As an expert transcriptionist, I have analyzed the context provided and the dialogue to identify the speakers. Please find the formatted transcript below: [0:27] **Council President Elliott Payne**: [GAVEL SOUNDS]. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. AND BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEETING, WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME PEOPLE TO THIS SPACE BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. [0:48] **Council President Elliott Payne**: FIRST IS COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY AND I WILL BE PRESENTING THAT RESOLUTION. [1:26] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WELCOME. COME ON, SHUFFLE ON OVER. [2:08] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AND WE HAVE A VIDEO, IF WE COULD PULL UP THE LAPTOP. THERE WE GO. [2:24] **Video Narrator**: ♪ THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF COMMUNITY IN OUR PROGRAMMING. WE HOPE YOU'LL TURN US ON AND WATCH US GROW. A STATEMENT HAS MADE. [2:40] **Video Speaker**: THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF -- I HOPE I PASS. POWER TO THE PEOPLE. HELLO, I'M DON FRAZIER, MAYOR. THIS -- DO YOU WANT TO -- CAMERA? [2:57] **Video Speaker**: CUT! THIS IS REALLY HARD. THIS IS THE ADVENT OF -- EXCITING PROGRAMMING FROM ALL ASPECTS OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND I'M HOPING ON THE FUTURE YOU HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO SEE ON THIS CHANNEL. YOU KNOW. HAVE A NICE DAY. ♪ [3:13] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WELL, THAT WAS -- [LAUGHTER] [3:58] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WELL, WE ARE HERE CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF PUBLIC ACCESS TV IN MINNEAPOLIS AND RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 20, 2024, AS THE COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS THE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY ACT OF 1984, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THAT VIDEO ARCHIVAL VIDEO COMES FROM THE NONPUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AND PEG CABLE TV CHANNELS AND WHEREAS 2024 MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PUBLIC ACCESS TV IN MINNEAPOLIS, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY MEDIA TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES AND WHEREAS THE MINNEAPOLIS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ORGANIZED BY THE CITY IN DECEMBER OF 1983 SERVED AS THE FIRST STEWARD OF PUBLIC ACCESS UNTIL 2020 AND THE BE FRESH PRODUCTIONS, LLC, CREATED AND LAUNCHED SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS IN AUGUST 2020 TO SERVE AS THE NEW STEWARD OF PUBLIC ACCESS TV AND WHEREAS SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS PROVIDES TRAINING, MEDIA EQUIPMENT, STUDIOS, AND AIR TIME ON THREE PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS, ENSURING THE LEGACY OF VIBRANT, HOME-CENTERED SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND UNDER AWARD-WINNING WORK AND ENCOURAGES TO SPEAK WITH SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS AND WATCH PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE ON SPEECH MINNEAPOLIS ON 16, 17, 798 IN HD AND 795 ON XFINITY AND PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN MINNEAPOLIS BY PROVIDING SAFE SPACES FOR CREATIVITY AND IMPROVE OUR CITY, THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK OF PAST AND PRESENT LEADERSHIP STAFF MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN ENSURING MARGINALIZED VOICES ARE HEARD AND UPLIFTED AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY VOICES ARE AT THE HEART OF PUBLIC ACCESS TV IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS ORGANIZATIONS AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ALL ETHNIC GROUPS, YOUTH, SENIORS, LGBTQ+, FAITH COMMUNITIES, DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND MORE, TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY MEDIA IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR DEMOCRACY, PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR DIVERSE VOICES TO BE HEARD, FOSTERING TRANSPARENCY BY OFFERING THE TOOLS TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND FOSTERS CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS WITH A PLATFORM TO SHARE STORIES AND NEIGHBORS, IMPROVING OUR CITY, AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITY MEDIA ENSURES THAT ALL VOICES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OFTEN EXCLUDED BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA, ARE UPLIFTED AND HEARD, PROMOTING CULTURAL AWARENESS THAT PURSUES MEDIA CAREERS AND TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY WITH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. NOW, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 20, 2024, AS COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PUBLIC ACCESS TV AND COMMUNITY MEDIA. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] DO YOU WANT TO SHARE ANY WORDS? [7:38] **Rebecca Smith**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AND TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE VIDEO CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THIS AMAZING LEGACY. I'M REBECCA SMITH, CEO AND OWNER OF BE FRESH MINNEAPOLIS AND I'M EXCITED TO CELEBRATE WITH EVERYONE HERE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED SUCH A LARGE ROLE IN ENSURING COMMUNITY VOICES ARE HEARD FOR 40 YEARS. AT SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS WE'RE ON A MISSION TO REIMAGINE THE MEDIA BY CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF OUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY MEDIA IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR RESIDENTS AND STRENGTHENS THE CIVIC HEALTH OF OUR CITY, MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. LET'S HONOR THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF PUBLIC ACCESS, INCLUDING EVERYONE HERE TODAY, OUR ENTIRE SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS TEAM, OUR BE FRESH TEAM, OUR PARTNERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, FORMER ACCESS STAFF AND OUR MEMBERS AND PARTNERS, AGAIN. [8:39] **Pam Colby**: HI, MY NAME IS PAM COLBY, AND I WAS WITH MTN FROM THE '80s, '90s, AND INTO THE 2000S, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT PUBLIC ACCESS IS SO IMPORTANT FOR LETTING THE PEOPLE SPEAK AND WE HAVE SO MANY DIVERSE VOICES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE TOOLS TO CREATE MEDIA AND THE PLACES FOR OTHER PLACES TO SHARE. SO GO SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC ACCESS! [9:16] **Nate Maines**: LET'S KEEP PUBLIC ACCESS ALIVE. I'M NATE MAINES, I BELIEVE AT PUBLIC ACCESS MINNEAPOLIS SINCE ABOUT 1989. STARTED OFF WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLED IN AND THE VAN ROLLED IN AND THEY WERE DOING A PUBLIC ACCESS COMMUNITY EVENT TYPE THING AND KIND OF BEEN THERE EVER SINCE IN VARIOUS WAYS AND THANKS TO MY DAD, TOO, FOR BRINGING ME TO THE BOARD MEETINGS AND -- I WAS HANGING OUT CHECK OUT WHEN THE EQUIPMENT -- YEAH. [10:06] **Rebecca Smith**: I AM EXCITED, ACTUALLY, TO ANNOUNCE THAT SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS HAS RECEIVED A $100,000 GRANT FROM PRESS FORWARD. YES! YES! [APPLAUSE] IT'S A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH LOCAL NEWS, ONE OF 205 LOCAL SMALL NEWSROOMS, SHARING $20 MILLION THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY GONE UNCOVERED. THIS GRANT WILL HELP US SHARE EVEN MORE STORIES THAT MATTER TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU TO PRESS FORWARD FOR HELPING US SHARE THAT AWARD. [10:34] **Hamel**: MY NAME IS HAMEL AND THERE IS NOTHING COOLER THAN SEEING PEOPLE OFFER THEIR OWN REPRESENTATION. POWER TO THE PEOPLE! [10:53] **Eric Ortiz**: MY NAME IS ERIC ORTIZ, STRONG MIND, STRONG BODY FOUNDATIONS. WE STARTED AN INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH PIVOT FUND WITH LANDSCAPE NEWS OF THE MIDWEST WHERE WE SEE WHERE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES GET THEIR NEWS. THE PUBLIC TELEVISION IS A BIG PART OF THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HELP COMMUNITY MEDIA GROW. THANK YOU. [11:34] **Bethany**: OKAY. HI. MY NAME IS BETHANY, AND I'M THE PRODUCER FOR SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS. I HELP WITH THE CONTENT, HELPING WITH -- I PROMOTE THINGS WE LOVE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE QUICKLY ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH PUBLIC ACCESS. SO I STARTED PUBLIC ACCESS IN 2010. I WAS AN ATHLETE, A STAR BASKETBALL PLAYER AND I TORE MY ACL MY SOPHOMORE YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I REALIZED VERY QUICKLY THAT THIS MIGHT NOT BE A FOREVER THING. SO I WAS INVITED TO A SCREENING AT ST. PAUL'S NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK AND I WENT THERE AND SUPPORTED MY COUSIN'S SCREENING AND I WAS LIKE, WAIT, YOU GUYS DID THIS? YOU DID THE CAMERA WORK, YOU DID EDITING, YOU CREATED THE STORY? AND THEY WERE, YEAH, AND LET ME JOIN MID-SEASON. I WENT THERE BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WOULD CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE. WHEN I HEALED FROM THE ACL SURGERY I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO CONTINUE WITH BASKETBALL OR GO TO THE MEDIA AND I DECIDED TO RETIRE EARLY IN MY BASKETBALL CAREER AND STICK WITH PUBLIC ACCESS AND EVER SINCE I PICKED THE CAMERA UP, I HAVEN'T PUT IT DOWN SINCE. I'M TURNING 30 NEXT YEAR AND I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS AS A CAREER. THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING. SO I CAME IN, IT CHANGED MY LIFE, AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE THINGS THAT CAME WITH IT. [APPLAUSE] [13:23] **Chaz**: HI, MY NAME IS CHAZ, I'M THE BROADCAST MANAGER FOR SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS, OUR CHANNELS: 16, WHICH IS NEWS AND SPORTS; 17, 798HD AND CHANNEL 75, WHICH IS RELIGION, NATURE, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH. ALL THREE OF THOSE CHANNELS ON OCTOBER 26TH WILL BE SIMULCASTING FROM OUR SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS LOCATION. YOU CAN FIND THE INFO ON SPEAKMLPS.COM, CELEBRATING 40 YEARS, LUMINARIES ACROSS ALL FOUR DECADES AND THE FUTURE, AND YOU SHOULD COME JOIN US, ENJOY THE PARTY. IT WILL BE A GOOD TIME, LOOKING BACK AT THE HISTORY, LOOKING TOWARDS ALL THE WONDER THAT IS TO COME. SPEAKMPLS.COM. [14:07] **Shelby Couch**: HI, I'M SHELBY COUCH, AND I'M REPRESENTING THE ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA. WE'RE THE NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS COMMUNITY MEDIA OPERATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY, INVESTING IN PUBLIC ACCESS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT, THE WORK THAT OUR MEMBERS DO EVERY DAY IS INCREDIBLE, AND VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND HAPPY COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY! [14:27] **James Harris**: HELLO, I'M JAMES HARRIS, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AT SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS AND ONE OF MY BIGGEST PASSIONS IS WORKING WITH YOUTH, THE NEXT GENERATION OF STORYTELLERS. WE WANT TO EMPOWER YOUTH IN TELLING THEIR OWN STORIES FROM THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVES, SO WE DO RISE MPLS, YOUTH STORIES AND EXPERIENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND THAT'S MADE UP OF SUMMER CAMPS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND AS OF YESTERDAY, ANOTHER PROGRAM, RISE MPLS ALL-STARS FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH A PROGRAM BEFORE, AND NOW REACHED 80 DIFFERENT YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN, GOTTEN MEDIA TRAINING FROM US, AND THEY'VE GOTTEN INTO FILM FESTIVALS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. A LOT OF YOUTH HAVE GONE ON TO GET PAID WORK IN PRODUCTION AND MANY HAVE COME BACK AND GOTTEN PAID MENTORSHIPS AS WELL. EXCITED TO SEE YOUTH MEDIA IN THE FUTURE. [15:47] **Mary**: HELLO, MY NAME IS MARY. I'M A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. AND I'VE BEEN IN THREE SEPARATE RISE COHORTS. AND SPEAK HAS TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT CAMERA, AUDIO, AND LIGHTING USE AND IT'S REALLY GIVEN ME THE PLATFORM FOR MY STORIES TO BE TOLD AND HEARD AND AMPLIFIED. AND NOW THREE OF THE SHORT FILMS I'VE CREATED HAVE MADE IT TO FILM FESTIVALS, BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. [APPLAUSE] [16:28] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY. [16:28] **Vick**: YEAH, MY NAME IS VICK, I'M THE STUDIO MANAGER AT SPEAK MPLS, AND BOOTS ON THE GROUND, SEEING THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN EVERY DAY, SEEING HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THE EQUIPMENT, GETTING THE ACCESS TO ALL THAT STUFF REALLY KIND OF SOLIDIFIES KIND OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND I'M SO GLAD THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY CONTINUES TO BACK SUCH IMPORTANT ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY. I'M VERY THANKFUL AND HAPPY COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY. [16:58] **Nancy Smith**: GOOD MORNING, I'M NANCY SMITH, AND I'M ONE OF THE FIVE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF SPEAK MPLS. SO I GOT TO SEE THE AMAZING JOURNEY IN JUST FOUR YEARS OF SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS FROM BEING AN INFANT TO TEEN DOWN TO NOW ADULTHOOD. AND I'M REALLY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT JOURNEY. HAPPY COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY! [17:37] **James Everett**: CHECK, CHECK. HELLO. I'M JAMES EVERETT, PUBLIC ACCESS TV HAS BEEN -- I CAN'T EVEN MEASURE HOW MUCH IT'S CHANGED MY LIFE. IT GAVE ME A VOICE AT TIMES THAT OTHER PEOPLE -- DEPENDING ON THE POLITICAL SEASON, DEPENDS SOMETIMES WHO HAS A VOICE. PUBLIC ACCESS TOOK THAT AWAY. AND EVEN WHEN YOU'RE ON THE NEWS, YOU'RE ON THE NEWS FOR LIKE 30 SECONDS. PUBLIC ACCESS COULD PLAY YOU 40 TIMES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND IT COULD JUST POP UP AT ANY POINT IN TIME WHEN YOU HAVE A LAPTOP, AND WHAT YOU SAID WAS RELEVANT, BUT SO WHEN YOU'RE FLICKING THROUGH THE CHANNELS AT NIGHT AND YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW, LIKE J.C. BAGDADDY, MAY HE REST IN PEACE, A LOT OF THINGS ARE CAPTURED IN PUBLIC ACCESS VIDEOS AND THEM BEING PLAYED RANDOMLY OR AT DIFFERENT TIMES, IT GIVES YOU CREDENCE TO YOUR WORK WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE TO DEFEND YOURSELF. SO IT'S BEEN AMAZING FOR MY LIFE AND WORK AND TAKEN ME SO MANY PLACES. I WAS JUST TALKING TO MY SON ABOUT PUBLIC ACCESS IN WEST HOLLYWOOD BECAUSE HE WAS OUT THERE. DO THEY HAVE TV? WAIT, THEY HAVE PARAMOUNT RIGHT THERE BUT PUBLIC ACCESS IS JUST ACROSS THE STREET. IT'S LIKE DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH, BUT IT GIVES YOU A STONE. I REMEMBER WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT GETTING RID OF IT IN PAST CITY COUNCILS, BUT SOME OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE, THAT WAS THEIR PLACE AND THEIR PLATFORM. THERE'S A FEW HERE THAT I DID SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL WITH. ANDREA [JENKINS], MS. JENKINS OVER THERE. WE DID -- BUT THESE VIDEOS, WE WERE THERE FOR THE CHANGE FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S TRULY AN HONOR. AND THANK YOU, MS. BE FRESH, REBECCA, B GIRL, NUMBER ONE, FOR KEEPING THIS GOING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF WHAT IT WAS ABOUT INSTEAD OF MAKING IT ABOUT YOURSELF. YOU'RE SUCH A SELFLESS PERSON AND YOU FEEL RARELY GET CREDIT FOR THAT BUT YOU'RE AWESOME AND THERE COULD HARDLY BE A BETTER DIRECTION FOR PUBLIC TV. [APPLAUSE] [21:45] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DAY, AND I INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. [22:38] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: HEY, GOOD MORNING. WHEREVER. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DAY! THERE WE GO. [23:23] **Council President Elliott Payne**: GOOD MORNING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DAY AND THE RESOLUTION READS, WHEREAS THE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS VITAL TO THE HEALTH AND FUTURE OF OUR SOCIETY AND WHEREAS, ENCOURAGING YOUTH FOSTERS A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP, AND A COMMITMENT TO POSITIVE CHANGE, AND -- [24:09] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AND WHEREAS -- YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROMOTES PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WHEREAS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOUTH CIVIC LEADERS AND BLACK POLITICAL ACTION ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING YOUNG INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS, THE OPPORTUNITIES, THEY NEED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGED CITIZENS. AND [24:31] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: WHEREAS, YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC ACTIVITY ENCOURAGES A MORE DIALOGUE AND RECOGNIZING THE VOICES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS THEIR VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES AND FOSTERING A CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CAN LEAD TO INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AND INSPIRE A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO CITIZENSHIP. [25:07] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NOW, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 17TH AS YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ENCOURAGES ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGEMENT THEY NEED TO THRIVE AS LEADERS OF TOMORROW. [APPLAUSE] [25:28] **Melvin**: HELLO. MY NAME IS MELVIN. I'VE BEEN WITH YOUTH CIVIC LEADERS, WHICH IS A VOLUNTEER GROUP, PER SE, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF VOLUNTEER LIKE WORK, PER SE, TRYING TO GET MORE YOUTH AND MORE YOUNGER PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF TO ENGAGE IN A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY STUFF, YOU SEE OLDER PEOPLE MAKING DECISIONS FOR A LOT OF YOUNGER PEOPLE AND THE YOUNGER PEOPLE OUR AGE DON'T EXACTLY GET THE SAY, PER SE. AGAIN. AND LIKE A LOT OF THE DECISIONS BEING MADE FOR US AND NOT JUST FOR US, BUT FOR EVERYONE. [26:08] **Youth Leader**: HI, CIVIC LEADERS, THIS IS A YOUTH-RUN ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS OTHER PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED CIVICALLY, NOT JUST AT A NATIONAL LEVEL BUT MORE CLOSER TO HOME LEVEL TOO BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT GETTING INVOLVED EARLY SHAPES A CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY THAT CAN EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND MORE THAN PEOPLE LOOK LIKE US GETTING A SPACE AT THE TABLE. SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [26:52] **Theresa Reeves**: HI, MY NAME IS THERESA REEVES, I'M THE FOUNDER OF YOUTH CIVIC LEADERS. THANK YOU ALL FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND THE POWER THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HOLD IN SHAPING OUR COMMUNITIES. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ISN'T JUST ABOUT VOTING. IT'S ABOUT TAKING ACTION, MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD, AND STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. BY ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE TO LEADING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, YOUTH ARE TOLD EVERY DAY THAT THEY ARE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW AND ALSO THE LEADERS OF TODAY. TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE, YOUR VOICE MATTERS. YOUR IDEAS AND ENERGY AND PASSION ARE DRIVING REAL CHANGE. DON'T WAIT FOR PERMISSION TO LEAD. STEP INTO YOUR POWER. YOUR FUTURE, YOUR BUILDING STARTS NOW. TO THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE THE SPACE FOR YOUTH, OFFER GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THEM AS THEY TAKE THEIR PLACE AT THE TABLE. [APPLAUSE] [27:59] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, NOT JUST FOR YOUTH, BUT FOR THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN THAT. AND YOU'RE CORRECT. IT'S OUR JOB TO CREATE A SPACE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [30:58] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND GOOD MORNING, AND I THINK -- I THOUGHT WE HAD SOME PEOPLE JOINING US, BUT MAYBE NOT. THEY'RE COMING AROUND. OKAY. A LITTLE TRAFFIC JAM IN THE BACK, I THINK. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? FOLKS, GOOD MORNING. YOU TOO! SO THIS RESOLUTION IS RECOGNIZING NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH AND INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEK. AND JUST BEFORE I READ THE RESOLUTION, YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR ME TO REALLY ACCEPT THE REALITIES OF PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, BUT ALSO WE KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE, 1 IN 4 PEOPLE, AMERICANS, ARE LIVING WITH SOME FORM OF DISABILITY. AND MANY OF THOSE ARE INVISIBLE DISABILITIES. AND SO WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. AND RECOGNIZE THAT DISABLED PEOPLE CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE, TO BE A PART OF CIVIC LIFE AS WELL AS OUR SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND NETWORKS. SO THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH AND INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEK. WHEREAS, OCTOBER 2024 MARKS THE 79TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH OR NDEAM TO INCREASE EDUCATION ABOUT DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AND CELEBRATE THE MANY AND VARIED CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICA'S WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES. AND WHEREAS, OCTOBER 20 - 26 MARKS INVISIBLE DISABILITIES WEEK. AND WHEREAS THE HISTORY OF NDEAM TRACES BACK TO 1945, WHEN IT STARTED AS A WEEK AND FOCUSED ONLY ON PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. LATER, IT EXPANDED TO A FULL MONTH, AND ITS NAME AND SCOPE EVOLVED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF INCREASING THE WORKFORCE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH ALL NATURE OF DISABILITIES. AND WHEREAS, WORKPLACES WELCOMING OF THE TALENTS OF ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ARE A CRITICAL PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND STRONG ECONOMY. AWARENESS WILL REINFORCE THE VALUE AND TALENT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND ADD TO OUR WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES AND AFFIRM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS' COMMITMENT TO INCREASING ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS FOR ALL WORKERS, INCLUDING WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES. AND APPROXIMATELY 20% OF AMERICANS LIVE WITH A CONDITION THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED AN INVISIBLE DISABILITY, AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY 66 MILLION AMERICANS. AND THE TERM “INVISIBLE DISABILITIES” OR “NON-APPARENT DISABILITIES” REFERS TO DISABILITIES WHICH ARE NOT VISIBLY APPARENT, LEADING THIS PERSON TO FIGHT A BATTLE SELDOM ACKNOWLEDGED. SOME EXAMPLES OF INVISIBLE DISABILITIES INCLUDE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, ARTHRITIS, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE, DEAFNESS, VISION IMPAIRMENT AND BLINDNESS, DIABETES, EPILEPSY, FIBROMYALGIA, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, USHER SYNDROME, BIPOLAR DISORDER, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AMONG MANY OTHERS. AND SINCE INVISIBLE DISABILITIES ARE NOT READILY APPARENT, THE PERSON'S CONDITION MAY NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY OTHERS. A LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE DISABILITY OFTEN TRANSLATES TO A LACK OF FUNDING, ACCOMMODATIONS, MEDICAL RESOURCES, MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, AND OVERALL SUPPORT. AND WHEREAS, IN 1993, THE CITY'S AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) TRANSITION PLAN MET THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S REQUIREMENTS OF CONDUCTING A SELF-EVALUATION AND DEVELOPING A TRANSITION PLAN. IN 2015, THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT RENEWED THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE ADA BY CONDUCTING A PROGRAM AND SERVICES EVALUATION AND DEVELOPING AN UPDATED PLAN KNOWN AS THE ADA ACTION PLAN. AND WHEREAS, THE ADA ACTION PLAN DEMONSTRATES THE CITY‘S COMMITMENT TO THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES BY ADOPTING EMERGING ACCESSIBILITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL PRACTICES, AND IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE THERE ARE GAPS AND NEEDS FOR IMPROVEMENT TO BETTER SERVE PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES IN EVERY FORM. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THIS 79TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, AND HONOR OCTOBER 20TH TO THE 26TH, 2024, AS INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, TO COMMEMORATE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, BOTH INVISIBLE AND APPARENT, TO AMERICA'S WORKPLACES AND ECONOMY. [APPLAUSE] SO I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS HERE TO REPRESENT THAT ARE WORKING AND ENSURING THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE INCLUDED IN OUR WORKPLACE, SO I WANT TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PEOPLE TO -- [37:53] **Joan**: YES, I'M JOAN, AND WE ARE BASICALLY CELEBRATING THIS MONTH OF OCTOBER, WHICH IS THE EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND IT COVERS ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. AS WE LOOK TO CELEBRATE THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, THAT CREATES THE IDEA OF NDEAM IS LOOKING AT THE THEME OF GOOD JOBS, AND THAT IS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WANT TO WORK AND CAN WORK, SO IT'S ABOUT FINDING THE GOOD JOBS AND WE NEED TO BE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO BE CREATING THOSE. CURRENTLY, THE EMPLOYMENT RATES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS AROUND 22.5%. THAT IS UP DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST DECADE OR SO. BUT IT NEEDS TO INCREASE, BUT A PERSON WITH NONDISABILITY, THEIR EMPLOYMENT RATE IS AROUND 65%. SO WE'VE GOT A WAYS TO GO. BUT THINGS ARE IMPROVING. AND WE NEED THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US AND WE CONTINUE TO WANT TO GET EMPLOYED AND STAY EMPLOYED AS WELL. SO WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE THIS CELEBRATION AND AWARENESS BE MADE, BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MATTER AND IT'S ABOUT REPRESENTATION. AND I URGE EVERYBODY, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING WITHIN CITY DEPARTMENTS, LOOK TO SEE IF YOU SEE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. AND THEN ALSO REMEMBER THOSE WITH INVISIBLE DISABILITIES ARE AMONGST US AS WELL. SO A LOT YET TO DO, BUT WE ARE THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN DONE SO FAR AS WELL. [39:26] **Community Specialist**: [Name Not Stated], COMMUNITY SPECIALIST WITH DISABILITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT JOAN HAS SAID ABOUT REPRESENTATION AND ABOUT AWARENESS. SO AS FAR AS AWARENESS GOES, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WITHIN MY DEPARTMENT AND MY ROLE, WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH HR, UNDERSTANDING WHO IS EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY, WHO HAS DISABILITIES, WHAT TYPES OF DISABILITIES, WHAT TYPES OF SUPPORT THEY WOULD LIKE, TRACKING NOT ONLY RECRUITMENT BUT RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND UNDERSTANDING WHO IS NOT WORKING FOR THE CITY, WHO COULD BE WORKING FOR THE CITY AND UNDERSTANDING OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND ENGAGING MORE PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES, BETTER PROMOTING THE CITY'S REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCESS AND KNOWING THAT AND THE CURRENT EMPLOYEES AS WELL KNOWING ABOUT THAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT I THINK THE COMMITMENT IS THERE AND HAVING A RESOLUTION LIKE THIS IS AN EXPRESSION OF THAT COMMITMENT. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [40:31] **Adrianne Wade**: MY NAME IS ADRIANNE WADE, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND WE'RE ON A TRAJECTORY TO IMPROVE OUR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU. [40:56] **Council President Elliott Payne**: LET'S GET A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO HERE. COME IN A LITTLE CLOSER. [41:59] **Council President Elliott Payne**: OUR NEXT RESOLUTION IS RECOGNIZING NATIONAL TRANSGENDER CHILDREN DAY. [42:17] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DAY OF THE TRANSGENDER CHILD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE OUR VISITORS HERE TODAY. SEEMINGLY THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THIS DAY. AND I WANT TO JUST SAY, IT IS ALSO SPIRIT DAY, WHICH IS A DAY THAT HAS BEEN UPLIFTED BY GLAAD, THE GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-DEFAMATION ORGANIZATION. AND SPIRIT DAY IS ABOUT BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE BULLYING THAT LGBTQ YOUTH FACE IN THE WORLD AND IMPORTANT DURING THIS ELECTION CYCLE, WE SEE SO MANY HATEFUL ATTACKS, PARTICULARLY ON TRANSGENDER YOUNG PEOPLE, AND IT'S DESPICABLE. THERE'S BEEN OVER 500 BILLS INTRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY DEMEANING TRANS AND TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE AND WE WANT TO SAY WE SEE YOU AND WE LOVE YOU. SO THIS RESOLUTION, OCTOBER 26TH. WHEREAS, TRANSGENDER CHILDREN DAY, OBSERVED ON OCTOBER 26 EVERY YEAR, IS A DAY TO HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE ALL TRANSGENDER CHILDREN WHO HAVE LONG BEEN ‘HIDING IN THE CLOSET' AND CANNOT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, ‘COME OUT'. AND WHEREAS TRANSGENDER CHILDREN ARE LESS LIKELY TO ANNOUNCE THEIR GENDER STATUS AS COMPARED TO TRANSGENDER ADULTS, BECAUSE THEIR SURVIVAL IS MAINLY DEPENDENT ON THEIR PARENTS' REACTIONS TO THEIR DECLARATION. AND WHEREAS, TRANS CHILDREN HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND HAVE ACTIVELY SOUGHT OUT MEDICAL CARE AS WELL AS INCLUSION IN SOCIETY. AND WHEREAS, OBSERVATION OF THIS DAY INCLUDES THE ACTIONS OF ACCEPTING YOUR TRANS CHILD, PUBLICIZING YOUR TRANS CHILD IF THEY CONSENT TO THAT, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF TRANS CHILDREN, IN EFFORTS TO FACILITATE INCLUSIVENESS, HELP BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND FOSTER EQUALITY. AND WHEREAS, ALMOST THREE PERCENT OF MINNESOTA TEENS IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER OR GENDER NON-CONFORMING. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS A LONG HISTORY OF LEADING THE STATE AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IN CREATING A COMMUNITY IN WHICH TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS CAN THRIVE. AND WHEREAS, IN 1975, MINNEAPOLIS WAS THE FIRST CITY TO PASS PROTECTIONS BY ORDINANCE BARRING DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT, LABOR UNION MEMBERSHIP, HOUSING, AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. AND WHEREAS, THE FAMILIES, GUARDIANS, AND VARIOUS TRANSGENDER SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED LOVE, SUPPORT, AND CARE FOR OUR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-BINARY YOUTH. AND WHEREAS, HISTORICAL TRAUMA AND THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE CAN PREVENT POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING, LEAVING OUR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING CHILDREN TO FEEL THEY ARE NOT HEARD, SEEN OR VALUED. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TRANSGENDER ISSUES WORK GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2014 TO LOOK AT ISSUES FACING THIS COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE TRANSGENDER EQUITY COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2017 TO ADVISE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS ELECTED THE FIRST TWO BLACK TRANSGENDER COUNCILMEMBERS IN 2018 BRINGING IN A NEW ERA OF HOPE, PROMISE, AND DIVERSE LEADERSHIP THAT SERVES AS A BEACON OF PROGRESS AND INSPIRATION TO EVERY TRANS CHILD IN OUR STATE AND NATION. AND WHEREAS, OUR CITY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO PROTECT ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHT TO LIVE, THRIVE, AND EXIST AS WHO THEY ARE AND NOT HOW THEY ARE TOLD TO CONFORM. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SEEKS TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-BINARY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH A DEDICATION TO ACTION THROUGH INCLUSIVE EQUITABLE POLICY MAKING. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 26, 2024, AS NATIONAL TRANSGENDER CHILDREN DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [APPLAUSE] I'LL JUST END BY SAYING THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR STANDING HERE WITH ME, BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO REALLY SHOW THAT WE LOVE AND SUPPORT OUR TRANS COMMUNITIES AND PARTICULARLY OUR TRANS CHILDREN. WE KNOW THAT 80% OF TRANSGENDER CHILDREN THINK ABOUT SUICIDE AND WHAT HELPS THEM IS THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF THEIR PARENTS. AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS SHOW OF SUPPORT AND THANKS TO THE COUNCIL FOR SIGNING ON TO THIS RESOLUTION AND BEING A PART OF IT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SHARE ANY WORDS OR ANYTHING, BECAUSE -- DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? [48:25] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. IT'S SO, SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR TRANS KIDS THAT WE'RE STANDING IN SUPPORT OF THEM, THAT WE AS A CITY STAND IN SUPPORT OF THEM AND WRAP THEM WITH OUR LOVE SO THEY CAN BE WHO THEY ARE, AND I'M JUST SO PROUD TO BE PART OF AN INSTITUTION THAT RECOGNIZES THAT. [48:49] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WOW. WELL, THAT SAID, I THINK WE CAN TAKE THIS PHOTO AND MOVE ON TO OUR BUSINESS OF THE DAY. [49:22] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AND OUR FINAL RESOLUTION, WE WILL WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN TO RECOGNIZE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. [51:06] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. TODAY WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, WAS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. HONORING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES THE ANNEXATION OF DAKOTA HOMELANDS FOR THE BUILDING OF OUR CITY, AND KNOWS INDIGENOUS NATIONS HAVE LIVED UPON THIS LAND SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND VALUES THE PROGRESS OUR SOCIETY HAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AMERICAN INDIAN TECHNOLOGY, THOUGHT, AND CULTURE. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND WHEREAS, THE IDEA OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY WAS FIRST PROPOSED IN 1977 BY A DELEGATION OF NATIVE NATIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS IN THE AMERICAS. AND WHEREAS, THE 1990 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 120 INDIGENOUS NATIONS AT THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE ON 500 YEARS OF INDIAN RESISTANCE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A RESOLUTION TO TRANSFORM COLUMBUS DAY INTO AN OCCASION TO STRENGTHEN THE PROCESS OF CONTINENTAL UNITY AND STRUGGLE TOWARDS LIBERATION, AND THEREBY USE THE OCCASION TO REVEAL A MORE ACCURATE HISTORICAL RECORD. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIMED 2013 “THE YEAR OF THE DAKOTA: REMEMBERING, HONORING AND TRUTH TELLING” AND THE CITY UNDERSTANDS THE NEED FOR CONTINUED WORK IN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH TELLING. AND WHEREAS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, FOSTERING GREATER UNDERSTANDING, INCREASING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS A STRONG HISTORY OF OVER FOUR DECADES OF AMERICAN INDIAN ACTIVISM, WHICH THE CITY CELEBRATES AND HONORS. AND WHEREAS, IN 2024, THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE SECOND MONDAY IN OCTOBER AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. IN THAT MOMENT, MINNEAPOLIS WAS ONLY THE SECOND CITY TO DO SO IN THE UNITED STATES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY HONOR AND CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY ON THE SECOND MONDAY IN OCTOBER. [54:04] **Derek**: [SPEAKING IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE] MY NAME IS DEREK. I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY AND ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. WE'RE VERY PROUD TO GET THESE WORDS TOWARDS OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. IT'S A HAPPY DAY. IT'S A GOOD DAY. WE WANT TO ACCEPT THIS GRATEFULLY AND HUMBLY AND WE'RE WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY TO GIVE A GOOD PART OF THIS CITY AS OUR NATIVE PEOPLE ARE AND HAVE BEEN. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME TO OUR BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, TO COME VISIT US AND TALK WITH US AND COME SMILE AND EAT WITH US. COME WORK WITH US. WE NEED THE SUPPORT. OUR DISPARITIES TODAY ARE HORRENDOUS. I WANT TO NOTE THAT. AND I WANT TO NOTE WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO COME AND SUPPORT US. WE NEED YOUR HELP. AND WHEN WE -- WHEN WE THINK OF PROCLAMATIONS LIKE THESE, THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THIS IS A GOOD DAY TO BE INDIGENOUS. TODAY. IT'S NOT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. BUT IT IS FOR US EVERY DAY. [56:05] **Louise Matson**: [SPEAKING IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE] I'M LOUISE MATSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF INDIAN WORK. THIS PROCLAMATION IS SO IMPORTANT IN HONORING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. OFTEN WE AS NATIVE PEOPLE ARE INVISIBLE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES AND WHAT WE DO SEE FOCUSES ON THE CHALLENGES AND THE NEGATIVITY WHEN IN REALITY WE KNOW WE HAVE DISPARITIES AND WE KNOW WHY THEY HAVE THESE DISPARITIES, BUT WE DO HAVE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY IN MINNEAPOLIS AND EVERY DAY YOU COULD IMMERSE YOURSELF IN INDIAN COUNTRY. YOU CAN GO TO OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR RESTAURANTS AND HAVE A MEAL. YOU CAN HIRE A NATIVE ATTORNEY OR ARCHITECT, GO SEE A PLAY WRITTEN BY NATIVE AND ACTED BY NATIVE ARTISTS. YOU CAN CELEBRATE BEING AN INDIGENOUS PERSON EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT IN THE TWIN CITIES. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR THAT. AND MINNEAPOLIS IS A PLACE OF INNOVATION. WE ARE THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT. WE COULD GO ON AND ON, AND HAVING THIS PROCLAMATION BEING TEN YEARS OLD, I THINK WE'RE ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO DO THAT, IS IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE NOT JUST A COMMUNITY IN THE PAST, BUT WE'RE VERY PRESENT IN OUR CITY. AND I THINK WE SEE MORE OF THE PROCLAMATIONS HAPPENING BY OTHER CITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THERE'S ACTION BEHIND THOSE WORDS, WHEN WE PARTNER AND LEAD THE WORK, WE KNOW WE CAN ELIMINATE THOSE DISPARITIES AND CELEBRATE AND BUILD ON OUR SUCCESSES, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE FUTURE. [58:07] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERS THAT CAME HERE TODAY. YOU ARE DEFINITELY RIGHT. EVERY DAY IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY. [59:31] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR OCTOBER 17 TO ORDER. AND THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [59:31] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [59:46] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: PRESENT. [59:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [59:46] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: PRESENT. [59:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [59:46] **Council Member Emily Koski**: PRESENT. [59:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [59:46] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: PRESENT. [59:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [59:46] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: PRESENT. [59:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [59:46] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: PRESENT. [59:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO IS ABSENT. [1:00:08] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:00:08] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: PRESENT. [1:00:08] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:00:08] **Council President Elliott Payne**: PRESENT. [1:00:08] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:00:29] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WE HAVE A QUORUM. I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:01:05] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THIS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU, IT IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FOR A FEE SCHEDULE FOR POLLUTION CONTROL AND ANNUAL FEE FOR CARBON MONOXIDE AND ASKING FOR A SECOND. [1:01:35] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SECOND. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:01:35] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:01:35] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:01:35] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:01:35] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:01:35] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:01:35] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:01:35] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:01:51] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:01:51] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:01:51] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:01:51] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:01:51] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:01:51] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:02:06] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THE NEXT IS ACCEPTANCE FROM THE MINUTES. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES. SECOND. [1:02:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:02:06] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:02:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:02:06] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:02:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:02:21] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:02:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:02:21] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:02:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:02:21] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:02:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:02:21] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:02:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [1:02:21] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:02:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:02:21] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:02:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:02:21] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:02:36] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES AND THAT ACCEPTING. WE HAVE THE MOTION. SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:02:36] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:02:36] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:02:36] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:02:36] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:02:36] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:02:36] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:02:36] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:02:36] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:02:52] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:02:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:02:52] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:02:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:02:52] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:02:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:02:52] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:02:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [1:02:52] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:02:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:02:52] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:02:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:02:52] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:03:07] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:03:07] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THE NEXT IS PRESENTATION FROM THE REPORTS, BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF ENTERPRISE OF OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTING BY COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:03:24] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: EOC IS BRINGING FORWARD 24 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT IN EMERGENCY SERVICES VIDEO ASSOCIATION. TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. 2. GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH EXAMINERS: TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM. 3. PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A DONATION OF TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH EXAMINERS REGISTRATION. 5. PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION CENTER FOR EMPOWER FUND. 6 IS HUD GRANT APPROVING FOR THE FARMERS MARKET SUSTAINABLE MODERNIZATION PROJECT. 7 IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ELDER AND SENIOR. 8 IS YOUTH RESOURCES ORDINANCE. 9 IS A FEE STUDY FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT OFF-DUTY USE OF CITY RESOURCES. 10 IS A PUBLIC -- LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. 11 IS VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE REPLACEMENT. 12 IS A BID FOR HAULING AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE MATERIALS. 13 IS A BID FOR HYDRAULIC IN SERVICE. 14 IS A BID FOR NONEMERGENCY BOARDING AND SECURITY SERVICE. 15 IS A BID FOR EMERGENCY BOARDING AND SECURING SERVICES. 16 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER UPGRADE. 17 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT, ABDO FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR SENIOR ADVISOR - PUBLIC FINANCIAL AND FISCAL CONSULTING SERVICES. 18. CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, INC. FOR ACCESS TO REAL ESTATE INFORMATION DATABASE. 19. CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS OFFERING FREE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO CITY RESIDENTS. 20 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CLEAR WATER ANALYTICS. 22 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH EGAN COMPANY FRIENDLY CAMPUS ELECTRIC REHABILITATION PROCESS, STRATEGIC OUTREACH INITIATIVE. 23, CONTRACT WITH RURAL ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS SAFETY CENTER AND 24 IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM GENERATION HOUSING, TRAVEL, AND LODGING EXPENSES AND I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. [1:06:16] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:06:16] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: I WOULD LIKE 8 AND 9 TO HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE, PLEASE. [1:06:35] **Council President Elliott Payne**: DISCUSSION ON ITEMS 8 AND 9. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS. [1:06:35] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WAS GOING TO REQUEST MORE INFORMATION ON ITEMS NUMBER 8 AND 9, SO -- [1:06:54] **Council President Elliott Payne**: OKAY. WE CAN TAKE THAT UP WHEN WE HANDLE THOSE ITEMS. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:06:54] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO THANK ALL THE STAFF TO WORKED ON NUMBER 6 FOR FARMERS MARKET SUSTAINABLE, ACCEPTING $858,000 FOR THIS PROJECT TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS IS REALLY AMAZING FOR THIS VERY INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND JUST WANT TO THANK THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TEAM AND OUR CONGRESSWOMAN FOR SECURING THIS MONEY FOR US. [1:07:29] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: I WANT TO THANK TO 19, THE LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS OFFERING FEE FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR CITY RESIDENTS, INCREASING THESE CONTRACTS IS A VERY GOOD THING AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY AND I -- LIKE I SEE, SHADOW, THE COURT CASES, EXTREMELY HEARTBREAKING TO SEE HOW THESE CASES GO AND THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS TRYING TO GET THEIR IMMIGRATION CASE FIGURED OUT AND I KNOW THAT THAT WAS REALLY HARD TO SIT AND WATCH HOW THOSE HEARINGS WERE CONDUCTED, BUT EVEN AFTER THAT, IT GIVES US A REASON THAT WE NEED TO DO A LOT MORE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS BUT SEE IT BEFORE US. [1:08:29] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 7 AND 10 THROUGH 24 OF THE REPORT. [1:08:29] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:08:29] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:08:29] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:08:45] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:08:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:08:45] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:08:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:08:45] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:08:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:08:45] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:08:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:08:45] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:08:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:08:45] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:08:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:08:45] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:08:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [1:08:45] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:09:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:09:00] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:09:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:09:00] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:09:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THOSE CARRY. 8 AND 9, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT? COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, DO YOU WISH TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS? [1:09:16] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU FOR THAT, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M NOT SURE IF I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF THESE STUDIES. [1:09:16] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER THAT? [1:09:33] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: 8, THE CITY RESOURCES ORDINANCE, THIS MOTION IS DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT FEES TIED TO MPD'S OFF-DUTY PROGRAM. NINE IS ASKING FOR COMPREHENSIVE FEE STUDY OF ALL THE EXPENSES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY'S OFF-DUTY PROGRAM FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT SO WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE, WE'LL HAVE ALL THE ACCURATE FEES NEEDED ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM. AND THAT'S A LOT TO SAY. [1:10:06] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER? WE'RE TALKING FEES FOR USING CITY EQUIPMENT? [1:10:23] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: WE ARE NOT CHARGING FEES FOR CITY EQUIPMENT. [1:10:23] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: I UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT USE CITY EQUIPMENT. I HAVE A COMPUTER AT HOME EVERY NIGHT. DO I HAVE TO PAY A FEE FOR THAT? [1:10:39] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THIS WOULD BE FOR OFF-DUTY WORK WHERE THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE TAKING ON -- ESSENTIALLY WORK AND THEY'RE POCKETING THAT AS DIRECT EMPLOYMENT AND THEY'RE UTILIZING CITY RESOURCES TO DO THAT SIDE WORK, BASICALLY, FREELANCING. SO NOT FEES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES DURING OFFICIAL WORK. [1:11:01] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: NUMBER 8 SAYS FEES FOR CITY OWNED RESOURCES. [1:11:01] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: SO THAT MEANS ANY RESOURCES THAT HAS A FEE. PLEASE ACTIVATE AS WE DIRECTED THIS LANGUAGE IN CONSULTATION WITH THEM. THE CITY CAN SPEAK TO THAT. [1:11:01] **Council President Elliott Payne**: MADAM ATTORNEY. [1:11:44] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCILMEMBERS, SO RIGHT NOW, UNDER A CODE OF ETHICS, NORMALLY EMPLOYEES CAN'T USE CITY PROPERTY FOR NONCITY PURPOSES. THERE'S A CARVE-OUT FOR POLICE AND FIRE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT. SO I THINK WHAT THE INTENTION IS FOR THIS ORDINANCE FOR POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE USING CITY PROPERTY FOR OFF-DUTY PURPOSES, OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT DOING SECURITY FOR XYZ BUSINESS AND THAT BUSINESS IS BENEFITTING FROM THE USE OF, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT BE A POLICE CAR, WHAT HAVE YOU, THAT WE WOULD BE CHARGING THAT BUSINESS TO RECOUP THE COST OF THEM USING CITY RESOURCES FOR NONCITY PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT PREVENT THIS FOR USING THE CITY RESOURCES, AND THIS DIRECTED MY STAFF TO CRAFT AN ORDINANCE AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO CRAFT IT CAREFULLY SO IT'S CLEAR AND LAWFUL. [1:12:56] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE HERE, BUT THERE ARE -- THERE ARE TIMES WHEN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS ARE DOING SIDE GIGS, IF YOU WILL, AND THEN A CRIMINAL ACT HAPPENS AND THOSE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE TO GO ON DUTY. SO HOW DO WE SHIFT, RIGHT? OFF-DUTY THEY PAY A FEE AND THEN THE CHIEF SAYS, HEY, WE NEED EVERYBODY TO COME TO THIS THING. [1:13:53] **Council President Elliott Payne**: TODAY'S ACTION IS TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO BE ABLE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE EXACT CONSIDERATIONS. [1:13:53] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [1:14:09] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, I'LL BE SUPPORTING BOTH OF THESE ITEMS TODAY. I THINK THE STAFF DIRECTIVE ON DOING A FEE STUDY AND THEN BRINGING OUR CITY ATTORNEY IN TO CRAFT AN ORDINANCE WILL GIVE US THE TANGIBLES TO HAVE A DELIBERATIVE DISCUSSION, ASK QUESTIONS, GET SOME ANSWERS, AND FIGURE OUT -- I WOULD SAY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES AROUND OFF-DUTY POLICING SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. [1:14:42] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M SEEING -- I THINK IT'S SMART TO KNOW WHAT THE COST OF TAXPAYERS' MONEY IS, ESPECIALLY THE VEHICLE, GAS USE, WEAR AND TEAR AND HOW FAR THEY DRIVE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IT'S VERY SMART. COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS MADE A GOOD POINT THAT HAVING OFFICERS KEEP THAT VEHICLE SO THEY CAN GET TO THE EMERGENCY SITUATION IS ALSO ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE RECEIVED ANY UPDATES OR REPRESENTATION OF HOW MANY PEOPLE DO OFF-DUTY P.D. WORK AND HOW MUCH GAS DO THEY USE? DO THEY USE THE CITY GAS CARD? SO REALLY SMART. I'M GLAD WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU. [1:15:33] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 8 AND 9. [1:15:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:15:50] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:15:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:15:50] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: NO. [1:15:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:15:50] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:15:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:15:50] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:15:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:15:50] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: [AYE]. [1:15:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:16:06] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: NAY. [1:16:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:16:06] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:16:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:16:06] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:16:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [1:16:06] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:16:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:16:06] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:16:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:16:06] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:16:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THAT IS 9-2. [1:16:36] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THE BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:16:36] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: 1. APPOINTED POSITION IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT: DEPUTY DIRECTOR CIVIL RIGHTS. 2, AMENDMENT GENERAL APPROPRIATING RESOLUTION DESIGNATING FUNDS TO ESTABLISH A POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM FOR CARBON DIOXIDE, THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. EARLY THIS MORNING, WE RECEIVED COMMUNICATION FROM COO KELLIHER, WHICH I HAVE ADDED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY STATING THAT WORK TO BEGIN THE HUMAN RESOURCES PROCESS FOR CREATING AND HIRING THE POSITION RELATED TO A POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM FOR CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS COULD BEGIN IN 2024 WITHOUT THIS, THE LEAD AUTHOR OF THIS, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, HAS AGREED TO PULL THIS ITEM AND BRING AN ONGOING BUDGET ALLOCATION PROPOSAL DURING THE MARKUP FOR THE 2025 CITY BUDGET. SO WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 1 AND MOVE TO DELETE ITEM NUMBER 2. [1:17:42] **Council President Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM ONE AND DELETION OF ITEM 2. SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:18:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:18:00] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:18:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:18:00] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:18:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:18:16] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:18:16] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:18:16] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:18:16] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE]. THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:18:16] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE, GIVEN BY COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [1:18:33] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: THANK YOU, BUSINESS INSPECTION, HOUSING, AND ZONING IS BRINGING FORWARD 12 ITEMS. ITEM 1, A LIQUOR LICENSE. ITEM 2, 055 SOUTH. 4, APPROVING A GAMBLING LICENSE. ITEM 5, A COMMEMORATIVE STREET NAME ADDITION OF -- QUEENS AVENUE NORTH. ITEM 6, EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS FOR FOOD VENDORS. ITEM 7 IS APPROVING $80,536.40 OF THE 2023 GRANT FOR SHELTER OPERATIONS. ITEM 8, A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LAND SALE OF 1029 22ND AVENUE NORTH. ITEM 9 IS A LAND SWAP. NUMBER 10, BROWNFIELD GRANTS. ITEM 11, LOCATED AT 1626 AND 1628 WASHINGTON STREET NORTHEAST AND 12 IS A -- SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. [1:20:24] **Council President Elliott Payne**: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:20:24] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 6. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY AND I ARE BRINGING FORWARD TO HELP US WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AS WE WORK ON FOOD VENDORS. MY OFFICE AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS, I BELIEVE OCTOBER 6TH, WE MET WITH AROUND 15 FOOD VENDORS TO HEAR THEIR STORIES ABOUT THEIR WORK AS FOOD VENDORS AND IT WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL MEETING AND HEARING THEIR EXPERIENCES OF HOW THIS IS ONLY ONE OF THE ONLY JOBS THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO, ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO IN THE CITY ENTERPRISE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN GENERAL AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT BY. SOME HAVE GREEN CARDS, THEY'RE ABLE TO WORK, BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND THE CURRENT JOB MARKET, THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT -- THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO WORK TO PROVIDE INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS WE GO TO PAY TO MAKE SURE TO CREATE A NEW ORDINANCE BEFORE -- AND I'LL SAY IT OUT LOUD, BEFORE THE SPRING OF 2025 TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS ARE ABLE TO SELL. SO THANK YOU. [1:21:54] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 5 AND JUST THANK COUNCILMEMBER VETAW FOR BRINGING THIS COMMEMORATIVE STREET NAME FORWARD. SO MANY CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE BEING VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE AND THESE TRAGEDIES HAVE TO STOP. WE JUST HAD A RESOLUTION HONORING YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DAY. ANIYA ALLEN SHOULD BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED RIGHT NOW AND SHE IS NOT. I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER NAMED ANIYA AS WELL, AND IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SHOOTING EACH OTHER, VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, OF THIS HORRENDOUS DRUG, FENTANYL, THAT'S INVADING OUR COMMUNITIES AND ATTACKING YOUNG PEOPLE AND SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS COMMEMORATIVE STREET NAME AND JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, SAYING THEIR NAMES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:23:40] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU FOR THAT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:23:40] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM 5, AS COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS SAID, IN MAY OF 2021, ANIYA ALLEN WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF HER MOM'S CAR AT HOME, EATING A HAPPY MEAL AND WAS FATALLY SHOT ON 36TH BETWEEN PENN AND QUEEN AVENUE. HER MURDER IS UNSOLVED, SO THIS RENAMING IS IN HOPES THAT SOMEONE WILL COME FORWARD AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT BABY. SHE SHOULD STILL BE HERE. HER FAMILY WANTS JUSTICE. THEY DESERVE IT. EVERY TIME I HEAR OF HER STORY, I JUST THINK ABOUT HOW EXCITED MY LIFE WAS IF MY MOM TOOK ME TO McDONALD'S. JUST THE IDEA OF EATING FOOD THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT IS SO SPECIAL WHEN YOU'RE A KID, AND THEN GETTING A TOY. THAT BABY WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THAT CAR, PROBABLY HAVING THE TIME OF HER LIFE. AND SHE LOST HER LIFE. SO NOT ONLY DO I HOPE THAT THIS STREET RENAMING BRINGS HER FAMILY SOMETHING -- I SPOKE WITH HER MOM AND I ASKED HER MOM, CAN WE DO THIS? WE SHOULD DO THIS IN HER HONOR. WE NEED TO MEMORIALIZE THIS. SHE HAD A BIG MEMORIAL ON THE CORNER OF 36TH AND PENN, BUT AFTER SOME YEARS OF WEAR AND TEAR, IT WASN'T THE BUSINESS, AND THE STREET SIGN I HOPE WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT CORNER AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME FORWARD AND SAY THAT THEY SAW SOMETHING. BUT HER MOM SAID THEY REALLY WANT THAT, STILL TAKES HER OTHER KIDS TO DAYCARE IN THAT AREA EVERY DAY, SO I WANT HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO SEE THIS COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGN. THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO THIS FAMILY, AND THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO OUR CITY. I REALLY, REALLY HOPE THAT HER FAMILY GETS THE JUSTICE AND LIKE COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS SAID, SHE SHOULD STILL BE HERE. THANK YOU. [1:26:08] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. I WAS ANIYA'S AGE WHEN A BULLET WENT THROUGH MY BEDROOM WALL JUST OVER THE BED, AND I WAS REFLECTED ON THAT A LOT SINCE WE LOST ANIYA. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:26:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:26:50] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: YEA. [1:26:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:26:50] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:26:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:26:50] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:26:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:26:50] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:26:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:26:50] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:26:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [1:26:50] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT PASSES. THE NEXT IS FROM THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:27:20] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, BRINGING FORWARD SEVEN ITEMS. 1. PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENTS, LEVYING THE ASSESSMENTS, AND ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE 2025 STREET LIGHT OPERATIONS FEE ASSESSMENT PROJECT 1337L. ITEM 2: 2025 STREET MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT. ITEM 3: THE SESSION SERVICES DISTRICT. ITEM 4: AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH XCEL ENERGY FOR THE UPPER HARBOR PHASE ONE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. ITEM 5 IS AUTHORIZING A JOINT POLICY AGREEMENT IN THE WATERSHED COMMISSION. 6 IS TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE SHINGLE CREEK MANAGEMENT COMMISSION AND ITEM 7 IS UPDATING ASSESSMENT RATES FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING AND I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. [1:28:04] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NOT SEEING ANY, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:28:19] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:28:19] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:28:19] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:28:19] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:28:19] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:28:19] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:28:19] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:28:19] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:28:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [1:28:19] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:28:37] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:28:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:28:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED AND UPDATE IS NOTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:28:55] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE, BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS. ONE IS APPROVAL IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING REPORT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AND NUMBER 2 IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION FOR DIRECTION OF THE SITE RELATING TO THE PROPOSED WAREHOUSE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND WE HAVE A PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH. [1:29:43] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED WE TAKE THOSE UP SEPARATELY. [1:29:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:29:43] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:29:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:29:43] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:29:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:29:43] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:30:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:30:00] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:30:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:30:17] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THIS TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, ADDS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE IN RACISM, MISOGYNY, THE 8,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMUNITY SPACE AND TAKES A POSITION THAT ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND USE IS NEEDED IN THE TOTAL PLAN AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS THE IMMEDIATE CLEANUP, REMEDIATION, AND BEAUTIFICATION NOT LIMITED TO THE BARBED WIRE AND [INDISCERNIBLE]. I'LL MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL. [1:30:56] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED ITEM NUMBER 2 AS AMENDED FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT AMENDED? [1:30:56] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: I WANT TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION OF WHAT I PRESENTED AND COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. WE'RE AWARE FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS WHO HAVE COME TO THE SPACE AND PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF OUR ENGAGEMENT THEORIES THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT EFFORT THAT WE'RE PURSUING AROUND THE THIRD PRECINCT, ALSO, 3,000 MINNEHAHA MAY NOT ONLY -- RACIAL HEALING BUT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THERE WERE MANY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE -- DEREK CHAUVIN AGAINST THE RESIDENTS IN THE ACTION FOR DECADES AND THIS IS A STEP THAT'S OVERLOOKED AND HEALING DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT GENUINE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS WELL AS GENUINE AND SUSTAINED RECONCILIATION AND THERE'S PLACES AROUND THE WORLD LIKE GERMANY AND SOUTH AFRICA THAT HAVE INVESTED IN PUBLIC -- PARTICULARLY ACTIONS OF THOSE MATTERS AND THESE MEMORIALS ARE ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIONS LIKE RECONCILIATION, SCHOOL CURRICULUM CHANGES, PUBLIC POLICY CHANGES THAT HELP SUPPORT THE POPULATION AND NOT JUST SHYING AWAY FROM THOSE REALITIES OF THEIR PAST, BUT ACTUALLY RECKONING WITH THEM, AND THAT IS JUST SOMETHING IN THE -- USA WE DON'T DO WELL. IN OUR COUNTRY, IN OUR CITY, THERE CONTINUES TO BE THIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND RECKONING WITH THE HISTORY OF THE GENOCIDE OF NATIVE PEOPLE AS WE HONOR EVEN OUR INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, OF HONORING THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY, OF JIM CROW IN THIS COUNTRY AND EVEN THEN, INTERNED JAPANESE RESIDENTS AND OTHER TRAGEDIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY. INSTEAD OF ACKNOWLEDGING THOSE ATROCITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE COMMITTED, WE TEND TO HAVE THIS APPROACH OF WHITEWASHING THE PAST. BUT THE REALITY IS WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE UNTIL WE RECKON WITH THOSE REALITIES AND PARTICULARLY STARTING IN OUR CITY WITH THE SHAMEFUL ATROCITY THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE THIRD PRECINCT AND I BELIEVE THAT REFLECTS THAT MORE ACCURATELY. AFTER CONVERSATIONS, STILL FELT UNEASY ABOUT THIS IDEA OF PUTTING A STORAGE WAREHOUSE ON THE CORNER THAT IS GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED FOR NOT ONLY GEORGE FLOYD BUT THE UPRISING THAT FOLLOWED HIS MURDER, AND I REALLY SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY COMMIT OURSELVES TO MEANINGFUL RECKONING WITH THE HISTORY ON THAT SITE. ALSO, THE UPDATED LANGUAGE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE COUNCIL IS DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO URGE THE ADMINISTRATION TO FINALLY TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS AND BARBED WIRE THAT'S BEEN BASIC EXTERNAL BEAUTIFICATION AND WE HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS THAT THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THEIRS AND WE'RE DEEPLY DISTURBED TO SAY, AGAIN, FOUR YEARS LATER, THOSE REMINDERS ARE STILL IN PLACE SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE DO ON THAT CLEANUP AND EXTERNAL MODIFICATIONS PROMISED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HOPEFULLY SEE SOME PROGRESS IN THE COMING WEEKS. THAT IS ALL. [1:35:08] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY'S COMMENTS. I'M GLAD THIS IS A PART OF OUR RESOLUTION. WE AS A CITY DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES AND TRULY GRAPPLE WITH STRUCTURAL RACISM THAT IS STILL IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY TODAY BECAUSE OF THE GRANDER SCHEME OF THINGS. 2020 AND THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD IS VERY, VERY RECENT. THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD HAS A VERY CLEAR DEMAND. THAT IS VERY REFLECTIVE OF SO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY. CLEANUP, REMEDIATE AND BEAUTIFY THE CORNER OF 3,000 MINNEHAHA IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A GATEWAY TO DOWNTOWN LONGFELLOW. WE CANNOT ALLOW FOR THIS CORNER TO BE A BACKDROP FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MANIPULATE THE TRAUMA OF OUR CITY FOR POLITICAL GAIN AND WE MUST SHOW THAT WE CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS COMING BACK, NOT FOR SOME, BUT FOR ALL, SPECIFICALLY IN THIS WORKING COMMUNITY, HOME TO SO MANY BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS. OUR COMMUNITY FEELS EXHAUSTED AND UNCARED FOR AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO CHANGE THAT, BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION. BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS OF THIS COUNCIL ON OUR TUESDAY MEETING AND THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD, I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC AND GIVE MY APPRECIATION FOR A PHONE CALL THAT I RECEIVED FROM OUR COO, MARGARET [ANDERSON KELLIHER], STATING YESTERDAY IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS BARBED WIRE WILL BE REMOVED, BARRIERS POTENTIALLY TAKEN DOWN AND IN A FEW MONTHS, THE BURNOUT VESTIBULE WILL BE TAKEN THROUGH. WE HOPE THEY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS AND THIS WILL MARK OUR POSITION FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF THERE IS A COUNCIL ACTION THAT IS NEEDED TO ADVANCE THESE IMPROVEMENTS FOR 3000 MINNEHAHA, I FEEL I CAN SAY YOU WOULD HAVE RESOUNDING SUPPORT OF THIS BODY. I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR. I SUPPORT AN ELECTION VOTE SERVICE OF THIS ELECTION. I SEE THAT ELECTION VOTER SERVICES IN THE CITY HAS GROWN AND REQUIRES A CENTRAL LOCATION, THAT THIS USE IS ONE THAT MANY IN MY COMMUNITY FEELS GREAT OPTIMISM ABOUT AND I CAN SHARE IN THAT OPTIMISM FOR A SHARED USE AT 3000 MINNEHAHA. AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO BE TRUTHFUL THAT THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES TO SUPPORT, INTELLECTUALLY DISHONEST TO SAY IT SUPPORT IT IN THE CURRENT FORM, THAT OF THE 70% OF THE -- THOSE WHO SUPPORT IT, 27% OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS STATED THAT THEY SOMEWHAT SUPPORT IT. 20% NEITHER SUPPORT NOR OPPOSE. AND THAT THERE WAS DISSENT TO THIS PLAN. THIS ISN'T DISPARAGING THE DATA. IT'S JUST FACTS. THE DATA IS SIMPLE AND WE CAN'T BE HIDING IT. AROUND AN ACTIVE WAREHOUSE, YEAR AROUND, THAT DOESN'T FIT THE TYPE OF ZONING AND ACTIVITY THAT TYPICALLY WOULD BE IN A CM-4 CORRIDOR. ALSO, RESIDENTS NOTING THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH COMMUNITY SPACE AND THAT FEELS LIKE A TENSION FOR THEM. THIS IS THE GATEWAY TO DOWNTOWN LONGFELLOW. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE COMMUNITY DESERVES AND THEY HAVE SHOWN STRONG OPPOSITION TO AN WAREHOUSING FACILITY IN WHAT WAS THE HEART BEAT OF WEST LAKE. I DO BELIEVE THAT'S POSSIBLE WITHOUT A WAREHOUSE, AND WE CAN EXPAND COMMUNITY SPACE HERE AS THE COO INDICATED TUESDAY AS A POSSIBLE OPTION IN RESPONSE TO THE REMARKS MADE BY SOME COUNCILMEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF. I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT USE HERE. AT THE CORE, THE USE OF BY OUR CITY WAS TO ANNOUNCE THAT WILL BE HERE AND THEN DEFEND IT. ANNOUNCE AND DEFEND IS NOT A WAY THAT WILL REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY'S VOICES, WE CANNOT HAVE DEMOCRACY CENTERED DESIGN WITHOUT DESIGN. REFLECTS THE VOICES OF MANY CONSTITUENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU. I SEE YOU'RE IN QUEUE FOR A SECOND TIME. COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:40:25] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I 100% AGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY STATED AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW LIMITING THE ABILITY OF STAFF TO ACTUALLY DO THE VOTER ELECTION, VOTER CENTER BY LIMITING THE OPPORTUNITY TO STORE THE VERY TOOLS THAT WE NEED TO USE IS EFFECTIVE. IT WOULD DECREASE THE USE OF THAT SPACE, AS IT IS INTENDED. I THINK THAT OUR CITY CLERK EXPLAINED THAT TO US ON MULTIPLE TIMES ON TUESDAY, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS RESOLUTION HAS MANY IDEAS IN IT. MANY OF I AGREE WITH; HOWEVER, THE LEAD ACTION OF OPPOSING ANY CONSTRUCTION OR ADDITIONS GIVES ME CAUSE. AND THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. [1:41:59] **Council President Elliott Payne**: MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS ACTION LIMITS POTENTIAL CHOICES IN THE FUTURE? [1:41:59] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU READ MY MIND. I WAS ALMOST GOING TO JUMP IN QUEUE TO GIVE SORT OF THE SAME SPEECH THAT I GAVE ABOUT THIS ACTION. WHAT IT DOES, IF PASSES, IS, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY SORT OF WHAT IT SAYS ON ITS FACE. IT EXPRESSES THE POSITION OF THE BODY. IT'S NOT YET TIME FOR THE COUNCIL -- THE COUNCIL DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE JURISDICTION YET TO ACTUALLY MAKE ANY BINDING DECISIONS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE OPERATIONAL PHASE. THERE'S NOTHING BEFORE THE COUNCIL, BUT, ACTUALLY, IT REQUIRES OR EVEN ALLOWS FOR THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL. SO IF THIS WERE TO PASS, AGAIN, IT'S A STATEMENT OF THE BODY'S POSITION BUT NOT BINDING UPON THE ADMINISTRATION. WHETHER THE MAYOR VETOES IT, DOESN'T VETO IT, SIGN IT, DOESN'T SIGN IT. IT DOESN'T BIND THE ADMINISTRATION'S CONSTRUCT. IT ALSO DOESN'T BIND YOURS. IF AT THE POINT IN THE PROCESS WHERE THERE ARE CONTRACTS TO APPROVE AND APPROPRIATIONS TO MAKE, YOU WILL MAKE YOUR VOTES ACCORDINGLY BASED ON THE METERS OF THOSE SITUATIONS, AS THEY'RE PRESENTED TO YOU AND IF, FOR SOME REASON, YOU, YOU KNOW, MAKE A DIFFERENT DECISION AT THE TIME THOSE CONTRACTS AND OTHER THINGS ARE SET BEFORE YOU, YOU ARE FREE TO MAKE WHATEVER DECISION YOU MAKE, AT THAT POINT. BASICALLY YOU CAN'T BIND YOURSELF IN FUTURE ACTION ANYMORE THAN YOU CAN BIND THE EXECUTIVE WITH THE STATEMENT OF POSITION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. [1:43:49] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:44:08] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. BACK WHEN WE VOTED IN APRIL I VOTED IN SUPPORT. MY SUPPORT CONTINUES TODAY. I THINK IT'S A GREAT USE OF THE SITE. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND PROPERTY SERVICES AND OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HERE. BUT, I HAVE TO SAY THAT, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT THE AREA MOST ADJACENT TO THE COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE FUTURE OF THIS SITE. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHO IS IMPACTED BY RAZOR WIRE SURROUNDING THE FORMER THIRD PRECINCT IS THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE CLOSEST TO THE RAZOR WIRE AND HAVE TO WALK BY IT EVERY DAY. I THINK IT'S GREAT IF THE RESOLUTION CALLS FOR THE REMOVED FENCING. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THE RESOLUTION CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND USE AND SPACE IN THE TOTAL SITE PLAN. BUT I GUESS I'M FEELING A LITTLE CONFLICTED BECAUSE OF WHAT WE HEARD AT C.O.W. I HEARD THE ATTORNEY SAY THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE ADMINISTRATION FROM GOING FORWARD WITH ELECTION AND VOTER SERVICES, BUT IT WAS CONFUSING TO HEAR THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE A WAREHOUSE ON SITE AND THAT, ALSO, THAT ASKING FOR NO WAREHOUSE TO BE ON SITE WOULD DERAIL THE PLANS FOR THIS SITE. AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF THE CITY CLERK CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK TO HOW THE SPACE CAN BE USED FOR ELECTION AND VOTER SERVICES, AND NOT NECESSARILY FOR WAREHOUSING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS ASK CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. [1:45:39] **Council President Elliott Payne**: BEFORE I CALL ON THE CITY CLERK, I'LL JUST SPEAK TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ECHOING SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY. IF IT IS THE WILL OF THIS BODY THAT AN ELECTION AND VOTER SERVICES CENTER BE THERE, AND IT IS THE WILL OF THIS BODY TO FIGURE IT OUT, I THINK THAT IS A DECISION THAT THERE WILL BE BINDING DECISIONS THAT WILL BE CONSTRAINTS TOWARDS THAT AT A LATER DATE. THAT WOULD BE MEANINGFUL. TODAY IS REALLY ABOUT TAKING A POSITION. BUT WITH THAT, I WILL CALL ON THE CLERK, IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE ANY RESPONSE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAY SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO YOU. PROBABLY NOT AS ELOQUENT. TODAY'S STATEMENT OF POSITION BY THE COUNCIL IS AS THE ATTORNEY AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE SAID, A STATEMENT. IT DOESN'T BIND THE CITY OR THE COUNCIL. I AM EXCITED TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT I FEEL HAS BEEN PUT IN FRONT OF US AS A CHALLENGE TO SAY THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE CITY. TO THE HISTORY OF THIS CITY. IN FACT, TO THE WORLD. AND THAT IF ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES IS FORTUNATE TO BE SELECTED TO BE PLACED AT THAT SITE, THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS ABOUT HOW THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE DONE IN A WAY THAT IS SENSITIVE TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRE CITY CAN TAKE PRIDE IN. SO I THINK THAT WE ARE, AS I THINK THE STAFF SAID, AT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON TUESDAY, VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS. WE HAVE NOT EVEN LOOKED AT ACTUAL DESIGN. WE HAVE ONLY TALKED IN CONCEPT AS THE STAFF HAS BROUGHT FORWARD A CONCEPTUAL PLAN, I WOULD SAY MY INTERPRETATION OF THIS POSITION STATEMENT IS IT IS A CONCEPTUAL PLAN OR RESPONSE BY THE COUNCIL TO OUR CONCEPTUAL PLAN. THESE ARE STATEMENTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF WHAT THE CITY THINKS COULD BE THERE AT THAT PROPERTY. THIS IS A STATEMENT BY COUNCIL SAYING WHAT IT THINKS IN RESPONSE TO THAT STATEMENT. AS THE ATTORNEY AND THE PRESIDENT SAID, IT DOESN'T BIND THE COUNCIL OR THE ADMINISTRATION EITHER WAY IN PROCEEDING WITH COMING UP WITH MORE DETAILED PLANS FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. [1:47:44] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, I JUST ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS, AS WELL. THERE ARE RIGHT-WING FIGURES POSING IN FRONT OF THE THIRD PRECINCT AND PANDERING TO CONSERVATIVE INTERESTS THAT ARE TRYING TO DIVIDE US. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO STAY UNITED IN OUR GOAL TO ACHIEVE REHABILITATION OF THIS SITE IN A WAY THAT ADVANCES RACIAL HEALING AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PAST TRAUMA IN THIS COMMUNITY AND NOT LET IT DIVIDE US. [1:48:19] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WELL SAID. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:48:19] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT TO YOUR LAST REMARK, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. IT MAY NOT BE A BINDING RESOLUTION. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS. IT'S SAYING WE'RE TAKING POSITION HERE. I'M TAKING A POSITION HERE TO SAY "WORK WITH US." WORK WITH US ON A DESIGN! THESE ARE THE CONCERNS. THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE HEARING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. LET'S MAKE CHANGES. LET'S HAVE DISCUSSIONS BEFORE THAT FINAL DESIGN IS BROUGHT TO US. BEFORE WE HAVE TO VOTE ON CONTRACTS. AND WE CAN DO THAT WITHOUT DELAY. WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE HERE ON THE SITE AND RESPECT THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE ARE TRYING TO REPRESENT. WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT DISCOUNTING THE CONSENT TO THE CURRENT SITE PLAN AND THE WAY IT WAS DISCUSSED IN COMMUNITY. WE'RE TAKING THIS POSITION. I'M TAKING THIS POSITION TO SAY, "WORK WITH US." [1:49:50] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CORRECT IN MY THINKING. THE REMEDIATION ON THE INSIDE IS GOING TO CONTINUE. BECAUSE EARLIER THIS WEEK WE HEARD THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE ON THE REMEDIATION OF THE BUILDING ON THE INSIDE. AND THEN, ALSO, THERE ARE STEPS BEING MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OUTSIDE BEAUTIFICATION WORK BEGINS. BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME ISSUES WITH THE COMPANIES THAT ARE DOING THE WORK OR WHATEVER. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE JUST, LIKE, PUBLICLY -- IF THAT'S THE CASE, THAT IS SAID. THAT THE WORK IS GOING TO CONTINUE REGARDLESS OF IF THIS PASSES OR NOT. [1:50:05] **Council President Elliott Payne**: CAN I ANSWER THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT? COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:50:05] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU. I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES HERE, WHEN WE HAD A BRIEFING, COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD BRIEFINGS ON THE ISSUE. WE ASKED STAFF TO REMOVE THE BARRIERS. WE WERE TOLD IT COULD NOT HAPPEN. THAT SHIFTED SINCE THE MEETING ON TUESDAY. THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION THAT COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY SHARED. THERE'S SOME MOVEMENT GOING TO HAPPEN ON THAT. THE REASON WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD, IT'S THE INFORMATION I HEARD TODAY. I'M GLAD THERE'S NEW INFORMATION FOR THAT. BUT WE WERE TOLD IN BRIEFINGS THAT THE BARBED WIRE COULDN'T BE REMOVED. [1:50:52] **Council President Elliott Payne**: I WILL RECOGNIZE COO ANDERSON-KELLIHER TO ANSWER THAT. [1:51:06] **COO Margaret Anderson Kelliher**: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION OPPORTUNITY. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PLAN WITH THE CLEANUP OF THE REMEDIATION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TO REMOVE THE RAZOR WIRE. THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. THERE'S A NEW CONSTRUCTION FENCE CLOSER TO THE BUILDING THAT WOULD HAVE, WHAT WE CALL NORMAL CONSTRUCTION THINGS ON IT. SCRIM, FABRIC, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. WE, ALSO, WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS WILL BE REMOVING THE BURNED VESTIBULE THAT PEOPLE OFTEN SEE WHEN THEY PULL UP IMAGES OR ARE VISITING OR GOING BY THE SITE. AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THERE IS OUR NEW GLAZED WINDOWS THAT NEED TO, THEN, SECURE THAT OPENING. SO THAT IS ALL IN THE WORKS. THERE'S NO MORE MONEY NEEDED. YOU ALL DID SUPPLY THE MONEY TO DO THAT WORK. THAT IS ONGOING WORK AND I THINK THERE WAS MISCOMMUNICATION ABOUT THE RAZOR WIRE. IT WAS A MATTER OF FINDING THE RIGHT CONTRACTOR TO BRING THE RAZOR WIRE DOWN. [1:52:11] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU. I WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THAT. BECAUSE WHAT COO ANDERSON KELLIHER HAVE SAID TO ME IS WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM STAFF AND I'VE BEEN RELAYING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE REACHED OUT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CONFIRMED. THIS WORK IS GOING TO CONTINUE. AND THAT THERE IS A PLAN IN PLACE FOR THAT BUILDING. NOT ONLY THE OUTSIDE BUT THE INSIDE, TOO, TO BETTER THE COMMUNITY. [1:52:34] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'M SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDED RESOLUTION. [1:52:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:52:50] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:52:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [1:52:50] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: NO. [1:52:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: ELLISON. [1:52:50] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:52:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [1:52:50] **Council Member Emily Koski**: NO. [1:52:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [1:52:50] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:52:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [1:52:50] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: NAY. [1:53:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:53:06] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:53:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:53:06] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:53:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [1:53:06] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:53:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:53:06] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:53:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:53:06] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:53:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE EIGHT AYES AND THREE NAYS. [1:53:06] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. AND ALL ITEMS ON THE C.O.W. REPORT ARE ADOPTED. THE NEXT AND FINAL REPORT WILL BE OFFERED BY OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:53:29] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD SIX ITEMS. ONE IS AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT AND UPDATE TO THE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL ORDINANCE SO THAT IT ALIGNS WITH STATE LAW. ITEM TWO IS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DIRECT AN ORDINANCE FOR FEES TO USE ON CITY-OWNED RESOURCES. ITEM THREE IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING 204H TO UPDATE THE FUNDING AND REVENUE CODE. AND ITEM FOUR IS A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. ITEM FIVE IS A COMMUNITY PARTNER CONTRACT WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS, MENTAL REPORTING. AND ITEM NUMBER SIX IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO SUPPORT MATERNAL AND CHILD EFFORTS FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1st THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30th, 2025. WITH THAT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS, MR. PRESIDENT. [1:54:22] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED THE REPORT. MR. CLERK, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? YEP. [1:54:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M SURE EVERYONE DID A DOUBLE TAKE WHEN COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ READ ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON THE ORDINANCE FOR CITY-OWNED RESOURCES. WE JUST VOTED ON THAT. THIS WAS AN ERROR THE CLERKS DIDN'T CATCH. I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT AS WE PULLED OUT THE ITEMS. THE ORDINANCE WAS REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY EVEN THOUGH THE EARLIER ITEM WAS DONE AT A ADMINISTRATION ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THAT ACTION WENT TO AEO COMMITTEE. SORRY. IT'S DONE. WE VOTED ON IT. IT DUPLICATED HERE BECAUSE OF THE REFERRAL OF THE ORDINANCE. SO THIS IS AN ERROR CREATED BY THE SYSTEM THAT WE FAILED TO CATCH. SO APOLOGIES. NUMBER TWO DOES NOT NEED TO BE VOTED ON A SECOND TIME IN THE SAME MEETING. [1:55:21] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AND THE ACTUAL ITEM WAS THE HENNEPIN COUNTY HEALTHY TREE CANOPY GRANT, INSTEAD. FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND. [1:55:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CORRECT. [1:55:39] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: ITEM TWO IS THE HENNEPIN COUNTY IS AMENDING A PREVIOUS ACTION WE TOOK IN THE PAST? I'LL MOVE THESE FOR APPROVAL. [1:55:39] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE OF REPORT FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OR CLARIFICATION. SEEING NONE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:55:55] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:55:55] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: ELLISON. [1:55:55] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [1:55:55] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:55:55] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:55:55] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:55:55] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:55:55] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:55:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN. [1:55:55] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:56:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:56:11] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:56:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:56:11] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:56:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 11 AYES. [1:56:11] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF ALL OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. AND NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE ONE NOTICE TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN AND VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX C-1 OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE CENTER POINT ENERGY MINNESOTA GAS, GAS FRANCHISE FEE, TO EXTEND THE FRANCHISE THROUGH APRIL 17, 2025. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS NOTICE? COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [1:56:51] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO REMARK THAT WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS ON THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WITH XCEL AND CENTER POINT. WE HAVE PASSED AN EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH XCEL. SO AMENDING THE FRANCHISE WITH CENTER POINT WILL GET US TO THE SAME DATE SO THE NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE SIMULTANEOUS. [1:57:14] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, THAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED, AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO MOVES TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF THE STREETS AND SIDEWALK CODE RELATED TO BOULEVARDS FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS INTRODUCTION? MR. CLERK. [1:57:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT, I AM GOING TO POINT OUT THAT COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO GAVE NOTICE PREVIOUSLY. SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY. UNDER THE COUNCIL RULES, THERE'S NO COAUTHOR ON THE ORDINANCE. SO EITHER I NEED SOMEONE WHO IS WILLING TO TAKE IT ON TODAY IN ORDER TO HAVE A MOTION. BECAUSE THE MOTION BEFORE US IS A MOTION FROM THE PREVIOUS NOTICE. AND WE CAN'T VOTE ON SOMETHING IF THE PERSON MAKING THE MOTION ISN'T HERE. IF A COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR FOR THE MEETING, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. [1:58:04] **Council President Elliott Payne**: I SEE COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY VOLUNTEERING. [1:58:04] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: I WILL GLADLY BE A COSPONSOR. [1:58:22] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO BE COSPONSOR, AS WELL. COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, AS WELL. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:58:38] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [1:58:38] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: ELLISON. [1:58:38] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [1:58:38] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:58:38] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:58:38] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:58:38] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [1:58:38] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN. [1:58:38] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:58:38] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:58:38] **Council Member Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:58:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 11 AYES. [1:58:38] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. THIS MATTER WILL BE REFERRED TO THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IN THE NEXT CYCLE. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS AS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE FIVE HONORARY RESOLUTIONS TODAY ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS ON ANY OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:59:05] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I DID NOT GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE 2024 COMMUNITY SPEAK TV -- I'VE BEEN INVOLVED FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, AND IT'S AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT PROVIDES A VOICE FOR LOW-INCOME, IMMIGRANT WOMEN, LGBTQ COMMUNITY. LIKE, EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO MTA AND NOW SPEAK TV TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES ABOUT SPECIFIC ISSUES. TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND, AS WE HEARD TODAY, MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS, THE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE GONE ON TO CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, FILM MAKING, ET CETERA. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST A MAJOR RESOURCE AND ASSET TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND I WANTED TO LIFT THAT UP ONE LAST TIME. [2:00:27] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON THE RESOLUTIONS? SEEING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THESE RESOLUTIONS. SO MOVED. SECOND. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:00:43] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [2:00:43] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: ELLISON. [2:00:43] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [2:00:43] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [2:00:43] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [2:00:43] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHOWDHURY. [2:00:43] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [2:00:43] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [2:00:43] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:00:43] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:00:43] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:00:43] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:00:58] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 11 AYES. [2:00:58] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE 2025 LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED AT OUR LAST MEETING. THIS WAS VETOED BY THE MAYOR AND IS RETURNED FOR OUR CONSIDERATION. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE FOR US IN TERMS OF RECONSIDERING THE MAYOR'S VETO OF THAT ITEM. MR. CLERK. [2:01:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT, AS YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR VETOED IT AND RETURNED IT WITH OBJECTIONS IN WRITING. THE MAYOR'S VETO, DATED OCTOBER 8th, IS INCLUDED IN LIMS FILE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. PURSUANT TO CITY CHARTER SECTION 4.4C3, AND UNDER COUNCIL RULE 7.8, AN ACT THAT IS VETOED BY THE MAYOR IS RETURNED FOR THE COUNCIL'S AUTOMATIC RECONSIDERATION TO DETERMINE IF THE COUNCIL WILL OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S VETO AND PASS THE ORIGINAL ACT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE MAYOR'S OBJECTIONS. AS PROVIDED IN THE RULE, THE RECONSIDERED ACTION IS PLACED BEFORE THE BODY IN THE SAME FORM WITHOUT DEBATE OR AMENDMENT. AND THE IMMEDIATE QUESTION TO BE DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL IS AS IS FOLLOWING: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAND? NOTWITHSTANDING THE VETO OF THE MAYOR. IF IT LEADS TWO-THIRDS OF THE COUNCILS VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THEN THE MAYOR'S VETO IS OVERRIDDEN AND THE ORIGINAL ACT PASSED BY COUNCIL IS ADOPTED. THAT MEANS AN OVERRIDE REQUIRES AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES. OTHERWISE THE MAYOR'S VETO IS SUSTAINED AND THE ORIGINAL ACT FAILS. IN SHORT, THE COUNCIL NEEDS AT LEAST NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES TO PASS THE ORIGINAL ACT. AGAIN, WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I'M READY TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION. [2:02:42] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SO THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE 2025 LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE TO OVERRIDE THIS REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST NINE VOTES. AND ON THAT, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [2:03:01] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS, PLEASE. WHAT THE AYE MEANS AND NO MEANS. [2:03:01] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AN AYE WOULD BE TO OVERTURN THE VETO. CORRECT. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. SORRY. THAT'S RIGHT. [2:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:03:17] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [2:03:17] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: NO. [2:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [2:03:17] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [1:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [1:03:17] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [1:03:17] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [1:03:17] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: NO. [1:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHOWDHURY. [1:03:17] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [1:03:17] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN. [1:03:17] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:03:17] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:03:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:03:17] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:03:40] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE NINE AYES AND TWO NOES THAT MOTION CARRIES AND THE VETO IS OVERTURNED AND THE 2025 LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE IS ADOPTED. [2:03:40] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT I'LL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [2:03:40] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, AGAIN, IN FRONT OF THIS BODY TO AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE AN IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF JULY 1st, 2025 ON THE POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS. THIS ALIGNS WITH ADVICE PROVIDED BY THE CAO'S OFFICE, WHICH A NUMBER OF US WERE IN A MEETING TO ALSO HEAR. AND, ALSO, THE DATE OF ENABLING LEGISLATION THAT IS MOVING THROUGH PHS WILL ALSO HAVE THIS DATE REFLECTIVE IN ITS ORDINANCE LANGUAGE. AND THIS MEANS BETWEEN NOW AND JULY, THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT WILL WORK ON EXPANDING THEIR EXISTING POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS, AS OUTLINED IN THE JOINT REPORT. AND THEN, ALSO, I WILL MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION TO ALSO APPROVE THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, WHICH WE CAN TAKE UP IN TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. [2:04:45] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED TO AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE. I BELIEVE THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WILL OCCUR UNDER NEW BUSINESS. THAT'S A SEPARATE ACTION. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [2:05:03] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. DEFINITELY I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY FOR HER WORK ON THIS. AND, ALSO, MANY TEAMS FOR WORKING TOGETHER IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS TO CHART OUT SOME NEXT STEPS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO REPLACE THE 452 NUMBER WITH TBD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGAL ADVICE. SO THAT WE CAN DO THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, HAVE THAT COME BACK WITH A FEE STUDY, AND THEN PUT THE NUMBER IN BEFORE THE JULY 1st DATE. [2:05:31] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED TO AMEND THE WONSLEY AMENDMENT. IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? SECOND. SECOND. THAT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT? FROM MEMBERS FIRST. AND IF I SEE NONE, MR. MAYOR. OH, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [2:06:01] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. A NUMBER OF US WERE IN A MEETING YESTERDAY WHERE AS PART OF CHARTING OUT A PATHWAY FORWARD, TWO THINGS BECAME CLEAR. WE COULD STILL PURSUE IMPLEMENTING A CARBON DIOXIDE FEE BEING ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE USING THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY 16-PAGE REPORT. THAT WAS ALSO COAUTHORED BY THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT. WE ALSO KNOW, WHICH IN THE TAKING OF THIS IN THE NEW BUSINESS ITEM WITH THE FEE STUDY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY, SHOULD THAT INFORMATION COME BACK IN MAY WITH A DIFFERENT FIGURE. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MODIFY THIS SAME FEE THEN. SO, FOR ME, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO JUSTIFY USING THE EXISTING FEE WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THIS BODY. AND SHOULD THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OR THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE DIFFERENT INFORMATION TO PROVIDE COME NEXT MAY, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO STILL AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE, AT THAT POINT, BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BOTH THE FEE AND THE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS SET TO HAPPEN ON JULY 1st, 2025. SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO LAY OUT MY RATIONALE AS TO WHY. [2:07:16] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE, AS WELL. I ALSO WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. I BELIEVE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THIS COUNCIL TO TAKE A STANCE ON CLIMATE ACTION. AND TO QUANTIFY THIS. WE NEED TO QUANTIFY IT WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY. WE NEED TO MEASURE THIS FROM A COMPREHENSIVE RISK APPROACH. SO THERE ARE RISKS IN EVERY SINGLE ACTION WE TAKE. THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, LIABILITIES WITH EVERY SINGLE NEW ORDINANCE THAT IS PASSED. THERE ARE AGGRIEVED PARTIES IN ANY NUMBER OF INSTANCES. WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT THE RISK, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS GLOBALLY. AND THAT RISK IS THE RISK OF, YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT ABANDONS CLIMATE ACTION. THERE IS THE THREAT WE PULL OUT OF THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT. THERE'S A RISK OF THE CASCADING EFFECT OF A RETREAT FROM THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE ACTION. AND I THINK THAT IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RISK, WE'RE BEING COMPLETELY INCLUSIVE OF ALL OF THE RELEVANT RISKS. AND, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE RISK OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS IT'S ALREADY HERE. IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING NOW. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. AND ALTHOUGH IN AN IDEAL WORLD, WE WOULDN'T BE LIMITED TO LOCAL ACTION ON THIS. THIS IS A GLOBAL CHALLENGE NEEDS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSE. WE ARE, UNFORTUNATELY, IN A REALITY WHERE THAT COLLECTIVE WILL IS NOT THERE AT A GLOBAL LEVEL. WE HAVE TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON. WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING THIS PROCESS FORWARD. AND WE HAVE TO BE -- WE NEED TO QUANTIFY THIS. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [2:09:30] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE CASHMAN AMENDMENT. YOU KNOW, IT STRIKES ME AS INTERESTING THAT WE CITE SOME STAFF MEMBERS AS EXPERTS BUT THEN WE DISABUSE OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, LIKE THAT OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY, TO DETERMINE THE FEE BASED ON THE FEE STUDY, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL NEXT MOTION THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO CONSIDER. AND SO I THINK IT'S WISE FOR US TO DO THE FEE STUDY AND COME UP WITH THE ACTUAL FEE BEFORE STATING THAT IN THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE. AND SO I SUPPORT THE CASHMAN AMENDMENT FOR THAT REASON. THANK YOU. [2:10:39] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO, ALSO, REMIND THIS BODY, WHEN WE PASS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID THAT GAVE US THE FEE ON THE SCHEDULE. IT'S OUR INTENTION AND PER OUR CITY CHARTER, THAT WE EXPECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE US WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION. AND THAT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IT WAS VERY, VERY CLEAR IT ASKED FOR AN OVERALL FEE ESTIMATES ON WHAT IT WOULD COST TO DO MITIGATION STAFFING OVERALL PROGRAMMATIC COSTS FOR HOW WE WOULD ROLL OUT A FEE ON CARBON DIOXIDE. AND THE STAFF DID THEIR JOB! THEY CAME BACK WITH REALLY GOOD INFORMATION. AND WE RELY ON THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID. I WILL HOPE, IN THIS CASE, THAT YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'T BE PROVIDED INACCURATE INFORMATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE RELY ON TO MAKE POLICY DECISIONS. BUT I'M TRUSTING THE STAFF THAT PROVIDED $452 PER TON AS THE BASIS OF THEIR EXPERTISE. AND THEY DID A LOT OF THOROUGH RESEARCH TO GET THERE. THAT'S THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE USING TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD ON THIS ACTION. AND SHOULD, AGAIN, THEY DO ADDITIONAL EVALUATION THAT SHOWS THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE SOMETHING, WE CAN DO THAT IN MAY. AND THIS IS ALSO NOT -- VERY MUCH DIFFERENT FROM HOW WE APPROACH OTHER FEES. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT -- SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT RECOUNT JUST WITH THE TNC MOTION WHERE, AGAIN, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THAT FEE WAS CLOSE TO $36,000. WE WORKED WITH THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION TO DO ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO ASK ACTUALLY DO THE FEE STUDY AND GET US, YOU KNOW, UPDATED INFORMATION. AND WE GOT THAT UPDATED INFORMATION AND IT CAME BACK, AND WE NEEDED TO ADJUST. AND WE DID THAT USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. SO I DON'T SEE HOW IT'S OKAY TO DO THAT FOR ONE BUT NOT OKAY TO DO THAT WHEN IT COMES TO PCAR. PARTICULARLY ON CARBON DIOXIDE. SO I JUST WILL REITERATE, I FEEL VERY STRONG OR CONFIDENT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION WAS, HOPEFULLY, ACCURATE. IF WE NEED TO CHANGE IT, WE CAN DO SO IN MAY. [2:12:51] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW, JUST I'LL START BY SAYING I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO SOMETHING THAT COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY JUST BROUGHT UP IN HER REMARKS AROUND THE PURPOSE OF LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES. AND I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, JUST REMIND THE BODY THAT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES ARE A NEWER TOOL TO OUR GOVERNANCE SYSTEM ON THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, BUT, THE RIGHT TO REQUEST INFORMATION BY THE COUNCIL COMES FROM THE CHARTER. WE HAVE A CHARTER RIGHT TO REQUEST INFORMATION AND THE ADMINISTRATION, THE MAYOR HAS A CHARTER OBLIGATION TO FULFILL THAT WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION. SO NOW IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INFORMATION BEING PRESENTED IN LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES BEING INACCURATE, I HAVE A FAR BIGGER PROBLEM HERE. THANK YOU. [2:14:37] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK THE INFORMATION THEY PRESENTED WAS INACCURATE. I THINK THERE WAS SOME MISUNDERSTANDING, WHICH WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING. BUT I DID WANT TO SAY THAT THE REASON I THINK IT SHOULD BE TBD, I SEE IN THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, ON NUMBER TWO, THAT WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THE FEE STUDY OF THE POLLUTION CONTROL ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENCE TO REFLECT UPDATED EXPENSE AND REVENUE ESTIMATES COMING BACK ON AUGUST 1st. FOR ME, IT'S CONFUSING AS TO HOW WE WOULD GET INFORMATION ON AUGUST 1st THAT WOULD ENABLE US TO CHANGE THE FEE SCHEDULE BEFORE ENACTMENT ON JULY 1st. [2:14:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: I WILL CALL ON THE MAYOR. [2:14:37] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I AM IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN'S AMENDMENT. BUT, FIRST, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR BOTH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE COO, THROUGH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. [2:14:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THE BODY TO DELIBERATE ON BEFORE WE CALL ON OTHER STAFF? [2:14:37] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: I DO. I DO. THIS IS AN EFFORT TO CREATE A POLITICAL FAULT LINE WHERE NONE EXISTS. EVERY MEMBER OF THIS BODY CARES DEEPLY ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. OUR ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN PUSHING FORWARD PCAR FEES ON THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT FOR YEARS NOW. THIS IS HARD WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. AND IT'S WORK THAT WE ARE PRESENTLY CARRYING OUT. OUR ASK IS TO DO IT TOGETHER. I'M SORRY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IS THERE ANYTHING WE NEED TO BE ADDRESSING OVER THERE? [2:15:43] **Council President Elliott Payne**: PLEASE PROCEED. [2:15:43] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: I'LL BEGIN AGAIN. THIS IS AN EFFORT TO CREATE A POLITICAL FAULT LINE WHERE NONE EXISTS. I FULLY SUPPORT ATTACHING FEES TO POLLUTION. IN FACT, I DID SO MYSELF AS A COUNCILMEMBER. [2:15:43] **Council President Elliott Payne**: MAYOR, PLEASE DON'T ASCRIBE MOTIVES. [2:15:58] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: I SUPPORT DOING SO, AGAIN. AS YOU KNOW, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS PARTICULAR FEE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND OUR DESIRE IS NOT JUST TO DO IT TO DO IT. BUT TO DO IT TO HELP. SAYING THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THIS IS A VOTE ON CLIMATE CHANGE IS A COMPLETE RED HERRING ARGUNG ARGUMENT. AS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WANTS TO NOT JUST ATTACK CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT DO SO THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR POLICY. OUR ONLY ASK IS TO DO IT IN AN ORDER THAT ENDS UP BEING DURABLE. THAT WITHSTANDS LEGAL CRITIQUE. AND THERE IS EVERY ABILITY FOR THIS BODY TO DO EXACTLY THAT. MY QUESTION IS SIMPLE, WHICH IS "DO YOU PLAN TO AMEND THE FEE TO COMPLY WITH THE ANALYSIS AND THE PROGRAM COSTS? IF SO, WHY NOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE ANALYSIS SAYS?" IF NOT, THAT IS BY BLACK LETTER LAW, NOT LEGAL. LET'S DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY. THAT'S MY ONLY ASK HERE. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN HAS OFFERED AN APPROACH THAT WOULD ALLOW THE ANALYSIS TO TAKE PLACE, AND THEN MAKE A DECISION BASED ON WHAT THAT ANALYSIS SAYS. THIS IS COMMON SENSE. I HAVE ONE BASIC QUESTION FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY, AND A BASIC QUESTION FOR OUR COO, THROUGH THE PRESIDENT. [2:17:30] **Council President Elliott Payne**: I'M PREFERENCING POLICY MAKERS IN THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE WE PUT OUR STAFF IN BETWEEN POLICY MAKERS. SO I'M TRYING TO GET TO OUR POLICY MAKERS FIRST, AND, AS SUCH, WE'LL GET TO STAFF. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:17:50] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: POINT OF ORDER. YOU YOURSELF, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, HAVE SAID I HAVE BEEN TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS UP THERE. IT SHOULD NOT CONTINUE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS JUST FAIRNESS. [2:18:20] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: I'VE ALREADY -- I WILL YIELD MY TIME TO YOU, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND MAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. IF THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO YOU. I JUST REQUEST THAT YOU FOLLOW THE RULES OF DECORUM IN OUR CHAMBER AND DO NOT ASCRIBE MOTIVES TO MEMBERS. THAT IS OUT OF THE ORDER OF THE RULES OF DECORUM. BUT I WILL YIELD MY TIME TO YOU, SO YOU MAY ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH THE CHAIR. [2:18:48] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU JUST PROVIDE YOUR LEGAL ANALYSIS AND PROVIDE ANY GUIDANCE ON THIS PARTICULAR MOTION, AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUS. [2:18:48] **Council President Elliott Payne**: MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. [2:19:29] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS, MR. MAYOR. SO I THINK THAT THE POSITION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT, YOU KNOW, IN ALL OF OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS. TO BE LAWFUL, THE CITY CAN ONLY CHARGE REGULATORY FEES IN AN AMOUNT THAT RECOUPS THE ACTUAL COST OF THE PROGRAM. SO OUR OPINION IS THAT YOU DON'T PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. YOU CREATE THE PROGRAM FIRST. THEN YOU DO A FEE STUDY, DETERMINE WHAT THE ACTUAL COSTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE, AND THEN YOU DETERMINE THE FEE AMOUNT. I'M HAPPY TO SEE WITH THIS AMENDMENT THAT WE WERE CLEAR THAT THE FEES WON'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1. BUT IT STILL SETS A FEE AMOUNT, WHICH IS PREMATURE. NUMBER ONE, I THINK THAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF THAT THE NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, YOU KNOW, NECESSARILY WASN'T AN EXACT MATCH WITH THE PROGRAM. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM DOESN'T EXIST YET. BUT SECONDARILY, AT THIS POINT NOW, AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE FEE WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT OF JULY 1 BUT THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL FEE SCHEDULE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO START IN JANUARY. SO IT SEEMS THAT THE FEE, AS SAID IN THIS PARTICULAR MOTION, IS NOW NOT ASSOCIATED WITH EVEN THE INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE, AT THE VERY LEAST, PRORATED. SO, YOU KNOW, HAVING A TBD WOULD GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO DO ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS. I THINK THERE'S BEEN BROAD SUPPORT AND COOPERATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN THAT. SO CREATE THE PROGRAM, DO THE FEE ASSESSMENT, AND THEN SET THE FEE IS, YOU KNOW, THE SHORT VERSION OF THE OPINION THAT I HAVE RENDERED. [2:21:51] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP THE COO THROUGH YOU. MADAM COO. [2:21:51] **Council President Elliott Payne**: MADAM COO. [2:21:51] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MADAM COO MY CONCERN IS THAT WE WILL BE SCRAMBLING TO DO ON THE BACK END WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE ON THE FRONTEND. I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT BOTH DURING THIS COUNCIL MEETING AND IN FUTURE MONTHS. AND MY QUESTION IS SIMPLY, HAS THE ANALYSIS BEEN CONDUCTED YET AROUND THE FEE FOR CARBON? HAS THE PROGRAM BEEN SET UP? [2:22:15] **COO Margaret Anderson Kelliher**: SO, MR. CHAIR, MR. MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS. THE PROGRAM IS NOT SET UP. AND THE FEE STUDY IS NOT DONE. AND BY STATE LAW, WE NEED A FEE STUDY TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THAT. [2:22:43] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. [2:22:43] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MY QUESTION IS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU WILL. THROUGH THE CHAIR, -- WE MUST HAVE AN ACCURATE FEE WHEN THE FEE IS CHARGED, CORRECT? CORRECT? [2:23:10] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER, YES. [2:23:10] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: ARE WE UNDER ANY LEGAL DURESS IF THE FEE IS NOT CHARGED? [2:23:26] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, I'M NOT SURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS, IF THE FEE THAT IS SET IS NOT ACTUALLY JUSTIFIED BY THE PROGRAM COSTS, THEN, YOU KNOW, MY ADVICE TO THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE THEY SHOULD NOT CHARGE IT. [2:23:46] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AND THE FEE BEING SET ON THE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION, IS THAT CORRECT? OF THE -- ON JULY 1st? [2:23:46] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS, SO ABSOLUTELY BY JULY 1st. IF WE ARE TO IMPOSE THE FEE, THE FEE NEEDS TO BE ACCURATE. IF IT IS NOT ACCURATE NOW, GOING FORWARD WITH AN INACCURATE NUMBER SIMPLY PUTS YOU IN A POSITION OF HAVING TO DO ALL OF THE WORK TO AMEND IT AT SOME POINT IN TIME ANYWAYS. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THE NUMBER IS NOT CORRECT AND WILL NOT BE ENFORCED AS WRITTEN. [2:24:23] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU. I'LL JUST NOTE, I THINK WHETHER IT SAYS CURRENTLY $452 OR TBD, WE HAVE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS HERE. AND I THINK THAT THE KEYWORD IS "CHARGING THE FEE." ON JULY 1st. SO EITHER WAY, FRANKLY, $452 IS THE SAME AS TBD. IT IS A TBD AMOUNT. WE WILL DO A FEE STUDY I THINK THERE'S A MISTAKE THAT WILL CORRECT FOR ON THIS AUGUST 1st DATE TO LINE UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH HAVING A FEE STUDY DONE ON MAY 1st. BY THE TIME WE ENTER INTO JULY 1st, WE CAN HAVE AN ACCURATE FEE AND CHARGE IT AND BE WITHIN THE LEGAL BOUNDS OF STATE LAW. SO $452 AND TBD ARE THE SAME. FOR THAT REASON, I THINK I'M GOING TO STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL MOTION BECAUSE, IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS JOINT ASSESSMENT, IT'S A MORE ACCURATE TBD. SO WE'LL STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, NO MATTER WHAT, AFTER WE GET THE ASSESSMENT MAY 1st. [2:25:51] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND I AGREE WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. IN THIS CASE, IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO AMEND IT, BUT I THINK WE DO MINIMIZE A PORTION OF THE LEGAL RISK BY PUTTING TBD INSTEAD OF $452. WE'RE NEVER GOING TO MINIMIZE THE RISK. OUR GOAL IS NOT RISK AVERSION ON THE BODY. OUR GOAL IS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE COULD MINIMIZE A LITTLE BIT OF RISK BY PUTTING TBD AND COMMITTING TO CHANGE THE NUMBER ONCE WE GET ANOTHER FEE STUDY BACK ON MAY 1st. [2:26:29] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. I ABSOLUTELY AGREE. YOU ARTICULATED IT WELL. I AGREE WITH YOUR SENTIMENT. [2:26:47] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE CASHMAN AMENDMENT. [2:26:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHAVEZ. [2:26:47] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: NO. [2:26:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [2:26:47] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:26:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: ELLISON. [2:26:47] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: NO. [2:26:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [NO]. JENKINS. [2:26:47] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:26:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:26:47] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: NO. [2:26:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [2:26:47] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:27:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN. [2:27:19] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:27:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:27:19] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: NO. [2:27:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:27:19] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NO. [2:27:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND SIX NAYS. [2:27:19] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT MOTION FAILS. WE ARE NOW BACK ON TO THE UNDERLYING MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. SHIFTING THE FEE DATE. IS THERE ANY REMAINDER DISCUSSION ON THAT? COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, I SEE YOU'RE IN QUEUE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S OLD? [2:28:04] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: NO. THAT WAS TO ADDRESS, ACTUALLY, POINTS RAISED BY COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. SO THE DATES DO NEED TO BE FLIPPED. SO FOR POINT ONE -- [2:28:04] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, WE'LL TAKE IT UP IN NEW BUSINESS. [2:28:04] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: OH, SORRY. THANK YOU. [2:28:04] **Council President Elliott Payne**: YEAH. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL CALL THE ROLL ON THE WONSLEY AMENDMENT TO SHIFT THE FEE DATE. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY? [2:28:21] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS. JUST TO BE, AGAIN, CLEAR FOR THE RECORD, WE WILL NOT CHARGE THIS FEE, ACTUALLY CHARGE THIS FEE UNTIL IT IS CALIBRATED CORRECTLY BASED ON THE PROGRAM, ACTUAL COSTS CREATION FEE STUDY, ET CETERA. I WANT TO BE CLEAR. FOR THE RECORD ON THAT. [2:28:42] **Council President Elliott Payne**: CORRECT. WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:28:42] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [2:28:42] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: NO. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: ELLISON. [2:28:42] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [2:28:42] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [2:28:42] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [2:28:42] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: NAY. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHOWDHURY. [2:28:42] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [2:28:42] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN. [2:28:42] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:28:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:28:42] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:29:13] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:29:13] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:29:13] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE NINE AYES AND TWO NOES. [2:29:13] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. AND THAT ITEM IS DISPENSED. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP NEW BUSINESS, WHICH IS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE AUTHORED BY COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AND MYSELF. AND I'LL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. [2:29:32] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU. THERE IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT ASKING THE ADMINISTRATION TO DO, ONE, FULL ANALYSIS OF ITS EXISTING FEES. BECAUSE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT, ACTUALLY, MAYBE, THERE MIGHT BE OTHER FEES THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME INACCURACIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE CHARGED ON JANUARY 1st. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FULL EVALUATION OF ALL THE CITY'S FEES TO GUARANTEE ACCURACY. THEN POINT TWO, IS ASKING FOR THAT FEE OR ADDITIONAL FEE EVALUATION FOR CARBON DIOXIDE THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PCAR AGENDA. AND THEN BEFORE I ASK FOR A SECOND, TO MOVE THIS ITEM, WELL, SORRY. ALSO, CLERKS, NOTING THE AMENDMENT TO THE DATES. SO FOR POINT ONE, THAT INSTEAD OF READING MAY 1st, 2025, THAT SHOULD BE THE AUGUST 1st, 2025 DATE. AND THEN SWITCH TO POINT TWO, REPLACE AUGUST 1st WITH MAY 1st, 2025. THE DATES NEED TO BE SWITCHED. THANK YOU, CLERK. OH, KEN. [2:30:44] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: I'M LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL DIRECTIVE YOU SENT. I REFORMATTED IT THIS MORNING. THIS IS MY ERROR. I BELIEVE YOU ALSO, THE COMMITTEES MIGHT BE BACKWARDS, AS WELL. [2:30:44] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: YES. THAT IS CORRECT. [2:30:44] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OKAY. GREAT. SO ESSENTIALLY THE LAST SENTENCE IN ONE IS THE LAST SENTENCE IN NUMBER TWO AND THE LAST SENTENCE IN NUMBER TWO BECOMES THE LAST SENTENCE IN NUMBER ONE? [2:31:04] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: YES. THANK YOU. AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANT TO, BEFORE, AGAIN, ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS I DO HAVE TO SAY THIS, I WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THIS BODY, ONCE AGAIN, THE TROUBLING DYNAMIC WHERE, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A SECOND TIME, TO ME, THAT I KNOW TODAY. WHERE A MEMBER OF THIS BODY CAN SPEND TWO YEARS DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND HOMEWORK WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT TRACES A LEGISLATIVE PATH TOWARDS A POLICY, AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO SAID POLICY, AND IF THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH IT, THEN THERE WILL BE CRITIQUE PUT ON THE VERY PROCESS THAT EVERYONE IS EXPECTED TO USE TO GET THE INFORMATION TO PASS POLICIES. WHICH IS PART OF OUR JOB. SO I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT SOMETIMES A SELECTIVE AND ARBITRARY ENFORCEMENT OF THAT PIECE, EVEN AMONGST THIS BODY OF I RESPECT EVERYONE WHO DO THEIR THOROUGH HOMEWORK AND DO THEIR JOBS TO THEIR FULLEST CAPABILITY. AND THEY WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE INFORMED POLICY DECISIONS. AND I WOULD HOPE IN THE FUTURE THAT MY COLLEAGUES COULD EXTEND THE SAME RESPECT TO ME. BUT WITH THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND ON THIS MOTION. EVEN THOUGH I KNOW WE HAVE COAUTHORS. [2:32:24] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AND I'LL JUST ASK THAT WE TRY OUR BEST TO NOT ASCRIBE MOTIVES, AS WELL. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [2:32:24] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU. THIS SEEMS LIKE COMMITTEE WORK TO ME. I'M WONDERING WHY WE'RE TAKING THIS UP RIGHT NOW AS NEW BUSINESS AND NOT REFERRING IT BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO DO THE WORK THERE. [2:32:49] **Council President Elliott Payne**: I TAKE YOUR POINT. I'LL CALL ON CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DIRECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ANALYSIS. [2:33:04] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS. SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO YOUR RULES. THAT'S THE CLERK'S JOB. BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I WOULD VERY MUCH RATHER HAVE YOU VOTE ON THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TODAY TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THAT FEE STUDY WILL BE DONE PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE FOR THE PCAR CARBON DIOXIDE FEE. SO IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS BODY HAS AGREED THAT THAT FEE STUDY IS GOING TO BE DONE AND WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. IF NECESSARY, TO ADJUST THE FEE BEFORE THE FEE IS DUE JULY 1, 2025. I WILL ALSO SAY, OF COURSE, WHAT ALSO NEEDS TO BE DONE, WE DON'T ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT ACTUALLY REQUIRES REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT FOR PCAR CARBON DIOXIDE, AND I KNOW OUR OFFICE IS WORKING WITH YOU TO GET THAT DONE. SO, LIKE, RIGHT NOW THERE'S ACTUALLY NOT A REQUIREMENT THAT ANYBODY REGISTER AND PAYS THE FEE. BUT ALL OF THIS PROCESS WILL HAVE TO GET DONE, AND THE ORDINANCE WILL HAVE TO GET PASSED. IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL TO MAKE IT VERY, VERY CLEAR, EVEN TODAY, THAT THE FEE STUDY WILL BE DONE BY MAY 1. SO THAT WHEN THE ORDINANCE AND THE FEE GO INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1, THAT THE FEE WILL BE ACCURATE. [2:34:18] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WITH THAT, I WILL CHECK THE QUEUE ONE LAST TIME. I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WITH THE CLERICAL AMENDMENT OF THOSE TWO SENTENCES AND DATES. TO CALL THE ROLL ON THAT ITEM. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:34:42] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [2:34:42] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: NO. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: ELLISON. [2:34:42] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [2:34:42] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [2:34:42] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [NO]. COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:34:42] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [2:34:42] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN. [2:34:42] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:34:42] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:34:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:34:42] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:35:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE NINE AYES AND TWO NAYS. [2:35:21] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT ITEM CARRIES. AND WE'VE DISPENSED NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION TODAY. SO BEFORE WE RECESS FOR THAT CLOSED SESSION, I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [2:35:41] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU. TWO THINGS. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE IS NOT HERE TODAY BECAUSE HE LOST HIS MOM, LOUISE RAINVILLE. THIS MORNING HE'S BURYING HIS MOM. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. AND, ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO LOST HER 103-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER, AND MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH HER AND HER FAMILY. [2:36:12] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [2:36:12] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL ANNOUNCE THAT OCTOBER 30th, THE CITY WILL BE SPONSORING THE 10th TRANSGENDER EQUITY SUMMIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA McNAMARA CENTER. I HAVE TO STATE, THERE'S A LOT OF DISSENSION IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK YOU'LL BE RECEIVING A LETTER FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS EXPRESSING THAT CONCERN. BUT I WANT TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU. [2:37:32] **Council Member Emily Koski**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I AM JUST EXCITED TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS SENIORS FAIR. SO COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, AND I ARE HOSTING THIS THIS YEAR. AND EXCITED TO INVITE YOU. THIS IS NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 9:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. AT DIAMOND LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH. IT INCLUDES WORKSHOPS, A RESOURCE FAIR, AND PANEL WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND THERE IS COMPLEMENTARY BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. SO ANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO JOIN US, PLEASE DO! AND PLEASE MAKE SURE TO INVITE ANY SENIORS IN YOUR WARD OR IN YOUR COMMUNITY OR ANYONE WHO CARES FOR SENIORS. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US. AND PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. WE DO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH METRO TRANSIT TO GET FREE BUSING, AS WELL, TO THE EVENT. AND IT'S RIGHT OFF A BUS LANE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! BYE! [LAUGHTER] LIKE I'M LEAVING A MESSAGE. [2:38:18] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT MESSAGE, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI! I JUST WANTED TO SHARE AS, AS MANY KNOW, THE MINNESOTA LYNX ARE PLAYING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES RIGHT NOW! OUR MINNESOTA LYNX FOUGHT VALIANTLY LAST NIGHT IN YESTERDAY'S GAME. THERE WAS THE LAST-MINUTE THREE THAT WAS A LITTLE HEARTBREAKING, HOWEVER, WE'RE COMING BACK FOR IT! THE MINNESOTA LYNX ARE PLAYING ON FRIDAY, TOMORROW, AT TARGET CENTER. AND I AM ENCOURAGING ALL OF US TO MANIFEST A BIG "W" SO WE CAN WIN IN THE FOLLOWING GAME AND TAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP! [2:39:10] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: YEAH. I WANTED TO SAY TO THE ADMINISTRATION, WHERE'S THE PARADES? WHERE ARE THE BLOCK PARTIES? THESE WOMEN ARE CRUSHING IT! AND, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW REMINDED ME THE TIMBERWOLVES HAD PARADES AND BLOCK PARTIES AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE FINALS! [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] [2:39:36] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: ADD DOWNTOWN COUNCIL TO THE LIST OF DOING THIS. I WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [2:39:53] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE WITH THAT, WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. AND WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION. WHICH IS TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE LEGAL LITIGATION MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. I'LL RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE REQUESTED CLOSED SESSION. [2:40:16] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS. THE NEXT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE CASES THAT ARE IN ACTIVE LITIGATION IN FEDERAL COURT. I'M GOING TO READ OUT THE NAMES OF THE CASES AND THEIR CASE FILE NUMBERS FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD. THE FIRST IS PRO-LIFE ACTION MINISTRIES VERSUS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, 23-CV853. THE SECOND IS ASSAD AWAIJANE VERSUS BITTE, WILL L, AND THEN THE LAST IS PATRICIA DAY VERSUS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, ET AL. AGAIN, THESE ARE IN ACTIVE LITIGATION IN FEDERAL COURT. AND YOUR LAWYERS WISH TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL A BRIEFING ON THESE CASES. ACCORDINGLY, UNDER THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW, MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.05, SUBDIVISION 3B, THE COUNCIL MAY, UPON A PROPER MOTION, CLOSE THE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION AS PERMITTED. THE COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH THE PRIVILEGE AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO PRESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS ATTORNEYS. [2:41:26] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. I MOVE TO CLOSE OUR PUBLIC MEETING UNDER THE OPEN MEETING LAW 13D.05 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING BRIEFING ON LITIGATION MATTERS. MAY I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [2:41:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:41:54] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:41:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [2:41:54] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:41:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: ELLISON. [2:41:54] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: AYE. [2:41:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [2:41:54] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:41:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [2:41:54] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:41:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [2:41:54] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:41:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHOWDHURY. [2:41:54] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:41:54] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [2:41:54] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:42:10] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:42:10] **Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:42:10] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:42:10] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:42:10] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 10 AYES. [2:42:10] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. AND FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, I WILL NOTE THAT THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING WILL CONTINUE AND THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC AFTER WE HAVE CONCLUDED THE CLOSED SESSION. FOR ANY COLLEAGUES, I'M GOING TO CALL A RECESS PRIOR TO THAT CLOSED SESSION. AND LET'S HAVE THAT CLOSED SESSION START AT -- [2:42:45] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT, SORRY. IF YOU CAN CONFIRM WE'LL HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE, IF WE TAKE THE RECESS. [2:42:45] **Council President Elliott Payne**: DOES THE BODY OBJECT TO A RECESS OR WOULD YOU LIKE A 30-MINUTE WINDOW TO GET SOME FOOD BEFORE WE HEAD INTO CLOSED SESSION? OKAY. GOOD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE IN CLOSED SESSION. SOUNDS LIKE WE GOT EVERYBODY. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, -- OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOOD. LET'S START CLOSED SESSION AT 12:50. WE'RE IN RECESS, MR. PRESIDENT? YES.