I DID WANT TO SEE IF WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM NSD HERE. I DID HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 5, THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE MOTHER'S LOVE.

COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE DETAILS. KNOW THAT THERE IS SEVERAL CONTRTS THAT EXPIRE AND THAT THERE WAS I BELIEVE SOME FUNDS LEFT OVER TO EXTEND THIS CONTRACT. IF YOU DON'T MIND WAITING FOR THE QUARTERLY REPORT WHEN AMANDAARRINGTON WILL BE HERE, I THINK SHE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU.

IN DR. FREEMAN, WE FOUND THAT LEADER. A DISTINGUISHED CAREER DEFINED BY PUBLIC SERVICE, AND MANY YEARS O EXTRAORDINARY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP IN FIRE AND EMERNCY MANAGEMENT.

IT'S JUST TIME FOR FRESH AYES. IT'S TIME TO BRING SOME PEOPLE, IT'S TIME TO BRING LEADERSHIP BACK TO THIS DEPARTMENT. I'VE BEEN HERE 26 YEARS. IT'S TIME TO BRING DEVELOPMENT BACK. IT'S TIME TO GET FIRM, FAIR, CONSISTENT. IT'S TIME TO BRING PEOPLE TREATED EQUALLY ON ALL FRONTS.

HE CAME IN HERE AND SAID I'M GOING TO LISTEN AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. THE FIREFIGHTER STUFF ION'T WORRY WITH BUT THE OTHER -- HE DOES HAVE THE CREDENTIALS. BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD.

LEADERSHE POSITION THAT -- IS NEVER ABOUT THE POSITION THAT YOU HOLD. IT IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE. IF CONFIRMED, I WILL APPROACH THIS ROLE FIRST AS A SERVANT, SERVING THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO RISK THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY.

I'M NOT COMING TO MINNEAPOLIS TO FIX ANY SPECIFIC ISSUES. I'M BEYOND THAT IN MY CAREER. I SEE MINNEAPOLIS AS A BEAUTIFUL DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH I HOPE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AND PLEASURE TO LEAD.

DR. FREEMAN, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS ANSWER TODAY BECAUSE YOU CERTAINLY HAD -- WE HAD A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION ABOUT ABOUT SOME VERY SPECIFIC THINGS ON FRIDAY THAT WERE EXTREMELY ALARMING TO ME SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN NOW AND FRIDAY, BUT THAT -- YEAH, THERE'S JUST A COMPLELY DIFFERENT TONE ABOUT THE CURRENT PERSONNEL AND HOW FOLKS SHOULD BE TREATED AS PERSONNEL OR LIKE YOUR APPACH TO, YOU KNO WHO'S IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW.

I ASSUME COMMAND ON HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. VIOLATION OF CITY POLY AND VIOLATION OF DEPARTMENT POLICY. TO SIX YEARS AS I SERVED AS FIRE CHIEF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECO INTERIM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WORKING TEE JOBS, DEPARTMENT HEAD JOBS FOR THE CITY OF HARTFORD, I SUSPENDED AND/OR FIRED TERMINATED MORE FIREFIGHTERS IN MY TENURE THAN THE PRIOR THREE CHIEFS BEFORE ME TO BRING STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION AND DISCIPLINE TO AN ORGANIZATION.

MY CAREER STARTED IN MISSISSIPPI, AND I WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF A LOT OF ACTIONS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PRIVY TO AS THE FST AND THE ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN FIREFIGHTER IN THAT ORGANIZATION. SO FOR ME, HAVING AN INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIO IS PERSONAL FOR ME.

I AM, I AM FULLY APPRECIATIVEF YOUR SUPPORT HERE FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY IF YOU ARE CONFIRMED, LEADING THIS DEPARTMENT AND SERVING TS CITY.

IN A YEAR OR TWO HOPEFULLY THEY CAN LEARN FROM US.

TO MEET THE HOUSING NEEDS IN MINNESOTA, INCLUDING FOR OLDER ADULTS, A FULL CONTINUUM OF OPTIONS IS NECESSARY, ALONG WITH THE FUNDING AND FLEXIBILITY F ALL OF THEM.

OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SENIOR UNITS HAVE NOT GENERALLY HAD A WAITING LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 62 PLUS AS OF APRIL WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO WAITING LIST FOR APPLICANTS AGE 62 PLUS. BUT FOR INDIVIDUALS AGED 50 PLUS, THERE WAS A WAITING LIST OF 2,635 APPLICANTS.

FOR ME, I THINK THIS IS JUST PART OF THE ONGOING LESLATIVE WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE T DO AS A BODY O LIKE HOW TO REIMAGINE USAGE OF OUR BONDING AND OUR FINANCING ASSETSO ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE MORE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS BECAUSE THEY'RE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY SHOULDN'T FEEL AS IF ONCE THEY REACH THE LATER PHASES OF THEIR LIVES, THAT THEY CAN'T STAY HERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE FOR THEM.

THESE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES HELP BRING A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE TO THESE POLICY DISCUSSIONS THAT IMPACTED MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS.

PHAC ISN'T BEST USES WHEN REACTING AFTER DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. WE DO TRY TO REGULARLY REVIEW THE COUNCILMEMBERS', COUNCIL COMMITTEES' SPEANDZ AND THE AGENDAS OF OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEES SO WE CAN IDENTIFY WHERE A PUBLIC HEALTH EXPECTER MIGHT BE HELPFUL BUT WE MIGHT ALSO WELCOME OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THESE TYPES OF DISCUSSIONS.

EVERY SINGLE SHOOTING AS IT SHOULD BE IS THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED LIKE A HOMICIDE. ALL OF THEM, NO MATTER IF THE VICTIM IS COOPERATIVE OR NOT, IF THEY LIE OR NOT, IF THEY TELL US WHERE IT HAPPENED OR NOT, WE INVESTIGATE IT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.

WHAT'S COOL ABOUT TALKING AUT SHOOTINGS IS EVERYONE AGREES THAT SHOOTING SOMEONE IS WRONG. AND THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THIS ROOM A LOT. WHERE EVERY SINGLE PERSON AGREE ON SOMETHING. WE ARE ABLE TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE AND HOLD PEOPLE THAT SHOOT PEOPLE THAT FIRE GUNS IN THE CITY IN FRONT OF PEOPLE'S HOUSES, HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND SEND THEM TO JAIL.

THE TREMENDOUSUCCESS THAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE RIVER WITH ST. PAUL RECENY ACCOMPLISHING ABOUT 100% CLOSURE RATE SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR FAST TEAM AS WELL OR THEIR NON-FATAL SHOOTING TASK FORCE

NO DBT WE NEED MORE INVESTIGATORS. THIS WAS, THIS WEEKEND WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE. WE ARE, WE'RE UNDER WATER FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT YOU KNOW BLOOMINGTON HAS THREE DETECTIVES. THEY'RE ALL FANTASTIC. BUT THEY'RE LEAVING. THEY'RE GOI BACK TO BLOOMINGTON.

WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE NON-FATAL CLEARANCE RATE OF 41.2%, I DON'T THINK ANY VERSION OF 58% NONCLOSURE OF THESE THINGS GOING UNSOLVED ARE DECENT. AND I DON'T TNK THAT IS THE WAY YOU MEANT IT, AND BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HOW IMPORTANT YOU SEE THIS WORK. BUT AS I THINK OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE STATED, THAT IS 148 VICTIMS THATTER AND THEIR -- AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT HAVE ZERO SENSE OF CLOSURE AND JUSTICE. ZERO.

WE ONLY TOOKWO THAT WERE 911 RESPONSE SO ONLY TWO OFFICERS OFF THE STREET IF YOU WILL, THE REST CAME FROM THE DOWNTOWN CRT TEAM, THE NORTH SIDE CRT TEAM SO WE ONLY TOOK TWO 911 RESPONDERS HERE ANDHAT IN A WAY WAS BENEFICIAL LIKE Z SAID AND NOW THESE UNITS, THE CRT TEAMS HAVE BACKFILLED THEIR UNITS TO GIVE OTHER PEOPLE MORE EXPERIENCE.