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Description
Minneapolis Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights, and 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
Monday
January,
27
2020.
My
name
is
Philippe
Cunningham
and
I
am
the
chair
of
this
committee
with
me
at
the
dais,
our
council
members,
Cano,
Schrader,
Gordon
and
Johnson.
Please
let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
and
can
conduct
the
business
of
this
committee.
A
Colleagues,
we
have
seven
consent
agenda
items
before
us
today
with
two
discussion
items
afterwards.
So
I
will
go
ahead
and
read
through
the
consent
agenda
and
then
we
will
dive
into
discussions.
So
item
number
one
is
approving
the
council:
appointments
of
Tyler
peon
tech
seat,
9,
ward,
9
and
Wanda
Felder
c15,
who
is
the
Minneapolis
Public
Schools
representative,
authorizing
the
submittal
of
a
grant
application
to
the
state
of
Minnesota
for
lawns
and
lagoons
demonstration
neighborhood
grants
program
in
the
amount
of
$40,000
to
establish
residential,
pollinator
habitats
within
neighborhoods.
A
An
important
called
pollinator
corridors
and
pathways
in
Minneapolis
item
number
three
is
accepting
a
grant
from
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Public
Safety
Office
of
Justice
programs
in
the
amount
of
$90,000
for
inspiring
youth.
The
health
department's
early
intervention
program
for
young
people
at
risk
of
involvement
with
violence.
A
Id
number
item
number
six
is
setting
a
public
hearing
for
February
third
to
consider
the
reappointment
by
the
executive
committee
of
them
horrible
to
the
appointed
position
of
director
of
civil
rights
for
to
a
two
year
term
and
item
number.
Seven
is
setting
public
hearing
for
February
3rd
2022.
Consider
the
reappointment
by
the
executive
committee
of
Gretchen
music
and
to
the
appointed
position
of
commissioner
of
health
/
director
of
health
department
for
a
two-year
term.
I
will
move
approval
of
all
of
these
items.
A
I
also
just
want
to
highlight
for
my
colleagues
that
if
you
are
curious
about
the
backgrounds
for
folks
who
are
up
for
appointments,
that
that
is
included
in
the
RCA's
that
are
attached
to
the
legislative
record
as
well
as
the
inspiring
youth
program
has
quite
a
comprehensive
background
within
the
RCA.
So
please
take
a
look
at
that
if
you're
interested
in
more
about
that
program,
one
of
the
things
I
really
appreciate
about
the
city
staff
involved
with
this
committee
is
that
we
have
really
robust
RCA's
with
lots
of
information.
A
A
All
right,
I
want
to
welcome
council
vice
president
Jenkins
to
this
meeting,
all
right,
all
those
in
favor
of
approval,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
in
those
items
carry
now.
We
have
two
discussion
items
the
first
is
to
is
receiving
and
filing
an
update
report
on
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
strategic
plan,
progress
and
activities
followed
by
receiving
and
filing
a
an
update
report
on
the
activities
and
accomplishment
of
the
city's
opioid
team
over
the
last
eight
months
NOAA.
A
B
A
B
So
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
has
recently
completed
a
strategic
plan.
A
strategic
plan
is
something
that
the
health
department
does
every
three
to
five
years
and
there
are
a
few
reasons
for
having
active
and
recently
developed
strategic
plan,
one
as
an
accredited
Public
Health
Organization.
Their
Accreditation
Board
requires
that
we
have
a
current
strategic
plan,
and
so
we
do
this
in
order
to
remain
accredited.
B
So
the
process
for
developing
the
strategic
plan
included
first
forming
a
strategic
planning
committee
which
was
formed
in
August
of
2018
and
the
members
included
Gretchen
and
myself
patti
bowler
Josh
Schaffer
Leah
CFG
Allison
Moore
Dane
Huber,
Sarah
Stewart.
We
had
representation
from
each
of
the
divisions
of
the
health
department.
B
The
next
thing
that
we
did
was
a
stakeholder
survey
in
December
of
2018.
We
invited
21
different
stakeholders
to
participate
in
a
survey
that
would
help
inform
the
development
of
the
strategic
plan.
Stakeholders
included
individuals,
programs
and
organizations
within
the
city,
enterprise
and
outside
of
the
centi
City
Enterprise.
All
partners
with
whom
the
Minneapolis
health
department
works
on
a
variety
of
different
issues
and
initiatives
and
you'll
see
the
questions
that
we
asked
of
those
stakeholders
on
the
PowerPoint
presentation.
B
Out
of
that
information
and
out
of
that
process
in
January,
we
came
up
with
the
following
goal:
areas,
communications,
workforce,
development,
equity
funding
and
resources,
collaboration
and
technology.
In
March
of
2019.
We
had
the
staff
again
and
participate
in
an
all
staff
event
where
we
did
a
values
exercise.
The
strategic
planning
committee
had
decided
that
we
should
review
the
mission
statement
and
values
of
the
health
department
decided
that
the
mission
statement
was
fine
and
that
we
would
leave
it
as
is,
but
we
wanted
to
review
the
values.
B
So
at
that
March
meeting
we
went
through
a
series
of
small
group
and
large
group
discussions
and
came
up
with
a
new
set
of
values
for
the
health
department,
which
I
will
share
a
little
bit
later
in
the
presentation
and
then
finally,
we
did
a
constituent
survey.
So
constituents
are
those
end
users
of
our
service,
our
end
recipients
of
any
of
the
services
that
we
provide.
So
those
are
the
community
members
we
put
together
a
health
ranking
survey
and
we
asked
all
employees
of
the
health
department
to
get
it
out
through
their
networks.
B
We
posted
it
on
our
Facebook
page
and
on
our
website
and
based
on
the
feedback
that
we
got
from
190
different
individuals,
the
health,
the
top
five
health
areas
that
they
have
concern
about.
Our
mental
health,
climate
change,
housing
with
services,
health
equity
and
racial
disparities,
and
then
actually
tied
for
fifth,
is
access
to
healthcare,
opioids
access
to
healthy
foods,
all
getting
22
percent
of
that
final
vote.
B
So
then
we
took
all
of
that
information
and
brought
it
together
at
the
strategic
planning
committee
and
started
to
work
on
the
forming
of
some
goals.
We
decided
that
we
would
frame
the
strategic
plan
within
public
health
3.0,
which
is
the
third
variation
of
how
public
health
does
its
work
and
designs
its
work.
B
According
to
the
World
Health
Organization
public
health
is
the
art
and
science
of
preventing
disease
prolonging
life
and
promoting
health
through
the
organized
efforts
of
society
under
three
point:
Public
Health
3.0.
Well,
there
are
five
themes
and
we
use
those
themes
to
Center
the
goals
of
our
strategic
plan.
B
So
first
strong
leadership
and
work
force.
The
Minneapolis
Health
Department
will
have
a
diverse,
dynamic,
innovative
and
qualified
workforce.
That
is
prepared
to
lead
into
the
future
in
some
ways
we
feel
like.
We
already
meet
this
definition,
but
we
also
realize
that
we
have
more
work
to
continue
to
get
there.
This
particular
goal
already
has
a
work
group
formed
around
it
and
has
been
meeting
since
July
of
2019.
B
In
early
summer
of
2019,
we
applied
to
the
de
Beaumont
foundation
to
be
part
of
a
cohort
learning
model
around
appreciative
inquiry.
There
are
four
of
us
from
the
health
or
three
of
us
from
the
health
department
and
then
Lisa
Westman,
our
HR
generalist,
who
attended
a
training
in
Washington
DC
in
September
on
appreciative
inquiry.
We
will
be
implementing
this
appreciative
inquiry
process
with
all
Health
Department
staff
sometime
this
spring
and
other
stakeholders
will
be
invited
to
the
process.
B
The
goal
of
that
impression
of
appreciative
inquiry
process
will
be
to
develop
a
plan
to
attract
hire
and
retain
a
diverse
work
workforce.
So
it's
a
very
specific
goal
that
we
hope
to
achieve
through
process
and
through
this
de
Beaumont
foundation,
cohort
model
were
working
with
seven
other
jurisdictions
from
across
the
country.
B
A
Deputy
commissioner
I
have
a
question
actually,
if
I
may
jump
in
here,
one
of
the
things
that
research
has
shown.
So
we
want
diverse
teams,
because
we
want
different
experiences.
Looking
at
different
experiences
perspectives,
looking
at
the
same
challenge
to
be
able
to
have
different
thoughts
and
really
cultivate
innovation.
But
what
research
has
shown
is
that,
folks,
when
we
bring
on
diverse
teams
during
the
onboarding
process,
essentially
they
are.
A
What
how
do
we
help
prevent
that
from
this
perspective
in
this
work,
because
I
think
that
that
also
might
be
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
have
a
hard
time
retaining
diverse
a
diverse
workforce
is
because
folks
feel
like
they
have
to
then
conform
to
certain
kind
of
norms.
So
do
you
have
any
thoughts
on
that?
Yes,.
B
B
If
you
didn't
hold
a
position
like
deputy
commissioner,
if
you
were
someone
when
who
was
a
public
health,
specialist
or
an
administrative
analyst
or
an
environmental
specialist,
that
learning
of
an
understanding
and
how
to
operate
in
a
different
culture
is
probably
one
that
might
turn
people
away,
and
so
I
know
that
for
me
and
my
work
in
this
area,
paying
special
attention
to
our
orientation
and
how
we
welcome
people
of
color
into
the
city
will
be
a
big
focus
area.
Thank.
A
A
A
B
Thank
You,
chair,
Cunningham
and
I
will
I
agree,
one
of
the
mantras
or
something
that
comes
up
in
every
discussion
of
the
workgroup
that
we
have
formed
around
workforce
development
is
leadership
at
every
level,
so
we
realize
that
leadership
isn't
just
positional
and
that
we
have
people
that
aren't
in
management
that
still
are
leaders
and
we
want
to
foster
that
and
help
help
them
grow.
Thank
you.
B
To
achieve
our
goals,
we
will
work
to
improve
our
collaboration
with
other
city
departments.
I
think
we
all
already
do
fairly
well
in
this
area.
My
experience
through
the
opioid
work,
which
you'll
hear
about
in
a
bit
tells
me
that
this
is
really
a
must
and
not
an
optional,
and
so
we're
working
really
hard
to
find
ways
that
we
can
work
with
other
departments
and
then
finally,
we
will
improve
our
collaboration
with
extern
community
partners.
B
I
would
say
that
for
jurisdictions,
the
city
of
Minneapolis
has
the
best
reputation
for
working
well
with
community,
and
we
need
to
continue
that.
But
that
doesn't
mean
that
there's
room
for
improvement
and
we
will
be
looking
at
things
like
our
contracting
process
and
our
meeting
public
meeting
process
to
ensure
that
we
are
engaging
all
parts
of
the
community
and
offering
opportunities
for
concrete
partnership
to
all
parts
of
the
community.
I.
A
Just
want
to
jump
in
and
give
a
shout
out.
I
actually
just
said
this
morning
that
bragging
a
little
bit
on
the
Health
Department
that,
from
my
perspective,
the
Health
Department
is
the
most
collaborative
department
in
the
city,
both
working
across
departments
really
breaking
down
silos
and
also
having
a
lot
of
credibility
in
the
community
and
working
with
community
partners.
A
It's
not
a
competition,
but
if
it
was
you
win
just
kidding
so
hope.
So
thank
you
for
that.
That's
really
critical
in
building
credibility,
both
within
the
enterprise
as
well
as
out
in
the
community,
and
you
all
have
shown
tremendous
leadership
in
that
way.
So
thank
you
for
continuing
to
build
on
that.
Thank.
B
You,
the
next
school
area,
is
flexible
and
sustainable
funding.
The
concern
that
initially
came
out
of
all
of
our
information
gathering
was
that
there
was
not
enough
funding,
but
when
we
really
drilled
down
into
it,
it
was
that
we
need
to
really
focus
on
sustaining
our
funding
as
a
department
that
is
largely
grant
funded.
We
are
constantly
in
the
mode
of
fundraising
and
grants
can
run
one
year
or
they
can
run
five
years
or
they
can
run
20
years.
B
But
when
you
don't
know
the
answer
to
how
long
they're
going
to
run,
we
always
are
in
that
mode
of
worrying
about
whether
we're
gonna
have
enough
money
for
the
next
year
to
continue
to
provide
the
services
and
work
with
our
community
partners.
So
we're
really
going
to
focus
on
establishing
and
building
a
more
sustainable
funding
model.
B
This
means
that
we
will
need
to
work
on
increasing
the
proportion
and
amount
of
flexible
funding,
so
funding
that's
not
designated
to
a
particular
purpose,
but
funding
that
we
can
apply
to
the
areas
where
we
most
need
it.
We
will
seek
to
increase
funding
for
equipment,
upgrades
and
needed
supplies
so
having
the
materials.
The
most
up-to-date
materials
that
we
need
in
order
to
do
our
work
will
actually
help
us
in
the
end,
develop
sustainable
funding.
B
B
B
We
will
support
a
dedicated
position
to
define,
needs
and
facilitate
solutions.
We
actually
did
that.
We
have
that
position
that
started
mid-year
last
year
and
she
was
a
current
city
employee
that
came
to
help
work
with
us
on
this
issue,
and
then
we
will
expand
methods
for
making
data
in
information
available
to
the
public.
B
And
finally,
in
the
area
of
foundational
infrastructure,
there
are
two
goals:
one
has
to
do
with
equity
and
the
other
has
to
do
with
communications.
The
Minneapolis
Health
Department
will
have
a
core
infrastructure
that
is
prepared
to
serve
and
support
the
division
as
we
advance
in
public
health
in
Minneapolis
under
the
area
of
equity.
B
We
are
also,
as
a
health
department,
beginning
work
to
become
trauma-informed
and
there's
also
a
great
deal
of
crossover
there,
so
we're
including
all
of
this
stuff
under
an
umbrella
under
the
equity
umbrella,
so
that
we
can
improve
not
only
our
outcomes
for
community
but
the
organizational
culture
of
the
health
department
under
equity.
We
are
looking
to
define
equity.
What
it
looks
like
and
feels
like
for
the
health
department.
B
We
will
be
creating
a
framework
of
equity
through
which
we
can
run
everything
that
we
do
so
we
know
when
we're
taking
projects
or
initiatives
out
to
the
community
that
we're
doing
it
in
an
equitable
way.
We
will
create
an
equity
policy
for
the
health
department
that
builds
equity
into
everything
that
we
do.
B
We
will
and
have
created
a
training
plan
for
all
staff
for
perform
Minneapolis
for
2020
all
Health
Department
staff.
Will
we
be
required
to
include
a
goal
around
equity
and
the
equity
work
group
has
provided
15
different
options
for
staff
to
choose
from
so
that
there
are
certain
requirements
met
by
each
of
those
performance
measures,
and
then
we
will
finally
include
equity
in
our
contracting
process,
and
we've
acquired
a
tool
from
race
and
equity
team
that
will
be
starting
to
implement
in
reviewing
our
contracts
for
equity
purposes.
B
Under
the
communications
goal
area,
patti
Wooler
will
be
the
lead
on
this.
This
committee
started
meeting
in
july
of
2019.
A
consultant
has
been
hired
to
write
a
communications
plan
for
the
health
department,
and
a
committee
has
been
formed
that
is
made
up
of
the
communication
points
of
contact
from
each
of
the
divisions
within
the
health
department.
B
We
look
to
improve
bi-directional
communications
to
the
community
to
make
sure
we're
not
only
telling
but
we're
hearing
and
listening.
We
want
to
create
opportunities
for
improved
internal
communications
and
that's
internal
to
the
department,
and
then
we
want
to
create
an
external
communications
plan
which
we're
working
on
and
implement
it
so
that
we
at
the
Health
Department
can
speak
in
a
unified
voice
about
the
work
that
we're
doing
so.
B
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
that
in
the
and
that's
all
described
here
in
this
document
and
then
moving
forward.
So
a
new
rendition
of
the
strategic
planning
committee
has
been
formed.
This
group
will
meet
just
twice
a
year
to
monitor
progress
of
the
workgroups
and
to
advise
as
needed.
Some
of
these
are
time
limited
after
efforts.
So
when
we
look
to
the
IT
work
and
the
fundraising
and
resources
work,
those
work
groups
will
be
meeting
for
a
limited
amount
of
time
to
develop
a
plan
and
then
implement
it.
B
A
C
Yeah
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
comment
about
how
impressed
I
am
with
the
thoroughness.
You
went
through
this
floor
and
actually
I
think
digging
into
some
things
that
could
really
make
a
significant
difference.
I
really
appreciated
focus
on
the
workforce
and
also
goal
setting
and
I
think
there's
some
of
the
tools
that
you
might
be
developing
and
including
the
well
maybe
the
menu
for
the
equity
equity
goal
for
each
each
staff
person
to
develop
and
also
looking
at
those
contracts
through
that
equity
lens.
C
It
could
really
be
useful
for
other
departments
and
entities
in
the
city
so
appreciate
getting
this
report
and
hearing
about
how
you're
doing
this
strategic
plan
and
I
really
liked
it
being
broken
up.
So
we're
hearing
about
the
internal
plan
about
how
you're
gonna
really
improve
the
functioning
or
realize
or
maximize
anyway,
of
the
of
the
department
and
they'll
look
forward
to
hearing
about
the
community
improvement
plan
in
the
future.
So
thanks
so
much.
D
You
mr.
cherrick
I
also
just
wanted
echo
that
this
the
work
you've
done.
It
looks
fantastic
just
really
appreciate
that
on
the
side
know
what
I
did
want
to
follow
up
a
little
bit
on
the
decision
to
not
renew
the
contract
with
the
county
and
epidemiology.
Could
you
elaborate
on
that
a
little
bit?
Yes,.
B
B
This
has
received
far
more
publicity.
We
ever
imagined
it
might.
I
was
actually
just
at
a
meeting
this
morning
with
Chris
era's
Munoz
with
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health,
and
she
oversees
the
areas
that
we
are
looking
to
assume
responsibility
for
at
the
health
department.
We
do
intend
to
discontinue
the
contract
with
Hennepin
County.
B
B
So
that's
measles
flu,
and
specifically,
that
is
what
I
want
to
meet
with
Chris
arizim
about
this
morning
to
get
in
touch
with
the
appropriate
people
at
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
to
understand
what
their
expectations
will
be
of
us
in
that
area.
Our
plan,
as
it
has
always
been,
is
to
transition
this
change
over
the
next
12
months
and
not
just
immediately
assume
all
of
it.
We
continue
to
get
information
to
the
county
as
we
are
required
or
need
to,
and
we
look
forward
to
having
conversations
with
them
about
continuing
our
work
together.
A
Right,
thank
you.
So
much
are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments
for
my
colleagues
on
the
strategic
plan,
all
right,
seeing
none
I,
move
approval
to
receive
and
file
the
updated
report
on
the
Minneapolis,
Health
Department
strategic
plan,
progress
and
activities
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
in
that
item
carries
moving
right
along
to
our
last
item
on
the
agenda.
For
today
we
have
an
update
on
the
opioid
epidemic
activities.
B
Thank
You,
chair
Cunningham,
we
are
a
couple
months
late
and
getting
back
to
you
on
this
I
apologize
for
that,
but
we
have
been
busy.
This
first
issue
that
I'm
going
to
talk
about.
It
is
actually
not
one
that
was
on
anybody's
work
plan,
but
starting
last
spring
about
a
year
ago.
Actually
we
started
hearing
more
and
more
concerns
about
the
syringe
litter
problem.
We
were
hearing
directly
from
community
members
from
business
owners.
We
were
hearing
through
your
office's.
We
were
hearing
through
the
mayor's
office
about
the
residents
and
business
owners.
B
B
B
Because
there
was
no
one
in
an
official
capacity,
picking
up
syringe
litter
residents,
business
owners,
local
nonprofits
and
city
workers
across
the
enterprise,
including
police
and
fire,
were
collecting
syringe
litter
residents
and
others
were
not
aware
of
the
the
safety
standards
for
picking
up,
syringe
litter
and
so
we're
creating
greater
health
risks.
As
a
result
of
that
and
part
of
our
education
has
been
to
inform
people
how
to
safely
pickup
syringe
litter.
B
We
were
seeing
things
like
this
out
in
the
community
kind
of
homemade
receptacles
put
out
on
the
streets
in
a
in
a
way
in
an
effort
to
help
with
this
particular
problem.
If
you
know
about
syringe
litter,
this
is
not
an
appropriate
way
to
do
it,
because
a
milk
jug
is
too
penetrable.
You
need
something
with
a
little
bit
more
durable
plastic,
but
community
was
doing
what
they
needed
to
do.
B
So.
This
is
what
we
created.
One
response:
the
syringe
drop
box.
This
was
actually
designed
and
built
by
a
local
business
if
you're
familiar
with
the
Snoopy's
located
around
the
Twin
Cities,
the
woman
that
designed
and
built
those
Snoopy's
is
the
same
woman
that
designed
this
box.
For
us,
it's
a
company
called
tu
voli
and
we
work
closely
with
them
to
come
up
with
the
design
and
colors
that
match
the
city
of
Minneapolis
colors.
We
were
intentional
to
not
use
words
on
it,
but
pictures
so
that
language
would
not
be
a
barrier.
B
People
would
know
what
this
box
was,
for.
We
were
very
intentional
in
the
design.
What
we
learned
from
other
cities
is
that
had
bigger
openings
for
the
syringes
is
that
they
were
getting
not
only
syringes
but
every
other
kind
of
litter
in
the
boxes.
So
we
intentionally
designed
a
box
that
had
an
opening
that
only
a
syringe
could
fit
in
and
you'll
see
the
little
hood
over
the
top
of
the
opening
to
help
prevent
it
from
filling
with
snow
and
rain.
B
It
is
rafidhi
resistant,
the
design
is
attractive
and
non-threatening,
and
we've
installed
these
in
a
neighborhoods
that
were
experiencing
the
highest
level
of
syringe
litter
on
the
next
slide.
You
see
a
listing
of
where
those
are
currently
and
where
they
are
located.
Yes,
they
are
all
in
south
Minneapolis
right
now,
because
that
is
where
the
worst
of
the
problem
resides.
B
There
are
four
located
in
parks
and
the
park
park
folks
took
care
of
installing
those
and
will
maintain
them
for
the
ones
that
are
located
outside
of
parks.
We
have
developed
a
close
relationship
with
the
public
works
department
and
they
will
maintain
those
boxes
located
outside
of
the
city
parks.
We
are
within
the
next
week
or
two
installing
our
first
in
North
Minneapolis,
so
we
are
going
to
start
looking
at
some
other
areas.
B
The
second
thing
that
we
implemented
was
the
surin.
Was
these
buckets?
So
we
heard
a
lot
from
businesses,
mostly
along
Bloomington
Avenue,
along
Franklin
Avenue,
some
on
Lake
Street,
that
they
were
having
to
pick
up
a
lot
of
syringe
litter
on
their
own
properties,
but
they
didn't
have
a
way
to
get
rid
of
it.
So
these
boxes,
we
are
these
buckets.
B
We've
started
with
30
of
them
a
business
owner
located
in
the
South,
Minneapolis
or
other
parts
can
get
one
of
these,
and
when
it
fills
up,
we
will
send
someone
out
to
empty
it
for
them,
along
with
the
bucket
we've,
given
them
policies
for
how
to
handle
the
bucket.
This
is
not
something
that
should
be
placed
out
in
public,
for
people
to
just
put
stuff
in.
This
is
something
they
should
be
keeping
in
the
back
for
their
own
purposes
and
then
we've
again
developed
a
relationship
with
a
vendor
who
will
come
and
empty
those
out.
B
Some
of
the
places
that
already
have
these
buckets
are
the
tackle
Bell
on
Cedar
Avenue
and
Franklin,
the
American
Indian,
oh
I,
see
Inger
bretons
on
Lake,
Street,
Aras,
Eden,
allied
Universal,
open
arms,
and
then
there
are
a
handful
of
apartment
buildings
that
have
these
markets
already
and
then.
The
other
thing
that
we
implemented
in
relation
to
this
is
when.
B
B
The
fire
department
has
reported
to
us
that
they
seen
a
reduce
in
calls
since
implementing
this
we've
also
worked.
This
is
a
picture
of
Tim
Huber
from
industrial
hygiene
services
he's
doing
a
lot
of
the
education
for
us.
We've
had
a
couple
of
community
events
that
he's
been
to
where
he
instructs
people
about
how
to
pick
up
syringes
safely
and
how
to
dispose
of
them.
B
In
March
we
will
be
having
four
internal
trainings
and
safe
clean
up,
and
this
specifically
in
partnership
with
Public
Works
Department,
there's
already
over
a
hundred
employees
that
have
expressed
an
interest
in
having
this
training.
If
these
go
well
will
broaden
that
to
other
parts
of
the
city
Enterprise.
B
B
Most
of
the
syringes
have
come
out
of
the
box,
that's
located
on
Bloomington
Avenue
and
25th
Street,
that's
where
there
was
a
little
homeless
encampment
setting
up,
and
so
that's
where
we've
seen
the
most
needles.
The
second
most
popular
location
is
on
Cedar
Avenue
and
in
between
Franklin
and
24th,
under
the
under
the
bridge.
B
Under
the
Hiawatha
overpass,
we
have
seen
a
decrease
in
911
3-1-1
calls
about
resident
complaints
and
fire
and
police
having
to
go
pick
up
syringes
and
we've
already
had
other
cities
contact
us
about
our
model
to
see
if
it
might
work
for
theirs.
I
talked
to
Milwaukee
last
week
and
I
ran
the
saint-lo.
Ramsey
has
contacted
us
as
well,
so
next
steps
this
box
that
you
see
in
this
picture
is
actually
when
the
Public
Works
built.
B
Those
boxes
that
we
had
designed
and
built
by
the
local
business
owner
run
us
about
twenty-five
hundred
dollars,
apiece
which
we
can
afford.
But
if
we
can
do
it
internally
and
save
some
money,
why
not
so
they
took
one
of
the
boxes
and
built
one
of
their
own.
So
if
we
decide
to
expand
the
program
beyond
the
11
boxes,
we
have
an
internal
source
for
getting
those
built.
This
one
is
the
one
that
will
actually
be
going
into
North
Minneapolis
in
the
next
couple
weeks.
B
B
B
Next,
the
hospital
and
community-based
programs-
so
this
is
the
one
that's
included
in
general
fund
for
2020.
We
also
secured
a
federal
grant
from
the
Department
of
Justice
to
help
support
this
program.
We
are
establishing
appropriate
relationships.
These
relationships
are
not
in
set
in
stone
yet,
but
we've
been
having
a
ton
of
meetings
with
potential
community
partners,
including
Hennepin
Hennepin
health,
Native,
American
community
clinic
serve
Minnesota,
Recovery,
Corps
and
the
fire
department.
B
B
Don't
have
a
ton
more
detail
on
this,
but
it
will
be
an
emergency
room
based
response
program
to
those
folks
who
come
in
on
an
overdose,
and
then
we
are
establishing
a
similar
model
in
the
community
for
those
people
to
whom
first
responders
administer
narcan
or
naloxone,
but
they
do
not
go
to
the
hospital.
We
are
designing
a
program
so
that
we
can
connect
with
them
as
well.
B
We
also
received
a
grant
from
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Human
Services
to
in
Minneapolis
be
the
hub
for
narcan
distribution
least
the
narcan
that
comes
from
the
Department
of
Human
Services
and
we've
partnered,
specifically
with
Southside
harm
reduction
services,
a
Native
American
community
clinic.
They
will
be
distributing
naloxone,
/
narcan,
and
they
will
be
doing
education
in
the
community
about
how
to
administer
narcan
safely
and
effectively
and
we'll
also
be
providing
some
education
internally
to
the
city.
B
B
Next
I
want
to
talk
about
a
mortality
review
project
that
we
participated
in
last
year.
Our
partners
for
this
particular
or
the
purpose
of
this
is
to
better
understand
the
overdose
fatalities
that
were
experiencing
here
in
Minneapolis.
We
want
to
improve
system
response,
mitigate
risk
and
promote
interagency
collaboration
and
prevent
future
overdose
deaths.
We
partnered
with
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
in
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department,
with
an
occasional
subject
matter,
expert
invited
into
the
process.
B
The
recommendations
that
came
out
of
the
mortality
review
process.
Well,
let
me
Beckham's,
we
reviewed
six
deaths,
because
this
is
a
pilot
program.
We
looked
at
the
deaths
in
the
second
half
of
2017
that
occurred
in
there
were
some
30-some
deaths
during
that
six-month
period.
We
decided
that
six
is
what
we
would
review
during
the
pilot
process.
We
intentionally
chose
people
whose
deaths
we
wanted
to
review
based
on
race,
gender
and
age.
B
B
B
B
We
need
to
secure
funding
to
do
this,
we're
establishing
and
determining
what
a
budget
might
look
for,
so
that
we
can
look
for
funding
to
support
such
an
ongoing
process.
We
would
have
to
establish
a
committee
of
those
people
that
would
be
responsible
for
reviewing
the
deaths
and
then
we
would
look
to
how
we
publish
and
use
those
findings.
B
So
this
is
something
we'll
look
to
be
moving
forward
with
and,
lastly,
in
terms
of,
some
of
our
big
buckets
of
work
is
an
anti
stigma
campaign
that
we're
working
on
this
campaign
will,
by
and
large,
be
geared
towards
the
Somalian
community
and
that's
based
on
information
that
we've
heard
and
gathered.
We
had
initial
meeting
held
two
weeks
ago
with
congresswoman
Omar
to
exchange
information,
establish
priorities,
as
we
hear
them
from
the
Somalian
community.
There
are
multiple
other
jurisdictions
invited
to
that
particular
meeting
was
highly
informative.
B
We
hope
that
we
will
be
able
to
get
message
out
into
the
community
that
will
help
youth
in
this
community
understand
that
there
are
people
who
can
help
them
and
will
mitigate
some
of
the
stigma
that
they
and
their
families
are
experiencing.
As
a
result
of
that,
opioid
use
we've
heard
stories
of
families
who
will
not
tell
the
truth
of
why
their
child
died,
because
it
is
too
embarrassing
to
them,
and
this
is
a
real
problem
and
it's
affecting
all
communities
in
Minneapolis.
But
we
want
to
work
closely
with
this
community
on
this
particular
effort.
B
So
as
we
form
the
messages
and
do
more
work
in
this
area,
we
will
keep
you
informed
as
well
strategic
partnership
development.
It
was
when
Suzanne
and
I
were
working
on.
This
presentation
is
a
little
hard
to
remember
everybody
that
we've
been
meeting
with,
because
we
have
been
meeting
with
a
lot
of
people
developing
a
lot
of
relationships,
but
we
wanted
to
mention
a
few.
The
Annie,
casey
Family
Foundation's
program
actually
approached
Suzanne
and
asked
if
we
could
do
some
partnering
as
it
relates
to
the
housing
of
those
experiencing
substance
use
disorder.
B
We
have
improved
enterprise-wide
relationships
for
the
sake
of
this
opioid
work,
particularly
with
Public
Works
and
the
fire
department
and
the
police
department
in
April
or
May
of
this
year.
We're
going
to
be
doing
a
Youth
Summit
co-hosting,
a
Youth
Summit
with
Augsburg
University,
community
hospitals
and
clinics
I
mean
the
number
that
we've
met
with
would
be
amazing
and
then
Twin
Cities
rise,
which
is
a
work
development
organization.
So
these
just
a
few
of
the
organizations
that
we've
worked
to
develop
relationships
with
just
a
few
other
notes.
We
continue
to
seek
funding
for
this
work.
B
B
We
will
continue
to
develop
our
relationship
with
the
fire
department
they're
experiencing
this
phenomenon,
where
people
are
showing
up
at
the
fire
stations
seeking
resources
around
opioids.
So
we
want
to
figure
out
how
we
can
help
those
folks
we're
working
closely
with
other
jurisdictions,
both
here
in
Minnesota
and
outside,
to
understand
the
work
that
they're
doing
and
how
it
can,
how
that
could
work
here
in
Minneapolis
and
then
finally,
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
we
are
going
to
be
at
the
neighborhood's
conference.
C
Thank
you
so
much
and
I
really
appreciate
the
update
and
I'm
a
beat
I'll,
be
curious
to
hear
more
about
the
mortality
review
and
what
the
budget
might
be
to
do.
That
I
think
think
could
be
very
helpful,
especially
as
we
gather
the
findings
that
we
have
and
then
try
to
do,
interventions
and
kind
of
see
how
that
works.
So
I
appreciate
that
I
did
want
to
ask
sort
of
as
a
point-in-time
update
about
how
you
see
the
problem
or,
if
there's
any
metrics,
that
we're
tracking
to
understand.
C
If
it's
getting
worse
as
it
getting
better,
is
it
staying
the
same.
You
mentioned
a
little
bit
about
syringes
and
we're
not
getting
as
many
complaints
about
them,
which
could
indicate
something
good
or
just
that
we're
managing
the
problem
better.
But
we
don't
just
want
to
manage
the
problem
we
want
to,
or
we
do
want
to
manage
it
so
well
that
it
goes
away
because
we
saw
we
solve
it.
C
B
Cunningham
and
councilmember
Gordon,
we
were
trying
to
find
your
statistics
for
the
presentation.
The
challenge
is,
we
rely
heavily
on
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
to
to
get
our
statistics
and
for
2019
they
haven't
finished
processing.
All
of
that
information.
I
think
you
described
it
well,
we
are
managing
a
problem
right
now
and
we
need
to
move
towards
preventing
the
problem
and
preventing
does
come
by
managing
it,
but
we
also
have
to
do
some
very
outright
prevention
work
and
that's
in
them
in
the
recommendations
that
came
out
of
the
mayor's
multi-jurisdictional
task
force
as
well.
B
B
There
is
an
epidemic
of
hepatitis
right
now
and
all
of
this
overlays
with
the
same
population
that
is
using
opioids
and
so
we're
gonna
have
to
start
looking
at
how
we
can
reach
out
to
these
people
for
multiple
purposes
and
part
of
the
conversation
I
had
this
morning
with
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
was
about
that
very
issue
as
well.
How
do
we
jointly
reach
out
to
the
communities
most
in
need
here
and
help
get
at
some
of
the
root
of
this
problem?
I.
C
Appreciate
that
I
also
I
know
that
make
sense.
We
talk
about
it
as
an
opioid
response
and
opioid
problem,
but
what
I'm
understanding
is
often
it's
methamphetamines
just
as
much
it
is
opioids
and
it's
a
circular
or
it's
mixed.
The
dependency
issue
and
I
know
that
we
understand
that
and
we're
looking
at
it
all
out
more
holistically
than
just
about
opioids,
but
I.
Think
it's
important.
Do
we
remember
that
I
also
just
did
want
to
emphasize
I,
really
appreciated
the
work
on
the
stigma
and
I
do
think.
C
If
you
know
what
I
mean
I
mean
it's
such
a
stigma,
how
can
you
even
ask
for
help
because
you're
admitting
you
got
yourself
in
this
much
of
a
serious
problem,
but
we
do
need
to
start
looking
at
it
that
way
and
because
getting
help
is
what
the
best
thing
you
could
do,
and
you
need
to
share
that
with
somebody.
So
you
can
get
that
help.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
you're.
Looking
in
how
you
can
do
that.
C
I
actually
had
a
chance
to
talk
to
the
youth
workers
who
were
working
in
Cedar
Riverside
and
in
the
Seward
areas,
and
they
talked
about
how
many
conversations
it
took
with
young
people
and
individuals
to
finally
get
them
to
open
up
to
the
problem
and
end
up
going
and
seeking
treatment
and
getting
help.
And
so
we
really
have
to
kind
of
build
those
relationships.
And
it
just
showed
me
that
it
is
such
a
big
problem
and
keeping
it
a
secret
just
makes
it
worse.
So
appreciate
your
work
and
appreciate
the
update.
A
B
Turk
I
am
I
forgot.
Two
things
one
is
starting
in
February.
We
will
be
doing
a
biweekly
report
and
you
all
will
be
on
the
distribution
list
for
that,
because
we
get
regular
inquiries
about
what's
going
on
with
the
opioid
work,
and
so
we
want
to
be
responsive
to
that.
So
starting
in
February
every
couple
weeks,
you
should
receive
something
from
us
updating
you
on
the
work
that
we're
doing
and
then
back
to
the
contract
with
Hennepin
County,
councilmember,
Gore
and
I
promised
you
something
on
Friday
and
I.
B
C
A
Thank
you
great.
Thank
you.
I
would
like
to
make
the
recommendation
for
the
syringe
Dropbox
to
be
on
Broadway
and
lyndale.
I
was
further
thinking
on
that
and
just
wanted
to
make
that
recommendation.
We,
the
hats,
think
no
further
questions
or
comments
from
my
colleagues.
I
move
approval
to
receive
and
file
an
updated
report
on
the
activities,
accomplishments
and
accomplishments
of
the
city's
opioid
team
over
the
last
eight
months.