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The City of Minneapolis remains committed to delivering high quality services for residents and business in the face of the coronavirus crisis. For an overview of the City's response to COVID-19 and the latest impacts to City services, visit minneapolismn.gov/coronavirus.
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More than $5 million in City funding and new programming is now being dedicated to help renters, families, small businesses and employees hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayor Jacob Frey and the City Council partnered on the creation of this special gap funding package. Among other things, the funding will provide housing assistance to low-income renters who have lost income and forgivable, no-interest loans for small businesses. The City is taking steps to make sure these funds complement, not duplicate, the work made possibly by new State and federal funding.
The gap fund for housing includes:
The gap fund for small businesses includes:
- $2.2 million in forgivable and zero-percent loans to support small businesses and self-employed workers.
- Modifications to the City loan program: The City’s existing 2% participation loan program for small businesses will be modified to set the interest rate to 0% and expand the eligible expenses to include working capital costs.
Read more about the gap funding package and eligibility information.
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To slow the spread of COVID-19 across the state, Gov. Tim Walz directed Minnesotans to stay at home and limit movements outside of their home beyond essential needs until 5 p.m. Friday, April 10.
Read more about the Minneapolis Police Department's approach to enforcement.
Do not call 911 to report people who are not staying home during the City’s stay-at-home order. Please call 311 if you have concerns about the voluntary compliance of the stay-at-home order involving a business, organization or a group gathering in a public space. We will route all calls to the appropriate City staff for potential action. The local stay-at-home order was put in place by Mayor Frey, following the state directive by Gov. Walz, to try to keep the spread of COVID-19 from overwhelming our health care system.
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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is asking for the public’s help in keeping parks and trails open by staying 6 feet apart during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unfortunately, since Gov. Walz’s Stay at Home Order went into effect, MPRB staff, commissioners and park police have been flooded with reports of park users disregarding safety guidelines by crowding popular park locations and trails, not staying 6 feet apart, and participating in team sports and group activities.
Closure of popular, previously crowded parks has already happened in major cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
The MPRB implores all its park users to strictly keep 6 feet apart to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep the park system open.
Read more here.
An overview of what's open and closed in Minneapolis parks.
Did you know that mental well-being can actually help your body fight COVID-19?
Take the following self-care measures to strengthen your body and mind and help you fight the virus for the long run:
- Practice physical distancing but not social isolation: Seek healthy connection with others while staying 6 feet apart.
- Get enough sleep, healthy food, and exercise; they are the elixirs of caring for your body, mind and spirit.
- Remember that you are a resilient being, as is humankind. We will get through this.
Self-care resources:
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The City of Minneapolis is extending the comment period for the draft Minneapolis Transportation Action Plan until May 22. The 10-year action plan will guide future planning, design and implementation of transportation projects for all people in all the ways they move around.
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, City staff are extending the comment period to give people more time to learn about the action plan and provide feedback. The Transportation Action Plan advances the transportation vision outlined in the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan – a framework that emphasizes equity and a commitment to addressing our climate emergency by focusing on low or no-carbon transportation options.
City staff will be holding online open houses to provide an overview of the action plan. The first virtual open house will be held Monday, April 13.
First online open house on the draft Minneapolis Transportation Action Plan
4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, April 13
Join the Skype broadcast
Visit go.minneapolismn.gov to stay updated on the schedule for additional online open houses.
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- Tune into the City's cultural radio programs for COVID-19 updates. The City has weekly programs on KMOJ 89.9 FM (English); La Raza 95.7 FM (Spanish); KALY 101.7 FM (Somali); and WIXK AM 1590 (Hmong.) Radio shows schedule
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