Soren Stevenson

Context

Councilmember, Ward 8. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Issues

• Mariah Samuels After Action Review

• Public Safety Structure Comparison

• Behavioral Crisis Response In-House Transition

• Autonomous Vehicle Ordinance Veto

• Council Subpoena Authority

• Health Department Master Contracts

• HERC Waste Disposal Contract

• Mobile Crisis Response Contract

• MPD Audit Oversight Directives

• Safe Outdoor Parking Program

• Minneapolis Public Schools Closure Plan

• Community Trauma Response Joint Powers Agreement

Log

• 2026-10-21 - Public Health, Safety & Equity Committee - vice chair: thanked the Samuels family, asked why the county was chosen for trauma response, welcomed support for bringing BCR in-house, and asked about public safety leadership titles in other cities.
• 2026-10-13 - Committee of the Whole - co-author of the school closure resolution, describing the effect on a school in Ward 8.
• 2026-10-15 - City Council - vice chair of the Public Health, Safety and Equity Committee; defended the health master contracts, urged bringing mobile crisis response in-house and voted to deny the contract; co-authored the audit directives.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.