BRIEFS August 2022

Shun Tillman to lead crime prevention team
In June, former 3rd precinct Crime Prevention Specials, Shun Tillman, was promoted to the position of manager of the city’s crime prevention specialist team which operates within the Neighborhood and Community Relations Department. Tillman served as a crime prevention specialist in the south Minneapolis precinct for 26 years, covering the Greater Longfellow and Seward neighborhoods and working with residents and businesses. Find more information about the crime prevention specialists and sign up for their bulletins on the city’s crime prevention specialist webpage.

Green Zone Project Proposals
The city is looking for community-based project to advance environmental justice located in the Northside and Southside Green Zones. Proposals are due by 2 p.m. Aug. 4. Funding ranges from$500-$10,000 and projects must be completed by Feb. 28, 2023 and align with action items in one of the Green Zone Work Plan. Proposals from people who live, work, play or pray in the Northside Green Zone and/or Southside Green Zone are encouraged. Questions? Contact kelly.muellman@minneapolismn.gov or 612-673-3014.

East Philips Agreement
On June 30, the City Council approved general terms and authorized city staff to execute an agreement with the East Phillips Neighborhood association related to their urban farm project and the city’s Hiawatha Public Works Expansion Project. The framework calls for EPNI to release all pending and potential environmental claims against the City and the City to grant EPNI exclusive development rights to a 3-acre portion of the site at no cost to EPNI, add an outreach and training facility, and incorporate sustainability and community benefits into the project to be constructed on the 5.5-acre remainder of the site. The agreement has not been approved by EPNI. "East Phillips has some of the worst air pollution in the state and the Roof Depot building sits on top a arsenic plume. Until we have guarantees for our neighbors we will continue to negotiate," wrote EPNI in a social media post. "It’s on the city to change its course and it’s MOU to reflect a better deal for its residents."

Input on 38th & Chicago’s Future Wanted
As the project to re-envision the intersection design at 38th and Chicago moves into the “community visioning” phase. The project team has announced that they will gather input on which infrastructure needs are most important to the community such as pedestrian space, transit access, art and memorials, trees, parking and vehicle access. This will help the project team develop design concepts to share publicly this fall. People are invited to share their ideas through Community conversations during virtual office hours 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays, join a focus group, and invite staff team members to an event they are hosting. The project team will also be scheduling monthly learning tables and open houses later in the summer. Email the team at 38thandchicago@minneapolismn.gov to learn more.

Summer Meals and Snacks for Youth
People 18 years old and under can find free nutritious meals and snacks from Minneapolis Public Schools this summer. Young people do not need to attend Minneapolis Public Schools to participate and can pick up food at parks, libraries, other community spaces, as well as at the Minneapolis Public Schools food truck and food bus. For locations and more information, use the Free Meals for Kids app.