[0:20] . >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS [0:25] AURIN CHOWDHURY AND I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING. [0:32] BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND TO THE PUBLIC THAT THESE [0:39] MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS [0:46] A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL [0:52] SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE [0:58] AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. [1:04] AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL AND VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [1:11] >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. [1:18] >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON IS ABSENT. OSMAN. [1:29] >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [1:34] >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. I WILL ALSO NOTE [1:44] THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IS ABSENT RESPONDING TO CONSTITUENT [1:50] NEEDS AS THERE WAS AN ICE PRESENCE AT LAKE AT BLOOMINGTON. [1:58] OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW. FIRST, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE ONLY ITEM ON THE [2:04] CONSENT AGENDA IS A PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A [2:09] TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FOR THE NICOLLET BRIDGE OR THE [2:15] MINNEHAHA CREEK. STAFF INFORMED US THIS ITEM WAS NOT READY FOR LAST WEEK'S CLIMATE AND [2:20] INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING. IT IS BEFORE US NOW. STAFF IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY [2:26] DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. SEEING NO QUESTIONS [2:35] OR DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? >> SO MOVED. [2:41] >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ON THE MOTION TO [2:46] APPROVE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE [2:51] AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES. AND I WILL ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER [2:56] PALMISANO HAS JOINED THE MEETING. NEXT, WE WILL HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ABOUT THE [3:05] ADDITIONAL 2025 MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS BEING AUTHORIZED. I WILL NOW WELCOME UP DEPUTY [3:12] DIRECTOR LEA LAKES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY FOR A SHORT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. WELCOME, DIRECTOR. [3:17] >> THANK YOU. [3:32] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME UP TODAY. MY NAME IS LEA LAKES. I'M [3:38] THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. WELCOME TO THIS VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION. [3:46] THIS IS ABOUT APPROVING OUR ABILITY TO SIGN CONTRACTS FOR [3:52] THREE ADDITIONAL ZONES FOR COVERAGE FOR MINNEAPOLUS [3:57] VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION SERVICES. THESE SERVICES AS A REMINDER ARE THOSE BOOTS ON THE GROUND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO WE [4:04] CONTRACT WITH TO CHANGE BEHAVIORS AND REDUCE RETALIATION CYCLES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND [4:10] PREVENTING VIOLENCE BEFORE IT OCCURS. THIS APPROACH IS GUIDED BY THE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE OF [4:17] CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. AND THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS ARE IDENTIFIED BASED OFF OF DATA FROM CURE [4:24] VIOLENCE GLOBAL AND INPUT FROM COMMUNITY. BRIEF REMINDER, THE [4:30] CURE VIOLENCE MODEL IS ONE THAT [4:35] IS A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH THAT TREATS VIOLENCE LIKE A DISEASE WHERE WE CAN INTERRUPT THE [4:42] SPREAD OF THAT DISEASE THROUGH INTERRUPTING CONFLICTS, CHANGING BEHAVIOR, AND CHANGING NORMS. [4:51] THE AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED THAT NEED INTERRUPTION SERVICES [4:57] THROUGH THE MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS ARE IDENTIFIED HERE ON THIS MAP. THE INCIDENT TABLE YOU [5:04] SEE TO THE RIGHT IS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BY ZONE. AND [5:14] PREVIOUSLY, THIS COUNCIL APPROVED CONTRACTS FOR ZONES 2, [5:20] 6, AND 9 FOR A -- I'M SORRY. PREVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL APPROVED [5:25] CONTRACTS FOR ZONES 1, 4, 7, AND 8. FOR THE MOTHER'S LOVE [5:34] ORGANIZATION, FOR RESTORATION INC. ORGANIZATION, FOR SABATHNI [5:43] ORGANIZATION. TODAY, WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS ZONES, 2, 6, AND 9. FOR A [5:49] MOTHER'S LOVE, T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH, AND METRO YOUTH DIVERSION RESPECTIVELY. [5:56] THIS IS A MAP OF ZONE 9 WHERE THE COVERAGE WOULD INCLUDE THE [6:03] CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AREA. THIS IS THE MAP OF AREAS 1, 2, 4, AND 3, [6:10] WHERE 1 AND 2 ARE COVERED BY A MOTHER'S LOVE. AND ZONE 4 IS COVERED BY RESTORATION INC. THE [6:21] OTHER ZONES HERE, 5, 6, 8 AND 7 ARE SHOWN AS WELL AS THE [6:27] INCIDENT NUMBERS FOR EACH OF THESE ZONES. HERE YOU CAN SEE [6:33] T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH FOR 6, T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH FOR 8, AND [6:39] THEN SABATHANI FOR ZONE 7. THIS MAP OUTLINES WHICH WARDS HAVE [6:46] VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION COVERAGE ZONES. YOU SEE HERE IS WARD 4, 5, 6, 8, AND 9 ARE THE WARDS [6:52] THAT INCLUDE PIECES OF THE ZONES. THAT'S MY PRESENTATION. I [7:00] STAND READY FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LAKES. I [7:08] WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR [7:16] LAKES. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. AND I'M ASSUMING THEN THAT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS [7:21] FOR THE CONTRACT HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. THE TESTING AND THE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND SO FORTH. [7:29] SO THAT DELAY HAS BEEN ADDRESSED? >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, WE ARE IN PROGRESS WITH ALL OF [7:35] THOSE. THEY ARE ALMOST ALL DONE. YES. >> SO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH US LETTING THIS CONTRACT OUT [7:41] EVEN THOUGH THAT WORK HASN'T BEEN COMPLETE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, I DO. WE DO HAVE ONE GROUP THAT'S [7:46] OUT ON THE GROUND ALREADY. GROUP FOR ZONE 4 RESTORATION INC. HAS [7:53] BEEN SIGNED. THE OTHER CONTRACTS ARE CLOSE BEHIND. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. [7:59] >> NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR. I'M [8:06] VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ZONE 5, AS YOU KNOW. WHICH IS THE PART THAT DOES COVER 19th AND NICOLLET, [8:12] WHICH IS AN AREA IN WARD 7. WARD 6 HAS UNDERGONE GUN VIOLENCE, [8:19] AMONG OTHER GROUP VIOLENCE ACTIVITIES FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. WE'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS [8:24] WITH COMMUNITY. LOTS OF EXPECTATIONS HAVE BEEN SET ABOUT THIS SERVICE COMING TO WARD 5, [8:31] INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS GROUPS AT A TOWN HALL. AND [8:37] ANOTHER WAS A CONTRACT WITH MAD DADS THAT WE PASSED WHICH THEN WENT OUT TO THOUSAND COMMUNITIES [8:43] MEMBERS SETTING EXPECTATIONS THAT THIS SERVICE WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I'M [8:49] INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED BY THIS NEWS AND THE TIMELINE OF THIS SERVICE BEING PUT OFF AND A [8:54] CONTRACT BEING APPROVED THAT'S NOW GOING TO ACTUALLY NOT BE DELIVERED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW [9:01] WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR COVERAGE IN WARD 5. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, THAT [9:06] IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. I WILL HAVE TO RESPOND IN A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THAT. >> CAN YOU GIVE ME AN INDICATION [9:14] OF WHETHER AN OFFER WAS MADE FOR ANY OF THESE OTHER GROUPS TO COVER AREA 5? [9:21] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, I'M GOING TO LOOK TO OUR ATTORNEYS TO SEE IF THAT'S A QUESTION I [9:27] CAN ADDRESS. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT THE QUESTION. [9:32] >> THE FIRST GROUP THAT WAS SELECTED TO COVER AREA 5 WAS MAD [9:37] DADS WHICH THEN DECLINED THE CONTRACT. I'M WONDERING IF ANY [9:44] OTHERS. >> MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE? >> I DON'T THINK THAT YOU CAN [9:50] DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION. >> SO DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR [9:58] FINDING A NEW GROUP TO COVER AREA 5? >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, I [10:04] NEED TO GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE PLAN FOR THAT. >> OKAY. WHEN CAN I EXPECT THAT [10:11] INFORMATION? >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON A TIMELINE AS WELL. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. [10:16] >> OKAY. WE WILL NOTE THAT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW UP FOR CLERKS. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER [10:23] QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN? ALL RIGHT. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [10:28] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. I [10:34] ACTUALLY WANTED TO NAME ONE SOME THANKS AROUND I SEE THIS AS A RESPONSE TO THE ACTION THAT [10:39] COUNCIL TOOK UP ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHERE WE PASSED A [10:47] RESOLICITATION MOTION FOR I BELIEVE THIS IS AREA 2, NOW THAT [10:53] A MOTHER'S LOVE WILL BE COVERING. AND ALSO IN RESPONSE TO EXTENDING OR PRESERVING [11:00] COVERAGE IN CEDAR-RIVERSIDE, WHICH IS NOW NUMBER 9, AND MOVING FUNDING TO DO SO. I WOULD [11:08] SAY THANK YOU TO NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY FOR MOVING AT REASONABLE SPEED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE [11:13] REQUESTS AND MAKING SURE THAT GAPS IN SERVICE WEREN'T BEING, YOU KNOW, PERPETUATED IN PARTS [11:20] OF OUR CITY THAT THESE TYPES OF SERVICES ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL [11:27] ECHO SIMILAR CONCERNS, THOUGH, IN TERMS OF WE'RE NOW IN JUNE. AND I KNOW EARLIER THIS YEAR [11:34] WHEN I BROUGHT FORTH THE MOTION AROUND MOVING SERVICES OVER TO THE COUNTY, WE WERE GIVEN A HARD KIND OF DEADLINE TO THIS BODY OF [11:42] THESE SERVICES WOULD BE UP AND RUNNING BY APRIL 1ST. AND THIS [11:48] WOULD ACTUALLY -- OR THAT ACTION WOULD HAVE LED TO A DISRUPTION. BUT NOW IT SEEMS THOSE SERVICES [11:54] OUTSIDE OF RESTORATION INC. FOR [11:59] ZONE 4 HAS NOT WENT OUT INTO THE STREETS. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED, OR COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE [12:04] ASKED A QUESTION AROUND BACKGROUND CHECKS. THOSE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE ACTING AS [12:11] BARRIERS. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHEN CAN WE EXPECT -- I KNOW [12:17] DIRECTOR HARRINGTON NAMED IN HER MOST RECENT UPDATE THAT NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL HAPPENING. FOR HOW LONG DO WE [12:22] FORESEE THIS TAKING PLACE? BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S JUNE. WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN [12:28] WARMER MONTHS. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT PLAY OUT. AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE SAME [12:34] SITUATION LAST YEAR WHERE WE HAD AN ABSENCE OF THESE SERVICES, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SAW [12:41] MINNEAPOLIS BECOME THE CITY THAT HAD SOME OF THE HIGHEST HOMICIDE RATES IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S [12:48] CONCERNING AROUND WHAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF NEGOTIATIONS. AND NOW BEING ALMOST TWO MONTHS OUT [12:54] FROM THAT APRIL 1ST INTENDED DEADLINE. I'M INTERESTED WHAT, [13:00] WHERE ARE WE ACTUALLY AT IN THIS PROCESS? YOU SAID THEY'RE NEAR COMPLETION. DOES THAT MEAN THE [13:07] ORIGINAL FOUR GROUPS ARE READY TO SIGN? THEY'RE READY TO BE OUT ON THE STREETS? LIKE CAN [13:14] RESIDENTS EXPECT TO SEE THESE SERVICES ACTUALLY BEFORE AUGUST EVEN AT THIS RATE? [13:20] >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THE GOAL IS TO SIGN THESE CONTRACTS AS [13:27] QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND TOP PRIORITY IS THE SERVICES HERE THAT YOU'RE SEEING BEFORE YOU IN [13:33] GETTING THOSE OUT THE DOOR SO THEY ARE HELPING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO THAT IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY ITEM TO GET THOSE [13:40] SIGNED AND THOSE SERVICES OUT THE DOOR. >> AND JUST FOLLOW UP CLARIFICATION BECAUSE FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING LAST TIME, WHEN [13:46] WE -- OR IT WAS AT LEAST MINE'S. [13:51] BY THE TIME A CONTRACT REACHES THIS BODY FOR APPROVAL, THE SUBJECT WAS THEN NEGOTIATIONS [13:57] ARE FINALIZED. GROUPS WERE READY TO BE OUT ON THE STREETS AGAIN BY THAT APRIL 1ST DEADLINE. AND [14:02] THEN WE WERE TOLD ACTUALLY AGAIN NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL HAPPENING. SO WILL THESE GROUPS THAT YOU JUST NAMED EVEN FOR [14:11] TODAY, MOTHER'S LOVE, DIVERSION CENTER, ARE THEY READY? ARE THOSE CONTRACTS ACTUALLY DONE? [14:17] OR IS THERE SPACE, OR EVEN T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH WHICH IS STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR OTHER [14:23] COVERAGES. WILL THESE SERVICES ACTUALLY BE OUT AND READY BY THE [14:28] INTENDED DEADLINE OF JULY 1ST? >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THAT IS THE GOAL. EVERYTHING THAT [14:36] WE'RE DOING WITHIN OUR CONTROL IS TO REACH THAT GOAL. >> OKAY. SO THERE STILL COULD BE A PROCESS EVEN IF THIS BODY [14:44] APPROVED THIS CONTRACT THAT NEGOTIATIONS COULD HAPPEN AND MAYBE THE JULY 1ST DEADLINE [14:51] MIGHT NOT BE REACHED IF NEGOTIATIONS STILL RUN LONG? [14:58] >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I -- LET ME RESPOND TO YOU IN A [15:03] WRITTEN RESPONSE FOR THE TIMELINE. >> OKAY. AND JUST FOR THE CLARITY OF, AGAIN, IT'S BY [15:10] APPROVING THESE CONTRACTS TODAY, ARE WE NOT REPLICATING THE SAME SITUATION WHERE THESE VENDORS [15:16] WILL ACTUALLY BE READY. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ADDITIONAL NEGOTIATIONS. CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN VETTED. ALL PARTIES [15:23] INVOLVED ARE COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMS AND EXPECTATIONS OF THE DELIVERABLES [15:30] EXPECTED FROM THESE CONTRACTS AND ARE READY TO THEN ADMINISTER SERVICES OR ARE WE STILL AT A PROCESS WHERE WE CAN BE IN [15:37] FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE THOSE SERVICES ARE RENDERED? SO THAT'S THE QUESTION THEN TO HAVE STAFF FOLLOW UP TO. [15:44] >> I'LL ADD THAT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW UP. >> THANK YOU. [15:51] >> NEXT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY, AND THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR. [15:58] I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GROUP. SO THE ZONE 2 IS A PART [16:04] OF WARD 4. THE GROUP THAT IS ALREADY OUT RESTORATION INC., [16:10] THEY'RE IN WARD 4, TOO. WHAT PART IS WARD 4 IS ZONE 2? WHAT [16:15] ARE THE ZONE 2 GROUP -- WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO VERSUS WHERE THIS ZONE IS? [16:21] >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, GOOD QUESTION. I PULLED UP THE MAP OF THE DIFFERENT ZONES SO YOU CAN [16:27] SEE KIND OF THE BORDERS. WHERE RESTORATION INC. WILL BE PROVIDING SERVICES VERSUS WHERE [16:33] A MOTHER'S LOVE WILL BE PROVIDING SERVICES. >> OKAY. SO THEY JUST KIND OF [16:38] JUST CUT OFF AT THE PARK. THE NEW GROUP. AND THEN THE OTHER GROUP JUST KIND OF PICKS UP FROM [16:47] THERE. OKAY. OKAY. SO LIKE WHEN YOU REVAMPED, YOU TALKED ABOUT [16:52] THE GROUPS BEING ABLE TO HAVE SO MANY STAFF PER CONTRACT. DOES THIS MEAN THE GROUPS WHO HAVE [16:58] TWO ZONES GET TO HAVE DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF STAFFING AND DOUBLE THE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS [17:04] WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS? >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THAT'S CORRECT. THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT [17:10] CONTRACTS. SO THE ONE GROUP, A MOTHER'S LOVE WOULD HAVE TWO CONTRACTS. ONE FOR ZONE ONE. AND [17:15] ONE FOR ZONE 2. >> OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT THE -- WHAT IS HAPPENING? YOU KNOW, [17:22] I'VE HEARD BACK FROM THESE GROUPS THAT IT'S INSURANCE THAT THEY CAN'T COVER IS WHY THEY [17:29] HAVEN'T FILLED -- LIKE, HAVEN'T SIGNED THESE CONTRACTS. IT'S THE NUMBER OF STAFF. AND I'VE HEARD [17:35] INSURANCE IN MULTIPLE WAYS. MEDICAL INSURANCE THAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR STAFF. [17:41] INSURANCE FOR THEM TO BE OUT ON THE STREETS PATROLLING. THAT SORT OF INSURANCE. I'VE HEARD [17:46] THAT THE CONTRACTS JUST AREN'T ADDING UP TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT THEY NEED TO HAVE OVERALL [17:53] AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO GET THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE OUT ON THE STREETS. IT'S NOT ADDING UP. WHAT ARE WE DOING? I SEE THE [17:59] NUMBER BEFORE US, BUT I'M WORRIED THAT THE NUMBER IS GOING TO CHANGE SOONER THAN WE THINK. [18:04] AND THAT'S FINE IF THAT'S HOW WE GET PEOPLE OUT. ARE WE REALLY LOOKING THROUGH THAT AND SPENDING THE TIME ON HELPING [18:10] THESE PEOPLE TO GET FOLKS OUT AT A RATE WHERE THEY PAY THEIR [18:16] STAFF GOOD MONEY, A GOOD COST OF LIVING. YOU KNOW. LIKE THOSE THINGS. WHAT IS ACTUALLY [18:23] HAPPENING THAT -- WE HAVE ONE GROUP THAT'S OUT THERE. THEY'RE THERE. BUT THESE OTHER GROUPS [18:29] AREN'T? >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION. NSD IS [18:34] SPENDING A LOT OF TIME HAVING ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS, GROUP [18:39] CONVERSATIONS, CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIRECTORS AND THE GROUPS, CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGERS AND THE GROUPS, [18:45] CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THE GROUPS, CONVERSATIONS WITH COMPLIANCE [18:50] AND THE GROUPS. WE ARE GOING SO FAR AS TO CONTACT THE COMPANIES FOR INSURANCE TO TRY TO SEE IF [18:56] THERE'S A THREE-WAY HELP THAT WE CAN DO FOR SOME OF THESE GROUPS. NSD IS VERY DEDICATED TO SETTING [19:05] OUR PEOPLE THAT WE CONTRACT WITH UP FOR SUCCESS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN MEET THOSE [19:11] REQUIREMENTS. SO WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING ALL OF WHAT WE CAN TO HELP [19:16] THEM. >> I APPRECIATE THAT BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE'VE BEEN LIKE SPENDING TWO MONTHS, AND [19:23] IT'S SIMPLY THE CONTRACTS JUST AREN'T ENOUGH. LIKE WE'RE NOT PAYING THEM ENOUGH. I FEEL LIKE WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THEM IS [19:31] WE'RE NOT PAYING THEM ENOUGH TO COVER THE EXPENSES AND THAT'S WHY THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW. IT'S [19:37] NOT LIKE THEY CAN'T GET THE INSURANCE COVERAGE. THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE INSURANCE COVERAGE [19:43] WITH THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE PAYING THEM. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, LET ME [19:49] FOLLOW UP WITH A BUDGET TABLE FOR YOU SO YOU CAN SEE THAT BREAKDOWN WE DID THAT SHOWS ALL [19:55] THE WORK WE DID TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE CONTRACT. LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. >> AND MY LAST THING IS, ARE WE [20:02] PROVIDING THE PROPER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THESE GROUPS? BECAUSE IF WE HAVE A GROUP THAT HAS DONE IT, MAYBE THIS IS THE [20:08] PERSON WE SHOULD BE CONTRACTING WITH TO HELP THESE GROUPS GET THIS DONE. IF WE HAVE A GROUP [20:14] THAT'S GOT A CONTRACT SIGNED. THEY'RE OUT WORKING. WORK WITH A [20:20] GROUP WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY DONE IT TO HELP THOSE OTHER GROUPS GET THIS DONE AND NOT HAVE [20:25] NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY SPENDING SO MUCH TIME ON, YOU KNOW, LIKE -- I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID. YOU [20:31] ALL ARE WALKING THROUGH WITH PEOPLE. BUT MAYBE YOU'RE NOT THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO DO THIS. MAYBE [20:36] THE PERSON WHO SUCCESSFULLY DONE THIS SHOULD BE THE PERSON TO DO [20:41] IT. MAYBE WE SHOULD CONSIDER PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE GROUP THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY DONE IT. [20:48] >> THANK YOU. AND I WILL NOTE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW UP FOR EVERYONE. I THINK IT WOULD BE [20:54] HELPFUL TO GET THAT BUDGET TABLE INCLUDED IN THAT MEMO. I HAVE MYSELF IN QUEUE NEXT. AND BEFORE [21:00] I SPEAK, I WILL RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI [21:06] HAS JOINED US IN THIS MEETING. I WANT TO JUST ENSURE THAT MY [21:13] UNDERSTANDING IS CORRECT. THE CONTRACTS, 1478, THOSE WERE SET [21:20] WITH THE DATE OF APRIL 1ST FOR THEM TO BE EXECUTED. IS IT EXECUTED TO THE POINT OF LIKE [21:26] THEY WOULD THEN START BEGINNING THE WORK OR TAKING THE FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING THE WORK? [21:33] >> COUNCIL MEMBER -- OR VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, THAT IS THE GOAL. THE GOAL WAS APRIL 1ST TO [21:39] HAVE ALL OF THIS DONE. DUE TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, THE [21:47] GROUP THAT IS OUT RIGHT NOW AND HAS EVERYTHING SIGNED IS RESTORATION INC. BUT YES, [21:54] APRIL 1ST WAS THE GOAL DATE AS THAT WAS THE DATE THAT THE OLD CONTRACTS EXPIRED. [22:01] >> OKAY. AND SO A MOTHER'S LOVE IN ZONE 1, AND THEN SABATHANI IN [22:12] ZONE 7, AND T.O.U.C.H. IN ZONE 8 HAVE NOT BEGUN THE WORK. WHAT [22:17] POINT ARE THEY AT WITH THE CONTRACT? IS IT THAT THEY HAVEN'T SIGNED THE CONTRACT OR THEY HAVE SIGNED THE CONTRACT [22:25] AND NOW IT'S BEGINNING THE WORK OF IMPLEMENTATION? WHAT'S THE BARRIER THERE? >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, LET ME [22:31] WRITE A RESPONSE BECAUSE THEY'RE EACH AT DIFFERENT PLACES. SO LET ME GET BACK TO YOU WITH A [22:37] WRITTEN RESPONSE. >> OKAY. WE'LL NOTE THAT WITH ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW UP. COULD YOU SHARE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF A [22:42] COMMON THEME IN TERMS OF BARRIERS FOR CONTRACT EXECUTION FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS? I THINK [22:50] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW APTLY NOTED MAYBE A LACK OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING [22:56] FROM ORGANIZATIONS? IS THERE A THEME THERE? >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I WOULD SAY I [23:04] THINK A LOT OF THE THEMES THAT THE VENDORS WANT TO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB. LIKE THEY ARE VERY [23:10] DEDICATED AND THEY WANT TO DO GOOD WORK AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE AND SET UP FOR THAT [23:15] SUCCESS TOGETHER. SO I THINK THERE'S JUST BEEN CHANGE OF [23:21] MANAGEMENT. THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT FLEXIBILITY WITH THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS. THERE'S BEEN [23:26] THINGS WITH TRAINING, WITH SCHEDULING. SO I WOULD SAY IT'S KIND OF A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ISSUES. [23:34] >> TRAINING, SCHEDULING, WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ISSUES. I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT QUESTION [23:40] JUST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW UP. THANK YOU TO OUR CLERKS FOR NOTING ALL OF THESE. THIS MIGHT [23:52] HAVE BEEN ASKED, BUT HAVE THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INDICATED THE ONES THAT GOT THE PRIOR [23:58] CONTRACTS INDICATED A TIMELINE IN WHICH THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO START OR IS THERE A GOAL [24:05] TIMELINE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT? YOU HAVE JULY FOR THE ONES THAT WE ARE TAKING UP TODAY. WHAT WOULD BE THE ONES [24:14] FOR THE PREVIOUS ALLOCATION THAT WE DID? NOW THAT THE APRIL 1ST [24:20] DATE HAS PASSED. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, THE GOAL IS ALWAYS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO I GUESS THAT'S THE [24:29] ANSWER. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> OKAY. SO NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT HASN'T SET A DATE TO REACH. I TOTALLY GET AS SOON AS [24:36] POSSIBLE. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE LIKE TO DO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT YOU HAVE TO SET A [24:42] DEADLINE FOR YOURSELF. IS THAT NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DECIDED INTERNALLY YET? [24:47] >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, THE PRIORITY LIST FOR NSD HAS THIS [24:54] AS THE TOP PRIORITY. SO WE HAVE A PRIORITIZATION OF WHAT TO FOCUS OUR ENERGIES ON AND WHAT [24:59] TO FOCUS OUR TIME ON. AND THIS IS OUR TOP PRIORITY. THE [25:08] DEADLINE IS HARD TO SET IN A WAY THAT IS REASONABLE BECAUSE EVERY [25:13] ORGANIZATION IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. SO SETTING A TIMELINE [25:18] MAY NOT BE HELPFUL FOR SOME AND IT MAY BE HELPFUL FOR OTHERS. SO WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE [25:25] TIMELINES OR DEADLINES SET UP WHERE WE WOULD SAY YOU DON'T GET A CONTRACT IF YOU DON'T SIGN BY THIS DATE. THAT'S NOT AN [25:31] APPROACH WE'RE TAKING. >> OKAY. WELL I ENCOURAGE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY TO SET AN INTERNAL TIMELINE FOR YOUR OWN [25:38] ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS TO REACH. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. MY [25:44] LAST QUESTION BEFORE I PASS IT [25:49] ON IS ONCE THE CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED AND THEN EVERYONE IS ON [25:55] THE GROUND, WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR [26:01] EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION? >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, THE PLAN FOR EVALUATION IS FOR THE [26:09] PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE BUSINESS ANALYST TO WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR TECHNICAL ADVISOR. THE [26:15] TECHNICAL ADVISOR CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL STORES THE INFORMATION AND HAS THE SOFTWARE THAT THE [26:21] COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS USE TO INPUT THE DATA. SO THAT GROUP OF THREE PEOPLE ARE WORKING [26:27] TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE DATA IS ENTERED CORRECTLY AND THAT WE ARE GETTING THE [26:33] INFORMATION WE NEED TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. >> OKAY. AND THEN WILL THAT BE PRESENTED BEFORE THIS BODY? AND [26:43] IS THERE A CERTAIN POINT IN THE [26:48] CONTRACT PERIOD WHERE THERE'LL BE AN EVALUATION? IS IT HALFWAY [26:54] THROUGH THE CONTRACT'S LIFE? IS IT AT THE END OF CONTRACT? >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, THE [27:01] EVALUATION PERIOD WILL BE HAPPENING IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS [27:08] DATA IS ENTERED. THEN THERE WILL BE CONTINUOUS EVALUATION TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS LOOKING [27:14] GOOD. AND WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT AT ANY TIME TO COUNCIL AFTER THE DATA STARTS COMING IN. >> OKAY. YEAH. HAVE YOU MADE ANY [27:21] DETERMINATIONS ON THE FREQUENCY IN WHICH YOU WANT TO REPORT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE? [27:27] >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO AT ANY [27:32] SPEED AS THE DATA IS MOSTLY LIVE. SO WE CAN HAVE A REPORT [27:39] READY AT THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COUNCIL, THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE IT TO BE SENT TO THEM AT. [27:44] >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME. I'M GOING TO CALL ON COUNCIL [27:51] MEMBER OSMAN. >> EXCUSE ME, MADAM VICE CHAIR. CAN YOU REPEAT THE TWO QUESTIONS THAT NEEDED THE STAFF FOLLOW UP? [27:57] >> I THINK WE MIGHT JUST NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT WAS [28:02] RECORDED. BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHICH QUESTIONS WERE THE ONES THAT I SPECIFICALLY NOTED FOR MYSELF. [28:07] >> OKAY. >> YEAH. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE MY STAFF SEND THAT DIRECTLY TO YOU. GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [28:18] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FIRST OF ALL, COMING TO [28:24] CEDAR-RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST ONCE BUT COUPLE TIMES TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. I THINK THAT THE REASON WE'RE DOING ALL [28:31] THIS IS TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE, AND THIS IS VERY TIME [28:39] SENSITIVE PROGRAM. DURING THE SUMMERTIME, THOSE ARE WHEN WE NEED THE PROGRAMS. I JUST DON'T [28:47] UNDERSTAND WHY DID THE NEGOTIATIONS START SO LATE WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT? [28:53] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. I DON'T KNOW IF IT STARTED LATE. WE DID HAVE A [29:00] PROCESS WHERE WE HAD TO SELECT WHAT VENDORS WE WANTED TO START NEGOTIATION WITH. AND SO WE'VE [29:06] BEEN HAVING NEGOTIATIONS FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. SO I GUESS [29:14] I'M NOT SURE A GOOD ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. >> OKAY. YEAH. SAME WAY COUNCIL [29:22] MEMBER VETAW. I SPOKE TO SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WAS MENTIONED HERE. THEY WERE READY [29:27] FROM DAY ONE TO REALLY GET TO WORK. AND THE START DATE WAS [29:33] PUSHED FROM APRIL TO JULY. AND THAT'S JUST NOT FAIR TO OUR [29:40] RESIDENTS. WE EXPECT DEPARTMENTS OF SAFETY TO REALLY STEP IT UP [29:45] AND GET THIS DONE. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF LEGAL STUFF. [29:51] THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT. BUT BEING PREPARED IS REALLY A [29:59] GOOD WAY TO FINISH. AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS FINGERPOINTING ORGANIZATIONS. THERE'S WONDERFUL [30:05] ORGANIZATIONS THAT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THAT HAVE CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY MANY, [30:10] MANY, MANY YEARS SO THEY KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THE PROCESS. IT'S JUST THE DEPARTMENT WHO IS [30:17] PUBLIC, DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY THAT CONTINUES TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. DON'T KNOW [30:24] WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BASICALLY. SORRY. IT'S NOT YOU. YOU'RE DOING WONDERFUL WORK. IT'S JUST THAT WE NEED A BETTER CLEARANCE [30:30] AND BETTER LEADERSHIP WITH THIS DEPARTMENT. THE FOLKS SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND BY NOW. AND I [30:37] JUST -- IT'S NOT THE ORGANIZATION'S FAULT. AND IT'S [30:42] NOT, YOU KNOW, LACK OF MONEY, LACK OF RESOURCE. WE GAVE YOU THOSE RESOURCE. IT'S JUST THE [30:48] LEADERSHIP WITH THIS DEPARTMENT THAT NEED TO GET THIS -- ALL THESE QUESTIONS ARE COMING UP ARE VALID. IT'S LIKE WHY ARE WE [30:54] NOT ON THE GROUND? WHY ARE WE NOT HELPING THOSE FOLKS THAT NEED THE HELP. WE PROVIDED THOSE [31:01] RESOURCES. THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOME KIND OF SOLUTION BY NOW. IT'S JUST THIS DEPARTMENT THAT [31:06] NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND GET THIS NEGOTIATION START EARLY [31:12] AND SIGN THE CONTRACT AND GET THE WORK DONE. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO. I'M [31:18] FRUSTRATED THE SAME WAY MOST COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE FRUSTRATED HERE THAT WE'RE STARTING THIS PROGRAM LATE. AND ALSO, LET'S [31:24] JUST -- I'M GOING TO REALLY MENTION WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN MENTIONED, WHICH IS THE [31:31] CONTRACT WAS OFFERED, WE WERE ON THE LIST ON 19th AND NICOLLET. I [31:38] DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ZONE 5. I'M NOT SURE. THAT IS STILL, IT'S [31:44] LIKE, THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO. WHAT TO TELL STEVEN SQUARE. [31:53] THESE NEIGHBORHOODS CONTINUE TO GO. WE REPORT BACK AND RELY ON [31:59] INFORMATION FROM THOSE DEPARTMENTS. BUT IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING TO ME AND I DON'T KNOW [32:05] WHAT TO TELL THE STEVEN SQUARE NEIGHBORS AND SO ON. OVERALL, I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENT [32:11] LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND GET THESE [32:17] CONTRACTS SIGNED A LONG TIME AGO. WE'RE HEADING TO SUMMERTIME AND PEOPLE NEED THE SERVICES. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR [32:24] YOUTH, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WE'RE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. ESPECIALLY SUMMERTIME. [32:29] THERE SHOULD BE A SUMMER SAFETY TIME. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO. WE PASSED IT LAST [32:37] YEAR. I'LL CLOSE IT DOWN. UNDERSTAND MY FRUSTRATION. IT'S NOT TO YOU. YOU'RE A WONDERFUL [32:44] PERSON WHO SHOWED UP IN THE COMMUNITY AND EXPLAINED TO RESIDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [32:51] >> THANK YOU. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WILL [32:58] ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT I THINK YOU'RE DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB [33:05] WITH A NUMBER OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE ENTIRELY OUT OF YOUR CONTROL, AND YOU'RE DOING YOUR [33:11] BEST TO MANAGE. NOW I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR YOU, AND I [33:16] CAN APPRECIATE IF YOUR ANSWER TO ANY OF THEM IS GOING TO BE "LET ME GET BACK TO YOU IN WRITING." [33:22] BUT IF THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION I'M GOING TO NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY. EITHER YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO [33:28] ME IN WRITING BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, OR YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO ME IN WRITING [33:34] BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE ANSWER OR YOU'RE NOT SURE IF IT'S LEGAL FOR YOU TO TELL ME. IN THAT CASE, WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE [33:40] CITY ATTORNEY. OR YOU CAN'T GIVE ME THE ANSWER BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN THE DIRECTION TO NOT SPEAK ABOUT SUCH A THING IN [33:47] PUBLIC. BUT ONE OF THOSE THINGS. >> POINT OF ORDER, MADAM CHAIR. >> I'M SORRY. [33:52] >> I'D ASK THE CLERK FOR A RULING PLEASE. >> IT'S HER TIME. >> I'M SORRY. [33:59] >> I HAVE THE GAVEL. >> SORRY. >> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SECOND. [34:06] COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT, PLEASE CONTINUE. >> THANK YOU. SO I KNOW WE'VE [34:13] TALKED ABOUT ZONE 5 ACTUALLY SEVERAL TIMES SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND RESTART HOW I'M APPROACHING ZONE 5. ZONE 5 [34:25] INCLUDES PORTIONS OF WARD 6, PORTIONS OF WARD 7, AND PORTIONS OF WARD 10. I KNOW IT IS BEING [34:32] PAID IN PART BY A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO BRING ADDITIONAL [34:39] RESOURCES INTO THE WHITTIER NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS [34:44] AMOUNT -- OR THERE'S BEEN THIS INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE IN THE WHITTIER NEIGHBORHOOD PREDATING [34:51] THE COVID PANDEMIC THAT HAS GONE UNADDRESSED. AND SO IT IS IN [34:56] PART TO ADDRESS THAT CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN THIS COMMUNITY. CAN YOU TELL ME -- [35:04] AND ZONE 5 WAS GOING TO BE CONTRACTED WITH MAD DADS IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY. THAT FELL [35:12] THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE STEPS OF NEGOTIATION. HAS ANY -- IS THERE [35:19] A TIMELINE FOR FINDING A VENDOR TO PERFORM THESE SERVICES IN [35:25] ZONE 5? THIS YEAR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, [35:31] THERE'S CURRENTLY NOT AN ESTABLISHED TIMELINE TO WORK ON THAT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. EVERYTHING [35:38] IS PRIORITIZED, RIGHT? SO ALL OF US HAVE TO-DO LISTS THAT ARE [35:44] NEVER ENDING. BUT WE ALL KIND OF KNOW WITHIN OUR TO-DO LISTS WHAT [35:50] MATTERS AND WHAT DOESN'T AND WHAT IS AT THE TOP OF WHAT MATTERS THE MOST AND WHAT IS AT [35:56] THE BOTTOM OF WHAT MATTERS THE MOST. NO JUDGMENT ON THE PRIORITIZATION. BUT I WANT TO KNOW IS THIS ONE OF THOSE THINGS [36:03] THAT MATTERS LIKE AS IN AS BEING WORKED ON PRETTY ACTIVELY. OR IS IT ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'D [36:08] LIKE TO GET TO AND IT DOES MATTER AND OF COURSE WE CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE [36:14] BUT IT'S NOT BEING DONE ACTIVELY. AND THERE'S NOT A PLAN OF A PLAN TO WORK ON IT ACTIVELY [36:20] THIS YEAR. >> THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT IS BEING WORKED ON. >> OKAY. [36:26] >> SO IT IS BEING WORKED ON. YES. >> AWESOME. THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL [36:31] FOR ME TO KNOW. NOW EARLIER YOU WERE ASKED IF THERE HAS BEEN AN [36:37] OFFER MADE TO ANY VENDOR SINCE THE CONTRACT WITH MAD DADS FELL [36:43] THROUGH, THERE'S BEEN AN OFFER MADE TO ANY VENDOR TO PERFORM THESE SERVICES. SO I'M GOING TO [36:49] ASK YOU THAT QUESTION AGAIN. HAVE WE ATTEMPTED AT ALL TO [36:55] ENGAGE ANY VENDOR TO PERFORM THESE SERVICES IN ZONE 5? I [37:03] BELIEVE I HAVE A NEED TO KNOW. >> I AM SEEING LOOKS AT EACH [37:10] OTHER. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THROUGH THE CHAIR, I DON'T SEE CITY ATTORNEY IN [37:16] QUEUE, BUT I SEE YOUR HAND UP, SO I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. SO [37:24] WHAT'S NOT PUBLIC DATA IS LIKE SPECIFICS. RIGHT. SO YOU CAN'T IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, WHICH [37:31] VENDORS HAVE BEEN MADE, OFFERS, ET CETERA. BUT I THINK THE QUESTION IS NOT ASKING FOR SPECIFICS. IT'S JUST ASKING [37:37] WHETHER AN OFFER WAS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE [37:42] HAPPENED. AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC, YOU KNOW, VENDORS. I MEAN, THE INFORMATION [37:48] ABOUT SPECIFIC VENDORS IS NOT PUBLIC DATA. YOU KNOW. THE NEED TO KNOW PIECE IS NOT QUITE RIGHT [37:54] IN THIS SETTING BECAUSE IT'S AN OPEN PUBLIC FORUM AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [38:00] THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN NOT IN A PUBLIC SETTING. THOSE [38:06] WOULD BE THE LIMITATIONS FOR AN OPEN MEETING. >> SO JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION THAT IS A QUESTION [38:12] THAT DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES CAN ANSWER BECAUSE IT'S NOT ASKING ABOUT ANY SPECIFIC GROUPS. IT [38:18] JUST HAS A VENDOR -- OTHER VENDORS BEEN ASKED. >> YES. [38:23] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, WE HAVE NOT ASKED ANOTHER GROUP TO [38:29] COVER THIS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND IN WRITING WITH 100% [38:35] BECAUSE I WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK IF THAT'S CORRECT. >> EXCELLENT. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. AND IF [38:47] ANOTHER GROUP HAS NOT BEEN ENGAGED TO PERFORM SUCH SE [38:53] SERVICES, WHEN WILL THAT HAPPEN? I REALLY HEAR YOU. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY. THIS IS AT THE TOP OF YOUR LIST, [39:01] RIGHT? SO WHEN IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN AT, LIKE, I KNOW AS SOON [39:06] AS POSSIBLE MAY BE YOUR ANSWER. I REALLY HEAR YOU. I DON'T WANT TO PUT A CALENDAR REMINDER ON MY [39:12] CALENDAR TO EMAIL YOU ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY HOPING THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE MIGHT BE HAPPENING THAT [39:18] DAY. SO LIKE SHOULD I BUG YOU ABOUT THIS IN A WEEK, IN TWO WEEKS, IN A MONTH, IN TWO MONTHS? I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT [39:28] TO TELL MY CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE BUGGING ME ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY. SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW -- AND [39:33] THAT'S MY JOB. IT'S MY JOB SO I'M HAPPY THAT THEY'RE BUGGING ME ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY. I JUST [39:39] WANT TO KNOW HOW OFTEN CAN I BUG YOU UNTIL WE MAY BE ABLE TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM. [39:45] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, OR CHUGHTAI, I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION A LOT. LET ME WORK ON A [39:50] COMMUNICATION PLAN WITH YOU SO THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING IN SYNC WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS ON A [39:59] TIMELINE WE HAVE INFORMATION ON. SO LET ME RESPOND IN WRITING TO THAT. BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW IS [40:07] THE ANSWER. >> OKAY. SO THAT WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW UP. [40:13] >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. [40:19] >> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE NOT CHAIRED THIS [40:25] COMMITTEE, I THINK ONCE BEFORE. SO I WOULD REQUEST THAT EVERYBODY ON THIS BODY, [40:31] INCLUDING SPEAKERS UP AT THE PODIUM SPEAK THROUGH THE CHAIR, [40:36] AS PER THE USUAL RULES WITHIN OTHER COMMITTEES. I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL IN US MOVING THROUGH THIS [40:42] CONVERSATION. AND THEN I WILL REMIND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT AS CHAIR, I'M TASKED WITH [40:49] PRESERVING THE ORDER AND DECORUM IN PROCEEDINGS. IF THERE'S A [40:54] POINT OF ORDER REQUESTED, PLEASE GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO RESPOND TO THAT AND WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THIS. I CAN TELL THAT [41:00] THERE IS A LOT OF PASSION UP HERE. IT IS -- WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. WE ALL [41:06] DEEPLY CARE ABOUT THAT. SO JUST TAKING A SECOND TO BRING US BACK [41:11] AND WE'LL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [41:17] >> THANK YOU. DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF. [41:22] YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. WHAT I'M HEARING LOUD AND CLEAR IS [41:28] THAT YOU'VE ADDED A LAYER OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO THIS PROGRAM THAT HAS NOT BEEN HERE. A LAYER OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WE HAVE [41:34] ASKED FOR. A LAYER OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE ASKED FOR. SO PLEASE TAKE [41:39] THAT MESSAGE BACK. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB DESPITE ANY CRITICISMS THAT MIGHT BE LEVELED AT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT. [41:47] THANK YOU. >> THANKS. IS THERE ANY OTHER [41:54] QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BODY? I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER [42:01] DISCUSSION. SO I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT [42:07] FIRST -- SORRY. THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT PART OF THIS. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS ONE. [42:15] THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES. IS THERE A [42:25] MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE, ALL [42:33] THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT, AND THE MOTION [42:39] CARRIES. NEXT WE HAVE A BRIEF [42:47] PRESENTATION ABOUT -- I APOLOGIZE, COLLEAGUES. NOW WE'LL [42:56] TURN THIS MEETING ACTUALLY OVER TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AS THE CHAIR OF THE SETTLEMENT [43:01] SUBCOMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. FIRST, WE HAVE A [43:07] CONTRACT AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL 18 MONTHS OF [43:15] POLICE MISCONDUCT [43:20] INVESTIGATIONS. I'LL NOTE THIS WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE RECENT SEMI ANNUAL REPORT FROM ALEFA, [43:28] OUR INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR. THEY HIGHLIGHTED A LOT OF THE STRIDES WE HAVE MADE IN OPCR. STAFF [43:37] EXPERTISE. BUT THEY ALSO CAUTIONED A RISK THAT OUR OUTSIDE FIRM WAS QUICKLY MOVING [43:44] THROUGH OUR CONTRACT DOLLARS, AND THIS ACTION IS AIMING TO EXTEND THAT CONTRACT WITH THAT [43:50] OUTSIDE FIRM SO THAT WE DON'T CONTINUE TO HAVE CHALLENGES [43:55] AROUND ACCUMULATING BACKLOG. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY RELATIVELY ON TOP OF THAT [44:02] BACKLOG AND WORK THROUGH IT WITHIN OPCR AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT MOMENTUM. SO THAT'S [44:08] WHAT THIS ACTION IS ABOUT. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, THEY ARE AVAILABLE. COUNCIL [44:15] MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I ACTUALLY DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS [44:20] FOR STAFF IF THEY COULD COME UP. [44:30] >> WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. I JUST [44:35] WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON A COUPLE OF THINGS IN LIGHT OF ONE, I JUST WANT TO NAME, I'M [44:42] EXCITED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THIS CONTRACT. BECAUSE ABSOLUTELY HAVING A BACKLOG [44:50] RELATED TO MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND I THINK THERE'S ALREADY COLLECTIVE [44:56] AGREEMENT THAT AS A CITY THERE'S NOT A REPEATED PATTERN OR [45:03] PRACTICE. BUT FIRST, I WANTED CLARITY ON THE CONTRACT IN TERMS OF ASKING FOR EXTENSION FOR 18 [45:10] MONTHS WHICH WAS PERMITTED UNDER THE CONTRACT PASSAGE 2024 WHICH STATED IT WOULD COST $1 MILLION [45:17] ANNUALLY, BUT YET IN THE FISCAL NOTE IT NOTED THAT IT WOULD BE [45:23] $0 WITH THIS EXTENSION. JUST WANTED TO GET CLARITY AROUND THE FUNDING COMPONENT OF THIS [45:28] EXTENSION. IF YOU COULD SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, THROUGH THE CHAIR, MICHELLE [45:34] PHILLIPS, CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTOR. THROUGH THE CHAIR TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, WE ARE ASKING [45:39] FOR A NO-COST EXTENSION BECAUSE THERE WAS KIND OF A SLOW START TO THE EXECUTION OF THE [45:45] CONTRACT. IT WAS EXECUTED IN MAY OF 2024. I WAS NOT HERE AS OF [45:51] YET. AND THERE WAS SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE PROCESSING AND ASSIGNMENT OF [45:56] CASES THROUGH OPCR AT THAT TIME TO THE EXTERNAL INVESTIGATORS AS WELL AS EXPECTATIONS AND [46:04] EVALUATIONS OF THE WORK OF THE EXTERNAL INVESTIGATORS. SO ONCE [46:09] WE GOT DIRECTOR FUDGISAWA ON BOARD IN OCTOBER, AND WE ALSO [46:17] HAD OUR INVESTIGATIONS SUPERVISOR APPOINTED AT THAT TIME AS WELL, WE WORKED WITH [46:24] WHAT WAS PROCESS WOULD BE. HOW WE COULD VET. THEY KIND OF GOT [46:31] INTO A SYSTEM FLOW. SO WE WERE NOT MOVING THROUGH THE EXPECTED AMOUNT OF CASES AT THAT TIME. [46:38] ADDITIONALLY, WHEN WE EXECUTED THE CONTRACT, THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE ASSIGNED TO THIS CONTRACT. SO WE COULD [46:47] ONLY ADD CAPACITY WITH TWO ADDITIONAL FOLKS WHILE WE WERE STAFFING UP. IN JANUARY, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO [46:53] WAS ASSIGNED WITH THIS CONTRACT WITH THE LAW FIRM. SO WE DID NOT [46:59] EXPEND THE FUNDS AT THE PACE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPENDED. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL [47:05] FUNDING. WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR A NO-COST EXTENSION. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. CAN YOU SHARE A [47:12] LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICS AROUND THE AMOUNT OF BACKLOG CASES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER [47:18] THIS CONTRACT EXTENSION. I KNOW ON MAY 23RD, AND I BELIEVE EVEN AT THE MAYOR'S STATE OF ADDRESS [47:25] FOR THE CITY, THAT IT WAS SHARED THAT THE OPCR AS WELL AS IA [47:32] BACKLOG CASES WERE NEARLY ELIMINATED. BUT IN THE RCA FOR THIS ITEM, IT CLEARLY OUTLINES [47:40] THAT THERE'S A BACKLOG OF CASES IN BOTH OPCR AND IA, INTERNAL [47:47] AFFAIRS. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND RECONCILE THOSE TWO PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND THE [47:53] NEED FOR THIS CONTRACT IN TERMS OF, YES, WAS THIS ACTUALLY TRANSLATING TO FOR THIS [47:58] EXTENSION. >> ABSOLUTELY. THROUGH THE CHAIR TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, SO WHAT WE'RE EXTENDING THIS FOR IS [48:05] AN AD HOC CONTRACT. SO THIS WILL BE AS NEEDED. SHOULD THERE POTENTIALLY BE ANOTHER ISSUE OR [48:11] CHALLENGE THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHERE THERE MAY BE AN INFLUX OF CASES [48:19] THAT OPCR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE AT THAT TIME, THEN WE WOULD HAVE INDIVIDUALS ON CALL. [48:24] WE TEND TO HAVE ON-CALL CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF ISSUES OR CHALLENGES THAT MAY [48:29] HAPPEN. ADDITIONALLY, RIGHT NOW, [48:35] THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 35 CASES FROM THE BACKLOG. WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND FOCUSING ON IS [48:40] MAKING SURE CASES THAT ARE CURRENT AS WELL AS BACKLOG CASES ARE ASSIGNED SO WE DON'T ADD OR [48:47] HAVE ANOTHER BACKLOG CASES. WE'RE SIMULTANEOUSLY ASSIGNING CASES THAT ARE BACKLOGGED TO OUR [48:55] STAFF WHILE WE'RE TRAINING THEM UP AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE CAPACITY. SO AS WE FOCUS ON OUR HIRING PLAN THAT WE JUST [49:01] EXECUTED. THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING SURE OPCR IS FULLY STAFFED. AND ALSO MAKE SURE THEY'RE TRAINED TO HANDLE THE [49:08] CASES AT THE SKILL LEVEL THEY NEED TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT'S 180 [49:15] DAYS. WE DO NOT WANT TO BACKSLIDE. SO THIS IS A SAFETY NET. SHOULD WE NEED TO USE THEM, [49:20] THEY ARE AVAILABLE. BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ARE OUR FIRST COURSE OF ACTION. OPCR [49:27] HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE CAPACITY. WE ARE UNCLEAR AS OF YET BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AND HAVE A [49:33] SAFETY NET TO SEE IF WE HAVE THE CAPACITY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT CREATE [49:39] ANOTHER BACKLOG. >> OKAY. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE EXISTING BACKLOG. THIS CONTRACT IS TO OFFER [49:46] ASSISTANCE AS YOU MENTIONED TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T INCREASE. BUT THERE IS A BACKLOG. BECAUSE [49:51] I THINK I IMMEDIATELY GOT HIT UP BY SOME CONSTITUENTS SAYING SO [50:00] YOU DO OR DO NOT HAVE A BACKLOG. BACKLOG ARE WE SAYING FROM THE [50:06] FILING PROCESS TO THE INTAKE? THAT MEANS WE'RE ELIMINATING IT [50:11] OR UNTIL IT REACHES A DECISION BY THE CHIEF, LIKE THE CHAIN OF [50:17] COMMAND OF WHAT IT TAKES TO ELIMINATE A CASE. YEAH. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, GREAT QUESTION. [50:23] SO THE BACKLOG THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING IN THAT IS USUALLY IN [50:28] THE ALIFA REPORTS, ARE THE HISTORICAL BACKLOGS. THE 234 [50:35] CASES. WE DON'T STOP CONTINUING TO HAVE MORE COMPLAINTS COME IN. SO THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO MAKE [50:40] SURE WE'RE FOCUSED ON THAT. THAT WAS OPCR'S FOCUS AND INTAKE. [50:47] THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL 150 DAYS. CLEARLY WITH THE BACKLOG, WE [50:53] DIDN'T HIT THAT TIME. ALEFA HAS GIVEN US SOME BUFFER IN THE [50:59] FIRST YEAR AND SECOND YEAR TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO. RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON TRACK TO CLEAR THE HISTORICAL BACKLOG OF [51:06] THE 234 CASES BY AUGUST. WE DO HAVE CASES THAT HAVE COME IN [51:13] THAT ARE NOW OVER 180 DAYS. BUT ARE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. SO AS WE START TO CLEAR THAT OUT, AND [51:20] WHEN WE SAY CLEAR, WE MEAN OPCR WILL CLEAR OURS. MEANING [51:27] COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS. WE HAVE THE PANEL. WE HAVE MORE CAPACITY. THEY'RE MOVING THEIRS THROUGH. AND THEN [51:33] THEY WILL GO TO THE CHIEF FOR THE FINAL DECISION. WE ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR OPCR'S. WE'RE [51:40] MAKING SURE THE CAPACITY FOR THE PANEL HAS WHAT THEY NEED TO GET THE REVIEW. WHEN WE SAY WE ARE COMPLETED WITH OUR PORTION OF [51:45] THE BACKLOG, THAT IS THE EXTERNAL INVESTIGATOR AND OPCR [51:54] INVESTIGATIONS. THEY WILL SIT FOR THE PANEL AND THE CHIEF. FOR THE SAKE OF THIS, WE WANT TO [52:02] MAKE SURE AS WE'RE COMPLETING THIS, WE DON'T START PILING THINGS UP. THIS IS TO CATCH US [52:08] IF WE POTENTIALLY SLIDE OR SLIP BACK. BUT THIS IS NOT GOING TO [52:13] BE OUR FIRST COURSE OF ACTION. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. [52:19] >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> I AM ADDING MYSELF TO QUEUE, ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S WORKING. MAYBE A POINT OF [52:26] CLARIFICATION. BECAUSE IN READING THE REPORT, I'LL QUOTE IT. THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION [52:31] TEAM HAS EXPRESSED ITS CONCERN THAT THE OUTSIDE FUNDING IS QUICKLY BEING EXHAUSTED. AND IF [52:37] THE CONTRACT CAP IS NOT INCREASED, THE USE OF FORCE INVESTIGATIVE CASE BACKLOG WILL RETURN TO UNMANAGEABLE LEVELS. [52:45] WERE THEY CONFLATING TIME AND MONEY IN THIS? WAS THERE ACTUALLY ENOUGH FUNDING IN THE [52:51] CONTRACT BUT THAT 18 MONTH WAS EXPIRING? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR TO COUNCIL [52:56] PRESIDENT PAYNE, I DO NOT WANT TO SPEAK FOR ALEFA. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY [53:02] SPEAKING ABOUT THE IA BACKLOG. AND THEY HAD A SEPARATE EXTERNAL FIRM WHO WAS ASSISTING THAT. [53:09] >> GOT THAT. SO SHOULD WE ANTICIPATE CONTRACT EXTENSION REQUEST FOR THAT CONTRACT? >> I WILL NOT SPEAK FOR MPD OR [53:16] IA ON THAT, SIR. >> OKAY. GREAT. WELL I THINK THAT CLEARS UP MY QUESTIONS. IS [53:23] THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? VICE CHAIR, GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER [53:30] CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU. I HAD TO REFRESH MY SPEAKER MANAGEMENT BECAUSE I WAS GOING THROUGH THE SAME ISSUE [53:35] AS YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR PHILLIPS, FOR KIND OF TAKING SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS AND [53:41] GOING THROUGH THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE THE [53:49] NUMBERS HERE RIGHT. SO IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE A HISTORICAL [53:55] BACKLOG, IT'S 180 DAYS SINCE MAY OF 2024? OR WHAT'S THE -- YEAH, [54:01] WHEN DO YOU CLARIFY HISTORIC BACKLOG? >> PRIOR TO ME COMING HERE, [54:09] THERE WAS AN AGREED UPON DATE, WHICH WAS MAY 2024. BACK ANY [54:14] CASES THAT WE HAD THAT WERE CLASSIFIED AS HISTORICAL [54:20] BACKLOG. THOSE CASES WERE CONSIDERED HISTORICAL BACKLOG AND THE CASES WE WERE FOCUSED [54:25] ON. IT CAN'T BE A MOVING TARGET. SO THAT BUCKET IS WLA WE ARE WORKING THROUGH. AND THAT IS THE [54:32] SAME BUCKET THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING COMPLETING BY AUGUST 31ST. >> OKAY. AND THAT'S THE BUCKET [54:39] THAT HAD 234 CASES, CORRECT? >> YEAH. THAT WAS THE BUCKET OF CASES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN 180 [54:47] DAYS, 300 DAYS OLD. I THINK ONE WAS WELL OVER 1,000 DAYS. THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES WITH [54:54] TIMELINES. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR PAST DIRECTORS, BUT STAFFING [55:00] CAPACITY AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT INFLUX OF A BACKLOG. [55:05] >> GREAT. IN THE ALEFA SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT, THEY SHARED [55:11] THAT AS OF MARCH 31, 2025, 65 CASES WERE STILL INVESTIGATION [55:18] AND 17 PENDING ASSIGNMENT TO AN INVESTIGATOR. HAVE THOSE NUMBERS CHANGED BETWEEN NOW AND THEN? [55:24] >> THEY HAVE. I'M HAPPY TO SAY [55:31] UNDER DIRECTOR FUJISAWA, THERE [55:36] ARE 52 THAT ARE ACTIVELY BEING INVESTIGATED BETWEEN OPCR AND [55:43] OUR EXTERNAL INVESTIGATORS. SO >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MY NOW. [55:48] QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. [55:54] DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED SAY NAY. THAT [56:00] CARRIES. AND OUR NEXT ITEM IS A [56:06] STAFF DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. I WILL TURN THE MIC OVER [56:13] TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TO SPEAK MORE ON THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. [56:19] SO ALL OF US ARE AWARE THAT BACK IN FEBRUARY, THE TRUMP [56:25] ADMINISTRATION PAUSED THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR PRESIDING JUDGE, AND ALSO HAD MOTION TO EXTEND [56:32] THAT PAUSE MULTIPLE TIMES. AND THEN ON MAY 21ST, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MOVED TO END THE [56:38] FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE, AND A FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE IN THE COMING WEEKS. I THINK WE'RE ALSO [56:45] VERY AWARE THAT THE FINDINGS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAD TO A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE, WHICH IS [56:51] A BINDING LEGAL AGREEMENT THAT WILL HAVE MANDATED ABOUT 400 INDIVIDUAL REFORMS THAT THE CITY [56:57] WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT DOES [57:03] NOT ENGAGE IN PATTERNS OR PRACTICES THAT VIOLATES THE [57:08] CONSTITUTIONAL OR FEDERAL LAW. AND THIS IS INCLUDES EXCESSIVE [57:14] FORCE, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK AND NATIVE RESIDENTS, AGAINST PEOPLE WITH [57:19] BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISABILITIES, AND VIOLATIONS OF FREE SPEECH. SOME OF THOSE PROVISIONS ALSO [57:25] ADDRESS PURSUIT AND CHASES WHICH HAVE LED TO THE DEATHS OF [57:31] CIVILIANS CAUSED BY M.P.D., INCLUDING LINEL FRAZIER. M.P.D. [57:37] MUST CHANGE ITS PRACTICES WITH ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH MINORS. I KNOW IT'S SIGNIFICANT [57:43] CONSIDERING WE'VE HAD AN INCREASED NUMBER OF OUR CITY'S YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE PUT THEM IN [57:49] INCREASED CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, SPECIFICALLY ALSO WITH M.P.D. THESE PROVISIONS [57:55] ENFORCE THE NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVES [58:00] SUCH AS THE CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF OUR RESIDENTS WITH [58:06] HIGH QUALITY AND EQUITABLE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. IT'S BEEN STATED BY MAYOR FREY [58:11] HIMSELF THAT HE PUBLICLY SUPPORTS ENACTING THESE PROVISIONS INCLUDED WITHIN THE [58:18] FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE. WHILE THAT'S ENCOURAGING, I ALSO BELIEVE MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS DESERVE NOT ONLY A VERBAL [58:24] AGREEMENT, BUT A LEGALLY BINDING ONE TOO. SINCE JANUARY, I HAVE MADE GREAT EFFORTS TO WORK WITH [58:30] THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION, THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND MY COLLEAGUES TO INITIATE A FORMAL PROCESS TO [58:36] WORK WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO MODIFY OUR EXISTING SETTLEMENT [58:41] AGREEMENT TO INCORPORATE MOST IF NOT ALL OF THOSE 400 PLUS PROVISIONS IN THE FEDERAL [58:47] CONSENT DECREE THAT ARE NOW AT RISK DUE TO THE TRUMP'S DOJ [58:53] MOTIONING TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT. I WANT TO NOTE THIS WAS WIDELY ANTICIPATED BY MANY [58:59] OF US WHICH IS WHY WE ASKED FOR THIS PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD. BUT NOW IT'S JUNE AND WE HAVE [59:05] NOTHING TO SHOW TO SAY THAT A PROCESS HAS BEEN STARTED WITH [59:11] THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THAT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE TO EXPLORE INTEGRATION OF THOSE FEDERAL [59:17] PROVISIONS INTO OUR EXISTING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. THE LIMITATIONS OR POSSIBILITIES WITH THAT. WE DON'T KNOW IF A [59:25] TABLE HAS BEEN COMPRISED WITH CITY LEADERSHIP, AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN [59:33] RIGHTS TO FORMALIZE EFFORTS TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I, AND I [59:38] KNOW MY CO-AUTHOR COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, DECIDED TO BRING FORWARD THIS MOTION WHICH IS [59:45] INTENDED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT. THIS COUNCIL HAS INTENDED TO USE EVERY TOOL WE HAVE TO HOLD THIS [59:52] MAYOR AS WELL AS FUTURE MAYORS ACCOUNTABLE TO ENSURE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROVIDING OUR [59:58] RESIDENTS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THAT RESPECT THEIR HUMAN AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. THAT SAID, I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES, [1:00:04] INCLUDING MYSELF, RECEIVED A MEMO LATE LAST NIGHT OUTLINING [1:00:09] THE CITY ATTORNEY'S RATIONALE FOR WHY THIS BODY SHOULD NOT PROCEED WITH DIRECTING THE CITY [1:00:16] ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PROCEED WITH A FORMAL PROCESS TO [1:00:21] ULTIMATELY HAVE THIS GOAL OF THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE TERMS BE [1:00:27] CODIFIED WITHIN OUR LOCAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITHIN THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. I KNOW A NUMBER OF MY [1:00:33] COLLEAGUES, INCLUDING MYSELF, ARE STILL PROCESSING MANY OF THE VERY SURPRISING AND I WOULD SAY [1:00:40] DISTURBING ARGUMENTS THAT ARE LISTED IN THIS MEMO THAT ALSO REPEATEDLY REFERENCES GOVERNMENT [1:00:46] STRUCTURE AS A BASIS OF THESE CLAIMS. THAT SAID, I DO THINK THIS MEMO SHOULD BE PRESENTED ON [1:00:52] BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THEN COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER NEXT STEPS FOLLOWING THAT [1:00:58] PRESENTATION. AND FOR US TO DISCUSS ALL THE OPTIONS THAT WE CAN EXPLORE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE [1:01:04] CAN INITIATE A FORMAL MODIFICATION PROCESS WITH OUR [1:01:11] MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS PARTNERS TO SEE HOW WE CAN DO THIS. I KNOW COUNCIL [1:01:16] PRESIDENT PAYNE HAS AN ITEM BEFORE US THAT WILL ASSIST US IN EXPLORING THOSE OPTIONS OR [1:01:22] POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, AND I'LL LET HIM SPEAK TO THAT MOTION WHEN WE CONSIDER HIS [1:01:28] STAFF DIRECTIVE. BUT IT'S VERY CLEAR THIS MATTER WARRANTS ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. AND I DO [1:01:34] WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM [1:01:40] TO THE NEXT COW ON JUNE 17TH. I THINK IT'S ALSO TIMELY. SORRY, [1:01:47] JUNE 16TH. MY APOLOGIES. [1:01:54] JUNE 16TH. THAT WOULD BE, SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO ALSO [1:02:00] GET OUR CURRENT INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR, ALEFA, TO BE ABLE TO [1:02:06] COME PRESENT AT THAT MEETING TOO ON THEIR PROGRESS REPORT. THIS [1:02:13] ALL WILL BE VERY HELPFUL IN HELPING US MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS TO ENSURE WE'RE NOT [1:02:20] JUST MAKING VERBAL COMMITMENTS WHICH IS EASY AND HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE OF CITY LEADERSHIP THAT HAS GOTTEN US IN THE PREDICAMENT [1:02:27] IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CODIFY AND HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN [1:02:32] PLACE TO MAKE SURE THOSE COMMITMENTS ACTUALLY BRING REFORM INTO A MATERIAL REALITY. SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A [1:02:39] SECOND TO THAT MOTION. >> SECOND. [1:02:46] >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS TO THE NEXT CYCLE. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY [1:02:53] SECONDED. I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE, AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY NEXT. BUT I [1:02:58] JUST WANTED TO -- I'LL SPEAK TO THIS WHEN I GET TO MY TURN. BUT [1:03:04] MY STAFF DIRECTION, I'LL ALSO BE POSTPONING FOR THE NEXT CYCLE AS WELL BECAUSE I THINK THIS SHOULD ALL BE DONE AS PART OF A [1:03:11] PACKAGE. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I [1:03:17] JUST WANTED TO FORMALLY ASK THE CLERKS TO NOTE ME AS A CO-AUTHOR [1:03:25] ON THE ITEM. AND I THINK IN THIS MOMENT IT'S REALLY, REALLY [1:03:32] IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WITH [1:03:37] THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DOJ MOVING TO DISMISS, A LOT OF OUR [1:03:45] RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FOLKS WHO ARE PARTNERS IN POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ARE REALLY, [1:03:51] REALLY WORRIED THAT THE PROVISIONS THAT WERE LISTED IN [1:03:56] SOMETHING THAT WE VOTED ON WILL NOT BE INCLUDED AND WILL NOT BE [1:04:02] TAKEN ACTION ON. AND PARTICULARLY AROUND FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, AROUND PEOPLE [1:04:10] WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES. THESE ARE PROVISIONS [1:04:18] THAT WE KNOW ARE NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE ACTIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WITHOUT [1:04:24] THEM, WE LOSE A LOT OF TRUST. AND I ALSO THINK THIS IS A [1:04:29] REALLY GOOD MOMENT FOR GREATER PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY. WE HAVE NOW [1:04:35] HAD TWO REPORTS FROM EFFECTIVE [1:04:41] LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALL, WHICH IS OUR INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR. I THINK IT IS HIGH TIME THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION WHERE [1:04:47] THEY GET TO PRESENT AND TALK ABOUT THEIR FINDINGS. SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN [1:04:52] UNDERSTAND MORE DEEPLY THROUGH THE DIALOGUE THAT WE'RE HAVING [1:04:57] WITH THEM WHERE PROGRESS IS AT AND IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS WITHIN THE MDHR SETTLEMENT [1:05:07] AGREEMENT. WHERE THERE ARE PLACES WHERE WE STILL MIGHT BE BEHIND. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF [1:05:14] GOALS THAT WERE ACHIEVED IN THIS FIRST YEAR, BUT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT, I BELIEVE 17 [1:05:19] OUT OF 24 GOALS THAT WERE NOT AT COMPLETION OR APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR. AND I [1:05:24] THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS. I THINK IT'S A [1:05:34] SOBERING CONVERSATION. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE IN A MOMENT OF SELF-CONGRATULATIONS. FIVE YEARS HAS PASSED FROM 2020. [1:05:41] HOWEVER, WE ARE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS WORK. IT HAS [1:05:47] ONLY BEEN YEAR ONE. AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO FIGURE OUT [1:05:53] HOW WE CAN KIND OF HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY. [1:05:58] HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE PROVISIONS LAID OUT IN THE DOJ [1:06:05] CONSENT DECREE ARE COMPLETED AND MAKE SURE THERE IS AN ACTUAL MECHANISM TO DO IT, NOT JUST VERBAL COMMITMENTS. HOW DO WE [1:06:12] UNDERSTAND HOW OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE BEEN UNDER A CONSENT DECREE [1:06:18] HAVE IMPLEMENTED PROVISIONS AND HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE [1:06:23] THIS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH IS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY [1:06:28] THAT'S NEEDED TO NOT ONLY ENSURE REFORM HAPPENS, BUT CHANGE THE [1:06:35] CULTURE OF THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS LED TO RACE-BASED POLICING AND [1:06:43] VIOLATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. [1:06:51] >> SIR, WE NEED TO STICK TO OUR BUSINESS. SO I ADDED MYSELF TO [1:06:58] QUEUE. I WANTED TO JUST SAY I WALKED THIS STAFF DIRECTION ON BUT TO JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT [1:07:05] MORE CONTEXT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING WITH OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH [1:07:13] TEAM SINCE MAYBE JANUARY-FEBRUARY. SIMILAR TO THE TIMELINE IN WHICH COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAD BEEN INTERESTED IN [1:07:19] PURSUING A MORE FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH MDHR WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE MIGHT BE [1:07:24] RESPONSIVE TO WHAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MIGHT DO. A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN GROUNDED IN SPECULATION AND ASSUMPTION. YOU [1:07:32] KNOW, THERE WAS SPECULATION ON WHAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MIGHT DO. THERE WAS ASSUMPTIONS [1:07:37] ABOUT HOW THE COURTS WOULD RESPOND. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE TO ASSUME A LOT [1:07:45] ABOUT THE COURT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE DECISION FROM THE JUDGE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS [1:07:50] LOOKING TO DO THAT I THINK PAIRS WELL WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS TRYING TO DO IS [1:07:56] REALLY CONTROL WHAT WE CAN CONTROL. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR CONTROL AND OUR PURVIEW BOTH AS [1:08:04] CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY AS A GOVERNMENT, AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN OUR CONTROL. THE [1:08:10] STAFF DIRECTION OUTLINED HERE IS TRYING TO EXPLORE WAYS THAT WE COULD PROVIDE A LEVEL OF [1:08:15] OVERSIGHT AROUND THESE REFORMED PROVISIONS SO THAT WE'RE DOING [1:08:21] MORE THAN JUST A VERBAL COMMITMENT BUT STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS TO MAKE SURE THESE [1:08:27] REFORMS ARE GETTING IMPLEMENTED IN A WAY THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN UNDERSTAND AND TRUST. I'M GOING [1:08:32] TO HOLD THIS OVER AS WELL FOR [1:08:38] ANOTHER CYCLE. I WILL AS CHAIR MAKE THAT DECISION IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION. I THINK THE GOAL HERE [1:08:44] IS REALLY TO SAY WHAT IS THE LANE THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS IN TERMS OF OVERSIGHT? WHAT IS THE [1:08:52] LANE THE MAYOR HAS? WHAT IS THE LANE THE CITY HAS? BECAUSE AGAIN, SETTING ASIDE ANY LEGAL [1:08:59] OPINION ABOUT WHAT THE RIGHT PROCEDURAL METHODOLOGY IS, WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF WHAT MDHR [1:09:05] WOULD AGREE TO. WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF WHAT THE COURT OR THE JUDGE WOULD AGREE TO. AND WE SEE [1:09:10] IN THE FEDERAL COURT, A JUDGE THAT WAS ACTUALLY HOSTILE TO THE IDEA OF THIS CONSENT DECREE IN [1:09:16] THE FIRST PLACE. I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A STATEMENT FROM THAT JUDGE. IN THE COURT'S VIEW, THE [1:09:23] CONSIDERAL SUM OF TAXPAYER MONEY -- AND EXECUTION INCLUDING PAYING THE MONITOR $750,000 PER [1:09:29] YEAR WOULD BETTER FUND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS TO BOLSTER THE CITY'S DWINDLING POLICE FORCE [1:09:37] AND PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY. THAT IS THAT JUDGE'S OPINION. I DON'T THINK WE SHARE THAT JUDGE'S [1:09:42] OPINION WHEN IT COMES TO REFORM AND KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT WE CAN [1:09:48] CONTROL NOT JUST AS CITY COUNCIL BUT AS A CITY. AND I'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THE MAYOR AND IDEALLY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE [1:09:55] MAYOR TO HAVE A SHARED VISION ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO DELIVER ON THOSE COMMITMENTS. RIGHT. [1:10:01] BECAUSE AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST, WE CAN MAKE COMMITMENTS ON [1:10:07] PAPER AND THOSE COMMITMENTS CAN FAIL OUR COMMUNITY. THOSE [1:10:14] COMMITMENTS FAIL. THERE WAS A COMMITMENT TO BAN NO-KNOCK WARRANTS. AND HERE WE ARE WITH A [1:10:19] FAMILY GRIEVING THE LOSS OF [1:10:26] ANOTHER BLACK MAN KILLED AT THE HANDS OF A POLICE OFFICER. HOLD THOSE ACCOUNTABLE TO THOSE [1:10:32] COMMITMENTS. I'M GOING TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY. I'M GOING TO REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO THE MAYOR TO SAY HOW [1:10:38] DO WE AS A CITY, NOT AS COUNCIL, NOT AS MAYOR, AS A CITY, MAKE [1:10:43] SURE WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSENT DECREE. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO [1:10:51] MOVE THAT WE HOLD BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND THIS STAFF [1:10:57] DIRECTION TO OUR NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON JUNE 16TH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [1:11:03] >> AYE. >> OPPOSED SAY NAY. THAT CARRIES. AND THAT COMPLETES ALL [1:11:12] THE BUSINESS OF OUR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT COMMITTEE. AND I WILL RETURN THE CHAIR BACK TO COUNCIL [1:11:19] MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. NOW WE WILL BE RECEIVING AND [1:11:26] FILING A PRESENTATION OF TWO PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ANALYZING M.P.D.'S RESPONSES. FIRST, I'LL [1:11:33] WELCOME THE GROUP GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN. THANK YOU. PLEASE [1:11:49] INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> THANK YOU. [1:12:03] >> HELLO. SORRY FOR THAT DELAY. MY NAME IS CHERYL THOMAS, AND I [1:12:11] AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN. WE ARE [1:12:17] BASED IN MINNEAPOLIS, BUT DO WORK ALL AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS THE [1:12:23] PROFOUND DANGER PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS BY THE FAILURE OF OUR POLICE TO RESPOND [1:12:28] TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EFFECTIVELY AND PREVENT FURTHER MURDERS SUCH AS THAT OF ALISON WHO'S SON IS [1:12:40] HERE WITH US TODAY. IN [1:12:47] JUNE 2023, GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORKING GROUP, SOME OF [1:12:53] WHOM I SEE ARE HERE TODAY WITH US. PUBLISHED THIS INSTITUTIONAL [1:13:01] ANALYSIS THAT YOU HAVE OF THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE REPORT [1:13:06] WAS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST IN 2017 FROM THE [1:13:12] MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CONDUCT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION WAS CONCERNED THAT MINNEAPOLIS POLICE PRACTICES [1:13:18] WERE PUTTING PEOPLE'S SAFETY AT RISK AND NOT HOLDING VIOLENT OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE. TO [1:13:25] PRODUCE THE PREPORT, GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND THE WORKING GROUP EVALUATED OVER 100 POLICE [1:13:32] REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, FILES, POLICIES, RECORDS OF 911 CALLS, NOTES FROM RIDE-ALONGS [1:13:39] WITH POLICE, INTERVIEWING DOZENS OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INTERVIEWING AND [1:13:46] OBSERVING PRACTITIONERS. I, MYSELF, DID TWO RIDE-ALONGS WITH [1:13:51] POLICE ALL OF WHOSE JOB IT WAS TO AS PRACTITIONERS TO RESPOND [1:13:57] TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSIBLY. WE EVALUATED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE SURVIVOR. [1:14:04] THIS REPORT IN MY HANDS THAT YOU HAVE ALSO WAS PUBLISHED TWO YEARS AGO. THE WORKING GROUP [1:14:16] MEMBERS WERE -- ARE ALL LISTED IN THE REPORT. AND ALSO INCLUDED [1:14:22] A NUMBER OF NONPROFITS IN THE COMMUNITY AGAINST SOME OF WHOM [1:14:27] ARE REPRESENTED HERE TODAY. WE ARE PART OF THE WORKING GROUP. [1:14:34] CORNERSTONE, ESPERANZA UNITED, DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT. CRIMINAL [1:14:39] JUSTICE ACTORS, THE POLICE, COUNTY ATTORNEY, CITY ATTORNEY. ALL THOSE PARTICIPANTS, IN FACT, [1:14:46] I WOULD JUST DIRECT YOU TO ITS FIRST PAGE OF THE REPORT FOR THE [1:14:51] NON-GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT PARTICIPANTS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE WORK CONTINUES. I SEE WHEN I CAME IN TODAY THAT THERE [1:14:58] IS A REPORT FROM THE WORKING GROUP ABOUT THE WORK THEY ARE DOING ON RISK ASSESSMENT. AND [1:15:04] THAT IS A VERY GOOD THING. GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN NO LONGER PARTICIPATES IN THESE [1:15:12] MEETINGS STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH JANA WILLIAMS, ALLISON'S [1:15:18] AUNT. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED PUBLIC ADVOCACY AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ACHIEVE CHANGE. GLOBALLY, [1:15:25] I'D LIKE TO JUST NOTE, AND WE'VE PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOO, BEFORE I GET TO THE [1:15:31] GAPS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN OUR INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS, GLOBALLY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT [1:15:36] TO UNDERSTAND THIS CONTEXT BECAUSE WE EXPERIENCE IT HERE IN [1:15:43] MINNEAPOLIS ALSO. AN ESTIMATED 736 MILLION WOMEN, ALMOST ONE IN THREE HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO [1:15:50] VIOLENCE AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. MOST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS PERPETRATED BY CURRENT [1:15:56] OR FORMER HUSBANDS AND INTIMATE PARTNERS. MUCH OF THIS VIOLENCE GOES UNREPORTED. AND WHEN IT IS [1:16:06] REPORTED, PERPETRATORS, I WOULD SAY IN MY EXPERIENCE, ARE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT -- NOT HELD [1:16:14] ACCOUNTABLE. RESULTING IN THOSE PERPETRATOR'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT VIOLENCE WITH IMPUNITY AS IS [1:16:20] THE CASE UNFORTUNATELY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. ACCORDING TO THE HENNEPIN COUNTY'S ATTORNEY'S [1:16:28] OFFICE -- SECOND IN NUMBER ONLY TO DRUG CASES IN THE PERCENTAGE [1:16:34] OF THE ENTIRE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT CASE LOAD. IN HENNEPIN COUNTY COURT, DOMESTIC [1:16:40] ABUSE RELATED FAMILY CASES WERE THE MOST FREQUENT TYPE OF FILING [1:16:45] IN ALL NINE TYPES OF FAMILY CASE [1:16:51] FILINGS 2022. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS A RED ALERT. THESE NUMBERS ARE A RED ALERT. OUR [1:16:57] COMMUNITY HAS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEM, AND A DANGEROUS RECORD OF FAILING TO ADDRESS [1:17:04] GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE THAT SHOULD NO LONGER BE TOLERATED BY OUR CITY LEADERS. SO I'M GOING [1:17:11] TO MOVE NOW TO THE GAPS THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT. BUT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE HAVE [1:17:17] ANOTHER SPEAKER. AT LEAST ONE OTHER SPEAKER TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE HERE TODAY. EACH OF THE [1:17:23] FINDINGS THAT WE MADE IN OUR REPORT IS WE CALL A GAP AND IT'S [1:17:28] ACCOMPANIED BY A DETAILED RECOMMENDATION FOR CHANGE. DETAILED RECOMMENDATION FOR REFORM. IT'S REALLY A ROAD MAP [1:17:35] FOR CITY LEADERS THAT WAS PROVIDED TO ALL OF YOU. ALL CITY LEADERS. I WILL FOCUS ON THE [1:17:43] GAPS MOST RELEVANT TO ALISON LUISIER SO WE CAN CONNECT THESE WORDS AND STATISTICS WITH A [1:17:49] HUMAN FACE. AND BEGIN TO EMPHASIZE THE URGENT, URGENT [1:17:55] NEED FOR REFORM IN OUR CITY. AGAIN, OUR REPORT WAS PUBLISHED, THE REPORT OF GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR [1:18:01] WOMEN AND THE WORKING GROUP, TWO YEARS AGO. TWO YEARS AGO. AND IN [1:18:06] THAT PERIOD OF TIME, ALISON LUSIER WAS MURDERED. WE FOUND -- [1:18:12] I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON NUMBER ONE HERE -- WHEN ABUSERS FLED THE [1:18:17] SCENE BEFORE POLICE ARRIVED, OFFICERS AND FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATORS OFTEN DID NOT ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THEM AT ALL. [1:18:25] LEAVING VICTIMS IN A MORE DANGEROUS POSITION, MORE VULNERABLE TO FUTURE VIOLENCE. [1:18:30] THIS IS VERY COMMON IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. WHEN ABUSERS KNOW IT IS A CITY POLICE [1:18:37] PRACTICE TO NOT FOLLOW UP, THEY ARE EMPOWERED AND THAT IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN MINNEAPOLIS. [1:18:47] SECOND GAP PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO ALISON LUSER'S CASE. IF [1:18:52] ABUSERS WERE NOT AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT WHEN VICTIMS MADE THOSE COMPLAINTS TO POLICE, [1:18:59] THERE WAS OFTEN NO FOLLOW-UP ACTION. AGAIN, EMBOLDENING [1:19:06] ABUSERS IN THE CITY TO VIOLATE ORDERS. IN ONE INSTANCE IN [1:19:13] ALLISON LUSIER'S CASE, THE POLICE WERE PRESENT WITH CHUCK, [1:19:20] HER ABUSER -- POLICE ALLOWED HIM TO LEAVE THE SCENE WITHOUT ANY DETENTION OR ARREST. THE NEXT [1:19:31] FINDING I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON. OFFICERS OFTEN DID NOT INTERVIEW [1:19:39] WITNESSES TO THE ABUSER'S CONDUCT, INCLUDING CHILDREN. [1:19:45] LESSENING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROSECUTION OR PROBATION ACTIONS [1:19:50] THAT COULD PROTECT VICTIM SAFETY. POLICE FAILURE IN ALLISON LUSIER'S CASE TO [1:19:56] INTERVIEW WITNESSES, TO GET THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION, TO FOLLOW UP IS DOCUMENTED [1:20:02] THROUGHOUT THIS CASE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER ALLISON LUSIER'S MURDER. NEXT FINDING THAT I WILL [1:20:12] FOCUS ON HERE, AND THIS IS THE TOPIC OF THE WORKING GROUP'S MATERIALS THAT THEY OFFER YOU [1:20:18] HERE TODAY AND THAT IS RISK ASSESSMENT. THE CURRENT RISK [1:20:23] ASSESSMENT PRACTICES STILL TODAY PERSIST. THE POLICE DO NOT USE [1:20:29] RISK DATA TO PRIORITIZE THE USE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCES [1:20:34] TOWARD THE MOST DANGEROUS OFFENDERS IN OUR CITY. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU IN MY 34 YEARS [1:20:40] OF DOING THIS WORK ON REFORM, LEGAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM [1:20:46] ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, I HAVE RARELY SEEN A MORE DANGEROUS ABUSER THAN CHUCK VOSS WHO WAS [1:20:53] ALLISON LUSIER'S ABUSER. NEARLY EVERY SINGLE SIGN OF A HIGH RISK [1:20:59] OFFENDER WAS PRESENT IN THIS CASE. GLARING THINGS LIKE [1:21:08] STRANGULATION, THREATS TO KILL HER, THREATS THAT SHE BELIEVED [1:21:13] HE WOULD KILL HER. NOT ONLY ARE FACTORS PRESENT IN THIS CASE, THEY WERE ACTUALLY DOCUMENTED IN [1:21:18] THE REPORTS THAT THE POLICE DID WRITE. WHERE WAS THE URGENCY TO [1:21:25] SAVE THIS LIFE? WHERE IS THE URGENCY NOW TO HOLD THIS IT [1:21:31] VIOLENT MAN ACCOUNTABLE? AGAIN, THIS REPORT WAS PUBLISHED TWO [1:21:37] YEARS AGO. LONG BEFORE ALLISON'S MURDER. GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN [1:21:43] AND OUR TEAM HAVE KNOCKED ON COUNTLESS DOORS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE CHIEF OF [1:21:49] POLICE, IS ELECTED OFFICIALS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL ELECTED [1:21:56] OFFICIALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS BOTH IN MINNEAPOLIS, IN OUR STATE AND OUR GOVERNMENT [1:22:03] REPRESENTATIVES. I WAS LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION BEFORE THIS ONE HERE TODAY, ACCOUNTABILITY. [1:22:09] OUR LEADERS ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS [1:22:15] TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS DISPROPORTIONATELY TO THOSE WHO ARE MARGINALIZED, NATIVE WOMEN, [1:22:22] WOMEN OF COLOR, IMMIGRANT WOMEN. LEADERSHIP IS WHAT HOLDS THOSE [1:22:28] PRACTITIONERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR REFORMING THEIR PRACTICES AND [1:22:35] ENDING THIS DEVASTATING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE NEED LEADERSHIP, WE NEED [1:22:41] ACCOUNTABILITY, AND WE NEED A FIRM COMMITMENT TO ENSURE THERE WILL BE NO MORE VICTIMS LIKE [1:22:48] ALLISON LUSIER, WHERE SYSTEMIC NEGLIGENCE DUE TO RACIAL AND [1:22:54] GENDER BIAS ULTIMATELY COST THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBERS. [1:23:01] >> CITY COUNCIL, YOU MUST GET INVOLVED. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. WE NEED YOUR INVOLVEMENT. YOUR [1:23:07] INTERVENTION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR [1:23:13] PRESENTATION. I THINK WE WILL SAVE QUESTIONS UNTIL THE SECOND PRESENTATION IS DONE SINCE [1:23:18] THEY'RE SO INTERRELATED. SO NEXT I WILL ASK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [1:23:24] WORKING GROUP TO COME UP AND [1:23:29] I'LL WELCOME NOT AMARINTHNY. [1:23:38] >> NICOLE MATTHEWS. >> OKAY. WONDERFUL. >> THANK YOU. I'M NICOLE [1:23:49] MATTHEWS WITH THE MINNESOTA -- [1:23:55] MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS [1:24:01] TASK FORCE. I WANT TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON [1:24:08] THIS IN REGARDS TO THESE ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO NATIVE WOMEN. NATIVE WOMEN MAKE UP ABOUT ONE [1:24:15] PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HERE IN MINNESOTA, AND WE REPRESENT [1:24:20] OVER 8 PERCENT OF THE MURDERED WOMEN HERE IN MINNESOTA. THE [1:24:27] RATE OF VIOLENT VICTIMIZATION ARE HIGHER THAN ANY RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE ALARMING [1:24:33] CONSIDERING EVERYWHERE THAT WE STAND ON THIS LAND IS INDIAN LAND. WHETHER WE ARE ON A [1:24:39] RESERVATION OR NOT, THIS IS OUR LAND. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE FROM. WE ARE THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HERE. WHEN WE WERE DOING A [1:24:50] REPORT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD A PRACTICE OF DOING IS LISTENING TO THOSE FAMILIES AND [1:24:56] TO THOSE W HAVE BEEN MOST IMPACTED BY THIS ISSUE. AND ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HEARD OVER [1:25:01] AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM FAMILIES WERE OF THEIR RELATIVES [1:25:07] THAT HAD BEEN MURDERED, AND IT WAS CLASSIFIED EITHER AS AN [1:25:12] OVERDOSE OR AS A SUICIDE. BUT THEIR FAMILY KNEW THERE HAD BEEN THREATS TO THEIR LIVES. THEY KNEW THAT IT WAS A MURDER. THE [1:25:19] COMMUNITY KNEW WHAT THE THREATS WERE AND WHAT THE HISTORY OF VIOLENCE WAS FROM THAT PERSON, [1:25:24] AND YET, NOTHING WAS DONE. AND IT WAS ALWAYS THE FAMILIES THAT WERE PUSHING AND PUSHING AND [1:25:30] PUSHING, AS WE HAVE SEEN WITH ALLISON'S CASE. WE HAVE SEEN HER AUNT PUSHING AND PUSHING AND [1:25:37] DEMANDING THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT [1:25:44] THAT WE LOOK AT SYSTEMIC FAILURES THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN DRUG [1:25:51] INVOLVED. WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A DISMISSAL OF THEIR VICTIMIZATION [1:25:56] AND OF THE VIOLENCE THAT IT'S CAUSED AGAINST THEM BECAUSE OF A PERCEIVED WRONGDOING. RIGHT. AND [1:26:03] WE'VE SEEN THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE'VE SEEN IN THE MEDIA WHERE MANY TIMES, INSTEAD OF OUR [1:26:11] RELATIVES GETTING THE, YOU KNOW, THE WONDERFUL PICTURES THAT MAKE [1:26:16] US FEEL SORRY AND THE GABBY PETITO STORIES. WHERE WE ARE [1:26:23] CONCERNED, THE WHOLE NATION IS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. WE GET [1:26:30] PICTURES OF HER MUG SHOT. SHOWS PEOPLE'S NEGATIVE SIDE THAT [1:26:36] CAUSES PEOPLE TO ASK WHAT DID THEY DO TO CAUSE THEIR OWN DEMISE. WE SEE THIS OVER AND [1:26:42] OVER AGAIN FOR NATIVE WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR. IT PERPETUATES THIS CYCLE OF DISMISSING US, OF [1:26:48] NOT RESPONDING TO US, OF NOT GETTING JUSTICE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES. I'M A LONG [1:26:53] TIME RESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS. I GREW UP IN THIS CITY. I RAISED MY KIDS IN THIS CITY. THIS IS MY [1:26:58] CITY. AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN DO BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND I [1:27:06] KNOW THAT WE CAN CREATE SYSTEMS WHERE WE WILL FEEL MORE SAFE TO COME FORWARD. THAT WE CAN [1:27:14] ACTUALLY RELY ON OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR SYSTEMS TO SHOW UP, TO INVESTIGATE, TO [1:27:22] PROSECUTE, AND THEN TO ADMINISTER THE CORRECT FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE. AND [1:27:29] I REALLY BELIEVE THAT ONE OF OUR HIGHEST FORMS OF LOVE FOR OUR PEOPLE AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS [1:27:35] WITHIN ACCOUNTABILITY. AND WE HAVE TO HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE. WE HAVE TO HAVE [1:27:40] JUSTICE FOR OUR RELATIVES. WE HAVE TO DO MORE, AND WE HAVE TO [1:27:46] FIND ALSO WAYS. I THINK WHEN WE CREATE SYSTEMS, WE CAN ALSO [1:27:51] CREATE SYSTEMS OF PREVENTION SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER ALLISON LUSIER. WE DON'T HAVE [1:27:57] ANOTHER FAMILY WHO IS TALKING ABOUT THE FAILURE TO THEIR RELATIVE, TO THEIR FAMILY, TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR [1:28:03] LISTENING. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, I [1:28:14] WILL WELCOME UP AMARINTHNY, THE [1:28:20] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WELCOME. [1:29:28] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'VE [1:29:35] BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND ABOUT THE PILOT THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO LAUNCH. SO MY [1:29:41] NAME IS AMARINTHNY KEITH. >> I'M ALLISON, I WORK FOR [1:29:49] CORNERSTONE. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. [1:29:58] I AM ALLISON. I WORK FOR CORNERSTONE. WE HAVE A DOMESTIC [1:30:04] ASSAULT UNIT AT THE M.P.D. >> I'M EMILY OLSON, I'M THE [1:30:09] DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU AT THE M.P.D. >> SO AS CHERYL SAID, THERE WAS [1:30:15] A REPORT THAT WAS PUBLISHED WHERE OUR WORK GROUP HAD PUT TOGETHER AND SPENT MANY, MANY [1:30:22] MONTHS AND WEEKS AND HOURS LOOKING THROUGH A LOT OF DATA TALKING WITH VICTIM SURVIVORS, [1:30:28] TALKING WITH POLICE OFFICERS, TALKING WITH STAFF FROM VARIOUS AGENCIES TO LOOK AT WHAT THE [1:30:34] RESPONSE WAS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AFTER THAT REPORT WAS [1:30:40] PUBLISHED, THAT SAME GROUP WANTED TO STAY TOGETHER AND BE ABLE TO NOT JUST HAVE PUBLISHED [1:30:46] THAT REPORT, BUT REALLY COLLABORATE TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE OUTLINED AS A PART OF THAT WORK. [1:30:52] AND SO ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THAT COMMITTEE AT THE TIME ARE NO [1:30:58] LONGER PARTICIPATING, THE AGENCIES REMAINED. AND SO RIGHT NOW, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE IN [1:31:04] THIS ROOM, THE MAIN AGENCIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. AND SO WE HAVE HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE [1:31:11] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT, WE ALSO HAVE VICTIM WITNESS AS WELL AS THE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE [1:31:18] CENTER. WE ALSO HAVE HENNEPIN COUNTY PROBATION, SPECIFICALLY THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT. THE [1:31:24] MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WE HAVE HAD, I WILL SAY, AN EXTRAORDINARY SHOWING OF LEADERSHIP FROM THE M.P.D. AT [1:31:30] OUR MEETINGS, WHICH WE'VE BEEN REALLY GRATEFUL FOR. THE MINNEAPOLIS NAVIGATOR PROGRAM, [1:31:36] THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NAVIGATOR AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE NAVIGATOR TEAM. CORNERSTONE, TUBMAN, AND [1:31:45] THE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT. [1:31:50] AGAIN, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT. AND I WILL SAY WITH TAKING THE PROJECT AND CONTINUING ON, PART OF WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO [1:31:59] WAS TO BRING THE DV WORK GROUP INTO COMMUNITY. WHILE THE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT [1:32:06] FACILITATES THE GROUP, IT'S REALLY HELD BY COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND THE REST OF THE [1:32:12] AGENCIES AS A WHOLE. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK GROUP RIGHT NOW I WILL SAY IS TO BETTER [1:32:17] SUPPORT AND REALLY ASSIST POLICE AND THE REST OF THE AGENCIES THAT ARE PART OF THIS WORK GROUP [1:32:23] AND REALLY IMPROVING OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC [1:32:28] VIOLENCE. WE REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S INTO THE JUST ONE SPECIFIC AGENCY THAT STRUGGLES WITH RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING [1:32:34] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT'S A RIPPLE EFFECT. AND THAT WE GLOBALLY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE. [1:32:39] AND THROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS, EVEN THOUGH THE FOCUS IS ON M.P.D., WE ALL RECOGNIZE THERE'S [1:32:45] DIFFERENT THINGS WE CAN DO TO SHIFT. HAVING THAT SHIFT WITHIN [1:32:50] M.P.D., CHANGE AND BETTERING THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT ADVOCACY, THROUGHOUT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND SO WE'RE WORKING [1:32:59] TOGETHER TO REALLY COMBLOEF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR VICTIMS AS THEY'RE MOVING [1:33:04] THROUGH JUSTICE PROCESS. THE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WHILE THERE'S SEVEN GAPS, WE DECIDED TO FOCUS ON FOUR [1:33:10] SPECIFICALLY. THE FIRST IS THE RISK ASSESSMENT. WHAT M.P.D. WAS USING WAS REALLY OUTDATED. AND [1:33:17] WHAT WE REALLY IDENTIFIED WAS THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO BE ABLE TO RANK HIGH RISK CASES. AND SO [1:33:23] IF WE CREATED A NEW RISK ASSESSMENT FORM, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL THE RESOURCES [1:33:29] THAT ARE LIMITED TO HIGH RISK CASES WHERE THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR CHANGE FOR THAT VICTIM. THE NEXT WAS GONE ON [1:33:36] ARRIVAL CASES AS WELL AS ORDER FOR PROTECTION VIOLATIONS. AS CHERYL STATED, WHEN THOSE TWO [1:33:42] THINGS WERE HAPPENING, THERE WAS A LACK OF RESPONSE. BEING ABLE TO PRIORITIZE HIGH RISK CASES [1:33:48] WOULD ALSO HELP TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS. BIAS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW WAS IMBEDDED IN ALL [1:33:55] THE GAPS THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING, AND SOMETHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN ALL THE CONVERSATIONS AND DECISIONS WE MAKE AS A [1:34:01] COMMITTEE. THE CCPO AND THE CONSENT DECREE AND THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS ALSO [1:34:06] ADDRESSING BIAS SPECIFICALLY. AS [1:34:12] FAR AS THE WORK GROUP GOES, IT'S REALLY ABOUT INCREASING SAFETY [1:34:17] FOR VICTIMS, FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. ONE OF THE RESEARCH [1:34:24] POINTS THAT'S COME OUT MORE RECENTLY IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT [1:34:29] MASS SHOOTINGS, 70% OF FOLKS -- WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT INCREASING COMMUNITY SAFETY AND [1:34:36] ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, REALLY RECOGNIZING GLOBAL IMPACT IN THE WAY THAT WE PROVIDE SERVICES, BUT ALSO GLOBAL IMPACT [1:34:42] IN THE WAY THAT IT LANDS IN COMMUNITY. THE OTHER IS INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR US [1:34:48] IN THE WORK THAT WE DO. AMONG EACH OF US IN OUR AGENCIES. AND [1:34:54] ALSO INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE WAY WE'RE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE WITH EACH OTHER AS [1:34:59] HELPING PROVIDERS. >> SO WITH THOSE GOALS IN MIND, [1:35:06] AND THE KNOWLEDGE WE GAINED FROM THE ANALYSIS, WE DECIDED TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT GAP. WE'VE BEEN [1:35:13] WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A STANDARDIZED AND EVIDENCE-BASED [1:35:18] RISK ASSESSMENT. THIS NEW RISK ASSESSMENT WILL BE USED IN OUR [1:35:23] UPCOMING PILOT PROJECT, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE, TO EXAMINE POSSIBLE WAYS TO SHIFT [1:35:29] SYSTEMS RESPONSES AND FOCUS OUR RESOURCES ON THE MOST HIGH RISK CASES. OUR INTENTION IS TO [1:35:36] INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY, IMPROVE [1:35:42] RELATIONSHIPS, AND INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY. SHARED LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE USED AMONG ALL [1:35:47] CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS AND AGENCIES. WE WILL UTILIZE ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE DECISIONS [1:35:56] REGARDING BAIL DECISIONS, TREATMENT AND SAFETY PLANNING FOR THE VICTIMS. THROUGH THIS [1:36:03] PROJECT, WE WILL ENHANCE OUR COLLECTION OF RISK INFORMATION AND USE THAT DATA TO INCREASE [1:36:08] SAFETY FOR SURVIVORS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WE REALIZE THAT UPDATING [1:36:13] THE RISK ASSESSMENT IS A REALLY BIG TASK BUT IS A CHANGE THAT WILL HAVE GLOBAL IMPACT [1:36:20] THROUGHOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND SHOULD RESULT IN COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS. [1:36:34] >> SO OUR CURRENT PRACTICE IS THAT THE M.P.D. OFFICER HANDS THE VICTIMS THEIR RISK [1:36:39] ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND THEY ASK THE VICTIM TO FILL IT OUT. IT'S OUTDATED. WE FOUND THAT WAS [1:36:44] NOT THE BEST PRACTICE. SO WE ARE GOING TO UPDATE THE PRACTICE. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE OFFICERS TO FILL OUT ■THE RISK ASSESSMEN, [1:36:54] THEREFORE, ENGAGING THE VICTIM. THEY MIGHT ASK ADDITIONAL FOLLOW [1:36:59] UP QUESTIONS. IT JUST GETS RAPPORT GOING BETWEEN THE VICTIM AND THE OFFICER MAKING THEM BOTH [1:37:06] FEEL CALM AND SAFE. MARKED AS FLAGGED FOR CONSIDERATION OF HIGH RISK CASES. SOME OF THOSE [1:37:12] QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT ARE ABOUT [1:37:17] PHYSICAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, INTIMIDATION AND [1:37:22] THREATS, STRANGULATION, CONTROL, ISOLATION, AND VIOLENCE DURING THEIR PREGNANCY AND ACCESS TO [1:37:28] GUNS. ALL OF THOSE WILL BE CONSIDERED HIGH RISK AND A RISK FOR LETHALITY. [1:37:36] >> AND JUST AS PART OF THAT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS [1:37:42] CHANGE WILL GIVE OFFICERS A CHANCE TO BUILD BETTER RAPPORT [1:37:47] WITH OFFICERS AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING. THEY'LL BE BETTER [1:37:54] EQUIPPED AND GET THEM TO SAFETY SERVICES IN A MORE SEAMLESS AND [1:38:00] TIMELY WAY. WE HOPE THIS WILL ALLOW VICTIMS TO FEEL SAFER IN [1:38:06] PROVIDING THE CONTEXT OF THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES. >> OKAY. I KNOW WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT TIMELINES TODAY. SO JUST [1:38:13] TO PROVIDE CONTEXT AROUND OUR TIMELINE. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE PROJECT OR THE [1:38:19] ORIGINAL REPORT WAS WRITTEN. AND SO WANTING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT [1:38:25] MORE ABOUT THE METHODOLOGY IT TOOK TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH THE RISK ASSESSMENT THAT WE'RE USING. SO A LOT OF [1:38:32] EFFORT AND INTENTION WENT INTO CREATING THE RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH. THERE WAS A [1:38:38] LOT OF LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONTENT THAT WAS LOOKED INTO, [1:38:43] HOW TO ADMINISTER RISK ASSESSMENT. WHAT ARE EVIDENCE BASED RISK ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS, [1:38:48] AND WHAT ARE DETERMINED HIGH RISK. THERE ARE ALSO LOTS OF EXPERIENCES THAT RUN PARALLEL TO [1:38:54] RISK AND IMPACT RISK ASSESSMENTS. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THAT VICTIMS OFTEN TALK ABOUT [1:39:01] HAVING THEIR PROPERTY TAKEN. THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A BENIGN ISSUE BUT THAT OFTEN LEADS TO [1:39:06] THEM TRYING TO GET THEIR PROPERTY BACK. GOING BACK TO THE PERSON THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO [1:39:11] SEPARATE FROM, AND IS REALLY TIED TO POWER AND CONTROL. AND SO WHILE IT SEEMS LIKE A BENIGN [1:39:18] ISSUE, IT RUNS PARALLEL TO A PRETTY BIG RED FLAG. WE ALSO [1:39:26] LOOKED AT FATALITY REVIEW REPORTS IN MINNESOTA TO THE HOMICIDE REPORTS IN MINNESOTA. [1:39:34] AND THEN TALKED WITH LOCAL ADVOCATES AND SURVIVORS AND TALKED ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES. [1:39:41] WE THEN MOVED IN TO ACTUALLY TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT AN ASSESSMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE [1:39:49] TALKED TO JURISDICTIONS AROUND MINNEAPOLIS AND GATHERED THE TOOLS THAT THEY WERE USING. WE [1:39:54] LOOKED AT THE FREQUENCY OF THE TOOLS THAT WERE USED AT NATIONAL LEVEL. AND WE ALSO TALKED WITH [1:40:00] DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO SEE WHAT THOSE TOOLS WERE LOOKING LIKE. WE PUT TOGETHER A MASTER [1:40:07] LIST, A MEGA LIST OF RISK ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS. AND THEN AS A COMMITTEE, THIS IS PROBABLY [1:40:12] THE MOST PAINFUL PART OF THE PROCESS, LOOKED AT ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS AND DETERMINED WHICH ONES WE WERE GOING TO USE. AND [1:40:19] WHITTLED IT DOWN TO WHAT SEEMED LIKE A SUSTAINABLE AMOUNT OF QUESTIONS TO ASK THE VICTIM. [1:40:28] WHAT SEEMED SUSTAINABLE FOR [1:40:37] POLICE OFFICERS. THE POINT WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW IS IDENTIFY THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE. HOW ARE [1:40:43] WE GOING TO MAKE THIS TOOL USEFUL WHERE EVERY SINGLE QUESTION DOES NOT BECOME -- LIKE [1:40:49] IF ONE QUESTION GETS ANSWERED YES, IT DOESN'T GET FLAGGED FOR [1:40:55] RISK. BUT THERE ARE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS. WE'LL FLAG THAT AS A [1:41:00] HIGHER RISK CASE THAT WE'LL PRIORITIZE. [1:41:08] >> SO THE ACTUAL PILOT PROJECT. OUR GOAL IS TO LAUNCH IT IN [1:41:15] JULY. WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT DATA THREE MONTHS. UNDERSTANDING [1:41:20] HOW IT'S USED AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS. THAT WE'RE DOING WORK AS A GROUP WITH A GOAL OF [1:41:28] SEEING HOW THIS SHIFT IMPACTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE JUDGE SYSTEM AND COURT PROCESS. DURING THE [1:41:37] MONTH OF JULY, WE'LL TRAIN OFFICERS ON HOW TO USE IT. HOW TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. WHAT [1:41:42] INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WE WANT ASKED. WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT BASED ON RESPONSES IN OUR NEW ASSESSMENT. SO OVER THE THREE [1:41:51] MONTH TIMELINE, MEMBERS OF THE DV GROUP, WE WILL MEET AND MONITOR THE CASES. WE'RE GOING [1:41:56] TO PICK THE CASES AND ASSESS THE COMPLETION AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ASKING THE QUESTIONS HOW [1:42:01] WE WANT THEM TO ASK THEM. SO WE HOPE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A [1:42:09] POSITIVE SHIFT WITH THE RAPPORT OF THE VICTIMS. THE OFFICERS RESULTING IN BETTER INFORMATION [1:42:14] GATHERING. THE MORE RAPPORT THEY HAVE, THE MORE INFORMATION WE [1:42:20] GET. VICTIM FEEDBACK ABOUT EXPERIENCE WITH THE OFFICERS, AND VICTIM ENGAGEMENT WITH [1:42:25] OFFICERS, COURT PERSONNEL, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE ASKED TO GIVE [1:42:33] FEEDBACK AS WELL ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE, HOW EASY IT IS. IS IT EFFECTIVE. DO YOU FEEL YOU [1:42:38] HAVE BETTER RAPPORT WITH THE VICTIMS AS WELL. WE WANT TO SEE HOW THE CHANGE IMPACTS VICTIM [1:42:44] SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. SO THE OVERALL TOTAL LENGTH OF THE PROJECT IS OPEN ENDED. IF WE'RE NOT GETTING [1:42:51] ENOUGH FEEDBACK FROM START TO FINISH OF THE PROJECTS, WE WILL EXTEND THE PROJECT IF WE NEED TO. LASTLY, DURING THIS TRIAL [1:43:00] PERIOD, THE DV WORK GROUP WILL BE PULLING SEVERAL CASES OVER THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE A MORE [1:43:06] COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT THAT WILL INVOLVE LOOKING AT THE EFFECT AND OFFENDER DOMESTIC [1:43:11] VIOLENCE HISTORIES, RISK ASSESSMENT DATA, HISTORY OF 911 [1:43:18] CALLS, ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE TO DETERMINE WHAT RESPONSE WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE TO SHIFT THE [1:43:26] TRAJECTORY FOR HIGH RISK CASES. >> SO OUR GOALS ARE TO BY THE END OF 2025 RELEASE AN UPDATE TO [1:43:33] THE ORIGINAL REPORT. THAT WILL INCLUDE THE PROGRESS OF OUR [1:43:39] PILOT PROJECT WHEREVER WE ARE WITH IT. IT WILL INCLUDE DATA FROM FOCUS GROUPS SO THE VICTIM [1:43:45] SURVIVORS. SO WE WANT THIS TO BE VICTIM DRIVEN AND MAKE SURE THAT'S VICTIM CENTERED. WE'LL [1:43:50] MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING TO VICTIMS THAT HAVE CALLED 911 DURING THE PROJECT TIME PERIOD. [1:43:57] IT WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT OFFICER EXPERIENCES. WE WILL BE TALKING WITH COMMUNITY [1:44:02] AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROVIDERS TO GET FEEDBACK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AND HOW IT SHIFTED [1:44:07] THE PROCESS. WE'LL BE DOING THAT [1:44:12] ANALYSIS THAT DC OLSON TALKED ABOUT. THE VERY LAST THING THAT DC OLSON TALKED ABOUT IS AN [1:44:20] EXAMPLE OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAM MODEL, WHICH IS ALSO ANOTHER THING WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK INTO TO SEE IF THAT'S [1:44:26] SOMETHING WE WANT TO MOVE TO AS A CITY DEPENDING ON HOW SUSTAINABLE IT IS, HOW EFFECTIVE [1:44:33] IT IS, AND IF IT'S A MODEL THAT WORKS FOR US. SOMETHING ELSE [1:44:44] THAT'S HAPPENED, IMPLEMENT WITHOUT PILOTING. SO PROBATION HAS DECIDED THAT THEY'RE GOING [1:44:49] TO BOTH GET TRAINED ON RISK ASSESSMENTS SO THEY CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO UTILIZE [1:44:56] DIFFERENT ASSESSMENTS FOR THE FOLKS THEY'RE SUPERVISING. [1:45:02] THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO INCORPORATE THE ASSESSMENT. SO THAT'S GOING TO INCLUDE [1:45:09] PRE-TRIAL EVALUATIONS, AND POST ADJUDICATION SUPERVISION CASES. [1:45:18] >> SO SOMETHING WE KINDA TALKED ABOUT HOW THIS IS ACROSS EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTACT WITH VICTIMS. AND SO WE AS ADVOCACY [1:45:24] AS FOUND THAT WE CAN DO BETTER TOO. AS PART OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON TRAINING [1:45:30] ADVOCATES ON HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE LETHALITY FACTORS AND RISK ASSESSMENTS SO THEY CAN BETTER RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR [1:45:37] PARTICIPANTS. THIS IS GOING TO HELP THEM MORE QUICKLY IDENTIFY CASES WHERE SERVICES ARE NEEDED. [1:45:42] WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING ON TRAINING THEM TO UNDERSTAND VARIOUS ROLES OF PEOPLE WITHIN [1:45:48] THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT VICTIMS WILL COME IN CONTACT WITH AND HOW THOSE SYSTEM [1:45:56] PLAYERS KINDA INTERACT WITH DOMESTICS. AS AN ADVOCATE MYSELF, AT LEAST A PAST [1:46:03] ADVOCATE, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND EACH SYSTEM PLAYERS ROLES SO YOU CAN HELP [1:46:08] THE PARTICIPATE, IN MY CASE VICTIM, UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. WHO IS GOING TO TALK TO THEM. WHY ARE THEY [1:46:15] ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, WILL THIS BENEFIT ME, WILL THIS NOT BENEFIT ME? JUST HELPING [1:46:21] ADVOCATES, ESPECIALLY NEW ADVOCATES UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PERSPECTIVES ARE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SO WE CAN ASSIST [1:46:27] AND SUPPORT VICTIMS BETTER. [1:46:33] >> AND THE TRAINING ADVOCATES WILL BE OFFERED TO 92 DOMESTIC [1:46:39] VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, NOT JUST IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE OTHER THING WE [1:46:45] WANTED TO SHARE IS LEARNINGS THUS FAR. WE KNOW THAT COLLABORATIONS ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS IS VIOLATAL FOR UO [1:46:53] SERVE VICTIMS EFFECTIVELY. WE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ROLES AND WHY WE HAVE TO MAKE THE [1:46:59] DECISIONS WE MAKE. WHAT REALLY DRIVES THE PERSPECTIVES WE HAVE, AND WHAT THINGS WE CANNOT DO [1:47:05] WITHIN OUR ROLES. AND HOW THAT IMPACTS BIAS WE HAVE WITHIN OUR FIELD AROUND DIFFERENT [1:47:10] POSITIONS. HAVING A COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE REALLY HAS HELPED BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS AS A WHOLE SO [1:47:17] THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY WORK WITH VICTIM SURVIVORS. THE SECOND IS THE NEED FOR SOMETHING [1:47:22] LIKE A DIVERT TEAM SO THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO STRUCTURE [1:47:30] HIGHLIGHTING AND PRIORITIZING HIGH RISK CASES IN A WAY THAT'S OBJECTIVE, AND INCLUDES [1:47:37] PARTICIPATION AND PERSPECTIVES. AND THEN THE LAST IS THE NEED [1:47:44] FOR ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTS WHICH I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY AGREES WITH AND KNOWS THAT AT THE END OF [1:47:52] TTHE DAY, IF WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT [1:47:58] SURVIVORS, IT MAKES IT WORSE FOR THE SURVIVOR, ACTUALLY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? THE ONE [1:48:04] THING I DIDN'T PUT ON HERE IS THIS DOES TAKE TIME. WE'RE NOT [1:48:10] DOING CULTURE CHANGE WITHIN EACH AGENCY, WE'RE ALSO DOING CULTURE CHANGE AS A COLLECTIVE AS WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS WORK [1:48:17] COLLABORATIVELY. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US AS WE MOVE FORWARD IS A REPORT AT THE END OF 2025. WE MEET A MINIMUM OF 10 [1:48:25] TIMES A YEAR. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE MEETING EVERY WEEK, WHICH I KNOW EVERYBODY LOVES ME FOR THAT. WE CONTINUE TO EXAMINE [1:48:31] THE IMPACT OF THE WAY THAT WE WORK AND HOW THAT IMPACTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND VICTIMS SPECIFICALLY. WE ARE GOING TO [1:48:37] START WORKING ON THOSE OTHER GAPS. SO WE MIGHT BE WORKING ON MULTIPLE GAPS SIMULTANEOUSLY AS [1:48:42] WE ARE PILOTING A PROJECT AND STARTING TO INVESTIGATE THE NEXT GAP. AND CONTINUING TO INCREASE [1:48:48] COORDINATION AMONG OUR AGENCIES. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS? [1:48:56] >> M.P.D. IS NOT STRUGGLING. THEY'RE FAILING. TWO YEARS FOR A PILOT AS WOMEN ARE ASSAULTED, [1:49:04] ABUSED AND KILLED. CITY COUNCIL, YOU MUST INTERVENE. >> I'LL ASK MEMBERS OF THE [1:49:09] AUDIENCE. >> OR NOTHING WILL CHANGE. >> WE DON'T ALLOW ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS MOMENT. THANK [1:49:15] YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS [1:49:23] IN QUEUE. AND FOR MY COLLEAGUES, THIS IS QUESTIONS FOR OUR CURRENT PRESENTERS OR THE [1:49:29] PREVIOUS PRESENTERS AS WELL. I'LL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [1:49:35] FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR COMING AND GIVING THIS PRESENTATION. I KNOW COUNCIL [1:49:41] MEMBER CHAVEZ AND I WORK TOGETHER TO BRING THIS FORWARD. [1:49:46] HONESTLY, AFTER ALLISON LUSIER'S FAMILY CAME TO CITY HALL [1:49:53] REPEATEDLY AND ASKED US TO NOT ONLY BE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT HAS SEEMED TO BE A FAILURE FROM OUR [1:50:00] OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE CITY LEADERSHIP IN RESPONDING TO WHAT HAS BEEN CLEARLY INTIMATE [1:50:07] PARTNER VIOLENCE THAT LED TO HER DEATH, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT [1:50:13] NO OTHER FAMILY IS EVER HAVING TO BE PUT IN THAT PREDICAMENT AGAIN. IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT NOT [1:50:19] ONLY DID WE REQUEST THIS PRESENTATION WHERE WE LEARNED FROM THAT PROCESS THAT THERE WAS A REPORT DONE TO ACTUAL ANALYZE [1:50:28] HOW OUR CITY WAS APPROACHING DOMESTIC OR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THE AREAS IN WHICH WE WERE FAILING. WE ALSO BROUGHT [1:50:36] FORWARD THE AFTER ACTION REVIEW WHERE RIGHT NOW MORE THAN HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE COMMUNITY [1:50:43] PARTNERS THAT OUR CITY AUDITOR IS GOING TO BE CARRYING OUT AND HAS ALSO APPROVED. BUT I WANT TO [1:50:53] ABSOLUTELY NAME ALLISON LUSIER WAS THE MOTIVATOR OF THESE [1:50:59] PRESENTATIONS AND CONTINUES TO BE A MOTIVATOR TO ENSURE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND AS WAS [1:51:06] HIGHLIGHTED THAT IS THE REALITY THAT INDIGENOUS WOMEN ARE FACING [1:51:12] INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND OFTEN ARE NOT GIVEN THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED. SO I JUST WANT [1:51:17] TO HOLD SPACE FOR THAT, AND ALSO THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS WHO HAVE SHOWN WHAT WORK HAS GONE [1:51:26] INTO MOTION TO NOT JUST LEAVE [1:51:31] RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SHELF TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE EFFORT [1:51:38] THAT'S BEEN MOVED FORWARD. I DO [1:51:44] WANT TO FLAG ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS LIKELY WILL BE ROUTED TO OUR OWN STAFF. [1:51:50] >> OKAY. >> AWESOME. SO THAT SAID, I DID WANT TO ACTUALLY ASK A QUESTION AROUND THE DECISION MAKING [1:51:57] BEHIND PURSUING A THREE-MONTH PILOT. BECAUSE I KNOW AT THE CITY LEVEL EVERY PILOT FROM THE [1:52:04] BCR, BEHAVIOR CRISIS RESPONSE, THE CITY AMBASSADORS, THOSE ARE [1:52:10] ALLOTTED A YEAR TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS, AND DATA AND ALL THOSE THINGS BEFORE [1:52:17] RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FULL ADOPTION OR NOT. I KNOW M.P.D. STAFF MENTIONED THAT THERE IS [1:52:24] OPENNESS TO EXTEND IF NEEDED. BUT JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHY ARE WE STARTING JUST WITH A [1:52:30] THREE-MONTH WINDOW? >> SO WE WANTED TO START WITH [1:52:35] THREE MONTHS JUST SO THAT WE WOULD GIVE OURSELVES A DEADLINE TO START LOOKING AT DATA AND [1:52:40] START ANALYZING IT. IF LOOKING AT THE DATA AND GETTING FEEDBACK FROM VICTIM SURVIVORS AND [1:52:46] GETTING FEEDBACK FROM OFFICERS SHOWS THAT WE ARE GETTING MORE INFORMATION, MORE CONTEXT AROUND [1:52:51] THE VIOLENCE THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE RISK ASSESSMENT HAS TWO QUESTIONS VERSUS WHAT IS GOING [1:52:57] TO ENDS UP BEING APPROXIMATELY 12. SO TO US HAVING A SHORTER WINDOW AROUND MAKING THAT [1:53:03] CHANGE, GIVEN THAT THE IMPACT CAN BE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FOR VICTIMS SEEMED LIKE A BETTER [1:53:09] ROUTE FOR US TO GO. AS FAR AS THE LONGER TERM IMPACT, WE WANT TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE NOT [1:53:17] JUST WITH OFFICERS AS A FIRST POINT OF RESPONSE, BUT ALSO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT GOES TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHEN [1:53:23] IT GOES TO HENNEPIN COUNTY, AND HOW IT HELPS WITH MAKING CHARGES. HOW IT HELPS WITH [1:53:30] ASSESSING FOR RISK AND ASSESSING FOR HOW WE MIGHT PULL RESOURCES. SO I WOULD SAY THE THREE MONTHS [1:53:36] IS JUST SO THAT WE CAN BE RESPONSIVE IN HOW WE AS A [1:53:42] COMMITTEE ARE PUSHING OURSELVES FORWARD GIVEN THAT IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS. SO IT'S MORE OF THAT [1:53:50] INTERNAL DEADLINE. AND GIVEN WHAT WE FIND OR IF IT FEELS LIKE WE NEED MORE TIME, THEN WE WANT [1:53:55] TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OF BEING OPEN TO PUSHING IT FOR IT TO BE [1:54:01] LONGER. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST FOR CLARITY, THE WORK GROUP IS HOLDING THIS PILOT. [1:54:07] >> YES. >> AND THAT'S WITH THE PARTNER -- CAN YOU IDENTIFY WHAT [1:54:12] AGENCY OR WHAT PARTNER OF THIS WORK GROUP WILL BE THE LEAD FOR THIS. [1:54:17] >> YES. SO THE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT RIGHT NOW I WOULD SAY IS [1:54:23] THE FISCAL SPONSOR. SO WE ARE THE ONES THAT TRY TO FUND RAISE [1:54:32] FL IN ORDER TO HAVE A COORDINATOR. WE REALLY MAKE COLLABORATIVE DECISIONS AS A [1:54:37] COMMITTEE. ONE OF THE OTHER REASONS THAT IT TOOK TIME IS THAT THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE [1:54:44] REPORT WAS REALLY ABOUT DATA MINING AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GAPS WERE. BUT THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS REALLY [1:54:50] ABOUT MAKING SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. AND SO THE PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE NEED TO BE PEOPLE THAT [1:54:56] ARE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN THESE DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND HAVE CONNECTION TO OR [1:55:01] THEMSELVES ARE FOLKS THAT CAN MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT PROCEDURE AND DOCUMENT ATION CHANGES AS AN [1:55:08] EXAMPLE. WE HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN [1:55:13] M.P.D., WITHIN THE HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH FOLKS. SO THAT [1:55:19] WE AS A COLLECTIVE CAN MAKE THESE SUGGESTIONS. THEY CAN GO [1:55:24] HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH WHOEVER IS PART OF THEIR SPECIFIC AGENCY. AND THEN WE AS A [1:55:29] COLLECTIVE CAN SAY THIS IS THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. >> OKAY. I THINK THAT'S [1:55:36] CLARIFYING. AGAIN, I KNOW JUST TYPICALLY WITH PILOTS, EVEN WHEN THERE'S A DEMOCRATIC OR A [1:55:43] COALITION TABLE AROUND IT, SOMEONE IS BOTTOM LINING IT. SO JUST MAKING IT CLEAR WHO IS THE [1:55:53] BOTTOM LINER. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED THE DATA [1:56:00] MINING. HOW THAT RELATES TO US ACCESSING THAT INFORMATION. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ALSO WORK [1:56:05] WITH YOU ALL AGAIN ONCE YOU REACH THAT THREE-MONTH WINDOW OF SEPTEMBER TO COME BACK AND [1:56:14] PRESENT FINDINGS OF WHEN YOU HAVE COMPILED A REPORT FOR THAT. ON THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SIDE, [1:56:20] WE HAVE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS. THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU WITHIN M.P.D., ARE THEY WORKING WITH [1:56:26] THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT INNOVATION TEAM? WE HAVE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE HOLDING OUR PILOT WORK WHO COME [1:56:31] BACK AND PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS. SO JUST MAKING CLEAR WHO THOSE STAKEHOLDERS ARE. >> YEAH. AS OF THIS MOMENT [1:56:39] IT'S -- THIS FEELS WEIRD TO SAY, BUT IT IS THE DOMESTIC ABUSE [1:56:45] PROJECT THAT IS FACILITATING AND DRIVING THAT. AS FAR AS PUBLISHING THE REPORT, LIKE WHO [1:56:51] IS THE PERSON TO TALK TO TO GET A COPY OF THAT, IT'S US. AS FAR [1:56:57] AS DECISION MAKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOES, IT'S A [1:57:02] COLLECTIVE. >> THIS QUESTION WOULD LIKELY BE RELATED TO OFFICE OF COMMUNITY [1:57:07] SAFETY. I DON'T THINK ACTUALLY M.P.D. YOU CAN SPEAK TO THIS. BUT I WAS ACTUALLY EXCITED TO [1:57:16] LOOK OR SEE ON SLIDE 9. AND YOU SPOKE TO THIS THAT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT COME FORWARD FROM [1:57:22] THIS PILOT IS FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THIS MICRO PILOT [1:57:27] DOMESTIC RESPONSE TEAM. THE REASON I GOT EXCITED ABOUT THAT IS THIS LOOKS VERY FAMILIAR THAT [1:57:34] THIS BODY FUNDED BACK IN 2023. WE FUNDED THREE FTEs TOWARDS A [1:57:41] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NAVIGATION PROGRAM HERE AT THE CITY. BECAUSE WE HAD LONG HEARD ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF INTIMATE PARTNER [1:57:48] VIOLENCE. IT IS UNCLEAR NOW TWO YEARS LATER WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THAT FUNDING. AND WHERE IS [1:57:54] IT. YOU NAME IN TERMS OF HOW [1:58:00] THAT RELATES TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT? [1:58:06] AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S ON THE ONUS ON THE DOMESTIC ABUSE [1:58:12] PROJECT TO SPEAK TO THAT. >> YEAH. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT. I WILL SAY THAT THE DIVERT TEAM [1:58:17] IS DIFFERENT FROM THE NAVIGATOR. BUT I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. [1:58:23] >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM, IS [1:58:29] THAT CORRECT? >> NO. THIS WAS THREE FTEs THAT COUNCIL FUNDED TO MOVE, SORRY, [1:58:41] ONE PROJECT NAVIGATOR, TWO PROJECT MANAGERS THAT WERE MOVED TO COMMUNITY SAFETY. >> SO THE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM HAS [1:58:47] SINCE MOVED UNDER M.P.D. AND THERE ARE STILL DOMESTIC NAVIGATORS THAT ARE IN THE [1:58:53] PRECINCTS. AND WE STILL UTILIZE THEM. CC IS WITH US TODAY. SHE [1:59:03] WOULD BE A PART OF THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE DIVERT TEAM. SO WE [1:59:09] STILL UTILIZE THEM. WE HAVE THEM ACTUALLY IN THE PRECINCTS, AND WE ALSO HAVE NAVIGATORS IMBEDDED [1:59:17] WHERE THE DOMESTIC UNIT IS LOCATED. JUST TELL THEM BRIEFLY ABOUT WHAT YOUR ROLE IS. SHE'S [1:59:24] GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT HER ROLE. >> HI, EVERYBODY. [1:59:30] AGAIN, MY NAME IS CECILIA OLSON. EXCUSE ME, I'M DEALING WITH SOME [1:59:37] ALLERGIES. I HAVE BEEN HERE WITH THE CITY FOR JUST OVER SEVEN YEARS. I AM OUT OF THE FOURTH [1:59:46] PRECINCT. I AM HOUSED OUT OF THE FOURTH PRECINCT THAT BEFORE THE NEW NAVIGATORS CAME IN, I WAS [1:59:53] COVERING ALL THE CASES THAT CAME THROUGH THE CITY. NOW I'M [2:00:00] PREDOMINANTLY FOCUSING ON THE FOURTH PRECINCT. WE HAVE ONE IN [2:00:05] THE FIFTH PRECINCT. ONE IN THE THIRD PRECINCT. AND MYSELF IN [2:00:12] THE FOURTH PRECINCT. WHAT MY WORK LOOKS LIKE IS MORE ADVOCACY, REFERRALS, FOLLOW UPS [2:00:17] WITH 911 CALLERS WHO ARE CALLING FOR DOMESTIC RELATED SITUATIONS. SAFETY PLANNING WOULD INCLUDE [2:00:24] PROVIDING RESOURCES TO OTHER AGENCIES, WRITING PROTECTION ORDERS, GOING TO COURT WITH [2:00:30] INDIVIDUALS, DOING OTHER REFERRALS FOR HOUSING, FOOD, SOME BASIC NEEDS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN ALSO [2:00:38] DOING THE COMMUNITY WORK. AND FOCUS GROUPS LIKE THIS ONE. I'VE [2:00:43] BEEN PART OF THE ORIGINAL RESEARCH THAT HAPPENED, OH GOSH, FIVE YEARS AGO. I STARTED WITH [2:00:50] THAT RESEARCH GROUP AND THEN HAVE CONTINUED TO BE ON THAT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS PROVIDING [2:00:56] INPUT FROM A POLICE STANDPOINT, VICTIM STANDPOINT, AND FROM A [2:01:02] SERVICE PROVIDER STANDPOINT AND TRYING TO CREATE CHANGE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. SO AGAIN, THAT IS MY [2:01:09] REALLY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MY ROLE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> AND THEN CLARIFICATION. SO WE [2:01:15] HAVE YOU AT THE FOURTH PRECINCT. >> CORRECT. YES. >> AND THEN THERE'S TWO OTHER [2:01:20] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NAVIGATORS AT THE THIRD PRECINCT. SPLIT [2:01:27] BETWEEN TWO. >> THERE'S ME AT THE FOURTH PRECINCT. ONE IMPLEMENTED AT THE [2:01:33] FIFTH PRECINCT AND THE THIRD PRECINCT. THEY'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO BE FOLLOWING UP ON DOMESTIC [2:01:39] RELATED CASES. >> THOSE ARE TWO OF THE THREE. I'M JUST LOOKING BACK AT THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. IT [2:01:46] ACKNOWLEDGED, I BELIEVE, YOUR POSITION THAT WAS STILL IN EXISTENCE. AND THEN THE OTHER TWO. ESSENTIALLY, THESE ARE THE [2:01:54] POSITIONS THEY WENT AND IMBEDDED IN TWO ADDITIONAL PRECINCTS. DO [2:02:00] YOU KNOW IF THEY IMBEDDED SOCIAL WORKERS BECAUSE I IMAGINE [2:02:05] THERE'S SOME OVERLAP WITH THAT TOO. >> THEY DO. >> OKAY. I THINK THIS IS, AGAIN, [2:02:12] IF THERE'S WAYS WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR DATA POINTS AROUND THE IMBEDDED SOCIAL WORKERS, [2:02:17] WHAT THEIR EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF WORK LOOKS LIKE. BECAUSE WE HEAR [2:02:25] ANECDOTALLY THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK. BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY'RE WORKING [2:02:31] WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NAVIGATORS, THAT WE HAVE [2:02:37] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NAVIGATORS IN PREC PRECINCTS. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW [2:02:43] FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT THESE ARE SERVICES THEY CAN ACCESS. THOSE ARE QUESTIONS I HAD AND ALSO [2:02:48] COMMENTS TO SHARE. AND JUST TO REITERATE TO THE PUBLIC MAKING [2:02:55] SURE THAT OUR INDIGENOUS NEIGHBORS, BLACK RESIDENTS, WHOEVER IS EXPERIENCING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, THAT SHOULD [2:03:01] NOT BE HAPPENING IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE LOSING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS BECAUSE OF NEGLIGENCE ON [2:03:07] OUR SIDE OF THINGS. AND THIS IS WHY A LOT OF US SUPPORTED THAT [2:03:13] AFTER ACTION BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE AN ACTUAL INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS THAT IDENTIFIES WHAT EXISTING BARRIERS, YOU KNOW, [2:03:21] STILL EXIST. BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE LOOKING AT EVEN AN INCIDENT THAT'S TAKEN PLACE [2:03:27] SINCE THIS REPORT AND SINCE THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. AND ALSO TO CONTINUE LEARNING ABOUT SOME OF [2:03:32] THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING, I ABSOLUTELY WANT TO HAVE YOU ALL COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE [2:03:39] PILOT FINDINGS AS WELL. THANK [2:03:45] YOU. >> THANK YOU, ROBIN WONSLEY. [2:03:53] >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:04:00] >> -- A SERIES OF INCIDENTS THAT LED TO SOMEBODY'S DEATH, ALLISON [2:04:06] LUSIER. BUT I DID WANT TO JUST GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF MY OWN ABOUT [2:04:13] WORKING WITH DOMESTIC [2:04:18] NAVIGATORS, AND CE CE [2:04:24] SPECIFICALLY. IT WAS STARK TO -- AND YET, NOT A SINGLE ONE HAD [2:04:31] BEEN CHARGED IN HOWEVER FAR I LOOKED BACK. NOT A SINGLE [2:04:38] STRANGULATION CASE HAD BEEN CHARGED. THAT WAS REALLY ALARMING TO ME. INSTEAD OF THIS [2:04:43] COMMITTEE -- THIS COMMITTEE GOT TOGETHER. AND INSTEAD OF JUST TRYING TO POINT FINGERS AT WHY DIDN'T YOU CHARGE, WE HAD THIS [2:04:50] CLEARLY IN OUR REPORT. I LOVE [2:04:59] HOW AND PARTICIPATED IN THE TRAINING LAST YEAR, AND LEARNED [2:05:06] FROM CE CE AND OTHERS IN M.P.D. ABOUT HOW WE'RE TRAINING OUR [2:05:12] OFFICERS BETTER TO NOT JUST ASK THOSE KIND OF QUESTIONS, BUT [2:05:17] COLLECT BETTER EVIDENCE SO THAT WE CAN GET THESE CASES CHARGED BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND [2:05:26] AGAIN. WE DO KNOW THAT, I'M SURE CE CE KNOWS THE TALKING POINT, [2:05:34] DEPUTY CHIEF OLSON OR MS. KEEF KNOW THERE ARE STATISTICS THAT [2:05:40] SHOW THAT PEOPLE WHO STRANGLE AN INTIMATE PARTNER SO OFTEN LEADS [2:05:46] TO SOME KIND OF MURDER LATER ON. AND THESE CASES ARE REALLY HARD, [2:05:51] AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE VERY COMPLEX. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVE, EVEN ON [2:05:57] GONE ON ARRIVAL CASES. THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLEXITY AS THERE ARE IN PEOPLE'S RELATIONSHIPS. BUT I [2:06:07] REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL GOING INTO THE DETAILS OF THIS AND FIGURING OUT HOW EVERY SINGLE [2:06:15] MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE. THIS WORK GROUP COULD DO BETTER. AND PART OF IT FROM THE M.P.D. SIDE [2:06:21] I'VE GOT TO WITNESS. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS SINCE SEVEN [2:06:26] YEARS AGO. AND ONE OF THEM IS REALLY ABOUT HOW WE ASK ABOUT, [2:06:33] COLLECT EVIDENCE, AND SUBMIT CHARGES FOR THINGS LIKE STRANGULATION. AND THAT IS A [2:06:38] TESTAMENT TO ALL OF THE GREAT WORK AND ALL OF YOU DO TO BRING LIGHT TO THIS SITUATION. SO [2:06:44] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> YEAH, THANK YOU, COUNCIL [2:06:51] MEMBER PALMISANO. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL TO [2:06:57] EVERYONE WHO PRESENTED ON THIS. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT [2:07:02] ALLISON LUSIER SHOULD BE HERE. SHE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE HERE. AND IT'S DEVASTATING THAT THERE [2:07:09] WERE SO MANY POINTS WHERE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN INTERVENTION THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE [2:07:16] LOSS OF HER LIFE. AND I THANK HER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY FOR BEING HERE. AND IT MAKES ME [2:07:23] REFLECT ON THE MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES RALLY THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR IN [2:07:29] THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND HOW HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR CITY CAME OUT TO STAND [2:07:38] WITH OUR INDIGENOUS SIBLINGS. AND IT JUST SHOWCASES HOW MUCH THIS RESONATES WITH COMMUNITY [2:07:45] MEMBERS AND IMPACTS THEM. FOR ME, CERTAINLY, I HAVE HAD TO [2:07:51] SUPPORT MANY PEOPLE IN MY LIFE THROUGH EXPERIENCES WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND IT IS [2:07:58] ANGERING AND HEARTBREAKING TO SEE THESE GAPS. THESE ARE GAPS [2:08:04] FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ADVOCATING AND ARE REACHING OUT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE ARE MANY [2:08:10] PEOPLE WHO ARE QUIETLY SUFFERING AND NOT REACHING OUT TOO. THOSE [2:08:17] AREN'T BEING REPORTED. THESE ARE FOR THE INSTANCES WHERE THERE ARE REPORTS AND WHERE THERE ARE [2:08:24] INTERVENTIONS. AND THIS BODY HAS DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS IN THE [2:08:33] LAST YEAR AND A HALF AROUND SUPPORTING EFFORTS AND ADDRESSING THIS TYPE OF VIOLENCE [2:08:40] AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AND GENDER EXPANSIVE COMMUNITY FROM [2:08:46] ADDING FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA SUPPORT FOR OFFICE OF [2:08:53] MISSING BLACK WOMEN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THAT AFTER ACTION [2:08:58] REVIEW FOR ALLISON LUSIER. I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO JUST OFFER UP MY PARTNERSHIP IN [2:09:05] WORKING ON THIS PILOT AND THE NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT WAS IN YOUR INITIAL PRESENTATION FOR [2:09:10] ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN. BECAUSE WHEN THERE ARE THOSE SEVEN GAPS THAT YOU LISTED OR [2:09:16] MANY MORE, THOSE GAPS ARE WHAT PEOPLE FALL THROUGH AND END UP GETTING HURT OR WORSE. AND I [2:09:26] JUST, I REALLY HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE PRESENTATION [2:09:33] THAT YOU GAVE US. SPECIFICALLY, THE FIRST PRESENTATION, AND HAVE THAT AS A WAY TO KIND OF LOOK AT [2:09:40] THE AFTER ACTION REVIEW THAT WE GOT AND COMPARE WHERE THOSE GAPS [2:09:48] LINED UP AND WHERE WE FAILED ALLISON LUSIER. ONE OF THE [2:09:54] QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE FOR THE RISK ASSESSMENT PILOT IS THE [2:10:00] FLAGGING PROCESS. IS THERE GOING TO BE A TYPE OF TIERING SYSTEM [2:10:05] IN ORDER TO MONITOR AND TRACK DIFFERENT CASES? MAYBE THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE CASES THAT [2:10:13] IMMEDIATELY BECOME SUPER, SUPER HIGH RISK BUT ARE TRENDING TOWARDS THERE. HOW ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT ANALYZING THAT? [2:10:19] >> YEAH. THAT'S PART OF WHAT A DIVERT TEAM WOULD LOOK AT. LET'S [2:10:25] SAY THAT PILOT GOES WELL, AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE RESOURCES TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE [2:10:31] FUTURE, THEN WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE IS -- LIKE THE WAY THE [2:10:38] MODEL WORKS IS SOMEBODY, AN ADVOCATE OR SOMEBODY THAT'S ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC ROLE AT [2:10:43] THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY WOULD PULL HISTORY FOR THE VICTIM AND THE OFFENDER FOR WHETHER IT'S GONE IN ARRIVAL CASES, IF THAT'S [2:10:50] WHAT WE CHOSE TO FOCUS ON OR IN CUSTODY CASES. AND PUT TOGETHER [2:10:55] AND ACTUALLY DO THEIR OWN RISK ASSESSMENT AND PUT TOGETHER THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HISTORY OF BOTH PARTIES. LOOKING AT ALL OF [2:11:01] THE PREVIOUS POLICE REPORTS THAT MIGHT BE IN THE SYSTEM. EVEN [2:11:08] THOUGH IT MIGHT BE THE REPORT TODAY LOOKS LIKE IT'S A LOW RISK CASE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLLECTIVE HISTORY, WHAT YOU [2:11:15] MIGHT SEE IS THERE'S A PATTERN OF VIOLENCE OR A PATTERN OF VIOLENCE THAT'S SHOWING [2:11:20] ESCALATION. SO IF THE COMMITTEE THEN MEETS AND LOOKS AT THAT AND IT'S POLICE OFFICERS, IT'S AN [2:11:26] ATTORNEY, IT'S AN ADVOCATE COLLECTIVELY LOOKING AT IT FROM THOSE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, [2:11:31] THEY MIGHT DECIDE THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT CASE AND FLAG IT AS HIGH RISK BECAUSE WE HAVE A MUCH [2:11:40] MORE DEPTHFUL PERCEPTION OF THAT VICTIM'S CASE AS WELL AS THAT OFFENDER'S HISTORY. >> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR [2:11:46] WALKING ME THROUGH THAT. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER IT'S FLAGGED IN THIS PILOT? LIKE LET'S SAY YOU [2:11:52] COME ACROSS A HIGH RISK CASE AND YOU'RE DISCUSSING IT, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS IN ADDRESSING IT? >> YEAH. I WILL SAY THAT IS IN [2:12:00] PROCESS. THE IDEA IS THAT IF WE HAVE -- LIKE LET'S SAY WE HAVE 20 GONE ON ARRIVAL CASES, AND [2:12:07] THE RESOURCE IS THAT WE CAN'T ADDRESS ALL 20 OF THOSE CASES. BUT WE KNOW THAT THREE OF THEM [2:12:12] WERE FLAGGING AS HIGH RISK, THEN THE RESOURCES WILL HOPEFULLY BE [2:12:19] PULLED INTO THOSE THREE HIGH RISK CASES SO WE CAN FIND THOSE THREE OFFENDERS THAT WERE GONE [2:12:25] ON ARRIVAL. >> THAT'S HELPFUL. MY LAST QUESTION IS WHAT ARE WAYS IN WHICH THIS BODY CAN HELP SUPPORT [2:12:32] THIS WORK? ARE THERE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON THAT ARE IN NEED? [2:12:38] >> I WILL SAY FUNDING IS ONE. AND I WILL ALSO SAY AS AN [2:12:44] ADVOCATE WHO KNOWS VERY LITTLE ABOUT A LOT OF THE BUREAUCRACY AROUND THINGS, BUT I DO -- I [2:12:51] FEEL LIKE I MIGHT GET IN TROUBLE IF I SAY THIS OUT LOUD. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF RED TAPE AROUND [2:12:59] HOW POSITIONS CAN GET HIRED, AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS [2:13:04] BUILDING OUT DIFFERENT TEAMS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW MAYBE THAT'S -- >> THAT'S HELPFUL. MAYBE WE CAN [2:13:10] HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT OFFLINE. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YEAH. [2:13:16] >> I'M GOING TO ASK AND SEE IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY [2:13:23] OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I'M NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. I WILL ASK THE CLERK [2:13:28] TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT SECOND PRESENTATION AND THE FIRST PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. >> WHAT YOU CAN DO IS OPEN THE [2:13:34] WORKING GROUP TO THE PUBLIC AND PUT GLOBAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN THAT WROTE THE REPORT SPECIFIC TO [2:13:41] MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE WORKING GROUP. >> ONE QUICK THANK YOU TO YOU. [2:13:47] >> YES, YOU MAY. >> WE WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKING [2:13:53] GROUP. WE FELT OUR POSITION WAS BETTER AS A PUBLIC ADVOCATE AND STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH [2:13:59] ALLISON LUSIER. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR POINTED QUESTIONS, YOUR [2:14:05] LEADERSHIP. 30 YEARS AGO A REPORT WAS WRITTEN BY THE BATTERED WOMEN JUSTICE PROJECT ABOUT THE POLICE RESPONSE TO [2:14:12] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE ONE WE RELEASED TWO YEARS AGO. SO LEADERSHIP ON [2:14:20] THIS HUGE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN WHAT'S MISSING IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND YOU ARE [2:14:26] PROVIDING IT TODAY. I APPRECIATE IT. I HOPE YOU WILL DEMAND IT OF [2:14:32] YOUR OTHER LEADERS IN THIS. THE MAYOR, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, [2:14:38] ANYBODY, COUNTY ATTORNEY, THE CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE. THIS IS A MAJOR, MAJOR PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE [2:14:43] AND I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER [2:14:48] CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. RIGHT [2:14:58] NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO A PUBLIC COMMENT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE [2:15:04] TO DO A PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT I HOPE WE CAN TALK AFTER THIS MEETING. WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY [2:15:10] TO. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, WHO CAME TO OUR MEETING FOR THIS PORTION OF IT. I'LL ASK THE CLERKS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT [2:15:16] SECOND PRESENTATION. AND NOW COLLEAGUES, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO RUN THROUGH THE COMMITTEE [2:15:24] REPORTS. AND THE FIRST PLACE WE WILL START WITH IS [2:15:33] ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WITH CHAIR WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [2:15:38] THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 18 ITEMS. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM CARBON NEUTRAL CITIES [2:15:46] ALLIANCE FOR MEGAN HOYE. THE [2:15:56] SECOND IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE. THREE [2:16:04] IS A CONTRACT FOR SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON INC. FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY [2:16:12] IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT WHITTIER [2:16:22] NEIGHBORHOOD. NUMBER FOUR IS -- [2:16:27] MINNEHAHA PARKWAY. FIVE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR DATA [2:16:33] ANALYTICS CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT RECRUITMENT AND HIRING. SIX IS A [2:16:40] CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR EGAN COMPANY FOR STREET LIGHT INSTALLATIONS. SEVEN IS A [2:16:47] CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH GRIES LENHARDT LEGAL SERVICES. EIGHT IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH [2:16:57] WIESER CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC. [2:17:04] NINE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT. 10 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH RESTORATION AND CONSTRUCTION [2:17:10] SERVICES LLC FOR THE HILTON RAMP [2:17:18] WATERPROOFING PROJECT. -- 12 IS [2:17:24] A BID FOR ROOF AND MASONRY. 14 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' [2:17:33] COMPENSATION CLAIM OF ANTHONY [2:17:39] KUCZEK. 16 A LEGAL SETTLEMENT OF [2:17:45] THE CLAIM OF JAI THAO. -- [2:17:56] >> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO BUDGET WHICH WILL BE REPORTED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:18:04] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [2:18:11] THE BUDGET COMMITTEE -- ITEM 2 [2:18:16] IS -- 3 IS THE 2025 LOCAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION REPORT. I WILL STAND FOR [2:18:23] QUESTIONS. [2:18:29] >> GREAT. NEXT WE WILL GO TO BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING. >> THANK YOU. BHZ IS GOING TO BE [2:18:38] BRINGING FORWARD 18 ITEMS. IT'S THE USUAL STUFF. AND I'LL ANSWER [2:18:45] ANY QUESTIONS. AND ALL 18 ITEMS WILL BE READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER. [2:18:51] >> ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST READ IT. >> I THINK WE'RE GOOD. >> JUST READ THE ITEMS. WE'LL BE [2:18:56] GOOD TO GO. IT'S POSTED. AND IT WILL GET READ ON THURSDAY. BUT I [2:19:03] WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> DO YOU SEE HOW COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY READ ALL OF HER AO [2:19:12] ITEMS? >> COMMENDABLE. >> THIS IS SENIORITIS. OKAY. [2:19:17] WE'LL GIVE YOU ONE PASS. ALL [2:19:22] RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, CASHMAN. >> I'M STILL A FRESHMAN, SO I'M [2:19:29] GOING TO BE AN OVER ACHIEVER. SO [2:19:36] THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING 20 ITEMS FORWARD. -- PROJECT APPROVAL IN [2:19:45] ADOPTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE KENWOOD REHABILITATION [2:19:51] PROJECT. THREE, AMENDING 2022 [2:19:57] STREET LIGHT CORRIDORS. 4 [2:20:03] AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL TWO GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION METRO LOCAL [2:20:09] PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 5 [2:20:17] AUTHORIZING A PIPELINE. 6 EDINA ART FAIR. THE NEXT ITEMS ARE ALL [2:20:25] LARGE BLOCK PERMITS FOR NOONS ON NICOLLET, TASTE OF MINNESOTA, [2:20:31] WELCOME DOWNTOWN CORE WEEK. TRAFFIC ZONES, RESTRICTIONS AND [2:20:37] CONTROLS REPORT. 11 UPDATING PARKING AND MOBILITY SERVICES FEE AND RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE [2:20:43] IMPOUND LOT. 12, BOARD APPOINTMENTS TO THE UPTOWN [2:20:49] SPECIAL SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD. 13, ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 14 [2:20:58] APPROVING APPOINTMENTS. 15 IS AUTHORIZING A BIANNUAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WITH THE MINNESOTA [2:21:05] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. [2:21:10] 16, DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE AS -- [2:21:19] 394 BRIDGE. 18, ANOTHER LARGE BLOCK PERMIT. 19 IS A SOUND [2:21:25] PERMIT FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVE. AND 20 IS DIRECTING STAFF TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS OF STATE [2:21:34] COUNTY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OVER NOISE POLLUTION. I'LL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE JUST ONE [2:21:39] MORE LEFT, WHICH IS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY [2:21:45] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [2:21:53] THE FIRST IS HONORARY RESOLUTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS [2:22:00] MONTH. 2 IS MUNICIPAL STAND ALONE PUBLIC RESTROOM PROGRAMS. THREE IS HOMEGROWN MINNEAPOLIS. [2:22:14] FOUR IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S [2:22:19] OFFICE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT GRANT PROGRAM. AND FIVE IS [2:22:26] AMENDMENT -- >> STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> WITH THAT, WE'VE CONCLUDED [2:22:31] ALL BUSINESS FOR TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION, I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.