11-14-2023 City Council WS Agenda W O R K S E S S IO N
R IC H F IE L D MU N IC IPAL C E N TE R, B AR TH O LO ME W R O O M
N O VEMB E R 14, 2023
5:30 P M
C all to order
1.P resentation and discussion on P ublic E ducation and Outreach campaign materials for proposed changes to
municipal speed limits.
2.Update on regional opioid response work from B loomington P ublic Health.
A djournment
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AGENDA SECTION:Work Session Items
AGENDA ITEM #1.
WORK S E S S ION STAFF RE P ORT NO. 38
WORK SESSION
11/14/2023
RE P O RT P RE PA RE D B Y: Matt Hardegger, Transportation E ngineer
D E PA RTME NT D IRE C TO R RE V IE W: K ristin A sher, P ublic Works D irector
11/6/2023
O THE R D E PA RTM E NT RE V IE W:
C ITY MA NA G E R RE V IE W: K atie Rodriguez, C ity Manager
11/7/2023
I T E M F O R WO RK S E S S IO N:
Presentation and discussion on Public Education and Outreach campaign materials for proposed
changes to municipal speed limits.
E X E C UT IV E S UM M ARY:
Staff and consultant staff will be presenting an update to the public education and outreach campaign for
proposed changes to municipal speed limits.
D IRE C T I O N NE E D E D:
Discuss and provide feedback on public education and outreach campaign.
B AC K G RO UND INF O RM AT I O N:
A .H IS TOR IC AL C ON T E X T
C ity C ouncil and C ity S taff have been working on proposed changes to municipal speed limits. P art of the
statutory requirement for municipalities to change speed limits is to clearly communicate changes to the
general public. S taff have engaged B arsuhn, Inc. to develop a campaign to effectively communicate the speed
limits changes to the public. This campaign was originally presented at the 10/26/23 work session and an
updated campaign will be presented at this work session.
B .E QU ITAB L E OR S T R AT E GIC C ON S ID E R AT ION S OR IMPAC T S
S trategic considerations: None
E quity considerations: P roviding a comprehensive education campaign in multiple languages will benefit the
community by clearly defining the changes to driving laws, hopefully lessening the number of people who
unknowingly exceed the speed limit and receive a ticket. P otential unintended consequences include a gap in
effective reach of the campaign, either due to language barriers, missed messages, or other reasons, which
could contribute to a speed differential in the city which creates occasional unsafe situations between drivers
who are aware of the changes and drivers who are not.
C .P OL IC IE S (resolutions, ordinances, regulations, statutes, exc):
None
D .C R IT IC AL T IMIN G IS S U E S:
F eedback is required in order to begin procuring materials prior to the implementation of proposed changes in
2024.
E .F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
The public education and outreach campaign is funded using F ranchise F ees, as outlined in the 2023 C IP.
F.L E GAL C ON S ID E R AT ION:
None
ALTE R N AT IV E(S):
None
P R IN C IPAL PAR TIE S E X P E C TE D AT ME E TIN G:
Scott Barsuhn: Barsuhn, I nc.
AGENDA SECTION:Work Session Items
AGENDA ITEM #2.
WORK S E S S ION STAFF RE P ORT NO. 39
WORK SESSION
11/14/2023
RE P O RT P RE PA RE D B Y: Jennifer A nderson, S upport S ervices Manager
D E PA RTME NT D IRE C TO R RE V IE W: Jay Henthorne, D irector of P ublic S afety/C hief of P olice
11/8/2023
O THE R D E PA RTM E NT RE V IE W:
C ITY MA NA G E R RE V IE W: K atie Rodriguez, C ity Manager
11/8/2023
I T E M F O R WO RK S E S S IO N:
Update on regional opioid response work from Bloomington Public Health.
E X E C UT IV E S UM M ARY:
Opioid misuse has become one of the most pressing concerns in public health in the last few years. Opioid
deaths have been steadily rising across the country, and in Minnesota the number of deaths from opioid
overdoses doubled between 2019 and 2021, disproportionately affecting non-white residents. There has been
progress: opioid prescription rates in Minnesota have been decreasing. W ith the Attorney General's office
joining the multi-state settlement, we can begin to combat the opioid crisis at the state and local level.
D IRE C T I O N NE E D E D:
This presentation is being shared with city leadership in Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield. Continued
updates will occur as work progresses in the coming months and years.
B AC K G RO UND INF O RM AT I O N:
A .H IS TOR IC AL C ON T E X T
In July 2021, the A ttorney General's Office joined the historic $26 billion multistate settlement agreements with
several pharmaceutical distributors including McK esson, C ardinal Health, A merisourceB ergen, Teva
P harmaceuticals, A llergan, Walmart, C V S , and Walgreens. These settlements will bring more than $300
million into Minnesota over the next 18 years to combat the opioid crisis.
In D ecember 2021, agreements were reached with Minnesota cities and counties on how funds from these
settlements will be allocated: 75% to counties and cities, and 25% to the S tate. The agreement also details
how the funds can be used, including detailed programs and strategies focused on prevention, treatment, and
harm reduction.
B .E QU ITAB L E OR S T R AT E GIC C ON S ID E R AT ION S OR IMPAC T S
The opioid epidemic affects many people across Minnesota, but it disproportionately impacts communities of
color. A ccording to the Minnesota D epartment of Health, in 2021, Native A mericans in Minnesotans were ten
times as likely to die from a drug overdose than white Minnesotans. B lack Minnesotans were more than three
times as likely to die from drug overdose than white Minnesotans. T hese disparities are further impacted
by other social determinants of health (housing, economic status, access to reliable healthcare,
etc), which is important to keep in mind as we continue to devote resources to this specific
crisis.
C .P OL IC IE S (resolutions, ordinances, regulations, statutes, exc):
P ublic Health policies and ordinances can be found in C hapter 6 of the Richfield C ity code. C urrently there are
not any local policies or ordinances in place relating to opioids.
D .C R IT IC AL T IMIN G IS S U E S:
There are no critical timing issues.
E .F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
The C ity of Richfield will be receiving annual payments over the next 18 years totaling more than $575,000. The
cities of B loomington, E dina, and Richfield will be pooling funds to address the opioid response work in the
three cities.
F.L E GAL C ON S ID E R AT ION:
The C ity A ttorney is being consulted as necessary.
ALTE R N AT IV E(S):
This is only a presentation and discussion.
P R IN C IPAL PAR TIE S E X P E C TE D AT ME E TIN G:
Dr. Nicholas Kelley, Bloomington Public Health Administrator Arin Babakhani, Assistant Public Health
Administrator