. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ROBIN WONSLEY AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. I AM GOINGO CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE MEING SCHEDULED FOR TODAFEBRUARY 3, 2025. BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I DO WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF,ND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCASTED LIVE TO ENABLE
GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITOF OUR PROCEEDINGS 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 CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. AND WITH THAT, I WILL NOW ASK
THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETA >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON. >> HERE. >>CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. VICE CHR PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> AND CHAIR WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND I WAS INFORMED THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI WOULD BE RUNNING A FEW MINUTES BEHIND. I WILL ALSO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE'LL
BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY. SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN IN OR LET THE CLERKS KNOW IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE. TRE ARE 16 ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH I WILL NOW READ FOR THE RECORD. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPSES. SECOND IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM
THE NEW JEEY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRATION, TRAVEL, AND LODGING. THIRD IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM HELLO HEART OF TRAVEL, LODGING, AND MEALS. FOUR IS A BIDOR BRIDGE 9, WARD 2 PED/BIKE BRIDGE OVE THE MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENTS. FIVE IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH SENIOR SERVICES PROVIDERS. SIX IS CREDIT AMENDMENT WITH CORNERSTONE ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE ADVOCACY
SERVICES. SEVEN IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR HULS BROKERAGE INC. FOR HAULING AND DISPOSAL OF AGRICULTURE LIMING MATERIALS. EIGHT IS CONTRACT WITH FAMILY TREE CLINIC FOR SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUTH. NINE IS -- TEN IS LEGAL
SETTLEMENT FOR MOHAMMED SHAHIDULLAH VERSUS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. -- 12 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENTWORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM OF RICARDO MURO. TRTEEN IS A COMPENSATION CLAIM OF JONATHAN PETRON. FOURTN IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF MICHAEL
GRIFFIN. FIFTEEN IS COMPENSATION CLAIM OF LUIS PORRAS. AND SCENE IS FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. I'M HAPPY TO SHARE NUMBER FIVE WHICH IS A CONTRACT FOR SENIOR SERVICES ITEM. I HAVE WORKED WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES DURING THE LAST YEAR. PARTICULARLY THROUGH LAST DECEMBER'S BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS TO ENSURE THAT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS SUPPORTING SENIORS WERE WELL FUNDED. AND THE CONTRTS
BEFORE US TODAY ARE JUST ONE PIECE OF THAT. I AM ALSO WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING TO ORGANIZE A PRESENTATION LATER THI SPRING WHERE WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE ONHE CITY'S WORK ON HOW WE'RE WORKING TO BECOME A MORE AGE FRIENDLY CITY. WITH THAT, I WILL ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI HAS JOINED US, AND WE'LL ASK HERO SPEAK TO HER ITEM
WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 16, AND IT'S THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY HERE. COLLEAGUES, TODAY I'M BRINGING FORWARD A STAFF DIRECTION THAT WILL GUIDE OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH DIVISION AND CONDUCTING A LANDSCAPE REVIEW. THIS REVIEW WILL PLACE A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE HIRING OF FEMALE CANDIDATES.
EXAMINING THE CHALLENGES AND DRAWING COMPARISONS TO BEST PRACTICES. THE EVOLVING DEMANDS HAS TO BE PROACTIVE ENSURING A STRONG AND CAPABLE WORKFORCE. UNFORTUNATELY, FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS REMAIN UER REPRESENTED. IN 2022, WE RECOGNIZE THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALL -- ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
MINNEAPOLIS WOMEN FIREFIGHTER ASSOCIATION ABOUT THE TROUBLING DROP-OFF IN FEMALE REPRESENTATION. IT'S CLEAR THAT IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THE OUTCES, WE MUST FIRST EXAMINE THE BARRIERS THAT EXIST, AND IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE 30 BY 30 INITIATIVE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUSHING FOR FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN LAW ENFORCEMT. JUST AS I LED ON
THAT EFFORT, I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THE SAME FOR THE FIRE DEPAMENT. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE ADAPTED INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ATTRITION, AND FOSTER A MORE INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE. BY STUDYING THOSE APPROACHES AND EVALUATING HOW OUR OWN POLICIES COMPARE, WE CAN ENSURE MINNEAPOLIS IS LEADING THE WAY IN CREATING A FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. AND I'D BE REMISS NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT WE'RE SEEING AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL BECAUSE IT DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO THE WORK WE ARE ING HERE TODAY. THE STAFF DIRECTION COMES AT A TIME WHEN TRUMP HAS LAUNCHED AN ALL OUT ASSAULT ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY. HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS MOVED AGGRESSIVELY TO DISMANTLE DEI ACROSS, PLACING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE SIMPLY FOR DOING THIS WORK, AND FORCING AGENCIES TO ABANDON THEIR COMMITMENTS TO
EQUITY AND INCLUSION. EVEN MORE APPALLING IN THE WAK OF A MID-AIR COLLISION OVER THE POTOMAC RIVER THAT CLAIMED SEVERAL LIVES, TRUMPAS BLAMED DEIA POLICIES. WE CANNOT ALLOW THESE ATTACKS TO UNDERMINE OUR COMMITMENT. THE STRENGTH OF O INSTITUTIONS AT EVERY LEVEL DEPENDS ON ENSURING THAT THOSE WHO SERVE REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES THEY PROTECT. THAT IS WHAT THIS STAFF DIRTION IS
ABOUT. THAT IS WHAT OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY LOOKS LIKE. AND THAT IS WHY WE MUST REMAIN UNWAVERING IN OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD A FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A CITY WORKFORCE THAT IS DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND FULLY EQUIPPED TO SERVE ALL OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. I WILL CHECK T SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE. AND I WILLECOGNIZE THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS JOINED US. I AM NOT SEEING ANYO
THAT THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, AM GOING TO PULL ITEMS 12 THROUGH 15 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. AND THEN MOVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11, AND 16 FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO WITH THAT, CLERKS, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11 AND 16 OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
OH, BEFORE I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> YEAH, THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. AND I JUST QUICKLY WANTED TO SHOW SOME APPRECIATION AND EXCITEMENT AROUND THE JOINT WERS OF AGREEMENT FOR IMBEDDED SOCIAL WORKER IN MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNICATION CENTER. WHICH I KNOW IS ONE OF THE PILOTS, INNOVATION PILOTS THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A LONG TIME. SO THIS IS A GREAT STEP TO SEE MOVING FORWARD. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING, YOU KNOW, HOW IT'S WORKING AS YOU GET GOING. >> YES. AND ALSO, I KNOW COUNCIL
MEMBER CASHMAN, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY -- WAIT, NO, WHA AM I TALKING ABOUT? YOU'RE ON THIS COMMITTEE. BUT WE HAVE WORKED WITH PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION TO SET UP A SCHEDE FOR QUARTERLY PRESENTATIONS. SO I BELIEVE DEFINITELY BEFORE T END OF THIS QUARTER, PMI WILL BE COMING TO THIS COMMITTEE TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK AND PROGRESS THAT THEY'VE MADE ON THOSE PILOTS. SO WE'LL BE GETTING A FULLER UPDATE ON THAT
AS WELL. >> WILL IT BE IN THIS COMMITTEE OR PHS? >> THIS COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU. >> SO WITHTHAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERKS TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11 A 16. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIRPALMISANO. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE SIX AYES. >> GREAT. THE MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT, I WILL ASK THAT WE CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 12 THROUGH 15. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. >> VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR WONSLEY. >> NAY. >> ALL RIGH THERE ARE FOUR AYES AND TWO NAYS. >> THANK YOU. THAT MOTION CARRIES. WITH THAT, WE HAVE
MOVED TO THE DISCUSSION ITEM OF OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT UPDATE. WITH THAT, A BROUGHT FORWARD A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE LAST FALL AFTER A YR OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION AROUND HOW ARE WE WORKING TO RESTRUCTURE THE NEIGHBORHOODS DEPTMENT TO ENSURE BETTER CONTINUITY OF
SERVICES, OFPECIFICALLY OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES, AND ALSO TO DEAL WITH A NUMBER OF INTERNA ISSUES THAT WAS RELATED TO INVOICING, CONTRACTS, AND ALSO AGAIN, HOW ARE WE ADHERING TO THE METHODOLOG AND NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AROUND VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK. ALL OF THAT LED TO US HAVING TO BRING FORWARD A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FILLED BACK LAST NOVEMBER. AND FINALLY, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THAT
PRESENTATION TODAY. SO WITH THAT, I WILL INVITE COMMISSIONER BARNETTE TO START THE PRESTATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR WONSLEY, AND ALL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M TODD BARNETTE. I'M HERE WITH LEA LAKES, SHE'LL GIVE MORE DETAIL IN DEPTH REVIEW OF
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IN THE DIRECTIVE WAS AN UPDATE ON THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. OUR CURRENT STFING, WHICH INCLUDES FTEs AND CONTRACTS. WE'RE MOSTLY STAFFED DURING THE LAST YEAR. WERE ABLE TO GET THE DEPUTY
COMMISSIONER POSITION WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. I MEAN WITH OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. AND THAT'S IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY POLICY THAT'S NOT HIRED FOR. AS FAR AS CONTRACTS ARE CONCERNED, I'M ASSUMING IT'S ANY EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE. WE ONLY HAVE ONE CONTRACT, WHICH COUNCIL APPROVED THAT CONTRACT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WHICH IS A CONSULTANT CONTRACT TH DANNY MURPHY THAT CAME UNDER THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY MAINLY TO DEAL WITH THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN THE CONSENT DECREE, BECAUSE THE LAWYERS ARE BASICALLY -- I CAN'T REALLY SAY DONE BECAUSE IT'S AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL RIGHT NOW. BUT A LOT OF THAT WORK THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS DOING ALLOWS, THEY'RE AT THE END ON THAT SPECIFIC PART WHICH ALLOWS US TO USE A CONSULTANT TO HELP WITH
THE FOUNDATIONS THAT WE'RE BUILDING FOR IMPLEMENT, FOR COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION. SO WE REALLY ARE USING DANNY MURPHY, WHO I TNK YOU GUYS KNOW WORKED IN BALTIMORE, AND T WORKED IN NEW ORLEANS ON THEIRS. HE'S A WEALTH OF GOOD INFORMATION FOR US AND HAS WORKED WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS ON OUR INDEPENDENT EVALUATION TEAM.
SO THAT IS THAT PART. LEA LAKES WILLOME AND PRESENT ON THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT SHE'S MET SOME OF YOU INFORMALLY PROBABLY JUST BEING IN THE BUILDING. BUT JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION. LEA LAKES COMES TO THE CITY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH BAGROUND. SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE CDC,
FDA, AND MOST RECENTLY, THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY. AND SHE WOED THERE AS THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH. SO I'LL HAND IT OFF TO LEA LAKES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LEA LAKES AND I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THE
RESPONSE T THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ISSUED BY COUNCIL CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPERATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTM REPORT THAT WE HAVE NINE POSITIONS CURRENTLY FILLED. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE ACTIVELY HIRING FOR SIX POSITIONS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TWO POSITIONS TT HAVE NOT YET BEEN INITIATED IN THE HIRING PROCESS. AND FOR CLARITY, I WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS UPDATE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY
TEMPORARY POTIONS, AS THOSE ARE NOT A PART OF THE ONGOING BUDGETED STAFFINALLOCATIONS. FOR REFERENCE, JUST TO VISUALIZE TH A LITTLE BIT BETTER, THIS IS THE NSD ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. THE BLUE IS OUR FILLED POSITIONS. THE YELLOW ARE OUR POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE HIRING PROCESS. AND THEN THE LIGHT RED-BROWN AT THE BOTTOM THERE, THOSE ARE POSITIONSHAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN INITIATED FOR
HIRING.EGARDING OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIPS, I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE OUR SEICES AND PROGRAMMING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS. WE CURRENTLY RECEIVE VALUABLE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FR
FROM. THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES CONTINUES TO BE A CRITICAL PARTNER PROVIDING EXPERT GUIDANCE FOR OUR GROUP VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. INITIALLY, WE PLANNED ON WORKING CLOSELY IN THE UPCOMING YEAR TO SUPPORT OUR ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS AS APPROPRIATE. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE PROVEN INVALUABLE IN .
THESE COLLABORATIONS ALLOW US TO STAY AT THE FOREFNT OF THE BEST PRACTICES IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY WHILE IMPROVING OUR DELIVERY TO MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS. I'M PLEA DEVELOPMENTS IN HOW NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY IS WORKING TO ENHANCE OUR APPROACH. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT
STRENGTHENED OUR COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS MULTIPLE CI DEPARTMENTS. WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ENSURE ROBUST LEGAL SUPPORT AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS GUIDANCE. W ARE ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GRANTS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING USO MAKE ENHANCEMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAINTAINING STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL GRANT REQUIREMENTS. AND DEEPENINOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PROCUREMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE
BEST PROCUREMENT PRACTICES FOR ALL OF OUR PROCESSES. TO BTER SUPPORT OUR VENDORS, WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS AND DROP-IN SESSIONS. THESE SESSIONSILL PROVIDE ENCOMBENT VENDORS. WE'RE OFFERING ONE ON ONE VIRTUAL COACHING WHERE VENDORS CAN REIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR NEEDS. WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH
IT AND T OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY TO DEVELOP IMPROVED VENDOR COLLECTION TOOLS A PROCESSES IN BOTH THE SHORT AND LONG TERM. THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP US BETTER TRACK AND EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS. IT ALSO ALIGNS WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES REPORT. CURRENTLY, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS TO PROVIDE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES. WE PAY VENDORS TO GATHER AND ANALYZE DATA ON WHERE
THEYEED TO SELF-DEPLOY IN ORDER TO KEEP NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE. WHILE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND OCS MEET WITH THESE VENDORS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH CRIME DATA, ALL OF THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDE THEM IN THESE MEETINGS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT THEY ALSO HAV ACCESS TO. IN THE FUTURE, NSD WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE ANALYZING DATA AND IDENTIFYING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS MOST IN NEED OF OUR SERVICES. THIS ANALYSIS WILL
POTENTIALLY HELP US TARGET OUR RESOURCE ALLOCATION MORE EFFECTIVELY AND RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS WITH GREATER PRECISION. ONE EXAMPLE OF A PILOT WE ARE CONDUCTING IN 2025 WHERE WE ARE USING DATA TO TARGET OUR SERVICES TO A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICREA IS THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM PILOT. THIS PILOT IS BEING WORKED ON IN COLLABORATION WITH PMI. AND THE PURPOSES TO
ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY PRESENCE AND SAFETY MEASURES IN THE EAST LA STREET AND EAST FRANKLIN AVENUE CULTURAL DISTRICTS. THIS INITIATIVE IS DISTINCT FROM OUR CURRENT WORK AS VENDORS FROM OUR CURRENT WORK THAT VENDORS ARE DOING AS VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS AS THIS NEW PILOT WOULD NOT FOLLOW THE CARE MODEL. AND IT HAS SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT WE'RE TARGETING. THE
PROGRAM WOULD DEPLOY TRAINED AMBASSADORS TO ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THESE AMBASSADORS WOULD SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THEY WOULD PATROL FIVE DAYS A WEEK, AND THEY WOULD OFFER SERVICES SUCH AS SAFETY ESCORTS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES, ASSISTANCE WITH NON-EMERGENCY POLICE REPORTS, BASIC FIRST AID,
AND CPR SERVICES, INCLUDING NARCAN ADMINISTRATION. WELLNESS CHECK IN PUBLIC SPACES, OUTREACH AND INFORMATION, SHARING ABOUT LOCAL EVENTS AND SERVICES. IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZE ACCESSIBILITY WITH INTERPRETER SERVICES AVAILABLE, INCLUDING HMONG, MALI, AND SPANISH. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD BE ABLE TO REQUEST AMBASSADOR SERVICES, TRAINING FOR HOW THE PUBLIC CAN REQUEST THESE
SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS A PART OF THE LAUNCH. THEMBASSADORS WILL BE SELECTED TO REPRESENT OUR DIVERSE COUNITY. FOCUSING ON BUILDING TRUST, PREVENTING VIOLENCE, D CREATE A MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL WHO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT THESE CULTURAL DISTRICTS. NSD IS COLLABORATING WITH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND M.P.D. TO ESTABLISH A SHOOTING ACTIVATION REVIEW PROCESS, WHICH WILL HELP
US RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO SHOOTING INCIDENTS WHEN THEY OCCUR, COMMUNICATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE EVENT APPROPRIATELY, AND IDENTIFY WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSE. WE BELIEVE THESE EFFORTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE OUR ABILIT TO SERVE MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS AND CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY. I'D ALS LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON SEVERAL OTHERMPORTANT CHANGES IN OUR
INTERNAL OPERATIONS. WE HAVE INTENSIFIED OUR FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING DATA REPORTING PROCESSES WITH OUR VENDORS TO ENSURE CONTRACTED SERVICES ARE BEING DELIVERED AS SPECIFIED, AND THAT OUR FUNDED PROGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. TO ADDRESS COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO OUR VENDORS DURING THIS TRANSITION. DUE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE MEASURES AND THIS ENHANCED REPORTING STRUCTURE POTENTIALLY
HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON VENDORS, WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY IS DOING. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ADAPTING TO A NEW REPORTING PROCEDURE REQUIRESDJUSTMENT. AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO OFFERING THAT THROUGH TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS WHILE ENSURING THAT ALL VENDORS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE CAN SUCCESSFULLY MEET THESE IMPROVED
REQUIREMENTS. TO IMPROVE OUR CONTRACTING PRACTICE WE HAVE MADE SURE WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH PROCUREMENT STAFF, TECHNICAL PROVIDERS, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DURING TH WRITING OF THE APPLICATION AND CONTRACTS SO THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES AND ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE ALSO ENHANCED A RECRUITING PROCESS FOR REVIEWERS OF THE RFP APPLICATION TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE REVIEWING AND SCONG
RFP APPLICATIONS ARE TRAED IN OUR EVALUATION PROCESS. WE ARE TAKING TIME TO REACH OUT TO NATIONAL EXPERTS TO RECRUIT THEM FOR THE REVIEW PROCESS. TS STRATEGIC INCLUSION HAS STRENGTHENED OUR ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES SIGNIFICANTLY. TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY AND THOROUGHNESS ACROSS ALL OUR EVALUA EVALTIONS, WE'RE ALSO
REQUIRING ALL REVIEWERS TO ATTEND TRAINING SESSIONS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DO NOTUSUAL. NECESSARY TOOLS THEY NEED TO CONDUCT THOROUGH AND EQUITABLE ASSESSMENT OF ALL APPLICATIONS. OUR GRANT STAFF AND LEGAL TM ARE NOW MORE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ALL OUR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH
REQUIREMENTS. WE'VE ALSO STRENGTHED OUR COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WORKING CLOSELY WITH PROCUREMENT STAFF, TECHNICAL PROVIDERS, AND CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN ALL STAGES OF THE PROCESS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN REVIEW PROCESSES, AND MORE RIGOROUS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS AROUND INVOES. REGARDING FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE PAID THROUGH IMPROVED METHODS SUCH AS MONEY
ORDER OR PAYROLL DOCUMENTATION. BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE NO LONGER ACCEPT PAYMENTS ROUGH PEER-TO-PEER PLATFORMS. OUR DEPARTMENT DOES NOT COVER COSTS RELATED TO INCENTIVES SUCH AS GIFT CARDS, PRIZES, OR ENTERTAINMENT PER CITY POLICY. D I'M ALSO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL NEW
INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT OUR VENDORS TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS WITH THESE NEW REQUIREMENTS. WE NOW DEBRIEF VENDORS TO GO OVER THEIR VERY SPECIFIC APPLICATION ONCE THE RFP SCORING INFORMATION IS MADE PUBLIC. THIS PROVIDES THEENDOR WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE VALUABLE FEEDBACK, AND IROVE THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. THIS HELPS THE VENDORS LEARN WHAT THEY DID WELL, AND AREAS THEY CAN IMPROVE
OR FOR FUTURE RFPs. IT'S DESIGNED TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT WE HAVE T FEEDBACK. WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF SIGNIFICANTLY UPGRADING OUR GUIDANCE MATERIALS FOR THE INVOICING. THIS INCLUDES DETAILED DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS INVOICING INTRODUCTION FOR CONTRACTORS, A COMPREHENSIVE CONTRACTOR JOB AID, CLEAR SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, UPDATED
GENERAL LEDGER TEMPLATES, AND A NEW MILEAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT FORM. TO ENSURE THESE RESOURCES ARE EFFECTIVELYUTILIZED, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING REGULAR IN-PERSON OFFICE HOURS WHERE NSD STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL BE INTRODUCING TRAININGS FOR ALL NEW VENDORS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONTRACT ORGANIZED BY PROGRAM AREA. THESE SESSIONS WILL PROVIDE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON INVOICING
PROCEDURES, PROPER USE OF JOB AIDS, AND FORM COMPLETION. FINALLY, WE ARE OFFERING VIRTUAL ONE ON ONE COACHING SESSIONS WHERE NSD STAFF MEET WITH VENDORS TO DISCUSS VARIOUS TOPICS. VENDORS CAN SIGN UP ONLINE FOR THESE TARGETED COACHING SESSIONS BASED ON THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS DONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR VENDORS WHILE
MAINTAINING THE HIGHESTTANDARD OF SERVICE DELIVERY TO OUR COMMUNITIES. NEXT, I'LL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM 2024 TO 2025. IN 2024, OUR STAFF PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL LUABLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS. OUR HIGHLIGHT WAS OUR ATTENDANCE IN THENNUAL OFFICES OF VIOLENCE
PREVENTION NETWORK, WHICH PROVIDED US WITH EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES AND INSIGHTS INTO THE BEST PRACTICES OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND IMPROVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY ACCESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO INVESTED IN INTROSPECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF TO STRENGTHEN OUR MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES. LOOKING AHEAD TO 2025, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT EXPANDING OUR PROFEIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS. WE'VE SECURED PARTICIPATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING IN COMMUNITY SAFETY. AND ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED WEEKLY STAFF MEETINGS WHERE WE ARE IMPLEMENTING TRAINING SESSIS AS A STANDING AGENDA ITEM FOR UPDATES IN POLICIES PROCEDURES, AND INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES. WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE WE'RE WORKING HARD TO IDENTIFY TRAINING GAPS THAT OUR STAFF NEED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO THAT
WE HAVE SPECIFIC TRAINING PLANS FOR EACH STAFF MEMBER BASED OFF OF THEIR WORK PLAN AND THEIR SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE GAPS. I'M ALSO PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE MAINTAIN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS IN SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF. THESE INCLUDE GRANTS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, WHICH HELPS ENSURE WE STAY CURRENT WITH BT PRACTICES AND CHANGES. THE AMERICAN CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATION, WHICH SUPPORTS OUR PROCUREMENT AND COMPLIANCE
EFFORTS. AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, WHICH HELPS US MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESSES. I'M ALSO PLEASED TO SHOW OUR EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP NETWORK AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVES. THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAS CULTIVATED AND MAINTAINLY APPROXIMATELY 250 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS,
INCLUDING EXTERNAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDER LEVELS. UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS. VARIOUS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION. FORMING A ROBUST COLLECTIVE NETWORK THAT STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO SERVE MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS. WHEN EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS, WE'RE FOCUSED ON SEVERAL KEY FACTORS. THE DEPTH
AND QUALITY OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATION MEASURED THROUGH EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, RESOURCES AND TOOLS, PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RATES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEVELS. EFFECTIVE LEVERAGE OF PARTNERSHIP RESOURCES, AND CLEAR DELINEATION OF RESPONSIBILITY, ALIGNMENT AND CONTRACT LANGUAGES AND STANDARDS BETWEEN PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, QUALITY AND FREQUENCY OF FEEDBACK EXCHANGED WITH PARTNERS REGARDING COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENHANCED
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ACROSS OUR PARTNERSHIP NETWORK. OUR COLLABORATIVE APPROACH ENSES WE'RE NOT JUST ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE SAFETY NEEDS BUT ALSO WORKING TOWARDS LONG-TERM COMMUNITY DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ARE GOING TO SHOW A LIST OF PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE 2021. THIS IS NOT A COMPREHEIVE LIST OF ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. BUT IT IS A SAMPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE, AND WE CONTINUE TO SEEK NEW COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION OF CREATING A SAFER MINNEAPOLIS FOR ALL RESIDENTS. I JUST WT TO BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THE MAIN POINTS OF THIS PRESENTATION. THERE ARE THREE MAIN PRIORITIES FOR 2025 IN NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OPENED
POSITIONS ARE HIRED FOR, ALL INVOICES ARE BEING PAID IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THAT ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS HAVE OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED. THESE ITEMS ADDRESSED IN THIS PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHT THE WORK WE ARE DOING TO MEET THESE PRIORITIZATIONS. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS IN 2024 ON ALL OF THESE ITEMS. BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE GATHERING THE PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN
STARTED INTO A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO HIRING, INVOICING, AND CONTRACT IMPROVEMENTS SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT OUR VENDORS WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF SERVICE DELIVERY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO STAND FOR QUESONS. >> THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, ARE YOU IN QUEUE FOR THIS ITEM, O? OKAY. GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER
CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH MISS LAKES. WELCOME TO MINNEAPOLIS. WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HE TO BE IN THE CITY OF LAKES. I THINK YOUR NAME IS PERFECT FOR THIS ROLE. SO WELCOME. I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE IN FRONT OF US TODAY BECAUSE I THINK THIS DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES. RETENTION IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THIS WORK. AND YOU KNOW, OUR JOB AS CITY COUNCIL IS TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON SO THAT WE CAN
COMMUNICATE WH OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC. SO I JUST HAVE A FEW QUTIONS FOR YOU. FIRST, WHO IS LEADING THE WEEKLY STAFF MEETINGS RIGHT NOW IN THIS DEPARTMENT WHILE YOU'RE HIRING A NEW DIRECTOR? >> YES, CHAIR WONSLEY, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM LEADING THOSE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN THIS SFF LIST AND CHART THAT YOU SHOWED SEVERAL -- I THINK IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING. IT DOES SHOW THE BUSINESS DATA ANALYST
POSITION ON THE FAR RIGHT HERE WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST BUDGETED FOR. IS THIS THE PERSON WHO WILL BE IN CHARGE OF DOING AN ANALYSIS OF THE GEOGRAPHIC NEED FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICE OR WHO WILL BE DOING THAT WORK? >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS WK WILL BE POTENTIALLY DONE BY THIS PERSON. IT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE DONEY PMI. IT WOULD DEPEND ON AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES AND WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE AT THAT TIME. >> OKAY. I'LL JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A DEGREE IN
GEOGRAPHY. SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT SAFETY FROM A GEOGRAPHIC LENS. EH OF US CAN IDENTIFY CRIME HOT SPOTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR ME, IT'S 19th AND NICOLLET. IT'S LAGOON AND HENNEPIN IN UPTOWN. THESE ARE THE HOT SPOTS. THAT'S WHY I FEEL 'S SO IMPORTANT TO BE DEVELOPING CONCENTRATED AND TAILORED STRATEGIES IN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF GUN
VIOLENCE, GROUP VIOLENCE, DRUG DEALING, THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE'RE DELIVERING ON THIS COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADOR PILOT. I KNOW EAST LAKE STREET AND EAST FRANKLIN ARE UNDERWAY. B THE BUDGET FOR THIS WAS $3 MILLION FOR 10 SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS IN THE CITY. THOSE FUNDS WILLOLL OVER FOR DELIVERY OF THAT PROGRAM. BUT
I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT A FOCUS THIS YEAR IS USING GEOGRAPHIC DATA ON CRIMES TO DEPLOY OR TO SEND VIOLENCE INTERRUPTE THAT SEEMS REALLY OBVIOUS TO ME. AND I HOPE WE HAVE GOOD STRATEGIES TO DO THAT THIS YEAR AND THAT WE CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION OUT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. I ALSO WANTED TO ASK THE LAST TIME THAT DIRECTOR NELSON-BROWN WAS IN FRONT OF US,
ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD ASKED HER ABOUT THE MINIAPLUS WHERE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS WERE SUBMITTING A FORM FOR THE CAS, THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. I WAS TOLD BY HER LAST MONTH THAT THAT LOG WOULD BE MADE PUBLIC SO THAT WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY. SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU'RE AWARE OF A TIMELINE TO ENSUREHAT THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF
THE WORK THAT THE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS ARE DOING UNDER MINIAPLUS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE SPECIFIC DETAILS AROUND THAT BUT I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP IN A REPORT WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU. NOTE THAT QUESTION FOR FOLLOW-UP. AND THEN LASTLY, I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THIS SHOOTING ACTIVATION REVIEW PROCESS. WILL YOU BE USING
SHOTSPOTTER DATA? WANT KIND OF DATA WILL YOU BE USING? WILL THIS BE IN COLLABORATION WITH GVI PARTNERS? I ASK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OUR INVESTIGATIONS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY NEED TO BE WHEN IT COMES TO NON-FATAL SHOOTINGS, AND LIKE DOING THOROUGH INVESTIGATIONS ON NON-FATAL SHOOTING. I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU CAN TELL M A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET MORE DETAILS ON FOR YOU AND I C RESPOND TO THAT IN A RESPONSE MEMO. >> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN.NEXT, WE HAVE VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MS. LAKES, FOR THIS PRESENTATI. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THOUGH IT MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE BIT DRY AS TO HOW EXACTLY WE'VE PUT A LOT MORE
RIGOR IN TO HOW WE MANAGE THESE CONTRACTS IN THIS PROCESS. WE NEEDED TO DO THAT. I'M CURIOUS, AS YOU SAID EARLIER IN YOUR PRESENTATION VERIFY THEIR WORK WAS DONE NOW? WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE GET AN INVOICE SAYING THAT ONE OF OUR CONTRACTORS WAS WORKING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY ACTUALLY WERE. >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, EXCELLENT QUESTION. IT DEPENDS IS THE SHORT ANSWER. THE LONGER ANSWER IS WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE INVOICES THEY SUBMIT, THE THINGS THEY'RE SAYING THEY NEED REIMBURSEMENT FOR. AND WE'RE TAKING THAT AND WE'RE MATCHING IT UP TO THE WORK THAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE CONTRACT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR DISCREPANCIES AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT DO MAKE SENSE. ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS IF THEY SUBMIT PAYROLL, WE ARE SAYING HOW MANY HOURS ARE THEY PAYING THEIR STAFF FOR. WE'RE DOI THE MATH ON ALL OF THAT AND MAKING SURE IT MATCHES WITH WHAT THEIR CONTRACTS ARE SAYING THEY ARE DOING. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF
OTHER WAYS WE'RE DNG IT AS WELL. SO IT'S VERY SPECIFIC TO EACH CONTRACT WHAT WE'REOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK IS BEING VERIFIED. >> THANKS. >> THANK YO VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. I DO HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, DIRECTOR -- DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES. FIRST JUS GOING TO SLIDE NUMBER 4, STARTING IN ORDER HERE. CAN YOU SHARE WHICH
OF THE POSITIONS HAVE BEEN NEWLY ADDED THIS PAST YEAR? I KNOW AS COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HIGHLIGHTED THE DATA BUSINESS ANALYST. I BROUG FORWARD THAT AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT WITH A NUMBER OF MY COLLEAGUES. BUT WANTING TO GET A SENSE OF, AGAIN, AT A CAPACITY TO THIS OFFICE ANDHINKING OF
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMT, BUT HOW MANY POSITIONS WERE ADDED LAST YEAR, AND THEN TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. I CAN ANSWER FOR SURE THE ANALYST AS YOU MENTIONED. I CAN ALS SAY THE PROJECT MANAGER IS ANOTHER ONE THAT'S NEW. I HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU WITH A RESPONSE MEMO I MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT WAS BEFORE AND AFTER. >> AND I'M ASSUMING YOUR
POSITION ALSO FACTORS INTO LAST YEAR AS WELL? YES. >> CHAIR WONO GET BACK TO YOU. >> WE'LL NOTE THAT AS A SFF MEMO. AND I HAVE THESE QUESTIONS WRITTEN DOWN SO I'LL SEND THOSE TO YOU TOO. >> JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. YOU'RE RIGHT. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION WAS ADDED. BUT
COUNCIL ALSO HELPED IN PASSING SOME RECLASSIFICATIONS. SO I KNOW YOU SAID NEW. BUT JUST TO KIND OF GROUND US JUST A LITTLE BIT IN SOME OF THE POSITIONS THAT WERE RECLASSIFIED, YOU HAD THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE, AND ALSO THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
PROGRAMMING. AND I THINK THAT'S VIEWING. SO THOSE WERE THE ONES LAST YEAR THAT WE RECLASSIFIED TO GET THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. I KNOW THAT YOU SAID NEW. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THEY WERE POSITIONS THAT WERE RECLASSIFIED. >> USING POSITIS. >> YES. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. NEXT, I ALSO BELIEVE ACTUALLY THISIGHT BE COMMISSIONER BARNETTE TOO, WHEN THIS SLIDE WAS INTRODED, I
BELIEVE YOU MENTIONED IT DOESN'T INCLUDE TEMPORARY POSITIONS. BUT I DID WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THE SENIOR EPIDEMIOLOGIST. IS THIS NOT THE POSITION THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BE FUNDEBY THE CBC OR IS THAT A SEPARATE POSITION? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER -- OR THE SENIOR EPIDEMIOLOGIST POSITION I BELIEVE IT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND. BUT LET ME CONFIRM
THAT THROUGH A REPORT MEMO, UNLESS COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE THAT ANSWER OFFHE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. >> I DON'T HAVE IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> IT WE GET ALSO CLARIFICATION THEN WHICH POSITION IS THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW. I KNOW THAT POSITION WAS VERY CRITICAL TO OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK, ALSO IN LIGHT OF THE NATIONAL NDSCAPE. AND I BELIEVE THAT FUNDING WAS SET TO BE PHASED OUT ANYWAYS DUE TO THE CBC GRANT. I JUST WANT TO GET
CLARIFICATION I THAT WAS NOT THE SAME POSITION. NEXT QUESTION THAT I HAVE WAS ALSO IDE 6. YES. I DID HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE CURE VIOLENCE. THE LAST DIRECTIVE WE RECEIVED
HIGHLIGHTED TO BECOME A SITE. CURE VIOLENCE OFFERS AND HAS A PROCESS. CAN YOU CLARIFY NOW WHAT IS THE CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ROLE AS IT RELATES TO NFC. AT THE END OF DECEMBER, THERE WAS ALSO AN RFP OUT FOR PVIDER THAT OFFERS CURE VIOLENCE SUPPORT. SO FIRST THERE, CAN WE -- YEAH.
>> CHAIR WONSLEY, ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE CERTIFICATION OR ABOUT THE RFP THAT IS OUT FOR -- >> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT IS OUR CURRENT ROLE RIGHT NOW IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE CURE VIENCE GLOBAL. YEAH. CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. >> YES. CHAIR WONSLEY, RIGHT NOW FOR CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL WE ARE WORKING ONHAT RFP. AND THEN FOR THE CERTIFICATION PIECE, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW UP IN A
RESPONSE MEMO ON THAT ONE. >> SO ESSENTIALLY, THAT RFP FOR PROVIDER THAT OFFERS CURE VIOLENCE EXPERTISE HAS NOT BEEN EXECUTED YET? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT, BUT I CAN CONFIRM THAT. >> OKAY. SO WE DO NOT AS OF NOW HAVE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER THAT OFFERS EXPERTISE IN THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, BELIEVE THAT WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE THAT. BUT THE RFP IS ALSO ACTIVE, AND I
BELIEVE THERE IS OVERLAP IN TIME FOR OUR CURRENT CONTRACT AND THE NEW ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THE RFP. BUT LET ME CONFIRM THAT. >> IF ONE IS EXPIRING AND THEN >> THE IDEA IS NO GAP IN TIME IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO THINGS. BUT LET ME CONFI. >> FOR THE NEW CONTRACT, I ONLY GOT A CHANCE TO GLANCE AT THE RFP WHILE IT WAS STILL ONLINE. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE A SCOPE OF
WORK UNDER THE NEW CONTRACT, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE THIS CERTIFICATION PROCESS WILL BE PART OF THAT IN SUPPORTING US. T WHAT ELSE WILL BE COVERED UNDER, THAT WILL BE HELPFUL. SO, THIS PROBABLY TIES INTO THAT SCOPE OF WORK TOO. I KNOW WE'RE CURRENTLY ENGAGING IN OUR NEW SELECTION PROCESS FOR YGVI AND GVI VENDORS. THIS HAS OF COURSE BEEN A CRITICAL PROGRAM IN TERMS OF OUR SAFETY ECOSYSTEM
FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE, AND WOULD ARGUE A MAJOR REASON WHY I'VE SPENT THE PAST YEAR ADVOCATING FOR REINING IN MISMANAGEMENT LARGELY BECAUSE WE SEE A CORRELATION. AND MINNEAPOLIS HAD SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF HOMICIDES THIS PAST YEAR IN THE COUNTRY. WE SAW IT INCREASE THERE. I WOULD ARGUE THERE IS DEFINITELY A CORRELATION TO US NOT HAVING A
DIRECTED EMPLOYMENT OF SERVICES TO WHERE WE SAW THAT UPTICK IN GUN VIOLENCE. EVEN AT THE LAST PRESENTATION, WE HAD A LACK OF CLARITY OF HOW THE DEPARTMENT DEFINES UPTICK. NEVERTHELESS, I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU COULD SHARE ON SLIDE SIX IN REGARDS TO THE NATIONAL OFFIC OF VIOLENCE
PREVENTION. THEY'RE A CRITICAL PARTNER IN THIS ROLE, TOO. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT THEIR ROLE IS WITHIN US OR SIMILAR TO THE CURE VIOLENCE. YEAH. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THANK YOU. THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES SUPPORTS US IN THE YGVI AND G VI WORK. THEY PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN THE PROJECT
MANAGER AND TRAINING THEM ON HO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR WORK IS OCCURRING. THEY ALSO SUPPORT IN COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS WHEN ASKE HIRING AND INTERVIEWING OF ROLES WITHIN NSD THATS SUPPORTING AND THE YGVI AND GVI WORK. >> NO, I THINK YOU'RE -- SO YOU SEE ON THE THIRD POINT YOU HAVE
NOVP. SO THAT'S THE NATIONAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, I APOLOGIZE. THAT ONE I'M GOI TO HAVE TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER IN A RESPONSE MEMO TO YOU. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE I'M ALSO LOOKING AT THE LAST PRESENTATION JUST GETTING A SENSE IF THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THESE MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY IN THINKING OF SHOOTING ACTIVATION DATA METHODOLOGY AROUND HOW ARE WE ACTUALLY ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY SO WE DON'T REACH THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN AS
WE'RE GOING INTO A NEW YEAR. ALSO, I THINK FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN'S QUESTION, TOO. I MEAN, THE DAILY MEETINGS IS ONE PIECE. BUT CAN YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS ARE HAVING SUPPORT AROUND THE DAILY BRIEFINGS TO BETTER HELP YOU ALL COLLECT DATA FROM OUR VIOLENCE INTERRUPRS. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE THE ANSWER IN RESPONSE MEMO THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON THEN. SLIDE 7. GOING TO SLIDE 7.
SO I DO KNOW, FOLLOW ON THIS QUESTION TOO AROUND WHAT WAS SOME OF THE BARRIERS IN SEEING RESOURCES NOT BE TARGETED IN AREAS WHERE WE DID SEE INCREASES IN GUN VIOLENCE, AS COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HIGHLIGHTED, ALL LAST YEAR. EITHER ON THE LEADERSHIP IN MANAGEMENT SIDE TO SERVICE DELIVERY SIDE. COUNCIL, WE CONSTANTLY HEARD GUN VIOLENCE
IS HAPPENING HERE. I'M HEARING IT FROM MY CONSTITUENTS. I'M SEEING IT. EVEN M.P.D. DATA, THE CRIME DASHBOARD THAT YOU CAN GO LOOK VALIDATES THIS. WHY AREN'T WE DEPLOYING RESOURCES THERE? THAT HAS LED COUNCIL -- I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN BROUGHT FORWARD A LISLATIVE MOTION JANUARY 6TH OF LAST MONTH
AND MENTIONED THAT ESSENTIALLY VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS, I GUESS PARTICULLY THOSE IN MINNEAPOLISUS. SHE DIDN'T SPEAK TO THIS PART THAT'S LISTED HERE IN TERMS OF NEENG MORE DATA FROM M.P.D. TO DETERMINE GEOGRAPHIC NEEDS. SO I JUST WAS
INTERESTED IN SEEING THAT PART WAS LISTED. CAN YOU OUTLINE BASICALLY WHAT THE PROCESSING TIMELINE IS FOR M.P.D. TO SHARE THIS INFORMATIONITH NSD, AND WHAT CHANGES HAVE BASICALLY TAKEN PLACE THERE. SO YOU ALL ARE GETTING THAT INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. YOU ARE CORRECT, VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS DO NOT DEPLOY. THAT'S A GREAT POINT OUT. WITH WORKING WITH M.P.D.,
CURRENTLY, WE ARE LOOKING AT THR CRIME DASHBOARDS WITH VENDORS AND GOING OVER WITH THEM THAT INFORMATIONO THAT THOSE VENDORS CAN USE THAT IN THEIR DEPLOYMENTSTRATEGIES. AND IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE SETTING UP MEETINGS REGULARLY WITH M.P.D. AND OCS TO REVIEW THE SHOOTING ACTIVATION, AND USG GEOGRAPHY AS A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS I THINK WILL BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.
>> THIS IS GOING BACK TO THE EARLIER SLIDE WITH THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS. I ASKED THIS QUESTION OF THE FORMER DIRECTOR. I'LL ACTUALLY SEE IF I CAN DIG UP THE STAFFING. BECAUSE I WAS OWED A STAFFING MEMO THERE THAT RELATES TO MANY QUESTIONS I'M ASKING HERE. AS YOU MENTIONED THIS WORK IS VERY EVIDENCE BASED, AND WE OFTEN HEAR CRITIQUES BY THE PROVIDERS THEMSELVES ABOUT NOT BEING IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVOICING. THIS IS DEEPLY EVIDENCED BASED WORK, AND SO MUCH OF IT WARRANTS DATA. WHAT WE SAW IN THE PRESENTATION PREVIOUSLY WAS IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE WERE REALLY USING ANY DATA TO GUIDE THI WORK. OR AT LEAST DATA THAT CANNOT BE PRESENTED AT THE TIME. AND WHAT I DO KNOW IS, FOR INANCE, JOHN JAY, THEY PROVI A SHOOTING REPORT CARD AND GIVES
US A LANDSCAPE OF WHAT'S GNG ON. SO IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE COULD GET A COPY OF WHAT THAT REPORT CARD IS SO THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN EVEN GET INFORMATION LIKE THAT. SO IN ADDITION TO M.P.D., HOW ARE YOU ALSO BRINGING IN MANY REPORTS TO ALSO HELP US ASSESS WHE CRIME IS HAPPENING AND HELP BETTER DO DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES? SO
ALSO, CAN YOU SHARE, FOLLOWING UP TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN'S QUESTION, WHEN WILL THESE SHOOTING ACTIVATIONS BEGIN? THE FORMER DIRECTOR MENTIONED ALSO THEY WOULD BE IMPLEMENTING THIS A MONTH AGO. SO WHEN WILL IT ACTUALLY START? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTIO I DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW ON WHEN TH'LL START. THE GOAL IS 2025, THIS YEAR, THOUGH.
>> COMMISSIONER BARNETTE, DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHEN THESE WILL START? CONSIDERING -- YEAH. WE'RE -- YEAH. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, PART OF -- AND THIS GOES BACK A LITE BIT. MONTHS BACK. I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT MONTH. BUT I GUESS TO GIVE
YOU A BETTER UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE, WE JUST WENT THROUGH A TRAINING WITH THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES WAS IT LAST WEEK? YUP, LAST WEEK. IT WAS A DAY AND A HALF TRAINING. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THERE. SO WE HAVEN'T HAD A FOLLOW-UP MEETING. M.P.D. WAS PRESENT DURING THAT TRAINING. WE HAD PROVIDERS PRESENT DURING THAT TRAINING AS WELL. ONE OF THE SLIDES HERE
SHOWS THAT OUR SENIOR -- IT'S CALLED SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST THAT WE'RE HIRING FOR WILL HELP IN THATHOOTING ACTIVATION REVIEW. SO THERE ARE SOME PIECES THAT NEED TO COMEN PLACE. INOW THAT DIRECTOR -- I AN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKE SAID
IN 2025. WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD THIS GROUP GET TOGETHER BECAUSE WE WANT TO FOLLO THE MODEL AND THINGS THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THAT TRAINING. WE REALLY GOT TOGETHER TO REALLY LEVEL SET WHERE WE ARE AND TO REALLY GET BACK INTO A GOOD PLACE OF WHERE WE WERE YEARS AND YEARS AGO THAT WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE TRAINING OF BEING A
MODEL FOR THE NATION. SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET BACK TO THOSE BEST PRACTICES AND DO IT WE ARE ABLE TO MEET AND CONFER IN OUR TIMELINES, WE WILL GET THAT TO YOU. >> JUST CLARIFICATION. >> YEAH. >> ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE PROJECT MANAGER IN THE -- I'M ONLY SEEING THE PROJECT MANAGER LISTED UNDER THE AD OF FINANCE.
>> IT'S THE SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST, WHICH IS ON THE TOP ROW THERE FOR YELLOW. >> FOR GVI AND YGVI. >> YES. >> JUST TO KIND OF TELLE OF THE TNGS THAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT INFORMATION WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE IN THESE GROUPS. SO WHAT WE'VE
LEARNED IS THERE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE TWO GROUPS. A GROUP THAT HAS THAT SEIZURES BACKGRND, AND TO KNOW SENSITIVE INFORMATION, AND ALSO ARE ME INFORMATION THAT'S ON THE PUBLIC DASHBOARD. THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GET IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS RIGHT AS WE MOVE ALONG. SO I KNOW YOU SAID THAT REVIEW TEAM THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO I THINK IS THAT MORE PUBLIC --
>> NO. BASED OFF OF WHAT I DO, IT'S THE DAILY BRIEFINGS. I'M GOING BACK TO WHAT THE FORMER DIRECTOR MENTIONED IN TERMS OF WHAT WAS APPARENT, AT LEAST WHAT THEY PRESENTED, WAS HAPPENING. OR THESE BIWEEKLY MEETINGS WHERE YOU ALL WERE ALREADY DOING THIS. AND THIS SEEMED TO BE INTERNAL. >> RIGHT. WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION NOT AS -- WHAT WE LEARNED LAST WEEK, AND HOPEFULLY I'M EXPLAINING THIS CORRECTLY,
THERE IS SOME COORDINATION AND I THINK COLLABORATION WITH THE IN WHO IT'S SHARED TO. IT WAS A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD IN WHICH WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT M.P.D. IS SOLID WITH WHO CAN BE IN THE ROOM WHEN WE'RE TALKING. IT COULD BE OUR STAFF MEMBER FROM
NSD. SO THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION -- THERE WAS SOME TENSION BETWEEN WHAT INFORMATION COULD BE SHARED THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE BACKGROUNDS TO. AND THEN FROM THERE, WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE SHARED WITH OUR PROVIDERS AND OTHER PEOPLE. UNDERSTAND, THERE'S SE GROUNDWORK THAT WE'RE LAYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT IN THISREA TO GET A GOOD SERVICE. THAT'S ALL. >> NO. AND THAT'S GOOD TO --
>> THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO SAY. >> THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO HEAR. THESE ARE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE FALL. SO THIS SOUNDS LIKE ALREADY SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY. EXCITED TO HEAR THAT'S GOING ON AND OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRIDERS ARE PROVIDING THAT GREAT EXPERTISE TO YOU ALL ON HOW TO DO THAT, IT SOUNDS. GOING TO SLIDE NUMBER 8. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS IN TERMS OF IMPROVED VENDOR SUPPORT. THE
PAST YEAR, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE VENDORS HAVE CALLED ME ASKING HOW DO THEY GET HELP TO ESSENTIALLY GET VENDOR SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE FROM NSD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY. THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE NEW AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED? OKAY.
GOING FORWARD. OKAY. >> YES. >> OKAY. GREAT. AND THEN I DEFINITELY -- WITH THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PIECE, ARE YOU ALSO LOOKING OR WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WITH A STAFF MEMO NEEDS TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE TECHNICAL AISTANCE PROVIDER SIDE OF THINGS. WHAT I WILL NOTE THAT SEEMS TO BE MISSING HERE, AND I THINK ALSO HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
IS THAT MISSING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AROUND SPECIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF ACTUALLY GVI AND YGVI AND THE METHODOLOGY IN THAT. AND I DON'T ALL THE WAY SEE THAT REFLECTED. F INSTANCE, WHAT IS GVI AND YGVI UNIVERSITY? I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M HEARING THIS. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. AND THEY DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. DID SOMEONE TALK
ABOUT THIS AT YOUR TRAINING LAST WEEK? BUT YEAH, CAN SOMEONE SHARE WHAT THIS IS. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL, I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT SPECIFICALLY. THAT WASN'T DISCUSSED IN OUR TRAINING LAST WEEK. SO I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. >> OKAY. AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT CAN YOU SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE THIS CAME UP. EVEN OUR LAST PRESENTATION AROUND
DATA AND HOW RESOURCE HAPPEN IN TERMS OF HOW REFERRALS WILL BE DONE FOR GVI AND YGVI. HOW THOSE ARE BEING CONSIDERED. NO. YES. HOW YOU ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT BASICALLY DOING THOSE. >> WAS THAT REFERRALS? >> MM-HMM. FOR YGVI AND GVI. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. WE ARE CURRENTLYN THE PROCESS OF IMPROVING OUR REFERRAL PROCESS
IN SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM. WE NEED A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION WHERE WE ARE GETTING OUR INFORMATION SOON ABOUT WHO WE ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO AND WHERE THEY ARE GOING AND WHAT SERVICES THEY'RE GETTING TO THOSE VENDORS, AND HOW MANY VENDORS ARE GETTING REFERRALS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON DEVELOPING A SMART SHEET TO DO THAT. WE HAVE A NEW CONTRACT STARTING IN APRIL 1ST. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD IN REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEW CONTRACT LANGUAGE AROUND NEEDI TO USE THIS REFERRAL PROCESS INTO THAT CONTRACT. AND WE'RE PILING IT.
WE'RE DOING DEMOS WITH OUR CURRENT USERS O YGVI CURRENTLY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE CURRENT VEORS ON THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED. THAT IS A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION. WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION GETTING A SOFTWARE THAT' MORE ROBUST THAN SMART SHEETS. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS USE APRICOT. IMPLEMENTING A NEW SOFTWARE TAKES TIME. WE'RE WORKING BH
ON A SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM LUTION. >> DO YOU ANTICIPATE THOSE AGREEMENTS WOULD COME WITH POTENTIAL M.O.U.s. THEAST DIRECTOR LISTED SCHOOLS, IS PROBATION, AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS ONE OTHER. SCHOOLS, M.P.D.,
WHICH NOT NEEDED. BUT SCHOOLS AND PROBATION WAS ONE TO NOTE BECAUSE I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAUGHT. AN THEN FROM MY -- IN MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IF WE'RE GETTING INFORMATIONND DATA, THAT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WOULD ED TO BE SOME FORMALIZED AGREEMENT. WOULDHAT BE NEEDED WITH ADJUSTED REFERRAL PROCESS. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I WAS NOT CONSIDERED AN MOU. I WAS JUST CONSIDERING
ROLLING IT OUT AS AN SOP AND SAYING WHEN YOU MAK REFERRALS, USE THIS PROCESS. MAYBE AN MOU IS SOMETHING WE SHOUL BE EXPLORING IN ADDITION TO THAT. SO I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. I DO SEE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRWONSLEY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES, AND WELCOME. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, AND SOME COMMENTS. ONE IS THE FIRST THING IS ABOUT THE
SHOOTING ACTIVATIONS. I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS. IS THERE A PRESENTATION, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THAT'S SPECIFIC TO TALKING ABOUT THIS? LIKE WHATEVER IS HAPPENING WITH THE SHOOTING ACTIVATIONS? >> SO DIRECTOR -- SORRY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES, I JUST ASKED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AROUND THAT. IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE TBD ON THAT. >> I GUESS WHY I'M ASKING BECAUSE I ALWAYS THOUGHT
SHOTSPOTTER WAS THE TOOL THAT WAS USED TO ACTIVATE WHAT HOTSPOTS ARE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE PUT -- WHERE WE WERE GOI TO BE DEPLOYING SERVICES BASED ON FFERENT SHOTSPOTTER ACTIVATION OR REPORTS INTO THINGS. SO I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MORE WHAT THIS EXTRA LAYER OF SHOOTI ACTIVATION. WHAT IS THIS SPECIFICALLY, AND HOW IS THIS ANY DIFFERENT THAN DEPLOYING THE SERVICES TO WHERE THE SHOTSPOTTER IS SAYING THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND, AND I COULD FORWARD THIS OUT. I MENTIONED WE HAVE THAT PRESENTATION IN PHS. DIRECTOR BROWN DID NOT RECOMMEND ANYTHING ABOUT SHOTSPOTTER IN TERMS OF HOW THEY UTILIZE HOTSPOTS. IT'S IN HER PRESENTATION. THEY USE MAPPING DATA, LOCATION OF CANVASSING, HOTSPOTS, USING M.P.D. I'M GOING BY WHAT THEY REFERENCED. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY
ARE REVAMPING AND EXPANDING. >> OKAY. I'LL WATCH IT. THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING IS I APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION, BUT IT DIDN'T COVER SOME OF THE THIN THAT I FELT LIKE WERE SUPPOSED TO COME UP IN THIS. A LOT OF THEHINGS THAT I NEED CLARITY ON. I'LL START BY SAYING I THINK THIS PRESENTATION MAKES GVI, YGVI AND VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION SOUND LIKE THE SAME
THING AND IT'S NOT. IT'S TWO DIFFERENT INITIATIVES. YGVI IS YOUTH G VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. GVI IS GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. AND VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS ARE WHAT YOU SEE WALKING AROUND NEIGHBORHOODS. -- WHAT IS YGVI OR GVI. PEOPLE GENERALLY UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSEHE MODEL IS THAT YOU GET A REFERRAL OF A PERSON TO A CASE MANAGER KIND OF SITUATION
AND IT'S WORKED THROUGH THAT WAY. I'VE KNOWN ABOUTGVI FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. WORKED WITH SOME OF THE GUYS WHO FACILITATE THE GVI PROGRAM BORE I WAS ON THE COUNCIL. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK GENERALLY PPLE UNDERSTAND THOSE INITIATIVES. SO FOR ME, THE QUESTIONS OUTSIDE OF ARE THERE INVOICES BEING PAID ON TIME. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP, AND I'LL GET BACK TO THAT. BUT THAT'S SEPARATE. WHERE THE QUESTIONS COME IN AT
FOR ME IN WARD 4 IS ABOUT THE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS. AND SPECIFICALLY, ENCOUNTERS VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS MAKE WITH PEOPLE. HOW ARE WE TRACKING THATHOW ARE WE MANAGING THOSE CONTRACTS IN DEPLOYING THEM INTO THE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE SEE THINGS HAPPEN? WHAT IS BEING REPORTED TO ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND THEN HOW DO WE DEPLOY OSE SERVICES OUT TO THOSE PLACES. THAT IS WHAT I WAS EXPECTING TO COM OUT OF THIS
PRESENTATION. AND I KNOW YOU'RE NEW, AND I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, PUT YOU ON THE SPOT IN THAT WAY. BUT WHEN SOMEBODY TELLS YOU TO COME HERE AND PRESENT, YOU GET PUT ON THE SPOT. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE QUESTIONS. THERE MAY BE MORE MEMOS ADDED TO THIS. BUT I DO WANT US TO MAKE SURE WE SEPARE THOSE THINGS OUT AND WE TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT IN THOSE SEPARATE WAYS. SO TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS. I SEE AND HEAR YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME VENDORS SUPPORT. I'M NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT THIS TRANSITION LOOKS LIKE FOR VENDOR
SUPPORT. BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUBMIING INVOICES FOR YEARS AND GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THINGS THAT ITEEMS LIKE NOW THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR. WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR, AND THERE'S SUPPORT P IN PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT INVOICING IS DIFFERENT THAN I PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN. >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, EXCELLENT QUTION. FOR
THE SUPPORT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY GIVING VENDORS, IT IS ONGOING. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DOING ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. AND EVERY SINGLE INTERACTION IS USUALLY FOLLOWED UP WITH ONE ON ONCONVERSATIONS AROUND INVOICING. SO THERE'S A LOT OF EDUCATION GOING ON WITH VENDORS IN THOSE INVOICINGS CURRENTLY. BEING MORE SYSTEMATIC IN A LOT OF OUR APPROACHES SUCH AS ONE ON ONE COACHING THAT THEY CAN SIGN UP FOR, OFFICE HOURS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME IN. BETTER
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO HELP WITH THOSE GUIDANCE MATERIALS. SO THOSE ARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE COMING IN ADDITION TO THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALRDY DOING. >> HOW MANY OF THOSE STAFF ON THIS FLOW CHART YOU GAVE US ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE INVOICING PIECE? >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, EXCELLENT QUESTION. WE HAVE THE AD OF FINANCE, THE AD OF COMPLIANCE, THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATI, WE HAVE TWO OF
THOSE. ONE IS HERE LABELED UNDER THE A.D. OF FINANCE CONTRACT ADMIN. AND THEN THE A.D. OF COMPLIANCE HAS A POSITION UNDER THEM. THOSE FOUR ARE THE MAIN INVOICE SUPPORT. AND THEN WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING THE PROJECT MANAGER WHO WILL ALSO BE HELPING WITH THE SUPPOR OF INVOICING AND INTERVIEWS FOR THAT POSITION WERE HELD TODAY. >> SO WHEN A PERSON SUBMITS AN INVOICE, DOES IT GO THROUGH ALL FI OF THOSE LAYERS OR DOES IT
DEPEND ON WHAT THEY -- THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT I GET IS THAT PEOPLE SUBMIT INVOICESND THEY FIND OUT A MONTH LATER THAT SOMETHING THEY SUBMITTED IN THE INVOICE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO FOLKS ON THE FRONT END THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE INVOICED ITEM OR WHATEVER. I'VE NEVER SEEN AN INVOICE THAT SOMEONE SUBMITTED. I'VE NEVER HAD THE AUTHORITY TO SAY WHAT IS OR WHAT ISN'T. BUT I'M ALMOST CERTAIN THERE'S SOME
SORT OF PROTECTIONS IN PLA FOR WHAT CAN BE ACCEPTED AND WHAT CAN'T BE. SO WHA IS HAPPENING ON THE FRONT END TO LET SOMEBODY KNOW RIGHT AWAY THIS IS INACCEPTABLE. YOU CAN'T SUBMI FOR THIS. >> CHAIR WSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHEN NEW VENDORS ARE ONBOARDED OR CURRENT VENDORS ARE GOING THROUGH THE SUBMISSION PROCESS, THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AND TRAINING AROUND THE INVOICE PROCESS.
THERE'S ALSO VENDORS WHO OFFER TRAINING IN THIS SUCH AS BLUEPRINT OFFERS TRAINING IN THIS AS WELL AS OUR STAFF ARE OFFERING TRAININGS IN THE DIFFERENT PROCEDURES AND HAVING THESE ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS AS WE COME UP. A LOT OF THE VENDORS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MONTHS. IT'S A SLOW TRANSITION, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AND A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS ARE SLOWLY GETTING BETTER. BUT IT IS A BIG CHANGE
FOR A LOT OF THESE VENDORS. AND WE ARE DOING A LOT OF EDUCATION WITH A LOT OF THESE VENDORS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE AROUND 60 CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS ON. AND WE HAVE A LOT OFENDORS WHO NEED A LOT OF SUPPORT. AND WE ARE VERY DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE WE ARE PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT AS WELL AS IMPROVING THE SUPPORT THAT WE'RE OFFERING IN THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THERE'S A STORY IN THE NEWS TODAY, ACTUALLY, IT'S BEEN SENT TO ME A FEW TIMES ABOUT RECEIPTS NOT
BEING ATTACHED TO INVOICES. AND THAT'S WHY INVOICES HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN PAID OR HAVE BEEN PAID. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IF THINGS AREN GET PAID. BUT ACCORDING TO THIS STORY, IT'S PEOPLE ARE GETTING PAID EVEN IF THEY DON'T SUBMIT THE RIGHT DOCUMENTATION WITH IT. WHAT IS THE PROTOCOL FOR HAVING YOUR INVOICE PAID OUT? COULDOU JUST TELL US WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION A TYPICAL VOICE, WHAT COMES WITH IT? AND THEN
ALSO, THE TIMELINE FOR THAT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. INVOICES NEED TO BE PAID WITHIN 35 DAYS. THEY ALSO NEED TO HAVE DOCUMENTATIONS IN LINE. IF THEY CANNOT PROVIDE PROOF OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED, THEY DO NOT GET PAID. OUR STAFF WORK DILIGENTLY IF THEY ARE GETTING INVOICES TO REACH BACK OUT TO THOSE VENDORS TO COLLECT THE CORRECT INFORMATION SO THAT IT'S A TEAM EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
GETTING WHAT WE NEED FROM THE VENDORS SO THAT WE CAN PAY THEM. BUT WE DO NOT PAY FOR SERVICES THAT ARE NOT BEING SERVED. >> SERVICES THAT AREN'T VERIFIABLE. SO IF SOMEONE RECEIVED A CHECK FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, THERE WAS A PROCESS IN PLACE WHERE THEY HAD TO VERIFY WHAT TY INVOICED US FOR IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THANK YOU. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT TRAINING. YOU KNOW, I GOT AN EMA I THINK OVER THE
WEEKEND ABOUT A TRAINING. I DIDN'T -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT IN HERE. BUT WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING TO GETHAT OUT? I THINK THAT'S VALUABLE TO COMMUNITY. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WE COULD BUILD PARTNERSHIP UP WITH. I'M DEFINITELY SENDING IT OUT. BUT WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING TO MAKE FOLKS, AND IS THIS AN ONGOING THING OR IS THIS A ONE-TIME TRAINING THAT WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE? >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THIS IS GOING TO BE A REGULAR TYPE OF TRAINING. WE HAVE A LISTSERV THAT WE RECENTLY STARTED THAT WE ARE GIVING OUT -- THAT WE ARE SENDING OUT NEWSLETTERS TO OUR PAST VENDORS WHO THOSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AND THEN WE ALSO ARE -- THE PERSON THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH TO DO THIS IS ALSO DOING SOME DISTRIBUTION AMONG HER NETWORK. SO IT WILL BE A REGULAR BASIS THAT WE ARE
PROVIDING THESE TRAININGS. >> I'M SORRY, I HAV ONE MORE THING BECAUSE YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING. YOU TALKED AUT HAVING PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BACKGROUNDS IN VARIOUS THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REVIEWING THESE RFPs. I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU ALL ARE RECRUITING FOR THIS ONGOING, OR IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BUILD ONE TEAM OF PEOPLE TOGETHER AND USE THAT GROUP. HOW IS THIS PROCESS GOING
TO PLAY OUT YOU THINK? >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, EXCELLENT QUESTION. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO TRY TO NOT RECYCLE REVIEWERS. WE WANT NEW REVIEWERS EVERY SINGLE TIMEO REMOVE THE CHANCE OF BIAS. WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF TIM INTENTIONALLY RECRUITING EXPERTS WHO HE NOT REVIEWED APPLICATIONS THAT ARE TURNED IN FOR RFPs BEFORE. WE HAVE
INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR THOSE FOLKS BECAUSE WHEN THEY COME IN THEY HAVE HOPEFULLY NOT BEEN A REVIEWER BEFORE. >> WHAT'S THE TIME COMMITMENT FOR BEING A REVIEWER? >> CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT'S A GOO QUESTION. I WANT TO SAY IT'S A TWO-HOUR TRAINING BUT I'D HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU. AND THE REVIEW PROCESS ITSELF, IT DEPENDS ON HOW MAN APPLICANTS THERE ARE. WE DO TRY TO LIMIT THE APPLICATIONS TO ABOUT FIVE PAGES TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON
THOSE REVIEWERS. >> THANKYOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. YOU ACTUALLY RAISED SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS IN TERMS OF SOMETHING THAT I REALIZED WAS MISSING TOO IN TERMS OF OFTEN THE CONFLION OF GVI AND YGVI ANDHEN VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS, WHICH TECHNICALLY IS REFLECTED IN MINNEAPOLISUS, WOULD OVERSEE THE STAFF IN
MINNEAPOLISUS? GOOD QUESTION. THE YELLOW PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST. OH. I MIGHT BE WRONG. IT'S DIRECTLY UNDER THE DIRECTOR. SO IT GOES DIRECTOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AND SENIOR HEALTH SPECIALIST, IN VERY SMALL TYPE IT HAS GVI AND YGVI UNDER THAT. SO IT'S THE YELLOW IN THE CENTER POSITION. >> SO THE ONE THAT'S CRENTLY
NOT HIRED, SENIOR PUBLIC -- SO THEY OVERSEE GVI, YGVI, AND MINNEAPOLISUS. >> THANK YOU. SO THE MINNEAPOLISUS IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST IIHICH IS ABOVE THE LIGHT RED. >> LET ME PULL UP. >> OR BROWN. >> ABOVE THE SENIOR EPIDEMIOLOGIST? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY. SO THEY OVERSEE. AND THAT POSITION ALSO -- SO BASICALLY WE HAVE TWO OF THE POSITIONS THAT OVERSEEUR CRITICAL VIOLENCE INTERVENTION WORK, AGAIN, GVI, YGVI AND MINNEAPOLISUS A CURRENTLY NOT FILLED. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, THAT IS CORRECT. THE GVI POSITION IS CURRENTLY OPEN. >> OKAY. AND THEN I DID WANT TO I THINK ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER
VETAW, YOU RAISED A BIG POINTER AROUND AGAIN THAT PREVIOUS PRESENTATION AROUNDOW DATA AND RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT IS JUST A STRUGGLE. AND I THINK WE HAD A REALLY ROBUST CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT WE ALSO FELT TO BE A VERY LIMITED PRESENTATION. THAT DID NOT OFFER MUCH. SO I'M HOPING THAT WE DO SEE SOME
IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THAT, AND MANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE SHARED HERE WAS ALSO SHARED AT THAT PRESENTATION ON JANUARY 8TH FROM THE FORMER DIRECTOR. SO HOPE TO SEE THOSE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED. I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOR CLARIFICATION AROUND THE CONTRACT PIECE THAT AS YOU VERIFY ANY CONTRACTS THAT HAVE PROVIDED RECEIPTS AND VERIFICATION THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING BANCES OF
THOSE CONTRACTS. NO ONE CAN'T COME TO THE CITY AND SAY, YOU OWE ME MONEY, AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED US VERIFICATION AND RECEIPTS. THOSE ARE NOT OUTSTANDING? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, ARE YOU ASKING IF WE HAVENY -- >> OUTSTANDING CONTRACTS. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU IN A RESPONSE MEMO FOR THAT ONE. >> OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS CLARIFYING. THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING THE MINNEAPOLISUS PIECE
BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE HERE ALSO, YEAH. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED OUR CONVERSATION ON THIS ITEM. I DO KNOW WE HAVE A PRETTY EXHAUSTIVE STAFF MEMO FOR YOU ALL TO COMPLETE. MAKE SURE WE'LL WORK WITH THE CLERKS TO GET ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED TODAY DOCUMENTED AND SENT OVER TO YOU. SO WITH THAT, AND
NOTHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT, I WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.