This transcript features the Minneapolis City Council meeting. Based on the context provided and the dialogue, I have identified the speakers, including council members, city staff, and guests. [0:23] **Elliott Payne**: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE MY NAME IS ELLISON. I'M THE -- ELLIOTT PAYNE. BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEETING WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME O GUEST TODAY TO SHARE IN THESE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. [0:41] **Elliott Payne**: WITH THAT I'LL INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN AND CH CHAVEZ. [PAUSE] >> HELLO, GOOD MORNING. [1:18] **Katie Cashman**: MY NAME IS KATIECASHMAN. COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING WARD 7 AND WE ARE RECOGNIZING APRIL 1st-7TH AS FOOD WASTE PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; WHEREAS, MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES TH FOOD WASTE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WHEN NEARLY 128,000 TONS OF FOOD WASTE ARE GENERATED IN MINNEAPOLIS EACH YEAR AND WHEREAS FOOD -- WASTI FOOD H HAS IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES AS IT WASTES THE WATER, FUEL, AND RESOURCES USED TO PRODUCE AND TRANSPORT IT. [1:57] **Katie Cashman**: AND AS TRASH IN MINNEAPOLIS ENDS UP BEING INCINERATED WHERE MORE ENERGY IS REQUIRED TO BURN WET FOOD OR SENT TO A LANDFILL WHERE FOOD BREAKS DOWN INTO METHANE, A POWERFUL GREENHOUSE GAS AND WHEREAS WASTING FOOD IS ALSO AN EQUITY AND ACCESS ISSUE IN OUR FOOD SYSTEM ESPECIALLY WHEN A RECORD HIGH OF 7.5 MILLION VISITORS TO MINNEAPOLIS FOOD SHELL OF WAS RECORDED IN 2023 -- SH SHELVES WAS RECORDED IN 2023; WHEREAS, MINNEAPOLIS IS HOME WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO PREVENT FOOD WASTED SOURCES THROUGH CAMPAIGNS, DONATING SURPLUS OF EDIBLE FOOD TO COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT AND -- [2:44] **Jason Chavez**: WHEREAS, USING THE FOOD WE HAVE THROUGH IMPROVED KITCHEN SKILLS ACCESS TO SURPLUS FOOD AND BETTER FOOD STORAGE HAS FINANCIAL BENEFITS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND BUSINESSES AND WHEREAS FOOD SCRAPS CAN BE RETURNED TO THE SOIL THROUGH COMPOSTING TO GROW HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD AND WHEREAS THE 2023 MINNEAPOLISIS CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN HAS A GOAL TO RECYCLE AND COMPOST 80% OF CITYWIDE WASTE BY 2030 AND THE 2023 MINNEAPOLIS FOOD VISION HAS STRATEGIES TO PREVENT AND DIVERT WASTE FOOD; WHEREAS, THE CY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS A CITY-MATTER CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT CITY RIGHT EXECUTION OF FOOD WASTE REDUCTIONON STRATEGIES WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS TO INFORM BUSINESS OWNERS AND INDIVIDUALS ON STRATEGIES AND BENEFITS ON PREVENTING AND DIVERTING FOOD WASTE. [3:30] **Jason Chavez**: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 1st THROUGH THE 7TH,, 2024 AS FOOD WASTE PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [3:30] **Katie Cashman**: AWESOME, THANK YOU, DO YOU WAWANT -- [APPLAUSE] >> SAY A F FEW WORDS ABOUT THAT. [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT. [3:47] **Allison Babb**: HYDES I'M ALLISON BABB I'M THE MANAGER OF THE HOMOME GROW MINNEAPOLIS INITIATIVE IN THE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE DOING THIS IMPORTANT WORK TO BOTH IMPROVE OUR ENVIRONMENT AND INCREASE PUBLIC HEALTH. SO THANK YOU FOR DECLARING THIS WEEK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE PROJECTS AHEAD TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY THIS IS MY COLLEAGUE FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF DOING THIS WORK. [4:22] **Hennepin County Staff**: JUST ALL THE WORK THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS DOING AND A LOT OF OUR PARTNERS IN REDUCING WASTED FOOD IS SO VITAL AND IMPORTANT TO OUR CLIMATE AND OUR COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RESOLUTION. [4:37] **Elliott Payne**: [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT WE'LL WELCOME UP OUR GUEST TOSS RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDERER DAYF VISIBILITY. [4:53] **Andrea Jenkins**: HI, COME ON UP. [5:14] **Andrea Jenkins**: ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND MY NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS. I'M THE COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING WARD 8. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT TO SAY IT IS JUST REALLY A VERY PROUD MOMENT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY AS A SEATED COUNCIL MEMBER. [5:40] **Andrea Jenkins**: WHEN I FIRSTST CAME OUT ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, MARS, LONG BEFORE YOU WERE BORN -- [LAUGH] >> THAT IS W WHEN I WAS BEAUTIF MORNING ACTUALLY. [LAUGH] >> LANGUAGE LIKE TRANSGENDER DIDN'T EVEN EXIST, AND TO THINK THAT I WOULD BE A REPRESENTATIVE IN PUBLIC LIFIFE WAS UNTHINKABL LITERALLY, AND NOW WE GET TO STAND HERE AND BE A BEAN AND AN INSPIRATION FOR YOUNG TRANS YOUTH. [6:19] **Andrea Jenkins**: NOT ONLY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS BUT ALL AROUND THE NATION AND I'M SO PROUD THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS A WELCOMINGG CITY. THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR HELPING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS A WELCOMING STATE. [6:37] **Andrea Jenkins**: IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE KNOW TRANSGENDER NONCONFORMING LIVES ARE ATTACKED EACH AND EVERY DAY IN THIS COUNTRY AND WE STAND AS A REFUGE TO THOSE SEEKING GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE AND SUPPORT. [6:55] **Andrea Jenkins**: SO THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 31st, 2024 AS THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF . WHEREAS, THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY HOLIDAY WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 AS A REACTION TO THE LACK OF L LGBTQ+ HOLIDAYS THAT CELEBRITY THE SUCCCCESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS O TRANSGENDER A AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE. [7:26] **Andrea Jenkins**: AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE AN OPENLY TRANSGENDER PERSON SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HAVING JUST PREVIOUSLY MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST CITY IN THE UNITETED STATES TO HAVE O BLACK OPENLY TRANSGENDER COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED TO ITS BODY; WHEREREAS, MINNEAPOLIS WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES TO BAN DISCRIMINATION BASED ON TRANSGENDER IDENTITY WHEN IT AMENDED ITS CIVIL RIGS ORDINANCE IN 1975 BY ADDING LANGUAGE BANNING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HAVING OR PROJECTING A SELF-IMAGE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ONE'S BIOLOGICAL MALENESS OR ONE'S BIOLOGICAL FEMALENESS. [8:12] **Andrea Jenkins**: AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE SIGNIFANT DISPARITIES IN EMPLOYMENT HEALTHCARE SAFETY HOUSING AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC SPACACES AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS LARGELY THROUGH THE TRANSGENDER ISSUES WORKGROUP CREATED IN 2014 AND A TRANSGENDER EQUITY COUNCIL CREATED IN 2017. [8:45] **Andrea Jenkins**: AND WHEREAS IN 2014, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS S WAS THE FIRST CIT IN THE NATION TO HOST A CITY SPONSORED TRANSGENDER EQUITY SUMMIT, AN ANNUAL EVENT DRAWIWI INCREASED PARTICIPATION EACH YEAR UPWARDS OF 300 ATTENDEES. IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WILL PROWLED ANNUAL TRANSGENDER EQUITY SUMMIT. [9:04] **Jason Chavez**: WHEREAS, THEHE TRANSGENDER EQUITY SUMMIT IS THE RESULT OF THE C COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS CROSS GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ROOTED IN THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND WHEREAS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRANSGEGENR EQUITY COUNCIL IN 2017, A VOLUNTARY BODY COMPRISED MOSTLY OF MININNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS HAS FURTHER ENHANCED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION I THE ADVANCEMENT OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS. [9:51] **Jason Chavez**: ANWHEREAS BOTH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAVE SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF MINNESOTA'S LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SAFELY SEEK AND RECEIVE GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND AN ACCOMPANYING BILL WAS CREATED WHICH HAS PASSED OFF THE MINNESOTATA HOUS FLOOR AND WHEREAS OUR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING COMMUNITY MEMBERS BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PROLIFERATION OF LEGISLATIVE TALKS THAT PERPETUATE A CULTURE OF DISCRIMIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND BARRIERS TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND... [10:44] **Andrea Jenkins**: ... AND WHEREAS OUR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING COMMUNITY MEMBERS BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PROLIFERATION OF LEGISLATIVE TALKS THAT PERPETUATE THE CULTURE OF DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT ANDND BARRIERS TO EQL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS IT IS INCUMBENT ON ALL OF US TO CONFRONT AND CONDEMN THIS HARMFUL RHETORIC AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST OUR TRANSGENDER COMMUNY MEMBERS WITH INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON TRANS-YOUTH AND STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLOLS. [11:23] **Andrea Jenkins**: AND WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY IS AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD THAT PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZENIZING AND SUPPORTING THE RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH OF OUR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THIS DAY AND EVERY DAY. [11:41] **Andrea Jenkins**: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY HONOR AND RECOGNIZE M MARCH 31st, 2024, AA DAY DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND VICTORIES OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE WHILE RAVI AWARENESS OF THAT WORK AND THE -- RAISING AWARENESS OF THAT WORK AND THE WORK SAGINAW TRANS LIVES. THTHANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [12:10] **Andrea Jenkins**: AND I JUST WANTED TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF PEOPLE SO DESIRE. [12:33] **Mars Kozlowski**: YEAH, I THINK IF I CAN START US OFF, COUNCIL MEMBER. SO I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF MY NAME I MARS KOMEN SKI I'M THE LGBTQIA MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS AND HER STAFF FOR BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION FORWARD AND EVERYONE THAT'S UP HERE TODAY THAT'S DOING REALLY LIFESAVING WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2024 ALONE, SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN 526 TRANS-PHOBIC BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN 41 STATE LEGISLATURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. [12:56] **Mars Kozlowski**: THESE BILLS ARE HINDERING ACCESS TO HEALTHCHCARE, BATHROOMS, RECOGNITION AND EVEN THE RIGHT TO EXIST PUBLICLY AS TRANS-PEOP. THIS IS WHY VISIBILITY MATTERS. THIS I WHY THIS DAY MATTERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SEEING TRANS-PEOPLE LIVING AUTHENTICALLY ISN'T JUST ABOUT REPRESENTATION, IT'S ABOUT INSTILLING HOPE, FOSTERING PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AND SIGNALING THAT HATE HAS NO PLACE HERE IN MNEAPOLIS. [13:22] **Mars Kozlowski**: TRANS YOUTH DESERVE BETTER. THEY DESERVE TOIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THEY DADREAM ABOUT THEIR FUTURES, NOT HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT THEIR REALITY. I HOPE THAT TOGETHERR ACROSS TH CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WE CAN COMMIT TO CREATING A WORLD WHERE TRANS YOUTH NOT ONLY CAN SURVIVE BUT THRIVE. AND I WANT TO TELL A BRIEF STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF VISIBILITY. [13:41] **Mars Kozlowski**: SO LAST YEAR I ACTUALLY HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK AT THEE MINNEAPOLIS STATE CAPITAL FOR TRANS S DAY OF VISIBILITY BY --T AN EVENT THAT MINNESOTA PUT TOGETHER AND I MET THIS YOUNG MAN HERE TO MY RIGHT. HE CAME UP TO ME AFTER MY SPEECH ASKING FOR MY AUTOGRAPH AND I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, LIFE GOAL ACCOMPLISHED. I'VE MADE IT. [LAUGH] >> THAT'S ALL I NEED. [LAUGH] [14:17] **Mars Kozlowski**: AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE REST IS HISTORY. RUE AND HAVE SINCE THEN DEVELOPEPED A TRANSFORMATIONAL MENTORSHIP AND KINSHIP THAT IS HELPING US BOTH GROW TREMENDOUSLY. AND THIS BEGINNING -- THE BEGINNING OF THIS CONNECTION IS REALLY ROOTED IN VISIBILITY, RIGHT, AND BOTH RUE AND I COMMITTING TO UNAPOLOGETICALLY BE OURSELVES AND TO SEEK OTHER COMMUNITY OUT. SO END, I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH SOME WORDS ABOUT OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY BECAUSE TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY IS ALL AUT CELEBRATATING US; RIGHT? [14:37] **Mars Kozlowski**: SEEING TRANS-PEOPLE THRIVING AND LIVING THEIR AUTHENTIC TRUTHS SHOULDN'T THREATEN YOU. IT SHOULD INSPIRE YOU. EVERY DAY WE CHOOSE LOVE IN A WORLD THAT WANTS U US DEAD. KNOWING THAT PEOPLE'S HATE OF OUR EXISTENCE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US BUT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THEM. [14:53] **Mars Kozlowski**: EVEVERY DAY WE'RE THEALKING EMBODIMENT OF THE CONTENTMENT AND BEAUTY THAT COMES FROM TRULY VING OURSELVES. OUR GENDER EXPANSIVENESS BREAKS THE CHAINS OF CONFORMITY, BLACK AND WHITE THINKING AND CREATES INFINITE TO BE EACH ONE OFOF US STAR THAT CONTINUES TO SHINE NO MATTER H HOW DARK THE UNIVERSE. EVERY RECLAMATION OF OUR JOY IS AN ACT OF REBELLION. EVERY STEP WE TAKE IS A DANCE OF LIBERATION. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [15:29] **Rue**: HELELLO MY NAME IS RUE. I'M A 16-YEAR-OLD TRANSGENDER MALE AND I LOVE DRAWING SO TODAY REALLY SHOWS WHAT MY JOURNEY HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT MY LIFE AND ON MY RIGHT HERE IS THE DRAWING TH I HAVE DREW AND I MADE IT ININ ART CLASS WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE D NOT ENJOY THAT I WAS EXPRESSING MYSELF THROUGH IT AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT TO PUSH THROUGH THE HATE AND I LIVE IN THE SUBURBS AND, YETET, IT'S SO IET BUT LOUD AT THE SAMEE TIME OUT THERE. [16:01] **Rue**: THERE'S LITTLE TO NO REPRESENTATI OUT WHERE I'M AT OF TRANS-PEOPLE. I GREW UP BELIEVING I WAS A FREAK AND I WAS SOMEONE THAT DID NOT DESERVE OF LOVE BUT MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE SHOWN ME OTHERWISE. JUST SHOULD I ONE YEAR AGO I MET THIS AMAZING PERSON THAT HAS HELPED ME ALONG MY JOURNEY IN ADVOCACY WORK. THEIR NAME IS MARS AND THEY HAVE BECOME MY MENTOR. WITH THIHIS RELATIONSHIP IT'S SHOWN ME -- IT'S SHOWN ME MMUNITY LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE. [16:34] **Rue**: SEEING TRANS ADULTS live IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE AS A TRANSGENDER TEENAGER. IT SHOWS ME THROUGH A ALL THE DK MOMENTS RECENTLY I CAN HAVE A FUTURE IN THISIS WORLD. IT SHOWS ME THAT AS A TRANSGENDER TEENAGER, I CAN LIVE TO BECOME AN ADULT. SO ON THIS DAY ANDVERY DAY, REMEMBER YOU ARE LOVE, VALUED AND DESERVED TO THRIVE IN THIS WORLD. [APPLAUSE] [17:08] **Andrea Jenkins**: IS THAT IT? I THINK, MYRTLE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? I'M NOT SURE WHICH ALL ORGANIZATIONS. I OW TRANSFORMING FAMILIES IS HERE. RAINBOW HEALTH, CLEAR SPACE COLLECT COLLECTIVE. [17:48] **Andrea Jenkins**: AND OUT FRONT MINNESOTA AND RECLAIMED. WOW! WE HAVE A SLEW OF ORGANIZATIONS [LAUGH] YOU KNOW, I DO JUST WANT TO SAY Y THANKS TO TRANSFORMING FAMILIES AND THOSE PARENTSHO SUPPORT THEIR YOUNG TRANSGENDER NONCONFORMING YOUTH. IT REALLY DOES SAVE LIVES WHEN PARENTS ARE SUPPORTIVE AND HELP THEIEIR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH TH JOURNEY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THAT I THINK WE'LL END. I THINK WE SHOULD GET A GROUP PHOTO HERE. IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN TAKE OUR PHOTO?O? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, EVERYONE. [18:40] **Elliott Payne**: NEXT WE'LL WELCOME OUR GUESTS WHO ARE HERE TO PRESENT ON IMMIGRATION RECOGNITION ALLIANCE. [19:48] **Aisha Chughtai**: ALL RIGHT. UP WELCOME, GOOD MORNING. THIS RESOLUTN IS GOING TO BE A A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM HONORARY RESOLUTIONS WE'VE DONE FOR A WHILE. THIS IS HONORING AND CREATING A NEW EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP FOR FOLKS WHO MAY NOT KNOW EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS EXIST WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ARE A PART OF THE NETWORK OF SUPPOR FOR OUR NEARLY 4,000 EMPLOYEES WHO MAKE OUR CITY RUN AND DELIVER CRITICAL FRONTLINE SERVICES. [20:19] **Aisha Chughtai**: RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE ABOUT 7 EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS WITHIN THE CITY TO SUPPORT THE EMPLOYEE-LED SPACES FOR OUR STAFF WHO SHARE IN IDENTITY OR SET OF EXPERIENCES, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND BUILD COMMUNITY FOR OUR STAFF. IT A REALLY IMPORTANT THING THAT OUR ERGS ARE AN EMPLOYEE-LED THING BUT AS POLICYMAKERSRS AND LEADERS WITH THE CITY WE CERTAINLY HAVE A ROLE IN MAKING SUREHAT OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS CAN EXIST AND THRIVE AND BE A MEANINGFUL PLACE TO -- FOR THOSE WHO SHARE THOSE EXPERIENCES. [21:04] **Aisha Chughtai**: I'LL JUST LIST THE NUMBER OF EXISTING RESOURCE GROUPS THAT WE HAVE WHICH INCLUDE WOMEN, SOMOS, SOGI, AMERICA, BEN AND MAAP SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO ARE WELCOME, LATINX, LGBT HAVE CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY SERVED IN THE MILITARY, A ARE BLACK OR INDIGENOUS OR ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDERS. SO I WILL MOVE INTO READING OUR RESOLUTION THEN. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE STAFF THAT ARE HERE TODAY WITH US. THIS IS HONORING THE MINNEAPOLIS IMMIGRANT REFUGEE ALLIANCE WHERS, THE LAND ON WHICH WE RESIDE AND CONDUCT O AFFAIRS IS THE CULTURAL SPIRITUAL AND INDIGENOUS HOME OF THE DAKOT LATTE DADOTA NATION WHO ORIGINATED FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MINNESOTA -- THE MINNESOTA RIVER AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER. [22:02] **Jason Chavez**: THEY HAVE STEWARD THIS LAND FOR MILLENNIA AND THEIR PRESENCE AND RESILIENCE CONTINUE TO SHAPE OUR COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES AND AND WHEREAS YOU CAN HAS BECOME -- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS BEEN ATTRACTED AND SHAPED BY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM -- FROM AROROUND E WORLD AND WHEREAS IMMIGRATION AND CONCEPT OF WHO DESERVESS TO BE AN AMERICAN ARE BROUGHT THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. [22:49] **Aurin Chowdhury**: WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS A GLOBAL CITY WHERE OVER 63,000 PEOPLE ARE BORN OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES AND WHEREAS IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA, OVER 200,000 CHILDREN OR 1 IN 4 CHILDREN HAVE AT LEAST ONE IMMIGRANTNT PARENT AND OVER 100 LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN BY FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ENROLLED IN MINNEAPOLIS PUBUBLI SCHOOLS ALL TESTAMENTS TO THE TRULY GLOBAL NATURE OF OUR SOCIETY AND [23:34] **Jamal Osman**: WHEHEREAS, THE IMMIGRANT GROWING SIGNIFICANTLY AS AN ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND WHEREAS OUR NATION, OUR CITY AND THE CITY ENTERPRISE HAVE ALL BENEFITED FROM THE GENERATION OF IMMIGRANTS AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE MADE IMPACTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE G GROWTH, PROSPERITY AND CULTURAL RICHNESS OF OUR NATION AND CITY AND -- [24:20] **Aisha Chughtai**: WHEREAS, THERE IS STRENGTH AND POWER IN UNIFYING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ONCE HERE IN THE UNITED STATESECAUSE WHILE INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD A L LIFETI OF UNIQUE EXPERIENCNCES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, ONCE HERE, EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS AEWCOMER IN A FOREIGN LAND EXPERIENCING THE CHALLENGES OF A ADJUSTMENTT FROM A SOCIETY DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE THEY LEFT AND WHEREAS THE DESCENDANTS OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES OFTEN EXPERIENCE A DUALITY OF CULTURE WITH A COMMITMENT AND AFFINITY FOR THE CULTURE OF T THEIR PARENTS, SOMETIMES IN CONFLICT WITH CULTURAL DYNAMICS IN THE UNITED STATES AND... [24:20] **Aisha Chughtai**: AND WHEREAS THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF CITY EMPLOYEYEES WHO IDENTIFY AS AN IMMIGRANT, OR A CHILD OF IMMIGRANTS OR HAD THE FAMI THAT COMBRANTD TO THTHE UNITED STATES BEFORE AND WHEREAS AN EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, ERG IS A FINAL FORM WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS FOR FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY AND BELONGING BY PROVIDING A SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES W WITH SHARED IDENTITIES, BACKGROUNDS OR INTERESTSTS AND -- [25:06] **Jason Chavez**: WHEREAS,, MIRA STANDS FOR MINNEAPOLIS IMMIGRANT REFUGEE ALLIANCE, AND IS ADVANCED AS A NEW ERG FOR CITY -- FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES AND WHEREREAS THE MISSION OF TH MIRA EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP IS TO CREATE SUPPORTIVE SPACE FOR STAFF WHO IDENTIFY AS OR ARE CONNECTED TO THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY. TO BUILD SHARED CAMARADERIE, INCREASED RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND JOB SATISFACTION AND PROMOTE A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE CULTURE IN THE CITY ENTERPRISE AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND -- [25:51] **Jamal Osman**: WHEREAS, THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS ERG TO S SENSE AND FOSTER COMMUNITY OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AND LAND SPACE UPON OUR LAND EXPERIENCES AND PROMOTE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVITY AND WORKPLACE DECISIONS, ISSUES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES. STRIVE TO EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS TO THRIVE IN A WORKPLACE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND WORK TO HIGHLIGHT THE CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS AND [26:24] **Elliott Payne**: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY COMMEMORATE MARCH 21st, 2024 AS THE INAUGURAL LAUNCH OF MIRA AND RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND RICH CONTRIBUTIONS OF CITY EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE ROOTS TO THEITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WITH INVASION PROGRESS WITHIN OUR CITY. [APPLAUSE] [26:24] **Mia Hoagberg**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, COUNCIL MEMBMBERS, WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TODAY FOR THIS OPPTUNITY AND FOR RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP WITH TODAY'S RESOLUTION. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCIL CHUGHTAI, CHAVEZ, CHOWDHURY AND OSMAN FOR SPONSORING THIS COVERING FOR IDENTIFYING W, STANDING WITH US AND SUPPORTING US. MY NAME IS MIA AND I'M THE 311 CENTER DIRECTOR BUT I'M ALSO HOUNDED AND HUMBLED TO BE THE EXECUTIVE SPONSOR OF THIS NEW ERG. [27:09] **Mia Hoagberg**: I'M AN IMMIGRANT FROM EAST AFRICA AND HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS NOW, AND AS SUCH, I THINK FIRSTHAND AND THROUGH LIVED EXPERIENCES HOW IMPORTANT THIS ERG IS GOING TO BE FOR OUR CITY STAFF WHO IDENTIFY OR IS CONNECTED TO THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY. IT WILL NOT CREATE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY FOR STAFF TO CONNECT BUT WILL PROVIDE AN IMMIGRANT-LENS BASED ON O OUR EXPERIENCES TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY AND WORKPLACE DECISIONS POLICIES AND PRACTICES AS WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THE OTHERE ERGS IN IMPROVING OUR WORKPLACE CULTURE, RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND JOB SATISFACTION. [27:58] **Mia Hoagberg**: AND FROM A MORE INFORMAL AFFINITY GROUP TO A ERG WE RECOGNIZEE THE YEARS OF EFFORT WHO ARE PART OF ER MIRA WHO HAVE WORKED EFFORTLY OVER THE YEARS TO BRING US TOGETHER TO CREATE A SUPPORTIVE SPACE WHERE WE CAN ALL FEEL SUPPORTED AND HEARD. IT IS NOT EASY TO BE AN COMBROO*NT IN THE SPACE THAT WE ARE IN -- IMMIGRANT IN THE SPACE THAT WE ARE IN, AND IT GETS LONELY WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL UNDERSTOOD WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL HEARD. [28:44] **Mia Hoagberg**: WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOUR IDEAS ARE BEING EMBRACED OR EVEN WHEN YOU'RE IN CONVERSATIONS WHERE THE EXAMPLES OR THE CULTURE IS ONE THAT YOU DID NOT GROW UP IN. AND FOR ME, I'VEIVED THROUGH IT WHEREN CONVERSATIONS THESE EXAMPLES ABOUT PHRASES OR MOVIES OR SPORTS THAT I DID NOT GROW UP KNOWING AND THESE ARE EXAMPLES THATAT SHAPE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE IN AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY CONNECT WITH. [29:07] **Mia Hoagberg**: SO THIS SPACE ONE T THAT HAS BE SUPPORTIVE FOR ME IN A UNIQUE WAY WHERE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT I'M IN BUT ALSO LEARN FROM OTHERS WHO ARE IN TH SAME COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW THEY'RE CHALLENGING AND NAVIGATING THE ISSUES THAT WE FACE BUTLSO MOSTLY HAVING A VOICE AT THE TAUB AND THIS IS WHAT THIS ERG IS GOING TO O DO TO ADVOCATE AN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST CREATING A SUPPORTIVE SPACE BUT THAT WE ARE ALSO ADVOCATING TO BE IN THE TABLE WHEN POLICIES -- POLICY DISCUSSIONS AND WORKPLA CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING HAD. [29:51] **Mia Hoagberg**: FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OR SO THE INFORMAL GROUP HAS GIVENEN US A MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP US TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND FROM POT LUCK TO SHARING FOOD AND BREAKING BREAD TOGETHER TO PLANANNING LARGE CELEBRATIONS RECOGNIZING THE VARIETY OF NATIONALITIES AND CULTURES REPRESENTED IN THE CITY, THE W WORK OF CITY STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN THE FOREFRONT OF LEADING THESE MEETINGS HAS HELPED US ALL LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER AND ABOUT THE CULTURES. THANK YOU TO OUR EXCELLENT MIRA LEADERSHIP TEAM WHICH INCLUDES OUR COLLEAGUES WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT IN TODAY, AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE ON THE DIAS TODAY [LAUGH] [APPLAUSE] [31:00] **Mia Hoagberg**: I JUST WANT TO MENTION SUNA SUHSSA IS HERE WITH US ON THE DIAS WITH US. THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGL ONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY'S IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFINITY GUP WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS MIRA. WE WELCOME YOU ALL AS MEMBERS OF MIRA. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL WHO HAVE DEDICATED PRECIOUS TIME AND ENERGY TO GETTING US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. [31:18] **Mia Hoagberg**: AA SPECIAL THANKS ALSO TO THREE PEOPLE WHOSE EFFORTS TO O PUSH AND WHO DEDICATION TO THIS GROUP HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN LEADING US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THANK YOU, CHARLIE EATO, WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU TO SHOLANDAA CLARK FROM CIVIL RIGHTS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO VINCENT TEAREN FROM IT HUMAN RESOURCES. [31:38] **Mia Hoagberg**: IT IS FITTING THAT WE LAUNCH MIRA THIS WEEK AS THIS PASTT WEK WAS THE START OF NORUSE CELEBRATION AN ANCNCIENT HOLIDA MARKING THE NEW YEAR FILLED WITH NEW THINGS A AND FILLED WITH NE BEGINNINGS. WE INVITE PEOPLE T TO LEARN MOR ABOUT MIRA AND WANT TO SHARE AN UPCOMING VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN US ON APRIL 2ND FOR A VIRTUAL NORUE CELEBRATION WITH CURRENT AND FORMER CITY STAFF. THANK YOU AGAIN, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TODAY'S LACKS FOUNDATION [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHING]G] [33:00] **Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. THANK Y YOU TO OUR GUESTS AN THAT COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS MEETING BOTH THOSE PRESENT IN THE CHAMBER AND THOSE MONITORING FROM OUTSIDE THEHE CHAMBER. I'M ELLIOTT PAYNE. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE IS MY PLEASURE TO CALL THIS IT REGULAR MEETING TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THURSDAY MCH 21st. AT THIS TIMEME I'LL ASK THE CLE TO CALL THE ROLL TO PROVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [33:49] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. [33:49] **Elliott Payne**: LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY LET US KNOW THAT E MAY BE ABSENT TODAY FOR A PRIVATE ISSUE. COLLEAGUES, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US US AND BEFORE I ASK FOR ANY AMENDMENTS, I'll NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE AN ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS. THIS W RECEIVED LATE AFTER OUR TYPICAL DEADLINE BUT WAS MADE IT ONTO THE AGENDA SINCE IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY VOTE AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE CLERKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CLARIFY WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE AND YOU SHOULD BE HEARING FROM COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ABOUT THAT. WITH THAT S SAID ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA BEYOND THAT? SEEING NONE -- SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND. [34:42] **Council Member**: SECOND. [34:42] **Elliott Payne**: I'LL MAKE THE MOTION FIRST. SORRY, SORRY, SORRY. E CLERK CAN YOU P PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? [35:14] **Casey Carl**: [ROLOLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [35:14] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXTTEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 7TH AND THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MARCH 14TH. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTIONO THOSE MINUTES. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [35:35] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [35:35] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES ANDHOSE MINUS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. FINALLY Y WE HAVE THE REFERRAL PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO THE PROPER COMMITTEESES. [35:53] **Council Member**: SECOND. [35:53] **Elliott Payne**: I'D ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASEE CALL THE ROLL. [36:18] **Casey Carl**: [ROLCALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [36:18] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF OUR ADMINISTRATION AT ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY ITS VICE-CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [36:36] **Linea Palmisano**: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THE AEO COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 11 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL TODAY. THE FIRST IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. THE SECOND IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM OUR LOCAL PROGRESS FOR REGISTRATION, TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. THE THIRD IS A CONTRACT WITH DID OUR DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE 2024 WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVIVE EVENT SERIES. ITEM NO. IS A CONTRACT WITH ALLIANT ENGINEERING FOR DESIGN SEICES FOR NINTH AND TENTH STREET SOUTH BIKE W WAY PROJECT. [37:13] **Linea Palmisano**: ITEM NO. IS A CONTRACT WITH SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON FOR DESIGN SERVICECES FOR 2ND STREE NORTH PROTECTED BIKE WAY PROJECT. ITEM NO. 6 IS A CONTRACT FOR FIFTH ASSET FOR D DEBT MANAGEME SOFTWARE, EXCUSE ME. ITEM NO. IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE OVERR MINN MINNEHEHAHA CREEK. IN THAT REHABILITATIOION PROJEC. EM NO. 8 ARE CONTRACTS FOR OUR MULTIYEAR CUSTOMIZED SAFETY TRAINING AND TRAINING SERVICES VENDOR POOL. [37:46] **Linea Palmisano**: ITEM NO. IS A LEGAL ASSESSMENT -- A L LEGAL SETTLEMT FOR THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT APPEAL FOR HIAWATHA METAL CRAFT. ITEM NO. 10 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT OF DAMARLO WEST VS. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. ITEM NO. 11 IS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENTERPRISE VATING COMMITTEE WORK PLAN. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL FOR ALL ITEMS. [38:05] **Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO HAS MOVEVED APPROVAL FOR THE REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [38:23] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES IN TH REPORT BUT NO. 11 HAS 11 AYES AND 1 NAY. [38:43] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE RORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [38:43] **Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM TODAY WHICH IS THE PASSAGE OF ROLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2024 LOCAL BOARD OF APPEALS AND -- APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION IN APTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THEIR MEETINGS. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. [39:07] **Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL FOR THE BUDGET COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [39:34] **Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [39:34] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE'LL HAVE A REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING AND Z ZONG COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [39:34] **Jamal Osman**: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN THE BUSINESS COMMITT COMMITTEES MOVING FORWARD 12 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. ITEM NO. 1 IS MOVING A TAX-EXEMPTOND FOR THE 5 550 WESTLAKE STRT PROJECT. ITEM 2 IS A LIQUOR LICENSE APAPPROVAL. NO. 3 IS LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL. ITEM 4 IS APPROVING $100,000 OF 2023 EMERGENCY SOLUTION GRANT FUNDS FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICE USE. [40:16] **Jamal Osman**: ITEM 5 IS APPROVING MET COUNCIL LIVABLE COMMUNITY PREDEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATIONS. ITEM 6 IS AUTHORIZING EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT TO MATRIX DEVELOPMENT FOR 2113 GLENWOOD AVENUE. ITEM 7 IS AUTHORIZING $80000,00 LOAN FOR THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FUND AT 401, AND 405 LAKE STREET EAST. [40:40] **Jamal Osman**: ITEM 8 IS -- EXTENDS THE LAND SALE CLOSING DEADLINE FOR 19 EAST 26TH STREET AND AUTHORIZES THE ESCROW OF LAND SALE ITEM 9 ISS APPROVING RELATED TO THE EXPAND SI PROGRAM. ITEM 10 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA HOUNG IMPACT FUND. ITEM 11 IS REZONING OF THE PRERTY AT 1516 EAS 23RD STREET FROM UN3 URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD DISISTRICT TO THE 1 RESIDEDENCE GOODS AND SERVICES DISTRICT. [41:23] **Jamal Osman**: ITEM 12 IS THE LEASE TERMINATION AND TRANSFER OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OF THE COWLES CENTER TO THE CITY. I'LL MOVE ALL THOSE ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. [41:39] **Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER HOWDHURY? [41:39] **Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST QUICKLY WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM NO. 12 REGARDING THE COWLES CENTER FACILITY. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT I ATTEND THE TOWN HALL -- ATTENDED THE TOWN HALL. MANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY WHO ARE PART OF THE DANCE COMMITTEE ATTENDED. I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK THE CONSTITUENTS IN THE TWELFTH WARD WHO ARE A PT OF THE DANCE COMMUNITY THAT REAEACHED OUT TOE AS THE COWLES CENTER IS CLOSING. [42:47] **Aurin Chowdhury**: OUR DANCE COMMUNITY IS SHARING WITH US THAT IT'S REALLLLY, REAY IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR ARTSS COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOWNTOWN ANDND ANY PARTNERS THA ARE AVAILABLE WORK TO FIND A WAY TO SUPPORTANCE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE H HUMANS TH ARE AT THE CENTER OF IT THAT PROVIDE NOT JUST ENTERTAINMENT -- A CONSTITUENT OF MINE IS A INSTRUCTOR FOR STUDENTS AT MPS AND JUST PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING WITH OUR ARTS AND CULTURES DIRECTOR BEN JOHNSON AND THE REST O OF US WHO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE DANCE COMMUNITY AND MORE BROADLY OUR ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. [43:02] **Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. I TOO ATTENDED THE TOWN HALL THAT WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 150 INDIVIDUS FROM ALL ACROSS THE CITY, CERTAINLY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF WARD 8 WERE THERE, RESIDENTS OF WARD 8 WERE THERE AND I WANT TO COMMEND OUR ARTS DIRECTOR BEN JOHNSON WHO FACILILITATED THAT CONVERSATION. BUT IT ALSO LEADING THE EFFORTS TO HELP US DO EXACTLY WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY TALKED ABOUT AND THAT'S SUPPORTING THE DANCE COMMUNITY, AND REALLY WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BRING IN A NEW OPERATOR INTO THIS FACILITY, THE COWLES DANCE CENTER TO HELP SUPPORT THAT WORK. [44:07] **Andrea Jenkins**: SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH DIRTOR JOHNSON AS WELL AS MORE BROADAD CPED AND MEMBERS OF OURUR ARTS D CULTURE COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY THE DANCE COMMUNITY AND TO BRING A NEW OPETOR INTO THIS SPACE. THANK YOU. [44:24] **Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, YEAH, ALSO ECHOING COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND BROAD SUPPORT ACROSS THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THIS TRTRANSITION OF THE SPACE IN WD 7 ALONG HEN AVENUE DOWNTOWN -- HENNEPIN AVENUE DOWNTOWN NEXT TO THE LIGHT RAIL STATION. IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPACE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE DANCE COMMUNITY HAVE A WORLD CLASS STAGE TO DANCE ON AND TO TEACH WITH. I WANT TO UPDATE LOCAL 13, THEATRICAL STAGE UNION WHO H A CONTRACT WITH THAT SPACE AND WHAT THEY'RE FACING WITH THEIR JOBS AND KUDOS TO CPED STAFF FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR RIGHTS, THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNION SUPPORTED MOVING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU. [45:14] **Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE TO SAY I ECHO ALL THOSE SENTIMENTS FOR OUR DANCE COMMUNITY. I WAS AT THAT TOWN HALL AND IT WAS A VERY WELL ATTENDED A LOT OF ROBUSTONVERSATION THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AND JUST ECHOING THE PPORT OF THIS BODY FOR OUR ARTS COMMUNINITY. WITH THAT SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL HAVE THE CLERK CALLLL THE ROLL. [46:02] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [46:02] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR CLIMATEE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN [46:20] **Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 18 ITEMS TODAY. NO. 1 42ND STREET EAST RESURFACING PROJECT APPROVAL AND ASSESSMENT. NO. 2, 50TH STREET EAST/WEST PROJECT APPROVAL AND ASSESSMENT. NO. 3, BELTRAMI RESIDENTIAL STREETS RESURFACING FROM 18TH AVENUE NORTHEAST TO EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE AND CENTRAL AVENUE NORTHEAST TO I35W AND MONROE STREET RESURFACING FROM BROADWAY STREET NORTHEAST TO CENTRAL AVENUE NORTHEAST. PROJECT APPROVAL AND ASSESSMENT. [46:43] **Katie Cashman**: ITEM NO. 4 IS ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON FIRST AVENUE SOUTH. THE COMMITTEE SENT THIS FORWARD TO COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH PUBC WORKS STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL ON THIS ITEM TODAY. NO. 5 IS ANN AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS ON ET HENNEPIN AVENUE. NO. 6, AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR E LINE BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT. 7 AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR RECOCONSTRUCTION OF MINNETOA BOULEVARD. [47:22] **Katie Cashman**: 8 CAPAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BOND REALLOCATION, APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS AND REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS. 9 SUBORDINATE FUNDING AGREEMENT NO. 12 FOR METRO GREEN LINEE EXTENSION. 10, PRIORITIZED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT LIST. 11METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S REGIONAL SOLICITATION AND MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR CITY TRANSPORTATION P PROJECTS. [47:39] **Katie Cashman**: 12, A GRANT APPLICATION TO CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANT PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF THE EV SPOT NETWORK AND EV CAR SHARING PROGRAM. 13 GRANT APPLICATION FOR MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY RESILIENCY GRANT FOR 35TH AVENUE NORTH FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT. 14, 2024 STREETLIGHTING REPLACEMENT, PROJECT DESIGNATION AND COST. 15 MINNESOTA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT GRANTS. [48:19] **Katie Cashman**: ITEM 16 IS ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. BEFORE US PRINTED OUT YOU HAVE A REVISED RCA FROM STAFF DUE TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR THE RCA DIDN'T INCLUDE FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT SOO THE REVISED RC ADDS THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THIS BODY NEEDS TO TAKE TO ACCEPT OSE FUNDS, AND DISTRIBUTE THEM ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACTS LISTED IN OUR AGENDA. I WILL MOVE THE REVIS RECOMMENDATION AND ITEM 17 IS THE 2024-2025 CLIMATE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WORK PLAN. [48:41] **Katie Cashman**: I EMAILED OUT ON -- YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE, SOME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN BASED ON CONVERSATIONS IN COMMITTEE AND THOSE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LIMS FILE AND I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE REVISED PLAN. AND FINALLY, 18, REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO FILE A REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION AND PARTICIPATE IN DOCKETS RELATING TO COMMUNITY SOLAR GARARDENS AT THE MINNOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS INCLUDING THE REVISED STAFFFF REPORT FOR ITEM 16 AND THE REVISED CNI WORK PLPLAN FOR ITE 17. [49:26] **Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER C CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.. [49:52] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [49:52] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT WILL BE FM OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WHICH WILL BE PRESENT BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [50:13] **Linea Palmisano**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDEDENT. THE COMMITTEE OF TH WHOLE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM. ITEM NO. 1 IS APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR WHICH I LANGO MEX-TEX IN WARD 7. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. [50:13] **Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER HAS MOVED FORWARD OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASASHMAN. [50:35] **Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, IN SUPPORT OF THIS NEW BUSINESS IN WARD 7 I'M GRATEFUL FOR STAFF WORKING TO EXPEPEDITE THE APPROVAL OF THE LICENSE THAT THEY NEED. [50:35] **Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. ISIS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [51:00] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [51:00] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES, AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THTHE FINAL REPORT WILL BE OFFED BY OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, W WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [51:15] **Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD THREE ITEMS. ITEM NO. 1 IS AUTHORIZIZING A REVENUE ACCOT WITH SMG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT AT U.S. BANK STADIUM. ITEM NO. 2 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY-B-BASE ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. AND ITEM NO. IS ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS F FROM THE MINNESA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR LOCAL P PUBLIC HEALTH GRANT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF T THESE ITEM. [51:34] **Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [52:01] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 122 AYES. [52:01] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF ALL OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN WILL BE INTRODUCING AND GIVING FIRST READING TO THE SUBJECTATTER OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE RELATED TO LAND USE APPLICATION FEES WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT INTRODUCTION? SEEING NONE, I'll ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [52:52] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [52:52] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES IT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE IN THE NEXT CYCLE. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THREE RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE THREE HONORARY RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE DONEE AT THE PRIOR OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING. DEGREES ARE THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS ON THOSE RESOLUTIONS? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE THREE RESOLUTIONS. [53:08] **Council Member**: SO MOVED. [53:08] **Council Member**: SECOND. [53:26] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [53:26] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS UNDER NEW BUSINESS TODAY. THE FIRST RELATES TO THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION OF TIMOTHY SEXTON TO THE APPOINTED POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO REFER THAT NOMINATION TO THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE FOR SETTING -- FOR THEHE SETTING OF PUBLIC HEARING. MAY I HAVE A SECOND T TO THAT MOTION. [54:00] **Council Member**: SECOND. [54:00] **Elliott Payne**: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THAT MOTION? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE A PROMOTION BEFORE US. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [54:31] **Casey Carl**: [ROLL CALL.] THERE ARE 12 AS. [54:31] **Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THAT NOMINATION IS REFERRED TO THE C & I COMMITTEE HEARING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. THE SECOND ITEM IS A NOTICE BY COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS RELATED TO ORDINCE ITEM NO. -009 WHICH RELATING TO THE MINIMUM DRIVER COMPENSATION FOR TRANSNSPORTATI NETWORK COMMITTEES. I'LL CALL COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS TO EXPLAIN HER NOTICE. [54:54] **Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. THIS NOTICE IS A PROCEDURAL NOTICE TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND OUR ORDINANCE IF WE SO CHOOSE AND/OR TO -- TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER SOLUTION. YOU KNOW, WE TOOK OUR VOTE POR TO THE STATE'S REPORT THAT CAME I KNOW THAT THAT REPORT HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN RECEIVED BY THIS BODY AND THAT MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS AT THE STATE. [55:17] **Andrea Jenkins**: TO TRY TO COME TO A BROADER RESOLUTION AROUND THIS ISSUE. I DO WANT TO COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBERS CHOWDHURY A AS WELL AS KOS WHO I K KNOW HAVE BEEN DEEPY ENGAGED WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS. THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IF A NEW RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE IS ACHIEVED, THAT WE CAN THEN ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AS A BODY. [56:18] **Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. COUNCNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, II MAY, 9 OUT OF THE 10 AUTHORS WHO VETOED TO OVERTURN THE MAYOR'S VETO ON 10C ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY THE AUTHORS OF THIS ORDINANCE WERE NOT MADE AWARE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING WE FOUND OUT FROM M THE MAYOR'S PRESS RELEASE. IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGED, WE WOULD HAVAVE BEEN ABLE TO WA THROUGH THE PLAN THAT WE WERE WORKING ON. I KNOW THAT ME AND COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS ACTUALLY GOT TO TALK BEFORE THIS WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA ABOUT SETTING UP A MEETING WITH MY OFFICE SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PLAN OF WHAT WE'RE DOING REGARDING THE IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT'S HAPPENING SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD SOME INFORMATION AND THEN MAKE AN ASK TO COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [57:02] **Jason Chavez**: THE CITY'S POLICY AND RESEARCH DIVISIONS IS IN CONTACT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AN INDUSTRY WITH A GOAL OF GETTING ANY AVAILABLE MINNEAPOLIS DATA TO ENSURE THAT OUR POLICY IS DRIVEN BY THE CONDITIONS OF MINNEAPOLIS RIDE-SHARE DRIVERS AND OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE STATE. CITY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP IN OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR CHOWDWDHURY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LEGISLATORS TO ENSURE THAT THAT IT'S THROUGH SPECIFIC LOCAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE STATE LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO BRING FORWARD A STATEWIDE POLICY. [57:33] **Jason Chavez**: WE ALSO WANT A STATEWIDE POLICY TO ENSURE DRIVERS BEYOND MINNEAPOLIS ARE BEING SUPPORTED. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICY IS DRIVEN BY ALL THE AVAILABLE DATA INCLUDING SPECIFIC LOCAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS SUPPORTING STATE LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO DO THAT. THEY ALSO -- AND I'LL BE CLEAR, THEY ALSO WILL BE CONTINUE TO REJECT REPUBLICAN-BACKED RE-EMPTITION EFFORTS A ENSURE LOCAL AUTONOMOMY FOR OUR CITY. SEVERAL NEW RIDSHARE COMPANIES HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN CONG TO MINNEAPOLIS IN RESPONSE TO US SETTING UP MINIMUM WAGE. [58:07] **Jason Chavez**: COUNCIL IS WORKING WITH STAFF TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION, AND WORKING WOR WITH METRO MOBILITY WITH THEIR ON-DEMAND SERVICES FOR RIDERS WITH DISABILITIES AND $5 RIDES AND UP TO $25 WHICH HAS THE CAPACITY TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP AND I WANT TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION UPCOMING. THE FAIR DRIVES ORDINANCE WHICH WAS VETOED IN AUGUST OF 2023 INCLUDED MANDATORY UNRESTRICTED DATA DISCLOSURE FOR ON A T & CS FOLLOWING THE VETO THE ORDINANCE WILL SEPARATE IT INTO TWO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THE ONE WE APPROVED A COUPLE WEEKS' AGO AND THEN THENE WE'RE GOING TO GO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND THAT WILL BE APPROVED BY THE END OF APRIL. [58:51] **Jason Chavez**: THE FAIR DRIVE IS THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE MINNEAPOLIS IS ACCESS TO UNRESTRICTED DATA THAT MINNEAPOLIS COMPENSATION RATES ARE ACCURATELY ALIGNED WITH MINIMUM WAGE IN MINNEAPOLIS. I'M ACTUALLY EXCITED AND THANKFUL THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS DID BRING ONE OF THESE SOLUTIONS FORWARD. I DO LOOK FORWARD HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BUT I DO HAVE AN ASK. MY OFFICE, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN ARE ALADY BRINGING A NOTICE OF INTENT ON FEBRUARY 11TH WHICH WILL GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO ACT BEFORE THE MAY 1st IMPLEMENTATION DATE. [59:09] **Jason Chavez**: IF YOU MAY, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS IF YOU WOULD REMOVE FROM THE DATA TO WORK WITH THE AUTHORS AND WORK WITH COUNCIL LEADSHIP AND WORK WITH COUNCIL -- COUNCIL MEMBER AND CHAIR CHOWDHURY WHO IS WORKING WITH THE STATE LEGISLATORS ON THIS ISSUE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR WORK WITH MINNEAPOLIS-SPECIFIC DATA. WE'RE IN CONTACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OFF LABOR INDUSTRY. THAT MEANS THAT BY THE TIME THAT WE ARE TAKING A VOTE, IF WE -- IF THIS NOTICE OF INTENT ISN'T DELETED FROM THE AGEGENDA, THATN APRIL 11TH W WE'RE GOING TO TAK ACTION ON THINGS THAT T ARE NOT BEFORE US. [59:56] **Jason Chavez**: WE WANT MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO A STATE LISLATURE. OUR PARTNERS AT THE O WORK WIT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDUSTRY. WE WANT ENOUGH TIME FOR OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM TO DO THAT ANALYSIS WITH THE STATE DA. WE'RE WORKING IN GOOD FAITH. I WANT US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS A FORM OF DYLANTION AND -- FORM OF COLLABORATION AND CONSENSUS. MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY ARE BRINGING FORWARD A NOTE OF INTENT ON APRIL 11TH. THAT WAS THE PLAN TO DO SO. IT WILL GIVE US ENOUGH TIMEO TAKE ACTION BEFORE MAY 1st. THANK YOU. [1:00:30] **Linea Palmisano**: THANK YOU, COUIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. I WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THERE'S NO-VOTE TODAY SO PERHAPS THERE'SS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THAT. BUT IT SEEMS STRANGE TO ME, MR. CHAIR, THAT NOW PEOPLEAY THEY WANT TO SAY THAHAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO CHAIR THAT WITH COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE COME UP IN DROVES HOW IT'S IMPACTING THEM AND THE KIND OF CHALLENGES THEY ARE MAKING COUNCIL MEMBER HAS DONEE SO WIT THAT ACTION. [1:01:21] **Linea Palmisano**: SHE'S NOT PROSCRIBING A SPECIFIC SOLUTION AS YOU SAY YOU'LL BE READY TO DO ON APRIL 11TH BUT A HUGE PART OF OUR POLICYMAKING IS COLLABORATION. AND I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE, MAYBE WE CAN'T, THAT THIS TN-C ORDINANCE AND WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED HERE IS IN NO WAY COLLABORATIVE OR CONSTRUCTIVE. IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT AND I THIN-- I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT. AFTER THE OVERRIDE AND THE CITY ENTERPRISE IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO PREPARE HOW WE MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CITY WITHOUT RIDE-SHARE WITH THESE -- -- WITH THESE TWO RIDE-SHARE GIANTS WHICH SERVE 0,000 RIDE SHARES PER WEEK ACROSS THE METRO AREA SO I REALLY APPRECIAT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS SAW THE TRAIN LEAVING THETATION HERE AND GOT ON BOARD. [1:02:08] **Linea Palmisano**: SHE IS ON THE PREVAILING SIDE OF THIS MATTER, NOT MYSELF OR A COUPLE OF TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE OR VETAW -- I DON'T HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS SAY SHE'S EVEN CHANGED HER MIND. SHE'S JUST SAYING LET'S TAKE A MINUTE AND RECONSIDER WHICH IS EXACACTLY WHAT OUR STATE LEGISLATORS HAVE BEEN ASKING US TO DO SO I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE CLEARLY STEPPED OUT OF LINE WITH OTHER CITIES AND A WHOLE STATE PROGRESSSSION OR OUT OF SYNC. WE HAVE 5 WEEKS TO SET THIS UP SO IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO PUBLISH INDICATE THAT WE ARE LOOKOKING TO CHANGE COURSE WITH WEEKS TO SET UP THE KIND OF MONITORING AND ADJUDICATION THAT WOULDD GO WITH SUCH WITH THIS TYPE OF ORDINANCE. [1:03:25] **Linea Palmisano**: INSTEAD COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS WISHES TO MENTION WHAT STATE LEADERS HAVE ASKED US TO DO THESE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. LET'S GO TO CONVERSATION TOGETHER AND LET'S OPEN IT UP WITH ME DISCUSSION FEELING LIKE IT'S FOREGONE CONSION AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE COULD OPEN UP AND GET SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND RESOLVED BY MAY 1st WITHOUT RUSHING THROUGH ON SUPER MAJORITY VOTES ON OTHER MEASURES. THANK YOU. [1:03:25] **Jamal Osman**: I'LL BE QUICK, THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBUBLIC KNOW AND ALSO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES WHAT WE DID WAS WE UPHOLD THE LAW OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THE OFFICE REQUIRES $157 MINIMUM WAGE, AND THE DATA WE HAD AND HOW WE A ACTED RESTS ON THE SCALE AND WE ARE NOT OVERSTEPPING OTHER CITIES OR STEPPING OUT OF THE RULES. UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE OF CORPORATE COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND LYFT IS DAUNTING ANDND WE HE SEEN THE TACTICS THEY HAVE USED IN OTHER CITIES WHEN IT COMES TO THE RELATN OF IT. [1:04:24] **Jamal Osman**: WE BELIEVE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE BASIC SERVICECES -- BAS PRICE FOR THE DRIVERS. WE HAVE SEEN THEM COME HERE AND I BELIEVE THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THE PRESSURE IS COMING FROM. WE ACTED ACCORDINGLY. WHAT WE FIT FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DRIVERS RIGHTS TO HAVE A MINIMUM WAGE. INSTEAD OF FREAKING OUT, WE SET A LAW. WE ARE HERE WORKING WITH EVERYONE INCLUDING THE STATE, AS COUNCIL MEMBER C CHAVEZ MENTION. [1:05:14] **Jamal Osman**: WE'RE OPEN TO ALL THOSE IDEAS BUT SAME TIME I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND THE LAW WE HAVE SET AND WE'RE FOLLOWING T THE BASIC MINIMUM WAGE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THESE TACTICS THAT UBER AND LYFT IS USING, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE USED IN OTHER CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M COMMITTED AND I WILL CONTINUE TO STAY BEHIND THE DRIVERS TO HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. THAN YOU. [1:05:48] **Michael Rainville**: THANKOU, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS R YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCE SHOWING THROUGH ON THIS MATTER. I WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES -- OR ACTION FOR MY MY COLLEAGUES MANY, MANY EMAILS I'VE GOTTEN FROM THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY THOSE ON VOUCHERS, LOW INCOME RIDERS, DRIVERS WHO ARE AFRAID THEY ARE GOING TO LE THEIR JOBS AND PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE A CAR. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS NOT AN OPTION FOR MANY, MANY PPLE. ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. [1:06:20] **Michael Rainville**: THERE IS JUST NOT SERVICE LATE AT NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE GET OFF OF WORK. SO IF WE TAKE THE TIME -- WE VOTE THIS UP AND TAKE THE TIME TO THINK THROUGH HOW OTHERS ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTCTED NOT JUST DRIVERS AND WORK WITH THE STATE WE'RE GOING TO COME UPITH A SOLUTION BUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAS MUCH MORE DATA THAN OUR STAFF PUT TOGETHEHER A WE NEED TO HONOR THAT AND THINK OF THAT AND MOVE FORWARD ON THIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. THK YOU. [1:06:53] **Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I, FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO THANK MY CONSTITUENTS FOR REACHING OUT TO ME AND MY OFFICE, BOTH REACHING OUT IN SUPPORT OF MAKING SURE THAT UBER AND LYFT AND ANY RIDE-SHARE COMPANY IN OUR CITY FOLLOW THE EXPECTATIONS OF A MINIMUM WAGE AND JUST THE REGULATIONS OF SUPPORTING WORKPLACE TO BE IN AND ALSO OD SHARING THEIR CONCERNS ABOBOUT RIDE-SHARE LEAVING THE CITY. I KNOW THAT THIS IMPACTS APARTMENT'S REAL LIVES, MOBILITY IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND, WHETHER THEY'RE COMING FROM THE AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN. [1:07:30] **Aurin Chowdhury**: WHETHER IT'S JUST TO GET AROUND OUR CITY, WHETHER THEY'RE SOMEONE WHO HAS A DISABILITY AND IS RELIANT ON THIS TYPE OF SERVICE AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR DOING THE OUTREACH AND I'V'VE RECEIVED HUNDDS OF EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS MYSELF AND HAVE ENGAGED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT PUSHED ME FORWARD INTO REALLY GETTING TO WORK TO GURE OUT HOW WE CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT REACHESES E EFFORTS OF MAKING SURE THAT WEE DOING A MINIMUM WAGE FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WHICH IS 1557 AND ALSO ENSURING THAT THERE IS RIDE-SHARE AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO NEED IT. [1:08:17] **Aurin Chowdhury**: I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBERS ON OUR BODY HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF DIFFERENT things THAT THEY ARER WORKING ON AND PLANNING AROUND LICENSING NEW TN-CS AND ALSO THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STATE AND I'M SURE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN LAY THAT OUT. THE THING THAT I WA TO SPEAK TO AS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS CHAIR THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IS -- IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RATE IN THE CY OF MINNEAPOLIS, THE ONE THING THAT I FEEL IS SUPER IMPORTANT IS THAT WE WE DON'T ARBITRARILY CHANGE THE RATE. [1:09:08] **Aurin Chowdhury**: WE DON'T ARBITRARILY MAKE DECIONS SAYING WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM THIS NUMBER TO THIS NUMBER. THAT'S THE IN BETWEEN, I THINK, WE NEED TO HAVE DATA AND INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS ANY DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AS A BODY AND THE WORK THAT I I HAVE BEEN DOING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY OF THIS TALKING WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND CONSIDERING THE POLICY AND RESEARCH ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE ON TN-CS THERE WAS AN ADDENDUM T THAT OUR STAFF D THAT INDICATED AFT LOOKING AT THE DLI STUDY THAT GAS IN THE METRO COSTING $441 MORE ANNUALLY FOR THE DRIVER COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE STATE INDICATING THAT WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER WHAT IS THE TRUE EXPENSE FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT T TO HAVE RATE THAT GOES BELOW OUR $15.57 MINIMUM WAGE WHICH IS WHAT MAY ARE SET OUT TO DO. [1:10:14] **Aurin Chowdhury**: AND THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE, MANY MEMBERS OF OUR DELEGATION, OUR MAJORITY LEADER, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE REALLY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WAS ABLE TO HELP FACILITATE A CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM TO START WORKING ON HAVING INFORMATION FROM THE STATE ON TOP OF THEHE INFORMATION IN THE DATA THAT OUR CITY STAFF WAS ALREADY USING THAT DETERMINED OU RATE TO WORK ON A PROCESS SO WE CAN GET INFORMATION BACK TO THIS BODY. [1:10:49] **Aurin Chowdhury**: I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTATANTO NAME THAT COLLABORATION MOVING FORWARD IS REALLY KEY IF WE ARE TO WORK TOGETHER. I THINK WE HAVE A SHARED INTEREST ON THIS BODY. I THINK WE'VE ALL NAMED IT AND FOR ME, HAD WE -- HADAD WE HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS NONOTICE OF INTT WAWAS COMING, WE WOULD HAVE BEE ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION THAT THAT DATA AND INFORMATION IS NOT GOING TO COME BY APRIL 11TH. OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM AND OUR DIRECTOR OF OUR CITY AUDITOR HAS INDICATED THAT IT'S EXPECTED THAT THE INFORMATION WILL BE READY BY THE END OF APRIL 15TH SO I ASKED MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER -- I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ'S VERY FRIENDLY OFFER TO MAKE A DELETION TO DO A NOTICE TO MEET THAT TIME LYNN TO MEET THE TIMELINE TO GET THE INFORMATION. [1:11:50] **Aurin Chowdhury**: I'LL ALSO SAY WITH MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DELEGATION ON THE MINNEAPOLIS SIDE AND OTHER LEADERS AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THEY WERE ACTUALLY QUITE CONFUSED BY THE NOTICE OF INTENT THAT WAS PUT FORWARD THAT THEY SAW IN THE MEDIA AND I I RECEIVED MANY PHO CALLS AND IT WASN'T GREAT TO CALL MEMBERS OF OUR LEGLATURE AND LET THEM KNOW, HEY, UNFORTUNATELY, 9 OUT OF THE 10 MEMBERS THAT VOTED TO OVERRRRID THE VETO WEREN'T READY OR NEW PRIOR THAT WAS COMING BUT THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW. [1:12:22] **Aurin Chowdhury**: THIS IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WE STILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU. WE WANT TO HAVE A MEETING. WE WANT TO FIGURE THINGS OUT AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT'S NOT TO -- IT'S NOT TO POINT BLAME AT ANYONE OR ASCRIBE ANYTHING. IT'S JUST TO SAY THAT IF WE'RE TO DO THIS RIGHT AS A CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE TO MOVE TOGETHER AND WE HAVE TO BE WILLING TO COLLABORATE AND OUR LEADERSHIP ON THE CITY COUNCIL IS READY TO TALK TO ANY ONE OF I'LL JUST CLOSE OFF BY SAYING, THANK YOU TO THE AUTHORS, THE THREE AUTHORS THAT HAVE REALLY BEENEN SHEPHERDING THIS WORK FR THE MOMENT THAT THEY STARTED THE WORK ON THE ORDINANCE. [1:13:02] **Aurin Chowdhury**: TO THE EFFORTS THAT I HAVE SEEN EVERY SINGLE DAY SINCE THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR CONSTITUENTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND THE MEMBERS OF OUR BODY THAT HAVE BEEN TALKING TO ALL DIFFERENT SKEHOLDERS AND SO THOSE ARE MY REMARKS AND I HOPE THAT GIVES SOME LIGHT TO A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT HAS BEEN MY FOCUS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE S SOLUTION COME THROUGH. [1:13:36] **Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS JUST TO START. I WONDER IF YOU'D BE WILLING THROUGH THE CHAIR TO YIELD FOR JUST A BRIEF QUESTION? [1:13:56] **Andrea Jenkins**: SURE. [1:14:14] **Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU. ON -- AT THE APRIL 11TH MEETING, COUNCIL MEMBER, ARE YOU PLANNING ON BRINGING A POLICY FOR US TO VOTE ON AS PART OF THE RECONSIDERATION? COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:14:14] **Andrea Jenkins**: I WILL -- I'M SORRY? IS IT -- OH, THE -- MY UNDERSTANANDIN IS THAT MANY OF MY COLLEAGUE, WORKING WITH THE STATE AND N OTHERSRS TO RECONCILE THE DATA THAT OUR TEAM CREATED AS WELL AS AND SO ANY ITEM THAT I WOULD ONE HOPE TO BRING FORWARD WOULD BE, AS HAS BEEN STATED HERE, A COLLABORATION. [1:14:57] **Andrea Jenkins**: SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIO POLICY.TLY, NO I DON'T HAVE A I'M NOT GOING TO ARBITRARILY COME UP WITH A NUMBER. IT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON THE DATA THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN APPARENTLY SECRETLY WORKING ON BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN NAMED MULTIPLE TIMES, 9 OF THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED TO OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S VETO HAVE BEEN PLANNING SOMETHING. HAD I KNOWN THAT,S ONE OF THE 10 PEOPLE WHO WROTE IT, THIS PROBABLY WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. I'M TRYING TO CREATE AN OFFRAMP THAT WHEN THIS WORK COMES TO FRUITION, THAT WE AS AA BODY CA KE ACTION ON IT. THAT SIMPLY WHAT THIS IS. SO, NO, I DON'T HAVE A PLAN. I AM NOT A GENIUSHAT HAS FIGURED THIS OUT. I AM WILLING TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. [1:16:14] **Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MMADAM PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO SAME VERY CLEARLY THERE'S NO SECRET COLLUSION HAPPENINING. THE CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE LEGISLATURE, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF F LABOR AND INDUSTRY -- I'VE BEEN A PART OF THOSE AS THIS BODY'S VICE PRESIDENT, AS HAS COUNCIL PRESESIDENT PAYNE AND OUR THREE AUTHORS AND OUR RGI CHAIR. THAT'S WHERE THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE LARGELY BEEN LIMITED. I THINK THE COMMENT ABOUT 9 OUT OF 10 MEMBERS WHO VOTED FOR IT WERE ABOUT WHAT FEELS LIKE -- WELL, I MEAN, I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I LEARNED ABOUT THIS NOT FROM A PRESS RELEASE. [1:16:54] **Aisha Chughtai**: THAT FELT LIKE IT SORT OF HAPPENED -- I FELT BLINDSIDED BY THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS COMING. SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE HERE JUST SPEAKING FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE ABOUT THIS. I ASKED ABOUT THIS QUESTION ARAROUND -- IS THERE A POLICY COMING AROUND APRIL 11TH AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING -- YOU DON'T HAVE A NUMBER THAT YOU HAVE PICKED OUT. YOU'RERE HOPING TO BE A PART OF THTHIS WORK ON DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND REQUESTING FROM THE STATE REALLY SPECIFIC DATA THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO FOR -- FOR MINNEAPOLIS THAT WE DON'T. [1:17:32] **Aisha Chughtai**: AS COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY STATED, THAT WILL NOT BE DONE SOMETIME BY THE END OF THE WEEK OF APRIL 15TH. SO ON APRIL 11TH, IF YOU -- AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUGAIN CONFIRMING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A POLICY YOU'RE PLANNING ON BRINGING ON THE 11TH SO THIS IS WHERE -- WHERE, LIKE, THE AUTHORS OF THE ORDINANCE WERE PLANNING ON BRINGING THE NOTICE ON THE 11TH SO THAT WE COULD VOTE ON THE FINAL ACTION ON THE 25TH AND THE WHOLE THING WOULD BE DONE BEFORE THE MAY 1st DEADLINE. ABSENT A POLICY ON APRIL 11TH, I THINK THAT THERE IS -- WEWE'RE RUNNING AGAIN THE RISK THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW UP ON APRIL 11TH AT OUR MEETING AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NO POLICY OR PATH FORWARD BECAUSE OUR BE DONE AND THE ONLY WAYAY WE WOULD BE VOTING ON A POLICY ON APRIL 11TH IS IF WE ARBITRILY MADE IT UP. NOBODY HERE HAS THE INTENTI OF DOING THAT. I'M HEARING Y DON'T. I DON'T. I -- YOU KNOW, SO I WANTED US TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND I THINK IF WE'RE DOING THE NOTICICE ON THE 11TH AND THE VOTING ON A FINAL I ITE ON THE 25TH WE WOULD BE ON A DIFFERENT PLACE HERE AND I JUST WANT TO NAME THAT AGAIN REALLY CLEARLY. THANK YOU. [1:19:17] **LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I FIRST WANT TO JUST SAY THAT -- MEETINGS WE'RE HAVING BECAUSE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT JUSUST TALKED ABOUT 6 COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS POLICY AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT BREAKS OPEN MEETING LAWS. SECONDLY, I GET CALLED OUT ALL THE TIME FOR ASCRIBING MOTIVES AND I'VE HEARD SO MANY MOTIVATES ASCRIBED TO COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS ABOUT WHAT HER INTENTIONS ARE AND THIS IS JUST GIVING NOTICE. THIS IS NOT ASS DRAMATIC AS IT' BEING MADE OUT TO BE. CLEARLY SOMEBODY IS UPSET THAT SHE'S BEAT THEM TO GIVING NOTICE. I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE HERE. SOMEBODY ELSE WANTED TO GIVE NOTICE AND JENKINS BEAT THEM TO IT. 'S ALL I CAN SEE HAPPENING. THIS DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. [1:20:15] **LaTrisha Vetaw**: IT'S LITERALLY A PROCEDURAL THING AND SHE'S BRILLIANT FOR DOING SO. IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, W NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER SO BRA, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. THANK YOU, ALSO,O, COUNCIL MEMB JENKINS FOR BEING FORWARD-THKING. I HAVE HAD A ROUGH TWO WEEKS AFTER THIS WASAS VOTED ON AND PASSED. I DID NOT VOTEOR THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THE 33,000 PEOPLE I SUPPORT DID NOT WANT THIS AND SO I'VE HAD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THOUSANDS OF EMAILS A PHONE CALLS. THIS HAS BY FAR BEEN THE LARGEST ISSUE THAT I'VE HAD ON THIS COUNCIL. I MEAN, WE'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS, FROM THE UNIVERSITY WHO SAY THEY'RE GOING TO -- 14,000 OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE DESCENDING ON MINNEAPOLIS TO COME TO THEIR CHILDREN'S GRADTIONS AND THEY DON'T HAVE UBER AND LYFT POSBLY. [1:21:07] **LaTrisha Vetaw**: WE'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON HAVING CONVENTIONS HERE. AGAIN, BRAVO, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, FOR BEING COLLABORATIVE, NOT JUST SAYING YOU'RE COLLABORATIVE BUT ACTUALLY GIVING THIS COMMUNITY HOPE THAHAT MANAGE CAN HAPPEN A YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THE WORK AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED -- YOU KNOW, ON THE PREVAILING SIDE. I CAN'T GET US OUT THERE THIS SO I'M HAPPY THAYOU ARE WILLING TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND DO THIS FOR THOSE OF US WHO WANT TO SEE SOLUTIONS. WHO WANT SOMETHING TOO HAPPEN. WE SHOULD HAVE WAITED ON THAT DATA ON THE GET-GO AND WE DIDN'T SO WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION. [1:21:49] **LaTrisha Vetaw**: AND NOW THAT WE'RE IN THAT SITUATION, WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE WHO'S WILLING TO WORK -- WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER IS GOING TO BE BUT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. SOMEONE SET A DATE FOR US TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR US TO DO SOMETHING. SO AGAIN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS CONVERSATION I IS ABO. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAD TO GET INTO THIS BECAUSE NOTICE WAS GIVEN. THIS COUNCIL DOES THINGS AT THE LAST -- I'VE LITERALLY WALKED OUT ONN THE DIAS AND FOUND OUT ABOUT SOMETHING SECONDS BEFORE IT HAPPENED, AND A LOT OF THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE ASCRIBING MOTIVE TO COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS ARE THE MAIN ONES WHO DO IT. [1:22:31] **LaTrisha Vetaw**: WE'VE HAD things WALKED ON JUST THIS WEEK ALONE IN COMMITTEES. SO LET'S NOT ACT LIKE SHE'S DOING SOMETHING BAZIZARRE OR THAT'S NOT NOTHING. SHE'S DOING NOTHING BUT BEING A BRILLIANT COLLABORATOR AND AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING SO. THE NORTH SIDE THANKS YOU. I CAN TELL YOU THAT. WE APPRECIATATE IT. I WAS GUILTING TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS YESTERDAY WHAT IS GOING ON TO UBER AND LYFT. THAT'S HOW I GET TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SO THANK YOU. [1:23:09] **Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST THE IMPLICATION THAT THERE'S A VIOLATION OF OPEN MEETING LAW HAPPENING IS A REALLY SERIOUS ONE THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE VIOLATION OF OPEN MEETING LAW SO I J JUST WANT TO ASK OUR CLERK TO CLARIFY BECAUSE JUST -- I'LL NAME WHAT I KNOW TO BE A FACT AND I'D LOVE IFIF YOU JUST FACT-CHECKE ME, MR. CLERK, BUT THE MEMBERS THAT I NAMED ARE THREE AUTHORS, COUNCIL MEMBERS OSMAN, CHAVEZ, WONSLEY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MYSELF A AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, THE 6 OF US DO NOT CONSTITUTE THE QUORUM OF ANY COMMITTEE OR THIS COUNCIL AND THE CONVERSATION'S HAPPENING BETWEEN US AND OUR LEGISLATORS ARE NOT A VIOLATION OF OPEN MEETING LAW, MR. CLERK, IS THAT CORRECT. [1:23:56] **Casey Carl**: MR. PRESISIDENT, WE CHECKED R QUEUE ONLINE AND THOSE COMBINATIONS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A QUORUM OF THIS BODY OR OF ANYNY OF THIS BODY'S COMMITTEES AND, THEREFORE, WOULD NOT BE A VIOLATION OF THE OPEN MEETING LAW, PER SE. [1:24:16] **Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND I JUST WANT TO AS THE CLERK TO CLARIFY THAT IF THERE IS NO PERTINENT DATA OR PROPOSAL ON THE 11TH, WOULD THAT PRECLUDE US FROM CONSIDERATION A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD SOMETIME IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE WEEK OF THE 15TH OF VOTING ON SUCH A PROPOSAL ON APRIL 25TH? [1:25:02] **Casey Carl**: MR. PRERESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMR JENKINS NO. THERE ARE A FEW OCCASIONS IN THE PAST WHEN NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN IN ONE CYCLE WERE NOT READY TO PROCEED AND SO THE MATTER JUST STAYS AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL. THE NOTICE WAS GIVEN AS HAS BEEN POINTED OUT, THAT A PROCEDURAL ACTION. LITTLE NOT AOTE BUT THE PROCEDURE IS IMPORTANT. THE NOTICE IS TO PROVIDE AN AWARENESS, AN ALERTO ALL POLICYMAKERS ANDO THE CONSTITUENTS, RIGHT, OF THE COMMUNITY T THAT THE COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING SOME TYPE OF ACTION SO NOTICE CAN BE MADE AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BRING FORWARD A FORMAL PROPOSAL IN THE NEXT CYCLE. THAT IS THE ANTICIPATED PROCESS BUT NOTICE BEING GIVEN DOES NOT REIRE THAT THE PROPOSAL COME FORWARD IN THE NEXT CYCLE. IT COULD SIMPLY LAY OVER AND, IN FACT, IN PREVIOUS TERMS AND CYCLES NOTICES HAVE BEEN GIVEN AND MULTIPLE CYCLES HAVE BEEN PASSED AND WE HAVE DONE A RENEWED NOTICE JUST TO REMIND FOLKS WE'RE LOOKING AT A CERTAIN TITLE OF THE CODE, THANK YOU. [1:26:04] **Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION, AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS NOTICE TO STAND AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THE GOOD WORK THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING AND WHEN WE GET THE PROPOSAL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO THEN TAKE VOTE ON IT AS A BODY. THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. [1:26:04] **Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I ALSO SUPPORT JENKINS'S NOTICE FOR CONTINUING OUR DISCUSSION ON APRIL 11TH BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTNTINUE TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC AND REASSURE THEM THAT THEY WILL NOT BEE STRANDED ON MAY 1st WITHOUT RIDE-SHARE SERVICES IN OUR CITY. BUT I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR TO THE MEDIA AND TO OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT OUR BODY IS NOT KICKING UBER AND LYFT OUT OF THE C CITY. WE'RE ENFORCING A MINIMUM WAGE AND THEYRE THREATENING TO -- RATHER THAN COMPLY WITH THAT, TO LEAVE AND THAT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING TO ME. [1:27:17] **Katie Cashman**: SO I WAN TO CONTINUE TO CENTER OUR DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN EARNING 13 TO $14 PER HOUR ON AVERAGE, WHICH IS ABYSMAL AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE CENTER THEM IN OUR DOORS ENSURTHAT THEY GET A FAIR WAGE FOR THE WORK THEY'RE DOING WHILE ENSURING THAT WE DO HAVE RIDE-SHARE SERVICES WHICH ESSENTIAL PIECE OF OUR MOBILITY. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE COERSATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SO MUCH EVERYONEE CAN FOLLOW-ALONG AND -- FOR THAT PURPOSE I SUPPORT US CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION ON APRIL 11TH WHETHER WE HAVE A CLEAR PROPOSAL OR AN AMALGAMATION OF THAT DATA OR NOT. THANKS. [1:27:55] **Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D JUST WANT TO THANKOU AGAIN AND I'M SO SORRY THAT YOU'VE HAD SOME PERSOSONAL TALKS TODAY. YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT. YOU'RE BEING WISE, AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN'S POINT. THIS IS COULD I HAVE THE CRUX OF THE ISSUE WE FACE. WEWE HAVE ONE SET OF DATAHAT SAYS THAT MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT BEING PAID AND THAT'S COMING FROM OUR CITY STAFF WHEREAS, THE STATE AS A WHOLE OTHER WAGE SET SO JUST SO LET'S KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT. LET'S FIGURE IT OUT. [1:28:51] **Katie Cashman**: IF I COULD QUICKLY -- [ELLIOTT PAYNE: YOU CAN GET BACK IN QUEUE, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN.] [1:28:51] **Aurin Chowdhury**: YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANTHAT WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IN PUBLIC. I THINK IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING FOR CONSTITNTS TO KIND OF KNOW WHAT OUR PROCESS HAS BEEN AND THIS DISCUSSION HAS CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF LAY OUT T THE WORK THAT HAVE BEEN DOING AS A COUNCIL AND AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION FROM THE CLERKS, AND I THINK MY ASK OUT OF THIS AND JUST WHAT I NAMED IS NOT TO ASCRIBE ANY MOTIVE OR MAKE ANY TALKS IT'S JUST COLLABORATION, TAKING STEPS TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOINING TO NEED TO DO IF WE'RE GOING TO -- IF WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS DONE. [1:29:33] **Aurin Chowdhury**: I'LL JUST ADD -- I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN WAS MAYBE SURE SHE'LL PUT HERSELF IN QUEUE IF NOT. WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STUDY. A PARART OF THE METRO CALCULATIS WAS LOOKING AT THE 7- COUNTY METRO; RIGHT? IF YOU T THINK ABOUT HENNEPIN COUNTY AND CARVER COUNTY THO ARE QUITE DIFFERENT AND IYOU LOOK AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE FURTHER SUBURBAN CITIES, THOSE ARE ALL SO DIFFERENT. COST OF LIVING IS DIFFERENT. EXPENSES ARE DIFFERENT AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS A CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR US TO CONSIDER WHAT ARE THE EXPENSES? [1:30:12] **Aurin Chowdhury**: WHAT IS THE WAGE FOR A DRIVER THAT'S LIVING IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS BECAUSE WE WANT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN SOME OUR CITY, AND THEE DLI SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE DRIVERS THAT ARE PROVIDING THE RIDES ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE BY 200% AND ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT FACTOR TO CONSIDER 'CAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THIS IS ABOUT US GETTING OUR RATE RIGHT SO WE CAN SAY THAT THIS IS THE STANDARD THAT WE APPLY TO ALL BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF MINNEOLIS AND WE SUPPORT OUR WORKERS AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE A REASON THAT RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND LYFT LEAVE; RIGHT? I RECALL APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN'S COENTS THAT WE AREN'T KICKINGNG ANYBODY OUT. WE ARE JUST ENFORCING THE RULES AND MAKING SURE THAT IT APPLIES EQUALLY AND WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR WORKERS AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR RIDERS WHO DON'T WANT TO BE A PART OF LABOR EXPLOITATIONET TO HAVE RIGHTS IN A SYSTEM THAT IS WORKING FOR EVERYONE. [1:32:07] **Aurin Chowdhury**: I'LL ALSO LAY OUT -- I -- I HAD MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS ADDITIONAL AENDUM FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK. HAD A MEETING WITHH OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TEAM AND THE DELEGATION ON MONDAY AND BETWEEN MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN POLICY AND RESEARCH AND DLI AND MY HOPE WAS BRINGING IT FORWARD TO THE ENTIRE BODY, KEEPING OUR LEADERSHIP AWARE SO THTHEY KNEW THAT I WAS DOING TH WORK AND BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY MAKE IT A TANGIBLE REAL THING THAT WAS HAPPENING AND IT WASN'T REAL UNTIL WEDNESDAY AND THAT WAS GOING TO COME OUT AND I JUST WANT TO BE REALLYY TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC AND OUR COLLEAGUES AND I'LL PAUSE THERE. [1:32:07] **Soren Stevenson**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IT'S CLEAR WE HAVE SOME DIVIDES HERE ON THE COUNCIL AND THE TENSIONS CONTINUE TO STIR BUT I EARN EARNESTLY URGE ALL OF US INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM TO SET ASIDE THOSE DIFFERENCES AND ENGAGE IN IT CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG AND DILIGENTLY COLLABORATE TO FIND EXPEDITED ENDING FOR THIS MATTER. THERE'S PARTNERS WORKIKING DILIGENTLY COLLABORATIVELY TO GET THE WORK DONE. THE CO-AUTHORS HAVE MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE STATE TO CROSOSS-REFERENCE MINNEAPOLIS-SPECIFIC RATES TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION BOTH SETS OF DATA AND THAT THEY ARE PREPARED TO REVIEW AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT INFORMATION ONCE WE HAVE IT. [1:32:57] **Soren Stevenson**: I KNOW I AM. IT'S THEN IMPERATIVE THAT WE STAY AT THE TABLE WITH UBER AND LYFT ALONG WITH THE GOVERNO AND LEGISLATURESES TO ENSURE A MINIM WAGE AND WORKERSRS PROTECTION. I'M DEDICATED TO BEING AT THAT TABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AS WE WORK TOWARDS A SOLUTION THAT ENABLES STABILIT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND DRIVEVERS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ACROSS THIS ENTIRE STATE. AND I LOOKOK FORWARD AND I REAL HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER AND DO THIS TOGETHER. [1:33:18] **Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. I I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE 'CAUSE JUST WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE -- WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT DIVIVIDED. WE'RE A SUPER MAJORITY JOINED THAT THE CITY NEEDS A MINIMUM WAGE AND THAT'S WHY WE PASSED AN ORDINANCE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. I THINK MAYBE WHERE THE CONFUSION IS IS HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THAT MINIMUM WAGE FOR A REALLY DYNAMIC MARKET. THE RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES CAME INTO EXISTENCE BY BASICALLY BULLDOZING ANY CONCEPT OF REGULATION. WE ARE NOW 10 YEARS ON INTO THAT PROCESS AND IT'S TIME FOR US AS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF OURUR COMMUNITY TO SAY: YOU DON'T GET TOTO OPERATE WITHOUTUT ABIDING OUR RULES AND SO THE ONLY QUESTION IS A TECHNICAL QUESTION WHAT IS THE FORMULA THAT WILL GET US TO A GUARANTEED MINIMUM WAGE FOR OUR DRIVERS? [1:34:16] **Elliott Payne**: IF YOU'D READ THE DLI REPORT, YOU WILL SEE ON AVERAGE OUR DRIVERS ARE EARNING 13.63 AN HOUR AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE ON AVERAGE AND I'LL TRANSITION FROM MY PRESIDENT HAT TO MY ENGINEER HAT. ANY TIME YOU'RE REPORTING AN AVERAGE THAT MEANS YOU HAVE A DISTRIBUTION WITH H A MAXIMUM A A MINIMUM AND YOU CAN SUBDIVIDE THTHAT DISTRIBUTION IN A NUMBERF WAYS. IN THE REPORT THEY DO IT INTO QUARTERS AND SO THE LOWEST QUARTILEF THAT DISTRIBUTIONS EAR EARNING $10.54 AN HOUR. [1:34:54] **Elliott Payne**: SO OUR GOAL IS NOT TO ENSURE A GUANTEED AVERAGE WAGE. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE A GUARANTEED MINIMUM WAGE AND SO HOW WE DEFINE THAT MINIMUM MATTERS AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE GROUNDED IN DATA AND WE -- OUR INITIAL ORDINANCE IS GROUNDED IN DATA THAT WAS ADJUSTED TO FIT THE MINNEAPOLIS-SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FROM A SEATTLE DATABASE, WHICH WILL INEVITABLY HAVE SE ASSUMPTIONS EMBEDDED IO IT. WE NOW HAVE ACCESS TO DATA THAT IS MINNESOTA-SPECIFIC HOWEVER WE DON'T HAVE DATA THAT'S BEEN DEFINED IN A WAY THAT IS MINNEAPOLIS-SPECIFIC. [1:35:22] **Elliott Payne**: SO THAT IS THE WORK OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM WILL BE DOING IN COLLABORATI WITH THE STATE AT DLIND ONE THING THAT I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO KNOW IS: WHAT IS THE STANDARD DEVIATION OF THAT DATASET? HOW DO WE CALCULATE A MINIMUM WAGE BASED ON THAT REAL DATA? THAT IS THE QUESTION? SO THERE IS NO DIVISION THAT OUR DRIVERS DESERVE TO EARN THE MINNEAPOLIS MINIMUM WAGE WHENEVER'S THEY'RERE DRIVING. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CALCULATING THATT ACCURATELY AND ACCOMMODATING THE REALITY THAT THERE'S NOT ONE NUMBER THAT WILL HIT MINIMUM WAGE. [1:36:05] **Elliott Payne**: THERE'S A DISTRIBUTION OF NUMBS AND WE NEED TO MAKE SUSURE THE DISTBUTION IS ACCOMMODATING A MINIM WAGE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND I HATE TO PUT MY ENGINEERS HAT ON. I KNOW STATISTICS CAN GET CONFUSING BUT THAT'S ALL WE'RE GROUNDING THIS DISCUSSION IN IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE USING THAT DATA AND NOT TO DELIVER AN AVERAGE WAGE BUT TO DELIVER A MINIMUM WAGE FOR OUR DRIVERS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS EMPHASIZE FOR THE PUBLIC. AND WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSEN DISCUSSION. THIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. [1:36:33] **Elliott Payne**: AND COLLEAGUES, WE WILL NOW TAKE UP ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE THIS MORNING? SEEING NO ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THIS MEETING I IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.