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From YouTube: January 19, 2022 Public Health & Safety Committee
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A
The
city
will
be
recording
and
posting
this
meeting
to
the
city's
website
and
the
youtube
channel
as
a
means
of
increasing
public
access
and
transparency.
This
meeting
is
public
and
is
subject
to
the
minnesota
open
meeting
laws.
At
this
time.
I
will
ask
the
clerk
to
please
call
the
role,
so
we
can
verify
quorum
for
this
meeting.
C
A
Present,
let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
with
that.
The
agenda
for
today's
meeting
is
before
us.
There
are
11
items
on
today's
consent
agenda
and
I
will
read
through
first,
we
have
number
one:
is
the
minnesota
department
of
health
grant
for
vaccination
incentive
program,
2021-01168.
A
Number
10
a
contract
amendment
with
league
of
minnesota
cities,
insurance
trust
for
patrol
a
peace
officer,
accredited
training
online
subscription,
2022,
0-0
and
number
11.
The
u.s
department
of
justice
grant
to
implement
a
comprehensive
program
to
respond
to
opioid
abuse
and
that
is
2022
000
511.
Is
there
any
discussions
on
these
items.
D
I
had
a
question
on
item
number
three
contract
with
the
minneapolis
safety
initiative.
I
have
understanding
that
this
is
a
pass-through
contract
for
community
patrols,
but
I
was
wondering
if
anyone
could
speak
to
what
the
minneapolis
safety
initiative
is.
Is
that
a
community
organization
or
some
other
type
of
legal
entity
that
is
initiating
the
contract.
A
I
think
we
have
crystal
vandenberg
on
the
in
the
meeting
today
who
could
possibly
answer
that
question.
C
Madam
chair,
this
is
robin
mcpherson
of
the
police
department
and
actually
inspector
katie
blackwell
is
on
the
call
as
well,
and
so
she
may
want
to
answer
this.
But
briefly,
it
is
an
organization
of
the
neighborhood
areas,
including
some
of
the
businesses.
It
is
a
legal
entity.
We
can't
contract
with
a
non-legal
entity
or
just
an
organization
that
has
no
standing,
so
it
is
a
legal
entity.
C
A
You
robin
and
inspector
blackwell,
if
you
have
any
additional
information
that
you
can
share
with
vice
chair
payne
that'd,
be
helpful.
E
Sure,
madam
madam
chair,
so
I
guess
robin
talked
a
lot
about
it,
but
it's
a
buy
back
program
specifically
for
residents
or
businesses
in
the
specific
areas.
If
they
choose
to
have
the
additional
safety
initiatives,
such
as
extra
patrols
and
things
of
that
nature,.
D
And
then,
if
I
could
just
ask
a
clarifying
question,
the
we
know
that
we
have
some
staffing
constraints
within
the
department.
How
do
those
dynamics
play
with
how
these
contracts
are
executed?.
E
That's
a
great
question:
vice
chair
payne,
so
staffing
issues
are
absolute.
You
know
we're
working
on
them,
so
buyback
is
for
officers
that
are
off
duty,
so
when
they're
they
might
have
the
day
off
or
they
might
work
extension
other
shift.
So
these
buyback
are
generally
set
hours
four
to
five
hours
generally,
and
so
officers
choose
to
work
them
on
their
off
duty
time
and
we
we
have
buy
back
throughout
the
city
in
different
parts
and
if
we
don't
fill
them,
then
we
just
don't
fill
them
and
the
neighborhood
is
aware
of
that.
C
If
you
don't
mind,
if
I
I'd
like
to
add
just
a
couple
of
comments
on
that,
please
the
the
buyback
is
is
strictly
voluntary,
so
officers
do
not
have
to
sign
up
for
any
buyback,
so
we
often
do
go
without
people
who
sign
up
for
it.
So
we
have
unused
hours.
Basically
in
our
contract,
we
do
not
guarantee
that
those
hours
will
be
filled.
E
And
then,
just
to
speak
a
little
bit
more
to
that
9-1-1
response
is
the
primary
responsibility.
So
if
we're
short,
let's
say
on
the
street
for
a
staffing
and
we
can't
fill
it
with
overtime
slots
or
assistance
from
other
precincts.
The
first
thing
we
do
is
pull
from
the
buyback,
so
the
community
members
are
the
buyback
program,
whatever
community
or
business
that
are
doing
the
buyback.
Are
that's
really
communicated
too.
D
A
Thank
you,
council
member
wanzley,
warlow.
F
Thank
you,
chair,
patricia
just
had
a
couple
follow-up
questions
to
one
that
council
member
payne
raised
one
being
the
process
of
how
community
groups
can
go
about
accessing
this.
You
know,
for
instance,
if
I
had
a
neighborhood
in
in
ward
2
that
wanted
to
know
how
to
participate
in
this,
like
what
is
the
decision
maker
process?
You
know
that's
overseeing
this
process,
just
love
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
how
you
know.
Residents
can
access
these
funds
or
this
program
just
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
C
F
Just
another
follow-up
question
would
love
to
know
how
this
program
has
been
supportive
in
reducing
crime
city.
Why
you
know
I'm
always
someone
who's
done.
Research
around
this
area
and
understanding
that
there's
credible
sources
out
there
that
talks
about
you
know
the
correlation
in
between
p,
beat
cops,
increase,
presence
on
the
streets
and
then
reducing
you
know,
crime
city.
Why,
like
would
love
to
hear
how
this
has
been?
This
initiative
has
been
supportive
of
those
goals,
and
I
know
that's
the
goal
of
the
city.
E
Great
question:
council
members,
so
there's
a
pretty
strong
correlation
when
we
my
myself
as
a
precinct
inspector
when
we
look
at
crime
statistics
and
generally,
what
we
see
is
when
we
see
high
crime
areas,
we
throw
directed
patrol
or
buyback
in
those
areas
and
what
we
see
is
it
tends
that
crime
will
decrease
significantly,
and
so
that's
where
we
we
will
fully
analyze
like
where
the
high
crime
areas
are
padded
looking
for
patterns
and
then
put
that
director
patrol
in
that
neighborhood.
So
it's
a
great
question.
I
hope
I
answered
your
question.
Councilmember.
A
I
would
also
like
to
add
that
councilmember
ellison
joined
in
and
would
like
to
be
recognized
as
present
in
this
meeting.
G
Hey
yes,
councilmember
ellison
here,
please
mark
me
down
as
president
and
just
missed
the
roll
call,
but
have
been
present
for
the
conversation.
So
thank
you
so
much.
Madam
chair.
A
Thank
you
councilmember.
Any
further
discussion.
A
F
Oh
sorry,
I
think
I
definitely
miss
her.
There
was
a
couple
other
items
that
I
I
know
I
sent
the
email
to
council
chair
electrician.
I
mean
vita
as
well
as
by
share
el
payne
last
night
about
the
additional
items
that
I
wanted
to
pull
for
question.
F
Yes,
I
would
like
to
pull
for
question
items
just
for
everyone
to
know
items
four,
nine
and
ten.
F
So
in
relationship
to
item
number
four,
if
there's
a
staff
member
present
to
just
give
kind
of
a
overview
of
what
the
biochar
you
know,
initiative
is
and
how
that
relates
to
the
city's
climate
action
goals.
H
Madam
chair,
this
is
jim
dalton
from
the
minneapolis
health
department,
environmental
services.
I've
been
running
the
biochar
program
for
about
eight
years
now
as
an
initiative,
and
what
this
is
is
a
program
where
we
basically
take
carbon.
That's
been
saved
or
frozen
from
trees,
essentially
and
uses
that
as
a
sole
amendment
in
things
like
urban
urban
agriculture,
forestry,
urban
forestry,
transportation
corridors
etc.
H
But
it's
a
carbon
negative
technology,
so
it's
actually
trying
to
reverse
or
draw
down
climate
change,
and
so
that's
how
it
relates
to
the
city's
carbon
footprint
is
actually
a
neg
carbon
negative
component,
so
it
goes
backwards
and
as
a
project
or
in
in
itself.
H
We
anticipate
that
this
will
actually
be
a
revenue
neutral
project
because
of
the
value
of
the
carbon
that
would
be
produced
as
part
of
this
project,
and
it
also
addresses
the
emerald
ash
borer
waste
problem
that
we
have
not
only
in
minneapolis
but
in
the
area,
and
so
we
have
substantial
support
from
this
from
the
state
and
read
other
counties
in
the
areas
in
other
cities
as
well
as
looking
at
this
is
supporting
the
climate
fight
within
minneapolis
so
snake.
H
But
it
is
a
carbon
negative
instead
of
just
a
carbon
neutral
component
to
help
us
meet
our
climate
action
goals,
and
it
is
actually
one
of
the
items
specified
in
the
2040
plan.
F
Thank
you
so
much
jim
for
providing
that
overview.
I
have
no
other
questions
on
that
item.
I'm
ready
to
move
to
item
number
nine!
If
that's!
Okay
with
the
committee,
the
chair.
A
Yes,
and
thank
you,
I
think
robin
I
mean
I'm
sorry,
I
think
yeah
robin
mcpherson,
not
council,
member
warlobah
can
answer
the
question.
Item
number
nine
and
10
both.
C
Yes,
madam
chair,
if
there's
a
specific
question
and
also
lieutenant
fisher
of
our
training
department,
is
here
as
well,
and
we
probably
can
answer
the
questions
in
total
because
they're
both
for
similar
items.
But
please,
if
you
have
specific
questions,
yes,.
F
In
regards
to
item
number
nine,
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
you
know
I'm
really
excited
about
this
partnership,
knowing
that
you
know
the
college
model
from
my
understanding
and
work
that
I've
done
in
this
area
is
definitely
better
than
the
academ
academy
model,
and
I'm
glad
that
our
public
safety
training
is
happening
in
colleges
and
not
academies
and
hennepin
tech
has
been
offering
trainings
for
our
officers
or
officers
in
general
for
a
long
time,
but
also
the
the
fact
stands
that
you
know
officer,
derek
chavin
and
tao
both
involved
with
george
floyd's
murder.
F
F
And
I,
as
you
know,
a
representative
of
the
city,
I
would
love
to
see
the
city
be
a
partner
and
making
sure
that
that
over
all
happens
and
making
sure
that
you
know
that
overhaul.
It
definitely
centers
eliminating.
You
know:
militaristic
practices,
racially
biased,
policing
measures
from
that
training.
F
So
some
of
the
key
questions
that
I
had
has
been
has
there
been
any
analysis
of
this
overhaul
like
where
hennepin
tech
or
even
century
college
are
currently
in
and
really
you
know,
changing
and
transforming
the
the
programming
that
they're
offering
to
those
seeking
to
become
law
enforcers.
I
I
can
answer
that
a
little
bit
council
member,
I
worked
with
hennepin
technical
college
to
set
up
this
current
class
that
is
going
through
of
cadets,
and
I
do
know
that
with
post
obviously
changing
some
of
their
things
that
they
are
going
to
be
requesting
from
obviously
officers
across
the
state
and
then
as
well
as
the
training
institutions,
the
professional
police
officer,
education
programs,
that
there
are
some
things
that
hennepin
technical
college
is
adding
to
addition
to
their
training,
trying
to
keep
up
with
what
post
is
requesting
with
those
changes.
F
Awesome
just
a
couple
more
questions:
do
you
happen
to
know
if
they're
also
working
with
community,
especially
those
that
are
either
survivors
of
police,
violence
or
brutality,
and
making
some
of
those
changing
changes
to
their
curriculum.
I
F
And
also
some
of
the
metrics
like
what
metrics
are
in
place.
I
know
you
mentioned
you're
in
that
process
and
that's
great
that
there's
going
to
be
that
active
presence
on
the
behalf
of
the
city
to
monitor
this.
But
do
they
have
some
metrics
in
place
and
kind
of
a
timeline
where
they're
hoping
to
execute
this
overhaul.
I
As
far
as
some
of
the
changes,
I
know
those
changes
have
already
moved
forward
that
will
actually
be
in
place
with
our
students
going
through
that
their
program
currently
right
now,
but
again
with
the
specific
question
you
just
asked
prior
to
this
one
that
one
I
unfortunately
don't
have
an
answer
to
at
this
exact
moment,
but
happy
to
get
that,
for
you.
F
I
Well,
we're
not
technically
in
charge
of
necessarily
everything.
That's
going
on
in
this
on
the
school
side
of
that
again,
with
the
post
board
coming
up
with
some
some
different
changes,
they
have
a
little
bit
more
control
over
those
things
moving
forward.
As
far
as
our
staff,
we
make
sure
that
we're
following
through
with
our
students,
while
they're
out
at
school,
so
it's
not
as
if
they're
just
completely
on
their
own.
I
They
do
know
that
they're
representing
the
city
of
minneapolis
they're
wearing
that
uniform
and
they
are,
you,
know,
expected
to
follow
all
of
our
policies
and
fall
in
line
with
every
that
everything
that
a
city
of
minneapolis
employee
does.
But
then
we
will
be
taking
that
information
from
post
board
as
well
and
making
changes
that
we
can,
throughout
our
police
academy
to
make
sure
that
we
are
providing
the
best
training
when
they
end
up
coming
back
to
mpd.
F
Thank
you
so
much
fisher
for
answering
those
questions
and
committee
chair
vita.
That's
basically
the
questions
I
have
for
item
number
nine.
If
committee
members
are
okay
with
that,
I'm
ready
to
move
to
item
number
ten.
F
So
some
of
the
questions
it's
kind
of
the
the
same
dynamic
I
recognize
as
a
city,
we
have
the
opportunity
to
leverage
our
role
as
the
vendor,
as
a
contractor
to
you
know,
basically
demand
the
highest
quality
of
service
and
and
thinking
of
this
kind
of
some
of
the
similar
questions.
I
know
you
know
from
my
background.
You
know,
with
the
teachers
union
the
role
that
continuing
education
plays
and
making
sure
that
we're
ensuring
that
quality
across
the
board.
F
For
all
of
our
you
know,
public
personnel
so
have
some
questions
also
of
how
will
patrol
be
working
with
or
has
been
working
with
the
community,
especially
those
that
involved
or
have
been
impacted
by
police
violence
to
you
know
co-crafts,
some
of
their.
You
know
continuing
education,
materials.
I
Patrol
online
and
robin
director
mcpherson,
you
can
step
in
here
too.
If
you
have
any
further
information
here,
but
patrol
online
does
an
absolutely
fantastic
job.
I
would
actually
suggest-
and
I
would
be
more
than
happy
to
actually
go
through
some
of
that
material
with
you
they're,
usually
one
hour
training
sessions
that
our
officers
do.
They
can
do
them
they're
it's
at
a
computer,
so
the
plus
of
that
training
is
they
can
actually
do
that,
while
they're
at
work.
I
I
They
obviously
do
a
lot
of
looking
into
this
type
of
stuff
that
you're
looking
for
what
has
gone
on
in
the
community,
leaning
into
giving
specific
examples
from
certain
case
law
like
this
just
happened
in
the
city
of
golden
valley,
and
this
is
what
the
case
was,
and
this
is
what
happened,
and
this
is
why
her
the
legal
standings
of
how
things
work,
so
they
give
very
specific
examples,
mostly
from
the
actual
state
of
minnesota.
I
So
it
really
helps
officers
make
that
connection
with
what
the
law
is,
what
with
what
standards
are
and
what
we're
looking
for
for
behavior
as
we're
moving
forward.
So
I
would
be
happy
to
walk
through
any
of
that
stuff
with
you.
I
think
you
would
actually
be
fairly
impressed
with
the
the
teaching
that
is
conducted
with
control
online.
I
Yeah,
I
think
we
should
definitely
do
it.
I
think
you,
I
think
you
guys,
would
all
be
pretty
pretty
happy
with
it.
F
And
actually
that
kind
of
relates
to
sorry.
I
know
I'm
going
backwards,
you'll
be
here,
but
if
there's
a
way
to
even
also
do
a
walkthrough,
I
don't.
F
I
know
the
protocols
like
we're
being
intentional
about
that,
but
even
being
able
to
do,
I
don't
know
if
this
has
been
done
in
the
past,
like
a
council
field
trip
to
like
a
session
at
hennepin
tech
or
century
college
just
to
see
for
ourselves,
you
know
the
type
of
curriculum
that's
being
offered
like
I
love
shadow
day,
so
I
think
that's
a
really
great
opportunity
and
really
I
appreciate
you
extending
the
opportunity
to
also
go
through
some
of
these
materials
with
us
who
are
interested.
So
thank
you
officer,
fisher.
Oh.
I
Absolutely
more
than
happy
to
do
that.
I
don't
believe
that
we
have
at
least
not
when
I
have
been
in
the
training
unit.
Had
any
council
members
go
out
specifically
to
the
schools
to
watch
any
of
the
training?
I
could
be
wrong
about
that,
but
from
my
experience
I
would
be
happy
to
set
that
up
if
people
would
be
interested
to
do
that
and
set
that
up
with
the
college
and
go
out
there
with
you
as
well
and
any
other
patrol
online.
I
So
let's
let's
definitely
schedule
that
if
you're
interested.
F
Yes,
thank
you
so
much
and
I'm
glad
councilmember
payne
is
on
the
tag,
team
and,
of
course,
hope
other
council
members
will
join.
We
can
have
a
whole
school,
but
well
a
school
bus
probably
isn't
safe
right
now,
but
we'll
find
one.
D
A
That
carries
and
the
content
agenda
is
approved,
seeing
no
further
business
before
us
and
without
objection.
I
will
declare
this
meeting
adjourned.
Thank
you
all.