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Updated draft comprehensive plan will next go to Planning
Commission, City Council for review.
Sept. 28, 2018 (MINNEAPOLIS) The City of Minneapolis today
released the final draft of its 2040
Comprehensive Plan, a holistic document that will guide the city’s
development over the next 20 years. The Planning Commission and City Council
will review the draft and seek additional community input this fall, with final
adoption expected in December 2018.
The Comprehensive Plan is based on 14 goals adopted by the City
Council, including reducing disparities, providing access to affordable housing
and living-wage jobs, creating a sustainable community, and remaining a healthy
and diverse economic center. The final draft of the plan is the product of a
two-year engagement process and integrates more than 10,000 public comments
collected during a robust, four-month community engagement period. The City
made significant changes to the plan in response to public input, which are
shown in the marked-up version of the plan available at minneapolis2040.com.
Highlights of changes
- It reduces the number of units allowable on a single-family
lot to three following further analysis. These multi-unit buildings will
need to fit within the setback, height, massing, and other requirements of
single-family homes. The plan also recommends increasing design quality
standards when the zoning code is updated. This change to the draft plan
acknowledges physical constraints identified during the public comment
period, while still accommodating the need for increased housing choice
throughout the city.
- It addresses concerns raised about building heights along
main high-frequency transit corridors. Two major changes include revisions
for the areas north of Lowry Avenue and south of 38th Street. The plan was
changed from allowing up to six-story buildings on main commercial
corridors to allowing only four-story buildings. A major change was also
made for the side of interior streets adjacent to those transit corridors
(essentially buildings across the alley). The change will now allow
two-and-half story buildings and not three stories as previously proposed.
- It responds to the need for more detail in the affordable
housing chapter, which now is edited to align with citywide efforts to
develop a strategic plan to create more affordable housing. The chapter
now includes an enhanced narrative outlining the need for both additional
housing supply and affordable housing, more definitions, and additional
charts and action steps pertaining to affordable housing production,
preservation and homelessness issues.
Public comments can be submitted to the Planning
Commission and City Council online at minneapolis2040.com. The interactive website
provides opportunities to view either a marked-up or clean version of the plan
segmented by topics. A clean version of the plan is available for download as a
PDF document.
Next steps
The Planning Commission will hold a public
hearing on Oct. 29 and the City Council will also hold a public hearing the
week of Nov. 12. The City Council is expected to vote on the Comprehensive Plan
in December before submitting the plan to the Metropolitan Council.
On Sept. 26, 2018 The City Council approved a site in
south Minneapolis for a temporary Navigation Center that will provide a safe
and service-rich environment for people living at the Franklin/Hiawatha
homeless encampment who face challenges connecting to traditional shelter
housing.
The Council voted to direct City staff to work with
community and government partners to establish the center at 2109 Cedar Ave., a
1.25-acre site that includes parcels owned by the Red Lake Nation and the City.
The goal is to open the Navigation Center this fall. Until the center opens,
there are no plans to close the encampment.
Hennepin County, nonprofit partners and community will take
the lead on developing and implementing the services at the Navigation Center
with support from the City. As a longer-term solution, the City and coalition
partners have also recommended a new transitional housing program geared toward
Native Americans experiencing chronic homelessness. An update to the Council on
that recommendation is scheduled for Oct. 24.
Ongoing outreach efforts at the encampment continue to focus
on harm reduction strategies to improve health, hygiene and sanitation in
addition to assessments to help people secure emergency shelter and supportive
housing. We still need to ensure that as a council we are committed to creating
opportunities for all unsheltered individuals that are experiencing
homelessness due to active opioid addiction, mental health issues, etc. I
commit to continuing to be engaged with this issue and working with our
partners at the county and state.
CVP Andrea Jenkins with the students of PICA ( Parents in Community Action) Head Start on Thursday, September 27th where the Field-Regina Neighborhood Group and Bachmans graciously donated trees for the students to study!
Acorn Montessori collaborates with families to offer an
authentic Montessori environment serving children from three to six years. Our
trilingual immersion model supports language acquisition and cultural
competency development for children in our school within a nurturing and
multicultural environment. They currently have 5 openings for young students,
please contact the school at the number or email below.
Acorn Montessori, is the first Spanish, English, Chinese immersion school in the Twin Cities.
Our Location & Hours
Sabathani Community Center -- Acorn Montessori
310 East 38th Street, Suites 133-135
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Hours
Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 2:30pm.
Contact Us
(612) 444-2236
info@acornmontessori.org
We do not offer a half-day or part-time enrollment.
While people can register to vote at the polls,
pre-registering makes voting on Election Day a faster process. Voters can check
the status of their registrations at vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/register.
Anyone who has moved to a new address or had a name change since last
registering will need to re-register. Voters who haven’t voted in the past four
years also must re-register to vote this November.
People can pre-register online or
fill out and mail in a registration application, which are available at
government offices and the elections website.
Pre-registration ends 21 days before the Nov. 6 election, so applications need
to be submitted by Oct. 16.
Voters can register at the polls and vote on Election Day if
they miss the pre-registration deadline. In Minnesota individuals may register
at the polls on Election Day by providing one of the forms of identification
required by Minnesota law. They will need to allow extra time at the polls to
register. See the elections
website for the list of identification required to register and vote on
Election Day.
What’s on the ballot?
Minneapolis voters will cast ballots for the following
races:
- U.S. Senator.
- U.S. Senator, special
election.
- U.S. Representative
(District 5).
- Governor/lieutenant
governor.
- Attorney general.
- Minnesota State
representative.
- Secretary of State.
- State auditor.
- County commissioner
(districts 2, 3 and 4).
- County sheriff.
- County attorney.
- Minneapolis School Board
(districts 1, 3, 5, and two at-large seats).
- Two school
district funding questions.
- Referendum on an amendment
to the City Charter.
- Judicial offices,
including the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and District
Court - 4th Judicial District.
State law allows voters to bring materials into the polls to
help complete their ballots — and the sample ballot is the single, best tool
available for this purpose. By downloading and printing their sample ballots
(which are customized to their specific ward and precinct), voters can practice
marking their ballots. They can bring this marked-up sample ballot as a
reference to the voting booth when completing their official ballots. This is
the best way to reduce the time spent waiting in lines. Sample ballots are
available at vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/BALLOT.
Election judges
needed, earn $15.75 per hour, judges with a second language especially needed.
Election judges are needed for the general election Nov. 6
to serve voters in local polling places. Election judges are paid $15.75 per
hour for their service, which includes training. Serving as an election judge
provides an opportunity to learn about the election process and is an important
service to our community. Judges who are fluent in a second language –
including Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Oromo, Lao, Vietnamese, Russian and American
Sign Language – are especially needed to provide additional language support in
the polling place.
Selection and placement of judges is based on qualifications
of applicants and political party balance within the precinct. Preference will
be given to those willing to serve a full day in a precinct with a vacancy.
The Minneapolis
Elections & Voter Services Division is responsible for administering
elections in the City of Minneapolis. For information about registering and
voting in Minneapolis or to serve as an election judge, residents can visit vote.minneapolismn.gov or call 311 or 612-673-3000.
Andrea attending a brunch to honor the lifelong leader, Charles Mays for his service and commitment to our communities.
The Public Works trainee programs are helping the department
change the face of its workforce to better reflect the community it serves.
Public Works is hiring for service worker positions and for service worker
trainee positions. See the required qualifications and experience here.
New trainee program begins soon
Public Works is accepting applications throughout October
for the 2019 trainee programs. The programs offer adults on-the-job training to
meet the qualifications for promotions into Public Works service worker
positions.
Trainees perform manual labor to support construction and
maintenance work while also learning the fundamentals of the construction
industry and how to drive and operate Public Works equipment. Through the
course of the program, they earn their Class B commercial driver’s licenses or
their water supply systems operator certifications.
Public Works information sessions
1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16
Emerge, 1834 Emerson Ave. N.
5-7 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 17
Sabathani, 310 E. 38th St.
3-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18
Summit Academy OIC, 935 Olson Memorial Highway
5-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22
Minneapolis Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Ave. N.
3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23
American Indian OIC, 1845 E. Franklin Ave.
6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24
Harrison Neighborhood Association office, 503 Irving Ave. N.
3-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25
CAPI Immigrant Opportunity Center, 5930 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Center
Public Works representatives will answer questions and help
attendees with the application process.
The City is looking for motivated candidates who want to
build a career while serving the community. If this sounds like you, apply
today.
Applicants can attend an information session or apply online
at www.minneapolismn.gov/jobs.
Minneapolis Fire Department EMS Pathways Program graduates 23 new recruits
Congratulations to Ward 8 resident Michelle Pugh on the
completion of the Emergency Medical Services program at the City of Minneapolis
Fire Department.
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