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Metro Transit Police
committed to excellence
Metro Transit Police officer Sgt. David
Hutchinson was on patrol when he
saw a little boy crying next to a broken
bicycle. He asked what was wrong and
the boy said he was trying to get his
bike to the bike shop to get it repaired.
_4MSgt. Hutchinson could see that the
Adam Duininck bike was beyond repair, but he loaded
the boy and his bike and took him to
FROMIHECHAIR the local bike shop. Once there, he
purchased a used bike for the boy with his own money.
Then he took the boy and the new bike home, "In case
his mother had any questions."
At the MTPD's annual awards ceremony in April I heard
story after story of our officers going above and beyond,
and I felt proud.
Chief John Harrington has always cited the "Gold
Standard" of policing - a police force that reflects the
community it serves. Most of the time he's referring to
diversity on the force when he brings up the standard,
and his work there is laudable. Since he came on board
in 2011 the Chief has expanded the number of officers
from communities of color from 5 percent to 30 percent.
But the Gold Standard isn't just about reflecting the
way our community looks, it's about how our officers
act. Other officers were honored for activities ranging
from running into a burning building to save a hearing-
impaired person who couldn't hear their fire alarm, to
apprehending dangerous suspects, to breaking records
for fare compliance checks.
Our region is a great place to live because the people
here are involved in their communities and willing to go
the extra mile for one another, certainly a quality you find
in the men and women who work for the MTPD.
Working in law enforcement has never been more
complex and heavily scrutinized than it is today. MTPD
listens carefully to its critics, evaluates their claims and
then works to do better. Good work Chief, and thanks to
the men and women on your team.
More communities will
get planning grants
Sixty-seven communities, Carver and Scott counties
(representing a total of 20 townships), and a consortium
of 13 townships in Dakota County are eligible for
planning grants from the Council in 2016.
Since the last comprehensive plan update cycle, the
Council has both increased the total money for the
grants to $1.9 million and expanded the criteria so
that small communities with limited financial and staff
resources have access to a grant.
"The goal is to assure that those communities most
in need of financial assistance to complete their local
comprehensive plans have the opportunity to seek grant
assistance," said Lisa Barajas, manager of the Council's
Local Planning Assistance unit.
Visit metrocouncil.org for a list of eligible cities and more
details on the grant program. Grant applications will be
available online by May 20.
Metro Mobility conversation draws big crowd
Transportation is vital in order to live an independent and
productive life. For many people with disabilities, using
Metro Mobility contributes to achieving this.
In order to improve service and continue helping people
achieve their goals, Metro Mobility hosted a Community
Conversation in March at the Wilder Foundation in Saint
Paul. Attendees included customers and their advocates;
Metro Mobility staff; representatives from the two Metro
Mobility service providers, Transit Team and First Transit;
and members of the Council's Transportation Accessibility
Advisory Committee.
Participants sat at tables with a note -taker and facilitator.
One person from each table reported the highlights of the
conversation to the entire group afterwards.
Several major themes emerged: more driver training;
improved routing; better on-time performance; increased
service area and hours; and improved communication
with customers.
The consensus was that while improvements are needed
with Metro Mobility service, R is a lifeline for many riders.
N love the independence part of it," said one participant.
"It gives me a sense of accomplishment."
"We had a phenomenal turnout," said Andrew Krueger,
Senior Manager at Metro Mobility. He said the information
gathered will help Metro Mobility improve service and
cultivate stronger relationships with customers.
In April, Metro Mobility sent out an email to customers
responding to the five major themes from the gathering.
Another Metro Mobility convening is planned for June 14
in Minneapolis. Visit www.metromobility.org for details.
Council saves energy, helps the planet
Treating 250 million gallons of
wastewater a day ensures clean water
and public health, but it also uses a lot
of energy.
Metropolitan Council Environmental
Services (MCES) is laser -focused on
reducing reliance on fossil fuels and
promoting alternative energy.
Solar energy is MCES's most recent
foray into the energy arena:
• A new 5,000 -panel solar
array at the Blue Lake
Wastewater Treatment Plant
in Shakopee provides the
equivalent of 10% of the
plant's annual energy needs.
• MCES participates in Xcel's
Solar Rewards Community
Program.
• A total of eight one -megawatt
solar gardens will be built at the
Blue Lake, Empire, and Seneca
wastewater treatment plants.
MCES has also realized big savings
through process improvements. For
example, optimizing the wastewater
aeration process has saved MCES
about $2 million a year, equivalent
to the electrical use of 3,000
households.
At the Metro Plant in Saint Paul,
waste heat boilers on two large
biosolid incinerators produce steam
(converted to electricity) that heats
all the buildings on the 170 -acre
campus, resulting in $1.2 million
annual savings for ratepayers.
Methane biogas recovered from the
anaerobic digester at the Blue Lake
plant is used to replace about nine
million BTU/hour of fossil fuels,
equivalent to heating 1,350 homes
a year.
In total, MCES reduced fossil fuel
purchases by 23.6% between 2007
and 2015. The new goal is a 10%
reduction by 2020.
Race matters to opportunity and success
New Council research shows that even when accounting
for demographic differences, white people and people of
color in the Twin Cities metro area do not have the same
opportunity for success.
The analysis examined the role of demographic differences
in outcomes for white residents and residents of color. The
findings showed that even when holding equal the factors
of age, immigrant status and English skills, along with
other factors such as educational attainment, significant
disparities between white residents and residents of color
remained—particularly for black residents.
Previous Council research showed that compared with
other large U.S. metro areas,. people of color in this region
face some of the largest disparities in the U.S. in terms of
poverty, homeownership, employment, and educational
attainment.
To dig deeper, Council researchers looked at the role
demographics may play in those disparities, based on
the following:
• Residents who are younger and who are immigrants
generally have a lower employment, income, and
homeownership rate than residents who are older
and U.S.. born.
"These findings confirm long -held beliefs about the
presence and persistence of structural racism—for
example, the legacy of past discrimination in federal
housing policy which led to segregation, lower housing
values for black families, and fewer resources for the
schools of many black children," said Council Chair Adam
Duininck. "That legacy has been perpetuated by
governments and I believe we have a responsibility to
right those wrongs. Disparities related to race or ethnicity
are unconscionable and unacceptable. We can and must
do better."
With nearly all the region's workforce growth coming from
residents of color in the next decades, Council officials
warn that economic disparities threaten to undermine the
region's ability to remain economically prosperous.
• Residents of color - black, Latino and Asian residents '
-tend to be younger, are more likely to be immigrants,
and less confident in their English-speaking skills than
white residents.
Using statistical modeling to adjust for these demographic
differences and others, the analysis found that while
demographic differences are partly responsible for
disparities by race and ethnicity, many disparities remained
even when the influence of those demographic differences
was removed.