Here is the transcribed townhall with speaker names added based on the provided context and the flow of the meeting. [0:25] **President Elliott Payne**: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. AND BEFORE I RECONVENE OUR MEETING, I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LOSS OF OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL. [0:25] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, CLERK. THANK YO CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR FALLEN OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL PLEASE. [1:16] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. [1:16] **President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. AND IT'S A REAL TRAGEDY TO HAVE LOST SO MANY THTHROUGH GUN VIOLENCE. AND BEFE WE GET STARTED, WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS TOHIS SPACE TO SHARE IN THESE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. I WILL INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN UP, WHICH IS TO RECOGNIZE THE SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL. [2:30] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: GOOD MORNING. TODAY, WE HONOR IN SOMALI WEEK. BACK IN 2017, CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZED JULY 1ST A AS SOMALI AMERICAN D. [2:46] HORING THE SOMALI WEEKK FESTIVAL. IT'S A CELEBRATION OF SOMALI CULTURE, HERITAGE AND CELEATION. RECOGNIZED AS THE LARGEST EVENT OUTSIDE SOMALILI. [3:02] WHEREAS THE FESTIVAL MARKS THE SIGNIFICANT OCCASION OF THE SOMALI DIASPORA INVITING AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE SOMALI ININDEPENDENCE DAY. STRUGGLE, A TRIUMPH OF SOMALI SINCE ITS INDEPENDENCE. SHOWCASES SOMALI ARTS MUSIC FASHION CUISINE AND FOSTERING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF SOMALI CULTURE, AMONG ALL RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS PROMOTING MULTICULTURALISM AND UNITY. [3:39] AND WHEREAS THE MISSION OF SOMALI WEEK IS TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND DEEPEN THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF ITS RICH CTURAL HERITAGE AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF THE SOMALI AMERICAN COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL ALIGNS WITH MINNEAPAPOLIS VALUEF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION REINFORCING THE CITY COMMITMENT RECOGNIZINGG AND HONORING THE RICH TAPESTRY OF CULTURE THAT CONSTITUTES ITS POPULATION. AND WHEREAEAS, THE SOMALI COMMUNITY THROROUGHOUT THE RESILIENCE AND VIBRANT CULTURAL EXPRESSION CONTRIBUTES TO THE BROADER [4:26] IMMIGRANT SUCCESS IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND WHEREAS, THE SOMALI COMMUNITY HAS BEEN INTEGRAL PART OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR DECADE SIGNIFICANTLY C CONTRIBUTING TO THE CULTURAL ECONOMY AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR CITY. AENRICHING T WITH THEIR BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS, UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP OF KENJUK, IT WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL. [5:03] AND NOW THEREFORE,E, BE IT RESOE THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY HONOR THE SOMALILI WEEK FESTIVAL AS A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL EVENT IN MINNEAPOLIS CELEBRATING THE SOMALI COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TO OUR CITY, PROMOTING THE VALUE AND DIVERERSITY AND INCLUSION. D FURTHER, THAT JULY 1ST, 2024, BE RECOGNIZED AS THE SOMALI CULTURAL DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ACKNOWLEDGING THE ENDURANCE AND THE SPIRIT OF CULTURAL RICHNESS OF THE SOMALI COUNITY. [5:40] AND NOW, I WOULD LIKEE TO WELCOE MFARRA KENJUK WHO HAS BEEN A PART FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. [6:04] **Mfarra Kenjuk**: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMAN JAMAL OSMAN. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, AND FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS. [6:04] THIS MORNING, WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING HISTORY, A BIG HISTORY. YOU KNOW, MINNEAPOLIS IS FULL OF MANY, MANY AMAZING CULTURES. IT'S AELTING POT. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS CELEBRATING ONE OF THOSE CULTURES AS WE CONTINUNUE TO CELEBRATE THE AMAZING CULTURES THAT BRING US TOGETHER. THAT'S ACTUALLY THE STRENGTH THAT WE HAVE. THERE'S MANY commonalities WE HAVE ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS. AND THAT'S WHAT I CALL ONE MINNEAPOLIS. TODAY, WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR OUR CITY AND THE SOMALI AMERICAN COMMUNITY WITH THE PASSING OF THISS RESOLUTION HONORING THE SOMALI WEEK. THE SOMALI WEEK IS MORE THAN JUST A CELEBRATION. IT'S COMMEMORATES [6:54] SOMALIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY. REECTING THE HISTORY, AND THE STRUGGLE AND THE TRIUMPH OF THE SOMALI AMERICAN PEOPLE. EMBCES RICH CULTURAL EXPRESSION THROUGH ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, FASHION AND CUISINE. SOMALI WEEK IS NOT JUST A CELEBRATION, BUT IT HASAS BECE A PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSIONS, FOR CONNECTING ONE ANOTHER. IT'S BEYOND THE SOMALI COMMUNITY. AND MORE AND MORE NON-SOMALIS ARE COMING TO CELEBRATE SOMALI WEEK. [7:26] AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE POINT WHY WE HAVE STARTED THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM OVER A DECADE AGO. THE MISSN OF SOMALI WEEK IS TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND DEEEEPEN OUR COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOMALI AMERICAN COMMUNITY RICH CULTURAL ANAND HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTION VIBRANT CULTURAL EXPRESSION CONTINUES TONSPIRE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE BROADER NARRATIVE OF AMERICANUCCESS AND INTEGRATION IN MINNEAPOLIS. [7:54] FOR DECADES, THE SOMALI COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF OUR CITY, SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO ITS CULTURE, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL FABRIC. THEIR TRADITIONS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ENRICHES OUR CITY IN COUNTLESS WAYS. UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP OFF THIS AMAZING ORGANIZATION, SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A CITY-WIDE CULTURAL EVENT. DAY, AS WE OFFICIALLY HONOR SOMALI WEEK FESTIVAL, WE CELEBRATE SOMALIANS CONTRITION. I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT JULY 1ST, 2024, WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS SOMALI [8:41] CULTURE DAY IN THE CITY OF MINN THANK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMAL OSMAN, AND CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOYOR AS WELL, AND THE GUESTS THAT WE HAVE HERE AS WELL. WHA MAKES MINNEAPOLIS STRONG IS THE AMAZINING CULTURES THAT WE HAVE ACROSS THE CITY. AND I I'M AMAZ, AND I LOVE BEING PART OF THIS AMAZING CITY AS WE CONTINUE TO BE AN EXAMPLE CITY ACROSS THIS GREAT NATION OF OURS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [9:11] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS YEAR JUNE 29TH IS THE START DATE OF SOMALI WEEK ON LAKE STREET. SO PLEASE JOIN A AND HAVE FUN. YOU MIGHT HAVE A CAMEL RIDE WHEN YOU GET THER THANK YOU. [10:13] **President Elliott Payne**: NEXT WEAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS CHOWDHURY AND CHAVEZ AND OSMAN TO RECOGNIZE IMMIGIGRANT HERITA MONTH, WORLD REFUGEE DAY AND CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. [11:01] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: HELLO. GOOD MORNING. WE'RE JUST SO HAPPY TODAY TO BE RECOGNIZING IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH, WORLD REFUGEE, AND CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH ALL IN THE MONTH OF JUNE. THIS IS REALLY A WAYO KIND OF CELEBRATE THE RESILIENCE, CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL OF THESE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY REPRESENTED HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REALLY THANK TATE NGUYEN, MICHE LE RIVERO, MWENDE NZIMBI FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS THAT EVERY YEAR WE'RE UP HERE RE RECOGNIZIZING THESE IMPORTANT MONTHS AND IMPORTANT DATES BECAUSE OUR HISTORIES CONTINUE [11:47] TO GROW WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND WE'RE REALLY CELEBRATING THIS ACROSS THE NATION. AND WORLD REFUGEE DAY IS AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION. SO THANK YOU SO M MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND I WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN KICK US OFF. [12:03] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: WONDERFUL. RECOGNIZING IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH, WORLD REFUGEE DAY, AND CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. WHEREAS MINNESOTA MACOWSE IS THE ANCESTRAL HOMELAND OF THE DAKOTA AND OJIBWE NATIVE NATIONS WHO HAVE LON STEWARDED THIS LAND IN ICH WE RESIDE. AND WHEREAS THE FAST MAJITY OF THE CURRENT UNITED STATES POPULATION I MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHOSE ANCESTORS WERE BORN OUTSIDE OF THIS LAND, OUTSIDE OF THIS COUNTRY, AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS NATION WHERE IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES FROM ALL OVER T THE WORLD HAVE PLAD A [12:52] VITAL ROLE IN SHAPINGNG OUR COUNTRY CULTLTURE, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC FABRIC. AND WHEREAS IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH WHICH WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED IN 2014, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE T THE SHARED EXPERIEN D STORIES OF IMMIGRANTS TO HONOR THEIR JOURNEY AND CONTRIBUTION, AND TO THE AFFIRM OF OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A SOCIETY WELCOMING TO IMMIGRANTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. [13:27] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AND WHEREAS WORLD REFUGEE DAY ON JUNE 20TH EVERY YEAR ACKNOWLEDGES THE STRENGTH AND ENCOURAGE OF MILLIONS OF REFUGEES FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES DUE TO CONFLICT, PERSECUTION, AND HIGHLIGHTS A NEED FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR PLIGHT. [13:50] CARIB NOTE THAT THE MAJORITY OF CARIBBEAN AMERICANS HAVE ROOTS IN CUBA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAIT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. AND TO HONOR AND NOTE THE -- SHARED HISTORY AND CULTURE INCLUDING AMONG MANY, ALEXAER HAMILTON, THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY COLIN POWELL, CIA CRCRUZ, THE QUEEN OF SALSA, AND SHIRLEY CHISHOLM. [14:39] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLISIS OVER 63,000 PEOPLE IDENTIFY AS IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, NOT INCLUDINGHE DESCENDANTS OF REFUGEES. ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN HAVE AN IMMIGRANT PARENT AND OVER 100 LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN BY FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ENROLLED IN MPS SCHOOLS. [15:04] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AND WHEREAS IMMIGRANTSND REFUGEES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, INCLUDING CARIBBEAN AMERICANS BRING VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCES TO OUR CITY AND NANATION. AND WHEREAS, THTHE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTIO OF THE DIVIVERSE LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF IMMIGRANTS AND AMERICANS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS IS VITAL IN SHAPING OUR COLLECTIVE IDENTITY AS A NA NATION. -- AND WHEREAS WHILE PEOPLE BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES ARE VERY MUCH INCLUDED IN AND ARE NOT SPARED THE RISKS OF LIFE AND SAFETY THAT COME FROM INCLUDING SUBJUGATION TO ACTS MOTIVAD BY HATE, DEATH BY [15:51] GUNFIRE, CONTINUING HEALTH IMPACTS AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND MORE, THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY OFTEN PREVENTED FROM ACCESSING OPPORTUNITY AND NECESSITIES DUE TO FACTORS SUCH AS LEGAL STATUS, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, LACK OF FINANCIAL SOURCES AND LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY THAT IS RESPECTFUL OF DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND NORMS. [16:58] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AND WHEREAS,S, WHERE WE CELEBRATE REFUGEES AND IIGRANTS THIS MONTH, WE RECOGNIZE PEOPLE THAT HAVE CE TO THE UNITED STATATES FROM ANOTHER COUNT REGARDLESS OF PATHWAY OR STATUS ARE MORE THAN THEIR IMMIGRATION CLASSIFICATION. ONCE WITHIN THIS NATION'S BORDERS, MANY BECOME INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. FOR DESCENDANTS WHO [16:39] ARE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OROR GREAT-ANDCHILDREN, WE OWE OUR VERY EXISTENCE T THIS JOURNEY, THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCY OF OUR ANCESTORS, A THE WELCOME GRANTED BY THIS COUNTRY AND ITS RESIDENTS. [16:58] WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLILIS IS A WELCOMING CI ONE THAT SUPPORTS RESIDENTS IN ACHIEVING LIVES OF SAFETY, DIGNITY AND OPPORTUNITY, INCLUDING THROUGH SUPPORTING CIVIC GAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY, UPWARD MOBILITY, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLILIS. [17:22] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: ACHIEVE MORE SECURE IMMIGRATION STATUS U UP TO AND INCLUDING T UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP. AND WHEREAS, A COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING SOCIETY WHERE ALL RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL INCLUDES THE COMMITMENT TO DISMANTLING BARRIERS BASED UPON ETHNICITY AND NATIONAL ORIGIN, EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION, AND FREEDOM O OF MOVEMENT WITHIN OUR NATION. IN THE C CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, THIS COMMITMENT IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF MANY, INCLUDING THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE-LED INITTIVES TO ENSURE THAT NEWER RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TOO ESTABLIS A FOOTHOLD IN THE SOCIETY. IN THIS RESPECT, THE WELCOMED BECOMEMES THE WELCOMER. [18:09] NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY C CELEBRATE IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH, WORLD REFUGEE DAY, AND CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESND THEIR DESCENDANTS -- AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO RECOGNIZE AND OBSERVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO CELEBRATE, LEARN, AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND THEIDESCENDANTS, INCLUDING CARIBBEAN AMERICANS TO OUR CITY, STATE, AND NATION. AWESOME. [18:50] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. I NOW WANT TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO WHOEVER WANTS TO SPEAK. [18:50] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: IF YOU DON'T MIND. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THESE RESOLUTIONS. THE STAFF REALLY WORK BEHIND THE SCENESO REALLY BRING THIS TO LIGHT. TO BRING THESE TOPICSS T THE CITY COUNCIL FOR US TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE WORK ON THIS. I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART TO OUR CITY. REALLY APPRECIATE THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU ALL HAVE WRITTEN AND BROUGHT THIHIS FORWD TO THE OTHER PART I DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE IN OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW, IT'S IN A LOT OF PAIN. OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT'S RISING ITS [19:36] ATTACK ON OUR ASYLUM SEEKERS. IT'S SOMETHING I PERSONALLY STAND FULLY AGAINST. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ACKNOEDGING THE PAIN IN OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW. THESE ARE IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE HISTORY OF OUR RESIDENTNTS, OUR IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE RESIDENTS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO BE DEMANDING MORE FROM OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHO IS TREATING OUR IMMIGRANTS UNFAIRLY RIGHT NOW. [20:10] WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT LEAVING THAHAT OUT. YEAH, WE WA TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY STAFF I RECOGNIZED. AND ALL THAT TOO. [20:28] **City Staff Member**: THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNI RELATIONS -- I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH. [20:54] **Carlos (IT Department)**: MY NAME IS CARLOS. I WORK FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN THE IT DEPARTMENT. [21:18] **City Staff Member (CPED)**: I WORK FOR CPED. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM LAOS. I CAME AS A REFUGEE I IN 1978. I LIVED IN HAWAII LAOS THAILAND WASHINGTON D.C., AND NOW HERE. I'M HAPPY TO CALL MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA MY HOME. MY G GOAL ISO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME AS THEY MADE ME FEEL WELCOME, MY FAMILY. AND ALSO OUR COLLEAGUES, OUR FRIENDS, RECENT ARRIVALS. [21:50] **Jimmy Yang**: MY NAME IS JIMMY YANG AND WORK AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN THE IT DEPARTMENT. [21:50] **Michelle Rivero**: MY NAME IS MICHE LE RIVERO. I WORK FOR THEHE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS ADVANCED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE INDIVIDUALS HERE REPRESENT SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THE MANY CULTURES REPRESENTED IN OUR CITY IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP. AND OUR CITY STAFF WANTED TOO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES IN THEIR OWN NATIVE LANGUAGES OR THE LANGUAGES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES SO THE PEOPLEE IN THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR THEIR OWN LANGUAGES SPOKEN HERE UP ON THE DAIS. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH [22:36] FOR DOING THAT. IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH, WORLD REFUGEE DAY, AND CARIBBEAN ARICAN HERITAGE MONTH ARE ALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THEIR ROOTS, TO NOR COMMUNITIES THAT ARERE HERE, TH E REPRESENTED, THAT MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SOCIETY. AND THE MINNEAPOLIS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ALLIANCE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, AND THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS. I JUST WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE FOR FOLKS. THEHERE IS GOING TO BE A CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION F FR THIS SATURDAY FROM 1:00 T TO 3 P.M. AT 627 WEST BROADWAY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AT THE OPENING DOOR L LEARNING CENTER. INVITE PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE AT OIRA [23:22] MINNEAPOLIS. AND ALSO FOR CITY EMPLOYEES, THERE'S A CALENDAR OF EVENTS INCLUDING WISDOM OF THE ELDERS THAT WILL BE PLACED LATER THIS MONTH ON JUNE 27TH. INFORME MIRA TEAMS CHANNEL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY STAFF. [23:41] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: NOW AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, WE HAVE ALMOST FOUR IMMIGRANTS OR THEIR PARENTS BEING IMMIGRANTS. AND THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF FOR LANGUAGE. SO WE THOUGHT WE'D DO THE SAME. AND INTRODUCE OUR NAMES AND CLOSE IT DOWN. AND THANK YOU. [24:01] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: ( SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ) I'M CHOWDHURY. I WORK FOR THE CITY. [24:29] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: ( SPEAKING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ) I'M MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT. IT MEANS A LOT. THANK YOU. [24:48] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: ( SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ) I JUST SAID MY NAME IS JASON CHAVEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE HERE ITH OUR CITY STAFF. [25:11] **President Elliott Payne**: NEXT, WE WILL WCOME UP SILVIA GONZALEZ. OH, PHOTO. PHOTO. PHOTO. NOW WE WILL WCOME UP SILVIA GONZALEZ TO RECOGNIZE HER RETIREMENT. [27:33] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. ONE, I JT WANT -- TODAY WE'RE READING A RESOLUTION HONORING SILVIA GONZALEZ FOR HIS YEARS OF DEDICION OF SERVICE. I THINK WE SHOULD ALL CLAP. 30 YEARS. THAT IS A BIG MILESTONE. [27:52] AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OURUR CITY STAFF. OKAY. SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE HONORING SILVIA GONZALEZ FOR HER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS, AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE REANG IT. WHWHEREAS, SILVIA GONZALEZ IS RETIRING FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLISFTER 30 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE. SHE HAS BEEN A SISTER, A LEADER, AN ALLY, AND A COLLABORATOR, COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND MINNEAPOLIS RACIAL EQUITY COORDINATOR. A FIERCE MENTOR AND ADVOCATE FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. [28:25] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AND WHEREREAS SILVIA HAS BEEA MINNEAPOLIS -- SHE WAS A LICENSED JOURNEY PERSON ECTRICIAN. SILVIA IS THE FIRST W CERTIFIED BUILDING L LICENSE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. [28:45] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: WHEREAS IN 1994, SHE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE CITY AS AN ELECTRICAL INECTOR. SHE MOVED INTO THE ROLES OF BUILDING INSPECTOR, LEAD BUILDING INSPECTOR, AND FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN A DISTRICT SUPERVISOR WITH A CONSTRUCTION CODE SERVICES DIVISION. [29:05] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WHEREAS SILVIA HOLDS COUNTLESS CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENS IN THE BUILDING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL TRADES, AND SERVES AS THE SECRETARY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MINNESOTA BUILDING OFFICIALS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE AND TRARAINING PROVIDED THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO ASSIST PLANNED EVENTS, AND UNEXPECTED EVENTS. WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF HER CAREREER, SILVIA HAS BEEN A REGISTERED SPANISH INTERPRETER. [29:43] ASSIST SPANISH SPEAKERS, INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES. AND WHEREAS, SHE WAS AWARDED THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL TRAILBLAZER AWAWARD WHI RECOGNIZES HER EXCELLENT WORK IN MENTORING AND LEADING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUILDING PROFESSIONALS. [30:03] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: WHEREAS, IN ADDITION TO ALL THESE PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SILVIA HAS ALSO FOUND TIME TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN AND LEAD MULTIPLE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS. SILVIA IS THE CO-CHAIR FOR THE LATINX REURCE GROUP. SHE COLLABORATES AND IS A MEMBER OF WOMEN ERG. [30:25] THE MINNEAPOLIS BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK, AND THE CPED RIDE RACIAL INCLUSION DIVERSITY UITY COMMITTEE. AND WHEREAS, SILVIA HAS BEEN A FIERCE ADVOCATE AND ROLE MODEL FOR THE MEERS OF THE WOMEN OF MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEE NETWK, WOMEN ERG, AND WOMEN EMPYEES ACROSS THE CITY. SILVIA INSPIRES WOMEN TO BRING THEIR WHOLE SELVES TO THEIR WOR AND TO SHOW COMPASSION FOR ONE ANOTHER AND CELEBRATE ONE ANOTHER. [30:52] SILVIA CONTINUES AS A GUIDING LINE FOR ALL TO HAVE CONFIDENCE AND THE ABILITYTY TO LEAD FROM WHERE THEY ARE AT. [30:52] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: WHEREAS, MS. GONZALEZ HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE LATINO RESOURCE GROUP SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2019. IN HER LEADERSHIP, SILVIA HAS SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES, BUILD CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN THE LATINO COMMUNITY, AND MAKE THE CITY BETWEEN EMPLOYEES OFTEN OPENING HER OWN HOME. RAISE AWARENESS OF LATINO HISTORY AND CULTURES IN THE U.S. CELEBRATE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY, AND MAKE THE C CITY [31:38] MINNEAPOLIS A BETTER, MORE WELCOMING WORKPLACE FOR EVERYONE. E HAS ALSO SUPPORTED EQUITY AND CITY HIRING, PROMOTING, AND STAFFING POLICIES, INCLUDING CITY'S PANDEMIC FURLOUGH IMPACTS. [31:58] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WHEREAS, SILVIA WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED BY THE MANY PEOPLE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WHO SHE IMPACTED AS A LEADER, AN ADVOCATEAND A FRIEND. LET'S CONGRATULATE SILVIA ON HER OUTSTANDING 30 YEARS CAREERITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND WISH HER WELL ON HER RETIREMENT. [32:23] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SILVIA READ IT. THE LAST PART. >> I'LL DO IT. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY HONOR SILVIA GONZALEZ FOR HER COMMITMENT AND MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SEND HER BEST WISHES TO HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS IN HER RETIREMENT. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STEVE SAY A FEW WORDS. LET'S USE THIS MIC BECAUSE THAT ONE SOUNDS A LITTLE -- [33:10] **Steve (City Staff)**: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. IT'S MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO PRESENT SILVIA WITH HER FATHER OF W WATR STATUE. I'VE WORKED ALONG SILVIA FOR MANY YEARS. WHEN I STARTED I WORKE WHEN SHE WAS A BUILDING INSPECTOR. OFTEN WE'D HEAR STORIES ABOUT HOW SILVIA WAS IN THE FIELD WITH CONSTITUENTS. NOT JUST HER OWN LANGUAGE BUT NAVIVIGATING CITY HALL. ONE OF E HALLMARKS OF SILVIA'S SESERVICE SHE WAS A VERY PRAGMATIC PERSON. [33:32] SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT UNDERSTANDABLEHEN THERE WAS CODE ISSUES AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO WORK THROUGH PROBLEMS. SILVIA ALSO BROUGHT A LOT OF CONTINUITY TO THE CONSTRUCTION CODODE SERVICES BUSINESS UNIT. OVER THE YEARS, CCS, AS WE CALD IT, HAS MOVED AROUND TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. [33:51] BUT ONE CONSTT HAS BEEN SILVIA'S SERVICE TO THE CITY. THAT SERVICE IS IMPORTANT TO T STAFF AS WE WELCOME NEW PEOPLE. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY JOANNE IS HERE BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFOS IN TRYING TO BRING MORE WOMEN TO THE FIELELD. IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS TO SILVIA. WE WILL MISS YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS OF SERVICE. AND THERE IS A CELEBRATION OVER AT THE CROWN ROYAL MILL. I THINK THE WEATHER IS GOING TO HOLD. AND THAT STARTS AT 11:30. AGAIN, LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF A APPLAUSE R SILVIA FOR HER SERVICE. AND THANK YOU SO CH, SILVIA. [34:29] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: BEFORE WE GIVE YOU THE RESOLUTION, DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I'M HAPPY TO HOLD THAT. [34:45] **Silvia Gonzalez**: WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I WAS LO CAUGHT UP IN THE WORLD OF ANGLO SOCIETY, CONFUSED BY THE RULES, SCORNED BY THE ATTITUDES, SUPPRESSED BY MANIPULATION, AND THE NEED TO BONG AND TO BE ACCEPTED. THIS IS FROM A POEM BY CORKY GONZALEZ. NO RELATIVE BUT WE SHARE THE LAST NAME. I'M NO LONGER THAT PERSON. BUT I'M A WISER, CONFIDENT MEXICANA. -- I AM SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO WITNESS THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT FROM MEXICO, AND ON [35:33] THIS CONTINENT, CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM. I WTED TO EDUCATE MYMYSELF AND OTHERS TO THE BEAU AND THE UNINIQUENESS OF OUR LATX CULTURE. O OUR COLOR, OUR LANGUAGE, OUR HISTORIES. AS MEMBERS OF SOMOS, WE ACHIEVED THAT GOAL BY PROVIDING A WINDOW TO CULTURAL AGILY. WE WERE ABLE TO create WONDERFUL FRIENDSHIPS THAT ARE BASED ON RESPECT AND ACCEPTANCE. I HAVE ENJOYED MY WORK AS A PUBLIC SERVANT. MY JOB IS IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENFORCING BUILDING CODES THAT WILL KEEP FOLKS SAFE IN THEIR HOMES ANDN THEIR BUSINESSES. EDUCATING FOLKS ON [36:18] WHY WE ENFORCE A C CODE IS PARAMOUNT TO COMPLIANCE. WE MUST DO THE WORK WITH COMPAION AND EMPATHTHY. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES EMPLEES LEADERERS AND RESIDENTS, AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME. IT HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE TO SERVRVE YOU. IT HAS BEEN A WILD RIDE. IT HAS COME WITH ITS UPS AND DNS. AND MY RETIREMENT IS BITTERSWEET. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD WALK AWAY FEELING ELATED. BUT I FIND MYSELF FIGHTING HARD TO LET GO. [36:52] TO ALLOW MYSELF JUST TO BE. SO I WILL MOV ON TO MY NEXT CHAPTER. HOPING THAT I MADE THIS CITY A BETTER PLACE TO WORK AND LIVE. AND I THANK YOU A SO MUCH FOR THIS RESOLUTION AND HONORING ME TODAY. [38:07] **President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY UNCIL FOR JUNE 13TH H TO ORDER. I'LL NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMRS JENKINS, KOSKI AND CASHMAN ARE AWAY. BUT I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL HE ROLL TO VERIFY THE QUORUM. [39:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: PRESENT. **Clerk**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: PRESENT. **Clerk**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. **Council Member Jamal Osman**: PRESENT. **Clerk**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. **Council Member Michael Rainville**: PRESENT. **Clerk**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. **Council Member Jason Chavez**: PRESENT. **Clerk**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: PRESENT. **Clerk**: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: HERE. **Clerk**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: PRESENT. **Clerk**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. **President Elliott Payne**: PRESENT. **Clerk**: THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. [39:15] **President Elliott Payne**: LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. COLLEAGUES, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTSTS TO THE AGENDA? SEEG NONE. MAY I HAVE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. [39:58] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: SO MOVED. **Council Member**: SECOND. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Agenda Adopted) [40:15] **President Elliott Payne**: NEXT IS THE MINUTES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOVED. **Council Member**: SO MOVED. **Council Member**: SECOND. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Minutes Adopted) [41:35] **President Elliott Payne**: THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE REPORTS ARE TAKEN UP IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [41:35] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE, THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 2 22 ITEMS R APPROVAL. (Lists items 1-22). [44:05] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKIKE TO PULL ITEM 11 FR THIS COMMITTEE'S REPORT, AND MAKE A SUBSEQUENT MOTION TO SEND THIS ITEM BACK TO COMMITTEE. AND I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK TO THAT ONCE WE COMPLETE THE COMOMMITTEE'S REPORT. [44:05] **President Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS PULLED ITEM 11. (Call for vote on remainder). **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Consent items approved). [44:39] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I AM -- REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 11, WHICH IS A $13 MILLION CONTRACT FOR REMODELING MEETING ROOM IN THE CONVENTION CENTER. WE HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST BRIEFLY CONNNNECT WITH OUR CFO AND OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR... BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUBSTANTIVE CONVERSATIONS... SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M MOVING THAT WE SEND THIS ITEM BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR JUST ONE CYCLE. THANK YOU. [46:06] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: SECOND. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND AS COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI MENTIONED, WE HAD A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH BASE ON THIS ITEM... NO PROBLEM WITH HAVING THIS ITEM RECEIVED BACK TO COMMITTEE. [47:08] **President Elliott Payne**: (Motion carries, Item 11 referred back). NEXT IS THE REPORT FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [47:25] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING THREREE ITEMS TODAY. (Lists items). [48:30] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE, ON ONE AND TWO AND NO ON 3. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Budget report adopted). [49:05] **President Elliott Payne**: NEXT IS BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. [49:05] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: THANK YOU. -- ONE IM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. (Lists items 1-14). I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEM 4 -- THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. [52:06] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: I'D JUST LIKE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO ITEM 8... THIS IS JUST THE START OF TRYING TO PRODUCE MORE HOUSING FOR SOME OF THESE EMPTY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS THAT WE ALL KNOW... WE ALL AGREE WE NEED MO HOUSING. [52:35] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO SPE ON ITEM NUMBER 2. SEA SALT EATERY... I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUOUT FOR THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT THEY'VE BEENN DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. [54:15] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: I'M GOING TO MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM [Item 4]. WE'RE HAVING SOME ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY ATTORNEYS AND STAFF... I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WE'LL BE AT A DECISION POINT BY T NEXT CYCLE. **Council Member**: SECOND. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Item 4 continued). [55:40] **President Elliott Payne**: NEXT IS THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [55:40] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6 ARE DEVIATIONS FOR LARGE BUSINESS DISTRIRICT BLOCK PERMIT APPLICATNS... (Lists items). [56:44] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ITEMS NUMBER ONE, THE TASTE OF MINNESOTA LARGE BLOCK PERMIT... AND THEN THE FLIPZONE PERMIT WHICH IS FOR THE USA OLYMPICS... EYES OF THE WORLD WILL BE UPON US. [57:42] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 5, TH SALOON PRIDE BLOCK PARTY. IT'S THE MONTH OF JUNE, I'LL SEE YOU AT THE SALOON. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Report carries). [58:35] **President Elliott Payne**: THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS THE NEXT REPORT WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBEBER CHAVEZ. [58:35] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS BRINGING FOR TWO ITEMS. (Lists items). I MOVE APPROV OF BOTH ITEMS. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Report carries). [59:44] **President Elliott Payne**: NEXT WE HAVEE THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATION COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [59:44] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITE FOR APPROVAL. (Lists items). I BELIEVE THERE IS MOTION TO AMEND NUMBER TWO THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:00:19] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU, CHAIR. YES, I AM MOVI TO AMEMEND RESOLUTION. COUNCIL MEER JENKINS IS NOT HERE TODAY, BUT SHE WOULD LIKE ME TO AMEND IT... WHEREAS, BLACK TRANS WOMEN HAVE BEEN TARGETED BY VICIOUS ATTACKS OF VIOLENCE AND MURR... I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE INCLUDED. [1:01:21] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: SECOND. [1:01:21] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU, CHAIR. I'M JUST GOING TO BE READING THIS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. JUNE IS LGBTQIA + MONTH... SUPPORTING MISSING AND MURDERED BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS ACT AS FULLY INCLUSIVE OF ALL WOMEN. [1:02:31] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: I JUST WANTED TO COSIGIGN TH. I KNOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO SUPPORT THTHIS. BUT I JUST WANTO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS AND COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS. YEAH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK WOMEN, WE H HAVE TO INCLU TRANS WOMEN IN THAT CONVERSATION. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Report carries as amended). [1:03:49] **President Elliott Payne**: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. [1:03:49] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Report carries). [1:05:10] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO COUNCIL WITH THIS [Zoning Code notice]. THERE ARE A LOT OF EMPT BUILDINGS IN THAT WAREHOUSE DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR. WE HAD A GREAT REPORT FROM THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE... IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO SEE WORKFORCE HOUSING. [1:06:29] **President Elliott Payne**: (Introduction and Referral Calendar - Council Members Wonsley and Ellison). **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Referral carries). [1:07:09] **President Elliott Payne**: NEXT IS THREE HONORARY RESOLUTIONS TODAY LISTED ON THE AGENDA. **Council Member**: SO MOVED. **Council Member**: SECOND. **Clerk**: (Roll Call Vote - Resolutions adopted). [1:07:24] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ACOWLEDGE THAT JUNETETEENTH IS THIS COMING WEDNESDAY. (Lists various events in North Minneapolis). PLEASE, COLLEAGUES, GET OUT. COME OVER TO THE NORTH SIDE AND ENJOY A FULL WEEKEND OF JUNETEENTH FESTIVITIES. WEDNESDAY IS A CITY HOLIDAY. [1:08:46] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU... THIS IS RELATED TO THE POLICE CONTRACT... NEXT TUESDAY AT 10 A.M., WE ARE GOING TO HAVE CITY STAFF GIVE THE TYPICAL PRESENTATION ON THE CONTRACT... AO WILL THEN ADJOURN TO TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH AT 5 P.M. WHERE WE WILL HAVE A SHORTENED PRESENTATION... WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOLKS ARE AWARE THAT WRE CREATING AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC TO RECEIVE INFORMATION. [1:10:17] **President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN SHEPHERDING THIS CONTRACT, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ CHAIRING THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. I THINK IT'S REALLY A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THIS PROCESS THAT IS MAKING IT MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE AND TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC. [1:10:38] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE ON BEHALF OF MY CONSTITUENTS, EMMANUELLE A AND FANCY, WHO OWN AND OPERATE THE LEGACY BUILDING... THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING MONTHS... TO MAKE AN ANNUAL SOUL OF THE SOUTHSIDE EVENT HAPPEN FOR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH. [1:11:46] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIAIR. I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME TO THE STONE ARCH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, WHICH IS THIS WEEKEND ALONG THE RIVERFRONT IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. [1:12:08] **President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.