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Description
Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights, and Minneapolis Engagement Committee Meeting
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
and
welcome
to
this
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
public
health
environment,
civil
rights
and
engagement
Committee
on
October
21st
2019.
My
name
is
Philippe
Cunningham
and
I.
Am
the
chair
of
this
committee
joining
me
at
the
Dyess,
our
councilmember
Schrader,
Gordon,
Johnson
and
council
vice-president
Jenkins?
Please
let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
and
can
conduct
the
business
of
this
committee.
Colleagues,
we
have
two
items
on
today's
agenda:
one
consent
in
one
discussion.
A
The
first
is
authorizing
a
25
year
for
on
the
consent,
agenda,
we'll
go
ahead
and
approve
that
authorizing
a
25-year
lease
and
the
amount
of
$100
per
year
with
green-winged
solar
LLC
for
roof
space
at
the
east
side,
storage
and
maintenance
facility
to
install
a
low
low
income
household
community,
solar
garden.
I
just
want
to
first
say
that.
Thank
you
to
the
folks
who
have
led
this
work.
It's
been
about
a
year
in
the
making.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
taking
the
time
and
really
seeing
this
through.
A
We
are
really
producing
quite
a
lot
of
solar
space.
That's
really
that's
really
impacting
in
a
positive
way:
X
increasing
access
to
low
low
income
households
to
be
able
to
access
solar
energy.
So
thank
you
all
so
much
for
your
leadership
on
that
and
with
that
do
any
of
my
colleagues
have
any
questions
or
comments
all
right,
seeing
none,
those
all
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
in
that
item
carries
our
last
item
on
the
agenda.
A
B
Chair
Cunningham,
council
members,
happy
mondays,
thank
you
for
having
me
here
today.
My
name
is
Nick.
I
am
the
ATA
language
access
coordinator
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
the
neighborhood
and
community
relations
department,
and
today,
I
will
be
talking
about
our
work
up
to
date,
with
our
Americans
with
Disabilities.
Act
are
a
DEA
action
plan,
as
well
as
our
language
access
plan.
B
So,
broadly
speaking,
both
the
ATA
and
what
we
call
limited
English
proficiency
are
federal
mandates,
civil
rights
law
and
to
simply
state
it.
Both
law
states
that
we
will
not
prohibit
based
off
of
disability
or
ability,
and
we
won't
for
hit
discriminate
off
of
natural
origin
or
language.
So
what
that
means
is
that
we
provide.
We
create
a
comprehensive
plan
with
strategies
to
approach
both
bodies
of
work.
B
We
have
twenty-one
hundreds
of
programs
and
services
and
our
work
is
actually
to
not
to
not
actually
oversee
what
they're
doing,
but
to
support,
enhance
their
program
or
service
area.
So
it's
to
understand
what
the
sort
service
of
program
delivery
is.
If
there
are
other
regulations,
standards
to
it
and
at
the
same
time,
creating
strategies
and
protocols
and
ways
that
we
can
actually
amplify
the
work
in
their
interaction,
so
recognizing
that
they
are
the
ones
that
owns
it.
B
We
are
thinking
with
a
inclusive
mindset
and
then
our
last
approach
is
actually
working
with
residents
and
communities
itself,
because
again
they
know
their
stories.
They
know
what
they
need
in
terms
of
that
interaction
point
and
what
we
do
is
we
build
strategies
around
that.
So
this
is
a
very
collective
approach
and
I
think
we
have
one
that
best
models
in
the
city.
B
So
a
few
examples
of
our
work
is
with
PD.
Plaza
recently
undertook
a
restorative
project
on
one
that
took
years,
and
then
we
were
actually
able
to
work
with
Public
Works
as
well
as
C
ped,
and
making
sure
that
not
only
do
we,
we
modeled
the
entire
Plaza,
but
we
increase
the
accessibility.
I
think
we
went
from
7500
square
foot
assessable
space
to
about
11,000
local
me
on
those
numbers,
but
we
actually
doubled
it
and
we
included
two
new
entrances,
as
well
as
raising
the
plaza
to
be
accessible
to
everyone
as
well.
B
Other
works
that
we've
done
is
what
public
works,
making
sure
that
our
right-of-ways
are
accessible
not
only
to
people
with
disabilities,
but
other
user
groups
out
there,
such
as
mothers
and
fathers,
as
well
as
our
aging
community.
As
far
as
our
a
lot
of
our
language
access
our
communication
work
goes,
we
work
with
all
the
city
departments
can
think
of
in
aggravate
of
strategies
to
actually
do
things
outside
of
just
translating
document
from
content.
So
a
good
example
of
that
is
with
the
Super
Bowl
and
the
fatal
four
that
happened
within
the
last
two
years.
B
With
communications
in
a
joint
information
center,
we
were
only
not
able
to
create
content
that
were
in
Hmong
small
in
Spanish
for
Elmo
feeding
me
some
Lau,
but
we
did
videos
social
media
posts.
We
contracted
with
social
media
influencers
from
those
particular
communities
to
amplify
our
posts
as
well
around
public
safety.
Any
traffic
related
concerns.
We
actually
work
with
a
lot
of
our
city
departments
and
making
sure
that
we
host
community
meetings
in
that
particular
language.
The
picture
at
the
bottom
left
is
our
neighborhoods
2020
meeting.
We've
done
calm
planned
meetings
in
different
languages.
B
We
work
with,
let's
say
the
health
department
and
their
line
inspectors
their
food
inspectors
in
doing
training
in
Somali,
doing
training
in
Mandarin,
doing
training
in
Spanish
with
business
owners
with
community
folks
with
residents.
So
we
try
to
ingrain
a
lot
of
this
work
around
into
our
core
service
areas.
So
it's
not
something
that
people
are
checking
off
because
it's
the
law,
but
it's
something
that
city
staff
is
doing
because
it's
the
right
way
to
operate.
B
So
with
an
NCR.
We
manage
all
of
our
city,
vendors
that
provide
interpreting
and
translation
services.
That's
about
15,
different
vendors
and
since
2010
we've
been
able
to
increase
the
amount
that
we
spent
on
our
contracted
services
and
what
that
means,
as
we
invest
more
and
to
making
sure
that
our
information
or
interaction
is
accessible
to
folks
that
speak
with
different
language
or
someone
that
use
American.
B
Sign
Language
until
a
right
is
for
2018
breakdown,
of
the
how
much
each
departments
spent
out
that
2018
figure
of
$128,000
LCR
is
about
almost
50%,
because
we
actually
support
our
language
whines
for
301.
So
we
have
dial
options
in
Spanish.
Similarly,
among
so
once
you
call
3-1-1,
you
can
press
2
for
Spanish
3
for
Somalian
for
a
month,
and
then
our
other
city
departments
have
chose
to
invest
in
either
translating
translation
or
interpreting
services
as
well
for
2018
we
interacted
with
about
maybe
up
to
a
hundred
different
languages
of
those
hundred
languages.
B
That's
about
fifteen
hundred
hours
of
interpreting
and
that's
broken
down
to
a
phone
interpreting
as
well
as
in
in-person
interpreters
about
1500
hours.
Our
top
three
languages,
of
course,
is
Spanish
Somali
among
60%
of
that
are
Spanish.
So
that's
roughly
about
900
hours
and
the
American
Sign
Language
comes
in
at
5%
at
the
bottom.
It
shows
that
of
the
work
that
we
do.
55%
is
in
our
phone
interpreting
services
and
that's
what
3
1
1
and
utility
billing
police,
as
well
as
other
city
departments
as
well,
and
what
that
also
indicates
is
its
resident
driven.
B
B
Our
new
service
that
we
rolled
out
this
year
is
what
we
call
IRA
it's
an
app
it's
a
navigation
app
for
folks
with
limited
or
low
vision
and
what
it
does.
Is
it
utilizes
smart,
your
smart
phone
technology
to
connect
with
a
human
navigator.
They
use
your
camera
to
view
the
surroundings
around
you
and
help
you
navigate
the
physical
space
and
through
our
contract
we
actually
provide
the
service
for
free
on
the
glotón
law,
the
Convention,
Center,
Target,
Center
and
here
and
say
u-haul.
B
B
And
then
for
the
ATA,
it's
a
requirement
for
us
to
not
only
assess
our
programs
and
services.
I
forgot
what
the
deficiencies
are
but
assess
the
space
that
we
actually
deliver.
Those
programs
and
services
as
well,
so
that
working
lives
within
our
property
services
division
and
they
have
what's
called
an
ad
a
transition
plan.
Every
local
government
agency
is
required
to
provide
a
transition
plan
in
determining
what
their
physical
barriers
are.
B
So
when
we
did
our
88
action
plan
and
evaluation
back
in
2015
property
services,
evaluate
our
facilities
along
with
us
and
issued
a
transition
plan.
So
as
of
now
by
the
end
of
2019,
we'll
be
50%
through
that
transition
plan
and
they
have
completed
phase
one
and
phase.
One
is
more
of
modifications
and
alterations
that
require
little
work
so
moving
or
living
a
mirror
up
or
down
in
the
restrooms
or
adding
a
new
door
handle.
So
those
are
small
modifications.
B
They
are
currently
going
halfway
through
phase
two
and
that's
larger
renovation
projects
with
the
restrooms
with
lobbies
and
entrances
sidewalks
to
the
particular
facilities.
So
they
aren't
working
through
our
police
precincts
our
other
service
nodes
and
then
once
they
are
completed
with
phase
two,
we
will
look
at
funding
for
larger
projects
and
that's
phase
three
moving
into
2019
and
2020.
These
are
the
facilities
that
they
will
start
estimating
I'm
doing
cost
analysis
for
for
renovation
projects,
I.
B
Would
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
that
property
services,
managers
that
and
I
think
that,
pending
on
who
they
are
working
with
the
city,
Department
or
the
facility
folks,
they
would
review
that.
I
know
that,
with
a
lot
of
our
newer
facilities,
they
actually
incorporate
that
into
the
planning
process.
So,
if
there's
more
time
or
depending
on
the
space,
that's
something
that
they
would
work
through.
So
that's
something
that
I
could
explore
and
get
back
to
you
on.
Yes,.
C
B
C
B
A
Do
believe
if
I
may
I
do
believe
that
that
is
the
case,
because
money
was
allocated
during
the
last
term
for
existing
facilities.
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
just
to
get
that
for
sure
get
that
information
for
sure,
but
I
know
that
there
was
definitely
a
plan
that,
as
this
work
was
happening,
that
that
would
also
be
folded
in
so
it
would
be
helpful
to
know
if
that
plan
is
being
executed
as
such
some
motive.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
B
Next
large
bucket
is
actually
with
our
public
right
of
ways.
That's
managed
by
our
public
works
department
in
2018,
because
we're
still
through
2019,
they
were
able
to
repair
and
bring
up
the
code
four
hundred
seventy
nine
grams
throughout
the
city.
This
is
outside
of
their
capital,
improvement,
project
or
actually
sorry.
B
This
is
with
their
capital
improvement
project,
as
well
as
an
88
replacement
program,
and
then
they
also
installed
37,
accessible
pedestrian
signals
at
different
intersections
and
a
new
program
that
they
incorporated
is
a
sidewalk
gap
program
and
they
filled
in
about
three
miles
worth
so
much
like
property
services
in
our
facilities
plan,
Public
Works,
who
manages
what
we
call
our
transition
plan
for
employment
right,
public
right-of-ways
and
they
are.
They
have
been
reviewing
and
updating
that
plan
within
the
last
few
years,
and
it's
set
to
be
released.
B
This
last
year,
in
a
20-18
budget
process,
we
were
able
to
allocate
funding
for
captioning
of
our
city
online
streaming
public
meetings
as
well
as
informational
videos.
Throughout
this
year
we
were
able
to
secure
a
vendor,
and
we
are
currently
going
through
a
testing
process
right
now,
and
hopefully
we
will
make
that
service
goal
life
this
year
as
well.
So
this
is
actually
a
very
large
win
for
us
for
especially
for
those
in
our
deaf
and
hard-of-hearing
community,
as
this
would
actually
allow
them
to
keep
track
of
council
priests.
D
B
B
So
that's
what
we're
testing
right
now
is
actually
the
accuracy
level
with
this
and
we're
working
with
communications
who's
owning
this
work,
as
well
as
our
Civic
clerk's
office
to
upload
a
I
guess,
repository
repository
of
different
vocabulary,
words
acronyms
that
we
use
here
at
the
city,
unique
words
that
we
use
here
at
the
cities,
as
well
as
as
names
as
well.
To
answer
your
first
question:
yeah.
D
And
that's
really
great
to
hear
I
know
that
auto
captioning
at
least
a
couple
of
years
back
exceeded
accuracy,
level
of
human
captioning
and
especially
I.
Think
when
we
were
thinking
about
the
idea
of
having
a
human
trait
to
translate
in
real-time.
Is
it's
a
delay,
a
night
that
auto-captioning
doesn't
happen,
so
it
allows
the
conversation
to
be
correct,
matching,
what's
going
on
with.
B
Her
there
would
still
be
somewhat
of
a
delay.
As
you
know,
partido
feedback
goes
in
and
I'm
not
the
tech
expert
on
this,
but
but
it
would
still
capture
things
as
they
are
being
spoken
as
well
and
much
like
a
cart
person.
That's
the
on-site,
captioner
auto-captioning.
What
still
kind
of
phase
some
of
the
same
I
guess,
barriers
as
a
captioner
would
be,
and
that's
really
around
how
someone
speaks
now,
whether
or
not
they're
horrible
through
their
microphone
system.
So
that's
something
that
we
are
working
through
right
now,
yep.
A
B
C
B
Check
Cunningham
council
vice
president
shaking
yes,
it
is,
and
that
is
actually
a
great
collaboration,
a
good
representation
of
collaborative
work
with
our
public
works
departments.
Communications
as
well
as
our
member
of
our
advisory
community
committee
for
people
with
disabilities.
We
did
a
PSA
around
where
or
where
not
to
ride
and
Park
the
scooter,
and
rather
than
Sampson.
One
of
our
committee
members
that
great
in
the
video
that
we
just
needed,
someone
to
show
improper
use
and
I
volunteer.
B
But
that
actually
concludes
my
presentation
with
the
bodywork
looking
from
2020
onwards,
with
Public
Works,
coming
back
with
their
transition
plan,
we
are
currently
reevaluate
our
ad
a
action
plan
right
now
for
programs
and
services
with
our
committee
or
on
people
with
disabilities,
and
we
will
be
bringing
that
work
back
next
year
as
well,
for
or
for
you
all.
Thank
you
great.
C
Disability
committee
advisory
group
last
week
and
I'm
glad
to
see
that
we're
incorporating
some
of
their
commendations
I
do
want
to
just
you
know,
acknowledge
on
behalf
of
the
committee
to
my
colleagues.
You
know
they
are
very
concerned
that
we
do
not
always
take
their
recommendations
and
concerns
seriously.
C
They
also
reminded
me
that
all
of
us
will
likely
become
disabled
one
day
and
so
to
really
think
about
all
of
these
improvements
that
we
continuously
make
on
behalf
of
the
disability
community
and
not
think
about
it
just
on
behalf
of
the
disability
community,
but
in
terms
of
how
it
helps
us
all
move
through
society
safely
and
excessively
as
we
go
about
our
day
to
day
activities.
Sure.
B
If
I
could
actually
just
comment,
I'm
sure,
Cunningham
and
council
vice-president
Jenkins,
thank
you
for
that
I
think
it
really
strikes
at
what
we
believe.
That
is
a
core
value,
as
excessively
accessibility
not
only
benefits
one
particular
group,
but
what
we
do
to
make
accessible
its
inclusive
for
everyone
as
well.
B
So
that's
why
we
do
a
lot
of
my
work
in
making
sure
that
we
are
not
only
coming
from
a
standard
or
guidelines,
our
law
providing
lens,
but
making
sure
that
we
are
working
from
a
human
perspective,
making
sure
that
we
leverage
folks
that
are
within
the
Senate
Enterprise
and
there
are
technical
knowledge
and
their
subject
matter:
experts
and
I'm
kind
of
floating
that
and
what
again
all
the
experiences
of
our
communities.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Yeah
I
think.
A
It's
important
to
think
about
how
focusing
on
the
folks
who
are
the
most
disenfranchised
and
the
most
marginalized,
how
that
does
lift
everyone
up,
for
example,
with
curb
cuts.
An
unexpected
outcome
was
that
it
made
it
easier
for
parents
with
strollers,
and
it
was
originally
for
folks
with
wheelchairs
to
be
able
to
get
on
to
sidewalks
and
so
I
think
that
that
points
made
by
council
vice
president
Jenkins
is
very,
very
well
taken.
So
thank
you
for
communicating
that
back.
I
have
a
question.
Our
comment
from
councilmember
Gordon.
E
So
I'm
excited
about
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
when
it
goes,
live
and
hopefully
we'll
have
some
kind
of
a
press
release
or
we
can
kind
of
push
that
out
of
Christ.
That's
gonna
be
a
pretty
big
deal
and
do
you
think
we're
gonna
be
able
to
then
see
that
when
we're
in
the
council
chambers
as
well?
So
if
you're
in
the
audience
really
able
to
close
caption
up
their
charity.
B
B
E
A
B
Chair
Cunningham
much
like
our
city
departments,
council
members
have
access
to
our
city,
vendors
as
well.
So
if
there
are
at
the
basic
level
translation
needs,
we
can
actually
take
the
content,
translate
it
and
work
with
you
all
on
making
sure
that
we
get
to
you
on
a
timely
level
and
then
for
any
typical
city
meeting
or
community
meeting.
We
can
arrange
in-person
interpreters
and
then,
if
it's
a
the
putting,
it
really
depends
on
what
the
interaction
is.
B
So
if
it's
a
a
small
conversation
council
actually
has
access
to
our
phone
interpreting
services
as
well,
so
that
way,
you're
not
waiting
for
an
in-person
interpreter
or
that
process
to
get
done.
And
then
we
also
have
what's
called
a
video
remote
interpreting
service
as
well.
We're
rolling
that
out.
First,
it
was
used
by
our
Minneapolis
Police
Department
for
American
Sign
Language,
but
we
are
now
expanding
that
for
not
only
a
cell
but
two
other
City
departments
but
spoken
languages
to
other
city
departments.
Yeah
great,
thank
you.
So
much
are.
A
There
any
questions,
other
questions
or
comments
for
my
colleagues
all
right,
seeing
none.
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
thorough
presentation.
Thank
you
all
for
your
hard
work.
You've
been
a
wonderful
advocate
around
80a
work,
so
thank
you
both
so
much
with
that
I
will
move
approval
to
receive
and
file
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
action
plan
and
language
access
report
for
2019.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it,
and
that
item
carries
with
no
further
business
before
us.
This
committee
is
adjourned.