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Planning commission places South Minneapolis Community Safety Center on consent; council member highlights services
Summary
City Council member Choudhury spoke during the Planning Commission meeting to highlight the future South Minneapolis Community Safety Center at 2633 Minnehaha Avenue, which was approved on the commission’s consent agenda with no public opposition at the hearing.
The Planning Commission adopted its consent agenda, which included approval of land-use changes for 2633 Minnehaha Avenue to accommodate the future South Minneapolis Community Safety Center. The item was placed on consent and adopted with no recorded opposition during the hearing.
Council member Choudhury addressed the commission during the consent period and described the proposed use at 2633 Minnehaha Avenue as a site for the Third Precinct police officers and a set of co-located services. "This is the future South Minneapolis Community Safety Center. This is the location in which our third precinct police officers and a slate of other services from 311, safety resources, housing navigation, resources for those who've experienced domestic violence among many other resources will be housed," Choudhury said, adding that residents in the precinct had requested closer access to these services.
A city staff member identified in the record as Kimberly told the commission that no further planning items were expected for that location, saying, "No. This is the full suite of land use applications needed for approvals at 2633." Following the public-hearing period with no speakers on those consent items, the commission approved the consent package and moved on to the regular agenda.
The staff report for the Minnehaha item is available on the city's online materials, the chair noted, and council member Choudhury's remarks are recorded in the meeting stream. Because the matter was approved on consent, the commission did not take separate roll-call votes specific to that item during the meeting.
The commission indicated the consent agenda motion adopted items 4, 5 and 7 collectively; commissioners and staff referred members of the public seeking more information to the staff report and the City of Minneapolis YouTube stream for the meeting recording.
