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May Community 1-1s
When: Thursday May 8th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Mojo Coffee Gallery 2205 California St Ne
Sign up: Sign up for a time slot here
May Office Hours
When: Monday May 18th from 5:00-7:00 PM
Where: Honour Coffee & Raw Juice 451 Stinson Blvd Ne
Details: Facebook event
The City of Minneapolis resumes resurfacing St. Anthony Parkway on May 5, 2025.
The parkway will be closed between Hayes Street NE and Johnson Street NE for about one month during the first phase of 2025 work. Temporary ramps at Ulysses Street NE will be in place to maintain pedestrian traffic. People on bikes will be required to dismount and walk.
A second phase of work, between Johnson Street NE and Central Avenue NE, will begin later in 2025. City of Minneapolis Public Works is hosting a community meeting for the project on Tuesday, April 29, 4-6 pm at Windom Northeast Recreation Center, 1801 23rd Ave. NE.
In 2024, the parkway was resurfaced between Hayes Street NE and Stinson Boulevard. Visit the City's St. Anthony Parkway Resurfacing project page for more details.
The Community Commission on Police Oversight is hosting a public hearing May 13, and you're invited to share your thoughts.
This is a space for community members to give input on Minneapolis Police Department policies, rules, practices and special orders. We hold these hearings to make sure community voices are part of shaping how public safety works in our city.
The commission will be soliciting feedback for the three policies below. Please review the policies ahead of May 13 and provide your feedback at the public hearing or send a written comment.
Public hearing
Those who are interested in speaking in the public hearing may register.
Written comments
Written comments may also be submitted for the record of this public hearing either:
- By mail to the Office of City Clerk, 350 Fifth St. S., Room 304, Minneapolis, MN, 55415.
Community Commission on Police Oversight public hearing 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13 Public Service Building, Room 100, 505 Fourth Ave. S.
Learn how to participate in a public hearing.
A new citywide student dance program is bringing dance education to students in all 13 wards. After the closure of the Cowles Center for Dance Education in 2024, the city’s dance community rallied for something new, something bold. This program is the response.
The program will include:
- Dance classes in every Minneapolis Public Schools elementary school
- Dance companies in residence at Minneapolis Public Schools secondary schools
- Dance programming at every Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board recreation center
Dance education improves physical health, builds confidence, sparks creativity, and helps students express themselves emotionally and artistically. When offered in schools and rec centers, these classes can be a lifeline for students seeking connection, belonging and a safe outlet for self-expression.
Read more on the City website.
The City of Minneapolis broke ground on the first city-owned and operated biochar facility in North America April 30. The Minneapolis facility will have the capacity to annually:
- Process more than 3,000 tons of wood waste.
- Produce more than 500 tons of biochar.
- Remove nearly 3,700 tons of carbon dioxide from the air, the equivalent of taking more than 789 cars off the road.
Biochar is a specialized charcoal that pulls carbon out of the air and stores it in the soil. It also holds nutrients and water, helping plants grow.
Learn more about biochar and what it’s doing to help our city.
Minneapolis won an award for keeping kids safe while they walk and bike. Two communities in the country won the National Center for Safe Routes to School’s 2025 Vision Zero for Youth U.S. Leadership Award.
Minneapolis stood out for its focus on youth transportation safety through:
- Strong partnerships among City departments, schools and community organizations.
- Lowering the speed limit to 20 mph on local neighborhood streets.
- Adding traffic safety improvements around schools.
- Offering universal bicycle safety education for fourth- and fifth-grade students.
- Testing speed cameras near schools.
- Engaging young people to help shape transportation policies and street designs.
Read more about the award on the City website.
The draft 2024 Minneapolis Consolidated Plan is posted for public comments until May 23, and the public hearing will be held May 20. The plan describes the City’s housing and community development strategies for residents with low and moderate incomes.
Goals of the Minneapolis Consolidated Plan
- Provide decent affordable housing.
- Develop housing and services for people experiencing homelessness.
- Provide special needs housing.
- Expand economic opportunities.
- Improve neighborhood conditions.
2025 Consolidated Plan public hearing 1:30 p.m. before the Business, Housing and Zoning Committee Tuesday, May 20 Room 350, Public Service Center, 250 Fourth St. S.
Find out how to participate in a public hearing on the City website or call 311.
If you’re unable to attend this public hearing, you can send written comments by May 23 to Rachel Boehm.
See the draft plan and learn more on the City website.
For the first time, all residents in Minneapolis are represented by a neighborhood organization. Come celebrate at Neighborhood Day Saturday, May 3.
Neighborhood Day is an annual day set across the city to increase resident participation in local civic engagement through one of the city’s 68 recognized neighborhood organizations. It’s a chance to come together in community, find the neighborhood organization that represents you and get to know your neighbors.
Participating neighborhood organizations host their own events from board officer elections, recycling and clothing drives to food trucks, potlucks and tool swaps. There’s something for everyone.
Your voice is important
Neighborhood organizations are the most local, smallest form of government. It’s an easy way for residents to be involved at the most grassroots level in their own neighborhood, on their own street.
Organizations act as their own nonprofit and have volunteer boards of directors. The organizations communicate to residents – share City news and awareness of topics such as housing and environmental concerns – and engage with one another.
Local neighborhood boards review, respond and participate in City projects at the local level and participate in conversations on everything from stop signs to development projects.
Learn more about Neighborhood Day and which organization represents you. There’s also a map of neighborhoods engaged with the day and details on their events.
Lime and Spin e-bikes and scooters are now available for rent for the 2025 season. To start your ride, download the operators’ app, (under the Lime and Spin websites) sign up and begin your rental.
This program makes it easier to leave your car at home and try walking, biking, rolling or taking transit more often.
Learn more about renting, riding and parking scooters.
Learn more about e-bike sharing for short trips around the city.
Read more about the bike and scooter sharing.
The City of Minneapolis has a new online dashboard showing 911 emergency incidents. The dashboard’s rollout coincides with the testing of encryption on the City’s main emergency-response channels. This encryption meets requirements for Minnesota’s state data privacy regulations. Testing will continue until May 1, when the channels will be encrypted full time.
The new dashboard will be updated every 30 minutes and include the following features:
- 911 calls over the last 12 hours
- Incidents categorized into police, fire and behavioral crisis response calls
- Incidents categorized by date, agency, neighborhood or problem code
Read more about the dashboard on the City website.
Join a work group to advise the City on its safety services. The Safe and Thriving Communities work group will also support on engagement opportunities to connect with community members. Applications are open through May 4.
The new work group will provide community feedback as the City develops its community safety ecosystem. This includes services and procedures around:
- Prevention
- Non-police response
- Restoration
- Community safety centers
We’re looking for people who have expertise or lived experience in:
- Violence prevention services
- Unarmed violence intervention services
- Restorative justice and healing services
- Criminal justice system
Learn more about qualifications, expectations and the appointment process by visiting the City's website.
Residents and visitors searching for the MPLS Parking app should look out for a scam posing as the legitimate app. This does not affect people already using the MPLS Parking app.
When using a search engine to find the MPLS Parking app, some people are finding sponsored ads instead that mimic the logo and language used in the official app. If clicked, these ads lead to third-party websites unaffiliated with the City of Minneapolis. These fraudulent websites ask for a credit card to download and use the free app, exposing victims’ card numbers and personal information. The City has taken action and reported four of these fraudulent advertisements to the search engine they’re sponsored on.
Tips
- Download the true Minneapolis Parking app directly from your phone’s app store:
If you believe you’ve been the victim of this scam, immediately contact your bank or credit card company and file a report with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Find information on parking and driving in Minneapolis on the City website.
Elliott Payne was re-elected in 2023 to represent Ward 1
Elliott serves on the President of the Minneapolis City Council, Chair of the Audit Committee, member of the Public Health & Safety Committee, Budget Committee, Intergovernmental Relations Committee, and Committee of the Whole.
Contact the Ward 1 Council Office
Elliott Payne, Council Member - Email
Liam Davis Temple, Policy Aide - Email
Ikram Mohamud, Policy Associate - Email
Brandon Garcia, Policy Aide - Email
Office Phone - (612) 673-2201
Visit: minneapolismn.gov/ward1
We've moved while work is being done in City Hall. Our office is in:
Room 100, Public Service Center
250 South 4th St.
Get directions
For reasonable accommodations or alternative format please contact 311. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to call 311 at 612-673-3000. TTY users call 612-263-6850. Para asistencia, llame al 311. Rau kev pab 311. Hadii aad Caawimaad u baahantahay 311.
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