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Agmt A2613434 with the City of Minneapolis for the provision of Cope Community Response Team services, 12/01/26-12/31/28, $704,030 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Agreement?A2613434 with the City of Minneapolis for the provision of Cope community trauma response services during the period December 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, in receivable amounts of $25,020 for Calendar Year 2026, $325,646 for Calendar Year 2027, and $353,364 for Calendar Year 2028, for a total receivable amount of $704,030, be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that acceptance of this award in no way reflects acceptance of terms or conditions that are legally unenforceable against Hennepin County.
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Background:
The Human Services and Public Health Department (HSPHD) requests approval of a new Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Minneapolis to support coordinated community trauma response services within Minneapolis, specifically the 3rd police precinct. Through this agreement, the City will reimburse Hennepin County for costs associated with two existing Cope Senior Social Worker FTEs, for a pilot initiative with the City’s Neighborhood Safety Department to provide crisis intervention, stabilization, and communitybased trauma response as part of Cope’s Community Response Team (CRT).
These staff will deliver crisis intervention and psychological first aid, facilitate community debriefings and healing circles, provide resource and referral support, offer traumainformed workshops, and conduct proactive engagement with communities experiencing or at risk of violencerelated trauma. The CRT will respond following incidents that meet Cityestablished activation criteria, including mass shootings, major law enforcement takedowns, policeinvolved shootings, retaliatory v...
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