[0:22] Andrea Jenkins: GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, AND I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MAY 25TH. THIS MORNING WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS TO PRESENT WHICH WE'LL DO BEFORE TAKING UP OUR REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. [0:44] Andrea Jenkins: THE FIRST RESOLUTION WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBERS WONSLEY AND CHAVEZ, AND IT IS A RESOLUTION HONORING VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY. [1:08] Andrea Jenkins: COUNCILMEMBERS WONSLEY AND CHAVEZ WILL PRESENT THAT RESOLUTION. [1:12] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO INVITE COUNCIL JEREMIAH ELLISON, COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI AND COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE TO JOIN TO READ THE RESOLUTION WITH ME. [1:50] Jason Chavez: ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TOSHERA AND JEROME. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE WHO SERVE FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY POLICE BRUTALITY, SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME UP AND JOIN US. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. [2:09] Robin Wonsley: I'D ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT -- I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FAMILIES WHO ALSO AREN'T HERE WITH US TODAY AS WE HONOR THE LIFE OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF HIS MURDER BY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE, AND IN LIGHT OF THAT, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SUCH AN EXTENSIVE DARK HISTORY AROUND POLICE BRUTALITY IN OUR CITY AND THE LIST OF IMPACTED FAMILIES IS JUST FAR TOO LONG, SO I JUST WANT TO REAFFIRM MY COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS AND THE FIGHT FOR COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT CREATE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS AND MAKING SURE YOU ALL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES THAT GOES BEYOND POLICING. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF US TAKE OUR POSITIONS SERIOUSLY, AS THOSE STANDING HERE WITH OUR IMPACTED FAMILIES, AND MAKE SURE YOU HOLD OUR FEET TO THE FIRE ABOUT BUILDING UP ACCOUNTABLE PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS BECAUSE IT IS THE LACK OF POLITICAL WILL THAT GOT US TO THIS MOMENT, TO THE MOMENT WHERE GEORGE FLOYD WAS LEVERAGED IN FRONT OF THE WORLD, AND SO MANY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DID NOT RECEIVE JUSTICE. I WANT TO PUBLICLY MAKE THAT DECLARATION. FAR TOO OFTEN IN MINNEAPOLIS WE MAKE SYMBOLIC GESTURES ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AROUND POLICING AND THERE IS NO FOLLOW-THROUGH ON THE ACTION PIECE. IN LIGHT OF THAT, I ASK MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS WHO READ THE RESOLUTION, IF YOU COULD TAKE TWO SENTENCES EACH THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION IS HONORING VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THREE YEARS AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD BY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN. [4:07] Robin Wonsley: WHEREAS THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD BROUGHT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE PRACTICES OF THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT GEORGE FLOYD WAS NOT THE FIRST PERSON TREATED WITH VIOLENCE OR KILLED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE, AND WHEREAS THERE ARE MANY VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND UNJUST POLICING ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING VICTIMS OF BRUTAL POLICING BY OFFICERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND. [4:38] Jason Chavez: WHEREAS IF WE ARE TO HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARDSHIP OF VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND CREATE CHANGE WE MUST BOLDLY THE STAR STAR TRIBUNE NOTED LONG BEFORE IT WILL -- HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING HOME TO POLICE OFFICERS WHO PLAYED BY THEIR OWN RULES AND. [5:05] Jeremiah Ellison: WHEREAS DOZENS OF RESIDENTS HAVE SUED THE CITY FOR ALLEGED POLICE MISCONDUCT AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SETTLE LAWSUITS BROUGHT BY INDIVIDUALS AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS AND WHEREAS THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOUND PROBABLY CAUSE THAT THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT ENGAGES IN DISCRIMINAL KEY RACE-BASED POLICING AND MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS USE HIGHER RATES OR MORE SEVERE FORCE AGAINST BLACK INDIVIDUALS COMPARED TO WHITE INDIVIDUALS IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. [5:37] Aisha Chughtai: AND WHEREAS THE MDHR FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE THAT THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT TEACHES A PARA MILITARY CULTURE AND BY TEACHING AN APPROACH TO POLICING THAT EMPHASIZES AGGRESSION, MDHR CREATES A CULTURE THAT RESULTS IN UNNECESSARY ESCALATION AND/OR EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING ENCOUNTERS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL RACIAL BACKGROUNDS, AND WHEREAS THE MDHR FOUND THAT IN STATISTICALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF USE OF FORCE FILES FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2010 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2020, MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS USED UNNECESSARY AND INAPPROPRIATE LEVELS OF FORCE IN 28.6 PERCENT OF INCIDENTS IN WHICH THEY REPORTED USING FORCE AND IN 76.N WHICH ANOTHER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER INAPPROPRIATELY USED FORCE. ANOTHER OFFICER SHOULD HAVE BUT FAILED TO INTERVENE. [6:27] Elliott Payne: AND WHEREAS THE MDHR REPORTED THAT MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS QUOTE CONSISTENTLY USED RACIST MISOGYNISTIC AND OTHERWISE DISRESPECTFUL RESTORATIVE, REPARATIVE AND HEALING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ALLEGE MISCONDUCT OR EXCESSIVE FORCE BY POLICE OR THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF THOSE IMPACTED BY POLICE VIOLENCE AND... [7:05] Robin Wonsley: WHEREAS SOME OF THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA THAT INDIVIDUALS MAY SUSTAIN FROM ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE MAY NOT BE VISUALLY EVIDENT BUT CAN HAVE LONGSTANDING IMPACTS NONETHELESS AND WHEREAS SOME INDIVIDUALS DO NOT YOU ARE VIE ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE AND WHEREAS THE LIVES LOST AND THE TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE EXPERIENCED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS DUE TO ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE ARE COSTLY CONSEQUENCES OF SYSTEMIC RACISM AND POLICING IN THIS COUNTRY, AND WHEREAS VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY ARE FATHERS MOTHERS CHILDREN SIBLINGS, NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, STUDENTS WORKERS ARTICLEISTS ATHLETES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SOME OF OUR FELLOW RESIDENTS AND... [7:51] Jason Chavez: WHEREAS POLICE BRUTALITY CAN FOREVER CHANGE THE LIVES OF NOT ONLY THE VICTIM BUT ALSO THEIR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS POLICE BRUTALITY AND VIOLENCE CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT RESIDENTS, FAMILIES IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS AND WHEREAS ALL RESIDENTS DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE IN MINNEAPOLIS INCLUDING SAFE FROM MISCONDUCT OR EXCESSIVE FORCE BY POLICE OFFICERS AND. [8:24] Jeremiah Ellison: WHEREAS DISCUSSIONS OF POLICE BRUTALITY CAN BE PAINFUL AND UNCOMFORTABLE AND WHEREAS HONESTY RECKONING WITH REALITIES OF POLICE BRUTALITY IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ELIMINATING IT. [8:35] Aisha Chughtai: AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE ENTERED INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND HAVE AGREED TO IMPLEMENT SUFFICIENT PROCESSES TO IDENTIFY AND INTERVENE EARLY TO PRESENT POLICE MISCONDUCT AND BRUTALITY AND OCCURRING AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN HOLDING THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE TO FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS'S PROMISES TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO PREVENT RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATORY POLICING AND EXCESSIVE USES OF FORCE. [9:09] Elliott Payne: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO RECOGNIZE THE PAIN AND TRAUMA THAT CAN RESULT FROM DISCRIMINATORY POLICE ASKING USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE BY POLICE. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HONORS ALL VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. [9:28] Robin Wonsley: I JUST WANT TO GIVE A MOMENT FOR TOSHERA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WORDS ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN LIGHT OF YOU LOSING YOUR OWN LOVED ONE TO POLICE BRUTALITY AND BEING PUT IN THE POSITION TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT SAME PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO FIGHT AND SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES, CONTINUING TO HOLD POLITICIANS LIKE MYSELF AND THOSE ON THIS DAIS ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE, WHAT YOU LIVE EVERY DAY, YOUR SON, THE FAMILIES THAT YOU SUPPORT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT DO NOT CREATE THOSE SAME CONDITIONS IN MO MOMS OF GRIEF AND TRAUMA. I WANT TO GIVE THE FLOOR TO YOU. [10:44] Toshera: I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS. ALTHOUGH THE FATHER OF MY SON DID NOT LOSE HIS SON AT THE HANDS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE, IT WAS THE ST. PAUL, TO HAVE YOUR LOVED ONES STOLEN FROM YOU AND HAVE THE ENTIRE STORY TURNED AROUND, TO HAVE YOUR FAMILY, WE GET OUR LOVED ONES HURT TWICE. THEY DON'T JUST TAKE OUR LOVED ONES FROM US. AFTER OUR LOVED ONES ARE STOLEN, THEN WE HAVE TO FIGHT THE TRUTH OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO OUR LOVED ONE, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL BECAUSE THIS SHOWED ACKNLEDGMENT TODAY. WITH GEORGE FLOYD, THE CITY OF MF MINNESOTA AND THE WORLD HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MURDER OF THAT BLACK MAN, BUT WITH SO MANY MORE OF US, COMMUNITIES UNITED AGAINST POLICD WHERE THERE'S BEEN ALMOST 500 DIES AT THE HANDS OF LAW MINNESOTA SINCE THE YEAR 20. I CURRENTLY WORK WITHAMILIES THAT COME FROM 1996, 1997, SO 'S NOT EVEN CNTING THOSE FAMILIES. THE REAS THAT I FOUNDED FAMILI SUPPORTING FAMIES AGAINSTA T HAVE SUPPO WHEN THEIR LOVEDOT ONESRETOLEN ATHE HANDS OF W EORCEMENT, WHEREF YOUR LOVED ONE I STOLEN BY A REGUL CIVILIAN HERE I MINNESOTA THERE' SUPRT. BUTF YOU LOVED O IS KLED LAW ENFORCENT, YOUR LOVED ON IS NOT ASSUM TO BE VICT. AND AS WE SAY WITH GEORGE FLOYD FLAOCASTELE AND MANY OTHER THERE'S CLEARLY VICTIMS. THE'S MANY GEORGE FLOS AROUND THE STE OF MNESOTA. I'M VERY GRATEFUTHAT YOU GS ARE TAKING THIS TIM TO ACKNOWLEDA THE FAMILIESAVE BEEASKING ACKNOWLEDGME OF THE HURT AND ANE THE HARMHATAS BEEN IF THERE'S ALMOST 50 BODIES AT THE HDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, SEE WITH ORGE FLOYD, IT'S NOTD THE SEE W NOT T RESULT O ONLY EIFE. IT WAS MANY MORE LIS THAT CAME BEFORE H A AFTER HIM THAT HAVE BEENAILED TIME. ACKNOWLEDGE AND IS T NOT ONLY T ACKNOWLGMENT. W IT'S TIM TO WORTOTHER TO FIGUREUT HOW WILL WE BUILD RELATIONSP WITH THE IMPACTED COUNITY, HOW WILL THEY HE A SEAT ATH TABLE, HOW WILLHEY NEEDED BECAU THERE IS ALEARS ANGE. ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY RE IN THE UNITED STATES,UT SPECIE G HAPPED, WHICH ISHE STATE OF NNESOTA. WE NEED TO MOVEND SWIFTLY BECAEHE P IS STILL KILLED AT T HANDS OLAW BEING ENRCEMENT. SO THE LAS THING I WAY P D IS SUPPORT GROUP, BUT IT ORGANIZATION TO HEL PEOPLE WITH FURAL COSTS, TOELP PEOPLE WITH THEPY CTS, TO HELP PEOPLE WA SAFE PLACE T COME WHERE THE ULD TELL TIR REALIND THEIR TRUITHOUT HAVG THE BACKLASH AND W WORK ALLY HARD, BUT THE MAIN POINT WAS T BE T SUPPORT THN Y SON,HEN THE SET OSIDE MY ME AND FLOWED ME ANDEEN A 20 LYNCHG. HIS SLL WAS CRACKEG BITES ON HIS BODY. HE WAS LEVERAD IN THIS STE, AND ESE ARE MODERN-DAY LYNCHINGS. IT IS NOT ABOUT BNG AGAINST POCE. IT IS NOT AUT HATING RIGHT AND WRONG IS WNG. IS WE A AWARE THAT THERE A SOME GOOD OFFICERS OUT THERE ON E STREET, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT IN HRT, BUT WE MUST ALL BE HELD AOUNTABLE. IT' TIME F TO COME TOGETHERS AEOPLE, AS HUMAN BEINGS TO DO RIGHT BY EACH OER BECAU IT IS ONLY WHATE DO FOR O ANOTH THAT'S GOING TO LAST INHE END THANKOU. [16:31] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THAT RESOLUTION, AND I DO JUST WANT TO OFFER MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES ONCE AGAIN, TO YOU, TOSHERA, AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING SUPPORTING FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE LOSSES AS A RESULT OF POLICE VIOLENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT HONORARY RESOLUTION, I DO JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY, AS A CITY AND AS EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS MUST GRAPPLE WITH AND WORK TOGETHER TO AFFECT THE CHANGES AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE DESERVE. AS WE EXPERIENCE GRIEF AND MOURNING OVER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, AS WE HAVE HEARD HERE TODAY OF THE MANY OTHER LIVES IMPACTED BY POLICE BRUTALITY, WE ARE ALL HERE TO DO THE HARD WORK OF SYSTEMS CHANGE. [18:04] Andrea Jenkins: YESTERDAY THE MINNEAPOLIS BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK AND OTHER CITY STAFF MEMBERS CONVENED THE THIRD ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE OF GEORGE FLOYD VISUAL AND CONVERSATION. THAT WAS A BRAVE AND EMOTIONAL AND CHALLENGING SPACE. I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR DEDICATED STAFF WHO EXPERIENCED THE TRAUMA, AS WELL, AND HELPED TO CREATE THIS GROUNDING SPACE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES TO GRIEVE. THERE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY IMPACT. I LIVE TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM 38TH AND CHICAGO PERSONALLY. AND AS A 20-PLUS YEAR RESIDENT OF THAT COMMUNITY, I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL THOSE YEARS TO REALLY TRY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AT 38TH AND CHICAGO, LONG BEFORE THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. [19:02] Andrea Jenkins: AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN HEALING, IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT TOGETHER WE CAN GET TO A PERMANENT MEMORIAL PROCESS THAT CENTERS COMMUNITY AND HEALING. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE HARD WORK EVERY DAY AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. I SEE YOU. I STAND WITH YOU, AND WHILE I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, I WANT TO JUST SHOUT OUT A FEW PEOPLE PARTICULARLY ETHROPIC GARNETT, WHO IS HAD A LED WITH COMPASSION, CARE AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE AND RECENTLY WAS CELEBRATED WITH THE WELL DESERVED NORTH STAR AWARD. I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HEELERS CARETAKERS PRESERVATIONISTS AND GROUPS LIKE THE GEORGE FLOYD GLOBAL MEMORIAL, AND I SEE JANELLE AUSTIN HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. I ALSO HEARD YOUR COMMENTS ON MPR THIS MORNING, SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO STAND IN THIS SPACE AND UPLIFT THIS COMMUNITY IN THE WAYS THAT YOU DO AND PRESERVE THE IMAGES, THE OFFERINGS, THE ARTWORK, THE LIFE THAT PEOPLE ARE BRINGING TO THE SQUARE. [20:32] Andrea Jenkins: I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS CREW AND STAFF WHO ARE WORKING ON THE GROUND AND REALLY LEADING THESE DIFFICULT PROCESSES TO CREATE PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE REALLY CONTENTIOUS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT. IT TAKES ALL OF US TO COME TOGETHER AND DO THIS WORK. WITH THAT IN MIND, I WANT US TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THAT MOMENT OF SILENCE, I'M GOING TO ASK THE CLERKS TO HELP ME WITH THE TIMING, A 9 MINUTE AND 29 SECOND MOMENT OF SILENCE. [30:06] (Moment of Silence) [30:39] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THAT DAY, MAY 25TH, 2020, THOSE 9 MINUTES AND 29 SECONDS WERE SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT 9 MINUTES IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. NEXT, THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY AS WE PREPARE TO PRESENT THE NEXT RESOLUTION. [31:04] Robin Wonsley: IF THE BODY WOULD TAKE A MOMENT, I SEE AS YOU RECOGNIZED EARLIER JANELLE AUSTIN IN THE AUDIENCE WHO I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT HER WITH THE COPY OF THE HONORARY RESOLUTION AND TO ALSO ALLOW HER TO SHARE SOME COMMENTS AS -- THANK YOU, JANELLE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THE SQUARE ON BEHALF OF GEORGE FLOYD'S FAMILY, FOR KEEPING AND MAINTAINING THE SACREDNESS OF THAT SPACE WHERE WE WITNESSED GEORGE FLOYD BE KILLED FOR 9 MINUTES AND 29 SECONDS. SO I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS RESOLUTION BEFORE WE TRANSITION TO THE NEXT, BECAUSE YOU DESERVE THAT RECOGNITION TOO. [32:26] Robin Wonsley: THOSE WHO AREN'T AWARE, JANELLE AUSTIN IS ONE OF THE CARETAKERS OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE AND THE MEMORIAL, AND JUST WANTING TO PRESENT YOU ALSO WITH THIS RESOLUTION AND ALLOW YOU TO HAVE THE FLOOR TO SHARE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU THINK THIS BODY, OUR CITY SHOULD HERE AT THE MOMENT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN CONTINUING THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, NOT JUST FOR GEORGE FLOYD BUT FOR SO MANY WHO ALSO HAVEN'T BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE TRADITIONAL JUSTICE WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [33:06] Janelle Austin: I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MUCH, BUT AFTER THAT 9 MINUTES AND 29 SECONDS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL FELT IT, BUT IT FELT SO CRUEL THAT THAT COULD BE DONE TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. WE DO WHAT WE DO AS A NEIGHBORHOOD, AS a COMMUNITY, AS A BLOCK BECAUSE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO OUR PART TO END LYNCHINGS IN AMERICAN. THAT'S IT. WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE'S CHILD, UNC I WILL, BROTHER SISTER CHILD AUNTIE UNCLE TO BE TAKEN FROM THEM. WE ARE TRYING TO LIVE INTO AN IMAGINATION WHERE BLACK LIVES TRULY DO MATTER AND WE CAN ALL LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF JUSTICE TOGETHER. THAT IS ALL WE ARE TRYING TO DO AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE REGARDLESS OF ALL THE DIFFERENT NARRATIVES THAT MAY BE PUT OUT THERE. OUR WORK, OUR WORK IS TO PROTECT THE NARRATIVE AND TO PROTECT THE LEGACY OF RESISTANCE WHICH HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, BECAUSE WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN BE FREE. WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN LIVE LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF JUSTICE. SO GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE STILL STANDS THREE YEARS LATER, EVEN THOUGH SOME OF YOU ALL NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD. WE AS NEIGHBORS TOOK SOME TIME TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER, CENTER BLACK VOICES AND DECIDE, AND DECIDE THAT NOT IN OUR BACKYARD WOULD THERE BE ANY MORE LYNCHINGINGS, AND WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT. WE PROBABLY MAKE SOME OF YOU ALL MAD. THAT'S OKAY. BY OUR GOAL IS TO SET THE STAGE FOR MINNEAPOLIS TO LEAD THIS NATION TO END LYNCHINGS IN AMERICA. THAT'S WHY GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE STILL STANDS AS PROTEST. THANK YOU. [36:34] Jason Chavez: ALL RIGHT. I THINK THIS IS HOT. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? OUR NEXT RESOLUTION IS DECLARING JUNE 2023, LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER QUEER TWO-SPIRIT INTERSEX AND ASEXUAL PRIDE MONTH. I WAS GOING TO INVITE ALL THE MEMBERS OF SOGI TO COME UP. I SEE YOU ALL ARE HERE. THANK YOU. MAYBE SOME CAN COME ON THIS OTHER SIDE. ARE OTHER LGBTQIA+ TWO S COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE OR CITY EMPLOYEES? PLEASE JOIN US. WHEREAS IN 1975, MINNEAPOLIS WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY EXPRESSION, A POSITION SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED BY NUMEROUS MINNESOTA CITIES AND THE STATE ITSELF AND WHEREAS MINNEAPOLIS WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE CREATING A DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRY AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS BEEN STEADFAST IN ITS COMMITMENT TO FULL LEGAL EQUALITY FOR SAME SEX COUPLES AND 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 THE GOVERNOR, AND WHEREAS THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND NUMEROUS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE LONG ADVOCATED FOR THE 2014 PASSAGE OF THE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE MINNESOTA SCHOOLS ACT PROVIDING A CLEAR DEFINITION OF BULLYING AND FOCUSING ON BULLYING PREVENTION. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TRANSGENDER ISSUES WORK GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2014 AND HAS SINCE HOSTED THE ANNUAL MINNEAPOLIS TRANS EQUITY SUMMIT TO SUPPORT AND CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS IN THE SOCIAL, LEGAL, HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER ISSUES CRITICAL TO THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS IN 2015 SAME SEX MARRIAGE EXPANDED TO ALL 50 STATES IN 2015 THROUGH VARIOUS STATE COURT RULINGS, STATE LEGISLATION, DIRECT POPULAR VOTES AND FEDERAL COURT RULINGS. [39:52] Andrea Jenkins: WHEREAS IN JANUARY 2018 COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT ANDREA JENKINS AND PHILLIPE CUNNINGHAM WERE SWORN IN AS FIRST COUNCILMEMBERS ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRST TWO OPENLY TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ELECTED TO ANY CITY COUNCIL IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEREAS IN 2021 CITY EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED TO CREATE A SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY RESOURCE GROUP FOR PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFIED AS LGBTQ2SIA+ AND ALLIES HELP DRIVE DIVERSITY INCLUSION STRATEGY TO COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. [40:28] Jason Chavez: WHEREAS IN JANUARY 2022, MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ WAS SWORN AS FIRST LATINO LGBTQ MEMBER WITHIN COUNCIL DESPITE ANDREA JENKINS ELECTED BY COLLEAGUES FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER PRESIDENT IN UNITED STATES. WHEREAS MINNEAPOLIS HAS A THRIVING LESBIAN, GAY, TRANSGENDER TWO SPIRIT ASEXUAL COMMUNITY SUSTAINING AND SUSTAINED BY SO MANY WELCOMING ORGANIZATIONS, PLACES TO WORSHIP BUSINESSES NEIGHBORHOODS SCHOOLS EVENTS AND MORE. WHEREAS MINNEAPOLIS HAS BENEFITED FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF NUMEROUS LGBTQIA 2 SPIRIT SIA ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND PARK AND RECREATIONAL BOARD AND BOARD OF ESTIMATE TAXATION HOUSE AND SENATE AS WELL AS COUNTLESS OFFICIALS IN THE CITY EMPLOYEES. WHEREAS MINNEAPOLIS ANNUALLY PLAYS HOST TO TWIN CITIES LGBTQIA PRIDE CELEBRATION OUTDOOR FESTIVAL PARK FOR CELEBRATING LGBTQIA+ PRIDE AND ALLIES WHO WORK FOR IT. AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES SENATE IS REVIEWING THE EQUALITY ACT WHICH WOULD INCREASE PROTECTIONS RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SUPPORTING ITS PASSAGE. WHEREAS IN DECEMBER 2022 MAYOR JACOB FREY EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTED CITY STAFF TO CEASE ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST PROVIDERS OR INDIVIDUALS EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IN MINNEAPOLIS, ALSO RIGHTS TO MINORS LIVING APART FROM PARENTS TO MAKE THEIR OWN MEDICAL DECISIONS REGARDING GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE. WHEREAS IN 2019 THE CITY BANNED CONVERSION THERAPY INTO LAW AND OTHER BAN -- ON OTHER BAN OF CONVERSION THERAPY. [42:38] Jason Chavez: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY DECLARE JUNE AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, QUEER, TWO SPIRIT INTERSEX AND ASEXUAL PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES CELEBRATING LGBTQIA+ PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY AND IN THE ONGOING WORK LEADING MINNESOTA TOWARDS FULL LGBTQ 2SIA EQUALITY. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A PART OF THIS TODAY AND FOR CREATING THE SOLGI GROUP. I WOULD ASK IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SHARE ANY WORDS IN THIS TIME THAT LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES ARE CONTINUOUSLY UNDER ATTACK. IN MINNESOTA I'M PROUD TO SAY IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR DRAG PERFORMERS, FOR TRANS KIDS SEEKING GENDER AFFIRMATIVE HEALTHCARE, FOR PEOPLE WITH A WOMB SEEKING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS HEALTHCARE. THIS IS THE CITY THAT WELCOMES AND AFFIRMS YOUR IDENTITY, AND I WELCOME EVERYBODY TO SHARE ANY THOUGHTS OR WORDS. [43:53] Jason Chavez: I DID WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO CALL ON TARGET CORPORATION TO DO BETTER. THEY DO HAVE HEADQUARTERS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND THEY RECENTLY ARE TAKING AWAY SOME PRIDE MERCHANDISE FROM THEIR STORES ACROSS THE NATION, AND I CALL ON ALL CORPORATIONS IN OUR COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN USING RAINBOW CAPITALISM TO MAKE A PROFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND NOW WHEN THEIR PROFITS ARE IN DANGER THEY'RE TAKING AWAY OUR OWN PRIDE MERCHANDISE. I THINK THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I THINK WE SHOULD BE FIGHTING AGAINST THAT. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT MAKE PROFITS OFF OUR COMMUNITY AND WHEN WE'RE AT RISK, THEY SHOULD NOT BE TAKING THAT AWAY. THAT NEWS BROKE OUT JUST YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS PRIDE MONTH WE'RE FIGHTING AGAINST THAT AND STANDING UP FOR ALL LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES. [44:44] Andrea Jenkins: SOGI WILL BE HOSTING A PANEL ON JUNE 21ST AT NOON, AND IT WILL BE A PANEL OF COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY TALKING ABOUT HOW MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNESOTA ARE A PLACE THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING TO FROM STATES IN WHICH SOME OF THESE DRACONIAN LAWS HAVE BEEN MADE AROUND TRANS AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE BECAUSE MINNEAPOLIS IS SEEN AS A SAFE PLACE TO BE. WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING AN UPDATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE CAN DO A GOOD JOB IN MINNEAPOLIS OF WELCOMING PEOPLE AND HOW WE CAN BE A WELCOMING PLACE AND THAT IF WE SAY WE'RE WELCOMING WE SHOULD BE. SO HOW CAN WE DO THAT. WE'RE ALL INVITED TO JOIN. IT WILL BE NOON ON THE TRAINING CENTER PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDING. YOU'LL HEAR MORE. THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION. IT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION. THINGS ARE JUST BEGINNING TO BE LEARNED ABOUT AND RESOURCES ARE BEGINNING TO BE DEVELOPED. AND WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN. [45:53] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I WILL NOW ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THAT WE DO HAVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [46:54] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON? [46:57] Andrew Johnson: HERE. [46:58] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN? [46:59] Jamal Osman: HERE. [47:01] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE? [47:02] Elliott Payne: PRESENT. [47:03] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI? [47:04] Emily Koski: PRESENT. [47:05] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI? [47:06] Aisha Chughtai: PRESENT. [47:08] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ? [47:10] Jason Chavez: PRESENT. [47:11] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON? [47:12] Jeremiah Ellison: HERE. [47:13] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE? [47:14] Michael Rainville: PRESENT. [47:15] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN? [47:16] Elizabeth Goodman: PRESENT. [47:17] Casey Carl: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY? [47:18] Robin Wonsley: HERE. [47:20] Casey Carl: VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO? [47:26] Linea Palmisano: PRESENT. [47:27] Casey Carl: PRESIDENT JENKINS? [47:28] Andrea Jenkins: PRESENT. [47:29] Casey Carl: THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. (Note: One member marked absent earlier but now present). [47:30] Andrea Jenkins: LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA COLLEAGUES. THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. I'LL ASK ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [47:45] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT I THINK A CYCLE AGO BROUGHT FORWARD LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TOWARDS THE CLERKS AND THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT AROUND FTES AND US GETTING SOME MORE INFORMATION AND A LITTLE MORE TRANSPARENCY. THROUGH SOME CONVERSATION WITH A FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI AND COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY I THINK WE FOUND SOME WAYS TO STRENGTHEN THAT ASK. SO WE ARE HERE TO KIND OF RESUBMIT THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WITH A FEW ADDITIONS, A FEW MORE SPECIFICS, AND THAT'S ALL. IT MIGHT LOOK REALLY FAMILIAR, BUT THERE'S A FEW CHANGES, BUT THE SPIRIT OF IT IS STILL THE SAME. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS INFORMATION ON HOW WE'RE GOING ABOUT APPROVING AND FORWARD FOLLOW-UP ON NEW FTES. [48:36] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON'S MOTION, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. (Ayes Respond). ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES, AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING ON MAY 11TH MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION, PLEASE. [49:05] Andrea Jenkins: CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). THERE ARE 12 AYES. THAT CARRIES, AND THOSE MINUTES ARE ACCEPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO THE PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION, PLEASE. [49:50] Andrea Jenkins: CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). THERE ARE 12 AYES. THAT CARRIES, AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES BEGINNING WITH THE BUSINESS INSPECTIONS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, AND THAT REPORT THANKFULLY WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. [50:25] Elizabeth Goodman: GOOD MORNING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I FIRST WANT TO ANNOUNCE UNFORTUNATELY, I'LL NEED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY REPORT FOR THE FUNERAL OF COUNCILMEMBER PAT SCOTT WHO WAS THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO HAD THIS JOB IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ME. SHE PASSED AWAY JUST A WEEK OR SO AGO, AND THE FUNERAL IS AT ST. MARK'S CATHEDRAL THIS MORNING, AND I JUST FEEL IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO SHOW UP FOR A FORMER COUNCILMEMBER AND WANTED TO MENTION IT HERE, AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN ALLOWING US TO REPRESENT US IN THAT WAY THIS MORNING. THE BIHZ COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 14 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL THIS MORNING. ITEM 1 IS SNACK BAR. ITEM 2 IS APPROVING THE STATE OF MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE FOR THE MODULAR INNOVATION SOLUTIONS PROJECT. ITEM 3 IS MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN HIGH IMPACT INDUSTRIAL USES. ITEM NUMBER 4 GRANTING APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDINGS. ITEM 5 LIQUOR LICENSE APPROVALS AND 6 ARE THE RENEWALS. ITEM 7 VICKY COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. ITEM 8 GRANT FOR MPHA SPRINKLERS. NINE IS TRUST FUND UPDATES. ITEM 10 UPDATES TO QAP. ITEM 11 REZONING AT 3410 42ND STREET SOUTH. NUMBER 12 IS LAND USE 2040 ORDINANCE CHANGES. ITEM NUMBER 13 IS APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS SERVING COMMERCIAL USES. ITEM 14 IS ALSO LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE WITH REGARD TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES REGARDING THE 2040 PLAN. I'D LIKE TO MOVE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 9 AND 12, BOTH FOR AMENDMENTS AND COMMENTS. WE'LL START WITH ALL ITEMS BUT 9 AND 12 AND ANYTHING ELSE ANYTHING WOULD LIKE TO VOTE FOR. [52:25] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. AND COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 9 AND 12. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT EXCEPT FOR ITEMS NUMBER 9 AND 12. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). THERE ARE 12 AYES. THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT IS ADOPTED, AND NOW WE WILL TAKE UP ITEMS NUMBER 9 FIRST, AND 12 IS AFFORDABLE TRUST FUND AND RIGHT-OF-WAY. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [53:37] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. I WANT TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE LIVELY DISCUSSION WE HAD IN THE BIHZ COMMITTEE. I KNOW STAFF HAD CONCERNS WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI AND I BROUGHT FORTH—30 PERCENT AMI FOR FOLKS THAT USE VOUCHERS AND FOR FOLKS THAT ARE HOMELESS. I AM BRINGING TWO MOTIONS FOR TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TOGETHER AS ONE PACKAGE. FIRST IS TO REVERT BACK TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS YOUTH IN EQUITABLE CRITERIA. SECOND LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE CONDUCT CHANGES OF WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BIHZ COMMITTEE APPROVED LAST WEEK. LOOK LIKE WITH THIS NEW SCORING CRITERIA WITH INCLUDING SCORE CARDS INCREASE IN PRESERVATION. LAST YEAR, ONLY 28 PERCENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WERE FOR UNITS OF 30 PERCENT OF AMI OR BELOW, AND THAT NUMBER HAS ONLY DECREASED WITH THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY OFFICIALLY CLOSE. I STILL STAND WITH THE WORK THAT THE BIHZ COMMITTEE MOVED FORWARD WITH, BUT I AM CHANGING COURSE TODAY TO HONOR THE WORK THAT STAFF DID WHICH I APPRECIATE. WHEN YOU REPRESENT A BIG COMMUNITY THAT IS UNHOUSED THAT LIVES BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, STRUGGLING WITH HOUSING, YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T RUBBER STAMP EVERYTHING THAT COMES BEFORE YOU IN THIS BODY. MANY OF US GOT ELECTED TO PRIORITIZE THOSE MOST IN NEED, AND I HOPE THIS SENDS A SIGNAL THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES IN PATH FORWARD. I HOPE THAT WE AS A COUNCIL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND BEGIN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS FOR 30 PERCENT AMI AND FOR THOSE MOST ESPECIALLY IMPACTED. I EXPECT BIG CONVERSATIONS ON THE SCORING MECHANISMS BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS AND AS WE HEAD 2023 TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS COUNCIL PRIORITIZES THIS MOVING FORWARD. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE TWO AMENDMENTS I HAVE. [55:51] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [56:00] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. I WAS A SUPPORTER OF THE INITIAL AMENDMENT, AND I THINK THAT THROUGH SOME DISCUSSION, IT TAKES A LOT OF LEADERSHIP, IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO BOTH ASSERT THE VALUES THAT COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ WAS ASSERTING IN THAT MEETING, AND AS A COUNCILMEMBER, BUT ALSO TO RECOGNIZE WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH A HIGHLY TECHNICAL ISSUE AND YOU NEED JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION TO PROCEED FORWARD IN THE WAY THAT YOU WANT AND TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING THE OUTCOMES YOU WANT, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI ARE DOING HERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO NAME THAT AND APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD, AND I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TODAY. [56:38] Elizabeth Goodman: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT THAT COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS BROUGHT FORWARD THIS MORNING, BUT I WANT TO FIRST START BY THANKING STAFF AND ALL OF THE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING THIS WORK ON A DAILY BASIS TO BUILD THIS VERY IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHICH IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ONE OF THE MAIN CHANGES STAFF MADE IN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WAS TO OFFER POINTS FOR 30 PERCENT UNITS AND THEN TO OFFER MORE POINTS FOR MORE 30 PERCENT UNITS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS CHANGE WAS MADE BASED ON THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT WAS EXPLAINED WELL ENOUGH IN THE PRESENTATION WHICH IS POTENTIALLY WHAT CAUSED THIS RIPPLE EFFECT OF MAKING A CHANGE THAT WOULD HAVE ADDED POINTS FOR 30 PERCENT UNITS WITHOUT ASKING FOR MORE 30 PERCENT UNITS. THAT'S THE PLACE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. THAT IS WHAT COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ IS SUPPORTING TODAY. THE SECOND POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS ADDING YOUTH TO THE LIST FOR THRESHOLD CRITERIA I BELIEVE IS A REALLY GOOD CHANGE, BECAUSE I SPENT A GOOD PART OF MY CAREER WORKING ON YOUTH LINK, HOUSING FOR 40 HOMELESS YOUTH. THIS IS A POPULATION THAT IS OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE PRIORITIZATION. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RISE UP THAT POPULATION BECAUSE IF WE CAN START EARLY HOUSING YOUNG PEOPLE, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL HAVE A LIFE OF HOUSING NOT A LIFE OF HOMELESSNESS. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD CHANGE. I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT. ULTIMATELY IN THE END WE CAN RANK THEM BOTH WAYS AND I THINK THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT. ONE THING TO BE AWARE OF, IN THIS VERY COMPLICATED FUNDING STATUTE, SOME FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR SOME USES AND SOME FUNDS FOR OTHER USES. A BIG CHUNK OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MONEY THAT CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON PRESERVATION. SO WE HAVE A BUILT-IN SETASIDE ESSENTIALLY FOR PRESERVATION AS A RESULT OF THE FUNDING SOURCE, AND SO I THINK IT'S OKAY TO ANALYZE ADDING SOME POINTS FOR THAT, BUT THE FACT WE CAN'T USE THAT FUNDING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION BASICALLY DRIVES A FUNDING SOURCE FOR PRESERVATION INCLUDING PROJECTS LIKE HERITAGE PARK AND LITTLE EARTH WHICH ARE IN NEED OF PRESERVATION. FUNDING HAS BEEN IMMEDIATE SITUATION. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE I THINK THE STAFF HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB. I APPRECIATE THE EXERCISE EVERYONE HAS GONE THROUGH TO UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SCORING IS A STATEMENT OF OUR VALUES. IT'S ALSO A STATEMENT OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING DEVELOPERS TO DO AND A BIG CHANGE MADE BY STAFF IN THIS CYCLE WAS YOU GET EXTRA POINTS IF YOU BUILD EXTRA 30 PERCENT UNITS. YOU DON'T JUST GET POINTS FOR BEING AT 60 PERCENT UNITS ANYMORE. THAT'S THE BASELINE. THANK YOU. [59:23] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [59:30] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I, TOO, WILL VOTE FOR THIS. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, THANK YOU FOR THIS EXTRA TRANSPARENCY, I RECOGNIZE THE STAFF AS WELL AS THE INVOLVEMENT OF DEVELOPERS IN OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. I SEE DIRECTOR BRENNAN THERE AND YOUR STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF PUSHING THIS ALONG. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE INFORMATION. I WANT TO THANK THE FAITH COMMUNITY HERE TODAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU'RE DOING AND BEAR WITH US. BE PATIENT. THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. WE JUST HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE. IT WILL STILL BE A GREAT IDEA AT THE END OF THE DAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN TODAY. LAST OF ALL, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE THROUGH THIS PROCESS. YOU DO A GOOD JOB AS CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU LISA. [1:00:26] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 9. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). THERE ARE 13 EYES. THAT CARRIES, AND THAT ITEM IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 12. [1:01:14] Elizabeth Goodman: THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE LONG AWAITED AND MUCH NEEDED ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO FULFILL ITS OBLIGATION TO ELIMINATE THE CONFLICT BETWEEN OUR CURRENT 2040 PLAN, ZONING PLAN AND COMP PLAN. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THE DAY WHERE I WOULD HAVE MY NAME ON AS AN AUTHOR FOR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH 2040. SO I FIRST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR DOING INCREDIBLE WORK. I BELIEVE IN YOU AND THE WORK YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH SO THAT I PUT MY NAME ON THIS PLAN, DESPITE THE LEVEL OF MISINFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN OUT THERE WITH REGARD TO WHAT THE LAND USE REZONING STUDY HAS BEEN DOING AT THIS MOMENT. IT HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE STRESSOR FOR THE PLANNING STAFF AND SYSTEM TO HAVE SO MANY CHANGES HAVE TO COME THROUGH BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THIS PORTION OF THE PLAN DONE, AND I'M VERY HAPPY WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE SIMPLY FOCUSING ON WHAT USES ARE ALLOWED WITHIN EACH OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. EVERYBODY DID NOT GET WHAT THEY WANT. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE MADE CHANGES, TOO, AND I WILL HAVE TO GET IN LINE WITH EVERYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMP PLAN CHANGE, BUT WE ARE GETTING A BIG CHUNK OF WORK DONE, HOPEFULLY TAKING PRESSURE OFF OF OUR STAFF, AND THE PLANNING DIVISIONS, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, PLANNING COMMISSION AND ULTIMATELY THE COMMITTEE THAT HALF OF US SERVE ON SO WE WON'T SEE AS MANY APPEALS. I'M GOING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD, BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON WHO HAS DONE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PORTIONS OF THIS PLAN AND HE HAS BEEN VERY ENGAGED IN THIS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME HAS A SMALL AMENDMENT TO SECTION 525.420 SECTION 3. YOU ALSO HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU. IT ADDS THE WORDS "PRINCIPLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION USE". I DON'T KNOW DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS, SIR? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE AMENDMENT AND ALSO MOVE THE MAIN MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 12. [1:03:16] Jeremiah Ellison: I'LL SECOND THAT IF IT NEEDS A SECOND. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. IT'S A SMALL CHANGE. I WANT TO THANK AGAIN STAFF FOR REALLY DIVING DEEP. THESE CAN BE VERY TECHNICAL THINGS. YOU CAN TRY TO MAKE A CHANGE AND NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHANGE THAT YOU'RE MAKING ESPECIALLY WITH SOMETHING THAT COMES AROUND EVERY TEN YEARS OR SO, AND SO I REALLY FELT PASSIONATE ABOUT DIVING INTO THIS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORK AND FIGURING OUT WHERE IT WAS APPROPRIATE IN THE LAND USE REZONING ISSUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENT. I HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF HELPING ME SUPPORT THE DOCUMENT. THANK YOU TO STAFF, THANK YOU TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HELPED EDUCATE ME ON THIS. I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THIS CHANGE, AND THAT'S ALL. SO THANKS. [1:03:58] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK TO THE SPECIFIC MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN? [1:04:17] Jamal Osman: YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANKS, CHAIR GOODMAN FOR THAT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I THINK STAFF DID EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO EDUCATE ME AND EXPLAIN THIS PROCESS. I KNOW SOME OF MY RESIDENTS IN SEWARD VILLAGE HAVE GREAT IDEAS THAT I TALK TO THE STAFF ABOUT. I'M NOT BRINGING AN AMENDMENT ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO ASK IF THE CHANGE THAT IS TAKING PLACE TODAY, IF THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCILMEMBERS OR EVEN PRESIDENT TO BRING IDEAS TO ADD IT IN THE FUTURE OR TO ADD WHAT GOES IN THERE OR WHATNOT OR IF THIS IS JUST... [1:04:58] Elizabeth Goodman: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE PLAN IS A LIVING, BREATHING DOCUMENT. AND SO WE WILL ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT WHAT KINDS OF TECHNICAL MISTAKES THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN, WHAT KINDS OF POLICY MISTAKES THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN. JUST IN TODAY'S AGENDA, WE ALREADY APPROVED TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS IT PERTAINS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CHANGES. IT'S AN ITERATIVE DOCUMENT. WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO ADD 20 CHANGES TO IT IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. WE WANT TO SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT. BUT OF COURSE THE COUNCIL IS ALWAYS OPEN AND ENCOURAGED TO LOOK AT CHANGES. YOU KNOW FROM SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE WE DETERMINE THAT ALLEYS—PROPERTIES DON'T HAVE ALLEYS MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO OTHER PROPERTY. WE'LL LOOK AT THAT. STAFF IS KEEPING IN MIND POTENTIAL CHANGES. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL SAY. IT'S JUST THE FINAL CULMINATION OF A LOT OF WORK ON MANY, MANY DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THIS PLAN TO GET US TO A WORKING DOCUMENT WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO OUR WORK. [1:06:19] Elizabeth Goodman: I MOVE THEM BOTH. I'M MOVING THE ELLISON AMENDMENT WITH THE MAIN MOTION AT THE SAME VOTE. [1:06:22] Casey Carl: (Conducts Roll Call). THERE ARE 12 AYES. (Andrea Jenkins stepped away briefly). [1:06:38] Linea Palmisano: THANK YOU. THAT CARRIES. THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT WAS AN ENORMOUS BODY OF WORK. THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR ASSISTANCE. NEXT COMMITTEE REPORT: COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE VICE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:06:54] Jason Chavez: THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. ONE ITEM FORWARD, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FISCAL ANALYSIS TWO ITEMS. LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTING COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL ANALYSIS WITH THE POTENTIAL COSTS OF MDHR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND A REQUEST TO CITY AUDITOR TO CONDUCT ANALYSIS OF THE FISCAL IMPACT EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF THE MDHR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. [1:07:36] Linea Palmisano: CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). 12 EYES. THAT CARRIES, AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. [1:08:12] Andrea Jenkins: (Returns) NEXT COMMITTEE REPORT: POLICY & GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:08:21] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE POLICY & GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 21 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. (Reads Items 1-21 including gift acceptances, contracts for liquid chlorine, Convention Center upgrades, body cameras, and temporary staffing). WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THESE ITEMS. [1:11:53] Andrea Jenkins: CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). THERE ARE 12 AYES. THAT CARRIES, AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:12:27] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, THE PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD FIVE ITEMS. (Reads Items 1-5 regarding FEMA grants, community health, and project safe neighborhood grants). I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. [1:13:27] Andrea Jenkins: CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). THERE ARE 12 AYES. THAT CARRIES, AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. FINALLY WE HAVE REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. [1:13:50] Andrew Johnson: THE PUBLIC WORKS & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE HAS TEN ITEMS FORWARD. (Reads Items 1-10 regarding stormwater management, Pride event permits, Metro Green Line, and Vision Zero). I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE COMMITTEE'S FULL REPORT AND ALL THOSE ITEMS. [1:15:13] Andrea Jenkins: CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). 12 AYES. THAT CARRIES, AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS, AND WE HAVE TWO HONORARY RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE READ AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. [1:16:00] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I KNOW OFTEN WE DON'T DO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ALL OF THE GREAT STAFF WHO SUPPORTS US IN DOING THIS LEGISLATIVE WORK IN OUR RESPECTIVE WARDS AND ACROSS THE CITY. I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LABOR, LABOR OF LOVE AND SUPPORT THAT BOTH COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ'S STAFF, AS WELL AS MY OWN STAFF POUR INTO MAKING SURE THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS VERY TIMELY HONORARY RESOLUTION HONORING THE VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND ALSO SUPPORTING THE FAMILIES WHO CAME AND RECEIVED THEM. I'M SORRY THAT WE MISSED IT, BUT SEVERAL OF GEORGE FLOYD'S RELATIVES CAME A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER WE WRAPPED UP, AND THEY RELAYED THEIR GRATITUDE FOR THIS BODY ACKNOWLEDGING THOSE HARMS. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT, AND THANK YOU ALL TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO SUPPORTED THAT RESOLUTION, AS WELL. [1:17:44] Andrea Jenkins: I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE AND WOULD OFFER MY THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THE STAFF INCLUDING MY OWN. CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. (Roll Call Conducted by Casey Carl). THERE ARE 12 AYES. THOSE RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A MOTION UNDER NEW BUSINESS TODAY, AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI TO INTRODUCE HER STAFF DIRECTIVE RELATING TO THE RENT STABILIZATION POLICY. [1:18:42] Aisha Chughtai: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS MOTION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION POLICY. RENT STABILIZATION IS AN ISSUE THAT CITY POLICY MAKERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS. (Recaps history from 2019 to the Rent Stabilization Work Group recommendation of Framework 5). NOW IT'S TIME FOR US TO TAKE SOME NEXT STEPS. AS CLERK CARL OUTLINED IN THE MAY 2ND BIHZ MEETING, OUR STAFF IS NOW WAITING FOR THIS BODY TO GIVE THEM A DIRECTION ON POLICY SO THAT THEY CAN DRAFT THE ORDINANCE AND BALLOT LANGUAGE. THIS MOTION BEFORE YOU TODAY HAS BEEN VETTED BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW SENSITIVE THE TIMELINE FOR ACTION ON THIS ISSUE IS. BECAUSE OF STATE LAW, ANY FINAL POLICY HAS TO BE PUT BACK ON THE BALLOT FOR APPROVAL BY THE VOTERS. FOR US TO DO THAT THIS YEAR WE HAVE TO SEND FINALIZED BALLOT LANGUAGE TO HENNEPIN COUNTY BY AUGUST 25TH. TO BE CLEAR, THIS MOTION IS NOT FINAL POLICY. IT DIRECTS TO ORDINANCE LANGUAGE WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY NEED TO GO THROUGH OUR ORDINANCE REGISTRATION PROCESS. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO DIRECT TO THE CLERK IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. CLERK CARL, CAN YOU PLEASE ADD ANY INFORMATION I MAY HAVE MISSED ABOUT THE PROCESS? AND CAN YOU SHARE WHY A MOTION IS NEEDED FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE? AND FINALLY, CAN YOU AND/OR THE CITY ATTORNEY CLARIFY WHY THE COUNCIL IS ABLE TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHILE WE CANNOT DIRECT OTHER DEPARTMENTS OR STAFF IN THE ADMINISTRATION? [1:26:08] Casey Carl: MADAM PRESIDENT, TO COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI'S QUESTION, I THINK YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, COUNCILMEMBER, OF SUMMARIZING THE PROCESS. I WILL START BY SAYING, THE ACTION THAT IS PRESENTED TODAY IS MERELY A MOTION THAT SETS FORTH A POSSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY ON RENT STABILIZATION THAT THIS BODY COULD CONSIDER. THAT FRAMEWORK THEN SETS OUT DIRECTION SPECIFIC TO THE CITY ATTORNEY ON WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE POLICY, AND BY EXTENSION WHAT SHOULD NOT BE. AS YOU POINTED OUT, WE ARE UNDER A VERY STRICT STATUTORY PERIOD. BY AUGUST 25TH, WE MUST TAKE FINAL ACTION. ALSO SAY THIS IS ALLOWING US TO PILOT THE REFORMED LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS BY CITY CHARTER NAMED THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY AS AN ENTERPRISE. SHE IS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MAYOR, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS. BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE GIVING DIRECTION TO YOUR ATTORNEY TO DO WORK THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE SPHERE. DEFER TO ATTORNEY ANDERSON ON MORE SPECIFICS. [1:30:31] Kristyn Anderson: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, CLERK CARL IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RIGHT. IF YOU RECALL THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE POLICY THAT THIS BODY ADOPTED IN 2022 EXPLICITLY EXCLUDED REQUESTS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY FROM THE POLICY REQUESTS THAT GO THROUGH THE MAYOR. IN TERMS OF THE COUNCIL AS A BODY BEING ABLE TO GET YOUR ORDINANCES DRAFTED, THAT IS THE LEGAL WORK OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. YOU COME TO US DIRECTLY AND THROUGH THIS MOTION PROCESS. [1:31:40] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CLERK CARL. I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [1:31:48] Jamal Osman: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI FOR HER WORK. HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT, AND ONE THING WE CANNOT DO IS STAY QUIET. VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN THROUGH THE BALLOT PROCESS. WE HIRED A WORK GROUP, WE SPENT MONEY FOR THIS WORK GROUP TO DISCUSS, AND CAME UP WITH FRAMEWORK 5 AND 7. THE BULLET POINTS THAT WE HAVE CAN BE CHANGED, AND THAT'S THE PROCESS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR RESIDENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND RENT STABILIZATION IS A GREAT TOOL TO USE. [1:33:45] Michael Rainville: HER TIMING SHOWS INSIGHT AND HER STARTING HERE SHOWS COURAGE, AND SHE ALSO KNOWS THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD START WITH THESE COMPONENTS. SO I WON'T BE VOTING FOR IT TODAY. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF A RENT STABILIZATION POLICY THAT PROTECTS AGAINST PRICE GOUGING, BUT WHAT I CANNOT SUPPORT IS A POLICY WITH NO FLEXIBILITY OR ONE THAT ELIMINATES DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY. RENT CONTROL HAS TO STRIKE A BALANCE. ST. PAUL HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THEIR VOTER APPROVED RENT CONTROL POLICY AFTER DEVELOPMENT SCREECHED TO A HALT. I AM COMMITTED TO ENSURING WE TAKE THE TIME TO CRAFT A TARGETED APPROACH. THANK YOU. [1:35:12] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:35:16] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TODAY. WE'VE GOT TO START WITH SOME KIND OF BASELINE. LIKE WITH ANY POLICY MAKING PROCESS, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOMENTS FOR DISCUSSION. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOMENTS FOR CHANGE. I DO THINK WE SHOULD SUPPORT THIS TODAY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THERE IS SO MUCH FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN HERE AND GETTING THIS ON THE BALLOT. TIMING IS CRITICAL HERE. [1:36:43] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:36:46] Jason Chavez: COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS, THANK YOU. IN 2021, 70.82 PERCENT OF MY WARD VOTED IN FAVOR OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO REGULATE RENTS. THIS DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MY WARD THAT CANNOT VOTE BUT FUNDAMENTALLY BELIEVE WE NEED A RENT STABILIZATION POLICY RIGHT NOW. COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ARE BEING SQUEEZED FROM ALL THEIR MONEY WHILE PEOPLE ON TOP ARE CONTINUING TO PROFIT OFF OUR BACKS. WE NEED RENT CONTROL NOW. [1:38:39] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:38:43] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED HOUSING AND STRONG RENT CONTROL POLICY WITH A 3 PERCENT CAP AND NO EXEMPTIONS OR EXCEPTIONS. AFTER A YEAR OF CONVOLUTED DELAYS, RENTERS DESERVE A STRAIGHT ANSWER. I ALSO WANT TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS MISCHARACTERIZATIONS WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT THE IMPACT OF RENT CONTROL ESPECIALLY GROUNDED IN WHAT TOOK PLACE IN ST. PAUL. I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE PULLING OUT OF DEVELOPERS IN ST. PAUL—THAT WAS A CAPITAL STRIKE THAT WAS INTENTIONALLY USED TO MAKE SURE ELECTED OFFICIALS WERE PUT IN THEIR PLACE. 2022 WAS ACTUALLY A RECORD YEAR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PERMITS IN ST. PAUL. LET'S GROUND OUR DISCUSSION IN THE FACTS. WE NEED A STRONG POLICY THAT PROTECTS RENTERS. [1:42:56] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU. AND I DID HAVE MYSELF IN QUEUE, BUT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. [1:43:08] Elliott Payne: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE NEED THIS POLICY. WE NEED THIS NOW. IT'S NOT THE ONLY POLICY WE NEED TO PROTECT RENTERS, BUT WE HAVE A FULLY DYSFUNCTIONAL HOUSING MARKET. I THINK RENT CONTROL IS A REALLY FOUNDATIONALLY IMPORTANT TOOL. THE WORRY THAT DEVELOPERS HAVE ARE AROUND ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND THE CAPITAL STRIKE MIGHT HAPPEN. THE ANSWER TO THAT ISN'T TO NOT PASS A POLICY; THE ANSWER IS TO SOLVE IT WITH MORE POLICY, LIKE A MUNICIPAL BANK. TODAY IS NOT THE DAY TO DO THE WORK OF COMMITTEE WORK; TODAY IS THE DAY TO START THE PROCESS. [1:46:05] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. I WOULD JUST STATE THAT I'M GRATEFUL FOR COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI AND COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN BRINGING THIS MOTION FORWARD TODAY TO BEGIN THE PROCESS. WE ACTUALLY DO NEED TO GET SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR SO THAT OUR VOTERS CAN WEIGH IN ON THIS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TODAY. I NOW SEE COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON HAS JOINED THE QUEUE. [1:47:03] Andrew Johnson: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I CERTAINLY AM INTERESTED IN SEEING A POLICY PASS, BUT I DON'T SUPPORT FRAMEWORK 5. I WISH THAT WE HAD HAD MORE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS. I DON'T SUPPORT VERSION FRAMEWORK 5 BECAUSE IT WILL REDUCE SUPPLY CREATION BY ADDING RISK TO NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. IT WILL LEAD TO UNIT DESTRUCTION AND IT WILL FRANKLY INCREASE RENT FOR RENTERS BY INCENTIVIZING ALL LANDLORDS TO MAXIMIZE THE RENT INCREASES TO THE FULL 3 PERCENT. I BELIEVE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD A POLICY THAT DOES THE MOST TO MAXIMIZE POTENTIAL FOR RENTERS WITHOUT CREATING THESE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. [1:50:16] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WILL ALSO BE VOTING NO ON THIS TODAY. MONEY IN THIS DAY AND AGE CAN BE MOVED AROUND VERY RAPIDLY, AND PEOPLE WILL NOT INVEST IN HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY IF THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED THE RATE OF RETURN. THAT MONEY JUST WON'T COME HERE ANYMORE. IF THIS WERE TO GET ON OUR PLATE, THE MAYOR WILL VETO IT. [1:51:19] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I, TOO, WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. I THINK WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IS THAT BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE ARE BELIEVING THAT THIS 3 PERCENT CAP IS SOMEHOW GOING TO BENEFIT THEM. THERE IS NOWHERE IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE RENT CONTROL POLICIES BENEFIT PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME. THIS TYPE OF POLICY IS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD RENTS. WHAT WE NEED HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE PAY FOR PEOPLE. LOOK AT NEW YORK CITY, SAN FRANCISCO—MOST OF THE PEOPLE YOU SEE LIVING IN THE STREETS LOOK LIKE ME. THEY LIVE HOMELESS BECAUSE OF THESE TYPES OF POLICIES. THIS POLICY WILL ONLY BENEFIT YOU WHERE YOU CURRENTLY LIVE; ONCE YOU MOVE, THAT RENT CONTROL POLICY IS NOT FOR YOU ANYMORE. I WANT TO STOP SCARING PEOPLE INTO BELIEVING THAT RENT CONTROL IS GOING TO HELP THEM. [1:53:38] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT RENT CONTROL IS JUST ONE PIECE OF A LARGER ARRAY OF SOLUTIONS. BUT MOST FOLKS WHO ARE FACING HOUSING INSECURITY IN OUR ENCAMPMENTS RIGHT NOW DO LOOK LIKE US. BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PRICED OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IN MINNEAPOLIS UNDER OUR CURRENT HOUSING MARKET. BIG LANDLORDS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPERS DO NOT CARE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION. I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU TWO ABOUT INCREASING MINIMUM WAGES—LET'S DO $25 AN HOUR. THIS IS ONE PIECE OF IT. [1:56:56] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WILL SAY THAT THROUGH PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF DISCUSSION, TODAY MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME THAT I HEARD SOMEONE CLAIM THAT THESE POLICIES DO NOT HELP BLACK-AND-BROWN PEOPLE. THAT'S ABSURD. IT'S THE ONLY THING YOU'VE HEARD ON THIS DAIS THAT WAS EXPLICITLY FEARMONGERING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CORRECT THE RECORD. IT'S OUR ROLE TO LISTEN TO THE ADVOCATES WHO KNOW GENTRIFICATION BEST. [1:59:21] Aisha Chughtai: I JUST WANT TO COME BACK TO WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. I REPRESENT WARD 10, AN 80% RENTER WARD. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 30 AND 40% RENT HIKES. RENTERS DESERVE THE SAME STABILITY IN HOUSING COSTS THAT HOMEOWNERS HAVE IN THE FORM OF A MORTGAGE. WE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD DO MORE ON TOP OF THE EXISTING PROGRAMS, LIKE ADVANCING TENANT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE AND CONSIDERING MULTIPLE BANKING. FOR ME, THIS IS ABOUT REACTING TO WHAT I'M SEEING HAPPENING TO MY CONSTITUENTS IN THIS MOMENT. [2:02:38] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. I DO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT MORTGAGES ARE NOT STABLE—EVERY YEAR MORTGAGES GO UP BECAUSE OF TAXES, AND TAXES WILL PAY FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED. COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:03:12] LaTrisha Vetaw: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK WHAT'S RIDICULOUS IS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS KIND OF POLICY... THIS IS GOING TO BENEFIT COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO MAKE SIX FIGURES, NOT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WARD 4 THAT MAKE $4,000 A YEAR, PERIOD, THAT'S RIDICULOUS. [2:04:12] Casey Carl: (Conducts Roll Call on the motion to direct the City Attorney to draft a Rent Stabilization ordinance based on Framework 5). THERE ARE 7 AYES AND 5 NAYS. [2:04:25] Andrea Jenkins: THAT MOTION CARRIES AND STAFF WILL BEGIN TO WORK ON THAT ORDINANCE. [2:04:29] Casey Carl: MADAM PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE DEPART FROM THIS ITEM, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL ON NEXT STEPS. WITH APPROVAL, OF COURSE, THIS GOES TO THE MAYOR. WE HAVE TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER IF THE MAYOR DOES VETO THIS ACTION. IN THE NEXT COUNCIL CYCLE WE WILL BEGIN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE PROCESS ITEM THAT STARTS WITH NOTICE. AFTER THAT, THE BIHZ COMMITTEE WILL BE THE BODY THAT CONDUCTS THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED. BOTH THE ORDINANCE AND THE BALLOT RESOLUTION MUST PASS WITH AT LEAST A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BODY. [2:08:45] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE ADDED ITEMS ON NEW BUSINESS. I'LL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON TO INTRODUCE THE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO PERSONNEL ACTIONS. [2:09:04] Jeremiah Ellison: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS ITEM IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE I BROUGHT FORWARD A CYCLE AGO. AS WE STARTED DIGGING INTO THE WORK WE REALIZED SOME OF THIS WORK WAS GOING TO NEED TO BE PROVIDED BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE. COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI HAD SOME IDEAS HOW TO STRENGTHEN THE PREVIOUS DIRECTIVE. [2:09:56] Emily Koski: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN HOW WE GOT HERE. WHEN THE POLICY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION ON THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THE FUNDING FOR A POSITION CAME FROM A VACANT CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALIST FTE THAT WAS MOVED TO OCS IN THE 2023 BUDGET. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE CITY'S 2023 BUDGET BOOK AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE ITEM MENTIONING THIS. WE APPROVED IT BUT WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT'S WHAT WE DID. FTES WERE MOVED WITH LITTLE OR NO TRANSPARENCY INDICATED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS NOT ABOUT ANY SPECIFIC POSITION; IT IS ABOUT CREATING TRANSPARENCY WHERE TRANSPARENCY IS SORELY LACKING. [2:13:30] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE I'VE BEEN RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT FTES AND HOW THEY'RE BEING CREATED AND MODIFIED AS PART OF OUR OVERALL GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURE PROCESS FOR MANY MONTHS. IN ORDER FOR THIS COUNCIL TO DO OUR DUTIES ON OVERSIGHT AND BUDGETING, WE NEED UP-TO-DATE IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON STAFFING. [2:15:19] Jason Chavez: I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS KOSKI, WONSLEY AND ELLISON. IN MY WARD WE ACTUALLY HAD AN EMPTY POSITION SITTING FOR YEARS. I'M HAPPY FOR THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. [2:16:25] Andrew Johnson: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE AUTHORS' WORK ON THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION TO THE COUNCIL AROUND THIS BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS DUE TO THE COUNCIL. [2:17:46] Casey Carl: (Conducts Roll Call). THERE ARE 12 AYES. THAT MOTION IS ADOPTED. AGAIN, JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, THIS ACTION RESCINDS PRIOR DIRECTIVES AND DIRECTS THAT ALL PERSONNEL ACTIONS HERE FORWARD GO TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, CENTRALIZING ALL OF THOSE MATTERS. [2:18:50] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU, CLERK CARL. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY? [2:19:09] Michael Rainville: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DID WANT TO MENTION I WENT TO TWO EVENTS WITH SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES. THE FIRST WAS THIS MORNING AT 6:00 AM OVER AT THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE. I WAS JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. WE HAD A CHANCE TO THANK THE RUBBISH HAULERS AND SOLID WASTE CREWS. LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED A POLICE GRADUATION. WE HAVE 15 NEW MEMBERS. OUR OFFICERS ENDANGER THEMSELVES AS PART OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTION SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BRAVE WOMEN AND MEN IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. [2:21:31] Andrea Jenkins: I TOO ATTENDED THAT GRADUATION LAST NIGHT. THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:21:52] Robin Wonsley: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER BY THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE WILL BE A GATHERING AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE AT 8:00 PM TO HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL. THERE'S GOING TO BE A RISE AND REMEMBER FESTIVAL AT THE SQUARE ON SATURDAY. I HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU ALL THERE. [2:23:24] Andrea Jenkins: THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. YOU WILL CERTAINLY SEE ME THERE AS THOSE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING IN WARD 8. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH AND THERE ARE MANY EVENTS HAPPENING. WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.