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From YouTube: February 24, 2021 City, Metro Transit leaders share update on preparations for Derek Chauvin trial
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Mayor Jacob Frey, along with other City and Metro Transit officials, held another media briefing to share updates on preparedness plans ahead of the March trial of former MPD officer Derek Chauvin.
A
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
our
second
preparedness
briefing
involving
safety
and
security,
leading
into
the
trial
of
derrick
chovin
over
the
coming
weeks
and
months
last
week,
we
committed
to
giving
you
ongoing
and
very
regular
briefings
several
of
the
individuals
that
are
here
with
me
today,
you've
previously
seen,
and
there
are
others
that
are
new,
but
once
again
across
the
board,
we
are
united
in
our
priorities,
priorities
around
safety,
retaining
and
protecting
first
amendment
rights
and
ensuring
that
we
continue
to
deliver
our
core
city
services
through
this
trial
with
the
weather
warming
up,
we
fully
expect
our
minneapolis
residents
to
engage
in
the
time-honored
tradition
of
their
first
amendment
rights
in
speech,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
right
to
protest
is
protected
in
every
way,
shape
and
form.
A
Looking
ahead,
I
want
to
reiterate
some
of
the
same
sentiment
that
we
shared
last
week,
which
is
in
minneapolis.
We
are
open
for
business.
People
should
go
about
their
normal
day-to-day
activities
as
usual
and,
of
course,
we
would
like
you
to
continue
to
patron
our
local
minneapolis
businesses,
because
they
certainly
need
the
assistance
and
we
want
to
support
them.
But
that
doesn't
mean
that
there
won't
be
changes
in
how
we
operate
over
the
coming
weeks
and
months.
A
As
we
mentioned
in
the
previous
briefing,
our
public
works
department
has
been
consistently
working
with
other
jurisdictions
to
ensure
that
there
are
as
few
issues
with
with
traffic
as
possible.
We
know
that
there
will
be
certain
days
and
times
where
there
will
be
increases
in
traffic
downtown,
but
there
won't
be
major
changes,
at
least
in
the
very
near
future.
However,
beginning
on
march
1st,
there
will
be
a
closure
of
6th
street
downtown
from
3rd
to
4th
avenue.
A
The
hennepin
county
government
center,
also
deputy
chief
ford's,
will
be
able
to
provide
a
little
bit
more
information
as
to
what
to
expect
in
terms
of
security
update,
as
well
as
as
the
work
that
is
ongoing
with
our
other
multi-jurisdictional
partners,
ranging
from
mutual
aid
to
the
national
guard
at
the
state
of
minnesota,
and
also
we're
moving
forward
full
speed
ahead
with
a
lot
of
the
community
relationships
that
we've
had
and
we
look
to
be
formalizing
a
lot
of
those
relationships
in
the
coming
weeks.
A
A
Cotton
will
be
here
to
speak
about
that
very
shortly
and
as
a
reminder,
finally,
to
residents
that
are
within
a
half
mile
radius
of
the
intersection
of
38th
in
chicago,
you
should
be
receiving
a
survey
as
to
what
you'd,
like
the
intersection
to
look
like
in
the
long
term
and
short
term
in
approximately
the
coming
week,
and
so
be
on
the
lookout
for
that
and,
as
I've
mentioned
earlier,
the
intersection
itself
will
remain
closed
to
vehicular
traffic.
A
So
for
these
and
more
updates
make
sure
to
follow
the
city
of
minneapolis
on
social
media
as
well
as
tuning
into
the
regular
briefings
that
we
will
have
here
in
the
future.
Collaboration
here
is
going
to
be
very
key
to
a
multi-faceted
approach
that
represents
the
needs
and
interests
of
many
different
communities
throughout
our
city,
and
you
all,
as
members
of
our
minneapolis
and
regional
press
corps,
are
playing
a
very
important
role
at
disseminating
information.
A
We
want
to
make
sure
these
regular
briefings
are
are
consistent.
They
will,
of
course,
become
more
regular
as
the
as
the
trial
progresses,
and
I
just
very
much
appreciate
your
work
and
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
our
our
deputy
chief
fors,
who
can
provide
an
update
on
the
safety
and
security
and
some
of
the
work
with
our
multi-jurisdictional
partners.
Deputy.
B
B
B
You
will
also
see
additional
fortification
efforts
going
up
around
key
infrastructure
and
police
precincts
over
this
week
and
the
weeks
to
come.
This
is
to
ensure
the
safety
and
security
of
key
infrastructure
and
also
to
make
sure
that
the
continuity
of
operations
can
continue
again.
This
is
about
maintaining
safety
and
security
and
ensuring
that
key
infrastructure
can
still
be
utilized
and
is
still
functional
during
key
periods
of
time.
B
B
So
if
people
see
the
national
guard
out
and
about
downtown,
this
is
standard,
and
this
is,
as
I
said
before,
interoperability
testing
that
they
do
prior
to
deploying
their
personnel.
B
C
Thank
you
deputy
chief
again.
My
name
is
brian
funk,
I'm
the
deputy
chief
operating
officer
for
the
bus
system
at
metro
transit,
and
I'm
here
today
to
highlight
a
few
things
from
our
perspective
about
what
our
customers
can
expect.
Moving
forward
over
the
next
six
to
eight
weeks
or
so.
First
and
foremost,
we've
been
planning
and
much
like
you've
heard
from
the
city
and
the
mayor.
C
C
Second,
we
do
continue
to
have
onboard
limitations
for
passenger
loading,
and
so
that's
something
that
people
should
plan
accordingly.
Before
starting
their
trip
and
understand
that
when
completing
those
journeys-
but
I
do
want
to
say
again-
we
are
open
for
business,
we're
going
to
continue
to
serve
our
customers
and
the
residents
who
depend
on
us
day
in
and
day
out,
I'm
proud
of
the
team
that
we
have
at
metro
transit,
I'm
proud
of
our
bus
and
train
operators
in
particular,
who
have
stayed
behind
the
wheel
and
in
those
vehicles
day
after
day
for
months
now.
C
So,
finally,
I'll
just
close
and
say
that
we
do
have
communication
plans
and
there's
three
primary
ways
for
customers
and
everyone
who's
interested
to
be
able
to
stay
on
top
of
those
changes,
first
and
foremost,
the
metrotransit.org
website.
We
are
dedicating
space
on
that
page
to
keep
everyone
updated
with
the
latest
and
greatest
information.
C
We
also
encourage
our
customers
to
sign
up
for
writer
alerts.
Those
are
information
pieces
that
are
pushed
directly
to
you,
based
on
information
that
you
need
to
know
so
route
specific
information
when
changes
do
take
place.
And
finally,
our
social
media
accounts
are
managed
in
real
time
and
we're
able
to
keep
everyone
updated
on
what's
happening
across
our
system
and
so
with
that,
we'll
of
course
be
linked
together,
we'll
continue
to
participate
with
the
city
of
minneapolis
on
their
response
and
we're
really
happy
to
be
part
of
the
solution
here.
D
D
D
D
We
will
continue
to
update
our
information
and
we'll
be
producing
this
more
details
on
our
website
soon
through
frequently
asked
questions
and
we'll
continue
to
work
with
our
business
associations
and
technical
service
providers
and
businesses
about
more
information,
as
we
get
closer
to
the
trial
and
through
through
the
trial
situation,
and
with
that
I'd
like
to
thank
you
and
then
turn
it
over
to
sasha
cotton,
the
director
of
the
office
of
violence
profession,
to
talk
more
about
the
community.
E
First,
we're
working
in
close
partnership
with
neighborhood
and
community
relations,
as
has
been
mentioned
before,
to
make
sure
that
there
is
two-way
communication
between
communities
and
the
city.
We
recognize
that
a
great
deal
of
trauma
was
experienced
during
of
the
events
of
last
year.
We
want
to
do
our
best
to
mitigate
some
of
those
challenges,
and
part
of
that
is
really
having
good
communication
on
the
ground,
both
with
community
members
who
are
lifting
up
their
first
amendment
rights,
but
also
with
those
in
business
corridors
and
in
community
organizations
that
have
fear
about
potential
unrest.
E
We
are
in
the
process
of
developing
some
guidance,
some
documents
that
will
provide
guidance
on
groups
that
want
to
assemble
and
get
together
to
provide
community
watch
groups
or
patrols,
and
those
things
should
be
available
in
the
coming
weeks.
We
are
also
today
going
before
the
pogo
committee
to
get
some
resources
designed
to
help
identify
groups
and
fund
them
to
do
community
outreach,
de-escalation
and
support
in
community.
E
We
are
also
looking
at
creating
some
healing
spaces
during
the
trial
and
we'll
have
further
details
about
what
that
will
look
like,
but
we
are
in
the
process
of
working
to
identify
locations
where
people
might
be
able
to
safely
come
together,
of
course,
with
social
distancing
and
masks
to
heal,
grieve
and
process
any
trauma
or
anxiety
that
they
might
have
in
relationship
to
the
trial
and
any
additional
events.
And
so
I
think
that
concludes
my
statements
at
this
time.
I
will
turn
it
back
over
to
the
mayor
to
open
things
up
for
questions.