[0:46] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> -- THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, I AM GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEING FORTHURSDAY, AUGUST 17. THIS MORNING WE HAVE THREE RESOLUTIONS TO PRESENT, WHICH WE WILL DO. BEFORE TAKING UP OUR REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. [1:02] Council President Andrea Jenkins: FIRST RESOLUTION IS BEING OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. THE RESOLUTION HONORING STUDIIYO23 AND MOH HABIB. [1:57] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: >> ALL RIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES, AND WELCOME TO CITY HALL, MOH AND YOUR FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES. WE'VE GOT A FEW IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP THIS MORNING AND ALONG WITH A PACKED AGENDA THAT LOTS OF RESIDENTS ARE HERE FOR, SO I'M EXCITED TO OPEN TODAY'S MEETING WITH THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING STUDIIYO23 AND MOH HABIB AND SHARING YOUR WORK AND YOUR STORY WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, WITH THOSE WHO ARE HERE TODAY, AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY. [2:27] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING WARD 10 AS THE COUNCIL MEMB, AND WARD 10 IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS INCLUDING UPTOWN. I KNOW UPTOWN TO BE A CORRIDOR THAT HAS BEEN GROWING AND CHANGING, AND IN THE YEARS SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE UPRISING, UPTOWN'S IDENTITY HAS BEEN IN A TIME OF CHANGE. [2:57] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: THROUGH CHANGING CONDITIONS, UPTOWN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CORRIDOR OF RESILIENCE. THAT RESILIENCE IS BUILT OFF OF THE HARD WORK OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS THAT PRIORITIZE INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS. MOH HABIB EXEMPLIFIES THAT RESILIENCE. [3:14] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: HE'S THE OWNER OF STUDIIYO23 AND THEY ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 13th YEAR OF BUSINESS NEXT WEEK. OVER THE 13 YEARS, MOH HAS BUILT STUDIIYO23 ON HENNEPIN AVENUE THAT IS A HUB FOR FASHION, CULTURE,USIC, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING. [3:41] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: DESPITE THE STRUGGLE IN ADVERSITY THAT COME WITH RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS, HE HAS DOUBLED DOWN ON SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY. HE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS, ATHLETES, CULTURE LEADERS AND THE CITY'S YOUNG PEOPLE. [3:57] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: WITH THAT, I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION TO YOU. HONORING STUDIIYO23 AND MOH HABIB. WHEREAS, STUDIIYO23 WAS ESTABLIB AND IS CELEBRATING ITS 13th YEAR IN BUSINESS ON AUGUST 23, 2023, OPENING THEIR DOORS TO CULTURE, FASHION SNEAKER ART MUSIC AND COMMUNITY IN UPTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. [4:25] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: AND WHEREAS, STUDIIYO23 IS A LOCALLY OWNED, IMMIGRANT, AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR-OWNED BUSINESS. AND WHEREAS, STUDIIYO23 MAKES AVAILABLE HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER URBAN FOOTWEAR AND APPAREL THAT IS OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO FIND IN MINNEAPOLIS. [4:47] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: AND WHEREAS, STUDIIYO23 HAS ORGANIZED MANY CULTURAL PERFORMANCES PROMOTING LOCAL AND NATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS INCLUDING FASHION SHOWS, ART EXHIBITIONS, BLOCK PARTIES, TWIN CITIES SNEAKER ART EXCHANGES, OPEN MICS, AND ART SHOWS. [5:05] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: STUDIIYO23 HAS GIVEN SPACE TO LOCAL ARTISTS WHO HAVE GONE ON TO PERFORM ON A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STAGE. AND WHEREAS, STUDIIYO23 AND MOH HABIB HAVE BEEN TAPPED BY SEVERAL MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL TEAMS AND THEIR PLAYERS T HELP CURATE, DESIGN, OR PROMOTE PRODUCTS AND EVENS. [5:21] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: THIS INCLUDES WORK WITH THE MINNESOTA TWINS AND TIMBERWOLVES AND PLAYERS FROM THE LYNX AND VIKINGS. AND WHEREAS, STUDIIYO23 OWNER MOH HABIB HAS ALSO FOCUSED AND MENTORING AND WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH. [5:37] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: AFTER GEORGE FLOYD WAS MURDERED, HE FOUNDED TELESCOPES, A 501C3 NONPROFIT TO WORK WITH AT-RISK YOUTH TO TEACH THEM FINANCIAL LITERACY, TECH, ART, AND DESIGN SKILLS WITH A GOAL TO HELP THEM SEE ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE. [5:54] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: AND AS STUDIIYO23 REMAINS STEADFASTLY AND DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE UPTOWN COMMUNITY AND TO MINNEAPOLIS, AND TO HELPING UPTOWN AND MINNEAPOLIS THRIVE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY DECLARE AUGUST 23, 2023, STUDIIYO23 DAY IN HONOR OF THE 13th ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR FOUNDING AND THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO UPTOWN AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [6:21] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. [APPLAUSE] I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS. [6:40] Moh Habib: >> HELLO AND GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU TO MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. THANK YOU TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR SUPPORT. THANK YOU TO MY KIDDOS AND TO BE MY INSPIRATION AND LIFE AND FOR 12 YEARS AND OPEN A PLACE FOR COMMUNITY. [7:03] Moh Habib: AND A PLACE TO COME AND AND IN A WAY THEY ARE NOT JUDGED AND WE WERE THE MOST LOOTED BUSINESS IN THE TWIN CITIES. [7:21] Moh Habib: WE GOT HIT FIVE TIMES. BUT MY INSPIRATION TO KEEP GOING WERE THESE TWO KIDS. I'M A SINGLE FATHER. SO I WANTED TO GIVE THEM SOMEONE TO LOOK AT. SOMEONE TO LOOK AT. [7:36] Moh Habib: MY PARENTS NEVER GAVE UP. FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANTS, SO THIS IS A WIN WITH STUDIIYO23 DAY FOR SINGLE PARENTS, UNDERSERVED YOUTH, IMMIGRANTS, FIRST GENERATION, SINGLE PARENTS, THE HAVE NOT'S, THOSE OF us WHO WORK OVERTIME WHEN OUR KIDS ARE SLEEPING AND EVERYONE ELSE IS TUCKED IN BED. [7:57] Moh Habib: AND WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY FORWARD. I APPRECIATE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR HELPING US TO KEEP GOING. MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY F THE SUPPORT. AND WE ARE HERE FOR HOPEFULLY ANOTHER 13 YEARS ON TOP OF TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [8:42] Guest Speaker: >> I WANT TO SAY QUICKLY I SEE MOH AS A GREAT BROTHER, ANOTHER BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER, AND A GREAT SON, BUT I THINK FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND EVERYBODY HE TO SEE THEM IN THE LIGHT AND HELPING EVERYONE PROCEED IN LIFE. I MEAN, HE'S HELPED THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND I THINK FOR US TO RECOGNIZE A PERSON LIKE THIS, GIVE HIM HIS FLOWERS WHILE HE IS STILL HERE AND CAN CONTINUE TO PUSH ON. THIS HELPFULNESS, THIS GREAT HEART, THIS GREAT EDUCATION THAT IS THE SAME WITH ME AND MY FAMILY AND EVERYBODY ELSE AROUND THAT WE HAVE THAT HELPING HAND TO MOVE US RWARD. [9:10] Guest Speaker: NOT ONLY IN MINNEAPOLIS AND IN LIFE AND MINNESOTA. AND AS LONG AS WE EDUCATE OUR KIDS, SUPPORT OUR KIDS, THEY ARE UNSTOPPABLE. THANK EVERYBODY HERE AND MOH HABIB! THANK YOU, MY FRIEND, FOR BEING THE PERSON YOU ARE. [APPLAUSE] [10:10] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> CONGRATULATIONS, MOH HABIB AND FAMILY. THE NEXT RESOLUTION IS HONORING THE 60 ANNIVERSARY ON THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON WHICH WILL BE COMING UP ON AUGUST 28. AUGUST IS NATIONALLY CONSIDERED AS BLACK AUGUST AND WE KNOW THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON WAS ONE OF THE SEMINAL EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY THAT HAS CHANGED A TRAJECTORY AND HONORING THE 60th ANNIVERSARY. [10:44] Council President Andrea Jenkins: WHEREAS, A MASS MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO PROTEST BLACK SOLDIERS EXCLUSION FROM WOR WAR II DEFENSE JOBS AND THE NEW DEAL PROGRAMS WAS PLANNED AS EARLY AS 1941 BY A. PHILLIP RANDOLPH, A LABOR RIGHTS ORGANIZER, ACTIVIST, AND EARLY STATESMAN OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. [11:02] Council President Andrea Jenkins: AND WHEREAS, IN THE MID 1950s, RANDOLPH WORKED WITH THE RISING MINISTER WHO HAILED FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TO COORDINATE ANOTHER MASS MARCH ON WASHINGTON IN MAY OF 1957, WHEN NEARLY 25,000 DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND TO URGE CONGRESS TO IMPLEMENT THE DECISION. [11:29] Council President Andrea Jenkins: AND WHEREAS, IN 1963, IN THE WAKE OF VIOLENT ATTACKS ON CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATORS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, MOMENTUM BUILT FOR ANOTHER MASS PROTEST ON THE NATION'S CAPITAL WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM DUE TO THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF RANDOLPH AND KING AND HIS SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. [11:59] Council President Andrea Jenkins: AND WHEREAS, DESPITE GREAT OPPOSITION FROM THEN PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT F. KENNEDY, RANDOLPH AND HIS CHIEF AIDE, BAYARD RUSTIN, ALONG WITH KING AND THE SCLC, PERSISTED IN PLANNING A MARCH THAT WOULD CALL FOR FAIR TREATMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACK AMERICANS, AS WELL AS ADVOCATE FOR PASSAGE OF THE CIL RIGHTS ACT, THEN STALLED IN CONGRESS. [12:36] Council President Andrea Jenkins: WHEREAS, THE GATHERING INCLUDED SPEAKERS LIKE BAYARD RUSTIN, NAACP PRESIDENT ROY WILKINS, THE LATE HONORABLE CONGRESSMAN AND THEN LEADER OF THE STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE, JOHN LEWIS, CIVIL RI ACTORS OSSIE DAVIS AND RUBY DEE, AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY THE LIKES OF MARIAN ANDERSON, MINNESOTA'S OWN BOB DYLAN AND MAHALIA JACKSON. [13:16] Council President Andrea Jenkins: AND WHEREAS, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WHO AGREED TO SPEAK LAST AND WAS SCHEDULED TO BE FOUR MINUTES LONG, ENDED UP SPEAKING FOR 16 MINUTES, IN WHAT WOULD BECOME ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ORATIONS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND OF HUMAN HISTORY, NOW KNOWN AS THE "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH, WHOSE FAMOUS LINE WASN'T ACTUALLY PART OF KING'S PLANNED REMARKS THAT DAY. [13:40] Council President Andrea Jenkins: AND WHEREAS, WHILE THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE TRANSFORMATIVE FEDERAL POLICIES, IT WOULD BE ANOTHER 20 YEARS BEFORE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, EEOC, WAS FORMED TO TAKE ON SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES. [14:01] Council President Andrea Jenkins: AND WHEREAS, OFFICIALLY CALLED THE "MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM" THE HISTORIC MARCH ON WASHINGTON TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 28, 1963. SOME 250,000 PEOPLE GATHERED AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL AND MORE THAN 3,000 MEMBERS OF THE PRESS COVERED THE EVENT TO PROTEST THE CONDITIONS FACED BY AFRICAN-AMERICANS A CENTURY AFTER EMANCIPATION. [14:23] Council President Andrea Jenkins: NOW, THERE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY COMMEMORATE AUGUST 28, 2023, AS THE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF BLACK AMERICANS AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, AND THE INDELIBLE ROLE THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON HAD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME OF THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE LEGISLATION IN THE NATION, WHICH HAS BENEFITTED ALL AMERICANS. [15:11] Council President Andrea Jenkins: AND SO ON AUGUST 28, THE WILL BE MARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO JOIN IN ON THAT. THE GOVERNOR WILL BE PRESENT AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS TO RECOGNIZE THE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON. [APPLAUSE] [15:40] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? [15:43] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> I PUT MY NAME IN QUEUE -- [15:45] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> IT ISOTALLY FINE. IT DIDN'T WANT TO LET THE MOMENT PASS WITHOUT THANKING YOU FOR YOUR RESOLUTION BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, AND I AM GLAD WE ARE NOT ALLOWING THE MONTH OF AUGUST TO GO BY WITHOUT NAMING IT. [15:58] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING BLACK AUGUST WHICH IS A CELEBRATION DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST THAT CAME OUT OF THE PRISON RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THAT CAME OUT OF GEORGE JACKSON AND THE DEATH OF HIS BROTHER JONATHAN JACKSON. [16:16] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND TO THINK AND TODAY THAT WE GET TO SORT OF TALK ABOUT THIS HR AND BAYARD RUSTIN AND JONATHAN JACKSON AND GEORGE JACKSON ON THE OTHER SIDE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THAT SPACE HERE IN TODAY'S CHAMBER. [16:33] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. I NOTICE YOUR NAME IN QUEUE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS TO PRESENT THE NEXT RESOLUTION, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION HONORING THE 2023 URBAN SCHOLARS. AND I SEE THEM LINED UP AT THE DOOR. [16:48] Council President Andrea Jenkins: COME ON IN, YOU GUYS. [APPLAUSE] FORCE THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS ELLISON, WONSLEY, CHAVEZ, AND CHUGHTAI. I WILL JUST STATE WHILE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND WE HAVE SO MANY URBAN SCHOLARS, I REALLY THINK THAT OUR URBAN SCHOLAR PROGRAM AND OUR STEP UP PROGRAM ARE TWO OF THE MOST CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY OFFERS TO BRING WOUNDING PEOPLE OF COLOR INTO ROLE -- BRING YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR INTO ROLES AND IN CORPORATIONS AND CITY GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INDUSTRIES TO LEARN AND BECOME PART OF THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. [18:11] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: >> IS THIS ON? PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO THANK OUR URBAN SCHOLARS. I KNOW WE WILL PROBABLY BE APPLAUDING AT SOME POINT, BUT CAN WE START WITH A HUGE ROUND OF I AN APPLAUSE PLEASE? [APPLAUSE] [18:27] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: SO I WILL READ THE RESUTION ALONG WI MY COLLEAGUES AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR BEING UP HERE. HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE BRILLIANCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF URBAN SCHOLARS. [18:44] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: WHEREAS, URBAN SCHOLARS IS A LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE RACIAL AND ETHMICK BACKGROUNDS LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE TODAY'S WORK PLACES WHILE EQUIPPING BOTH STUDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE TOOLS, EXPERIENCES AND GUIDANCE NECESSARY TO SHIFT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURAL TOWARDS AN EQUITABLE WORKFORCE. [19:01] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS CREATED URBAN SCHOLARS IN 2012 TO ADDRESS THE EMPLOYMENT DISPARITY IN OUR CITY. SINCE, APPROXIMATELY 34% OF SCHOLAR ALUM HAVE BECOME EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 600 SCHOLARS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN. [19:25] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: >> WHEREAS T CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH DISTINCTIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FOCUS ON GAINING ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CREATING CAREER PATHWAYS TO POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE. [19:40] Council Member Jason Chavez: >> WHEREAS, URBAN SCHOLARS ESTABLISHES A PIPELINE OF EXPERIENCED, DIVERSE PROFESSIONALS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERSHIP AND -- CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNEAPOLIS PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, INAUGURATED THE 12th COHORT OF URBAN SCHOLARS MADE UP OF 86 CULTURALLY COMPETENT, COLLABORATIVE RESILIENT AND AL. [20:19] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> WHEREAS -- OKAY. HERE WITH GO. HERE ARE OUR SCHOLARS. ABDUSWABOURR ABDULAIZII. ABSHIR MOHAMMED, AHMED ABDIHALI. AJANICE KNOX. ALEXANDER NGO, ALLISON THORSON, ANGELIQUEDAVIS, ANNIEHAT BOUPPHASALY, ATHIRA NAIR, AVERI TURNER, CARELTU WILL, US, DARA TOUT, JOY MARANGA, KIDISH WOLDE, LAEL WARE, LAYANED SANISCAA, LEANNA UNG, LINTA ALTAF, MAABE YAYA, MARIA HERNANDEZ-CHAIRE. MARIANN HEFTE, MICHAEL RAND L, RAHMA FARAH, REBEKA ALEMAYEHU, RIDWAN MOHAMMED, RUMYANA, HULMEQUIST, SAKARIA ABDULLAHI, SHARON IZUORO, SIYU SAMANTHA NG, DA WIT AGAINREAB, DONALD HUYNH, HAIMANOT TADESSE, INGA CAPISTRAN-KINNEY, JOSHUA OLUKANNI, VIPSASHA BANSAL, ANNESSAIHDE, KALEAB FETEENE, ASMAA, NAZISHA, SHENGYENG VANG. [22:41] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: >> THOSE ARE THE NAMES THAT COMPRISE THE 12th COHORT OF URBAN SCHOLARS AND HAVE GRACEFULLY ACCEPTED NEW CHALLENGES AND CONTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT AND FRESH PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR WORK. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES AND APPRECIATES EACH URBAN SCHOLAR FOR MAKING SIGNIFICANT AND LASTING CONTRIBUONS TO THE CITY AND THE RENAL. [23:00] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: NOW, THERE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 18, 2023, AS URBAN SCHOLAR DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS A TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE SCHOLARS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE TWIN CITIES REGION AND ITS MANY COMMUNITIES. [APPLAUSE] I BELIEVE WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR EACH SCHOLAR TO TAKE HOME, SO we're GOING TO PASS THOSE OUT. AS YOU GUYS ARE EXITING, MY STAFF, WAVE YOUR HAND, THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR YOU. THANK YOU, ALL, TO YOUR SERVICE HERE FOR THE CITY. [24:37] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR URBAN SCHOLARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. HEY, SOPHIA, MY FORMER URBAN SCHOLAR. THANKS EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR STUDIES. [25:15] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR BRINGING FORTH THIS RESOLUTION. I WILL NOW ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THAT WE HAVE A PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [25:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN IS ABSENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> PRESIDENT. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> PRESIDENT. [26:01] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> WE HAVE A QUORUM AND THE ADOPTION FOR THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO TODAY'S AGENDA? SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. [26:11] Council Member: >> SO MOVED. [26:13] Council Member: >> SECOND. [26:16] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> CLK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [26:18] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. AWE AYE. >> JONSON. >> AYE. PAYNE >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. AYE. KOSKI. AYE. >> PALMISANO. AYE. >> JENKINS. >> AYE. [26:41] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. THAT MOTION CARRIES AND THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING ON AUGUST 3. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? [26:51] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ROLL CALL ON ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES] [27:10] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. [27:13] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY, REFERRAL OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO THE PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION PLEASE? [27:23] Council Member: >> SO MOVED. [27:25] Council Member: >> SECOND. [27:28] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ROLL CALL] [27:41] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. [27:44] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. AND WE'LL START WITH THE REPORT OF THE BUSINESS INSPECTION HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [28:00] Council Member Jamal Osman: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE BUSINESS, INSPECTION, HOUSING COMMITTEE IS BRINGING 10 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. ITEM 1, APPROVING APPLICATION FOR REVERIE CAFE FOR AN EXPANSION OF PREMISES SUBJECT TO FINAL INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE CODE AND ORDINANCE. ITEM TWO, APPROVING THE TRANSPORTATION RIDE SHARE WORKER PROTECTION ORDINCE. ITEM THREE, APPROVING SIX LIQUOR LICENSE. ITEM FOUR, APPROVING SIX LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL. ITEM FIVE, APPROVING LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL FOR HI-LAKE LIQUORS, APPROVING ITEM SIX, APPROVING LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REGARDING RENTAL PAYMENT METHOD. ITEM SEVEN, APPROVING A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY TO. ITEM 8, APPROVING PRE-DEVELOPMENT FORGIVABLE LOAN TO TENDING T SOIL OF MINNESOTA FOR RISE UP CENTER. ITEM NINE, ACCEPTING THE PRINKING 2023 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL LIVABLE PREDEVELOPMENT GRANT. AND ITEM 10, APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE COMP PLAN FOR 2110 23rd AVENUE NORTH AND 2114 23rd AVENUE NORTH. I WILL MOVE ITEM 1 THROUGH 10 FOR APPROVAL AND PULL ITEM 2 FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE VOTE SINCE THE COU MEMBER WONSLEY, CHAVEZ, AND I BROUGHT AMENDMENTS TO THIS ITEM FOR US TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. [29:51] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10 ON THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT AND REQUESTING TO PULL ITEM TWO FOR DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION -- I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IN QUEUE. [30:08] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. I WANT TO SPEAK TO ITEM 7 WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. THANK YOU FOR OUR RESIDENTS BEING HERE. THIS RESOLUTION EXPRESSES COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO USE OUR FULL BUDGETARY POLICY MAKING AND OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION AND EXPANSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. [30:38] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AS I MENTION, PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS ARE ORGANIZING AND HAV THE CITY, THE COUNTY, AND THE STATE FINALLY STEP UP AND INVEST IN OUR PUBLIC HOUSING. I HAVE BEEN HONORED THE FOLLOW THE LEAD OF OUR RESIDENTS AND WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON THE ISSUE AND WHEN UNPRECEDENTED INCREASES IN PUBLIC HOUSING OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. [31:03] Council Member Robin Wonsley: MANY OF YOU KNOW FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL FOR A MAXIMUM PUBLIC HOUSING LEVY TO GENERATE BETWEEN 10 TO 12 MILLION DOARS FOR MAXIMUM INVESTMENTS IN ADDRESSING THE $200 MILLION CAPITAL REPAIR BACKLOG. ADDRESSING THIS BACKLOG IS CRUCIAL FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS TO HAVE SAFE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING. AND TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO PUBLIC HOUSING. [31:44] Council Member Robin Wonsley: SIX MONTHS AGO THERE WAS A LOT OF LIP SERVICE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING BUT JUST A HANDFUL OF SELECTED OFFICIALS WHO WERE WILLING TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO GET THE FUNDING THAT WAS NECESSARY. THEN RESIDENTS STARTING AND SHOWING UP IN CITY HALLITH SIGNS LIKE Y ARE DOING AND TESTIFYING AND SPEAKING TO THE IMMEDIATE ABOUT THEIR NEEDS. AND MAYOR FREY WAS NOT INITIALLY SUPPORTIVE UNTIL YOU SHOWED UP AND THAT YOU WERE BACKED BY A BROAD COALITION OF ELECTED LEADERS AND WORKING CLASS PEOPLE WHO WANT PUBLIC HOUSING PROTECTED. [32:06] Council Member Robin Wonsley: YOU DOING THAT LED TO WHAT HAPPENED THIS PAST TUESDAY WHERE MA MAYOR FREY ANNOUNCING IT WILL INCLUDE A PARTIAL PUBLIC HOUSING LEVY AT $5 MILLION. YOU DID THAT. [APPLAUSE] WHILE YOU DID THAT, I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT IS A GOOD START AND IT HAPPENED BECAUSE RESIDENTS LIKE YOURSELVES CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AND ELECTED LEADERS MATCHED YOUR EMERGENCY AND SUPPORTED YOU AND ALSO TOOK THE COMMITMENT TO EXECUTE ON THE COMMITMENTS. [32:39] Council Member Robin Wonsley: I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING WITH YOUR POWERFUL COALITION OF WORKERS AND RESIDENTS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO WIN A FULLY FUNDED LEVY THIS YEAR, 2024, FOR 2024. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO REPRESENTAVE EHER ABADJIT BOARD OF ESTIMATIONS SAMANTHA PRIX PRE-STINSON AND MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU YOU T RESIDENTS, WHO WERE THE ENGINE FOR THIS CHANGE. SO THANK YOU, ALL. [33:12] Council Member Jamal Osman: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COULDN'T SAY A BETTER THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND REALLY BEING A CHAMPION OF PUBLIC HOUSING. SOMNE WHO HAS LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING BUILDINGS, HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE ARE SEEN YOU, AND THEY ARE THE BEST OF OUR RESIDENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND I COULDN'T SAY ANYMORE THAN LET'S DO THIS AND LET'S CONTINUE SUPPORTING PUBLIC HOUSING. THANK YOU. [33:51] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU. SIGH SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CLERK, PLEAS CAL THE ROLE O ITEMS ONE THROUGH 10 NOTING THAT WE ARE PULLING ITEM 2 FOR SEPARATE VOTE. [34:10] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> AYE ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT FIVE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 5. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT JENKINS. [34:41] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE 12 AYES ON THE REPORT EXCEPT FIVE WHICH HAS 10 AYES AND TWO NAYS. [34:44] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THOSE ITEMS CARRY AND WE ARE NOW IN DISCUSSION ON ITEM TWO, WHICH IS THE TRANSPORTATION RIDE SHARE WORKER PROTECTION ORDINANCE. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IN QUEUE. [35:08] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> AWE THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. I AM ASSUMING COMMENT WILLS PROBABLY FOLLOW FROM THE FELLOW CO-AUTHORS ON THIS ORDINANCE, BUT ONCE AGAIN, I WANTED TO START MY COMMENTS TODAY WITH SAYING THANK YOU TO THE DRIVERS WHO ARE HERE. YOUR PERSISTENCE, HARD WORK, AND DEDICATION IS WHY COUNCIL IS ABOUT TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT WE PASS ONE OF THE STRONGEST RIDE SHARE DRIVER RIGHTS ORDINANCES IN THE COUNTRY. [35:40] Council Member Robin Wonsley: I ALSO WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF WHO HAVE WORKED WITH MY OFFICE ON THIS POLICY. IT IS A LONG LIST, BUT EVERYONE'S EERTISE HELPED TO SHAPE THIS POLICY. SO I WANT TO NAME THEM. BRIAN WASH, DIRECTOR ALBERTA GILLESPIE, KATIE TOPINKA, MICHAEL DOUGLAS, NICK NO, LISA BROCK, MATT CERVANTES, DIRECTOR ERIC HANSON, AND OUR MAJOR ROCK STARS AMY LINGO AND JOEL FUSSEY. [36:10] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU TO MY CO-AUTHORS COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND OSMAN AND YOUR STAFF. THANK YOU TO THE NATIONAL EXPERTS WE CONSULTED WITH ON THIS POLICY IN SEATTLE AND NEW YORK WHO PROVIDED HELPFUL EXPERTISE AND ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVES. [36:28] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND LAST, BUT NOT AT LEAST, I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY POLICY AIDE CELESTE ROBINSON WHO DID AN AMAZING JOB AS A PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS ENTIRE PRICE. AND THANK THE HOUSE AND SENATE STATEWIDE LAWMAKERS WHO WERE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEED OF DRIVERS AND LED T CHARGE TO PASS A STRONG WORKER PROTECTION LEGISLATION FOR WRIDE SHARE WORKERS LEGISLATION. [36:56] Council Member Robin Wonsley: OVER 100 DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE VOTED TO PROTECT THE WORKERS' NEEDS OVER THE PROFITS OF OUT OF STATE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES. IF THEY CAN STAND AGAINST CORPORATE PRESSURE, THERE IS NO REASON WHY OUR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF 13 CANNOT DO THE SAME. I ALSO WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT CORPORATE PRESSURE IS VERY REAL WITHIN THE WALLS OF CITY HALL. [37:15] Council Member Robin Wonsley: I KNOW THAT MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THE MAYOR ARE BEING BOMBARDED WITH REQUESTS FROM UBER, LYFT, DOTOWN COUNCIL, AND THE CHAMBERS AND LOBBYISTS TO DEFER TAKING ACTION ON FAIR DRIVES, SAFE RIDES. THAT PRESSURE WAS MADE CLEAR WHEN THE MAYOR SENT US AN EMAIL REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL SHOULD NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TODAY AND INSTEAD DEFER OUR LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY TO THE GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY RIDE SHARE TASK FORCE. [37:42] Council Member Robin Wonsley: IN ADDITION TO THAT REQUEST, MAYOR FREY RAISED CONCERNS WITH THE ORDINANCE THAT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS HEADS ON. THE MAYOR ASKED WE DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DINANCE. FIRST OFF, TAFF HAVE AGREED THEY ARE READY TO IMPLEMENT THE ORDINANCE ON JANUARY 1. STAFF HAS MADE TONS OF INPUT ON CHOOSING THIS IMPLEMENTATION DATE AS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WILL WORK WELL FOR THEM. [38:19] Council Member Robin Wonsley: SECONDLY, THERE IS NO REASON TO DEFER TO THE STATE ON EITHER POLICY OR A TIMELINE. ESPECIALLY WHEN CITY STAFF HAS SPENT SEVEN MONTHS WORKING WITH DRIVERS AND NATIONAL EXPERTS TO CRAFT THE RIGHT POLICY FOR OUR CITY. IT IS READY TO IMPLEMENT NOW. AND IF EWITH MOVE IMPLEMENTATION DATE BACK, WE ARE DEPRIVING DRIVERS OF THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WAGES THAT THEY COULD BE EARNING AND SIMPLY FOR NO REASON. [38:35] Council Member Robin Wonsley: WE HAVE A GOOD POLICY IN FRONT OF US. LET'S SHOW LEADERSHIP AND PASS IT. AND IN SEATTLE, MUNICIPAL ACTION HELPED TO SET THE BAR FOR THE STATE POLICY, SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND MUST DO THE SAME HERE. THE SECOND CONCERN THAT MAYOR FREY RAISED IS THAT HIGHER WAGES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WILL NOT HELP DRIVER WHO IS ROUTINELY TRANSPORT PASSENGERS IN AND OUT OF THE CITY BORDERS. [38:53] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THAT'S LIKE SAYING THAT MINNEAPOLIS HAVING WELL PAID ROLES DOESN'T MATTER -- HAVING WELL PAVED ROADS DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE POTHOLES IN RICHFIELD. WHERE DOES THAT APPROACH GET US? WE CAN'T CONTROL OTHER CITIES AND THE CHOICES THEY MAKE, BUT THAT IS NO REASON TO SURRENDER OUR LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. WE SET GOOD POLICY AND PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICE WITHIN OUR BORDERS NEAR MINNEAPOLIS. AND IT SETS THE STANDARD AND RAISE THE BAR ACROSS THE REGION. [39:31] Council Member Robin Wonsley: ANOTHER CONCERN THAT MAYOR FREY RAISED IS WANTING CLARIFICATION ON INSTANCES IN WHICH DEACTIVATED DRIVERS MAY NOT RESUME PROVIDING RIDES. AND WE HEARD THIS CONCERN BE RAISEDROM THE COMMUNITY. AND WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH OUR CITY STAFF TO CLARIFY AND STRENGTHEN THAT LANGUAGE WHICH IS IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE MOTION. THIS ASSURES THAT ANY DRIVER WHO MAY BE A RISK TO RIDERS OR TO PUBLIC SAFETY IS DEACTIVATED WITHOUT DELAY. [39:47] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND IT MAINTAINS THE PROVISION THAT GIVES ALL DRIVERS THE RIGHT TO A DUE PROCESS WITH REPRESENTATION AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. WE HEARD THIS FEEDBACK AND WE ADDRESSED WIT THIS ORDINANCE. NEXT, THE MAYOR MENTIONS ADDITIONAL DRIVER PROTECTIONS LIKE PAY, SICK, AND VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS AND INSUNCE. THESE ARE ISSUES THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY OVER PER STATE STATUTE. AND WE AGREED THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN UP BY THE STATE STARTING WITH THAT TASK FORCE, BUT THE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE STATUE. [40:22] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THE MAYOR WANTS US TO CONSIDER EFFECTIVE ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. AGAIN, we CAN LOOK TO SEATTLE WHERE A LOCAL DRIVER'S RESOURCE CENTER WAS ABLE TO GROW AND TO A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION. THE MODEL OF THE DRC IS SUPPORTED BY CITY STAFF BECAUSE IT ALLOWS us TO PARTNER WITH THE ORGAZATION TT IS BEST POSITIONED TO SERVE WORKERS. IT IS BUILDING OFF THE SUCCESSES OF OUR CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AND CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS LIKE HOMELINE. STAFF AND CPED AND CIVIL RIGHTS HAVE SPECIFICALLY ADVOCATED FOR THIS MODEL TO BEST INTERFACE WITH CITY ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. [41:01] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND LASTLY, THE MAYOR RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT IDENTITY, VERIFICATION AND GIFT CARDS. SPECIFICALLY STATING THAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD ELIMINATE THE OPTION TO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR HEALTH CARE TEAM MEMBER ARRANGE AND PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDES CLEAR LANGUAGE AROUND THAT VERY CONCERN THAT MAY BE PERHAPS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OVERLOOKED. [41:18] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THE ORDINANCE READS THAT A RIDER MUST PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION LIKE THE NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS. AND THAT DATA LIMITS IT SOLELY TO THE USE OF A GIFT CARD SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT. THAT MEANS A NONPROFIT, A FAMILY MEMBER, OR A RIDER THEMSELVES COULD USE A GIFT CARD AS LONG AS IT IS LINKED TO AN EXISTING ACCOUNT. RIDERS STILL HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY WHILE MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE CASE OF ALLEGED RIDER MISCONDUCT. [41:39] Council Member Robin Wonsley: WITH ALL THAT SAID, I AGAIN WANT TO THANK THE DRIVERS AND THE CITY STAFF WHO HELPED TO MAKE THIS POLICY IN FRONT OF US POSSIBLE. IT IS BACKED BY DATA, AND IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY EXPERTS. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR MINNEAPOLIS TO STAND WITH WORKERS AND TO LEAD THE STATE. AND I HOPE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF WHAT SHOULD NOT BE A VERY CONTROVERSIAL POLICY TODAY. WE SHOULD VOTE ON THAT TODAY, NOT NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OUR DRIVERS NEED ACTION TODAY, NOT NEXT YEAR. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN I WILL MOVE MOTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION. [42:29] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT INITIALLY BEFORE WE LAUNCHED INTO DISCUSSION, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED THIS MOTION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [42:46] Council Member Jason Chavez: >> SECOND. [42:48] Council Member Jamal Osman: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SOMEONE -- I THOUGHT CHAVEZ COND IT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DRIVERS. THE DRIVERS ARE PEOPLE FROM THIS COMMUNITY AND MINORITY, PEOPLE OF COLOR. THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY. THEY WORK TIRELESSLY TO MAKE A LIVING. WE HAVE COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT TREATING THEM HOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED. EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAVE PROTECTION ALLOWED FOR OUR LAWS. UBER AND LYFT DON'T HAVE TO ABIDE ANY OF THOSE LAWS. [43:42] Council Member Jamal Osman: MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DRIVERS AND LAST YEAR 2022 IN SEPTEMBER TALKING TO THEM AND GETTING TO KNOW TM AND SEEING THEIR GRIEVANCE HAVE REALLY DIFFICULT TO TAKE WHAT THEY GO THROUGH AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SITTING HERE CAME LAST WEEK TO TESTIFY TO THE BIHZ COMMITTEE, AND THEIR STORIES HAVE MOVED ME AND MOVE ALL OF us. THIS IS A SMALL STEP TO STEP UP AND HELP THOSE THAT ARE WORKING 24/7 AND MOVING OUR CITY FORWARD. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND CHAVEZ AND THIS STAFF THAT REALLY WORK. THIS IS A WORK THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS WITH MANY DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED. THIS IS WORK THAT HAD DONE AND THERE IS NOTNG TO BE FEARED BY STANDING UP FOR DRIVERS. THEY ARE HERE AND THEY HAVE SPOKE ON THE US. THEY ARE FROM MINNEAPOLIS. IF THE STATE FAILED THEM, LET'S NOT FAIL THEM HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [45:26] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [45:29] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION SO FAR, AND I BELIEVE IT'S MOSTLY ADDRESSING THE FULL ORDINANCE AND ITEM ITSELF, THOUGH I UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE TAKING UPRE THE AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF us, SO THIS AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW IS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS WONSLEY, OSMAN AND CHAVEZ. I AM WONDERING IF ANY OF THE AUTHORS CAN SPEAK TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS AMENDMENT ITSELF SO WE CAN TAKE THIS UP AND THEN THE AMENDMENT AFTER AND HOPEFULLY GET BACK TO DISCUSSING THE MAIN ITEM. [45:59] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> MADAM PRESIDENT, TO CLARIFY, WHAT THE CLERK'S RECORDED IS APPROVAL OF THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE AND THE AMENDMENT BY WONSLEY, CHAVEZ OSMAN. SO THE DERLYING ORDINANCE POLICE THE AMENDMENT IS WHAT WE THOUGHT YOU MOVED. I WANT TO CLARIFY IF THAT IS NOT TRUE. IF YOU NOTICE IN THE VOTE VIEW, IT SAYS THE AMENDMENT. BUT WE TOOK IT AS COMBINED. [46:25] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> YES, I SAID BOTH THE ORDINANCE AND THE AMENDMENTS. [46:41] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> YES. THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON IN QUEUE. BUT ARE YOU WANTING TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT? [47:06] Council Member Andrew Johnson: >> AWE I AM INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THE UNDERLYING MOTION. NORMALLY WE TAKE UP THE AMENDMTS PARATELY, WHICH I SEE THE CLERK NODDING TO. SO I THINK I AM LOOKING AT YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ON THE POLICY AND PROCESS WE FOLLOW TODAY? WE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS AND RETURN TO THE UNDERLYING AND PEOPLE CAN SPEAK TO THAT? [47:22] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THAT IS HISTORICALLY THE CASE. I WILL DEFER TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR CLARIFICATION. [47:41] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> MADAM PRESIDENT, AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER SAID. WE NORMALLY TAKE UP AMENDMENTS AFTER THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO I A PROVE THE UNDERLYING MOTION WHICH IS I INTERVENED AT FIRST AND SAID DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU, BUT I UNDERSTAND WITH THE CLERKS AND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY WHO MADE THE MOTION T MOTION SHE INTENDED TO MAKE IS THE ENTIRE PACKAGE AND ONE BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS AND ONE BY WONSLEY, OSMAN, CHAVEZ. RIGHT NOW WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU IS THAT ENTIRE PACKAGE. IF YOU LIKE TOPLIT TH, THAT IS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT CAN SPLIT THAT UP OR BY OBJECTION FROM ANY OF THE MEMBERS, YOU CAN SPLIT THAT UP. [48:34] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> I THINK IT IS FINE TO LEAVE THEM ALL TOGETHER. I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE MOTION THAT I AM BRINGING FORWARD. HOWEVER, I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON'S CONCERN OR DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE MAIN MOTION? [48:55] Council Member Andrew Johnson: >> YEAH. I WILL SPEAK TO THE MAIN MOTION, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHORS FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS. I THINK THIS IS CLEARLY AFTER LISTENING TO THOSE THAT HAVE TESTIFIED, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A NEED HERE. I WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT TESTIFIED AS WELL. THIS IS ALSO A BIG ISSUE. WE SEE THE STATE LAST YEAR WORKING ON THIS. THEY HAVE A WORK GROUP RIGHT NOW. IT IS ACTUALLY DUE BACKITH RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE TIME THEY WOULD GO INTO EFFECT AND THAT IS REALLY MY PRIMARY CONCERN AROUND THIS THAT WE HAVE OUR PARTNERS WORKING ON THIS. WE HAVE A TRIFECTA AT THE STATE AND I WOULD BE EXTREMELY CONFIDENT THAT THEY WOULD BE PASSING LEGISLATION NEXT YEAR EARLY IN THE SESSION. IF THEY DON'T, I PERSONALLY THINK THE CITY SHOULD. I THINK IT'S PREMATURE FOR US TO DO SO BEFORE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS COME BACK. [49:58] Council Member Andrew Johnson: I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE THOSE IN FRONT OF us. AND THAT SAID, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT WE RETURN THIS ITEM TO COMMITTEE SO THAT THERE CAN BE ADDITIONAL WORK ON THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT MOTION. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE RECEIVED TONS OF EMAILS ON THIS. THERE'S THREATS FROM THE COMPANIES TO PULL OUT. FRANKLY, I KIND OF DOUBT THEY WOULD SHUT DOWN SERVICE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS COME BACK, BUT NONETHELESS, THEY HAVE SAID THAT. COMPANIES, BY THE WAY, WHICH IF YOU LOOK AT THE ANNUAL RERT, HAVE NOT BEEN PROFITABLE. I THINK UBER LOST SOMETHING LIKE $9 BILLION LAST YEAR, AN ASTRONOMICAL SUM, SO THEY ARE WORKING TO FIGURE THIS STUFF OUT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE IS A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR LAYING OUT WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR HIS SUPPORT. [50:57] Council Member Andrew Johnson: AND WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH THAT OR NOT, I HEARD ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES SPEAKING TO THOSE SPECIFIC TERMS. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO AGREE WITH THOSE POINTS IN THERE AND YOU CAN THINK THIS ORDINANCE ADDRESSES ALL OF THOSE POINTS, BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE PRACTICAL CONCERN TO RAISE FOR THE AUTHORS AROUND us, WHICH IS IF IF YOU LOOK AT THE PATH THE ORDINANCE NEED TO TAKE. BY THE WAY, BACKING UP FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING, TYPICALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT IS CONTROVERSIAL OR IT EMERGES AS IT IS GOING THROUGH THE CONTROVERSIAL HISTORICALICLY AS AT LEAST, MEMBERS REACH OUT TO CITY STAFF AND WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND AS WELL TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE THAT IS A PORTION OF AND A PART OF THE PROCESS AND ULTIMATELY GETTING THE ORDINANCE ACD ON ALL THIS. AND SO WHETHER OR NOT THAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE FROM A PRAGMATIC, PRACTICAL STANDPOINT T MAYOR LAID OUT CONCERNS, HAS SIGNALLED AT LEAST IN MY READING OF THE LETTER, HERE IS A PATH TO APPROVAL. [52:02] Council Member Andrew Johnson: HERE IS WHAT I WOULD DO IF THERE WAS SOME CHANGES MADE. I WOULD APPROVE THIS AND BY THE WAY, I DID NOT READ IN THE MAYOR'S LETTER, HEY, WAIT ON EVEN PASSING THIS UNTIL THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BACK, WHICH IS REALLY MORE MY POSITION OR REMMENTION. AND PUTTING THAT ASIDE, IF THIS BODY PASSES THIS TODAY WITH, I AM GOING TO GUESS MAYBE SEVEN, MAYBE EIGHT VOTES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THE MAYOR CAN VETO THAT. IT COMES BACK TO THIS BODY FOR A VOTE TO OVERRIDE. I WOULD BE REALLY SURPRISED IF THERE WERE NINE VOTES TO OVERRIDE IT, BUT MAYBE THERE COULD BE. BUT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY NOT. SO FAILURE TO OVERRIDE. AND I CHECKED WITH THE CLERK. IF THAT HAPPENS, THIS ITEM THEN TO COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE TO START THE ENTIRE PROCESS OVER AGAIN. AND THE CLERK CAN CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, THIS WOULD ACTUALLY NEED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT. I AM SEEING A HEAD NOD. [53:23] Council Member Andrew Johnson: SO MY POINT BEING FOR THE AUTHORS, FOR MY COLLEAGUES THAT SUPPORT THIS, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A PRETTY CLEAR PATH TO APPROVAL THAT WILL ALSO GET PASSED BY THE MAYOR AND HAVE THIS ITEM BE ENACTED WITH THE CHANGES TO IT. AND IF YOU ARE WILLING. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SAY I AM NOT WILLING. I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH THIS THROUGH. AND THAT IS YOUR RIGHT, TOO, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT I THINK EYES WIDE OPEN, WE KNOW OR HAVE A STRONG SUSPICION, UNDERSTANDING, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF us WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND 10 YEARS, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, LOT OF EXPERIENCE ON THIS, IS IS THAT IF YOU WANT TO ULTIMATELY GET THIS PASSED SOONER THAN LATER, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT COLLABORATION DIRECTLY WITH THE MAYOR WHO HAS RAISED CONCER, BU ALSO SIGNALLED A PATH FOR APPROVAL. THAT IS MY ADVICE ON IT. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THAT. THIS CAN GETS PASSED AND IT LOOKS LIKE READING WITH THAT LETTER, MOST OF IF NOT VERY SIMILAR PROVISIONS AND MEANING THE INTENTS THAT THE AUTHORS WANTED IN THIS. [54:25] Council Member Andrew Johnson: SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THE PRAGMATIC APPROACH. AND THAT IS THE PATH TO GETTING IT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THOUGH I PERSONALLY THINK WE WAIT FOR WORKER RECOMMENDATIONS, THERE IS A PASS TO GETTING THIS PASSED AND ENACTED SOONER THAN LATER. I ADVISE THIS BODY TAKE IT. THANK YOU. [54:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF YOU WILL NOTICE T CLERKS RECORDED A MOTION TO REFER THIS FROM JOHNSON BACK TO COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE GO TOO FAR DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A SECOND. [55:01] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano: >> I WILL SECONDIT. [55:16] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> SO MOVED. AND SECONDED. TO RETURN THIS ITEM BACK TO COMMITTEE. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED BY COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. [55:25] Council Member Elliott Payne: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I AGREE ON TAKING A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO THIS. I THINK THE PRAGMATIC APPROACH IS TO LOOK AT HISTORY. THIS COUNTRY IS BUILT ON WORKER EXPLOITATION. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. UBER IS NOT SOME NEW INNOVATION OF TECHNOLOGY. IT IS A VERY CLEAR PLAYBOOK. THE MOST CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THIS PLAYBOOK IS JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HAVE A BIGGER PILE OF CASH THAN YOUR COMPETITORS, AND YOU CAN LIGHT IT ON FIRE UNTIL YOUR COMPETITORS GO OUT OF BUSINESS. ONCE YOUR COMPETITORS GO OUT OF BUSINESS, YOU RAISE THE RATE. AND ONCE YOU RAISE THE RATE ON COUMER YOU LOWER THE PAY TO WORKERS. WE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PLAYBOOK FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. [56:15] Council Member Elliott Payne: WE DON'T NEED MORE TIME TO ANALYZE THIS. WE DON'T NEED MORE TIME TO LOOK AT THE DATA. WE KNOW VERY CLEAR WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE PLATFORM IS. AND THE FUTURE OF THE PLATFORM IS DRIVING DOWN WAGES TO POVERTY LEVELS, WHILE INCREASING RATES ON CUSTOMERS. IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING NOW. THEY'RE GOING TO DO THATHETHER OR NOT WE PASS LEGISLATION. THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE RAISING THE RATES ON CUSTOMERS, WHETHER OR NOT WE DO THIS. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO DO THAT WHILE INCREASINGLY LOWERING THE PAYMENTS TO OUR DRIVERS. [56:55] Council Member Elliott Payne: THE PRAGMATIC APPROACH IS TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW AND TO SET THE STAGE FOR EVEN FURTHER ACTION BY THE STATE. WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT. NOW IS THE TIME TO PASS THIS. UB'S RAISED $25 BILLION SINCE THEY STARTED AND THEY JUST HAD THEIR FIRST PROFITABLE QUARTER. DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT IS? BECAUSE THEY ARTIFICIALLY KEPT THE COST OF TAKING RIDES DOWN BY BURNING CASH FROM THE SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND OF SAUDI ARABIA. THAT'S HOW THIS WORKS. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. IT'S NOT SOME NEWFANGLED INNOVATION. YOU JUST BURN CASH AND YOU BUILD CUSTOMER LOYALTY AND YOU ERADICATE YOUR COMPETITORS. [57:50] Council Member Elliott Payne: WHEN THE COMPETITORS ARE GONE, YOU RAISE THE RATES AND LOWER THE WAGES OF WORKERS. AND WE DON'T NEED TO ANALYZE THIS ANYMORE. THE PRAGMATIC APPROACH IS TO SAY LET'S PASS THE LEGISLATION NOW AND PASS MORE LEGISLATION AT THE STATE LEVEL AND KEEP OUR EYE ON THIS SO WE ARE PROTECTING OUR WORKERS. I DON'T SUPPORT THIS MOTION TO REFER IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE THOROUGHNESS OF THIS WORK. AND I THINK IT'S GREAT TO S THE BEHIND THE SCENES REALITY THAT WE DON'T DO THIS WORK BY OURSELVES AND DO THIS WITH THE SUPPORT OF STAFF. [58:31] Council Member Elliott Payne: AND THEY HAVE DONE THE WORK, DUE DILIGENCE AND ARE READY TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS. AND YOU CAN SUPPORT IT OR NOT SUPPORT IT. AND THIS IS NOT A PROCESS QUESTION AND NOT A LAYER OF GOVERNMENT QUESTION. YOU EITHER SUPPORT PROTECTING OUR WORKERS AND VOTE TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE TODAY, OR YOU JUST ARE NOT SURE AND THAT IS OKAY TOO. I AM NOT GOING TO JUDGE ANYBODY FOR THAT LACK OF SURETY. I HAVE CLARITY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PLATFORMS AND THE FUTURE IS TO CONTINUE DRIVING WAGES DOWN FOR WORKERS AND INCREASING THE COST OF CONSUMERS. AND LET'S BE CLEAR EYED AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND PASS THIS TODAY. THANK YOU. [59:13] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [59:15] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano: >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I BELIEVE WE ALL AGREE THAT DRIVERS NEED MORE PAY AND PROTECTIONS. HOW WE DO THAT AS A CITY IS A CHALLENGE IN THIS SECTION OF WHAT WE HAVE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER AND IT IS ONLY PERTINENT TO RIDES THAT ARE IN OUR CITY AND I DON'T SEE THIS AS DEFERRAL OF AUTHORITY. IT IS CLEAR THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN AND EVEN AS AMENDED AND I APPRECIATE SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS BEING MADE. I HAVE DONE MY OWN WORK ON THIS, BUT COME TO MANY OF THE SAME CONCLUSIONS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THE LETER FROM THE MAYOR. [1:00:14] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano: IT IS GOING TO TAKE COMPRISE AND TAKING AND DEALING WITH THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM DRIVERS WHO DESERVE MORE PAY AND PROTECTIONS AND FROM CONSUMERS WHO RELY ON THIS SERVICE. I DO THINK THIS NEEDS MORE VOTING AND SUPPORT IN RETURNING IT FOR MORE WORK SO IT DOESN'T END AT THE END OF THE DAY NOT BEING ABLE TO BE MODIFIED ANYMORE. THANK YOU. [1:00:29] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT. I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE ON THIS TION. AND I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS MOTION. I WILL SAY THAT HISTORICALLY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS LED. IN 1975 THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PASSED HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQIA PLUS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND IT TOOK THE STATE UNTIL 1993 TO PASS THOSE SAME PROTECTIONS FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES. THE CITY, I BELIEVE, IN 2015 PASSED $15 MINIMUM WAGE, AND WE STILL SEE THE STATE GRAPPLING WITH THAT ISSUE. [1:01:35] Council President Andrea Jenkins: AND SO IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE PASS THESE WORKER PROTECTIONS TODAY. AND IT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE WORK GROUP THAT IS AT THE STATE TO BRING FURTHER PROTECTIONS FOR DRIVERS ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SO I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS MOTION TODAY. I SEE NEXT IN QUEUE, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:02:08] Council Member Jason Chavez: >> BEAUTIFULLY SAID, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. I HAVE HEARD TODAY WE ALL AGREE ON PAYING PEOPLE MORE AND IMPROVING WORKERS PROTECTIONS. IF THAT IS THE CASE, TODAY'S VOTE IS SIMPLE. VOTE YES. THE PATH TO APPROVAL IS SUPER SIMPLE TODAY. WE STOP THE DELAYING TACTICS, LET THE BODY VOTE FOR THE ORDINANCE THAT OUR STAFF HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD ON. THE MAYOR CAN DECIDE TO SIGN IT OR VETO IT. HE CAN SUPPORT IMMIGRANT WORKERS OR STAND WITH THE DOWNTOWN COUNCIL THAT IS HIS DECISION AND HIS DECISION ALONE TO MAKE. [1:02:37] Council Member Jason Chavez: AND I WANT TO GIVE THE DRIVERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY THE BIG YES, SIR SHOUTOUT. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP EVERY DAY AND NOT ONLY IN THE STATEHOUSE AND THE STATE SENE AND HERE AT CITY HALL. AND YOU GOT MORE THAN 100 DEMOCRATS -- LET ME REPEAT THAT. MORE THAN 100 DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT YOU AT THE STATEHOUSE AND THE STATE SENATE. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, INCLUDING REPUBLICANS, WHICH IS WHY I WOULD BE CONFUSED FOR ANYONE TO VOTE AGAINST THIS TODAY. [1:03:06] Council Member Jason Chavez: OVER THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS MY OFFICE, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CITY STAFF, OUR COUNCIL STAFF, OUR UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS, AND LABOR PARTNERS TO DEVELOP THE SAFE RIDES AND BACKED BY DATA AND RESEARCH AND POINT BLANK AND PERIOD. AND DESPITE WHAT CORPORATE LOBBYISTS ARE TRYING TO SAY AND THAT AIN'T WORKING OVER HERE. THIS POLICY WILL PROVIDE MINIMUM WAGE STANDARDS. AND MINIMUM WAGE STANDARDS AND IN A CITY LIKE MINNEAPOLIS, WE SHOULD EXPECT MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE. [1:04:00] Council Member Jason Chavez: AND IMPROVING ACCESSIBLE, EXPANDS TRANSPARENCY IN PAYMENTS AND DESPITE WHAT UBER AND LYFR ARE TRYING TO SAY THIS, WILL PROTECT COMPANIES TO IMMEDIATELY DEACTIVATE A DRIVER FOR ENDANGERING RIDER SAFETY, THE PUBLIC AND MORE. IT IS CLEAR IF YOU READ THE PAGES IN THE ORDINANCE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER OF THIS BODY, ONE OF 13, TO SIT UP HERE AND IGNORE THE WORKERS THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO GET BY. IT IS SUPER SIMPLE. AND I MUST REMIND MYSELF OF THIS PART THAT I AM GOING TO MENTION RIGHT NOW. ALL 13 OF US HERE ARE PRIVILEGED COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE MAKE SIX FIGURE SALARIES. AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A BIG DECISION TODAY THAT IMPACTS SOME OF THE MOST MARGINALIZED PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WHO ARE NOT EVEN MAKING A MINIMUM WAGE. [1:06:46] Council Member Jason Chavez: I GET TO SIT HOME WITH MY SIX FIGURE SALARY AND YOU SIT HOME WITHOUT A MINIMUM WAGE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS BODY IS ASKING US TO DEFER TO A TASK FORCE WHEN JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO -- LET ME BE CLEAR, THIS BODY IGNORED RECOMMENDATION OF THE RENT CONTROL GROUP THAT EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER VOTED FOR. HOW CAN WE TRUST THAT WHATEVER THIS TASK FORCE THAT HAS NO POLICY AUTHORITY IS GOING TO COME UP WITH A POLICY TO PROTECT YOU AS DRIVERS WHEN WE AS A COUNCIL COULDN'T RESPECT OUR OWN WORK GROUP. I ALSO REMEMBER THIS PARTICULAR BODY TALKING ABOUT INCREASING PEOPLE'S WAGES AND INSTEAD OF ESTABLISHING A RENT STABILIZATION POLICY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [1:07:31] Council Member Jason Chavez: NOW I'LL SAY THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE WAGES OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AFTER THIS BODY KILLED THAT POLICY DURING EID. I AM SHOCKED ABOUT THE GYMNASCS AND EXCUSES AND COMMENTS TO VOTE NO. AND I HOPE THEY ARE NOT BASHING THIS WORK AND DEDICATION ON THE POLICY. IT IS SIMPLE, COLLEAGUES. VOTING KNOW IS AGAINST MIDDLE SPORTS WORKERS AND VOTING YES IS A STANCE FOR WORKERS RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AND SAFETY. AND I AM PROUD TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE POLICY TODAY. I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN LIVE IN THE CITY THAT BEGINS TO CARE ABOUT BASIC DIGNITY AGAIN. [1:08:14] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:08:21] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE AUTHOR AND I DO ASK THIS RESPECTFULLY BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE HEARD A LOT OF FOLKS MENTIONING HOW WE ALL SUPPORT MINIMUM WAGE IN OUR CITY AND WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD TO SUPPORT DRIVERS. AND I WAS LISTENING TO HEAR WHAT THE SUBSTANTIVE OPPOSITION WAS TO THE POLICY AS MOVED TODAY AND I SAY THIS WITH RESPECT BECAUSE I RESPECT YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND THE WAY YOU APPROACHHE WORK, COUNCIL MBER JOHNSON, BUT IT DID FEEL LIKE THE MAIN OPPOSITION IS WE SHOULD HOLD OFF BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE MAYOR WANTS US TO DO. [1:08:58] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: I THOUGHT IT WAS -- AS SOMEBODY WHO TAKE THIS IS WORK VERY SERIOUSLY AND AS SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T WANT us TO SEE us DELAY WORK FOR NO REASON AND ARBITRARILY AND SOMEONE WHO RESPECTS YOUR OPINION AND APPROACH TO THE WORK -- THE LOGISTICS OF THE MOTION, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE REASON OR HOPE I AM MISUNDERSTANDING THE UNDERLYING REASON. WE TALKED A TBT BEST POLITICAL PATHWAY. BUT WHAT IS THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE? I THINK WE COULD FIND NINE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR THIS TODAY AND TO VOTE FOR IT IN THE EVENT OF A VETO. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK FOR THAT CLARIFICATION OF WHAT IS THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE OF WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON ON THE PAGE TODAY. [1:09:43] Council Member Andrew Johnson: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. AND WHEN SPEAKING ON THIS, I SEPARATED OUT MY PERSONAL OPINION AROUND THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PRACTICAL PATH FORWARD TO GET SOMETHING PASSED. I WANT TO BE PRETTY CLEAR TO FOLKS ON THE PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATION. IN TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, THIS BODY COULD HAVE SOMHING THAT COULD BE SIGNED OFF ON AND APPROVED. AND INSTEAD, LIKELY, WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS THIS BODY IS GOING TO BE TAKING UP THE QUESTION OF A VETO OVERRIDE. AND IT IS NOT GOING TO PROBABLY HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS. AND THEN WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. AND SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING SOMETHING DONE SOONER, I PERSONALLY RECOMMEND THAT APPROACH OF THINKING ABOUT HOW TO GET SOMETHING PASSED. [1:10:22] Council Member Andrew Johnson: FOR MY OWN PERSONAL TAKE AROUND THE RECOMMENDATION, I BELIEVE THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO ACT ON THIS. I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE STATEWIDE, STATEWIDE LEGISLATION. AND THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE AROUND A DRIVER CENTER. WE WILL HAVE ABLE TO GO IN WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT RISK OF AND YOU MIGHT FEEL COMFORTABLE CALLING THE BLUFF OF THE COMPANIES AND SAYING, FINE, SHUT DOWN. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THEY'RE TELLING PEOPLE THAT PUBLICLY. MAYBE YOU WILL SAY, OH, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO TURN AROUND AND SAY, OH, NEVER MIND. JUST KIDDIN. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING. MAYBE THEY WON'T. I MENTION WHEN I WAS SPEAKING AS WELL IS MY GUESS IS THEY WON'T BEFORE JANUARY 1. [1:11:13] Council Member Andrew Johnson: AND THAT IS FINE. AND MY POINT IS, WHEN WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING STATEWIDE, WHEN WE HAVE THE POLITICS AT THE STATE LEVEL TO GET SOMETHING DONE, WHY WOULDN'T WE DO THAT? AND THIS REMINDS ME COMPLETELY OF MUNICIPAL I.D. A MAJORITY OF THE BODY SAID NO TO THAT SIZABLE BUDGET APPROPRIATION OF DOING SOMETHING OURSELVES WHEN WE KNEW DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR ALL WAS GOING TO PASS. AND I DON'T HEAR FOLKS TODAY SAYING, WHAT A HORRIBLE THING THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DOESN'T HAVE A MUNICIPAL I.D. TODAY NOW, THAT IS JUST AN ANALOGY OF THIS, BUT I WANT TO SAY I SEE THE PARALLELS WITH THAT PERSONALLY. AND THAT IS MY PERSONAL BELIEFS ON IT. [1:11:57] Council Member Andrew Johnson: AND I THINK WE IN EVEN RESPONDING TO YOU, I WANT TO BE CAREFUL OF NOT GETTING INTO A BACK AND FORTH AND ASKING ME TO LAY IT OUT. THIS IS WHAT I THINK AROUND THIS. AND IN TERMS OF EVEN COMMENTS MADE TODAY AROUND MINIMUM WAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHY ASK AND GOOGLE AROUND THIS AND UBER IS PAYING ON AVERAGE AROUND $21 AN HOUR IS WHAT DRIVERS TAKE HOME IN THIS CITY FOR THE WORK THEY ARE PUTTING IN. SO ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE AND I PERSONALLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION ABOVE AND BEYOND MINIMUM WAGE BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLES THEY ARE BRINGING TO THE TABLE AND THE MILEAGE AND THE GAS AND ALL THAT. BUT THE POINT IS A LOT OTHES DECISIONS WE'RE MAKING TODAY AT LEAST AS I UNDERSTAND ARE BEING MADE WITHOUT A LOT OF DATA FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WE ARE ALSO GETTING AS PART OF THIS RECOMMENDATION COMING FORWARD. [1:12:57] Council Member Andrew Johnson: AND TO ME THE ULTIMATE IRONY IS THE EFFECTIVE DATE IS LITERALLY THE SAME AS WHEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DUE BACK. WE CAN'T LITERALLY TAKE THIS WELL THOUGHT OUT WORK AND ACTUALLY INCORPORATE THAT INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE JUST HAVE TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW. AND R THOSE TO SAY, OH, DRIVERS CAN'T WAIT SEVERAL MONTH. THEN WHY WASN'T THIS DONE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO? AND IF WE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND SO TO ME IT IS WORTH -- ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING RIGHT. I THINK WHEN we HAVE, AS I DO AT LEAST, CONFIDENCE IN THE WORK GROUP EFFORTS AT THE STATE LEVEL WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE WORK GROUP THAT WAS FORMED AROUND RENT STABILIZATION IN MY OPINION AND THE WAY IT IS MADE UP AND THE DIFFERENT SHAKE STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE AND THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE PRAGMATIC PIECE. WITHIN TWO WEEKS WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING AND WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE APPROVED AND SIGNED OFF ON. AND IF THERE IS COLLABORATION. I GET IT. PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO STUFF. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO GO, OKAY, THIS IS OUR SPECIFIC ROLL HERE. WE CAN DO THIS AND LET'S SEE WHAT THE MAYOR DOES. AND SEE IF HE SIGNS IT OR DOESN' MAYBE WE CAN TRY TO CONVINCE SOMEBODY ELSE TO SUPPORT us ON THIS. I THINK THE REALITY IS, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND QUITE A WHILE AS WELL ON THIS BODY. [1:15:35] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. [1:15:37] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: >> THANK YOU... I DO APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE. I DID ASK THE QUESTION BECAUSE I WANTED A RESPONSE BECAUSE I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU WERE COMING FROM. IT DOES STILL FEEL LIKE THIS WORK COULD BE REAL TODAY. AND IF PEOPLE VOTED FOR IT TODAY AND THE WORK ON THIS DID NOT BEGIN WITH THE WORK GROUP AND THE STATE'S WORK GROUP THAT WE ARE DESCRIBING AND WHAT IS PASSED B T LEGISLATUR I WANT TO NAME THAT AS WELL. I APPRECIATE THE DIALOGUE AND THIS WORK COULD BE REAL. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A POLITICAL PLOY IF WE SUPPORT THIS AND SPEAK ON THE UNDERLYING MOTION. I DID WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE MOTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON MADE. [1:16:29] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:16:30] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. I DO WANT TO NAME A CONCERN OR PATTERN THAT I AM SEEING IN TERMS OF THIS BODY. LEANING IN TO A DEFENSE TO THE STATE. AND MAYBE WE'VE GOTTEN COMFORTABLE WITH THE STATE HAVING TO INTERVENE ON CRITICAL ISSUES THAT WE AS A BODY HAS FAILED TO TAKE UP AND I HAVE SEEN THAT REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE STATE HAD TO COME IN AND INTERVENE AND WORKED WITH OUR RESIDENTS WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING FACILITY THERE THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO DEVASTATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS FOR THAT COMMUNITY. TAS TO ME WHEN THE CITY FAILED TO ACT ON A VIOLENT AND TO THE CONSENT DECREE PROCESS AND THESE ARE ALL PRIORITIES AND HEARD THE MAYOR SAY PROACTIVELY SHE WAS GOING TO DO WORK ON AND THAT MEMBERS AND MANY OF us HERE AND HAVE A COMMITMENT TO SEEING THROUGH. [1:17:33] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND NONE OF THAT HAPPENED. IT TOOK THE STATE HAVING TO TAKE INITIATIVE. AND THAT IS A PROBLEM. AND THEY WANTED TO BE A STATE REP, RUN FOR STATE RIP. AND TO DO THE POLICY WORK AND IF THEY ELECTED us TO DO. IF THEY WANTED TO SEE THE WORK AT STATE LEVEL, THEY WILL GO THERE AND THEY DID. AS COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON MENTIONED AND I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE LEGISLATURE HEARD THEM AND VOTEED. OVER 100 DEMOCRATS VOTED IN PAST LEGISLATION. AND I JUST WANT TO NAME THAT WE CAN'T KEEP ASKING THE STATE TO DO OUR JOBS. [1:18:08] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND SECOND, I KEEP HEARING CONFUSION OR MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THE PROCESS OR THE LEGISLATIVE PROCS. I JUS WANT TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON THE INTENTIONALITY AND THE THOROUGHNESS THAT MY CO-AUTHORS AND I WENT INTO THIS PROCESS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR STAFF AND DRIVERS. I WANT TO KNOW THAT EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE WAS OFFERED A BRIEFING BY LEE CITY STAFF AND ATTORNEYS ON THIS POLICY. AND HAS SEVERAL WEEKS TO REACH OUT TO QUESTIONS, MANY OF WHICH I AM HEARING NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME. THERE IS NO REASON WHY ANYONE SHOULD BE WALKING INTO THIS SPACE CONFUSED WHEN THERE WAS NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE THOROUGH CONVERSIONS ABOUT THIS POLICY. [1:18:50] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND I WILL HIGHLIGHT I AM ALSO CONFUSED BECAUSE SOME OF THE STAFF DECLINED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH STAFF TO GET SOME OF THE CLARITY ON THINGS THAT IS BEING ERASED RIGHT NOW. AND THAT ACCURATE INFORMATION IS WHAT CAN BE SHARED. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE EMPHASIZED THAT UBER AND LYFK HAVE CLAIMED MINNEAPOLIS AND THIS IS A STANDARD SCARE TACTIC USED TO RESIST REGULATION. AND THERE IS NO DATA BEHIND IT. AND WITH A SIMILAR POLICY AND SIMILAR POLICIES IN SEATTLE IN 2019. AND LUCKILY THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PASSED TRAIL BLAZING LEGISLATION THAT ENDED UP WITH A RAISE TO ABOUT 84% OF SEATTLE RIDE SHARE DRIVERS BRINGING BACK IN THEIR POCKETS TO MOTE THEIR BASIC NECESSITIES. [1:19:43] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND SEATTLE'S LEADERSHIP CAUSED WASHINGTON THE STATE TO PASS STATEWIDE POLICY THAT WILL HELP DRIVERS ACROSS THE STATE EARN MORE DIGNIFIED WAGES AND ACCESS TO BASIC RIGHTS. PEOPLE HAVE COVERED THE FACT THAT THE ADVISORY TASK FORCE IS THAT. IT IS ADVISORY. IT HAS NO LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. SO WE CAN'T KEEP DOING BOTH OF DEFERRING OUR JOBS TO EITHER ADVISORY BODIES AND TO THE STATE AND JUST DO YOUR JOB. WE CAN VOTE ON THIS TODAY. AND ONCE YOU EMPHASIZE AGAIN, THE POLICY BEFORE YOU IS DATA BACKED. IT WAS RIDDEN WITH CITY, FIVE CITY DEPARTMENTS, DRIVERS AND NATIONAL EXPERTS AT THE TABLE. IN FACT, WE ARE FAR AHEAD THAN THETATEWIDE TASK FORCE, I WOULD ARGUE VERY CONFIDENTLY. AND BECAUSE OF THEIR COLLECTIVE LABOR, THIS POLICY WOULD IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL ACT OF LEADERSHIP BY THIS CITY, BY THIS BODY. [1:20:43] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AND AGAIN, THIS ORDINANCE WILL ONLY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR A COMPANY THAT RELIES ON POVERTY WAGES AND WORKER EXPLOITATION. OR FOR ELECTED LEADER WHO CONDONE SUCH BUSINESS PRACTICES. AND WITH THAT SAID, THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONTROVERSIAL. AND MANY POLICIES BASED OFF THE ACTIONS THAT THE BODY HAS LAID ON FOR MINIMUM WAGE AND EARN SICK AND SAFE TIME AND THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY SET THE THRESHOLD FOR THE STATE TO MOVE ON OF THE PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE HAVE BEEN LEADING WHEN IT COMES TO WORKERS' RIGHTS FOR THE STATE. HERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THAT LEGACY. AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE THE JOB WE WERE ELECTED TO DO NEXT YEAR AND WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THAT IS IT. [1:21:37] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> BEFORE I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, I DO JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND STATE THERE ARE NO SIMPLE ISSUES IN THE CITY. I ALSO WANT TO JUST STATE THAT GOVERNMENT, FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOWN TO THE CITY LEVEL ALL WORK TOGETHER AND HAVE TO BE COLLABORATIVE IN ORDER TO MOVE POSITIVE THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. THAT SAID, I AM GOING TO COGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:22:08] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU NAR COMMENT, TOO, BECAUSE I WANT TO SAY THAT AS WELL. I DON'T WANT THE STATE TO DO MY JOB, BUT I WANT TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STATE AND MAKE SURE THAT I AM HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FOLKS WHO REPRESENT PEOPLE IN MY WARD OR ON THE NORTH SIDE THAT ARE STATE REPRESENTATIVES OR SENATORS. AND I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. THEY MAY HAVE VOTED A CERTAIN WAY AT THE STATE LEVEL. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH THEM ABOUT WHY THEY VOTED THAT WA WHAT ARE THEY EXPECTING? I AM NOT EXPECTING WHATEVER COMING OUT OF THIS WORK GROUP IS GOING TO BE EXACTLY WHAT DO WE AT THIS COUNCIL. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK AS A BODY WE'RE ALLOWED TO PICK AND CHOOSE THE THINGS WE WANT TO WORK ON. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EVERY SINGLE THING AND MAY BE A BETTER FIT AND I WORKED IN PUBLIC HEALTH FOR 20 YEARS. I ALWAYS WORKED AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL FIRST TO GET THE STATE TO MOVE. [1:23:05] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: I THINK KEY IS I WORKED WITH PARTNERS. I DIDN'T JUMP OUT THERE AND JUST DO ANYTHING MYSELF. AND I WORK WITH PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES. AND WHAT I AM FINDING TO BE DIFFICULT, THERE IS ANOTHER VOICE IN THIS AND THERE ARE DRIVERS WHO THINK DIFFERENTLY. AND I HAVE TO MAKE TIME FOR THEM ALSO. AND IT IS NOT JUST THE DRIVERS WHO I HAVE MET THROUGH COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HERE. I HAVE HAD A TON OF DRIVERS AND REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY FROM THE WARD WHO DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS DECISION. AND COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN AND I JUST TALKED ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY. IT IS NOT ONE SIDED FOR JUST THE DRIVERS EITHER. AND I SAID TO FOLK WHO IS REACHED OUT TO ME, I AM WORKING THROUGH THAT AND MAKE SURE I AM LISTENING AND TO BOTH FOLKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS. NOT THE COMPANY, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVERS AND WORKING AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE ACTION THAT MIGHT LITERAL NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR IS, LIKE, ASKING ME WHAT IS HAPPENING. WHAT CAN I DO? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN CLARIFY FOR HIS FAMILY THAT THIS IS WHAT THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO DO. THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO -- THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO MEAN TO YOU. [1:24:19] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AND I AM WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JO. I DON'T AGREE THEY MAY PULL OUT, BUT THAT IS SCARY FOR SOME PEOPLE. SOME PEOPLE JUST SEE THAT ON NEWS AND SAY, WAIT, AM I NOT GOING TO HAVE MY JOB? IS THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL NOT GOING TO HAVE MY JOB? AND THERE ARE THINGS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT I HAVE TO MAKE SURE IS WORKED OUT. IT IS NOT FEAR FOR ME. IT IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS HAVE CLARITY. I WANT us TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR. I WANT THE FOLKS WHO SHOWED UP HERE TODAY TO NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS LIKE THEY WERE AT THE STATE LEVEL WHEN THEY DID THAT WORK FOR SOMETHING TO PASS AN IT WAS VETOED. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR us TO RETRAUMATIZE FOLKS WHEN WE CAN SEE THE NUMBERS HERE. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK COLLECTIVELY AND GET SOMETHING IN THE ORDINANCE FOR THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TASK FORCE AND NOTHING TO DO WITH ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBER. IT IS ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE NOT DISAPPOINTED IN GOVERNMENT YET ANOTHER TIME. I AM NOT GOING TO BE A PART OF THAT. IF THAT MEANS GIVING AITTLE BIT MORE TE TO FOLKS, THEN THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS. I AM NOT GOING TO TOLERATE THE PERFORMATIVE. THIS IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL AND SO POLITICIZED. AS COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ SAID, PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TO EAT, TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LIVE, AND SOME MORE TIME TO DO THAT IS NOT GOING TO HURT ANYTHING. WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING FOR OUR WORKERS. WE WANT THEM TO BE PROTECTED AND TO MAKE A LIVING WAGE AND MORE THAN ANYTHING WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT. THANK YOU. [1:26:08] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:26:10] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano: >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW SAID IT WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO AMPLIFY HER VOICE AND SPEAK ONE MORE BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER OPINIONS ON THIS AND THE DIVIDEDNESS OF THIS ISSUE IS NOT JUST APPARENT FROM SOME OF THE THINGS BEING SAID IN THIS ROOM TODAY. AS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW SAID, A HUGE PART OF GOOD POLICY MAKING IS COLLABORATION. RECENTLY I MET WITH A LARGE GROUP OF EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY LEER. THEY ARE FAITH LEADER, BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONSUMERS. THERE IS NOT ONE-SIDEDNESS ON THIS ISSUE, AND YET THEY SHARE THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT IN THIS ROOM TODAY. AND CONSUMERS RECOGNIZE THEY ARE UNDERPAYING FOR RIDES RIGHT NOW. AND THEY WANT TO FIND A MIDDLE GROUND THAT SUPPORTS THE DRIVERS AND IS AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER. THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS NOT FAIR TO THE DRIVER. AND THEY STATE IT IS THE CONSUMER THAT WILL BE HURT THE MOST IF THIS MOVES FORWARD. [1:27:01] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano: PLEASE CONSIDER THOSE WHO ARE MARGINALLY EMPLOYED AND DEPEND ON RIDE SHARE TO GET TO THEIR JOBS. THIS WILL MAKE WORKING AT ALL FOR THEM OUT OF THE QUESTION. I SUPPORT PARTS OF THE POLICY. I SUPPORT THIS DEACTIVATION APPEALS AND DRIVER INDEPENDENCE AND SOME SORT OF MINIMUM EARNINGS, BUT WE AL NEED TO CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF THE RIDER, THE AFFORDABILITY, AND THE CHANCE THAT THIS COULD HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT ON THE INCOME OF THE VERY PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP. THIS COULD DRASTICALLY INCREASE THE COST OF RIDES AS IT HAS IN OTHER CITIES. AND THE USE OF RIDE SHARE SERVICE WILL BE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR MANY PEOPLE. AND WE DON'T KNOW THIS FOR SURE. WE DON'T HAVE LOCAL DATA. ACCORDING TO CITY STAFF T ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT SEATTLE'S RIDER FARES INCREASED 50-100%, AND HERE'S A STATISTIC THAT COMES TO BE OPEN FROM LYFT THEMSELVES. THAT 56% OF LIFT RIDES IN MINNEAPOLIS START IN INCOME AND LOW INCOME AREAS. A RISE IN PRICES HERE IS GOING TO DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT OUR POOREST COMMUNITIES. SO WE NEED A FINALLY TED ORDINANCE THAT EVENS OUT THE BENEFIT TO ONE GROUP TO OTHER GROUPS MEANING LOW INCOME AND DISABLED PART OF THIS CONVERSATION. [1:28:22] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano: AND I WOULD LIKE TO DISTRACT MONEY FROM BIG CORPORATIONS TO PAY DRIVERS JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DO, BUT HERE ARE A COUPLE OF ANECDOTES THAT ARE BEING COMPLETELY LOST IN THE ROOM. THEY ARE NOT FEARFUL, BUT REALISTIC. ONE IS A DRIVER WHO FEARS THAT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THIS WILL IMPACT HIS EARNINGS DUE TO LOWER VOLUMES AND INCREASED COMPETITION. HE ALSO NOTED THE BENEFITS THAT HE RECEIVED FROM UBER AND PREVIOUS FELON AND THE USE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR FOR HIS WORK. AND HE FEELS THAT IS BENEFITTED HIM GREATLY AND THOSE BENEFITS ARE THERE FOR DRIVERS THAT NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE. AND ANOTHER ANECDOTE IS A DISABLED GENTLEMAN WHO RELIES ON RIDE SHARE TRANSPORTATION AND WILL BE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE INCREASED RATES HERE. AND THESE ARE SOME OF MY CONCERNS. I HAVE BEEN BRIEFED BY CITY STAFF. I AM NOT CONFUSED. THIS ORDINANCE ISN'T DONE YET. [1:29:26] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO RETURN TO COMMITTEE BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:29:34] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> ELLISON. >> NO. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> NO. >> JOHNSON. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> NO. >> PAYNE. >> NO. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> NO. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> NAY. [1:30:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND SEVEN NAYS. [1:30:04] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> SO THAT MOTION FAILS. AND WE ARE NOW BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL MOTION WHICH INCLUDES THE AMENDMENTS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT THAT I AM BRINGING FORWARD TO AMEND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO INSURE THAT DISABLED RIDERS HAVE ACCESS TO UBER AND LYFT. WE KNOW THAT MANY TIMES RIDES HAVE BEEN DENIED BECAUSE OF EITHER THE CARS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR DISABLED NEIGHBORS WHO MAY USE WHEELCHAIRS OR SCOOTERS OR OTHER ASSISTIVE DEVICES. WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES RIDES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS WHO USE SERVICE ANIMALS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES. AND SO THIS MOTION IS -- THIS AMENDMENT IS TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. AND I AM NOT SURE IF WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT SEPARATELY AS IT WAS INITIALLY INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL MOTION. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT HERB SHOE AND THAT CONCERN. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, WONSLEY AND OSMAN WHICH ENCLOUDS THE MOTION BY MYSELF AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:32:18] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: >> THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE. I THINK THIS WORK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I AM REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE TAKEN ON THIS LABOR RIGHTS ISSUE. I THINK IN THE PAST THINGS LIKE PAID SICK AND MINIMUM WAGE HAVE -- AND WAGE THEFT PROTECTIONS HAVE BEEN THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALL PRIORITIZED. THEY HAVE BEEN MORE OR LESS BEEN DIFFICULT POLICIES AND THEY ARE A LITTLE EASIER FOR us TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY ARE, BY AND LARGE, BENEFITTING THOSE THAT AREN'T TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING IN THIS GIG ECONOMY. AND HERE we HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE GIG ECONOMY WORKERS WHO ARE VASTLY, IN MY OPINION, VASTLY UNDERPAID, AND WE ARE NOT THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL AND WE ARE NOT THE FIRST STATE TO BE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SOLUTIONS TO THIS ARE. [1:33:10] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: ITS NOTUST ABOUT WHAT THE ACTUAL PAY IS AND IF IT'S $15 AN HOUR, THEN IT IS FINE AND IF IT'S UNDER THAT, IT IS NOT FINE. AND IT IS ABOUT WHAT PROPORTION OF THIS BUSINESS DO YOU CONTRIBUTE TO AND WHAT PROPORTION DO YOU GET BACK? AND I THINK THAT WHAT DRIVERS ARE GETTING BACK IS VASTLY DISPROPORTIONATE. I THINK THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT, HEY, LOOK, WE'RE JUST A CITY COUNCIL. WE'RE NOT GREAT INNOVATORS AS THE PEOPLE AT UBER AND LYFT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE BUSINESS MODEL IS EXPLOITATION. IF AT THE END OF THE DAY IS WORKERS GETTING LESS, THAN I DON'T THINK THAT'S INNOVATION. I DON'T THINK THAT IS TRUE ADVANCEMENT. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY. LAST THING I WILL SAY IS, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CITIES. NEW YORK IS ONE OF THEM WHERE DRIVERS HAVE SAID, HEY LOOK, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE EXPLOITATION. WE'RE NOT -- MAXED AS ADVANCEMT IS NOT GNG TO OUTDO US. IF THE COMPANIES CANNOT HONOR THEIR OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A FAIR ENVIRONMENT, FAIR PAY FOR THEIR WORKERS, FOLKS ARE CREATING WORKER CO-OPS LIKE MASSIVE ONES. NOT LITTLE ONES. MASSIVE WORKER CO-OPS. FOLKS ARE FINDING A WAY TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE. WE'RE STILL GOING TO KEEP THE CONSUMER IN MIND WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T COME AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DRIVER. AND SO I AM REALLY GOING TO BE GLAD TO BEUPPORTING THIS POLICY. AND I KNOW THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT THIS INDIVIDUAL FIGHT BEARS OUT, AND I HATE THAT we HAVE TO FRAME IT THAT WAY -- AND IF we HAD A UNANIMOUS SUPPORT, we WOULD HAVEN'T TO, BUT REGARDLESS OF WHAT THIS INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATION BEARS OUT, THE DRIVERS WON'T STOP ADVOCATING FOR THEMSELVES AND THERE ARE FOLKS ON THE DAIS THAT WON'T STOP ADVOCATING. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT, FOR THE MEMBERS AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE AMENDMENTS AND I AM EXCITED AS WELL AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO PASSING THIS TODAY. [1:35:19] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [1:35:30] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO START BY THANKING THE DRIVERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY, AND THE ADVOCATES THAT ARE HERE TODAY. THE MINNEAPOLIS UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION STARTED THEIR ADVOCACY ON THIS ISSUE AT CITY HALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BEFORE THEIR WORK AT THE STATE EVEN STARTED. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND OUR AUTHORS -- COUNCIL MEMBERS WONSLEY, CHAVEZ, AND OSMAN HAVE DONE THEIR DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS. AND I AM REALLY, REALLY PROUD TO SUPPORT YOU ON THIS WORK TODAY. THE COUNTLESS STAFF THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY NAMED AT THE BEGINNING HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS WORK HERE AND THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO us AND MY CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME AND GRATEFUL FOR THE ADVOCACY. I HAVE BEEN INTENTIONALLY QUIET THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSION TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE REALLY WANTED TO HEAR WHAT COLLEAGUES HAVE TO SAY AND UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE ALL COMING FROM. [1:36:35] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: AND I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE HEARD THAT REALLY STUCK WITH ME. AND STARTING WITH THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE. AND I THINK THIS I SAID THIS IN COMMITTEE BUT THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE IS AN ADVISORY GROUP. IT IS NOT DISSIMILAR FROM THE CITY'S OWN RENT STABILIZATION WORK GROUP. WORK GROUPS AND ADVISORY GROUPS AND TASK FORCES HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO LEGISLATE. POLICYMAKERS DO. THEY DID HAVE THAT AUTHORITY, RENT STABILIZATION WOULD BE ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR. ADVANCING POLICIES THAT BENEFIT OUR RESIDENTS IS OUR JOB. THE LEGISLATURE MADE IT CLEAR THROUGH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT WHAT POLICY THEY WANTED TO SEE PASSED. EVEN AFTER THE GOVERNOR'S FASING FORCE MAKES ITS RECOMMENDATION SINCE THE GOVERNOR, LIKE THE MAYOR, DOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INTRODUCE OR VOTE ON POLICY AND THE LEGISLATURE COULD THEN THANK THE TASK FORCE FOR THEIR TIME AND PASS THE SAME EXACT POLICY THEY DID LAST AR. [1:37:37] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: AS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WE FIERCELY FIGHT FOR LOCAL CONTROL AND we KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND we KNOW THAT DESPITE HAVING MORE IN COMMON WITH RESIDENTS FROM MOORHEAD AND MANKATO AND OUR RESIDENTS' NEEDS ARE ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEDIA ARE UNIQUE AND REQUIRE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS. IN MINNEAPOLIS, WE HAVE A HISTORY OF BEING THE STATE'S MORAL COMPASS ON LEADING, PROGRESSIVE POLICYMAKING THAT PRIORITIZES ECONOMI JUSCE IF we WAITED FOR STATE ACTION T MINNEAPOLIS MINIMUM WAGE WOULD BE $10.50. MINNEAPOLIS WORKERS WOULD NOT HAVE BENEFITTED FROM EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME UNTIL 2017. WHEN THE STATE FALLS SHORT, MINNEAPOLIS STEPS UP AND we SHOULD DO THE SAME TODAY. AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS ABOUT UBER AND LYFT LEAVING. I KNOW THAT OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE CHIMED IN ON THIS, BUT THIS IS PREPARATIONS THAT HAVE MONOPOLIES ON THIS MARKET THROWING A FITECAUSE WE ARE ASKING THEM TO TREAT THE RESIDENTS AND WORKERS WHO MAKE UP THE PROFITS WITH BASIC RESPECT. [1:38:48] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: UBER AND LYFT HAVE ALSO DONE THIS BEFORE. THE FIRST EXAMPLE IS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE WHEN THEY CONSIDER THE SAME POLICY AND THE CORPORATIONS THREAT ON THE CUT SERVICE IN SEATTLE. AFTER SEATTLE PASSED THE POLICY, UBER AND LYFT DIDN'T END UP LEAVING AND 84% OF DRIVERS SAW AN INCREASE IN WAGES. IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, UBER AND LYFT FOLLOWED THROUGH ON THE THREAT. THEY DID CUT SERVICE. AN AS A RESULT, LOCAL WORKER OWNED COOPERATIVES THAT PROVIDED RIDE SHARE SERVICES POPPED UP. AND LOBBIED THE STATE TO VIRTUALLY KILL THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CAME BACK TO AUSTIN BECAUSE PROVIDING RIDE SHARE SERVICE FOR THEM IS TOO PROFITABLE. [1:39:33] Council Member Aisha Chughtai: I WANT TO TALK REALLY BRIEFLY ABOUT THE UNFUNDED MANDATE OF THE DRIVER'S RESOURCE CENTER. THIS BODY HAS THE POWER OF THE PURSE. WE WON'T BE APPROVING THE 2024 BUDGET UNTIL DECEMBER 5. I AM EXCITED TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND WITH OUR AHOR ON USING OUR AUTHORITY TO GET THIS FUNDED AS WE ADJUST ANDED A PROVE THE BUDGET IN THE COMING MONTHS. THROUGHOUT MY TIME AT CITY HALL, AND I HAVE HEARD COUNCIL MEMBERS TELL ME I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PASSING THIS OR THAT POLICY. I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING INSTEAD IS INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PEOPLE HAVE. WE SHOULD BE INCREASING THE WAGES. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO EXACTLY THAT, AND I'M SORRY BUT PUTTING SOME MONEY ON A WORKER'S CHECK IS NOT PERFORMATIVE. IT IS A MATERIAL BENEFIT TO THE DRIVER, THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. I WILL END WITH THIS AT THE END OF THE DAY T VOTE BEFORE us ISN'T ABOUT PROCESS. IT IS NOT ABOUT COLLABORATION. AND NOT ABOUT WHETHER we SHOULD WAIT FOR THE STATE OR ABOUT THE THREATS THAT UBER AND LYFT HAVE MADE. IT IS ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR DRIVERS WHO ARE LARGELY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO ARE LARGELY IMMIGRANTS AND WORK MULTIPLE JOBS AND STRUGGLE TO GET BY. LET'S HAVE THEIR BACK TODAY. [1:41:00] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> SEE NOTHING FURTHER DISCUSSION... CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [1:41:09] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THIS IS THE VOTE ON THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE PLUS THE TWO AMENDMENTS. CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> YAY. >> VETAW. >> NO. >> RAINVILLE. >> NO. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> JOHNSON. >> NO. OSMAN. >> AYE. PAYNE. >> AYE KOSKI. >> Y. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> NO. >> PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> AYE. [1:41:35] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND FIVE NAYS. [1:41:40] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THAT ITEM CARRIES. THANK YOU. THAT ORDINANCE PASSES AND OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENT BED I THE CHAIR, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. [1:42:11] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano: >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA BRINGS FORWARD THREE ITEMS FOR APPROVAL TODAY. THE FIRST IS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT FOR MS. LEAH OMAR. THE SECOND IS A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR THE STATE FAIR. AND THE THIRD IS A GIVE ACCEPTANCE FROM LOCAL PROGRESS FOR THE ATTENDANCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AT THEIR NATIONAL CONVENTION. AND I WILL MOVE ALL THREE OF THESE FOR APPROVAL. I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT WOULD NATURALLY BE ON THIS AGENDA. THE OTHER TWO ARE HERE JUST FOR THE SAKE OF EXPEDIENCY AND PROCESSING. THANK YOU. [1:42:49] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT. COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [1:43:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY IS ABSENT. JOHNSON. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> A PAYNE. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE ALL ON EXCEPT ITEM TWO. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> AYE. [1:43:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> 11 AYES ON THE REPORT EXCEPT FOR ITEM TWO WHICH HAS 10 YAY YAYS AND ONE NAY. [1:43:28] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THAT ITEM CARRIES. THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. AND THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:43:37] Council Member Jason Chavez: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. U AN I DID MEAN TO VOTE NO ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. [1:44:02] Council Member Michael Rainville: >> YOU DON'T WANT PROTECTION AT THE STATE FAIR? [1:44:06] Council Member Jason Chavez: >> NO, IT IS NOT THAT. I JUST THINK THAT WE HAVE A STAFF SHORTAGE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVING MORE OFFICERS GO TO THE STATE FAIR IN A DIFFERENT CITY INSTEAD OF IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IS NOT THE BEST USE OF OUR RESOURCES. [1:44:21] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> I WILL NOTE THAT MANY, MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ALSO GO TO THE STATE FAIR AS WELL. THAT SAID, THAT ITEM CARRIES. THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE REPORT IS THE POLICY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELSON. [1:44:50] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE POLICY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 14 ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ONE IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR TRAVEL EXPENSE. TWO IS A BID FOR 50th STREET EAST AND WEST ADA PEDESTRIAN RAMP IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. THREE IS A BID FOR WHITTIER AND WHITTIER NORTH ADA PEDESTRIAN RAMP IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. FOUR IS A BID FOR PRESORT MAILING SERVICES FOR THE DOCUMENT SOLUTION CENTER. FIVE IS A BID FOR SITARY MANHOLE MULTI-LAYER POLYMERIC LINING. A BUILD FOR BELTRAMI AND MONROE ADA RAMP IMPROVEMENTS. SEVEN IS A CONTRACT WITH LHB INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE 18th AVENUE SOUTH BRIDGE. AND EIGHT IS A CONTRACT WITH S ARE, F CONSULTING GROUP FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR GRAND AVENUE SOUTH BRIDGE OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY. NINE IS A CONTRACT WITH ITRON FOR WATER METER READING HARD RARE AND SOFTWARE SERVICES FOR E PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 10 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH BOLTON AND MENK INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE BRYANT AVENUE SOUTH RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THOMAS AND SONS FOR THE LOWER DOWELLING AVENUE AND 12 IS A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE UPPER HARBOR TOWELLING AVENUE TERMINAL. AND 13 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE BITUMINOUS ROADWAY FOR HOT MIX ASPHALT. AND 14 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT COSTA OMBUNA AND JAZZLYN BROWN ET AL., AND I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THE OF THE ITEM. [1:46:42] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE POLICY GOVERNMENT AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [1:46:50] Council Member Jason Chavez: >> I DID WANT TO PULL OUT 13 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. I TALKED A THBT IN COMMITTEE AND I WILL MAKE -- TALKED AN'T THIS IN THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE AS A CITY WE NO LONGER GIVE THEM PART OF OUR MONEY TO CONTINUE OPERATING AND I HOPE OTHER CITIES CAN FOLLOW SUIT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS THIS IN THE FUTURE. THAT WILL BE A SEPARATE VOTE AND THAT IS THE ONLY COMMENTS I AM MAKING. [1:47:19] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS REQUESTED TO PULL OUT ITEM NUMBER 13 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. I. AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE ON ITEMS 1-14 NOTING THAT WE WILL PULL ITEM 13 FOR SEPARATE VOTE. [1:47:44] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY IS ABSENT. JOHNSON. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> PAYNE. >> YAY. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> AYE. [1:48:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. [1:48:08] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> NEXT WE ARE TAKE UP ITEM 13. AND THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER Andrew JOHNSON. [1:48:16] Council Member Andrew Johnson: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I AM ONLY GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS BECAUSE IT WAS PULLED OUT SPECIFICALLY, AND SO SINCE THERE IS DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS ON IT. I WOULD JUST SHARE SOME THOUGHTS BECAUSE IT WAS AT COMMITTEE AND I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MBER CHAVEZ ON THE POLLUTION AROUND HIS COMMUNITY AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE WORKED TO ADDRESS WITH THE SPECIFIC INSTANCE WITH BITUMINNOUS ROAD WAIST AND WE HEARD FROM STAFF AROUND POSSIBLE IMPACTS AND I WAS ABLE TO TALK WITH STAFF WITH THAT. IF THIS BODY WAS NOT TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT, IT WOULD HAVE TWO EFFECTS. FIRST OFF, THAT PLANT IS RUNNING AT CAPACITY. WE WOULD HAVE OTHER JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS DRIVING INTO THE CITY TO PICK UP THE ASPHALT. WE WOULD HAVE MORE DIESEL EMISSIONS BEING GENERATED AS WELL AS BY CITY VEHICLES WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE TO OTHER PLANTS AS WELL. INCREASE COST FOR TAXPAYERS, INCREASED EMISSIONS. ALSO JUST THE PIECE OF COLOR I WANTED TO ADD TO THIS WHICH CAME IN AFTER COMMITTEE WAS TALKING WITH STAFF IS JUST GIVEN THE SEASON AROUND THE ROAD WORK HAPPENING TODAY, THIS CONTRACT WAS NOT TO BE APPROVED, THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING INCREASE NOT TO BE APPROVED, WE WOU NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE ASPHALT WORK THAT IS OUTSTANDING AND NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE WINTER ARRIVES. THERE WOULD ALSO BE AN IMPACT TO OUR ROAD SYSTEM AND THE CAPITAL PROJECT AND ALL OF THAT AS WELL. SO THAT IS WHY I WILL PERSONALLY BE VOTING NOR TODAY. I THINK IT WENT THROUGH AT COMMITTEE 5-6 MAYBE OR MAYBE 4-6. BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD SOME COMMENTS ON THIS AS WELL ABOUT THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATION. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND WITH RESIDENTS WITHIN HIS COMMUNITY AS WELL TO FIND STRATEGIES AROUND HOW WE REDUCE THE OVERALL LEVELS OF POLLUTION. THANK YOU. [1:50:35] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:50:37] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: >> JUST WANTED TO, A., COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. I KNOW THAT BITMINOUS ROADWAYS HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA AS A SERVICE THAT WE USE A A COMPANY THAT IS USED IN THE AREA AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE CROSS STREETS WERE LOW LOCATED. I WANTED TO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON THAT THE SOLUTION WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD END UP GETTING ASPHALT FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. THIS ASPHALT WOULD BE BOUGHT. AND SO I DO THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR HOW TO GET POLLUTING USES OUT OF OUR CITY ENTIRELY AND DON'T JUST PASS THAT BURDEN ONTO ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY BUT PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THESE TYPES OF PRODUCTION PLANTS. I KNOW THAT I HAVE A NUMBER IN MY WARD AND THAT SOME OF THEM WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OUST AND OTHERS WE'RE STILL FIGHTING WITH. BUT WANTED TO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON FOR THE REASON THAT I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS TODAY BUT ALSO COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR I THINK CALLING THIS TO ATTENTION AND SORT OF CHALLENGING us TO THINK AND TO SUPPORT HIM IN THINKING OF A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT we ARE NOT JUST SORT OF PRODUCING ASPHALT IN HIS WARD FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. [1:52:02] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. [1:52:04] Council Member Elliott Payne: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. EVERY SINGLE VOTE WE TAKE IS A VOTE ON TRADE-OFFS. AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON RAISES REALLY IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT THE TRADE-OFFS AND AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO MAKE TRADE-OFFS AND THE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN THAT COMMUNITY ARE REALLY NEGATIVELIMPACTED BY THE FACT THAT THIS PRODUCTION IS HAPPENING THERE. AND THE WAY THEY WORK AND WE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WITH OUR VOTES. AND I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS TODAY. [1:52:51] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. SO MAYBE WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE CREATE OUR ROADS AND DO WE USE ASPHALT AS A MEANS TO FILL POTHOLES TO HAVE SAFE AND DRIVERABLE ROADS. IT IS TRADE-OFFS IN SOCIETY EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND I SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE HEALTH IN THAT COMMUNITY AND MOVE THIS FACILITY TO SOMEPLACE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THEN THAT BRINGS FORTH THE ISSUES THAT STAFF HAS RAISED FOR DIESEL TRAFFIC, MORE COST, ETC. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE FOR THE SECOND COMMENT. [1:54:06] Council Member Elliott Payne: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I RAISED AN IMPORTANT POINT AROUND THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. TO RECOGNIZE THE HISTORICALLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD AS RACIST ACTS BUT I IMAGINE POLICY MAKEERS AT THAT TIME WERE LOOKING AT THE ROUTE PLANNING AND SAW THE BLIGHTED COMMUNITIES THAT WERE BLIGHTED INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE BLACK PEOPLE LIVED. AND EVEN IN THOSE TIMES AS A POLICY MAKER, WITH THE PRACTICAL REALITY AND LOOK AT THE MOST BLIGHTED COMMUNITIES AND BEGAN THOSE. AND I RECOGNIZE THOUSAND THEY ARE PRIORITIZED AND SOMEWHAT IN LINE WITH THAT KIND OF THINKING. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY INTENTIONALLY BE POLLUTING THE COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO GROUND us IN THAT HISTORICAL REALITY AS WELL. [1:55:14] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 13, CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE BITUMINOUS ROADWAYS AND CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. [1:55:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY IS ABSENT. JOHNSON. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> NO. >> PAYNE. >> NAY. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> NO. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> AYE. [1:55:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND FOUR NAYS. [1:55:54] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> AND THAT ITEM CARRIES AND THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ADOPTED. THE NEXT COMMITTEE REPORT IS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:56:15] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY HAS SIX ITEMS. ITEM ONE IS APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO THETY'S RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. ITEM TWO IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR AUTO THEFT PREVENTION. ITEM THREE IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DRUG COURT TO PROVIDE POLICE LIAISON RESEARCH AND MONITORING SUPPORT. ITEM FOUR IS AUTHORIZING A REVENUE AGREEMENT WITH THE JOHN GORE THEATER GROUP TO PROVIDE BOMB DETECTION SERVICES. ITEM FIVE IS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS WITHIN THE AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY. AND ITEM SIX IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. [1:57:08] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THIS COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY, MY COMPUTER WENT OFF. THERE IS NO ONE IN QUEUE. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [1:57:33] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> AYE. [1:57:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:57:53] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THAT CARRIES. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE REPORT IS THE REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. [1:58:04] Council Member Andrew Johnson: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD FOUR ITEMS THIS CYCLE. THE FIRST IS A COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH MET TRANSIT FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PLATFORMS ON HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH. SECOND ITEM IS THE HENNEPIN DUNWOODY BIKEWAY PROJECT CONCEPT LAYOUT APPROVAL AND EASEMENTS. THIRD ITEM IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BOND REALLOCATION APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS AND REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE FOURTH ITEM IS THE LOWRY HILL SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT. I'LL MOVE ALL FOUR ITEMS. [1:58:43] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE REPORT. NOT SEEING ANY DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:58:55] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE! COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> AYE. [1:59:15] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE TEN AYES. [1:59:17] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THAT CARRIES, THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS AND WE HAVE THREE HONORARY RESOLUTIONS THAT WE READ AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THOSE RESOLUTIONS. IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS. [1:59:36] Council Member: >> MOVE. [1:59:38] Council Member: >> SECOND. [1:59:40] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> MOVED AND SECONDED. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> KREM VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT JENKINS. >> AYE. [2:00:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: >> THERE ARE TEN AYES. [2:00:05] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THAT CARRIES AND THE RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES WILL TAKE UP ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE IN ANNOUNCEMENT TO SHARE THIS MORNING? COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:00:15] Council Member Emily Koski: >> THANK YOU, ON HEELS OF RECEIVING THE MAYOR'S 2024 RECOMMENDED BUDGET, I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE OUR CFO RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT NOTING THAT THE AGENCY UPGRADED THE CITY'S CREDIT RATING WITH A TRIPLE A RATING WITH STABLE OUTLOOK. EARNING THE HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE CITY AND IT IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016 THAT THE CITY HAS GONE TO THE MARKET WITH A TRIPLE A RATING FOR FITCH AND S & P RATING AGENCIES. THIS ALSO ALLOWS T CITY TO BORR CRITICAL CAPITAL PROJECTS AT A LOWER INTEREST RATE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WILL SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THANK YOU TO OUR FINANCE TEAM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE A FEW SPECIAL GUESTS THAT ARE ON THE DAIS TODAY. YOU'LL SEE MY DAUGHTER, IRIS KOSKI AND HER FRIEND, VIVIANE ARE HERE, GETTING A LIVE CIVICS LESSON. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THEM TO JOIN us TODAY. THANK YOU. [2:01:08] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. [2:01:10] Council Member Andrew Johnson: >> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ONE OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES WAS SHOT IN THE LINE OF WORK. A MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OUT THERE SERVING THE PUBLIC ACROSS OUR DEPARTMENTS. THEY CAN OFTENTIMES BE PUT IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AS THIS EMPLOYEE WAS, AND DOING THEIR DUTY AND SERVING THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, OUR CONSTITUENTS. I'M VERY THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL THAT THIS EMPLOYEE HAS ALREADY EN DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CITY, THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITY, AND WISH THEM COMPLETE, FULL RECOVERY AND THANK ALL THE OTHER EMPLOYEES ACROSS OUR CITY IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE OUT THERE WORKING EVERYDAY SO HARD ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. [2:02:18] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. [2:02:21] Council Member Elliott Payne: >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SHTINGT -- LAND OVER THE WEEKEND, MASS SHOOTING, THERE ARE EARLY REPORTING THAT THIS WAS A REALLY QUEER SPACE, A REALLY QUEER-FRIENDLY SPACE AND THAT MAY HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON THE OUTCOME OF THOSE EVENTS. I WOULD JUST REALLY HOPE THAT AS we DO OUR INVESTIGATION, IF THERE IS A RISK OF THIS BEING A HATE CRIME, THAT we INVESTIGATE THAT THOROUGHLY. I JUST SEND MY HEART OUT OVERTIME COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN IMPACTED BY THAT. [2:02:58] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:03:02] Council Member Jason Chavez: >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:03:04] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE CLERK'S RECORD FOR POGO, I WANTED TO RECORD AN AYE ON ALL THE COMMITTEE REPORTS, EXCEPT FOR POGO ITEM NUMBER 13. [2:03:14] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> WITHOUT OBJECTION FROM MY COLLEAGUES, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE ADJUST THOSE VOTES FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I'D LIKE TO PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE HERE. JUST TO BRIEFLY MENTION THAT ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS WAS RECENTLY ON THE COVER OF THE MAGAZINE FOR THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY, THE MAGAZINE CALLED MOMENTUM. THAT IS A BIG DEAL. SO IT ALSO HAS A BEAUTIFUL INTERVIEW IN IT OF HER AND I APPRECIATE THE CON SILL PRESIDENT SHARING THESE DIAGNOSIS WITH -- VERY PUBLICLY AND BEING A SPOKESMAN OF THE CAUSE AND THE NEED TO HELP us HEAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN SO MANY WAYS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR BEING A VISIBLE PART OF THAT. [2:04:12] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> WOW. THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING AND YOU KNOW, LIVING WITH AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE IS A CHALLENGE THAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE DEALING WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY, AMONG OTHER DIBILITIES THAT IMPACT SO MANY OF us. AND REALLY -- THIS WORLD IS NOT DESIGNED AND CREATED TO SUPPORT DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDIES SHOW THAT ALMOST 90% OF us WILL BECOME DISABLED AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES IN SOME WAY. AND SO I STOOD ON E COVER OF THAT MAGAZINE, NOT FOR ANY VANITY PURPOSES BUT TO REALLY BRING AWARENESS AND ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES EACH AND EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ACKNOW ACKNOWLEDGMENT. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:05:37] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI FOR ACKNOWLEDGING STUDIO 23. I HAVE BEEN GETTING SHOES ROM 04 FOR TEN YEARS NOW. IF YOU ARE A SNEAKER HEAD LIKE ME, YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO THIS COMMUNITY. I HAVE SAT IN -- ON THE CHAIR, STANDING IN LINE FOR HOURS IN FRONT OF MO'S STORE TO GET A RARE PAIR OF SHOES, OR A T-SHIRT. YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH LOVE THAT PLACE. AND SO IT WAS COOL TO SEE HIM AND HIS TEAM HERE TODAY, BEING ACKNOWLEDGED FOR HAVING OUR CITY ON THE MAP AS A PLACE. IT MAY NOT MEAN A LOT TO OTHERS, BUT IT MEANS A LOT TO us THAT LIKE RARE SNEAKERS, EVEN IRIS IS OVER HERE. HER AND HER FRIEND BOTH LOVE TENNIS SHOES. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IT. AND SO YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE OUT SOME FLY STUFF RIGHT NOW. IT WAS COOL TO SEE MO HERE, ACKNOWLEDGING THE WORK HE'S DOING. AND AS I SAID, IF YOU DON'T GET IT, YOU DON'T GET IT. BUT A LOT OF TIMES THOSE RARE SHOES BRING us ALL TOGETHER IN A REALLY COOL WAY. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I SEE YOU ROCKING IN YOUR AIR FORCE ONES. [2:06:54] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:06:56] Council Member Robin Wonsley: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT JENKINS. I WANTED TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT FOR RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT YOUR REPRESENTATION AROUND MS ON THE MAGAZINE THAT USES REFERENCE AND FOR CONTINUING TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS. AND YOU DID SO TODAY WITH THE AMENDMENT YOU BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE FAIR DRIVES AND SAFE RIDES ORDINANCE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN MAKING SURE WE WERE AWARE HOWE CAN STRENGTHEN INCLUESTIVETY WITHIN THAT ORDINANCE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE EXTENDING PROTECTIONS TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT DO HAVE DISABILITIES AND HAVE ISSUES AROUND MOBILITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING A CHAMPION ON THAT. THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR THAT THAT'S BEING HONORED NATIONALLY, TOO. [2:07:37] Council President Andrea Jenkins: >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND SEEING NO FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY. AND WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, AUGUST 21 AT 11:00 AM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A BRIEFING ON THE POLICE FEDERATION CONTRACT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.