Safe and thriving communities progress timeline
View the progress timeline for safe and thriving communities.
Progress timeline
July 2023
Final Safe and Thriving Communities Report shared
The final version of the Safe and Thriving Communities Report was shared.
October 2023
Commissioner Barnette leads OCS
Commissioner Barnette begins leading Office of Community Safety.
November 2023
Work towards a community safety ecosystem
- City Council approves site for South Minneapolis Community Safety Center.
- Safety Design & Implementation committees form:
- Conceptual services/resources group
- Infrastructure planning/design group
- Community relationships/communications group
- Finance group
- City Council approves $1 million to contract with New York University School of Law Policing Project.
December 2023
Director hired and resulting work
- OCS hires Director of Community Safety Design & Implementation, Amanda Harrington.
- Work starts on the Lake Street Community Safety Center.
January 2024
Approach to putting work into action
- Phase one work begins on the community safety ecosystem.
- Set up processes and agreements for Office of Community Safety and Office of Public Service to get this work done.
- City signs purchase agreement for South Minneapolis Community Safety Center.
- This is located at 2633 Minnehaha Avenue.
- City begins asset and gaps analysis to understand what safety services already exist, what's missing, and how we can improve.
February 2024
Mission and values defined and group meetings
- Finalized the mission, vision, and values of the design and implementation work.
March 2024 - May 2024
Community engagement for South Minneapolis Community Safety Center
- Community engagement starts around the South Minneapolis Community Safety Center.
- Community engagement to learn what services are important to the community to have in the South Minneapolis Community Safety Center and Lake Street Safety Center.
- Work begins on safety pilots:
- Non-injury traffic accident response.
- Social worker in 911 to respond to mental health and substance use related calls.
- Community safety ambassadors in cultural districts.