October 27, 2026 Committee of the Whole

The Minneapolis City Council Committee of the Whole met on October 27, 2026. Procurement-related committee reports included proposed contracts with HealthEquity for FSA and transportation-benefit administration and Code 4 for CAD and mobile-safety-system maintenance; a contract with Keepers Wellness LLC for firefighter mental-health services; and a contract with Roach Diagnostics for point-of-care testing equipment for mobile medical units. The Climate and Infrastructure Committee reported a proposed planning, engineering, and design-services contract with Toltz, King, Duval & Associates for the Connecting Camden rail-crossing project, as well as infrastructure work involving street reconstruction, a greenway, bike lanes, water and sewer repairs, and easements. It also reported accepting a sole bid for a heavy-truck/equipment-body item, though the transcript does not clearly identify the scope. Other reported items included grants, a financing agreement with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, and an amended contract for the 14th Avenue Townhomes. These were committee reports for consideration at the Thursday Council meeting, not final awards or approvals at this meeting.

The committee approved acceptance of a Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety grant to continue a prosecutor’s traffic-safety work, including impaired-driving cases; the grant amount was not stated. It also approved two legislative directives concerning possible redesign of the Community Engagement Department and analysis of duplicative city services. A public hearing addressed a government-structure ordinance proposing changes to reporting lines and elimination of several departments, including the Office of Community Safety. Members debated accountability, contract oversight, service coordination, and potential savings; figures mentioned included a $60 million budget gap, a roughly $400,000 commissioner salary, and a $20 million police-budget overrun. The amended ordinance was forwarded to the full Council for final consideration by a 9–3 vote, with one abstention; no specific contract award or procurement action resulted from that hearing.