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Alex Volmer, manager of the Lead and Healthy Homes team, said the program receives elevated blood lead referrals from the state and uses a risk model that emphasizes rental occupancy, building age (pre‑1940), lack of maintenance records and location to target properties. “Sixty percent of our historical elevated blood lead cases are occurring in rental properties,” Volmer said.

As of June 13 the team reported 102 dwelling units in its current funded portfolio, with 44 projects having contracted services in flight and 24 of those with signed contracts; an additional 43 units were marked closed in 2025 under this funding stream. The program has conducted 29 preventive inspections during the quarter, using referrals from 311, regulatory services, and the Minnesota Department of Health.

Volmer said the program has proposed using up to $1,000,000 for lead hazard renovations with a guideline of up to $10,000 per dwelling unit; property owners must match costs above that amount. He said the approach aims for permanent repairs and lead‑safe abatement techniques rather than minimum maintenance so crews do not return later for new exposures. “Our goal is that once we go to a property, we’re not coming back to a property,” he said.

Program staff highlighted before‑and‑after photos showing window and porch repairs and stressed hiring contractors familiar with lead‑safe work practices. Volmer said the program currently has four staff working on the program, with one supervisor position vacant but interviews recently completed.

Chair Jason Chavez directed the clerk to receive and file the quarterly update. Committee members asked staff to keep them informed if ordinance changes are considered to clarify authority for lead assessments; Volmer said staff has discussed potential ordinance clarifications with attorneys and will follow up.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Minneapolis Public Health & Safety Committee June 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Lead and Healthy Homes team reported progress on 2025 lead‑hazard remediation and said the program is prioritizing rental properties in six high‑risk Minneapolis neighborhoods.","taxTitle","Minneapolis City, Hennepin County, Minnesota","taxId",3498,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6178706,"City outlines restorative services budget and pilot mediation partnership with NAACP",1195,2224000,3419000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5212305-11b66a6ae3daaaf3ae3ee164f9c1c8b0&start=2224&end=3419","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5212305-11b66a6ae3daaaf3ae3ee164f9c1c8b0/thumbnail_2224000.jpg","/articles/6178706/Minneapolis-City/Hennepin-County/Minnesota/City-outlines-restorative-services-budget-and-pilot-mediation-partnership-with-NAACP","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6178706-537106846f14a6ac5f28c08fe28a9e92/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205084&Signature=UdhUvout2A1iMHPQa5goV~14chBt1WAlqPLT8aMA8Q60-NRw9GKZZhPfQbyZElOaR~JSrmfRXwdLhEj8yZXCLbSZ8-hhTP4KS5MWnCLGSXT2QO4meWt5niVbYV~GbDJV9zGEwKOirkpCSB-G5m0InXGri97Uab01DR~x3-VcSeyBowVMKTuqgTJNZdi8Um2XiPfNPY8-nKryNuO9K5w5aIKpqLR5JTQLUFCFv-MF6wUJe5OhS5xc~BpKncY0S0rLpbE~iA4SPgBxgvYxkTjbyKwElTfMT2GV4szCfqzBXbKmOFlWyY1i6RAXW2zn0Byb4~kvuhuWkkydOAzdw0dsvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City officials briefed the Public Health and Safety Committee on June 25 about restorative services, saying the city budgets about $5 million for mediation, victim support and related programs and is finalizing a pilot to refer certain nonviolent neighbor disputes to the NAACP.

Deputy Community Safety Commissioner Jared Jeffries said the legislative directive asked for an inventory of restorative services and costs. “The city currently budgets approximately $5,000,000 for restorative services,” he said, and noted those services exist alongside county, state and nonprofit programs.

Jeffries described policy considerations for expansion—demand and effectiveness, which disputes are appropriate for mediation, and coordination with county and state providers. He said the city is beginning a pilot, announced late last year, where MPD will partner with the NAACP to address nonviolent neighbor disputes; the pilot contract was still being finalized at the time of the presentation.

Deputy City Attorney David Bernstein described the office’s Victim Witness Specialists (VWS). “Their mission statement is to uphold the rights and dignity of victims of cases prosecuted by the city attorney’s office,” Bernstein said. He said the office has five VWSs—two senior specialists dedicated to domestic violence—and described their roles in notifications, trial coordination, referrals to services, restitution and trauma‑informed support. He cited Minnesota’s victim rights statute in chapter 611A as governing responsibilities.

Neighborhood Safety Director Amanda Harrington said neighborhood safety holds contracts with seven organizations providing services for bystanders and neighbors who are not direct victims; the department’s staff managing those contracts total about 2.5 FTEs. Jeffries said the city’s victim services contracts total roughly 16 external contracts and about 17.5 FTEs across City Attorney’s Office, Neighborhood Safety and MPD who touch this work.

Committee members asked operational questions about the mediation referral pathway and funds for urgent victim needs; MPD explained that analysts review calls and identify nonviolent neighbor conflicts for referral to the pilot mediator. On a question about a contract with “Salem Inc.,” Jeffries said he would provide a follow‑up memo with contract details, including amount and term.

Chair Jason Chavez directed the clerk to receive and file the city’s report responding to the legislative directive on restorative services.","City officials told the Public Health and Safety Committee the city budgets about $5 million for restorative services, detailed existing victim‑witness functions and contracts, and said MPD is finalizing a pilot with the NAACP to mediate nonviolent neighbor disputes; the committee received and filed the report.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6178711,"Minneapolis Health Department outlines health equity framework, trainings and tools",1277,1038000,2315000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5212305-11b66a6ae3daaaf3ae3ee164f9c1c8b0&start=1038&end=2315","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5212305-11b66a6ae3daaaf3ae3ee164f9c1c8b0/thumbnail_1038000.jpg","/articles/6178711/Minneapolis-City/Hennepin-County/Minnesota/Minneapolis-Health-Department-outlines-health-equity-framework-trainings-and-tools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6178711-32397d68485afef649a2bad5187321b7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205084&Signature=Q1rbzm5ncPUNzlfT8LE7oqWOItg46Mv1yd9TzXoiqwN7hoFw0vfY-wfSjTfgx3bwUP2R61jNCfwSeUoUAk0QhAsLo5mxqmraMACkkyOWCLRSNq2NYgtU-~pUqEVTkhLdrEO8U2dW0FWmcFxrUgbQUPijxtpgHxZL2GYdPDlV8O8PBLM9tjKG~piKoNF-gI8PiNGmi~G4kC4Yjxc3JKBEc3Lg2UbXF01xavqRBPE7KF7BvBNMI2OcFB2aICLNrPjj1tZ8yUXfcgxDES5vUaEmYBfkf72N2IP-EfugHblNe9s7-qojCMA-YKS-3PCfGcJbnDuCP089CjeJbC5TLKyJLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Minneapolis Health Department’s health equity team presented a status update on June 25, describing a five‑principle framework and multiple staff trainings intended to embed equity in departmental programs and contracts.

Pau Tal, manager of the health equity team, said the team—two full‑time and one part‑time staff—grounds its work on principles that include recognizing racism as a public‑health emergency, treating health as a human right, adopting trauma‑informed approaches, centering community, and using data to measure outcomes.

“Racism as a public health emergency … acknowledges that race and racism significantly influences health outcomes,” Tal said, summarizing the framework the department uses to guide training and program design.

Public health specialist Chua (Joel) Zhang described the department’s training offerings: Public Health 101, Health Equity 101, a health literacy course (more than 90 staff certified via CDC material), and a two‑part gender inclusivity series. The department also hosts monthly health equity learning sessions that have covered topics such as tap water promotion, lead testing, and waste reduction and air quality.

The presentation covered operational steps under development: a shared equity definition, an equity policy and visual framework to be included in orientation, role‑specific training plans, an equity checklist for RFPs, and a Smartsheet‑based health equity analysis tool to evaluate programs and improve accountability.

Chair Jason Chavez directed the clerk to receive and file the update. Committee members asked whether the department holds community listening sessions; Tal said the department coordinates with the Minnesota Department of Health and statewide health equity networks and seeks partner input.

What happens next: Department staff will continue to refine the policy, launch role‑specific trainings and roll out the equity analysis tool; the committee received and filed the update for record.","Health Department staff described a five‑principle health equity framework, staff trainings (including health literacy and gender inclusivity), a proposed equity policy and a Smartsheet health‑equity analysis tool; the committee received and filed the update.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6178716,"Minneapolis advisors recommend employer‑paid one‑hour worker “right‑to‑know” trainings",717,140000,857000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5212305-11b66a6ae3daaaf3ae3ee164f9c1c8b0&start=140&end=857","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5212305-11b66a6ae3daaaf3ae3ee164f9c1c8b0/thumbnail_140000.jpg","/articles/6178716/Minneapolis-City/Hennepin-County/Minnesota/Minneapolis-advisors-recommend-employerpaid-onehour-worker-righttoknow-trainings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6178716-2e0c555b3130a028d6e8388d0c287807/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205084&Signature=LMistV49xhuAMY3LnutWLtwy5Cu~ja3b8wcO~a4C3Y0~V5xDQSHuKXZefOjbHFke-lFR51jBEH5oc8-6gugvqDFdIH63l5K8tyGSg124o~9jULJS74fmRF5PNSMPr9rLA8aez3uXw1sCEjqT9rOrKNB9OBzKeM5kYyMuEtlOF1gitWNg~Ax0yMThZE3G3Sm5f6WHcXAHjR1zbsLaWgw2KyE-QjL5nZCLPK1D4rwhDI5wzwrpPtS21AHrMp0GZQkbPcMmRMAMCiTET9dCDFGkr6sp95UAbzAIhaV6QdMXi0Lp9CPEhu1naX5Yq2bbbY5nI-K7yhdJzYlfpgDiDXOsxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A workplace advisory committee recommended that Minneapolis establish a citywide right for employees to attend one hour of employer‑paid “know your rights” training, presenters told the Public Health and Safety Committee on June 25.

The recommendation, presented by Taylor Chevy, a lead organizer with Sektul (a workers’ organization) and Brian Elliott, executive director of the SEIU Minnesota State Council, calls for three components: a guaranteed one hour of employer‑paid training, a city role in approving or certifying training organizations and curriculum, and a mechanism to inform workers of the right through posting, settlement terms, or employer notices.

“Training from a trusted organization ensures that workers feel knowledgeable, empowered, and supported,” Taylor Chevy said. “Using our Know Your Rights training as a tool has allowed the city and community partners to support hundreds of workers in resolving problems.”

Elliott described the three components in more detail, saying the proposal mirrors existing city requirements for minimum wage and earned sick and safe time posting. “We are talking about one hour, full stop, of employer‑paid right to know,” he said, adding that the committee envisions both automatic inclusion in settlement agreements with violators and a posting requirement similar to other labor protections.

Presenters framed the recommendation as an extension of the city’s existing co‑enforcement partnerships between community organizations and city enforcement units; they cited research and local case work showing many violations remain unreported and noted the statewide earned sick and safe time statute passed in 2023 must be aligned with any city changes.

Committee members praised the clarity of the proposal and flagged budget questions and next steps. Council President (unnamed in the transcript) and Council Member Ellison thanked presenters and said they wanted the committee to receive the advisory report and consider documentation used by the Workplace Advisory Committee for further review.

Chair Jason Chavez directed the clerk to receive and file the advisory committee report.

What happens next: The committee received and filed the report; presenters and council members indicated interest in moving the recommendation into the legislative process and requested the WAC documentation for staff review and potential ordinance drafting.","A workplace advisory committee recommended the city adopt a worker right to one hour of employer‑paid “know your rights” training, with certified trainers and notice requirements; committee presenters urged the city to formalize the practice in the earned sick and safe time ordinance.","actionData","errors"]

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