August 21, 2023 Adjourned Minneapolis City Council

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Based on the context provided and the content of the transcript, here is the formatted version with speaker names identified. **Note on Context:** This transcript appears to be from a session where **Andrea Jenkins** was Council President and **Linea Palmisano** was Vice President (likely 2023), whereas your provided list reflects the current 2024 roster (where Elliott Payne is President). I have used the names from your list where they match the individuals present in the recording. *** [0:49] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LINEA PALMISANO, I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. PRESIDENT JENKINS IS JUST COMING IN — JUST COMING IN RIGHT NOW. BUT I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS ADJOURNED MEETING FOR AUGUST 21st TO ORDER AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:08] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **Council Member Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** ELLISON. **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** HERE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW. **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. **Council Member Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMAN GOODMAN IS ABSENT. WONSLEY. **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** JOHNSON. [1:24] **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PAYNE. **Council Member Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** PRESENT. [1:41] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** COLLEAGUES, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. I WILL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY AMENDS TO THE AGENDA. SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MOTION. **Council Member Michael Rainville:** SO MOVED. **Council Member:** SECOND. **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [1:56] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** ELLISON. **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW. RAINVILLE. **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** JOHNSON. **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** OSMAN. **Council Member Jamal Osman:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PAYNE. **Council Member Elliott Payne:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. [2:12] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE TEN AYES. **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION TODAY. BEFORE WE MOVE TO THAT CLOSED SESSION, WE WILL TAKE UP ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE THIS MORNING? NOT SEEING ANY. I WILL CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION, WHICH IS TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICE OFFICER'S UNIT AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. BEFORE I MOVE TO CLOSE THE MEETING, I WILL RECOGNIZE OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THIS REQUESTED CLOSED SESSION. [2:46] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** MADAM CHAIR, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF BRIEFING RELATED TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS FEDERATION. CONSIDERATIONS AND NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES OF LABOR NEGOTIATION PROPOSALS MAY BE HELD IN A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUES SECTION 13D.03. A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MUST VOTE TO CLOSE THE MEETING. IN DECIDING WHETHER TO CLOSE A MEETING FOR LABOR NEGOTIATION STRATEGY, THE COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT ITS GOVERNMENT IS DOING AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY. [3:28] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU. WITH THAT I WILL MOVE OUR PUBLIC MEETING BE CLOSED AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF OPEN MEETING LAW. SPECIFICALLY MINNESOTA STATUES SECTION 13D.03 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND STRATEGIES RELATING TO THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS FEDERATION. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THAT? [3:50] **Council Member:** SECOND. **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU. AND IF WE COULD ACCOUNT FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOINING US. WELCOME COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **Council Member Jason Chavez:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** ELLISON. **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW. **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [4:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** JOHNSON. **Council Member Andrew Johnson:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** AYE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 11 AYES. [4:21] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU. WE WILL CLOSE. FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, I WILL NOTE THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING WILL CONTINUE AND THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE AFTER WE HAVE CLOSED THE SESSION. THANK YOU. [4:40] ( MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL IN CLOSED SESSION ) [20:23] **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 12:56 AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING OUR CLOSED SESSION. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL AND VERIFY. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **Council Member Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. [20:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** ELLISON. **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** HERE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW. **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** HERE. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** GOODMAN IS ABSENT. WONSLEY. **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** JOHNSON IS ABSENT. PAYNE. **Council Member Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** KOSKI IS ABSENT. CHUGHTAI. [20:56] **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT JENKINS. **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THERE IS TEN MEMBERS PRESENT. **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY. I DO WANT TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS MEETING. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [21:32] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** NONE. NO. **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** OKAY. **Council Member Michael Rainville:** I SHUT OFF MY MICROPHONE. **Council President Andrea Jenkins:** ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I WILL JUST NOTE THAT OUR FIRST COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COMMISSIONER CEDRIC ALEXANDER IS RETIRING SEPTEMBER 1st. AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT IN PUBLIC TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE AND TO HELPING THE CITY CREATE THIS NEW OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THOUGH SHORT IN TENURE, BUT VERY MIGHTY [22:19] AND PRODUCTIVE ASSENT IN HELPING US TO CREATE THIS NEW OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. AND REALLY COMBINE EFFORTS OF ALL FIVE OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FOCUS DEPARTMENTS. AND CREATING A PATHWAY FORWARD FOR TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SO THANK YOU, DR. ALEXANDER FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE APPRECIATE YOU. [22:48] AND SEEING NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.