Mayoral Priorities 2023-2024

PRIORITY GOALS OBJECTIVES

Economic
Inclusion/Recovery
Ownership & Secure state funding, ongoing City funding, with a focus on East
Opportunity Fund – Lake and West Broadway
formerly known as
CPDF
Transformational Examples of sites under City control:
projects • UHT
• Kmart
Private Site Control/Development
• GFS
Inclusive Cannabis Preparation to be a nationwide leader in inclusive economic
planning opportunities for cannabis businesses. Consider finite licenses,
BIPOC ownership focus, regulatory and technical support,
zoning plans
Downtown Planning Identify recommendations for implementation from Vibrant
Storefronts Working Group
Community
Safety/Police
Reform
Recruitment Enterprise-wide strategy to increase recruitment within MPD and
911
Reform Implementing police specific and broader public safety reforms
via a court enforceable settlement w/ MDHR and a consent
decree w/ DOJ. Continue pro-active efforts
Alternatives Continue to build out and improve our alternative community
safety programs. Build support for alternatives via clear metrics
Opioid Response Partner to expand treatment and recovery options for substance
use disorder
Affordable
Housing/
Homelessness
Increase Affordable Convene multi-jurisdictional implementation group to focus on
Housing Stock – how to produce 900 deeply affordable units, while addressing
emphasis on expanding MPHA capital backlog challenges
funding/units at MPHA
Stable Homes Stable Expand to include additional schools and deeper impact at
Schools Expansion schools with highest rates of homelessness and housing instability
Eliminate Childhood Develop annual goals and stretch goals within a 10-year plan
Lead Poisoning

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PRIORITY GOALS OBJECTIVES
Modernize Shelter In collaboration with Hennepin County and the State of
Continuum Minnesota, support the modernization and capacity needs of the
shelter continuum
Climate Action
Minneapolis Climate Finalize the Climate Equity Plan, identify options for, and advance,
Legacy Initiative an implementation plan
IRA/IIJA Planning and Ensure Minneapolis is coordinated and prepared to capitalize on
Strategy federal funding opportunities
Good Governance
Data Driven Decision Performance measurement tied more directly into the budget
Making process
Operationalizing new Process creation and documentation; change management;
government structure staffing

These priorities complement the overarching objectives reflected in the City's Strategic Racial
Equity Action Plan (SREAP).

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