Budget Plan also institutionalized a new national model of a first-time gun offender diversion program, as well as launched the City of Minneapolis Behavioral Crisis Intervention Teams, unarmed social workers to respond to appropriate mental health crisis calls. In 2021, Cunningham and colleagues allocated over $2M granted to Minneapolis from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 toward combatting human trafficking and sexual exploitation, adding after school programs and youth outreach, and group violence intervention programming for youth. Cunningham was a panelist on President Barack Obama's 2020 Town Hall on Racial Justice and Policing on June 3, 2020 where he spoke about the public health approach to public safety and gave an update on Minneapolis in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis Police Department officers. Community Development Cunningham led the planning process for the projected $350 million dollar Upper Harbor Terminal redevelopment project which was approved. He also collaborated with Mayor Jacob Frey and state legislators to bring $27.5 million in state bonding investment for infrastructure redevelopment and development of a community performing arts center and amphitheater at the Upper Harbor Terminal site. Housing Cunningham led the creation, passage, and implementation of the Tenant Relocation Assistance ordinance, which requires landlords to provide 3 months rent to their tenants, if they lose their housing due to landlord negligence. In November 2018, Cunningham drew attention for a post on Twitter for characterizing the concerns of opponents of the "Minneapolis 2040" plan as merely seeking to protect their "bungalow neighborhoods". Personal life Cunningham is Black, queer, and transgender. On July 10, 2015, soon after same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide, Cunningham married Lane Cunningham, who is a software architect and small business owner. They met at Creating Change, an annual national conference for LGBTQ+ activists held by the National LGBTQ Task Force. They are passionate about rescuing hard to rehabilitate pets. Cunningham has been a vegan since 2016. References External links Phillipe Cunningham, City Council Ward 4 Cunningham on Twitter 1987 births Living people African-American city council members in Minnesota DePaul University alumni American LGBT city council members LGBT African Americans LGBT people from Illinois LGBT people from Minnesota Mills College alumni Minneapolis City Council members Queer men Transgender men Transgender politicians 21st-century American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people