[0:34] >> WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR MAY 7, [0:40] 2025. MY NAME IS JASON CHAVEZ AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. [0:45] BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER [0:51] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF [0:57] OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL [1:02] SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL [1:08] SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. [1:14] AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN VERIFY A QUORUM FOR THIS MEETING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. [1:19] >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE, PRESENT. >> ELLISON IS ABSENT. >> PALMISANO, PRESENT. [1:26] >> VICE CHAIR WONSLEY IS ABSENT. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, ABSENT. >> THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS [1:31] PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. [1:36] THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON TODAY'S CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS AUTHORIZING A [1:44] MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH HENNEPIN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR THE LAKE STREET SAFETY CENTER. ITEM TWO IS APPROVING [1:50] APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION ON POLICE OVERSIGHT. COLLEAGUES, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THESE [2:00] ITEMS? OKAY. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS ONE AND TWO. [2:05] AND WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [2:11] THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT CARRIES AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS [2:17] APPROVED. OUR NEXT ITEM IS RECEIVING AND FILING AN OVERVIEW OF THE OPIOID [2:22] SETTLEMENT FUNDS STRATEGIC AND THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE [2:32] "OP OPIOID EPIDEMIC. HERE TO QUICK THAT IS CHAIRMAN [2:39] CHAPLAIN AND POSSIBLY DEPUTY DIRECTOR TO RICHIE. >> WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. [2:45] LET ME PULL THIS UP REAL QUICK. [2:53] >> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. DAMON CHAPLAIN, COMMISSIONER OF [2:58] THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I AM HERE WITH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RICHIE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE OPIOID [3:05] SETTLEMENT FUND STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. AND SO THIS IS PART TWO OF THE [3:11] LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2024. [3:16] PART ONE OF THIS DIRECTIVE WAS PRESENTED IN 2024 BY DEPUTY DIRECTY TO RICHIE, WHICH REALLY [3:24] TALKED ABOUT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR STAFF, FUNDING AND OTHER [3:30] RESOU RESOURCES TO FULLY IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM. [3:39] SO TODAY I WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU PART TWO OF THAT LEGISLATIVE [3:44] DIRECTIVE, WHICH IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR THE USE OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT [3:51] FUNDS AND ALSO A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S PROPOSED OPIOID RESPONSE LED BY THE [3:59] HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS THAT WE [4:06] RECEIVED THUS FAR, SINCE 2022, IN 2022, THESE SETTLEMENT FUND [4:12] ARE FRONT LOADED, AN AND SO IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS YOU [4:19] SEE LARGER INSTALLMENTS AND OVER PERIOD OF TIME THOSE STALL OUT. IN 2022, THE CITY RECEIVED $2.1 [4:28] MILLION AND IN 2023, THEY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $500,000. [4:37] IN 2024, $3.2 MILLION. AND 2025 TO DATE WE HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT $115,000. AND SO THE TOTAL EXPENDED IN [4:45] 2025 HAS BEEN ABOUT $1 MILLION, AND SO WE HAVE A CURRENT FUND BALANCE WITH SOME ENCUMBRANCES [4:52] ABOUT $2.8 MILLION. [4:59] SO IN 2021, THERE WAS THE [5:06] NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT WHICH WAS REACHED WHICH RESULTED IN ABOUT $56 BILLION. THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WAS [5:14] AWARDED UPWARDS OF $500 MILLION, OF WHICH 75% HAD TOALLOCATED TO [5:22] COUNTY OR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WAS SET [5:28] TO RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY $18 MILLION OVER 17 YEARS BETWEEN 2022 AND 2038. AND IN REGULAR INSTALLMENTS OF [5:37] ROUGHLY ABOUT $800,000 TO $1 MILLION PER YEAR. THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND CAN BE USED FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO SUPPORT [5:43] PREVENTION TREATMENT AND RECOVERY STRATEGIES AS OUTLINED IN THE MINNESOTA MEMORANDUM OF [5:50] AGREEMENT. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ELECTED TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN TO [5:55] INFORM THE USE OF THESE FUNDS GOING FORWARD. OVER NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS. [6:01] THIS PROCESS INSURED THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY, AND GOVERNMENT [6:07] PARTNERS AND RELEVANT CITY DEPARTMENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT. [6:15] AND SO IN 2023, 2024, ROUGHLY [6:21] ABOUT $3.5 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED TO DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC [6:26] PLAN, COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT STRATEGIES INCLUDING $150,000 [6:32] FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND TREATMENT FACILITIES. [6:39] A MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT. STAFFING FOR VARIOUS OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAMS. [6:44] THE PURCHASE OF THE NARCAN VENDING MACHINE AT STATION 21, AND THEN $350,000, WHICH IS [6:52] EARMARKED BY COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN FOR THE ELLIOTT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. [6:59] IN 2025 ROUGHLY ABOUT $1.5 MILLION OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS WERE ALLOCATED TO [7:05] STAFFING FOR THE OPIOID RESPONSE INITIATIVES OPERATION OF THE MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT AND THEN [7:11] COMMUNITY-BASED HARM REDUCTION, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES INCLUDING THE 150 ONGOING EXPENSES FOR INDIGENOUS [7:17] AND THE EAST AFRICAN [7:24] COMMUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY $128,000 FOR THE LITTER CLEANUP FOR SYRINGES. AND THE SECOND VENDING MACHINE, [7:31] WHICH WE HAVE PURCHASED BUT NOT DETERMINED A LOCATION WILL MOST LIKELY BE OVER IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. [7:40] SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STATE AND COUNTY PRIORITIES FOR MINNEAPOLIS AS IT RELATES TO [7:47] OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS, WE CAN SEE FOR 2024 AND 2025, THAT [7:52] APPROXIMATELY 38 GRANTS TOTALS ABOUT $8 MILLION WERE DISTRIBUTED FROM HENNEPIN [7:58] COUNTY. THOSE AREAS OF INVESTMENT WERE PRIMARILY IN HARM REDUCTION AND [8:03] THE TREATMENT AREA. THEN WE LOOK ALSO AT THE STATE FUNDING FOR 2024 FOR [8:09] MINNEAPOLIS, WE LOOK AT A TOTAL OF EIGHT GRANTS TOTALLING $5 MILLION WITH THE BULK OF THOSE [8:16] RESOURCES GOING TOWARDS PREVENTION AND RECOVERY. [8:22] AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT A SUMMARY OF THE STATE AND COUNTY OPIOID PRIORITY, WE CAN SEE HERE FOR [8:28] PREVENTION, WE'RE AT ABOUT 3.7 MILLION FOR BOTH STATE AND [8:34] COUNTY, FOR MINNEAPOLIS. $3.6 MILLION IN HARM REDUCTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY. [8:41] $4 MILLION FOR TREATMENT AND $1.6 MILLION FOR RECOVERY TOTALLING ABOUT $13 MILLION FOR [8:47] 2024-2025 FROM BOTH STATE AND COUNTY FROM MINNEAPOLIS. [8:53] SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK THAT WAS USED TO DEVELOP THE STRATEGIC [8:59] PLAN, WE SEE A SUMMARY OF THE PRIMARY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AS WELL AS [9:05] ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS THAT WERE ENGAGED. WE THROUGH THAT PROCESS WE [9:11] DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED COMMUNITY SURVEYS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND ENGAGED WITH FOCUS GROUPS [9:19] WITHIN LIVED EXPERIENCES. WE INTERVIEWED FOCUS GROUPS WITH PROVIDERS AND PARTNERS AND [9:25] GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS AND ADVISORY GROUPS AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF FOLKS [9:31] WHO WERE PART OF THOSE ENGAGEMENT GROUPS. [9:38] AND SO ONGOING EFFORTS, THIS IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE KEY STRATEGIES PURSUED IN PREVIOUS [9:45] YEARS. PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SYRINGE DISPOSAL UNITS TO SUPPORT SYRINGE LITTER MITTCATION WITHIN [9:50] THE SEASON. CONTRACT WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE ONGOING [9:56] EDUCATION ON THE ADMINISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF NALOXONE. IMPLEMENTING A HOSPITAL-BASED [10:01] MOUD PILOT PROGRAM WHICH WE CALL THE FIRST STEP PROGRAM, ESTABLISHING ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY [10:08] PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A CONCERTED STRATEGY. CONTRACTING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTION [10:14] PROGRAMS WITH COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE EPIDEMIC. AND THEN COLLABORATING WITH [10:20] INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MOUD AND OTHER TREATMENT OPTIONS. [10:26] >> WE LOOK AT THE CURRENT AND EMERGING PRIORITIES THAT WE [10:32] HAVE. THAT WE HAVE BEEN ENENGAGED WITH [10:38] AND NOT TO SHOW EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN DONE, BUT HIGHLIGHT [10:43] EMERGING EFFORTS. THE MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT, WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT UP AND RUNNING SOMETIME AROUND THE MIDDLE OF JULY THIS YEAR. [10:49] THE NARCAN VENDING MACHINE EXPANSION, WHICH WE HAVE [10:54] PURCHASED. THE SAFE RECOVERY SITES RESEARCH, THE CONTRACT [10:59] NEGOTIATIONS NAR IS IN PROGRESS AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOMEONE HIRED AND STARTING THAT PROCESS [11:06] RELATIVELY SOON. THE FIRST STEP EXPANSION PROGRAM, WHICH IS EXCITING IS TO [11:13] TAKE THAT HOSPITAL MODEL AND EXPAND IT OUT TO THE ELLIOTT [11:19] PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE RIVERSIDE DEPARTMENT AND M-HEALTH FAIRVIEW. [11:24] SOME OF THE PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT WE ARE WORKING ON ARE THROUGH THE SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS COLLABORATION WHICH IS [11:30] THE NARCAN TRAINING AND THE [11:40] NEUROSCIENCE, WHICH IS THE SCIENCE OF THE BRAIN PROGRAM. [11:49] SOME OF THE FINAL GOALS AND STRATEGIES WAS TO ENHANCE OUR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY SUPPORT [11:54] FOR THE COMMUNITY. SUPPORT ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED CULTURE SPECIFIC TREATMENT, AND [12:00] THIS WAS A NEW ONE AND IMPROVED COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT [12:05] BETWEEN STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR [12:11] ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. [12:17] SO WE LOOK AT GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR STRATEGY AT ENHANCED PREVENTION AND [12:22] RECOVERY, THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL PROGRAMS THAT WE WILL BE LIFTING UP [12:36] AROUND PREVENTION AND RECOVERY [12:47] SUPPORT. GOAL B, SUPPORT FOR ACCESS-BASED CULTURALLY SPECIFIC TREATMENT. [12:52] AND WE HAVE PROGRAMS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND OUR MOUD PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES, [12:59] PROGRAMS FOR OUR SOMALI COMMUNITY PRACTICES AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY PRACTICES. AND MOTHERING FROM THE INSIDE [13:05] OUT, CELEBRATING FAMILIES. THE FIRST STEP PROGRAM, WHICH WE [13:10] WILL BE EXPANDING AND THEN THE [13:16] MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICES WITH THE MEDICAL-BASTED PRACTICES FOR ITEM B. FOR ITEM C, IMPROVES [13:23] COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT, WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN HAVING THE MEETINGS WITH THE COUNTY AND STATE. WE HAVE PROBABLY HAD THREE [13:31] MEETINGS TO DATE. THOSE MEETINGS ARE SUPPORTED BY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FUNDS WITH THE [13:37] OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR HELPING TO FACILITATE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THOSE ARE GOING VERY WELL. [13:45] WE ARE LE GINNING TO USE COMMON LANGUAGE, COMMON DEFINITIONS AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR US [13:51] TO COLLABORATE EVEN DEEPER. THE CITY HAS A CONVENER AND WE [13:56] HAVE BEEN CONVENING THOSE MEETINGS. THOSE WILL MOST LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SUM WE ARE THE CITY BEING THE BACKBONE -- [14:02] SUMMER WITH THE CITY BEING THE BACKBONE ORGANIZER FOR THAT. [14:07] QUARTERLY PROVIDER MEETINGS. WE ARE CREATED WITH THE GROUPS [14:14] THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BE I THE FEDERAL CUTS. WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO DEEPEN THE COLLABORATION AND [14:20] RELATIONSHIPS TO FURTHER SOME OF OUR OWN INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATE WITH THEM ON SOME OF THEIR INITIATIVES. [14:26] AND THEN TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION ON GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARDS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOUND [14:31] THROUGHOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS IS THAT WE HAVE IN SOME SITUATIONS, WE HAVE [14:36] THREE DIFFERENT AGENCIES FUNDING THE SAME ORGANIZATION FOR THE SAME EFFORT. [14:41] SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR US TO DIVERSIFY SOME OF THE [14:47] FUNDING STREAMS AND STRATEGIST. THE LAST ONE IS THE ONGOING [14:54] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EFFORT. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF IDEAS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS HAD A [15:02] COUPLE OF IDEAS AND AFTER THE MEETINGS WITH THE COUNTY AND STATE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS MUCH BETTER WHEN WE WORK [15:10] TOGETHER AND DEVELOP THE STRATEGIES TOGETHER, SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT NOW. [15:15] >> AND LASTLY, ACTION STEPS, FUTURE YEAR FUNDING PRIORITIES [15:21] WILL CONTINUE TO BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION PROCESS, REGULAR [15:27] ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDER, AND ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS CREATING THE [15:33] STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THIS ONGOING COLLABORATION AND [15:38] ENGAGEMENT WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST TEST OF THE HEALTH [15:44] DEPARTMENT, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED REGULAR MEETINGS AND REGULAR CADENCE OF [15:50] PROVIDER PARTNER UPDATE MEETINGS. ESTABLISH A PLAN AND PROCESS FOR ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND [15:57] LASTLY ESTABLISH THE FUNDING STRATEGY FOR DESIGNATED PROGRAMS [16:04] AND SERVICES. THAT'S A THAT CONCLUDES MY [16:10] PRESENTATION. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT [16:16] WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, [16:22] COMMISSIONER. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. A LITTLE BUILT ABOUT THE GENERAL FUNDS FOR SYRINGE LITTER [16:28] CLEANUP. I FORGOT WHAT SLIDE THAT WAS, BUT DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON [16:33] THAT? I ASSUME IT'S THE SLIDE SAYS IT IS $127,000, AND THAT [16:39] MUCH. >> YEAH. >> AND ALSO SPLIT BETWEEN THE FUNDING COORDINATOR CLEANUP. ARE YOU INCLUDING THE PUBLIC [16:46] HEALTH SPECIALIST POSITION IN THAT? >> YES. >> DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE? >> I THINK IT'S BEEN POSTED AND [16:52] THE -- IS THE POSTING CLOSEED? POSTED AND CLOSED. >> POSTED, CLOSED, I AM ASSUMING [17:00] INTERVIEWS BEGINNING SOON. >> YEP. >> THAT IS EXCITING. THE SECOND COMPONENT OF MY [17:05] QUESTION IS THERE WAS A COMMUNITY SURVEY YOU MENTIONED IN THE SLIDES WITH AROUND 250 [17:13] REONSES. DO YOU HAVE A QUICK REVIEW OF WHAT YOU CAN SHARE THAT WAS IN [17:19] THE SURVEY ANDERSON KELLIHER THERE WERE GENERAL THINGS OF [17:26] THAT. >> THE GENERAL THINGS WERE INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION, INCLUDED HERE. [17:31] IDEALLY THEY WANT MORE TRANSPARENCY AND UNT THES TO ENGAGE AND BE CLOSER -- AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND BE [17:37] CLOSER TO THE DECISION PROCESS. THAT CAME OUT OF THAT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE VOICES OF FOLKS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. [17:43] >> PERFECT. IF YOU CAN HAVE A COUNCIL FOLLOW-UP WITH MORE IN-DEPTH OF THAT SURVEY, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND. [17:49] >> SURE. >> COOL. >> AN ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW-UP WOULD BE MORE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS [17:57] ON THE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY STAFF. >> THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE SUPER GREAT. AND MY LAST QUESTION, REALLY [18:03] EXCITED ABOUT THE SAFE RECOVERY SITE RESEARCH COMPONENT. I THINK ON THE SIGN IT SAID [18:09] THERE IS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN PROCESS. CAN YOU REMIND US WHEN THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THAT RESEARCH DONE [18:15] AND PRESENTED, I AM ASSUMING TO THE CITY COUNCIL? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, I WILL HAVE -- [18:21] >> DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RESPOND TO THAT ONE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. [18:26] DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HEIDI RICHIE FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THROUGH THE CHAIR, SO WE ARE [18:33] GOING THROUGH THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION PROCESS, SO WE SELECTED SOMEONE AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT. KEEP IN MIND WE'RE ALSO WORKING [18:38] WITH RAMSEY COUNTY ON THIS, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS SORT OF [18:45] STUDY AND ANALYSIS AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT WILL BE THE [18:51] ENGAGEMENT AROUND THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE ON A TIMELINE RIGHT NOW FOR THAT [18:57] SINCE REALLY THAT IS GOING TO DEPENDENT ON WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO [19:02] FINALIZE THE CONTRACT. I CAN DEFINITELY KEEP YOU POSTED. >> THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK DONE [19:10] WITH THAT ANDERSON KELLIHER THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. [19:16] THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. NEXT UP WE HAVE VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. [19:22] SORRY. LOSING MY VOICE. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [19:28] CHAPLAIN, FOR GIVING THIS PRESENTATION. I KNOW MY OFFICE ALONG WITH VICE CHAIR CHAVEZ HAVE WORKED WITH [19:34] PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND IN THE SPAN OF SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET THIS FULFILLED THAT I [19:41] BELIEVE I AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE INITIALLY AUTHORED. [19:48] I DO WANT TO ASK JUST SEEING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, THAT PART IS MISSING IN TERMS OF THE [19:53] LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AND IF WE CAN GET THAT ADDED BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR IT JUST TO MAKE SURE [19:59] THERE WAS COR AND THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE HEARD FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS OF [20:07] SEEING HOW THE CITY IS RESPONSIVE TO THE OPIOID CRISIS THAT IS BEING MANIFESTED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. [20:12] I THINK WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS, SOME OF US HERE, AND THE EXPERTS YOU HAVE BROUGHT BEFORE US TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND [20:22] SEEING IT AND IN PARTICULAR AND WHAT ARE WE DOING AS A CITY TO BECOME RESPONSIVE TO A GROWING [20:29] CRISIS AND HAS BEEN AN EXISTING CRISIS. REALLY EXCITED TO GET SOME MORE [20:37] OF A BAKED OUT ON AND BE IT THE [20:43] OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CONCRETE STRATEGY TO PUT IN PLACE AND [20:50] READY TO IMPLEMENT FURTHER. THE FIRST QUESTION I DID HAVE WAS GOING BACK TO SLIDE 11, BUT JUST GETTING CLARITY ON -- I [20:58] COULDN'T -- AGAIN, CLARITY, BUT IT SOUND LIKE IN THE PROCESS OF OVERVIEWING ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU ALL HAVE [21:04] BEEN DOING OR IN CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNER, YOU MENTION THESE ARE EITHER CURRENT OR EMERGING PRIOR TIS AND JUST [21:11] WANTED TO GET A SENSE IF THE MARGIN PRIORITIES WERE FOR SURE [21:16] GOING TO BE BAKED INTO THE FINAL GOALS AND STRATEGIES YOU LAY OUT ON SLIDES 12, 13, AND 14. [21:22] AND ALSO MORE EXHAUSTIVELY LISTED IN THE ACTUAL REPORT YOU [21:28] ATTACHED. >> SO THE IDEA IS, CHAIR CHAVEZ, [21:33] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THE IDEA IS FOR US TO REALLY -- THE POWER [21:42] IS REALLY WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO FIND WHERE THE [21:49] GAPS ARE, LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY GAPS ARE AND THOSE [21:58] PROCESS FROM THE ENGAGEMENT AND THE PARTNERS AS WELL, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE -- I AM, MYSELF, [22:03] REALLY GETTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE COUNTY SYSTEM WORKS. AND SO HOW DOES THAT REALLY WORK [22:11] IN SUPPORTING MINNEAPOLIS AND SO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN REALLY [22:18] ENGAGE. WE CAN REALLY BE STRONG. ROITH NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT PREVENTION -- RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT PREVENTION AND [22:24] RECOVERY AS THE TWO SPACES TO HAVE THE BEST OVERLAP. THAT STRATEGY IS GETTING INTO SCHOOLS, ENGAGING WITH YOUNG [22:29] FOLKS AND TELLING THEM ABOUT THE [22:38] HA HA HARMS -- TO GET THE MEDICAL [22:46] MOBILE UNIT UP AND RUNNING. WE CAN GET TREATMENT INTO THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT INTO THE COMMUNITY. [22:51] WE CAN DRIVE IT INTO THE COMMUNITY. WHICH GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY [22:59] FOR GETTING INTO A LONG-TERM RECOVERY. THOSE ARE THE TWO STRATEGIES RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT [23:04] TO REALLY KIND OF PUSH FORWARD. SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE ALREADY WORKING. [23:09] WE'VE HAD DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RICHIE AND HER TEAM HAS ALREADY PUT SOME OF THE GROUND PIECES IN [23:14] PLACE. WE HAVE FOLKS HIRED. WE'RE WORKING ON THE OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR THE MMU AND THE [23:20] PROGRAMS FOR THE SCHOOL EITHER HAVE BEGUN OR WILL BE BEGINNING RELATIVELY SOON. WE ARE PUSHING FORWARD WITH THE [23:28] STRATEGIES THAT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED THUS FAR. >> OKAY. I'M SEEING HERE, I AM ALSO [23:35] TRYING TO CROSS RELATE WITH THE REPORT SO WHERE YOU LAY OUT. [23:46] SOME OF THAT STRATEGIES IN THE REPORT, SO LOOKING AT THAT, TOO, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALSO [23:51] INCLUDING THE PROPOSED FUNDING AMOUNTS WITH THOSE, TOO, AND [23:57] THINKING OF AS WE'RE WALKING INTO A NEW BUDGET SEASON, THINGS WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AHEAD AND [24:03] AS YOU ALL MIGHT BE POSING SOME OF THESE THINGS OR ALSO AS YOU'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PARTNERS AND TALKING ABOUT [24:09] GAPS. MAYBE THEY MIGHT BE WILLING TO PICK UP SOME OF THESE COMPONENTS. BUT JUST SEEING, LIKE, NOT ALL [24:16] OF THESE THINGS ARE 2025-2016 [24:23] STRATEGY. THIS WAS JUST GIVEN AS A SYNOPSIS. I AM GOING OFF AGE 47. [24:29] THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. I'M GLAD CHAIR CHAVEZ BROUGHT UP [24:35] THE AND THAT WAS ALSO SOMETHING THAT HEARD LOTS OF FEEDBACK [24:40] AROUND IN TERM OF WHERE IS THE PROGRESS ON THAT. IF WE'RE STILL SEEING ALIGNMENT [24:48] WITH THE STATES ON SUPPORTING THAT EFFORT, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS, WHICH IS GREAT. AND GOING TO -- THERE WAS A [24:55] QUESTION I HAD RELATED TO SLIDE [25:03] 16. ALSO CLARITY ON THE -- INITIALLY YOU MENTION THESE WERE DONE, BUT [25:09] THEY DO HAVE THE TO BE [25:15] DETERMINED KIND OF EMPHASIZED OF THREE OF THE FOUR SO ARE THEY AN [25:20] ACTION? IN THE FIRST ONE YOU MENTIONED THEY ARE COMPLETED IN TERMS OF ESTABLISHING A REGULAR [25:25] MEETING IN ITEM ONE, BUT AS YOU [25:32] WERE DISCUSSING IT SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE COMPLETED BUT SAID TO BE DETERMINED. ARE THOSE BE FIGURED OUT? [25:38] >> WE HAVE REGULAR CADENCE WITH THE STATE AND COUNTY. [25:47] WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH THEM, PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR MEETINGS, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN KIND OF AD [25:53] HOC WITH THE COLLECTIVE BODY, SO THAT'S SCHEDULED TO BE MORE SOLIDIFIED GOING FORWARD, SO WE [25:59] HAVE ONE BIG MEETING COMING UP, PLANNING TO BE SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER. AND SO WE'LL HAVE THAT MEETING [26:04] SET UP AND THAT SET OFF A SET OF OTHER CADENCES FOR MEETINGS. THOSE TWO THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET UP. [26:10] WE'RE SET UP FOR MEETINGS, I THINK, THROUGH SEPTEMBER WITH MEETINGS WITH THE STATE AND [26:15] COUNTY. IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, MAYBE MONTH OR SO, WE WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK WITH THE [26:24] FQAC'S. >> WITH THE WOUB COUNTY, I AM [26:31] ASSUMING THERE IS SOME OVERLAP WITH THE FUNDING STRATEGY. IS THAT FOR THE PARTNERS, TOO, [26:37] AND THINKING OF THE DISCUSSIONS OR OUTCOMES THAT HAPPENS AT THE STATE, WE ALREADY KNOW IT'S A MESS NATIONALLY, BUT DEPENDING [26:49] ON IF FUNNELED -- FUNDING [26:56] MEASURES AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE CONCERNS AROUND THAT YOU ARE SUSTAINABILITY, SO JUST THINKING [27:03] THROUGH IF KIND OF URGENCY AROUND SETTING UP THIS MEETING WHERE IF THIS WAS JUST INTERNALLY SOMETHING YOU ALL [27:08] WERE GOING TO BE FIGURING OUT FOR THE CITY SIDE OF FUNDING. >> THE FINANCIAL PIECE, WE GET [27:14] TO HAVE ALL THE PAIN POINTS IN THE ROOM AT THE SAME TIME. SO THAT IS SUPER HELPFUL, [27:20] BECAUSE WE ARE ALL TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN FROM A FINANCIAL [27:25] PERSPECTIVE. REALISTICALLY WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IS MAKE SURE THE FUNDING WAS DISPERSED EVENLY [27:31] ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T OVERSPENDING OR [27:38] OVERBUDGETING IN ONE AREA WITH ONE ORGANIZATION NOT KNOWING IT. THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE [27:44] ONE ORGANIZATION IS RECEIVING FUNDING FROM THREE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THAT'S NOT THE BEST WAY, THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY OF GETTING [27:52] SERVICES OUT. SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO [27:59] IDENTIFY THESE SITUATIONS WHEN EVERYBODY IS IN THE ROOM, WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW, WHAT IS HAPPENING DOWN THE [28:06] ROAD AND FROM WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST, SO IT IS REALLY SUPER [28:14] HELPFUL. >> AWESOME. THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS, I HAD, CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> UP NEXT, COUNCIL MEMBER [28:19] RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT PRESENTATION. VERY HELPFUL, BUT DO YOU [28:27] ANTICIPATE ANY RESULTS OF LOWER DRUGS BEING BROUGHT INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE RECENT BORDER [28:33] CONTROL ISSUES? >> THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH [28:41] THE COUNTY AND STATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET. [28:46] >> RIGHT NOW THE SUPPLY IS STEADY? >> AS FAR AS I KNOW, NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE A YEAR AGO WHEN WE [28:52] DID THE STRATEGIC PLAN. >> OKAY, GREAT. COULD YOU SPEAK MORE ABOUT THE [28:58] MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT? I WOULD LIKE TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER ON THAT. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I [29:04] WILL INVITE DEPUTY RICHIE TO [29:11] TALK ABOUT THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, THROUGH THE CHAIR. WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR NURSES IN [29:18] THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW, SO SAY HI! AND OUR DRIVER ALSO, TONY, SO HE [29:23] IS PART OF THE OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM AND HE ALSO TOOK THE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST [29:30] AND IS OUR DRIVER AND SUZANNE [29:37] WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION BETTER THAN I, BUT WHAT WE'RE [29:42] WORKING ON IS FOCUSSING ON GETTING OUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT [29:52] LICENSE. WE HAVE TO GET THAT LICENSE AND PLAN OUT THE LOCATIONS WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO THERE. [29:57] IN ORDER TO GET THE LICENSE, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE A LIST OF LOCATIONS, NOT, LIKE SPECIFIC, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. [30:05] ALSO WITH THE -- WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH VACCINATIONS. WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS TO SEE [30:10] WHERE WE CAN HELP THERE. BUT THE MAIN FOCUS REALLY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET HEALTH [30:15] CARE ACCESS TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS. [30:21] AND SO WE'LL BE GOING TO COMMUNITY EVENT. WE'LL BE PARTNERING WITH PLACES [30:26] LIKE THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC. THE COMMISSIONER MENTIONED [30:34] FQAC'S, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTERS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON A REFERRAL PROCESS BECAUSE THIS IS [30:40] NOT A PRIMARY CARE UNIT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE, WE CAN THEM HELP [30:46] REFER THEM INTO PRIMARY CARE. WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PROVIDERS SO THAT WE [30:52] CAN MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S CONTINUITY OF CARE FROM WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO SEE SOMEONE. [30:57] AND THEN THEY CAN GO ON AND GET THAT, HAVE THAT PROVIDER THAT THEY CAN SEE FOR ALL THEIR OTHER [31:03] ITEM. WE HAVE WOUND CARE A DENTAL CHAIR. THERE'S AN ADA LIFT, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE IT'S AS ACCESSIBLE AS [31:12] POSSIBLE. AND THEN ALSO THE NURSES HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS [31:18] RESPONSE TEAM TO SORT OF HELP WHEN THEY ARE ISSUES BEYOND THE H.R.T. AND ARE MORE OF A [31:25] HEALTH-RELATED NATURE, SO I HOPE THATENS AS YOUR QUESTION. IF THERE ARE ANYMORE SPECIFICS I CAN PROVIDE LATER, I WOULD BE [31:31] HAPPY TO THAT THAT. >> NO, THAT'S GREAT. THANKS TO THE TEAM FOR COMING [31:37] DOWN. I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK. LET US KNOW. WE'RE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF YOU. WE WANT TO HELP YOU SUCCEED. [31:43] THIS IS A GREAT PLAN, SO THANK YOU. [31:49] >> AND I THINK THAT IS ALL THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE [31:55] PRESENTATION, COMMISSIONER AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, [32:00] I'LL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT UPDATE. THE FINAL ITEM IS RECEIVING AND FILING A REPORT ON THE POLLUTION [32:06] CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION, ALSO KNOWN AS PCAR FEE. [32:18] HERE TO KICK OFF THAT PRESENTATION IS JENNY LANSING, THE SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER. [32:23] WELCOME. [32:40] >> I AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL [32:48] REGISTRATION CARBON DIOXIDE FEE UPDATE. THIS FEE UPDATE IS THE RESULT OF [32:54] A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE READS, A FEE STUDY OF THE POLLUTION [32:59] CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS [33:04] TO REFLECT UPDATED EXPENSE AND REVENUE ESTIMATES. THE FEE STUDY SHOULD BE BASED ON A 95% RECOVERY RATIO, AND ALIGN [33:13] WITH ALL RELEVANT FINANCIAL POLICIES. [33:21] SO IN FEBRUARY, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SIGNED A CONTRACT TO [33:26] CONDUCT A PCAR CO2E STUDY TO LOOK AT THE COST EFFECTIVENESS [33:34] OF CARBON DIOXIDE. AT THE SAME TIME THIS WORK BEGAN, HEALTH MET WITH THE BUDGET OFFICE TO DISCUSS WHAT IS LEGALLY ALLOWED FOR 2025 COST [33:41] RECOVERY. THE COST RECOVERY FOR 2025 WILL [33:47] INCLUDE THE CONTRACT WITH BRAUN AND THE COST OF HIRING AN INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH SPECIALIST WHO WILL BEGIN IN THE FALL. [33:53] BECAUSE WE ARE JUST BEGINNING TO STAND UP THE CO2 INDUSTRIAL [33:59] POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAM, THERE ARE NO MITIGATION EXPENSES IN 2025 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE [34:07] COST RECOVERY. [34:12] SO THIS TABLE HERE SHOWS HOW WE ARRIVED AT THE 2025 FEE [34:18] DETERMINATION FOR THE PCAR CO2 FEE. YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP THE EXPENSE CATEGORIES, WHICH [34:26] INCLUDE THE CONTRACT WITH BRAUN INTERTEC FOR $98,000. [34:31] THE PERSONNEL EXPENSES ARE THE [34:37] COST OF THE INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH SPECIAL THAIS WILL BEGIN IN THE FALL JUST UNDER $50,000 FOR A [34:43] TOTAL OF $147,872. THE INPUT INTO THAT IS THE TONS [34:50] OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT FOR WHICH THIS FEE WILL BE APPLIED IN 2025. [34:58] AND THAT AMOUNT IS 3,210 TONS. AT A 95% RECOVERY RATE, THAT [35:06] CALCULATES OUT TOEN AN EXPENSE OF $44 PER TON OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT. [35:15] NOW I'LL GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE WORK OF THE BRAUN FEE STUDY. [35:20] BRAUN INTERTEC IS WORKING ON THE FEE STUDY TO DETERMINE THE 2026 [35:26] FEE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE. THEIR WORK HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES AND FOUR SEPARATE [35:33] TASK CATEGORIES REVIEWING AND UPDATING THE ANNUAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS. [35:38] BRAUN INTERTEC REVIEWED ALL THE EMISSIONS DATA THAT IS [35:43] ASSOCIATED WITH THE INITIAL 36 FACILITIES. THEY DIVIDED THEM OUT INTO CATEGORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE [35:48] TYPE OF FUEL SO EITHER LIQUID FUEL, WHICH IS DIESEL AND GASOLINE, OR GASEOUS FUEL, WHICH [35:54] IS NATURAL GAS AND PROPANE. THEY REVIEWED ALL OF THE AIR PERMITS FOR THESE 36 FACILITIES [36:02] IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY EACH FACILITY'S EQUIPMENT THAT THEY ARE USING LIQUID FUEL FOR. [36:08] THEY THEN DETERMINED THE MOST COMMON DIESEL USING EQUIPMENT AT THESE FACILITIES ARE BOILERS AND [36:14] EMERGENCY GENERATORS. IN TASK TWO, THEY IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL CARBON FOOTPRINT [36:20] REDUCTION PROJECTS BASED ON FEASIBILITY, ECONOMIC VIABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. [36:28] THESE PROJECTS ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSSING ON ALTERNATIVES TO [36:34] DIESEL FIRED EQUIPMENT. AND TASK THREE, BRAUN HAS [36:40] DEVELOPED A FRAMEWORK TO CALCULATE POTENTIAL CARBON DIOXIDE RECONDUCTIONS OVER THE [36:45] NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS TO OBTAIN COST [36:51] INFORMATION FOR THESE ALTERNATIVES. [36:57] THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PRESENTED BEFORE, BUT JUST A REMINDER ABOUT THOSE INITIAL 36 FACILITIES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN [37:03] THE BRAUN FEE STUDY. THESE ARE LARGE FACILITIES THAT [37:08] HAVE AN AIR EMISSIONS PERMIT IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. WHEN THEY HAVE AN AIR EMISSIONS PERMIT, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO [37:15] REPORT THE AMOUNT OF COMBUSTIBLE FUEL THEY USE, AND BASED ON THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF FUEL, THE [37:22] MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY CALCULATES THEIR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THESE ARE FACILITIES, THESE 36 [37:28] FACILITIES ARE FACILITIES THAT ARE USING COMBUSTION FUELS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF FUEL COVERED BY [37:35] THE FRANCHISE FEE. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'RE MOSTLY FOCUSED ON BOILERS AND EMERGENCY GENERATORS. [37:45] THE TYPES OF PROJECTS BEING EVALUATED BY BRAUN RIGHT NOW ARE [37:51] PRIMARILY FOCUSED AND AL TERNIVES TO THE DIESEL FIRED EQUIPMENT. THE PROJECTS BEING EVALUATED [37:58] INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE FUELS, BATTERIES, AND REPLACING OLDER EQUIPMENT WITH NEWER AND MORE [38:03] EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT. [38:12] AND LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2 2026 CO2 PCAR FEE, THE WORK WILL [38:19] CONTINUE IN 2025 TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM TO MITIGATE CARBON [38:25] DIOXIDE FROM THESE INDUSTRIAL SOURCES. HEALTH WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE PCAR CO2 FEE STUDY IN [38:31] AUGUST OF 2025, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE COST OF MITIGATION, AND THAT WILL BE IN COORDINATION [38:36] WITH THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE UPDATE PROCESS. AND THIS IS A FEE THAT WILL THEN [38:42] BE APPLIED ON JANUARY 1, 2026. [38:49] THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. I CAN STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE [38:55] PRESENTATION. I WILL FIRST PASS IT TO VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. [39:00] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. LET ME MOVE THE MIC BACK. [39:06] OKAY. I DID HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ALSO, THANK YOU, FOR BRINGING [39:14] THIS PRESENTATION FORWARD. IT'S BEEN A MINUTE FOR US TO [39:20] FINALLY GET IT, AND I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IN [39:25] TERMS OF SEEING THE CITY CONTINUE TO MOVE ON THIS WORK AROUND CARBON EMISSION [39:30] REDUCTIONS. AND KNOWING THAT IT'S NOT ONLY A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THEM, BUT ALSO [39:36] REFLECTED IN THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN THAT COUNCIL PASSED LAST YEAR, WHICH SET SEVERAL ROBUST [39:41] GOALS AROUND HOW WE CAN BECOME A CARBON-FREE OR CARBON NEUTRAL [39:47] CITY WITHIN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. WE'RE ALREADY IN THAT FACE, BUT OF COURSE, IMPLEMENTING PCAR [39:54] FEES ON CARBON DIOXIDE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A STRATEGY, SO REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS WORK FOR OVER THREE [40:01] YEARS OF WORKING WITH STAFF TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT THIS IN DOING EXTENSIVE [40:06] OVERSIGHT IN ORDER FOR US TO GET TO THIS POINT WHERE WE WILL ACTUALLY BE REDUCING CARBON [40:13] EMISSIONS. HOPEFULLY STARTING THIS JULY OF [40:18] THIS YEAR. AND I WOULD SAY BASED OFF OF MY EXPERIENCE, I THINK BECAUSE OF [40:24] THAT DEDICATED COUNCIL OVERSIGHT, WE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS PART. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO [40:30] MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED THIS WORK. BUT THAT SAID, I AM ALSO GLAD TO [40:38] HEAR THAT STAFF IS GOING TO BE DOING A CONTRACT WITH THE EXTERNAL CONSULTANT NAMED BRAUN. [40:45] IN ORDER TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM GOING INTO 2026, AND OF COURSE W THE GOAL OF DOING [40:50] CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION WORK AND TO MAKE SURE THAT POLLUTER, OF COURSE, ARE PAYING FOR THAT [40:56] WORK INSTEAD OF SEEING THAT BE PASSED ONTO TAXPAYERS. AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING [41:03] THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONSIDER AROUND FUNDING OUR [41:10] CLIMATE AND RESILIENCY WORK UNDER THE NATIONAL CLIMATE. AND I DO HAVE AN EMAIL FROM [41:16] MARCH 2023 WHERE I KNOW HEALTH LEADERSHIP AT THE TIME NOTED [41:22] THEY WERE CONSULTING WITH ANOTHER CONTRACTOR CALLED [41:28] ELEVATE TO DO SOMEWHAT SMIM WORK, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE WAS EVER A REPORT SHARED OR DEFINITELY NOT IN THE LIMS FILE [41:35] FROM THE OUTCOMESER TO FINDINGS FROM THAT. I DID WANT TO SEE IF STAFF, YOU [41:41] ALL COULD UPLOAD THE FINDINGS FROM THAT CONSULTANT REPORT FROM ELEVATE BECAUSE I THINK THERE [41:46] MIGHT BE SOME OVERLAP OR IF BRAUN WOULD BE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION SOME OF THE [41:51] FINDINGS THAT WAS ALSO MADE IN THAT PREVIOUS CONTRACT AND [41:58] CONSULTANT REPORT. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I DIDN'T WORK DIRECTLY ON THAT REPORT, BUT I [42:04] CAN DEFINITELY CHECK BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT ANY REPORTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE UPLOADED TO [42:10] LIMS. >> AWESOME. AND I WILL MAKE SURE TO WORK WITH THE CLERKS TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE THAT EMAIL, AND THAT IS [42:16] ALSO FORWARDED TO LIMS SO THAT EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE. ALSO, JUST GOING ONTO YOUR LAST [42:23] SLIDE AROUND JUST NEXT STEPS, TOO. JUST MAKING SURE THERE IS A [42:28] SMOOTH PROCEDURAL PROCESS GOING FORWARD. THAT'S CLEAR FOR EVERYONE. I DO KNOW WITH THE PCAR [42:34] ORDINANCE FOR 2025, WE DID SET AN IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR JULY 1 THAT WAS BASED ON THE JOINT [42:41] STAFF REPORT THAT WAS CO-DEVELOPED WITH OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH DIVISION IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO [42:49] US LAST YEAR. NOW THAT YOU ALL ARE PRESENTING [42:55] A DIFFERENT NUMBER, I WANTED TO GET CLARITY ON HOW YOU ARE PLANNING TO APPROACH THE [43:02] PROCEDURAL NEXT STEPS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THAT 2025 FEE [43:07] SCHEDULE. >> YES, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE [43:13] 2025 FEE SO THAT IT IS ON TIME AND READY TO BE BILLED OUT ON JULY 1. [43:18] SO WE ARE UPDATING THE ORDINANCE. WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE TO UPDATE [43:24] THAT FEE. WE ARE PREPARED TO ENTER THE FEE BY THE MAY 15 DEADLINE INTO [43:31] ELMS, WHICH IS THE DEADLINE FOR US TO ENTER IT INTO THE SYSTEM IN ORDER FOR THE BUILDING TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT BY JULY 1. [43:38] >> AND THEN WANTED TO GET CLARITY, TOO, ON JUST THE PRESENTATION PIECE. [43:45] I'M GOING TO SLIDE NUMBER THREE. I DID WANT TO GET CLARITY ON THE [43:50] INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH SPECIALIST. I'M THINKING OF THE COST BECAUSE I KNOW IN THAT JOINT STAFF [43:57] REPORT, ONE THING THAT THE L.T.E. IS CHARGED WITH DOING IS ALSO SUPPORTING THE MITIGATION EFFORTS WITH THE POLLUTERS THAT [44:03] ARE GOING TO BE ASSESSED THESE FEES, SO WILL THIS F.T.E. ALSO [44:08] BE DOING THAT BUT FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR? [44:13] >> YEAH, CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THAT IS WHY YOU SEE A LESSER AMOUNT HERE. [44:19] BECAUSE WITH THE ANTICIPATED START DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1, IT IS THE ESTIMATED COST OF THAT POSITION JUST FOR THE REMAINDER [44:25] OF 2025. >> OKAY. >> AND GOING TO SLIDE FOUR, I DID WANT TO GET A LITTLE BIT [44:31] MORE CLARITY OF HOW THE CO2 AMOUNTS OR INPUT AMOUNT WAS [44:37] ASSESSED. ALSO CONSIDERING SINCE THE BRAUN STUDY WILL BE DOING THAT, UPDATING AND REVIEWING OF THE [44:45] CO2 OR CARBON DIOXIDE FIGURES, SO JUST WANT TO GET A SENSE OF, YES, HOW THIS WAS ASSESSED. [44:52] >> THANK YOU. CHAIR CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THIS NUMBER, THE 3,210 [44:57] TONS, THESE ARE -- THIS IS THE AMOUNT FROM THE EMISSIONS DATA FROM THE YEAR 2022. [45:05] SO THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AND THE EMISSIONS DATA AFTER IT GOES THROUGH THE [45:10] FINAL REVIEW PROCESSES AND BECOMES FINALIZED IS ABOUT TWO YEARS BEHIND WHERE WE'RE AT. [45:17] SO WHEN WE BUILD ON JANUARY 1 FOR THE REST OF THE PCAR FEES, WE WERE USING EMISSIONS DATA [45:24] FROM 2022 SO BECAUSE THIS IS STILL 2025 WE WILL BE USING THE [45:29] 2022 EMISSIONS DATA. AND THIS AMOUNT, AS I MENTION, [45:34] IS ALL OF THE FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT HOLD AN AIR EMISSIONS PERMIT AND ARE [45:41] REQUIRED TO REPORT THEIR COMBUSTIBLE FUEL USE FOR WHICH GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE CALCULATED AND THE COMBUSTIBLE [45:48] FUEL USE DOES NOT INCLUDE FUELS COVERED UNDER THE FRANCHISE FEE. THIS NUMBER IS A BIT OF A MOVING [45:55] TARGET BECAUSE YEAR TO YEAR THE EMISSIONS CHANGE. SOMETIMES FACILITIES CLOSE AND [46:00] IS POSSIBLE THAT NEW FACILITY WILLS OPEN AND SOME YEARS THERE IS HIGHER EMISSIONS THAN OTHERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE YEAR 2021, [46:08] THERE WAS SOME WEATHER EVENTS THAT CREATED HIGH EMISSIONS IN THIS CATEGORY. SO IF YOU WERE LOOKING BACK AT [46:13] THE 2021 DATA, YOU WOULD SEE MUCH HIGHER EMISSIONS AMOUNT. [46:19] BUT THIS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE FACILITIES AND ALL THE FEE, [46:25] ALL THE TONS OF CO2 THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS FEE. >> THIS IS INCLUSIVE OF THE 36 [46:33] THAT'S ALREADY ON THE PCAR, ON THE REGISTRY THEN. >> THAT'S CORRECT. [46:38] IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE FACILITIES HAVE SINCE CLOSED. [46:44] AND SO THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE BILLED. >> OH. DO WE KNOW RIGHT OFF THE BAT HOW MANY OF THE 36 HAVE CLOSED? [46:51] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I BELIEVE THREE HAVE CLOSED IN THE PAST YEAR. [46:57] SMITH FOUNDRY, AND PROSPECT FOUNDRY. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD TO KNOW. [47:03] YEAH, THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL [47:09] MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. OF COURSE, MY FIRST QUESTION WAS [47:15] ONE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY ASKED ABOUT WHEN THIS WILL BE APPLIED. IT WILL BE READY FOR JULY 1. [47:21] AND THAT'S GREAT. THE REASON THAT THIS STAFF [47:26] COMPONENT IS ONLY ABOUT $50,000 IS BECAUSE IT'S A PARTIAL YEAR? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER [47:32] PALMISANO, THAT IS CORRECT. WE ANTICIPATE THE HIRING OF THIS INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH SPECIALIST. [47:38] WE ANTICIPATE THEY WILL BEGIN AROUND SEPTEMBER 1. >> AND SO THEN WE CAN ASSUME THAT IN 2026, THAT STAFF [47:46] POSITION REQUIREMENT WILL BE MUCH BIGGER BECAUSE IT WILL BE A FULL YEAR. >> CORRECT. >> GOT IT. [47:53] AND THAT WON'T BE OFFSET BY LESS STUDY FROM A CONTRACTOR? WILL WE STILL NEED TO DO STUDY FROM [48:02] BRAUN OR SOMEBODY ELSE. >> THE FEE STUDY WILL CONCLUDE [48:08] IN 2025 SO THERE ARE NO ANTICIPATED COSTS FOR A FEE STUDY IN THE YEAR 2026. [48:14] >> I SEE. WHAT MITIGATION FEES DO YOU ANTICIPATE IN 2026, LIKE IN [48:20] TOTAL? DO WE KNOW YET? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ AND KOUN [48:27] PALMISANO, WE DO NOT HAVE A DOLLAR FEE READY YET, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. [48:33] WE WILL IN AUGUST, THOUGH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, COUNCIL MEMBER [48:38] RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. SO EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION, BUT FIRST, I SEE THE MANAGER KELLY MILLMAN [48:45] IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS HAVING YOUR STAFF AVAILABLE WHEN WE HAVE [48:50] ISSUES WHETHER IT'S ODORS, NOISE, YOU HAVE BEEN GREAT, YOU AND YOUR STAFF, SO THANK YOU. [48:56] THE QUESTION I DO HAVE ON THIS PRESENTATION IS YOU TALKED ABOUT DIESEL USE. [49:02] AND I HOW TRICKY THAT WAS TO MONITOR. IS THAT BECAUSE IT IS USUALLY USED IN THE COLDER WEATHER TO [49:10] SUPPLEMENT HEAT? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, IT DEPENDS. [49:16] DIESEL USE CAN BE USED IN BOILERS AND EMERGENCY GENERATORS. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT [49:21] FOR EVERY FACILITY, WHICH IS WHY THIS FEE STUDY GETS REALLY [49:26] COMPLEX. IT'S A LOT OF DIGGING IN TO THE [49:33] FACILITIES AND THE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND HOW AND WHY AND WHEN THEY'RE USING THAT FUEL. [49:39] BUT YES, SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2021, DIESEL WAS IN HIGHER USE [49:45] IN PARTICULAR FROM THE ENERGY GENERATORS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS BECAUSE OF SOME WEATHER EVENTS THAT REQUIRED [49:50] THEM TO MOVE TO THE BACKUP GENERATORS FOR ELECTRICITY [49:57] GENERATION. ANDED A SUCH TERP BURNING MORE DIESEL FUEL. [50:03] >> GREAT -- THEY WERE BURNING MORE DIESEL FUEL. >> GREAT, THANKS SO MUCH. [50:09] >> WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE ON QUEUE. THANK YOU TO YOU AND STAFF'S WORK ON THIS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. [50:14] SEEING THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, I'LL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS [50:20] BEFORE US, I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. [50:25] [GAVEL]. . .