Based on the context provided and the flow of the meeting, here is the transcribed townhall with speaker names assigned. [0:10] [ WAITING FOR CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** CASHMAN. [0:44] **Council Member Cashman:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** OSMAN. **Jamal Osman:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** RAINVILLE. **Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** CHAVEZ. **Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** VETAW IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **Jeremiah Ellison:** HERE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. **Council Member Koski:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. **Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. **Andrea Jenkins:** PRESENT. [1:00] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. **Aisha Chughtai:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** PRESIDENT PAYNE. **Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. **Elliott Payne:** WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'M GNG TO CALL ON OUR CITY CLERK TO REMIND US ABOUT WHY WE'RE HERE AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** THANK YOU. LAST TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS WHICH COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET. [1:24] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** AS PROVIDED UNDER CITY CHARTER SECTION 4.4. THOSE RESOLUTIONS WERE TRANSMITTED TO THE MAYOR THE NEXT DAY. ON DECEMBER 10th. THAT START FIVE-DAY CLOCK DURING WHICH TIME THE MAYOR MAY CONSIDER THE ACTS AND EITHER APPROVE THEM, VETO THEM, OR ALLOW THEM TO BECOME EFFECTIVE WITHOUT SIGNATURE. [1:44] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** MOMENTS AGO, THE MAYOR RETURNED THE RESOLUTION TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. SOME APPROVED AND SIGNED. SOME RETURNED UNSIGNED. MEANING BOTH RESOLUTIONS AS DEEMED APPROVED. THE MAYOR SIGNED THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION, WHICH IS THE ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO ALL OPERATING DEPARTMENTS FOR 2026. THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS TWOFOLD. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS MEETING IS FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ANY VETO BY THE MAYOR OF ANY RESOLUTIONS. AS I JUST NOTED, THE MAYOR DID NOT VETO ANY BUDGET ACTS. IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR TONIGHT'S ADJOURNED MEETING TO CONSIDER AND REACT TO A MAYORAL VETO. [2:23] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** THE SECOND PURPOSE FOR THE MEETING TO CONSIDER IF IT WISHES ANY FURTHER ACTIONS BY THE COUNCIL TO REFINE OR PERFECT ITS BUDGET ACTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME REGARD HERE IN THAT MEASURE FROM A PROCEDURAL PERSPECTIVE. AS I'VE COMMUNICATED TO COUNCIL LEADERSHIP. IN ORDER FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ANY ACTION ON THOSE BUDGET RESOLUTIONS TO REFINE OR PERFECT THEM, WE NEED A MOTION TO AMEND THOSE PRIOR ACTS. AS PURELY A PROCEDURAL MOTION. IT REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT FOR THE MEETING. ASSUMING WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WE DO. IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THOSE ACTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED BUT NOT YET PUBLISHED OR BECOME LEGALLY EFFECTIVE. [3:06] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** BECAUSE OF THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT PROCEDURAL VOTE IS NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE COUNCIL TO FULFILL ITS FINANCIAL AUTHORITY UNDER THE CITY CHARTER OF THIS MEETING. ASSUMING A TWO-THIRDS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE ON A MOTION TO AMEND PRIOR ACTIONS ADOPTED, THEN THE COUNCIL COULD, DURING THIS MEETING, CONSIDER ANY PERFECTIONS TO THE PRIOR ACTIONS. REGARDLESS IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO PROCEED ON SUCH REFINEMENTS, IT WOULD NEED A MOTION, AS SAID, TO AMEND PREVIOUS ACTIONS. REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE THE MEMBERS PRESENT FOR THE MEETING WITH 12 MEMBERS PRESENT, WE NEED EIGHT AFFIRMATIVE VOTES IN ORDER TO GET THAT ITEM IN FRONT OF US. SO, MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK I'LL STOP THERE IN TERMS OF EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING AND THE PROCEDURE TO [3:51] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** CONSIDER ANY FURTHER PERFECTIONS OR REFINEMENTS TO BUDGETARY ASKS. IF THERE IS A MOTION, THEN WE CAN ACT ON THAT AND I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY PROCEDURAL ADVICE THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY AFTER THAT. **Elliott Payne:** TO CLARIFY, THE ABILITY TO MAKE THOSE PROCEDURAL CHANGES IS A MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT, NOT ABSOLUTE TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY. [4:15] **Elliott Payne:** THAT WOULD BE EIGHT VERSUS NINE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** CORRECT, MR. PRESIDENT. **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. **Linea Palmisano:** MR. CHAIR, I WOULD YIELD TO THE BUDGET CHAIR. IF SHE'D MAKE A MOTION OR I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF HERE. **Elliott Payne:** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [4:30] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. I WILL MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE FOR 2026. TO MAKE THREE RESOLUTION AMENDMENTS AS -- AND ASK FOR A SECOND. AFTER WHICH I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK TO THE SUBSTANCE. [4:53] **Jeremiah Ellison:** SECOND. **Elliott Payne:** IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. **Council Member Cashman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING UNTIL 6:45 TONIGHT SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE MAYOR AND HIS STAFF HAVE TIME TO VETO ANY ORDINANCES THEY'RE GOING TO VETO FROM THURSDAY. IF THIS IS OUR LAST SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE YEAR. [5:14] **Elliott Payne:** THERE IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, MR. CLERK. DO WE HAVE TO TAKE UP THE FIRST MOTION? **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** MR. PRESIDENT, THE MOTION THAT'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED IS BEFORE YOU. IF THAT MOTION CARRIES, THEN, OF COURSE YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOTIONS TO BE MADE. INCLUDING THE MOTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN BROUGHT FORWARD. THAT, HOWEVER, WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF ADJOURNING THIS MEETING TO A FUTURE DATE AND TIME. WHICH, IF CARRIED, WOULD CARRY FORWARD THE MOTION PENDING AND ANY FURTHER BUSINESS THAT THE BODY MAY CONSIDER. [5:51] **Elliott Payne:** I'LL CALL ON VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. **Aisha Chughtai:** YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'LL JUST -- I KNOW THE PROPER MOTION BEFORE US RIGHT NOW IS CONSIDERING THESE THREE AMENDMENTS TO THE 2026 CITY BUDGET. I WANT TO OUTLINE WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THEM. THE CLERK DID WALK AND PASS OUT A COPY. ON THE SECOND ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH PAGES, YOU'LL SEE OUTLINED IN YELLOW THE SPECIFIC CHANGES THAT WE'RE TALKING OUT AND ON THE SECOND-TO-LAST SHEET, ACTUALLY. [6:39] **Aisha Chughtai:** THE MAYOR DID ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A -- IN A BUDGET -- ASSIGNED BUDGET THAT WAS RETURNED TO US TODAY AS OUTLINED BY THE CLERK. AND A PART OF ACHIEVING A SIGNED BUDGET IS AMENDMENTS -- REFINEMENTS TO THREE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE TAKEN UP DURING MARK UP. THE FIRST OF THESE IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 12 IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION. BUT WHAT YOU MAY KNOW AS AMENDMENT NUMBER 13 -- OR 17. SORRY. AS PART OF THE NONFATAL SHOOTING TASK FORCE. [7:17] **Aisha Chughtai:** HERE THERE IS A LANGUAGE CHANGE THAT KEEPS THE FUNDING WHOLE. DOESN'T MAKE ANY CHANGES, OTHER THAN REPLACING THE WORDS "FOR STAFFING TO IMPLEMENT" WITH "TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO CREATE A NONFATAL SHOOTING TASK FORCE." THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS, NUMBER 17 ON THE RESOLUTION. [7:43] **Aisha Chughtai:** AND IT REPLACES THE -- OR IT -- UMM, THE WAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE $1.4 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER IMPLEMENTATION IS DECREASE BY MILLION DOLLARS TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND REAPPROPRIATING EXISTING RESOURCES FROM AN OVERAVERAGE TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. AND ALONG WITH THAT, THE EXISTING SOURCE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THIS COMES ALONG WITH A WRITTEN COMMITMENT THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE LIMS FILE FROM THE MAYOR TO INCLUDE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, UMM, AH, [8:30] **Aisha Chughtai:** RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. UMM, AND THEN, FINALLY, A CHANGE TO THE AMENDMENT NUMBER 32 ON THIS LIST. ON CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. ALSO CLARIFYING LANGUAGE AS APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ALONGSIDE THESE FORMAL CHANGES ARE A LETTER THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE LIMS FILE AND SENT TO THE COUNCIL EARLIER THIS EVENING. [9:05] **Aisha Chughtai:** FROM THE MAYOR, OUTLINING A COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENTING ALL OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL, ALONG WITH THE THREE-YEAR COMMITMENT TO EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. [9:21] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE MY PITCH. I SEE WHERE THE VOTES ARE GOING TO LAND. THE MAYOR SIGNED THIS BUDGET IN GOOD FAITH. THERE WAS A DEAL WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. [9:38] **Linea Palmisano:** THAT TOOK A LOT OF TRUST. THAT TOOK A LOT OF CONVERSATION. THAT TOOK A LOT OF BELIEVING THAT THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL COULD WORK TOGETHER. I APPRECIATE AND TRUSTED COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AS BUDGET CHAIR TO OPERATE IN GOOD FAITH ON THE COUNCIL'S BEHALF. [9:58] **Linea Palmisano:** AND I THINK SHE DID EXACTLY THAT. I THINK SHE DID EXACTLY THAT FOR US. THE COUNCIL WAS READY TO MOVE FORWARD, AND NOW WE'RE NOT. THAT'S A WEIRD MOVE. AS LAST-MINUTE CHANGE OF HEART. A LAST-MINUTE "LET'S ADD OTHER THINGS ON TO THE NEGOTIATED DEAL." YOUR ACTIONS TODAY IN THIS SPEAK LOUDLY TO HOW YOU WISH TO OPERATE IN THIS WORKING RELATIONSHIP CALLED LOCAL GOVERNANCE. THOSE THAT ARE RETURNING, I ASK THAT YOU LEAVE THIS ALL HERE IN THIS TERM. [10:37] **Linea Palmisano:** LET'S WORK BETTER TOGETHER NEXT YEAR. **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU. I WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO WHY THIS IS COMING FORWARD. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A BIT OF CONTEXT. USUALLY I'D SAVE THIS FOR THE SUBSTANTIATIVE ITEM. BUT I THINK THIS IS RELEVANT TO -- I THINK THIS INFORMATION MIGHT BE RELEVANT TO HOW COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTE ON THIS ACTION NOW. WHEN WE WAITED UNTIL THIS BUDGET PROCESS, I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ASKED THE MAYOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH ANY LAYOFFS WITHIN THE ENTERPRISE. I THINK THAT WE COMMITTED OURSELVES TO MAKING SURE WE WEREN'T GOING TO FURTHER ANY AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT [11:22] **Jeremiah Ellison:** THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS, AND THROUGH DISCUSSION WITH LEADERSHIP IN THE ADMINISTRATION, I THINK THAT WHAT I'VE COME TO BE CONVINCED OF, AT LEAST ONE OF OUR AMENDMENTS WILL RESULT IN LAYOFFS. OR AT LEAST IT DID RESULT IN LAYOFFS, BUT WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE MONIES TO PREVENT THAT COURSE OF ACTION. IN THE HOUSING VOUCHER ITEM, THERE WERE THREE SOURCES THAT WE WERE GOING TO USE. ONE SOURCE WAS A -- I'M GOING TO SPEAK IN LAY TERMS HERE. ONE IS A STAFF MEMBER FOR AN FTE CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, NOT FILLED IN THE CAO'S OFFICE. AND [12:07] **Jeremiah Ellison:** ONE WAS MONEY THAT WE USED TO THE POLICE OFFICE DOING DATA ANALYTICS AND ALL THAT WE VALUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND BECOME A CITY THAT IS NOT POLICE-ONLY CITY. IT'S THE POSITIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THESE ARE UNION POSITIONS. THAT IF WE REMOVE THOSE DOLLARS, THE MONEY IS NOT THERE TO FUND PEOPLE. IN ORDER TO FILL A MILLION DOLLAR HOLE ONGOING, THE ONLY ONGOING EXPENSE THEY HAVE IS PERSONNEL. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET RID OF PERSONNEL IN ORDER TO FILL THAT GAP. THE ITEM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY BROUGHT FORWARD IS CRITICALLY [12:53] **Jeremiah Ellison:** IMPORTANT WORK. IT IS. AND I KNOW THAT -- AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S GOING TO SPEAK TO WHY SHE DISAGREES WITH THIS COURSE OF ACTION I'M RECOMMENDING HERE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS COURSE OF ACTION IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW THIS MONEY IS ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE IT'S ONGOING. [13:08] **Jeremiah Ellison:** THAT MEANS PERPETUITY. BUT ONGOING MONEY THAT RESULTS IN FOUR PEOPLE LOSING JOBS IN AN ECONOMY THAT IS — IN A JOB MARKET — ONE OF THE WORST IT'S BEEN SINCE 2008. WHICH I HOPE A LOT OF US REMEMBER WHAT WAS LIKE TO FIND A JOB BACK THEN. I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD MESSAGE TO SEND TO THE STAFF AND A GOOD MESSAGE TO SEND TO THE PUBLIC. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, EVEN THOUGH THE MONIES WE'RE REPLACING, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY SOURCED WITH ARE NOT ONGOING. THEY'RE NOT IN PERPETUITY. I THINK THEY GET THE WORK GOING. THEY GET IT KICK STARTED. THEY COME FROM THE MAYOR TO IMPLEMENT THE WORK AND, YOU KNOW, NOT TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE. BUT WE KNOW IN THE PAST, WE'VE NOT HAD THE COMMITMENT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT WORK AND HENCE WE HAVE NOT [13:54] **Jeremiah Ellison:** SEEN THE WORK IMPLEMENTED. WE'VE GOT A DIFFERENT COMMITMENT RIGHT NOW HERE ON THIS. SO THE WORK CAN BE REAL. NOT JUST THE MONEY. THE WORK CAN BE REAL. AND SO WE'VE GOT A COMMITMENT THIS WORK IS GOING TO BE FUNDED FROM A SPECIFIC SOURCE INTO THREE YEARS. WE MAINTAIN THE ONGOING MONEY FROM THE CAO'S OFFICE SO THAT WHEN WE DO, INEVITABLY HIT THE CLIFF. [14:19] **Jeremiah Ellison:** IT'LL BE A CLIFF THAT GOES TO ABOUT A QUARTER MILLION. IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WE DEAL WITH CLIFFS. WE RESOLVE THEM ALL THE TIME. I THINK WE TRADE ONGOING MONEY FOR PERMANENT IMPLEMENTATION, A COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT. AND A THREE-YEAR COMMITMENT. AND A PROMISE OF NO LAYOFFS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRADING THIS FOR. I THINK THAT'S WHY THIS ACTION IS WORTH IT. YOU KNOW, IT IS LONG-TERM, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S NO COST TO THE ITEM. BUT I THINK THAT -- I THINK IT'S WORTH IT. I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL VOTE WITH ME HERE. FOR US TO OPEN THIS ITEM BACK UP. FOR US TO MAKE THIS [15:06] **Jeremiah Ellison:** AMENDMENT. FOR US TO BEGIN THIS WORK. AND TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY LAYOFFS THIS YEAR AT CITY HALL. THAT'S ALL. **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [15:21] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. UMM, THE COUNCIL HAS SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS WORKING ON THE 2026 BUDGET. WE DID SO THROUGH TRANSPARENT AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. AND THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS, GIVE INPUT, AND SEE DECISIONS BEING MADE IN REAL TIME ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT IMPACT THE DAY-TO-DAY LIVES. AND HUNDREDS OF WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE TOOK THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. AND RESIDENTS CONTINUE ORGANIZING AROUND THEIR PRIORITIES. THEY CAME TO CITY HALL AND TESTIFY, THEY SIGNED PETITIONS, AND EVEN CALLED AND E-MAILED OUR OFFICES. [15:55] **Robin Wonsley:** AND COUNCIL TOOK ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND DID ABOUT A DOZEN HOURS OF BUDGET DEBATE AND DISCUSSION IN THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND SOME OF OUR VOTES WERE UNANIMOUS. SOME WERE DIVIDED. IT WAS DONE THROUGH A TRANSPARENT AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. AND REPRESENTATIVES WENT TO BAT FOR THE THINGS THEIR CONSTITUENTS NEED. VOTES WERE TAKEN. AND COMPROMISES -- I WANT TO NOTE, NUMEROUS COMPROMISES BEFORE WHAT WAS EVEN APPROVED LAST TUESDAY WERE MADE TO GET TO A POINT WHERE MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES COULD SUPPORT WITH THE MAJORITY OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT. AND THEN, AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, THE WHOLE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADOPT A PEOPLE-CENTERED BUDGET THAT MEANINGFULLY ADDRESSED SOME OF THE MOST QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN OUR CITY. IN LIGHT OF THAT, I'M [16:42] **Robin Wonsley:** INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON CHOSE TO SPEND THE PAST 48 HOURS IN CLOSED-DOOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAYOR FREY. AND I HAVE RECEIVED A PRESS RELEASE ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. [16:59] **Robin Wonsley:** CLAIMING THAT THE MAYOR AND THE BUDGET CHAIR HAD REACHED THEIR AGREEMENT ON A BUDGET AND I HAD NO CLUE WHAT THEY WERE REFERRING TO. SINCE THE COUNCIL HAD ALREADY REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON THE BUDGET BY ADOPTING IT A WEEK AGO. AND WHATEVER AGREEMENTS WERE MADE BETWEEN THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THE MAYOR TONIGHT REPRESENTATIVE -- AND I NEED TO STATE THIS. DO NOT REPRESENT ALL OF COUNCIL. THEY CERTAINLY DON'T REPRESENT WORKING-CLASS RESIDENTS IN THE CITY. WHO WEREN'T INVITED TO BACK-ROOM DEALS BEING MADE IN CITY HALL. THIS IS EXACTLY THE BEHAVIOR THAT INSPIRES REGULAR PEOPLE TO NOT HAVE TRUST IN POLITICIANS. AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE MY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH MY COLLEAGUES WHO BELIEVE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO UNDERCUT NOT ONLY THE WORK OF AN ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE BODY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, UNDERCUT THE PUBLIC [17:44] **Robin Wonsley:** PROCESS AND ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE THAT FROM THE OVERALL DISCUSSION AROUND HOW RESOURCES GET SPENT. AND BOTH OF YOU HAD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS AND TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE AMENDMENTS FOR THE SEVERAL WEEKS WE HAD THE ABILITY TO. AND INSTEAD YOU ARE PROPOSING -- JUST FOR RE-EMPHASIS ON THIS -- SWITCHING EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS FROM ONGOING FUNDING TO ONE-TIME FUNDING. [18:13] **Robin Wonsley:** WHICH, AS BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED, AND THAT IS GOING AGAINST SPECIFIC PARAMETERS OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS ASKED WHEN I STARTED WORKING ON THIS PROJECT ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. AND MAYOR FREY'S STAFF WAS PRESENT IN THE MEETING WHERE IT WAS CLEARLY STATED THAT ONGOING FUNDING WAS NOT NEGOTIABLE TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF A HOUSING-FIRST RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS. AND GIVING FAMILIES HOUSING FOR ONE OR THREE YEARS AND THEN TERMINATING IT WILL RESULT IN A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR FISCAL CLIFF AND LEAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BEING PUT BACK ON THE STREETS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2027 AND 2029. WHY WOULD WE ENTERTAIN THAT? WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE AN APPROVED BUDGET THAT PROVIDES ONGOING FUNDING. AND THE SUGGESTION IS, [18:58] **Robin Wonsley:** WHEN THAT HAPPENS, BRING A PROMISSORY NOTE FROM MAYOR FREY THAT SAYS "I GOT YOU." I'M DISAPPOINTED SOME OF THE COLLEAGUES CHOSE TO TAKE THE DEBATE REGARDING LAYOFFS OF WORKERS. THESE ARE OPERATIONAL DECISIONS ONLY THE MAYOR CAN MAKE. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME HE USED SENSATIONALISM TO SWAY VOTES. WE SAW IT IN REGARDS TO HIM STATING HE WOULD CUT FUNDING AND PASS FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY SHELTERS TO SUDDENLY CHANGE HIS MIND ONCE THE VOTES WERE TAKEN. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THIS YEAR WHEN MPD OVERSPENT THEIR BUDGET BY NEARLY $20 MILLION. THE MAYOR ACCOMMODATED THAT WITHOUT LAYING OFF ANYONE. DANGLING JOBS IN FRONT OF THIS BODY TO HELP HIM IS INCREDIBLY CYNICAL AND MISLEADING. AND I WILL NOT [19:43] **Robin Wonsley:** NORMALIZE NEGOTIATIONS BASED IN BAD FAITH AND THAT TAKE PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. AND I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. I FEEL INCREDIBLY PROUD, HOWEVER, OF THE WORK MY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COLLEAGUES DID. WHO DID TAKE THE TIME TO PURSUE THIS PROCESS IN GOOD FAITH. AND IF THERE WERE EVER TECHNICAL OR MINOR AMENDMENTS THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE AROUND BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO GET YOU ALL SUPPORT, YOU ALL KNOW I HAD AN OPEN-DOOR POLICY AND WAS WILLING TO TALK TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND EVEN SAID, IF THERE WERE CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE, LIKE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSIDERING, THESE ARE EASILY ABLE TO BE ACCOMMODATED EARLY NEXT YEAR. [20:24] **Robin Wonsley:** AND YOU DECIDED TO UNDERCUT THAT TODAY. AND I HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID THAT TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON AND COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. YET FOR SOME REASON, WE'RE HERE DISRUPTING THE PROCESS THAT ACCOMMODATES CHANGES NOT VETTED BY MYSELF AS AUTHOR OF THE AMENDMENTS. AS WELL AS THE BODY AS A WHOLE. AND WE SHOULD HAVE FELT CONFIDENT GOING INTO 2026 WITH OUR UNANIMOUSLY-SUPPORTED BUDGET. WHICH INVESTED SO MANY PRIORITIES WE KNOW IMPACT OUR RESIDENTS FROM HOUSING, UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS, STABLE HOMES, STABLE SCHOOLS, TRAFFIC CALMING, CODE ENFORCEMENT, 38TH AVE. THERE WAS SO MUCH THAT WAS ACTUALLY REFLECTIVE OF THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS IN WHAT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEEK. AND THERE'S NO REASON FOR THAT UNDOES ALL THAT WORK. AND [21:09] **Robin Wonsley:** SETS THE CLOCK BACKWARDS. ACTUALLY, WHO ACTUALLY SHOWS UP FOR WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE IN OUR CITY AMONGST THIS BODY. SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THE RECONSIDERATION. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [21:26] **Council Member Cashman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THERE ARE TWO ORDINANCES WE PASSED ON THURSDAY. THE FRANCHISE FEE FOR GAS AND ELECTRIC THAT WILL PROVIDE THE FUNDING NEEDED FOR THIS BUDGET. UNTIL THOSE ARE SIGNED, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SUPPORTING A BUDGET THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE MONEY IN IT FOR THE $4 MILLION FOR WEATHERIZATION AND RETROFITTING I'VE SPENT THE LAST SIX MONTHS DEVELOPING AS A POLICY. AND SO I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS TO COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AND TO THE MAYOR THAT I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RECONSIDER THIS BUDGET TO ADJUST FOR THE CHANGES AND AVOID LAYOFFS. BUT I -- THAT'S WHY I WANT TO ADJOURN UNTIL 6:45. SO WE MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THE [22:11] **Council Member Cashman:** SIGNATURES AND PASS THE BUDGET DEAL. **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. **Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M IN QUEUE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. **Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO MY GRATITUDE FOR CHAIR CHUGHTAI. I VOTED FOR YOU FOR THE BUDGET CHAIR BECAUSE I TRUST YOUR ULTIMATE WHY AND YOU LED US THROUGH THE PROCESS. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. YOU'RE GOING TO SORELY BE MISSED. YOUR ABILITY TO COMPROMISE IS NOTED HERE. UNDER THE SYSTEM WE'VE OPERATED UNDER, THE MAYOR HAS VETO POWER UNDER THE BUDGET. HE IS MERELY EXERCISING WHAT HE SEES FIT FOR THE CITY. WE NEED [22:57] **Michael Rainville:** TO TRUST THAT. HE WON THE ELECTION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REFERENDUM ON THE MAYOR'S ELECTION. THAT SOME PEOPLE DON'T ACCEPT THE FACT THAT HE WON. **Elliott Payne:** NOT SEEING ANYONE LEFT IN QUEUE. THE MOTION IS TO RECONSIDER THE BUDGET. WE HAVE TO DISPOSE OF THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER, FIRST. NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS NOTED SHE WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION TO THIS QUESTION OF THE FRANCHISE FEES. [23:36] **Elliott Payne:** FOR THIS VOTE. AND HAD SUGGESTED ADJOURNMENT. WE COULD TAKE A BRIEF RECESS WHILE WE HAVE THIS ITEM ON THE TABLE. CORRECT, MR. CLERK? **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** MR. PRESIDENT, YES. WE CAN TAKE A BRIEF RECESS. I WILL NOTE WE HAVE CAPTIONERS UNTIL 7:00. SO WE CAN WORK WITHIN THAT TIMELINE. AND I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN SUGGEST ADJOURNING TO TOMORROW OR ANOTHER DATE. SO WE CERTAINLY CAN ADJOURN TONIGHT FOR A BRIEF BIT, IF WE NEED TO RECESS. [24:06] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** WE CAN CERTAINLY CONSIDER POSTPONEMENT TO THIS ANOTHER DATE AND TIME. **Elliott Payne:** LET'S TAKE A RECESS TO 6:45. 6:30? YEAH. LET'S TAKE A RECESS TO 6:30. AND SEE IF WE CAN GET A RESOLUTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [24:27] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION YOU CAN DECLARE IN RECESS. IF THERE IS AN OBJECTION, WE NEED TO VOTE. **Jason Chavez:** I'M ON QUEUE. **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **Jason Chavez:** I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO WHATEVER THE MOTION IS TO COME BACK AT 6:30:00 P.M. [24:45] **Elliott Payne:** RECESS THE MEETING UNTIL 6:30. CAN I GET A SECOND. **Jeremiah Ellison:** SECOND. **Elliott Payne:** I'LL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [25:00] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. **Council Member Cashman:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. **Jamal Osman:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. **Michael Rainville:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **Jason Chavez:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. **Council Member Koski:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. **Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [25:16] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** PRESIDENT PAYNE. **Elliott Payne:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** 12 AYES. **Elliott Payne:** ALL RIGHT. THAT CARRIES. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED UNTIL -- RECESSED! WE ARE TAKING A BRIEF RECESS. WE'LL BE BACK AT LET'S SAY 6:40 NOW. [25:36] [ MINNEAPOLICITY COUNCIL IS IN A BRIEF RECESS UNTIL 6:40:00 P.M. ] [49:30] [ THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL IS IN RECESS ] [50:16] **Jason Chavez:** WHILE I WASN'T IN NEGOTIATIONS TABLE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS HAPPENED. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD GET SOMETHING SIGNED. GIVEN THE IMPLICATIONS OF NOT BEING TO OVERTURN IT. IN SAVING STAFF FROM ABSOLUTE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. [50:33] **Jason Chavez:** SO WITH THAT, IN CONSIDERATION I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE RECONSIDERATION. BUT I WON'T BE -- I'M NOT HAPPY THIS IS HAPPENING. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT IT NEEDED TO HAPPEN IN THIS FASHION. WITH LAST-MINUTE CHANGES. AND OF OTHER COMPONENTS. I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS TODAY, WHICH LOOKS LIKE WE ARE. I'M SUPPORTING IT, I GUESS. WE HAVE TO DIG DEEP AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THIS ONGOING FOR THE FUTURE. BECAUSE I STILL DON'T FULLY TRUST IT'S GOING TO EXIST FOR THREE YEARS. [51:10] **Jason Chavez:** I'M NERVOUS THE MAYOR WILL DO WHAT HE DID THIS YEAR, NOT IMPLEMENT THEM. AND I WOULD HOPE THIS IS UP AND RUNNING. MY UNDERSTANDING WITHOUT THIS WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VETO. THAT'S WHY I VOTE FOR IT. **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [51:40] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I ALSO NEED TO NOTE THAT I APPRECIATE THE SYMBOLIC GESTURES OF SUPPORT FOR THE EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. IT DOES NOTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT UP TO 150 FAMILIES ARE NOT PUT ON THE STREETS COME 2027. [52:05] **Robin Wonsley:** THAT PROMISSORY NOTE, ALSO IS NOT GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE. AND MAKE SURE WE I LOOK FORWARD. I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, YOU WON'T BE BACK HERE TO SEE IT THROUGH. BUT FOR THE REST OF YOU ALL WHO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT UNDERSELLING OR UNDERFUNDING EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE CREATIVITY YOU COME UP WITH TO FIND A BILLION DOLLARS WHEN THIS FACES A GAP EARLY NEXT YEAR. AND, ALSO, JUST NEED TO NOTE IN THE SENSE OF THAT, TOO OF IF YOU RESPECTED THE WORK -- NOT EVEN MY WORK, AROUND EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS, WHICH HAS BEEN THREE YEARS IN. THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE CONTINUOUS CHANGING [52:50] **Robin Wonsley:** WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE SITUATION WHERE IT WENT FROM MAYOR FREY STATING HIS ULTIMATE BOTTOM LINE AS I DON'T WANT TO SEE MY STAFF BE LAID OFF. AND THIS BODY ALONG WITH MYSELF, SPECIFICALLY MY AMENDMENTS, WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE SURE THAT DID NOT DO THAT. AND WE ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED THAT. AND THEN IN THE LAST MINUTE, IT WENT FROM, OKAY, WE ACTUALLY MET THE MAYOR'S GOALS ON THAT TO, OH, WELL LET'S OPEN THE OTHER THINGS. AND, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING IT'S THE BLACK WOMEN WHO DID THE MOST WORK THROUGHOUT THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHO BROUGHT FORWARD ISSUES. WE PASSED ORDINANCES TO [53:36] **Robin Wonsley:** DO REPORTING. WE HAVE NO RESOURCES WITH THEIR ASK TO MOVE FROM ENCAMPMENT. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT TAKES AWAY FROM A RESOURCE. TO SAY THAT, FINE, I'M OKAY WITH GIVING ONE-TIME RESOURCES TO THAT AND LETTING A CLIFF HAPPEN AND CHANGING THE GOAL POST ON WORK THAT MY OFFICE POURED IN WITH DIFFERENT MARKERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I AM GLAD IN THIS PROCESS I GOT TO SEE MY COLLEAGUES TRULY BE THEMSELVES AND, ALSO, BE OKAY WITH UNDERCUTTING. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOUR WILLINGNESS UNDERCUTTING ME. THE FACT IT WAS UNDERMINING HOMELESSNESS AND YOU TONIGHT GET TO WALK AWAY FROM THE MEETING FEELING GOOD ABOUT CELEBRATORY [54:22] **Robin Wonsley:** PROMISE FROM MAYOR FREY WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO HOMELESS PEOPLE. YOU KNOW YOU ARE REDUCING COMMITMENT AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY. AND GIVING A MILLION BACK TO MPD AND EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS WHO OVERSPENT THEIR BUDGET. [54:39] **Robin Wonsley:** ACTUALLY SAYING, MAYOR FREY, WE'RE GIVING YOU CREDIBILITY TO NOT IMPLEMENT OFF-DUTY. SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE PICTURES OF YOU SHAKING HANDS WITH MAYOR FREY AND I HOPE YOU KEEP THAT SAME ENERGY WHEN UNHOUSED PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE CHAMBERS ASKING NEXT YEAR WHAT DO I DO? [55:08] **Robin Wonsley:** I GOT ANOTHER DATE I'M BEING PUT OUT. THERE'S A FISCAL CLIFF. I HOPE YOU KEEP THAT IN YOUR SPIRITS AS YOU PUT THIS FORWARD. **Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** PALMISANO. **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** CHOWDHURY. **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** OSMAN. **Jamal Osman:** NO. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** RAINVILLE. **Michael Rainville:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** CHAVEZ. [55:42] **Jason Chavez:** NO. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** KOSKI. **Council Member Koski:** NO. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. **Robin Wonsley:** NO. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. **Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** PRESIDENT PAYNE. **Elliott Payne:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** THERE ARE NINE AYES AND THREE NAYS. [55:58] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE HAVE TO TAKE UP -- SO THAT -- WELL AMENDMENT NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE UP THE AMENDMENT. THERE ARE THREE AMENDMENTS HIGHLIGHTED HERE. WE COULD TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE OR DIVIDE THEM OUT INTO INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS. TAKE IT ALL UP AT ONCE? SOUNDS LIKE AT ONCE. ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [56:25] **Jeremiah Ellison:** I WANTED TO SPEAK. LAST TIME. BEING ON THIS BODY AND HAVING TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE WE PUT OUR DOLLARS AND WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS THAT WE PUT OUR MONEY TOWARDS AND WHO ULTIMATELY IS THE BENEFICIARY OF THESE DOLLARS. IT'S HARD WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER HEAR ANY ARGUMENT FROM ME THERE. [57:11] **Jeremiah Ellison:** HAVING PURE TRUST IN THE MAYOR YES OR NO, I DON'T HAVE, TO ME, IT'S BESIDES THE POINT. I CANNOT MAKE BUDGETARY DECISIONS BASED ON WHICH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES I SIMPLY TRUST MORE. I MAKE THE DECISION BASED ON REAL MONEY IN THE BUDGET. IF PEOPLE ON THE DAIS FEEL COMFORTABLE CALLING MAYOR'S BLUFF AND WAKING UP TOMORROW TO A STORY ABOUT MEMBERS GETTING THEIR WALKING PAPERS, PACKING THEIR BOX. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND [57:57] **Jeremiah Ellison:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ PUT IT WELL. IT'S UNNERVING TO ME THAT WE WOULD SEE PROGRAMS NOT IMPLEMENTED YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. BUT IT HAS BEEN WHAT WE'VE SEEN. A PROGRAM WITH MONEY IN IT AND BEING IMPLEMENTED, I'LL TAKE IT OVER A PROGRAM ON PAPER ANY SINGLE DAY. THAT'S MY POSITION. I DO, TSM, LIKE TO TAKE THE HIGH ROAD IN MY COMMITMENT TO WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE IS QUESTIONED, AND IT'S BEEN -- AND MY COMMITMENT TO BEING A RADICAL LEFTIST OR WHATEVER. WHEN I FACE THE CRITICISMS, WE TAKE IT IN STRIDE. I'LL TAKE IT IN STRIDE [58:43] **Jeremiah Ellison:** TODAY. BUT THE WORK THAT I'VE PUT IN IS BEYOND. AND SO I JUST LEAVE US THERE. AND I WANT US TO TAKE SERIOUSLY THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HOUSED AS -- FOR REAL. NOT JUST ON PAPER. NOT JUST WRITING ON A PIECE OF PAPER. BUT THE PROGRAM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS BUILT IS GOING TO BECOME REAL AS A RESULT OF TODAY. AND I THINK THAT'S WORTH SOMETHING. WE'RE GOING TO PREVENT LAYOFFS. AT A TIME LIKE, AGAIN, I CAN'T STRESS IT ENOUGH. WE'RE GOING TO PREVENT LAYOFFS IN A JOB MARKET THAT IS TERRIBLE FOR PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. I DON'T CARE IF YOU [59:30] **Jeremiah Ellison:** FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE VOTE OR NOT. THOSE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE VOTE WE'RE TAKING TONIGHT. I KNOW I THOUGHT ABOUT IT. SO ... **Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF US. [59:49] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. **Council Member Cashman:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. **Jamal Osman:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. **Michael Rainville:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **Jason Chavez:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. **Council Member Koski:** [NO VOTE RECORDED/ABSENT]. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:00:08] **Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** PRESIDENT PAYNE. **Elliott Payne:** AYE. **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THEN DOES THAT COMPLETE OUR BUSINESS, MR. CLERK, DO WE NEED TO ADOPT THE FULL BUDGET AS AMENDED. [1:00:24] **Casey Carl (City Clerk):** THAT COMPLETES THE BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US TONIGHT. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, THE BUDGET IS COMPLETE. IF THE BUDGET PACKET ADOPTED LAST TUESDAY WITH THREE CHANGES ADOPTED. AND WHILE I HAVE THE MICROPHONE, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY TO THE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON BEHALF OF THE WORK FORCE AND THE CITY. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK TO GET THE CITY BUDGET DONE BEFORE I BREAK FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. [1:00:55] [ APPLAUSE ] **Elliott Payne:** WITH THAT, ALL BUSINESS BEFORE US IS COMPLETE. AND WE STAND ADJOURNED.