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Description
Minneapolis Health, Environment & Community Engagement Committee Meeting
A
A
Joined
today
by
a
council
members,
Jacob
Frye,
Lisa,
bender,
Andrew,
Johnson
and
alondra
Cano,
we
have
five
items
on
our
agenda
and
we're
going
to
begin
with
our
first
item,
which
is
a
public
hearing
to
consider
the
Charter
department
head
reappointment
of
Gretchen
music
can't
to
the
position
of
commissioner
of
health
and
director
of
the
health
department,
and
this
would
be
for
a
two-year
term.
Beginning
january.
A
Second,
2014
I
know
that
we
want
some
I,
give
Gretchen
an
opportunity
or
miss
music
and
an
opportunity
to
address
us
as
well,
and
it
may
be
to
start
this
off.
So
if
you
could
just
come
up,
give
us
a
you
know,
just
a
couple
minutes,
maybe-
and
it
reintroduce
yourself
to
us
and
give
us
a
little
picture
of
what
you
want
to
accomplish
in
the
next
term.
Okay,.
B
Thank
You
mr.
chair
Gretchen,
music
aunt
serving
as
commissioner
of
health,
even
though
I
haven't
been
formally
reappointed
as
I
have
been
since
2005,
and
so
I
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
at
your
invitation,
just
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what's
happened
or
what
we've
been
able
to
accomplish
in
that
time
and
everything
I
talked
about
today
is
built
on
really
talented,
energetic
dedicated
staff
that
we
have
in
the
department.
So
it's
not
about
me
in
fact,
I,
don't
like
this
about
me.
B
B
We
don't
know
what
the
results
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
measure
it,
and
yet
perhaps
because
I've
been
here
since
2005,
we
have
moved
the
dial
significantly
on
a
number
of
topics.
Teen
pregnancy
has
declined
by
half
youth
homicides
in
2013
there
were
no
homicides
for
people
under
18.
That's
the
first
time
that
has
happened
in
tenure
here
when
it
comes
to
youth
violence.
It's
dropped
by
sixty
percent
incidents
with
guns
amongst
youth
have
decreased
by
67%
lead
poisoning.
B
We've
had
more
than
an
eighty
percent
reduction,
we've
nearly
doubled
three
year
olds,
getting
preschool
screening,
so
those
are
just
a
sample,
but
usually
I,
think
in
terms
of
three
per
cents
here,
ten
percent
snot
sixty
percent
sore
Dumbledore
halved
and
so
I
think
it's
really
exciting.
To
think
about
how
different
this
city
is
in
some
ways
than
it
was
a
decade
ago,
we're
investing
in
things
like
healthy
living.
Over
the
past
four
years,
we've
touched
about
almost
500
different
sites
across
the
city
to
make
healthy
choices
and
easier
choice.
B
We
provide
a
lot
of
safety
net
services,
both
in
clinics
and
clinics.
We
operate
ourselves.
Community
clinics
dental
care
home
visiting
in
the
last
year,
I've
overseen
the
reincorporation
of
environmental
health
back
into
the
department
that
was
part
of
the
department
20
years
ago
before
I
was
here
and
has
been
a
very
exciting
I
think
it's
successful
year
and
even
in
that
year,
as
we've
been
incorporating
them
in
the
department,
they've
done
fabulous,
new,
exciting
things,
in
addition
to
figuring
out
their
their
new
location.
B
B
We've
also
had
an
eye
towards
research
trying
to
take
community
wisdom
and
make
it
into
something
that
is
a
best
practice.
Oftentimes
best
practices
and
literature
and
community
wisdom
are
two
different
worlds
and
they
kind
of
compete.
We
have
to
do
a
best
practice,
but
the
community
thinks
something
else
is
a
better
idea.
We've
tried
to
bring
them
together.
B
We
worked
with
a
couple
community-based
organizations
to
create
something
called
seen
on
the
streets,
which
was
a
federally
funded
program
research
program
to
look
at.
How
can
we
reach
young
men
who
are
not
connected
to
healthcare
and
work
with
them
on
sexually
transmitted
diseases?
It
received
an
award
for
innovation
from
the
US
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services.
B
In
the
same
way,
we
know
that
social
conditions
really
impact
whether
or
not
people
can
be
healthy,
and
so,
as
part
of
our
Healthy
Start
program,
we
created
a
web
based
interview
system
that
looked
at
identifying
needs
in
transportation,
housing,
food
and
security,
social
support,
mental
health
and
that
work
has
been
featured
on
the
Health
and
Human
Services
Research
resources,
administration
website
and
hasn't
been
a
part
of
nine
published
journal
articles
in
scientific
journals.
So
we're
bringing
this
this
community
wisdom
into
a
into
a
new
respectability.
B
Over
the
past
just
handful
of
years,
we've
actually
received
a
number
of
honors.
We've
been
chosen
as
one
of
the
first
six
cities
chosen
by
the
robert
wood
johnson
foundation
for
their
roadmaps
to
health
prize,
and
we
were
also
chosen
in
a
competitive
process
as
one
of
four
cities
to
join
the
National
Forum
on
youth
violence
prevention,
so
going
forward,
which
I
think
is
what
you
asked
me
to
talk
about.
B
Despite
these
real
measurable
progress
that
I've
talked
about,
many
health
disparities
remain
there's
plenty
of
work
left
to
do
because
of
the
mayor's
articulated
particular
interest.
In
early
childhood,
we've
brought
together
some
disparate
investments
that
we
had
in
early
childhood
and
are
creating
a
maternal
child
health,
strategic
plan
and
we'll
be
rolling
that
out.
We
are
going
to
be
seeking
national
public
health
agency
accreditation
this
year.
We
are
also
finalizing
our
work
to
have
healthy
homes
with
the
HUD
federal
agency,
and
we
are
implementing
our
newly
revised
blueprint
to
end
youth
violence.
B
We
will
continue
to
make
policy
system
and
environmental
changes
throughout
the
city,
so
that
healthy
choices
are
easier
choices
and
will
continue
to
be
very
innovative
and
solid
in
our
environmental
health
work.
So
that
is
my
opening
summation
and
if
there
are
questions
now
or
later,
I'd
be
happy
to
take
them.
Well,.
A
C
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
would
love
to
I'm
very
proud
to
afford
to
the
name
of
Gretchen
music
count
for
reappointment
as
director
of
the
health
department.
You
know,
I
Gretchen
and
I
lived
in
the
same
neighborhood
for
15
years
or
ms
music
Hannah
and
I
lived
in
the
same
neighborhood
for
15
years,
but
I
did
not,
but
she
and
I
started
at
this.
C
C
Incredible
results
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
but
for
the
residents
of
Minneapolis
that
have
made
a
big
in
practical
difference
in
peoples,
lived
lives
and
how
well
people
are
doing
and
how
much
our
community
is
able
to
thrive.
That
preventive
work
is
crucial,
as
we
know
the
practicality
of
that
the
ability
of
I
am
every
time
I've
heard
about
it
every
year
during
the
budget
process
every
year
during
presentations,
getting
the
raw
numbers
on
how
much
public
dollars
goes
into
our
health
department.
C
You
know,
as
we
all
together
head
into
the
next
era
of
our
city
and
the
next
era
of
the
work
we
want
to
do
on
equity.
On
these
health
disparities.
I
am
very
excited
to
see
what
ms
music
am
is
going
to
help
us
do
and
what
she
brings
to
the
table
to
help
us
reach
our
highest
and
biggest
goals
in
terms
of
equity
and
I'm.
Very
excited
about
it
and
very
excited
about
working
with
her
moving
forward
and
ask
that
you
support
her
appointment.
A
Well,
thank
you
very
much.
I
think
what
I'll
do
next
is
open.
The
public
hearing
I
know
there's
some
people
here
who
want
to
speak.
There's
a
couple.
People
who
signed
in
so,
I
think
we'll
start
with
with
them
and
if
there's
other
comments
or
questions
from
the
committee
members,
we
can
deal
with
those
after
the
public
hearing
so
I.
A
D
You,
chair
Gordon
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Julie
rang.
I
live
at
thirty-four.
Thirty-Five
mckinley
street
northeast
in
minneapolis,
I'm
here
today
as
a
private
citizen
to
speak
in
support
of
gretchen
music
hants
reappointment
in
her
service
to
our
city,
as
commissioner
of
health
I,
currently
serve
as
a
citizen
volunteer
on
the
city's
Public
Health
Advisory
Committee,
but
I've
known
Gretchen
for
much
of
my
career
and
more
than
a
decade.
D
During
that
time,
I
saw
Gretchen
serve
as
a
leader
among
leaders,
a
leader
among
those
health
directors,
from
across
the
whole
state
of
Minnesota
she's
known
for
asking
important
questions
of
her
peers
of
her
staff
of
her
volunteer
committee
members.
She
asks
others
to
examine
how
they
devote
their
time
and
public
resources
to
improving
the
health
of
our
public,
recognizing
her
statewide
leadership,
her
peers
from
across
the
state
elected
her
as
the
chair
of
the
Minnesota
local
public
health
association.
D
Just
last
year,
Gretchen
has
been
recognized
with
state
and
national
awards,
but
I
know
that's
not
what
drives
her
and
you
can
hear
that
somewhat
in
the
way
she
speaks
about
her
work
at
the
Department.
Many
of
you
know
Gretchen.
Some
of
you
may
be
better
than
others,
but
you
know
that
she's
deeply
committed
to
public
health,
to
health
equity
and
to
social
justice.
D
In
just
the
past
year,
the
City
Council
entrusted
her
with
expanded
responsibilities
by
moving
the
environmental,
health
and
food
safety
work
back
underneath
the
public
health
department
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
Gretchen
as
well,
yet
I'm
confident
that
you'll
be
impressed
with
her
commitment
to
the
health
of
our
city,
I'm,
proud
to
work
with
Gretchen
I'm,
proud
to
live
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
I'm,
proud
to
support
her
here
today.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
E
Afternoon,
council
chair
council
members,
my
name
is
zack
miri
secara
and
I
am
an
employee
at
the
cultural
wellness
center.
We
are
pleased
to
have
this
opportunity
to
share
with
you
how
it
has
been
having
Gretchen
Commissioner
Gretchen
musing,
can't
as
our
active
participant
in
our
backyard
initiative.
The
backyard
initiative
is
a
partnership
facilitated
by
the
cultural
wellness
center
between
Elena
and
the
communities
that
surround
their
headquarters,
which
is
connected
to
the
Midtown
global
market.
E
Gretchen
has
been
selected
by
the
community
members
to
sit
on
both
the
byi
community
resource
board
and
the
byi
community
Commission
on
health.
Her
voice
has
been
very
powerful
in
lending
knowledge
from
the
city
of
Minneapolis
Public
Health
platform.
She
is
a
coach
console,
a
counselor
and
a
tireless
participant
in
the
communities
worked
to
improve
its
own
health.
We
strongly
encourage
her
reappointment
as
the
commissioner
of
health
for
the
city
of
minneapolis,
sincerely
the
cultural
wellness
center
align
the
staff
and
the
byi
community
members.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
You
Judith
Khan
I
am
a
Minneapolis
resident
at
5,
75,
north
first
Street
in
Minneapolis
and
I'm.
Also,
the
executive
director
of
Teen,
wise
Minnesota
and
I
am
here
to
speak
in
support
of
Gretchen
music
hants
appointment,
I've
known
Gretchen
for
at
least
a
dozen
years
when
I
ran
an
adolescent
health
institute
at
the
university
of
minnesota.
F
When
I
was
director
of
the
minneapolis
youth
coordinating
board
and
then
now
in
my
role
as
director
of
Teen
wise
Minnesota,
our
work
kind
of
focuses
around
our
shared
interest
in
the
well-being
of
Children
and
Youth,
and
in
that
context
Gretchen
understands
it
embraces
the
unique
and
influential
roles
that
local
decision
makers
can
play
in
strengthening
families
and
improving
outcomes
for
children
and
youth
Gretchen.
As
you've
already
heard,
it
was
very
much
involved
in
the
youth
violence
prevention,
the
blueprint
for
action.
F
What
she
didn't
say
was
that
she
was
really
the
champion
for
bringing
forward
the
recommendation
to
the
City
Council
and
to
the
mayor's
office
to
approach
the
city's
youth
violence
challenges
by
treating
it
like
the
public
health
problem,
that
it
is
it's
a
strategy
endorsed
by
national
and
international
public
health
agencies.
Much
less
frequently
by
municipal
governments.
F
Defining
violence
as
a
public
health
program
opened
the
doors
to
a
range
of
strategies
that
tend
to
be
more
effective
than
singular
and
heavily
law
enforcement
approaches,
and
it
really
helped
this
city
mobilize
around
it
with
with
and
around
its
youth
I
was
directing
the
youth
Coordinating
Board
when
the
blueprint
for
action
was
being
developed.
So
Gretchen
and
I
worked
very
closely
together
prior
to
that.
F
The
ycb
and
the
Health
Department
had
been
working
together
on
other
issues
related
to
children
and
youth,
and
we
cost
shared
a
youth
development
specialist
position,
a
unique
situation
where
neither
one
of
us
had
the
money
for
a
full-time
position.
So
we
pooled
our
resources
and
made
it
happen,
which
is
very
typical
of
how
Gretchen
approaches
it
most
recently,
as
the
director
of
Teen,
wise
Minnesota,
which
is
formerly
known
as
I,
have
to
take
a
breath
to
say
this
name,
the
Minnesota
organization
on
adolescent,
pregnancy,
prevention
and
parenting.
F
Now
you
know
why
we
changed
our
name,
so
we
have
the
city,
health
department
and
T
now
teen
wise
Minnesota.
We've
worked
together
since
2009
on
a
variety
of
initiatives,
including
the
formation
of
the
Teen
Parent,
Connection
advocacy
Therese
to
retain
policies
that
support
adolescent
health,
such
as
the
minors
consent
legislation
and
the
Minneapolis
urban
initiative,
which
focuses
on
bringing
sexuality
into
education
into
the
Minneapolis
Public
Schools,
a
very
successful
effort,
in
fact.
So,
if
I
had
to
sum
it
up,
I
would
say
that
Gretchen
is
very
data-driven.
She
is
prevention
and
health
promotion
oriented.
F
She
believes
in
strategies
being
science-based
but
respects
that
implementation
be
may
be
far
more
nuanced.
She
understands
that
collaborating
across
disciplines
is
messy,
but
often
the
only
way
to
go
to
get
the
work
done
and
she
operates
from
a
perspective
that
asks.
Does
this
strategy?
Does
this
project
is,
does
this
initiative
support
or
hinder
the
well-being
of
children,
youth
and
families,
and
that's
really
what
drives
her
work
on
a
daily
basis,
so
I
would
encourage
this
committee
to
reappointment
Gretchen
music
can't
as
commissioner
of
the
Minneapolis
health
department.
Thank
you
thank.
G
That's
inherent
in
the
way
that
EBT
system
has
failed,
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
residents
previously
and
really
seen
an
increase
in
usage
of
EBT
at
farmer's
markets,
first
in
Minneapolis,
and
then
that
work
has
inspired
over
50
markets
across
the
state
to
adopt
a
similar
model
and
Minneapolis
was
very,
very
much
in
a
leadership
position
to
help
make
that
happen.
Another
example
would
be
the
work
so
blue
cross
as
a
funder.
We
it's
interesting.
The
partnership
we've
been
able
to
have
with
the
city
I'm
in
the
case
of
the
EBT
work.
G
The
city
has
adopted
the
e-cigarette
changes
into
their
policy
platform
in
terms
of
adding
e-cigarettes
to
our
statewide
smoke-free
law
and
I.
Think,
while
there's
certainly
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
in
all
three
of
these
area
critical
areas.
Now
there
has
been
a
lot
of
success
in
Minneapolis
and
I.
Just
want
to
emphasize
that
Minneapolis
is
look
to
buy
health
departments
all
across
the
state
and
nationally
has
been
recognized
by
Robert.
Wood
Johnson
presents
frequently
at
national
conferences
and
is
really
held
up
as
as
a
as
a
gem
of
a
health
department.
G
I
mean
you're
very,
very
lucky
to
have
miss
musican
as
the
Commissioner,
as
well
as
the
excellent
staff
that
she
oversees
and
doing
this
important
work.
The
other
hat
that
I,
where
is
as
I'm
just
beginning
my
second
term
on
the
homegrown
Minneapolis
food,
Council
and
I,
would
say
that
the
health
department
was
instrumental
in
launching
the
homegrown
Minneapolis
effort
and
in
the
creation
of
the
food
Council,
along
with
your
leadership,
chair
Gordon
can
support
from
the
overall
City
Council
and
that
that
initiative
has
seen
many
successes.
G
Certainly
lots
of
emphasis
in
the
last
couple
of
years
on
expanding
urban
agriculture
and
growing
food
in
the
city,
but
I
think
you'll
see
in
the
future
other
aspects
related
to
really
ensuring
and
equitable
and
health.
The
food
supply
for
all
Minneapolis
residents.
So
with
those
things
in
mind,
I
would
encourage
you
to
reappoint
Gretchen
music
and
as
a
commissioner
of
health.
Thank
you
thank.
H
After
we
did
all
these
interviews,
the
person
that
Gretchen
and
the
the
health
department
was
looking
for
didn't
happen
in
the
first
interview
and
something
very
surprising
happen.
They
put
out
the
call
again
for
more
interviews
and
wretched,
made
sure
that
she
was
part
of
that
and
I
think.
As
a
result,
we
have
a
person
that
really
represents
the
blueprint
very,
very
well
and
I'm.
Also,
my
organization
is
part
of
the
urban
garden
movement.
H
Part
of
North
Side,
fresh
and
I.
Think
that
one
thing
that
we
can
see
that's
happening
in
Minneapolis
and
it
is
very
important-
is
urban
gardening
or
urban
farming,
of
which
the
health
department
has
been
strong
supporters
up
and
so
with
everyone
else
that
spoken
I'm
in
strong
support
for
the
reappointment
of
Gretchen.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
Chair
here,
council
members
are
I'm
encouraged.
Frankly,
I
may
be
a
little
out
of
line,
but
it's
encouraging
to
see
so
many
good
fresh
faces
engaged
on
this
committee,
and
this
is
a
committee
I
hope
you
will
find
and
make
very
rewarding
I
think
the
single
thing
that
I
was
a
part
of
that
I'm
most
proud
of
layers
down
here
was
when
we
took
some
strong
steps
to
cut
down
on
secondhand,
smoking
and
I
can
look
out
and
think.
That's
saving
some
lives
every
year,
and
that's
that's
very
worth
well
anyway.
J
I
Am
here
and
appreciate
the
invitation
from
the
chair
to
speak
in
support
of
the
reappointment
of
Gretchen
music
Kent
as
commissioner
of
health
I
haven't
known
Gretchen
as
long
as
the
mirror,
but
I
knew
her
husband
a
long
time
before
I
do
Gretchen
the
late
husband,
Ivan,
music
anta
was
one
heck
of
a
writer
and
historian,
and
he
and
I
were
in
a
writing
group
together
used
to
beat
upstairs
at
the
mixed
blood
Saturday
mornings.
So
I
don't
know
if
you
knew
that,
but
anyway,
I
think
she
has
impressed
me
from
the
time.
I
I
first
met
her
when
I
was
still
on
a
predecessor
of
this
committee.
Through
the
time
when
I
worked
on
the
Public
Health
Advisory
Committee,
which
has
been
mentioned
here-
and
she
had
from
the
outset,
shown
a
keen
sense
of
what
are
the
uniquely
urban
public
health
problems
that
can
be
addressed
most
effectively
at
the
city
level
and
that's
right
from
the
get-go
I
mean
working
on
led
violence,
disparities,
ethnic,
racial,
economic
disparities
right
from
the
beginning
and
I
know,
she's
continued
to
work
on
those
as
you've
heard
here.
I
Prevention
and
youth,
violence
and
healthy
residence-
and
she
has
been
a
very
innovative
Commissioner
I-
think
willing
to
reach
out
I
forget
whether
it
was
through
the
Public,
Health,
Committee
or
ph
AC.
But
in
any
event,
I
recall
the
department
put
together
a
very
telling
video,
which
was
arrived
at
by
going
to
different
communities
and
with
translators
and
asking
those
communities
to
tell
their
stories
tell
us
when
they
were
more
healthy.
Why
were
they
more
healthy?
I
What
would
make
them
more
healthy
I
think
that
was
put
together
by
Gretchen
with
maybe
Tony
looking
elk
and
Emily
want
from
the
department
took
it
took
a
hand
and
the
department
was
properly
honored
for
that.
The
university
was
very
impressed
with
what
the
department
had
done
just
recently.
I
was
at
a
meeting
last
week,
Thursday
night,
where
we
had
a
presentation
from
a
fellow
named
John,
fast
man
who
was
the
Atlantic
correspondent
for
The
Economist
magazine
heck
of
a
good
magazine.
I
Well,
of
course,
that
is
something
the
department
has
been
addressing
through
its
healthy
stores,
corner
healthy
corner
stores,
initiative
and
I
was
pleased
when
this
fellow
finished
he
twice
gave
a
shout
out
to
the
Minneapolis
health
department
and
it's
healthy
corner
stores
initiative
as
an
effective
way
to
be
addressing
those
problems
and,
like
the
mayor,
I
mean
I'm.
Pleased
I,
think
we're
all
pleased
when
there
is
outside
recognition
of
the
efforts
that
take
place
here,
but
behind
that
and
underneath
that
is
the
hard
work.
The
results
that
result
in
that
recognition.
K
You
mr.
chair
I
just
wanted
to
say
your
work
has
been
so
impressive
and
meaningful
and
I
think
someone
said
it
best.
You
have
saved
lives,
this
department
has
saved
lives
and
only
a
few
departments
within
our
city
can
really
say
that,
and
it's
just
wonderful.
I
know
you
have
a
wonderful
team
as
well
and
wish
you
acknowledge,
since
I'd
just
like
to
thank
our
mayor
as
well,
for
this
reappointment
so
and
everyone
else
who
came
out
today
to
speak
on
your
behalf.
K
J
Thank
You,
chair
Gordon,
just
briefly,
I
also
want
to
comment
on
the
extraordinary
Gretchen,
music
and
specifically
in
the
area
of
sex
education
and
teen
pregnancy.
This
is
an
issue,
that's
very
important
to
me
personally,
and
it's
also
an
issue
that
you've
seen
just
resounding
results,
which
I
was
not
aware
of
until
I
joined
the
council.
So
thank
you
for
your
work.
I'm
very
supportive
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
more.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
also
want
to
add
my
support
for
this
reappointment.
It's
been
a
pleasure.
The
last
eight
years
having
the
opportunity
to
work
with
Miss
music
aunt
as
commissioner
of
health
I
think
that
some
of
the
ideas
that
you've
brought
forward
have
really
resonated
with
what
I
wanted
to
accomplish
and
do
so.
A
You've
kind
of
helped
me
develop
my
own
work
plan
here
on
the
council
and
occasionally
I'm
sure
I
was
getting
some
credit
that
really
should
have
gone
to
you
in
terms
of
some
of
the
initiatives
that
I
was
working
on.
I
also
am
really
impressed
by
the
Health
Department
in
general,
under
your
leadership
and
its
ability
to
work
with
community
and
also
its
ability
to
work
with
other
departments
and
with
others.
A
I
think
that
the
department
is
really
a
model
in
the
city,
I
think
of
how
we
could
create
an
environment
where
the
staff
feel
empowered
and
excited
about
really
making
a
difference
and
then
also
the
support
for
reaching
across
and
outside.
Will
you
call
them
silos
here?
A
lot
I
hadn't
heard
that
before
I
got
elected,
but
it's
apparently
it
was
an
agricultural
term,
but
it
applies
in
city
government,
but
working
across
the
silos
and
working
with
other
departments
to
really
get
things
done.
A
I
think
part
of
that
is
because
it
was
not
a
necessity,
the
Health
Department.
For
years
we
called
it
the
little
department
that
could
hear,
because
it
was
so
small
and
in
order
to
get
the
funding
it
had
to
reach
outside
and
in
order
to
accomplish
big
goals
it
had
to
work
with
others.
Well
now,
I'm
excited
that
the
department
has
expanded
now
and
has
more
staff
there
and
more
work
that
it
has
to
do
and
I
look
forward
to
that.
But
I
just
think
it's
it's
a
it's
a
department.
A
We
can
really
look
to
as
a
model
for
maybe
how
other
departments
could
work
really
well.
Also
in
I
appreciate
that
and
I
think
it's
due
in
large
part
to
your
leadership.
It's
always
hard
to
know
that
the
climate
or
the
atmosphere
in
departments
to
so,
if
I'm
wrong
about
the
staff
being
empowered
and
feeling
excited
about
work,
I
can
stand
corrected,
but
that's
the
impression
I
get
I
get
here
and
I
think
that
it's
really
powerful
and
I
hope.
That's
the
way
that
it
is
No.
L
You
mr.
chair
I
just
wanted
to
well
I
worked
at
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
briefly
before
taking
office,
and
so
I
knew
then
that
our
Health
Department
of
Minneapolis
was
a
leader
nationally
and
I.
Just
wanted
to
reemphasize.
That
and
I
think
that
ms
music
ants
leadership
is
a
lot
of
the
reason
for
that
and
I.
L
We
have
a
new
configured
committee
that
really
I
think
elevates
the
leadership
that
councilmember
Gordon
has
given
all
these
issues,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
note
that
this
is
such
a
great
reminder
of
the
work
that
we
can
continue
to
do
to
address
the
health
disparities
in
our
city
to
really
tackle
a
lot
of
these
challenges
in
a
really
innovative
and
forward-looking
way.
So
thank
you
excited
to
support
the
three
appointment.
A
A
We
also
have
some
other
items
on
our
agenda
that
will
move
on
to
people.
Don't
have
to
stay
for
these,
but
you're.
Welcome
to.
Of
course
you
know
that
already
these
are
our
consent,
items
and
I'll
just
go
through
the
list
and
of
any
council
member
would
like
to
pull
anything
off
for
discussion.
We
can
do
that.
A
The
first
one
of
those
is
the
second
item
on
our
agenda,
which
is
to
approve
the
appointments
to
our
Public
Health
Advisory
Committee
and
the
appointments
I
want
to
I
know
this
has
changed
a
little
bit
but
I
think
they're.
All
current
on
the
website
right
now
and
I
can
read
off
the
proposed
appointees,
and
you
can
correct
me
if
I've
got
this
this
wrong,
but
it's
on
dr.
A
abdullahi
from
Ward
3
sanku
for
more
for
Karen
Soderbergh
Ward
7,
dr.
Rebecca
filmin
from
Ward
13
Linda
Brandt,
the
Hennepin
County
Human
Services
in
public
health
representative
Julie
ring
reward
one
who's
joining
us
today:
birdy
Cunningham,
ward,
11
autumn
chmielewski,
probably
mispronounced
at
from
ward
12
Jennifer
pelletier.
That's
the
U
of
M
school
of
public
health
representative
Dan
Brady,
a
member
at
large
Tara
Jensen
from
Ward
5
and
dr.
happy
Reynolds
cook
from
Ward
6
abdullahi
chic
from
Ward,
8
and
Joseph
call
it
kalyani
a
member
at
large.
A
The
second
item
on
our
consent
agenda
is
to
authorize
execution
of
a
five-year
affiliation
agreement
with
the
University
of
Minnesota
through
its
family
medicine.
Residency
program
to
provide
medical
rotation
site
through
the
school-based
clinic
program.
Fourth
item
is
to
authorize
an
application
for
a
three-year
grant
from
the
centers
for
disease
control
and
prevention
for
the
amount
not
to
exceed
seven
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars,
beginning
September,
1
2014,
and
the
final
item
is
to
approve
a
resolution
supporting
the
city's
participation
in
earth
hour
on
March
29th
2014
from
832
930
p.m.
do
any
committee.
A
Members
have
any
questions
or
comments
on
any
of
those
issues
and
councilmember
fry
assume
that
your
card
is
up
from
our
previous
item.
Okay,
that's
just
fine,
then
I
will
call.
Did
you
have
a
correction
to
make
on
that
today?
Read
the
wrong
list.
Sorry
I
thought
that
might
happen.
You
might
have
seen
me
thinking
that
might
happen
correct
my
mistakes,
councilmember.
M
Gordon
committee,
Becky
Macintosh
in
the
health
department
and
I
apologize
was
a
little
confusing
we've
trying
to
figure
out
working
with
the
City
Clerk's
office
to
get
the
correct
list
at
this
time.
So
the
you
should
have
a
copy
of
the
revised
letter
that
shows
sanku,
Karen
Soderbergh,
dr.
Rebecca,
tolman,
Linda
Brandt
as
being
reappointed
and
then
some
Corrections
for
Tara
Jensen,
dr.
Reynolds
cook,
Abdullah,
hi,
chic
and
Joseph
Kalyani.
That's
the
corrected
list.
Okay,
so.
A
A
That's
clear
for
everybody:
okay,
all
all
of
those
in
favor
of
the
consent
items
then,
with
the
corrections
made
on
the
public
health
advisory
committee,
say
I
any
opposed
any
abstentions.
Those
motions
carry
I
think
we
have
one
brief
announcement,
then
before
I
adjourn
council
member
Conner,
would
you
like
to
announce
sure.
N
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
so
we
just
wanted
to
invite
the
community
and
remind
the
community
about
the
zero-waste
form
that
we
are
many
of
us
council
members
are
hosting
together
with
the
mayor's
office
as
well
as
US
congressman
keith
Ellison,
along
with
state
representative
Frank
ornstein.
So
it's
happening
this
thursday
from
six
to
eight
pm
at
the
walker
community
church,
which
is
located
at
3104
16th
avenue
south.
So
this
is
going
to
be
a
really
really
exciting
event.
N
So
these
folks
have
been
doing
a
zero-waste
initiatives
in
San
Francisco
very
successfully
and
we're
hoping
to
learn
from
their
efforts
and
then
we're
inviting
community
organizations
or
groups
that
are
working
on
zero
waste
initiatives
or
initiatives
to
help
reduce
waste
in
our
city
to
come
and
table
at
the
event.
From
about
eight
to
nine.
So
we
can
have
an
informal
networking
session
and
conversation.