Community Safety Centers Update & Upcoming Virtual Meeting

City staff continue to meet with the south Minneapolis community about the South Minneapolis Community Safety Center and the Lake Street Community Safety Center. Besides meetings, staff are also talking to people on the street about the two community safety centers. The information will help decide on what services could be in the community safety centers.

Upcoming for people in south Minneapolis, staff will talk with:

1. People who identify as Oromo May 4.

2. The Latino business community May 4.

3. Older adults May 6.

4. People who identify as African American May 8.

5. People who identify as LBGTQIA+ May 14. We anticipate a big turnout for this event. To manage capacity, we ask that you please sign up. Watch this newsletter or the City’s Community Safety Center webpage for the signup link a few days before the event. This will help us ensure we have food, supplies and staff for people who attend.

6. People living with disabilities who live in, work in, and visit south Minneapolis and agencies that work with them May 15. This conversation is part of the monthly meeting of the Minneapolis Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities.

7. Residents of Hale, Page and Diamond Lake neighborhoods at their monthly community association board meeting May 20.

8. Residents of the Field, Regina and Northrop neighborhoods at their monthly board meeting June 19.

Please note some dates and times may change. Please go to the community safety center website for the most up-to-date information.

Online meeting May 22

An online meeting about services in the South Minneapolis Community Safety Center will be held May 22. Everyone who lives and works in south Minneapolis is welcome, but an RSVP is required. Watch this newsletter or the City’s Community Safety Center webpage for the signup link a few days before the event.

Survey

Residents and businesses in south Minneapolis neighborhoods that will be served by the community safety centers should watch their mail for postcards arriving in early May. We hope to hear from everyone who works in and/or lives in the area served by the South Minneapolis Community Safety Center.

Stay tuned for reports on events that staff have recently attended.

Check out the City’s website for more information.