As requested, here is the townhall transcript with speaker names added based on the provided context. [0:16] **Elliott Payne:** GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE, PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR MEETING, WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF AN HONORARY RESOLUTION RELATED TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. I'LL INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW TO GIVE THAT PRESENTATION. [1:32] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M HERE TODAY WITH FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 2026 AS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT -- SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE. THE TWO ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL HELP ME READ THIS. AND SO I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU START OUT, DIRECTOR. [1:56] **Margaret Anderson Kelliher:** RECOGNIZING MARCH 2026 AS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MON MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) IS A CHRONIC, UNPREDICTABLE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT AFFECTS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND THE BODY, OFTEN CAUSING SYMPTOMS INCLUDING FATI MOBILITY CHALLENGES, VISION CHANGES, COGNITIVE IMPACTS, AND OTHER IMPAIRMENTS THAT VARY DELD [2:14] **Jamison Whiting:** WHEREAS, MS AFFECTS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, WITH DIAGNOSES OCCURRING IN YOUN ADULTHOOD AND WOMEN BEING DISPR AFFECTED, AND NEARLY ONE MILLN PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES EST TO BE LIVING WITH MS; AND RESEARCH CONTINUES IN PURSUIT O [2:43] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** BETTER TREATMENTS, CARE STRATEGIES, AND ULTIMATELY A CURE; AND [2:50] **Margaret Anderson Kelliher:** AND, WHEREAS, MARCH IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS MONTH, A TIME DEDICATED TO S RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT MS, SHARING EDUCATIONAL RESOURC SUPPORTING PEOPLE LIVING WITH M AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS, AND PR UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION ACSS COMMUNITIES; AND A WITH, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWAR WEEK IS OBSERVED THIS YEAR FROM [3:28] **Jamison Whiting:** MARCH 8 THROUGH MARCH 14, 2026, PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS ADVOCATES, AND RESIDENTS TO SPOTLIGHT THE REALITIES OF MS, AMPLIFY VOICES OF THE MS COMMUNITY, AND PROMOTE IMPROVED ACCESS TO CLINICAL CARE AND RES PARTICIPATION; AND [3:48] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MS, THE FAMILIES CAREGIVERS CLINICIANS RESEARCHERS SUPPORTERS, AND ADVOCATES WHO WORK EACH DAY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY MS, REDUCE STIGMA, AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME ENGAGEMENT INCLUSION AND [4:13] **Margaret Anderson Kelliher:** SUPPORT ACROSS ALL NEIGHBORHOOD; ━NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE━ THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARCH 2026 AS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE OOING NEED FOR AWARENESS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS. FURTHER, MARCH 8 THROUGH 14, 2026, BE OBSERVED AS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS WEEK TO HONOR THE PERSEVERANCE, RESILIENCE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AN FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MS, AND TO URGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCREASE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, SUPPORT, AND ACTN TOWARD A FUTURE FREE OF MS. [5:02] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** [ APPLAUSE ] IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? [5:08] **Guest Speaker (Kate):** GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KATE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UPPER MIDWEST CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, TO THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR FOR ACKNOWLEDGING MS AWARENESS MONTH. [5:22] **Guest Speaker (Kate):** THE PROCLAMATION WAS PROFOUND AND LISTED THE REASONS WE LIKE TO ELEVATE AWARENESS OF MS AND SO PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO GO TO GET SUPPORT. OUR MISSION IS THAT WE WILL CURE MS WHILE EMPOWERING PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES. WE DO THAT BY ACCELERATING GLOBAL CURES ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO AN AFFORDABLE TREATMENT PLAN THA IS TAILORED SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM. THAT PEOPLE HE ACCESS TO COMPETENT GUIDES TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE AND BE MORE THAN THEIR MS. AND THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I INVITE YOU ALL, [6:08] **Guest Speaker (Kate):** IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, TO VISIT THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. TO LEARN ABOUT IT AND TO FIND RESOURCES. YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED. YOU PROBABLY KNOW MORE PEOPLE THAN YOU THINK WHO LIVE WITH MS. THE AWARENESS WEEK WAS MS UNSEEN. [6:27] **Guest Speaker (Kate):** MANY OF THE SYMPTOMS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ARE INVISIBLE LIKE DEBILITATING FATIGUE, PAIN, NUMBNESS. IT OFTEN LEAVES PEOPLE FEELING ISOLATED. SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN TIME TO ELEVATE AWARENESS AND ENSURE THAT YOU BECOME COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MS. I INVITE YOU TO WALK MS TWIN CITIES ON MAY 3rd, TO BIKE MS TWIN CITIES ON THE 9th OF MAY. [6:52] **Guest Speaker (Kate):** BOTH OF THOSE IN MAY. AND TO JOIN US IN THE MOVEMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. [ APPLAUSE ] [7:02] **Guest Speaker (MS Community Member):** I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND EVERY SINGLE CITY WORKER WHO ENSURED THERE'S A CURB CUTOUT ON EVERY CORNER. [7:21] [ APPLAUSE ] [7:31] **Guest Speaker (Former Council Member):** THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING THIS DAY. YOU KNOW, AS A PERSON LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, THE CHALLENGES ARE SOMETIMES VISIBLE, BUT MANY TIMES PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND AND RECOGNIZE THE STRUGGLES THAT FOLKS LIVING WITH MS EXPERIENCE. [7:59] **Guest Speaker (Former Council Member):** THE EXTREME FATIGUE THAT KATHLEEN MENTIONED, AS WELL AS JUST THE CONTINUOUS ACHING AND PAIN THAT IS PERVASIVE AND IT GOES ON ALL THROUGHOUT AT LEAST MY LIFE ANYWAY. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KATHLEEN REMINDED ME OF IS, YOU KNOW, I TALKED ABOUT HOW RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS WHEN I WAS ON THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. [8:35] **Guest Speaker (Former Council Member):** AND THOSE THINGS IMPACT BLACK PEOPLE'S HEALTH IN MANY, MANY WAYS. PARTICULARLY WITH AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES THAT ARE CREATED BY STRESS AND OVERWHELMING AMOUNTS OF CORTISOL RUNNING THROUGH OUR BODIES ALL THE TIME. BECAUSE WE TEND TO ALWAYS BE ON EDGE. AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK THE ENTIRE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THAT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. [9:10] **Guest Speaker (Former Council Member):** AND THAT'S MAYBE JUST A LITE ON ON A DAILY BASIS IN WHAT GOES COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE'S LIVES. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. ALSO, IF I MAY, JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT VISIBILITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, WE WOULD DO A RECOGNITION OF THAT AND I'LL SAY TO THAT IS REPRESENTATION MATTERS. THANK YOU. [9:46] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE OF US WHO ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING WITH MS. [10:03] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN HELP FOLKS. AND I KNOW THIS RESOLUTION IS A SMALL THING, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO TWO PEOPLE THAT I REALLY CARE ABOUT AND ADMIRE. AND SO I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS FOR YOU. AS MUCH AS I CAN. I'M SORRY ABOUT TRANS VISIBILITY DAY. I WILL DO IT NEXT YEAR! SORRY. BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [10:24] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. [11:33] **Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR MARCH 26 TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [11:43] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [11:45] **Aisha Chughtai:** PRESENT. [11:46] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [11:47] **Jamison Whiting:** PRESENT. [11:48] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [11:49] **Aurin Chowdhury:** PRESENT. [11:50] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [11:51] **Soren Stevenson:** PRESENT. [11:52] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [11:53] **Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. [11:54] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [11:55] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** PRESENT. [11:56] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [11:57] **Linea Palmisano:** PRESENT. [11:58] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [11:59] **Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. [12:00] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [12:01] **Pearll Warren:** PRESENT. [12:02] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [12:04] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** PRESENT. [12:05] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [12:06] **Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. [12:07] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [12:08] **Jamal Osman:** PRESENT. [12:09] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [12:10] **Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. [12:11] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. [12:13] **Elliott Payne:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, LET ME REMIND ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. [12:23] **Elliott Payne:** THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A MEANS TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO BE MINDFUL OF THE CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. [12:42] **Elliott Payne:** WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. I'M GOING TO PROPOSE ONE CHANGE, WHICH IS THAT WE MOVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA, SO WE CAN DISPENSE CONSIDERATION OF MAYOR FREY'S VETO OF THE TEMPORARY PREEVICTION NOTICE PRIOR TO CONSIDERING THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE PLAN? SEEING ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? [13:12] **Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS AT MY DESK. I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION BRIEFLY TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. WHICH IS TO ADD A NOTICE TO THE AGENDA. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A SECOND AMENDMENT, WHICH SEEKS TO ADD UNDER THE ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS THE CHANGE TO THE COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTMENTS TO EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. [13:39] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE YOUR AMENDMENT. [13:42] **Robin Wonsley:** YES, I WOULD. AND I WANT TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT ABOUT IT. THIS MOTION BEFORE YOU INCLUDES TWO SECTIONS. ONE RELATING TO HOTEL BUSINESS LICENSING. AND THE OTHER RELATED TO CONSUMER PROTECTIONS. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THIS COUNCIL DISCUSSED CONCERNS. [13:58] **Robin Wonsley:** WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT FEDERAL AGENTS STAYING IN HOTELS, CREATING POTENTIAL DANGER FOR WORKERS, GUESTS, AND NEIGHBORS. AND FOLLOWING THAT DISCUSSION, MYSELF AND THE COAUTHORS OF THIS ORDINANCE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS AS WELL AS LABOR PARTNERS ABOUT WAYS TO CREATE MORE PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS AND GUESTS. WITHOUT CREATING UNDUE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ON HOTELS. AND IN THE COMING WEEKS, WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE HELPING HOTEL WORKER SAFETY PROTECTIONS AS WELL AS AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE CONSUMERS INFORMATIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL SERVICE DISRUPTIONS SO THEY CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MANY MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY AS WE MOVE BACK INTO [14:44] **Robin Wonsley:** THE COMMITTEE PROCESS WHERE WE CAN SOLICIT, OF COURSE, FEEDBACK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE. WITH THAT, I'LL MOTION FOR THIS AMENDMENT TO BE APPROVED. [14:52] **Elliott Payne:** IS THERE A SECOND. [14:53] **Aisha Chughtai:** SECOND. [14:54] **Elliott Payne:** AND THEN I WILL MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE UNDER THE ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS REVISING THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPOINTMENTS TO MEET MINNEAPOLIS. WE LEARNED THERE WAS A CLERICAL ERROR AT THE END OF THE YEAR. [15:09] **Elliott Payne:** THE BYLAWS FOR MEET MINNEAPOLIS WERE AMENDED REMOVING THE TOTAL SEATS THE COUNCIL GETS TO APPOINT ON THE BODY. SO THIS WILL BE TO ADDRESS THOSE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. AND I'LL SPEAK TO IT WHEN WE GET TO IT ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? [15:21] **Aurin Chowdhury:** SECOND. [15:22] **Elliott Payne:** MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? [15:27] **Jason Chavez:** SO MOVED. [15:28] **Aisha Chughtai:** SECOND. [15:29] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [15:30] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [15:31] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [15:32] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [15:33] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [15:34] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [15:35] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [15:36] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [15:37] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [15:38] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [15:39] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [15:40] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [15:41] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [15:42] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [15:43] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [15:44] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [15:45] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [15:46] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [15:47] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [15:48] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [15:49] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [15:50] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [15:51] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [15:52] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [15:53] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [15:54] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [15:55] **Casey Carl:** 13 AYE. [15:56] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. NEXT ITEM IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES OF OUR REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 5. MAY I HAVE A MOTION. [16:03] **Michael Rainville:** SO MOVED. [16:04] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** SECOND. [16:05] **Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. [16:06] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [16:07] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [16:08] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [16:09] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [16:10] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [16:11] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [16:12] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [16:13] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [16:14] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [16:15] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [16:16] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [16:17] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [16:18] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [16:19] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [16:20] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [16:21] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [16:22] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [16:23] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [16:24] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [16:25] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [16:26] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [16:27] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [16:28] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [16:29] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [16:30] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [16:31] **Casey Carl:** 13 AYES. [16:32] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND MORE. [16:34] **Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. [16:35] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [16:36] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [16:37] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [16:38] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [16:39] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [16:40] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [16:41] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [16:42] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [16:43] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [16:44] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [16:45] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [16:46] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [16:47] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [16:48] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [16:49] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [16:50] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [16:51] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [16:52] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [16:53] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [16:54] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [16:55] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [16:56] **Casey Carl:** OSMAN. [16:57] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [16:58] **Casey Carl:** PAYNE. [16:59] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [17:00] **Casey Carl:** THAT CARRIES AND THE MATTERS REFERRED. [17:01] **Elliott Payne:** NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. TODAY WE HAVE ONE ITEM OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS. AND THAT IS COUNCIL'S RECONSIDERATION OF THE MAYOR'S VETO OF THE TEMPORARY PREEVICTION EXTENSION ORDINANCE PASSED AT MARCH 5th. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION ON THE ITEM. [17:12] **Casey Carl:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AS YOU NOTED, THE MAYOR VETOED THE ORDINANCE THAT EXTENDED THE PREEVICTION NOTICE PERIOD AND RETURNED THAT ACT, AS REQUIRED. THIS MATTER IS CONTAINED IN LIMS FILE 2026-0099 LINKED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.4C3 OF THE CITY CHARTER AND COUNCIL RULE 7.8. AN ACT VETOED BY THE MAYOR COMES FOR AUTOMATIC RECONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE IMMEDIATE QUESTION TO BE DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL IS AS FOLLOWS: SHALL THE DECISION OF CITY COUNCIL STAND NOTWITHSTANDING THE VETO OF THE MAYOR? IF AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF THE COUNCIL VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THEN THE MAYOR'S VETO IS OVERRIDDEN AND THE ORIGINAL ACT IS ADOPTED. OTHERWISE THE VETO IS SUSTAINED. THAT MEANS AN OVERRIDE REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES ON ROLL CALL. I'M PREPARED TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION FOR AUTOMATIC RECONSIDERATION. [18:15] **Elliott Payne:** ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCEDURES FOR THE CLERK? TO SUMMARIZE, THE ORDINANCE IS BEFORE US. TO OVERRIDE THE VETO, WE NEED NINE VOTES. CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [18:32] **Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. [18:42] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [18:43] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [18:44] **Jamison Whiting:** NO. [18:45] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [18:46] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [18:47] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [18:48] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [18:49] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [18:50] **Michael Rainville:** NO. [18:51] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [18:52] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** NO. [18:53] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [18:54] **Linea Palmisano:** NO. [18:55] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [18:56] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [18:57] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [18:58] **Pearll Warren:** NO. [18:59] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [19:00] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** NO. [19:01] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [19:02] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [19:03] **Casey Carl:** OSMAN. [19:04] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [19:05] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [19:06] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [19:07] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND SIX NAYS. [19:08] **Elliott Payne:** THAT MOTION FAILS AND THE MAYOR'S VETO IS SUSTAINED. THE ORDINANCE IS NOT ADOPTED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES. DUE TO OPERATION METRO SURGE WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER A TEMPORARY STRUCTURE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY TO PRESENT THE REPORT. [19:38] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THE SUPER COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS BRINGING FORWARD 62 ITEMS TO TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. THE FIRST THREE ITEMS LISTED ARE PUBLIC AND QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS. ONE APPROVES AN ENTERTAINMENT UPGRADE FOR AN INDIAN RESTAURANT. TWO APPROVES THE 42nd STREET ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THREE IS A DEMOLITION APPEAL THAT WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEM FOUR AUTHORIZES A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. FIVE APPROVES THE CREATION OF A STILLBIRTH LEAVE POLICY. SIX APPROVES A PL AND EQUALIZATION BOARD APPOINTMENTS. [20:16] **Aurin Chowdhury:** SEVEN THROUGH 11 ARE CONTRACTS FOR VARIOUS SERVICES. 12 IS THE URBAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM. 13 APPROVES A LEGAL SETTLEMENT. 14 AND 15 APPROVE LIQUOR AND GAMBLING RENEWALS. 16 AND 17 APPROVES APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 18 AUTHORIZES ART CONTRACTS. 19 APPROVES A BOND ISSUANCE. AND ITEM 20 AUTHORIZES A GRANT SUBMITTAL. [20:49] **Aurin Chowdhury:** 21 THROUGH 23 ARE VARIOUS MASTER CONTRACTS. 24 APPROVES A LIMITED USE OF FACILITY AGREEMENT. 25 THROUGH 28 ARE VARIOUS CONTRACTS AND GIFT ACCEPTANCES. 29 THROUGH 31 ARE RELATED TO VARIOUS GRANTS. ITEM 30 THROUGH 32 IS A TENANT RIGHT'S ORGANIZE TO STAFF DIRECTION. 33 IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO MPD OVERTIME EXPENSES USED DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE. THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEM 34 AMENDS THE 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION. ITEM 35 AUTHORIZES A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. 36 AUTHORIZES [21:34] **Aurin Chowdhury:** EASEMENTS ON HENNEPIN AVENUE. ITEM 37 IS SCOOTER AND BIKE LICENSE AGREEMENT. THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEM 38 AUTHORIZES AN MOU REGARDING EV SPA NETWORKS. 39 IS A STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON UNIVERSITY AND FOURTH. THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEMS 40 THROUGH 44 ARE VARIOUS BIDS. [22:03] **Aurin Chowdhury:** ITEMS 45 THROUGH 48 ARE VARIOUS CONTRACTS. 49 ACCEPTS A GRANT. AND ITEMS 51 AND 50 ARE GRANT GIFT ACCEPTANCES. ITEM 52 IS A RESOLUTION THAT IS SUPPORTING LABOR RIGHTS OF GRADUATE FELLOWS AND TRAINEES AT THE U OF M. [22:25] **Aurin Chowdhury:** ITEM 53 IS A RESOLUTION URGING A NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH CUBA. AND ITEM 54 IS A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DIVESTMENT OF EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FROM COMPANIES THAT ENABLE I.C.E. I WILL NOTE THESE THREE POLICY RESOLUTIONS WERE ALL SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEM 55 IS A CONTRACT AND BID RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY. 56 IS A BID RELATED TO THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. THAT I WILL BE PULLING FOR DISCUSSION, AS WELL. ITEM 57 APPROVES THE MINNEAPOLIS SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCE FUND. WITH THIS ITEM, I'LL NOTE THAT AS A PART [23:11] **Aurin Chowdhury:** OF 57.1, $600,000 TOWARD FEE-FREE EVENTS WAS REFERENCED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND PRESENTATION. IT WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF THE AGENDA. IT HAS BEEN CORRECTED. AND THE $7 MILLION REFERENCE IN THE PRESENTATION AT THE COMMITTEE IS NOW FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR. ITEM 58 PROVIDES SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ITEM 59 AUTHORIZES A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. ITEM 60 CONSIDERS LAHA FUNDING FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THIS WAS ALSO SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. [23:46] **Aurin Chowdhury:** 61 RELATES TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING. I'LL MOVE TO DELETE IT FROM THE AGENDA. LASTLY, ITEM 62 IS CONSIDERING A FINANCING PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY TRAINING AND WELLNESS CENTER. THIS WAS ALSO SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. AND WITH ALL OF THAT, I MOVE ALL OF THESE ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. I MOVE TO DELETE ITEM 61. I'LL MOVE TO PULL THE FOLLOWING FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION: 3, 33, 37, 39, 52, 53, 54, 56, 60, AND 62. THAT'S MY REPORT, MR. PRESIDENT. [24:26] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT WITH THE ITEMS HIGHLIGHTED PULLED FOR SEPARATE VOTES. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [24:42] **Linea Palmisano:** MR. CHAIR, I WAS IN QUEUE FOR NUMBER THREE. I'LL WAIT. [24:45] **Elliott Payne:** OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [24:47] **Michael Rainville:** I'M IN FOR THREE. [24:48] **Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [24:59] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [25:01] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [25:02] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [25:03] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [25:04] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [25:05] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [25:06] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [25:07] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [25:08] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [25:09] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [25:10] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [25:11] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [25:12] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [25:13] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [25:14] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [25:15] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [25:16] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [25:17] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [25:18] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [25:19] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [25:20] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [25:21] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [25:22] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [25:23] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [25:24] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [25:25] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [25:26] **Casey Carl:** 13 AYES. [25:27] **Elliott Payne:** THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 3. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [25:35] **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATIONS AND CONSIDERING THIS APPEAL ON TUESDAY. THIS IS THE ONE FROM THE CHURCH. THE MOTION IS BEFORE YOU WITH SLIGHTLY LARGER FONT WITH MY NAME ON IT. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NUMBER 3. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPEAL AND THE APPLICATION AND ADOPT THE FINDINGS OF FACT OUTLINED IN THAT MOTION THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. THANK YOU. [26:07] **Elliott Payne:** IS THERE A SECOND? [26:08] **Michael Rainville:** SECOND. [26:09] **Elliott Payne:** ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [26:15] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [26:16] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [26:17] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [26:18] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [26:19] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [26:20] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [26:21] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [26:22] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [26:23] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [26:24] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [26:25] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [26:26] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [26:27] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [26:28] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [26:29] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [26:30] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [26:31] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [26:32] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [26:33] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [26:34] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [26:35] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [26:36] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [26:37] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [26:38] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [26:39] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [26:40] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [26:41] **Casey Carl:** 13 AYES. [26:42] **Elliott Payne:** WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 33. THIS IS MY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, I BELIEVE. YES. SO JUST FOR BACKGROUND COLLEAGUES. THIS WAS A SERIES OF QUESTIONS I SHARED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON THE DATE FOR ANSWERS. AND DURING THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE -- THEY SENT A MEMO RESPONSIVE TO THE QUESTIONS. I BELIEVE IT'S VALUABLE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE TOPIC. SO I HAVE ASKED MPD TO PRESENT THE CONTENT OF THAT MEMO. IT'S ALL IN YOUR IN-BOX AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. [27:32] **Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, APOLOGIES. THERE'S A CLERICAL ERROR ON THE COPY AT YOUR DESKS. IT'S C.O.W. NUMBER 33. [27:38] **Elliott Payne:** YES THAT'S WHY I HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK. CAN I GET A SECOND FOR THAT? [27:41] **Jason Chavez:** SECOND. [27:42] **Elliott Payne:** ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [27:52] **Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. [27:53] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [27:54] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [27:55] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [27:56] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [27:57] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [27:58] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [27:59] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [28:00] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [28:01] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [28:02] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [28:03] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [28:04] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [28:05] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [28:06] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [28:07] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [28:08] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [28:09] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [28:10] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [28:11] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [28:12] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [28:13] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [28:14] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [28:15] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [28:16] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [28:17] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [28:18] **Casey Carl:** 13 AYES. [28:19] **Elliott Payne:** THAT ITEM CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 37. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [28:28] **Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO ITEM 37 AND 39 TOGETHER. I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH THE DIRECTOR TIM SEXTON FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND ALAN KLUGMAN. I HAD PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BOTH OF THEM. I WANT TO THANK ALAN KLUGMAN FOR HIS WISDOM. BOTH OF THESE AFFECT MY WARD QUITE A BIT. AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME RESOLUTION WITH STAFF THAT THEY LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF 37 AND 39. [28:55] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE MOVED APPROVAL. SECOND? [28:58] **Linea Palmisano:** SECOND. [28:59] **Elliott Payne:** ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [29:05] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [29:06] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [29:07] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [29:08] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [29:09] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [29:10] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [29:11] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [29:12] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [29:13] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [29:14] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [29:15] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [29:16] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [29:17] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [29:18] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [29:19] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [29:20] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [29:21] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [29:22] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [29:23] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [29:24] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [29:25] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [29:26] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [29:27] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [29:28] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [29:29] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [29:30] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [29:31] **Casey Carl:** 13 AYES. [29:32] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 52. DON'T REMEMBER WHO PULLED THIS. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [29:43] **Robin Wonsley:** BEFORE I SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, I DID WANT TO FLAG FOR OUR CITY CLERKS OR SECURITY STAFF. THERE ARE RESIDENTS AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING THE ISSUE FOR A WHILE NOW. THERE ARE RESIDENTS WHO ARE TRYING TO ACCESS THE CHAMBERS AND ARE BEING TOLD IT'S AT CAPACITY, BUT THERE'S SEVERAL OPEN SPACES. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH SECURITY. AND THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO. SO SOMEONE CAN FLAG THAT. I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. BECAUSE I WAS NOTIFIED. [30:20] **Robin Wonsley:** BUT SPEAKING TO ITEM 52, WHICH IS THE LABOR RIGHTS OF GRADUATE FELLOWS AND TRAINEES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. GRADUATE LABOR UNION ALSO SPECIFICALLY UNITED ELECTRICAL LOCAL 1105 IS THE LABOR UNION REPRESENTING GRADUATE WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. THE GRAD STUDENT UNIONIZATION CAMPAIGN BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2023, AND JUST AFTER FOUR WEEKS, A SUPER MAJORITY OF 2800 TOTAL GRADUATE WORKERS SIGNED UNION CARDS. IN APRIL OF 2023, 97% OF GRAD WORKERS VOTED YES TO FORM THEIR UNION. IN 2024, THE STATE LEGISLATOR EXPANDED THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING A NEW CATEGORY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IN THE BARGAINING UNIT CALLED THE GRADUATE AND DESPITE THIS LANGUAGE AND THE INTENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DENIED UNION REPRESENTATION. [31:22] **Robin Wonsley:** GRADUATE FELLOWS AND TRAINEES DO THE SAME WORK BUT ARE LEFT WITHOUT PAID LEAVE, EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME, PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT, OR OVERWORK. AND ALSO LACK UNION REPRESENTATION. THIS ALSO GIVES THE UNIVERSITY THE ABILITY TO RECLASSIFY WORK OUTSIDE OF THE BARGAINING UNIT TO UNDERMINE THE UNION STRENGTH AND LABOR PROTECTIONS. THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IS A MAJOR EMPLOYER NOT ONLY IN JUST WARD 2, BUT IT'S A MAJOR EMPLOYER CITY WIDE. AND IT'S INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THAT THE U SPENT TAXPAYER MONEY TRYING TO UNION BUST GRAD STUDENTS WHO ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET WHILE PERFORMING A FUNCTION THAT ALLOWS THE UNIVERSITY TO THRIVE AND BE AMONG ONE OF THE FINEST PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE COUNTRY. [32:07] **Robin Wonsley:** BUT INSTEAD OF COMPLYING WITH THE NEW PERA POLICY, AND RECOGNIZING THE ENTIRE BARGAINING UNIT, INCLUDING GRADUATE FELLOWS AND TRAININGS, THEY ARE TRYING TO ESSENTIALLY POSTPONE OR STALL OUT UNIONIZATION EFFORTS. SO THIS RESOLUTION URGES THE U TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE WITH THE UNION BY SIMPLY FOLLOWING THE CLEAR LANGUAGE OF THE STATE POLICY AND RECOGNIZING ALL GRADUATE WORKERS AS PART OF THE BARGAINING UNIT. WITH THAT, I WILL MOTION THIS POLICY RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND. [32:43] **Aisha Chughtai:** SECOND. [32:44] **Elliott Payne:** IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [32:49] **Soren Stevenson:** THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT I WAS A GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYEE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. AND WE DID NOT HAVE UNION REPRESENTATION BACK THEN. I SORELY WISH THAT WE DID. WHEN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE LABOR RELATIONS ACT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WAS PASSED, IT GAVE THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO FORM THEIR OWN BARGAINING UNITS. THEREFORE, IF FELLOWS AND TRAINEES WANT TO BE IN THE SAME UNIT AS GRADUATE STUDENTS, THAT IS THEIR RIGHT AND THE U OF M ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE IT. THE WORK OF GRADUATE STUDENTS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT ON TOP OF ALL THE ACADEMIC WORK THAT STUDENTS ARE ALREADY DOING. AND THE U OF M NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR LABOR IS WHAT KEEPS THE U RUNNING. [33:40] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [33:43] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** YES. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. TO ME, THESE KIND OF ACTIONS CAN DIMINISH THE RESPECT TO THE LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THIS BODY. FOR THIS BODY TO INSERT OUR OPINION INTO ANOTHER COORDINATING BODY'S WORK, BRINGING FORWARD AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THIS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE'S BELIEF, IS NOT HELPFUL IN DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COORDINATING BODIES. AND SO I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. [34:21] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [34:24] **Jamison Whiting:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK THANK YOU TO OUR AUTHORS THAT BROUGHT THIS FORWARD AND SIMILAR TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE STEVENSON, I WAS ALSO A GRADUATE STUDENT IN CALIFORNIA. IN THAT WORK I SAW THE EFFORTS OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF OUR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FELLOWS DO HISTORIC STRIKES THAT BROUGHT ABOUT SOME OF THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN SALARY, CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES, AND OTHER BENEFITS. AND SO AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS DIRECTLY SEEN THE IMPACTS OF WHAT YOU SEE FOR OUR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND GRADUATE FELLOWS THAT DO INCREDIBLE WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT, I'M EXCITED AND TRULY THANKFUL FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO BRING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [35:03] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [35:05] **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. FOR THIS IN THE FOLLOWING TWO AGENDA ITEMS. I'VE CLEARLY STATED IN THE PAST MY JOB HERE IS TO REPRESENT THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS AND NOT TRY TO WEIGH IN OR INFLUENCE LABOR RELATIONS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS OR FOREIGN POLICY. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IS MEANT TO ADDRESS MUNICIPAL ISSUES. WE'RE ELECTED TO ADVANCE POLICY AND OVERSIGHT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE ASKING US TO CARE FOR ALL MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY, CORE SAFETY SERVICES, AND THE SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF OUR ENTERPRISE AND TAX DOLLARS. [35:45] **Linea Palmisano:** NONE OF THESE ACTIONS HERE TODAY REALLY MEET THAT CHARGE. I DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH THE INTENTIONS OF THESE ITEMS. BUT THEY ARE NOT THE PURVIEW OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. BY ALL MEANS, IF ONE OF THESE ITEMS IS PERSONAL FOR SOMEONE, I HOPE THEY WILL PURSUE IT AND REPRESENT THEIR VALUES. BUT NONE OF THESE ARE CITY ISSUES. AND I DON'T THINK THEY WARRANT MUNICIPAL REACTION. [36:05] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [36:08] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL BE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. AND I KNOW THESE ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AS WELL. THIS IS COMMON PRACTICE FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. IN 2024, MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD WORKERS AND STRONGLY URGED MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD TO SUPPORT MPRB EMPLOYEES. FORCED OUR NEIGHBORS AND CONSTITUENTS ON A HISTORIC STRIKE THAT LEFT OUR NEIGHBORS FORCING THEMSELVES TO BE OUT ON THE STREET BEGGING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE PARK BOARD. THIS IS COMMON PRACTICE. [36:52] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [36:54] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND REALLY HIGHLIGHTING CONSTITUENT SERVICE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR YOUR RESIDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CAMPUS AND THE MANY GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I AM GOING TO BE VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY BECAUSE "POWER CONCEDES NOTHING WITHOUT A DEMAND," FREDERICK DOUGLASS. AND OFTENTIMES, ESPECIALLY IN CASES OF WORKERS, ESPECIALLY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE INSTITUTION IS OFTEN AGAINST THEM. AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE A CITY INSTITUTION THAT IS CHARGED WITH REPRESENTATION HAS THE POWER TO WEIGH IN AND ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I DISAGREE THIS IS NOT CITY WORK. [37:54] **Aurin Chowdhury:** I THINK IT'S CONSTITUENT REPRESENTATION. AND I THINK IT IS OUR WORK IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING CITY, WHICH IS OUR STATED MISSION. AND IT'S ALSO WHY WE HAVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO HAVE THE HARD CONVERSATION THAT'S A PART OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. AND IF THE UNIVERSITY THAT I'M A GRADUATE OF IS CREATING HARDSHIP FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WE'RE CHARGED TO REPRESENT, I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND I'M GOING TO ASK FOR CHANGE. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE. [38:30] **Elliott Payne:** I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. BECAUSE, OF COURSE, I'M GOING TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR GRADUATE WORKERS. BUT I WANT TO JUST SPEAK MORE BROADLY TO THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WE'RE LIMITED IN OUR POWER. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO OUTLINED THAT CLEARLY. THE SCOPE OF OUR WORK IS SPECIFIC. BUT WE'RE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE FORM OF GOVERNMENT AVAILABLE TO CONSTITUENTS. AND WE SHARE CONSTITUENTS WITH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. YOU'RE NOT SEPARATE CONSTITUENTS FROM THOSE OTHER ENTITIES. AND SO I AIM TO DO EVERYTHING WITH MY POWER TO ADDRESS THE REALITIES THAT WE'RE FACING. WHETHER IT IS A LABOR DISPUTE OR A FEDERAL INVASION. WE CLEARLY DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO STAND UP TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY IN OUR CAPACITY AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. [39:27] **Elliott Payne:** BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE POWERLESS WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INVADES US. AND SO WHETHER THAT IS THROUGH OUR OWN PHYSICALLY PUTTING OUR BODIES ON THE LINE IN THE STREETS OR USING OUR VOICE TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE STREETS WITH YOU. WE ARE YOUR VOICE. IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF WE DIDN'T USE IT. WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [39:57] **Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. [39:58] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [39:59] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [40:00] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [40:01] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [40:02] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [40:03] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [40:04] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [40:05] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [40:06] **Michael Rainville:** NO. [40:07] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [40:08] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [40:09] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [40:10] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [40:11] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [40:12] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [40:13] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [40:14] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [40:15] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [40:16] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** NO. [40:17] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [40:18] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [40:19] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [40:20] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [40:21] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [40:22] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [40:23] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 11 AYES AND TWO NAYS. [40:25] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 53, AND I THINK THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [40:35] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO OVER THE YEARS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS PASSED MANY RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO HOW INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IMPACT OUR CONSTITUENTS AND URGING HUMANE FOREIGN POLICY ACTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. JUST A FEW EXAMPLES INCLUDE URGING CEASE-FIRE IN COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ FROM 2007, CONDEMNING THE JANUARY 2017 PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND REFUGEES, AND APPROVING A UNITY RESOLUTION WITH UKRAINE IN 2022. [41:08] **Robin Wonsley:** THIS COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE. IN 2008, THIS BODY APPROVED A RESOLUTION ABOUT BUILDING A NEW COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA IN 2018. AND IN 2021, MY PREDECESSOR AUTHORED A RESOLUTION PROMOTING MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN MINNEAPOLIS AND CUBA. THE REASON THAT INTERNATIONAL ISSUES LIKE THIS COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS BECAUSE THEY MATTER TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND WHEN RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO WEIGH IN ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM AND OUR BROADER COMMUNITY, I AM HONORED TO SUPPORT THEM IN ADVANCING THOSE VALUES. AND THE COUNCIL IS A LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE AND OUR OFFICIAL POSITIONS ARE [41:53] **Robin Wonsley:** TRANSMITTED TO OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATORS SO THEY CAN BEST ADVOCATE FOR AND REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY. AND IN THIS INSTANCE, WE'RE SEEING ECONOMIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ACTIONS BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION CONTRIBUTE TO STARVATION AND DIRE HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS IN ONE OF THE NATION'S THAT NEIGHBORS OURS. RESIDENTS ASKED ME TO BRING FORWARD A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS OUR CITY'S OPPOSITION TO THE CRUELTY AND CALLING FOR NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH CUBA. THIS IS A SIMPLE WAY TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN TERRIBLE CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND OUR CURRENT BLOCKADE AGAINST THEM. [42:34] **Robin Wonsley:** AND, OF COURSE, I HOPE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT ME IN ADVANCING THIS RESOLUTION. AND BEFORE I MOVE IT FOR APPROVAL, I WANT TO SAY, I THINK IT IS COMPLETELY ABSURD THAT THERE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE WHO CANNOT SEE THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF MINNEAPOLIS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE HAVE CLEARLY JUST UNDERWENT A FEDERAL OCCUPATION OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. AND IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE TIDES IN WHICH HOW WE RELATE TO OTHERS ABROAD, HOW WE OPPRESS OTHERS ABROAD, AND HOW THAT OPPRESSION THEN GETS REINFORCED ALONG THE BORDERS AND BROUGHT INTO OUR OWN URBAN CITIES, AS WE SAW ON OUR RESIDENTS, IN BROAD DAYLIGHT BACK IN FEBRUARY. IF YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE TWO INTERSECT, I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING BUT THAT'S A WILLFUL IGNORANCE. [43:29] [ APPLAUSE ] AND WITH THAT, I WILL MOTION THIS RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL. [43:35] **Aisha Chughtai:** SECOND. [43:36] **Elliott Payne:** MOVED AND SECONDED. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [43:39] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** THERE IS NO QUESTION OF WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR STREETS THE LAST THREE MONTHS UNDER I.C.E. NEEDED A RESPONSE FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL AND WE STOOD UP. WE WERE UNANIMOUS IN STANDING UP TO FEDERAL AGENTS IN OUR STREET IN A TIME OF OPPRESSION. AND I AM PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS COUNCIL THAT MET THAT MOMENT. AND STILL MEETING THAT MOMENT. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HAVE THE LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY TO BRING FORWARD ANY LEGISLATION THAT WE FEEL IS TIMELY. THAT'S TRUE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A JOB DESCRIPTION THAT WE WERE ELECTED TO FULFILL WHICH WE SEE DETAILED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. [44:27] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** I'LL POINT OUT A FEW. ENACT LOCAL LAWS TO GOVERN THE CITY. ADOPT POLICIES DIRECTING CITY OPERATIONS. PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS. MANAGE THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE CITY. MONITOR AND EVALUATE CITY'S DEPARTMENTAL PERFORMANCE. ENGAGE MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS IN DECISION MAKING. CONSTITUENT SERVICES FOR CITY RESIDENTS, AND CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS LAND USE AND ZONING MATTERS. CUBA IS NOT ON THIS LIST. WE ALL HAVE LIMITED TIME, ENERGY, AND CITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE. AND OUR RESIDENTS WANT US TO MAKE A FOCUS ON MINNEAPOLIS MAKING IT THE BEST PLACE IT CAN BE. I HAD A CUBAN AMERICAN RESIDENT REACH OUT DURING MY WARD WHEN HE SAW ON THE AGENDA VERY UPSET. [45:18] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** COMMENTING ON FEDERAL INTERNATIONAL POLICIES AND ISSUES MAY MAKE US SEEM LIKE WE ARE DOING SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT WHEN IN REALITY, THIS WILL CREATE MORE DIVISION WITHIN OUR MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY. OUR ROLE IS TO PAY ATTENTION TO MINNEAPOLIS. TO SERVE ITS RESIDENTS, TO STAND UP FOR INJUSTICE IN OUR STREETS LIKE WE HAVE BEEN THIS LAST THREE MONTHS. AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE OUR CITY A WELL-FUNCTIONING FISCALLY SOUND PLACE TO CALL HOME. THANK YOU. [45:48] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [45:51] **Jamison Whiting:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. A QUESTION HERE. SO, LOOKING AT KIND OF THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BROUGHT FORWARD AND THE BE IT RESOLVED CLAUSE. I'LL READ IT QUICKLY. "CALLING UPON THE PRESIDENT TO RESCIND EXECUTIVE ORDER 14380." AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER HAS ALREADY BEEN RESCINDED. IT LOOKS LIKE EXECUTIVE ORDER 14389 BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY DID RESCIND EXECUTIVE ORDER 14380. MAYBE THE PRESIDENT SAW OUR RESOLUTION AND DECIDED TO RESCIND IT? [ LAUGHTER ] BUT JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT OUT THERE, AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. [46:42] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [46:45] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED TO SPEAK NOT NECESSARILY ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE RESOLUTION, BUT ON THE COMMENTS ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS OUR ROLE IN CITY GOVERNMENT OR NOT. I WANTED TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO AUTHORED A RESOLUTION OPPOSING WAR WITH IRAN AND CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE DE-ESCALATION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AUTHORED A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING UNITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND PROTECTING LOVED ONES AGAINST THOSE WISHING TO DO HARM AND CALLING FOR ADDITIONAL HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND MYSELF OFFERED A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR PERMANENT CEASE-FIRE FOR THE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD. THIS IS STUFF WE ALL HAVE DONE ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM. AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE ANY TIME A PROGRESSIVE BRINGS IT FORWARD, IT BECOMES AN ISSUE. I WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT. [47:40] **Elliott Payne:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [47:43] **Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK WE SHOULD SUPPORT THIS. BECAUSE LIKE IT OR NOT, THE WORLD IS CONNECTED. YOU KNOW, WHEN CRISIS HITS IN CUBA, IT AFFECTS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. OUR JOB IS TO STAND FOR OUR RESIDENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING FOR HUMAN DIGNITY IS A LOT OF WORK. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SPEAK UP FOR HUMAN DIGNITY. SO, YEAH. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. THANK YOU. [48:16] **Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE. I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM 53. [48:22] **Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. [48:23] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [48:24] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [48:25] **Jamison Whiting:** NO. [48:26] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [48:27] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [48:28] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [48:29] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [48:30] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [48:31] **Michael Rainville:** NO. [48:32] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [48:33] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** NO. [48:34] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [48:35] **Linea Palmisano:** NO. [48:36] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [48:37] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [48:38] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [48:39] **Pearll Warren:** NO. [48:40] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [48:41] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** NO. [48:42] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [48:43] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [48:44] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [48:45] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [48:46] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [48:47] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [48:48] **Casey Carl:** 7 AYES AND SIX NO. [48:49] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 54. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [48:58] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA PROCEED! ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS SUPPORT FOR THE DIVESTMENT OF EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FROM I.C.E. SO I'M BRINGING FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS WHO FOR MONTHS LED THE CITY IN RESISTANCE AGAINST I.C.E. MORE THAN WHAT MOST ELECTED OFFICIALS UP HERE HAS DONE. AND ARE NOW CONTINUING THEIR WORK OF RESISTANCE BUT IN A DIFFERENT SCOPE. SEVERAL RESIDENTS HAVE ORGANIZED A DELEGATION TO HEAD TO EUROPE TO ADVOCATE FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO DIVEST FROM CORPORATIONS THAT ARE FINANCIALLY BENEFITING FROM THE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND VIOLATIONS TAKING PLACE THROUGH I.C.E. [49:34] **Robin Wonsley:** THIS DELEGATION IS BEING ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS PEOPLE WHO ARE HARMED BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CHOICES TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH DECISION MAKERS AND ADVOCATE FOR DIVESTMENT. IT'S BEEN WIDELY REPORTED CORPORATIONS HAVE HAD A HUGE ROLE IN PROVIDING THE TOOLS TO THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO VIOLATE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ITS RESIDENTS. AND WE NO LONGER HAVE A FUNCTIONAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT ADHERES TO RULES OF LAW OR IS INTERESTED IN REGULATING CORPORATIONS' PROFIT FROM HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. [50:10] **Robin Wonsley:** IT MEANS WE MUST FIND ALLIES AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE GLOBE TO HOLD THESE CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THESE RESIDENTS WHO ARE DOING CRITICAL WORK THAT CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL CHANGES BECAUSE AS WE SEE, THE GLOBAL DYNAMICS DO IMPACT US HERE IN OUR OWN BACKGROUNDS. AND HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENTS AGAINST FASCISM REQUIRES SOLIDARITY AND RESISTANCE. AND A COMMON TOOL HAS BEEN THROUGH BOYCOTTS AND DIVESTMENTS. ENCOURAGING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO TAKE STRATEGIC ACTION. WHEN THE REALITY IS WE CANNOT RELY ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ESSENTIALLY POLICE THEMSELVES. [50:50] **Robin Wonsley:** I'LL NOTE WE ALSO RECEIVED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM UNIONS INCLUDING CWA, OPEIU, AND LOCAL 17. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE LABOR LEADERS FOR ALSO SUPPORTING THIS. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE THIS RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL AND ASK FOR A SECOND. [51:06] **Aurin Chowdhury:** SECOND. [51:07] **Elliott Payne:** IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. I'LL RECOGNIZE CHOWDHURY. [51:10] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. YEAH. I AM REALLY PROUD TO COAUTHOR THIS RESOLUTION. BUT I AM MORE PROUD OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT WILL BE GOING TO EUROPE AND ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY TO TALK ABOUT THE INJUSTICE THAT DHS AND I.C.E. HAS BROUGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND THE LIVES THEY'VE STOLEN AND THE FAMILIES THEY'VE TORN APART. I AM I COMMEND OUR RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED BRAVERY. [51:50] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AND THE THING ABOUT THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL SENDING THIS RESOLUTION TO THE EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IS THAT EUROPE IS REALLY, REALLY AWARE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THEY'RE AWARE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS AND RELATIVES THAT WERE TRAVELING TO EUROPE DURING THE ICE OCCUPATION. AND THEIR MEDIA WAS CONSTANTLY COVERING THE ATROCITIES THAT WERE ENACTED ON TO OUR CITY STREETS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL STATEMENT. AND WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE, ONE, THE ABOLITION OF I.C.E. AND DHS. IF YOU HAVE AN INSTITUTION THAT'S GOING TO KILL ITS OWN CITIZENS, I MEAN, IT JUST -- WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY SPEAK AGAINST PROFITING OFF OF THOSE SAME TYPES OF ATROCITIES AND VIOLENCE. [52:45] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AND I WILL ECHO WHAT MY OTHER COLLEAGUES SHARED. ALL OF THIS IS INTERCONNECTED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT MINNEAPOLIS HAS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL CONVERSATIONS. AND IN OUR CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE, I THINK IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE -- IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. RIGHT. AND SO I'M REALLY PROUD TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. AND I HOPE IT COULD HAVE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION ABOUT NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH CUBA WHEN WE'VE HAD PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS CALLING FOR SIMILAR THINGS WAS NOT UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED. [53:36] **Aurin Chowdhury:** ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SEVERAL UNITED STATES CITIZENS GO TO CUBA TO PROVIDE AID TO THE PEOPLE THERE. BECAUSE QUITE LITERALLY HOSPITALS WHERE THE ILL ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF, WHERE BABIES ARE BEING BORN DO NOT HAVE FUEL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. IT IS JUST A VERY, VERY DARK MOMENT IN HISTORY. AND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S HAPPENING ON OUR TAXPAYER DIMES. AND IT'S FORCING CITIZENS TO BE THE ONES THAT ADDRESS THESE SYSTEMIC ISSUES. AND I'M DISAPPOINTED AS I'M MAKING COMMENTS HEARING MY COLLEAGUES LAUGH AND MAKE SNIDE REMARKS. IT'S EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. [54:23] [ APPLAUSE ] [54:30] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [54:33] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** YES. THIS BODY HAS BEEN PROUD OF THE STRONG RESOLUTIONS THAT WE HAVE WRITTEN AGAINST I.C.E. FUNDING. THIS IS DIFFERENT. RIGHT NOW OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF SUITS RELATED TO THE I.C.E. INCURSION. IN THIS OFFICIAL RESOLUTION, AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF MINNEAPOLIS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS... [ INTERRUPTION ] ...I'LL START OVER. THESE ARE SHORT. I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO RUN OUT. [55:05] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** BASICALLY WE HAVE -- THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME STRONG STATEMENTS THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT WE HAVE SAID ABOUT I.C.E. UNANIMOUSLY AS A BOARD. THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF SUITS RELATED TO THE I.C.E. INCURSION ON THE BENEFIT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CITY AGAINST WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DONE HERE IN OUR STREETS. IN THIS RESOLUTION, WE, AS A GOVERNING BODY OF MINNEAPOLIS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ARE AFFIRMING THE WORK AND ADVOCACY OF A GROUP OF UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS TO SPEAK AT EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGARDING I.C.E.-RELATED CONTRACTS. TO ME, OFFICIALLY AFFIRMING THIS WORK WITHOUT KNOWING WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE, THEY ARE UNELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, I WOULD ASSUME THE MAYOR IS NOT GOING ON THE TRIP. MAYBE SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE. I'M UNCERTAIN. THERE IS NO VISIBILITY INTO WHAT THIS WORK ACTUALLY REPRESENTS. SO JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. I THINK THIS COULD BE NOT -- I'M NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. [56:18] **Elliott Payne:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [56:21] **Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU. I WISH THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY TO DO THIS. I MEAN, ANOTHER CONTINENT OR COUNTRIES TO DIVEST THE UNITED STATES IS REALLY A -- NOT A WAY FOR ME TO SEE ANY SOLUTION. BUT BECAUSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION, THIS MIGHT BE THE PATHWAY TO GET ATTENTION. AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEM HAPPENING AROUND THE UNITED STATES. WE'RE GOING GLOBAL TODAY. I SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. [57:08] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [57:10] **Robin Wonsley:** I WANT TO OFFER SOME CLARITY TO CONFUSION I'M HEARING FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER'S COMMENTS. THIS RESOLUTION HAS TO GO BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE. THERE'S NO RED FLAGS POINTED ABOUT HOW THIS INTERFERES WITH EXISTING LITIGATION THAT WE'RE TAKING. JUST YOU DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT IT. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO. I WANT TO OFFER THE CLARIFICATION. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO VOTE NO AND SAY NO. I DON'T ROCK WITH DIVESTMENT EFFORTS. LET THE WAR PROCEED. THAT'S ALL. [57:42] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [57:44] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, I WISH YOU WOULD LEARN HOW TO RUN A MEETING. I'M GROWING TIRED OF THE SELECTIVE CALLOUT OF PEOPLE THAT SOMEBODY -- COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY LITERALLY JUST MADE A COMMENT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS DIRECTED AT ME BECAUSE I'M OVER HERE WRITING NOTES. TRYING TO BE QUIET FOR OTHERS WHO ARE SPEAKING. AND LAUGHED, I GUESS, IS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. YOU ALL NEED TO LEARN HOW TO MONITOR THE ENTIRE BODY AND NOT CERTAIN PEOPLE ON THE BODY. I'VE CERTAINLY HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TODAY MAKE SNARKY COMMENTS AND NOISES AT PEOPLE WHEN SHE DIDN'T LIKE HOW PEOPLE VOTED. AND THE SAME THING IS GOING ON WITH... [58:24] **Robin Wonsley:** [ INAUDIBLE CROSS-TALK ] [58:27] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THE TANTRUM SHE'S HAVING BECAUSE WE'RE NOT VOTING... [58:30] **Elliott Payne:** ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME, PLEASE. [58:34] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** WE GET TO VOTE ON THE WAY WE WANT TO DO AND SHE DOESN'T GET TO MONITOR WHAT I SAY AND HOW. IF YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO RUN A MEETING, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE EQUALLY. AND STOP LETTING YOUR FRIENDS SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY AND HOW THEY WANT TO START THEM. [58:54] **Elliott Payne:** YOU'RE ASCRIBING MOTIVE. [58:55] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** IF SHE WANTS TO HAVE A TANTRUM BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GIVING HER A UNANIMOUS VOTE, THAT'S HER PROBLEM. [59:00] **Elliott Payne:** AS I SAID, DO NOT ASCRIBE MOTIVE. ALL I HEARD WAS CROSS TALK WHILE COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER HAD THE FLOOR. [59:04] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AS I SAID, LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE MEETING AND NOT TO THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO... AND KEEP ME OUT OF IT. [59:13] **Elliott Payne:** WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [59:17] **Aurin Chowdhury:** NO ONE NEEDS TO VOTE ON THIS. LET IT BE IN THE RECORD. THAT'S FINE. BUT I MEAN, I'M -- I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND PRETEND THAT IT IS -- IT'S NOT HURTFUL WHEN I'M TALKING AND PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING AND MAKING REMARKS. MAYBE IT'S NOT ON THIS SPECIFIC ONE, BUT IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. WHEN I'M CHAIRING A MEETING... AND SOMEONE CALLS ME A "FUCKING CHILD." AND I'M DOING A DIRECT QUOTE. LIKE, IT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT OKAY. I DON'T WANT TO COME TO WORK TO BE BULLIED. [1:00:01] **Elliott Payne:** ALL RIGHT. LET'S ALL FOCUS ON DECORUM. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. [1:13:18] **Elliott Payne:** I'M GOING TO GET THE MEETING STARTED AND KEEP US RUNNING SMOOTHLY HERE. WE ARE BACK FROM RECESS. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [1:13:37] **Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. [1:13:38] **Aisha Chughtai:** PRESENT. [1:13:39] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [1:13:40] **Jamison Whiting:** PRESENT. [1:13:41] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [1:13:42] **Aurin Chowdhury:** PRESENT. [1:13:43] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [1:13:44] **Soren Stevenson:** PRESENT. [1:13:45] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [1:13:46] **Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. [1:13:47] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [1:13:48] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** PRESENT. [1:13:49] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [1:13:50] **Linea Palmisano:** PRESENT. [1:13:51] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [1:13:52] **Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. [1:13:53] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [1:13:54] **Pearll Warren:** PRESENT. [1:13:55] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [1:13:56] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** PRESENT. [1:13:57] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [1:13:58] **Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. [1:13:59] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [1:14:00] **Jamal Osman:** PRESENT. [1:14:01] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:14:02] **Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. [1:14:03] **Casey Carl:** 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:14:04] **Elliott Payne:** WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE ARE BACK FROM RECESS ON ITEM NUMBER 54. I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO MIND ALL OF OUR RULES OF DECORUM. I'LL BE FOLLOWING IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSELY. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:14:34] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M GOING TO READ TO THE PUBLIC WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS ASKING FOR. BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME CONFUSION. IT SAYS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL URGES EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO, ONE, DIVEST FROM ALL MAJOR DHS AND I.C.E. CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING CORE CIVIC AND CICI INTERNATIONAL. TWO, DISCOURAGE AT&T FROM PURSUING MAJOR CONTRACTS WITH DHS AND I.C.E. AND CORPORATIONS THAT THEY INVEST IN AND THE ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS THAT THE CORPORATIONS ENABLE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND AROUND THE WORLD. THAT'S WHAT WE VOTE ON. PEOPLE CAN VOTE NO. IT'S OKAY. JUST READING OUT LOUD SO YOU KNOW HOW THE COUNCIL MEMBER IS VOTING ON THE SIMPLE RESOLUTION. [1:15:21] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [1:15:23] **Pearll Warren:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M GOING TO SAY THIS BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS OR ON THIS BODY BELIEVE THERE IS A GRAVE DISCONNECT FOR ME. FIRST OF ALL, BEING A BLACK WOMAN. I WAKE UP EVERY DAY BLACK. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH. IT'S NOT A CHOICE. IT'S NOT AN OPTION. I DON'T GET TO TAKE IT OFF. I DON'T GET TO CHOOSE ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING DIFFERENT. THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF MARGINALIZATION AND THINGS I EXPERIENCE BEING A BLACK WOMAN EVERY DAY IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN PERPETUATED BY INSTITUTIONS OF WHITE RACISM THROUGHOUT HISTORY. WELCOME TO THE PLACE THAT I'VE LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE. WELCOME TO WHERE I'VE BEEN WITH MY ANCESTORS, MY GRANDPARENTS, MY PARENTS. WELCOME. I'M GLAD YOU HAVE ARRIVED AND MADE IT HERE. IT IS AN UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISRESPECTFUL SPACE. BUT WHAT I WON'T DO ANYMORE, EVER AGAIN, IS TELL WHITE FOLKS HOW TO TREAT ME AS A BLACK WOMAN. [1:16:31] **Pearll Warren:** IF YOU CAN'T WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND KNOW THAT YOU PUT ON YOUR PANTS ONE LEG AT A TIME, AND BLEED RED BLOOD THE WAY I DO, IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS. WHAT'S GOING ON IN EUROPE AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN EUROPE, GOOD, GO DO A LOT OF THAT. BUT I STILL HAVE TO FIGHT INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM IN MY COMMUNITY AND IN MY HOME HERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE LAWS THAT EXIST HERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. IF I WANTED TO SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO BLACK FOLKS HERE IN AMERICA, I'D TELL EVERYBODY TO EMPTY THEIR POCKETS AND STRIP THEIR CLOTHES OFF FOR THE COTTON MY ANCESTORS PICKED. THE FACT THAT MONEY IS MADE FROM THAT COTTON. I'M NOT DISCONNECTED FROM ANYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO BLACK FOLKS HERE IN AMERICA. WHAT I.C.E. IS DOING IS DISGUSTING. BUT I'VE BEEN "I.C.E.ed" MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE. [1:17:41] **Pearll Warren:** AND IF YOU DON'T THINK I RECOGNIZE WHAT'S GOING ON, THEN WELCOME TO MY REALITY. YOU MAKE A CHOICE. THIS AIN'T A CHOICE. THIS IS MY LIFE. I WOKE UP LIKE THIS. AND SO I MEAN IT WHEN I SAY IT. I HAVE HAD TO LOOK PAST AND DISMISS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD AS A BLACK WOMAN MY ENTIRE LIFE ABOUT PULLING MYSELF UP BY MY BOOTSTRAPS AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE. ACT RIGHT IS ACT RIGHT. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRAUMA AND CHOICE. I MAKE A CONSCIOUS CHOICE EVERY DAY NOT TO ALLOW SOMEBODY ELSE'S BEHAVIORS, ACTIONS, IDEOLOGIES, WAYS THEY THINK, THEY ACT, NOT TO TRAUMATIZE ME OR AFFECT ME. BECAUSE I GOT WORK TO DO. AIN'T NOBODY TAKING CARE OF MY SIX KIDS AND GRANDKIDS BUT ME. AIN'T NOBODY GIVING ME A HANDOUT. NOT AT WINDOW FIVE. NOT OUT ON THE STREETS. NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE MY COMMUNITY WHEN BLACK BABIES ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED ON THE STREETS. I DON'T SEE PROTESTERS PULLING UP TO STOP THE VIOLENCE THAT CONTINUES TO PERPETUATE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. I'M TIRED. I'M ANGRY. I'M PISSED OFF. BUT I WON'T ALLOW IT TO STOP MY PRODUCTIVITY AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO DON'T COME FOR ME. BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEND FOR NOBODY. I MEAN THAT FROM THE TOP OF MY HEART. [1:19:20] **Pearll Warren:** THE FIGHT I FIGHT EVERY DAY TO BE A BLACK WOMAN HERE IN AMERICA IS NOT ANYTHING YOU CAN EVER FATHOM. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE I STAND BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER SAT WHERE I'VE SAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING WOKE. I APPRECIATE IT. NOW DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR AWAKENESS THAT DOESN'T ANTAGONIZE OR GET IN THE WAY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY I HAVE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY TO ENSURE THEY HAVE EQUAL ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY. LET ME SEE YOU ALL PULL UP AND MAKE SURE THAT NORTH MINNEAPOLIS HAS THE FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT THAT IT DESERVES. TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BABIES AIN'T GETTING SLAUGHTERED ON THE STREETS HERE. BECAUSE WE SHOW UP FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. IT'S A REAL PLACE. WELCOME TO MY REALITY. I'M GLAD YOU CAN MAKE IT. NOW DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR PRESENCE. THE END. [1:20:26] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [1:20:29] **Jamison Whiting:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW THAT ONE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. MY APOLOGIES, SPECIFICALLY KIND OF TALKING TO THIS POINT HERE, RIGHT. AND I THINK WE HAVE -- IT SEEMS LIKE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH NEXUS, KIND OF TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER BROUGHT UP, RIGHT. THIS BODY UNANIMOUSLY PUSHED FORWARD A RESOLUTION TO ABOLISH OR DEEPLY REFORM DHS AND I.C.E. ACTIONS. I SEE THIS AS A VERSION THAT COUPLES THAT NEXUS KIND OF GOING AND ASKING IN RELATION TO SIMILAR ACTIONS FORWARD. AND SO WHILE I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS, I DO THINK, YOU KNOW, KIND OF AS THE LAST RESOLUTION THAT WENT FORWARD, AS THERE ARE, AND WHEN WE CAN FIND A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH NEXUS TO WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, WE DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD. WHERE THE NEXUS DOESN'T EXIST, I THINK IT'S HARDER AND WE SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE FOCUSED ON THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT DOES DO THAT AND CONTINUES TO MOVE IT FORWARD. BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO USE OUR LEGISLATIVE POWER AND SPOTLIGHT IN THE BEST WAY TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD. THAT'S WHY I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS ONE AND WAS DIFFERENTLY ON OTHERS. SO THANK YOU, AGAIN, TO THE AUTHORS BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:22:00] **Elliott Payne:** I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:22:05] **Casey Carl:** CHUGHTAI. [1:22:06] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [1:22:07] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [1:22:08] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [1:22:09] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [1:22:10] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [1:22:11] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [1:22:12] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [1:22:13] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [1:22:14] **Michael Rainville:** NO. [1:22:15] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [1:22:16] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** NO. [1:22:17] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [1:22:18] **Linea Palmisano:** NO. [1:22:19] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [1:22:20] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [1:22:21] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [1:22:22] **Pearll Warren:** NO. THANK YOU. [1:22:23] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [1:22:24] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** NO. [1:22:25] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [1:22:26] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [1:22:27] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [1:22:28] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [1:22:29] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:22:30] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [1:22:31] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE NINE AYES AND FOUR NAYS. [1:22:33] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 56. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:22:42] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AT THE LAST MEETING, THE SUPER C.O.W. I MOVED THIS FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S WHY I MOVED THIS FOR DISCUSSION. SO I'M LOOKING FOR FINANCE AND PROPERTY STAFF OR OUR COO TO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER A QUESTIONS. [1:23:04] **Elliott Payne:** I SEE COO ANDERSON KELLIHER AND TEAM. [1:23:14] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS BID FOR CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT USE UNION LABOR BY THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES. THAT WAS DEEPLY FRUSTRATING AND DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR. I HEAR FROM THEM THEY'RE INTENDING TO HAVE MEETINGS WITH YOU, COO ANDERSON KELLIHER. CAN YOU DETAIL FOR THE BODY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. [1:23:45] **Margaret Anderson Kelliher:** PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. CAN I JUST DO A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CONTRACT. THIS WAS BID UNDER A LOW-BID CONTRACT BY STATE LAW. THE AWARDEE WILL PAY PREVAILING WAGE TO ALL OF THE WORKERS ON THE WORK SITE WHEN THEY ARE WORKING. AND, IN FACT, WE BACK THAT UP WITH OUR OWN INTERNAL CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT WAGE THEFT INVESTIGATION UNIT. WE ARE GOING TO DO A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR, WITH THE BUILDING TRADES TO DISCUSS THE USE OF MORE UNION SUBS. BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION TO ACTUALLY HAVE MORE SUBS ON THIS PROJECT. WE KNOW THE PARK BOARD RECENTLY PASSED A PLA POLICY. THE AIRPORT HAS ONE, AS WELL. AND LOOKING AT HOW WE MIGHT IMPLEMENT THAT HERE AT THE CITY. SO WE ARE GOING FORWARD WITH THAT. [1:25:01] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC CLARIFICATION ON IT. I HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE AND THEN, ALSO, DIFFERENT TRADES. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO NOTICE AN INTENT TO WORK ON THIS ORDINANCE WITH CITY STAFF. AND I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN COAUTHORING. I'M LOOKING AT COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI AND I THINK PRESIDENT PAYNE HAS SHARED AN INTEREST IN THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO NOTICE THAT INTENTION TO WORK ON THAT ORDINANCE FOR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I APPRECIATE THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING AND WILL LOOK FORWARD TO UPDATES. WE KNOW THAT THIS SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER IS BEHIND AND COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME FOR THIS. SO I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. AND WILL ASK MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THIS MOVING FORWARD. [1:25:57] **Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY MOVED FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE A SECOND? [1:26:03] **Jason Chavez:** SECOND. [1:26:04] **Elliott Payne:** ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:26:10] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [1:26:11] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [1:26:12] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [1:26:13] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [1:26:14] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [1:26:15] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [1:26:16] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [1:26:17] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [1:26:18] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [1:26:19] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [1:26:20] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [1:26:21] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [1:26:22] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [1:26:23] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [1:26:24] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [1:26:25] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [1:26:26] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [1:26:27] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [1:26:28] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [1:26:29] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [1:26:30] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [1:26:31] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [1:26:32] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [1:26:33] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [1:26:34] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:26:35] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [1:26:36] **Casey Carl:** 13 AYES. [1:26:37] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 60. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:26:45] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THIS ITEM IS MOVING FORWARD WITH $2.8 MILLION IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING. DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THE FULL DETAILS. BUT THE REALITY IS THAT MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS THAT CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES. MY OFFICE CONTINUES TO TALK TO MY CONSTITUENTS. IT WAS DISAPPOINTING WE WEREN'T ABLE TO OVERTURN THE MAYOR'S VETO ON THE PREEVICTION NOTICE GIVING NEIGHBORS MORE TIME TO PAY RENT. SOMETHING MANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR. THEY DO NEED EXTRA TIME TO PAY RENT. THE REALITY IS, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY AND STATE HAVE BEEN FUNDRAISING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS CANNOT PAY RENT BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDRAISING IS GETTING SMALLER. PEOPLE CANNOT FUNDRAISE AS MUCH BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN USING -- FROM WHAT WE HEARD FROM TESTIMONIES. SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY HAD TO USE THEIR CHILDREN'S MONEY THAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE TO PAY FOR THE RENT. AND THAT WAS VERY SAD TO HEAR. AND WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS PROVIDE $2.8 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP MORE PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. [1:28:22] **Robin Wonsley:** SECOND. [1:28:23] **Elliott Payne:** MOVED FOR APPROVAL AND SECONDED. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:28:28] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THERE'S ALSO A MOTION BEFORE YOU ALL TITLED 60.2, COAUTHORED BY MYSELF AND COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. WE'RE BRINGING THIS IN RESPONSE TO MUCH OF THE CONVERSATION THAT TOOK PLACE AT C.O.W. ON TUESDAY. AND ESSENTIALLY HEARING TWO CLEAR CONCERNS. ONE, BEING A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE THERE'S CURRENTLY A 30% AMI CAP. AND A NUMBER OF OUR COLLEAGUES RAISED CONCERNS AROUND WHETHER OR NOT THIS AMI PERCENTAGE WOULD TRULY REACH MANY OF THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN DIRE NEED OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO WOULD BE OVER THE CAP. IF THERE WAS SPACE FOR THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO NEGOTIATE THIS COMPONENT TO EXPAND MORE FLEXIBILITY AROUND IT. AND THEN, ALSO, THERE WAS THE CONCERN AROUND THE PERCEIVED LACK OF COVERAGE FROM THE SELECTED NONPROFIT PROVIDERS. [1:29:20] **Robin Wonsley:** YESTERDAY MYSELF, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN, AS WELL AS STAFF FROM CPED, OUR CITY ATTORNEYS, AND LEADERSHIP FROM THE COUNTY WERE ABLE TO MEET AND THIS MOTION REFLECTS THE OUTCOMES FROM THAT MEETING. AS WAS STATED ON TUESDAY, THE ORIGINAL JPA HAS ALREADY RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY BOARD TO ADMINISTER UP TO $1 MILLION, HOWEVER SHOULD WE PASS THE ADDITIONAL $1.8 MILLION, COUNTY STAFF WOULD HAVE TO GO AND AMEND THE JPA TO REFLECT THAT INCREASE AND BRING IT FORWARD TO THE COUNTY FOR APPROVAL. SO THIS MOTION ESSENTIALLY REQUESTS THAT CPED ALLOCATES FOR THE MINIMUM 50% AMI CAP DURING THE AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR THE $1.8 MILLION APPROPRIATION. WE WERE ALSO ABLE DURING THAT MEETING TO SECURE A COMMITMENT FROM THE COUNTY LEADERSHIP THAT SHOULD THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING PASS, THEY WOULD UTILIZE ADDITIONAL PARTNERS TO ENSURE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE DOLLARS. [1:30:22] **Robin Wonsley:** SO, AGAIN, THAT COMMITMENT IS REFLECTED IN THE MOTION. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES WHO JOINED THAT CALL AND CPED STAFF AND COUNTY LEADERSHIP FOR WORKING RAPIDLY TO HELP US DEFINE A COMMON GROUND ON HOW TO ADVANCE THIS JPA AND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE. I'LL ALSO INVITE CPED STAFF OR CITY ATTORNEYS TO COME FORWARD TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. CPED STAFF SENT A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE E-MAIL LAST NIGHT WITH RESPONSES TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED ABOUT OTHER PROVIDERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO REFER TO THE E-MAIL. BUT, YEAH, WE HAVE STAFF HERE FOR ANYONE WHO HAS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MOTION. BUT WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. [1:31:16] **Aisha Chughtai:** SECOND. [1:31:17] **Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT. I THINK PROCEDURALLY IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE UP THE ITEM IN A CERTAIN SEQUENCE. AT YOUR DESKS, YOU HAVE A SIMILAR AMENDMENT ON THIS SAME ITEM. THE UNDERLYING ITEM AS NUMBER 60 FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA. IT HAS TO DO WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE. BUT THERE IS AN AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING THAT DEALS WITH THE FIRST PART OF THIS, WHICH IS THE FUNDING. AND THEN THERE IS THE MOTION BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THAT SHE JUST SPOKE TO. WHICH DEALS WITH THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY ON HOW FUNDING COULD BE DISPOSED. BECAUSE THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT NECESSARILY DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE DOING. I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE IF THE BODY WOULD AGREE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING'S AMENDMENT COMES FIRST. BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING. THEN WE TAKE UP THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY JUST DID. AND THEN HAVING DEALT WITH BOTH AMENDMENTS, WE WOULD DEAL WITH THE UNDERLYING PROPOSAL ON RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS AMENDED. SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION LATER ON. [1:32:23] **Elliott Payne:** WITHOUT OBJECTION? I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [1:32:28] **Jamison Whiting:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. I HAVE A RESOLUTION HERE HOPING TO AMEND THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US. JUST TO DECREASE THE GENERAL FUND FOR $900,000 AND INCREASE THE FUNDING STREAM FROM OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. I WANT TO SPEAK TO IT QUICKLY HERE. AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE. ESPECIALLY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR THE AMAZING WORK WE ARE DOING TO PUT FORWARD ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HIT THE HANDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS THAT NEED IT MOST. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROBABLY A CONSENSUS FROM A LOT OF US THAT I THINK NONE OF US WOULD LIKE TO USE GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. BECAUSE WE KNOW THE FINANCIAL POSITION THAT PUTS THE CITY IN. AND SO I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES COMING TOGETHER AND PULLING FROM OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. I THINK IT'S A GOOD VERSION AS IS. I THINK AN ADDITIONAL $900,000 IS BETTER, IN MY OPINION. I'M EXCITED WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH ONE OF THESE RESOLUTIONS. [1:33:38] **Jamison Whiting:** SO, AGAIN, THIS IS A DEBATE ABOUT THE FUNDING SOURCE, NOT NECESSARILY THE POLICY AND EFFORT TO MOVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FORWARD. AND SO WITH THAT, IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS FOR IT. I THINK IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, IF THEY EXIST. THANK YOU. [1:33:55] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** SECOND. [1:33:56] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:33:58] **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE CONTINUE TO SUFFER THE IMPACTS OF OPERATION METRO SURGE. AND THAT INCLUDES AN ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO PAY RENT. I'VE BEEN ON THE RECORD SAYING I DON'T SUPPORT EXTENDING AN EVICTION TIMELINE, BUT THE BEST WAY TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS PROBLEM IS TO INCREASE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. I STAND BY THAT. AND I WILL SUPPORT, AGAIN, THE USE OF LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE. THIS IS A HOUSING-RELATED ISSUE. AND THIS IS THE SOURCE THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE HERE IN EARLY 2026. DIFFERENT THAN EVER IN MY OWN TIME HERE ON CITY COUNCIL. I DON'T LIKE TAKING MONEY FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. THAT'S HOW WE SUPPORT THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MINNEAPOLIS. BUT THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THIS MOMENT. LONG-TERM, IT DOES MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO FINANCE LESS PROJECTS. 20 TO 30-YEAR AFFORDABLE PROJECTS. [1:35:23] **Linea Palmisano:** AND THAT'S A BIG TRADE-OFF. THAT'S NOT A TRADE-OFF THAT I TAKE LIGHTLY. THIS TAKES OUR TRUST FUND DOWN TO ABOUT $14 MILLION. WE CANNOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ON OUR OWN. THE MASSIVE EFFORT OF MUTUAL AID AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT IS HELPING US TO GET THROUGH THIS TIME UNTIL THE STATE CAN ACT AND TO GIVE US MORE. BUT THIS IS ONE WAY, I THINK, FOR US TO BE THINKING CREATIVELY BUT ALSO RESPONSIBLY. I'M ALSO VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THE ENTERPRISE COST OF RESPONDING TO OPERATION METRO SURGE. WE DIDN'T DO THAT LAST BUDGET CYCLE. SO THIS WOULD BE THINGS LIKE AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF STAFF OVERTIME IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, IN PUBLIC WORKS, IN POLICE, IN COMMUNICATIONS, ET CETERA. THOSE INCREASED COSTS HAVE NOT BEEN FORECASTED TO THIS BUDGET LAST DECEMBER. AND THE STRAIN ON OUR GENERAL FUND IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT. SO I CAN'T SUPPORT USING CASH BALANCE OR GENERAL FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THOSE RESERVES AND PROTECT OUR BOND RATING. BUT I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. THANK YOU. [1:36:45] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:36:47] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, FOR BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD. WHILE I APPRECIATE IT, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ADDITIONAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE REALLY ACTUALLY DO NEED TWO THINGS. AND "PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE" WAS ON WCCO RADIO YESTERDAY AGREEING TO THAT POINT. SAYING, YES, WE NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, BUT PEOPLE NEED MORE TIME. THAT'S WHY WE PUSHED FOR A PAUSE ON EVICTIONS. BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED EXTRA TIME TO FUNDRAISE COSTS. AND EVEN WITH THIS EXTRA TIME, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, AS A COUNCIL, AND EVEN WITH THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION, SHOW WILLINGNESS FOR ADDITIONAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AND, ALSO, HAVE A MATCH FROM THE WILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION. I KNOW THAT SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TALKED TO THE WILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION, AND HELPED BRING THAT ACROSS THE WAY. SO THANK YOU TO THE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WORKED ON THAT. AND THAT'S WHY EVEN THOUGH I STRUGGLE WITH TAKING MONEY FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, I CAN MOVE FORWARD ON A PACKAGE THAT TAKES SOME. [1:38:12] **Aurin Chowdhury:** WE'RE TAKING $1.9 MILLION AND, FRANKLY, THAT SUCKS. IT DOES. BECAUSE WE ARE JUST CHIPPING AWAY AT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T SUPPORT THE FIRST MILLION COMING FROM THERE. AND WHY DOES THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND MATTER TO ME? BECAUSE THIS IS MONEY THAT WE USE AS A CITY TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT LASTS FOR, LIKE, 30 YEARS. IT'S A VERY, VERY UNIQUE PIECE OF WORK THAT WE DO AS A CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE CREATING MORE RENTAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TENANT COMMUNITY THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY ACCESS. WE'VE DONE AMAZING PROJECTS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH HIV, PEOPLE WHO ARE FORMERLY HOMELESS, PEOPLE WHO ARE VETERANS. THAT'S WHAT THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND DOLLARS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO. CREATING MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, CREATING SENIOR HOUSING, CREATING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. REALLY KEEP THINGS ABOUT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT OUR RESIDENTS SENT US HERE TO DO. AND SO TAKING THE FULL $2.8 MILLION FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN SUPPORT. I CAN LIVE WITH THE $1.9 MILLION, AND THEN THE REST COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THAT REASON. I HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT LOOKING FOR WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN REPLENISH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. THAT MEANS THIS BUDGET CYCLE I'M GOING TO BE REALLY PROTECTIVE OF THE LAHA FUNDS WE GET FROM THE STATE AND ENCOURAGE US TO PUT MORE IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. BUT ALSO LOOKING FOR OTHER RESOURCES. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. [1:39:46] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [1:39:48] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SIMILAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, I WANT TO REALLY SPEAK IN DEFENSE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. WHICH HAS BEEN CHIPPED AWAY AT OVER THE YEARS. I'M SO UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA WE'RE TAKING MONEY OUT OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. THAT IS THE WAY THAT OUR CITY IS A PART OF BUILDING NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AND BRINGING THEM ONLINE. AND SUCH AN INCREDIBLE TOOL IN ENSURING FOLKS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, FOLKS WHO ARE EARNING, YOU KNOW, MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WORKING AS HARD AS THEY CAN BUT JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, HAVE A HOME HERE. AND CONTINUE TO CALL OUR NEIGHBORHOODS HOME. IT IS THE WAY THAT WE HELP ENSURE THAT OUR ELDERS CAN CONTINUE TO AGE IN PLACE IN MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S THE NUMBER ONE WAY THAT WE HELP YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHICH HAS SKYROCKETED IN OUR CITY, HAVE AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME IN MINNEAPOLIS. [1:41:05] **Aisha Chughtai:** AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO ULTIMATELY TODAY, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO PASS SOME AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S A BIG DEAL. AND FOR ME, I'M LOOKING AT WHAT'S THE WAY TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. RIGHT. BECAUSE WHEN WE PIT AFFORDABILITY TOMORROW AGAINST AFFORDABILITY TODAY, ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOMORROW AGAINST ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TODAY, WE'RE SETTING PEOPLE UP FOR FAILURE—THOSE WHO NEED THE RESOURCES THE MOST UP FOR FAILURE. AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM HERE. THE REASON WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY OUT OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND COMES FROM THE MAYOR'S VETO OF THE EXTENSION OF PREEVICTION NOTICE, AND HIS DESIRE TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. ULTIMATELY I THINK THAT A PLACE OF UNITY THAT WE HAVE ON THIS COUNCIL, AND IN THIS ADMINISTRATION IS THE DESIRE... I BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT OF UNITY BETWEEN COUNCIL, MAYOR, AND ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR CITY. TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE CAN CONTINUE TO CALL MINNEAPOLIS HOME. SO, UNFORTUNATELY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TODAY TO TAKE THE ENTIRETY OF LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID THAT IS IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND OUT FOR THIS PURPOSE. I THINK THAT THE CASH FUND IS THE MORE APPROPRIATE PLACE. IT'S NOT MY IDEAL FOR ME. IT'S NOT MY FAVORITE EITHER. BUT ANYTHING THAT MINIMIZES THE AMOUNT WE'RE TAKING OUT OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND HAS MY SUPPORT HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. [1:43:08] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:43:10] **Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. BECAUSE I DO AGREE THAT WE CANNOT KEEP DEPLETING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. IT'S A TOUGH DECISION TAKING THE MONEY OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. THERE'S GOING TO BE SACRIFICES AND/OR IT'S GOING TO FALL UPON THE PROPERTY TAXES. BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO AGREE TO JUST LEAVE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND ALONE AND QUIT DIPPING INTO IT AND UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO TIGHTEN OUR BELT ON OTHER ISSUES. AND GOING FORWARD, INTO THE TAX ASSUMPTION FOR THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY TOUGH. SO JUST PREPARE YOURSELF FOR IT. BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT TO KEEP TAKING MONEY OUT OF THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. [1:44:06] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [1:44:08] **Pearll Warren:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. YEAH. WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE WITH THIS. AND WE EVEN PUT AN EXPIRATION DATE ON IT THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT TAKING MONEY FROM LAHA. AND SO I'M JUST KIND OF CONFUSED AT WHY WE'RE BACK HERE AGAIN. BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS MOVING FORWARD FOR ANY TYPE OF RECONSIDERATION. THAT'S GOING TO HURT US. TAKING MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND IS DEFINITELY GOING TO AFFECT TAXES NEXT YEAR. AND I WANT PEOPLE TO BE INFORMED WHEN IT AFFECTS PROPERTY TAXES, IT AFFECTS RENTERS, TOO. IT'S NOT JUST HOMEOWNERS. IT'S HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS AND BUSINESSES ALL FUNDING. SO, BE AWARE. BE TAX EDUCATED. WE GAVE A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON HOW TAX ASSESSMENTS ARE CONSTRUCTED AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THAT. BECAUSE THAT IS HOW WE REPLENISH THE POT. AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT. BUT, AGAIN, I CAN'T SUPPORT MOVING ANY FUNDS FROM LAHA. [1:45:18] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [1:45:21] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** YES. I THINK WE ALL AGREE WE ALL NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. MORE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THAT WAS WHAT WE HEARD FROM MANY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS. I ALSO THINK WE ALL ARE AGAINST USING LAHA FUNDS. BUT BOTH OF THESE PROPOSALS HAVE THAT USE. ONE TO A GREATER AMOUNT THAN THE OTHER. ONE OTHER OPTION THAT HASN'T BEEN SUGGESTED IS TO LEAVE IT AT THE LOWER AMOUNT, LAHA, THAN THE $1.9 MILLION AND SIMPLY REMOVE THE $900,000 FROM THE CASH RESERVES. WHICH AFFECTS OUR PROPERTY TAXES AND OTHER THINGS. SO IF THERE IS INTEREST, I WOULD BE WILLING TO SUPPORT THAT CHANGE. IT'S A LOWER AMOUNT. BUT OTHERWISE I AM WILLING TO SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING'S ORIGINAL PROPOSITION. AND WOULD ALSO SUPPORT A 1.9 ALLOCATION FROM THE LAHA ALONG WITH THE REMOVAL OF $900,000 FROM CASH RESERVES. THANK YOU. [1:46:27] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [1:46:29] **Jamison Whiting:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. JUST A QUICK NOTE. I THINK AS WE KIND OF TALK THROUGH THE PARTICULARS OF LAHA, THAT IS OUR LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THIS HAS BEEN A THING. THERE ISN'T A PRECEDENT OF HOW THIS SHOULD BE USED. THE FIRST ELIGIBLE USE FOR OUR LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID IS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THE WAY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS USING IT, WE MOVE IT INTO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO DO EXACTLY WHAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE SAYING. AND SO I THINK THERE IS A FRUSTRATION I THINK WITH ALL OF US FROM PULLING MONEY FROM OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND AND THE WAY IN WHICH THE CITY USES IT. AS WE'VE HEARD FROM, I THINK, THE MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL, WE ARE IN AN EXTREME EMERGENCY SITUATION. AND THAT REQUIRES US TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. WITH THAT, I THINK THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, WITH THE USE OF OUR LAHA DOLLARS, HAS THAT ELIGIBLE USE ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THAT ELIGIBLE USE. AND SO I WOULD LOOK AT THAT AS WHY WE DO NOT WANT TO PULL OUR LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID FROM OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. [1:47:48] **Jamison Whiting:** THE ELIGIBLE USE OF THOSE DOLLARS IN THE SECOND YEAR THIS HAS BEEN A PROGRAM IS FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AND SO WHILE I THINK, AGAIN, I'M FRUSTRATED THAT WE HAVE TO PULL FROM THAT, I THINK WE ARE ALL TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT HELP OUR RESIDENTS HERE. AND SO KIND OF LOOKING AT THAT. AGAIN, TO COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER'S POINT, I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE REASON FOR THIS $2.8 AND THE NUMBERS, IT GETS US CLOSER TO THE $3 MILLION MATCH FROM THE WILSON FOUNDATION. SO THE CONVERSATIONS WITH JOHN WILSON. HE'S GOING TO MATCH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DOLLARS IN RECOGNITION OF US MOVING FORWARD THIS $2.8, UP TO $3 MILLION. AND SO EFFECTIVELY THAT WOULD BE AN EFFORT ON BEHALF AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS MOVING FORWARD ABOUT $6 MILLION. OR, ACTUALLY, $6.8 MILLION FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND SO I THINK THAT'S JUST TRYING TO GIVE SOME CLARIFICATION TO WHAT THAT $2.8 NUMBER IS, AS WELL. THANK YOU. [1:48:50] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:48:53] **Linea Palmisano:** MR. PRESIDENT, USING LAHA FUNDS IS ABOUT LIVING WITHIN THE MEANS THAT WE SAID WE COULD SPEND ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR BUDGET AND JUST USING IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. STATE LAWMAKERS ALLOWED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN LAHA, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE STATE ISN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO FUND IT ADEQUATELY. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROVISION. THAT'S A MESSAGE TO MUNICIPALITIES LIKE OURS. OTHERWISE, TO COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE'S POINT, WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS TO GO AND DO ON THE BACK END IS TO GO AND MAKE CUTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE COME FROM OUR GENERAL FUND. WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO SEE IT ON THIS END. SO, THERE WILL BE CUTS. NOT ONES WE'VE APPROVED. NOT ONES WE GET TO AIR OUT AND SEE WHAT THE PUBLIC TOLERABILITY REALLY IS. THIS IS LIVING WITHIN THE MEANS OF LIVING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN 2026—IT IS HELPING PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES. [1:49:55] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:49:57] **Robin Wonsley:** I WANTED TO OFFER CLARITY ABOUT THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. THAT WE HAD FUNDS SO THIS WOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED US TO CUT ANY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. AND WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CONTINGENCY FUND. WHICH MEANT WE USE RESERVES OF $7 MILLION PUT ASIDE FOR THINGS LIKE THIS. UNEXPECTED CRISIS. SUCH AS A FEDERAL OCCUPATION. THAT FUND REQUIRES 10 VOTES. AND THE REASON WHY YOU'RE NOT SEEING IT BE ADVANCED IS CLEAR. WE DON'T HAVE 10 VOTES FOR IT. 10 VOTES WOULD BE NEEDED RIGHT NOW. AND COULD HAVE ACTUALLY SAVED ALL OF THIS. WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CUT INTO LAHA, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CUT INTO CASH OR ANYTHING. BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD NOT WANT TO USE CONTINGENCY. THE THING THAT SETS US TO PROTECT OUR EXISTING SERVICES. SO THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE IT. THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE. [1:50:52] **Elliott Payne:** PLEASE DON'T ASCRIBE MOTIVES. [1:50:54] **Robin Wonsley:** I DIDN'T NAME NAMES. IT'S A SHARED SENTIMENT MULTIPLE TIMES AROUND DISSATISFACTION WITH USING THE SOURCE. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO. AND PEOPLE OPTED TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. THIS IS WHAT IS BEFORE US. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THE WHITING MOTION. I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE ORIGINAL UNDERLYING MOTION. THAT AT LEAST ALLOWS $1 MILLION TO STAY WITHIN THE LAHA FUNDING SOURCE. SO I JUST AT LEAST WANTED TO NAME THAT FOR PUBLIC CLARITY. THERE WAS CONTINGENCY FUNDING THAT WE COULD HAVE PURSUED. YOU NEEDED 10 VOTES. WE COULDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN AMONGST THIS BODY. [1:51:34] **Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO ONE LEFT IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE WHITING AMENDMENT. [1:51:41] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [1:51:42] **Aisha Chughtai:** NAY. [1:51:43] **Casey Carl:** WHITING. [1:51:44] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [1:51:45] **Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY. [1:51:46] **Aurin Chowdhury:** NAY. [1:51:47] **Casey Carl:** STEVENSON. [1:51:48] **Soren Stevenson:** NAY. [1:51:49] **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE. [1:51:50] **Michael Rainville:** NAY. [1:51:51] **Casey Carl:** VETAW. [1:51:52] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** NO. [1:51:53] **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO. [1:51:54] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [1:51:55] **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ. [1:51:56] **Jason Chavez:** NO. [1:51:57] **Casey Carl:** WARREN. [1:51:58] **Pearll Warren:** NO. [1:51:59] **Casey Carl:** SHAFFER. [1:52:00] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [1:52:01] **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY. [1:52:02] **Robin Wonsley:** NAY. [1:52:03] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [1:52:04] **Jamal Osman:** NO. [1:52:05] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:52:06] **Elliott Payne:** NAY. [1:52:07] **Casey Carl:** THAT AMENDMENT FAILS. [1:52:09] **Elliott Payne:** WE'LL RETURN TO THE UNDERLYING MOTION. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [1:52:16] **Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO GIVE OURSELVES CREDIT. THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE WAS NOT POPULAR HERE ON THE COUNCIL IN THE BEGINNING OR THE ADMINISTRATION. BUT WE CAME A LONG WAY. NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS GETTING TO THE RESIDENTS. SO, WE GOT PUSHBACK FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE FIRST MILLION DOLLARS THAT WAS PROPOSED. AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A GENEROUS DONATOR WHO CAME FORWARD TO REALLY MATCH WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO, I WANT TO THANK, REALLY, OUR COLLEAGUES WHO DID NOT BACK DOWN. WHO CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR THE RESIDENTS AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PUBLIC MEMBERS THAT CAME HERE. CLOSE TO A HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT CAME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH I.C.E., AND THE EFFECT AND THEM STANDING UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND PROTECTING THEIR NEIGHBORS. AND WE DIDN'T GIVE UP. WE CAME A LONG WAY. THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING REALLY TO CELEBRATE. I WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY WILL GO A LONG WAY AND SHOW A GOOD EXAMPLE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE MONEY COMING FROM THE STATE. THIS ALL STARTED BY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTING THAT TO GET THIS MONEY. AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. AND JUST A LITTLE AMENDED MOTION -- IS JUST TRYING TO GET THIS FUNDING TO MORE PEOPLE AND TO INCREASE IT UP TO 50% AMI. AND I APPRECIATE THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU. [1:54:21] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:54:24] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, CHAIR. WE NEED TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY MORE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON THE NORTH SIDE. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THEM TO DO THAT TO GENERATE A CONTRACT WITH SOMEONE. BUT I ALSO BROUGHT UP ANOTHER AGENCY AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY MENTION OF THAT EMAIL. I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE VOTE FOR THIS THAT WE DO SEE MONEY COMING TO THE NORTH SIDE. THAT WAS THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I HAD WITH THIS WAS THAT I DID NOT SEE AGENCIES THAT CAPTURED THE NORTH SIDE. AND I GET IT THAT PEOPLE SPAN F. BUT SOMETHING SPEAKS TO -- COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS SAID IT BEST -- REPRESENTATION MATTERS. AND SOMETHING SPEAKS TO THE NORTH SIDE AND PEOPLE IN REACHING OUT TO THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE DO PASS THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT AND WE GET THE MONEY AND WE GET THE GENEROUS DONATIONS -- SPEAKING OF THAT, TUESDAY ON THE LUNCH BREAK I WENT TO TALK TO JOHN WILSON AND THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR THE INCREDIBLE DONATION THAT THE NORTH SIDE RECEIVED YESTERDAY FOR HOUSING. JUST INCREDIBLE HOW THIS FAMILY IS STEPPING UP TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES, IN PARTICULAR ON THE NORTH SIDE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THIS. OUR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING AND WE'VE CERTAINLY PULLED TOGETHER AND WE'RE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN. BUT WE NEED MORE RESOURCES. AGAIN THANK YOU TO THE WILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION. I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THIS BODY PASSES THIS, THAT THE NORTH SIDE IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING THIS FUNDING AND IT'S NOT RESTRICTED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PEOPLE WHO COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN AND I REPRESENT HAVE TO GO OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE TO RECEIVE THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. [1:56:28] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:56:30] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY INVITE DIRECTOR HANSEN AND IF NEED BE, THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COME UP AND SHARE A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT FROM THE CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH COUNTY LEADERSHIP YESTERDAY THAT REALLY GROUNDED WHY WE FRAMED THE LANGUAGE AROUND GEOGRAPHIC EQUITY IN RESPONDING TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE MADE AROUND IF THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS THAT ARE BEING LEFT OUT AND WHY CERTAIN OR SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS WEREN'T NECESSARILY UPLIFTED IN THIS PROPOSAL AND KIND OF BEST PRACTICES AROUND THAT. [1:57:07] **Tim Sexton:** PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. I'M ERIC HANSEN THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND YES, THROUGH THE MANAGER OF RESIDENTIAL FINANCE, YOU RECEIVED AN ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE A MEMORANDUM YESTERDAY THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE LIMS FILE. IN THAT IT IS RESPONSES FROM THE COUNTY. SO THE RESPONSES THAT WE HAVE WERE FROM THE COUNTY. SO IT'S IN THEIR VOICE. LAST YEAR IN 2025, 73% OF COUNTY-FUNDED EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE WENT -- ADMINISTERED BY THIS GROUP OF PROVIDERS REACHED MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS. AND AMONG THOSE MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS 63% REACHED THE ZIP CODES IN NORTH AND NORTHEAST. AND THAT WAS IN COMPARISON TO THE PERCENTAGE OF EVICTION FILINGS. AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN PAST COMMUNICATIONS, THERE IS MORE DEMAND THAN THERE ARE RESOURCES FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. [1:58:26] **Tim Sexton:** HOWEVER, THE COUNTY IS A GOOD PARTNER WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE AND RECEIVE FUNDING. AND IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD, ALL THE 13 WARDS, ALL OF THE ZIP CODES HAVE -- ALL OF THOSE ZIP CODES GET ASSISTANCE FROM THE COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATIONS, MOST ALL OF THIS RENT HELP HENNEPIN IS PHONE BASED. SO PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE TO A SERVICE PROVIDER. THE COUNTY DID REFERENCE ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, AGATE COMMUNITY MEDIA ON RESTORATIVE SERVICES, YMCA, YOUTH LINK, AND LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO AN AMENDMENT TO A CONTRACT TO GET THEM INTO THIS SYSTEM. IF THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AT A SOUTHEAST ASIAN WITH A CULTURAL COMPETENCE FOR THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN COMMUNITY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCUREMENT PROCESS. SO IF THIS PASSES, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT WITH THE COUNTY TO SEE... THEY WERE VERY OPEN TO REPRESENTATION OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE ADDITIONAL MONEY THEY'RE GOING TO PROBABLY NEED MORE CAPACITY ANYWAY. AND THEY ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUSIVE OF THE NORTH SIDE, ARE SEEING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THESE FUNDS. [1:59:48] **Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HANSEN. I DON'T KNOW, YOU STEPPED FORWARD... IN TERMS OF PROCUREMENT AND PART OF THIS PROCESS. [2:00:05] **Kristyn Anderson:** ABSOLUTELY. GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M THE LEAD ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. SO AS WE KNOW THE COUNTY WAS A FEW STEPS AHEAD OF US IN SETTING UP A RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHICH IS WHY WE DETERMINED TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON OUR FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM. AS PART OF THEIR SETUP FOR A PROGRAM, THEY DID GO OUT FOR AN RFP FOR PROVIDERS TO ADMINISTER THAT PROGRAM. AND THEY SELECTED A NUMBER OF PROVIDERS. AS COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW POINTED OUT, THERE WERE THREE PROVIDERS INITIALLY OFFERED TO US TO ADMINISTER OUR FUNDS. THAT WAS WHEN WE WERE ANTICIPATING GIVING THEM $1 MILLION. SO NOW THAT THAT AMOUNT HAS POTENTIALLY INCREASED, AS DIRECTOR HANSEN MENTIONED, THE COUNTY HAS INDICATED THAT THEY DO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS THEY ARE WORKING WITH INCLUDING PROVIDERS THAT WORK ON THE NORTH SIDE THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ADMINISTER THE FUNDS. IMPORTANTLY, ALL OF THOSE PROVIDERS WERE SELECTED BY THE COUNTY THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS. [2:01:05] **Kristyn Anderson:** AS NOTED, THEY ARE VENDORS. AND SO IF WE WERE TO SELECT NEW VENDORS, WE WOULD WANT TO DO THAT COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS AND SELECT THE VENDORS THAT WAY. THE COUNTY HAS DONE THAT WHICH IS WHY WE FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING THIS JPA WITH THEM AND THEM SIMPLY NAMING THE INDIVIDUALS THEY'VE ALREADY SELECTED THROUGH THIS RFP PROCESS. IF AS DIRECTOR HANSEN INDICATED, ADDITIONAL VENDORS WOULD BE NECESSARY IF PERHAPS FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC REASONS OR... THE ASSUMPTION WOULD BE THAT THEY WOULD DO AN ADDITIONAL RFP PROCESS FOR AN OPEN SELECTION FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL VENDORS. THANK YOU. [2:01:53] **Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, I SEE YOU IN QUEUE FOR A PRIORITY MOTION. [2:02:00] **Jamison Whiting:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. JUST A QUESTION, IS THIS WE ARE VOTING CURRENTLY NOT ON 60.2, NOT THE JPA AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US, BUT THE UNDERLYING RESOLUTION. [2:02:14] **Casey Carl:** WE CAN TAKE THEM UP AT THE SAME TIME, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE A DIVIDED VOTE, WE CAN ALSO DO THAT AT YOUR REQUEST. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS 60.2 MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI BEFORE I INTERJECTED AND SAID WE NEED TO REORDER THESE THINGS. WE DEALT WITH THE WHITING AMENDMENT, IT FAILED. WE'RE NOW UP TO AMENDMENT 60.2 MOVED BY WONSLEY AND SECONDED BY CHUGHTAI WHICH DEALS WITH THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. [2:02:46] **Elliott Payne:** WITHOUT OBJECTION, I PLAN ON TAKING UP BOTH THE UNDERLYING MOTION AND 60.2 IN ONE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:02:55] **Jason Chavez:** ANY CLARIFICATION ON THE VOTE BEFORE US. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, WE KILLED THAT. [2:03:00] **Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, AS I JUST INDICATED. THE WHITING AMENDMENT FAILED, IT IS NOT IN FRONT OF US AND WILL NOT BE BACK IN FRONT OF US. THIS IS THE WONSLEY AMENDMENT ON THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT, ONCE THAT'S DISPOSED OF, WE'LL TAKE UP THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL ON RENTAL ASSISTANCE. IF IT PASSES, IT WOULD INCLUDE THIS SECOND ITEM. IF IT DOESN'T, WE'RE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL WITH NEITHER OF THEM. BUT WE HAVE NOT DISPOSED OF THE WONSLEY AMENDMENT YET. [2:03:38] **Elliott Payne:** TO CLARIFY THERE IS NO DIVIDED VOTE HERE, WE'RE TAKING UP 60.2 WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE... OKAY, COOL. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE... COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? [2:03:58] **Linea Palmisano:** I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. [2:04:02] **Elliott Payne:** ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, WE WILL TAKE UP 60.2 WHICH WILL BE INCLUSIVE OF THE UNDERLYING MOTION. OKAY, WE'LL JUST TAKE 60.2 AND THEN WE WILL TAKE UP THE UNDERLYING MOTION AFTER THAT. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [2:04:21] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [2:04:22] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [2:04:23] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [2:04:24] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [2:04:25] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:04:26] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [2:04:27] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [2:04:28] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [2:04:29] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:04:30] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [2:04:31] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:04:32] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [2:04:33] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:04:34] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [2:04:35] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:04:36] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [2:04:37] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [2:04:38] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [2:04:39] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [2:04:40] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [2:04:41] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:04:42] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [2:04:43] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [2:04:44] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [2:04:45] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:04:46] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [2:04:47] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:04:48] **Elliott Payne:** THAT ITEM PASSES AND NOW WE ARE ON THE UNDERLYING MOTION AS AMENDED. A QUICK CHECK. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:05:01] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AFTER A BIG DEBATE, I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE GOOD STUFF AND WHY THIS MATTERS. SO NOW THAT WE'RE IN A FINAL VOTE ON THIS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS GOING TO HELP SO MANY FAMILIES ACCESS TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN MINNEAPOLIS. SINCE DECEMBER 2025, THERE HAS BEEN AN ADDITIONAL $15.7 MILLION IN MONTHLY ASSISTANCE RENTAL NEED IN OUR CITY AND THAT'S AN UNDERCOUNT. I WANT TO SAY THAT NUMBER IS VERY DEPRESSING BUT TODAY'S ACTION WILL ALLOW MORE PEOPLE ACCESS TO RENT. BUT I WANT TO FOCUS ON WHY THIS MATTERS AND FOCUS ON THE POSITIVITY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS SO MUCH DEBATE PREVIOUSLY ON WHY THIS IS A GOOD THING AND HOW MANY MORE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO RENT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THIS, THANK YOU. [2:05:48] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [2:05:51] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I TOO WANT TO FOCUS ON THE REALLY INCREDIBLE THING THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO HERE TODAY. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO SAVE LIVES AND PREVENT DISPLACEMENT FROM HAPPENING TO THE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE CHERISHED AND BELOVED AND HAVE GONE THROUGH UNSPEAKABLE TRAGEDY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THAT HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO CONTINUE OR PUT THEM AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES, LOSING THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS WRAPPED THEIR ARMS AROUND THEM AND WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WANTS TO LIVE HERE CAN CONTINUE TO CALL MINNEAPOLIS HOME. SO I'M REALLY PROUD TO CO-AUTHOR THIS. I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR COUNCIL AND OUR CITY BROADLY. OUR STAFF IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND CPED AND WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. [2:07:01] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:07:03] **Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I AM ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THIS RENTAL ASSISTANCE. JUST BECAUSE I DISAGREE ON THE SOURCE DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M NOT REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE WHOLE. BUT I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT'S TAKING FROM THE OTHER SOURCE. BUT THAT IS ALL. I AM ALSO EXCITED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS KIND OF RELIEF MATCHED PHILANTHROPICALLY. THANK YOU. [2:07:24] **Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING ASKED TO BE ADDED AS A CO-AUTHOR ON THIS AS WELL. AND IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO THAT, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION AS AMENDED. [2:07:42] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [2:07:43] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [2:07:44] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [2:07:45] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [2:07:46] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:07:47] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [2:07:48] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [2:07:49] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [2:07:50] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:07:51] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [2:07:52] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:07:53] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [2:07:54] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMANO. [2:07:55] **Linea Palmisano:** NO. [2:07:56] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:07:57] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [2:07:58] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [2:07:59] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [2:08:00] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [2:08:01] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** NO. [2:08:02] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:08:03] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [2:08:04] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [2:08:05] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [2:08:06] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:08:07] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [2:08:08] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 11 AYES AND TWO NAYS. [2:08:10] **Elliott Payne:** THAT MOTION CARRIES. FINALLY, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 62. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [2:08:38] **Jamison Whiting:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO TALK TO THIS POINT HERE AND GIVEN THAT THIS SITE ACQUISITION IS IN WARD 11. I'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH CONSTITUENTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BOTH HERE AND BROADLY. AND I THINK THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING... THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS PARCEL HERE. ABOUT THIS PARCEL AND THE HOPE FOR A TRAINING CENTER THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM BROADLY THAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AS THE HOPE OF MOVING TOWARDS GOOD PUBLIC SAFETY INCLUDES A HOLISTIC VERSION OF THAT WHICH INCLUDES POLICING ALTERNATIVES. SO WHAT WE ARE SEEING, I THINK ARE HOPING THAT THIS TRAINING CENTER WILL BE USED MORE THAN JUST A POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT A BROADER PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM THAT INCLUDES FIRE, THAT INCLUDES BCR, THAT INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR ALTERNATIVES IN THIS SPACE. [2:09:45] **Jamison Whiting:** BUT I WANT TO NOTE AS WELL THAT MINNEAPOLIS HAS COMMITTED ITSELF BOTH TO THE MDHR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND TO THE CONSENT DECREE. WE DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO OPT OUT OF THOSE, NOR SHOULD WE. THESE AGREEMENTS ARE INCREDIBLY CLEAR THAT WE NEED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MODERNIZATION ACROSS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM. THAT INCLUDES DE-ESCALATION POLICING, THAT INCLUDES PROPER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE, THAT INCLUDES OFFICER WELLNESS SUPPORT. AND AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE HAVE TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS. SO JUST SPEAKING BROADLY ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT IS HARD. THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ITSELF IS A 200 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT HAS A BUNCH OF LEGALISTIC WORDS IN THERE THAT ARE REALLY HARD FOR EVEN US LAWYERS TO READ. WHAT IT IS REQUIRED SHOWS THAT WE NEED TO PUT FORWARD AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE FACILITIES. A FACILITIES ASSESSMENT ON PAGE 51 REQUIRES A "ONE-STOP SHOP" FOR TRAINING, FOR POLICE TRAINING. [2:10:44] **Jamison Whiting:** WHAT I BELIEVE THE CITY IS TRYING TO DO HERE IS MOVE FORWARD AND GO BEYOND WHAT THAT ASSESSMENT IS. IT COULD JUST BE A POLICE FACILITY FOR POLICE ONLY. I THINK EVERYONE ON THIS DAIS PROBABLY DOESN'T WANT THAT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS TO BE A HOLISTIC VERSION OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND LET ME NOT -- WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT THE IDEAL TIMING FOR THIS. TO BE SPENDING MONEY IN THE CURRENT MOMENT ON WHAT THIS IS, I THINK IS A FRUSTRATION THAT I HOLD AND I THINK A LOT OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HOLD AS WELL. I THINK A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS ALSO HOLD. BUT THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS LIKELY NOT JUST THE PROPERTY BUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT IS LIKELY TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE OVER TIME. BUT DO WANT TO NOTE AND I'LL GO HERE NOW I'LL BE BRIEF ON IT. YOU KIND OF HAVE A MOTION IN FRONT OF YOU I'M HOPING TO MOVE FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 62. THIS WOULD REFER THIS MATTER BACK TO STAFF TO FOLLOW UP ON ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED NOT JUST BY MY COLLEAGUES, BUT OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL OVER THE PAST WEEKS DURING BRIEFINGS, DURING OUR STUDY SESSIONS, AND DURING COMMITTEE DELIBERATION. [2:12:02] **Jamison Whiting:** I WANT TO ENCOURAGE STAFF TO TAKE THE TIME TO RESPOND TO OUR CONCERNS, NOT JUST MINE, NOT JUST MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, BUT OUR NEIGHBORS AS WELL. SO I'M PREPARED TO REFER THIS MATTER BACK TO THEM. MY ORIGINAL MOTION HAD A REPORT BACK DATE OF APRIL 23RD. HOWEVER I'VE HEARD FROM STAFF AND OTHER COLLEAGUES THAT WE MAY REQUIRE MORE TIME TO GO FORWARD AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. SO I'M GOING TO ALTER MY CURRENT MOTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU TO ELIMINATE THE REPORT BACK TIME. INSTEAD I WILL BE MOVING TO REFER THIS MATTER TO STAFF WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY RETURN TO FULL COUNCIL AS SOON AS THEY ARE READY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE MOTION BEFORE YOU ON THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY SAFETY, TRAINING, AND WELLNESS CENTER TO REFER BACK TO STAFF, BUT TO REMOVE THE REPORT BACK DATE AND INSTEAD HAVE STAFF BRING THAT BACK TO THIS FULL BODY AS SOON AS IT IS READY. [2:12:53] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** SECOND. [2:12:54] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING HAS MOVED TO REFER THE ITEM BACK TO STAFF. IT'S BEEN SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT REFERRAL BACK TO STAFF? I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:13:07] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO EARLIER IN THIS AGENDA, WE ADDRESSED MAYOR FREY'S VETO. UNFORTUNATELY WE COULDN'T OVERRIDE IT, MEANING COME APRIL, RESIDENTS WON'T HAVE THIS EVICTION PREVENTION IN PLACE TO KEEP THEM HOUSED. WE'RE LOOKING AT THOUSANDS POTENTIALLY DISPLACED SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT LEAVE THEIR HOMES FOR MONTHS DUE TO I.C.E. [2:13:35] **Elliott Payne:** PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS ON THE ITEM. [2:13:38] **Robin Wonsley:** I'M GETTING THERE. NOW THIS MOTION ASKS US TO GIVE ADDITIONAL TIME TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT A "COP CITY," A "COP UNIVERSITY," OR A "COP CORNER STORE." AND I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT THIS BODY WOULD GIVE OR RATHER GIVE MORE TIME TO STAFF TO FIGURE OUT A $38 MILLION INVESTMENT INTO A POLICE FACILITY BUT WOULD NOT GIVE STRUGGLING RESIDENTS AN EXTRA 30 DAYS OF PREEVICTION NOTICE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES. I DON'T NEED THAT EXTRA TIME SO I'M MOVING WE VOTE THIS ITEM TODAY SO WE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION TODAY. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? [2:14:14] **Jason Chavez:** SECOND. [2:14:15] **Elliott Payne:** MR. CLERK, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME CLARITY? WE HAD A COUPLE COMPETING MOTIONS HERE. [2:14:20] **Casey Carl:** THROUGH THE PRESIDENT, THOSE ARE BOTH MAIN MOTIONS. SO THE WHITING MOTION THAT WAS MOVED AND SECONDED IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BOARD OR COUNCIL FIRST. IF THAT MOTION THEN FAILS, ANOTHER MOTION COULD BE MADE. BUT THE NEED TO DISPOSE OF THE MAIN MOTION IS BEFORE THE BODY FIRST WHICH IS THE WHITING MOTION SECONDED BY VETAW RELATED TO REFERRAL BACK TO STAFF. [2:14:38] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [2:14:47] **Soren Stevenson:** THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THE UNDERLYING MOTION, NOT THE REFERRAL BACK TO STAFF, BUT I'LL JUST DO IT HERE INSTEAD. HAVING A NEW TRAINING CENTER IS A FINE GOAL. IT IS A FINE THING TO LOOK OUT FOR. THE QUESTION NOW IS: IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME TO BE SPENDING THIS MONEY ON IT? DO WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS? AND WHAT IS THE PRIORITY OF OUR NEEDS AT THIS TIME? AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THIS IS NOT OUR NUMBER ONE NEED. THIS ISN'T EVEN OUR NUMBER FIVE NEED. I MET WITH THE 5th PRECINCT YESTERDAY. AND THEY TOLD ME ABOUT ISSUES HAPPENING IN THE 5th PRECINCT WHICH HALF COVERS MY WARD. AND WHAT THEY TOLD ME ABOUT IS ISSUES AROUND HOMELESSNESS. ISSUES AROUND PEOPLE USING DRUGS OUTSIDE, SLEEPING OUTSIDE, DEFECATING OUTSIDE. AND THE ISSUES THAT COME WITH PEOPLE BEING OUTSIDE. [2:15:52] **Soren Stevenson:** THIS FACILITY WOULD NOT DEAL WITH THAT. IT WOULD NOT SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. WHAT WOULD SOLVE THAT PROBLEM WOULD BE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WHAT WOULD SOLVE THAT PROBLEM WOULD BE SOCIAL HOUSING. IT WOULD BE INVESTMENTS IN THE CAPITAL PORTIONS OF TREATMENT FACILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, HOSPITALS, THESE SORTS OF THINGS. SO GIVEN THAT ALONE, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS AT THIS TIME. SECONDLY, WE ARE ALL SITTING HERE EVERY DAY OR EVERY MEETING TALKING ABOUT WHETHER WE CAN USE MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND, WHETHER WE HAVE MONEY TO PUT IN THIS THING AND THAT THING. AND THAT IS BECAUSE OUR TAX REVENUE IS GOING DOWN. WE ARE NOT COLLECTING AS MUCH TAXES AS WE USED TO. AND OUR DEMANDS ON OUR SERVICES ARE GOING UP. WE ARE IN A MAJOR BUDGET CRUNCH. WE NEED TO SUPPORT THROUGH OUR INVESTMENTS THINGS THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR TAX BASE SO THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY TO DO THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO, PLENTY OF MONEY IN ORDER TO AFFORD A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING CENTER. [2:16:47] **Soren Stevenson:** AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE A GROWING TAX BASE. THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO BE INVESTING IN RIGHT AWAY. AND THIRDLY, MY COMMUNITY IS VERY CLEAR WITH ME IN THE AFFLUENT PARTS, IN THE WORKING CLASS PARTS, IN THE PARTS THAT GET REPRESENTED WELL BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND IN THE PARTS THAT DON'T GET REPRESENTED WELL BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT LIVABILITY IS A PROBLEM IN THIS CITY. WE LOVE THIS CITY SO MUCH, THAT IS WHY WE LIVE HERE. AND I HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO ME TALKING ABOUT LITTER. I HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO ME TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. I HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO ME TALKING ABOUT WANTING A WALKABLE, A COMFORTABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN TAKE TRANSIT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TORCH THE EARTH EVERY TIME THEY WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE IN THEIR CAR. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO INVEST IN THEM. BUT THAT REQUIRES PRIORITIZING OUR MONEY. SO I WANT TO PRIORITIZE OUR MONEY AND OUR BORROWING AND OUR SPENDING ON DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS, ON IMPROVING OUR TAX BASE, AND ON INCREASING THE LIVABILITY OF THIS CITY. THIS TRAINING AND WELLNESS CENTER DOES NOT DO THAT. IT DOES NOT DO THAT TO THE LEVEL THAT WE NEED. AND IN FACT IT CREATES ANOTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITY THAT WE WILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN. NOT ONLY WILL WE BE SPENDING MONEY BUILDING IT, BUT THEN WE WILL HAVE TO OPERATE THIS AND WE WILL NOT GET THE TAX REVENUE FROM A DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL USE THAT COULD GO AT THIS SITE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THIS IS A "UNICORN" PROPERTY, THAT IT IS HARD TO GET THESE TYPES OF SITES. AND FRANKLY, I WOULD LIKE A TAX REVENUE GENERATING THING TO GET THIS UNICORN PROPERTY SO THAT WE CAN GET THE TAXES OUT OF IT. SO BECAUSE OF THOSE REASONS AND MANY MORE, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING REFERRING THIS BACK TO STAFF BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DISPOSE OF RIGHT AWAY. WE NEED TO JUST DECIDE THAT THIS IS NOT OUR PRIORITY AND MOVE ON TO THINGS THAT ARE IN FACT OUR PRIORITY. THANK YOU. [2:19:02] **Linea Palmisano:** COLLEAGUES, TO ME THE STRONGEST REASON TO DO THIS PROJECT ISN'T BECAUSE PIECES OF PAPER SAY WE SHOULD. IT'S ABOUT TRAINING EMPLOYEES THAT DO IMPORTANT AND FRANKLY DANGEROUS WORK WELL. AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE 2018. YESTERDAY, I WAS REMINDED ABOUT SPEAKING ABOUT IT ON A BONDING TOUR EXTEMPORANEOUSLY IN 2019 WHEN CITY STAFF ARRIVED UNABLE TO DO SO. I SEE AND RECOGNIZE TODAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING RIGHT. I GET THAT. THIS PROPERTY IS PRETTY UNIQUE, UNLIKE PEOPLE ARE HEARING, THIS REMAINS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. I AM TRYING VERY HARD NOT TO STEP ON PEOPLE'S TOES IN TERMS OF WHAT LEGISLATORS WE SPEAK TO AND WHEN AND WHO. I HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY TO DO THIS IN THE RIGHT ORDER WITH A TEAM OF PEOPLE. AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO STAY CIVIL IN THIS MOMENT WHEN THERE IS TREMENDOUS MISINFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, "COP CITY" LANGUAGE AND "$40 MILLION OF CITY TAXPAYER FUND" LANGUAGE IS A START. [2:20:17] **Linea Palmisano:** SO AS SOMEONE WHO'S HAD THIS AS A PRIORITY FOR MANY YEARS, AS SOMEONE WHO'S TRYING TO STAY WORKING AS A TEAM ON THIS, THESE ARE LONG-TERM PRIORITIES. THIS IS CAPITAL BUDGET MONEY. THIS IS ABOUT BONDING. THIS ISN'T ABOUT THINGS WE CAN SPEND TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS IN THE WAY THAT WAS JUST SPOKEN ABOUT. AND ALL OF THAT TO SAY, I RESPECT THE CHANGE THAT WAS MADE IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET LAST YEAR. I DIDN'T SUPPORT IT, BUT IT PASSED WHICH WAS TO MOVE THIS MONEY IN THE CAPITAL PLAN INTO FUTURE TRAFFIC CALMING. WE NEED MORE AND BROADER SUPPORT ON THIS PROJECT. AND WE AREN'T THERE YET. BUT PLEASE DON'T CHOOSE TO KILL THIS OFF. THIS TRAINING CENTER IS AN IMPORTANT AND CENTRAL FUNCTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT. IT DESERVES CONTINUED FOCUS. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO SIMPLY SUPPORT THE NEED FOR MORE TIME. IF WE DON'T HAVE MORE TIME, IT'S GOING TO COST SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EVENTUALLY TO PURCHASE THE NEXT "UNICORN" PROPERTY AS IT'S TALKED ABOUT. AND WE NEED MORE TIME. THANK YOU. [2:21:42] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:21:44] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION TO DELAY. I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY I'M NOT SUPPORTING THE MOTION TO DELAY, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE MEANT TO SEND IT BACK TO STAFF TO MANUFACTURE CONSENT IN THE FUTURE. I'M NOT DOING ANY BAD DECORUM. I'M TELLING YOU WHY I'M NOT VOTING FOR THIS. I'M NOT VOTING FOR THIS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE SENT BACK TO STAFF AND THEY'RE GOING TO FIND A WAY TO MANUFACTURE CONSENT TO FIND SEVEN VOTES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR $38 MILLION. SO I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR IT. [2:22:15] **Elliott Payne:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [2:22:18] **Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE BETTER TRAINING, BETTER WELLNESS FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. I THINK EVERY FIRST RESPONDER DESERVES A PLACE TO HAVE TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. WE LISTEN TO THE DOCTORS, WE LISTEN TO THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHO NEED THIS PLACE. AND ALSO THE CONSENT DECREE MAKES IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BUILD—AS I UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE AN INADEQUATE TRAINING AND OUTDATED FACILITIES. BUT ONE THING I'LL DEFINITELY SAY THAT THIS WAS POORLY PLANNED. LET ME JUST SAY THAT, I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S POORLY PLANNED. WE HAVE NOT GONE OUT TO PARTNER WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. WE HAVE NOT PLANNED TO GET FUNDING FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL IN A MATTER OF TIME. I DID APPRECIATE THE BRIEFING OF HAVING CITY STAFF TALKING TO US AND KIND OF EXPLAINING THIS TO US IN A MEETING ROOM. [2:23:34] **Jamal Osman:** BUT I FELT LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT COLLECTIVELY WE ASKED FOR THE MONEY. THE IDEAL WONDERFUL WORLD THAT I WOULD LIVE IN IS THE MAYOR COMING TO ME AND OTHERS RALLYING TO THE CAPITOL TO ASK FOR THE $20 MILLION WE NEED. BUT OBVIOUSLY WHAT'S COMING OUT IS WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT $20 MILLION FROM THE STATE. AND ALSO I QUESTION THE PROPERTY ITSELF. WE OWN TOO MANY PROPERTIES IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT SIT AROUND. I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER, BUT IT COULD BE CLOSE TO THOUSANDS. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S A HUGE NUMBER. WE'RE SPENDING MORE MONEY ON THIS PROPERTY AND LET'S SAY THIS PROPERTY SOLD FOR ABOUT $1.2 MILLION IN TWO YEARS AND NOW THE OWNER IS JACKING UP TO $5 MILLION. AND THAT'S A HUGE JUMP. SO WHY ARE WE NOT NEGOTIATING ON THAT? AND LIKE I SAY WE HAVE NO PARTNERS, WE HAVE NO ESTATE FUNDING. AND MINNEAPOLIS ONLY PROJECT IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND NOT SUSTAINABLE. I'LL CLOSE IT DOWN BY SAYING THAT I THINK RETURNING TO THE STAFF AND WORKING ON IT MAKES SENSE. IF I GET $20 MILLION GUARANTEED FROM THE FEDS OR THE STATE TOMORROW, I WILL VOTE FOR THIS. SO WHY WOULD I SAY NO TO A BETTER TRAINING FACILITY FOR US? BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT, AND IT'S A HUGE RISK FOR CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO BUY LAND AND SIT ON IT AND JUST BE ANOTHER EMPTY PLACE THAT'S JUST SITTING THERE COLLECTING DUST. I'M GOING TO CLOSE IT DOWN BY SAYING THAT I SUPPORT THE IDEA, I SUPPORT THE NEED, I SUPPORT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT BUYING THIS LAND WITHOUT PARTNERS, WITHOUT FUNDING, AND WITHOUT THIS RIDICULOUS PRICE. SO I SUPPORT THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING RETURN TO STAFF. THANK YOU. [2:25:50] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [2:25:52] **Jamison Whiting:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON AS WELL. WHAT WE ARE IN THIS WORLD, IT IS A GOOD IDEAL FOR A BETTER TRAINING CENTER. A VERSION OF THIS IS WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE. AND I THINK WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON POINTS OUT CORRECTLY AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONSENSUS HERE IS THAT THIS IS THE WRONG TIME. AND I THINK THAT IS WHY WE ARE SEEING THIS MOTION IN FRONT OF US TODAY. IT'S THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST SPOKE TO THAT "HEY IS THIS A PRIORITY RIGHT NOW?" AND I HEAR THOSE CONCERNS. I ALSO HAVE THOSE FRUSTRATIONS AND I THINK TO COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN'S CONCERNS AS WELL, I THINK THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE BETTER. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WHAT I WAS HEARING FROM RESIDENTS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE FRUSTRATION WITH THIS FACILITY, IT IS THE WAY IT WENT ABOUT MOVING FORWARD. I THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT I'VE HEARD THAT ARE BOTH IN SUPPORT AND AREN'T IN SUPPORT OF THIS FACILITY IS THAT THIS WAS THE PROCESS IN WHICH IT CAME ABOUT WAS FRUSTRATING. THE PROCESS IN SAYING HEY YOU HAVE ONE OPTION AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY IT'S GOING TO GO. [2:27:01] **Jamison Whiting:** SO THE WAY I AM HEARING IT RIGHT NOW IS I THINK THERE ARE SOME THAT NEVER WANT TO SEE THIS PROPERTY MOVE FORWARD. AND THAT'S OKAY. NOT NECESSARILY COUNCIL MEMBERS, SOME BROADLY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEVER WANT TO SEE IT MOVE FORWARD. I THINK THERE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF MY CONSTITUENCY WHO DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS RIGHT NOW, AND SOME WANT TO SEE IT IN THE FUTURE. SO REFERRING THIS BACK TO STAFF FOR CONCERNS IS QUITE HELPFUL. THAT'S WHAT THIS MOTION IS TO DO TO GIVE US MORE TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO ACTUALLY EXCEED WHAT WE SEE IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, EXCEED WHAT THE PRIORITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS IS. I'LL END WITH THAT. [2:27:54] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:27:56] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING, FOR SENDING THIS BACK TO STAFF. I THINK JUST THIS WEEK COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN AND I HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS. JUST A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH THAT CERTAINLY MAKES ME THINK WE'RE NOT READY FOR SOMETHING THIS BIG YET AS A BODY. AND THERE'S SOME MORE WORK TO BE DONE. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN CALLED ME OUT ABOUT MAKING OTHERS FEEL LIKE THEY DIDN'T SUPPORT THE NORTH SIDE IF THEY WEREN'T SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT. SO I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, FOR MAKING YOU FEEL LIKE THAT. THAT WAS NOT MY INTENT. AS I TOLD YOU, IT WAS REALLY ABOUT DELIVERING THE MESSAGE THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM NORTH SIDERS. BUT YOU WERE RIGHT, IN THE FUTURE I WILL SAY THAT DIFFERENTLY TO THIS BODY AND NOT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE -- YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE IF YOU DON'T WANT THIS. [2:28:59] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AND SECONDLY, I REALLY DO THINK THAT THE TIMING IS REALLY BAD. THE TIMING ON THIS IS NOT OKAY FOR ALL OF US. THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. AND HAVING THIS DISCUSSION NOT ONLY AMONGST OURSELVES BUT WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS, EVEN THE ONES WHO WANT TO SEE A TRAINING CENTER, IT'S NOT -- LIKE PEOPLE JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT RECOVERY RIGHT NOW. THEY REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE CITY HAS BEEN THROUGH AND HOW WE MAKE IT BETTER. SO I APPRECIATE STAFF'S WILLINGNESS AND MY COLLEAGUES WILLINGNESS. MAYBE IT WON'T BE READY ON THE DATE THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO COME BACK, I DON'T KNOW. BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO BE LISTENING TO FOLKS AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE TIMING IS POOR, THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE. COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN MADE A GREAT POINT ALSO IN SAYING THAT THE MAYOR COULD BE HELPING OUT ON THIS A LOT MORE. AND I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE OUR LEGISLATIVE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR SHOULD BE INVITING US TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AT THE CAPITOL AROUND THIS. A LOT OF US HAVE DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOLKS. WE ADOPTED THIS AS A NUMBER ONE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ON OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO GO TO THE CAPITOL AND TALK TO THE MANY PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THERE FOR YEARS TO SAY HOW THIS WOULD IMPACT MY WARD AND THE NORTH SIDE. SO I THINK THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE COULD BE HELPFUL. AND IT CAN ALSO SHOW THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON THINGS EVEN IF WE HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MAYOR MORE INVOLVED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MORE INVOLVED IN HOW WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS WORK. SO I SUPPORT US DELAYING IT, BUT I ALSO SUPPORT US COMING UP WITH NEW AND DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS DONE. [2:31:00] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:31:02] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANT A CLARIFICATION FROM OUR CLERKS ON THIS MOTION BECAUSE JUST AS A LEVEL SET. REFERRAL TO STAFF, THAT DOES MEAN THAT AT SOME POINT STAFF COULD COME BACK EITHER WITH THE ORIGINAL PROPOSITION THAT'S BEFORE US OR MAKE CHANGES. I JUST WANT TO HAVE CLARITY AGAIN OF WHAT A "REFER TO STAFF" MOTION MEANS. [2:31:26] **Casey Carl:** THROUGH THE PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, REFERRING BACK TO STAFF IS REFERRING THIS ENTIRE MATTER. I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE ISSUES OR CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THIS BODY, BY THE COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. AND THEREFORE THE PROPOSAL OF THE TRAINING CENTER IS THE BROADER FRAME OF THIS ISSUE. THE SPECIFIC LAND ACQUISITION, THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING, THE SOURCE OF THAT FUNDING, ALL ARE SUBORDINATE PIECES THAT GO INTO THE PURCHASE OF THAT PROPERTY FOR THAT PURPOSE OF A TRAINING CENTER. SO ANY ASPECT OF THAT COULD BE CHANGED TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED. BUT THE OVERALL QUESTION OF WHETHER THE COMMUNITY TRAINING AND WELLNESS CENTER IS THE MATTER THAT'S BEING REFERRED BACK TO STAFF, STAFF WOULD COME BACK WITHIN THAT SAME FRAME WITH ANY ISSUES THAT WERE RELATED TO THAT. [2:32:15] **Robin Wonsley:** AND JUST ON THE SECOND PIECE BECAUSE THE AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING'S MOTION IS TO REMOVE THE DATE. SO SINCE THERE IS NOT A DEFINITIVE TIMELINE THAT MEANS IF STAFF WAS WILLING, THEY COULD COME BACK IN THE NEXT CYCLE, OR THEY COULD COME BACK IN DECEMBER IF THEY CHOSE TO RECONSIDER THIS ITEM? [2:32:31] **Casey Carl:** THROUGH THE PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, YOU'RE CORRECT. AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE REFER MATTERS TO STAFF, IT'S THEN ON STAFF'S PLATE TO BRING BACK WHEN THEY'RE READY TO PRESENT. I WOULD DO TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, I WOULD SAY IT'S WITHIN THE BODY'S PURVIEW OF COURSE TO PERIODICALLY ASK AND INQUIRE ABOUT THE STATUS OF THAT TO SEE WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF A POTENTIAL TIMELINE FOR A REPORT BACK. AND THEN I THINK AS IMPORTANTLY, WHAT I DIDN'T HEAR IN COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING'S MOTION WAS... AND THIS IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF HOW THIS BODY PROCESSES THINGS. THIS PROPOSAL HAS WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH A VERY EXTENSIVE PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES COMMITTEE DELIBERATION TO A FINAL POTENTIAL ACTION TODAY. IF WE ARE REFERRING THIS BACK TO STAFF, THE QUESTION SHOULD BE SINCE THERE'S NO DATE, THAT THE MOTION SAYS "REFER BACK TO CITY STAFF." SO IN MY OPINION IF I'M INTERPRETING THAT MOTION, THAT MEANS IT'S STAYING AT COUNCIL'S LEVEL WHEN STAFF IS READY TO BRING THIS BACK, IT WILL COME BACK TO FULL COUNCIL. [2:33:31] **Robin Wonsley:** SO JUST CLARITY, I THINK ON THE PUBLIC SIDE THIS IS GOING BACK TO STAFF. IT DOES NOT MEAN THIS PROJECT IS DEAD, THIS MEANS THAT STAFF WILL COME BACK FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT WITH THE GOAL OF MAYBE TWEAKING, MAYBE PUTTING SOME THINGS IN THERE TO ASSUAGE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT DONE WITH THIS PROJECT SHOULD THIS MOTION PREVAIL. [2:34:03] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. I'LL RECOGNIZE CHUGHTAI WHILE WE WAIT. [2:34:13] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO I THINK I'LL START WITH A BRIEF QUESTION FOR STAFF. I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING WHEN HE MADE THIS MOTION REMOVED THE DATE WHICH INITIALLY ON THE WRITTEN MOTION WAS APRIL 23, 2026. KNOWING THAT THERE IS NO TIME CERTAIN THAT STAFF IS BEING ASKED TO COME BACK SHOULD THIS MOTION PREVAIL, I'M WONDERING IF SOMEONE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION IS ABLE TO SPEAK TO YOUR INTERNAL ANTICIPATED TIMELINE AS TO WHEN YOU MIGHT BE BRINGING SOMETHING BACK? [2:35:05] **Margaret Anderson Kelliher:** PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, I WOULD NOT WANT TO VENTURE A GUESS AT THIS POINT. I HEARD MANY THINGS HERE TODAY. I HEARD MANY MORE THINGS THAN I'VE HEARD BEFORE. SO I THINK THAT WE WANT TO REGROUP AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHEN WE CAN BRING THIS BACK TO YOU AND THEN COMMUNICATE THAT. [2:35:22] **Aisha Chughtai:** THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU. I THINK WHERE I AM STRUGGLING IS IF WE'RE SENDING THIS ITEM BACK TO STAFF AND I KIND OF GET THE SENSE THAT THAT IS PERHAPS THE WILL OF THE BODY HERE TODAY, THIS IS NOT A MOTION I WANT TO SUPPORT AND HERE'S WHY. I THINK REFERRING THIS ITEM BACK TO STAFF CONTINUES TO PROLONG THE DECISION MAKING ON HOW AND WHETHER WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH BUILDING THIS FACILITY. AND LIKE THIS WAS A PART OF THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET LAST YEAR. AND THE WILL OF THE BODY AT THAT TIME WAS TO INVEST INSTEAD IN NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING, ADA ACCESSIBILITY, AMONG OTHER ITEMS. [2:36:20] **Aisha Chughtai:** AND SO THE MORE WE CONTINUE TO PROLONG MAKING A DECISION ON THIS MATTER, I THINK THAT IT LEAVES EVERYONE IN LIMBO. FROM STAFF TO THE COUNCIL TO FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO REALLY WANT THIS, WHO REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS FACILITY BUILT OR THOSE WHO DON'T. I FEEL READY TODAY TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS ITEM AND TO HAVE SOME FINALITY ON THE MATTER. I UNDERSTAND IF OTHERS ARE NOT IN THAT PLACE, BUT I WOULD JUST -- I THINK THERE'S A COST THAT COMES WITH PROLONGING THIS DECISION WHICH IS STAFF GOING BACK AND SPENDING A LOT OF THEIR TIME AND ENERGY AND THAT HAS A COST TO IT. TRYING TO FIND A PATH FORWARD. I DON'T SEE A WORLD IN WHICH STAFF IS COMING BACK WITH A LOWER DOLLAR VALUE OR THERE'S SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE UNDERLYING MATTER. SO I JUST WOULD CAUTION US AGAINST CONTINUING TO PROLONG THE MATTER AND INSTEAD JUST TAKING IT UP TODAY. AND YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. [2:37:25] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:37:27] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I TOO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. COO ANDERSON KELLIHER IF YOU MAY. SO UNDERSTANDING THIS MOTION FOR A DELAY OR RETURN TO STAFF, I'M CONSIDERING IT THE SAME THING. DOES THIS MEAN IN YOUR INTERPRETATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THIS SITE IS NO LONGER GOING TO HAPPEN? HOW WOULD STAFF INTERPRET THE DECISION OF SENDING THIS BACK TO STAFF? DOES THIS EFFECTIVELY KILL THE LOCATION OR WOULD YOU BE COMING BACK ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE LOCATION AGAIN? [2:38:13] **Margaret Anderson Kelliher:** COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, WE DO STAND BY THE LETTER OF INTENT WITH THE SELLER OF THIS PROPERTY. WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE WINDOM COMMUNITY THAT THEY WANT THIS FACILITY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I RIGHT NOW CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WE ARE QUICKLY GOING TO FIND A DIFFERENT PROPERTY. SO I THINK YOU ARE LIKELY TO SEE US COMING BACK WITH THIS SAME LOCATION. [2:38:39] **Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO AIR OUT IN THE PUBLIC. BECAUSE DELAYING THIS... I'M CALLING IT A DELAY BY RETURNING TO STAFF BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COME BACK BEFORE THE BODY, THE SAME EXACT PROJECT, THE SAME EXACT LOCATION. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US AND I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT TO THE PUBLIC I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS. I THINK THERE ARE A TON OF OTHER ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. 38 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS IS REALLY EXPENSIVE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE SPENDING MONEY ON TODAY. THANK YOU. [2:39:13] **Elliott Payne:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [2:39:15] **Jamal Osman:** YES, THIS IS MY LAST COMMENT. I DO HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND ALSO FOR THE STAFF. I THINK, COLLEAGUES, GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STAFF TO WORK ON IT AND MAKE THEIR PLAN BETTER IS REALLY A GOOD IDEA INSTEAD OF JUST COMPLETELY KILLING IT AND NOT BE ABLE TO COME BACK. IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK AND PROCESS I'M SURE FOR THE STAFF TO COME ON THAT. AND ALSO STAFF, PLEASE MAKE SURE IT'S REALISTIC THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN GO FORWARD. IF WE DON'T HAVE $20 MILLION FROM ANYBODY, DON'T BRING IT FORWARD. IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE. WE ARE OVERPAYING A BIG LAND. LIKE WE BOUGHT THE K-MART SITE FOR $20 MILLION. WE OVERPAID. I THINK THE MAYOR VETOED IT AS I REMEMBER I WAS LOOKING AT IT WAS MARCH 2020. BUT A FEW MONTHS LATER I CAME. WE ARE BUYING HUGE LAND AND WE'LL BE SITTING FOR ANOTHER 15, 20 YEARS. UNLESS WE HAVE A VISION AND A PLAN AND THE COST OF BUILDING THIS TRAINING CENTER, LET'S NOT JUST COMMIT OURSELVES BUYING A HUGE LAND THAT WILL BE SITTING THERE COLLECTING DUST FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. SO BOTH OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THE STAFF I HAVE THAT SUGGESTION FOR BOTH OF US. GIVE THE STAFF AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR PLAN BETTER. AND STAFF AND ALSO THE ADMINISTRATION, EVERYONE, IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS TOGETHER LET'S GET THE MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT LET'S NOT GIVE PEOPLE HOPE THAT IF THE MONEY IS NOT THERE WE CAN'T BUILD THIS. THANK YOU. [2:40:48] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:40:51] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU. SO I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT WHAT MEMBERS HAVE BROUGHT UP AND WHAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BROUGHT UP. I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST, TO ME I THINK FROM THE JUMP IT'S BEEN FRUSTRATING THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK AS AN EARLY YEAR BUDGET CHANGE FOR A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL PROJECT. WE VERY DECISIVELY VOTED THAT THIS WAS NOT GOING TO BE A PART OF FINANCIAL YEAR 2026 AS A COUNCIL IN OUR BUDGET. AND I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT I THINK THIS UNDERMINES OUR CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE'S PROCESS. WE ALL AS A CITY COUNCIL APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE TO EACH OF OUR WARDS. THIS IS A VERY INTENSIVE COMMITTEE. THEY ESSENTIALLY DO PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING. THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME TO THIS. AND THEY DID NOT SUGGEST THIS AS A CAPITAL PROJECT FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2026. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE VALUE OF GETTING THE CITY'S FACILITIES CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT. [2:42:30] **Aurin Chowdhury:** BUT THEY SHARED THAT THE PROPOSAL DID NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW THE PROJECT WOULD ALIGN WITH THE GOALS OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, PARTICULARLY IN REDUCING POLICE MISCONDUCT OR IDENTIFY WHICH ELEMENTS WOULD MEANINGFULLY IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OR SUPPORT COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROGRAMMING. AND THAT WAS IN PART OF WHY WE DID NOT SUPPORT THIS IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS AT THE END OF DECEMBER. SO I REALLY HAVE DISLIKED THIS ENTIRE PROCESS IN MARCH. I THINK IT DOES NOT RESPECT THE PROCESS THAT WE HAD AS A COUNCIL. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL LONG MEETINGS ABOUT THE TRAINING AND WELLNESS FACILITY THAT HAS TAKEN UP SO MUCH TIME IN SUCH A SHORT RUNWAY AND EVERY SINGLE MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD THERE HAS BEEN A NEW THING ABOUT THIS TRAINING AND WELLNESS FACILITY—THIS "COP UNIVERSITY" AS COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN PUT FORWARD TWO DAYS AGO. AND THAT'S DEEPLY CONCERNING BECAUSE WE'D BE BUILDING THE PLANE AS WE'RE FLYING IT. [2:43:30] **Aurin Chowdhury:** THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SHARE IS AS IT COMES TO OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, I THINK WE HAVE PUT OUR LEGISLATORS IN A DEEPLY AWKWARD POSITION. IF I COULD GO BACK INTO OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR AND VOTE NO ON MAKING THIS A PRIORITY, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY DO SO. THAT IS A REGRET OF MINE. AND I HAD HOPED SINCE AS A BODY WE TOOK THIS OUT OF OUR CAPITAL BUDGET, THERE WOULD BE A GOOD FAITH UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CITY'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AS IT IS A VERY DIVIDED QUESTION NOT ONLY AMONG THE COUNCIL, BUT THE COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION. AND THE "AUTHORS" OF THIS BILL HAVE SHARED THAT THEY FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND HOW DIVIDED THIS QUESTION IS NOT ONLY AMONGST US, BUT OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THAT IT'S PUT THEM IN A REALLY TOUGH POSITION. AND THEY'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD ON THIS AS A BONDING PRIORITY THIS YEAR. [2:44:45] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AND SO I REALLY AM CONSIDERING REMOVING THIS AS A BONDING PRIORITY FOR US AS A CITY. IT DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T BE OUR NUMBER ONE BONDING PRIORITY IF IT'S A DIVIDED QUESTION. I THINK THAT'S AT LEAST A PLACE OF AGREEMENT WE CAN GET TO THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE NUMBER ONE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT FULLY BAKED. AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS CONSENSUS ON AND CERTAINLY THIS BODY DOESN'T HAVE CONSENSUS ON SO WE SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE NUMBER ONE IN OUR PRIORITIES. THE SECOND IS USING BONDING DOLLARS FOR THIS PROJECT AT THIS TIME. BONDING IS ESSENTIALLY A WAY FOR THE CITY TO CREATE A CREDIT LINE FOR PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, AND THEN PAY IT OFF OVER TIME WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS. AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE UNANIMOUSLY OF BONDING PRIORITIES BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE YEP WE'LL PAY THIS OFF WITH THE TAXES THAT WE PAY TO YOU BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS ALL OF US TANGIBLY AND THAT'S WHY WE SEE SUPPORT FOR LIKE WATER MAINS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN, TRAFFIC CALMING, IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR STREETS, THE NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE WAS ONE. [2:46:00] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A SHARED VALUE TO EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY MEMBER IN SPENDING $40 MILLION ON THIS TRAINING AND WELLNESS FACILITY SHOOTING RANGE COP UNIVERSITY. AND THAT IS ALSO DEEPLY DEEPLY CONCERNING. SO I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS REFER TO STAFF BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE CLARITY ON WHEN THIS SHOULD COME BACK TO US. AND ALSO IF THEY WANTED TO BRING IT BACK, THEY COULD BRING IT THROUGH THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2027 AND PUT IT THROUGH THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE HAVE A STATED PROCESS AND THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A BUDGET PROCESS TO BEGIN WITH. AND SO THAT IS WHAT MY SUGGESTION IS TO STAFF. AND THAT'S WHEN IT SHOULD COME BACK. SO I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS REFER TO STAFF BECAUSE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY ALREADY BAKED INTO OUR PROCESS FOR IT TO COME BACK. AND ALSO I HAVE HEARD HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE MAJORITY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE STATING THAT THIS IS NOT THE PROJECT THAT THEY WANT TO FUND AT THIS TIME OR EVEN INTO THE FUTURE WITH THE MANY CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE SPECIFICALLY FOR CAPITAL PRIORITIES ACROSS OUR CITY. [2:47:11] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:47:13] **Linea Palmisano:** COLLEAGUES, WE CAN'T DESIGN A FACILITY UNTIL WE HAVE A SITE. AND THE MAJOR THING THAT CHANGED WITH WHAT I WOULD CALL A VERY WELL BAKED PLAN FOR WHAT WE NEED IN A TRAINING CENTER IS THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS SITE TO PURCHASE. EVERY OTHER SITE THAT WE HAVE EVER FOUND TO PURCHASE FOR THIS OVER THE PAST 7 OR 8 YEARS HAS BEEN IN WARD 2. AND THAT WAS NEVER TOLERABLE QUITE FRANKLY TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE WARD, WHETHER IT WAS A PREVIOUS OR CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBER. EVERY OTHER SITE THAT WAS LARGE ENOUGH AND WAS SOMETHING WE COULD HAVE ARRANGED WAS IN WARD TWO. THIS IS SEEN AS A UNIQUE PROPERTY NOT BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY SITE BIG ENOUGH AND AVAILABLE ENOUGH FOR US, BUT BECAUSE OF WHERE IT SITS, HOW IT SITS IN AN INDUSTRIAL PART OF TOWN, WHAT'S AROUND IT. SOME OF OUR OWN OTHER FACILITIES ARE AROUND IT. BUT I NEED TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE ORDERS HERE. AND TYPICALLY THOUGH NOT ALWAYS, WE NEED SITE CONTROL TO ASK FOR BONDING FROM THE STATE. SO IT'S AN ORDER PROBLEM. WE NEED TO HAVE SITE CONTROL. [2:48:30] **Linea Palmisano:** WE CAN'T HAVE SITE CONTROL UNLESS WE HAVE AT LEAST A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WHICH I APPRECIATE THIS COUNCIL IS NOT YET READY TO SIGN TODAY. BUT CLIC MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY ARE NOT ELECTED. THOSE CLIC RECOMMENDATIONS INFORM THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. THE MAYOR PUT THIS PROJECT BACK IN. AFTER THAT, WE LITERALLY UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THIS WAS OUR NUMBER ONE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY. WE LITERALLY UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THIS WAS OUR NUMBER ONE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY. THIS HAS BEEN THROUGH A WELL BAKED PROCESS, BUT OUR STAFF NEED A SITE TO ACTUALLY DESIGN IT AND THEY PROBABLY NEED MONEY AND A CONTRACTOR TO GO THROUGH AND DO THAT NEXT PART. SO I'VE HEARD A LOT FROM PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC THAT AREN'T FACTS. THINGS ABOUT THIS JUST BEING A POLICE TRAINING FACILITY, THINGS ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO FIT IN A GUN RANGE HERE LIKE IT'S A NEW FEATURE OF OUR CITY AND NOT SOMETHING REQUIRED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION. THIS ISN'T MEANT TO BE SOMETHING NEW, BUT TO RELOCATE SOMETHING THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE BACK OF WHAT USED TO BE A COMMUNITY CENTER. WE CLEARLY NEED MORE TIME ON THIS. YES, THIS PROPERTY CAME UP KIND OF SUDDENLY ON THE MARKET, AND YEAH, OUR STAFF WHO KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT JUMPED ON IT BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE. I GET THAT NOW WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE IT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO JUST WAIT. BUT I THINK THAT POTENTIAL SHOULD STILL BE OUT THERE BECAUSE LITERALLY THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR TO IT WHICH IS OF A SIMILAR SIZE I THINK IS CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET FOR $2 MILLION MORE. SO WE HAVE A PRETTY CAREFULLY NEGOTIATED OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE, BUT OUR STAFF DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. AND WE NEED THAT BEFORE WE GO TO THE STATE FOR SITE CONTROL. SO I TRULY THINK THE CITY COUNCIL HERE IS THE NEXT STEP. BUT I NEED US TO VOTE TO DELAY THIS TODAY. [2:50:50] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:50:52] **Robin Wonsley:** I JUST WANT TO OFFER SOME CLARIFICATION TO SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO JUST SAID IN TERMS OF BEING THE COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTING THE AREA WHERE APPARENTLY WERE POTENTIALLY LOCATION HUBS FOR THIS CENTER. I KNOW WE'VE SPENT THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS MOVING MORE THAN $50 MILLION TOWARDS THE RENOVATION AND RELOCATION OF THE 1st PRECINCT, THE 3rd PRECINCT, AND NOW THE 4th PRECINCT IS COMING UP. AND ALSO IMPROVEMENTS TO EVERY SINGLE POLICE PRECINCT BRINGING US TO A TOTAL OF OVER $100 MILLION AT THE END OF THIS. BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A CASE WHERE LOCATIONS FOR THIS EVER MEANT TO BE IN WARD 2. I NEED TO OFFER THAT CLARIFICATION, WE WERE NOT ON THE SITE SELECTION FOR THIS, FOR THE COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER, SLASH 3rd PRECINCT. THAT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED FOR WARD 2. NEVERTHELESS, I WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION PROCEDURALLY SINCE WE DO HAVE CLARITY THAT IT IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S GOAL TO BRING THIS PROJECT FORWARD BACK FOR CONSIDERATION IN FRONT OF THIS BODY PARTICULARLY WITH THIS SITE ACQUISITION REQUEST THAT WILL LIKELY HAVE MAYBE SOME CHANGES, BUT RIGHT NOW THE MOST RECENT FUNDING PROPOSAL TIED TO IT WAS REMOVING FUNDING FROM ADA, SO SUPPORTING OUR RESIDENTS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES AND ALSO TRAFFIC CALMING. [2:52:42] **Robin Wonsley:** SO PROJECTS THAT ACTUALLY MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER AND FOSTER SAFETY IN THAT SENSE. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEFUNDING A NUMBER OF PRIORITIES THAT ACTUALLY UPLIFT THE WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO THAT FUNDING PROPOSAL ALONG WITH THE SITE ACQUISITION REQUEST WILL COME BEFORE THIS BODY AGAIN. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WILL BE SOME TIMELINESS TO THIS. I WANT TO KNOW THE PROCEDURE ON THIS. BECAUSE THAT'S THE PIECE THAT HAS NOT BEEN CLARIFIED. IF THIS IS TO CITY ATTORNEYS, I DON'T KNOW, THE CLERKS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS ACQUISITION, YOU NEED TO DO BOND REALLOCATIONS WHICH COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY REFERENCED. WHAT WOULD THAT ENTAIL? WOULD THAT REQUIRE A VOTE THRESHOLD FROM THIS COUNCIL? WOULD IT NEED TO GO TO B.E.T.? CAN SOMEONE OUTLINE THOSE STEPS? [2:53:43] **Casey Carl:** I'LL BE VERY QUICK, MR. PRESIDENT, TO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THE USE OF INDEBTED FUNDS, BOND FUNDS ARE BOTH UNDER STATE LAW AND UNDER CITY CHARTER PROVISIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE USE OF AVAILABLE PROCEEDS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM PREVIOUS BONDED PROJECTS GO TO THE SAME PROJECT TO ISSUE A BOND. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE ARE TWO VOTES REQUIRED BY TWO SEPARATE BODIES UNDER OUR CHARTER. THERE'S ONE BY THE COUNCIL AND ONE BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION. IN BOTH CASES IT REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL, TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION. THAT WOULD BE THE PROCEDURAL PROCESS YOU ASKED ABOUT, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. I'LL QUICKLY SEE IF I MADE A MISTAKE WITH THE ATTORNEY. I'M SEEING THAT I DID NOT. [2:54:43] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU. SO TO RECAP THAT IN LAYMAN'S TERM THERE WILL BE NINE VOTES NEEDED AMONGST THIS BODY IN ORDER TO APPROVE THIS SITE ACQUISITION REALLOCATED BONDS -- [2:54:55] **Casey Carl:** I'M SORRY, I NEED TO CORRECT THAT. THERE IS NOT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION. THERE IS ONLY THE TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIRED FOR THE USE OF BOND FUNDING. SO YOU'LL NOTICE THERE ARE DIFFERENT ITEMS PACKAGED TOGETHER. THE FUNDING PIECE, AS LONG AS FINANCING OR FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT REQUIRES BOND FUNDS, THEN THAT TWO-THIRDS APPLICATION BY THE TWO DIFFERENT GOVERNING BODIES WITHIN THE CITY STRUCTURE IS REQUIRED. THE SITE ACQUISITION IS NOT SUBJECT TO THAT VOTE THRESHOLD. [2:55:26] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU. SO THE ADMINISTRATION CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SITE ACQUISITION USING ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE IF THE BONDS SAY WERE NOT APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THIS BODY? [2:55:36] **Casey Carl:** IF THE FUNDING SOURCE DID NOT INCLUDE BOND FUNDS, THEN YES THAT WOULD CHANGE THE VOTE THRESHOLD REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE. BECAUSE THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF THIS BODY WOULD USE BOND PROCEEDS, THEN THAT VOTE THRESHOLD IS IN PLAY. [2:55:51] **Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU. THAT OFFERS GREATER CLARITY OF WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS OR WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS LIKELY CONSIDERING AS THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO BEST REPACKAGE THIS SAME PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF THIS BODY EITHER TO GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND WITH A DIFFERENT FUNDING PACKAGE THAT'S MORE PALATABLE. THIS IS GREAT CLARITY, I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE BONDING PROCESS AND WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED PROCEDURALLY. SO THANK YOU. [2:56:07] **Elliott Payne:** SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE REFERRAL OF THIS ITEM BACK TO STAFF. [2:56:12] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [2:56:13] **Aisha Chughtai:** NAY. [2:56:14] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [2:56:15] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [2:56:16] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:56:17] **Aurin Chowdhury:** NO. [2:56:18] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [2:56:19] **Soren Stevenson:** NAY. [2:56:20] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:56:21] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [2:56:22] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:56:23] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [2:56:24] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [2:56:25] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [2:56:26] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:56:27] **Jason Chavez:** NO. [2:56:28] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [2:56:29] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [2:56:30] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [2:56:31] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [2:56:32] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:56:33] **Robin Wonsley:** NAY. [2:56:34] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [2:56:35] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [2:56:36] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [2:56:37] **Elliott Payne:** NAY. [2:56:38] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE SEVEN AYES, AND SIX NAYS. [2:56:39] **Elliott Payne:** THAT ITEM CARRIES AND IT WILL BE REFERRED BACK TO STAFF. [ CHANTING FROM AUDIENCE ] WE'LL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. [3:12:22] **Elliott Payne:** WE HAVE RETURNED FROM RECESS. AND I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [3:12:35] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [3:12:36] **Aisha Chughtai:** [ INAUDIBLE ] [3:12:37] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [3:12:38] **Jamison Whiting:** [ INAUDIBLE ] [3:12:39] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:12:40] **Aurin Chowdhury:** [ INAUDIBLE ] [3:12:41] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [3:12:42] **Soren Stevenson:** PRESENT. [3:12:43] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:12:44] **Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. [3:12:45] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:12:46] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** PRESENT. [3:12:47] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [3:12:48] **Linea Palmisano:** PRESENT. [3:12:49] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:12:50] **Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. [3:12:51] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [3:12:52] **Pearll Warren:** PRESENT. [3:12:53] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [3:12:54] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** PRESENT. [3:12:55] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:12:56] **Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. [3:12:57] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [3:12:58] **Jamal Osman:** PRESENT. [3:12:59] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:13:00] **Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. [3:13:01] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. [3:13:02] **Elliott Payne:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM, WE HAVE ALSO BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, CHOWDHURY, AND WHITING. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON OUR PUBLISHED AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ, CHUGHTAI, AND CHOWDHURY GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CODE TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 296 ENTITLED "SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES" ESTABLISHING LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED AND REGULATED SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES OR INDIVIDUALIZED OUTDOOR SHELTERING OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. [3:13:54] **Elliott Payne:** ADDITIONALLY, WE ADDED TWO NOTICES TO THE AGENDA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. FIRST WONSLEY, STEVENSON AND CHUGHTAI GIVE INTENT OF INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CODE ADDING AND AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND WORKER SAFETY. ALSO NOTE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. SECOND, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, STEVENSON AND CHUGHTAI GIVE INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE ADDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR HOTEL GUESTS AND TICKET HOLDERS FOR TICKETED EVENTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE NOTICES? [3:14:40] **Elliott Payne:** AND THIRD, WE HAVE NOTICE OF INTENT AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12 CHAPTER 244 OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATED TO HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE TEMPORARY EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE REQUIRED PRE-EVICTION NOTICE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:15:06] **Aurin Chowdhury:** YES, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND THANK YOU MEMBERS. I AM BRINGING FORWARD A NOTICE OF INTENT TO BRING BACK THE TEMPORARY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE EXTENSION. OBVIOUSLY THE 60-DAY PRE-EVICTION NOTICE DID NOT PREVAIL AS THE VETO WAS SUSTAINED. I STILL BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT GIVING TENANTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS MORE TIME THAN 30 DAYS TO ACQUIRE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PAY RENT SO THEY DO NOT FACE EVICTION. THERE ISN'T A PRESCRIBED AMOUNT OF DAYS OR END DATE YET. I'M HOPING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH COLLEAGUES ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THIS ISN'T AN EITHER/OR ISSUE. WE NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND MORE TIME. I WAS REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF "PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE" COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF THAT AND SAY WE NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE TIME FOR TENANTS TO COME TOGETHER WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING. AND I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT HOMELINE IS STARTING TO REPORT NOW UP TO DATE IN THE MONTH OF MARCH THAT THEY ARE SEEING MORE EVICTION FILINGS THAN THEY HAVE COMPARED TO THE LAST THREE YEARS. AND I THINK THAT IS SHOWCASING PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT ON TIME. AND WE SHOULD DISCUSS HOW TO GIVE THEM MORE TIME. [3:16:38] **Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [3:16:40] **Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD JUST REQUEST TO BE ADDED AS A CO-AUTHOR WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY ON THE AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 244 AND TEMPORARILY EXTENDED THE LENGTH OF REQUIRED PRE-EVICTION NOTICE. AGAIN AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER HIGHLIGHTED, WE WERE GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF CRISIS IN OUR CITY AND A CRISIS OF DISPLACEMENT IN OUR CITY THAT IS EFFECTING MARGINALIZED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TARGETED BY THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE OCCUPATION OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN IMPLEMENTATION OR THE PROPER PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE EXTENDING PRE-EVICTION NOTICE FROM 30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. BUT WANT TO CONTINUE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS AND SEE IF THERE'S A PLACE WHERE WE CAN FIND AGREEMENT AND HELP KEEP TENANTS IN THEIR HOMES. THANK YOU. [3:17:35] **Elliott Payne:** WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERKS WILL NOTE THAT. AND SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, THOSE NOTICES ARE HEREBY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. WE HAVE EIGHT ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR. FIRST CHAVEZ, CHUGHTAI AND CHOWDHURY AMEND THE INTRODUCTION GIVEN LAST COUNCIL MEETING TO CODIFY THE CITY'S STATUS AS A CITY THAT PROTECTS PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS AND SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS. THIS IS BEING REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EQUITY COMMITTEE. PURSUANT TO NOTICE ITEMS 2 THROUGH 5 ARE PACKAGED FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS STEVENSON, CHAVEZ, AND ME, THAT INTRODUCE ADULT BATHHOUSES AND SEX VENUES BEING REFERRED TO THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EQUITY COMMITTEE AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. [3:18:42] **Elliott Payne:** SIX, PURSUANT TO NOTICE, COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ, CHOWDHURY, AND CHUGHTAI MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES CODE TO ADD A NEW SECTION RELATED TO GENERAL WELFARE, LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCEALMENT OF IDENTITY. SEVENTH, PURSUANT TO NOTICE COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ AND I MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE REQUIRING COMMERCIAL TENANT NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO ACTIONS RELATED TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT. FINALLY, PURSUANT TO NOTICE, MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 237 ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS OF A TEMPORARY HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT REPORTING POLICY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE INTRODUCTIONS? [3:19:40] **Jason Chavez:** SO MOVED. [3:19:41] **Aisha Chughtai:** SECOND. [3:19:42] **Elliott Payne:** IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [3:19:46] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [3:19:47] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [3:19:48] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [3:19:49] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [3:19:50] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:19:51] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [3:19:52] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [3:19:53] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [3:19:54] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:19:55] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [3:19:56] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:19:57] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** YEAH. [3:19:58] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [3:19:59] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [3:20:00] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:20:01] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [3:20:02] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [3:20:03] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [3:20:04] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [3:20:05] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [3:20:06] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:20:07] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [3:20:08] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [3:20:09] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [3:20:10] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:20:11] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [3:20:12] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. [3:20:13] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE ITEMS ARE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEES LISTED ON THE AGENDA. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS. ONE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH. DO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO ADD? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION? [3:20:29] **Michael Rainville:** SO MOVED. [3:20:30] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** SECOND. [3:20:31] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [3:20:32] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [3:20:33] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [3:20:34] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [3:20:35] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:20:36] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [3:20:37] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [3:20:38] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [3:20:39] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:20:40] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [3:20:41] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:20:42] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [3:20:43] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [3:20:44] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [3:20:45] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:20:46] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [3:20:47] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [3:20:48] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [3:20:49] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [3:20:50] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [3:20:51] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:20:52] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [3:20:53] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [3:20:54] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [3:20:55] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:20:56] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [3:20:57] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. [3:20:58] **Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. FINALLY, I HAVE THE MOTION TO UPDATE THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS BOARD MEMBERSHIP AS I DESCRIBED AT THE TOP OF THE MEETING. THERE WAS A CLERICAL ERROR. NEW BYLAWS WERE ADOPTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR THAT TOOK EFFECT THIS YEAR REDUCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS THAT ARE APPROPRIATED TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO THAT MEANT WE HAD TO REMOVE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VOLUNTEERING TO STEP ASIDE AND I DID ASK VETAW TO ALSO PLAY THAT ROLE. AND I WORKED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TO MAKE SURE AS A NEW SEAT OPENS UP, THERE'S NOTHING THAT RESTRICTS US FROM REAPPOINTING A COUNCIL MEMBER. [3:21:48] **Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW FOR BEING FLEXIBLE ON THAT. AND ALSO AS WE WERE DEBATING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THIS, I VOLUNTEERED TO STEP ASIDE AND APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THAT DESCRIBES ALL OF THOSE CHANGES. ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE WORKED WITH THE LEADERSHIP TO WORK TOWARDS A STRUCTURE THAT PRIORITIZES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR CULTURAL DISTRICTS AND HOW MEET MINNEAPOLIS CAN BETTER SUPPORT THE CULTURAL DISTRICTS. WE'LL BE MAKING SURE AS WE GET THAT GOVERNANCE MODEL FIGURED OUT WITHIN THE BOARD, THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT READY BY THE TIME THAT AVAILABILITY HAPPENS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW SO WE CAN KEEP THAT FOCUS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND. [3:22:42] **Michael Rainville:** SECOND. [3:22:43] **Elliott Payne:** IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [3:22:50] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. [3:22:51] **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. [3:22:52] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING. [3:22:53] **Jamison Whiting:** AYE. [3:22:54] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [3:22:55] **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. [3:22:56] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON. [3:22:57] **Soren Stevenson:** AYE. [3:22:58] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [3:22:59] **Michael Rainville:** AYE. [3:23:00] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [3:23:01] **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. [3:23:02] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [3:23:03] **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. [3:23:04] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [3:23:05] **Jason Chavez:** AYE. [3:23:06] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [3:23:07] **Pearll Warren:** AYE. [3:23:08] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER. [3:23:09] **Elizabeth Shaffer:** AYE. [3:23:10] **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [3:23:11] **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. [3:23:12] **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. [3:23:13] **Jamal Osman:** AYE. [3:23:14] **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE. [3:23:15] **Elliott Payne:** AYE. [3:23:16] **Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. [3:23:17] **Elliott Payne:** THAT RESOLUTION CARRIES AND IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AS WE DISPENSED THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY? COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN. [3:23:32] **Pearll Warren:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO READ AND SHARE WITH YOU ALL. COLLEAGUES, WE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN CULTURALLY RICH AND HARD WORKING AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE COME TOGETHER AS COMMUNITY TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF WORK THAT THE UNITED FARM WORKERS UNION HAS DONE NOT JUST HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNESOTA, BUT ACROSS THE NATION. THE UNITED FARM WORKERS UNION IS THE CUMULATION OF A MOVEMENT LED BY FILIPINO AMERICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN FARM WORKERS. THEIR WORK CARRIES ON AND HAS BEEN A BEACON OF UNION WORK FOR THE PAST 60 YEARS. A LEADER OF THAT GROUP, CAESAR CHAVEZ HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AND HONORED OVER THE PAST MANY DECADES, BUT ESPECIALLY SINCE HIS DEATH IN 1993. [3:24:32] **Pearll Warren:** THERE ARE HONORARY DAYS, STREETS, AND SCHOOLS NAMED AFTER HIM. EVEN ONE HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND OVER BY THE FARMER'S MARKET A SHORT ONE BLOCK PORTION OF THE ROAD HAS BEEN NAMED CAESAR CHAVEZ AVENUE IN WARD 5. BUT TODAY I FEEL THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO CHANGE THAT DESIGNATION. IN THE LAST WEEK AS A RESULT OF THE LONG INVESTIGATION BROUGHT FORTH HORRIFIC ALLEGATIONS OF GROOMING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT BY MR. CHAVEZ TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NATION. SOME OF THOSE VICTIMS WERE AS YOUNG AS 13 YEARS OLD. WHILE WORK AND LEGACY OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS UNION CONTINUES, HIS NAME AND CELEBRATION CANNOT ON OUR STREETS. SO AS PROVIDED BY OUR CITY ORDINANCE, I'M ANNOUNCING THAT I WILL BE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO REMOVE MR. CHAVEZ NAME FROM THAT BLOCK AND RENAME IT TO NORTH 4th AVENUE. [3:25:35] **Pearll Warren:** I'LL BE COLLABORATING WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO START THE RENAMING PROCESS AS DEDICATED BY CITY CODE THAT WILL ULTIMATELY REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THIS BODY. SO I WANTED TO ALERT MY COLLEAGUES IN MY ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. WE'VE SHOWN HOW WE STAND UP FOR ONE ANOTHER, WE CAN STAND UP FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND RENAME STREETS AS A SMALL ACT OF KINDNESS AND A STEP IN IMPORTANCE WE CAN TAKE IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE. THANK YOU. [3:26:11] **Elliott Payne:** ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE, WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY. WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED TO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026, AT 2:00 P.M. FOR JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION. AT THAT MEETING HELD IN ROOM 350 AT THE PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER, WE WILL HEAR A LONG AWAITED PRESENTATION FOR OPTIONS ON ALTERNATIVE MUNICIPAL VENUES. COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED OUTLOOK INVITES FOR THIS AND IT WILL SOON BE ADDED TO THE PUBLIC CALENDARS. THANK YOU EVERYONE.