| Lisa is a member of the Minneapolis City Council, elected to her first term in 1997 and re-elected in 2001, 2005, and 2009. She represents the seventh ward which includes the neighborhoods of Kenwood, Lowry Hill, Cedar Isles Dean, Bryn Mawr, and all of downtown Minneapolis. She is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Political Science and Labor Relations in 1988.
Currently, Lisa is the Chairperson of the City Council's Community Development Committee and Minneapolis Community Development Agency. During her tenure, she led the successful effort to merge the City's Planning Department and Development Agency to form the Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED). This new structure provides a coordinated process and single department for community and economic development efforts and zoning and planning activities within the City. She also serves on the City Council's Zoning and Planning, Claims, and Regulatory Services, Energy and the Environment Committees.
Additionally, she has been active on the Planning and Implementation Committees for the New Minneapolis Space and Discovery Center Planetarium and the Minnesota Twins Ballpark. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Medica Skyway Senior Center, Animal Humane Society, Dog Grounds LLC, the Family Housing Fund and the Minneapolis Building Commission. She has also been active on various boards and commissions at the state and national level.
Lisa is actively involved in urban planning, historic preservation, greening efforts, arts as economic development and affordable housing issues. She is currently teaching a graduate level course on Economic Development at the Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Prior to her election to the City Council, Lisa was the executive director of Minnesota NARAL, the state affiliate of the National Abortion Rights Action League. She has been involved in numerous political campaigns and served as Director of Fundraising for Paul Wellstone's successful bid for the US Senate in 1990. In her spare time on weekends she enjoys gardening, hiking, and going to antique shops and auctions at her farmhouse, in rural Minnesota with her Goldendoodle dog Sadie.
Member, Minneapolis City Council, City of Minneapolis, City Hall
350 South 5th Street, Room 307, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1383
WT: 612-673-2207 WF: 612-673-3940
Email: lisa.goodman@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
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