21-030/05-04 Supporting Application Pohlad Family Donation Reducing Harm Solutions GrantDocuSign Envelope ID: 28D46C67-4632438F-928B-39B27B76817F
RESOLUTION NO. 21-30
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING APPLICATION TO THE POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATION
FOR REDUCING HARM THROUGH COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS GRANT
WHEREAS, in response to the murder George Floyd, the Pohlad Family Foundation
(the "Pohlad Foundation") committed $25 million to advance racial justice solutions in the
Twin Cities area; and
WHEREAS, the Pohlad Foundation is currently seeking proposals for grant funding
and tailored technical assistance to municipalities in the seven -county metro area in order
to achieve three goals:
1. Innovate and transform traditional approaches to public safety.
2. Reduce the occurrence and severity of negative encounters between law
enforcement and the community.
3. Actively confront racial disparities and history of racism to improve safety, trust and
greater wellbeing among Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC).
WHEREAS, the City Council has made it a priority to examine its policing practices
and develop public safety responses consistent with the City's values of diversity, equity,
inclusion, and social justice; and
WHEREAS, the City is developing and adopting new policies to address
longstanding inequities and systemic racism in public safety, including:
• Embedding a social worker at 911 to assist with response to mental health calls for
service;
• Collaborating with Normandale Community College to offer a community health
worker internship to students preparing for a career at the intersection of mental
health and public safety;
• Increasing racial diversity in the police department through innovative recruitment
and retention practices;
• Incorporating community voices into police operations by establishing a new
commission called the Police Employment and Community Engagement (PEACE)
Commission;
• Hiring a new city staff person to build community relationships, serve as the staff
liaison to the PEACE Commission, and develop and implement culturally tailored
engagement between the police department and BIPOC communities.
• Partnering with a consultant and the PEACE Commission to conduct a thorough
review of police department policies using a racial equity framework;
• Implementing new training requirements that incorporate trauma, healing, and
restorative approaches; and
• Improving community access to police department data and policies by developing
and publishing the GVPD Window.
• Conducting racial profiling study regarding traffic stops in Golden Valley in
conjunction with Hennepin County.
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WHEREAS, the City wishes to receive grant funding to support and expand these
efforts and to implement them more quickly; and
WHEREAS, the grant request is consistent with the City's goals to address the
issues of equity, and racial disparity, as identified in the City's Equity Plan, Welcome
Statement, and Pyramid of Success.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of Golden Valley that
the Council supports the application for funding to the Pohlad Family Foundation and
directs City staff to prepare the application documents consistent with the City's goals and
priorities as stated herein.
Adopted by the City Council of Golden Valley, Minnesota on this 4th day of May, 2021.
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