[0:22] Elliott Payne: GOOD MORNING. I'M ELLIOT PAYNE, PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE CONVENE THE MEETING, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS TO THIS SPACE TO SHARE IN THESE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE TACKLING UP OUR AGENDA. FIRST UP IS A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING YOUNG SOUTHEAST ASIAN LEADERS INITIATIVE PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM. [0:42] Elliott Payne: PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [0:42] Linea Palmisano: GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY! WE'RE HERE WITH THE FIRST RESOLUTION OF THE DAY. HONORING THE YOUNG SOUTHEAST ASIAN LEADERS INITIATIVE. THE PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM. AND WE HAVE AN ALUMNIS OF THIS PROGRAM WITH US, TOO. I LEARNED HOW TO DO THIS FROM MY FRIEND AND COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. I'LL SAY A FEW WORDS SO MARGARET ANDERSON-KELLEHER WERE HOSTS IN CITY HALL OF THIS PROGRAM. AS WERE OTHERS ACROSS THE STREET WITH THE COUNTY. YOU'LL LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE. I'LL READ ABOUT HALF OF THIS. YOU GET THE SECOND. HERE, YOU START. [1:33] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. HONORING THE FELLOWS OF THE YOUNG SOUTHEAST ASIAN LEADERS INITIATIVE PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM. WHEREAS, THE YOUNG SOUTHEAST AS LEADERS INITIATIVE (YSEALI) PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIR; AND WHEREAS, THE YSEALI PROGRAM BRI EMERGING LEADERS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR INTENSIVE FELLOWSHIP DESIGNED TO BROADEN THEIR PROFE EXPERTISE; AND. THE YSEALI PROGRAM AFFORDS PROMISING YOUNG THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES IN, AND EXPOSURE TO, UNITED STATES OFFICES WORKING ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES RELATED TO INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT; SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE; CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; A SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; AND WHEREAS, THE YSEALI PROGRAM BUILDS THE LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN TEN MEMBER COUNTRIES AND PROMOTES CROSS-BO COOPERATION TO SOLVE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES; AND WHEREAS, FELLOWS WILL GAIN ADDI EXPOSURE TO U.S. COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES, SERVICE, AND A HOST HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE; AND [2:43] Linea Palmisano: WHEREAS, THE YSEALI PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING BROAD GOALS TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND LASTING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN EMERGING LEADERS FROM THE 10 MEMBER AND THE UNED STATES, PROVIDE OPPORT FOR PARTICIPANTS AGES 25-35 TO COLLABORATE, AND SHARE IDEAS, APPROACHES, AND STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING LOCAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES, INCREASE AMERICANS' GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH NEW AND EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA, CREATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESS DISINFORMATION BY SUPPORTING CIVIL SOCIETY, OPEN TRANSPARENT INSTITUTIONS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK OF L PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES; AND. THE CURRENT COHORT OF YSEALI FELLOWS IN MINNEAPOLIS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, HEN COUNTY, AND THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE TOPIC AREAS OF JUDICIAL PROCESSES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS; AND THE FELLOWS HAVE I THEMSELVES IN AMERICAN AND MINNEAPOLIS CULTURE BY VOLUNTEERING AT THE FOOD BANK AT THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (CEAP); VISITING THE MINNESOTA ZOO, TARGET FIELD THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT, AND MANY OTHERS; GOING TO CONCERTS AT THE ARMORY AND GRAND CASINO ARENA; EATING AT MANY LOCAL RESTAURANTS; AND THE JOY OF A JUICY LUCY; AND WHEREAS, THE HOSTS OF THE EIGHT IN MINNEAPOLIS ARE CHIEF JUDGE KERRY MEYER, ASSISTANT CHIEF JUDGE MARK KAPPELHOFF, JUDGE ANGELA WILLMS, HENNEPIN COUNTY MARION GREENE, HENNEPIN COUNTY DIRECTOR OF BROADBAND AND DIGITAL INCLUSION PHIL ESSINGTON, DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DIRECTOR ADAM DUININCK, MINNEAPOLIS CITY OPERATIONS OFFICER MARGARET ANDERSON KELLIHER, AND MINNEAPOLIS CITY MEMBER LINEA PALMISANO; ━NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE FELLOWS OF THE YOUNG SOUTH EAST LEADERS INITIATIVE (YSEALI) PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM TO MINNEAPOLIS AND HENNEPIN COUNTY. JUST BRIEFLY. I ENGAGED IN THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I GOT A CALL FROM MIKE. WHO SAID THEY NEEDED ONE MORE HOST. AND, YOU KNOW, I AGREED TO IT. IN PART, BECAUSE MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, LATRISHA VETAW HOSTED ONE. I GOT TO BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT. AND LEARN ABOUT THE AMAZING EXPERIENCE THAT SHE HAD. AND I JUST COULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT OF HOW MUCH JOY IT WOULD BRING ME TO SEE MINNEAPOLIS THROUGH THE EYES OF THE FELLOWS, AGAIN, AND TO INTRODUCE THEM TO A UP COUPLE OF THINGS. [5:30] Linea Palmisano: THIS IS MY FELLOW. I'VE ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES FROM HER. I HAVE SO ENJOYED BRINGING HER TO EXCITING, COMPETITIVE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER GAMES IN MY COMMUNITY. AND TRYING OUT RESTAURANTS, NONE OF WHICH ARE SPICY ENOUGH FOR HER. AND MORE! SO I HAVE LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. AND I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED FALL IN THE MIDWEST HERE. I'M GOING HAVE MARGARET SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS AND TRY TO INTRODUCE ALL THE FELLOWS AND HAVE A COUPLE OF WORDS FROM YOU. [6:03] Margaret Anderson Kelliher: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING OUR GUESTS HERE TODAY. JAMES WAS OUR FELLOW IN THE COO'S OFFICE. AND FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES AND CLIMATE. I DO WANT TO THANK STAFF, AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK ANNA, AS WELL AS RUTH AND MOLLY FOR REALLY HELPING EVERYONE GET AROUND. BUT THE REASON I HAVE PARTICIPATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MANY DIFFERENT ROLES OF HOSTING A FELLOW IS THAT I THINK THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD. YOU COME TO LEARN HERE. BUT WE ARE ALSO LEARNING FROM YOU. AND I KNOW JAMES DID OVER 30 MEETINGS WITH CITY STAFF OVER THE LAST FOUR WEEKS. SPENT SORT OF A RESIDENCY AND HEALTH AND CLIMATE AND DID ALL THOSE THINGS. AND I JUST KNOW, ALSO, THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO THERE'S A FUTURE PRIME MINISTER IN HERE. THERE'S A FUTURE CHIEF JUDGE IN HERE. WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALL GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXCEL! WE HOPE YOU REMEMBER YOUR TIME HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNESOTA FONDLY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND I WILL PASS THE MIC DOWN SO EVERYONE CAN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. AND THEN I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS FROM THE GROUP THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED. LET'S DO THE INTRODUCTIONS AND THEN COME BACK AND DO THE COMMENTS. [7:24] YSEALI Fellow (Vietnam): GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M FROM VIETNAM. I'M A FELLOW AT MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN COUNCIL WITH ADAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HOSTING US. AND GIVING US THE HONOR TODAY. [7:38] YSEALI Fellow (Fern): GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS FERN FROM THAILAND. I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT I'M HERE. I'LL GO BACK TO THAILAND AND TELL PEOPLE HOW GENEROUS YOU GUYS ARE. AS WELL AS MY HOST, JUDGE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [7:53] YSEALI Fellow (Indonesia): GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M FROM INDONESIA. AND HERE I'M ATTACHED WITH CHIEF OF JUDGE. I WANT TO SAY WE ALL FLY MORE THAN 20 HOURS FROM OUR OWN COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. AND I THINK SINCE DAY ONE, THE BIGGEST BLESSING WE HAVE SO FAR IS THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL WE MET HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH WELCOMING US SINCE DAY ONE. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED. EVERY SINGLE ENCOUNTERS I HAVE, SINCE DAY ONE, GETTING OUR FEET HERE INTO MINNEAPOLIS HAS BEEN FILLED WITH SO MUCH WARMTH, KINDNESS, A LOT OF FOODS, LOVE, CONCERTS, HOCKEY GAMES. AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BACK HOME! SO DIFFERENTLY. FOUR WEEKS ISN'T ENOUGH. WE ARE BLESSED WITH EVERY KINDNESS WE'VE MET SO FAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [8:34] YSEALI Fellow (Joey): GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JOEY FROM MALAYSIA. I'M ATTACHED TO COMMISSIONER GREENE AND DIRECTOR PHIL. I GUESS I CAN THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR. SO I CAN SAY ON BEHALF OF OUR FELLOWS, I LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, OUR HOSTS, PARTNERS, AND NEW FRIENDS FOR WELCOMING US SO WARMLY OVER THE FOUR WEEKS. YOUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY, INCLUSIVITY, AND WILL BRING -- WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK NOT JUST LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP. BUT THE HEART OF MINNEAPOLIS ITSELF. ITS KINDNESS, OPENNESS, AND SENSE OF SHARED PURPOSE. THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY. AND SHARING YOUR MINNEAPOLIS SPIRIT WITH US. YEAH. [9:36] YSEALI Fellow (JD): HELLO EVERYONE. I'M JD FROM THE PHILIPPINES. GENDER DEVELOPMENT -- I'M IN TOUCH WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY MARION GREEN AND DIRECTOR PHIL. IT'S BEEN SO AMAZING JOURNEY FOR US. AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL. AND THIS WILL BE A FOREVER LONG-TERM MEMORY FOR US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. [10:04] YSEALI Fellow (Philippines): I'M FROM THE PHILIPPINES. A PROSECUTION BACK HOME. ON BEHALF OF THE YOUNG SOUTHEAST ASIA LEADER INITIATIVE PROGRAM, WE THANK THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. ESPECIALLY THE COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TO MY HOST, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO FOR BRINGING US HERE AND FOR SHOWING US AROUND MINNESOTA AND MINNEAPOLIS. AND WE WILL SURELY BE VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE FOUND NORTH STAR HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN ALLY IN THE PHILIPPINES. [10:35] YSEALI Fellow (James): I'M JAMES ATTACHED WITH COO MARGARET ANDERSON-KELLEHER. AND I DON'T KNOW, IN FACT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY AT THIS MOMENT. SINCE EVERY TIME THAT I ENTERED THE CITY HALL, I FEEL LIKE I'M HAVING A FEELING OF SEPARATION ANXIETY. I WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SERVICE WITH DEALING WITH DIFFERENT OFFICES AND AT THE SAME TIME LEARNING THEIR STORIES. AND I THINK I ALREADY HAVE A SECOND HOME WHEN I COME BACK HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND I BELIEVE MINNEAPOLIS WILL BE ALWAYS PART OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. [11:21] YSEALI Fellow (Malaysia): HELLO EVERYONE. I'M A MINISTRY JUDGE BACK IN MALAYSIA. HERE I'M ATTACHED WITH JUDGE MARK. THANK YOU FOR THE EXPERIENCE AND THE WELCOME. [11:35] Unidentified Speaker: HELLO EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE. WE NEED YOU BETWEEN THE TWO BLACK PIECES OF TAPE. [12:26] Elliott Payne: NEXT WE'LL RECOGNIZE ELECTION JUDGE APPRECIATION DAY WITH COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [12:54] Linea Palmisano: GOOD MORNING. THIS IS ABOUT ELECTION JUDGE APPRECIATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS, I GOT MY START AS AN ELECTION JUDGE ON THE FRONTLINES OF DEMOCRACY. IT'S IMPRESSIVE TO SEE HOW IT'S RUN. IT'S IMPRESSIVE TO SEE HOW COMMITTED THE PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WORK FOR THE CITY VERY LONG. BUT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO WHAT GOES ON IN THIS DEMOCRACY. AND THIS YEAR IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. LET ME BRIEFLY READ THE RESOLUTION AND I'M GOING TO turn IT OVER TO DIRECTOR KATIE SMITH. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS PROUD OF ITS ENVIABLE NATIONAL REPUTATION AS A LEADER IN VOTER PARTICIPATION; THE HIGH QUALITY ADMINISTRATION OF ITS ELECTIONS; THE CALIBER O CADRE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS; AND THE UNWAVERING COMMUNITY FOCUS ON ENSURING ALL VOTERS HAVE FREE, FAIR, AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE BALLOT BOX; AND WHEREAS: THROUGH THEIR SERVICE, ELECTION JUDGES IN MINNEAPOLIS BRING THE COMMITMENT, AND EXPERTISE THAT UPHOLDS THE INTEGRITY AND ACCURACY OF ELECTIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS WHILE PROVIDING THE DIRECT SUPPORT TO SERVE ALL VOTERS, WHETHER DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD OR AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY, THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN ACHIEVING A REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM OF DEMOCRACY AND IN BUILDING AND SUSTAINING PUBLIC TRUST IN ELECTORAL PROCESSES; AND WHEREAS: AN ESTIMATED 2,070 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN RECRUITED TRAINED, AND SCHEDULED TO SERVE AS ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE 2025 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION, THEREBY HELP ENSURE THIS YEAR'S ELECTION IS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM AND LIBERTY, UPON WHICH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WER ━NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HEREBY DESIGNATE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025, TO BE ELECTIO JUDGE APPRECIATION DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR VALUED SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE MAYOR AND CITY HEREBY EXTEND THEIR SINCERE APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO ALL ELECTION JUDGES FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR KATIE SMITH. [15:08] Katie Smith: THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KATIE SMITH. DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I'M JOINED, ALSO, BY OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, JOHN MARTIN. HE AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF THE ELECTION JUDGES WHO ARE GOING TO BE WORKING AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY. WE'RE ALSO FORTUNATE TODAY TO BE JOINED BY SOME MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF WHO WORK WITH VOTING AHEAD OF ELECTION DAY. SO WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES TODAY WITH us FROM EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING, VOTE-BY-MAIL, OUR TRAINING TEAM. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR LOGISTICS TEAM. OUR VOTER OUTREACH, OUR ELECTION JUDGE AND POLLING PLACE TEAM. AND I'M JUST REALLY FORTUNATE TO BE JOINED BY SUCH A DEDICATED STAFF OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE JUST CONSISTENTLY DEDICATED TO MAKING OUR ELECTIONS HAPPEN HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I WANT UP TO EXPRESS OUR CONTINUED THANKS FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT AND, ALSO, SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO CLERK CARL FOR HIS ONGOING LEADERSHIP. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU. LET'S GATHER FOR A QUICK PHOTO HERE. THANKS! [16:16] Elliott Payne: NEXT WELCOME UP COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS TO RECOGNIZE INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEK. [18:34] Andrea Jenkins: GOOD MORNING! GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS. WARD 8 COUNCILMEMBER MEMBER. I'M THRILLED TO OFFER THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH. AND INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEK. WHEREAS, OCTOBER 2025 MARKS TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH (NDEAM) TO INCREASE EDUCATION ABOUT DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AND CELEBRATE THE MANY AND VARIED CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICA'S WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES; AND WHEREAS: THE HISTORY OF NDEAM TRACES BACK TO 1945, WHEN IT STARTED AS A WEEK AND FOCUSED ONLY ON PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. LATER, IT EXPANDE TO A FULL MONTH, AND ITS NAME AND SCOPE EVOLVED TO ACKNOWLEDG THE IMPORTANCE OF INCREASING TH INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH ALL NATURE OF DISABILITIES; AND WHEREAS: OCTOBER 19 - 25 MARKS INVISIBLE DISABILITIES WEEK; AN WHEREAS: IN 2024, ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR ALL AGES, THE EMPLOYMENT-POPULATION RATIO IS MUCH LOWER FOR PEOPLE WITH A DI THAN FOR THOSE WITH NO DISABILITY; AND. WHEREAS: UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATES WERE MUCH HIGHER FOR PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY THAN FOR THOSE WITH NO DISABILITY ACROSS ALL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT GROUPS; AND WHEREAS: WORKPLACES WELCOMING OF THE TALENTS OF ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ARE A PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD AN COMMUNITY AND STRONG ECONOMY. AWARENESS WILL REINFORCE THE VALUE AND TALENT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADD TO OUR WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES AND AFFIRM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS' TO INCREASING ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS FOR ALL WORKERS, INCLUDING WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES; AND. WHEREAS: APPROXIMATELY TWENTY PERCENT OF AMERICANS LIVE WITH CONDITION THAT CAN BE CONSIDERE AN INVISIBLE DISABILITY AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY 66 MILLION AMERICANS; AND. WHEREAS: THE TERM “INVISIBLE DISABILITIES” OR “NON-APPARENT DISABILITIES” REFERS TO DISABILITIES WHICH ARE NOT VISIBLY APPARENT LEADING THIS PERSON TO FIGHT A BATTLE SELDOM ACKNOWLEDGED. SOME EXAMPLES OF DISABILITIES INCLUDE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ANXIETY DEPRESSION ARTHRITIS, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DI DEAFNESS, VISION IMPAIRMENT AND BLINDNESS DIABETES EPILEPSY FIBROMYALGIA, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, USHER SYNDROME, BIPOLAR DISORDER, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AND SCLEROSIS, AMONG MANY OTHERS; A WHEREAS: SINCE INVISIBLE DISABILITIES ARE NOT READILY APPARENT, THE PERSON'S CONDITIO MAY NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY OTHE A LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE DISABILITY OFTEN TRANSLATES TO LACK OF FUNDING, ACCOMMODATIONS RESOURCES, MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, AND OVERALL SUPPORT; AND. WHEREAS: IN 2012, THE CITY ADOPTED AN ADA TRANSITION PLAN. IT WAS REQUIRED UNDER TITLE II OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILIT ACT OF 1990 AND WAS LAST UPDATE LAST YEAR; AND WHEREAS: IN 2016, THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT RENEWED THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE ADA BY CONDUCTING A PROGRAM AND SERVICES EVALUATION AND DEVELOPING AN UPDATED PLAN KNOW AS THE ADA ACTION PLAN WHICH HAS BEEN UPDATED THIS YEAR; AND. WHEREAS: THE ADA ACTION PLAN DEMONSTRATES THE CITY‘S COMMITMENT TO THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN PRO SERVICES AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES BY ADOPTING EMERGING ACCESSIBILITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL PRACTICES, AND IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE THERE ARE GAPS AND NEEDS IMPROVEMENT TO BETTER SERVE PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES IN EVERY FORM; ━NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THIS 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, AND HONOR OCTOBER 19TH TO THE 25TH, 2025, AS INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, BOTH INVISIBLE AND APPARENT, TO AME' WORKPLACES AND ECONOMY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DETERMINATION IT TAKES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH INVISIBLE AND APPARENT DISABILITIES. TO GET UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. AND BE CONTRIBUTING PARTS OF OUR ECONOMIES AND COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TING WE SHOULD GATHER FOR A LOVELY PHOTO! [25:09] Elliott Payne: I HAVE ONE MORE. YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE IT? [25:31] Elliott Payne: OUR FINAL RESOLUTION IS RECOGNIZING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WITH VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI, AND CHOWDHURY. AND CASHMAN. [26:05] Andrea Jenkins: GOOD MORNING AGAIN. ANDREA JENKINS. WARD 8 COUNCILMEMBER. AND THIS RESOLUTION THIS MORNING IS RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2025, AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS, NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOL AWARENESS MONTH WAS FIRST DECLARED IN 1989 TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MORE THAN 10 MILLION ADULTS ANNUALLY WHO EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES; AND. WHEREAS, THE TYPES OF DOMESTIC INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PHYSICAL ABUSE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE VERBAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE, FINANCIAL ABUSE, DIGITAL ABUSE, ABUSE, SEXUAL COERCION, REPRODUCTIVE COERCION, AND STALKING; AND. WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND (CDC), 41% OF WOMEN, 26% OF MEN AND 54% OF TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME, AND UP TO 10 MILLION CHILDREN ARE E TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EACH YEAR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF NEGATIVE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING WORSENED PSYCHOLOGICA AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, DECREASED QUALITY OF LIFE, DECREASED PROD AND MORTALITY; AND. [27:52] Aisha Chughtai: WHEREAS, OVER 4.5 MILLION WOMEN REPORT BEING THREATENED WITH A GUN BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER, AND ACCESS TO A FIREAR INCREASES THE RISK OF INTIMATE PARTNER FEMICIDE BY AT LEAST 400%; AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF HO WITH THE NATIONAL NETWORK TO EN VIOLENCE REPORTING THAT BETWEEN 22% AND 57% OF ALL HOMELESS WOMEN REPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THEIR BECOMING UNSHELTERED, THAT OVER 90% OF HOMELESS WOMEN REPORT HA EXPERIENCED SEVERE PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES, AND THAT 63% HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AS ADULTS, SHOWING THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES OF DOM VIOLENCE AND WHEREAS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED; AND VIOLENCE FREE MINN━ STATEWIDE COALITION OF PROGRAMS WORKING TOGETHER TO END RELATIONSHIP ABUSE━ HAS BEEN REPORTING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE SINCE 1989; IN 2024, VIOLENCE FREE MINNESOTA DOCUMENTED TWO RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS WERE LOST TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, INCLUDING 35-YEAR-OLD LIARA KAYLEE TSAI, WHO IS REMEMBERED BY HER COMMUNITY AS A TALENTED WITH A UNIQUE PRESENCE AND MAGNETIC PERSONALITY, AND 47-YEAR-OLD ALLISON LUSSIER, WHOSE FAMILY REMEMBERS HER AS KIND GENEROUS CARING AND LOVING, AND CONTINUES FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE FOR ALLISON NEARLY TWO YEARS LATER; AND SO FAR IN 2025, VIOLENCE FREE MINNESOTA HAS DOCUMENTED TWO RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS HAVE BEEN LOST TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING 2-YEAR-OLD KINSLEY PRINSEN WHO IS REMEMBERED BY HER MOTHER AS ANGEL, WHO WAS ALWAYS HAPPY, AN MARIAH SAMUELS, WHO IS REMEMBERED BY HER CHILDREN, SISTERS, FATHER, AND FRIENDS AS LOVING SWEET OUTGOING AND FREE-SPIRITED; AND IN MINNEAPOLIS, 3 OF THE 4 DOCUMENTED LOSES AS A RESULT OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE WERE BLACK WOMAN AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN, AND A TRANS WOMAN, WHICH REFLECTS THE STAGGERINGLY DISPR IMPACT OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOL EXPERIENCED BY MARGINALIZED WOMEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE IS A LOCAL AND NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALT CONCERN THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY WOMEN━PARTICULARLY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, ASIAN, LATINA WOMEN AND PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WO━ EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY REPORTING THAT AN AVERAGE OF 70 WOMEN ARE SHOT AND KILLED BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER EVERY MONTH; A LGBTQ+ AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES COMMUNITIES, WHO ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO SEVERE FORMS OF RELATIONSHIP ABUSE AND RELATIONSHIP ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH DUE TO A NATIONAL ECOSYSTEM THAT DISENFRANCHISES THEM, STILL LACK REPRESENTATION IN DATA, AND ARE UNDERREPORTED, RESULTING IN A LACK OF INFORMATION TO FULLY CAPTURE TH MAGNITUDE OF THE HARM THEY ARE EXPERIENCING; AND WHEREAS: DESPITE ITS PERVASIVENESS, CURRENTLY, NO STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY COLLECTS COMPREHENSIVE DATA ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES; AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS COMMITTED TO HONORING THE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO WERE LOST DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE AND THOSE CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE BY BRINGING AN END TO THIS PREVENT EPIDEMIC THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AWARENESS EDUCATION TRAINING VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND GUN CONTROL, DIRECT SERVICE, AND POLICY CHANGE; ━NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 2025 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; AND, THAT OCTOBER 23, 2025, BE RECOGNIZED AS A DA OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. [32:39] Aisha Chughtai: GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. I WANT TO OPEN BY WELCOMING THREE FAMILIES. AND STARTING BY INVITING THEM TO SHARE SOME REMARKS. SO, FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM ALLISON'S FAMILY. THEN MARIAH'S FAMILY. AND THEN SARAH PATRICK'S FAMILY. AND ALL THREE WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES. HOW PRECIOUS THEIR LIVES WERE. AND HOW THEY CAME TO AN END BECAUSE OF THIS PREVENTABLE EPIDEMIC THAT IS A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF US, AS A SOCIETY, NOT TAKING THE VIOLENCE THAT IS PERPETRATED AGAINST WOMEN SERIOUSLY. WELCOME. [33:30] Janet Williams: THANK YOU. I'M JANET WILLIAMS, ALLISON'S AUNT. I WANT TO THANK MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL FOR GIVING ALLISON LUSSIER AND EVERY AMERICAN-INDIAN VICTIM OUT HERE WINGS. WITHOUT YOU, THIS STORY NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN HEARD. NOBODY WOULD HAVE LISTENED. AMONG THE CRISIS IN INDIAN COUNTRY AND IN AMERICA TODAY, MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS RELATIVES IS A REAL THING. ALLISON'S CASE IS EXACTLY WHY WE GO MISSING OR MURDERED 10 TIMES ANY OTHER RACE. BUT YET WE ARE LESS THAN 1% OF THE POPULATION HERE. ALLISON, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN HER CASE. STATUTES. MINNESOTA STATE STATUTES AND POLICIES ARE ABSOLUTE BARBARIC. THAT NEED CHANGE. NOT YESTERDAY BUT 20, 30, 40 YEARS AGO. WE NEED STATUTE CHANGE, POLICY CHANGE. ALLISON WOULD BE HERE TODAY IF WE DID NOT HAVE THOSE STATUTES IN PLACE. AND WITH MINNEAPOLIS PD, I APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE HER CASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED AS A HOMICIDE. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. AS MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY, WE CAN NO LONGER STAND FOR THIS. ALLISON, JUSTICE FOR ALLISON, WE STAND WITH EVERY VICTIM THAT IS OUT HERE. I STAND RIGHT HERE NEXT TO MARIAH SAMUELS' SISTER, SIMONE. I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF TO HER. [35:05] Simone Samuels: I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME OUT TODAY. MY FAMILY REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY DAD AND MY SISTER SELENA WHO COULDN'T BE HERE. SHE'S OUT OF STATE RIGHT NOW. I'M HERE TO SAY THAT THIS MORNING WAS REALLY HARD, ACTUALLY, WHEN I WOKE UP. AND I REALIZED EVERY DAY, ALMOST, I'VE BEEN GETTING TEXT MESSAGES, E-MAILS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT EVENTS FOR DOMESTIC AWARENESS. AND IT HITS ME MY SISTER IS NO LONGER HERE AND I'LL NO LONGER SEE HER ANYMORE. THAT'S SUCH A HEAVY THING TO TRY TO PROCESS EVERY DAY. AND I STILL DON'T THINK I UNDERSTAND. I DON'T THINK I EVER WILL. I DON'T THINK MY DAD WILL REALIZE HIS BABY IS NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME HOME TO HIM. AND MY DAD IS A VERY STOIC GUY. SO THE FACT THAT THIS IS HIT HIM SO HARD, IT'S SO HARD TO WATCH THAT FOR HIM. IT'S HARD TO SEE HIM BREAK DOWN EVERY DAY. HE'S NOT A MAN WHO CRIES OR SHOWS HIS EMOTIONS THAT WAY. BUT IT'S BEEN HARD TO SEE. EVEN MY SISTER DETERIORATE OVER A MONTH OF LOSING HER. MINNEAPOLIS POLICE, YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR PRIORITIES TOGETHER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY PEOPLE CALL YOU FOR HELP, THEY TAKE THE STEPS YOU ASK THEM TO TAKE, TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT AND LEGAL WAY. AND STILL THEY END UP MURDERED. IN HER PHONE FRONT OWN FRONT YARD. THIS WAS PERSONAL FOR US. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WILL DEEPLY TRAUMATIZE US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. AND IT ALL COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH A SIMPLE ARREST. AND THE FACT THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE ON THE DOMESTICS CASE WHEN THERE'S CONSTANT CALLS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THIS CITY, IT'S OUTRAGEOUS. YOU GUYS HAVE MIXED UP PRIORITIES. YOU GUYS ARE HONING IN AND CHOOSING TO OVERPOLICE IN SOME AREAS WHILE YOU LEAVE THE NORTH SIDE BY ITSELF TO DEFEND ONE ANOTHER. YOU LEAVE THE SOUTH SIDE TO DEFEND EACH OTHER. SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT LITTLE EARTH HAS TO COME UP WITH ITS OWN PROTECTORS TO PROTECT ITS CITIZEN. IT'S NOT ANY WAY OF RIGHT. WE'RE MINNESOTA CITIZENS. WE PAY TAXES. WE DESERVE TO BE PROTECTED. MINNEAPOLIS, YOU GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER. AND YOU HAVE TO ALLOCATE THE RIGHT FUNDS, THE RIGHT MANPOWER TO PROTECT US. OR THINGS ARE REALLY, REALLY GOING TO BECOME DIRE. THANK YOU. [37:42] Unidentified Speaker: JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO, I LOST MY BEST FRIEND IN A HORRIFIC ACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I CONSIDER THIS ALSO A LOSS TO THE WORLD. AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. SARAH PATRICK WAS A SENSITIVE, CREATIVE, AND BRIGHT SPIRIT. A TRUE MINNEAPOLIS WHO MY STEADFAST COMPANION SINCE WE WERE 16 WHEN SHE EMBRACED ME WITH FRIENDSHIP. I'M NOT THE SAME PERSON I WAS BEFORE SARA WAS MURDERED. WHEN A LOVED ONE IS TAKEN FROM US BRUTALLY. THERE'S AN ACROSS-SUI ACUTE GRIEF. THIS NEW WAY OF BEING LINGERS. I MISS MY FRIENDS' SMILE, LAUGH, AND EVERY SO OFTEN, I STILL LISTEN TO OLD VOICE MESSAGES TO REMIND MYSELFS OF THE CONTOURS OF HER VOICE. SHE WAS AREA AND HERE. SARAH SHOULD BE HERE TODAY. SHE ISN'T. MY SENSE OF JUSTICE LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE POLICE WOULD FIGHT FOR US. UNDERSTAND OUR PAIN. WHEN SARAH WAS MURDERED, HER PERPETRATOR AND EX-BOYFRIEND ALSO KILLED HIMSELF. WE KNEW THERE WOULD BE NO TRIAL. WE EXPECTED AT LEAST AN ACCOUNTING, THOUGH. AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF WHAT HAPPENED. HE HAD MURDERED HER. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS NOT OUR EXPERIENCE. THE INVESTIGATORS WE WORKED WITH ROUTINELY UNDERMINE SARAH'S HUMANITY, SPECULATING WILDLY SHE ENTERED SUICIDE PACT. DESPITE HER PLAYING POKEMON GO. THEY SUGGESTED IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GAME THAT WENT WRONG. IN DIRECT CONTRADICTION TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S RULING HER DEATH WAS A HOMICIDE. THEY TRIED TO FRAME HER BATTLE WITH ADDICTION AS REASONING FOR HER BEING SHOT IN THE HEAD. SARAH WAS A BEAUTIFUL, COMPLICATED, AND FLAWED PERSON. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I ADMIRED ABOUT HER THE MOST IS HER RESILIENCE AND DEDICATION TO RECOVERY. SHE WASN'T A VIRTUOUS ENOUGH VICTIM FOR HER. WHAT DEEPLY WRONG THAT FRAMING WAS. SARAH STRUGGLES WITH ADDICTION, AND INCLUDING THE STIGMATIZATION AND ISOLATION MADE HER MORE VULNERABLE TO VIOLATES. NOT CULPABILITY IN WHAT WAS DONE TO HER. WHY COULDN'T THE INVESTIGATORS SEE THAT. MORE SENSITIVITY AND KNOWLEDGE TRAINING, AS WELL AS AFTERACTION REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NEEDED FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHEN INTERVENTION TAKES PLACE. POLICE NEED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ABUSE AND VIOLENCE CYCLES PERPETRATE, AND MORE RESPONSIVENESS. I SEEK THIS FOR FAMILIES LIKE OURS AND VICTIMS LIKE SARA WHO WILL NEVER GET A TRIAL BUT DESERVE THE DIGNITY, JUSTICE, AND CARE IN HOW THEIR MURDERED ARE RESPONDED TO. I SIT HERE IN GRIEF TODAY WITH MAY MARIAH AND ALLISON'S FAMILY. I STAND HERE IN DISBELIEF FOR THE STATISTICS, AND FRUSTRATION AND HOPE, AND A DESPERATE LONGING FOR A WORLD WHERE THE STATISTICS FOR SUCH MURDERS TREND DOWNWARD AND NOT UPWARD. A WORLD WHEN THE TRAGEDIES OCCUR, THE PUB SERVANTS TREAT THEM WITH A DECENCY THEY DESERVE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND THE MEASURES FOR AFTERACTION REVIEW. WE CAN AND MUST DO BETTER. [40:39] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU. I'M NOW GOING TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY OF OUR OTHER GUESTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME REMARKS. [42:04] Unidentified Speaker (Translator): SHE'S FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF TRAUMA. THIS RESOLUTION IS REALLY IMPORTANT. ONE IN SIX MEN GO THROUGH ABUSE. ONE IN THREE WOMEN GO THROUGH ABUSE, AND ONE IN SIX CHILDREN GO THROUGH ABUSE BEFORE THE AGE OF 18. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THE SURVIVORS AND THE VICTIMS. ESPECIALLY IN MEXICO WE CELEBRATE DAY OF THE DEAD BETWEEN OCTOBER 27th THROUGH NOVEMBER 2nd. AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER LOVED ONES. AND KNOW THAT THEY ARE WITH US. AND WE ARE WITH THEM. AND WE'RE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS. [42:58] Unidentified Speaker (Violence Free MN): HELLO. I'M THE POLICY PROGRAM MANAGER AT VIOLENCE FREE MINNESOTA. THE STATE-WIDE COALITION AGAINST RELATIONSHIP ABUSE. I WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY HERE FOR THEIR WORDS AND FOR SHARING SHARE STORIES. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE ANYONE LISTENING KNOWS THERE'S A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS HERE AVAILABLE IN MINNEAPOLIS. OVER NORTH WE HAVE AGAPE. WE SERVE VICTIMS DIRECTLY AND WORKING WITH ABUSIVE PARTNERS TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. WE HAVE LARGER PROGRAMS, LIKE CORNERSTONE HAVING A PRESENCE HERE. WE HAVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS LIKE PILLSBURY UNITED SERVING OUR SOMALI NEIGHBORS. SERVING OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY. WE HAVE OTHER CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS LIKE THINK SELF SERVING OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY AND OUT FRONT SERVING OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY. THERE IS A NETWORK HERE. THERE ARE MORE SERVICES I HAVEN'T LISTED. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE YOUR TIME UP ALL DAY TODAY. IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS AND YOU NEED SERVICES FROM THE COMMUNITY-BASED CONFIDENTIAL PROVIDER, PLEASE CONTACT THE MINNESOTA DAY ONE HOT LINE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT YOU WITH SERVICES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THERE'S A COMMUNITY HERE THAT IS READY TO HELP YOU. [44:28] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU. THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL NOTE TO END ON. SO WITH THAT, I WILL SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS SOME COMMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO JUMP IN WITH. WONDERFUL. WE'LL GRAB A PHOTO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [46:29] Elliott Payne: AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR OCTOBER 23rd TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [46:29] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [46:30] Emily Koski: PRESENT. [46:31] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. IS ABSENT. JENKINS. [46:44] Andrea Jenkins: PRESENT. [46:45] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [46:46] Linea Palmisano: PRESENT. [46:47] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [46:50] Katie Cashman: PRESENT. [46:51] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [46:52] Jamal Osman: PRESENT. [46:53] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [46:54] Michael Rainville: PRESENT. [46:55] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [46:56] Jason Chavez: PRESENT. [46:57] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [47:00] LaTrisha Vetaw: PRESENT. [47:01] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [47:04] Aisha Chughtai: PRESENT. [47:05] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [47:06] Elliott Payne: PRESENT. [47:07] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. [47:08] Elliott Payne: LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THERE HAVE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF OUR SPEECH SO OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS? [47:51] Andrea Jenkins: YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M SORRY I'M NOT IN QUEUE YET. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA. [48:02] Elliott Payne: SECOND. [48:03] Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS HAS MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA. HER MOTION SHOULD BE BEFORE YOU FOR A GIFT ACCEPTANCE. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? YOUR COMPUTER CATCHING UP? [48:18] Andrea Jenkins: YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR A CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK. VISION ZERO CITIES, WHICH IS A TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE. AND I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS RESOLUTION. [48:44] Elliott Payne: ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? [48:50] Linea Palmisano: SO MOVED. [48:51] Jason Chavez: SECOND. [48:52] Elliott Payne: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [48:59] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [48:59] Emily Koski: AYE. [49:00] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [49:01] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [49:02] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [49:03] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [49:04] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [49:05] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [49:06] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. IS ABSENT. CASHMAN. [49:08] Katie Cashman: AYE. [49:09] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [49:10] Jamal Osman: AYE. [49:11] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [49:12] Michael Rainville: AYE. [49:13] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [49:14] Jason Chavez: AYE. [49:15] Casey Carl: VETAW. [49:16] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [49:17] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [49:18] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [49:19] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [49:20] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [49:21] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [49:22] Elliott Payne: AYE. [49:23] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [49:24] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBERS WONSLEY AND ELLISON. THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 9th. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. [49:35] Robin Wonsley: SO MOVED. [49:36] Linea Palmisano: SECOND. [49:37] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [49:38] Emily Koski: AYE. [49:39] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [49:40] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [49:41] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [49:42] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [49:43] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [49:44] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [49:45] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [49:46] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [49:47] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [49:48] Katie Cashman: AYE. [49:49] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [49:50] Jamal Osman: AYE. [49:51] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [49:52] Michael Rainville: AYE. [49:53] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [49:54] Jason Chavez: AYE. [49:55] Casey Carl: VETAW. [49:56] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [49:57] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [49:58] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [49:59] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [50:00] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [50:01] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [50:02] Elliott Payne: AYE. [50:03] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [50:04] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND I'LL RECOGNIZE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION, PLEASE. [50:06] Linea Palmisano: SO MOVED. [50:07] Jason Chavez: SECOND. [50:08] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [50:09] Emily Koski: AYE. [50:10] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [50:11] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [50:12] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [50:13] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [50:14] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [50:15] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [50:16] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [50:17] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [50:18] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [50:19] Katie Cashman: AYE. [50:20] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [50:21] Jamal Osman: AYE. [50:22] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [50:23] Michael Rainville: AYE. [50:24] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [50:25] Jason Chavez: AYE. [50:26] Casey Carl: VETAW. [50:27] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [50:28] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [50:29] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [50:30] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [50:31] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [50:32] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [50:33] Elliott Payne: AYE. [50:34] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [50:35] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATIONS OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF OUR ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [50:47] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 16 E ITEMS. FIRST, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT ORDINANCE. SECOND IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION, MEALS WITH AND LODGING. THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM URBAN INSTITUTE FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM OPEN MOBILITY FOUNDATION FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. FIVE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH PC IROADS, LLC FOR THE FIRST AVENUE SOUTH SANITARY SEWER RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SIX IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SHEEHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR A CON SECTION CENTER CONCESSIONS 136 REMODEL PROJECT. SEVEN IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH AVR, INC. FOR READY-MIX CRETE. EIGHT IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MEYER CONTRACTING, INC. FOR THE FREMONT AVENUE SOUTH SANITARY PIPE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. NINE IS A CONTRACT WITH Q3 CONTRACTING, INC. FOR LED SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS YEAR TWO RESTORATION ONLY PROJECT. 10 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MORCON CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR HAWTHORNE OFFICE BUILDOUT PROJECT. 11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MEYER CONTRACTING, INC. FOR SECOND STREET NORTH SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 12 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MINGER CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, INC. FOR BOSSEN TERRACE SANITARY AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 13 IS A BID FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER MILL CITY KITCHEN CONCESSIONS 134 REMODEL. 14 IS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT THRAIRMT LABOR SERVICES, INC. REPRESENTING 9-1-1 DISPATCH SUPERVISORS 2026 THROUGH 2027. 15 IS AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES TITLE II POLICY. 16 IS MASTER CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR 20 2026-2028. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE ALL ITEMS OF APPROVAL. AND THEN WE'LL PULL ITEM NUMBER 1 FOR COMMENTS AND A SEPARATE VOTE. [53:07] Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT, TAKING UP ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [53:24] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [53:25] Emily Koski: AYE. [53:26] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [53:27] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [53:28] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [53:29] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [53:30] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [53:31] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [53:32] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [53:33] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [53:34] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [53:35] Katie Cashman: AYE. [53:36] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [53:37] Jamal Osman: AYE. [53:38] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [53:39] Michael Rainville: AYE. [53:39] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [53:40] Jason Chavez: AYE. [53:41] Casey Carl: VETAW. [53:42] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [53:43] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [53:44] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [53:45] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [53:46] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [53:47] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [53:48] Elliott Payne: AYE. [53:49] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [53:50] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 1. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [53:59] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE THAT I AUTHORED TITLED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ORDINANCE. THIS IS A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD CHANGE THAT I BELIEVE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT PRACTICES. AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE ALREADY AWARE, CURRENTLY THE COUNCIL ONLY APPROVES CONTRACTS WITH THE TOTAL OF $175,000 AND ABOVE. THESE CONTRACTS ARE ON OUR AGENDAS AND REQUIRE A VOTE, ENSURING AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OVERSIGHT BY THE COUNCIL. AND PUBLIC. AND ESTABLISHING A WAY FOR FOR THE PUBLIC TO TRACK WHAT THE CITY IS DOING OR WHO WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH. CONTRACTS, THOUGH, UNDER THIS $175,000 THRESHOLD DO NOT REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL, AND THUS ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO EXECUTE THESE SMALLER CONTRACTS THROUGH DEPARTMENT HEADS OR OTHER CITY LEADERS. AS OF NOW, THERE IS NO FORMAL OVERSIGHT OVER THESE SMALLER CONTRACTS. THIS TERM, THIS COUNCIL HAS UNCOVERED SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN THE WAY OF HOW SOME OF THESE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED AND HANDLED. AND THESE INCLUDED -- QUESTIONABLE CONTRACTS TO VENDORS WHO EITHER DO NOT HAVE THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AT THE MATTER OF HAND, OR THE SCOPE OF FOCUS FOR SAID CONTRACT. FOR EXAMPLE, COUNCIL LEARNED THERE WAS A CONTRACT AWARDED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT WHERE THE STAFF MEMBER OVERSEEING THE CONTRACT HAD A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VENDOR. AND EVEN WITH THE QUESTIONABLE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VENDOR AND THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF NSD, THE COMMISSIONER THEN SIGNED OFF ON THIS CONTRACT. WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE QUESTIONING OF THE CREDIBILITY OF OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES. OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OVERALL. AND THERE ARE OTHER CONCERNS THAT HAVE LEFT MANY OF US, AS WELL AS OUR CONSTITUENTS UNDERSTANDABLY QUESTIONING OTHER CONTRACTS. IN THINKING OF ANOTHER EXAMPLE, I'LL ALLUDE TO OUR RESCUE. WHEN WAS ANTIHUMAN TRAFFICKING NONPROFIT. THAT HAD A CONTROVERSIAL PASS, WHICH INCLUDED THEM BEING UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. AGAIN, THESE PATTERNS OF VENDORS OR CONTRACTS BEING AWARDED TO VENDORS THAT HAVE CONCERNING PAST PRACTICES OR DO NOT HAVE ACTUAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE HAS POTENTIALLY LED TO LAWSUITS COMING FORWARD AND OVERALL JUST REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE OF THE CITY'S CREDIBILITY AS IT RELATES US BEING ABLE TO ADMINISTER CONTRACTS UP TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LEGAL STANDARDS. I BELIEVE THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE WILL ULTIMATELY IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY. AND, AGAIN, ALLOW THIS BODY TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WHEN WE ARE COMING ACROSS CONTRACTS THAT DO RAISE A NUMBER OF RED FLAGS OR QUESTIONS OVERALL. IT'S, ALSO, A WAY FOR THE COUNCIL TO HAVE A GREATER OR CLEARER PICTURE OF WHICH CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING WITH WHICH VENDORS OUT IN THE PUBLIC OR THE COMMUNITY, AND HELP US ESSENTIALLY KEEP A TAB OF THE WORK FLOW OF THE ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL. EARLIER THIS YEAR, IN FACT, IN RESPONSE TO ONE OF THE PROBLEMATIC CONTRACTS THAT COUNCIL RAISED CONCERNS AROUND, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI AUTHORED A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT RESULTED IN THE PUBLIC AND THIS COUNCIL RECEIVING A COUNT OF ALL SMALL CONTRACTS THAT HAD BEEN ADMINISTERED OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. AND IN REVIEWING EVEN THE REPORT THAT CAME FROM THAT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, MY OFFICE WAS ABLE TO GET TONS OF INSIGHTS AS TO WHY THE WORK THAT WE DID AROUND PASSING CARBON FEES AND WE HAD -- WERE TOLD BY HEALTH DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP IN 2023 THAT A CONTRACT WAS GOING OUT TO HELP US FIGURE OUT AMOUNTS FOR THOSE CARBON FEES. THROUGH THAT REPORT, WE LEARNED IT WAS NOT THE CASE. AND US NOT HAVING THAT INFORMATION GAVE US, REALLY, OR LEFT US IN THE DARK AS TO WHY THERE WAS ALMOST A TWO AND A HALF YEAR DELAY FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF COMING UP WITH CONCRETE NUMBERS FOR CARBON FEES. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI'S LEADERSHIP, AND, ALSO, GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW CONTRACTS ARE BEING HANDLED. AND, ALSO, HOW THEY SHED LIGHT ON EITHER THE LACK OF WORK THAT'S NOT BEING DONE. THAT'S BEING INITIATED BY THIS BODY. SO I REALLY HOPE THIS ORDINANCE IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY WAYS THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THE PUBLIC THAT COUNCIL DO NOT TAKE TAXPAYER MONEY FOR GRANTED. IT ALSO WILL HELP ENSURE TRANSPARENCY. ULTIMATELY WITH THE GOAL TO LIMIT FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING. AND PUBLIC SHOULD FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE CITY'S CONTRACT PROCESS. AND NOW THIS ORDINANCE WILL HELP BOLSTER THAT CONFIDENCE BY MAXIMIZING MORE TRANSPARENCY. I, OF COURSE, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING FURTHER ON INITIATIVES, POLICY INITIATIVES THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY. BUT, OF COURSE, I WOULD LOVE MY COLLEAGUES' SUPPORT IN ADVANCING THIS ORDINANCE FORWARD. AND WILL MOTION IT FOR APPROVAL. AND ASK FOR A SECOND. ALSO, MORE THAN HAPPY TO STAND FOR QUESTIONS. [59:16] Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY MOVED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. IT'S BEEN SECONDED. I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE. I SEE THE WISDOM IN THIS APPROACH. SOME OF THE EARLIER WORK I DID AT THE CITY BEFORE BEING ELECTED WAS AROUND PROCUREMENT REFORM AND MAKING SURE IT WAS EASIER TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR BUREAUCRACY CAN BE HARD TO NAVIGATE. ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND OUR DISADVANTAGED ENTREPRENEURS. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BALANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT ADDING MORE BARRIERS TO DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY WHILE STILL UPHOLDING A COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY. I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER'S WONSLEY TO THIS. COUNCILMEMBER. [59:55] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND CONTINUING THE WORK. I WANT TO ASK IF I CAN BE A COAUTHOR ON THE ORDINANCE. [1:00:05] Robin Wonsley: ABSOLUTELY. [1:00:10] Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. I'M ASSUMING THE CLERK HAS THE COAUTHOR GUIDANCE. GREAT. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:00:15] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:00:16] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:00:17] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:00:18] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:00:19] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:00:20] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:00:21] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:00:22] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:00:23] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:00:24] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:00:25] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:00:26] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:00:27] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:00:28] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:00:29] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:00:30] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:00:31] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:00:32] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:00:33] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:00:34] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:00:35] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:00:36] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:00:37] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:00:38] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:00:39] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:00:40] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:00:41] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:00:42] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND THAT COMPLETES THE FULL REPORT OF THE AO COMMITTEE. NEXT WE HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:00:48] Jamal Osman: I WILL PASS IT TO VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [1:00:54] Aurin Chowdhury: THANKS, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE IS BRINGING NINE ITEMS FORWARD TODAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS APPROVING A LIQUOR LICENSE WITH BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR THE CEDAR INN. NUMBER TWO IS APPROVING A FINE AND TOBACCO DEALER LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR CAMPUS MARKET. THREE IS A LICENSE REVOCATION FOR NOON RESTAURANT. HOWEVER, WE HAVE RECEIVED A CLEARANCE LETTER FROM THE STATE. AND MOVE TO DELETE THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA. SIGH TEAM NUMBER FOUR IS CONSIDERING A COMBINED TRADES LICENSE REVOCATION HELD BY PMR MECHANICAL, INC. THIS ITEM WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY UPDATES FROM THE LICENSE HOLDER. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVOCATION OF THIS LICENSE. ITEM FIVE IS APPROVING ONE LIQUOR LICENSE. SIX IS APPROVING 26 LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. ITEM NUMBER 7 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FOR REGULATORY SERVICES TO ATTEND THE BEST FRIENDS CONFERENCE. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, EXCUSE ME, IS APPROVING THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE FALL 2025 BROWNFIELD GRANTS. AND, LASTLY, ITEM NUMBER NINE IS AUTHORIZING OWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY LOAN FOR VITAL 24LLC. I'LL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL, EXCEPT ITEM NUMBER THREE, I'LL MOVE TO DELETE FROM THE AGENDA. [1:02:20] Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. INCLUDING THE DELETION OF ITEM NUMBER THREE AND THE REVOCATION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:02:30] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER NINE. THE OWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FUND LOAN TO VITAL 24LLC. VITAL PRINT PRESS HAS BEEN OPEN FOR 25 YEARS. A BIPOC-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS IN UPTOWN. ENABLING THE RECIPIENT TO MOVE AND PURCHASE A LARGER BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET ON HENNEPIN SO THE BUSINESS CAN GROW. THIS BUILDING NEEDS SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN UP. IT'S POWERFUL INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY IS MAKING S HERE TO HELP UPTOWN REVITALIZE IN IN MY WAYS. I KNOW THE OWNER PLANS TO LEASE OUT THE CURRENT BUILDING TO BUSINESS TENANTS AND BUILD A NEW BASE OF TENANTS IN THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET. AND THIS IS SUCH A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IN UPTOWN WITH LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF BEAUTIFUL, HISTORIC BUILDINGS. AND A GROWING SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT'S ABLE TO THRIVE. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THIS HERE TODAY AS A COUNCIL! AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE MIKE ON THIS FUND LOAN. THANK YOU. [1:03:37] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER ONE. THE CEDAR INN. WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE 18 CONDITIONS ON THIS LICENSE, WHICH IS QUITE A BIT. BUT MANY OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES AT THIS SITE. AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF THE CEDAR INN. I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGE THE OWNERS TO REALLY LIVE UP AND LIVE INTO THESE CONDITIONS. AND HOPEFULLY THIS BUSINESS WILL BE, CONTINUE TO BE A WELCOMING PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [1:04:29] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 1. THE CONDITIONS FOR CEDAR INN. FIRST OF ALL, JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS A LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR CITY STAFF, AMY LINGO, MAX, MOHAMED AKBAR, AND MY STAFF. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME MEETING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND THE OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF CEDAR INN. IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO KIND OF ADDRESS CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT UP A LOT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. ESSENTIALLY CEDAR INN IS A BELOVED COMMUNITY BAR THAT IS ALSO OPEN UNTIL 2:00 A.M., 365 DAYS A YEAR. IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF RESIDENCES. I WANT TO EXPRESS A LOT OF PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING TOGETHER AND BEING ABLE TO LEAN IN AND FIND A COMPRISE THAT EVERYONE CAN LIVE WITH. I THINK IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF BEING ABLE TO BALANCE SUPPORTING A LOCAL BUSINESS. BECAUSE THE CEDAR INN IS EXPANDING AND, ALSO, CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BECAUSE THE HOURS ARE SHORTENED. ESPECIALLY FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AND IT'S NO LONGER GOING TO BE OPEN 2:00 A.M. 365 DAYS IN A YEAR. IT'S GOING TO CLOSE AT 1:00 A.M., EXCEPT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WHICH WILL CLOSE AT 12:00 A.M.AT MIDNIGHT. AND, ALSO, THERE ARE SEVERAL CONDITIONS TO ENSURE NOT JUST CEDAR INN IN YOU HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT CREATING CHANNELS FOR COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMUNITY TO THE BUSINESS. SO THERE'S JUST BETTER RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE KIND OF BEING WILLING TO MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER UNTIL WE GOT TO OUR FINAL MEETING. AND I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD SET OF CONDITIONS. THEY WILL NOT BE RECEIVING A LIQUOR LICENSE IMMEDIATELY. FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS. IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A STRONG BEER AND WINE LICENSE. AND IF ALL THE CONDITIONS ARE FOLLOWED AND THERE'S NO ALCOHOL CODE VIOLATIONS, IT WILL GO RIGHT INTO HARD LIQUOR. AND TING JUST GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BUSINESS TO SHOW IT CAN BALANCE THE NEEDS OF ITS GROWTH AND WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BUILT UP OVER TIME. [1:07:12] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM NINE AND THE OWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FUND MORE BROADLY. IT'S GREAT EVERY TIME I SEE ONE OF THESE COMES OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT. IT MEANS WE'RE SEEING MORE LOCAL OWNERSHIP. BUT I ALSO WANT TO ARE MIND FOLKS, THIS FUND IS NOT THAT OLD. IT FACES CRISIS. EVERY BUDGET CYCLE. IT WAS CONCEIVED BACK WHEN JIM WHO HAS RETIRED FROM THE CITY, SEAN PIERCE WHO WORKED IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MYSELF. WE, YOU KNOW, PUT TOGETHER THIS IDEA. IT REALLY CHAMPIONED IT. AND THE MAYOR HAS BEEN A CHAMPION FOR IT. IT HASN'T STOPPED IT FROM FACING MULTIPLE CRISES OVER THE YEARS. I KNOW THAT I'VE TRIED TO PLAY A ROLE IN MAKING SURE THIS FUND HAS MONEY IN IT. AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED ME SORT OF FIGHTING YOU OFF OF THIS AS A SOURCE DURING BUDGET MARKUP. AND I WON'T BE AROUND HERE TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IF WE VALUE THE KIND OF LOCAL OWNERSHIP THAT WE SEE COMING OUT OF THIS FUND, IF WE VALUE, YOU KNOW, INCREASING WHO GETS TO OWN COMMERCIAL SPACE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ANOTHER GAP FINANCING TOOL THAT ACHIEVES THIS END. IN THE CITY'S, YOU KNOW, ARSENAL. THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE GAP FINANCING TOOL THAT WE HAVE THAT MEETING THIS END. SO I WANT TO, AGAIN, PROP IT UP. HIGHLIGHT IT. AND CONGRATULATE STAFF AND THANK STAFF FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE TO KEEP THIS BALL ROLLING. [1:08:47] Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE BUSINESS REPORT, INCLUDING DELETION OF ITEM NUMBER THREE. [1:08:55] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:08:56] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:08:57] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:08:58] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:08:59] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:09:00] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:09:01] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:09:02] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:09:03] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:09:04] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:09:05] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:09:06] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:09:07] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:09:08] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:09:09] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:09:10] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:09:11] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:09:12] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:09:13] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:09:14] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:09:15] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:09:16] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:09:17] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:09:18] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:09:19] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:09:20] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:09:21] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:09:22] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:09:28] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU. WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD SIX ITEMS. ITEM ONE IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING MUNICIPAL CONSENT FOR THE MNDOT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. TWO IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING 2026 PLO POSED SERVICES AND SERVICE CHARGES FOR LEGACY SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS. THREE IS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE WATER AND SEWER SERVICE LINE REPAIR ASSESSMENTS. FOUR IS AUTHORIZING A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AT 2225 WEST RIVER ROAD NORTH. FIVE IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE 2025 LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 35th AND 36th STREET, LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH, AND FIRST AVENUE NORTH. SIX IS A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE WEST RIVER PARKWAY PHASE TWO PROJECT FOR THE UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL. ADOPTING THE REPORT AND COST ET MATE RELATED AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 4. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL SIX ITEMS. [1:10:14] Elliott Payne: ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:10:20] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. I LIKE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO ITEM NUMBER ONE. I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS. I'M VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE STATE HASN'T COME UP WITH A PLAN TO STAGE UNIVERSITY AVENUE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CENTRAL AVENUE. AND THE COUNTY. THESE ARE THE THREE MAJOR/SOUTH ROUTES THROUGH NORTHEAST. I'VE ASKED THOSE ENTITIES FOR OVER A YEAR, SINCE THEY BEGAN PUBLIC HEARINGS, FOR A PLAN TO NOT SEVERELY IMPACT THE BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. AND, ALSO, IF YOU THROW IN THE COUNTY'S PLAN TO REDO LO LOWRY AVENUE FROM THE RIVER TO WASHINGTON. WE HAVE FOUR MAJOR ROAD PROJECTS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. YET NO ONE, NO ONE FROM THE ENTITIES HAS OFFERED A PLAN ON HOW TO MITIGATE THE DAMAGES GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEND A STRONG SIGNAL TODAY. I HAVE NO ILL WILL TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHO WILL HELP MITIGATE THIS AND WHO WILL AND HAVE PROMISED AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL PROVIDE SOME INPUT TO BOTH COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND I ON THIS. BUT THIS IS REALLY POOR SERVICE FROM BOTH THE STATE AND THE COUNTY. AND I WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS FOR THE RESI RESIDENTS OF MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [1:11:48] Elliott Payne: LET'S TAKE UP ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE. WE'LL TAKE THAT UP ON A SEPARATE VOTE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:11:55] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:11:56] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:11:57] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:11:58] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:11:59] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:12:00] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:12:01] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:12:02] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:12:03] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:12:04] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:12:05] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:12:06] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:12:07] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:12:08] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:12:09] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:12:10] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:12:11] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:12:12] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:12:13] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:12:14] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:12:15] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:12:16] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:12:17] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:12:18] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:12:19] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:12:20] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:12:21] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:12:22] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER ONE AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:12:30] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:12:31] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:12:32] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:12:33] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:12:34] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:12:35] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:12:36] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:12:37] Linea Palmisano: NO. [1:12:38] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:12:39] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:12:40] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:12:41] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:12:42] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:12:43] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:12:44] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:12:45] Michael Rainville: NO. [1:12:46] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:12:47] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:12:48] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:12:49] LaTrisha Vetaw: NO. [1:12:50] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:12:51] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:12:52] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:12:53] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:12:54] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:12:55] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:12:56] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 10 AYES AND THREE NAYS. [1:12:57] Elliott Payne: THAT ITEM CARRIES. THAT COMPLETES THE C & I REPORT. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:13:07] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS BRINGING FORWARD THREE ITEMS. ITEM ONE IS 2026 TRANSITION CALENDAR FOR REGULAR MEETINGS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. TWO IS APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTING THE ENTERPRISE-WIDE SALARY AND COMPENSATION STUDY. AND LASTLY ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RESOLUTION PLACING THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION EXECUTIVE SECRETARY POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT PURPOSES. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS ONE AND THREE AND PULL ITEM NUMBER TWO FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION. [1:14:01] Elliott Payne: WE'LL TAKE UP ITEMS NUMBER ONE AND THREE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE? SEEING NONE. OH, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:14:05] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. YOU KNOW, ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S FINE TO MOVE THIS INTO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I THOUGHT ADMINISTRATION OF THIS WORK INITIALLY WAS IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS POSITION TO LAND. BUT, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY THE CLERK'S OFFICE, WHICH HAS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, I THINK, CAN SHOULDER THIS WORK. IT SEEMS TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THOSE ARE JUST MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. [1:15:15] Elliott Payne: I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE. MAYBE THE CLERK CAN JUMP IN, AS WELL. BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TAKE IT ON. AND SO THE CLERK HAS GRACIOUSLY OFFERING SOME OF THAT SUPPORT. WHEN SHE STARTED, IT WAS HARD TO GET HER A LAPTOP AND DESK BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. AND THE BET IS A UNIQUE, INDEPENDENT BODY. THERE WASN'T A CLEAR PLACE FOR HER TO LAND. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE CLERK TO TAKE IT ON. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S MORE CONTEXT THAN THAT. [1:15:30] Casey Carl: THAT SUMMARIZES IT. THANKS. [1:15:35] Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS ONE AND THREE. [1:15:40] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:15:41] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:15:42] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:15:43] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:15:44] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:15:45] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:15:46] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:15:47] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:15:48] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:15:49] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:15:50] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:15:51] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:15:52] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:15:53] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:15:54] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:15:55] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:15:56] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:15:57] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:15:58] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:15:59] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:16:00] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:16:01] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:16:02] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:16:03] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:16:04] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:16:05] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:16:06] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:16:07] Elliott Payne: THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER TWO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER TWO? COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:16:15] Emily Koski: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS THERE'S BEEN A BIT OF MISUNDERSTANDING IN THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT WHAT THE SPECIFIC ASK WAS. AND WHY THERE'S BEEN A HARD PRESS BY COUNCIL TO ACCESS THIS STUDY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE WORK FORCE COMPENSATION IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRIVERS IN OUR CITY BUDGET. I NOTED BEFORE IT'S ALMOST HALF OUR GENERAL FUND. THIS STUDY PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF OUR WORK FORCE AND THE COMPENSATION. THE COUNCIL IS THE MIDDLE OF CONSIDERING THE MAYOR'S 2026 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WE, THE COUNCIL, HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO REQUEST ANY INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PERFORM OUR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS, WHICH ABSOLUTELY INCLUDES FINALIZING AND ADOPTING THE CITY BUDGET. AND UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE CITY CHARTER. ALL FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND AUTHORITY ARE VESTED IN THIS BODY. NOT THE MAYOR. AND CERTAINLY NOT THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION. SO NO MATTER THE BASIS, WE, THE COUNCIL, HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO THAT STUDY. THE FULL STUDY, NOT A SUMMARY OR BRIEFING FROM STAFF. CERTAINLY, WE WELCOME THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT OF THE STUDY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THIS ENTERPRISE. AND THE FISCAL IMPACT THAT IT MAY HAVE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS. THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS CONFIRMED THAT WE HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO HAVE THAT STUDY. NOT JUST A SUMMARY OR JUST A BRIEFING. WE HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT UNDER THE CITY'S CONSTITUTION TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT ENTIRE STUDY. AND WE'VE ASKED FOR IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND IN MULTIPLE WAYS. ANY FURTHER DELAY IS SIMPLY A DISTRACTIONS FROM THE ISSUE AT HAND. THAT AT ADMINISTRATION IS REFUSING TO ABIDE BY THE CHARTER AND THROUGH ITS ACTION AND INACTION DENYING THE COUNCIL ACCESS TO DATA THAT IS OUR LEGAL RIGHT TO HAVE. THAT, IN MY OPINION, IS A VIOLATION OF THE CITY CHARTER. SO ABSOLUTELY WE WELCOME BRIEFINGS BEING ORGANIZED FOR MEMBERS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE, THE CITY COUNCIL, WANT THE FULL COMPENSATION STUDY. SINCE WE NOW HAVE THAT CONFIRMED AND THAT WE KNOW IT EXISTS. AND IT SHOULD BE VERY, VERY EASY FOR THEM TO PROVIDE THIS. AND, ACTUALLY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITHIN HOURS OR AT LEAST WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS OF THE VERY FIRST E-MAIL REQUEST. SO SUMMERLY MAKE 13 COPIES, PUT THEM IN SECURE ENVELOPES MARKED CONFIDENTIAL AND DELIVER THEM. TODAY WOULD BE FINE. THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANYTHING -- THAT HAS A LEGAL RIGHT -- THAT WE HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO HAVE. THAT'S THE CORE ISSUE. AND SINCE WE KNOW FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT WE HAVE THAT RIGHT, WE EXPECT IT TO BE RESPECTED AND OBSERVED. I HOPE I CAN EARN THE SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES TODAY SO WE CAN FULFILL OUR DUTIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND SUPPORT OUR WORK FORCE. THANK YOU. [1:19:06] Linea Palmisano: PER THE CITY ATTORNEY, ON TUESDAY, THIS IS PRIVATE DATA. IT CAN'T BE PUBLICLY RELEASED. AS OUR COO MARGARET ANDERSON-KELLEHER SAYS IN THE MEMO. WE ALL RECEIVED. WE HAVE BEEN REGULARLY COMMUNICATED TO ON THIS. COUNCIL WAS APPRISED OF ITS STATUS AND OFFERED REGULAR UPDATES. I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO APPRECIATE THAT WHILE OUR SALARIES ARE PUBLIC, THIS IS A SENSITIVE TOPIC FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. HERE'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE ABOUT PROTECTED AND CONFIDENTIAL DATA. WE'VE HAD TO SPEND RESOURCES TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE LEAK OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS UP HERE. WHEN WE'VE HAD CLOSED SESSIONS ON THINGS LIKE OUR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. WHAT MAKES THIS ANY DIFFERENT? I THINK IT ACTUALLY IS A REASONABLE DECISION OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO DECIDE NOT TO PRINT 13 COPIES AND DISTRIBUTE THEM TO ALL M OF US. I ALSO SEE IN COO'S COMMUNICATION SHE APOLOGIZES FOR BEING WRONG. SHE ORIGINALLY SAID WE COULD HAVE THIS IN A CLOSED SESSION. AND SHE APOLOGIZES FOR BEING WRONG. I THINK THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD, TOO, HERE ON THE DAIS. I ALSO SEE SOCIAL MEDIA FROM YOUR APPOINTED EMPLOYEES INDICATING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS ONLY GIVING US A SUMMARY. THAT'S NOT WHAT MARGARET ANDERSON-KELLEHER SAID IN HER MEMO. [1:20:26] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES SAW AN UPDATED MOTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI HAS BROUGHT FORWARD. CLARIFYING, BASED ON THE DISCUSSION AT C.O.W. ON TUESDAY THAT NONPUBLIC DATA, AS IT RELATES TO THIS REPORT, IS NOT BEING REQUESTED TO BE PUBLISHED PUBLICLY. AND THIS INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL AS WE HAVE A RIGHT TO IT. THANK YOU. [1:21:23] Elliott Payne: YEAH. I'LL JUST ADD. THE CHARTER IS VERY CLEAR. WE HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO HAVE THIS FULL REPORT. NOT A REDACTED, SUMMARIZED VERSION OF IT. AND THEN THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE CONTENT CAN CERTAINLY E-MAIL THE CITY ATTORNEY AND LET THEM KNOW THEY'D LIKE TO OPT-OUT OF THE DISCLOSURE. AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. OH, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:21:48] Andrea Jenkins: I'M CURIOUS, IS THERE -- THANK YOU. IS THERE A SPECIFIC TIMELINE FOR RESPONDING TO COUNCIL REQUESTS? ACCORDING TO THE CHARTER? [1:22:06] Elliott Payne: WE ADOPTED A POLICY FOR LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES AND INFORMAL REQUESTS. MR. CLERK, DO YOU RECALL THE TIMELINES OUTLINED IN THE POLICY? [1:22:15] Casey Carl: MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL START BY SAYING WITHIN FORMAL REQUESTS, THERE ARE TIMELINES ASSOCIATED WITH WHEN TO RESPOND, OBVIOUSLY, AS SOON AS YOU CAN. THERE ARE LIMITS ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE AN APPROXIMATE USE OF TIME THAT'S APPROPRIATE TO RESPOND TO INFORMAL REQUESTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION. APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS OF WORK, OR LESS, WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE USE OF THE INFORMAL REQUEST. WITH A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, AS THE BODY KNOWS, IT'S AN OFFICIAL ACT. IT'S A VOTE. SO IF THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS ADOPTED, THEN IT GOES TO THE MAYOR. THE MAYOR HAS FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT. NOT INCLUDING SUNDAYS, IN WHICH TO MAKE A DECISION TO APPROVE, NOT APPROVE, OR RETURN THAT ACT UNSIGNED. WHICH IS TO BE DEEMED APPROVED. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, REQUIRED TO FOLLOW UP AND ACT, IF APPROVED OR DEEMED APPROVED. SO NOT A HARD DEADLINE IN TERMS OF WHEN THE DATA WOULD BE PROVIDED. BUT THAT IS A GENERAL GUIDANCE THAT IF THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, ITS NEXT STEP IN THE FORMAL PROCESS IS TO GO TO THE MAYOR'S DESK. THE MAYOR HAS FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIPT. NOT INCLUDING SUNDAYS, TO CONSIDER THAT. AND RETURN IT TO THE CLERK. EITHER APPROVED OR NOT. AND THEN THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD FOLLOW UP IN RESPONSE TO WHATEVER ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE MAYOR. [1:23:37] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU. AND THEN THE LD IS REQUESTING THIS INFORMATION BY OCTOBER 27th? IS THAT ACCURATE? THANK YOU. [1:23:45] Casey Carl: MR. PRESIDENT, IF I CAN ADD IN THERE. AND, CERTAINLY, THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN WEIGH IN. I WANT TO BE CLEAR WITH COUNCIL, WE'VE SAID THIS IN TERMS OF HOW LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES ARE FRAMED. REQUESTING A DATE IS STILL A REQUEST FROM COUNCIL. AND THAT THE ADMINISTRATION CAN TRY TO HONOR DATES THAT ARE PUT IN THERE. BUT HARD DATES MIGHT NOT BE SOVEREIGNED BY COUNCIL, SINCE IT MAY HAVE AN OPERATIONAL OR MANAGEMENT IMPACT IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY TO RESPOND. SO DATES CAN CERTAINLY BE INCLUDED AS A REQUEST. BUT MIGHT NOT BE THE DATE WHEN INFORMATION OR DATA OR THINGS ARE ACTUALLY PROVIDED. [1:24:28] Jason Chavez: I HOPE THAT THERE IS ISN'T ANY FURTHER DELAYS IN GETTING THE INFORMATION. I THINK IT'S PRETTY REASONABLE REQUEST. I HOPE THERE'S NO VIOLATION OF THE CITY CHARTER. AND THAT WE GET THE INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT DIDN'T HAVE TO COME TO A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. IT'S CLEAR WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO DO THAT. [1:24:44] Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON C.O.W. ITEM TWO. [1:24:55] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:24:56] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:24:57] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:24:58] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:24:59] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:25:00] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:25:01] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:25:02] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:25:03] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:25:04] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:25:05] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:25:06] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:25:07] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:25:08] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:25:09] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:25:10] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:25:11] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:25:12] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:25:13] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:25:14] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:25:15] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:25:16] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:25:17] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:25:18] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:25:19] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:25:20] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:25:21] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:25:22] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND THAT COMPLETES THE C.O.W. REPORT. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:25:30] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD FIVE ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS HEALTH LITERACY AWARENESS MONTH. TWO IS APPROVING AN APPOINTMENT TO THE HOMEGROWN MINNEAPOLIS FOOD COUNCIL. THREE IS ACCEPTING THE HEALTH BLOCK GRANT FROM MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVES. FOUR IS ACCEPTING A RACIAL AND ETHNIC APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY HEALTH GRANT FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION. AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES FOR BOMB DETEXT SECURITY SERVICES P. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL THE ITEMS. [1:26:08] Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:26:15] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:26:16] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:26:17] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:26:18] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:26:19] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:26:20] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:26:21] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:26:22] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:26:23] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:26:24] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:26:25] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:26:26] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:26:27] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:26:28] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:26:29] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:26:30] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:26:31] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:26:32] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:26:33] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:26:34] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:26:35] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:26:36] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:26:37] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:26:38] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:26:39] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:26:40] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:26:41] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:26:42] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. AND THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE FOUR NOTICES TODAY. I'M GIVING NOTICE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION CODE. ADDING PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC DATA REPORTING ON RESPONSE TO FIRST AMENDMENT EVENTS. REPORTABLE FORCE STATISTICS, AND ANY STEPS TAKEN TO ADDRESS ANY RACIAL DISPARITIES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE NUMBERS, MISCONDUCT SYSTEMS STATISTICS, OFF-DUTY WORK NUMBERS, OFFICER HIRING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS, AND OFFICER ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. SECOND, COUNCILMEMBERS ELLISON AND OSMAN GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING, THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HOUSING CODE UPDATING LEAD SAFE STANDARDS AND COST DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT. AND AMENDING LICENSINGS STANDARDS AND DUTIES RELATED TO COMPLIANCE AND CROSS-DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATION CODE. UPDATING AND MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES TO PAYROLLS AND OTHER ITEMS. COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY THE SUBJECT MATTER OF A FIRE AND POLICE CORRODE BUTTING A REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF CITY RESOURCES AND OUTSIDE WORK. ANY QUESTIONS ON NOTICES? SEEING NONE. THOSE NOTICES ARE HERE BY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. WE HAVE FOUR INTRODUCTIONS TODAY. FIRST, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, CHUGHTAI, AND CHOWDHURY MOVE TO AMEND THE PRIOR INTRODUCTION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATION CODE GIVEN AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 10th, 2025. BY UPDATING THE COMMITTEE REFERRAL FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. SECOND, PURSUANT TO NOTICE, COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE MOVES TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LIQUOR AND BEER CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE. ADDING AN AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATION AND ON-SALE ESTABLISHMENTS. THIRD, PURSUANT TO NOTICE, I AND COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ON ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATION CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE UPDATING GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING GAPS AND IMPROVE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND COLLABORATION. COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY AND I MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE ENTERPRISE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. ADDING A NEW SECTION RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE INTRODUCTIONS. [1:29:31] Linea Palmisano: SO MOVED. [1:29:32] Aisha Chughtai: SECOND. [1:29:33] Elliott Payne: ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:29:35] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. IT CUT OFF ON ME. I WANT TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS THE ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE THAT IS BEING WORKED ON BY MYSELF AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THIS DURING TODAY'S MEETING. BUT WE'RE ALL AWARE AND HAVE TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT SEVERAL ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN FROM THE PROBLEMATIC DECISIONS BEING MADE BY OUR CURRENT MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION AND HAVE QUESTIONED WHETHER THERE'S ACTUAL RISK ANALYSIS BEING DONE ON SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE OFTEN MADE OR CONTRACTS OR INITIATIVES THAT ARE MOVED FORWARD. AND SPECIFICALLY IS AT ANALYSIS BEING DONE IN THE SYSTEMIC APPROACH IN WITH REGARDS TO IMPLEMENTING CITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. AND WHILE WE'VE DONE OUR BEST UTILIZING TOOLS LIKE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES OR AFTER ACTIONS. ALL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH THE AUTHORITY THAT WE HAVE IN A LEGISLATIVE BODY, THIS PROPOSAL ORDINANCE IS A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO A SYSTEMMING ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE ENTERPRISE. AND IDEALLY THIS POSITION WILL IMPROVE CITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ULTIMATELY RESTORE CREDIBILITY HOW THE CITY MANAGES TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THAT SUPPORTS A NUMBER OF CRITICAL SERVICES BEING EXTENDED TO RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS POSITION CAME AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR CITY AUDITOR. WE RECEIVED A REPORT ON WHERE THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS INCLUDED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, AS IT PERTAINED TO THE AUDIT OF THE HELIX CONTRACT. WHICH IN THAT AUDIT REPORT, THERE WERE NUMEROUS DISCREPANCIES THAT WAS REVEALED IN TERMS OF WHY -- HOW AND WHY THAT CONTRACT GOT ADMINISTERED AND THE LACK OF ACCOUNTING AND JUST OVERSIGHT OVER IT. FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. SO THAT WAS A COUNCIL-LED ACTION THAT CAME FORWARD WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD. AND, AGAIN, WITH THE IDEA OF IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT OVER PROGRAMS THAT'S BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. AND MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING A THOUGHTFUL RISK ASSESSMENT WHEN THE INITIATIVES ARE BEING ROLLED OUT. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT I DO PLAN TO COMPLEMENT THIS ORDINANCE WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT, AS WAS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED IN THAT REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. I INTEND TO BRING IT DURING THE NORMAL MARKUP PROCESS. AND HOPEFULLY SHOULD IT BE ADVANCE AND SUPPORTED, THIS IDEALLY WILL ALLOW OUR ADMINISTRATION AND CITY OVERALL TO HAVE BETTER GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHT TOOLS IN PLACE AS WE'RE WALKING INTO A NEW TERM AND NEW YEAR. AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING THAT HELPS TO OUTLAST US. AND REALLY RESTORE CREDIBILITY TO OUR CITY IN ENTERPRISE-WISE INITIATIVES. I WANTED TO GIVE A CONTEXT. AND THAT'S ALL. [1:32:39] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY FOR INTRODUCING ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PARTICULARLY IT'S IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE CONCERNS IN THIS ENTERPRISE. AND I HOPE THIS ORDINANCE CAN HELP ON THOSE CONCERNS. AS YOU KNOW, THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR IDENTIFIED 177 -- OVER $177,000 IN WHAT THEY CLASSIFY OVERPAYMENTS TO HELIX HOUSE A SERVICES. THIS VENDOR WAS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING, INSTITUTIONS, OR TREATMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SOME OF THESE ISSUES REGARDING HELIX CAME ABOUT AFTER HOUSING -- TO WHICH THEY ALLEGED MISUSE OF FUNDS. THIS PROMPTED AN ASK FROM MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY TO THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION ASKING AN UPDATE LAST YEAR. I'M CONCERNED WITH THE LOT OF WHAT I READ IN THE REPORT FROM THE AUDITOR. PARTICULARLY REGARDING THE DUPLICATE AND ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS MADE. SUCH PAYMENTS SHOW A LACK OF OVERSIGHT, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT RIPE FOR FRAUD. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, AS A CITY, ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF CITY RESOURCES. IT'S CRITICAL FOR THE COUNCIL TO USE ALL THE TOOLS AT OUR DISPOSAL TO HOLD THE MAYOR ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION. AS WE CONTINUE LEARNING ABOUT THE REAL-WORLD IMPACTS OUR RELATIVELY NEW STRONG MAYOR GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, WE'LL CONTINUE LEARNING ABOUT THE WAYS THE CITY COUNCIL CAN ACT AND ENSURE THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT OF CITY RESOURCES. I HOPE THESE ORDINANCES GET DEVELOPED AND I HOPE WE CAN WORK ON THE ISSUES WITH STRONG OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OVER THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION. AND I'M HOPING THAT COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE CAN ADD ME AS AN AUTHOR ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR. [1:34:28] Robin Wonsley: ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY, IF HE WASN'T GOING TO DO IT HIMSELF. I WAS GOING TO, ACTUALLY, ADD COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AS A COAUTHOR TO THIS ORDINANCE. I JUST ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I KNOW YOU AND YOUR EFFORTS TO GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT THE HELIX CONTRACT AND US ULTIMATELY RECEIVING THE AUDIT REPORT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, LIKE, YOU HAD -- BECAME AWARE OF THIS RECOMMENDATION MUCH EARLIER. AND REACHED OUT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS NOT A RESPONSE GIVEN TO YOU AROUND HOW TO ADVANCE THIS THING WE'RE CONSIDERING AND INTRODUCING RIGHT NOW. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. AND THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A WORLD WHERE WE HAD IT IN PLACE, HAD YOU RECEIVED THE FOLLOWUP YOU DESERVED AND GOTTEN SUPPORT IN CRAFTING ORDINANCE LANGUAGE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DOING THIS AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I'M SUPER GRATEFUL TO ADVANCE THIS WORK ALONGSIDE YOU. AND GLAD THAT YOU, AFTER I TOLD YOU WAS GOING TO BE ONE REGARDLESS, COAUTHOR ON THIS ORDINANCE. YOU'VE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN MAKING SURE THAT, AGAIN, WE'RE EXERCISE OUR OVERSIGHT ARM OVER THE ADMINISTRATION, THE FRYE ADMINISTRATION, WHERE WE'RE CONSTANTLY RUNNING INTO THESE ISSUES OR CONTRACTS THAT'S PUT US IN A POSITION OF RAISING FLAGS AROUND WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE. AND MAKING SURE we HAVE APPROPRIATE SYSTEMIC RESPONSES IN PLACE, GUARDRAILS IN PLACE THAT CATCHES THESE THINGS. SO IT'S NOT RELIANT UPON US ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS A COAUTHOR ON THIS. [1:36:02] Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:36:10] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:36:11] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:36:12] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:36:13] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:36:14] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:36:15] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:36:16] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:36:17] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:36:18] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:36:19] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:36:20] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:36:21] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:36:22] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:36:23] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:36:24] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:36:25] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:36:26] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:36:27] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:36:28] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:36:29] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:36:30] Casey Carl: CHUGHTAI. [1:36:31] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:36:32] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:36:33] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:36:34] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:36:35] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE FOUR RESOLUTIONS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. ALL OF WHICH WERE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS. [1:36:52] Linea Palmisano: MOVE. [1:36:53] Jason Chavez: SECOND. [1:36:54] Elliott Payne: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [1:37:00] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:37:01] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:37:02] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:37:03] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:37:04] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:37:05] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:37:06] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:37:07] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:37:08] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:37:09] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:37:10] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:37:11] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:37:12] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:37:13] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:37:14] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:37:15] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:37:16] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:37:17] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:37:18] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:37:19] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:37:20] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:37:21] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:37:22] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:37:23] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:37:24] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:37:25] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:37:26] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:37:27] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS. AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA, WE ARE CONSIDERING AN ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION FOR COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS TO GO TO THE VISION ZERO CITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND LODGING FOR THE CONFERENCE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:37:47] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:37:48] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:37:49] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:37:50] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:37:51] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:37:52] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:37:53] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:37:54] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:37:55] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:37:56] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:37:57] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:37:58] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:37:59] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:38:00] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:38:01] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:38:02] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:38:03] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:38:04] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:38:05] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:38:06] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:38:07] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:38:08] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:38:09] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:38:10] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:38:11] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:38:12] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:38:13] Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:38:14] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND AS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION. BEFORE I MOVE TO CLOSE THE MEETING, I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:38:26] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT I CELEBRATED MY 37th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEKEND. AND MY WIFE AND I HAD A NICE DINNER. WE REMINISCED OVER THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD TIMES FOR 37 YEARS. BELIEVE ME, BEING MARRIED TO ME, THERE'S A LOT OF BAD TIMES. BUT THE GREAT NEWS IS, I LOVE HER MORE TODAY THAN I DID 37 YEARS AGO WHEN I MARRIED HER. SO I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT. AND, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAD A REAL TERRIBLE ACT OF HATE AND VIOLENCE IN MY COMMUNITY LAST SUNDAY NIGHT AT 11:00. FLETCHER'S ICE CREAM WAS FIRE BOMBED. THAT SAME PERSON CAME BACK AT 1:00 THE NEXT DAY IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND FIRE BOMBED IT AGAIN. SO TONIGHT WE WILL HAVE A RALLY IN SUPPORT OF FLETCHER'S ICE CREAM AT 6:00. THAT'S RIGHT ON EAST HENNEPIN AT UNIVERSITY. I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES. I KNOW YOU HAVE BUSY SCHEDULES, IF YOU SPEND A LITTLE TIME AND COME STAND CAN ME AS WE SHOW SUPPORT AGAINST THIS ACT OF HATRED. AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. SO THANK YOU. 6:00 TONIGHT. FLETCHER'S ICE CREAM. [1:39:35] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR ELECTION AND VOTER STAFF. ON TUESDAY, I BELIEVE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HAD ITS EARLY VOTING POP UP. WHICH HAS BEEN A VERY PHENOMENAL, INNOVATIVE EFFORT LED BY OUR ELECTION AND VOTER SERVICE STAFF. AND WAS SUPER, AH, PROUD OF THE TURNOUT THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE IN 2023 ELECTION THERE WAS 95 VOTES, POTENTIALLY. AND THIS YEAR WE HAD OVER 440 VOTERS SHOW OUT AT THE EARLY POP UP. SO HISTORIC TURN OUT. AND, AGAIN, OUR ELECTIONS AND VOTER STAFF WAS JUST PHENOMENAL AND PROFESSIONAL AND REALLY SUPPORTED THE INCREASED TURNOUT IN A REALLY MEANINGFUL WAY. I JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM MUCH GRATITUDE. [1:40:33] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAME. TODAY IS POP UP VOTING AT THE MINNEAPOLIS URBAN LEAGUE. IT'S GOING TO BE FROM 11:00 TO 6:00. AND THAT IS THE ADDRESS IS 2100 PLYMOUTH AVENUE NORTH. AT 11:00 TO 6:00 P.M., ANYONE CAN GO IN AND VOTE AT THIS POP UP SITE. AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 27th AT WEBER COMMUNITY CENTER. FROM 11:00 TO 6:00, ALSO, AND THAT ADDRESS IS 4400 DUPONT AVENUE NORTH. [1:41:09] Aurin Chowdhury: THERE'S GOING TO BE A THEME IN THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER POP UP VOTING HAPPENING TOMORROW, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24th ON THE SOUTH SIDE AT MIDTOWN GLOBAL MARKET AT 920 EAST LAKE STREET FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE B LINE! [1:41:30] Elliott Payne: GET OUT AND VOTE EVERYONE. I THINK THAT WAS THE THEME TODAY. WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. AND WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION. WHICH IS TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE LITIGATION MATTER LISTED ON THE AGENDA. BEFORE I MOVE TO CLOSE THE MEETING, I'LL RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE REQUESTED CLOSED SESSION. [1:41:57] Kristyn Anderson: THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CASE OF CITY OF CHICAGO ET AL V. NOEM. LET ME STOP AND SAY, ET AL MEANS "AND OTHERS." CITY OF CHICAGO AND, ALSO, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, VERSUS NOEM ET AL. YOUR LAWYERS WISH TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING TO THE COUNCIL ON THE LITIGATION MATTER UNDER THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW. MINNESOTA STATUTE. THE COUNCIL MAY CLOSE THE MEETING FOR PURPOSES OF ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE. IN CONSIDERING THE MOTION, THE COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO PRESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS ATTORNEYS. [1:42:43] Elliott Payne: THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. I MOVE TO CLOSE OUR PUBLIC MEETING AS AUTHORIZED UNDER OPEN MEETING LAW, MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13.D.05 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A BRIEFING ON THE LITIGATION MATTER OF CITY OF CHICAGO ET AL V. NOEM. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [1:43:10] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:43:11] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:43:12] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:43:13] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:43:14] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:43:15] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:43:16] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:43:17] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:43:18] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:43:19] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:43:20] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:43:21] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:43:22] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:43:23] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:43:24] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:43:25] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:43:30] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:43:31] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:43:32] Casey Carl: 12 AYES. [1:43:33] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, I'LL NOTE THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING WILL CONTINUE AND THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC AFTER WE'VE CONCLUDED THE CLOSED SESSION. [1:44:39] [ THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL IS IN A CLOSED SESSION, THIS MEETING WILL RESUME WHEN THE CLOSED SESSION ENDS ] [2:25:47] Elliott Payne: THE TIME IS NOW 12:05 AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED FOLLOWING OUR CLOSED SESSION. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:25:55] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:25:56] Emily Koski: PRESENT. [2:25:57] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:25:58] Robin Wonsley: PRESENT. [2:26:00] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [2:26:01] Linea Palmisano: PRESENT. [2:26:02] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [2:26:03] Aurin Chowdhury: PRESENT. [2:26:04] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [2:26:05] Katie Cashman: PRESENT. [2:26:06] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:26:10] Jason Chavez: PRESENT. [2:26:11] Casey Carl: VETAW. [2:26:12] LaTrisha Vetaw: PRESENT. [2:26:13] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:26:14] Aisha Chughtai: PRESENT. [2:26:15] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:26:16] Elliott Payne: PRESENT. [2:26:17] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. [2:26:18] Elliott Payne: LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY. WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.