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A
Thank
you.
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum.
We
have
three
items
on
our
agenda
today.
Oh
also
I'll
note
for
the
record
that
council
president
Jenkins
is
with
us.
We
have
three
items
on
our
agenda
today.
In
addition
to
our
committee
reports,
the
first
two
items
were
originally
scheduled
for
the
March
31st
Public
Works
and
infrastructure
meeting,
which
was
canceled
to
allow
for
a
special
council
meeting
so
due
to
the
time-sensitive
nature
of
these
items,
I
agreed
to
put
these
items
on
our
agenda
today.
A
In
addition
to
that,
council
member
wansley
wants
to
walk
on
a
legislative
directive
and
we
will
handle
that
at
the
end
of
the
agenda,
because
it
is
a
walk-on
item.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
items
number
one
and
two?
These
are
consent,
agenda
items
and
I'm,
not
yet
logged
into
speaker
management,
but
I,
wonder
if
my
vice
chair
is
and
could
tell
me
if
there's
anybody
in
queue
we'll
be
in
a
second.
A
Seeing
nobody
else
in
queue,
I'll
move
to
approve
items
number
one
and
two
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
just
saying
I,
I
opposed,
say,
nay,
that
carries
and
those
items
are
approved.
Item
number
three
is
a
report
relating
to
the
existing
practices
and
fiscal
impacts
of
carrying
out
homeless,
encampment
closures.
I
will
invite
director
Saray
Garnett
to
Huli
regular
reg,
Services
Department
to
start
off
the
presentation
on
this
item.
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E
Us,
oh
thank
you.
Thank
you,
chair
palmasano,
Vice,
chair
Chavez,
the
members
of
the
committee
before
I
introduce
this
response
to
the
legislative
directive.
I
do
want
to
thank
all
of
our
employees
that
participated
in
creating
and
pulling
together.
This
report,
it
was
quite
extensive.
I
would
like
to
mention
Public
Works,
City,
attorney's
office,
health
seapad
course
rig
services
and
the
public
Office
of
Public
Safety.
E
What
I
also
want
to
bring
forward
and
mention
is
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
dangers
of
normalizing
encampments
and
we're
also
going
to
really
give
a
full
picture
about
what
we're
seeing
and
how
we've
responded
and
how
we
have
evolved
over
the
last
couple
of
months
and
years.
Next
slide
as
a
part
of
this
presentation,
you
will
see
photos
from
encampments
woven
into
this
presentation.
These
are
not
stock
photos
or
images
that
you
will
find
on
the
internet.
E
This
photo
is
from
an
encampment
that
I
personally
visited
I
was
on
site,
and
this
image
shows
not
just
a
large
amount
of
propane
tanks,
but
it
also
speaks
to
the
fire
hazards
and
safety
risks
that
unsheltered
individuals
endure
staying
in
these
conditions.
These
are
conditions
that
we,
as
a
city
cannot
normalize.
E
E
E
Next
slide
are
guiding
principles.
I'm
going
to
share
with
you
today,
because
they're
critically,
important
and
I
would
be
remiss
not
to
share
that
our
number
one
goal.
Our
number
one
goal
is
to
get
to
the
point
where
there
are
no
encampments
and
in
many
spaces
we
call
that
functional
zero
and
we've
heard
David
Hewitt
at
the
county.
E
E
E
This
ordinance
supports
our
renters
first
policies
that
council
member
Ellison
put
forward
with
our
department
in
2019,
and
we
have
seen
successes
with
that.
The
renters
first
policy
priority
prioritizes
the
dignity,
stability,
health
and
safety
of
renters
and
directs
particular
attention
to
rental
property
owners
who
consistently
neglect
or
mismanage
properties.
E
Ordinance
mean
the
city
upholds
this
ordinance
to
maintain
public
health
and
safety
for
all
people
in
Minneapolis.
This
means
that
the
city
does
not
provide
hand
washing
stations
or
other
sanitary
services
at
encampments
sites,
as
doing
so
is
indirect
in
conflict
with
244.6,
more
importantly,
providing
hand
washing
stations
and
sanitation
services
normalizes.
The
presence
of
encampments
throughout
the
Minneapolis
versus
addressing
and
working
toward,
unified
solutions
for
the
systemic
challenges
and
situations
that
have
led
to
this
ongoing
public
crisis.
E
E
Regarding
the
city's
response
of
homelessness,
I
think
it's
really
important
to
understand
the
ordinance
itself
and
these
definitions,
it's
critical
for
stakeholders
and
ex
and
and
others
to
manage
misinformation
as
it
does
harm
to
all
involved.
E
E
E
E
As
the
city
plan
for
this
closure,
we
talked
to
Our
Community
Partners,
and
we
also
knew
that
rescue
now
was
coming
online
with
60
shelter
beds.
So
when
we
looked
at
closure,
we
align
that
with
those
beds
coming
online
to
ensure
that
the
folks
that
were
on
that
site
were
very
much
aware
and
knew
of
the
possibilities
and
opportunities
for
for
shelter.
E
The
homeless
response
team
was
actively
offering
and
providing
storage
options
for
individuals
and
their
personal
belongings
leading
up
to
the
concl.
The
closure
next
slide
have
you
as
you've,
seen
in
these
photos
and
have
read
in
the
directive.
The
health
and
safety
concerns
do
not
just
impact
only
the
unsheltered
individuals,
but
it
also
impacts
a
community.
E
The
health
department
does
this
to
help
curb
the
amount
of
needles
on
the
ground
in
public
and
private
spaces.
Health.
Does
this
in
response
to
public
reaching
out
to
3-1-1
asking
for
help
as
their
children
are
walking
to
school
or
playing
in
front
of
their
homes,
and
they
are
afraid
that
their
children
will
be
stepping
on
needles
at
the
near
North
encampments?
Once
it
was
closed
and
the
public
work
Crews
started
to
clean
and
remove
debris,
there
was
a
large
rat
infestation
of
rats
on
the
site
and
around
the
site
prior
to
the
closure.
E
At
29th
and
Blasdell,
there
was
a
violence
at
Hennepin.
There
was
violence
to
the
employees
at
Hennepin,
Healthcare,
Whittier
Clinic,
and
this
the
the
staff
members
at
this
Clinic
were
not
safe.
They
had
things
thrown
at
them.
The
building
was
a
attempt
for
break-ins
and
the
clinic
actually
closed
their
doors
for
a
couple
of
days
because
of
the
activity
around
that
site.
E
E
E
E
Again,
I
will
touch
on
a
few
of
these
Hennepin
County
continues
to
be
a
great
partner
in
this
work
as
a
homeless
response
team
visits
sites
and
shares
information
with
the
county.
This
partnership
continues
to
expand
and
further
specialize
on
what
resources
we
can
offer
and
what
support
we
can
offer
the
county.
E
E
G
Thank
you,
chair
Paul,
massano,
Vice,
chair
Chavez
and
committee
members,
I'm
Enrique
Velazquez,
the
city's
director
of
Inspection
Services
to
start
I
want
to
share
the
scope
and
breadth
of
the
homeless
response
team's
work
later
in
the
presentation
director.
Garnet
hohooley
will
return
to
speak
about
how
this
work
has
evolved
over
time.
G
The
six
wedges
you
see
represented
on
this
live
reflect
the
tenets
of
the
homeless
response
team
as
they
as
the
team
engages
in
this
critical
work
through
a
collaborative
multi-jurisdictional
effort.
This
the
work
of
the
city's
homeless
response
team
centers
on
protecting
the
rights
of
individuals,
experience
experiencing
unsheltered
homelessness
through
dignified
and
respectful
engagements
engagements
that
reduce
barriers
and
increase
accessibility
to
resources,
services
and
shelter
that
the
city
consider
basic
human
rights.
G
The
HRT
supports
the
individuals
experiencing
unsheltered
homelessness
by
connecting
them
to
appropriate
and
dignified
living
options.
The
HRT
Works
five
days
a
week
and
serves
as
the
first
point
of
contact
for
3-1-1
complaints
involving
encampments
at
first
notice.
The
team
informs
Hennepin
County
and
contracted
Service
Partners
as
another
level
of
connection
to
service
services
for
unsheltered
individuals.
G
The
HRT
does
not
do
these
works
alone,
a
work
in
tandem
with
Hennepin
County
and
its
contracted
Service
Partners,
the
HRT
contracts
of
service
providers
and
individuals
experiencing
home
unsheltered
homelessness
talk
through
available
service
options
so
that
the
individual
is
at
the
center
of
the
decision.
Making
the
individual
has
ownership
over
the
next
steps
in
the
journey
along
the
path
towards
stable
housing,
the
HRT
visits
encampments
as
often
as
possible.
G
As
stewards
of
land
and
land
use
within
the
City
of
Minneapolis
Inspection
Services
is
charged
with
upholding
and
insuring
Code
Compliance
on
private
property.
This
includes
application
of
chapter
244
in
the
maintenance
code
of
in
title
12
of
the
Minneapolis
code
of
ordinances,
which
governs
activities
on
private
Residential
Properties.
G
The
core
of
Inspection
Services
work
is
at
the
convergence
of
three
concentric
circles:
three
pillars
of
Public
Health,
Public,
Safety
and
community
livability
property
owners
are
responsible
for
ensuring
that
their
Parcels,
those
with
permanent
structures,
as
well
as
those
that
are
vacant,
are
free
of
nuisance
conditions
that
would
adversely
impact
these
three
pillars:
Public
Health
Public,
Safety
livability,
director
Garnett,
ho
juliarity
referenced
chapter
244.60
of
the
housing
maintenance
code,
Salisbury
additional
details
of
going
into
that
one
more
time:
Inspection
Services.
When
we're
notified
that
an
encampment
is
present.
G
We
researched
the
property
ownership,
research,
the
property
history
and
conduct
inspections
to
determine
if
the
activity
is
present
on
site
are
out
of
compliance
with
the
housing
maintenance
code.
If
the
encampment
exists,
Inspection
Services
contacts
to
property
owner
informing
them
of
the
conditions
that
exist
and
Advising
on
possible
remedies
to
correct
and
return
that
property
to
compliance.
Once
again,
when
encampments
are
present
on
private
property,
Inspection
Services
Provide
support
services
to
the
property
owner,
where
needed
all
the
while
continuing
to
hold
that
property
owner
accountable
to
bring
that
property
back
into
compliance.
G
These
efforts
are
not
performed
in
a
vacuum;
rather,
they
are
performed
in
concert
with
the
city's
coordinated
response
to
unsheltered
homelessness.
These
efforts
require
balancing
needs
of
those
experiencing
unsheltered
homelessness,
while
supporting
Property
Owners
rights
holding
these
same
Property
Owners
accountable
for
conduct
on
their
property
and
meeting
the
housing
maintenance
code
and
as
well
as
preserving
community
livability.
G
Traffic
control
is
an
integral
partner
in
the
city's
response
to
unsheltered
homelessness.
Traffic
control
works
to
ensure
Public
Safety
for
all
involved
and
affected
encampment
enclosures.
They
do
this
by
directing
traffic
away
from
the
site,
ensuring
expeditious
traffic
flow
pedestrian
safety
and
providing
unencumbered
access
for
cleanup,
Crews
and
equipment
to
engage
in
their
work
with
minimal
disruption.
G
Foreign
over
the
past,
several
months
departments
have
raised
the
dangers
that
our
field-based
staff
face
when
engaging
in
the
needful
work
in
community
traffic
control
is
not
immune
to
these
dangers.
Code
Compliance
specialists
in
traffic
control
face
these
realities
during
the
normal
course
of
a
shift.
These
risks
are
Amplified
when
supporting
the
city's
response
to
unsheltered
homelessness.
G
As
I
presented
so
far,
multiple
divisions
of
regulatory
Services
engage
in
the
city's
response
to
homelessness.
This
is
a
collaborative
effort
that
extends
Beyond
regulatory
services
and
includes
multiple
departments
across
the
Enterprise,
with
the
goal
of
fostering
a
community
where
all
residents
can
live
and
thrive
in
healthy
and
safe
environments.
G
The
cross-departmental
team
is
comprised
primarily
of
Public
Works,
Minneapolis,
Police,
Department,
Minneapolis,
Department
of
Health
Community
planning
and
economic
development,
regulatory
services
and
many
other
departments
where
needed.
These
departments
come
together
to
review
the
situational
report
for
the
encampments
across
the
city.
The
team
takes
in
data
from
the
homeless
response
team
from
on
the
ground
interactions,
needs
assessments
and
conditions
reports
by
the
HRT,
Hennepin
County
and
their
service
providers.
G
These
data
are
supplemented
by
Public,
Works,
Solid,
Waste
and
Recycling
division
information
as
well
as
Minneapolis
Police
Department
police
calls
for
service
and
follow-up
from
on-site
engagements.
The
team
evaluates
all
available
data
objectively
to
determine
next
steps
and
to
prioritize
efforts
using
several
criteria:
centered
on
the
three
concentric
circles:
Public
Safety,
public
health
and
livability.
G
The
approach
followed
is
largely
unchanged
whether
the
encampment
sits
on
privately
owned
property,
city-owned
property
or
property
owned
by
other
government
agencies.
We'll
explore
these
separately
later
in
the
presentation.
In
the
meantime,
I'll
introduce
direct
report
who
will
continue
the
presentation.
H
H
The
chart
on
this
slide
shows
that
in
2022
we
closed
on
919,
new,
affordable
rental
units.
That's
in
a
historic
High
264
of
those
units
were
deeply
affordable
at
30
Ami,
the
same
population
that
we're
referencing
today
and
that's
nearly
six
and
a
half
times
the
number
of
thirty
percent
Emi
units
completed
between
2011
and
2018..
H
There
are
an
additional
23
projects
in
queue
that
have
already
been
funded
but
are
Slater,
took
close
beginning
2023
and
beyond
that
comprises
of
202
112,
affordable
units
and
that's
610
of
those
units
will
be
affordable
at
households
at
30
Emi,
since
the
been
since
the
pandemic.
H
Together
with
the
city
and
the
county,
we've
invested
more
than
200
million
dollars
to
address
homelessness
response
in
late
2022.
You
all
asked
that
we
authorized
that
we
enter
into
a
joint
policy
agreement
with
the
Hennepin,
with
Hennepin
County
for
Rapid,
rehousing,
Services,
Street,
Outreach
and
essential
Services.
We
are
now
in
the
process
of
entering
in
those
in
into
those
contracts,
including
a
1.2
million
dollar
award
to
Aviva
Village.
At
this
time,
I'm
going
to
ask
Eric
to
hope
the
hosts
to
come
up
and
speak
on
Public
Work
system.
I
You
know
our
responsibility
in
public
works
has
been
to
help
maintain
the
sanitary
conditions
and
cleanliness
of
homeless
encampments,
and
we've
done
this
by
providing
yellow
bags
for
trash
bags
for
collection
and
conducting
regular
trash
collection
at
the
encampments,
and
it's
important
to
note
that
we're
always
respectful
of
the
space
and
the
privacy
of
the
campers
that
are
there
so
that
collection
takes
place
on
the
perimeter
of
the
encampments.
We
do
not
enter
the
encampments.
I
At
the
time
of
the
encampment
closure,
Public
Works
employees,
from
with
all
Solid
Waste
street
department
or
Street
area
and
Bridge.
We
work
together
to
collect
discards
and
provide
the
proper
disposal
of
items,
and
this
all
takes
place.
Ideally
after
the
campers
within
the
encampment
have
have
left
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Troy
Carlson
MPD.
J
Chairpersonal,
council
members,
my
name
is
Lieutenant
Troy
Carlson,
representing
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department
in
their
response
to
homeless.
Nkm
enclosures,
as
you
can
see
by
the
slide,
the
level
and
type
of
police
involvement
is
dictated
mainly
by
the
type
and
severity
of
the
encampment
conditions.
J
Whether
there's
been
recent
violence,
there
there's
a
public
safety
threat
issues
that
are
surrounding
the
neighborhood,
that
the
encampment
is
nearby
and
complaints
from
the
complaints
from
The
Neighbors
and
then
also
we've
had
instances
where
City
staff
have
been
assaulted
and
city
property
has
been
damaged
because
there
was
no
police
presence
on
scene.
So
our
involvement
is
mainly
there
to
secure
a
safe
perimeter
for
not
only
the
neighborhood
but
for
the
other
government
workers
that
are
tasked
with
the
cleanup.
J
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
this
is
a
chart
put
together
kind
of
outlining
several
ways
that
there
would
be
minimal
to
no
police
involvement
in
encampment
closures,
as
well
as
some
conditions
and
situations
that
pose
a
high
level
of
police
involvement.
J
If
there's
no
risk
to
the
public
safety
of
the
neighborhood
or
the
responding
employees,
they're
tasked
with
cleaning
it
up,
there
would
be
minimal
to
no
police
on
site
and
I.
Think
that's
one
goal
that
we
all
want
to
have.
J
However,
if
there
are
threats,
whether
they
come
from
social
media
or
people
that
you
encounter
out
on
the
streets
while
you're
interacting
with
the
residents
of
these
camps,
there's
going
to
be
a
high
police
involvement
and
mainly
again,
that's
consisting
of
a
perimeter
just
trying
to
keep
people
out
of
the
work
zone
so
that
the
other
services
can
get
in
there
and
clean
it
up
as
well
as
providing
safety
for
residents.
J
K
Thank
you,
Terry,
palmisano
and
council
members.
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
fiscal
analysis
portion
of
the
report,
our
the
method
that
we
use
to
try
and
understand
costs
related
to
encampments
in
the
city.
We
don't
have
a
system
where
we
can
go
back
and
pull
information
on
specific
activities
over
a
three-year
period,
so
we
had
to
get
a
little
bit
creative
when
answering
this
legislative
directive.
So
what
we
did
was
we
chose
four
specific
encampments
to
really
get
as
concrete
and
specific
as
possible
on
the
activities.
K
Spending
that
happens
for
a
myriad
of
departments
on
those
days
get
some
averages
and
then
use
that
to
make
assumptions
about
what
the
cost
would
be
to
the
city.
In
order
to
answer
the
directive,
so
we
sent
surveys
out
to
departments
again
trying
to
understand
what
are
the
activities?
What
are
the
Personnel
Who's
involved?
How
long?
How
many
and
then
attempted
to
monetize
put
numbers
to
those
efforts,
and
all
of
that
in
detail
will
is
in
the
report,
so
today
I
just
kind
of
want
to
talk
about
the
methodology.
K
K
L
K
That,
oh
too
many
there
we
go
so
again.
Encampments
incur
costs
to
the
city,
starting
on
day,
one
through
closure.
Looking
at
the
costs
incurred
to
the
city,
when
there
are
active
encampments,
one
of
the
largest
costs
we
identified
were
Public
Works
in
waste
disposal.
We
estimate
that
to
be
about
fifty
thousand
dollars
per
encampment
on
an
annual
basis
that
we
were
not
able
in
the
time
with
the
systems
we
have
in
place
to
determine
other
costs
such
as
increased
3-1-1
calls
9-1-1
calls
and
then
the
response
to
those
calls.
K
But
we
know
that
those
are
things
that
have
been
elevated
as
you've
heard
from
other
presenters
here
today,
when
we're
looking
at
closure
activities
for
the
four
that
we
looked
at
in
detail,
those
costs
ranged
from
forty
thousand
dollars
to
265
000,
the
biggest
cost
by
far
on
all
of
these
specific
days
was
the
Personnel
cost,
and
so
when
we
are
counting
the
the
cost
of
personnel,
these
are
people
that
are
employed
at
the
city
that
are
cost.
The
city
would
incur
essentially
no
matter
what
they're
doing
on
that
day.
K
K
Other
costs
to
consider
that
I
just
want
to
flag
in
this
section
where
we're
thinking
about
fiscal
impacts,
our
externalities,
so
the
impacts
to
other
people
in
the
city,
businesses
in
the
city
as
a
result
of
having
an
open
encampment.
One
thing
that
I
will
just
highlight
that
you
heard
a
little
bit
about
is
development,
so
the
curry,
Commons
development
project
and
specifically
I
just
want
to
lift
up,
is
an
affordable
housing
development
that
was
put
at
risk
and
did
incur
some
Financial
costs
as
a
result
of
being
near
an
active
encampment.
K
Those
kinds
of
costs
will
not
be
detailed
in
our
financial
portion
of
this
report
because
we
try
to
stay
really
narrow
on
the
city's
costs.
But
I
do
just
want
to
highlight
that
when
we're
talking
about
external
and
opportunity
costs
related
to
the
policies
you
guys
are
considering
today,
yeah
so
I
think
that
is
the
last
thing.
I'll
say
detailed
information
about
those
four
encampments
and
then
an
extrapolation.
K
G
G
During
the
city
council
member
briefings
individual
briefings,
there
was
particular
interest
with
respect
to
Potter
horn
Park.
So
let
me
Begin
by
stating
that
three
years
ago
we
as
a
city
were
managing
through
unprecedented
conditions
and
worked
as
mass
10
as
tirelessly
as
we
could
to
respond
to
the
emerging
needs
across
the
city.
G
Systems
and
tools
were
not
in
place
and,
quite
honestly,
we
were
working
feverishially
to
deliver
needed
services,
while
staff
focus
on
delivering
needed
services
to
multiple
multitude
of
needs,
with
respect
specifically
to
Powderhorn
Park.
Let
me
Begin
by
saying
this
is
a
Minneapolis
Park
Board
property.
It's
not
a
city-owned
property
in
March
2020,
an
encampment
formed
at
Powderhorn
Park.
The
city
did
not
lead
any
of
the
cleanup
efforts
or
the
closure
efforts.
G
However,
Minneapolis
Department
of
Health
did
play
a
supporting
role
by
providing
and
paying
for
hand
washing
stations
and
syringe
cleanup
on
the
site
throughout
the
the
length
of
the
encampment
on
pattern.
Park
I'm
going
to
Pivot
from
here
and
shift
to
talking
about
the
four
different
case
studies
that
director
truever
mentioned
we're
going
to
separate
them
into
city-owned
property
response
and
then
response
to
those
on
privately
owned
properties.
So,
first
up
we
have
case
studies
for
city-owned
property
on
city-owned
property.
G
The
city
provided
the
following:
Life
Safety
resources,
portable
bathrooms
hand,
washing
stations,
water,
gloves,
garbage
bags,
refuse
cleanup
of
solid
waste
and
recycling
throughout
the
the
length
of
the
encampment
on
these
different
locations.
First,
one
we
have
is
205
Gerard,
Avenue
North
near
North,
Sicilian
parcel
opposite
from
a
site
plan
for
affordable
housing,
as
director
Trooper
already
mentioned
during
the
fiscal
analysis
section,
the
site
this
site,
not
closing,
would
have
impacted
the
187
unit,
affordable
housing,
development
project,
Curry
Commons,
the
initial
complaint
came
forward,
February
3rd
2021
and
the
site
was
closed
and
cleared.
G
September
30th
2022
from
May
through
September
2022,
the
homeless,
Response
Team,
visited
the
site
27
times
connecting
individuals
to
Services
resources
and
offering
shelter
and
storage
options
through
the
downtown
Improvement
District
Hanover
County
streets
to
housing
and
as
contracted
service
providers,
made
regular
visits
to
the
encampment.
Throughout
this
time
frame,
safety
challenges
at
the
site
included,
included
hazardous
conditions
with
a
combination
of
of
humans,
foul
and
other
animals
on
site.
As
director
Garnet
hopefully
mentioned,
there
was
a
rodent
infestation.
G
This
location
also
Harvard
was
later
proved
to
be
a
collection
of
stolen
goods
and
property,
1520
New
Brighton
Boulevard,
the
Quarry
city-owned
parcel
largely
inaccessible
because
of
its
proximity
to
Interstate
94..
The
primary
access
point
was
through
the
parking
lot
of
the
adjacent
shopping
center
and
the
initial
complaint
came
forward.
March
4th
2021.
G
from
May
through
December
2022,
the
homeless,
Response
Team
visited
the
site
85
times
connecting
individuals
to
services
and
resources,
Hennepin
County
streets
to
housing
and
their
contract
Partners
made
regular
visits
as
they
did
for
all
of
these
different
locations.
The
initial
planning
targeted
a
closure
date
towards
the
middle
of
December.
G
G
The
site
was
posted
for
closure
on
December
20
site
was
posted
for
closure,
closure
date
of
December
28th.
The
city
shared
the
information
with
Hennepin
County
and
contracted
service
providers.
The
initial
closure
was
postponed
due
to
approximately
60
individuals
blocking
access
to
the
encampment
preservation
of
public
and
staff.
Safety
were
of
Paramount
importance.
Delaying
the
closure
by
two
days
allowed
the
Gathering
to
disperse
peaceably
and
afforded
individuals
additional
time
to
gather
their
belongings
before
the
site
was
closed.
G
2901
blazel,
the
initial
came
close,
and
this
is
encampment
on
private
property.
The
initial
complaint
came
forward:
May
17
2022.
It
was
closed
and
cleared
on
August
5th,
2022
private
property
owner
contacted
the
city
and
asked
for
support
in
closing
and
clearing
the
encampment
closure
was
scheduled
initially
for
June,
8th
2022,
but
postponed
due
to
safety
concerns
following
activists
and
agitator,
retaliation
from
May
through
August
2022,
the
homeless,
Response
Team
visited
the
site
14
times
to
connect
individuals
to
services
and
shelter
options.
G
Hennepin
County
streets
to
housing
also
engage
along
with
their
contracted
service
providers
for
this
location,
all
the
other
locations
that
we
evaluated
from
the
private
property
case
studies.
There
was
a
homicide
at
this
encampment
which
elevated
the
risk
to
Public
Safety
the
sudden
cessation
of
operation
of
the
nearby
Whittier
Clinic,
which
director
garnish
fufully
already
referenced.
G
A
combination
of
these
factors-
elevated
the
urgency
for
the
property
owner
with
City
support
to
close
the
encampment
upon
closure
and
cleanup
the
site
was
fenced
with
broken
windows,
boarded
to
prevent
re-entry
into
the
structure
and
land
2840
and
2844
Bloomington
Avenue.
An
initial
complaint
came
in
July
29
2022
the
site
was
closed
and
cleared
September
30th
private
property
owner,
just
as
in
the
previous
case,
contacted
the
city
and
asked
for
supporting,
closing
and
clearing
the
encampment.
The
homeless
Response
Team
visited
the
location
27
times
to
connect
individuals
to
services
and
shelter
options.
G
Notable
items
recovered
we'll
see
on
the
slide
to
the
far
right
three
semi-automatic
rifles
along
with
two
loaded,
rifle
magazines:
a
pistol,
several
BB
gun
guns,
stolen
scooter,
a
stolen
Jeep
with
dealer
plates
and
several
more
inoperable.
Vehicles
were
all
located
on
this
site
where
people
also
resided.
E
Thank
you
to
the
authors.
You've
asked
about
the
evolution
of
the
city's
response
to
homelessness
and
as
an
Enterprise,
we've
worked
and
adapted
our
approach
based
upon
our
learned
experience
before
transfer
transitioning
to
unified
team
and
Regulatory
services
in
March
of
2022
Outreach
coordinators,
independently
worked
in
cped
and
the
health
department.
E
E
E
We
acknowledge
that
societal
and
systemic
issues
that
are
the
root
causes
of
homelessness
are
immense
and
they
are
tough
problems
to
overcome.
Yet
these
Solutions
are
the
key
that
we
need
to
stop
to
ensure
that
generational,
poverty
and
homelessness
does
not
occur
by
addressing
these
issues
through
collaboration.
We've
said
that,
multiple
times
today,
collaboration
by
many
partners,
we
are
confident
that
the
collective
group
will
develop
Solutions
and
options
geared
to
lift
those
in
need
out
of
danger
and
give
everyone
a
fresh
start
with
the
help
of
resources
and
services.
E
Up
until
now,
we've
been
focused
on
enforcement
perspectives
and
I'm
going
to
be
honest
and
truthful.
This
does
not
get
to
the
root
cause
of
getting
us
to
function.
Zero
or
functional,
zero
and
functional.
Zero
is
not
a
one-time
event.
It's
ongoing
and
it's
going
to
require
all
of
us
to
work
together
and
that's
what
we
have
been
creating
and
developing
in
the
last
couple
of
months.
Since
we
took
this
over
with
moving
into
a
phase
phase
two
of
this
work,
commissioner,
Champlin
and
I
have
talked
a
lot
about
this
and
actually
I'm
quite
excited.
E
E
We
would
like
the
behavioral
crisis
response
team
to
be
an
alternative,
as
we
explore
and
collaborate
with
folks
to
provide
additional
support
for
an
emergency
emergency
behavioral
crisis,
either
through
daily
visits
or
visits
right
before
a
closure.
The
office
of
community
safety
is
another
alternative.
We
could
explore
as
the
office
focuses
on
ways
to
improve
Community
safety
by
means
of
developing
alternative
responses
to
non-police
emergencies.
E
E
I
will
start
with
the
top
you've
asked
about
a
coordinated
response
and
tracking
efforts.
As
a
city
is
not
a
direct
service
provider,
we
will
continue
to
support
Hennepin
County
with
the
services
they
manage
and
offer
unsheltered
individuals.
This
includes
continued
funding
for
street
street
Outreach
and
the
office
to
end
homelessness,
the
streets
to
housing
team
within
Hennepin
County
started
in
August
2022.
The
team
provides
trauma-informed
housing
focused
services
that
reduce
barriers
to
identify
safety,
appropriate
alternatives
to
living
outside,
including
shelter
and
permanent
housing.
E
Since
October
2022,
they
have
been
able
to
play
72
unsheltered
individuals
in
permanent
housing
and
they
they
have
engaged
with
356
individuals
with
a
homeless,
Response
Team
being
able
to
visit
sites
early
and
often
they
are
able
to
provide
real-time
information
to
the
streets
to
housing
team.
To
do,
Outreach
engagement
provides
services
and
additional
support.
E
Our
homeless
response
team
in
Hennepin
County
meet
weekly
to
discuss
encampments
and
solutions.
We've
increased,
targeted
Outreach
before
closures
is
something
we
saw
success
in
with
the
closure
of
the
Quarry
encampment.
We
posted
notices
of
closure
seven
days
prior
to
the
actual
closure
date,
along
with
a
resource
list.
Ndid
storage
information,
the
homeless,
Response
Team
also
notified
Hennepin
County
in
our
contracted
partners
of
the
closure
to
help
them
make
any
last-minute
connections
with
individuals
prior
to
closure.
E
Encampments
are
most
manageable
when
they
initially
form
and
remain
small.
By
having
Outreach
and
engagement
early
to
provide
services
and
makes
connections,
it
allows
the
owners,
the
property
owners
to
be
able
to
regain
their
property
and
bring
it
back
into
compliance
in
accordance
with
building
housing
and
Zoning
maintenance
codes.
E
The
city
hired
contracted
security
to
patrol
City,
owned
Parcels
property
buildings
and
encampments.
This
team,
our
non-sworn
officers
that
work
24
hours
seven
days
a
week
and
provide
real-time
information
to
City
staff
on
what
they
see
and
encounter
in
the
field
that
impact
city
property.
Next
slide.
E
As
a
city,
we
recognize
that
alternative
methods
to
police
is
important
and
also
that
there
are
times
MPD
will
need
to
provide
support
in
order
to
ensure
the
safety
of
the
city
staff,
the
community
and
the
unsheltered
individuals
next
slide
for
us,
as
the
enforcement
arm
of
244.6.
Our
efforts
around
encampments
thus
far
have
been
reactive.
E
Our
team
works
with
everyone
impacted
by
encampments
on
a
one-to-one
level
to
learn
how
we
can
best
correct
harm
that
these
sites
cause.
This
means
talking
with
unsheltered
individuals
surround
surrounding
homeowners.
We
talked
to
them
too.
We
hear
from
them
as
well,
and
neighborhood
businesses
call
us
also
in
crisis
on
an
individual
level.
We
strive
to
meet
them
where
they're
at
and
understand
what
they
need,
and
we
also
strive
to
make
sure
they
feel
like
a
valued
member
of
our
Minneapolis
Community.
E
E
And
I
am
very
proud
to
say
that
we
have
reached
a
point
where
we
can
address
encampments
from
a
proactive
place,
not
a
reactive
place,
as
you
all
have
heard
today.
The
effort,
resources
and
time
that
has
gone
into
the
city's
response
to
homelessness
thus
far
is
incredible,
and
it
is
a
bottle
of
the
work.
E
E
E
At
the
end
of
this
report,
we
have
included
appendixes
appendices
that
include
requests
for
help
from
community
that
we've
included,
so
we're
looking
at
a
holistic
approach
of
the
phone
calls
that
we
get.
These
are
from
residents
and
we
just
wanted
to
share
that
information
to
the
body.
This
concludes
my
report
and
we,
as
about
as
a
staff,
stand
for
questions.
Thank
you.
A
D
As
a
council
member
who
has
always
dealt
with
incumbent
or
six
is
always
and
Kevin's
always
present,
since
2020
is
one
of
the
most
difficult
part
that
I
had
to
deal
with,
the
neighborhood
I
represent,
bear
the
responsibility
of
homeless
encampment
in
any
way.
Nowhere
else
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
it's
not
acceptable.
D
The
poor
children
of
Elliott
Park,
Phillips,
West,
Seward
neighborhood,
see
the
Riverside
cannot
enjoy
any
number
of
joys
of
children
because
of
discarded
needles,
broken
glass,
random
violence
in
the
neighborhood.
Nowhere
else
in
the
city,
or
even
this
state
had
to
deal
with
that
kids
have
to
change
their
ways
of
going
getting
to
school.
D
D
D
And
all
these
great
things
we
have
witnessed
the
the
homeless
response,
team
and
and
all
these
great
departments
the
work
they
do
and
it's
not
enough
I
have
to
beg
I've
been
I,
had
to
beg
for
Porter
parties
to
be
delivered,
see
the
Riverside
human
feces
everywhere
and
then,
when
it
comes
to
a
land
ownership
too
City
Texas
standing
saying
that.
Well,
this
is
a
mineral
land.
Then
how
do
you
deal
with
that?
D
In
this
day
in
in
City
of
Minneapolis,
everyone
is
pushing
the
blame
to
others.
That's
includes
the
county,
the
state
and
the
city,
Porta
parties,
we're
talking
about
the
basic
human
need,
have
not
been
delivered
for
money
money
months.
In
that
we
we
have
to
take
a
back
seat
and
really
say:
are
we
even
creating?
We
are
creating
more
homelessness
by
having
homeless
encampments
in
the
neighborhood.
D
D
The
folks
that
live
there
in
the
incumbents
need
help,
but
they're
not
the
only
folks
that
are
staying
there.
There
are
criminals
that
are
coming
there,
exposing
them
selling
drugs,
creating
all
kind
of
problem
with
the
residents
that
are
living
in
chemins
and
also
the
surrounding
neighborhood
I
get
emails
every
week
by
The.
Neighbors
I
brought
those
neighbors
right
here
in
the
city
and
take
them
to
the
mayor's
office.
D
To
talk
to
to
speak
to
him
yeah
they
experience
our
communities
are
experiencing,
dealing
with
incumbents,
it's
overwhelming
and,
and
something
has
to
be
done
and
I
will
close
it
down
by
saying
that
I
don't
take
a
joy
of
calling
Cameron
to
be
closed,
but
it
you
know
it
comes
only
after
few
and
difficult
option
is
facing
our
community.
D
Everyone
deserves
to
live
in
a
safe
area,
but
when
those
issues
Collide
and
the
broader
safety
of
the
community
and
everyone
is
when
I
talk
to
the
city
and
tell
them,
can
you
please
help
us
closing
this
encampments?
Usually
we
wait
when
something
major
happens
like
someone
losing
their
lives
and
that
even
process
itself
is
very
slow.
D
I
really
thank
director
for,
for
her
hard
work
herself
itself
herself
to
creating
that
and
process
of
enclosing
that
encampments.
It
needs
all
the
Departments
to
come
together.
You
know
so
I
would
close
it
down.
This
is
cry
for
help
and
we
need
the
state
help.
We
need
to
really
take
a
long
pass
to
to
help
these
folks
and
also
to
make
sure
we're
not
creating
more
problems
in
the
neighborhoods.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
vice
president
Paul
massano,
you
know.
I
first
want
to
be
same
grateful
to
my
colleagues,
council,
member
Chavez
council
member
Chuck
Tai
for
bringing
this
legislative
directive
forward.
I
think
the
report
was
really
helpful
to
see
exactly
what
we're
doing
as
a
city.
C
I.
Think
councilmember
Osmond's
comments
got
at
some
of.
What's
on
my
mind
about
you
know
as
much
as
we're
doing
it.
It's
not
enough,
and
there
is
this
discussion
about
what
the
role
of
the
city
has
relative
to
the
county
relative
to
the
state
and
I
would
just
get
could
could
whether
it's
you
director,
Garnett
hohuli
or
anybody
on
staff?
Do
we
feel
that
the
city's
role
is
enough
and
a
success
in
light
of
these,
like
varying
jurisdictions,.
E
So,
council,
member
Payne,
to
answer
your
question
evolving.
We
are
creating
the
relationships
and
the
conversations
that
we've
had
with
MnDOT,
specifically
and
let's
say
Catholic
Charities
we
are
working
to
for
one.
Not
one
organization
can
handle
this
right.
This
is
a
collective
homelessness
is
porous.
Our
borders
are
porous
when
we
talk
about
these
issues
and
I.
E
Think
I
think
the
framework
that
we're
creating
is
pointing
Us
in
the
right
direction
and
the
county
is
one
of
the
few
counties
in
the
country
that
are
seeing
success
with
this
format
in
terms
of
really
trying
to
get
to.
When
one
is
unsheltered,
it
is
it's
rare
and
it
doesn't
happen,
but
I
think
we
have
to
understand
that
we're
in
the
very
beginning
stages
of
what
this
looks
like
and
I.
E
Think
we've
just
laid
the
foundation
of
allowing
for
work
to
to
proactively
move
forward
with
with
relationships
that
the
health
department
will
will
ultimately
have
with
the
county
as
well
with
our
our
private,
with
our
partners
as
well.
So
I
think
it
is
an
evolution
and
I
think
if
we
I
think
we
need
to
stay
on
track
because
we
are
seeing
outcomes,
but
I
also
acknowledge
that
this
takes
time
and
I
feel.
E
So
again,
yes,
we
talk
about
who
owns
what,
because
that
runs
with
the
with
property
rights
and
jurisdictional
rights
and
we're
trying
to
work
through
that,
though,
to
streamline
all
of
this
so
we're
more
effective
in
our
response.
Does
that
answer
your
question?
Yeah.
C
And
maybe
a
follow-up
based
on
that
question
is
there
are
a
lot
of
parties
involved
both
in
the
city
and
outside
of
the
city,
and
it
still
feels
like
decision
making
is
very
diffuse?
C
Can
you
maybe
give
more
I
know
that
prior
topics
around
this
conversation
have
been
around
like
who's
in
charge
and
who's,
making
those
ultimate
decisions,
I
have
to
imagine,
there's
been
a
lot
of
proactive
process.
Improvement
around
that.
Can
you
Enlighten
us
to
what
the
decision-making
process
looks
like
in
light
of
all
of
these,
you
know
multiple
jurisdictions
and
departments
working
together.
E
So
I
will
say
as
a
city,
we
have
gotten
our
process
in
alignment
where
we
are
working
as
a
not
one
department
but
a
body
making
a
collective
decision
and
we're
in
the
process
right
now
of
really
really
talking
with
our
jurisdictional
partners
on
how
we
can
partner
better
and
to
your
point,
get
to
that
space
where
we
we
can
have
a
monthly
meeting,
and
so
here
are
the
issues
of
concerns.
What
part
can
you?
What
is
what
is
your
expertise
and
where
can
you
get
into
what?
E
What
is
something
that
we
can
handle
and
so
we're
right
at
the
Tipping
Point
of
jumping
into
that?
That
possibility,
because
we
can
say
this
is
how
we're
operating
and
we've
shared
our
our
procedures
there
on
the
website.
Anybody
can
pull
them
down
and
so
we're
having
those
conversations
now
and-
and
yes,
it
takes
a
long
time
who
do
I
talk
to.
We
are
building
that
as
we
speak
right
now
today,.
C
C
My
assumption
is
that
this
individual
moved
from
the
Quarry
to
that
location.
Just
based
on
proximity
and
I.
Think
our
homeless
response
team
has
been
out
they've
offered
Services,
the
person
is
still
there,
and
people
are
still
calling
my
office
asking
what's
going
to
happen.
E
Wouldn't,
okay,
so
I'm
going
to
answer
it
this
way,
as
described
in
the
presentation
we
have
property
ownership
right
and
the
property
owner
has
a
responsibility
to
keep
that
property
in
compliance.
E
So
if
we
have
a
private
property,
where
individuals
without
permission
of
the
private
property
owner
have
decided
to
start
doing,
activity
on
that
site
that
has
not
been
agreed
upon
with
that
property
owner,
the
property
owner
actually
is
responsible
to
and
and
has
the
right
to
secure
that
property
at
any
time.
So
we
have
two
different
things.
E
So
if
we
want
to
talk
about
the
Cure,
the
query,
that
is
a
city
city,
property
owned,
we
own
it,
and
so
when
we
look
at
the
health
and
safety
again,
the
existence
of
tents
or
folks
living
on
the
land
in
itself
is
not
allowed
right,
so
that
when
we
talk
about
a
decision
of
who
approves
it
well,
it
never
should
be
a
level
of
one
where
we
actually
go
to
so
what
what
I?
What
we
do
is
when
that
occurs.
E
We
notify
the
folks
if
it
is
a
city
site
that
they
are
actually
there.
They
should
not
be
on
the
property
and
they
need
to
remove
themselves.
We
make
every
attempt
possible
to
transparently
say
this.
You
know
this
is
not
a
space
where
you
should
be
living.
This
is
dangerous
in
some.
In
some
sense,
some
cases
excuse
me
and
then
we
try
and
connect
folks,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
the
property
owner
does
have
the
ability
to
close
out
on
that
site
and
a
private
property
owner
does
not.
We
try
and
be.
E
We
try
and
communicate
as
much
as
possible
when
this
occurs,
but
a
private
property
owner.
If
we're
talking
about
let's
say
the
individual
at
2901
is
a
private
property
owner
who
could
not
secure
his
property
and
he
asked
for
help
again
and
council
member
Osmond's
Ward
I've
had
Property
Owners
call
us
saying:
I
need
help.
I
want
to
build
something
on
my
property.
I
want
to
open
up
a
business
and
I
can't
even
get
in
there
to
have
construction.
E
E
D
M
Thank
you,
chair
palmerfano
I
also,
first
want
to
Echo
gratitude
for
council
member
Chavez,
as
well
as
council
member
Chuck
Tai,
for
helping
us
get
to
this
point
of
having
a
public
discussion
on
this.
This
has
been
a
top
of
mind
for
I
would
say
except
us,
since
we
before
we
give
in
we're
inaugurated
where
we
had
to
join
many
of
our
community
members
and
advocating
against
the
eviction
of
the
near
North,
encampment
last
January.
M
So
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
continuing
to
work
with
staff,
even
in
times
when
there
was
resistance
to
get
us
to
this
point,
so
much
gratitude
for
your
leadership.
My
question
is
and
thank
you
councilmember
Osmond,
for
raising
this
part
about
the
porta
potties,
because
I
know
our
offices
had
to
deal
with
this.
M
During
Thanksgiving,
we
spent
our
Thanksgiving
break,
trying
to
be
responsive
to
the
encampment
and
some
of
the
conditions
that
residents
have
pointed
out
and
we're
raising
And
in
regards
to
that
on
March
21st
staff
gave
a
status
update
presentation
on
projects
that
were
funded
by
arpa
dollars,
and
during
that
presentation
there
was
a
contract
extension
for
a
hundred
and
eight
a
hundred
thousand
a
little
over.
M
A
hundred
thousand
there
appeared
to
be
for
Hygiene
services
at
in
campus,
such
as
porta
potties
and
hand
washing
stations
I
followed
up
with
staff
about
that
contract,
because
my
office
had
struggled
to
obtain
desperately
needed
hygiene
services
at
that
particular
encampment,
due
to
a
lack
of
clear
process
for
doing
so
so
kind
of
getting
at
what
council
member
Payne
just
raised.
The
lack
of
transparency
amongst
decision
making,
so
we
followed
up
with
staff
and
I
was
extremely
Disturbed
to
read
the
response
from
actually
your
office
director,
specifically
regulatory
services.
M
That
said
funding
was
not
being
used
for
Hygiene
services
at
all,
but
for
fencing.
So
when
I
asked
you
know
more
questions,
our
office
was
referred.
Person
to
person
then
moved
to
the
health
department
and
Emergency
Management,
the
community
planning,
and
basically
everyone
was
unable
to
explain
why
money
for
fencing
was
publicly
misrepresented
as
being
for
hygiene
and
what
the
fencing
was
being
used
for.
I
think
you've
kind
of
named
in
the
presentation
what
they
are
for
it,
but
I'm
more
so
interested
though
like
on
March
21st.
M
E
So
on
that
specific
date
that
you
speak
of
I,
believe
it
was
a
cow
meeting
such
as
this,
and
that
was
what
brought
forward
by
the
health
department,
not
regulatory
services
and
I,
believe
the
budget
office
may
be
able
to
speak
to
to
that
that
at
the
time
was
wasn't
I,
don't
it
was
authored
by
the
health
department.
Reg
services
at
the
time
was
not
engaged
in
this
work,
and
also
the
contract
of
the
fencing
is
not
under
rigged
services.
That
is
under
seeped.
E
K
Go
ahead,
thank
you,
so
I'm
I'm
trying
to
look
through
my
emails
right
now.
I,
don't
have
a
firm
answer,
but
my
my
immediate
recollection
is
that
there
were
two
Appropriations
as
a
part
of
the
initial
arpa
decision
making.
This
was
prior
to
the
consolidation
of
all
efforts
around
encampments
and
homelessness
response
to
Riggs
services.
K
So
my
recollection
is
that
there
was
something
at
the
health
department
for
sanitary
hand,
washing
stations
and
stuff
like
that,
and
then
additional
Appropriations
made
to
Reg
services
in
phase
two
but
I'm
trying
to
CL
I'm
going
to
get
some
documentation
to
make
sure.
That's
right!
That's
my
immediate
recollection!
So.
M
I
will
name
again:
we
did
a
long
email
chain
where
you're
kind
of
pointing
out
you
demonstrated
what
we
actually
went
through,
where
we
were
appointed
from
one
Department
to
another
to
say
if
Public
Health
pitched
the
council
to
you
know,
allocate
Opera
dollars
under
the
guise
that
these
were
these
were
going
for
Hygiene
stations.
Where
did
the
decision
come
to
switch
that
for
fencing
and
because
on
March
21st
we
were
given
the
report
back
that
these
are
being
used
for
Hygiene
stations
did
not
say
anything
for
fencing.
M
K
M
But
it
seems
like
again
we're
going
to
have
to
do
some
email,
core
correspondence
with
that,
and
maybe
also
then
with
cpad,
but
with
that
I
will
follow
up
or
we'll
have
ongoing
conversations.
I
have
additional
questions
about
this
process,
so
we've
talked
a
lot
or
in
the
presentation
there
was
lots
of
conversations
around
the
homeless,
Response
Team
playing
a
critical
role
in
this
work,
I'm,
actually
very
interested
in
knowing
what
is
the
status
of
our
homeless,
Response
Team.
M
That
might
seem
funny
to
ask,
but
you
know,
I've
had
an
encampments
in
my
ward
and
we've
actually
reached
out
to
the
homeless
response
team
and
have
not
gotten
back
from
them.
So
I'm
really
interested
to
know
kind
of
what
is
the
the
Staffing
levels
of
it
yeah
and
just
like
a
status
report
about
the
team
right
now.
G
Yes,
chair
polisano,
councilmember
1sley,
thanks
for
the
question,
so
the
status
of
the
homeless
Response
Team
they're.
There
is
a
detailed
manager
in
the
role
overseeing
the
the
work
and
then
there
are
two
individuals
who
basically
serve
as
the
project
coordinators
engaging
with
those
experiencing
on
shelters,
homelessness
at
all
the
different
encampment
locations.
G
M
So
you
mentioned
two
two
staff
kind
of
regularly
and
then
a
director
one
director,
so
three
three
people
kind
of
holding
it
down.
Okay,
just
a
quick
question
on
that,
then
I
will
note.
You
know.
In
my
16
months
of
office
there
has
been
a
constant
turnover
in
the
homeless
response
team,
as
well
as
the
contractors
I
know.
M
You
know
that
was
laid
out
in
a
presentation
too,
that
we
work
with
contractors
to
fulfill
some
of
this
work,
but
we're
seeing
turnover
in
both
our
internal
team
and
then
also
with
contractors
who
are
being
charged
to
respond
to
homelessness.
M
G
So
as
opportunities
come
up
and
we
recognize
that
the
grants
expires
at
the
end
of
2024.,
we
have
talented
staff.
We
have
amazing
people
who
work
here,
they're
looking
for
permanent
opportunities
looking
for
permanent
places
and
that
future
with
respect
to
the
homeless
response
team
or
what
that
will
look
like
in
the
future
is
not
yet
clear
as
we're
still
I,
don't
want
to
call
it
necessarily
a
pilot
phase,
but
this
is
still
Grant
funded
work.
M
That
is
actually
interesting
that
you
kind
of
mentioned,
like
the
grant,
funding,
piece,
I,
know
Council
or
some
council
members
might
have
also
been
made
aware.
You
know
that
another
reason
why
we
might
be
experiencing
retention
issues
in
this
area
amongst
our
homeless
response
team
is,
you
know.
Some
former
staff
and
contractors
have
very
clearly
explained
that
City
leadership
in
their
expert
opinions
is
doing
a
poor
job
in
their
response
to
homelessness
and
make
this
work
much
harder
than
it
needs
to
be
I.
M
Believe,
say,
you
know,
former
staff
have
even
gone
public
with
their
insights
on
the
cities,
ineffective
and
inhumane
approaches
to
homelessness
of
my
staff
and
I
have
even
participated
in
some
of
the
conversations
with
former
contractors
and
organizational
Partners
who
have
shared
their
frustrations
with
you
know,
departments
unwillingness
to
put
in
to
practice
methods
that
they
know
are
successful
in
supporting
the
unhoused.
So
in
thinking
of
you
know,
yes,
you
have
the
challenges
around
grant
funding
works.
There
is
also
lots
of
concerns
that
former
staff
have
raised.
M
Can
you
speak
to
if,
if
in
the
internal
kind
of
evaluation
processes,
if
our
staff
is
connecting
with
those
former
staffers
and
contractors
to
get
their
input
on,
you
know
how
that's
impacting
retention
and
specifically
asking
contractors
and
staffers
to
come?
Do
this
work
and
then
seeing
their
expertise
and
recommendations
go
ignored
that
that
plays
a
role
I
think
also
in
this
broader
discussion
that
staff
and
contractors
have
raised
around
why
it's
hard
to
retain
people
are
y'all
doing
any
contact
with
those
type
of
stakeholders
to
kind
of
revisit
in
this
pilot
phase.
M
You
know
how
we
can
do
better
in
doing
retention.
G
My
immediate
response
is
I'm,
not
aware
that
we
have
done
those
specific
efforts
with
staff
or
contractors
that
are
no
longer
with
the
city.
I
can
tell
you
that
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
done
as
part
of
this
evolutionary
process
as
we've
grown,
is
to
do
Lessons
Learned
after
the
fact.
What
have
we
done?
What
can
we
do
better?
G
It
created
consternation
across
the
system.
Transferring
those
contracts
over
to
Hennepin
County
provided
a
centralized
focal
point
for
who
was
responsible
for
those
contracted
partners
and
how
we
engage
in
those
responses
from
the
social
services
component.
That's
just
one
of
the
different
factors.
As
we
look
at
now,
we
have
a
collaborative
multi-departmental
enterprise-wide
team
who
is
dedicated
to
doing
this
work
to
Leading.
It
to
leaning
in
that
is
one
of
the
another
piece
that
we
saw
earlier
on,
where
there
were
gaps.
G
Mitigate
the
risk
as
much
as
possible,
so
that
we
as
leadership,
are
doing
what
we
are.
What
we
need
to
do
to
eliminate
the
barriers
and
the
roadblocks
that
are
impeding
progress
for
the
needful
work
and
that
we're
not
leaving
our
our
residents
unsheltered
and
sheltered
throughout
the
community
without
inadequate
response.
M
I
think
for
the
city,
as
we've
named,
and
you
know,
I
think
there's
been
a
number
of
us
council
members
that
do
want
to
see
our
actual
substantial
policy
led
by
Council
that
addresses
the
inhumane
conditions
that
we
we
intensify
with
evictions,
and
you
mentioned
some
of
the
barriers
to
that
in
having
those
conversations
with
farmer-
or
you
know,
contractors
as
well
as
former
staffers
I
think
consistently.
M
What
has
been
raised
is
actually
the
city
is
the
barrier
and
that
many
of
the
staff
who
have
been
brought
on
are
contractors
who
have
been
brought
on
who
have
you
know
wide
range
of
expertise
in
supporting
vulnerable
communities
they
bringing
their
insights,
they
bring
their
expertise
to
our
departments,
they
bring
it
to
the
mayor.
Specifically,
let
me
specify
actually
department,
heads
and
the
mayor
and
there's
often
resistance
to
any
suggestions
or
policy
ideas
outside
of
evictions.
M
So
you
know
I,
don't
think
it's
a
secret
that
you
know
credible
professionals
who
again
have
a
background
in
wanting
to
do
this.
Work
have
been
doing
this
work
aren't
are
not
working
with
the
city
and
it's
creating
this
predicament
that
we're
currently
in
where
we're
seeing
that
turnover
and
we're
losing
out
on
a
Workforce
in
a
brilliant
base
of
folks
who
know
how
to
do
this
work
and
just
asking
the
city
to
comply
with
them.
M
So
I
do
want
to
note
that,
for
the
public
record,
in
the
sense
of
you
know,
conversations
conversations
that
we
have
that
hopefully
offer
something
some
Nuance
to
what
you
just
shared
in
terms
of
you
know
how
shifting
contracts
over
to
Hennepin
accounting
might
have
addressed
things,
but
knowing
how
the
city
and
our
current
practices,
especially
in
taking
for
granted
the
staff
who
come
in
with
this
expertise,
also
poses
us
as
a
barrier
to
doing
this
work
successfully.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
that.
Thank
you.
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
have
a
series
of
questions,
I'm
hoping
to
go
through
and
then
I'll
start
with
the
first
one
and
staff
can
decide
who's
the
most
appropriate
person
to
respond
and
we'll
go
from
there.
A
N
Sounds
good,
I
think
one
of
the
the
first
things
that
I
was
struck
by
in
reading
this
report
and
and
reading
through
the
the
slides
this
morning.
It's
the
in
The
Guiding
principles,
section
when
you're
talking
about
the
principles
that
guide
the
city's
response
to
homelessness.
N
One
of
the
one
of
the
three
bullet
points
is,
you
know,
treating
people
with
dignity
and
and
respect,
and
it's
something
that
I've
heard
staff
repeat
here
today
and
in
every
conversation
that
we've
had
about
about
this
this
issue
and
then
in
the
report
I
see
a
section.
That's
that's
devoted
to
direct
quotes
of
pulled
from
311
complaints,
so
really
bringing
in
the
the
experiences
or
perspectives
of
Minneapolis
residents.
N
Who
can
access
3-1-1
and
you
know,
do
that
which
again
I
do
think
it's
important
for
us
to
to
ground
and
root
our
work
in
in
the
day-to-day
experiences
of
of
the
people
who
are
most
impacted
but
I
think
what
struck
me
was
that
I
didn't
see
specific
experiences
documented
from
the
residents
in
encampments.
N
So
you
know
we're
saying
the
city
is
saying:
our
guiding
principle
is
treating
people
with
dignity
and
respect.
Do
encampment
residents
experience
us
that
way?
N
Have
they
told
us
that
have
we
tried
asking
and
then
we
have
a
number
of
Social,
Service,
Providers
and
contractors
that
we
do
this
work
with
and
in
my
limited
experience,
I've
heard
Street
Outreach
workers
in
particular
talk
about
their
frustration
with
not
feeling,
as
though
residents
are
are
being
treated
that
way,
and
so
you
know,
especially
since
we
contract
with
them,
we
are
giving
taxpayer
dollars
to
them
I'm
curious
about
if
we've
engaged
with
social
service
providers
to
ask
them
this
question
right
in
your
experience,
do
residents
of
encampments
feel
as
though
they've
been
treated
with
dignity
and
respect.
A
H
Chair
forgotten,
who
asked
the
question:
we
have
a
strong
relationship
with
the
county
and
our
service
providers
and
of
late
we've.
We've
engaged
in
regular
meetings
with
them
to
have
those
types
of
conversations
in
us
director,
Garnet
wholly
said
earlier.
This
is
still
in
its
infancy
stage
and
it's
hope
that
we
continue
to
collaborate
and
better
inform
how
we
do
our
work.
But
we
are
we.
H
We
are
comfortable
with
with
the
approach
that
we've
employed
and
are
employing,
but
if
there
are
opportunities
for
improvements,
we
would
be
open
to
engaging
in
in
improving
those
efforts.
So
thanks.
N
A
lot
very
quickly,
then,
to
follow
up
I,
just
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
all
understanding.
This
very
clearly.
We
have
not
taken
on
efforts
to
engage
directly
or
use
contractors
to
engage
directly
with
encampment
residents
to
get
a
sense
of
whether
they
experience
the
city's
efforts
as
being
treated
with
dignity
and
respect.
H
N
Thank
you
very
much
and
then
I
think
I've
got
just
a
a
question
on
on
the
health
department.
I'll
pause
after
that.
N
N
And
you
know,
regulatory
Services
is
the
enforcement
arm
of
of
our
our
housing
code
and
I,
see
the
importance
of
of
I
see
why
it
is
your
job
to
enforce
section,
244.6
I
think
I
think
I'm
I'm.
What
I'm
really
really
struggling
with
here
is
is,
at
the
same
time
that
we
have
an
obligation
or
responsibility
as
written
in
our
code,
to
prevent
overnight,
camping
or
or
long-term
shelter
in
in
public
or
private
spaces
of
the
sort.
We
also
have
a
a
public
health
responsibility.
N
That's
delegated
to
us
right.
State
law
gives
us
the
authority
gives
authority
to
all
local
governments,
including
us,
to
ensure
the
public
health
of
our
communities.
That's
outlined
in
in
chapter
145,
a
in
in
in
State
Statute.
One
of
the
responsibilities
specifically
listed
there
is
of
local
governments
to
to
protect
against
environmental
hazards
by
addressing
aspects
of
the
environment
that
pose
risk
to
human
health.
N
Then,
when
we
look
to
our
code
of
ordinances,
where
the
health
department
is
established,
we
we
delegate
the
responsibility
to
the
to
the
health
department
that
they
are
responsible
for
promoting
healthy
residents,
communities
and
environments
by
promoting
and
protecting
sustainable
policies
and
practices,
preventing
diseases
and
injury
and
preparing
for
and
responding
to
the
General,
Health
and
Welfare
needs
of
our
community.
We
have
seen
just
the
impact
that
the
lack
of
hand,
washing
stations
or
Sanitation
Services
has
on
on
residents
that
are
living
in
encampments.
N
The
death
rate
for
for
people
who
experience
homelessness
is
three
times
higher
than
that
of
the
general
population.
N
The
most
common
reason
that
people
experiencing
homelessness
die
is
is,
as
a
result
of
completely
preventable,
wound
care
that
becomes
infected
and
then
goes
untreated
and
eventually
results
in
untimely
death
right
a
hand.
Washing
stations
are
a
critical
part
of
of
preventing
infection
from
happening
or
from
spreading.
N
Just
basic,
you
know
public
health
things
that
we
learn
and
then
we
also
know
that
there's
a
study
done
by
a
bunch
of
doctors
in
in
Denver
California
Florida
that
told
us
that
involuntary
displacement
worsens
overdose
and
hospitalizations
decreases
or
contributes
to
death
among
among
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness,
so
I
guess
I'm
trying
to
understand.
Why
is
it
that
the
enforcement
of
244.6
has
a
greater
is,
is
more
important
to
us
as
an
institution
than
the
enforcement
of
our
responsibility
to
to
Public
Health.
E
Chair
palmasano
and
council
member
chunktai,
when
we
talk
about
244s
that
preventative
it,
so
it
prevents
some
of
the
health
issues
from
beginning.
Worse
and
I
will
only
state
that
the
hand
washing
stations
and
the
porta-potties
were
put
out
during
covid
when
the
governor
had
instituted
that
emergency.
So
that's
why
those
were
put
out,
but
once
that
was
done,
we
do
we
no
longer
put
out
those
hand
washing
stations
for
one
we
find
that
they
are
not
used.
E
The
unfortunate
thing
is
there
has
been
changes
in
the
health
department
from
a
historical
perspective,
to
be
able
to
speak
to
that
and
so
we're
in
an
awkward
position.
But,
commissioner
Champlin,
would
you
be
able
to
speak
to
the
health,
the
the
expertise
that
you
have
and
preventative
measures.
L
It
is
interesting
question
when
we
run
up
against
public
health
issues
with
other
ordinances,
it
becomes
a
challenge
on
which
ordinance
and
policy
we're
going
to
move
forward
with
and
again
it
goes
back
to
the
conversation
that
we
had
earlier
about
how
a
decision
is
being
made
as
we
come
come
forward.
As
all
of
you
know,
I'm
I'm
new
to
the
organization,
but
I
look
forward
to
kind
of
digging
into
those
protocols
to
see
how
we
can
improve
those
protocols.
L
So
we
can
have
a
better
better
answer
for
you
as
to
how
those
decisions
get
made.
You'll
see
that
time
and
time
again
in
different
scenarios
when
there
are
public
health
principles
or
policies
that
run
up
against
some
other
ordinances
and
we
have
to
make
decisions,
and
so
I,
don't
want
to
speak
to
I
have
not
been
a
part
of
that
group
very
long,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
speak
to
what's
happening
within
there
now.
But
I
look
forward
to
trying
to
figure
out
how
those
protocols
can
be
improved.
Yeah.
N
I
I
really
appreciate
that
I
think
the
the
what
I'm
taking
away
from
this
conversation,
what
I
hope
that
you're
taking
away
from
this
conversation,
is
I'm,
seeing
right
now
that
we
are
falling
short
of
Our
obligation
to
maintaining
Public
Health
and
those
are
those
are
written
in
State
Statute.
Those
are
written
in
our
code
of
ordinances
and
I.
It's
our
responsibility
to
legislate.
It's
also
a
responsibility
to
provide
oversight
and
I
think
this
is
me
naming
that
we
are.
N
We
have
fallen
short
on
a
really
critical
responsibility
that
is
having
a
detrimental
impact
on
some
people's
lives
and
also
on
communities
that
that,
where
encampments
used
to
be
and
are
moved,
and
then
there
are
like
things
like
human
feces
that
remain
in
that
space,
that
that
are
public
health,
contaminants
for
the
broader
Community
as
well.
Thank
you.
O
Thank
you,
ma'am,
vice
president
and
I.
Do
think.
A
lot
of
my
colleagues
have
covered
covered
this
issue
in
a
way
that
I
that
I,
appreciate
I
thought
I
had
questions,
but
I
think
that
you
know
I
think
I.
O
Think
the
the
conclusion
that
I'm
coming
to
is
is
that
this
presentation
feels
a
little
bit
like
it's
it's
more
of
a
chance
for
staff
to
have
to
defend
their
strategy
than
than
inform
and
I
don't
want
to
put
anybody
in
a
position
where
they
feel
like
they
have
to
defend
anything.
O
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
has
been
I
think
frustrating
and
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
for
us
to
to
to
celebrate
about
the
presentation.
A
lot
of
information
that
we
saw,
but
one
of
the
things
that
has
been
frustrating
is
that
today's
presentation
does
seem
to
mimic
a
tone
that
I
saw
started
about
a
year
ago.
O
The
tone
I
think
can
really
be
summarized
in
the
use
of
of
two
words
that
just
continue
to
land
as
red
flags.
To
me,
and
one
was
the
use
of
the
word
normalizing
and
I-
can
kind
of
get
into
that,
and
the
other
was
the
use
of
the
word
romanticizing,
which
really
shocked
me
to
hear
that
word.
O
It's
preemptively,
romanticizing,
I'll
start
with
that.
It's
preemptively
accusatory,
which
has
been
the
tone
of
this
conversation,
I
think
for
the
last
part
of
the
year,
at
least
how
I've
experienced
it.
O
As
somebody
who
tries
to
approach
this
work
collaboratively
asking
questions,
there
have
been
things
in
this
institution
that
have
frustrated
me
as
account
early
in
my
career,
that
I
came
to
an
understanding
of
and
able
to
give
and
have
been
able
to
give
input
on,
because
people
were
patient
willing
to
have
conversations,
and
this
is
one
of
these
topic
areas
where
that
is
not
true.
It
feels
like
it's
not
true
about
this
topic
area.
O
People
are
not
patient,
they're,
not
interested
in
having
conversations
the
conversations
for
the
last
year
and
a
half
have
been
accusatory
and
they
have
been
defensive
and
I.
Think
that
has
been
really
difficult
and
it
has
made
me
feel
like
there
actually
isn't
a
spirit
of
collaboration
on
this
subject
on
this
topic
in
the
city,
and
so
you
know
using
words
like
romanticizing
in
the
way
that
it
was
used
in
this
presentation
it
it.
It
feels
it
feels
placed
there
to
evade
accountability,
to
preemptively
discredit.
O
O
I,
don't
know
a
single
person
in
the
city
who
finds
the
conditions
that
they
that
we
see
in
the
encampments
romantic,
but
but
I
do
know
that
people
across
the
city,
the
experiences
that
I
hear
from
constituents,
don't
always
match
the
information
that
we're
seeing
in
the
presentation
today
and
I
think
that
this
presentation
does
paint
an
encouraging
picture
of
how
we're
moving
forward.
But
again,
I've
got
to
try
to
reconcile
that
with
people
who
are
concerned
about
the
ways
that
we
have
engaged
encampments.
O
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
to
name
was,
you
know
the
term
normalizing
I
think
it
does
a
lot
of
the
same
things
as
romanticizing,
but
so
we
don't
have
to
get
into
that,
but
it
feels
like
there's
been
a
little
bit
of
conflation
today
about
reducing
the
number
of
encampments
and
reducing
the
number
of
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
and
I.
Don't
know
that
that
conflation
is
is
appropriate
from
my
recollection.
You
know:
I'll
speak
from
my
experience.
O
It
feels
like
the
wall
of
Forgotten
natives
was
established
in
about
2018,
maybe
a
little
bit
into
2019,
and
that
was
really
the
start
of
what
I
would
say
is
a
proliferation
of
encampments
in
our
city,
at
least
in
the
way
that
we
started
responding
to
them
prior
to
that
people
may
not
have
congregated
in
encampments
in
the
way
that
we
see
now,
but
people
were
living
on
the
street,
and
so
where
do
people
go
when
they're,
not
in
an
encampment?
O
You
know
when
we
talk
about
a
functional
zero,
does
ending
encampments
really
get
us
to
a
functional
zero,
because
ending
encampments
and
ending
you
know
and
and
homelessness
in
my
mind,
are
not
the
not
the
exact
are
not
the
same
thing,
and
so
I
say
that
not
to
say
that
we
shouldn't
have
any
response
to
address
encampments
and
that
we
shouldn't
we
shouldn't,
engage
in
this
way,
but
it
does
feel
like
it
does
feel
like.
There
is
room
for
improvement
in
our
strategy.
I
know
that
staff
are
working
really
hard.
O
I
know
that
staff
have
been
that
that
you've
enumerated
the
ways
in
which
staff
have
been
assaulted,
while
that,
when
trying
to
engage
in
this
process
to
me
as
a
legislator,
that
tells
me
that
our
strategy,
that
the
city
strategy
is
traumatizing
staff
and
so
I,
want
to
know
how
we
can
create
solutions
to
that
and
that's
important
to
me.
O
You
know
I
I
I
wanted
to
ask
those
questions.
I
wanted
to
name
those
observations,
because
I
think
that
you
know,
while
I
don't
have
every
answer
about
how
we
address
encampments.
I
do
feel
like
there
are
just
some
things
that
we
haven't
all
the
way
gotten
right
now:
I'll
I'll
leave
it
with
this
example
when
the
when
the
encampment
on
Gerard
in
my
ward
was
going
on.
O
It
went
on
for
a
very
long
time,
but
there
were
several
moments
over
the
history
of
that
over
the
length
of
that
encampment,
where
the,
where
the,
where
the
The
Residency
of
that
encampment
was
was,
was
pretty
low
and
it
felt
like
at
those
moments
where,
where
we
were
out
there
talking
to
encampment
residents
at
one
point,
they
had
a
really
good
sort
of
de
facto
Leadership
Model
there
at
that
encampment.
O
That
was
pretty
easy
to
that
was
relatively
easy
to
engage
with
and
it
felt
like
when
there
was
really
a
chance
for
us
to
diffuse
things
and
for
us
to
close,
have
a
closure
that
didn't
have
to
end
with
a
huge
police
presence
bulldozers.
That
kind
of
thing
we
didn't
take
that
opportunity.
That's
how
I
experienced
it
I
know
that
that's
how
a
lot
of
those
encampment
residents
experienced
it,
and
so
then
you
know
over
time.
O
The
space
field
back
up
and
what
we
eventually
landed
with
ended
up
with
was
a
pretty
robust
and
expensive
and
and
and
and
and
and
disruptive
closure,
so
I'll
kind
of
leave
it
there
again.
That's
not
the
disparage
staff.
It's
to
say
it's
not
to
say
that
Seth
isn't
doing
enough.
O
It's
to
say
what
are
our
mechanisms
for
ensuring
that
the
stuff
that
we're
doing
is
the
right
stuff
if
it
traumatizes
staff,
if
it
if
we're
hearing
that
it
traumatizes
residents
and
if
we're
not
always
hearing
that
and
and
even
constituents
who
are
not
unhoused
who
live
near
them
I,
you
know.
Certainly
the
businesses
will
give
me
an
earful
in
One
Direction,
but
the
opinions
from
residents
are
pretty
varied.
O
You
know
they
they're
across
the
board,
and
so
and
so
it's
it's
hard
to
know
what
the
mechanism
for
that
kind
of
self-reflection
is
for
that
kind
of
internal
interrogation
is
and,
and
the
last
thing
I'll
say,
because
I
I
I
I
wanted
to
name.
O
This
was
it
kind
of
brings
me
back
to
a
little
bit
of
councilmember
Payne's
point,
which
was:
how
does
how
do
decisions
get
made
and
it's
not
about
pointing
the
finger
because
I'm
certainly
not
interested
in
that
and
if
you
and,
if
that's
a
fear
that
staff
has
that
that
if
they
name
that
that
that
that'll
sort
of
out
people
in
a
way
that
exposes
them,
then
I'm
happy
to
have
that
conversation
offline.
But
it
is
a
process
that
seems
pretty
opaque.
O
O
It's
hard,
it's
hard
to
know
and
that's
what
makes
it
hard
to
be
reassured
that
that
self-reflection
is
happening,
that
that
Improvement
is
happening
and
I
don't
want
to
see
staffs
trauma,
be
leveraged
to
shut
down
conversation,
I
want
to
see
staff
encountering
less
trauma
and,
by
extension,
I
want
to
see
residents
and
and
the
neighbors
encountering
less
trauma.
I
guess
that's
my
statement
and
thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
E
E
So
we
were,
we
are
always
growing
and
we're
always
doing
self-evaluation
again
excited
to
bring
in
the
health
department
in
a
more
in
a
different
way
to
to
answer
those
questions
and
actually
to
take
those
statements
that
you
have
had
and
really
take
them
to
heart,
and
this
is
just
really
hard
work
and
I
will
say
personally.
I
am
traumatized
on
a
regular
basis.
By
doing
this
work,
it's
not
just
my
staff.
E
I
am
standing
here
and
I
have
been
traumatized
by
just
trying
to
figure
out
what
in
the
world
do
we
as
a
city
do
so.
We
are
committed
to
move
forward
because
no
one
is
perfect,
but
the
promising
thing
is.
We
are
all
sitting
in
this
room.
Having
conversations
and
I
appreciate
your
feedback
and
my
eyes
and
my
ears
are
open.
A
F
D
D
Trying
to
get
you
know
a
direction
from
dealing
with
the
encampment
that
we
have
in
war
six
and
just
freely
kind
of
highlight
we
gotta,
we
gotta
put
enough
resources
to
this
department.
This
is
something
they're
dealing
with
I,
remember,
I,
think
it
was
like
2020
homeless,
Outreach
team
was
very
small
and
they
were
taking
their
personal
cars
to
the
encampment
and
trying
to
build
relationships
with
with
the
folks
that
live
there,
and
they
didn't
even
had
a
van.
D
So
that's
one
of
the
things
we
have
suggested
is
giving
them
enough
resource
to
to
give
the
homeless
Outreach
team
and
I
would
say
you
know.
Public
works
also
have
especially
when
my
office
worked
with
help
of
cleaning
the
waste
and
calling
some
of
the
you
know,
picking
up
the
needles
and
those
things
that
really
need
attention
right
away.
They
have
done
that
and
I
do
want
to
thank
for
that.
D
My
question
is
now:
I
have
encampments
that
has
moved
two
weeks
ago,
three
different
places,
and
now
they
are
in
minda
land.
What
do
you?
What
do
we
do
about
that?
We
know
this
state
respond.
I,
know
you're
trying
to
build
that
relationship
with
with
this
stage,
but
this
encampments
is
a
problem
because
we
have
heard
over
dozens
of
residents
it's
literally
across
the
street,
from
disabled
senior
housing
people
with
wheelchairs,
low
income
housing,
it's
right
there
and
we
know
what
it
brings.
We
don't
have
to
repeat
that.
D
We
know
what
it
brings
having
encampments
in
there.
What
do
we
do
addressing
this?
That?
What
can
I
tell
my
residents
because
they're
reaching
out
to
me-
and
it's
still
there's
this
average
citizen
in
City
Minneapolis-
does
not
understand
that
saying
that
well
doesn't
mean
that
land-
that's
not
what
they
elected
us
for
to
point
out,
but
they
elect
us
for
to
lead
and
show
a
leadership
and
create
Solutions.
E
E
The
city
has
limits
over
one's
decisions
on
what
they
want
to
do,
and
so
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
really
look
at
this
holistically
again
proactively.
Look
at
the
Upstream
causes
opioid
mental
health.
There's
a
number
of
things
that
the
health
department
is
doing
with
the
county
as
well.
That
we
hope
gets
to
those
things
that
you
describe
but
currently
right
now
it's
a
challenge.
P
P
Director,
if
you
don't
mind
what
is
CPA
doing
this
year
so
the
year
2023,
to
address
the
skyrocketing
prices
of
rent
that
are
leaving
some
families
homeless
and
others
having
to
balance
between
their
food,
their
groceries
and
paying
rent.
And
this
is
in
regards
to
current
renters
that
we
have
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
H
H
It
is.
It
is
critically
important
that
we
ensure
we
bring
the
supply
of
new
housing
units
on
board.
It's
critically
important
that
we
provide
some
support
from
an
income
perspective.
This
the
city
instituted
the
guarantee
basic
income
as
a
pilot.
We're
in
the
process
of
my
peers,
in
in
our
economic
development
team,
are
in
the
process
of
evaluating
that
that
program
and
will
be
in
a
position
to
make
some
recommendations
for
moving
forward.
We
have
an
engagement
with
our
a
contract
with
with
legal
aid
that
assists
low-income
renters
from
displacement
with
rent
evictions.
H
P
Thank
you,
I
guess.
Part
of
my
reasoning
for
asking
is
because
I
think
one
Focus
that
we
don't
usually
have
is
current
renters
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
also
prevent
homelessness
from
happening
so
ensuring
that
we
protect
our
renters,
whether
it's
through
passing
a
strong
one,
civilization
policy
or
Universal
basic
income
pilot
program.
I
think
those
are
really
important
tools
that
we
need
to
do
if
we
want
to
prevent
homelessness
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
P
That's
all
I
have
for
cped,
but
I
do
have
questions
for
regulatory
Services.
Thank
you.
P
Hey
doctor,
so
I
was
reading
through
the
document,
and
part
of
it
says
that
we
offer
storage
at
least
once
in
the
72-hour
notice
window.
Can
you
just
walk
us
through
the
reasoning
of
why
we
only
require
storage
options
offering
them
one
time
and
I
would
assume
that,
like
offering
storage
will
be
a
priority
the
week
leading
of
and
the
date
of,
an
eviction
occurring.
E
P
Did
say
for
the
public
to
understand
that
we
only
require
our
staff,
our
homeless
response
team,
to
offer
someone's
storage
one
time
in
the
722
in
the
72
hours
leading
up
to
an
encampment
eviction,
and
if
we
go
back
to
the
Quarry
I
even
talked
with
our
own
staff,
they
would
not
offer
the
day
of
storage
was
not
offered
the
day
of
and
I
think
that's
important
to
change
our
current
practice.
If
we're
going
to
be
evicting
an
encampment,
the
day
of
and
storage,
isn't
being
required.
What
does
that
mean?
P
It
means
people,
storage
and
belongings
are
going
to
be
trashed.
That's
just
what
can
happen
and
does
tend
to
happen
in
these
encampment
evictions.
So,
in
regards
to
storage,
I
want
to
know
like
what
our
current
plans
to
increase
storage
across
Minneapolis
is
in
reg.
Services
right
now
are
after
reading
the
document
it
shows
that
downtown
is
the
only
location
that
we
have
to
have
people
storage,
long
and
stored,
and
we
know
that
downtown
isn't
accessible
to
everybody.
E
Council
member
Chavez
I
do
believe
that
there
is
room
to
have
conversations
to
explore
that
through
did
ultimately
did
would
be
making
that
decision,
but
we
can
have
those
conversations.
Thank.
E
E
My
my
response,
in
the
sense
of
when
we
look
at
what
is
a
take
operationally,
what
are
all
those
things
that
we
need
to
check
into
to
see
what
is
feasible
or
not.
So
it's
not
about
operational
decisions,
it's
about
what
does
that
really
mean
step
by
step
to
be
able
to
see
whose
bucket
or
responsibilities
that
truly
Falls
in
thank.
F
E
P
Council
member
deck
I
know,
we've
talked
about
trash
collection
in
the
past
was
wondering
if
there's
any
ongoing
conversations
in
the
public
works
department
right
now
to
help
organize
trash
collection.
I
know
in
the
past
me
and
you
have
discussed
over
email
how
we
can
organize
specific
trash
collection
depending
on
the
encampment
location.
P
So
we
can
work
with
the
residents
of
the
encampment
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
making
sure
that
the
encampment
is
safe
and
clean
and
would
love
to
know
like
if
there's
been
conversations
with
dimple
book
Works
to
help
figure
out
that
process
and
what
we
can
do
as
a
council
to
help
in
those
situations.
I've
I've
received
many
calls
emails
and
I,
always
either
email,
3-1-1,
email,
yourself,
email,
Jennifer,
Swanson,
emailed
the
director
of
Public
Works
to
figure
out
ways
that
we
can
help
make
an
encampment
more
clean,
yeah.
I
We've
we've
been
pretty
much
reactive
to
requests
for
for
cleanup
one
one
example
would
be
the
the
recent
Speedway
gas
station
encampment
in
Bloomington
there
it
was
fenced
in
we.
Don't
we
don't
once
again,
we
don't
impede
into
people's
space
that
are
in
the
encampment,
but
when
they
place
discards
outside
the
fence
fence
line
there
and
we
were
called
we,
we
go
and
and
collect
those
materials
and
that's
pretty
much
what
we
do.
I
P
You
and
then
my
last
question
and
I've
been
too
many
either
when
it's
happening
after
it's
happening
just
to
check
the
aftermath
of
an
encampment
eviction.
Do
you
know
how
much
time
the
residents
of
encampment
are
given
to
pack
their
belongings
like
how
much
time
Public
Works
staff,
for
example,
would
say-
and
this
may
not
be
a
question
for
you,
because
I
know
it
may
be
a
little
different.
I
I,
don't
believe
there
is
a
specific
time
prior
Outreach,
that's
done
prior
to
an
encampment
closure
after
posting
basically
informs
campers
there
that
they
need
to
prepare
their
belongings
to
be
moved.
When
we
go
in,
we
don't.
You
know.
Typically
we're
not
the
first
ones
that
that
are
are
the
point
of
contact
on
an
encampment
closure.
It
might
be
MPD,
it
could
be
cped
on
on
City,
some
City
owned
property.
I
have
done
it
on
Public
Works
property.
I
P
C
P
P
I
I
appreciate
the
question
and
I
think
as
a
as
a
group,
it's
very
worthy
of
discussion.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
I
am
Gonna
Take,
Back,
Control
and
you're
complete
gonna
go
back
to
council
member
wansley
and
then
council,
member
chugti
and
I
do
want
to
mention
that
if
we
aren't
done
with
this
conversation
before
for
then
I'm
gonna
ask
that
we
hold
off
on
the
walk-on
item
because
we're
going
to
lose
Quorum.
So
if
we
could
please
finish
up
as
fast
as
we
can
council
member
wansley,
oh.
A
M
So
absolutely
the
question
that
I
had
was
really
sparked
by
something
that
councilmember
Osmond
raised
and
his
comments
earlier.
M
M
You
know
there
was
a
large
encampment
that
formed
in
Cedar
Riverside
around
Thanksgiving
and
I
just
want
to
commend
again
the
public
for
doing
such
tremendous
work
in
supporting
our
unhouse
residents
and
trying
their
best
to
again
make
the
city
aware
of
the
limitations
or,
first
time,
we'll
say,
limitations
of
their
practices
of
just
doing
employing
evictions
only,
but
in
this
case,
residents
actually
did
intake
process
of
the
encampment
residents
and
majority
of
the
input
that
they
got
back.
M
You
know
really
came
through
that.
Most
of
the
folks
who
came
to
that
camp
met
have
been
evicted
from
other
sites
within
a
very
short
period
of
time,
so
I
shared
that
information
with
department
leaders,
as
well
as
our
interim
CEO,
Heather
Johnson,
and
you
know,
despite
residents
specifically
asking
what
actions
would
the
city
take
in
response
to
the
problem
that
they
essentially
created?
M
There
was
no
response
given
by
the
city,
so
you
know
this
is
again
another
example
of
how
the
city's
whack-a-mole
approach
doesn't
lead
us
to
both
less
homelessness
or
fewer
encampments.
So
when
thinking
that
you
know
everyone's
happy,
the
weather
is
getting
a
little
bit
warmer
outside,
but
we
also
know
for
now.
You
know
the
past
several
years
with
warmer
weather,
we
should
also
anticipate
an
increase
of
encampments
throughout
the
city,
so
I'm
just
very
interested
in
knowing
from
our
staff
in
this
being
a
proven.
M
You
know
Trend
every
summer
and
US
using
these
methods
for
the
past
five
years
and
seeing
that
it
has
not
reduced
homelessness
with
phase
one
or
phase
two.
Do
you
plan
to
adjust
it
in
preparation
for
the
summer
and
hopefully
in
anticipating
some
different
goals.
E
How
do
we
look
at
this
in
a
more
in
a
way
that
you
know
we're
seeing
outcomes
that
are
more
positive,
and
so
there
are
currently
conversations
right
now
with
the
county
that
we
are
talking
about,
that
and
and
where
streets
to
homes
is
really
bringing
their
whole,
their
whole
department
under
David
Hewitt,
in
terms
of
responding
and
addressing
and
and
proactively
looking
at
their
current,
let's
say
a
Vivo
Village
and
working
with
ag
and
others,
but
then
also
looking
at
along
with
cped
on
the
housing
units
that
are
coming
online
and
some
of
the
other
things
that
we
are
doing
within
the
Enterprise
that
actually
get
to
that
holistic
approach.
E
M
Thank
you
director
and
I
appreciate
again
the
emphasis
on
the
partnership
with
on
the
county,
but
kind
of
my
next
question
council
member
checked
how
you
raised
this
specific
report,
I
think
of
the
importance
again
again
of
how
the
city
operates
as
a
barrier
Even
in
our
partnership
with
the
the
county,
so
I'm,
hoping
all
of
our
department.
M
Heads
are
now
aware
that
you
know
just
yesterday,
there
was
a
peer
review
scientific
article
that
was
published,
that
was
called
the
population
level,
health
effects
of
involuntary
displacement
of
people
experiencing
unsheltered
homelessness,
who
inject
drugs
in
U.S
cities,
and
that
article
looked
at
the
impacts
of
encampment
evictions
on
opioid
use,
a
month's
unhoused
residents.
I.
M
Think
the
most
you
know
startling
conclusion
that
was
raised
in
council
member
Chuck
Tai
spoke
to
this
is
that
the
article
concluded
that
involuntary
displacement
is
estimated
to
worsen
overdose
in
hospitalizations,
to
decrease
initiations
of
Med
medications
for
opioid
use
disorders,
and
it
contributes
to
the
deaths
amongst
people
experiencing
homelessness
who
inject
drugs.
The
study
also
advises
that
ceasing
involuntary
displacement
of
people
experiencing
homelessness
May
mitigate
some
health
related
harms
associated
with
homelessness.
M
So
this
study
I
think
you've
raised
time
and
time
again
you
know
the
city's
goal
based
off
of
some
folks
in
this
industry
is
to
do
functional,
zero,
there's
a
number
of
other
public
health
experts
that
are
saying.
Actually,
you
know
we
shouldn't
be
doing
eviction
sweeps.
That
is
not
the
way
to
actually
support
our
unhoused
neighbors
and
actually
they've
put
a
alternative
proposal
called
housing.
First,
that
is
a
national
conversation.
That's
a
gold
standard.
So
in
light
of
that
it
may
be
Public
Health.
M
You
know
our
new
director
can
speak
that,
but
I
was
you
know.
You're
leading
this
director,
so
just
saying
in
in
light
of
you
know,
also
peer
review
expertise
on
this.
That's
coming
from
public
health
experts,
service
providers
and
community
members.
M
Can
we
anticipate,
or
has
there
been
any
discussions
of
how
the
eviction
only
practices
that
you've
stated
very
clearly
in
the
PowerPoint,
how
that
is
linked
to
opioid
or
increases
in
opioid
deaths?
Has
there
been
any
evaluation
of
that
over
the
past
year.
E
E
These
are
conversations
that
we've
already
had
and
he
has,
as
I've
said,
I
was
excited
with
the
conversation
that
I
had
with
him
last
week,
because
we
did
talk
about
those
things
and
your
comments
were
taking
copious
notes
here,
and
so
we
are
taking
these
things
into
consideration
as
we
move
forward
as
we
go
into
that
phase,
two.
L
Council
wants
you.
Thank
you
for
that
question
number
one
I
would
like
to
say
that
there's
a
lot
of
pieces
that
are
in
place
for
us
to
move
forward
phase
two
I
think
what
you're,
what
you're,
what
you're
speaking
to
is
a
public
health
approach
to
homelessness
where
we
we
talk
about
chemicals,
diseases,
chronic
disease,
we
talk
about
Behavioral
Health.
We
talk
about
Substance,
Abuse
and
Mental
Health
as
a
first
step.
The
housing
first
model
is
a
model
that
I'm
hoping
to
be
able
to
bring
to
this
area.
L
One
of
the
big
pieces
missing
here
and
there's
a
lot
of
great
work.
That's
happening
within
the
city
and
I'm
very
excited
about
that.
One
of
the
pieces
here
is
the
county.
Having
that
conversation
that
bridge
with
the
county
and
really
having
an
understanding
of
what
level
of
support
they're
able
to
provide
for
Minneapolis.
The
second
piece
that
we're
missing
is
this
data
and
finding
out
whether
or
not
the
county
has
this
by
name
list
or
if
we
have
information
about
the
folks
who
are
in
the
encampments?
L
Who
are
there?
That's
really
important
data
because
that's
going
to
help
us
determine
how
we
mobilize
resources
going
forward,
and
so
there's
there's
a
lot
of
activity
happening
right
now,
I'm,
really
looking
forward
to
pulling
the
pieces
together
to
being
that
convener.
We
have
a
bit
of
a
system
here
now
for
engaging
with
encampments.
I
do
agree
with
councilor
Ellison.
There
are
two
very
separate
pieces
there,
there's
the
encampments
and
then
there's
the
folks
who
live
in
the
encampments.
L
Both
need
to
be
dealt
with
very
separately,
and
so
we
want
to
be
able
to
bring
those
Services
through
the
public
health
through
a
public
health
lens
with
the
racial
Equity
lens
as
well,
and
so
that's
the
work
that
I
will
be
doing
working
with
all
my
partners
here.
I
am
very
excited
to
work
with
everyone
that
came
up
today
who
share
with
you.
I
will
not
take
a
lot
of
time,
but
we
we
will
be
looking
at
that
approach.
M
Thank
you
so
much
director,
Chaplin
I.
M
New
and
I'm
really
excited
to
hear
you
talk
about
the
housing
first
model
and
and
employing
that
approach,
and
also
I
just
want
to
continue
to
raise
a
widely
known
concern
in
the
public.
Right
now
is
again
as
we
try
to
strengthen
our
relationship
with
the
county.
One
thing
that
has
come
up
is
again
County
the
work
that
they're
doing
becomes
hindered
by
our
evictions.
M
Only
approach,
you
can't
get
the
data
that
you're
looking
to
you
know
get
around
the
names
of
persons,
because
every
time
we
go
out
and
do
eviction,
County
Personnel
might
have
worked
with
residents
at
a
cabinet
to
get
them
in
route
to
services,
to
get
them
identifications
that
they
need
to
access
those
services,
and
then
we
come
in
bulldozing
those
encampments
and
then
throw
away
people's
personal
data,
and
they
have
to
start
all
over
again.
M
M
You
know
my
office
has,
you
know,
attempted
to
facilitate
a
presentation
which
I'm
very
happy
to
hear
that
you're
looking
to
lead
in
public
on
in
public
health
specifically,
but
we've
tried
to
connect
with
epidemiologists
over
at
the
county
and
connecting
them
with
our
committee
chair
over
PHS
council
member
Vita,
I'm,
hoping
that
you
know
we
can
get
a
presentation
in
PHS
that
you
also
it
seems
like,
can
help
shape.
M
You
know
some
substantial
information
around
in
terms
of
that
housing
first
model,
the
prioritization
of
a
public
health
approach
and
again
the
ways
in
which,
by
employing
that
honestly,
that
should
be
the
one
thing
that
we
are
employing
that
can
do
more
to
strengthen
that
relationship
and
with
the
county
than
constantly
doing
this
guacamole
approach,
that's
reinforced
by
evictions
that
we're
seeing
to
not
work
year
after
year
after
year.
M
So
I'm
really
excited
to
hear
about
your
commitment
to
the
housing
first
model
and
the
prioritization
of
looking
at
you
know
the
public
health
outcomes
and
hopefully,
policy
changes
that
we
can
be
championing
to
support
our
unhoused
residents.
So
thank
you
for
naming
that
you're.
A
Council,
member
chugtai
and
I
just
want
to
note
for
my
colleagues
I
do
believe
we
will
lose
Quorum
after
four.
So
I
would
like
to
finish
up
this
discussion.
Go
right
to
your
walk-on
item
and
then
do
reports
of
committees.
We
don't
need
quorum
to
run
through
the
reports
of
committees,
so
with
that
council,
member
Chuck,
Tai.
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
like
this
is
my
last
set
of
questions
and
they're
all
about
the
the
fiscal
analysis
that
section
I
I
know
that
director
Krueger
isn't
in
the
room
but
I'm,
hoping
that
we
can
start
with
a
couple
of
specific
questions
for
MPD
I'm,
not
sure
which
one
of
the
two
of
you
are
here.
N
So
in
the
in
the
materials
and
Equipment
section
that
was
generated
in
this
report
and
it
sounded
like
you,
each
department
was
sent
a
survey
to
complete
about
Personnel
materials
equipment,
Contracting
Services
that
they
use
in
in
carrying
out
these
these
foursome
camera
removals
or
encampment
evictions.
I'm.
So
sorry,
I
see
budget
director
Emilia
Krueger
is
back,
but
this
question
still
is
specifically
for
you.
N
I
am
wondering
so
under
the
materials
and
Equipment
section,
I
saw
that
for
MPD
there
were
no
materials
or
equipment
that
were
used
and,
like
I,
guess,
I'm
I'm
curious
about
why
that
is,
and
how
the
equipment
required
to
do
the
surveillance
in
in
the
lead
up
to
and
and
Kim
and
eviction,
and
the
materials
required
to
like
the
swap
materials
that
come
with
the
specialized
units.
That
go
like
didn't
get
accounted
for.
R
Yeah,
chair
and
council
member
Chuck
Tai
Christopher
Gators,
chief
of
police
Minneapolis.
As
far
as
the
equipment,
it
varies
depending
on
the
request
for
the
police
department
to
assist
in
any
enclosure
or
Camp
enclosure
as
far
as
labeling
them,
it
would
be
incident
by
incident.
Most
of
the
equipment
with
the
officers
would
be
on
their
person,
so
that
equipment
is
is
somewhat.
It
wouldn't
be,
wouldn't
be
listed
when
it
comes
to
the
encampments
and
the
equipment.
If
you
could
be
more
specific
to
an
encampment.
N
N
For
sure
and
and
I,
you
know,
I
totally
understand
that,
like
the
the
the
items
that
are
on
an
officer
like
those
don't
count
separately
as
like
materials
and
equipment
in
this
report
that
that
was
that
was
presented
today,
there
there's
an
entire
section-
that's
devoted
just
to
this
like
fiscal
analysis
and
it
it
studies
four
specific
case
studies.
It
looks
at
the
Quarry,
I
think,
29th
and
Bloomington
29th
and
sorry
28th
and
Bloomington,
29th
and
and
Blaisdell
and
near
North,
and
it's
you
know
it
goes
through.
N
It
lists
each
department
categorizes,
underneath
how
much
that,
how
much
was
spent
by
that
department
and
for
all
four
of
those
specific
examples
under
the
police
department,
I
see
line
items
for
personnel
which
makes
sense,
but
I
don't
see
line
items
for
equipment
and
honestly
I
was
just
hoping
to
get
a
sense
for
why.
That
was
the
case.
R
Council
member
I'm,
unable
to
give
you
a
clear,
clear
answer
on
that
without
conflating
provide
an
answer
for
that
without
seeing
the
information,
knowing
specifically
what
what
line
items
you're
you're
speaking
about
the
equipment
is
on
mostly
the
officer's
person
and
being
more
specific
with
the
the
equipment
needed
with
particular
units
that
are
requested,
I,
don't
know
if
that's
exactly
what
you're
you're.
N
Speaking
Yeah
I
think
it
was
like,
like
the
equipment
needed
for
the
more
specialized
units
that
are
requested,
so
I
know
there
have
been
I
believe
it
was
the
29th
and
Bloomington
encampment
where
there
was
a
highly
specialized
units
like
we
had
the
SWAT
unit.
That
was
there
an
additional
MPD
equipment
that
was
brought
in
for
for
that
that
specific,
encampment
and
I
know
just
from
Reading.
N
You
know
whenever
data
requests
go
out
if
any
of
our
names
are
mentioned,
and
then
we
get
like
an
email
and
we
look
through
it,
and
one
of
them
was
like
a
data
request
about
encampments.
I
saw
there
was
extensive,
like
a
good
chunk
of
that
data
request,
detailed,
like
emails
between
like
regulatory
services,
cped
and
other
departments
and
MPD
talking
about
surveillance
reports
right
like
that
I
would
imagine
that's
I,
don't
know
if
that
would
count
as
Personnel
or
like
equipment
so
and
I
understand.
N
It
sounds
like
the
the
numbers
that
I'm
looking
at
that
are
in
this
report
that
we're
discussing
right
now
aren't
ones
that
you've
perhaps
had
a
chance
to
look
at
I'm
happy
to
formally
send
this
question
to
MPD
and
figure
out
and
figure
this
out
over
email,
where
we
can
get
a
clear
sense
of
of
how
we
got
to
these
numbers.
Yeah.
R
N
Thank
you
and
then
you
know,
so
that's
all
I've
got
for
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
for
going
through
this
with
me
in
reading
this
report,
I
think
an
important
thing.
N
I,
I
and
director
coover
pointed
this
out
to
just
talking
about
when
we're
talking
about
when
we're,
when
we're
assigning
costs
to
what
individual
encampment
evictions
cost
and
we're
and
adding
those
numbers
up,
we
aren't
talking
about
cost
savings
if
we
weren't
using
those
dollars
in
that
way,
right
we're
talking
about
specific
staff
who
are
using
their
time
to
do
this
specific
task
and
I
just
I.
Don't
want
us
to
lose
sight
of
what
this
actually
means
right.
N
We
wouldn't
be
saving
actual
physical
dollars
in
the
same
way,
but
we
would
be.
There
is
an
impact
that
staff
who,
for
example,
work
in
MPD
and,
like
already
experience
short
staffing,
already
experience,
a
strain
on
on
resources
when
they
are
not
able
to
answer
9-1-1
calls,
because
so
much
money
in
in
Personnel
hours
and
specifically
in
overtime
hours,
has
to
go
towards
an
eviction
right,
and
so
it's
not
just
that
there,
the
saving.
N
It
is
residents
that
bear
the
brunt
of
of
the
harm
there
when,
when
Sanitation
Services,
when
Social
Services
whatever
it
might
be
that
the
city's
staff
are
responsible
for
do
doing
when
they
aren't
doing
that
job
in
a
in
their
that's
assigned
to
them
day
to
day
and
are
moved
to
do
to
assist
in
evicting
an
encampment
residents,
all
Minneapolis
residents
bear
the
brunt
of
that,
and
and
so
I
I
just
the
dollars
do
add
up
in
this
in
this,
in
the
fiscal
impact
that
we
saw
in
this
report
presented
to
us,
we
added
up
figures
for
four
specific
encampments
and
from
talking
with
with
the
budget
director
talking
with
the
administration,
it
sounded
like
the
reason
for
picking
out
specific
case.
N
When
we
add
up
three
years
worth
of
it,
I
I
can
I
can
understand
and
appreciate
that
I
had
a
chance
to
work
with
some
of
our
of
our
service
providers.
Contractors
and
and
just
look
through
the
public
record
and
figure
out
how
many
encampment
evictions
have
actually
taken
place
since
since
2020-
and
you
know
the
number
is
really
scary-
it's
somewhere
between
45
and
60.
Encampment
evictions
have
taken
place
since
since
2020.
N
and
if
we,
if
we
take
the
the
average
expenditure
that's
outlined
in
this
report,
the
report
says
it:
it
costs
approximately
123
000
to
remove
an
encampment,
and
we
we
take
that
number,
and
we
say
we've
done
this
somewhere
between
45
and
60
times
over
the
last
three
years
that
that
adds
up
to
somewhere
between
five
and
a
half
and
seven
and
a
half
million
dollars
that
we've
spent
just
on
this
practice
alone.
N
Our
point
in
time
counts
which
tell
us
how
many
unsheltered
individuals
live
in
in
Hennepin,
County,
they're,
not
specified
or
broken
down
by
a
city.
The
the
most
recent
point
in
time
count
told
us
there
are
400
487
unsheltered
individuals
in
in
all
of
Hennepin
County
I.
Think
it's
safe
to
assume
that
not
every
single
one
of
those
people
is
in
Minneapolis,
but
more
than
a
majority
are
right.
Let's
say:
80
percent
are
living
in
Minneapolis.
N
P
P
I
was
left
biting
my
tongue
after
reading
this
report,
it's
more
clear
now
than
ever
that
it
should
be
a
priority
to
address
homelessness
in
this
city
and
that
we
have
not
been
doing
enough
to
solve
this
crisis.
We
should
all
agree
that
our
staff
deserve
to
be
safe
in
Minneapolis.
It's
clear
that
our
current
policy
and
procedure
is
not
working
and
it's
putting
our
staff
and
community
in
danger.
P
If
you
ever
wonder
why
this
city
has
failed
on
its
promise
to
end
homelessness
by
November
2022,
all
you
have
to
look
at
is
where
our
priorities
lie.
What
we
fund,
how
we
treat
our
own
house
neighbor.
This
presentation
is
one
example
and
the
dedication
of
criminalizing
poverty
rather
than
housing.
Our
most
vulnerable,
councilmember
Chuck
Tai
eloquently
just
talked
about
the
amount
of
money
that
could
have
been
used.
Millions
of
dollars
to
help
house
our
neighbors
and
to
be
fair,
I
bet
you
that
that
money,
it's
more
than
seven
million
dollars.
P
We
had
less
than
24
hours
to
review
this
35-page
presentation
and
the
40-page
response
to
our
directive,
destructive
ass
Administration
staff,
who
presented
today
to
provide
information
on
the
data
regarding
residents
of
encampments
or
bystanders
that
have
sustained
injuries,
loss
of
connection
to
service
providers,
loss
of
personal
property
and
the
creation
of
new
encampments
nearby.
On
top
of
other
stuff
that
you
heard
today,
this
is
information
that
we
know
happens
at
every
encampment
eviction
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
P
It
also
asks
for
fiscal
analysis
for
each
forced,
homeless,
encampment
eviction
or
closures
led
by
the
city
in
the
last
three
years.
These
were
not
met
by
our
legislative
directive
that
we
received
unanimous
support
through
this
body.
I
stayed
up
till
midnight.
Reading
these
documents
early
and
here's.
What
I
learned
only
28
of
our
900
or
919
units
of
new,
affordable
housing
units
closed
in
2022
will
be
affordable
to
households
with
income
or
below
30
Ami.
P
It's
clear
that
we
desperately
need
to
increase
this
storage
options
are
only
required
to
be
offered
once
during
a
72-hour
notice
window.
We
cannot
expect
to
help
protect
people's
belongings
if
we
do
not
offer
storage
a
day
of
and
I'm
tired
of
seeing
people's
belongings
being
trashed
storage
options
are
only
offered
in
Downtown
Minneapolis
I'm
interested
in
a
policy.
That's
going
to
help
serve
the
constituents
of
South
Minneapolis
who
can
reasonably
access
this
storage
and
then
the
last
part.
P
Instead
of
looking
at
what
we
are
doing
as
a
city,
instead
of
like
blaming
people
for
our
mishaps,
instead
of
blaming
people
for
our
shortfalls,
let's
look
in
the
mirror
and
figure
out
what
we
need
to
do
as
a
council
to
address
homelessness.
Let's
look
as
a
city,
Enterprise
and
figure
out
what
we
need
to
do
to
address
homelessness.
In
this
city,
we
can
dedicate
our
affordable
housing
trust
fund
only
for
those
housing
units
that
are
30,
Ami
or
housing,
use
it
for
housing
usage.
That
is
a
policy
decision
this
body
can
make.
P
Today
we
can
create
a
second
ovivo
village
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
which
we
have
known
has
housed
so
many
people
in
the
city,
and
that
can
be
a
policy
decision
made
by
this
body.
We
can
establish
safe
outdoor
spaces,
overdose
prevention
sites
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
and,
with
the
support
of
this
Council,
we
can
establish
that
we
can
adopt
a
housing
first
approach.
We
know
when
you
address
addiction,
mental
health,
housing,
employment,
everything
that
you
need.
P
P
There
are
models
that
provide
safety
to
our
own
house
neighbors,
so,
for
the
sake
of
our
residents
to
start
helping
them
out,
instead
of
doing
that,
instead
of
funding
these
groups
in
these
organizations
to
protect
our
own
house
residents
and
protect
our
residents,
what
we're
doing
is
prioritizing
the
safety
nets,
and
this
is
in
a
documents.
It's
right
here.
We
are
prioritizing
the
safety
net
of
our
city
buildings
instead
of
our
constituents
lives.
P
This
report
shows
that
we
are
in
the
process
of
Staffing
non-forign
officers
to
assist
with
proactively
monitoring
encampment
at
City
properties
for
24
hours,
seven
days
a
week,
I've
heard
from
a
Cameron
residence
that
we
should
be
helping
make
sure
that
they
are
safe,
I've
heard
it
from
residents
next
to
encampments
that
they
want
to
be
safe.
We
can
be
helping
organizations
like
aim
that
have
trust
in
the
community
to
provide
proactive,
Community
safety
efforts,
and
instead
what
we
said
is:
let's
protect
our
city.
M
Thank
you
and
I
just
before
I
do
since
I
know
we're
gonna.
It
seems
like
we've
lost
Quorum
just
for
the
public
record.
I
had
intentions
of
also
walking
on
a
fiscal
analysis
of
our
consent
decree.
There
has
been
tons
of
conversation,
A
month's
Council,
also
in
the
mayor's
office
and
amongst
the
public
about
how
much
will
this
cost?
M
Our
residents
there
has
been
numbers
floated
out
there
and
we
do
not
have
any
staff
that
has
come
forward
and
say
this
is
a
total
package
so
wanted
to
bring
forward
a
staff,
a
legislative
directive
that
would
allow
us
to
codify
our
need
to
have
a
full,
fully
comprehensive
understanding
of
how
much
this
is
going
to
cost
you
and
I'm
speaking.
You
like
the
public,
because
we
know
you
are
the
ones
who've
had
to
foot
the
bill
for
our
Police
Department
misconduct.
M
So
I
wanted
to
name
that
it
seems
like
we
likely
won't
get
to
that
today,
but
I
will
be
bringing
it
Forward
on
Thursday,
okay,
but
I
just
want
to
end
with
one.
Thank
you,
council,
member
Chavez
I.
Just
can't
again
stress
my
gratitude
for
you
and
councilmember
Chuck.
Tai
for
being
leaders
in
this
conversation,
where
we've
seen
many
city
leaders
defer
responsibility
to
everyone
else,
but
themselves,
and
it's
been
very
clear.
M
The
public
housing
organizations
and
unhoused
residents
themselves
have
asked
Council
have
asked
this
body
to
step
in
and
stop
brutal
evictions
that
have
shown
to
be
completely
ineffective
in
everything
except
traumatizing
people
and
someone
what
you
name.
You
know
with
this
specific
legislative
directive,
there
was
a
clear
implication
that
we
do
not
think
the
city
is
addressing
homelessness
in
a
Humane
or
effective
way.
M
We're
also
not
doing
it
in
a
humane
way
and
we're
not
utilizing
the
city
resources
as
council
member
Charles
have
raised
in
a
way
that
aligns
with
our
goals.
So
we
basically
asked
these
departments
to
come
back
and
tell
us
how
they
could
address
homelessness
more
humanely
and
more
effectively.
M
I
had
assumed
that
the
recommendations
that
we
will
hear
today
would
take
a
housing
first
approach
that
centers
the
basic
Humanity
of
unsheltered
people
and
prioritizes
meeting
their
needs
for
housing
housing
first,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
is
the
national
consensus
about
how
to
humanely
and
effectively
reduce
homelessness.
I
will
have
to
say:
I
have
not
heard
about
functional
zero,
but
every
you
know
one
from
public
health
experts
to
the
Biden
Administration
to
the
city
of
Saint.
Paul
has
identified
housing
first
as
the
gold
standard.
M
Yet
so
far,
Minneapolis
has
failed
to
implement
any
housing
first
style
practices
in
our
approach
to
unsheltered
residents
and
I
know
we
can't
do
housing
first
policies
Alone,
but
our
eviction
policies
and
practices
have
literally
been
documented
to
cause
harm
and
are
contradictory
to
what
experts
recommend.
While
we
all
understand
housing
first
requires
a
multi-jurisdictional
collaboration.
Collaborations
was
Amplified
a
lot
today.
We
do
not
have
to
continue
being
a
barrier
in
the
pathway
of
getting
there.
This
presentation
is
disturbing.
M
It's
a
disturbing
confirmation
that
the
executive
side
is
not
looking
at
how
to
improve
our
practices
to
align
with
housing
first,
so
I'm
very,
you
know,
excited
to
hear
that
our
new
Public
Health
director
seems
to
want
to
be
committed
to
urging
Us
in
that
direction,
but
instead,
what
we've
seen
the
executive
side
do
is
double
down
on
violent
approaches
to
homelessness
that
have
failed
to
actually
fix
the
problem
in
any
way,
and
also
you
know
why
it's
a
good
question:
why
would
the
fry
Administration
be
avoiding
using
a
housing?
First
approach?
M
That's
the
National
Standard
and
in
the
presentation
lies
the
answer.
There
is
economic
motives
that
the
staff
named,
and
that
was
called
opportunity
cost
of
development.
So
this
is
about
property
values.
It's
about
turning
Minneapolis
into
a
playground
for
the
rich
and
pushing
out
black
and
brown
and
poor
folks.
M
Now
the
executive
side
has
clarified
publicly
that
this
is
the
guiding
political
motive
in
their
approach
to
homelessness.
I
hope
that
anyone
who
does
not
share
that
goal
can
work
together
on
a
housing
first
approach,
which
again
is
recognized
nationally,
as
as
the
gold
standard
for
reducing
homelessness.
In
a
Humane
and
effective
way
that
puts
the
people's
needs
over
property
and
profit
I
also
want
to
say,
I
I
no
longer
feel
comfortable
using
the
term.
M
Subject:
experts
regarding
City
staff
if
they
are
going
to
continue
participating
in
stonewalling
information
needed
for
policy
change,
not
only
are
they
not
helping
and
providing
recommendations.
I
find
it
very
concerning
that
the
presentation
focused
more
on
shaping
a
political
narrative
to
justify
our
current
and
effective
approaches
to
unsheltered
Residents,
then
also
offering
any
substantial,
evidence-based
recommendations
or
approaches.
M
M
I,
don't
think
it's
a
coincidence
that
there
are
no
images
or
videos
as
councilmember
Chavez
raised
where
you
know,
community
members
have
taken
photos
of
officers
and
riot
gear
as
well
as
Garden.
Garbage
bins
filled
to
the
brim
with
people's
personal
information
and
medications,
and
I
also
want
to
note
that
last
year,
when
Amir,
lock
was
murdered
by
MPD
officer,
I
was
disgusted
to
see
that
MPD
knowingly
leaked
pictures
of
his
gun
to
manipulate
public
perception
and
paint
a
mirror
lock
as
a
criminal
in
order
to
hide
their
deadly
actions.
M
M
A
M
No,
you
are
trying
to
end
a
conversation
that
we
can
democratically
have
this
body
voted
on
the
legislative
directive
to
have
a
democratic
discussion
about
this.
You
might
not
like
the
content
of
what
I'm
saying,
but
that
is
not
what
we
voted
on.
We
can
have
a
discussion
I
literally
share
with
that.
Yes,.
A
M
I
allowed
to
be
permitted
and
it's
very
set
in
light
of
public
conversation
around
the
city
and
City
leadership,
anti-racist
forms
of
censoring
black
women
in
this
city.
It
is
problematic
of
what
you
just
did
and
I
really
hope
in
light
of
the
human
rights
violations
that
mdhr
has
called
out
as
well
as
other
sorts
of
investigative
reports.
That
says,
we
need
to
be
attentive
to
how
we
censor
and
how
we
try
to
police
members
of
of
this
body
who
don't
fall
in
a
political
alignment
with
the
conservative
establishment
of
the
city.
M
You
yes,
whiteness,
is
out
of
order
with
whiteness
right.
That
is
absolutely.
This
is
true.
No,
you
have
not
done
this
to
anyone
else.
Council.
Vice
president
fully
invested,
you
are
doing
this
to
a
black
council
member
who
is
literally
sharing
their
perspectives
of
how
our
staff
has
not
fulfilled
the
criteria
of
this
legislative
directive.
I
can
absolutely
make
commentary.
A
M
Not
no
you're
shutting
me
off
and
you
shut
it.
No
you're.
Shutting
me
down.
I
want
to
name
this
for
the
public
of
what
our
Council
vice
president
is
doing
right
now
you
are
censoring
me,
which
we
know.
This
is
a
pattern
you
have
intentionally
created
agenda
to
try
to
not
allow
me
to
have
my
commentary
in
a
justifiable
way,
because
you
are
not
in
agreement
with
the
content
or
of
the
or
the
substance
of
what
I'm
saying
that's
a
personal
problem
that
you're
making
a
body
problem.
M
But
if
you
want
to
do
that,
you
are
definitely
demonstrating
what
a
lot
of
folks
in
the
public
are
sharing
with
Taisha
green
sharing
of
like
why
we
have
issues
in
the
city.
Why
we
can't
do
the
anti-racist
work
that
our
residents
are
calling
us
to
do.
This
is
literally
an
embodiment
of
what
MLK
talks
about
as
a
white
moderate,
shutting
down
folks
who
are
trying
to
do
real
work
and
create
transformative
change
in
the
city.
M
M
A
Commentary
related
to
this
legislative
directive
is,
we
won't
be
questioning
the
motives
of
other
members
or
city
staff.
We
will
speak
to
the
issues
before
us
with
that.
I
would
ask
for
us
to
conclude
this
conversation
clerk.
Could
you
please
receive
and
file
this
report?
We
do
not
have
Quorum,
so
we
will
need
to
meanly
go
through
the
reports
of
committees.
We
have
four
report.
We
actually
have
three
reports
of
committees,
because
intergovernmental
relations
has
nothing
to
forward
to
council,
and
so
I
will
start
with
the
business
inspections
and
housing
and
zoning
committee.
Q
President
or
Madam
vice
president
I'm
just
going
to
interject
quickly
to
point
out,
as
has
been
noted
by
you
and
other
council
members,
there's
not
a
quorum
technically,
we
can't
have
a
meeting
while
I
appreciate
that
you
were
attempting
to
go
through
committee
reports.
It's
inappropriate.
Those
reports
are
available
both
to
council
members
and
staff
and
public
through
limbs,
but
without
a
quorum
you
don't
have
a
legal
basis
for
a
meeting,
and
so
your
duty
at
this
point
is
to
adjourn
the
meeting.