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Description
Mayor Frey prioritized funding for the most urgent needs in Minneapolis with a strong emphasis on economic recovery, affordable housing, and community safety
Proposal features $89 million of the total $271 million provided in Rescue Plan funding and also includes investments for new strategies, like a Guaranteed Basic Income pilot and safety solutions beyond policing
A
All
right,
good
afternoon,
everyone
happy
friday.
It
is
just
me
today
and
it
has
been
a
week,
but
I
I
promise
you
that
we
have
some
really
excellent
news
to
share
with
you.
You
know
we
have
already
known
that
we've
been
getting
around
270
million
dollars
in
total
through
the
rescue
act,
funding
which
has
been
allocated
to
our
city
and
our
team.
A
Here,
a
lot
of
the
individuals
that
are
standing
here
in
the
room
that
are
going
to
be
able
to
answer
a
series
of
detailed
questions
from
you
have
been
working
tirelessly
over
these
last
couple
of
months
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
best
possible
recommendations
of
that
270
million.
We
felt
strongly
that
around
89
to
90
million
of
it
needed
to
be
allocated
immediately.
A
It
needed
to
be
pushed
out
because
look
our
residents
need
it.
Our
small
and
local
businesses
need
it.
This
has
been
a
long
and
tough
year
and
this
is
an
opportunity
to
jump
start
our
city.
This
is
now
an
opportunity
to
provide
the
much
needed
relief
to
our
residents,
who
have
been
struggling
most,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
to
reignite
small
local
businesses
that
have
been
hit
particularly
hard
by
the
recession,
the
pandemic
of
covet
19.,
and
so
the
the
funding
which
you
have
seen.
A
So
there
are
a
series
of
areas
that
we've
been
focused
on
and
those
areas
really
have
not
changed.
Since
the
beginning
of
my
term,
they
are
housing
with
a
specific
focus
on
low-income,
affordable
and
making
sure
that
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
have
that
next
rung
on
the
ladder
to
pull
themselves
out.
A
It's
economic
inclusion
and
making
sure
that
our
buy
pocket
community
are
not
just
key
players
at
the
table,
but
they
are
also
key
beneficiaries
of
the
decisions
and
of
the
allocations
of
funding
that
are
made,
and
the
final
piece-
and
this
has
been
particularly
critical-
lately
is
safety.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
our
city
is
safe
and
that's
a
foundational
element
in
order
to
return
to
a
full
economic
activity.
So
I'm
gonna
go
through
several
of
the
items
with
you.
A
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
everything
because
there's
just
far
too
many
individual
segments
to
touch
in
full,
but
you
know
so.
First
in
the
area
of
housing,
we
have
a
real
focus
on
housing.
Stability.
People
over
this
last
year
have
lost
their
jobs
because
they've
lost
their
jobs.
They
haven't
been
able
to
pay
the
rent
and,
with
a
moratorium
of
eviction,
that's
being
lifted,
people
are
potentially
going
to
be
put
on
the
street
without
additional
assistance,
so
first
we've
been
willing
to
provide
and
we're
going
to
provide
rental
assistance.
A
A
So
this
would
allow
us
to
increase
the
amount
of
public
housing
units
that
we
have
throughout
the
city
and
would
also
allow
us
to
make
the
necessary
repairs
as
well.
That's
housing
about
21
million
dollars
in
total.
The
next
area
is
economic
inclusion
and
we're
doing
a
whole
lot
of
work
there
totaling
out
to
about
34
million
dollars.
A
First,
we're
reimbursing
license
fees
from
march
through
december,
and
our
businesses
need
this
support
for
our
businesses
that
have
had
such
a
rough
time
over
this
last
year.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
our
city
is
helping
not
being
an
additional
hindrance
and
part
of
that
work
is
making
sure
that
they
don't
need
to
pay
those
license
fees,
so
rather
we
will
be
reimbursing
them
again
march
through
december
of
2021.,
we've
got
fee
reductions
for
businesses
that
have
been
forced
to
close,
but
are
still
planning
to
reopen.
A
We've
got
monies
as
well
for
our
commercial
property
development
fund.
I
mentioned
just
yesterday
the
importance
of
having
black
owned
business
black
owned
real
estate,
especially
in
areas
like
on
the
intersection
of
38th
in
chicago,
but
also
throughout
all
of
our
major
commercial
corridors
and
cultural
corridors
throughout
the
city.
This
is
providing
that
necessary
patient
capital
and
gap
financing
so
that
our
black
community
doesn't
need
to
just
own
the
business.
A
They
can
own
the
underlying
property
and
then,
as
we
see
the
economy
reignite
as
we
see
things
come
back
to
life,
they
then
can
reap
the
benefits
of
the
economic
gain.
That's
going
to
be
a
really
critical
piece:
we've
got
10
million
dollars
in
that
fund,
just
through
this
allocation
alone,
and
yes,
all
of
these
areas
will
be,
among
others,
focused
on
38th
in
chicago
we've
got
job
training.
We've
got
a
workforce
ambassador
program
in
here.
We've
got
money
to
specifically
cultural
districts
and
that's
everything
from
facade
grant
improvements
to
street
activation.
A
To
bringing
these
areas
back
to
life.
The
areas
that
were
substantially
hit
by
the
pandemic
were
many
of
the
same
areas
that
were
substantially
hit
by
the
unrest
following
the
murder
of
george
floyd.
We
want
to
give
them
the
necessary
assistance
they
need
as
quickly
as
possible
and
again,
the
need
is
urgent.
Finally,
safety.
You
know
you
don't
have
a
world-class
city
unless
it's
safe,
you
don't
have
a
full
return
to
economic
activity
unless
people
feel
safe
and
they
are
safe.
A
It's
both
a
reality
and
a
perception
issue,
and
so
we're
investing
in
a
comprehensive
approach.
We
laid
out
a
comprehensive
community-based
model
for
both
police
accountability
and
public
safety
approximately
three
plus
weeks
ago,
and
that
model
will
be
incorporated
in
terms
of
the
funding
that
you're
going
to
see
here
today.
It's
youth
safety
first
recognizing
that
over
the
last
year,
young
people
haven't
had
a
whole
lot
to
do.
Schools
have
been
not
in
session,
at
least
in
person.
A
A
They
pick
up
a
protractor
if
they
still
use
those
things,
I'm
not
really
sure,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they
in
every
sense
of
the
word,
have
activities
to
do
and
there
will
be
money
invested
in
it.
There's
violence
prevention,
work,
that'll
happen
right
now,
we've
got
significant
monies
that
will
go
on
everything
from
our
violence:
interrupters
model
through
our
office
of
violence
prevention,
to
making
sure
that
we're
working
directly
with
community
organizations
around
this
concept
of
safety.
We
know
that's
going
to
be
of
critical
importance.
A
We
have
an
extremely
successful
group
violence,
intervention
program
at
our
city,
but
what
we've
recognized
is
that
that
program
has
has
not
entirely
focused
on
a
younger
age
population.
We
want
to
expand
this
program,
making
sure
that
we're
focused
on
young
people
throughout
our
city
and
it's
basically
giving
them
a
you
know
a
two-pronged
approach
or
a
fork
in
the
road.
We
want
to
provide
them
the
assistance
they
need,
whether
it's
housing
or
a
job
or
or
access,
but
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
they
put
down
the
guns.
A
This
program
will
be
extended
to
young
people
and
I
believe
it
won't
just
help
the
young
people.
It
also
help
the
neighborhoods
that
have
been
seriously
suffering
from
a
spat
of
gun
violence.
We've
got,
we've
got.
I
can
go
on
community
service
officers
that
are
going
to
be
working
directly
with
some
technology
improvements
and
specifically
cameras
at
a
lot
of
the
hot
spots
that
we've
seen
throughout
our
city
that'll
be
of
critical
importance.
A
We
are
investing
in
additional
investigations
and
patrol
so
both
investigations
to
make
sure
that
we're
rooting
some
of
these
issues
out
ahead
of
time.
We've
got
the
improper
intelligence
we're
able
to
find
the
perpetrators
of
some
of
these
horrible
gun,
violence
crimes
and
we've
got
the
necessary
police
patrol
to
be
able
to
assist
as
well.
A
Get
repairs
on
their
car
if,
if
that
needs,
they
means
they
need
some
additional
assistance
and
daycare
that
week
or
that
months.
We
can
provide
that
too.
This
would
be
allocated
in
500
disbursements
over
a
period
of
24
months
to
about
200
families,
and
I
think
this
program
will
be
successful
and
it's
particularly
applicable
right
now,
as
we
look
for
ways
to
both
reopen
rejuvenate
and
reimagine
how
our
city
is
going
to
function
going
forward.
So
those
are
the
main
pieces
of
it.
A
A
You
might
have
any
break
for
homeowners
and
property
taxes,
so
the
homeowners,
as
I
mentioned,
will
be
receiving
assistance
through
mortgage
assistance,
so
in
making
sure
that
they're
able
to
provide
mortgages
and
property
taxes,
as
you
know,
are
one
of
the
core
and
basic
foundational
items
in
terms
of
how
the
city
itself
receives
revenue
and,
as
you
know,
about
45
or
so
of
our
of
our
revenues.
Come
from
property
taxes
somewhere
in
the
range
of
55
percent.
A
A
C
A
A
They
want
to
be
involved,
the
community,
the
community,
wants
to
be
able
to
provide
feedback
and
a
full
and
extensive
community
engagement
process
would
be
really
ripe
for
the
other
180
million
dollars,
or
so
that
we're
going
to
be
allocating
later
this
year,
and
so
we
get
this
money
out
as
quickly
as
possible,
because
again,
these
aspects
of
safety,
these
aspects
of
housing,
they're
very
urgent,
and
then
we
can
more
broadly
apply.
The
remaining
amount
of
money,
there's
also
two
phases.
C
A
D
Yes,
we
have
received
135.5
million
dollars.
We
receive
that
in
may.
We
will
be
receiving
the
second
135.5
million
in
may
of
2022,
and
that
is
based
on
the
federal
legislation
that
was
approved.
They
are
sending
those
funds
out
to
cities
in
two
different
tranches,
but
states
and
other
entities
will
be
getting
them
differently,
but
cities
get
them
in
two
phases.
So.
D
A
A
A
You
know,
and
not
only
is
that
the
immoral
decision
to
keep
people
on
the
streets,
but
it's
also
financially
not
smart
to
the
city,
because
it
costs
several
times
more
to
keep
people
on
the
streets,
cycling
through
hospital
stays
and
and
shelters
and
sometimes
jail
than
it
does
just
to
get
them.
This
necessary
transitional
housing
assistance,
which
is
exactly
what
we're
funding
in
this
proposal.
A
A
A
E
A
Look
our
city
has
been
through
a
whole
lot
of
pain
over
this
last
year.
I
think
there's
great
urgency
to
be
out
and
to
to
to
making
sure
that
that
we're
with
one
another-
and
you
know
certainly
people
are
going
to
want
to
be
expressing
their
first
amendment
rights
and
and
their
ability
to
protest,
and
we
want
to
support
that
wherever
and
whenever
we
can.
A
You
know
we
also
have
a
very
deep
obligation
to
make
sure
that
individuals
that
are
involved
in
any
form
of
of
looting
or
rioting,
which
we
saw
at
least
several
attempts
last
night,
is,
will
be
will
be
dealt
with.
That's
just
not
acceptable
in
any
way
shape
or
form,
and
you
know
the
message
is
is
very
clearly
if
you're
going
down
that
route,
you're
going
to
be
arrested.