+ David Rubedor City of Minneapolis Neighborhood and Community Relations International Downtown Association Visioning Downtown: Finding Success in Community Engagement September 23 rd, 2012

+ 2 NCR Vision Minneapolis is a model City for engaged residents, vibrant neighborhoods, and responsive government. 2

+ 3 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 3

+ 4 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

+ 5 Neighborhood and Community Relations (NCR) Department NCR Access and Outreach Office to End Homelessness Enterprise Support Neighborhood Support 5

+ 6 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 6

+ 7 Access and Outreach LEP and Interpreting Services Ensuring access to non-English speaking residents Somali Amharic Oromo Hmong Spanish American Sign Language

+ 8 Office to End Homelessness Joint Office with Hennepin County St. Stephen’s Street Outreach Team Project Homeless Connect 8

+ 9 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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+ 11 Neighborhood Support Community 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 11

+ 12 Neighborhood Support Changing Models NCR Model Neighborhood based priority setting and planning Collaborative model of shared responsibility for implementation 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 12

+ 13 Neighborhood Support Community 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 NeighborhoodsMap 14

+ David Rubedor City of Minneapolis Neighborhood and Community Relations International Downtown Association Visioning Downtown: Finding Success in Community Engagement September 23 rd, 2012