[0:24] Elliott Payne: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE, THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE SIX PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS AND PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS TO SHARE IN THE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE TAKING UP THE AGENDA. [0:40] Elliott Payne: I WILL INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW TO GIVE THE FIRST PRESENTATION. [1:18] LaTrisha Vetaw: YES. YEAH, LET'S CALM DOWN. COME DOWN HERE WITH US. GOOD MORNING. I HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL ADOPT A SHELTER ANIMAL WEEK, WHEREAS IN OCTOBER 1981, THE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION FOUNDED ADOPT A DOG MONTH IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF DOGS AND PUPPIES ENTERING SHELTERS EVERY YEAR. [2:03] LaTrisha Vetaw: WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, AN ESTIMATED 3.3 MILLION ANIMALS ENTER SHELTERS EACH YEAR AND APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION ARE ADOPTED AND 3.4 MILLION CATS AND 2.7 MILLION SHELTER ANIMALS ARE EUTHANIZED ANNUALLY. [2:25] LaTrisha Vetaw: WHEREAS EVERY YEAR SHELTERS AND ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY OBSERVE OCTOBER AS AN IMPORTANT MONTH FOR INCREASING THEIR EFFORTS TO MATCH LOVEABLE ANIMALS WITH LOVEABLE OWNERS AND WHEREAS THE DEDICATED STAFF AND COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK TIRELESSLY WITH MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL AND OTHER MUNICIPAL NONPROFIT AND ENTITIES HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS CARING FOR OUR ANIMALS, PROVIDING ENRICHMENT, SOCIALIZATION, ETC CETERA TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES AND WHEREAS FROM OCTOBER 21st TO OCTOBER 27TH, 2024, WE CELEBRATE OUR RESCUE FURRY COUNTER PARTS AND ENCOURAGE OUR FRIENDS TO OPEN THEIR HEARTS AND HOMES TO AN ANIMAL IN NEED. [3:12] LaTrisha Vetaw: ADOPTING A DOG SAVES LIVES, BREAKS THE CYCLE OF PET OVERPOPULATION AND PROVIDES MANY BENEFITS THAT COME FROM HAVING A FOUR LEGGED FAMILY MEMBER. AND WHEREAS AMONG THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT HOW LONG AN ANIMAL STAYS SHELTERED IS THE PREFERENCE FOR YOUNGER AND SMALLER BREED ANIMALS, THE REALITY IS THAT ALL ANIMALS REGARDLESS OF SIZE, AGE OR BREED ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE PERSONALITIES NEEDS AND IDEAL HOMES. [3:40] LaTrisha Vetaw: AND WHEREAS ADOPTING A FAMILY FURRY MEMBER IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO BE INVOLVED THIS MONTH. FOSTER CAREGIVERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN PROVIDING DOGS A LOT OF LOVE AND TIME TO EXPERIENCE LIVING IN A HOME AND BY MAKING CONNECTIONS FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTIONS DURING THE JOURNEY TO FIND A FOREVER HOME. [4:00] LaTrisha Vetaw: AND WHEREAS MINNEAPOLIS IS COMMITTED TO THE WELLBEING OF ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL, THE ANIMAL WELFARE PARTNERS AND MANY RESIDENTS WHO ADOPT EACH YEAR. THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS ANIMALS ARE GREATLY IMPROVED. [4:18] LaTrisha Vetaw: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM OCTOBER 21st THROUGH 27TH 2024 AS ADOPT AN ANIMAL SHELTER WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [4:34] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] MAYOR, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, YOU CAN COME DOWN AND SPEAK BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF COMING TO YOUR OFFICES AND SEEING THE WONDERFUL WORK YOU DO AND MY NEW BEST FRIEND SUE IS HERE TODAY. [4:58] LaTrisha Vetaw: SO I'M VERY HAPPY I GOT TO GO OUT ON A RIDE ALONG WITH SUE OVER A MONTH AGO AND SHE IS SO AWESOME. I FIND MYSELF QUOTING SUE A LOT NOW SINCE WE'VE HAD THIS RIDE ALONG TOGETHER. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M OUT AND I SEE THINGS THAT ARE NOT RIGHT, I SAY SUE WOULDN'T APPROVE OF THIS. [5:19] LaTrisha Vetaw: I DON'T KNOW, LET'S GET SUE ON THE PHONE HERE. WE SHOULD CALL HER OUT. YOU DO SUCH FANTASTIC WORK TAKING CARE OF OUR FUR BABIES AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, I AND I KNOW ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WONDERFUL WORK YOU DO. KEEP IT UP. [5:36] Jacob Frey: COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. I DIDN'T WANT TO WASTE ANY TIME. [5:41] LaTrisha Vetaw: WELL, YOU DID. [5:43] Jacob Frey: I WAS TRYING TO SAVE TIME HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. WE'RE PROUD TO WORK WITH YOU. THE INCREDIBLE JOB THAT BOTH REGULATORY SERVICES AND MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL DO EVERY DAY HELPS SO MANY PEOPLE AND FURRY FRIENDS IN OUR CITY. I HAVE A CAT NAMED RHONDA, ONE OF MY TWO CATS WE GOT FROM MAC AND NEXT TIME WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WE'LL COME BACK AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [6:14] Tony Schendel: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MR. MAYOR. I WANTED TO SAY I'M THE DIRECTOR OF MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL. I HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO LEAD THIS AMAZING TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS AND INDIVIDUALS. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT. WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND THE SUPPORT YOU SHOW US, OUR STAFF AND CITY EVERY DAY. WITHOUT THAT, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE TO CARRY OUT A MISSION. I THANK YOU FOR THAT AND COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THIS RESOLUTION. WE APPRECIATE IT. [7:34] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GATHER FOR A PHOTO. [7:43] Elliott Payne: NEXT, WE'LL WELCOME UP OUR GUESTS TO RECOGNIZE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS APPRECIATION MONTH. [8:32] Linea Palmisano: GOOD MORNING. WE'RE RECOGNIZING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS APPRECIATION MONTH. SO THERE ARE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND REG SERVICES, FIRE, THERE'S FIRE INSPECTIONS BUT USUALLY IN REG SERVICES. AND THIS NEXT RESOLUTION LOOKS TO HONOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT SERVE WITH DIGNITY AND FAIRNESS AND THEY HAVE A HARD JOB GOING OUT AND TRYING TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR REALLY DIVERSE CITY AND EVENLY HELP US ENFORCE OUR RULES. SO -- WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [9:12] Michael Rainville: OKAY. WE'VE GOT -- STEVE, HURRY UP. [LAUGHTER] OKAY. JUST TO DWELL A LITTLE BIT ON LINEA'S WORDS -- COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO'S WORDS, YOU ARE SO IMPORTANT. I NEVER REALIZED HOW MANY TIMES I WOULD BE ON THE PHONE TALKING TO STEVE OR ERIC. IT'S GREAT. THIS IS RECOGNIZING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS APPRECIATION MONTH. WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS IN THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC BUILDING ZONING HOUSING, ANIMAL CONTROL, FIRE SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL, BUSINESS LICENSING AND OTHER CODES AND ORDINANCES AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENTS OFFICERS ARE CALLED UPON TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXCELLENCE TO THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY SERVE. [10:27] Michael Rainville: AND WHEREAS, EVERY DAY ASSISTED BY SUPPORTIVE PROGRAM STAFF, THEY ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS TOO MANY TIMES THEIR EFFORTS GO UNNOTICED, EVEN AFTER CODE COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, DUE TO THEIR EFFORTS AND EXPERTISE. AND. [10:52] Linea Palmisano: WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE DEDICATED, WELL TRAINED AND HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO TAKE THEIR JOB SERIOUSLY AND PROUD OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR WHICH THEY SERVE. AND WHEREAS IN MEMORY OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION CODE SERVICE HAD DISTRICT SUPERVISOR SCOTT HUTCHINS WHO STARTED IN JULY 7TH, 1997, ROSE TO THE RANK OF DISTRICT SUPERVISOR IN 2006 AND PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY ON JULY 7TH, 2024, AFTER EXACTLY 27 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND WHEREAS SCOTT WAS A MASTER PLUMBER AND OWNED HIS OWN PLUMBING COMPANY FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE BEING EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY AND WAS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA ASSOCIATIONS OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS. [11:38] Linea Palmisano: AND WHEREAS SCOTT WAS A HARD WORKING, SOFT SPOKEN, KIND AND GENTLE MAN, ALWAYS RESPONDING QUICKLY TO AN ISSUE, EVEN ON A DAY OFF, EASILY FOUND HUMOR IN THE THINGS AROUND HIM AND LOVED HIS FAMILY. AND -- [12:03] Michael Rainville: WHEREAS THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WANTS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND BRING AWARENESS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF CODED ENFORCEMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024 AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS APPRECIATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF THE SAME AND ENCOURAGE CITIZENS OF MINNEAPOLIS TO JOIN IN ON EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [12:53] Linea Palmisano: WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS? [13:00] Staff Representative: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR RECOGNIZING ALL OUR CODE PROFESSIONALS. IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES BEING RECOGNIZED UP HERE. AS A PERSONAL MOMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO FOR THE KIND WORDS ABOUT SCOTT HUTCHINS. SCOTT WAS A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE. FOR THOSE WHO WORKED WITH HIM KNEW HE HAD LIFE LONG HEALTH STRUGGLES BUT IT NEVER KEPT HIM FROM DOING HIS JOB, SHOWING UP WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE, A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR AND WAS REALLY DEDICATED TO SOLVING PROBLEMS AND WORKING THROUGH PROBLEMS WITH THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND HIS PASSING WAS A SHOCK TO US THAT IT CAME WHEN IT DID AND HE'S BEEN DEARLY MISSED AND WE WISH THE BEST TO HIS WIDOW WHO COULDN'T JOIN US TODAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING SCOTT'S SERVICE. I KNOW HE WAS A GREAT COLLEAGUE TO WORK WITH IN THE 13th WARD AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. [14:03] LaTrisha Vetaw: I WANT TO QUICKLY say thank you all so very much for the work you do. WARD 4 APPRECIATES IT SO, SO VERY MUCH. I MEAN, TRAFFIC CONTROL, INSPECTIONS, EVERY -- FIRE, YOU ALL HAVE HELPED SO MUCH. THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH YOU ALL WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN HAVING AND SOME PROBLEM AREAS IN WARD 4 AND YOU HAVE TAKEN IT SERIOUS AND DONE A GREAT JOB. YOU HAVE GIVEN RELIEF TO NEIGHBORS. THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF LIVEABILITY ISSUE CALLS WHEN I COME IN AND I ALWAYS FEEL GOOD REACHING OUT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE SOLVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED IN WARD 4. [14:45] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. AND IN PARTICULAR, NOT TO DESPAIR ANYBODY ELSE HERE, BUT I WANT TO CALL OUT TRAFFIC CONTROL. I SEE YOU OVER THERE. AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE THIS SUMMER IN DOWNTOWN TO HELP CALM THINGS DOWN AT NIGHT, IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE. YOUR HARD WORK, WORKING NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. THANK YOU AHMED, YOU HAVE A GREAT CREW. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. I UNDERSTAND THE MAYOR WANTS TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS. [15:13] Jacob Frey: ONLY BRIEFLY. WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE YOU ON THIS CITY TEAM. THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO PROVIDE ORDER IN THE CITY IS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE. I COLLECT FORTUNE COOKIE FORTUNES AND MY FAVORITE FORTUNE SAYS THE TRUE PATRIOT IS HE WHO GETS A PARKING TICKET AND REJOICES BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WORKS. WE ARE PROUD TO WORK ALONG SIDE YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [17:03] Elliott Payne: NEXT WE WILL WELCOME GUESTS TO RECOGNIZE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. [19:02] Emily Koski: ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 2024 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS BREAST CANCER IS A LIFE THREATENING DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY THE FORMATION OF CELLS IN THE BREAST TISSUE AND CAN SPREAD TO PARTS OF THE BODY. BREAST CANCER AFFECTS WOMEN AND MEN WITH NUMEROUS TYPES THAT VARY IN PROGRESSION. WHEREAS THE PRECISE CAUSES ARE STILL UNKNOWN, LEAVING MANY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED. [19:40] Emily Koski: WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN OR 13% OF THE FEMALE POPULATION IN THE U.S. WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER DURING THEIR LIFETIME. IN 2024 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 310,720 WOMEN AND 2800 MEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH THIS INVASIVE BREAST CANCER. IT IS A DISEASE THAT TOUCHES MANY LIVES AND CHANCES ARE YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN PERSONALLY AFFECTED AND MISINFORMATION CONTRIBUTES TO HARMFUL MYTHS THAT BREAST SIZE, INJURIES CAUSE CANCER OR ONLY WOMEN ARE AFFECTED. [20:15] Emily Koski: CORRECTING THE MISCONCEPTIONS IS ESSENTIAL FOR INFORMED HEALTH DECISIONS. WHEREAS ADVANCES IN EARLY DETECTION, TREATMENT AND HEIGHTENED AWARENESS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL RATES IN RECENT YEARS. WHEN DETECTED EARLY, THE FIVE YEAR RELATIVE SURVIVAL RATE IS AN ENCOURAGING 99%. REGULAR SCREENINGS, CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAMS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE DEFENSES. [20:46] Emily Koski: AND WHEREAS THE IMPACT OF THESE EFFORTS ARE EVIDENT WITH OVER 4 MILLION SURVIVORS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY. SINCE 1989, DEATH RATES HAVE DECLINED BY 43% LARGELY DUE TO BETTER SCREENING, EARLY DETECTION AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVED TREATMENT OPTIONS. WOMEN WHO UNDERGO REGULAR SCREENINGS HAVE A 26% LOWER MORTALITY RATE COMPARED TO THOSE WHO DO NOT. AND -- [21:13] Andrea Jenkins: AND WHEREAS DESPITE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES, AN ESTIMATED 42,250 WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE EXPECTED TO DIE FROM BREAST CANCER IN 2024. WITH A WOMAN BEING DIAGNOSED EVERY TWO MINUTES. AND WHEREAS BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON INVASIVE CANCER DIAGNOSED IN WOMEN ACROSS EVERY RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUP IN MINNESOTA. AND WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 15% OF WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF THE DISEASE. [21:55] Andrea Jenkins: THOSE WITH A FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE, A MOTHER, SISTER OR DAUGHTER WHO HAS HAD BREAST CANCER ARE NEARLY TWICE AS LIKELY TO DEVELOP THE DISEASE. AND WHEREAS, DISPARITIES PERSIST IN BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES, BLACK WOMEN ARE 40% MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM BREAST CANCER THAN WHITE WOMEN AND HAVE THE LOWEST FIVE-YEAR RELATIVE SURVIVAL RATE AMONG ALL RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS. [22:31] Andrea Jenkins: MOREOVER, ONE IN FIVE BLACK WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER HAVE TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, A PARTICULARLY AGGRESSIVE FORM THAT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO TREAT. HISPANIC WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE A LATE STAGED DIAGNOSIS MAKING TREATMENT MORE CHALLENGING AND -- [22:58] Emily Koski: WHEREAS, ALTHOUGH RARE, MEN CAN ALSO DEVELOP BREAST CANCER. IN 2024, AN ESTIMATED 2800 MEN IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH INVASIVE BREAST CANCER AND 530 MEN ARE EXPECTED TO DIE FROM THE DISEASE. BLACK MEN WITH BREAST CANCER GENERALLY FACE A WORSE PROGNOSIS THAN WHITE COUNTERPARTS. [23:15] Emily Koski: AND WHEREAS TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER TYPICALLY INVOLVES A COMBINATION OF FIVE PRIMARY OPTIONS SURGERY RADIATION HORMONE THEORY, CHEMO AND TARGETED THEORY. THEY CAN BE LOCAL FOCUSING ON THE AREA AROUND THE TUMOR OR SYSTEMIC ADDRESSING THE ENTIRE BODY WITH CANCER, FIGHTING AGENTS AND WHEREAS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BREAST CANCER IS SIGNIFICANT WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED NOT ONLY WITH TREATMENT BUT WITH LOST PRODUCTIVITY AND EMOTIONAL TOLL ON PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE AND SUPPORT FOR SERVICES IS VITAL FOR THESE BATTLING THE DISEASE. WHEREAS BREAST CANCER RESEARCH CONTINUES TO ADVANCE, OFFERING HOPE FOR NEW AND MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS, ONGOING RESEARCH IS ESSENTIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE DISEASE AND IMPROVING EXISTING THERAPIES AND ULTIMATELY FINDING THE CURE. [24:13] Andrea Jenkins: WHEREAS COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDING VITAL RESOURCES FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER. AND WHEREAS SURVIVORS OF BREAST CANCER ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS SHOW RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH INSPIRING OTHERS AND FOSTERING HOPE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THEIR STORIES REMIND US OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED SUPPORT, RESEARCH AND AWARENESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER. THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH, PARTICIPATING IN AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF HOPE AND RESILIENCE. [25:05] Emily Koski: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I KNOW -- OKAY. I JUST WANT to say thank you to everyone that is here, some may know this or may not. My mom died when I was 8 years-old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer in her late 30s and she battled it for many years. AND THEN AT THE END OF IT, IT TOOK HER LIFE. AND MY BROTHER WAS SIX AND I WAS EIGHT AND SO I HAVE LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE WONDERING WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS WORLD, WONDERING WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE DONE TO THINK ABOUT HOW -- IF SHE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR THIS DISEASE. SO I AM GRATEFUL TO BE STANDING WITH ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY ADVOCATING AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KEEP THEMSELVES HEALTHY AND SAFE. WE LEARNED A LOT OF STATISTICS HERE. I STARTED GETTING MAMMOGRAMS WHEN I WAS 28 YEARS-OLD. AND IT IS ALSO HARD TO DO THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR BECAUSE IT IS A REMINDER THAT I LOST MY MOM. THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY ENTIRE LIFE WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS-OLD. I HOPE THAT INSPIRES ALL OF US TO GO OUT AND MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR MAMMOGRAM AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO AND MAKE SURE YOUR FRIENDS ARE DOING IT, TOO. [26:30] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS AND MAYOR. IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME AND ALL THESE LADIES UP HERE, I KNOW THEM. THEY ARE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, SOME TWICE, SOME THREE TIMES. AND I AM A CANCER SURVIVOR MYSELF, NOT BREAST CANCER, MY KIND OF CANCER DOESN'T HAVE AN AWARENESS MONTH. I HAD A VERY RARE FORM BUT THESE WOMEN WERE MY SUPPORT TEAM WHEN I WENT THROUGH ALMOST EIGHT YEARS OF CHEMO AND RADIATION. IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALL HERE, LOOKING FANTASTIC AS USUAL, DRESSED IN YOUR PINK. [27:15] LaTrisha Vetaw: WE USED TO DO THIS WONDERFUL -- THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, PROBABLY FOR 10 YEARS, ME AND THIS GROUP OF WOMEN, WE USED TO ORGANIZE EVENTS AND OVER THREE DAYS, WE WOULD GET 100 BLACK WOMEN, 100 LATINO WOMEN SCREENED AND TESTED FOR BREAST CANCER. IT WAS A BIG DEAL TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO US. AND WE CAUGHT SO MANY WOMEN WHO HAD BREAST CANCER AND IT WAS EARLY ENOUGH FOR THEM TO GET THE TREATMENT THEY NEEDED AND TO SURVIVE AND SO, IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALL HERE. I WANT ALL OF YOU TO AT LEAST SAY SOMETHING AND SHARE YOUR STORIES BECAUSE YOU ARE SURVIVORS. AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE A NORTH SIDE RESIDENT, CURRENTLY BATTLING BREAST CANCER RIGHT NOW. [28:10] LaTrisha Vetaw: SHE HAS TWO MORE CHEMO TREATMENTS LEFT. LET'S KEEP HER IN OUR THOUGHTS. SHE IS A FIGHTER, SHE IS WINNING THE BATTLE 100%. I TALKED TO HER LAST NIGHT FOR A BIT AND SHE SAID SHE WAS TIRED. I SAID THAT'S GOOD, JUST GO TO SLEEP. YOU'RE GOING TO BE TIRED, AFTER THE TREATMENTS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE TIRED. LET'S MAKE SURE WE KEEP ALL THE FOLKS BATTLING BREAST CANCER IN OUR THOUGHTS AT THIS TIME. YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? [28:34] Community Member: I'M A THREE TIME, 36 YEAR SURVIVOR. [APPLAUSE] [28:42] Community Member: I'M BETTY SANDERS AND I'M A TWO TIME BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AND 29 YEARS. [APPLAUSE] [28:50] Community Member: MY NAME IS NITA, I'M A SUPPORTER. I'M A SUPPORTER OF THESE WOMEN UP HERE, VERY CLOSE TO ME. [APPLAUSE] [28:59] Community Member: MY NAME IS ROBIN MCLAUREN AND I'M A ONE TIME BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, 12 YEARS NOW CANCER FREE. [APPLAUSE] [29:08] Community Member: HI, I'M CHERYL AND I'M A 16 YEAR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR. [APPLAUSE] [29:20] Community Member: MY NAME IS PEGGY. I AM A SUPPORTER OF ALL. I AM ALWAYS STANDING IN THE GAP AND ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED MY SUPPORT. KNOW YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOMEBODY BY YOUR SIDE. [APPLAUSE] [29:37] Andrea Jenkins: I JUST WANT TO SAY AS A PERSON WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS, I'M IN AWE OF YOU WOMEN AS SURVIVORS OF BREAST CANCER AND ALWAYS SUPPORTING, ALWAYS STANDING HERE TO BE ALLY, TO BE A FRIEND AND TO HAVE YOUR BACK. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON SURVIVING AND KEEP LIVING AND THRIVING. [APPLAUSE] [30:54] Elliott Payne: NEXT, WE'LL WELCOME UP GUESTS TO RECOGNIZE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. I THINK WE HAVE SOME GUESTS HERE. [32:23] Andrea Jenkins: GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS, WARD 8 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND I'M PROUD TO OFFER THIS RESOLUTION ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY DECLARING OCTOBER 2024 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WAS FIRST DECLARED IN 1989 TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MORE THAN 10 MILLION ADULTS ANNUALLY WHO EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. [33:00] Andrea Jenkins: AND WHEREAS THE TYPES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PHYSICAL ABUSE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, VERBAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, FINANCIAL ABUSE, DIGITAL ABUSE, PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL, REPRODUCTIVE AND STALKING. AND WHEREAS THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, THE CDC, THERE ARE 41% OF WOMEN, 26% OF MEN AND 54% OF TRANSGENDER AND NON BINARY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. [33:48] Andrea Jenkins: AND UP TO 10 MILLION CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EACH YEAR. AND WHEREAS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF NEGATIVE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING WORSEN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, DECREASED QUALITY OF LIFE, DECREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND MORTALITY A -- [34:10] Aurin Chowdhury: WHEREAS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS WOMEN, PARTICULARLY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, ASIAN AMERICAN, LATINO AND PREGNANT AND POST PARTUM WOMEN WITH AN AVERAGE OF 70 WOMEN ARE SHOT AND KILLED BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER EVERY MONTH. AND WHEREAS LGBTQ+ AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY COMMUNITIES WHO ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO SEVERE FORMS OF RELATIONSHIP ABUSE, LACK OF REPRESENTATION AND DATA DUE TO UNDER-REPORTING AND FAILURE TO INVEST IN RESEARCH THAT FULLY CAPTURE THE MAGNITUDE. [34:58] Aurin Chowdhury: AND WHEREAS, OVER 4.5 MILLION WOMEN REPORT BEING THREATENED WITH A GUN BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER AND ACCESS TO FIREARM INCREASES THE RISK OF INTIMATE PARTNER FEMASIDE BY AT LEAST 400% AND CURRENTLY NO STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY CLECTS COMPREHENSIVE DATA ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES. WHEREAS VIOLENCE FREE MINNESOTA, A STATE WIDE COALITION OF PROGRAMS WORKING TOGETHER TO END RELATIONSHIP ABUSE HAS BEEN REPORTING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES SINCE 1989. [35:27] Aurin Chowdhury: AND WHEREAS, THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DOCUMENTED CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE IN MINNESOTA BETWEEN JANUARY AND SEPTEMBER 2024 INCLUDING JANET LOUISE ANDERSON, JAYLEN NICOLE WALKER, AMIR HARDEN, ALYSSA MARIE, DAVID JOSEPH, MATTHEW RUGDE AND SANDRA WILSON. WHEREAS THERE'S BEEN ONE CASE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE IN MINNEAPOLIS SO FAR IN 2024. WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS HONORING THE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO WERE LOST TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE AND THOSE CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE BY BRINGING AN END TO THIS PREVENTABLE EPIDEMIC THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AWARENESS, EDUCATION, TRAINING, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND GUN CONTROL, DIRECT SERVICE AND POLICY CHANGE. [36:48] Andrea Jenkins: NO THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY DECLARE OCTOBER 2024 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THAT OCTOBER 2ND, 2024, BE RECOGNIZED AS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YEAH, IT'S -- IT'S A SAD THING TO APPLAUD, RIGHT? BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. [37:38] Andrea Jenkins: THE DIRECT VICTIMS THEMSELVES, THE CHILDREN OF THOSE VICTIMS, EVEN THE PERPETRATORS ARE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL. WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ABUSE PROJECT. DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT. AS WELL AS HARRIET TUBMAN CENTER AND I WANT TO OFFER YOU GUYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION AND THE ISSUE. [38:16] Executive Director of DAP: SURE. SO I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT. WE SERVE FAMILIES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY DV. WE PROVIDE THERAPY FOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE WITNESSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FOR VICTIMS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED IT AND FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE USED VIOLENCE. I VERY MUCH AGREE, I THINK EVERYONE IS IMPACTED NEGATIVELY BY EXPERIENCING AND CAUSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS MONTH IS REALLY TO LIFT UP VICTIM SURVIVORS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE COURAGE IT TAKES TO REACH OUT FOR ASSISTANCE AND TO REALLY OVERCOME THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I ALSO THINK IT IS TO LIFT UP FOLKS THAT REACH OUT FOR ASSISTANCE WHEN THEY KNOW THEY ARE USING VIOLENCE AND ASKING FOR HELP AND TRYING TO MAKE THE CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. [38:56] Executive Director of DAP: AND IT IS A CALL TO ACTION FOR US AS A COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EDUCATE OURSELVES ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TO TALK TO OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES ABOUT WHAT UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS CAN LOOK LIKE AND WHAT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS NEED TO BE. AND WHAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LOOKS LIKE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT ABSOLUTELY IMPACTS NOT JUST FAMILIES BUT EVERYONE, RIGHT? IT SPREADS THROUGH OUR CO-WORKERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, SCOLS, THE PLACES WE GO TO HAVE FUN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN GET IMPACTED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE USING HARM. SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO REALLY EDUCATE OURSELVES ABOUT THE ISSUE AND TO COMMIT TO MAKING CHANGE. [39:36] Tamara (Tubman): THANK YOU. TAMARA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I WORK AS SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR HOUSING AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WITH TUBMAN. WE'RE A COMMUNITY-BASED ANTI VIOLENCE ORGANIZATION SERVING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND JUST WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO FORMER MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR WHO FOUNDED HARRIET TUBMAN SHELTER. SO THAT JUST PROFOUND IMPACT ALL AROUND AND SO THE CALL TO ACTION IS SUCH A NEED. WE HAVE THIS WONDERFUL RESOLUTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS, YET KEY IS ACTION AND KEY IS THAT THIS IS PREVENTABLE. WE ALL HAVE A SPACE AND PLACE IN LEARNING MORE, CONNECTING TO RESOURCES, HELPING ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SEE THEIR PART IN TAKING ACTION TO END THESE PREVENTABLE TRAGEDIES. AND NO ONE WINS. NO ONE WINS IN THESE SCENARIOS. CHILDREN IMPACTED, PEOPLE USING VIOLENCE DON'T WIN WITH THIS. VICTIMS CERTAINLY DON'T AND LIVES ARE LOST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. [40:51] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING COUNCIL MEMBER? SURE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING INTO OUR CHAMBERS AND TAKING THIS HONOR AND BEING A PART OF LIFTING UP THIS MONTH. FOR ME PERSONALLY, THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I HAVE HAD REALLY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHETHER IT'S IN MY OWN COMMUNITY OR WHEN I WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DOING SUPPORT WORK WITH THE WOMENS CENTER OR AURORA CENTER, DOING TAKE BACK THE NIGHTS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. [41:30] Aurin Chowdhury: AND I'VE HAD TO HELP THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD THE COURAGE TO SAY I NEED HELP WALK THROUGH AND ACCESSORY GET RESOURCES AND E TUBMAN CENTER AND I HAVE SEEN THE WORK YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, HOW CARING AND EMPOWERING YOU ARE AND HOW IT HAS MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE IMPACTED AND THEIR LIVES ARE JUST HONESTLY STALLED. AND SO I THINK -- I'M REALLY GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE VISIBILITY AND EDUCATION AROUND THE ISSUE THAT LEADS TO ACTION IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE JUST SUFFER IN SILENCE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH STIGMA AROUND IT. I'M JUST PROUD THAT WE CAN AS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TODAY TAKE A STEP IN PUTTING A LIGHT ON THIS ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUING OUR WORK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS OF SUPPORTING VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS AND I THINK YOU AND OTHERS SAID UNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALSO IMPACTS THE PERPETRATOR AND THERE'S A RESTORATIVE PLACE HERE AND THERE'S SOMETHING POSSIBLE. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. [42:43] Andrea Jenkins: YEAH. AND I DO WANT TO JUST LIFT UP THAT PARTICULARLY TRANS AND GENDER NON CONFORMING PEOPLE ARE DEEPLY IMPACTED. ONE OF THE VICTIMS NAMED IN THE RESOLUTION WAS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANS AND GENDER NON CONFORMING PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESSORY SOURCES AND SERVICES. I WANTED TO NAME THAT AND LIFT THAT UP AS WELL TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES AS WELL. LET'S TAKE A QUICK PHOTO. AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN THIS MORNING. [43:44] Elliott Payne: NEXT WE WILL WELCOME UP OUR PLANNERS TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH. [45:03] Jamal Osman: OKAY. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JAMAL OSMAN. I HAVE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY WHO IS PART OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO. SO TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING HARD WORKING GROUP AND I'M REALLY DELIGHTED AND HAPPY TO BRING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD. RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2024 AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH. WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSTANT AND AFFECTS ALL CITIES, TOWNS, SUBURBS COUNTIES TOWNSHIPS RURAL AREAS AND OTHER PLACES. AND WHEREAS, PLANNERS CAN HELP NAVIGATE THIS CHANGE WITH DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE THAT PROVIDES A BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE. AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE MEANINGFUL INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WHEREAS, THE FULL BENEFIT OF PLANNING REQUIRES PUBLIC ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS WHO UNDERSTAND SUPPORT AND DEMAND EXCELLENCE IN THE PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. AND WHEREAS -- [46:27] Jeremiah Ellison: WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WENT INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 2020 AND AS A NATIONAL LEADING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EMBARKING THE CITY ON A PATH TOWARDS A MORE EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE WORK OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN THROUGH THE CREATION AND ADOPTION OF SUCH POLICY AND REGULATORY TOOLS AS THE BUILT FORM OVERLAY DISTRICT, THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN, THE RACIAL EQUITY FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSPORTATION, COMMITMENT AND ACTION PLANS FOR VISION ZERO AND MANY OTHER SUCH POLICIES. [47:12] Jeremiah Ellison: AND WHEREAS, THROUGH THEIR CONTINUED WORK, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PLANNING STAFF CONTINUE TO DELIVER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY MORE EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE. AND -- [47:35] Aurin Chowdhury: WHEREAS, THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS TERRITORIES. AND WHEREAS, AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION ENDORSES NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HOW PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERY COMMUNITY AND HOW PLANNERS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITIES MOST DIFFICULT HOUSING TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE QUESTIONS. [47:54] Aurin Chowdhury: AND WHEREAS, THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF APPOINTED PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS AND OTHER CITIZEN PLANNERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND WHEREAS, WE RECOGNIZE THE MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS FOR THE CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE BY THESE PROFESSIONALS. [48:17] Jamal Osman: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024 IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH. [APPLAUSE] I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS, YOU REALLY LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND YOU FIND A SOLUTION. AND YOU DO ALL THE WORK, LIKE THE RESOLUTION SAYS, DATA DRIVEN SO THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT AND STAFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH. [49:15] Jeremiah Ellison: AND I JUST REAL QUICKLY -- YES. REAL QUICKLY I WANTED TO TRY TO TALK ABOUT SOME HISTORY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT CITIES ACROSS AMERICA AND SEE BAKED INTO THE FABRIC OF MAJOR CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, THE WAY WE EXECUTE, WHETHER IT IS SEGREGATION OR SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO UNDO NOW IN THE PRESENT, WAS THROUGH CITY PLANNING, THROUGH SOME OF THESE RED ZONING, THROUGH THIS LEGACY AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PEOPLE UP HERE, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE DILIGENTLY WORKING IN MINNEAPOLIS TO UNDO THAT LEGACY AND MAKE A CITY THAT IS EQUITABLE AND WALK US INTO THE FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE EQUAL ACCESS AND PEOPLE CAN OWN OR RENT AFFORDABLY, DIGNIFIED AND PEOPLE CAN HAVE BUSINESS CORRIDORS, WHETHER THEY ARE DIVERSE OR REPRESENT A SPECIFIC CULTURE. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FOLKS IN MINNEAPOLIS WHO ARE A PART OF REALLY DIGGING IN DEEP TO UNDO THAT LEGACY AND TO MAKE A NEW ONE THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF AS A CITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT WORK. IT HAS BEEN A LOT. SO I WANT TO OFFER THE MIC TO -- [50:23] Meg McMahan: HI, I'M MEG McMAHAN, THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING PLANNING TEAM, BOTH IN PUBLIC WORKS AND CPED. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NATION-LEADING WORK, THAT IS NOT JUST WORDS. WHEN I GO TO CONFERENCES AROUND THE NATION, I HEAR THIS FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FROM OUR MAYOR, WE ARE CONSISTENTLY HEARING ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK THAT IS HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS AROUND PROGRESSIVE LAND USE REFORM, EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE REALLY CHANGING THE FABRIC AND MAKING THE COMMUNITY BETTER FOR PEOPLE. IT IS SOMETHING OTHER FOLKS OUTSIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS NOTICE. THEY CALL US UP AND ASK US HOW WE'RE DOING IT, THEY COME AND VISIT OUR CITY. AND THEY ASK OUR PLANNERS TO COME AND SPEAK ON THE WORK WE'RE DOING HERE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS INCREDIBLY HUMBLING TO WORK, TO LEAD THIS TEAM. BUT ALSO, TO SEE THE PASSION AND COMMITMENT THAT THE STAFF HAVE HERE IS JUST REALLY AN AMAZING THING. [51:39] Tim Sexton: JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. AS A PLANNER MYSELF, I HAVE REALLY BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THE PEOPLE HERE AND THE WORK THEY'RE DOING. YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW IN MINNEAPOLIS, THEY TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PLANNING TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE VISION THAT WE SET AS A CITY AND SOME OF THE POLICIES WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT REALLY ARE NATION LEADING HELP TO MAKE THEM A REALITY AND THAT OUR PLANNERS ARE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH ENGINEERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POLICIES ARE REALIZED ON THE GROUND IN TRANSPORTATION. SO TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN OR RACIAL EQUITY FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSPORTATION, THEY'RE NOT JUST DOCUMENTS THAT SIT ON THE SHELF BUT THEY ARE REALITY ON THE GROUND THAT PEOPLE ARE SEEING AND EXPERIENCES IN OUR CITY. IT IS A REALLY UNIQUE SET-UP WE HAVE HERE IN PUBLIC WORKS. AND WE HAVE ATTRACTED TERRIFIC TALENT BECAUSE OF THAT. AND SO WE JUST HAVE AN EXCELLENT TEAM AND IT'S A REALLY NEAT THING TO BE A PART OF AND IT'S SPECIAL TO MINNEAPOLIS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY PEOPLE ARE ASKING US, HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS? AND WE ARE RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY FOR SOME OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE UP HERE. THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING THE FOLKS THAT ARE DOING SOME REALLY HARD AND IMPRESSIVE WORK. [53:03] Jamal Osman: AWESOME. MY PART IS SAYING THANK YOU AND GETTING YOU READY TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH US. ALL RIGHT. IN BETWEEN THE LINES. [APPLAUSE] [53:42] Elliott Payne: THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND FOR OUR FINAL RESOLUTION OF THE DAY, WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY AND WE WELCOME GUESTS UP TO CELEBRATE. [54:59] Jason Chavez: ALL RIGHT. CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? GREAT. SO, WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I WANT TO SAY SOME PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED TO SEE MY LATINO HERITAGE LAST WEEK. THIS IS NOT MY NIGERIAN HERITAGE COMING OUT, BUT YOU KNOW, AS FELLOWS THIS IS IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS, IN THE MID -- IN THE MID 1850S, NIGERIA BECAME A COLONY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE COLONIZATION LASTED OVER 100 YEARS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES UNTIL AFTER WORLD WAR II. AND WHEREAS ON OCTOBER 1ST, 1960, NIGERIA GOT INDEPENDENCE WITH A NEW ERA OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. WHEREAS, NIGERIA IS REFERRED TO AS THE GIANT OF AFRICA, BEING THE MOST POPULATED CONSISTING OF OVER 200 MILLION PEOPLE AND OVER 250 ETHNIC GROUPS AND LANGUAGES. AND WHEREAS BLACK AMERICANS HAVE MORE ANCESTRY FROM MODERN DAY NIGERIA THAN OTHER PARTS OF ATLANTIC AFRICA DUE TO THE SLAVE TRADE BETWEEN THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN AND MAINLAND AMERICAS. WHEREAS THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FABRIC, WITH TRADITIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND -- [56:35] Jamal Osman: WHEREAS NIGERIANS IN MINNEAPOLIS HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION IN VARIOUS FIELDS, INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, BUSINESS AND THE ARTS REFLECTING THE VALUES OF HARD WORK, RESILIENCE AND EXCELLENCE. AND WHEREAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENT IS THE FIRST NIGERIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SERVING AS A BEACON OF HOPE AND ACHIEVEMENT TO MANY STATE WIDE. AND WHEREAS AN ESTIMATED 14,000 NIGERIANS NOW BRAVE THE FROZEN TUNDRA OF MINNESOTA AND LIVE, WORK AND OR CALL THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HOME. [57:34] Jamal Osman: AND WHEREAS NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY IS AN OCCASION TO CELEBRATE THE RICH HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF NIGERIA AND RECOGNIZE THE POSSIBLE IMPACT IMMIGRANTS HAVE HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, MARKS THE 64th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE DAY. [57:54] Jason Chavez: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY CELEBRATE TUESDAY OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, AS NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY AND WE HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NIGERIAN AMERICANS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY BY EXTENDING THE WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO ALL IN THE COMMUNITY ON THIS SIGNIFICANT OCCASION. [APPLAUSE] [58:19] State Rep Esther Agbaje: GOOD MORNING I AM A PROUD DAUGHTER OF TWO NIGERIANS AND HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS MORNING. THANK YOU EVERYONE. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT AS WELL. PROUD DAUGHTER OF TWO NIGERIANS. AND WE'RE VERY GLAD FOR THIS HONOR AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. [58:53] Jason Chavez: ANYBODY ELSE WANT A WORD? [59:00] Staff Representative: GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I'M A CITY EMPLOYEE WITH THE INTER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AND SUPER EXCITED TO COMMEMORATE 64 YEARS OF NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE AND I'M A PROUD DAUGHTER BOTH FROM NIGERIA. THANK YOU. [59:16] Community Member: I'M ROSEMARY. I AM OF NIGERIAN HERITAGE. BOTH PARENTS FROM DELTA STATE. THEREFORE I AM. AND I AM A BUSINESS OWNER AND BEEN IN MINNESOTA FOR 29 YEARS AND VERY THANKFUL FOR RECOGNIZING OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE VIBRANCY OF THE GREAT CITY. [59:37] Staff Representative: HELLO EVERYONE. I'M CITY STAFF, I WORK FOR THE BUDGET DIVISION AND I'M THE DAUGHTER OF A NIGERIAN WOMAN. [59:45] Jason Chavez: JUST QUICK SAY, I'M VERY LUCKY YOU WORK IN MY OFFICE. I GIVE HER FLOWERS FOR THEIR GREAT WORK ON THE RESOLUTION AND HAPPY NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY YESTERDAY AND TODAY. [APPLAUSE] [1:00:02] Community Member: AND I HAVE BEEN IN MINNEAPOLIS MORE THAN 25 YEARS, A LOCAL EMPLOYEE IN TOWN. WE ARE VERY HAPPY FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE RECOGNITION. IT MEANS A LOT TO A LOT OF US WHO HAVE MADE THIS PLACE HOME AND RAISED OUR FAMILIES AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE RECOGNITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [1:01:40] Elliott Payne: OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR OCTOBER 2ND TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [1:01:53] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:01:55] Michael Rainville: PRESENT. [1:01:56] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:01:57] Jason Chavez: PRESENT. [1:01:58] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:01:59] LaTrisha Vetaw: PRESENT. [1:02:00] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:02:01] Jeremiah Ellison: HERE. [1:02:02] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:02:03] Andrea Jenkins: PRESENT. [1:02:04] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:02:05] Linea Palmisano: PRESENT. [1:02:06] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:02:07] Aurin Chowdhury: PRESENT. [1:02:08] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [1:02:10] Jamal Osman: PRESENT. [1:02:11] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:02:12] Elliott Payne: PRESENT. LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF IT IS BROADCAST LIVE. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO OUR CAPTIONS CAN FULLY CAPTION ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. PLEASE MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF COMMENTS. THE AGENDA IS BEFORE US. ANY AMENDMENTS? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. [1:02:59] Michael Rainville: SO MOVED. [1:03:01] LaTrisha Vetaw: SECOND. [1:03:02] Elliott Payne: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [1:03:04] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:03:05] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:03:06] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:03:07] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:03:08] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:03:09] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:03:10] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:03:11] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:03:12] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:03:13] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:03:14] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:03:15] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:03:16] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:03:17] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:03:18] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:03:19] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:03:20] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIERS. THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. [1:03:32] Michael Rainville: SO MOVED. [1:03:34] LaTrisha Vetaw: SECOND. [1:03:35] Elliott Payne: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [1:03:36] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:03:37] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:03:38] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:03:39] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:03:40] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:03:41] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:03:42] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:03:43] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:03:44] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:03:45] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:03:46] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:03:47] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:03:48] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:03:49] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:03:50] Casey Carl: CHUGHTAI. [1:03:51] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:03:52] Casey Carl: PAYNE. [1:03:53] Elliott Payne: AYE. THAT CARRIERS AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AND REFERRAL PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. [1:04:02] Michael Rainville: SO MOVED. [1:04:04] LaTrisha Vetaw: SECOND. [1:04:06] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:04:07] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:04:08] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:04:09] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:04:10] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:04:11] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:04:12] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:04:13] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:04:14] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:04:15] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:04:16] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:04:17] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:04:18] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:04:19] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:04:20] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:04:21] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:04:22] Elliott Payne: THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:04:40] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 13 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. THE FIRST IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION FOR GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. TWO IS AUTHORIZING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2024-2025. NUMBER THREE IS APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO RECEIVE ZENCITY COMMUNITY PERCEPTION SURVEYING UPDATES. NUMBER FOUR FOR MAIN INSPECTION AND TELEVISING NORTHEAST PROJECT. FIVE IS BID FOR HEAVY DUTY TOWING SERVICES. SIX IS FOR BOSSEN TERRACE SANITARY AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. SEVEN IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR TARGET CENTER POINT OF SALE EQUIPMENT. NUMBER EIGHT IS AUTHORIZING WITH CONCRETE IDEA FOR UPGRADES OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT PEDESTRIAN RAMPS FOR ST. ANTHONY PARKWAY. NINE IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH WSB LLC FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE 35TH AVENUE NORTH FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT. 10 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR OUTREACH SERVICES. AND 11 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CONCRETE IDEA INC. FOR UPGRADES OF RAMPS IN PENNHURST RESIDENTIAL. 12 IS APPROVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT, MEEKS V CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM OF CHRISTOPHER CUSHENBERY. AND I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. [1:06:21] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE REPORT. ANY DISCUSSION? VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:06:33] Aisha Chughtai: I JUST WANTED TO PULL ITEM 13 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. [1:06:37] Elliott Payne: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS PULLED ITEM 13 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 1-12 OF THE REPORT. [1:06:53] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:06:54] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:06:55] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:06:56] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:06:57] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:06:58] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:06:59] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:07:00] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:07:01] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:07:02] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:07:03] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:07:04] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:07:05] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:07:06] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:07:07] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:07:08] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:07:09] Casey Carl: CHUGHTAI. [1:07:10] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:07:11] Casey Carl: PAYNE. [1:07:12] Elliott Payne: AYE. THAT CARRIES AND THE ITEMS ARE APPROVED. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 13 AND I WILL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:07:20] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO ADD. [1:07:25] Elliott Payne: NO COMMENTS FROM VICE PRESIDENT AND I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM 13. [1:07:34] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:07:35] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:07:36] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:07:37] Jason Chavez: NO. [1:07:38] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:07:39] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:07:40] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:07:41] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:07:42] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:07:43] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:07:44] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:07:45] Robin Wonsley: NAY. [1:07:46] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:07:47] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:07:48] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:07:49] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:07:50] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:07:51] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:07:52] Casey Carl: CHUGHTAI. [1:07:53] Aisha Chughtai: NO. [1:07:54] Casey Carl: PAYNE. [1:07:55] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:07:56] Casey Carl: 10 AYES AND THREE NAYS. [1:07:57] Elliott Payne: THE ITEM CARRIERS AND FULL REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT, THE REPORT FROM OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:08:11] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL, APPROVING LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO FINANCIAL REPORTING AND PRACTICES. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. [1:08:26] Elliott Payne: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [1:08:34] Emily Koski: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE FOUNDATION OF A FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY IS HAVING ACCESS TO UNBIAS AND STAFF FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS AND ABILITY TO DO OUR JOBS AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE JUST LEARNED THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS EARNED TRIPLE A CREDIT RATING FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. THAT IS VERY EXCITING. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THOUGHTFUL, DETAILED HARD WORK FROM OUR STAFF. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH STAFF ON THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AND GETTING CONTINUED CLARITY AND DETAILED INFORMATION. WE HAVE A MEETING THIS FRIDAY AND IT IS MY HOPE WE CONTINUE WITH ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF STAFF DRAFTING THE RESPONSE TO THE LEGISLATIVE DRAFT. THANK YOU. [1:09:15] Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR, SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORTS LACK NUANCES, HIRING MAJOR SPENDING INVOICES NOT YET PAID. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND YET WHAT THE IMPACTS WILL BE. THIS IS A BAD APPROACH. I ALREADY POINTED THIS OUT TO THIS BODY AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AND YOU PASSED THE FUNDING RESOLUTION FOR IT ANYWAY BY A 10-3 VOTE. NOW YOU'RE COMING BACK AND ASKING THE ADMINISTRATION TO EXPLAIN WHY THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT WASN'T ACCURATE? WE ALREADY KNEW THIS. WE ALREADY KNEW IT WAS A SNAP SHOT FOR A MOMENT IN TIME. BUDGET DIRECTOR EXPRESSED GRAVE CONCERN TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CORRECT APPROACH AND THIS HAPPENED ANYWAY. THE WHOLE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE HERE IS SOME KIND OF GOT YOU, TRYING TO PUT BLAME ON THE ADMINISTRATION WHEN IT IS 10 MEMBERS ON THE BODY WHO DIDN'T DO THE DUE DILIGENCE AND NOW TRYING TO MAKE THE ADMINISTRATION TAKE THE BLAME FOR THE MESS. THEY SHOULDN'T. [1:10:25] Jason Chavez: GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AND COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI FOR BRINGING FORWARD THE DIRECTIVE TO HELP BRING TRANSPARENCY, OVERSIGHT AND INSIGHT INTO THE CITY'S BUDGET PROCESS. AND THIS MOMENT AND IN THIS PARTICULAR TIME, THIS INFORMATION IS NEEDED FOR MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS AND I'M EXCITED TO GET THE REPORT BACK AFTER THIS PASSES. I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLINING REASONS WHY I'M SUPPORTING THIS PARTICULAR DIRECTIVE. MAYOR FREY IS DECIDING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BUDGET CUTS TO NORTH MINNEAPOLIS PARTICULARLY WARD 5 RESIDENTS AND NORTH COMMONS PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AS A RESULT OF HIS DISAGREEMENTS OF THE BODY TO SAVE A SHELTER AND HELPING TO PREVENT PERMANENT CLOSURE AND UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS AND ISSUE THAT IS IMPACTING THE SOUTH SIDE AREAS OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY AND AREAS WHERE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR LIVE IN. I REJECT THE FALSE CHOICES OF HAVING ONE OR THE OTHER. WE NEED BOTH THE NORTH COMMONS PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND WE NEED TO TAKE ACTIONS AND QUITE FRANKLY LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. I REFUSE TO BE PITTED AGAINST MY NEIGHBORS IN NORTH SIDE. I REFUSE TO ACCEPT TACTICS THAT PUT NORTH SIDE RESIDENTS AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS AND I WILL ALWAYS STAND FOR JUSTICE IN THIS CITY. MY COMMITMENT IS TOWARDS MY COLLEAGUES, PARTICULARLY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON AND ANY PATHWAY WE MOVE FORWARD IN TO MAKE SURE NORTH MINNEAPOLIS IS NOT BEING IMPACTED BECAUSE OF POLITICAL GAMES. [1:12:05] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO FIRST START BY THANKING COLLEAGUES FOR, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING INPUT INTO HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAVE RECEIVED RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S ACTIONS AND CUTS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS A RESULT OF SAVING 139 BED SHELTER -- 37 BED SHELTER FACILITY FROM PERMANENT CLOSURE. I BELIEVE OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE, THAT WE REPRESENT, WHO FUND THIS ENTIRE NEARLY $2 BILLION ENTERPRISE. AND PLACE THEIR TRUST IN US TO SAFEGUARD THEIR MONEY. ACCURATE AND REGULAR REPORTING IS NECESSARY AND IT IS MANDATED BY OUR CITY'S FINANCIAL POLICIES AND CRITICAL FOR THE COUNCIL TO EXECUTE ON OUR RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERSIGHT AND OF BUDGETING IN THIS CITY. YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN SAID OR BECAUSE OF THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, THERE WASN'T DUE DILIGENCE DONE IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE ALTERNATIVE SOURCING FOR THE DOWNTOWN FACILITY. AND THAT'S JUST -- IT'S NOT TRUE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS TO USE THIS COUNCIL'S CHARTER RIGHT TO INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE CUTS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WHEN THERE EXISTS MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL OF IT. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS A BODY, IT IS MY COMMITMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT PITTED AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. WHETHER THEY LIVE IN UP TOWN, IN DOWNTOWN, IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS OR NORTH MINNEAPOLIS OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN OUR CITY. AND THAT TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE USED TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES AND ARE NOT USED AS A TOOL FOR POLITICAL RETALIATION FRANKLY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. [1:14:41] Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR, I HEARD COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI SUGGEST WE TRUST HER AND OTHERS TO SAFEGUARD OUR MONEY. AT BUDGET COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI SAID WE HAD A $30 MILLION SURPLUS. WE WERE ALL AT THE MAYOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS AND I THINK THE PUBLIC QUICKLY LOSES ALL TRUST WHEN PEOPLE UP HERE THINK SUCH A THING THAT WE HAVE A $38 MILLION SURPLUS FOR THIS CITY. [1:15:19] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. INFORMATION IS NEVER BAD. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP GOVERN THE CITY, HOW WE CAN EXECUTE OUR ROLE IS NEVER A BAD THING. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE SOMETIMES ARGUE UP HERE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNCIL SHOULD RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. IT IS WITHIN OUR RIGHT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN MY COLLEAGUES ON THE SOUTH SIDE MOVE TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO -- WHEN IT PERTAINS TO ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE MY SOLIDARITY IN THAT. WHEN THERE WAS AN INITIAL PROPOSAL TO USE CONTINGENCY, THAT WASN'T SUPPORTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. CHANGES TO THE PLAN WASN'T SUPPORTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. YOU KNOW, AS SOMEBODY WHO FEELS WE'RE UP HERE OPERATING IN GOOD FAITH, THAT FEELS LIKE GAMES TO ME AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NORTH SIDE IS AFFECTED AND THE SKY IS FALLING. THAT FEELS LIKE POLITICAL GAMES TO ME. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WHEN IT COMES TO NORTH COMMONS, IF THERE ARE ISSUES, I'LL FIX IT. I'LL EXPECT SOLARITY IN RETURN. I'LL FIX THE ISSUE. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HIGHLIGHTED, AND PLAY THIS GAME WHERE NORTH SIDE RESIDENTS WHO DESERVE INFRASTRUCTURE ARE PITTED AGAINST SOUTH SIDE RESIDENTS WHO DESERVE ACCESS TO A SHELTER AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO PRIMARILY SERVE THE SOUTH SIDE WHO FACILITATE THOSE SERVICES. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO STEP IN AND SAY THAT, I THINK WE CAN EXECUTE OUR MISSION AS A COUNCIL AND AS A BODY OR WE CAN PLAY THESE GAMES. OR WE CAN SAY NORTH SIDE DESERVES INFRASTRUCTURE OR SOUTH SIDE DESERVES AN ADDRESS TO HOMELESSNESS AND PLAY THESE SILLY NARRATIVE GAMES ABOUT WHO DESERVES WHAT WHEN WE AS A CITY, BOTH SIDES OF THE CITY DESERVE IT ALL. THERE WAS A PATHWAY, IT WASN'T TAKEN. AND NOW WE'RE HERE. AND SO, I'M GOING TO PROCEED FORWARD. I'M GOING TO STAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE. I SUPPORT THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE OBVIOUSLY AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND NEED TO ADDRESS NORTH COMMONS, WE WILL ADDRESS IT ACCORDINGLY. [1:17:35] Jamal Osman: THANK YOU Council PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO COME BACK AND JUST REALLY REMIND US THAT WE DO -- WE ARE UNDER EMERGENCY, UNDER CRISIS, HOMELESSNESS IS REAL IN CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. YESTERDAY THERE WAS LARGE EVICTIONS UNDER THE BRIDGES OF RIVERSIDE AND FRANKLIN BY MnDOT AND CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH, YOU KNOW, HOMELESSNESS IN CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WINTER IS COMING UP. TODAY WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING BECAUSE WE HAVE A MATCH OF HOUSING. WE HAVE A PRIVATE DONOR WHO CAME FORWARD AND SAID HE'S GOING TO BE PAYING OR SHE IS GOING TO PAY $1.5 MILLION TO MATCH. WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING AND OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. I JUST REALLY, YOU KNOW, NOT A GOOD LOOK TO -- FOR THE CITY INSTEAD OF BEING UP FRONT AND SAYING HERE'S THE LEADERSHIP. HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO SAVE SHELTER AND HAVE MORE SHELTERS AND MORE BEDS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. RIGHT NOW IT IS JUST DEALING WITH THIS AND THIS CONVERSATION. SO I EXPECT AND HOPE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION CAN STEP UP AND BE THE LEADER OF CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, PRIVATE DONORS ARE DOING THAT. AND IT IS NECESSARY AND WE MUST HAVE MORE SHELTERS AND I'M SUPER GLAD THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AND I WANT TO THANK THE PRIVATE DONORS AND FOLKS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE MORE BEDS FOR OUR CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. [1:19:18] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THAT, I KNOW THAT NORTH COMMONS IS PHYSICALLY IN YOUR WARD BUT IT IS THE NORTH SIDE PREMIER PARK. AND THIS WORK HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 10 YEARS. AND I MYSELF HAVE HOSTED AND CO-HOSTED PRIVATE FUND-RAISERS, ALSO DID WORK ON THE PARK BOARD TO MAKE SURE THIS PARK GETS FUNDED FOR THE COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ WORKING WITH YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON BECAUSE IT IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN WARD 5 BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN WARD 4 LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PARK AND WHO HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK AROUND ORGANIZING, FINANCIALLY, SWEAT EQUITY, ALL SORTS OF THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PARK IS THE SPOT FOR NORTH -- ALL OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS NOT JUST WARD 5. ALSO, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS ABOUT PITTING AGAINST, FOR ME AS MUCH AS UNDERSTANDING LIKE THE DECISION THAT IS BEING MADE. YOU KNOW, I SAID SEVERAL TIMES THE DAY WE VOTED THAT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS TOO QUICK AND MAYBE WE NEEDED MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE. WHAT HAPPENS THOUGH IS PEOPLE WATCH THESE MEETINGS. AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS NORTH SIDERS BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE LOST 350,000 ON A PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR OVER 10 YEARS. PEOPLE WAITED UNTIL THEIR TURN ON THE NORTH SIDE TO GET THE $3 MILLION ALLOCATION FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THERE WAS NO I HAVE A FRIEND THERE AND I'M GOING TO GO DO AN AMENDMENT. IT IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. WE NEED THIS MONEY RIGHT NOW. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. PEOPLE WAITED UNTIL IT WAS THEIR TURN. WHEN THESE TWO ITEMS CAME UP AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS ONE AGAINST THE OTHER, OF COURSE THE NORTH SIDE FEELS LIKE THEY LOST OUT. ALL THEY'RE DOING IS WATCHING US HERE. THEY SAW THE ACTION THE WEEK BEFORE. THEY SAW THE ACTION THE WEEK AFTER. SO, I CAUTION MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT HOW WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND LIKE WHAT PEOPLE SEE WHEN WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. SO, A LOT OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH WHAT PEOPLE REALLY FELT WAS HAPPENING ON THE NORTH SIDE, BUT I KNOW I DO. AND IT'S NOT EASY TO SAY TO PEOPLE THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING OVER A DECADE TO ACCOMPLISH IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. MAYBE IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE NORTH SIDE, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT IS THE NORTH SIDE CRY. THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN IF IT WAS THE SOUTH SIDE. I HEAR THAT, IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY TIME I HEARD THAT FROM A NORTH SIDE RESIDENT, I PROBABLY WOULD BE LIVING ON THE BEACH AND NOT A COUNCIL MEMBER. SO, I JUST WANT US TO THINK ABOUT THAT. LIKE WHAT PEOPLE HEAR WHEN WE ARE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS UP HERE ABOUT PROJECTS ON THE NORTH SIDE. BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME NORTH COMMONS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT. IT WAS TALKED ABOUT IN THE DOWNTOWN CONTINGENCY FUND AND THERE WAS SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THERE. SOME MONEY GOT MOVED AROUND, NORTH COMMONS WAS TALKED ABOUT THEN AND NOW THIS COMES UP IN ANOTHER ACTION THAT IS BEING TAKEN BY THIS COUNCIL. SO, AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND IT IS IN YOUR WARD COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON BUT IT IS A NORTH SIDE PARK. EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE THIS PROJECT FINISHED. THIS IS THE PARK OF ALL PARKS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. MOST OF US HAVE A HISTORY WITH THIS PARK AND WE WANT TO SEE IT BETTER. AND SO I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE COMPROMISING THAT IN ANY WAY. SO YOU'RE RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER MONEY WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THINGS ARE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THE NORTH SIDE IS MADE WHOLE ON THIS PROJECT BY THE END OF THIS BUDGET CYCLE. THANK YOU. [1:22:45] Emily Koski: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO, WHEN I READ THE 2024 SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT, I LEARNED A FEW THINGS. IN TERMS OF REVENUE, MORE THAN HALF OF THE GENERAL FUNDS MONEY COMES FROM PROPERTY TAXES, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND STATE AID. THE FIRST PAYMENTS ARE MADE IN JULY AND THE REST COMES IN DECEMBER. SINCE A LOT OF THE MONEY COMES IN AFTER THE SECOND QUARTER, THE AVERAGE MONEY COLLECTED BY MID YEAR HAS ONLY BEEN 20.5% OF THE BUDGET. BY THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024, THE CITY HAS COLLECTED 124.8 MILLION. BY THE END OF 2024, GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 36.5 MILLION OR 5.5% BELOW THE BUDGET. THE BIGGEST CAUSE IS THE DROP OFF OF ONE TIME DROP OFF SAFETY AID FALLING SHORT DUE TO LOW UTILITY BILLS. IN TERMS OF EXPENSES, OVERALL WE ARE PROJECTED TO UNDERSPEND 38.6 MILLION AND THE CONTINGENCY FUND IS PLANNED TO BE UNSPENT. ALL FACTORS CONSIDERED, THE PROJECTED YEAR-END GENERAL FUND BALANCE IS 168.4 MILLION. A DECREASE OF 42 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR'S GENERAL FUND BALANCE. OUR GENERAL FUND TARGET BALANCE IS 113.6 MILLION. SO EVEN WITH THIS DECREASE, WE WILL BE 54.8 MILLION ABOVE OUR TARGET. THIS YEAR'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET MAY BE PROJECTED TO END IN A DEFICIT BUT EVEN SO, OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE IS PROJECTED TO END WITH A SURPLUS. THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A CUSHION OF RESERVES ON TOP OF OUR CUSHION OF RESERVES. FURTHER, THE CITY HAS STRONG HISTORICAL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. A FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OUR FUND BALANCE HAS INCREASED BY AN AVERAGE OF 27 MILLION EACH YEAR. FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, BY AN AVERAGE OF 14.3 MILLION. LAST YEAR OUR FUND BALANCE WENT UP 36.3 MILLION. THE YEAR BEFORE THAT BY 54.8 MILLION. OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS STABLE DESPITE THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE SEEN WITH COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND WITH THE FISCAL CLIFFS WE ARE SEEING FROM FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SPEND 1.5 MILLION ON AN EMERGENCY WITHOUT DISRUPTING THE BUDGET AND WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SPEND 1.5 MILLION ON AN EMERGENCY WITHOUT PUTTING THE OVERALL FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE CITY AT RISK. THAT MUCH IS ALREADY CLEAR FROM WHAT I AM SEEING IN THE REPORT THAT WAS GIVEN TO US. THE CITY'S FINANCIAL BUDGET SITUATION HAS BEEN SKEWED AND TWISTED TO TELL A DIFFERENT STORY AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY NOW TO GET THAT STORY STRAIGHT. THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WILL GIVE A CLEAR, CONCLUSIVE PICTURE OF THE SECOND QUARTER AND WILL SHOW US PROGRAM SPENDING AND SPENDING BY CATEGORY. AND IT WILL SHOW US THE SOURCE OF THE PROJECTED SAVINGS. IT WILL PROVIDE THE IMPARTIAL FACT BASED TRANSPARENT INFORMATION THAT I JUST DESCRIBED THAT OUR AMAZING STAFF HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE US THAT IS NECESSARY TO PUT THIS BACK AND FORTH TO REST. THANK YOU. [1:26:40] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO JUST ADD TWO MORE THINGS. YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI LAID OUT A LOT OF NUMBERS AS IT RELATES TO OUR BUDGET AND PROJECTIONS FOR THIS YEAR. AND I CERTAINLY, I TRUST OUR STAFF WHO PUT TOGETHER THESE REPORTS, WHO CARRY OUT THE WORK OF OUR BUDGETING PROCESS EVERY YEAR. AND SO, IT IS A FACT THAT THE CITY IS PROJECTED TO HAVE $38.6 MILLION SURPLUS THIS YEAR AND WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS HAPPENING AND WE HAVE -- WE ARE PROJECTED TO END THE YEAR WITH $168 MILLION IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT, AND THERE'S A CUT THAT IS HAPPENING TO A PARK THAT SERVES NORTH SIDERS THAT THAT'S A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT WE MADE TO THE PARK BOARD, MONEY THEY ARE COUNTING ON IN ORDER TO -- FOR THE PROJECT TO STAY ON TRACK, THAT'S AN ISSUE. SO WHAT I HEARD FROM COLLEAGUES TODAY, PARTICULARLY FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON AND COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, MR. PRESIDENT, WAS AN ASK OF SOLIDARITY. THAT THIS COUNCIL STANDS WITH YOU IN MAKING SURE THAT THE NORTH COMMON PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IS NOT HARMED IN ANY WAY AND SO I JUST WANTED TO NAME THAT OR RESPOND TO THAT ASK AND SAY, YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND THE MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROJECT STAYS WHOLE IN THIS BUDGET YEAR. [1:28:34] Michael Rainville: I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS BECAUSE I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON THAT MORE INFORMATION THE BETTER. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO REALIZE THAT ANY SURPLUS JUST GOES TO THE BOTTOM LINE FOR NEXT YEAR AND HELPS US REDUCE THE LEVY, REDUCE THE TAXES. SO, AS WE TALK ABOUT SURPLUS, THAT'S AN AVENUE FOR US TO KEEP PROPERTY TAXES LOW. THANK YOU. [1:28:56] Elliott Payne: AND I'M JUST ADDING MYSELF TO QUEUE TO ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS HERE. YOU KNOW, THIS ITEM IS ABOUT FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY. AND I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, MOTIVATIONS IN A NUMBER OF AREAS AND I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR MOTIVATIONS WHEN THERE'S AN ABSENCE OF INFORMATION. WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, PEOPLE START TO FILL IN THE BLANKS. I THINK THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS GOING TO HELP US FILL IN THE BLANKS. I WILL ALSO ECHO VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AND SAY I'M VERY COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NORTH COMMONS STAYS WHOLE AS WELL. AND OUR CONSTITUENTS ELECT US BECAUSE THEY TRUST OUR JUDGMENT ON THE DECISIONS. AND I JUST WANT TO GROUND THIS IN WE RECOGNIZE HOMELESSNESS AS AN EMERGENCY AND WE WANTED TO USE EMERGENCY FUNDING TO DO THAT. AND WE HAD TO GO A DIFFERENT PATH. AND THE ADMINISTRATION ELEVATED IMPACTS OF THE PATH AND WE WANTED TO USE OUR JUDGMENT TO MAKE SURE THE IMPACTS REFLECT THE VALUE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS DIRECTIVE WILL GIVE US THE INFORMATION TO BE THAT VOICE AND ADVOCATE FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE THAT. BEING COMPASSIONATE IN OUR RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS IS A CORE VALUE OF OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT INVESTING IN THE NORTH SIDE AND A HISTORICALLY RED LINED NEIGHBORHOOD, I GREW UP IN MILWAUKEE, ONE OF THE MOST SEGREGATED CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, AT TIMES THE MOST SEGREGATED CITY IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS A PRETTY PROFOUND THING TO ME TO SEE HOW DECISION MAKERS CAN EASILY FIND SOME OTHER INTEREST MORE IMPORTANT THAN BLACK PEOPLE. THAT'S A VERY EASY THING FOR PEOPLE WHO OCCUPY THESE ROLES OVER GENERATIONS TO DO. AND EVERY SINGLE DECISION WE MAKE HERE IS A DECISION OF PRIORITY AND THAT IS BASED ON OUR VALUES. IT IS MY VALUE TO CLOSE THESE DISPARITIES. IT IS MY VALUE TO BE EMPATHETIC AND COMPASSIONATE TO OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE LIVING OUTDOORS. I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THIS BODY SHARES THOSE VALUES. AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT REFLECT THE VALUES AND I THINK THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WILL GIVE US THE INFORMATION TO MAKE THE DECISIONS IN THE MOST INFORMED WAY POSSIBLE. SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE BUDGET ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. [1:31:48] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:31:49] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:31:50] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:31:51] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:31:52] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:31:53] LaTrisha Vetaw: NO. [1:31:54] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:31:55] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:31:56] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:31:57] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:31:58] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:31:59] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:32:00] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:32:01] Andrea Jenkins: NAY. [1:32:02] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:32:03] Linea Palmisano: NO. [1:32:04] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:32:05] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:32:06] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:32:07] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:32:08] Casey Carl: CHUGHTAI. [1:32:09] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:32:10] Casey Carl: PAYNE. [1:32:11] Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:32:12] Casey Carl: 10 AYES AND THREE NAYS. [1:32:13] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIERS AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [1:32:25] Jamal Osman: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEES BRINGING FORWARD 15 ITEMS. ITEM ONE IS CONSIDERED IN THE 2025 LICENCE FEE SCHEDULE, THIS ITEM WAS FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEM TWO IS PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HIAWATHA ACADEMY BOND ISSUANCE. ITEM THREE IS APPROVING THE LAND SALE OF 2933-2937 5TH AVENUE SOUTH. ITEM FOUR IS PASSAGE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LAND SALE OF 2305-2309 5TH AVENUE SOUTH. ITEM FIVE IS CONSIDERING THE ON SALE WINE AND BEER LIFE ENTERTAINMENT LICENCE FOR BAGU SUSHI & THAI DUE TO OUTSTANDING TAXES OWED TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. I'LL MOVE TO DELETE THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA, THE LICENCE HOLDER HAS WITHDRAWN THEIR LICENCE. ITEM SIX IS APPROVING THE LIQUOR LICENCE FOR FRANCIS BURGER JOINT. ITEM SEVEN IS LIQUOR LICENCE RENEWAL. ITEM EIGHT IS GAMBLING LICENCE FOR NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS LION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. ITEM NINE IS APPROVING MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER UNDERWRITING WAIVER. ITEM 10 IS ACCEPTING GRANT TO ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL FOR RECLAIMED FEES. ITEM 11 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT TO MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL FOR BED ADOPTION PROGRAM. ITEM 12 IS LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT TO UNDERTAKE OVERVIEW OF VACANCY DATA AND STRATEGIES. ITEM 13 IS APPROVING INTERIM USE PERMIT LAKESHORE CARE AT 918 WEST LAKE STREET SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. ITEM 14 IS APPROVING TOBACCO DEALER LICENCE WITH BUSINESS LICENCE OPERATING CONDITION FOR HIGH 5 TOBACCO. ITEM 15 IS APPROVING LEGISLATIVE TO REQUEST A REPORT OUTLINING STANDARD PROCESS REQUIRED FOR ANY SERVICE PROVIDER REQUESTING FUNDING TO MAKE CRITICAL REPAIR FOR BOARD ON LODGE, TRANSITION HOUSING AND SHELTER FACILITIES. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 1 AND ITEM 15 FOR DISCUSSION. MOVE ITEM 2 THROUGH 4 AND 6 THROUGH 14 FOR APPROVAL AND MOVE TO DELETE ITEM 5 FROM THE AGENDA. THAT WILL BE IT. [1:35:17] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT MINUS ITEM 1 AND 15 WITH THE DELETION OF ITEM 5. I THINK I GOT THAT CORRECT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [1:35:36] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 14, THE HIGH 5 TOBACCO LICENCE FOR SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION. [1:35:49] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS PULLED ITEM NUMBER 14 FOR SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:36:03] Linea Palmisano: I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 13 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE MR. CHAIR. [1:36:07] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO HAS PULLED ITEM 13 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:36:18] Robin Wonsley: I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 2 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. [1:36:23] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS PULLED ITEM 2 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION. SO I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS. MINUS ITEMS 1, 2, 5, 15, 13, AND 14. [1:36:51] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:36:52] Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:36:53] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:36:54] Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:36:55] Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:36:56] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:36:57] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:36:58] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:36:59] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:37:00] Emily Koski: AYE. [1:37:01] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:37:02] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:37:03] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:37:04] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:37:05] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:37:06] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:37:07] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:37:08] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:37:09] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:37:10] Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:37:11] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:37:12] Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:37:13] Casey Carl: CHUGHTAI. [1:37:14] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:37:15] Casey Carl: PAYNE. [1:37:16] Elliott Payne: AYE. THERE ARE 13 AYES. THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NOW WE'LL TAKE UP THE ITEMS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. WE'LL TAKE THOSE IN ORDER AND WE'LL START WITH ITEM 1. [1:37:25] Jamal Osman: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. BUDGET STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED SOME ERRORS IN SECTION 2 IN THE PROPOSED 2025 LICENCE FEE SCHEDULE. I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT THIS SCHEDULE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO SECTION 2 THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. IT IS THIS ONE. AND I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM WITH THAT FOR APPROVAL. [1:37:54] Robin Wonsley: COLLEAGUES, YOU HAVE THE TWO MOTIONS THAT I'M BRINGING FORWARD TO AMEND THE 2025 FEE SCHEDULE. YOU HAVE ALSO RECEIVED AN E-MAIL WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE TWO MOTIONS ON MONDAY. BUT I'LL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF EACH MOTION TO ENSURE THAT BOTH MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC HAVE A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF THEM. SO THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS TO AMEND THE RATES FOR A BUSINESS LICENCE FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY KNOWN AS RIDE SHARE COMPANY. THIS AMENDMENT IS CO-AUTHORED WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ AND OSMAN. EARLIER THIS YEAR, I AUTHORED A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FOR UPDATED FEE STUDY. THEY PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THE DIRECTIVE IN BIDS ON SEPTEMBER 24TH. FROM THAT, WE LEARNED THE CURRENT LICENCE FEE, THAT THE CITY CHARGES WAS SET A DECADE AGO WHEN THE CITY FIRST ESTABLISHED LICENCES IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING LICENCES REQUIRED MORE STAFF AND TIME AND MORE EXPENSIVE. BUT NOW, BUSINESS LICENSING IS ABLE TO ADMINISTER LICENCES MUCH EFFICIENTLY AND NOW IT NEEDS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT COST OF THE PROGRAM. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BUSINESS LICENCE TEAM AND CAO, I'M MOVING FORWARD WITH CO-AUTHORS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT OPTION A, REDUCING THE COST OF A T AND C LICENCE FROM $36,000 TO $12,500 AND HOLDS THE WHEELCHAIR CHARGE FLEX AND FOR THEM TO HAVE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES WITHOUT OVERSTEPPING THE APPROPRIATE MARGIN FOR A LICENCE SYNC FEE. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING PROGRAM, POLLUTION REGULATION PROGRAM. THE CITY USES FEES TO ENSURE THAT BUSINESSES THAT GENERATE POLLUTION ARE REGISTERED AND BEING INSPECTED AND MAINTAINED. [1:40:27] Robin Wonsley: IN 2022, RESIDENTS ORGANIZED AROUND THE PEOPLE'S CLIMATE AND EQUITY PLAN WHICH INCLUDED ADDING CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GASES TO THE LIST. ADDITIONALLY, THESE P CARD EXPANSION ADVOCACY EFFORTS THAT NORTH SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN LEADING TO CLOSE AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE INDUSTRIAL POLLUTERS ALL OVER THE CITY. AND YOU KNOW, THAT SAID, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON IMPLEMENTING THE FEE FOR OVER A YEAR. I BROUGHT FORWARD MY FIRST DIRECTIVE IN JULY OF 2023 WHERE I ASKED STAFF FOR UPDATED FEE TO IMPLEMENT FOR 2025 AND WHEN THE ADMINISTRATION SAID ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE ADDITION OF IT, I AUTHORED A LEGISLATIVE MOTION EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT RESULTED IN A JOINT REPORT BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED IN JUNE THAT LAID OUT A PATHWAY FOR CREATING A P CARD PROGRAM FOR CARBON DIOXIDE AND CO2 E AND OTHER GASES TO START IN 2025. IT WILL CHARGE LARGE FACILITIES $452 PER TON AT EACH OF THE SITES, CITY STAFF WILL CONDUCT SITE VISITS AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND REFER FACILITIES TO APPLY FOR THE COST SHARE PROGRAM. AND IT WILL BE SELF SUSTAINING AND MEANING POLLUTERS WILL COVER THE COST TO HELP THEM TO MEET THE EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS AND YOU KNOW, IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND PROPERTY TAXES, IT IS GREAT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS PROJECTED TO NOT ONLY REDUCE EMISSIONS BY 6% AT THE 36 LARGEST GREENHOUSE GAS EMITTERS IN 2025 BUT AT NO COST TO TAXPAYERS. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT WITH THE PRESENTATION THAT STAFF GAVE EARLIER THIS YEAR, THEY MENTIONED FTE WOULD BE NEEDED TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND STAFF TO BRING FORTH A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE ALLOCATION OF THE STAFF. WITH BOTH OF THESE ITEMS, ESSENTIALLY THE ADMINISTRATION HAS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BEGIN THIS PROGRAM AND REDUCE EMISSIONS BY 6% FROM THE 36 LARGEST PRODUCERS OF GREENHOUSE GASES IN THE CITY. I ALREADY KNOW ALSO BECAUSE YOU RECEIVED AN E-MAIL ABOUT THIS AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THE BODY CANNOT FORCE THE ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO SO FOR WHATEVER REASON, BUT WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL OF THE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE TOOLS TO TAKE ACTION ON CARBON REDUCTION IN THE WAY THAT MAKES POLLUTERS PAY FOR NEEDED MITIGATION MEASURES INSTEAD OF OUR RESIDENTS. WITH THAT, I WILL MOTION FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS. [1:43:11] Aisha Chughtai: SECOND. [1:43:13] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED TO AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE WITH TWO SEPARATE FEES. IT HAS BEEN SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:43:40] Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE P CARD PORTION OF THE AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE THE CHANGE TO THE TNC. WELL DONE. I'M ALL FOR MAKING POLLUTERS PAY MORE, NO QUESTION. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROTECTING OURSELVES AS A CITY AND DOING THIS THE CORRECT WAY. I UNDERSTAND DIRECTOR PAT HAMLIN IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S PROGRESS IN FUTURE PLANS ARE WITH P CARD BECAUSE AS COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY SAID, WE CAN'T MAKE THEM IMPLEMENT THE FEES. I'M CURIOUS IF THEY REQUESTED THIS FEE ASSESSMENT AND IF THEY'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FEES OR NOT. [1:44:36] Pat Hanlon: PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, IT IS YOUR QUESTION. WE -- SO I THINK IT IS HELPFUL TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT. WE HAD LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IN MINNEAPOLIS, WE LOOKED AT P CARD AS ONE OF THE TOOLS, POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION AND FRANCHISE FEE AND WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THEM AS A PACKAGE OF TOOLS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF EVALUATION AROUND PCAR AND IT RAN INTO SIGNIFICANT LEGAL CHALLENGES TO BE USED AS A COMPREHENSIVE TOOL AROUND THE CITY AND I THINK WE'RE STILL EVALUATING THAT WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TO US ON ITEM 2 IN TERMS OF THE FEES EVALUATE ADDITIONAL POLLUTIONS TO BE ADDED TO THE 2026 PCAR SCHEDULE AND THAT IS OUR PLAN TO BRING IT FORWARD IN TERMS OF RESOURCE REQUEST AND THE FEE SCHEDULE CHANGES, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF EVALUATION THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS. BECAUSE OUR PLAN WAS TO BRING FORWARD THE PCAR CHANGES IN 2026, WE HAVE NOT NOTIFIED ANY OF THE FACILITIES OR ANY OF THE PEOPLE IMPACTED THAT OUR FACILITIES, LARGE MANUFACTURING AND THERE ARE SCHOOLS IN THERE. THE VETS HOME IS IN THERE. THERE'S A LIST OF FOLKS THAT USUALLY WHEN WE BRING FORWARD THE KINDS OF CHANGES, WE LIKE TO SIT DOWN WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND GET ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK FROM THEM IN TERMS OF HOW THE FEES MIGHT IMPACT THEM OR JUST KNOW THE FEES ARE COMING. SO THAT'S TYPICALLY THE PROCESS WE HAVE AND THE PLAN FOR US TO DO THAT IS BRING FORWARD THE PCAR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE IN 2026. WE APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE BROUGHT FORWARD TO HELP PULL ALL OF THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER AND BRING OUR STAFF TOGETHER WORKING FOR A LONG TIME TO USE THIS TOOL TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. [1:46:44] Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THAT EXPLANATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK YOU. I ALSO THINK WE SHOULDN'T BE MOVING AHEAD FASTER THAN WHAT STAFF ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO DO, PARTICULARLY IN NOTIFYING SOME OTHER -- SOME OF THE PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE FEES. I'M CURIOUS IF WE COULD BE ROOTED IN THE REQUIREMENT OF A FEE ASSESSMENT AND TO THAT QUESTION, IT IS MORE OF A CITY ATTORNEY'S QUESTION ISSUE IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT UP HERE, THAT'S FINE. BUT TO ME, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT OVER-STEP THIS TOO FAST. [1:47:29] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO, DIRECTOR HAMLIN, ACTUALLY OMITTED A PIECE OF THE LEGISLATIVE MOTION THAT GETS TO WHY THIS MOTION IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD. WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE MOTION, IT SAYS IN .1 THAT I ASK FOR EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL ADDITION OF CO2E TO BE ADDED TO THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION AND HAVE A PROGRAM THAT STARTS IN 2025 TO INCLUDE THE COST OF STAFFING ADMINISTRATION ENFORCEMENT AND MITIGATION. THERE'S A 16 PAGE REPORT THAT SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE AUTHORED WITH POLICY AND RESEARCH AND ON PAGE 3 AND 4, STAFF ACTUALLY LAYS OUT WHAT IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO COVER THE COST OF ENFORCING THIS PROGRAM. THEY LAID OUT WHAT IS NEEDED. THE FEE AS WELL AS THE STAFFING ALLOCATIONS, WHICH THEY RECOMMEND A PRICING AMOUNT FOR THAT 180,000. ALL OF THIS. THIS BUILDS UPON THE ORIGINAL DIRECTIVE I BROUGHT FORWARD IN JULY 2023 WHERE WE LITERALLY ASK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ADDITION OF ANY POLLUTION NOT ON THE PCAR LIST INCLUDING CARBON DIOXIDE. AND THEN LITERALLY ON SLIDE 19 OF THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE PRESENTATION, IT LAYS OUT, OH, ABSOLUTELY ENFORCEMENT AND MITIGATION SHOULD BE FURTHER DEFINED AND WE SHOULD LOOK AT EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF ADDING A CO2 PCAR PROGRAM FOR 2025. ALL OF THE LEGISLATIVE WORK HAS HAPPENED FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS TO BUILD UP FOR THE CASE FOR THE MOTION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ADMINISTRATION WOULD NOT WANT TO ENACT IT WHEN IT IS CLEAR CARBON DIOXIDE AND GREENHOUSE GASES IS A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO ADDRESS WITHIN OUR CLIMATE CHANGE REALITIES. BUT ALSO AS CITY ATTORNEYS KNOW, THE ADMINISTRATION IS WITHIN DISCRETION TO NOT ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM OR NOT BUT ON THE COUNCIL SIDE, THE LEGISLATIVE WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND COLLABORATION WITH ADMINISTRATION TO JUSTIFY THAT THIS PROGRAM CAN BE IMPLEMENTED SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO. AND WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY ON THIS COUNCIL SIDE TO GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ENACT THIS. SO, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE THAT PART WAS OMITTED, BUT THE LEGISLATIVE MOTION ASKS FOR A 2025 RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS VERY ADDITION OF THIS PARTICULAR POLLUTENT. [1:50:01] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS AN ORDER OF OPERATIONS ISSUE. THE WAY THAT FEES WORK IS THAT YOU HAVE A PROGRAM, YOU HAVE THE FTEs. THEY DO THE ENFORCEMENT AND THEN WE INCREASE THE FEE TO BASICALLY REIMBURSE THE EXPENSES OF THE PROGRAM. UNTIL THE PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY BUILT, THERE'S NOT A BASIS TO INCREASE THE FEE. SO, AGAIN, IT IS NOT THAT YOU CAN NEVER INCREASE THE FEE, IT'S PREMATURE. AND I GUESS THE SECOND THING I WOULD SAY IS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. THEY'RE NOT THE SAME AS AN ORDINANCE. SO, IF THIS BODY WISHES TO ENACT POLICY, THEY DO IT THROUGH ORDINANCE, FEE SCHEDULES ARE NOT POLICY EITHER. AGAIN, FEES ARE ENACTED IN ORDER TO GET BACK COSTS AND WE CAN'T DO THAT BEFORE WE HAVE THE PROGRAMMING. SO, FIRST THINGS FIRST, SECOND THINGS SECOND. [1:51:01] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. ABSOLUTELY I DO. SO, AS YOU HIGHLIGHTED CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON, THIS IS VERY MUCH WITHIN LEGAL GROUNDS. THERE'S AN ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHED THE CREATION OF PCAR. WE ARE NOT OPERATING OUTSIDE OF LEGAL GROUNDS. A FEE STUDY WAS DONE ON THIS. AND WAS ASKED WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. A PROGRAM HAS NOT STARTED YET. THE PROGRAM WOULD NOT START UNTIL JANUARY. SO IF WE HAD FTE THAT WAS RECOMMENDED INCLUDED BY THE TIME OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH MORE THAN HAPPY, I'M BRINGING THAT FORWARD AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT, TECHNICALLY, THE ADMINISTRATION WILL HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED, RECOMMENDED TO THIS BODY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. AND THEN YOU MENTIONED LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES ARE NOT ORDINANCES. WHAT THEY DO IS PROVIDE US INFORMATION WE NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS JUST LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE TNC MOTION. [1:52:10] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL WONSLEY, AGAIN, IT IS AN ORDER OF OPERATIONS THING. THE PROGRAM HAS TO BE DEVELOPED FIRST AND THEN WE CAN INCREASE THE FEE TO GET BACK THE COST. SO I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN NEVER INCREASE THE FEE TO GET BACK THE COST, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THE STEPS DONE FIRST BEFORE THE FEE INCREASE HAPPENS. [1:53:01] Robin Wonsley: AND THE PROGRAM STARTS IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR. [1:53:05] Kristyn Anderson: SURE. SO THE PROGRAM WILL START IN JANUARY ONCE THE ENFORCEMENT GETS GOING, THEN WE CAN INCREASE THE FEE TO RECOUP THE COST. [1:53:20] Robin Wonsley: SO IF STAFF IS SAYING WHAT IS NEEDED TO ENACT THE PROGRAM IS ONE FTE AND THE AMENDMENT OF THE FEE. THOSE THINGS WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN BY THE TIME THE PROGRAM WILL START BY JANUARY 1ST. SO WE HAVE THE TIME TO DO BOTH THE FEE ADJUSTMENT AND ADD THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE FTE? [1:53:36] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, FIRST WE HAVE TO GET THE FTE. WHICH THE BUDGET PROCESS IS NOT OVER. [1:54:10] Aurin Chowdhury: THIS IS BEING ASKED FOR BY RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS MEETING THE CALL AND IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN 2025 WHEN ALL OF THE TOOLS ARE BEING LAID OUT AND FTE IS BEING FUNDED. SO IF ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WANTS TO BE DONE, THEN ABSOLUTELY THAT SHOULD BE DONE. BUT THERE WILL BE FUND NOTHING THE BUDGET IN 2025 TO DO IT. SO, I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN MOVE TOO FAST ON CLIMATE ACTION AND I'LL ABSOLUTELY BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. [1:54:44] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. WE'RE IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND WE'RE STARING AT POTENTIAL DEFICITS AND I THINK THIS IS PRAGMATIC. I THINK IT IS SMART. I THINK THE WORK THAT SHE'S BEEN PUSHING THE NEEDLE DAY IN AND DAY OUT MAKING SURE WE KNOW WE CAN ADDRESS THE CLIMATE ENERGY. HE HAS CONTINUED TO PUSH AND PUSH AND DOING WHAT SHE CAN AS A COUNCIL MEMBER UNDER HER AUTHORITY. I THINK THIS IS SMART. I THINK THIS IS A RIGHT WAY TO GO. I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT IT. IF WE'RE NOT HAVING ISSUES AND THERE IS NO ENGAGEMENT WITH UBER, LYFT, AND OTHER COMPANIES ON THE FIRST MOTION, WHY IS THERE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT ON THE SECOND? THAT'S HYPOCRITICAL. I'LL BE SUPPORTING BOTH. [1:55:31] Jeremiah Ellison: I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH THIS ORDER OF OPERATIONS QUESTION. I WOULD LOVE MAYBE FOLLOW UP NOT IN THIS MEETING HERE, MORE CLARITY ON THAT. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR PROGRAMS TO BE CREATED THAT STILL NEED STAFF. I'M THINKING OF RIGHT TO COUNCIL AND A FEW OTHER ORDINANCES THAT GET PASSED THAT NEEDS STAFF CAPACITY OR NEED PROGRAM CAPACITY. I'M BLANKING ON THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM BUT THE EMERGENCY -- WHEN PEOPLE NEED TO MOVE OUT THEIR UNIT QUICKLY. WE ESTABLISH THAT ORDINANCE BEFORE THERE WAS -- SAY AGAIN. RENTER RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. THE ORDINANCE WAS CREATED BEFORE THERE WAS A FUNDING SOURCE FOR IT. AND SO I JUST AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS QUESTION. MOSTLY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGES TO THE RULES THAT IS OFTEN WHAT CAN GENERATE THE NEED FOR STAFF, AND WHEN YOU HAVE -- AND WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO CREATE -- ASK FOR FTES OR GET STAFF PROGRAM THAT WHOLESALE IS NOT NEEDED BECAUSE THE PROGRAM OR THE RULE CHANGE HASN'T OCCURRED. THAT CAN BE MORE DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY. SO, YOU KNOW AGAIN, WE CAN HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ONLINE. BUT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PRECEDENT FOR COUNCIL TO PASS AN ORDINANCE BEFORE THERE'S FUNDING. BEFORE THERE'S STAFF. AND THAT GOES BEFORE MY TIME IN OFFICE, EVEN. [1:57:16] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE DIRECTOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES. IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S WANTING TO SPEAK. SO IS THAT POSSIBLE? [1:57:41] Elliott Payne: MR. HAMLIN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO NECESSARILY BE PING-PONGED IN THIS DISCUSSION AMONGST LEGISLATORS. [1:57:59] Pat Hanlon: COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM NUMBER 1. I DID SAY WE WANTED TO ALIGN RESOURCES WITH ON THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WITH THE PCAR SCHEDULE. WE WANTED TO GET THE ORDER OF OPERATION CORRECT ON THIS. THIS IS A NOVEL FEE WE'RE CHARGING FOR CO2. PUTTING CO2 INTO POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATIONS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT. IF WE DON'T, WE JEOPARDIZE ALL THE OTHER WORK WE'RE DOING. WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ABOUT THE TOOLS WE'RE DEVELOPING. WE CREATED THESE TOOLS! WE CREATED THIS CONCEPT OF THE POLLUTION CONTROL REGISTRATION AND USING IT FOR CO2 EMISSIONS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT. AND THAT OUR ORDER OF OPERATIONS ON A NOVEL FEE LIKE THIS ARE IN THE CORRECT ORDER. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY ON DEVELOPING THIS AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT IN THE RIGHT ORDER. [1:58:57] Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR, DIRECTOR HANLON GAVE US GOOD INFORMATION ON THE FUTURE PLANS. DOES THE BODY PREMATURELY PUT THINGS IN PLACE IN HASTE, JUMP THE QUEUE BEFORE WE'RE READY AND PUT US IN LEGAL JEOPARDY? I HOPE NOT! I THINK THAT'S UNWISE. BY APPROVING INCREASES TO FEES BEFORE WE HAVE FTES BEING ADOPTED IN THE BUDGET, IN THIS CASE, NOT IN EVERY CASE, NOT IN ORDINANCES, BUT IN THIS CASE, THE CITY RUNS THE RISK OF RAISING REVENUE IN ACCESS OF THE COST OF ENFORCEMENT. AND WE CANNOT DO THAT. SO I'M EXCITED FOR THIS, TOO. I THINK A WAY TO SHOW OUR ENTHUSIASM IS BY SUPPORTING THE WORK GOING ON. AND THAT'S PART OF WHY I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS PART OF THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. [2:00:14] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE POINT YOU WERE MAKING IN IS DISTINCT BECAUSE WE'RE CHARGING A FEE. RIGHT. AND SO THE FEE ALWAYS HAS TO BE IN THE CONTEXT OF RECOUPMENT. VERY DIFFERENT FROM AN ORDINANCE. [2:00:35] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO, UMM, SPEAK TO A COMMENT MADE EARLIER. I BELIEVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, JUST IN HER COMMENTS BEFORE THE CITY ATTORNEY RELATED TO HOW AN INCREASE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET A FEE WRONG THERE'S LEGAL RISK THAT IS CREATED BY THAT. AND I WANT TAKE US BACK IN TIME TO LAST YEAR. WHEN -- WHEN IN THE THEN PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, PUBLIC WORKS CAME FORWARD AND TOLD US THEY INCREASED THESE FEES ON SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTION PERMITS. IT WAS ADJUSTED, YOU KNOW, BASED ON INFLATION HADN'T BEEN CHANGED IN 20 YEARS. THERE'S EXCELLENT JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY THEY INCREASED OR RECOMMENDED TO US AND WE ULTIMATELY APPROVED AN INCREASE TO THE FEES. THEY ACTUALLY CAME BACK TO US AND SAY, "OH, AS IT TURNS OUT. WE HAVE GOT IT WRONG AND CREATED MASSIVE LEGAL RISK FOR THE CITY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN CHARGING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WAY MORE THAN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SORRY. WE NEED YOU TO FIX IT." SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, THINGS, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE A COUNCIL MEMBER IS INITIATING A CHANGE TO THE LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE THAT SHE HAS OUTLINED, THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO COMING UP WITH THE NUMBER OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SHE'S DONE IT IN HER COMMENTS, IN COMMUNICATION WITH COLLEAGUES VIA E-MAIL. AND WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN COMMITTEE OVER TWO YEARS. IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN THAT SHE'S GOT IT WRONG. EVEN THOUGH JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THE ONE EXAMPLE OF THE TIME WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAD TO CHANGE FEES WHEN SOMEONE GOT IT WRONG WAS INITIATED BY STAFF. SO IT WAS THE FIX. AND WE ALL SPOKE ABOUT IT WITH A LOT OF GRACE. IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL, ACTUALLY. LIKE, WHEN WE HAVE THAT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION LAST YEAR, WE ALL TALKED ABOUT HOW IT'S GOOD FOR US TO ADMIT WHEN WE MAKE MISTAKES AND FIX THEM. AND THAT'S THE TYPE OF CULTURE WE WANT TO CREATE, CERTAINLY. BUT I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO REMIND US OF THE ONE TIME WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE THE TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT. AND THEN I'LL END WITH JUST MENTIONING, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH OF THESE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE THAT ARE AUTHORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND THEN BY COUNCIL MEMBERS WONSLEY, CHAVEZ, AND OSMAN. AND THEN PARTICULARLY ON THE P-CARD ADJUSTMENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY FOR HER DILIGENT WORK OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF, COMING UP ON THREE YEARS NOW! ON THE P-CARD WORK. POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION WORK. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. [2:03:39] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR BRINGING FORWARD THESE MOTIONS AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I JUST HAD JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE POINT THAT WAS MADE ABOUT THIS NOT HAVING TO BE ADMINISTERED IF STAFF SO CHOOSES. I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD GET A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY OF WHAT IT MEANS. IT'S JUST UNFAMILIAR TO ME THAT, LIKE, SOMETIMES YOU CAN PASS THINGS AND THEN STAFF CAN CHOOSE NOT TO IMPLEMENT. IF THERE'S CLARITY FOR YOU OR A CITY ATTORNEY, IT WOULD BE FOR ME. [2:04:24] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU. I AM RECITING THE LEGAL ADVICE PROVIDED TO ME BY THE CAO'S OFFICE, IN TERMS OF BECAUSE WE AMEND THE SCHEDULE DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS TO EXECUTE. I THINK IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN WE DO THE SUMMER SAFETY FUNDING WITHIN OUR SCOPE OF AUTHORITY, WE CAN AMEND, ALLOCATE MONEY. THAT'S WITHIN OUR BUDGETARY AUTHORITY. BUT WE CAN'T FORCE THE ADMINISTRATION TO EXECUTE. THAT'S WITHIN THEIR AUTHORITY OF, YOU KNOW, UNDER GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. I THINK WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE, OF COURSE, THE ADMINISTRATION WORK IN ALIGNMENT WITH US WHEN WE'RE PROVIDING THEM THE TOOLS, LIKE, BUDGETARY TOOLS THROUGH FTES, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, LIKE A FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENT. TO DO IN ADVANCE WORK AROUND, YOU KNOW, CLIMATE CHANGE AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS WITH PCARD TODAY. BUT I AM JUST RECITING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY THE CAO'S OFFICE. [2:05:22] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. SO THERE'S A SORT OF A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS. AGAIN, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES ARE INFORMATIONAL. IT DOESN'T COMPEL ANYTHING OTHER THAN GIVING THE INFORMATION. FEE SCHEDULES, AGAIN, DON'T COMPEL AND, FRANKLY, AT THE ADMINISTRATION DETERMINES THAT THE FEE IS NOT LEGALLY SUPPORTED, THEN THEY WON'T CHARGE IT. WHAT THE BODY NEEDS TO DO, IF YOU WANT TO COMPEL CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY THE ADMINISTRATION IS ACTUALLY PASS AN ORDINANCE AND THE PARTICULAR ORDINANCE AT ISSUE HERE REGARDING PCAR DOESN'T INCLUDE CO2. SO THE BODY WOULD HAVE TO AND SHOULD AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO EXPAND IT. SO PART OF THE PROGRAMMING WOULD BE IN THE ORDINANCE, AS WELL. [2:06:25] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL. I GUESS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE ORDINANCE IS THE PIECE THAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED HERE. AND I GUESS AT FIRST IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE. WE'RE BEING ASKED TO PASS AN ENTIRE FEE SCHEDULE AND IT FEELS TROUBLING FOR WE PASS A FEE SCHEDULE AND IT COMES THROUGH THE BODY. IF IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ADMINISTERED. AND SO MAYBE CITY ATTORNEY THROUGH THE PRESIDENT, ARE THERE ORDINANCES IN PLACE WHERE ALL THE OTHER FEES THAT ARE WITHIN THE SCHEDULE? [2:07:05] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I THINK SO. I CAN'T TELL YOU FOR ABSOLUTE POSITIVE. MY POINT TO THIS IS, IF THE BODY IS -- HAS THE WILL THAT CO2 BE ADDED TO THE PROGRAM, IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE. EVEN IF IT'S ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE, HOWEVER, WE CAN'T JUST CHARGE A FEE THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE EXPENDITURES TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. SO, YOU KNOW, SO IN ORDER TO DO ALL THIS, THIS SHOULD BE PART OF A, YOU KNOW, COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE, AS DIRECTOR HANLON HAS POINTED OUT. [2:07:59] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU. I'LL JUST SAY IT STILL CONTINUES TO NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME WHY WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PASS A FEE SCHEDULE AND HAVE NOT -- HAVE IT NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE ADMINISTERED BY OUR CITY STAFF. AND IT'S TROUBLING THAT WE'VE HAD OTHER CASES OF THAT. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE AMENDMENT, IF THAT'S THE CASE. AND THERE'S TIME FOR WORK TO BE CONTINUED AND I THINK IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE JOINT REPORT, IT MAKES IT VERY CLEAR AS TO THE COSTS ON THE CITY. OVER TIME AND THE CO2 EMISSIONS AND HOW WE GOT TO THE 452 NUMBER. SO THAT'S -- YEAH. LOOKING AT THAT ADDS A LOT OF CLARITY FOR ME. AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW UP AROUND THIS QUESTION OF NOT HAVING A REQUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT A FEE SCHEDULE, ONCE WE MOVE IT THROUGH THIS PROCESS IF OTHER FEES ARE GOVERNED BY SEPARATE ORDINANCES. [2:09:12] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, CLERK CARL REMINDED ME OF A POINT I HADN'T FLUSHED OUT FOR THE BODY. STATE LAW IS ACTUALLY THE SOURCE OF WHAT ALLOWS FOR US TO CHARGE FEES. AND UNDER STATE LAW, AGAIN, THE FEE NEEDS TO ACTUALLY BE SUPPORTED BY THE EXPENDITURES. SO, AGAIN, CART BEFORE THE HORSE. IT'S NOT JUST A FUNCTION OF CITY ORDINANCE. IT'S A FUNCTION OF STATE LAW, AS WELL. [2:09:44] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR, AND I WONDER, UMM, IF SHE WOULD, UMM, IF SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO ANSWER THEM? [2:10:04] Elliott Payne: GO AHEAD. [2:10:06] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE A MEMORY THAT YOU WORKED ON A POTENTIAL CHANGE TO THE PCAR ORDINANCE BACK IN MAYBE IN 2022. IS THAT ACCURATE? [2:10:22] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU. I DO BELIEVE WE DID A NOTICE, BUT, ALSO, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. WE HAVE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. AND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY, AGAIN, WE NEED TO AMEND THE FEE, LOOK AT WHAT ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROGRAM WILL ENTAIL THROUGH FTE COSTS, AND THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT FORWARD THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO CODIFY THAT. IN THAT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, AND THE REPORT INCLUDING IT, IT MENTIONS NOTHING ABOUT ORDINANCE CHANGES. I'M LOOKING AT THE PCAR LANGUAGE IN OUR CODES. SIMILAR TO, LIKE, OTHER FEES. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE EVERY, LIKE, POLLUTANT THAT WE INCLUDE IN THE FEE SCHEDULE. IT REFERENCES THAT A FEE SCHEDULE IS PART OF THE CODE, BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD UP UNTIL TODAY WHERE AN ORDINANCE CHANGE REQUIRES THE ADDITION OF CO2E BEFORE. WE FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. [2:11:15] Aisha Chughtai: EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. [2:11:20] Elliott Payne: THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE TO REFLECT ON, YOU KNOW, THIS NEW GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE HAS CREATED SOME COMPLEXITY AROUND THE TOPIC, SPECIFICALLY. I WAS HAVING A HISTORICAL CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY CLERK YESTERDAY AROUND HOW ADMINISTRATIVE FEES USED TO BE PUBLISHED. SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNEW VERY TRANSPARENTLY WHAT THE FEES WERE. EVEN SOMETIME PRIOR TO THE CITY CLERK, THAT WAS PULLED DOWN. I'M NOT SURE OF THE TIMING ON IT. BUT I THINK THIS BELIES A GREATER BODY OF WORK AROUND TRANSPARENCY AS IT RELATES TO THESE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. AND, YOU KNOW, IF I WERE IN THE EXECUTIVE OR WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DICTATE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE HIRE THIS STAFF IMMEDIATELY. BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS. AND WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD COST CAPTURE IN PLACE TO DO THAT. THERE'S A BIT OF A CHICKEN OR EGG PROBLEM WE'RE RUNNING INTO NOW. AND JUST LIKE OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT QUARTERLY REPORTS, THESE ARE SNAPSHOTS IN TIME. WE ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR COST CAPTURE RATIO IS UNTIL WE CLOSE ALL THE BOOKS EVERY YEAR. AND SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE URGENCY THAT WE HAVE AROUND CLIMATE ACTION, WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THAT WE DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT FEE SCHEDULE TO CAPTURE THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE BODY OF WORK. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK -- AND IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SAY "HIRE THIS STAFF IMMEDIATELY TO START THIS PROGRAM NOW." THAT'S NOT IN OUR AUTHORITY. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE THOSE TYPES OF DECISIONS. AND THAT'S WHY I'M SUPPORTING THIS. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:13:17] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION MAYBE FOR CITY ATTORNEY. ON THE TIMING OF THE FEE SCHEDULE. DOES IT ALWAYS HAPPEN THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN IT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS WELL. [2:13:36] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS A REGULAR UPDATE TO THE FEE SCHEDULE BUT, YES. FEE SCHEDULES CAN BE AMENDED LATER IN TIME. I ALSO WANTED TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY'S QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THE FEE IS ON COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S SCHEDULE RELATING BACK TO ORDINANCE. AND THE ANSWER IS IT DOES. MY STAFF LET ME KNOW THAT WHILE YOU WERE TALKING. [2:14:04] Katie Cashman: YEAH. I THINK, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A FEE BEING AMENDED MID YEAR. I THINK FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS WORK, THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND IT. IF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM CHANGES, IS THAT CORRECT? [2:14:27] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, I THINK THE POINT IS THAT RIGHT NOW BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, THE FEE PROPOSED IS NOT JUSTIFIED. SO WE SHOULDN'T BE CHARGING A FEE THAT IS NOT JUSTIFIED. IF LATER ON IN THE YEAR THE PROGRAM IS STOOD UP AND WE DETERMINED THE AMOUNT OF FEE, AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THE FEE SCHEDULE CAN BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE FEE. [2:14:53] Katie Cashman: BUT THE FEE WON'T BE CHARGED UNTIL JANUARY 2025, CORRECT? [2:14:59] Kristyn Anderson: THAT'S TRUE. BUT I'M SAYING, LIKE, AT THIS POINT, BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW AS OF THAT DATE IN JANUARY, THERE IS NOT A BASIS TO CHARGE THIS LEVEL OF FEE. [2:15:11] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. I GUESS WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT THIS ACTION NOW PUTS STAFF AT LEGAL RISK AND THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF. IS THAT STAFF WON'T BE SPENDING TIME DOING THE WORK. BUT IN COURT. FIGHTING FOR THIS ACTION. SO I DON'T -- CAN THE CITY ATTORNEY JUST CLARIFY FOR ME IF THERE'S ANY LEGAL RISK FOR STAFF WITH THIS ACTION, AND, TO YOUR POINT, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, YEAH. I REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT US MAKING A MISTAKE AND EVERYONE REALLY JUST, LIKE YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO ADMIT THOSE THINGS. BUT I LEARNED FROM THOSE MISTAKES AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THOSE SAME MISTAKES AGAIN BASED ON THAT ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN LAST YEAR. BUT, YEAH. WHAT IS THE LEGAL RISK HERE? IS STAFF AT ANY LEGAL RISK, CITY ATTORNEY? [2:16:15] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. I MEAN, STAFF ISN'T AT LEGAL RISK BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE THE LEGAL RISK OF THE CITY. IT WOULD BE UNUSUAL FOR INDIVIDUAL STAFF TO BE. SO INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY, NO. BUT, AGAIN, I MEAN, IF THE FEE IS NOT WARRANTED, THEN STAFF WOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTING IT. [2:16:36] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. PAGE FOUR IT TELLS US HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. I THINK IT WAS A JOINT REPORT. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THIS. AND I JUST WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION TO THE AUTHOR. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NUMBER OUT OF THIN AIR? HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NUMBER? [2:17:07] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU. AS I'VE REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES THUS FAR, I HAVE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE TO WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION TO GIVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FEE THAT CAME FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY AND SPECIFICALLY UNDER DIRECTOR HANLON'S LEADERSHIP. SO WE GOT THIS FEE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. THEY ALSO NOTED IT WOULD TAKE ONE FTE TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM, WHICH IF WE PROVIDE BOTH THE FEE CHANGES THAT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR THE AMENDMENT, AS WELL AS THE FTE BY JANUARY 1st, THE ADMINISTRATION IN SUSTAINABILITY WOULD HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM, IF THEY DECIDE TO. [2:17:53] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I READ THAT ON PAGE 4 OF THE POLLUTION ANNUAL REGISTRATION JOINT REPORT WITH THE OFFICER OF THE CITY AUDITOR AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW IT'S LITERALLY ON PAGE 4. IT TALKS ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CONCERN IS HERE. I THINK THAT, ONE, I'M SORRY YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS. YOU HAVE DONE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, ESPECIALLY AS A WOMAN OF COLOR IN THIS BODY. PARTICULARLY YOU HAVE TO SHOW YOURSELF AND PROVE YOURSELF WHEN YOU HAVE DONE YOUR WORK. AND I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY. I THINK IT IS TIME TO VOTE. [2:18:35] Elliott Payne: AND WITH THAT I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE WONSLEY AMENDMENTS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE. [2:18:48] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:18:49] Michael Rainville: NO. [2:18:50] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:18:51] Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:18:52] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:18:53] LaTrisha Vetaw: NO. [2:18:54] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [2:18:55] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:18:56] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:18:57] Emily Koski: AYE. [2:18:58] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:18:59] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:19:00] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:19:01] Andrea Jenkins: NAY. [2:19:02] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:19:03] Linea Palmisano: NO. [2:19:04] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:19:05] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:19:07] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:19:08] Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:19:09] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:19:10] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:19:11] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:19:12] Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:19:13] Casey Carl: THERE ARE NINE AYES AND FOUR NAYS. [2:19:14] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP THE UNDERLYING FEE SCHEDULE THAT WAS MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT IS LISTED ON THE PRINTOUT BEFORE YOU. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IN QUEUE FROM EARLIER. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM? [2:19:43] Jeremiah Ellison: YEAH. I WANTED TO SPEAK IN, YOU KNOW, IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL FEE SCHEDULE BUT I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CONTENT OUT HERE. I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY NAME ANIMAL CONTROL. EVERY SINGLE YEAR ANIMAL CONTROL IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, TO ADOPT, TO DO A NUMBER OF THINGS. AND SO THE TEAM DOWN THERE ARE TREMENDOUS. I WANTED TO -- I KNOW THERE'S A LOT TO HIGHLIGHT AND TALKING ABOUT WITH THE FEE SCHEDULE. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT WORK THAT CONTINUES TO COME OUT OF ANIMAL CONTROL EVERY YEAR. I KNOW THAT FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER LISA GOODMAN WAS ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE FEES THAT WERE CUT LAST YEAR, AND THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS I THOUGHT WERE GREAT AND GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THE RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S ALL. [2:20:28] Elliott Payne: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. SO WE WILL TAKE UP THE ROLL ON ITEM 1, AS AMENDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND OSMAN. [2:20:51] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:20:52] Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:21:05] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:21:06] Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:21:07] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:21:08] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:21:09] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:21:10] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:21:11] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [2:21:12] Emily Koski: AYE. [2:21:13] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:21:14] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:21:15] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:21:16] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:21:17] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:21:18] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:21:19] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:21:20] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:21:21] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [2:21:22] Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:21:23] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [2:21:24] Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:21:25] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:21:26] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:21:27] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:21:28] Elliott Payne: AYE. THERE ARE 13 AYES. THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 2. [2:21:40] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION WE'VE HAD AMONGST THE BODY IN TERMS OF HOW IT'S, YOU KNOW, HOW WAS COUNCIL POSITIONED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS OPPOSED TO CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT WE KNOW UNDERMINE THE VITALITY OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE BONDS THAT WE PROVIDE TO CHARTER SCHOOLS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING TOPIC. I KNOW LAST TERM, WE RECEIVED ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEYS WHEN THIS WAS FURTHER, YOU KNOW, INTERROGATED AROUND, LIKE, WHAT IF WE VOTED AGAINST THESE BONDS. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND I KNOW, AT THAT TIME, WE LEARNED THE BONDS COULD BE ISSUED FROM ANY ENTITY. YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL COULD GO AND REQUEST BONDS FROM THE COUNTY. OR FROM THE STATE. AND THAT ESSENTIALLY THERE WOULDN'T BE A DISASTROUS OUTCOME AND NOT SUPPORTING THE BONDS. BUT, AGAIN, AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE OVERALL STRESS THAT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SPECIFICALLY MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IS ENDURING RIGHT NOW WITH ITS OWN RESPECTIVE GROWING DEFICIT. I THINK IS, YOU KNOW, WITHIN OUR -- IT IS WITHIN OUR VALUES AND, ALSO, WITHIN OUR, YOU KNOW, EFFORTS TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN SHOW UP FOR SUPPORTING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM IN LIGHT OF THAT. AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE RAISED CONCERNS AROUND THIS OF HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO FIGURE OUT WITHIN OUR, YOU KNOW, AUTHORITY HOW ARE WE ABLE TO SUPPORT MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS OUR FAMILIES, WHO ARE ATTENDING OUR, YOU KNOW, MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO THAT IS ALL. [2:23:27] Jeremiah Ellison: 100% IN AGREEMENT WITH EVERYTHING COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY SAID. I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE BUSINESS OF ISSUING THESE BONDS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN REPORTS RECENTLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SORT OF THE GENERAL STATUS -- STATE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN OUR CITY AND STATE. THAT'S NOT TO SPEAK TO THIS SPECIFIC CHARTER SCHOOL. I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ON THEM. I DON'T WANT TO ISSUE THE BONDS I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THEM EITHER. AND I'M WONDERING IF STAFF HAD ANY -- COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW. A LITTLE BIT OF A REFRESHER. IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR ABOUT HOW THESE WORK AND IF THESE WERE TO BE ISSUED ELSEWHERE. I KNOW THERE'S THE POTENTIAL THAT WE END UP SORT OF PAYING FOR THE BONDS, IF WE'RE NOT THE ISSUER. IS THAT CORRECT? AM I MISREMEMBERING THAT? [2:24:20] Staff Representative: YES, SIR, PRESIDENT PAYNE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. THESE ARE BONDS THAT THE CITY WILL ISSUE. IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THE COFFERS. SO THIS IS WE WOULD CALL CONDUIT BONDS. SOMEBODY ELSE WILL PAY FOR THEM. IT'S A WAY FOR THIS PROJECT TO TAKE ON DEBT AND IT IS TRUE, IF THEY DON'T -- IF WE DON'T ISSUE THEM, THEN THEY CAN GO GET HOST APPROVAL FROM THE CITY AND THEN GET IT FROM A DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITY, THE CITY, OR THE STATE, THERE'S SOME OTHER AGENCIES THAT CAN ISSUE THE BONDS. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ALSO. THEY'RE PART OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. WE GET -- THIS FINANCING IS ACTUALLY -- THIS IS A SCHOOL THAT EXISTS. THEY'RE COMING TO THE END OF SOME FINANCING THAT COMES DUE AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. SOME TAX CREDITS WERE USED TO CAPITALIZE THIS ORIGINALLY. IT WOULD BE REFUNDING THOSE BONDS AND THAT FUNDING STREAM REESTABLISHING IT AND THE CITY GETS A DOMINICUS AMOUNT OF FEES AROUND $50,000 A YEAR TO ADMINISTER THE REGULATORY COMPONENT OF IT. BUT AS FAR AS THE CASH THAT COMES OUT OF OUR POCKETS, THAT IS JUST THE STAFF TIME TO PUT THE DEAL TOGETHER. [2:25:42] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR THE REFRESHER HOW IT WORKS. YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH MY COLLEAGUES HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AND WHAT IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS, WRIT LARGE. I THINK I'LL PROBABLY END SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. THIS SPECIFIC ITEM TODAY. I THINK THE OVERALL CONVERSATION IS WARRANTED AND NECESSARY FOR US TO AS A CITY TO FIGURE OUT HOW ARE WE EQUIPPING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SUCCEED AND OPERATE AT ITS HIGHEST ORDER HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THE BROADER CHARTER CONVERSATION DOESN'T CONTINUE TO UNDERMINE PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO THAT'S ALL. [2:26:21] Jamal Osman: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT THIS ITEM CAME THROUGH MANY TIMES IN OUR COMMITTEE. AND I REMEMBER FOUR YEARS AGO HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. CHARTER SCHOOLS WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE LARGE MINORITY COMMUNITIES THAT ATTEND SCHOOLS. AS THE DIRECTOR MENTIONED, IT'S PART OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND YES. WE DO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT AT THE SAMETIME, ALSO, ALTERNATIVE, AND SOME SCHOOLS THAT WORK FOR COMMUNITIES ARE IMPORTANT. SO I APPRECIATE THIS STAFF FOR THEIR WORK. I'M 100% GOING TO SUPPORT THE ITEM. THANK YOU. [2:27:07] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WON'T BELABOR THE POINT. I WANT TO JUST ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S SENTIMENT THAT WE NEED -- AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A SORT OF PHILOSOPHICAL CONVERSATION. DO WE ONLY RELY ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE A PART OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION. HOWEVER, WE NEED PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WE NEED OTHER OPTIONS FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. I DO HAVE SPECIFIC RELATIONSHIPS AND UNDERSTANDING OF HIWATHA ACADEMIES. THAT SERVE MANY SOMALI KIDS, MANY LATINO KIDS, AND SO I THINK THEY PROVIDE AN OPTION FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE SOME SERIOUS MISGIVINGS ABOUT THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO SUPPORT THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM? ABSOLUTELY! AND WE SHOULD HAVE OTHER OPTIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARENTS, AS WELL. THANK YOU. [2:28:50] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION AROUND. I MADE THE COMMENT AROUND CHARTER SCHOOLS ESSENTIALLY MAKING THE SAME AS IF THEY'RE NOT PUBLIC. THEY ARE PUBLIC BUT WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THEY'RE PUBLIC TO THE EXTENT THEY HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND WHICH NO OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS. THEY HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT OFTEN DO INCLUDE OUTSIDE ENTITIES OR, ALSO YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT INTERESTS. AND WE'VE SEEN IN THE NEWS REPEATEDLY HOW THAT HAS LEAD TO SOME PRECARIOUS POSITIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS, AS WELL. SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THERE'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT GOVERNING SYSTEM WHEN IT COMES TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, AS IT COMPARES TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND THAT IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE DO SHOW UP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I AM HERE ON THE DIAS, IT SOUNDS LIKE PEOPLE ARE SCHOOL CHOICE. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH COLLEAGUES THAT WANT TO DO LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES THAT DIVES INTO HOW SCHOOL CHOICE ALSO HAS NOT SUPPORTED OR ADDRESSED THE DEEP RACIAL INEQUITIES WITHIN OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. OR EDUCATION SYSTEM. BUT THIS IS THE ONE LIMITED ACTION WE CAN TAKE TO AT LEAST SHOW, AGAIN, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT OUR FELLOW PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. [2:30:09] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST, UMM, ACTUALLY WANTED TO ADD TO THE POINT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY JUST MADE. CERTAINLY CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE CONSIDERED A PART OF THE -- OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM BY THE STATE, AND -- BUT THE DIFFERENCE BEING THAT -- THEY'RE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARDS THAT OVERSEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THERE ARE PRIVATE ENTITIES THAT DON'T HAVE THAT STATE -- THAT SAME TYPE OF PUBLIC OVERSIGHT. THAT'S, LIKE, THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE HERE BETWEEN THOSE TWO TYPES OF SCHOOLS. [2:30:43] Elliott Payne: THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE. I WANT TO UPLIFT COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS' COMMENTS. THERE'S A BIT OF PHILOSOPHICAL THING HERE AND IT IS JUST MY BELIEF THAT WE NEED TO GIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RIGHT. CHARTER SCHOOLS, I THINK, EMERGED IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WERE THE INNOVATOR OF THE CONCEPT. AND IT WAS A RESPONSE TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM MAYBE NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF EVERY FAMILY IT IS MY BELIEF THAT WE NEED TO USE THESE TOOLS CALLED DEMOCRACY WHERE WE ELECT SCHOOL BOARDS THAT CAN DO MORE TARGETED WAYS OF SUPPORTING FAMILIES. AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO THAT THROUGH THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. I THINK THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS KIND OF HAS A REMOVAL FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY'S POINT. THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, BOARD MEMBERS WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEIR CREDENTIALS ARE, HOW YOU GET ON THE BOARD. AND FOR ME, THIS IS JUST A STRUCTURAL THING THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE DAY IT'S CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE NEXT DAY IT'S SCHOOL VOUCHERS. AND ULTIMATELY IS FROM A STRUCTURAL PERSPECTIVE TAKING AWAY ENROLLMENT FROM OUR DISTRICT SCHOOLS. THAT LEADS TO A SPIRAL OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE, WHICH WE'RE SEEING PLAY OUT RIGHT NOW AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE A DIRECT ROLE IN SCHOOL FUNDING. WE HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON PROGRAMS SUCH AS STABLE HOMES, STABLE SCHOOLS. OUR SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS ARE FUNDED THROUGH CITY PROGRAMS. THESE BONDS, AGAIN, ARE A BIT -- IT'S A STRUCTURAL THING THAT SUPPORTS THE EXISTENCE OF A SYSTEM THAT, I THINK, IS A RACE TO THE BOTTOM WHEN IT COMES TO DILUTING ENROLLMENT IN ANY ONE SCHOOL. CHARTER OR DISTRICT. I THINK WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL. I HAVE CONSISTENTLY VOTED AGAINST THESE. IT'S NOT THE STRUCTURAL NEEDS WE NEED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN MINNEAPOLIS. I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. WITH THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 2. [2:33:04] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:33:05] Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:33:06] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [2:33:07] Jason Chavez: NO. [2:33:08] Casey Carl: VETAW. [2:33:09] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:33:10] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [2:33:11] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:33:12] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [2:33:13] Emily Koski: AYE. [2:33:14] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [2:33:15] Robin Wonsley: NO. [2:33:16] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [2:33:17] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:33:18] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [2:33:19] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:33:20] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [2:33:21] Aurin Chowdhury: NO. [2:33:22] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [2:33:23] Katie Cashman: NO. [2:33:24] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [2:33:25] Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:33:26] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:33:27] Aisha Chughtai: NO. [2:33:28] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:33:29] Elliott Payne: NO. [2:33:30] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 7 AYES AND SIX NAYS. [2:33:31] Elliott Payne: THAT ITEM CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 13. [2:33:47] Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR, FIRST, DO I HAVE AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME TO OTHERS ON THE BODY? THANK YOU. I WANTED TO KNOW BEFORE I START. I'M GLAD THE STATE PUT THIS ENABLING LEGISLATION IN PLACE FOR RECUPERATIVE CARE FACILITIES. THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS DONE THESE KINDS OF FACILITIES EXIST IN OUR SPACE. HAVE EXISTED IN MY WARD. I HAVE RESPONDED TO INQUIRIES ABOUT THE FACILITIES FOR YEARS. THE ONES IN MY WARD ARE TYPICALLY RETROFITTED DUPLEXES. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES OF THEM TRANSIT IS REALLY HARD. TRANSIT IS REALLY HARD FOR THE PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THESE KINDS OF FACILITIES, IN PARTICULARLY AROUND THE EDGES OF OUR CITY. LIKE, MY WARD. SO I LIKE THAT THIS IS ON A TRANSIT CORRIDOR. THERE WAS A LARGE OUTCRY FROM PEOPLE NEARBY. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ALIKE. SAYING THEIR CORRIDOR CAN'T SAFELY SUPPORT IT. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE AMOUNT OF INPUT WE HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS. HERE IS THE THING I CANNOT GET PAST, THE PART THAT FEELS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. THIS IS PROPER ZONING. CITY PLANNERS DID THEIR JOB. THIS TYPE OF USE IS ALLOWED HERE. WHEN I REACHED OUT TO ASK, WAIT, HOW DO YOU FIT ALL OF THESE THINGS A BED, A DESK, A CHAIR INTO EACH OF THESE ROOMS FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF HOSPITAL CARE THAT ARE 8X8. A WOMAN WITH AN ADULT SON WHO HAS DISABILITIES IS WHO BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION. SHE HAS SEEN THE BEST AND THE WORST FACILITIES. AND SHE'S TAUGHT ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVING IN THESE KINDS OF FACILITIES. WE HAVE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMETHING ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR A HOSPITAL BED AND A WHEELCHAIR, PERHAPS. WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT'S CERTAINLY NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A BED, A WHEELCHAIR, A PERSONAL STORAGE, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES. BECAUSE THESE UNITS ARE SMALLER THAN JAIL CELLS. AND IN THE ITEM THAT WAS POSTPONED ON NICOLLET, BY THE WAY, IS SIMILAR FACILITY, THOSE UNITS ARE EVEN SMALLER. THE REIMBURSEMENT SCHEDULE CODIFIED IN STATE LAW SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT THESE OPERATORS COULD DO A LOT BETTER THAN A JAIL CELL. FURTHER MORE, THIS SITE PLAN HAD ZERO ACCESS TO ANY KIND OF NATURAL LIGHT UNTIL MY COLLEAGUE SUGGESTED SKYLIGHTS. I THINK THAT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO I ALSO REACHED OUT TO CODE COMPLIANCE. THIS ISN'T ON THEIR DESK YET. SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CONCERNED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T YET DONE. THIS ISN'T A DWELLING UNIT EACH OF THESE ROOMS, OTHERWISE THEY'D HAVE MORE REGULATED SPACE. THEY'RE A SLEEPING SPACE. THERE'S OTHER THINGS, THOUGH, LIKE FIRE CODE AND OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED, AND THE STATE HASN'T EVEN GOTTEN IN AND LEGISLATED THAT PART OF THESE KINDS OF FACILITIES. SO I WILL NEED TO TAKE COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT OUR CODE ENFORCERS ON THE INSIDE OF THIS SITE PLAN ARE STILL GOING TO NEED TO LOOK AT IT. THERE MIGHT BE A LOT OF CHANGES ON THE INSIDE OF THIS BUILDING. BUT I CANNOT SEE THIS SPACE SUPPORTING 24 INDIVIDUAL UNITS LIKE THIS. IT'S OUTRAGEOUS! IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE SETTING UP DISASTER. AND I URGE THEM TO DO BETTER. [2:38:00] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO HAS MADE A COMMENT TWICE NOW ABOUT YOU POTENTIALLY HAVING GIVING HER LESS TIME TO SPEAK. YOU DON'T CONTROL THE TIMING. THE TIMING IS SET BY THE CLERK. I WANT TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO ALSO ACCUSED ME OF GETTING HER OFF QUEUE. I DON'T CONTROL THE QUEUE EITHER. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT, LIKE TO THE PUBLIC, THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT SET THE TIMER. THAT IS DONE BY THE CLERKS. CHAIRS CANNOT REMOVE PEOPLE OR -- OR THOSE COMMENTS NEED TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. I DON'T WANT THE THINK THE PRESIDENT IS DOING SOMETHING INTENTIONALLY I WANT TO CALL IT OUT. [2:39:15] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE RECEIVED ON THIS ITEM. LOTS OF PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. LOTS OF PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE BIZ COMMITTEE. AND IWANTED TO JUST APPRECIATE THAT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE OUT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE ADDED. I, TOO, HAD A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL LIGHT. SO I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT SKYLIGHT CONDITION WAS ADDED. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE OTHER CONDITIONS. AND, ALSO, I SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC AND THE GREATER BODY THAT THIS IS AN INTERIM USE PERMIT. SO THERE WAS AN APPLICATION -- THERE WAS AN APPLICATION FOR A USE PERMIT THAT WAS PULLED. AND THEN THIS APPLICANT CAME FOR TEMPORARY, I THINK, UP TO FIVE YEARS. AND SO THAT'S SET TO EXPIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 24th. AND THE OTHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE PROPOSED IS THE APPLICANT SHOULD -- THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE, LIKE, A SMOKING AREA LOCATED AT LEAST 30 FEET AWAY FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. THAT WAS REALLY RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. THE SURFACE PARKING LOT SHALL BE SCREENED ON THE NORTH AND WEST SIDES. WITH SCREENING AT LEAST 3 FEET TALL, AT LEAST 60% OPAQUE TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 550 ARTICLE 5 SITE PLAN REVIEW. THE FACILITY SHALL MAINTAIN A 1 TO 8 RATIO FOR BOTH SECURITY AND NURSING STAFF. THE APPLICANT SHALL APPOINT A COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER SERVING AS A PRIMARY CONTACT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS, AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SAID OFFICERS SHOULD BE POSTED IN THE AREA VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. AND I THINK THIS APPLICANT, COMPARED TO OTHER APPLICANTS WITH REALLY WORKED WITH OUR COMMITTEE AND THE COMMUNITY TO GO TO EXTRA LENGTHS TO BE ACCEPTING TOWARDS THESE CONDITIONS. ESPECIALLY AS THERE WERE CONCERNS AROUND SECURITY AND I'LL KIND OF SPEAK TO THAT. ONE OF THE UNFORTUNATE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS THERE WAS A LOT OF UNFORTUNATE RHETORIC TO DEHUMANIZING UNHOUSED PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT AIMED AT THEM. EVEN IF THE CLIENTS COMING TO THE RECUPERATIVE CARE MAY NOT IDENTIFY AS UNHOUSED. THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT COULD THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE DO IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD ENDANGER OTHERS? AND THAT TYPE OF OTHERRING, I NEED TO STATE ANY OPPORTUNITY THERE IS, IT'S DANGEROUS. IT LEADS TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN POVERTY, TOWARDS PEOPLE THAT NEED GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. LIKE THIS TYPE OF CARE FACILITY WHERE AGENCIES LIKE HENNEPIN COUNTY DIRECT INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GET CARE AT THE TIME OF VISIT. SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT CLEAR. AND THEN I'LL ALSO NOTE ONE THING. THAT WE LEARNED BOTH WITH THIS APPLICATION AND THE OTHER APPLICATION THAT IS GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO BIZ ON A FACILITY IS THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES STILL NEEDS TO REVIEW THEIR LICENSE AND STILL NEEDS TO WORK WITH THEM. THEY ARE COMING TO US FOR A ZONING AND USE PURPOSE. AND THAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SHOW TO THE STATE THAT THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD AND HAVING THIS TYPE OF FACILITY. SO THERE IS OTHER OVERSIGHT THAT IS HAPPENING HERE. I HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO AND HER CONCERNS. I WOULD HELP SUPPORT HER IN CONNECTING WITH THE STATE LEVEL AND THEN, ALSO, CONVERSATIONS WITH THE APPLICANT, AS WELL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF FOLKS ARE GETTING CARE, IT'S GOOD CARE. I DO HAVE TRUST IN THIS APPLICANT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO ISSUES AND REQUESTS AND CHANGES AS THEY HAPPEN THROUGH THIS. I WOULD SAY PRETTY DIFFICULT PERMIT PROCESS THROUGH OUR CITY COMMITTEES. SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT CONTEXT AND WANTED TO ALSO GIVE MY APPRECIATION TO OUR CITY STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS AND WORKING ON THIS WITH THE BIZ COMMITTEE MEMBERS. [2:44:14] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. YEAH. I SERVE ON THE BIZ COMMITTEE, AS WELL. I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT I THINK MIGHT BE A POSSIBLE ROUTE FOR US TO ADDRESS THIS NEW PERMITTING TYPE OF FACILITY. THE FACILITY LICENSE THAT DHS IS INTRODUCING. THIS FACILITY WILL BE FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING DIRECT REFERRALS FOR RECUPERATIVE CARE, IT'S A NEED DEMONSTRATED BY THE CAPACITY LEVELS OF EXISTING PROVIDERS. SOME I HAVE SPOKEN TO INCLUDING CATHOLIC CHARITIES WHO HAS A LARGE FACILITY DOWNTOWN. I DO SHARE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO'S AND OTHERS APPREHENSION AROUND THE DHS PERMITTING PROCESS HERE. HOW IT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT, AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING PERMITS THAT THEY'LL NEED TO PULL TO GET UP TO CODE. I THINK 8X8 ROOMS IS CONCERNING. I WOULD HOPE OUR CODE DOESN'T ALLOW FOR ANY UNSAFE CONDITIONS BUT THE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE HERE, AND TO OPEN WITH STAFF AND WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THAT I BELIEVE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY SHOULD BE TAKING MORE PROACTIVE ROLE IN IDENTIFYING ZONING SITES AND BUILDINGS FOR SHELTERS IN ALL OF THE RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING NEEDS THAT WE HAVE. THE WORK OF IDENTIFYING A PROPER SITE, IT MEETS THE ZONING CODE AND IDENTIFYING THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS TO MEET THE BUILDING CODE IS REALLY CHALLENGING WORK. AND I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE LEFT SOLELY ON PROVIDERS. SOME OF WHICH ARE NEW TO BEING PROVIDERS. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATE CITY STAFF TO WORK WITH ME AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ON HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT MORE SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC SIDE FROM THE CITY OR THE COUNTY SIDE ON IDENTIFYING SITES FOR SHELTERS WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND I ALSO THINK THAT THE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT WERE ADDED TO THIS, BOTH TO HAVE A LIAISON THAT WORKS WITH NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING THE SMOKING LOCATION. BECAUSE THERE IS AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY FOR KIDS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. ADDING THE SKYLIGHTS PROVISION. I THINK THESE ARE ALL REALLY GOOD CONDITIONS FOR US TO KEEP IN MIND. THIS IS NOT -- THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST RECUPERATIVE CARE FACILITY COMING FORWARD FOR US. IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST. WE HAVE MORE WORK IN FRONT OF US. [2:46:38] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS ITEM -- THIS FACILITY 1918 WEST LAKE IS LOCATED IN WARD 10. SO I WANT TO START BY THANKING SEVERAL PEOPLE. FIRST, THE RESIDENTS IN WARD 10 WHO HAVE CONTACTED MY OFFICE. WHO HAVE CONTACTED ALL OF YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH YOUR IN-BOXES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE. WITH -- WITH -- WITH CONCERNS ON THIS -- ON THIS PROJECT, I BELIEVE THAT THE DIRECT FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM RESIDENTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY HAS ACTUALLY HELPED TO INFORM SEVERAL OF THESE NEW CONDITIONS THAT ARE ADDED TO -- AS A PART OF THE APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION. I WANTED TO THANK THE PLANNING STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING SO DILIGENTLY, BOTH ON MAKING SURE THAT THE DECISION MAKERS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND AT THE BIZ COMMITTEE HAD ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED, AND, ALSO, I HEARD REALLY EXCELLENT FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS WHO WERE DIRECTLY GETTING IN TOUCH WITH PLANNING STAFF AND HEARING BACK IN A TIMELY MANNER AND GETTING REALLY THOROUGH INFORMATION THAT WORK IS DEEPLY, DEEPLY APPRECIATED. AND THEN I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY WHO REPRESENTS THIS BODY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION I GOT REGULAR UPDATES FROM HER AS THIS MOVED THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION PROCESS. I KNOW THERE WERE SOME DELAYS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION LEVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE COMMITTEE LEVEL IN BIZ. AND MEMBERS OF THE BIZ COMMITTEE FOR YOUR WORK ON MAKING SURE THESE NEW CONDITIONS THAT ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED WERE INCLUDED. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE THAT THIS FACILITY IS A MEDICAL RESPITE CENTER. IT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE CARE AND TREATMENT, MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT, THAT THEY NEED AND DESERVE AFTER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. RECEIVING SURGERY OR OTHER FORMS OF INITIAL CARE FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THIS IS NOT A SHELTER FACILITY. THIS IS NOT A SHELTER. THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND IT IN COMMUNITY. MAKING SURE THAT EVERY PERSON HAS A SAFE PLACE TO RECOVER AND RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE THAT THEY NEED IS SOMETHING I WOULD WANT FOR MYSELF. I THINK WE'D ALL FOR OUR LOVED ONES. AND SHOULD WANT FOR UNHOUSED RESIDENTS, TOO. THIS FACILITY HELPS FILL A GAP THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEMS. AND IS -- IT IS NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY SPOKE TO THIS, AS WELL. FOR ADDING THAT SKYLIGHT THAT NATURAL LIGHT, THE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA, THE PARKING LOT SCREENING, THE 1-TO-8 RATIO FOR STAFF-TO-RESIDENTS THAT ARE STAYING AT THE FACILITY, PATIENTS AT THE FACILITY, A COMMUNITY LIAISON AND AVAILABLE CONTACT INFORMATION. THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT STEPS THAT SHOW THIS APPLICANT IS WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE CONCERNS THAT ARE BEING RAISED BY THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M EXCITED TO VOTE APPROVAL OF THIS INTERIM USE PERMIT TODAY. THANK YOU. [2:50:52] Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE LEFT IN QUEUE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 13. INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR LAKE SHORE CARE 918 WEST LAKE. [2:51:06] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:51:07] Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:51:08] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [2:51:09] Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:51:10] Casey Carl: VETAW. [2:51:11] LaTrisha Vetaw: NO. [2:51:12] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [2:51:13] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:51:14] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [2:51:15] Emily Koski: AYE. [2:51:16] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [2:51:17] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:51:18] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [2:51:19] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:51:20] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [2:51:21] Linea Palmisano: NO. [2:51:22] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [2:51:23] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:51:24] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:51:25] Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:51:26] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:51:27] Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:51:28] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:51:29] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:51:30] Casey Carl: PAYNE. [2:51:31] Elliott Payne: AYE. THERE ARE 11 AYES AND TWO NAYS. THAT ITEM CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 14, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:51:41] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M CERTAIN WE'LL GET THROUGH THE BIZ AGENDA AT SOME POINT. THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME TO TALKING ABOUT THIS. BECAUSE THIS HIGH 5 TOBACCO LICENCE, IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY. WHAT I LEARNED, IT MAY BE IMPACTING YOUR WARDS, AS WELL. SO SINCE THE APPLICATION FOR A TOBACCO SHOP AT LA SALLE AND GRANT CAME UP FOR APPROVAL. I'VE BEEN PURSUING EVERY POSSIBILITY FOR WHAT ELSE COULD BE ON THE SITE INSTEAD OF A TOBACCO STORE. SUCH AS A GROCERY STORE WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED. OR EVEN JUST A FOOD TRUCK ON THE PARKING LOT TO PROVIDE OUR NEIGHBORS WITH POSITIVE BUSINESS IN THIS SPACE AND I'VE BEEN MET WITH BARRIERS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY BECAUSE OF THE BUILDING OWNER. AND, ALSO, THE DOWNTOWN ZONING ON THIS SITE. SO I LEARNED THAT THE APPLICANT HIGH 5 TOBACCO, THIS BUSINESS OWNER, ORIGINALLY WANTED TO OPEN A GROCERY STORE AT THIS LOCATION. BUT 7 ELEVEN HAS A LEASE ON THIS SITE HAS A NONCOMPETE POLICY THAT PREVENTS THIS. EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOT ANOTHER 7-ELEVEN, SUPER AMERICA, OR SPEEDWAY IN THIS AREA. 7-ELEVEN LEASES THIS BUILDING BASED OUT OF CALIFORNIA. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OUT OF STATE AND NEGLIGENT BUILDING OWNERS SPECULATE AND PREVENT POSITIVE COMMUNITY BENEFICIAL USES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO I WANT TO SHARE HOW FRUSTRATED I AM ABOUT A NONCOMPETE AGREEMENT EXISTING ON A BUILDING THAT A GAS STATION COMPANY IS SPECULATING ON. I RESPECT AND APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT'S INTEREST IN INVESTING. I'VE HAD POSITIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM HE'S GOING TO WORK HARD TO MEET ALL THE CONDITIONS SET FORWARD BY BUSINESS AND LICENSING. AND THE SAFETY PLAN THAT PRECINCT 1 POLICE OFFICERS HAVE SIGNED OFF ON. BUT IT JUST CAN'T BE IGNORED. THIS FORMER SPEEDWAY LOCATION HAS BEEN THE EPICENTER OF NEIGHBORHOOD TRAUMA FOR YEARS. AND THE CONTEXT IN WHICH AN APPLICANT IS OPENING UP A FEW TOBACCO SHOP NEEDS TO BE FULLY RECOGNIZED. MY NEIGHBORS REACHED OUT ABOUT FEAR AND CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER DRUG SALES AND GUN SALES WOULD START ON THE SITE. IT'S CURRENTLY FENCED OFF. THE CITY DOES NOT OWN THIS SITE. NOR DOES THE LEASE OLDER WE DO NOT CONTROL WHAT BUSINESS IS ALLOWED TO LEASE OR SUBLEASE THE SPACE. THE BUILDING IS ZONED AS DOWNTOWN 1. IT MEANS THE TOBACCO STORE, BUSINESS LICENSE IS LEGALLY ALLOWED. THE RULES AROUND MANDATED DISTANCE FROM OTHER TOBACCO SHOPS OR SCHOOLS DOES NOT APPLY. AND WE HAVE EMMERSON ELEMENTARY AROUND THE CORNER. WE CANNOT PENALIZE A NEW BUSINESS OWNER FOR THE ACTIONS OF THE PREVIOUS ONE. SO THERE'S NO LEGAL ACTION THAT WE CAN TAKE. AND THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A LEGAL BASIS TO DENY THE BUSINESS APPLICATION GIVEN THAT HIGH 5 IS IN LINE WITH WHAT ALLOWED IN CITY ZONING AND POLICY FOR THE LOCATION. ALL THAT BEING SAID, I WILL STILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS LICENSE TODAY TO LET ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS KNOW THAT I PERSONALLY DO NOT SUPPORT THE USE FOR THE SITE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON EITHER PUBLIC WORKS OR PUBLIC SAFETY APPROACHES TO PREVENT VIOLENCE ON THIS FORMER SPEEDWAY SITE AND PARKING LOT. AND TO CONTINUE IN GOOD FAITH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO, I HOPE WILL COME TO THE TABLE AND WORK WITH US. AND LONG-TERM, I'M INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE ON THIS ISSUE OF NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS SO OUR COMMUNITY DENSE AND WALKABLE COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE ARE ABLE TO HAVE GROCERY STORES AND NOT BE COMPETING WITH A SPEEDWAY IN UPTOWN ON LINEDALE, FOR EXAMPLE. SO, THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR KIND OF HEARING ME OUT ON THIS. THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR ERIC HANSEN AND THE MANAGER FOR ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS AND CONTEXT AND HELP YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD! [2:55:51] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU, CHAIR. I HOPE THERE ARE NO GUN SALES HAPPENING AT THE SITE. IT WAS BROUGHT UP BUT I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY BUT I WANTED TO JUST THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOR THE RATIONALE AND THE STATEMENT. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, LIKE, THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LEGAL BASIS, UNLESS THE ATTORNEYS FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING THEY CAN COME UP. WE DON'T HAVE A LEGAL BASIS TO DENY. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A TOUGH SITUATION TO BE IN. I'VE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE I'VE WANTED TO DENY A LICENSE FOR A BUSINESS THAT I FELT LIKE SHOULDN'T BE OPERATING IN MY WARD, THAT HAD A BAD HISTORY IN MY WARD BUT NEW OWNERSHIP AND WE COULDN'T PUNISH THE OWNERSHIP. I'VE GONE THROUGH THE STEPS OF TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITH EVERYONE TO SEE IF SOME OTHER OPTION CAN OCCUR. AND WHAT I LEARNED IN THAT PROCESS, IN MY OWN WARD, IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF US. WE CAN'T SORT OF PREVILIFY AN OWNER AND SORT OF ASSUME THE ABSOLUTE WORST IN THAT OWNER. AND, ALSO YOU KNOW, JUST ME PERSONALLY, I FEEL LIKE IF TXT, THE CORNER OF WEST BROADWAY AND LINEDALE CAN MAINTAIN A LIQUOR STORE AND OPERATE WITHOUT VIOLENCE, AS IT HAS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THEN I THINK THERE'S AN APPROPRIATE PATHWAY FOR THIS BUSINESS TO OPERATE LEGALLY, LAWFULLY, EVEN IF IT'S A USE THAT I DON'T THINK THE COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE ENDURE. I'M GOING TO BE VOTING -- IF ITEM IS NOT MOVED, I'LL MOVE IT. AND I WILL BE VOTING TO SUPPORT THIS. NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE I THINK THEY HAVE TO HAVE A TOBACCO SHOP. BUT BECAUSE THE USE IS LEGALLY PERMITTED AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER USE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO DO OUR SHARE, NORTH SIDE, DOWNTOWN, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR SHARE OF USES THAT RESIDENTS DON'T LIKE. AND IT'S ON US TO EITHER SEEK OTHER PATHS, POLICY CHANGE, OTHER PATHWAY TO DO THAT. BUT WE CAN'T SORT OF ITEM BY ITEM PICK AND CHOOSE WINNERS AND LOSERS. THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. I RESPECT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN AND TYPICALLY LIKE TO BE DEFERENTIAL TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE WARD, BUT HERE I DON'T SEE A PATHWAY FOR US TO DENY A LICENSE. [2:58:21] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOR DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THIS ITEM. AND UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT FROM BOTH THE CITY PERSPECTIVE, THE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, AND THE OWNERS, AS WELL. AND I SEE THAT YOU'RE DOING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND HOPE THAT YOU -- THAT THE VOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU OUTLINED YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE TODAY. VOTING AGAINST THIS IS, IT HELPS CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS THAT I SEE YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE. AND THANK YOU, ALSO, FOR YOUR COMMENTS FOR OUTLINING THAT THERE ISN'T A LEGAL BASIS TO DENY THIS. AND SO WANTED TO BOTH THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND JUST NOTE THAT I'LL BE VOTING FOR THIS ITEM. [2:59:19] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I FORGOT ONE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO PUBLIC WORKS, WHO HAS HELPED US UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR ELIMINATING A CURB CUT. BECAUSE THIS GAS STATION SITE HAS TWO ENTRANCES, TWO EXITS, AND, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST PRECINCT IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE FACT THAT CRIMINALS DO NOT LIKE PARKING LOTS THAT HAVE TWO EXITS. BECAUSE -- I'M SORRY. THEY DO NOT LIKE PARKING LOTS THAT ONLY HAVE ONE EXIT. SO IF WE COULD CLOSE ONE OF THE ENTRANCES TO THIS SITE, IT WOULD LIKELY PREVENT ANY OF THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT WAS HAPPENING THERE BEFORE. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS TO REQUEST IT. AGAIN ON THE OUT OF STATE PROPERTY OWNER FOR COMING TO THE TABLE, WHICH WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON GETTING THEM TO DO. [3:00:14] Elliott Payne: ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM 14. [3:00:23] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [3:00:24] Michael Rainville: AYE. [3:00:25] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [3:00:26] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [3:00:27] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [3:00:28] Emily Koski: AYE. [3:00:29] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [3:00:30] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [3:00:31] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [3:00:32] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [3:00:33] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [3:00:34] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [3:00:35] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [3:00:36] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [3:00:37] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [3:00:38] Katie Cashman: NO. [3:00:39] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [3:00:40] Jamal Osman: AYE. [3:00:41] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [3:00:42] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [3:00:43] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:00:44] Elliott Payne: AYE. THERE ARE 11 AYES AND TWO NAYS. THAT ITEM CARRIES. AND, FINALLY, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 15, WHICH WAS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. IT'S AN AMENDMENT, BY MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY ARE BRINGING FORWARD. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT OR YOU? [3:01:09] Jamal Osman: I'LL PASS IT TO YOU. [3:01:11] Elliott Payne: COLLEAGUES, WE GOT THIS OUT LATE LAST NIGHT. IT ROSE TO MY ATTENTION YESTERDAY AS I WAS REVIEWING THE AGENDA. THIS WAS WALKED ON LAST COUNCIL CYCLE. IN RESPONSE TO THE FUNDING FOR AGATE SHELTER. AND I EXPRESSED THIS ON THE DAIS AT THAT TIME. I WAS REFLECTING ON THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH THE MAYOR. IN ADDITION TO OTHER CONVERSATIONS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE COUNTY, AMONGST OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE FISCAL CLIFF ISSUE AND HOW WE NEED TO HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THESE FISCAL CLIFFS FOR A LOT OF OUR HOMELESS SHELTER PROVIDERS, OR HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU REFLECTS LANGUAGE THAT TRIES TO EXPAND THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO NOT JUST BE LIMITED TO REHABBING SHELTERS. BUT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING ANY HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT HAS ANY KIND OF FUNDING REQUEST APPROACHING THE CITY. WHAT IS OUR PROCESS FOR DOING DUE DILIGENCE ACROSS THAT? WHAT FUNDING STREAMS DO WE HAVE IN PLACE CURRENTLY? AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, HOW WILL WE WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY AND THE STATE MOVING FORWARD AS WE ANTICIPATE THESE TYPES OF FUNDING REQUESTS COMING TO US. SO THAT IS THE REFLECTION OF THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW IN QUEUE. [3:02:32] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. I'M CONFUSED ABOUT WHY YOU'RE REFERRING TO THIS AS AN AMENDMENT. YOU ACTUALLY TOOK WHAT I BROUGHT FORWARD LAST TIME AND MADE IT WHAT YOU WANTED IT TO BE. AND NOT INCLUDED WHAT I ASKED FOR. YOU KNOW, AT THE LAST MEETING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, YOU STATED -- WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR IS NOT UP TO PAR FOR YOU. BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR WHAT I ASKED FOR TO BE DONE AND FOR YOU TO BRING FORWARD YOUR OWN LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO CAPTURE WHAT YOU WANT. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU ARE CALLING THIS AN AMENDMENT. BECAUSE IT'S NOT. IT'S VERY MANSPLAINING. TELLING ME WHAT I WANT AND NOT WHAT I ASKED FOR. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ TALKED ABOUT BLACK WOMEN NOT BEING HEARD. THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF, JUST LIKE, LIKE, YOU DID A NUMBER ON WHAT I ASKED FOR IN THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS BROUGHT. THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD LAST TIME. I WOULD ASK WE SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE AND YOU FILL OUT YOUR OWN. YOU CREATE YOUR OWN LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FOR WHAT YOU WANT, AND YOU, YOU KNOW, LEAVE MINE ALONE. I'M DOING SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT HERE. AND I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU TRUST THAT AND LET ME ACCOMPLISH WHAT MY GOALS ARE. [3:04:02] Michael Rainville: WELL SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. THIS IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAN WHAT WE HAD ASKED FOR. WHY DON'T YOU WITHDRAW THIS. LET THIS -- LET OUR ORIGINAL MOTION PASS, AND CREATE YOUR OWN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS YOU FEEL ARE THERE. THANK YOU. [3:04:20] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL JUST SHARE WHY I WAS A CO-AUTHOR OF THIS AMENDMENT. THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT WAS ACTUALLY FORWARDED FROM FULL COUNCIL WHEN IT WAS WALKED ON WAS SENT TO THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE. IT WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE DISCUSSION AGENDA BUT AT LEAST IT MOVED ON TO CONSENT. IT WAS QUICK. I DO NOT THINK IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE AN ITEM THAT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON CONSENT. BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THAT'S WHY WE SENT IT THERE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AUTHORED BY THE FOUR ORIGINAL COUNCIL MEMBERS IS STILL REPRESENTED WITHIN IT. THE INFORMATION THAT IS BEING ASKED IN THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE SHOULD STILL BE INCLUDED. IN A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM OTHER PROFESSIONAL STAFF. HOWEVER, THIS AMENDMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND UPON WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT AND INFORMATION RELATED TO FUNDING AROUND SHELTER FACILITIES, BOARD AND LODGE. I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT ON A LARGE SCOPE AND INCLUDE THAT, BUT ALSO LOOK AT FUNDING REQUESTS THAT COME FROM SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED OR CLASSIFIED AS HOMELESS. I DO THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL APPROACH AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS -- HOW THE CITY ENTERPRISE WORKS WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING. WHEN IT IS LOOKING AT PROJECTS THAT ARE INVESTING INTO SHELTER FACILITIES. BUT ALSO OTHER PROGRAMS. I FEEL LIKE THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET THAT FULLER SCOPE. AND I'LL ALSO REMIND EVERYONE ON THE BODY, THIS ISN'T A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE -- IT CAN BE AUTHORED BY A FEW PEOPLE. BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S A BODY OF THE WHOLE THAT DECIDES WHAT PASSES. IT'S THE BODY THAT DETERMINES WHAT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE GOES FORWARD. IF THIS AMENDMENT ISN'T ACCEPTABLE, I CANNOT SUPPORT THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. I DO NOT THINK IT CAPTURES THE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS. AND I ALSO DON'T WANT TO DUPLICATE EFFORTS THAT COULD BE PUT INTO ONE PRESENTATION ABOUT SIMILAR REQUESTS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT SAME REQUEST AND JUST GET AN EXPANSION THAT I THINK WOULD BE ACTUALLY PRETTY HELPFUL TO THE BODY FOR OTHER GOALS THAT WE HAVE IN THE FUTURE. [3:07:05] LaTrisha Vetaw: I THINK COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD GET WHATEVER THEY WANT OUT OF A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. ALL I'M SAYING HERE, I BROUGHT SOMETHING FORWARD. IT WENT TO BIZ. THERE WAS A DECISION MADE TO BRING IT FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL, BUT IN THE DISCUSSION LAST COUNSEL MEETING, WE WEREN'T SURE WHEN IT WAS COMING FORWARD. WHATEVER INFORMATION COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO GET, THEY CAN DO THAT. THIS IS NOT MY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE YOU ALL -- THE TWO AUTHORS OF THIS, PAYNE AND CHOWDHURY, ARE DOING WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. YOU SHOULD GET WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU WANT IN A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. IT JUST DOESN'T COMPLIMENT WHAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD BEFORE. YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN! I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. LIKE, I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO NOT CHOP UP WHAT I'VE DONE. THE WORK THAT MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, JENKINS ASKED TO BE ADDED ON, AND PALMISANO. SO I DON'T KNOW I GUESS AT THIS POINT, IT'S TO PROVE THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE DIDN'T LIKE WHAT WAS BEFORE HIM BEFORE. AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO VOTE FOR IT, DON'T VOTE FOR IT! VOTE AGAINST IT! YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO SO! BUT THERE SHOULD BE NO ARGUMENT ABOUT IF SOMEONE IS SAYING THAT YOU, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN WITH, LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED HERE. AND HOW THIS IS JUST SOMETHING DIFFERENT. JUST DO YOUR OWN THING! [3:08:35] Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR, THIS ORIGINAL MOTION WAS ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR REQUESTING FUNDING FOR BOARD AND LODGE AND SHELTER FACILITIES. IT WAS ABOUT FACILITIES AND FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS AND RENOVATION, AND IT WAS SPECIFICALLY IN RESPONSE TO YOUR AGATE FUNDING PROPOSAL. WE ALL NEED TO LEARN LESSONS UP HERE. THIS ONE WAS SIMPLE AND SPECIFIC. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND PAYNE -- COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, I APOLOGIZE. THESE AUTHORS' CHANGES ARE NOT ABOUT BUILDING STRUCTURES NECESSARILY AS IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING, IT MIGHT BE INCLUSIVE. IT'S MAYBE NOT SUBJECT MATTER APPROPRIATE FOR BIZ. DON'T YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE WHERE WE CONSIDER THINGS LIKE THE AVIVO PRESENTATION WE HELD A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO OR SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS? THIS IS BROAD, AND I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION WE COULD HAVE, IF IT'S BROAD. BUT THESE CHANGES REALLY APPEAR TO SWEEP THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF IT UNDER THE RUG. SO I CAN SUPPORT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT REALLY WATERS DOWN THE POINT. IT FEELS LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF STRONG ARMING TO MAKE SOMETHING ONLY WHAT OTHERS WANT IT TO BE. NOT WHAT THE AUTHORS INTENDED. THANK YOU. [3:10:05] Michael Rainville: I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE YOUR LEADERSHIP POSITION AND NOT DO LEADERSHIP BY AMBUSH, WHICH THIS IS. WITHDRAW AND LET THE ORIGINAL MOTION GO FORWARD. WORK ON YOUR ISSUE SEPARATELY. THANK YOU. [3:10:25] Elliott Payne: SO I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE THIS AS LEADERSHIP BY AMBUSH. I ALSO JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THE ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IS INTRODUCING ITEMS AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO AMEND THOSE ITEMS SO THAT WHAT MOVES FORWARD IS THE WORK OF THE BODY. NOW, THE ORIGINAL UNDERLYING LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WAS VERY SPECIFIC TO SHELTER FUNDING. IT'S A MOOT POINT, AT THIS POINT. THAT BUSINESS HAS BEEN DISPENSED. AND SO WHAT IS NOT A MOOT POINT IS THIS FISCAL CLIFF FOR OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS. WE'RE HEARING IT NOT JUST AVIVO, AGATE, WE'RE HEARING IT FROM SIMPSON, LIKE, EVERY ONE OF THESE PROVIDERS IS RUNNING INTO FISCAL CHALLENGES. SO WHAT ARE WE WANTING TO DO ON THIS BODY TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE CHALLENGES AND HAVE AN INTENTIONAL APPROACH TO THAT? I'M HAPPY TO SEND THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE TO REFINE THAT, IF THAT'S WHAT THE BODY WISHES. BUT I THINK THAT THE UNDERLYING MOTION IS NOT THAT RELEVANT AT THIS POINT. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [3:11:42] Jeremiah Ellison: YEAH. I THINK SENDING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THE CHANGES, BUT I DO, I THINK, RECOGNIZE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS DELETED HERE. I'M WONDERING FOR THERE ISN'T ROOM FOR BOTH TO OCCUR. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT SENDING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AT A CONFERENCE THE PAST WEEK. I WASN'T AT COMMITTEE AT BIZ COMMITTEE. BUT, YEAH, HAPPY TO SUPPORT BOTH MOTIONS. AS SEPARATE, AS TOGETHER. MOSTLY, I THINK THERE'S A PATHWAY FOR US TO RESOLVE THIS AS UNIFIED AND WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THERE. SO WE CAN DO THAT IN THE MOMENT HERE. WE CAN DO REAL TIME WORK OR WE CAN REFER THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF EITHER. MOSTLY HOPPING IN QUEUE SAYING I WOULD LOVE TO CONCLUDE THE DISCUSSION. IF APPROPRIATE. [3:12:47] LaTrisha Vetaw: SECOND. [3:12:48] Elliott Payne: AND THERE'S A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? [3:13:01] LaTrisha Vetaw: THE WHOLE ITEM? [3:13:02] Elliott Payne: UH-HUH. [3:13:04] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU. I'LL JUST MAKE MY INTENT CLEAR. I DON'T -- I PERSONALLY -- IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF WHAT IS A PROCESS FOR CRITICAL REPAIRS, BOARD, LODGE, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WITH, I'M FINE WITH THAT! I THINK IT COULD BE VALUABLE INFORMATION TO GET. RIGHT. WHAT WE DID COLLECTIVELY AS A BODY IS SAID AND DONE. I'M PROUD TO SEE A MATCH WAS ABLE TO HAPPEN AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DIDN'T SHUTTER PERMANENTLY. I DO THINK, IF THE INTENT IS SPECIFICALLY THAT, THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME. IF WE'RE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, LET'S HAVE THE CONVERSATION. IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE, LET'S HAVE A BROADER CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GETTING -- HOW WE'RE DOING FUNDING REQUESTS AROUND SERVICE PROVISION AND HOMELESSNESS IN GENERAL. IT IS A HUGE ISSUE. IT IS AN ISSUE WE'LL TAKE UP AT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE EQUIPPED IN THAT. I WOULD SUPPORT THIS GOING BACK TO COMMITTEE. I REALLY DO THINK THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN MOVED OFF OF DISCUSSION INTO CONSENT SO QUICKLY IN THE MANNER IT WAS. IT WAS MEANT TO BE A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR US TO DELIBERATE. WE DID NOT GET THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO IF WE WANT TO DO THAT, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOTION. [3:14:32] LaTrisha Vetaw: I MEAN BUT COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS ON BIZ AND IS ONE OF THE AMENDMENT MAKERS. AND SO IF THERE WAS DEFINITELY AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON BIZ ABOUT BOTH PIECES. AN AMENDMENT CAME OUT OF THIS. SO SOMEBODY TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING I'M JUST -- I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT I ORIGINALLY GOT -- WHICH GOT SENT BACK TO BIZ LAST CYCLE. THAT WENT BACK THAT GOT PUT ON CONSENT WITH ZERO DISCUSSION. [3:15:15] Jeremiah Ellison: I -- I JUST GOT SOME INFORMATION THAT POTENTIALLY THE COMMITTEE RAN OUT OF TIME. AND THAT IS WHY THE DISCUSSION DIDN'T OCCUR. THAT'S WHAT THE INFORMATION I JUST GOT. I'LL DEFER. BUT EITHER WAY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DISCUSSION NEEDED TO HAPPEN DIDN'T OCCUR. I'LL STAND -- I'LL KEEP MY MOTION ON BOARD. AND I WANT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR US TO GENERATE SOME CONSENSUS HERE. [3:16:36] Jamal Osman: YEAH. I'LL BE QUICK. AS A COMMITTEE CHAIR, WE HAD -- DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT. BUT I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE WAS PART OF THE COMMITTEE. I WAS SUGGESTING MOVING IT BACK. MAYBE WE SHOULD MOVE IT BACK A COMMITTEE THAT HAS ALL THE MEMBERS. THAT MIGHT BE A PERMANENT PLACE FROM OUR DISCUSSION. AND THIS IS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES. NOT REALLY ANYTHING ELSE. BUT I'LL SUGGEST THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. [3:19:00] Jeremiah Ellison: FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. LET'S DO IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. [3:19:04] Elliott Payne: ON THE MOTION TO REFER THIS, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [3:19:08] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:19:09] Michael Rainville: AYE. [3:19:10] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [3:19:11] Jason Chavez: AYE. [3:19:12] Casey Carl: VETAW. [3:19:13] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [3:19:14] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [3:19:15] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [3:19:16] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [3:19:17] Emily Koski: AYE. [3:19:18] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [3:19:19] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [3:19:20] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [3:19:21] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [3:19:22] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [3:19:23] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [3:19:24] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:19:25] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [3:19:26] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [3:19:27] Katie Cashman: AYE. [3:19:28] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [3:19:29] Jamal Osman: AYE. [3:19:30] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [3:19:31] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [3:19:32] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:19:33] Elliott Payne: AYE. 13 AYES. THAT CARRIES. AND THAT DISPOSES OF THE ENTIRE BIZ AGENDA. WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE FROM OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [3:19:54] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE MADE IT THROUGH BIZ! THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 12 ITEMS. ITEM 1 A RESOLUTION HONORING TED DAVISON FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU, TED. ITEM TWO IS ORDERING THE WORK TO PROCEED ON A PEDESTRIAN FLASHER AT HOPE ACADEMY. ITEM 3 IS ADOPTING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES. ITEM FOUR IS ADOPTING ASSESSMENTS FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE REPAIRS. THIS ITEM WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW FOR SOME MORE DISCUSSION WITH STAFF, WHICH HAS HAPPENED. ITEM FIVE IS PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE ELECTRIC FRANCHISE EXTENSION. ITEM SIX IS AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CEDAR RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. ITEM SEVEN IS AN APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HENNEPIN COUNTY REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF THE BRIDGES OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY. ITEM 8 IS AUTHORIZING AN COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST BANK UNDERPASS TRAIL PROSPECT. ITEM NINE IS ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EASEMENTS FOR THE NEW NICOLLET CONSTRUCTION. ITEM 10 IS AUTHORIZING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE PARK BOARD, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK, CITY OF HOPKINS, AND THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL TO JOINTLY DEVELOP AN APPLICATION FOR VENDORS TO PROVIDE SHARED BIKES AND SCOOTERS. ITEM 11 A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY DESIGN PLANS FOR THE BLUE LINE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION. AND ITEM 12 IS APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTING A REPORT REGARDING THE THEFT OF COPPER WIRE FROM STREET LIGHTING. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR NUMBER 4. [3:22:04] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT MINUS ITEM NUMBER FOUR FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE? [3:22:20] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. I WANTED TO THANK, AGAIN, AL KLUGMAN AND DYLAN. THIS IS THE LARGEST USE OF SCOOTERS IN THE RIVER FRONT AREA IN WARD 3. AND WHILE THE VAST MAJORITY OF USERS ARE VERY LAW-ABIDING AND HAVE MANNERS, THERE'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT THAT DO NOT. THEY CAUSE QUITE A BIT OF PROBLEMS FOR RESIDENTS THERE. THEY'VE MADE GREAT EFFORTS FOR RFP. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY I REPRESENT. I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS. THANK YOU. [3:23:19] LaTrisha Vetaw: I WOULD LIKE TO PULL NUMBER 11. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR THAT ONE. SO FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND MY AMENDMENT. [3:23:25] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS PULLED ITEM 11 FOR SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:23:37] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I AM NOT PULLING ANY ITEMS. I'M WANTING TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 12. IT'S A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AUTHORED BY ME AROUND INFORMATION ON LIGHTING OUTAGES AROUND COPPER WIRE THEFT. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, OUR CITY ENGINEER BRYAN DODDS, ALAN KLUGMAN, DIRECTOR TIM SEXTON, JEN SWANSON FOR WORKING WITH ME. NOT ONLY ON THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, BUT JUST OVER THE LAST YEAR AS WE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING CONSTITUENT CONCERNS ON LIGHTING OUTAGES IN MULTIPLE CORRIDORS. MANY IN MY WARD AND I KNOW OTHER WARDS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUE. IT'S A NEW EXPERIENCE BETWEEN OUR CITY AND SAINT PAUL TO SEE COPPER WIRES STOLEN OUT OF OUR LIGHTING FIXTURES THAT HAS LEFT MUCH OF OUR CITY DARK. OUR CITY STAFF HAS WORKED TO GET ALUMINUM WIRING AND MAKE QUICK REPAIRS, BUT BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH SUPPLY CHAIN AMONG OTHER THINGS, LIKE IT HAS MADE A DIFFICULT PROCESS. AND THEY ARE ACTIVELY THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO ADDRESS THIS NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. AND SO THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR WORK, GIVE THE PUBLIC SOME INFORMATION, AND GIVE US INFORMATION AS POLICY MAKERS ON THE ISSUE AT HAND AND, ALSO, SOME BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR PREVENTION IN THE FUTURE. ALONG WITH INFORMATION ON STATE LEGISLATION THAT WILL COME INTO ACTION IN JANUARY THAT WILL HELP ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. [3:25:27] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY FOR WRITING THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. NUMBER 12. TO HELP PUBLIC WORKS PRESENT IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOW THEY'RE ADDRESSING STREET LIGHT OUTAGES. STREET LIGHTING IS A KEY COMPONENT OF SAFETY, AND WINTER IS COMING. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LONGER NIGHTS AND MORE PEOPLE WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STATE OF OUTAGES. THE LAST TIME I GOT A REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS IN THE STATUS OF STREET LIGHT OUTAGES, THERE WERE 370 OPEN CASES CITY WIDE. 67 OF WHICH IN WARD 7. IT'S A BIG DEAL. AND I HEAR ABOUT IT A LOT FROM RESIDENTS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TOGETHER, PROVIDE MORE SOLUTIONS PREVENTING COPPER WIRE THEFT, AND ACCELERATE THE REPAIRS SCHEDULE, AS WELL. CITY SERVICE IS IMPORTANT. [3:26:40] Elliott Payne: CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR 4 AND 11. [3:26:50] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:26:51] Michael Rainville: AYE. [3:26:52] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [3:26:53] Jason Chavez: AYE. [3:26:54] Casey Carl: VETAW. [3:26:55] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [3:26:56] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [3:26:57] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [3:26:58] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [3:26:59] Emily Koski: AYE. [3:27:00] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [3:27:01] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [3:27:02] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [3:27:03] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [3:27:04] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [3:27:05] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [3:27:06] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [3:27:07] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [3:27:08] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [3:27:09] Katie Cashman: AYE. [3:27:10] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [3:27:11] Jamal Osman: AYE. [3:27:12] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [3:27:13] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [3:27:14] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:27:15] Elliott Payne: AYE. 13 AYES. THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NOW I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOR ITEM 4. [3:27:21] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MOVE IT FOR APPROVAL. AT THE LAST CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, WE HAD A RESIDENT SEEKING TO APPEAL THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR HIS PROPERTY. AND SO BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN OBJECTION AND TESTIFYING AT THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAVE, HE WAS ABLE TO RESERVE HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL IN DISTRICT COURT. WHICH IS THE BETTER AVENUE FOR PRESENTING EVIDENCE. AND WHERE THERE IS A JUDGE TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OR SEND IT BACK TO REASSESSMENT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY ATTORNEYS FOR LAYING OUT COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY OF APPROVING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. AND, ALSO, THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF FOR ARRANGING A BRIEFING ON REALLY QUICK NOTICE FOR US. FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ, CHOWDHURY, AND OSMAN FOR US TO SEEK MORE INFORMATION AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO BEST HELP OUT THIS RESIDENT AND OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE IT FOR APPROVAL. [3:28:18] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL ON ITEM 4. SEEING NO ONE IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [3:28:25] Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [3:28:26] Michael Rainville: AYE. [3:28:27] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [3:28:28] Jason Chavez: AYE. [3:28:29] Casey Carl: VETAW. [3:28:30] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [3:28:31] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [3:28:32] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [3:28:33] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [3:28:34] Emily Koski: AYE. [3:28:35] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [3:28:36] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [3:28:37] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [3:28:38] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [3:28:39] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [3:28:40] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [3:28:41] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [3:28:42] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [3:28:43] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [3:28:44] Katie Cashman: AYE. [3:28:45] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [3:28:46] Jamal Osman: AYE. [3:28:47] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [3:28:48] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [3:28:49] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:28:50] Elliott Payne: AYE. 13 AYES. ITEM NUMBER 11 AND COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:28:55] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. I BROUGHT AN AMENDMENT FORWARD AND JUST WANTED TO HAVE IT ADDED. QUICKLY, IT'S JUST ABOUT THE TWO BIG ISSUES SURROUNDING THE BLUE LINE IN MY WARD. LOWRY AVENUE STATION. NORTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PUTS OUT A STATEMENT SPEAKING TO CARING ABOUT THE DISRUPTION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLES, BUT ALSO PRIVATE VEHICLES. THEY PUT OUT A STATEMENT TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO BRING THEMSELVES TO THE HOSPITAL, AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S INCLUDED IN MY RESOLUTION. AND, ALSO, THE SECOND PIECE ABOUT THE CROSSING ON THE PARKWAY NEAR GRAND ROUNDS. AFFECTING VICTORY MEMORIAL PARKWAY AND THE HOSPITAL'S CONCERNS ARE THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH WARD 4 RESIDENTS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO BE VERY VIGILANT ABOUT MOVING FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT. IT MEANS A LOT TO WARD 4 WE GET THE BEST OUT OF THIS. AND WE DON'T THINK IT'S THERE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH PROJECT STAFF THE MET COUNCIL AND HENNEPIN COUNTY HOW WE GET THE BEST. I WANT TO THANK MEG, KATHLEEN, JIM, AND JENNIFER FOR HELPING ME OUT WITH THIS LAST MINUTE. I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DID ON INCLUDING THIS IN THE RESOLUTION. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES' SUPPORT ON THIS AMENDMENT TO THIS RESOLUTION. [3:30:41] Jeremiah Ellison: JUST SAYING I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS AND EXCITED TO SPEAK MORE THOROUGHLY ON THE MAIN MOTION. [3:30:46] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M JUST GETTING ON QUEUE TO SAY THAT VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS. I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW'S WORK ON THIS, INCLUDING IN THE RESOLUTION AND, OF course, ADVOCATING FOR HER COMMUNITY. AND I THINK -- I JUST IF THE PROJECT OFFICE IS LISTENING, IF HENNEPIN COUNTY IS LISTENING, I SHARE IN THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE AT-GRADE CROSSING AND HOW AN AT-GRADE CROSSING AT A SECTION OF OUR GRAND ROUNDS CAN BE OF CONCERN. AND SO I'M JUST REALLY GLAD TO SEE IT. BECAUSE OUR PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD HAS REALLY ELEVATED THOSE CONCERNS, AS WELL. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, AS A BODY, OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, SHARE THIS. I WAS ALSO -- I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW IN THIS AMENDMENT, AS WELL. THAT HOSPITAL STAFF HAD CONCERNS ABOUT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SITUATIONS. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP GARNER BETTER CONVERSATIONS WITH HOSPITAL STAFF THAT HAVE TO DO THEIR JOB AND PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MANY RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. SO I'M EXCITED TO BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. [3:32:05] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. IT EXPRESSES THE CONCERNS OF THE PARK BOARD AS WELL AS NORTH MEMORIAL AT-GRADE CROSSING. I WANTED TO SAY, AND I'M SURE RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD KNOW WHAT IS BEST. BUT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE CLOSEST LIGHT RAIL STATION TO ME IS ELEVATED ON FRANKLIN ON THE BLUE LINE. AND THE ELEVATED STATION IS NOT SAFE OR ACCESSIBLE. AND SO I WANTED TO NOTE THAT I HAVE CONCERNS WITH ELEVATED STATIONS AND THE ELEVATORS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THOSE STATIONS. [3:32:40] Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS MOVED THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? [3:32:45] Jamal Osman: SECOND. [3:32:46] Elliott Payne: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [3:32:50] Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:32:51] Michael Rainville: AYE. [3:32:52] Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [3:32:53] Jason Chavez: AYE. [3:32:54] Casey Carl: VETAW. [3:32:55] LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [3:32:56] Casey Carl: ELLISON. [3:32:57] Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [3:32:58] Casey Carl: KOSKI. [3:32:59] Emily Koski: AYE. [3:33:00] Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [3:33:01] Robin Wonsley: AYE. [3:33:02] Casey Carl: JENKINS. [3:33:03] Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [3:33:04] Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [3:33:05] Linea Palmisano: AYE. [3:33:06] Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [3:33:07] Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [3:33:08] Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [3:33:09] Katie Cashman: AYE. [3:33:10] Casey Carl: OSMAN. [3:33:11] Jamal Osman: AYE. [3:33:12] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [3:33:13] Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [3:33:14] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:33:15] Elliott Payne: AYE. 13 AYES. THAT AMENDMENT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:33:28] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO VOTE YES TODAY AFTER TALKING WITH CHARLIE AND GETTING SEVERAL ASSURANCES WHICH OUR STAFF HELPED ME, WHICH IS IN THE MOTION. BUT I WANT TO REALLY EMPHASIZE I'M SAYING YES NOT BECAUSE OF THE PROJECT OFFICE. BUT BECAUSE OF THE STAFF OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SO, KATHLEEN, MEG, JENNIFER, JIM, IT WAS YOUR GUIDANCE THAT ALLOWS ME TO VOTE YES FOR THIS. THE IMPACTS THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON -- I HAVE TWO BLOCKS IN MY WARD OF THIS LINE. OF THIS ROUTE. BUT IT'S GOING TO GREATLY IMPACT THE CONDO OWNERS. THERE'S TWO CONDOS AND SALVATION ARMY. PART OF MY YES IS YOU FIGURE OUT -- THE PROJECT OFFICE FIGURES OUT HOW THEY WILL NOT SUFFER ECONOMIC LOSS. THAT'S A MUST. THE OTHER IS THE CRIME. TO YOUR POINT, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, CRIME ON THIS -- AND THAT'S A METRO TRANSIT ISSUE. BUT I VISITED WITH METRO TRANSIT IN MAY TO TALK ABOUT THE CRIME ON THE WAREHOUSE PLATFORM. I WAS PROMISED THERE WOULD BE SOME SOLUTION. FOUR PHONE CALLS LATER THAT WERE NOT RETURNED, I HAD TO TALK TO CHARLIE ZELLE ABOUT THIS. THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO RUN A LINE THROUGH MINNEAPOLIS, ANY PART OF MINNEAPOLIS, MAKE IT SAFE! CALL BACK COUNCIL MEMBERS! THE THIRD ISSUE IS THE VIADUCT. AND THAT IS A REALLY BIG PICTURE ISSUE. SO THE PROJECT OFFICE, I'LL BE GONE, BUT THOSE VIADUCTS WILL GET TAKEN DOWN. THERE ARE EIGHT ACRES OF LAND IT CAN BE REDEVELOPED AND THE MOST PROSPEROUS IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF MINNESOTA. IN THE NORTH LOOP. THIS LINE CANNOT INTERFERE WITH TAKING THOSE VIADUCTS DOWN AND ALLOWING US TO REDEVELOP THAT LAND. SO THOSE ARE THE REASONS WHY I'M VOTING YES. BUT, AGAIN, I'M VOTING YES BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL STAFF WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THAT IS THE REASON. THANK YOU. [3:35:48] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ABSOLUTELY WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS TO JENNY AND MEG AND KATHLEEN AND JIM. I DON'T WANT TO FORGET CPED WHO ARE REPRESENTING THE CITY, AS WELL. AND WORKING DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET TO A POINT WHERE I THINK IT'S GOING TO PASS TODAY. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, NOT -- IT'S NOT JUST THAT THIS IS GOING TO PASS TODAY. IT'S THAT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, SINCE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED ON THIS PROJECT, TALKING TO STAFF, TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUES, TALKING TO THE PROJECT TEAM ABOUT WHAT WE'LL DO ABOUT THE LINE. WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THE IMPACTS? WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT? I HAVE FELT LIKE IF AT ANY MOMENT MY CONCERNS WERE GOING TO TURN INTO A NO ON THIS, I FELT LIKE STAFF HAD MY BACK. WE WERE READY TO RIDE INTO THE TRENCHES, IF WE NEEDED TO. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FROM STAFF. AND WHAT I APPRECIATE MOST IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT STAFF HAS DONE IN THE ADVOCACY STAFF HAS DONE ON BEHALF OF US AS A COUNCIL, BUT BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS. AND I THINK WE HAVE -- THAT STAFF HAS FORMED THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PROJECT TEAM THAT WE'LL NEED TO HAVE. MOVING FORWARD AS WE GO FROM HERE TO GROUND BREAKING TO OPERATION. THE EASIEST THING FOR, IF WE'RE TALKING POLITICS IS VOTE NO ON THIS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF NORTH SIDERS WHO FEAR THIS KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT AS SOMEBODY WHO GREW UP IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. I GOT TO SAY, I GREW UP ON THE 5 AND THE 19. I GREW UP RIDING THOSE ROUTES. AND THOSE ARE THE MOST RIDDEN ROUTES. THE C LINE AND D LINE, AS WELL. THOSE ARE THE MOST RIDDEN ROUTES IN THE METRO. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE BEST INFRASTRUCTURE AND, YES, I'VE BEEN ON THE 7 AND THE 14, AND THE 9 AND THE 22. BUT THE 5 AND THE 19 SHOW HOW MUCH NORTH SIDERS USE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND NOT JUST OUT OF PRINCIPLE. THAT'S GREAT, TOO. BUT OUT OF NEED. OUT OF NECESSITY. AND SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NORTH SIDERS DESERVE, THE LIGHT RAIL IS THAT. BUT WHEN I ALSO THINK ABOUT THE KIND OF IMPACTS THAT COME WITH TOD, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, WE KNOW DISPLACEMENT BECOMES A REAL THREAT TO THE IDENTITY AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALONG SOME OF THESE ROUTES. AND I FEEL LIKE THE DEMAND, THE MANDATE I FELT FROM OUR RESIDENTS WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET THE BEST INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE DESERVE, WHICH THE PROJECT TEAM IS WELL EQUIPPED TO DESIGN. BUT THAT WE WERE ALSO NOT GOING TO BE DISPLACED BY THAT VERY INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WAY THAT WOULD ALLOW IT TO NOT SERVE US. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE NONE OF US WERE FULLY KNEW HOW TO DO. WE HAD TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE. YOU KNOW, AND THE ROUTE IS A BIG PART OF THAT. AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT MUNICIPAL CONSENT IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT THE TECHNICAL ASPECT. AND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. IT'S BEEN HARD TO SORT OF ENSURE THAT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT HAS A SPOT IN THAT DISCUSSION. BUT I FEEL LIKE WITH THE RESOLUTION WE'VE ATTACHED TO THIS DOCUMENT TO THIS ACTION, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE WELL EQUIPPED TO ENSURE THAT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT NOT ONLY HAS A VOICE EVEN IN THE MUNICIPAL CONSENT PROCESS, BUT THAT IT BECOMES A REAL THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTE DOWN THE LINE. A REAL BIG SIGN OF GOOD FAITH, IN MY OPINION, IS THAT WE SAW ANOTHER STOP INCLUDED. ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD FROM NORTHSIDE RESIDENTS WAS THAT, HEY, THIS LINE IS NOT GOING TO SERVICE US. IT'S GOING TO DISSECT US. IT'S GOING TO CUT THROUGH NORTH MINNEAPOLIS IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T SERVE US. AND THERE WAS A MOMENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE STOPS ON LINDALE AND WEST BROADWAY AND THE STOP ON WASHINGTON AND PLYMOUTH, IT FELT LIKE THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT TRUE. IF ANYBODY WHO HAS WALKED THE ROUTE, IT'S A LONG DISTANCE. AND ON YOUR WAY IN THAT DISTANCE IS THE RIVER. ACCESS TO THE RIVER. SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DESTROYED FOR NORTHSIDE RESIDENTS SINCE THE '94 TRENCH WAS BUILT. I THINK WE'RE BOTH DESIGNING A ROUTE THAT CAN START TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT LACK OF ACCESS TO OUR CITY'S NATURAL RESOURCES, BUT ALSO WE'VE DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP AND WE'RE PASSING A RESOLUTION ALONGSIDE THIS THAT GETS ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. AND I WANT MY RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT THE DISCUSSION FOR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IS GOING TO BE ONGOING. IT'S GOING TO BE ROBUST. IT'S GOING TO BE DILIGENT. IT'S NOT JUST MY PROMISE BUT THAT I FEEL LIKE THE STAFF WILL WORK ON THIS WITH US ALSO HOLD IT TO BE TRUE. AND ARE READY TO MEET THAT, AS WELL SO THANK YOU TO THE PROJECT TEAM FOR LISTENING. I KNOW IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT AND STANDING IN DRIVEWAYS AND GETTING YELLED AT. YOU KNOW, WE DID IT FOR A COUPLE OF SUMMERS. AND I WANT TO THANK OUR TEAMS FOR MAKING SURE WE COULD GET TO A YES TODAY. BUT, ALSO, FOR FEELING LIKE INSTEAD OF STAFF TRYING TO SELL ME A TRAIN, THAT WE WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER WHEN IT CAME TO MAKING SURE WE WERE GOING TO BUILD THE RIGHT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY. I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AND VETAW. AND FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I'LL SAY, AS I WRAP UP HERE, FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I THINK THAT -- I KNOW WE WANT TO THANK STAFF. I'LL ASK EVERYONE WHO IS NOT -- ALL MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THE ROUTE, IF YOU CAN KEEP YOUR COMMENTS SHORT. OR NONE AT ALL. THANK YOU ALL. [3:41:40] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN REALLY HARD. I'M SURE CITY STAFF ARE HAVING MEETINGS SAYING WE EARNED OUR MONEY DEALING WITH VETAW ON THIS PROJECT. SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE TIME AND THE EFFORT THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO MY WARD SPECIFICALLY, AND THIS ONE STOP THAT MY WARD IS IMPACTED BY. MOST OF THE WARD 4 RESIDENTS WHO REACHED OUT TO ME, OR PEOPLE WHO OWN BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, HOSPITALS, PARK BOARD STAFF, ALL OF THEIR CONCERNS HAVE TRULY BEEN ABOUT LIVABILITY AND I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO EVER COMPROMISE THE LIVABILITY OF MY RESIDENTS. AND PARK SPACE IS A HUGE DRAW IN OUR CITY! PEOPLE LOVE THE PROXIMITY THEY LIVE -- THE CLOSE PROXIMITY THEY LIVE IN PARKS. THEY WANT MORE OF THAT. NOT LESS OF THAT AND PEOPLE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE COMPROMISED BY DECISIONS. AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE STAFF. AGAIN MEG KATHLEEN JIM AND JENNIFER FOR SPENDING TIME. I THINK THEY ONLY SENT CERTAIN PEOPLE IN MEETINGS WITH ME. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP ON THIS! AGAIN, MY TWO ISSUES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE GRAND ROUNDS AND ABOUT ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY VEHICLES. I WILL SAY, I'VE HAD SO MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT I'VE REALLY HAD -- IT'S BEEN REALLY -- IT BECAME EASIER FOR ME TO VOTE YES TO THIS AFTER SO MANY PEOPLE PULLED TOGETHER FOR A DIFFERENT PROJECT WE'RE WORKING WITH WITH CANADIAN PACIFIC IN MY WARD. SO MANY PEOPLE SUBMITTED LETTERS OF SUPPORT SO THAT WE CAN GET GRANT FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT. AND JUST THE WAY EVERYONE PULLED TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THAT AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET WHAT WE NEED. IT INSPIRED ME TO FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO THE SAME THING ON THIS PROJECT. AND SO I'M REALLY HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN TOGETHERNESS ON THIS NOT JUST FOR THE STOP IN WARD 4 BUT FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE FEEL SEEN AND HEARD IN THIS. IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE IT IS A NORTH SIDE STOP. THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR A NORTH SIDE ROUTE. IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY, THE COUNTY, AND FOR OTHER AGENCIES TO WORK WITH THE NORTH SIDE. AND TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A VOICE AND LISTEN TO THEM AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY. KATHLEEN WOULD START EVERY MEETING BY SAYING "THIS PROJECT ISN'T PERFECT." SO I THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT PEOPLE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE IMPERFECTIONS. PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE TOLD, YOU COME IN AND WE'LL DO THIS AND GIVE YOU THIS PEOPLE WANT TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A VOICE IN THIS. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE RAISING THEIR FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE OF TOGETHERNESS ON THIS PROJECT AND OTHER PROJECTS. BUT I DO WANT US TO REALIZE HOW BIG THIS IS. THIS CAN BE THE PLAYBOOK FOR HOW TO GET IT RIGHT. FOR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNDERSERVED AND HAVE VERY DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIPS, SPECIALLY WITH TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE STILL HURT BY OTHER ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN. AND SO I WANT US, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, TO STILL BE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED ON THIS PROJECT AND THE CITY'S INVOLVEMENT IN IT. AND THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU TO MY NORTH SIDE COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN IN THE TRENCHES WITH ME ON THIS! WE'VE HAD SOME PRETTY TOUGH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS AND, YOU KNOW, SOME DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS ON THINGS. I FEEL LIKE WE STUCK TOGETHER. WE'VE RESPECTED EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS WE'VE HAD LOTS OF TALKS. I THINK TODAY WHAT WE WANT COLLECTIVELY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ROUTE TO KNOW MORE THAN ANYTHING, IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT THROUGH. WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT A SUCCESSFUL -- THAT IT'S A SUCCESSFUL BLUE LINE FOR THE NORTH SIDE. THANK YOU. [3:46:02] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT, THOUGH I GET SEVERAL CALLS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THIS PROJECT FOR YEARS. I WANT TO OFFER MY COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT WE ADDRESS THE DISPLACEMENT ISSUES, AND MAKE SURE THAT BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY CHURCHES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED, ARE FAIRLY TREATED AND COMPENSATED, IF THAT'S THE CASE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. [3:46:46] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. DON'T WORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. WE'LL KEEP IT SUPER BRIEF! I JUST WANTED TO SAY IF THERE WAS -- IF THERE WAS -- IF THERE WAS A HUGE PROJECT LIKE THIS GOING THROUGH MY WARD, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT I REPRESENTED OFTENTIMES GOT THE SHORT END OF THE STICK AND THESE PROJECTS WOULD ALTER ALL THE THINGS IN MY WARD, I WOULD WANT MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HAVE MY BACK AND THE PERSPECTIVE I BRING TO THE TABLE. I WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO VOICED THEIR CONCERNS, AND I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BACK AS WE EMBARK ON THIS LARGER JOURNEY. THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST BIG STEP. AND JUST HAVE ADMIRED A LOT OF THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU ADVOCATED FROM YOUR COMMUNITY. FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. I LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THE PROCESS ON HOW TO DO IT BETTER AS A COUNCIL MEMBER MYSELF. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, I'LL ALSO JUST GIVE YOU A THANKS FOR JUMPING INTO THIS. YOU MENTIONED TO ME THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU PLANNED ON TAKING ON. AND JUST HAVE APPRECIATED YOU HITTING THE GROUND AND THEN SUPPORTING YOUR FELLOW COLLEAGUES ON THE NORTH SIDE AND EDUCATING US AS WE MOVE TOWARD MUNICIPAL CONSENT. I THINK WE'RE THE LAST CITY TO GIVE -- TO GIVE MUNICIPAL CONSENT. THAT'S A BIG DEAL TODAY! [3:48:21] Elliott Payne: ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 11. [3:48:42] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [3:48:54] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON THAT REPORT. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. [3:49:19] Jason Chavez: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [3:49:40] Jamal Osman: MICROPHONE. I COUNT MY VOTE FOR AYE. [3:49:55] Elliott Payne: ON MUNICIPAL CONSENT FOR ITEM NO. 11 AND ALSO FOR THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE? [3:50:01] Jamal Osman: YES, PLEASE. [3:50:03] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [3:50:06] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE FINAL REPORT WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THIS COMMITTEE'S CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:50:46] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORTH 6 ITEMS. ITEM NO. 1 IS AUTHORIZING AN ONGOING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE UNITED STATES CAPITAL POLICE TO REIMBURSE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER FOR LOCAL PROTECTIVE OPERATIONS OCCURRING IN MPD'S JURISDICTION. ITEM NO. 2 IS APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FOR COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW REGARDING THE FORMER NAVIGATION CENTER. STEPS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A NEW LOCATION AND THE USE OF CITY OWNED AND PUBLICLY OWNED LAND AS A TOOL TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. I NOTE FROM MY COLLEAGUES I SENT AN EMAIL TO YOU YESTERDAY THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD FROM THE TIMELINE INTO NOVEMBER 2025 AND STRIKES PUBLICLY OWNED AND STRIKES OUT SCHOOLS AND HAS JUST OWNED BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND I WOULD JUST ADD FOR THE CLERKS THAT'S AMENDED BY MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. THEN WE HAVE ITEM NO. 3 WHICH IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE CDC FOR MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH'S RACIAL AND ETHNIC APPROACHES COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM. ITEM NO. 4 IS ACCEPTING AN EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $276,015 TO BE USED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR INITIATIVES. ITEM NO. 5 IS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A 5-YEAR JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 FOR MPD TO CONDUCT STATE AND FEDERAL FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS PER THE FBI CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICE POLICY. AND LASTLY ITEM NO. 6 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE BYRON DISCRETIONARY PROJECT GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2.5 MILLION FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND DRUG PROGRAM. WITH THAT I MOVE APPROVAL TO ALL THESE ITEMS INCLUDING THE AMENDED VERSION OF ITEM NO. 2. [3:53:13] Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED THE REPORT. ARE WE PULLING ITEM NO. 2 FOR SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO IS IN QUEUE SO WE'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THAT. [3:53:26] Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 2 TO MAKE MY COMMENTS. I COULDN'T SUPPORT THIS ITEM IN COMMITTEE AND I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS TODAY. WE RECENTLY HEARD A SUMMATIVE REPORT THIS CYCLE FROM STAFF THOUGH NOT IN THIS AMOUNT OF DETAIL. ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF LONGEVITY IN SERVING IS LEARNING LESSONS FROM THE PAST FIRSTHAND. I RECOGNIZE THAT ONLY APPLIES TO A FEW OF US HERE, THOUGH, YOU ARE ALL HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU WERE INVOLVED IN MYRIAD WAYS. I THINK IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS ON ITS FACE THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING TO DO THIS AGAIN. NOT ONLY WAS IT PROHIBITIVELY AND EXORBITANTLY EXPENSIVE WE HAVE ALREADY EVOLVED THIS MODEL INTO NEWER THINGS, SUCH AS AVIVO VILLAGE. THAT IS LITERALLY AN OUTGROWTH OF THIS PROJECT SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING BACKWARDS IN TIME. I SEE YOU CHANGED THIS PIECE TO VACANT BUILDINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FROM THE NAVIGATION CENTER THAT WAS NEVER THE POINT. THE PEOPLE WHO WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WERE NOT WILLING TO GO INTO A STRUCTURE. THE WHOLE POINT WAS THEM BEING ABLE TO LIVE OUTSIDE AS IT GOT COLDER. AND I WILL SAY DIFFERENT THAN SOME ACCOUNTS, THIS NAVIGATION CENTER HAD SOME SHORT-TERM SUCCESS. AND I NEED TO LIFT UP THAT OUR PARTNER IN THIS WAS AVIVO WHO WENT ON TO DO THOSE AVIVO TINY VILLAGE HOMES. THEY WOULD NEED MONEY TO CONTINUE THE EVOLUTION OF THAT WORK SO I WOULD SUGGEST WE PUT OUR ENERGY AND RESOURCES TOWARD HOW WE MIGHT CONTINUE WHERE THIS COME OVER SEVERAL YEARS INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO THIS KIND OF A MODEL. THANK YOU. [3:55:16] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. JUST FOR THE PUBLIC I CAN READ THIS DIRECTIVE IT'S ASKING FOR AN COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW HOW THE FORMER NAVIGATION CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED. THE COST TO ESTABLISH A CENTER AND RUN IT AND KNOWN OUTCOMES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHAT THIS PROGRAM DID. NO. 2, I WOULD ASK FOR A LIST OF CITY OWNED POSSIBLE LOCATIONS TO ESTABLISH A NEW NAVIGATION CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. THAT WOULD WORK TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS WITH BOTH SOCIAL SERVICES AND BEDS AS WELL AS ACTIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDS THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ADVANCE, DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH A NEW NAVIGATION CENTER. AND LASTLY, THIS IS THE AMENDED VERSION. IT'S ASKING -- THIS COULD INCLUDE THE USE OF LAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT COULD BE USED AS HOUSING SHELTERS OR HOUSING SOLUTIONS. THIS IS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE BY JANUARY 31st, 2025. THIS IS A SIMPLE REQUEST BUT IT'S A REQUEST THAT WOULD GIVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO KNOW WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, WHAT HAS WORKED, MAYBE SOME MORE GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY. AND ALSO AS A LAND USE HOLDERS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF LAND DO WE HAVE IN THE CITY, HOW WE CAN USE LAND AS A TOOL TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE LOOK AT SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM TERM AND LONG-TERM IN ADDRESSING UNSHELTERNESS WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST IF THAT YOU SAY WHAT DO WANT TO DO MOVING FORWARD WHICH IS SOMETHING MY RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED MANY TIMES THAT WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A NAVIGATION CENTER THEN WE SHOULD GO DOWN THAT ROUTE. ALSO THERE'S A LOT OF EMPTY BUILDINGS EMPTY LAND THAT THE CITY OWNS AND WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN USE LAND USE AS A TOOL TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS AND GIVE IT THE REALITY THAT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A CRISIS WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH AND WE SHOULD BE DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE WORKED IN THE PAST. IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AND I'M OBVIOUSLY GOING TO VOTE FOR IT 'CAUSE I'M AUTHORING IT TOO. [3:57:15] Andrea Jenkins: I HAVE TO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. WE HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS PATH. WE LITERALLY JUST HAD A PRESENTATION IN THE BIZ COMMITTEE ABOUT THE FORMER NAVIGATION SITE. WE KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS: $3 MILLION. WE KNOW HOW IT WAS ESTABLISHED. WE KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE OPERATORS THAT ARE WILLING TO OPERATE A NAVIGATION CENTER. WE HAVE A MODEL THAT IS WORKING. IT'S CALLED THE AVIVO VILLAGE. WE SHOULD BE PURSUING THAT OPTION AND EXPANDING THAT WORK. THAT'S ONE WAY TO ADDRESS THIS. THE UNSHELTERED -- THERE ARE SHELTERS FOR UNSHELTERED PEOPLE. THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THERE. FOR WHATEVER REASONS. THEY DON'T MEET THEIR NEEDS, THEY DON'T TAKE PETS. THEY DON'T ALLOW COUPLES TO STAY TOGETHER. WHATEVER REASONS, THEY DON'T WANT TO GO. SO I SEE THIS AS DUPLICATIVE AND NOT NECESSARY. SO I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS TODAY, THANK YOU. [3:58:27] Jamal Osman: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO -- I'LL BE QUICK. BUT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF REMIND US -- SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS DO NOT DEAL WITH ENCAMPMENTS. THERE ARE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN SOME WARDS, ESPECIALLY WARD 13 OR OTHER WARDS, THAT DO NOT HAVE ENCAMPMENTS. I HAVE MORE THAN A DOZEN ENCAMPMENTS AT ONE TIME. YESTERDAY THERE WERE SOME CLEANUP. ENCAMPMENTS DO NOT BRING ANY GOOD TO THE COMMUNITY TO THE FOLKS THAT LIVE THERE SO SOME OF US DO DEAL WITH UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS MORE THAN OTHERS. I THINK THROWING OUR HANDS UP AND SAYING LET'S NOT DO ANYTHING IS NOT A SOLUTION. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ -- YOU KNOW, I MIGHT NOT AGREE SOME OF THE APPROACHES OF THE WAY HE APPROACH HOMELESSNESS AND ENCAMPMENTS BUT I DO WELCOME CREATIVE WAYS FOR US TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I THINK THAT IS A PRIORITY THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE ELECTED TO DO IS TO TAKE -- YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY AND FIND A SOLUTION. WHATEVER THAT SOLUTION LOOKS LIKE. I BELIEVE THIS IS PART OF THAT SOLUTION. IT MIGHT NOT BE THE FINAL END BUT IT'S PART OF THE SOLUTION SO I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE MY COLLEAGUES THINK ABOUT -- THAT THIS IS A CRISIS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS DEAL WITH. OUR -- OUR UNHOUSED FOLKS DEAL WITH. YES, THERE ARE ADDICTIONS, THERE ARE MENTAL HEALTH THAT -- BARRIERS THAT ARE NOT MAKING -- THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO GO TO SHELTER. BUT EVEN IF THAT IS THE CASE, WE STILL HAVE OBLIGATED WAY TO DEAL WITH THEM. WE CANNOT LEAVE THEM UNDER THE BRIDGES AND SO ON. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO THEIR HUMAN WAY OF LIVING AND ALSO UNACCEPTABLE FOR SCHOOLS AND -- FOR THE NEIGHBORS, FOR FOLKS THAT ARE HOUSED AND OUR BUSINESSES, OUR COMMUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO BE LIVING UNDER THE BRIDGES. THAT HAS CREATED MANY ISSUES AND I THINK I MENTIONED THAT A LOT BUT -- ANY IDEA THAT IS A CREATIVE WAY TO SOLVE THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS AND ENCAMPMENTS SHOULD BE WELCOME ON THIS PLATFORM. ON THIS PROCESS OF -- OF LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. BUT I DEFINITELY SUPPORT IT. BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT IT OUT THAT SOME OF US DEAL WITH ENCAMPMENTS AND HOMELESSNESS MORE THAN OTHERS. THANK YOU. [4:01:07] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM NO. 6. I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS AMAZING THAT WE'RE RECEIVING A GRANT FOR 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES IN THE CITY AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PUT WORK INTO THIS THESE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES ARE REALLY NEEDED. I KNOW IN ALL OF OUR WARDS BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON THE DELIVERY OF THE EXPANSION OF THIS SERVICE AND REALLY IMPACT THE VIOLENCE THAT WE DO SEE IN OUR COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER BEFORE IT HAPPENS. [4:01:46] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANT TO DISPEL THE MYTH THAT PEOPLE ARE SERVICE-RESISTANT. THAT'S NOT TRUE. AVIVO VILLAGE, FOR EXAMPLE, IS ALWAYS AT CAPACITY. IF WE WANT TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS WE NEED TO BE CREATIVE AND TRY A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WHICH IS WHY WE WORK REALLY HARD TO SAVE THE AGATE SHELTER BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IT REQUIRES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES INCLUDING USING VACANT LAND AS A TOOL TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER AVIVO VILLAGE IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. ANOTHER COMPONENT IS THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE NAVIGATION CENTER SO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS -- I MENTIONED EARLIER THIS IS ABOUT GETTING AN UPDATE ON THE NAVIGATION CENTER AND FIGURING OUT WAYS WE CAN FIGURE OUT OTHER WAYS TO ESTABLISH A NEW LOCATION BUT IT'S ALSO THE ISSUE OF CITY OWNED LAND FOR THE SHELTER HOUSING SOLUTIONS SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE ISSUES ABOUT WHETHER PEOPLE THINK THAT THE NAVIGATION CENTER WAS EFFECTIVE OR NOT. IT'S MORE THAN JUST THAT. IT'S ALSO BEING CREATIVE ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE LAND USE TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS WHICH AS YOU ALL KNOW MY WARD AND COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN'S WARD -- WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS IT PROACTIVELY. WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE YOU'RE RIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN ON OUR APPROACH BUT THIS IS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS BECAUSE OUR CURRENT APPROACH IS NOT WORKING. AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLARIFICATIONS -- THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN IN THE BUSINESS ZONING WAS BUSINESS PARKING. YES THERE MAY BE COMPONENTS THAT TALK ABOUT THE NAVIGATION CENTER BUT THIS IS BASICALLY ASKING FOR A REPORT FROM A SEASONED ADMINISTRATION ON WHAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NAVIGATION CENTER WAS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE GET A PRESENTATION ON IT. IF THIS BODY WANTS TO FUND A LOCATION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, THAT'S UP TO THIS BODY IT'S UP TO WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION BUT MORE INFORMATION IS BETTER. I THINK THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW THE RESULTS OF THAT PROGRAM WHEN IT EXISTED AND IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE INFORMATION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS. THANK YOU. [4:04:10] Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M PROUD TO BE A CO-AUTHOR AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. I THINK MORE INFORMATION ON THIS IS VERY HELPFUL, MORE INFORMATION IN GENERAL AROUND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE OF ADDRESSING THE EMERGENCY WE DECLARED AS -- OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. I WANT TO SAY I WASN'T AT THE CITY WHEN THE NAVIGATION CENTER WAS RUNNING. I WAS COMING INTO THE CITY COMING INTO THE ROLE OF COUNCIL MEMBER. THERE'S SO MANY PIECES OF THE ANECDOTE OF THE NAVIGATION CENTER, ANECDOTES OF THE CHALLENGES OF NAVIGATION CENTER AND IT JUST FEELS SO DISPERSED AND THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN INFORMATION-BASED COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THAT TIME. WHAT WERE THE SUCCESSES? WHAT WERE THE CHALLENGES? AND THIS COULD LEAD US INTO A PATH OF MAYBE THINKING OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF MODEL OF A NAVIGATION CENTER THAT'S BETTER-SUITED TO THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AS A CITY AND AT THE SAME TIME ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE CAN'T JUST SAY: WE DON'T WANT ENCAMPMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NOT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING PEOPLE INSIDE TO BRING PEOPLE THROUGH THE -- CONTINUUM OF CARE, TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE TREATMENT. AND THIS IS -- THIS IS A SITUATION IN WHICH WE HAVE TO -- WE HAVE TO PUT EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ONE SINGLE SILVER BULLET POLICY-FIX OR ONE SINGLE AVIVO VILLAGE BUILDING THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIX. IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE. AND I WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S COLLEAGUES HERE THAT ARE SAYING: WE NEED MORE MODELS LIKE AVIVO VILLAGE. I THINK AS A COUNCIL WE SHOULD TAKE UP THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. I THINK AS A COUNCIL I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE UP THE IDEA OF WHAT A MODEL OF A NAVIGATION CENTER COULD BE? AND HOW WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE AND RESILIENT WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE AT THIS PRESENT MOMENT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE TOOLS IN PLACE AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE BREADTH OF THE OPTIONS WE COULD HAVE. [4:06:18] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, IF I MAY. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY EMPTY BUILDINGS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS AND THEY'RE EMPTY FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I'M CURIOUS WHY YOU DID NOT INCLUDE THAT IN YOUR DIRECTIVE? [4:06:40] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. I WANTED TO KEEP IT STRICTLY ON WHAT THE CITY OWNS AND I WANTED TO BE CAREFUL THE JURISDICTIONAL COMPONENT. I'M VERY OPEN AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY HOW WE CAN -- I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT. I THINK TO HEAR POWERFUL TESTIMONY FROM A RESIDENT WHO CAME AND TESTIFIED WHICH IS WHY I ADDED THIS ADDITION ORIGINALLY COMPARED TO WHAT I FIRST WANTED TO DO AND THEN I HAD COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FIGURED IT WAS BETTER TO JUST KEEP IT TO WHAT THE CITY OWNS. I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THAT ROUTE TO BE HONEST. [4:07:34] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT -- COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AND CHAVEZ, YEAH, I MEAN, IT WAS BASICALLY THE JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS, YOU KNOW, HAVING STAFF FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, LAND THAT COULD BE USED AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE ACTUAL JURISDICTION OVER ANY OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE OWNED OR THE SPACES THAT ARE OWNED BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS NARROWED THIS WAY. [4:08:12] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY. AND JUST -- THE OTHER -- I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. BUT HOW -- HOW DO -- IN THIS -- OR IS IT A LATER STEP TO ADDRESS ADDICTION -- HOW THE COUNTY GETS INVOLVED? I MEAN, AFTER ALL, THAT IS THE GOVERNMENT THAT HAS THE FUNDING FOR SERVICES MUCH MORE SO THAN US. HOW DO YOU SEE THAT -- HOW DO YOU SEE THAT COMING OUT? IS IT IN THIS OR LATER -- HOW DO WE CONFRONT THAT. [4:08:45] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS AS WE ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS THERE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE EVICTED WHO CAN'T PAY THEIR RENT OR FOLKS DEALING WITH THE OPIOID CRISIS WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP TODAY. THE FIRST STEP HERE IS FIGURING OUT IF THIS NAVIGATION CENTER WORKED THE PROCESS OF FOLKS THAT WERE HOUSED, SOME PEOPLE WERE IMPACTED AT THIS LOCATION. AND THEN SEEING IF THERE'S LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT WE COULD RE-ESTABLISH A NEW LOCATION. NOW, REGARDING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE OPIOID CRISIS, I THINK IF YOU'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS WITH THE HOUSING FIRST APPROACH AND MAKING SURE YOU CAN MOVE PEOPLE INDOORS OR MOVE PEOPLE INTO A LOCATION WHERE IT'S SAFER AND YOU PROVIDE THEM WITH SUPPORT REGARDING THE OPIOID CRISIS, MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION, JOB OPPORTUNITY, A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD OR A PLACE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT, THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH WHICH IS THE OPIOID ADDICTION WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. USING LAND AS A WAY TO DEAL WITH UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS WE HAVE A HOUSING FIRST APPROACH WHICH DEALS WITH ADDICTION, MENTAL HEALTH -- ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND -- WE CAN'T MAKE THAT DECISION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THAT INFORMATION WHICH IS WHY WE WROTE THIS DIRECTIVE LEGISLATION AND SEND TO THE ADMINISTRATION. BUT AS WE ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS WE SHOULD HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND AS YOU MENTIONED IT SHOULD TALK ABOUT WAYS WE'RE DEALING WITH THE OPIOID ADDICTION THAT'S IMPACTING MANY RESIDENTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA AND IN THE PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOODS IN WARD 6 AND WARD 9 WHERE FOLKS ARE OVERDOSING AND PASSING AWAY AND PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY UNJUSTLY. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT'S OPEN-ENDED WE'LL GET BACK WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THIS BODY IS COMFORTABLE WITH AND ADDRESSING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION, MENTAL HEALTH, YOU NAME IT. [4:11:03] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU. SO COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW TO ACTUALLY GET THE ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AN OPIOID MUNICIPAL RESPONSE PLAN SO WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS BECAUSE WE PASSED A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN WE FOUND OUT THE CITY HAD NO PLAN IN REGARDS HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS AND A VARIETY OF OTHER RESOURCES TO COMBAT THE OPIOID CRISIS THAT WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, MANIFEST ALL ACROSS THE CITY. AT OUR LAST UPDATE, WHICH WE RECEIVED IN AUGUST AT PHS ON THE MOVEMENT OF THIS WORK, WE WERE TOLD BY COMMISSIONER CHAPLAIN THAT THEY WOULD BE BRINGING FORWARD A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THIS BODY TO CONSIDER STARTING WITH PHS THIS FALL. WHERE WE COULD AMEND, PROVIDE FEEDBACK SO TO GO THROUGH THE STANDARD LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LIKE WE WOULD LIKE A CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN THEY SAID THAT WOULD HAPPEN THIS FALL. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND I ARE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OR HAVE ALREADY DONE SO TO ASK: WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO BRING FORTH THAT PLAN FOR CONVERSATION FORMALLY BEFORE PHS BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS A KEY TOPIC AND EPIDEMIC IN OUR CITY SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THERE IS AND HAS BEEN MOVEMENT ON DEVELOPING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AROUND OPIOID USE IN OUR CITY. [4:12:35] Michael Rainville: AND I'M ASSUMING THEN THAT THE PLAN INCLUDES HOW THE COUNTY IS INVOLVED? [4:12:42] Robin Wonsley: SO AGAIN, THIS IS -- WHATEVER THE ADMINISTRATION BRINGS FORWARD, I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD INCLUDE MULTIJURISDICTIONAL COORDINATION BUT IT WAS MORE SO FOCUSED ON WHAT CAN WE USE WITHIN OUR CITY-OWNED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT OTHER, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AROUND ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS IN OUR CITY. [4:13:00] Jason Chavez: I GOT OFF TOPIC BUT THERE'S A LEGISLATIVE MOTION THAT MYSELF AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE CO-AUTHORED A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND PART OF IT WAS IDENTIFYING CURRENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO EXPANDING TO FENTANYL TEST STRIPS, NALOXONE OTHER PREVENTION METHODS. IT ALSO INCLUDED INFORMATIONS ON WHAT OTHER CITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE DOING RELATING TO OVERDOSE RESPONSE TEAMS, WHICH GOALS INCLUDE AVOIDING OVERDOSE DEATHS AND OVERDOSE SURVIVORS AND TREATMENT WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP SO WE'LL GET BACK WITH INFORMATION TO THIS BODY IN JANUARY, 2025 AND IT'S, AGAIN, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH. I THINK YOUR CONCERNS ARE DULY NOTED AND WOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THIS STAFF DIRECTION THAT WE PASSED AS A BODY AS WELL SO... [4:14:14] Elliott Payne: FOR THE SAKE OF THE CLERKS I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE TAKE THE ROLL ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEM NO. 2. [4:14:38] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [4:14:43] Elliott Payne: THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NO. 2 AS AMENDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND AUTHORED BY VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, CHOWDHURY AND WONSLEY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUST CALL THE ROLL ON THAT. [4:15:18] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 10 AYES AND 3 NAYS. [4:15:23] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THE FULL REPORT IS ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF ALL OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS AND WE HAVE A NOTICE TODAY FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO WHO PLANS TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS CODE AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATING TO BOULEVARDS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS NOTICE. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO? [4:15:53] Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO AUTHOR A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE'RE ADDRESSING ON INTEREST IN BOULEVARD GARDENS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES AROUND THE CITY WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE INSTALLED SOME SORT OF GARDEN MOST OF WHICH END UP TECHNICALLY OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS. SO THIS ORDINANCE IS GOING TO PROVIDE A PATH TO BRING THESE INTO COMPLIANCE AND SORT OF LEVEL SET, OF HAVE A CLEAR PROCESS, A DESCRIPTION OF ALLOWABLE CONTENT AND IT HAS BEEN AN EFFORT ACROSS PUBLIC WORKS, HOME-GROWN MINNEAPOLIS, REG SERVICES AND PARK BOARD FORESTRY. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THIS ORDINANCE HAS BEEN UPDATED DURING MY TENURE. THE FIRST WAS BY COUNCIL MEMBER GLIDDEN. [4:16:40] Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, THIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS AS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE 6 HONORARY RESOLUTIONS TODAY. ALL OF WHICH HAD PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OUR MEETING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON ANY OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE RESOLUTIONS. [4:17:09] Michael Rainville: SO MOVED. [4:17:11] LaTrisha Vetaw: SECOND. [4:17:12] Elliott Payne: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [4:17:15] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [4:17:18] Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE? COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN? [4:17:33] Katie Cashman: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ROSH HASHANAH IS THE JEWISH NEW YEAR AND I WANT TO WISH A HAPPY EVENING FOR THOSE CELEBRATING THIS WEEK. [4:17:45] Elliott Payne: THANK YOU FOR THAT. SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE -- TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.