUSING RESOURCES. THIS IS HEALTH CARE NEEDS. AND SO I'M REALLY HOPING
THAT WE GET THE GRANTS PASSED THAT ARE HELPING NORTHSIDERS, AGN, WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO 9 AND 11. I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A PERSON IN THOSE GROUPS. THESE CONTRACTS ARE NOT
ABOUT ONE PERSON. THESE CONTRACTS ARE ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, WHO LIVE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, WHO SHOW UP FOR THIS COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THESE OTHER GRANTS. SO I'M REALLY HOPING WE HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT I'M GOING
TO BE FACED WITH HERE WHEN THE DECISIONS ARE MADE ABOUT 9 AND 11. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO ITEM 9 OR 11 OR ITEM NUMBER 2, WE ARE
MOVING THOSE FOR SEPARATE VOTE. AND I WANT TO GETHE ONES THAT AREN'T BEING BROUGHT UP FOR A DISCUSSION TO A VOTE. >> SURE. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE REST. >> PERFECT. >> BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON, WHICH IS ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION OF THESE SERVICES. DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHICH ARE BEING, YOU KNOW, WHICH COMMUNITIES ARE IMPACTED BY ALL OF THESE IN A GEOGRAPHIC SENSE? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, THE SLIDE 6, THANK YOU,
DOES SHOW THE WARD AREAS WHERE EACH OF THE CONTRACTS CURRENTLY SERVES. WE KNOW THERE ARE FEW WARDS THAT A MISSING FROM THAT. BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE MOST OF THE HIGHEST IMPACTED WARDS ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE
CONTRACTS THAT ARE LISTED. >> SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE'S SOME GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION ACROSS NORTHSIDE, SOUTHSIDE, DOWNTOWN, AND ALL THE AREAS THAT NEED MORE HELP IN THESE AREAS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. YES. THERE
ARE DEFINITELY SOUTHSIDE, NORTHSIDE, DOWNTOWN. I SEE WARDS 1, 6, 4, 5. THE ONES THAT I'M MISSING, 3, 13, THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER ONE. >> 11. >> 11. THANK YOU. BUT I THINK WE HAVE MOST OF THE WARDS ACCOUNTED FOR AND A PRETTY BROAD
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SERVICES. >> THANK YOU. SO YES, WITH THE MOTION -- I'LL ACCEPT 2, 9, AND 11. >> GREAT. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> TRE'S BEEN A SECOND. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? GRT. NEXT UP WE'LL HAVE ITEM NUMBER 2, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM OR JUST HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE? >> WE CAN VOTE I JUST NEED TO
RECUSE MYSELF. >> FOR SURE. COOL. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YOU KNOW, IT GIS ME PAUSE AS TO THE ABILITY OF AN ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE TRAUMA RESPONSE
SERVICES IF THEY THEMSELVES HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF COMMUNITY TRAUMA. I'VE BEEN HEARING THAT AS FEEDBACK IN REGARDS TO THE CONTRACTS WITH NEW SALEM. CAN YOU TELL ME THE STATUS OF LEGATIONS OF THE SHOOTOUT BETWEEN -- >> WE'RE ON ITEM --
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, WE'RE ON ITEM 2. >> THIS IS JUST THE - >> TALK ABOUT SEPARATELY. WE WILL CALL YOU FIRST NEXT IF THAT'S OKAY. >> THANK YOU. ANDHAT IS MY QUESTION. >> PERFECT. GREAT. ITEM 2, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW WANTS TO HAVE A SECOND VOTE SO SHE CAN
RECUSE HERSELF. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON ITEM 2. THIS IS 3.2. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, ARE YOU SPEAKING ON ITEM 2? COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I GUESS
I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO -- I MEAN, CLEARLY THEY'VE ALREADY HAD A CONTRACT. BUT BLACK BUSINE ENTERPRISES. I'M JUST NOT CLEAR ON THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER JEINS, THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION. THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT REFLECT EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO. THEY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CRIME. THEY'VE TAKEN A NUMBER OF REFERRALS ACTUALLY FROM OUR COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS THAT WORK WITH
POLICE. AND THEY DO A LOT OF IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AS WELL AS ONGOING TRAUMA RESPONSE. S PARTICULARLY WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK ORAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE. SO THEY ARE IN VERY KIND OF HIGH
STAKES SITUATIONS WHERE THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT INSIGHT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETA >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION. I'M TRYIN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT BLACK BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IS DOING SPECIFICALLY IN WARD 4. I'VE HEARD OF THEIR
EVENTS CENTER OR WHATEVER. BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD OF DIRECT SERVICE. I'VE HEARD OF THEM PASSING OUT FOOD IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, BUT NEVER DIRECT SERVICES IN WARDS 4 OR 5. BUT I MY WARD. I WOULD LOVE A MEMO OF SPECIFIC WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE
IN WARD 4, AND WITH WHOM, PLEASE. IF THE CLERKS, THE QUESTION IS WHAT WORK IS THE BLACK BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FUND DOING
IN WARD FOUR. SINCE IT'S WARD 4, 5, 6, 12. BUT GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE REST OF THE WARDS. ALL RIGH THAT HAS BEEN NOTED. NEXT UP -- GOOD? >> I'M GOOD. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I ACTUALLY
WAS CONFUSED WHY WARD 7 WASN'T LISTED ON TS BECAUSE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS IN WARD 7, BLACK BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN VISITING WITH THEM. YOUNG WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENC AT
THEIR LOCATION, ESPECIALLY HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS, WHICH I REALLY APPRECTE. SO I'LL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. >> AND SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> ABSTAIN. >> ELLISON IS ABSENT OSMAN. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> JENKINS.
>> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> KOSKI IS ABSENT. PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 10 AYES AND ONE ABEXTENSION. >> AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT
UP WE HAVE 3.9 AND 3.11. I'LL PASS IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER LMISANO. >> MR. CHAIR, THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAD TO DIRECTOR HARRINGTON. >> THERE WE GO. CHAIR CHAVEZ,
COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, WOULD YOU MIND PLEASE REITERATING YOUR QUESTIONS. >> SURE. IT WAS THIS CONTRACT GIVES ME PAUSE. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF FDBACK ABOUT THIS CONTRACT. AND I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE STATUS OF ALLEGATIONS FROM A
FEW MONTHS AGO OF WORKERS IN THIS ORGANIZATION ACTUALLY BEING PART OF A SHOOTOUT. LIKE USING GUNS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WERE THERE TO SERVE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, I CAN'T SPEAK TO
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION. I AM PRIVY TO THE SAME INFORMATION THAT EVERYBODY ELSE SEES IN THE MEDIA. BUT I CAN SAY THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE INLVED IN THAT WORK WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT TEND TO BE CONFLAETD. AND THE TWO THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT YOU, I BELIEVE, ARE REFERRING TO. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVEICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE US TAKING THIS AS A SEPARATE IT. I WILL SHARE I HAVE PAUSE FOR THESE CONTRACTS AS WELL. FOR ME,
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CONTINUING THESE CONTRACTS IS IN LINE WITH THE MISSION AND VALUES OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND CREATING A WELCOMING TY, STEWARDSHIP OF
OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL CAN'T BE THE REASON FOR BROAD BRUSH. BUT WHEN THAT INDIVIDUAL IS THEEADERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT THAT HAS POSED THREATS OF VIOLENCE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THIS CHAMBER, AND THEN ALSO COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PERCEIVED AS HOMOPHOBIC AND ARE HOMOOBIC, THAT NOT ONLY IMPACTS COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE
BUT HAS IMPACTED OUR COMMUNITY OADLY. HAS IMPACTED OUR LGBTQIA COMMUNITY. WE ALSO KNOW WE ARE IN A MOMENT IN TIME WHERE POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS SOMETHING THAT IS AT FRONT OF MIN FOR THE NATION, BUT ALSO OUR COMMUNITY IN MINNEAPOLIS AND IN MINNESOTA.
AND I DO NOT TAKE THOSE THREATS LIGHTLY THAT WERE MADE. NOT WITHIN THESE CHAMBERS SPECIFICALLY, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE OF THESE CHAMBERS ON A FACEBOOK LIVE. SO IT WAS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED. I'LL GO BACK. I DO
NOT THINK THAT IS IN LINE. I CANNOT VOTE FOR THESE. OUR COMMUNITY IS WATCHING TO SEE HOW THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, SPECIFICALLY THIS COUNCIL, DEALS WITH THIS BUSINESS TODAY. SO I
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY ITEM 3.9 AND 3.11. AND I WOULD ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL MEER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DO
UNDERSTAND WHERE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ON THIS. BUT WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION, AGAIN, FOR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS? WE'VE LOST EVERYTHING THIS SUMMER. WE'
LOST EVERYTHING WITH NO ONE TRYING TO HELP FIX IT. I'M PLEADING WITH DEPARTMENTS AND D RESOURCES. THESE TRAUMA GRANTS, I MEAN, BEHIND THE SCENES, THE CONVERSATIONS I'M HAVING, THE WORK THAT I'M TRYING TO GET DE
FOR US TO GET THE RESOURCES WE NEED ON THE NORTHSIDE BECAUSE WE'VE LOST A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AROUND VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION SERVICE, AROUND TRAUMA RESPONSE. I MEAN, THE AMOUNT OF CALLS, THE
LIVEABILITY ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING. I KNOW THIS SLIDE SAYS THAT THOSE TWO GROUPS ARE IN WARDS 5. BY DINITION, THEY'RE ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF LOWRY. BUT
THAT'S THE DIVIDER BETWEEN WARDS 4 AND 5. SO THEY'RE NOT IN JUST THESE ARE NOT GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO STICK TO THIS CHART. THEY GO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. THE PAY ATTENTION TO THE HOTSPOTS. THEY GET DATA. THE THINGS WE'RE
ASKING FOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SERVICE NEEDS ARE MET. AND WITHOUT THESE SERVICES, WE HAVE NOTHING. WE HAVE NO ONE THERE. I'M NOT SAYING THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING. BUT THEY'RE WORKING. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET US THERE. AND NOW WE'RE LOSING EVERYTHING.
I COULD BE MORE OPEN TO HAVING THIS CONVERSATION HAD IT NOT BEEN EXTENDING THESE GRANTS. IF THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF A TERM OF A GRANT, I GET IT. THEY NEVER GET TO STA DOING THE WORK. BUT THEY'RE CONTINUING TO DO
WHATEVER THEY'VE SET UP. THE WORST WE C DO IN THIS COMMUNITY IS JUST TAKE IT AWAY. JUST PULL THE SERVICES OUT. I GET THERE'S SOMETHING COMING XT CLEARLY TO OFFSET WHAT THIS VOTE IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THESE GROUPS. BUT ION'T KNOW THESE GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN --
YOU SAID TO US THE REASON WHY THESE GUPS WERE SELECTED WAS BASED ON THE SERVICES THEY'VE COMPLETED. COMPLETED REPORTING. AND THINGS THAT HAVE PREVIOUY BEEN DONE. I JUST CAN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT THE OTHER GROUPS YOU HAVE IN HERE ARE CAPABLE OF
DOING THE WORK THAT THESE TWO GROUPS ARE DOING. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. LIKE LITERALLY LIVE BLOCKS AWAY. THE WOMAN WHO LEADS THE TRAUMA RESPONSE, I NEVER KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO. B ONE OF THE WOMEN WHO
LEADS EITHER NEW SALEM OR SALEM INC. LIVES IN THE CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD IS THE PERSON I RELY ON TO GO GET YOUNG WOMEN. AS YOUNG AS 12 YEARS OLD I'VE SEEN OUT THERE WITH MY OWN EYES. WE'VE PUT IN A VAN AND TAKEN TO
SHELTER. I'VE SEEN HER DO IT. H MO AMAZING THINGS. THESE YOUNG WOMEN CAN'T ALWAYS WALK UP TO A MAN. THESE SERVICES ARE FILLED WITH MEN. THE DON'T FEEL SAFE. AND NOW WE'RE JUST PULLING THEM
AWAY BECAUSE OF -- I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND ANYMORE WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. WHEN SERVICES ARE NEEDED FOR A COMMUNITY. KE, I'M TIRED OF BEGGING. I'VE BEEN BEGGING FOR MONTHS. FOR MY COMMUNITY TO BE SEEN. I REPRESENT WARD 4, NOT WARD 5. WE ARE TWO DIFFERENT
PLACES. IF I TELL SOMEBODY BROADWAY, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND LOWRY. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE I REPRESENT. I'M SICK OF THIS. WE NEED HELP I HAVE BEEN BEGGING FOR HELP. SINCE THIS DEPARTMENT WAS STOOUP, I'VE BEEN BEGGING,
HELP US. WE HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. WE HAVE THREE AREAS THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC. AND GUESS WHAT? WE DON'T NEED EXTRA POLICE IN THERE. WE NEED TRAUMA RESPONSE. WE NEED VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION. WE NEED HOUSING RESOURCES. WE
NEED NARCAN. IT'S ADDICTION. IT'S NOT CRIMINALIZING PEOPLE. AND WHEN WE GET SERVICES SNATCHED AWAY FROM US LIKE THIS, GUESS WHAT? IT'S WORSE. IT'S WORSE. THE CALLS ARE GOING TO GO UP. THE NUMBER O PEOPLE YOU SEE HANGING OUT IS GOING TO GET
WORSE AND WORSE WHEN YOU GET SERVICES SNATCHED AWAY. WE GOT THOSE MINNEAPOLUS DOLLARS TAKEN AWAY, AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S WORSE. AND PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS. I KNOW WHAT DIRECT SERVICES LOOK LIKE BECAUSE I'M OUT THERE TWO TIMES A DAY IF I NEED TO BE. AT LEAST ONCE. EVERYBODY ON THOSE
OCKS KNOW WHO I AM AND I KNOW WHO THEY ARE. THEY'RE PEOPLE TO ME AND THEY DESERVE WHAT TH CITY HAS TO OFFER. AND WE SHOULDN'T JUST PUSH ON THEM WHO WE WANT TO BE ONTHEM. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SERVICES FROM PEOPLE THEY TRUST. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE ABOUT BUILDING
TRUST. WE'RE TAKING THAT AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE, WHO ARE USED TO FAMILIAR FACES. I KNOW HOW IT WORKS. YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SHOWING UP WITH THE RESOURCES. YOU KNOW WHO TO TALK TO, WHO TO FEEL SAFE WITH. IT'S GOING TO TAKE US
YEARS TO RECREATE THAT. TO MAKE THEM SE WITH PEOPLE. TO GET THEM CONNECTED. IT'S NOT AY. IT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT OKAY THAT WE KEEP DOING THIS. LIKE THESE SERVICES ARE NEEDED. THIS
IS NOT A NECESSITY -- I MEAN, A WANT. THIS IS A NECESSITY. WE NEED THIS. ON LOWRY AND LOGAN, LOWRY AND PENN, AND 35th AND PENN. WE NEED IT. WE HOUSE PEOPLE OUT OF ENCAMPMENTS ON 35th AND PENN, AND NOW THEY NEED
OUR RESOURCES. MONEY THAT WE ALLOCATED TO AN ORGANIZATION, HOUSE THESE PEOPLE. AND NOW WE HAVE THEM THERE WITH NOTHING. AND WE'RE SAYING WE DON'T LIKE THIS GROUP OR THIS PERSON OR WHATEVERSO YOU GOTTA JUST PICK WHOEVER -- WE GOTTA GIVE YOU WHOEVER WE -- THAT'S NOT OKAY.
THIS IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS. THIS WORK IS DEEP IN RELATIONSHIP. THERE'S A TRUST ELEMENT HERE THAT WE'RE MISSING AS A COUNCIL. YOU DON'T JUST WALK UP TO STRANGERS AND SAY I NEED HELP. YOU GOTTA FEEL GOOD
ABOUT WHO YOU'RE GOING TO FOR HELP. YOU GOTTA FEEL COMFORTABLE. AND THAT'S WHAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS DO. REGARDLESS OF HOW I FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE, THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ATTACK ME ON AND OFF THE DAIS ALL THE TIME. AND THEY COME BEFORE THIS COUIL AND I VOTE FOR THEM. BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
THEY'REOMMITTED TO THE WORK. THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE ME AS THE ELECTED. I'M COOL WITH THAT. BUT THEY MAY DO A GREAT THING FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHAT MY JOB IS HERE IS MAKING SURE THAT THIS COMMUNITY GETSHE SERVICES IT DESERVES. AND WHAT
WE KEEP SAYING TO THIS AREA IN PARTICULAR, I WILL NOT AND I CANNOT SPEAK FOR ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT I KNOW THE LOSSES I KEEP TAKING IN WARD 4 ARE A DIRECT ATTA ON THAT COMMUNITY AND IT FEELS UGLY. IT FEELS TERRIBLE TO HAVE TO KEEP SEEING WHAT WE'RE
BUILDING DECLINE ON A DAILY BASIS. I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING ON THISOR YEARS. I WENT THROUGH ALL THESE TRANSITIONS WITH THIS DERTMENT, EVERYTHING, FEELING HOPEFUL THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD. AND WE JUST KEEP GETTING
KNOCKED DOW IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA AND IT'S NOT OK. AND I CANNOT KEEP LOOKING AT US DO THIS TO THIS PART OF OUR CITY. IT'S NOT OKAY. I'M NEVER GOING TO BE OKAY WITH THIS. THESE PEOPLE, THEY DESERVE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELS DOES. AND I'M
GOING TO STAND ON YOU CAN'T JUST THROW SOMEBODY IN THERE. THAT'S JUST NOT OKAY. YOU CAN'T JUST SAY, WELL I'M GOING TO REALLOCATE. I WANT THE MONEY. I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE MONEY TO BE REALLOCATED. BUT WHAT I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS IS SECURITY. I'M NOT GOING
TO GET A COMMITMENT FROM THE PEOPLE THAT THEY GET FROM PEOE WHO THEY TRUST AND WHO THEY KNOW CARE ABOUT THEM. I KNOW THOSE YOUNG GIRLS WHO A USED TO SEEING WOMEN'S FACES, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT READY BECAUSE THAT'S E OTHER THING. YOU GOTTA BE
THERE WHEN SOMEBODY'S READY. AND WHEN YOU CHANGE WHOSE THERE, THEY'RE NO LGER READY. BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM GETTING READY IS ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SHOWS UP EVERY DAY FOR THEM. AND ENSURES IN THEM THAT I'M HERE FOR YOU AND I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR YOU. SO I'M GOING TO
VOTE FOR THE TRANSITION BECAUSE I FEELHIS IS GOING TO FAIL. SO I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE TRANSITION. AND WHOEVER GETS THE MONEY. BUT I KNOW WE FAILED THIS COMMUNITY BY DOING THAT. I KNOW WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF YOUNG GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 12-YEARS OLD
WHO ARE ADDICTED AND OUT THERE ON THOSE STREETS WHO NEED HELP. WHO I'VE HAD TO TAKE IN MYSELF BECAUSE THE WOMAN THAT I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS, SALEM, I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. BUT I KNOW WHO SHE IS AND I KNOW HOW
POWERFUL SHE IS WHEN SHE GOES OUT THERE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR PPLE AND THE DIFFERENCE SHE MAKES IN THEIR LIVES. I KNOW ABOUT THOSE SIX YOUNG LADIES THAT SHE HELPED LAST YEAR. AND I FOLLOW UP WITH THEM. JUST SAW E ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT LOOKING FANTASTIC. AND GRATEFUL
THAT SHE HAD SOMEBODY THAT CAME TO HER AND SAID HOW CAN I HELP YOU. WHAT CAN I DO. THAT'S LOST NOW. WE HA TO REBUILD THAT. AND IT'S NOT WORTH IT TO ME IF WE LOSE ONE PERSON OUT THERE, IT'S NOT WORTH THIS TO ME. BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT WE'VE BUILT
OUT THERE AND I KNOW IT CAN KEEP GOING AND IT WILL GET BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER THE MORE WE INVEST IN IT AND THE MORE PEOPLE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THOSE AREAS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT I THINK NORTHSIDE DESERVES SERVICES. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
THEY NEED ALL THE RESOURCES THEY CAN GET. I'M HERE TO HELP TT AND VOTE FOR SERVICES THAT CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON THEIR LIVES. BUT WE'RE HERE BACK HAVING THE
SAME CONVERSATN WITH THIS ORGANIZATION OR THE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S LEADING IT. WE HAVE ALREADY SAID NO. THE ADMINISTRATION IS BACK RECOMMENDING THE SAME ORGANIZATION WHO DOES NOT LINE
UP WITH OUR VALUE. THAT INDIVIDUAL H MADE A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT HURT PEOPLE THAT CAN CREATE VIOLENCE. HE CAME TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS STOOD RIGHT THERE AND SAID COME BEHIND
THE DES AND SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU. TOLD ME THAT. YOU WANT A LIFE AND SAID THE LATINO COUNCIL MEMBER, AND SPECIFICALLY, THE SOMALI COUNCIL
MEMBER DOES NOT LIKE BLACK PEOPLE, AND YOU'RE SENDING HIM TO WARD 6 RIGHT NOW. XENOPHOC INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CREATING A LANGGE THAT CAN CREATE VIOLENCE. AND WE KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE EAST AFRICANS AND
AFRICAN AMERICANS, EARLY 2000s. I GROUP UP IN TWIN CITIES. THAT IS NOT A VALUE THAT WE CARRY. ADMINISTRATION NEED TOO BETTER. THEY NEED TO GO BACK ON
THE TABLE, LOOKT THE EECT THAT THIS CAN HAVE. AND SELECT DIFFERENT SERVICES AND PROVIDERS WHO CAN DO WAY BETTE JOB THAN THIS. WHY ARE WE STICKING ON THE
SAME INDIVIDUAL WE SAY NO TO? I HAVE NO PROBLEM ABSOLUTELY GIVING MORE RESOURCES TO NORTHSIDE AT ALL. BUT THIS IS NOT OKAY. SO THE QUESTION ACTUALLY GOES BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION. WHY? WHY ARE WE
GOING BACK TO THIS INDIVIDUAL? THAT SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS AND INCLUDING ME, HAVE EXPRESSED. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE OTHER THGS THAT HAS BEEN
REPORTED. WHAT I EXPERIENCED, WHAT MY COLLEAGUE JASON CHAVEZ HAS EXPERIENCED IS HURTFUL. AND COMING BACK TO WARD 9 AND WARD 6, THAT IS THE SERVICES HE'S GOING TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO? THE SAME INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS A WAY TALKING TO. SO I
ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT SUPPORT. AND I WILL TELL YOU, ADMINISTRATION BRINGING THIS BACK TO US WHEN WE ALREADY SAY NO? THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THA YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I DID WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION ON
A COUPLE OF THINGS, DIRECTOR HARRINGTON, BEFORE MAKING SOME COMMENTS. I JUST READ THE REPORT JUST UPDATES AROUND GBI, SORRY, YES, THE 2025 GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES WERE BEING
ASKED TO APPROVE TWO CONTRACTS. ONE WITH YOUTH CONSEATION INC., AND ALSO WITH WESTBURY CONSULTING. I WANTO GET CLARITY. DO YOU KNOW WHICH ZONES THOSE GROUPS WOULD BE PROVIDING SERVICES TO? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER
WONSLEY, JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR GBI IS DIFFERENT FROM THE COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE. GBI MODEL IS NOT SPECIFICALLY BY ZONES. THE MODEL IS MUCH MORE FLUID BECAUSE WEEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOUTH OR THE
ADULTS WHO ARE ENGAGING IN THOSE PROGRAMINGS FEEL SAFE AND DON'T FEEL THREATENED BY POTENTIALLY PEOPLE WHO THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH. AND SO THEY'RE NOT ALIGNED WITH A SPECIFIC ZONE. THEY COVER THE ENTIRETY OF OUR CITY. >> AND THERE'S NO FUNDING BEING
STRIPPED FROM THOSE SERVICES? >> IN FACT, WE'RE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY TO GO TO THE SERVICES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CLIENT SUPPORT. >> OKAY. GREAT. AND I BELIEVE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE ALSO APPROVED ADDITIONAL VENDORS FOR MINNEAPOLUS TOO. BECAUSE THAT
WAS A CONCERN EARLIER AROUND STRIPPINGOR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS A RESOLICITATION AND THAT COMMUNITY WLD NOT HAVE TO GO WITHOUT THOSE SERVICES. DID THAT EVER GET RECONCILED? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I BELIEVE YOU'RE
REFERRING TO THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ZONES ON THE NORTHSIDE WITH RESTORATION INC. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT PASSED THROUGH ALL THE COMMITTEES AND BODIES OF COUNCIL. I HAD NOT CHECKED RECENTLY TO SEE WHERE WE WERE AT WITH THE MAYOR'S
SIGNATE. BUT THAT WAS THE PIECE WE WERE WAITING ON BEFORE PROCUREMT CAN START TO ROUTE FOR SIGNATURES. >> AWESOME. THREE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER ON THE COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTS. THREE OF THOSE
ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, IS THAT CORRECT? >> CHA CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, ACCORDING TO THE CHART THAT I HAD PUT UP, A MOTHER'S LOVE INITIATIVE WORKS ON THE NORTHSIDE. WE ALSO HAVE BLACK
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FUND, CHANGE STARTS WH COMMUNITY ALSO SERVES THE NORTHSIDE. NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SRCE ALSO IN WARD 4. AND THEN THE TWO CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY SPEAKING ABOUT. >> TNK YOU. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I KNOW COUNCIL MEMR
CASHMAN FOLLOWED UP EARLIER JUST GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES. MAKING SURE THERE WAS THAT CONSIDERATION IN THE ADMINISTRATIONR PROPOSAL OF THESE CONTRACTS. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WERE. AND ALSO JUST GETTING CLARITY THAT SOME OF THE
OTHER PROGRAMS TARGETED TOWARD KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. -- >> I WILL JUST ADD AS A POINT OF CLIFICATION TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID THAT WHEN I SAY THE NORTHSIDE, I AM SPEAKING BROADLY AND I'M NOT BEING SPECIFIC ABOUT
WARDS 4 OR 5. BUT IT IS ACCURATE TO SAY THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON THIS LIST THAT YOU ALREADY VOTED TO APPROVE DO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AREA. >> THANK YOU. THAT SAID, I DO WANT TO SHIFT COMMENTS TO THE MOTION THAT'S BEFORE US THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY MADE. I
LL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION. IT'S IMPORTANT AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SHARED THAT ANY VENDOR THAT THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH IS CREDIBLE, AND ALL OF OUR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND CITY FEEL COMFORTABLE USING THOSE SERVICES. AND THAT IS NOT THE
CASE WITH THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING TODAY. AS WAS ALSO SHARED, THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION CAME BEFORE THIS BODY AND OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL AND HAS MADE PUBLIC THREATS
THAT ARE DIRECTLY IN CONFLICT WITH THE CITY'S STATED VISION AND VALUES OF BEING AN EQUITABLE AND WELCOMING CITY. AND PARTNERING WITH A VENDOR WHOAS MADE THREATS TO SHOOT PEOPLE UNDERMINES THE CITY AS A WHOLE. THIS I WOULD THINK SHOULD BE A
FACTOR THAT'S DISQUALIFYING ALONE, AND IT'S ALSO CONFUSING TO ME ON HOW ANYONE OR THE ADMINISTRATION COULD THINK THAT THIS IS ACCEPTABLE. IT'S ALSO FRUSTRATING TO ME THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BROUGHT THIS FORWARD AND DID NOT CONSIDER THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS AND HARM IT WOULD CAUSE TO THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WARDS BEING PROPOSED TO SERVICE IN WARD 5, 6 AND 9, SPECIFICALLY. AGAIN, I WAS ALSO EQUALLY SHOCKED TO SEE THE ADMINISTRATION THE REQUESTING ANOTHER YEAR OF SERVICE FROM THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR TO DO
THESE CONTRACTS. SOMETHING ELSE TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE CITY IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO REPAIR HARM TO THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITY THAT HAS FRACTURED A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS IN THE PASTYEAR.
SPECIFICALLY, THE ADMINISTRATION HASRACTURED RELATIONSHIPS WITH. WE HAD A TRANS-EQUITY SUMMIT. -- BUT THEN TO SEE THE FREY ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED
EXTENDING CONTRACTS TO A VENDOR THAT IS NOT I ALIGNMENT WITH THE VALUES OF OUR CITY, AND ALSO WITH THAT COMMUNITY, IT REALLY FEELS LIKE A HUGE STEP BACKWARDS IN HELPING USEBUILD THE CITY'S CREDIBILITY AROUND PROTECTING AND UPLIFTING OUR QUEER AND
TRANS RESIDENTS AND SOME OF OUR OTHER MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. FOR ME, THE CITY'S VALUES ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING FURTHER CONVERSATION AROUND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
STRENGTHEN THE INTENTIONALITY, THE EQUITY FOCUS, AND DISTRIBUTION FOCUS OF THESE RESOURCES WE'RE OFFERING THROUGH THEEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT. AND I KNOW WE'VE DONE A SIGNIFICANT WORK AROUND IMPROVING VETTING AND SETTING HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE
GBI, YGBI AND MINNEAPOLUS. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PROGRAM. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IN THIS BODY WHAT STANDARD GUIDES THIS PROGRAM IF WE'RE TO ALLOW A VENDOR LIKE
THIS COME THROUGH THAT PROCESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AROUND VETTING SO THINGS LIKE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN SO WE ARE BRINGING VENDORS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CITY'S VALUES AND GOALS. IT JUST SHOWS THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
I DO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING THE MOTION TO DY THIS AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THAT. >> NEXT UP, VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. DIRECTOR HARRINGTON, I DID WANT TO ASK A QUESTION BECAUSE I
HEARD OTHER MEMBERS MENTION THIS OF HOWID WE GET HERE? I WOULD LIKE BETTER UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THIS DATA. WHY WEREN'T THESE FACTORS CONSIDERED? ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS A PUBLIC
INSTANCE BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL. I DO WANT TO NOTE AGAIN WHAT HAPPENED WITHIN THIS CHAMBER NOT ONLY IMPACTED COUNCIL MEMBERS BUT IMPACTED A LARGE NUMBER OF CONSTITUENTS AND LEADERS WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT
LGBTQIA COMMUNY MEMBERS CONDEMNING WHAT HAPPENED. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET TO A BETT UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE GOT HERE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I HEAR TT AS
A COMMON CONCERN ON THE DAIS. WE CHOSE A DATA ANALYSIS PROCESS THAT WAS FAIR AND CONSISTENT THAT WASN'T BASED ON ONE INDIDUAL AND LOOKED AT THE WORK OF AN ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S IN THE WORK THAT'S DONE IN THESE COMMUNITY TRAUMA CONTRACTS ARE DONE BY AN ORGANIZATION OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT JUST ONE PERSON. AND SO WE LOOKED AT THAT WORK. AND WHAT W SAW WAS THAT SALEM INC. SERVED 1,502 PEOPLE
SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2024. THEY SERVED A LOT OF FOLKS ON THE NORTHSIDE. MOST OUT OF -- >> I APOLOGIZE. FOR ME, I HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. THE THING I WANTED TO GET, I DO WANT TO GET ANSWERED IS WHY WASN'T
WHO OCCURD CONSIDERED IN THIS PROCESS? THIS ONE INDIVIDUAL IS THE LEADERSP OF THE ORGANIZATION. AND I WAS GOING TO SAY IN MY COMMENTS, LIKE, I REALLY, REALLY FEEL FOR THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND I WANT TO SEE MORE SERVICES ON TO THE NORTHSIDE. AND I THINK WITHIN
THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU'LL BE GETTING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT, IT'S REQUESTINGREALLOCATION, AND MAYBE USING THE FUNDING TO BUILD UP OTHER CONTRACTS THAT ARE SERVG THE NORTHSIDE. AND I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER THAT. BUT ONE INDIVIDUAL IS THE LEADER OF
AN ORGANIZATION, AND IT IS DEEPLY, DEEPLY TROUBLING THAT THIS PERSON WHO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HOLDING THE REPUTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION, WOULD PUT THIS WORK IN JEOPARDY. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. THIS PERSON PUT THIS WORK IN
JEOPARDY. HE IS THE SPOKESPERSON, THE VISIBLE LEADER, THE ONE WHO HAS A LOT OF POWER AND INFLUENCE AND DIRECTION. THIS PERSON IS NOT WITHOUT POWER AND INFLUENCE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THAT WASN'T CONSIDERED.
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, I WILL T TO KEEP THIS BRIEF. WE USED A DATABASED ANALYSIS. AND WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS IMPORTANT. THE FEELINGS THAT FOLKS ARE EXPRESSING ARE IMPORTANT. AND
I'M NOT DISCOUNTING THAT AT ALL. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT A DATA ANALYSIS IS BASED ON. ANDO WE DID NOT CHOOSE TO DO THAT. WHAT WE WERE BALANCING WAS THOSE FEELINGS BECAUSE WE DO VALUE EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE CITY
OF MINNEAPOLIS, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA+. AND THAT WE HEAR THAT THESE SERVICES ARE EFFECTIVEOR FOLKS ON THE NORTHSIDE. AND WE CANNOT DISCOUNT THEIR VOICES AS WELL. AND SO WE CHOSE TO BALANCE THAT BY JUST LOOKING AT THE DATA.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL. AND I THINK IT GIVES ME JUST LIKE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING ON HOW WE'RE DECIDING THESE CONTRACTS. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WITHOUT INCLUDING CREDIBLE THREATS ON PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND COMMENTS THAT IMPACTED GREATER
CONSTITUENCY, WE'RE GOING TO FAIL ULTIMATELY TO UPHOLD THE STAT MISSIONS, VALUES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT GOVERNS THE ENTIRE ENTERPRISE. IT MAKES
ME WONDER SHOULD PICE REPORTS BE CONSIDERED AS A DATA POINT? I DO THINK IF SOMEONE IS TO GO ON AND SAY I DID NOT HURT ANYONE, I DID NOT SHOOT ANYONE, HOWEVER, I WILL IF I HAVE TO, A PERSON THAT HEARS THAT IS WARRANTED IN
PUTTING A POLICE REPORT. AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT INDIVIDUALS CHOSE TO DO HERE. BUT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED A DATA POINT, I WONDER IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED IN ORDER F THIS CONTRACT NOT TO COME BEFORE US WHEN IT IS A POINT OF CONTENTION. WHEN LEADERSHIP IN
OTHER JURISDICTIONS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, THE STATE, ARE ALSO ASKING QUESTIONS TO LEADERS OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AS THIS ORGAZATION IS ASKING FOR FUNDING. AGAIN, I THINK THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WEIGHT GOES ON THE LEADER OF THIS ORGANIZATION WHO DECIDED TO
TAINT THE REPUTATION OF WHAT SOUNDS LIKE REALLY, REALLY GREAT WORK. THAT'SOING TO BE MY COMMENTS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT. AND I HOPE THAT THE FEEDBACK FROM COLLEAGUES UP HERE WILL BE CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP IN TERMS OF WHAT REALLOCATION OF
THIS FUNDING COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE SHOULD THIS BE DENIED. ERE'S A LOT OF LEEWAY WITHIN THE RESOLUTION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETYO MAKE A DETERMINATION IN HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT REALLOCATION WHEN WE TAKE THAT UP.
>> ALL RIGHT. I AM NEXTN QUEUE. DIRECTOR AMANDA HARRINGTON, I'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR, THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS AND I THINK YOU TALKED ABOUT DATA METRICS THAT LED
THROUGH DECISIONS. WHAT LGBTQIA+ EQUITY LENS DID STAFF HAVE IN FRONT OF THEM WHEN MAKING THESE DECISIONS? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, I WILL JUST GO BACK TO WHAT I REITERATED, THE TWO-STEP PROCESS WAS VERY CONCRETE IN THAT WE LOOKED AT DIDHEY PROVIDE THE DATA THAT
WAS REQUESTED IN THE CONTRACT DURING THEIR MONTHLY REPORTS. AND THEN SECONDARILY, KIND OF RIGHT-SIZING TO LOOK AT THE FUNDING. THOSE WERE THE TWO METRICS THAT WERE CONSIDERED. AND I CAN'T SPEAK BEYOND THAT.
>> SO THERE WAS NO LGBTQIA+ DATA LENS WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT IN ANYTHING THAT WE DO. -- HOW COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE WORK. I THINK IS IMPORTANT WE ALWAYS DO RACIAL
EQUITY LENSES. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO LGBTQIA+ EQUITY LENS. SO YOU'RE CONFIRMING THERE WAS NO SUCH THING IN THIS PROCESS? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. I THINK THAT'S AN ISSUE I HAVE HERE. WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A RACIAL EQUITY LENS OR LGBTQIA+
EQUITY LENS I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS DATA DRIVEN. IT IS GOING TO HAVE A DIFFICULT IMPACT ON MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I THINK I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF THESE CONTRACTS THAT I'M NOT SUPPORTING TODAY. I'M GOING TO
BE IN FAVOR OF COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY'S MOTION TO DENY. ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE, ANTI-TRANS HATE, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THAT DO NOT
SUPPT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THAT CALL OUT HOMOPHOBIC SLURS AND LANGUAGE, CALL OUT SEXIST LANGUAGES AND THREATS DOES NOT KEEP PEOPLE SAFE THAT IS NOT SAFETY. THAT IS NOT SAFETY FOR MY RESIDENTS IN WARD 9. THATS NOT SAFETY FOR WHAT I BELIEVE RESIDENTS IN CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO BOME A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SO WHE I SEE THESE CONTRACTORS IS DOING WORK IN WARD 9 AND HAS NO ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR THE SLURS AND HOMOPHOBIA. -- ONE OF THE LARGEST LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES, THAT IS NOT PROTECTING PEOPLE PERIOD. THAT IS AN ISSUE I HAVE THAT I WANT TO BRING TO THE FOREFRONT OF
THIS CONVERSATIONS. IF IT'S NOT MEANT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, IF THESE SERVICES ARE GOING TO MAKE PELE GENUINELY FEEL SAFE AT THE SAME TIME WHEN WE HAVE A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS GOING AFTER OUR TRANS COMMUNITY AND LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY, HOW ARE WE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND DO THE
SAME THING BY PROMOTING BIGOTRY IN OUR CITY. THAT IS NOT AN INCLUSIVE CITY. ESPECIALLY AFTER HEARING THERANS PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE WARD THAT I REPRESENT. FOLKS GETTING HATE CRIME AND IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, THAT IS AN IUE WE
ARE FACING IN OUR CITY. IF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, NO MATTER THE WORK WE ARE DOING, AND IT IS NOT GOING TO CREATE SAFETY ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR LGBTQIA+ AND TRANS RESIDENTS, THAT IS NOT SAFETY. IF WE'RE GOING TO USE CITY TAX
FUNDED DOLLARS TO CREATE MORE DISTRUST IN OUR COMMUNITY, MORE PAIN AND TRAUMA IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT IS NOT COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE, THAT'S PUSHING TRAUMA ON TO COMMUNITY AND THAT ISN ISSUE THAT I HAVE. SO I WANT TO AT LEAST CALL THAT OUT BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THESE TWO CONTRACTS. HOVER, I DO HEAR THE CONCERNS ABOUT
SERVICESO NORTHSIDE. I'M GLAD THAT A LOT OF THESE CONTRACTS ARE GOING TO NORTH MINNEAPOS. I WOULD VOTE IN FAVOR FOR MORE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE PROGRAMS TO GO TO NORTHSIDE ANY DAY. BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF BIGOTRY AND NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF ANTI-LGBTQ
HATE EVER. THAT IS JUST NOT A LINE I WILL CROSS. WE CAN PROMOTE SAFETY WITHOUT PUTTING A GROUP OF PEOPLE DOWN AND TREATING THEM UNFAIRLY. I WANTED TO AT LEAST MENTION THAT OUT LOUD. NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS. THE FIRST
THING IS I WANTED TO JUST BE CLEAR ABO THE MINNEAPOLUS ZONES. THERE IS A VERY SMALL PORTION OF WARD 4 THAT IS COVERED IN THE ZONES IN MINNEAPOLUS STRATEGIC OUTREACH CONTRACTS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE AREAS IN WHICH
WE NEED SUPPORT. THE ZONES THAT WERE COVERED AND VOTED ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WERE WEST BROADWAY UP TO GLENDALE AND 26. NONE OF THAT IS WARD 4 COVERED. I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT WAS CLEAR. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR
THAT THE PROBLEM AREAS WE HAVE IN WARD 4 WHERE WE NEED SUPPORT AT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER A ZONE ON THOSE MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS. AND THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR ME. BUT TO BE FAIR, THE SERVICES THAT MINNEAPOLUS
PROVIDES AREN' NECESSARILY THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES THAT WE NEED IN THOSE AREAS. THE AREAS NEED THESE TRAUMA GRANT SERVICES. AND I ALSO JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT THE LGBTQ COMMUNIT THAT WORK IN THESE TWO GRANTS WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW THAT ARE OUT ON THE STREETS TARGETING THE LGB COMMUNITY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. SO I KNOW
THAT WE KEEP HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT A PERSON, BUT THESE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING AND THEY ARE WORKING TO TARGET LOTS OF PEOPLE. THERE IS REPRESENTATION FROM THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN THESE TWO GRANTS.
AND THAT WORK IS BEING LED TO TARGET CTAIN COMMUNITIES, AND THEY'RE DOING THE WORK. THEY'RE DOING IT. THEY' YOUNG PEOPLE OUT IN THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED SERVICES AND THEY'RE DOING THE WORK AND THEY'RE BRINGING THEM IN TOO. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SPEAK TO THATTOO. THIS
IS NOT LIKE A SERVICE WHERE IT'S LIKE, WELL YOU CAN'T BE FROM THIS COMMUNITY OR DOTHAT. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT THAT COMMUNITY AND THAT ARE OUTHERE EVERY DAY WORKING AND OFFERING THE SERVICE TO PEOPLE. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS,
YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AHEAD OF TIME ABOUT HOW WE REALLOCATE THE MONEY. BUT THE ISSUE I KEEP HAVING IS I DON'T THINK THERE'S ENOUGH TALK AROUND WHAT SERVICES ARE NEEDED. LE
THE SPECIFIC NEEDS. NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SOURCE IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. BUT THEY'RE A CLINIC. THEY'RE IN A BUILDING AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO THEM TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM. I STILL DON'TNOW WHAT BLACK BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DOES OVER THERE. AND I KNOW A
MOTHER'S LOVE HELPS OUT A LOT, AND THEY'RE ON THE GROUND AND THEY'RE DOING SOME GREAT WORK IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS ON THE NORTHSIDE. AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW, THEY CAN FIGURE IT OUT. BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO TALK
ABOUT LIKE HOW WE STRETCH OUT THE PROVIDER. YOU CAN'T EXPECT PEOPLE TO JUST DO EVERYTHING. WE NEED HELP. WE NEED TEAMS OF PEOPLE. THESE ARE WOMEN AND MEN AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND OWN LIVES AND ARE NOW WORKING TO CAPACITY. AND SO
TO CONTINUE TO PUT LIKE, I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR ANOTHER GROUP TO GET THE MONEY, TO REALLOCATE THE FUNDS. B ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF THESE GROUPS ARE TEACHING PEOPLE IN THESE TRAUMA GRANTS IS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. AND THEY NEED TO LEARN TO DO THE SAME. SO HERE WE
ARE BASICALLY FORCING ANOTHER GROUP TO TAKE MORE MONEY AND ADD MORE WORK TO THEIR WORKLOAD. I' I'M SURE THEY CAN WORK IT OUT. BUT THAT'S REAL THING. LIKE THESE ARE BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE FROM OUR COMMUNITY WHO ALREADY
BEAR THE BURDEN OF TRAUMA THEMSELVES. THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THEIR TRAUMA AND HELPING OTHER PEOPLE WORK THROUGH THEIR TRAUMA TOO. SO TO THEN SAY, OKAY, AND I MEAN, I DON'T FORESEE SOMEBODY SAYING I DON'T WANT THE MONEY. BUT THE MONEY AT WHAT COST? THE MONEY AT HERE'S
THE STRESS OF MORE INSURANCE, MORE CITY CONTRACT. LIKE THAT'S NOT HOW I WANT PEOPLE TO SHOW UP EITHER. I WANT PEOPLE TO SHOW UP HAPPY AND WILLING AND COMFORTABLE IN THEMSELVESND FOR IT TO BE A VARIETY OF PEOPLE. NOT ALL ONE GROUP OF
PEOPLE. NOT LAYING T BURDEN OF WORK ON ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO DO EVERYTHING. BECSE THAT'S NOT FAIR TO OUR COMMUNITY EITHER. WE'VE LEARNED THAT WITH SO MANY DEPARTMEN IN THE CITY THAT WHEN PEOPLE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, WE PAY THE PRICE FOR THAT TOO AT THE CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS. AND I DON'T WANT T. I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD THING HERE WITH THESE TRAUMA GRANTS. I LOVE THAT IT'S SPECIFICALLY CULTURLY NEIGHBORHOOD, ADDICTION, WHATEVER. HOUSING. ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE
SPECIFIC TO. BUT I DON'T WANT TO SET THEM UP TO FAIL EITHER. I FEEL LIKE SAYING THIS, SAYING LET'S GIVE IT TO ANOTHER GROUP THAT DIDN'T APPLY FOR THIS, THAT'S PROBABLY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE OER TWO
GROUPS AND DISBURSING THE WORK AND EVERYBODY FEELS KE, OKAY, YOU DO YOUR OWN PART. THESE PEOPLE SHARE THE WORK WITH OTHERS. I CANNOT SAY THAT
BECAUSE I'VE TALKEDO THEM AND THEY'VE SAID WE'RE DOING A RETREAT, WE'RE TAKING A TRIP OR WE NEED TO IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD HAVE RELIEF SOMETIMES FROM THIS WORK BECAUSE IT'S 24/7. THIS IS NOT EASY WORK. THIS IS NOT SITTING UP HERE
SAYING YAY OR NAY. THIS IS LITERALLY TAKING TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR CHILDREN TO SERVE OTHERS. IT'S A CALL ON THEIR LIFE LIKE IT'S A CALL ON OURS. FOR ME TO SAY TO SOMEBODY
THAT THEY'RE NOT DESERVING OF IT, IT'S NOT OKAY. IT'S NOT COOL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO TO REPAIR WHATEVER, I BELIEVE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO REPAIR THIS BECAUSE SERVICES ARE NEEDED. BUT I'M ALSO AFRAID THAT A LOT OF HARM WITH THESE KINDS
OF DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE MADE TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY OVERALL,ND THE CITY IS GOING TO PAY FOR THAT TOO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> THANKOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION BROUGHT FORTH BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. HOWEVER, I AM NOT AWARE THAT WEAVE AN LGBTQIA+
EQUITY LENS FORMALLY AS WE DO THE RACE EQUITY INCLUSION AND BELONGING QUOTE LENS SO I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO TRY TO HOLD THE DIRECTOR ACCOUNTABLE TO SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT EXIST.
AND IF WE WANT TO CREATE THAT AS ANOTHER METRIC FOR HOW WE SPEND DOLLARS IN OUR COMMUNITY, I WOULD CERTAINLY BE WILLING TO HELP CREATE THAT. BUT WE CANNOT HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT EXIST.
THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY MOTION TO DENY 3.9 AND 3.11, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE.
>> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> NO. >> VETAW. >> NO. >> ELLISON IS ABSENT. OSMAN. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> JENKINS. >> AYE.
>> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> NO. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 8 AYES AND 3 NAYS. >> AND THE MOTION TO DENY THOSE ITEMS HAS BEEN MOVED TO FULL
COUNCIL. THE LAST ITEM IS A RESOLUTION BY VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COLLEAGUES, BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE
A RESOLUTION ESSENTIALLY STATING OUR SUPPORT FOR THE REALLOCATION OF THE $117,100 OF COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE SERVICES TO BE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED TO
CONTRACTORS WHO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2026. WHICH IS WHA WE JUST VOTED ON. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE. THE GOAL WITH THIS W REALLY TO HIGHLIGHT THE EQUITY COMPONENT, AND ALSO TO GIVE FLEXIBILITY TO THEEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
DEPARTMENT TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHERE THE FUNDING WILL GO. AND HOPE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WIL ENGAGE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING THIS RESOLUTION. >> WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS ON QUEUE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRHAVEZ. I GUESS I WOULD HOPE THA THESE REALLOCATED FUNDS WOULD BE REDISTRIBUTED TO GROUPS THAT ARE SERVING IN THE AREA WHERE WE ARE
DISLOCATING SERVICES FROM. AS OPPOSED TO QUOTE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED AMONGST ALL OF THE
VENDORS. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> YEAH, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL FULL COUNCIL, AND SO IF THERE IS LANGUAGE CHANGES OR THINGS
PEOPLE WANT TO INCDE TO THIS TO BRING TO FULL COUNCIL FOR A FINAL ITEM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THIS MONEY STAYS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS BECAUSE IT'S BEING TAKEN FROM NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. SO I'M HAPPY TO WORK ON DEVELOPING LANGUAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES BAC TO WHERE IT CAME FROM. I DO WANT TO
SPEAK FURTHER WITH DIRECTOR HARRINGTON ABOUT THE SERVICE AREA OF THESE GROUPS BECAUSE IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY WARD 5, AND I'M AWARE OF THEM BEING IN WARD 4 ALSO. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER THE RIGHT AREA WHEN WE REALLOCATE THE MONEY.
BUT CERTAINLY, IT SHOULD GO BACK INTO THE AREAS IT'S TAKEN OUT OF. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCIL MEER JENKINS. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I WILL ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENT SHARED HERE. YOU KNOW, WE ARE
LIMITED IN WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF COUNCIL. THIS IS ULTIMATELY THE ADMINISTRATION'S AUTHORITY TO DECIDE WHERE THESE DOLLARS GET ALLOCATED OR REALLOCATED. I JUST HOPE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS HEARING US VERY CLEARLY ON THIS DAIS THAT THE NORTHSIDE NEEDS THESE
RESOURCES. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. AND I HOPE, YOU KNOW, IF PEOPLE HAVE LANGUAGE TO BRING TO THIS, I HOPE THEY DO SO WE CAN PUT A FINER POINT ON THAT. BUT IT IS ULTIMATELY THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO DECIDE HOW THAT GETS
ALLOCATED. IS THAT CORRECT, CITY ATTORNEY? >> ALL RIGHT. SO THIS WILL BE MOVED FORWARD TO FULL RECOMMENDATION FOR FULL COUNCIL. HOWEVER, THERE IS CONVERSATIONS THAT IS GOINGO HAPPEN WITH FOLKS HERE. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABEXTENSION? THAT HAS BEEN MOVED TO FULL COUNCIL. SEEG THAT, WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COMMITTEE TODAY. HEARING NO OBJECTION, I WILL
DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.