Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau announced the department’s summer crime-fighting strategy, which includes more officers on the street and the start-up of a North Side beat.

Speaking at the North Regional Library on Tuesday morning, Harteau said the new beat will be made up of 17 officers who will patrol the area on foot, bikes and squad cars. The officers will patrol mainly high-crime locations while checking on businesses and attending community meetings.

“We need to be proactive, as much as we can, be out there,” she said. Harteau said she plans to spend time out of the office on the street with patrol officers this summer, adding she expects to stop by the library where she held the news conference to meet with youth.

Other parts of the summer initiative: keeping burglaries down, a bike registration program and watching alleys to prevent theft of metals.

The downtown Warehouse District will see a 25 percent increase in patrol officers as summer draws larger crowds to the bars along First and Hennepin Avs. The police will focus on going after chronic offenders and reducing livability crimes, said Harteau.

The mounted horse patrol that’s become synonymous with downtown bar closing time will see a variety of new assignments this summer as well, with horse patrols going out to the neighborhoods. It’s good for police visibility, said Harteau, and will help the department’s broader goal of interacting with the public.

“People love to come up and talk to cops on horses,” she said.

Matt McKinney • 612-217-1747

Movie, popcorn, pop and FUN!!

 Door Prize!!

When: 1st Friday in June (7th) 4pm – 7pm

Where:  Camden Neighborhood Center

1210 37th Avenue North, Mpls. MN 55412

612-529-8054

Why: Fundraiser for Camden Community Center Seniors

Who: Seniors 55+

$3.00 Movie & (includes 1 pop and bag of popcorn)

Movie is: Flight w/Denzel Washington - An airline pilot saves

almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner

which eventually crashed, but an investigation

into the accident reveals something troubling.

Additional snacks available for a cost

It’s free, and will help us return your bike if it is recovered after being lost or stolen

Every year, thousands of bikes are lost or stolen in Minneapolis. Many of them are recovered. Yet, because of a lack of proper identification, only a small percentage are ever returned to their owners.

The Minneapolis Police Department has created an easy, on-line way to register your bicycle. You will need to include your bike’s serial number, a description of the bike–make and model–and your contact information. Use this link to register your bike and in the event it is lost or stolen, and the MPD, other agencies or city departments recover it, we will be able to return it to you quickly.

How?

•  Register online any time 

•  Call 311–be sure to have your bike’s serial number ready

•  311’s app: minneapolismn.gov/311  to register using your smart phone

Why?

•  It could increase the chances of a stolen or lost bike being returned to the rightful owner–recovered bikes can be checked against our registered bikes database

•  It’s FREE

•  It’s easy—just a few minutes!

•  Registration could assist in identifying incapacitated riders without IDs (like kids)

If your email does not allow you to hyperlink, simply copy and paste this into your browser:

http://311.minneapolismn.gov/Ef3/SS031_Bicycle_Registration.xml

Luther Krueger, Crime Prevention Analyst
Minneapolis Police Dept., Strategic Information/Crime Analysis Division
350 S. 5th Street, Room 100 City Hall + Minneapolis MN 55415
612-673-5371 + Luther.Krueger@MinneapolisMN.gov

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/meetings/zp/WCMS1P-10666

This means that it is very likely the item will not be discussed at the meeting on May 21. The next date for the committee will be Thursday, June 6 (same time and place), and it will likely be on that agenda. The agenda for this and other upcoming meetings will be posted here when available: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/meetings/zp/index.htm

If you have additional questions about this possible postponement, you can contact Heidi Ritchie atheidi.ritchie@minneapolismn.gov or 612-673-3196.

Haila R. Maze, AICP

Principal Planner – East Sector

City of Minneapolis CPED

105 5th Ave S, Suite 200

Minneapolis, MN 55401

(612) 673-2098 phone

(612) 673-2728 fax

The City has a new web address along with new employee email addresses. The new URL is www.minneapolismn.gov and you can email me at firstname.lastname@minneapolismn.gov. The previous email and web addresses will work indefinitely.

Hennepin County operates 41 libraries in the city of Minneapolis and suburban Hennepin County. Nationally recognized as one of the top libraries in the United States, Hennepin County Library serves 1.2 million residents in Hennepin County and offers approximately 5 million books, CDs, DVDs, newspapers, magazines and online resources — including data bases and downloadables, plus more than 1,800 public computers.

For library hours, locations and phone numbers: http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/locations.cfm.

Access Hennepin County Library online resources 24/7 at www.hclib.org. Online resources include the catalog; databases; downloadable eBooks, music, and movies; BookSpace pages for engaged adult readers; web pages for children and teens; business and career resources; resources for immigrants; the events and classes calendar; information about the Friends of the Hennepin County Library; and more.

Have a question? Contact the Library’s AskUs service:

Phone

612-543-KNOW(5669)

Mon.-Thurs.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fri.-Sat.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sun.: noon-5 p.m.

Text

Text ‘hclib’ to 66746. Service is free, but your standard message and data rates apply.

Mon.-Thurs.: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Fri.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Email

Access via www.hclib.org/AskUs. We will respond as soon as possible when staff are online.

Mon.-Thurs.: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Fri.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

IM

Chat with library staff via www.hclib.org/AskUs.

Mon.-Thurs.: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Fri.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is committed to providing quality recreation programs and services. To ensure these fields will be managed in a way that meets the needs of youth and the community, the Park Board’s Administration and Finance Committee will have the opportunity on May 22 to approve an agreement with Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation that outlines the ongoing operation and management of the fields. You can view the agreement at the MPRB’s Administration and Finance committee agenda.

Information about the new fields, including materials presented at public meetings held July 2012 through January 7 2013, can be viewed on the project page.

For more information contact:
Jennifer B. Ringold
Director of Strategic Planning
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
2117 West River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Phone: 612-230-6464

Or ask for a paper survey by calling 612-230-6469. The survey will remain open through June 26, 2013.

Learn more about this project at: the Skate Park Plan Page

CONTACT: Colleen O’Dell, Strategic Planning
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
612-230-6469
codell@minneapolisparks.org

Working closely with Superintendent Miller, Tableporter’s role as Deputy Superintendent will be similar to that of a Chief Operating Officer. She will oversee the day-to-day functioning of the MPRB and focus on improving organizational performance and maintaining high quality standards for the nationally recognized system of parks.

Superintendent Miller, who has been praised by local units of government and organizations for her collaborative work and vision for serving the city, believes Tableporter brings the right skills to the position and that she will be successful in strengthening the organization and improving service delivery to the community.

“Jody’s breadth and depth of experience is impressive and will be a true asset to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board,” said Superintendent Miller. “Jody is a highly effective leader who has exceptional knowledge of operations, strategy development, fiscal management, community engagement and park redevelopment. Jody has also shown a strong commitment to public service and to protecting and managing shared natural resources.”

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board serves an estimated 18 million visits annually to its 197 regional and neighborhood parks. The park system, which celebrates its 130th anniversary this year, is locally and nationally recognized for enhancing the quality of life for residents and park visitors.

A resident of Minneapolis, Tableporter has served as the Executive Director of Voyageurs National Park Association since 2011. From 1999 to 2010, she held leadership positions within organizations in London and England that focused on the economic revitalization of cities and regions and the physical redevelopment of buildings and parks. Prior to that, she was at Cargill for approximately eight years.

“The Minneapolis park system is a gem that is loved by locals and admired nationally,” said Tableporter. “I am joining a team at the MPRB that has the privilege to serve current residents and preserve and develop the park system for future generations– what could be better!”