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Minneapolis Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights, and Engagement Committee Meeting
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A
Everyone
and
welcome
to
this
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
public
health
environment,
civil
rights
and
engagement
committee
for
June
24th
2019.
My
name
is
Philippe
Cunningham
and
I.
Am
the
chair
of
this
committee
with
me
at
the
Dicer
councilmembers
Cano
Schrader
vice
chair
Gordon,
council,
member
Johnson
and
council
vice-president
Jenkins.
Please
let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
and
can
conduct
business
of
this
committee.
A
Colleagues
on
our
agenda.
We
have
six
items
before
for
consent
and
then
we
will
have
one
discussion
item
I'll
get
to
that
shortly.
So
the
first
item
is
authorizing
a
site
agreement
with
AmeriCorps
in
total
amount
of
up
to
$12,000
for
a
period
of
one
year
to
host
to
Minnesota,
opioid
response
cores
or
more
core
members
engaging
and
designing
frame,
framing
the
work
of
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
in
response
to
recommendations
from
the
mayor's
Task
Force
on
the
opioid
epidemic.
A
An
item
number
four
on
our
consent
agenda
is
referring
to
staff
at
ordinance,
amending
title
to
chapter
40
of
the
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
related
to
administration
workplace
for
regular,
adding
a
new
article
establishing
freelance
worker
protections,
and
colleagues.
I
will
also
be
referring
to
staff
item
number
five,
which
is
under
discussion
instead
of
for
a
discussion
today,
I
will
be
referring
it
to
staff
for
an
ordinance
relating
to
administration,
preventing
wage
theft,
adding
overtime
and
brake
requirements
and
restricting
study
contracts
from
being
awarded
to
entities
without
standing
wage
obligations.
A
B
A
You
so
much
council
vice
president.
Anyone
else
want
to
speak
to
any
of
these
items,
all
right,
seeing
none
I'll
just
go
ahead
and
add
to
that
that
I'm
really
grateful
and
excited
on
this
work
between
wage
theft
and
freelance
worker
protections,
as
we
are
seeing
our
economy
shift,
it's
really
important
that
we
as
a
governing
body,
adapt
to
these
changes
that
we
are
seeing
within
our
economy
and
I'm
grateful
to
be
able
to
be
a
part
of
this
work.
So
with
that
the
motion
to
approve
is
on
the
table.
A
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it,
and
that
item
carries
so
now
we
have
our
one
discussion
item
for
today,
which
I'm
very
excited
about
an
update
on
it's
the
fast-track
cities.
So
we
are
going
to
be
receiving
and
filing
an
update
on
the
fast-track
cities
initiative
which,
which
is
it
aims
to
build
upon,
strengthen
and
leverage
existing
HIV
programs
and
resources
to
accelerate
locally
coordinated,
citywide
responses
to
end
aids
as
a
public
health
threat
by
2013.
Who
do
we
have
starting
off?
A
C
Thank
You
councilmember
and
chair
Cunningham
and
council
I'm
gonna,
be
joined
by
Sarah
Healy
today,
but
I'll
get
us
started.
So
there's
a
little
bit
of
background
for
fast-track
cities.
Fasttrack
cities
is
actually
an
international
initiative.
There
are
many
many
dozens
of
cities
across
the
globe
that
have
signed
on
as
fast
track
initiative
cities.
C
The
the
goal
of
the
initiative
is
to
end
AIDS
as
a
public
health
threat
by
2030
around
the
world
and
implementation
is
designed
to
feet
to
meet
four
main
targets.
Those
targets
are
90
percent
of
people
living
with
HIV
know
their
status.
90
percent
of
people
who
know
their
status
will
receive
treatment.
D
Thanks
for
having
me
today,
council
members,
so
my
name
is
Jacob.
Maxon
I
coordinate
having
County's
strategy
to
end
our
HIV
epidemic
positively,
Hennepin
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
ending
HIV
has
always
been
at
its
core
civil
rights
and
socio-economic
issues
and
I'm.
Happy
because
of
this.
This
committees
focus
for
your
guys,
support
an
overview
of
this
work
that
we
are
doing
so
to
break
down
where
we're
at
a
kind
of
want
to
talk
about
opportunities
and
challenges
we
face
in
stopping
HIV.
D
First,
you
know
I
just
want
to
thank
the
leadership
of
Health
Commissioner,
music
ant
and
Noah
and
the
rest
of
their
staff.
You
know,
Noah
is
new
to
this
world
of
HIV
policy
and
I
have
to
say:
she's
always
brought
the
right,
empathy
and
curiosity
to
this
work.
So
it's
been
a
pleasure
working
with
Gretchen
and
the
rest
of
their
team
in
Noah.
So
today
we
know
that
people
living
with
HIV
when
they're
able
to
take
their
medications
as
prescribed
it's
impossible
for
the
virus
to
be
transmitted
sexually,
so
treating
HIV
will
stop
HIV
infections.
D
You
also
know
that
new
infections
can
be
stopped
when
HIV
negative
people
use
a
pharmaceutical
intervention,
called
prep
short
for
a
pre
exposure.
So
before
exposure
to
HIV
prophylaxis,
which
is
just
a
fancy
word
for
prevention,
and
though
the
community
has
known
this
for
a
while,
our
public
health
research
is
finally
catching
up
to
the
fact
that
access
to
affordable
housing
is
essential.
Health
care
for
people
living
with
HIV.
D
Hiv
has
always
hit
hardest
among
people
who
our
society
forces
to
the
margins,
men
who
are
gay
or
bisexual
folks
who
are
Native
black
brown
and
are
transgender
and
as
housing
and
pharmaceutical
costs
rise.
Hiv
s
disproportionate
impact
on
these
communities
will
become
more
severe
and
as
I
prepare.
The
annual
progress
report
on
positively
Hennepin
I
can
see
that
these
disparities,
particularly
how
they
have
affect
our
County's,
African,
American
and
African,
born
residents,
is
increasing,
and
this
is
a
big
fact
that
should
all
give
us
pause.
D
But
if
the
course
of
the
epidemic
does
not
change,
half
one
into
all
black
men
in
America
will
live
with
HIV
who
have
sex
with
men.
So
half
of
all
black
American
men
who
have
sex
with
other
men
will
live
with
HIV
and
that's
a
that's
really
a
possibility.
We
have
to
stop
and
considering
these
rising
disparities.
D
You
know
obviously
there's
a
big
humanitarian
cost
to
this,
but
the
economic
costs
are
also
high.
Roughly
4700
Hennepin
County
residents
live
with
HIV
today,
and
the
cost
of
medical
care
alone
for
these
residents
is
108
million
dollars
annually.
If
we
stop
new
infections
today,
the
lifetime
medical
costs
for
these
County
residents
living
with
HIV
will
total
1.8
billion
dollars
for
just
medical
costs
alone,
and
that
obviously
says
nothing
of
the
human
impact
or
the
broader
economic
impact
of
the
virus.
D
A
B
You
chairman,
Thank
You,
Jake,
yep
yeah.
Thank
you
for
for
that
presentation
and
the
work
that
you
guys
are
doing
at
Hennepin,
County
I'm
wondering,
if
is
there,
you
named
three
communities
which
I
know
are
really
challenged.
What
would
HIV
and
AIDS,
but
black
heterosexual
women
are
equally
as
challenged
and
I'm
deeply
concerned
about
that
community
and
not
hearing
a
lot
of.
B
D
Focusing
on
African
communities,
particularly
West
African
communities,
which
Hennepin
County
has
a
large
population
of
we
are
and
I
am
in
particularly
working
with
the
West
African
HIV
task
force.
So
this
is
a
true
grassroots
organization.
That's
through
a
partnership
with
the
State
Department
of
Human
Services
we've
provided
them.
I
think
around
$20,000
in
the
past
year
to
create
a
grassroots
community,
lead
straight
gee
that
will
put
design
messages
for
African
residents
that
speak
to
them
in
a
culturally
responsive
manner.
D
And
tomorrow,
with
this
taskforce,
I
am
meeting
with
a
representative
from
the
state
health
department
to
talk
specifically
about
how
HIV,
based
on
our
knowledge
of
you,
know
the
epidemic
surveillance
data.
How
HIV
is
impacting
West,
African
communities
and
African
communities
across
the
state
as
a
whole,
and
not
all.
D
You
know
it's
important
for
me
to
say
that
we
will
be
talking
about
what
we
do
know,
for
example,
the
disproportionate
rates
of
new
infection,
the
disproportionate
rate
of
African
Minnesota
residents
living
with
HIV,
but
we'll
also
be
talking
about
what
our
data
can't
tell
us
right
now.
Unfortunately,
our
surveillance
data
for
African
residents
who've
become
infected
with
HIV,
really
lacks
risk
factors
so
how
an
infection
occurred.
D
So
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
that
and
how
that
information
is
essential
to
kind
of
responding
to
HIV
from
a
community
lead
and
government
perspective
and
what
we
can
do
to
make
that
situation
better.
As
far
as
what
Hennepin
County's
administration
of
our
Ryan
White
program
is
doing,
we
are
really
focused
on
how
to
make
our
services
culturally
responsive
for
all
people
who
are
impacted
by
the
epidemic.
D
So
what
that
means
is,
if
you
are
an
african-american
woman
who
needs
HIV
care,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
providers
we
fund
are
able
to
provide
that
care
in
a
respectful
and
compassionate
way.
So
we've
released
a
new
set
of
cautiously
responsive
standards
that
our
providers
will
follow
up
will
be
needed
to
follow
and
the
implementation
on
these
new,
culturally
responsive
standards
just
began
in
the
past
year.
B
D
I
am
not
aware
specifically
about
just
a
gender
specific
like
women
specific,
but
we
do
have
African
American
AIDS
Task
Force,
which
focuses
on
African
American
people,
and
we
also
have
sub-saharan
youth
and
family
health
services,
which
focuses
on
providing
HIV
services
to
African,
born
individuals
in
our
area
and
I
can
get
back
to
you
about
more
details
on
specifically
black
women
mm-hmm.
No.
B
Thank
you
I
just,
and
you
know
I'm
here
in
the
community
that
there's
a
lack
of
resources,
a
lack
of
awareness
or
lack
of
attention
to
women,
particularly
black
and
African,
born
women
receiving
services,
and
sometimes
you
know
some
of
our
major
institutions
just
how
just
ourselves,
Minnesota
AIDS,
Project
other
places
are
not
culturally
competent
to
to
address
that
population
and
so
I'm,
starting
to
get
really
concerned
about
what
are
the
resources
being
targeted
towards
that
community
of
women.
So
thank
you.
You're
welcome.
I
have.
E
D
For
me,
I
must
focus
on
a
vaccine,
because
today
we
already
have
pharmaceutical
technology
to
stop
the
epidemic.
What
we
have
today
is
a
functional
cure
for
HIV
with
treatment
as
prevention,
when
people
are
a
people
living
with
the
virus,
are
able
to
access
treatment
and
take
it
as
prescribed
their
life
spans
are
not
any
different
from
someone
living
without
the
virus,
and
that's
getting
people
engaged
in
care
is
kind
of
a
pathway
of
you
know
a
herd,
immunity
vaccine
similar
to
kind
of
what
we
think
about
with
the
flu
virus.
D
If
enough
people
get
the
flu
virus
that
will
stop
transmission
of
the
flu.
Well,
if
we
get
all
of
our
people,
if
we're
able
to
provide
medication
services
for
all
of
our
people
living
with
HIV,
that
will
stop
the
virus
from
being
transmitted
at
all,
so
I'm
really
focused
on.
How
can
we
today
stop
health
disparities?
In
you
know,
access
to
these
life-saving
and
life-extending
antiretroviral
therapies
for
people
living
with
HIV
I
think.
E
That's
totally
fair
and
a
great
point,
but
I
also
think
there's
this
question
around
vaccines.
When
you
talk
about
the
cost,
especially
associated
with
healthcare,
and
if
we
can
get
to
a
point
so
I'm
more
curious.
Obviously
we
need
to
focus
now
on
helping
individuals
who
have
HIV.
But
what
about
the
future?
Are
we
seeing
progress
being
made
in
research
and
development
and
are
we
starting
to
turn
the
corner
there?
Do
we
expect
that,
and
part
of
this
I
asked
too
is
kind
of
you
know
is
there?
E
E
They
there's
a
lot
of
incentives
to
come
up
with
a
treatment
that
then
cost
a
lot
of
money
over
time
and
that
they
can
continue
to
make
profit
off
of
that
and
so
I'm
curious
on
on
that
front,
are
we
seeing
what
we
need
to
from
the
research
and
development
side?
Just
future
thinking
as
well
beyond
the
functional
cure
today
and
the
treatments
at
house
I'm.
D
That
is
a
really
important
pharmaceutical
innovation
of
the
past
five
years,
which
is
designed
specifically
for
people
who
are
HIV
negative,
and
it's
a
one-a-day
pill
that,
if
you
take
it,
it
can
stop
the
risk
of
infection
up
to
90%.
So
that's
a
really
important
path
we
have
here
in
the
near
term.
The
kind
of
innovation
of
that
is
there's
research
going
into
well.
Can
you
turn
that
one-a-day
pill
into
an
injectable
that
lasts
you
for
several
months?
D
Perhaps
so,
I
can't
speak
to
the
kind
of
bench
work
bench
laboratory
that
work
that's
happening
there,
but
in
the
near
term,
this
injectable
version
of
prep
is
something
that
will
be
interesting
to
follow.
Returning
to
your
point
about
the
world
of
pharmaceutical
industry
plays
in
a
vaccine
like
interventions
to
stop
the
epidemic.
That
one
add
a
pill
for
prep
is
right
now,
a
brand
name,
and
only
one
company
makes
that
Gilead
makes
a
brand
name.
D
The
CDC
has
control
over
the
method
and
Yale
suggests
that
the
CDC
could
sue
Gilead
for
infringement
of
its
patents
on
prep
and
fund
programs
for
prep
access.
So
to
you
know,
kind
of
part
of
to
make
sure
that
people
know
about
prep
and
they
could
also
find
public
health
programs
like
the
county's
red
door
to
provide
prep.
So
it's
really
the
issue
here
about
afford
ability
is
prep.
Truvada,
brand-name
Truvada
has
increased
in
price.
D
Some
fifty
percent,
since
it
was
approved
for
prep
in
2012,
can
cost
$2,000
a
month
here
in
the
United
States,
but
in
South
Africa
it
cost
$7
a
month.
So
I
will
be.
You
know,
is
positively
Hennepin
strategy
coordinator
I'll,
be
monitoring
and
supporting
policies
that
will
make
prep,
whether
through
brand-name
Truvada
or
a
generic
version
of
that
drug,
more
accessible
and
affordable.
E
Thank
you,
I
think,
that's
huge
and
highlighting
that
I
mean
$2,000
a
month
is
absolutely
shocking,
and
did
you
see
elsewhere,
like
you
mentioned
$7
in
comparison?
So
it's
just
really
really
really
frustrating,
because
it
seems
like
oftentimes
with
pharmaceutical
companies
they're
putting
profits
before
people
and
I'm
glad
that,
where
you're
able
to
highlight
this
specific
case
where
this
is
a
real
missed
opportunity,
because
of
that
thanks.
A
A
Basically
was
an
issue
in
prisons
until
the
King
released
everybody
from
president
and
then
it
got
spread
to
the
general
population
and
that
they
were
on
track
at
one
point:
four:
twenty
five
percent
I
think
of
the
population
to
have
to
be
living
with
HIV
and
epidemiologists,
went
in
and
found
where
the
key
moment
of
influence
was
was
sex.
Workers
using
condoms
are
not
using
condoms
like
so.
A
The
the
intervention
was
getting
sex
workers
to
consistently
use
condoms,
and
so
that
was
what
stopped
that
rapid
spread,
no
guys,
that's
a
homogeneous,
more
homogeneous
society,
but
have
we
been
able
to
identify
those
kind
of
key
interventions
that
cuz?
I
know
we
have
prep
and
we
have
treatment,
but
are
we
seeing
behavioral
changes
that
can
be
intervened
and
along
the
way,
as
well
from
excuse
me
from
the
work
that
you're
doing
in
Hennepin,
County
yeah.
D
A
C
F
F
It
was
an
amazing
amazing
day
to
stand
here
with
you
all
and
pass
a
resolution
to
make
Minneapolis
a
fast-track
city
10
days,
and
on
that
day
we
said.
Minneapolis
is
a
leader
in
so
many
areas
and
has
been
a
leader,
but
unfortunately,
we've
been
falling
behind
when
it
comes
to
the
fight
against
AIDS
and
that's
unacceptable
and
so
much
more.
F
As
you
learned
about
the
the
major
goals
that
we
need
to
do
as
a
city
is
get
get:
awareness
in
education
and
prevention,
messages
and
prevention
and
prep
in
the
community.
We
need
to
get
more
people
tested.
We
know
that
there
are
a
number
of
people
in
Minneapolis
today
who
are
living
with
HIV
and
don't
know
that
and
do
not
know
their
status.
F
So
we
know
we
need
to
get
them
tested
into
care,
and
we
know
that
there
are
many
people
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
who
are
HIV
positive,
know
their
status
and
for
a
lot
of
different
reasons.
Arn
and
care
aren't
in
medications,
and
we
know
that
this
disease
is
a
disease
of
poverty.
It's
a
disease
of
stigma
of
discrimination
of
homophobia
and
that
the
communities
that
are
most
in
need
are
falling
through
the
cracks,
and
we
do
really
well
in
Minneapolis
in
our
fight
against
HIV
with
some
communities.
F
But
we
know
that
there
are
other
communities
that
continue
to
fall
through
the
cracks
and
continue
to
be
fall
behind,
and
we
see
those
disparities
in
our
health
outcomes
grow
year
after
year
and
as
you've
heard
and
will
continue
here
today.
Communities
of
color,
queer
folks
and
trans
folks
in
particular,
are
most
impacted
and
our
most
left
behind
in
the
services
and
and
and
what
we're
able
to
outreach
were
able
to
do
today,
and
so,
as
we
move
forward,
have
to
asks
for
you.
F
F
B
You
Joe
Penna
ham
and
mr.
Sabourin
I
just
want
to
say
congratulations
on
your
recent
appointment
to
executive
director
on
the
language
project.
It's
awesome
and
I'm
gonna
ask
the
same
thing:
I
asked
Jake:
are
you
guys
doing
any
programming
targeted
outreach
for
black
and
brown
women
who
are
being
disproportionately
impacted
by
this
disease
even
more
broadly
than
black
and
brown
communities,
which
has
already
been
discussed?
F
F
So
it's
something
that
we
know
we
know
there's
a
lot
more
work
that
needs
to
be
done
and
that
there
is
some
good
work
happening.
But
we
need
to
build
off
that
and
we
need
to
particularly
empower
those
that
those
communities,
in
particular
to
say
that
you
are
a
part
of
the
solution
and
you
need
to
be
at
the
table
and
that
you
are
as
important
as
every
other
member
of
the
HIV
community.
F
B
You
so
much
that's
great.
You
know,
I
really
just
feel
like.
If
we're
gonna
address
this
disease
and
get
to
our
best
track
goals,
we
really
have
to
be
fully
inclusive,
the
entire
community
that
is
being
impacted
by
by
this.
You
know
chronic
illness.
Now
that
that
people,
you
know,
do
the
help
of
Truvada
and
medications
like
prep
people
can
live
longer
lives,
but
only
if
they
are
getting
tested
and
getting
you
know
becoming
aware
of
their
status
and
and
having
targeted
outreach
and
sometimes
the
outreach
that
is
specific
or
successful.
B
A
C
A
G
So,
in
my
role
as
prevention
coordinator
at
the
euthanasia
project,
we
are
one
of
several
organizations
that
the
state
in
Hennepin
County
have
given
black
men
who
have
sex
with
men,
testing
grants
to,
and
if
you
don't
know,
we
have
a
very
small
population
of
black
MSM
in
the
Twin
Cities
and
so
to
have
seven
or
eight
different
organizations.
All
trying
to
target
this
in
one
population
can
be
very
challenging.
G
So
one
of
the
things
we
did
at
the
beginning
of
last
year,
myself
and
William
Greer,
who
now
works
at
the
Red
Door
clinic,
we
created
a
group
called
the
African
American
MSM
underground
railroad.
So
we
are
a
group
of
providers,
frontline
staff
who
are
all
contracted
to
reach
black
MSM,
we're
specifically
frontline
staff.
So
no
leadership
can
be
part
of
the
committee
to
take
ego
out
of
the
room.
I
currently
serve
as
Harriet
and
Harriet.
G
As
our
leader,
because
we're
the
Underground
Railroad,
but
we
get
together
and
we
organize
community
events
with
each
other
because
we
realize
in
creating
community
and
creating
space,
it's
easier
to
then
have
conversations
about
HIV
about
prep
and
treatment
as
prevention
and
things
that
are
happening.
So
that's
been
going
well,
and
so
that's
one
thing
and
then
I
also
serve
on
the
Minnesota
Planning
Council
for
HIV
care
and
prevention
and
I
fit
in
the
disparities.
G
Elimination
Committee
and
one
of
the
things
we're
currently
working
on
to
better
identify
how
many
trans
folks,
the
state
of
Minnesota
have
HIV
is
we're
drafting
a
provider
letter
to
get
providers
to
help
better
track.
Gender
identity
so
of
the
roughly
9,000
folks
living
with
HIV
in
Minnesota,
about
two
thirds
of
them.
Don't
have
a
gender
identity
in
their
records
at
the
state
in
the
epidemic,
epidemiology
data
and
so
we're
trying
to
get
providers
to
update
that
to
better
track.
G
How
many
trans
folks
we
have
in
the
state,
because
that's
how
we
get
allocated
resources
from
the
federal
government
is
based
on
numbers.
So
if
we
don't
have
the
data
showing
how
many
people
we
can't
get
the
resources
to
reach
the
communities-
and
so
that's
happened-
that's
happening
and
I
just
wanted.
I
know
we
hear
about
disparities
a
lot,
but
we
often
don't
hear
about
the
work
that
it's
being
done
to
reach
these
communities,
so
that's
kind
of
why
they
got
me
to
speak
up
today.
So
we
are
working
on
things
and
councilmember
Jenkins.
G
G
Hiv
is
an
opt-in
test,
and
so
you
have
to
specifically
say
you
want
an
HIV
test.
They
won't
give
you
one
if
you
ask
for
an
STD
screen
and
I,
don't
think
any
like
people
know
that,
and
so
I
think
often
times
be
because
in
the
United
States,
like
many
westernized
countries,
it
has
been
gained
by
men.
Who've
been
mostly
affected,
but
a
quarter
of
our
new
infections
in
the
state
are
women.
B
B
But
there
there
just
seems
to
be
a
lack
of
dialogue
and
awareness
around
the
black
and
Latina
women
in
this
in
this
disease,
and
so
I'm
really
just
trying
to
elevate
that
issue
amongst
agencies
and
organizations
to
encourage
that
dialogue
and
and
offer
my
support
and
help
and
trying
to
reach
out
to
those
communities.
Often.
G
A
Thank
y'all
for
having
me
thank
you,
so
much.
Thank
you
for
the
community
partners
who
are
here
means
a
lot
to
have
you
all
here
to
be
able
to
hear
about
the
work
that
you're
doing
here
your
perspective,
we
had
a
really
robust
conversation
already,
so
thank
you
so
so
much
for
being
here
back
to
you
all.
C
C
So
this
is
another
project
that
I
took
over
shortly
after
I
started
working
for
the
malleus
Health
Department
because
of
the
employee
that
had
been
working
on
it
left,
and
so,
as
Jake
pointed
out,
this
is
a
newer
issue
to
me
as
a
service
provider,
but
it's
been
interesting
learning
about,
and
it's
certainly
been
interesting
working
with
our
community
partners
on
putting
this
plan
together.
There
are
four
goal
areas
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
action
plan
related
to
the
fast-track
cities
initiative.
C
The
ultimate
goals
are
the
90
90
90
zero
that
I
named
immediately
before
the
our
community
partners
got
up
to
speak.
We
have
goals
in
each
of
the
areas.
There's
a
few
highlights.
I
would
point
out
here.
Instead
of
going
through
each
of
these
slides
individually,
like
we
had
planned
one,
we
were
very
intentional
about
not
replicating
the
work
of
our
partners
like
Hennepin
County
and
the
state
of
Minnesota,
both
who
have
very
robust
plans
as
it
relates
to
HIV
and
AIDS.
C
We
are
going
to
use
things
that
we
are
good
at
to
help
support
that
work.
For
instance,
the
mapless
health
department
has
a
fairly
good
reputation
and
history
of
engaging
in
communities
of
color,
and
we
can
help
go
out
and
speak
to
these
communities
and
gather
information,
that's
relevant
to
providing
the
best
outreach
as
it
relates
to
testing
and
getting
people
treatment
for
HIV,
and
so
we're
gonna
use
our
strengths
as
a
health
department
to
support
the
work
of
our
our
partners
that
are
already
doing
some
of
this
work.
C
Our
first
priority
is
going
to
be
something
that
Cree
had
actually
spoken
to
that
now,
when
you
go
into
your
clinic,
you
have
to
opt
in
to
get
tested
for
HIV,
and
if
you
don't
have
a
clinician
that
asks
you
and
you're
not
actively
thinking
of
it,
it's
not
going
to
come
up
and
you're
not
going
to
get
tested.
We
want
to
work
with
clinics
and
others
to
make
it
an
opt-out
versus
an
opt-in.
So
that
way,
if
you're
getting
tested
for
STDs
HIV
is
automatically
included
in
that
panel
and
you
will
just
be
tested.
C
Another
example
would
be
to
essentially
create
a
Good
Housekeeping
Seal
of
Approval
for
clinics
that,
if
you
have
opted
in,
has
or
opt-out
testing,
if
you
provide
care
that
is
culturally
sensitive
and
population
sensitive
and
if
you
provide
treatment,
we
will
give
you
some
designation
than
advertised
that
designation
to
the
community
so
to
let
people
know
if
you
want
good,
solid
care,
testing
and
care.
If
you
are
a
person
at
risk
of
or
living
with
HIV.
This
is
a
clinic
to
go
because
we
know
they
will
take
good
care
of
you
and
again.
C
We
feel
like
there's
some
things
right
here
in
Minneapolis
and
the
in
the
Minneapolis
governmental
structure
that
we
can
work
on
like
go
to
the
Civil
Rights
Department
and
say
what
what
are
you
doing
in
terms
of
discrimination
against
people
living
with
and
see
if
there
aren't
things
that
we
can
implement
for
how
we
do
business
here
at
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
with
that
I
just
wanted
to
end.
Like
with
the
opioid
work,
I
wanted
to
put
a
few
things
forward
for
your
consideration
as
we
move
forward
with
this
work.
C
Part
of
the
ongoing
work
is
to
expand
the
already
exist,
existing
fast-track
task
force
currently
there's
representatives
from
the
mayor's
office,
councilmember
Boehner's
office,
councilmember,
Cunningham's
office
and
councilmember
Jenkins
office,
Hennepin,
County
and
a
few
other
community-based
organizations.
If
there
are
others
that
you
think
we
should
be
having
on
this
task
force
to
advise
our
work,
we
would
certainly
recommend
well
compare
names
and
certainly
welcome
a
conversation
with
you
about
having
that
person
join
our
work.
C
The
action
plan,
as
I
said,
is
to
pick
out
two
to
three
of
the
action
steps
to
work
on
each
year.
Are
there
any
of
them
that
you
believe
should
be
prioritized
as
you
read
through
those
and
then
one
of
the
priorities,
if
funded,
will
be
to
gather
quantitative
and
qualitative
data
from
impacted
communities
about
the
extent
and
degree
of
both
internalized
and
external
stigma?
Are
there
individuals
or
groups
from
your
ward
that
you
believe
we
should
specifically
include
in
this
process
and
with
that
I
will
wrap
up
our
presentation?
A
You
council
member
Goodman
is
also
involved
in
this
work.
Yeah
right,
okay,
yes,
yeah
I
want
to
give
her
a
shout
out
to
her
leadership
in
it
actually,
but
she
was
really
the
one
who
brought
a
lot
of
energy
enthusiasm
to
us,
so
Shannon's
council
member
got
good
men
on
that.
Are
there
any
thoughts
on
these
questions.
A
Well,
I'll
just
add
that
I
think
I
really
like
the
opt-out
testing
for
that
to
be
a
priority.
I,
really
like
that,
a
lot
it
feels
pretty
straightforward
and
I
was
actually
surprised
to
find
out
in
my
own
life,
but
that
wasn't
an
automatic
thing
and
so
I'm
grateful
that
this
is
being
seen
as
a
strategy,
and
it
feels
like
I
said
pretty
straightforward
in
our
school-based
clinics
is
HIV
testing
available
awesome
and
are
we
advertising
that.
H
H
H
A
I
I
I
really
appreciate
the
idea
of
prioritizing
housing
on
there
and
actually
working
with
see.
Ped
I
think
that
was
one
of
the
action
steps
there
and
the
Housing
Coalition
and
we
do
get
over
a
million
dollars
from
HUD
to
help
support
housing
for
people
with
HIV,
so
I
think
and
I
know.
I
A
A
Great.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
all
of
your
work
on
this
topic,
I'm,
really
excited
to
see
the
city
be
stepping
into
this
space
in
such
a
an
active
way,
really
action,
oriented
steps,
and
so
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
I.
Ask
my
colleagues
to
chew
on
these
questions
a
little
bit
more
and
if
there's
anything
that
comes
to
mind
within
your
wards
to
please
make
sure
we
bring
that
forward
to
Noah.
So
thank
you
so
much
and
much
appreciated
Commissioner
as
well.
So
thank
you.
You.
C
Are
welcome
and
I
would
note
that
I've
made
note
council,
member
jenkins
and
johnson
of
your
questions
and
then
we'll
keep
track
of
that
as
well,
and
then
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
give
a
shout
out
to
Sarah
Schiele
who
joined
me
in
this
work
about
six
months
ago
and
will
be
carrying
it
forward
and
on
behalf
of
the
city.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
Sarah
all
right,
so
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
to
receive
and
file
an
update
on
the
fast-track
cities
initiative.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it,
and
that
item
carries
seeing
no
further
business
on
the
agenda.
For
today
we
are
adjourned.