Based on the context provided and the phonetic clues in the transcript, here is the formatted transcript with speaker names. **Note on Context:** This meeting took place on **November 2, 2023**. At that time, Andrea Jenkins was the Council President and Linea Palmisano was the Vice President. Several members mentioned in the transcript (like Andrew Johnson and Lisa Goodman) were still in office but are not on your provided 2024-2025 list. I have identified them by their roles and names as they appear in the record. *** [0:56] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NOT ANDREA JENKINS. I'M LINEA PALMISANO. I'M GOING TO CALL TOGETHER THIS REGULAR MEETING FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL FOR THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [1:14] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** PRESENT! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** HERE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** HERE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:30] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT JENKINS IS ABSENT. THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** WE HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT WE HAVE ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA TODAY. OUR AGENDA IS BEFORE US. I'LL ASK FIRST IF THERE ARE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA. [1:56] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** I'LL INTRODUCE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** [CALLING ROLL]. [2:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 19 IN THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF OCTOBER 25. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** SO MOVED. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** SECOND. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [2:36] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL]. [2:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO THE PROPER COMMITTEES MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** SO MOVED. [3:09] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** SECOND. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL]. [3:29] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES, BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT ON OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE. IT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [3:48] **Council Member Emily Koski:** WE ARE SENDING FORTH THREE ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. NUMBER ONE, APPOINTED POSITION IN PERFORMANCE INNOVATION DEPARTMENT. NUMBER TWO IS APPROVAL POSITION IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH POLICY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND NUMBER THREE IS APPOINTED POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SAFETY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION. [4:09] **Council Member Emily Koski:** I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THESE BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORTS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO JUST SEND OUT A REMINDER AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW OUR LAST PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING IS AT 6:05 PM ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5. [4:27] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI HAS MOVED THIS BE FORWARDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [4:42] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I WANTED CLARIFICATION. FOR THE DECEMBER 6 PUBLIC HEARING, IS THAT ALSO GOING TO BE RELATED TO BOARDS ESTIMATION AND TAXATION LIKE LAST YEAR, NOT JUST A GENERAL PUBLIC HEARING? [4:59] **Council Member Emily Koski:** I DEFER TO THE CLERK, IT IS THE TAXATION HEARING IF THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING. THE TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING ON DECEMBER 5. [5:14] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL]. [5:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT COMMITTEE REPORT IS THE BUSINESS INSPECTIONS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** THE BUSINESS AND SECTIONS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE IS BRINGING 17 ITEMS FORWARD FOR APPROVAL THIS MORNING. [5:59] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** ITEMS ONE AND TWO ARE LIQUOR LICENSES. ITEM 3 IS CHANGES TO OUR OPEN AIR MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING LOT ORDINANCE. ITEM FOUR IS THE AGRA AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT AND ITEM FIVE IS THE -- ITEM SIX IS CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, GRANTING AN APPEAL BY LISA AND JIM -- ITEM 7 ARE THE REGULAR LICENSE APPROVALS AND 8 ARE THE LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. [6:28] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF THOSE. ITEM 9 IS A REINSTATEMENT OF A RENTAL DWELLING LICENSE. ITEM 10 IS A COMMEMORATIVE STREET NAMING ADDITION. NUMBER 11 IS APPLICATIONS FOR OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT FUNDING ROUND, THE 2023 BROWNFIELD'S GRANT AND 12 IS THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES PRE-DEVELOPMENT GRANT. [6:49] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** ITEM 13 IS MINNEAPOLIS HOMES FINANCING. ITEM 14 IS HENNEPIN COUNTY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR A PROJECT AT 56 AND LINDALE AVENUE SOUTH. [7:06] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** ITEM 16 IS CHANGES TO OUR HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM AND ITEM 17 ARE CHANGES TO OUR OWNER OCCUPIED AND REHAB PROGRAM. WITH THAT, I MOVE ALL ITEMS, 1 THROUGH 17 FOR APPROVAL THIS MORNING. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. [7:23] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [7:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT FOR NUMBER TWO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT FOR NUMBER TWO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT ITEM TWO. [7:59] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** NO ON ITEM TWO, AYE ON THE REST. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. [8:14] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES ON THE REPORT WHICH HAS 8 AYES AND 5 NAYS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE REPORT IS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. [8:34] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HAS THREE ITEMS TO COME BEFORE US TODAY. THE FIRST IS ANTI DISPLACEMENT EVICTION PREVENTION DIRECTION TO OUR CITY AUDITOR. ITEM TWO IS A BIT CONTROVERSIAL. [8:50] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** IT WAS FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. 2.1 IS ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF 2633 MINNEHAHA FOR FUTURE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER AND POLICE PRECINCT. SECOND IS ABOUT A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ACCORDINGLY FOR 2633. [9:09] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** ITEM 2.3, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS A SUBSTITUTE FOR -- AS IF YOU RECALL, THIS WAS CONSIDERED AN IMPROPER MOTION BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND WE MOVED IT FORWARD IN GOOD FAITH HE'D WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEYS TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING APPROPRIATE. HE HAS AND HE'LL BE HOPEFULLY CALLED ON FIRST TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT SUBSTITUTE IS. [9:28] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** ITEM 3 IS THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION AND CHARTER AMENDMENT. THIS WAS OUR EVENING MEETING DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH CONTINUING TO REFINE AND FINALIZE DRAFTS OF RECOMMENDED CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO BE FURTHER CONSIDERED NEXT YEAR BY THE CHARTER COMMISSION, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, BY ORDINANCE AS ALLOWED UNDER STATE LAW. [9:49] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** I WILL MOVE ALL THREE OF THESE FOR APPROVAL AND SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ SPEAKS NEXT ON HIS SUBSTITUTE, IF THAT IS ALL RIGHT BY YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO HAS MOVED THIS COMMITTEE'S REPORT. [10:08] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND REQUESTED THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 2.3. I DO HAVE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IN QUEUE SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT -- YOU OKAY WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, OSMAN AND WONSLEY. [10:28] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** IF THE BODY DOESN'T OBJECT, PERHAPS WE COULD VOTE ON ITEMS 1 AND 3 AND SAVE 2 FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION. WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON ITEM 2 AT THE DAIS. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER NOT TO CONFUSE THE COMMITTEE REPORT, VOTE ON ITEM 1 AND 3 AND DEAL WITH 2. [10:50] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT MAKES SENSE. I CAN MOVE ITEMS 1 AND 3 FIRST. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** I HAVE MOVED ITEMS 1 AND 3 FOR CONSIDERATION AND THEN WE'LL RETURN TO ITEM 2. IF THAT IS THE WILL OF THIS BODY, I WILL CALL ON THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [11:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** NAY. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. COMMITTEE ITEMS 1 AND 3. NOT 2.1 AND 2.3. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THANK YOU. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** LET ME START AGAIN. ITEMS 1 AND 3. [11:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** NOT COUNTING ITEM 2. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** NAY. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [11:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. [11:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THOSE ITEMS CARRY AND YOU WILL RETURN TO ITEM 2. [12:06] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WE WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ TO TALK ABOUT SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR ITEM 2.3. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. [12:23] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO THIS ITEM, REQUESTING MAYOR TO DIRECT STAFF TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY SITE INVESTIGATION, DUE DILIGENCE AND DESIGN WORK FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3716 CHEATHAM AVENUE SOUTH. [12:41] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** THE STAFF DETERMINES IT TO BE A PROPERTY LOCATION, I REQUEST STAFF TO SUBMIT REQUEST FOR ACTION TO AUTHORIZE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DIRE NEED FOR THIS TYPE OF CENTER IN THE THIRD PRECINCT. 3716 CHEATHAM AVENUE SOUTH IS AN AREA THAT WILL BRING THE COMMUNITY ALONG AND I'M COMMITTED TO DOING JUST THAT. [13:01] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** WHERE THEY CAN BE PART OF THIS PROCESS TO DEVELOP OR COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SAFETY SYSTEM WHERE WE CAN BUILD THIS FROM THE GROUND UP, START FRESH AND CREATE A MODEL FOR OTHER PRECINCTS TO FOLLOW. IT IS ALSO A SITE THAT CAN BUILD CONSENSUS IN THIS BODY. THIS LOCATION IS THE MOST CENTRALIZED AND ACCESSIBLE BY TRANSIT LOCATED BY THE LIGHT RAIL. [13:21] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** WE WANT TO MOVE ON A SITE THAT CAN BRING THE COMMUNITY ALONG OR GO WITH A SITE THAT HAS SO MUCH APPREHENSION. I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE TO GO THE COMMUNITY ROUTE. OVER THE PAST YEARS MY RESIDENTS HAVE ENDURED SO MUCH TRAUMA. THEY WATCHED THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND CREATED A SACRED PLACE AT GFS. [13:40] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** THEY SAW LAKE STREET CORRIDOR BURST INTO FLAMES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THEY WERE ABANDONED. THEY HAD TO FIGHT FOR NATIVE RIGHTS AND SAW A PRECINCT BURN BEFORE THEIR EYES, ALL IN WARD NINE. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS COMMUNITY THAT I PROUDLY REPRESENT. [13:57] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** IT TAKES PEOPLE THEY TRUST TO BRING THEM ALONG. I CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY SO MUCH THAT I AM PROPOSING A PATHWAY FORWARD, WHICH IS WHAT THIS BODY ASKED ME TO DO AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY RESIDENTS DO NOT TRUST OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ALL SEE THIS AS ME EXTENDING AN OLIVE BRANCH WHERE WE CAN COME TOGETHER TO BUILD A FUTURE OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE TO LIVE IN. [14:22] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO FORWARD MY SUBSTITUTE MOTION. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS OFFERED A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. [14:39] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** IT'S LABELED ITEM 2.3. IS THERE A SECOND? >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** SECOND. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WE HAVE A MOTION AND PROPER SECOND. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON IN QUEUE. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND WHILE I DON'T SUPPORT THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR WORKING ON THIS SITE. [14:58] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF MERIT IN THIS PARTICULAR SITE. THIS IS ONE THAT I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ABOUT AS WELL. AND FRANKLY, IF 2633 MINNEHAHA DID NOT EMERGE AS AN OPTION, I WOULD BE VOTING FOR THIS TODAY AND I WOULD WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS SITE AT CHEATHAM TODAY BECAUSE IT IS CENTRALLY LOCATED. [15:20] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** IT IS TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE. I THINK IT OFFERS A LOT OF VALUE OVERALL. I ALSO THINK THE PRICE DIFFERENCE, THE TIMELINE DIFFERENCE IS -- NOW THAT 2633 IS ON TABLE, ARE JUST TOO GREAT. AND I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD DETAILS ABOUT THIS SITE AT CHEATHAM. [15:39] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AND SO IT'S -- YEAH, I JUST -- YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STAND UP FOR A SITE AND SAY, I THINK THIS IS GOOD WORK AND I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT. [15:56] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AND AGAIN, IF 2633 WASN'T AN OPTION, I THINK THIS ONE WOULD BE OKAY. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT WE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY THE MAYOR. [16:13] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WELCOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION 2.3? SEEING NONE, CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [16:28] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** NAY. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [16:44] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** NAY. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE FIVE AYES, EIGHT NAYS. [16:59] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT ITEM FAILS. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD THEN RETURN BACK TO ITEM 2 AND MOVE ITEMS 2.1, WHICH IS THE ACQUISITION OF 2633 MINNEHAHA. [17:20] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** 2.2, THE DIRECTIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND ADD IN 2.3, WHICH IS THEIR RESOLUTION THAT SPEAKS MOSTLY TO WHAT COMMISSIONER BARNETT WAS MENTIONING IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON TUESDAY. I WOULD MOVE ITEMS 2.1, 2.2 AND THIS RESOLUTION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KOSKI AND OSMAN FOR APPROVAL, ALL TOGETHER. [17:42] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO HAS MOVED ITEMS 2.1 AND THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND OSMAN -- CAN WE HAVE JUST ONE CONVERSATION, PLEASE? [18:10] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. AND -- DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. [18:26] **Council Member Emily Koski:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN AND I -- WELL, IT'S ALREADY BEEN MOVED, BUT WE MOVE TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ITEM 2.1 IN AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF 2633 MINNEHAHA AVENUE, ITEM 2.2, THE LAST NAMED DIRECTIVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND THIS RESOLUTION WHICH EXPRESSES THE CITY'S COMMITMENTS REGARDING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. [18:45] **Council Member Emily Koski:** THE MOTION AND RESOLUTION ARE PRINTED BEFORE YOU. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF 2633 MINNEHAHA AVENUE AND THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE EARLIER THIS WEEK SO I'LL BE FOCUSING MY REMARKS ON THE RESOLUTION. AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING, THE CITY'S COMMITMENTS REGARDING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER WERE QUESTIONED AND TO BE FAIR, WE HAVE HAD MEMOS, REPORTS, PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS BUT WE HAVE NOT FORMALLY MADE ANY COMMITMENTS. [19:11] **Council Member Emily Koski:** SO WITH THIS RESOLUTION, WE ARE DOING EXACTLY THAT. WE ARE MAKING COMMITMENTS REGARDING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. ALL OF US. THE MAYOR, CITY STAFF, CITY COUNCIL HAVE SHARED THE -- COMMUNITY SAFETY STRATEGIES AND BUILDING OUT A SPECTRUM OF COMMUNITY SAFETY SERVICES THAT MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND ALL OF US AGREE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER IS PARAMOUNT IN ADVANCING COMMUNITY SAFETY WORK. [19:45] **Council Member Emily Koski:** THIS RESOLUTION TELLS COMMUNITY WE ARE COMMITTED TODAY A COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER AT 2633 MINNEHAHA AVENUE AND IT WILL SERVE AS A REFLECTION OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY MISSION, AND VALUES AS A REFLECTION OF THE CITY'S ROBUST ECOSYSTEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO INFORM AND INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER'S MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND DESIGN. [20:07] **Council Member Emily Koski:** WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER IS COMPLETED IN A COST EFFECTIVE AND TIME EFFECTIVE MANNER. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HOSTING A GRAND OPENING WHEN IT IS COMPLETE IN ITS ENTIRETY. [20:23] **Council Member Emily Koski:** I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN FOR WORKING WITH ME TO FIND A WAY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SIGN ON AS COAUTHORS TO THIS RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN ALL MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING OUR HOPES AND DREAMS AND THE COMMUNITY'S HOPES AND DREAMS OF A COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER BECOME A REALITY. [20:45] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. AND I WOULD CERTAINLY BE WILLING TO BE A CO-AUTHOR ON THAT RESOLUTION. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, SO MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI FOR HER WORK ON THIS. [21:06] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** YOU KNOW I HAVE EXPRESSED STRONG PUSHBACK ON 2633. A FEW DAYS AGO BY NOT MAKING IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE ARE COMMITTED ON THIS SAFETY CENTER WE TALK ABOUT. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO EXPRESS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. [21:27] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** WE ARE TRYING TO GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND TELL THEM WE ARE OPENING A PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER AND MOVING FORWARD AND MAKE SURE THAT VISION BECOME REALITY, BUT WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR. HOPEFULLY THIS MOTION -- ALL OF US, INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, MAKES THE COMMITMENT THIS CENTER WILL HAVE BOTH COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. [21:57] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AND I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST LOCATIONS WE HAVE FOUND SO FAR. 2633, IT IS CHEAPER. IT IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIRD PRECINCT BOUNDARIES. [22:13] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AND AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND -- AND THE LEADERSHIP WHO I HAVE BEEN HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH. THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. AND NEXT IN QUEUE -- IF FOLKS ARE LOOKING AT OUR SPEAKER MANAGEMENT, IT SAYS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [22:33] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** BUT I WILL RECOGNIZE MAYOR FREY. >> **Mayor Jacob Frey:** THANK YOU. THIS DAY IS A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING. [22:51] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** BEFORE EVEN SEATED AS THE INTERIM COMMISSIONER, I REMEMBER TALKING WITH LEE SHEEHE ABOUT THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. WE HAVE COMMITTED AS A BODY TO MOVING FORWARD WITH ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING AND THIS WOULD TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER, TO LOCATE THEM WITHIN THE SAME BUILDING, TO BE ABLE TO COORDINATE IN FULL ON A DAILY BASIS IN THE SAME PHYSICAL SPACE. [23:17] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO MEET THE GAPS TO BRIDGE DIVIDES AND TO PROVIDE THE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE WE ALL TALK ABOUT. IT IS INSPIRING. IT SHOULD INSPIRE PEOPLE THAT THERE IS SO MUCH BEHIND THIS. [23:34] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** WE HAVE TRULY BEFORE US, AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY IN A WAY THAT HONORS THIS NEW SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND OCS AROUND ITS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT EVERYONE CAN AGREE TO AGREE UPON. AND THEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH CABINET AND CITY LEADERSHIP, WE FORMALIZED THE MISSION, VISION, VALUES, THE UNDERPINNING COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER CONCEPT WOULD HAVE IN AN OCTOBER 13 MEMO, WHICH WAS DELIVERED TO YOU AS A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT AND INDEED, PART OF AN ATTACHED TO THE RCA YOU ULTIMATELY RECEIVED. [24:08] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** SHORTLY AFTER SWEARING IN, I SAT DOWN WITH COMMISSIONER BARNETT TO DISCUSS THE CONCEPT. I THINK THIS IS JUST HIS THIRD DAY ON THE JOB ON OCTOBER 25. HE OUTLINED HIS PLANS FOR THE SAFETY CENTER FOR THE DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION. OF COURSE NOT EVERY SINGLE DETAIL CAN BE MET AT THIS MOMENT BECAUSE THE DESIGN STILL NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE. [24:28] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** COMMUNITY STILL NEED TO GET ENGAGED AND OF COURSE, PEOPLE NEED TO BE BROUGHT ALONG WITH THE VISION ITSELF. THAT MEMO WAS UPDATED ON OCTOBER 27 TO THIS BODY WITH THIS SITE, 2633. [24:44] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** AND WE, AGAIN, FEATURE THE SAFETY CENTER CONCEPT IN THE MEMO ITSELF. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE ALL CAN AGREE TO AGREE. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE ALL CAN BE UNITED. I DON'T THINK THERE IS A SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER ON THIS BODY. [25:00] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** THERE IS NOT A SINGLE PERSON WORKING IN MY ADMINISTRATION THAT DOESN'T SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH A SAFETY CENTER. LET'S GET THIS BIG VISION DONE. ADDITIONALLY, 2633 IS THE RIGHT SITE TO DO IT ON. [25:17] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** AND I APPRECIATE THE DELIBERATION AND I APPRECIATE THE DECISION THAT I HOPE WE ARE ABOUT TO MAKE. 2633 IS BOTH TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE ALTERNATIVE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED. [25:34] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** THESE ARE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE CAN USE TO, QUITE SIMPLY, HELP PEOPLE. TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE CAN USE TO MAKE OUR GOVERNMENT SERVICE STRONGER TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT. THIS WOULD BE MONEY WELL SAVED. [25:49] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** IT WILL ALSO BE MONEY WELL SPENT IF WE CHOOSE THE RIGHT OUTLOOK FOR IT. ADDITIONALLY, IT WOULD BE YEARS FASTER THAN ALTERNATIVES, PROVIDING A SPACE FOR POLICE THAT HAVE BEEN OPERATING OUT OF A SHODDY LOCATION DOWNTOWN FOR FAR TOO LONG, AND IT WOULD GIVE A NEW LOCATION FOR SAFETY BEYOND POLICING SERVICES. [26:14] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** I THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR THE UNITY IN THIS VOTE. I THANK YOU FOR THE DELIBERATION AND I HOPE TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MAYOR FREY. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANTED TO SEE IF LEADERSHIP WAS AMENABLE IF WE COULD ACTUALLY TAKE 2.1, 2.2 AND KOSKI, OSMAN MOTION UP SEPARATELY FOR SEPARATE VOTES. [26:48] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER HAS REQUESTED TO TAKE SEPARATE VOTES ON ITEMS 2.1, 2.2 AND THE OSMAN KOSKI RESOLUTION. [27:08] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT. IF IT IS THE WILL OF THIS BODY. AND IF THAT'S THE CASE WE'LL TAKE UP THOSE VOTES SEPARATELY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [27:25] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME AS AN AUTHOR, AS YOU DID TO THIS COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER RESOLUTION. I APPRECIATE THAT EVERYTHING IN THIS RESOLUTION IS SOMETHING THAT COMMISSIONER BARNETT AND BEFORE HIM, COMMISSIONER SHEHE AND THE MAYOR HAVE COMMITTED TO AND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. [27:48] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** I TRUST COMMISSIONER BARNETT, FORMERLY A JUDGE, CHOOSES HIS WORDS SPECIFICALLY AND CAREFULLY. AND THE COMMITMENTS HE'S MADE TO US AND THIS IS OUR WAY TO WRITE THEM DOWN AND CODIFY THAT AS CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO DO SO TO MY COLLEAGUES AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ADD MY NAME. [28:09] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I, TOO, WOULD LIKE TO BE A CO-AUTHOR ON THIS. I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS OUT OF THE RESPECT I HAVE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE THIRD PRECINCT WHO DESERVE A PRECINCT IN THEIR AREA, IN THEIR COMMUNITY. OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE MOBILE OFFICERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO DESERVE A FACILITY TO WORK OUT OF, AS DO ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY EVEN AND OUT OF RESPECT FOR COMMISSIONER BARNETT. [28:36] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** HIS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, HIS VISION HE HAS IN CARRYING OUT THE REPORT ON THE SAFE AND THRIVE COMMUNITY. I HAVE FULL FAITH IN OUR STAFF. I SEE OUR DIRECTOR -- BARBARA O'BRIEN, I FORGET YOUR TITLE. [28:54] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** I SEE YOU THERE. I KNOW YOU'LL TAKE THIS TO HEART AND CARRY IT OUT IN AN EXPEDITED FASHION TO FULFILL THE HOPES AND DREAMS OF COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. I, AGAIN, WANT TO STATE THAT I BELIEVE IN YOU, COMMISSIONER BARNETT. [29:12] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AND I BELIEVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORT WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS DAIS TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AS BEST WE CAN. [29:32] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AND I REALLY WANT TO TRY TO REPRESENT THE PAIN OF A LARGE PART OF OUR CITY. THE PAIN OF WATCHING GEORGE FLOYD BE MURDERED. THE PAIN OF WATCHING THE THIRD PRECINCT BURN. AND WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HEALING. [29:57] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** BUT MANY HAVE YET TO HEAL WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRAUMA WE EXPERIENCED. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CREDIBILITY WITH OUR COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO MOVING FORWARD. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TRUST IN OUR COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO MOVING FORWARD. [30:13] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** I, TOO, SHARE A VISION AROUND A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY CENTER. I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS INSTITUTION HAS THE CAPACITY TO PULL THAT OFF. I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS BUILDING ISN'T JUST GOING TO BECOME ANOTHER FORTRESS IN OUR CITY. [30:31] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE HAVE THAT CAPACITY. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK WE ARE READY TO DO THAT. BUT WE REALLY HAVEN'T DEMONSTRATED OUR CAPACITY TO DO THAT YET. AND I HAVE HEARD COMMENTS REDUCING THIS DECISION DOWN TO MERELY ANOTHER REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION. [30:52] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** THAT ERASES A LOT OF HUMANITY AND A LOT OF TRAUMA THAT WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED. IN MY ROLE, REPRESENTING THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AT LEAST MY COMMUNITY IN WARD 1, I NEED TO GIVE PAUSE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THAT TRAUMA. [31:23] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** I WANT TO COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR PROVIDING US A ROADMAP TO START THAT PROCESS. IT IS MY INTENTION TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY HEAL. IT IS MY INTENTION TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY ALONG AND I WANT TO COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ'S REAL ESTATE DEAL DOES NOT DO THAT. [31:45] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AND SO I JUST NEEDED TO SHARE THAT PERSPECTIVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS VOTE. THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION. WHEN WE DO THE ITEMS SEPARATELY, CAN WE DO DISCUSSION ON THEM SEPARATELY OR JUST DOING BOTH? [32:05] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WE CAN DO DISCUSSION NOW. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THAT IS WHAT I'M ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** I THINK MADAM PRESIDENT, IF WE CAN PAUSE, THE CLERKS CAN RESET THE SPEAKER MANAGEMENT QUEUE, WHICH NOT ONLY TRACKS SPEAKERS, BUT DOES ASSIGN THEIR SPEAKING TIME. [32:23] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY'S POINT, IF WE CAN PAUSE, THE CLERKS CAN RESET SPEAKER MANAGEMENT FOR EACH ITEM AND WE CAN START WITH 2.1. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** I'M NOT SURE WHICH ITEM YOU WANT TO DISCUSS, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [32:41] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I BELIEVE THE BODY AGREED WE'D TAKE UP THE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY AND WE USUALLY DO DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY, SO THAT WAS THE CLARIFICATION. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CLERK'S CONFIRMED. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** SO WE -- >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** WE'RE READY. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** CALL THE ROLL IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION. I'M NOT CLEAR ON WHAT -- >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** MADAM PRESIDENT, ON SPEAKER MANAGEMENT, THE CLERKS HAVE JUST RETITLED IT AS ITEM 2.1. IT HAD BEEN ALL THREE OF THE ITEMS BECAUSE THAT IS HOW IT WAS MOVED. [33:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** AS YOU KNOW UNDER THE RULES, SPEAKER TIME IS ALLOCATED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SPEECHES THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED. WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS DOING -- I BELIEVE -- IS ASKING US TO CLEAR THE QUEUE AND SPEAK ON EACH ITEM INDIVIDUALLY SO THAT THE TIME ALLOTTED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS REFLECT IT IS ITEM BEING VOTED ON. [33:38] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** I SEE THE QUEUE IS BEING CLEARED NOW. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO NAME WARD 2 RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THIRD PRECINCT RESIDENTS, ABSOLUTELY WANT A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY SYSTEM AND THEY WANT SPACES THAT ADVANCES THAT VISION. [34:00] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** SPACES WHERE YOU RECEIVE VICTIM SERVICES HEALING CIRCLES, WHERE YOU CAN BRING A LOW LEVEL CONFLICT AND HELP ADDRESS IT BEFORE IT ESCALATES. WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR A SENSE OF PURPOSE CAN COME AND GET INVOLVED IN HEALTHY DIVERSIONARY ACTIVITIES. [34:21] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THAT IS WHAT IS LAID OUT IN THE SAFE AND THE LIVING COMMUNITIES REPORT AND THAT IS WHAT I'M HOPING WE ARE AIMING FOR. IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY HISTORIC FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO INVEST IN THIS. I DO WANT THIS MODEL AND MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS WANT THIS MODEL. [34:37] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I WANT TO REITERATE, WARD 2 RESIDENTS WANT A THOUGHTFULLY PLANNED OUT COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER THAT WILL OFFER A PLETHORA OF PREVENTIVE, RESPONSIVE AND RESTORATIVE SAFETY SERVICES TO THIRD PRECINCT RESIDENTS. [34:53] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THEY DON'T WANT A THIRD PRECINCT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INCLUDE A FOOD PANTRY. THAT IS NOT THE MODEL THAT MY CONSTITUENTS ARE INTERESTED IN ADVANCING. AND UNFORTUNATELY, ON TUESDAY, COUNCIL LEARNED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SAFETY PROPOSAL -- PUTTING THE THIRD PRECINCT POLICE INTO THE 2633 MINNEHAHA SITE. [35:18] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** IT WAS ALSO TROUBLING TO SEE OUR NEW OCS LEADERSHIP COULDN'T GIVE COUNCIL A GUARANTEED COMMITMENT IT WOULD ACTUALLY INTEGRATE OTHER ALTERNATIVE SAFETY SERVICES LIKE OUR BELOVED BCR PROGRAM, MENTAL HEALTH RESPONDERS, YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAMS OR RESTORATIVE AND VICTIM SERVICES. [35:36] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** YOU KNOW, THOSE WERE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE INTEGRATED ONCE THE POLICE ARE MOVED IN. AND THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT SURPRISING BECAUSE I DO KNOW THE MAYOR'S ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR THIS WAS A STANDARD PRECINCT AND IT ONLY SWITCHED TO LANGUAGE AROUND THE SAFETY CENTER WHEN THERE WAS PUSHBACK AROUND RETURNING TO THE STATUS QUO. [35:57] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** BUT AFTER TUESDAY'S CONVERSATION, IT'S CLEAR THAT A NEW NAME IS NOTHING MORE THAN A REBRAND. AND THE ADMINISTRATION ACTUALLY HAS ZERO INTENTION OF DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY FROM THE STATUS QUO OF POLICING. [36:14] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THAT BROUGHT US DEREK CHAUVIN AND MANY MORE. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO TRUST THAT IF WE ACQUIRE THIS BUILDING AND MOVE THE POLICE IN, ALL OTHER SERVICES WILL COME LATER. [36:30] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AND LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE HIGHLIGHTED, I'M ACTUALLY GLAD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRUST BECAUSE ALSO AS COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE MENTIONED ON TUESDAY, TRUST IS BUILT WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING AND THEN YOU FOLLOW THROUGH. AND MY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT THE OF TRUST THEY HAVE IN THE CITY AFTER PROMISING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION AND NOT DOING IT. [36:54] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** PROMISING POLICE REFORM AND NOT DOING IT. PROMISING INVESTMENT INTO ALTERNATIVE SERVICES, AND NOT DOING IT. THIS DISTRUST IS INFLAMED EVERY TIME THE CITY MAKES A FALSE PROMISE. PEOPLE DON'T TRUST THE CITY TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THEIR PROMISES RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE RIGHT TO NOT TRUST US. [37:15] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I'M GLAD COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN AND KOSKI BROUGHT FORWARD THIS SYMBOLIC RESOLUTION WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, WHICH IS FINE. BUT ULTIMATELY, IT WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER FALSE PROMISE IF WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC PLAN BEHIND IT. RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR A SERIOUS, SPECIFIC TIMELY PLAN FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY SYSTEM AND CENTER. [37:35] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO BE DEMANDING BECAUSE WITHOUT A SERIOUS PLAN, ALL THE PREVENTIVE DIVERSIONARY, RESTORATIVE AND ALTERNATIVELY RESPONSE PROGRAMS WILL FALL BY THE WAYSIDE. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THIRD PRECINCT RESIDENTS. [37:51] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** WE CAN'T GO BACK TOWARDS TO A POLICE ONLY SYSTEM. MPD, OUR OFFICERS, EVEN UNDERSTAND THIS THEMSELVES AND THEY SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM. THEY KNOW THAT OVER RELIANCE ON POLICING IS NOT GOOD FOR ANYONE. POLICE ARE APPLAUDING PROGRAMS LIKE THE BEHAVIOR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM AROUND THEY ARE ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT THEY RECEIVE FROM HAVING CALLS THAT THEY USUALLY RESPOND TO, BE DIVERTED FROM THEIR WORKLOAD TO OTHER CALLS BY EXPERTS AND PERSONNEL TO DEAL WITH THOSE SAFETY CONCERNS. [38:25] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** ADDITIONALLY, SINCE 2019 THE CAPITAL LONG RANGE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE HAS SHARED THEY CAN'T MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FOR PRECINCT BUILDINGS WITHOUT STRATEGIC POLICY DIRECTION ON FUTURE PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES IN OUR PLANS. BUT FOR YEARS, THE CITY HAS SIDESTEPPED THESE QUESTIONS. [38:44] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** ALL OTHER INVESTMENTS INTO BUILDINGS OR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO THE CLIC AND TO COUNCIL REQUIRE DETAIL PLANS AND EXPLANATION OF HOW THIS FITS INTO THE LARGER PICTURE OF OUR STRATEGIC GOALS AND THIS PROJECT SHOULDN'T BE EXCEPTION TO THAT PRACTICE -- >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. [39:04] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I'LL JUST GET BACK IN QUEUE. THANK YOU. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** I FIRST WANT TO THANK BARBARA O'BRIEN ON THIS. SHE HAS PUT IN SO MUCH WORK IN TRYING TO FIND A SITE OVER THE YEARS. [39:23] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY STRESSFUL. SHE'S WORKED EXTREMELY HARD. THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF TWISTS AND TURNS. WITH ANY SITE LIKE THIS, THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND THIS WORK AND SHE'S CONTINUED TO WORK DILIGENTLY AND DOING EVERYTHING ASKED OF HER MOVING ONE DIRECTION AND INTO ANOTHER. [39:39] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** SO BARBARA, I SEE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU. YOU HAVE WORKED ON NOT JUST THIS, BUT SO MANY PROJECTS IN OUR CITY AND YOU ARE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF DIVISION ON THIS COUNCIL AND -- BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR. [39:56] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE SOMETHING. WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY WITH -- OF ALL THE OPTIONS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER MONTHS, THE CHEAPEST, THE FASTEST SITE, IF NOT FOR THE WORK OF THIS BODY, IN TRYING TO TURN OVER EVERY STONE. [40:15] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AND IF NOT FOR THE WORK OF THE MAYOR IN CALLING FOR ANY OPTION THAT COULD COME IN AT A LOWER COST OR FASTER TIMELINE. AND I THINK THAT DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED AND THAT THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR SHOULD GET CREDIT FOR THAT. [40:31] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** IT OFTENTIMES THEY -- IT IS OFTEN A MESSY PUBLIC PROCESS. THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE. THERE WAS A LOT OF HAND WRINGING OVER HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT TODAY, BUT WE ARE GETTING A BETTER RESULT BECAUSE OF IT. THAT IS THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT THING. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A TRANSACTION. [40:51] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** WE ALL KNOW THAT MPD NEED A LOT OF WORK. AND WE HAVE A NEW COMMISSIONER FOR THAT. A CHIEF. THE DOJ, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. WE HAVE REFORM THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE. [41:09] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** IT'S BEEN A CONVERSATION UP HERE ON THIS DAIS WHERE WE HAVE ALL BEEN PUSHING IMPLEMENTING AND SUPPORTING NEW PROGRAMS LIKE OUR MENTAL HEALTH RESPONDERS AS WELL OVER THESE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR CONSTITUENTS ALSO NEED POLICE SERVICE IN RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES. [41:28] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AND NOT MOVING FORWARD OR NOT ADVANCING A PRECINCT WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE THIRD PRECINCT, IMPACTS SERVICE. IT IMPACTS SERVICE. [41:46] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** WE NEED A PROPER FACILITY TO WORK OUT OF AS WELL. YES, THERE ARE DETAILS TO FIGURE OUT AROUND A COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER, BUT THIS IS THE START OF THAT PROCESS FOR DESIGNING AND FITTING THIS SPACE AND THE COUNCIL HAS TOOLS AVAILABLE, LEVERAGE, TO SEE THAT THROUGH. [42:06] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** TO MY COLLEAGUES, TO CONTINUE TO PUSHING, TO CONTINUE WORKING TO INFLUENCE IN PROCESS, TO GET US A BETTER OUTCOME SO THIS TRULY CAN BE A NEW MODEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY, STARTING IN THE THIRD PRECINCT THAT CAN BE APPLIED ACROSS OUR CITY. [42:26] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I, TOO, JUST WANTED TO THANK DIRECTOR O'BRIEN FOR HER WORK ON THIS. IT'S BEEN -- I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF TIME CONSUMED AS THIS IS COMING UP ON MY SECOND YEAR ON THE COUNCIL AND WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS. [42:48] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR O'BRIEN, FOR THIS WORK. AND ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. BECAUSE I DON'T -- I DON'T SEE WHY WE'RE DIVIDED ON THIS. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO WORK TOWARDS A GOAL TO SATISFY THE PEOPLE OF THE THIRD PRECINCT. [43:18] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT OTHERS GET IN E-MAILS AND CONVERSATIONS, ALL THE CONVERSATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE I HAVE HEARD IS PEOPLE SAYING THEY WANT A PRECINCT IN THE THIRD PRECINCT. [43:36] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE I HEAR IS BRINGING BACK A PRECINCT IS HOW WE BEGIN TO BUILD TRUST. I CAN'T SPEAK TO OTHERS, BUT I KNOW AS LEADERS, AS FOLKS WHO WERE ELECTED, ALL 13, 14 WITH THE MAYOR, WERE ELECTED TO BE LEADERS IN THIS CITY. [43:55] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AND TO MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS. THEY DON'T ALWAYS FEEL GOOD. BUT THAT IS A PART OF THE JOB. AND THIS MAY NOT FEEL GOOD, BUT IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THE PEOPLE OF THE AREA DESERVE A PRECINCT. [44:10] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THEY DESERVE A SAFETY CENTER ALSO, BUT THEY DESERVE A PRECINCT. AND YOU KNOW, THE OTHER DAY I SPOKE TO A SAFE SPACE AND CALM SPACE FOR OUR OFFICERS TO GO TO. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE THIS. [44:26] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** IT IS -- THAT IS A BIG PART OF REFORM. I CAN'T IMAGINE -- I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL TRAUMATIC INCIDENTS IN MY LIFE AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WAKING UP, GOING TO WORK, KNOWING THAT I MIGHT BE ENTERING INTO A FULL WORK DAY OF TRAUMA. [44:42] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AND NOT HAVING SOMEWHERE TO GO AND DECOMPRESS AFTER. OUR OFFICERS DESERVE THAT. OUR OFFICERS DESERVE A SHOWER BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY SHOW UP TO BLOOD ON THE SCENE. OUR OFFICERS DESERVE SOMEWHERE TO GO. [45:01] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES FOR OUR OFFICERS TO BE WELL WHEN THEY SHOW UP EVERYDAY. TO SERVE. THIS HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL. IT'S NOT ABOUT FIGHTING MPD. IT'S ABOUT SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE IN THE THIRD PRECINCT WHO WANT THIS. [45:21] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** IT REALLY IS HEARTBREAKING TO HEAR US FIGHTING OVER THIS. THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO GO. WE ARE LEADERS. PEOPLE ARE WATCHING. MY MOTHER CALLED ME THIS MORNING AND SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT A HARD DECISION ON YOUR HANDS TODAY. I HOPE ALL OF YOU DO THE RIGHT THING. [45:38] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** I LIVED IN THAT PRECINCT FOR YEARS AND I HAVE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE -- I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM BECAUSE WE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME LISTENING TO PEOPLE FROM THE THIRD PRECINCT ABOUT THIS. IT'S NOT OKAY, COLLEAGUES. WE CAN DO BETTER. [45:53] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AND YES, PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED, TRAUMA. BUT IT IS OUR JOB TO GUIDE THEM OUT OF IT. IT IS OUR JOB TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY. IN MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION, YOU ARE NOT A LEADER IF YOU ALLOW FOLKS TO LIVE IN TRAUMA. [46:11] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** IT IS OUR JOB TO MAKE IT BETTER. IT IS OUR JOB TO BE BETTER SO WE CAN LEAD THEM OUT OF IT. THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS DESERVE MORE THAN WATCHING US MAKE THIS A PERSONAL AND POLITICAL ISSUE. WE CAN DO BETTER. [46:27] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** WE HAVE A SOLUTION. I REALLY HOPE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON UP HERE SUPPORTS THIS SOLUTION. IT'S TIME. WE DESERVE MORE THAN THIS. LET'S DO THIS. LET'S SHOW THEM. WE ARE LEADERS. [46:44] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** WE GOT THEM. IT'S NOT US AGAINST ANYBODY. IT'S US TOGETHER. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE TOGETHER. WE HAVE SUFFERED ENOUGH. LET'S SHOW THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD. [46:59] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE DISCUSSION WE HAVE BEEN HAVING. [47:14] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND YOU KNOW, SO MUCH OF EVERYTHING WE DO HERE REQUIRES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK, WHETHER I AGREE WITH IT, WHETHER OTHER MEMBERS AGREE WITH IT. I AM -- I WANT TO JOIN THE CHORUS OF MY COLLEAGUES THANKING DIRECTOR O'BRIEN FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE ON THIS. [47:30] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** IT IS A TREMENDOUS LIFT. ABSOLUTELY. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, PEOPLE HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT THIS, BUT NONE OF THAT IS A REFLECTION OF YOUR WORK. YOU HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS WORK AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT. [47:47] [APPLAUSE]. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** I SEE WHY THERE IS A DIVIDE. YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE TO ME. I SEE WHERE THE DIVIDE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ALSO FEEL REALLY CONFLICTED ABOUT HOW WE'RE PROVIDING THE CITY SERVICE AND WE HAVE A LONG LEGACY OF THIS CITY SERVICE NOT BEING EXECUTED AT THE STANDARD THAT OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE IT. [49:38] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT THERE TO BE A COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. WE ALSO HAVE TO ASK, IF CULTURE SHIFT ISN'T HAPPENING OR NOT BELIEVED TO BE HAPPENING -- AND I HOPE IT IS -- BUT IF IT'S NOT, THERE ARE -- THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE WANT TO PUT IN THIS BUILDING ALSO GET TO OPT OUT. [50:03] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** SO WITHOUT THAT VISION, WITHOUT LAYING IT FORWARD, WE COULD BE SETTING OURSELVES UP TO HAVE A PRECINCT IN ONE PORTION OF THE BUILDING AND THE OTHER PORTION OF THE BUILDING EMPTY INDEFINITELY. BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF WHAT WE WANT TO PUT IN THERE. IT IS WHETHER OTHER SERVICES WANT TO BE CO-LOCATED IN A STATION LIKE THAT AS WELL. [50:25] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** SO I THINK WHERE THE DIVIDE IS IS ABOUT PACE. AND IT'S ABOUT WHO'S BEEN CENTERED IN THIS CONVERSATION. I DON'T KNOW THAT FOLKS LIKE GEORGE FLOYD AND WHAT HE EXPERIENCED, FOLKS LIKE DARNELLA FRAZIER, I COULD NAME ALL THE WITNESSES THERE. [50:48] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** I DON'T KNOW THAT THEIR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN CENTERED IN THIS DECISION. AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE MY OPPOSITION LANDS. IT'S NOT THAT WE NEVER WANT TO SEE A PRECINCT BUILT. IT'S NOT THAT THERE IS NO RIGHT TIME BUT I DO THINK THAT OF ALL THE QUESTIONS, ALL THE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS THAT COMMUNITY MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE KIND OF SERVICE THEY ARE GOING TO OPT INTO, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANSWERED ALL THOSE QUESTIONS. [51:15] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW FOR YOUR WISE REMARKS AND THE PASSION THAT YOU BRING TO THIS JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [51:31] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL, COLLEAGUES. AND THAT'S WHAT LEADERSHIP IS. WE TALK ABOUT WHY WE RAN FOR OFFICE, WHY WE WERE ELECTED. WE WERE ELECTED BECAUSE PEOPLE SAW US AS LEADERS. THIS VOTE WILL SHOW THE LEADERSHIP WE HOLD. [51:51] >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** I'LL BE BRIEF. I THINK WE ALL UP HERE OWE THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO THE PROPERTY AND FINANCE SERVICES TEAM. THANK YOU DIRECTOR O'BRIEN. [52:07] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU FOR BEING IN CONTINUOUS REAL ESTATE, LOOKING FOR YEARS HERE. IT IS ONLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE STAYED IN THAT CONSTANT MODE OF MAKING THIS A TOP PRIORITY WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I APPRECIATE IT. [52:24] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANKS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, FOR YOUR COMMENTS. BECAUSE I DO THINK GOING INTO THIS DECISION, LEADERSHIP IS RECOGNIZING ABOUT -- CENTERING THE OPPRESSED. [52:51] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF JUSTICE. THIS IS A CRITICAL MOMENT WHERE MANY OF US ON THIS DAIS DO NOT WANT TO -- TEN YEARS FROM NOW -- BE LISTED IN ANOTHER MDHR OR DOJ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR RUBBER STAMPING DECISIONS THAT DO NOT LEAD TO ACCOUNTABILITY, DID NOT LEAD TO TRANSFORMATION, THAT DIDN'T LEAD TO ADVANCEMENT TO NEW MODEL ROUND COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY THAT DIDN'T ENTER POLICING. [53:21] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THAT IS NOT THE GOAL I CAME INTO THIS OFFICE WITH AND I DO HOPE MANY OF YOU HAVE THAT GOAL. AND IT IS DECISIONS LIKE THIS THAT IS A TEST OF WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE LOOKING TO MEET THAT GOAL AND WHEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY SAYING, ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT OUR RESIDENTS WANT -- BCR, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, YOUTH DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS, THOSE CAN COME LATER. [53:49] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** BUT LET'S CENTER OFFICERS WHO STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK. AND I DON'T WANT TO EVEN JUST EMPHASIZE THE WORD. BUT ALSO ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT. TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SUPPORTING THEM TO [INDISCERNIBLE] TWO CONSENT DECREES, TO HAVE THEM FINALLY DO SOME OF THAT CULTURE SHIFT INTERNALLY TO LEAD THEM AWAY FROM BEING ONE OF THE MOST RACIST, VIOLENT POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW. [54:16] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THAT IS THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR OUR OFFICERS. AND MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT SEEING THAT. I THINK IF WE WANT TO PURSUE A NEW MODEL OF COMMUNITY SAFETY OR COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HAVE OUR ASSETS LIKE BUILDINGS REFLECT THAT, THAT WORK HAS TO HAPPEN. [54:39] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I GET IT DOESN'T FIT TIMELINES, BUT IF THAT WORK ISN'T TRANSPIRING, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO EARN A RUBBER STAMP BY THE COMMUNITY WHO DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE PREDICAMENT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN MAY 2020 THAT I REMEMBER VIVIDLY OF SEEING THIRD PRECINCT OFFICERS ON TOP OF THE BUILDING SHOOTING MUNITIONS AND TEAR GAS AT FOLKS ON THE GROUND, STROLLERS. [55:02] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THEY WERE BEING TEAR GASSED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES, OR HAVING TO REWATCH GEORGE FLOYD BE STRANGLED TO DEATH FOR ALMOST NINE MINUTES. AND EVER SINCE THOSE MOMENTS, THEY HAVE NOT SEEN A STEADY AND CONSISTENT COURSE OF ACTION FROM THE CITY TO REMEDIATE THOSE HOMES ESPECIALLY ON PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. [55:26] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THEY HAVE SEEN US POSSIBLY RUBBER STAMP SYMBOLIC GESTURES, BUT THERE'S NOT BEEN ACTUAL DELIVERABLES. THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THEM. THIS IS A MOMENT OF ACTUAL LEADERSHIP OF, ARE WE ENDORSING THE STATUS QUO BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DO THE HARD WORK AND RE-RECONCILIATION. [55:48] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS APOLOGIES FOR PUTTING THEM THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST TRAUMATIC MOMENTS IN THEIR LIVES. MANY OF THEM HAVE LONG STANDING PTSD. MANY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COME BACK INTO EAST LAKE STREET AND REBUILD THEIR BUSINESSES. THAT IS NOT WHAT I'M HERE TO REPLICATE. [56:05] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THAT IS NOT WHAT I WANT IN AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT THAT ALLOWED GEORGE FLOYD TO BE KILLED THREE YEARS AGO. [56:22] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** SO I AM ABSOLUTELY TAKING THIS DECISION. THINKING OF WHERE YOU WANT TO BE TWO YEARS FROM NOW, THREE YEARS FROM NOW, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, TEN YEARS FROM NOW. AND HOPING IT LEAVES BY THEN, WE CAN POINT TO SOMETHING THAT SAID WE GOT IT RIGHT. [56:40] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND HONORED THE MEMORY OF GEORGE FLOYD AND SO MANY OTHERS THAT WERE TAKEN AT THE HANDS OF OUR RACISM BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE DID WHAT WE NEEDED TO GET IT RIGHT AND MAKE SURE THEIR LIVES WERE NOT TAKEN IN VAIN. [56:57] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THAT IS WHAT IS ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF US. AND WHY I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS OPTION, BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU -- ALSO YOU, MAYOR FREY -- TOWARDS REALIZING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY SIDE THAT DOES HAVE THAT COMPREHENSIVE COMPONENT. [57:13] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** IT HAS TO. AND IF IT DOESN'T THEN WE'RE AT A DIFFERENT CROSSROADS, BUT THAT IS THE VISION THAT I THINK MANY OF US ARE WILLING AND READY TO SIGN UP FOR IN ADVANCE AND WERE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PUT IN WARD TWO. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMING MONTHS AND BUILDING THAT OUT SO, AGAIN, IF TEN YEARS WE ARE NOT IN ANOTHER -- >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. [57:39] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL START WITH -- JUST LIFTING UP AND APPRECIATING THE COLLEAGUES SITTING ON THIS DAIS TODAY THAT REPRESENTS THE THIRD PRECINCT. [58:02] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** YOU ALL HAVE SHOWN US IN PUBLIC IN BIG WAYS AND ALSO IN PRIVATE IN BRIEFINGS HOW SERIOUSLY YOU'RE TAKING THIS AND CHOOSING TO HONOR WHERE THE RESIDENTS YOU REPRESENT ARE AND WHAT THEY NEED AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. [58:27] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AND I KNOW AND I SEE THAT IT'S REALLY HARD. SO JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR YOUR COURAGE, FOR YOUR VISION. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US ALONG AND CONTINUING TO CENTER YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN THIS WORK. [58:46] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** ALSO, A LOT OF GRATITUDE TO BARBARA O'BRIEN FOR YOUR WORK. I KNOW IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT. BUT THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO STICK THROUGH IT WITH US. AND THEN I HAVE BEEN REFLECTING ON THE PLACES WHERE WE AGREE IN DISCUSSION HERE TODAY, BUT THROUGHOUT CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS AND I THINK THE GREATEST PLACE OF ALIGNMENT AND AGREEMENT AMONG ALL OF us IS THAT THE -- THIS NEW SPACE NEEDS TO HAVE INTEGRATED SERVICES. [59:26] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** IT NEEDS TO REPRESENT THE VISION OF WHOLISTIC PUBLIC SAFETY WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HOLD ON TO THE PLACES WHERE WE AGREE. [59:42] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** WE ARE -- AND THEN -- BUT -- BUT I HAVE ALSO -- I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS, PAUSE OR HESITATION. THE FIRST OF WHICH BEING AT THIS 2633 SITE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT IS ONE TO ONE-AND-A-HALF YEARS TODAY FOR AN OPEN DATE. [1:00:02] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AND FOR CONTEXT, IT TOOK THE CITY ALMOST THREE YEARS TO DO THE FIRST ROUND OF ENGAGEMENT ON THE THIRD PRECINCT. OUR NEW COMMISSIONER. [1:00:17] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** BARNETT ON TUESDAY WAS SO CLEAR THAT ENGAGEMENT REALLY NEEDED TO INFORM THE SERVICES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN THIS SPACE AND I DO-I REALLY SUPPORT THAT 100%. I THINK THAT IS HOW WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. [1:00:34] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** SO MUCH OF -- WE MOVED SO QUICKLY ON THIS ISSUE. AND UNTIL RECENTLY, WE WEREN'T -- -- IT IS A RECENT CHANGE THIS BUILDING IS NOW CALLED THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. [1:00:49] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** I THINK THAT IS A WELCOME CHANGE AND BIG DEAL. AND THEN ON TUESDAY WE LEARNED THAT IT MAY BE A FEW YEARS BEFORE WE SEE AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER AND I THINK, AGAIN, THAT IS A PART OF THE NEED TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY ENGAGE. [1:01:08] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** IF A BUILDING IS OPENING A YEAR-AND-A-HALF FROM NOW AND WE HAVEN'T MADE A PLAN TO DO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, MUCH LESS FIGURE OUT HOW IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST AND WHO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND LEARN FROM MISTAKES OF THE LAST ROUND OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THIS ISSUE, I DON'T SEE HOW THAT WORK IS TURNED AROUND ANY FASTER THAN IT WAS LAST TIME. [1:01:34] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** I HOPE I'M WRONG. I HOPE IT IS SOMETHING WE MOVE QUICKLY ON. THE COMMISSIONER POINTED THIS OUT ON TUESDAY. WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. [1:01:52] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** WE MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT FIGURING OUT HOW MUCH SPACE WE ACTUALLY NEED IN THE THIRD -- OR IN THIS NEW BUILDING AND DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT COMMUNITY TELLS US THEY REALLY NEED IN THAT SPACE. YOU KNOW, NEEDING SPECIAL SPACE OR EQUIPMENT OR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF YET. [1:02:14] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AND I JUST REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CO-LOCATION, HOW MUCH MORE MONEY IT WOULD HAVE COST FOR US TO ADD A FLOOR TO THE EXISTING -- OR TO THE NEW FIRST PRECINCT BUILDING. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE WE ARE MORE CONCERNED RIGHT NOW WITH HAVING FINALITY TO THE ISSUE RATHER THAN MAKING SMART AND RIGHT DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES. [1:02:54] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AND I -- I DON'T KNOW. I SEE THAT THIS IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD TODAY. I SINCERELY HOPE WE EXPEDITE COMMUNITY ENGAGE. I SINCERELY HOPE WE FIGURE OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT INTEGRATED SERVICES ARE A PART OF THIS BUILDING ON DAY ONE. [1:03:16] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** BUT I THINK IT IS IT IS REAL, LEGITIMATE AND VALID TO BE CONCERNED AND THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS THROUGH ROSE COLORED GLASSES AND SAY EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE PERFECT, WE'LL FIGURE OUT ENGAGE, HOW EVERYBODY WILL BE IN THIS SPACE AND EVERYBODY WILL BE IN THE BUILDING ON DAY ONE. [1:03:35] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** I DON'T HAVE A TON OF HOPE FOR THAT. THE LAST QUICK THING I THINK I WANTED TO JUST MENTION IS I THINK -- HEALING IS NOT A BUILDING. [1:03:50] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** IT'S NOT. HEALING IS GETTING IN RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMUNITY. EARNING TRUST FROM RESIDENTS. IT IS BEING REALISTIC AND HONEST AND CLEAR WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT FROM US. [1:04:09] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** IT IS BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF RESIDENTS' MONEY, THEIR NEED, THEIR HOPES, THEIR CONCERNS AND FEARS AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I THINK IT IS -- IT'S A REAL -- JUST A REAL SHAME TO SIMPLIFY HEALING DOWN TO A PHYSICAL BUILDING RATHER THAN BEING HONEST ABOUT HOW COMPLICATED THAT IS. [1:04:42] >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN, THE HESITATION OF SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES. THIS IS AN EASY DECISION FOR EVERYONE. [1:04:58] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THIS WHOLISTIC PUBLIC VISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY WE TALKED ABOUT, IT TAKES -- IT'S VERY TOUGH TO GET THERE. WE'LL HAVE TO GET THERE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. ONE THING IS FACT IS IF WE DON'T TAKE THE FIRST STEP, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET THERE. [1:05:16] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** SO THIS IS -- THE WAY I SEE IT, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP OF GETTING THAT HEALING, THAT WORK THAT WE TALK ABOUT, THAT WHOLISTIC VISION WE HAVE. HESITATION IS REAL. THE CONCERNS ARE REAL. [1:05:38] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD SOMETIMES AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE -- ALL OF US ARE PART OF THIS WORK. WILLING AND COMMITTED TO WORK WITH EACH OF YOU IN THE LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE THIS WHOLISTIC VISION, PUBLIC SAFETY VISION WE HAVE A REALITY. [1:05:58] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THAT START WITH THE COMMUNITY WE PRESENT -- THIRD PRECINCT. I'M VOTING TODAY. BECAUSE I WANT TO TAKE THAT FIRST STEP OF GETTING THERE. AND I'M VOTING TODAY BECAUSE I HEARD THE COMMITMENTS FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, FROM ALL OF YOU FOR THIS RESOLUTION THAT YOU VOTE ON, THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER ON THIS BUILDING. [1:06:28] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. I DID PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. I JUST WANTED TO THANK DIRECTOR O'BRIEN AND THEIR TEAM FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AS WELL AS OTHER PROPERTY SERVICES, CONUNDRUMS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. [1:07:07] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WE ARE MOVING TO THE NEXT LOCATION WHILE THIS PLACE IS BEING REMODELED AND WE UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THAT PUBLIC SERVICES TEAM IS WORKING ON THAT PROJECT AS WELL. WE HAVE LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. [1:07:27] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** CERTAINLY, A BUILDING DIDN'T CAUSE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE. IT IS THE PEOPLE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, THIS SITE CAN'T BE THE HEALING THAT PEOPLE HAVE SO RIGHTFULLY NOTED. [1:07:49] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** IT WILL BE BEGINNING STEP, AS COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN STATED, TO MOVING FORWARD. OPPOSITION IS JUST NOT PROGRESS. WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN LIFE. [1:08:11] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WE HAVE TO DO THE WORK. BUILDING THE TRUST IS ON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. THERE IS NO ONE PERSON THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THAT. THAT IS ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND SO I'M SUPPORTING THIS ACTION TODAY AND RAISING MY HAND TO DO THE WORK TO REBUILD THAT TRUST. [1:08:35] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THIS IS A VOTE ON ITEM 2.1 UNDER COW, APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION OF 2633 MINNEHAHA AVENUE FOR FUTURE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER FOR THIRD POLICE PRECINCT PROJECT. [1:08:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** NAY! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** NAY. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW! [1:09:08] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE EIGHT AYES, FIVE NAYS. [APPLAUSE]. THAT CARRIES. ITEM 2.1 IS ADOPTED. [1:09:25] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** NEXT WE ARE DISCUSSING THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WHICH IS ITEM 2.2. REQUESTING COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF HOW THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER AND SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITY SERVICE CONTINUUM MODEL. [1:09:49] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THE LIST OF SPECIFIC COMMUNITY SAFETY FUNCTIONS TO BE CO-LOCATED WITH THE THIRD PRECINCT AT 2633 MINNEHAHA AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. [1:10:10] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CLERK WILL PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** ON ITEM 2.2, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. [1:10:26] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ! >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON! >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW! >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE! >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. [1:10:44] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND THAT ITEM IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND COUNCIL MEMBERS KOSKI AND OSMAN. [1:11:00] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WHICH SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, INCLUDING COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AND I'M NOT SURE IF OTHERS WANTED TO BE INCLUDED AS CO-AUTHORS. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** I CAPTURED YOURSELF AS WELL. [1:11:19] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** MYSELF, YES. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT, AGAIN. I KNOW I SPOKE ABOUT THIS ALREADY, BUT THROUGHOUT THIS DISCUSSION I HAVE HEARD FROM COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE USED THE WORD "HOPE," MANY TIMES. [1:11:34] **Council Member Emily Koski:** I HAVE HEARD US SAY "I HOPE THIS WORKS." "I HOPE I'M NOT WRONG." YOU KNOW, "I'M NOT SITTING HERE IN YEARS TO COME, I HOPE I DON'T SEE SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT COME TO FRUITION." AND I BELIEVE HOPE COMES FROM US. [1:11:54] **Council Member Emily Koski:** I'M GOING TO SAY THAT AGAIN. IT COMES FROM US. ALL OF US. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. IT'S TIME FOR US TO LEAD AND MOVE US FORWARD. [1:12:11] **Council Member Emily Koski:** THIS IS A STEP TO EARN THAT TRUST BY PUTTING THE STAKE IN THE GROUND WE ARE PUBLICLY COMMITTING TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER THAT SUPPORTS OUR RESIDENTS. AND I JUST WANT TO REPEAT AGAIN, A COUPLE KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS RESOLUTION. [1:12:27] **Council Member Emily Koski:** WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER AT 2633 MINNEHAHA AVENUE AND THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER WILL SERVE AS A REFLECTION OF THE CITY'S SAFETY VALUES AS A REFLECTION OF STATE'S ROBUST COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SAFETY ECOSYSTEM. [1:12:45] **Council Member Emily Koski:** WE ARE COMMITTED TO INFORM AND INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER'S MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND DESIGN. I HOPE, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS HOPE COMES FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. [1:13:02] **Council Member Emily Koski:** I KNOW THAT we CAN COMMIT TO THIS TOGETHER AS COLLEAGUES AND CAN LEAD TO MOVE US FORWARD TO MAKE SURE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM IS WHAT OUR RESIDENTS NEED AND WANT. [1:13:17] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-AUTHOR AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND OSMAN FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. [1:13:32] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE JUST TO HAVE A QUICK -- YOU MENTIONED POWERFUL WORD "HOPE" COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. YOU KNOW, IT JUST PROMPTED ME TO REFLECT A LITTLE BIT. [1:13:54] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** MY ANCESTORS, ENSLAVED AFRICANS, ALL THEY HAD WAS HOPE. THAT WAS IT. HOPE. THAT WE COULD SEE A BRIGHTER FUTURE. AND THEY FOUGHT FOR THAT RIGHT. IN 2008 WE RAN AN ENTIRE CAMPAIGN BASED ON HOPE AND CHANGE. [1:14:16] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** HOPE IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF HOW WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY. SO JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT PHRASE AND WHILE WE CAN'T SOLELY RELY ON HOPE, HOPE HAS TO BE COUPLED WITH ACTIVE WORK, COLLABORATIVE WORK. [1:14:49] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND EFFECTIVE WORK AND WE HAVE TO DO THAT TOGETHER. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND OSMAN, NOW TITLED AS ITEM 2.4. [1:15:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** ABSTAIN. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [1:15:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE! >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 12 AYES AND ONE ABSTENTION. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT ITEM CARRIES AND THAT COMPLETES THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT. [1:15:42] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND THAT REPORT IN ITS ENTIRETY IS NOW ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE. [1:16:01] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THE IGR COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL, NICOLLET MALL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. WE ARE APPROVING DATA RELATED TO THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING THE MALL TO PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE AND NON MOTORIZED VEHICLE PUBLIC PLAZA AND TO INITIATE DISCUSSIONS WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, POTENTIAL GREENING AND OTHER DESIGN ELEMENTS. [1:16:26] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE HAS MOVED THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, TO COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN AND RAINVILLE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. [1:16:43] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T A DECISION ON WHETHER TO TURN THIS INTO A PEDESTRIAN MALL OR NOT. THIS IS REALLY EXPLORATION OF IT. BUT LOOKING BACK OVER MY TEN YEARS ON THE COUNCIL, THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW VOTES THAT I DO REGRET WAS IN THE APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINAL NICOLLET MALL LAYOUT, THIS WASN'T REALLY EXPLORED AS AN OPTION. [1:17:04] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** IT WASN'T REALLY -- AS FAR AS I COULD TELL. WE JUST KIND OF CONTINUED WITH THE STATUS QUO, BUT THIS IS SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF MAKING AN ACTIVE, LIVELY, SAFE, VIBRANT DOWNTOWN AREA AND SEE THE VALUE OF IT WHEN YOU GO TO OTHER CITIES WITH THESE MODELS. [1:17:22] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP ON THIS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. I'LL SUPPORT THIS DIRECTIVE TODAY, BUT I'D ASK THAT WHEN ANY ACTION IS TAKEN HERE, DON'T TREAT OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS IN THIS AREA DIFFERENT THAN FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN NICOLLET MALL. [1:17:44] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** I HOPE WHEN THIS DECISION COMES TOGETHER WE WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE IT IS AN EQUITABLE THING MOVING FORWARD. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CLERK, CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [1:17:59] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ! >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW! >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. [1:18:15] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS OUR POLICY GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. [1:18:30] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** POLICY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 22 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL AND ONE ITEM -- THAT HAS BEEN FORWARD WITH NO RECOMMENDATION. ONE IS PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION FOR THE THIRD QUARTER DONATIONS REPORTS. TWO IS PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION FOR GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES INCLUDING REGISTRATION AND LODGING. [1:18:55] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** ITEMS 3 AND 4 ARE GIFT ACCEPTANCES FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES. FIVE IS AUTHORIZING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH IBEW LOCAL 2992. SIX IS ACCEPTED REBID FOR TREE LIGHT INSTALLATION PROJECT. [1:19:12] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** SEVEN IS ACCEPTING BID FOR DEMOLITION AND DEBRIS REMOVAL AT KMART. EIGHT IS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SERVICES. NINE IS RENTAL OF ROTO MILLING SERVICES. [1:19:29] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** TEN, A BID FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE RELOCATION. 11 IS ACCEPTING A BID FOR SIDEWALKS AND PED RAMPS. [1:19:49] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** FOR THE CEDAR LAKE ROAD BRIDGE OVER -- RAILROAD PROJECT. 14 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH -- FOR DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 15 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH HENNEPIN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR FIRE EMERGENCY DEVICE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. [1:20:09] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** 16 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR -- 19 IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH EVERLAW FOR E-DISCOVERY AND REDACTION SOFTWARE. [1:20:39] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** 20 IS CONSENTING TO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND FRIENDS OF THE FALLS FOR THE ANCILLARY LANDS AROUND THE UPPER SAINT ANTHONY LOCK AND DAM. 21 IS APPROVE LEGAL SETTLEMENT CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, CONSULTING SERVICES, STUDIO LLC. [1:21:02] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** WE ARE GETTING MONEY FOR THAT. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE NOTED FOR THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS A RARE OCCURRENCE FOR THESE LEGAL SETTLEMENTS. 22 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH HORSEMEN INC FOR HORSE BOARDING SERVICES. THAT WAS THE ITEM THAT WAS FORWARDED WITH NO RECOMMENDATION AND ITEM 23 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS TO ESTABLISH A POOL FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS OFFERING FREE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO CITY RESIDENTS. [1:21:30] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 21 AND 23 FOR APPROVAL. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** I AM GOING TO MOVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 21 AND ITEM 23 FOR APPROVAL. [1:21:49] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND THEN THAT WILL LEAVE US WITH STILL ITEM 22 TO TAKE UP. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** SO YOU'RE PULLING ITEM 22? >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** YES. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE REPORT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 22 FOR A SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. [1:22:16] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND I SEE IN QUEUE, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEM 22 FOR THE SEPARATE VOTE. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** SO YOU'RE SECONDING COUNCIL MEMBER -- >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** HE DIDN'T MOVE IT. [1:22:35] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** I THINK AFTER WE TAKE UP THIS, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW IS SAYING SHE'LL MOVE ITEM 22 FOR APPROVAL. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** CORRECT. THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? [1:22:54] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** ON 1 THROUGH 21 OR 23? SEEING NONE, I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE ON ITEM NUMBER 7. THE BID FOR DEMOLITION AT THE KMART SITE. [1:23:12] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE FIRE AT THE SITE, WHICH PROMPTED IMMEDIATE DEMOLITION SO THAT THE REMAINING STRUCTURE DOES NOT PRESENT ANY HARMFUL REALITIES FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. [1:23:38] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND SO THAT BUILDING WILL BE COMING DOWN MUCH SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED, WHICH IS A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CLERK, CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 21 AND 23. [1:24:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL]. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES! THAT CARRIES. LASTLY WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 22. [1:24:32] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO MOVE ITEM 22, THE CONTRACT WITH -- HORSEMEN INC FOR HORSE BOARDING SERVICES. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** IS THERE A SECOND? [1:24:48] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL BE VOTING NO ON THIS ITEM, BUT I'M NOT WHIPPING VOTES HERE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION. WE HAD A PRESENTATION AND IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT. [1:25:04] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** I'M OF TWO MINDS WHEN I SEE THIS ITEM COME FORWARD. ON ONE HAND, IT IS UNDENIABLE TO SEE THE HORSES, TO SEE THE HORSES OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND SORT OF NOT BE MOVED BY THAT IN SOME WAY. THEY ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS. [1:25:19] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** MY DOG IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A HORSE. I'M PARTIAL. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THIS IS AN ITEM THAT'S COME UP BEFORE IN PREVIOUS COUNCILS. WE ARE THE ONLY -- WE ARE THE LAST AREA THAT STILL HAS MOUNTED PATROL. [1:25:39] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** YOU KNOW, IT'S -- IT'S NOT THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM, BUT NOT INEXPENSIVE. I THINK IT IS WORTH US LONG-TERM, CONSIDERING WHETHER THIS SERVICE ISN'T A LITTLE BIT ANTIQUATED AS A WAY OF FACILITATING PUBLIC SAFETY AND I KNOW THERE ARE COLLEAGUES OF MINE WHO STRONGLY DISAGREE AND I RESPECT THAT VIEWPOINT AS WELL. [1:26:02] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** HAVING SAT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW KIND OF WHAT THE THINKING WAS. I THINK AS FAR AS -- YOU KNOW, THE FLIPSIDE IS TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE THIS SERVICE, WE DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HOUSE THESE HORSES. [1:26:18] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND SO THOSE ARE KIND OF MY TWO MINDS ON THIS ITEM. AND WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT AND LET THE COUNCIL KNOW WHAT THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION INVOLVED. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:26:34] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, FOR SHARING SOME OF THE KIND OF DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WHERE WE ALSO LEARNED THAT WE ARE THE ONLY ONES IN THE STATE RIGHT NOW THAT HAS CONTINUED A MOUNTED PATROL. [1:26:52] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AND OUTSIDE OF THE STATE FAIR, VIA BUYBACK PROGRAM, NO OTHER INTERNAL SERVICES REALLY UTILIZE THIS COMPONENT OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. SO IT DID BEG TO DIFFER WHY WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THIS. IT IS GREAT IF THE STATE FAIR WANTS TO PROCEED. [1:27:08] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** MAYBE THEY CAN DEVELOP THEIR OWN MOUNTED PATROL. BUT YEAH, THERE WAS LOTS OF INTERESTING INFORMATION AROUND WHO WAS ACTUALLY UTILIZING THIS. HOW THIS MODEL HAS BEEN EXPANDED OR DECREASED ACROSS THE STATE AND ALSO BUT REALLY A LOT OF INFORMATION OUTSIDE OF QUALITATIVE DATA. [1:27:27] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** KIDS AT SCHOOL BEING ABLE TO TOUCH HORSES FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUT HOW THIS IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR RESIDENT AND EXPERIENCING THE NEWER DIRECTIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO TRANSITION INTO. SO I JUST WANTED TO ALSO CONTRIBUTE THAT TO THE DISCUSSION POINTS THAT WE HAD DURING THE PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM. [1:27:47] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AND ALSO WHY I WON'T BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON'S ARGUMENTS AND I DO THINK HIS DOG LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE A MINI HORSE. [1:28:02] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** MANY OF YOU KNOW I SERVE ON THE MINNESOTA RACING COMMISSION. I'M INVOLVED IN RACEHORSE RESCUE AND RACEHORSE REHOMING. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK WITH HORSES OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS. THIS IS A CONTRACT ABOUT FEED AND HOUSING HORSES. IT'S -- IF THE FUTURE COUNCIL WANTS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE MOUNTED PATROL IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE WITHIN THE CITY'S TOOL OF PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES, THAT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DISCUSSION. [1:28:30] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** FOR NOW, WE OWN THESE HORSES, WE NEED TO FEED THEM AND THEY NEED SOMEWHERE TO LIVE. NOT APPROVING THIS CONTRACT WOULD CREATE A SCENARIO WHERE WE'D HAVE THESE HORSES AND WOULDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE FOR THEM TO STAY, NO FEED FOR THEM. [1:28:46] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** FEED IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THAT IS ANOTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT. THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF HAY AS A RESULT OF THE DROUGHT. AND SO IT'S BECOMING EXPENSIVE TO KEEP HORSES IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT PLACES. I WILL ALSO NOTE I MADE IT TO TWO OF THE THREE OPEN HOUSES FOR POLICE PRECINCTS IN THE WARDS I REPRESENT. [1:29:05] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** IN ALL OF THEM THE HORSES WERE THERE AND THEY WERE THE BIGGEST DRAW FOR CHILDREN, PERHAPS GETTING TO RIDE ON A FIRE TRUCK. THAT WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING. THE NEXT BIGGEST THING WAS BEING ABLE TO SEE, PET AND INTERACT WITH THE HORSE. I THINK IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND THINGS THAT ACTUALLY BRING PEOPLE TOWARDS THOSE WORKING IN MPD AND AWAY FROM THEM, THE MOUNTED PATROL IS AN EXCELLENT AMBASSADOR. [1:29:38] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** WE ALSO HAVE POLICE DOGS. NO ONE GETS TO PET OR VISIT WITH THOSE DOGS BECAUSE THEY ARE LIKE WORKING DOGS THAT ARE NOT YOUR AVERAGE PET. THESE HORSES PROVIDE A SERVICE BEYOND POLICE DOGS BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTING AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WITH THEM. [1:29:55] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** I ALSO SUPPORT THE MOUNTED PATROL DOWNTOWN. IT IS A DE-ESCALATION TACTIC. I WANT TO NOTE IT IS A FAIR CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE MOUNTED PATROL AS PART OF OUR MPD. [1:30:11] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** THIS IS A CONTRACT TO FEED AND HOUSE HORSES AND IF IT FAILS I WORRY ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THESE HORSES. THEY ARE NOT HORSES PEOPLE CAN JUST TAKE HOME LIKE A DOG PUT OUT IN THEIR BACKYARD AND THEY CAN STAY THERE UNTIL WE FIGURE IT OUT. THEY NEED A PLACE TO LIVE. [1:30:26] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** WE NEED TO FEED THEM. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBLE. I'D URGE US TO LIVE UP TO THAT. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IN QUEUE. [1:30:48] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU. COMMUNITY WITH THE HORSES THIS YEAR THEY CAME TO LITTLE EARTH COMMUNITY WITH THE CHIEF AND INSPECTOR AND BROUGHT A LOT OF CROWDS AND KIDS HAVE SEEN THE HORSES. I ACTUALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING POLICE OFFICERS ON HORSES. [1:31:08] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THAT IS LESS -- MORE WELCOMING TO THE COMMUNITY. AND IF WE CAN DO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SERVICES OUTSIDE DOWNTOWN IT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL AND I THINK IT WILL WORK. WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THIS MIGHT BE ONE WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. [1:31:26] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. THERE WAS AN NPR STORY YESTERDAY THAT THEY ARE INCLUDING HORSES NOW IN THEIR -- SORRY. [1:31:46] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT THE MAYO CLINIC IS INCLUDING HORSES IN THEIR ANIMAL THERAPY PROGRAM. AND SO THESE ANIMALS DO PROVIDE SOME THERAPEUTIC RELIEF FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES, ET CETERA. [1:32:13] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THEY ARE AN ALTERNATIVE TO SOME OF -- COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN STATED. [1:32:31] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** I WAS JUST REFLECTING ON SOME OF THOSE IMAGES FROM THE BORDER WHEN WE HAD SOME HORSE MOUNTED PATROLS CATCHING PATIENTS TRYING TO CROSS THE BORDER. [1:32:47] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** IT IS PRETTY DARK AND BLEAK IMAGERY. I THINK WE'LL ALL AGREE ON THAT. I THINK IF WE WANT TO HAVE SOME THERAPY ANIMALS AS PART OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM, WE SHOULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER THAT. [1:33:02] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** I WOULD SUGGEST THERE IS A LOT DISCUSSION ABOUT RECRUITING AND WHAT KIND OF ROLE THIS AMBASSADOR -- HORSES CAN ACT AS AMBASSADORS, BUT ON A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR BASIS, COULD WE INCREASE THE PAY FOR POLICE OFFICERS WITH THAT MONEY. [1:33:19] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** COULD WE USE THAT FOR BONUSES. COULD WE USE THAT FOR ADVERTISING TO RECRUIT PEOPLE. JUST WITH THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITHIN THE SYSTEM THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOW PRIORITY TO ME. [1:33:38] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS CONTRACT, THE CLEAR THING IS WE'D HAVE TO REHOME THESE HORSES AND I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE A BAD THING. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. ARE WE -- IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? [1:33:56] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** NAY. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** NAY. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** NO. [1:34:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** NO. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW! >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE EIGHT AYES, FIVE NAYS. THAT CARRIES. AND THAT COMPLETES THE POLICY GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT. [1:34:35] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND OUR NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FOUR ITEMS ONE, ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM U.S. [1:34:50] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ADDRESS HATE CRIMES. ITEM TWO, ACCEPTING GRANT FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ITEM THREE IS ACCEPTING GRANT FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH REGENERATIVE LEADERSHIP SYNERGY FOR ONE YEAR LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. [1:35:08] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AND ITEM FOUR IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING ASH TREE TREATMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY. WE HAVE A REVISED RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US TODAY AND SO I WILL MOVE -- THE REVISED RESOLUTION IS FROM COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:35:27] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AND I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS INCLUDING THE REVISED RESOLUTION FOR NUMBER FOUR. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS MOVED THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT AS WELL AS THE RESOLUTION BY COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:35:58] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** RELATIVE TO ASH TREES, I SHOULD SAY. AND I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IN QUEUE. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND FOR THE DISCUSSION AND THANK COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO FOR THE ADDITIONS TO THE RESOLUTION. [1:36:17] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** I THINK IT WAS -- I THINK WE MET EACH OTHER'S INTENTION AND WERE ABLE TO EXECUTE ON SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS GOING TO LAND US IN A REALLY GOOD SPOT. I HAVE HAD SOME -- I THINK WHILE THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO ENGAGED ME ON THIS ISSUE OF THE ASH BORER UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE. [1:36:37] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE USE OF PESTICIDES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I THINK IF YOU READ THE RESOLUTION YOU'LL SEE WE ARE NOT URGING ANYONE TO USE PESTICIDES, BUT CONTEXTUALIZING WHAT THE DIMINISHING TREE CANOPY IS DOING IN PLACES LIKE NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND PROPOSING SOLUTIONS FOR HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. [1:37:01] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. I WAS ABLE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON WHAT THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATING THESE TREE IS, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT IS A FACTOR WHEN THINKING ABOUT THESE TREE REMOVALS AND COSTS WERE ASKING PEOPLE TO TAKE ON. [1:37:24] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, THERE ARE ABOUT 84 PENDING ASSESSMENTS TOTALLING $1.7 MILLION. THAT IS OVER $20,000 PER HOUSEHOLD WHEN IT COMES TO REMOVING THESE TREES. [1:37:41] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** IT CAN BE AN EXORBITANT COST TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TAKE ON THESE COSTS FOR INFESTATION THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH. AND SO BY COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE FOR TREATMENT OF A TREE BORE I COSTS -- ANYWHERE FROM $100 TO $200 ON A BIANNUAL BASIS, MEANING EVERY TWO YEARS THAT IS WHAT IT COST TO TREAT MOST OF THESE ASH TREES. [1:38:09] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THE COST SAVINGS, I THINK, REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECT AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL ONE. LAST THING I'LL SAY IS I WANT TO THANK A NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO GAVE THEIR INPUT TO THIS RESOLUTION. [1:38:25] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** I REALLY WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE, BUT ALSO PROFESSIONAL VOICES AND SO WE GOT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES. I GOT A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM PARKS AND POWER WHICH IS INCLUSIVE OF FOLKS ON THE NORTH SIDE. [1:38:49] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER FELICIA PERRY -- ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS. THE HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, TREE TRUST, METRO BLOOMS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, OUR STAFF CONTRIBUTED TO THIS HEAVILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. [1:39:05] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE AND HELPING SEE OUR CONSTITUENTS THROUGH THIS COST BURDEN AS WELL AS DIMINISHED TREE CANOPY AND THAT. PART OF HOW WE ADDRESS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THE STATE. WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNTY WELL AS OUR OWN FORESTRY HERE. [1:39:25] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** SO JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OUR PARTNERS IN THIS AND AGAIN, REITERATE MY THANKS TO CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. AND WITH THAT, I HOPE ALL MY COLLEAGUES CAN SUPPORT THIS. LAST THING. FOLKS MIGHT NOT REMEMBER, BUT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE ALSO GOT A LARGE FEDERAL GRANT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. [1:39:45] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** NOT ONLY WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE TREES, BUT ALSO FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THOSE TREES. AND EVEN THOUGH WE ARE PROPOSING DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR SOME OF THE TREES, THE REALITY THAT SOME OF THESE TREES ARE BEYOND TREATMENT IS STILL TRUE AND SO LUCKILY, WE GOT, I BELIEVE $8 TO $10 MILLION. [1:40:11] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THIS IS CONTEXT FOR MY COLLEAGUES. I HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT THAT WAS ADDED HERE, THE EDUCATION. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN IN OUR CITY. [1:40:33] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN TO DIFFERENT PARTICIPANTS IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. [1:40:55] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** APPRECIATE THE HELP OF OUR CITY STAFF, KEY, SYDNEY, AND THE CONTINUED EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE OUR FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR SOME ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT PLANTINGS AND REPLACEMENT HERE. [1:41:11] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED COLLABORATING WITH YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THIS. THIS IS YOUR RESOLUTION. AND NOW IT SITS IN NICELY WITH THE OPD IN 2015, I THINK. AND SO THANK YOUR BEING -- HAVING AN OPEN DOOR AND BEING WILLING TO COLLABORATE HERE. [1:41:31] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** YOU HAVE DONE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK ON HOW WE WORK ON THE ASH TREES IN YOUR DISTRICT AND BEYOND. I HOPE WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE THIS BE A REALLY POSITIVE THING THAT ENDS IN A BEAUTIFUL TREE CANOPY OVER NORTH. [1:41:47] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. [1:42:03] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:42:19] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. FINALLY WE HAVE THE REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE VICE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [1:42:34] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 11 ITEMS THAT IT IS RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL. ITEM 1, APPROVAL FOR BONDING ASSESSMENT AND AREAWAY ABANDON MINNESOTA FOR HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. [1:42:50] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** ITEM TWO, APPROVING ANNUAL LEVY OF VARIOUS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. ITEM 3, APPROVING APPROPRIATION INCREASE FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS. ITEM 4 IS AUTHORIZING RIGHT OF ENTRY AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ACCESS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WATER TREATMENT PROPERTY. [1:43:07] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** ITEM FIVE IS AUTHORIZING A UTILITY EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD FOR STORM SEWER OUTFALL WITHIN THE MINNEHAHA PARKWAY REGIONAL TRAIL. ITEM SIX IS AUTHORIZING A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR BRIDGE NINE REPAIRS. [1:43:25] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** ITEM 7 IS AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY FOR STORM DRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE ON -- PROPERTY. ITEM 8 IS APPROVING -- AND PROJECT PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE NORTH TRANSFER STATION REVITALIZATION PROJECT. [1:43:47] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** ITEM 9 IS AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATION TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR SEWER LATERAL REPAIRS. ITEM TEN IS AUTHORIZING DESIGNATION OF LOCAL FUNDS AS A MATCH FOR MINNESOTA DEED GRANT FOR THE UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. [1:44:08] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AND ITEM 11 IS AUTHORIZING PUBLIC WORKS TO APPLY FOR AND HOST AN AMERICORPS MEMBER FOR THE 2023-2024 PROGRAM YEAR. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THESE ITEMS. [1:44:25] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED THIS COMMITTEE'S REPORT FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:44:40] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. [1:44:56] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE! >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. THAT CARRIES AND THAT COMPLETES OUR REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ORDINANCE OF INTRODUCTIONS. [1:45:14] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** ONE NOTICE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TO AMEND TITLE 9, THE FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION CODE TO ADD PROVISIONS RELATED TO FEES FOR USE OF CITY OWNED RESOURCES BY EXTERNAL ENTITIES. THIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. [1:45:36] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** NEXT WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** SORRY MADAM PRESIDENT, I WAS IN QUEUE. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** MY APOLOGIES. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS IN QUEUE TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE AT LEE. [1:45:53] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO GIVE CONTEXT ON THIS. THIS ORDINANCE IS RELATED TO OFF DUTY POLICE AND ENSURING THAT TAXPAYERS ARE NOT CONTINUING TO SUBSIDIZE OFF DUTY WORK TO THE GREATEST DEGREE POSSIBLE. WE HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO RECOUP THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH USING CITY RESOURCES RELATED TO OFF DUTY WORK. [1:46:12] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I HAVE WORKED WITH STAFF ON WHAT THOSE FEES COULD LOOK LIKE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THIS WORK WAS PUT ON PAUSE THIS YEAR DUE TO SIGNIFICANT STAFF TURNOVER, BUT THAT BEING SAID, STAFF, MY OFFICE, WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO STILL GET INFORMATION NEEDED NEXT YEAR. [1:46:33] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DEADLINE FOR A 2025 FEE SCHEDULE. THERE IS NO QUESTION, WE NEED TO DO A SIGNIFICANT OVERHAUL TO OUR OFF-DUTY SYSTEM AND THIS ORDINANCE HELPS SUPPORT FURTHER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. [1:46:52] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I WANTED TO GIVE CONTEXT BEHIND OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO WITH THIS ORDINANCE. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. NEXT WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. FIRST, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE WILL BE INTRODUCING AND GIVING FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSING CODE TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER ENTITLED WINDOW CLEANING TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS RELATED TO LICENSING BUSINESS REGULATIONS, WORKER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND SAFETY. [1:47:22] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO BUSINESS INSPECTION AND HOUSING -- BUSINESS INSPECTIONS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. NEXT, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS JOHNSON AND GOODMAN WHO WILL BE INTRODUCING AND GIVING FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSING CODE TO ALIGN THE CITY'S BODY ART CODE. [1:47:44] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** MORE CLOSELY WITH THE STATE BODY ART CODE AND TO ALLOW FOR MORE TEMPORARY TATTOOING OR PIERCING EVENTS IN THE CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO THE BIZ COMMITTEE. THIRD, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW WILL BE INTRODUCING -- GIVING FIRST READING TO ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSING CODE TO AMEND PROVISIONS RELATED TO PEDICAB OPERATIONS AND VEHICLE STANDARDS. [1:48:10] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT WILL ALSO BE REFERRED TO THE BIZ COMMITTEE. FOURTH, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY WILL BE INTRODUCING AND GIVING FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HOUSING CODE TO AMEND PROVISIONS RELATED TO PRE-LEASING OF DWELLING UNITS IN NEW RENTAL CONSTRUCTION WHICH WILL ALSO BE REFERRED TO THE BIZ COMMITTEE. [1:48:32] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** FIFTH, I WILL BE INTRODUCING FIRST READING TO ORDINANCE ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE TO AMEND THE HEALTH CODE PERTAINING TO HIGH RISK SEXUAL CONDUCT TO UPDATE LANGUAGE TO REFLECT ADVANCES IN PREVENTIVE CARE AND STUDIES ON COMMUNITY OUTBREAK AND TO REMOVE STIGMATIZING LANGUAGE WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. [1:49:01] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** SIX, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI WILL BE INTRODUCING AN GIVING FIRST READING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STORM WATER CODE RELATED TO OPERATIONS WITH REGARD TO COORDINATION WITH THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. [1:49:23] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** SEVENTH, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW WILL BE INTRODUCING AND GIVING FIRST READING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF IMPORTANCE AMENDING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS CODE TO ADD A NEW SECTION RELATED TO PARKWAY PAVING, REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION, WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PWI COMMITTEE. [1:49:45] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW WILL BE INTRODUCING AND GIVING FIRST READING TO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS ON THE NRP POLICY BOARD. [1:50:01] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND THE ELECTION SYSTEM TO BUILD THOSE POSITIONS WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE INTRODUCTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE INTRODUCTIONS? [1:50:22] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. [1:50:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THE ORDINANCES ARE REFERRED TO DESIGNATED COMMITTEES IN THE NEXT CYCLE. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION TODAY. BEFORE WE MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION, I WOULD TAKE UP ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST. [1:50:57] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** DO ANY OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE THIS MORNING? COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M RESUMING MY ROLE INFORMALLY AS THE CHAIR OF ELECTIONS AND RULES. [1:51:15] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** JUST TO REMIND FOLKS, WE HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP AND THIS IS OUR LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE THE TUESDAY'S ELECTION. AND SO JUST WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT EARLY VOTING IS STILL GOING ON. YOU CAN STILL EARLY VOTE IN PERSON. [1:51:32] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** I DON'T HAVE THE ADDRESS IN FRONT ME, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS 980 EAST HENNEPIN. IT IS SERVED IN THERE. FOLKS CAN GO EARLY VOTE. EARLY VOTING IS AVAILABLE UNTIL 5:00 PM NEXT MONDAY. [1:51:48] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** NOVEMBER 6. SO AND THAT IS WHEN IT WILL END. OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY KNOWS, BUT I'LL SAY FOR THE RECORD, NEXT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, POLLS WILL BE OPEN TO WELCOME VOTERS AT 7:00 AM AND THEY'LL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 8:00 PM. [1:52:04] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND SO IF FOLKS NEED HELP OR SUPPORT FINDING THEIR POLLING LOCATION, THEY CAN GO TO VOTE.MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV AND FIND A POLLING LOCATIONS. WE HAD REDISTRICTING. [1:52:21] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** WHILE I THINK THINGS ARE BY AND LARGE THE SAME, PEOPLE SHOULD DOUBLE CHECK THEIR POLLING LOCATIONS SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THEY ARE AT THE RIGHT SPOT. ELECTION RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ELECTION NIGHT FOR FIRST RANKED CHOICES. ANYONE WHO REACHES THE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD WILL BE DECLARED THE WINNER UNTIL THE FINAL COUNT. [1:52:41] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** OTHERWISE, THE ELECTION TEAMS WILL CONDUCT ROUNDS OF TABULATIONS FOR THE NEXT DAYS TO IDENTIFY UNOFFICIAL WINNERS IN RACES TOO CLOSE TO DECIDE ON ELECTION NIGHT. SO YES. I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT IN TERMS OF NOTES. [1:52:59] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** YES, PEOPLE, I WANT -- WE WANT TO SEE FOLKS VOTING. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY we HAVE A GREAT TRACK RECORD IN OUR CITY OF TURNOUT. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ODD ELECTION WITH ONLY COUNCIL ON THE BALLOT. I DON'T KNOW THE LAST TIME THAT'S HAPPENED, IF EVER. [1:53:14] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND SO THE THREAT FOR LACK OF ENTHUSIASM IS THERE, BUT I'M HOPEFUL OUR RESIDENTS ARE READY TO GO TO THE POLLS AS THEY ALWAYS ARE. THAT'S ALL I GOT. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** MADAM PRESIDENT, WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, ON THAT SAME TOPIC, I WOULD BE PLEASED TO REPORT TO THE COUNCIL THAT THUS FAR, AS OF LAST NIGHT, THE CITY HAS SERVED 12,130 VOTERS. [1:53:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** SO WHILE CERTAINLY NOT THE HIGHEST TURNOUT, THAT TOTAL TURNOUT AT THIS SAME POINT IN TIME -- POINT BY POINT, DAY-BY-DAY, WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WE HAVE SERVED MORE VOTERS THAN WE DID IN THE 2017 MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEN THE MAYOR, COUNCIL, PARK BOARD AND BET WERE ON THE BALLOT. [1:53:58] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** WE ARE NOT TO THE SAME LEVEL AS WE WERE IN THE LAST MUNICIPAL ELECTION AS WE WERE IN 2021. ALTHOUGH 12,000 VOTERS IS A LOT TO PROCESS DURING THE EARLY VOTING DAY, IT IS A SMALL NUMBER OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE CITIES. [1:54:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** WE HAVE FIVE DAYS AT THE ELECTION -- PEOPLE WITH BRING BACK THEIR BALLOTS. THERE ARE LOTS OF INFORMATION INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW PEOPLE CAN GET THEIR BALLOT BACK TO US BEFORE ELECTION DAY AND ALL OUR POLLING DAY AND ENCOURAGE OUR VOTERS TO GET OUT AND PARTICIPATE. [1:54:32] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE TO EMBARRASS ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES. IT IS THEIR BIRTHDAY TODAY. SO IF WE WANT TO SING, HERE, OR JUST SAY HELLO TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLIOTT PAYNE. [1:54:51] **Council Member Emily Koski:** BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY. LOOK AT HIM. >> **Council Members:** WHOO! >> **Council Members:** HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** I'M NOT SINGING. >> **Council Members:** HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. [LAUGHTER] HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. >> **Council Members:** AND MANY MORE. [1:55:08] [APPLAUSE] >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** I DID PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE JUST TO ADD ONTO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON'S VERY POIGNANT AND IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. AND THAT IS MANY OF OUR DISENFRANCHISED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN RE-ENFRANCHISED BY OUR STATE LEGISLATURE, AND THOSE WHO FORMERLY INCARCERATED FOLKS HAVE NOW HAD THEIR RIGHTS RESTORED AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS. AND SO WE WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THOSE [1:55:54] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** FOLKS ARE AWARE AND HOPEFULLY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS GREAT EXPERIMENT WE CALL DEMOCRACY. AND SEEING NO FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION, WHICH IS TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS UNIT AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. BEFORE I CLOSE THIS MEETING I'LL RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE A LEGAL BASIS FOR THE REQUEST TO CLOSE SESSION. [1:56:30] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF STRATEGY FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING THE POLICE OFFICERS FEDERATION OF MINNEAPOLIS. CONSIDERATION OF NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES OR DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF LABOR NEGOTIATION PROPOSALS MAY BE HELD IN A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.03. IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MUST VOTE TO CLOSE THE MEETING. [1:56:57] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** IN DECIDING WHETHER TO CLOSE A MEETING FOR LABOR NEGOTIATION STRATEGY, THE COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT ITS GOVERNMENT IS DOING AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO RESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGY. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. WITH THAT I'LL MOVE THAT OUR PUBLIC MEETING BE CLOSED AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETING LAWS SPECIFICALLY MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.03 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND STRATEGIES RELATED TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICE OFFICER FEDERATION. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? [1:57:35] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** SECOND. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** OSMAN. >> **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PAYNE. >> **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. >> **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. [1:57:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** ELLISON. >> **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW. >> **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** GOODMAN. >> **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF OUR MEETING AND CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC. I'LL NOTE THAT THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING WILL CONTINUE. THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN [2:02:43] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** FOLLOWING OUR CLOSED SESSION I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. >> **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** JOHNSON IS ABSENT. OSMAN IS ABSENT. PAYNE IS ABSENT. KOSKI. >> **Council Member Emily Koski:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. >> **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [2:02:58] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** ELLISON IS ABSENT. VETAW IS ABSENT. RAINVILLE. >> **Council Member Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** GOODMAN IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** PRESENT. >> **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT. >> **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, AND WITH THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY AND WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYONE.