This transcript covers the Minneapolis City Council meeting on April 11, 2024. The session begins with a 50th-anniversary celebration of the city's landmark 1974 Gay Rights Ordinance, followed by a significant legislative debate regarding the implementation date and compensation rates for Transportation Network Companies (Uber/Lyft). [0:45] **Council President Elliott Payne:** GOOD MORNING I'M ELLI- -- ELLIOTT -- WE HAVE A PRESENTATION WHICH IS A RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY'S PASSAGE OF THE 1974 GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE. I CALL ON MY COLLEAGUES FOR THAT PRESENTATION. COUNCIL MEMBERS JENKINS, CHOUDHURY AND KOSKI. [1:34] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** OKAY. THANK YOU. [2:04] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** (PAUSE.) >> ARE WE GOOD? DO WE GOT EVERYBODY? >> HELLO? GOOD EVENING. IS THE MIC ON? WE'RE GOOD. WELL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. AND WELCOME TO THIS GREAT CELEBRATION. MY NAMES MICHAEL RAINVILLE. I REPRESENT THE THIRD WARD. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION AS TO WHY WE'RE DOING THIS AND MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION. AND IT'S VERY HISTORIC TODAY CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE PASSAGE OF THE GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE. AND THIS ALL CAME ABOUT BECAUSE LEE MUNICH WHO WAS ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF MANY YEARS AGO JUST CALLED ME UP AND SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT AND WE SHOULD CELEBRATE THIS. I TALKED WITH [2:54] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND HER STAFF PATRICK IS IN THE CORNER. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO PATRICK. (APPLAUSE.) ALL THESE WONDERFUL WORDS -- THE WORDSMITH WAS PATRICK SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATRICK. [3:11] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** AND MY LAST REMARK BEFORE WE START THIS IS JUST THE FACT IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GO TO A HIGH SCHOOL WHERE WE HAD A GREAT EDUCATOR FATHER MICHAEL COLLINS AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN HE WOULD SAY: IF YOU DON'T CELEBRATE SUCCESS, IT NEVER HAPPENS. AND TODAY WE'RE CELEBRATING SUCCESS. SO WITH THAT, ELIZABETH, DO YOU WANT TO GET US GOING HERE. [3:37] **Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer:** YES, I WILL. CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE GAY CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE BY THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC HISTORY OF LGBTQ ACTIVISM IN MINNESOTA DATES BACK TO THE 1960s AND EARLY 1970s. MIRRORING NATIONAL PROTESTS AT THE STONEWALL IN 69 AND EVEN EARLIER NEW YORK ACTIVISM INCLUDING THE SOCIETY OF DEMONSTRATION AT THE U.S. [4:02] **Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer:** ARMY INDUCTION CENTER AND AT PUBLIC BEACHES AND EARLY GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS IN WASHINGTON AND IN PHILADELPHIA. WHEREAS, IN 1970 JACK BAKER -- JACK IS HERE WITH US, YEAH? [4:18] **Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer:** AND MICHAEL McCONNELL. THERE HE IS BECAME THE NATION'S FIRST SAME-SEX COUPLE TO LEGALLY MARRY IN MANKATO REPRESENTING NOT ONLY THEIR INTERESTS BUT THEIR POPULATION OF STUDENT ACTIVISTS BAKER REPRESENTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WHERE HE BECAME THE COUNTRY'S OPENLY GAY STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT. [4:39] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury:** AND WHEREAS McCONNELL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS STARTED THE COUNTRY'S EARLIER GAY COMMUNITY CENTERS CALLED GAY HOUSE GETTING MINNEAPOLIS'S PRIDE PARADE OFF THE GROUND. AND WHEREAS ON MARCH 29TH, 1974, THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL PASSED AN ORDINANCE PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF LESBIAN, GAY PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THEN THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN ANOTHER HISTORIC MOVE THAT GARNERED FAR LESS POPULARITY OR OPPOSITION BECOMING THE FIRST LEGISLATION PROTECTING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE. [5:15] **Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer:** (APPLAUSE.) AND WHEREAS ON APRIL 4TH 1974, MY FATHER, MAYOR HOFSTEDE SIGNED THE ORDINANCE -- HOFSTEDE SIGNED THE ORDINANCE INTO LAW. (APPLAUSE.) [5:33] **Council Member Katie Koski:** WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL ADDED A SEXUAL OR SEXUAL PRESENCE TO THE EXISTING CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING IT AS A PROTECTED CLASS IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND WHEREAS, FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE, NORTHWESTERN BELL CHANGED ITS PERSONNEL POLICY THROUGHOUT THE REGION THAT PREVIOUSLY PROHIBITED HIRING PEOPLE FOR ANY POSITION -- EXCUSE ME, PREVIOUSLY PROHIBITED HIRING ANY PEOPLE FOR ANY POSITION THAT PUT THEM INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES WERE A SAD THING -- I COULDN'T GO INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE. [6:08] **Council Member Katie Koski:** WHEREAS, IN SEPTEMBER, 1975, DEMERS, JACKSON AND OTHERS INTRODUCING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE DEFINING A SEXUAL PREFERENCE IN MANIFESTING AN EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL ATTACHMENT TO ANOTHER CONSENTING PERSON OR PERSONS FOR HAVING OR PROTECTING A SELF-IMAGE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ONE'S BIOLOGICAL MALENESS OR ONE'S BIOLOGICAL FEMALENESS. [6:37] **Council Member Katie Koski:** AND, COUNCIL MEMBER, DO YOU WANT TO START THERE AND THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU WRAP IT UP. **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury:** AND WHEREAS THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED AND WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY DECEMBER 1975 AND WHEREAS AN MSNBC ARTICLE NOTED THAT THIS AMENDMENT ESTABLISHED MINNEAPOLIS AS THE FIRST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO PASS PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND EXPAND TO COVER HATE CRIMES ON A PERSON'S SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND WHEREAS MINNEAPOLIS PASSED AN ORDINANCE RECOGNIZING DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP IN 1991. AND WHEREAS IN 1993, MINNESOTA EXPANDED THE 1989 LAW TO INCLUDE GENDER IDENTITY BECOMING THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO CREATE A LAW PROTECTING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE. (APPLAUSE.) [7:23] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** AND WHEREAS, IN 2013, MINNESOTA LEGALIZED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. FOLLOWING THE 2012 BALLOT MEASURE IN WHICH CONSTITUTIONALLY BANNING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. I THINK THAT DESERVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [7:53] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** (APPLAUSE.) WHEREAS, IN 2019, MINNEAPOLIS BECAME THE FIRST CITY IN MINNESOTA TO BAN CONVERSION THERAPY ON MINORS. (APPLAUSE.) AND WHEREAS IN JULY, 2021, AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS SIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED TO BAN CONVERSION THERAPY WITHIN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. [8:18] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** AND WHEREAS, IN 2023, THE MINNESOTA SENATE PASSED A BILL TO ADD SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND WHEREAS SINCE MARCH, 2023, MINNESOTA HAS BEEN LABELED A TRANS-REFUGE STATE AND WHEREAS MINNEAPOLIS BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO ADOPT A GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE AND WHEREAS THIS BOLD AND COURAGEOUS ACTION BY THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL PAVED THE WAY FOR FUTURE EXPANSION AND EVOLVEMENT OF THE RIGHTS FOR ALL LESBIAN, GAY, [9:06] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER QUEER PLUS PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE GAY CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE BY THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. [9:35] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** (APPLAUSE.) YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHORS PERSONALLY BECAUSE I MAY NOT BE SITTING HERE TODAY AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAD NOT THIS POLICY BEEN ENACTED. SO POLICIES MATTER. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MATTER TREMENDOUSLY. BRAVE, COURAGEOUS AND MEANINGFUL THING TO OPEN THE [10:21] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** DOOR TO ALLOW THE PROTECTIONS OF GAY TRANSGENDER LESBIAN BISEXUAL FOLKS BEING WELCOMED IN THE CITY. AND AS WE KNOW RIGHT NOW TODAY, LGBT RIGHTS, TRANSGENDER RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK AT THE VERY MOMENT AND SO WE MUST BE HERE TO PROTECT THE LGBTQIA FOLKS. [11:01] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** (APPLAUSE.) WE'D LIKE TO OPEN UP TO ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S HERE AND JOINING US TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THERE'S EARL. EARL, CAN YOU REPRESENT THE CITY COUNCIL WITH A FEW BRIEF REMARKS. [11:22] **Earl Netwal (Former Council Member):** (LAUGH.) I'LL STAND NEXT TO YOU. (LAUGH.) WELL, I BETTER REPRISE WHAT I SAID EARLIER TODAY. YEAH. IN 1974, AS THE RESOLUTION— [11:40] **Earl Netwal:** HIGHER UP, HIGHER UP, THERE YOU GO. I'M NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THIS. (LAUGH.) IN 1974, THERE WAS NO GROUND-SWELL SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS. THERE HAD BEEN JACK AND OTHERS WHO HAD RAISED THE ISSUE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY BUT IT WAS STEVEN DEAN, ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKING OUT OF MY OFFICE, WOULD VISIT WITH EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EXPLAIN THAT, NO, THE EXISTING NONDISCRIMINATION ORDINANCES WERE INADEQUATE. THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. [12:17] **Earl Netwal:** AND HE HAD TO GET EACH OF US TO BE WILLING TO MAKE THAT VOTE WHICH WAS POLITICALLY DANGEROUS, FRANKLY. AT THAT POINT IN TIME I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH 5 OR 6 PEOPLE THAT WERE GAY IN MY ENTIRE KNOWLEDGE. PEOPLE WERE IN THE CLOSET. WE DIDN'T KNOW -- IT JUST WAS A SCARY THING AND WE WERE AFRAID THAT WE WOULD BE KICKED OUT OF OFFICE IF WE VOTED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. [12:46] **Earl Netwal:** BUT STEVE SAID IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THAT'S WHAT IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO: HUMAN RIGHTS. AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM, I DON'T THINK THAT IT WOULD HAVE PASSED. AND I NEED TO TIP A HAT TO SOMEONE NOW DECEASED WHO WAS AS INSTRUMENTAL AS ANYBODY IN THIS PROCESS. [13:07] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO JAMISON'S WARD 11 CONSTITUENT WHO HAS A FEW THINGS TO SAY TOO. [13:35] **Erin (Constituent):** HI. HI, I'M NOT A COUNCIL MEMBER OR LIKE A LEADER OF ANY THING FOR QUEER PEOPLE BUT I AM QUEER PEOPLE. I AM A QUEER TRANS-KID WHO LIVES IN MINNESOTA. AND I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY TO LIVE IN A STATE THAT'S SAFE ENOUGH FOR ME TO EXPRESS MYSELF. I LEGALLY CHANGED MY NAME IN 2023 TO ERIN AND IT IS -- I'VE BEEN SO HAPPY WITH HOW IT IS. AND I JUST [13:55] **Erin:** DON'T THINK I COULD BE MORE GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A STATE THAT RECOGNIZES ME AND LETS ME BE WHO I AM LEGALLY. AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME VERY PROUD AND I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT MY COMMUNITY TODAY. [14:13] **Kat Rohn (OutFront MN):** (APPLAUSE.) THANK YOU, ERIN. AND YOU ARE A LEADER. A LEADER IN SO MANY WAYS AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY. I'M KAT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUTFRONT MINNESOTA. [14:30] **Kat Rohn:** OUR STATE LGBTQ ADVOCACY GROUP. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS. ONE, GRATITUDE TO ALL THOSE WHO WORKED ON THIS ORDINANCE AND ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THROUGHOUT OUR STATE OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS AND BEYOND. TO ADVANCE LGBTQ RIGHTS TO MAKE VISIBLE OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR BEAUTY AND ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE MAKE TO THESE COMMUNITIES. MINNESOTA AND MINNEAPOLIS CONTINUE TO BE NATIONAL LEADERS ON LGBTQ EQUITY AND ON LEADING THE WAY IN CHANGING A NATIONAL NARRATIVE THAT IS STILL DEEPLY HARMFUL TO LGBTQ FOLKS. [15:13] **Kat Rohn:** THIS ORDINANCE, BACK IN 1974 AND 1975, CHANGED THE FACE OF THIS CITY AND CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF THIS STATE AND THAT WORK CONTINUES TODAY. THANK YOU. [15:38] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY ELSE. I DO WANT TO WRAP IT UP. BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT STEVEN DEAN WHO WAS JUST MENTIONED WAS ALSO ONE OF THE EARLY FOUNDERS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN IS THE LARGEST LGBT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. AND I'M VERY PROUD TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE HRC BOARD. SO THANK YOU, STEVEN DEAN FOR ALL OF YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE LGBT MOVEMENT. [16:19] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE.) THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STEP BACK FOR PHOTOS. [16:38] **Council President Elliott Payne:** OH, PHOTOS, OKAY. (PAUSE.) [19:04] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. AND AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APRIL 11TH TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [19:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. [19:46] **Council President Elliott Payne:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. COLLEAGUES, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. HAVING CONSULTED WITH THE CLERK, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD ADJUST THE ORDER OF OUR AGENDA BY MOVING MOTIONS JUST PRIOR TO THE NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT PERTAIN TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES. AND I THINK IT WILL MAKE SENSE AND RESULT IN A BETTER PROCESS IF WE TAKE UP THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER FIRST. WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY OLD BUSINESS. BEFORE WE ADDRESS THE NEW BUSINESS THAT IS BEING NOTICED. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION WE WILL REORIENT THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? [20:29] **Council President Elliott Payne:** NOT SEEING ANY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. [20:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [20:59] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 21st. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES. SO MOVED. SECOND. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [21:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [21:35] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION, PLEASE. SO MOVED. SECOND. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [21:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [22:11] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER STARTING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE COMMITTEE STARTING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [22:28] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 15 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. NO. 1 IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH OF TRAVEL EXPENSES. 2 IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE OPEN MOBILITY FOUNDATION OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. NO. 3 IS A STAFF DIRECTION RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT RECRUITMENT, HIRING AND RETENTION PRACTICES. NO. 4 IS A BID FOR SANITARY MANHOLE MULTILAYER POLYMERIC LINING. NO. 5 IS BID FOR UPGRADES OF ADA PEDESTRIAN RAMPS. SIX IS A BID FOR 2024 WATER MAIN CLEANING AND LINING. 7 IS A BID FOR SOUTH AVENUE BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 8 IS A BID FOR AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS. [23:26] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** 9 IS A CONTRACT WITH UKG, INC. FOR TIMEKEEPING AND SCHEDULING SOFTWARE. 10 IS CONTRACT WITH VARIOUS VENDORS FOR 2024 HOME-GROWN MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY PROJECTS. NO. 11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC., FOR A PATROL CAR VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 12 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MIDWEST DIESEL SERVICE, INC., FOR CRANE CARRIER TRUCK PARTS AND SERVICE. 13 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MICHAELS TRENCHLESS, INC. AND 14 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT. NO. 15 IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR THE LABOR LOCAL 363 FOR 2024-2026. WITH THAT I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS AND STAND FOR QUESTIONS. [24:28] **Council President Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE I'LL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. [24:40] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [24:52] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [25:01] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE HAS 5 ITEMS FOUR OF WHICH ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AND ONE OF WHICH IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR DELETION. ITEM NO. 1 IS PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION FOR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS. ITEM NO. 2 IS APPOINTMENTS TO THE 2024 LOCAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION. ITEM NO. 3 IS ROLLOVER OF UNSPENT 2023 APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM NO. 4 IS APPROVING THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTING BIANNUAL PERSONNEL REPORTS AND ITEM NO. 5 IS DELETING FROM THE AGENDA RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2024 GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT WHICH INCLUDES DELETING ITEM NO. 5 FROM THE AGENDA. [26:04] **Council President Elliott Payne:** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL FOR THE REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW? [26:08] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. CAN WE HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE ON ITEM NO. 4 PLEASE. [26:20] **Council President Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS REQUESTED A SEPARATE VOTE FOR ITEM NO. 4. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 1, 2, 3 AND 5. [26:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [26:57] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP BUDGET ITEM NO. 4. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [27:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 9 AYES AND 4 NAYS. [27:36] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT ITEM CARRIES. AND NEXT WE WILL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [27:48] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 14 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. WE'LL ALSO BE MOVING TO DELETE ITEMS 2, 3 AND 4 FROM THE AGENDA. ITEM 1 IS APPROVAL OF ON-SALE WINE WITH ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE. ITEM 5 IS FOR LIQUOR LICENSE APPROVAL. ITEM 6 IS LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL. ITEM 7 THREE GAMBLING LICENSE APPROVALS. ITEM 8 IS CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT MEET MINNEAPOLIS FOR MARKETING FOR THE CONVENTION SERVICES FOR THE CITY. ITEM 9 IS RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE WORKGROUP. ITEM 10 IS MOU WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS FOR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS CREATIVE FORCE CENTER. ITEM 11 IS RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BUDGET AND OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAM FOR CENTER FOR MUSIC. ITEM 12 IS APPROVING A GRANT OF VACATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO EXPAND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. ITEM 13 IS 6 AFFORDABLE TRUST FUND AWARDS. ITEM 14 IS APPROVALS RELATED TO THE OLSON COURT PROJECT. ITEM 15 INCLUDES APPROVAL RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN EAST COMMONS. ITEM 16 AUTHORIZES A LEASE FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER PARKING RAMP. ITEM 17 IS ACCEPTING A NUMBER OF BROWNFIELD GRANTS. WITH THAT I'LL MOVE APPROVAL FOR ITEM 1, 5-17 AND I WILL MOVE TO DELETE ITEM 2, 3 AND 4. THANK YOU. [30:10] **Council President Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN? [30:15] **Council Member Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO CELEBRATE NO. 8 WHICH IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MEET MINNEAPOLIS FOR SALES AND MARKETING OF THE CONVENTION CENTER AND FOR TOURISM SERVICES FOR THE CITY. SERVING ON THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS BOARD, I'VE LEARNED HOW PRODUCTIVE AND REALLY EXCELLENT THESE SERVICES ARE AND SO I JUST WANT THANK JEFF JOHNSON ON STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS CONTRACT, FOR BRIEFING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND I'M EXCITED TO BE APPROVING IT TODAY. [30:49] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [30:57] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [31:17] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [31:25] **Council Member Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE CLIMATE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD FOUR ITEMS TODAY. ONE IS FRANKLIN AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONCEPT LAYOUT APPROVAL AND EASEMENTS. NO. 2, RICHFIELD ROAD SIDEWALK AND TRAIL PROJECT, DESIGN CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE AND OWNERSHIP. NO. 3 LITTER CAPTURE BOOM SYSTEM AT LAKE OF THE ISLES. NO. 4 PARKING RATES FOR LARGE-SCALE EVENTS AT U.S. BANK STADIUM, TARGET CENTER AND TARGET FIELD. I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THESE ITEMS AND WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. [32:00] **Council President Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [32:14] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [32:32] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT WILL BE FROM OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [32:41] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BRINGS FORWARD ONE ITEM SENT WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. IT'S A CONTRACT WITH WILEY REBER LAW AND THERE'S A REVISED STAFF REPORT IN FRONT OF US THAT CHANGES THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. THE REQUEST IS THAT YOU APPROVE THE CONTRACT 1.5 MILLION TOTAL FOR 18 MONTHS WITH AN OPTION FOR RENEWAL FOR ADDITIONAL MONTHS FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL WITH POLICE CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. [33:13] **Council President Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WE DID DO A LOT OF WORK ON THIS SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS CLEAR. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [33:23] **Council Member Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. COULD YOU JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS CERTAINLY SOME CONFUSION ABOUT IT AT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. [33:36] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION AT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. SO I WANT TO JUST EXPLAIN WHAT IS IN FRONT OF MEMBERS AND THEN PERHAPS CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON CAN ALSO JUMP IN. THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE ITEM THAT CAME BEFORE US NOW A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO. WHICH WAS A CONTRACT FOR 3 YEARS INSTEAD OF 18 MONTHS AND FOR $3 MILLION. AND IT WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING BOTH THE OFFICE OF POLICE CONDUCT REVIEW ALONG WITH INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CONDUCTING CERTAIN POLICE MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS. [34:37] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai:** SINCE THEN, BECAUSE THIS IS A PRETTY SENSITIVE SUBJECT AND THE WAY OUR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS ARE HANDLED ARE THE SUBJECT OF A LOT OF SCRUTINY... WE WERE THEN ABLE TO MEET WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ALONGSIDE ALEAFA WHICH IS OUR INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR THAT MONITORS OUR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MDHR. AS A RESULT WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THIS CONTRACT. FOR EXAMPLE, WILEY WILL ONLY BE ASSISTING WITH CASES THAT ARE WITHIN THE OFFICE OF POLICE CONDUCT REVIEW. WE'VE ALSO SHORTENED THE CONTRACT... THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO CLEAR THE BACKLOG. OUR HOPE IS WITH THIS ASSISTANCE THAT WE CERTAINLY CLEAR THE BACKLOG IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS, REALLY IN THIS 18-MONTH TIME BUT SHOULD THAT NOT HAPPEN THERE'S FLEXIBILITY ADDED TO EXTEND THIS TIMELINE. MS. ANDERSON WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING. [36:50] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** SURE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, I THINK COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI KIND OF ENCAPSULATED IT. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MDHR TO HAVE INVESTIGATIONS DONE BY IA SEPARATELY FROM INVESTIGATIONS BEING DONE BY OPCR. SO THIS CONTRACT WILL ONLY BE LIMITED TO CLEARING THE BACKLOG FOR OPCR. IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT IA DOESN'T ALSO HAVE A BACKLOG AND HAVE NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND WE MAY BE GOING OUT FOR A SEPARATE RFP FOR THAT BUT THAT SEPARATION WAS IMPORTANT TO MDHR. [37:55] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. DO WE KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE BACKLOG? CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT? [38:10] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS -- SO I DON'T HAVE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I BELIEVE THE LAST NUMBERS THAT ARE RATTLING AROUND IN MY BRAIN IS THE BACKLOG FOR OPCR MAYBE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 200 AND 300 CASES BUT I DON'T HAVE CURRENT NUMBERS AND MAYBE CASEY DOES. [38:41] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS BUT I CAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MEETING EMAIL THE ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BACKLOG CASES THAT WERE EXISTING AS OF THE LAST MEETING A FEW WEEKS AGO. [39:01] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** SO -- YES, SO STRIKE MY REMARKS AND WE'LL GET YOU ACCURATE DATA. [39:15] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** MAY I DO A FOLLOW-UP? DO WE KNOW HOW -- WHAT'S THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF CASES BEING CONCLUDED IN A MONTH? IS THAT A PART OF THE ANALYSIS, MR. CLERK, DO YOU KNOW? [39:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, I'M PULLING UP THROUGH LIMS RIGHT NOW THE REPORT THAT WAS ISSUED BY THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF OPCR AT THEIR LAST MEETING SO I WILL IMMEDIATELY FORWARD THAT TO YOU. [40:12] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. I GUESS I'M JUST EXPRESSING CONCERN THAT IF WE HAD THIS BACKLOG AND NOW WE'RE SAYING WE CAN COMPLETE IT IN 18 MONTHS -- WHAT IS THE CALCULUS TO GET TO THAT NUMBER? [40:24] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF CALCULATIONS THAT WENT INTO SHORTENING THE TIMELINE. ONE, THAT WE REDUCED THE SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT IN HALF. SECOND, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOT EQUATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN BACKLOG WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES THAT WILEY REBER IS ABLE TO SUPPORT US WITH. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF MISCONDUCT CASES THAT CANNOT BE CONTRACTED OUT. [41:23] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** I WOULD ADD THERE'S AN OPTION TO RENEW, OBVIOUSLY, WITH APPROVAL OF COUNCIL. IF WE GOT TO THAT 18-MONTH PERIOD AND REALIZE THAT WE STILL HAVE A LARGE BACKLOG AND NEED THE SERVICES STILL, THEN WE'LL BE COMING BACK FOR A RENEWAL. [42:15] **Council President Elliott Payne:** AND I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE JUST TO ADD ALSO THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GAVE ME CONFIDENCE ABOUT THIS PATH FORWARD WAS ALEAFA OFFERING UP THEIR SERVICES TO HELP REVIEW THOSE CASES AS WELL AND HELPING TO REFINE WHAT THAT PROCESS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AS WE RAMP UP THIS EXTERNAL INVESTIGATOR WE'LL BE RAMPING UP OUR CAPACITY THROUGH THE TECHNICAL CAPACITY OF THAT INDEPENDENT PROVIDER. [42:37] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. THAT REALLY HELPS ME TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM TODAY. [42:57] **Council President Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [43:03] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [43:18] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE FINAL REPORT WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, WHICH IS COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [43:27] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD THREE ITEMS. ITEM NO. 1 IS AUTHORIZING A SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE HEALTHY TREE CANOPY GRANT. ITEM NO. 2 IS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A JOINT APPLICATION WITH ST. PAUL RAMSEY PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE TRANSFORMING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FUND AND ITEM NO. 3 IS APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO CREATE A WORKGROUP TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION. I MOVE FORWARD FOR APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. [44:01] **Council President Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE? [44:17] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS ON ITEM NO. 2. I'M GOING TO BE VOTING FOR THIS BUT REMAIN VERY SKEPTICAL. I'M VERY, VERY CURIOUS ABOUT THE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE SAFE RECOVERY SITES. I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW WE GET CALLS ALL THE TIME FROM COMMUNITY WHO ARE IMPACTED BY SUCH OPERATIONS. [44:55] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. I TOO WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM NO. 2. I SPOKE WITH THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, HEIDI RICCI ABOUT THIS ITEM. WARD 4 HAS NOW A SAFE RECOVERY SITE THAT WAS LISTED IN THE PAPER AS A SAFE USE SITE AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY. [46:15] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [46:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [46:33] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, WE'LL NEXT TAKE UP THE ORDER OF MOTIONS WHICH HAS ONE ITEM. THAT IS A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS TO RECONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 2024-009 RELATED TO MINIMUM DRIVER COMPENSATION FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES. ABSENT ANY ACTION ON OUR PART, THIS ORDINANCE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON MAY 1st. ADOPTION OF THIS MOTION REQUIRES A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT. IF IT'S ADOPTED THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WILL BE BEFORE US AGAIN AND WE MAY CONSIDER FURTHER ACTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCEDURE? [48:31] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK CITY CLERK CARL AND YOU FOR THE EXCHANGES OF THE PROCEDURES. [48:54] **Council President Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO OBJECTION THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [49:03] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [49:18] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. COLLEAGUES, WE NOW HAVE ORDINANCE NO. 2024-009 BEFORE US. AGAIN, ABSENT ANY ACTION ON OUR PART, THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WILL STILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON MAY 1st. WITH THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE BY PASSING NEW ORDINANCES. AT THIS POINT I'LL PAUSE AND ASK IF THERE'S ANY AMENDMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN? [51:29] **Council Member Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A MOTION TO AMEND. THE AMENDMENT IS BEFORE YOU. IT'S THE AMENDMENT OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE MOVING IT FROM MAY 1st TO JULY 1st. THIS AMENDMENT WAS CRAFTED WITH CONSIDERATION FROM MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS AND STATE LEGISLATORS OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. NOW THAT WE PASSED THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER, THIS AMENDMENT IS INTENDED TO CREATE A MORE REASONABLE TIMELINE FOR CONTINUING OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WHILE TRACKING DISCUSSIONS AND ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH STATE OFFICIALS IN THEIR WORK TO CRAFT A STATEWIDE POLICY ON THIS ISSUE. [52:53] **Council President Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED HER AMENDMENT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS? [53:08] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHORS OF THIS RESOLUTION. IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY CONTINUE OUR DELIBERATIVE PROCESS AS WELL AS FOR VARIOUS RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST TO THE NEW ORDINANCE AS IT HAS BEEN PASSED BY THIS BODY. THANK YOU ALL. [53:35] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WAS REALLY PROUD TO BE AN AUTHOR OF THIS AMENDMENT. I BELIEVE THE EXTENSION OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION DATE IS A REALLY GOOD THING FOR US HERE TO ACCOMPLISH THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH FOR THE ORDINANCE THAT IS REALLY MEANT TO SUPPORT A FAIR MINIMUM WAGE FOR DRIVERS. [54:15] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury:** MY CAPACITY AS IGR CHAIR, I'VE BEEN TALKING CONSISTENTLY WITH STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS. THEY HAVE YET TO DECIDE KEY COMPONENTS OF THEIR BILL AND ARE REALLY LOOKING TO US TO WORK ON OUR SIDE AND COMPLETE OUR POLICY AS THEY'RE COMPLETING THEIR BILL. ALSO AS WE HAVE NOW FOUR APPLICATIONS FOR NEW RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES, THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THOSE APPLICATIONS AND GETTING LICENSED AND THAT TAKES TIME. [56:34] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. AFTER SPEAKING TO DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SEVERAL OF THE NEW RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES WHO PLAN TO ENTER THE MARKET IN THE COMING WEEKS, I FEEL COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING THIS EXTENSION. A TWO MONTH EXTENSION WILL GIVE NEW RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES SOME TIME TO GET THEIR OPERATIONS IN ORDER. ADDITIONALLY, THIS EXTENSION GIVES THE STATE THE CHANCE TO FINISH OUT THEIR LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND PASS A STRONG STATEWIDE POLICY. [57:51] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY ALSO BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A SOLUTION. I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING IT BECAUSE MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE BEEN LIVING IN FEAR AND ANXIETY OVER THE UNCERTAINTY WHETHER THEY'LL HAVE A JOB, GET TO THEIR JOBS OR GET THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. IN THIS WORK WE ALL NEED TO BE WILLING TO ADMIT WHEN WE GET THINGS WRONG AND I THINK THIS IS JUST A BAD POLICY AND WE NEED TO GO BACK AND FIX IT. [59:39] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO START A NEW BUSINESS. IT'S A LOT OF STRESS TO PUT ON NEW BUSINESS OWNERS TO START THIS... I AM DOUBTFUL THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO END WITH JUST SAYING AS A COUNCIL WE JUST CAN'T CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE KINDS OF DECISIONS. IF YOU MAKE DECISIONS WITHOUT FACTS -- WE HAD A DATE TO WAIT FOR THE FACTS. IF YOU MAKE THESE KINDS OF DECISIONS WITHOUT FACTS, WE'RE NO BETTER THAN DONALD TRUMP. THANK YOU. [1:00:34] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** WHOA! (LAUGH.) DONALD TRUMP, WHEW! FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EMAILED AND TEXTED AND CALLED THE WARD 3 OFFICE TO EXPLAIN THE TRAUMA THAT THIS HASTILY PASSED ORDINANCE HAS CAUSED TO THEIR LIVES. I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS THIRD DEADLINE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET THIS RIGHT. AND THIS, HOPEFULLY, GIVES US A TIME TO INCLUDE THE STATE AND UBER AND LYFT AND ANY OF THE NEW COMPANIES. WE HAVE TO BE INCLUSIVE AND TRANSPARENT OF EVERYBODY THAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL AFFECT. [1:01:45] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO KIND OF REMIND US THAT IF WE BELIEVE IN MINIMUM WAGE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. BUT I WANT TO TALK TO THE DRIVERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED TO YOU TO GET A FAIR WAGE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SITTING HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS GETS THE FAIR WAGE. [1:03:01] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THIS EXTENSION MIGHT NOT INFLUENCE THE THREAT OF UBER AND LYFT COMPANIES SAYING THEY'RE LEAVING. WE'RE HOSTAGE TO THEM. IF WE HAD COMPETITION WE WOULD NOT BE IN THIS PLACE TODAY. SO THIS EXTENSION IS A GOOD FAITH ON OUR SIDE FOR THE STATE, FOR THE NEW APPS, THE NEW COMPANIES COMING IN WITH THE THREATS OF UBER AND LYFT HOLDING US HOSTAGE. [1:04:15] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE SOME OF COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S COMMENTS EARLIER TODAY. OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN HAVING THEIR BACK IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. I'M REALLY GLAD WE'RE WILLING TO ADMIT WHEN IT IS TIME FOR US TO SLOW DOWN. WE ARE CONTINUING TO TALK TO THE STATE. SOMEBODY FROM THIS COUNCIL TALKS TO THEM EVERY DAY. AND WE ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO HAVING ONE SHARED UNDERSTANDING AND ONE SHARED WAGE THAT WORKS BOTH BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE CITY. [1:07:24] **Council Member Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT BUT I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT WE WILL NEVER ALLOW UBER AND LYFT TO CONTINUE TO EXPLOIT OUR IMMIGRANT, BLACK AND PEOPLE OF COLOR DRIVERS ANY LONGER. THE HOSTAGE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE BY THEM CONTINUING TO THREATEN AND LEAVING OUR CITY AND CONTINUE EXPLOITING OUR WORKERS WITH TEMPER TANTRUMS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WANT TO DISPUTE BEING CALLED DONALD TRUMP. IF THAT'S THE CASE I WOULD VOTE NO BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IN WORKERS' RIGHTS AND I BELIEVE IN WORKERS' RIGHTS, THANK YOU. [1:08:19] **Council President Elliott Payne:** I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. JUST TO THANK MY CO-AUTHORS, COUNCIL MEMBERS CASHMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOUDHURY. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMPLEX TOPIC. PART OF THE COMPLEXITIES IS JUST THE NATURE OF THE MARKET. IT'S THE CROSS-COLLABORATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT. SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:09:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:09:22] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS? I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO IN QUEUE. [1:09:29] **Council Member Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND THE TRANSPORTATION RIDE-SHARE WORKER PROTECTIONS ORDINANCE AND IF I CAN GET A SECOND, I THEN HAVE SOME REMARKS ON THAT. SECONDED. FIRST, COLLEAGUES, I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS FOR FINDING A WAY FOR US TO STOP THIS TRAIN. THIS ORDINANCE WAS AWFULLY MISGUIDED. A SIGN OF GOOD FAITH HERE IS TO START OVER. [1:10:16] **Council Member Linea Palmisano:** THIS ORDINANCE STARTED WITH THE GOOD INTENT TO ENSURE EVERY RIDE-SHARE DRIVER EARNED A CITY MANDATED MINIMUM WAGE. BUT IT IS NOW SO TAINTED WITH NEGATIVE PUBLIC OPINION AND OUTCRY THAT I FIND IT UNSALVAGEABLE. RIDE-SHARE DRIVERS ARE NOT A MONOLITH. THEY'RE A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE THIS WORK FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF REASONS. I'VE HEARD FROM MANY DRIVERS TELLING THEIR TRUTHS ABOUT WHAT THIS WILL DO TO THEM. IT MEANS LOSS OF THEIR SOURCE OF INCOME. TNC DRIVERS WHO HAD FINANCED THEIR CARS HAD THEM RECALLED. TO SUGGEST THAT UBER AND LYFT CAN CHOOSE TO LEAVE THIS MARKET AND NEW COMPANIES WILL FILL THIS VOID IS AN INFANCY. THE VOID FOR 100,000 RIDES PER WEEK IN THE METRO AREA IS NOT GOING TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN EVEN TWO MORE MONTHS. SO LET'S GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. [1:15:04] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CLARITY FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS POLICY WAS NOT DONE IN A HASTE. THERE WAS 2 YEARS OF WORK THAT WE DID. HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS CAME TO CITY HALL TELLING US THEY WERE BEING EXPLOITED. FROM THAT, COUNCIL TOOK ACTION. WE INITIATED A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT ASKED THE MAYOR'S STAFF TO DO AN ANALYSIS. THAT TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS. AND WHILE THEY WERE DOING THAT PROCESS WE OFFERED TO MEET WITH EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER. NONE OF YOU SAID ANYTHING. [1:16:45] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** WE HAD COMMUNITY PUBLIC SESSIONS. WE WENT INTO AUGUST OF LAST YEAR WITH THE PROPOSAL OF $1.40 AND 51-CENT PER MINUTE. AND THEN YOU ALL VOTED IT DOWN. MAYOR FREY VETOED IT. WE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. WE INVITED EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER TO DO THE 101 BRIEFINGS. WE MET WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR STATE LEADERS. THE RESEARCH FOUND THAT THE $1.40 AS WELL AS THE 51-CENT PER MINUTE WAS THE CLOSEST TO GUARANTEEING DRIVERS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS A MINIMUM WAGE EQUIVALENT. NO ONE HAS BEEN BLINDSIDED BY THIS PROCESS. FOR 2 YEARS. I ALSO DON'T AGREE THAT WE'RE IN THIS POSITION WHERE VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND RIDERS LIKE OUR DISABLED COMMUNITIES ARE BEING PITTED AGAINST DRIVERS. YOU AS RIDERS DESERVE AFFORDABLE SERVICES AND UBER AND LYFT CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU. THEY'RE CHOOSING NOT TO. [1:21:04] **Council President Elliott Payne:** I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE 'CAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF SOME OF THE DRIVER HARDSHIPS. THOSE HARDSHIPS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TODAY UNDER THE CURRENT STRUCTURE. AND THOSE HARDSHIPS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE IF WE DON'T TAKE ACTION. WE'VE ALREADY PUT INTO PROCESS A WAY TO REFINE THIS TO MAKE IT BE A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION THAT WORKS. WE DON'T NEED TO START FROM SCRATCH. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:22:09] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE RECORD THAT I MET WITH THE AUTHORS OF THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME IT WAS REQUESTED. AND I ADDED MY THOUGHTS AROUND DISABILITY RIDERS WHICH DID MAKE IT INTO THE ORDINANCE. SO TO SAY THAT NO ONE RESPONDED AND NO ONE ADDED ANYTHING IS JUST FACTUALLY UNTRUE. I DO THINK WE HAVE SOME NEW DATA THAT CAN HELP US DETERMINE WHAT IS THE ACTUAL FAIR AMOUNT. I THINK WE NEED TO REFINE, NOT NECESSARILY RESCIND. [1:24:07] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TO RESCIND. TO RESCIND AND DELETE THE ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY WOULD BE A GREAT DISSERVICE TO THE WORKERS AND OUR STATE LEADERS THAT ARE WILLING TO COME TO THE TABLE WITH US. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A SECOND AND SAY: WE NEED TO SHIFT OUR ATTENTION TO THE COMPANIES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THIS AND NOT IMPOSE HIGHER COSTS ON THE RIDERSHIP AND NOT PIT WORKING PEOPLE AGAINST EACH OTHER JUST TO MAKE A HIGHER PROFIT. [1:26:18] **Council Member Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO START WITH A CLEAN CANVAS. YOU CAN START FROM SCRATCH AND GET TO SOMETHING BETTER ON THE SAME TIMELINE WE ARE OPERATING ON NOW. WE GOT HERE TODAY BY RELYING ON INFORMATION FROM ANOTHER CITY. WE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT FOR LOCAL DATA. THIS ENTIRE ORDINANCE WAS BASED ON BAD DATA AND I THINK WE NEED A FRESH START. [1:27:32] **Council President Elliott Payne:** I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE FOR DISCUSSION. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION TO RESCIND. [1:28:10] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 3 AYES AND 10 NAYS. [1:28:40] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT AMENDMENT FAILS. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI? [1:28:46] **Council Member Katie Koski:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS AND I ARE BRINGING FORWARD ADJUSTMENTS TO PER MILE RATES. THE AMENDMENT'S PER MILE RATE $1.21 IS THE COMPREHENSIVE RATE RECOMMENDED IN THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY REPORT. IT IS BASED ON DLI'S DATASET OF MORE THAN 18 MILLION MINNESOTA TRIPS. THE AMENDMENT'S PER MINUTE RATE IS 51 CENTS. THE ONLY SUBSTANTIAL DATA WE AT THE CITY AND THE STATE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THE DLI DATA. IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THE INFORMATION BEFORE US AND MAKE AN OBJECTIVE DATABASED DECISION. I URGE MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER THIS AMENDMENT. [1:32:56] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT AND I JUST WANT TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT THAT INCORPORATES THE RESEARCH DONE BY THE STATE. THEY OFFERED A RANGE AND THIS AMENDMENT IS AT THE TOP OF THAT RANGE SO IT INCLUDES THE PROTECTIONS AROUND WORKERS, SICK AND SAFE TIME, VACATION TIME, HEALTHCARE AND OTHER KINDS OF EXPENSES. [1:33:39] **Council Member Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE NOW EXTENDED THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE. I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ANY DATA WITHOUT DOING A LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. UBER AND LYFT HAVE BEEN VERY RELUCTANT TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE DATA TO THE CITY OR TO THE STATE. I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT THE COMPENSATION RATES THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY BASED ON THE DLI STUDY. [1:35:34] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** I HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT THAT IF NEW AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAME FORWARD THAT WOULD CHALLENGE THE FINDINGS OF THE CURRENT RATES, I WOULD HAPPILY BRING THE AMENDMENT MYSELF. THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION PROVIDED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE RATE AMENDMENT BEFORE US. THE ONLY THING THAT MAY HAVE CHANGED IS THAT, YES, COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE FEELING PRESSURE TO GO BACK ON THEIR VOTES TO SUPPORT SUBMINIMUM WAGES. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TOO THAT NONE OF THE EXPANDING RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES COMING TO MINNEAPOLIS HAVE RAISED ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE RATES THAT WE PASSED. THE 1.21 RATE COMPENSATION IS REFLECTIVE OF THE DLI'S ANALYSIS OF THE 7-COUNTY METRO AREA WHICH INCLUDES PLACES LIKE CHASKA AND NORTHFIELD. THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IN MINNEAPOLIS IS DIFFERENT. [1:37:30] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I AM UNABLE TO SUPPORT THESE COMPENSATION RATES AT THIS TIME. I MADE A PUBLIC COMMITMENT IF THERE WAS ADDITIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION THAT I COULD CONSIDER, I WOULD THOUGHTFULLY BE WILLING TO MAKE CHANGES AS LONG AS IT WAS ABOUT ACHIEVING OUR GOAL OF A FAIR MINIMUM WAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TIMELINE OF PASSING A COMPENSATION RATE TODAY DOES NOT LINE UP WITH US GETTING THE INFORMATION AND THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY GETTING TO USE THAT AS AN INFORMED WAY OF HAVING A DISCUSSION. [1:40:24] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. WE HAD INFORMATION BACK FROM CITY STAFF BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AND OUR STAFF USED THAT INFORMATION FROM OTHER CITIES TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL TO MAKE THAT DECISION. THEY NEVER REQUESTED INFORMATION FROM US. I CAUTION MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT SPEAKING TO -- IF STAFF HASN'T RECEIVED SOMETHING -- IF THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR IT, WHY WOULD THEY RECEIVE IT? [1:42:21] **Council Member Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE THE STORY OF HOW UBER AND LYFT ARE EXPLOITING RIDERS TOO. YESTERDAY WAS AN ISLAMIC HOLIDAY. MUSLIM DRIVERS LOGGED OUT TO GO PRAY AND SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES. UBER AND LYFT WERE HIKING THE PRICE FOR 7-MINUTE TRIPS. THEY WERE CHARGING CUSTOMERS $76 OR $80 FOR A 7-MINUTE TRIP. SO THEY'RE NOT JUST EXPLOITING DRIVERS, THEY'RE ALSO EXPLOITING RIDERS. LESS THAN A MILE YESTERDAY AND I HAVE THOSE SCREENSHOTS RIGHT HERE. $70. [1:43:49] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IT'S VERY CLEAR WE HAVE A DIVIDED COUNCIL. LET'S INCLUDE UBER AND LYFT. LET'S INCLUDE THE NEW RIDE-SHARE DRIVERS. LET'S GET INPUT FROM THE USERS. THAT'S THE EMAILS THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN GETTING IS THE PANIC AND THE TRAUMA THAT IS BEING CAUSED TO THE USERS. [1:44:41] **Council Member Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I ALSO NEED TO POINT OUT, AGAIN, HOW MUCH THE STATE STUDY IS ALREADY WEIGHTED TO DRIVERS. THE RATES HERE IN THE CITY WOULD ACTUALLY GO DOWN IF WE HAD CITY-LEVEL DATA. THE 1.21 RATE INCLUDES THINGS THAT MOST PART-TIME WORKERS IN OUR CITY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO. I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT THIS MORNING. [1:47:33] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THERE'S NEVER GOING TO BE ONE NUMBER THAT CAPTURES THE TOTALITY OF THE DYNAMICS OF THIS MARKETPLACE. HIGHER DENSITY IN THE INNER CORE IS GOING TO LEAD TO A MORE EFFICIENT SHIFT. IF YOU'RE DOING MORE TRIPS TO THE AIRPORT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SITTING AND WAITING LONGER. THERE'S NOT A TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE WAY TO CALCULATE REAL TIME EXPENSE RATES ON A PER TRIP BASIS. WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS A REASONABLE NUMBER THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE MAJORITY OF THESE SCENARIOS TO ACHIEVE A MINIMUM WAGE. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TODAY BECAUSE OUR STAFF ARE REALLY DIGGING INTO THOSE DYNAMICS RIGHT NOW. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE RATE AMENDMENT. [1:51:36] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 3 AYES AND 10 NAYS. [1:52:07] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT MOTION FAILS. WE HAVE NOW ADOPTED THE MOTION TO EXTEND THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE, NO OTHER MOTIONS PASSED AND SO THAT CARRIES AND THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED FOR THE MAYOR'S CONSIDERATION. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. THIS IS A NOTICE FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS WONSLEY, CHAVEZ AND OSMAN TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE THAT AMENDS PROVISIONS RELATED TO RATES AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF MINIMUM COMPENSATION. [1:53:30] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ, OSMAN AND I ARE GIVING NOTICE TO INCLUDE TWO NEW PROVISIONS THAT WERE CRUCIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL ENFORCEMENT. AS YOU HIGHLIGHTED COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, THESE SHOULD BE TAKEN UP BY COUNCIL FOR A FULL ADOPTION VOTE IN LATE MAY. THE FIRST PROVISION IS AROUND FAIR TRANSPARENCY. THIS PROVISION WILL MANDATE THAT ALL RIDE-SHARE COMPANIES SEND RECEIPTS TO BOTH RIDERS AND DRIVERS DETAILING HOW MUCH THE RIDER WAS CHARGED AND HOW MUCH THE DRIVER WAS PAID. THE SECOND PROVISION WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD IS AROUND DATA DISCLOSURE. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD GUARANTEE THE CITY DIRECT ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE MINNEAPOLIS-SPECIFIC DATA GOING FORWARD. [1:56:46] **Council President Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, THAT NOTICE IS GIVEN. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE THREE HONORARY RESOLUTIONS TODAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [1:57:19] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO COMMENT ON ALL THREE. THE FIRST HONORARY RESOLUTION, HONORING CAMILLE GAGE, WAS PASSED A FEW MONTHS AGO. SHE WAS A PROMINENT MEMBER IN OUR COMMUNITY, A LOCAL ARTIST AND FEMINIST. WE GOT A REQUEST TO CORRECT SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THE RESOLUTION. THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY -- WE TALKED ABOUT THAT EXTENSIVELY THIS MORNING. AND THEN LASTLY, THERE IS AN HONORARY RESOLUTION HONORING MS. ADRIENNE RATCLIFF, WHO WAS A HONORARY MEMBER IN DEMOCRATIC POLITICS. HER SISTER WAS THE PARK BOARD SUPERINTENDENT FOR MANY YEARS, MS. MARY MERRILL AND HER NEPHEW WAS STATE SENATOR JEFF HAYDEN. THANK YOU. [2:00:07] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I, TOO, WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY GRATITUDE FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE. I WANT TO THANK LEE WHO BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AND PATRICK SADLER FROM MY OFFICE, WHO WAS A GREAT WORDSMITH. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF SOME REALLY GREAT COUNCIL MEMBERS. [2:02:18] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I SHOULD REALLY HAVE THANKED MY STAFF AS WELL, WHO REALLY WORKED HARD ON ALL THREE RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING THE FORMAL CELEBRATION THIS MORNING. [2:03:07] **Council Member Katie Koski:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL JUST ADD REMARKS IN GRATITUDE FOR A FEW OTHERS. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY'S TEAM HELPED US WITH A REALLY BEAUTIFUL GRAPHIC. PATRICK, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE'S TEAM, HE IS THE ONE WHO WROTE THE RESOLUTION. IN COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE'S OFFICE, BEN WAS INTEGRAL IN MAKING SURE WE WERE INCLUDING ALL OUR CITY STAFF. AND CHRISTINA, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS' OFFICE, TOO, WAS RIGHT ON IT. IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO HAVE SO MANY TRAILBLAZERS IN HERE WITH US TODAY. AND I WILL END WITH THIS: THAT LOVE IS LOVE. [2:05:41] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ALL THREE HONORARY RESOLUTIONS? SO MOVED. SECOND. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [2:05:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:06:14] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. COLLEAGUES, BEFORE WE RECESS FOR CLOSED SESSION, I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:06:29] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM IS PROBABLY GOING TO END IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, AND SO I'D LOVE FOR US TO REACH OUT TO ELECTEDS AND ASK THEM TO SUPPORT IT. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, IT HAS HELPED OVER 23 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDING 55,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION FROM CONGRESS, THE ACP WILL SUNSET, CAUSING MILLIONS TO LOSE THEIR ACCESS TO VITAL TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE. I'LL END WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE -- I'M THE THIRD ELDEST COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE AN AGEIST, BUT 50 -- THAT'S REACHING IT. [2:09:05] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** NEXT TIME I GO WORK OUT, I'M BRINGING YOU WITH ME. (LAUGHTER.) [2:09:16] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins:** I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ANNOUNCE THAT APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH. I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST SHARE MY FAVORITE POET'S WORK, LANGSTON HUGHES, "THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS." I HAVE KNOWN RIVERS. I HAVE KNOWN RIVERS ANCIENT AS THE WORLD AND OLDER THAN THE FLOW OF HUMAN BLOOD IN VEINS. MY SOUL HAS GROWN DEEP LIKE THE RIVERS. THANK YOU. [2:10:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** WITH INDULGENCE, APRIL IS ALSO PARLIAMENTARY LAW MONTH. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THIS WEEK THERE WAS A CERTAIN CELESTIAL EVENT. JACKIE HANSON WAS ON VACATION TO OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE AND SHE MISSED CELEBRATING HER ANNIVERSARY OF THE 39TH YEAR OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. (APPLAUSE.) JACKIE HAS GIVEN 39 DEDICATED YEARS TO THE CITY, ALL OF THOSE SPENT IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. SHE IS IN FACT THE CITY'S CLERK. I'M GRATEFUL TO WORK ALONGSIDE HER. [2:13:21] **Council President Elliott Payne:** ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA AND WILL NOW CONSIDER REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION. I'LL RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL CONTEXT. [2:13:30] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CLAIM OF FLAVIO MARCELLA VERSUS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. YOUR LAWYERS WISH TO DISCUSS WITH THE COUNCIL LITIGATION STRATEGY AND SETTLEMENT POSSIBILITIES. ACCORDINGLY UNDER THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW, THE COUNCIL MAY CLOSE THE MEETING FOR PURPOSES OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION. [2:14:17] **Council President Elliott Payne:** I MOVE TO CLOSE THE MEETING AS AUTHORIZED UNDER OPEN MEETING LAW. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECONDED. CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [2:14:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** (ROLL CALL.) THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:15:29] **Council President Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. BEFORE WE PROCEED, WE'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AND CONVENE THE 2024 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:16:09] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, APRIL 11, 2024. I'M COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, VICE CHAIR. AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. (ROLL CALL.) RECORD REFLECTS WE HAVE A QUORUM. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. (ROLL CALL.) 13 AYES. NEXT I'LL ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 16, 2023 MEETING. (ROLL CALL.) 13 AYES. [2:18:23] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** I WILL NOW MOVE TO DESIGNATE APRIL 11, 2024 AS THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MCDA. (ROLL CALL.) MOTION IS APPROVED. I WILL NOW MOVE TO AMEND THE BYLAWS TO REPLACE THE COMMITTEE NAME TO READ "BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING." (ROLL CALL.) 13 AYES. NEXT ITEM IS ELECTION OF OFFICERS. I'M THE LONE SURVIVING OFFICER FROM THE LAST TERM. (LAUGHTER.) I WILL MOVE TO NOMINATE JAMAL OSMAN AS THE CHAIR, MYSELF AS THE VICE CHAIR, AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AS THE SECRETARY. (ROLL CALL.) 13 AYES. [2:19:51] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THE LAST ITEM IS A CONSENT ITEM AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT ON CONTRACTS FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL PARKING RAMP LEASE TO RENEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN YEARS. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. (ROLL CALL.) 13 AYES. SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US, I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING. THANK YOU.