[0:48] **President Andrea Jenkins:** GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. AND I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. THIS MORNING WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS TO PRESENT, WHICH WE WILL DO BEFORE TAKING UP OUR REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR FIRST RESOLUTION, HONORING MR. BARRETTE LANE FOR HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THAT RESOLUTION WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBER LISA GOODMAN. [1:37] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** CONGRATULATIONS, MR. LANE FOR YOUR LONG-TERM SERVICE TO THE CITY. GOOD MORNING. WE'RE HERE TO HONOR OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES HEAD. I WANT TO SAY HE WAS MY CITY COUNCILMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO MINNEAPOLIS. AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN FUN TO JUST KNOW THAT ONE OF MY PREDECESSORS IS STILL HERE IN CITY HALL DESPITE THE FACT I DIDN'T CALL YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT I COULD'VE AND HE'D HAVE HAD AN OPINION. [2:18] **Barrett Lane:** THAT'S NOT. **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** OH, THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT RESOLUTION? **Unidentified Staff:** SHE HAS IT. **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** VERY GOOD. I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION FOR DIRECTOR LANE AND THEN SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND IF HE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND KNOWING HIM IT WILL BE A FEW WORDS. HONORING DIRECTOR LANE FOR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS HE SERVED THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR MANY YEARS IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES, INCLUDING AS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 13TH WARD AND A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM 99 TO 2005, HE DEMONSTRATED DEDICATION TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE CITY'S FINANCES AND FISCAL STABILITY AND HE GRADUATED FROM [3:05] COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND EARNED A JURIS DOCTORATE DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WHERE HE WAS POLICY FELLOW AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2017 COHORT OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE ACADEMY, AND WHEREAS MR. LANE PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE TO THE CITY'S CE IN 2007 OF THE I-35 BRIDGE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HELPING TO NAVIGATE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS AND SECURE CRITICAL RESOURCES AND WORKED WITH THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM DURING THE 2008 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AND WHEREAS HE HELD LEADERSHIP POSITION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND IS A TEAM MEMBER [3:50] OF THE MINNESOTA ALL HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND WHEREAS HE WAS APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF THE CITY'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN 2012 AND BUILT THE DEPARTMENT'S CAPACITY TO MEET NATIONAL STANDARDS AND ENSURE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE INCLUDING THE PLANNING, ORGANIZATION AND EXECUTION OF THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO TWO PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS, ONE STATE DECLARED DISASTER AND THE SUPERBOWL 52 PLANNING EFFORTS AND WHEREAS MR. LANE HAS DEMONSTRATED THROUGHOUT HIS PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER A UNIQUE ABILITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND PRODUCTIVELY WITH OTHER LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE AND, AND NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES TO COORDINATE PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION RESPONSE AND HAS ADVOCATED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL [4:37] INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO FACILITATE EFFORTS AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FROM EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS AND WHEREAS MR. LANE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES A CALM DEMEANOR, PROFESSIONAL APPROACH AND STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN HIS WORK AND THE PRINCIPLES, GOOD GOVERNMENT FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DO HEREBY PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION TO BARRET LANE WITH OUR MOST SINCERE THANKS AND APPRECIATION AS WELL AS OUR BEST WISHES IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS. [5:16] THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] HE JOINED THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL IN 1999. IN A YEAR WHERE THERE WAS A SPECIAL ELECTION AS THE RESULT OF A RETIREMENT OR DEINFECTION OF STEVE, SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD, SOME THOUGHT IT WAS BAD. BUT IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE RUNNING FOR OFFICE. I MEAN REALLY, IT'S LIKE HIS CALM DEMEANER WAS NOT A GREAT MATCH, I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD AGREE BUT HE CAME INTO THE JOB AND WAS REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT COULD MAKE THE CITY BETTER. AT THAT TIME WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF [6:01] EMERGENCIES. AND YOU LEANED INTO KIND OF DOING THE WORK FROM THE COUNCIL END THAT MADE THE CITY MORE PREPARED IF THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLE EMERGENCY LIKE A TORNADO OR A BRIDGE COLLAPSE. AND THEN WHEN YOU DECIDED NOT -- YOU DID SEEK REELECTION ONCE BUT THEN DECIDED NOT TO RUN. AND I HAD JUST ASKED IF WE DO A RESOLUTION LIKE THIS WHEN YOU RETIRED AND HE PROMPTLY SAID NO WHICH IS NOT REALLY A SURPRISE. [6:29] WENT ONTO PRACTICE LAW, BECAME AN EXPERT IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND LED THE CITY THROUGH THE VERY COMPLICATED FEDERAL AND STATE PROCESSES THAT ARE REQUIRED IN order TO BE ACCREDITED AS AN INSTITUTION THAT UNDERSTANDS HOW TO DO THIS WORK. AND WHEN YOU MEET WITH HIM OUTSIDE OF THESE CHAMBERS, HE HAS LOTS OF COOL THINGS HE CAN SHOW YOU, ALL OF THE COTS AND MEALS READY TO EAT THAT WE'VE ACCUMULATED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. HE CAN SHOW YOU AROUND THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FACILITY THAT WAS BUILT DURING YOUR TENURE, CORRECT? [7:02] BEFORE EVEN. AND HE HAS THIS REALLY INTERESTING FUN FACT ABOUT HIM, WHEN HE WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL, THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ON THE CITY COUNCIL WHO HAD BEEN AT ST. OLAF, AND THE FOUR OF YOU TAUGHT A CLASS, AND YOU WERE OF WIDE POLITICAL SITUATIONS AND YOU TAUGHT A CLASS FOR SEVERAL YEARS ABOUT HOW TO WORK TOGETHER IN GOVERNMENT. AND I ALWAYS RESPECTED THE FACT THAT YOU DROVE DOWN TO ST. OLAF WITH OTHERS IN ORDER TO DO THIS WORK. [7:32] SO WHEN YOU CALLED TO SAY THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE MOVING ON, I WAS SAD, BUT NOT REMOTELY SURPRISED. BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER THIS COMMUNITY, AND IF THERE'S A PLACE THAT COULD USE YOUR EXPERTISE IT'S CLEARLY THE AIRPORTS COMMISSION, TALK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR EMERGENCY, THAT'S LIKE EMERGENCY ON A VERY BIG SCALE. SO I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF YOU, PROUD TO BE YOUR FRIEND, HAPPY TO KNOW YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE PAMELA AND YOUR FAMILY, THRILLED YOU DECIDED TO STAY IN THE CITY AFTER YOU LEFT THE CITY COUNCIL, AND COMMITTED TO BEING PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU, AND YOU ARE APPRECIATED MORE THAN ANYONE WILL TELL YOU. BUT THIS SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND THE FACT THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO STAND HERE [8:19] AND LISTEN TO IT. [LAUGHTER] SAYS HOW VALUABLE YOU'VE BEEN TO US. SO THANK YOU. [8:19] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ENJOY THIS KIND OF ATTENTION AND ADMIT IT. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ENJOY THIS KIND OF ATTENTION AND DON'T ADMIT IT, AND THEN THERE'S BARRET LANE WHO I GUARANTEE IS HATING EVERY SECOND OF THIS PRESENTATION RIGHT NOW. AND WHEN HE SAID HE DIDN'T REALLY WANT THIS KIND OF ATTENTION ON HIS WAY OUT I THINK HE GENUINELY MEANT IT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS EVEN DURING THIS PAINFUL MOMENT FOR YOU HERE. [8:59] HE IS SUCH A COOL HAND UNDER PRESSURE. HE'S THE KIND OF PERSON THAT YOU CAN GO TO FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE ADVICE WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE'S HAIR IS ON FIRE. AND HE'S ALSO THE KIND OF PERSON THAT WILL PLAN METICULOUSLY AHEAD, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PROCESSES IN PLACE AND THAT EVERYBODY IS NOT JUST A LITTLE BIT INFORMED BUT ENTIRELY INFORMED ON WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN AN EMERGENCY STRIKES. AND WHETHER THAT'S MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS UP TO DATE ON NIMS, HE HAS PRESENTED FOR HOURS AND HOURS ON NIMS TO MAKE SURE EVERY PERSON IN OUR ENTERPRISE, [9:46] ESPECIALLY THOSE IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION, KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. WE ARE IN THE POSITION NOW TO GO THROUGH A FULL REALTIME SIMULATION WITH FEMA BECAUSE BARRET HAS MADE SURE TO PRIORITIZE IT AND SET ASIDE TO MAKE SURE THIS GENERATION OF LEADERS IS PREPARED AND THE NEXT GENERATION IS AS WELL. THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS THE KIND OF THING YOU DON'T THINK YOU NEED UNTIL YOU NEED IT. AND GOD KNOWS WE'VE NEEDED IT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND I HAVE A FEELING THE CITIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE GOING TO NEED IT IN THE YEARS TO COME. SO WHILE CERTAINLY DIRECTOR, WE HATE TO LOSE YOU, IT ALSO GIVES ME A LOT OF SOLACE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE SO APPRECIATE [10:33] YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR WORK. [APPLAUSE] [10:33] **Barrett Lane:** I ONLY HAVE 40 MINUTES OF PREPARED REMARKS. [LAUGHTER] SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU PARTICULARLY TO MY WIFE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. MY FAMILY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY TEAM. WITHOUT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE BOTH PAST AND PRESENT, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS. [11:10] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS A TEAM SPORT, NOT SOMETHING THAT THE TEN OF US DO BY OURSELVES. IT TAKES A WHOLE NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE 24/7 WHENEVER NEEDED. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PARTNERSHIP. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU, MR. MAYOR, TO THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS. IT'S BEEN APPRECIATED AND ESSENTIAL. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL CITY EMPLOYEES. YOU ARE THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THIS ORGANIZATION TOGETHER. THE PROGRESS THAT WE MAKE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE IS BECAUSE YOU ALL DO THAT WORK EVERY DAY. AND I AM REALLY HONORED TO SERVE ALONGSIDE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE PAST 12 OR ALMOST 25 DEPENDING [11:59] ON. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU THAT YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. I DO APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] [12:46] **President Andrea Jenkins:** MR. LANE, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU HAVING SERVED WITH YOU ALL OF THOSE 25 YEARS. I WAS A POLICY AID WHEN YOU WERE ON THE COUNCIL, AND JUST YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS EXTRAORDINARY. PEOPLE WHO STEP UP AND RUN FOR OFFICE DEMONSTRATE THE LOVE FOR THE CITY. BUT AFTER YOU LEFT OFFICE, YOU REMAINED A STEADFAST LEADER IN THE CITY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND IT'S BEEN A JOY AND A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU. AND BEST OF EVERYTHING IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. ABSOLUTELY. [13:23] [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT RESOLUTION IS HONORING MARCIA WOG FOR 38 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND I'M GOING TO COME DOWN AND PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION. SO BEAR WITH ME WHILE I GET DOWN THERE. AND I WILL INVITE YOU TO COME ON UP AS I AM MAKING MY WAY DOWN. [14:44] IS THIS ON? NOW IT IS. SO BEFORE I READ THE RESOLUTION, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MARCIA FOR ALL OF MY 25 YEARS HERE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AS A POLICY AIDE, WHENEVER I HAD ANY ISSUES IN THE WARD DEPARTMENT, I COULD CALL MARCIA AND GUARANTEE TO GET A POSITIVE RESPONSE, NOT JUST A RESPONSE, BUT A POSITIVE RESPONSE. AND YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, OUR RESIDENTS, IT'S BEEN OUTSTANDING, AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. I SEE YOU [15:29] EVERYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH YOUR GRANDDAUGHTERS AND YOUR CHILDREN, MAKING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS A VIBRANT PLACE TO LIVE. SO THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION HONORING MARCIA WOG — MY APOLOGIES — FOR 38 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. 38 YEARS. MAN. [16:01] [APPLAUSE] 38 YEARS. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN ANY INDUSTRY, IN ANY COMPANY ANYMORE. THAT'S A RARITY. WHEREAS ON JULY 1, 1985, MARCIA WOG BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; AND WHEREAS MARCIA HAS DEDICATED 38 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH UTILITY BILLING, AND WHEREAS MARCIA HAS WORKED AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I AND II WITH UTILITY BILLING, AND HAS WORN MANY HATS OVER THE YEARS AND PLAYED IMPORTANT ROLES IN MANY ASPECTS OF ITS OPERATION; AND [16:50] WHEREAS MARCIA WAS A PART OF THE CITY TEAM THAT ROLLED OUT THE TIME AND LABOR PAYROLL PROGRAM WHERE THE CITY WENT FROM PAPER TIME SHEET REPORTING TO ELECTRONIC REPORTING. WOW. AND WHEREAS MARCIA PLAYED A LEAD ROLE IN ORGANIZING UTILITY BILLING'S EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE AND EVENTS TO UPLIFT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HER COLLEAGUES, AND WHEREAS MARCIA ASSISTED SUPERVISOR STAFF BY SUCCESSFULLY FIELDING THEIR CALLS, SAVING TIME, AND EVEN ACTING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN UTILITY BILLING AND THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN NECESSARY; AND [17:35] WHEREAS MARCIA PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REVAMPING THE TAX ASSESSMENT PROCESS WHICH INCREASED COLLECTIONS EFFECTIVENESS; AND WHEREAS FOR MANY YEARS, MARCIA HAS SERVED AS AN ACTIVE UNION REPRESENTATIVE AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, ALSO KNOWN AS AFSCME, AND WHEREAS HER KINDNESS, OPEN-MINDEDNESS, HER CARING, HER PRESENCE WILL SURELY BE MISSED BY EVERYONE WHO KNOWS HER AT THE CITY; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY [18:20] COUNCIL DO HEREBY COMMEND MARCIA WOG FOR HER EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE THANK HER FOR HER YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, AND WISH HER WELL IN HER NEW ENDEAVORS THROUGHOUT THE FUTURE. MARCIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. [18:47] [APPLAUSE] I THINK THE MAYOR WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS. [18:47] **Mayor Jacob Frey:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND MARCIA, 38 YEARS. MY GOODNESS. THE AMOUNT OF CHANGES THAT YOU'VE SEEN AND THOSE THAT YOU HAVE FACILITATED WILL BENEFIT SO MANY PEOPLE. AND I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL REMEMBER YOU FOR BEING CONSTANTLY OUT THERE IN COMMUNITY, WHICH YOU ARE. [19:10] THEY'LL REMEMBER YOU FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL MENTALITY, FOR YOUR LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THE WORK YOU DO FOR YOUR CHURCH. THEY'LL REMEMBER YOU FOR I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT THIS AMAZING SKILL, MAKING BRACELETS. THEY'LL REMEMBER YOU FOR THAT. BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL REMEMBER YOU FOR IS YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THIS CITY. YOUR ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE THAT DO ALL KINDS OF WORK THROUGHOUT THIS ENTERPRISE. YOU MAKE THEM FEEL LOVED, YOU MAKE THEM FEEL SUPPORTED AND YOUR ADVOCACY IS FIERCE AND ALSO FAIR. I THINK THAT IS A LEGACY RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WILL GO TO YOU FOR GUIDANCE AND MENTORING, AND YOU'LL HELP THEM THROUGH THE LONG HAUL. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 38 [19:56] EXTRAORDINARY YEARS. [APPLAUSE] [19:56] **Marcia Wog:** I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I STARTED THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS EVEN BEFORE I HAD CHILDREN, BEFORE I HAD GOTTEN MARRIED. SO I SPENT OVER HALF MY LIFE WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. BUT IT ENABLED ME TO RAISE MY CHILDREN, IT ENABLED ME TO HAVE A VOICE IN MY COMMUNITY, AND WHEN I SAW SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT SPEAKING OUT. SO I APPRECIATE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR HAVING MY BACK ALL THESE YEARS. [20:33] AND NOT ONLY I RETIRED FROM THE CITY, BUT I'M SO GRATEFUL TO GOD FIRST OF ALL FOR EVERYTHING GOOD THAT'S HAPPENED IN MY LIFE BUT A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE FOR AFSCME COUNCIL 5. [20:51] [APPLAUSE] SO I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I'M GOING, AND I'M STILL A SUPPORT. AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE OF SUPPORT TO THE WORKERS, TO THE COMMUNITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. BECAUSE MINNEAPOLIS IS AN AWESOME PLACE TO LIVE. [21:06] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] CAN WE GET A PHOTO? [22:37] I WANT TO REITERATE THAT OUR CITY STAFF ARE AMAZING AND JUST THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MAKES THIS CITY WORK, AND PARTICULARLY TO OUR TWO LONG-TERM EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MOVING ONTO BRIGHTER THINGS. [22:52] THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND WITH THAT, I WILL NOW ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THAT WE HAVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [22:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [23:07] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. **Council Member Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. **Council Member Jamal Osman:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. **Council Member Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. **Council Member Emily Koski:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. **Council Member Aisha Chughtai:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. **Council Member Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** PRESENT. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** WE HAVE A QUORUM. [23:24] **President Andrea Jenkins:** WE HAVE THE ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA. COLLEAGUES THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. AND I'LL ASK ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE I'LL MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA. **Council Member:** SO MOVED. **Council Member:** SECOND. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [24:01] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [24:01] **President Andrea Jenkins:** BEFORE I GO FURTHER I WANT TO JUST NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON IS AWAY ON CITY BUSINESS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 7. MAY I HAVE A MOTION. **Council Member:** SO MOVED. **Council Member:** SECOND. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), JENKINS (AYE). [24:43] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [24:43] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FOR THE PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION PLEASE? **Council Member:** SO MOVED. **Council Member:** SECOND. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [25:15] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [25:15] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES, BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [25:31] **Council Member Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM THAT IT IS RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL. IT IS AMENDING THE 2023 GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER $1 MILLION FROM THE CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO THE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE PREDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE AVIVO VILLAGES SOUTH PROJECT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. [25:55] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? [26:40] SEEING NONE, I'LL JUST ADD MYSELF IN QUEUE AND COMMENT, THIS MOTION TODAY SETS IN MOTION THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE AVIVO VILLAGE PROJECT AND EXPANSION INTO SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, WHICH IS VERY NECESSARY. IT ALSO IS INTENDED REALLY SPUR OR LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS FROM THE COUNTY, THE STATE, AND OTHER PARTNERS WHO WANT TO HELP RESOLVE THESE REALLY PRESSING ISSUES OF UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SOME POSITIVE RESULTS FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY AND THE STATE TO BRING THIS PROJECT INTO FRUITION. WITH THAT SAID, AND SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [27:17] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [27:32] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [27:32] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT REPORT IS THE BUSINESS INSPECTION HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. THE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. [27:48] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MADAM PRESIDENT, THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE IS BRINGING 12 ITEMS FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. ITEM 1 IS APPROVING AN APPLICATIONS FOR COMO TAP, ITEM 2 IS CLOUDLAND THEATER. ITEM 3 IS AN APPLICATION FOR AN OFF SALE LIQUOR AND WINE LICENSE FOR SOUTH LYNDALE LIQUORS. ITEM 4 IS APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR LIT PINBALL BAR. ITEM 5 ARE LIQUOR LICENSE APPROVALS AND 6 ARE RENEWALS. 7 ARE GAMBLING LICENSE RENEWALS. 8 AND 9 ARE RENTAL LICENSE REINSTATEMENTS. [28:24] ITEM 10 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE FIFTH STREET SOUTH HISTORIC DISTRICT. ITEM 11 IS A MASTER GRANT CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND ITEM 12 IS A DEVELOPMENT FORGIVABLE LOAN FROM THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO 1200 WEST BROADWAY KMA DEVELOPMENT. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS 1 THROUGH 12 FOR APPROVAL. [28:52] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. GOODMAN MOVED THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [29:22] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [29:22] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. [29:22] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS FORWARDING TWO ITEMS FOR APPROVAL THIS MORNING. IT IS FIRST THE MINNESOTA BALLPARK AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT OF JUSTIN BAYLOR FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM, BEGINNING JANUARY OF LAST YEAR AND ENDING DECEMBER 31 OF 2025. [29:54] THE SECOND IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY'S TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES ABOUT TESTIMONY TO THE CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL AROUND OUR MINIMUM WAGE POLICY. I'LL MOVE BOTH FOR APPROVAL. [29:54] **President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO HAS MOVED THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. CALL THE ROLL. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [30:36] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [30:36] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, AND THE REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S VICE-CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [30:52] **Council Member Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL TODAY. AND THAT IS A PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2024 STATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT BILL BUDGET REQUEST. BEFORE I MOVE APPROVAL I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE TEAM, OUR IGR TEAM AND WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND OF COURSE WILL DO IN THE FUTURE. DIRECTOR HAS REALLY DONE A GOOD JOB. AND TODAY WE PASSED A RESOLUTION FOR AVIVO VILLAGE AND THAT SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THAT COOPERATION WITH THE STATE, FEDERAL, AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY. [31:33] SO THANK YOU, KATIE. WITH THAT I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. [31:33] **President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? CLERK CALL THE ROLL. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [32:03] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [32:03] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS THE POLICY GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [32:20] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE POLICY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE BRINGING FORWARD 28 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. ONE IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING ELECTION JUDGES AND DEPUTY CITY CLERK APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION. TWO IS PACKAGE OF A RESOLUTION FOR GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FROM FBI TRAINING DIVISION. THREE IS PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION FOR GIFT ACCEPTANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FROM THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF MINNESOTA. FOUR IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION FOR GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE CARBON NEUTRAL ALLIANCE FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING. FIVE IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION FOR GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE BIG CITIES HEALTH COALITION OF TRAVELING AND LODGING EXPENSES. [33:03] SIX IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS WITH DRI CONSULTING AND SKS CONSULTING FOR MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT AND RELATED SERVICES. SEVEN IS CONTRACT WITH JENSEN HUGHES FOR TRAINING ASSESSMENT SERVICES. EIGHT IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH VINCO, INC. FOR CATCH BASIN AND MANHOLE REPAIRS. NINE IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CORNER HOUSE INTERAGENCY CHILD ABUSE EVALUATION AND ABUSE TRAINING CENTER FOR FORENSIC INTERVIEW SERVICES OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS. TEN IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH TIZACK CONCRETE INC. FOR THE QUEEN AVENUE BICYCLE BOULEVARD PROJECT. 11 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SAFETY SIGNS LLC FOR ADDITIONAL RENTAL OF TRAFFIC [33:49] CONTROL DEVICES. 12 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH STANTEC INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL PROJECT. 13 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH ROY MEDIA LLC FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING SERVICES. 14 IS AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH EMERGENT SOFTWARE FOR WEB HOSTING SERVICES FOR THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MINNEAPOLIS 2040. 15 IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH B2B TECHNOLOGY INC. FOR PEOPLESOFT DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR SERVICES. 16 IS AUTHORIZING A LEASE AMENDMENT WITH CANAL STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS LEASED OFFICE SPACE. [34:38] ITEM 17 THROUGH 27 ARE LEGAL SETTLEMENTS RELATED TO WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND 28 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION FOR GIFT ACCEPTANCE OF A LOANED EXECUTIVE SERVICES FOR THE RYAN COMPANIES. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS. [34:55] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON HAS MOVED THE POGO COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [34:55] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO STATE FOR THE RECORD WHY I WON'T BE SUPPORTING ITEM NUMBER 28, WHICH IS THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE OF LOAN EXECUTIVE SERVICES FROM RYAN COMPANIES. AS I SHARED IN THE COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH INTERIM DIRECTOR SHIHI AS WELL AS RECEIVE I GUESS TESTIMONY FROM MRS. DOCKENDORF AT POGO. AND IN HAVING BOTH POINTS OF ENGAGEMENT [35:40] THERE HAS NOT BEEN A THOROUGH EXPLANATION OF WHAT EXECUTIVE SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE PERFORMED, HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES REPORT. I ASKED A QUESTION AROUND WHAT WAS THE 60-DAY PLAN OF WORK THAT SEEKS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT REPORT AND WAS NOT PROVIDED ANSWER OUTSIDE OF MRS. [36:08] DOCKENDORF HAD WROTE THE REPORT SO IT DOES MAKE ME CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GIVING CORPORATE EXECUTIVE UNSTRUCTURED ACCESS TO A CRITICAL DEPARTMENT AND THERE'S NO PLAN IN PLACE TO DETAIL WHAT IS GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THE END OF THAT SO I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS AND KNOWING THAT WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES WITH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY WITH NO PLAN ARTICULATED FOR HOW WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE MANDATE AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THAT HAS COMPLEMENTED JUST ONE TOO MANY SHIFTS IN LEADERSHIP THAT HAS ALSO NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADVANCE THAT MISSION AND STRATEGY AS WELL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT AS I [36:53] DID IN BOTH POGO AND THAT IS ALL. [36:53] **Council Member Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M PUTTING MYSELF IN QUEUE FOR COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [37:10] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. A COUPLE OF NOTES THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION. WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE — NOW I'M BLANKING ON THE NAME, I THINK IT'S MINNEAPOLIS FOR A BETTER CONTRACT. WE GOT A PRESENTATION FROM THE COMMUNITY GROUP IN POGO THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, BOTH FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR US. OBVIOUSLY MADE NO PROMISES TO THE GROUP AND IT WAS INFORMATIONAL. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MENTION IN CASE MY COLLEAGUES HADN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE TO SEE IT. I THINK FOLKS SHOULD DEFINITELY WATCH POGO AND [37:38] GET A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY PRODUCTIVE AND INFORMATIVE. SO I MEANT TO ADDRESS THAT BEFORE JUMPED INTO DISCUSSION. AND I ALSO WANTED TO JUST SAY THAT ON ITEM NUMBER 28 I THINK IT'S COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY'S CRITIQUES ARE WELL FOUNDED. I SHARED THEM. THAT'S WHY WE DELAYED THE ITEM FOR A CYCLE. I AM GOING TO BE A YES ON THIS ITEM TODAY. I THINK THE REASONS ARE THERE WAS SOME CHANGES TO THE ITEM, INCLUDING REMOVING THE CPED ELEMENT. OBVIOUSLY HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE OF RYAN COMPANIES SELECTING FUTURE CPED [38:23] DIRECTOR IS EITHER THE APPEARANCE OR MAYBE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND THAT PORTION OF THE WORK WAS REMOVED WHICH I APPRECIATED FROM INTERIM DIRECTOR SHIHI. GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM MS. DOCKENDORF AS WELL, AND SO JUST WANTED TO NAME HOW I GOT FROM SHARING A LOT OF THE SKEPTICISM THAT I THINK IS WELL FOUNDED AND NAMED BY COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY TO MOVING TO A YES ON THIS ITEM, AND HOPEFULLY GIVE THAT CONTEXT TO MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL. NOT ASKING FOLKS HOW TO VOTE BUT JUST LETTING FOLKS KNOW THAT I WENT FROM A NO ON THIS ITEM TO A YES ON THIS ITEM. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. [39:02] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BODY. IT SEEMS TO ME BASED ON PRIOR AGENDAS OF SIMILAR ITEMS IF WE COULD SEPARATE OUT THE VOTE AND TAKE UP 1 THROUGH 16 AS A VOTE, 17 THROUGH 27 AS A SEPARATE VOTE AND ITEM 28. I DON'T WANT TO RECORD THE VOTES WRONG AND THAT'S PROBLEMATIC WHEN WE HAVE VOTES ALL OVER THE RANGE. [39:33] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION, CLERK CARL. SEEING NO OBJECTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 16. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [40:07] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [40:07] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. NEXT WE WILL CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 17 THROUGH 27. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (NAY), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (NAY), CHAVEZ (NO), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), JENKINS (AYE). [40:41] THERE ARE NINE AYES AND THREE NAYS. [40:41] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND OUR LAST ITEM ON THE POGO AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 28, THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE OF LOANED EXECUTIVE SERVICE FROM THE RYAN COMPANIES. CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (NAY), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [41:20] THERE ARE 11 AYES AND ONE NAY. [41:20] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THE POGO COMMITTEE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT REPORT WE HAVE IS FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [41:42] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD FIVE ITEMS. ITEM ONE IS AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE TO THE CONTRACT WITH THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ITEM TWO IS ACCEPTING AN ADDITIONAL GRANT FROM MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR SCHOOL BASED CLINICS. ITEM THREE IS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY FORESTRY. ITEM FOUR IS AUTHORIZING A HOST SITE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR MINNESOTA GREEN CORPS PROGRAM MEMBERS. AND ITEM FIVE IS ACCEPTING THE HENNEPIN COUNTY 2023 YOUTH ART AND MUSIC GRANT [42:28] FOR AN ART SHOWCASE. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. [42:28] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW HAS MOVED THAT COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? I SEE COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. **Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM ONE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION. **President Andrea Jenkins:** COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE HAS REQUESTED TO PULL ITEM NUMBER ONE. NEXT IN QUEUE IS COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** MADAM PRESIDENT I'LL RESERVE MY COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE. **President Andrea Jenkins:** IS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT? SEEING NONE I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEMS 2 THROUGH 5. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [43:38] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [43:38] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND I WILL — THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE ON ITEM NUMBER 1 TO BEGIN A DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 1. [43:53] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M PULLING THIS FOR A SEPARATE VOTE BECAUSE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HAVE A STAFFING SHORTAGE AND WE NEED TO WELCOME SOME OUTSIDE AGENCIES INTO OUR JURISDICTION TO HELP MITIGATE THAT STAFFING CHALLENGE. BUT ONE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT IS THAT THESE OUTSIDE AGENCIES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROVISIONS THAT MPD ARE SUBJECTED TO UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COURT ORDERED AGREEMENT. AND SO WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY TWO SYSTEMS OF POLICING WITHIN OUR CITY AT THE MOMENT. MPD IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO PRESTOPS. THEY HAVE A MANDATE FOR DE-ESCALATION. THE [44:40] OUTSIDE AGENCIES ARE NOT UNDER THOSE SAME RESTRICTIONS AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE. I HAVE A MEETING SET UP THIS AFTERNOON WITH MPD LEADERSHIP TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THOSE PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN THIS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. I'M NOT ASKING THE OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO COMPLETELY REVAMP THEIR TRAINING FRAMEWORK OR COMPLETELY REWRITE THEIR POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUALS. I'M JUST ASKING IF THEY'RE GOING TO OPERATE IN THE FIELD IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT THEY ARE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS THAT MPD ARE HELD TO SO UNTIL WE GET THAT RESOLVED I'LL BE A NO ON THIS ITEM. [45:19] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I SHARE SIMILAR CONCERNS TO COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE AND ARTICULATED THAT AT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING, ESPECIALLY IN THINKING OF THE RECENT SHOOTING AND KILLING OF RICKY COBB II BY STATE PATROL WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ENTERING INTO AGREEMENT WITH UNDER THIS CONTRACT. AND SIMILAR CONCERNS OF THE STATE PATROL UNLIKE MPD, ARE NOT BEING MANDATED TO END A PRACTICE OF TRAFFIC STOPS. AND ALSO THERE'S NO MANDATES TO CURB THEIR PATTERNS OF EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE [46:06] OR EXCESSIVE FORCE. SO IN LIGHT OF THAT TOO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE IS MEETING WITH MPD LEADERSHIP. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE HOW WE COULD GET STATE PATROL ALSO IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW WE MAKE SURE ANOTHER RICKY COBB II DOESN'T HAPPEN, AGAIN, AS WE'RE CONTINUING THESE PARTNERS. SO JUST WANTED TO ALSO FLAG THAT. [46:30] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. AND I DO SEE MR. JEFFRIES, ARE YOU ABLE TO RESPOND? I THINK THE QUESTION IS ARE OUTSIDE AGENCIES REQUIRED TO UPHOLD MPD'S STANDARDS OF OPERATION WHEN THEY ARE OPERATING IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS? [47:05] WELL, AS FAR AS THE QUESTION, LEGALLY I'LL DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON WHETHER THEY ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO SO, BUT EACH DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR OWN POLICIES AND I WOULD DEFER TO OUR POLICE STAFF ON HOW THE POLICIES INTERACT AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. THERE ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON THOSE ISSUES. I'LL DEFER TO THEM. I'M SURE COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK MORE TO THAT CONVERSATION BUT GENERALLY POLICE DEPARTMENTS WORK WITHIN THEIR OWN POLICIES AND DECISION-MAKING THROUGH LEADERSHIP. [47:38] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO UPHOLD THE VALUES AND TRAINING STANDARDS OF THE CITY OF MPD? **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS, THE MDHR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ONLY BINDS THE CITY AND DOESN'T HAVE PROVISIONS THAT WOULD EXTEND TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS. SO I WOULD SAY THE ANSWER TO THAT IS NO. [48:07] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE FOR RAISING THESE ISSUES AND TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO MEET WITH MPD LEADERSHIP. COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO. **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. [48:23] I DON'T HAVE ANY FIRM ANSWERS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE ON THIS ITEM. BUT I DO KNOW ASSISTANT CHIEF BLACKWELL WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AT COMMITTEE AND WAS READY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE KINDS OF THINGS THEY WERE GOING TO BE ASKING THIS OTHER JURISDICTION TO DO IN OUR SPACE AND IT IS NOT ABOUT GOING AROUND DOING THEIR OWN POLICING FOR US IT IS A TARGETED EFFORT WHERE THEY WILL HAVE A SPECIFIC RULE AND FUNCTION IN A COORDINATED WAY WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. [48:55] SO I'M SURE ASSISTANT CHIEF BLACKWELL COULD SPEAK MORE TO IT AT ANOTHER TIME. BUT THAT MADE ME COMFORTABLE ABOUT HOW THESE OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE OPERATING IN OUR SPACE. THANK YOU. [48:55] **Council Member Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. [49:13] YEAH. BLACKWELL IS MEETING WITH US THIS AFTERNOON AND THESE ARE THE SPECIFICS I WANT TO GET INTO. BECAUSE MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE SCENARIO WHERE WE ARE A YEAR FROM NOW, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, FULLY IMPLEMENTING THE CONSENT DECREES, AND WE HAVE OFFSET OUR BUDGET FOR MPD TO THESE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY LET US SIDESTEP ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE INTENTION OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY ARE SHARING THESE FINDINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE WE ARE PUTTING THE REFORMS IN PLACE. [49:48] WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE REFORMS MOOT BY HIRING OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO DO THE WORK OF MPD. [49:48] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. AND SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (NAY), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (NAY), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (NO), CHAVEZ (NOPE), ELLISON (NO), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [50:24] THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND FIVE NAYS. [50:24] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE VICE-CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [50:47] **Council Member Emily Koski:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD SIX ITEMS THAT IT IS RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL. NUMBER ONE IS APPROVING THE 2024 OPERATING PLAN SPECIAL SERVICES COST ESTIMATES AND SERVICES CHARTERS FOR THE 50TH AND FRANCE, 54 AND LYNDALE, BLOOMINGTON LAKE, CHICAGO LAKE, EAST LAKE, LYNDALE LAKE AND WEST BROADWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. [51:10] NUMBER TWO IS OPERATING PLANS, COST ESTIMATES AND SERVICES CHARTERS FOR THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT. NUMBER THREE IS APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CURRENT UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RATES. NUMBER FOUR IS AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR PROPOSED MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG HENNEPIN AVENUE AND FIRST AVENUE NORTHEAST. NUMBER FIVE IS AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN AVENUE FOR THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND NUMBER SIX IS DESIGNATING THE HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH MINNDOT TO RECEIVE AND DISPERSE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT. [51:47] I MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. [51:47] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. AND COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THIS COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [52:18] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [52:18] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. AND THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. THERE ARE THREE NOTICES THAT AMEND THE LICENSING CODE BY COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE REGARDING AN OPEN-AIR MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING LOT TO AMEND PROVISIONS RELATED TO SECURITY OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT; AND BY COUNCILMEMBERS WONSLEY, CHAVEZ, AND OSMAN REGARDING [53:03] TRANSPORTATION RIDE SHARE WORKERS PROTECTIONS TO AMEND PROVISIONS RELATED TO MINIMUM DRIVER COMPENSATION AND FOR TRANSPARENCY, SAFETY AND WORKER PROTECTIONS. THOSE NOTICES ARE HEREBY GIVEN. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS — THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT. THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [53:25] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOI THAT YOU JUST STATED. SO MY COAUTHORS AND I SHARED A JOINT STATEMENT LAST WEEK WITH COLLEAGUES OUTLINING THE NEXT STEPS FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION TO GUARANTEE MINIMUM WAGES AND WORKERS PROTECTIONS FOR RIDE SHARE DRIVERS. DRIVERS AND RIDERS URGENTLY NEED THE PROTECTIONS AND COUNCIL HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PASS LEGISLATION. WE HAVE HEARD BROAD SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR THESE GOALS. AND HAVE CHARTED OUT A NEW LEGISLATIVE PATHWAY BASED ON THIS PUBLIC SUPPORT. [54:07] THE FIRST ORDINANCE INTRODUCES JUST LANGUAGE FOR WAGES. WE'VE HEARD THAT THERE IS BROAD AGREEMENT FROM THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AS WELL AS FROM UBER THAT DRIVERS SHOULD BE GUARANTEED A MINIMUM WAGE LIKE ANY OTHER WORKER. THE MAYOR ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS SECURED A VERBAL COMMITMENT FROM UBER TO PAY AT LEAST $15 ALREADY. AND THIS LEGISLATION WILL FORMALIZE AND CODIFY THAT VERBAL COMMITMENT AND ALSO PUT IT IN PLACE OVER LYFT AND ANY OTHER TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES THAT OPERATE IN MINNEAPOLIS. [54:42] THE RATE STUDY AND COMPENSATION MEMO THAT CITY STAFF DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL EXPERTS OUTLINE WHY THE PER MILE AND PER MINUTE RATES IN THE POLICY ARE THE VALUES THAT GET US TO A $15 MINIMUM WAGE COMPENSATION GIVEN THE SPECIFICS OF HOW THE INDUSTRY WORKS. SO FAR WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY DISAGREEMENT WITH THE MATH FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THERE'S BROAD SUPPORT AROUND THIS GOAL. [55:10] SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION COULD BE PASSED WITHOUT DELAY IN AS SOON AS OCTOBER 19TH. ESPECIALLY HEARING THAT NO ONE BELIEVES ON THIS BODY THAT DRIVERS SHOULD NOT BE EARNING A $15 MINIMUM WAGE. THE SECOND NOTICE IS FOR ALL OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE LEGISLATION BESIDES COMPENSATION. THIS INCLUDES FARE TRANSPARENCY FOR RIDERS, SAFETY PROTECTIONS FOR DRIVERS AND RIDERS, THE DEACTIVATION PROTECTIONS, DATA DISCLOSURE AND WORKERS RIGHTS LANGUAGE. WE HEARD MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD OPPOSITION TO THE ORDINANCE EXPRESSLY SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THE ORDINANCE, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE MORE DELIBERATE ABOUT THE NON-COMPENSATION DETAILS. [55:57] WE TAKE THOSE REQUESTS VERY SERIOUSLY AND HAVE REACHED OUT TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH ALL COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR TO HEAR THEIR PERSPECTIVES. I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR IN HEARING THEIR SPECIFIC PROPOSALS AND REQUESTS FOR WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THIS ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO EARN THEIR SUPPORT. WE ARE ENTERING THESE DISCUSSIONS IN GOOD FAITH WITH OPENNESS TO INTEGRATE FEEDBACK TO BRING BACK A POLICY THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT YOU ALL BELIEVE IS NEEDED TO ENSURE PROTECTIONS NOT JUST FOR RIDERS BUT ALSO FOR DRIVERS. SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS WORK CONTINUE AND JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TOP OF WHAT YOU ALL ALREADY RECEIVED VIA EMAIL. SO THANK YOU. [56:58] **Council Vice President Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY JUST DESCRIBED IN A WAY THAT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD THESE NEW NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. BUT I DO WANT TO BE CAREFUL. IF COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON WAS HERE, I THINK HE'D BE THE PERSON ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, ABOUT WHAT IS THE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT PART OF THIS EFFORT DIFFERENT THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT FAILED. I UNDERSTAND THIS FIRST PART IS ABOUT WAGES, THE SECOND PART IS THE OTHER PERSPECTIVES, WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT ENOUGH BECAUSE THEIR PREVIOUS EFFORT FAILED. I UNDERSTAND THE TAXICAB ORDINANCE THAT COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON IS BRINGING FORWARD. AND I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MAKES THIS PROPOSAL DIFFERENT THAN THE PREVIOUS EFFORT. [58:00] **Council Member Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT, WE WORKED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND CLERKS TO CLEARLY ARTICULATE ONE THAT FOCUSES ON COMPENSATION. THE SECOND ORDINANCE DOES INCLUDE SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HEARD AROUND RIDERS' PROTECTIONS IN PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS LAST GO AROUND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS. SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OPENING THE APPROPRIATE CODES AND THEY'RE SEPARATE CODES. AND I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THESE CODES ARE SEPARATE FROM THE TAXI CODE REGULATIONS WHICH COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE AND I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON HAVE [58:46] REALLY SPENT TIME SPEARHEADING. SO I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THOSE ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND THE CITY ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR ON SEPARATING OUT THE ORDINANCES WHERE I TALKED ABOUT NON-COMPENSATION-RELATED DETAILS. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. [59:10] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION. IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A VOTE. SO IF THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THIS IS SIMILAR OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, WAS VOTED ON AND VETOED BY THE MAYOR, THEN WE WOULD HAVE A TWO-WEEK PERIOD TO HAVE THE CLERK ANALYZE THAT AND WHEN WE CAME BACK TO ACTUALLY VOTE TO TAKE IT UP, JUST DEPENDING. I THINK THE ISSUE, AND IT'S PERHAPS A QUESTION FOR THE CLERK IS YOU CAN'T JUST BRING THE SAME THING UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO IT HAS [59:56] TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT. IS THAT CORRECT, MR. CARL? [59:56] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** MADAM CHAIR, TO COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN'S POINT, THE SUBSTANCE OF THE PROPOSAL NEEDS TO BE DIFFERENT THAN THE ACT WHICH WAS DEFEATED. THE MAYOR'S VETO AND THE COUNCIL'S FAILURE TO OVERRIDE THAT VETO IS A DISPOSITION. SO SOMETHING NEW OR SUBSTANTIVELY DIFFERENT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO CONSIDER. [1:00:23] IT'S NOT FOR THE ATTORNEYS TO DECIDE WHAT IS SUBSTANTIVELY DIFFERENT. THIS IS A PROCEDURAL STEP TO GIVE NOTICE. IT IS THE BURDEN OF THE AUTHORS TO SHOW TO THE BODY WHAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL THAT WAS DEFEATED. AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT AS COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY ALLUDED TO, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE BRIEFINGS THAT HAD BEEN OFFERED. CERTAINLY WHEN WE AS A BODY, THE COUNCIL AS A BODY TAKES ITS FIRST TOUCH ON THAT ACTION WHICH IS THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL, THERE WOULD BE SOME EXPLANATION OFFERED TO THE BODY AS TO HOW THESE TWO ORDINANCES ARE SUBSTANTIVELY DIFFERENT IN THE POLICY PROVISIONS THAN WHAT WAS DEFEATED ON THE FIRST ROUND. [1:01:27] **President Andrea Jenkins:** ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. AND I WILL JUST STATE I HOPE WE'RE TALKING TO DRIVERS IN THIS CONVERSATION AS THEY HAVE THE LARGEST STAKE IN WHAT IS MOVING FORWARD. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO — SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS TO THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THERE ARE THREE ITEMS TO PRESENT PURSUANT TO NOTICE, ONE IS THE TAXICAB [1:02:14] ORDINANCE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. TWO IS TOBACCO PRODUCTS ORDINANCE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. AND THREE IS THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCILMEMBERS CHUGHTAI AND PAYNE. ARE THERE ANY — IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THESE INTRODUCTIONS? SEEING NONE. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [1:03:04] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [1:03:04] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE TWO HONORARY RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE READ AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE RESOLUTIONS. **Council Member:** SO MOVED. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [1:03:43] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [1:03:43] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. WE HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS, COLLEAGUES. AND IT PERTAINS TO THE APPLICATION FOR A REZONING OF PROPERTIES ON VAN BUREN AND SUMMER STREETS NORTHEAST THAT WERE CONTINUED FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. AND WE'LL ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE US WITH LEGAL ADVICE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNCIL CAN CONSIDER THE REZONING APPLICATION. WE DID GET SOME CORRESPONDENCE FROM [1:04:30] ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY NIELSEN AND BEFORE I CALL ON THE CITY ATTORNEY, I WILL ASK COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT AROUND. [1:04:30] **Council Member Lisa Goodman:** THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO, THE PROPOSED MOTION IS GOING TO BE TO POSTPONE AND OUR PLAN WILL BE TO POSTPONE EVERY CYCLE UNTIL WE FIND OUT FROM THE COURT WHETHER OR NOT A STAY OF OUR REQUEST TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE LITIGATION IS PROCEEDING HAPPENS. I WILL NOTE THOUGH THAT THIS PARTICULAR REZONING IS A REZONING TO BRING THE PROPERTIES BACK TO WHAT THEY WERE IN THE 2030 PLAN. [1:05:09] THEREFORE IT NOT MOVING FORWARD IS NOT A BIG DEAL, BECAUSE WE ARE OBLIGATED AT THIS MOMENT TO OPERATE UNDER THE 2030 PLAN, SO THERE ISN'T A RISK THAT PERMITS WILL BE PULLED FOR A HIGHER DENSITY DEVELOPMENT IN THIS LOCATION BECAUSE WE ARE OBLIGATED AT THE MOMENT TO BE OPERATING UNDER 2030, AND MS. ANDERSON COULD CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC WATCHING THIS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO BE PANICKED THAT IT'S NOT MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO MATTER EITHER WAY UNTIL WE FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE STAY. [1:05:46] **City Attorney Kristyn Anderson:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS. WE DO THINK THAT THIS ITEM IS IMPACTED BY THE CURRENT INJUNCTION ENFORCED BY THE DISTRICT COURT AS YOU'VE MENTIONED ALREADY, WE HAVE FILED A MOTION FOR STAY WITH THE DISTRICT COURT TO TRY TO STAY THAT INJUNCTION. BUT UNTIL THAT IS RULED UPON, WE RECOMMEND THAT THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED. [1:06:26] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. AND I WILL PRESUME THAT COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN HAS PROPOSED TO DELAY THIS ITEM ONE CYCLE. IS THERE A SECOND? **Council Member:** SECOND. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), PALMISANO (AYE), JENKINS (AYE). [1:07:01] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [1:07:01] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT ITEM WILL BE POSTPONED TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AND NOW WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS. COLLEAGUES, UNDER THE ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS, WE RECEIVED THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION OF TODDRICK BARNETTE. [1:07:30] AND I WOULD AMEND THAT TO SAY FORMER CHIEF JUDGE TODDRICK BARNETTE TO THE APPOINTED POSITION OF COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. I WILL MOVE TO REFER THAT NOMINATION TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING AS REQUIRED UNDER OUR COUNCIL RULES. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? **Council Member:** SECOND. **President Andrea Jenkins:** ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION AND SECOND BEFORE US. AND I WILL NOW ASK CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. **City Clerk Casey Carl:** VETAW (AYE), RAINVILLE (AYE), GOODMAN (AYE), WONSLEY (AYE), OSMAN (AYE), PAYNE (AYE), KOSKI (AYE), CHUGHTAI (AYE), CHAVEZ (AYE), ELLISON (AYE), VICE PRESIDENT PALMISANO (AYE), PRESIDENT JENKINS (AYE). [1:08:24] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [1:08:24] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT NOMINATION IS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING DURING THE NEXT CYCLE. COLLEAGUES WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION TODAY. BEFORE WE MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION, I WILL TAKE UP ANY ANNOUNCEMENT. [1:08:40] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M SO SORRY. THAT'S CLERK ERROR IN PREPARING YOUR SCRIPT. THERE IS NO REQUEST FOR A CLOSED SESSION. [1:08:40] **President Andrea Jenkins:** YEAH, I WAS CURIOUS. I DID NOT THINK THERE WAS. SO THANK YOU. AND YEAH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET OUR SCRIPTS TOGETHER [LAUGHS] FOR OUR NEXT MEETING. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY AS WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA? [1:09:25] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, I WANTED TO SHOUT OUT OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF FOR THE FEDERAL IRA FUNDING FOR TREES THAT IS $8 MILLION. MINNEAPOLIS HAD THE LARGEST AWARD. AND IT'S GOOD WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. AND THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR HELPING US THE NORTH SIDE IS REALLY SUFFERING WITH ASH TREES AND THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT'S GOING — THAT'S HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO THIS IS A BIG WIN FOR OUR CITY, A REALLY, REALLY BIG WIN FOR THE NORTH SIDE. AND I'M PROUD OF OUR STAFF FOR GETTING THIS DONE FOR US. [1:10:01] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU FOR THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AS WE LOST MANY TREES DURING THE TORNADO TOO IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. SO THIS IS GOING TO DO A REALLY I THINK TREMENDOUS ADDITION TO ADDING TO THE TREE CANOPY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. NEXT IS CLERK CARL. [1:10:27] **City Clerk Casey Carl:** THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO OFFER AN EARLY INTRODUCTION TO THE ELECTION SEASON FOR ALL OF YOU AND ALSO FOR ALL OF YOUR VOTERS WHICH BEGINS TOMORROW. EARLY VOTING FOR THIS YEAR'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS STARTS TOMORROW. IT'S FOCUSED ON THE 13 CITY COUNCIL SEATS. SO EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW AT 8:00 A.M. AND IT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR IN PERSON VOTING OVER THE NEXT 45 DAYS AT OUR ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES CENTER AT 980 HENNEPIN AVENUE EAST OR VOTERS COULD CHOOSE TO CAST THEIR BALLOT BY MAIL. DETAILS ABOUT THE BALLOT AND HOW TO VOTE EARLY ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ELECTIONS WEBSITE AT VOTE.MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV. ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7. THE POLLS OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. UNTIL [1:11:12] 8:00 P.M. AND BECAUSE THIS IS A MUNICIPAL ELECTION THE CITY USES RANKED CHOICE VOTING TO CONDUCT THAT ELECTION. DETAILS ABOUT RANKED CHOICE VOTING AND HOW TO CORRECTLY MARK THE BALLOT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ELECTIONS WEBSITE FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE NEW TO THE CITY VOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. [1:11:29] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, CLERK CARL. AND TO THE MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC, ELECTION SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. SEPTEMBER 22. EARLY VOTING. NEXT IN QUEUE, COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. [1:11:46] **Council Member Lisa Goodman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resident Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN. AND MAYBE YOU WILL SHARE YOUR AWARD-WINNING PICKLES WITH YOUR CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:13:34] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison:** THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI, FOR HOPPING IN QUEUE FOR ME TODAY. AND THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO ADD I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE BUT THEN THE CLERK STOLE MY THUNDER. I WAS GOING TO ANNOUNCE EARLY VOTING. BUT I DID WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO ALL THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THE CLERK LAID OUT ABOUT EARLY VOTING THAT STARTS TOMORROW. THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED A NEW LAW. SO AS OF I THINK IT WAS JUNE 1 IF YOU'VE BEEN JUSTICE IMPACTED, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO PRISON, IF YOU ARE OUT ON PAROLE, YOU CAN VOTE THIS MUNICIPAL ELECTION. AND SO THAT'S A HUGE — [APPLAUSE] — YEAH. THE APPLAUSE. SO I WANT TO THANK OUR STATE DELEGATION. I WANT TO THANK THE STATE FOR PASSING THAT LAW AND TO ALL THE FOLKS AT HOME, I'M SURE OUR ELECTIONS TEAM WILL BE DOING A LOT OF WORK TO LET FOLKS KNOW WHAT THEIR NEW RIGHTS ARE BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I ANNOUNCED IT HERE TODAY IN LIGHT OF EARLY VOTING STARTING TOMORROW. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK [1:14:20] YOU. [1:14:20] **President Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. AND THANK YOU TO OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE STATE FOR UPHOLDING DEMOCRACY. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY. [1:14:35] AND WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.