ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
To Committee(s)
| # | Committee Name | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Health & Safety Committee | Jun 20, 2024 |
Action Item(s)
| # | File Type | Subcategory | Item Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action | Grant | Accepting a grant from the Minnesota Department of Health, in the amount of $396,000, for the period June 30, 2024 – June 30, 2025, to explore, in collaboration with the St. Paul-Ramsey Health Department, the efficacy, impacts, and feasibility of Safe Recovery Sites by assessing current research, literature, policies, procedures, and systems, engaging communities disproportionately impacted by the opioid crisis, and conducting a national, state, and local legal and environmental scan. |
| 2 | Action | Contract/Agreement | Authorizing an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Heath for the grant. |
| 3 | Action | Contract/Agreement | Authorizing an agreement with St. Paul-Ramsey Health Department in the amount of $137,500 for implementation of the grant work. |
| 4 | Resolution | Appropriation | Passage of Resolution approving appropriation of funds to the Health Department. |
Ward / Neighborhood / Address
| # | Ward | Neighborhood | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All Wards |
Background Analysis
The Minneapolis Health Department requests the City Council accept a grant from the Minnesota Health Department, in the amount of $396,000, for the period 6/30/2024 – 6/30/2025, to explore, in collaboration with St. Paul – Ramsey Health Department, the efficacy, impacts, and feasibility of Safe Recovery Sites.
The Minneapolis and St. Paul-Ramsey Health Departments will use this grant to study the efficacy, impacts, and feasibility of Safe Recovery Sites by assessing current research, literature, policies, procedures, and systems, engaging communities disproportionately impacted by the opioid crisis, and conducting a national, state, and local legal and environmental scan. Funds will be used to support one staff person in each Department and a research consultant, as well as outreach activities, communications, and data gathering and analysis activities.