--------- . >> GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME MY NAME IS AUMARINE CHOWDHURY AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE. AT THITIME I'M GOING TO ON CALL TO OUR REGULAR MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2025. I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REALTIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY THEREFORE, ALL PERIODS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF
THE RATE -- THEREFORE, ALL MEMBERSEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THEIR SPEED SO ALL COMMENTS WESTBOUND TRANSCRIBED FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THEIR SPEED FOR CLARITY IN THEIR COMMENTS. I'LL NOW HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL. (ROLL CALL.)
>> THERE ARE 8 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL ALSO REMIND MY COLLGUES THAT WE'RE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY SO PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BE SIGNED IN. BEFORE WE MOVE ON OUR PUBLISHED AGENDA, THERE IS A PROPOSED ADDITION BEFORE YOU,
WHICH IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND POLICY POSITIONS RELATED TO AMORTIZATION FOR NONFORMING INDUSTRIAL USE IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND MYSELF. WE'RE MAKING
A MOTION TO ADD THIS ITEM TO THE AGENDA AS ITEM NO. 2. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON INCLUDING THIS ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PAYNE WHO REQUESTED THE AGENDA TOE AGENDA. ALL THOSE AYE. THE AGENDA IS AMENDED. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON OU POSTED AGENDA TODAY WHICH IS AN UPDATE ON FEDERAL AND STATE
ACTIONS AFFECTING THE CITIES. I'LL NOW INVITE DIRECTOR TOPANKA TO BEGIN THE PRESENTATION ON WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT THE STATE CAPITOL. CAPITAL. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE.
I WILL DIVE RIGHT INTO IT. SO WE ARE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND AS OF MARCH 17TH THE HOUSE IS NOW TIED 67-67 AFTER THE SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE
ROSEVILLE AREA SO THE HOUSE IS NOW OPERATING UNDER A PER SHARING AGREEMENT WITH COCHAIRS OF ALL COMMITTEES SO THERE'S A DFL AND A GOP COCHAIR FOR EACH COMMITTEE AND SO THEY'RE TAKING TURNS RUING COMMITTEE MEETING AND SETTING THE AGENDAS.
TYPICALLY ON DAYS THAT A GOP MEMBER IS CHAIRING THEY'RE HEARING MORE GOP DEALS AND THE DAY DFL THEY'RE WE'LL HAVE MORE DFL BILLS. IT'S NOT UNIFORMED KEYBOARD BUT THAT'S GENERAL HOW IT'S WORKING AND THEY'RE -- GENERALLY HOW IT'S WORKING AND
THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR COMMITTEE BUSINESS. IN THE A VACANCY AFTER THE RESIGNATION OF A GLP COUPLE YOU'LL SEE THAT YOU SAWN THE NEWS. THERE'S 34DLP THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL
ELECTION CALLED FOR THAT SEAT. IT'S I NORTHERN MINNESOTA BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN YET BUT I THINK THE EXPECTATION IS TH THERE WILL BE A NEW MEMBER PRIOR TO THE END OF SESSION BUT PROBABLY EARLY MAY SOMETIME. SO JUST WITH ALSO NOTE THAT
THERE ARE COMMITTEE DEADLINES COMING UP SOON. THE FIRST ONE FRIDAY APRIL 4TH AND THAT DEADLN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. THIS IS FOR POLICY BILLS TO BE PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE BY APRIL 4TH. FOR THEM TO CONTINUE
MOVING FORWARD. THE APRIL 11TH DEADLINE IS FOR ALL BILLS A FISCAL COMPONENT TO BE OUT OF OUR HOUSES WAYS AND MEANS A SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THAT REALLY WILL BE THE BUDGET BILLS THAT WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE VARIOUS
COMMITTEES. THEY HA TO BE THROUGH COMMITTEE BY APRIL 11TH. SO THOSE ARE COMING UP QUICKLY I'LL GET INTO THE FEBRUARY FORECAST IN A MOMENT BUT BUDGET TAETS ARE GOING TO REALLY SET THE PARAMETERS FOR HOW THOSE BUDGET BILLS COME TOGETHER.
THOSE ARE NOT RELEASED YET. BUT WE EXPECT THEY WILL BE SOON POTEIALLY NEXT WEEK. THERE ARE A COUPLE BREAKS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. THERE'S A LEGISLATIVE BREAK FOR HE'D AND APRIL 11TH-21st IS THE EASTER
PASSOVER AND THEN THE SESSION ENDS MAY 25TH, 2025. SO AS I MENTIONED THE FEBRUARY FORECAST WAS RELEASED IN EARLY MARCH AND THE STATE DID ADJUST ADJUST -- SAY THE OFFICE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT DID ADJUST
THE FORECAST DOWNWARD AMID SOME SIGNIFICANT NEAR TERM ECONOMIC FISCAL UNCERTAINTY I THINK PARTICULARLY SOME OF THE ACTIVITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AT CREATING UNCERTAINTY. AND SO THE PROJECTED SURPLUS IS $160 MILLION LOWER THAN IT HAD BEEN IN THE NOVEMBER
RECAST, SO THE SURPLUS FOR THE UPCOMING BIENNIUM IS $456 MILLION BUT THEN THERE IS PROJE PROJECTED SHORTFALL OF ALMOST $6 BILLION AND THAT DID WORSEN FROM
THE NOVEMBER FORECAST AS LL. SO AS I MENTIONED, PRETTY SOON I THINK WE'RE EXPECTING LIKELY NEXT WEEK THE DIFFERENT BUDGET COMMITTEES AT THE LEGISLATURE WILL GET THEIR TARGETS, WHICH DETERMINES HOW MUCH MONEY THEY GOT TO, YOU KNOW, SPEND FOR THIS BIENNIUM
AND GIVEN THIS FORECAST, I THINK PEOPLE ARE ANTICIPATING VERY LOW, IF ANY, TART FOR NEW SPENDING. IN THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES. THE GOVERNOR DID RELEASE A REVISED BUDGET LATE LAST WEEK
BASED ON THE FEBRUARY FORECAST SO HIS BUDGET REVISION INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL $250 MILLION IN CUTS FOR THIS UPCOMING BIENNIUM AND IN FUTURE BUDGETS. HE DID PROPOSE SOME SMALL ONE TIME INVESTMENTS FOR AVIAN
FLU RESPONSE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND THEN HIS BUDGET LEAVES 2 BILLION DOLLARS ON THE BOTTOM LINE PRESUMABLY TO TRY TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME OF THE FISCAL UNCERTAINTY WE'RE FACING. AND THEN WE DID GO OVER THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET WHICH WE HAVE PRESENTED IN JUARY SO SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT ARE UNCHANGED FROM THAT PROPOSAL ARE REDUCING GROWTH IN THE DISABILITY WAIVER SERVICES AND THAT DOES PASS SOME OF THOSE CTS DOWN TO THE COUNTIES, WHICH THEY'VE BEEN ENGAGEDN CONVERSATIONS ON DURING SESSION ABOUT THAT. IT
GOVERNMENTS, WHICH 1% WOULD COME TO CITIES. WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH MBERS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT TEXT PRESERVED TO HELP WITH PUBLIC HEALTH-RELATED RELATED NEEDS HERE IN THE CITY.
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET DUCES THE BUDGET EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION SCOMBLOIRJSD THE STATEWIDE SALES TAX RATE BUT BROUGHT IN TO THE BASE. SO THAT BILL WAS HEARD LAST WEEK -
THERE WAS LIFESTYLE DISCUSSION WHEN PIF -- (TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.) >> THE GOVERNMENT SET SO I LIKED $40 MILLION WITHOUT EAR MARKING ANY SPECIFIC PROJECTS. SO WITH THAT I'LL JUST THEN GO THROUGH AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE
ON CITY PRIORITIES AND KIND OF WHERE THINGS STAND TO IT CLOSE OUT THE STATE UPDATE. SO LISTED HERE ARE NOT ALL OF OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PRIORITIES BUT SORT OF THE 3 THAT HAVE BEEN IN QUEUE FOR THE LONGEST THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON WHEN WE'RE HAVING OUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH DELEGION MEMBERS WHICH INCLUDES $2 MILLION FOR THE NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE, $5.7 MLION FOR THE WATER YARD PROJECT AND THEN 12.36 MILLION FOR THE 36" WITH ANY. WE ARE TALKING WITH
DELEGATION MOBS ♪ABOUT THOSE PROJECTS --ELEGATION MEMBERS
ABOUT THOSE PROPULSIONS. WE-- E
CAPITAL PROJECT DEFINITE ( -- IS DEAD NEED THAT BIPARTISAN SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO PASS A BOVENGD BILL. THEN MOVING TO PRIORITIES AROUND ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND RECOVERY, SO ONE OF THE PROPOSALS WE TAED A LOT ABOUT WITH ALL OF YOU IS THE CUB CREDIT THAT'S CONVERT
UNDERUTILIZING BUILDINGS THAT WOULD BE A TAX CREDIT TO HELP INCENTIVIZE TURNING VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES INTO RESIDENTIAL OR OTHER USES. THAT BILL HAS A REPUBLICAN AUTHOR IN THE HOUSE AND THEN THE
SENATOR FROM MINNEAPOLIS IS CARRYING IT ON THE SENATE SIDE. IT'S BEEN HEARD ON THE HOUSE -- EXCUSE ME, HOUSING AND TAX COMMITTEES IN THE HOUSE. IT DOES HAVE A HEARING THIS WEEK IN THE SENATE TAX COMMITTEE AND SO THERE DOES SEEM TO A LOT OF
SUPPORT FOR IT. THE CHALLENGE, OF COURSE, AS I ALREADY MENTIONED ITHE BUDGET TARGETS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT -- THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOES HAVE A COST TO IT AND SO ANYING THAT HAS A COST MAY BE CHALLENGING TO GET ACROSS THE SFLOOIJS. -- THIS
SESSION. BUT IT HAS ZBUGSD SO FAR. WE ALSO HAVE INTRODUCED A ACTIVE TIF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL THAT WOULDLLOW THE CITY TO CREATE A SPECIFIC TIF DISICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVERTING
UNRUTILIZED BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN AND SENATOR MOHAMMED IS CARRYING REALLY CARING THAT ON WHICH WOULD GIVE THE CITY ANOTHER TOOL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WE ALSO HAVE THE DOWNTOWN TAXING BOUNDARY BILL THAT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON. LAST WEEK THE HOUSE TAX COMMITTEE DID HEAR A VERSION OF IT IS OHIM BUSINESS -- OMNIBUS TAX BUSINESS THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE DOWNTOWN TAXING PROPOSAL AS PART OF IT SO THAT TECHNICALLY HAD ITS HEARING
IN HOUSE TAXES LAST WEEK AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR DELEGATION MEMBERS TO SEE IF THERE'S A PATHWAY FORWARD FOR THAT THIS SESSION AS WELL. AS A REMINDER THAT'S A PROPOSAL TO ADD THE NORTH LOOP INTO THE DOWNTOWN TAXING BOUNDARY WHICH CURRENTLY INCLUDES DOWNTOWN BUT NOT THE
NORTH LOOP, AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR LIQUOR AND RESTAURANT TAXES. ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE, I THINK WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE BRIDGE TO SHELTER BILL WHICH IS A BILL THAT IS INTENDE
CLIFF. THAT BILL HAD A HEARING TWO WEEKS' AGO IN THE SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, MAYOR FREY CAME AND TO TESTIFY AND THERE WAS A LETTER SIGNED BY SEVERAL COUNCIL MBERS IN SUPPORT AS WELL. IT HAD A GOOD HEARING. THE BILL ADDRESSES
CRITICAL FUNDING GAPS IN HOMELESS SERVICES AND IT CREATES A COUNTY TO COUNTY CAPACITY-BUIING PROGRAM BETWEEN GREATER MINNESOTA AND THE METRO SO SOME OF THE PROVIDERS CAN HELP PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BUILD
SHELTER CAPACITY THERE AS WELL SO IT IS INTENDED TO BE A STATEWIDE PROPOSAL. AGAIN, I'M SORT OF REPEATING MYSELF BUT WE, YOU KNOW, HAD A GOOD HEARING BUT THE BUDGET TARGET MAY MAKE IT CHALLENGING TO MOVE THAT FORWARD
BUT WE ARE -- WE ARE CONTINUING TO REITERATE THAT AS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE CITY AS WE'RE TALKING TO DELEGATION MEMBERS AND OTHERS AT THE CAPITAL. FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY SPECIFICALLY THE BILL WOULD FUN OPERATIONS AND SERVICES AT THE MINNEAPOLIS LOW BARRIER SHELTERS
LIKE AVIVO VILLAGE AND HOMEWARD BOUND IT WOULD PROVIDE THE 24/7 SHELTERS AND HOUSING-FOCUSED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. AND THEN MOVING TO CLIMATE
ACON. THERE'S A COUPLE OF BILLS WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON AROUND THE CITIES 0 WASTE PRIORITIES. ONE IS THE SCORE BILL AND THAT'S A BILL THAT WOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE THE FUNDS FROM THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TAX THAT IS DIST
INDICATED TO -- IT'S -- THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND SO IT WOULD INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF THAT TAX THAT'S COMING BACK TO COUNTIES AND IN OUR CASE THAT GETS PASSED DOWN TO T CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND RECYCLING ANDTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS TO INCREASE OUR RECYCLING EFFORTS. WE ALSO * TLONG TRANQ WASTE BILL FOR DISPOSING OFS IT NEED
REPLACE THE MINNESOTA RECYCLING ACT AND IT IS DESIGNED FOR THE INTENTION TO ELIMINATE THE DISPOSAL OF THESE PRODUCTS THROUGH THE CURBSIDE WASTE AND HELP KEEP THOSE PRODUCTS OUT OF LANDFILLS. SO THOSERE THE COUPLE OF BILLS THAT OUR TEAM THAT HAVE
HAD HEARINGS AND SOME MOVEMENT IS SESSION THAT OUR TEAM HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON ADVOCATING FOR AROUND OUR ZERO WASTE GOALS. ON TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH REPRESENTATIVE MURRAH AND SATOR FATEH ON A
TRAFFIC-CALMING BILL. IT WAS HEARD IN THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS SESSION AND I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR A LOT OF CNCIL MEMBERS SO THIS WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR TRAFFIC CALMING NEEDS AROUND THE CITY. WE ARE, YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHORS. WE ARE ANTICIPATING A HEARING IN THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AHEAD OF DEADLINE AND WE'RE JUST WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET THE LANGUAGE IN A PLACE WHERE IT'S MOST LIKELY TO BE ADOPTED. SO THAT'S BEEN GOING PRETTY WELL.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE DARNGS A FUNDING -- ADA FUNDING BILL THAT'S BEEN INTRODUCED AND WE'RE CONTINUING OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS AROUND THAT BILL, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WELL PITIONED IN TRANSPORTATION WITH SENATOR SCOTT TIM BELIEVE IN THE
CHAIR ANDHAT AND IN THE HOUSE WE HAVE BOTH TWO REPRESENTATES ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. AND THEN I'LL JUST WRAP UP WITH COMMUNITY SAFETY ON THE. ON THE SLIDE, YOU KNOW, ARE A COUPLE OF PRIORITIES IN THE
UPCOMING SESSIONS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORTIVE INITIATIVES TALKING TO THE CHAIRS AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AGAIN WAITING ON BUDGET TARGETS TO SEE IF THEY'LL HAVE ANY ROOM FOR SPENDING ON ITEMS AROUND YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND PEACE
OFFICER RECRUITMENTS AND WE ARE GLAD THAT WE NOW HAVE TWO MIEAPOLIS MEMBERS ON PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES REPRESENTATIVE EMMA GREENMAN IN THE HOUSE AND SENATOR DOREN CLARK IN THE SENATE. LAST BIENNIUM WE DID NOT HAVE ANY MINNEAPOLIS MEMBERS
ON PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES SO THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. SO WITH THAT I WILL PAUSE BEUSE THAT WRAPS UP THE STATE UPDATE. WE DO HAVE A FEDERAL UPDATE BUT I'LL PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS? >> YEAH, MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE STATE PORTION?
I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE STATUS OF THE METRO AREA SALES TAX FOR TRANSCRIIT PROCES BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THE GOVERNOR
IS TRYING TO CLAW BACK THATROM TRANSPORTATION AND THAT EXA MINNEAPOLIS CLOTS A* PROCESS --
PROCESS RIGHT NOW. AND I THINK IT WAS TO SUPPORT TRANSIT PRODUCTS. BUT
TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION IN WANT TO DOUBLE-CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYING PROPOSED IN THE REVISED BUDGET LAST WEEK. I DO KNOW -- YOU KNOW, I THINK GIVEN THE TIGHT BUDGET SITUATION, THERE ARE, YOU KNO KNOW, -- LIKE THEY'RE LOOKING
INTO LOTS OF DIFFERENT PLACES FOR SFWROOIJTSING -- TRANSIT SALES TAX WAS A PRIORITYOR THE TRANSPORTATION CHAIRS. LAST SESSION, I THINK, THEY'LL BE LOOKING TO PROTECT THAT BUT I WILL -- I WILL FOLLOW UP -- WE
CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE COMMITTEE ON MORE DETAILS ON WHAT'S SNOOIFLTHSSTSTSTST --ES NTSB RELA* >> ON THE REDUCTION ON THE METRO
AREA SALES TAX FOR TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION. MEMBERS ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL QUICK ASK A QUESTION WHILE OTHERS -- IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO QUEUE. THANK YOU DIRECTOR TOPENKA FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION. CAN YOU MAYBE EXPLAIN THE WHY TO THE PROPOSAL AROUND ELIMINATING 2% OF THE CANNABIS TAX FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS? WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN HEARING AND WHAT'S KIND OF OUR APPROACH BEEN AT THE CAPITAL AROUND THIS?
>> YES, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, YES, GOING BACK TO THE GOVERNOR'S REVISED BUDGET AND HIS INITIAL BUDGET HE DID PROPOSE ELIMINATING THE 2% SHARE OF THE CANNABIS TAX THAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. I
THINK IT'S A SOMEWHAT A FACTOR OF -- THERE WERE QUESTIONS -- YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD IS THAT THE STATE HANDLES LICENSING AND HANDLES A LOT OF T ADMINISTRATIVE WORK AROUND CANNABIS AND SO SOME FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH DO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REALLY
NEED. IF THAT'S BEING HANDLED BY T STATES AND WE ARE ALLOWED TO CHARGE A REGISTRATN FEE FOR CANNABIS BUSINESSES. YOU KNOW, OUR PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THAT REGISTRATION FEE ISN'T BE GOING TO COVER ALL OF THEOSTS THAT WE WILL INCUR AND WE ALSO, YOU
KNOW, AS A CITY THAT HAS A PUBL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, HAS PLANS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION INITIATIVES AS IT RELATES TO CANNABIS LEGALIZATION. SO THAT'S BEEN THE CONVERSATION. WE ARE -- WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF TO PULL TOGETHER MORE DETAILED LIST OF
WHAT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE SPENDING THAT REVENUE ON SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THAT WITHEMBERS AS, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE ANTICIPATED COSTS WE THINK WE'LL HAVE AS LOCAL VERNMENTS. BUT I THINK IT'S A QUESTION OF JUST SORT OF PERHAPS A DIFFERENT --
DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES ON HOW MUCH COSTS WILL BE PASSED DOWN TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO CANNABIS LEGALIZATION. >> THANK YOU, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'LL JUST QUICK MAKE A NOTE -- I KNOW MOBS -- MEMBERS A
LOT OF US ARE IN TOUCH OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT REPRESENT EACH OF OUR WARDS. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TIME IF YOU'RE HAVING CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS OF THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND REACH OUT TO DIRECTOR TOPINKA
FOR TALKING POINTS AS YOU'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS IN SESSION. I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE FEDERAL PORTION. >> GREAT, THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. ALL RIGHT. SO JUST I
WANTED TO START -- THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE GROUP OF US FROM MINNEAPOLIS WHO WERE OUT IN WASHINGTON FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. INCLUDING SOME COUNCIL AIDES AND IGR STAFF AND SEVERAL OF YOU AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH ALL THREE
OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE OMAR, SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR AND TINA SMIT WHILE WE WERE THERE AND ALSO ENGAGE WITH OTHER CITIES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW CITIES CAN WK TOGETHER TO EFFECTIVELY TRY TO NAVIGATE WHAT'S HAPPENING
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. AND SO IT WAS A RLLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE DELEGATION FOR WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING TO SUPPORT IMPORTT EARMARKS AND GRANT APPLICAONS FROM THE CITY INCLUDING THE CONNECTING CAMDEN PROJECT, THE
NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE AND THE RAISE -- OR THE BUILD GRANT, EXCUSE ME, FOR FIRST AVENUE. AND SO -- AND THEN WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, ASK QUESTIONS AND EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT HOW CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ARE BEING FELT ON THE GROUND IN MINNEAPOLIS SO
COERNS FROM OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING AND POTENTIAL CUTS AND WHAT THAT WOULD -- OR HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. SO IT FELT LIKE PRODUCTIVE TIME WE HAD OUT TRE EVEN
THOUGH IT'S IN MANY WAYS A CHALLENGING TIME TO BE IN WASHINGTON. AND WE WERE THERE THE WEEK THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DID PASS THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED
THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER, SO THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION PASSED OUT OF THE SENATE ON MARCH 14TH BY A NARROW VOTE AND IT WAS NOT A CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION. MEANING IT DID NOT EXTEND LAST
YEAR'S FUNDING. THEY DID END UP MAKING CUTS TO NONDIFFERENT SPENDING BY APPROXIMATELY 13 MILLION DOLLARS AND THEN INCREASED DEFENSE SPENDING BY ABOUT $6 BILLION. AND THEN ONE OF THE THING THAT WE -- THEY DID STRIP ALL EARMARKS OUT OF
THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION SO OUR TWO EARMARKS THAT HAD BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION, THE FIRE ALERTING SYSTEM AND THEN ADA UPGRADES WERE NOT INCLUDED. NO EARMARKS WERE INCLUDED ACROSS-THE-BOARD. SO, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY
CONCERNS I THINK FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVES ABOUT THE CUTS 'CAUSE IWAS INTOXICA-- IT WAS T TO MEDICAID AND HOUSING SYSTEMS SO THINGS OUR RESIDENTS REALLY RELY ON. AND, OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY, DISAPPOINTING TO NOT
HAVE THOSE EARMARKS MOVE FORWARD. I SHOULD JUST SHOAT THAT ALL THREE MEMBERS -- I SHOULD MENTION ALL MEMRS ALL THREE MEMBERS VOTED AGAINST THE CONTUING RESOLUTION. SO NOW THE CONTINUING
RESOLUTI WAS ADOPTED. THEY MOVE INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET. THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE PROPOSING ITS BUDGET SOMETIME THIS SPRING. THE LATEST I SAW IT WILL BE EITHER APRIL OR MAY, AND THE GOP
HAS SAID THEY'RE CONSIDERING SPENDING CUTS 2.5 TO $3 TRILLION FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. AND SO THE HOUSE HAS IDENTIFIED SOME AREAS WHERE THEY MAY BE CONSIDERING CUTS INCLUDING MEDICAID,TUDENT LOANS, FOOD ASSISTANCE, AMONG OTHERS, AND SO
THE WORK IS STARTING NOW TO IDENTIFY WHE THOSE CUTS MAY COME FROM. BUT WE EXPECT THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION PROCESS TO HAPPEN IN THE FALL WHERE THEY ADOPT THE FY26 BUDGET.
THERE IS NOT CLARITY AROUND EARMARKS AT THIS POINT FOR 2026. BUT THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR EARMARKS. NO ONE HAS RELEASED -- NONE OF THE APPROPR APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES HAVE
RELEASED CRITERIA BUT TWO OF OUR OFFICES HAVE SET DEADLINES TO SUBMIT PROJECTS AND THEY ARE ENCOURAGING US TO REAPPLY WITH OUR 2025 PROJECTS SO OUR STAFF IS IN CONTACT WITH THE RELEVT CITY DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC WORKS AND FIRE FOR THOSE TWO PROJECTS
JUST TO GET UP TO SPEED AND GET THOSE RESUBMITTED. WE ALSO ARE WORKING WITH STAFF ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP SOME PROJECTS THAT COULD BE GOOD -- A GOOD FIT IF THERE IS A 2026 PROCESS USING THE
HOUSE CRITERIA FROM 2025. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE GOP WAS IN THIS WHAT OF THE HOUSE LAST YEAR. THEY SET PRETTY NARROW CRITERIA FOR WHAT WAS POEFKSD CONSI -- COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR EARMARKS WHICH IS PRIMARILY
FOCUSED ON INFRASTRUCTE AND NOT HHS-RELATED THINGS SO WE'RE USING THOSE CRITERIA TO DEVELOP LISTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY FIT ONCE WE KNOW THE CRITERIA THAT ARE OUT THERE TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION NOW.
AND SO WE'LL LEARN MORE AS THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES COME OUT WITH MOR CRITERIA. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO BE READY IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR EARMARKS BUT AGAIN RIGHT NOW IT'S A LITTLE UNCERTAIN. SO I THINK -- YES, THAT WAS
ALL WE HAD FOR FEDERAL UPDATE AS WELL. SO THEY WERE OUT OF SESSION LAST WEEK. I THINK THEY'RE BACK THIS WEEK AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS COMING
ACROSS OUR DESKS, SO THAT IS ALL I HAD. BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY. >> MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? I'M NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR TOPANKA, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
AND ALL OF YOUR TEAMS' WORKS. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS KIN. >> K-I DID JUST WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR TOPINKA AND HER STAFF
FOR US IN WASHINGTON, DC. A VISIT WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO -- TO PULL THAT TRIP TOGETHER AND SCHEDULE ALL THOSE MEETINGS AND HELP US
UNDERSTAND THE LOGISTICS AND PRIORITIES. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH, I'LL ECHO THAT THANKS. IT WASEALLY
INCREDIBLE TO BE OUT OF IN IT WASHINGTON, DC, IT WAS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT TONE THAN IT WAS THE LAST TIMES AROUND, AND IT WAS ALSO KIND OF AN
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION AND I'M PROUD OF OUR SENATORS AND OUR CONGRESSWOMAN FOR VOTING AGAINST THAT AND LISTENING TO THE PEOPL YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE TAKING ON AND LAUREN ESPECIALLY ON THE FEDERAL SIDE. HER WORK
HAS REALLY CHANGED. SO I APPRECIATE IT. AND I WILL ASK THE CLERKS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. OUR ADDENDUM ITEM IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND POLICY POSITIONS RELATED TO AMORTIZATION FOR NONCONFORMING INDUSTRIAL USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND MYSELF. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU,HAIR CHOWDHURY. THIS IS A PROPOSAL I'M BRINGING FORWARD JUST TO STATE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO PHASE OUT NONCONFORMING USES AND IT'S
NARROWLY DEFINED WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS SO THIS WOULD BE HEAVY INDUSTRY THAT'S IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT ZONED FOR THAT ANYMORE. GIVING US THE TOOLS THAT WE NEED TO REALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES. WE'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. I HEAR A LOT
OF IT IN WARD 1 IN NORTHEAST KIND OF AN OLD INDUSTRIAL AREA. A LOT OF THOSE AREAS ARE NO LONGER HEAVY INDUSTRY BUT THERE'S JUST SOME LEFT OVER FROM A PRIOR ERA AND THIS WOULD ALLOW USO HAVE THE TOOLS TO, LIKE, PLAN TO PHASE THOSE HEAVY USE
OUT. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE TT ITEM FOR APPROVAL? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THI AMENDMENT TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. >> GREAT, AND I WILL SECOND THAT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM MEMBERS? I'M NOT SEEING
ANY SO ON THE MION TO APPROVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. MEMBERS, WITH THAT WE'VE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY AND WITHOUT
OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED. Part: 2
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JASON CHAVEZ AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITT OF THE WHOLE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF AND T PUBLIC
THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF
THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CRITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT.
>> WONSLEY IS ABSENT. RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW IS ABSENT. ELLISON. >> HERE. >> OSMAN IS ABSENT. CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT.
>> KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> AND CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> PRESEN >> THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> CAN I ALSO BE NOTED AS -- >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS
PRESENT. DIDE GET EVERYBODY ELSE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS HERE. AND NOW WE'RE MISSING COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. COOL. LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HE A QUORUM.
FIRST, WE'LL TAKE UP THE ONLY PUBLIC HEARING TODAY. THIS PASSAGE IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I WILL WELCOME THE CITY CLER CASEY
CARL TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >>HANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CASEY CARL, AS STATED. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS CLERK FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AS INDICATED, I'M HERE TO SUMMARIZE THIS ORDINANCE
WHICH TRANSFERS FUNCTNS WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR TO THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK. BEFORE ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC TRANSFER, I WANTED TO PULL BACK JUST A BIT AND PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR THIS PROPOSAL AND DISCUSS THE CITY COUNCILITHIN OUR GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, THE
VOTERS APPROVED IN 2021, WHICH WAS THE GENESIS FOR THE CREATION OF A SEPARATE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. SO AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED THROUGH NUMEROUS PRIOR PRESENTATIONS, THE NEW STRUCTURE PROVIDES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
IS -- IT HAS THREE MAJOR FUNCTIONS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. AS THE PRIMARY POLICY MAKING BODY OF THE CITY, COUNCIL HAS AUTHORITY TO ENACT LOCAL LAWS TO GOVERN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE AUTHORITY TO ADOPT PUBLIC POLICIES TO REGULATE CITY
ENTERPRISE. ROUGH THEIR ITS POLICY MAKING POWERS -- TO AND FOR WHOM PURPOSES AND AT WHAT LEVEL OR COST AND THE STANDARD DEGREE OF QUALITY THAT'S EXPECTED. IN OUR SYSTEM
OF SRED BY SEPARATE POWERS, COUNCIL PROVIDES IMPORTANT CHECKS IN OUR SYSTEM OF POWERS THAT ARE SEPARATED BUT SHARED IN OVERSIGHT. THRGH OVERSIGHT, COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO -- THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS TO ENSURE THAT
THE ADMINISTRATION IS OPERATING WITHIN APPLICABLE LAWS AND POLICIES AND IS EMPOWERED TO MONITOR AND TO EVALUATE THE ADMINISTRATION'S PERFORMANCE IN DELIVERING CITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. FINAY, BUT PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT IS THE COUNCIL THAT REPRESENTS THE
PEOPLE OF THE CITY. AND THROUGH THAT REPRESENTATION, HAS THE ABILITY TO ARTICULATE THE NEEDS, IORITIES, AND PREFERENCES OF THE COMMUNITY. IN THIS WAY, IT IS COUNCIL THAT BRINGS THE VOICE OF COMMUNITY INTO THE PROCESSES
OF GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKING. SPECIFICALLY SECTION 8.100, THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT IS CREATED TO PROVIDE INSTITUTION SUPPORT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF COUNCIL'S OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS AS
I'VE DESCRIBED THEM. THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M GOING TO EXPLORE THOSE STAFF RESOURCES IN A BIT OF MORE DETAIL THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. SO AS THIS SLIDE SHOWS, THE CITY CHARTER PROVIDES ESSENTIALLY TWO
DIFFERENT TYPES OR CATEGORIES OF STAFF SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL. THOSE CAN BE GROUPED INTO T PROFESSIONAL AND PERMANENT STAFF AND THE POLITICAL AND PERSONAL STAFF. THE CHARTER CREATES AND DEFINES THE DUTIES OF THE CITY CLERK AND THE CITY AUDITOR AND PROVES THEM WITH OFFICES AND
RESOURCES TO PERFORM THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. T CLERK AND THE AUDITOR ARE THE PROFESSIONAL PERMANENT STAFF OFFICERS IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THEIR OFFICES REPORT DIRECTLY TO THEM, AND THEY EXERCISE FULL AUTHORITY OVER THOSE OFFICES. IN ADDITION, THE CITY CHARTER PROVIDES FOR A
COUNCIL STAFF THAT IS TO BE A N RESOURCE TO THE FULL COUNCIL AS WELL AS AIDES TO BE APPOINTED BY INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE CONDUCT OF THEIR WORK. I'M GOING TO DISCUS WHICH IS THE CENTRALIZED COUNCIL STAFF AND THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
AIDE SO AS THE CITY CHARTER PROVIDES, THE COUNCIL MUST ESTABLISH A NONPARTISAN STAFF TO PPORT THE COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES IN THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. THIS COUNCIL STAFF IS TO BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY CLERK AND NOT TO BE
ASSIGNED TO THE SERVICE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBER. BUREAUCRACY WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. MUCH LIKE THE EQUIVALENT AGENCIES AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE CHARTER SPECIFICALLY PLACES THAT
PERMANENT STAFF TEAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY CLERK WHO IS THE PRINCIPLE STAFF OFFICER FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. AGAIN, THE CREATION OF THAT CENTRALIZED STAFF TEAM IS MANDATED BY CITY CHARTER. IT STATES THE COUNCIL MU PROVIDE FOR THIS NONPARTISAN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
TO SERVE IN THE CITY'S CLASSIFIED SERVICE SUBJECT TO CIVIL SERVICE RULES. THIS STAFF IS TO BE APPOINTED, DIRECTED AND SUPERVISED BY THE CITY CLERK. I THE CHARTER ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE FOR AIDES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR WORK. THESE
AIDES ARE NOT MANDATED BY THE CHARTER, BUT ARE PERMISSIVE AND ARE PRIMARILY THEN SUBJECT TO BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THOUGH THE AIDES ARE POLITICALLY APPOINTED BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, JUST LIKE THE MAYOR'S AIDES, THEY ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY
AND SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. APPOINTING AUTHORITY FOR THE AIDE ASIDE TO THEIR WARD OFFICES WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THE CITY CLERK IS AN OFFICER OF THE CITY CREATED BY THE CHARTER. THE CLERK SERVES IN A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC CAPACITIES,
WHICH I'VE SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. FIRST, THE CLERK IS THE SECRETARY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, WHICH IS THE CITY GOVERNMENT, AND THAT INVOLVES RESPONSI RESPONSIBILITIES. SECONDARILY, THE CLERK IS THE SECRETARY OF
MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY. THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL ACTING TOGETHER. THIS IS THE FOUNDATIONAL PURPOSE FOR CLERKS ROUGHOUT GOVERNMENT WHICH IS TO FACILITATE DECISION MAKING PRESSES TO PREPARE AND PUBLISH OFFICIAL ACTS AND DECISIONS, AND TO BE THE REPOSITORY OF
GOVERNING BODIES, JOURNALS AND PAPERS. THE CLERK IS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT. THE CLERK HAS THE SAME AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSE IBLTS THA THE HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENTS. LASTLY, I'VE NOTED THE CHARTER DESIGNATES THE
CLERK AS BEING THE HEAD OF THE COUNCIL STAFF THAT ARE TO SERVE IN A PROFESSIONAL, NONPARTISAN MATTER AND SERVE AT THE FUNCTIONS OF COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES. THE AUDITOR IS ESTABLISHED AS AN OFFICER OF THE CITY AND OF THE ONLY NEW POSITION THAT WASPECIFICALLY CREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE AMENDMENT. THE AUDITOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTI EVALUATOR PLACED WITHIN THE CITY ENTERPRISE TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE ACROSS ALL ITS BRANCHES, DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS. THE AUDITOR IS APPOINTED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT MUST BE CREATED BY THE COUNCIL AND WHICH
IS NOT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COUNCIL ITSELF. THE AUDITOR MUST BE APPOINTED TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM AND MAY ONLY BE REMOVED FOR CAUSE DURING THAT TERM. THE DIVINE OF THE POSITION SPECIFICALLY IULATES THE AUDITOR FROM THE POLITICAL WHIMS OF THE DAY IN ORDER TO PROTECT
THEIR INDEPENDENCE, OBJECTIVELY, AND THEIR ABILITY T REPORT TRUTHFULLY AND WITHOUT BIAS. IT OPERATES AS AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE WITHIN THAT OVERALL STRUCTURE. ACCORDING TO THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY AUDITOR'S MANDATE IS TO CONDUCT AUDIT
SERVICES FOR THE CITY'S FINANCES AND OPERATIONS. IT INCLUDESUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PERFORMING RISK-BASED, CONSULTING SERVICES. INVESTIGATING FRAUD OR WASTE. MONITORING AND ASSURING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHARTER, ORDINANCES AND APPLICABLE LAWS. MONITORING AND ASSURING ADHERENCE TO PRACTICES THAT ARE APPLICABLEO MUNICIPALITIES. REPUTATIONAL, STRATEGIC AND OTHER RISKS. THIS SLIDE THEN
REFLECTS THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AS PROVIDED BY THE OMNIBUS ORDINANCE. YOU CAN SEE ITS WARD OFFICES AND AIDES, AS WELL AS OFFICES OF CITY CLERK AND CITY AUDITOR AND DIVISIONS WITHIN
THOSE SPECIFIC OFFICES. I'VE ATTACHED CITATIONS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES. THE CHART SHOWS A DIRECT LINE FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO THE CITY AUDITOR PROVIDED BY CITY CHARTER AS I'VE ALREADY NOTE A DOTTED LINE TO
THE AUDIT DIVISION DIRECTOR. THERE'S ALSO A DOTTED LINE FROM CITY COUNCIL TO THE AUDITOR BECAUSE THE COUNCIL CAN UNDER THE CHARTER AND SUBJECT TO ITS PROVISION REMOVE THE AUDITOR FOR CAUSE DURING FOUR-YEAR TERM. SO THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN
THE COUNCIL AND AUDITOR BUT NOT IN A MANNER WHICH ENABLES THE COUNCIL TO MANAGE OR CONTROL THE CITY AUDITOR WHICH WOULD VIOLATE THE CHARTER. CITY CLERK IS T ONLY OFFICER IN THE CITY THAT IS
AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN APPOINTED BY E CITY COUNCIL. THE CLERK SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL AND YOU UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE OF THE CITY. SO YOUR BRIEFING MATERIAL -- TO CREATE AND BUILD OUT THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING VOTER APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND AMENDMENT TO OUR CITY CHARTER. THEOLICY AND RESEARCH DIVISION DID A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE JURISDICTIONS TO HELP DEFINE THE TYPES OF STRUCTURES AND SERVICES THAT LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND
SERVICESENJOY. THANKS TO THE COUNCIL, THERE HAVE BEEN SIIFICANT INVESTMENTS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO DEVELOP A DEPARTMENT WH THE REQUISITE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT COUNCIL'S OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. AND WHILE THAT WORK HAS CONTINUED, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THIS PAST
NOVEMBER ISSUED AN OPINION INDICATING THAT THE INCLUSION OF POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT EVALUATION DIVIONS UNDER THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR IMPERMISSIY EXPANDS THE ROLE OF THE AUDITOR AND POTENTIALLY UNDERMINES THE REQUIRED INDEPENDENCE AND OBJECTIVITY OF THAT OFFICE WHICH IS DEFINED AND
REQUIRED BY CITY CHARTER. A COPY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S UNLESS AND RECOMMENDATION WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR BRIEFING MATERIALS. AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, THIS ORDINANCE SEEKS TO TRANSFER THOSE FUNCTIONS FROM THE AUDITOR T THE CITY CLERK. THIS TRANSFER THEN WOULD ENABLE THOSE FUNCTIONS, RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND
OVERSIGHT TO REMAIN WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTN SERVICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. BUT REMOVING THE CONFLICT CREATED FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE CITY AUDITOR. AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ANALYSIS CONCLUDES, THOSE FUNCTION ARE MORE ALIGNED AND IN KEEPING WITH THE BROADER MANDATE THAT'S PLACED UPON THE
CITY CLERK IN THE CITY CHARTER. MOREOVER, THOSE PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS ALIGN WITH THE CONCEPT OF PROFESSIONAL NONPARTISAN COUNCIL STAFF THAT IS CONTEMPLATED BY THE CITY CHARTER TO SUPPORT COUNCIL IN ITS OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSFER
SUPPORT SYNERGIYS THAT CAN BE -- LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS WHICH ARE ALREADY PLACED IN THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK. SO THIS SLIDE THEN SHOWS THE NEW OPERATING STRUCTURE FOR THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT IMAGINED BY THIS
TRANSFER THROUGH THE ORDINANCE. IT ESSENTIALLY PLACES A NEW DIVISION, WHICH I'VE LABELED POLICY RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF CITY CLERK. ESSENTIALLY SERVE AT THAT
PROFESSIONAL NONPARTISAN COUNCIL STAFF ENVISIONED BY THE CITY CHARTER. ON AN OPERATIONAL BASIS, YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL DIVISIONS WILL REPORT TO THE CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK A NEW POSITION THAT WAS AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR BY THE COUNCIL. THE CHIEF ASSISTANT CY CLERK IS
SITUATED AS THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONAL MANAGER OF THE PARTMENT WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE CLERK AND THE AUDITOR TO PLAN, COORDINATE AND MANAGE OPERATIONS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSFER WILL ACHIEVE STRONGER, MORE IEGRATED AND BETTER RESULTS FOR COUNCIL, WHICH I'LL
HIGHLI HIGHLIGHT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. I BELIEVE THE NEW COUNCIL STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THE EXISTING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS DIVISION PROVIDES SECRETARIAT SERVICES. THIS IS THE BREAD AND BUTTER FUNCTION OF
THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND IT INVOLVES THE MANAGEMEN OF MEETINGS, THE PREPARATION, MAINTENANCE OF THE CHARTER, LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING SUPPORT. THIS DIVISION ALS MANAGES DAILY OPERATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE
DEPARTMENT INCLUDING BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL AND SYSTEMS SUPPORT. THANKS TO COUNCIL'S INVESTMENTS, WE'VE ALSO RECENTLYREATED THE OUTREACH SERVICES TEAM TASKED WITH PLANNING, ORGANIZING AND CONDUCTING ENGAGEMENT SERVICES,
SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. WE ANTICIPA FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS OF THIS TEAM -- AND THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. FINALLY, THIS DIVISION HANDLES THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONS. WE HAV PLANS TO INTEGRATE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. CONTEMPLATING THAT EXISTING WORK THEN THE NEW POLICY RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT DIVISION, WHICH TRANSFERS THOSE FUNCTIONS FROM THE AUTOR'S OFFICE BRINGS TOGETHER THE EXISTING POLICY, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS,
WHICH EXPAND TO ENCOMPASS MORE PROACTIVE ISSUE, AND TREND ANALYSES, AGENCY COORDINATION. IT ALSO INCLUDES EXISTG RESEARCH AND REFERENCE SUPPORT. BUT IN MORE DEFINED WAYS WITH STANDARD REPTS AND BRIEFINGS AND THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE
CUSTOMIZED REPORTS. PROACTIVE FINANCIAL REVIEW ANDANALYSIS, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR THE COUNCIL'S EVALUATION OF THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS, PROGRAM REVIEW AND LEGISLATIVE TRACKING AND REPORTING. FINALLY, IN THE FUTURE, I SEE THIS DIVISION PROVIDING STAFFUPPORT
FOR COUNCIL'S COMMITTEES, BE TIED IN DIRECTLY TO COMMITT WORK, MANAGEMENT OF COMMITTEE WORK PLANS AND MORE. AS YOU C SEE, TOGETHER THESE TWO DIVISIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH SUPPORT IT REQUIRES AND DESERVES AS THE
CITY'S LEGLATIVE BODY. SUPPORT POLICY MAKING FUNCTIONS TO ENACT POLICIES THAT SERVE AND ADVANCE THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY. ITS OVERSIGHT FUNCTION AND MONITORING AND HOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS PERFORMANCE, AND IN REPRESENTING THE CONITUENTS OF THE VARIOUS WARDS AND THE PEOPLE
OF THE ENTIRE CITY. SO WITH THAT TEASER, MR. CHAIR, I'M HAPPY TO FOCUS ON IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION WHICH ARE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. FIRST AND FOREMOST IS PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TO
EFFECTUATE. THIS REPOSITIONS THOSE EXISTING FUNCTIONS AS I'VE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL UNDER T OFFICE OF CLERK TO SUPPORT THE CITY COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES. I BELIEVE IT WILL ENABLE US TO DRIVE, IMPROVE SERVICES AND
SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL. WITH LEADERSHIP FROM OUR NEW CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, WE WANT TO REEXAMINE THE LANDSCAPE OF JURISDICTIONS WITH THEIR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO REALLY LEVEL SET AND GET COUNCIL STAFF IN PLACE. THAT
ANALYSIS THE NOT ONLY REVEAL HOW OTHER CITIES ARE SUPPORTING THEIR LEGISLATIVE BODIES, BUT ALSO HOW WE CAN BUILD FOR THE FURE BY EVALUATING MORE MATURE MODELS AND GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES. WE'LL NEED TO PARTNER WITH OUR INTERNAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, THOSE
INCLUDE FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, SPECIFICALLY, TO IDENTIFY ANDEQUENCE OUT OUR PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE INVESTMENTS, WHICH WILL BEGIN WITH THE 2026 BUDGET AND FUTURE YEARS. GREAT APPRECIATION TO
COUNCIL MEMBERS WONSLEY AND PALMISANO WITH THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TRACK OUR WORK AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH REGULAR REPORTS. WE APPRECIATE THAT THIS WORK SUPPORTS COUNCIL MOST DIRECTLY, BUT OBVIOUSLY THROUGH COUNCIL, OUR DEPARTMENT ALSO SERVES THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE THAT
YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY DESERVE TO KNOW HOW WE'RE BUILDING THIS DEPARTMENT TO BETTER SERVE AND SUPPORT CITY COUNCIL NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. SO WITH THAT, M CHAIR, I'VE COMPLETED MY PREPARED COMMENTS. BEFORE I CLOSE, I DO WANT TO GIVE THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO
ANDREW HAWKINS AND TO JODI HANSON, BOTH INTERIM DIRECTORS FOR THESE TWO DIVISIONS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THIS TRANSFER. THEY HAVE BEEN LEADING THEIR RESPECTI TEAMS IN AN INTERIM CAPACITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW. MORE THAN A YEAR.ND I APPRECIATE THEIR PATIENCE AS WE WORK TOGETHER THROUGH THIS
PROCESS. I WANT TO BOTH RECOGNIZEHEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THEIR TEAMS DURING THIS EENDED TRANSITION PROCESS, AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE. >> TH
THAT PRESENTATION. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBE VETAW IS HERE WITH US. IF WE CAN NOTE THAT FOR ATTENDANCE. AND I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL MOVE INTO THE QUESTION PART AFTER THIS. FOR ANYBODY WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK OR WOULD LIKE TO DO SO. GREAT. SEEING NO ONE
WISHES TO SPEAK, AND I'LL GIVE ONE LAST CALL. I WILL NOW CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING. AND OUR COLLEAGUES, THE FIRST PERSON IN CUE IS CHAIRRESIDENT PAYNE.
>> DOING SOME GROUNDING AND LEVEL SETTING. BUT I WAS WONDER IF I COULD CALL ON THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND AND MY ROLE AS THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, I'VE BEEN FAIRLY ENGAGED IN THIS CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION
AROUND HOWHE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALIGNED WITH THE CHARTER CAME UP LATE IN THE YE LAST YEAR. WE DID DISCUSS THIS LAST YEAR THAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THE CITY ATTORNEY COULD GROUND
US IN THE WHY BEHIND IT BECAUSE I THINK MR. CARL'S PRESENTATION WAS GROUNDED IN THE WHAT WE'RE DOING. IF YOU COULD JUST REINFORCE THE WHY BEHIND THIS. I HAN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES IN DEPTH WITH THIS. SOME I HAVE. THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS AND HOPEFULLY THAT COULD HELP
CLARIFY SOME THINGS. >> MR. CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CLERK CARL ACTUALLY DID A VERY NICE JOB SETTING THE FRAMEWORK ANDEALLY COMMUNICATING ABOUT THE LEGAL OPINION AS WELL. BUT IT REALLY SORT OF BOILS DOWN TO
TWO THINGS. ONE, YOU KNOW, IN THE CHARR, THE AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE IDENTIFIED. AND THE POLICY AND RESEARCH OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION AS THEY'VE BEEN CONCEIVED DON'T ACTUALLY FALL WITHIN THOSE CHARTER RESPONSIBILITIES. AND
THE CHARTER IS VERY, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT THE AUDITOR CAN DO BUT THEN MUCH MORE EXPANSIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN FALL UNDER THE CITY CLERK. WHICH IS WHY FRANKLY, WE LOOKED AT THE STRUCTURE. AND THE CITY CLERK IS
REALLY THERE TO PROVIDE AS CLERK CARL SAID, THE OVERALL NONPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE COUNCIL. SO ONE PIECE OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN LEGITIMATELY FALLITHIN THE AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE CHARTER. BUT THE SOND AND
FRANKLY, MORE IMPORTANT PIECE, IS THAT THE CHARTER REALLY HONES IN ON THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THE AUDITOR HAS TO BE SO INDEPENDENT THAT THE AUDITOR CAN EVEN AUDIT THE COUNCIL. SO TO HAVE THESE FUNCTIONS THAT REALLY ARE AT THE CORE OF THEM SUPPORT FOR THE COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, WE'VE
SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF HOW THIS HAS PLAYED OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE ALL KNOW VERY CLEARLY YOU CAN'T, THE COUNCIL CAN'T DIRECT THE AUDITOR BECAUSE OF THAT INDEPENDENCE. BUT PAR O AND E, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE WAS
WRITTEN, DIRECTION CAN COME DIRECTLY FROM THE COUNCIL AND THAT IS IT DOES NOT SQUARE WITH THAT INDEPENDENCE O THE AUDITOR. PAR O AND E, AGAIN, REALLY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RESOURCES FOR THE COUNCIL. AND IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE
INDEPENDENCE OF THE AUDITOR AND STILL HAVE PAR AND OND E, HAVE THAT KIND OF RESPONSIVENESS TO THE COUNCIL THAT WAS INTENDED FOR THESE TWO GROUPS. THE RIGHT WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT TO PRESERVE THAT INDEPENDENCE I ACTUALLY TO MOVE THOSE COUNCIL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS OUT OF THE AUDITOR AND THEN IO THE CITY
CLERK'S OFFICE, WHICH AGAIN, YOU KNOW, HAS THIS VERY BROAD GENERAL COUNCIL SUPPORT FUNCTION. S HAVING THIS RESTRUCTURING, IT REALLY SERVES TO OPERATIONALIZE WHAT'S IN THE
CHARTER AND ALSO GIVE THE CITY COUNCIL THE ACCESS THAT IT DESERVES AND NEEDS FROM THE POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS AS THEY'VE BEEN DESIGNED. S I MEAN, THAT'S SORT OF QUICK AND DIRTY. OBVIOUSLY, THE LEGAL OPINION IS
PART OF THE LIMS FILE AS WELL. >>HAT'S HELPFUL. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION IN PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT MORE. BECAUSE JUST WANTED TO ALSO BRING IN THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATIVE INTENT. IT WAS MYSELF AND VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI LAST TERM THAT ADDED
OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION. I KNOW I HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PREVIOUS AUDITOR AROUND POLICY AND RESEARCH AS WELL. BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, I WAS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION TEAM BEFORE I WAS EL THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED TRYING TO DO PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ON THE
ADMIN SIDE WAS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFLICT OF NEEDING TO GET PERMISSION TO GET ACCESS TO INFORMATION OR PERMISSION TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE FROM THE MIN. AND THERE WAS ALWAYS A POWER DYNAMIC THAT WAS RELATED TO WORKING WITHIN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND SEEKING OVERSIGHT METRICS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. THERE WAS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFLICT THERE, IN MY OPION. MY LEGISLATIVE INTENT AROUND HAVING SOME OF THESE FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE WAS TO INSULATE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.
THOSE POWER DYNAMICS. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU SPEAK TO HOW WE COULD STILL UPHOLD THAT LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH THIS MOVE. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I DON'T HAVE ANY
SPECIFIC EXPLANATIONS OR THINGS TO OFFER IN TERMS OF HOW WE OVERCOME THAT, EXCEPT FOR PROBABLY THE BASICS, WHICH IS GOOD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE LEGIS LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH. I THINK THE STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TO BUILD
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK TOGETHER FAIRLY WELL. ULTIMATELY, WHAT I WOULD ENVISION THIS POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT TEAM BEING ARE REALLY THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION SUCH THAT THEY'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ON A
REGULAR BASIS THAT THERE'S A SENSE OF CAMARADERIE AND TEAM AMONG THEM NOT SEPARATION OF ANCHES. >> ONE CONCERN THAT RAISES IS WE ALREADY HAVE THE AUTHORITY IN THE CHARTER TO SEEK INFORMATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH. AND THAT'S BEEN AFFIRMED BY A
NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS UP HERE ON THE DAIS. BUT WE ALSO SEE THAT WE SOMETIMES GET SOME PUSHBACK FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH WHEN WE DO SEEK OUT INFORMATION. AND I'M JUST -- I HAVE A CAUTION ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE
THOSE CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS POINT. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS EITHER HELPS RESOLVE THOSE CONFLICTS OR ADDS ANOTHER DYNAMIC. THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONSIDER AS WE'RE MAKING THIS MOVE. I HAVE
SOME OTHER THOUGHTS BUT I SEE OTHER FOLKS IN QUEUE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. ALSO, THANK YOU, CLERK CARL, FOR THIS PRESENTATION. OF COURSE I'M GOING TO FIRST START OFF BY SAYING I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND
EFFORT THAT'S BEING TAKEN INTO HELPING THIS BODY REALLY THINK THROUGH HOW WE DEVOP THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT AS WE'RE STILL IN THIS TRANSITION PROCESS POST GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION. I WILL NOTE THOUGH I AM STILL CONCERNED JUST
BY THE SILOED APPROACH THAT ALSO FEELS VERY PRESENT. I THINK COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE HIGHLIGHTED THAT. NOT ALL OF US S BEEN ENGAGED. IT WAS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WHILE WE WERE IN THE THROES OF BUDGET THIS WAS
RAISED AS A RED FLAG. I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD A FULL OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE INTO THE IMPACTS. ANDERSON'S LEGAL OPINIONS AROUND THIS. ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF OTHER CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD IN COMMITTEES ABOUT WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF STRATEGIC
PLANS. THOSE THINGS HAVE NOT BEEN FLESHED OUT. THOSE ARE ALL COMPONENTS SUPPORTG THIS LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND BEING EFFECTIVE IN THIS WORK. THAT SAID, I WISH WE HAD MORE CONVERSATIONS LAST YEAR ABOUT THE SCOPE OF WORK AND VISION
THAT CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE AS IT RELATES TO EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY. AND HOW WE ACTUALLY GO AUT FULFILLING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS IT PERTAINS TO POLICY MAKING, BUDGET
OVERSIGHT. CLERK CARL, YOU WERE THE MAIN ONE IN 2022, YEAH, IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. ONE THE BENEFITS OF PURSUING ORDINANCE APPROACH FIRST WAS IT ALLOWS US TO DO A TRY BEFORE YOU BUY IT TYPE OF DYNAMIC. AND I
THINK WE HAVEN'T HAD A FULL CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THE FIRST THREE YEARS HAVEWENT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS ALREADYAISED IN YOUR COMMENTS. AND THEN WHAT CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE.'M ANTICIPATING THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS YOU HIGHLIGHTED THAT AUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO
AND I INITIATED LAST YEAR AS WELL. I HAD HOPED WE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED THAT AS A BODY FOR A FULL DISCUSSION LAST YEAR. AND I UNDERSTAND WHY THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL COMFORTABLE TODAY WITH MAKING FURTHER CHANGES UNTIL WE D HAVE THAT
BIG PICTURE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IS CURRENTLY WORKING WELL, WHAT IS NOT WORKING WELL, AND THEN WHAT'MISSING. I DON'T WANT TO MOVE INTO THIS PROCESS DOING A PIECEMEAL APPROACH. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF JUST THROWING TOGETHER GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
WITHOUT A STRONG ANALYSIS. I WANT TO AVOID REPLICATING THOSE MISTAKES, ESPECIALLY ON THE LEGISLATESIVE SIDE. AND I THINK IF WE TAKE MORE TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL OPTIONS, WE CAN GET THERE. THOSE OPTIONS CAN INCLUDE POSSIBLE TECHNICAL CHARTER CHANGES THAT MIGHT HELP
TO RECONCILE WHATEVERTRUCTURE THIS BODY DECIDES ON. AND ALSO KNOW THE CHARTER COMMISSION IS HAVING CONVERSATIONS NOW. I THINK THIS IS TIMELY. SO THAT SAID I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DIG DEEPER INTO THIS, ACTUALLY. I'MOING TO BE BRINGING SOMETHING FORWARD
THAT I THINK WILL HELP TO STRUCTURE THIS CONVERSATION AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME CONCILIATION AROUND SOME OF THOSE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS IN THE NEXT CYCLE. SO I DO WANT TO APPRECIATE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND
ALSO, CLERK CARL, YOU BEING THE LEAD. IUST WOULD LIKE SOME MORE TIME TO REALLY FLESH THAT OUT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLERK CARL. I
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SO I DO UNDERSTAND THE WHY AND THE LEGAL OPINION. I'M JUST CURIOUS, AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS YOU, CLERK CARL, OR PERHAPS OUR NEW CITY AUDITOR. COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT WAS THE PROCESS TO
T FROM THE WHY TO THE RECOMMENDATION TO TODAY? THAT YOU WENT THROUGH TO GET THIS RECOMMENDATION. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I'LL JUST SAY, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, THE WHY WAS THE DETERMINATION BY YOURITY ATTORNEY THAT THERE'S A LEGAL CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
CHARTER REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS BETWEEN WHAT THE CITY AUDITOR CAN AND CANNOT DO. AND CLERK'S OFFICE UNDER THE COUNCIL. KEEPING THESE FUNCTIONS MEANS TRANSFERRING TWO DIVISIONS TO THE AUDITOR AND TO T CLERK.
THE ONLY DECISION WAS WHAT DO WE DO WITH THEM AND THAT WAS PUING THEM UNDER THE CLERK. SO THERE ARE 10FTEs. FIVE IN POLICY AND RESEARCH AND FIVE IN OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION. YOU CAN SEE ALL I'VE DONE IS MOVED THEM UNDER THE CLERK. THE NEXT STEPS, AS I'VE OUTLINED ON THAT
LAST SLIDE ARE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK TO IMPLEMENT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THAT DISION IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. WHAT FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES ARE THEYOING TO PROVIDE BEYOND WHAT'S BEING DONE TODAY. HOW DOES THAT DEVELOP INTO THE FUTURE. WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND BUDGET TO MAKE TT TRANSITION.
REALLY START DEFINING I THINK THAT TERM THAT THE CHARTER USES, A COUNCIL STAFF. WE HAVE, THROUGHOUT MY TERM HERE, REFERRED TO COUNCIL STAFF AS THE AIDES. T CHARTER IS VERY CLEAR. THERE'S COUNCIL STAFF WHO ARE NOT THE AIDES AND THEN THE AIDES. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE
A COUNCIL STAFF. THE AIDES ARE PERMISSIVE. THE ATTORNEY ALLUDED TO ALIGN WITH WHAT THEHARTER ACQUIRES. AVOID THE CONFLICT OF OBJECTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE AUDITOR THAT EXISTS TODAY, AND ALLOW THESE SERVICES TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL AND TO DEVELOP INTO THE FUTURE. SO I DON'T SEE WHAT
COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY SAID ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS BEING RUSHED. IT'S MOVING THE FUNCTIONS FROM ONE DEPARTMENT HEAD IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT TO THE OTHER WITH A TRANSITION PERIOD TO SAY WHAT ARE THOSE GOING TO BE, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO DEVELOP INTO THE FUTURE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN YOU JUST GO BACK TO THE CHART THERE. SO
JUST DIGGING INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S JUST IN YOUR TERMS SIMY MOVING THOSE TWO FROM THE AUDITOR TO UNDER THE CITY CLERK. SO WHO WAS IT YOU AND THE CITY AUDITOR THAT MADE THAT DECISION OF THAT BEING THE BEST PLACE? I'M JUST
WONDERING IF THERE WAS LIKE AN ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN CONSULTANT THAT WAS BROUGHT IN TO DISCUSS WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL'S, YOU KN, LEGISLATIVE SIDE COULD LOOK LIKE? I KNOW AS A COUNCIL, WE HAVE ASKED TO HAVE, AND WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET, ACTUALLY,
FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND HAVE WANTING TO THINK ABOUT HOW ARE WEOING TO EXPAND THE LEGISLATIVE SIDE. WAS ANY OUTSIDEONSULTANT BROUGHT IN TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE BROADLY. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER, NO, NOT AT THIS POINT.
THOSE ARE NEX STEPS. THIS IS SIMPLY MOVING FTEs FROM ONE FUNCTION TO ANOTHER. THEY CLEARLY DON'T FIT WITH ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES, SO I DIDN'T MERGE THEM WITH THAT DIVISION. THEY CLEARLY DON'T MERGE WITH
MANAGEMENT. THEY HAVE AN ALIGNMENT -- I CHOSE TO SHOW THEM AS THEIR OWN BOX. >> SO THAT IS PART OF THE NEXT STEPS IS TO BRING IN A CONSULTANT, AN ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN CONSULTANT TO HELP US THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE EXPAND THE LEGISLATESIVE -- >> I THINK THE FIRST STEP,
COUNCIL MEMBER, IS TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN HR AND FINANCE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT POSITIONS, THE RIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN THE CITY STRUCTURE. IT'S POSSIBLE WE COULD HAVE A CONSULTANT. I TNK I SHARED WITH LEADERSHIP AT ONE POINT THAT WAS MY PLAN. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED A CONSULTANT, BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER IT.
>> OKAY. OKAY. THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, MR. CLERK, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR WORK ON THIS. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO
THIS PRESENTATION JUST TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF JUST THE WORK ITSELF. I THINK OUT OF THIS PRESENTATION I GOT VERY, VERY CLEAR ON THE WHY AND THE REASONING. THINK COMING INTO THIS MEETING, THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PIECEMEALED INFORMATION ON THE WHY FOR THIS
TYPE OF CHANGE. I THINK ON MY END, AND I WON'T SPEAK FOR ANY OTHER MEMBER, I SEE THIS WORK REALLY IN SERVICE TO WANTING TO SUPPORT THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT'S WHAT YOU ID. THAT'S WHAT I SEE
THE INTENT VERY CLEARLY AS. AND AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T FEEL LIKE AS A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL HAD THE TIME TO WEIGH IN OR FULLY UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES. I'M HEARING FROM YOU IT'S A
SIMPLE MOVEMENT OF FTEs FROM ONE SPACE TO ANOTHER. BUT WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE POLICY CHANGE ITSELF, I SEE IT AS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT WITHIN HOW WE'RE STRUCTURING OUR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. AND IT VERY WELL MAY BE FOR THE POSITIVE. THAT'S THE INTENT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL
TRYING TO GET BETTER AT. HOWEVER, I JUST AM LOOKING THROUGH THE POLICY DOCUMENT ITSELF. AND I HAVE LINE BY LINE QUESTIONS. AND JUST LIKE SOME CONCERNS THAT VERY WELL MAY BE MITIGATED THROUGH A
CONVERSATION. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE WE'RE STRIKING OUT POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION AS A WHOLE. WE'RE BUCKETING IT TOTALLY INTO COUNCIL STAFF. I KIND OF WANT TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY WE'RE DOING THAT INSTEAD OF
HAVING POLICY AND RESEARCH AS A WHOLE DIVISION WITHIN CLERKS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF A FUTURE AND STRATEGICALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO? AND ALSO I THINK WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT POLI AND RESEARCH AND
EVALUATION SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE VERY DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND VERY DIFFERENT HISTORY. AND THE THINK THAT I WOULD FIND TO BE VERY, VERY VALUABLE, AND I'M HEARING FROM POTENTIALLY OTHER MEMBERS ON THIS BODY IS A CHANCE TO HAVE A BRIEFING AND A CHANCE
TO DISCUSS. I THINK IT'S GREAT THATE HAD THIS PRESENTATION TODAY, AND I THINK IT INFORMS US BETTER TO HAVE A CONVERSATION W TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE, MORE FULLY WHAT IS YOUR VISION AND HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO OUR NEW AUDITOR AND THE VISION THERE BECAUSE I WANT THE SUCCESS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN I THINK PERSONALLY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I'VE FIGUREDUT HOW POLICY AND RESEARCH AND COUNCIL WORK TOGETHER OVER THE LAST ALMOST YEAR D A HALF. AND WANT
TO KNOW IF WE'RE EXPECTING A CONTINUITY IN THE SAME TYPE OF WAY WORKING OR EXPECTING A DIFFERENCE. I THINK THERE'S A WHOLE PERSONNEL CONVERSATION THAT I'D LOVEO HAVE MORE OFFLINE YEAH THAT'S 10 FTEs, THAT MEANS 10 PEOPLE. WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN FOR THEM. I DON'T FEEL PREPARED TODAY TO FEEL I CAN FULLY SAY, YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD. AND I'D LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DEEPER CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDING OF VISIONING AND STRATEGY. I JUST WANT TO BE
REALLY TRANSPARENT AND COMMUNICATE THAT WITH YOU AND OTHERS THAT ARE LISTENING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING YET, RIGHT? >> WE DID. >> WE DID? IT OPENED AND CLOSED. OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE NEED MORE
TIME HERE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGSS ON GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW THESE TWO FUNCTNS ARE INAPPROPRIATELY IN A DEPARTMENT THAT'S TASKED WITH OPERATING UNDER STRICT AUDITING STANDARDS. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR ANY OFTHEM. WELL, I DON'T
THINK IT'S GOOD FOR AUDIT TO BE ATTACHED TO THESE TWO OTHER FUNCTIONS. AND I THINK THESE TWO OTHER FUNCTIONS THEN HAVE DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS AUDITING STANDARDS. THE ATTORNEY HAS SAID THIS IS NOT A LEGAL STRUCTURE. THIS IS NOT A WAY
THAT WE SHOULD BE SET UP. AND WE'VE BEEN GROWING. WITH GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, WE'VE BEEN GROWING AND WE'VE BEEN CHANGING. LET'S NOT GET FROZEN HERE. LET'S KEEP GROWING IN THIS EVEN SMALL WAY. BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY
AN IMPORTANT STEP IN BUILDING OUT A SONG AND A STRONGER LEGISLATIVE BODY. OBJECTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE, THOSE ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT THINGS AND CONCERNS WHEN THEY ARE BROUGHT UP BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY. LIKE,
THIS IS THE CONCERN. KEEPING THESE FUNCTIONS IN AUDIT BRINGS INTO QUESTION THE REST OF THE WORK OF OUR AUDIT DEPARTMENT. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME BECAU I WORKED FOR A DECADE TO CREATE AND GROW THAT DEPARTMENT. I
DON'T SEE THE NEED TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO DEAL WITH A MATTER THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY SAYS IT'S INAPPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE. LET'S NOT WASTE MONEY ON THAT. AND THIS BODY HAS HAD WEEKS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO ASK FOR BRIEFIS. I MEAN, MONTHS REALLY IN TERMS OF WHEN
THIS WAS BROUGHT UP. THERE AREN'T A MILLION OPTIONS HERE. IT SEEMS THIS IS CLEAR AS TO WHERE IT SHOULD GO. NOW HOW IT IS CONTINUED TO BE DEVOPED IS SOMETHING I THINK WOULD BENEFIT
FROM ALL THE QUESTIONS AND NEEDS AND THINGS. BUT HOW WE STRUCTURE THIS MATTERS AND THIS IS A WAY TO DO BEER, FOR AUDIT AND FOR RESEARCH AND FOR THESE EVALUATION FUNCTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDG. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. FOLLOW
UP QUESTION FROM COUIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY JUST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. GOING TO THE POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT, THE 10 FTEs. DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THAT TEAM WILL LOOK LIKE? I KNOW WE HAVE TWO DIRECTORS RIGHT NOW. WILL THOSE
STILL STAY THE SAME OR DOE KNOW WHAT THAT STRUCTURE WITHIN THAT ACTUAL BOXOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW? >> MR. CHAIR TO COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI'S QUESTION NO, I DON'T. THERE ARE 10 FTEs IN TOTAL DIVIDED BY TWO TEAMS. PUSHING
THEM INTO THE CLERK'S OFFICE GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WHAT IS THE RIGHT STRUCTURE. WHAT IS THE RIGHT ORGANIZATION. HOW DO WE USE THOSE FTEs AND STRUCTURE THEM SUCH THAT WE ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES THAT UNCIL HAS BETTER SUPPORT TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. SO I
DON'T HAVE A DESIRE. I HAVE THOUGHTS AROUND THAT. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AS I'VE SAID IN NEXT STEPS WHAT DOES THAT EVOLVE IN TERMS OF HOW IS IT STRUCTURED, HOW DOES IT RELATE TO COUNCIL AND
COMMITTEES.HAT'S YET TO BE DECIDED. >> THAT'S YET TO BE DECIDED. BUT YOU SAID YOU DO HAV SOME THOUGHTS ON IT. CAN YOU SHARE. >> NO, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH Y AS WE GET INTO THAT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YEAH. I THINK, I'LL JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF, I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S POINT. RIGHT. AROUND MAINTAINING THE INDEPENDENCE OF AUDIT. I THINK THAT'S REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT. BUT I'LL JUST REITERE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S HARM IN JUST GIVING A FEW MORE WEEKS TO ACTUALLHAVE SOME STRUCTURED TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS. AND UNDERSTAND THE VISION
OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE. UNDERSTAND THE VISION OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. WE HAVE SO MANY ITEMS THAT COME BEFORUS. I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE CHANGE AND THINGS LIKE THIS, I THINK IT SHOULD BE A PRACTICE OF US AS A
COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT FOR BRIEFINGS TO BE OFFERED. BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT SMALL CHANGES. THEY HAVE BIG IMPACTS. AND AGAIN, IT'S TO THE SERVICE OF T CITY COUNCIL AND OUR PERFORMANCE IMPROVING. AND SO I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT. I
DON'T THINK THE ON RAMP FOR THAT WAS THERE. BUT I THINK WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I THINK WE CAN GROW AND THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. I DO APPRECIATE IT. IF WE DO TAKE UP THE VOTE TODAY, I JUST WILL NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING IT.
>> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD, I'LL JUST RESPOND TO THAT. THERE ARE PEOPLE ATTACHED TO THIS. PEOPLE WHO ARE IN INTERIM POSITIONS. AND I THINK THEY DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR FUTURE IS GOING TO BE. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE WANT TO BE GOOD AS EMPLOYERS.
THAT'S GD FOR THEM TO KNOW. WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO? WHAT'S THE FUTURE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT FUTURE IS. I DO KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE UNDER THE AUDIT R ON -- AUDITOR. SO GETTING THEM UNDER THE CLERK, I THINK IT'S NOT ONLY GOOD FOR THE
COUNCIL. I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THEEPARTMENT. IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN AN INTERIM CAPACITY FOR OVER A YEAR. SO I WOULD POINT THAT OUT. ALTHOUGH I HESITATED FROM GETTING INTO PERSONNEL DECISIONS. I THINK THERE ARE REAL PEOPLE IN THESE JOBS AND THEY WOULD LIK TO HAVE SOME
SENSE OF FIRMNESS OR FINALITY ABOUT WHAT DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING IN. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I JUST WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD. I'M REALLY HOPING WE CAN GET TO A CONSENS ON THIS AND
THAT THIS WOULDN'T PARTICULARLY BE A CONTROVERSIAL VOTE. AM HEARING SOME HESITATION. AND I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO GET THOSE SOURCES OR THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE INTO A MORE CONFIDENT PLACE. ONE THING THAT MIGHT
HELP, MR. CLERK, IS AS CLOSE AS I'VE BEEN TO THIS, IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT COUNCIL ACTIONS WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN NEXT. ACTUALLY, MY FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE I SAID, OKAY, THIS ISN'T A BIG DEAL. IT'S KIND OF LESS PRESCRIPTIVE BUT GIVING
SOME GENERAL DIRECTION GIVES MORE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS. BUT WHAT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME IS WHAT COUNCIL ACTIONS WOULD FOLLOW AER THIS. >> THERE WOULD OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ANY BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS HAVE TO COME TO THE COUNCIL. RIGHT. I
THINK IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT ON ANYONE WHO COMES TO THE COUNCIL VOLVE THEM IN THOUGHT PROCESS. BUT MANAGEMENT IS NOT THE FUNCTION OF THE COUNCIL. THAT'S
CLERK'S JOB. FORMALLY, I THINK THOSE ARE RELATED TO THE ACTIONS OF BUDGET, FORMAL STRUCTURAL ISSUES. I'LL NOTE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WAS A MISTAKE WAS PUTTING TWO SPECIFIC DIVISIONS STRUCTURED VERY SIMILARLY WITH THE EXACT SAME
LANGUAGE BUT DIFFERENT TITLES INTO OUR CODE. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT'S NOT IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THE CODE DOESN'T MENTION ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES DIVISION UNDER THE CLERK BUT WE HAVE ONE. THAT'S A BUDGETARY AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANEMENT DECISION. SAME THING WITH
RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEME LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS. THAT'S A MANAGEMENT FUNCTION OF ORGANIZING THE RESOURCES OF A DEPARTMENT. SO CLEARLY, THE STAFF THAT IS SUPPORTING COUNCIL, COUNCIL'S GOING TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THAT. AND ANYONE WHO IS IN MY POSITION WOULD BE
FULL HARTY TO TRY TO MAKE BIG DECISIONS -- I THINK EVERYONE ON THIS BODY KNOWS I'M IN THE OFFICE PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE DAY. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MY IDEAS OR YOU WANT TO CONSULT ME, I'M HERE. I'M AVAILABLE. PHONE CALL AWAY WHEN I'M NOT IN THE OFFICE. SO HAPPY TO CONSULT
ON WHAT IS NEXT AND WHAT HAPPENS. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IMPRO THE SERVICES THAT COUNCIL GETS. I'M COMMITTED TO MAKING IT HAPPEN. I THINK ALL OF YOU WANT THAT OUTCOME. I THINK THE STAFF IN PLAY WANT THAT OUTCOME. I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION BUT IT'S MYEST ATTEMPT. >> NO, THAT'S HELPFUL. BECAUSE THE OTHER PIECE HERE, AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO PUT MY AUDIT CHAIR HAT ON IS THAT WE'RE HAVING A BIG CONVERSATN ABOUT COUNCIL STAFF. BUT THIS IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT IMPAC ON OUR NEW
CITY AUDITOR. AND IN FACT, YOU KNOW, REDUCG THE TOTAL SIZE OF THE AUDITOR BY MORE THAN HALF WITH THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE.
NOTICING THE SAME WEE AS THE AUDITOR'S FIRST DAY ON THE JOB. VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU, MR. TIMMERMAN, FOR DIVING DEEP IN THE DEEP END ON YOUR VERY FIRST WEEK. TRY TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THE HISTORY, THE CONTEXT
OF WHERE WE ARE, A SOME OF THE LEGAL OPINION. I KNOW YOU JUST GOT A MEMO TO US OUT LATE LAST WEEK. THAT HELPED INFORM MY THINKING ON THIS. I'M STILL EVEN PROCESSING IT MYSELF AND I'VE BEEN PRETTY DEEPLY ENGAGED ON THIS. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO MAYBE
HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWINGLONG AS CLOSELY WOULD ALSO STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND MAYBE SOME MORE OF THESE ANSWERS OF WHAT IS THAT STRUCTURE TO THE 10 FTEs OR WHAT IS THE CURRENT WAY THAT COULD BE STRUCTURED VERS FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. I COULD SEE A LOT OF
VALUE IN BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE HAVING TO TAKE THIS ACTION UP. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY BE AMENABLE TO HOLDING THIS A CYCLE OR TWO TO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY GET INTO SOME OF THOSE DEEPER DETAILS. SO I JT WANTED TO INVITE THAT. I REALLY DON'T
THINK THIS SHOULD BE CONTROVERSIAL. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE US FURTHER REFINING THE REALITY OF THIS NEW GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE IS ACTUALLY INFORMED BY THESE CHANGES. AND I KNOW
THAT THE AUDITOR SENT OUT THE MEMO ALSO TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEY'RE ONLY HERE EVERY OTHER MONTHO THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR DEEPER CONVERSATION. AND I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANY INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH AUDIT COMMITTEEMEMBERS. SO I WOULD VALUE SOME TIME TO DO
THAT AS WELL BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THIS RIGHT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? >> YES. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUOUS TO -- AND I KNOW WE
HAVE AWARD WEEK. AND I HAD ONE CONVERSATION WHERE AYCLE FELT LIKE A LITTLE BIT RUSHED TOO. I THINK THE NEXT -- I'M LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT. APRIL 29TH WOULD BE THE NEXT COW FROM THERE.
>> SO THAT'S YOUR MOTION TO DELAY. >> YES. CONTINUE TO THE APRIL 29TH. AND THAT WOULD GIVE US TIME TO BOTH GET COUNCIL MEMBERS INFORMED AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS INFORMED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVORAY AYE.
OH WAIT, WAIT. I GOTTA LOOK AT THE QUEUE. YES. OKAY. COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> MY COMMENTS WEREBOUT THE MOTION. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE MOTION BEFORE US RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> YOU COULD DO ROLL CALL. >> YES. COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW.
>> NO. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> NKINS. >> NAY. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> NO.
>> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 10 AYEs AND THREE NAYS. >> AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THAN CLERK. WE WILL HAVE THIS PRESENTATION BACK TWO MEETINGS
FROM NOW. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONFIRMING THE CITY CLERK'S APPOINTMENT OF KELLY GEISTLER TO THE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. CLERK CARL, IF YOU MAY GIVE THAT PRESENTATION AS WELL.
>> REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS CONFIRMING MY APPOINTMENT OF KELLY GEISTLER TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. OPERATIONAL LEADER PARTNERS WITH THE CLERK AND AUDITOR ON DAY-TO-DAY WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT AND DELIVERY OF ITS SEICES. THE POSITION ASSURES A
LINE OF SUCCESSION AND CONTINUITY IN THE OFFICEF CITY CLERK BY ASSUMING AND PERFORMING THE FULL RANGE OF DUTIES AND FU CITY CHARTER TO THE CITY CLERK. KELLY GEISTLER RETURNS TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AFTER SERVING FIVE YEARS AS CITY CLERK
IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER. MS. GEISTLER IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE MINNESOTA CLERKS AND FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. SHE EARNED HER PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THENTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS, DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO
THE PROFESSION AND TO HER OWN CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FIELD. MOREOVER, SHEOLDS A LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS GIVING HER UNIQUE PEPECTIVE AND GREATER DEPTH FOR THE WORK OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK. AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION
8.120E OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES THE CITY CLERK SHALL APPOINT AN ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, AND MAY APPOINT ADDITIONAL CITY CLERKS IN THIS ME MANNER. WE ARE ESTABLISHING
A CHIEF ASSISTANT. THE CHIEF ASSISTANT CLERK WILL PROVIDE OVERSIGHT, DIRECTION AND COORDINATION FOR THE OTHER ASSISTANT CLERKS AND FOR THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS. I'M PLEED TO APPOINT KELLY GEISTLER AND
ASK THE COUNCIL TO GRANT ITS CONSENT. WITH THAT, I'VE COMPLETED BY PREPARED COMMENTS. I'M SURE MS. GEISTLER WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A FEW COMMENTS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU,R. CLERK. AND KELLY, PLEASE COME UP. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR -- ALWAYS HEIGHT PROBLEMS HERE. ONE SECOND. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU, CHR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS CLERK CARL STATED, MY NAME IS KELLY ISTLER, I AM COMING TO
YOU FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, BUT ORIGINALLY HAVING WORKED HERE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, I JUST JOTTE DOWN A FEW COMMENTS HERE SO I WOULDN'T RAMBLE. AS CASEY SAID, WITH A FAVORABLE VOTE FROM YOU ALL THIS WEEK, I'LL BE STARTING HOPEFULLY
ON APRIL 7. I BEGAN MY CLERK CAREER, I ACTUALLY STARTED HERE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN 2012 WORKING FOR COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT LILIGREN AT THE TIME. I THEN WORKED FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CONNO. IN 2015, THANKS TO
JACKIE HANS, SHE GAVE ME A JOB IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO EXPERIENCE. AND FOUR YEARS LATER, I WENT OFF TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER TO BE THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK WORKING FOR ANOTHER MINNEAPOLIS ALUMNI,
ANESAOLLINGSHED, WHO THEN WENT ON TO ANOTHER STATE JOB. IN 2020 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC IN A GENERAL ELECTION YEAR. THAT WAS A PRETTY MASSIVE LEARNING
CURVE. BUT ALL THINGS WENT WELL AND I'VE REALLY ENJOYED MY EXPERIENCE DOWN THERE. I'M THRILLED THOUGH TO BE COMING BACK TO MINNEAPOLIS. AND I'M OFFIALLY BACK IN MINNEAPOLIS AS OF YESTERDAY COMPLETING MY MOVING DUTIES ABOUT 2 A.M. LAST
NIGHT. KD OF ROUGH. HAVING GROWN UP IN THE NORTH METRO AND HAVING A LIFE LONG DEEP AFFECTION FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ITS COMMUNITY, I REALLY AM EXCITED TO RETURN TO THIS ROLE. I'VE ALREADY SPENT SOME TIME REFRESHING
RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKING SOME NEW CONNECTIONS. IF HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU YET, I LOOK FORWARD IT DOING THAT EITHE TOMORROW OR IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. I'M EXCITED TO PUT MY SLLS AND STRENGTHS TO WORK FOR CLERK CARL AND THE FULL COUNCIL. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
OF COURSE, FOR THE COMMUNITY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. WITH ITS ROBUST HISTORY OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, I'M EAGER TO CONTRIBUTE, COLLABORATE, AND HELP DRIVE THE COUNCIL'S WORK THROUGH COORDINATION AND EXECUT PROCESS MANAGEMENT ALONG WITH
OTHER KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. AND SO I HOPE YOU'LL VOTE YES. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. >> THANKS, KELL AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR CHOOSING MINNEAPOLIS. I'LL SEE IFNYBODY IS ON QUEUE. VICE
CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. KELLY, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I DI'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY I READ A LOT ABOUT YOU. HEARD A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES WHO GOT TO MEET WIT YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND BRINGING YOUR TALENTS TO US OVER HERE. JUST EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW YOU. AND EXCITED TO JUST SUPPORT YOU TODAY. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, MAY I JUST
SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I LIVE IN YOUR WARD. SO WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. >> WE CAN GRAB COFFEE IN THE WARD. >> I WOULD LOVE THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ, AND THANK YOU FOR BEINGHERE. IT WAS
JUST REALLY GREAT TO GET TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU ONE ON ONE, LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU AND JUST YOUR BACKGROUND. IT REALLY DOES SOUND LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE A REALLY POWERFUL TEAM WITH CLERK. AND AS YOU SEE TODAY, WE ARE VERY MUCH STILL BUILDING OUT WHAT THE
POTENTIAL IS OF THIS NEW GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. I'M HERE YOU'RE ON THE GROUND FLOOR A GET TO HAVE THE TIME TO REALLY HELP DEVELOP THAT IN COLLABORATION WITH US. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JEINS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. AND HELLO, MS. GEISTLER. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK. I THINK I WAS AROUND ON YOUR VERY FIRST DAY AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND
WATCHING YOU SORT OF TRANSCEND THROUGH MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE CITY AND DEPARTMENTS, AND GROW IN YOUR EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE ROLE OF CITY
CLERK AND TAKING THOSE SKILLS TO ROCHESTER, AND RETURNING BACK NOW IS I THINK A TESTAMENT TO YOUR OWN AMBITIONS, BUT AS WELL AS THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO LEARN HERE AT THE CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK. HOPEFULLY MY COLLGUES WILL BE SUPPORTING YOUR NOMINATION. I WILL. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >>EEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, MAY HAVE A MOTION
TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> GREAT. AND THE CLERK CAN CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE.
>> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYEs. >> AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.
CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE A DISCUSSION RELATED TO MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONONTRACTS FOR THE 2025 MINNEAPOLUS SERVICES. I WELCOME LEA LAKES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT FURTHER ON THIS ITEM. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. CHAIR CHAVEZ,
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS LEA LAKES. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESE ON THE 2025 PROCESS FOR THE MINNEAPOLUS VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER STRATEGIC OUTREACH INITIATIVE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL PROCESS. THE PRIMARY AIM OF THIS RFP WAS TO SELECT AND IDENTIFY PARTNERS WITH QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS TO PERFORM CRITICAL VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTION WORK IN OUR COMMUNITIES BASED OFF OF THE CURE VIOLENCE MOL. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH REPRESENTS A TARGETED APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH DIRECT INTERVENTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AT THE HEART OF THIS
PROGRAM, OUR TRAINED VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS AND AND OUTREACH WORKERS. THESE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS SERVE A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING AND MEDIATING POTENTIALLY LETHAL CONFLICTS
WITHIN DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. THEIR WORK DOES NOT STOP AT INITIAL INTERVENTION. THEY ALSO CONDUCT THOROUGH FOLLOW-UP AND ENSURE THAT CONFLICTSON'T REIGNITE, CREATING LASTING PEACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. BY IMPLEMENTING TS EVIDENCE-BASED
APPROACH, WE ARE TAKING PROACTIVE STEPS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND CREATE SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER THIS
CONTRACT MUST FOLLOW THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL IS A GROUNDBREAKING APPROH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THIS MODEL APPROACHESIOLENCE THROUGH A PUBLIC HEALTH LENS, TREATING IT
AS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE THAT SPREADS THROUGH COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS. THIS INTERACTION APPROACH HAS TRANSFORMED HOW WE UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS VIOLENCE IN URBAN SETTINGS. THE MODEL OPERATES UNDER THREE KEY
PRINCIPLES. FIRST, IT IDENTIFIES AND WORKS WITH HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY B TRANSMITTERS OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. SECOND, IT EMPHASIZES EARLY INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT VIOLENT INCIDENTS BEFORE THEY OCCUR. AND THIRD, IT FOCUSES ON
OPPING FURTHER SPREAD OF VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES. WHAT MAKES THIS MODEL PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE IS ITS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING APPROACH. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, OUR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTERS OPERATE THROUGH ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST NETWORKS. THEIR EFFECTIVENESS COMES FROM THEIR DEEP CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO
POTENTIAL VIOLENCE BASED ON VARIOUS INFORMATION THAT THEY'VE CULTIVATED. SINCE ITS INITIAL PILOT IN CHICAGO IN 2008, THIS MODEL HAS DEMONSTRATED
SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. IT IS PROVEN ADAPTABLE TO SEVERAL FORMS OF VIOLENCE FROM GANG RELATED INCIDENTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO SCHOOL SAFETY CONCERNS. THE APPROACH HAS BEEN RIGOROUSLY
EVALUATED THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS AND EXTENSIVELY DOCUMEED IN MORE THAN A DOZEN STUDIES AND REPORTS. THESE STATISTICS AREN'T JUST NUMBERS, THEY REPRESENT LIVES SAVED AND COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMED. BY
RIGOROUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL IN MINNEAPOLIS, WE POSITION OURSELVES TO ACHIEVE SIMILAR RESULTS IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES. ORGANIZATIONS WHO FOLLOW THE
CURE VIOLENCE MODEL DETECT AND INTEUPT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BEFORE THEY TURN VIOLENT. THESE TEAMS RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO INCIDENTS WORKING TO PREVENT RETALIATION, AND MEDIATE ONGOING DISPUTES. THEY STAY ENGAGED WITH THES SITUATIONS FOR AS LONG AS
NEEDED. SOMETIMES MONTHS, TO ENSURE CONFLICTS REMAIN RESOLVED. ALSO, THEY WOR DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF VIOLENCE USING THEIR EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AS CREDIBLE MESSENGERS WITHIN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. USING TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACHES,UR OUTREACH WORKERS MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT AND HELP THEM ACCESS NEEDED SERVICES LIKE JS OR TREATMENT WHILE SHOWING THEM ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE. TY
ALSO MOBILIZE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO CHANGE NORMS AROUND VIOLENCE. WHEN INCIDENTS OCCUR, OUR TEAMS ORGIZE COMMUNITY RESPONSES THAT SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE, VLENCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY WORK WITHOCAL LEADERS, BUSINESSES, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESIDENTS TO BUILD A CULTURE PEACE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPRCH HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING VIOLENCE IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY TREATING
VIOLENCE AS A PUBLICEALTH ISSUE AND EMPLOYING THE TRUST OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS AGENTS OF CHAN, WE CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION THAT MAKES OUR CITY SA
BASED ORGANIZATIONS AWARDED MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS SERVE AS THE MANAGERS OF THIS VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION TEAM. THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE RECRUITING AND MANAGING QUALIFIED AND CREDIBLE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS AND OUTREACH WORKERS, ENSURING DAILY
OPERATIONS ALIGN WITH PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY NEEDS, MAINTAIN STRONG COMMUNITY CONCTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS, AND MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULING. AND ALSO PROVIDING DIRECT SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT
TO INTERRUPTER AND OUTREACH WORKERS. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOODAFETY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES CRITICAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING OVERALL PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, COMMUNICATION, AND COORDINATION.
PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE, RESOURCE ALLOCA MANAGEMENT. CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL SERVES AS OUR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PARTNER. THEY PROVIDE EVIDENCE BASED TRAING AND METHODOLOGY, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE, QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPPORT, BEST PRACTICES, AND MODEL FIDELITY ASSISTANCE. THIS THREEAY
PARTNERSHIP ENSURES OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS MAINTAIN BOTH LOCAL RELEVANCE AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WHILE FOLLOWING PROVEN METHODOLOGIES. EACH ENTITY PYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS CREATING COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN OUR COMMUNITIES. TO CREATE THIS RFP FOR THIS WORK, WE WORKED WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS IN OUR PLANNIN PROCESS FOR THE
MINNEAPOLUS STRATEGIC OUTREACH RFP. NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENGAGED WITH CURE VIOLCE GLOBAL FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DURING THE RFP PROCESS. THEIR EXPERTISE IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN SHAPING
OUR APPROACH AND ENSURING WE IMPLEMENT BEST PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS IN OUR RFP. IGHBORHOOD SAFETY STAFF ALSO WORKED TO CAREFULLY CRAFT REQUIREMENTS IN THERFP THAT ALIGN WITHIN THE CITY'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. WE HAVE
MAINTAINED A STRONG COLLABORATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT. THEIR GUIDANCE HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL IN ENSURING A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS PROVID CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO ENSURING OUR
RFP COMPLIES WITH BOTH CITY AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. THEIR OVERSIGHT HELPED GUARANTEE THAT OUR CONTRACTING PROCESS MEETS ALL LEGAL STANDARDS AND PROTECTS THE INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH TO THE RFP PLANNING DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO ESTAISHING STRONG, COMPLIANT, AND EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR MINNEAPOLIS. THE RFP FOR THE MINNEALUS STRATEGIC OUTREACH
INITIATIVE WAS REVIEWED BY THE PERMITEVIEW COMMITTEE AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PROCUREMENT POLICIES, LAWS, D OTHER DIRECTIVES. TO ATTRACT A WIDE VARIETY OF QUALIFIED POTENTIAL RESPONDERS, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH EFFORT AS A PART OF THE REVIEW FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS. WE SUCCESSFULLY DISTRIBUTED DELIVERY MOTIVATIONS TO OVER 7,000 BSCRIBERS, ENSURING A
BROAD AWARENESS OF OUR RFP. THROUGH OUR E-SUPPLIER PORTAL, WE REACHED OVER 700 BIDDERS AND SUPPLIERS, EXPANDING OUR POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR POOL. ALL INCUMBENT VENDORS WERE DIRECTLY
NOTIFIED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY CONTRACT SPECIALIST ALSO CONDUCTED TARGETED OUTREACH EFFORTS, INCLUDING DIRECT EMAIL COMMUNICATION TO MORE THAN 150 PARTNERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
REPRESENTATIVES FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY, THE STATE AND OTHER CITIES OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. PERSONAL CONTACT WITH 58 PREVIOUS A CURRENT CONTRACT HOLDERS WAS ALSO DONE TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS
COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH APPROACH DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE PROCUREMENT PRACTIC AND ENSURING ALL QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES. I WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT THE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT WE PROVIDED POTENTIAL RESPONDERS DURING OUR RFP PROCESS. WE WERE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO POTENTIAL RESPONDERS AS THEY NAVIGATE THE RFP APPLICATION PROCESS. TO
SUPPORT POTENTIAL RESPONDERS, WE CONDUCTED A PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING THAT SERVES AS AN INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR POTENTIAL RESPONDERS TO GAIN A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS,
TO MEET KEY STAFF MEMBERS AND NETWORK WH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, TO ASK QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ABOUT PROPOSALS, AND TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE CURE VIOLENCE TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE IN TENDANCE AS EXPECTED IN THEIR
MODEL. ADDITIONALLY, WE IMPLEMENTED A STRUCTURE QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD THAT ALLOWED POTENTIAL RESPONDERS TO SUBMIT DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RFP REQUIREMENTS. BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF WORK AND EVALUATION
CRITERIA, ADDRESS TECHNICAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE SUBMISSION PROCESS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FETY DEPARTMENT STAFF REMAINED AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CLARIFICATION AS NEEDED AND AS APPROPRIATE. THIS SUPPORT
STRUCTURE HELPED ENSURE THAT ALL POTENTIAL RESPONDERS HAD EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR SUBMITTING COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A
RIGOROUS 100-POINT EVALUATION FRAMEWORK THAT ENSURES A THOROUGH AND FAIR ASSESENT OF EACH SUBMISSION. THE PROGRAM OVERVIEW PORTION OF THE EVALUATION CRITERIA CARRIES THE HIGHEST WEIGHT OF 4 POINTS.
THIS SELECTION EVALUATES THE ORGANIZATION'S APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY. THE COST PROPOSAL AND BUDGET NARRATIVE ACCOUNTS FOR 20 POINTS. HERE, WE ASSESS THE
FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY AND FECTIVENESS OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS, ENSURING RESPONSIBLE USE O PUBLIC FUNDS WHILE MAINTAINING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT WAS ALSO WORTH 20 POINTS. THIS
EVALUATES THE EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES OF THE PROPOSED TEAMS. ENSURING THEY HAVE THE EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO DELIVER SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING WERE WORTH 10 POINTS. THIS COMPONENT
EXAMINES THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE FINANCIAL RECORDS AND PROVIDE TRANSPARENT REPORTING. AND FINALLY, THE FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT WAS ALSO 10 POINTS, AND THAT EVALUATED THE
ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CACITY TO MANAGE PUBLIC FUNDS REASONABLY. EACH PROPOSAL WAS EVALUATED BY A DIVERSE PANEL OF EXPERTS USING THESE CRITERIA, ENSURING A THOROUGH AND IMPARTIALELECTION
PROCESS. IN OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES, WE HAVE RIGOROUSLY FOLLOWED THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION OR THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS. WHILE WORKING IN CLOSE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT OUR SELECTION PROCEDURES MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE. THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH COMBINING PROVEN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION METHODOLOGIES WITH ROBUST PROCUREMENT PRACTICES POSITIONS US TO SELECT PARTNERS WHO WILL BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. AFTER CAREFULLY RATING THE DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS USING OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCORING SYSTEM, WE HAVE IDENTIED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE THE TOP SCORERS IN THIS RFP PROCESS, AND DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. THE TOP SCORING
ORGANIZATIONS IN NO PARTICULA ORDER ARE A MOTHER'S LOVE INITI, RESTORATION INC., SABATHANNI COMMUNITY CENTER,ND MAD DADS.
EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS DEMONSTRATES STRONG ALIGNMENT WITH OUR PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES, FINANCIAL SPONSIBILITY, AND PROVEN CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES. THEIR PROPOSALS REFLECTED DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF
OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE CURE VIOLENCE DEL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS. BASED ON THE
EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL, I'M PLEASEDO REPORT SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS IN OUR NEW MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS REFLECTING AN EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH THAT ALIGNS WITH CURE VIOLENCE METHODOLOGIES. OUR NEW
PROGRAM STRUCTURE INCLUDES SEVERAL KEY CHANGES. STRICT MODEL ADHERENCE. WE NOW FOLLOW AND DOCUMENT ADHEREN TO CORE PRINCIPLES IN THE CORE VIOLENCE MODEL OR IN THE CUREIOLENCE MODEL, WITH COMPREHENSIVE
DOCUMENTATION SYSTEMS THAT TRACK OUR ALIGNMENT WITH ESTABLISHED BEST PRACTICES THAT IS SUPPORTED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. STANDARDIZED DOCUMENTATION, OUR DAILY DEBRIEF TOOL IS HOSTED AND WRITTEN BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL
IN COLLABORATION WITH NSD, ENABLING BETTER OUTCOME DATA WITHOUT LOSING LOCALLY RELEVANT INFORMATION. THIS DATA IS OWNED BY THE CITOF MINNEAPOLIS AND IS HOSTED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED
STANDARDIZED CONTRACT LANGUAGE ACROSS ALL OFUR PROGRAMS AROUND MAKING SURE THAT OUR SERVICE DELIVERY AND EVALUATION METRICS ARE CONSISTENT. WE'VE
IMPLEMENTED DATA DRIVEN DEPLOYMENT FOR O TEAMS ARE NOW OPERATING BASED ON DETAILED DATA ANALYSIS, FOCUSING ON HIGH PRIORITY AREAS SUCH AS SPECIFIC USING COMPLEXES AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES WHERE
VIOLENCE PREVENTN IS MOST PREVALENT. STREGIC TEAM STRUCTURE. WE'VE ADAPTED A MORE EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT MODEL WITH SMALLER MOBILE TEAMS. A GEOGRAPH ASSESSMENT. EACH TEAM NOW HAS CLEARLYESIGNATED AREAS
OF SERVICE ELIMINATING OVERLAP, AND ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF PRIORITY ZONES. AND COORDINATED OPERATIONS. WE'VE ESTABLISHED A UNIFIED APPROACH ACROSS ALL TEAMS WITH STANDARDIZED PROTOCOLS,
UNIFORMS, AND REGULAR COORDINATION MEETINGS TO ENSURE CONSISTENT SERVICE DIVERY. THESE IMPROVEMENTS REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. ALLOWING US TO DELIVER MORE
FOCUSED, EFFECTIVE,ND MEASURABLE RESULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE UPDATED OUR HIRING AND CONDUCT POLICIES IN THE NEW MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS,
WHICH HAVE BEEN HELD TO ENSURE BOTH PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. OUR HIRING PROCESSES INCLUDE SEVERAL KEY PROTOCOLS. RIGOROUS BACKGROUND SCREENINGS. ALL NEW STAFF MEMBERS UNDERGO A THOROUGH
BACKGROUND CHECK. ACTIVE WARRANT POLICY. WE MAINTAIN A STRICT POLICY BASED ON GUIDANCE FROM CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH ACTIVE WARRANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THESE NEW ROLES. GRANDFATHER CLAUSE STAFF
MEMBERS WHO ARE HIRED BEFORE THE EXECUTION OF THE NEW CONTRACTS WI CONTINUE UNDER THE BACKGROUND CHECK POLICIES OF THEIR SPECTIVE CONTRACT ORGANIZATIONS. REGARDING SUBSTANCE USE POLICIES, THERE'S A ZERO TOLERANCE DURING WORK. WE
MAINTAIN A STRICT PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, OR ANY RECREATIONAL DRUG DURING WORKING HOURS OR WHILE WEARING CITY APPAREL. DRUG TESTING FRAMEWORK. NSD RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT DRUG TESTING IF
THERE' A REASONABLE CONCERN ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE DURING SHIFTS. OBSERVABLE INDICATORS. TESTING MAY BE INITIATED BASED ON CONCERNING BEHAVIORS SUCH AS SLURRED SPEE, DROWSINESS, OR OTHER SIGNS THAT MIGHT IMPACT
JOB PERFORMANCE. THESE POLICIES REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WHILE RECOGNIZING THE UNUE NATURE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. NEXT, I'LL BE
SHARING THE GEOGRAPHIC RECOMMENTIONS FOR COVERAGE THAT WERE CALCULATED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE DETAILS ABOUT THE RIGOROUS DATA DRIVEN METHODOLOGY USED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL TO
ESTABLISH OUR GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AREAS. TIR APPROACH INVOLVED COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF FIVE YES OF MINNEAPOLIS CRIME DATA ENSURING OUR INTERVENTIONS WERE TARGETED WHERE THEY'RE MOST NEEDED. THIS METHODOLOGY FOCUSED
ON TWO MAIN ASPECTS. AN IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF VIOLENCE INCIDENTS, CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL EXAMINED THE NATIONALNCIDENT BASED REPORTING SYSTEM DATA FROM 2019 TO 2025 SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON
INCIDENTS INVOLVING INJURY, INCLUDING AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND HOMICIDE. THROUGH CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THESE INCIDENT PATTERNS AND FREQUENCIES AOSS DIFFERENT AREAS, CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL DETERMINED THE OPTIMAL
COMMUNITY PROGRAM PLACEMENT. THE STRATEGIC AREA PLANNING WAS EIGHT MAPS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO EFFECTIVELY BE SERVED BY TEAMS OF 7 TO 10 STAFF MEMBERS. THIS DATA DRIVEN APPROACH REPRESENTS
OUR RESOURCES ARE DEPLOYED WITH MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT FOCUSING ON AREAS WHERE VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS CAN MAKE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THE KEY FINDINGS FROM THE ANALYSIS
INCLUDED THAT VIOLENCE PATTERNS WERE PRIMARILY CONCENTRATED IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND COMMUNITIES RATHER THAN COMMERCIAL OR SHOPPING DISTRICTS. THIS IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO FOCUS OUR INTERVENTION EFFORTS ON THE NEIBORHOOD
LEVEL. ANALYSIS REVEALED SIMILAR PATTERNS OF VIOLENCE SPREAD ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS INDICATING SYSTEMATIC ISSUES THAT REQUIRE CONSISTENT INTERVENTION APPROACHES. MANY OF THE IDENTIFIED HIGH RISK AREAS WERE SURROUNDED B SCHOOLS AND PARKS.
HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THESE VITAL COMMUNITY SPACES. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, CUREIOLENCE HAS RECOMMENDED DEPLOYING TEAMS OF 7 TO 10 STAFF MEMBERS IN EACH TARGETED AREA TO
ENSURE ADEQUATE COVERAGE. THESE INSIGHTS WILL GUIDE OUR STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES AND HELP ENSURE VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS HAVE THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITIES. HERE, YOU CAN
SEE THE EIGHT TARGETREAS IDENTIFIED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL FOR TARGETED OUTREACH WORK. THERE ARE EIGHT ZONES IDENTIFIED. AND WE HAVE FUNDING TO OUR CONTRACTS, VENDORS. THE
ZONES ARE CLUSTERED AROUND THE AREAS OF MINNEAPOLIS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN. HERE ARE SOME MORE TAILED MAPS OF THE ZONES IDENTIFIED IN THE NORTHERN AREA. NOW HERE'S A MORE DETAILED
MAP OF THE ZONES IDENTIFIED IN THE CENTRAL-SOUTHERN AREAS OF MINNEAPOLIS. ALL VIOLENCE PREVENTION TEAMS CONSIST OF FIVE
INTERRUPTERS, TWO OUTREACH, ONE SITE SUPERVISOR, AND ONE PROGRAM MANAGER. VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS MEDIATE CONFLICTS. OUTREACH WORKERS CONNECT -- SITE SUPERVISORS MANAGE TEAMS AND
DAILY OPERATIONS. AND PROGRAM MANAGERS OVERSEE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND STRATEGY. ALL VENDORS WERE SELECTED BASED ON IF THEY WERE A TOP SCORER IN THE RFP. THOSE WHO WERE TOP SCORERS
HAD THEIR RANKS TIED TO THESE EIGHT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IDENTIFI BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL, AS WELL AS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR NOTARIZED REFERCES FROM THE COMMUNITIES THEY PLAN ON SERVE. BASED ON THE
GEOGRAPHICAL RANKINGS, RESTORATION INC. WAS ASSIGNED AREA 4. T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH WAS ASSIGNED AREA 8. A MOTHER'S LOVE WAS ASSIGNED AREA 2. SABATHANNI S ASSIGNED AREA 7. AND MAD
DADS WAS ASSIGNED AREA 5. AREA 1, 3, AND 6 DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ASSIGNED COVERAGE. OUR STAFFING AND SCHEDULING FRAMEWORK WHICH HAS BEEN
CAREFULLY DESIGNED BASED ON PROVEN METHODOLOGY AND LOCAL VIOLENCE TREND ANALYSIS INCLUD THE FOLLOWING KEY ELEMENTS: DATA DRIV SCHEDULING. STAFF WORKING HOURS ARE STRATEGICALLY ALLOCATED BAS ON DETAILED
ANALYSIS OF LOCAL VIOLENCE PATTERNS AND PEAK INCIDENT TIMES. FIVE-DAY COVERAGE INTERRUPTERS OPERATE ON A TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCHEDULE. WORKING 40 HOURS PER WEEK TO ENSURE CONSISTENT COMMUNITY PRESENCE. STRATEGIC
TIME BLOCKS. HOURS A DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS: TUESDAYs AND WEDNESDAYs 2 P.M. TO 8 P.M. THURSDAYs, FRIDAYs AND SATURDAYs 4 P.M. TO A.M. FLEXIBLE
ADAPTATION. THIS SCHEDULE FRAMEWORK CAN BE ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ACCOUNTING FOR DIFFERENT PATTERNS BETWEEN SUMMER AND WINTER MONTHS. THIS SCHEDULING APPROACH ENSURES OUR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS ARE PRESENT AND ACTIVE DURING THE TIMES WHEN INTVENTION IS MOST
CRITICAL, WHILE MAINTAINING SUSTAINABLE WORKLOADS FOR OU STAFF. THE STAFF PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK, WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL TO ENSURE CONSISTENT,
HIGH QUALITY SERVICE DELIVERY, INCLUDING THREE PRIMARY COMPONENTS. DAILY PERFORMANCE REVIEWS WHERE MANERS ARE CONDUCTING COMPREHENSIVE END OF SHIFTING BRIEFINGS WITH STAFF TO DISCUSS IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES,
SUCCESSES, AND NECESSARY FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS. WEEKLY TEAM ASSESSMENTS WITH REGULAR STAFF MEETINGS PROVIDING A FORUM TO REVIEW PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES. CELEBRATE STANDOUT PERFORMANCES, SHARE SUCCESS
STORIES, AND ADDRESS OPERATIONAL BARRIERS. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT. EACH STAFF MEMBER RECVES WEEKLY ONE
ON ONE. DIRECT FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE, CLEAR PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS, OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATION. THIS COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AMEWORK WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH INTENSIVE
MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROVIDED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL ENSURING OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS THE TOOLS AND SLLS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN HIGH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. THIS NEXT SECTION I'LL OUTLINE OUR COMPREHENSIVE
PROGRAM MONITORING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK FOR MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS WHICH ENSURES THOROUGH DOCUMENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. OUR REPORTING STRUCTURE INCLUDES SEVERAL KEY COMPONENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN ENHANCED FROM
CURRENT MINNEAPOLUS REPORTING. DAILY DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. ALL STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE DAILY DETAILED DEBRIEF LOGS CAPTURING ESSENTIAL DATA ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIONS.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRKING, COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL MEDICATIONS ILUDING INITIAL INTERVENTIONS AND FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL RESOLION. INCIDENT MONITORING DETAILED LOGGING OF
VIOLENT INCIDENTS TO HELP IDENTIFY PATTERNS AND ADJUST INTERVENTION STRATEGIES ACCORDINGLY. PARTIPANT MANAGEMENT, THOROUGH DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING INITIAL ELIGIBILITY SCREENINGS, PROGRAM
INTAKE PROCEDURES, ONGOING CASE MANAGEME NOTES, RISK NEEDS ASSESS ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUAL GOAL PLANS, AND SUCCESS STORY DOCUMENTATION. COMMUNITY ENGEMENT RECORDS. WHICH INCLUDES DOCUMENTS OF COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, OUTREACH EFFORT LOCATIONS, AND ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. UNDER THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL, DAILY OPERATIONS ARE ANCHORED BY TWO CRITICAL DAILY TEAM MEETINGS TO HELP MAKE
SURE EVERYONE IS ALIGNED IN THE WORK AND IS REPORTING APPROPRIATELY. THE START OF SHIFT BRIEFING. THIS IS A STRUCTURED MEETING THAT COVERS REPORTS, ASSESSMENT OF ONGOING
CONFLICTS, AND POTENTIAL FLASH POINTS. ASSESSMENT OF SPECIFIC TEAM MEMBERS AND ASSIGNMENT TO AREAS BASED ON EXPERTISE AND COMMUNITY RELAONSHIPS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED SHIFT ACTION PLANS. ALSO THE END OF
SHIFT DEBRIEFING. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WHICH INCLUDES DOCUMENTATION OF ANY INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THAT SHIFT, UPDATES ON ACTIVE CONFLICT MEDIATIONS, REPORTS ON HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, AND INFORMATION SHARING ABOUT EMERGING COMMUNITY DYNAMICS. THIS OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK ENSURES REAL-TIME RESPONSE SO THAT OUR TEAMS CAN QUICKLY ADAPT EMERGING SITUATIONS. CLEAR
COMMUNICATION. ALL TEAM MEMBERS REMAIN INFORMED AND ALIGNED ON PRIORITIES. STAFF SAFETY. POTENTIAL RISKS ARE IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED PROACTIVELY. QUALITY CONTROL. REGULAR REVIEW
OF INTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOMES. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS MAINTAINED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL AND IS OWNED BY THE CITY, ENSURING STANDARDIZED RECORD KEEPING AND ENABLING EFFECTIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION AND
ADJUSTMENTTHIS ROBUST DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM IMPLENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL ENSURES COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING AND EVALUATION OF OUR VIOLENCE
PREVENTION EFFORTS. THE CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL ROBUST DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTE ENSURES TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THE DATA ENTERED BY THE VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTERS WILL BE USED T CREATE A PERFORMANCE MONITORING DASHBOARD. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE DASHBOARD STRUCTURE COULD LOOK LIKE UPON COLLABORATION WITH OUR CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANT PROVIDERS.HIS LINE CHART SHOWS THE AVERAGE NUMBER
OF CASES, OR CASE NOTES PER PARTICIPANT OVER TIME. OTHER OUTPUTS WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN DASHBOARD VISUALIZATIONS, INCLUDING NUMBER OF PARTICIPATION, MEDIATION, FOLLOW-UP, MEDICATION PROVIDED,
EDUCATION PROVIDED, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES REAL-TIME DATA VISUALIZAON TO ASSIST IN COMMUNICATION AND TARGETED IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. THIS DATA DRIVEN APPROACH ENSURES OUR RESOURCES ARE
DEPLOYED WITHAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT. FOCUSING ON AREAS WHERE VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS CAN MAKE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE
MINNEAPOLUS PROGRAM HAS BN DESIGNED TO MEASURE BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. OUR EVALUATION STRATEGY FOCUS ON TWO PRIMARY OPTIONS.
OUR SHORT-TERM AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES, WHERE WE MEASURE OUT EFFECTIVELY WE'RE INCREASING PROACTIVE FEATURES FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT RATES, JOB PLACEMENT ANDRETENTION,
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEVELS, AND ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. LONG-TERM OUTCOMES WE ARE TRACKING IS THE REDUCTION OF VIOLENT CRIME IN PROJECT AREAS THROUGH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF
GUN VIOLENCE INCIDENTS, HOMICIDE RATE COMPARISONS, AND GEOGRAPHIC CRIME PATTERN ANALYSIS. OUR EVALUATION SYSTEM EMPLOYS RIGOROUS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
AND PROCESS MONITORING ACROSS MULTIPLE DATA STREAMS AND SERVES THREE CRITICAL FUNCTIONS: IMPACT MEASUREMENT. WE QUANTIFY OUR INTERVENTIONS DIRECT EFFORTS ON COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH
DETAILED METRICS AND ANALYSIS. SUCCESS FACTOR IDENTIFICATION. OUR DATA ANASIS PINPOINTS THE MOST EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES. STRATEGIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION. WE ASSURE EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING
FOR PROGRAM INVESTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, OUR REGULAR PROGRESS MONITORING ALLOWS FOR AGILE RESPONSE TO EMERGING TRENDS AND IMMEDIATE STRATEGIC ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. THIS COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION
APPROACH ENSURES OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS REMAIN DATA DRIVEN, EFFECVE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE NEXT SECTION I'LL BREAK DOWN THE AMOUNT EACH AREA COSTS TO
SERVE WITH VIOLENCE INTERRUERS WHO ARE FOLLOWING THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. THE METHOD TO DETERMINE CONTRACT AWARDS AMOUNTS FOR VIOLENCEREVENTION AREAS WAS DATA DRIVEN AND
CAREFULLY STRUCTURED TO ENSURE BOTH FAIRNESS AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. WE BEGAN BY CONDUCTING A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET TABLES FROM SELECTED VENDORS PAYING PARTICULAR AENTION TO SALARY
STRUCTURES. THIS REVIEW HELPED US UNDERSTAND THE RANGE OF COMPENSATION NEEDED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER AND SUPPORT STAFF. TO EURE OUR APPROACH ALIGNS
WITH BEST PRACTICES, WE PARTNERED WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THEIR EXPERTISE HELPED US STANDARDIZE OUR FUNDING APPROACH ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS WHILE MAINTAINING PROGRAM FIDELITY.
OUR FUNDING STRUCTURE WAS CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY. WE SEPARATED EXPENSES INTO TWO CATEGORIES: CONTRACTED AND IN-HOUSE. CONTRACTED EXPENSES INCLUDED STAFF SALARIES, BENETS, MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THE IN-HOUSE EXPENSES COVERED PUBLIC EDUCATION MATERIALS, UNIFORMS, AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPLIES. THIS STRUCTURED
APPROACH ALLOWED US TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT SERVICE QUALITY ACROSS ALL AREAS WHILE ENSURING RESPONSIBLE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES. I WOULD LIKE TO
OUTLINE OUR COMPREHENSIVE IN-HSE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING IN-HOUSE UNDER THE NEW CONTRACT T ENSURE STAFF HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS THEY NEED TO PERFORM THEIR DUTI EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY.
OUR EQUIPMENT INCLUDES PROFESSIAL UNIFORM PACKAGES, COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING CELL PNES FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS, AND STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND EMERGENCY CONTACTPROCEDURES.
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE KITS. PROFESSIONAL GRADE BACKPACKS EQUIPPED WITH NARCAN FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSES, COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID KITS, AND DISPOSABLE GLOVES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC EDUCATION RESOURCES,
STANDARDIZED MATERIAL FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION PACKETS TO DISTRIBUTE DURING OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. BY MANAGING THESE RESOURCES INTERNALLY, WE CAN ENSURE CONSISTENT QUALITY, IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT WHEN
NEEDED, AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF ALL EQUIPMENT. THIS APPROACH ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM AND READINESS IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK. FOR EACH VIOLENCE PREVENTION
TEAM, WE'VE STRUCTURED THE FOLLOWING POSITION AND SALARY RANGES. THE PROGRAM MANAGER WHOSE JOB IS TO OVERSEE THE ENTIRE PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS. FOR SITE
SUPERVISOR, THEY ARE RESPONSIBL AND TEAM MANAGEMENT. OUTREACH WORKERS, THESE ARE SPECIALISTS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS AND MAINTAIN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. AND
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION ARE FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO MEDIATE CONFLICTS AND PREVENT VIOLENCE. THE TOTAL SALARY ALLOCATION PER TEAMS $540,000, WHICH REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT IN EXPERIENCE QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALSHO CAN EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGY. IN ADDITI TO BASE SALARIES, OUR
COMPREHENSE STRUCTURE INCLUDES FRINGE BENEFITS, FULL BENEFITS FOR STAFF MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN QUAFIED PERSONNEL. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
EVENTS AND PARTICIPANT SUPPORT SERVICES. STAFF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, DEDICATED RESOURCES FOR STAFF WELLNESS AND MENTAL H CRITICAL FOR THOSE WORKING IN HIGH STRESS ENVIRONMENTS. AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
OPERATIOL EXPENSES INCLUDING OFFICE SUPPLIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TOOLS. THESE EXPENSES ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND, ILUDING AMENDMENT 19 EARMARK, AND THE
BURN GRANT. IN SUMMARY, OUR COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE REQUIRES A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $730,000 PER TARGET GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THIS TOTAL BREAKS DOWN INTO THE TWO
MAIN COMPONENTS OF SALARY COSTS AND ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL COST. THIS INVESTMENT OF ROUGHLY $730,000 PER COVERAGE AREA REPRESENTS THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT A FULLY STAFFED, PROPERLY SUPPOED
VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT ADHERES TO THE PROVEN CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. THIS FUNDING ENSURES WE MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL STANDARD AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH NECESSARY
FOR THE PROGRAM TO SUCCEED. FOLLOWING APPROVAL AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TODAY, OUR PROPOSAL WOULD PROCEED TO THE FULL COUNCIL ON MARCH 27TH. UPON FULL COUNCIL APPROVAL, WE
EXPECT COUNCIL ACTION TO BE PUBLISHED BETWEEN APRIL 3RD AND 8TH DEPENDING ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE TURNAROUND. WE'RE TARGETING TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2025, AS OUR SERVICE START DATE SUBJECT TO SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
OF BACKGROUND CHECKS AND DRUG SCREENING FOR ALL STAFF. OUR CUMBENT PARTNERS, MAD DADS, RES. OUTREACH ARE ALREADY RECEIVING CURE VIOLENCE TRAINING UNDER
THR EXISTING CONTRACTS. OUR NEW PARTNERS OF SABATHANI AND A MOTHER'S LOVE INITIATIVE WILL BEGIN THEIR TRAINING WITHIN TWO TO THREE WEEKS OF CONTRACT EXECUTION. TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
WE'VE DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE DASHBOARD THAT WILL TRACK VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS. A PRELIMINARY VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE END
OF MAY. BY OCTOBER 20, 2025, WE'LL HAVE SIX MONTHS OF DATA THROUGH OUR CURE VIOLENCE DATABASE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS INTO PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. ADDITIONALLY,
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY VIOLENCE PREVENTION MASTER CONTRACT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY JULY 2025 TO POTENTIALLY ADDRESS GAP AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED DURING CRITICAL WARMER MONTHS.
THIS TIMELINE REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO THOROUGH IMPLEMENTAON WHERE PRIORITIZING PROPER TRAINING, ROBUST DATA COLLECTION, AND COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I STAND READY FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH PRESENTATION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. BEFORE I OPEN THE EUE UP, I DO KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS AN ITEM THAT IS GOING TO BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY. SO COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, IF YOU
COULD PLEASE TALK AUT THOSE ITEMS, AND THEN WE'LL PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR CHAVEZ. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, STAFF. LAST WEEK WE HAD A HUGE DISCUSSION
ABOUT THIS ITEM AS MUCH AS I UNDERSTAND THE CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL MODEL, I BELIEVE THAT,
YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2020, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER CANNO AND I PUSHED TO HAVE THIS PLACED IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. THEY WERE NOT IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. THEY WERE NOT SERVING SOUTHMINNEAPOLIS.
THEY WERE ONLY DOWNTOWN. RIVERS DIVISION WAS DOING THAT. SOME OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM WEST BK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION,
CULTURAL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, CITY OF RIVERSIDE, ATHLETICS AND REGIMENT. AND ALSO ELLIOT PARK WAS RECEIVING SIMILAR SERVICES IN WHICH SOME OF YOU MIGHT RECEIVED LETTERS
FROM ELLIOT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATI AND NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. CITY OF RIVERSIDE, WHEN I ASKED THE QUESTION, CITY OF RIVERSIDE IS NOTECEIVING THESE SERVICES BASED ON THE MODEL OF CURE VIOLENCE. AND WHEN THE AFF TOLD ME THAT THE DATA
HAVE NOT SUPPORTED. AND MY ARGUMENT IS THAT PROGRAM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO REPRESENT FROM THIS DISTRICT, I UNDERAND THAT IF I HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AS I ARD FROM MEMBERS OF BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, SINCE THIS PROGRAM EXISTENCE, THERE HAS BEEN HUGE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. NOT JUST SAFETY WISE, BUT ALSO LIKE DRUG USE OF THE AREA HAS REALLY IMPROVED. THERE'S FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND. THEY WERE HELPING FOLKS THAT ARE
ADDICTED, ALSO PROVIDE HEALTH RESOURCES AND EVEN DO SOM OF THE TRAININGS I'VE SEEN ORGANIZATION DO, WHEREAS OPIOID EDUCATION AND SO. ALL THAT
BACKGROUND. I'M BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE OR NOT ARE NOT BEING LEFT BEHIND. SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO BE A COMMON SENSE. THE WAY I
UNDERSTAND IS THAT SERVICES CONTINUE IN THAT AREA FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS, AND NOW LEAVING. BRINGING, TAKING THAT PROGRAM AWAY WILL CREATE A HUGE INJUSTICE, IN MY OPION. AND WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT AREA COMING BACK WHAT IT USED TO
BE FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO. SO TO PREVENT THAT, I AM BRINGING THIS. AN AMENDME BY APPROPRIATING $640,000 WITHIN 2025 NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTER SERVICES FOR THE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND ELLIOT PARK. ELLIOT PARK MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE LAST MEETING AND ALSO IN ATTENDANCE HERE. THEY HAVE TALKED TO ME AND THEY HAVE ALSO WRITTEN TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THE IACT THAT HAVING THESE
SERVICES HAD. SO I THINK AS LEADERS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING, AND ALSO WHAT I HAVE BEEN WITNESSING FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.REALLY, I SUPPORT THIS CONTRACT THAT'S COMING FORWARD.
BUT THIS IS SEPARATE. LET ME JUST BE CLEAR. THIS IS WAY SEPARATE THAN THIS CONTRACT. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO INCLUDE IT. TH IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M TELLING THE DEPARTMENT TO REALLY THINK ABOUT IT. USE THESE RESOURCES AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE SURE THIS COMMUNITY
DOESN'T LOSE THE SERVICES. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURAL SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THIS HAS BEEN RECEIVING, AND COMMUNITY FROM THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF. AND I
HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT ME TO CONTINUE THESE VERY IMPORTANT SERVICES IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA, WHICH IS CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND ELLIOT PARK. >> THESE ARE GOING TO BE VOTED
ON SEPARATELY AND VOTED AS SEPARATE ITEMS ON THURSDAY. GIVEN THIS IS A RELATED ITEM, THISS THE PROCESS I WAS TOLD I HAD TO WALK THROUGH. THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN PROVIDE CLARITY. SHE HAS PRIORITY MOTION AND
WANTS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, TOO. >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYBE I'M GOING TO ASK THE CLERKS TO JUMP IN AND EXPLAIN WHAT THE PROCESS IS SINCE THIS WAS KIND OF ADDED.
>> MR. CHAIR, TO THE QUESTION AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S QUESTION, WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED EARLIER WAS THAT WHILE THESE ITEMS ARE RELATE SUBJECT WISE, THEY CAN CERTAINLY BE -- IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
MAN TO BRING THESE AMENDMENTS UP AS PART OF THIS DISCUSSION. BUT IHINK WHAT THE POINT THE ATTORNEYS WAS TRYING TO MAKE, THE EXISTING CONTRACT THAT'S ON THE AGENDA SHOULD BE VOTED ON AND NOT BE CONTINGENT UPON THE
MOTIONS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS BRINGING FORWARD. THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA SHOULD BE VOTED ON PRIOR TO BRINGING UP COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S AMENDMENTS. >> SURE. THAT KES SENSE. I'M HAPPY TOOLD THIS BACK AND HAVE
THE CONTRACT VOTED FIRST, AND THEN BRING THI ITEM AFTER THAT ACTION. >> JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, CHAIR. >> YES. >> MAYBE THIS IS TO THE CLERKS. DON'T WE HAVE TO AMEND THE
AGENDA IN ORDER TO TAKE UP THIS ITEM? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY'S QUESTION, BECAUSE THESE ITEMS ARE RELATED SUBJECT TO THE ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. SO WHEN WE HAVE ITEMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE ADVISE THE CHAIR THAT THE AGENDA
DOES NOT NEED TO BE AMENDED. THE ATTORNEY'S PNT STILL STANDS AND IS NOT IN CONFLICT. WHAT THE ATTORNEY IS SAYING THA WE CAN'T HAVE THESE ITEMS BE CONTINGENT UPON EACH OTHER. BUT SUBJECT WISE, THEY'RE CERTAINLY SIMILAR AND RELATED AND IT IS CERTAINLY APPROPRIATE FOR COUNCIL MEMR
OSMAN TO BRING UP HIS MOTION IN RELATION TO THIS ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU. >> SO STI SEPARATE ITEMS. THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP AS SEPARATE ITEMS ON THURSDAY. THAT WAS JUST THE PROCESS WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO THROUGH. SO NEXT
UP, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES FOR THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. AND I JUST ALSO DO WANT TO -- YEAH, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO THOROUGH. WE'RE ALL VERY APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE
MUCH MOR INFORMATION THAN WE EVER HAVE HAD ON THESE CONTRACTS. HOWEVER, I WILL SAY I'M HOPING THAT IN THE FUTURE WE CAN CUT THESE PRESENTATIONS DOWN BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS FAIRLY LENGTHY FOR YOU AND FOR ALL OF US. BUT WE'RE LEARNING A LOT. SO IT'S VERY APPRECIATED. EVERYONE
KNOWS I'VE BEEN ASKG FOR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS TO COME TO 19th AND NICOLLET SINCE THE DAY I STEPPED INTO THE CITY COUNCIL SEAT. SO I'M REALLY THRILLED TO SEE THAT THE DATA THAT WE KNOW IN OUR COMMUNITY IN STEVENS SQUARE IS NOW APPARENT, AND
OBVIOUSLY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD S RESOURCES ARE BEING BROUGHT TO THIS GEOGRAPHY. SO I JUST WANT TO HAVE FULL CLARITY FOR MY CONSTITUENTS AS I'M EXPLAINING TO THEM. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHY MAD
DADS WAS CHOSEN FOR GEOGRAPHY 5. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN; SO WHEN THE LOCATIONS WERE PROVIDED, THERE WERE EIGHT LOCATIONS. INSTEAD OF US
ASSIGNING THE LOCATIONS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TOP SCORING, WE HAD THEM RANK THE LOCATIONS BASED ON THEIR TIES TO THE COMMUNITIES. SO THAT WE CAN HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEIR TIES ARE AND THEN WE CROSS REFERENCED THAT WITH THE NOTARIZED REFERENCES AS WELL, AS WELL AS THEIR PROPOSALS TO
ENSURE THAT THE AREA THAT THEY SELECTED, THEY DO HAVE CREDIBLE TIES IN THOSE AREAS. >> OKAY.HANK YOU. AND THEN CAN YOU ALSO EXPLAIN WHY -- HOW THIS RELATES TO METRO YOUTH
DIVERSION. AS A FORMER VIOLENCE SELECTED FOR THE PILOTS STARTING ON LAKE STREET AND FRANKLIN. SO HOW WAS METRO YOUTH DIVERSION CHOSEN?
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, THE RFPs WERE SEPARATE. SO THEY MIGHT HAVE SCORED DIFFERENTLY IN ONE VERSUS THE OTHER. MORE PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE APPLIED IN ONE VERSUS THE OTHER. SO BECAUSE THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE RFPs, THE PROCESS
SELECTION IS FOR BOTH. >> THOSE FOLKS WILL PROBABLY SEE THOSE SAME COMMUNITY MEMBERS O THOSE SAME WORKERS FOR THAT ORGANIZATION ON LAKE REET JUST WITH A DIFFERENT UNIFORM ON AND WORKING UNDER A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CAPACITY BUT ALSO FOR THE CITY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING THAT. AND THEN CAN YOU CLARIFY WHERE DOES THE FUNDING GO FOR THE $644 THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THE SIXth CONTRACT WHICH H NOW BEEN RESCINDED? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, THAT IS STILL IN FLUX.
THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN'T ANSWER AT THI TIME. >> OKAY. SO IT'S WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND IT CAN BE USED TOWARDS SOME OTHE LEVEL OF SERVICE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT'S SAFETY GOALFOR
THIS YEAR. THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT HAD. THANK YOU, CHAIR. OH, I'M SORRY. I WILL ACTULY FORMALLY MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. JUST GOING TO SLIDE 12, I JUST WANT
TO DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THERE'S CLARIFICATION ABOUT SOME COMMENTS THAT'S BEEN MADE. SO I KNOW IN RESPONSE TO THE SALEM INC. CONTRACT, MAYOR FREY ACTUALLY DESCRIBED THE SELECTION PROCESS AROUND THESE CONTRACTS AS BASICALLY SAY K THEY WERE
SELECT LARGELY BY OUTSIDE PEOPLE THAT VIEW APPLICATIONS IN A BLIND FORMAT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY THOSE REMARKS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. COULD YOU REALLY WALK US THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS, AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE ROLES THAT CURE VIOLENCE PLAYED AND
THEN CIT STAFF IN DETAILING, YES, WHAT ROLES YOU ALL PLAYED IN THE SELECTION OF THOSE VENDORS AND MOVING THEM FORWARD. WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION IN AO AS WELL AROUND I'M STILL TRYING TO GET CLARITY OUTSIDE OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WITH THE
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THIS PROGRAM. WHERE IS STAFF EXPERTISE BEING LEVERAGE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROCESS?
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WOLEY, I'LL ANSWER THE SECOND PART FIRST AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE SHANICK TO GIVE AN ANSWER ON THE PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE THE EVALUATORS. THE ROLE OF NSD IN
THIS IS TO DO THE ADMINISTRATION, THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. MAKING SURE THAT THE VENDORS ARE SUPPORTED, DOING THAT IN-HOUSE WORK. THE ROLE OF CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL IS THAT TECHNICAL PROVIDER. THEY'RE PROVIDING THAT ADVICE AND THE RESEARCH AS WELL AS DA
ANALYSIS AND THE TRAINING. THEN THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE ONES DOING THE FIE WORK. AND THEN -- OH. >> NO, SORRY. CONTINUE. >> AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO MY COLLEAGUE SHANICK TO DESCRIBE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DIFFERENT EVALUATORS.
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I'M NOT ABLE TO GIVE DETAILED INFORMATION PUBLICLY ABOUT THE EVALUATORS BECAUSE THAT IS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION AS YET. BUT I CAN -- >> JUST CLARIFICATION. I ASKED FOR YOU ALL'S ROLES
SPECIFICALLY, TOO. THE STAFF. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, FOR THE WRITING OF THE RFP, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE NEIGORHOOD SAFETY DID ALONG WITH PROCUREMENT AND CURE
VIOLENCE GLOBAL. THE EVALUATION WAS ALSO, WE RECRUITED EVALUATORS AND MADE SURE THAT THEY WERE QUALIFIED TO DO THE REVIEW AS WELL A FACILITATED THAT PROCESS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD FETY DEPARTMENT ALSO WROTE THE LANGUAGE AROUND THE CONTRACTS.
THEY ALSO WERE THE ONES WHO ARE NEGOTIATING WITH THE VENDORS. AND THEY WERE ALSO THE ONES WHO WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD. >> SO I THINK THIS CAME UP IN
THIS WASN'T AO AROUND -- JUST STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT EXPERTISE LIES AROUND YOU ALL AND THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE. FOR INSTANCE, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL HAS A MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATION OF WHEN YOU DO STABILIZE, LET'S SAY
IN WARD 5, IFHINGS STABILIZE THERE, ARE WE LOOKING AT A SITUATION NEXT YEAR WHERE THOSE RESOURCES ARE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. AND THEN WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE VIOLENCE SPIKES IN THERE BECAUSE WE DID EFFECTIVE WORK THERE BASED OFF OF DATA, AND NOW WHAT HAPPENS? SO I THINK IT'S THAT
PIECE. AND YOU ALL HAVING SOME UNDERSTANDING OF LIKE THE LOCALIZED DYNAMICS. WCH I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS RAISED VERY CLEARLY. I THINK THAT'S ALSO REPRESENTED IN THE AREAS THAT ARE NOT COVERED STILL IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NSD.
IT'S LIKE READING THE ROOM. LIKE WE'VE HAD FOLKS MAKE THREATS TO COUNCIL THAT ARE BEING SELECTED TO. AND YOU ALL ARE HERE AND BEING ABLE TO DISTINGUISH OR WEIGH IN ON THOSE LOCAL DYNAMICS AND BEING ABLE TO OVERLAY THAT
TO THIS PROCESS MAKING SURE WE ARE CHOOSING VENDORS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THO CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT YOU ALL ARE LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY TOO, WORKING INHESE COMMUNITIES TOO TO BE ABLE TO POINT THAT OUT. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE POINTS WHERE YOU ALL HAVE INTERVENED. AND MAYBE IT
COULD BE THE DEPARTMENT IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH CURE VIOLENCE TO REALLY ELEVATE THAT UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO DO THIS WORK OVERALL AND RELATE THAT TO LOCAL GROUND DYNAMICS. MY NEXT QUESTION ACTUALLY RELATING TO
THAT, CAN YOU SHARE WCH ZONES ARE BEING COVERED ONCE AGAIN BY THE FIVE ORGS. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCILEMBER WONSLEY, THE FIVE ZONES IN THE
NEW CONTRACTS ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. FOUR OF THEM ARE THE RTHERN AREA OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND THEN THE OTHER FIVE ARE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS. >> SORRY. CLARIFICATION. WHAT ZONES IS BEING COVERED BY THE
SELECTIVE VENDORS? YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT BUT THAT WASN'T DETAILED ON THE SLIDES. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER
WONSLEY, LET ME CHECK MY NOTES
THAT. CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL
MEMBER WONSLEY, A MOTHER'S LOVE IS IN AREA 1. RESTORATION INC. IS IN AREA 4. T.O.U.C.H. IS IN AREA 8. SABATHANNI IS IN AREA 7. AND MAD DADS IS IN AREA 5.
>> THANK YOU. AND THEN GOING TO SLIDE NUMBER 29, WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE MORE STRINGENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. CAN YOU SHARE MORE SPECICALLY AFTER
THESE QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE DONE, WILL YOU ALL BE COMING TO COUNCIL TO SHARE THE FINDINGS? SIMILAR TO MPD'S QUARTERLY UPDATES. THEY PROVIDE INFORMATION ON RELEVANT TRENDS. WE TYPICAL HAVE NOT SEEN THAT BE PART OF NSD'S PRESENTATION.
BUT WOULDIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS INFORMATION YOU'RE NOW COLLECTING WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO US AND TO THE PUBLIC. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I THINK THAT'S A REALL GOOD IDEA. I'M VERY HAPPY TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL AT A CADENCE THAT MAKES SENSE FOR OUR GOALS
AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING T COMMUNICATE. MAYBE WE CAN EVEN WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A SPECIFIC DASHBOARD FOR THOSE DEBRIEFINGS. >> THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. PMI GAVE ARESENTATION TO AO EARLIER THIS YEAR SAYING THEY WANTED TO WORK WITH DEPARTMTS CREATING THAT DASHBOARD. WE'D
LOVE TO SEE THAT, THAT WAY THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS. THANK YOU FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION. LAST YEAR, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, I'M SORRY, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND I WKED CLOSELY AS A LEADERSHIP OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE AROUND WANTING TO SAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFETY DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY MINISTER PROGRAMS THAT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH BEST STANDARDS. WE ASKED FOR THAT REPEATEDLY OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. BROUGHT IT TO THE CITY HOW CAN WE WORK
WITH YOU. SO IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT THOSE BEST PRACTICES ARE FINALLY BEING HEEDED TO A INCORPORATED IN THE PROCESS AND WE'RE HAVING SOME GUARD RAILS PU IN PLACE. AND I AM VERY MUCH EXCITED ABOUT THE
PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THIS WORK THAT WE'RE SEEING THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND PROGRAM MANAGER, SITE ADVISORS, AND ALSO EVEN THE SALARY RANGES. BECAUSE I DO KNOW THERE WAS NO STANDARDIZATION BEFORE HAND WHERE YOU COULD HAVE SOME VENDORS THAT MIGHT BE PAYING A
MINIMUM WAGE, SOME PAYING MORE THAN THAT TO THESE WORKERS THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR BODIES IN LINE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE
PROVIDED FRINGE BENEFITS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONVERSATION OF HOW DO WE MOVE TOWARDS PROFESSIONALIZATION. AND I'M GLAD, AGAIN, CURE VIOLENCE IS IN THIS PARTNERSHIP ROLE WITH YOU ALL TO REALLY SHARE HOW TO DO THAT, PUT THAT IN PLACE. SO I AM
ACALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE CONTRACTS AND HOPEFUL ABOUT WHAT WILL COME FROM THEM, BUT ALSO, OF COURSE, I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE DATA SAYS NOW THAT WE'VE PUT THESE NEW SYSTEMS IN PLACE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY TAKING COUNCIL'S CALL TO PUT RIGID STANDARDS IN
PLACE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY DELIVER QUALITY OUTCOMES FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND POTENTIALLY GIVE THEM THE SAFETY THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES FOR THIS PRESENTATION, AND ALSO
THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BRIEFINGS THAT YOU HAVE HAD WITH MY OFFICE. YOU AND YOUR TEAM, I'VE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE TIME SPENT WORKING THROUGH THIS BEHIND THE SCENES AND NOW HAVING THIS PUBLIC PRESENTATION WITH THIS WEALTH OF INFORMATION. I D
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. I UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER HERE. IT'S TOTALLY FINE TO SAY YOU CAN'T ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS HERE. BUT SOME THINGS I FEEL I HAVE TO ASK FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT GOING ON AROUND THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE FIRST THING IS YOU PUT -- YOU ALL HAD A SLIDE THAT SAID YOU WERE BRINGING FORWARD THE FIVE GROUPS. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A TRUE STATEMENT. BECAUSE THAT WAS -- THERE WERE SIX GROUPS.
AND ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON HERE NOW WAS NUMBER 5 AND NOT NUMBER 6. SO IT'S NOT REALLY THE TOP 5 GROUPS. IT'S THE FIVE GROUPS THAT YOU WANTED TO BNG FORWARD.
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THE GROUPS THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TODAY ARE THOSE FIVE GROUPS THAT ARE LISTED. >> RIGHT. I SEE THE FIVE GROUPST THE TOP FIVE GROUPS. THEY WERE
PARTF THE TOP SIX GROUPS. >> CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON. >> I MEAN, AGAIN, WE CAN'T GO TOO MUCH IN DETAIL, BUT THE ONES THAT ARE BRINGING FORWARD WERE THE FIVE TOP SCORERS IN THE RFP PROCESS.
>> THAT' NOT TRUE. BUT OKAY. SO MY CONCERN IS IS THAT WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES AT RISK AGAIN. WHAT WAS BROUGHT UP PREVIOUSLY IN THE LAWSUIT IS THAT IT WAS FAIRNESS, AND LIKE HOW WE WERE TREATING CONTRACTS AND IF PEOPLE
WERE GING SOME SORT OF ADVANTAGE OR WHATEVER WAS HAPPENING. AND I JUST RECALL HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT A GROUP WHO HAS BEEN REMOVED BEING IN THE TOP FIVE AND NOW SUDDENLY, THEY'RE IN A DIFFERENT NUMBER. SO I DON'T- AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONVERSATION
AROUND, YOU KNOW, THAT WE COULD HAVE FUNDED EIGHT VERSUS SIX OR WHATEVER. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING HONEST WITH PEOPLE. BECAUSE WHAT I'M -- WHAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ON THE NORTHSIDE IS T
LOSS OF SERVICES AND THE JOBS THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED BY THIS, YOU KNOW, THE GROUPS THAT ARE COMING FORWARD. REGARDLESS OF WHO THE GROUP IS, THIS IS STILL TAKING SERVICES AWAY FROM NORTHSIDE. THE PRESENTATION YOU GAVE TODAY IDENTIFIED AREAS IN THE NORTHSIDE THAT NEED THESE RESOURCES, AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING
THAT SOME OF THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED. YOU'VE LITERALLY GIVEN US A PRESENTATION TODAY THAT SAYS A PART OF THE NORTHSIDE NEEDS TO BE COVERED. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO COVER IT. WE'RE GOING TO PIVOT AND DO SOMETHING ELSE.IKE HOW DO WE
RECONCILE THAT? >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBS, I THINK THAT NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH RESPECT TO THAT. I MEAN, WHAT'S BEFORE YOU IS THE FIVE TOP
SCORING CONTRACTS. >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE? THERE'S AN AREA THAT WAS SELECTED TO BE GIVEN SERVICES IS NO LONGER GIVEN SERVICES. THERE HAS BEEN --NCE WE VOTE, THERE'S A DECISION MADE. AND I HAVE TO G BACK TO
NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND SAY THIS AREA THAT YOU WERE TOLD NEEDS COVERAGE IS NOT GETTING COVERAGE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE WHO IS GOING TO PROVIDE A SERVICE. >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I MEAN, I THI THAT
THERE ARE STILL OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR COVERAGE. >> OKAY. SO WHEN AREE GOING TO START HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE OPTIONS FOR THAT COVERAGE, PLEASE? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE
CURRENTLY ONGOING. >> I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART -- I DON'T KNOW ABOUTYOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS SO I CAN HAVE INFORMATION TO TAKE BACK TO NOR
NORTHCIDERS. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE SEEN IT. THERE'S BEEN STORIES IN THE NEWS ABOUT NORTHSIDE GETTING BETTER. YOU KNOW, THERE'S LETS INCIDENTS OF SHOOTING. AND WE LOVE THAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. BUT WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT. WE'RE TAKING A BIG HIT HERE BY LOSING -- ONE OF THE GROUPS, ONE
OF THE BIG GROUPS WHO HELPED OUT A LOT IS NOT EVEN BEING FUNDED. THEY DIDN'T GET SELECTED. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WE ARE TAKING A HIT. IF WE DON'T COVER WHERE WE'VE SEEN THAT WE NEED THIS HELP IN A CERTAIN AREA. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GO BACK AND SAY WE DON'T PROVIDE THAT. IF
THE DATA IS SHOWING WE NEED IT THERE. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO TAKE THESE SORTS OF HITS ON THE NORTHSIDE. WE CAN'T JUST SAY WE'RE REMOVING FUNDING OR WHATEVER FROM A PARTICULAR GROUP IS ONE THG. BUT LIKE THERE IS
A SERVICE HERE. THESE ARE REAL ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, WHO RELY ON THIS HEAVILY. AND THIS IS POTENTIALLY NINE JOBS BECAUSE OF THIS CONTRACT THAT IS BEING -- THIS AREA JUST AT A
MINIMUM, WHAT YOU'VE SHOWN, THIS IS NINE JOBS BEING REMOVED FROM NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. FULL-TIME JOBS. I LOVE THAT. I LOVE THAT YOU ALL HAVE SET UP THIS WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, CHART FOR HOW PEOPLE WILL B EMPLOYED FULL-TIME, LEADERSHIP, ALL OF
THAT. BUT THESE ARE NINE JOBS THAT ARE BEING REMOVED FROM THE NORTHSIDE THAT THE CITY HAS PRESENTED IS NDED ON THE NORTHSIDE. AND SO I REALLY NEED US TO START BACK TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
SERVICE STAYS ON THE NORTHSIDE. THE OTHER THING IS LIKE HOW -- WHAT DID CURE VIOLENCE USE TO MAP OUT LIKE WHERE THE SERVICES WOULD GO? WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICS ON HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THE
AREAS? >> CIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, I CAN PROVIDE THE OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS FOR THE INDICATORS USED FOR THE MAP. >> PLEASE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES.
>> OKAY. SO BY THE WAY, I'M ANGIE OAKS, I'M THE NEW BUSINESD
NATIONAL BASED REPORTING SYSTEM. MPD REPORTED USING THAT SYSTEM. THEY USED ACCOUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AS WELL AS HOMICIDE, HOMICIDE AS IN NEGLIGENT AND NON-NEGLIGENT MURDER, OR MANSLAUGHTER, EXCUSE ME. IF
YOU'DLIKE, I CAN GO INTO THE EXACT -- IT'S KINDA WORDY. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN PROVIDE THE LONG-FORM DEFINITIONS FOR BOTH OF THOSE CODES. >> I DON'T NEED YOU TO DO THAT. BUT IF YOU ALL COULD DO A STAFF MEMO ON THE SPECIFICS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO JUST HAVE THE
DETAILS SO I CAN DO MY BEST TO TALK WITH FOLKS ABOUT THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS, DIRECTOR LAKES, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT JUST AN OVERALL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THESE GROUPS. AND
LIKE, W DO WE PULL SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER. JUST WONDERING HAVE Y MADE ANY PROGRESS? NOT YOU AND I, OF COURSE WE ARE. BUT ARE YOU STILL HAVING INTERNAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A CODE OF CONDUCT IN ANY FINALITION OF THAT?
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, YES. WE' STILL TALKING ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT. WE DO STILL THINK THAT THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT. AND I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL. AND WE ARE ABSOLUTELY STILL WORKING IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AIR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. BUT CAN W GET COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW'S QUESTION FOR STAFF. >> OH, I JUST WANTED THE SPECIFICS ON HOW CURE VIOLENCE CAME UP WITH THE AREAS. OF
SERVICE, PLEASE. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GET THAT FOLLOW UP. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. JUST A FEW QUESTIONS HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE PRESENTATION. ON SLIDE 6, YOU
TALK A BIT ABOUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN THE CITY AND CURE VIOLENCE. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW HAVE THOSE BEEN DEFINED IN THE CITY PROVIDER CONTRACTS, HOW ARE THEARE ARE THEY? OR ARE THEY?
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, SO YES, WE DO -- WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING A CONTRACT WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. THOSE ROLES ARE DEFINED WITHIN THAT DOCUMENT. IT'S PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS LIED IN THE REQUEST TO
PROPOSAL. WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY IN THE PROCESS. THE FINALIZED CONTRACT WILL OUTLINE THAT RELATIONSHIP. THE EXPECTATIONS UNDER THE PARTNERSHIP WITH CURE VIOLENCE. >> FOR EACH OF THE VENDORS THAT WE'RE UTILIZING THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THERFP, THAT RELATIONSHIP
AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE DEFINED FOR THEM A WELL? >> NOT SPECIFICALLY. BUT IT DOES OUTLINE THE EXPECTATIONS OF CURE VIOLENCE UNDER THROUGHOUT THE THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'LL HAVE WITH THEM. >>OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS MIGHT BE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR
YO I UNDERSTAND OR YOU'VE ALLUDED THAT YOU CAN'T SHARE THE FULL PROPOSALS THAT WERE RECEIVED THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS. BUT WHEN WILL THOSE PROPOSALS AND THE EVALUATION BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE
COUNCIL? >> YEAH. IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION ONCE ALL CONTRACTS ARE FULLY EXECUTED. >> OKAY. GREAT. ANOTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE. IN SLIDE 14, THERE IS -- YOU'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
APPROACHES, THECITY'S FORMER APPROACH AND THEN NOW OUR APPROACH GOING FORWARD. AND YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU SAY THAT THERE -- PREVIOUSLY WE TALK ABOUT VAGUE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. AND NOW THIS IS
STANDARDIZED LANGUAGE. CAN YOU GIVE US A COUPLE EXAMPLES OF WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. YOU KNOW, JUST GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THAT APPROACH MIGHT LOOK.
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, ONE OF THE LARGEST EXAMPLES WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL TRACKING OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM THAT WAS NOT -- THERE WAS NOT A CAPACITY TO DO THAT PREVIOUSLY. AND THERE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD. WE CAN PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.
BUT THAT WOULD BEHE LARGEST PIECE THAT'S IMPORTANT. >> SO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE -- >> YES. SO PART OF THE MODEL, IT'S MORE OF A CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL. THE INDIVIDUAL HIGH RISK PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED DURING TH OUTREACH. >> OKAY. IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO A
MEMO TO JUST GET SOME ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF JUST UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE DIFFERENCES COULDOOK LIKE? >> YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> CAN YOU FOLLOW UP WHAT SPECIFICALLY YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. >> OH, SURE. OKAY. S DO YOU WANT ME TO BE REALLY SPECIFIC
HERE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ON SLIDE 14, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VAGUE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND THEN NOW IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE STANDARDIZED LANGUAGE AND SPECIFIC REPORTING EXPECTATIONS. CAN THEY GIVE EXAMPLES OF THOSE TWO APPROACHES AND THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM. OKAY. THEN IN SLIDE 26, THIS IS ABOUT THE DAILY, THE REPORTING PIECES. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND ANALYZING THESE REPORTS, AND
HOW OFTEN? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, COULD YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION ONE MORE TIME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT ALL THE PIECES. >> SURE. ON SLIDE 26, THERE'S THE PROGRAM MONITORING AND REPORTING. IT OUTLINES THE DAILY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND ANALYZING THESE REPORTS, AND HOW OFTEN? >> YES. SO AT THE END OFACH SHIFT, EACH VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER, EXCUSE ME, STAFF MEMBER, IS REQUIRED TO DO A DAILY DEBRIEF FORM. AND THAT WILL BE CHECKED OVER BY THEIR SUPERVISORS. THEIR SUPERVISORS
GET TRAINED ON REVIEWING THIS INFORMATION SO THAT'S ONE DATA QUALITY CHECK. LET ME -- I THINK I HAVE ANOTHER ONE WRIEN DOWN FOR YOU. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IT
FOR THAT. BUT AS FAR AS ANALYSIS, WE EXPECT -- I'M TRYING TO THINK OF HOW MUCH I CAN COMMIT TO. BUT THE DATA IS COMING IN CONSTANTLY. IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY UPLOADED.
ESSENTIALLY, THE USER OR THE STAFF WOULD INTERFACE WITH THE FORM AND THAT WOULD AUTOMATICAY GET UPDATED IN THE EXAMPLE OF THE DATABASE THAT YOU SAW. >> OKAY. >> AND THAT CAN BE QUANTIFIED IN ANY SORT OF TIMEFRAME. WE MIGHT FIND IT'S MONTHLY IS MOST
APPROPRIATE FOR DETERMINING THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE OUTPUTS. IT MIGHT BE MORE QUARTERLY. BUT THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED PRECISELY. >> I THINK THAT ANSWERS A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION I HAVE, HOW THAT'S COMMUNICATED TO THE CITY
IN REAL-TIME. >> THAT'S CORREC OUR TEAM, NSD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION. DEPUTY DIRECTO LAKES MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THAT IS OUR INFORMATION.
>> OKAY. WHO THEN IS RESPONSIBLE IN THE CITY TO ANALYZE THAT INFORMATION? YOU SAID YOU COULD DO IT AT ANY TIME. WHAT'S THE PROCESS ABOUT ANALYZING, REVIEWING, AND LOOKING OVER THAT DATA OR REPORTS. I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU WOULD CALL IT A REPORTS BECAUSE IT'S JUST IN TIME. >> YEAH. THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WOULD BE MYSELF. AND WE MIGHT GET SOME ASSISTANCE FROM PMI. >> OKAY. GOTCHA. AND SO THEN SINCE YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THAT, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. >> SURE. >> SO WHEN YOU IDENTIFY, I GUESS, WELL HOW WILL WE SAFEGUARDF THERE'S ISSUES? LET'S SAY YOU IDENTIFY AN ISSUE, HOW IS THAT THEN GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED OR WHAT ARE THE
MEASURES THAT YOU WOULD TAKE TO SHIFT OR PIVOT OR WORK WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGER OR WHAT'S THE PROCESS TO ESCALATE ANY OF THOSE ISSUES TO GO FROM THAT STEP? >> SURE. I THINK I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION NOW. WE DON HAVE THE INFORMATION AT THE MOMENT.
BUT ONCE THERE WILL BE THE CURE VIOLENCE TRAINING ON DOCUMENTATION REPORTING WHERE WE WILL GO OVER OUR QUATY ASSURANCE APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES AND PERFORMANCE OF EACH STAFF. >> OKAY. SO CURE VIOLENCE, THEY'REOING THROUGH THAT TRAINING FOR YOU?
>> WE WILL GO THROUGH THE -- I WILL JN THE TRAINING FOR DOCUMENTATION ALONGSIDE EACH STAFF AND THE MANAGS. YES. >> OKAY. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND. I JUST
THINK THAT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE SAFEGUARDS ARE AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE MECHANISMS ARE IF WE SEE THAT SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING OR WE WANT TO PIVOT, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE.
WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THAT. AND HOW WE THEN AS COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO SHIFT IF NEEDED, I GUESS. IF IT'S BUDGET OR WHAT NOT. >> CERTAINLY, AND I'M SURE WE CAN FORMULATE A EXACT TIMELINE RESPONSE IN A MEMO.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN I JUST HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT ON SLIDE 36, IT'S TALKING ABOUT THIS IS THE -- THIS IS YOUR TIMELINE OF WHAT'S NEXT. SO IT SAYS IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REPORTING DASHBOARD WON'T BE ADY UNTIL OCTOBER.
>> CHAIRCHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, THE PUBLIC FACING ONE I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THAT AS AN ESTIMATE DATE JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE INFORMATION WE'RE SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC AND MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> OKAY. SO THAT'S THE PUBLIC.
SO HOW WILL INFORMATION BEFORE THAT BE SHARED AND MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC IF DESIRED? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, THERE'S SEVERAL OPTIONS. ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE'RE
LEANING THE MOST TOWARDS IS HAVING FILE THAT THE PUBLIC CAN DOWNLOAD WITH ALL THE RAW INFORMATION S THEY CAN DO THEIR OWN ANALYSIS AS NEEDED. BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING EXACTLY WHAT THAT
WOULD LOOK LIKE EARLIER. >> OKAY. I JUST HAD A QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW ASKED ABOUT CODE OF CONDUCT PROCESS. IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN CODE OF ETHICS? CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND WHAT THE DESIRED OUTCOME IS
FOR THAT. >> CERTAINLY. CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT IS KINDF WRITING DOWN AND IDENTIFYING PECTATIONS BOTH FOR INTERNAL NSD STAFF AS WELL AS EXTERNAL
CONTRACTORSND DOCUMENTING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN A WAY THAT HASN'T BEEN FORMALLY WRITTEN DOWNBEFORE. >> OKAY. SO THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHICH I BELIEVE IS PART OF THE VENDORS HAVE TO
COMPLY WITH OUR CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS, CORRECT? I MEAN, I SEE THAT THEY -- I BELIEVE IN OUR RFP. I'LL DO A FOLLOW-UP QUESTI ABOUT THIS THEN. OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, CAN I INTERRUPT AGAIN AND ASK COUNCIL MEMBER. I HEARD TWO DIFFERENT RESPONSE MEMOS FROM CNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. AND WE DIDN'T FULLY GET EITHER ONE. COULD WE REPEAT THOSE.
>> I BELIEVE YOU GOT THE FIRST ONE, CORRECT? >> AND THEN THERE WAS A SECOND ONE THAT STAFF JUST OFFERED TO GET BACK TO IN A MO. AND THEN YOU JUST HAD A THIRD QUESTION JUST NOW. >> THAT'S OKAY. I WILL REACH OUT TO THEM ABOUT THE CODE OF ETHICS VERSUS THE CODE OF CONDUCT.
THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. IT WAS JUST -- I THINK YOU STATED THAT YOU COULD GIVE JUST MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE -- LIKE THE PROCESS OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPP IF THEY IDENTIFY AN ISSUE, WHAT'S GOING TO -- WHAT
PROCESS THEY WILL G THROUGH IN ORDER TO GIVE US THAT INFORMATION AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LAKES. THANK YOU AGAIN. SO I HAVE JUST
A COUPLEF QUESTIONS MORE. MIGHT BE OPEN ENDED. WE MIGHT NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THIS. BUT I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAD ASKED AHEAD AND INQUIRED ABOUT THESE SERVICES ON LAKE STREET AND ELLIOT PARK AND
CEDARIVERSIDE. I KNOW, THAT'S A DIRECTION THAT I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT. BUT AS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW POINTED OUT, WE'VE GOT SERVICES HERE. WE'VE GOT ON THE NORTHSIDE THAT WE'RE SEEING SERVICES RESCINDED AND WE ARE HOPING, YOU KNOW,S NORTHSIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS, I KNOW WE'RE HOPING TO SEE SOME
KIND OF SOLUTIONE BROUGHT BACK FORWARD THAT'S WORKABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO US. AND SO JUST WONDERING IF YOU, JUST BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAD RAISED THESE QUESTIONS EARLIER. IF YOU ALL HAD THOUGHT ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT APPROACH BEING ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
HAVE SERVICE IN BOTH AREAS. I KNOW YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT ANSWER. BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT OR HAD ANY OF YOUEGUN TO THINK ABOUT SERVING ONE OR BOTH OF THESE GAPS, I SUPPOSE.
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, THOSEONVERSATIONS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. >> OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S GOT A SOLUTION THAT HE'S GOING TO PROPOSE. I'M JUSTRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I CAN MAKE SURE THAT I CAN HOLD BOTH TRHS. THE
FACT THAT NORTHSIDE NEEDS THE SERVICES. THE FACT THAT CEDAR-RIVERSIDE NEEDS THESE SERVICES. VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN SORT OF SQUARE THIS THI AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND SO THANK
YOU FOR INDULGING THAT. I'M SURE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN SECOND. I MOSTLY WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM, YOUKNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE KIND OF BEEN A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE MICROSCOPE BAUSE SO MUCH HAS BEEN GOING ON. SO MANY OF US BELIEVE IN THIS WORK AND WANT TO
FEEL LIKE IT'S FUNCTIONING AT ITS FULL CAPACITY. AND I REALLY DO THINK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM AR BRINGING, YOU KNOW, IF NOT HAVE GAINED IT ALREADY, BUT ARE BRINGING MORE AND MORE CONFIDENCE TO OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER THESE SERVICES. AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SAY THAT. YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT
HAVE ALL THE HARSH QUESTIONS. WE STILL HAVE HARSH QUESTIONS. THAT'S A PART OF HOW WE DO THINGS UP HERE. BUT MAKING SURE WE'RE GIVING YOU AND YOUR TEAM THE FLOWERS AS WE SEE THE WORK COMING BEFORE US. AS WE SEE THE EFFICACY TO A SPECIFIC MODEL
STARTING TO COALCE. AS WE SEE THE VENDORS STARTING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO BRING THIS FORWARD. IF WE WANT TO SEE SRTER PRESENTATIONS, WE SHOULD HAVE MORE MEETINGS NOT ON THE DAIS. BUT OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL JUST SORT OF ACCEPT THE LONG
PRESENTATIONS UNTIL WE SORT OF CAN FIND A BALANCE. BUT STLY, JUST THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE CONTRACTS BEFORE US A FIGURING OUT HOW WE RECONCILE NEEDS IN TWO AREAS. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I PUT MYSELF LAST ON QUEUE. I THINK I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE APPROACH OF MOVING BEYOND JUST THE BUSINESSES. THE AREA I THINK NEEDS TO BE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
IS THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE. PARTICULARLY, THEY'RE OUR CONSTITUENTS. WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT DATA BACKED APPROACH. I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT ZONE 6. THAT'S AN AREA ON THE SOUTHSIDE THAT'S ALSO NOT GOING T HAVE A CONTRACT. AM I CORRECT IN THAT ANALYSIS?
>> CIR CHAVEZ, LET ME GO TO THAT SLIDE. >> THAT SHOULD BE PHILLIPS. OR
IS IT ZONE 5? IT'S THE LOCATION DOWN THERE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, I BELIEVE THAT IS A ZONE THAT IS STILL - LET
ME NOT COMMIT TO THAT. HOLD ON.
>> FIVE. OKAY. >> WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT, I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAD MOVED THIS FOR APPROVAL. I'M JUST MAKING SURE THERE IS A PROPER SECOND ON
THAT. >> THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR CHAVEZ, YOU ARE CORRECT. ZONE 6 IS N COVERED. >> OKAY. >> CURRENTLY. >> OKAY. COOL. THANK YOU. SIMILAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON AND VETAW, I'D LOVE TO BE A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS FOR EVEN WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY MENTIONED, OPTIONS FOR COVERAGE. I THINK THO ARE AREAS, ONE,
AGAIN, VERY THANKFUL FOR THE APPROACH OF GOING BEYOND JUST THE BUSINESSES AND ALSO GOING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY GREAT AND REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. ZONE 6, IT'S THE PHILLIPS AREA THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND STRUGGLING WITH THESE ISSUES, WHO ARE GOING TO
BE EXCITED WHENEVER THESE SERVICES COME. I'D LOVE TO BE PART OF THESE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. COMPREHENSIVE. ANSWERED MANY OF OUR QUESTIONS. LE COUNCIL
MEMBER WONSLEY SAID, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THIS. KUDOS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO WORKED ON THE PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON QUEUE, ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR OF APPROVING THE ITEMS BEFORE US. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, AND THIS DOESOT INCLUDE COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S ITEMS, PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THOSE
EMS CARRY. THE NEXT ITEMS ARE THE RESOLUTION FOR VIOLENCE INT CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND ELLIOT PARK AREAS. AND THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCILEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO LONG. EVERYBODY
HAS BEEN PATIENT, ESPECIALLY MY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE.URE VIOLENCE GLOBAL HAS NOT DONE ANY JUSTICE FOR CULTURAL SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR DISTRICT. AND THESE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN LEFT
BEHIND ON THIS PROCESS AND IT'S NOT IR. ESPECIALLY A PROGRAM THAT HAS WORKED. AS I TALKED TO THE STAFF, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT. WHYRE WE TAKING AWAY SOMETHING THAT'S WORKING. WE'RE LIKE REVERSING OUR SELF. AND BECAUSE OF THE CURE VIOLENCE,
THE DATA WE'RE FOLLOWING ON THAT. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL INVESTMENT TO OUR COMMUNITIES. CEDAR-RIVERSIDE HAS SEEN THAT. I TALKED TO CHIEF O'HARA WHO HAS TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CULTURAL SPECIFIC
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THIS. HE WAS ABLE TO HAVE THAT GROUP ACTUALLY COME TO DINKYTOWN OR COME TO THE BRIDGE DURING JULY 4TH TO HELP SOME OF THOSE THINGS. SO IT'S REALLY CRUCIAL FOR OUR CITY TO THINK ABOUT THIS. AND ALSO, WE HAVE
SEEN, YOU HAVE SEEN THEETTERS THAT CAME IN YOUR INBOX AND HOW MANY SUPPORTIVE LETTERS THAT COME FROM ALL THESE WONRFUL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. FOR ME, I WILL HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS. AND ASK THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY TO REALLY CONSIDER BRINGING THIS PROGRAM BACK TO CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND ELLIOT PARK. AND THE STAFF DIRECTION IS JUST REALLY STRAIGHT FORWARD. WHAT CRITERIA IS BEING USED WHEN SELECTING VENDORS BASED ON CULTURAL
COMPETENCIES AND SO ON. AND JUST THE LAS FOUR IS LIKE WHEN ALL THE CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED, CAN YOU COME BACK TO US AND LET US KNOW, YOU OW, THE SCORING, RANKS, AND EVALUATION AND ALL THOSE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNCIL TO KNOW WHAT PROCESS WE HAVE USED TO CAPTURE ALL THIS. SO I'M ASKING. IT DOESN'T HAVE A DATE. IT SAYS 30 DAYS AFTER THE CONTRACT ARE BEING SIGNED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. THANK YOU >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY FOR YOUR WARD. YOU KNOW, THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ESE ARE SERVICES THAT YOU
NEED. BUT IT FEELS COMPETING WITH THE SERVICES THAT I NEED IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. IT IS CLEAR THAT WE WERE SELECTED TO HAVE SERVICES IN THE AREA ON THE NORTHSIDE THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
CONTROVERSY AROUND ONE PARTICULAR GROUP AND CONTRACT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE SORTED OUT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I CAN'T VOTE FOR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET NOW. I THINK THE TIMING IS NOT GOOD. I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. LIKE WHAT THE
NEXT COUPLE OFYCLES HOLD IN THE FUTURE OF THE CONTRACT THAT WAS BEFORE US THAT GOT REMOVED. BECAE I CAN'T VOTE AGAINST THE NORTHSIDE. IT'S CLEAR THAT WE NEED THE SERVICES. I AM NOT DISPUTING THAT YOU NEED THE SERVICES TOO. ALSO, WE GET
ACTUALS FOR BUDGETS AT THE END OF THE MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEEN SPENT AT THE END OF THE MOY THAT WE CAN REALLOCATE TO SOME OF THE SERVICES IN CEDAR-RIVERSIDE OR THE NORTHSIDE, THAT WOULD BE MUCH
MORE HELPFUL THAN MAKING THAT DECISION TODAY. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT FOLKS WOULD CONSIDER WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE NORTHSIDEIGHT NOW. LIKE WE ARE HAVING SERVICES AND JOBS PULLED FROM US AND THAT CANNOT BE HELPFUL FOR THE CITY AT ALL. AND
SO I REALLY WANT US TO JUST LIKE TAKE A STEP BACK AND MAYBE TE A COUPLE CYCLES OR ONE CYCLE, TWO CYCLES, I DON'T KNOW H LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR US TO REALLY FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS MONEY IS REAY GOING TO COME FROM AND IF IT'S GOING TO AFFECT NORTHSIDE SERVICES OR NOT. AND
MAYBE COME UP WITH A WAY COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, WHERE YOU AND I CAN GET BOTH THE SERVICES WE NEED IN OUR WARDS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINLLE. >> THANK YOU. I TOO WANT TO JOIN
THE DISCUSSION. AS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW SAYS, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, COULD YOU THINK ABOUT PULLING THIS AND GIVING A LITTLE TIME FOR THIS TO PLAY OUT? RIGHT NOW ON THE FACE OF IT, WE'RE GOING TO PIT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AGAINST ANOTHER ONE. WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT.OTH SHOULD GET FUNDED. BUT TAKING THIS MONEY -- IN FACT, I WOULD
LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION TO STAFF, WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS MONEY GOES AWAY? DOES THAT NOT GET ALLOCATED TO MINNEAPOLIS? WHAT WOULD THE EFFECT OF THIS PASSING BE?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS. M NAME IS LINDY URDMAN, I'M THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. SO THIS AMENDMENT REPRESENTS ABOUT 10% OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TOTAL NON-PERSONNEL BUDGET. AND SO WE
WOUL HAVE TO MAKE TRADEOFFS. WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO EVALUATE THAT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN. >> THANK YOU. SO TO MY POINT, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, THIS IS TAKING A LARGE CHUNK OF THAT
BUDGET. >> YOU MAY PROCEED, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> I'D LIKE TO BE LISTENED TO WHEN I TALK. >> DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME? >> I'M TRYING TO MAKE THE POINT
THAT THIS IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF HAVE TO RECONFIGURE HOW OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS GETIMPACTED. SO IT'S SPEAKING -- THE QUESTION IS, WOULD YOU CONSIDER COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW'S REQUEST TO DELAY THIS UNTIL OUR STAFF CAN FIGURE OUT HOW BOTH NEIGHBORHOODS CAN
BE SERVED INSTEAD OF CHOOSING ONE OVER THE OTHER. >> SIR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, NO, I WILL NOT CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE WE JUST VOTED FIVE CONTRACTS AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN FUNDED. AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THESE RESIDENTS HERE DESERVE TO GET FUNDED. SO THAT'S WHY BROUGHT IT FORWARD
TODAY. AND I'M HOPING THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS LEFT BEHIND BASED ON CULTURE COMPETENCY OF THAT. THEY WERE NOT CONSIDERED BECAUSE PURE VIOLENCE AS STATED NEVER CONSERED COLLECTING THOSE
DATA'S AND INTERVIEWING THE NEIGHBORS AND SO ON. SO YES, I WOULD DEFINITELY HOPE THAT I WILL GET YOUR SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE TO SERVE AND HELP, LIKE I MENTIONED, CHIEF CALLING OUT
THE STONE BRIDGE WHEN THOSE FIREWORKS HAPPENED ON JULY 4TH. SOMALI ORGANIZATION OR CEDAR CULTURAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAD BEEN SELECTED THAT WAS AE TO HELP OUT SOME OF YOUR WARDS. >> I'M REALLY SOR TO HEAR
THAT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> I'M NOT SURE REALLY WHERE TO START. I KNOW THIS IN TERMS OF THESE CONTRACTS AND COUNCIL
MEMBER OSMAN'SALK ONS HERE. IN AEO NEXT CYCLE, IN AEO LAST CYCLE WE HAD SAFETY AMBASSADOR CONTRAS. ACTUALLY, IT WAS ON FEBRUARY 27TH. SERVED THE FRANK THAT WARD 6 IS NOT GETTING
SERVICES IS JUST NOT ACCURATE. IN FACT, NEXT CYCLE I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION TO INCREASE SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE SAFETY AMBASSAR PROGRAMS. BUT JUST SOME CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND. THIS IS A SAMPLING, NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT
HAS BEEN APPROVED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. IN 2024, ALL PUBLIC SAFETY AID MONEY, CULTUR DISTRICT SAFETY AMBASS AMBASSADORS, YOU APPROPRIATED
$3 MILLION IN PUBLIC SAFETY AID FOR THESE IN SEVEN CULTURAL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING FRANKLIN AVENUE EAST, INCLUDING EAST LAKE STREET. WE HAVE ELLIOT PARK COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVES AS
$200,000, ONE TIME. ADDITIONAL FUING FOR LAST YEAR NOT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS INCLUDED 2024 SUMMER SAFETY VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES FUNDING. LAKE STREET CULTURAL DISTRICT SAFETY SERVICES. LAKE
STREET FROM LYNDALE TO PILL Y PISBURY. IN THIS YEAR'S, IT WAS REDUCED BY 50%. ALMOST $1 MILLION. AND THERE WERE LOTS OF EARMARKS LIKE $100,000, ONE
TIME. $100,000. $150,000. MY POINT HERE IS THAT THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT WE APPROACH VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN OUR CITY, NOT JUST VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS. AND THIS COUNCIL HAD SET ASIDE FUNDING. HAVE SET ASIDE FUNDING
TO DO JUST THAT. SO IN TERMS OF THE MINNEAPOLUS SERVICES, I AM THRILLED FOR NOW I BELIEVE OUR SECOND TIME EVALUATING AND SELECTING VENDORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT USING YOUR OWN RFP AND PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WE ASKED
FOR THIS AND THEY DELIVERED. THAT PROCESS WAS TRSPARENT. IT WAS WELL PROMOTED, AND THE SELECTIONS WERE DONE WITHOUT KNOWING THE NAMES OF THE VENDORS. DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES TOLD US LAST WEEK THAT THESE SELECTIONS WERE MADE A WHILE
AGO. AND I DO ARECIATE INCREASED NEEDS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY. BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER THREE AREAS THAT THIS WOULD HAVE OTRWISE SELECTED? WHICH ONES WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A SIXth CONTRACT
HERE IN THE MINNEAPOL CONTRACTS. I DON'T THINK WE KNOW THAT. BUT IT'S CLEAR THE CURE VIOLENCE ENTERPRISE DID NOT SEE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AS THE NEXT PRIORITY. BUT DOES THAT MEAN
THAT WARD 6 WAS ABANDONED WITH HELP? NO. THEY'RE PRIORITIZE WARD 6 NEEDS WITH THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS PILOT PROGRAM. THE ONE THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 22ND. AND NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY INCREASE
THAT CONTRACT ALONG WITH SOME OTHERS. I MEAN, WE'VE SET UP HERE ON THIS DAIS -- AND DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKI. WE'VE GOT THAT. AND NOW WE HAVE THE NEW PROCESS, AND WE HAVE THIS
REQUEST TO IGNORE THAT DATA AND THE GUIDANCE FROM CURE VIOLENCE GLOB AND TO FUND IT ANYWAY? LIKE, I WANT TO KNOW WHERE EXACTLY DO WE THINK THIS $643,000 IS GOING TO COME FR. WHAT OTHER SERVICES WILL BE
SCALED BACK OR DISCONTINUED? AND MS. URDMAN GAVE AN ANSWER THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, NOT QUITE SURE. NOT ONLY DO WE FORCE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO UPDATE THEIR BUDGET TO FUND NEW PILOT PROGRAMS, BUT WE REDUCE THEIR BUDGET BY OVER $7 MILLION LAST YEAR WHEN WE MOVED BCR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO BCR. WE
MOVED FUNDS FOR DIVERSION PROGRAMS. EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, WE SAID MORE TIME WAS NEEDED TO CONSIDER A 50% REDUCTION AND CHANGE TO THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT EVEN THOUGH WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT FOR MONTHS. BUT REDUCING THE BUDGET OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT BY MORE THAN 50% WAS
DONE WITH ZERO NOTICE THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS.ND THAT FEELS A LITTLE BIT HYPOCRITICAL TO ME. MY WHOLE POINT HERE IS THAT THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT WE ARE APPROACHING VIOLENCE PREVENTION BEYOND VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS, AND WE HAVE THE FUNDING AND THE PROCESS STARTING
TO DO JUST THAT, INCLUDING IN WARD 6. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MOVED. SO I WILL MOTION THE --
WELL MOVE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL SO WE CAN ACTUALLY CONSIDER IT. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. SO ALSO JUST A FEW CLARIFYING THINGS HERE. YEAH,
BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF MISINFORMATION POINTS. ONE, WE ENDED THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION AROUND BUDGET LAST YEAR WHERE THEY STILL, AND AFTER CONSIDERING ALL OF THEHANGES MADE TO THEIR BUDGET, BCR MOVING, THEY STILL HAVE $1 MILLION LEFT OF UNSPENT
FUNDS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NSC LEADERSHIP AT THAT TIME MADE DECISIONS PROACTIVELY FOR THE YEAR AHEAD SAYING OH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THESE DOLLARS ARE ASSIGNED. THEY COULD HAVE
ABSOLUTELY DID THAT. AND THEY DID NOT. WE ARE IN A SPACE WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TOO THAT OF LOOKING AT OTHER SOURCES SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THERE IS PARITY. I DO WANT
TO REGROUND THE CONVERSATION. WE ARE BEING ASKED TO MAKE THE HARD DECISION OF SAYING, YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO REPURPOSE THAT SAME ALLOCATION LOOKI AT A DIFFERENT AREA WHERE YES, IN THE AO COMMITTEE, THERE WAS EXPLICIT DISCUSSION AROUND HOW POSSIBLY
CURE VIOLENCE DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF THAT THE NEEDS OF THAT WARD PARTICULARLY, OR THAT ZONE. AND ALSO, THE CONCERNS AROUND HOW WE DIDN'T HAVE A MAINTENANCE PLAN IN PLACE. SO I JUST WANT TO --
LIKE, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE IMPACTS TO NSC'S BUDGET WHEN YOU ALREADY MADE THIS APPROPRIATION FOR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION SERVICES. IT IS NOT ON US TO FIGURE OUT, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN JUSTIFY AS OF YET THAT THE FRE ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO PULL THE CONTRACT WHERE THIS WAS
ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED TO. BUT THOSE DOLLARS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE ALONG WITH WARDS 4, 5, AND 9 THAT ANOTHER WARD WILL BE INCLUDED. WE DO HA ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT EXTENDING
THAT PARITY. THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ALLOW US TO SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S MOTION WHILE RECOGNIZING THERE ARE OTHER GAPS THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR TWO YEARS. REALLY TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THAT. AND I ALSO WANT TO NAME LIKE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE THE TIME TOEE THESE PROGRAMS BEING IMPLEMENTED CORRECTLY. BECAUSE I HEARD SOME THINGS AROUND SOME OF THE SAFETY SUMMER FUNDING. THAT WAS NEVER IMPLEMENTED ALSO. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SAFETY AMBASSADOR PILO ALSO GET IMPLEMENTED,
WHICH DEPUTY LEA LAKES CLARIFY THAT IS A SEPARATE PROGRAM FROM THE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER PROGRAM. THEY HAVE SEPARATE SCOPES OF FOCUS. AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERE AREAS THAN WHAT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN TERMS OF COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S COMMENTS WHERE WE SEE SPIKES IN VIOLENCE, AND WHERE THERE'S BEEN
STABILIZATION. SO I JUST WANT TO NAME THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONTRACTS COME BEFORE THIS BODY WHERE THERE ARE VENDORSHAT ARE PERFORMING DIFFERENT SERVICES UNDER DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. SO THAT IS NOT SOMETHING COMMON. SO I JUST WANT TO AT LEAST RESET
THAT PIECE AND COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, I'LL BE SUPPORTING YOUR MOTION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> THA
REPRESENT WARD 6 AND NO ONE IS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN ME IN THINK DAIS. I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO BRINGING THE SAFETY AMBASSAD. BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME PROGRAM. IT'S NOT. LET ME JUST REPEAT THIS. VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTERS EXISTED IN 4 AND A HALF YEARS IN RIVERSIDE. WHY ARE WE TAKIN AWAY SERVICES THAT HAVE WORKED FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS? WHERE'S THE COMMON SENSE ON AT? THAT IS THE QUESTION I'M GOING TO END. THE SERVICES HAVE HELPED OUROMMUNITIES AND
YOU HAVE HEARD -- YOU HAVE SEEN THE LETTERS FROM THE INSTITUTIO WE'RE NOT ASKING NEW PROGRAM. WE'RE ASKING DON'T TAKE AWAY SOMETHING THAT'S WORKING. THANK YOU. >> ALL RHT. I AM NEXT ON
QUEUE. I THINK FOR ME AS WE'RE HEADING INTO THIS CONVERSATION, I JUST AT LEASTANT TO GIVE MY INPUT. I THINK THE TWO ZONES IN NORTH MIEAPOLIS NEED TO, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY AS A BODYO COVER THOSE. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT ZONE 6 THAT'S
MISSING. AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COVER COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS COVERING. THIS BODY FUNDS THINGS BECAUSE WE SEE A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. OFTENTIMES THE MAYOR AND HIS ADMINISTRATION JUST DON'T IMPLEMENT IT. I HEARD ABOUT LAKE
STRE SERVICES BEING IMPLEMENTED OFF THE GROUND. NEVER GOT A REPORT ON IF THE MAYOR ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS I DON'T KNOW. THERE WASN'T AN UPDATE. THERE WAS A CONVERSATION AROUND SUMMER SAFETY THAT WAS
PASSED. THERE WAS NO UPDATE IF THERE'S MANY OF THESE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS THAT WE AS A BODY FUND AND THEY JUST DON'T GET IMPLEMENTED. YOU OFTENTIMES HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEI FORCED TO COME OVER HERE SAYING, WE ARE BEGGING FOR HELP. WE ARE ASKING FOR HELP AND W ARE ASKING YOU TO COME INTO OUR COMMUNITIES AND
ACTUALLY DO SAFETY WORK. THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION TODAY. I AM THANKFUL THAT STAFF CAME HERE WITH DATA-BACKED APPROACH ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE SERVICES. THIS IS A 180 THAT I'M SEEI TODAY. I'M PROUD THAT OUR STAFF CAME HERE SUPER PREPARED
AND GAV THIS PRESENTATION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THESE COMMENTS BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT AN UPDATE ON BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR SOUTHSIDE, SUMMER SAFE. IF THAT HAPPENED, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP FROM OUR STAFF IF THEY ACTUALLY GOT IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT A REPORT ON
THAT. WE NEVERERE TOLD WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THAT FUNDING. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE NEVER SIGNED BY THE MAYOR. WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK WHICH WILL TELL YOU IF HE SUPPORTED IT OR NOT. I HAD TO OFFER THOSE CLARIFICATIONS. WHEN THIS BODY FUNDS PROGRAMS, IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT THEY GET IMPLEMENTED. AND FOR ME,
LIKE I SAID,T'S IMPORTANT THAT THE TWO ZONES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS GET COVERED. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ZONE 6 IN PHILLIPS GETS COVERED. I SUPPORT THE ZONE THAT COUNCIL MBER OSMAN IS TRYING TO GET FILLED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU. YEAH, JUST GOING
TO REVISIT THIS REAL QUICK. OBVISLY WITH THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, WITHOUT A DOUBT I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT. WITH THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION, I'M GENERALLYSUPPORTIVE, BUT I'M HAVING A TOUGHER TIME WITH. AND I THINK THE MAIN REASON IS
BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT THI PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE FUNDED. I BELIEVE THEROGRAM THAT THIS MONEY WAS WITHDRAWN FROM ALSO NEEDS TO BE FILLED. AND I JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT BOTH THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN. WOULD LOVE -- WHEN IS FULL COUNCIL IS ON
THURSDAY. IT'S TUESDAY. YOU KNOW, I GUESS FOR MY PART AND IF NOTHING ELSE, JUST MY PEACE OF MIND, I'D LOVE FOR THIS PORTION OF IT, THE APROPORTION, IT WOULD BE A LOTASIER TO MOVE FORWARD
WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. MAYBE GIVE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAWOME TIME TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE NEED WITH STAFF JUST SO WE'RE NOT FLYING BLIND INTO A DECISION WHERE I'VE GOT TO EXPLAIN TO
NORTH NORTHSIDERS WHY I TOOK MONEY FROM -- I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE MEETING WITH STAFF AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN KIND OF GET AT LEAST ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DECIDE WHETHER, HEY, HOW IS THIS ALL MOVING FORWARD. RIGHT. AND THAT WOULD GIVE ME A LOT OF
PEACE OF MIND AND WE COULD PROCEED, MOVE FORWARD THAT WAY. >> YES, I'M COOL WITH THAT. >> OKAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THIS. I THINK THAT'S ANPPROPRIATE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. YOU KNOW, I DID
NOT SAY THAT ALL THESE OTHER OGRAMS ARE THE SAME. I POINTED OUT TWICE THAT WARD 6 IS STILL REIVING SERVICES. MAYBE THE FUNDING NEEDS TO COME FROM THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS FOR TS PROGRAM. BUT I DON'T LIKE MY
QUESTIONS OR MY COMMENTS BEING REFRAMED. I DON'T THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE. I'M CONSTANTLY GETTING KICKED AT ANYTHING THAT I SEEK TO SAY ON THIS DAIS. THESE ARE DIFFERENT PROGMS, BUT IT'S ALL NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFETY. I HAVEN'T HEARD NORTHSIDE COCIL MEMBERS ACT LIKE THEY NEED TO RUN THEIR OWN FIEFDOM. I THINK IT'S WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE TO CARVE UP THE CITY AND SAY I DESERVE THIS PIEC OF IT. I THINK IT'S WRONG. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK ACROSS THE BOARD AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
MAKE DECISIONS NOT JUST FOR OUR OWN WARDS BUT FOR OUR CITY AS A WHOLE. THAT I WHAT WE WERE ELECTED TO DO. WE MIGHT HAVE SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OUR OWN WARDS, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE CITY AS A WHOLE. AND WE HAVE CE VIOLENCE AND WE HAVE A WHOLE PROCESS NOW IN THE NEIBORHOOD SAFETY
DEPARTMENT TO TRY AND TARGET LIMITED RESOURCES ACCORDINGLY. AND I THINK WE NEED TO FOLLOW IT. AND WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE HAS WITH THESE FIRST CONTRACTS, AND ONE OF THEM BEING PULLED, I THINK MAYBE THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS TO PULL BACK AND TO RECONSIDER AND FIGURE OUT HOW
MULTIPLE OTHER NEEDS CAN BE MET. BUT IT CAN'T BE A, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS FUNDING FROM THE NORTHSIDE FOR MY PART OF THE SOUTHSID IT'S JUST WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE. >> I JUST GOT MYSELF BACK ON QUEUE. AT LEAST I WANTED TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT OF WHY I SUPPORT AT LEAST THE WORK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS DOING. BECAE I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE FILL THE GAP THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS CLEARLY INDICATED IS MISSING IN HIS
COMMUNITY. I HAVE INDICATED A GA THAT'S MISSING IN PHILLIPS WITH THESE NES. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, SOME OF US REPRESENT WARDS THAT AREN'T AS PRIVILEGED OR DON'T HAVE AS MUCH WEALTH COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES IN OUR
CITY. AND SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, HAVING MORE EQUITABLE RESOURCES INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES, INSTITUTIONAL RASM, THE IMPACT THAT VIOLENCE HAS IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THIS PROCESS. AND I THINK THAT IS THE WORK YOU'RE SEEING RIGHTHERE. WE HAVE
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN 5, 4, 6, 9, TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THESE ARE AREAS THAT WE ARE TRYG TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF HISTORICAL ISSUES THAT ARE IMPACTING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I A LEAST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTEXT WAS GIVEN. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER TO
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS BY THURSDAY, I HOPE. COOL. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ON THE MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION MOVES
TO FULL COUNCIL WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION. COLLEAGUES, THERE IS ONE LAST ITEM. HOWEVER, WE CAN PUSH THIS UNTIL THURSDAY BECAUSE CAPTIONER IS CLOSED BY 5 P.M. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE ABOARD THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LONGER DAY
TOMORROW. NO OBJECTIONS? >> THURSDAY. >> SORRY, URSDAY. >> ADJOURN. >> OKAY. WELL WE STILL HAVE TO READHE COW REPORTS. BUT YES. SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ITEM NUMBER 4 THATS GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY AT FULL COUNCIL. DO I
HAVE TO DO ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT WITHOUT OBJECTION. COOL. NOW LASTLY, WE WILL FINALLY END WITH OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS. WE'LL START WITH THE AEO OVERSIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> I'LL JUST SPEAK LOUD. SO THE ADMINISTRATION AND -- THIS ITEM WAS APPROVEDN COMMITTEE BUT WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE GIFT
IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. SO I WILL BE MOVING TO DELETE THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA AT FULL COUNCIL. NUMBER TWO IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FM CARBON ALLIANCE. THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE. FOUR
IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES. SIX IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR TICKETS TO THE LINKS GALA. EIGHT IS A
BID. NINE IS A BID FOR CIRCULAR CORUGATED TRENCH SHIELDS. 10 IS A CONTRACT WITH DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, SPECIFICALLY FOR ABC RAMPS, MULTI-MODAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
RESTORATION A CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC FOR REPAIR PROJECT. 12 IS A CONTRACT FOR 2025 THROUGH 2028 VENDOR POOL. 13 IS A CONTRACT WITH METRO BLOOMS DESIGN AND BUILD LLC FOR PRIVATE
PROPERTY TREE PLANNG. 14 IS A CONTRACT FOR LABOR STANDARDS. 15 IS A LEASE AMENDMENT WITH 2700 EAST 28th STREET LLC FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OFFICE SPACE. 16 IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS BUILDING INSPECTORS. 17 IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NBER 299. 18 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT
WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF SHANE THORN. 19, ALSO A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM LEGAL SETTLEMENT FOR ME MELISSA ROGERS. -- 21 IS A CONTRACT FOR
CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL FOR 2025 MINNEAPOLUS ASSISTANCE PROVIDER SERVICES. I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I WOULD REQUEST THAT MY NAME IS
INCLUDED ITEM NUMBER 6, THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR THE LINK. I WILL BE SPEAKING AT THAT EVENT. AND I WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE RESOLUTION. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. I BELIEVE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW IS BRINGING FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO THIS AT
THURSDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. IF YOU COULD WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW TO ADD TO THAT AMENDMENT. WE CAN'T TAKE AMENDMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU. >> PERFECT. COOL. CLERKS, JUST SO YOU KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT ITEM COMING. ALL
RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM THIS THURSDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IS APPROVING THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE 2025 LOCAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. >> NUMBER ONE APPROVING AN EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATIONS LICENSE FOR PIZZA KARMA. NUMBER TWO, APPROVING A LIQUOR LICENSE
FOR NOCO. NUMBER THREE, APPROVING A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR ROSALIA. NUMBER 4, AUTHORIZING HOST APPROVAL FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR WONDERFUL FOUNDATIONS. NUMBER 5, PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
PROHIBITING THE USE OF ALGORITHC DEVICES ON RENTAL RATES. NUMBER 6, THIS ITEM W A LICENSE REVOCATION FOR LA CARETA RESTAURANT. HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN UPDATE, AND STAFF HAS RECEIVED THEIR TAX CLEARANCE LETTER, AND THEREFORE, THIS ITEM CAN BE
REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA ON THURSDAY. NUMBER 7 IS DENYING A VARIANCE APPEAL TO TIMOTHY BAILOR FOR THE PROJECT AT 1716 FREMONT AVENUE. NUMBER 8 IS APPROVING FIVE LIQUOR LICENSES.
NUMBER 9 IS APPROVING 211 LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. NUMBER 11 IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING GUIDELINES FOR CULTURALUSINESS WEEK CELEBRATIONS. NUMBER 12 IS
APPROVIN FINANCING FOR 2011 PILLSBURY AVENUE. NUMBER 13 IS PROVING A LOAN FOR PASSAGE COMMUNITY AT 17 24th REET. APPROVING MINNEAPOLIS STABILIZATION GRANT AWARDS.
NUMBER 15 AUTHORIZING EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO NORTH FOR PROPEY AT 1014 AND 1026 PLYMOUTH AVENUE. NUMBER 17 IS RESOLUTIONS
APPROVING THE BUSINESS REVITALIZATIONS PROGRAM IN UPTOWN. AND 18, LASTLY, THE RESOLUTION APPROVING FINANCING FOR SPRING MANOR PROJECTS. WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. C & I COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD NINE ITEMS. ITEM 1 IS -- ITEM TWO IS PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO WATER SERVICES AND TERMINOLOGY REVISIONS. THREE IS
DESIGNATED THE LOCATION COST ESTIMATES AND EASEMENTS FOR THE 25 ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. FOUR IS AMENDING THE 2025 CAPIT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY DECREASING APPROPRIATIONS FOR
ALLEY RENOVATION. FIVE IS AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. ITEM SIX IS AUTHORIZING A COOPE
REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY FOR THE NICOLLET AVENUE SOUTHRIDGE OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY. ITEM 7 IS CONCURRING WITH THE CITY --
ITEM 8 IS APPROVING A CONCEPT LAYOUT FOR THE LOGAN PARK INDUSTRIAL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT PHASE 1. AND ITEM 9 IS PASSAG OF A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE GOLD LINE BUS RAPID TNSIT EXTENSION PROJECT FROM SAINT PAUL TO DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. I'LL STAND FOR
QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. AND NEXT UP WE HAVE THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE. >> THANKS, MR. CHAIR. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM. THAT ITEM IS 2025 LEGISLATIVE POLICY POSITIONS AMENDMENT. AND THAT'S THE ONLY
ITEM WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> CHAIR. WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT'S GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD FIVE ITEMS. THE FIRSTS IS A PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE RELATED
TO REVIEW PANELS FOR THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION ON POLICE OVERSIGHT. TWO IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WH THE STATE FAIR FOR ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING THE FAIR. THR IS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE BCA FOR
AUTOMOBI THEFT PREVENTION GRANT. FOUR IS AUTHORIZING A GRANT FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATORS TASK FORCE FULL TIME ANALYST. FIVE IS CONTRACT FOR BCA FOR POLICE INVESTIGATOR PARTICIPATION ON THE MINNESOTA
HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATORS TASK FORCE. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS ON THAT ONE. >> THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, WE'VE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY. AND HEARING N OBJECTION, I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING FINALLY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.