As an expert transcriptionist, I have added the speaker names to the transcript based on the context of the meeting, the internal references within the dialogue, and the provided list of city officials. Note: While the provided list identifies some current members, the transcript from March 2023 includes several members who were in office at that time (such as Lisa Goodman and Jeremiah Ellison). I have used the names explicitly mentioned by the Council President and the Clerk during the session. *** **[0:27] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** MY NAME IS PRESIDENT JENKINS AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL AND I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER MARCH 13TH 2023. TODAY WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS WE WILL PRESENT WHICH WE WILL DO BEFORE TAKING UP OUR REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. **[0:47] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THE FIRST RESOLUTION IS A SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH HONORARY RESOLUTION AND DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE TO ACCEPT THAT RESOLUTION AND I THINK WE DO. **[1:06] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** I'M GOING TO COME DOWN AND READ IT. **[1:50] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL OF 2023 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; WHEREAS, FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGING SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN MINNEAPOLIS IS A NECESSARY STEP IN CENTERING AND HONORING VICTIMS, SURVIVORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS WE MUST FACE THE TRUTH THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE OCCURS IN THIS CITY AND AT ITS CORE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS INDISPUTABLY IS ABOUT POWER AND CONTROL. AND WHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE HAS BEEN USED AS A TOOL OF WAR, STATE VIOLENCE, COLONIALISM, WHITE SUPREMACY ANTIBLACKNESS PATRIARCHY, TRANSPHOBIA AND MISOGYNY AND AS A RESULT MINNEAPOLIS'S BLACK, DISABLED, QUEER AND YOUTH COMMUNITIES ARE VICTIMIZED AT HIGH RATES. **[3:13] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND WHEREAS AS VICTIM SURVIVORS FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE AFTER EXPERIENCING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND BEING BELIEVED IS THE FIRST STEP. BUT MANY VICTIM SURVIVORS ALSO SEEK MEDICAL CARE, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, JUSTICE AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND WHEREAS, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CITIZENSHIP STATUS, CULTURAL NORMS CLASS RACE AGE ABILITY, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY CAN BE A BARRIER TO HEALING. **[3:44] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND WHEREAS EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES A HEALTHY AND NOURISHING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH SEXUAL VIOLENCE DOES NOT THRIVE AND EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY IS THEREBY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHAMPIONING CONSENT BOLDLY, AUTONOMY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ANTIRACISM AND MANY ARE CALLING FOR CHANGE, WE MUST IMAGINE A NEW VERSION OF OUR CITY IN WHICH REPORTS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE ARE TREATED WITH URGENCY AND CONSIDERATION, ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS ARE GIVEN SUFFICIENT RESOURCES AND VARIOUS NEEDS OF VICTIM SURVIVORS ARE CONSTANTLY MET. **[4:32] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND WHEREAS VICTIM SURVIVORS DESERVE ACCESS TO ACCOUNTABILITY, MECHANISMS OUTSIDE OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND WHEREAS, WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO FOR TRANSFORMATION TO EACH PERSON. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY DECLARE APRIL 2023, AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND INVITE ALL TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIM SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY WEARING DENIM ON APRIL 26TH, 2023. **[5:15] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND ANY OTHER MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY. **[5:26] Unidentified Speaker (Sexual Violence Center):** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PASS MY MICROPHONE TO KENOSHA SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE CENTER, WHICH IS IN MINNEAPOLIS. **[5:41] Kenosha Davenport:** THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE CENTER THAT WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH Y'ALL ON SEVERAL INITIATIVES MOST RECENTLY OUR SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INITIATIVE AND SO WE HAVE REALLY APPRECIATE BEING IN A CITY WHERE THEY TAKE SEXUAL ASSAULT AS A PRIORITY AND SO ON BEHALF OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE CENTER, WE THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THE MINNESOTA COALITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CENTER SO THANK YOU. **[6:15] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU ALL AND LET'S GET A QUICK PHOTO HERE. **[7:06] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** OUR SECOND HONORARY RESOLUTION IS HONORING JENNIFER WHITE. HER SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND BEFORE I READ THE RESOLUTION I JUST WANT TO -- PLEASE COME UP, JENNIFER. YOU LOOK STUNNING IN PINK. BEFORE I READ THE RESOLUTION, I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT JENNIFER -- WE MET WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SHE WAS AN INTERN I BELIEVE IN PUBLIC WORKS AND SHE CAME INTO OUR OFFICE -- WHEN I MET HER SMILE JUST LIT UP THE WHOLE WORLD AND I KNEW THEN SHE NEEDED TO BE ON OUR TEAM AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND SHE DID JOIN OUR TEAM AND WAS A MEMBER FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS AND HAS HELD MANY, MANY POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS WORK BECAUSE WE LOVE THIS CITY, WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ARE EVERY DAY TRYING TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD. **[8:37] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** AND I THINK THAT IS TRUE OF EVERY CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEE. AND I THINK JENNIFER EXEMPLIFIES THAT UNLIKE NO OTHER CITY EMPLOYEE. SO RESOLUTION HONORING JENNIFER WHITE FOR HER SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; WHEREAS, JENNIFER WHITE BEGAN HER EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN 2005 AS A PAID INTERN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION WHERE SHE QUICKLY MADE HER UNIQUE IMPACT ON THE DEPARTMENT AND WHEREAS, SHORTLY, THEREAFTER, SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS A COUNCIL OFFICE STAFFER AND DURING HER TIME WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, JENNIFER SERVED TWO REVERED COUNCIL MEMBERS: FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER ELIZABETH GLIDDEN AND FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT BARB JOHNSON. REPRESENTING BOTH SOUTH AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, AND WHEREAS, JENNIFER SERVED AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY ADVISOR TO MAYOR FREY AND WHEREAS JENNIFER WHITE'S TIME AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE BRANCH TRANSCENDS THREE DIFFERENT MAYORAL ADMINISTRATIONS OVER TWO DECADES, SHE HAS CONTRIBUTED HER EXPERTISE TO DOZENS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS, LIKE THIS ONE. **[9:58] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** [LAUGH] HANDFULS OF LEGISLATIVE POLICIES AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INCLUDING ONE MINNEAPOLIS -- I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. THE CITY'S FIRST COMMUNITY PROGRAM, PARENTAL LEAVE, RANKED CHOICE VOTING AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF DRAMATIC INCIDENTS SUCH AS 35W BRIDGE COLLAPSE AND THE CIVIL UNREST FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD IN 2020. AND WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 2020, JENNIFER TRANSITIONED TO JOIN THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION TEAM UNDER LEADERSHIP OF FORMER DIRECTOR SASHA COTTON AND HELD THE POSITION OF INTERAGENCY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER. **[10:50] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** DEEPENING HER PASSION FOR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, AND WHEREAS, JENNIFER WHITE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY, COUNTY BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR OVER 10 YEARS, COORDINATING A MONTH-LONG SERIES OF PUBLIC EVENTS HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND WHEREAS JENNIFER WHITE WORKED ALONGSIDE OF HER COLLEAGUES IN THE CREATION OF THE CITY'S FIRST EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP SERVING AS ONE OF THE FIRST ELECTED CO-CHAIRS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK AND AS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER OF WOMEN FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE 29% GROUP. **[11:33] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** BECAUSE THE STRUGGLE IS INTERSECTIONAL AND WHEREAS HER COMMITMENT TO SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF HER CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND WHEREAS JENNIFER WHITE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND TO THE COMMUNITY HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS SHE HAS IMPACTED OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, CONFIDANT, AND FRIEND WILL FOREVER BE APPRECIATED AND WE WILL TRULY MISS HER SUNNY DISPOSITION, HER BIG SMILE AND ALL THAT SHE BRINGS TO THE WORK. **[12:17] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY HONOR JENNIFER WHITE FOR HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ITS RESIDENTS AND EXPRESS THEIR DEEP APPRECIATION FOR HER SERVICE AND WE WISH HER WELL IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS SHE GOES ON TO SERVE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, JENNIFER. [APPLAUSE] **[12:44] Jennifer White:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] IT FEELS A LITTLE STRANGE ON THIS SIDE, NORMALLY ORGANIZING AND GETTING SIGNATURES BUT I'M REALLY, REALLY THANKFUL -- IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO WORK HERE AND I WILL JUST SAY EVERYBODY WHO DOES THIS WORK, WHO IS A PUBLIC SERVANT -- YOU DO THIS WORK BECAUSE WE CARE. NOBODY IS GETTING RICH IN ANY OF THESE JOBS BUT WE DO IT BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND WE REALLY WORK HARD TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER FOR EVERYONE. I'VE BEEN HONORED TO SERVE WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. I'VE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS THAT ARE GOING TO LAST FOR A LIFETIME AND I REALLY THANK ANDREA, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE -- TAKING A CHANCE ON ME -- I WAS YOUNG FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE AND GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY WHICH WE ALWAYS HAVE TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CREATING SPACE FOR FOLKS THAT ARE COMING IN AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU ALL DO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ELECTED LEADERS. AND THE STAFF OH MAN! STAFF AT THE CITY IS AMAZING, WE WORK HARD SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] **[14:11] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU MISS WHITE. CONGRATULATIONS. **[15:17] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. NOW I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. **[15:29] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 members present. **[15:48] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA. COLLEAGUES, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US AND I'LL ASK ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA OTHER THAN THE HONORARY RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING? SEEING NONE I'LL MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA. **[16:07] Council Member:** SO MOVED. **Council Member:** SECOND. **[16:11] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[16:34] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THAT AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 23RD AND A SPECIAL MEETING OF MARCH 30TH AND THE ADJOURNED MEETING HELD MARCH 31st. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES? **[16:51] Council Member:** SO MOVED. **Council Member:** SECOND. **[17:01] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[17:13] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. NEXT WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO THE PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION. **[17:30] Council Member:** SO MOVED. **Council Member:** SECOND. **[17:32] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[17:44] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES BEGINNING WITH A REPORT OF THE BUSINESS INSPECTION HOUSING COMMITTEE AND THE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S VICE-CHAIR THIS MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. **[18:12] Council Member Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE BUSINESS AND INSPECTION AND HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE BRINGS FORWARD 11 ITEMS. ITEM NO. 1 IS A LIQUOR SALE ON SUNDAYS WITH NO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. ITEM 2 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE 2023 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN ACTION, AND AUTHORIZING CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS AS AMENDED AND ENTER AGREEMENT TO PROCEED IN 2023 FUNDING. **[18:48] Council Member Jamal Osman:** ITEM 4 IS APPROVES THE TIF PLAN FOR THE 1301 WESTLAKE PROJECT AND APPROVES STEVENS POINT MARKETS RATE PROJECT CONTRIBUTION TO THE 1501 WESTLAKE STREET PROJECT TO FULFILL THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT. ITEM 4 APPROVES THE RATIFICATION OF MARYELLEN SALE AND LICENSE FOR OUTSTANDING TAXES OWED TO THE ESTATE. ITEM 5 APPROVES 11 LIQUOR LICENSES. **[19:27] Council Member Jamal Osman:** ITEM 6 APPROVES 39 LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. ITEM 7 AUTHORIZES AN INCREASE OF $75,000 TO AN EXISTING CPD PROVISION LLC FOR 422 22nd AVENUE AND 414 ALDRICH AVENUE NORTH. ITEM 8 GRANTS EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO 2712, 2800 BLAINE AVENUE TO DT INVESTMENT LLP. ITEM 9 APPROVES THE LOCAL HISTORICAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION TO HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IN THE THIRD WARD. **[20:09] Council Member Jamal Osman:** ITEM 10 APPROVES THE REZONING OF 2323 LYNDALE AVENUE NORTH. ITEM 11 APPROVES 1 MILLION DOLLAR STRATEGIC GAP FINANCIAL LOAN FOR V3 SPORTS CENTER AT 701 PLYMOUTH AVENUE NORTH, AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. **[20:30] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK -- OH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **[20:46] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** SO I WAS A LITTLE SLOW TO GET MYSELF IN QUEUE THERE. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HAVE SOME FINANCING FOR THE V3 SPORTS CENTER IN MY WARD, WHICH I KNOW SOME OF YOU -- MAYBE ARE SOMEWHAT AWARE OF THAT PROJECT, MAYBE SOME NOT BUT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO STAFF AND THE MAYOR FOR FINDING A WAY TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. IT'S, YOU KNOW -- I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT THE PROJECT BUT MOSTLY IT'S A STATE-OF-THE-ART SPORTS FACILITY. WE HAVE A LONG LEGACY OF FOLKS ON THE NORTH SIDE, KIDS ON THE NORTH SIDE BEING ENGAGED AT A HIGH-LEVEL OF SPORTS BUT VERY FEW SPORTS FACILITIES FOR FOLKS TO GO TO SO THEY'RE FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE DO AND HOW TO TRAIN UP THEIR ATHLETIC ABILITY IN SUBSTANDARD FACILITIES OFTEN AND SO TO ADD THIS TO, YOU KNOW, THE VERY LITTLE SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE DO HAVE IS A HUGE THING FOR THE NORTH SIDE AND JUST I'M GRATEFUL TO STAFF, GRATEFUL TO V3 AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR, HOPEFULLY, SUPPORTING THIS SO THANK YOU. **[21:47] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. AND IT IS A GREAT DAY THAT WE FINALLY GET A WORLD CLASS SPORTS FACILITY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. **[22:04] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[22:22] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE A REPORT FROM OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. **[22:38] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAVE ONE ITEM BEING FORWARDED TO COUNCIL THIS CYCLE. IT'S WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE DELEGATION OF FEDERAL AID PROJECTS AND I MOVE THIS ITEM. **[22:56] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT HAS MOVED THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ROLL CALL] **[23:05] City Clerk Casey Carl:** There are 12 ayes. **[23:14] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES, AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR POLICY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **[23:30] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE POLICY AND GOVERNMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 17 ITEMS THAT IT IS RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL. ONE IS AN APPOINTED POSITION IN THE FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICE DEPARTMENT, PAYROLL DIRECTOR. 2 IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. 3 IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. 4 IS ROLLOVER OF 2022 APPROPRIATIONS. 5 IS SUPPORT FOR A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR DELTA AIRLINES EMPLOYEES. **[24:05] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** 6 IS A PUBLIC SAFETY PROPERTY USE FOLLOW-UP ANALYSIS. 7 IS PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES. 8 IS A BID FOR TURF ESTABLISHMENT, 9 IS A BID FOR PARK LANE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 10 IS A CONTRACT WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRICT ACTIVATION EVENTS AND SAFETY SERVICES. 11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MINNEAPOLIS BICYCLE COALITION DOING BUSINESS AS OUR STREETS MINNEAPOLIS FOR 2023 ORGANIZATION OF MINNEAPOLIS OPEN STREETS. **[24:41] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** 12 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT SERVICES. 13 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES FOR THE SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT. 14 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MEISINGER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER FOR LIGHTING. 15 IS PARKMOBILE APP FOR ON-STREET PARKING, 16 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER SNOWPLOWING SERVICES, AND 17 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH VINCO, INC., FOR CATCH BASIN AND MANHOLE REPAIRS, AND WITH THAT I'LL MOVE ALL OF THESE ITEMS. **[25:19] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBERS CHUGHTAI AND WONSLEY IN QUEUE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI? **[25:35] Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I AM HOPING TO PULL ITEM NO. 4 OUT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. **[25:48] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI HAS REQUESTED TO PULL ITEM NO. 4 FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. **[26:01] Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS ON ITEM NO. 5 WHICH IS SUPPORT FOR DELTA AIRLINES EMPLOYEES. SO RIGHT NOW OVER 50,000 EMPLOYEES AT DELTA AIRLINES, INCLUDING OVER 3,000 WORKERS AT MSP AIRPORT ARE ATTEMPTING TO UNIONIZE. THIS WOULD BE A HISTORIC VICTORY GIVEN THAT DELTA HAS THE LOWEST UNION GROUP OF ANY MAJOR AIRLINE SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT SAID WORKERS ARE ORGANIZING FOR HIGHER WAGES, MORE SAFETY PROTECTIONS AND THEIR VOICE ON THE JOB. **[26:28] Council Member Robin Wonsley:** AND THIS RESOLUTION EXPRESSES THE OFFICIAL POSITION OF SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WORKERS AS THEY ATTEMPT TO UNIONIZE. IT'S SIMILAR TO RESOLUTIONS WE PASSED FOR STARBUCKS WORKERS, OUR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. SO I'M REALLY, YOU KNOW, HAPPY THAT AT THIS TIME WE CAN GET IT RIGHT IN TERMS OF THE WORKERS FINALLY BEING ABLE TO UNIONIZE AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE THOSE PROTECTIONS. YEAH, SO WITH THAT SAID I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT ON THAT. **[26:54] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ALL ITEMS EXCLUDING ITEM NO. 4. **[27:12] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[27:32] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED EXCEPT FOR ITEM 4. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. **[27:44] Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I PULLED ITEM NO. 4, WHICH IS THE ROLLOVER OF UNSPENT 2022 APPROPRIATIONS OUT FOR DISCUSSION. I HAD A CHANCE TO GO BACK THROUGH AND WATCH THE COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS FOR THE POLICY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. I SEE THIS ITEM WAS ACTUALLY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND IT WASN'T DISCUSSED THOROUGHLY IN COMMITTEE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT THIS ITEM. I SEE $178 MILLION WORTH OF UNSPENT APPROPRIATIONS FROM 2022 THAT WE'RE NOW ROLLING OVER AND ALL OF IT IS ASSIGNED WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF MONEY. **[28:26] Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** I UNDERSTAND THAT 68 MILLION OF THESE DOLLARS ARE ARPA FUNDS AND WE HAVE I'M TOLD UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO SPEND THEM THAT MAKES SENSE AND WE'VE BEEN ROLLING THEM OVER AS THEY'VE BEEN ALLOCATED BUT THERE'S $32 MILLION WORTH OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE ALONG WITH $77 MILLION OF INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS THAT ARE BEING REALLOCATED FOR THIS YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR CFO ISN'T HERE RIGHT NOW BUT I'M HOPING TO, 1, GET A SENSE IF THIS IS ALL OF THE REVENUE THAT WAS UNSPENT THAT'S BEEN REALLOCATED OR IF THERE ARE DOLLARS THAT AREN'T REPRESENTED HERE THAT WEREN'T SPENT IN 2022 AND THEN FURTHER, I'M HOPING TO GET A SENSE FOR WHY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, GETTING A SENSE OF WHY THE COUNCIL DIDN'T HAVE A ROLE IN DETERMINING WHERE IT WAS GOING TO GO BUT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, VOTING TO APPROVE IT. **[29:28] Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** SO I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHETHER I HAVE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE THAT HAVE SIMILAR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL ONES THAT I MAY HAVE MISSED. AND WOULD LOOK TO THE CHAIR OF POGO TO DETERMINE WHAT NEXT STEPS COULD LOOK LIKE, WHETHER IT'S SENDING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, DELIBERATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES OR IF WE WANT TO TRY TO GET OUR CFO IN HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. **[29:58] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE? **[30:13] Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AS IT'S A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER. I ALSO SAW THAT A LOT OF THE LINE ITEMS IN THERE WERE ACTIVE PROJECTS AND SO I ASSUME IT'S JUST THE LOGISTICS OF THE TIMELINE OF HOW THOSE PROJECTS UNFOLD BUT I THINK THAT MY EYES KIND OF POPPED OUT WHEN I SAW $178 MILLION AS SOMETHING THAT KIND OF JUST PASSES ON CONSENT AND I JUST FEEL LIKE WE REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION AT LEAST -- YOU KNOW THE MAJORITY OF THIS BODY HAS ONLY PASSED ONE BUDGET BEFORE THE MAJORITY OF THIS BODY HASN'T HAD TO DO THESE ROLLOVERS. **[30:44] Council Member Elliott Payne:** I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARILY APPROPRIATE. I JUST WOULD LIKE A LITTLE TIME TO DIG INTO THIS AND AT LEAST HAVE KIND OF LIKE SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES ARE AND AT LEAST A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THOSE ONGOING IMPACTS AND WHAT THAT IMPACT IS AND I'M PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO IT BECAUSE WITH THE NEW GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, OUR ROLE AS THE APPROVERS OF THE BUDGET AND MANAGERS OF THE MONEY, I THINK, NEEDS TO BE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EMPHASIZED AND HAVING THESE THINGS JUST PASS VIA CONSENT WITHOUT MUCH DELIBERATION FEELS A LITTLE BIT OFF, AT LEAST AS A FIRST TIME COUNCIL MEMBER SO I WOULD ACTUALLY SUGGEST -- COULD WE DO SOME SORT OF WORK SESSION, WHETHER IT'S IN A SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING THAT WE COULD DO AS KIND OF LIKE A WORK SESSION OR SOME OTHER VENUE TO AT LEAST KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE ITEMS LINE-BY-LINE? IS THAT SORT OF AN OPPORTUNITY? **[31:48] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER, I'M NOT ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE. I DO THINK THAT POSSIBLY IT IS TO REFER THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE IF THAT IS A CHOICE, THEN THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE FORM OF A MOTION, I BELIEVE. **[32:14] Council Member Elliott Payne:** I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REFER THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR THAT FURTHER, DEEPER DISCUSSION. **[32:20] Council Member:** SECOND. **[32:23] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** PAYNE HAS MOVED TO REFER ITEM NO. 4 BACK TO COMMITTEE AND IT HAS A PROPER SECOND AND SO WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON ON THE AMENDMENT. **[32:44] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** YES, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE THIS DISCUSSION. YEAH, WE DIDN'T HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN COMMITTEE. I THINK WE SORT OF TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, NEED TO BE PAID FOR AND I COULD BE VERY WRONG ABOUT THAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BEFORE I -- 'CAUSE I'M OPEN TO SUPPORTING COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE'S MOTION -- I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE RISK LEVEL WOULD BE, YOU KNOW -- WOULD PROGRAMS BE HALTED? ARE THERE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE PAID FOR WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THAT COULDN'T BE PAID FOR IF THINGS AREN'T A FACTOR THERE I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE OR IF THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY RUN UP AGAINST THAT WOULD CERTAINLY AFFECT MY ABILITY TO VOTE ON THIS MOTION AND SO I THINK -- NOT TO CALL THE BUDGET DIRECTOR UP TO THE PODIUM BEFORE SHE'S EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN BUT -- [LAUGH] **[33:45] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** MAYBE I COULD RE-ASK MY QUESTION SINCE YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD IT. **[33:51] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** PLEASE, UH-HUH. **[33:55] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** SO ITEM NO. 4 WHICH IS THE ROLLOVER OF FUNDING FROM 2022 APPROPRIATIONS INTO THIS YEAR, IT'S A RELATIVELY LARGE NUMBER. THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION THUS FAR ABOUT WANTING TO GET SOME KIND OF PRESENTATION. WE DIDN'T DISCUSS THE ITEM IN COMMITTEE. IT DIDN'T GET PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS DO HAVE QUESTIONS. I'M WONDERING -- AND SO THERE'S NOW A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE TO REFER THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION. AND I GUESS I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE RISK OF DOING THAT. IS IT BASICALLY LOW RISK, WE HAVE OUR DISCUSSION IT GETS DELAYED TWO WEEKS NO HARM NO FOUL OR WOULD IT ESSENTIALLY PUT DEPARTMENTS IN A POSITION THAT THEY CAN'T PAY FOR WHAT THEY NEED TO WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT ARE THE RISKS HERE. **[34:39] Budget Director Fuller:** YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I THINK FOR BILLS THAT NEED TO BE PAID FROM THE AMOUNTS THAT NEED TO BE ROLLED OVER, THEY CAN USE THEIR GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE SOME SWITCHING AROUND AND INCONVENIENCE FOR PAYING INVOICES OF PREVIOUS BILLS. THAT'S THE ROLLING OVER JUST BETWEEN THE MISMATCH BETWEEN THE CALENDAR. IT'S NOT INSURMOUNTABLE BUT IT WILL BE INCONVENIENT FOR OUR DEPARTMENTS. **[35:08] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FULLER. COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO? **[35:16] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO YIELD TO COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN FIRST BUT I DO HAVE A SUGGESTION ON HOW WE MIGHT PROCEED. **[35:24] Council Member Lisa Goodman:** YES, IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE ROLLOVER IS. I THINK THERE MAY BE A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLLOVER BEING A CHANGE IN OUR BUDGET DIRECTION AND IT'S JUST SIMPLY MONEY -- SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE GAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEPARTMENT A MILLION DOLLARS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CLOSE ON THE PROJECT, THAT MONEY HAS NOT BEEN SPENT AND IT'S ROLLED BACK OVER TO CPED SO IT'S NOT CHANGING OUR DIRECTION. IT'S JUST SIMPLY THE TIMING OF WHAT BILLS GET PAID AND BY DELAYING IT WE WOULD BE ASKING STAFF TO DO A BUNCH MORE WORK FOR US TO REVIEW IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION WITH REVIEWING ANYTHING. WE'VE APPROVED ALL THESE THINGS ALREADY. MAYBE A STUDY SESSION ON BUDGETING AND ROLLOVER WOULD MAKE SENSE BUT I'M NOT SURE IT MAKES SENSE TO HOLD THIS OVER SO THAT THEY HAVE TO DO A BUNCH OF ACCOUNTING CHANGES IN ORDER TO GET THE ROLLOVER PASSED, AND PERHAPS MISS FULLER COULD EXPLAIN IT BETTER THAN I COULD WITH MY CPED EXAMPLE. **[36:41] Budget Director Fuller:** YES. COUNCIL MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A LITTLE SENSE OF THE FLAVOR OF THE CONVERSATION. ROLLOVER IS REALLY MEANT FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR BUSINESS THAT STARTED IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR BUT THE BILLS ARE COMING IN, IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO RATHER THAN TAKING MONEY OUT OF THEIR BUDGET FOR THE PLANNED YEAR THEY ARE TAKING THE MONEY THEY HAD BUDGETED FOR LAST YEAR FOR BILLS THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT BEFORE DECEMBER 31st. LIKE CPED THERE ARE MANY MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS; I THINK A HUGE CHUNK OF CPED'S ROLLOVER IS ALL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT FUND DOLLARS SO THOSE ARE NOT CHANGING DIRECTION. **[37:23] Budget Director Fuller:** THOSE ARE STILL BEING APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSE WHICH THEY WERE ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED. THEY'RE JUST BEING ROLLED OVER BECAUSE THOSE TAKE MANY YEARS TO ROLL OUT AND BE EXPENDED SO THE ROLLOVER PROCESS ISN'T A CHANGE IN DIRECTION. IT'S NOT MOVING APPROPRIATIONS. IT'S SIMPLY ROLLING THEM FORWARD EITHER BECAUSE THE INVOICE OR THE PO CAME AFTER THE END OF THE YEAR OR IN CPED'S CASE PARTICULARLY WE HAVE BIG, BIG MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS. I WOULD SAY WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION AROUND EACH INDIVIDUAL ROLLOVER AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OFFLINE OR CONNECT YOU TO ANYBODY ELSE FOR ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS, IF THAT HELPS. **[38:05] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU AGAIN, DIRECTOR, AND COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO? **[38:13] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU. I SHARE MY COLLEAGUES' CONCERN ABOUT US HAVING AN OVERSIGHT ROLE THAT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT. IT FEELS LIKE THIS PERHAPS WARRANTED DISCUSSION AT COMMITTEE IF NOTHING ELSE DUE TO THE VERY LARGE DOLLAR FIGURE THAT IT IS. THAT SAID, THIS HAS BEEN A STANDARD PROCESS AND AS WE'RE HEARING HERE, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE PROJECT WHAT THE RISK IS TO DELAY THIS OR TO MOVE FORWARD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MOST OF THESE PROJECTS WEREN'T ABLE TO BE COMPLETED. THEY'VE ALL STARTED; THERE'S NOT SOMETHING WRONG HERE. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BE COMPLETED AND MY OTHER UNDERSTANDING THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO STAFFING HERE AT THE CITY RIGHT NOW. **[38:44] Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** WE DID DO A PRESENTATION, I WANT TO MENTION, ON THE CITY'S FINANCIAL POLICIES AT BUDGET COMMITTEE IN JANUARY, I BELIEVE -- I BELIEVE IT WAS JANUARY 9TH OF THIS YEAR AND THAT WAS DELIBERATE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AS BUDGET CHAIR WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD WHAT OUR CITY'S FINANCIAL POLICIES WERE AND HOW WE WOULD FOLLOW THEM. WE HAVE APPROVED ALL OF THESE ITEMS AND TO ME IT FEELS A LITTLE DISRUPTIVE OR UNNECESSARY TO DELAY. IT WILL LOOK HARD TO TRACK IN OUR PUBLIC SPENDING FOR THIS TO STOP; BE PAID FROM THIS YEAR'S GENERAL FUNDS AND THEN GO BACK TO USING ROLLOVER DOLLARS. TIMELY PAYMENT IS IMPORTANT TO US ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS. I WOULD SUGGEST WE MOVE FORWARD FOR APPROVAL TODAY BUT ALSO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON ROLLOVER MONEY AT A FUTURE POGO SESSION AS A DISCUSSION AND YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE CHANGING AFTER THAT. THERE'S ALWAYS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND REDO THINGS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD ON TODAY, AND I'LL YIELD TO THE CHAIR. **[40:13] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** YEAH, I -- THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED THAT ARE WORTH SORT OF TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT AND TAKING OUR TIME WITH. THIS -- I THINK WE RISK CREATING BUSY WORK FOR STAFF AND WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE BUSY ENOUGH SO YES, BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION AND THE ITEM SHOULD'VE BEEN PULLED FOR DISCUSSION AT COMMITTEE AS WELL. I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THAT. BUT I THINK TODAY I DO THINK WE SHOULD PROCEED FORWARD. AND WOULD LOVE TO SORT OF PLAN SOME KIND OF PRESENTATION OR STUDY SESSION IN THE FUTURE SO WE REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US. I THINK JUST AS AN ITEM ON PAPER, IT CAN LOOK LIKE A LARGE DOLLAR FIGURE JUST WENT SIMPLY UNSPENT BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE SO, YES, I THINK I AGREE WITH THE DIRECTION THAT VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO HAS PROPOSED. **[41:04] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND LAST IN QUEUE ON THIS ITEM, THE MOTION TO REFER TO COMMITTEE IS COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. **[41:20] Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR OUR CLERK. I BASICALLY AGREE WITH THE CONVERSATION THAT UNFOLDED HERE SO SHOULD I WITHDRAW MY MOTION? **[41:30] City Clerk Casey Carl:** CERTAINLY THE MOTION BELONGS TO THE COUNCIL BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY WITHDRAW IT IF THAT WAS THE PREFERENCE OF THE BODY AND VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION THAT WAS OFFERED BY THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. **[41:42] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** IS THAT YOUR WILL, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE? **[41:48] Council Member Elliott Payne:** YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. **[41:51] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE HAS RESCINDED THE MOTION TO REFER BACK TO COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE IN QUEUE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **[42:01] Council Member Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS. I THINK FOR US MOVING FORWARD A LEARNING LESSON FOR EVERYONE AND I THINK WE CAN DO THIS MOVING FORWARD WHEN THESE FINANCIAL POLICIES OR THESE ROLLOVERS ARE OVER $100 MILLION. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. THERE SHOULD BE PRESENTATIONS. THERE SHOULD BE DIALOGUE, THERE SHOULD BE DISCUSSIONS. THIS SHOULDN'T JUST BE A CHECKMARK THAT THE COUNCIL GETS TO DO. THERE SHOULD BE OVERSIGHT. THERE SHOULD BE CONVERSATIONS AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE DIALOGUE ABOUT WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING, HOW IT'S BEING USED EFFECTIVELY. IF THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE WANT TO BE DIVERTING THE DOLLARS INTO, AND WE GET TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS SO I WOULD JUST ASK MOVING FORWARD WHENEVER THESE COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE DIALOGUE OR A PRESENTATION ON WHAT THE MONEY IS GOING TO BE USED FOR BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO DELIBERATE SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT AND I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. **[42:53] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. I DO JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WE ARE NOT DIVERTING FUNDS. WE ARE SIMPLY ROLLING OVER FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN VOTED ON BY THIS BODY SO I AGREE THAT IT IS A GREAT IDEA FOR US TO UNDERSTAND AND DISCUSS THOSE ITEMS BUT TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE NOT DIVERTING $168 MILLION. THOSE FUNDS WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY SPENT ON THE PROJECTS THAT WERE CURRENTLY APPROVED. AND SO MR. CLERK -- **[43:33] City Clerk Casey Carl:** MADAM PRESIDENT, I ALSO WAS JUST GOING TO ADD TO THE COMMENT YOU JUST SAID TO LEARN ABOUT TALKING ABOUT LEGISLATIVE REFORM. IN THE PAST MANY OF THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE PRO FORMA BECAUSE THE COUNCIL DOES ADOPT FINANCIAL POLICIES THAT STRICTLY REGULATE WHAT MONIES CAN BE ROLLED OVER AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE. THE FINANCIAL POLICIES THE COUNCIL ADOPTS DICTATES THIS PROCESS AS WELL SO I DID SEND AN EMAIL TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOLLOWING UP WITH A LINK TO THE STUDY SESSION OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE THAT WAS DONE IN JANUARY THIS YEAR SO YOU CAN REVIEW THE PRESENTATION MADE BY THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT AT THAT POINT ON ROLLOVER AND I ALSO SENT YOU A LINK TO THE CITY'S EXISTING OR ADOPTED FINANCIAL POLICIES THAT HAVE THE POLICIES SPECIFICALLY ON USE OF ROLLOVERS. I SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS FURTHER PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IS TYPICALLY AFTER THE BUDGET IS ADOPTED THE BUDGET COMMITTEE STOPS MEETING AND IT FEELS LIKE PERHAPS THIS IS THE TAIL END OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WE SHOULD PLAN IN THE FUTURE YEARS TO HAVE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AT LEAST HAVE ANOTHER MEETING INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR TO ADDRESS ITS WORK ON THE ROLLOVER PIECE. **[44:47] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION. NEXT IN QUEUE -- ARE YOU STILL IN QUEUE FROM THE FIRST TIME COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON -- **[45:00] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** YEAH, I THINK SO. I THINK YOU CAN -- I'M HAPPY TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM QUEUE. **[45:03] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY? **[45:05] Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO GET IN A NOTE ON THE MOTION BEFORE IT WAS RESCINDED BUT I JUST WANTED TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR THE SUGGESTION THAT MY CO-CHAIR ELLISON PROVIDED. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY -- I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, YOU'RE ALSO ON POGO WE CAN TOUCH BASE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION. TO SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION ALSO WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS, YOU KNOW, WHO RAISED THOSE CONCERNS TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER PRESENTATION WE BRING FORWARD IS ENCOMPASSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. SO I ABSOLUTELY WANTED TO SHARE -- LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON TO GET THAT PRESENTATION AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO EXTEND THE INVITATION FOR ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO JOIN US AT THAT POGO MEETING SO WE CAN HAVE THAT ROBUST DISCUSSION IF NEEDED. **[45:57] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, AND SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NO. 4 OF THE POLICY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT. **[46:13] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[46:31] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES -- THAT ITEM CARRIES AND NOW THE REPORT IS FULLY ADOPTED. FINALLY WE HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. **[46:49] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD FOUR ITEMS. ITEM NO. 1 IS THE PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE NOISE ORDINANCE ASSOCIATED WITH RELIGIOUS WORSHIP. ITEM 2 IS AUTHORIZING A REVENUE CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR BOMB DETECTION SERVICES AT HUNTINGTON BANK STADIUM. ITEM 3 IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR SUPPORT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SUMMER POLICE AND POLICE RESERVE PROGRAM, AND ITEM 4 IS ACCEPTING A DONATION FROM THE MINNESOTA STATE ASSOCIATION OF NARCOTICS INVESTIGATORS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES TO THE 2023 MSNI PAN AM CONFERENCE. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. **[47:33] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. AND COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS MOVED THIS COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. **[47:48] Council Member Lisa Goodman:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM NO. 1. THAT IN JUDAISM IS OUR CALL TO PRAYER, AND THE CALL TO PRAYER IN JUDAISM AND ISLAM STEM FROM THE SAME FUNDAMENTAL IDEA THAT WE ARE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM, DESCENDANTS OF MATRIARCHS AND PATRIARCHS. BOTH JUDAISM AND ISLAM HAVE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS BUT THERE'S A VERY COMMON CORE AND VALUES AND PRINCIPLES THAT ARE HELD BY BOTH RELIGIONS, AND OUR FAITH BELIEVES THAT PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE COMES FROM HONORING EACH OTHER AND GOD. **[48:36] Council Member Lisa Goodman:** I AM THRILLED THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE TODAY BECAUSE WHAT I LEARN AT MY TEMPLE, ISRAEL, IS THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND UNDERSTANDING TRANSCENDS EVERYTHING ELSE. IT TRANSCENDS POLITICS, AGREEMENTS AND DISAGREEMENTS BECAUSE WE CAN COME TOGETHER AROUND A COMMON GOOD. I STAND TODAY WITH MY FELLOW PEOPLE OF FAITH IN CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, MUSLIM AND OTHER TRADITIONS TO SAY WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. I KNOW THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE PROUD OF WHAT THESE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE BRAVE ENOUGH TO BRING FORWARD AS AN OBSERVANT JEW, I STAND WITH YOU AND I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. **[49:33] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. **[49:43] Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO PULL ITEM 3 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION. **[50:02] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE HAS REQUESTED TO PULL ITEM NO. 3 FOR DISCUSSION AND SO NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. **[50:06] Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO MY MUSLIM COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. COUNCIL MEMBER GOODMAN YOU'RE VERY ELOQUENT THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, AND OUR BROTHERS OF FAITH THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'M A MEMBER OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES, A CATHOLIC CHURCH BUT CONSTANTLY OUR FAITH LEADERS TEACH US THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECTING OTHER FAITHS AND HOW IMPORTANT ALL FAITH IS. SO I WILL BE GLADLY VOTING TODAY AND I WANT TO ESPECIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT YOUR FAITH AND ARE GREAT FRIENDS AND I DO WHATEVER I CAN TO HELP THEM SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND YOU CAN COUNT ON MY VOTE. **[50:56] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. **[51:10] Council Member Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO TAKE TIME TO REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME WE LIVE IN. WE LIVE IN A PLACE THAT WE CAN FREELY PRACTICE OUR RELIGION AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT PUT A SMILE ON MANY IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN MINNEAPOLIS. THIS STARTED SOME TIME AGO, AND MANY LEADERS DECIDED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND WE GOT NOTHING BUT SUPPORT FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS INCLUDING THE MAYOR AND TO HEAR THESE WORDS EMPOWERS ME AND MAKES ME HAPPY AND I APPRECIATE THAT. **[52:05] Council Member Jamal Osman:** MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS ARE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY AND A STATE THAT WE CAN FREELY PRACTICE AND AS WE TALK TO THE RESIDENTS, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I GREW UP LISTENING TO BUT MY CHILDREN HAVEN'T AND NOW SEE THAT RIVERSIDE MOSQUE AND TO HEAR THAT IS NOTHING BUT A JOY. AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO KNOW WE LIVE IN A CITY WITH MULTIPLE FAITHS AND WE HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR EVERYONE THAT LIVES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND I DO ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN MAKING THIS A REALITY. THANK YOU. **[52:47] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **[52:56] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN SAID AND, YOU KNOW, FOR YEARS AS THIS ISSUE WOULD COME UP WE WERE ASKING FOLKS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN WHICH WE'RE STILL IN RIGHT NOW, TO BASICALLY TAKE THIS UP AS A ONE-OFF, RIGHT, TO GET SPECIAL PERMITS AND TO JUMP THROUGH A LOT OF HOOPS TO PRACTICE OUR FAITH. AND YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI REMEMBER PULLED ME ASIDE AND ASKED DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT WE'RE ASKING FOLKS TO JUMP THROUGH ALL THESE HOOPS YEAR AFTER YEAR TO GET ALL THESE APPROVALS AND ALL THIS STUFF. **[53:35] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN FOR REALLY STARTING THIS CONVERSATION AND MOVING US FORWARD AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI WHERE THIS IS NOW LAW IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY FOR PUSHING US. FOR A LONG TIME I BELIEVE IT WAS FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER WARSAME HOLDING IT DOWN AS THE ONLY MUSLIM COUNCIL MEMBER ON THE COUNCIL AND NOW THERE'S THREE OF US IN A BODY OF 13 THAT'S A REAL CAUCUS, RIGHT, AND SO I'M REALLY THANKFUL TO HAVE NOT ONLY THE SUPPORT OF MY MUSLIM COLLEAGUES BUT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL SO THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. **[54:15] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. **[54:33] Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE NOW FOR A REALLY LONG TIME AND AS WE'RE TAKING OUR FINAL VOTE ON THIS, I WANT TO RE-CENTER THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED TRULY SHEPHERD THIS ISSUE ALONG FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. A FEW OF THEM SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE HERE TODAY BUT PARTICULARLY OUR ADVOCACY AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION ORGANIZATION IN MINNESOTA, THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS (CAIR) MINNESOTA THAT'S REALLY LED ON THIS ISSUE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR PERSISTENCE AND YOUR ADVOCACY ON THIS ISSUE. **[55:00] Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AT THE CITY TO APPROACH ALL ISSUES FROM A LENS OF ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS FOR ALL PEOPLE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE REALLY DONE HERE. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT BENEFITS PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND THOUGH THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE PARTICULARLY DONE ON THIS ISSUE SO THANK YOU. **[55:42] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THIS COMMITTEE'S REPORT SANS ITEM NO. 3 WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. **[56:06] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[56:20] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT ITEM CARRIES, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MUSLIM COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE FOR DISCUSSION ON ITEM NO. 3. **[56:41] Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS TERM AND ACTUALLY SINCE MY VERY FIRST AGENDA-SETTING MEETING AS VICE-CHAIR IN PUBLIC SAFETY, I HAVE HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR BUYBACK PROGRAM. OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD PRESENTATIONS ON IT. I'VE MADE REQUESTS FOR FURTHER POLICY DEVELOPMENT AROUND IT SO THAT WE COULD HAVE MORE CONTROLS. JUST LAST WEEK WE HAD AN UPDATE TO MY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AND I HAD VERY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH DIRECTOR MCPHERSON AROUND WHAT TYPES OF POLICY CHANGES MIGHT BE SUGGESTED BASED ON SOME OF THAT ANALYSIS THAT WAS PRESENTED LAST WEEK. **[57:48] Council Member Elliott Payne:** AND SO I'M VERY ENTHUSIASTICALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THAT FUTURE MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND TO SUMMARIZE FOR ANYBODY WHO WASN'T IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE -- THERE'S REALLY FOUR CATEGORIES OF SOME OF THIS VOLUNTARY OVERTIME. IT'S FEDERAL GRANTS TYPICALLY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. IT'S BOMB DETECTION FROM SOME OF OUR MAJOR STADIUMS AND IT'S THESE PRIVATE BUYBACK CONTRACTS WITH THESE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN OFF-DUTY WORK. AND I THINK IT'S THESE PRIVATE CONTRACTS AND OFF-DUTY WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO FURTHER POLICY DEVELOPMENT AROUND. THERE'S SOME BARRIERS TO WHAT CONTROLS THE CITY CAN PUT ON THE OFF-DUTY WORK IN PARTICULAR. **[58:30] Council Member Elliott Payne:** WITH THE BUYBACK I THINK THERE'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE MUCH MORE INTENTION AND CONTROL AROUND THOSE VOLUNTARY HOURS AND I'M VERY HOPEFUL WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE A REDUCTION OF OFF-DUTY WORK AND BUYBACKS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MUCH MORE INTENTIONALITY AROUND THOSE VOLUNTARY OVERTIME HOURS OUTSIDE OF OFF-DUTY. UNTIL WE HAVE THOSE CONTROLS IN PLACE, THOUGH, I STILL AM NOT SUPPORTING THESE INDEPENDENT BUYBACK CONTRACTS. I'VE EVOLVED IN TERMS OF THAT DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE DOJ GRANT DOLLARS, THE NEED FOR BOMB DETECTION AT OUR MAJOR VENUES BUT IT'S REALLY THESE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTS THAT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE MUCH MORE POLICY, PROCESS AND CONTROL AROUND AND SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM TODAY. **[59:24] Council Member Elliott Payne:** BUT I'M VERY HOPEFUL FOR WHAT TYPES OF CONTROLS WE CAN PUT TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE WELCOMED CHIEF O'HARA ON BOARD. WE HAVE MORE LEADERSHIP THAT'S FOCUSING ON THESE HOURS. WE HAVE A NEW SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. WE'VE GOT A STRUCTURE TO REALLY START CHANGING HOW WE'RE DOING POLICING AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING THAT STRUCTURE IN PLACE BUT UNTIL IT'S IN PLACE, I CAN'T SUPPORT ITEM 3 TODAY. **[59:41] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NO. 3. **[1:00:00] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 7 ayes and 5 nays. **[1:00:15] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT ITEM CARRIES AND THAT COMMITTEE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE OUR INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. PURSUANT TO NOTICE COUNCIL MEMBERS ELLISON AND VETAW WILL BE INTRODUCING AND GIVING FIRST READING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE TO AMEND PROVISIONS RELATED TO MOLD GROWTH, WATER DAMAGE SURFACES AND RAINWATER DRAINAGE WHICH WILL BE REFERRED TO THE BUSINESS INSPECTIONS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE IN THEIR NEXT CYCLE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THAT INTRODUCTION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. **[1:01:10] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[1:01:23] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THE ORDINANCE IS REFERRED TO THE BIHZ COMMITTEE IN THE NEXT CYCLE. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE TWO HONORARY RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE READ AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THESE RESOLUTIONS. **[1:01:45] Council Member:** SO MOVED. **Council Member:** SECOND. **[1:01:55] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[1:02:09] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THE LAST ITEM IS WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION TODAY, AND BEFORE WE MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION, I WILL TAKE UP ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE THIS MORNING? COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY? **[1:02:26] Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FIRST I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE DELTA WORKER OR AIRLINE WORKER RESOLUTION. I ALSO WANTED TO EXTEND AN INVITATION -- MY OFFICE IS GOING TO SEND YOU ALL AN EMAIL WITH THIS INFORMATION TOO BUT DELTA WORKERS ARE HOSTING A RALLY THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH FROM 4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE ST. PAUL REGIONAL FEDERATION. THERE'S GOING TO BE NATIONAL SPEAKERS WHO'VE BEEN ON THE FRONTLINES ORGANIZING ALONGSIDE THE 55,000 DELTA WORKERS TO TRY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN SO I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND THE INVITATION FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO STAND IN AN ACT OF SOLIDARITY AS YOU HAD TODAY WITH THIS RESOLUTION AND WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP AFTER THIS MEETING WITH MORE OF THAT LOGISTICAL INFORMATION. **[1:03:19] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI? **[1:03:30] Council Member Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO INVITE ALL MY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC -- WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING PRIOR TO EARTH DAY WHICH IS COMING UP ON APRIL 22nd. I KNOW THAT THE PARK NEAR MY HOUSE HAS AN EVENT AT 9:30 BUT THERE'S ALSO THROUGH THE GREAT RIVER COALITION A 5K RUN IN MINNEAPOLIS. THAT STARTS EARLIER AT 8:00 AM SO I ASK MY OTHER COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE LET US KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER ACTIVITIES BUT I THINK THEY'RE HAPPENING ALL DAY LONG THROUGHOUT THAT SATURDAY TOO SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. **[1:04:01] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. **[1:04:13] Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE WEATHER IS CHANGING, SPRING IS UPON US AND THAT MEANS ART-A-WHIRL IS COMING UP THAT'S GOING TO BE MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 21st. IT'S ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST OPEN STUDIO CRAWLS AND THERE'S GOING TO BE OVER 800 ARTISTS AND GALLERIES PARTICIPATING FOR THIS AND IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR WARD 1 AND I WANT TO EXTEND AN INVITATION BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS A BIG CELEBRATION. **[1:04:30] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. AND I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE JUST TO ANNOUNCE THAT TODAY THERE IS A JOB FAIR HAPPENING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. PLEASE INFORM YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT TO HEAD OVER TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. A NUMBER OF RAILROADS ARE THERE AND ACTUALLY HIRING ON THE SPOT. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE REGULAR ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION WHICH IS FOR TWO LITIGATION MATTERS AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. BEFORE I MOVE TO CLOSE THE MEETING, I'LL RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE REQUESTED CLOSED SESSION. **[1:05:25] City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE NEXT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE THE CASES OF POPE VERSUS CHAUVIN ET AL. AND CODE VERSUS CHAUVIN ET AL. THESE ARE CASES THAT ARE IN ACTIVE LITIGATION IN FEDERAL COURT. YOUR LAWYERS WISH TO DISCUSS WITH THE COUNCIL LITIGATION STRATEGY AND/OR SETTLEMENT POSSIBILITIES. ACCORDINGLY UNDER THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW, MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.05 SUBDIVISION 3B, THE COUNCIL MAY UPON A PROPER MOTION CLOSE THE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ATTORNEY/CLIENT COMMUNICATION. IN CONSIDERING THE MOTION THE COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT ITS GOVERNMENT IS DOING AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO PRESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS ATTORNEYS. **[1:06:12] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY AND WITH THAT I MOVE THAT THE PUBLIC MEETING BE CLOSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS UNDER THE OPEN MEETING LAWS SPECIFICALLY MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 13D.05 SUBDIVISION 3B FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE LITIGATION MATTERS OF POPE V. CHAUVIN ET AL. AND CODE V. CHAUVIN ET AL. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION. **[1:06:44] Council Member:** SECOND. **[1:06:50] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] There are 12 ayes. **[1:06:59] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF OUR MEETING AND CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION. I'LL NOTE THAT THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING WILL CONTINUE AND THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC AFTER WE'VE CONCLUDED THE CLOSED SESSION. **[1:12:57] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THE TIME IS NOW 12:59. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING OUR CLOSED SESSION. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. **[1:13:10] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE? PRESENT. GOODMAN? PRESENT. WONSLEY? ABSENT. JOHNSON? ABSENT. OSMAN? PRESENT. PAYNE? PRESENT. KOSKI? PRESENT. CHUGHTAI? PRESENT. CHAVEZ? PRESENT. ELLISON? HERE. VETAW? PRESENT. VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO? PRESENT. PRESIDENT JENKINS? PRESENT. There are 11 members present. **[1:13:47] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND I WILL ASK ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS TO BE PRESENTED AND CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON? **[1:14:04] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'VE GOT THE MOTION HERE, AND I WILL READ IT. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON MOVES TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN RELATED TO THE CLAIMS BROUGHT IN CODE VERSUS CHAUVIN ET AL. IN THE AMOUNT OF 1.375 MILLION ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES, PAYABLE TO HER ATTORNEYS, AND AUTHORIZES THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SETTLEMENT. AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. **[1:15:05] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? **[1:15:06] Council Member:** I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. **[1:15:08] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WE HAVE A MOTION AND PROPER SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. **[1:15:15] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] RAINVILLE? AYE. GOODMAN? AYE. OSMAN? AYE. PAYNE? AYE. KOSKI? AYE. CHUGHTAI? AYE. CHAVEZ? AYE. ELLISON? AYE. VETAW? AYE. PALMISANO? AYE. JENKINS? AYE. There are 11 ayes. **[1:15:40] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. THAT MOTION IS ADOPTED. AND NEXT WE HAVE THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. **[1:15:53] Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ANY OF ITS NAMED OR UNNAMED CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES INCLUDING CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS ASSERTED IN THE MATTER OF POPE JR. VERSUS DEREK CHAUVIN ET AL. CIVIL CASE NUMBER 22-1434 BE SETTLED IN THE AMOUNT OF 7.5 MILLION DOLLARS. THAT AMOUNT WILL BE PAYABLE IN THE FOLLOWING WAY: ONE 5.8 MILLION DOLLARS TO ROBINS KAPLAN LLP TRUST ACCOUNT FBO JOHN C. POPE JR. AND TWO, 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS TO NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THREE, $196,000 TO PRUDENTIAL ASSIGNED SETTLEMENT SERVICES CORPORATION. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS SETTLEMENT. **[1:16:45] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. IS THERE A SECOND? **[1:16:47] Council Member:** SECOND. **[1:16:50] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** WE HAVE A MOTION AND PROPER SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CLERK -- OH. COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE? **[1:17:11] Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO REFLECT ON THE VIDEOS THAT WE JUST WATCHED BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE PUBLICIZED, I THINK, VERY SHORTLY. AND IT'S JUST A REMINDER OF WHAT WE WENT THROUGH IN 2020, AND WE HAVE SPENT A GOOD CHUNK OF TIME THIS YEAR REALLY DEBATING THE SENSITIVITY OF THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS AND HOW WE SHOULD BE MOVING AS AN INSTITUTION AND MAKING SURE THAT THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS DON'T CONTINUE TO OCCUR. AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS OUR TRAUMAS IS I THINK OUR BODIES PROTECT US SOMETIMES IN MAKING US FORGET WHAT THOSE FEELINGS FELT LIKE BECAUSE IF THOSE FEELINGS ARE AT THE TOP OF YOUR MIND AT ALL TIMES, YOU JUST CAN'T FUNCTION. **[1:18:13] Council Member Elliott Payne:** AND I THINK WATCHING THESE VIDEOS AGAIN BRINGS THOSE FEELINGS ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO THE SURFACE AGAIN. I THINK WE NEED TO BE REALLY TENDER WITH OURSELVES AS THOSE FEELINGS FLOW THROUGH US, AND WE NEED TO ALLOW THE RAGE OF THOSE FEELINGS TO HELP INFORM AND SHAPE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER AS A BODY. WE CANNOT FORGET WHAT HAPPENED TO GEORGE FLOYD, WHAT DEREK CHAUVIN DID TO GEORGE FLOYD AND HOW THESE CASES ARE A REMINDER THAT HE GOT TO EXIST THAT WAY AS PART OF OUR INSTITUTION, AND IT'S ACTUALLY NOT A DEREK CHAUVIN PROBLEM. IT IS AN INSTITUTION PROBLEM. AND IF WE DON'T LET THE OUTRAGE OF WHAT WE WITNESSED TODAY SHAPE OUR POLICY-MAKING DECISIONS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE EVENTS LIKE THIS. **[1:19:15] Council Member Elliott Payne:** AND SO I WANT THIS TO BE A REMINDER NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR US AS A BODY THAT THERE'S A LOT OF INTENTIONALITY THAT WE NEED TO BRING TO OUR DECISION MAKING AROUND THESE ISSUES. I KNOW IT CAN BE DIVISIVE AND SENSITIVE, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS, AND I'M NOT GLAD TO BRING THIS MOTION FORWARD, BUT PERHAPS THIS MOTION CAN HELP US BRING SOME CLOSURE TO THIS ERA AND IS A STARK REMINDER OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE LYING AHEAD. THANK YOU. **[1:19:38] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. AND WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. **[1:19:54] City Clerk Casey Carl:** [ROLL CALL] RAINVILLE? AYE. GOODMAN? AYE. OSMAN? AYE. PAYNE? AYE. KOSKI? AYE. CHUGHTAI? AYE. CHAVEZ? AYE. ELLISON? AYE. VETAW? AYE. PALMISANO? AYE. JENKINS? AYE. There are 11 ayes. **[1:20:09] Council President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE SETTLEMENTS WILL BE ADOPTED, AND WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE BUSINESS FOR TODAY. WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THIS BODY, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.