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David RubedorCity of MinneapolisNeighborhood and Community Relations

International Downtown AssociationVisioning Downtown: Finding Success in Community EngagementSeptember 23rd, 2012

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NCR VisionMinneapolis is a model City for engaged residents, vibrant neighborhoods, and responsive government.

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Why do Community Engagement? Better, sustainable results

Partnership opportunities to help achieve city goals

Transparency and accountability

Community acceptance of a project or decision

Previously unknown special needs may be accommodated;

Post-implementation costs are avoided for agencies and departments (Instead, education occurs early in project life-cycle.);

Mutual respect among stakeholders;

Increased project efficiency

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Core Principles of Community Engagement

1. Right to be involved

2. Contribution will be thoughtfully considered

3. Recognize the needs of all

4. Seek out involvement

5. Participants design participation

6. Adequate information

7. Known effect of participation

Adopted by the City Council, December 2007

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Neighborhood and Community Relations (NCR) Department

NCR

Access andOutreach

Office to EndHomelessness

EnterpriseSupport

NeighborhoodSupport

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Access and Outreach Building connections to

underrepresented communities

Identifying and eliminating barriers to participation

American Indian Memorandum of Understanding

Boards and Commissions

Latino Engagement Task Force

Hello Neighbor Initiative

ADA compliance and awareness

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Access and Outreach LEP and Interpreting Services

Ensuring access to non-English speaking residents

Somali Amharic Oromo Hmong Spanish American Sign Language

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Office to End Homelessness

Joint Office with Hennepin County

St. Stephen’s Street Outreach Team

Project Homeless Connect

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Neighborhood Support Wide range in scale and work of neighborhood

organizations:

Populations from ~800 to more than 20,000 per organization (2000 Census). (145 to 1)

Revenues from ~$1,800 to more than $575,000 Neighborhoods are vastly different in racial,

ethnic and economic diversity. Neighborhood organizations have widely

varying missions. Some neighborhood organizations are purely

volunteer run and managed, some have part-time staff, while others have one or more full-time employees.

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Neighborhood Diversity, Income and Population

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$60,000

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$140,000

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Neighborhood SupportCommunity Participation Program

New program starting in 2011

Support for neighborhood organizations to: Identify and act on neighborhood based priorities Inform and influence City decisions and priorities Increase resident involvement in community Support neighborhood planning as the basis for enhanced

governmental cooperation and coordination for the planning and delivery of public services.

Allocate $3,800,000 annually to neighborhood organizations

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Neighborhood SupportChanging Models

NCR Model Neighborhood based

priority setting and planning

Collaborative model of shared responsibility forimplementation

Greater engagement and inclusion

Less funding

Positive relationship between City and neighborhoods

NRP Model 20 Year, established program

Investment-based program

Neighborhood-based priority setting, planning, and implementation

Provides resources to neighborhood organizations to plan and implement programs

Over $300,000,000 investment

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Neighborhood SupportCommunity Participation Program

Neighborhood Organization Training, Support and Oversight Building collaborations Board training and strategic planning assistance Conferences and networking Information sharing (Minneapolis inTouch newsletter) Community building support Outreach and diversity Insurance and audits Compliance with contracts Directors and Officers Insurance (2012) Legal support

+Minneapolis’ Downtown Neighborhoods

Elliot Park

Loring Park

North Loop

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association

Neighborhoods Map

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David RubedorCity of MinneapolisNeighborhood and Community Relations

International Downtown AssociationVisioning Downtown: Finding Success in Community EngagementSeptember 23rd, 2012