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| ## Meeting Information | ||
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| - Date: October 21, 2024 | ||
| - Title: Administration and Enterprise Oversight Committee Meeting | ||
| - Present: Robin Wonsley (Chair), LaTrisha Vetaw, Jeremiah Ellison, Katie Cashman, Aisha Chughtai, Linea Palmisano (Vice Chair), Emily Koski (joined late) | ||
| - Absent: None explicitly mentioned | ||
| - Guests: Kamal (Procurement Manager), Michael Nelson-Brown (Director), Andrew Hockins (City Auditor's Policy and Research Division) | ||
| - Votes: 2 (1 consent agenda vote, 1 motion to refer back to staff) | ||
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| ## Highlights | ||
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| - Consent agenda items approved, including several legal settlements | ||
| - Contract with Black Business Enterprise Fund discussed and referred back to staff | ||
| - Presentation on law enforcement recruitment, hiring, and retention practices | ||
| - Discussion on MPD's recruitment strategies and challenges | ||
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| ## Discussion | ||
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| ### Contract with Black Business Enterprise Fund | ||
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| The committee discussed a contract with the Black Business Enterprise Fund for capacity building and compliance consulting services. Chair Wonsley expressed concerns about outsourcing work rather than investing in internal infrastructure for the Neighborhood Safety Department (NSD). She suggested using the $1 million contract funds to hire staff and build capacity within NSD. | ||
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| Councilmember Cashman requested to see the proposal from the Black Business Enterprise Fund before voting, which led to a discussion about the Council's ability to access proposals before voting on contracts. | ||
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| Director Nelson-Brown provided context on NSD's staffing situation, clarifying that they currently have only five vacancies, not eleven as previously reported. He emphasized the need for infrastructure in the department to properly do the work and comply with requirements. | ||
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| Chair Wonsley made a motion to refer the item back to staff, which was seconded and passed with five ayes. | ||
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| Quote from Chair Wonsley: "I would much rather use the dollars to add the staff capacity in-house to NSD. And hopefully, again, create infrastructure that can support this work for years and years to come." | ||
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| Vote: 5 ayes, 1 abstention (Councilmember Vetaw recused herself due to a potential conflict of interest) | ||
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| ### Law Enforcement Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention Practices | ||
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| Andrew Hockins from the City Auditor's Policy and Research Division presented findings on law enforcement recruitment, hiring, and retention practices nationwide. Key points included: | ||
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| - Innovative recruiting strategies such as relationship recruitment and continuous application cycles | ||
| - Various incentive programs including signing bonuses, housing assistance, and child care support | ||
| - Comparison of Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) practices with other cities | ||
| - MPD's increase in application volume and diversity of candidates | ||
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| Councilmembers asked numerous questions about MPD's recruitment processes, incentives, and retention strategies. There was particular interest in understanding how MPD compares to other departments and what new strategies could be implemented to improve recruitment and retention. | ||
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| Chair Wonsley raised concerns about ensuring the quality of candidates and preventing the recruitment of officers with histories of misconduct. She also commented on the potential inequity of offering certain benefits exclusively to police officers that are not available to other city employees or residents. | ||
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| No vote was taken on this item, as it was a presentation for information purposes. | ||
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| ## Public Comments | ||
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| There were no public comments mentioned in the transcript for this meeting. |
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| ## Meeting Information | ||
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| - Date: October 21, 2024 | ||
| - Title: Budget Committee Meeting | ||
| - Present: Chughtai (Chair), Rainville, Vetaw, Cashman, Chavez, Chowdhury, Palmisano, Koski (Vice Chair), Osman | ||
| - Absent: Payne, Wonsley, Ellison, Jenkins (joined later) | ||
| - Guests: Todd Barnette (Commissioner of Community Safety), Laurie Burns (Outgoing Interim Director of Emergency Management), Tim Sexton (Director of Public Works) | ||
| - Votes: 0 | ||
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| ## Highlights | ||
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| - Presentation of 2025 Mayor's Recommended Budget for Office of Community Safety | ||
| - Presentation of 2025 Budget for Emergency Management Department | ||
| - Presentation of 2025 Budget for Public Works Department | ||
| - Discussion on recruitment campaign for Minneapolis Police Department | ||
| - Discussion on traffic calming measures and budget allocation | ||
| - Proposal for EV charging stations across the city | ||
| - Discussion on solid waste management and encampment clean-ups | ||
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| ## Discussion | ||
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| ### Office of Community Safety Budget Presentation | ||
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| Commissioner Todd Barnette presented the 2025-2026 Office of Community Safety Budget. Key points included: | ||
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| - A $3.6 million budget for 2025, a $1.5 million increase over 2024 | ||
| - Focus on building a robust community safety ecosystem | ||
| - Continued implementation of the Safe and Thriving Community Report | ||
| - Opening of community safety centers | ||
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| Council members raised questions about the effectiveness of the recruitment campaign for MPD and the allocation of funds for nighttime safety strategies. | ||
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| Councilmember Chowdhury expressed concern about the return on investment for the recruitment campaign: "I'm kind of thinking like with the campaign, if there is data points around social media clicks, the number of times that QR code is actually hit, like those are data analytics and insights that I would be looking for, and for this campaign, it's more of a science than an art to understand if it's effective." | ||
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| No vote was taken on this presentation. | ||
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| ### Emergency Management Budget Presentation | ||
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| Outgoing Interim Director Laurie Burns presented the 2025 Budget for the Emergency Management Department. Key points included: | ||
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| - A focus on preparedness, prevention, and response | ||
| - Continued implementation of the NIMS (National Incident Management System) Reset Project | ||
| - Challenges with heavy reliance on grant funding for staffing | ||
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| Council members expressed appreciation for Burns' service during the transition period. No significant debates or controversies were raised during this presentation. | ||
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| No vote was taken on this presentation. | ||
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| ### Public Works Budget Presentation | ||
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| Director Tim Sexton presented the 2025 Budget for the Public Works Department. Key points included: | ||
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| - A proposed budget increase primarily driven by increased personnel costs and internal service charges | ||
| - New initiatives including EV charging stations and a traffic safety camera pilot | ||
| - Continued focus on street maintenance, waste management, and water services | ||
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| The presentation sparked discussions on several topics: | ||
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| 1. Traffic Calming: Council members expressed concern about the reduction in funding for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming program from $500,000 to $100,000. Vice Chair Koski stated: "This is such a strong participatory type of program and finally, I feel like residents are feeling like they are seen and heard with some of the programs that they're looking at. So I think that it's important that we continue these conversations." | ||
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| 2. EV Charging Stations: A proposal for $354,000 to buy and maintain EV chargers throughout the city was discussed. Council members were interested in the placement and public accessibility of these stations. | ||
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| 3. Solid Waste Management and Encampment Clean-ups: The department proposed $300,000 for evaluating a Clean Cities funding program and supporting community-based waste reduction strategies, as well as $180,000 for encampment clean-up support. | ||
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| No votes were taken on these proposals, but council members expressed interest in following up on several topics, particularly the traffic calming budget and EV charging station locations. | ||
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| ## Public Comments | ||
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| There were no public comments recorded in this transcript. |
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