Council Members Cam Gordon & Abdi Warsame's one-day listening session violates City's Core Principles of Community Engagement – Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition

Council Members Cam Gordon (Chair of the Housing Policy & Development Committee) and Abdi Warsame (Chair of the Ways & Means Committee) posted a one-day listening session regarding the MOU they will sign with MPHA that will end public housing as we know it without notifying public housing residents that will be directly impacted by this decision.
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This MOU will evict thousands of residents in the coming years.

CM Gordon and CM Warsame also decided to hold this one-day session at non-public housing building.

The majority of public housing residents are seniors, people with disabilities and children who don’t have access to computers or speak English, so they have no idea about this MOU.
According to City and MPHA’s community engagement policies and procedures, public housing residents, just like the rest of the public, are notified in writing a month prior regarding such meetings in multiple languages so they can participate.

Now public housing residents and the people of Minneapolis will not able to participate in this decision that will end public housing and change the future of Minneapolis. This decision is in line with Trump and Carson’s housing agenda.

By intentionally excluding public housing residents and refusing to hold citywide meetings at different times and locations so working families can attend, the City of Minneapolis, CM Gordon, and CM Warsame are violating the City’s Core Principles of Community Engagement.
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/ncr_community-engagement

1. Right to be involved – Public participation is based on the belief that those who are affected by a decision have a right to be involved in the decision-making process.

2. Contribution will be thoughtfully considered – Public participation includes the promise that the public’s contribution will be thoughtfully considered.

3. Recognize the needs of all – Public participation promotes sustainable decisions by recognizing and communicating the needs and interests of all participants, including decision-makers.

4. Seek out involvement – Public participation seeks out and facilitates the involvement of those potentially affected by or interested in a decision.

5.Participants design participation – Public participation seeks input from participants in designing how they participate.

6.Adequate information – Public participation provides participants with the information they need to participate in a meaningful way.

7. Known effect of participation – Public participation communicates to participants how their input affected the decision.