Patrick McDougle

@pmcdougl.bsky.social

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Minnesotan, Software Engineer, Aspiring Aviator, City Nerd. He/Him/His. Opinions are my own and not official statements of any organization I am a member or employee of.

Photo of a n95 respirator inside a gallon sized ziplock bag clipped to a mailbox. A note says "To our USPS mail carrier if you want it"
City of Minneapolis graphic featuring a stick figure vomiting and having a bout of diarrhea at the same time.
A person hands someone an envelope, the other person opens it and reveals a tiny business card that says WTF
Chart showing gallons of sewage Minneapolis has had to outflow to the Mississippi river. 0 gallons since 2011
Photo of me with my We Keep Us Safe shirt and my alternate badge.
At yesterday's City Council Meeting, the majority of my colleagues voted against the acquisition of a site for the Community Safety Training and Wellness Center. This project has been one of my top priorities for years, and it has unanimously been a top priority for previous City Councils that were serious about good governance. I became an advocate for a training and wellness facility after the tragic killing of Justine Damond in 2017. In fact, I remember that some of the very first conversations with her fiance, Don Damond, about this project happened with my youngest son, all 8 pounds of him, strapped to my chest in one of those cloth infant wraps. I made a promise at that time to advance reform and structural change of the Minneapolis Police Department - and we reaffirmed that promise once again after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. This site is about building the infrastructure we need for that promised reform and structural change. My son is now five feet tall and finishing third grade. After those first two years of effort, we started to gain momentum. Any large project like this is a slow moving ship. It has been part of our Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the last five years. Our city's CIP is a multi-year roadmap that identifies and schedules our major infrastructure and large investments.
Two slides talking about the city's rehab program for sewer infrastructure. Text from slide one is: SA001 - Sanitary Tunnel & Sewer Rehab Program • Description: Repair and rehabilitation of sanitary sewer system. • Purpose and Justification: Ensure continuous operations of the sanitary sewer system to protect human health, protect the environment and to support a thriving community. • Additional Detail: • Sanitary systems consists of: 832 miles of sanitary sewer piping 10 lift stations 5.5 miles of deep collection tunnels • Projects prioritized utilizing an asset management approach. The slide also has a table showing funding sources for this rehab. Some years having as low as 19M and as high as 36M Slide two shows a graph of sewer pipe risk. The high risk bar shows 215 mi of high risk sewer lines. 253 mi of low risk sewer lines. 225 medium risk.
Cubert from Futurama in the test tube where he came from with the professor saying: "I left him in his first tube too long, and he got squished up against the side."
Woman model standing on a park bench in the Minneapolis sculpture garden. She's wearing a short jacket that comes to just above the knee. She's holding an stripey pink umbrella that's perfectly centered in the flanking tree canopy. All of the colors are very vibrant.
Model kicks water while standing in the functioning Berger fountain.
Hello members of the city council and clerks office, I am sorry that l'm reaching you after this ordinance already passed out of committee. I'm writing to express my concern about 2 of the restrictions introduced in 10.80 (c) 1.) Many of the members of city boards an commissions are highly civically engaged individuals who participate in many forms of service to their communities. A strict reading of restriction #5 would preclude anyone from being an election judge as election judges are temporary city employees. I'd suggest clarifying this language to explicitly exclude temporary employees from this section of the ordinance. 2.) In the same vein as above many future leaders of our community use service on boards and commissions as their first experience being on a deliberative assembly. While I understand that the city should limit board and commission members from abusing their seat as a pulpit for campaigning, treating our volunteer/stipended boards and comissions with a higher level of ethical scrutiny than say the elected council, BET, or mayor is frankly insulting. Restriction 6 should be deleted and the sentiment should be part of the ethics training itself.
New easier to clean seats with USB chargers.
Table showing a proposal to reallocate traffic safety and animal care and control money to police training and wellness center money.
Public Listening Session on Minneapolis Capital Projects Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee (CLIC) We want to hear from you! CLIC is an advisory group that helps the City of Minneapolis plan its 6-year Capital Improvement Plan and we value your input. When: Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Where: Room 118, Elliot Park, 1000 East 14th St Minneapolis, MN 55404 At the public listening session, you will have the opportunity to: • Hear about capital projects that are being planned for the 2027 to 2032 Capital Improvement plan • Share your thoughts • Learn how CLIC shapes the city's future minneapolismn.gov/government/budget For reasonable accommodations or alternative formats, please contact William O'Brien at 612-673-2492 or liam.obrien@minneapolis.mn.gov. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to call 311 at 612-673-3000. Para ayuda, llame al 311. Rau kev pab, hu 311. Hadii aad caawimaad u baahantahay, wac 311.
Members of the Minneapolis City Council, Please reject the mayoral re-appointment of Toddrick Barnette for a 4 year term to the commissioner of community safety. This position is the equivalent of a C-Suite role in the corporate world and in that world, commissioner Barnette would be removed for his mis-management of the divisions under him. During his service he has frequently appeared in front of council unable to answer basic questions about the operations of divisions under him. At least one of the divisions under his purview has a reckless inability to adhere to its budget. The residents of Minneapolis deserve a commissioner who takes their management of the office seriously and understands its internal operations and budget. Our highly paid city leaders must be held accountable to the public and the council’s budgetary authority. It’s imperative for the council to exercise its oversight authority by rejecting this re-appointment. Thank you for considering my comments. Patrick McDougle Lynnhurst, Ward 13, Minneapolis
Screenshot of Aeons most recent federal 990 backing up my claim.
Screenshot of LIMS showing that Shaffer hasn't authored anything.
Project Description The goal of this program is to increase safety for traffic, bicyclists, and pedestrians. The primary method of improving safety in this program is by upgrading deficient signal systems. Many traffic signals in the City lack overhead signal indications on mast arms. Deficient intersection locations are prioritized based on crash history. Before and after crash studies have shown up to an 80% reduction in right angle crashes and a 30% reduction in all crashes. The City has proposed several overhead signal conversion projects in 2026-2031. In addition to adding an overhead signal, these projects will upgrade the entire signal system to have state-of-the-art technology such as video detection systems, emergency vehicle preemption (EVP), countdown pedestrian signals, Accessible Pedestrian Systems (APS), and ADA compliant curb ramps. Intersections with bicycle and pedestrian crashes will be evaluated and signal operations can be modified to improve safety.
Airspace diagram of this area. Foreflight
A row of a table of recommendations, showing the id number of the dedicated training facility. MSOC.01 is the id number for this recommendation.
Table from the 2025 capital budget request showing that the wellness center is completely funded by net debt bonds and NO funding from other sources
Two people cross country skiing down a municipal street in Lynnhurst, Minneapolis on March 15, 2026 after a all-night snowfall.
Meme showing large oof size
Still from the Simpsons where Marge is holding a Rubik's cube and Bart is instructing her to: "Spin the middle side top-wise"
OOPS ALL BAD APPLES cereal
Cereal box with lots of rotten apples called OOPS ALL BAD APPLES
OOPS ALL BAD APPLES CEREAL
Diagram of the various cuts of beef.
Urgent Update: Park Board Meeting Tonight - Your Voice Needed on Parkway Closures Dear Friends and Supporters, I'm reaching out with an important update on tonight's board meeting. I value your ongoing engagement in ensuring our parks remain accessible and enjoyable for everyone in our community. Newly elected Board President Tom Olsen is moving quickly to advance his longstanding priority of closing portions of park roadways to vehicles at our first business meeting tonight of the new term. Olsen has proposed a pilot program to install permanent barriers on select parkways, aiming to prioritize more relaxed bicycle riding. However, as he himself has acknowledged in interviews, this concept has become highly controversial, facing significant opposition from seniors, people with disabilities, and people who use cars concerned about access, safety, and connectivity across our park system.
Perfect! Now I have the information I need. Based on the documentation, I can see that the orders query supports filtering by created_at and fulfillment_status. Since today is Monday, December 29, 2025, the most recent Wednesday would be December 25, 2025 (Christmas Day). Let me execute the query to find orders placed on that Wednesday that are NOT in "in progress" fulfillment status.
Photo of a garbage hauler tipping both the garbage and organics curb containers into the same truck.
Summary of my NYT games activity including: MOST PLAYED GAME: WORDLE MORNING SOLVER AVERAGE GUESSES TO SOLVE WORDLE: 4.13 TOP CONNECTIONS CATEGORY SOLVED FIRST: YELLOW SPELLING BEE PANGRAMS: 30 (I don't play this one daily) SPELLING BEE GENIUSES: 5 LONGEST STRANDS STREAK: 103 DAYS
Highlighted text of amendment 15 of the 2026 Minneapolis budget packet reads: "Of the 42 cases of non negligent murder, only 9 cases were cleared. That's only 50%."
Still from Futurama where the crab alien Zoidberg is eating a moldly old sandwich. He says: "Ah-ha! Once again, the conservative sandwich-heavy portfolio... pays off for the hungry investor!"
Photo of an orange tabby cat laying on architectural plans and holding a scale ruler.
Meme photo with a DOGE hitting another DOGE with a small bat with the text "Go to horny jail" and "BONK"
Still from the Simpsons where Martin Prince (the class nerd) is showing off his geode. He says: "Kaboom! That, the sound of the thunderous volcanic explosion which gives birth to the magnificent geode."
A screenshot of the Minneapolis property tax estimator showing that a $1.2M is estimated to have a little over 20k in 2025 property taxes in Minneapolis
Photo of the 13-12 result tape. Page 5 of 8
Photo of the 13-12 result tape. Page 1 of 8
Legs for a voting booth with the stickers "A" "B" "B" and "A"
Person in a Burger suit wearing a robe.
Screenshot of an official Minneapolis webpage reading: Can I change my mind and vote in person? Yes. You can vote in person as long as we have not yet received and counted your mail ballot. When you get to your polling place or an early vote center, we will check if it has been counted. If it has not been counted, you will be given a new ballot. Your mail ballot will be canceled and will not count (even if we receive it later).
Mailer sent by Palmisano's campaign featuring Frey, Fine, Forney, McKelvey, and Abene.
Fake cereal box with the name "Oops! All Bad Apples"
Screenshot of the email preference center showing 4101 Harriet Ave which is a Baptist church
Spreadsheet screenshot showing CLIC recommended budget vs mayoral recommended budget. The ADA ramp replacement supplemental budget has been reduced by 500k
Wild turkeys in a yard with a DeWayne Davis campaign sign. The opposing corner lot has a Frey sign.
Screenshot of Mayor Frey's Mayoral Dashboard showing that a 14min 49sec average police response time is "meeting target".
Text message from Minneapolis at 9:27am August 27, 2025 saying: "MPLS Alerts: Active police situation at the Annunciation Church on 509 W. 54th St. No active threat to the community at this time; shooter is contained. Avoid the area of W. 54th St from Lyndale to Nicollet Ave. to allow emergency personnel to help victims. Families of children at the school can go to the reunification zone at Annunciation School, 525 W. 54th St."
Screenshot of the Announciation School calendar showing all school mass today, August 27, 2025 at 8:15
Video clip of Becka Thompson saying "If I fall on the sword, it's going to be my own."
Video clip of Becka Thompson saying "If I fall on the sword, it's going to be my own."
2 plans for the future of George Floyd Square
Sign at the Lyndale Kowalski's saying the following: "ATTENTION CUSTOMERS On Monday, August 11 we will be closed until 3pm. The store will be open from 3pm-10pm. This is to provide all our stakeholders an opportunity to attend Justin "Juice" Marshall's funeral services. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience. We would also like to thank all our customers and the community for the outpouring of support during this difficult time."
Still frame from the show Futurama, showing two aliens watching TV. One says to the other: "Why does Ross, the largest 'Friend', not simply eat the other five?"
Map of sidewalk gaps in Minneapolis. From the capital budget request. https://stories.opengov.com/minneapolismn/e3aa3a2c-1f3d-495d-92d1-be2a29e6637f/published/PupKsN8vj?currentPageId=6786d58673ab8ae9f335f615
Satellite view of the Mt. Olivet campus in Lynnhurst, Minneapolis with the 1700 Chapel site marked with a green rectangle. The amount of parking is absurdly high. Satellite image courtesy of Google.