3rd Ward News with Council Member Michael Rainville: Week of October 16
Message from Council Member Rainville
Hello to all my 3rd Ward neighbors,
At the City Council this week we had a 2-hour discussion on awarding a new contract to respond to residents in behavioral crisis. This highly effective program has social workers respond to people in crisis instead of fire or police. The discussion centered on staff’s recommendation to hire a new vendor which would also be able to answer calls for livability issues. The current vendor does not answer calls in encampments, shelters or transport clients to housing or addiction services if asked. The current contract expires December 31st and none of us want this much needed service to end without a replacement. No final agreement has been reached, and I will continue to update you on this new layer of public safety.
The City Council continued its budget committee meetings this week. We learned about the proposed budget associated with meeting the terms of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights Settlement Agreement as well as a presentation from our Human Resources Department who plan to reduce their department by six people. You can check out these presentations by clicking these links.
A big thank you to the St. Anthony East Neighborhood for sponsoring a pumpkin grab at the community park. While the neighborhood children grabbed a pumpkin, the adults enjoyed a Chicago Dog from Uncle Frankie’s food truck.
An additional thank you for the Sheridan Neighborhood for another successful community walk. I joined them as we identified burned out street lights, picked up debris from a car accident and stopped in to say hello to the managers of the busy restaurants along 13th Avenue NE.
As always Mike, Patrick and I are here to serve you. We can be reached at ward3@minneapolismn.gov. Please report all issues to 311 before contacting us so there is a paper trail and staff are already aware of the issue when we speak with them. You can contact 311 by simply dialing 311, email them at Minneapolis311@minneapolismn.gov or by submitting a 311 Contact Form.
Your neighbor,
Michael
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