[0:10] WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR NOVEMBER 12, 2025.

[0:15] I'M JASON CHAVEZ, THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A

[0:20] FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUCK THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC

[0:27] PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS

[0:32] TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RAIL OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT

[0:38] OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL

[0:44] SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE

[0:50] ROLL SO WE CAN VERIFY A QUORUM FOR THIS MEETING. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE.

[0:56] >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> PALMISANO. >> PRESENT.

[1:02] >> VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. IS ABSENT. CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> WE HAVE FIVE PRESENT.

[1:08] >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL REMIND MY COLLEAGUES, WE'LL BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY.

[1:14] PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE SIGNED UP, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM. ITEM ONE IS APPROVING THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTING

[1:21] INFORMATION RELATED TO OPIOID OVERDOSES AND OPIOID ANTAGONISTS

[1:29] FOR BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS TO POSSESS OPIOID ANTAGONISTS. ITEM TWO IS APPROVING A FEDERAL

[1:35] GRANT RELATED TOWARDS -- RELATED TO THE TOWARDS ZERO DEATH

[1:40] INITIATIVE AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF CRYSTAL. THREE IS REFERRING TO STAFF AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO

[1:46] THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC DATA REPORTING. FOUR IS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DECEMBER 3rd TO CONSIDER AN

[1:52] ORDINANCE RELATED TO LEAD PAINT. FIVE IS A PUBLIC HEAR FOR

[2:00] OFF-DUTY CITY RESOURCE REPORTING. SIX IS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 3rd TO CONSIDER AN

[2:06] ORDINANCE RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS AND UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM. SEVEN IS PUBLIC HEARING FOR

[2:13] DECEMBER 3rd, TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE MINNEAPOLIS CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. COLLEAGUES, ANY DISCUSSIONS OR

[2:20] ANY ITEMS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION?

[2:28] I'LL PUT MYSELF ON QUEUE AND TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE OPIOID OVERDOSE AND POSSESSION OF T NALOXONE.

[2:39] WORKING TO WORK WITH STAFF REQUIRING THE POSSESSION OF NARCAN IN CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS

[2:45] IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AS A WAY TO HELP REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS AND TACKLE THE OPIOID

[2:51] EPIDEMIC. THIS WOULD BE A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WE HOPE TO GET BACK SO WE CAN TAKE ACTION

[2:56] AT COUNCIL NEXT YEAR. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL AND I'LL FIRST CALL ON

[3:04] COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. WOULD THIS INCLUDE THE COST, MR. CHAIR? >> THIS WOULD GO TOWARDS STAFF.

[3:12] THE STAFF WOULD BRING BACK A REPORT ON THIS. IF YOU'RE

[3:17] REQUESTING THAT, I GUESS I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED. IF NOT, NOT OPPOSED TO ADDING THAT AT

[3:23] FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. >> THANK YOU. >> SO I GUESS THAT'S FOLLOW UP

[3:28] FOR ME. TO FIGURE OUT IF A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WOULD TALK ABOUT COSTS. BUT I AGREE WITH

[3:35] YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. AND I GUESS THE ASK TO THE ADMINISTRATION THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE DIRECTIVE. IF NOT, WE

[3:41] CAN CODIFY THAT AT FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

[3:49] I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED

[3:56] SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THOSE ITEMS CARRY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION RELATED

[4:02] TO PUBLIC RESTROOMS. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A STAFF DIRECTION THIS PAST JUNE WITH THE

[4:09] LEGISLATIVE POLICY AND RESEARCH DIVISION TO GET US STARTED.

[4:15] WELCOME.

[4:22] >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ASHLEY

[4:28] I'M FROM THE POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM AND I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT ON STAND ALONE PUBLIC

[4:35] RESTROOMS. THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RESTROOM SITUATION IN

[4:41] MINNEAPOLIS. A LANDSCAPE REVIEW OF MUNICIPAL STAND ALONE RESTROOM PROGRAMS, AND A REVIEW

[4:46] OF APPLICABLE REGULATORY AND ZONING CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAND ALONE PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN MINNEAPOLIS.

[4:54] A QUICK INTRODUCTION TO RESTROOMS. PUBLIC RESTROOMS.

[4:59] UK COMPANY, 2021, ESTIMATED THERE WERE EIGHT PUBLIC RESTROOMS PER 100,000 PEOPLE IN

[5:05] THE U.S. AS YOU CAN SEE, MINNEAPOLIS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AT 18 PER 100,000 PEOPLE. AND

[5:11] MADISON, WISCONSIN AT 35, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY. A LITTLE HISTORY ON

[5:17] PUBLIC RESTROOMS. BY THE 1970s, THERE WERE MORE THAN 50,000 COINED OPERATED PAY

[5:24] TOILETS IN AMERICA'S URBAN CENTERS. THE RISE OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND DECLINE OF

[5:29] DOWNTOWN LED TO THE CLOSURE OF MANY OF THESE RESTROOMS. AND THIS, ALONG WITH COSTLY UPKEEP,

[5:35] LED TO THE REMOVAL OF M MANY PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN THE SUBSEQUENT DECADES AS THEY FELL

[5:41] VICTIM TO VAPID L VANDALISM. NOW PRIVATE

[5:47] BUSINESSES OFTEN FILL THE GAP. THE LACK OF PUBLIC RESTROOMS CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH.

[5:52] ESPECIALLY DURING HEALTH OUTBREAKS SUCH AS COVID-19 AND

[5:58] OTHER DISEASES. SOME PEOPLE SEE THE LACK OF PUBLIC RESTROOMS AS A SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE. AS ALL

[6:05] GROUPS OF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PRIVATE RESTROOMS. A 2021 BLOOMBERG

[6:12] ARTICLE STATED THAT WHO GETS ACCESS TO THE BATHROOM REALLY COULD BE SUMMARIZED AS WHO

[6:17] SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC SPACE AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE.

[6:24] MOVING ON TO SOME KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REPORT. THE FIRST

[6:32] HIGHLIGHT IS PUBLIC RESTROOMS STRATEGY. MANY OF THE CITIES REVIEWED COMPLETED A PILOT

[6:37] PROGRAM PRIOR TO INSTALLING MORE PERMANENT RESTROOM OPTIONS. SOME PILOT PROGRAMS WERE

[6:43] COMPLETED AFTER THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC RESTROOM STRATEGY. AND SOME COEXISTED AS THE STRATEGY

[6:48] WAS DEVELOPED. LONGER RANGE PUBLIC RESTROOM STRATEGIES CAN MAKE IT EASIER TO INCORPORATE

[6:56] FUTURE RESTROOMS INTO LARGER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT PLANNING. SECOND, RESTROOM MODEL

[7:02] SELECTION, AS SEVERAL CITIES EMPHASIZED ADDRESSING PUBLIC RESTROOM NEEDS IS NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS ALL APPROACH.

[7:08] INCREASING PUBLIC RESTROOMS WILL LIKELY REQUIRE A COMBINATION OF MODELS AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEED. THIS MAY INCLUDE

[7:15] STAND ALONE PUBLIC RESTROOMS, INCENTIVIZING ACCESS TO PRIVATE BUSINESS RESTROOMS, PORTABLE

[7:22] RESTROOM TRAILERS, OR EVEN MULTISTALL BRICK AND MORTAR RESTROOMS. AND VERY SMALL

[7:27] CHOICES CAN BE USED AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF A RESTROOM STRATEGY.

[7:33] THIRD, DETERMINING RESTROOM LOCATIONS. CHOOSING THE PHYSICAL LOCATION WILL BE IMPACTED BY MULTIPLE FACTORS.

[7:40] NUMEROUS CITIES STRESS THE NEED FOR THE LOCATION TO BE NEAR HEAVY FOOT TRAFFIC AND HIGHLY

[7:45] VISIBLE. HELPING PEOPLE LOCATE THE RESTROOM EASILY AND DECREASES THE CHANCE OF NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS BY INCREASING

[7:51] MONITORING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. CITIES OFTEN CITE

[7:56] RESTROOMS IN PARKS, EVEN WITHIN DOWNTOWN AREAS. AND SOME WITH LOCATIONS IN THE PUBLIC

[8:03] RIGHT-OF-WAY, PRIMARILY SIDEWALKS AND/OR PARKING LANES. LOCATION IS IMPACTED BY UTILITY CONNECTION NEEDS AND THE

[8:08] FOOTPRINT SIZE OF THE MODEL. A FOURTH HIGHLIGHT IS MONITORING

[8:14] AND ATTENDANT OPTIONS. NUMEROUS CITIES STRESSED THEY FEEL THE SUCCESS OF THEIR RESTROOMS HAS

[8:20] BEEN CONTINGENT UPON THE PRESENCE OF ATTENDANTS. OR AT LEAST MULTIPLE DAILY MONITORING

[8:26] AND CLEANING TIMES. EVEN WITHIN THE SAME CITY, THE LEVEL OF NEED FOR EACH RESTROOM CAN VARY.

[8:33] SOME MAY BENEFIT GREATLY FROM INCREASED MONITORING AND CLEANING. WHILE OTHERS MAY REQUIRE FEWER RESOURCES,

[8:39] DEPENDING ON USAGE, LOCATION, HOURS OF OPERATION. A FIFTH HIGHLIGHT IS THE COST. THERE

[8:46] ARE MANY PREFABRICATED STAND ALONE PUBLIC RESTROOM OPTIONS.

[8:52] COSTS VARY BETWEEN AND WITHIN MODELS. DEPENDING ON A VARIETY OF THINGS, INCLUDING RENTING

[8:57] VERSUS OWNING THE MODEL, LEVEL OF SERVICE, NUMBER OF STALLS, ADDITIONAL AMENITIES,

[9:04] WINTERZATION NEEDS, AND OTHER FACTORS. INSTALLATION COSTS ALSO VARY, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE RESTROOM IS LOCATED AND

[9:11] WHETHER THE RESTROOM IS CONNECTED TO UTILITIES. AND

[9:16] ONGOING OPERATIONAL COSTS, AGAIN, VARY. DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED,

[9:21] ATTENDANTS, MONITORING, CONNECTION TO UTILITIES. AND, FINALLY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

[9:27] ALMOST ALL THE CITIES I SPOKE WITH DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. AND,

[9:33] ALSO, FROM A WIDE RANGE OF CITY DEPARTMENTS STAFF. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT.

[9:40] BUY IN FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IS REALLY KEY. NOW JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF

[9:47] MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC RESTROOMS. ALL THOUGH AVAILABLE DATA SUGGESTS THAT MINNEAPOLIS HAS

[9:53] MORE RESTROOMS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, LIKE MANY PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT IS STILL

[9:58] LACKING ADEQUATE PUBLIC RESTROOM FACILITIES. THIS MAP PROVIDES JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF

[10:03] RESTROOMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ALONG WITH PUBLIC URINATION HOT SPOTS, ACCORDING

[10:09] TO THE MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THE BLUE RESTROOM E ICONS ARE AVAILABLE

[10:15] FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE DURING THE PERSPECTIVE BUSINESS HOURS. THE YELLOW RESTROOM ICONS ARE

[10:21] AVAILABLE 24/7. AND THE RED PINS ARE THE PUBLIC URINATION HOT SPOTS. THERE IS ONE GREEN

[10:26] ICON ON THE MAP, AND THAT IS THE SEASONAL RESTROOM TRAILER I'LL

[10:33] DISCUSS NEXT. THE PEAVY PLAZA

[10:39] STAND ALONE PUBLIC RESTROOM TRAILER WAS BUILT IN 2019 AS PART OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT

[10:45] PROJECT RENOVATING THE PEAVY PLAZA. IT'S CONNECTED TO ELECTRICAL, WATER, AND SEWER THROUGH A SMALL MANHOLE

[10:52] INSTALLED IN THE SIDEWALK GOING INTO THE MECHANICAL ROOM OF THE PLAZA. IT'S OWNED BY THE CITY BUT OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY

[10:58] THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. IT IS ALSO STAFFED BY

[11:04] DID'S AMBASSADOR TEAM, WHICH PERFORM ROUTINE CHECKS ON AND CLEANING OF THE RESTROOM.

[11:09] TRAILER SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DURING THE SEASON. THE TRAILER IS IN HIGH COMMAND, AND IT IS MISSED WHEN IT IS CLOSED FOR THE

[11:16] SEASON. THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD HAS HAD VARIED EXPERIENCES WHEN IT COMES TO PORT-A-POTTIES

[11:24] IN PUBLIC RESTROOMS THROUGHOUT THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK SYSTEM. MOST PARK RESTROOMS ARE CLEAN,

[11:29] SAFE AND FUNCTIONAL RESTROOMS WITH FEW ISSUES. THERE ARE TWO NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS. AT

[11:39] BDE MAKA SKA. THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN ISSUES TO THE INDIVIDUAL STALL MODEL. WHICH

[11:45] ESSENTIALLY CREATES A SMALL ROOM. THE NEWER MODEL IS MORE DIFFICULT TO MONITOR. THE PORT

[11:52] A POTTIES AT THE COMMONS HAVE FREQUENT AND SEVERE ISSUES OF VANDALISM. INCLUDING BEING SET

[11:57] ON FIRE. THERE'S NOW A KIND OF FENCE OR CAGE AROUND THE RESTROOM AND THEY ARE ONLY OPEN

[12:03] SEASONALLY WHEN PARK BOARD STAFF ARE PRESENT. BEYOND THE PHYSICAL VANDALISM, THE BIGGEST

[12:09] ISSUES HAVE BEEN PROSTITUTION, DRUG USE, OVERDOSES, PEOPLE

[12:14] SLEEPING INSIDE, THOSE SORTS OF ISSUES. THESE HAVE DECREASED AT THE -- WITH THE ADDITION OF THE

[12:19] CAGE, THE ATTENDANTS AND ADDITIONAL PARK MONITORING.

[12:25] BEFORE GETTING INTO THE DETAILS ON A FEW EXAMPLE CITIES, I WANT TO COVER SOME MODEL RESTROOMS DISCUSSED IN THE REPORT. THE

[12:33] PORTLAND IS A COMMON MODEL USED IN CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND BY NUMEROUS CITIES IN THE

[12:38] REPORT. IT IS PERMANENT, CONNECTED TO UTILITIES, AND USES DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT FOLLOW

[12:44] CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS TO DISCOURAGE ILLICIT ACTIVITY.

[12:49] THRONES ARE A NEWER OPTION ON THE MARKET. AND ARE PORTABLE AND HIGH-TECH. A THRONE IS A

[12:54] UNIQUE LONG-TERM RENTAL MODEL. CITIES CONTRACT WITH THRONE LABS TO COMPLETELY MANAGE AND SERVICE

[13:00] THE RESTROOMS. AND ON BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE, BOTH NEW AND URBAN

[13:06] BLUE RESTROOMS ARE COMPANIES OUT OF CANADA, WHICH OFFER NUMEROUS MODEL OPTIONS FROM PORTABLE

[13:12] TRAILERS TO PERMANENT MULTI-STALL FACILITIES. THIS IS A TABLE OF MODELS FROM

[13:18] EXAMPLE CITIES, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 19 OF THE REPORT.

[13:23] I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER ALL OF THE DETAILS. BUT UNIT COSTS, INSTALLATION COSTS, AND ONGOING

[13:30] COSTS VARY DRAMATICICALLY. EVEN WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SAME BRAND OF RESTROOM. YOU CAN SEE

[13:35] IN ADDITION TO THE FOUR BRANDS DISCUSSED AT THE PREVIOUS SLIGHTED, CITIES HAVE FOUND

[13:41] OTHER RESTROOM OPTIONS, INCLUDING FRANCHISED AUTOMATIC PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN NEW YORK

[13:46] CITY. A PERMANENT THREE-STORY SHIPPING CONTAINER FACILITY IN WINNIPEG, AND TWO UNDERGROUND

[13:52] RESTROOMS FROM THE 1920s IN VANCOUVER. THERE ARE 13 STAND ALONE PUBLIC

[13:59] RESTROOM EXAMPLE CITIES EXPLORED IN THE REPORT. I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THEM IN THE NEW PNEXT FEW SLIDES.

[14:07] EDMONTON IS TRYING OUT TWO NEW RESTROOM TRAILERS. BOTH OF WHICH HAVE ATTENDANTS. AS PART OF THEIR ATTENDANT MONITORING

[14:13] PROGRAM. AND AS PART OF THEIR DETAILED PUBLIC WASHROOM STRATEGY. THEY ARE DEFINITELY

[14:18] AN EXAMPLE WORTH READING MORE ABOUT. UNIQUE IN THE REPORT, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF

[14:23] TRANSPORTATION HAS A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR STREET FURNITURE, WHICH INCLUDES RESTROOMS, BUS

[14:29] SHELTERS, AND NEWSSTANDS. WHICH CURRENTLY INCLUDES SEVEN AUTOMATIC PUBLIC TOILETS AT NO COST TO THE CITY. IN ANN ARBOR,

[14:37] THEY HAVE EXTENDED THEIR CONTRACT WITH THRONE LABS FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS. AFTER THEIR YEAR-LONG PILOT WITH

[14:44] EIGHT THRONES PROVED SO SUCCESSFUL. THEY REALLY LIKE THE HANDS-OFF ASPECT OF THE

[14:50] THRONES. AND AFTER LOOKING FOR MORE PERMANENT SOLUTIONS,

[14:55] PHILADELPHIA HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OPENED THEIR THIRD PORTLAND LOO. IN ADDITION TO THE CLEANING THE RESTROOMS,

[15:02] THEIR PUBLIC RESTROOM SPECIALISTS FROM THE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND HARM

[15:07] REDUCTION DIVISION ARE VISIBLE PRESENCE IN COMMUNITIES AND WORK TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS AND

[15:13] CONNECT THEM TO CRITICAL RESOURCES, LIKE SHELTER, FOOD, TREATMENT, AND CLOTHING.

[15:24] WINNIPEG PILOTED THREE RESTROOM LOCATIONS BEFORE OPENING A PERMANENT RESTROOM FACILITY MADE FROM REPROPOSED SHIPPING

[15:31] CONTAINERS. IT'S NOT ONLY A RESTROOM, BUT ALSO A RESOURCE CENTER WITH PEER SUPPORT WORKERS PROVIDING ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING

[15:38] SUPPLIES, SUCH AS NALOXNE, CLEAN DRUG PAPER, AND SAFER SEX

[15:45] SUPPLIES. AND CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH COMMUNITY AND AGENCY RESOURCES FOR MANY NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD, MEDICAL, AND HOUSING RESOURCES.

[15:52] LIKE MANY CITIES, VANCOUVER USES MANY DIFFERENT RESTROOM MODELS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS. INCLUDING THOSE TWO UNDERGROUND

[15:58] RESTROOMS BUILT IN THE 1920s. MONTREAL OPENED SEVEN HIGH-TECH

[16:04] SELF-CLEANING PUBLIC TOILETS IN 2018. BY JUNE OF THIS YEAR, ONLY ONE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL.

[16:11] AND I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PARIS, WHICH REPLACED ALL 435 OF THEIR PUBLIC TOILETS WITH

[16:19] MORE ECOFRIENDLY VERSIONS. WHERE EVEN GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND RESUPPLYING IS DONE BY CARGO

[16:25] BIKE TO ENSURE NON-POLLUTING OPERATIONS. THE REPORT IS FOCUSED ON STAND

[16:33] ALONE RESTROOM SAMPLES. I CAME ACROSS O OTHER CITIES, THEY

[16:38] HAVE TRIED TO INCENTIVIZE PRIVATE BUSINESSES ORGANIZATIONS TO OPEN THEIR RESTROOMS TO THE

[16:44] PUBLIC. THE CITY OF EDMONTON AWARDS $5,000 TO 10 ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR THROUGH

[16:50] THEIR PUBLIC WASHROOMS ACCESSIBILITY GRANT. RICH MOND, WHICH LIKE MANY BURROWS IN

[16:56] LONDON, INCENTIVIZE PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO OPEN THEIR RESTROOMS TO THE PUBLIC AS PART OF LONDON'S

[17:01] COMMUNITY TOILET SCHEME. AND MONTREAL'S COMMERCIAL

[17:08] DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TRIED AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR A FEW YEARS. THEY HAD TO END IT DUE TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY. MOVING

[17:18] ON TO CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS.

[17:25] THE REPORT, OF COURSE, GOES THROUGH CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MORE DETAILS. BUT SOME OVERARCHING

[17:30] CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE THE LOCATION OF RESTROOMS, MINNEAPOLIS ZONING CODE APPLICABILITY, AND OPERATIONS

[17:36] AND MANAGEMENT. MOST CITIES REVIEWED FOR THE REPORT LOCATED RESTROOMS IN PARKS, IN

[17:42] MINNEAPOLIS' CASE, IF THIS IS CONSIDERED THE CITY WOULD, OF COURSE, NEED TO WORK WITH THE PARK BOARD ON ANY POSSIBILITIES.

[17:49] IF RESTROOMS WERE LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, SIDEWALKS OR PARKING LANES, IT'S

[17:55] IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE CITY MANAGES THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE CITY DOES NOT TECHNICALLY OWN THE

[18:01] PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY LAND. SO THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY IS TRANSPORTATION. AND OTHER

[18:06] POSSIBLE USES FOR THESE SPACES CANNOT OBSTRUCT THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. REGARDLESS OF LOCATION,

[18:12] THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAID THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKELY NEED TO MAKE SPECIFIC

[18:19] FINDINGS INDICATING OR EXPLAINING THE COUNCIL'S RATIONALE ABOUT HOW THE RESTROOMS WILL ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES.

[18:27] MINNEAPOLIS ZONING CODE COMES INTO PLAY IF RESTROOMS WOULD BE LOCATED ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THE

[18:33] MINNEAPOLIS ZONING CODE IS LARGELY SILENT ABOUT RESTROOMS.

[18:38] CPED STAFF SAID ADDING A PERMANENT RESTROOM TO ANY CITY OR PRIVATELY-OWNED PROPERTY

[18:44] WOULD LIKELY FALL UNDER ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES, IN GENERAL. A KEY FACTOR IN THAT IS WHETHER AN EXTERIOR

[18:50] TROOM IS IS AN ALLOWED ACCESSORY USE FOR THE PROPERTY. ALLOWED ACCESSORY USE IS GENERALLY

[18:56] ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE USE OF THE PRIMARY USE OF THE PROPERTY. SO HISTORICALLY, THE CITY HAS

[19:02] NOT ALLOWED PERMANENT EXTERNAL RESTROOMS, EXCEPT IN PARKS, AS

[19:07] THEY ARE CONSIDERED A TRUE ACCESSORY USE OF THE PARK. AND, FINALLY, THE LOCATION AND

[19:13] TYPE OF EACH RESTROOM WOULD LIKELY IMPACT WHO WOULD OPERATE AND MANAGE EACH SITE. POTENTIAL

[19:18] PARTNERS COULD INCLUDE THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD, PROPERTY SERVICES, HEALTH

[19:24] DEPARTMENTS, DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, PUBLIC WORKS YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, METRO TRANSIT, OR

[19:31] SOME COMBINATION OF THOSE PARTNERS. FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH ANY POTENTIAL PARTNERS WOULD BE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE

[19:37] THE BEST OPTIONS FOR OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ANY NEW PUBLIC

[19:44] RESTROOMS. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE ALL PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES, LIKE MOST OF THE RESTROOM MODELS

[19:50] DISCUSSED IN THE REPORT, FALL UNDER THE J JURISDICTION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[19:55] AND INDUSTRY. IN ADDITION, ANY RESTROOMS WOULD NEED TO MEET THE

[20:00] LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH AND SANITATION, SAFETY, AND ADA REQUIREMENTS. AND, OF COURSE, IN MINNESOTA,

[20:07] THERE ARE SERIOUS CONSIDERATIONS FOR WINTERZATION NEEDS. TO ENSURE THAT THE RESTROOMS ARE

[20:12] FUNCTIONAL YEAR AROUND, INCLUDING INSULATION AND RELIABLE HEAT. SOME MODELS MAY BE MORE SUITABLE FOR COLDER

[20:19] CLIMATES THAN OTHERS. AN THIS EXACT DETERMINATION WOULD NEED TO BE FURTHER EXPLORED.

[20:28] IF TEAFNTS OR CLEANING STAFF ARE DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY AT SOME LOCATIONS, THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE AN

[20:34] ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR UNHOUSED POPULATIONS, LIKE THEY ARE IN PHILADELPHIA, WINNIPEG, AND

[20:41] EDMONTON. LASTLY WHETHER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PILOT PROGRAM OR WITHOUT ONE, A LONG-TERM RESTROOM STRATEGY MAY

[20:47] BE HELPFUL TO BETTER INTEGRATE PUBLIC RESTROOMS INTO LARGER

[20:52] INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT PLANNING IN THE FUTURE. AS FAR AS THE POSSIBILITY OF INCENTIVIZING PRIVATE BUSINESSES

[20:57] ORGANIZATIONS TO OPEN THEIR RESTROOMS TO THE PUBLIC, THE CITY COULD CONNECT WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT

[21:03] DISTRICT AND OTHER POTENTIAL PARTNERS TO FURTHER EXPLORE THIS OPTION. AND APPROPRIATE CITY

[21:08] DEPARTMENTS SHOULD ALSO BE INVOLVED, INCLUDING COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. A FINAL NOTE, ANY

[21:15] TYPE OF CASH INCENTIVE PROGRAM CREATED THAT WOULD HAVE A LIMIT ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AWARDED

[21:22] ORGANIZATIONS. WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CITY RFP AND PROCUREMENT PROCESSES.

[21:30] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION OR THE

[21:37] REPORT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'LL LOOK IN THE QUEUE TO SEE IF ANY COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS. I'LL FIRST PASS

[21:45] IT TO COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. IS THIS PRESENTATION NOW ON LIMS.

[21:51] I DON'T SEE IT THERE. IT'S USUALLY HELPFUL TO SEE IT AHEAD OF TIME. >> IT SHOULD BE ON LIMS.

[21:58] APOLOGIZE. I MIGHT HAVE TO ASK THE CLERK.

[22:09] >> IT SHOULD BE. >> I DIDN'T SEE IT THIS MORNING. IT MIGHT BE ON THERE NOW. I

[22:16] KNOW IT'S A NEED IN OUR INDUSTRY. AN INTERESTING TOPIC. I STRUGGLE WITH WHERE SOMETHING

[22:21] LIKE THIS LANDS ON THE LIST OF CITY PRIORITIES. I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT LONGER RANGE

[22:26] PUBLIC RESTROOM STRATEGIES. MAKING IT EASIER TO INCORPORATE FUTURE RESTROOMS IN, LIKE,

[22:32] INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND THAT. I ALSO APPRECIATED THE EXAMPLE OF PEAVY PLAZA AS PART

[22:40] OF LONGER TERM LOOK AT OUR NEEDS. RIGHT. HOW IT'S FAIRLY UNIQUE. RIGHT. HAD TO BE BUILT

[22:47] SPECIALLY JUST FOR THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION. IT HAPPENED WHEN THERE WAS A MUCH

[22:53] BIGGER OVERHAUL BEING DONE. AND IT IS STAFFED BY D.I.D.

[22:58] AMBASSADORS. I GUESS I CALL IT A SEMIPERMANENT. RIGHT. TYPE

[23:05] OF FACILITY. BECAUSE IT'S REMOVED IT MAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY MAY THROUGH OCTOBER. I

[23:14] THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN REPLICATED ANYWHERE ELSE IN OUR CITY. AND I'M CURIOUS IF PUBLIC WORKS

[23:21] INDICATED IF THEY'RE AWARE OF ANY OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WOULD OFFER THIS SIMILAR KIND OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

[23:28] >> I DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY ASK IF THERE WAS AN EXACT SAME SIMILAR.

[23:34] PEAVY PLAZA IS UNIQUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE MECHANICAL ROOM FOR THE FOUNTAINS. THEY HAD TO CONNECT INTO THAT. OF COURSE,

[23:39] THERE ARE UTILITIES RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AREAS. SO HOW COMPLICATED IS IT TO HOOK

[23:45] INTO THOSE IS DEPENDENT ON THE LOCATION.

[23:51] >> YOUR REPORT NOTES THAT THE

[23:57] WEATHERIZATION. PER YOUR MAP OF THE U.S., IT DOES EXIST IN OTHER

[24:03] WINTER CITIES. DO YOU KNOW HOW IT'S ACCOMPLISHED? >> SO THE MODELS THAT ARE, LIKE, COMPLETE ROOMS ARE THE TRAILERS

[24:10] EITHER PERMANENT OR MOBILE TRAILERS. THOSE ALL SEEM TO BE

[24:16] REALLY WELL -- I MEAN, FULL INSULATION, HEAT SOURCE. THOSE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE AN ISSUE. I SPOKE TO NUMEROUS CITIES IN

[24:23] CANADA. THE PORTLAND LO I THINK IS THE MOST COMMON EXAMPLE IN THE STATE, I DID SPEAK TO BOTH

[24:30] PHILADELPHIA AND COLUMBUS, OHIO WHICH HAVE TRUE WINTERS. BUT WARMER THAN OTH OURS. THEY

[24:36] HAD ISSUES WITH THE MODEL. THAT'S WHERE THE FURTHER "I'M NOT AN INSULATION AND HEATING

[24:41] EXPERT." SO THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE EXPLORED A BIT FURTHER. IF WE WANTED TO GO WITH THAT MODEL. BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE, I KNOW IT

[24:47] COMES WITH A WINTERZATION PACKAGE. IT CAN BE EXTRA INSULATION, HEATING IN THE BOWL,

[24:53] HEATING IN THE, LIKE, HEARTS IN IN -- HEATERS IN THE AREAS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES,

[24:59] IT HAS SORT OF OPEN TOP AND BOTTOM. WHICH CITIES SPOKE HIGHLY OF FOR SAFETY FEATURE. BUT IN OUR VERY COLD CLIMATE,

[25:06] THAT IS A DIFFERENT CONCERN THAN A LOT OF THE CITIES WHO HAVE

[25:12] ENACTED IT. >> YEAH. IT SEEMS LIKE, FROM YOUR REPORT, THAT THE LOWEST-HANGING FRUIT WOULD BE TO

[25:18] INCENTIVIZE PRIVATE BUSINESSES.

[25:25] iSAY THAT AFTER HAVING BEEN IN A MEETING WITH ONE OF THE MANAGERS OF AN UPTOWN

[25:30] ESTABLISHMENT THAT USED TO HAVE PUBLIC RESTROOMS AND CLOSED THEM BECAUSE OF ABSOLUTE PROBLEMS AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE

[25:37] DEMOLISHING THE INSIDE. I'VE GOT TO ASK, ON PAGE 11 OF YOUR REPORT, YOU REFERENCE

[25:44] AGGRESSIVELY UNCLEAN. I'M CURIOUS WHAT THAT MEANS, IF YOU

[25:51] WOULD MEAN LIKE PEOPLE ARE MAKING THEM DIRTY ON PURPOSE. >> YES, I WOULD SAY MAKING THEM

[25:57] DIRTY ON PURPOSE. PEOPLE SUFFERING WITH VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR UNDER, YOU

[26:02] KNOW, SUBSTANCE USE INCREASES THOSE INCIDENTS, FROM WHAT I SPOKE TO. BUT, YOU KNOW,

[26:09] AGGRESSIVELY UNCLEAN IS NOT FROM STANDARD USAGE. >> D.I.D., IN YOUR REPORT, YOU

[26:17] SAY D.I.D. REPORTED THERE WASN'T MUCH INTEREST IN THIS P BACK

[26:22] IN 2019. HAS THERE BEEN EXPLORATION OF THE IDEA AND THE KIND OF FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN.

[26:28] I'M CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE LIBRARY, THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY. FROM MY OWN

[26:34] NAIVE USER PERSPECTIVE, IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST USED PUBLIC RESTROOMS DOWNTOWN. THEY

[26:42] HAVE QUITE THEIR FAIR SHARE OF PROBLEMS. >> I'M NOT SURE. I DID ASK D.I.D. IF THEY HAD ANY, LIKE,

[26:49] ONGOING INTENTIONS OF TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE AND THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHAT EXACTLY INCENTIVES MIGHT

[26:55] MAKE THE VARIOUS BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS OPEN UP. SO I THINK THAT WOULD NEED TO BE A LARGER DISCUSSION WITH THOSE

[27:02] BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, D.I.D., AND, AGAIN, OTHER POTENTIAL PARTNERS. I DIDN'T SPEAK TO SPECIFICALLY THE

[27:10] LIBRARY INDIVIDUALS. SO I SUSPECT THAT THE PARK BOARD

[27:17] EXPERIENCES, THOUGH TALKING ABOUT THE RANGE OF HOW SOME OF THEIR LOCATIONS ARE REALLY GREAT AND EASY TO MAINTAIN. AND THE

[27:22] TWO THAT I SPECIFICALLY SPOKE ABOUT, SUFFERS FROM HIGHER NEED.

[27:30] THAN MOST PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN OUR CITY. EVERY CITY I SPOKE TO FELL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE RANGE. I WOULD ASSUME THE LIBRARY

[27:37] WOULD BE IN THAT RANGE. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE EXACTLY. AND WHAT END. >> THANK YOU.

[27:50] >> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COMPONENT OF THE REPORT THAT SAID THAT THE MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN COUNCIL 2035 PLAN CALLS

[27:58] FOR 20% MORE PUBLIC RESTROOMS BY 2026. SO THAT WAS A KEY COMPONENT. SO I DO WANT TO

[28:05] LIGHT THAT FOR COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. THE DOWNTOWN COUNCIL

[28:10] CALLED FOR MORE PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN THE 2035 PLAN. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS I

[28:16] HEAR FROM RESIDENTS, LIKE, HOW DO YOU BRING MORE PEOPLE BACK TO DOWNTOWN. AND PART IS CREATING

[28:23] AN ACCESSIBLE DOWNTOWN THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TO OUR DOWNTOWN.

[28:29] WHICH MAKES PART IS ACCESSIBILITY THAT YOU CAN USE THE RESTROOM WHEN YOU'RE DOWN HERE. AND I THINK WHEN COUNCIL

[28:35] PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN ALL WENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. WE

[28:40] SAW SOME OF THESE PUBLIC RESTROOM FACILITIES. THEY WERE SAFE, THEY WERE CLEAN. AND IT FELT GOOD TO KNOW THAT IF WE

[28:45] NEEDED TO USE THE RESTROOM AT ANY MOMENT, THERE WAS AN ACCESSIBLE, SAFE, LOCATION FOR

[28:52] US TO BE ABLE TO GO TO. WHICH LED TO US WORKING WITH CITY STAFF AND ASKING IF WE WOULD

[28:58] LIKE TO SEE A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ON THIS. THEY WERE LIKE, HOW ABOUT -- WE'RE INTERESTED IN THIS. HOW ABOUT

[29:03] WE INCORPORATE POLICY AND RESEARCH. AND YOU GOT LOOPED IN. AND NOW WE'RE IN THIS POSITION WHERE I FEEL LIKE IT'S

[29:10] A GOOD REPORT. SEEING HOW OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE THIS. AND WAYS

[29:15] TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO THIS THAT WE'RE DOING IT IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THIS

[29:23] PRESENTATION. FOLLOWING UP SEPARATELY AS FOLKS AUTHORED THE

[29:29] POLICY AND RESEARCH COMPONENT OF THIS. ABOUT WHAT SPECIFICALLY WE MEAN BY CHANGING POSSIBLE

[29:34] ZONING CODES. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DIG DEEPER INTO. I KNOW THAT NEW YORK CITY

[29:41] HAD ITS OWN LONG-TERM STRATEGY PLANS AT THE CITY COUNCIL HELPED SHEPHERD THROUGH AN ORDINANCE.

[29:47] THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AS WELL. BUT ULTIMATELY CREATING AN

[29:52] ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR FOLKS TO USE IT. WHEN I TALK TO FOLKS IN WARD 9

[29:58] AND SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE COMMUNICATE WITH MY OFFICE ABOUT. SAYING WE NEED MORE

[30:04] PUBLIC-AVAILABLE RESTROOMS IN OUR CORRIDORS. BECAUSE WHAT WE SEE IS FOLKS JUST DOING PUBLIC

[30:11] URINATION AND OTHER ISSUES IN PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS. AND THE SOLUTION IS TO PROVIDING A PLACE

[30:16] WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY USE THE RESTROOM THAT IS SAFE, SECURE, AND HEALTHY. SO I AT

[30:22] LEAST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE MONTHS OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THE REPORT.

[30:27] IT GIVES US A LOT TO CONSIDER AS WE HEAD INTO BUDGET AND NEXT YEAR, AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT PERSON COUNCILMEMBER

[30:34] CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH, CHAIR CHAVEZ. AND THANK YOU FOR THE

[30:40] PRESENTATION. I -- I CERTAINLY DO THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SHOULD CONTINUE TO WORK ON. I THINK WE

[30:49] ARE IN A PATH, AS A CITY, JUST LIKE OTHER CITIES, WHERE WE'RE IN TOUGH TIMES. BUT WE'RE

[30:54] STAYING ON CUTTING EDGE. AND A LOT OF WHAT THE CUTTING EDGE IS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS

[31:00] CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A WELCOMING PUBLIC REALM

[31:05] THAT ALLOWS FOR MORE PEOPLE TO ENJOY OUR PUBLIC SPACES. AND OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. AND

[31:13] THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. NOT ONLY OUR DOWNTOWN, WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO DO A NUMBER OF THINGS, WHETHER

[31:20] IT'S SOCIAL DISTRICTS OR COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDINGS,

[31:28] HOUSING CONVERSION, AND TOUTING THAT WE HAVE MORE RESIDENTS IN DOWNTOWN THAN SOME MAJOR SUBURB

[31:34] BE CITIES. I THINK RESTROOMS 100% GO TOGETHER WITH THAT. NOT ONLY FOR OUR DOWNTOWN, BUT OTHER

[31:39] KEY PARTS OF OUR CITY. I MEAN,

[31:45] EVEN IN THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS GUIDE FOR OUR SKYWAYS. THEY

[31:51] GIVE TIPS TO SKYWAY USERS TO SAY, FREE RESTROOMS ARE RARE.

[31:56] PLAN AHEAD. AND I DON'T THINK THAT CREATES A WELCOMING VISIT

[32:02] OR DAY FOR NEWCOMERS TO DOWNTOWN. OR PEOPLE WHO ARE OF

[32:07] DIFFERENT AGES AND ABILITIES. OR, EVEN, LIKE, A PARENT OF KIDS THAT NEEDS TO QUICK FIND A

[32:14] RESTROOM TO GO TO. AND I THINK PUBLIC RESTROOMS IS A PART OF US GROWING OUR CITY TO BE MORE

[32:22] MULTIGENERATIONAL. MORE WELCOMING FOR FAMILIES. AND THEN, ALSO, A BETTER PLACE FOR OUR SENIORS TO AGE WITH DIGNITY.

[32:29] AND ALSO FEEL CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE A COUNCILMEMBER AND YOU HAVE

[32:34] ISSUES IN YOUR WARD ABOUT PEOPLE USING THE BATHROOM, YOU HEAR ABOUT IT. AND THAT WAS MY

[32:43] EXPERIENCE COMING INTO THE 12th WARD BY THE 46th AND

[32:49] HIGH W WATT THAT STATION. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS OVER THERE. LARGELY BECAUSE

[32:55] LOCAL BUSINESSES NEED TO A CODE FOR THE ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR THAT

[33:02] WAS HAPPENING. AND THEN WE JUST ENDED UP WITH, LIKE, A HUMAN

[33:07] WASTE ISSUE . MY OFFICE WORKED WITH 3-1-1 TO CREATE AN

[33:12] INCIDENT CODE FOR PEOPLE TO REPORT THAT. AND IT'S FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO SHARE THAT'S THE OPTION FOR PEOPLE.

[33:18] LIKE, PLEASE REPORT SO THERE'S DATA ON THIS. BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CALL

[33:24] 3-1-1 AND THEN SOMEONE COME AND CLEAN AND THAT SHOULDN'T BE THE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE IN. AND I HAD

[33:29] TO WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD WITH METRO TRANSIT FOR TWO YEARS TO

[33:35] GET THEM TO WORK WITH OUR OFFICE AND THEIR NEIGHBORS TO GET PORT-A-POTTIES IN THE AREA.

[33:40] THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PORT-A-POTTIES. AND THEY ARE NOT AS RESILIENT TO WEAR AND

[33:47] TEAR AS A LOT OF PUBLIC RESTROOMS THAT WERE SHARED HERE. THEY WERE APPREHENSIVE. I

[33:52] THINK THEY WERE AT THE POINT THERE WASES N WAS NO

[33:58] VENDOR THAT WOULD SELL TO THEM. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS EXPERIENCED. EVENTUALLY THE SAFETY ISSUES AND

[34:04] LIVABILITY REACHED A HEAD AND THERE WERE TWO POTTIES INSTALLED BY THE LIGHT RAIL STATION AND THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED

[34:11] DRAMATICALLY. IT'S CLEANER AND MORE LIVABLE. IT'S A MAJOR TRANSIT HUB. IT'S OFTENTIMES

[34:17] THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GET OFF, IF THEY'RE COMING FROM THE AIRPORT TO OUR CITY. AND THEN

[34:22] GOING TO GRAB ANOTHER BUS. SOMETIMES IT GOES DOWNTOWN. BUT IT'S OFTENTIMES, LIKE, THE FIRST

[34:28] PLACE A PERSON GETS THE IMAGE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THE MODEL THAT I'M PARTICULARLY

[34:34] INTERESTED IN, I THINK, THIS IS WHAT WE SAW IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

[34:40] THE THRONE LABS MODEL. I FEEL LIKE THE COST IS INTERESTING.

[34:45] AND IT'S A RENTAL. AND SO IF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WAS INTERESTED IN JUST TRYING SOMETHING OUT, THAT COULD BE A

[34:51] WAY FOR US TO TRY SOMETHING OUT. AND THEN FOR WINTERZATION, I

[34:56] APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT, LIKE, IT'S BEEN IN PLACES WHERE THERE ARE REAL WINTERS AND IT RUNS ON

[35:02] SOLAR AND ONE TACTIC THAT WAS SHARED HERE IN THE REPORT, IS IF

[35:08] THERE ISN'T ENOUGH SOLAR POWER TO HEAT THE BATHROOMS, THEY JUST

[35:15] MOVED THE RESTROOMS CLOSER TO THE DOWNTOWN CORE. WHERE THERE WAS AN ABILITY TO PLUG THEM IN.

[35:24] I THINK MOBILITY IS KEY AND FLEXIBLE. AND THE OTHER PART THAT I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING, AND I'D LOVE TO KIND OF HEAR

[35:30] FROM YOU, TOO, ABOUT WHAT CITIES HAVE BEEN THINKING IN TERMS OF

[35:36] MAKING SURE THAT RESTROOMS NOT ONLY STAY CLEAN, BUT ARE SAFE

[35:41] FROM VANDALISM AND CONTINUE TO BE WELCOMING SPACES. THEY HAVE THIS ACCESS CARD SYSTEM. WHERE

[35:47] THEY HAND OUT ACCESS CARDS AT THE CITY HALL. AND THEY AREN'T TAKING ANYONE'S ID OR

[35:53] INFORMATION. BUT, LIKE, THEY CAN TRACK IF THERE WAS VANDALISM BEFORE USE OR AFTER. THEY CAN

[36:00] REMOTELY JUST REVOKE ACCESS. AND I THINK THAT IS US USING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE A WELCOMING

[36:06] CITY. I THINK IT ADDRESSES SOME OF THE WORRIES THAT WE HAD WITH PORT-A-POTTIES BEING VANDALIZED.

[36:12] IF THERE'S SOMEONE THAT DOES THAT, IT CAN BE ACCESS CAN BE

[36:17] CUT OFF. SO A FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE WAYS IN WHICH CITIES HAVE KIND OF THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING

[36:23] SURE THAT RESTROOMS STAY SAFE, CLEAN. WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S

[36:29] SOMETIMES -- WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAFE USE SPACES, REALLY, IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT ARE PUBLIC

[36:38] AVAILABLE. SO PEOPLE COULD ALSO USE IN THOSE MORE PRIVATE SPACES. AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO

[36:43] HEAR HOW CITIES HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT ASPECT. >> YEAH. THANK YOU. AS YOU

[36:51] NOTED, THRONE LABS HAVE ACCESS CARD. YOU CAN USE AN APP OR YOU CAN SCAN, AS WELL, THERE.

[36:58] BUT, AGAIN, FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE SMARTPHONES AND THE CARDS ARE HANDED OUT NOT JUST AT CITY HALL BUT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT

[37:04] LOCATIONS. AS WELL AS THEY JUST HAVE THEIR EVERYDAY CITY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OUT AND ABOUT, POLICE OFFICERS, PUBLIC WORKS

[37:10] PEOPLE, WHEN THEY'RE OUT ON A PROJECT, JUST HAND THEM OUT TO PEOPLE, AS WELL. SO THAT'S PRETTY UNIQUE TO THRONE LABS.

[37:18] OTHER SORT OF ISSUES, AGAIN, SOME CITIES LIKE EDMONTON HAS A

[37:24] FULL-BLOWN ATTENDANT MONITORING PROGRAMS. IT'S AT 18 OF THEIR

[37:29] CORE HEAVY-USE RESTROOMS. AND THAT IS DURING JUST OPENING HOURS. NONE OF THEIRS ARE 24/7.

[37:36] OTHER PLACES HAVE ROUTINE MONITORING. AND BY THAT I

[37:42] MEAN -- NOW I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH CITY. I THINK IT WAS PHILADELPHIA. THAT HAS SPECIFIC

[37:48] RESTROOM ATTENDANTS. THEY'RE NOT ATTENDANTS. THEY'RE NOT AT THE SAME LOCATION ALL DAY BUT THEY ROTATE BETWEEN THE THREE

[37:55] PORTLAND LOOS. AND CLEAN AND HELP PROVIDE RESOURCES TO PEOPLE LIKE WHERE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THEY CAN GO FOR VARIOUS

[38:01] RESOURCES. IF THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES. AND THEN PRETTY MUCH

[38:08] ALL -- I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ALL, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS MEMORIZED. MOST HAVE A

[38:13] TIMER, AS WELL, ON THE RESTROOMS. SO, LIKE, YOU GO IN THERE AND GET 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS.

[38:20] SOME PLACES ARE 15. SURE YOU CAN SELECT THE TIME FRAME YOU WANT. THAT DISCOURAGES AND

[38:26] MAKES IT HARDER TO BARRICADE YOURSELF IN. IF YOU CAN'T RELOCK YOURSELF LIKE RELOCK THE DOOR WITHOUT EXITING AND GOING

[38:32] BACK IN. AND THEN THE LOCATION IS REALLY KEY. TO THE POINT

[38:39] WHERE BEING VISIBLE. THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF CITIES, THAT

[38:44] ARE, LIKE, WE ARE WORRIED IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE. WE DON'T HAVE ATTENDANT OS ARE DAILY MONITORING. OR MAYBE THEY HAVE

[38:49] UNLOCKING AND LOCKING AT NIGHT. BUT THEY SAID THE COMMUNITY IS SO HAPPY WITH THEM BEING THERE,

[38:54] IT SELF-POLICES THEMSELVES. EVERYONE FROM VISITORS DOWNTOWN

[39:01] TO COMMUTERS TO BIKERS, WALKERS, UNHOUSED POPULATION. EVERYONE TRULY IS RESPECTFUL OF THE

[39:07] SPACE. BECAUSE THEY'RE SO APPRECIATIVE OF HAVING IT. IT WAS AFTER THAT SAME LOCATION

[39:12] EXPERIENCED REALLY HIGH NEGATIVE

[39:17] EXPERIENCES WITH PORT-A-POTTIES. WHICH, DEFINITELY, IN MY OPINION, FEEL LESS DIGNIFIED THAN SOME OF THE OPTIONS HERE.

[39:24] AND SO I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. BUT JUST EXPERIENCES DO VARY. AND

[39:32] SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY YOU KNOW IS TO DO IT.

[39:37] >> THANK YOU. AND KIND OF FOLLOWING UP ON A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE THRONE LABS MODEL.

[39:43] THEY HAVE, LIKE, A 24/7 REMOTE MONITORING. AND THEY HAVE,

[39:50] LIKE, SOMEONE NEARBY COME IN AND STAFF AND CLEAN IT. HOW WOULD

[39:56] IT WORK FOR OUR CITY, IF IT WAS A MODEL WE PURSUED. WOULD THEY NEED TO HIRE FOR THIS AREA?

[40:01] SPECIFICALLY OR IS THERE A NEARBY AREA? DO YOU KNOW HOW IT HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE PAST?

[40:07] >> I DIDN'T SPEAK TO THRONE LABS THEMSELVES. I DIDN'T SPEAK TO ANY OF THE MODEL, ACTUAL COMPANIES. BUT ANN ARBOR IN

[40:13] MICHIGAN, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO WAS HAPPY. THEY COMPLETED A ONE-YEAR PILOT AND JUST EXTENDED

[40:18] UP TO FIVE YEARS WITH THE SAME MODEL. AND SO THEY SAID THEY

[40:23] HAVE, LIKE, ONE THRONE EMPLOYEE THAT IS PERMANENTLY LOCATED IN ANN ARBOR. THEY'RE THE ONLY

[40:29] PEOPLE THAT THEY CONNECT WITH. AND THRONE, THEY PRESUMED, THEIR

[40:35] UNDERSTANDING, AT LEAST, IS THAT THRONE EITHER HIRES PEOPLE DIRECTLY OR GETS, HIRES A

[40:41] CLEANING MANAGER COMPANY TO DO THAT. THE 24/7 MONITORING ISN'T

[40:48] SOMEONE SITTING THERE AND STARING AT IT. THEY HAVE 21 DIFFERENT SENSORS. IF THEY'RE OUT OF WATER, TOILET PAPER IS

[40:54] LOW, SOMEONE HAS BEEN IN THERE TOO LONG. THEY GET INPUT AND ADDRESS IT APPROPRIATELY. AND

[40:59] A A ANN ARBOR SAID THAT'S WHY THEY LOVE THE MODEL REQUIRES ZERO DAY-TO-DAY STAFF

[41:06] TIME. >> HOW MANY THRONES IN ANN ARBOR? >> EIGHT.

[41:11] >> THAT'S GREAT. I THINK THE LAST THING I'LL CLOSE ON, AND JUST NOTE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC, FOR ANN ARBOR, THEIR

[41:19] PILOT YEAR, THEY HAD NEARLY 83,000 TOTAL USES. AND THEN

[41:25] WITH THE 4.4 OUT OF 5 OVERALL CLEANLINESS RATING. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. I WOULD SAY THAT'S

[41:32] REALLY, REALLY GOOD. SO I THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING AT FURTHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE

[41:37] PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN TO THE COMMITTEE. ALL

[41:44] RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT'S BEEN HELPFUL AND HELP AS WE LOOK INTO BUDGET

[41:52] AND WORK COMING AHEAD OF US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> WONDERFUL THANK YOU. >> NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL

[41:58] ASK THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION RELATED TO A

[42:04] POLICE DEPARTMENT CASE CLEARANCE RATES. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THIS PAST DECEMBER. I'LL INVITE DEPUTY

[42:11] CHIEF EMILY OLSON TO GET US STARTED. WELCOME.

[42:32] >> COUNCIL CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE, AND

[42:38] COUNCILMEMBERS. THIS IS FOR THE 2024 CLEARANCE RATES. SO THIS

[42:45] IS A REMINDER, I WAS ASKED ABOUT SPECIFIC CASES, THIS WON'T BE ALL OF THE CASES THAT COME INTO THE INVESTIGATIVE BUREAU. I

[42:53] COULDN'T POSSIBLY TALK ABOUT EVERY SINGLE CASE. BUT THIS WAS THE LIST I WAS GIVEN. AND SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT EACH OF THESE

[43:00] CASES. SO TO START, SOME OF THE INVESTIGATIVE TRIAGE THAT WE DO, SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT GO INTO

[43:06] ASSIGNING A CASE OR NOT ASSIGNING A CASE WOULD BE THE SEVERITY OF THE CRIME, SOLVABILITY RATE, NUMBER OF

[43:13] CASES VERSUS NUMBER OF STAFF THAT DAY OR THAT WEEK, THE IN-CUSTODY CASES THAT COME IN

[43:19] WILL DETERMINE HOW MANY CASES ARE ASSIGNED THAT WEEK, AND THEN THE COOPERATION OF THE VICTIM.

[43:25] THE AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE IN EACH CASE DETERMINES IF THAT CASE CAN BE ASSIGNED.

[43:32] THERE ARE FOUR STATUS CODES THAT WE USE. OPEN ACTIVE, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THE

[43:37] CASE IS ASSIGNED. SOMETIMES IT'S ASSIGNED AND SOMETIMES ITN'T ISN'T. THE CASE IS ACTIVE AND OPEN, EVEN WHEN IT'S

[43:43] ASSIGNED. INACTIVE. CLEARED, AND CASE REVIEWED WITH NO FOLLOW

[43:49] UP. SO THE CLEARANCE RATE CALCULATIONS, IF A CASE IS

[43:54] CLEARED, IT IS CLEARED BY COMPLAINT, ARREST, DECLINED, OR

[44:00] CLEARED EXCEPTIONALLY. WHEN THE CASES FALL INTO THOSE CATEGORIES, IT'S THEN DIVIDED

[44:05] AGAINST THE TOTAL NUMBER OF THE SAME CASE TYPE. AND THAT'S HOW WE COME UP WITH THE CLEARANCE RATE. WE ARE MORE STRING GENT

[44:13] IN MPD THAN OTHER CITIES AND DEPARTMENTS. WE USE INACTIVE MORE FREQUENTLY THAN OTHER

[44:20] DEPARTMENTS. SO IF WE ARREST SOMEBODY FOR THEIR WARRANT IN A CASE, SAY, A ROBBERY. BUT

[44:26] THEY -- WE DO NOT PROVE THAT CASE, AND DO A COMPLETE FOR WARRANT AGAINST -- COMPLAINT FOR

[44:32] ROBBERY AGAINST THAT PERSON, WE DON'T CLEAR IT BY ARREST. THE EXCEPTIONALLY IS SOME OF THE

[44:38] THINGS THAT YOU CAN PUT UNDER EXCEPTIONALLY ARE IN-CUSTODY IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION, DECLINED,

[44:45] OR THE VICTIM REFUSED TO COOPERATE. WE DON'T LIKE TO USE THIS ONE BECAUSE IT IS MORE

[44:50] DIFFICULT TO REOPEN THE CASE. TO SAY THAT A VICTIM DIDN'T COOPERATE. SO JUST TO CLARIFY

[44:58] ON SOME OF THE CATEGORIES THAT WE DID DO. SO, ROBBERY INCLUDES CAR-JACKING. IT'S A SUBSET OF

[45:04] ROBBERY. THE WEAPON LAW VIOLATIONS INCLUDES PROHIBITED PERSONS, WHICH WOULD BE A FELON

[45:10] IN POSSESSION, ILLEGAL USE POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, WHICH WOULD BE A PERMIT TO CARRY

[45:16] VIOLATION. AND, ALSO, DISCHARGED OF A FIREARM. UNDER THE HOMICIDE, I WAS REQUESTED

[45:22] THAT WE DO JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDES AND NEGLIGENT HOMICIDES, BUT I DID NOT INCLUDE THOSE. THERE'S

[45:27] A VERY LOW NUMBER AND THEY HAVE TO BE CLEARED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE JUSTIFIED OR NEGLIGENT.

[45:33] BECAUSE WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY THEM AND THEY HAVE TO GIVE THAT REASON FOR US TO DETERMINE THAT IT'S JUSTIFIED OR NEGLIGENT.

[45:42] SO THESE ARE THE VIOLENT CRIME INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION CATEGORIES THAT WERE REQUESTED.

[45:47] AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, HOMICIDE, ROBBERY, AND WEAPONS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S CASE REVIEW NO

[45:53] FOLLOW UP, CLEARED, INACTIVE WITHIN AND OPENED. AND THEN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES THAT CAME

[45:59] THROUGH. AND THEN I WROTE DOWN

[46:06] WITH PROPERTY CRIMES AT THE TOP AND TWO SPECIAL CRIMES REQUESTED WHICH IS RAPE AND DMULT AT THE

[46:12] BOTTOM. AND FOUR PROPERTY CRIMES REQUESTED. I RECOGNIZE

[46:23] THAT THE PROPERTY CRIMES CLEARANCE RATE IS VERY LOW. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPERTY CRIMES, IT

[46:30] DOES NOT ENVELOPE ALL PROPERTY CRIMES, IS 28,106 CASES. AND I

[46:35] HAVE A TOTAL OF 11 PROPERTY CRIMES INVESTIGATORS. SOME OF

[46:41] THE REASONS WHY THESE CASES ARE PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO SOLVE IS A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN

[46:46] OVERNIGHT. AN AUTO THEFT YOU'LL PARK THE CAR, GO INSIDE, YOU HAVE DINNER, GO TO BED, WAKE UP

[46:52] IN THE MORNING AND YOUR VEHICLE IS GONE. THERE ARE NO WITNESSES. THERE'S NO EVIDENCE.

[46:57] THERE'S NO VIDEO. IT JUST THERE'S NO DNA. IT'S JUST A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT CASE TO

[47:04] SOLVE. SO FOR STAFFING, IN 2024, I HAD

[47:11] 36 INVESTIGATORS. FIVE SWORN, ONE CIVILIAN. IN HOMICIDE THERE

[47:17] ARE 14 SWORN INVESTIGATORS AND TWO CIVILIAN. ROBBERY I HAD FOUR SWORN AND TWO CIVILIAN.

[47:24] AND INVESTIGATIONS UNIT THERE ARE SEVEN SWORN INVESTIGATORS, AND THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S

[47:31] OFFICE WE HAVE TWO SWORN INVESTIGATORS. AND THEN IN

[47:37] SPECIAL CRIMES, WHICH IS CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN, THREE SWORN INVESTIGATORS, ONE CIVILIAN.

[47:43] DOMESTIC FOUR SWORN INVESTIGATORS, ONE CIVILIAN. JUVENILE, SIX SWORN INVESTIGATORS, TWO CIVILIANS.

[47:51] JUVENILE MISSING CHILDREN ONE INVESTIGATOR. THE LICENSING SO

[47:56] IT'S A LITTLE BIT DECEIVING. BECAUSE IT'S FINANCIAL CRIMES. THERE'S FIVE SWORN INVESTIGATORS AND TWO CIVILIANS. BUT

[48:02] UNDERNEATH LICENSING IS FINANCIAL CRIMES, NARCOTICS, AUTOTHEFT PREVENTION, ANIMAL

[48:08] CRIMES, AND A PART-TIME JOB WHICH IS THE BEHAVIORAL THREAT ANALYSIS TEAM. AND THAT WOULD BE THREATS AGAINST A PUBLIC

[48:15] FIGURE, AGAINST TEMPLE, MOSQUE, OR CHURCH. ANYONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT THREATENS SOMEONE.

[48:21] THAT'S INCLUDED IN THERE. IN 2024, WE HAD 378 OF THOSE. SEX

[48:28] CRIMES THERE'S FIVE SWORN INVESTIGATORS AND THREE CIVILIANS. PREDATOR OFFENDER REGULAR CONCENTRATION IS TWO

[48:34] SWORN, TWO CIVILIANS. ONE IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. FIVE SWORN INVESTIGATORS IN TRAFFIC. AND

[48:40] ONE IN ARSON. SO TO BREAK DOWN A LITTLE BIT, IN VCID HAS A

[48:46] MEDIAN OF 237 CASES IN THEIR QUEUE PER WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF 36 INVESTIGATORS. SCID HAS A

[48:53] MEDIAN OF 620 CASES IN THEIR QUEUE PER WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF 44

[48:59] INVESTIGATORS. SO THAT'S FOR VCID THAT'S SIX CASES FOR INVESTIGATOR PER WEEK. FOR SCID

[49:06] THAT'S 14 CASES PER INVESTIGATOR PER WEEK. TRAFFIC, WHICH ISN'T

[49:12] INCLUDED IN MY CLEARANCE RATES, BUT THEY HAD SEE AN AVERAGE OF

[49:17] 216 CASES IN THEIR QUEUE PER WEEK FOR FIVE INVESTIGATORS TO TAKE ACTION ON. 43 TRAFFIC

[49:22] CASES PER INVESTIGATOR PER WEEK.

[49:28] AND THEN THIS IS PROPERTY CRIMES. THOSE ARE ACTUALLY OUT IN THE PRECINCTS. AND FALL

[49:33] UNDER PATROL. I DID PULL MY

[49:40] 2019 STAFFING. IN 2019, I HAD 66 INVESTIGATORS IN DCID. 74 IN

[49:53] SCID. I ALSO HAD ADDITIONAL UNITS. THE ADDITIONAL UNITS

[49:59] THAT I HAD IN VCID WAS SAFE STREETS, VIOLENT CRIME APPREHENSION TEAM, I HAD A

[50:05] WEAPONS UNIT, AND A VIOLENT CRIME INVESTIGATION TEAM, WHICH WOULD BE KNOWN AS THE SHOOT

[50:11] TEAM. NONFATAL SHOOT TEAM. THE

[50:18] ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE SPECIAL CRIMES IS WE HAD A JUVENILE OUTREACH AND DIVERSION UNIT.

[50:24] AND WE HAD THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE. AND THEN I HAD 21

[50:30] PROPERTY CRIMES INVESTIGATORS. SO THE TOTAL IN 2019 WAS 161.

[50:36] AND THE TOTAL NOW IS 90. IT'S A 43% DIFFERENCE.

[50:49] SOME OF THE EXTERNAL BARRIERS WE SEE WHEN TRYING TO SOLVE A CASE IS TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES.

[50:55] OFTENTIMES VIDEO THAT WE TRY TO GET, AND WE LIVE IN A CSI SOCIETY. PEOPLE WANT EVIDENCE.

[51:02] AND VIDEO IS VERY DIFFICULT. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT FACING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, SOMETIMES IT'S

[51:07] NOT WORKING, SOMETIMES IT'S GRAINY, AND SOMETIMES WE GET THE VIDEO, BUT EVEN IF YOU HAVE A

[51:13] GOOD PICTURE OF A SUSPECT, AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, IT'S STILL HARD TO IDENTIFY THAT

[51:20] PERSON. CELL PHONE DATA. SOMETIMES CELL PHONE DATA IS DIFFICULT TO GET. AND WHEN WE DO GET IT, IT DOESN'T HELP.

[51:27] SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ACTUAL CELL PHONE CARRIERS. THEY'RE CALLED DUMMY PHONES. AND WE CAN'T GET THE DATA THAT

[51:33] WE NEED TO PROVE THE CASE. LACK OF COOPERATION, FEAR OF RETALIATION, PEOPLE ARE SCARED.

[51:42] WEATHER. IT'S MINNESOTA. RAIN IS AN ABSOLUTE SCENE KILLER, AS IS SNOW. UNDERSTANDABLE TRAUMA.

[51:49] WHEN SOMEONE IS THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME, AND A GUN IS POINTED AT THEM, AND YOU ASK

[51:56] THEM THE DESCRIPTION OF A SUSPECT, THEY'LL TELL YOU THE GUN WAS BLACK. THE GUN WAS

[52:01] SILVER. THE GUN HAD A ROUND BARREL ON IT. OFTENTIMES THEY CAN'T TELL YOU THE SUSPECT'S

[52:06] DESCRIPTION. AND RIGHTFULLY SO. HUMAN ERROR. NUMBER OF TIMES

[52:13] WE'VE HEARD THEY HEARD FIVE SHOTS FROM THE EAST. WHEN THERE WERE FOUR SHOTS FROM THE WEST.

[52:20] WHEN YOU ARE EXPERIENCING SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T NORMALLY EXPERIENCE, YOU CAN GET IT WRONG. AND IT'S REALLY

[52:26] UNDERSTANDABLE. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. DIFFICULTY WITH CHARGING. SOMETIMES WE WANT TO

[52:31] CHARGE AND WE DON'T GET THE CHARGES THAT WE WANT. SUSPECTS ARE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTING THEIR

[52:37] TACTICS. AND WE ARE A STEP BEHIND. TECHNOLOGY ISN'T OUR

[52:42] STRONG SUIT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WE ARE ALWAYS BEHIND THE TIMES. INTERNAL

[52:52] BARRIERS. STAFFING ISSUES. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A REAL STAFFING ISSUE. I'M NOT PLACING

[52:58] IT AS THE CAUSE, BUT WE ARE DROWNING IN CASES. INCLUDING

[53:03] THE LACK OF A VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION UNIT. IT HAS BEEN

[53:08] A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FIND OUR SUSPECTS AND WE HAVE TO ARREST THEM AND TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY. IT TAKES A

[53:15] LOT OF TIME TO FIND THEM. SO WE ARE PAUSING THE INVESTIGATION TO

[53:20] FIND THE SUSPECT INSTEAD OF MOVING ON TO THE NEXT CASE. RETENTION VERSUS HIRING. SO THE

[53:25] NEW COPS THAT COME ON, IT'S WONDERFUL. AND I'M GLAD TO SEE IT! AND I LOVE IT! BUT THEY'RE NOT EXPERIENCED. AND THEY DON'T

[53:33] FILL MY NEED IN INVESTIGATIONS. I NEED TO RETAIN THE OFFICERS FOR THAT EXPERIENCE.

[53:41] MISINFORMATION FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO THE PUBLIC. SO

[53:46] WHEN PUBLIC OFFICIALS SAY THINGS ABOUT THE MPD AND MAKE JUNLT --

[53:52] JUDGMENTS EARLY ON AND SAY WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING BECAUSE OF ... THAT WE ARE RACIST OR THAT

[53:59] WE'RE HOMOPHOBIC, IT HURTS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE,

[54:06] IN INVESTIGATIONS WE HAVE TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY. AND OUR TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO IT HURTS

[54:13] US. AND IT HURTS THE COMMUNITY. OUR INABILITY TO USE CRITICAL

[54:19] TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE. WE ARE THE ONLY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE THAT CAN'T USE

[54:27] FACIAL RECOGNITION. AND NATIONWIDE, MOST DEPARTMENTS WHO BANNED FACIAL RECOGNITION HAVE

[54:33] OVERTURNED THAT DECISION BECAUSE IT'S SO HELPFUL WITH HUMAN

[54:38] TRAFFICKING. WE HAVE A FAIRLY INEFFICIENT RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. OUR RMS SYSTEM IS

[54:48] ANTIQUATED AND IT'S NO ROT ROBUST AND DIFFICULT TO USE.

[54:53] WHEN THE COMMUNITY DOES SELF-REPORTS. THEY ARE VAGUE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY CLOSE THEM. SO IT ISN'T

[55:01] USER-FRIENDLY. IT'S NOT HELPFUL FOR THEM. AND WE, ON OUR END, ARE TRYING TO FIX IT AND MAKE IT

[55:07] BETTER AND EASIER FOR SOMEONE TO REPORT A CRIME AND MAKE IT MORE ROBUST. AND GIVE US BETTER INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN MOVE

[55:15] ON IN THE INVESTIGATION. SO SOME SOLUTIONS SUPPORT FROM

[55:21] ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. FUNDING FOR TECHNOLOGY THAT ASSISTS WITH

[55:27] INVESTIGATIVE NEEDS. THERE'S A PROGRAM THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE FOR MY INVESTIGATORS. BUT

[55:32] IT IS EXPENSIVE. IT'S HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. AND I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW, IT'S A

[55:39] DIFFICULT ASK, BUT IT WOULD BE REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL FOR THEM.

[55:44] PRIORITIZED POLICE STAFFING. HAVE THAT ROBUST RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BUILT FOR LAW

[55:50] ENFORCEMENT NEEDS. AND A REAL TIME CRIME CENTER. RIGHT NOW I

[55:55] HAVE INTELLIGENCE CENTER THAT, WOOS DURING THE DAY. I DON'T HAVE NIGHTTIME. WOE WE

[56:01] DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING FOR IT. AND BEST PRACTICE, THROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENTS, ARE HAVING A 24/7 REAL TIME CRIME CENTER.

[56:07] FULLY STAFFED. TYPICALLY BY CIVILIANS. AND THEY WATCH CAMERAS, THEY LOOK AT INTEL,

[56:13] THEY LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA. AND WHEN THEY GET THAT INFORMATION RIGHT AWAY, IT HELPS THE

[56:18] INVESTIGATION TO START EARLIER. AND THAT HELPS TO SHORTEN AN

[56:23] INVESTIGATION. AND IT MAKES IT SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT INVESTIGATION. SO THOSE WOULD

[56:29] BE MY ASKS FOR IMPROVING OUR CLEARANCE RATES.

[56:41] QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MADE A COMMENT

[56:46] ABOUT MISINFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND TALKING ABOUT RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA.

[56:52] CAN YOU GIVE US EXAMPLES AND DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT. IT'S INTERESTING, I GUESS YOU'VE READ THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND

[56:59] FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE, IT TALKS A LOT ABOUT RACISM WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> YES. AND I WOULD LEAN ON THE

[57:07] FACT THAT OUR CHIEF IS COMMITTED TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND THE CONSENT DECREE. THAT WE

[57:14] ARE NOT LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO DO BUT HE WANTS TO MAKE THE REFORMS AND CHANGES. I OWN THAT. I OWN

[57:20] OUR DEPARTMENT HAS MADE MISTAKES. >> YOU ARE ALLOWED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM THE MAYOR, YOU ARE

[57:25] SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW -- >> ABSOLUTELY. AND HE'S COMMITTED TO THAT. AND WE'RE

[57:31] COMMITTED TO THAT. I GUESS THE ... THE EXAMPLE I WOULD GIVE IS

[57:37] THE [?] SHOOTING. A MASS SHOOTING. IT INVOLVED THE LGBT GQ PLUS COMMU COMMUNITY.

[57:45] AND SEVERAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS MADE COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TO THE NEWS AGENCIES, AS WELL AS INVESTIGATORS GOT PRETTY

[57:52] VILE VOICE MAILS SAYING THEY WEREN'T INVESTIGATING THE CASE BECAUSE OF WHO THE VICTIMS WERE. AND THAT JUST WASN'T TRUE. AND

[57:59] THEN THEY DID MAKE ARRESTS. AND THEY WERE CHARGED AND CONVICTED. AND NO ONE CAME OUT AND SAID,

[58:06] YOU KNOW, I APOLOGIZE. THAT WASN'T TRUE. YOU WERE WORKING THE CASE REALLY HARD.

[58:12] SACRIFICING TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WEEKS AND WEEKS AND WEEKS. IT DID TAKE TIME. CASES

[58:19] TAKE TIME. BUT NO ONE EVER CLEARED THAT UP OR SAID, "HEY, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT." THAT

[58:26] MESSAGE IS OUT THERE AND DAMAGED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LGBTQ+

[58:32] COMMUNITY. THAT'S THE MESSAGE I'M TALKING ABOUT. >> TO WE KNOW WHICH PUBLIC OFFICIALS SAID THAT? >> I DO.

[58:37] >> DO YOU HAVE NAMES. >> I DO. >> MIND SHARING THEM? >> I WOULD PREFER NOT TO. I

[58:43] DON'T WANT TO PUT PEOPLE ON BLAST. >> THOSE ARE SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS. >> I AM. >> WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

[58:49] ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. THAT I'M PROUD TO BE

[58:55] A PART OF. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MISINFORMATION FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS THAT TALKS ABOUT RACISM, WHICH WE KNOW IS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PER OUR

[59:01] FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE, THAT WE JUST LOST BECAUSE OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. AND OUR MDHR

[59:08] SETTLEMENT GR AGREEMENT THAT TALKED ABOUT DECADES LONG INFORMATION ABOUT POLICING IN OUR CITY THAT HAS

[59:15] DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BLACK AND NATIVE PEOPLE. I GUESS YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT. BUT I GUESS I'LL DO A

[59:21] FOLLOW UP, IF THE POLICE ARE MAKING CLARIFYING WHICH PUBLIC

[59:26] OFFICIALS HAVE GIVEN MISINFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TO LGBTQ AND I THINK THAT'S A BOLD

[59:32] STATEMENT TO MAKE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO CLARIFY WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

[59:38] SPECIFICALLY. UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ANSWER. >> I DON'T WANT TO -- AND I'M

[59:43] NOT SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL. I'M TALKING ABOUT REPRESENTATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. I'M TALKING ABOUT

[59:51] PEOPLE SAYING THINGS. MAKING RASH JUDGMENTS AND ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS WHY WE DON'T TAKE CASES. WHY CASES AREN'T

[59:59] SOLVED. >> FOR SURE. I GUESS I WOULD SAY WHEN IT COMES TO THE INVESTIGATIONS OF MARIAH

[1:00:06] SAMUELS, MANY OTHER CASES THAT IMPACTED OUR COMMUNITIES, IN A HORRIFIC WAY, WHEN WE HAVE TO

[1:00:12] TAKE CALLS FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS TALKING ABOUT WE FEEL LIKE THIS INVESTIGATION IS NOT BEING TAKEN

[1:00:17] SERIOUSLY. WE FEEL THAT FOLKS FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM OUR BLACK CONSTITUENTS ARE

[1:00:23] DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED FROM CRIME, AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED WHEN IT COMES TO CASES BEING SOLVED AND ADDRESSED, WE

[1:00:28] HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY AS PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AND BRING THOSE ISSUES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

[1:00:34] AND IF WE READ THE AS ARTICLES, WE HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE

[1:00:40] FAILINGS WHEN IT CAMES TO MARIAH SAMUELS CASE AND THE, THE ISSUES

[1:00:45] GET BROUGHT UP IT PREDATES AND IT GOES ON WITH CONSENT DECREE THAT HAPPENED WITH MDHR, A

[1:00:52] FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE THAT WE NEEDED TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE BAD PRACTICES IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT NEED TO STILL BE

[1:00:58] ADDRESSED. AND I GUESS I -- I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR

[1:01:06] INFORMATION ABOUT COMMENTS ABOUT ELECTED OFFICIALS TALKING ABOUT RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA. I GUESS

[1:01:12] I WANT MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT. I'LL MOVE ON, BECAUSE I HOPE WE CAN GET A FOLLOW UP FROM

[1:01:17] THE CHIEF OR OTHER FOLKS ABOUT WHAT THE COMMENTS MEANT. OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, YOU TALK ABOUT DIFFICULTY OF CHARGING. I

[1:01:23] THINK THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IN THIS ROOM. DO YOU KNOW A PERCENTAGE OF CASES THE

[1:01:30] MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT SENDS FOR CHARGING? I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT PERCENT OF CASES THAT YOU HAVE GETS SENT

[1:01:36] FOR CHARGING. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME. LIKE, ALL OF THE

[1:01:41] CASES? HOW MANY OF THEM WE SEND FOR CHARGING? >> YEAH. >> IT WOULD BE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF CASES.

[1:01:46] >> DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL? I THINK WHEN I HEARD THE DIFFICULTY WITH

[1:01:52] CHARGING, THAT MAKES SENSE. I WANT TO -- HOW DO WE FIGURE IT OUT? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THE

[1:01:57] CASES ARE BEING CHARGED. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THESE CASES GET SENT FOR CHARGING.

[1:02:03] >> SO, LET'S SAY OF AGGRAVATED

[1:02:20] ASSAULT OF THE CASES THAT WERE CLEARED, 59% WERE CLEARED MY

[1:02:26] COMPLETE. 29% DECLINED. AUTO

[1:03:00] THEFT 36% CLEARED BY COMPLETE. 13% DECLINED. DOMESTIC ASSAULT

[1:03:08] 41% CLEARED BY COMPLETE. 56%

[1:03:14] DECLINED. RAPE, 29% CLEARED BY

[1:03:22] COMPLETE. 32% DECLINED. >> WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE REST? ARE THEY NOT SUBMITTED FOR

[1:03:27] CHARGES? >> NO, THESE ARE ONES THAT WERE CLEARED. >> OKAY. WHAT HAPPENS TO CASES NOT CLEARED? LIKE, DO THEY NOT

[1:03:33] GET SENT? >> THOSE ARE THE OTHER CATEGORIES. INACTIVE AND OPEN AND THE REVIEWED. SO THAT'S THE

[1:03:41] PERCENTAGE OF THE CLEARED CASES. >> OKAY. I GUESS I'LL NEED TO

[1:03:47] REACH OUT FOR MEANING. IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF CASES NOT BEING SUBMITTED FOR CHARGES. OR ARE INACTIVE.

[1:03:53] >> YES. BECAUSE WE CLOSE OUR CASES INACTIVE RATHER THAN CLOSING THEM EXCEPTIONALLY. WE

[1:03:59] WANT TO BE ABLE TO REOPEN THOSE CASES. AND WHEN YOU REACH A POINT IN THE CASE WHERE THERE'S JUST NOWHERE ELSE TO GO, YOU DO

[1:04:05] CLEAR THEM INACTIVE. BECAUSE YOU WANT TO REOPEN THEM, IF YOU CAN LATER. >> OKAY. I GUESS THE LAST

[1:04:11] QUESTION I HAVE IS, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE FIVE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS THAT THE CITY

[1:04:17] COUNCIL FUNDED IN THE BUDGET? >> WELL WE HIRED THREE. >> AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED

[1:04:23] TO THE OTHER TWO POSITIONS? >> I DON'T. >> LIELD T I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN ANSWER. I HEAR

[1:04:29] THERE'S ISSUES FOR STAFFING ENAND THE CITY COUNCIL HIRED

[1:04:35] FIVE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MEMESS -- MISSING TWO. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS BEING A KEY ISSUE

[1:04:42] IN THIS -- WHAT I CALL BACKLOG, AND WHAT I'M CALLING A BIG CONCERN TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE

[1:04:48] CLEARANCE RATES ARE NOT GOOD AT ALL. AND THERE IS TWO MISSING,

[1:04:54] OR TWO POSITIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN HIRED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DO CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIONS. THAT COULD HELP

[1:05:00] US ADDRESS A LOT OF THE CRIMES. I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS, WHY ARE

[1:05:07] YOU REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL TO REALLOCATE THE POSITIONS TO SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD OF FILLING THE POSITIONS. THAT I

[1:05:12] THINK A LOT OF US ON THE DAIS WOULD AGREE IS A KEY CONCERN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS

[1:05:17] CRIME, SAFETY, LIVABILITY, AND GET VICTIMS OF CRIMES JUSTICE.

[1:05:24] >> I WAS AUTHORIZED TO PUT THREE PEOPLE IN THERE AND I DID. SO I

[1:05:29] WILL ASK ABOUT THE TWO OTHER PEOPLE. >> YEAH. I GUESS I WOULD HOPE

[1:05:35] THAT THE CHIEF OR SOMEONE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD ANSWER WHY ARE THOSE TWO

[1:05:41] CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS NOT A PRIORITY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WHY ARE THEY ARE BEING REALLOCATED INSTEAD OF

[1:05:47] HIRING FOR TWO POSITIONS. I'M HEARING THE PRESENTATION A BIG CONCERN IS STAFFING. CIVILIAN

[1:05:54] INVESTIGATING -- CIVILIAN INVESTIGATOR STAFFING AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT PRIORITIZE THE HIRING OF THE TWO POSITIONS. IT'S HARD TO HEAR

[1:06:01] THIS PRESENTATION WITH MANY CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN TWO OF THESE POSITIONS ARE NOT BEING

[1:06:08] HIRED. IT'S -- DO YOU SEE WHERE I'M COMING FROM? IT'S DIFFICULT TO HEAR THAT WHEN WE HAVE A BIG

[1:06:14] SOLUTION TO THAT. CAN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRE THOSE POSITIONS SO WE CAN ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE,

[1:06:19] THAT YOU ARE VERY CLEARLY ARTICULATING IS A CONCERN TO OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS A CONCERN TO

[1:06:25] OUR CONSTITUENTS WHEN PEOPLE ARE VICTIMS OF CRIME. >> I DO. I HEAR THAT. AND I FEEL YOUR CONCERN. I GUESS WHAT

[1:06:32] I WOULD SAY IS THAT AS MY CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS ARE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AND HAVE BEEN

[1:06:39] SO VALUABLE. THE ONE THING I WILL SAY, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT CIVILIAN STAFF CAN'T

[1:06:44] DO. SO THEY CAN'T WRITE A WARRANT, THEY CAN'T DO PC, THEY CAN'T PRESENT CHARGES. I DON'T

[1:06:51] LET THEM DO SUSPECT INTERVIEWS. I DON'T -- THEY CAN'T GO OUT BY THEMSELVES. SO THEY ARE SUPPORT

[1:06:57] STAFF. I STILL NEED SWORN INVESTIGATORS TO DO THAT WORK. SO TWO MORE CIVILIAN

[1:07:03] INVESTIGATORS, I WILL GET THE ANSWER AND I DO SEE THEIR IMPORTANCE, I FILL THE POSITIONS I WAS GIVEN. BUT THE TWO MORE

[1:07:11] INVESTIGATORS IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR ME. MY

[1:07:17] INVESTIGATORS CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THESE CASES. AND THE SUGGESTION THAT THEY DON'T, IT JUST IS

[1:07:24] FALSE. AND IT -- I HEAR IT A LOT THAT THEY DON'T CARE. AND THEY DO. THEY CARE DEEPLY. AND

[1:07:30] SO DO MY CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. SO I CAN HAVE TWO MORE PEOPLE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> GREAT. AND THAT'S A PLAN. I

[1:07:35] THINK NONE OF US ARE SAYING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE INVESTIGATORS ARE DOING THE WORK DOESN'T CARE. I THINK WHAT

[1:07:40] WE'RE TRYING TO ARTICULATE IN THE POINT OF THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FROM COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN IS WE WANT TO HELP SOLVE

[1:07:46] THIS ISSUE. THERE'S CLEARLY INDICATION THAT OUR FOLKS IN THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS WORKING BETTER

[1:07:52] THAN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. CLEARLY THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE LEARNING FROM OUR

[1:07:57] COUNTER PARTS ACROSS THE RIVER. THERE'S A DIRECTIVE AUTHORITIED BY MY COLLEAGUE. THE REASON I

[1:08:03] SUPPORTED IT, I WANTED TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT WAYS WE CAN SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

[1:08:10] AND MAKING SURE VICTIMS OF CRIME, PARTICULARLY FOLKS LIKE ALLISON, GET THE JUSTICE THEY DESERVE. ONE WHEN THEY ARE

[1:08:15] IMPACTED SEVERELY. SO BLESS YOU. >> SORRY. >> SO THIS DIRECTIVE WASN'T

[1:08:21] MEANT TO BE SOME, LIKE, WEIRD CONVERSATION ON THE DAIS. IT WAS MEANT TO HELP US SOLVE THE

[1:08:27] ISSUE. OUR CLEARANCE RATES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO OUR HELP OUR CONSTITUENCY. SO I GUESS, YES.

[1:08:33] THERE IS OTHER STAFF THAT IS NEEDED. VERY LOUD AND CLEAR. HEARD. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK

[1:08:39] ANYBODY UP HERE WOULD DISAGREE WITH. BUT WE ALSO, I WOULD FEEL, LIKE I HAVE TO MENTION

[1:08:45] THAT TWO OF THOSE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS BEING HIRED WOULD DRASTICALLY HELP A LOT OF THESE ISSUES. THEY OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T

[1:08:51] CLEAR EVERYTHING. WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR, IT WOULD HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE FEELING

[1:08:57] SEEING AS THEY'RE VICTIMS OF CRIME. THAT IS IT FOR ME QUESTIONS, I'LL PASS TO COUNCIL

[1:09:03] PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE MISINFORMATION PIECE, AS WELL.

[1:09:10] I'LL STATE I AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION IN POLICING. I THINK THAT MADE IT SUCH A

[1:09:15] CHALLENGING CONVERSATION TO HAVE. I THINK THE SOURCE OF THE

[1:09:20] MISINFORMATION IS VARIED. I'LL

[1:09:26] DISTINGUISH MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION. YOU KNOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN ELECTED, I'VE

[1:09:32] BEARED WITNESS TO A NUMBER OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS.

[1:09:38] KILLING OF OFFICER MITCHELL, MOST RECENTLY THE ANONES YAITION

[1:09:45] SHOOTING. THESE HAVE BEEN HARD THINGS TO NAVIGATE AS AN ELECTED PERSON. LET ALONE AS A

[1:09:51] COMMUNITY. AND THE REALLY BIG TAKE AWAY FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS IS THE LACK OF CLARITY OF INFORMATION.

[1:09:56] ESPECIALLY IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THESE INCIDENTS. AND I THINK THAT THE FOG OF

[1:10:01] THESE INCIDENTS DOES CREATE THE CONTEXT FOR A LOT OF MISINFORMATION. AND I DON'T --

[1:10:08] AND THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF ANGER THAT HAPPENS. AND PAIN THAT

[1:10:14] HAPPENS. YOU WERE HELPFUL WHEN I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT

[1:10:20] HAPPENED WITH MARCH MARSHALL. IT WAS SAD BECAUSE HIS FRIENDS AND ADVOCATES CAME

[1:10:26] UP TO ME AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE FOR ANNUCIA TION TO ASK FOR

[1:10:35] HELP. I DON'T THINK IT COMES FROM A PLACE OF ANGER, NECESSARILY AT MPD FOR NOT

[1:10:41] CARING. THERE'S A LOT OF

[1:10:51] MISINFORMATION THAT CREEPS INTO DISINFORMATION AROUND WHAT IS HAPPENING AT MPD.

[1:10:58] IN MY TIME OF OFFICE, I HAVE NEVER VOTED ON A BUDGET THAT CUT THE FUNDING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT IT REMAINS THE

[1:11:04] TOPIC OF CONVERSATION THAT SOMEHOW THE PLACE HAVE BEEN DEFUNDED. THE NUMBER HAS ONLY GONE UP SINCE I'VE BEEN ELECTED.

[1:11:11] CHAIR CHAVEZ'S POINT, CITY COUNCIL MADE A DELIBERATIVE

[1:11:16] INVESTMENT TO ADD CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS OUT OF THE EXACT ISSUES YOU'RE HIGHLIGHTING.

[1:11:24] WHAT I'LL HEARING IS YOU WERE AUTHORIZED TO HIRE THREE. AT OUR LEVEL OF THE HIERARCHY, WE

[1:11:30] AUTHORIZED FIVE. SO SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE HIERARCHY OF THE INSTITUTION, YOU WERE NOT GIVEN

[1:11:36] THE FULL TOOLS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED TO YOU TO TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THERE'S A

[1:11:42] GAP THERE THAT IS GETTING FILLED WITH MISINFORMATION. OR EVEN DISINFORMATION. I DON'T

[1:11:48] NECESSARILY WANT TO PUT THE JUDGMENT ON IT RIGHT NOW. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING JUSTICE TO THESE FAMILIES. AND I MEAN,

[1:11:55] OUR EMOTIONS GET A LITTLE HIGH UP HERE. BECAUSE WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND IT IS SO

[1:12:03] PAINFUL TO FEEL SO HELPLESS. EVEN AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I FEEL HELPLESS

[1:12:09] WHEN I'M TALKING TO SOME OF THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE A LOVED

[1:12:15] ONE WHO IS DEAD. RIGHT. AND I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR THEM. AND WHERE WE DRAW THE

[1:12:22] LINE BETWEEN TRIAGE AND BIAS IS NOT -- THERE'S NOT AN OBJECTIVE

[1:12:28] CRITERIA FOR THAT. RIGHT. WHEN WE'RE PRIORITIZING CASES BY NECESSITY. WE HAVE TO SET SOME

[1:12:34] ASIDE. WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE OR WE'RE FURTHER ALONG IN A CASE THAN ANOTHER ONE. FROM THE

[1:12:43] OUTSIDE, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SEE THE DISTINCTION AND ALL THEY HAVE IS PAIN. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS BRING MORE

[1:12:49] TRANSPARENCY TO THE PROCESS. I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS ENTIRE PRESENTATION IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE. HOW DO WE BRING MORE

[1:12:54] TRANSPARENCY TO THIS REALLY HARD CHALLENGE OF POLICING. ESPECIALLY ON THE INVESTIGATION SIDE. BECAUSE WE CAN DEBATE THE

[1:13:00] DEGREE TO WHICH POLICE PREVENT CRIME AND THAT'S A BIG POLITICAL CONVERSATION. BUT ONCE THE

[1:13:06] CRIME HAS HAPPENED, PEOPLE ARE SEEKING JUSTICE. AND IF WE CAN'T GET GOOD CLEARANCE RATES,

[1:13:11] THAT IS JUST -- THAT'S A LOSS OF JUSTICE FOR REALLY IMPACTED PEOPLE. I WANT TO TRY TO CENTER

[1:13:18] THIS ON ACCURATE INFORMATION. HONEST INFORMATION. GOOD PROBLEM-SOLVING. AND ULTIMATELY

[1:13:25] JUSTICE FOR IMPACTED PEOPLE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SET THAT TONE. BECAUSE I THINK THAT

[1:13:33] WE'RE GOING IN THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW. AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF APPETITE FOR STRONGER

[1:13:39] RESOURCES IN INVESTIGATIONS. I MET WITH THE CHIEF AND I ASKED, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO AROUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THERE'S A

[1:13:46] HUGE NEED FOR PROTECTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THAT

[1:13:51] SHOULDN'T BE MURDER INVESTIGATIONS. RIGHT. BUT THEY ARE TURNING INTO MURDER

[1:13:56] INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE UPSTREAM THINGS THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY. WHICH PROBABLY DOESN'T FALL WITHIN YOUR

[1:14:03] DIVISION'S PURVIEW. RIGHT. SO THE UPSTREAM THINGS DON'T FALL WITHIN POLICING'S PER VIEW. AND

[1:14:09] SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO -- OUR JOB HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RESOURCING YOU CORRECTLY.

[1:14:16] RIGHT. BUT WHAT WE'RE LEARNING NOW IS THAT WE -- I THINK THE FIVE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS WAS

[1:14:22] INSUFFICIENT. AND I DO BELIEVE THERE WAS, LIKE, A REQUEST FOR AT LEAST A ROAD MAP FOR HOW WE

[1:14:28] COULD ACTIVATE 20 CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. WE GOT FIVE. AND YOU KNOW, WE WERE CALLED

[1:14:34] DEFUND THE POLICE PEOPLE FOR HOW WE FOUND MONEY FOR THE FIVE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. RIGHT.

[1:14:39] SO THERE'S A POLITICS OF IT THAT I'M TRYING TO BREAKTHROUGH. SO THAT WE CAN BRING JUSTICE TO

[1:14:45] FAMILIES. RIGHT. AND SO, LIKE, I WANTED TO SAY I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE HAVE A

[1:14:52] MISINFORMATION PROBLEM. COMING AT IT FROM A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, BUT WE NEED TO CUT THROUGH THAT MISINFORMATION SO

[1:14:58] THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY BRING JUSTICE TO THESE VICTIMS' FAMILIES.

[1:15:03] >> NEXT UP COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT

[1:15:09] PAYNE FOR THE COMMENTS, TOO. AND COMMANDER OLSON OR DEPUTY CHIEF? >> DEPUTY CHIEF. >> DEPUTY CHIEF, THANK YOU SO

[1:15:15] MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND FOR THE INFORMATION. THE FIRST THING THAT I WANT TO ASK IS WHEN

[1:15:20] CHAIR CHAVEZ WAS ASKING ABOUT THE CASES THAT ARE SENT FOR CHARGING AND YOU LISTED ON

[1:15:26] DIFFERENT CATEGORIES WHICH ONES WERE DECLINED. THAT'S NOT IN THE PRESENTATION. I WAS

[1:15:32] WONDERING IF YOU'D BE ABLE TO SEND THE INFORMATION BY FOLLOW UP. BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S AN

[1:15:37] INTERESTING THREAD WORTH PICKING UP. >> YEAH. >> THANKS. I'LL NOTE THAT TO

[1:15:42] CLERK MICHAEL, IF YOU CAN JUST SEND AN E-MAIL REMINDER ON THAT PIECE.

[1:15:48] AND THEN I WAS INTERESTED, AS WELL, IN SOME OF WHAT YOU NOTED ABOUT WHAT YOU HAD IN 2019 THAT

[1:15:54] YOU DON'T HAVE ANYMORE. AND I'M KIND OF WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHICH OF THOSE PIECES YOU REALLY

[1:16:01] THINK NEED TO BE RESOURCED AND FUNDED AND PUT BACK INTO PLACE FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO BE

[1:16:06] SUCCESSFUL. SO I HEARD SAFE STREETS, VIOLENT CRIME

[1:16:12] PREVENTION TEAM, NONTHEY SHAT NONFATAL SHOOTING TEAM,

[1:16:17] ANY OF THOSE UNITS THAT YOU WANT OR HAVE A PLAN TO TRY TO

[1:16:24] REACTIVATE? >> I THINK THE VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION TEAM WOULD BE THE

[1:16:29] FIRST ONE THAT -- I MEAN, I WOULD REQUEST. IT'S THE CHIEF'S

[1:16:34] DECISION. BUT I KNOW THAT HE IS ALWAYS PLANNING FOR WHAT DO WE

[1:16:41] DO NEXT? AND I GO HOME THAT NIGHT AND THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN I DO DIFFERENT? AND WHERE CAN I PUT MY RESOURCES TO

[1:16:48] MAKE THINGS BETTER. I THINK AS WE ALL DO WHEN IT COMES TO CITY -- PROBABLY CITY OPERATIONS

[1:16:54] FOR YOU AND POLICE OPERATIONS FOR ME. BUT THE VIOLENT CRIME CRIMINAL APPREHENSION TEAM WOULD BE THE FIRST THING I WOULD ASK

[1:17:01] TO BE REINSTATED, IF WE HAD THE STAFFING. >> SURE. YEAH. CAN YOU TELL ME

[1:17:06] A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF OUTREACH AND HOW MUCH STAFFING IT WOULD

[1:17:11] REQUIRE TO BE STOOD UP. OR IF THERE'S ANY ESTIMATE AROUND THE BUDGET NEEDED. AND WHAT KIND OF STAFFING IT WOULD HAVE.

[1:17:17] >> SO IT TYPICALLY -- OR IT USED TO BE ONE SERGEANT AND FIVE

[1:17:23] OFFICERS. AND THEY WOULD BE HOUSED EMBEDDED IN INVESTIGATIONS. AND WHAT THEY

[1:17:28] WOULD TYPICALLY DO IS THEY WOULD LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD PC PICK UPS. >> WHAT'S PC?

[1:17:35] >> PROBABLE CAUSE. AND PUT OUT A PICK UP FOR A FELONY-LEVEL

[1:17:40] CRIME. WOULD BE ANYTHING THAT'S UP IN INVESTIGATIONS. SO IT WOULD BE SPECIAL CRIMES AND IT WOULD BE VIOLENT CRIMES. AND

[1:17:46] THEY WOULD GO AND LOCATE AND ARREST THE PEOPLE FOR THE PC PICKUPS. THEY WOULD HELP US

[1:17:53] WI WI WITNESSES. I'M LOOKING TO TALK TO THIS PERSON INVOLVED IN THIS CRIME. AND THEY WOULD GO AND THEY WOULD

[1:17:59] JUST ASK THEM. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO DETAIN A WITNESS. BUT THEY WOULD FIND THEM AND SAY

[1:18:04] "HEY, WE'RE HERE WITH THEM AND WILLING TO TALK TO THEM. DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO THEM?" THAT WAS HELPFUL WHEN WE WERE AT A LOSS

[1:18:11] WHERE A WITNESS WAS. THAT WAS HELPFUL, TOO. >> AND THEN WHEN DID THIS GET

[1:18:17] DISMANTLED? DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE? OR WHY? >> IT WAS WHEN PEOPLE WERE

[1:18:25] LEAVING. I KNOW IT WAS AFTER 2020. BUT I I I DON'T KNOW WHICH YEAR IT WAS

[1:18:31] DISBANDED. >> OKAY. AND THEN HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM THE INTELLIGENCE

[1:18:38] CENTER YOU SAID IS CURRENTLY OPERATING DID DURING THE DAY IN TERMS OF FUNCTION. HOW DO

[1:18:44] YOU SAY THAT THE CENTER DURING THE DAY THAT IS CIVILIAN OPERATED, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO

[1:18:50] SEE THAT EXPAND? WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? >> SO THE INTENT

[1:18:56] INTELLIGENCE UNIT FALLS UNDER ME, AS WELL. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING INTEL AS AN OFFICER AND ALSO A SERGEANT AT

[1:19:03] THE INTEL UNIT. WHAT THEY WOULD DO IN A REAL TIME. I ACTUALLY HAVE THE PROPOSAL. JUST IN CASE

[1:19:11] YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE INTELLIGENT CENTER. I MAY HAVE BROUGHT THE PROPOSAL. AND I CAN

[1:19:17] ABSOLUTELY SEND THAT TO YOU. >> SURE. >> BUT THE STAFFING IS A LITTLE

[1:19:23] BIT MORE, YOU KNOW, LABOR INTENSATIVE. YOU WANT IT TO BE 24/7, 365. YOU WOULD DO, FOUR

[1:19:30] DAYS ON, THREE DAYS OFF. IT I WOULD WANT A CIVILIAN IN CHARGE OF IT. LIKE A DIRECTOR. AND IT

[1:19:37] WOULD BE PRIMARILY CIVILIAN STAFF. I'M NOT SEEING A SWORN COULDN'T WORK THERE. BUT IT WOULDN'T BE NECESSARY.

[1:19:44] NECESSARILY. SWORN STAFF. AND THEY WOULD WATCH CAMERAS, THEY

[1:19:49] WOULD BE REAL TIME. SO THEY WOULD BE LISTENING TO THE RADIO AND IF THERE'S A ROBBERY SPREE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GET ON AND

[1:19:56] SAY THIS IS THE CAR WE'RE LOOKING FOR. THIS IS THE PLATE. THESE ARE THE SUSPECTS WE SAW. AND WE THINK THEY'RE IN THIS

[1:20:01] AREA. AND THEN WE CAN FLOOD THAT AREA. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT REAL TIME IS FOR. SO THEN

[1:20:07] WHEN WE GET THE CASE IN INVESTIGATIONS, A LOT OF THAT LEG WORK HAS BEEN DONE. BECAUSE

[1:20:14] SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE SEE IN OUR CASES IS THIS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. WE'RE NOT

[1:20:20] ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE WHEN IT HAPPENED. SO MY INVESTIGATORS HAS TO SIT DOWN AND WATCH 24 HOURS OF VIDEO..

[1:20:26] >> GOT IT. IT WOULD MAKE MORE EFFICIENT. >> YEAH. SO WE KNOW THAT THE CRIME HAPPENED AT THIS TIME.

[1:20:33] YOU ONLY HAVE TO WATCH 10 MINUTES OF VIDEO. >> UH-HUH. >> BEFORE YOU TALK TO THE SUSPECT. AND SUBMIT THE CASE.

[1:20:38] >> I THINK IT'S HELPFUL. AND I'D LOVE TO SEE THE PROPOSAL. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE PASSED A POLICE CONTRACT LAST

[1:20:44] YEAR THAT RAISED WAGES. WE'RE SEEING RESULTS OF THAT WITH NEW RECRUITS. LOTS OF CADETS. BUT

[1:20:50] I THINK THAT RECRUITMENT IS GOING AS FAST AS IT POSSIBLY COULD. AND THERE'S NO WAY TO

[1:20:56] SPEED UP SWORN POLICE OFFICERS BEYOND WHAT THE CHIEF HAS BEEN DOING. BUT WHAT WE CAN SPEED UP

[1:21:02] IS CIVILIAN POSITIONS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE HIRED FASTER. AND SO THAT

[1:21:09] INTELLIGENCE CENTER BEING CIVILIAN STAFFED COULD BE, LIKE, AN INVESTMENT THAT COULD BE MADE

[1:21:17] AND BROUGHT ONLINE FASTER. I'M INTERESTED IN THAT. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT IS

[1:21:23] ONLINE REPORTS. AND THAT REPORTING SYSTEM. AND I GUESS IT MAKES SENSE IF YOU NEED NEW

[1:21:29] TECHNOLOGY. BUT IS THERE ALSO ADVICE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THOSE WHO HELP RESIDENTS MAKE

[1:21:36] ONLINE REPORTS ABOUT HOW TO BEST MAKE REPORTS THAT WILL BE MORE

[1:21:41] USEFUL TO YOU. SO THEY'RE NOT INCOMPLETE. LIKE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY TO RESIDENTS WHO

[1:21:47] ARE FILING REPORTS TO MAKE SURE THEY DO THEM THE BEST THEY CAN. >> AS MUCH DETAIL AS HUMANLY

[1:21:53] POSSIBLE. VAGUE WORDS DON'T HELP. SO A LOT OF TIMES, WE'LL GET WORDS LIKE, "I WAS IN A

[1:22:00] SCUFFLE." A SCUFFLE DOESN'T HELP ME AT ALL. I WAS PUNCHED TWICE IN THE FACE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF

[1:22:06] MY FACE. THAT'S A TERRIBLE EXAMPLE BECAUSE WE WON'T TAKE AN

[1:22:11] ASSAULT REPORT ONLINE. BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF WORDING I'M TALKING ABOUT. LIKE, IF I'M INTERVIEWING YOU AND SAY I WAS

[1:22:17] IN A SCUFFLE. I'LL SAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT A SCUFFLE MEANS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? IF YOU'RE REPORTING THAT YOUR VEHICLE WAS

[1:22:23] BROKEN INTO. WHICH WINDOW WAS BROKEN? WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SEE IT PARKED THERE UNDAMAGED?

[1:22:32] WHICH WINDOW IS IT? WAS IT ROLLED UP? DO YOU HAVE YOUR

[1:22:38] KEYS? AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU CAN THINK TO PUT IN T THERE. PUT

[1:22:44] IN THERE. NO DETAIL IS TOO SMALL. IT'S NOT DUMB TO PUT A DETAIL IN THERE. IT'S OKAY. NO

[1:22:49] ONE WILL READ AND THINK "WHY DID YOU PUT THAT IN THERE?" AS STRANGE AS IT SOUNDS, WE ARE

[1:22:55] PROBABLY THE LEAST JUDGMENTAL PEOPLE YOU'LL EVER MEET. THERE'S NOTHING YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US THAT WE'RE GOING TO THINK IS WEIRD! WE'VE SEEN IT

[1:23:01] ALL. SO WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU NEED TO PUT IN THERE, PUT IN THERE. THAT WOULD BE MY ADVICE. >> I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL. AGE

[1:23:07] IT'S AGE -- I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS OR OTHER FOLKS WHO DO COMMUNITY

[1:23:13] ENGAGEMENT COULD BE SHARING MOREG MORE WITH OUR RENTS RESIDENTS OF BEST PRACTICES AND TIPS FOR

[1:23:19] FILING POLICE REPORTS. DOES IT KIND OF BEST PRACTICES OR IS THERE A DOCUMENT OUT THERE ALREADY? >> THERE IS, I BELIEVE.

[1:23:25] >> YEAH. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE -- >> W THERE IS A THING WE PUT OUT ON IT.

[1:23:30] >> I THINK IT WOULD BE ANOTHER GREAT THING FOR US TO KEEP TOP OF MIND AS WE TRYING TO IMPROVE.

[1:23:37] AND LAST THING I WANT TO ASK ABOUT IS THIS, LIKE, SAINT PAUL

[1:23:45] COMPARISON. WE'VE SEEN THE HEADLINES RECENTLY AND THEY'RE

[1:23:50] DOING BETTER ON CASE CLEARANCE. THEY HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT SCENARIO BECAUSE I THINK THEY PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY IN A

[1:23:56] DIFFERENT WAY. BUT I'M CURIOUS YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT THEY DO THAT YOU THINK THEY DO WELL.

[1:24:08] THAT WE CAN LOOK TO FROM AN INVESTIGATION STANDPOINT. OR IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENT. >> I LOVE MY PARTNERS IN SAINT

[1:24:15] PAUL. IF THEY'RE WATCHING. I LOVE MY PARTNERS IN SAINT PAUL.

[1:24:20] THEY CLEAR THEIR CASES DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DO. THEY DO NOT CLEAR AN INACTIVE. THEY ARE

[1:24:28] LIBERAL IN THEIR EXCEPTIONALLY CLEARED. THEY DO HAVE AN SHOOTING TEAM. I APPLAUD THEM

[1:24:35] FOR THAT. I DID MEET WITH THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT. THEY DID SUGGEST WE HAVE A NONFATAL SHOOTING TEAM. WHICH WE DID

[1:24:42] HAVE. THE CHIEF COLLAPSED THE TWO TEAMS BECAUSE WE HAD TO. WE DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER CHOICE. I

[1:24:48] COULDN'T HAVE A HOMICIDE AND NONFATAL SHOOTING TEAM. I COULDN'T SUPPORT THEM ANYMORE. I DIDN'T ARE ENOUGH PEOPLE. SO

[1:24:54] THEY WERE COMBINED. THE H

[1:25:02] CHIEF IS A HUGE PROPONENT OF THAT. THE MINUTE WE CAN DO IT, WE WILL. THEY SUGGESTED WE HAVE

[1:25:07] 33 PEOPLE ON OUR NONFATAL SHOOTING TEAM. WHEN I MET WITH THEM. THAT'S HALF OF MY ENTIRE

[1:25:14] STAFF. I JUST DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE FOR IT. WE HAVE ABOUT

[1:25:24] THE SAME NUMBER OF STAFF TOTAL. >> 90. >> I MEAN POLICE OFFICERS. LIKE SWORN STAFF. THEY HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT THAT WE DO. AND THEIR

[1:25:32] POPULATION IS NOT THE SAME AS OURS. THEIR CRIME RATE IS NOT THE SAME AS OURS. SO THEY DO A

[1:25:40] WONDERFUL JOB. IT'S JUST APPLES AND ORANGES. AND WOULD IT BE BETTER TO COMPARE US TO, LIKE,

[1:25:47] KANSAS CITY/DENVER. >> OKAY. >> THERE OTHER CITIES I WOULD COMPARE US TO BEFORE SAINT

[1:25:53] PAUL. >> YEAH. WHAT IS IT ABOUT KANSAS CITY AND DENVER? >> POPULATION.

[1:25:58] >> OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL. I

[1:26:04] APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE HAD MORE MEETINGS THAT WEREN'T

[1:26:09] IN PUBLIC. I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHERE CONFUSION COMES UP. BUT THIS IS ALSO, LIKE, A

[1:26:15] GOVERNMENT-STRUCTURED THING. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH EXPERT STAFF LIKE YOURSELF. JUST ONE-ON-ONE. AND

[1:26:21] GET QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT DIFFERENT CASES AND SO ON. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU CAME HERE

[1:26:27] TODAY TO SHARE A BROAD VIEW. AND THE DATA SO THAT WE CAN HELP MAKE DECISIONS TO RESOURCE YOU

[1:26:34] AND TO IMPROVE IN THE YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT

[1:26:41] PAYNE. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN'S QUESTIONS MADE ME WANT TO REVISIT THE DISINFORMATION

[1:26:47] THEME AND IF WE CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST MISINFORMATION HERE. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU DIDN'T USE

[1:26:55] YOUR AUTHORITY AS THE LEADER OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS UNIT TO, LIKE, DISMANTLE THESE DIVISIONS

[1:27:01] THAT WE DON'T HAVE -- IN 2019, WE HAD THE SAFE STREETS, VIOLENT CRIME APPREHENSION, WEAPONS

[1:27:07] UNIT, VIOLENT CRIMES INVESTIGATION TEAM. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU MADE A DECISION TO DISMANTLE THE TEAMS, RIGHT. WE

[1:27:13] LOST THE STAFF. >> OH, YEAH. THAT HAPPENED BEFORE I WAS ENROLLED. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT HAPPENED. THEY

[1:27:19] JUST DON'T EXIST ANYMORE. >> THEY DON'T EXIST ANYMORE. IT'S NOT BECAUSE CITY COUNCIL CUT THE FUNDING FOR THE

[1:27:24] DEPARTMENT. IT'S NOT BECAUSE WHOEVER WAS IN YOUR ROLE, YOU

[1:27:30] KNOW, DISMANTLED IT. THE PEOPLE LEFT AND THAT'S JUST WHAT HAPPENED. AND THAT IS THE

[1:27:35] TRUTH. AND HOW PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> IS THAT'S WHAT WE START

[1:27:41] GETTING INTO DISINFORMATION AND NOT JUST MISINFORMATION. >> YES. NO. THAT IT NOT WHAT I WAS IMPLYING AT ALL. >> RIGHT.

[1:27:46] >> THEY JUST AREN'T THERE ANYMORE. >> WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF. >> THE STAFF ISN'T THERE ANYMORE. >> YES. YES.

[1:27:52] >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ.

[1:27:59] THANK YOU, DEPUTY CHIEF FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF JUST FOLLOW UP

[1:28:08] QUESTIONS. TO PIGGY BACK OFF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN BROUGHT UP IN TERMS OF YOUR

[1:28:14] REPORTS. AND ONLINE REPORTING. IN TALKING TO MY RESIDENTS, ONE,

[1:28:22] I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE AT A POINT WHERE THEY'RE, LIKE, NOT A FAN OF THE ONLINE REPORTS. AND THEN THEY'RE, LIKE, I NEVER HEAR BACK

[1:28:28] FROM ANYONE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HEAR A LOT. AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE, I DON'T THINK IT'S

[1:28:34] WORTH REPORTING. I'M LIKE, IT SETS A FIRE IN ME. I'M LIKE YOU HAVE TO REPORT OTHERWISE THE

[1:28:40] DATA IS NOT THERE! THAT'S KEY. I FEEL LIKE THE ONLINE REPORTING

[1:28:46] AREA IS, LIKE, A PLACE WHERE TECHNOLOGY COULD HELP ADDRESS

[1:28:53] IT. AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MORE APTLY REPORT. WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST IN TERMS OF

[1:29:02] COMMUNITY MEMBERS GETTING RESPONSES TO ONLINE REPORTS. WHY AREN'T THEY GETTING RESPONSES CURRENTLY?

[1:29:08] >> I WOULD SAY THAT IT REALLY BECAME NOTICEABLE TO US RECENTLY

[1:29:18] HOW TERRIBLE THE ONLINE REPORTING IS. WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT WAS SO BAD. WHAT I

[1:29:25] WOULD TELL COMMUNITY IS IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING A CALL, TO

[1:29:32] CALL. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN WE GET ONLINE REPORTS, THEY'RE SO

[1:29:37] VAGUE AND SUCH A SHELF A REPORT. WE'RE REVIEWING THEM AND NOT FOLLOWING UP. AND OFTENTIMES IT'S A PROPERTY CRIME. THERE

[1:29:44] HAVE VERY FEW CRIMES YOU CAN REPORT ONLINE. AND SO TYPICALLY PROPERTY CRIMES. AND TO BE

[1:29:49] HONEST, THOSE DON'T BELONG TO INVESTIGATIONS. BUT PATROL.

[1:29:56] THAT BEING SAID, IT WOULD -- MY POINT OF THAT IS THAT IT PROBABLY WOULD GO TO THE PRECINCT. SO WHATEVER PRECINCT

[1:30:02] YOU'RE IN, I WOULD CALL THEM AND SAY "HEY, I REPORTED AN ONLINE REPORT. CAN I TALK TO SOMEBODY"

[1:30:09] THEY'LL GIVE THEM TO INVESTIGATIONS. AND WE CAN TALK THEM THROUGH IT. AND WE CAN -- AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE

[1:30:14] INFORMATION AND WE CAN ADD IT INTO THE REPORT. AND IT MIGHT GIVE US SOMETHING TO GO ON. I WOULD TELL THEM TO CALL AND

[1:30:20] FOLLOW UP. >> YEAH. AND I THINK THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT ON THE ONLINE REPORTING, AND JUST

[1:30:25] REPORTING, IN GENERAL, NEEDS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT. ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY

[1:30:31] CONFIDENCE. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE MISINFORMATION/DISINFORMATION

[1:30:36] THING. WHAT IS HURTING COMMUNITY COOPERATION IS CUSTOMER SERVICE. THERE'S MANY

[1:30:43] TIMES WHERE I'VE TALKED TO VICTIMS OF CRIMES AND I'M IN THEIR FIRST-IN PERSON

[1:30:49] CONVERSATION OR E-MAIL BACK. I THINK THAT NEEDS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT. AND I'VE FILED

[1:30:55] REPORTS THROUGH THE ONLINE REPORTING AND IT'S JUST, LIKE, I'M LIKE WE NEED TO GET A

[1:31:02] MILLENNIAL GEN-Z TEAM TO DO SOFTWARE UPDATE. YOU CAN HAVE

[1:31:08] MORE ATTACHMENTS AND VIDEO. THERE'S A CASE IN MY WARD WHERE I THINK THERE WAS, LIKE, 25

[1:31:14] GARAGE DOORS THAT WERE RAMMED THROUGH BY THE SAME CAR. THERE WERE SEPARATE REPORTS. AND

[1:31:21] PEOPLE WEREN'T ENTIRELY REPORTING EVERY SINGLE THING. PEOPLE GOT ORGANIZED AND STARTED SHARING. THAT WAS HELPFUL. IT

[1:31:28] TOOK A LOT OF COMMUNITY EFFORT. AND, LIKE, COMMUNITY, I WOULD SAY, ALSO, LIKE IN TERMS OF

[1:31:34] NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK CAPTAINS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THEY'RE NOT AS ORGANIZED. AND

[1:31:39] SO KIND OF BRINGING THAT BACK. USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THAT

[1:31:45] PROCESS WOULD BE GOOD. BUT, ALSO, I THINK WHEN YOU ARE A VICTIM OF A CRIME AND YOU NEED

[1:31:53] TO REPORT WHETHER IT'S A VIOLENT CRIME, WHETHER IT'S A PROPERTY CRIME, WHETHER IT'S A VEHICLE THEFT. IT FEELS LIKE PRETTY

[1:32:01] DIZZYING. AND IMMEDIATELY, LIKE, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT IN-PERSON TOUCH. AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE LIMITED IN PERSONNEL,

[1:32:07] BUT I THINK ONE THING TECHNOLOGICALLY THAT COULD BE HELPFUL IS EVEN JUST, LIKE,

[1:32:13] HAVING SOME VIDEOS WHERE SOMEONE IS TALKING TO YOU AND WALKING YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS. OF, LIKE, JUST LIKE WHAT YOU DID

[1:32:18] WHERE YOU WERE, LIKE, THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR REPORT. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A GOOD REPORT. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE

[1:32:24] OF A REPORT THAT IS WAY TOO VAGUE. THIS CAN HELP US SOLVE IT BETTER. OR, LIKE, IF YOU'RE

[1:32:30] A VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME. THESE ARE NEXT STEPS THAT WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ASK. AND, LIKE, HAVING EVEN THOSE WIDE

[1:32:36] VARIETY OF THOSE TYPES OF RESOURCES. LIKE, ON YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU GO-TO-LOOK AT AN ONLINE REPORT. I THINK IT WOULD BE

[1:32:43] HELPFUL. THAT'S SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT AS WE WERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION. BECAUSE I'VE

[1:32:50] HAD TO HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE REPORTING CRIMES MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

[1:32:56] SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE THAT SUGGESTION. AND THE LAST SUGGESTION I'LL GIVE, TOO, IS IN

[1:33:01] TERMS OF BUILDING UP CAPACITY FOR SOLVING CRIMES. I THINK

[1:33:06] THERE'S SOMETHING TO FIGURING OUT HOW DO WE REVITALIZE

[1:33:12] NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK CAPTAIN PROGRAMS AND BEYOND SETTING A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROGRAM. OR WHEN YOU HAVE, LIKE, AN INCIDENT

[1:33:17] ON YOUR BLOCK, THAT'S WHEN A SERGEANT OR AN OFFICER OR CRIME

[1:33:22] PREVENTION SPECIALIST COMES. WHAT ARE TRAININGS AND THINGS THAT BLOCK CAPTAINS CAN DO YEAR AROUND TO MAKE THEIR

[1:33:30] NEIGHBORHOODS MORE RESILIENT AND BETTER AT WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT. AND TO ALSO SHARE

[1:33:36] INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE WITNESSING THAT CAN HELP BETTER CLEAR THESE CASES. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S BEEN MISSING FOR SOME

[1:33:42] TIME. AND I THINK THERE'S A HUNGER TO DO IT. AND I THINK IT MIGHT, IF THERE IS THAT

[1:33:50] REOCCURRING ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY, WHERE BLOCK CAPTAINS ARE GIVEN, LIKE, A TOOLBOX AND A

[1:33:56] ROLE TO GIVE TO THEIR BLOCK. THERE WOULD BE LESS OF, LIKE, A -- WHAT'S THE WORD? A

[1:34:06] APATHY AND EXHAUSTION TO REPORTING. GIVING YOU A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS. LIKE CASHMAN

[1:34:11] NOTEDLY PUT IT OUT, WOULD LOVE THE ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS BUT OFTENTIMES NOT ABLE TO GIVEN THE

[1:34:18] CURRENT GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

[1:34:25] SPECIFICALLY. SO WHEN A CASE IS CLEARED AND IT'S DECLINED. WHAT DOES IT MEAN SPECIFICALLY? IT'S

[1:34:32] DECLINED BY THE HENNEPIN COUNTY -- >> ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DECLINE. >> WHAT IS THAT LIKE?

[1:34:40] ESPECIALLY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SOME OF THESE VIOLENT-LEVEL CRIMES. YOU LISTED A CERTAIN PEN PERCENTAGE IN THE

[1:34:47] DECLINE BUCKET IT WHY ARE WE SEEING THAT LEVEL OF CASING BEING DECLINED.

[1:34:53] >> I MEAN, IT CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF REASONS. IT CAN BE THEY

[1:34:58] DON'T FEEL YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. THEY DON'T THINK YOU HAVE

[1:35:03] ENOUGH EVIDENCE. THEY DON'T THINK YOU HAVE -- THEY DON'T THEY CAN WIN. THAT'S TYPICALLY

[1:35:11] THE REASON. THEY WON'T GO FORWARD.

[1:35:16] >> OKAY. AND THEN THE REAL TIME

[1:35:22] CRIME CENTER AS A SOLUTION YOU PRESENTED. WHERE HAS IT BEEN

[1:35:27] SUCCESSFUL IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT YOU LOOK AT? >> WELL LET'S SEE IF IT'S IN

[1:35:35] HERE. LAS VEGAS.

[1:35:42] >> OKAY. WHAT IS THAT LIKE THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE INTELLIGENCE UNIT.

[1:35:47] >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT 24 HOURS. >> OKAY. >> LAS VEGAS IS 24 HOURS. >> YEP. AND IT'S -- EVEN WHEN

[1:35:55] WE WERE MORE, AT ONE POINT, 20 HOURS. WE DIDN'T GO QUITE 24 HOURS. IT WAS MORE

[1:36:02] INVESTIGATIONS DURING THE DAY AND THEN IT WAS KIND OF MORE PATROL AT NIGHT. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, OR, LIKE, THE

[1:36:09] DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WE WOULD HAVE STAFF FOR INVESTIGATIONS. AND THEY WOULD

[1:36:15] STILL DO THEIR ROLE OF PUTTING OUT. WE HAVE A DIB, WHICH IS A

[1:36:21] DAILY INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN. THEY WOULD DO THE FUNCTION. THIS WOULD JUST BE REAL TIME. WOULD BE ALL FOR PATROL. BUT IN

[1:36:28] DOING THAT, IT WOULD HELP INVESTIGATIONS. I WOULD STILL HAVE AN INTELLIGENCE THAT

[1:36:33] ASSISTS INVESTIGATIONS. BUT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING SEPARATE. IT'S JUST REAL TIME

[1:36:38] INTELLIGENCE ALL THE TIME. AND WOULD HELP, I THINK, THE COMMUNITY IN I'VE BEEN IN A

[1:36:44] TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. WE SAW THAT. WE CAN GET YOU THAT FOOTAGE. OR WE'VE NOTICED THAT SOMEBODY IS

[1:36:50] FALLEN DOWN. AND THEY NEED MEDICAL AID. LIKE, THEY'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING. AND IT WOULD BE LESS -- YOU WOULD NEED

[1:36:56] FEWER COPS. YOU WOULD HAVE EYES ON ALL THE TIME, TOO. IT HELPS WITH STAFFING. SO I JUST THINK

[1:37:02] IT WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. AND I'LL JUST SAY

[1:37:08] THIS KIND OF ECHOING SOME OF THE THINGS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID UP HERE. I THINK, LIKE, WE'RE IN A MOMENT OF TIME LOOKING AT

[1:37:14] ALL THE CASES THAT ARE HERE. WHERE WE HAVE TO EVOLVE THIS

[1:37:20] CONVERSATION ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOW WE GET THERE. AWAY FROM

[1:37:25] THIS, LIKE, PRETTY RIGID POLARIZING PLACE THAT WE'VE BEEN IN FOR AWHILE. OF DEFUND OR

[1:37:34] NOT. OPPOSE OR NOT OPPOSE OFFICERS. OR OPPOSE OR NOT

[1:37:42] OPPOSE X ELECTED OFFICIAL. BECAUSE, FRANKLY, I THINK IT PUTS US IN OUR DIFFERENT CAMPS.

[1:37:49] AND IT GETS US FURTHER AWAY FROM ADDRESSING THESE THINGS. I THINK EVERYDAY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WORKING PEOPLE,

[1:37:56] THEY'RE TIRED AND EXHAUSTED AND NOT GETTING THE THINGS THEY DESERVE. AND THEN, ALSO, LIKE, WE'RE HOLDING THIS TRUTH AT THE

[1:38:02] SAME TIME THAT, LIKE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT NOTEDLY HAS ALL OF

[1:38:07] THESE ISSUES IN THE REALMS OF RACE, SEXISM, ABILITY. LIKE,

[1:38:13] IT'S JUST DOCUMENTED. NOW WE'RE ON A PATH TOWARD ACHIEVING THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND THESE

[1:38:20] OTHER THINGS THAT'S NEEDED FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT MINNEAPOLIS NEEDS. AND WE'RE ON

[1:38:25] THAT ROAD. I THINK THE PLACE WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF AGREEMENT, LIKE, IT SOUNDS LIKE

[1:38:30] WE'RE OVERAGREING HERE AS WE'VE HAD TENSION UP HERE AND HAVING THE DISCUSSION IS, LIKE,

[1:38:36] CLEARING THESE CASES AND HELPING VICTIMS OF CRIME. AND FOR ME,

[1:38:43] PARTICULARLY, I THINK A LOT ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I THINK WE ALL HAVE BEEN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I'VE BEEN AN

[1:38:51] ADVOCATE TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

[1:38:57] SINCE 15. IT WAS NOT A CHOICE I MADE. IT WAS SOMETHING I FELL INTO BECAUSE I HAD RELATIVES AND

[1:39:02] PEOPLE IN MY LIFE EXPERIENCED THAT. IT FEELS LIKE THE SYSTEM

[1:39:08] FAILS WOMEN, AND WOMEN IN COLOR, IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE THEIR VOICE DOESN'T MATTER AS MUCH TO

[1:39:15] THE SYSTEM. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO RESOLVE. AND WE HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION GIVEN

[1:39:21] TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WHERE THE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT

[1:39:27] WAS THERE FOR A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN HELP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SURVIVORS

[1:39:32] OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. AND THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

[1:39:40] >> ALL RIGHTY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING UP HERE AND GIVING US THIS PRESENTATION. IT WAS HELPFUL. >> THANK YOU.

[1:39:45] >> SOING NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. NEXT IS A

[1:39:53] PRESENTATION RELATED TO THE CITY'S WORK ON THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. I'LL INVITE THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HEIDI

[1:40:05] RITCHIE TO GET US STARTED..

[1:40:21] >> I MESSED IT UP. WHAT DO I DO?

[1:40:53] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ. MY NAME IS HEIDI RICHIE, THE

[1:40:59] DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME IN FRONT OF PHS TO PRESENT ON THE

[1:41:05] CITY'S OPIOID RESPONSE WORK OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. OR THE PAST YEAR. FIRST, I WANT TO ANG

[1:41:11] KNOWLEDGE OUR TEAM. WE HAVE OR OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM HEADED UP

[1:41:16] BY THE SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WHO IS HERE WITH ME TODAY. HER TEAM TEAM IS ALSO HERE.

[1:41:35] WE HAVE OUR AMAZING MOBILE MEDICAL TEAM SUPERVISED BY THE MANAGER OF PATERNAL CHILD AND

[1:41:42] ADOLESCENT HELP. THE TEAM ALSO

[1:41:48] INCLUDES OUR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES, JASMINE, MEGAN, AND MELISSA. AND OUR

[1:41:55] PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OMAR FERNANDEZ. DA TONY

[1:42:02] PULLS DOUBLE DUTY AS MMU AS WELL AS DRIVING THE UNIT. AND,

[1:42:08] FINALLY, DR. D HE HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF THE BODY BEFORE. BUT HE IS NOW CONTRACTED TO BE OUR

[1:42:15] MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND CONSULTANT. HE WAS HERE EARLIER BUT HE HAD A SHIFT IN THE ER HE TO LEAVE

[1:42:21] FOR. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM WITHIN YOU CAN LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN TAKE THEM BACK TO HIM AND GET A RESPONSE.

[1:42:27] WE DO HAVE A GREAT TEAM HERE. I'M HAPPY T HAVE SOME WITH ME. THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH WAS

[1:42:34] HERE. HE HAD TO LEAVE FOR A DIFFERENT ENGAGEMENT. FIRST, I

[1:42:39] WANT TO START WITH THE DATA. RIGHT INTO THE NUMBERS. MINNESOTA SAW 32% DECREASE IN

[1:42:46] OPIOID-INVOLVED DEATHS FROM 2023. MINNEAPOLIS SAW A 26%

[1:42:52] DECREASE IN 2024. THIS IS PRELIMINARY DATA. SO WE MIGHT SEE THAT PERCENTAGE FLUCTUATE A

[1:42:58] LITTLE BIT UP OR DOWN AS WE GET CONFIRMATION ON THE NUMBERS.

[1:43:04] MINNEAPOLIS REPRESENTS ABOUT 7% OF THE STATE POPULATION. BUT 26% OF FATAL OPIOID-INVOLVED

[1:43:13] OVERDOSES. BY RACE, WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION YET. FROM THE STATE OR THE UNITED STATES

[1:43:19] BY RACE. SO WE CAN'T RECREATE THAT DATA. WHILE WE HAVE SEEN A 26% OVERALL DECREASE IN FATAL

[1:43:28] OPIOID-RELATED ODS, AS I MENTIONED, IN THE EARLIER SLIDE. THAT IS NOT FOR OUR AMERICAN

[1:43:36] INDIAN COMMUNITY WHICH HELD STEADY. THERE HAS BEEN A

[1:43:41] DECREASE BY 43% IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND OF A% IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITIES. THE RATES FOR BLACK AND AMERICAN INDIAN

[1:43:48] RESIDENTS REMAIN AT 3 AND 8 TIMES HIGHER THAN FOR WHITE

[1:43:54] RESIDENTS, RESPECTIVELY. SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS YEAR INCLUDING HARM REDUCTION. WHICH

[1:44:01] IS OUR MAY PROGRAM IS THE NARCAN SATURATION. PUBLIC HEALTH --

[1:44:10] PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT. TREATMENT WITH OUR FIRST STEP HOSPITAL-BASED

[1:44:15] INTERVENTION PROGRAM. YOUTH PREVENTION WITH OUR BRAINWAVES

[1:44:21] CURRICULUM WORK WITH THE U OF M. AND THEN PREVENTION WORK AROUND THE SEX TRAFFICKING AWARENESS

[1:44:27] CAMPAIGN THAT INVOLVES INTERSECTION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. ONE OF OUR GOALS WITH

[1:44:34] THE MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT, I'LL TALK ABOUT LATER, BUT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT BRIEFLY NOW. TO CONNECT WITH PRIMARY CARE AND

[1:44:41] LONGER TERM TREATMENT. THAT WILL FACILITATE LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND REENTRY INTO

[1:44:46] COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY. OR RENEWAL IN BEING ACTIVE IN

[1:44:51] SOCIETY. I BRING THAT UP NOW BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS LONG-TERM RECOVERY THAT YOU

[1:44:57] DON'T SEE ON THIS LIST. SO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT UP FRONT

[1:45:02] THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS ON THE LIST ARE DESIGNED TO HELP WITH PEOPLE'S FULL JOURNEY WHERE THEY

[1:45:10] ACCESS THE MEDICATION OR THE TREATMENT TO WHEN THEY ARE IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY. OUR FIRST

[1:45:18] STEP PROGRAM STABILIZES PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT AND FOLLOWS THIS WITH LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND RENEWED PARTICIPATION IN

[1:45:24] SOCIETY, AS MENTIONED. AND BRAINWAVES PROVIDE YOUTH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND EMPOWERMENT TO

[1:45:31] MAKE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND DETERMINING CHOICES. VERSUS BEING TOLD TO JUST SAY NO. WHICH IF YOU HAVE TOLD A CHILD

[1:45:38] THAT, YOU KNOW THEIR REACTION, OFTENTIMES. SO RIGHT IN THE

[1:45:44] NARCAN SATURATION, WE ADDED A THIRD NARCAN VENDING MACHINE TO FIRE STATION FIVE IN WARD 9 AT

[1:45:50] 27th AND BLOOMINGTON A NEAR LAKE TRE STREET. OUR FIRST

[1:45:57] BOX WAS INSTALLED IN JULY OF 2024 NEAR THE 38th AND

[1:46:03] HIAWATHA LIGHT RAIL STATION. THE SECOND BOX INSTALLED IN MAY OF 2025, AT STATION 14 ON THE

[1:46:10] NORTH SIDE. ON LOWRY NEAR PENN AVENUE. SO WE'VE GOT THE THREE BOXES OUT THERE NOW. WE'VE

[1:46:19] DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THOSE THREE VENDING MACHINES 560 BOXES OF NARCAN. AND THAT'S FOR THE END

[1:46:26] OF OCTOBER. IT'S PRETTY RECENT DATA. THE SECOND AND THIRD VENDING MACHINES ARE BEING

[1:46:31] SUPPLIED WITH NARCAN BY OUR OPIOID RESPONSE PARTNERS AT HEN PEN CITY DE --

[1:46:38] HENNEPIN COUNTY. WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THEM. THEY ARE PROVIDING THE STOCK FOR THE TWO MACHINES. IN ADDITION, PER THE

[1:46:45] STATE LAW THAT PASSED IN 2024, THAT REQUIRED SCHOOLS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH NARCAN, WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS

[1:46:51] PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ENSURE NARCAN AVAILABILITY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. AND ENSURE STAFF ARE TRAINED TO

[1:46:57] ADMINISTER THE MEDICATION IN CASE OF AN OVERDOSE. MORE RECENTLY, WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING

[1:47:04] WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TRACK NARCAN ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICERS. AS WELL AS TRANSFER THE PURCHASE

[1:47:11] AND DISTRIBUTION OF NARCAN, WHICH I'LL GO ALLOW EXPANDING LOCATIONS WHERE OFFICERS CAN

[1:47:16] RESTOCK FROM ONE LOCATION TO FIVE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING SURE THAT EACH PRECINCT

[1:47:22] HAS NARCAN THAT WHEN AN OFFICER USES IT, THEY CAN GO GET RESUPPLIED IN THEIR OWN

[1:47:29] PRECINCT. THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS DATA COLLECTION. AND SO

[1:47:35] WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON A SMART SHEET THAT WHEN AN OFFICER

[1:47:40] GOES TO RESUPPLY THEIR NARCAN WITHIN WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT OF DATA THAT COMES TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SO WE CAN BE

[1:47:46] STRATEGIC AND, ALSO, HAVE THAT DATA, WHICH WILL HELP US FOCUS OUR LIMITED RESOURCES AND

[1:47:53] ENERGIES WHERE WE'RE SEEING THE MOST NEED. AND I'LL ALSO DER

[1:47:58] WE'RE LOOKING TO -- SO THE TYPES OF DATA WE'LL BE COLLECTING ARE THINGS LIKE AGE, ZIP CODE, HOW

[1:48:08] MANY PEOPLE WERE ADMINISTERED A NARCAN, AND HOW MANY DOSES EACH PERSON GOT. SO THAT WE CAN

[1:48:13] UNDERSTAND THE TRENDS IN HOW MANY DOSES IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY REVIVE A PERSON WHO IS

[1:48:21] OVERDOSED. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT AS WE SEE THE

[1:48:26] DRUG SUPPLIES CHANGING. PRETTY RAPIDLY. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO

[1:48:31] WE WERE DEALING WITH OXY. NOW IT'S FENTANYL. OUR SYRINGE

[1:48:41] ABATEMENT IS A FOUR-PRONGED APPROACH. WE DO SWEEPS, DROP

[1:48:46] BOXES, 3-1-1 REQUESTS, AND TRAINING AND EDUCATION. THE OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM CONDUCTS

[1:48:52] SWEEPS TWO TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK. IN HIGH-PRIORITY AREAS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE COUNCIL IN THE

[1:48:58] LAST BUDGET. WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE, THE HIAWATHA CORRIDOR, AND LOOK AT

[1:49:04] OTHER HOT SPOTS SUCH AS PENN, LOWERY, AND WEST BROADWAY. ET.

[1:49:09] CETERA. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE GO OUT FOR SAFETY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE AVERAGING ABOUT 16

[1:49:16] HOURS A WEEK WITH JUST THAT PORTION OF IT. IN TERMS OF

[1:49:23] SYRINGE DROP BOXES, THERE ARE 26 DROP BOXES INSTALLED S CITY

[1:49:29] WIDE. WE'RE ADDING 15 NEW BOXES IN QUARTER ONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE CONTRACTED

[1:49:35] SYRINGE SERVICE EXCHANGE PROVIDERS. THEY WILL EMPTYING

[1:49:40] THE NEW BOXES WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT IN QUARTER ONE OF T 2026.

[1:49:46] AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A PICTURE OF ONE OF OUR DROP BOXES. AND THEN THE WEBSITE

[1:49:53] THAT'S THE HENNEPIN COUNTY WAY POINT SITE. WE PARTNER WITH THEM TO GET OUR SYRINGE BOX LOCATIONS ON THEIR WAY POINT

[1:49:59] SITE. AS YOU CAN SEE, EACH ONE OF THOSE DOTS IS A LOCATION. AND THEN THERE IS CORRESPONDING

[1:50:07] INFORMATION WITH THE ADDRESS AND THEN IF YOU CLICK ON ANY OF THOSE PLUS SIGNS, IT WILL SHOW YOU THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF

[1:50:14] THERE'S SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. IF IT'S INSIDE TO THE RIGHT. OR IF THERE'S CERTAIN HOURS THAT THOSE

[1:50:21] CAN BE ACCESSED. OUR CONTRACTED

[1:50:26] SYRINGE ABATEMENT PARTNER IS A MOTHER'S LOVE THEY RESPOND TO 3-1-1 CALLS. ONCE A REQUEST FOR

[1:50:32] SERVICE IS GENERATED IN THE 3-1-1 SYSTEM AND SENT TO A

[1:50:37] MOTHER'S LOVE, THE SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT SAYS THE RESPONSE SHOULD HAPPEN WITHIN 24 HOURS.

[1:50:43] RECENTLY WE PARTNERED WITH 3-1-1. THANKS TO FLAG THAT WE GOT FROM A COUNCILMEMBER'S

[1:50:50] OFFICE ABOUT SOME OF THE TURN AROUND TIMES MAYBE NOT BEING AT OUR SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT.

[1:50:56] AND IS WE UPDATED OUR PROCEDURE TO ENHANCE QUALITY CONTROL, PUBLIC HEALTHY, SAFETY AND

[1:51:03] RESPONSIVENESS. WE DID THIS BY CHANGING THE PROCESS ON WHEN THINGS WERE CLOSED AND, ALSO,

[1:51:08] WHEN WE WERE GRANTED ACCESS. ONE OF OUR STAFF WAS GRANTED ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM. SO THAT INSTEAD OF THE 3-1-1 PERSON WHO

[1:51:16] IS TAKING THE CASE, CLOSING IT RIGHT AWAY. BECAUSE THEY DON'T THEN GET FOLLOW UP INFORMATION

[1:51:22] AS TO WHEN THE CLEAN UP HAPPENS. IT COMES TO OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. BECAUSE OUR

[1:51:28] STAFF ARE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS THE CLEANUP HAPPENS. WE ALSO OFFER TRAINING MATERIALS FOR

[1:51:35] SYRINGE CLEANUP TRAINING AND MATERIALS FOR SYRINGE CLEAN UP TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUSINESSES,

[1:51:40] AND INDIVIDUALS. WHICH SOME OF YOU HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW IF

[1:51:46] YOU'RE EVER INTERESTED IN HAVING US COME OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON SAFE CLEAN UP. AND MATERIALS. AS YOU

[1:51:54] KNOW, OR MAY NEED REMINDING, WE ARE UNABLE TO HAVE OUR CONTRACT

[1:52:00] PICK UP ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THAT'S A WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BE HELP FOLKS WHO HAVE

[1:52:05] NEEDLES ON THEIR PROPERTY PICK UP SAFELY. AND HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO DO THAT. OKAY. OUR MOBILE

[1:52:23] MEDICAL UNIT. THE HOT NEW ITEM THAT WE LAUNCHED JUST AT THE END OF AUGUST, SO I THINK

[1:52:29] AUGUST 29th, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. WAS THE DATE THAT WE LAUNCHED IN ELLIOT PARK. SINCE

[1:52:35] THEN, THE MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT HAS BEEN DEPLOYED 33 TIMES IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS. AND IN

[1:52:41] PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OUR AMAZING MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT TEAM

[1:52:48] HAS INTERACTED WITH OVER 1300 MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS. PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES,

[1:52:54] HEALTH EDUCATION, RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND NARCAN. 178

[1:52:59] INDIVIDUALS HAVE RECEIVED HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WHICH IS ABOUT 13.5% OF ALL ENCOUNTERS. AND

[1:53:04] THEY HAVE DISTRIBUTED 336 BOXES OF NARCAN. THE 178 MEDICAL

[1:53:11] ENCOUNTERS RESULTED IN 110 REFERRALS FOR HOUSING, MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE

[1:53:17] DISORDER TREATMENT, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY CLINICS FOR FOLLOW UP CARE AND HOPEFULLY TO FIND THEIR PRIMARY CARE HOME.

[1:53:25] IN ADDITION TO REFERRALS, MEDICATION PRESCRIPTIONS AND WOUND CARE KITS HAVE BEEN

[1:53:31] PROVIDED. 43 RNT 43% SEEN FOR CRITICAL CARE

[1:53:38] SELF-IDENTIFIED AS HAVING UNSTABLE HOUSING. WE JOINED

[1:53:43] ARTS AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT AWARDS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AT THE MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL CHAMBER LEADERS AND INNOVATION

[1:53:50] AWARDS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED FOR THE WORK OF THE MEDICAL UNIT. BRETT JOINED US,

[1:54:00] OUR CITY OPERATIONS OFFICER. AND DID A FEW OF OUR -- ANSWERED

[1:54:06] A FEW MEDICAL UNIT AND OPIOID RESPONSES FROM THE PICTURE FROM THE AWARD. FROM LEFT YOU CAN

[1:54:12] SEE JASMINE, MJ, SUSAN, AND BRETT, ME, AND TONY. WE WERE

[1:54:18] PLEASED THAT THE FOLKS THAT DO THE WORK EVERY DAY WERE ABLE TO JOIN US IN ACCEPTING THIS AWARD.

[1:54:28] THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER, WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF

[1:54:34] DEPLOYMENTS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SEE, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE PUSH PINS THAT ARE

[1:54:40] ON THE MAP INDICATE WHERE WE'VE BEEN. AND THE NUMBER NEXT TO IT IS HOW OFTEN WE'VE DEPLOYED TO

[1:54:46] THAT LOCATION. WE TRY TO BE CONSISTENT IN OUR DEPLOYMENTS. WEEK TO WEEK. SO INDIVIDUALS

[1:54:52] KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE. THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE OUR TEAMS

[1:54:58] PROVIDE THE BEST CARE FOR PEOPLE. BY DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. SO WE'RE

[1:55:04] HOPING THAT CONSISTENCY WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT BE HESITANT TO APPROACH A CITY VEHICLE OR

[1:55:09] SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF THEY SEE US SCENTLY THERE AND SEE

[1:55:14] OTHER FOLKS APPROACHING THE VEHICLE AND GETTING SERVICES, WE'RE HOP HOPEFUL ANY RED

[1:55:24] DENSE THEY HAVE WILL EVENTUALLY SLIP AWAY. THE UPCOMING ADDITION -- SO THE SCHEDULE AND

[1:55:33] THE REQUEST FORM CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE. IT'S PRETTY EASY. I THINK IT'S STILL THE FIRST THING THAT COMES UP ON GOOGLE,

[1:55:40] IF YOU GOOGLE "MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT MINNE MINNEAPOLIS."

[1:55:45] IF YOU WANT MORE THAN A MONTHLY SCHEDULE, WE USUALLY DO IT FOR A MONTH OR TWO. I THINK THIS ONE

[1:55:50] GOES TO THE END OF THE YEAR. LET ME KNOW. AND AS WE ADD THINGS, WE CAN -- WE CAN LET YOU

[1:55:57] KNOW. BUT WE GENERALLY ARE PRETTY GOOD AT GETTING THEM ON THE CALENDAR AS SOON AS WE SCHEDULE THEM. UPCOMING

[1:56:05] ADDITIONS TO THE MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT THAT WE'RE HOPING TO ADD IN 2026, INCLUDE DENTAL SERVICES IN

[1:56:11] PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL OF DENNIST I ARE. THERE'S A DENTAL CHAIR ON BOARD. WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS

[1:56:17] IT'S A HUGE NEED. ESPECIALLY IN OUR UNHOUSED COMMUNITY.

[1:56:24] MEDICALLY-ASSISTED TREATMENT SERVICES USING MOUD. OFFERING

[1:56:30] ACCESS ON THE MMU AS PARKING LOT OF OUR EXPANDING LOW BARRIER ACCESS TO MOUD. AND THEN

[1:56:36] VACCINATIONS SUCH AS COVID AND FLU. SO OUR FIRST STEP PROGRAM

[1:56:49] PROVIDES SAME-DAY RAPID ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDERS. SO THAT PATIENTS

[1:56:54] STRUGGLING WITH OPIOID ADDICTION HAVE ACCESS TO THE STABILIZING MEDICATIONS 24/7, 365. THIS

[1:57:03] INCLUDES AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH PROVIDING THE LONG ACTING

[1:57:09] INJECTABLE. THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND AT WALK IN KLINES IN THE HIGHEST RISK

[1:57:15] COMMUNITIES. OUR FIRST STEP PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2022. IN

[1:57:20] PARTNERSHIP WITH M HEALTH FAIR VIEW. IT'S NOW BEING REPLICATED ACROSS METRO AND OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. WE'VE BEEN TRAINING

[1:57:27] AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL STANCE TO REGENTS HOSPITAL AND SAINT

[1:57:33] PAUL EMS. DR. D, I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS OUR MEDICAL CONSULTANT. REPRESENTS

[1:57:38] MINNEAPOLIS ON THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

[1:57:43] LOW-BARRIER MOUD WORK GROUP. THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE GROUP INCLUDE THE

[1:57:48] CALIFORNIA BRIDGE MODEL AS A STATE-WIDE STANDARD OF CARE. THIS IS WHAT IS BEING USED IN MINNEAPOLIS. AS A MODEL FOR OUR

[1:57:57] FIRST-STEP PROGRAM. ANOTHER ONE IS RECOMMENDATION OF TAKE HOME STARTER PACKS OF [?] THIS IS HOW

[1:58:06] WE STARTED THE FIRST STEP PROGRAM. THESE STARTER PACKS INCLUDE NARCAN. THE

[1:58:12] PRESCRIPTIONS CAN BE FILLED 24/7, 365, LIKE I SAID, USING SOMETHING LIKE WHAT YOU SEE IN

[1:58:18] THE PICTURE HERE. WHICH IS A VENDING MACHINE LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF A HOSPITAL BETWEEN THE

[1:58:23] EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE RECOVERY CLINIC. AND WE DO KNOW THAT IT IS BEING WELL UTILIZED.

[1:58:30] THE LAST RECOMMENDATION I'LL TALK ABOUT IS THE LONG ACTING

[1:58:35] INJECTABLE WHICH IS BRIX ADI. IT'S HAPPENING NOW THROUGH A

[1:58:40] PARTNERSHIP WITH M HEALTH FAIR VIEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THE RECOVERY CLINIC, OBGYN

[1:58:46] DEPARTMENTS WITH, AND THEN THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC. WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE NORTH SIDE URBAN COALITION

[1:58:52] TO EXPAND THE PILOT INITIATIVE TO THE NORTH SIDE. WE ARE

[1:58:59] ASSESSING AND MAPPING WHICH PHARMACIES STOCK IT HAVE LOW BARRIER ACCESS. WE KNOW NOT ALL

[1:59:06] OF THEM STOCK IT. AND WE KNOW SOME OF THE ONES THAT DO STOCK IT, HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL

[1:59:11] BARRIERS IN PLACE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON BREAKING DOWN. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO IDENTIFY

[1:59:17] AND TRAIN NAVIGATORS. WE'VE DONE IT ALREADY BUT CONTINUING TO DO IT. WHO CAN HELP PEOPLE

[1:59:23] CODESIGN AND NAVIGATE THEIR JOURNEY FROM A POINT WHERE THEY ACCESS CARE TO LONG-TERM RECOVERY. THIS HELPS BUILD

[1:59:30] CAPACITY AND SUSTAIN A WORK FORCE BY TRAINING COMMUNITY-BASED NAVIGATORS

[1:59:35] DRAWING FROM AND EMBEDDED IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE WITHIN A NETWORK OF LOW-BARRIER ACCESS

[1:59:42] POINTS. IN SUMMARY, WE'RE WORKING WITH PARTNERS AND CONTRACTS TO DEVELOP TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND FIRST

[1:59:48] STEP INCLUDING CONNECTING WITH OBGYN AND OTHER PROVIDERS FOR EXPANSION. STRENGTHENING THE

[1:59:54] NONCLINICAL WORK FORCE TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO TREATMENT. AND GO WITH THEM ON THEIR LONG-TERM CARE JOURNEY.

[2:00:01] AND RECOVERY JOURNEY. AND THEN EXPAND THE NUMBERS OF PHARMACIES THAT NOT ONLY STOCK THE

[2:00:07] MEDICATION, BUT HAVE LOW-BARRIER ACCESS. AROUND YOUTH

[2:00:14] PREVENTION, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A

[2:00:21] NEUROSCIENCE-BASED PREVENTION USE CURRICULUM CALLED BRAINWAVES. BEING PILOTED BY HEALTH EDUCATORS IN OUR EIGHT

[2:00:28] SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. THE CURRICULUM HELPS YOUTH UNDERSTAND HOW SUBSTANCE USE AFFECTS DEVELOPING BRAINS SUCH

[2:00:33] AS THEIR OWN. THIS EMPOWERS THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE SAFER, SCIENCE-INFORMED CHOICES

[2:00:40] AND PROMOTE THEIR OWN BRAIN HEALTH. WITH THE RISING MENTAL

[2:00:45] HEALTH CHALLENGES FOR YOUTH, INCLUDING HOW THEY CONSUME

[2:00:51] INFORMATION, LEARN, AND COMMUNICATE WITH INTERNET AND TECH CHANGES, WE FELT IT

[2:00:57] IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING HOW STUDENTS

[2:01:03] CONSUME AND USE INFORMATION THEY'RE GIVEN. AS MENTIONED IN THE SLIDE ABOVE, THIS PROVIDES

[2:01:08] UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE THAT HELP YOUTH SELF-REGULATE AND IT JUST DEMYSTIFIES THEIR

[2:01:14] CHALLENGES IN AREAS OF GROWTH.

[2:01:25] SO WHAT MAKES THE CURRICULUM UNIQUE AND WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? IT'S ROOTED IN

[2:01:32] NEUROSCIENCE. WHICH IS SCIENCE AND HEALTH. THE PEOPLE PROVIDING THE EDUCATION ALREADY

[2:01:37] HAVE TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE YOUTH. AND IT IS HANDS ON LEARNING THAT ADAPTS TO THE NEW

[2:01:43] WAYS IN WHICH YOUTH CONSUME INFORMATION AND MAKE CHOICES. AS I MENTIONED. THE OBJECTIVES

[2:01:51] OF THE BRAIN WAVE CURRICULUM ARE TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING THAT ADDICTION IS A BRAIN-BASED

[2:01:57] CONDITION. EQUIP YOUTH WITH SCIENCE-INFORMED TOOLS TO STAY

[2:02:03] SAFE AND MAKE HEALTHIER DECISIONS. AND REDUCE STIGMA BY SHOWING ADDICTION IS COMPLEX.

[2:02:09] IT'S TREATABLE, IT DESERVES COMPASSION. NEXT STEPS IS THE

[2:02:19] STRUCTURE FEEDBACK FROM FACILITATORS AND YOUTH, WHICH WILL HELP US IMPROVE THE PILOT

[2:02:24] CURRICULUM. AND THEN OTHER WORK-RELATED TO THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES DEVELOPING DIGITAL

[2:02:30] MEDIA ASSETS, FACILITATORS TO GUIDE ONGOING TECHNICAL TELEVISION, LMS IS LEARNING

[2:02:37] MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. AND THEN CODESIGN WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUTREACH WORKERS TO

[2:02:42] CONTEXTUALIZE CURRICULUM FOR SECONDARY PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION. THE COOL THINGS

[2:02:48] IS OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE METRO AREA ARE NOW IMPLEMENTING SUCH AS BROOKLYN CENTER AND SAINT PAUL. THEY'RE A PART OF OUR

[2:02:55] COHORT. AND WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND STATE DEPARTMENT

[2:03:01] OF EDUCATION ARE ADDING LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES, WHICH SHARE THE CURRICULUM. AND LASTLY, BEFORE

[2:03:08] I OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS, AND GIVE YOU THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE TIME HERE. IS OUR SEX

[2:03:17] TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGN THAT I MENTIONED. THE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED IN JANUARY OF 2025.

[2:03:24] POSESSERS WERE PUT ON METRO TRANSIT BUSES IN BATHROOM STALLS

[2:03:30] IN 30 LOCATIONS AND SHARED THROUGH BILLBOARDS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. POSTERS WERE DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH SURVIVORS

[2:03:37] AND SYMBOLIZE GROWTH AND HOPE. THIS CAMPAIGN RECEIVED THREE DIFFERENT AWARDS FROM DIFFERENT

[2:03:43] ADVERTISING GROUPS. SO WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSSELL HERDER FOR THAT.

[2:03:49] AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE RELAUNCHING IN JANUARY 2026 IN HONOR OF SEX TRAFFICKING

[2:03:55] AWARENESS MONTH. SO WE HOPE TO REVIVE THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. WE HAVE

[2:04:01] GREAT MATERIALS. APPARENTLY WITH THE AWARDS WE WON IN THE NATIONAL ATTENTION WE'VE GOTTEN.

[2:04:07] SO WE WANT TO REELEVATE THE CAMPAIGN. SO I'M SURE WE'LL BE

[2:04:12] BEFORE YOU IN JANUARY WITH A RESOLUTION. THAT IS IT FOR MY

[2:04:17] PRESENTATION. I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, COLLEAGUES. MY

[2:04:26] RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE END THE MEETING AT 3:45:00 P.M. TO GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME FOR FOLKS

[2:04:32] TO SET UP FOR THE MEETING. BEING COGNIZANT OF THE TIME. ANY QUESTIONS WE DON'T GET

[2:04:37] THROUGH, I RECOMMEND WE SEN IT TO CLERK MICHAEL. AND DEPUTY

[2:04:42] COMMISSIONER RICHIE. IF THERE'S A FOLLOW UP NEEDED BY THE COUNCIL. I'LL FIRST PASS IT TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. NO

[2:04:49] QUESTIONS. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS BODY OF WORK. NOT JUST BECAUSE OF HOW AMAZING THE WORK

[2:04:56] IS, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY, I FEEL, LIKE A MODEL IN HOW WE WORK TOGETHER IN GOVERNMENT. RIGHT. THIS STARTED AS A LEGISLATIVE

[2:05:02] DIRECTIVE IN 2022. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY OR WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT OUR AUTHORITY

[2:05:09] WAS. I REMEMBER THAT FIRST

[2:05:14] PRESENTATION WITH DR. D AND HOW MUCH PROMISE THERE WAS WITH A PATH FORWARD AND TO SEE THAT TRANSLATE INTO THE MOBILE

[2:05:20] MEDICAL UNIT, ALL OF THE NARCAN STATIONS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTH

[2:05:25] INSTITUTIONS, THIS IS JUST, LIKE, A REALLY AMAZING REFLECTION OF THE GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY WORKING. AND I'M

[2:05:32] GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP! AND BEING ABLE TO DO THAT FOR US. >> THANK YOU.

[2:05:43] >> I WANT TO THANK YOU, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND THE INCREDIBLE STAFF IN THE HEALTH

[2:05:49] DEPARTMENT. IT'S CLEAR WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST STAFF IN THIS COUNTRY. AND MANY CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ARE PROBABLY

[2:05:55] VERY JEALOUS ABOUT THE INNOVATIVE WORK WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IT'S

[2:06:00] THANKS TO YOU, THE STAFF HERE IN THE ROOM, AND THE ENTIRE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE DUG DEEP IN

[2:06:05] FINDING WAYS TO ADDRESS NOT ONLY THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, BUT FINDING WAYS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE,

[2:06:11] HEALTHY, AND THRIVING. I WANT TO GIVE MY KUDOS TO THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS. AND HAD ONE QUESTION.

[2:06:17] AND I'LL BE QUICK. AND IT'S ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN. THANK YOU FOR TELLING US IT'S GOING TO BE

[2:06:23] ONGOING. OR GOING HAPPEN NEXT YEAR. PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP

[2:06:29] AND THE SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION WORK GROUP IN THERE. AND THIS HAS BEEN A BIG TOPIC. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS

[2:06:34] ARE ASKING ME IS, LIKE, HOW DO WE CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING? AND HOW THE

[2:06:43] COMMUNITY HAVE INPUT IN WHERE THE POSTERS AND THE CAMPAIGN GOES TOWARDS. I'M TALKING ABOUT LAKE STREET. THAT IS WHERE FOLKS ARE REACHING OUT TO ME.

[2:06:50] PART OF THE WORK GROUP I'M A PART OF. WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THE WORK IN THE CORRIDORS. WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE EAST

[2:06:57] FRANKLIN CORRIDOR, AS WELL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER IT TODAY. I GUESS IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR THAT IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE. AND I

[2:07:03] GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE HOW DOES COMMUNITY HAVE INPUT ON WHERE WE NEED THIS ON TOP OF THE

[2:07:10] EXPERT-LEVEL STAFF WE KNOW. WE HEAR FROM COMMUNITY CONCERNS, AS WELL. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

[2:07:17] YOU'RE RIGHT. WE HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF! AND THE TWO THAT ARE HERE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THE REST ARE OUT ON THE

[2:07:25] UNIT. AND IN OTHER AREAS. BUT I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I PASS ALONG YOUR THANKS, COUNCIL

[2:07:32] PRESIDENT, AND YOUR THANKS, CHAIR CHAVEZ, AS WELL. IN TERMS OF THE QUESTION, I WOULD SAY AS

[2:07:37] WE'RE DEVELOPING, YOU KNOW, OUR NEXT ITERATION, JUST REACH OUT TO ME AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY

[2:07:43] TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE AN AVENUE FOR FEEDBACK FOR FOLKS

[2:07:50] THAT WANT THAT FEEDBACK. ALSO, ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO KNOWING, LIKE, HOW THIS CAMPAIGN IS GOING

[2:07:56] TO ROLL OUT, I'LL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY, LIKE, WHERE YOU'RE

[2:08:01] GOING TO SEE THE CAMPAIGN

[2:08:07] MATERIALS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE PROVIDED IT LAST TIME. I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE SAID "HERE'S WHAT

[2:08:13] WE'RE DOING. WE'VE GOT THIS MANY LOCATIONS." I'M NOT SURE IF WE PROVIDED SPECIFICS ON THAT.

[2:08:18] BUT THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO DOING IN JANUARY.

[2:08:31] >> I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS

[2:08:37] BEFORE US, I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.