This transcript has been formatted with speaker names based on the context provided and the roll calls conducted during the meeting. [0:13] **Council President Elliott Payne**: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I AM ELLIOTT PAYNE, PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. I WILL NOW CALL THIS ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DECEMBER 9TH TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [0:28] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [0:28] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: PRESENT. [0:28] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [0:28] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: PRESENT. [0:28] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [0:28] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: PRESENT. [0:28] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [0:28] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: PRESENT. [0:28] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [0:28] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: PRESENT. [0:28] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [0:28] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: PRESENT. [0:44] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [0:44] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: PRESENT. [0:44] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [0:44] **Council Member Emily Koski**: PRESENT. [0:44] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [0:44] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: PRESENT. [0:44] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [0:44] **Council President Elliott Payne**: PRESENT. [0:44] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. [0:44] **Council President Elliott Payne**: LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. [1:25] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COLLEAGUES, AT THIS -- THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR REGULAR MEETING. THE AGENDA HAS ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY. WE HAVE A SINGLE MATTER TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING AND THAT IS A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS AND RELATED ACTIONS. [1:43] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WE BEGIN TONIGHT'S MEETING WITH THE FOURTH AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW COMMUNITY INPUT. MAYOR FREY PRESENTED HIS RECOMMENDED BUDGET ON AUGUST 13TH PROVIDING A PROPOSED FISCAL PLAN FOR CITY OPERATIONS TOTALING 2.3 BILLION. THE BUDGET IS POSTED AT LIMS.MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV/BUDGET. [2:11] **Council President Elliott Payne**: UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE HAS CONDUCTED A SERIES OF HEARINGS. ALL THOSE MEETINGS WERE BROADCAST ON PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION AND FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS ON DEMAND ACCESS FROM THE CITY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. STARTING THIS PAST FRIDAY, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE BEGAN ITS MARKUP OF THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL. A TOTAL OF 27 AMENDMENTS HAD BEEN REVIEWED. [2:33] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THOSE HAVE BEEN FORWARDED AS PART OF THE COMPLETE AMENDMENT CONSIDERING TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMITTEE HAS A FEW AMENDMENTS THAT IT WASN'T ABLE TO ADDRESS DURING ITS MARKUP. THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. BEFORE WE PROCEED TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL ASK STAFF TO GIVE US A VERY BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED 2026 BUDGET. I WILL WELCOME UP JUSTIN COWLES TO GIVE THAT PRESENTATION. WELCOME. [2:56] **Justin Cowles (Budget Manager)**: GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JUSTIN COWLES AND I SERVE AS THE BUDGET MANAGER FOR FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES. THIS EVENING, I'LL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE 2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET AND WHERE IT CAN BE ACCESSED, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF THE TAX LEVY AND A WALK-THROUGH OF THE TAX ESTIMATOR. THESE RESOURCES ARE TO HELP THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET AS WE MOVE TOWARD ADOPTION TONIGHT. [3:41] **Justin Cowles**: IN THIS ABRIDGED PRESENTATION, I'LL BEGIN BY WALKING THROUGH THE BUDGET BOOK AND HIGHLIGHT KEY AREAS. FOLLOWING THAT, I WILL PRESENT THE TAX LEVY AND PRESENTATION OF THE TAX ESTIMATOR. I'LL CONCLUDE WITH THE KEY DATES THAT HAVE BROUGHT US TO TONIGHT. THE BUDGET TEAM WORKS HARD TO PUBLISH THE BUDGET BOOK EVERY YEAR AND WE MAKE REFINEMENTS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC. FINANCIAL POLICY DECISIONS IN A CLEAR MANNER. WE DESIGN EACH PAGE TO ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS. [4:27] **Justin Cowles**: THIS YEAR WE'VE ADDED MORE DETAIL ON EACH DEPARTMENT PAGE ON STAFFING. THIS INFO WAS AVAILABLE LAST YEAR, BUT IT WAS HARDER TO FIND. NOW IT'S DIRECTLY ON THE DEPARTMENT PAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED THE 2026 BUDGET CHANGES SECTION ON DEPARTMENT CHANGES AS APPLICABLE. THAT NARRATES THE FUNDING REDUCTIONS AND LIMITED INCREASES, AS WELL AS TRANSFERS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS FROM THE 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET. IN THE ADOPTED BOOK FROM 2026, THIS IS WHERE WE WILL ALSO SHOW COUNCIL DEDICATED FUNDING THAT GETS PASSED THIS EVENING. LIMS FILE FOR THE 2026 BUDGET. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE TRANSITIONING SYSTEMS IN 2026 SO THE PDF VERSION IS WHAT WE LIKELY WILL BE DIRECTING FOLKS TO IN JANUARY AS WE COMPLETE THE SET-UP OF THE SYSTEM. [5:13] **Justin Cowles**: AT THIS POINT, I'LL TAKE THE TIME TO WALK THROUGH A SAMPLE DEPARTMENT PAGE IN THE BOOK TO DEMONSTRATE THE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE OBTAINED. SO WHEN YOU FIRST NAVIGATE TO THE ONLINE BUDGET BOOK, YOU WILL COME TO THE TABLE OF CONTENTS HERE WHICH CAN BE NAVIGATED THROUGH THE BODY OF THE PAGE AS WELL AS AT THE TOP WITH DROP DOWNS. I'LL NAVIGATE NOW TO A SAMPLE DEPARTMENT PAGE. WE CAN GO TO CPED'S PAGE. MANY OF THESE SECTIONS ARE SIMILAR AS THEY HAVE BEEN IN PRIOR YEARS. BUT WHEN THE READER FIRST COMES TO THIS PAGE, THERE WILL BE SOME KEY CHARTS AT THE TOP IDENTIFYING EXPENSE AND REVENUE FOR THE DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE. BELOW THAT WILL BE TABLES IDENTIFYING EXPENSES BY FUND AS WELL AS REVENUES BY FUND. ALL OF THIS IS INTERACTIVE SO THE READER CAN CLICK VIEW REPORT TO GET ADDITIONAL DETAIL THERE. [6:21] **Justin Cowles**: IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CHARTS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROGRAMS AND/OR DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. FIRST, YOU WILL FIND AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THAT DETAILS THE DIVISIONS WITHIN CPED HERE. AND THEN INDIVIDUAL CHARTS OF FINANCIALS AS WELL AS NARRATIVES OF EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS. I WILL GO DOWN NOW TO THE NEW SECTION THAT WAS JUST ADDED. THE 2026 BUDGET CHANGES IS A NEW FORMAT THAT WE'VE USED TO BRING THE READER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. INDICATE THE CHANGES FOR THE DEPARTMENT BY FUND. EACH CHANGE WILL HAVE A SECTION IF APPLICABLE FOR REDUCED FUNDING. THESE HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING, IF THAT IS APPLICABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT. AS WELL AS TRANSFERS. AND AS I MENTIONED ON A PREVIOUS SLIDE, THIS IS ALSO WHERE WE WILL INDICATE ANY DEDICATED FUNDING THAT IS ADOPTED IN THE 2026 BUDGET. [7:07] **Justin Cowles**: IMMEDIATELY BELOW THAT IS STAFFING INFORMATION. HIGH LEVEL SUMMARIES OF POSITION CHANGES FROM THE 2025 ADOPTED TO THE 2026, IN THIS CASE, RECOMMENDED BUDGET. AND THEN SOME TABLES BELOW OF FTE COUNTS AND A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRESENT THAT. FINALLY, WE WILL BE UPDATING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TABLES IN THE ADOPTED BOOK. AND CURRENTLY, WHAT WE HAVE IN THE RECOMMENDED BOOK IS A LINK TO DASHBOARDS AND IMPACT STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN COLLABORATED IN CONNECTION WITH PMI. THIS SLIDE IS JUST A RECAP OF ALL THE SECTIONS OF THE BUDGET BOOK AND AN IMAGE JUST KIND OF SHOWING EVERYTHING THAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH. [7:53] **Justin Cowles**: OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES I WILL PREVIEW THE RECOMMENDED LEVY TABLE AND FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL DIRECTION, AND THEN GO ON TO THE LEVY IMPACT ESTIMATOR TOOL. AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION, THE MAXIMUM PROPERTY TAX GROWTH IN THE 2026 BUDGET WAS SET AT 8% ABOVE 2025. THIS WAS CERTIFIED TO HENNEPIN COUNTY AS REQUIRED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH. AND AS THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY AMENDMENTS AS OF YET TO LOWER THE CITY'S TAX LEVY, IT'S ESTIMATED THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LEVY GROWTH. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THE CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL LEVY INCREASE IN '27 WILL BE AT 5.4%. [8:41] **Justin Cowles**: THE BUDGET DIVISION HAS ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH THE ASSESSORS DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A LEVY IMPACT ESTIMATOR FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS TOOL ALLOWS THE USER TO INPUT PROPERTY VALUES AND EXPLORE HOW THE FINAL APPROVED TAX LEVY COULD AFFECT THEIR TAX BILL. IT'S INTENDED TO SUPPORT -- THE TOOL IS DIRECTLY LINKED IN THE BUDGET BOOK, ACCESSIBLE IN THE CITY ASSESSOR'S WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE VIA THE QR CODE DISPLAYED ON THE SLIDE. IN THIS EXAMPLE SHOWN HERE WE'RE EXAMINING A HOMESTEAD PROPERTY UNDER AN 8% LEVY INCREASE SCENARIO. THE TABLE BELOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE OUTLINES THE ESTIMATED TAX IMPACT ACROSS A RANGE OF MARKET VALUES. WHILE THE MAP ABOVE ILLUSTRATES HOW THOSE IMPACTS MAY VARY BY WARD. [10:07] **Justin Cowles**: BASED ON THE EXPECTED 8% TOTAL LEVY INCREASE FROM 2025, CITYWIDE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEADER PROPERTIES WOULD SEE AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE OF $240 IN THEIR 2026 TAX BILL. WE ENCOURAGE THOSE INTERESTED TO ACCESS THE TOOL TO SEE MORE GRANULAR DATA POINTS THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN. AND ON THIS FINAL SLIDE, I'VE OUTLINED THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT BEGAN IN EARNEST IN SEPTEMBER. TONIGHT, WE COMMENCE THOSE PRESENTATIONS WITH A FINAL PUBLIC HEARING AND BUDGET ADOPTION. AFTER THIS EVENING, THE BUDGET DIVISION WILL BEGIN THE WORK TO PUBLISH THE ADOPTED WORK. FINALLY, FOR THOSE INTERESTED, THE QR CODE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND OF THIS SLIDE LINKS DIRECTLY TO OUR BUDGET TIMELINE WHERE ONE CAN FIND FULL DATA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. [11:06] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, MR. COWLES. THANKS FOR GROUNDING US IN THAT AS WE GO INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS FROM THE PARK BOARD IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. THEY'RE HERE TO LISTEN TO YOUR TESTIMONY AS WELL AS THEY GO INTO DO SOME ADDITIONAL BUDGET WORK FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AT THIS POINT, LET'S PROCEED TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WISHING TO OFFER TESTIMONY EITHER AS A REGISTERED SPEAKER OR SUBMITTING COMMENTS, THIS PUBLIC MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND BROADCAST. [11:49] **Council President Elliott Payne**: DEEMED PUBLIC DATA UNDER THE MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES ACT. BY ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROCEEDINGS, YOUR IMAGE OR TESTIMONY OR ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE LAW. THAT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO YOUR ATTENTION, YOUR NAME AND OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS YOU PROVIDE, YOUR TESTIMONY OR COMMENTS WHETHER FORMAL OR OTHERWISE, AND ANY WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS YOU MAKE WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD FOR THIS MEETING. [12:34] **Council President Elliott Payne**: IF YOU PLAN TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AS THIS HEARING, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE TAKING SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER THAT THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS TO REGISTER WITH THE CLERKS AT THE TABLE OUTSIDE OF THE CHAMBERS IN THE HALLWAY. EVERY SPEAKER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A SPEAKER NUMBER. WE WILL BE CALLING SPEAKERS BOTH BY THEIR ASSIGNED NUMBER AND NAME. IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK AS PART OF THIS HEARING AND HAVEN'T ALREADY REGISTERED, YOU MAY DO SO NOW. TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. AVAILABLE TO HELP SPEAKERS MONITOR THE USE OF THEIR TIME, RIGHT OVER THERE. AND WE ASK THAT YOU WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. [13:20] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WE ALSO ASK EVERYONE TO BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL SPEAKERS AND THEIR OPINIONS OFFERED. IF YOU HAVE WRITTEN COMMENT OR MATERIALS TO SUBMIT, PLEASE GIVE THOSE TO THE CLERKS AT THE TABLES OUTSIDE OF CHAMBERS. WE ALSO HAVE PRINTED COMMENT FORMS IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSAL AND HAVE THAT INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. I ALSO WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SUBMITTING YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET IN OTHER WAYS. THE EASIEST WAY TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ADDED TO THE PUBLIC RECORD IS TO SEND THOSE FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT -- LIMS AND LINKED TO TODAY'S AGENDA. [13:20] **Council President Elliott Payne**: BECAUSE WE HAVE LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE IN THIS CHAMBER, THERE IS AN OVERFLOW ROOM NEXT TO THE CHAMBER AS WELL AS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. WE HAVE ARRANGED FOR INTERPRETATION FOR THOSE WHO MAY NEED THAT ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT'S HEARING. IF YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE, PLEASE LET THE CLERKS AT REGISTRATION KNOW. WE HAVE INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE NEEDING SPANISH AND SOMALI INTERPRETATION. FINALLY, IF ANYONE IS IN ATTENDANCE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY VALUATION, WE HAVE STAFF FROM THE CITY'S ASSESSING DEPARTMENT ON HAND TONIGHT. IF YOU SEE THE CLERK, THEY CAN CONNECT YOU. ALTERNATIVELY, THEY CAN BE CONTACTED AT ASSESSOR@MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV. [14:19] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SO FAR WE HAVE 24 SPEAKERS REGISTERED FOR TONIGHT'S HEARING. GROUPS OF FIVE BY THEIR REGISTERED NUMBER. IF YOU'RE IN THE OVERFLOW SPACE, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE CHAMBER AS WE APPROACH YOUR NUMBER. THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS WHO REGISTERED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE ERICA THORNE, NUMBER ONE. LEE SAMUELSON, 2. PETER RIKMIRE, 3. MARIA, 4. VERONICA, 5. I'LL WELCOME UP ERICA. [15:38] **Erica Thorne (Speaker 1)**: THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ERICA THORNE. I LIVE IN WARD 9 IN THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I AM SPEAKING AS ONE OF SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY VISIONING COUNCIL, THE CVC. I WANT TO SUPPORT THE 38th AND CHICAGO STREET THRIVE PLAN. CVC HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY -- HAS REALLY SHOWED UP FOR GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE FOR THE LAST 5.5 YEARS. I WANT TO SUPPORT THE 24 DEMANDS THAT WERE MADE WITHIN A WEEK OF THE SADISTIC MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN MET. NOT ALL OF THEM. I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. ALL FOUR OF WHICH HAVE A CORNER AT THAT INTERSECTION. PARTICULARLY, JUST FOR ME AND FOR CVC CAN DO HAS BEEN JUST WOW, JUST RIGHT THERE IN THE MEETINGS SUPPORTING US WITH DOCUMENTS AND SO FORTH. [16:11] **Erica Thorne**: AND I THINK WE ALL STAND IN SUPPORT OF SEPARATION OF ICE AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM SUPPORTS THAT. AND THEN -- YES, AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE CVC HAS HAD NOT AN EASY PATH OVER THE LAST 14 OR 15 MONTHS. AND WE HAVE COME TOGETHER IN A VERY STRONG POSITION. AND I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE, PLEASE DO THE 38th THRIVE STREET THRIVE PLAN, WHICH WAS PUT IN IN '21 OR SOMETHING. IT'S A WHILE AGO. SO PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO IT AND PASS IT. THANK YOU. [16:58] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. RIGHT ON TIME. NEXT UP, WE HAVE NUMBER 2, LEE SAMUELSON, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 3, PETER RIKMIRE. [17:45] **Lee Samuelson (Speaker 2)**: PRESIDENT PAYNE, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, LEE SAMUELSON IN WARD 12. FOR EVERY BUDGET HEARING STARTING IN 2014, FOR EVERY YEAR I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT RESOURCING EQUITY CLIMATE ACTION ON A SCALE THAT WILL TRULY MATTER. BACK IN 2017, COMMUNITY POWER HAS CONSISTENTLY ASKED CITY OFFICIALS TO DEDICATE THESE FUNDS WHICH COME FROM OUR ENERGY BILLS TOWARD OPPORTUNITIES THAT RESULT IN NETWORK DOWNWARD PRESSURE FOR OUR ENERGY BILLS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE FRANCHISE FEE ORDINANCE WHICH WILL COME FOR A VOTE ON THURSDAY, AND THE ASSOCIATED BUDGET AMENDMENT 6 THAT FOCUSES THIS REVENUE TO WELL-TESTED CITY-BACKED ENERGY SAVINGS LIKE GREEN COST SHARE. [18:09] **Lee Samuelson**: AND WE LIKEWISE SUPPORT AMENDMENT 4 ON ENERGY UTILITIES AND ASSISTANCE. WE KNOW THE LANDSCAPE OF PROGRAMS CAN BE CONFUSING AT MANY FRONT DOORS AND RESOURCING THE WORK TO MAKE RESIDENTS IS ESSENTIAL FOR MAKING SURE IT CAN MEET CONSTITUENTS. EXCITED TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 3 ON ZERO WASTE. THIS PROPOSITION AND TASK FORCE ARE IMPORTANT TO MEET ZERO WASTE GOALS AND IT APPROPRIATELY FUNDS WITHIN THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DIVISION RATHER THAN ENERGY BILL FRANCHISE FEES. MANY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE COMPOSTING YET. I RECENTLY LEARNED THE CITY'S RATE DECLINED BY 1% LAST YEAR. SO THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER IF WE ARE TO GET ON TRACK TO CLOSE DOWN THE HERC AND NOT EXPAND LANDFILLING. WE'VE HAD ZERO WASTE PLAN SINCE 2017, AND WITH A GOAL OF 80% RECYCLING OR COMPOST BY 2030. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE, DEDICATION, INTEGRITY, AND COOL-HEADEDNESS IN THIS TIME OF INCREASINGLY LAWLESS FEDERAL LANDSCAPE. [19:28] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, LEE. I'LL RECOGNIZE THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. AND WELCOME UP PETER RIKMIRE FOLLOWED BY MARIA. [20:13] **Peter Rikmire (Speaker 3)**: GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK AT THE BUDGET HEARING HERE. MY KEY REQUEST IS TO GET THE CITY COUNCIL TO BUDGET MORE MONEY TO HIRE POLICE INVESTIGATORS FOR NON-LETHAL SHOOTINGS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO PREVENT BLACK PEOPLE FROM BEING SHOT AT, INJURED OR KILLED. I BELIEVE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS MORAL AND LEGAL OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE BLACK COMMUNITY. THE SECOND THING IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO COST MONEY. SO THE BEST WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT ASKING FOR MORE MONEY IS TO SAVE MONEY FROM THE SNOW PLOWING BUDGET AND USE IT TO FUND THAT INVESTIGATION. BY PUTTING PRIORITY ON PLOW TRUCKS TO TURN THE LIGHT FROM RED TO GREEN SO THE PLOW TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE TO STOP, THAT ENSURES THAT THE PLOW TRUCKS CAN RUN EFFICIENTLY AND THERE WILL BE FUEL SAVINGS. [20:55] **Peter Rikmire**: THERE WILL BE LESS OVERTIME, I KNOW THAT'S A HOT SUBJECT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS THE SAVINGS WILL BE ABOUT $600,000. THE OTHER COMMENT THAT I HAVE IS GAS PRICES IS GOING DOWN IN MINNESOTA. WE'RE DOWN TO $2.29 A GALLON ROUGHLY IN BRAINERD. AND $2.39 PER GALLON IN FOREST LAKE. I'M GUESSING THAT'S GOING TO SEEP THROUGH TO TWIN CITIES AT SOME POINT. I'D LIKE TO THANK PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR ACTUALLY KEEPING HIS PROMISE TO KEEPING THE GAS -- TO GET THE GAS PRICES LOWERED. THE REST IS ON THE MACHINE. THANK YOU. [21:46] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP MARIA, FOLLOWED BY VERONICA. NUMBER 4, MARIA PALASSIOS. [22:12] **Maria Palassios (Speaker 4)**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) [22:59] **Interpreter**: GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARIA PALASSIOS AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 8. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMPLETING AND RESTORING THE FUNDING FOR THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THE STEP TO SUPPORT WORKERS, AND OUR RIGHTS, EDUCATION. SO YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE COUNTING ON YOUR SUPPORT AND THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR OUR RIGHTS EDUCATION. [23:48] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, I WILL WELCOME UP NUMBER 5, VERONICA. AND THE NEXT FIVE ARE RUSS ADAMS, CAROLYN DAHL, LANE BROWN, SATISH DESAI, AND LASHELL CUNNINGHAM. WELCOME. [24:35] **Veronica (Speaker 5)**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) [24:35] **Interpreter**: GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VERONICA AND I'M A LEADER IN THE ORGANIZATION OF CTUL. I'M HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE THE BUDGET FOR THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WAS CUT IN HALF. BUT Y'ALL HAVE RESTORED THAT FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE ONE I'M A PART OF FOR EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR WORKERS. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT. IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED. [24:58] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, I WILL WELCOME UP NUMBER 6, RUSS ADAMS. FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 7, CAROLYN DAHL. [25:36] **Russ Adams (Speaker 6)**: RUSS ADAMS FROM THE LAKE STREET COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS JENKINS, KOSKI, AND CASHMAN FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU PUT IN LONG HOURS AND YOU GAVE UP A LOT TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S VERY APPRECIATED. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, COUNCIL STAFF, CITY STAFF FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE TRYING TO DO TO HELP SUPPORT AND PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES. SEVERAL OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING AND THAT YOU VOTED ON DO THAT. AND I THINK IT RAISES THE QUESTION OF ARE WE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THOSE COMMUNITIES? CAN WE DO MORE TO MEET THE PRESENT MOMENT AND RISE TO THE OCCASION? [25:54] **Russ Adams**: THESE AMENDMENTS BEGIN TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BUT WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE TO DO. EVERY TIME THE CITY STANDS WITH CITIZENS TO RESIST THE DETENTION, THE STRONG ARM TACTICS AND VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL RIGHTS, IT MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE. JUST TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THOSE AMENDMENTS, AMENDMENT 9 AND 10 BOOSTING THE STAFF CAPACITY FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES IN THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THAT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP. AS OUR FRIENDS AT CTUL HAVE POINTED OUT, FULLY FUNDING LABOR STANDARDS CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. AND THOSE WORKERS HELP MAKE OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS LIKE LAKE STREET VIBRANT. THE STREET VENDOR GRANT AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAM IS ALSO ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CREATING MORE PATHWAYS FOR FOLKS TO BUILD WEALTH AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO COMPLIMENT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN ON THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OR VACANT RETAIL, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE HOPE CAN BE EXTENDED TO UPTOWN. CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS FOR THE 38TH STREET AND THRIVE. THESE ARE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. [27:09] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP CAROLYN DAHL FOLLOWED BY LANE BROWN. [27:25] **Carolyn Dahl (Speaker 7)**: HELLO. I WILL BE READING A STATEMENT FROM TAYLOR HITMAN WHO IS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS TAYLOR HITMAN AND I CURRENTLY WORK IN WARD 5. I HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING IN MINNEAPOLIS, MOST RECENTLY WARDS 10 AND 13. I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED FULL AND PERMANENT FUNDING FOR THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I WORKED AT A RESTAURANT WHERE PAYCHECKS BOUNCED NEARLY EVERY PAY PERIOD. AND THE ODD TIMES THEY DIDN'T, CHECKS WERE SHORT. WE WERE OWED OVER $1,000 WHEN WE CALLED OUR BOSS OUT. MY COWORKERS AND I FELT WE HAD NO RECOURSE. EVEN THOUGH WE GOT PAID AFTER WE CALLED OUR BOSS OUT, THIS STILL HAD MATERIAL PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS LIKE MISSED RENT PAYMENTS AND INABILITY TO BUY NECESSITIES AND ISSUES WITH MY BANK BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE LOOKING SUSPECT FOR ISSUING BAD CHECKS. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT CTUL AT THE TIME BUT I WISH I HAD BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE SET US UP FOR SUCCESS. WE WOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT YES, IT IS OUR RIGHT TO BE PAID ON TIME. [28:40] **Carolyn Dahl**: THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE AS A WHITE ENGLISH SPEAKING WOMAN. TODAY, MY NON-WHITE ESL OR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PEERS ARE AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN FROM THE STREET JUST BECAUSE THEY LOOK A CERTAIN WAY. I THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY FOR UNANIMOUSLY VOTING TO FULLY FUND THIS PROGRAM FOR 2026. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT A UNANIMOUS VOTE IS SIGNIFICANT. IT DEMONSTRATES THAT THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE BUT RATHER, A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE. EVERY SINGLE WORKER IN MINNEAPOLIS DESERVES TO HAVE A VOICE AND THE TOOLS TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE. THANK YOU. [29:19] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT UP WE WILL HAVE NUMBER 8, LANE BROWN, FOLLOWED BY 9, SATISH DESAI. [30:05] **Lane Brown (Speaker 8)**: MEMBERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TODAY TO HEAR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS OF WARD 8 AND 9, ESPECIALLY. I'M PROUD THAT SOUTHSIDE IS REAL STRONG IN THE ROOM TONIGHT. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. MY NAME IS LANE BROWN AND I'M THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AT SOME POINT THIS EVENING, YOU'LL BE JOINED BY MY CO-DIRECTOR WHO WILL ECHO A SIMILAR STATEMENT TO MINE. WE'RE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF A SHARED COMMITMENT THAT WE KNOW US AS NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS SHARE, AND YOU AS CITY OFFICIALS AND AS CITY STAFF SHARE AS WELL. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER WITH OUR NEIGHBORS MATTERS. WE BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY CONTROLLED FUNDING OF THE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT FUND, AND ARE ASKING Y'ALL TO FIND DOLLARS THAT CAN GO INSIDE HERE AND SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD-LED INITIATIVES THAT COULD RESPOND TO THINGS SUCH AS IMMIGRATION RAIDS, HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITIES, HOMELESSNESS, MAYBE EVEN NEIGHBORS THAT NEED THEIR SNOW REMOVED. THESE ARE THINGS WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR NEIGHBORS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS WHY WE KNOW WE'RE NEEDED. [30:52] **Lane Brown**: I'LL ADD THAT OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES, OUR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAVE BENEFITED GREATLY FROM THINGS LIKE THE NRP AND BEYOND. WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT CITY STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL UNDERSTAND, AGAIN, THAT LOCAL PROBLEMS REQUIRE LOCAL SOLUTIONS. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO ABANDON THE LONG-TERM SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED ORGANIZING. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST ON Y'ALL. WE'LL BE ASKING THE SAME OF HENNEPIN COUNTY, OF THE PARK BOARD, OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND BEYOND. BECAUSE WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER. ALL OF US. THANK YOU. [31:33] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE NUMBER 9, SATISH DESAI, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 10, LASHELL CUNNINGHAM. [31:52] **Satish Desai (Speaker 9)**: THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SATISH DESAI, I'M A RESIDENT OF WARD 8. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR AND IN SUPPORT OF THE EAST PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE AND THEIR VISION OF AN INDOOR URBAN FARM AND COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN AND COMMUNITY HUB. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS AN ACTUAL LINE IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR. BUT IT CERTAINLY HAS BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS. IT WOULD INCREASE THE CITY'S TAX BASE. SO DECREASING THE PRESSURE ON PROPERTY OWNERS AND PROPERTY TAXES. IT WOULD ALSO BE A SOURCE OF ECONOMIC VITALITY TO AN UNDER PRIVILEGED NEIGHBORHOOD, REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON CITY SERVICES. SO IT WOULD BE HELPING ON THE REVENUE SIDE AND HELPING ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE. SO I'M URGING YOU ALL TO DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN TO HELP MAKE THIS REALLY INSPIRING VISION A REALITY. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME. [33:04] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP NUMBER 10, LASHELL CUNNINGHAM. WELCOME. [33:21] **LaShell Cunningham (Speaker 10)**: THANK YOU. LASHELL CUNNINGHAM, A BUSINESS OWNER AND PROPERTY OWNER AT 38th AND CHICAGO, AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE 38th AND CHICAGO MEMBERS COALITION. I'M HERE TONIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLIZZARD WITH ALL OF YOU BECAUSE THE FUTURE OF THIS CORRIDOR DEPENDS ON ALIGNING THE CITY'S BUDGET WITH THE PRIORITIES ALREADY SET IN THE 38TH AND THRIVE PLAN. THE THRIVE PLAN NAMES THE VISION. THE SUPPORT PLAN THAT THE BUSINESSES PUT TOGETHER PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT. TOGETHER, THEY CALL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS DIGNIFIED, FOR ECONOMIC TOOLS THAT KEEP SMALL BUSINESSES ALIVE, FOR CULTURAL PROGRAMMING THAT RESTORES COMMUNITY IDENTITY, AND MEMORIAL SPACES THAT HONOR HISTORY WITHOUT HARMING THE PEOPLE THAT STILL LIVE AND WORK HERE. [34:08] **LaShell Cunningham**: RIGHT NOW THE CITY IS PREPARING TO SPEND MILLIONS ON CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION AT OUR INTERSECTION. BUT WITHOUT PARALLEL INVESTMENT, WHEN PUBLIC DOLLARS IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BUT IGNORE THE ECONOMIC NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE ALREADY HERE, IT DOESN'T CREATE REVITALIZATION, IT CREATES VULNERABILITY. THAT IS HOW DISPLACEMENT BEGINS. WHEN COMMUNITIES ARE PUSHED OUT THROUGH DISINVESTMENT, RISING COSTS FEEL NEUTRAL ON PAPER BUT ARE HARD IN REAL LIFE. THIS CORRIDOR IS NOT IMPROVED FOR SOMEONE ELSE BUT STRENGTHENED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE. WE WERE PROPOSED FOR A MALL THAT ENDANGERS EMERGENCY ACCESS, HARMS BUSINESS VIABILITY, AND A NEIGHBORHOOD ALREADY ASKED TO CARRY TOO MUCH. A FLEXIBLE OPEN DESIGN IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT SUPPORTS ECONOMIC LIFE. 38TH AND CHICAGO IS NOT JUST WHERE TRAGEDY OCCURRED, IT'S WHERE PEOPLE GET UP EVERY DAY TO WORK, CREATE, SERVE AND LIVE. UNIFYING BY ORGANIZING, PLANNING AND BY INVESTING. AND WE NEED THE CITY TO MEET US WITH ALIGNMENT IN THAT INVESTMENT. SUPPORT THE THRIVE BUDGET. PARTNER WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL HERE AND LET'S HONOR THE PAST TOGETHER. THANK YOU. [35:31] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP NUMBER 11, HARANNIA MATA. FOLLOWED BY 12, MYLISHA SMITH. [35:50] **Harannia Mata (Speaker 11)**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) [35:50] **Interpreter**: GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS HARANNIA MATA AND I'M WITH CTUL. I WORK FOR CTUL. I'M GOING TO READ A TESTIMONY TONIGHT FOR ANTONIO. HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY BECAUSE OF THE STORM BECAUSE HE HAS TO CATCH A LOT OF BUSES TO ARRIVE. (SPEAKING SPANISH) MY NAME IS ANTONIO AND I WORKED IN THE PLACES BETWEEN MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL. I WORKED AT JOBS WHERE I WAS UNFAIRLY LET GO AND COULD NOT TAKE PAID SICK TIME BECAUSE I DIDN'T QUALIFY. (SPEAKING SPANISH) I'VE BEEN ROBBED OF MY WAGES MANY TIMES, AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF CTUL I'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER SOME OF THOSE WAGES. I WORKED ALMOST A WEEK BECAUSE I WAS SICK, BUT I WAS UNAWARE OF THE SICK TIME LAW AND I WAS FIRED FOR GETTING SICK. [37:24] **Interpreter**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) I'M GIVING TESTIMONY HERE TODAY BECAUSE MANY WORKERS ARE NOT INFORMED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS ABOUT THIS RIGHT. AND THAT IS WHY THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS VITAL. SOME BOSSES AT OUR JOBS ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE LAW AND THEY'RE NOT GIVING WORKERS THE NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR OURSELVES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS VERY COMMON. (SPEAKING SPANISH) BUT NOW, THANKS TO CTUL, I AM INFORMED ABOUT MY RIGHT TO EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME. ON ENSURING THAT THE LAW IS FULLY ENFORCED. BECAUSE EVEN WITH THIS LAW, THERE'S STILL MANY WORKERS THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING OUR SICK AND SAFE TIME HOURS. (SPEAKING SPANISH) SO THAT'S WHY THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WITH TRAINING ON OUR RIGHTS AND ABOUT SICK AND SAFE TIME, MORE WORKERS CAN BE INFORMED. THEREFORE, I THANK YOU FOR VOTING TO RESTORE THE CO-ENFORCEMENT FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AND THAT HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR, WE WILL NOT NEED TO COME BACK TO CONTINUE ASKING AND NAMING WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. WORKERS NEED THIS PROGRAM TO HAVE FULL AND PERMANENT FUNDING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. [39:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE NUMBER 12, MYLISHA SMITH, FOLLOWED BY 13, HOWARD DOTSON. [39:56] **Mylisha Smith (Speaker 12)**: GOOD DAY, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MYLISHA SMITH, I AM PART OF THE CO-CHAIR AT THE COMMUNITY VISION AND COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND I'M GOING TO KEEP IT BRIEF. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO IMPLEMENT SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THE FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS SURROUNDING THE 38TH CORRIDOR. I AM ENCOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE 38TH STREET BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN. I AM ENCOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY STREET PLAN. I AM ENCOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE 38TH STREET THRIVE BUDGET AMENDMENT. I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE SALE OF THE ROOF DEPOT TO EPNI. I AM ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE ICE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. [40:43] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL HAVE NUMBER 13, HOWARD DOTSON, FOLLOWED BY 14, JANE LANSING. [41:00] **Howard Dotson (Speaker 13)**: EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I RETURNED FROM UKRAINE LAST NIGHT SO I'M A LITTLE JET LAGGED SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER FUNDING TO RETRACT THE FROSTBITE INJURIES. BEFORE WINTER, I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THE GREEN AND BLUE LIGHTS TO RUN WHEN THE SHELTERS ARE FULL. I COMMEND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR OVERDOSE DROP. INCREASING DEPUTY OFFICERS, INCREASE YOUR PAL PROGRAMS, REPLICATE WHAT NORTH HIGH IS DOING REACHING OUR YOUTH. WE NEED MORE LOW BARRIER SHELTER BEDS AND LESS ENCAMPMENT CLEARINGS. WE NEED TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR CRIME VICTIM FAMILIES. FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THE LA CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM MODEL TO BE REPLICATED IN MINNEAPOLIS. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO HOURS FOR THE RED CROSS. I'VE HEARD IT TAKES TWO HOURS FOR BCR TO RESPOND SOMETIMES. WE'VE GOT TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR CRIME VICTIM FAMILIES. [42:31] **Howard Dotson**: BUT THE THING I WANT TO LIFT UP TONIGHT THE MOST, YOUR MORATORIUM ON SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS NO RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY IN UKRAINE. HERSON IS ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE COLD WAR. THE BERLIN WALL IS IN BETWEEN OCCUPIED AND LIBERATED UKRAINE. THE MAYOR'S FAMILY PERISHED IN THE HOLOCAUST IN UKRAINE. PLEASE LIFT YOUR MORATORIUM SO WE CAN HAVE A SISTER CITY IN UKRAINE. AND IF ANYONE ON THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO GO TO UKRAINE, I WILL LEAD YOU ON A DELEGATION VISIT TO LIFT UP. THANK YOU. THE HEART OF UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY OF MINNESOTA IS RIGHT HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT WE STAND WITH UKRAINE BY ACTUALLY HAVING A SISTER CITY IN UKRAINE. FUNDING YOUR SISTER CITY PROGRAM TO HAVE THAT CITY RECOGNIZED. [42:58] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, HOWARD. NEXT, WE WILL HAVE NUMBER 14, JANE LANSING, FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 15, USRED MOHAMMED. [43:14] **Jane Lansing (Speaker 14)**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JANE LANSING. I CHAIR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MINNEAPOLIS REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AS MY COLLEAGUE SUSAN IS ALSO A MEMBER. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CITY'S SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES WORK GROUP. WE ARE HERE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR VOTE ON AMENDMENT 7 AND FUND THE $5.5 MILLION PUBLIC SAFETY WELLNESS AND TRAINING CENTER. I LISTENED TO YOUR DISCUSSIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT AND HEARD YOUR CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT PROCEDURAL STEPS AND THE MDHR AND ELEFA ROLE AND AUTHORITY. I APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE ON OUR BEHALF OF THIS TOUGH BUDGET ENVIRONMENT. BUT PLEASE STEP BACK WITH ME. MINNEAPOLIS IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. WE HAVE A YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO POLICE REFORM IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND YOU ALL UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED IT. YOU NEED TO SUPPORT THE WORK TO EXECUTE IT. THE BIG PILLARS OF THAT WORK ARE TRAINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE. NO THIRD PARTY IS GOING TO TELL YOU YOU NEED A TRAINING CENTER. BUT OUR FACILITIES ARE INADEQUATE. TO THINK THAT EDINA OR BLOOMINGTON ARE GOING TO HAVE -- SUPPORT BEST PRACTICES AND POLICING, WHICH IS WHAT MPD IS DEVELOPING. [44:38] **Jane Lansing**: DELAY -- ALL THESE NEW POLICIES, WHICH IS A CRITICAL STEP IN CULTURE CHANGE. WE ALSO BELIEVE DELAY WILL DELAY THE COMPLETION OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. DELAYING IS EVEN MORE COST IN THE LONG RUN. PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR DILIGENCE. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER JEFFREYS SAID YESTERDAY -- PLEASE VOTE TO REINSTATE THE CAPITAL FOR THE TRAINING CENTER TO BE A THRIVING COMMUNITY, WE FIRST NEED TO BE A SAFE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [45:05] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL HAVE USRED MOHAMMED. 16 IS ANDRES. 17, ACE RICE. 18, ANNA. 19, McKAYLA, AND 20, JAY. WELCOME. [45:36] **Usred Mohammed (Speaker 15)**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE RECENT INCIDENTS TARGETING OUR IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES AND MOSQUES. WE'RE EXPERIENCING AN UPTICK IN HATE CRIMES, VANDALISM, THREATS, AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER ARSON INCIDENT AGAINST A MOSQUE, POSSIBLY. THERE'S NO SURPRISE WHY. THESE INCIDENTS POINT TO THE URGENCY WE FACE. WE'RE IN A STATE OF CRISIS. PERHAPS THE MOST SEVERE SINCE SPRING OF 2020. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE FEAR, EMOTIONAL TRAUMA, AND DAMAGE OUR COMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING EVEN THIS VERY MOMENT AS WE HEARD SOME OF THE INCIDENTS HAPPENING IN CEDAR RIVERSIDE, ARE STEMMING FROM INSTITUTIONAL PREJUDICE AND HATE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. [46:06] **Usred Mohammed**: THIS IS WHY WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS THAT BOOST STAFF CAPACITY TO SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE RECEIVING SUBPOENAS. I WANT TO SAY I'VE PROBABLY GOT OVER 20 CALLS OVER THE LAST NIGHT. AND MANY BUSINESSES IN OUR CULTURAL MALLS ARE BEING FORCED TO CLOSE OR FEELING LIKE THEY ARE FORCED TO CLOSE EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE TO. MANY BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES ARE LIVING IN FEAR. BUT THE QUESTIONS WE MUST ASK OURSELVES IS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES? PROVIDING RESOURCES, EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT WHEN OUR NEIGHBORS NEED US THE MOST. LET'S MAKE SURE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WILL ALWAYS BE YES. THANK YOU. [47:20] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP 16, ANDRES, FOLLOWED BY 17, ACE RICE. [47:44] **Andres (Speaker 16)**: HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANDRES. I AM AN ORGANIZER WITH UNIDOS MINNESOTA. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO VOTE FOR INCREASING THE FRANCHISE FEE. A LOT OF US NEED WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS TO HELP US LIVING COMFORTABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOMES. AND PART OF THAT IS THROUGH MAKING SURE THAT THE BIG POLLUTERS CONTRIBUTE THEIR FAIR SHARE IN WHAT FUNDS THIS CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION. ROUGHLY THERE WAS ABOUT 200,000 HOUSES IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT WERE TRANSITIONING OR RETROFITTING ABOUT 1,000 HOUSES A YEAR. THAT'S ABOUT 200 YEARS. THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. I NEED THAT TO BE A LITTLE BIT FASTER. I WANT TO HAVE A FUTURE WHERE WE CAN LIVE AND THRIVE. AND MINNEAPOLIS IS THAT MODEL WHERE AT THAT- WE HAVE THE POLICIES. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO. AND IT NEEDS TO PASS. THANK YOU. [48:41] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP 17, ACE RICE, FOLLOWED BY 18, ANNA. [49:35] **Ace Rice (Speaker 17)**: COOL. THANK YOU. ACE RICE. I'M OWNER OF A BUSINESS BORN IN WARD 8 IN THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PASSING I THINK WHICH IS THE FIRST STEPS IN MINNEAPOLIS 38TH STREET THRIVE PLAN. I THINK YESTERDAY OR THIS MORNING OR SO. SO ONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SUPPORT OF THE 38TH STREET GEORGE FLOYD THRIVE BUDGET AMENDMENT AS WELL AS THE 38TH STREET BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN. I THINK BOTH OF THESE THINGS WORK TOGETHER LIKE LEGO'S. WE'RE KIND OF THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. THE BUSINESSES THERE THAT NOT ONLY REPRESENT THE BUSINESSES BUT THE RESIDENTS AS WELL. I THINK IT'S GREAT TO WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO LEND MY SUPPORT TO OBVIOUSLY -- INCREASING FUNDING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. [50:08] **Ace Rice**: ONE LAST THING I WOULD CALL OUT AS WE GO INTO YEAR 2026, I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR 38TH STREET THRIVE. BUT IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE CITY SUCH AS THOSE THAT COME THROUGH THE ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM OR THE SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND FUNNEL SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS INTO THE 38TH AND CHICAGO AREA. I KNOW A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WERE GRANTS AND THE LIKE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE ON 38TH STREET AND CHICAGO AREA. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR FUNDING WHAT YOU DID FOR THE BEGINNING OF 2026. AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE ANY WAY TO SEND OR ALLOCATE RESOURCES OR PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE IN 2026. THANK YOU. [50:36] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP 18, ANNA, FOLLOWED BY 19, McKAYLA. [51:22] **Anna (Speaker 18)**: HI. MY NAME IS ANNA AND I LIVE IN WARD 8 IN CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'M ON THE CAN DO BOARD. DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME I WANT TO SAY TO YOU, OUR ELECTED CITY COUNCIL, AND TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO ARE LISTENING, AS THESE DECISIONS ARE MADE, LET US NOT GIVE WAY TO THE IDEA THAT RESOURCES ARE SCARCE THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO ONLY LOOK OUT FOR OURSELVES OR ACT OUT OF FEAR OR POWER. RATHER, LET US REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL CONNECTED IN COMMUNITY ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS, AND THAT WHAT HAPPENS TO ONE PART AFFECTS US ALL. NO ONE IS FLOURISHING IF EVERYONE IS NOT FLOURISHING. AND FOR THAT, I CITE THE SACRED TEXTS OF MY OWN FAITH AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE MANY FAITHS AND SPIRITUALITIES OF MY NEIGHBORS. MANY PAST AND CURRENT LEADERS AND THE WISDOM OF OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCE. LET US NOT BE FROZEN BY FEAR, BY POWER, OR BY THIS COLD WEATHER. I HOPE YOU SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, THE COMMUNITY STREETS PLAN, THE 38TH STREET THRIVE, AND 38TH AND CHICAGO BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN. THE SALE OF THE ROUTE DEPOT TO EPNI. AND OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE NOT FLOURISHING BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF ICE ON OUR BLOCKS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I CALL US ALL TO ACT JUSTLY, TO LOVE KINDNESS, AND TO WALK HUMBLY AS THESE DECISIONS ARE MADE. THANK YOU. [52:22] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP 19, McKAYLA. FOLLOWED BY 20, JAY. [52:42] **McKayla (Speaker 19)**: HELLO. I AM McKAYLA, I'M THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAN DO. THIS IS JASMINE ALLEN, AND SHE IS VERY PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY. I AM ASKING FOR YOU TO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SPECIFICALLY THROUGH AN INCREASE IN OUR EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT FUNDING. NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ARE CRUCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. AND THEY ARE ALSO TRAINING GROUNDS FOR CITY LEADERS, FOR STAFF, FOR COUNTY LEADERS, AND BEYOND. IT HAS BEEN A VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE WAY OF TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S LEADERS. WE ARE REACHING A TIPPING POINT WHERE WE ARE LOSING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS CRUCIAL FOR WHAT IS AHEAD OF US RIGHT NOW. CUTTING NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDS WHILE FEDERAL AGENTS ARE RUNNING THROUGH OUR STREETS IS FRANKLY, JUST DANGEROUS. OUR POWER LIES IN OUR PEOPLE. THIS IS URGENT. THE CITY NEEDS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS NEED YOU RIGHT NOW TO SUPPORT ALL OF US OR NONE OF US. THANK YOU. [53:51] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT UP, I WILL WELCOME JAY. AND THEN THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE GOING TO BE 21, LUKE SNYDER. 22, JUSTIN TAYLOR. 23, PATTY TORRES. 24, BRIDGETTE STEWART. 25, ERNESTO DOMINGUEZ. [54:31] **Jay (Speaker 20)**: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JAY, I AM HERE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE PHILLIPS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO INCREASE THE FUNDING. NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT FUND -- HISTORICALLY LEFT BEHIND BY OUR CITY. SINCE 2020, NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDING HAS STAYED STAGNANT, NOT BEING ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, OR TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR CITY. SIGNIFICANT AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HERE IN THE CITY. WE ARE CULTURE KEEPERS. WE ARE COMMUNITY GARDENS. WE ARE RENTERS RIGHTS TRAINING PROGRAMS. WE BUILD COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE ADVOCATE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. WE SUPPORT MANY OTHER INITIATIVES THAT ARE HERE TODAY, INCLUDING THE 38TH AND CHICAGO BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN, EAST PHILLIPS INSTITUTE, RAPID RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS LIKE ICE ACTIVITIES. [55:16] **Jay**: NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ALSO ASSIST THE CITY AND THE COUNTY IN THEIR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS THE CASE WITH THE NEW NICOLLET REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE FACILITATE GRANTS FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO UPGRADE THEIR BUILDINGS. WE IMPLEMENT CITY PROJECTS LIKE THE COMMUNITY SNOW SHOVELING INITIATIVE. MOST NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TODAY OPERATE WITH A PROMISED ANNUAL BUDGET OF LESS THAN $100,000 A YEAR. IMAGINE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO WITH PROPER FUNDING. NOW MORE THAN EVER IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE INVEST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ARE A VOICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN A TIME WHERE WE ARE FEELING SILENCED AND MORE POWERLESS THAN EVER BEFORE. IF WE TRULY CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES, I BELIEVE IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE PUT OUR RESOURCES TOWARDS FUNDING THEM AND LISTENING TO THEM. THANK YOU. [56:02] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL WELCOME UP 21, LUKE SNYDER. [56:22] **Luke Snyder (Speaker 21)**: EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS LUKE SNYDER AND I LIVE IN WARD 8 IN THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'M CONNECTED AND INVOLVED WITH THE CENTRAL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION CAN DO. AND I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AN INCREASE OF FUNDING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT FUND. AS YOU JUST HEARD ANOTHER NEIGHBOR SHARE ABOUT. AND WHY DO I BELIEVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION DESERVE MORE FUNDING? THAT'S BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE CITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT PROVIDING. AND PUT IT SIMPLY, MY NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN MY NEIGHBOR'S LIVES AND IN MY LIFE. ONE OF THE FIRST AND MOST MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS I HAD WITH MY NEIGHBORS WHEN MOVING HERE NINE YEARS AGO WAS ORGANIZING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL NIGHT OUT. GUESS WHO WAS THERE TO BRING IT ALL TOGETHER? IT WAS MY NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION. THEY PROVIDED SUPPORT, CONNECTION, AND FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS I'VE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I'VE CONTINUED TO SHOW UP TO BRING US TOGETHER FOR MEANINGFUL INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT. HAVING THESE MOMENTS OF COMMUNITY ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR ESTABLISHING TRUST BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF FEAR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHO WE CAN TURN TO. [57:52] **Luke Snyder**: SO MY STORY IS JUST ONE OF MANY IN THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE SO many LIVES IMPACTED BY CAN DO'S MISSION. ACTIVATE LEADERS, MOBILIZE COLLECTIVE POWER THROUGH ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZING, FOOD LIBERATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. BEYOND BLOCK PARTIES, CAN DO HAS TAKEN ME MUCH DEEPER IN MY OWN JOURNEY IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT MEANS TO SHOW UP IN COMMUNITY AND WORK FOR EQUITY. WHEN I ATTENDED A WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY CAN DO, IT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND RACISM AS RACE PREJUDICE PLUS POWER. I URGE YOU TO INCREASE THE FUNDING THROUGH THE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT FUND BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. [58:28] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL HAVE NUMBER 22, JUSTIN TAYLOR, FOLLOWED BY 23, PATTY TORRES. [59:31] **Justin Taylor (Speaker 22)**: HI. MY NAME IS JUSTIN TAYLOR. I'M WITH WARD 3, I BELIEVE. MARCI HOLMES. A LITTLE BACKGROUND. I'M HERE WITH ROCK MINNESOTA. I FIRST GOT INVOLVED WITH ROCK MINNESOTA -- THEY TOLD ME ABOUT SOME TRAINING THEY WERE OFFERING REGARDING WORKER'S RIGHTS WHICH FOCUSED ON RESTAURANT WORKERS IN PARTICULAR AND WONDERED IF I WAS INTERESTED. I INITIALLY DECLINED. BUT I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO BE OFFERED A RIDE THERE AND BACK. I WENT THREE TIMES IN TOTAL DUE TO BOTH LEARNING AND HAVING A LOT OF FUN DOING IT. I DID LEARN A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION THAT'S COME UP OVER THE YEARS. AND AS A BONUS, I FEEL IT HAS HELPED ME BE MORE CONFIDENT AND MORE RELAXED IN MY WORKPLACE. INFORMATION I AM GLAD TO HAVE THANKS TO ROCK MINNESOTA. I AM HERE, HOWEVER, THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE FOR HOW ROCK MINNESOTA HAS DIRECTLY MADE AN IMPACT FOR MYSELF AND SEVERAL OF MY COWORKERS IS IN REGARDS TO THE SICK PAY LAW. [1:00:19] **Justin Taylor**: AFTER A RECENT CATCH-UP MEETING I HAD WITH ROCK MINNESOTA WHERE THEY REACHED OUT TO FIND OUT HOW I WAS DOING, THE SICK PAY -- IT IS BOTH MANDATORY, AND MUCH TO MY CHAGRIN, NOT SOMETHING OFFERED AT MY JOB. IT STARTED WITH A SIMPLE CONVERSATION EXPLAINING THE LAW AND WOULD ESCALATE FROM THERE. THE NEXT DAY I TALKED TO THANKS TO SOME INTERNET LINKS SHARED WITH ME, I WAS ABLE TO POINT OUT THE RELEVANT INFORMATION LAWS NECESSARY TO PROVE IT WAS NON-NEGOTIABLE. THE OWNER AGREED TO INCLUDE ANY SICK PAY AND BACK PAY. ESSENTIALLY, I'M JUST HERE TO IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE RESTORE THE CO-ENFORCEMENT FUNDS. HELP THEM DO THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE. THEY HAVE HELPED ME AND MY COWORKERS. THANK YOU. [1:00:49] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, JUSTIN. NEXT UP, 23, PATTY TORRES. FOLLOWED BY 24, BRIDGETTE STEWART. [1:01:28] **Patty Torres (Speaker 23)**: GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS PATTY, AND I AM A RESTAURANT WORKER. A FEW MONTHS AGO I CONNECTED WITH ROCK MINNESOTA. THIS HAS TRANSFERRED MY WORK AND MY PERSONAL LIFE. THROUGH ROCK, I LEARNED ABOUT MY LABOR RIGHTS AND UNDERSTOOD THAT WE ALL HAVE RIGHTS REGARDLESS OF OUR IMMIGRATION STATUS. I ALSO LEARNED THAT WHEN WORKERS ORGANIZE, WE CAN DEMAND RESPECT AND DIGNITY IN OUR WORK PLACES. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I HAVE LEARNED IS HOW TO FACE WHAT MANY IMMIGRANTS DEEPLY FEAR THE PRESENCE OF ICE OR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. ROCK HAS HELPED TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND HELPED TO ORGANIZE BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY IN OUR WORKPLACES WHERE WE FACE VULNERABILITY EVERY DAY. [1:02:33] **Interpreter**: ROCK HAS GIVEN ME SUPPORT, GUIDANCE. THEY HAVE LISTENED TO ME AND MADE ME FEEL THAT I AM NOT ALONE. AS A MIGRANT, I LEFT MY COUNTRY OUT FEAR, SEARCHING FOR PEACE, ONLY TO FIND NEW CHALLENGES HERE. BUT ROCK HAS BEEN THERE SUPPORTING MANY US OF WHO LIKE ME LIVE WITH FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY. THOUSANDS OF WORKERS DON'T SPEAK UP BECAUSE OF FEAR, NECESSITY, OR SIMPLY NOT KNOWING OUR RIGHTS. AND THAT IS WHERE ROCK PUSHES US TO ORGANIZE AND RAISE OUR VOICES EVEN WE ARE AFRAID. FOR THIS, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK IN MINNESOTA, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO OUR RIGHTS AND OUR DIGNITY. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [1:03:20] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT UP, we WILL HAVE NUMBER 24, BRIDGETTE STEWART. FOLLOWED BY 25, ERNESTO DOMINGUEZ. [1:04:01] **Bridgette Stewart (Speaker 24)**: GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM ASKING WHEN YOU TAKE TIME OUT ON THURSDAY TO REFLECT ON 38TH AND CHICAGO CORRIDOR, I ASK THAT YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT PROGRAM THAT IS DEFERRED FOR THE BUSINESSES ON 38TH AND CHICAGO IN EITHER THE FORM OF A TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF PROPERTY TAXES OR ELIMINATION OR AT LEAST A DELAY OF 46 YEARS. ONE YEAR FOR EVERY YEAR THAT GEORGE FLOYD WAS LIVING HIS LIFE. I ASK THIS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SUFFERED FOR FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER HIS LIFE WAS TAKEN. WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS. WE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS AS I OFTEN SAY, AS WE SAY AT AGAPE MOVEMENT, IT'S TIME FOR US TO PUT THE NEIGHBOR BACK IN THE HOOD. IT'S TIME FOR US TO UPLIFT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S TIME FOR US TO START MOVING FORWARD. [1:04:28] **Bridgette Stewart**: IT'S TIME FOR US TO SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT BECAUSE THE WORLD IS STILL LOOKING AT US. THERE ARE MANY DAYS, MANY HOURS THROUGHOUT THE DAY THAT WE HAVE TO ENTERTAIN, AND YES I'M USING THE WORD "ENTERTAIN" BECAUSE PEOPLE COME IN AND SPECTATE ON OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF WHAT TOOK PLACE. I ASK THAT YOU GUYS REFLECT UPON THE TRAGEDY THAT WE'RE STILL LIVING INSIDE OF BECAUSE IT'S STILL THERE EVERY DAY THAT WE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY AT THE CORRIDOR OF 38TH AND CHICAGO. IF YOU NOTICED, I DO NOT CALL IT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. BECAUSE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE DOES NOT REFLECT THE HEART OF THAT CORRIDOR FROM CEDAR TO NICOLLET. WHAT REFLECTS IS THE BLACK BUSINESS CORRIDOR THAT IS HISTORICAL THAT IS WRITTEN INSIDE THAT 38TH STREET ALIVE PROGRAM. AND I ASK THAT YOU BRING THAT BACK INTO THE FOLD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [1:05:30] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT UP, WE WILL WELCOME 25, ERNESTO DOMINGUEZ. AND NEXT SPEAKERS ARE 26, WILLIAM ULRICH, 27, MELINDA -- NO, MALCOLM. 28, OKTAVIO. [1:06:13] **Ernesto Dominguez (Speaker 25)**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) [1:06:13] **Interpreter**: HELLO GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ERNESTO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS EVENING. (SPEAKING SPANISH) I AM A WORKER AND A MEMBER OF CTUL AND I'M HERE TO RAISE UP MY VOICE TO SAY, YES, WE NEED AN END TO WAGE THEFT. (SPEAKING SPANISH) AND I'M HERE TO TELL MY STORY TONIGHT ABOUT WAGE THEFT THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME IN THE STATE AND MANY OTHERS. UNFORTUNATELY, WAGE THEFT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THOSE OF US WHO WORK IN A NON-UNION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. (SPEAKING SPANISH) SO I'M GOING TO SHARE MY WAGE THEFT STORY. SO I CAME TO A VERBAL AGREEMENT WITH MY BOSS ABOUT PAY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE NEVER WROTE IT DOWN IN A CONTRACT AND IT STAYED AS A CONTRACTED TO WORK ON SOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE NEVER PAID ME THE $8,000 THAT WE AGREED TO FOR MY WORK. [1:07:43] **Interpreter**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER MY WAGES BEFORE MY BOSS FLED TO ANOTHER STATE BEFORE I COULD GO TO CTUL. FORTUNATELY NOW, I DO KNOW I CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT MY RIGHTS AND WHAT I CAN DO TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF WITH THE SUPPORT OF CTUL. I KNOW I NEED TO HAVE A WRITTEN CONTRACT NOW AND NOT JUST A VERBAL AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT MYSELF. I'VE ALSO BECOME VERY INVOLVED IN THE WORK AS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE MYSELF AND ALSO MY COWORKERS ABOUT OUR RIGHTS AND HOW WE CAN GET INVOLVED. SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET OUR WAGES PAID. [1:08:55] **Interpreter**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHOOSING TO FULLY FUND THIS PROGRAM FOR 2026. THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS VITAL LIKE FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LIKE MYSELF. (SPEAKING SPANISH) AND I AM HOPING IN GOD THAT THERE NEVER NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER PERSON WHO EXPERIENCES WAGE THEFT, NOT ANOTHER IMMIGRANT, NOT ANOTHER LATINO, NOT ANOTHER PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY WHO HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE. (SPEAKING SPANISH) THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. [1:09:47] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE NUMBER 26, WILLIAM ULRICH. FOLLOWED BY 27, MALCOLM WELLS. [1:10:09] **William Ulrich (Speaker 26)**: THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I HAVE TO SAY I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER SINCE 1973 IN WARD 10. WHOOPS, SHE AIN'T HERE. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT COMPENSATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR YOU AND THE POLICE. AND I'LL END ON THIS. I THINK METRO TRANSIT SHOULD PROVIDE FREE BUS FARE. [1:10:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: ALL RIGHT. SHORT AND SWEET. NUMBER 27, I MIGHT BE HAVING THIS WRONG. MALCOLM WELLS? [1:11:24] **Malcolm Wells (Speaker 27)**: YES, THERE IT IS. I KNOW MY HANDWRITING IS SLOPPY. IT'S LIKE A CURSIVE SOMETHING MIXED. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS, Y'ALL. MALCOLM WELLS, NEW JUSTICE PROJECT. I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION IN THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE TO FUND THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. I KNOW IT WAS HARD. HOW CRITICAL THIS PROGRAM IS. EVERYONE ON COUNCIL IS ON BOARD WITH FUNDING THE PROGRAM. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP IN THIS MOMENT. FOR REAL. ALSO THIS MOMENT SUPPORTING WORKERS IS REAL TOUGH ESPECIALLY INCREASED MILITARIZED POLICE STATE. THE LACK OF ONGOING AFFORDABILITY OUT HERE. PROGRAMS LIKE CO-ENFORCEMENT EMPOWERS WORKERS TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR COLLEAGUES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILY, THE WHOLE FAMILY IS ESSENTIAL TODAY. EVERY DECISION WE ALL MAKE AS A LASTING IMPACT ON ANOTHER PERSON. AND OUR ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS HERE TODAY CONTINUE SHOWING UP FOR OUR WORKING FAMILIES. [1:12:05] **Malcolm Wells**: SHOUT OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. WE LITERALLY WORKING ON GETTING INTO COLLABORATING WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD BRIDGES. ALSO GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. HEARING ABOUT THIS TODAY, I REALLY GOTTA ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL. THAT'S MY PLUG TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY. I WANT TO NAME THAT. FOR WORKERS FROM KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS TO IDENTIFY WORK PLACE AND PAY LIKE MY MAN WAS TALKING ABOUT. FOLKS ARE TRULY TAKEN CARE OF ON THE JOB AND NOT EXPLOITED. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR BEING CHAMPIONS OF THE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. I HOPE WE MAKE FUNDING ON THIS PERMANENT. MINNEAPOLIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. COMMIT TO MAKING SURE THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED AND FUNDED PERMANENTLY TOO. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. [1:12:41] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE 28, OKTAVIO ARAGON. AND THEN SHELLY STEIN. THOSE ARE OUR LAST TWO SPEAKERS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK AND YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED, THE CLERK'S DESK IS OVER THERE. [1:13:32] **Oktavio Aragon (Speaker 28)**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) [1:13:32] **Interpreter**: GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS OKTAVIO ARAGON. IN THE CITY, I'VE OFTEN WORKED ON CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS. (SPEAKING SPANISH) SINCE MY COWORKER TOLD ME ABOUT CTUL, I'VE BEEN SUPPORTED TWICE FOR WAGE THEFT. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HAVING MY WAGES STOLEN, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD DEMAND ANYTHING UNTIL I LEARNED ABOUT CTUL. (SPEAKING SPANISH) THE FIRST TIME I CAME TO CTUL, I WAS SUPPORTED AND I WAS TABLE TO RESOLVE MY FIRST CASE. TWO YEARS LATER, I NEEDED TO COME BACK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER CASE OF WAGE THEFT, AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS ABLE TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH MY BOSS. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, I RECEIVED MY PAYMENT. [1:14:43] **Interpreter**: (SPEAKING SPANISH) SO I WAS ABLE TO COME TO CTUL TO BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AND UNDERSTAND MY RIGHTS. FOR MANY YEARS, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT MY LABOR RIGHTS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND SO FOR A LONG TIME, I SUFFERED WAGE THEFT. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PLACE LIKE CTUL WHERE I COULD GET SUPPORT TO ACTUALLY DEFEND AND STAND UP FOR MY RIGHTS. (SPEAKING SPANISH) SO THE AFFECT OF WAGE THEFT WAS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY MY RENT. AND I ACTUALLY HAD DOUBTS IF I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE. (SPEAKING SPANISH) WE WORKERS NEED THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO UNDERSTAND OUR SITUATIONS AND CAN SUPPORT US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION A FULLY FUNDING THIS PROGRAM FOR 2026. THE FUNDING SHOULD BE PERMANENT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR AND FIGHT FOR THIS KIND OF FUNDING AGAIN. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [1:17:08] **Council President Elliott Payne**: OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS 29, SHELLY STEIN. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, THIS IS -- YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT. COME TALK TO OUR CLERK TO YOUR LEFT OVER HERE. WELCOME. [1:18:12] **Shelly Stein (Speaker 29)**: HELLO. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THANKS FOR HAVING US. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING, BUT I'M GRATEFUL TO DO SO. I WANTED TO GIVE THANKS TO Y'ALL FOR UNANIMOUSLY PASSING THE AMENDMENT TO RESTORE THE FUNDING FOR CO-ENFORCEMENT. I WANT TO ASK YOU TO THINK INTO THE FUTURE OF THIS PROGRAM FOR YOURSELVES, AND REMEMBER THAT CHOICE YOU MADE THIS WEEK IN FUTURE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE PARTNER TO BUILD TRUST IN THE CITY. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE CO-ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM'S ACHIEVEMENTS. IN A CONTRACT THAT STARTED LATE INTO THE YEAR JUST IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE REACHED OVER 2,000 WORKERS WITH KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS. OVER 500 WORK SITES ACROSS THE CITY. WE'VE SUPPORTED NEARLY 300 WORKERS IN RESOLVING WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS. AND WE'VE TRAINED 220 WORKERS TO BECOME WORKPLACE RIGHTS TRAINERS AND SUPPORT THEIR COWORKERS IN ANY KINDS OF FUTURE OR CURRENT ISSUES. THAT CHOICE YOU MADE AS AN INVESTMENT IN WORKERS SENSE OF SAFETY IN OUR CITY. THAT SENSE OF SAFETY IS CONSTANTLY UNDER THREAT. OBVIOUS THREATS WITH ICE IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. BUT ALSO RISING RENT, PREDATORY EMPLOYERS. YOU HEARD FROM JUSTIN, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO MET US YEARS AGO WITH ISSUES AND CAME BACK TO US BECAUSE HE HAD ISSUES IN A NEW WORKPLACE. AH, I THINK FOR US, THIS IS THE SEED OF A VISION IN WHICH IN THE CITY, WORKERS IN RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVERS, CAN LIVE A LIFE NOT JUST SURVIVING. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION ABOUT RESTORING FUNDING. THANK YOU. [1:18:59] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES OUR LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AND HAS NOT SIGNED UP YET? GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THIS HEARING. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE HEARING TONIGHT, AND TO EVERYONE WHO SPOKE OR SUBMITTED COMMENTS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT HELPS US MOVE OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD. I'M GOING TO SUGGEST WE TAKE A BRIEF RECESS. STAFF NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO RESET. WHY DON'T WE COME BACK AT 7:45. [1:20:20] [ THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL IS IN RECESS ] [1:37:32] [ THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL RESUMES ] [1:37:49] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO PROVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [1:38:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:38:04] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: PRESENT. [1:38:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:38:04] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: PRESENT. [1:38:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:38:04] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: PRESENT. [1:38:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN IS ABSENT. RAINVILLE. [1:38:04] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: PRESENT. [1:38:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHAVEZ. [1:38:04] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: PRESENT. [1:38:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:38:04] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: PRESENT. [1:38:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [1:38:04] **Council Member Emily Koski**: PRESENT. [1:38:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:38:19] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: PRESENT. [1:38:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:38:19] **Council President Elliott Payne**: PRESENT. [1:38:19] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:38:19] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WE'VE ALSO BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO THE BUSINESS OUTLINED ON OUR AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM IS A RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE 2025 PROPERTY TAX LEVIES PAYABLE IN 2026. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI TO PRESENT THAT ITEM FOR US. [1:38:42] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, I MOVE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2025 PROPERTY TAX LEVIES TO BE PAID IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. [1:39:01] **Council President Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED THE PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2025 TAX LEVY TO BE PAID IN 2026. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ON THE RESOLUTION. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:39:20] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:39:20] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHOWDHURY. [1:39:20] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [1:39:20] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: RAINVILLE. [1:39:20] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHAVEZ. [1:39:20] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [1:39:20] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [1:39:20] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:39:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:39:37] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:39:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:39:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:39:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 10 AYES. [1:39:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT MOTION CARRIES AND THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, WILL YOU PRESENT THAT ITEM FOR US. [1:39:56] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ON BEHALF OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, I MOVE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION FIXING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS -- FOR WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL LEVIES TAXES AND FEES. [1:40:16] **Council President Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED PASSAGE OF THE 2026 GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION WHICH FIXES AMOUNTS -- IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? [1:40:37] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE WE ARE READY NOW TO TAKE UP THE REMAINDER OF THE MARK-UP PACKET. [1:40:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: I'M GOING TO HAND THE GAVEL OVER TO VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THOSE AMENDMENTS. MR. CLERK. [1:40:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT, WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IF SHE WISHES TO BE AN AYE ON THE RESOLUTION. [1:40:57] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THAT'S AN AYE. [1:40:57] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WITHOUT OBJECTION. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE JUST A FEW ITEMS LEFT TO TAKE UP TO COMPLETE OUR MARK-UP PACKET. SO WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP WITH CONSIDER THE WONSLEY 38B AMENDMENT. FROM THERE, WE'LL GO TO AMENDMENT 39. THEN 40. THEN THE NEW 41. AND THEN THERE ARE FOUR REVISIONS TO ITEMS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED THAT WE'LL CONSIDER AFTER THAT. STARTING WITH AMENDMENT 38, WHICH IS BUDGETARY CONTROL FINANCIAL POLICY OFFERED BY MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBERS KOSKI AND WONSLEY. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE UNDERLYING MOTION IN COMMITTEE. I WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND. [1:41:58] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: SECOND. [1:41:58] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: EXCELLENT. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TO MOVE HER AMENDMENT TO SECTION -- TO CHAPTER 10 OF FINANCIAL POLICIES. PLEASE INTRODUCE AND MOVE APPROVAL OF YOUR AMENDMENT. [1:42:20] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. SO THE CURRENT FINANCIAL POLICIES REQUIRE THAT INFORMATION REGARDING THE CITY BUDGET AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS IN VARIOUS FORMATS AND UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL POLICY BEFORE YOU WOULD ADD A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE QUARTERLY REPORTS WITH THE COUNTY OF THE FULL COSTS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THERE IS ALSO A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTING OR FORECAST ON COSTS RELATED TO THE DOJ. THIS FINANCIAL POLICY IS A COMMON SENSE WAY TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS ACCURATE CENTRALIZED REGULAR REPORTING ON ALL COSTS RELATED TO THE SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES. [1:43:07] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: TAXPAYERS NEED TO KNOW THAT WE ARE STEWARDING PUBLIC RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY AS WE IMPLEMENT THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND THE AGREEMENT WILL BRING OUR POLICE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AS WELL AS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. SHOULD THE DOJ PROVISIONS ALSO BE ADHERED TO. BUT WHILE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THAT COMPLIANCE, IT SHOULD ALSO BE DONE IN A COST EFFECTIVE WAY AND NOT TREATED AS A BLANK CHECK TO MPD. AND WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT TAXPAYERS ARE NOT GIVEN A DISSERVICE BY US ALLOWING VAGUE RCAS BROUGHT BEFORE THIS BODY WHEN WE'RE ASKED TO APPROVE CONTRACTS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND THOSE REFERENCES IN THE RCA IS JUST SAYING THIS IS FOR THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND ESSENTIALLY, THAT CAN LEAD TO IF IT'S NOT CAUGHT EARLY AND PROACTIVELY TO JUST ENDLESS FUNDING WITHOUT SPECIFIC AND TRANSPARENT AND WELL DOCUMENTED TO EACH EXPENSE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IN THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND CONSISTENT REPORTING ON THIS SPECIFIC MATTER. AND WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE THE FINANCIAL POLICY OR THIS AMENDMENT POLICY AS AMENDED FOR APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND. [1:44:33] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [1:44:33] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION ON THE WONSLEY AMENDMENTS TO 38 REGARDING -- SPECIFICALLY ON CHAPTER 10. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT SEEING ANY. FIRST, LET'S TAKE UP THE WONSLEY AMENDMENT AND THEN WE'LL TAKE UP THE UNDERLYING MOTION ON NUMBER 38. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 38B, FINANCIAL POLICIES, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. [1:44:49] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:44:49] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:45:06] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:45:06] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:45:06] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: RAINVILLE. [1:45:06] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:45:06] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:45:06] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [1:45:06] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:45:06] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:45:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:45:06] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:45:23] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:45:23] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:45:23] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:45:23] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND WE'LL TAKE UP AMENDMENT 38 AS AMENDED WITH 38B. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:45:39] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:45:39] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:45:39] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:45:39] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:45:39] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:45:39] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:45:39] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [1:45:39] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:45:39] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:45:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:45:39] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:45:59] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:45:59] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:45:59] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:45:59] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT 39 THE CITY AUDITOR OFFICE REMODEL PRESENTED BY MYSELF. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE TO INTRODUCE THIS AMENDMENT AND MOVE APPROVAL. [1:46:14] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. THIS IS A ROLLOVER FOR AN APPROPRIATION THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE LAST BUDGET. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE ON CITY COUNCIL HAVE MOVED OUR OFFICES BACK INTO CITY HALL. WE HAVE ONE SOLE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT STILL OFFICING IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER. THAT IS OUR CITY AUDITOR. WE SAW MANY, MANY DELAYS IN OUR MOVE-IN, AND AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, THOSE DELAYS HAVE ALSO IMPACTED OUR CITY AUDITOR. SO THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE ROLLOVER SO THAT THOSE SPACES CAN BE COMPLETED AND SO THAT THE CITY AUDITOR AS A TEAM CAN ALL BE OFFICED TOGETHER. AND I MOVE APPROVAL. [1:46:56] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: SECOND. [1:46:56] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: ALL RIGHT. AND WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I'M NOT SEEING ANY. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [1:47:13] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:47:13] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: OH. I JUST HAD ONE CLARIFICATION. SO THIS IS AN ACTUAL ROLLOVER OF FUNDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE? AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:47:30] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:47:30] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:47:30] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:47:30] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:47:30] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [1:47:30] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [1:47:30] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:47:30] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:47:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:47:30] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:47:57] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:47:57] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:47:57] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES. [1:47:57] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS AMENDMENT 40, WHICH IS A NEW AMENDMENT TITLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL ACTIVATION GRANT OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE AND MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT. [1:48:16] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO THIS AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL ACTIVATION GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND FESTIVALS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES, ACTIVATE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS AND CELEBRATE A RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT DEFINES OUR CITY, CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS JUNETEENTH, SOMALI HERITAGE MONTH. THESE EVENTS GENERATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ATTRACTING FOOT TRAFFIC, SUPPORTING LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS AND EXPANDING MARKETS FOR SMALL AND EMERGING BUSINESSES. [1:49:04] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THROUGHOUT THIS CALENDAR YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REALLY AMAZING CULTURAL EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN OUR CITY. AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN APPROACHED TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY AVAILABLE CITY FUNDING TO SUPPORT IT. JUST TO HELP WITH THE FUNDING STACKS TO MAKE THESE EVENTS POSSIBLE. AND EVERY YEAR THESE EVENTS GET BIGGER AND BIGGER BECAUSE THESE ARE THINGS THAT REALLY MAKE OUR NEIGHBORS FEEL SEEN. AND IN MINNESOTA, AND IN MINNEAPOLIS, HAVING THESE GET TOGETHERS IS A PART OF OUR CULTURE. AND SO MANY LOCAL BIPOC BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GROW THEIR BUSINESS BY BEING IN OUR CITY STREETS. AND ONE THING THAT I REALLY HOPE TO DO THROUGH THIS IS TO KEEP THE MINNEAPOLIS DOLLAR IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND SO I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT ME IN THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT. AND SHOULD IT PASS, I WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT IN THIS NEXT YEAR IN REACHING OUT TO THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PUT TOGETHER THESE FESTIVALS. I MOVE APPROVAL. [1:49:53] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [1:50:11] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL FIRST RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:50:14] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE AUTHOR. I READ THROUGH ALL THE RCA. WOULD UKRAINIAN CULTURE BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS? [1:50:30] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: I THINK ABSOLUTELY IT WOULD. ESPECIALLY AS THE UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY HAS JUST BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. THEY SHOULD APPLY. [1:50:30] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: OKAY. THAT SEALED THE DEAL. [LAUGHTER] [1:50:30] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:50:30] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. QUESTION FOR THE AUTHOR HERE. WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS TO APPLY OR WHICH DEPARTMENT WOULD KIND OF ADMINISTER IT? [1:50:55] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: GREAT QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. THIS WOULD BE GOING TO THE CPED BUSINESS TEAM. AND SO I'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO KIND OF DEVELOP HOW THAT WILL LOOK. AND IT WILL REALLY BE DISCRETION TO THE DEPARTMENT ON WHAT FEASIBLE FOR THEM IN THEIR CURRENT STAFFING. [1:51:19] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: I'LL JUST NOTE, MAYBE YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS MEET MINNEAPOLIS HAS THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WHICH IS REALLY A SIMILAR PROCESS WHERE PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING TO HOST THEIR EVENTS. YEAH. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO MAYBE MERGE THE TWO OR BE ABLE TO STACK THEM OR FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT LIKE LEVERAGE THE $760,000 THAT THAT PROGRAM HAS. [1:51:19] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. DEFINITELY WILL CONSIDER IT. NUMBER OF THE EVENT ORGANIZERS HAVE SOUGHT OUT FUNDING FROM MEET MINNEAPOLIS AND SOME HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. SOME HAVE NOT. AND I THINK THIS CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO MORE DIRECTLY SUPPORT. SO DEFINITELY AM INTERESTED IN MERGING THE TWO. BUT ACCESS TO THOSE MEET MINNEAPOLIS DOLLARS HAS BEEN A BARRIER THAT'S BEEN NOTED TO ME. [1:52:16] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: I COMPLETELY AGREE. AND ONE THING THAT I BROUGHT UP ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MULTIPLE TIMES IS THERE SHOULD BE MORE OF THAT MONEY GOING TO THE CULTURAL DISTRICTS THAN THE DOWNTOWN ORGANIZATIONS. LIKE DOWNTOWN TASTE MINNESOTA GOT A BUNCH OF IT. AND I HOPE THAT THE COMMITTEE ON MEET MINNEAPOLIS WILL DIVERT MORE OF THAT TO CULTURAL DISTRICTS IN THE FUTURE. AND SO WHOEVER IS SERVING ON MEET MINNEAPOLIS NEXT YEAR SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THAT PROCESS TO ADVANCE THESE GOALS. [1:52:16] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: YEAH. DO YOU MIND IF I JUST SAY SOMETHING IN REGARDS TO THAT. I THINK THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE HOSTED -- THESE EVENTS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE HOSTED IN THE CULTURAL CORRIDOR AND I THINK ONE THING TO NOTE, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE EVENTS ALSO TAKE PLACE IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DESEGREGATION OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THAT'S CERTAINLY ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE 12th, 11th, 13th WARDS IS JUST GETTING OUT OF THE AREAS OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO INTERACT WITH THE AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS THAT PUT TOGETHER THESE CULTURAL EVENTS. [1:52:59] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:52:59] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: I'LL KEEP IT REALLY QUICK. THANK YOU, CHAIR CHUGHTAI. I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY HEAR FROM A LOT OF RESIDENTS IT'S A BIG NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS. [1:53:19] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU. AND FINALLY, I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:53:47] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND YOU KNOW, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS I DO WANT TO JUST POINT OUT THAT MANY OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN NAMED DO ACTUALLY HAPPEN ON CULTURAL CORRIDORS. AND THE WHOLE POINT OF CULTURAL CORRIDORS WAS THAT THEY SHOULD BE GETTING SUPPORT THROUGH CPED FOR THESE VERY PURPOSES. SO I'M A LITTLE BAFFLED AS TO WHY EVERY TIME I GO TO CPED FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT SUPPORT ALONG CULTURAL CORRIDORS, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE. AN YOU KNOW, IT JUST -- THERE'S NO POINT IN HAVING CULTURAL CORRIDORS IF WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING THE CULTURAL EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE ALONG THOSE CORRIDORS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. THANK YOU. [1:54:39] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU. FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:54:39] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'LL BE RELUCTANTLY SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. I WANT TO POINT OUT, IF I'M KEEPING TRACK, RIGHT, THIS IS NOW $2.4 MILLION TAKEN FROM THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND SO FAR IN THE AMENDMENTS. YESTERDAY CITY COMPTROLLER HARGROVE CAUTIONED THIS FUND IS SOFTENING. LET'S BE CAREFUL HOW MUCH WE'RE TRANSFERRING. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY MENTIONED A GOOD POINT ABOUT BRINGING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO PLACES THAT DON'T OFTEN HAVE THEM. AND I WANTED TO BRING UP ANOTHER EXAMPLE, WHICH WOULD BE THE LOCAL ART SHANTY PROJECT. WE WERE ABLE TO ATTRACT THAT TO LOCATE ON LAKE HARRIET. AND THAT IS TYPICAL TO MANY OF THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH FUNDED THEY USED TO HAVE IN THE PAST WITH DIFFERENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS PEOPLE ARE PULLING BACK FROM. IN SEEKING SUPPORT FROM THE CITY, SOMEHOW, TO HELP CONTINUE THE ART SHANTY PROJECT. CULTURALLY SPEAKING, I DON'T KNOW MAYBE SPECIFIC TO SOMEONE THAT LOVES SNOW. SOMEONE THAT LOVES COLD WEATHER. THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH MEET MINNEAPOLIS BECAUSE SOME OF THE FEES WERE ABOUT THE CITY PERMIT FEES THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THAT GRANT THROUGH MEET MINNEAPOLIS OR NOT. BUT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT, MAYBE ONE OF THE --MAYBE ONE OF THE SPOTS THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING HERE IS OUR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT RELY ON FUNDING THAT HAS GONE AWAY. AND THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO BE PUTTING THEM ON. MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING SOMEHOW, AS WELL. [1:56:29] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE. SO CAN- ONE, I'LL NOTE WE'VE BEEN JOINED IN THIS MEETING BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE MAXIMUM -- OR THE LEVIES PAYABLE FOR 2026? AND WE HAVE TAKEN UP AND DISPOSED OF AMENDMENT NUMBER 38, 38B, AND 39. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THOSE? THOSE ALL PASSED WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. [1:57:15] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: YES, PLEASE. [1:57:15] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WONDERFUL. CLERKS, WE'VE NOTED THAT? EXCELLENT. OKAY. NOW ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 40, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL ACTIVATION GRANT. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:57:30] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:57:30] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:57:30] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [1:57:30] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN. [1:57:30] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:57:30] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:57:30] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [1:57:30] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:57:30] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:57:30] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:57:30] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [1:57:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 12 AYES. [1:57:57] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 41, PROTECTING CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. THIS IS THE SHEET IN GREEN THAT WAS PASSED OUT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE AND MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT. [1:58:10] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. LAST FRIDAY COUNCIL EARMARKED TWO POSITIONS TO RESTORE CUTS MADE TO THE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS THAT THE MAYOR PROPOSED. THIS WAS AFTER INTENSIVE CONVERSATION WITH STAFF LAST YEAR, WHICH LED TO COUNCIL BRINGING FORWARD AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS THE BACKLOG OF CASES. AS BUDGET DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, I'VE BEEN CONCERNED BY THE REPEATED COMMENTS MADE BY MPD AND THE MAYOR'S STAFF THAT IN ORDER OR TO JUSTIFY IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME OTHER BUDGET AMENDMENTS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY, THEY WOULD LAY OFF CIVILIAN STAFF. I HAVE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY, AS WELL AS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, WE WANT TO SEE BOTH THE GROWTH IN OUR SWORN AND CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIVE STAFF IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE CITY'S OVERALL GOAL OF HELPING MPD SOLVE ITS MORE THAN 5,000 BACKLOGGED CASES. [1:59:14] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AND, ULTIMATELY, IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ALL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY. MPD CURRENTLY BUDGETS FOR 29 CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. 11 OF ASSIGNED TO THE USE OF FORCE INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION. THE BUDGET FOR THESE INVESTIGATORS, INCLUDING THE TWO CIVILIAN FTE POSITIONS THAT COUNCIL RESTORED LAST FRIDAY, EQUALS TO $3.6 MILLION FOR THE 31 POSITIONS. THIS BUDGET EARMARKS FUNDING SO THE POSITIONS ARE PRIORITIZED WITHIN MPD'S BUDGET AND NOT SACRIFICED AS JUSTIFICATION FOR IMPLEMENTING OTHER BUDGET AMENDMENT OR SAFETY PROGRAMS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR AND MPD. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS MOTION. AND ASK FOR A SECOND. [1:59:56] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [2:00:14] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THIS AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT SEEING ANY. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, ARE YOU HOPING TO? [2:01:12] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: YEAH. I JUST WE'RE SEEING THIS. I'M SEEING THIS, I THINK, ALMOST ALL OF US ARE SEEING THIS JUST REALLY QUICKLY HERE. AND EVEN -- THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH GETTING THESE AT THE LAST MINUTE. I UNDERSTAND WHY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY IS BRINGING THIS NOW. SO ... ARE WE RESTORING SOMETHING THAT WE ORIGINALLY MOVED? CAN YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT -- WE'RE APPROPRIATING $3.6 MILLION TO SUPPORT INCREASED CAPACITY FOR INVESTIGATIONS. BUT IN YOUR EXPLANATION, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN LISTENING FULLY. I'M SORRY. IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE SAYING THE CONCERN COMING FROM OTHER PEOPLE WAS THAT THEY'D NEED TO CUT SOME OF THESE CIVILIAN POSITIONS. [2:01:12] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: CAN I RESPOND? YEAH. THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE TWO CIVILIAN FTES THAT WE TOOK UP LAST FRIDAY. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO, AS I MENTIONED, NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION DURING THESE BUDGET PROCEEDINGS WHERE THEY HAVE SAID BOTH IN FRONT OF US AND IN BEHIND PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY WOULD LAY OFF CIVILIAN STAFF, SPECIFICALLY THOSE DOING INVESTIGATIVE WORK THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION TO ALSO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER BUDGET AMENDMENTS. SO THIS IS EARMARKING THOSE EXISTING CIVILIAN POSITIONS THAT'S ALREADY FILLED WITHIN MPD FOR A TOTAL OF 31. [2:01:50] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: I SEE. YOU'RE SORT OF -- IN OTHER TERMS, SEQUESTERING THAT MONEY AND SAYING IT'S FOR CIVILIANS. EXISTING. THAT'S ALREADY. I SEE. THANK YOU. [2:02:15] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WONDERFUL. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS. SO, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 41, PROTECTING CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. [2:02:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:02:15] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:02:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:02:15] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:02:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:02:15] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:02:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:02:15] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:02:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:02:15] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:02:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: RAINVILLE. [2:02:15] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:02:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHAVEZ. [2:02:15] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:02:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [2:02:15] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:02:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [2:02:30] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:02:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [2:02:30] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:02:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:02:30] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:02:30] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:02:30] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:02:40] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [2:02:40] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT THREE AMENDMENTS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER HERE ARE REVISIONS TO AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. I'M GOING TO TAKE THESE UP IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. THE FIRST ONE THAT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO JUST PULL UP IN FRONT OF YOU IS NUMBER NINE REVISED IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. DOES EVERYONE HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF THEM? IT SHOULD BE ON A GREEN SHEET OF PAPER. EXCELLENT. SO THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE WAS APPROVED EARLY ON. SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS UP, WE WILL FIRST NEED A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. [2:03:49] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, THE RECOMMENDATION HAS COME FROM THE COMMITTEE TO -- THIS BEING APPROVED. RIGHT NOW, I WOULD SAY YOU'RE AMENDING IT. I WOULD MAKE THIS IN THE FORM OF AN AMENDMENT. AND I THINK, PROBABLY, THE AUTHORS WILL THE ACTION WE TOOK AT COMMITTEE AND WHAT IS PREVIOUSLY IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS WOULD BE HANDLED AS AN AMENDMENT. I THINK THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY FORWARD. [2:03:49] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: OKAY. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS MOTION IS OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND WONSLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE AND MOVE APPROVAL OF THE REVISED AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE. [2:04:05] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU, CHAIR CHUGHTAI. AS A REMINDER, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT, NUMBERED NUMBER ONE WAS THE ONE WE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY ON FRIDAY TO INCREASE ONGOING FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. WHEN WE PASSED THAT BUDGET AMENDMENT, YOU HEARD THE COMMENTS COMING FROM ME THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL SOURCES BECAUSE WHEN WE ORIGINALLY DRAFTED THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT, I WAS AND HAS BEEN HERE FOR A HOT MINUTE. IT HAS ONLY -- IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS ONLY INCREASED SINCE OUR BUDGET BOOK BECAME PUBLIC. WE'RE LOOKING FOR ONGOING DOLLARS, WHILE THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL ONGOING DOLLARS WE WERE ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO FIND ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME DOLLARS. THAT'S WHAT THE AMENDMENT HERE IS BEFORE YOU. THE FUNDING SOURCE WE CHOSE WAS BY WORKING WITH COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON ACTUALLY RESERVE FUNDS WE FOUND. I WANTED TO ADD THAT REASONING. WE'RE INCREASING THE FUNDING STREAM BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL EXPERTS IN THE NEED THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT IN THE PREVIOUS BUDGET AMENDMENT, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN ADDED HIMSELF AS AN AUTHOR. I WOULD ADD HIM ON THIS ONE TOO. [2:05:14] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: ALL RIGHT. CLERKS, IF WE CAN REFLECT THAT WE'RE ADDING COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN TO THIS AMENDMENT. IS THERE A SECOND TO THIS AMENDMENT? [2:05:14] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: SECOND. [2:05:42] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: PROPER MOTION BEFORE US. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:05:42] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I GUESS I'M NOT CLEAR. I THOUGHT THE AUTHOR SAID THIS WAS ONE-TIME. BUT THE ACTUAL REVISED DOCUMENT SAYS ONGOING. [2:05:57] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: YEAH. I CAN ANSWER THAT. NUMBER ONE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ. WHAT WE PASSED ON FRIDAY WAS THIS AMENDMENT, BUT JUST NUMBER ONE. THE ONE THAT IS THE ONE WE PASSED ON FRIDAY, THIS AMENDMENT IS BASICALLY ADDING NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS JUST ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME DOLLARS. WE WERE HOPING FOR ONGOING. WE COULDN'T FIND IT. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT EVENTUALLY. BUT FOR THIS REASONING, THE ONLY CHANGE TO WHAT WE PASSED ON FRIDAY IS JUST NUMBER TWO. WHICH ADDS MORE ONE-TIME DOLLARS. [2:06:27] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE HEARD ON FRIDAY THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. DECREASING THE FUNDING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. I MEAN, I SERVE ON THE YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD. THAT'S ONE OF THE GYMS OF THE WORK THAT THE CITY DOES WITH REGARDS TO THE YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD AND MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IS TO HELP SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. SO I'M JUST DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOURCE. [2:07:40] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. YEAH. I CAN ADDRESS THAT -- THAT -- THAT QUESTION OR CONCERN, COUNCIL MEMBER. THIS SOURCE, THE USE OF SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS WAS ONE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. AND SO THAT'S -- THAT'S WHY IT CAME TO BE THE SOURCE OF CHOICE HERE. THIS- ALSO, WAS A PART OF THE DISCUSSION, AS YOU CORRECTLY POINT OUT, WITH FUNDING BEING USED FROM SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. I THINK THIS WAS SOMETHING WE ASKED BUDGET TO JUST COME UP AND ADD SOME FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON FRIDAY. I'LL SUMMARIZE ONCE MORE HERE. THAT THERE'S -- THERE'S ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT EXIST WITHIN SPECIAL REVENUE FUND BALANCE, UMM, THAT -- THAT SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS THAT NEEDS TO BE SPENT DOWN. AND SO THIS WON'T HAVE AN INTERRUPTION OR DISRUPTION TO EXISTING SERVICE RELATED TO SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. AND THIS IS JUST THE SOURCE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THIS REASON. [2:08:39] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WONDERFUL. LET'S GO -- OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. I WILL ASK THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON THE REVISED AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE, IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:08:39] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:08:39] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CASHMAN. [2:08:39] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: OSMAN. [2:08:39] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: RAINVILLE. [2:08:39] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: CHAVEZ. [2:08:39] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VETAW. [2:08:39] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: KOSKI. [2:08:39] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: WONSLEY. [2:08:39] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:08:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:08:56] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:08:56] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:08:56] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:09:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [2:09:11] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS ARE AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 REVISED AND AMENDMENT NUMBER 12 REVISED. THIS IS SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS AND CULTURAL MEDIA PROGRAMMING. THIS IS ON A YELLOW SHEET THAT IS STAPLED TOGETHER. THE FIRST PAGE OF THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 REVISION. THE SECOND PAGE IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 12 REVISION. IT'S IN THE YELLOW. I BELIEVE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BETWEEN VERSION OF THIS PASSED AROUND. OH, GOT CHA THAT WAS PASSED AROUND, AS WELL. THANK YOU. AND THESE REVISIONS -- THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST CAUGHT AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF MARK UP. WHERE WE HAD THE ADMINISTRATION JUST COME BACK AND CATCH THAT -- THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE A DIFFERENT SOURCE USED HERE. THIS IS, AGAIN, SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS. PART OF THE CONVERSATION BOTH OF THESE AMEND THE FIRST TIME. I'M GOING TO PROPOSE THAT WE TAKE THESE UP TOGETHER THIS TIME, AS WELL. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, WILL YOU MOVE APPROVAL? [2:10:11] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: YES. [2:10:11] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [2:10:39] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WONDERFUL A PROPER MOTION BEFORE US. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REVISED AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 AND 12? NOT SEEING ANY. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE REVISED AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 AND 12. SPEAK MINNEAPOLIS AND CULTURAL MEDIA PROGRAMMING. [2:10:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:10:39] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:10:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:10:39] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:10:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:10:39] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:10:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:10:39] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:10:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:10:39] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:10:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:10:39] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:10:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:10:39] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:10:39] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:10:39] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:10:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:10:55] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:10:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:10:55] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:10:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:10:55] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:10:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:10:55] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:11:13] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 12 AYES. [2:11:13] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT LAST ONE. THIS IS RELATED TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 22. AND YOU MAY REMEMBER AMENDMENT NUMBER 22 HAD THREE PARTS THAT WE CONSIDERED. AND THIS IS ADDING ONE ADDITIONAL SECTION FOR ONE-TIME APPROPRIATION. I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TO INTRODUCE THIS. [2:11:13] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. SO, AGAIN, MANY CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN HAD OVER THESE AMENDMENTS, AND, UMM, FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS AH THIS AMENDMENT, AH ACTUALLY CAME ABOUT. AND IT HELPS TO BETTER ADDRESS THE INTENT OF THE 2025 EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER APPROPRIATION THAT WE TOOK UP ON FRIDAY. AS PART OF 22A. THIS LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ADVANCING A ROLLOVER OF 2025 ONE-TIME COST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM. MPHA WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENT WAS BEING SENT BACK OVER. BACK THIS PAST JULY. OR RECENT JULY. AND THEN THE BUDGET, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, WAS CUT FROM THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET A FEW WEEKS LATER. TH ENSURES THAT THAT ORIGINAL $400,000 ONE-TIME COSTS WE APPROPRIATED FOR 2025, AS WAS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE ORIGINAL MOTION OF 2022A IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN 2026 FOR USE. SO, UMM, JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT CONTEXT. WITH THAT, I MOVE THIS MOTION FOR FORWARD FOR APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND. [2:12:47] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [2:12:47] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THIS 22D HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:12:47] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS IS PROBABLY PRETTY ELEMENTAL. I'M SURE YOU'VE THOUGHT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS. BUT, SO, NONE OF THIS $400,000 WAS USED THIS YEAR? SO IT WOULD JUST ROLL OVER AND BE PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS FOR NEXT YEAR? [2:13:11] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: YEAH. SO, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. THIS IS PART OF THE $1.8 WE ALSO INCLUDED IN A RESOLUTION FOR SUPPORT FOR ROLLING OVER FOR NEXT YEAR. YES, THIS EARMARKS IT WITHIN THE $1.8. [2:13:27] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: OKAY. THANK YOU. [2:13:51] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE 22A, THE 2025 BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT THAT WAS FOR THE $1.4 THAT IS MOVING OVER TO ADDRESS THE FISCAL CLIFF WITHIN STABLE HOMES STABLE SCHOOLS. THEN THERE'S THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. THEN THE 2026 AMENDMENT. THIS IS JUST CLEANING UP THE REMAINING. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:13:51] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU. SO, TO BE CLEAR, MAYBE THE AUTHOR COULD EXPLAIN. SO WE'RE -- THIS IS THE TOTAL WILL BE $1.8 MILLION THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THIS FUND? [2:14:29] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THE $400,000 IS INCLUSIVE OF $1.4 ONGOING. [2:14:29] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: NO. THE TOTAL IS $1.8. $400,000 IS ONE TIME. $1.4 MILLION IS ONGOING. [2:14:29] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: GOT IT. THANK YOU. [2:14:47] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: YES. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. ANY ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATIONS, QUESTIONS? NOT SEEING ANY. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 22D. EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER CPED IMPLEMENTATION. [2:14:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:14:47] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:15:02] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:15:02] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:15:02] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:15:02] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:15:02] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:15:02] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:15:02] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:15:02] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:15:02] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:15:02] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:15:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:15:02] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:15:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 12 AYES. [2:15:33] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE MARK UP PACKET. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THE CHAIR BACK TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:15:33] **Council President Elliott Payne**: ACTUALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, WERE YOU IN QUEUE ON THIS? OKAY. SORRY. [2:15:33] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. THE CLERK WILL -- WELL, I SUPPOSE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE TOTAL RESOLUTION FOR THE BUDGET? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED BY THE BODY SETTING THE DEPARTMENTAL OPERATING BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2026 PAID BY TAXES AND FEES. [2:15:57] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:15:57] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:16:12] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:16:12] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:16:12] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:16:12] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:16:12] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:16:12] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:16:12] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:16:12] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:16:12] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:16:12] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:16:12] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:16:12] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 12 AYES. [2:16:12] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. AND THE 2026 GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE PROPOSED SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM COVERING FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND OUT YEARS THROUGH 2031. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, WILL YOU PRESENT THAT ITEM FOR US. [2:16:36] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2026 THROUGH 2031 SIX-YEAR CAPITAL PROGRAM AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS FOR 2026 TO BE EXPENDED BY THE VARIOUS FUNDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. [2:16:53] **Council President Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED THE PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2026 THROUGH 2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND FIXING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED BY DEPARTMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:17:08] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AS WE SPOKE ABOUT AT LENGTH, THIS POLICE TRAINING FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR SIX YEARS IS UPDATE PART OF THE CAPITAL PROGRAM AND A BIG PART OF THE BONDING ASK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS CAPITAL PLAN. I KNOW IT IS FOR MANY, MANY MORE THINGS THAN THE TRAINING FACILITY. BUT I DO HOPE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN COME TO RESOLUTION ON AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT TERM. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING IT. THE VOTE ON THE PARTICULAR ITEM WAS 7-5. MAYBE OTHER COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME ON THIS. THANK YOU. [2:17:47] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. [2:17:47] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:17:47] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: NAY. [2:18:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:18:02] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: NO. [2:18:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:18:02] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:18:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:18:02] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:18:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:18:18] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: I'M SORRY WHAT ARE WE VOTING FOR? [2:18:18] **Council President Elliott Payne**: CAPITAL PLAN. [2:18:18] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:18:18] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:18:18] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: NO. [2:18:18] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:18:18] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:18:18] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:18:18] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: NO. [2:18:18] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:18:18] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:18:18] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:18:18] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:18:18] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:18:18] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:18:18] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:18:18] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:18:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE EIGHT AYES AND FOUR NAYS. [2:18:46] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND THE SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS ADOPTED. NEXT, WE HAVE A SERIES OF BONDING $213 MILLION. ALL REFLECTED IN AGENDA ITEMS FOUR THROUGH SIX. THESE ACTIONS REQUEST THAT THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO INCUR INDEBTEDNESS AND INCUR BONDS. [2:19:19] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: MR. PRESIDENT, AS YOU NOTED, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS FORWARDING THREE RESOLUTIONS REQUESTING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY BONDS BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATION AND TAXATION IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $213,111,000. I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS REFLECTED IN ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX ON THE MEETING AGENDA. [2:19:19] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: EXCUSE ME, CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE MY VOTE ON THE LAST ONE. THAT'S THE ONE THAT I VOTED NO. I VOTED NO ABOUT THE FACILITY. [2:19:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THIS IS THE WHOLE CAPITAL PLAN. NOT JUST THAT ONE FACILITY. [2:19:37] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: RIGHT. [2:19:53] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT, DO COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN AS AN AYE VOTE ON ITEM 1.3, WHICH IS THE CITY'S SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. [2:19:53] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: [OFF MIC] I THINK HE'S ASKING THAT HIS VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT REFLECTED FOR THE POLICE TRAINING CENTER. [2:20:31] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE TO A NO VOTE FOR THE ENTIRE CAPITAL PLAN? [2:20:31] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: SURE. YES. NO. [2:20:31] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WITHOUT OBJECTION. AND WHAT DOES THAT BRING OUR VOTE TOTAL TO? [2:20:31] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 7-5. [2:20:31] **Council President Elliott Payne**: OKAY. THAT VOTE IS REFLECTED. AND THAT ITEM STILL CARRIES. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED ADOPTION OF THE BONDING RESOLUTION. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THOSE THREE CAPITAL BONDING RESOLUTIONS. [2:21:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:21:06] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:21:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:21:06] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:21:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:21:06] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:21:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:21:06] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:21:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:21:06] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:21:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:21:06] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:21:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:21:06] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:21:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:21:06] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:21:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:21:21] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:21:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:21:21] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:21:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:21:21] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:21:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:21:21] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:21:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 12 AYES. [2:21:21] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THOSE BONDING RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. THE LAST ITEM TIED TO THE CITY'S 2026 BUDGET RELATES TO UTILITY RATES TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. I'LL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI TO INTRODUCE THAT MATTER FOR US. [2:21:46] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICES INCLUDING WATER, SEWER, STORMWATER, AND SOLID WASTE, ALL OF WHICH BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 OF 2026. [2:21:46] **Council President Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE UTILITY RATES FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:22:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:22:11] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:22:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:22:11] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:22:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:22:11] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:22:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:22:11] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:22:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:22:11] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:22:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:22:11] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:22:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:22:11] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:22:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:22:11] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:22:26] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:22:26] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:22:26] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:22:26] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:22:26] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:22:26] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:22:26] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:22:26] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:22:26] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 12 AYES. [2:22:26] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RATES N ESTABLISHED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. FINALLY, THERE ARE A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS DIRECTIVES AND OTHER ACTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR OUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. THESE ITEMS ARE CONNECTED TO THE COUNCIL'S ACTION ON THE 2026 BUDGET BUT NOT TECHNICALLY INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET. THESE ITEMS ARE LISTED AS ITEMS 2 THROUGH 7 ON THE AGENDA, AS WELL AS ITEMS 1 AND 2 UNDER THE ADDENDUM SECTION. I'LL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT COMMITTEE'S REPORT ON THOSE GET ITEMS. [2:23:04] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD, I BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY NINE ADDITIONAL. BECAUSE OF THE ONE MORE THAT WE ADDED, RIGHT? YEAH. OH, GREAT! NEVER MIND. PROSECUTE, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING EIGHT ADDITIONAL DIRECTIVES RESOLUTIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET THAT CAME OUT OF OUR BUDGET MARK UP WORK. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RESOLUTION AND LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RATED TO A FUTURE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RESOLUTION URGING THE TERMINATION OF THE CITY'S CONTRACT WITH ZEN CITY. FOUR IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REQUESTING QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NON-FATAL SHOOTING TASK FORCE AND THE CURRENT CLEARANCE RATES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. [2:24:09] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: ITEMS NUMBER FIVE AND SIX ARE AMENDMENT TO THE 2025 GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION AND LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. ITEM SEVEN IS A RESOLUTION SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARIES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE 2026 THROUGH 2029 TERM UNDER THE ADDENDUM PORTION OF THE AGENDA, FORWARDED THIS MORNING BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AFTER THIS MEETING'S AGENDA HAD BEEN PUBLISHED. ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE IS A DIRECTION TO REAPPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF AN ENTERPRISE POLICY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. AND ITEM NUMBER TWO CONSISTS OF TWO DIRECTIVES RELATED TO THE RECLASSIFICATION OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT DIVISION OF THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL OF THESE ITEMS. [2:24:56] **Council President Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF ITEMS TWO COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IN ADDITION TO THE ITEMS UNDER ADDENDUM, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION OR WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THESE ITEMS FOR SEPARATE VOTES? COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:25:16] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM TWO FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. [2:25:16] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED TO PULL TWO FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:25:33] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: I WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT SEVEN FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. [2:25:33] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS PULLED NUMBER SEVEN FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? [2:25:50] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: I'M SORRY, MR. CHAIR. COULD WE ALSO PULL OUT THE ZEN CITY ONE, ITEM NUMBER THREE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. [2:25:50] **Council President Elliott Payne**: ITEM THREE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS TWO THROUGH SEVEN MINUS TWO, THREE, AND SEVEN. [2:26:07] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: NOT ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND SEVEN. RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:26:07] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: I'M NOT CLEAR. [2:26:07] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WE'RE VOTING ON A PACKAGE DEAL. WHAT HAS BEEN MOVED IN FRONT OF YOU IS ON THE COMMITTEE'S -- ON THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA STARTING ON THE SECOND PAGE. ITEM TWO. IT SAYS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THAT ONE. WE'RE VOTING ON ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, SIX, AND THEN NUMBERS ONE AND TWO UNDER ADDENDUM. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON ITEMS TWO, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE, THREE, CUTS TO CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS, OR SEVEN MAYOR/COUNCIL COMPENSATION. [2:26:46] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:26:46] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:26:46] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:26:46] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:26:46] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:26:46] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:26:46] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:26:46] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:26:46] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:26:46] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:26:46] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:27:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:27:02] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:27:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:27:02] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 12 AYES. [2:27:17] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT UP ITEM NUMBER TWO. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:27:17] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:27:17] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:27:17] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:27:17] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: NAY. [2:27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:27:17] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:27:17] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:27:17] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:27:33] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:27:33] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:27:33] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:27:33] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:27:33] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:27:33] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:27:33] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:27:33] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:27:33] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:27:33] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:27:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. [2:27:50] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT ITEM CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER THREE. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:27:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:27:50] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:27:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:27:50] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: NO. [2:27:50] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:27:50] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:28:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:28:05] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:28:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:28:05] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:28:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:28:05] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:28:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:28:05] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: AYE. [2:28:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:28:05] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:28:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:28:05] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:28:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:28:05] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:28:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:28:21] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:28:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:28:21] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:28:21] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. [2:28:21] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. AND, FINALLY, WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [2:28:37] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: AYE. [2:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:28:37] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: AYE. [2:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:28:37] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: AYE. [2:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:28:37] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AYE. [2:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [2:28:37] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AYE. [2:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:28:37] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: AYE. [2:28:37] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:28:37] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: NO. [2:28:53] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:28:53] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: AYE. [2:28:53] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [2:28:53] **Council Member Emily Koski**: AYE. [2:28:53] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:28:53] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: AYE. [2:28:53] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [2:28:53] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: AYE. [2:28:53] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:28:53] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AYE. [2:29:16] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. [2:29:16] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. AND THAT COMPLETES ALL OF OUR ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. AND THOSE ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? [2:29:16] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: I DO. I KNOW, COLLEAGUES, YOU GUYS WILL HAVE -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING PATIENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS CALLED IN THE COMMUNITY. WHAT I WITNESSED TODAY IT WAS DEVASTATING. I.C.E. AGENCIES ENTERED RESTAURANTS AND DEMANDED IDS. THEY LOCKED BEHIND THEM. BEHIND DOORS AND DEMANDED IDS FROM EVERYONE. THEY STOPPED PEOPLE RANDOMLY. AND THEY HOLD CHOKED SOMEONE AND, YOU KNOW, BEAT UP YOUNG MAN WHO IS U.S. CITIZEN. TOOK HIM TO BLOOMINGTON, AND THEN FINGERPRINTED HIM AND REALIZED HE WAS U.S. CITIZEN. SO THEY TOLD HIM TO LEAVE. WHEN WE HAD A STORM, YOU KNOW, SNOW THAT WAS HAPPENING. [2:30:25] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY TODAY ARE FEELING SINGLED OUT. ARE FEELING THEY ARE BEING TARGETED. AND I REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IN OUR STREETS, IT'S DISHEARTENING. IT'S SAD. AND I THINK EVERYONE HAS OBLIGATION TO AT LEAST THINK ABOUT AND, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO A NEIGHBOR. I WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE THAT STOOD UP TODAY AND CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED US. MY COMMUNITY IS SCARED. OUR BUSINESSES CANNOT BE OPEN FOR DAYS NOW. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO GO TO SCHOOL. PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO GO TO WORK. I'M TALKING ABOUT U.S. CITIZEN. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FEELING. WE'RE FEELING WE ARE IN CRACKDOWN AND HAVE TO STAY HOME. [2:31:21] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, AND, ALSO, I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO CONTINUALLY STAND UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK THE NEIGHBORS, MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS, MINNESOTA RESIDENTS. AND JUST WANTED TO REALLY CLOSE IT DOWN AND SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS TODAY ARE FEELING SCARED. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. [2:31:40] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI FOR LEADING US AND THIS BODY TOUGH THE HARDEST BUDGET SEASON, I THINK, I'VE BEEN IN SINCE WE'VE BEEN ELECTED. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR REALLY, REALLY DILIGENT WORK TO GET US TO THIS BALANCED BUDGET. SO MUCH APPRECIATION ALL AROUND! AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US, I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYONE.