Board Attendees : Joel Federer, Ethan Komoroski, Vikisha Goberdhan, Sharla Mcintosh,
Adriana Dobrzycka, Kevin Ross, Adam Miller, Donte Mearon, Judy Vecere, Sam Bild

Board members absent :

Support team : Lauren Anderson, Rachel Ireland-Henry

Additional attendees : Sarah Komoroski, Council Member Linea Palmisano

Neighborhood Association Funding Shifts/Cut Update

• Plan for 2021 is that we will get ½ of our CPP allocation (under $16K for first half of year)
• Come July 1 st we’ll have new program – uncertainty around details (maybe a little above
  $10K – TBD)
• Rachel confirming numbers
• What this means:
  • Shift in how boards operate
  • Maybe there will be a shift in some responsibilities from coordinator to board
    members
  • Sharla/Lauren/Joel looking at expectations and reviewing comments
  • Defining expectations for committees
    • Idea: How do we increase time on community activation vs. internal
      meetings?
    • Idea: First hour for committee meetings/second hour for team meetings?
    • Idea: Chair/coordinator roles on committees
  • Discussed participation interest of committee proposals

Coordinator Update

• Holiday Light Tour
  • Going well – 54 votes!
  • MSP Magazine exposure – lots of people have commented online
  • Sign about light tour is up at Penn
• ANA Funds – $200 left…
• January 2021 Newsletter
  • Lauren shared update on Jan 2021
  • Member feature – Sam
  • Welcome bags
  • Green team has plastics event
  • Mini grants
  • Special Election
  • Run through social/digital channels
  • Ideas:
    • Voter turnout for elections (recap)
    • What are your neighbors up to
    • Holiday light tour winner feature
    • Safety
    • Block leaders ‘what to know’

City Update and Q & A with Council Member Palmisano

• Discussion on block leader information accessibility
  • Linea will pose as question
• Supported funding for neighborhoods and worked on this initiative (increase by $10K next year for Armatage)
  • Armatage submitted most commentary on how important ANA is
• How city budget wrapped up
  • Had to correct in July to balance budget in light of COVID
    • Revenues we get from downtown, ballpark taxes, alcohol sales, etc.
      Downtown core usually contributes to $60M in entertainment taxes, etc.
      This is how we’ve weathered recessions in the past
    • Also had to correct for damage after the unrest following the death of
      George Floyd – financial support for 38 th and Chicago, Lake Street, and
      broadway
    • We still have a health department in city – and they are working to
      separate it from the police department into the Office of Violence
      Prevention.
  • 3 council members’ “Safety for all” mostly passed
    • Things include mental health only community crisis responders (not a
      co-responder model like what has existing between MPD & Hennepin
      County’s COPE team)
    • Safety for all wanted to create, implement, and support capability build
    • $ was taken out of police department for this initiative
    • Navigators were taken out of the police department (culturally specific
      specialists) – these people held humanity with victims and helped them
      navigate the aftermath of a crime with special attention for burial
      practices, cultural mourning.
    • Recruiting classes- took our second and third rounds of funding for
      training
  • Keep sworn officer count at 888 – Linea successful here
    • Ratio of officers to population is lower than other cities our size (other
      cities often have double)
    • Officers are needing to work overtime
  • Joint enforcement teams
    • To support staffing minimums – we could partner
    • County sheriff office had a COVID spike – ex. Would take resources