This transcript has been processed by an expert transcriptionist. Speaker names have been assigned based on the context provided, the roll calls performed by the City Clerk, and self-identification within the dialogue. *** **[0:19] Elliott Payne:** [GAVEL] GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL AND BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEETING, WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS. FIRST UP, I WILL INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS AND ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR BEN JOHNSON TO GIVE A PRESENTATION INTRODUCING THE CITY'S NEW POET LAUREATE. **[1:35] Andrea Jenkins:** WELL, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. IF THERE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE HERE TO CONGRATULATE JUNAUDA, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS COME ON UP HERE. THIS IS A CELEBRATION, NOT AN OBSERVATION. **[2:01] Andrea Jenkins:** SO HELLO, EVERYONE. HELLO HELLO HELLO. MY NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS, AND I AM THE EIGHTH WARD CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. AND I AM SO DEEPLY HONORED TO BE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF YOU ALL TODAY. I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE TODAY'S VERY SPECIAL OCCASION, WHICH IS THE NAMING OF OUR BRAND-NEW POET LAUREATE FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND THAT IS JUNAUDA PETRUS. [APPLAUSE] SO I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR POET LAUREATE PROGRAM. AS A FELLOW POET, I AM THRILLED TO SEE THIS PROGRAM COME TO FRUITION. IT HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE AND SO MANY OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR A VERY, VERY, VERY LONG TIME. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS TEAM LED BY BEN JOHNSON. THANK YOU TO THE LOFT LITERARY CENTER. I'M SURE THAT'S PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BELOW IN MY REMARKS, BUT I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT I SAY THAT UP FRONT. ALSO, I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MINNEAPOLIS ARTS COMMISSION AND CALL OUT THE CHAIR LUCY THOMPSON, THE VICE CHAIR LANA ALLSWORTH AND MANDY BEDBURY. AND GIVE A BIG THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN, TO THE LOFT LITERARY CENTER FOR ADMINISTERING THIS PROGRAM. AND SPECIAL THANKS TO THE DIRECTOR AND MY DEAR, DEAR FRIENDS ARLITA LITTLE AND G.E. PATTERSON. THIS PROGRAM HAS RAISED THE SPIRIT AND CONNECTIVITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED TO SEE JUNAUDA PETRUS RECEIVE THIS AWARD. [APPLAUSE] SHE IS THE OFFICIAL POET LAUREATE FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE IN OUR PRESENCE. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TALENT, YOUR ARTISTRY, YOUR GIFT OF LANGUAGE. YOUR ENGAGEMENT THAT WILL -- THAT YOU WILL CONDUCT OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AND I GOT STUMBLED BECAUSE I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT YOUR BOOK. GIVE IT TO THE GRANDMOTHERS. WHAT AN APPROPRIATE POET LAUREATE FOR US TO HAVE. **[4:50] Junauda Petrus:** THANK YOU. **[4:50] Andrea Jenkins:** FOR THIS CITY AT THIS TIME. I'VE BEEN SUCH AN ADMIRER OF YOUR WORK, YOUR ART, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY AND TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND THIS RECOGNITION IS TRULY WELL DESERVED. I WOULD ALSO BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK OUR INAUGURAL POET LAUREATE FOR ALL THAT SHE ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN A TRUE GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY AND I HAVE BEEN WITNESS -- THANK YOU -- TO THAT WORK THAT HEID E. ACCOMPLISHED IN CONNECTING WITH AND AMPLIFYING THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES, CONNECTING WITH FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND FOR BRINGING OUR MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. BEN JOHNSON. **[6:09] Ben Johnson:** THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. AND GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M BEN JOHNSON, THE DIRECTOR OF ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND IT IS MY EXTREME PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR NOMINATION WHO WILL SERVE A TWO-YEAR TERM FOR 2025 AND 2026. BEFORE MAYOR FREY MAKES THE ANNOUNCEMENT, WE WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE ADVOCATED FOR THIS PROGRAM TO COME TO FRUITION. IT IS NOW ONE OF THE SIGNATURE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. I WOULD LIKE TO APPLAUD THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MINNEAPOLIS ARTS COMMISSION, AND OUR PARTNER THE LOFT LITERARY ARTS CENTER AND THE A.C.A. STAFF WHO ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH THE OUTCOMES. OUR INAUGURAL POET LAUREATE SET THE STANDARD FOR FUTURE POET LAUREATES WHICH IS SELECTED THROUGH A PANEL PROCESS, AND THE ULTIMATE POET WILL BE A SYMBOL OF THE BEST IN THE ARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. HEID E. WAS ABLE TO DO THAT ON OUR BEHALF. AMONG THE MANY MEANINGFUL EVENTS, SHE PRODUCED 30 PUBLIC ACTIVITIES AND WORKED WITH HUNDREDS OF POETS, WRITERS AND ENTHUSIASTS. BECAUSE OF HER WORK, THIS ALLOWED HER TO BE NAMED ONE OF THE 22 POET LAUREATES THROUGHOUT THE U.S.A. TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN POETS AWARD. SHE SPOKE AT THE STATE OF THE CITY AND CULMINATED AT THE AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO IDENTIFY A WALL OF POETRY IN OUR NEW CITY HALL FOR OUR POEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE CITY'S ART COLLECTION AND CAN BE SHARED WITH EVERYONE WHO COMES THROUGH THE ESTEEMED HALLS. WITH OUR INCREDIBLE THANKS TO OUR 2024 POET LAUREATE, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR NEXT POET LAUREATE AND TO MAYOR FREY TO DO THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. **[8:01] Jacob Frey:** THANK YOU, DIRECTOR BEN JOHNSON. THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AS WE HONOR AND INDUCT OUR SECOND POET LAUREATE. A BIG THANK YOU IF HEID E. IS LISTENING TO ALL OF HEID E.'S INCREDIBLE WORK IN LEADING THIS OFF. AND I KNOW YOU'RE PASSING THE BATON TO SOMEBODY WHO IS TRULY INCREDIBLE. JUNAUDA PETRUS HAS DONE SOME INCREDIBLE WORK, HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BROADLY AS SOMEONE OF BOTH A FORWARD THINKING VISION, BUT ALSO SOMEONE WHO HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR HER RESEARCH, FOR HER ABILITY AND DISTINGUISHED LINGUISTIC SKILLS. I THINK YOU WERE THE 2016 ARTIST OR POET OF THE YEAR AS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY PAGES. AND SO IN HONOR OF THAT, WE ARE PROUD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS LITERARY ARTS ENCOMPASS THE CORE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S IDENTITY AND VITALITY AND WHEREAS POETIC EXPRESSION IS HONORED LITERARY TRADITION THAT ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY WITH FEELINGS, THOUGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES EMBRACING OUR JOYS, CELEBRATIONS, FEAR, PAINS AND HOPES. WHEREAS, A ROBUST LITERARY COMMUNITY REMAINS VITAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE STORIES OF THE PAST AND PRESENT WITH VISIONS TO ENABLE US TO DOCUMENT OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY. AND WHEREAS, A LITERARY CITY POWERS IN HOW WE CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER BY DOING SO FOSTERING A DYNAMIC, THRIVING CITY THAT IS BY, ABOUT, AND FOR THE PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS, THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY POET LAUREATE IS SELECTED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND ARTS COMMISSION AND SERVES TO BRING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ART OF POETRY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. AND WHEREAS, JUNAUDA PETRUS HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE ROLE OF THE 2025-2026 MINNEAPOLIS POET LAUREATE INCORPORATING A NEW AND UNIQUE VOICE, A POWERFUL VOICE FOR POETIC CREATIVITY AND EXPRESSION FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS CONGRATULATES YOU IN YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT AS THE MINNEAPOLIS POET LAUREATE AND IS HONORED TO HAVE YOUR PRESENCE AND PERSPECTIVE IN EFFORTS TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURAL FOOTPRINT OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS AND GUESTS TO CELEBRATE POETRY AND THE LITERARY ARTS ON THE OCCASION OF OUR NEW POET LAUREATE AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JACOB FREY, MAYOR OF THIS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 28, 2025 AS JUNAUDA PETRUS DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS YOURS. **[11:26] Junauda Petrus:** OKAY. I LOVE YOU, MINNEAPOLIS. DEEPLY. WITH ALL MY HEART. THIS IS A TRUE AND DEEP HONOR TO SERVE AS POET LAUREATE. IT IS A PLEASURE TO STAND UP HERE WITH MY ELDERS AND WHO WORKED HARD AS NANNYS, NURSING HOME ATTENDANTS, CAB DRIVERS, WELDERS COOKS. I HONOR THEM WITH THIS HONOR AND WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOWER THEM AND ALL OF US WITH LOVE. INGRID, MELVIN, PEARL, I LOVE YOU. AND DEEP GRATITUDE FOR MY BIG SISTER, HEID E. ERDRICH WHO HAS GROUNDED IN VIBRANT WISDOM AND GENUINE LOVE FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT I WILL CONTINUE ON. AS A POET AND ARTIST, I AM THE CHILD OF NIKKI, ALEXIS, AUDREE, SHARON, AND RAY BRACKA, NINA, JAMES BALDWIN, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS KNOWN AS UNKNOWN NAMED AND UNNAMED WHO ARE HERE TO LOVE ON THE PEOPLE AND THE WORLD WITH CARE AND SWEETNESS. AS YOUR POET LAUREATE OF MINNEAPOLIS, I WILL DO EVERYTHING TO USE POETRY AND ART TO CREATE SOFT PLACES OF SAFETY AND JOY AND INSPIRATION AS WE LIVE IN THE LIGHT OF OUR TRUTH OF THE COUNTRY AND WORLD. WE ARE THE MANY AND MIGHTY. FREE HAITI, TRUE SUDAN, FREE PALESTINE, FREE AMERICA, AND FREE US ALL FROM AMERICA. AND NOW I WILL INTRODUCE MY FIRST OFFICIAL POEM FOR THE CITY. AND IT'S CALLED RITUAL FOR LOVING MINNEAPOLIS AGAIN. ALL THESE PAGES. RITUAL ON HOW TO LOVE MINNEAPOLIS AGAIN IF YOU WAS AWAY FROM HERE AND PEOPLE QUESTIONED WHERE YOU WAS FROM AND YOU TOLD THEM PEOPLE YOU WAS FROM MINNEAPOLIS AND THEY SAID WHERE? AND YOU SAID WHERE PRINCE WAS FROM AND THEY SAID OH OKAY, YES, I UNDERSTAND NOW. THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND. THAT THE MINNEAPOLIS SOUND OF SYNTHESIZERS SOOTHES OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM SOMEHOW WITH THAT FUNK THAT THE FUNK OF BLUNT GUTS AND STALE BEER SOMEHOW STILL PENETRATE THE COLDEST WINTER AIR INHALED WHILE WAITING ON THE 5 ANYWHERE ON CHICAGO AVENUE, LAKE STREET OR BROADWAY THAT THROUGH THE ICE AND SNOW, SHAMANS PUSH BABY CARRIAGES FILLED WITH PLASTIC BAGS OF LIFE POSSESSIONS AS THEY WHISPER OR SHOUT THEIR WISDOMS TO YOU FOR FREE THAT YOU HOLD YOUR PURPLE HEART WHEN YOU SEE THE MISSISSIPPI AND HEAR SOMETHING TELL YOU SOMETHING BEING BORN BY THIS RIVER MAKES YOU LISTEN DIFFERENT, LISTEN SLOW MAKES YOU HEAR THE OTHER RIVERS WE RODE HERE THE MEKONG. THE NIGER RIVER. THE JUBA. MIDDLE PASSAGE, GREYHOUND AND RAILROAD. THAT THIS MIDWEST NILE CONNECTS US TO OCEANS AND RIVERS IN THE LANDS OF OUR ANCESTORS WE MAY NEVER SEE. THAT THE DRUMS PLAYED BY NATIVE ELDERS AND KIDS AT SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES WOULD ACTIVATE THE MEMORY OF ANCESTRAL RHYTHMS, AFRICAN HEART BEATS AND INNER COSMOS THEY WOULDN'T KNOW THAT THEY MADE THE PLACE PRINCE LEARNED HOW TO PLAY GUITAR OVER NORTH INTO A POLICE PRECINCT AND YOU WISH THEY WOULD TURN IT BACK TO A PLACE WHERE KIDS COULD LEARN SOMETHING SACRED. THEY WOULDN'T KNOW THAT EVERYONE'S GOT AN AUNTIE THAT DATED, MARRIED AND WAS IN LOVE WITH PRINCE AND STILL WEARS PURPLE TO MOURN HIM THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND YOU WAS A CREW OF BLACK GIRLS INVITED TO A SOMALI WEDDING AND BORROWED THE HOMIE'S AUNTIE'S SILK AND COLORFUL DRESSES AND WAS ALL DANCING AND BOUNCING WITH THE FAMILY, FAMILIAR AND FOREIGN RHYTHM AND YOU WAS KINFOLK AND YOU WAS IN MOTHERLAND ON THIS MOTHERLAND THAT YOU USED TO BUY YOUR ROLLING PAPERS AT CUP FOODS BEFORE IT BECAME THE CROSSROADS BEFORE IT BECAME A CHASM AND WE WAS ALL SWALLOWED UP IN REDLINES AND CHALK LINES THAT YOU WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE AND YOU WAS ALONE OR YOU WASN'T AND YOU WAS QUIET OR YOU PLEADED OR THIS WAS YOUR FIRST TIME, YOUR 62ND TIME, YOUR LAST TIME. THAT WE SAY BDE MAKA SKA AND NOT THE OTHER NAME OF A SOUTHERN HUSTLER OF SKIN AND SOUL WHEN WE LOOK UPON OUR CITY LAKE THAT BALANCING ON DOUBLE DECKER BIKES AND LOW RIDERS IS THE BEST WAY TO RIDE OUR CITY THAT YOU CAN'T SHAME BLACK GIRLS WHISPERING AND GIGGLING TO EACH OTHER ON THE BUS REGAL IN BONNET AND SLIPPERS HENNA LACED HANDS IN DUNKS AND FRESH BRAIDS HIJABS, SKATEBOARDS AND NOTEBOOKS OF POETRY HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT AS A TEEN YOU WANDERED NICOLLET MALL WITH NO PLACE TO BE AND YOU WAS ALONE AND YOU WAS YOU AND YOU WAS SEARCHING AND YOU WAS COLD AND YOU WAS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SOMETHING ANCIENT SINGING INTO YOUR BODY? HOW DO YOU MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND THAT ON A COLD FROZEN NIGHT THAT EVEN THE WIND GETS INTO YOUR HEATED HOME CAN FIND YOU UNDER THE COMFORTER IN YOUR PAJAMAS AND IN THIS WARM COCOON YOU THINK TO YOURSELF DOES EVERYONE HAVE A WARM BED? DOES EVERYONE HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT? DOES EVERYONE HAVE A PLACE TO BE SAFE? WHOSE GETNING SNATCHED IN THE NIGHT? THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL STILL AND WOULD ADD AN INNI TO MINNE AND SAY MINNE-INNI-APOLIS MIXING THE WHOLE MIDWEST IN THEIR MOUTH NOT SLOWING DOWN TO FEEL THE SNOW LAND ON THEIR TONGUES THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT NATIVE AND BLACK KIDS USE THEIR LEGS AS JET SKIS TO SLIDE BEHIND SOMEONE'S OLD HOOPTY IN GRAY SLUSHY SNOW LIKE SOME KIND OF HOOD ASPEN THAT YOUR ISLAND IMMIGRANT PARENTS GOT TAUGHT HOW TO WINTER BY 4TH GENERATION NORWEGIAN IMMIGRANTS WHO EXPLAINED THE SCIENCE OF WINTER IT'S DIALECT OF LONG JOHN'S, GOOD BOOTS AND WOOL SOCKS AND WARMING THE CARS BEFORE YOU DRIVE HOW COLD IT CAN FEEL HERE, HOW IT SHOCKS YOUR BONES, HOW FRIGID AND FRAGILE IT IS TO BREATHE IN THAT GASP OF ICY AIR INTO YOUR LUNGS AND YOU COUGH JUST TO BREATHE THAT EVEN SO WE KIDS WOULD WEAR ONLY HOODIES AND ADIDAS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE COOL EVEN IN THE FREEZING COLD THAT IN PHILLIPS YOU WOULD EAT FRY BREAD AND HAVE EPIPHANIES LIKE FRY BREAD IS NATIVE FRY BAKE FRY BAKE IS TRINI FRY BREAD COLONIZERS RATIONS UNITING US IN OUR CULINARY INGENUITIES AND CULTURAL RESISTANCE ACROSS OCEANS, LAKES AND RIVERS AND CREEKS AND LANDS THAT WE WERE NEIGHBORS WHO TRADED PLATES OF FOOD WITH FOIL BLANKETING THEM, SO WE ALL COULD TASTE WHERE EACH OTHER WAS FROM VIETNAM ETHIOPIA CHICAGO LAOS, RED LAKE, MEXICO, TRINIDAD SOMALIA MISSISSIPPI ECUADOR LIBERIA ERITREA PALESTINE, BDOTE THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT IT ISN'T COLD HERE ALL THE TIME DEEP, DEEP, DEEP DOWN INSIDE THAT SOMETHING HERE IS QUITE WARM. THANK YOU, ALL. [APPLAUSE] **[18:51] Elliott Payne:** WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO. SQUEEZE IN, EVERYBODY. **[19:20] Jacob Frey:** CONGRATULATIONS. **[19:20] Junauda Petrus:** THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] **[19:20] Elliott Payne:** NEXT WE WILL WELCOME UP GUESTS AS WE READ A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. SO I'M SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE RESOLUTION HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO JOIN US OR JOIN ME. AND I AM THRILLED TO BE JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES. WOW, I GET THE HONOR OF HAVING TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TODAY. POETRY AND CELEBRATING BLACK FOLKS. SO THIS RESOLUTION IS A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL HONORING -- **[22:11] Andrea Jenkins:** WE NEED SOME PEOPLE ON THIS SIDE. WHAT'S UP, BIG D? HOW YOU DOING, BABY? YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHT. **[22:27] LaTrisha Vetaw:** THIS IS A WHOLE NORTH SIDE SITUATION. **[22:28] Andrea Jenkins:** ALL THIS BLACK BEAUTY UP HERE. SO ONCE AGAIN, THIS RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HONORING FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WHEREAS, SINCE 1926 AND THE CREATION OF NEGRO HISTORY WEEK BY DR. CARTER G. WOODSON, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PERSONS OF AFRICAN DESCENT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED EACH FEBRUARY. AND WHEREAS, THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY IS OBSERVED NATIONALLY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BLACK AMERICANS WHO HAVE MADE AND CONTINUE TO OFFER TO THIS NATION WITH THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL THEME BEING AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND LABOR. AND WHEREAS, BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACKNOWLEDGES AND HONORS NUMEROUS PAST AND PRESENT EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS ACTIVISTS PIONEERS LEADERS ARTISTS INVENTORS ENTREPRENEURS, AND ELDERS WITH SPECIAL CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES. AND -- **[23:44] Elliott Payne:** WHEREAS, IN 2016 TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, THE MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS INTRODUCED FUTURE HISTORY MAKERS, RENAMED TO HISTORY MAKERS AT HOME, A PROFILE SERIES FEATURING EMERGING AND MID CAREER LEADERS FROM THE TWIN CITIES AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY WHO SHARED THE DEPARTMENT'S IDEAS OF ADVANCING CIVIL RIGHTS AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO EQUITY. AND WHEREAS, THE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED TREND SETTERS IN THE AREAS OF BUSINESS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HEALTH PHILANTHROPY, HOUSING AND GOVERNMENT AND DEFINED THEM AS HISTORY MAKERS AT HOME. AND -- **[24:10] Michael Rainville:** WHEREAS, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO RECOGNIZED THE KINSHIP OF THE WORK OF TREND SETTING HISTORY MAKERS TO THOSE WHO ARE LEGACY TRAIL BLAZERS, ALL WHO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THEIR WORK, TALENT, RESOURCES AND COMMITMENT TO EFFECT CHANGE AND INCLUSIVITY. THIS YEAR MARKS THE SUNSETTING OF THE HISTORICALLY UPLIFTING AND IMPORTANT SERIES. AND WHEREAS, TO SUPPORT AND FOSTER HISTORY MAKERS AT HOME AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ENTERPRISE, AN EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP TO SUPPORT BLACK CITY EMPLOYEES THE MINNEAPOLIS BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK WAS CREATED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2017, AND -- **[25:21] Aurin Chowdhury:** WHEREAS, ON FEBRUARY 23, 2025, THE MINNEAPOLIS BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK WILL PROUDLY CELEBRATE ITS EIGHTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY. AND WHEREAS, THE MINNEAPOLIS BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK OFFERS BLACK CITY EMPLOYEES PEER SUPPORT MENTORING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CAREER COUNSELING, AND WELL BEING, SUPPORT SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, THE MINNEAPOLIS BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK OFFERS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOMMENDATIONS ON ACTION STEPS TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, SUPPORT, AND ENGAGE BLACK LEADERS TO THE CITY'S WORKFORCE, AND -- **[26:00] Andrea Jenkins:** WHEREAS, BLACK HISTORY AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLES OF AFRICAN DESCENT ARE HONORED AND UPLIFTED AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, NOT ONLY IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY BUT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY COMMEMORATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF BLACK AMERICANS AS HISTORY MAKERS AND LEGACY TRAIL BLAZERS IN THEIR ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION AND THE NATION SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND WE JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE MINNEAPOLIS BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK. [APPLAUSE] AND MAYBE WE CAN HEAR FROM THE SPONSOR OF M-BEN, CHIEF TYNER. **[26:40] Bryan Tyner:** THANK YOU, THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU, ALL, FOR THIS RESOLUTION. IT REALLY DOES MEAN A LOT. IT REALLY DOES touch MY HEART, AND I THINK TOUCHES THE HEART OF ALL THE BLACK EMPLOYEES HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONE OF THE COLDEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR HERE IN MINNESOTA. IT IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITES, AND SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT CELEBRATING ALL MONTH LONG. WE'RE NOT GOING TO CELEBRATE EXACTLY IN THE SAME WAY AS WE DID IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE. I JUST CAME UP WITH AN IDEA WHILE I WAS STANDING HERE, SO WE MIGHT HAVE, LIKE, LITTLE POP-UP PARTIES. SO YOU MIGHT BE WORKING AND DOING YOUR STUFF ONE DAY AND JUST A PARTY MIGHT POP UP. SO LOOK FOR THAT. BUT NO, BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY. SO IT'S ALL INTERTWINED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] **[27:52] Andrea Jenkins:** WELL, CHIEF, AS JUNAUDA REMINDED US, IT'S NOT ALWAYS COLD IN MINNEAPOLIS OKAY. SO WE CAN GATHER IN FOR A GROUP PHOTO. DO WE NEED TWO -- TWO LANES? ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] **[30:09] Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR JANUARY 30 TO ORDER. I'LL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL. **[30:26] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY? **Aurin Chowdhury:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** CASHMAN? **Katie Cashman:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** OSMAN? **Jamal Osman:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE? **Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ? **Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** VETAW? **LaTrisha Vetaw:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** ELLISON? **Jeremiah Ellison:** HERE. **Casey Carl:** KOSKI? **Emily Koski:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY? **Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** JENKINS? **Andrea Jenkins:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO? **Linea Palmisano:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI? **Aisha Chughtai:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE? **Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. **[30:42] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. **[30:42] Elliott Payne:** LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. **[31:17] Aisha Chughtai:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO GET IN QUEUE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. **[31:33] Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AND THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WILL MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA AND THE ORDINANCE OF INTRODUCTIONS AND RELATING TO THE PEDESTRIAN MALL AS PART OF THE 38th STREET IN CHICAGO AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. **[31:49] Elliott Payne:** WOW. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE -- **[31:49] Andrea Jenkins:** MR. CHAIR. **[31:49] Elliott Payne:** A COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. **[32:16] Andrea Jenkins:** YEAH, I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO BRING FORTH -- SORRY, MY CHAIR IS NOT COOPERATING WITH ME. BUT I WANT TO BRING FORTH A NOTICE TO SUSPEND -- I'M SORRY, TO SUSPEND THE ITEM OUT OF COMMITTEE. THE ITEM WE'RE REFERRING TO, THE CHICAGO AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION OUT OF COMMITTEE. SO I'LL BE BRINGING THAT NOTICE FORWARD. **[32:36] Elliott Payne:** LET'S TAKE UP ITEM -- LET'S TAKE UP CASHMAN'S ITEM, AND I WAS REMINDED BY VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI THERE WASN'T A SECOND FOR THAT. IS THERE A SECOND? **[32:36] Jamal Osman:** SECOND. **[32:59] Elliott Payne:** LET'S TAKE THAT UP FIRST AND THEN SEEK THE CLERK'S GUIDANCE ON YOUR MOTION ONCE WE TAKE THAT ITEM UP. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. **[33:19] Katie Cashman:** YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS GIVING NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE, SO THERE IS NO ORDINANCE AMENDMENT BEFORE US YET. BUT THE INTENTION IS FOR US TO BRING THE ENABLING LEGISLATION TO ACCOMPLISH A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STREET PROJECT AS THIS HAS BEEN OUTLINED BY THE ATTORNEYS IN THE PREVIOUS WEEKS IN THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. I'LL JUST NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE VARIOUS OPTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COMMITTEE, OPTION A. INCLUDES A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA, SO IT DOES HAVE A CUL-DE-SAC SO THAT THE BUSINESSES ALONG THIS CORRIDOR STILL HAVE VEHICLE ACCESS. THE PEDESTRIAN PLAZA PART WOULD JUST BE SURROUNDING THE FIST AND ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO GATHER AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE FOR YEARS TO COME. **[34:09] Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU. I'M WONDERING IF THE CURRENT AUTHOR AND THE FUTURE AUTHOR, IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR ITEM -- HOW WOULD THAT WOULD EFFECT WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS' ITEM WOULD, YOU KNOW -- THAT WOULD HELP ME DECIDE HOW TO VOTE. **[34:33] Elliott Payne:** I'LL SAY FIRST, WE'RE MAKING MOTIONS TO AMEND THE AGENDA AND MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A MORE SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION ONCE WE GET TO THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. **[34:33] Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU. **[34:51] Elliott Payne:** YEP. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION TO ADD A NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION TO THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. **[35:07] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[35:07] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[35:30] Elliott Payne:** THAT MOTION CARRIES, AND THAT ITEM IS ADDED TO THE AGENDA UNDER THE NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION SECTION. NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS TO MAKE A MOTION FOR AMENDING. **[35:30] Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. AND I DO APOLOGIZE TO MY COLLEAGUES. I'M PRETTY HEAVILY MEDICATED THIS MORNING, SO -- BUT I AM MOVING TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE UNDER THE ORDER OF MOTIONS A NOTICE TO DISCHARGE FROM THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE THE ITEM FOR THE CONCEPT LAYOUT AND APPROVAL OF THE EASEMENTS FOR 38th STREET IN CHICAGO AVENUE PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BROAD DISCUSSION ON THE COUNCIL. IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN COMMITTEE. AND I AM HOPEFULLY, IT WILL MOVE OUT OF COMMITTEE, BUT IF NOT, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO DISCHARGE THAT FROM THE COMMITTEE AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL CAN WEIGH IN ON THIS ITEM. **[36:42] Elliott Payne:** A NOTICE TO DISCHARGE. IS THERE A SECOND? **[36:42] Michael Rainville:** SECOND. **[36:58] Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I THOUGHT WE ALSO WOULD GET CLARITY FROM THE CLERKS. I THINK WE HAVE DEALT WITH MAYBE DISCHARGES TWICE, AT LEAST DURING MY TIME IN OFFICE. AND I THOUGHT DISCHARGES HAD TO COME WITH A WRITTEN NOTICE PREVIOUSLY, AND SO YEAH, CAN THE CLERKS HELP LAY OUT THE PROCESS FOR HOW DISCHARGES WORK WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE AN ITEM BE RELEASED FROM THE COMMITTEE? JUST SO I AM MAKING SURE I AM VOTING ON AN APPROPRIATE MOTION. **[37:36] Casey Carl:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. UNDER THE RULES, DISCHARGING A MATTER FROM COMMITTEE IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL CAN DO. THE RULE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL AT ANY REGULAR MEETING CAN DISCHARGE ANY MATTER FROM A COMMITTEE IF PRIOR NOTICE IS GIVEN AS IN THIS CASE, THEN THAT NOTICE WOULD COME BACK AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL AND REQUIRE A MAJORITY VOTE FOR PASSAGE. A MOTION TO DISCHARGE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A PRIOR NOTICE REQUIRES A 2/3 AFFIRMATIVE VOTE TO PASS. SO IF THE NOTICE IS BEING GIVEN, THERE IS NO ACTION TAKEN TODAY. IT'S SIMPLY A NOTICE TO THE BODY. AND WE WOULD PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL. AND AT THAT POINT BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT, THE MATTER CAN BE PULLED FROM COMMITTEE AND BROUGHT BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL. **[38:17] Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND THANK YOU, CLERK CARL. ALSO, AS YOU WERE LAYING IT OUT, WE JUST RECEIVED FORMAL COPIES OF THE MOTION, SO YEAH, THIS SEEMS GOOD TO VOTE ON THEN. OH OKAY. **[38:39] Elliott Payne:** WELL, IT IS JUST AMENDING THE AGENDA TO GIVE NOTICE. SO ON THAT AGENDA AMENDMENT -- I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA TO GIVE NOTICE TOWARDS THE NEXT -- **[39:02] Andrea Jenkins:** MR. CLERK. COULD YOU, ONCE AGAIN, CLARIFY? IT SEEMS THERE IS A LITTLE CONFUSION. **[39:18] Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY UNDERSTANDING READING THIS IS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS IS SIMPLY GIVING THE NOTICE PIECE, SO AS I SAID, UNDER THE RULES, IF YOU GIVE NOTICE, THIS WOULD BE A MOTION SHOWING UP ON THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. SO THERE IS NO ACTION TODAY. IT'S SIMPLY GIVING A NOTICE OF A MOTION THAT WOULD BE INTRODUCED AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL TO DISCHARGE FROM THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE THE STREET LAYOUT FOR GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. **[39:54] Robin Wonsley:** ALSO JUST A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, CLERK CARL. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. CAN YOU LAY OUT, THEN, AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT, FOR THE PURPOSES, I WILL WAIT UNTIL WE RETURN TO THIS ITEM ONCE IT'S VOTING ON AND IF IT PASSES TO BASICALLY GET THE PROCEDURAL NEXT STEP. **[40:15] Elliott Payne:** THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A VOTE ON THAT. IT IS JUST A NOTICE. WE CAN DISCUSS IT, BUT THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY VOTE. GOT IT. SO WE ARE PREPARED TO TAKE A VOTE ON AMENDING THE AGENDA TO ADD THIS NOTICE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. **[40:34] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. MR. PRESIDENT, I SHOULD CLARIFY. THE COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS HAS GIVEN NOTICE. THERE IS NO VOTE ON THAT. SO WE'RE VOTING NOW ON THE AGENDA AS AMENDED, IS THAT CORRECT? **[40:51] Elliott Payne:** SURE, YES. **[40:51] Casey Carl:** OKAY. SO ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE NOTICE FOR ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION AND TO INCLUDE THE NOTICE THAT JENKINS HAS GIVEN, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. **[41:07] Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** CASHMAN? **Katie Cashman:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** OSMAN? **Jamal Osman:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE? **Michael Rainville:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ? **Jason Chavez:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** VETAW? **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** ELLISON? **Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** KOSKI? **Emily Koski:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY? **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** JENKINS? **Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO? **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI? **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE? **Elliott Payne:** AYE. **[41:23] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[41:30] Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 16. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. **[41:59] Linea Palmisano:** SO MOVED. **[41:59] Jamal Osman:** SECOND. **[41:59] Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[42:15] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[42:15] Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITION, COMMUNICATIONS AN REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION PLEASED? **[42:30] Katie Cashman:** SO MOVED. **[42:30] Jamal Osman:** SECOND. **[42:30] Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[42:46] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[42:46] Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE RECORD OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. **[43:13] Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 16 ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATION INC. OF LODGING EXPENSES. TWO IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE MINNESOTA SECTION OF THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRATION, TRAVELING, LODGING AND MEAL EXPENSES. NUMBER THREE, GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE SOUTHERN TEXAS UNIVERSITY THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM RESULTS FOR AMERICA OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSE. FIVE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM CITIES FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FUND FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. SIX IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE MINNESOTA SECTION OF THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL, LODGING AND MEAL EXPENSES. NUMBER 7 IS A BID FOR HAZARDOUS TREE REMOVAL AND GRINDING. NUMBER 8 IS CONTRACTS WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS FOR POLICE COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN SERVICES. NUMBER NINE IS A CONTRACT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR ONLINE PERMITTING SERVICES. NUMBER 10 IS A CONTRACT WITH URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION TO ADMINISTER THE PATHWAY TO A NEW BEGINNING GUN DIVERSION PROGRAM. 11 CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SHEEHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER MEETING ROOMS REMODEL PROJECT. 12 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS VENDORS FOR INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATION SERVICES. 13 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH JPMI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR SECOND PRECINCT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. 14 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH A MOTHER'S LOVE INITIATIVE FOR SYRINGE AND NEEDLE CLEANUP AND DISPOSAL SERVICE. 15 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH WELLS FARGO BANK FOR DEPOSITORY BANKING SERVICES. 16 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH PRINCIPAL BANK FOR CUSTODIAL BANKING SERVICES. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS AND ALSO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. **[45:30] Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. **[45:45] Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON ITEM NUMBER 8, THE CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS FOR THE POLICE COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN SERVICES. AND ALSO ASK A QUESTION, WHICH MAYBE MEMBERS OF THE BODY ARE AWARE OF. SO COUPLE WEEKS AGO AT A C.S.O. WELCOMING CEREMONY I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO SOME OFFICERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CHAPLAIN SERVICES. AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM, JUST THINKING ABOUT FAMILIES GOING THROUGH A TRAGEDY AND HOW IMPACTFUL IT COULD BE TO HAVE A SPIRITUAL LEADER BY YOUR SIDE AT THAT TIME. AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK FOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON THIS BODY LONGER OR ANY STAFF IN THE ROOM, IF WE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER THIS GROUP OF LEADERS BEING FUNDED TODAY DO REPRESENT A VARIETY OF FAITHS AND DO REPRESENT THE RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY OF OUR CITY. **[46:42] Michael Rainville:** YES, SO THANK YOU. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROGRAM, AND YES, OUR CITY, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAS MADE THE EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO EVERY FAITH THAT IS REPRESENTED. AND I REALLY ENJOY THAT YOU STARTED COMING TO THESE BECAUSE -- YOU CAN LEARN AND MEET WITH THE CHAPLAINS. THEY'RE GREAT PEOPLE. AND VERY DEDICATED. **[47:04] Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU. PERTAINING TO THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED ABOUT THE CONTRACTS, I CAN'T SPECIFY -- I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE NOTED IN THE STAFF MEMO, SO STAFF CAN DIRECTLY FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU IN TERMS OF WHAT IS THE FAITH AMONGST THE CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE APPROVING OF TODAY. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WAS RAISED IN COMMITTEE WHEN WE WERE CONSIDERING THE ITEMS. BUT WHAT I DO KNOW KIND OF WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TOUCHED ON IS THERE IS DIVERSITY IN TERMS OF FAITH BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHAPLAIN PROGRAM AS A WHOLE, BUT AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK TO IF THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY. **[47:54] Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I AM GOING TO VOTE AFFIRMATIVELY ON THIS, BUT I DO WANT TO HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION FOR DATA PURPOSES OF, YOU KNOW, HOW WELL WILL WE MEETING THE MARK IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE WE HAVE THIS SERVICE FOR ALL PEOPLE OF FAITH IN THE CITY. **[48:10] Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY, ALL THESE CHAPLAINS ARE GREAT. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ALL OF THEM, BUT TWO IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO CALL OUT. JOAN AUSTIN WHO, HER MISSION IS IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, AND SHE GENERALLY LEADS THE EVENTS AND PRAYER OR CLOSES WITH PRAYER, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE HER. AND IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE A FELLOW ALUMNI SUCCEEDING IN THEIR LIVES. AND I REALLY ENJOY TALKING TO REVEREND AUSTIN. BUT MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FATHER HAYES. IF YOU THINK ABOUT HIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OVER 40 YEARS AS A POLICE CHAPLAIN. 200-PLUS WEDDINGS HE'S OFFICIATED. WELL OVER 400 BAPTISMS. SO THIS MAN OF FAITH HAS DEDICATED A LOT OF HIS LIFE TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. THANK YOU. **[49:04] Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. MY QUESTION IS, IF ANYONE WHO CAN ANSWER, ARE THERE MORE THAN NINE? THERE'S NINE LISTED HERE. HOW MANY CHAPLAINS DO WE HAVE IN THE CITY? **[49:21] Robin Wonsley:** PRESIDENT PAYNE, I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER QUESTION FOR STAFF MEMO. I BELIEVE -- WE HAD A ROBUST CONVERSATION AROUND THIS DURING BUDGET SEASON WHEN WE ALL FOUND OUT WHERE THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR CHAPLAIN PROGRAM WAS, AND IT DID LOOK TO BE AS IF WE WERE FUNDING MORE THAN NINE AT THAT TIME. BUT I THINK TO GET MORE SPECIFICS TO YOUR QUESTION, WE SHOULD A STAFF MEMO DOCUMENT THAT QUESTION. **[50:03] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[50:19] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[50:19] Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. **[50:37] Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 12 ITEMS. ITEM ONE IS APPROVING TWO ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REAPPOINTMENTS. ITEM TWO IS AUTHORIZING A THREE LAND SALE TO THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND REC. ITEM 3 IS DENYING A VARIANCE. ITEM 3 THROUGH 9 IS DENYING A VARIANCE APPEAL FROM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AVENUE, 1815 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, AND THE NUMBER LISTS ALL THE WAY TO 1711 UNIVERSITY AVENUE. ITEM 9 IS APPROVING 25 LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. ITEM 10 IS APPROVING ONE GAMBLING LICENSE. 11 IS CONFIRMING SAINT ANTHONY FALLS HERITAGE BOARD APPOINTMENT. LASTLY, ITEM 12 IS AUTHORIZING A GRANT TO THE STATE FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THESE ITEMS. THANK YOU. **[51:30] Linea Palmisano:** MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT NUMBER 16 FROM THE COMMITTEE REPORT THAT WAS THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REPORT. I AM HAPPY TO WAIT UNTIL ANNOUNCEMENTS IF THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. IT WAS JUST RECEIVED AND FILED AT COMMITTEE, SO IT'S NOT COMING FORWARD FOR A MOTION RIGHT NOW. I WANTED TO THANK CPED STAFF FOR THEIR REPORT THEY GAVE AT COMMITTEE. IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION. THIS DIRECTIVE WAS BORN OUT OF DISAGREEMENT OF PROVIDING REHABILITATION FUNDING TO THE AGATE BOARD AND LODGE DOWNTOWN FACILITY. WE ASKED CPED FOR A REPORT BACK ON THE STANDARD PROCESS REQUIRED OF ANY SERVICE PROVIDER REQUESTING FUNDING TO MAKE CRITICAL REPAIRS FOR BOARD AND LODGE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SHELTER FACILITIES. AND ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A STANDARD REVIEW PROCESS. WE KNOW NOW THAT AGATE HAS DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF THEIR DOWNTOWN FACILITY BECAUSE COSTS WERE GOING TO BE $7.7 MILLION TO GET IT BACK OPEN. IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO THOROUGHLY EVALUATE THAT REQUEST, WE COULD HAVE INVESTIGATED THE FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR TO BEGIN WITH. I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR SHELTERS ARE FULL OR NEARLY FULL, AND I SUPPORT A HOUSING FIRST APPROACH, BUT WE WERE NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION BECAUSE THE REQUEST LACKED BOTH DATA AND CONTEXT. IF WE TRULY WANT TO BE A RESPONSIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THEN WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE BASED ON FACTS, NOT EMOTIONS. IF WE WANT TO LEAD WITH OUR VALUES, WHY CAN'T OUR VALUE BE SERVING OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS IN A RESPONSIBLE, THOUGHTFUL, AND COORDINATED MANNER? THAT'S MY VALUE. THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE REPORT AND FINANCIAL ATTACHMENTS MADE CLEAR THE NEED FOR ACTIVE AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY ON HOMELESSNESS AND ACTIVIST RESPONSE. WE ALL KNOW THAT MANY OR EVEN MOST OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE FACING A FISCAL CLIFF WITH THE ELIMINATION OF PANDEMIC FUNDING AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S RECENT PULLING BACK OF A LOT OF PROGRAMS. SO WE KNOW WE NEED THEIR PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS, AND I THINK WE ALL AGREE ON THAT. WE NEED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS FOR SOLUTIONS TO THIS CRISIS. THAT MEANS THAT WHEN WE GO IT ALONE AND WE PICK SPECIFIC VENDORS OR FACILITIES TO SUPPORT, THAT'S NOT COLLABORATIVE, AND IT MIGHT NOT BE IN THE INTEREST OF LARGER CORESPONSE WITH THE COUNTY. WITH PANDEMIC FUNDING BASICALLY GONE NOW, WE NEED A COORDINATED PLAN AND A DEFINED FUNDING PROCESS. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO MAKE DECISIONS WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING FOR THE LARGER IMPLICATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE'S ATTACHMENT TABLES, HENNEPIN COUNTY HAS LEVERAGED $73 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING FOR BOARD AND LODGE OPERATIONS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND PROVIDED $5 MILLION IN COUNTY FUNDS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDINGS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY VALUABLE INFORMATION TO HAVE DURING OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. I'M IN FAVOR OF OUR CITY SUPPORTING BOARD AND LODGE AND SHELTER NEED, BUT WE CAN'T DO IT IN A SILO. WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE INVESTMENTS AND THE LARGER INVESTMENT PLANS OF OUR PARTNERS. AND THAT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, I THINK, REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE LIMITATIONS OF OUR FUNDING. WHAT WE ARE REALLY LACKING IS A FULL CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF OUR TEMPORARY AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPTIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS. THAT, I THINK, CAN LEAD US TO MAKING DECISIONS BASED ON THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM AND WHERE OUR FUNDS WILL BEST BE UTILIZED. I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY LIKELY BEST LED BY THE COUNTY, AND I SEEM TO RECALL COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON ACTUALLY BRINGING UP DOING MORE KINDS OF COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOUSING IN THE PAST. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY WORTH IT AND WORTH LOOKING AT. BUT WE'VE GOT TO BE SMART AND THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHERE WE INVEST OUR PUBLIC FUNDS. THANK YOU. **[56:18] Jeremiah Ellison:** I THINK THIS IS A FINE DISCUSSION TO HAVE. I WILL ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO NOT SPEAK AFTER ME. I LIKE HAVING THE LAST WORD. BUT -- BUT, YEAH, I THINK THAT THE POINT IS WELL TAKEN THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO IS MAKING. BUT I DO WANT TO OFFER JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A COUNTER. AND THIS IS -- AND I'LL SAY THIS. WE ARE NOT SOLVING THIS PROBLEM AS A CITY, AS A COUNTY, AS A REGION. WE'RE NOT SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. AND WHAT I NOTICE IS THAT IF EVERYONE SORT OF GETS INTO THIS STANDOFF POSITION, EVERYBODY IS SCARED TO SPEND MONEY, NOBODY WANTS TO BE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG, SO TO SPEAK, THEN NOBODY MOVES. ALSO, IF THE EASIEST THING TO DO, AND IF THE MOST POLITICALLY EXPEDIENT THING TO DO IS FOR US TO POINT A FINGER AT THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY POINT A FINGER AT THE STATE AND THE STATE POINT A FINGER AT US, THEN THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, RIGHT? IF THAT IS THE EASIEST THING TO DO. I THINK THAT IT IS MOMENTS LIKE THIS AND EFFORTS LIKE THIS THAT SORT OF -- THAT DO DEMONSTRATE A VALUE, NOT JUST STATE IT, BUT DEMONSTRATE IT WITH REAL DOLLARS ON THE TABLE, RIGHT? I THINK IT'S OKAY TO SAY THAT THIS EFFORT DID NOT PREVAIL. I THINK THAT THAT'S -- THAT YOU'RE 100% CORRECT ABOUT THAT. I THINK THAT POINT IS WELL TAKEN. BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS EXPECT YOU TO SUCCEED, BUT THEY DO EXPECT YOU TO FIGHT. AND THIS IS AN EFFORT WHERE I THINK WE PUT ON THE TABLE OUR WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT TO SEE A SHELTER STAY OPEN. AND I THINK THAT IT'S THE KIND OF EFFORT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BANKROLL THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THAT IS 100% CORRECT. BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT US TO THINK THAT SORT OF ENGAGING IN THIS, WHAT I'M GOING TO REFER TO AS THE STANDOFF OR ENGAGING IN THIS STANDOFF, AND REFUSING TO SPEND MONEY OR REFUSING TO PUT MONEY ON THE TABLE IS GOING TO SOMEHOW CREATE A SOLUTION THAT EMERGES. THE COUNTY IS, AS YOU MENTIONED, HOW MUCH THE COUNTY IS PUTTING IN. THE COUNTY IS THE LEAD PARTNER ON SOLVING THIS ISSUE. AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE AT THE COUNTY WILL TELL YOU THEY'RE FACING A BUDGET SHORTFALL THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH THEY'RE PUTTING IN. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH. AND IF WE SEE CERTAIN PROGRAMS, RIGHT, TO THE TUNE OF $16 MILLION ANNUAL BUDGET SHORTFALL THAT WE COULD BE UNDER AS A REGION, IF WE SEE CERTAIN PROGRAMS STARTING TO FOLD AND BUCKLE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THESE BUDGET SHORTFALLS, WE CAN DEBATE WHAT THE PROCESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WE CAN DEBATE WHO SHOULD HAVE LED ON WHAT, WHEN 100 PEOPLE HIT THE STREETS, WHEN 200 PEOPLE HIT THE STREETS, WHEN 1,000 PEOPLE HIT THE STREETS OVERNIGHT, NOBODY IN THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO ACCEPT THAT AS AN ANSWER. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANT TO CENTER AND SAY THIS EFFORT DIDN'T PREVAIL. I THINK THAT THAT IS FINE IS TO STATE, BUT IT WAS AN INVITATION AND REAL MONEY ON THE TABLE THAT SAYS, LOOK, WE WANT TO KEEP SHELTER SPACES OPEN. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE SECURELY HOUSED. WE ARE 100% HERE FOR THE COLLABORATION. I THINK YOU PROVED THAT BY SHOWING WHERE YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT YOUR DOLLARS. AND SO, AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT TO, YOU KNOW, GO POINT BY POINT REFUTE WHAT YOU SAID. I THINK EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS CORRECT. I THINK IT'S FACTUALLY CORRECT, AND I WANT US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LEARNING FROM THIS EXPERIENCE, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT US TO SIT HERE AND THINK THIS EFFORT WAS JUST A FAILURE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T PREVAIL, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T ULTIMATELY EQUAL IN THE SHELTER STAYING OPEN. BECAUSE IF WE TAKE THAT ATTITUDE, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO JUST ENGAGE IN THIS DOLLARS FOR DOLLARS STANDOFF. NOBODY IS GOING TO INVEST. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO STAY SECURE. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO END UP MORE AND MORE IN ENCAMPMENTS. AND THAT DOESN'T HELP THE REGION. THAT DOESN'T HELP ANYONE. AND SO HERE FOR THE INVITATION FROM THE COUNTY AND THE STATE. I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH STATE PARTNERS JUST THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE COUNTY. I THINK WE ALL NEED TO BE INVESTED IN HOW WE'RE SORT OF REPAIRING AND REMEDYING THIS BUDGET SHORTFALL. BUT EFFORTS LIKE THIS, I THINK, NEED TO BE -- I THINK NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED. WE CAN GO ABOUT IT BETTER. WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE HAND IN HAND AND MOVING TOGETHER, BUT THESE KINDS OF EFFORTS NEED TO BE HAD. SO THAT WE ARE -- SO THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OUR PARTNERS THAT WE'RE WILLING TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS. **[1:01:13] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[1:01:29] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[1:01:45] Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 18 ITEMS. ITEM ONE IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE CENTRAL AVENUE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM 2 IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE UPTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM 3 IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE LOWRY HILL SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM FOUR IS APPROVING THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE STATE OF MIND VILLAGE SPECIAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM FIVE IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE LYNDALE LAKES. ITEM SIX IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE LINDEN HILLS ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM 7 IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE BLOOMINGTON LAKE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM 8 IS 50th AND FRANCE SPECIAL ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM NINE IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO 48th AND CHICAGO SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM 10 IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE DINKYTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM 11 IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE WEST BROADWAY SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. ITEM 12 IS THE PROJECT DESIGNATION, COST ESTIMATE AND SETTING PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FRANKLIN AVENUE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 13 IS THE PROJECT DESIGNATION, COST ESTIMATE AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR NEW NICOLLET AVENUE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. ITEM 14 IS THE AGREEMENT FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY FOR PILLSBURY AVENUE BRIDGE OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY. ITEM 16 IS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE HENNEPIN COUNTY REGIONAL RAILROAD AUTHORITY FOR GRAND AVENUE SOUTH AND 18th AVENUE SOUTH OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY. ITEM 17 IS AUTHORIZING A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE LORING GREENWAY ASSOCIATION. ITEM 18 IS APPROVING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO BOULEVARDS. SO I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS 1-17 AND ASK ITEM 18 ON BOULEVARDS IS PULLED FOR A DISCUSSION. I WILL ASK FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON ITEM 10, THE DINKYTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU. **[1:04:09] Elliott Payne:** COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED THE REPORT MINUS ITEMS 10 AND 18. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEMS 10 AND 18. **[1:04:50] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[1:05:05] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[1:05:22] Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO I WILL BE VOTING NO ON ITEM 10.3. THE APPLICANT IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF GRAYSTAR MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT OPERATES IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA. IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE LARGEST APARTMENT OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN THE U.S. GRAYSTAR IS ONE OF THE LANDLORDS THAT IS ALSO BEING SUED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. AND A COALITION OF 10 ATTORNEYS IN COLLUDING OUR OWN HERE IN MINNESOTA IS A PART OF THAT COALITION. THE SUIT THAT'S BEING BROUGHT FORWARD ALLEGES THAT THE LANDLORDS PARTICIPATED IN AN UNLAWFUL SCHEME TO DECREASE COMPETITION AMONGST LANDLORDS IN APARTMENT PRICING, WHICH HAS HARMED MILLIONS OF AMERICAN RENTERS. ALSO I WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC AND MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK AT THE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 4, BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WHO WILL BE GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF THAT LAWSUIT. AND OF COURSE, I WELCOME ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC TO TUNE INTO THAT CONVERSATION, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT LAWSUIT AND THAT ALLEGATION. I ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ AND ELLISON HAVE ALSO INTRODUCED AND ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BAN THE USE OF RENTAL ALGORITHMS ON MINNEAPOLIS UNITS, SO AGAIN, THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS BEING USED BY LANDLORDS LIKE GRAYSTAR. THIS ORDINANCE IS INDEPENDENT OF THE LAWSUITS, BUT IT IS A WAY FOR OUR CITY TO ENSURE THAT THIS HARMFUL TECHNOLOGY IS NOT A BARRIER TO OUR CITY WIDE GOAL OF AN EQUITABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING MARKET FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO THAT SAID, I DON'T THINK A REPRESENTATIVE OF GRAYSTAR IS THE RIGHT PERSON TO SERVE ON THE DINKYTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT, SO AGAIN, THAT IS WHY I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS ITEM. **[1:07:27] Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, FOR RAISING THIS ISSUE. I AM ALSO GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON 10.3. THERE ARE ALSO GRAYSTAR BUILDINGS IN WARD 7 ON OAK GROVE STREET WHERE WE HAD A LOT OF GUN VIOLENCE THIS PAST YEAR, AND THIS COMPANY IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH. THE HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS IN MY WARD WHO ARE LIVING IN GRAYSTAR BUILDINGS HAVE NO ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THEIR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, FROM THEIR LANDLORD FACING BULLET HOLES IN THE GLASS IN FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING, NO ON-SITE MANAGEMENT, FLOODS, BROKEN ELEVATORS, ALL KIND OF DISREPAIR IN THIS BUILDING AND INABILITY TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS. WHILE IT'S NOT PERSONAL TO THIS PERSON, IT IS THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FROM THIS COMPANY THAT I DON'T THINK IS WELL SUITED TO SERVE ON AN ADVISORY BOARD IN OUR CITY. **[1:08:33] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT FOR 10.3. **Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. **Katie Cashman:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** OSMAN? **Jamal Osman:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE? **Michael Rainville:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ? **Jason Chavez:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** VETAW? **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** ELLISON? **Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** KOSKI? **Emily Koski:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY? **Robin Wonsley:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** JENKINS? **Andrea Jenkins:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO? **Linea Palmisano:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI? **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE? **Elliott Payne:** AYE ON ALL EXCEPT 10.3. **[1:09:23] Casey Carl:** 10.3 FAILS AND THE OTHER ITEMS CARRY. NEXT ITEM NUMBER 18. **[1:09:42] Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO REFER THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING IN DISCUSSION WITH MY CO-AUTHORS AND LEAD AUTHOR, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. THE BOULEVARD ORDINANCE SEEKS TO LEGALIZE EDIBLE GARDENING AND OTHER TYPES OF PLANTING. CURRENTLY JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO NOTE, ONLY WHAT'S LEGAL ON THE BOULEVARDS UNDER CITY CODE IS GRASSES, FLOWERS, AND TREES WITH A PERMIT. AND THEN THERE IS SOME RESTRICTIONS. AND SO THE INTENT AROUND THIS IS TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE MORE PERMISSIBLE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GROW IN THEIR BOULEVARDS. HOWEVER, THE POLICY IS VERY TECHNICAL IN NATURE AND A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT FROM MY WARD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ORDINANCE. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO TAKE TIME WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE WHAT IT'S ABOUT. I ALSO THINK THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DEBATE WE AS A BODY NEED TO HAVE AROUND SOME OF THE PROVISIONS WITHIN IT TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE THE BEST POLICY POSSIBLE IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE ISSUE JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT THORNY, PUN INTENDED. AND SO WE'LL BE MOVING THIS TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IF THERE IS A PROPER SECOND. **[1:11:16] Linea Palmisano:** SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE, AND I WANT TO GET IT RIGHT. STAFF HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS PARTICULARLY AS ITS PERTAINS TO PARKWAYS VERSUS OUR CITY ROADWAYS, AND THEY'VE ACCOMMODATED A NUMBER OF THINGS. I THINK WE HAVE A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT THAT HAS A FEW LAST STICKING POINTS, SO I WELCOME THIS DISCUSSION AND WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AND PUBLIC WORKS LEADERSHIP IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND I DO WELCOME THIS DISCUSSION AND THE NUANCE OF THE FINAL PRODUCT. THANKS. **[1:12:17] Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[1:12:33] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[1:12:49] Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS. ITEM ONE IS APPOINTMENT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMING, RE-ESTABLISHING THE MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE ON AGING, AND ADVISORY ON HOUSING. ITEM TWO IS EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR THE MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF BOTH THESE ITEMS. **[1:13:23] Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING THE EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR THE MINNESOTA INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER IN COMMITTEE. I HOPE YOUR SUPPORT CONTINUES HERE IN FULL COUNCIL. AND I JUST EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR CITY STAFF FOR THEIR COLLABORATION AND ALSO HUGE, HUGE THANK YOU TO MIWRC FOR STANDING UP THIS EMERGENCY WARMING CENTER WHEN OTHER WARMING CENTERS WERE AT CAPACITY AND IT WAS REALLY A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION FOR MANY PEOPLE IN OUR CITY DURING THE EXTREME COLD ADVISORY. AND THIS FUNDING IS DOING SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NECESSARY, WHICH IS INSURING THAT WE HAVE THIS LIFE SAVING RESOURCE. I'M ALSO REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO M.U.D. FOR THEIR COLLABORATION AND THEIR EFFORTS TO TRY TO BRING THE CITY TO COUNTY, AND THE STATE TOGETHER AND REALLY LEANING IN ON A MULTIJURISDICTIONAL APPROACH, WHICH I, FRANKLY, THINK SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED YEARS AGO, BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO LEAN IN. I THANK THEM FOR SENDING A LETTER OF SUPPORT AND SERVICE TO THIS ITEM AND THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE LOCAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY. I ALSO THANK HENNEPIN COUNTY, COMMISSIONER ANGELA CONLEY, DAVID HUE HEWITT, DANIEL WORDER FOR THEIR WORK AND COLLABORATION AS WELL. AND YEAH, I JUST -- I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING. AND IT'S THAT I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS ITEM IS ONE IN WHICH WE ARE REACTING TO THE SITUATION OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. AND IT IS ENDEMIC OF THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN ACROSS JURISDICTIONS. WE DON'T HAVE A LONG-TERM, SHORT-TERM, MIDTERM PLAN TO POINT TO AND SAY THESE ARE THE STEPS WE'RE TAKING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN THE FACE OF MULTIPLE FISCAL CLIFFS, WHICH WE WILL BE SPENDING TIME LOBBYING AT THE CAPITAL TO ADDRESS. HOWEVER, NOW IS THE TIME AFTER YEARS PAST WHEN WE NEEDED IT TO COME TOGETHER AND REALLY LEAN IN. I APPRECIATED COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON'S POINTS IN THAT. I THINK THIS ITEM SHOWS THAT WE CAN COLLABORATE AND WE CAN FUND OUR WAY. AND THERE ARE REAL LIVE PEOPLE THAT ARE AT THE CENTER OF THIS. AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT -- I BELIEVE TWO YEARS AGO IN OUR BUDGET HEARING, WE HAD A NUMBER OF UNHOUSED COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME AND SPEAK, AND WE DECLARED UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. THERE IS A YOUNG WOMAN BY THE NAME OF MARISSA WHO CAME AND SPOKE. AND SHE SHARED HER STORY, AND LIKE MANY OF HER LOVED ONES, STRUGGLED WITH SOBRIETY. WORKED ON THE SOBRIETY, GOT SOBER, AND STARTED CONNECTING WITH HER DAUGHTERS AGAIN. GOT SOME HOUSING, BUT THAT WAS THEN TAKEN AWAY FROM HER NOT BECAUSE OF ACTIONS OF HER OWN BUT THIS UNSTABLE SYSTEM. AND I HAD RECENTLY ASKED ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER HOW SHE WAS DOING. AND I LEARNED THAT SHE HAD PASSED AWAY. AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY HEART BREAKING. AND I DON'T BRING THAT UP TO BE DRAMATIC, BUT I BRING THAT UP TO HOLD A MIRROR TO THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS IN THIS ACTION TO BE A PART OF THE MANY, MANY THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN COLLABORATION OF OTHER LOCAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. **[1:16:47] Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AS A BODY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHEN AND HOW THE CITY SHOULD STEP UP TO FUND THESE TYPE OF OPERATIONS. AND I THINK THIS STEP FORWARD TODAY WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY MATCHING AN EQUAL LEVEL OF FUNDING FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY IS A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OF HAVING, YOU KNOW, SHARED RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND REALLY PUTTING MONEY INTO AN ORGANIZATION ON THE GROUND THAT HAS THE CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO DELIVER ON THESE SERVICES. I'M JUST REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW THEY PULLED TOGETHER THIS WARMING CENTER JUST IN MONTH HELPING 15 RESIDENTS ENTER TREATMENT, 18 ENTER LONG-TERM SHELTER, TWO HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY HOUSED, MANY MORE NAVIGATING THE PROCESS OF COORDINATED ENTRY. SO ESTABLISHING THIS MINI NAVIGATION CENTER IS PROVING TO BE EFFECTIVE. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT DIRECTION FOR US TO BE HEADING IN AS WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO HELPING ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IN MINNEAPOLIS. **[1:17:58] Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER WHO HAVE STEPPED IN WHEN ALL DIFFERENT OTHER AGENCIES FAILED. WE WERE LETTING PEOPLE STAY AND SLEEP OUTSIDE IN TEMPERATURES LIKE NEGATIVE TEENS. AND MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER OPENED THEIR GYM OR THEIR FACILITY FOR THESE FOLKS. I HAVE VISITED. AND -- PEOPLE FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE TREATED A GOOD WAY. THEY HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS. THEY HAD OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN A WARM PLACE. AND THIS WAS REALLY MOVING FOR ME. IT IS LOCATED IN WARD 6, AND I CAN'T THANK THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED TO VOLUNTEER AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT THESE FOLKS ARE GETTING THE DIGNITY THEY DESERVE. AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER FOR STEPPING IN. AND I ENCOURAGE THE CITY, THE COUNTY, AND THE STATE TO NOT LET PEOPLE WATCH AND LIVE IN AN UNDIGNIFIED LOCATION LIKE ENCAMPMENTS AND SO ON. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. **[1:19:21] Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF ANYONE CAN ANSWER, IS THIS AN ONGOING PROJECT? OR IS IT ONLY WHEN IT'S 30 BELOW ZERO? LIKE HOW DOES IT FUNCTION AND OPERATE? **[1:19:46] Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. THE ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO BE DETERMINING DIFFERENT, LIKE, TEMPERATURE THRESHOLDS TO OPEN UP THE CENTER. AND ALSO CONSIDER HOW MUCH FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR IT TO BE OPEN, SPECIFICALLY OVERNIGHT. THIS FUNDING ALSO HAS JUST CONDITIONED UPON AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS REGULATORY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SO HOPEFULLY SOME OF THAT WILL BE TOOLED OUT THERE. AND IT IS ONE-TIME FUNDING AS WELL. **[1:20:21] Andrea Jenkins:** WHAT IS THE CONDITIONS? **[1:20:21] Aurin Chowdhury:** THE CONDITION IS A CONDITION -- FOR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIWRC AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. **[1:20:40] Elliott Payne:** THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. IT IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE'RE SEEKING TO GET A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT IN OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. SO WE'RE BROUGHT A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FORWARD TO TRY TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ARE THOSE THRESHOLDS FOR WHEN WE NEED TO ESCALATE INTERVENTIONS AROUND HOW WE'RE RESPONDING TO COLD WEATHER EVENTS, AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE RESOURCES THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO THOSE COLD WEATHER EVENTS. OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN HAS -- THE VERSION I HAVE IN MY OFFICE IS FROM 2016. AND I THINK THAT THE CONDITIONS IN THE WORLD HAVE CHANGED QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 2016, SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET MORE CLARITY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON HOW WE SHOULD BE PLANNING AROUND THAT, EVEN SPEAKING TO COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO'S POINT ABOUT WHAT DOES THIS COMPREHENSIVE CROSS JURISDICTIONAL APPROACH THAT WE NEED FOR THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. **[1:21:27] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[1:21:43] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYE. **[1:22:06] Aurin Chowdhury:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL. AND THAT IS THE PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NEIGHBORS NOT ENEMIES ACT TO REPEAL THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT. I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. **[1:22:55] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[1:23:12] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[1:23:12] Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD FIVE ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. ITEM ONE IS FEES FOR CITY-OWNED RESOURCES ORDINANCE. ITEM TWO IS MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES GRANT AMENDMENT FOR NALOXONE EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION. ITEM THREE IS HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM GRANT TO ADDRESS REGIONAL DRUG THREATS. ITEM FOUR IS GRANT APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE TO THE MINNESOTA DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS. ITEM FIVE IS WINTER SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO THE CITY'S WINTER SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. WE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS ITEM AS A LATE ADDITION TO THE AGENDA WITH THE REPORT DUE BACK ON FEBRUARY 5, BUT AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, I AM GOING TO MOVE THIS ITEM WITH A REVISED REPORT BACK TO THE DATE OF FEBRUARY 19, PHS COMMITTEE MEETING WHICH I MENTIONED IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, COLLEAGUES, TO GIVE ENOUGH TIME FOR STAFF. WITH THAT I MOVE APPROVAL INCLUDING THE AMENDED REPORT BACK DATE OF FEBRUARY 19 ON ITEM FIVE. **[1:25:00] Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANT TO MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 1, FEES FOR USE OF CITY-OWNED RESOURCE ORDINANCE TO BE MOVED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND VOTE. **[1:25:26] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS AYE. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[1:25:41] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[1:25:57] Robin Wonsley:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I AM REALLY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE IN LIGHT OF US TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON IT. SO WE ALL ARE AWARE THAT FOR DECADES BOTH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND DIRECTLY IMPACTED RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TELLING CITY LEADERS THAT M.P.D.'S OFF-DUTY SYSTEM WAS RIPE FOR CORRUPTION AND ESSENTIALLY IS A BAD DEAL FOR RESIDENTS. WE ALSO NOTE THAT MANY INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS INCLUDING THOSE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAVE SPOKEN ALSO TO THE LACK OF POLITICAL WILL BY CITY LEADERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT SIGNIFICANT REGULATIONS TO REIN IN THE SYSTEM, AND THIS INACTION HAS HAD A HIGH COST TO RESIDENTS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE ALSO SPOKEN PUBLICLY ABOUT THE FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED AS A RESULT OF UNREGULATED OFF-DUTY SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE HAD AT THE CITY. THE CITY HAS ALSO PAID OUT SETTLEMENTS RELATED TO MISCONDUCT BY OFFICERS WORKING OFF DUTY AND EVEN BASED AND INITIAL DATA PROVIDED BY M.P.D., IF THE CITY HAD IMPLEMENTED OFF-DUTY FEES EARLIER, EVEN INCORPORATING FEES FOR SQUAD CARS, WE COULD HAVE RECOUPED UP TO $1.4 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDING OR DOLLARS THAT ESSENTIALLY WENT TO SUBSIDIZING PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT FOR M.P.D. OFFICERS. AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT TODAY WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REINING IN THIS INEQUITABLE AND FISCALLY APPALLING PROGRAM. AND OF COURSE, I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE WHICH NOT ONLY MAKES FISCAL SENSE BUT IT IS ALSO CRUCIAL FOR ADVANCING OUR GOAL OF EQUITABLE CITYWIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, I DO WANT TO SHARE A FEW OF THE NEXT STEPS THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT CAME UP IN COMMITTEE AS WE DISCUSSED IT. SO MY CO-AUTHOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND MYSELF WILL, OF COURSE, CONTINUE THIS URGENT WORK OF EXPLORING HOW WE CAN REGULATE OUR OFF-DUTY SYSTEM AND CURRENTLY THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW STATES THAT WE COULD IMPLORE A FEE OF $19 PER HOUR FOR THE USE OF A SQUAD CAR. HOWEVER, WE ALSO LAST YEAR BROUGHT FORWARD LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ASKING M.P.D. TO CARRY OUT BASICALLY A FEE STUDY TO GIVE US A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ADDITIONAL FEES COULD BE INCORPORATED AND. IN MAY M.P.D. WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD THAT STUDY TO PROVIDE THE UPDATED COST OF VEHICLES, MATERIALS UNIFORMS ADMINISTRATION, AND ANY OTHER COST THAT TAXPAYERS CURRENTLY SUBSIDIZE IN OFF-DUTY WORK. AND WITH THESE UPDATED FIGURES, COUNCIL CAN THEN AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR 2026 AND BEGIN IMPLEMENTING FEES ON OFF-DUTY WORK. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO TODAY'S VOTE AND TO CONTINUE THIS WORK OF WITHIN OUR LIMITED SCOPE OF AUTHORITY, HOW -- FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE REGULATING OFF-DUTY WITH A COALITION THAT RANGES FROM ORDINARY RESIDENTS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AS WELL AS WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN MINNEAPOLIS. WITH THAT, AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE AND STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. **[1:29:28] Katie Cashman:** THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO I DON'T SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE THAT DELIBERATED THIS ORDINANCE, SO I WANT TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEFORE US AND WHAT BASELINE DATA WE HAVE. REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME TO UNDERSTAND WE HAVE POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFF THAT IS UNDERSTAFFED AND NOT WORKING TOO MUCH TO COMPRISE THEIR ABILITY TO WORK. DOES THE CHIEF HAVE A POLICY ALREADY WITH REGARD TO HOW MUCH OFF-DUTY WORK POLICE OFFICERS CAN DO? SO AS TO NOT INTERFERE WITH THE REGULAR HOURS AND OVERTIME HOURS THISSER ALREADY DOING FOR THE CITY? NOT SURE IF ANYONE HAS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION OR IF IT CAME UP. **[1:30:36] Robin Wonsley:** SO THIS SLIGHTLY CAME UP IN OUR CONVERSATIONS IN COMMITTEE. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF HOW IS OFF-DUTY BEING CURRENTLY TRACKED TO BRING THOSE DIRECTLY TO M.P.D. WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY IS ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR THE CITY TO BEGIN COLLECTING FEES. RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO COLLECT FEES FOR OFF-DUTY. SO ESSENTIALLY EVERY COMPONENT THAT'S USED FOR OFF DUTY, TALKING ABOUT SQUAD CARS, UNIFORMS, THE THINGS THAT OFFICERS USE, PUBLIC RESOURCES, WE -- THERE'S NO CHARGING SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR THAT. AND THOSE CHARGING SYSTEMS IN ANY OTHER SCOPE OF THE CITY ENTERPRISE IS ASSOCIATED WITH FEES. THIS IS ABOUT PUTTING IN AT LEAST SOME LEVEL OF GUARDRAILS AND ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH OUR FEE SYSTEMS TO BE ABLE TO START RECUPERATING THE COST OF THAT PROGRAM, AND THEN WE CAN EXPLORE OTHER THINGS AROUND TRACKING AND AGAIN, I THINK THOSE ARE QUESTIONS TO BRING TO THE CHIEF. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE FEE STUDY ANALYSIS WE GET BACK IN MAY. **[1:31:30] Katie Cashman:** OKAY. THANKS FOR OUTLINING THAT. AND THEN RECOGNIZING DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OUTLINED IN THEIR REPORT THAT OFF-DUTY WORK UNDERMINES DIRECT LINES OF SUPERVISION IN THE DEPARTMENT. AND IMPROVING SUPERVISION IS A LARGE PART OF THE CONSENT DECREE THAT WE JUST VOTED UNANIMOUSLY ON A -- AS A BODY AND DETERMINED THAT WITH THE MAYOR THAT WE ARE DETERMINED TO IMPLEMENT THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THIS IS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE STEPS TOWARDS CONSENT DECREE IMPLEMENTATION BECAUSE IT IS WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS ASKING US TO DO. AND I ALSO SAW THE POLICE CHIEF PUT OUT A STATEMENT THAT HE SUPPORTS CHARGING FOR THE WEAR AND TEAR ON CITY-OWNED SQUAD CARS, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO CONSENT DECREE IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, BEYOND SQUAD CARS AND UNIFORMS, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT OTHER PUBLIC RESOURCE ARE BEING USED BY POLICE IN OFF-DUTY WORK? **[1:32:19] Robin Wonsley:** ONCE AGAIN, THAT IS WHY WE BROUGHT FORWARD THAT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. I WILL ALSO NOTE THIS IS WORK THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WAY IN ADVANCE OF THE U.S. CONSENT DECREASE, SO WE HAVE BEEN ASKING THESE QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS RESIDENTS OF WHAT ACTUALLY GOES -- OR WHAT IS INVOLVED IN RUNNING THIS PROGRAM. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE ASKING IN THAT REPORT BACK FROM M.P.D. OF WHAT IS ASSOCIATED, WHERE ARE THE FULL COSTS THAT MAYBE WE HAVE CONSIDERED OR HAVE NOT CONSIDERED IN THE PAST RECENT YEARS THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE INTO THAT FEE SCHEDULE. AND SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A TRANSPARENT PROCESS TO DOCUMENT AND RELEASE AND SHARE WITH BOTH COUNCIL, RESIDENTS, AND THOSE SOLICITING THESE SERVICES TO KNOW UP FRONT WHAT YOU WILL BE PAYING IF YOU WANT TO PURCHASE THIS. AND ALSO FOR THE OFFICERS THEMSELVES WHO ARE LOOKING TO USE THE AS A SIDE HUSTLE AND KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE ON IN THEIR OWN RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL. **[1:33:27] Katie Cashman:** OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THESE QUESTIONS ARE FOR THE CHIEF AND FOR THE REPORT, BUT MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE HOURLY COST OF OFF-DUTY WORK. I HAVE HEARD DIFFERENT REPORTS FROM BUSINESSES IN MY WARD WHO ARE REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY HIRE OFF-DUTY AS PART OF THE LARGE BLOCK EVENT PERMIT THAT THE COST HAS GONE UP AS ASTRONOMICALLY A THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY AND THAT IS PROHIBITIVE OF THE DOWNTOWN AND THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. AND OUR BARS AND RESTAURANTS FROM HAVING LARGE BLOCK EVENTS IS THAT THE COST WENT UP. IT ACTUALLY SEEM TO HAVE DOUBLED THIS YEAR. I AM JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE COST OF OVERTIME WORK IS AND IF THAT IS UNIFORM ACROSS ALL -- ACROSS ALL CUSTOMERS OR HOW THEY'RE ASSESSING THAT. THANK YOU. **[1:34:35] Robin Wonsley:** YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I BROUGHT THE MOTION LAST YEAR OR THE STAFF DIRECTION FOR THE POLICY AND RESEARCH DIVISION TO DO A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AND ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS THE LANDSCAPE OF OFF-DUTY. AND IT GIVES SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VISIT AND THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL AS A FIRST STARTING PLACE. BUT THAT IS THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE TAKING STEPS LIKE THIS TO REGULATE THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THERE IS NO STANDARDIZATION. I CAN IMAGINE IF YOU SPOKE TO SEVERAL OF THOSE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN AND I WILL SAY EVEN IN MY WARDS, THEY WILL GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT ANSWER OF WHAT THEY ARE BEING CHARGED. AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM. AND WHY MANY AGENCIES HAVE SAID, THIS IS RIPE FOR CORRUPTION BECAUSE THERE IS NO TRACKING. THERE IS NO STANDARDIZATION. AND THERE'S BEEN LIMITED ACCOUNTABILITY OF HOW WE'RE REALLY MAKING SURE THAT RESIDENTS OR BUSINESS OWNERS SOLICITING THESE SERVICES AREN'T BEING EXPLOITED. SO AGAIN, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO START DOING THIS. THIS IS WITHIN OUR LEGAL GROUNDS AND WITHIN OUR AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST PUT SOME STANDARDIZATION IN PLACE. AND AGAIN, HAVE THAT TRANSPARENCY FOR RESIDENTS, FOR BUSINESS OWNERS, FOR ALL THOSE SEEKING TO USE THIS SERVICE. **[1:35:47] Amy Shutt:** THANK YOU. I AM AMY SHUTT, AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, AND I DID ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUE THAT YOU HAVE RAISED BECAUSE WE HAVE FOR YEARS HEARD CONCERNS FROM BUSINESSES AND EVENT PLANNERS ABOUT THE FACT THEY DO NEED TO HIRE SECURITY FOR THEIR BUSINESSES OR EVENTS AS PART OF THE LICENSING PROCESS. AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT AS RECENTLY AS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND EVEN FURTHER BACK, CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE LICENSING PROCESS SO THAT WHILE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE SECURITY, THAT SECURITY DOES NOT NECESSARILY NEED TO BE OFF-DUTY OFFICERS. BUSINESSES DON'T ALWAYS KNOW THAT. EVENT PLANNERS DON'T KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE OPTIONS, BUT THEY DO NOW PURSUANT TO OUR PROCESSES, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO HIRE ANY QUALIFIED SECURITY SERVICE TO PERFORM THOSE SERVICES. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE OFF-DUTY M.P.D. OFFICERS. **[1:36:43] Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING, I THINK THIS OFF-DUTY SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AS HAS BEEN STATED. AND IT DOES PRESENT HARM TO OUR COMMUNITIES, SOME OFFICERS WHO WORK MORE HOURS THAN THEY NEED TO AND CHALLENGES WHENNER ON DUTY ETC. AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS A COST THAT SHOULD BE BORN BY OUR STAFF. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE OFF-DUTY IN MINNEAPOLIS, HELPING TO KEEP MINNEAPOLIS SAFE. I THINK THESE FEES SHOULD BE BORNE BY THE QUOTE, EMPLOYER, WHO IS HIRING THESE OFF-DUTY COPS. THAT'S WHO SHOULD BE PAYING THESE FEES, NOT OUR STAFF. AS HAS BEEN STATED, WE DO REQUIRE PEOPLE TO HAVE OFF-DUTY POLICE. AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, IT IS VERY UNCLEAR THAT YOU CAN HIRE OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE IT LITERALLY SAYS YOU SHOULD HAVE OFF-DUTY POLICE, UNLESS WE'RE CHANGED THAT TO THIS DATE. AND IF WE HAVE CALCULATED A FEE FOR THAT, THEN IT SEEMS LIKE THAT FEE SHOULD BE STANDARD ACROSS THE BOARD AND SHOULDN'T BE ANY DISCREPANCIES WHERE SOME OPERATORS ARE PAYING MORE OR LESS PER HOUR FOR THAT SERVICE AND IT JUST FEELS PREMATURE. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE COSTS ARE AND WE ARE PASSING THE ARE THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SO I AM REALLY CHALLENGED BY THIS ORDINANCE TODAY. **[1:39:20] Amy Shutt:** COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, IT CONTINUES TO BE A SOURCE OF CONFUSION AND MISINFORMATION IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT OF BUSINESS OWNERS FOR A LONG TIME AND WAS BROUGHT UP FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE COUNCIL AND A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. AT THAT TIME THE COUNCIL DID DECIDE TO MAKE A CHANGE TO OUR POLICIES AROUND WHO COULD BE HIRED, BUT IT IS NOT WELL KNOWN BY BUSINESSES. BUSINESSES ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY ONLY HAVE THE OPTION TO HIRE OFF-DUTY POLICE AND YOU ARE CORRECT THAT IS NOT A WELL-KNOWN FACT AND A LOT OF BUSINESSES DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE THAT OPTION. AND IF I MAY ALSO TO THE POINT OF THE PROCESS HERE. THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE ORDINANCE IS A MULTISTEP PROCESS. WE ARE IN STEP ONE WHICH IS CREATING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO COLLECT THE FEES. THE ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY IS VERY SIMPLE AND SPECIFIC TO THAT FACT, SIMPLY ALLOWING THE CITY TO COLLECT FEES FOR USE OF OFF-DUTY RESOURCES. THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS, AS COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY ELUDED TO, WILL COME AFTER THAT FEE STUDY HAS BEEN DONE AND WE HAVE INFORMATION ON WHAT THOSE FEES WILL BE. AT THAT POINT WE WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS, WHICH WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE FEE SCHEDULE AND THE FEE SCHEDULE ORDINANCE TO INCORPORATE THOSE FEES INTO THE FEE SCHEDULE, BUT WE COULD DON'T THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. **[1:42:31] Elliott Payne:** THE ACTION WE'RE TAKING TODAY IS CREATING THE CONDITIONS TO BE ABLE TO DEFINE THOSE SPECIFICS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO START THE DEFINITION OF THOSE SPECIFICS UNTIL WE PASS THIS ENABLING LEGISLATION TODAY. **[1:42:38] Michael Rainville:** YEAH, SAME HERE. I JUST WANT TO INVITE YOU TO HAVE AN OFF THE RECORD CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OFFICERS FULFILLING THE UNION OBLIGATION FOR HOURS SERVED AND ON THEIR OWN ACCORD VOLUNTEERING FOR OFF-DUTY TIME. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE THAT I THINK I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PERSONALLY AWAY FROM THE TV CAMERAS. **[1:43:27] Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS, AND I AM ANXIOUS TO GET THE FEE STUDY BACK FROM M.P.D. SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT HERE. AS I SAID IN COMMITTEE, I WANT EVERY OFF-DUTY OFFICER TO BE ABLE TO SWAP INTO ACTIVE DUTY WHENEVER NECESSARY. THAT'S A COMMUNITY MULTIPLIER, AND THAT'S THE ENTIRE REASON WE EVEN HAVE OFF-DUTY IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO I DO NOT WANT TO LIMIT THAT. I WILL ALSO JUST POINT OUT THAT THIS PROCESS, AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, FOR CARRYING THIS OUT. THIS IS EXACTLY HOW PCAR SHOULD HAVE WORKED, IRONICALLY. **[1:44:06] Jamal Osman:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I DO AGREE THIS IS REALLY GOOD IDEA FOR US TO START CHARGING THIS MONEY. BUT WHERE IT COMES FROM IS WHERE WE WAIT AND IT DOES MAKE SENSE FOR ME TO CHARGE THE MONEY TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HIRING. THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HIRING POLICE OFFICERS. AND ALSO I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT SPEAKING ON THIS, REQUIRING SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY POLICE, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I WORK CLOSELY WITH SOMALI WEEK OR CINCO DE MAYO AND THE COST OF ORGANIZING THAT IS A LOT. AND NOW HAVING THE PERMIT TO HOST THOSE MEETINGS, AND REQUIRING POLICE OFFICERS, IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE. IT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO THEM TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL -- THINKING ABOUT THE EXPENSE AND HOW MUCH IT IS, AND SECURITY WORKS FOR MANY OF THESE SMALL EVENTS. BUT YES, JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD STEP FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT WHERE IT COMES FROM, WHERE THE MONEY GETTING CHARGED, I DON'T THINK I WOULD AGREE THAT THE FEE SHOULD BE CHARGED TO OFFICERS. JUST PUT IT OUT THERE. THANK YOU. **[1:45:20] Jeremiah Ellison:** I WAS GOING TO COME IN JUST TO OFFER SOME OF MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE PROCESS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE QUESTIONS GOT ANSWERED, SO I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THAT. I DID WANTED TO JUST SAY I'M -- I'M ENCOURAGED BY HOW THIS CONVERSATION HAS GONE JUST BECAUSE IN MY FIRST THREE YEARS IN OFFICE, THIS WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN CONTROVERSIAL. IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A DEBATE. WE WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN CONSIDERED GOOD GOVERNANCE AND WE WOULD HAVE MOVED ON. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DISCUSSION WE WOULD HAVE HAD. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVE SEEN THAT EVERYTHING THAT MENTIONS POLICE, IT BRINGS THE NEWS OUT BECAUSE THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY EXCITING STORY. BUT I THINK THIS IS LIKE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE BORING. THAT IS WHAT GOOD GOVERNANCE IS. IT'S BORING, DELIBERATIVE, IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, IT IS NECESSARY. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS ORDINANCE BACK AND THIS INFORMATION BACK AND PASS GOOD GOVERNANCE. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR, LIKE, YEAH, LET'S GET BACK TO THIS NORMAL WHERE WE ARE NOT SENSATIONALIZING EVERY SINGLE THING TO DO WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT GETTING BACK TO GOOD, BORING, NON-NEWS GENERATING ORDINANCE CREATION. THANK YOU, GUY. **[1:46:27] Elliott Payne:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. I GOT IN QUEUE TO MAKE SIMILAR REMARKS AROUND GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CONNECT THIS TO THIS BROADER PICTURE. I WANT TO CONNECT THIS TO THE CONTRACT THAT WE JUST APPROVED. AND WHAT THE HISTORY OF THE POLICE UNION'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY HAS BEEN, AND THAT HISTORY WAS REALLY ABOUT OFFLOADING A LOT OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR LOWER PAY, RIGHT? BECAUSE MAYBE LEADERS, CITY LEADERS IN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS, WERE LOOKING AT THIS FROM A MORE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE PERSPECTIVE, AND BY HAVING LOWER BASE RATES, IT ALLOWED THE CITY TO KEEP MONEY OFF THE BOOKS AND KEEP THE BUDGET LOW, AND THEREFORE, THE TAXES LOW. AND IT GAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY TO RANK AND FILE OFFICERS, AND ALSO GAVE THEM THAT FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE UP FOR THAT KIND OF PERSONAL ECONOMIC DIFFERENCE THROUGH THIS TYPE OF OFF-DUTY WORK. WE ARE IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES NOW. WE HAVE APPROVED A CONTRACT THAT HAS SOLIDIFIED MORE OF OUR MANAGEMENT RIGHTS AS AN EMPLOYER. AND WE HAVE ADJUSTED THEIR BASE SALARIES TO REFLECT THAT, SO IT SHOULD REMOVE THE NEED TO MAKE UP SOME OF THE KIND OF PAY EQUITY DIFFERENCES THROUGH THE INFORMAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES. AND I JUST WANTED TO LAYER IN ALSO TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN'S POINT AROUND OFFICER WELLNESS, SOME OF THE TYPE OF REGULATIONS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE AROUND UNITY OF COMMAND. AGAIN, THERE'S -- IT'S NOT JUST CORRUPTION. IT'S JUST BAD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, PATROL OFFICERS BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE PAYCHECK ESSENTIALLY FOR A SERGEANT OR LIEUTENANT. THAT'S JUST COMPLETELY INVERSE OF THE CONCEPT OF CHAIN OF COMMAND, UNITY OF COMMAND, SPAN OF CONTROL. SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE JUST AROUND GOOD MANAGEMENT AND GOOD PRACTICES. AND I JUST BROUGHT UP POLICY THAT THE CHIEF HAD SHARED WITH US PREVIOUSLY, WHEN WE WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT OFF-DUTY THAT THEY ARE STILL BOUND TO NO MORE THAN 160 HOURS TOTAL IN A PAY PERIOD. THEY NEED AT LEAST A FULL 24-HOUR DAY OF REST WITH NO WORK SHIFTS OF ANY KIND, INCOLLUDING OFF-DUTY, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT DUTIES SHALL BE PRIORITIZED AFTER THE EMPLOYEE'S PRIMARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT. THAT MEANS OVERTIME, COURT, SPECIAL DUTY AND OFF-DUTY EMPLOYMENT WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED ONCE DEPARTMENT DUTIES HAVE BEEN SATISFIED. AND ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONTENTIONS AROUND OFF-DUTY WORK IS THAT EITHER WE'RE IN A STAFFING CRISIS AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS TO DO THEIR, LIKE, THEIR CORE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS, THEIR PRIMARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS, OR WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF CAPACITY THAT ONCE THOSE PRIMARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS ARE COMPLETED, THEY STILL HAVE CAPACITY TO TAKE ON OFF-DUTY WORK. BOTH OF THOSE THING CANS BE TRUE. WE CAN'T BOTH BE IN A STAFFING CRISIS AND HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO OFF-DUTY WORK IN THE FIRST PLACE. A LOT OF WHAT IS THIS IS DOING IS HELPING US HAVE TIGHTER UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROL AROUND HOW OFFICERS ARE USING THEIR TIME SO THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING THE QUOTE, FORCE MULTIPLIER OF THE OFF-DUTY SHIFTS. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 1 ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT. **[1:50:34] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. OSMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. JENKINS, IS ABSENT. PALMISANO AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[1:51:07] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 12 YAY YAYS. **[1:51:40] Linea Palmisano:** THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS IS PROBABLY FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. WHO MAKES THE DECISION FOR THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES THEN? IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION. IS THIS PEDESTRIAN MALL MEANT TO INCLUDE THINGS TO TAKE THE PUBLIC OUT OF CONSIDERATION FOR EVEN HAVING A PEDESTRIAN MALL? **[1:52:12] Katie Cashman:** YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE WENT ABOUT THIS WITH THE ATTORNEYS. I BELIEVE IT'S THE CPED DIRECTOR, AS WELL AS THE CITY ENGINEER, BRIAN DODDS WHO SIGN DOCUMENTS RELATED TO CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES. **[1:53:23] Casey Carl:** MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. THERE WERE QUESTIONS ASKED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. AND SO I THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO SORT OF, I THINK, EXPLAIN HOW I SEE THE CURRENT SITUATION. I THINK THE COUNCIL NOW HAS FOR ANOTHER PROCEDURAL SITUATION. IT'S A BIT UNUSUAL. WE'LL NEED TO PULL APART THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THIS PROPOSAL AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS YOU KNOW, AS THE BODY KNOWS. THERE IS A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE DESIGN OF A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT WAS SUBMITTED, ACTUALLY, YEARS AGO. IT'S BEEN UNDERWAY. THAT PLAN, WHICH I'LL REFER TO AS PLAN A. IS CURRENTLY PENDING CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. AND SO TODAY A NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AGENDA. WE JUST ACTED ON THAT. THAT BRINGS A NEW LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO SUBSTANTIVELY CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THAT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FROM WHAT IT HAD BEEN. AND WOULD CHANGE IT FROM A FLEXIBLE OPEN DESIGN TO A PEDESTRIAN MALL DESIGN. SO THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION OVER SEVERAL CYCLES NOW. HOW IT WORKS. THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT THE PROCESS, WHICH IS DICTATED BY STATE LAW FOR A PEDESTRIAN MALL HAS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE THAT THE INTENT IS TO DEVELOP A PEDESTRIAN MALL. IF THIS PROCESS ALIGNS WITH THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT, IT ESSENTIALLY BEGINS THE PROCESS OF CREATING WHAT I'LL CALL A PLAN B FOR GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS THEN HAS GIVEN NOTICE INTENT TO BRING FORWARD A MOTION TO DISCHARGE THE MATTER FROM THE COMMITTEE. SO THAT THE FULL COUNCIL CAN CONSIDER AND ACT ON PROPOSED PLAN A. I'LL NOTE THAT THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE POSSESSION OF THIS MATTER RIGHT NOW. THIS WAS A TOPIC WE TALKED ABOUT LAST CYCLE. ABOUT ONE OF THE FACTORS TO CONSIDER IS WHO HAS POSSESSION. RIGHT NOW THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE HAS POSSESSION OF THAT MATTER. SO UNTIL THE COMMITTEE TAKES SOME ACTION, EITHER TO BRING IT FORWARD TO RECOMMENDATION OR IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO DISCHARGE THAT MATTER FROM COMMITTEE, THE COUNCIL CAN'T TAKE FORMAL ACTION. THE NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION TODAY BEGINS A NEW PROCESS, AS I'VE SAID, IT IS MY ADVICE THAT THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WILL NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTION IT MIGHT TAKE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THAT INVOLVES PLAN A. OR PLAN B. IF PLAN B, THE PEDESTRIAN MALL IS TO ADVANCE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE EXISTING PLAN A. FOR THE FLEXIBLE DESIGN SPACE BE REFERRED TO THE CITY CLERK. SO FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE TO THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL WOULD REFER IT TO THE CLERK. IT'S AN UNUSUAL PROCEDURE, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT DOES. SUSPEND ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PLAN A. IT WOULD PUT IT WITH THE CLERK ON FILE. IF, AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, AS THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY TOGETHER PURSUE A PLAN B AND IT DOESN'T WORK OUT, THE COUNCIL CAN RETURN BACK TO PLAN A. WITHOUT LOSING THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THAT PART. SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO AT LEAST SAVE ANY WORK THAT WAS DONE OVER THE YEARS ON PLAN A. FURTHER MORE, IF PLAN B IS TO MOVE FORWARD, I BELIEVE THAT A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FROM THIS BODY CLEARLY ARTICULATING THE PURPOSE, THE INTENT, THE DESIRED POLICY LEVEL RESULTS OR OUTCOMES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE BODY TO HELP THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, IN TERMS OF CRAFTING AN ORDINANCE THAT NOT ONLY MEETS THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO THIS BODY, BUT THAT CLEARLY ALIGNS TO THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ARE UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT IN THIS VERY SPECIFIC THING UNDER ENABLING LEGISLATION FROM THE STATE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEDESTRIAN MALL. THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN WEIGH IN ON THAT POINT, IF SHE WISHES . I'LL CONCLUDE SAYING THE NOTICES TODAY WOULD TELL ME, AND I THINK THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE SHOULD BE RECEIVING THE MESSAGE THAT A DECISION AROUND THIS DESIGN PROJECT NEEDS TO BE MADE WITHIN THE NEXT CYCLE. EITHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OR WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION PLAN A. OR KNOWING THAT THE COUNCIL IS INTRODUCING PLAN B. IF THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD, AS I SUGGESTED, WE SHOULD REFER TO THE CITY CLERK PLAN A. SO THAT STAYS. THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE, AS YOU SAID, MR. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BECAUSE THESE ARE PROCEDURAL MATTERS. THESE AREN'T FORMAL ACTIONS. I THINK THEY'RE A CLEAR INDICATION TO ALL COUNCILMEMBERS THAT THE BODY IS MOVING FORWARD IN SOME DIRECTION WITHIN THE NEXT CYCLE. **[1:58:03] Andrea Jenkins:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M BRINGING FORWARD THIS NOTICE, YOU KNOW, MY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. AND THEN HAS BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE LOSS OF TRANSIT IN THAT CORRIDOR. THE NUMBER 5 IS A ROUTE THAT RUNS THROUGH SIX DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. CONSIDER MINNEAPOLIS BLOOMINGTON ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE AIRPORT. TO THE MALL OF AMERICA. IT IS A MAJOR THOROUGH FARE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE REGION. TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS EVEN REFERENCED IN THE MINNEAPOLIS POEM TODAY. THE NUMBER 5. IF WE DID A PEDESTRIAN MALL AT THIS INTERSECTION IT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT DISABLED RESIDENTS, ELDERLY RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS WITH CHILDREN WHO RELY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO ACCESS SCHOOL, DOCTORS, EMPLOYMENT, ET. CETERA. IT KIND OF BOGGLES MY MIND THAT THIS BODY, WHICH HAS SOME OF OUR MOST CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS HAS BEEN AROUND TRANSIT. AND NOW WE'RE SAYING WE WANT TO TAKE TRANSIT FROM THIS COMMUNITY. I'M PERPLEXED. THE NEIGHBORS. WE'VE DONE SEVERAL SURVEYS. THE WORK THAT MR. CARL REFERRED TO OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THAT WOULD BE DISMISSED IN THAT SCENARIO. IT'S IN THE JUST WORK. IT'S $.2 MILLION THAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN THIS PROCESS. AND SO I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO COME TO SOME DECISIONS ON THIS, WHICH IS THE INTENT OF MY NOTICE TO BRING FORTH THIS MOTION TO DISMISS. HOPEFULLY THE C & I COMMITTEE CAN GET THIS WORK DONE, BUT IF NOT, THEN WE NEED TO GRAPPLE WITH IT AS A COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. **[2:01:01] Jason Chavez:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'LL MAKE MY COMMENTS QUICK AND SHORT. I THINK LATE LAST YEAR, WE VOTED TO SUPPORT THE PEDESTRIAN CONCEPT. PEDESTRIAN CONCEPT PLAN. SO WE WERE VERY CLEAR IN HOW WE WERE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY COUNCIL. WE PASSED THAT RESOLUTION. I'LL REPEAT IT AGAIN. WE SAID WE SUPPORTED THE PEDESTRIAN CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE PROPOSALS THAT WAS PUT FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC. SO WE HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO GET CONFUSED. THANK YOU. **[2:02:44] Andrea Jenkins:** WELL IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY DO NOT WANT A PEDESTRIAN MALL. THE PEOPLE THAT OPERATE BUSINESSES IN THAT COMMUNITY DO NOT WANT A PEDESTRIAN MALL. IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME AS THE COUNCILMEMBER REPRESENTING THIS AREA, THAT IT IS NOT A CONDUCIVE IDEA TO PUT A PEDESTRIAN MALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT CORRIDOR IN THE CITY. **[2:04:51] Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY? **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** CASHMAN? **Katie Cashman:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** OSMAN? **Jamal Osman:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE? **Michael Rainville:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ? **Jason Chavez:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** VETAW? **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** ELLISON? **Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** KOSKI? **Emily Koski:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY? **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** JENKINS? **Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** PALMISANO? **Linea Palmisano:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI? **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE? **Elliott Payne:** AYE. **[2:05:26] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 13 AYES. **[2:05:41] Michael Rainville:** THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE A POLICE GRADUATION AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR RECRUITMENT DIVISION. THEY REALLY INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF POLICE RECRUITS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S A VERY, VERY DIVERSE CLASS OF RECRUITS. THIS ONGOING RECRUITMENT EFFORT FOR DIVERSITY IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. IT'S IN ACTUALITY HAPPENING. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO STOP BY SABBATHANY AT 6:00. IT GETS LONELY WHEN I SIT IN THE GRADUATION EVENTS BY MYSELF. PLEASE COME AND SIT WITH ME AND THE CHAPLAINS. I WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE SUCCESS OF THE LEADERSHIP IN THE RECRUITMENT DIVISION. THANK YOU! **[2:06:55] Kristyn Anderson:** THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CASE OF DAY VS CHAUVIN. YOUR LAWYERS WISH TO DISCUSS WITH THE COUNCIL LITIGATION STRATEGY. MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D. THE COUNCIL, MAY UPON A PROPER MOTION, CLOSE THE MEETING FOR PURPOSES OF ATTORNEY/CLIENT CONVERSATION. IN CONSIDERING THE MOTION, THE COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH THE PUBLIC OF THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO PRESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS LAWYERS. **[2:08:08] Linea Palmisano:** MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A PREVIOUS WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH MS. DAY. I'M NOT UNBIASED. THUS I'LL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM THIS MATTER ENTIRELY. I WON'T BE PARTICIPATING. **[2:09:46] Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY? **Aurin Chowdhury:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** CASHMAN? **Katie Cashman:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** OSMAN? **Jamal Osman:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** RAINVILLE? **Michael Rainville:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ? **Jason Chavez:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** VETAW? **LaTrisha Vetaw:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** ELLISON? **Jeremiah Ellison:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** KOSKI? **Emily Koski:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY? **Robin Wonsley:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** JENKINS? **Andrea Jenkins:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO? **Linea Palmisano:** RECUSAL. **Casey Carl:** VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI? **Aisha Chughtai:** AYE. **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE? **Elliott Payne:** AYE. **[2:10:16] Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, I WILL NOTE THE BROADCAST OF THE MEETING WILL CONTINUE AND THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC AFTER WE HAVE CONCLUDED THE CLOSED SESSION. [CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL HAS ENTERED INTO A CLOSED SESSION] COLLEAGUES, LET'S MEET IN CLOSED SESSION AT 12:00 SO PEOPLE CAN GET A LITTLE BREAK. [CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL HAS ENTERED INTO A CLOSED SESSION] **[3:05:25] Elliott Payne:** THE TIME IS NOW 12:43 AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING OUR CLOSED SESSION. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. **[3:05:49] Casey Carl:** COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY? **Aurin Chowdhury:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** CASHMAN? **Katie Cashman:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** OSMAN IS ABSENT. RAINVILLE? **Michael Rainville:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** CHAVEZ? **Jason Chavez:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** VETAW? **LaTrisha Vetaw:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** ELLISON? **Jeremiah Ellison:** HERE. **Casey Carl:** KOSKI? **Emily Koski:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** WONSLEY? **Robin Wonsley:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** JENKINS IS ABSENT. PALMISANO IS ABSENT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI? **Aisha Chughtai:** PRESENT. **Casey Carl:** PRESIDENT PAYNE? **Elliott Payne:** PRESENT. **[3:06:04] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. **[3:06:21] LaTrisha Vetaw:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I MOVE THAT ALL CLAIMS, INCLUDING CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS ASSERTED AGAINST THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN DAY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT BE SETTLED IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000. PAYABLE IN TWO CHECKS. ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $175,000 TO PATRICIA DAY AND ANOTHER IN THE AMOUNT OF $425,000 TO ROBINS LLP FROM FUND OR 069001500100145400. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS SETTLEMENT. **[3:07:23] Casey Carl:** CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN AYE. RAINVILLE AYE. CHAVEZ AYE. VETAW AYE. ELLISON AYE. KOSKI AYE. WONSLEY AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. **[3:07:23] Casey Carl:** THERE ARE 10 AYES. **[3:07:23] Elliott Payne:** THAT CARRIES. AND THAT MOTION IS ADOPTED. AND THAT COMPLETES ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.