[0:12] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JASON CHAVEZ AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR [0:20] REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO [0:26] OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER [0:32] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD [0:40] TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF [0:45] THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR [0:51] THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK [0:59] TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY IS ABSENT. RAINVILLE. [1:04] >> PRESENT. >> VETAW IS ABSENT. ELLISON. >> HERE. [1:10] >> OSMAN IS ABSENT. CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. [1:15] >> JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> KOSKI. [1:22] >> PRESENT. >> PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. [1:27] >> AND CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:32] >> CAN I ALSO BE NOTED AS -- >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS [1:38] PRESENT. DID WE GET EVERYBODY ELSE? [1:44] >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS HERE. AND NOW WE'RE MISSING COUNCIL [1:51] MEMBER VETAW. COOL. LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST, WE'LL TAKE UP THE ONLY [1:56] PUBLIC HEARING TODAY. THIS PASSAGE IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED [2:03] TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I WILL WELCOME THE CITY CLERK, CASEY [2:08] CARL TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. [2:15] >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CASEY CARL, AS [2:20] STATED. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS CLERK FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AS INDICATED, I'M HERE TO SUMMARIZE THIS ORDINANCE [2:27] WHICH TRANSFERS FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR TO THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK. BEFORE [2:33] ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC TRANSFER, I WANTED TO PULL BACK JUST A BIT AND PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR THIS PROPOSAL AND [2:40] DISCUSS THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN OUR GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, THE VOTERS APPROVED IN 2021, WHICH WAS THE GENESIS FOR THE CREATION [2:46] OF A SEPARATE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. SO AS WE HAVE [2:52] DISCUSSED THROUGH NUMEROUS PRIOR PRESENTATIONS, THE NEW STRUCTURE PROVIDES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL [2:59] IS -- IT HAS THREE MAJOR FUNCTIONS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. AS THE PRIMARY POLICY MAKING [3:04] BODY OF THE CITY, COUNCIL HAS AUTHORITY TO ENACT LOCAL LAWS TO [3:10] GOVERN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE AUTHORITY TO ADOPT PUBLIC POLICIES TO REGULATE CITY [3:15] ENTERPRISE. THROUGH THEIR [3:20] ITS POLICY MAKING POWERS -- TO AND FOR WHOM PURPOSES AND AT [3:26] WHAT LEVEL OR COST AND THE STANDARD DEGREE OF QUALITY THAT'S EXPECTED. IN OUR SYSTEM [3:32] OF SHARED BY SEPARATE POWERS, [3:38] COUNCIL PROVIDES IMPORTANT CHECKS IN OUR SYSTEM OF POWERS THAT ARE SEPARATED BUT SHARED IN [3:45] OVERSIGHT. THROUGH OVERSIGHT, COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO -- THE [3:50] ABILITY TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS OPERATING WITHIN APPLICABLE LAWS AND [3:56] POLICIES AND IS EMPOWERED TO MONITOR AND TO EVALUATE THE ADMINISTRATION'S PERFORMANCE IN [4:02] DELIVERING CITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. FINALLY, BUT PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT IS THE [4:08] COUNCIL THAT REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. AND THROUGH THAT REPRESENTATION, HAS THE ABILITY TO ARTICULATE THE NEEDS, [4:15] PRIORITIES, AND PREFERENCES OF THE COMMUNITY. IN THIS WAY, IT IS COUNCIL THAT BRINGS THE VOICE [4:20] OF COMMUNITY INTO THE PROCESSES OF GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKING. [4:31] SPECIFICALLY SECTION 8.100, THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT IS CREATED TO PROVIDE INSTITUTIONAL [4:36] SUPPORT FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF COUNCIL'S OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS AS I'VE DESCRIBED THEM. THE [4:43] DEPARTMENT INCLUDES DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M GOING TO EXPLORE THOSE STAFF [4:48] RESOURCES IN A BIT OF MORE DETAIL THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. SO AS THIS SLIDE SHOWS, THE CITY [4:55] CHARTER PROVIDES ESSENTIALLY TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OR CATEGORIES OF STAFF SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL. THOSE [5:00] CAN BE GROUPED INTO THE PROFESSIONAL AND PERMANENT STAFF AND THE POLITICAL AND PERSONAL STAFF. THE CHARTER CREATES AND [5:07] DEFINES THE DUTIES OF THE CITY CLERK AND THE CITY AUDITOR AND PROVIDES THEM WITH OFFICES AND [5:13] RESOURCES TO PERFORM THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. THE CLERK AND THE AUDITOR ARE THE PROFESSIONAL PERMANENT STAFF OFFICERS IN THE LEGISLATIVE [5:20] DEPARTMENT. THEIR OFFICES REPORT DIRECTLY TO THEM, AND THEY EXERCISE FULL AUTHORITY OVER [5:25] THOSE OFFICES. IN ADDITION, THE CITY CHARTER PROVIDES FOR A COUNCIL STAFF THAT IS TO BE A [5:32] NONPARTISAN PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE TO THE FULL COUNCIL AS WELL AS AIDES TO BE APPOINTED BY INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO [5:37] SUPPORT THEM IN THE CONDUCT OF THEIR WORK. I'M GOING TO DISCUSS THESE LAST RESOURCES FIRST, WHICH IS THE CENTRALIZED COUNCIL [5:44] STAFF AND THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AIDES. SO AS THE CITY CHARTER [5:50] PROVIDES, THE COUNCIL MUST ESTABLISH A NONPARTISAN STAFF TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL AND ITS [5:55] COMMITTEES IN THEIR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. THIS COUNCIL STAFF IS TO BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY CLERK AND NOT TO BE [6:02] ASSIGNED TO THE SERVICE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBER. [6:09] BUREAUCRACY WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. MUCH [6:15] LIKE THE EQUIVALENT AGENCIES AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE CHARTER SPECIFICALLY PLACES THAT PERMANENT STAFF TEAM UNDER THE [6:20] DIRECTION OF THE CITY CLERK WHO IS THE PRINCIPLE STAFF OFFICER FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. AGAIN, THE [6:26] CREATION OF THAT CENTRALIZED STAFF TEAM IS MANDATED BY CITY CHARTER. IT STATES THE COUNCIL MUST PROVIDE FOR THIS [6:34] NONPARTISAN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO SERVE IN THE CITY'S CLASSIFIED SERVICE SUBJECT TO CIVIL SERVICE RULES. THIS STAFF [6:40] IS TO BE APPOINTED, DIRECTED AND SUPERVISED BY THE CITY CLERK. IN ADDITION TO THAT CENTRAL STAFF, [6:46] THE CHARTER ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE FOR AIDES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE [6:51] PERFORMANCE OF THEIR WORK. THESE AIDES ARE NOT MANDATED BY THE CHARTER, BUT ARE PERMISSIVE AND [6:56] ARE PRIMARILY THEN SUBJECT TO BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE [7:01] LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THOUGH THE AIDES ARE POLITICALLY APPOINTED BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, JUST LIKE THE MAYOR'S AIDES, [7:08] THEY ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY AND SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. [7:13] APPOINTING AUTHORITY FOR THE AIDES ASIDE TO THEIR WARD OFFICES WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE [7:18] DEPARTMENT. THE CITY CLERK IS AN OFFICER OF THE CITY CREATED BY THE CHARTER. THE CLERK SERVES IN [7:24] A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC CAPACITIES, WHICH I'VE SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. FIRST, THE CLERK IS THE [7:30] SECRETARY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, WHICH IS THE CITY GOVERNMENT, AND THAT INVOLVES RESPONS [7:39] RESPONSIBILITIES. SECONDARILY, THE CLERK IS THE SECRETARY OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY. THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL ACTING [7:46] TOGETHER. THIS IS THE FOUNDATIONAL PURPOSE FOR CLERKS THROUGHOUT GOVERNMENT WHICH IS TO FACILITATE DECISION MAKING [7:53] PROCESSES TO PREPARE AND PUBLISH OFFICIAL ACTS AND DECISIONS, AND TO BE THE REPOSITORY OF [7:59] GOVERNING BODIES, JOURNALS AND PAPERS. THE CLERK IS THE HEAD OF [8:06] THE DEPARTMENT. THE CLERK HAS THE SAME AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSE IBLTS THAT THE HEADS OF [8:12] THE DEPARTMENTS. LASTLY, I'VE NOTED THE CHARTER DESIGNATES THE CLERK AS BEING THE HEAD OF THE [8:18] COUNCIL STAFF THAT ARE TO SERVE IN A PROFESSIONAL, NONPARTISAN MATTER AND SERVE AT THE [8:24] FUNCTIONS OF COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES. THE AUDITOR IS ESTABLISHED AS AN OFFICER OF THE [8:29] CITY AND OF THE ONLY NEW POSITION THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY CREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AMENDMENT. THE AUDITOR IS AN INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE [8:36] EVALUATOR PLACED WITHIN THE CITY ENTERPRISE TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE ACROSS ALL ITS [8:42] BRANCHES, DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS. THE AUDITOR IS APPOINTED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT MUST BE [8:47] CREATED BY THE COUNCIL AND WHICH IS NOT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COUNCIL ITSELF. THE AUDITOR MUST [8:52] BE APPOINTED TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM AND MAY ONLY BE REMOVED FOR CAUSE DURING THAT TERM. THE [8:59] DIVINE OF THE POSITION SPECIFICALLY INSULATES THE AUDITOR FROM THE POLITICAL WHIMS OF THE DAY IN ORDER TO PROTECT [9:06] THEIR INDEPENDENCE, OBJECTIVELY, AND THEIR ABILITY TO REPORT TRUTHFULLY AND WITHOUT BIAS. IT [9:15] OPERATES AS AN INDEPENDENT OFFICE WITHIN THAT OVERALL STRUCTURE. ACCORDING TO THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY AUDITOR'S [9:21] MANDATE IS TO CONDUCT AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE CITY'S FINANCES AND OPERATIONS. IT INCLUDES BUT [9:27] IS NOT LIMITED TO PERFORMING RISK-BASED, CONSULTING SERVICES. [9:36] INVESTIGATING FRAUD OR WASTE. MONITORING AND ASSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHARTER, [9:41] ORDINANCES AND APPLICABLE LAWS. MONITORING AND ASSURING ADHERENCE TO PRACTICES THAT ARE [9:48] APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES. REPUTATIONAL, STRATEGIC AND OTHER RISKS. THIS SLIDE THEN [9:56] REFLECTS THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AS [10:02] PROVIDED BY THE OMNIBUS ORDINANCE. YOU CAN SEE ITS WARD OFFICES AND AIDES, AS WELL AS OFFICES OF CITY CLERK AND CITY [10:09] AUDITOR AND DIVISIONS WITHIN THOSE SPECIFIC OFFICES. I'VE [10:15] ATTACHED CITATIONS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES. THE CHART SHOWS A DIRECT LINE FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO THE CITY AUDITOR [10:23] PROVIDED BY CITY CHARTER AS I'VE ALREADY NOTED. A DOTTED LINE TO [10:29] THE AUDIT DIVISION DIRECTOR. THERE'S ALSO A DOTTED LINE FROM [10:36] CITY COUNCIL TO THE AUDITOR BECAUSE THE COUNCIL CAN UNDER THE CHARTER AND SUBJECT TO ITS PROVISION REMOVE THE AUDITOR FOR [10:42] CAUSE DURING A FOUR-YEAR TERM. SO THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND AUDITOR BUT NOT [10:48] IN A MANNER WHICH ENABLES THE COUNCIL TO MANAGE OR CONTROL THE [10:53] CITY AUDITOR WHICH WOULD VIOLATE THE CHARTER. CITY CLERK IS THE [11:01] ONLY OFFICER IN THE CITY THAT IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CLERK [11:08] SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL AND YOU UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE OF THE CITY. SO YOUR [11:16] BRIEFING MATERIAL -- TO CREATE AND BUILD OUT THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING VOTER [11:21] APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND AMENDMENT TO OUR CITY CHARTER. THE POLICY AND [11:27] RESEARCH DIVISION DID A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE JURISDICTIONS TO HELP DEFINE THE [11:33] TYPES OF STRUCTURES AND SERVICES THAT LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND [11:38] SERVICES ENJOY. THANKS TO THE COUNCIL, THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS OVER THE [11:45] PAST TWO YEARS TO DEVELOP A DEPARTMENT WITH THE REQUISITE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT COUNCIL'S [11:50] OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. AND WHILE THAT WORK HAS CONTINUED, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THIS PAST [11:55] NOVEMBER ISSUED AN OPINION INDICATING THAT THE INCLUSION OF POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT EVALUATION DIVISIONS [12:01] UNDER THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR IMPERMISSIBLY EXPANDS THE ROLE OF THE AUDITOR AND POTENTIALLY [12:07] UNDERMINES THE REQUIRED INDEPENDENCE AND OBJECTIVITY OF THAT OFFICE WHICH IS DEFINED AND REQUIRED BY CITY CHARTER. A COPY [12:14] OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S UNLESS AND RECOMMENDATION WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR BRIEFING MATERIALS. AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, THIS ORDINANCE [12:20] SEEKS TO TRANSFER THOSE FUNCTIONS FROM THE AUDITOR TO THE CITY CLERK. THIS TRANSFER [12:25] THEN WOULD ENABLE THOSE FUNCTIONS, RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND OVERSIGHT TO REMAIN WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT IN [12:30] SERVICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. BUT REMOVING THE CONFLICT CREATED FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE CITY AUDITOR. AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S [12:37] ANALYSIS CONCLUDES, THOSE FUNCTIONS ARE MORE ALIGNED AND IN KEEPING WITH THE BROADER MANDATE THAT'S PLACED UPON THE [12:43] CITY CLERK IN THE CITY CHARTER. MOREOVER, THOSE PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS ALIGN WITH THE CONCEPT [12:49] OF PROFESSIONAL NONPARTISAN COUNCIL STAFF THAT IS CONTEMPLATED BY THE CITY CHARTER [12:54] TO SUPPORT COUNCIL IN ITS OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSFER SUPPORT SYNERGIYS THAT CAN BE -- [13:03] LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS WHICH ARE ALREADY PLACED IN THE OFFICE OF [13:09] CITY CLERK. SO THIS SLIDE THEN SHOWS THE NEW OPERATING STRUCTURE FOR THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT IMAGINED BY THIS [13:15] TRANSFER THROUGH THE ORDINANCE. IT ESSENTIALLY PLACES A NEW DIVISION, WHICH I'VE LABELED [13:22] POLICY RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF CITY [13:30] CLERK. ESSENTIALLY SERVE AT THAT PROFESSIONAL NONPARTISAN COUNCIL STAFF ENVISIONED BY THE CITY [13:36] CHARTER. ON AN OPERATIONAL BASIS, YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL DIVISIONS WILL REPORT TO THE CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK A NEW [13:43] POSITION THAT WAS AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR BY THE COUNCIL. THE CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK IS SITUATED AS THE DAY-TO-DAY [13:51] OPERATIONAL MANAGER OF THE DEPARTMENT WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE CLERK AND THE AUDITOR TO PLAN, COORDINATE AND MANAGE [13:56] OPERATIONS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSFER WILL ACHIEVE STRONGER, MORE INTEGRATED AND BETTER [14:02] RESULTS FOR COUNCIL, WHICH I'LL HIGHL HIGHLIGHT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. AS [14:08] YOU CAN SEE HERE. I BELIEVE THE NEW COUNCIL STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE FOR THE CITY OF [14:15] MINNEAPOLIS. THE EXISTING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS DIVISION PROVIDES [14:20] SECRETARIAT SERVICES. THIS IS THE BREAD AND BUTTER FUNCTION OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND IT INVOLVES THE MANAGEMENT OF [14:27] MEETINGS, THE PREPARATION, MAINTENANCE OF THE CHARTER, LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING SUPPORT. [14:33] THIS DIVISION ALSO MANAGES DAILY OPERATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING BUDGET AND [14:40] FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL AND SYSTEMS SUPPORT. THANKS TO COUNCIL'S INVESTMENTS, WE'VE [14:45] ALSO RECENTLY CREATED THE OUTREACH SERVICES TEAM TASKED WITH PLANNING, ORGANIZING AND [14:52] CONDUCTING ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND IN CONJUNCTION [14:58] WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. WE ANTICIPATE FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS [15:04] OF THIS TEAM -- AND THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. FINALLY, THIS DIVISION HANDLES THE BOARD [15:11] OF COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE PLANS TO [15:16] INTEGRATE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. CONTEMPLATING THAT EXISTING WORK THEN THE NEW POLICY RESEARCH AND [15:21] OVERSIGHT DIVISION, WHICH TRANSFERS THOSE FUNCTIONS FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE BRINGS TOGETHER THE EXISTING POLICY, [15:28] RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS, WHICH EXPAND TO ENCOMPASS MORE PROACTIVE ISSUE, AND TREND [15:35] ANALYSES, AGENCY COORDINATION. IT ALSO INCLUDES EXISTING RESEARCH AND REFERENCE SUPPORT. BUT IN MORE DEFINED WAYS WITH [15:42] STANDARD REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS AND THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED REPORTS. PROACTIVE [15:50] FINANCIAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR THE COUNCIL'S EVALUATION OF THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS, [15:56] PROGRAM REVIEW AND LEGISLATIVE TRACKING AND REPORTING. FINALLY, IN THE FUTURE, I SEE THIS [16:02] DIVISION PROVIDING STAFF SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL'S COMMITTEES, BE TIED IN DIRECTLY TO COMMITTEE [16:09] WORK, MANAGEMENT OF COMMITTEE WORK PLANS AND MORE. AS YOU CAN SEE, TOGETHER THESE TWO [16:15] DIVISIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH SUPPORT IT REQUIRES AND DESERVES AS THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE BODY. SUPPORT [16:22] POLICY MAKING FUNCTIONS TO ENACT POLICIES THAT SERVE AND ADVANCE THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY. [16:28] ITS OVERSIGHT FUNCTION AND MONITORING AND HOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS PERFORMANCE, AND IN [16:33] REPRESENTING THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE VARIOUS WARDS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE ENTIRE CITY. SO WITH THAT [16:39] TEASER, MR. CHAIR, I'M HAPPY TO FOCUS ON IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION WHICH ARE ON [16:46] THE NEXT SLIDE. FIRST AND FOREMOST IS PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TO [16:54] EFFECTUATE. THIS REPOSITIONS THOSE EXISTING FUNCTIONS AS I'VE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL UNDER THE [16:59] OFFICE OF CLERK TO SUPPORT THE CITY COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES. [17:05] I BELIEVE IT WILL ENABLE US TO DRIVE, IMPROVE SERVICES AND [17:10] SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL. WITH LEADERSHIP FROM OUR NEW CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, WE WANT TO [17:16] REEXAMINE THE LANDSCAPE OF JURISDICTIONS WITH THEIR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS. NOW IS [17:21] THE TIME TO REALLY LEVEL SET AND GET COUNCIL STAFF IN PLACE. THAT [17:26] ANALYSIS THE NOT ONLY REVEAL HOW OTHER CITIES ARE SUPPORTING THEIR LEGISLATIVE BODIES, BUT [17:31] ALSO HOW WE CAN BUILD FOR THE FUTURE BY EVALUATING MORE MATURE [17:37] MODELS AND GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES. WE'LL NEED TO PARTNER WITH OUR INTERNAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, THOSE [17:43] INCLUDE FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, SPECIFICALLY, TO IDENTIFY AND SEQUENCE OUT OUR PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE [17:50] INVESTMENTS, WHICH WILL BEGIN WITH THE 2026 BUDGET AND FUTURE YEARS. GREAT APPRECIATION TO [18:00] COUNCIL MEMBERS WONSLEY AND PALMISANO WITH THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TRACK OUR WORK AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH [18:06] REGULAR REPORTS. WE APPRECIATE THAT THIS WORK SUPPORTS COUNCIL MOST DIRECTLY, BUT OBVIOUSLY THROUGH COUNCIL, OUR DEPARTMENT [18:13] ALSO SERVES THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE THAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY DESERVE TO KNOW HOW [18:19] WE'RE BUILDING THIS DEPARTMENT TO BETTER SERVE AND SUPPORT CITY COUNCIL NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. SO WITH THAT, MR. CHAIR, I'VE [18:26] COMPLETED MY PREPARED COMMENTS. BEFORE I CLOSE, I DO WANT TO GIVE THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO [18:32] ANDREW HAWKINS AND TO JODI HANSON, BOTH INTERIM DIRECTORS FOR THESE TWO DIVISIONS WHO ARE [18:38] SUBJECT TO THIS TRANSFER. THEY HAVE BEEN LEADING THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS IN AN INTERIM [18:43] CAPACITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW. MORE THAN A YEAR. AND I APPRECIATE THEIR PATIENCE AS WE WORK TOGETHER THROUGH THIS [18:49] PROCESS. I WANT TO BOTH RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THEIR [18:54] TEAMS DURING THIS EXTENDED TRANSITION PROCESS, AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY [18:59] TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE. >> THANK YOU, CLERK CARL, FOR [19:05] THAT PRESENTATION. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW IS HERE WITH US. IF WE CAN NOTE [19:10] THAT FOR ATTENDANCE. AND I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL MOVE INTO THE QUESTION PART AFTER THIS. FOR ANYBODY WHO [19:17] SIGNED UP TO SPEAK OR WOULD LIKE TO DO SO. GREAT. SEEING NO ONE [19:22] WISHES TO SPEAK, AND I'LL GIVE ONE LAST CALL. I WILL NOW CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING. AND OUR [19:32] COLLEAGUES, THE FIRST PERSON IN CUE IS CHAIR PRESIDENT PAYNE. [19:38] >> DOING SOME GROUNDING AND LEVEL SETTING. BUT I WAS WONDER IF I COULD CALL ON THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SPEAK TO THIS AS [19:44] WELL JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND AND MY ROLE AS THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, I'VE BEEN [19:51] FAIRLY ENGAGED IN THIS CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION AROUND HOW THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALIGNED WITH [19:57] THE CHARTER CAME UP LATE IN THE YEAR LAST YEAR. WE DID DISCUSS [20:03] THIS LAST YEAR THAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF [20:09] THE CITY ATTORNEY COULD GROUND US IN THE WHY BEHIND IT BECAUSE I THINK MR. CARL'S PRESENTATION [20:14] WAS GROUNDED IN THE WHAT WE'RE DOING. IF YOU COULD JUST REINFORCE THE WHY BEHIND THIS. I [20:20] HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES IN DEPTH WITH THIS. SOME I HAVE. THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS AND [20:26] HOPEFULLY THAT COULD HELP CLARIFY SOME THINGS. >> MR. CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, [20:33] CLERK CARL ACTUALLY DID A VERY NICE JOB SETTING THE FRAMEWORK AND REALLY COMMUNICATING ABOUT [20:38] THE LEGAL OPINION AS WELL. BUT IT REALLY SORT OF BOILS DOWN TO [20:43] TWO THINGS. ONE, YOU KNOW, IN THE CHARTER, THE AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE IDENTIFIED. [20:51] AND THE POLICY AND RESEARCH OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION AS THEY'VE BEEN CONCEIVED DON'T [20:56] ACTUALLY FALL WITHIN THOSE CHARTER RESPONSIBILITIES. AND THE CHARTER IS VERY, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT THE AUDITOR [21:04] CAN DO BUT THEN MUCH MORE EXPANSIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN FALL UNDER THE CITY CLERK. WHICH [21:10] IS WHY FRANKLY, WE LOOKED AT THE STRUCTURE. AND THE CITY CLERK IS [21:17] REALLY THERE TO PROVIDE AS CLERK CARL SAID, THE OVERALL NONPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE [21:22] COUNCIL. SO ONE PIECE OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN LEGITIMATELY FALL WITHIN THE [21:30] AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE CHARTER. BUT THE SECOND AND FRANKLY, MORE IMPORTANT PIECE, IS THAT THE CHARTER REALLY HONES [21:39] IN ON THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THE AUDITOR HAS TO BE SO INDEPENDENT THAT THE AUDITOR CAN EVEN AUDIT THE COUNCIL. SO TO [21:46] HAVE THESE FUNCTIONS THAT REALLY ARE AT THE CORE OF THEM SUPPORT FOR THE COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF HOW THIS [21:54] HAS PLAYED OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE ALL KNOW VERY CLEARLY YOU CAN'T, THE COUNCIL CAN'T DIRECT THE AUDITOR BECAUSE [22:04] OF THAT INDEPENDENCE. BUT PAR O AND E, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE WAS [22:09] WRITTEN, DIRECTION CAN COME DIRECTLY FROM THE COUNCIL AND THAT IS IT DOES NOT SQUARE WITH THAT INDEPENDENCE OF THE [22:17] AUDITOR. PAR O AND E, AGAIN, REALLY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RESOURCES FOR THE COUNCIL. AND [22:23] IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE AUDITOR AND STILL HAVE PAR AND O AND E, HAVE [22:30] THAT KIND OF RESPONSIVENESS TO THE COUNCIL THAT WAS INTENDED FOR THESE TWO GROUPS. THE RIGHT WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT TO [22:36] PRESERVE THAT INDEPENDENCE IS ACTUALLY TO MOVE THOSE COUNCIL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS OUT OF THE AUDITOR AND THEN INTO THE CITY [22:42] CLERK'S OFFICE, WHICH AGAIN, YOU KNOW, HAS THIS VERY BROAD [22:47] GENERAL COUNCIL SUPPORT FUNCTION. SO HAVING THIS [22:56] RESTRUCTURING, IT REALLY SERVES TO OPERATIONALIZE WHAT'S IN THE CHARTER AND ALSO GIVE THE CITY [23:02] COUNCIL THE ACCESS THAT IT DESERVES AND NEEDS FROM THE POLICY AND RESEARCH AND [23:09] OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS AS THEY'VE BEEN DESIGNED. SO I MEAN, THAT'S SORT OF QUICK AND DIRTY. [23:16] OBVIOUSLY, THE LEGAL OPINION IS PART OF THE LIMS FILE AS WELL. >> THAT'S HELPFUL. I JUST WANTED [23:21] TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION IN PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT MORE. BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO ALSO BRING IN THE ORIGINAL [23:27] LEGISLATIVE INTENT. IT WAS MYSELF AND VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI LAST TERM THAT ADDED [23:34] OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION. I KNOW I HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PREVIOUS AUDITOR AROUND POLICY AND RESEARCH AS WELL. BY [23:40] WAY OF BACKGROUND, I WAS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION TEAM BEFORE I WAS ELECTED. ONE OF THE DYNAMICS [23:47] THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED TRYING TO DO PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ON THE ADMIN SIDE WAS ALWAYS A LITTLE [23:53] BIT OF A CONFLICT OF NEEDING TO GET PERMISSION TO GET ACCESS TO [23:59] INFORMATION OR PERMISSION TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE FROM THE ADMIN. AND THERE WAS ALWAYS A POWER DYNAMIC THAT WAS RELATED [24:05] TO WORKING WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION AND SEEKING OVERSIGHT METRICS FROM THE [24:11] ADMINISTRATION. THERE WAS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFLICT THERE, IN MY OPINION. MY [24:16] LEGISLATIVE INTENT AROUND HAVING SOME OF THESE FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE WAS TO [24:21] INSULATE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. THOSE POWER DYNAMICS. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU SPEAK TO HOW WE COULD [24:27] STILL UPHOLD THAT LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH THIS MOVE. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL [24:34] PRESIDENT, I DON'T HAVE ANY [24:39] SPECIFIC EXPLANATIONS OR THINGS TO OFFER IN TERMS OF HOW WE OVERCOME THAT, EXCEPT FOR [24:45] PROBABLY THE BASICS, WHICH IS GOOD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE LEGI [24:51] LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH. I THINK THE STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK [24:57] TOGETHER FAIRLY WELL. ULTIMATELY, WHAT I WOULD ENVISION THIS POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT TEAM [25:03] BEING ARE REALLY THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT WITH THE [25:08] ADMINISTRATION SUCH THAT THEY'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ON A REGULAR BASIS THAT THERE'S A [25:14] SENSE OF CAMARADERIE AND TEAM AMONG THEM NOT SEPARATION OF [25:19] BRANCHES. >> ONE CONCERN THAT RAISES IS WE ALREADY HAVE THE AUTHORITY IN THE CHARTER TO SEEK INFORMATION [25:25] FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH. AND THAT'S BEEN AFFIRMED BY A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS UP HERE ON [25:30] THE DAIS. BUT WE ALSO SEE THAT WE SOMETIMES GET SOME PUSHBACK [25:36] FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH WHEN WE DO SEEK OUT INFORMATION. AND I'M JUST -- I HAVE A CAUTION [25:44] ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THOSE CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS POINT. AND I [25:49] DON'T KNOW THAT THIS EITHER HELPS RESOLVE THOSE CONFLICTS OR [25:56] ADDS ANOTHER DYNAMIC. THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONSIDER AS WE'RE MAKING THIS MOVE. I HAVE [26:02] SOME OTHER THOUGHTS BUT I SEE OTHER FOLKS IN QUEUE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [26:08] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. ALSO, THANK YOU, CLERK CARL, FOR [26:13] THIS PRESENTATION. OF COURSE I'M GOING TO FIRST START OFF BY SAYING I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT'S BEING TAKEN INTO [26:20] HELPING THIS BODY REALLY THINK THROUGH HOW WE DEVELOP THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT AS WE'RE STILL IN THIS [26:29] TRANSITION PROCESS POST GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION. I WILL NOTE THOUGH I AM STILL CONCERNED JUST [26:35] BY THE SILOED APPROACH THAT ALSO FEELS VERY PRESENT. I THINK [26:42] COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE HIGHLIGHTED THAT. NOT ALL OF US HAS BEEN ENGAGED. IT WAS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WHILE WE WERE [26:50] IN THE THROES OF BUDGET THIS WAS RAISED AS A RED FLAG. I DON'T [26:58] THINK WE'VE HAD A FULL OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE INTO THE IMPACTS. ANDERSON'S LEGAL [27:04] OPINIONS AROUND THIS. ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF OTHER CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD IN COMMITTEES ABOUT [27:09] WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF STRATEGIC PLANS. THOSE THINGS HAVE NOT BEEN FLESHED OUT. THOSE ARE ALL [27:18] COMPONENTS SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND BEING EFFECTIVE IN THIS WORK. THAT [27:24] SAID, I WISH WE HAD MORE CONVERSATIONS LAST YEAR ABOUT THE SCOPE OF WORK AND VISION THAT CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE AS IT RELATES TO EXPANDING [27:30] OUR CAPACITY. AND HOW WE [27:35] ACTUALLY GO ABOUT FULFILLING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS IT PERTAINS [27:41] TO POLICY MAKING, BUDGET OVERSIGHT. CLERK CARL, YOU WERE [27:49] THE MAIN ONE IN 2022, YEAH, IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF PURSUING [27:55] ORDINANCE APPROACH FIRST WAS IT ALLOWS US TO DO A TRY BEFORE YOU BUY IT TYPE OF DYNAMIC. AND I [28:03] THINK WE HAVEN'T HAD A FULL CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THE FIRST THREE YEARS HAVE WENT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL [28:09] PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY RAISED IN YOUR COMMENTS. AND THEN WHAT CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE. I'M [28:15] ANTICIPATING THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS YOU HIGHLIGHTED THAT ACOUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO AND I INITIATED LAST YEAR AS [28:21] WELL. I HAD HOPED WE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED THAT AS A BODY FOR A FULL DISCUSSION LAST YEAR. AND I [28:27] UNDERSTAND WHY THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL COMFORTABLE [28:33] TODAY WITH MAKING FURTHER CHANGES UNTIL WE DO HAVE THAT BIG PICTURE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IS CURRENTLY WORKING WELL, WHAT IS NOT WORKING WELL, AND [28:40] THEN WHAT'S MISSING. I DON'T WANT TO MOVE INTO THIS PROCESS [28:45] DOING A PIECEMEAL APPROACH. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF JUST THROWING [28:51] TOGETHER GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE WITHOUT A STRONG ANALYSIS. I WANT TO AVOID REPLICATING THOSE MISTAKES, ESPECIALLY ON THE [28:57] LEGISLATESIVE SIDE. AND I THINK IF WE TAKE MORE TIME AND [29:03] CONSIDERATION OF ALL OPTIONS, WE CAN GET THERE. THOSE OPTIONS CAN INCLUDE POSSIBLE TECHNICAL CHARTER CHANGES THAT MIGHT HELP [29:09] TO RECONCILE WHATEVER STRUCTURE THIS BODY DECIDES ON. AND ALSO KNOW THE CHARTER COMMISSION IS [29:15] HAVING CONVERSATIONS NOW. I THINK THIS IS TIMELY. SO THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DIG DEEPER [29:22] INTO THIS, ACTUALLY. I'M GOING TO BE BRINGING SOMETHING FORWARD THAT I THINK WILL HELP TO [29:28] STRUCTURE THIS CONVERSATION AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME RECONCILIATION AROUND SOME OF [29:33] THOSE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS IN THE NEXT CYCLE. SO I DO WANT TO APPRECIATE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND [29:41] ALSO, CLERK CARL, YOU BEING THE LEAD. I JUST WOULD LIKE SOME MORE TIME TO REALLY FLESH THAT [29:46] OUT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [29:51] >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLERK CARL. I [29:57] APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. [30:03] SO I DO UNDERSTAND THE WHY AND THE LEGAL OPINION. I'M JUST CURIOUS, AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT [30:08] WAS YOU, CLERK CARL, OR PERHAPS OUR NEW CITY AUDITOR. COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT WAS THE PROCESS TO [30:14] GET FROM THE WHY TO THE RECOMMENDATION TO TODAY? THAT [30:19] YOU WENT THROUGH TO GET THIS RECOMMENDATION. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I'LL JUST [30:24] SAY, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, THE WHY WAS THE DETERMINATION BY YOUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT THERE'S A LEGAL CONFLICT BETWEEN THE [30:29] CHARTER REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS BETWEEN WHAT THE CITY AUDITOR CAN AND CANNOT DO. AND [30:35] WHAT'S AVAILABLE, WHICH IS THE CLERK'S OFFICE UNDER THE COUNCIL. KEEPING THESE FUNCTIONS [30:41] MEANS TRANSFERRING TWO DIVISIONS TO THE AUDITOR AND TO THE CLERK. THE ONLY DECISION WAS WHAT DO WE [30:47] DO WITH THEM AND THAT WAS PUTTING THEM UNDER THE CLERK. SO THERE ARE 10FTEs. FIVE IN POLICY [30:52] AND RESEARCH AND FIVE IN OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION. YOU CAN SEE ALL I'VE DONE IS MOVED [30:57] THEM UNDER THE CLERK. THE NEXT STEPS, AS I'VE OUTLINED ON THAT LAST SLIDE ARE WE'RE GOING TO [31:03] HAVE TO WORK TO IMPLEMENT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THAT DIVISION IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. WHAT FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES ARE [31:09] THEY GOING TO PROVIDE BEYOND WHAT'S BEING DONE TODAY. HOW DOES THAT DEVELOP INTO THE FUTURE. WORKING WITH OUR [31:15] PARTNERS IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND BUDGET TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION. REALLY START DEFINING I THINK THAT TERM THAT THE CHARTER USES, [31:21] A COUNCIL STAFF. WE HAVE, THROUGHOUT MY TERM HERE, REFERRED TO COUNCIL STAFF AS THE [31:26] AIDES. THE CHARTER IS VERY CLEAR. THERE'S COUNCIL STAFF WHO ARE NOT THE AIDES AND THEN THE [31:33] AIDES. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A COUNCIL STAFF. THE AIDES ARE PERMISSIVE. THE ATTORNEY ALLUDED [31:38] TO ALIGN WITH WHAT THE CHARTER ACQUIRES. AVOID THE CONFLICT OF OBJECTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF [31:43] THE AUDITOR THAT EXISTS TODAY, AND ALLOW THESE SERVICES TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL AND TO DEVELOP INTO THE [31:49] FUTURE. SO I DON'T SEE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY SAID ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS BEING RUSHED. IT'S MOVING THE [31:55] FUNCTIONS FROM ONE DEPARTMENT HEAD IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT TO THE OTHER WITH A TRANSITION PERIOD TO SAY WHAT ARE THOSE GOING TO BE, HOW ARE [32:01] THEY GOING TO DEVELOP INTO THE FUTURE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN YOU JUST GO BACK TO THE CHART THERE. SO [32:08] JUST DIGGING INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S JUST IN YOUR TERMS SIMPLY MOVING [32:14] THOSE TWO FROM THE AUDITOR TO UNDER THE CITY CLERK. SO WHO WAS [32:19] IT YOU AND THE CITY AUDITOR THAT MADE THAT DECISION OF THAT BEING THE BEST PLACE? I'M JUST [32:25] WONDERING IF THERE WAS LIKE AN ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN CONSULTANT [32:30] THAT WAS BROUGHT IN TO DISCUSS WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL'S, YOU KNOW, LEGISLATIVE SIDE COULD [32:36] LOOK LIKE? I KNOW AS A COUNCIL, WE HAVE ASKED TO HAVE, AND WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET, ACTUALLY, [32:44] FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND HAVE WANTING TO THINK ABOUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO EXPAND THE [32:49] LEGISLATIVE SIDE. WAS ANY OUTSIDE CONSULTANT BROUGHT IN TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD LOOK AT [32:54] THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE BROADLY. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER, NO, NOT AT THIS POINT. [33:00] THOSE ARE NEXT STEPS. THIS IS SIMPLY MOVING FTEs FROM ONE [33:05] FUNCTION TO ANOTHER. THEY CLEARLY DON'T FIT WITH ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES, SO I DIDN'T [33:11] MERGE THEM WITH THAT DIVISION. THEY CLEARLY DON'T MERGE WITH MANAGEMENT. THEY HAVE AN [33:20] ALIGNMENT -- I CHOSE TO SHOW THEM AS THEIR OWN BOX. >> SO THAT IS PART OF THE NEXT STEPS IS TO BRING IN A [33:26] CONSULTANT, AN ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN CONSULTANT TO HELP US THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE EXPAND THE LEGISLATESIVE -- [33:31] >> I THINK THE FIRST STEP, COUNCIL MEMBER, IS TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN HR AND FINANCE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT [33:38] POSITIONS, THE RIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN THE CITY STRUCTURE. IT'S POSSIBLE WE COULD HAVE A CONSULTANT. I THINK I SHARED WITH LEADERSHIP AT ONE [33:45] POINT THAT WAS MY PLAN. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED A CONSULTANT, BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER IT. >> OKAY. OKAY. [33:54] THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, AND [33:59] THANK YOU, MR. CLERK, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR WORK ON THIS. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO [34:06] THIS PRESENTATION JUST TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF JUST THE [34:12] WORK ITSELF. I THINK OUT OF THIS PRESENTATION I GOT VERY, VERY CLEAR ON THE WHY AND THE [34:17] REASONING. I THINK COMING INTO THIS MEETING, THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PIECEMEALED [34:22] INFORMATION ON THE WHY FOR THIS TYPE OF CHANGE. I THINK ON MY END, AND I WON'T SPEAK FOR ANY [34:28] OTHER MEMBER, I SEE THIS WORK [34:35] REALLY IN SERVICE TO WANTING TO SUPPORT THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. THAT'S WHAT I SEE [34:40] THE INTENT VERY CLEARLY AS. AND AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T FEEL LIKE AS A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL [34:48] HAD THE TIME TO WEIGH IN OR FULLY UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES. I'M HEARING FROM YOU IT'S A [34:56] SIMPLE MOVEMENT OF FTEs FROM ONE SPACE TO ANOTHER. BUT WHEN I'M [35:02] LOOKING AT THE POLICY CHANGE ITSELF, I SEE IT AS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT WITHIN HOW WE'RE STRUCTURING OUR [35:08] LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. AND IT VERY WELL MAY BE FOR THE POSITIVE. THAT'S THE INTENT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL [35:13] TRYING TO GET BETTER AT. HOWEVER, I JUST AM LOOKING THROUGH THE POLICY DOCUMENT [35:19] ITSELF. AND I HAVE LINE BY LINE QUESTIONS. AND JUST LIKE SOME [35:26] CONCERNS THAT VERY WELL MAY BE MITIGATED THROUGH A CONVERSATION. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE WE'RE STRIKING OUT POLICY [35:33] AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION AS A WHOLE. WE'RE BUCKETING IT TOTALLY INTO COUNCIL STAFF. I KIND OF WANT TO [35:39] GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY WE'RE DOING THAT INSTEAD OF [35:45] HAVING POLICY AND RESEARCH AS A WHOLE DIVISION WITHIN CLERKS. [35:51] WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF A FUTURE AND STRATEGICALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO? AND ALSO I [35:57] THINK WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT POLICY AND RESEARCH AND EVALUATION SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE [36:05] VERY DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND VERY DIFFERENT HISTORY. AND THE THINK THAT I WOULD FIND TO BE VERY, VERY VALUABLE, AND I'M [36:11] HEARING FROM POTENTIALLY OTHER MEMBERS ON THIS BODY IS A CHANCE TO HAVE A BRIEFING AND A CHANCE [36:18] TO DISCUSS. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAD THIS PRESENTATION TODAY, AND I THINK IT INFORMS US [36:24] BETTER TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE, MORE FULLY WHAT IS YOUR VISION AND HOW DOES [36:31] THAT RELATE TO OUR NEW AUDITOR AND THE VISION THERE BECAUSE I WANT THE SUCCESS OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN [36:36] I THINK PERSONALLY AS A COUNCIL [36:42] MEMBER, I'VE FIGURED OUT HOW POLICY AND RESEARCH AND COUNCIL WORK TOGETHER OVER THE LAST ALMOST YEAR AND A HALF. AND WANT [36:51] TO KNOW IF WE'RE EXPECTING A CONTINUITY IN THE SAME TYPE OF WAY WORKING OR EXPECTING A [36:56] DIFFERENCE. I THINK THERE'S A WHOLE PERSONNEL CONVERSATION THAT I'D LOVE TO HAVE MORE [37:03] OFFLINE YEAH THAT'S 10 FTEs, THAT MEANS 10 PEOPLE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THEM. I DON'T FEEL [37:10] PREPARED TODAY TO FEEL I CAN FULLY SAY, YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD. AND I'D LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DEEPER CONVERSATION WITH [37:16] YOU AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE [37:21] UNDERSTANDING OF VISIONING AND STRATEGY. I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY TRANSPARENT AND COMMUNICATE THAT WITH YOU AND [37:27] OTHERS THAT ARE LISTENING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING [37:33] YET, RIGHT? >> WE DID. >> WE DID? IT OPENED AND CLOSED. OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE NEED MORE [37:40] TIME HERE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW THESE TWO FUNCTIONS ARE [37:48] INAPPROPRIATELY IN A DEPARTMENT THAT'S TASKED WITH OPERATING UNDER STRICT AUDITING STANDARDS. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD [37:54] FOR ANY OF THEM. WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD FOR AUDIT TO BE [37:59] ATTACHED TO THESE TWO OTHER FUNCTIONS. AND I THINK THESE TWO OTHER FUNCTIONS THEN HAVE DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THEY'RE IN [38:05] THIS ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS AUDITING STANDARDS. THE ATTORNEY HAS SAID THIS IS NOT A LEGAL [38:13] STRUCTURE. THIS IS NOT A WAY THAT WE SHOULD BE SET UP. AND WE'VE BEEN GROWING. WITH [38:18] GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, WE'VE BEEN GROWING AND WE'VE BEEN CHANGING. LET'S NOT GET FROZEN HERE. LET'S [38:26] KEEP GROWING IN THIS EVEN SMALL WAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY [38:31] AN IMPORTANT STEP IN BUILDING OUT A STRONG AND A STRONGER [38:37] LEGISLATIVE BODY. OBJECTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE, THOSE ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT THINGS AND CONCERNS WHEN THEY ARE BROUGHT [38:43] UP BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY. LIKE, THIS IS THE CONCERN. KEEPING [38:50] THESE FUNCTIONS IN AUDIT BRINGS INTO QUESTION THE REST OF THE WORK OF OUR AUDIT DEPARTMENT. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I [38:55] WORKED FOR A DECADE TO CREATE AND GROW THAT DEPARTMENT. I [39:04] DON'T SEE THE NEED TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO DEAL WITH A MATTER THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY [39:09] SAYS IT'S INAPPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE. LET'S NOT WASTE MONEY ON THAT. AND THIS BODY HAS HAD WEEKS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO [39:15] ASK FOR BRIEFINGS. I MEAN, MONTHS REALLY IN TERMS OF WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT UP. THERE [39:21] AREN'T A MILLION OPTIONS HERE. IT SEEMS THIS IS CLEAR AS TO [39:28] WHERE IT SHOULD GO. NOW HOW IT IS CONTINUED TO BE DEVELOPED IS [39:35] SOMETHING I THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM ALL THE QUESTIONS AND NEEDS AND THINGS. BUT HOW WE STRUCTURE THIS MATTERS AND THIS IS A WAY [39:41] TO DO BETTER, FOR AUDIT AND FOR RESEARCH AND FOR THESE EVALUATION FUNCTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDING. [39:49] >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. FOLLOW UP QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER [39:55] CHOWDHURY JUST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. GOING TO THE POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT, THE [40:01] 10 FTEs. DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THAT TEAM WILL LOOK [40:06] LIKE? I KNOW WE HAVE TWO DIRECTORS RIGHT NOW. WILL THOSE STILL STAY THE SAME OR DO WE [40:12] KNOW WHAT THAT STRUCTURE WITHIN THAT ACTUAL BOX LOOKS LIKE RIGHT [40:18] NOW? >> MR. CHAIR TO COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI'S QUESTION, NO, I DON'T. THERE ARE 10 FTEs IN TOTAL [40:25] DIVIDED BY TWO TEAMS. PUSHING THEM INTO THE CLERK'S OFFICE GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WHAT IS THE RIGHT STRUCTURE. [40:31] WHAT IS THE RIGHT ORGANIZATION. HOW DO WE USE THOSE FTEs AND STRUCTURE THEM SUCH THAT WE [40:36] ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES THAT COUNCIL HAS BETTER SUPPORT TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. SO I [40:42] DON'T HAVE A DESIRE. I HAVE THOUGHTS AROUND THAT. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AS [40:48] I'VE SAID IN NEXT STEPS WHAT DOES THAT EVOLVE IN TERMS OF HOW [40:54] IS IT STRUCTURED, HOW DOES IT RELATE TO COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES. THAT'S YET TO BE [41:00] DECIDED. >> THAT'S YET TO BE DECIDED. BUT YOU SAID YOU DO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON IT. CAN YOU SHARE. [41:05] >> NO, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU AS WE GET INTO THAT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [41:15] >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YEAH. I THINK, I'LL JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF, I DON'T HAVE ANY [41:23] OBJECTION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S POINT. RIGHT. AROUND MAINTAINING THE INDEPENDENCE OF AUDIT. I [41:30] THINK THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. BUT I'LL JUST [41:37] REITERATE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S HARM IN JUST GIVING A FEW MORE WEEKS TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME STRUCTURED TIME TO TALK ABOUT [41:45] THIS. AND UNDERSTAND THE VISION [41:51] OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE. UNDERSTAND THE VISION OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. WE HAVE SO [41:57] MANY ITEMS THAT COME BEFORE US. I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO [42:03] GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE CHANGE AND THINGS LIKE THIS, I THINK IT SHOULD BE A PRACTICE OF US AS A COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE [42:09] DEPARTMENT FOR BRIEFINGS TO BE OFFERED. BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT SMALL CHANGES. THEY HAVE BIG IMPACTS. [42:15] AND AGAIN, IT'S TO THE SERVICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR [42:21] PERFORMANCE IMPROVING. AND SO I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT. I DON'T THINK THE ON RAMP FOR THAT [42:26] WAS THERE. BUT I THINK WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I THINK WE CAN GROW AND [42:33] THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. I DO APPRECIATE IT. IF WE DO TAKE UP THE VOTE TODAY, I JUST WILL [42:39] NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING IT. >> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD, I'LL JUST RESPOND TO THAT. THERE ARE [42:45] PEOPLE ATTACHED TO THIS. PEOPLE WHO ARE IN INTERIM POSITIONS. AND I THINK THEY DESERVE TO KNOW [42:50] WHAT THEIR FUTURE IS GOING TO BE. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE [42:56] WANT TO BE GOOD AS EMPLOYERS. THAT'S GOOD FOR THEM TO KNOW. WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO? WHAT'S THE FUTURE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT [43:02] THAT FUTURE IS. I DO KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE UNDER THE AUDIT R ON -- AUDITOR. SO [43:10] GETTING THEM UNDER THE CLERK, I THINK IT'S NOT ONLY GOOD FOR THE COUNCIL. I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR [43:15] THE DEPARTMENT. IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN AN INTERIM CAPACITY FOR OVER A YEAR. SO I WOULD POINT THAT OUT. [43:23] ALTHOUGH I HESITATED FROM GETTING INTO PERSONNEL DECISIONS. I THINK THERE ARE REAL PEOPLE IN THESE JOBS AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME [43:30] SENSE OF FIRMNESS OR FINALITY ABOUT WHAT DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING IN. [43:36] >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I JUST WANT TO STATE FOR THE [43:42] RECORD. I'M REALLY HOPING WE CAN GET TO A CONSENSUS ON THIS AND THAT THIS WOULDN'T PARTICULARLY [43:49] BE A CONTROVERSIAL VOTE. I AM HEARING SOME HESITATION. AND I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO GET [43:56] THOSE SOURCES OR THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE INTO A MORE CONFIDENT PLACE. ONE THING THAT MIGHT [44:04] HELP, MR. CLERK, IS AS CLOSE AS I'VE BEEN TO THIS, IT'S NOT [44:09] CLEAR TO ME WHAT COUNCIL ACTIONS WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN NEXT. ACTUALLY, MY FIRST READING OF [44:14] THE ORDINANCE I SAID, OKAY, THIS ISN'T A BIG DEAL. IT'S KIND OF LESS PRESCRIPTIVE BUT GIVING [44:21] SOME GENERAL DIRECTION GIVES MORE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS. BUT WHAT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME IS WHAT COUNCIL ACTIONS [44:28] WOULD FOLLOW AFTER THIS. >> THERE WOULD OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, [44:34] ANY BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS HAVE TO COME TO THE COUNCIL. RIGHT. I THINK IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT ON [44:41] ANYONE WHO COMES TO THE COUNCIL INVOLVE THEM IN THOUGHT PROCESS. [44:50] BUT MANAGEMENT IS NOT THE FUNCTION OF THE COUNCIL. THAT'S CLERK'S JOB. FORMALLY, I THINK [44:56] THOSE ARE RELATED TO THE ACTIONS OF BUDGET, FORMAL STRUCTURAL [45:02] ISSUES. I'LL NOTE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WAS A MISTAKE WAS PUTTING TWO SPECIFIC [45:08] DIVISIONS STRUCTURED VERY SIMILARLY WITH THE EXACT SAME LANGUAGE BUT DIFFERENT TITLES INTO OUR CODE. YOU'LL NOTICE [45:14] THAT'S NOT IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THE CODE DOESN'T MENTION ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES [45:19] DIVISION UNDER THE CLERK. BUT WE HAVE ONE. THAT'S A BUDGETARY AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT DECISION. SAME THING WITH [45:27] RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS. THAT'S A MANAGEMENT FUNCTION OF ORGANIZING THE RESOURCES OF A DEPARTMENT. SO CLEARLY, THE [45:35] STAFF THAT IS SUPPORTING COUNCIL, COUNCIL'S GOING TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THAT. AND ANYONE WHO IS IN MY POSITION WOULD BE [45:43] FULL HARTY TO TRY TO MAKE BIG DECISIONS -- I THINK EVERYONE ON [45:49] THIS BODY KNOWS I'M IN THE OFFICE PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE DAY. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MY IDEAS OR YOU WANT TO CONSULT [45:55] ME, I'M HERE. I'M AVAILABLE. PHONE CALL AWAY WHEN I'M NOT IN THE OFFICE. SO HAPPY TO CONSULT [46:01] ON WHAT IS NEXT AND WHAT HAPPENS. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IMPROVE [46:07] THE SERVICES THAT COUNCIL GETS. I'M COMMITTED TO MAKING IT HAPPEN. I THINK ALL OF YOU WANT THAT OUTCOME. I THINK THE STAFF [46:14] IN PLAY WANT THAT OUTCOME. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION BUT IT'S MY BEST [46:20] ATTEMPT. >> NO, THAT'S HELPFUL. BECAUSE THE OTHER PIECE HERE, AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO PUT MY AUDIT CHAIR [46:25] HAT ON IS THAT WE'RE HAVING A BIG CONVERSATION ABOUT COUNCIL STAFF. BUT THIS IS ALSO [46:31] SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR NEW CITY AUDITOR. AND IN FACT, YOU KNOW, REDUCING THE TOTAL SIZE OF [46:37] THE AUDITOR BY MORE THAN HALF [46:46] WITH THIS POTENTIAL CHANGE. NOTICING THE SAME WEEK AS THE [46:51] AUDITOR'S FIRST DAY ON THE JOB. VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU, MR. [46:57] TIMMERMAN, FOR DIVING DEEP IN THE DEEP END ON YOUR VERY FIRST [47:03] WEEK. TRY TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THE HISTORY, THE CONTEXT OF WHERE WE ARE, AND SOME OF THE LEGAL OPINION. I KNOW YOU JUST [47:08] GOT A MEMO TO US OUT LATE LAST WEEK. THAT HELPED INFORM MY [47:13] THINKING ON THIS. I'M STILL EVEN PROCESSING IT MYSELF AND I'VE BEEN PRETTY DEEPLY ENGAGED ON [47:19] THIS. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO MAYBE HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG AS [47:24] CLOSELY WOULD ALSO STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND MAYBE SOME MORE OF THESE ANSWERS OF WHAT IS THAT [47:29] STRUCTURE TO THE 10 FTEs OR WHAT IS THE CURRENT WAY THAT COULD BE [47:36] STRUCTURED VERSUS FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. I COULD SEE A LOT OF VALUE IN BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME [47:41] OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE HAVING TO TAKE THIS ACTION UP. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY BE AMENABLE TO HOLDING THIS A CYCLE [47:48] OR TWO TO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY GET INTO SOME OF THOSE DEEPER DETAILS. SO I JUST WANTED TO [47:54] INVITE THAT. I REALLY DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE CONTROVERSIAL. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE US FURTHER REFINING [48:00] THE REALITY OF THIS NEW GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR AUDIT [48:07] COMMITTEE IS ACTUALLY INFORMED BY THESE CHANGES. AND I KNOW THAT THE AUDITOR SENT OUT THE [48:15] MEMO ALSO TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEY'RE ONLY HERE EVERY OTHER MONTH SO THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR [48:21] DEEPER CONVERSATION. AND I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANY INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS [48:27] WITH AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SO I WOULD VALUE SOME TIME TO DO THAT AS WELL BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THIS RIGHT. [48:33] >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? >> YES. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO [48:43] CONTINUOUS TO -- AND I KNOW WE HAVE AWARD WEEK. AND I HAD ONE [48:48] CONVERSATION WHERE A CYCLE FELT LIKE A LITTLE BIT RUSHED TOO. I [48:53] THINK THE NEXT -- I'M LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT. APRIL 29TH WOULD BE [49:00] THE NEXT COW FROM THERE. >> SO THAT'S YOUR MOTION TO DELAY. >> YES. CONTINUE TO THE [49:06] APRIL 29TH. AND THAT WOULD GIVE US TIME TO BOTH GET COUNCIL MEMBERS INFORMED AND AUDIT [49:13] COMMITTEE MEMBERS INFORMED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [49:19] OH WAIT, WAIT. I GOTTA LOOK AT THE QUEUE. YES. OKAY. COUNCIL [49:28] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> MY COMMENTS WERE ABOUT THE MOTION. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE MOTION BEFORE US RIGHT NOW. [49:35] >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> YOU COULD DO ROLL CALL. >> YES. COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. [49:46] >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. [49:51] >> VETAW. >> NO. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. [49:56] >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> JENKINS. >> NAY. [50:03] >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> NO. [50:09] >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 10 AYEs AND THREE [50:17] NAYS. >> AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, MR. CLERK. WE WILL HAVE THIS [50:22] PRESENTATION BACK TWO MEETINGS FROM NOW. OUR NEXT ITEM IS [50:29] CONFIRMING THE CITY CLERK'S APPOINTMENT OF KELLY GEISTLER TO [50:35] THE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. CLERK CARL, IF YOU MAY GIVE THAT PRESENTATION AS WELL. [50:41] >> REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS CONFIRMING MY APPOINTMENT OF KELLY GEISTLER TO THE POSITION [50:48] OF CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. OPERATIONAL LEADER PARTNERS WITH THE CLERK AND AUDITOR ON [50:54] DAY-TO-DAY WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT AND DELIVERY OF ITS SERVICES. THE POSITION ASSURES A [50:59] LINE OF SUCCESSION AND CONTINUITY IN THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK BY ASSUMING AND PERFORMING THE FULL RANGE OF DUTIES AND [51:05] FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED BY LAW AND CITY CHARTER TO THE CITY CLERK. KELLY GEISTLER RETURNS TO THE [51:14] CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AFTER SERVING FIVE YEARS AS CITY CLERK IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER. MS. [51:22] GEISTLER IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE MINNESOTA CLERKS AND FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. SHE EARNED [51:28] HER PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS, DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO [51:34] THE PROFESSION AND TO HER OWN CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FIELD. MOREOVER, SHE HOLDS A LAW DEGREE [51:40] FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS GIVING HER UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND GREATER DEPTH FOR THE WORK OF THE MUNICIPAL [51:46] CLERK. AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION [51:52] 8.120E OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES THE CITY CLERK SHALL APPOINT AN ASSISTANT CITY [52:00] CLERK, AND MAY APPOINT ADDITIONAL CITY CLERKS IN THIS [52:05] SAME MANNER. WE ARE ESTABLISHING A CHIEF ASSISTANT. THE CHIEF ASSISTANT CLERK WILL PROVIDE [52:11] OVERSIGHT, DIRECTION AND COORDINATION FOR THE OTHER ASSISTANT CLERKS AND FOR THE [52:16] VARIOUS DIVISIONS. I'M PLEASED TO APPOINT KELLY GEISTLER AND [52:24] ASK THE COUNCIL TO GRANT ITS [52:29] CONSENT. WITH THAT, I'VE COMPLETED BY PREPARED COMMENTS. I'M SURE MS. GEISTLER WOULD LIKE [52:37] TO OFFER A FEW COMMENTS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. AND KELLY, PLEASE COME UP. WELCOME. [52:43] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR -- ALWAYS HEIGHT PROBLEMS HERE. ONE SECOND. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU, [52:52] CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS CLERK CARL STATED, MY NAME IS KELLY GEISTLER, I AM COMING TO [52:59] YOU FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, BUT ORIGINALLY HAVING WORKED HERE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, [53:04] I JUST JOTTED DOWN A FEW COMMENTS HERE SO I WOULDN'T RAMBLE. AS CASEY SAID, WITH A [53:11] FAVORABLE VOTE FROM YOU ALL THIS WEEK, I'LL BE STARTING HOPEFULLY ON APRIL 7. I BEGAN MY CLERK [53:19] CAREER, I ACTUALLY STARTED HERE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN 2012 WORKING FOR COUNCIL VICE [53:25] PRESIDENT ROBERT LILIGREN AT THE TIME. I THEN WORKED FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CONNO. IN 2015, THANKS TO [53:33] JACKIE HANSON, SHE GAVE ME A JOB IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO EXPERIENCE. AND [53:41] FOUR YEARS LATER, I WENT OFF TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER TO BE THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK WORKING FOR [53:48] ANOTHER MINNEAPOLIS ALUMNI, ANESA HOLLINGSHED, WHO THEN WENT [53:57] ON TO ANOTHER STATE JOB. IN 2020 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC IN [54:03] A GENERAL ELECTION YEAR. THAT WAS A PRETTY MASSIVE LEARNING CURVE. BUT ALL THINGS WENT WELL [54:11] AND I'VE REALLY ENJOYED MY EXPERIENCE DOWN THERE. I'M THRILLED THOUGH TO BE COMING BACK TO MINNEAPOLIS. AND I'M [54:17] OFFICIALLY BACK IN MINNEAPOLIS AS OF YESTERDAY COMPLETING MY MOVING DUTIES ABOUT 2 A.M. LAST [54:23] NIGHT. KIND OF ROUGH. HAVING [54:29] GROWN UP IN THE NORTH METRO AND HAVING A LIFE LONG DEEP AFFECTION FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ITS COMMUNITY, I [54:35] REALLY AM EXCITED TO RETURN TO THIS ROLE. I'VE ALREADY SPENT SOME TIME REFRESHING [54:40] RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKING SOME NEW CONNECTIONS. IF I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU YET, I LOOK FORWARD IT DOING [54:47] THAT EITHER TOMORROW OR IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. I'M EXCITED TO PUT MY SKILLS AND STRENGTHS TO [54:53] WORK FOR CLERK CARL AND THE FULL COUNCIL. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OF COURSE, FOR THE COMMUNITY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. WITH ITS [55:00] ROBUST HISTORY OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, I'M EAGER TO CONTRIBUTE, COLLABORATE, AND HELP DRIVE THE COUNCIL'S WORK [55:08] THROUGH COORDINATION AND EXECUTION OF HIGH QUALITY PROCESS MANAGEMENT ALONG WITH OTHER KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY [55:15] CLERK'S OFFICE. AND SO I HOPE YOU'LL VOTE YES. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. [55:20] >> THANKS, KELLY. AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR CHOOSING MINNEAPOLIS. I'LL SEE [55:26] IF ANYBODY IS ON QUEUE. VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [55:32] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. KELLY, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO [55:37] THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I DIDN'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY I [55:43] READ A LOT ABOUT YOU. HEARD A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FROM MY COLLEAGUES WHO GOT TO MEET WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK [55:49] TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND BRINGING YOUR TALENTS TO US OVER HERE. JUST EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW YOU. [55:57] AND EXCITED TO JUST SUPPORT YOU TODAY. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, MAY I JUST [56:02] SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I LIVE IN YOUR WARD. SO WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. [56:09] >> WE CAN GRAB COFFEE IN THE WARD. >> I WOULD LOVE THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT [56:14] PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT WAS JUST REALLY GREAT TO GET TO SIT [56:20] DOWN WITH YOU ONE ON ONE, LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU AND JUST YOUR BACKGROUND. IT REALLY DOES SOUND LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE A REALLY [56:28] POWERFUL TEAM WITH CLERK. AND AS YOU SEE TODAY, WE ARE VERY MUCH STILL BUILDING OUT WHAT THE [56:34] POTENTIAL IS OF THIS NEW GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. I'M HERE YOU'RE ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND GET TO HAVE THE TIME TO REALLY [56:40] HELP DEVELOP THAT IN COLLABORATION WITH US. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, [56:46] COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. AND [56:52] HELLO, MS. GEISTLER. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK. I THINK I WAS [57:00] AROUND ON YOUR VERY FIRST DAY AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND [57:06] WATCHING YOU SORT OF TRANSCEND [57:12] THROUGH MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE CITY AND DEPARTMENTS, AND GROW IN YOUR EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS AS [57:18] WELL AS, YOU KNOW, BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE ROLE OF CITY [57:23] CLERK AND TAKING THOSE SKILLS TO ROCHESTER, AND RETURNING BACK [57:30] NOW IS I THINK A TESTAMENT TO YOUR OWN AMBITIONS, BUT AS WELL [57:37] AS THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO LEARN HERE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S GREAT TO SEE [57:45] YOU BACK. HOPEFULLY MY COLLEAGUES WILL BE SUPPORTING YOUR NOMINATION. I WILL. [57:53] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. [57:59] >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> GREAT. AND THE CLERK CAN CALL THE ROLL. [58:06] >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VETAW. [58:11] >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. [58:17] >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. [58:22] >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYEs. [58:29] >> AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE A [58:35] DISCUSSION RELATED TO MULTIPLE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS FOR THE [58:41] 2025 MINNEAPOLUS SERVICES. I WELCOME LEA LAKES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT FURTHER ON THIS ITEM. [58:48] WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR CHAVEZ, [59:32] COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS LEA LAKES. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON THE [59:39] 2025 PROCESS FOR THE MINNEAPOLUS VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER STRATEGIC [59:46] OUTREACH INITIATIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS. THE PRIMARY [59:54] AIM OF THIS RFP WAS TO SELECT [59:59] AND IDENTIFY PARTNERS WITH QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS TO [1:00:05] PERFORM CRITICAL VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION WORK IN OUR COMMUNITIES BASED OFF OF THE [1:00:10] CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH REPRESENTS A TARGETED APPROACH TO VIOLENCE [1:00:17] PREVENTION THROUGH DIRECT INTERVENTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AT THE HEART OF THIS [1:00:25] PROGRAM, OUR TRAINED VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS AND AND OUTREACH [1:00:31] WORKERS. THESE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS SERVE A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING AND MEDIATING [1:00:38] POTENTIALLY LETHAL CONFLICTS WITHIN DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHICAL [1:00:43] AREAS. THEIR WORK DOES NOT STOP AT INITIAL INTERVENTION. THEY ALSO CONDUCT THOROUGH FOLLOW-UP [1:00:48] AND ENSURE THAT CONFLICTS DON'T REIGNITE, CREATING LASTING PEACE [1:00:53] IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. BY IMPLEMENTING THIS EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, WE ARE TAKING [1:00:59] PROACTIVE STEPS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND CREATE SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS [1:01:11] PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER THIS CONTRACT MUST FOLLOW THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. THE CURE [1:01:17] VIOLENCE MODEL IS A GROUNDBREAKING APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THIS MODEL [1:01:24] APPROACHES VIOLENCE THROUGH A PUBLIC HEALTH LENS, TREATING IT AS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE THAT [1:01:30] SPREADS THROUGH COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS. THIS INTERACTION APPROACH HAS TRANSFORMED HOW WE [1:01:38] UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS VIOLENCE IN URBAN SETTINGS. THE MODEL OPERATES UNDER THREE KEY [1:01:45] PRINCIPLES. FIRST, IT IDENTIFIES AND WORKS WITH HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE [1:01:51] TRANSMITTERS OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. SECOND, IT EMPHASIZES EARLY INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT [1:01:59] VIOLENT INCIDENTS BEFORE THEY OCCUR. AND THIRD, IT FOCUSES ON STOPPING FURTHER SPREAD OF VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES. WHAT [1:02:06] MAKES THIS MODEL PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE IS ITS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING APPROACH. UNLIKE [1:02:14] TRADITIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, OUR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS OPERATE THROUGH [1:02:21] ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST NETWORKS. THEIR [1:02:26] EFFECTIVENESS COMES FROM THEIR DEEP CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEIR ABILITY TO [1:02:32] IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO POTENTIAL VIOLENCE BASED ON VARIOUS INFORMATION THAT THEY'VE [1:02:37] CULTIVATED. SINCE ITS INITIAL [1:02:44] PILOT IN CHICAGO IN 2008, THIS MODEL HAS DEMONSTRATED [1:02:50] SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. IT IS PROVEN [1:02:57] ADAPTABLE TO SEVERAL FORMS OF VIOLENCE FROM GANG RELATED INCIDENTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [1:03:02] TO SCHOOL SAFETY CONCERNS. THE APPROACH HAS BEEN RIGOROUSLY [1:03:07] EVALUATED THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS AND EXTENSIVELY DOCUMENTED IN MORE THAN A DOZEN [1:03:13] STUDIES AND REPORTS. THESE STATISTICS AREN'T JUST NUMBERS, [1:03:20] THEY REPRESENT LIVES SAVED AND COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMED. BY RIGOROUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [1:03:26] CURE VIOLENCE MODEL IN MINNEAPOLIS, WE POSITION OURSELVES TO ACHIEVE SIMILAR RESULTS IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES. [1:03:36] ORGANIZATIONS WHO FOLLOW THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL DETECT AND INTERRUPT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS [1:03:42] BEFORE THEY TURN VIOLENT. THESE TEAMS RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO INCIDENTS WORKING TO PREVENT [1:03:50] RETALIATION, AND MEDIATE ONGOING DISPUTES. THEY STAY ENGAGED WITH THESE SITUATIONS FOR AS LONG AS [1:03:56] NEEDED. SOMETIMES MONTHS, TO ENSURE CONFLICTS REMAIN RESOLVED. ALSO, THEY WORK [1:04:04] DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF VIOLENCE USING THEIR EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AS [1:04:11] CREDIBLE MESSENGERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. USING TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACHES, OUR [1:04:16] OUTREACH WORKERS MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT AND HELP THEM [1:04:21] ACCESS NEEDED SERVICES LIKE JOBS OR TREATMENT WHILE SHOWING THEM [1:04:27] ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE. THEY ALSO MOBILIZE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO CHANGE NORMS AROUND VIOLENCE. WHEN INCIDENTS OCCUR, [1:04:36] OUR TEAMS ORGANIZE COMMUNITY RESPONSES THAT SEND A CLEAR [1:04:41] MESSAGE, VIOLENCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY WORK WITH LOCAL LEADERS, [1:04:47] BUSINESSES, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESIDENTS TO BUILD A CULTURE OF PEACE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE [1:04:54] APPROACH HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING VIOLENCE IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY TREATING [1:05:01] VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AND EMPLOYING THE TRUST OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS AGENTS OF [1:05:06] CHANGE, WE CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION THAT MAKES OUR CITY SAFE FOR EVERYONE. COMMUNITY [1:05:18] BASED ORGANIZATIONS AWARDED MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS SERVE AS THE MANAGERS OF THIS VIOLENCE [1:05:24] INTERRUPTION TEAM. THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE RECRUITING AND MANAGING [1:05:29] QUALIFIED AND CREDIBLE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS AND OUTREACH WORKERS, ENSURING DAILY [1:05:34] OPERATIONS ALIGN WITH PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY NEEDS, MAINTAIN [1:05:40] STRONG COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS, AND MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES AND [1:05:46] SCHEDULING. AND ALSO PROVIDING DIRECT SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT TO INTERRUPTER AND OUTREACH [1:05:52] WORKERS. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS [1:05:58] NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES CRITICAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING OVERALL PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, [1:06:05] COMMUNICATION, AND COORDINATION. PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND [1:06:11] EVALUATION, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE, RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT. CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL [1:06:22] SERVES AS OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNER. THEY PROVIDE [1:06:27] EVIDENCE BASED TRAINING AND METHODOLOGY, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE, QUALITY [1:06:33] ASSURANCE SUPPORT, BEST PRACTICES, AND MODEL FIDELITY ASSISTANCE. THIS THREE-WAY [1:06:42] PARTNERSHIP ENSURES OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS MAINTAIN BOTH [1:06:47] LOCAL RELEVANCE AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WHILE FOLLOWING PROVEN METHODOLOGIES. EACH ENTITY PLAYS [1:06:54] A VITAL ROLE IN THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE [1:06:59] APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN OUR COMMUNITIES. TO CREATE [1:07:06] THIS RFP FOR THIS WORK, WE WORKED WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS IN OUR PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE [1:07:13] MINNEAPOLUS STRATEGIC OUTREACH RFP. NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENGAGED WITH CURE [1:07:19] VIOLENCE GLOBAL FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DURING THE RFP PROCESS. THEIR EXPERTISE IN [1:07:25] VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN SHAPING OUR APPROACH AND ENSURING WE [1:07:31] IMPLEMENT BEST PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS IN OUR RFP. NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY STAFF ALSO [1:07:38] WORKED TO CAREFULLY CRAFT REQUIREMENTS IN THE RFP THAT ALIGN WITHIN THE CITY'S GOALS [1:07:43] AND OBJECTIVES. WE HAVE MAINTAINED A STRONG [1:07:49] COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT. THEIR GUIDANCE HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL IN ENSURING A FAIR AND [1:07:56] TRANSPARENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS PROVIDED [1:08:02] CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO ENSURING OUR RFP COMPLIES WITH BOTH CITY AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. THEIR [1:08:10] OVERSIGHT HELPED GUARANTEE THAT OUR CONTRACTING PROCESS MEETS ALL LEGAL STANDARDS AND PROTECTS [1:08:18] THE INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE RFP PLANNING [1:08:24] DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHING STRONG, COMPLIANT, AND EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE [1:08:30] PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR MINNEAPOLIS. THE RFP FOR THE [1:08:36] MINNEAPOLUS STRATEGIC OUTREACH INITIATIVE WAS REVIEWED BY THE PERMIT REVIEW COMMITTEE AND WAS [1:08:41] FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PROCUREMENT POLICIES, LAWS, AND OTHER DIRECTIVES. TO ATTRACT [1:08:49] A WIDE VARIETY OF QUALIFIED POTENTIAL RESPONDERS, THE [1:08:56] NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH EFFORT AS A PART OF THE REVIEW FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS. WE [1:09:06] SUCCESSFULLY DISTRIBUTED DELIVERY MOTIVATIONS TO OVER 7,000 SUBSCRIBERS, ENSURING A BROAD AWARENESS OF OUR RFP. [1:09:15] THROUGH OUR E-SUPPLIER PORTAL, WE REACHED OVER 700 BIDDERS AND [1:09:21] SUPPLIERS, EXPANDING OUR POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR POOL. ALL INCUMBENT VENDORS WERE DIRECTLY [1:09:28] NOTIFIED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY CONTRACT SPECIALIST ALSO CONDUCTED [1:09:34] TARGETED OUTREACH EFFORTS, INCLUDING DIRECT EMAIL COMMUNICATION TO MORE THAN 150 [1:09:40] PARTNERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING [1:09:45] REPRESENTATIVES FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY, THE STATE AND OTHER CITIES OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. PERSONAL CONTACT [1:09:51] WITH 58 PREVIOUS AND CURRENT CONTRACT HOLDERS WAS ALSO DONE TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE AWARE [1:09:58] OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH APPROACH DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO [1:10:04] INCLUSIVE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND ENSURING ALL QUALIFIED [1:10:10] ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES. I WOULD LIKE TO [1:10:20] HIGHLIGHT THE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT WE PROVIDED POTENTIAL RESPONDERS DURING OUR RFP [1:10:27] PROCESS. WE WERE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO POTENTIAL [1:10:32] RESPONDERS AS THEY NAVIGATE THE RFP APPLICATION PROCESS. TO [1:10:38] SUPPORT POTENTIAL RESPONDERS, WE CONDUCTED A PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING THAT SERVES AS AN INVALUABLE [1:10:45] OPPORTUNITY FOR POTENTIAL RESPONDERS TO GAIN A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PROGRAM [1:10:51] REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS, TO MEET KEY STAFF MEMBERS AND [1:10:56] NETWORK WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, TO ASK QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ABOUT PROPOSALS, AND [1:11:03] TO ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE CURE VIOLENCE TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE IN [1:11:09] ATTENDANCE AS EXPECTED IN THEIR MODEL. ADDITIONALLY, WE IMPLEMENTED A STRUCTURE QUESTION [1:11:16] AND ANSWER PERIOD THAT ALLOWED POTENTIAL RESPONDERS TO SUBMIT DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RFP [1:11:23] REQUIREMENTS. BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF WORK AND EVALUATION [1:11:29] CRITERIA, ADDRESS TECHNICAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE SUBMISSION PROCESS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY [1:11:35] DEPARTMENT STAFF REMAINED AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [1:11:41] AND CLARIFICATION AS NEEDED AND AS APPROPRIATE. THIS SUPPORT [1:11:46] STRUCTURE HELPED ENSURE THAT ALL POTENTIAL RESPONDERS HAD EQUAL [1:11:51] ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR SUBMITTING COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A [1:12:03] RIGOROUS 100-POINT EVALUATION FRAMEWORK THAT ENSURES A THOROUGH AND FAIR ASSESSMENT OF [1:12:10] EACH SUBMISSION. THE PROGRAM OVERVIEW PORTION OF THE EVALUATION CRITERIA CARRIES THE [1:12:17] HIGHEST WEIGHT OF 40 POINTS. THIS SELECTION EVALUATES THE [1:12:22] ORGANIZATION'S APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THEIR [1:12:27] UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY. THE COST PROPOSAL AND BUDGET [1:12:33] NARRATIVE ACCOUNTS FOR 20 POINTS. HERE, WE ASSESS THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY AND [1:12:39] EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS, ENSURING RESPONSIBLE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS WHILE [1:12:45] MAINTAINING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. STAFF [1:12:50] QUALIFICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT WAS ALSO WORTH 20 POINTS. THIS EVALUATES THE EXPERIENCE AND [1:12:57] CAPABILITIES OF THE PROPOSED TEAMS. ENSURING THEY HAVE THE EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO DELIVER [1:13:03] SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING WERE [1:13:10] WORTH 10 POINTS. THIS COMPONENT EXAMINES THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE [1:13:16] FINANCIAL RECORDS AND PROVIDE TRANSPARENT REPORTING. AND [1:13:21] FINALLY, THE FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT WAS ALSO 10 POINTS, AND THAT EVALUATED THE [1:13:29] ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CAPACITY TO MANAGE PUBLIC FUNDS REASONABLY. EACH [1:13:35] PROPOSAL WAS EVALUATED BY A DIVERSE PANEL OF EXPERTS USING [1:13:40] THESE CRITERIA, ENSURING A THOROUGH AND IMPARTIAL SELECTION PROCESS. IN OUR COMMITMENT TO [1:13:48] IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES, WE HAVE RIGOROUSLY FOLLOWED THE VIOLENCE [1:13:55] PREVENTION OR THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS. WHILE WORKING IN CLOSE [1:14:02] PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT OUR SELECTION PROCEDURES MAINTAIN [1:14:07] THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE. [1:14:12] THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH COMBINING PROVEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION METHODOLOGIES WITH [1:14:19] ROBUST PROCUREMENT PRACTICES POSITIONS US TO SELECT PARTNERS WHO WILL BEST SERVE OUR [1:14:25] COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. AFTER [1:14:31] CAREFULLY RATING THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS USING OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCORING SYSTEM, WE [1:14:38] HAVE IDENTIFIED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE THE TOP SCORERS IN THIS RFP PROCESS, AND [1:14:45] DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. THE TOP SCORING ORGANIZATIONS IN NO PARTICULAR [1:14:53] ORDER ARE A MOTHER'S LOVE INITIATIVE, T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH, [1:14:58] RESTORATION INC., SABATHANNI [1:15:04] COMMUNITY CENTER, AND MAD DADS. EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS DEMONSTRATES STRONG ALIGNMENT WITH OUR PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES, [1:15:12] FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND PROVEN CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION [1:15:18] STRATEGIES. THEIR PROPOSALS REFLECTED DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND STRONG [1:15:24] COMMITMENT TO THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS [1:15:30] TO STRENGTHEN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS. BASED ON THE [1:15:39] EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS [1:15:46] IN OUR NEW MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS REFLECTING AN EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH THAT ALIGNS WITH CURE [1:15:52] VIOLENCE METHODOLOGIES. OUR NEW PROGRAM STRUCTURE INCLUDES [1:15:58] SEVERAL KEY CHANGES. STRICT MODEL ADHERENCE. WE NOW FOLLOW [1:16:03] AND DOCUMENT ADHERENCE TO CORE PRINCIPLES IN THE CORE VIOLENCE MODEL OR IN THE CURE VIOLENCE [1:16:09] MODEL, WITH COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION SYSTEMS THAT TRACK OUR ALIGNMENT WITH ESTABLISHED [1:16:15] BEST PRACTICES THAT IS SUPPORTED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. [1:16:23] STANDARDIZED DOCUMENTATION, OUR DAILY DEBRIEF TOOL IS HOSTED AND WRITTEN BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL [1:16:28] IN COLLABORATION WITH NSD, ENABLING BETTER OUTCOME DATA WITHOUT LOSING LOCALLY RELEVANT [1:16:34] INFORMATION. THIS DATA IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND [1:16:39] IS HOSTED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED [1:16:46] STANDARDIZED CONTRACT LANGUAGE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ACROSS ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS [1:16:53] AROUND MAKING SURE THAT OUR SERVICE DELIVERY AND EVALUATION [1:16:58] METRICS ARE CONSISTENT. WE'VE IMPLEMENTED DATA DRIVEN [1:17:04] DEPLOYMENT FOR OUR TEAMS ARE NOW OPERATING BASED ON DETAILED DATA ANALYSIS, FOCUSING ON HIGH [1:17:10] PRIORITY AREAS SUCH AS SPECIFIC HOUSING COMPLEXES AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES WHERE [1:17:17] VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS MOST PREVALENT. STRATEGIC TEAM [1:17:22] STRUCTURE. WE'VE ADAPTED A MORE EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT MODEL WITH [1:17:28] SMALLER MOBILE TEAMS. A GEOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT. EACH TEAM NOW HAS CLEARLY DESIGNATED AREAS [1:17:34] OF SERVICE ELIMINATING OVERLAP, AND ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF PRIORITY ZONES. AND [1:17:43] COORDINATED OPERATIONS. WE'VE ESTABLISHED A UNIFIED APPROACH ACROSS ALL TEAMS WITH [1:17:49] STANDARDIZED PROTOCOLS, UNIFORMS, AND REGULAR COORDINATION MEETINGS TO ENSURE [1:17:55] CONSISTENT SERVICE DELIVERY. THESE IMPROVEMENTS REPRESENT A [1:18:01] SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. ALLOWING US TO DELIVER MORE [1:18:07] FOCUSED, EFFECTIVE, AND MEASURABLE RESULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE UPDATED OUR [1:18:17] HIRING AND CONDUCT POLICIES IN THE NEW MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS, [1:18:22] WHICH HAVE BEEN HELD TO ENSURE BOTH PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS AND [1:18:28] COMMUNITY SAFETY. OUR HIRING PROCESSES INCLUDE SEVERAL KEY [1:18:33] PROTOCOLS. RIGOROUS BACKGROUND SCREENINGS. ALL NEW STAFF MEMBERS UNDERGO A THOROUGH [1:18:39] BACKGROUND CHECK. ACTIVE WARRANT POLICY. WE MAINTAIN A STRICT POLICY BASED ON GUIDANCE FROM [1:18:46] CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH ACTIVE WARRANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THESE NEW ROLES. [1:18:55] GRANDFATHER CLAUSE, STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE HIRED BEFORE THE EXECUTION OF THE NEW CONTRACTS WILL CONTINUE UNDER THE [1:19:02] BACKGROUND CHECK POLICIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTRACT ORGANIZATIONS. REGARDING [1:19:09] SUBSTANCE USE POLICIES, THERE'S A ZERO TOLERANCE DURING WORK. WE MAINTAIN A STRICT PROHIBITION ON [1:19:14] THE USE OF ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, OR ANY RECREATIONAL DRUG DURING WORKING HOURS OR WHILE WEARING [1:19:20] CITY APPAREL. DRUG TESTING [1:19:26] FRAMEWORK. NSD RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT DRUG TESTING IF THERE'S A REASONABLE CONCERN ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE DURING [1:19:34] SHIFTS. OBSERVABLE INDICATORS. TESTING MAY BE INITIATED BASED [1:19:40] ON CONCERNING BEHAVIORS SUCH AS SLURRED SPEECH, DROWSINESS, OR OTHER SIGNS THAT MIGHT IMPACT [1:19:45] JOB PERFORMANCE. THESE POLICIES REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO [1:19:52] MAINTAINING HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WHILE RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE NATURE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK WITHIN OUR [1:19:58] COMMUNITIES. NEXT, I'LL BE [1:20:03] SHARING THE GEOGRAPHIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COVERAGE [1:20:09] THAT WERE CALCULATED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE DETAILS ABOUT THE [1:20:16] RIGOROUS DATA DRIVEN METHODOLOGY USED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL TO [1:20:21] ESTABLISH OUR GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AREAS. THEIR APPROACH INVOLVED COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF FIVE [1:20:29] YEARS OF MINNEAPOLIS CRIME DATA ENSURING OUR INTERVENTIONS WERE TARGETED WHERE THEY'RE MOST [1:20:35] NEEDED. THIS METHODOLOGY FOCUSED ON TWO MAIN ASPECTS. AN IN DEPTH [1:20:42] ANALYSIS OF VIOLENCE INCIDENTS, CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL EXAMINED THE NATIONAL INCIDENT BASED [1:20:49] REPORTING SYSTEM DATA FROM 2019 TO 2025 SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON [1:20:56] INCIDENTS INVOLVING INJURY, INCLUDING AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND HOMICIDE. THROUGH CAREFUL [1:21:05] EXAMINATION OF THESE INCIDENT PATTERNS AND FREQUENCIES ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS, CURE VIOLENCE [1:21:10] GLOBAL DETERMINED THE OPTIMAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM PLACEMENT. THE [1:21:17] STRATEGIC AREA PLANNING WAS EIGHT MAPS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO EFFECTIVELY BE SERVED BY TEAMS [1:21:23] OF 7 TO 10 STAFF MEMBERS. THIS DATA DRIVEN APPROACH REPRESENTS [1:21:30] OUR RESOURCES ARE DEPLOYED WITH MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT FOCUSING ON AREAS WHERE VIOLENCE [1:21:38] PREVENTION EFFORTS CAN MAKE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THE KEY [1:21:45] FINDINGS FROM THE ANALYSIS INCLUDED THAT VIOLENCE PATTERNS [1:21:51] WERE PRIMARILY CONCENTRATED IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND COMMUNITIES RATHER THAN [1:21:56] COMMERCIAL OR SHOPPING DISTRICTS. THIS IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO FOCUS OUR INTERVENTION [1:22:03] EFFORTS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL. ANALYSIS REVEALED SIMILAR [1:22:08] PATTERNS OF VIOLENCE SPREAD ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS INDICATING SYSTEMATIC ISSUES THAT REQUIRE [1:22:14] CONSISTENT INTERVENTION APPROACHES. MANY OF THE IDENTIFIED HIGH RISK AREAS WERE [1:22:19] SURROUNDED BY SCHOOLS AND PARKS. HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THESE VITAL COMMUNITY [1:22:26] SPACES. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, CURE VIOLENCE HAS RECOMMENDED DEPLOYING TEAMS OF 7 TO 10 STAFF [1:22:34] MEMBERS IN EACH TARGETED AREA TO [1:22:40] ENSURE ADEQUATE COVERAGE. THESE INSIGHTS WILL GUIDE OUR [1:22:45] STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES AND HELP ENSURE VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS HAVE [1:22:51] THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITIES. HERE, YOU CAN [1:22:58] SEE THE EIGHT TARGET AREAS IDENTIFIED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL FOR TARGETED OUTREACH WORK. THERE ARE EIGHT ZONES [1:23:05] IDENTIFIED. AND WE HAVE FUNDING [1:23:11] TO OUR CONTRACTS, VENDORS. THE ZONES ARE CLUSTERED AROUND THE [1:23:17] AREAS OF MINNEAPOLIS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN. HERE ARE [1:23:23] SOME MORE DETAILED MAPS OF THE ZONES IDENTIFIED IN THE NORTHERN AREA. NOW HERE'S A MORE DETAILED [1:23:31] MAP OF THE ZONES IDENTIFIED IN THE CENTRAL-SOUTHERN AREAS OF MINNEAPOLIS. ALL VIOLENCE [1:23:44] PREVENTION TEAMS CONSIST OF FIVE INTERRUPTERS, TWO OUTREACH, ONE [1:23:50] SITE SUPERVISOR, AND ONE PROGRAM MANAGER. VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS [1:23:58] MEDIATE CONFLICTS. OUTREACH WORKERS CONNECT -- SITE [1:24:03] SUPERVISORS MANAGE TEAMS AND DAILY OPERATIONS. AND PROGRAM MANAGERS OVERSEE PROGRAM [1:24:09] IMPLEMENTATION AND STRATEGY. ALL VENDORS WERE SELECTED BASED ON IF THEY WERE A TOP SCORER IN THE [1:24:18] RFP. THOSE WHO WERE TOP SCORERS HAD THEIR RANKS TIED TO THESE EIGHT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS [1:24:24] IDENTIFIED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL, AS WELL AS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR NOTARIZED REFERENCES [1:24:30] FROM THE COMMUNITIES THEY PLAN ON SERVE. BASED ON THE [1:24:36] GEOGRAPHICAL RANKINGS, RESTORATION INC. WAS ASSIGNED AREA 4. T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH WAS [1:24:42] ASSIGNED AREA 8. A MOTHER'S LOVE WAS ASSIGNED AREA 2. SABATHANNI [1:24:50] WAS ASSIGNED AREA 7. AND MAD DADS WAS ASSIGNED AREA 5. AREA 1, 3, AND 6 DO NOT CURRENTLY [1:24:57] HAVE ASSIGNED COVERAGE. OUR [1:25:05] STAFFING AND SCHEDULING FRAMEWORK WHICH HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DESIGNED BASED ON [1:25:11] PROVEN METHODOLOGY AND LOCAL VIOLENCE TREND ANALYSIS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING KEY ELEMENTS: DATA [1:25:19] DRIVEN SCHEDULING. STAFF WORKING HOURS ARE STRATEGICALLY ALLOCATED BASED ON DETAILED [1:25:26] ANALYSIS OF LOCAL VIOLENCE PATTERNS AND PEAK INCIDENT TIMES. FIVE-DAY COVERAGE. [1:25:33] INTERRUPTERS OPERATE ON A TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCHEDULE. WORKING 40 HOURS PER WEEK TO ENSURE CONSISTENT [1:25:39] COMMUNITY PRESENCE. STRATEGIC TIME BLOCKS. HOURS ARE [1:25:46] DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS: TUESDAYs AND WEDNESDAYs 2 P.M. TO 8 P.M. [1:25:51] THURSDAYs, FRIDAYs AND SATURDAYs 4 P.M. TO 11 A.M. FLEXIBLE [1:25:59] ADAPTATION. THIS SCHEDULE FRAMEWORK CAN BE ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ACCOUNTING FOR [1:26:06] DIFFERENT PATTERNS BETWEEN SUMMER AND WINTER MONTHS. THIS SCHEDULING APPROACH ENSURES OUR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS ARE [1:26:12] PRESENT AND ACTIVE DURING THE TIMES WHEN INTERVENTION IS MOST [1:26:17] CRITICAL, WHILE MAINTAINING SUSTAINABLE WORKLOADS FOR OUR STAFF. THE STAFF PERFORMANCE [1:26:27] ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK, WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL TO ENSURE CONSISTENT, [1:26:33] HIGH QUALITY SERVICE DELIVERY, INCLUDING THREE PRIMARY [1:26:39] COMPONENTS. DAILY PERFORMANCE REVIEWS WHERE MANAGERS ARE CONDUCTING COMPREHENSIVE END OF [1:26:45] SHIFTING BRIEFINGS WITH STAFF TO DISCUSS IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES, SUCCESSES, AND NECESSARY [1:26:52] FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS. WEEKLY TEAM ASSESSMENTS WITH REGULAR STAFF MEETINGS PROVIDING A FORUM TO [1:26:58] REVIEW PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES. CELEBRATE STANDOUT [1:27:04] PERFORMANCES, SHARE SUCCESS STORIES, AND ADDRESS OPERATIONAL BARRIERS. INDIVIDUAL [1:27:13] DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT. EACH STAFF MEMBER RECEIVES WEEKLY ONE [1:27:22] ON ONE. DIRECT FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE, CLEAR PERFORMANCE [1:27:28] EXPECTATIONS, OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATION. THIS COMPREHENSIVE [1:27:34] ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROVIDED BY [1:27:41] CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL ENSURING OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS THE TOOLS AND SKILLS NEEDED TO [1:27:46] MAINTAIN HIGH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. THIS NEXT SECTION [1:27:53] I'LL OUTLINE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM MONITORING AND REPORTING [1:28:00] FRAMEWORK FOR MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS WHICH ENSURES THOROUGH DOCUMENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION [1:28:05] EFFORTS. OUR REPORTING STRUCTURE INCLUDES SEVERAL KEY COMPONENTS [1:28:11] WHICH HAVE BEEN ENHANCED FROM CURRENT MINNEAPOLUS REPORTING. [1:28:17] DAILY DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. ALL STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE DAILY [1:28:23] DETAILED DEBRIEF LOGS CAPTURING ESSENTIAL DATA ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIONS. [1:28:30] CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRACKING, COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL MEDICATIONS INCLUDING [1:28:36] INITIAL INTERVENTIONS AND FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION. INCIDENT [1:28:44] MONITORING. DETAILED LOGGING OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS TO HELP [1:28:50] IDENTIFY PATTERNS AND ADJUST INTERVENTION STRATEGIES [1:28:55] ACCORDINGLY. PARTICIPANT MANAGEMENT, THOROUGH DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING INITIAL [1:29:01] ELIGIBILITY SCREENINGS, PROGRAM INTAKE PROCEDURES, ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT NOTES, RISK NEEDS [1:29:09] ASSES ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUAL GOAL PLANS, AND SUCCESS STORY [1:29:14] DOCUMENTATION. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RECORDS. WHICH INCLUDES DOCUMENTS OF COMMUNITY [1:29:19] ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, OUTREACH EFFORT LOCATIONS, AND ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY [1:29:25] RELATIONSHIPS. UNDER THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL, DAILY OPERATIONS [1:29:31] ARE ANCHORED BY TWO CRITICAL DAILY TEAM MEETINGS TO HELP MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ALIGNED IN THE [1:29:39] WORK AND IS REPORTING APPROPRIATELY. THE START OF SHIFT BRIEFING. THIS IS A [1:29:45] STRUCTURED MEETING THAT COVERS RECENT INCIDENTS IN SHOOTING [1:29:50] REPORTS, ASSESSMENT OF ONGOING CONFLICTS, AND POTENTIAL FLASH [1:29:55] POINTS. ASSESSMENT OF SPECIFIC TEAM MEMBERS AND ASSIGNMENT TO [1:30:03] AREAS BASED ON EXPERTISE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED SHIFT ACTION PLANS. ALSO THE END OF [1:30:12] SHIFT DEBRIEFING. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WHICH INCLUDES DOCUMENTATION OF ANY [1:30:19] INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THAT SHIFT, UPDATES ON ACTIVE [1:30:24] CONFLICT MEDIATIONS, REPORTS ON HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING [1:30:31] IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, AND INFORMATION SHARING ABOUT EMERGING COMMUNITY DYNAMICS. [1:30:37] THIS OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK ENSURES REAL-TIME RESPONSE SO THAT OUR TEAMS CAN QUICKLY ADAPT [1:30:44] TO EMERGING SITUATIONS. CLEAR COMMUNICATION. ALL TEAM MEMBERS [1:30:50] REMAIN INFORMED AND ALIGNED ON PRIORITIES. STAFF SAFETY. [1:30:56] POTENTIAL RISKS ARE IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED PROACTIVELY. [1:31:01] QUALITY CONTROL. REGULAR REVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOMES. [1:31:07] ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS MAINTAINED BY CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL AND IS OWNED BY THE CITY, [1:31:14] ENSURING STANDARDIZED RECORD KEEPING AND ENABLING EFFECTIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION AND [1:31:22] ADJUSTMENT. THIS ROBUST DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH [1:31:28] CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL ENSURES COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING AND [1:31:34] EVALUATION OF OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THE CURE [1:31:42] VIOLENCE GLOBAL ROBUST DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ENSURES TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, [1:31:49] AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THE DATA ENTERED BY THE VIOLENCE [1:31:55] INTERRUPTERS WILL BE USED TO CREATE A PERFORMANCE MONITORING DASHBOARD. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF [1:32:01] WHAT THE DASHBOARD STRUCTURE COULD LOOK LIKE UPON COLLABORATION WITH OUR CURE [1:32:07] VIOLENCE GLOBAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANT PROVIDERS. THIS LINE CHART SHOWS THE AVERAGE NUMBER [1:32:12] OF CASES, OR CASE NOTES PER PARTICIPANT OVER TIME. OTHER OUTPUTS WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN [1:32:19] DASHBOARD VISUALIZATIONS, INCLUDING NUMBER OF PARTICIPATION, MEDIATION, [1:32:26] FOLLOW-UP, MEDICATION PROVIDED, EDUCATION PROVIDED, AMONG OTHER [1:32:32] ACTIVITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES REAL-TIME DATA VISUALIZATION TO [1:32:38] ASSIST IN COMMUNICATION AND TARGETED IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. THIS DATA DRIVEN APPROACH [1:32:44] ENSURES OUR RESOURCES ARE DEPLOYED WITH MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT. FOCUSING ON AREAS [1:32:51] WHERE VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS CAN MAKE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR COMPREHENSIVE [1:33:01] EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE MINNEAPOLUS PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MEASURE BOTH [1:33:08] IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. OUR EVALUATION STRATEGY [1:33:16] FOCUS ON TWO PRIMARY OPTIONS. OUR SHORT-TERM AND INTERMEDIATE [1:33:23] OUTCOMES, WHERE WE MEASURE OUT EFFECTIVELY WE'RE INCREASING [1:33:28] PROACTIVE FEATURES FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT RATES, [1:33:34] JOB PLACEMENT AND RETENTION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEVELS, AND ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. [1:33:42] LONG-TERM OUTCOMES WE ARE TRACKING IS THE REDUCTION OF [1:33:48] VIOLENT CRIME IN PROJECT AREAS THROUGH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF GUN VIOLENCE INCIDENTS, HOMICIDE [1:33:55] RATE COMPARISONS, AND GEOGRAPHIC CRIME PATTERN ANALYSIS. OUR [1:34:05] EVALUATION SYSTEM EMPLOYS RIGOROUS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND PROCESS MONITORING ACROSS [1:34:12] MULTIPLE DATA STREAMS AND SERVES THREE CRITICAL FUNCTIONS: IMPACT [1:34:19] MEASUREMENT. WE QUANTIFY OUR INTERVENTIONS DIRECT EFFORTS ON COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH [1:34:26] DETAILED METRICS AND ANALYSIS. SUCCESS FACTOR IDENTIFICATION. OUR DATA ANALYSIS PINPOINTS THE [1:34:32] MOST EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES. STRATEGIC [1:34:38] RESOURCE ALLOCATION. WE ASSURE EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING FOR PROGRAM INVESTMENT. [1:34:47] ADDITIONALLY, OUR REGULAR PROGRESS MONITORING ALLOWS FOR AGILE RESPONSE TO EMERGING [1:34:52] TRENDS AND IMMEDIATE STRATEGIC ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. THIS [1:34:58] COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION APPROACH ENSURES OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS REMAIN DATA [1:35:04] DRIVEN, EFFECTIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY. [1:35:10] THE NEXT SECTION I'LL BREAK DOWN THE AMOUNT EACH AREA COSTS TO [1:35:16] SERVE WITH VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS WHO ARE FOLLOWING THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. THE METHOD TO [1:35:27] DETERMINE CONTRACT AWARDS AMOUNTS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AREAS WAS DATA DRIVEN AND CAREFULLY STRUCTURED TO ENSURE [1:35:35] BOTH FAIRNESS AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. WE BEGAN BY CONDUCTING A THOROUGH ANALYSIS [1:35:42] OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET TABLES FROM SELECTED VENDORS PAYING [1:35:47] PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SALARY STRUCTURES. THIS REVIEW HELPED [1:35:53] US UNDERSTAND THE RANGE OF COMPENSATION NEEDED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED VIOLENCE [1:36:02] INTERRUPTER AND SUPPORT STAFF. TO ENSURE OUR APPROACH ALIGNS WITH BEST PRACTICES, WE [1:36:09] PARTNERED WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THEIR EXPERTISE HELPED US [1:36:15] STANDARDIZE OUR FUNDING APPROACH ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS WHILE [1:36:20] MAINTAINING PROGRAM FIDELITY. OUR FUNDING STRUCTURE WAS [1:36:25] CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY. WE SEPARATED [1:36:30] EXPENSES INTO TWO CATEGORIES: CONTRACTED AND IN-HOUSE. CONTRACTED EXPENSES INCLUDED [1:36:35] STAFF SALARIES, BENEFITS, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, ADMINISTRATIVE [1:36:41] COSTS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THE IN-HOUSE EXPENSES COVERED [1:36:46] PUBLIC EDUCATION MATERIALS, UNIFORMS, AND OTHER NECESSARY [1:36:52] SUPPLIES. THIS STRUCTURED APPROACH ALLOWED US TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT SERVICE QUALITY [1:36:59] ACROSS ALL AREAS WHILE ENSURING RESPONSIBLE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES. I WOULD LIKE TO [1:37:09] OUTLINE OUR COMPREHENSIVE IN-HOUSE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING IN-HOUSE [1:37:16] UNDER THE NEW CONTRACT TO ENSURE STAFF HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS THEY NEED TO PERFORM THEIR [1:37:21] DUTIES EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY. OUR EQUIPMENT INCLUDES [1:37:30] PROFESSIONAL UNIFORM PACKAGES, COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING CELL PHONES FOR ALL [1:37:35] STAFF MEMBERS, AND STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND [1:37:42] EMERGENCY CONTACT PROCEDURES. SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE KITS. PROFESSIONAL GRADE [1:37:47] BACKPACKS EQUIPPED WITH NARCAN FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSES, [1:37:53] COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID KITS, AND DISPOSABLE GLOVES, AS WELL [1:37:58] AS PUBLIC EDUCATION RESOURCES, STANDARDIZED MATERIAL FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND [1:38:05] INFORMATION PACKETS TO DISTRIBUTE DURING OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. BY MANAGING THESE [1:38:11] RESOURCES INTERNALLY, WE CAN ENSURE CONSISTENT QUALITY, IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT WHEN [1:38:17] NEEDED, AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF ALL EQUIPMENT. THIS APPROACH ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN THE [1:38:24] HIGHEST STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM AND READINESS IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK. [1:38:33] FOR EACH VIOLENCE PREVENTION TEAM, WE'VE STRUCTURED THE FOLLOWING POSITION AND SALARY [1:38:40] RANGES. THE PROGRAM MANAGER WHOSE JOB IS TO OVERSEE THE ENTIRE PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION [1:38:47] AND EFFECTIVENESS. FOR SITE SUPERVISOR, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS [1:38:53] AND TEAM MANAGEMENT. OUTREACH WORKERS, THESE ARE SPECIALISTS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH AT-RISK [1:39:01] INDIVIDUALS AND MAINTAIN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. AND [1:39:07] VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION ARE FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO MEDIATE CONFLICTS AND PREVENT VIOLENCE. [1:39:12] THE TOTAL SALARY ALLOCATION PER TEAM IS $540,000, WHICH [1:39:19] REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN EXPERIENCE QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN [1:39:26] EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGY. IN [1:39:34] ADDITION TO BASE SALARIES, OUR COMPREHENSIVE STRUCTURE INCLUDES [1:39:43] FRINGE BENEFITS, FULL BENEFITS FOR STAFF MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE [1:39:49] WE MAINTAIN QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT [1:39:55] EVENTS AND PARTICIPANT SUPPORT SERVICES. STAFF MENTAL HEALTH [1:40:00] RESOURCES, DEDICATED RESOURCES FOR STAFF WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, WHICH IS [1:40:05] CRITICAL FOR THOSE WORKING IN HIGH STRESS ENVIRONMENTS. AND [1:40:10] ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES INCLUDING OFFICE SUPPLIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND [1:40:19] PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TOOLS. THESE EXPENSES ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND, INCLUDING [1:40:25] AMENDMENT 19 EARMARK, AND THE [1:40:31] BURN GRANT. IN SUMMARY, OUR COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE REQUIRES A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF [1:40:41] APPROXIMATELY $730,000 PER TARGET GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THIS TOTAL BREAKS DOWN INTO THE TWO [1:40:48] MAIN COMPONENTS OF SALARY COSTS AND ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL COST. THIS INVESTMENT OF ROUGHLY [1:40:56] $730,000 PER COVERAGE AREA REPRESENTS THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT A FULLY [1:41:02] STAFFED, PROPERLY SUPPORTED VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT ADHERES TO THE PROVEN CURE [1:41:09] VIOLENCE MODEL. THIS FUNDING ENSURES WE MAINTAIN A [1:41:15] PROFESSIONAL STANDARD AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH NECESSARY FOR THE PROGRAM TO SUCCEED. [1:41:25] FOLLOWING APPROVAL AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TODAY, OUR PROPOSAL WOULD PROCEED TO THE FULL COUNCIL ON MARCH 27TH. [1:41:32] UPON FULL COUNCIL APPROVAL, WE EXPECT COUNCIL ACTION TO BE [1:41:38] PUBLISHED BETWEEN APRIL 3RD AND 8TH DEPENDING ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE TURNAROUND. WE'RE [1:41:45] TARGETING TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2025, AS OUR SERVICE START DATE [1:41:50] SUBJECT TO SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS AND DRUG SCREENING FOR ALL STAFF. OUR [1:41:59] INCUMBENT PARTNERS, MAD DADS, RESTORATION INC., AND T.O.U.C.H. [1:42:05] OUTREACH ARE ALREADY RECEIVING CURE VIOLENCE TRAINING UNDER THEIR EXISTING CONTRACTS. OUR NEW PARTNERS OF SABATHANI AND A [1:42:14] MOTHER'S LOVE INITIATIVE WILL BEGIN THEIR TRAINING WITHIN TWO TO THREE WEEKS OF CONTRACT EXECUTION. TO ENSURE [1:42:21] TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WE'VE DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE DASHBOARD THAT WILL TRACK [1:42:26] VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS. A [1:42:31] PRELIMINARY VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE END [1:42:38] OF MAY. BY OCTOBER 20, 2025, WE'LL HAVE SIX MONTHS OF DATA [1:42:45] THROUGH OUR CURE VIOLENCE DATABASE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS INTO PROGRAM [1:42:52] EFFECTIVENESS. ADDITIONALLY, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY VIOLENCE PREVENTION MASTER CONTRACT WILL [1:43:00] BE IMPLEMENTED BY JULY 2025 TO POTENTIALLY ADDRESS GAP AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED [1:43:07] DURING CRITICAL WARMER MONTHS. THIS TIMELINE REFLECTS OUR [1:43:14] COMMITMENT TO THOROUGH IMPLEMENTATION WHERE PRIORITIZING PROPER TRAINING, ROBUST DATA COLLECTION, AND [1:43:20] COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS. THANK YOU SO [1:43:29] MUCH. I STAND READY FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH [1:43:34] PRESENTATION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. BEFORE I OPEN THE QUEUE UP, I DO KNOW THAT COUNCIL [1:43:40] MEMBER OSMAN HAS AN ITEM THAT IS GOING TO BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY. SO COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE TALK ABOUT THOSE [1:43:47] ITEMS, AND THEN WE'LL PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, [1:43:53] CHAIR CHAVEZ. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, STAFF. LAST WEEK WE HAD A HUGE DISCUSSION [1:44:00] ABOUT THIS ITEM AS MUCH AS I UNDERSTAND THE CURE VIOLENCE [1:44:08] GLOBAL MODEL, I BELIEVE THAT, [1:44:15] YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2020, FORMER [1:44:21] COUNCIL MEMBER CANNO AND I PUSHED TO HAVE THIS PLACED IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. THEY WERE NOT [1:44:27] IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. THEY WERE NOT SERVING SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. [1:44:36] THEY WERE ONLY DOWNTOWN. [1:44:41] RIVERSIDE, I BELIEVE METRO DIVISION WAS DOING THAT. SOME OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM [1:44:50] WEST BANK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, [1:44:56] CULTURAL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, CITY OF RIVERSIDE, ATHLETICS AND REGIMENT. AND ALSO [1:45:04] ELLIOT PARK WAS RECEIVING SIMILAR SERVICES IN WHICH SOME [1:45:09] OF YOU MIGHT RECEIVED LETTERS FROM ELLIOT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD [1:45:15] ORGANIZATION AND NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. CITY OF RIVERSIDE, WHEN I ASKED THE QUESTION, CITY [1:45:21] OF RIVERSIDE IS NOT RECEIVING THESE SERVICES BASED ON THE MODEL OF CURE VIOLENCE. AND WHEN [1:45:28] THE STAFF TOLD ME THAT THE DATA HAVE NOT SUPPORTED. AND MY [1:45:34] ARGUMENT IS THAT PROGRAM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO REPRESENT FROM THIS [1:45:40] DISTRICT, I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AS I HEARD FROM MEMBERS OF BUSINESS [1:45:47] COMMUNITY, SINCE THIS PROGRAM EXISTENCE, THERE HAS BEEN HUGE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. [1:45:53] NOT JUST SAFETY WISE, BUT ALSO LIKE DRUG USE OF THE AREA HAS REALLY IMPROVED. THERE'S FOLKS [1:45:59] THAT HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND. THEY WERE HELPING FOLKS THAT ARE [1:46:05] ADDICTED, ALSO PROVIDE HEALTH RESOURCES AND EVEN DO SOME OF [1:46:12] THE TRAININGS I'VE SEEN ORGANIZATION DO, WHEREAS OPIOID [1:46:17] EDUCATION AND SO. ALL THAT [1:46:26] BACKGROUND. I'M BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE OR [1:46:33] NOT ARE NOT BEING LEFT BEHIND. SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO BE A COMMON SENSE. THE WAY I [1:46:41] UNDERSTAND IS THAT SERVICES CONTINUE IN THAT AREA FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS, AND NOW [1:46:47] LEAVING. BRINGING, TAKING THAT PROGRAM AWAY WILL CREATE A HUGE [1:46:53] INJUSTICE, IN MY OPINION. AND WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO SEE THAT AREA COMING BACK WHAT IT USED TO [1:46:58] BE FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO. SO TO PREVENT THAT, I AM BRINGING [1:47:05] THIS. AN AMENDMENT BY APPROPRIATING $640,000 WITHIN [1:47:13] 2025 NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER SERVICES FOR THE [1:47:19] CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND ELLIOT PARK. ELLIOT PARK MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE LAST MEETING AND ALSO [1:47:25] IN ATTENDANCE HERE. THEY HAVE TALKED TO ME AND THEY HAVE ALSO [1:47:31] WRITTEN TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THE IMPACT THAT HAVING THESE SERVICES HAD. SO I THINK AS [1:47:37] LEADERS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO REALLY THINK ABOUT [1:47:43] WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING, AND ALSO WHAT I HAVE BEEN WITNESSING FOR FOUR AND A HALF [1:47:49] YEARS. REALLY, I SUPPORT THIS CONTRACT THAT'S COMING FORWARD. BUT THIS IS SEPARATE. LET ME JUST BE CLEAR. THIS IS WAY [1:47:54] SEPARATE THAN THIS CONTRACT. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO INCLUDE IT. THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M [1:48:00] TELLING THE DEPARTMENT TO REALLY THINK ABOUT IT. USE THESE RESOURCES AND FIGURE OUT A WAY [1:48:06] TO MAKE SURE THIS COMMUNITY DOESN'T LOSE THE SERVICES. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR [1:48:12] UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURAL SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THIS HAS BEEN [1:48:20] RECEIVING, AND COMMUNITY FROM THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF. AND I [1:48:26] HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT ME TO CONTINUE THESE VERY IMPORTANT [1:48:31] SERVICES IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA, WHICH IS CEDAR-RIVERSIDE [1:48:40] AND ELLIOT PARK. >> THESE ARE GOING TO BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY AND VOTED AS SEPARATE ITEMS ON THURSDAY. [1:48:47] GIVEN THIS IS A RELATED ITEM, THIS IS THE PROCESS I WAS TOLD I HAD TO WALK THROUGH. THE CITY [1:48:53] ATTORNEY CAN PROVIDE CLARITY. SHE HAS PRIORITY MOTION AND [1:48:58] WANTS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, [1:49:05] TOO. >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYBE I'M GOING TO ASK THE CLERKS TO JUMP IN AND [1:49:11] EXPLAIN WHAT THE PROCESS IS SINCE THIS WAS KIND OF ADDED. [1:49:20] >> MR. CHAIR, TO THE QUESTION AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S [1:49:27] QUESTION, WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED EARLIER WAS THAT WHILE THESE ITEMS ARE RELATED, SUBJECT WISE, [1:49:33] THEY CAN CERTAINLY BE -- IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN TO BRING THESE AMENDMENTS UP AS PART OF THIS DISCUSSION. [1:49:39] BUT I THINK WHAT THE POINT THE ATTORNEYS WAS TRYING TO MAKE, [1:49:45] THE EXISTING CONTRACT THAT'S ON THE AGENDA SHOULD BE VOTED ON AND NOT BE CONTINGENT UPON THE [1:49:52] MOTIONS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS BRINGING FORWARD. THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA SHOULD BE VOTED ON PRIOR TO BRINGING UP [1:49:58] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S AMENDMENTS. >> SURE. THAT MAKES SENSE. I'M [1:50:05] HAPPY TO HOLD THIS BACK AND HAVE THE CONTRACT VOTED FIRST, AND THEN BRING THIS ITEM AFTER THAT [1:50:11] ACTION. >> JUST A POINT OF [1:50:17] CLARIFICATION, CHAIR. >> YES. >> MAYBE THIS IS TO THE CLERKS. DON'T WE HAVE TO AMEND THE [1:50:24] AGENDA IN ORDER TO TAKE UP THIS ITEM? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY'S QUESTION, [1:50:30] BECAUSE THESE ITEMS ARE RELATED IN SUBJECT TO THE ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. SO WHEN WE HAVE [1:50:35] ITEMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE ADVISE THE CHAIR THAT THE AGENDA [1:50:41] DOES NOT NEED TO BE AMENDED. THE ATTORNEY'S POINT STILL STANDS AND IS NOT IN CONFLICT. WHAT THE [1:50:47] ATTORNEY IS SAYING THAT WE CAN'T HAVE THESE ITEMS BE CONTINGENT UPON EACH OTHER. BUT SUBJECT [1:50:53] WISE, THEY'RE CERTAINLY SIMILAR AND RELATED AND IT IS CERTAINLY APPROPRIATE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN TO BRING UP HIS MOTION IN [1:50:59] RELATION TO THIS ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU. [1:51:05] >> SO STILL SEPARATE ITEMS. THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP AS SEPARATE ITEMS ON THURSDAY. THAT [1:51:10] WAS JUST THE PROCESS WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO THROUGH. SO NEXT UP, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:51:15] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES FOR THE [1:51:20] PRESENTATION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. AND I JUST ALSO DO WANT TO -- YEAH, THANK [1:51:26] YOU FOR BEING SO THOROUGH. WE'RE ALL VERY APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE MUCH MORE INFORMATION THAN WE [1:51:32] EVER HAVE HAD ON THESE CONTRACTS. HOWEVER, I WILL SAY I'M HOPING THAT IN THE FUTURE WE [1:51:38] CAN CUT THESE PRESENTATIONS DOWN BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS FAIRLY LENGTHY FOR YOU AND FOR ALL OF [1:51:43] US. BUT WE'RE LEARNING A LOT. SO IT'S VERY APPRECIATED. EVERYONE KNOWS I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR [1:51:49] VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS TO COME TO 19th AND NICOLLET SINCE THE DAY [1:51:54] I STEPPED INTO THE CITY COUNCIL SEAT. SO I'M REALLY THRILLED TO SEE THAT THE DATA THAT WE KNOW [1:52:00] IN OUR COMMUNITY IN STEVENS SQUARE IS NOW APPARENT, AND OBVIOUSLY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD [1:52:05] SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND THAT RESOURCES ARE BEING BROUGHT TO THIS GEOGRAPHY. SO I JUST WANT [1:52:11] TO HAVE FULL CLARITY FOR MY CONSTITUENTS AS I'M EXPLAINING TO THEM. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHY MAD [1:52:18] DADS WAS CHOSEN FOR GEOGRAPHY 5. [1:52:27] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN; SO WHEN THE LOCATIONS [1:52:34] WERE PROVIDED, THERE WERE EIGHT LOCATIONS. INSTEAD OF US ASSIGNING THE LOCATIONS TO THE [1:52:40] ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TOP SCORING, WE HAD THEM RANK THE LOCATIONS BASED ON THEIR TIES TO THE COMMUNITIES. SO THAT WE CAN [1:52:47] HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEIR TIES ARE AND THEN WE CROSS REFERENCED THAT WITH THE [1:52:52] NOTARIZED REFERENCES AS WELL, AS WELL AS THEIR PROPOSALS TO ENSURE THAT THE AREA THAT THEY SELECTED, THEY DO HAVE CREDIBLE [1:52:58] TIES IN THOSE AREAS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN CAN [1:53:03] YOU ALSO EXPLAIN WHY -- HOW THIS RELATES TO METRO YOUTH [1:53:11] DIVERSION. AS A FORMER VIOLENCE VENDOR INTERRUPTER NOW BEING SELECTED FOR THE PILOTS STARTING [1:53:17] ON LAKE STREET AND FRANKLIN. SO HOW WAS METRO YOUTH DIVERSION [1:53:28] CHOSEN? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, THE RFPs WERE SEPARATE. SO THEY MIGHT HAVE SCORED [1:53:34] DIFFERENTLY IN ONE VERSUS THE OTHER. MORE PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE APPLIED IN ONE VERSUS THE OTHER. [1:53:40] SO BECAUSE THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE RFPs, THE PROCESS [1:53:46] SELECTION IS FOR BOTH. >> THOSE FOLKS WILL PROBABLY SEE THOSE SAME COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR [1:53:53] THOSE SAME WORKERS FOR THAT ORGANIZATION ON LAKE STREET JUST WITH A DIFFERENT UNIFORM ON AND [1:53:58] WORKING UNDER A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CAPACITY BUT ALSO FOR THE CITY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. AND THEN CAN [1:54:04] YOU CLARIFY WHERE DOES THE FUNDING GO FOR THE $644 THAT WAS [1:54:11] BUDGETED FOR THE SIXth CONTRACT WHICH HAS NOW BEEN RESCINDED? [1:54:16] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, THAT IS STILL IN FLUX. THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN'T ANSWER [1:54:22] AT THIS TIME. >> OKAY. SO IT'S WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND IT CAN BE USED TOWARDS SOME [1:54:30] OTHER LEVEL OF SERVICE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT'S SAFETY GOALS FOR [1:54:38] THIS YEAR. THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. THANK YOU, CHAIR. OH, I'M SORRY. I WILL [1:54:43] ACTUALLY FORMALLY MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:54:50] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. JUST GOING TO SLIDE 12, I JUST WANT TO DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THERE'S [1:54:59] CLARIFICATION ABOUT SOME COMMENTS THAT'S BEEN MADE. SO I KNOW IN RESPONSE TO THE SALEM [1:55:05] INC. CONTRACT, MAYOR FREY ACTUALLY DESCRIBED THE SELECTION PROCESS AROUND THESE CONTRACTS AS BASICALLY SAY K THEY WERE [1:55:13] SELECTED LARGELY BY OUTSIDE PEOPLE THAT VIEW APPLICATIONS IN A BLIND FORMAT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY THOSE REMARKS. SO I [1:55:19] JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. COULD YOU REALLY WALK US THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS, AND [1:55:26] DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE ROLES THAT CURE VIOLENCE PLAYED AND THEN CITY STAFF IN DETAILING, [1:55:32] YES, WHAT ROLES YOU ALL PLAYED IN THE SELECTION OF THOSE VENDORS AND MOVING THEM FORWARD. [1:55:38] WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION IN AO AS WELL AROUND I'M STILL TRYING TO GET CLARITY OUTSIDE OF [1:55:44] PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THIS [1:55:50] PROGRAM. WHERE IS STAFF EXPERTISE BEING LEVERAGE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROCESS? [1:56:03] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I'LL ANSWER THE SECOND PART FIRST AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE SHANICK TO [1:56:12] GIVE AN ANSWER ON THE PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE THE EVALUATORS. THE ROLE OF NSD IN [1:56:18] THIS IS TO DO THE ADMINISTRATION, THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. MAKING SURE THAT THE [1:56:23] VENDORS ARE SUPPORTED, DOING THAT IN-HOUSE WORK. THE ROLE OF CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL IS THAT [1:56:30] TECHNICAL PROVIDER. THEY'RE PROVIDING THAT ADVICE AND THE RESEARCH AS WELL AS DATA ANALYSIS AND THE TRAINING. THEN [1:56:37] THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE ONES DOING THE FIELD WORK. AND THEN -- OH. >> NO, SORRY. CONTINUE. [1:56:42] >> AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO MY COLLEAGUE SHANICK TO DESCRIBE [1:56:48] THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DIFFERENT EVALUATORS. [1:56:53] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I'M NOT ABLE TO GIVE DETAILED INFORMATION PUBLICLY ABOUT THE EVALUATORS BECAUSE [1:56:59] THAT IS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION AS YET. BUT I CAN -- >> JUST CLARIFICATION. I ASKED [1:57:05] FOR YOU ALL'S ROLES SPECIFICALLY, TOO. THE STAFF. [1:57:13] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, FOR THE WRITING OF THE [1:57:18] RFP, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DID ALONG WITH PROCUREMENT AND CURE [1:57:25] VIOLENCE GLOBAL. THE EVALUATION WAS ALSO, WE RECRUITED EVALUATORS AND MADE SURE THAT [1:57:30] THEY WERE QUALIFIED TO DO THE REVIEW AS WELL AS FACILITATED THAT PROCESS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD [1:57:38] SAFETY DEPARTMENT ALSO WROTE THE LANGUAGE AROUND THE CONTRACTS. THEY ALSO WERE THE ONES WHO ARE [1:57:44] NEGOTIATING WITH THE VENDORS. AND THEY WERE ALSO THE ONES WHO WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE [1:57:51] PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD. >> SO I THINK THIS CAME UP IN [1:57:58] THIS WASN'T AO AROUND -- JUST STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT EXPERTISE LIES AROUND YOU [1:58:04] ALL AND THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE. FOR INSTANCE, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THE CURE VIOLENCE MODEL HAS A [1:58:09] MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATION OF WHEN YOU DO STABILIZE, LET'S SAY [1:58:15] IN WARD 5, IF THINGS STABILIZE THERE, ARE WE LOOKING AT A [1:58:20] SITUATION NEXT YEAR WHERE THOSE RESOURCES ARE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. AND THEN WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE [1:58:26] VIOLENCE SPIKES IN THERE BECAUSE WE DID EFFECTIVE WORK THERE BASED OFF OF DATA, AND NOW WHAT [1:58:31] HAPPENS? SO I THINK IT'S THAT PIECE. AND YOU ALL HAVING SOME UNDERSTANDING OF LIKE THE [1:58:36] LOCALIZED DYNAMICS. WHICH I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS RAISED VERY CLEARLY. I THINK THAT'S [1:58:42] ALSO REPRESENTED IN THE AREAS THAT ARE NOT COVERED STILL IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NSD. [1:58:49] IT'S LIKE READING THE ROOM. LIKE WE'VE HAD FOLKS MAKE THREATS TO COUNCIL THAT ARE BEING SELECTED [1:58:56] TO. AND YOU ALL ARE HERE AND BEING ABLE TO DISTINGUISH OR [1:59:02] WEIGH IN ON THOSE LOCAL DYNAMICS AND BEING ABLE TO OVERLAY THAT [1:59:07] TO THIS PROCESS MAKING SURE WE ARE CHOOSING VENDORS THAT ARE IN [1:59:12] ALIGNMENT WITH THOSE CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT YOU ALL ARE LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY TOO, WORKING IN THESE COMMUNITIES TOO TO BE ABLE TO [1:59:18] POINT THAT OUT. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE POINTS WHERE YOU ALL HAVE INTERVENED. AND MAYBE IT [1:59:24] COULD BE THE DEPARTMENT IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH CURE [1:59:30] VIOLENCE TO REALLY ELEVATE THAT UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO DO THIS WORK OVERALL AND RELATE THAT TO [1:59:36] LOCAL GROUND DYNAMICS. MY NEXT QUESTION ACTUALLY RELATING TO [1:59:41] THAT, CAN YOU SHARE WHICH ZONES ARE BEING COVERED ONCE AGAIN BY [1:59:50] THE FIVE ORGS. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER [1:59:57] WONSLEY, THE FIVE ZONES IN THE NEW CONTRACTS ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. FOUR OF THEM ARE THE [2:00:04] NORTHERN AREA OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND THEN THE OTHER FIVE ARE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS. [2:00:09] >> SORRY. CLARIFICATION. WHAT ZONES IS BEING COVERED BY THE SELECTIVE VENDORS? YOU TALKED [2:00:16] ABOUT THAT BUT THAT WASN'T DETAILED ON THE SLIDES. [2:00:28] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, LET ME CHECK MY NOTES [2:00:34] ON THAT. CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL [2:01:30] MEMBER WONSLEY, A MOTHER'S LOVE IS IN AREA 1. RESTORATION INC. [2:01:37] IS IN AREA 4. T.O.U.C.H. IS IN AREA 8. SABATHANNI IS IN AREA 7. [2:01:44] AND MAD DADS IS IN AREA 5. >> THANK YOU. AND THEN GOING TO [2:01:50] SLIDE NUMBER 29, WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE MORE STRINGENT [2:01:56] REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. CAN YOU [2:02:01] SHARE MORE SPECIFICALLY AFTER THESE QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE DONE, WILL YOU ALL BE COMING TO [2:02:07] COUNCIL TO SHARE THE FINDINGS? SIMILAR TO MPD'S QUARTERLY [2:02:13] UPDATES. THEY PROVIDE INFORMATION ON RELEVANT TRENDS. WE TYPICALLY HAVE NOT SEEN THAT BE PART OF NSD'S PRESENTATION. [2:02:20] BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS INFORMATION YOU'RE NOW COLLECTING WILL BE DISSEMINATED [2:02:25] TO US AND TO THE PUBLIC. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA. I'M VERY HAPPY TO [2:02:33] PRESENT TO COUNCIL AT A CADENCE THAT MAKES SENSE FOR OUR GOALS AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO [2:02:38] COMMUNICATE. MAYBE WE CAN EVEN WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A SPECIFIC DASHBOARD FOR THOSE [2:02:43] DEBRIEFINGS. >> THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. PMI GAVE A PRESENTATION TO AO EARLIER THIS YEAR SAYING THEY [2:02:49] WANTED TO WORK WITH DEPARTMENTS CREATING THAT DASHBOARD. WE'D LOVE TO SEE THAT, THAT WAY THE [2:02:55] PUBLIC CAN ACCESS. THANK YOU FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION. LAST YEAR, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER [2:03:01] CHAVEZ, I'M SORRY, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND I WORKED CLOSELY AS A LEADERSHIP OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH [2:03:07] AND SAFETY COMMITTEE AROUND WANTING TO SAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY [2:03:12] ADMINISTER PROGRAMS THAT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH BEST STANDARDS. WE ASKED FOR THAT REPEATEDLY [2:03:18] OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. BROUGHT [2:03:24] IT TO THE CITY HOW CAN WE WORK WITH YOU. SO IT IS GOOD TO SEE [2:03:30] THAT THOSE BEST PRACTICES ARE FINALLY BEING HEEDED TO AND INCORPORATED IN THE PROCESS AND [2:03:37] WE'RE HAVING SOME GUARD RAILS PUT IN PLACE. AND I AM VERY MUCH [2:03:42] EXCITED ABOUT THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THIS WORK THAT WE'RE SEEING THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND PROGRAM [2:03:47] MANAGER, SITE ADVISORS, AND ALSO EVEN THE SALARY RANGES. BECAUSE [2:03:53] I DO KNOW THERE WAS NO STANDARDIZATION BEFORE HAND WHERE YOU COULD HAVE SOME VENDORS THAT MIGHT BE PAYING A [2:03:59] MINIMUM WAGE, SOME PAYING MORE THAN THAT TO THESE WORKERS THAT [2:04:05] ARE PUTTING THEIR BODIES IN [2:04:10] LINE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE PROVIDED FRINGE BENEFITS. THIS [2:04:19] HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONVERSATION OF HOW DO WE MOVE TOWARDS PROFESSIONALIZATION. AND I'M [2:04:24] GLAD, AGAIN, CURE VIOLENCE IS IN THIS PARTNERSHIP ROLE WITH YOU ALL TO REALLY SHARE HOW TO DO [2:04:30] THAT, PUT THAT IN PLACE. SO I AM ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE CONTRACTS AND HOPEFUL ABOUT WHAT WILL COME FROM THEM, BUT ALSO, [2:04:36] OF COURSE, I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE DATA SAYS NOW THAT WE'VE PUT THESE NEW SYSTEMS IN PLACE. [2:04:43] THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY TAKING COUNCIL'S CALL TO PUT RIGID STANDARDS IN [2:04:48] PLACE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY DELIVER QUALITY OUTCOMES FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND POTENTIALLY GIVE [2:04:54] THEM THE SAFETY THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. [2:05:01] THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES FOR THIS PRESENTATION, AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BRIEFINGS [2:05:07] THAT YOU HAVE HAD WITH MY OFFICE. YOU AND YOUR TEAM, I'VE APPRECIATED ALL OF THE TIME [2:05:12] SPENT WORKING THROUGH THIS BEHIND THE SCENES AND NOW HAVING THIS PUBLIC PRESENTATION WITH THIS WEALTH OF INFORMATION. I DO [2:05:21] HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. I UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER HERE. IT'S TOTALLY FINE [2:05:27] TO SAY YOU CAN'T ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS HERE. BUT SOME THINGS I FEEL I HAVE TO ASK FOR PUBLIC [2:05:34] PURPOSES BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT GOING ON AROUND THIS PARTICULAR ITEM OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE FIRST THING [2:05:42] IS YOU PUT -- YOU ALL HAD A SLIDE THAT SAID YOU WERE BRINGING FORWARD THE FIVE [2:05:47] GROUPS. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A TRUE STATEMENT. BECAUSE THAT WAS -- THERE WERE SIX GROUPS. [2:05:53] AND ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON HERE NOW WAS NUMBER 5 AND NOT NUMBER 6. SO [2:05:59] IT'S NOT REALLY THE TOP 5 GROUPS. IT'S THE FIVE GROUPS THAT YOU WANTED TO BRING FORWARD. [2:06:10] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THE GROUPS THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TODAY ARE THOSE [2:06:16] FIVE GROUPS THAT ARE LISTED. >> RIGHT. I SEE THE FIVE GROUPS THAT ARE LISTED. BUT THEY'RE NOT [2:06:22] THE TOP FIVE GROUPS. THEY WERE PART OF THE TOP SIX GROUPS. [2:06:31] >> CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON. >> I MEAN, AGAIN, WE CAN'T GO TOO MUCH IN DETAIL, BUT THE ONES [2:06:36] THAT ARE BRINGING FORWARD WERE THE FIVE TOP SCORERS IN THE RFP PROCESS. >> THAT'S NOT TRUE. BUT OKAY. SO [2:06:44] MY CONCERN IS IS THAT WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES AT RISK AGAIN. WHAT WAS BROUGHT UP PREVIOUSLY [2:06:51] IN THE LAWSUIT IS THAT IT WAS FAIRNESS, AND LIKE HOW WE WERE TREATING CONTRACTS AND IF PEOPLE [2:06:58] WERE GIVING SOME SORT OF ADVANTAGE OR WHATEVER WAS HAPPENING. AND I JUST RECALL HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT A [2:07:05] GROUP WHO HAS BEEN REMOVED BEING IN THE TOP FIVE AND NOW SUDDENLY, THEY'RE IN A DIFFERENT NUMBER. SO I DON'T -- AND I [2:07:12] UNDERSTAND THE CONVERSATION AROUND, YOU KNOW, THAT WE COULD HAVE FUNDED EIGHT VERSUS SIX OR [2:07:17] WHATEVER. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING [2:07:23] HONEST WITH PEOPLE. BECAUSE WHAT I'M -- WHAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ON THE NORTHSIDE IS THE [2:07:28] LOSS OF SERVICES AND THE JOBS THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED BY THIS, [2:07:33] YOU KNOW, THE GROUPS THAT ARE COMING FORWARD. REGARDLESS OF WHO THE GROUP IS, THIS IS STILL [2:07:38] TAKING SERVICES AWAY FROM NORTHSIDE. THE PRESENTATION YOU GAVE TODAY IDENTIFIED AREAS IN THE NORTHSIDE THAT NEED THESE [2:07:45] RESOURCES, AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING THAT SOME OF THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED. YOU'VE LITERALLY [2:07:50] GIVEN US A PRESENTATION TODAY THAT SAYS A PART OF THE NORTHSIDE NEEDS TO BE COVERED. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO COVER IT. [2:07:56] WE'RE GOING TO PIVOT AND DO SOMETHING ELSE. LIKE HOW DO WE RECONCILE THAT? [2:08:08] >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THINK THAT NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH [2:08:14] RESPECT TO THAT. I MEAN, WHAT'S BEFORE YOU IS THE FIVE TOP [2:08:19] SCORING CONTRACTS. >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE? THERE'S AN AREA [2:08:26] THAT WAS SELECTED TO BE GIVEN SERVICES IS NO LONGER GIVEN SERVICES. THERE HAS BEEN -- ONCE [2:08:32] WE VOTE, THERE'S A DECISION MADE. AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND SAY THIS [2:08:39] AREA THAT YOU WERE TOLD NEEDS COVERAGE IS NOT GETTING COVERAGE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE WHO [2:08:44] IS GOING TO PROVIDE A SERVICE. [2:08:51] >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I MEAN, I THINK THAT THERE ARE STILL OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR COVERAGE. [2:08:57] >> OKAY. SO WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE OPTIONS FOR THAT COVERAGE, PLEASE? [2:09:06] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE CURRENTLY ONGOING. [2:09:11] >> I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART -- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, BUT I WOULD LOVE [2:09:17] TO BE A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS SO I CAN HAVE INFORMATION TO TAKE BACK TO [2:09:25] NO NORTHCIDERS. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE SEEN IT. THERE'S BEEN STORIES IN THE NEWS ABOUT NORTHSIDE GETTING [2:09:31] BETTER. YOU KNOW, THERE'S LETS INCIDENTS OF SHOOTING. AND WE LOVE THAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. BUT WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT. [2:09:38] WE'RE TAKING A BIG HIT HERE BY LOSING -- ONE OF THE GROUPS, ONE OF THE BIG GROUPS WHO HELPED OUT [2:09:45] A LOT IS NOT EVEN BEING FUNDED. THEY DIDN'T GET SELECTED. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WE ARE TAKING A HIT. IF WE DON'T COVER [2:09:52] WHERE WE'VE SEEN THAT WE NEED THIS HELP IN A CERTAIN AREA. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GO BACK AND [2:09:58] SAY WE DON'T PROVIDE THAT. IF THE DATA IS SHOWING WE NEED IT THERE. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO TAKE [2:10:04] THESE SORTS OF HITS ON THE NORTHSIDE. WE CAN'T JUST SAY WE'RE REMOVING FUNDING OR [2:10:12] WHATEVER FROM A PARTICULAR GROUP IS ONE THING. BUT LIKE THERE IS A SERVICE HERE. THESE ARE REAL [2:10:19] PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOBS, THAT WORK ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, WHO [2:10:25] RELY ON THIS HEAVILY. AND THIS IS POTENTIALLY NINE JOBS BECAUSE [2:10:32] OF THIS CONTRACT THAT IS BEING -- THIS AREA JUST AT A MINIMUM, WHAT YOU'VE SHOWN, THIS IS NINE JOBS BEING REMOVED FROM [2:10:39] NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. FULL-TIME JOBS. I LOVE THAT. I LOVE THAT YOU ALL HAVE SET UP THIS [2:10:46] WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, CHART FOR HOW PEOPLE WILL BE EMPLOYED FULL-TIME, LEADERSHIP, ALL OF [2:10:52] THAT. BUT THESE ARE NINE JOBS THAT ARE BEING REMOVED FROM THE NORTHSIDE THAT THE CITY HAS [2:10:57] PRESENTED IS NEEDED ON THE NORTHSIDE. AND SO I REALLY NEED US TO START BACK TO HAVE THE [2:11:02] CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SERVICE STAYS ON THE NORTHSIDE. [2:11:12] THE OTHER THING IS LIKE HOW -- WHAT DID CURE VIOLENCE USE TO MAP OUT LIKE WHERE THE SERVICES [2:11:19] WOULD GO? WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICS ON HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THE AREAS? [2:11:31] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, I CAN PROVIDE THE OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS FOR THE [2:11:36] INDICATORS USED FOR THE MAP. >> PLEASE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES. >> OKAY. SO BY THE WAY, I'M [2:11:46] ANGIE OAKS, I'M THE NEW BUSINESS ANALYST. I WANTED TO SAY HELLO. [2:11:53] THE DATA USED CURE VIOLENCE USED NATIONAL BASED REPORTING SYSTEM. [2:12:00] MPD REPORTED USING THAT SYSTEM. THEY USED ACCOUNTS OF AGGRAVATED [2:12:06] ASSAULT AS WELL AS HOMICIDE, HOMICIDE AS IN NEGLIGENT AND [2:12:11] NON-NEGLIGENT MURDER, OR MANSLAUGHTER, EXCUSE ME. IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GO INTO THE EXACT -- IT'S KINDA WORDY. BUT [2:12:17] IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN PROVIDE THE LONG-FORM DEFINITIONS FOR BOTH OF THOSE CODES. >> I DON'T NEED YOU TO DO THAT. [2:12:24] BUT IF YOU ALL COULD DO A STAFF MEMO ON THE SPECIFICS, THAT [2:12:29] WOULD BE GREAT TO JUST HAVE THE DETAILS SO I CAN DO MY BEST TO TALK WITH FOLKS ABOUT THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. [2:12:35] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS, DIRECTOR [2:12:42] LAKES, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT JUST AN OVERALL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THESE GROUPS. AND [2:12:48] LIKE, HOW DO WE PULL SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER. JUST WONDERING HAVE YOU MADE ANY [2:12:54] PROGRESS? NOT YOU AND I, OF COURSE WE ARE. BUT ARE YOU STILL HAVING INTERNAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A CODE OF CONDUCT IN ANY [2:13:01] FINALIZATION OF THAT? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, YES. WE'RE STILL TALKING [2:13:06] ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT. WE DO STILL THINK THAT THAT IS AN [2:13:12] IMPORTANT ASPECT. AND I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL. AND WE ARE ABSOLUTELY STILL WORKING IN [2:13:19] THAT DIRECTION. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, I'M SORRY TO [2:13:26] INTERRUPT. BUT CAN WE GET COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW'S QUESTION FOR STAFF. >> OH, I JUST WANTED THE [2:13:33] SPECIFICS ON HOW CURE VIOLENCE CAME UP WITH THE AREAS. OF SERVICE, PLEASE. [2:13:39] >> GREAT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GET THAT FOLLOW UP. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. JUST [2:13:45] A FEW QUESTIONS HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE PRESENTATION. ON SLIDE 6, YOU [2:13:52] TALK A BIT ABOUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN THE CITY AND CURE VIOLENCE. I'M JUST [2:14:00] WONDERING HOW HAVE THOSE BEEN DEFINED IN THE CITY PROVIDER CONTRACTS, HOW ARE THEY ARE ARE [2:14:05] THEY? OR ARE THEY? [2:14:11] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, SO YES, WE DO -- WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING A [2:14:20] CONTRACT WITH CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL. THOSE ROLES ARE DEFINED WITHIN THAT DOCUMENT. IT'S PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS [2:14:26] LISTED IN THE REQUEST TO PROPOSAL. WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY IN THE PROCESS. THE FINALIZED [2:14:32] CONTRACT WILL OUTLINE THAT RELATIONSHIP. THE EXPECTATIONS [2:14:37] UNDER THE PARTNERSHIP WITH CURE VIOLENCE. >> FOR EACH OF THE VENDORS THAT [2:14:42] WE'RE UTILIZING THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RFP, THAT RELATIONSHIP AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE DEFINED FOR THEM AS [2:14:48] WELL? >> NOT SPECIFICALLY. BUT IT DOES OUTLINE THE EXPECTATIONS OF CURE VIOLENCE UNDER THROUGHOUT THE [2:14:55] THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'LL HAVE WITH THEM. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS MIGHT BE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR [2:15:01] YOU. I UNDERSTAND OR YOU'VE ALLUDED THAT YOU CAN'T SHARE THE [2:15:07] FULL PROPOSALS THAT WERE RECEIVED THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS. BUT WHEN WILL THOSE [2:15:12] PROPOSALS AND THE EVALUATION BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE [2:15:17] COUNCIL? >> YEAH. IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION ONCE ALL CONTRACTS ARE FULLY EXECUTED. >> OKAY. GREAT. ANOTHER QUESTION [2:15:26] THAT I HAVE. IN SLIDE 14, THERE IS -- YOU'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT [2:15:32] THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE APPROACHES, THE CITY'S FORMER [2:15:38] APPROACH AND THEN NOW OUR APPROACH GOING FORWARD. AND YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU SAY THAT [2:15:43] THERE -- PREVIOUSLY WE TALK ABOUT VAGUE REPORTING [2:15:49] REQUIREMENTS. AND NOW THIS IS STANDARDIZED LANGUAGE. CAN YOU GIVE US A COUPLE EXAMPLES OF [2:15:55] WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. YOU KNOW, JUST GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THAT [2:16:01] APPROACH MIGHT LOOK. [2:16:07] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, ONE OF THE LARGEST EXAMPLES WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL TRACKING OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN [2:16:14] THE PROGRAM THAT WAS NOT -- THERE WAS NOT A CAPACITY TO DO THAT PREVIOUSLY. AND THERE WILL [2:16:21] BE MOVING FORWARD. WE CAN PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. BUT THAT WOULD BE THE LARGEST [2:16:28] PIECE THAT'S IMPORTANT. >> SO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE -- >> YES. SO PART OF THE MODEL, [2:16:35] IT'S MORE OF A CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL. THE INDIVIDUAL HIGH RISK PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED DURING THE OUTREACH. [2:16:40] >> OKAY. IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO A MEMO TO JUST GET SOME ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF JUST UNDERSTANDING [2:16:47] WHAT THE DIFFERENCES COULD LOOK LIKE? >> YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. [2:16:52] >> CAN YOU FOLLOW UP WHAT SPECIFICALLY YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. >> OH, SURE. OKAY. SO DO YOU [2:16:57] WANT ME TO BE REALLY SPECIFIC HERE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ON SLIDE 14, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE [2:17:04] DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VAGUE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND THEN NOW IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE [2:17:10] STANDARDIZED LANGUAGE AND SPECIFIC REPORTING EXPECTATIONS. CAN THEY GIVE EXAMPLES OF THOSE TWO APPROACHES AND THE [2:17:15] DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM. OKAY. [2:17:25] THEN IN SLIDE 26, THIS IS ABOUT THE DAILY, THE REPORTING PIECES. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING [2:17:32] AND ANALYZING THESE REPORTS, AND [2:17:38] HOW OFTEN? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, COULD YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION ONE MORE TIME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT ALL THE [2:17:45] PIECES. >> SURE. ON SLIDE 26, THERE'S THE PROGRAM MONITORING AND REPORTING. IT OUTLINES THE DAILY [2:17:51] REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND [2:17:56] ANALYZING THESE REPORTS, AND HOW OFTEN? >> YES. SO AT THE END OF EACH SHIFT, EACH VIOLENCE [2:18:03] INTERRUPTER, EXCUSE ME, STAFF MEMBER, IS REQUIRED TO DO A DAILY DEBRIEF FORM. AND THAT WILL BE CHECKED OVER BY THEIR [2:18:10] SUPERVISORS. THEIR SUPERVISORS GET TRAINED ON REVIEWING THIS INFORMATION SO THAT'S ONE DATA QUALITY CHECK. LET ME -- I THINK [2:18:17] I HAVE ANOTHER ONE WRITTEN DOWN FOR YOU. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IT [2:18:29] FOR THAT. BUT AS FAR AS ANALYSIS, WE EXPECT -- I'M [2:18:35] TRYING TO THINK OF HOW MUCH I CAN COMMIT TO. BUT THE DATA IS [2:18:41] COMING IN CONSTANTLY. IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY UPLOADED. ESSENTIALLY, THE USER OR THE [2:18:48] STAFF WOULD INTERFACE WITH THE FORM AND THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GET UPDATED IN THE EXAMPLE OF THE DATABASE THAT YOU [2:18:54] SAW. >> OKAY. >> AND THAT CAN BE QUANTIFIED IN ANY SORT OF TIMEFRAME. WE MIGHT [2:19:01] FIND IT'S MONTHLY IS MOST APPROPRIATE FOR DETERMINING THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE OUTPUTS. IT [2:19:06] MIGHT BE MORE QUARTERLY. BUT THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED PRECISELY. >> I THINK THAT ANSWERS A [2:19:15] FOLLOW-UP QUESTION I HAVE, HOW THAT'S COMMUNICATED TO THE CITY IN REAL-TIME. [2:19:20] >> THAT'S CORRECT. OUR TEAM, NSD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION. DEPUTY DIRECTOR [2:19:26] LAKES MENTIONED EARLIER THAT [2:19:31] THAT IS OUR INFORMATION. >> OKAY. WHO THEN IS RESPONSIBLE [2:19:37] IN THE CITY TO ANALYZE THAT INFORMATION? YOU SAID YOU COULD DO IT AT ANY TIME. WHAT'S THE [2:19:44] PROCESS ABOUT ANALYZING, REVIEWING, AND LOOKING OVER THAT DATA OR REPORTS. I DON'T KNOW IF [2:19:50] YOU WOULD CALL IT A REPORTS BECAUSE IT'S JUST IN TIME. [2:19:55] >> YEAH. THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WOULD BE MYSELF. AND WE MIGHT GET SOME ASSISTANCE FROM [2:20:02] PMI. >> OKAY. GOTCHA. AND SO THEN SINCE YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR [2:20:08] THAT, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. >> SURE. >> SO WHEN YOU IDENTIFY, I [2:20:15] GUESS, WELL HOW WILL WE SAFEGUARD IF THERE'S ISSUES? LET'S SAY YOU IDENTIFY AN ISSUE, [2:20:20] HOW IS THAT THEN GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED OR WHAT ARE THE MEASURES THAT YOU WOULD TAKE TO [2:20:26] SHIFT OR PIVOT OR WORK WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGER OR WHAT'S THE [2:20:32] PROCESS TO ESCALATE ANY OF THOSE ISSUES TO GO FROM THAT STEP? >> SURE. I THINK I UNDERSTAND [2:20:37] YOUR QUESTION NOW. WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION AT THE MOMENT. BUT ONCE THERE WILL BE THE CURE [2:20:43] VIOLENCE TRAINING ON DOCUMENTATION REPORTING WHERE WE WILL GO OVER OUR QUALITY [2:20:48] ASSURANCE APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES AND PERFORMANCE OF EACH STAFF. >> OKAY. SO CURE VIOLENCE, [2:20:55] THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THAT TRAINING FOR YOU? >> WE WILL GO THROUGH THE -- I WILL JOIN THE TRAINING FOR [2:21:01] DOCUMENTATION ALONGSIDE EACH STAFF AND THE MANAGERS. YES. >> OKAY. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S [2:21:12] HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND. I JUST THINK THAT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE SAFEGUARDS ARE AND [2:21:19] UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE MECHANISMS ARE IF WE SEE THAT SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING OR WE [2:21:24] WANT TO PIVOT, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. [2:21:30] WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THAT. AND HOW WE THEN AS COUNCIL MEMBERS [2:21:36] CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO SHIFT IF NEEDED, I GUESS. IF IT'S [2:21:43] BUDGET OR WHAT NOT. >> CERTAINLY, AND I'M SURE WE CAN FORMULATE AN EXACT TIMELINE RESPONSE IN A MEMO. [2:21:49] >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN I JUST HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT [2:21:54] ON SLIDE 36, IT'S TALKING ABOUT THIS IS THE -- THIS IS YOUR TIMELINE OF WHAT'S NEXT. SO IT [2:22:01] SAYS IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REPORTING DASHBOARD WON'T BE READY UNTIL OCTOBER. [2:22:07] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, THE PUBLIC FACING ONE I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THAT AS AN [2:22:14] ESTIMATE DATE JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE INFORMATION WE'RE SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC AND MAKING SURE [2:22:20] WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> OKAY. SO THAT'S THE PUBLIC. SO HOW WILL INFORMATION BEFORE [2:22:28] THAT BE SHARED AND MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC IF DESIRED? [2:22:34] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, THERE'S SEVERAL OPTIONS. ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE'RE [2:22:40] LEANING THE MOST TOWARDS IS HAVING FILE THAT THE PUBLIC CAN DOWNLOAD WITH ALL THE RAW [2:22:46] INFORMATION SO THEY CAN DO THEIR OWN ANALYSIS AS NEEDED. BUT [2:22:51] WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING EXACTLY WHAT THAT [2:22:57] WOULD LOOK LIKE EARLIER. >> OKAY. I JUST HAD A QUESTION. [2:23:02] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW ASKED ABOUT CODE OF CONDUCT PROCESS. IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN CODE OF ETHICS? [2:23:07] CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND WHAT THE DESIRED OUTCOME IS [2:23:13] FOR THAT. >> CERTAINLY. CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE CODE [2:23:19] OF CONDUCT IS KIND OF WRITING DOWN AND IDENTIFYING [2:23:25] EXPECTATIONS BOTH FOR INTERNAL NSD STAFF AS WELL AS EXTERNAL CONTRACTORS AND DOCUMENTING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN A WAY THAT [2:23:32] HASN'T BEEN FORMALLY WRITTEN DOWN BEFORE. >> OKAY. SO THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS? [2:23:38] OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHICH I BELIEVE IS PART OF THE VENDORS HAVE TO [2:23:44] COMPLY WITH OUR CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS, CORRECT? I MEAN, I SEE THAT THEY -- I BELIEVE IN OUR [2:23:56] RFP. I'LL DO A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION ABOUT THIS THEN. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE [2:24:04] IT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, CAN I INTERRUPT AGAIN AND ASK COUNCIL MEMBER. I [2:24:09] HEARD TWO DIFFERENT RESPONSE MEMOS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. AND WE DIDN'T FULLY GET EITHER [2:24:15] ONE. COULD WE REPEAT THOSE. >> I BELIEVE YOU GOT THE FIRST ONE, CORRECT? >> AND THEN THERE WAS A SECOND [2:24:21] ONE THAT STAFF JUST OFFERED TO GET BACK TO IN A MEMO. AND THEN YOU JUST HAD A THIRD QUESTION [2:24:27] JUST NOW. >> THAT'S OKAY. I WILL REACH OUT TO THEM ABOUT THE CODE OF ETHICS VERSUS THE CODE OF CONDUCT. [2:24:32] THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. IT WAS JUST -- I THINK YOU STATED THAT [2:24:37] YOU COULD GIVE JUST MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE -- LIKE [2:24:43] THE PROCESS OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF THEY IDENTIFY AN ISSUE, WHAT'S GOING TO -- WHAT [2:24:50] PROCESS THEY WILL GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO GIVE US THAT INFORMATION AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. [2:24:57] >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LAKES. [2:25:04] THANK YOU AGAIN. SO I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MORE. MIGHT BE OPEN ENDED. WE MIGHT [2:25:10] NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THIS. BUT I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAD ASKED AHEAD AND INQUIRED [2:25:17] ABOUT THESE SERVICES ON LAKE STREET AND ELLIOT PARK AND [2:25:24] CEDAR-RIVERSIDE. I KNOW, THAT'S A DIRECTION THAT I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT. BUT AS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW POINTED [2:25:30] OUT, WE'VE GOT SERVICES HERE. WE'VE GOT ON THE NORTHSIDE THAT WE'RE SEEING SERVICES RESCINDED [2:25:35] AND WE ARE HOPING, YOU KNOW, AS NORTHSIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS, I KNOW WE'RE HOPING TO SEE SOME [2:25:41] KIND OF SOLUTION BE BROUGHT BACK FORWARD THAT'S WORKABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO US. AND SO JUST [2:25:46] WONDERING IF YOU, JUST BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAD RAISED THESE QUESTIONS EARLIER. IF YOU [2:25:51] ALL HAD THOUGHT ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT APPROACH BEING ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO [2:25:57] HAVE SERVICE IN BOTH AREAS. I KNOW YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT ANSWER. BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING [2:26:02] IF YOU HAD ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT OR HAD ANY OF YOU BEGUN TO THINK [2:26:08] ABOUT SERVING ONE OR BOTH OF THESE GAPS, I SUPPOSE. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER [2:26:15] ELLISON, THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. >> OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT [2:26:21] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S GOT A SOLUTION THAT HE'S GOING TO PROPOSE. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I CAN MAKE SURE [2:26:27] THAT I CAN HOLD BOTH TRUTHS. THE FACT THAT NORTHSIDE NEEDS THE SERVICES. THE FACT THAT [2:26:34] CEDAR-RIVERSIDE NEEDS THESE SERVICES. VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND FIGURE OUT HOW [2:26:39] WE CAN SORT OF SQUARE THIS THING AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND SO THANK [2:26:46] YOU FOR INDULGING THAT. I'M SURE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN A SECOND. I MOSTLY WANTED TO THANK [2:26:51] YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE KIND OF BEEN A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE [2:26:58] MICROSCOPE BECAUSE SO MUCH HAS BEEN GOING ON. SO MANY OF US BELIEVE IN THIS WORK AND WANT TO FEEL LIKE IT'S FUNCTIONING AT [2:27:04] ITS FULL CAPACITY. AND I REALLY DO THINK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE BRINGING, YOU KNOW, IF NOT [2:27:09] HAVE GAINED IT ALREADY, BUT ARE BRINGING MORE AND MORE CONFIDENCE TO OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER THESE SERVICES. AND SO I [2:27:16] THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SAY THAT. YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE ALL THE HARSH QUESTIONS. WE [2:27:22] STILL HAVE HARSH QUESTIONS. THAT'S A PART OF HOW WE DO THINGS UP HERE. BUT MAKING SURE WE'RE GIVING YOU AND YOUR TEAM [2:27:29] THE FLOWERS AS WE SEE THE WORK COMING BEFORE US. AS WE SEE THE [2:27:34] EFFICACY TO A SPECIFIC MODEL STARTING TO COALESCE. AS WE SEE THE VENDORS STARTING. I THINK [2:27:40] IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO BRING THIS FORWARD. IF WE WANT TO SEE SHORTER [2:27:46] PRESENTATIONS, WE SHOULD HAVE MORE MEETINGS NOT ON THE DAIS. BUT OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL JUST SORT OF ACCEPT THE LONG [2:27:53] PRESENTATIONS UNTIL WE SORT OF CAN FIND A BALANCE. BUT MOSTLY, [2:27:58] JUST THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE CONTRACTS BEFORE US AND FIGURING [2:28:05] OUT HOW WE RECONCILE NEEDS IN TWO AREAS. SO THANK YOU. [2:28:11] >> THANK YOU. I PUT MYSELF LAST ON QUEUE. I THINK I JUST WANTED [2:28:16] TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE APPROACH OF MOVING BEYOND JUST [2:28:24] THE BUSINESSES. THE AREA I THINK NEEDS TO BE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE. [2:28:31] PARTICULARLY, THEY'RE OUR CONSTITUENTS. WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT DATA BACKED APPROACH. I ALSO HAD A QUESTION [2:28:37] ABOUT ZONE 6. THAT'S AN AREA ON THE SOUTHSIDE THAT'S ALSO NOT GOING TO HAVE A CONTRACT. AM I CORRECT IN THAT ANALYSIS? [2:28:45] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, LET ME GO TO THAT SLIDE. >> THAT SHOULD BE PHILLIPS. OR [2:29:02] IS IT ZONE 5? IT'S THE LOCATION DOWN THERE. [2:29:07] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, I BELIEVE THAT IS A ZONE THAT IS STILL -- LET [2:29:15] ME NOT COMMIT TO THAT. HOLD ON. [2:29:30] >> FIVE. OKAY. [2:29:46] >> WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT, I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAD MOVED THIS FOR APPROVAL. I'M JUST MAKING SURE [2:29:53] THERE IS A PROPER SECOND ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. [2:30:21] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, YOU ARE CORRECT. ZONE 6 IS NOT COVERED. >> OKAY. >> CURRENTLY. >> OKAY. COOL. THANK YOU. [2:30:28] SIMILAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON AND VETAW, I'D LOVE TO BE A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS FOR EVEN WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY [2:30:34] MENTIONED, OPTIONS FOR COVERAGE. I THINK THOSE ARE AREAS, ONE, AGAIN, VERY THANKFUL FOR THE [2:30:39] APPROACH OF GOING BEYOND JUST THE BUSINESSES AND ALSO GOING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY GREAT [2:30:45] AND REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. ZONE 6, IT'S THE PHILLIPS AREA THAT'S REALLY [2:30:51] IMPORTANT AND STRUGGLING WITH THESE ISSUES, WHO ARE GOING TO BE EXCITED WHENEVER THESE [2:30:58] SERVICES COME. I'D LOVE TO BE PART OF THESE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU [2:31:05] FOR THE PRESENTATION. COMPREHENSIVE. ANSWERED MANY OF OUR QUESTIONS. LIKE COUNCIL [2:31:11] MEMBER WONSLEY SAID, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THIS. KUDOS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO [2:31:21] WORKED ON THE PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON QUEUE, ALL THOSE IN [2:31:27] FAVOR OF APPROVING THE ITEMS BEFORE US. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE [2:31:33] THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S ITEMS, PLEASE SAY [2:31:39] AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THOSE [2:31:44] ITEMS CARRY. THE NEXT ITEMS ARE THE RESOLUTION FOR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION SERVICES IN [2:31:51] CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND ELLIOT PARK AREAS. AND THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD [2:31:57] BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO LONG. EVERYBODY HAS BEEN PATIENT, ESPECIALLY MY [2:32:02] RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE. CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL HAS NOT DONE ANY JUSTICE FOR [2:32:09] CULTURAL SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR DISTRICT. AND THESE [2:32:15] NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND ON THIS PROCESS AND IT'S NOT FAIR. ESPECIALLY A PROGRAM THAT HAS WORKED. AS I TALKED TO [2:32:21] THE STAFF, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT. WHY ARE WE TAKING AWAY SOMETHING THAT'S WORKING. WE'RE [2:32:27] LIKE REVERSING OUR SELF. AND BECAUSE OF THE CURE VIOLENCE, [2:32:34] THE DATA WE'RE FOLLOWING ON THAT. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL INVESTMENT TO OUR [2:32:40] COMMUNITIES. CEDAR-RIVERSIDE HAS SEEN THAT. I TALKED TO CHIEF O'HARA WHO HAS TALKED ABOUT A [2:32:45] LOT OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CULTURAL SPECIFIC [2:32:51] ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THIS. HE WAS ABLE TO HAVE THAT GROUP ACTUALLY COME TO [2:32:57] DINKYTOWN OR COME TO THE BRIDGE DURING JULY 4TH TO HELP SOME OF THOSE THINGS. SO IT'S REALLY [2:33:03] CRUCIAL FOR OUR CITY TO THINK ABOUT THIS. AND ALSO, WE HAVE SEEN, YOU HAVE SEEN THE LETTERS [2:33:10] THAT CAME IN YOUR INBOX AND HOW MANY SUPPORTIVE LETTERS THAT [2:33:17] COME FROM ALL THESE WONDERFUL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. FOR ME, I WILL HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS. AND ASK THE [2:33:26] COMMUNITY SAFETY TO REALLY CONSIDER BRINGING THIS PROGRAM BACK TO CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND [2:33:31] ELLIOT PARK. AND THE STAFF DIRECTION IS JUST REALLY STRAIGHT FORWARD. WHAT CRITERIA IS BEING USED WHEN SELECTING [2:33:38] VENDORS BASED ON CULTURAL COMPETENCIES AND SO ON. AND JUST [2:33:44] THE LAST FOUR IS LIKE WHEN ALL THE CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED, CAN YOU COME BACK TO US AND LET US [2:33:51] KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE SCORING, RANKS, AND EVALUATION AND ALL THOSE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS. [2:33:57] IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNCIL TO KNOW WHAT PROCESS WE HAVE USED TO CAPTURE ALL THIS. [2:34:04] SO I'M ASKING. IT DOESN'T HAVE A DATE. IT SAYS 30 DAYS AFTER THE CONTRACT ARE BEING SIGNED. SO [2:34:10] THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:34:16] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR [2:34:22] ADVOCACY FOR YOUR WARD. YOU KNOW, THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE ARE SERVICES THAT YOU [2:34:29] NEED. BUT IT FEELS COMPETING WITH THE SERVICES THAT I NEED IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. IT IS CLEAR [2:34:38] THAT WE WERE SELECTED TO HAVE SERVICES IN THE AREA ON THE NORTHSIDE THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED. [2:34:44] THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONTROVERSY AROUND ONE PARTICULAR GROUP AND CONTRACT. I [2:34:50] DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE SORTED OUT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I CAN'T VOTE FOR WHAT [2:34:55] YOU'RE TRYING TO GET NOW. I THINK THE TIMING IS NOT GOOD. I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD WAIT TO [2:35:01] SEE WHAT HAPPENS. LIKE WHAT THE NEXT COUPLE OF CYCLES HOLD IN THE FUTURE OF THE CONTRACT THAT [2:35:07] WAS BEFORE US THAT GOT REMOVED. BECAUSE I CAN'T VOTE AGAINST THE NORTHSIDE. IT'S CLEAR THAT WE [2:35:14] NEED THE SERVICES. I AM NOT DISPUTING THAT YOU NEED THE SERVICES TOO. ALSO, WE GET [2:35:19] ACTUALS FOR BUDGETS AT THE END OF THE MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEEN SPENT AT THE END OF THE [2:35:26] MONTH. AND IF THERE'S SOME MONEY THAT WE CAN REALLOCATE TO SOME OF THE SERVICES IN [2:35:33] CEDAR-RIVERSIDE OR THE NORTHSIDE, THAT WOULD BE MUCH MORE HELPFUL THAN MAKING THAT DECISION TODAY. I'M REALLY [2:35:40] HOPING THAT FOLKS WOULD CONSIDER WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE NORTHSIDE RIGHT NOW. LIKE WE ARE [2:35:47] HAVING SERVICES AND JOBS PULLED FROM US AND THAT CANNOT BE HELPFUL FOR THE CITY AT ALL. AND [2:35:52] SO I REALLY WANT US TO JUST LIKE TAKE A STEP BACK AND MAYBE TAKE A COUPLE CYCLES OR ONE CYCLE, [2:35:59] TWO CYCLES, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR US TO REALLY FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS [2:36:05] MONEY IS REALLY GOING TO COME FROM AND IF IT'S GOING TO AFFECT NORTHSIDE SERVICES OR NOT. AND MAYBE COME UP WITH A WAY COUNCIL [2:36:11] MEMBER OSMAN, WHERE YOU AND I CAN GET BOTH THE SERVICES WE NEED IN OUR WARDS. [2:36:17] >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I TOO WANT TO JOIN [2:36:27] THE DISCUSSION. AS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW SAYS, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, COULD YOU THINK ABOUT PULLING THIS AND GIVING A LITTLE TIME FOR THIS TO PLAY [2:36:33] OUT? RIGHT NOW ON THE FACE OF IT, WE'RE GOING TO PIT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AGAINST ANOTHER ONE. WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT. BOTH [2:36:39] SHOULD GET FUNDED. BUT TAKING THIS MONEY -- IN FACT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION TO STAFF, [2:36:46] WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS MONEY GOES AWAY? DOES THAT NOT GET ALLOCATED TO MINNEAPOLIS? WHAT [2:36:53] WOULD THE EFFECT OF THIS PASSING BE? [2:37:01] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LINDY URDMAN, I'M THE ASSOCIATE [2:37:08] DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. SO THIS AMENDMENT REPRESENTS ABOUT 10% [2:37:13] OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TOTAL NON-PERSONNEL BUDGET. AND SO WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE TRADEOFFS. WE [2:37:20] JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO EVALUATE THAT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN. [2:37:25] >> THANK YOU. SO TO MY POINT, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, THIS IS TAKING A LARGE CHUNK OF THAT BUDGET. [2:37:40] >> YOU MAY PROCEED, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> I'D LIKE TO BE LISTENED TO WHEN I TALK. >> DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME? [2:37:47] >> I'M TRYING TO MAKE THE POINT THAT THIS IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET AND THEY'RE GOING TO [2:37:53] HAVE TO RECONFIGURE HOW OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS GET IMPACTED. SO IT'S SPEAKING -- THE QUESTION [2:38:00] IS, WOULD YOU CONSIDER COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW'S REQUEST TO DELAY THIS UNTIL OUR STAFF CAN FIGURE [2:38:05] OUT HOW BOTH NEIGHBORHOODS CAN BE SERVED INSTEAD OF CHOOSING ONE OVER THE OTHER. >> SIR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, [2:38:12] NO, I WILL NOT CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE WE JUST VOTED FIVE CONTRACTS AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN FUNDED. AND MY [2:38:19] NEIGHBORHOOD AND THESE RESIDENTS HERE DESERVE TO GET FUNDED. SO THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT FORWARD TODAY. AND I'M HOPING THAT MY [2:38:25] COLLEAGUES WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS LEFT BEHIND BASED ON CULTURE [2:38:32] COMPETENCY OF THAT. THEY WERE NOT CONSIDERED BECAUSE PURE [2:38:37] VIOLENCE AS STATED NEVER CONSIDERED COLLECTING THOSE DATA'S AND INTERVIEWING THE NEIGHBORS AND SO ON. SO YES, I [2:38:44] WOULD DEFINITELY HOPE THAT I WILL GET YOUR SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE TO SERVE AND HELP, LIKE [2:38:51] I MENTIONED, CHIEF CALLING OUT THE STONE BRIDGE WHEN THOSE [2:39:00] FIREWORKS HAPPENED ON JULY 4TH. SOMALI ORGANIZATION OR CEDAR [2:39:06] CULTURAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAD BEEN SELECTED THAT WAS ABLE TO HELP OUT SOME OF YOUR WARDS. [2:39:12] >> I'M REALLY SORRY TO HEAR THAT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:39:17] >> I'M NOT SURE REALLY WHERE TO START. I KNOW THIS IN TERMS OF [2:39:27] THESE CONTRACTS AND COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S WALK ONS HERE. IN [2:39:34] AEO NEXT CYCLE, IN AEO LAST CYCLE WE HAD SAFETY AMBASSADOR CONTRACTS. ACTUALLY, IT WAS ON [2:39:41] FEBRUARY 27TH. SERVED THE FRANKLIN CORRIDOR. THIS NOTION THAT WARD 6 IS NOT GETTING SERVICES IS JUST NOT ACCURATE. [2:39:48] IN FACT, NEXT CYCLE I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION TO INCREASE SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE [2:39:55] FOR THE SAFETY AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS. BUT JUST SOME CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND. THIS IS A [2:40:01] SAMPLING, NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS FOR PUBLIC [2:40:06] SAFETY SERVICES. IN 2024, ALL PUBLIC SAFETY AID MONEY, [2:40:12] CULTURAL DISTRICT SAFETY AMBAS AMBASSADORS, YOU APPROPRIATED [2:40:19] $3 MILLION IN PUBLIC SAFETY AID FOR THESE IN SEVEN CULTURAL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING FRANKLIN AVENUE EAST, INCLUDING EAST LAKE [2:40:26] STREET. WE HAVE ELLIOT PARK COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVES AS [2:40:35] $200,000, ONE TIME. ADDITIONAL FUING FOR LAST YEAR NOT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS [2:40:41] INCLUDED 2024 SUMMER SAFETY VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES FUNDING. LAKE STREET CULTURAL [2:40:47] DISTRICT SAFETY SERVICES. LAKE STREET FROM LYNDALE TO PIL [2:40:55] PILLSBURY. IN THIS YEAR'S, IT WAS REDUCED BY 50%. ALMOST $1 MILLION. AND THERE WERE LOTS [2:41:00] OF EARMARKS LIKE $100,000, ONE [2:41:09] TIME. $100,000. $150,000. MY [2:41:14] POINT HERE IS THAT THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT WE APPROACH VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN OUR CITY, [2:41:20] NOT JUST VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS. AND THIS COUNCIL HAD SET ASIDE FUNDING. HAVE SET ASIDE FUNDING [2:41:26] TO DO JUST THAT. SO IN TERMS OF THE MINNEAPOLUS SERVICES, I AM [2:41:32] THRILLED FOR NOW I BELIEVE OUR SECOND TIME EVALUATING AND SELECTING VENDORS IN THE [2:41:39] NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT USING YOUR OWN RFP AND PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WE ASKED FOR THIS AND THEY DELIVERED. [2:41:45] THAT PROCESS WAS TRANSPARENT. IT WAS WELL PROMOTED, AND THE SELECTIONS WERE DONE WITHOUT [2:41:50] KNOWING THE NAMES OF THESE VENDORS. DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES TOLD US LAST WEEK THAT THESE [2:41:57] SELECTIONS WERE MADE A WHILE AGO. AND I DO APPRECIATE INCREASED NEEDS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY. BUT YOU KNOW, [2:42:04] WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER THREE AREAS THAT THIS WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE [2:42:10] SELECTED? WHICH ONES WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A SIXth CONTRACT [2:42:16] HERE IN THE MINNEAPOLUS CONTRACTS. I DON'T THINK WE KNOW THAT. BUT IT'S CLEAR THE CURE [2:42:24] VIOLENCE ENTERPRISE DID NOT SEE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AS THE NEXT PRIORITY. BUT DOES THAT MEAN [2:42:30] THAT WARD 6 WAS ABANDONED WITH HELP? NO. THEY'RE PRIORITIZE [2:42:36] WARD 6 NEEDS WITH THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS PILOT PROGRAM. THE ONE THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL [2:42:43] ON FEBRUARY 22ND. AND NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THAT CONTRACT ALONG WITH SOME [2:42:50] OTHERS. I MEAN, WE'VE SET UP [2:42:55] HERE ON THIS DAIS -- AND DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING. WE'VE GOT THAT. AND NOW WE HAVE THE [2:43:01] NEW PROCESS, AND WE HAVE THIS REQUEST TO IGNORE THAT DATA AND THE GUIDANCE FROM CURE VIOLENCE [2:43:08] GLOBAL AND TO FUND IT ANYWAY? LIKE, I WANT TO KNOW WHERE [2:43:13] EXACTLY DO WE THINK THIS $643,000 IS GOING TO COME FROM. WHAT OTHER SERVICES WILL BE [2:43:18] SCALED BACK OR DISCONTINUED? AND MS. URDMAN GAVE AN ANSWER THAT [2:43:26] SAID, YOU KNOW, NOT QUITE SURE. [2:43:32] NOT ONLY DO WE FORCE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT [2:43:37] TO UPDATE THEIR BUDGET TO FUND NEW PILOT PROGRAMS, BUT WE [2:43:42] REDUCE THEIR BUDGET BY OVER $7 MILLION LAST YEAR WHEN WE MOVED BCR TO THE FIRE [2:43:48] DEPARTMENT. WE PROVIDED SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO BCR. WE MOVED FUNDS FOR DIVERSION [2:43:56] PROGRAMS. EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, WE SAID MORE TIME WAS NEEDED TO CONSIDER A 50% REDUCTION AND CHANGE TO THE [2:44:02] AUDIT DEPARTMENT EVEN THOUGH WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT FOR MONTHS. BUT REDUCING THE BUDGET OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY [2:44:07] DEPARTMENT BY MORE THAN 50% WAS DONE WITH ZERO NOTICE THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS. AND THAT [2:44:13] FEELS A LITTLE BIT HYPOCRITICAL TO ME. MY WHOLE POINT HERE IS THAT THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT WE [2:44:18] ARE APPROACHING VIOLENCE PREVENTION BEYOND VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS, AND WE HAVE THE FUNDING AND THE PROCESS STARTING [2:44:25] TO DO JUST THAT, INCLUDING IN WARD 6. [2:44:32] >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE [2:44:37] THAT THE MOTION WAS PROPERLY MOVED. SO I WILL MOTION THE -- [2:44:43] WELL MOVE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL SO WE CAN ACTUALLY CONSIDER IT. >> SECOND. [2:44:50] >> OKAY. SO ALSO JUST A FEW [2:44:57] CLARIFYING THINGS HERE. YEAH, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF [2:45:02] MISINFORMATION POINTS. ONE, WE ENDED THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION AROUND BUDGET LAST YEAR WHERE THEY [2:45:10] STILL, AND AFTER CONSIDERING ALL OF THE CHANGES MADE TO THEIR BUDGET, BCR MOVING, THEY STILL [2:45:15] HAVE $1 MILLION LEFT OF UNSPENT FUNDS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT [2:45:21] SHOULD NSC LEADERSHIP AT THAT TIME MADE DECISIONS PROACTIVELY FOR THE YEAR AHEAD SAYING OH, WE [2:45:28] NEED TO MAKE SURE THESE DOLLARS ARE ASSIGNED. THEY COULD HAVE [2:45:35] ABSOLUTELY DID THAT. AND THEY DID NOT. WE ARE IN A SPACE WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE THIS [2:45:40] CONVERSATION. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT OF LOOKING AT OTHER SOURCES SO WE CAN MAKE [2:45:45] SURE THERE IS PARITY. I DO WANT [2:45:53] TO REGROUND THE CONVERSATION. WE ARE BEING ASKED TO MAKE THE HARD [2:45:58] DECISION OF SAYING, YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO REPURPOSE THAT SAME ALLOCATION LOOKING AT A [2:46:03] DIFFERENT AREA WHERE YES, IN THE AO COMMITTEE, THERE WAS EXPLICIT [2:46:09] DISCUSSION AROUND HOW POSSIBLY CURE VIOLENCE DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF [2:46:16] THAT, THE NEEDS OF THAT WARD PARTICULARLY, OR THAT ZONE. AND [2:46:21] ALSO, THE CONCERNS AROUND HOW WE DIDN'T HAVE A MAINTENANCE PLAN IN PLACE. SO I JUST WANT TO -- [2:46:28] LIKE, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE IMPACTS TO NSC'S BUDGET WHEN YOU [2:46:33] ALREADY MADE THIS APPROPRIATION FOR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION SERVICES. IT IS NOT ON US TO FIGURE OUT, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN [2:46:39] JUSTIFY AS OF YET THAT THE FREY ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO PULL THE CONTRACT WHERE THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED TO. BUT [2:46:46] THOSE DOLLARS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE ALONG WITH WARDS 4, 5, AND 9 THAT ANOTHER [2:46:52] WARD WILL BE INCLUDED. WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, [2:46:59] WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT EXTENDING THAT PARITY. THESE ARE ALL [2:47:05] THINGS THAT ALLOW US TO SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S MOTION WHILE RECOGNIZING THERE ARE [2:47:10] OTHER GAPS THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR TWO YEARS. REALLY TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THAT. AND I ALSO WANT TO [2:47:17] NAME LIKE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE TIME TO SEE THESE PROGRAMS BEING IMPLEMENTED [2:47:23] CORRECTLY. BECAUSE I HEARD SOME THINGS AROUND SOME OF THE SAFETY SUMMER FUNDING. THAT WAS NEVER IMPLEMENTED ALSO. SO WE WANT TO [2:47:30] MAKE SURE THE SAFETY AMBASSADOR PILOTS ALSO GET IMPLEMENTED, [2:47:37] WHICH DEPUTY LEA LAKES CLARIFY THAT IS A SEPARATE PROGRAM FROM THE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER [2:47:42] PROGRAM. THEY HAVE SEPARATE SCOPES OF FOCUS. AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT AREAS THAN WHAT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN [2:47:49] TERMS OF COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S COMMENTS WHERE WE SEE SPIKES IN VIOLENCE, AND WHERE THERE'S BEEN STABILIZATION. SO I JUST WANT TO [2:47:55] NAME THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONTRACTS COME BEFORE THIS BODY WHERE THERE ARE VENDORS THAT ARE [2:48:04] PERFORMING DIFFERENT SERVICES UNDER DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. SO THAT IS NOT SOMETHING UNCOMMON. SO I JUST WANT TO AT LEAST RESET [2:48:12] THAT PIECE AND COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, I'LL BE SUPPORTING YOUR MOTION. [2:48:18] >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I [2:48:26] REPRESENT WARD 6 AND NO ONE IS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN ME IN [2:48:34] THINK DAIS. I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO BRINGING THE SAFETY AMBASSADOR. BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME PROGRAM. IT'S NOT. LET [2:48:40] ME JUST REPEAT THIS. VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS EXISTED IN 4 AND A [2:48:50] HALF YEARS IN RIVERSIDE. WHY ARE WE TAKING AWAY SERVICES THAT HAVE WORKED FOR FOUR AND A HALF [2:48:57] YEARS? WHERE'S THE COMMON SENSE ON THAT? THAT IS THE QUESTION I'M GOING TO END. THE SERVICES HAVE HELPED OUR COMMUNITIES AND [2:49:03] YOU HAVE HEARD -- YOU HAVE SEEN THE LETTERS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS AND RESIDENTS. [2:49:08] WE'RE NOT ASKING NEW PROGRAM. WE'RE ASKING DON'T TAKE AWAY SOMETHING THAT'S WORKING. THANK [2:49:14] YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I AM NEXT ON [2:49:20] QUEUE. I THINK FOR ME AS WE'RE HEADING INTO THIS CONVERSATION, I JUST AT LEAST WANT TO GIVE MY [2:49:25] INPUT. I THINK THE TWO ZONES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS NEED TO, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY AS A [2:49:32] BODY TO COVER THOSE. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT ZONE 6 THAT'S MISSING. AND WE NEED TO FIGURE [2:49:39] OUT A WAY TO COVER COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS COVERING. THIS [2:49:44] BODY FUNDS THINGS BECAUSE WE SEE A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. OFTENTIMES THE MAYOR AND HIS [2:49:49] ADMINISTRATION JUST DON'T IMPLEMENT IT. I HEARD ABOUT LAKE STREET SERVICES BEING [2:49:55] IMPLEMENTED OFF THE GROUND. NEVER GOT A REPORT ON IF THE MAYOR ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED THE [2:50:00] PROGRAM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS I DON'T KNOW. THERE WASN'T AN UPDATE. THERE WAS A CONVERSATION [2:50:06] AROUND SUMMER SAFETY THAT WAS PASSED. THERE WAS NO UPDATE IF THAT WAS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED. [2:50:13] THERE'S MANY OF THESE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS THAT WE AS A BODY FUND AND THEY JUST DON'T GET [2:50:18] IMPLEMENTED. YOU OFTENTIMES HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEING FORCED TO COME OVER HERE SAYING, WE ARE BEGGING FOR HELP. WE ARE ASKING [2:50:23] FOR HELP AND WE ARE ASKING YOU TO COME INTO OUR COMMUNITIES AND ACTUALLY DO SAFETY WORK. THAT [2:50:30] WAS A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION TODAY. I AM THANKFUL THAT STAFF CAME HERE WITH DATA-BACKED [2:50:36] APPROACH ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE SERVICES. THIS IS A 180 THAT I'M SEEING TODAY. I'M PROUD THAT OUR [2:50:43] STAFF CAME HERE SUPER PREPARED AND GAVE THIS PRESENTATION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THESE [2:50:48] COMMENTS BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT AN UPDATE ON BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR SOUTHSIDE, SUMMER SAFETY. IF [2:50:54] THAT HAPPENED, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP FROM OUR STAFF IF THEY ACTUALLY GOT IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT A REPORT ON [2:51:01] THAT. WE NEVER WERE TOLD WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THAT FUNDING. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE NEVER [2:51:06] SIGNED BY THE MAYOR. WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK WHICH WILL TELL YOU IF HE SUPPORTED IT OR NOT. I HAD [2:51:12] TO OFFER THOSE CLARIFICATIONS. WHEN THIS BODY FUNDS PROGRAMS, IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT THEY GET IMPLEMENTED. AND FOR ME, [2:51:18] LIKE I SAID, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE TWO ZONES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS GET COVERED. IT'S [2:51:24] IMPORTANT TO ZONE 6 IN PHILLIPS GETS COVERED. I SUPPORT THE ZONE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS TRYING TO GET FILLED. THANK YOU. [2:51:31] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU. YEAH, JUST GOING TO REVISIT THIS REAL QUICK. [2:51:36] OBVIOUSLY WITH THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, WITHOUT A DOUBT I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT. WITH THE [2:51:43] GENERAL APPROPRIATION, I'M GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE, BUT I'M HAVING A TOUGHER TIME WITH. AND [2:51:48] I THINK THE MAIN REASON IS BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE FUNDED. I [2:51:55] BELIEVE THE PROGRAM THAT THIS MONEY WAS WITHDRAWN FROM ALSO NEEDS TO BE FILLED. AND I JUST [2:52:02] DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT BOTH THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN. WOULD LOVE -- WHEN IS FULL COUNCIL IS ON [2:52:08] THURSDAY. IT'S TUESDAY. YOU KNOW, I GUESS FOR MY PART AND IF NOTHING ELSE, JUST MY PEACE OF [2:52:15] MIND, I'D LOVE FOR THIS PORTION OF IT, THE APROPORTION, IT WOULD [2:52:23] BE A LOT EASIER TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. MAYBE GIVE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW SOME TIME TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS THAT [2:52:29] WE NEED WITH STAFF JUST SO WE'RE NOT FLYING BLIND INTO A DECISION WHERE I'VE GOT TO EXPLAIN TO [2:52:41] NORT NORTHSIDERS WHY I TOOK MONEY FROM -- I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE [2:52:46] PRIORITIZE MEETING WITH STAFF AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN KIND OF GET AT LEAST ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DECIDE WHETHER, HEY, HOW IS THIS [2:52:54] ALL MOVING FORWARD. RIGHT. AND THAT WOULD GIVE ME A LOT OF PEACE OF MIND AND WE COULD [2:53:01] PROCEED, MOVE FORWARD THAT WAY. >> YES, I'M COOL WITH THAT. [2:53:06] >> OKAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THIS. I THINK THAT'S AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. WITH COUNCIL [2:53:12] MEMBER ELLISON. YOU KNOW, I DID NOT SAY THAT ALL THESE OTHER [2:53:18] PROGRAMS ARE THE SAME. I POINTED OUT TWICE THAT WARD 6 IS STILL RECEIVING SERVICES. MAYBE THE [2:53:24] FUNDING NEEDS TO COME FROM THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BUT I DON'T LIKE MY [2:53:33] QUESTIONS OR MY COMMENTS BEING REFRAMED. I DON'T THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE. I'M CONSTANTLY [2:53:42] GETTING KICKED AT ANYTHING THAT I SEEK TO SAY ON THIS DAIS. THESE ARE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, [2:53:49] BUT IT'S ALL NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. I HAVEN'T HEARD NORTHSIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS ACT LIKE THEY NEED TO RUN THEIR OWN [2:53:56] FIEFDOM. I THINK IT'S WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE TO CARVE UP THE CITY AND SAY I DESERVE THIS [2:54:01] PIECE OF IT. I THINK IT'S WRONG. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK ACROSS THE BOARD AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND [2:54:06] MAKE DECISIONS NOT JUST FOR OUR OWN WARDS BUT FOR OUR CITY AS A WHOLE. THAT IS WHAT WE WERE ELECTED TO DO. WE MIGHT HAVE [2:54:13] SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OUR OWN WARDS, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE CITY AS A WHOLE. AND WE HAVE CURE VIOLENCE [2:54:19] AND WE HAVE A WHOLE PROCESS NOW IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO TRY AND TARGET [2:54:25] LIMITED RESOURCES ACCORDINGLY. AND I THINK WE NEED TO FOLLOW IT. AND WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE HAS WITH THESE FIRST [2:54:31] CONTRACTS, AND ONE OF THEM BEING PULLED, I THINK MAYBE THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS TO PULL BACK AND [2:54:37] TO RECONSIDER AND FIGURE OUT HOW MULTIPLE OTHER NEEDS CAN BE MET. [2:54:43] BUT IT CAN'T BE A, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS FUNDING FROM THE NORTHSIDE FOR MY PART OF THE [2:54:48] SOUTHSIDE. IT'S JUST WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE. >> I JUST GOT MYSELF BACK ON [2:54:55] QUEUE. AT LEAST I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT OF WHY I SUPPORT AT LEAST THE WORK THAT [2:55:00] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS DOING. BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE FILL THE GAP THAT COUNCIL [2:55:05] MEMBER OSMAN HAS CLEARLY INDICATED IS MISSING IN HIS [2:55:12] COMMUNITY. I HAVE INDICATED A GAP THAT'S MISSING IN PHILLIPS [2:55:18] WITH THESE ZONES. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, SOME OF US REPRESENT [2:55:23] WARDS THAT AREN'T AS PRIVILEGED OR DON'T HAVE AS MUCH WEALTH COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES IN OUR CITY. AND SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, [2:55:30] HAVING MORE EQUITABLE RESOURCES INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES, INSTITUTIONAL [2:55:35] RACISM, THE IMPACT THAT VIOLENCE HAS IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THIS PROCESS. AND [2:55:41] I THINK THAT IS THE WORK YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT HERE. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN 5, 4, 6, 9, [2:55:47] TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES. AND IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THESE ARE AREAS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO [2:55:53] ADDRESS CONCERNS OF HISTORICAL ISSUES THAT ARE IMPACTING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I AT LEAST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTEXT WAS [2:56:00] GIVEN. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS BY THURSDAY, I HOPE. COOL. SO ALL [2:56:07] THOSE IN FAVOR ON THE MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION PLEASE SAY AYE. [2:56:12] >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION MOVES [2:56:18] TO FULL COUNCIL WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION. COLLEAGUES, THERE IS ONE LAST ITEM. HOWEVER, [2:56:23] WE CAN PUSH THIS UNTIL THURSDAY BECAUSE CAPTIONER IS CLOSED BY [2:56:28] 5 P.M. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE ABOARD THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LONGER DAY [2:56:34] TOMORROW. NO OBJECTIONS? >> THURSDAY. >> SORRY, THURSDAY. [2:56:40] >> ADJOURN. >> OKAY. WELL WE STILL HAVE TO READ THE COW REPORTS. BUT YES. [2:56:45] SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ITEM NUMBER 4 THAT IS GOING TO BE ON [2:56:50] THURSDAY AT FULL COUNCIL. DO I HAVE TO DO ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT OBJECTION. COOL. NOW [2:56:56] LASTLY, WE WILL FINALLY END WITH OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS. WE'LL START WITH THE AEO OVERSIGHT. [2:57:08] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> I'LL JUST SPEAK LOUD. SO THE [2:57:14] ADMINISTRATION AND -- THIS ITEM [2:57:21] WAS APPROVED IN COMMITTEE BUT WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE GIFT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. SO I WILL BE MOVING TO DELETE THIS [2:57:28] ITEM FROM THE AGENDA AT FULL COUNCIL. NUMBER TWO IS A GIFT [2:57:35] ACCEPTANCE FROM CARBON ALLIANCE. THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE. FOUR [2:57:42] IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES. SIX IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR TICKETS [2:57:52] TO THE LINKS GALA. EIGHT IS A [2:57:59] BID. NINE IS A BID FOR CIRCULAR CORUGATED TRENCH SHIELDS. 10 IS [2:58:06] A CONTRACT WITH DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, SPECIFICALLY FOR ABC RAMPS, [2:58:11] MULTI-MODAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS. [2:58:17] 11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH RESTORATION AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC FOR REPAIR PROJECT. [2:58:24] 12 IS A CONTRACT FOR 2025 [2:58:31] THROUGH 2028 VENDOR POOL. 13 IS A CONTRACT WITH METRO BLOOMS DESIGN AND BUILD LLC FOR PRIVATE [2:58:38] PROPERTY TREE PLANTING. 14 IS A [2:58:43] CONTRACT FOR LABOR STANDARDS. 15 IS A LEASE AMENDMENT WITH 2700 [2:58:48] EAST 28th STREET LLC FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OFFICE SPACE. 16 IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING [2:58:58] AGREEMENT FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS BUILDING INSPECTORS. 17 IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT [2:59:03] INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NUMBER [2:59:10] 299. 18 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF SHANE THORN. 19, ALSO A WORKERS' [2:59:18] COMPENSATION CLAIM LEGAL SETTLEMENT FOR ME MELISSA [2:59:27] ROGERS. -- 21 IS A CONTRACT FOR [2:59:32] CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL FOR 2025 MINNEAPOLUS ASSISTANCE PROVIDER [2:59:37] SERVICES. I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:59:44] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I WOULD REQUEST THAT MY NAME IS [2:59:50] INCLUDED ITEM NUMBER 6, THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR THE LINK. I WILL BE SPEAKING AT THAT EVENT. AND I [2:59:56] WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE RESOLUTION. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. I BELIEVE THAT COUNCIL [3:00:01] MEMBER VETAW IS BRINGING FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO THIS AT THURSDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. IF [3:00:09] YOU COULD WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW TO ADD TO THAT AMENDMENT. WE CAN'T TAKE [3:00:15] AMENDMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. >> THANK YOU. >> PERFECT. COOL. CLERKS, JUST [3:00:20] SO YOU KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT ITEM COMING. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE [3:00:31] BUDGET COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM THIS THURSDAY'S [3:00:36] COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IS APPROVING THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE 2025 LOCAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION. I'LL STAND FOR [3:00:42] ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE [3:00:54] THE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. >> NUMBER ONE APPROVING AN EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATIONS [3:00:59] LICENSE FOR PIZZA KARMA. NUMBER TWO, APPROVING A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR NOCO. NUMBER THREE, [3:01:05] APPROVING A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR ROSALIA. NUMBER 4, AUTHORIZING HOST APPROVAL FOR THE ISSUANCE [3:01:12] OF BONDS FOR WONDERFUL FOUNDATIONS. NUMBER 5, PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO [3:01:19] PROHIBITING THE USE OF ALGORITHMIC DEVICES ON RENTAL RATES. NUMBER 6, THIS ITEM WAS A [3:01:26] LICENSE REVOCATION FOR LA CARETA RESTAURANT. HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN UPDATE, AND STAFF HAS RECEIVED [3:01:32] THEIR TAX CLEARANCE LETTER, AND THEREFORE, THIS ITEM CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA ON [3:01:37] THURSDAY. NUMBER 7 IS DENYING A VARIANCE APPEAL TO TIMOTHY [3:01:44] BAILOR FOR THE PROJECT AT 1716 FREMONT AVENUE. NUMBER 8 IS [3:01:49] APPROVING FIVE LIQUOR LICENSES. NUMBER 9 IS APPROVING 211 LIQUOR [3:01:55] LICENSE RENEWALS. NUMBER 11 IS A [3:02:02] RESOLUTION APPROVING GUIDELINES FOR CULTURAL BUSINESS WEEK CELEBRATIONS. NUMBER 12 IS [3:02:08] APPROVING FINANCING FOR 2011 PILLSBURY AVENUE. NUMBER 13 IS APPROVING A LOAN FOR PASSAGE [3:02:17] COMMUNITY AT 17 24th STREET. [3:02:22] APPROVING MINNEAPOLIS STABILIZATION GRANT AWARDS. NUMBER 15 AUTHORIZING EXCLUSIVE [3:02:28] RIGHTS TO NORTH FOR PROPERTY AT [3:02:34] 1014 AND 1026 PLYMOUTH AVENUE. [3:02:39] NUMBER 17 IS RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE BUSINESS REVITALIZATIONS PROGRAM IN [3:02:45] UPTOWN. AND 18, LASTLY, THE RESOLUTION APPROVING FINANCING FOR SPRING MANOR PROJECTS. WITH [3:02:50] THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE [3:02:56] THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. C & I COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD [3:03:05] NINE ITEMS. ITEM 1 IS -- ITEM TWO IS PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE [3:03:11] RELATED TO WATER SERVICES AND TERMINOLOGY REVISIONS. THREE IS DESIGNATED THE LOCATION COST [3:03:17] ESTIMATES AND EASEMENTS FOR THE 2025 ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION [3:03:22] PROJECT. FOUR IS AMENDING THE 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY DECREASING APPROPRIATIONS FOR [3:03:30] ALLEY RENOVATION. FIVE IS [3:03:36] AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN [3:03:41] COUNTY FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. ITEM SIX IS AUTHORIZING A [3:03:46] COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY FOR THE NICOLLET AVENUE SOUTH BRIDGE OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY. ITEM [3:03:54] 7 IS CONCURRING WITH THE CITY -- [3:04:04] ITEM 8 IS APPROVING A CONCEPT LAYOUT FOR THE LOGAN PARK INDUSTRIAL RECONSTRUCTION [3:04:09] PROJECT PHASE 1. AND ITEM 9 IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION [3:04:14] SUPPORTING THE GOLD LINE BUS RAPID TRANSIT EXTENSION PROJECT FROM SAINT PAUL TO DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. I'LL STAND FOR [3:04:20] QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. AND NEXT UP WE [3:04:26] HAVE THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE. >> THANKS, MR. CHAIR. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM. THAT ITEM IS 2025 [3:04:34] LEGISLATIVE POLICY POSITIONS AMENDMENT. AND THAT'S THE ONLY ITEM WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, WE [3:04:42] HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> CHAIR. WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT'S [3:04:47] GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD FIVE ITEMS. THE FIRSTS IS A PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE RELATED [3:04:53] TO REVIEW PANELS FOR THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION ON POLICE OVERSIGHT. TWO IS AUTHORIZING A [3:04:59] CONTRACT WITH THE STATE FAIR FOR ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING THE FAIR. THREE IS [3:05:04] AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE BCA FOR [3:05:12] AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION GRANT. FOUR IS AUTHORIZING A GRANT FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING [3:05:18] INVESTIGATORS TASK FORCE FULL TIME ANALYST. FIVE IS CONTRACT FOR BCA FOR POLICE INVESTIGATOR [3:05:25] PARTICIPATION ON THE MINNESOTA HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATORS TASK FORCE. AND THAT CONCLUDES [3:05:30] OUR BUSINESS ON THAT ONE. >> THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, WE'VE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS TO [3:05:35] COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY. AND HEARING NO OBJECTION, I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING FINALLY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.