This transcript features the Minneapolis City Council meeting. Based on the context provided and the dialogue, here are the identified speakers. Note: Several names mentioned in the roll call (Cashman, Koski, Jenkins) differ from the provided list of officials but are the active members identified in the transcript text. *** [0:01] **STANDING BY** [0:54] **Elliott Payne:** GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. AND BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEETING WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS, AND WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS TO THIS SPACE TO SHARE IN THESE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. I WILL INVITE COUNCILMEMBERS ELLISON AND JENKINS UP TO RECOGNIZE KIRK WASHINGTON JR. [1:58] **Jeremiah Ellison:** HELLO. CAN PEOPLE HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU ALL. MY NAME IS JEREMIAH ELLISON. AND I'M PROUD TO BE PRESENTING THIS HONORARY RESOLUTION FOR KIRK WASHINGTON WHO IS NOT ONLY A BELOVED NORTHSIDER, SOMEBODY WHO GREW UP ON THE NORTH SIDE BUT ALSO SOMEBODY WHO IS A PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE WHO I KNEW WELL, AND WHO WE LOST TOO SOON AND HIS LEGACY AS AN ARTIST, AS A POET, AS A STORYTELLER, REALLY UNDENIABLE, ESPECIALLY HIS IMPACT ON THE NORTH SIDE. AND SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO MAKE SURE WHEN HIS BIRTHDAY COMES AROUND WE CELEBRATE HIS LIFE, NOT JUST ONCE BUT AT EVERY MOMENT THAT WE CAN. SO, I'M GOING TO BEGIN THE HONORARY RESOLUTION... [2:44] **Jeremiah Ellison:** WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. WAS A POET, ARTIST, ACTOR AUTHOR TEACHER VISIONARY, AND ACTIVIST IN MINNEAPOLIS; AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. WAS MARRIED TO ASTAIRE NEBRO AND THE FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS, AZALEA AND KEAH; AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. WAS THE SOCIAL GLUE THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER AND CONSIDERED HIS COMMUNITY WORK PART OF HIS ART; AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. WAS A BRIDGE-BUILDER WHO WORKED TO PUSH PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY FORWARD; AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. WAS A TALENTED ORGANIZER WHO WAS ABLE TO HOST DISCUSSIONS ON AN ARRAY OF TOPICS WHILE STILL MAKING THE EVENT FEEL AS IF YOU WERE AT AN ART GATHERING... [3:30] **Elizabeth Jenkins:** AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. LEFT HIS MARK ON MINNEAPOLIS AS A GRAFFITI ARTIST, A SPOKEN WORD ARTIST AND AS A STORY TELLER; AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. REMINDED ALL OF US THAT EDUCATION IS A LIFE-LONG JOURNEY AND WAS A TEACHER IN CLASSROOMS AND IN COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. KNEW HIMSELF, HIS VOICE, AND HIS VALUE AND WAS INSPIRATIONAL TO MANY; AND WHEREAS: KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. WAS A FIXTURE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND HIS LOVE AND PASSION FOR THIS CITY AND COMMUNITY FUELED HIS ART AND ACTIVISM; -NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED- THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 9, 2024, AS KIRK WASHINGTON, JR. DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS... [4:51] **Jeremiah Ellison:** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIRK. **Elizabeth Jenkins:** HAPPY BIRTHDAY. [APPLAUSE] **Jeremiah Ellison:** IF I COULD JUST SHARE A COUPLE OF WORDS, KIRK WAS A REALLY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, AS AN ARTIST, AS A POET, BUT ALSO WE SHARE A CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A BIRTHDAY. BUT ALWAYS WHENEVER I WOULD INTERACT WITH KIRK, I WOULD LEARN SOMETHING NEW, AND WE LOST THAT BROTHER TOO SOON. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HONOR HIS LIFE AND LEGACY FOR AS LONG AS WE LIVE. [5:33] **Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE'VE GOT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE, FRIENDS AND FAMILY SO I JUST WANT TO OFFER THE MIC TO ASTAIRE AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTED TO SHARE A FEW WORDS. [5:38] **Astaire Nebro:** THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ALL THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. [5:52] **Astaire Nebro:** TOMORROW IS HER BIRTHDAY. KIRK USED TO BRAG ABOUT IT, WE ARE TWINS. THANK YOU, JEREMIAH, THANK YOU ALL OF YOU GUYS. AS LONG AS I'M ALIVE AND AS LONG AS THE CITY COUNCIL IS ALIVE, I WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU TO RECOGNIZE IT EVERY YEAR. SO BUT TODAY I BROUGHT A YOUNG POET THAT KIRK'S MENTEE, AND HE'S GOING TO READ ONE OF KIRK'S POEMS RIGHT HERE. [6:26] **Clint (Poet):** THANK YOU MY NAME IS GLEN. JUST REAL QUICK, A COUPLE MINUTE POEM, JUST A LITTLE INTRO TO THE POEM, I MET KIRK ACTUALLY AT A POETRY SESSION AT THE JITTERS POETRY CLUB ON NICOLLET... THIS IS JUST A QUICK POEM THAT I WROTE THIS THAT I WAS WORKING ON WITH FOR A FRIEND OF ME AND KIRK'S HAD PASSED AWAY... IT'S CALLED CAMPFIRES. [7:42] **Clint (Poet):** GOD BLESS THIS FIRE PIT. SOMETIMES I BE THINKING ABOUT JUMPING OFF THE CLIFF. EVERY DAY. IT'S THE SAMURAI WAY... [8:00] **Clint (Poet):** I NEED AN INTERVENTION PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT I'M SAYING LISTEN STRAIGHT TRIPPING. MARVIN GAYE SAID IT THIS AIN'T LIVING SO WE GOT TO CHANGE THE DIFFERENCE CAN'T BE QUITTING... [9:20] **Clint (Poet):** THINKING IGNORANCE BLISS MISSPELLING THE TEXT, GENERATION NEXT MILK, THEY SHOULD'VE ATE THEIR BITTLES... BUILDING WITH BRICKS WEARING SOME BIBS IN THE PYRAMID... [10:05] **Clint (Poet):** WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE GETTING REST, US WE OUTSIDE STILL AT THE PIT KILLING THE SCRIPT, TEAR IT TO SLEDS. LOOK IN ALL SERIOUSNESS ON A SERIOUS TIP GOD BLESS MY DEAREST OF FRIENDS MY NEIGHBORS AND MY NEIGHBORS TO KIN, REST IN PEACE TO BROTHER'S SON. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN YOUR SINCERELY, REST IN PEACE TO. YOURS SINCERELY IS CLINT. ONLY TIME I EVER USED CLINT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [10:41] **Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU ALL. SOME KIRK POETRY. THAT'S HOW HE USED TO SPIT POETRY. THANK YOU. NEXT I'LL WELCOME UP COUNCILMEMBER VETAW FOR AN HONORARY RESOLUTION FOR COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH. AND COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [12:21] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** IS IT ON? THERE WE GO. GOOD MORNING. MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI, ALONG WITH DR. CLARENCE HIGHTOWER FROM COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP, WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING MAY AS COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH. COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS: COMMUNITY ACTION HAS MADE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS THIS NATION FOR 60 YEARS... [13:25] **Emily Koski:** WHEREAS: COMMUNITY ACTION BUILDS AND PROMOTES ECONOMIC STABILITY AS AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF ENABLING AND ENHANCING STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND STABLE HOMES; AND WHEREAS: COMMUNITY ACTION STRATEGIES AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS EVOLVE AS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN CITIES, SUBURBS, AND RURAL AREAS CHANGE... -NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED- THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY AS COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH... [14:31] **Dr. Clarence Hightower:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OUR STAFF, AND 30,000 HOUSEHOLDS THAT COMMUNITY ACTION OF HENNEPIN COUNTY SERVED IN 2023, WE'RE EXCITED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION... WE ARE PLEASED WITH THIS PROCLAMATION, AND YOU HAVE OUR HEARTFELT THANK YOU. [15:18] **Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL WELCOME BACK UP COUNCILMEMBERS JENKINS TO RECOGNIZE OLDER ADULTS MONTH. AND CHOWDHURY. [16:29] **Elizabeth Jenkins:** GOOD MORNING. AGAIN. I AM REALLY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION. TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2024 AS OLDER ADULTS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND SINCE MY BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW, I GUESS I QUALIFY AS ONE OF THOSE OLDER ADULTS. WHEREAS: THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS HOME TO A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF OLDER ADULTS WHO DESERVE RECOGNITION... [17:54] **Aurin Chowdhury:** WHEREAS: MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE IN MINNEAPOLIS ARE OVER AGE 50 OR 30 PERCENT OF THE CITY'S POPULATION... AND WHEREAS: THE CITY CREATED THE MINNEAPOLIS SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER 1981 TO ENSURE OUR OLDER ADULTS HAVE A VOICE IN THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT... -NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED- THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 2024 TO BE OLDER ADULTS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [APPLAUSE] [20:12] **Christina Kendrick:** I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN... I'VE NEVER FELT UNSUPPORTED IN THE WORK THAT THE CITY DOES FOR OUR OLDER ADULT COMMUNITY. WE REALLY CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. I ACTUALLY WANT TO PASS IT OVER TO MY COUNTERPART IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. MY NAME IS CHRISTINA KENDRICK. I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 23 YEARS. I JUST ASSUME THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO I AM. [LAUGHTER] THE DEPARTMENT I WORK FOR IS NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS CURRENTLY. [21:21] **Monica (Hennepin Co):** THANK YOU, CHRISTINA. MY NAME IS MONICA AND I COORDINATE THE AGE FRIENDLY INITIATIVE FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE THIS PARTNERSHIP AND FORM THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. OUR THEME FOR THIS MONTH IS POWERED BY CONNECTION... WE RECENTLY, AS OF LAST SATURDAY, WERE ABLE TO GO TO WESTMINSTER. WE HAD AN ARTIST THAT WAS COMMISSIONED TO START THE BEGINNINGS OF A MURAL... [23:22] **Diana Johnson:** I WILL PASS IT ON. I'M ONE OF THE OLD ONES. [LAUGHS] MY NAME IS DIANA JOHNSON. AND I HELPED WITH THE MURAL. AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. I JOINED THE WESTMINSTER CHURCH, AND WE MEET AND GREET. AND WE JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME. [24:01] **Leo:** HELLO. I'M LEO AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS SINCE '16. AND AS I AM THRIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, I BECAME AWARE OF THE WESTMINSTER SENIOR CENTER... AND IT'S CONNECTING US SENIORS WHO WE NEED EACH OTHER. WE NEED THE PROGRAMS OUT THERE. AND THEY'RE HERE. AND WE'RE JUST REALLY ENJOYING THE VARIETY AND THE CONNECTION AND THE INCLUSION THAT WE HAVE BEEN OFFERED. THANK YOU. [25:28] **Aurin Chowdhury:** I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR HELPING AUTHOR THIS RESOLUTION. WARD 12 IS HOME TO A VERY VIBRANT SENIOR COMMUNITY... I HAVE JUST BEEN REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO THE COMMITMENT THAT THAT COMMUNITY HAS TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, FORWARD THINKING, LEAVING THE WORLD BEHIND A BETTER PLACE THAN THEY'VE LEFT IT... [27:02] **Emily Koski:** ALL RIGHT. WELL I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL TO EVERYONE WHO'S HERE TODAY AND ALSO MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS. AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, COUNCIL AND I HAVE BEEN HOSTING A SENIORS FAIR IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS... THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [27:41] **Elliott Payne:** NEXT I WILL WELCOME UP VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY TO RECOGNIZE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. [28:52] **Aisha Chughtai:** OKAY. THIS IS A RESOLUTION HONORING ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS: ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) HERITAGE MONTH IS A MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION IN MAY... [30:13] **Aurin Chowdhury:** WHEREAS: MAY PROVIDES A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE CHALLENGING HISTORY FACED BY AANHPI COMMUNITIES... FROM THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT OF 1882... TO THE SPIKE OF ANTI-ASIAN RACISM IN VIOLENCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; -NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED- THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF MAY AS ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. [32:29] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE PRESENTING THIS RESOLUTION WITH COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I'VE DONE IT BY MYSELF, AND IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE MORE REPRESENTATION OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE ON THIS COUNCIL... I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO SHARE SOME REMARKS AS WELL. [33:42] **Staff (MAPE Sponsor):** GOOD MORNING. FROM COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. I AM THE EXECUTIVE SPONSOR FOR MAPE THAT IS MINNEAPOLIS ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP IN THE CITY. I THANK BOTH OF YOU COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE CITY LEADERSHIP FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THESE ERGS IN THE CITY. [34:45] **Jimmy Yang:** HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JIMMY YANG AND I'M THE CHAIR OF MAPE. I WANTED TO GIVE MY GRATITUDE FOR THE COUNCILMEMBERS, ESPECIALLY COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI AND CHOWDHURY FOR PRESENTING THE HONORARY RESOLUTION TODAY. [35:20] **Sabi:** GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SABI. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE... I'M ALSO THE MEMBER OF MAPE. WE ARE ONE GROUP CELEBRATING EMPLOYEE HERITAGE MONTH. [35:51] **Staff (MAPE Sponsor):** I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT TO CELEBRATE THIS HERITAGE... THERE ARE SOME EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED IN THE CITY, SO YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. THERE'S A POTLUCK... NOODLE CAFE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER... MAY 16 THERE IS GOING TO BE AN OPEN HOUSE. THANK YOU. [36:39] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL DEFINITELY BE THERE. WHY DON'T WE GET A PICTURE? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [36:55] **Elliott Payne:** AND FINALLY I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO AND RYAN PATRICK AND HIS GUESTS AS WE WANT TO HONOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY. [38:05] **Linea Palmisano:** HELLO. WELCOME, MR. PATRICK AND MARY. YOU KNOW, I MET RYAN PATRICK IN WORKING WITH JAFAR BACK IN 2014... I'VE ALWAYS SOUGHT AFTER RYAN PATRICK AS SOMEBODY WITH A REALLY THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO POLICE REFORM... I DO ALSO RECALL HOW AFTER WE RECRUITED YOU AS THE CITY AUDITOR, IT WAS 2020... AND YOU DID IT FULL HEARTEDLY AND COMPLETELY EACH TIME. [40:03] **Ryan Patrick:** RYAN PATRICK BEGAN HIS WORK WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 AS AN INTERN WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT... MR. PATRICK WAS HIRED IN A FULL TIME CAPACITY IN 2012 AS A CASE INVESTIGATOR... LATER IN 2015 AS THE CITY'S FIRST CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT AUDITOR... [41:56] **Linea Palmisano:** WHEREAS IN FEBRUARY 2023 MR. PATRICK WAS APPOINTED AS THE FIRST CITY AUDITOR... MR. PATRICK EARNED HIS JURIS DOCTORATE FROM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL... AND THROUGH HIS SERVICE HAS EARNED TRUST AND ADMIRATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS... NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL... DO HEREBY PRESENT THIS HONORARY RESOLUTION TO RYAN PATRICK. MR. PATRICK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS? [43:28] **Ryan Patrick:** THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. IT'S INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL. AND ALSO THANK YOU TO THE THOUSANDS OF DEDICATED CIVIL SERVANTS WHO WORK HERE AT THE CITY. MY JOB WOULDN'T BE MEANINGFUL WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU DO DAY IN, DAY OUT. THANK YOU TO MARY FOR HELPING KEEP MY HEAD ON STRAIGHT THROUGH A NUMBER OF CHALLENGING TIMES. [APPLAUSE] [44:25] **Elizabeth Jenkins:** I FIRST MET RYAN WHEN HE WORKED IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT... RYAN, YOU'VE BEEN AT THE CENTER OF SO MANY BOMBSHELL MAJOR CHANGES IN THE CITY, AND YOUR CALM DEMEANOR NEVER REFLECTS THAT. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND PLEASURE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU. [46:34] **Elliott Payne:** NOW I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. BEFORE I ASK THE CLERKS TO CALL THE ROLL I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS THE 55TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK... THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERKS TO CALL THE ROLL. [47:11] **Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. (PRESENT) COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. (PRESENT) VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. (PRESENT) PRESIDENT PAYNE (PRESENT). THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. [47:27] **Elliott Payne:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. COLLEAGUES THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. I HAVE THREE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS... MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA INCLUDING THE THREE AMENDMENTS I'VE OUTLINED? [48:31] **Council Member:** SO MOVED. / SECOND. [48:46] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL VOTE - 12 AYES] [49:09] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES... THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE FROM THE MINUTES FROM OUR MEETING ON APRIL 25. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES. [ROLL CALL VOTE - 12 AYES] [49:41] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES... WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION PLEASE. [ROLL CALL VOTE - 12 AYES] [49:57] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. WE WILL BEGIN WITH NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER ONE WHICH IS A REPORT ON THE SUFFICIENCY OF A CITIZEN POSITION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER... FOR AN ALL ELECTED CIVILIAN POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION, CPAC. I'LL INVITE THE CITY CLERK, CASEY CARL, TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. [50:38] **Casey Carl:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. AS NOTED WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF OUR VERIFICATION OF PETITION... FOR A CIVILIAN POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION... IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR OFFICE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN BEING ELECTED TO THIS OFFICE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SPECIFIED EXPERIENCE OR EXPERTISE... AND COULD NOT HAVE ANY PRIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE. [52:28] **Casey Carl:** AS REQUIRED BY LAW A PETITION THAT PROPOSES A CHARTER AMENDMENT MUST CARRY THE SIGNATURES OF QUALIFIED VOTERS TOTALING AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 5% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES THAT WERE CAST IN THE LAST PREVIOUS STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION... THE PETITION MUST CARRY A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST 8,943 VALID VOTER SIGNATURES TO BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT UNDER THE STATUTE... OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES, JOHN MARTIN, WILL NOW PRESENT SOME SLIDES ABOUT THE PETITION ITSELF. [55:07] **John Martin:** THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CLERK CARL... AFTER OUR VERIFICATION WE DID FIND THAT THE PETITION DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH VALID VOTER SIGNATURES AND THUS WE FOUND THE PETITION TO BE FOUND INSUFFICIENT UNDER STATE STATUTE... THE PETITION CONTAINED 1,297 PAGES... WE FOUND THAT 5,445 OF THEIR SIGNATURES MATCHED TO VALID VOTERS IN MINNEAPOLIS... THE PETITION FELL SHORT OF THIS MINIMUM REQUIREMENT BY 3,498 VALID VOTER SIGNATURES. [1:00:32] **Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, JUST TO FINISH OUT THE PRESENTATION WITH NEXT STEPS... THE COMMITTEE HAS TEN CALENDAR DAYS STARTING TODAY TO CURE THAT PETITION. THAT MEANS EITHER GOING BACK AND FINDING THE SIGNATORIES AND CORRECTING AN ADDRESS... OR TO GET ADDITIONAL VALID VOTER SIGNATURES. [1:02:00] **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MY QUESTION I DON'T THINK IS FOR THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR THE ELECTIONS TEAM BUT RATHER A LEGAL ONE. IF CPAC OBTAINS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SIGNATURES... DOES THE COUNCIL TAKE A VOTE IF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DEEMS IT TO BE IN CONFLICT? [1:02:50] **Assistant City Attorney:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. YEAH, OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT A SUFFICIENT PETITION I'M NOT GOING TO OPINE... MY RECOLLECTION IS ONCE THE CITY ATTORNEY MAKES A LEGAL DETERMINATION... THAT STANDS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT GOES TO A VOTE OF THE BODY. [1:03:15] **Casey Carl:** THROUGH THE PRESIDENT I WOULD SAY THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION FROM PREVIOUS CITIZEN PETITIONS... IN THE CASE OF SELF INSURANCE... THE COUNCIL DID PROCEED TO ACT TO ADOPT A BALLOT QUESTION BECAUSE THERE WAS A THREATENED LAWSUIT... ULTIMATELY THE COURT CONCURRED WITH THE ANALYSIS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. [1:04:00] **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR... CPAC GETS TEN DAYS TO REMEDIATE... AFTER WHICH WE WOULD AWAIT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REVIEW. [1:04:28] **Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, AS I MENTIONED... ALL OF WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE BY JULY 9. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A BALLOT QUESTION VIA CITIZEN PETITION IS JULY 9. [1:04:48] **Elizabeth Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. MY QUESTION, IF THE PETITION IS CURED, WHEN WOULD THE ELECTION BE? [1:05:05] **Casey Carl:** THROUGH THE PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, THE ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 5 THIS YEAR... PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5. [1:05:22] **Elizabeth Jenkins:** UNDERSTOOD. BUT I GUESS, SO IF IT PASSED ON NOVEMBER 5, WHEN WOULD THE ELECTIONS OF THE 13 BODY CPC HAPPEN? [1:05:38] **Casey Carl:** AN INTERESTING QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER... THE AMENDMENT BEFORE US NOW DOESN'T INCLUDE A LATER DATE WHICH MEANS IT WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION IF ADOPTED... IF ADOPTED BY VOTERS IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT ON THIS BODY TO PROVIDE FOR THAT TRANSITION PROCESS. [1:06:44] **Elliott Payne:** ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. WITH THAT THERE'S NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THIS ITEM TODAY. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES... STARTING WITH ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:07:16] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 16 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL... [READS ITEMS 1-15]... AND NUMBER 16 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS VENDORS FOR GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION STRATEGY WORK, WHICH I WILL NOTE, THIS WAS FORWARDED TO FULL COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PULL THIS FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. [1:10:02] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF ITEMS 1 THROUGH 15. [ROLL CALL VOTE - 12 AYES]. THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 16. [1:10:33] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO, ORIGINALLY THESE CONTRACTS WERE ADVANCED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION... SINCE THE MEETING TOOK PLACE, I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SPECIFICALLY THE CONTRACT WITH JOHN JAY THAT COUNCIL PASSED LAST FALL HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. SO I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN MOVING FORWARD AND APPROVING THESE ITEMS. [1:12:21] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I REALLY WOULD LIKE US TO DELAY THIS A CYCLE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALL TUNED INTO THE AO COMMITTEE, BUT CHAIR WONSLEY MADE SOME SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT THAT THESE CONTRACTS ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT OF. I HAVE YET TO HEAR ANY FOLLOW-UP ABOUT WHAT FRAUD HAS HAPPENED, WHAT MISUSE OF SERVICES... I FOR SURE WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE FRAUD THAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS DEPARTMENT. [1:15:21] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL... IS THERE A SECOND? (SECONDED). MR. ATTORNEY, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ISSUES RAISED? [1:15:58] **Assistant City Attorney:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. I DON'T BELIEVE I'M PREPARED TO RESPOND TO THAT... CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSISTENT IN SAYING THAT IN MAKING STATEMENTS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS AS ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY... THE SECOND IS OF COURSE YOU HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY. [1:17:22] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** SO COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, CAN WE AGREE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A BRIEFING ON WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS DEPARTMENT... CAN WE TALK THROUGH THESE ACCUSATIONS? [1:19:06] **Elliott Payne:** I'M GOING TO CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. I'LL ALSO NOTE I WAS IN THAT MEETING... WE DID DISCUSS AS A POTENTIAL NEXT ACTION TO DO A CLOSED BRIEFING. [1:19:28] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** SHE'S NOT THE ONLY CITY ATTORNEY. [1:19:43] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE... NAMED THAT BASED OFF OF INFORMATION THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS WELL AS VENDORS WHO HAVE ACTED AS WHISTLE BLOWERS, IT WARRANTED AN INVESTIGATION AND THUS A SUBMITTAL OF A CLAIM OF BOTH FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE, SPECIFICALLY TO THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. [1:22:21] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THERE'S 13 OF US WHO ARE ELECTED. WE ALL HAVE THE SAME CERTIFICATE. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE INVESTIGATING. [1:23:50] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M GOING TO SAY IF WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM THERE'S OTHER ITEMS WE CAN POSTPONE FROM THE DEPARTMENT. [1:24:07] **Michael Rainville:** IF YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE AGAINST MY ITEM, GO AHEAD AND DO THAT... I'M HERE TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER VETAW'S ITEM ON JUST DELAYING THIS. [1:24:33] **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE CLAIMS COME IN AT ANY TIME... WHAT WAS NEW AND UNUSUAL THIS CYCLE WAS COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY BRINGING THIS UP AS CHAIR OF HER COMMITTEE THIS CYCLE. BUT THEN THERE WAS NO PUBLIC FOLLOW-UP. [1:26:40] **Robin Wonsley:** CLAIMS REGARDING ABUSE, FRAUD, AND WASTE CAN BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME... THAT IS VERY SEPARATE FROM CONTRACTS IN ITSELF. THE ONLY CONCERNS THAT I HAVE RAISED HAS BEEN AROUND THESE CONTRACTORS NOT RECEIVING PAYMENT. [1:29:02] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** WHAT MEETINGS? CAN YOU ALL TELL ME WHERE SHE GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM AND WHY I CAN'T HAVE IT? [1:29:33] **Elliott Payne:** I'LL SPEAK JUST AS A MEMBER OF THAT MEETING. THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED AS NEXT STEPS. ONE WAS PRESENTING TO THE AO COMMITTEE ABOUT WHAT MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS WILL BE DONE... AND ONE THAT WAS DISCUSSED BUT WAS NOT COMMITTED TO WAS THE POTENTIAL OF A CLOSED SESSION. [1:31:07] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE... I AGREE WE SHOULD HAVE A CLOSED SESSION, WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO WE ALL ARE PRIVY TO THE SAME INFORMATION. [1:32:54] **Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNOW WHAT I'M VOTING FOR... I DO WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2020 DURING THE CIVIL UNREST. I HAVE SEEN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK IN OUR CITY... FOR THIS VOTE THAT I SEE RIGHT NOW, IF IT IS TO MAKE SURE THE SERVICE PROVIDERS DON'T GET PAID, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THAT MOTION. [1:34:45] **Elizabeth Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I HAVE A VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION GROUP IN MY COMMUNITY THAT'S DOING OUTSTANDING WORK, AND NOT GETTING PAID, CANNOT GET A CONTRACT. SO I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT... I'M STILL CONFUSED WHETHER YOUR ALLEGATIONS WERE ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS OR THE ADMINISTRATION. [1:36:53] **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR... PART OF MY EARLIER COMMENTS I CAME READY TO VOTE FOR THIS TODAY. BUT NOW IT FEELS LIKE MAYBE WE SHOULD DELAY UNTIL AFTER THIS PROMISE OF A CLOSED SESSION SO THAT WE ALL HAVE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO MAKE AN INFORMED VOTE. [1:38:10] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL JUST SAY I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THESE CONVERSATIONS EITHER... I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT IN THIS DELAY IF IT IS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, BEST PRACTICES. [1:40:40] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE... WE HAVE BEEN AT COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE VENDORS VIOLENCE INTERPRETERS LITERALLY SAID FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID, THAT IS A PROBLEM. THAT SHOULD NOT BE NEW... WE ALSO MADE IT CLEAR WITH MAYOR FREY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO RECTIFY. [1:42:26] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WILL NOT BE VOTING TO POSTPONE EITHER THIS ITEM OR THE ITEM THAT'S IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE'S REPORT... WE NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND THESE SERVICES... PROVIDE SUPPORT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. [1:45:06] **Margaret Anderson Kelliher:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I JUST SPOKE WITH THE COMMISSIONER... HE WOULD REQUEST THAT A DELAY WOULD BE OKAY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE EVERYONE HAVE MORE INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME. [1:46:39] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I REALLY DO HOPE THAT THIS GETS THE VOTES TO GO BACK TO COMMITTEE... YOU CANNOT MAKE PUBLIC ALLEGATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND NOT EXPECT PEOPLE TO WANT ANSWERS. [1:48:25] **Elizabeth Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL BE BRIEF. I'M NOT SURE HOW DELAYING THIS ACTION WILL CREATE DELAY IN OTHER CONTRACTS... TO DELAY ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS WHEN WE WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD FEELS OR SEEMS TO BE VINDICTIVE. [1:50:24] **Aisha Chughtai:** I'M STATING MY OPINION ON WHAT WE SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD ON... I'M HAPPY TO VOTE TO DELAY TODAY, BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CONTRACT WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT... WE HAVE TO BE REAL ABOUT BEING CONSISTENT. [1:52:52] **Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH OUR VICE PRESIDENT HERE. OUR COMMUNITIES NEED THESE SAFETY RESOURCES AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DELAYING ON THESE CONTRACTS TODAY. [1:54:02] **Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M CURIOUS IF THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE FROM STAFF THAT CAN JUST ANSWER... DOES THIS MEAN THAT THESE SERVICES WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT? [1:55:01] **Elliott Payne:** I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THE COMMISSIONER HERE... I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE TABLE THIS FOR LATER IN OUR AGENDA... LET'S TAKE A RECESS. [1:55:24] **Aisha Chughtai:** [BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT - SALARY SCHEDULE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTOR. MOVED AND SECONDED.] [1:56:16] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL VOTE - 11 AYES, 1 ABSTENTION] [1:56:32] **Jamal Osman:** [BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE REPORT - ITEMS 1-18. MOVED AND SECONDED.] [2:01:31] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL VOTE - 12 AYES] [2:01:47] **Katie Cashman:** [CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE REPORT - ITEMS 1-17. MOVED AND SECONDED.] [2:03:56] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO JUST ADDRESS AND SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 16... NEW NICOLLET AVENUE CONCEPT LAYOUT APPROVAL AND EASEMENTS... THE WITTIER PHILLIPS WEST CENTRAL AND LYNDALE NEIGHBORHOODS... NEARLY 18,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED THROUGH THE DIFFERENT ENGAGEMENT MECHANISMS. [2:11:04] **Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO ITEM 7... WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVE BLOCK EVENT. IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THIS HAS TOUCHED ON. [2:12:01] **Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE... I THINK THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, NUMBER 4, IS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK TO KEEP OUR LAKES AND RIVERS CLEAN. [2:13:41] **Elizabeth Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE... ECHO THE SINCERE THANKS TO OUR STAFF WHO HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK ON THE NEW NICOLLET CONCEPT. [2:16:39] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT ALL THE WINS... I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON MAKING SURE THERE IS CLEAN WATER IN OUR CITY... AND MAKING OUR STREETS SAFER BY PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT. [2:18:36] **Elliott Payne:** I ECHO SOME OF THAT SENTIMENT... THESE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE EXTREMELY CHALLENGING ON SMALL BUSINESSES... I'M GRATEFUL TO MY CONSTITUENTS FOR THEIR PATIENCE. [2:21:27] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL VOTE - 12 AYES] [2:22:04] **Elliott Payne:** COLLEAGUES, IT IS 12:02. I KNOW WE ARE WAITING FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO ARRIVE... LET'S TAKE A 30 MINUTE RECESS. [2:52:49] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL TO VERIFY QUORUM] [2:53:39] **Elliott Payne:** COLLEAGUES, WE TABLED ITEM NUMBER 16 FROM THE AO AGENDA SO THAT WE COULD GET SOME FURTHER CLARIFICATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER... COMMISSIONER BARNETTE IS NOW JOINED WITH US. [2:55:58] **Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. YES, COMMISSIONER, MY QUESTION WAS IS IF WE WERE TO DELAY THE ITEM... WOULD THAT DELAY THE SERVICES? [2:56:36] **Todderick Barnette:** PRESIDENT PAYNE, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AND COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI... INSTEAD OF DELAYING SERVICES, WE'VE ASKED FOR EXTENSIONS... THE MAYOR CONVEYED HIS EXECUTIVE GVI MEETING YESTERDAY... I DID SAY IN THAT MEETING YESTERDAY THAT THE CONTRACTS WERE HERE FOR COUNCIL'S APPROVAL... WILL IT DELAY SERVICES? I THINK FROM THE VENDORS THAT I'VE MET WITH, THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO GET STARTED. [2:59:47] **Emily Koski:** SO THIS WOULD, THEN, I'M HEARING YOU SAY THIS WOULD DELAY THEM CONTINUING WORK OR GETTING STARTED ON THEIR WORK IF WE DELAYED THIS TWO WEEKS. [3:00:18] **Todderick Barnette:** YES, IT WILL DELAY. IT'S BEEN DELAYING AND SO THE TWO WEEKS DOES DELAY IT MORE. [3:01:06] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, I AM GOING TO BE VOTING AGAINST THE MOTION TO POSTPONE... A DELAY OF THIS CONTRACT IS A DELAY IN PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES ON THE CORRIDOR THAT I REPRESENT. [3:01:39] **Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE, AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BARNETTE FOR RUNNING TO GET HERE... I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON A MOTION TO DELAY AS WELL BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WORK CAN GET STARTED. [3:02:20] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. JUST FOR CLARITY, THESE AREN'T STREET OUTREACH CONTRACTS, THESE ARE GVI CONTRACTS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COURTS? [3:03:14] **Todderick Barnette:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, VICE COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AND COUNCILMEMBER VETAW, THAT IS CORRECT... THE GVI GROUP DOES DO OUTREACH, BUT IS VERY SPECIFIC BASED ON THE DATA AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED. [3:04:20] **Emily Koski:** COMMISSIONER, PRIOR TO YOU BEING HERE, I UNDERSTAND MARGARET KELLIHER WAS SPEAKING ON YOUR BEHALF. AND SHE SAID THAT YOU WERE SUPPORTIVE OF A DELAY... DO YOU STILL STAND WITH THAT? [3:04:42] **Todderick Barnette:** I WAS EN ROUTE BACK TO WORK FROM A MEETING... MY RESPONSE WAS A DELAY IS FINE. BUT FROM WHAT I WAS GETTING, I SAID I DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT ABOUT THIS IN PUBLIC... WHAT INFORMATION DOES COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO MAKE A DECISION? IF YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS, FINE WITH ME. [3:07:11] **Michael Rainville:** COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU... COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE WISELY SAID HE WAS THINKING OR HIS INTENT WAS TO ARRANGE A CLOSED SESSION SO ALL OF US COULD HAVE THE INFORMATION WHEN WE VOTE... I WILL BE STANDING WITH COUNCILMEMBER VETAW ON THIS VOTE. [3:08:30] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN COUNCIL LEADERSHIP... WHEN THE CHAIR OF A COMMITTEE PUBLICLY SAYS THAT A DEPARTMENT HAS FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE, YOU BETTER HAVE SOMETHING TO BACK IT UP! IF YOU DON'T, MY EXPECTATION WOULD BE THAT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP WOULD ADDRESS IT. [3:12:54] **Robin Wonsley:** FIRST, I CAN LET COUNCILMEMBER VETAW KNOW I'M NOT APOLOGIZING... PROCEDURALLY WHEN ALLEGATIONS ARE MADE AROUND WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE, INVESTIGATION HAPPENS AUTOMATICALLY FROM THE CITY AUDITORS... I STAND BY SUPPORTING THESE CONTRACTS. [3:16:30] **Elliott Payne:** I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONER FOR JOINING US... THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. [3:16:50] **Todderick Barnette:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, CAN I JUST MAKE A REMARK? ...SOME OF THAT INFORMATION IS PRIVILEGED AND IS PRIVILEGED BECAUSE OF REASONS OF LAWSUITS AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING. [3:17:39] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION TO POSTPONE - 5 AYES, 5 NAYS] [3:18:11] **Aurin Chowdhury:** I WANTED TO JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, I FEEL LIKE THE ITEM BEFORE US IS—DO WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO GET SERVICES OUT? I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS DELAY. [3:19:47] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL VOTE ON ITEM 16.1 - 9 AYES, 1 NAY] [3:20:54] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** I JUST ASK FOR SEPARATE VOTES ON THE ITEMS, PLEASE. [3:21:10] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL VOTE ON 16.2 - 9 AYES, 1 NAY] [ROLL CALL VOTE ON 16.3 - 9 AYES, 1 NAY] [ROLL CALL VOTE ON 16.4 - 10 AYES] [3:23:18] **Jason Chavez:** [COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT - APPOINTMENTS AND YOUTHLINK CONTRACT. MOVED AND SECONDED.] [3:24:09] **Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE OF THESE GROUPS THAT WE HAVE. AND I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS WORK AND PROUD TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN QUICKLY THIS SUMMER. [3:24:51] **Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK QUICKLY TO ITEM NUMBER 1 AND JUST NOTE MY GRATITUDE FOR COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY AND PALMISANO FOR JOINING ME IN THE WATERSHED POLICY STEERING COMMITTEE. [3:25:25] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE FOR ITEM NUMBER 2... WE KNOW OUR SAFETY PERSONNEL PLAYS SUCH A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING THOSE INCIDENTS. [3:26:17] **Michael Rainville:** COMMISSIONER, PLEASE PASS ON MY GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK IN MANAGING THIS CONTRACT. [3:26:54] **Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL VOTE - 10 AYES] [3:27:10] **Jason Chavez:** [PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT - ITEMS 1-5. MOVED AND SECONDED.] [3:28:40] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES... THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. [READS NOTICES FOR FOOD CODE, HOUSING CODE, AND CIVIL RIGHTS CODE AMENDMENTS]. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE SEVEN HONORARY RESOLUTIONS TODAY. [ROLL CALL VOTE - 10 AYES]. WE WILL NOW TAKE UP ITEMS NUMBER 2 AND 3 UNDER NEW BUSINESS... THE MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS IS FILED. OUR FINAL NEW BUSINESS ITEM IS THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION OF MICHELLE PHILLIPS TO THE APPOINTED POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT. [MOVED TO PHS COMMITTEE]. [3:32:26] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO CLEAR SOMETHING UP BECAUSE YOU SAID THAT I REFUSE MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL LEADERSHIP. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. YOU'VE NEVER EVEN ASKED ME AND HERE IT IS, MAY. [3:33:15] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE... PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL RUN A LITTLE LONG ON THIS COMING WEEK. [3:33:52] **Elliott Payne:** I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. WE JUST APPROVED THE PERMIT FOR ART-A-WHIRL WHICH IS COMING UP ON MAY 17TH THROUGH 19TH. [3:34:38] **Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO ECHO YOUR WELCOME TO VISITORS TO NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS THIS WEEK FOR THE ARTS DISTRICT. [3:34:56] **Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU. IF ANYONE JOINED US LATE, I WILL NOTE THAT WE DID DELETE THE CLOSED SESSION FROM OUR AGENDA. SO WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE!