[0:16] SCWOOP [0:39] President Elliott Payne: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOT PAYNE, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. AND BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEETING, WE HAVE SOME HONORARY RESOLUTIONS TO PRESENT TODAY. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS TO THE SPACE TO SHARE IN THESE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. [0:57] President Elliott Payne: FIRST, IS A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SENATE MAJORITY LEADER DZIEDZIC A BRIDGE [1:54] President Elliott Payne: AND WE'LL BE WELCOMING HER FAMILY UP FRONT. JOIN US ON EITHER SIDE. [2:25] President Elliott Payne: COME ON OVER! GET ON EITHER SIDE. [2:41] President Elliott Payne: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING! THIS RESOLUTION IS DESIGNATING THE MINNESOTA SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CARRIE DZIEDZIC MEMORIAL BRIDGE. WHEREAS, CARRIE DZIEDZIC REPRESENTED THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA AS A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA SENATE FROM 2012 TO 2024. AND, WHEREAS, DZIEDZIC DIED ON DECEMBER 27, 2024, WHILE SERVING IN OFFICE. [3:11] President Elliott Payne: SURVIVED BY HER LOVING FAMILY. AND MANY FRIENDS. AND, WHEREAS, DZIEDZIC WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS, AND A PROUD GRADUATE OF EDISON HIGH SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. WHEREAS, DZIEDZIC DEDICATED MUCH OF HER LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE, WORKING FOR U.S. [3:33] President Elliott Payne: SENATOR PAUL, THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD, THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, AND SERVING AS A STATE SENATOR FOR 12 YEARS. AND, WHEREAS;WAS CALLED BY MANY IN THE COMMUNITY TO RUN IN A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR MINNESOTA SENATE IN JANUARY OF 2012 AND WON WITH OVER 77% OF THE VOTE. HIGHLIGHTING HER CONNECTION AND POPULARITY IN HER SENATE DISTRICT, AND, WHEREAS;DZIEDZIC WAS UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED AND LOVED BY HER LEAGUES FOR INTEGRITY, COMPASSION INTELLIGENCE AND HARDWORK. AND, WHEREAS;DZIEDZIC WAS A POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ALL OF HER CONSTITUENTS. AND, -- [4:26] President Elliott Payne: WHEREAS;DZIEDZIC WAS COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT USHER HERBING CHANGES TO WORKPLACE POLICY. AND, WHEREAS;DZIEDZIC PROUDLY REPRESENTED STUDENT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE BY ENSURING THAT STUDENT VOICES AND NEEDS WERE WELL REPRESENTED IN HER OFFICE. ESPECIALLY IN HER FIGHTS FOR FREE COLLEGE TUITION, RENTER PROTECTIONS, AND TRANSIT ACTIONS. AND, WHEREAS;DZIEDZIC NOT ONLY SHOWED UP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, SHE EMPOWERED THEM THROUGH POSITIONS IN HER SENATE OFFICE, OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER ON LEGISLATION, AND THROUGH STEADFAST MENTORSHIP. AND ... [5:08] President Elliott Payne: WHERE WHEREAS;DZIEDZIC OVERSAW SWEEPING CHANGES THAT INCLUDED HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, POLICIES ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE, AND FREE SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL MINNESOTA CHILDREN. AND, WHEREAS;DZIEDZIC PASSED IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGES EVEN WHILE BATTLING CANCER. [5:33] President Elliott Payne: REQUIRING PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS TO COVER THE COST FOR WIGS FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING HAIR LOSS DUE TO TREATMENT. AND WHEREAS;THE 10th AVENUE BRIDGE IS LOCATED IN SENATE DISTRICT 60 AND IS A KEY ARTERY. AND SHE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SECURE STATE FUNDING DOLLARS FOR THE 10th AVENUE BRIDGE IN 2017. [5:57] President Elliott Payne: THANKS TO THE STATE'S INVESTMENT, THE 1 10 AVENUE BRIDGE HAS BEEN INCLUDED BIKE LANES AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS MAKING IT SAFER FOR STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS AND DZIEDZIC THROUGHOUT HER CAREER AS A STATE SENATOR IN HER CAUCUS AND IN THE WHOLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT WAS A BRIDGE BUILDER. [6:18] President Elliott Payne: YOU DO THE HONORS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY DESIGNATE THE 1 10 AVENUE BRIDGE LOCATED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS KARI DZIEDZIC MEMORIAL BRIDGE ON HER BIRTHDAY.. [6:42] President Elliott Payne: WOO! [ APPLAUSE ] WHILE TODAY IS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR OUR DEAR FRIEND, KARI DZIEDZIC. I WANT TO THE OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO ANY FAMILY MEMBERS, FIRST, WHO MIGHT WANT TO SAY ANY WORDS AND COLLEAGUES OF OUR LATE SENATOR. [7:07] President Elliott Payne: IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GO? CALLIE? [7:22] Kellie Dziedzic: I'M KARI'S SISTER KELLIE. SHE WOULD PROBABLY BE EMBARRASSED THAT WE'RE MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF THIS. SHE'S SO WELL DESERVING AND SHE WOULD BE HAPPY WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER ON HER BIRTHDAY. [7:32] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: I CAN GO NEXT. AND THEN IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO GO RIGHT AFTER ... SO, FOR ME, SENATOR DZIEDZIC WAS ONE OF MY FIRST MENTORS. I GOT TO KNOW SENATOR DZIEDZIC WHEN I WAS JUST 18 YEARS OLD. AND I KNEW THAT AS A YOUNG PERSON, AS A YOUNG WOMAN, AS A WOMAN OF COLOR, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, POLITICS WAS NOT ALWAYS A SPACE WHERE I FELT INCLUDED OR PEOPLE LIKE ME WERE MADE SPACE FOR. AND I WANTED TO GET MORE INVOLVED AND I CREATED A STUDENT GROUP OF A COUPLE OF OTHER FRIENDS, HOPING THAT WE COULD CREATE A SPACE FOR YOUNG WOMEN, TRANS, AND NONBINARY [8:18] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: PEOPLE TO STEP INTO POLITICS. OUR FIRST CHAMPION WAS SENATOR DZIEDZIC. SHE SHOWED UP TO EVERY MEETING THAT WE REQUESTED HER TO SHOW UP TO. NOT JUST IN OUR FIRST YEAR, BUT EVERY SINGLE YEAR THAT I WAS IN COLLEGE. AND SHE GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN HER OFFICE, WHICH WAS WHAT SPARKED MY INTEREST IN PURSUING PUBLIC SERVICE FULLY. [8:45] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: I GOT TO WATCH A PERSON WHO ILLUSTRATED WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE, THROUGH AND THROUGH, IS AND WAS AND SHOULD BE. THAT WOMAN WAS HILARIOUS, SHE WROTES TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY. [9:04] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: HANDWRITTEN OR SHE WOULD GIVE ME AND THE OTHERS IN THE OFFICE TO HELP OUT. I WOULD WATCH HER PORE OVER HER DESK FOR HOURS JUST READING AND READING AND PREPARING. AND SHE WOULD EMPOWER SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. WHETHER THEY LIVED IN CEDAR RIVER SIDE, ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CAMPUS, IN NORTHEAST, TO COME IN AND BE A PART OF MAJOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGE THAT WAS FOUNDATIONAL TO THE HISTORIC 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHERE SHE MADE MINNEAPOLIS SO PROUD AS A MAJORITY LEADER. I WILL PASS IT ON TO ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANY WORDS. [9:55] State Rep. Sydney Jordan: I AGREE THAT KARI WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT UPSET WITH US FOR MAKING SUCH A BIG FUSS ABOUT HER! IF THERE WAS ANYONE WHO DESERVED TO HAVE A BIG FUSS MADE ABOUT HER, IT WAS OUR FRIEND KARI. LIKE COUNCILMEMBER, I WAS INSPIRED BY KARI AND SHE SOUGHT ME OUT WHEN I WAS A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. AND INSPIRED ME TO GET INVOLVED WITH STATE POLITICS. AND BECAUSE OF HER, I GET TO BE A STATE REPRESENTATIVE! AND REPRESENT THE COMMU COMMUNITY THAT SHE DID SO MUCH FOR. NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS. WE'RE JUST HER BIG LOVES WITH HER FAMILY. AND SHE PORED EVERYTHING INTO OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK ABOUT HER EVERY DAY AT THE CAPITOL. [10:40] State Rep. Sydney Jordan: AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S THINKING A LOT ABOUT US AND SOMETIMES FRUSTRATED WITH US BUT ULTIMATELY PROUD OF AN EVERYONE WHO IS HERE TODAY AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR OUR CITY. I'M GLAD WE HAVE A BRIDGE FOR KARI, WHO REALLY WAS A BRIDGE BUILDER. [10:57] Council Member Michael Rainville: THANK YOU! I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO PAT. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. AND TO SEE THAT DZIEDZIC NAME NOW ON THE BRIDGE IT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU SO PROUD. AND I HOPE YOU DRIVE OVER IT A LOT. [11:14] Council Member Michael Rainville: [ LAUGHTER ] KARI HELPED ME A LOT WHEN I RAN FOR OFFICE. AS DID HER FATHER, WALT. WE CAN'T CELEBRATE KARI WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT WALT, TOO. BOTH KARI AND WALT TOLD ME, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. I RAN FOR PARK BOARD IN 2008 AND LOST. WALT AND HELPED ME A LOT IN THE CAMPAIGN. [11:35] Council Member Michael Rainville: MAYBE NOT AS MUCH AS HE COULD HAVE. [ LAUGHTER ] BOTH WALT AND KARI STUCK TO THE MANTRA THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAVE TO TELL THE TRUTH. AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS AND PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE THE TRUTH. AND SO ONE OF WALT'S SONS REMINDED ME THAT TODAY. I SPEAK THE TRUTH. AND I GET THAT FROM YOUR FATHER AND YOUR SISTER. SO THANK YOU. [12:13] Senator Zaynab Mohamed: I'M FORTUNATE TO SERVE IN THE STATE SENATE FOR SENATE DISTRICT 60. FOLLOWING IN KHAN KARI'S FOOTSTEPS. THE DAY THE AMENDMENT WAS OFFERED TO NAME THE BRIDGE. YOU SAW ALL OF KARI'S COLLEAGUES RAISING HER HANDS. YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEEP SPEAK. [12:38] Senator Zaynab Mohamed: I'D NEVER SEEN SO MANY HANDS RAISED WANTING TO SPEAK IN THE SENATE ABOUT ANY MATTER. AND EACH OF THEM SHARED PARTS OF THE STORIES THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD. IT WAS TRUTH TELLER, INTEGRITY, AND BRIDGE BUILDER. WHETHER IT WAS SOMEONE TELLING THAT STORY FROM GREATER MINNESOTA, THE SUBURBS, HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS, OR IN SAINT PAUL. [13:00] Senator Zaynab Mohamed: IT WAS THE SAME STORY. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. KARI WAS CONSISTENT AND BELOVED BY EVERYONE IN THE SENATE. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER LEAD US IN SENATE DISTRICT 60 AND IN ALL OF MINNESOTA. [13:15] President Elliott Payne: GOING TO COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [13:17] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. KARI WAS MY FRIEND. I MET KARI A LONG TIME AGO WORKING ON PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SPEND TIME WITH SENATOR DZIEDZIC RIGHT WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY. WE HUNG OUT ON FRIDAYS WHEN SHE COULD. A GROUP OF US. AND HAD DINNER. [13:37] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE, AS WELL, WOULD JOIN. AND IT WAS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO SEE HER. WE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT SHOPPING! THEN IT BECAME ABOUT WIGS. WE WERE BOTH CANCER SURVIVORS, SO WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT HAIR, CLOTHES, AND WHERE THE SALES WAS. SHE LOVED! SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVED A GOOD SALE. IF THERE WAS A GOOD SALE, SHE KNEW WHERE IT WAS AND COULD TELL YOU WHEN AISLE TO GO IN, WHERE IT WAS EXACTLY, WHAT COLOR IT WAS, WHO THE DESIGNER WAS, AND SO WE HAD A LOT OF FANTASTIC CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SHOPPING AND ABOUT HOW WE WOULD PAY IT FORWARD WITH CANCER PATIENTS. I MISS HER SO MUCH. [14:16] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: I'M GOING TO MISS HER SO MUCH. IT WAS A SUMMER THING WE WOULD GATHER EVERY OTHER FRIDAY AND HAVE DINNER AND SO I'M GOING TO MISS HER GREATLY. SHE WAS JUST A WONDERFUL PERSON. ALWAYS. SHE HELPED ME WHEN I RAN FOR PARK BOARD. SHE HELPED ME ON PUBLIC POLICY. SHE HELPED ME WITH FREEDOM TO BREATHE AND TOBACCO WORK, FOR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. SHE WASN'T JUST A CHAMPION FOR NORTHEAST IN HER DISTRICT, SHE LOVED NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, TOO. AND SHE WAS A FIGHTER! SHE COULD ARGUE WITH YOU LIKE NOBODY ELSE. AND SO I LOVED HER. WE ALL MISS HER. [14:50] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AND I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE US HERE CELEBRATING HER THIS WAY. AND I WILL DEFINITELY CROSS THAT BRIDGE AS MUCH AS I CAN. [14:55] President Elliott Payne: THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS? OKAY. WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BIG GROUP PHOTO. THIS REQUIRES A LITTLE BIT OF MANEUVERING. BECAUSE YOU NEED TO TRY TO GET BETWEEN THESE LINES RIGHT HERE ON THE FLOOR. [15:14] President Elliott Payne: SO SQUEEZE IN! AND IF WE CAN HAVE THE FAMILY COME TO THE FRONT. PAT, WHY DON'T YOU COME TO THE FRONT OVER HERE. . [17:27] President Elliott Payne: NEXT UP, WE'LL WELCOME SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS. [18:00] Council Member Linea Palmisano: IS THISSEN? YES, IT IS. FOR THE PICTURE, WE HAVE TO BE BETWEEN THE BLACK PIECES OF TAPE. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THIS RESOLUTION IS TO CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME TO CITY HALL MEMBERS OF THE ULTRAVIOLET TEAM, WHICH IS THE SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM THAT WENT TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS YEAR.! YES. [18:29] Council Member Linea Palmisano: CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM! I KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING. I WAS AN INNOVATION COACH FOR MY SON'S ROBOTICS TEAM IN THE PAST FOR A CU COUPLE OF YEARS. I SAW THE AMOUNT OF VISION, PLANNING, AND RESEARCH IT TAKES TO LIFT ONE OF THE PROJECTS OFF THE GROUND. AND HOW MANY STARTS AND STOPS AND COMPLETE RESTARTS THAT SOMETIMES THIS KIND OF WORK TAKES. AND WHAT I REALLY LOVE ABOUT SEEING ROBOTICS OVER THE YEARS, IS WHAT A DIVERSE TEAM IT TAKES IN TERMS OF SKILLS. FOR A TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I MEAN, THERE'S REALLY A PLACE FOR YOU ON A ROBOTICS TEAM WITH ALMOST ANY PARTICULAR SKILL SET YOU WANT TO WORK ON. AND HAVE. I [19:17] Council Member Linea Palmisano: REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING FROM TIM, ACTUALLY, LATE LAST WEEK ABOUT HOW MANY CONTRIBUTIONS EACH TEAM MEMBER MADE IN DIFFERENT WAYS. I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH YOUR COOPERATION AND YOUR DEDICATION THAT IT'S TAKING -- IT'S TAKEN TO BASICALLY START FRESH FOUR YEARS AGO. AS CAMERON, THE TEAM CAPTAIN WAS SAYING. SO THANK YOU! AND LET'S NOT FORGET TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THE PARENTS AND THE TEACHERS AND THE MENTORS AND THE COACHES IN THIS WORK. SO WITH THAT ... I'M GOING TO READ THIS RESOLUTION THAT HONORS YOU AND YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. [19:56] Council Member Linea Palmisano: WHEREAS: HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS OFFER A UNIQUE BLEND OF SPORT AND STEM EDUCATION, WHERE TEAMS OF STUDE WITH DIVERSE SKILL SETS DESIGN, BUILD, AND PROGRAM ROBOTS TO COMPETE IN GAME-BASED CHALLENGES; AND WHEREAS: FIRST (FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) ROBOTICS INSPIRES YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS AND INNOVATORS, BY ENGAGING THEM IN EXCITING PROGRAMS THAT BUILD SCIENCE, EN AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, THAT INSPIRE INNOVATION, AND THAT FOSTER WELL-ROUNDED LIFE CAPABILITIES INCLUDING SELF CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATION, AND LEADERSHIP; AND WHEREAS: ROBOTICS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO MASTER TRADE SKILLS INCLUDING METAL AND WOOD COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOPHISTICATED CONTROL CODE; AND WHEREAS: THE [20:41] Council Member Linea Palmisano: MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE (MSHSL) SANCTIONS FIRST COMPETITION, MAKING IT AN OFFIC MSHSL ACTIVITY; AND WHEREAS: TH SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM, ULTRAVIOLET, FIRST FORMED IN 2007 AND WAS REINVIGORATED IN 2022; AND WHEREAS: ULTRAVIOLET IS A STUDENT DRIVEN EXTRACURRIC AT SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL WHERE TEAM MEMBERS ARE GUIDED BY A SIGNATURE SET OF CORE VALUES THAT EMPHASIZE COOPERATIVE COMPETITION, GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM, RESPECT FOR TH CONTRIBUTIONS OF OTHERS, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; AND. [21:15] Council Member Linea Palmisano: WHEREAS: ULTRAVIOLET HAS ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY BY STARTING AND RUNNING A SCIENCE FAIR AT WINDOM ELEMENTARY AND A GIRLS IN THE SHOP PROGRAM AT SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS DONE OUTREACH AT NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND WHEREAS: PRIOR TO 2022, ULTRAVIOLET HAD NOT EVER QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL ROUNDS OF ANY COMPETITION; AND WHEREAS: SINCE 2022, ULTRAVIOLET QUALIFIED FOR THE MSHSL STATE TOURNAMENT TWICE, TAKING HOME FIRST PLACE IN 2024; AND WHEREAS: ULTRAVIOLET HAVE BEEN INVITED TO COMPETE AT THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP WORLD COMPETITION FOR THREE OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS AND IN 2022 ONE TEAM MEMBER RECEIVED SPECIAL GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND [22:01] Council Member Linea Palmisano: TECHNICAL EXPERTISE; AND WHEREAS: THE 2024-2025 FIRST ROBOTICS SEASON, INCLUDING THE CHAMPIONSHIP, WAS THEMED "FIRST DIVE" AND FOCUSED ON THE OCEAN AND ITS DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS, ENCOURAGING TEAMS TO EXPLORE THE UNDERWATER WORLD AND INNOVATE FOR A BETTER FUTURE WITH HEALTH OCEANS; AND WHEREAS: THE FIRST REQUIRED TEAMS TO BUILD A ROBOT THAT SIMULATED REMOVING ALGAE FROM A REEF AND REPLACING IT WITH PIECES OF CORAL; AND WHEREAS: THE 2025 ULTRAVIOLET TEAM WAS COMPRISED OF TWENTY-FOUR TEAM MEMBERS: CAMERON, ALENA, MASON, VICTOR, JERRY RAIN HENRY LEAH KAELAN HENRI JONAH EMILY FINN, MALCOLM, OWEN, ANDERS G., [22:47] Council Member Linea Palmisano: DREW, ANNA, SADIE AUGGIE, LIAM, SOPHIA, AND ANDERS T., ALONG WITH LEAD MENTORS TIM DIRR AND LYNN MEYER, MENTORS JONATHAN KI KEVIN JOHNSON, DAVE BRUINS, TRENT ROEMEN, MATTHEW SCHROER, AND JOHN VOGT, AND STAFF ADVISO YARA ANDERSON; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PRESENT THIS HONORARY RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF SOUTHWEST HIG ROBOTICS TEAM'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE MSHSL AND FIRST CHAMPIONSHI WORLD COMPETITIONS. [23:20] Council Member Linea Palmisano: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU GUYS! WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK SPEAKERS. WE'LL START OFF WITH TIM DIRR. [23:23] Tim Dirr: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT. THIS IS REALLY SPECIAL FOR US. AND VERY BRIEFLY, I WANTED TO SAY THAT FIRST ROBOTICS -- EVERY ONE OF THE MENTORS WE HAVE ON THE TEAM, AND REPRESENTS ALL KINDS OF SKILLS, ALL VOLUNTEERS. THE TEAMS ARE FUNDED BY BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY. CHECK THE BACKS OF OUR SHIRTS, YOU CAN SEE WHO THEY ARE. SO IT'S A TERRIFIC VALUE FOR THE COMMUNITY! WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE RESOURCES THAT ARE NOT [24:07] Tim Dirr: UNIVERSAL THROUGHOUT THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO WE OPERATE A PUBLIC FIELD WITH A FULL-SIZED MACHINE SHOP IN LINCOLN SCHOOL IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. WE'RE DOING IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CAREER TECH ED PEOPLE WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SO FAR IT'S GOING REALLY WELL! I WANT YOU GUYS TO ALL KNOW THAT THE FIVE FRC, THE BIG ROBOT TEAMS OF MINNEAPOLIS, WASH BURN, CAMDEN, EDISON, ROOSEVELT, AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET THOSE KIDS IN LEGO LEAGUE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. [24:43] Tim Dirr: ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [25:01] Alena (Robotics Assistant Captain): AYE. I'M THE CURRENT ASSISTANT CAPTAIN AND WILL BE CAPTAIN AS OF LATER TODAY. HA-HA YEAH. I WANT TO SAY HOW IMPORTANT ROBOTICS IS. NOT JUST BUILDING THE ROBOT, BUT THE OTHER SKILLS YOU LEARN ON THE TEAM. FROM THIS TEAM, I KNOW I'VE GIVEN PRESENTATIONS TO SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO -- LIKE, LEARNING HOW TO SPEAK PUBLICLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT SKILL. AND THIS TEAM TEACHES THAT. AND OUR ABILITY TO GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELP BUILD S.T.E.M. INTEREST FROM A YOUNG AGE IS SO IMPORTANT. SO WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND GETTING THIS HONOR. [25:40] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU. I'M TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TO HAVE IN THE ROBOTICS ROOM. IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE. YOU HAVE TO FIT YOURSELVES BETWEEN THE TWO BLACK PIECES OF TAPE. SO WE CAN ALL KIND OF SCRUNCH IN. IF THERE'S SHORTER PEOPLE, WE CAN -- I CAN BE IN THE BACK ROW HERE. NEXT [26:54] President Elliott Payne: UP, WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING BRYAN DODD'S SERVICE TO THE CITY. [28:20] Council Member Katie Cashman: THIS RESOLUTION IS HONORING BRYAN N DODDS TO HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE MINNEAPOLIS. HE STAYED AN EXTRA DAY AT THE CITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION. SO THANK YOU. [28:36] Council Member Katie Cashman: [ LAUGHTER ] WHEREAS: BRYAN DODDS BEGAN HIS WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CITY EN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, AND CARRIED OUT THE SIGNIFICANT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WIT THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST ALWAYS AS HIS HIGHEST PRIORITY, BALANCING COMPLEX AND COMPETING INTERESTS WITH ADEPT TECHNICAL POLITICAL SKILL TO FIND THE BES PATH FORWARD FOR MINNEAPOLIS; AND WHEREAS: MR. DODDS IS A NATURAL LEADER AND ADEPT PROBLEM SOLVER WHO SOUGHT TO UNDERSTAND DETAIL OF PROJECTS IN HIS PURVIEW, EDIT AND IMPROVE EVERY DOCUMENT HE TOUCHED, AND WAS ALWAYS HAPPY TO ENTHUSIASTICALL [29:22] Council Member Katie Cashman: EXPLAIN COMPLEX PROJECTS TO ANY AUDIENCE; AND WHEREAS: MR. DODDS' PASSION FOR SERVICE AND HIS UNDERSTANDING O THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK LED THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S STREETS, DRINKING WATER, SEWER SYSTEM, AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES THAT RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS RELY UPON EVERY DAY; AD , WHEREAS: MR. DODDS IS NATURALLY AND ALWAYS EAGER TO LEARN AND COLLABORATE WITH HIS COLLEAGUES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND OTHER CITIES AND WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, THE N ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS AND CITY ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA; AND WHEREAS: MR. DODDS LIVES HIS YE COMMITMENT TO MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION BY BIKING, [30:11] Council Member Katie Cashman: WALKING, SKIING AND TAKING TRANSIT TO WORK, OFF-SITE MEETINGS AND CONSTRUCTION SITESD WHEREAS: IN THE LAST 5 YEARS, MR. DODDS' UNWAVERING POSITIVE APPROACH AND SUPPORTIVE LEADERSHIP HELPED THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF THE P CIVIL UNREST, DROUGHTS, MYSTERIOUS RIVER SHEENS, MAJOR WATER MAIN BREAKS, 20 SNOW EMERGENCIES AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS INCLUDING THE 10TH AVENUE BRIDGE CENTRAL CITY TUNNEL AND HENNEPIN AVENUE DOWNTOWN; AND WHEREAS: MR. DODDS' COMMITMENT IMPROVING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS ROOTED IN WORK T IMPROVE EQUITY AND SAFETY FOR STAFF AND ALWAYS TOOK TIME TO UPLIFT THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC WORKS EQUITY TEAM AND REMIND ST [30:59] Council Member Katie Cashman: AND COLLEAGUES ALIKE THAT “SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT”; AND. MR. DODDS IS WIDELY RESPECTED B A BROAD ARRAY OF PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND WAS REGULARLY SOUGHT OUT FOR HIS INSIGHTFUL, ASTUTE, AND CREATIVE ADVICE ON ISSUES WELL BEYOND THE DUTIES T UNDER THE PURVIEW OF A CITY ENGINEER; AND [31:25] Council Member Katie Cashman: WHEREAS: MR. DODDS LED WITH A FOCUS ON COLLABORATION, TRUST, COMPASSION AND RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF THE OVE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND WILL B DEEPLY MISSED BY THE CITY'S ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AS A LEADER, MENTOR, COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, IN [31:44] Council Member Katie Cashman: RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SIGNIFICANT AND POSITIVE IMPACT HE HAS HAD DURING HIS 5 YEARS OF SERVICE, DO HEREBY PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION TO BRYAN DODDS TOGETHER WITH THEIR MOST SINCER AND APPRECIATION AND WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN HIS NEW ROLE AT MNDOT. [32:13] Council Member Katie Cashman: THANK YOU. [32:15] President Elliott Payne: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS ON YOUR OFFICIAL LAST DAY? [32:16] Bryan Dodds: I WOULD LOVE TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY. THANK THEM FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING. WHETHER I STEPPED AWAY FROM DINNER, MISSED DINNER. STANDING IN THE CORNER TALKING ON THE PHONE. OUT LATE AND TAKING CALLS LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. I'D LIKE TO THANK TIM, BRETT, MARGARET, THE MAYOR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY. AND FOR HAVING CONFIDENCE IN ME. I'D LIKE TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION DIRECTORS PAST AND PRESENT FOR YOUR COMMITMENT, YOUR COLLABORATION, AND FOR TAKING MY CALLS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. I'D LIKE TO [32:59] Bryan Dodds: THANK PUBLIC WORKS ADMIN STAFF AND ALL OF PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, AND OTHER STAFF THAT CARE ABOUT THE CITY AND WORK EACH DAY TO KEEP THE CITY RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'VE GREATLY ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW YOU, WORKING WITH YOU DAY IN AND DAY OUT. I SEE YOUR PASSION FOR MINNEAPOLIS. FOR ADVOCATING FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE A VOICE, AND FOR PUSHING THE CITY TO DO OUR BEST AND BE OUR BEST. AHAVE GREATLY APPRECIATED YOUR THOUGHTFUL C QUESTIONS. WHEN WE SAT DOWN TO WORK THROUGH AN ISSUE TOGETHER WE CAME AWAY WITH A SOLUTION THAT WAS BETTER FOR THE COLLABORATION. THANK YOU. [33:41] Bryan Dodds: EVERY DAY WE TAKE PRIDE IN MAKING MINNEAPOLIS BETTER. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] [33:51] Council Member Katie Cashman: WELL I AM VERY MUCH GOING TO MISS BRYAN DODZ. DODDS. IT'S BEEN A JOY WORKING WITH YOU SINCE DAY ONE. I THINK YOU BRING A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY INTO THE SPACES YOU WORK. YOU MADE OUR AGENDA SETTING MEETINGS AND OUR MEETINGS REALLY LIGHT. AND THAT'S HARD TO DO WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH REALLY TOUGH ISSUES IN THE CITY. WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH SOME CHALLENGING ISSUES IN THE WARD, INCLUDING A POLLUTION SPILL IN CEDAR LAKE RECENTLY. I APPRECIATED YOU CALLED ME RIGHT AWAY. SO THAT WE COULD MAKE SURE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC. AND THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL TO PUBLIC SERVICE. IS, LIKE, TAKING OUR COMMUNITIES ALONG WITH US WITH EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND JUST A FUN STORY ABOUT BRYAN. AROUND THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE WENT ON A SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL TOUR. [34:45] Council Member Katie Cashman: AND WE WERE LOOKING AT THE GREENLINE EXTENSION BEING BUILT. LARGELY THROUGH WARD 7. AND I THINK IT WAS AFTER A PRETTY HEFTY RAIN. WE WERE ON BICYCLE. WE GOT STUCK IN, LIKE, A MUD SLIDE. HA-HA NOT A MUD SLIDE BUT, UMM, THE PATH WAS INCREDIBLY MUDDY. WE COULD NOT BIKE AT ALL. WE KIND OF, LIKE, HITCHED OUR BIKES ON OUR BACKS AND MADE THIS HIKE THROUGH THE WARD. AND WE WERE ALL WEARING OUR PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE, OF COURSE. WE HAD JUST COME FROM CITY HALL. SO IT WAS INCREDIBLY FUN TO DO THAT TYPE OF FIELDWORK WITH YOU AND SEE THE WARD THROUGH YOUR EYES. AND TO SEE THE CITY THROUGH YOUR EYES AND THANKS FOR BEING SUCH AN AMAZING PUBLIC SERVANT. MNDOT IS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU! [35:29] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: I WANT TO ECHO MY THANKS FOR YOU. WHEN I CAME IN AS A COUNCILMEMBER, I DIDN'T KNOW THE DETAILS ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS. YOU HAVE A WAY OF MAKING SURE EVERYBODY LEAVES BEING LIKE, "I LOVE PUBLIC WORKS!" AND YOU GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. WE HAVE DONE SO MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS. SO MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SO MANY THINGS TOGETHER. BUT I CAN REMEMBER YOU COMING TO JUSTICE PAGE, TO BE WITH STUDENTS WHO WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUILD A FUTURE CITY. AND YOU CAME TO HELP THEM AND THINK CRITICALLY. AND AFTERWARDS, YOU DIDN'T JUST GO BACK TO CITY [36:15] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: HALL. YOU DROVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF OUR YEARS WHEN WE HAD TONS OF SNOWFALL. AND WENT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEE, LIKE, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH SOME OF THESE ROADS. AND WE NEED TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THIS. SO THAT IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF YOU JUST ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. AND CONTINUING TO ALWAYS PUT RESIDENTS FIRST. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED AND I'M GRATEFUL YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE WITH US BUT AT THE STATE LEVEL. SO THANK YOU [ LAUGHTER ] [36:50] President Elliott Payne: OKAY. OKAY. I WAS GOING TO SAY, WHEN YOU'RE A YEAR-AROUND BIKE COMMUTER, I THINK EVERYBODY WHO DOES THAT GOES THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF SHOWING UP AT BIKE PARKING OR IN THE BIKE ROOM AND AS THE SEASON GETS LONGER, YOU START SEEING THE NUMBERS DWINDLE AND DWINDLE. AND I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT WHEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S LIKE ME AND BRYAN DOWN THERE IN THE BASEMENT OF CITY HALL SUITING U UP TO GET OUT IN THE WINTER EVEN WHEN IT'S 20 BELOW. WHEN MINNEAPOLIS MAKES IT TO THE NUMBER ONE BIKE CITY IN THE COUNTRY. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENS THROUGH NOT EVEN HAVING ELECTED LEADERS WHO BIKE OR ARE PRIORITIZE THAT TYPE OF MULTIMODAL APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATION. IT'S WHEN YOU HAVE LEADERS LIKE BRIAN DODDS WHO LIVES THAT EXPERIENCE HAD THE CLOSE CALLS OF A CAR DRIVING TOO CLOSE TO THEM IN THE [37:48] President Elliott Payne: MIDDLE OF WINTER WHO RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR SAFETY AND THE NEED FOR JUST KIND OF COMFORT AND A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON THE STREETS MOVING AROUND OUR CITY. AND WITHOUT THAT FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP IN OUR CITY, WE DON'T GET THOSE ACCOLADES. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT PERSONALLY. BECAUSE I LOVE BIKING HERE. [38:06] Bryan Dodds: THANK YOU. [38:07] Council Member Katie Cashman: I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF. OR AT LEAST TRY TO. WHEN I GOT ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, YOU WERE IMMEDIATELY A PERSON THAT I LEANED ON TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MY ROLE IS AND HOW BIG PUBLIC WORKS IS A PART OF THAT. AND JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SUCH A WILLING RESOURCE FOR ME AND BEING SO ACCESSIBLE. IT MATTERED SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING MY TEXT MESSAGES WHEN I WAS OUT IN THE LATE PART OF THE EVENING TAKING PICTURES OF MAINTENANCE HOLES AND ASKING YOU QUESTIONS. AND YOU WERE GIVING ME REALLY GOOD ANSWERS. [38:46] Council Member Katie Cashman: IN REAL TIME. THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR CITY THROUGH NOT ITS EASIEST PERIODS. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PERIODS IN TIME. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST EVERY SINGLE DAY COMING IN WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. AND GIVING IT YOUR ALL! I'M -- I GUESS I'M HAPPY FOR MNDOT. I GUESS. [ LAUGHTER ] BUT I WILL REMAIN TO BE JEALOUS. AND I HOPE IT'S OKAY IF I REACH OUT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. IF THERE'S A QUESTION HERE AND THERE. AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO JEN SWANSON AND WILL FOR HELPING COORDINATE AND WORK ON THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? [39:35] Public Works Director Tim Sexton: TIM SEXTON. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. WHEN SOMEBODY IS LEAVING, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY THEY LEAVE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF WONDERFUL PROJECTS THAT ARE MADE BETTER BECAUSE OF BRYAN. I THINK THE NUMBER ONE THING ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS, THOUGH, IS THE PEOPLE. [39:50] Public Works Director Tim Sexton: AND I THINK HE'S LEFT A LEGACY OF CURIOSITY MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. AND I THINK THAT IS SO VALUABLE AND HAS MADE PUBLIC WORKS BETTER. THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE BECAUSE OF HIM. RIGHT. IT'S ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, TRYING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND NOT JUST KEEPING YOUR HEAD DOWN. IT'S LOOKING UP AND LOOKING AROUND. RIGHT. SAYING, "DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? HOW DOES THIS HELP PEOPLE? CAN WE DO THIS BETTER? ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE AS LOUD OF A VOICE ACROSS OUR CITY." THERE'S A STRONG LEGACY HE'LL LEAVE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS BETTER BECAUSE OF WORKING WITH BRYAN. [ APPLAUSE ] [40:32] President Elliott Payne: ANY LAST CALLS. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. I HOPE WE MAKE IT A WONDERFUL LAST DAY FOR YOU! LET'S GET IN BETWEEN THESE BLACK LINES ON THE GROUND. GET A GOOD PICTURE! NEXT UP COUNCILMEMBER [42:20] President Elliott Payne: CHAVEZ FOR IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH, WORLD REFUGEE DAY, AND CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. [43:21] Council Member Jason Chavez: HELLO EVERYONE! SO BEFORE WE BEGIN READING THE RESOLUTION, WE WANT TO THANK NCR FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO AND OUR STAFF THAT ARE HERE UP HERE WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE MADE POSSIBLE. WE'LL READ THE RESOLUTIONS AND SOME OF US HAVE SOME THINGS TO START. WE'll START THERE. SO ... MNI SOTA MAKOCE (MINNESOTA) IS THE ANCESTRAL HOMELAND OF THE DAKHÓTA AND OJIBWE NATIVE NATIONS, WHO HAVE LONG STEWARDED THIS LAND ON WHICH WE RESIDE; AD WHEREAS: WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PEOPLES, MOST OF US ARE HERE BECAUSE SOMEONE IN OUR FAMILY LINE MIGRATED SETTLED, OR WAS ━ ACKNOWLEDGING THOSE COMPLEX HISTORIES HELPS US BETTER UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER TODAY; AD WHEREAS: MINNEAPOLIS IS HOME TO ALL PARTS OF THE ASIAN, AFRICAN EASTERN, SOUTH AND NORTH AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS AND MORE, CELEBRATING RACIAL, CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LINGUISTIC DIFFERENCES TO THE UNIFIED AND WELCOMING CITY; AND [44:38] Council Member Jason Chavez: WHEREAS: WE EXPRESS OUR DEEP GRATITUDE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR PROVIDING SAFETY, OPPORTUNITY, AND A PLAC TO CALL HOME FOR IMMIGRANT AND COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE JOURNEYED HERE TO BUILD NEW LIVES; AND WHEREAS: JUNE MARKS THE CELEBRATION OF IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH, WORLD REFUGEE DAY (JUNE 20), AND CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, HONORING DIVERSE STORIES, CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE, AND CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES THAT ENRICH OUR SHARED SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC LIVES; AD WHEREAS: IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE, AN CARIBBEAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ARE VITAL TO OUR CITY'S ECONOMY CONTRIBUTING AS WORKERS, ENTREP CAREGIVERS, EDUCATORS, AND INNOVATORS ACROSS EVERY SECTOR, AND STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE OF MINNEAPOLIS; AND WHEREAS: [45:24] Council Member Jason Chavez: WHEREAS: WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE INTERGENERATIONAL OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMIL━ ELDERS WHO BRING WISDOM AND TRADITIONS, YOUTH WHO BRING ENERGY AND HOPE, AND ALL WHO CARRY FORWARD CULTURAL LEGACIES THAT ENRICH THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR CITY; AND WHEREAS: WE RECOGNIZE THAT THES CELEBRATIONS OCCUR AT A TIME WHEN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES ARE FACING GROWING HOSTILITY XENOPHOBIA RACIAL PROFILING, HARMFUL RHETORIC, AND POLICY THREATS, WHICH SEEK TO U THEIR DIGNITY, SAFETY, AND PLAC IN OUR COUNTRY; AND WHEREAS: WHILE MANY CHALLENGES REMAIN, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS━BY [46:11] Council Member Jason Chavez: ALL OF US: GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS ALIKE━WHO FOSTER INCLUSION, EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES, AND ADVAN JUSTICE FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITY AND STATE; AND WHEREAS: THIS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO AFFIRM THAT OUR STRENGTH AS A SOCIETY IS ROOTED IN OUR UNITY, COMMUNITY, AND TOGETHERNESS, TO EMBRACE OUR DIVERSITY AS A SOURCE OF RESILIENCE, GROWTH, AND SHARED IDENTITY; AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR FATES ARE TIED TOGETHER; AND THE .. [46:48] Council Member Jason Chavez: WHEREAS: IN RECOGNITION THAT BUILDING A MORE JUST FUTURE REQ COLLECTIVE EFFORT AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITY; WE AFFIRM OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO ALLYSHIP AND STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIESY LISTENING, LEARNING, ADVOCATING AND USING OUR VOICES AND PLATFORMS TO ADVANCE JUSTICE AN BELONGING; AND WHEREAS: WE RECOGNIZE THE EQUAL RIGHT TO INFORMATION IN ALL LANGUAGES IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A PILLAR OF EQUITY, AND WE AFFIRM EVERY INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE, ACCESS SERVICES, AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN CIVIC, CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY LIFE IN THE LANGUAGE THEY KNOW BEST, WITHOUT FEAR OF EXCLUSION OR DISCRIMINATION; AND WHEREAS: WE REJECT ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE US BASED ON RACE, LANGUA IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR BACKGROUND, AND INSTEAD COMMIT [47:35] Council Member Jason Chavez: TO A VISION OF COMMUNITY ROOTED IN DIGNITY, INCLUSION, AND SOLIDARITY; AND WHEREAS: WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESS NEED FOR SAFE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, CAN LIVE FREE FROM FEAR, DISCRIMINATION, OR MARGINALIZATION; AND WE SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE VALUES OF THE “ALL ARE WELCOME HERE” CAMPAIGN, WHICH SEEKS TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY AND DIGNITY IN OUR CITY; AND ... [48:11] Council Member Jason Chavez: WHEREAS: THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS COMMITTED TO SU IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES BY ADVANCING POLICIES AND ACTIONS THAT FOSTE INCLUSION SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF JUNE AS IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH AND CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH, AS WELL AS JUNE 20th AS WORLD REFUGEE DAY. IF STAFF CAN GIVE A WARM WELCOME AND ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THEY HELP MAKE THIS CITY RUN! THEY HELP DRAFT THESE RESOLUTIONS. AND THEY ARE OUT HERE ON THE FRONTLINES EVERY SINGLE DAY MAKING SURE THAT THIS CITY IS THE BEST CITY TO WORK IN. WE WANTED TO HAVE A FEW [48:59] Council Member Jason Chavez: WORDS TO SAY, AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE SOME OF OUR STAFF SAY A FEW COMMENTS. BUT WE CAN'T READ THIS RESOLUTION WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE ACTIONS THAT HAPPENED ON JUNE 3rd. WE SAW A FEDERAL ACTION. THAT IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE WANT TO HAVE RIGHT HERE. BECAUSE WHAT WE SAW ON LAKE OF BLOOMINGTON WAS DISHEARTENING. WE SAW A MILITARIZED OPERATION ON LAKE STREET. WE SAW PEOPLE WITH LARGE WEAPONS, MILITARY VEHICLES THAT CAME INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO INSTILL FEAR INTO OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. WE SAW PEOPLE THERE WITH I.C.E. BADGES. THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID OUT LOUD. THAT IS DISHEARTENING. WE SAW PEOPLE WITH DHS AND IN ANY MOMENT IN MIEAPOLIS, WHEN YOU SEE THOSE [49:44] Council Member Jason Chavez: THINGS, THOSE INSTILL FEARS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND IF YOU'VE EVER HAD LOVED ONES BE DEPORTED, IF YOU'VE HAD LOVED ONES BE IMPACTED BY THIS UNJUST AND CRUEL IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, YOU WILL KNOW THAT ANY FEDERAL ACTION LIKE THIS IS HURTFUL. AND WHAT QUESTION WILL NOT DO UP HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS DOWN PLAY THAT TRAUMA THAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED. AND WHAT WE WILL NOT DO IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS DOWN PLAY WHAT PEOPLE FELT ON JUNE 3rd. BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED IS DISGUSTING AND IT'S WRONG AND WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THAT IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE MILITARY VEHICLES BEING ESCORTED BY OUR OWN CITY EMPLOYEES IN MINNEAPOLIS. NEVER. NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO KNOW THAT OUR OWN CITY EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING SIDE BY SIDE BY PEOPLE THAT HAD I.C.E. AGENT BADGES. [50:40] Council Member Jason Chavez: NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THAT IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND I WILL CONDEMN THAT EVERY MOMENT I CAN. TODAY, WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE'RE HERE. WE'RE GOING TO STAY IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE'RE GOING TO STAY IN MINNESOTA. BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY MATTERS. THIS DAY AND THIS MONTH MATTERS. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET FASCISM OR SCARE TAT TACTICS GET US AWAY FROM MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS OUR HOME, TOO. WE BELONG IN THE UNITED STATES. WE BELONG IN MINNESOTA. WE BELONG IN MINNEAPOLIS. BECAUSE THIS IS OUR HOME, TOO. SO I WANTED TO AT LEAST SAY THAT AND THANK OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF THAT ARE HERE TODAY. BECAUSE THEY HELPED RUN THIS CITY. AND THEY MAKE THIS CITY A GREAT PLACE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] [51:27] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO UPLIFT ONE LINE THAT WAS WITHIN THIS RESOLUTION, THAT OUR FATES ARE TIED TOGETHER. RIGHT. THE GROWING HOSTILITY, THE ATTACKS ON OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, THAT IS JUST ONE STEP OF WHO'S NEXT. RIGHT. LIKE, WE HAVE TO RECKON WITTHE FACT THAT WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT MOMENT IN OUR NATION, OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, OUR HUMAN RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK. THEY'RE STARTING WITH OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS. REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS. REGARDLESS OF FOLLOWING DUE PROCESS PRACTICES. AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT. I'M ASKING EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF [52:12] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: MINNEAPOLIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NARRATIVE OF JUNE 3rd REMAINS WITHIN THE BACKS OF IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT WAS PRESENT THERE. THERE WAS NO REASON THAT VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN SO HEAVILY MILITARIZED. THERE WAS NO REASON WHY THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD HAVE HAD THEIR FACES COVERED. OTHER THAN TO SCARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I WANT TO ROOT US IN A CONTEXT. THIS PAST SATURDAY, TOP I.C.E. OFFICIALS SENT OUT E-MAILS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL AGENTS ACROSS OUR NATION SAYING THEY WANT TO SEE AN INCREASE MUCH ARRESTS TO MEET A CO A QUO DRAFT OF THE DHS DIRECTOR OF 3,000 ARRESTS A DAY. AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, JUNE 4th, IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. [53:04] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: WE SAW THE SINGLE MOST ARRESTS EVER IN ONE DAY. 2,200 ARRESTS. SO MAKE NO MISTAKE, WHAT HAPPENED ON JUNE 3rd WAS NOT IN A VACUUM. IT WAS IN A CONTEXT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR NATION. AND IS AN IMPORTANT, MORE THAN EVER, THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ANYONE WITH A PLATFORM SPEAKS WITH CLARITY. BECAUSE IF WE ALLOW EVEN AN INCH, MAKE NO MISTAKE, THEY'LL TAKE A MILE. AND WE ARE RESILIENT. WE WILL RISE. WE HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK. WE SAW ON THOSE STREETS OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FAITH LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS, PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH, PEOPLE THAT WE SEE IN OUR GROCERY STORES OUT THERE SCARED. [53:50] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: UNPREPAREDDED TO PROTEST. BUT READY. READY TO STAND UP FOR THE VALUES OF THIS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD UPLIFT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT. IT'S GOING TO BE MESSY. BUT OUR COMMUNITY MADE A STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WANTING TO SEE FROM ALL OF US AND WHAT WE BELIEVE. THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO CELEBRATE TODAY ON WORLD IMMIGRANT DAY. WOULD SOMEONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? [54:23] City Operations Officer Margaret Anderson Kelliher: THANK YOU. I'M THE CITY'S EXECUTIVE SPONSOR OF THE EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS FOR ADVANCING THIS RESOLUTION. IT IS A MEANINGFUL ACTION THAT SAYS THAT WE MATTER COMING FROM THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. THAT I, AS AN IMMIGRANT, MATTER. AND THAT IT ALSO AFFIRMS THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS M OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY TO OUR CITY, OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. [55:07] City Operations Officer Margaret Anderson Kelliher: AND IT SENDS A STRONG MESSAGE OF BELONGING. NOT ONLY TO RESIDENCE DECE DECENT -- RESIDENTS FROM THE IMMIGRANT BACKGROUNDS, BUT ALSO TO OUR CITY STAFF WHO BRING THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES, THEIR LANGUAGES, AND CULTURAL RICHNESS TO PUBLIC SERVICE. EVERY DAY. IT IS VERY EASY TO DISCONNECT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY TO WHAT IMPACT IT'S HAVING ON OUR CITY STAFF. AND I WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS OVER AT NCR. AND, ALSO, THANK KAREN NCR DIRECTOR FOR ALWAYS REACHING OUT TO US. AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE CITY STAFF FROM THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. BECAUSE IT REALLY IMPACTS US, TOO. AS WE'RE ON THE FRONT LINES OF PROVIDING SERVICE CITY. SO THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. [ APPLAUSE ] [56:07] Michelle Rivera: HI EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR ADVANCING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. MY NAME IS MICHELLE RIVERA. AND FOR PEOPLE UP HERE AND PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, IT MAY NOT HAVE SEEN, WE WERE LOCKING ARMS AND THAT WAS AT THE IN HANDS OF OUR COLLEAGUES AND ALSO FELLOW MEMBERS. THE SENTIMENT BEHIND THIS ACTION OF US BEING TOGETHER AND LOCKING ARMS TRULY DEMONSTRATES THAT WE UP HERE ARE AS ONE. AND WE INVITE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, AND PEOPLE WHO MAY BE LISTENING, TO JOIN US. THIS CITY IS A WELCOMING CITY. [56:54] Michelle Rivera: THAT'S A REALITY. AND WE'LL SAY IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING HERE. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT OUR FRIENDS FROM EL SALVADOR, INCLUDING THE SALVADORIAN CONSULATE ACCEPTEDDED A LAST-MINUTE INVITATION TO COME UP WITH US. I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT ALL OF US ARE EXPERIENCING IS WHO DO WE TRUST? AND, YOU KNOW, I TRUST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UP HERE. I TRUST THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT I INTERACT WITH EVERY DAY. I HOPE THEY TRUST ME, TOO. AND I THINK AN EXAMPLE OF THAT TRUST WAS VERY DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ WAS TALKING ABOUT, WE HOSTED COMMUNITY HOURS AT CAREER FORCE. AND WE HAD A GREAT, GREAT TURNOUT! WHERE PEOPLE FELT LIKE THEY COULD ASK QUESTIONS. THEY COULD GET INFORMATION. WITH A GOAL OF GETTING PEOPLE TOWARDS A BETTER PLACE. RIGHT. WHETHER IT'S ACCESSING ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, CONNECTING WITH A LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER, AND MORE. AND THAT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL THING. [57:55] Michelle Rivera: EVERY TIME THAT HAPPENS, IT'S A SUCCESS, AND IT'S A VICTORY, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF. I'M GRATEFUL TO BE WORKING AT THE CITY. SO THANK YOU ALL! THANK YOU FOR THIS RESOLUTION. I AGREE, THIS IS A MOMENT OF CELEBRATION. IT IS A VERY CHALLENGING MOMENT. WE'RE AT A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN WE WERE DURING IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH, WORLD REFUGEE DAY, CARIBBEAN AMERICAN DAY LAST YEAR. I KNOW WE CAN SEE IT THROUGH TOGETHER. I THINK TRUST IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN. [ APPLAUSE ] [58:27] Council Member Jason Chavez: ALL RIGHT EVERYONE. LET'S GET TOGETHER FOR A PHOTO. IN BETWEEN THE BLACK LINES. ARE YOU HERE FROM THE CONSULATE? OH. OKAY. PERFECT. SQUEEZE IN A LITTLE MORE. [1:00:44] President Elliott Payne: NEXT UP, WE'LL RECOGNIZE PRIDE MONTH. WOO HOO! [ APPLAUSE ] [1:02:03] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. OUR NEXT RESOLUTION IS RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025, AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER QUEER TWO SPIRIT, INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL PRIDE MONTH. [ APPLAUSE ] AND I KNOW THAT IS A MOUTHFUL, BUT WE HAVE TO SAY EACH AND EVERY NAME. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE INCLUSIVE. RIGHT. WHEREAS: IN 1975, MINNEAPOLIS WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY/EXPRESSION, A POSITION SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED BY NUMEROU MINNESOTA CITIES AND THE STATE ITSELF; AND. MINNEAPOLIS WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE CREATING A DOMESTIC-PARTNER REGISTRY; AND. THE CITY OF [1:03:16] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: MINNEAPOLIS HAS BEEN STEADFAST IN ITS COMMITMENT TO FULL LEGAL EQUALITY FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES, IN PARTICULAR TO END THE EXCLUSION OF SAME-SEX COUPLES FROM MARRIAGE, AS WELL AS A PUBLIC AND VOCAL PROPONENT OF THE MARRIAGE EQUALITY STATUTE PASSED IN 2013 BY THE MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; AND. THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEG AND NUMEROUS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, HAS LONG ADVOCATED FOR THE 2014 PASSAGE [1:04:02] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: OF THE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE MINNESOTA SCHOOLS ACT, PROVIDIN A CLEAR DEFINITION OF BULLYING AND FOCUSED ON BULLYING PREVENTION; AND. IN 2015, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE EXPANDED TO ALL FIFTY STATES THROUGH VARIOUS STATE COURT RULINGS, STATE LEGI DIRECT POPULAR VOTES, AND FEDERAL COURT RULINGS; AND. IN FEBRUARY 2017, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CREATION OF THE TRANSGENDER EQUITY COUNCIL AS A BOARD TO THE CITY ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY; AND. IN JANUARY 2018 VICE-PRESIDENT ANDREA JENKINS AND COUNCIL MEMBER PHILLIPE CUNNINGHAM WERE SWORN IN AS THE FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER COUNCI [1:04:48] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: ELECTED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL [ APPLAUSE ] AND THE FIRST TWO, OPENLY BLACK TRANSGENDER ELECTED TO ANY CITY COUNCIL IN THE UNITED STATES; [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND. IN 2019, THE CITY BANNED CONVERSION THERAPY FOR MINORS, AND IN 2021, GOVERNOR TIM WALZ SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER RESTRICTING CONVERSION THERAPY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF MINNESOTA; AND. IN 2021, CITY E ORGANIZED TO CREATE THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY (SOGI) EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, FOR PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ2SIAP+ AND ALLIES, WHO HELP DRIVE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION [1:05:34] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: STRATEGY AND ENSURE WE HAVE A WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE; AND. IN JANUARY 2022, COUNCIL MEMBER JASON CHAVEZ WAS SWORN IN AS TH FIRST LGBTQ+ LATINX COUNCIL MEM ELECTED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, AND COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT ANDREA JENKINS WAS ELECTED BY HER COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AS THE FIRST BLACK OPENLY TRANSGENDER COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES [ APPLAUSE ] AND, WHEREAS: MINNEAPOLIS HAS A LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER QUEER TWO-SPIRIT INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL (LGBTQ2SIA) COMMUNITY, SUSTAINING AND SUSTAINED BY SO MANY WELCOMING ORGANIZATIONS, PLACES OF WORSHIP BUSINESSES, N [1:06:20] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: SCHOOLS, EVENTS, AND MORE; AND. MINNEAPOLIS HAS BENEFITED FROM THE SERVICE AND TALENTS OF NUMEROUS LGBTQ2SIA+ ELECTED OFFICIALS, ON THE CITY COUNCIL, THE PARK & RECREATION BOARD, THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE & TAXATION, AND IN BOTH THE MINNESOTA HOUSE AND SENATE, AS WELL AS OF COUNTLESS APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND CITY EMPLOYEES; AND. MINNEAPOLIS, ANNUALLY, HOSTS TH TWIN CITIES PRIDE, THE CITY'S LARGEST OUTDOOR FESTIVAL, IN WHICH LORING PARK IS TURNED INTO A FORUM FOR CELEBRATING LGBTQ2SIA+ PRIDE AND THOSE, INCLUDING ALLIES, WHO WORK FOR IT; AND. [1:07:02] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: WHEREAS: IN DECEMBER 2022, MAYOR JACOB FREY SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER 2022-04, WHICH MINNEAPOLIS AS A SAFE HAVEN FOR HEALTHCARE AND. THROUGH THIS CLASSIFICATION, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH INTERNAL CITY DEPARTMENTS TO EMBED LGBTQ2SIA+ EQUITY WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AS AN ORGANIZATION, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE IMPROVED SERVICES, PROGRAMMING, AND POLICY MAKING THAT IMPACTS THOS WHO ARE MOST MARGINALIZED WITHI LGBTQ2SIA+ COMMUNITY; WHEREAS: IN 2022, THE CITY OF M ESTABLISHED THE JOB CLASSIFICATION OF LGBTQIA+ [1:07:48] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: EQUITY PROGRAM MANAGER, A CLASSIFICATION THAT WAS CREATED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE ADVOCACY AND HARD WORK OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE A PART OF THE TRANS EQUITY COUNCIL; AND [1:07:58] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: WHEREAS: IN JUNE 2023, CITY PASSED A RESOLUTION HONORING DRAG PERFORMANCE AND DRAG CULTURE AS A FORM OF FREE SPEECH, THEREBY SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES FREELY AND OPENLY AND STAND IN SUPPORT OF DRAG ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS EVERYWHERE; AND WHEREAS: IN DECEMBER 2024, CITY [1:08:33] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: FUNDED A LGBTQ2SIA+ MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGAN THAT DELIVERS DIRECT, AFFIRMI, AND HOLISTIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE WELLBEING OF LGBTQ2SIA+ INDIVIDUALS; AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, LGBTQ2SIA+ COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO FACE GROWING THREATS, INCLUDING HARM LEGISLATION TARGETING TRANSGENDER YOUTH, DRAG PERFORMERS, GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE, SELF-EXPRESSION AND INCLUSIVE CURRICULA; AND. WHERE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS STANDS FIRM IN OPPOSING SUCH EFFORTS AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO BEING WELCOMING, AND AFFIRMING CITY FOR ALL; [1:09:19] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JUNE 2025 A “LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER, QUEER, TWO-SPIRIT INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL PRIDE MONTH” IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND THAT L RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN IN THE EVENTS CELEBRATING LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER QUEER TWO-SPIRIT INTERSEX, AND ASEXUAL PRIDE MONTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADVANCE FULL LGBTQ2SIA+ EQUITY ACROSS MINNESOTA. HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE! [ APPLAUSE ] AND WILL THERE -- IS ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE ISSUES? [1:10:29] Kat Rohn (OutFront MN): GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I USE THEY/SHE PRONOUNS. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUTFRONT MINNESOTA. OUR LARGEST ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. GRATITUDE TO THE COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING PRIDE MONTH HERE AT A TIME WHEN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE FEELING THE HURT OF A NATION THAT IS NOT SEEING OUR FULLNESS. AND THE RICHNESS THAT WE BRING TO COMMUNITIES LIKE MINNEAPOLIS. I'M GLAD THAT THE COUNCIL, AS WELL, RECOGNIZED OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES TODAY. I THINK IT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO THE WAYS IN WHICH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS CAN SHOW UP FOR ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS. WE ARE ALL PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CALL HOME HERE. AND WE ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE RICHNESS, TO THE CELEBRATIONS, TO THE COMMUNITY [1:11:15] Kat Rohn (OutFront MN): GATHERINGS, TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ACROSS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND I THINK MINNEAPOLIS HAS LONG BEEN THAT BEACON FOR FOLKS HERE IN MINNESOTA. AND BEYOND. TO SHOW WHAT CAN BE DONE WHEN YOU HAVE BOTH ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION IN CITY SPACES TO MOVE FORWARD IMPORTANT POLICIES. THIS 50 PLUS YEAR HISTORY OF ADVANCING IMPORTANT POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS IS ONE THAT MUST CONTINUE AND IS ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT IN THIS MOMENT NOW. [1:11:47] Kat Rohn (OutFront MN): SO MY GRATITUDE TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT. BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. WHO ARE HERE TODAY. AND TO ALL THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE GOOD WORK AHEAD. TODAY, ESPECIALLY, I WANT TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THAT FOR MANY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, THIS A TIME OF FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY. OF CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT INTRUSION. A TIME WHEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR IDENTITIES ARE BEING CALLED INTO QUESTION BY THE HIGHEST POWERS IN OUR LAND. AND I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN ELECTED OFFICE, TO STAND UP, TO STAND WITH COMMUNITY, TO SPEAK UP, AND TO USE THE POWER THAT WE HAVE TO HOLD OUR COMMUNITIES DEAR AND TO PROTECT THEM. SO I ENCOURAGE [1:12:32] Kat Rohn (OutFront MN): EVERYONE HERE TODAY, BOTH ON THE COUNCIL, IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND IN COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER WHAT STEPS YOU CAN TAKE THIS PRIDE MONTH TO NOT JUST COME AND CELEBRATE, WHICH I HOPE YOU DO! BUT TO STAND UP AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES. WHETHER IT'S BUSINESSES OR INDIVIDUALS IN YOUR LIVES. BECAUSE YOUR VOICES AND YOUR WORK MATTERS IN THIS CONTINUING FIGHT AHEAD. IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WILL BE HARD, BUT OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE ENDURED CHALLENGES BEFORE. AND WE WILL ENDURE THIS, IF WE STAND TOGETHER. HAPPY PRIDE. [1:13:08] Rachel Sayer: THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RACHEL SAYER. THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE SPONSOR OF THE CITY'S QUEER EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP THAT HAD AN AMAZING PRIDE PARTY EARLIER TODAY ALREADY. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, AND THE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION. BEING SEEN AND CHAMPIONED MEANS A LOT TO US. FOR ALL OF THE REASONS THAT CAT MENTIONED. WE REALLY ARE SO HONORED AND PROUD TO STAND TOGETHER WITH YOU ALL. SO THANK YOU, AGAIN. HAPPY PRIDE! AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL OUT DANCING AND AS A COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [1:13:51] Council Member Jason Chavez: THEY DO INCREDIBLE WORK. WORKING WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS. I WANT TO GIVE US A CLAP TO THEM. FOR ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT WE CELEBRATE THIS INCREDIBLE MONTH THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY. [ APPLAUSE ] [1:14:19] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: WE'VE BEEN HOLDING DOWN 159 15th AND WILLOW DURING PRIDE. WE HONOR THE ARTISTRY THEY BRING TO OUR CITY. COME TO L 15th AND WILLOW TO HANG OUT WITH US DURING PRIDE WEEKEND. [1:14:56] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: ALL RIGHT. IN BETWEEN THE BLACK LINES. [1:16:21] President Elliott Payne: NEXT UP, WE'LL RECOGNIZE SANDRA MARISOL CRUZ DAY. [1:17:07] Council Member Jason Chavez: HOLA! B BUENOS DÌAS. WE'RE HONORING SANDRA MARISOL CRUZ. WHEREAS: SANDRA MARISOL CRUZ ARANA IS A LEADER AND DIPLOMAT COMMITTED TO HER WORK AND HER COMMUNITY, LEADING HER COUNTRY'S CONSULAR REPRESENTATION IN MINNESOTA. HE WORK HAS BEEN DIRECTED TOWARD THE MISSION OF REPRESENTING EL SALVADOR AND SERVING SALVADORAN ABROAD; AND WHEREAS: SINCE SALVADORANS HAVE HAD A HEADQUARTERS FOR THEIR CO HERE IN MINNESOTA, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CONSUL SANDRA CRUZ SALVADORAN COMMUNITY RESIDING I MINNESOTA HAS BENEFITED FROM TH SOLIDARITY, MUTUAL AID, KINDNESS, AND EFFICIENCY WITH WHICH CONSULAR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CONSUL CRUZ ARANA; AND [1:17:52] Council Member Jason Chavez: SORRY. I'M NEW AT THIS. WHEREAS: WITH CONSUL CRUZ ARAN' SUPPORT, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED TO SERVE THE SALVADORAN COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING THE COUNTRY'S GASTRONOMY, CULTURE, ART, AND FOLKLORE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND FOSTERS GREATER UNITY, COEXISTENCE, AND MUTUAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IN MINNEAPOLIS; AND WHEREAS: HER WORK IS CHARACTERIZED BY HER DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM, WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO STRENGTHENING TI WITHIN THE SALVADORAN COMMUNITY RESIDING IN THE JURISDICTION. HER WORK HAS ALSO STRENGTHENED THE PROTECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF DIPLOMATIC AFFAIR NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY HONOR CONSUL SANDRA MARISOL CRUZ ARANA FOR HER COMMITMENT, SERVICE, AND DEDICATION TO THE SALVADORAN COMMUNITY AND MANY CONTRIBUTION IN MINNEAPOLIS. [ APPLAUSE ] AND WE'RE GOING TO PASS IT TO YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS. [1:18:57] William Martinez: THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS WILLIAM MARTINEZ. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND FOR THE SUPPORT. FEW MOMENTS AGO, YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT DIVERSITY. THIS IS WHEN EVERYBODY -- YOU SEE ALL THE LATINOS. WE ARE DIVERSE, TOO. WE ARE DIFFERENT COLORS, DIFFERENT SHAPES. AND THIS IS THE RICH -- THIS IS THE RICH OF MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS THE RICH OF MINNESOTA. ALL DIVERSITY. AND FOR US, IT'S AN HONOR WORKING WITH SANDRA. I'M HERE FOR 23 YEARS. AND WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICE. WE NEED TO DRIVE INTO CHICAGO. THREE YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SANDRA CAME HERE AND STARTED WORKING. THANKS TO HER, WE HAVE THIS GROUP OF BUSINESS OWNERS. [1:19:55] William Martinez: IF YOU GO ON LAKE STREET -- [ APPLAUSE ] ONE OF THE MORE RICH LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU'LL GO TO -- RIGHT. IT'S GUATEMALA BUT WE SAY IT'S OURS. IT'S A PART OF HOW RICH WE ARE IN CULTURE. AND THANKS TO SANDRA, WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD. WE HAVE -- WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE THIRD SALVADORIAN FESTIVAL HERE IN MINNESOTA. I SAY WE, BUT HER GROUP AND THE CONSOL, THEY WORK IN DAKOTAS, IOWA, AND MINNESOTA. IT'S NOT ONLY ONE STATE. IT'S BIG. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SANDRA, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO! AND THANK YOU, JASON, FOR THE SUPPORT EVERY TIME. EVERY TIME we're WORKING TOGETHER, YOU HAVE OUR BACK, WE HAVE YOUR BACK. [ APPLAUSE ] [1:20:41] Sandra Marisol Cruz: THANK YOU. WELL, THIS IS AN HONOR FOR ME. NOT JUST TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT BRINGS ME PRIVILEGE AND THE LOVE THAT IS MINNESOTA. BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, THIS, THREE YEARS AGO WHEN THEY TOLD ME I WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO MINNESOTA. I WAS, "OKAY." AND NOW I FOUND A BIG FAMILY HERE! SO I'M VERY PROUD TO SERVE MY COUNTRY. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR AROUND 15 YEARS. AROUND THE U.S. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WILL WORK HARDER TO REPRESENT MY COUNTRY AND MY COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO ALL OF US LIVE HAPPY HERE IN MINNESOTA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] [1:21:43] Council Member Jason Chavez: THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO RIGHT HERE. [1:23:04] President Elliott Payne: FINALLY, WE WILL RECOGNIZE NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DAY WITH COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. OUR LAST RESOLUTION. [1:23:32] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: THE MOST PATIENT PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING. THANK YOU! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. LOVERS OF WATER USUALLY ARE, RIGHT? THAT'S R RIGHT. I LIKE THAT. WE GO WITH THE FLOW. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL, AGAIN, FOR BEING SO PATIENT AND WAITING. I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS THE APPOINTED COMMISSIONER TO THE MISSISSIPPI WATER SHED. AND SO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEVIN REACHED OUT TO ME AND ASKED IF WE COULD DO THIS HONORARY RESOLUTION. AND MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON, AND RAINVILLE ARE HONORED TO DO IT BECAUSE THE MISSISSIPPI RUNS THERE U OUR WARDS. NOT THAT IT DOESN'T OTHERS BUT EXCITED [1:24:19] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: ABOUT THIS. WHEREAS: THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS 2,340 MILES IN LENGTH, CONNECTS COMMUNITIES BETWEEN MINNESOTA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND HAS THE LARGEST WATERSHED IN THE UNITED STATES DRAINING 31 STATES AND 2 CANADI PROVINCES; AND THE DAKOTA NAME FOR THE RIVER IS HA-HA WAKPA, RIVER OF THE FALLS, AND THE RIVER HAS SERVED AS A SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL TOUCHPOINT WITHIN THE DAKOTA HOMELAND FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. AND [1:25:01] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: WHEREAS: THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY MINNEAPOLIS' FLOUR MILLING, COMMERCIAL LUMBER, AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRIES; THE MISSISSIPPI IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' FOUR MAJOR MIGRATORY BIRD CORRIDORS, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL FOOD WATER, AND SHELTER TO OVER 300 BIRD SPECIES AS THEY JOURNEY TO AND FROM BREEDING GROUNDS; AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS HOME TO OVER 260 FISH SPECIES AND PROVIDES HABITAT FOR MYRIAD PLANTS, MAMMALS AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES; AND [1:25:47] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: WHEREAS: THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROVIDES AN AVERAGE OF 57 MILLION GALLONS OF DRINKING WATER EACH DAY FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SEVEN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, AND PROVIDES DRINKING WATER FOR OVER 20 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS OUR NATION; AND THE 72-MILE STRETCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI THAT RUNS TH THE TWIN CITIES IS DESIGNATED B THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AS TH NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATION AREA OR MNRRA, AND IS THE ONLY PARK SITE DEDICATED TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER; AND ON APRIL 16, 2025, AMERICAN RIVERS DESIGNATED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS AMERICA'S MOST ENDANGERED RIVER® DUE TO INTENSIFYING FLOO RISK, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE REDUCTION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT; AD [1:26:33] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: WHEREAS: TOGETHER, WE SHARE RESPONSIBILITY OF SAFEGUARDING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY REDUCING POLLUTION NURTURING HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, AND FOSTERING A DEEP SENSE OF CONNECTION AND STEWARDSHIP WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE JUNE 2, 2025, AS NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND JUNE 1-15, 2025, AS RIVER DAYS OF ACTION, AND DO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS DURING THE RIVER DAYS OF ACTION THAT CELEBRATE AND PROTECT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. [ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO SPEAK. [1:27:12] Abby Moore: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW AND RAINVILLE AND ELLISON. WE APPRECIATE AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS AN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE AND SPECIAL PLACE THAT RUNS RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF OUR CITY. MY NAME IS ABBY MOORE. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE MISSISSIPPI WATER SHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. [1:27:39] Abby Moore: OUR MISSION TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND HABITAT IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATER SHED. AND WE SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON THIS LOCAL AREA WHERE THE WATER RUNS THROUGH OUR CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE COULD NEVER DO OUR WORK WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS, AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE STANDING UP HERE AND MANY WHO ARE AREN'T HERE TODAY. I'M HERE WITH FOLKS OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TIRELESS ADVOCATES FOR THE RIVER ITSELF. [1:28:07] Abby Moore: WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, WHO ARE OUT THERE HELPING PEOPLE CONNECT WITH AND ENJOY OUR RIVERS THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATION AREA. MISSISSIPPI PARK CONNECTION, A NONPROFIT PARTNER OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND OUR PARK HERE, AND THEN WE HAVE ONE MISSISSIPPI WHO ORIGINATED THIS DAY. AND THIS TWO WEEKS OF ACTION WHERE WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE FRESH WATER WHO IS OUT THERE WORKING ON KEEPING ALL OF OUR FRESH WATER FRESH, CLEAN, AND HEALTHY. AND SO THANK YOU. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS. AND I'M GOING TO PASS THE MIC TO MICHAEL ANDERSON FROM ONE MISSISSIPPI. [1:28:47] Michael Anderson: THANK YOU, ABBY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THIS MEANS A LOT TO PEOPLE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AND AS A DAY DEDICATED TO AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC WATER WAY, WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO KEEP FLOWING FROM HERE. IT'S ALL ABOUT CONNECTING HEARTS TO ACTIVATE MINDS SO HANDS CAN REACH. NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DAY REMINDS US TO TURN TOWARD EACH OTHER. THE RIVER IS THE GREAT CONNECTOR, SPANNING OVER 2,300 MILES FROM HERE THE HEADWAY STATE IN MINNESOTA. AS A RESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS, THE RIVER, WE HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO ALL OF OUR DOWNSTREAM NEIGHBORS. AND [1:29:33] Michael Anderson: NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DAY IS MINNEAPOLIS JOINS 10 OTHER CITIES IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR DOWNSTREAM. INCLUDING ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: THREE OUT OF THE FOURTH QUAD CITIES. AS WELL AS THREE STATES THAT HAVE JOINED THE NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DAY MOVEMENT IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR INCLUDING MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, AND WISCONSIN. AND WE KNOW MINNESOTA WILL BE FULLY IN NEXT YEAR, AS WELL. AS WILL OUR COMMITMENTS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. [1:30:06] Michael Anderson: AS WE HEARD IN THE RESOLUTION, WE HEARD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE THAT THIS RIVER SERVES TO OUR COMMUNITIES. UP-AND-DOWN. BEYOND THAT, THE RIVER NEEDS OUR HELP. WE ALSO HEARD IN THE RESOLUTION THAT IT WAS DECLARED THE MOST ENDANGERED RIVER BY AMERICAN RIVERS THIS YEAR. IN 2025. THE ADVOCATES THAT ABBY NAMED. THE VARIATION ORGANIZATIONS UP HERE, AND I WOULD ALSO ADD A LOCAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER NETWORK MEMBER, GREENLANDS BLUE WATERS, GREAT RIVER GREENING, THERE ARE OVER 75 ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THIS MISSISSIPPI RIVER NETWORK THAT ONE MISSISSIPPI COORDINATES. ALL WORKING TOGETHER UP-AND-DOWN OUR VITAL WATERWAY. AND SO WE TAKE THIS [1:30:52] Michael Anderson: DAY WITH GREAT JOY. TO CELEBRATE OUR VITAL WATERWAY. THAT PROVIDES OVER 20 MILLION PEOPLE WITH DRINKING WATER. INCLUDING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AS WE HEARD. THIS NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DAY FLOWS INTO TWO WEEKS OF ACTION AND OPPORTUNITY. THAT IS THE RIVER DAYS OF ACTION. WE INVITE EVERYONE TO CHECK OUT MISSISSIPPIRIVER.ORG. YOU CAN FIND OVER 30 EVENTS HAPPENING UP-AND-DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN-PERSON AND ONLINE. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. IT SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISING TO ANYONE. THE TWIN CITIES, MINNEAPOLIS, IN PARTICULAR, I THINK, HAS THE MOST EVENTS GOING ON! ALL RIGHT. THE COMMUNITY REALLY, REALLY CARES. AND WE HAVE SUCH A LONG HISTORY. AND [1:31:39] Michael Anderson: RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI HERE LOCALLY. SO WE REALLY INVITE EVERYONE TO USE THIS AS A DAY TO TURN TOWARD EACH OTHER. TURN TOWARD THE RIVER. FIND THAT COMMON GROUND SO WE CAN CREATE A HEALTHIER HOW M FUTURE FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [1:32:51] President Elliott Payne: THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL THOSE PRESENTATIONS. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR JUNE 5th, TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [1:33:04] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:33:04] Council Member Robin Wonsley: PRESENT. [1:33:04] City Clerk Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:33:04] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: PRESENT. [1:33:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:33:07] Council Member Linea Palmisano: PRESENT. [1:33:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:33:07] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: PRESENT. [1:33:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:33:07] Council Member Katie Cashman: PRESENT. [1:33:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:33:07] Council Member Jamal Osman: PRESENT. [1:33:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. CHAVEZ. [1:33:07] Council Member Jason Chavez: PRESENT. [1:33:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:33:07] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: PRESENT. [1:33:24] City Clerk Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:33:24] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: HERE. [1:33:24] City Clerk Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:33:24] Council Member Koski: PRESENT. [1:33:24] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:33:24] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: PRESENT. [1:33:24] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:33:24] President Elliott Payne: PRESENT. [1:33:24] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE IS HERE. THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:33:24] President Elliott Payne: WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER THE FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE 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. ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE [1:34:13] President Elliott Payne: AGENDA? COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ [1:34:15] Council Member Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD AN ITEM UNDER ITEM 1 UNDER "NEW BUSINESS." RELATING TO THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIONS AT LAKE BLOOMINGTON. ASKING FOR A REQUEST FOR THE CITY AUDITOR FOR AN AFTERACTION REVIEW. [1:34:39] President Elliott Payne: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE UNDER THE ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO THE CITY AUDITOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THAT AMENDMENT. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:34:56] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:34:56] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:34:56] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:34:56] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:34:56] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:34:56] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:34:56] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:34:56] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:34:56] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:34:56] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:34:56] City Clerk Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:34:56] Council Member Koski: AYE. [1:35:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:35:11] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:35:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:35:11] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:35:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:35:11] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND THAT AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? [1:35:23] Council Member: SO MOVED. [1:35:23] Council Member: SECOND. [1:35:23] City Clerk Casey Carl: CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. WONSLEY. [1:35:23] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:35:23] City Clerk Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:35:26] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:35:26] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:35:26] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:35:26] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:35:26] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:35:26] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:35:26] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:35:26] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:35:26] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:35:26] Council Member Koski: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:35:26] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:35:26] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:35:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:35:42] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 15. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MOVES. [1:35:54] Council Member: SO MOVED. [1:35:54] Council Member: SECOND. [1:35:54] City Clerk Casey Carl: CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. WONSLEY. [1:35:54] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:35:54] City Clerk Casey Carl: YES. [1:35:57] Council Member: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:35:57] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:35:57] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:35:57] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:35:57] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:35:57] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:35:57] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:35:57] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:35:57] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:35:57] Council Member Koski: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:35:57] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:35:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:35:57] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:36:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:36:13] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. [1:36:18] Council Member: SO MOVED. [1:36:18] Council Member: SECOND. [1:36:18] City Clerk Casey Carl: CALL THE ROLL. WONSLEY. [1:36:18] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:36:18] City Clerk Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:36:18] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:36:18] City Clerk Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:36:18] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:36:18] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:36:28] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:36:28] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:36:28] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:36:28] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:36:28] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:36:28] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:36:28] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:36:28] Council Member Koski: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:36:28] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:36:28] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:36:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:36:28] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF OUR ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:36:58] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 18 ITEMS. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE CARBON NEUTRAL CITIES ALLIANCE FOR REGISTRATION, LODGING, AND AIR FARE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE SECOND IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION FOR LODGING, TRAVEL EXPENSES, AND MEALS FOR A COMMUNITY PARTNER TO ATTEND THE CULTURAL OF CELEBRATION AND MEETING. [1:37:29] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THREE IS A CONTRACT WITH SHORT ELLIOT HENDRICKSON INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT AS SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS IN WHITTIER NEIGHBORHOOD. FOUR IS CONTRACT WITH AL ALIE I CAN'T ENGINEERING INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT AT BLOOMINGTON AVENUE AND MINNEHAHA PARKWAY. FIVE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH PARKE PARK ANALYTICS LLC AND CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT RECRUITMENT AND HIRING. SIX IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH EGAN COMPANY FOR STREET LIGHT INSTALLATIONS. [1:38:11] Council Member Robin Wonsley: SEVEN IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH GRIES LENHARDT ALLEN PLL WOVMENT FORWORKERS' COMPENSATION LEGAL SERVICES. NUMBER EIGHT IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH WIESER CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC. FOR REINFORCED MAINTENANCE HOLE COVERS. NINE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH GOOD WORKS CONSULTING LLC FOR LEARNING AND ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. 10 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH RESTORATION AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC FOR HILTON RAMP WATERPROOFING PROJECT. 11 IS ACCEPTING BIDS FOR THREE SEPARATE COMPANIES FOR PUBLIC IMPOUND TOWING SERVICES AROUND THE CITY. 12 IS A BID FOR FRIDAYLY ROOF. 13 IS A BID [1:39:02] Council Member Robin Wonsley: FOR WASH BURN WATER TOWER RESTORATION. 14 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT CLAIM OF ANTHONY KUCZEK. 15 IS A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM. 16 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT. 17 IS LEGAL SETTLEMENT TYLER V. HENNEPIN COUNTY. 18 IS LEGAL SETTLEMENT CHURCH OF HOLY CROSS. I MOVE APPROVAL FOR ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR 15. [1:39:31] President Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT, MINUS ITEM 15 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:39:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:39:47] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:39:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:39:47] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:39:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:39:47] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:39:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: AYE. CASHMAN. [1:40:00] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:40:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:40:02] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:40:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: A RAINVILLE. CHAVEZ. [1:40:02] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:40:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:40:02] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:40:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:40:02] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:40:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:40:02] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:40:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:40:02] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:40:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: 13 AYES. [1:40:02] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. ADOPTED. NEXT UP ITEM NUMBER 15. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: WONSLEY. [1:40:20] Council Member Robin Wonsley: NAY. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:40:20] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:40:20] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:40:20] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:40:20] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:40:20] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: RAINVILLE. [1:40:20] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:40:20] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:40:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:40:20] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:40:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:40:36] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:40:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:40:36] Council Member Koski: AYE. [1:40:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:40:36] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: NAY. [1:40:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:40:36] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:40:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: 11 AYES AND TWO NAYS. [1:40:36] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND ADOPTED. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP OUR BUDGET REPORT FROM OUR VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:40:55] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU. BRINGING FORWARD THREE ITEMS FOR APPROVAL TODAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS THE CITY COUNCIL'S 2026 BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR THE MAYOR'S 2026 RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT TO TRANSMIT THESE TO, UMM, THE MAYOR. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION, UMM, REGARDING EMPLOYEE REALLOCATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR. AND ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EQUALIZATION OF ASSESSED ELEVATIONS OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE 2025 LOCAL BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. [1:41:50] President Elliott Payne: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [1:41:54] Council Member Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE ITEM NUMBER TWO PULLED OUT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE, PLEASE. [1:42:05] President Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO HAS REQUESTED PULLING OUT ITEM TWO. SO WE WILL TAKE UP ITEMS ONE AND THREE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS? SEEING NONE. CLERK CALL THE ROLL. [1:42:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY IT [1:42:07] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:42:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: JENKINS. [1:42:07] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [1:42:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: PALMISANO. [1:42:20] Council Member Linea Palmisano: NO. [1:42:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHOWDHURY. [1:42:20] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:42:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: CASHMAN. [1:42:20] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:42:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. IS ABSENT. RAINVILLE. [1:42:20] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [1:42:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: CHAVEZ. [1:42:20] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:42:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: VETAW. [1:42:20] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [1:42:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: ELLISON. [1:42:36] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [1:42:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: KOSKI. [1:42:36] Council Member Koski: AYE. [1:42:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: OSMAN. [1:42:36] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [1:42:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:42:36] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:42:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:42:36] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:42:36] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 12 AYES AND ONE NAY. [1:42:36] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. NOTING COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO IS IN QUEUE FOR A QUESTION. [1:42:55] Council Member Linea Palmisano: MY APOLOGIES, MR. CHAIR. I MEANT TO VOTE AYE ON ITEMS ONE AND THREE. I WAS TEMPORARILY DISTRACTED. IT WAS ITEM TWO PULLING OUT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. WITHOUT OBJECTION FROM OTHERS, IF I CAN CHANGE MY VOTE TO A POSITIVE. [1:43:08] City Clerk Casey Carl: 13 AYES ON ONE AND THREE. [1:43:12] President Elliott Payne: CARRIES. NEXT ITEM NUMBER TWO. ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER TWO? COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:43:23] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: YEAH. I'LL VE SPEAK BRIEFLY. I WASN'T ABLE TO VOTE AT BUDGET COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE RAN LONG. AND I'LL SAY THAT I'M CONCERNED. OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW THAT WE NEED THESE POSITIONS IN THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. BUT I'M LOOKING AT THE SOURCES, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT CPED REPRESENTATIVES HERE. WE'VE GOT REGULATORY SERVICES REPRESENTED HERE. AND TAKING FTES OUT OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNS ME. [1:43:52] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: FOR SEVERAL REASONS. I KNOW WE HAD A DISCUSSION NOT TOO LONG AGO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS CAUTIOUSING FOLKS AGAINST AUSTERITY MEASURES, EVEN AS WE FACE TOUGH BUDGET TIMES. YOU KNOW, CPED IS THE DEPARTMENT THAT HELPS SPUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT HELPS, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING. I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF THIS ROLE, BUT I KNOW JUST A YEAR AGO, WE WERE THINKING ABOUT ADDING FTES TO CPED SO THEY COULD IMPLEMENT THEIR PROGRAMS A LITTLE FASTER. [1:44:19] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: A LITTLE BIT BETTER. AND THOSE -- SO TAKING AN FTE OUT OF CPED IS CONCERNING. REGULATORY SERVICES IS A DEPARTMENT THAT HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, REALLY FINDING ITS LEGS EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE. I THINK PRIOR TO ME BEING IN OFFICE YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A DIFFERENT SORT OF C CONSTRUCT OF RE REGULATORY SERVICES. WHEN ARRIVED, A HUGE PART OF THE BUDGET WAS TAKEN UP IN THIS SORT OF IMPRACTICAL, INEQUITABLE FEE MECHANISM. A LOT OF THEIR BUDGET WAS BUILT ON THAT. AND WE WORKED REALLY DILIGENTLY. [1:44:53] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: THE DEPARTMENT, FIRST, AND THEN THE INSTITUTION SECOND TO MAKE SURE THAT REG REGULATORY SERVICES COULD BE BUILT IN A WAY WHERE IT EVERYBODY ISED RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY FAIRLY WITHOUT THE INCENTIVE OF, YOU KNOW, AGGRESSIVE FINING AND FEES. AND SO TAKING AN FTE OUT OF REGULATORY SERVICES, ESPECIALLY AS WE KNOW WE MIGHT BE CALLING ON THEM MORE. [1:45:19] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT REGULATORY SERVICES HELPS WHEN IT COMES TO EXECUTING THINGS LIKE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW REGULATORY SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING INSPECTIONS. AND SO I THINK TAKING FTES OUT OF THESE TWO DEPARTMENTS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY PROBLEMATIC FOR ME, AND SO I CAN'T SUPPORT THE ITEM FOR THAT REASON. AGAIN, I KNOW THERE WERE SOME DISCUSSIONS. I DON'T KNOW THE NATURE -- THE FULL NATURE OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET TO FOUR FTES IN A WAY THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT SERVED THE ADMIN BETTER. BUT, AS IT STANDS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, US TAKING CAPACITY OUT OF TWO DEPARTMENTS THAT I REALLY FEEL [1:46:04] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: LIKE ARE IMPORTANT TO MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR HOUSING STOCK, BUILDING MORE HOUSING, UMM, AH, AND SPURRING MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS, IT'S -- I'M NOT COMFORTABLE MAKING IT FOR US TO MAKE THAT MOVE HERE. SO JUST WANTED TO NAME THAT FOR MY COLLEAGUES. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN -- I KNOW THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SORT OF POSTPONED AND DELAYED AND DEBATED. BUT I WOULD HOPE WE CAN MAYBE PAUSE THIS ITEM -- OR MAKE ROOM FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS SO THAT WE'RE NOT REALLY IMPEDING ON THESE AREAS OF -- THAT I THINK ARE CRITICAL IN OUR CITY. [1:46:42] President Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [1:46:44] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I PULLED THIS OUT BECAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION TODAY. THE PAST AUDIT CHAIR FOR 10 YEARS, I CAN SEE THE NEED FOR INCREASED AUDIT SERVICES IN OUR ENTERPRISE. I ALSO SUPPORT ALLOWING OUR NEW CITY AUDITOR THE TIME TO EVALUATE HIS DEPARTMENT'S NEEDS AND BRING FORWARD HIS REQUEST FOR MORE POSITIONS. WE DID, BEFORE MR. TIMERMAN ARRIVED AS AN AUDITOR AMENDMENT HAD A -- THAT FUNDED THE ENTIRETY OF THE FIVE-YEAR STAFFING PLAN IN ONE BUDGET CYCLE. I THINK IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE TO LET THIS REQUEST PLAY OUT AND BE EVALUATED AGAINST THE NEEDS OF ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THROUGH A [1:47:27] Council Member Linea Palmisano: REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS. I WANT TO POINT OUT, THIS -- THESE POSITIONS TAKE THE FULL YEAR OF THE BUDGET. WE ARE IN JUNE. BUT THESE POSITIONS TAKE THE FULL YEAR OF THE BUDGET FOR THESE POSITIONS. AND THAT'S NOTABLE. I ALSO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES REPRESENTING THESE THREE IMPACTED DEPARTMENTS. YOU KNOW, FOR CPED, THIS WILL BE A LOSS OF AN INSPECTOR IN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. I JUST HAD A CONSTITUENT THIS WEEK TELL ME IT TOOK TWO WEEKS TO GET A PLUMBING INSPECTION FOR A SMALL PROJECT. ALL THE OTHER WORK HAD TO STOP WHILE THEY WAITED FOR AN INSPECTION. AND NOW CREWS HAVE BEEN SENT TO OTHER JOBS. IT REALLY DOES IMPACT A MATTER OF SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND A MATTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY WHEN WORK CAN'T BE [1:48:14] Council Member Linea Palmisano: DONE. AND WHEN WE DO THAT, WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING LABORERS. WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING SKILLED TRADES PEOPLE WORKING HERE IN OUR CITY. FROM A REG SERVICES PERSPECTIVE, TO LOSE A LEAD HOUSING INSPECTOR, WE ALREADY STRUGGLE KEEPING ON TOP OF OUR RENTAL AND NUISANCE AND VACANT BUILDING INSPECTIONS. I'M CONCERNED THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR LIVABILITY ISSUES IS GOING TO BE FELT DEEPLY BY OUR RESIDENTS. AGAIN, I'M ALL FOR APPROPRIATELY STAFFING OUR AUDIT AUDIT DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS. BUT NOT AT THIS WAY. [1:48:52] President Elliott Payne: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:48:54] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I KNOW WE -- THIS ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED A CYCLE TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THERE TO BE MORE DISCUSSION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, AND SEE IF WE CAN GET TO A DIFFERENT OUTCOME HERE. SO, YOU KNOW, NOT SEEKING TO, UMM, CHANGE ANYONE'S MIND HERE, BUT WANTED TO SHARE SOME ADDITIONAL, AH, CONTEXT ABOUT THESE POSITIONS AND ALL THE EVENTS THAT HAVE TRANSPIRED, UMM, THAT LEAD US HERE. WE HIRED A NEW CITY AUDITOR EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S STARTED IN THE ROLE THAT HAD BEEN FILLED BY AN INTERIM PERSON [1:49:39] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. UMM, AND HAS REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN REACTIVATING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN THE DAY-TO-DAY WORK THAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT. ALONG WITH MAKING SURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS APPROPRIATELY STAFFED. WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO COMES WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD. UMM, AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN THE CITY AUDITOR APPROACHED US WITH SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, UMM, GAPS WITHIN HIS DEPARTMENT AND BEING ABLE TO CARRY OUT CORE SERVICES, UMM YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO -- BY "WE" I MEAN LEADERSHIP AND [1:50:25] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. OUR CITY CLERK AND OUR OTHER STAFF WITHIN THE CLERK'S OFFICE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE VACANCY REPORT AND IDENTIFY THESE FOUR POSITIONS. ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO PERSON IN FILLING THESE POSITIONS. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS OF SAYING THAT WE'RE CUTTING AN INSPECTOR. THERE IS NO PERSON IN THAT POSITION. ONE OF THESE POSITIONS HAS BEEN VACANT FOR 10 YEARS. AND I'M NOT EXAGGERATING. HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE 2015. UMM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE CORE SERVICES FILLED, YOU KNOW, JUST TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP AN ITEM ASKING THE CITY [1:51:12] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO CONDUCT AN ADDITIONAL AFTER ACTION REVIEW INTO THE EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED WITH A FEDERAL OPERATION IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. THESE TYPES OF AFTER ACTION REVIEWS THAT THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT IS UNDERGOING RIGHT NOW, TWO OF THEM, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO BE -- HAVE TO BE, UMM, CONTRACTED OUT, AND HAVE VERY SIGNIFICANT COST ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT OR THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT CAN ABSORB THE COST OF EVERY SINGLE TIME INSTANCES LIKE THIS COME UP. SO I APPRECIATE THAT BUILDING THAT TYPE OF CAPABILITY IN HOUSE SO WE CAN CONDUCT THESE TYPES OF SPECIAL REVIEWS, UMM, AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE, AH, WE [1:51:59] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: ARE MOVING WITH TRUST WITH OUR RESIDENTS WHEN INSTANCES HAPPEN IN OUR CITY. AND THEY'RE BOUND TO THAT THREATEN OR JEOPARDIZE OUR UNDERMINE OUR CREDIBILITY WITH RESIDENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY. I'LL NOTE, THESE ARE POSITIONS, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT IN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES, THAT DEPARTMENTS ARE HOLDING WITH INTENTION. WITH THE HOPE OF BEING ABLE TO CHANGE WHAT THE -- HOW THE POSITION EXISTS OR ELEVATE IT INTO A POSITION OF LEADERSHIP. AND I THINK THAT DEPARTMENTS, AND DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP TEAMS, ARE MOVING WITH AT LOT OF INTENTION THERE. THE REALITY, THOUGH, IS, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S CLEAR DIRECTION, UMM FROM THE CABINET [1:52:45] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AND FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO HOLD ANY VACANT POSITIONS RIGHT NOW. AND THAT THESE ARE ALL, UMM, LIKELY GOING TO BE LOOKED AT FOR CUTS AS A PART OF THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. SO MAKING SURE THAT THESE FOUR POSITIONS ARE NOT CUT AS A PART OF A BALANCING OUR BUDGET, AND INSTEAD CAN PROVIDE A VALUE ADD. AND SAVE US MONEY, HONESTLY, IN THE LONG RUN. AND BUILD DEEPER CAPABILITY IS IMPORTANT TO ME. IT'S WHY, UMM, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD. AND WOULD HOPE THAT COLLEAGUES ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT. AND UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE RESERVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP HERE. [1:53:45] President Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:53:47] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU. I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY WHY I'M SUPPORTING THIS. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSITIONS THAT WERE BEING TAKEN. HOWEVER, THE DUE DILIGENCE BY COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT AND THE EXTRA TIME TO LOOK INTO WHAT THESE POSITIONS MEANT WAS VERY, VERY HELPFUL. THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VACANT, ALL OF THEM, AT LEAST FOR A YEAR. AND THAT ONE POSITION, AGAIN, FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME. 10 YEARS. IT SHOWED ME THAT, OKAY, THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAN MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN OUR CITY. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT THE INVESTMENT IS. IT'S AN INVESTMENT INTO OUR AUDITOR'S OFFICE FOR SPECIAL REVIEWS, INCLUDING AFTER ACTION REVIEWS, LIKE THE ONES WE'RE DOING FOR THE CASE W, AND NOW A REQUEST WE'RE DOING TO DO AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW OF MPD'S INVOLVEMENT OR RELATIONSHIP TO THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION THAT TOOK PLACE. WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT ARBITER TO [1:54:56] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: LOOK INTO THIS. FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS, PERFORMANCE AUDITS, COMMUNITY SAFETY AUDITS, AND MANY MORE THINGS. OUR AUDIT DEPARTMENT IS NOT AT THE LEVEL THAT WE NEED TO MEET THE MOMENT OF OVERSIGHT IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT IS A CRITICAL FUNCTION WHICH ITS MUSCLE HAS NOT GROWN. AND IN ADDITION, THE DEMANDS OF AUDITS IS ONLY GOING TO GROW. ESPECIALLY AS WE NEED TO LOOK AT TOUGHER BUDGET YEARS. WHERE WE NEED INDEPENDENT EVALUATION TO FIND EFFICIENCIES TO GET A CLEAR PICTURE HOW WE CAN MAKE CUTS AND SMARTER SPENDING DECISIONS. AND WITHOUT THESE POSITIONS, WE'RE KIND OF IN THE PLACE WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WE HAVE TO SEARCH HIGH AND LOW FOR FOUR POSITIONS. [1:55:43] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AND MAKE DETERMINATIONS WITHOUT THIS INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS. AND I THINK THIS WILL SERVE US REALLY WELL INTO THE FUTURE. AND THIS IS A DEPARTMENT THAT WE JUST HAVE NOT INVESTED IN FOR A LONG TIME. AND I ALSO DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THESE VACANT POSITIONS THAT WE'RE TAKING ARE GOING TO MAKE ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM CRUMBLE. AND I WANT TO STATE THAT. I THINK THERE WAS A LITTLE bit OF AN ALARM SET OFF IN THE EARLIER PART OF THIS CONVERSATION. IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE THESE DEPARTMENTS CRUMBLE. WHAT IT WILL DO IS ENSURE THAT A DEPARTMENT THAT SORELY NEEDS RESOURCES FOR OVERSIGHT HAS THEM. [1:56:25] President Elliott Payne: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:56:27] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: LAST THING I'LL SAY, I TOTALLY AM SOLD ON THE NEED FOR THESE FTES. YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE DEBATE HERE. BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE IT'S UNDENIAL THAT, LIKE, THAT BOTH CPED BUT ESPECIALLY ARE REG REGULATORY SERVICES NEEDS HOUSING INSPECTORS. IT'S A PART OF HOW we do TENANT PROTECTIONS. IT'S A PART OF HOW we do A LOT OF ALL OF OUR WORK. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN I'D BE MORE WILLING TO CALL ON REG SERVICES. NOT RIGHT NOW, ASK THEM WHAT WE CAN DO TO FILL THE POSITION ASAP THAN TAKE THE POSITION AWAY ENTIRELY. I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT THE POTENTIAL COST IS. COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO TALKED ABOUT [1:57:15] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE POTENTIAL COST. I THINK THAT'S MORE OF WHAT I WANT US TO BE MINDFUL OF US, WHAT ARE WE LOSING HERE? I SEE THE NEED FOR WHAT WE'RE GAINING BUT WHEN I THINK OF WHAT WE'RE LOSING, WITH REGARDS TO THOSE TWO FTEs, I THINK WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF CAPACITY TO SERVE PEOPLE PROACTIVELY AND QUICKLY AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC ENERGY AND TENANT PROTECTIONS. THAT'S ALL. I WILL LEAVE IT THERE. [1:57:54] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:57:56] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I AM NOT INSINUATING THAT SOMEONE DIDN'T DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE HERE. I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE MPD POSITION. THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR THE LONGEST AND POTENTIALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT. AS WE ALL KNOW, SOMETIMES VACANCIES CREATE PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, MEANING THERE IS NEAR CONSTANT TURNOVER AS EMPLOYEES GET PROMOTED TO HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS AND THE LOWER LEVEL JOBS ARE FILLED WITH NEW EMPLOYEES. HIRING TAKES A LONG TIME AND COUPLED WITH CHALLENGES IN HR, THAT CAN MAKE IT SEEM THAT A POSITION IS NOT [1:58:40] Council Member Linea Palmisano: IMPORTANT, WHEN IT IS. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON AND I TALKED ABOUT THE FUNCTIONAL IMPACT OF POSITIONS LIKE THESE, BUT WE ALSO KNOW AT TIMES A DEPARTMENT HEAD OR DIVISION DIRECTOR MAY BE TRYING TO ORGANIZE HOW WORK GETS DONE AND WHAT POSITIONS ARE APPROPRIATE TO DELIVER SERVICES. POSITIONS MAY BE VACANT BECAUSE IT'S SETTING UP A LARGER SCHEMATIC AND REMOVING ONE COULD MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE FALL APART. SO, SIMILAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, I'M NOT SAYING THAT AUDIT FOR A CITY OUR SIZE SHOULD NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN IT, BUT I'M WEIGHING THEM AGAINST THE PRACTICALITY OF NEEDS TO DELIVER SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS. [1:59:26] President Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:59:34] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:59:34] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [1:59:34] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:59:34] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: NAY. [1:59:34] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:59:34] Council Member Linea Palmisano: NAY. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:59:42] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:59:42] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [1:59:42] Council Member Jamal Osman: NO. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:59:42] Council Member Michael Rainville: NO. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:59:42] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:59:42] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: NO. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:59:42] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: NO. [1:59:42] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [1:59:42] Council Member Koski: AYE. [1:59:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [1:59:57] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [1:59:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:59:57] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [1:59:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 7 AYES AND 6 NAYS. [1:59:57] President Elliott Payne: THAT ITEM CARRIES AND THE FULL REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE GIVEN BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR. OZ. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:00:21] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: NOW POINT OF ORDER. [2:00:24] President Elliott Payne: YES, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS A NO ON ITEM NUMBER 15. I WANTED TO CLARIFY WITH THE CLERK. [2:00:33] City Clerk Casey Carl: WE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. JUST CHANGE IT. [LAUGHTER]. [2:00:39] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: IT WAS A NO? YOU VOTED YES. YOU WERE RECORDED AS VOTING AYE. THAT WAS A NO. THANK YOU. [2:00:54] City Clerk Casey Carl: THAT MEANS 10 AYES AND 3 NAYS. [2:00:57] President Elliott Payne: OKAY, THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THAT AND IF THE CLERK CAN GET THAT DOCUMENTED, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR BIZ REPORT BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:01:02] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU. THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD 18 ITEMS, THE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION AUTHORITYING THE 2025 HUD ACTION PLAN EXPANDING THE LICENSE FOR BAR BARBETTE, AND GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE FOR FRO-YO SOUL. AND THE MINNEAPOLIS 3R50U6789 DIRECT, A PIMENTO KITCHEN ON NICK LET AND THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION, STAFF HAS ALERTED ME THAT THERE WILL BE -- HOLD ON, ACTUALLY I AM NOT SURE I HAVE THE RECENT INFORMATION HERE. IS THIS THE CURRENT [2:01:47] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: INFORMATION HERE? THIS WILL BE -- THIS LICENSE WILL BE WITHDRAWN. THEREFORE, I WILL MOVE TO DELETE ITEM NUMBER 5. ALL RIGHT, 6 IS APPROVING TWO LIQUOR LICENSES, 7 IS APPROVING 5 LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS, 8 IS 2 GAMBLING LICENSES, 10 IS PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE UPDATED FINE SCHEDULE, 11 IS AMENDING THE 2025 LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE POLLUTION CONTROL FEES, 12 IS APPROVING MINNEAPOLIS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, SEAT 11 APPOINTMENT, 7 IS APPROVING ZONING REDUCTION FOR THE SILVA ON THE HOUSING RIVER PROJECT, [2:02:32] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AUTHORIZING CHANGES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM, THE 2026-27 HOUSING TAX QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN AND PROCEDURE MANUEL, 16 IS AUTHORIZING PARTNERS IN PROPERTY COMMERCIAL LAND TRUST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 19 EAST 26TH STREET, AND 17 IS THE PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION AFROOUFING HUD RESOLUTION TO CPED, AND THEN THE PURCHASE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE EAST PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE. SO, WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL AND MOVE TO DELETE ITEM NUMBER 5. [2:03:13] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT INCLUDING THE DELETION OF ITEM 5. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN? [2:03:15] Council Member Katie Cashman: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT A COUPLE OF ITEMS, THE FRO-YO SOUL LIQUOR LICENSE, WHICH WILL BE BRINGING FOOD, DRINKS, AND ENTERTAINMENT TO THE SCULPTURE GARDEN. THIS IS EXCITING, IT WILL BRING A LOT OF ENERGY TO ONE OF OUR TOP REG REGIONAL DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY. THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR WASHED 7. I WANTED TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE TO AMY FOR ALL THE TIME AND DILIGENCE SHE PUT INTO THIS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET A GOOD LIQUOR LICENSE [2:03:58] Council Member Katie Cashman: IN PARK TERRITORY, SO I BELIEVE THAT FRO FRO YO SOUL WILL HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS OVER THE SUMMER. THE MANAGER AMY'S WORK IS SEEN AND APPRECIATED. I WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. THEY HAVE TAKEN SUCH A LONG TIME TO COME TO FRUITION AND INVOLVED A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE FROM OUR PARTNERS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY OVER MANY, MANY YEARS. SO I'M VERY PROUD TO AUTHOR THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH SUPPORTS OUR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, WITHOUT PUTTING A BURDEN ON OUR RESIDENTS, A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON OUR RESIDENTS, CREATING A TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DIRECT IS A FORWARD [2:04:45] Council Member Katie Cashman: THINKING STEP, HELPING US INVITE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE TO COME AND VISIT AND EXPERIENCE ALL THAT MINNEAPOLIS HAS TO OFFER. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE LOCAL HOTELS FOR THEIR BACKING OF THIS INITIATIVE AND IT WILL HELP US COMPETE FOR MAJOR EVENTS TO BRING MORE JOBS, REVENUE, AND VIBRANCY TO OUR CITY, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN BUT CITYWIDE, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHERE TOURISM TENDS TO SLOW. I ALSO KNOW SO MANY SMALL BUSINESSES RELY ON OUR VISITOR COMM ECONOMY. SO IT WAS IMPORTANT AND GREAT TO HEAR FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING, INCLUDING SMALL [2:05:32] Council Member Katie Cashman: BUSINESSES AND UNITE HERE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WORKERS, AND THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THIS. I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND YOUR MANY YEARS I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR FOR THEIR SUPPORT WITH THIS INITIATIVE. [2:05:57] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:05:59] Council Member Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PHIL IN YOUR EIGHT YEARS OF WORK ON THIS, I'M GLAD YOU CAN SEE IT GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE TODAY. AND THIS IS A GREAT MOMENT. OUR CITY WILL NOW JOIN OVER 200 CITIES IN AMERICA. THEY HAVE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. TO THE G.M.s, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THOSE ARE HARD SEATS YOU HAVE BEEN SITTING ON FOR HOURS. MORE THAN THAT, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH MEET MINNEAPOLIS TO DO SOME BYLAW CHANGES TO REFLECT THIS NEW RELATIONSHIP NOW THAT THE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WILL HAVE WITH YOUR HOTELS AND THAT ORGANIZATIONS. [2:06:42] Council Member Michael Rainville: BE SURE THAT IT WILL BE RUN PROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELY AND AGAIN, THANK YOU BILL FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND ESPECIALLY THESE LAST EIGHT YEARS. YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO THE CITY. I'M SO PROUD TO CALL YOU MY FRIEND. [2:06:59] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:07:06] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 4 AND 11 BUT STARTING WITH NUMBER 4. I JUST WANT TO NAME AS MY COAUTHORS HAVE ALREADY, THE MINNEAPOLIS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS MORE ABOUT BOOSTING VISITOR NUMBERS, IT'S ALSO ABOUT INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO UNITE HERE LOCAL 17. THANKS TO THEIR ADVOCACY, THIS ORDINANCE STRATEGICALLY SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL, WELL PAYING CAREERS AND HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS. [2:07:43] Council Member Robin Wonsley: I WANTED TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE ADVOCACY OF UNIVERSITY AREA HOSPITALITY LEADERS, AS A RESULT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH MY OFFICE, WE ALSO MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT ENSURE THE BENEFITS OF THIS ORDINANCE IS DISTRIBUTED EQUITABLY TO BENEFIT HOTELS OUTSIDE OF JUST DOWNTOWN. SO THAT MEANS THAT THE BENEFITS THAT WILL COME THROUGH THESE FEES WON'T JUST BE CONCENTRATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN REGION. THEY WILL ALSO REACH NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNEAPOLIS -- MINNESOTA AND BEYOND, BRINGING MORE VISITORS, MORE SPENDING, MORE INVESTMENTS, AND MORE OPPORTUNITY TO EVERY CORNER OF MINNEAPOLIS. I SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY OF US BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE RESILIENT ECONOMY AND THANK YOU TO THOSE PARTNERS. ALSO INCLUDING MEET MINNEAPOLIS FOR WORKING WITH ALL OF US IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS VERY EXCITING AND INNOVATIVE POLICY. I FORGOT. [2:08:50] Council Member Robin Wonsley: ITEM NUMBER 11, REGARDING THE 2025 LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE, JUST WANTED TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF. THIS COMES AS A RESULT OF 2.5 YEARS OF WORK OF LOOKING AT HOW WE ASSIGN FEES TO OUR CARBON DIOXIDE AND I'M REALLY EXCITED AS A RESULT OF THIS FEE OF US GETTING AN UPDATED STUDY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IMPLEMENTING MORE ROBUST INITIATIVES COME THE START OF 2026, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REACHING OUR CARBON NEUTRAL GOALS THAT I THINK WE'RE STILL -- WE STILL HAVE SOME WAYS TO GO IN REACHING. SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THIS BECAUSE THESE FEES GO INTO IMPLEMENTATION ON JULY 1ST AND REALLY EXCITED TO STAFF FOR COLLABORATING WITH US TO GET TO THIS POINT. [2:09:53] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:09:55] Council Member Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR IF WE CAN PULL OUT 11.2 FOR A SEPARATE CONVERSATION AFTER THIS VOTE. [2:10:04] President Elliott Payne: WE SURE CAN. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:10:07] Council Member Jason Chavez: WELL, IF COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THE ITEM, I WAS GOING TO PULL OUT 2. [2:10:14] President Elliott Payne: OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:10:17] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO 11.2 AS WELL. [2:10:21] President Elliott Payne: GOT IT. SO LET'S TAKE UP THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT. [2:10:24] Council Member Linea Palmisano: MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK THE CLERK WOULD SUGGEST PULLING ALL OF 11 AS THE THREE PARTS INTERRELATE SO WE SHOULD PULL ALL OF 11 AND VOTE ON THAT AS A SEPARATE ITEM. [2:10:37] President Elliott Payne: GOT IT. I'LL HAVE THE CLERK TO CALL THE REPORT, PULLING OUT ITEM 11 SEPARATELY. [2:10:44] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:10:44] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE ON ALL AND ABSTAIN ON ITEM NUMBER 16. [2:10:44] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:10:44] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:10:44] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:11:13] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:11:13] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:11:13] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:11:13] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:11:13] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:11:13] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:11:13] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:11:13] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:11:13] Council Member Koski: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [2:11:13] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:11:13] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:11:13] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES ON THE REPORT EXCEPT FOR NUMBER 16, WHICH HAS 12 AYES AND 1 ABSTENTION. [2:11:31] President Elliott Payne: THOSE ITEMS CARRY. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM 11 AND DO FOLKS WANT TO GET INTO QUEUE FOR ITEM NUMBER 11? [2:11:54] Council Member Linea Palmisano: MR. CHAIR WANTED TO SPEAK BUT I WILL LET THE PEOPLE THAT DID THE WORK ON THIS GO AHEAD OF ME IF THEY WISH. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE SECOND PORTION OF THIS, SO ITEM 11.2 ON THE SIDEWALK CART VENDORS. AS BACKGROUND, THIS IS ABOUT AMENDING THE LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE FOR SIDEWALK CART VENDORS FROM $719 TO $63. THE $63 AMOUNT IS THE COST FOR NON-PROFIT FOOD TRUCKS CURRENTLY, BUT THERE'S ONLY BEEN 3 IN THE HISTORY OF WHAT I WAS ABLE TO READ ABOUT. $719 SUPPORTED BY THE FEE STUDY, BUT COUNCIL HAS THE RIGHT TO REDUCE THAT FEE AS NECESSARY. I DID SEE [2:12:42] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THE BIZ CONVERSATION ABOUT IT AND I APPRECIATE FROM THE COLLEAGUES THAT IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO START THEIR OWN MICRO BUSINESSES. AS WE RUN INTO PROBLEMS WITH SIDEWALK VENDORS CURRENTLY, CITATIONS DON'T WORK AS THEY CAN'T PAY THESE FINES AND IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO EARN A LIVING BUT DOING SO SAFELY WITH SAFE FOOD THEY'RE SELLING. THERE WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT ETHICAL GOVERNANCE THAT I THINK WAS IMPORTANT IN THAT COMMITTEE. I UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATION AND THOUGHT BEHIND THIS AND I TAKEN TO HEART THOSE COMMENTS, BUT IN THIS REAL BUDGET DEFICIT THAT WE'RE FACING NEXT YEAR, THIS IS THE COST OF ENFORCING AND [2:13:28] Council Member Linea Palmisano: LICENSING FOOD CART VENDORS. SO WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THE PLAN TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE PER THE LICENSE BETWEEN THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT AND THE AMOUNT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO REDUCE IT TO. WE STILL HAVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT COST THAT ARE EXPENDED IN THIS PROGRAM. ARE THE CUTS MADE SOMEWHERE ELSE AND WHERE? I DON'T THINK WE ARE IN THE POSITION TO WRITE IT DOWN THIS MUCH WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE CUTS, THANK YOU. [2:14:03] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:14:03] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO FIRST START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR CITY STAFF IN BUSINESS LICENSING, DCCO JELLY, MICHELLE, OUR CITY ATTORNEYS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ADDRESSING THE CREATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SIDE CART STREET VENDORS IN OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY WHO HAVE FACED JUST CITATION AFTER CITATION FOR NOT BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CURRENT SIDEWALK FOOD CART LICENSING AND WE ARE TAKING APPROACH OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING PEOPLE COME INTO [2:14:47] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: COMP COMPLIANCE, MAKING SURE THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND RECOGNIZING THE ECONOMIC BARRIER OF STARTING THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS AND COMING INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD A REDUCED FEE OF $63 IN LINE WITH THE NON-PROFIT FOOD TRUCK FEE AND RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SPECIFICALLY IMMIGRANT MOMS CANNOT AFFORD PAYING 7$719 JUST TO GET A LICENSE ON TOP OF HAVING TO PAY FOR A SIDEWALK STREET CART THAT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEALTH CODES WE NEED AND PURCHASING THE FOOD [2:15:33] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THEY NEED TO PREPARE AND BEING IN A COMMISSARY KITCHEN. WITHOUT THIS FEE REDUCTION, IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACTUALLY STEP INTO COMPLIANCE AND BECOME ENTREPRENEURS. WE WANT TO SEE INCUBATION HAPPEN FOR THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES AND HAVE IMMIGRANT MOTHERS TO HAVE ONE DAY THEIR OWN FOOD TRUCK AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF IN HELPING US DETERMINE THE $63 FOR THIS FEE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY AMENDABLE TO AND THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR AGREEING AS WELL AND I HAVE HOPE THAT IN REDUCING THIS FEE, WE WILL SEE NOT ONLY THE IMMIGRANT [2:16:20] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH APPLY AND GET THIS LICENSE BUT WE WILL SEE A GROWTH OF OTHER SIDEWALK STREET CART VENDORS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND ALL OF THAT FUNDING WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR ENFORCEMENT. I WANT TO ALSO MAKE THE POINT, WE ARE SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY RIGHT NOW ENFORCING THE SIDEWALK STREET CARTS THAT ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE, WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE IN DANGEROUS LOCATIONS VENDING AND IN PARKS AND WE'RE GIVING OUT CITATION AFTER CITATION THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY. MOVING FORWARD COMPLIANCE IN THE LONG RUN WILL SAVE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS MONEY AND THERE ARE [2:17:05] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THINGS THAT ME AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ ARE ALSO LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF HOW WE MIGHT HAVE COST REDUCTIONS IN TRACKING WHERE VENDORS ARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND WE'RE TALKING TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS IN OTHER CITIES AND FOLLOWING THE FOOT SSTEPS OF CITIES LIKE LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, SAN DIEGO, P PORTLAND, WHO HAVE ALL REDUCED THEIR SIDEWALK STREET CART VENDOR FEE. COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. [2:17:38] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:17:38] Council Member Jason Chavez: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I WOULD TELL THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE ASKING STREET VENDORS TO PAY $719 FOR A LICENSE, THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE LICENSES IN THE UNITED STATES. $719 TO TRY TO BECOME A TREAT ENTREPRENEUR, A STREET VENDOR IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THE CITY IS SPENDING TONS OF MONEY ON ENFORCEMENT, ENFORCING THE CITY'S ORDINANCES WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CODE AND OTHER ISSUES. SPENDING A TON OF MONEY IN INSPECTIONS INTO SENDING FOLKS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALLOWING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO GIVE CITATIONS AND SO FORTH INTO THESE SITUATIONS, THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY WE'RE SPENDING ON ENFORCEMENT. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS WE PASS AN ORDINANCE TO EXPAND THE LOCATIONS. THERE IS NOW A CONTRACT IN PLACE TO HELP VENDORS GET INTO COMPLIANCE WITH A NON-PROFIT THAT THE CITY IS PARTNERING WITH. IN ORDER TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE, WE KNOW THAT REDUCING THE COST FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, BUT EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO BECOME A VENDOR IN OUR CITY, REDUCING THAT SO THEY CAN GET INTO COME APPLIANCE AND DO THIS WORK SAFELY, SECURELY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CITY CODES. [2:18:49] Council Member Jason Chavez: I THINK THAT WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY THAT ARE ASKING US, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK, PLEASE SUPPORT US. I THINK IT'S OUR DUTY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AS SAFELY, AS QUICKLY, AND AS RESPONSIBLE AS POSSIBLE, BY HELPING CREATE A FEE REDUATION TO $63, WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTO COMPLIANCE REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WORK OF OUR STAFF GOING OUT TO CERTAIN VIOLATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. THAT'S JUST A MATTER OF FACT. WE WILL CREATE MORE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR OUR CITY. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT THING. I JUST LIKE TO SAY THIS WAS IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR DCCO, THE MAYOR AGREED TO THIS FEE, ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND I, AND WE'RE HOPING WE GET THE SUPPORT HERE TO PASS IT. THANK YOU. [2:20:00] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:20:00] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN AND SAY WE HAVE SEEN STUFF LIKE THIS BEFORE WHERE YOU BASICALLY HAVE AN OPTION BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, A REALLY HIGH FEE AND NON-COMPLIANCE ALL TOGETHER. IN THOSE INSTANCES AND I THINK JUST TO NAME ONE DEPARTMENT AS AN EXAMPLE, ANIMAL CONTROL HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT THIS. THEY REALIZE THAT THEY WEREN'T GETTING COMPLIANCE AND WHEN THEY LOWER THEIR FEE, THEY STARTED GETTING COMPLIANCE. PEOPLE STARTED PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. WHAT THAT DOES IN ADDITION TO US GETTING MONEY FROM SOMEBODY WHO IS IN COMPLIANCE IS WE NOW CAN TRACK OUR DATA BETTER. I THINK THAT IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AS AN INSTITUTION, WE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AND SOMETIMES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED JUST HOW WELL -- WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED BECAUSE IT'S NOT PERFECT HOW WELL WE TRACK A LOT OF THINGS THAT OTHER CITIES DO NOT TRACK. A LOT OF CITIES, EVEN LICENSE RENTAL UNITS, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THEY HAVE. THIS WILL GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW MANY VENDORS ARE TRYING TO PURSUE THIS BUSINESS AND THEN WORK WITH THEM OVERTIME TO INCREASE THE FEE AS WE KIND OF KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. SO, TO ME I SEE IT AS US AS A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO CREATE A LOW BARRIER OF ENTRY, GET AS MANY PEOPLE INTO COMPLIANCE AS POSSIBLE, AND MODIFY THIS OVER TIME AS WE GET TO KNOW THIS POPULATION AND KNOW THESE ENTREPRENEURS. THAT'S WHY I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY. I SEE IT INLINE WITH THINGS WE HAVE DONE TO CREATE A LOW BARRIER OF ENTRY SO WE GET THE DATA, OPPOSED TO HAVING PEOPLE HIDING THEIR PETS OR HIDING THEIR BUSINESS OR HIDING THEIR RENTAL UNITS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. [2:21:55] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:21:57] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU CHAIR. MAYBE THESE QUESTIONS ARE FOR THE AUTHORS, SIMILAR TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON SAID, I'M JUST WONDERING IS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY PAY THE FEE OR WHEN THEY RENEW, DOES IT GO TO THE LARGER FEE OR IS IT EVERY TIME THEY GET THIS LOWER FEE THEY HAVE TO PAY THE LOWER FEE INDEFINITELY OR DOES IT EVER GO UP? [2:22:20] Council Member Jason Chavez: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, THANK YOU FOR ASKING IT. THIS WILL BE A REGULAR ANNUAL FEE. THIS IS IN CONVERSATION WITH CITY STAFF THAT WE WOULD ANALYZE HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THIS FIRST YEAR WHERE WE HAVE THE NEW VENDOR LICENSE AND THEN WE WOULD EVALUATE IT AND CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT FUTURE FEES COULD LOOK LIKE. WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF SUMMERS IN ORDER FOR THESE VENDORS TO GET THEIR FOOTING. SO, TODAY WE ARE CHANGING THE FEE, BUT AS WE ARE DOING TODAY, WE CAN IN THE FUTURE CHANGE IT AGAIN TO ADDRESS ANY NEEDS THAT THE CITY MAY HAVE. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SIMPLY, YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE YEAR OVER YEAR UNLESS WE MAKE A CHANGE. [2:22:42] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: OKAY, I THINK THAT IS KIND OF THE PROBLEM WE HAVE HERE. WE SEE RESTAURANTS GO VIRAL EVERY DAY AND BECOME MULTIMILLION DOLLARS RESTAURANTS SO OUR FOOD CARTS AND ALL OF THESE THINGS. A BUSINESS CAN START OFF WITH THIS INEXPENSIVE FEE, AND THEN GO VIRAL, AND THEN BECOME A HUGE BUSINESS, AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO LET THEM PAY THE $80 OR WHATEVER THE FEE IS INDEFINITELY WHILE OTHERS ARE PAYING THESE LARGER FEES? I ACTUALLY HAD MORE PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME ABOUT FOOD TRUCK FEES, THE $2,000 FOOD TRUCK FEE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE AN ONGOING THING. I DO UNDERSTAND MORE LIKE MAYBE AT AN ENTRY LEVEL TO GET [2:23:20] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: PEOPLE IN, BUT LIKE AS AN ONGOING THING, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS INFLUX OF PEOPLE NOW, YOU KNOW, APPLYING. HOW ARE WE GOING TO SUPPORT THAT? WHO IS THE STAFF THAT IS GOING TO SUPPORT THIS POTENTIALLY HIGH INFLUX OF NOW NEW BUSINESSES GETTING LICENSES TO OPERATE THESE FOOD CARTS? THIS COULD BE HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE. SO WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THAT? [2:23:46] Council Member Jason Chavez: MAYBE I WILL PASS IT BACK TO YOU, BUT I DID WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF HOW WE ARE THINKING OF REDUCING THE FEES FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THEY HAD A $541 FEE, THEY REDUCED IT TO $27.51. FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO, THEY REDUCED THE FEE TO $100, WITH FURTHER REDUCTIONS FOR SENIORS, VETERANS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO $50. THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO CUT THEIRS DOWN TO $38. [2:24:30] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHICAGO OR COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN -- CALIFORNIA'S PROPERTY TAX SITUATION IS, THIS IS A CUT INTO THE DOLLARS BROUGHT INTO MINNEAPOLIS AND WARD 4. WE ARE ALREADY FEELING THE BURDEN OF INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES, SO I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE USING OTHER CITIES TO REFERENCE THE FEES, BUT I THINK FOR ME, I AM LOOKING AT THE OVERALL CITY BUDGET AND HOW LOSING A LARGE CHUNK OF MONEY IN MINNEAPOLIS IS GOING TO AFFECT MY WARD IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE IT UP SOMEWHERE. YOU STATE IN YOUR COMMENTS THAT YOU EXPECT THERE WILL BE AN INFLUX OF POTENTIALLY SINGLE MOMS WHO ARE APPLYING FOR THIS OR WHOMEVER, I DON'T KNOW. I DO APPRECIATE THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE IT, BUT I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY IN MINNEAPOLIS, HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE UP. [2:25:26] Council Member Jason Chavez: I CAN TALK ABOUT IT. WE WILL GO THROUGH OUR BUSINESS LICENSING PROCESS, THAT WILL HELP US. WE HAVE CPED THAT IS READY AND WORKING TO GET PEOPLE INTO COMPLIANCE, MAKING SURE WE CAN HAVE IT IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AS WELL, OUR STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON A ONE PAGER, MAKING SURE WE CAN COMMUNICATE THIS TO THE PUBLIC. WHEN IT COMES TO -- THAT'S PART OF IT, WHEN IT COMES TO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAXES HERE TODAY, LIKE I THINK THERE ARE ONLY 7 LICENSES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, HOW THIS IS SUPER EXPENSIVE. THERE ARE NOT MANY LICENSES ACROSS THE CITY RIGHT NOW. [2:26:06] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: YOU'RE SAYING THERE WILL BE. LIKE THIS IS THE ENTRYWAY FOR THERE TO BE MORE LICENSES. [2:26:10] Council Member Jason Chavez: THERE WILL BE MORE LICENSES WITH THIS BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE ACCESS, RIGHT? WELL, SOME OF US HAVE HELPED PASS A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT IS WORKING WITH AN ORGANIZATION RIGHT NOW THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE GET INTO COMPLIANCE, GET THE TRAINING, EVERYTHING THEY NEED. SO THE RFP WAS RELEASED, THAT WAS SIGNED, AND NOW THERE IS A CONTRACTOR WHERE WE CAN AS COUNCIL MEMBERS LET PEOPLE KNOW THIS ORGANIZATION WILL WORK WITH VENDORS SO THEY CAN GET INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT'S ONE PART THAT THE CITY IS DOING AND HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE. WE HAVE OUR OWN CITY CHANNELS, LIKE AMY WHO WILL HELP PEOPLE GET INTO COMPLIANCE OR GO THROUGH THE CITY PROCESS AND THE OTHER COMPONENT IS ABOUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT THERE ARE ONLY 7 SPECIFIC PEOPLE THAT HAVE LICENSES RIGHT NOW. [2:26:53] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, BUT THE GOAL OF THIS, WHICH I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND, YOU CAN LOWER THE FEE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET INTO THE SYSTEM, RIGHT? TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT BUT THAT MEANS SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH THOSE APPLICATIONS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE LICENSE, COLLECT THE FEES, GET THEM THE ACTUAL PAPER COPY TO DISPLAY, ALL OF THESE TECHNICAL THINGS THAT HAPPEN WITH THE PERSON GETTING THE LICENSE. EVEN IF WE HAD 20 MORE BUSINESSES, THAT IS A LOT OF WORK AND SOMEBODY HAS TO MANAGE IT. SO THAT WAS A PART OF MY QUESTION, THE OTHER PIECE WAS, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE THE ENTRY FEE BEING THIS AMOUNT AND THEN LOOKING AT, LIKE IN THE FUTURE, THE FEE GOING UP TO THE REGULAR AMOUNT BECAUSE THE GOAL IS TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTO THE FOOD CART BUSINESS, HAVE A LOCATION, YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AT PROVIDING AREAS FOR EXPANDING THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY CAN HAVE THE FOOD CART. SO THEN, ONCE WE HELP THEM TO GET ON THEIR FEET, THEN DO THEY GO TO THE REGULAR FEES OR THE PREVIOUS FEES IS WHAT I WAS SAYING. I'M OUT OF TIME. THANK YOU. [2:28:25] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:28:27] Council Member Jamal Osman: I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK BUT JUST CIRCLE BACK, WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE AN ISSUE HERE. THE ISSUE IS YOU DRIVEN LAKE STREET AND YOU SEE FOLKS THAT ARE TRYING TO SELL MANGOS TO YOU, THAT'S THE PROBLEM WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE, A LEGAL WAY FOR THEM TO SELL FOOD AND THIS WAS FAIRLY CREATIVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY TO COME UP WITH THIS SOLUTION. THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GETTING TICKETED. WE'RE NOT SURE, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE PUBLIC HEALTHY. THIS IS THE ORDINANCE TO KEEP THOSE FOLKS IN RESPECT -- PROCESS OF SELLING THEIR FOOD, A HEALTHY AND LEGAL WAY. NOW WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT THAT IN MY OPINION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT FOOD CART OR WHAT INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN PAY $100. IF YOU RAISE THE FUND TO $700, OR WHATEVER THAT AMOUNT, YOU WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PEOPLE WILL GO AROUND THAT PERMIT AND START SELLING ILLEGALLY, I GUESS, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY FOR THE FOOD. YOU WILL SEE THAT. SO THIS IS A REALLY CREATIVE WAY FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE STAFF TO COME TOGETHER AND SAY HEY, THIS IS A PATHWAY FOR THOSE FOLKS TO, YOU KNOW, TO GET THEIR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND KEEP OUR PUBLIC HEALTHY. SO LET'S JUST DROP THIS FEE THING AND LET'S BE FAIR TO THESE FOLKS AND GET THEM ON THE PROCESS. THANK YOU. [2:30:11] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:30:13] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: YEAH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THE WORK TOWARDS THE SIDEWALK FOOD CART LICENSE AND DETERMINING THIS FEEL IS THIS WONDERFUL RARE OCCURRENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS REALLY BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND PROBLEM SOLVE. WE SPOKE TO OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR. WE HAD A SEPARATE MEETING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOW WE COULD REDUCE THE FEES. WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT ARBITRARILY. THERE WERE NO RED ALARMS BROUGHT FORWARD IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE MADE A POINT TO ASK. THAT FELT IMPORTANT TO US. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ULTIMATELY YOUR CHOICE IF YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR THIS OR NOT. WORKING PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD $719, PERIOD. THIS IS A WAY TO LET WORKING PEOPLE INTO THE DOOR OF THE SIDEWALK CART VENDOR PROGRAM. I AM SUPER PROUD TO BE MOVING THIS FORWARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE 1 VIEW SIDEWALK STREET CARTS THAT COME THROUGH THIS FEE CHANGE AND THE NEW LICENSE AND THE SUPPORT THAT THIS COUNCIL AND OUR CITY HAVE AGREED TO AND I AM EXCITED TO SEE A POSITIVE SHIFT WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [2:31:37] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:31:39] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: THANKS, I JUMPED IN QUEUE. I THINK THESE ARE REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE SEEING A NUMBER SO MUCH LOWER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY EVALUATED. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO REMIND MY CLOOOLLEAGUES, I F LIKE ALL OF OUR FEES ARE ANNUALLY -- YOU KNOW, ANNUALLY RENEWED. WE EVALUATE THEM ALL THE TIME. SO, I THINK THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AS WE SEE THE NUMBER OF VENDORS GROW, AS WE GET TO WORK WITH THOSE VENDORS TO SEE WHAT THEIR REVENUES LOOK LIKE, AND AS WE IN REAL-TIME HAVE STAFF GOING OUT THERE TO DO INSPECTIONS, I THINK THAT WILL HELP EQUALIZE OVERTIME THOSE FEES. I THINK THEY WILL INEVITABLY WILL GO UP, BUT I THINK WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW IS JUST A BASELINE BARRIER OF ENTRY FOR FOLKS. THE SECOND THING THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, I HAD ONE OTHER POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE. IT'S ESCAPING ME RIGHT NOW. I THINK THIS IS GOOD POLICY WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN AND FOLKS CAN BE REST ASSURED, THIS FEE SCHEDULE WILL COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL AT A PRETTY REGULAR CLIP AND I REMEMBER THE POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE. THE WAY THAT WE'RE DOING ENFORCEMENT NOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S SAVING US ANY MONEY. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HIGHLIGHT THAT YES, THESE FEES MAYBE DON'T MAKE US WHOLE, BUT OUR CURRENT MODE OF ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T MAKE US WHOLE EITHER, AND IN ADDITION, WE'RE PENALALIZING PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT ALWAYS KNOW THEY'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE. I THINK THEY OFTEN DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE. FOLKS HAVE A MEANS, THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING, THEY KNOW HOW TO BAKE OR SLICE FRUIT, SO THEY WILL TRY TO MAKE A BUCK AND THEN THEY ARE HIT WITH HEAVY FINES AND THEY ARE HARASSED ON THE STREET. SO I THINK THAT WITH STAFF GOING OUT TO MEET WITH THIS POPULATION OF VENDORS, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE, I THINK A LOT OF EDUCATION HAS HAPPENED. I THINK A LOT OF EDUCATION WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I THINK we WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IS PROFITABLE FOR THESE VENDORS OVERTIME, AND LUCKILY WITH GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE THIS ANNUAL PROCESS BUILT IN THAT WILL ALLOW THE FEES TO BE EVALUATED YEAR AFTER YEAR. [2:34:07] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:34:09] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND TO MR. OSMAN. THIS IS ABOUT BEING FAIR COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, THIS IS FIGURING OUT HOW THE COST DOESN'T SHIFT TO OTHERS WHO ARE PAYING HIGH FEES AND ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE. THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW FOR ASKING THESE QUESTIONS. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HERE. I WILL REPEAT COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW'S QUESTION BECAUSE IT WASN'T GETTING ANSWERED, HOW ARE WE PAYING FOR THIS? EVERYONE AGREES IT'S REASONABLE TO NOT OVERBURDEN THIS POPULATION OF PEOPLE, FAIR ENOUGH. HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT. I DIDN'T OBJECT TO THE REDUCTION BUT I DO OBJECT TO HOW AND WHERE WE MAKE IT UP. THERE IS NO PLAN FOR THAT. I WANT US TO ALL THINK ABOUT THAT AS WE GO INTO BUDGET THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON MADE SOME GREAT POINTS ABOUT HELPING TO CREATE A LOW BARRIER TO GET PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE INSTEAD OF SKIRTING THE SYSTEM OR KNOWING THERE IS A SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOOD THEY ARE SELLING SAFE AND COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW MADE SOME GREAT POINTS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DO SEE A SLIDE IN US JUST REDUCING EVERY FEE, ALL FEES FOR EVERYTHING WHEN WE GET COMPLAINTS FROM CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THIS. I DON'T THINK ENFORCEMENT IS THE ANSWER HERE BUT THANK YOU FOR THIS CONVERSATION AND THIS IS JUST A CAUTION AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND SOMETIMES COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, YOU CHANGE MY MIND, YOU HAVE CHANGED MY MIND HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. [2:35:40] President Elliott Payne: WITH THAT, I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:35:44] Council Member Michael Rainville: I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE THAT THESE FEES WOULD BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY WOULD GET RAISED? [2:36:04] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, I COMPLETELY SUPPORT THIS ACTION. I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE WHERE YOU GET BROWBEATEN FOR ASKING QUESTIONS. I 100% SUPPORT THIS, I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT THE PLAN WAS FOR THIS. I UNDERSTAND IN A YEAR, THERE WILL BE AN EVALUATION AND WE'LL LOOK AT IT. I JUST WANTED THE AUTHORS TO TELL ME WHAT THEIR PLAN WAS FOR IT AND THEY DIDN'T. [2:36:23] Council Member Michael Rainville: OKAY, THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK I AM TRYING TO BROWBEAT YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WILL BE COMFORTABLE THAT THIS WILL BE EVALUATED. AUTHORS HAVE DONE THEIR HOMEWORK TO MAKE SURE IF THE FEES NEED TO BE RAISED, THEY WILL BE RAISED. [2:36:42] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: YEAH, WE HAVE THAT AUTHORITY. [2:36:45] Council Member Michael Rainville: AND THE LAST COMMENT IS I AM VERY PLEASED TO VOTE FOR THIS BECAUSE I WILL JOIN FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER JASON CHAVEZ IN THE SUPPORT OF CAPITALISM. [2:37:00] Council Member Jason Chavez: IT'S CALLED IMMIGRATION JUSTICE. [LAUGHTER]. [2:37:05] President Elliott Payne: WITH THAT, WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL AND WE'LL TAKE THIS ONE AT A TIME, 11.1 FIRST AND THEN 11.2. SO 11.1. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:37:17] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:37:17] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:37:17] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:37:17] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:37:17] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:37:17] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:37:17] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:37:17] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:37:17] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:37:17] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:37:32] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:37:32] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:37:32] Council Member Koski: AYE. [2:37:32] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [2:37:32] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:37:32] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:37:32] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:37:32] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:37:37] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND NEXT IS 11.2. [2:37:41] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:37:41] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:37:41] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:37:41] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:37:41] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:37:47] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:37:47] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:37:47] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:37:47] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:37:47] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:37:47] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:37:47] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:37:47] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:37:47] Council Member Koski: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [2:37:47] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:37:47] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:38:02] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:38:02] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:38:02] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THAT COMPLETES THE BIZ REPORT. NEXT WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:38:15] Council Member Katie Cashman: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE HAS 19 ITEMS TO BRING FORWARD TODAY. ITEM 1, PASSAGE OF AN HONORARY RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 18th NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE KEN WOOD PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT. ITEM 3 AMENDING THE 2022 STREET LIGHTING PLAN MAP TO RECLASSIFY 9 STREET SEGMENTS AS PEDESTRIAN STREET LIGHTING CORRIDORS. ITEM 4 IS AUTHORIZING THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE 2025 MnDOT METRO LOCAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. ITEM 5 IS AUTHORIZING A PIPELINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH BNSF TO INSTALL A STORM WATER STORM SEWER PIPELINE. ITEM 6 APPROVING A PERMIT FOR THE ART FAIR, WHICH IS IN MINNEAPOLIS. ITEM 7 IS APPROVING A LARGE BLOCK PERMIT FOR NOONS ON NICK LET, WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN COUNCIL'S NEW VERSION OF WHAT USE TO BE DOWNTOWN THURSDAYS. ITEM 8 IS APPROVING A LARGE BLOCK EVENT PERMIT FOR THE TASTE OF MINNESOTA ALSO IN NICOLLET MALL. [2:39:29] Council Member Katie Cashman: NUMBER 9 IS WELCOME DOWNTOWN TARGET CORE WEEK AT NICOLLET MALL. NUMBER 10 IS THE RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPOUND LOT. ITEM 11 IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE UPTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM 12 IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ITEM 13 IS APPOINTMENTS TO THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 14 IS THE BIANNUAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. ITEM 15 IS DESIGNATING THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE. ITEM 16 IS AUTHORIZING A LEASE AMENDMENT FOR COMMERCIAL LAND UNDER AYE 395 BRIDGE. THE LARGE BLOCK EVENT FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIFE. ITEM 18 IS AN AMPLIFIED SOUND PERMIT APPLICATION FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVE. FINALLY ITEM 19 IS DIRECTING STAFF TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OVER VEHICLE NOISE POLLUTION. ALL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL 19 ITEM [2:40:32] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN MOVED APPROVAL FOR THE REPORT. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:40:43] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU CHAIR PAIN. I WANTED TO SHARE A FEW COMMENTS, THE AMENDMENT TO THE STREET LIGHTING PLAN MAP TO CLASSIFY 9 STREET SEGMENT AS A PEDESTRIAN STREET LIGHTING CORRIDOR. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, COUNCIL HAS MADE STRIDES IN THE EXPANSION OF STREET LIGHTING ACROSS THE CITY BUT MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT THE NEED TO NOT ONLY CENTER LIGHTING OF OUR STREETS, BUT ALSO OF OUR SIDEWALKS. THIS IS VERY MUCH A PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY, IT'S PART OF SUPPORTING PUBLIC TRANSIT, PEDESTRIAN, AND BIKE USAGE, AND IT'S OVERALL ENHANCING LIVABILITY ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL. THE PEDESTRIAN STREET LIGHTING CORRIDOR PROGRAM HAS HELPED US TO EXPAND WHAT OUR LIGHTING PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE IN A WAY THAT BEST MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE IS NO REASON FOR COMMUNITIES TO BE PITTED AGAINST ONE ANOTHER WHEN IT COMES TO LIGHTING. I IN FRAKT RECENTLY RAISED THIS POINT WITH THE MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE TEAM AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THE ADMINISTRATION SHARE THIS VIEW. [2:41:52] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THIS-YEAR WE'RE NOT ONLY ADDRESSING STREET LIGHTS THAT HAVE REMAINED OUT FOR FAR TOO LONG, BUT WE'RE ALSO ADDING SIDEWALK LIGHTING IN AREAS WITH WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY CONCERNS AND HIGH PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY. THESE LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY AND FINALLY RESPOND TO A COMMUNITY DEMAND THAT HAS FOR SOME TIME GONE UNMET. I LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER ENGAGEMENT ON THIS ISSUE AND COLLABORATION WITH MY RESIDENTS, WITH MY COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS AND OTHER KEY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA STAKEHOLDERS ON HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE THE AREA AROUND CAMPUS AS WELL SAFER FOR ALL THOSE WHO WORK, PLAY, AND LIVE THERE. SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THOSE COMMENTS. [2:42:41] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:42:43] Council Member Katie Cashman: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I JUST WANTED TO THANK A FEW OF THE NEW ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTEES, SO FOR THE UPTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD, I JUST WANTED TO THING CHRISTA, LAURA, AND NICHOLAS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT BOARD AND HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BRING IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT RENT THEIR RETAIL SPACE AND NOT JUST PROPERTY OWNERS. I WANTED TO THANK CLIFF MOUNT JOY AND JULIA FOR BEING OUR WARD 7 REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I'M EXCITED TO HAVE SO MANY LARGE BLOCK EVENT PERMITS TO BE COMING THROUGH AND TO REALLY BRING A LOT OF VIBRANCY TO DOWNTOWN AND I WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT REFORMATTED THE DISTRICT LIVE THIS YEAR AND IT WILL BE THREE LARGE PUBLIC EVENT SERIES, THE FIRST OF WHICH WILL BE THIS SATURDAY NEAR THE PRINCE MURAL ON FIRST AVENUE AND 7th AND 8th STREET ACTUALLY AND THIS AREA, THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT OF MINNEAPOLIS IS UNIQUE. IT HAS A LOT OF BARS AN CLUBS, AND 1:00 A.M. TO 3:00 A.M. IS INCREDIBLY BUSY AND CAN BE DANGEROUS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SAVE LIVES. [2:44:09] Council Member Katie Cashman: LAST SUMMER WE HAD A REALLY HORRIFIC VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AT 5th AND HEN PIN. I'M GRATEFUL TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE PUTTING IN THE WORK TO TRY TO PREVENT THAT. ONE INITIATIVE IS HIRING THE D.I.D. AMBASSADORS TO WORK LATE NIGHT TO FILL THE GAP OF PERSONNEL IN THAT BAR CLOSE HOUR AND I'M HOPEFUL IT WILL HAVE A SUCCESSFUL NIGHT SCENE IN THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT. [2:44:42] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:44:44] Council Member Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PIN FROM THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO MAKE THIS WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVE WORK WITH LESS. THE BUDGET GOT CUT BY A LOT AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE WE'RE FACED WITH. BUDGETS ARE GOING TO BE CUT. MAKING DUE WITH LESS HAS BEEN CREATIVE WITH THE SAFETY AMBASSADORS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SPOTTING NOT JUST THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BUT PUBLIC WORKS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WE OPEN UP FOR THE HOSPITALITY. THIS WILL BE A GREAT SUMMER SEASON. PEOPLE WILL HAVE A GOOD TIME AND THEY WILL BE SAFE. THANK YOU. [2:45:24] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:45:26] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A PROLONGED DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. WE DID HAVE ONE AT COMMITTEE AND SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE LOOKING AT WAYS TO FIX THE STREET LIGHTING BUDGET THIS YEAR. I IUNDERSTAND THAT ITEM NUMBER 3 IS ABOUT ADDING THESE 9 STREET SEGMENTS. I AGREE THEY SHOULD BE PART OF OUR PEDESTRIAN PRIORITIZATION MAP BUT THIS ACTION APPROVES ADDITIONS TO THE MAP. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PUSHBACK ABOUT THE NARRATIVE THAT IT HASN'T AND DOESN'T IMPACT STREET LIGHT REPAIRS. WE ARE IN JUNE AND WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF STREET LIGHT REPAIRS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING WITH HALF OF THEIR BUDGET. I AM GLAD WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A FINANCIAL FIX TO THIS. I KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF US, INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO FIX THIS BUDGETARILY. [2:46:33] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THIS REALLY IMPORTANT TO PUSH BACK SOME NARRATIVE THAT IT DIDN'T SUPPORT STREET LIGHT REPAIRS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. [2:47:01] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:47:03] Council Member Robin Wonsley: YEAH, I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP THAT POINT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO JUST RAISED AND ALSO I WORK WITH THE CLERK TO MAKE SURE THIS E-MAIL GETS ATTACHED TO THE FILE AFFIRMING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THAT FAR BEYOND ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINGENCY FUNDS, NO PROJECTS WERE GOING TO BE IMPACTED. IN FACT, THIS E-MAIL WAS SENT OUT ON MAY 15th THAT TALKED ABOUT HOW THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY COUNCIL ARE STILL GOING TO BE ADVANCED AND EXECUTED. SO AGAIN, WE'RE NOT IN THIS PHASE, SINCE I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND SHARING MISINFORMATION. SO COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN SHARE WITH THEIR RESIDENTS ABOUT YOUR PROJECTS WILL BE JUST FINE. [2:47:32] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:47:34] Council Member Jason Chavez: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. IT'S BEEN SO LONG AND JUST TO PUT IT ON ONE COUNCIL MEMBER IS DISINGENUOUS. WE REPORTED MULTIPLE LIGHTS OUT FOR YEARS IN OUR CITY. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. I FEEL THERE IS A FINGER POINTING TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND IT IS UNFAIR WHEN WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THESE LIGHTS FOR MANY YEARS. THANK YOU. [2:47:58] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:48:00] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE WITH THE FACT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON DINKY TOWN LIGHTING. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. LET ME READ YOU TO TITLE. DINKY TOWN, THE CITY OF LIGHTS. RESIDENTS ARE PUSHING FOR SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAN LEVEL LIGHTING ON 15th AVENUE SOUTHEAST. PUBLISHED JANUARY 28, 2005. THIS IS REALLY NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY FOUND A WAY TO DO IT AQUINN -- AQUINN TO OTHER WAYS TO LIGHT PARTS OF OUR CITY THAT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT ADDRESSING COPPER WIRE THEFT, WHICH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN MY WARD AND I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR, AND LIGHTING IN THIS AREA WHERE IT'S NEEDED FOR THE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS IN THE AREA IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND THERE IS ACTION MOVING FINALLY. [2:48:59] President Elliott Payne: Vice President Chughtai. [2:49:01] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. A COUPLE OF THINGS JUST TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT STREET LIGHTING HERE. YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE EARLIER, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO SAID IT, BUT THERE WAS A FINANCIAL SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND WITH PUBLIC WORKS NOT HAVING ENOUGH RESOURCES IN THEIR STREET LIGHT REPAIR BUDGET THIS YEAR AND THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE ON MONDAY AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT OUR CFO WAS ABLE TO JOIN US AND SHED SOME LIGHT INTO THE ACTIONS THAT WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE MAYOR AND PUBLIC WORKS LATE LAST WEEK. SO JUST AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A REASON THAT THERE ISN'T -- YOU DON'T SEE AN ITEM IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT THAT WE ADOPTED EARLIER IN THIS MEETING ON CONTINGENCY FUNDING FOR THE STREET LIGHT REPAIR BUDGET IN PUBLIC WORKS AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACTUAL ITEM COMING BEFORE US, NO ACTUAL FINANCIAL FIX TO A PROBLEM HERE. THAT'S WHY THERE IS NO ITEM THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING ON IT. SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS PLANNED, STREET LIGHTS WILL BE REPAIRED AS PLANNED, THERE IS NO NEW MONEY FOUND TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT WAS ALLEGEDLY CREATED OR MAYBE NOT CREATED. WHO KNOWS. GRATEFUL THAT STREET LIGHTS ARE BEING REPAIRED, THAT'S AWESOME. THEN SECONDARILY, I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT I DON'T WANT TO -- UNLESS THIS IS CONVENIENT FOR THE CLERKS, I DON'T WANT TO PULL THE ITEM BUT I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST ITEM NUMBER 10. I KNOW IT GOES ALONG WITH THE ENTERPRISE COMMITTEE REPORT. I AM GOING TO BE VOTING AGAINST THIS ITEM TO INCREASE FEES IN THE IMPOUND LOT, BUT THERE IS A REALLY COMPLICATED SET OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE THAT WE CAN'T APPROVE BOTH THE NEW CONTRACTS FOR IMPOUND LOT SERVICES, WHICH IS MORE EXPENSIVE WITHOUT INCREASING FEES. THERE IS A DIFFERENT FIX HERE THAT I WAS GOING TO EXPLORE WITH PUBLIC WORKS. IT DIDN'T COME TO FRUITION, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, I'M OPPOSED TO INCREASING FEES TO THE IMPOUND LOT SO I WANTED TO DO THAT BUT I DON'T WANT TO CREATE UNINTENTIONAL PROBLEMS HERE SO I'M NOTING THAT FOR COLLEAGUES. [2:51:50] President Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH WE WILL DO A SEPARATE VOTE FOR. [2:51:59] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:51:59] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:51:59] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:51:59] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:51:59] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:51:59] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:51:59] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:51:59] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:51:59] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:52:03] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:52:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:52:03] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:52:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:52:03] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:52:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:52:03] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:52:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:52:03] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:52:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:52:19] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:52:19] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:52:19] Council Member Koski: AYE. [2:52:19] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [2:52:19] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:52:19] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:52:19] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:52:19] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:52:19] President Elliott Payne: THOSE ITEMS CARRY AND I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 10. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:52:30] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:52:30] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:52:30] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:52:30] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:52:30] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:52:30] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: RYAN. [2:52:30] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:52:30] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:52:30] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:52:30] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:52:52] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:52:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:52:52] Council Member Koski: AYE. [2:52:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [2:52:52] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: NAY. [2:52:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:52:52] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:52:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: 12 AYES AND 1 NAY. [2:53:03] President Elliott Payne: THAT ITEM CARRIES AND COMPLETES THE REPORT. THE NEXT IS THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:53:10] Council Member Jason Chavez: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS BRINGING FORWARD THREE ITEMS. A TEMPERAMENT EASEMENT FOR THE CREEK AND ITEM 2 IS AUTHORIZING THREE CONTRACTS WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR SERVICES AND ITEM 3, A CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR 18 MONTHS OF ASSISTANCE IN THE PUBLIC CONDUCT REVIEW. I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THESE ITEMS. [2:53:36] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:53:46] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:53:46] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:53:46] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:53:46] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:53:46] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:53:46] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:53:46] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:53:52] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:53:52] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:53:52] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:53:52] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:53:52] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:53:52] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:53:52] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:53:52] Council Member Koski: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [2:53:52] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:53:52] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:54:07] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:54:07] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:54:07] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:54:20] Council Member Jason Chavez: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, WE ARE BRINGING FIVE ITEMS FORWARD. THE HONORARY RESOLUTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. NUMBER TWO IS THE STAFF DIRECTION TO PROVIDE A LANDSCAPE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MUNICIPAL PUBLIC RESTROOM PROGRAMS. 3 IS THE HOMEGROWN FOOD COUNCIL. 4 IS AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE TO A CONTRACT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS AND 5 IS EXTENSION OF A GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR RECRUITING MPD OFFICERS. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ITEMS. [2:54:54] President Elliott Payne: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN? [2:54:59] Council Member Katie Cashman: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK STEVEN YOUNG FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE ON THE HOMEGROWN FOOD COUNCIL. HE IS A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE OWNER. I THINK THAT BRINGS A REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECT TO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. THANKS. [2:55:18] President Elliott Payne: THANK YOU. [2:55:23] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: MR. PRESIDENT, ON ITEM NUMBER 2, YOU AND I HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSSION THIS. I WANTED TO NOTE THIS DIRECTS THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, THERE ARE MATTERS IN HERE THAT INVOLVE LEGAL ANALYSIS, THE ZONING CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONSULT WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY. [2:55:43] President Elliott Payne: THAT'S CORRECT. IS THERE AN AMENDMENT WE NEED TO TAKE UP ON THAT? [2:55:48] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: CERTAINLY WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE LANGUAGE PUT IN AND IF YOU WANT THE CLERK TO ADD THAT INTO THE OFFICIAL ACT, WE CAN. [2:55:58] President Elliott Payne: IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT? THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:56:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:56:06] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:56:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:56:06] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:56:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:56:06] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:56:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:56:06] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:56:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:56:06] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:56:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:56:06] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:56:14] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:56:14] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:56:14] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:56:14] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:56:14] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:56:14] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:56:14] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:56:14] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:56:14] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:56:14] Council Member Koski: AYE. [2:56:14] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [2:56:14] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:56:14] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:56:14] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:56:14] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:56:14] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED AND THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF ALL OF OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE TWO NOTICES TODAY. ITEM 1 IS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN WHO GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STREETS AND SIDEWALK CODE AMENDING COMPOSITIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. ITEM 2 FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, AMENDING THE STREETS AND SIDEWALK CODE TO ELIMINATE THE SUNSET PROVISION FOR THE SPECIAL DISTRICT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE NOTICES? SEEING NONE -- OH, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:57:07] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, COULD YOU GIVE US A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT'S COMPOSITION ORDINANCE IS ABOUT AS ONE OF THESE IS IN MY WARD. IS IT AS SIMPLE AS CHANGING THE NUMBER OF SEATS OR THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD? [2:57:26] Council Member Katie Cashman: THANK YOU. YES, THIS IS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SEATS SO THEY CAN FUL FULFILL YOUR R-- CORIUM, TO MAK SURE THAT THE BOARDS CAN FUNCTION. [2:57:43] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAIN. JUST A QUESTION FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLARIFICATION, I GUESS. IS THIS TO EXTEND THE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT INDEFINITELY? [2:58:03] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: YES. [2:58:06] President Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, THOSE NOTICES ARE GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TODAY. FIRST, PURSUANT TO NOTICE, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE CODE TO THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO CONCERTS AT THE UPPER HARBOR COMMUNITY PERFORMING ART CENTER. SECOND, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGTAI INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER AMENDING TITLE 1 OF THE CODE FOR FIRST READING TO THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ADDING TITLE 16 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AS A PROVISION SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE INTRODUCTIONS. [2:58:56] Council Member: SECOND. [2:58:58] President Elliott Payne: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:59:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:59:03] Council Member Robin Wonsley: ABSENT. [2:59:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:59:03] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:59:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:59:03] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:59:03] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:59:12] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:59:12] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:59:12] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:59:12] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:59:12] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:59:12] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:59:12] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:59:12] Council Member Koski: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [2:59:12] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [2:59:12] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:59:12] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:59:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:59:28] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [2:59:28] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:59:28] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS, WE HAD SIX HONORARY RESOLUTIONS ON OUR AGENDA, ALL OF WHICH RECEIVED PRESENTATIONS PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING. THERE WAS A 7th IN OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE MOTIONS. [2:59:55] Council Member: SO MOVED. [2:59:55] Council Member: SECOND. [2:59:55] City Clerk Casey Carl: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:59:55] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [2:59:55] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:59:55] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [2:59:55] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:59:55] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [2:59:55] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:59:55] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [2:59:55] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:59:55] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [2:59:55] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:59:55] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [2:59:55] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:59:55] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [3:00:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:00:11] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [3:00:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:00:11] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [3:00:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. AYE. [3:00:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGTAI. [3:00:11] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [3:00:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:00:11] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [3:00:11] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 13 AYES. [3:00:11] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES. NOW WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF THE LOCAL HISTORICAL DESIGNATION RELATED TO THE GLENDALE TAIL -- TOWN TOWNHOUSE. THIS WAS FROM THE BUSINESS AND ZONING COMMITTEE FROM THE LAST MEETING SO I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. [3:00:44] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: SO, I WANT TO MAKE -- I KNOW THIS IS FRUSTRATING FOR EVERYONE. NO ONE HAS A LONGER HISTORY WITH THIS IDEA OR MAYBE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, THAN WE DO. I NOW SEEN THIS ITEM COME BEFORE, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE COUNCILS, OVER MULTIPLE COMMITTEES, MULTIPLE YEARS AND TERMS. IT'S A COMPLICATED ISSUE. I KNOW I AM -- I HAVE MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE ISSUE BUT I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE TAKE FINAL ACTION AND I WONDER IF THE COUNCIL WILL BE AMENDSABLE TO ONE MORE DELAY. I DON'T WANT TO DELAY IT INDEFINITELY. I WOULD, YOU KNOW, ONE MORE CYCLE DELAY BEFORE TA TAKING FINAL ACTION, SO A FEW MORE QUESTIONS COULD BE ANSWERED. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AND ABOUT WHAT MY CONCERNS ARE AND WHAT MY THINKING IS, BUT YEAH, I THINK ONE MORE CYCLE DELAY, I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION AND SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES CAN SUPPORT IT. [3:02:00] President Elliott Payne: IS THERE A SECOND? [3:02:02] Council Member: SECOND. [3:02:04] President Elliott Payne: THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY? [3:02:20] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL JUST GIVE SOME CONTEXT AS I HAVE SHARED IN AN E-MAIL IN COMMUNICATION THAT I AM UNABLE TO VOTE ON THIS MATTER AND HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF AS A RESULT OF ADVICE GIVEN BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY SAYING THAT VOTING ON THIS MATTER PULLS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. I WANTED TO GROUND THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE EFFORT TO SECURE HISTORIC DESIGNATION FOR GLENDALE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LED BY RESIDENTS. FAR BEYOND ME JOINING THIS COUNCIL AND AFTERWARDS. I NOMINATED GLENDALE LAST YEAR AT THEIR REQUEST AND I REMAIN COMMITTED TO FOLLOWING THE LEADERSHIP OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED AND I DO KNOW AT THIS TIME, THOSE RESIDENTS WERE LOOKING TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM. I THINK IDEALLY BEYOND ONE CYCLE TO ACTUALLY ALLOW MORE TIME. [3:03:09] Council Member Robin Wonsley: SOME OF THE REASONS I WOULD SUPPORT THAT IS THE REFERRAL, I WOULD SAY TO THE CLERKS, WOULD GIVE MPH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A LONG AWAITED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OR PROPOSAL FOR GLENDALE, SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ALSO BEEN ASKING FOR, FOR YEARS AND THAT MPHA OR MINNEAPOLIS HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS CURRENTLY COMMUNICATED TO OUR RESIDENTS IS AN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS COMMUNICATED AS EARLY AS LAST YEAR DURING ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS. IT ALSO PROVIDES TIME FOR MPHA TO IMPLEMENT AN ANTIDISPLACEMENT PLAN. THIS IS A KEY CONCERN ABOUT BEING DISPLACED FROM THE COMMUNITY THEY MADE HOME SAND A CLEAR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLAN COULD IDEALLY ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. HAVING MORE TIME AROUND THIS MATTER ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO PUSH FOR THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND PUBLIC HOUSING, NOT JUST AT GLENDALE, BUT ALSO CITYWIDE. [3:04:24] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THAT INCLUDES ADVANCING PUBLIC HOUSING, WHICH WILL HELP MPHAs, THE CAPITAL BACKLOG, AND THE 20 MILLION OF THAT BELONGS TO GLENDALE ALONE. SO, I JUST WANTED TO AFFIRM SOME OF THE ASPECTS OR BENEFITS OF HAVING SOME MORE TIME AROUND THIS AND ALSO WANT TO REAFFIRM THAT REGARDLESS OF A VOTE OR OUTCOME ON THIS MATTER, I REMAIN COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH GLENDALE RESIDENTS TO GET NEEDED REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PURSUED AND ENFACACTED TO PRESERVE GLENDALE'S HISTORY AND AMPLIFY DEMANDS. SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT CONTEXT. [3:05:14] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I THINK I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN. I DO SUPPORT THIS MOTION TO DELAY AT LEAST ONE CYCLE, MAYBE MORE, PARTICULARLY AS COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY MENTIONED TO ACTUALLY SEE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT P PLAN. YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO JUST NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, MPHA HAS BEEN DOWN THIS PATH WITH OTHER PROPERTIES. THEY HAVE RENOVATED PROPERTIES AND TENANTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RETURN. SO, YOU KNOW, I DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT THE RESIDENTS OF GLENDALE EXPRESS BECAUSE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, PUBLIC HOUSING HAS BEEN SOLD TO PRIVATE INVESTORS AND TURNED INTO CONDOS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE REALITY HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE WILL GET TO THIS WHEN WE GET TO ACTUALLY VOTE. YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, DEEPLY NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PRESERVE IT. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, THANK YOU. [3:07:08] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: IF I COULD AMEND MY AMENDMENT SLIGHTLY, I INTENDED TO REFER THIS TO THE CLERK TO ALLOW THE CLERKS MORE TIME ON DISCRETION WHEN TO BRING THIS MOTION FORWARD. THAT WAS MY INTENTION. [3:07:23] City Clerk Casey Carl: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE AMENDMENT BE ALTERED, THAT IT WOULD BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS COMMITTEE WORK TO BE DONE. WHEN WE DELAY AT COUNCIL LEVEL, THERE ARE ISSUES. IF YOU WANT THE DISCRETION OF WHEN THIS COMES BACK, THE BEST IS TO REFER IT TO COMMITTEE. [3:07:42] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: THEN I WILL REFER IT TO COMMITTEE THEN. WITHOUT OBJECTION, LET'S SWAP THAT MOTION OUT FOR A ONE CYCLE DELAY TO A REFER BACK TO THE BIZ COMMITTEE. NOT SEEING ANY OBJECTION. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:07:59] Council Member Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO REASSURE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT I WILL BE FOLLOWING YOUR LEAD ON HOW THIS DISCUSSION GOES. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN YOUR SHORT CAREER WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. YOU HAVE DONE REMARKABLE THINGS. I WILL BE RELYING ON YOUR EXPERTISE AND ADVICE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. [3:08:21] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PUBLIC HOUSING IN GLENDALE REMAIN PUBLIC HOUSING. I APPRECIATE THE DIALOG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND WITH OTHER COLLEAGUES, AND WITH MPHA AND I ASKED A QUESTION JUST PLAINLY ST STATING WILL THIS BE PUBLIC HOUSING. I APPRECIATE GETTING THAT RESPONSE. GLENDALE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE SAME MPHA RESIDENT AND HOPEFULLY MORE SERVED BY THE TEAM MEMBERS AND GUIDED BY THE SAME MPHA CEO AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. I LIKE THE THOUGHT OF US GETTING A PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT REDEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE TO ME AND I KNOW THEY'RE IN A PHASE WITH BUILDING WITH THEM WHAT THAT COULD BE AND THERE IS AN OBVIOUS INTEREST IN NOT JUST THIS CITY COUNCIL BUT COUNCILS IN THE PAST AND IN THE FUTURE. WITH THAT, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. [3:09:56] Council Member Jamal Osman: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS WAS LED BY THE PRESIDENT OF GLENDALE. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AS AN EXHIBIT TO SEE THE HISTORY OF GLENDALE. A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AND I MET IN THE 50s NOW. 50 YEARS LATER, HE CAME BACK AND ATTENDED THE EXHIBIT. SO THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS LAND AND HOW IT SHAPED MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES. SO IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IT OUT, EXHIBIT OF GLENDALE, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT RESOURCE FOR YOU. THANK YOU. [3:11:17] Council Member Katie Cashman: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I PERSONALLY DO THINK WE SHOULD TAKE ACTION ON THIS TODAY TO PROVIDE CLARITY TO BOTH THE RESIDENTS AND MPHA, I WILL NOT SUPPORT THE MOTION TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. I DO NOT THINK IT WILL SPEED UP IMPROVEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION. IT MAY FURTHER RESTRICT IMPROVEMENTS AND GLENDALE DESERVES HOMES THAT ARE UP TO DATE AND NOT CRAMPED AND I AM GLAD TO SEE THEY'RE PUTTING MORE SOLID PLANS TOGETHER AND AGREE DISPLACEMENT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE AS THIS PROJECT PROCEEDS. [3:11:49] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN SAID. YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS FOR VARYING AMOUNTS OF TIME WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN BEING THE NEWEST TO THIS DISCUSSION AND HER INTEREST IN MOVING FORWARD SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE ALL HAD TO EDUCATE OURSELVES AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THIS. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MPHA WHO USE TO HAVE THIS IN FRONT OF HIM AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DOES INDICATE THAT THE ONE THING THAT CANNOT HAPPEN IS INACTION. AS WE SEN IT BACK FOR MORE CONVERSATION, COMMITTEE WORK SEEMS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. LET'S BRING THIS BACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. [3:13:00] Council Member Robin Wonsley: I HEARD MPHA HAS BEEN IN TOUCH TO COME PHYSICALLY TOWARDS GLENDALE. I HOPE MANY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO SO. THIS GIVES, I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE MPHA THE TIME THEY NEED TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL MEETINGS NOW WHERE RESI RESIDENTS HAVE FOR GLEN DATE. THIS HAPPENED LAST WEEK. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME WE SAW THEM MAKE MOMENTUM AROUND ANTIDISPLACEMENT AND STARTING A PROCESS WITH EVERY RESIDENT AROUND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR YOU. SO THOSE THINGS CAN TAKE PLACE. [3:14:35] President Elliott Payne: SEEING NO ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK FOR THE REFERRAL OF ITEM 1 UNDER UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR THE BIZ COMMITTEE. [3:14:41] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:14:41] Council Member Robin Wonsley: ABSTAIN. [3:14:41] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [3:14:41] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [3:14:51] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:14:51] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [3:14:51] Council Member Katie Cashman: NAY. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [3:14:51] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:14:51] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:14:51] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:14:51] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: NO. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [3:14:51] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [3:14:51] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [3:15:06] Council Member Koski: AYE. [3:15:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [3:15:06] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [3:15:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:15:06] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [3:15:06] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 10 AYES, 2 NAYS, AND 1 ABSTENTION. [3:15:06] President Elliott Payne: THAT CARRIES AND THAT ITEM IS REFERRED BACKR THE BIZ COMMITTEE. [3:15:29] City Clerk Casey Carl: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THURSDAY, WHICH IS JUNETEENTH, SO WE HAVE A SHORTENED CYCLE COMING UP AND REMIND FOLKS THAT THEY DECLARED IT BEFORE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATURE, SO AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CYCLE, WE HAVE JUNETEENTH AS A HOLIDAY THAT WOULD END OUR CYCLE, SO IT WOULD BE ONE DAY EARLIER ON THAT WEDNESDAY. [3:15:53] President Elliott Payne: GOOD REMINDER. SECOND WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. THIS WAS POSTPONED FROM THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE REPORT AT OUR LAST MEETING. I WILL CALL ON THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. [3:16:12] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: I DO NOT HAVE THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM AND I WOULD LOVE FOR STAFF TO COME AND HELP GIVE ME THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM. IT'S OUT OF MY MINE, I APOLOGIZE. [3:16:25] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO CLOSE THE LOOP WITH YOU ON THIS. I ASKED BOTH YOU AND CHAIR OSMAN FOR ONE CYCLE DELAY TO GET ONE OUTSTANDING PIECE RELATED TO A PARCEL IN THE 10th WARD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FIGURED OUT. THAT HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETE AND IN FRONT OF YOU IS A MOTION THAT ADDRESSES THE PROPERTY AT 2400 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH, JUST CHANGING THE BUILT FORM GUIDANCE AND THE BUILT FORM OVERLAY ZONING THERE. THERE IS AN ACCOMPANYING MAP THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS MOTION TO MAKE THIS -- THE FORMALIZE THIS CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN -- THIS HAS BEEN A COLLABORATION WITH STAFF BOTH IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHO HAD REVIEWED ALL OF THIS LANGUAGE AND PROVIDED THIS MATERIAL. SO I WILL MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND. [3:17:48] Council Member: SECOND. [3:17:50] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: YES, THANK YOU. I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND I THOUGHT WHAT ITEM IS IN FRONT OF US. I REMEMBER THE CONTEXT AND OUR CONVERSATION. THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. YES, I AM REALLY EXCITED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT IT AND YEAH, THANK YOU. [3:18:02] President Elliott Payne: ALL RIGHT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [3:18:08] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:18:08] Council Member Robin Wonsley: AYE. [3:18:08] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [3:18:08] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: AYE. [3:18:08] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [3:18:08] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [3:18:08] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:18:08] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [3:18:08] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [3:18:08] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [3:18:08] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [3:18:08] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [3:18:18] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE IS ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:18:18] Council Member Jason Chavez: AYE. [3:18:18] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:18:33] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [3:18:33] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [3:18:33] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [3:18:33] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [3:18:33] Council Member Koski: AYE. [3:18:33] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [3:18:33] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: AYE. [3:18:33] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:18:33] President Elliott Payne: AYE. [3:18:33] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [3:18:33] President Elliott Payne: THAT MOTION CARRIES AND FINALLY WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT WITH ADVANCING EQUITY COALITION IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO EXPAND ACADEMIC SUPPORT IN COMMUNITY. THIS IS BACK BEFORE US ON THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. I WILL CALL ON HER TO MAKE A MOTION. [3:19:05] Council Member Katie Cashman: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT GIVEN WHAT I LEARN IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. THIS WILL SUPPORT MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND I THINK WE NEED TO BRING RESOURCES TO MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES IN AS MANY WAYS AS WE CAN. I WORKED ON PARTNERSHIP GRANTS BEFORE I WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND WE BROUGHT SOME REALLY GREAT PROGRAMING TO THE BILINGUAL SCHOOLS OF MINNEAPOLIS, WHICH IS STILL GOING ON TODAY DOING AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND COMMUNITY GARDENING AND I THINK THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE USE OF THE PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND AND ASK COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT IT. [3:19:49] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL, IS THERE A SECOND? [3:19:54] Council Member: SECOND. [3:20:02] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: I HAVE A POINT OF ORDER. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCEDURAL CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH WE ARE ABLE TO BRING THIS ITEM BACK, SINCE WE TOOK A CONCLUSIVE VOTE AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE BUSINESS DAYS SINCE THEN. I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING FROM THE CLERK. [3:20:20] City Clerk Casey Carl: TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY'S INQUIRY, THE ACTION WAS BEFORE THE COUNCIL LAST, YOU WILL RECALL WAS ONE OF A SERIES OF PROPOSED CONTRACTS FOR THE USE OF THIS FUNDING. THIS ITEM WAS SEPARATED FROM THE ONE ITEM THAT HAD MULTIPLE CONTRACTS AND THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE WAS TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTRACT. WHAT THE COUNCIL DID WAS NOT VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THAT. THAT IS NOT A CONCLUSIVE OR DISPOSITIVE MOTION TO DENY THE CONTRACT. IT'S NOT A CONCLUSIVE OR DISPOSITIVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT. THE VOTE WAS NOT TO TAKE A FINAL ACTION. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THAT PROCEDURALLY IS THAT THE ITEM REMAINS ON THE DOCKET IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. UNTIL THERE IS A DISPOSITIVE ACTION, APPROVE OR FORMALLY DENY OR ANOTHER ACTION THAT IS D DEFINITIVE OR CLOSES THE ITEM, IT IS WITHIN THE PURVIEW TO TAKE THAT UP. WHEN CONSULTED ON THAT MATTER, WE GAVE THAT ADVISE TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN THAT THIS IS STILL ON THE DOCKET IF SHE WISHES TO BRING THAT FORWARD, SHE DOES HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. [3:21:19] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU. JUST IN THAT SAME VEIN, WHEN WAS THIS ADDED TO THE AGENDA? [3:21:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: THROUGH THE PRESIDENT, THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VOTE AT COUNCIL. I WOULD SAY I WILL LOOK TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN TO CORRECT MY MEMORY. I WOULD SAY WITHIN A FEW DAYS. I DIDN'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY, THERE WERE OTHER THINGS ON MY PLATE WHEN I DID RESPOND TO HER, I THINK IT WAS AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, PERHAPS, AND TOLD HER THIS WAS MY ANALYSIS IN LOOKING AT THE ACTIONS OF COUNCIL. WE DID CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON HOW TO FORMALIZE THE ACTION OR VOTE THAT WAS TAKEN BY COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING, WROTE HER A LENGTHY E-MAIL IN RESPONSE, CIRCLED BACK AND SAID IF YOU WANT THIS ON THE AGENDA, WE NEED TO KNOW BEFORE WE POST IT. COUNCIL LEADERSHIP WAS LOOPED IN ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS, SO WHEN WE POSTED THE AGENDA, THIS WAS UNDER UNFINISHED BUSINESS. I WILL ADD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BODY, YOU MAY RECALL THAT THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING AFTER MY RETURN FROM A FAIRLY LENGTHY VACATION AND IF THE CLERK HAD BEEN ON HIS TOES AND THINKING AT THAT TIME, WHEN THE COUNCIL TOOK A NON-ACTION, ACTION I WOULD HAVE INTERVENED AND SAID WE NEED A DISPOSITIVE ACTION IF THE INTENT OF THE BODY WAS TO DENY THE CONTRACT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MOTION TO DENY RATHER THAN JUST NOT AUTHORIZE. SO FOR THAT PURPOSE, I WILL SAY I WASN'T THINKING IN THE MOMENT THAT THE ACTION TO NOT AUTHORIZE IS NOT DISPOSITIVE, NEVER THE LESS, WE DID FORMALIZE THAT AS A FORMAL VOTE. THE MAYOR RETURNED IT UNSIGNED, WHICH NORMALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEEMED APPROVED. IT IS WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY TO TAKE UP AND CONSIDER. TODAY I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER EITHER APPROVING IT AS A DISPOSITIVE MOTION, DENYING IT IF THAT MOTION FAILS, AND DENYING IT WOULD ALSO SAY TO DELETE FROM THE AGENDA. THAT OFFICIALLY CLOSES A FILE IN LIMBS. [3:23:20] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT EXPLANATION. I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE IT BACK ON THE AGENDA AND I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE AND MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE TAKE A VOTE, IT'S ACTUALLY THE FINAL ACTION. [3:23:33] Council Member Jamal Osman: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, FOR BRINGING IT BACK. LAST COUNCIL CYCLE, I SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THIS. FOLKS WERE VOTING ON THE IT WAS A CHARTER SCHOOL. THEY NEED THE HELP THEY CAN GET. THE COALITION SENT OUT A WONDERFUL E-MAIL, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING OUT. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU SPOKE OUT. YOU SENT THAT WONDERFUL VIDEO OF YOUNG ADULT MAN, STUDENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED YOUR SERVICES AND RECEIVED THAT MENTORSHIP, RECEIVED THAT HELP. IT IS REALLY YOU DOING THE REAL WORK AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND FOR US, WE SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE, A WAY WE CAN MAKE THEM SUCCEED. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SCHOOL THEY GO TO. EVEN IF THEY'RE CHARTER SCHOOLS, THEY STILL DEMAND SERVICES, THEY STILL NEED THE RESOURCES THEY CAN GET TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. WE'RE BACK TODAY BECAUSE OF YOUR E-MAIL, I BELIEVE. SO I APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING OUT AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ON THE FRONT OF THE COUNCIL AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. [3:24:59] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I AM PLEASED TO SEE THE SPECIFIC FUNDING PROJECT FROM THE PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUNDS BEING RECONSIDERED, WHEN I VOTED LAST TIME, I DIDN'T FIND IT APPROPRIATE TO GO BACK AND PICK OUT WINNERS AND LOSERS. THIS ONE SURE GOT PULLED OUT AND PICKED ON WITH A LOT OF MISINFORMATION. AS YOU MIGHT RECALL, I VOTED NO ON THE ENTIRE ACTION BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE NEED MORE INFORMATION IN DETAIL IN THESE PROPOSALS AND WE NEED TO EXERCISE OUR OVERSIGHT TO MAKE SURE EACH AND EVERY ONE IS A GOOD USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. THAT HAS GIVEN US ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DEEPER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ONE HERE. THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS AND THE SUPPORTERS OF THE HALLMARK CLUB. I SEE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE. YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH A VERY LONG MEETING AND I REALLY APPLAUD YOU WORKING AND AD ADVOCATING TO HELP US UNDERSTAND YOUR GROUP. IT'S AN ONGOING GROUP AND IT HAS TAKEN A LOT OF EFFORT AND SUPPORT AND JUST RESILIENCE FROM THE STUDENTS TO GET TO THIS POINT. SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE ENGAGED IN THAT DEEPER DISCUSSION. I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TODAY. [3:26:23] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOR BRINGING THIS BACK. I WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED IT AND WAS VERY, VERY UPSET IT FAILED BECAUSE I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROGRAM AND A LOT OF THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE WITH THIS GROUP BECAUSE THEY HELPED IN A WONDERFUL WAY AT CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL IN WARD 4. I APPRECIATE YOU BROUGHT I BACK. I DIDN'T KNOW IT COULD BE BUT I AM REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU BROUGHT IT BACK AND IT IS GOING TO BE BEFORE US AGAIN TODAY. I HOPE IT PASSES TODAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND SOME NOT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HERE TODAY AND THEY SAT THIS WHOLE TIME WAITING WITH THEIR SIGNS AND SOME HAVE TAKEN A NAP AND WOKE UP AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR A POSITIVE RESPONSE. SO I REALLY DO HOPE THIS COUNCIL COMES THROUGH FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY DESERVE IT. THEY CLEARLY ENJOY WHAT THEY GOTTEN FROM THIS PROGRAM AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS. IT'S NOT JUST THIS HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAM, BUT HOMEWORK HELP IS THE PROGRAM WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY, AND I DO APPRECIATE IT COMING BACK. I APPRECIATE YOU SITTING AND ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DOING IN THIS COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING FOR THEMSELVES, SAYING MAYBE THERE WAS A BAD DECISION MADE BECAUSE WE REALLY DO NEED THIS SERVICE AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW UP AND TELL YOU AND SHOW YOU THAT WE NEED THIS SERVICE AND HAVING THE SUPPORT OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THE ADULTS IN THEIR LIVES IS ALSO NECESSARY. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH TODAY FOR BEING HERE WITH US AND YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND TELL YOUR CIVICS TEACHERS THAT YOU GOT A LESSON IN CIVICS TODAY HERE AT THIS COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. I REALLY DO HOPE we GET THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE. [3:28:23] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: YEAH, I GUESS I WILL SPEAK TO SAY, I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION HERE. MY UNDERSTANDING, I GUESS I WILL SAY AS OF NOW, THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE FUNDING DOES NOT GO TO SERVE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SO THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME. I DO -- I WILL EXPRESS OPENLY SOME DISCOMFORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE DOES. OKAY, SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT SERVE CHARTERS. YOU ARE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT HARD TO GET ONE SET OF INFORMATION, GET SOME OTHER INFORMATION, AND YOU ARE VERY GRACEFUL, FRUSTRATED AS YOU ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH ME, SO I WILL BE CHANGING MY VOTE TO SUPPORT THIS AND THANK YOU ALL. [3:29:25] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU SO MUCH PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO, I WANT TO FIRST EXPRESS THAT I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO ANY ATTENTION JUST LAST NIGHT WITHOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CHECK IN WITH FOLKS THAT I WOULD HAVE CHECKED IN WITH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE REACHED OUT ABOUT WITH VERY LITTLE TIME AND JUST SPENDING EXTRA TIME LAST NIGHT THINKING THROUGH HOW I WOULD VOTE ON THIS ITEM. I FIRST WANT TO STATE, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ON THIS BODY AND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THIS IS NOT A POINT ATTACK. EVERYONE IS ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR OPINION. PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS, THAT'S DEBATABLE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT ANSWER TO A PUBLIC BODY. THERE IS NO ELECTED BODY. THERE IS NO TRANSPARENCY. THEY TAKE PUBLIC FUNDING THAT TAKES AWAY FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION WHEN WE SHOULD BE PUTTING THAT TYPE OF FUNDING, PUBLIC DOLLARS INTO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE THEM. I JUST FELT LIKE THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO STATE MY OPINION AS OTHERS HAVE. THIS ITEM SPECIFICALLY GOES INTO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I RECOGNIZE THAT I SEE THAT. I DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE ORGANIZATION PLATFORMING, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ED ADD LIESS -- ALLIES THAT HAV BEEN A PROPONENT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS. I HAVE SEEN THAT AND THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I THINK THAT THIS ORGANIZATION SHOULD CLARIFY AND WORK ON HOW THEY ARE CHAMPIONING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IF THEY ARE TO REALLY FULLY EARN THE TRUST OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE WEARY OF THEM. THAT'S WHAT I WILL SAY. WITH THAT, SINCE THIS DOES GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SUPPORTS THE STUDENTS THERE, I WILL BE CHANGING MY VOTE AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. I DO HOPE THAT YOU SINCERELY HEAR WHAT I HAVE SHARED BECAUSE IT IS A PERCEPTION THAT EXISTS. IT IS WORTH ADDRESSING BECAUSE WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. [3:31:33] President Elliott Payne: I'M ADDING MYSELF TO QUEUE. I WAS NOT PLANNING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM BUT I WILL JUST SHARE A TTLE BIT OF A PERSONAL STORY WHY I WAS A NO IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO I WENT TO MILWAUKEE TRADE AND TEXAS TECH CAL HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS A REALLY BAD PUBLIC SCHOOL, I WILL BE HONEST. I HAD A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I WAS ONE OF THOSE DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF FAILING, ESPECIALLY GOING -- I GRADUATED IN 2000. SO IT WAS A VERY BAD PUBLIC SCHOOL. IT'S ONLY BEEN IN MY ADULTHOOD THAT I CONNECTED THE DOTS ON THE BIGGER PICTURE. THE BIGGER PICTURE, I WILL NOT BURY THE LEAD. IT'S NOT CALLED MILWAUKEE TRADE AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANYWHERE, IT'S CALLED BRADLEY TECH. SO THEY CREATED A NEW PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. THE BRADLEY FOUNDATION IS THE CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE VOUCHER OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY'RE AIMING TO DISMANTLE THE ENTIRE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT'S ONLY BEEN IN MY ADULTHOOD THAT I RECOGNIZED THE REASON MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WAS SO BAD IS BECAUSE LEADERS AT THE BRADLEY FOUNDATION WERE IN DEEP PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PLANT THE SEED OF THIS NEW INNOVATIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE BRADLEY TECH. THAT GOT CREATED SHORTLY AFTER I GRADUATED. SO MY SCHOOL WAS VERY INTENTIONALLY DISINVESTED IN FOR MANY YEARS AS AN INTENTIONAL WAY TO UNDERMINE MY SCHOOL AND MY PERSONAL EDUCATION. THEN THEY LAUNCHED BRADLEY TECH, THIS MODULAR, LET'S BE RESPONSIVE TO THE FREE MARKET AND BUILD UP THE NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENTS IN THE TRADES. THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE WALLS FOR THEIR CLASSROOMS. THIS WAS A COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THAT WAS DESIGNED BY PEOPLE WHO CARED ABOUT THE PROFITABILITY OF THE LABOR FORCE. SO I ENTERED INTO THIS VOTE NOT BASED ON HOMEWORK CLUB, I WATCHED THE VIDEOS, I LISTENED TO THE PODCASTS, I THINK YOU'RE DOING AMAZING WORK. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WORK. I AM NOT ENTERING INTO THIS VOTE BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF THE HOMEWORK CLUB, I'M ENTERING INTO THE VOTE BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES AROUND HOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED. MY BIG QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE DISINVESTING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS? WHY DO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO FILL THESE GAPS? WE NEED TO ACTUALLY THINK IN A MORE STRUCTURAL WAY OF HOW WE HAVE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SO THAT THIS PROGRAMING IS BAKED IN. OUR JOB HERE IS TO THINK STRUCTURALLY. OUR JOB IS TO THINK STRUCTURALLY. THAT IS THE SOURCE OF MY NO VOTE THEN AND IT'S THE SOURCE OF ANY NO VOTE NOW. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:34:11] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I ALSO WANT TO NAME WHY MY VOTE WILL BE REMAINING A NO. SO, I ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT OF THE ORGANIZATION, HAVING ALSO BEEN PART OF ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATED STRINGENTLY FOR LET'S SAY MORE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION OR TO SIPHON MONEY AWAY FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION, CALL STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM. WHEN THAT VOTED, ANOTHER ORGANIZATION CALLED ADVANCING EQUITY THAT A NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT I ORGANIZE ALONG WITH, STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION REFORM, MOVED OVER TO ADVANCING EQUITY. I WANT TO NAME THE REASON WHY I'M ROOTED IN MY VOTE, THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THIS ORGANIZATION, I REMEMBER JUST THE LAST STRIKE THAT MFT EDUCATORS HAD, WHERE MANY OF US SUPPORTED A RESOLUTION, MANY OF US WALKED THE PICKET LINES AND ADVOCATED FOR THE FULLY FUNDING OF OUR SCHOOLS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THIS ORGANIZATION WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THAT. THERE IS A MINNESOTA ARTICLE WHERE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS HOLDING A SIGN DURING THIS STRIKE. SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MEASURE AND THAT'S THAT. [3:36:21] President Elliott Payne: I AM SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE. SO I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:36:26] Council Member Robin Wonsley: NAY. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [3:36:26] Council Member Linea Palmisano: AYE. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:36:26] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: AYE. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [3:36:26] Council Member Katie Cashman: AYE. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [3:36:26] Council Member Jamal Osman: AYE. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:36:26] Council Member Michael Rainville: AYE. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:36:26] Council Member Jason Chavez: NO. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:36:26] Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw: AYE. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [3:36:26] Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: AYE. [3:36:26] City Clerk Casey Carl: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [3:36:26] Council Member Koski: AYE. [3:36:45] City Clerk Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [3:36:45] Vice President Aisha Chughtai: NAY. [3:36:45] City Clerk Casey Carl: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:36:45] President Elliott Payne: NAY. [3:36:45] City Clerk Casey Carl: THERE ARE 8 AYES AND 4 NAYS. [3:36:45] President Elliott Payne: THAT MOTION CARRIES. [APP [APPLAUSE]. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TODAY WE ADDED AN ITEM TO NEW BUSINESS. THIS IS A MOTION BY SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS REQUESTING AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW FROM THE CITY AUDITOR. I WILL RECOGNIZE THE LEAD AUTHOR COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM AND TO MAKE A MOTION. [3:37:16] Council Member Jason Chavez: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, I AMBRIDGING THIS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGTAI, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY RELATED TO REQUEST TO THE CITY'S INVOLVEMENT IN LAKE AND BLOOMINGTON ON JUNE 3, 2025. ON TUESDAY, THERE WAS A FEDERAL OPERATION THAT LEFT AN IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY, WHEN MY OFFICE HEARD THAT FEDERAL AGENTS WERE ON THE STREET -- EXCUSE ME. we have to continue with our business here. TO THE SCENE, TO THE SITE TO WITNESS THE FIRSTHAND MILITARIZATION OF OUR COMMUNITY. THERE WERE ARMORED VEHICLES ON LAKE STREET, FEDERAL AGENTS CARRYING ASSAULT RIFLES, AND PRESENT FOR AN OPERATION UNDER THE HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE IN A GROUNDBREAKING CRIMINAL OPERATION. WHILE WE AWAITED FOR MORE INFORMATION, WE SAW THAT THE SPOKES PERSON SAID THIS OPERATION WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND STATE PARTNERS, AS WELL AS U.S. BORDER PATROL AND I.C.E. ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAWS. AND THE DEA, ATF, COASTAL GUARD, AND TSA WERE LISTED AS PARTNERS. THIS REQUEST IS MAEVENLT TO GIVE DESERVED AND NEEDED ANSWERS IN AN INDEPENDENT FASHION. I HOPE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN WEARY OF THOSE TRYING TO DOWN PLAY THE TRAUMA THAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED. IT REMINDED THEM OF WHAT THE SUMMER OF 2020 FELT LIKE. WHILE ONSITE, I WITNESSED I.C.E. AGENTS AND MPD CLOSING OFF THE AREA BY HANDING CLOSING TAPE TO THOSE CONDUCTING THE OPERATION ASSISTING WITH CROWD CONTROL. NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF RAID THIS WAS, IT WAS CLEAR THAT COMMUNICATION IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FELL SHORT AND THE CITY'S RESPONSE DID NOT KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND THE POLICE PRESENCE WITH I.C.E. WAS DAMAGING ON COMMUNITY RELATION. [3:39:20] Council Member Jason Chavez: WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHEN THE OFFICIAL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICY IS THAT ALL UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE ARE CRIMINALS. IF THIS IS HOW THE CITY IS GOING TO RESPOND IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS, IF AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, THERE SHOULD BE QUESTIONS ABOUT AND CHANGES TO THIS CURRENT APPROACH. ON JUNE 3RD, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE SHOVED, THROWN TO THE GROUND, AND MISTREATED. NOW PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY IS BEING DISMISSED. WE KNOW MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS LOST THE TRUST IN THE SUMMER OF 2020. ONE WAY I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN REBUILD TRUST IS BYPASSING THIS AFTER ACTION REVIEW REQUEST TODAY AND BY STANDING UP TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, TELLING THEM THESE ACTIONS ARE NOT WELCOME IN OUR CITY. I SAW FIRSTHAND THE NUMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, PERSONNEL WITH I.C.E. BADGES, THE DISREGARD FOR MANY OF THOSE PERSONNEL THAT LOOKING FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE TRAUMA IT CAUSED TO OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. I HOPE THIS REQUEST, IF TAKEN, BRINGS LIGHT TO THE QUESTIONS THAT MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE AND I MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL. [3:40:39] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED THIS FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE A SECOND? [3:40:41] Council Member: SECOND. [3:40:43] President Elliott Payne: AND BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE QUEUE, I WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS AND SEE IF YOU WANTED TO BE RECORDED ON THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR THE EQUITY PROCESS. [3:40:54] Council Member Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS AN AFFIRMATIVE. [3:40:57] City Clerk Casey Carl: BECOMES 9 TO 4. [3:41:01] President Elliott Payne: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:41:03] Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: THANK YOU SO MUCH PRESIDENT PAYNE. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ DID A FANTASTIC JOB JUST INTRODUCING THE ITEM. THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT THIS IS A CLEAR NEED FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT OCCURRED AT LAKE AND BLOOMINGTON AND THE CITY'S ROLE IN THAT. THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT I BELIEVE THIS BODY NEEDS TO ASK AND THIS IS ONE STEP AND ONE TOOL WE NEED TO HAVE TO GET INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IN THIS MOMENT, WE ADDRESS THIS SITUATION WHERE I.C.E. WAS ON THE GROUND IN MINNEAPOLIS IN A HEAVILY IMMIGRANT CORRIDOR WITH A LOT OF SCRUTINY AND STRENGTH BECAUSE AS I SAID IN MY REMARKS DURING THE RESOLUTION, GIVING THIS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AN INCH TO SHOW UP IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND VIOLATE OUR VALUES, THEY WILL TAKE A MILE. I AM REALLY HAPPY TO BE A CO-AUTHOR ON THIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO EARNING THE SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES. [3:42:24] President Elliott Payne: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:42:26] Council Member Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS AND EXTEND MY GRATITUDE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ IN TAKING RESPONSIVE ACTION AND MOVING QUICKLY IN RESPONSE TO THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED JUST THIS PAST TUESDAY. I KNOW THAT YOUR WARD IS STILL REELING FROM THOSE TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY IN THE COMMUNITY TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. SO HAS MY OFFICE. THERE HAS BEEN AN OUTPOUR OF QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO FILL THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ANSWER AT THIS TIME AND THAT HAS BEEN DEEPLY FRUSTRATING. I BELIEVE IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATE THE CITY'S INVOLVEMENT AND RESPONSE TO THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 3RD. MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS DO NOT SUPPORT FEDERAL AGENTS CONDUCTING MILITARIZE OPERATIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST PRONE TO BEING ATTACKED BY THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT TO SEE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS OR THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE ANY TYPE OF ROLE IN THESE FRIGHTENING OPERATIONS, OFTEN RIGHT-WING OPERATIONS, AND THE PERCEPTION THAT THE MPD MAY HAVE SUPPORTED THE OPERATION IS INCREDIBLY DAMAGING AND THERE ARE SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM TUESDAY. ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MORE CLARITY OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXCEPT THROUGH PRESS CONFERENCES AND MEDIA RELEASES THAT CAN PROVIDE CONFLICTING INFORMATION. THIS IS WHY WE NEED AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF WHAT TOOK PLACE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS OF THAT AUDIT. [3:44:17] Council Member Robin Wonsley: ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THE START OF THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, I HAVE RECEIVED QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEPARATION AND HOW THE ADMINISTRATION IN OUR MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ENFORCE IT AND DUE TO MEDIA COVERAGE, RESIDENTS ARE AWARE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER FEDERATION PRESIDENT BOB CROW AND THE CURRENT POLICE UNION PRESIDENT RECENTLY ENDORSED CROW FOR U.S. MARSHAL. UNDERSTANDABLY, RESIDENTS HAVE A CONCERN TO SEE THAT SOME OF THE RANK AND FILE LEADERSHIP WITHIN MPD HAS ALIGNED THEMSELVES WITH THE TRUMP AGENDA AND OUR WORRIES OF THAT IMPLICATION LOCALLY AS WE'RE SEEING A DAILY DISREGARD OF THE RULE OF LAW AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. I HOPE MAYOR FRY AND HIS EXECUTIVE TEAM CAN SEE THESE WERE EXACERBATED BY WHAT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND I AUTHORED A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THIS BODY PASS ASKING MPD TO PRESENT ON HOW THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING AND ENFORCING OUR SEPARATION ORDINANCE. THAT PRESENTATION WILL BE COMING TO THE ADMINISTRATION ON JUNE 23 AT 1:30 P.M. OF COURSE, I INVITE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US AT THE COMMITTEE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC OR WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS. I ALSO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND OR WATCH VIA LIVESTREAM. I ALSO JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED BY THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION IN THEIR RESPONSE. I KNOW THAT WE HEARD A LOT OF INFORMATION, SHARING THAT THERE WERE VALID REASONS FOR MPD TO BE THERE BUT AGAIN, INSTEAD OF UNPACKING HOW A MILITARIZE OPERATION MAY BE TRIGGERING FOR THE LAKE STREET IN SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE SEEN THE MAYOR AND OUR CHIEF DEFLECT AND HAVE NAMED THAT SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INTENSIFYING PROTESTS AND SPREADING MISINFORMATION AND NOT ONLY IS THIS UNHELPFUL, IT DEFLECTS WHAT IS BEING ASKED IN TERMS OF REAL-TIME AND URTH QUESTIONS ON HOW AND WHY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, WHICH CLAIMS TO BE A WELCOMING CITY, WHY WOULD THEY PARTICIPATE IN ANY OPERATION INVO INVOLVING I.C.E. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AT LEAST TO THE PUBLIC IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WERE EITHER ON THE STREETS ON TUESDAY, DOCUMENTING THOSE OPERATIONS, DOCUMENTING I.C.E. PRESENCE THERE AND HAVE SINCE BEEN REACHING OUT TO COUNCIL TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WAS TESTED ON TUESDAY. WHILE I'M CONCERNED BY THE ACTIONS THAT TOOK PLACE BY THE CITY AND MPD, I AM DEEPLY PROUD AND INSPIRED BY OUR RESIDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT TRUMP'S ATTEMPT TO SCARE OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS OR OUR RESIDENTS THAT ALSO BACK OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITIES. WITH THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AUTHORS IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND GIVING US SOME IMMEDIATE ACTION STEPS TO TAKE TO HOPEFULLY GET CLEARER ANSWERS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. [3:47:42] Council Member Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I THINK SOMETHING WE ALL AGREE ON IS SOMETHING I HEARD CHIEF O'HARE RITZ SAID LAST NIGHT ON TV. I'M PARAPHRASING, THE FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT SHOWED UP AT LAKE AND BLOOMINGTON THIS WEEK WERE REALLY TONE DEAF ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THEY WERE SHOWING UP TO. I'LL SUPPORT THIS ACTION BECAUSE TELLING THE TRUTH MATTERS. I ALSO HOPE THAT IT INCLUDES THE COMMUNICATION SENT OUT BY ALL OF US AND THE INFORMATION WE ALL RECEIVED ABOUT IT. IN MY MIND, AN AFTER ACTION REVIEW INCLUDES ALL OF US, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT THAT HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNICATE ACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN THIS TIME OF VERY INCREASED FEAR AND POLITICAL TENSION, FEARS AROUND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND APPOINTED STAFF FROM YOUR OFFICES CREATED AN INCREASINGLY TENSE SCENE. THIS COMMUNITY TRUSTS YOU. THIS COMMUNITY TAKES YOUR LEAD. SO INFLAMMATORY OR UNCORRECTED MESSAGING JEOPARDIZES PUBLIC SAFETY AND I HOPE THAT IS IN THIS AFTER ACTION REPORT. THANK YOU. [3:49:00] Council Member Michael Rainville: THANK YOU. I DO HOPE THAT THIS AFTER HOUR -- I AM GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS BECAUSE LET'S GET THE TRUTH OUT THERE. LET'S ACCEPT THE TRUTH WHEN IT COMES BACK. I HOPE THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNICATION FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS. I HOPE IT INCLUDES WHAT MUTUAL AID IS. WHEN ONE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NEEDS ANOTHER, THAT CALL GOES OUT AND THAT RESPONSE HAPPENS. I HOPE IT INCLUDES THE OFFICERS' INJURIES THAT WERE SUSTAINED DURING THIS AND I HOPE IT TALKS ABOUT WHY LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS INVOLVED. WHAT HAS BEEN TOLD SO FAR IS THAT IT WAS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING, MONEY LAUNDERING, A DRUG ENFORCEMENT ACTION. FIRST OF ALL, I CAN TELL YOU THE TRUTH RIGHT NOW, BOB IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF THE POLICE FEDERATION, HE IS NOT. LET'S ALL GO FORWARD ON THIS. I AM GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS AND IT WAS THE MILITARY THAT STOPPED THE RIOTS ON LAKE STREET. [3:50:12] Council Member Jamal Osman: WOW, OKAY. WELL, AS SOMEONE WHO LIVED THROUGH CIVIL WAR, WHO EXPE EXPERIENCED -- HAD TRAUMA OF CIVIL WAR AND ALSO EXPERIENCED WHAT HAPPENED ON 2020 LAKE STREET, WHAT HAPPENED ON LAKE STREET AND BLOOMINGTON WAS VERY DISTURBING. A FEDERAL OPERATION INTO ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY WERE CARRYING RIFLES, ASSAULT RIFLES, ARMED VEHICLES, FORCEFUL TACTICS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. SO THAT PUT ME AND EVERYONE ELSE TO FEAR. THIS HAPPENED IN THE HEART OF LAKE STREET. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE THROWN ON THE GROUND. IT'S CHAOS IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE VIDEOS. IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES FELT FEAR, CONFUSION, AND REAL TRAUMA. MOST PEOPLE THAT COME TO THE UNITED STATES COME FROM WORSE, SO THE FLASHBACKS ARE REAL TO SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE. SOME OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I HAD BROUGHT A VIDEO TRYING TO GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS I CAN TO COMMUNICATE BECAUSE MY PHONE WAS BLOWING UP. PEOPLE WERE CALLING ME THAT I REPRESENT, MOSTLY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. NO ONE SHOULD SEE, SHOULD HAVE TO SEE A MILITARY STYLE GEAR AND TACTICS IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES, THEIR BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT EXPLAINING OR WARNINGS. WHETHER THIS WAS ABOUT IMMIGRATION OR SOMETHING ELSE, THE IMPACT IS THE SAME