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This newsletter provides updates on the City's response to COVID-19, an overview of recovery efforts underway, efforts to transform public safety and other important news and information from the City of Minneapolis.
Mayor Jacob Frey will brief the City Council’s Budget Committee on a revised 2020 budget 10 a.m. Thursday, July 9.
City staff will then provide the Council's Budget Committee with a more detailed analysis of the proposed budget revision plan on Friday, July 10.
The City is facing approximately $156 million in projected revenue losses. Frey has used his emergency powers to implement spending and hiring freezes in response to the financial impact of the pandemic. Those measures have saved approximately $58 million. His proposed budget plan will outline revisions to close the remaining budget gap.
The City Council’s Budget Committee will hold two public hearings later this month on proposed revisions to the City’s 2020 budget.
- 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 14
- 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 22
You can watch or participate in the online meetings.
The City Council is scheduled to vote July 24 on a revised 2020 budget. For more information about the City’s budget, visit the City's website.
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Comments sought on proposed changes to the City Charter
The Minneapolis Charter Commission is seeking public comments on a proposed amendment to the City charter related to the future of public safety. People can submit their comments online or provide them directly to members of the commission at a July 15 public hearing.
The proposed amendment, submitted by the City Council, proposes removing the Police Department from the charter and adding a new Community Safety & Violence Prevention Department. Under State law, the Charter Commission is required to review and submit its recommendation(s) on the proposed amendment before a ballot question can be presented to voters.
The first of two virtual public hearings takes place at the next Charter Commission meeting, 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. Participation instructions will be published on the City’s website.
Other ways to comment:
The City of Minneapolis Office of Violence Prevention has a new web presence describing its work within the City’s “transforming public safety” content. The office uses a community-focused public health approach to address the roots of violence, intervene at the first sign of risk, and lead healing in its aftermath.
The Office of Violence Prevention approaches violence prevention with this these things in mind:
- Violence is not inevitable. As with other health conditions, we can prevent and treat violence, and we can heal from it.
- Violence has roots in social, economic, political and cultural conditions. These can include: Oppression, limited economic opportunities, community disinvestment, community disconnectedness, poor housing conditions, harmful norms around gender and masculinity, classism and racism.
- Violence takes an unequal toll on communities of color and on specific neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Violence prevention must include work to dismantle structural racism.
- Everyone has a role to play in creating communities that don’t include violence. It takes all of us to make our communities safe, healthy, hopeful and thriving.
Read more about the Office of Violence Prevention.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul are in the process of implementing new, lower speed limits to support safer streets. Slower speeds on local streets make travel safer for everyone no matter how you get around.
The new speed limit starting this fall will be 20 mph in both cities unless otherwise signed. To help get out the word about the new speed limits and the importance of slower speeds for safety, the City has yard signs available for community members.
You can pick up your “20 is Plenty” yard sign at any Minneapolis fire station. Signs will be available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through July 24 while supplies last. Due to COVID-19, signs will be available outside the stations for no-contact pickup. Signs come with metal stands. Find your nearest fire station here.
Learn more about the new speed limits.
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Early voting has begun for the Aug. 11 State primary and special election – Council Ward 6. Ballots may be cast early by mail or in person at the Early Vote Center, 980 E. Hennepin Ave. Requested mail-in ballots are now being mailed to Minneapolis voters.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging voting early by mail, and Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services supports this and other CDC and Minneapolis Department of Health recommendations to make sure every voter in Minneapolis can safely cast their ballots this election year.
Read more.
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Youth leaders with the Minneapolis Youth Congress collaborated with Minneapolis School-Based clinics on two new videos about anxiety given all of the stress so many youth are coping with in Minneapolis right now.
Watch the videos:
The Minneapolis Youth Congress is made up of students in eighth through 12th grades. The group advises local leaders on issues impacting young people in Minneapolis.
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Mayor Jacob Frey’s emergency regulation requiring people in Minneapolis to wear cloth face masks or coverings when they are in an indoor place of public accommodation is in effect.
Businesses will not be required to provide masks to customers or employees themselves, though employers shall be required to mandate the use of masks by their staff. Non-compliance should be reported through 311.
Donate homemade face masks at Minneapolis fire stations for Mask Drive Mondays
Minneapolis residents can deliver homemade masks to their local fire station from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Monday for Mask Drive Mondays. The City's Health Department continues to get requests from the community for help securing masks and the donations make a big difference in meeting those needs.
Tune into the City's cultural radio programs for COVID-19 updates. The City has 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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