As an expert transcriptionist, I have analyzed the context provided and the dialogue within the transcript to identify the speakers. [0:37] **Council President Elliott Payne**: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR MEETING, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS INTO THIS SPACE BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. FIRST UP IS A RESOLUTION PRESENTING CHILD HEALTH AND SAFETY MONTH PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [1:02] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: OUR FIRST RESOLUTION IS TO RECOGNIZE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MONTH. YOU'LL SEE THIS THEME A COUPLE MORE TIMES THIS MORNING. I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION, THEN PASS IT TO KAITLYN FROM HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE. WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE FROM OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ALSO OUR YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE POTENTIAL DANGERS CHILDREN FACE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES AND TAKING TANGIBLE STEPS OF PREVENTION AGAINST THOSE CHALLENGES. AND WHEREAS THE GOAL OF NATIONAL CHILD AND SAFETY PROTECTION MONTH IS TO TEACH CAREGIVERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY HOW TO SEE THE WORLD FROM A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE AND MAKE SURE THEY STAY SAFE. AND WHEREAS MAKING SURE CHILDREN AND TODDLERS WHO EXPLORE THE WORLD BY PUTTING THINGS IN THEIR MOUTH ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO ACCIDENTAL POISONING. AND THERE WAS A 176% INCREASE IN REPORTS OF POTENTIAL CANNABIS POISONING WITH THE REPORTED POISONINGS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE INCREASING FROM 7% TO 24% OF THOSE REPORTED POISONINGS IN THAT TIME. WHEREAS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA LEGALIZED ADULT USE CANNABIS IN 2023 CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH EDUCATION, REGULATION, AND RESPONSIBLE USE, BUT ALSO NEW CHALLENGES IN PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE, ACCESS, AND NORMALIZATION OF USE. AND WHEREAS, LEGALIZATION HAS LED TO WIDER AVAILABILITY OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS INCLUDING EDIBLES AND CONCENTRATES THAT MAY RESEMBLE CANDY, SNACKS, BEVERAGES, INCREASING THE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL INGESTION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY THROUGH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATED TO CANNABIS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES. WHEREAS THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TAKING STEPS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM POTENTIAL HARM BY LAUNCHING A SAFE STORAGE OF CANNABIS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE CAREGIVERS TO STORE CANNABIS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES SAFELY OUT OF REACH. AND WHEREAS BY RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH IN THE CONTEXT OF MINNESOTA'S EVOLVING CANNABIS LANDSCAPE, THE CITY REAFFIRMS ITS DEDICATION TO SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING OF ALL CHILDREN IN MINNEAPOLIS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL HEREBY AFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE KAITLYN HERE FROM HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE WHO'S GOING TO DESCRIBE HER WORK AND SHARE A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [3:45] **Kaitlyn Hansen (Hennepin Healthcare)**: THANK YOU EVERYONE. AS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS KAITLYN HANSEN, I WORK FOR HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE AS THE TRAUMA PREVENTION SPECIALIST. WE ARE A LEVEL ONE PEDIATRIC CENTER AS WELL AS A LEVEL ONE ADULT CENTER. WE'RE COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY TREATING TRAUMATIC INJURIES, BUT ALSO TRYING TO PREVENT THEM AS WELL. WHAT I DO IS LOOK AT OUR DATA AND ALL OF OUR PATIENTS COMING IN AND USE EDUCATION RESOURCES PROGRAMMING, LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO TRY TO PREVENT THESE INJURIES FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE WHAT WE FIND IS EVEN IF YOU DO HEAL FROM YOUR PHYSICAL INJURIES, THERE'S ALWAYS A SCAR FROM WHAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH FROM THIS TRAUMA. THANK YOU FOR REAFFIRMING THIS, IT'S AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS. AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO PROMOTE THE SAFE CANNABIS STORAGE THROUGH OUR EVENTS IN THE FUTURE STARTING WITH OUR BABY SAFETY SHOWER ON FRIDAY. VERY EXCITING, THANK YOU. [4:48] **Evelyn (Health Department)**: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER. MY NAME IS EVELYN, I'M A CANNABIS USE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COORDINATOR. WE HAVE LAUNCHED A SAFE STORAGE CAMPAIGN AFTER SEEING THE NUMBER OF INCREASES IN CHILDHOOD POISONINGS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO WE ARE PROMOTING SAFE CANNABIS USE BY STORING CANNABIS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES LOCKED UPTIGHT AND OUT OF SIGHT AND WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AS WELL. [5:20] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: SUPER, THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER FOR A PHOTO COMMEMORATING THIS AND AS I'M JUST EXCITED TO STAND WITH YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE WORK ON PROMOTING SAFE STORAGE. SO HERE WE GO. NEXT UP. [5:46] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT UP WE ARE RECOGNIZING FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK. [6:46] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME. I'M EXCITED TO HAVE OUR CITY AUDITOR JOINING ME WITH OUR FULL AUDIT TEAM AS WE RECOGNIZE FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS COMMITTED TO ETHICAL GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC RESOURCES AND THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO ITS RESIDENCES AND WHEREAS 2025 MARKS THE 25TH ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK LED BY ACFE TO RAISE A GLOBAL AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF FRAUD AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND DETECTION. AND WHEREAS THE ACFE ESTIMATES THAT ORGANIZATIONS LOSE APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THEIR ANNUAL REVENUE TO FRAUD REPRESENTING A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND THE TRUST PLACED IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. AND WHEREAS, FRAUD UNDERMINES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE, INCREASES OPERATIONAL COSTS, AND DIVERTS RESOURCES AWAY FROM ESSENTIAL SERVICES MAKING PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION VITAL TO PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST. AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN PROMOTING INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACROSS CITY OPERATIONS THROUGH INDEPENDENT AUDITS, ADVISORY SERVICES, PROACTIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS, AND FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS. AND WHEREAS FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS ARE SHARED ACROSS ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COLLABORATION IS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ENCOURAGES ALL EMPLOYEES TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND INFORMED ABOUT FRAUD RISKS AND REPORTING MECHANISMS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE AND CONFIDENTIAL TOOLS FOR REPORTING SUSPECTED FRAUD ENSURING THAT ALL EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS CAN PLAY A ROLE IN PROTECTING PUBLIC RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AND WHEREAS, FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK, THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR EXHIBITS STRONG LEADERSHIP IN EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC RESOURCES AND PROMOTE ETHICAL GOVERNANCE. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZE NOVEMBER 16TH-22, 2025 AS FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES TO SUPPORT FRAUD AWARENESS EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A SAFE AND TRANSPARENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. MR. TIMERMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANY WORDS? [9:31] **Ryan Timmerman (City Auditor)**: I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY, ESPECIALLY IN FINANCE AND THOSE WHO HELP IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE TRIAGE REPORTS AND THERE IS EASY REPORTING ON THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS'S WEBSITE SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND CITY EMPLOYEES CAN ALL REPORT CONCERNS OR SUSPICIONS OF FRAUD THAT CAN BE INVESTIGATED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY. AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK. [10:06] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: ABSOLUTELY. LET'S ALL SQUEEZE IN FOR A PHOTO. WE'VE GOT TO SQUEEZE IN BETWEEN THESE TWO BLACK LINES RIGHT HERE. [10:47] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT WE WILL WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI FOR WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY. [12:51] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS, WARD 8 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY. WHEREAS, NOVEMBER 20, 2025, MARKS THE 36TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD UNCRC. AND WHEREAS, OUT OF 196 ELIGIBLE MEMBER NATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS, THE UNITED STATES IS THE ONLY NATION THAT HAS NOT YET RATIFIED THE UNCRC. AND WHEREAS THE CHILD FRIENDLY CITIES INITIATIVE, CFCI WAS LAUNCHED GLOBALLY IN 1996 TO ACTUALIZE THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN, RECOGNIZING THE DIRECT ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND MAYORS PLAY IN SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 20, 2019, THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S HISTORIC SUPPORT BEGINNING WITH MAYOR DOM FRAZIER IN 1989 OF THE UNCRC AND PURSUE DESIGNATION AS A CHILD-FRIENDLY CITY THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND. UN UNICEF USA. AND WHEREAS MAYOR FRYE SIGNED THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON FEBRUARY 14, 2020, RESULTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BECOMING THE SECOND CHILD-FRIENDLY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS, THE MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD AND THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT ARE LEADING MINNEAPOLIS' EFFORTS TO BECOME THE FIRST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE A REDESIGNATED, I'M SORRY, TO BE REDESIGNATED AS A CHILD-FRIENDLY CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOUR OVERALL GOALS ENSHRINED IN UNCRC. NUMBER ONE, CHILDREN SHOULD BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION. TWO, GOVERNMENT POLICY SHOULD BE BASED ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. THREE, CHILDREN SHOULD SURVIVE AND DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL A AND, NUMBER FOUR, CHILDREN'S VIEWS AND PERSPECTIVES ARE IMPORTANT. AND WHEREAS, THIS EFFORT UNDERTAKEN IN RECOGNITION OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE, EXPERIENCE, AND REPRESENTATION AND NATURALLY REPRESENTED IN THE YOUTH OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS GUIDED BY THE FRAMEWORK SET FORTH BY THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD WHICH IS CELEBRATED ON WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THAT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2025, IS WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THAT THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS ARE INVITED TO RECOGNIZE WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PARTICULARLY FROM ANN FROM THE YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD. [16:56] **Ann DeGroot (Youth Coordinating Board)**: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS AND MEMBERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS IS OUR BOARD CHAIR FROM THE YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD. AND COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI IS A MEMBER OF OUR BOARD. SO I'M VERY PLEASED THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD FRIENDLY CITIES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO YOU SEE REPRESENTED AMONG SOME OF US, I ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION. WE'LL TAKE THAT BACK AND HAVE IT FRAMED AND HUNG. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE THE SECOND CHILD-FRIENDLY DESIGNATED CITY AND THE FIRST CITY GOING FORWARD FOR OUR SECOND DESIGNATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE ABOUT 3,000 CITIES IN THE WORLD WHO HAVE THE DESIGNATION, BUT IN THE UNITED STATES THERE'S ONLY TWO. WELL THERE'S THREE ACTUALLY. BUT WE'RE THE FIRST TO DO A SECOND DESIGNATION. AND I THINK AT THIS TIME IN OUR COUNTRY, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LIFT UP OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHTS. IT IS REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE REMEMBER THEM AND THAT WE UNDERSTAND AND REALLY WORK FOR THEM AND UNDERSTAND THAT OUR POLICIES AND OUR GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE CENTERED ON THEM. THAT IS WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE, A REMINDER AND SOME WORK AROUND OUR CHILDREN AND HELPING TO CENTER THEM. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT REMEMBERED ALL THE TIME AND THEY'RE NOT THOUGHT OF ALWAYS AS VALUABLE. THEY'RE SOMETIMES THOUGHT OF AS DISPOSABLE. AND THEY ARE NOT. SOME DAY THEY ARE GOING TO BE SITTING HERE. SO LET US GIVE THEM OUR BEST. AND THAT IS THE WORK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. SO ON WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY, LET'S REMEMBER THAT TODAY, BUT EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK THEY'RE DOING NOW AND SOME WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR 30 OR 40 YEARS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [18:45] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANY WORDS? NO? I GUESS WE'LL GATHER FOR A PHOTO AND I'LL LET ANN HOLD THIS. [19:44] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT UP IS THE TRANSGENDER DAY OF THE REMEMBRANCE WITH COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [20:17] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: ALL RIGHT SO HERE WE GO ONCE AGAIN WITH THIS RESOLUTION OBSERVING NOVEMBER 20TH AS TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. AND LAST NIGHT, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE PAST THE 35W BRIDGE AND IT WAS ALL LIT UP IN PINK AND BLUE. WHEREAS, SADLY AND INHUMANELY, AT LEAST 55 TRANSGENDER AND GENDER EXPANSIVE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE PAST YEAR INCLUDING THROUGH GUN AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, AND I JUST WANT TO STOP AND MAKE A COMMENTARY BECAUSE THE TERM AT LEAST 55 IS AN ESTIMATE. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TRANSGENDER OR GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MURDERED BECAUSE THE SOCIETY DOESN'T ALWAYS RECOGNIZE PEOPLE'S GENDER IDENTITIES AS SUCH. WHEREAS, WE FACE AN EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANSGENDER WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH BLACK AND LATINX TRANSGENDER WOMEN REPRESENTING A VAST MAJORITY OF THESE FATALITIES AND EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE AT DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER RATES. WHEREAS, TOO OFTEN MURDERS AND VIOLENT ATTACKS GO UNDERREPORTED OR MISREPORTED. TRANSGENDER WOMEN OF COLOR FACE VIOLENCE EVERY DAY AND FEAR TURNING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HELP DUE TO THE FURTHERING INTERACTIONS OF VIOLENCE, VICTIM BLAMING STIGMATIZATION. AND WHEREAS, TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE WHOM WE'VE LOST IN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO VIOLENCE PERPETRATED AGAINST THEM WERE NEIGHBORS, STUDENTS, COWORKERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHOSE LIVES WERE TAKEN FROM THEIR LOVED ONES AND FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IS ALSO OBSERVED AS TRANSGENDER DAY OF RESILIENCE TO CELEBRATE THE RESILIENCE AND THE POWER OF TRANS AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE STILL LIVING, STILL FIGHTING FOR THEIR SAFETY, AND STILL PROTECTING EACH OTHER. AND WHEREAS, TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE DESERVE THE RESOURCES AND PROTECTIONS NECESSARY TO BE CELEBRATED IN LIFE AND NOT ONLY IN DEATH. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY OBSERVE NOVEMBER 20, 2025, AS TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGING AND MOURNING THE LIVES OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER EXPANSIVE PEOPLE WE'VE LOST THIS YEAR DUE TO THE VIOLENCE. AND RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE WORK AHEAD AND OUR DUTY IS TO HELP CREATE A SAFER, MORE EQUITABLE CITY FOR OUR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THANK YOU. AND IF I MIGHT JUST TAKE a MOMENT, YOU KNOW, THIS WILL BE MY LAST DAY OF READING A RESOLUTION HONORING TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. AND AS A TRANSGENDER AMERICAN, A BLACK TRANSGENDER AMERICAN, I'M AN ANOMALY TO BE SITTING HERE ON THIS MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS NOT A EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. MORE OF AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE FOR BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMEN IS FACING VIOLENCE, FACING HOMELESSNESS, FACING UNEMPLOYMENT, AND SO I WANT TO JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LIFT UP A TRANSGENDER PERSON THAT YOU MAY KNOW, SEND THEM SOME LOVE TODAY. IT'S A VERY EMOTIONAL DAY FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. AND I'LL FOR SURE SHOWCASE OUR PROGRAM MANAGER TO SAY A FEW WORDS. [25:14] **Shereese Focus (LGBTQIA Manager)**: I'M SHEREESE FOCUS, THE TWO-SPIRIT LGBTQIA MANAGER HERE AT THE CITY. AND FOLLOWING UP COUNCIL MEMBER'S REMARKS IS IMPOSSIBLE. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS WE WILL HAVE A SPACE THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:00 AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY TO HONOR, TO GRIEVE, TO BE IN COMMUNITY, AND TO HONOR THIS DAY WITH SOME PERFORMANCES AND SOME SPEAKERS. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN US 4:00 AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY THIS AFTERNOON. AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. [26:56] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT UP WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING 2025 EMPLOYEE RESOURCE DAY WITH COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [28:25] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. SO WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP DAY. I'M LATRICIA VETAW AND I'M JOINED BY LOTS OF STAFF HERE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. WHEREAS EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, ERG'S ARE VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE-LED GROUPS THAT FOSTER A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE ALIGNED WITH ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION, VALUES, AND GOALS. AND WHEREAS ERG'S CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR EMPLOYEES TO CONNECT AROUND SHARED IDENTITIES, EXPERIENCE, AND INTEREST, AND PROMOTE GREATER AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE. AND WHEREAS, ERG'S SERVE AS VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES BY SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES MENTORSHIP EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS, ERG'S STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS BY ENCOURAGING CROSS CULTURAL LEARNING, IMPROVING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, AND HELPING TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE CULTURE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF ERG'S IN ADVANCING EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING ACROSS ALL SECTORS INCLUDING WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE. AND WHEREAS, INTERNATIONAL ERG DAY CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF NOVEMBER PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE IMPORTANT WORK OF ERG'S AROUND THE WORLD AND TO RECOMMIT CREATING INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE ALL EMPLOYEES FEEL SEEN, HEARD, AND EMPOWERED. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP DAY AND COMMEND THE DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS AND THEIR MEMBERS WITHIN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT AND BEYOND. THANK YOU. ANYBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? [30:35] **City Staff**: THANK YOU FOR THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. ERG'S REALLY ARE A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN FEEL WELCOME, WHERE EVERYONE CAN FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING, WHERE EVERYONE CAN FEEL THEY HAVE A VOICE. SO FOR ME HAVING BEEN HERE FOR OVER 31 YEARS, I WAS ABLE TO KIND OF SEE IT GO FROM AN IDEA TO AN ACTUAL REALITY. SO THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS REALLY APPRECIATE OVER THE COURSE OF MY CAREER. SO THANK YOU. [31:16] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: ANYBODY ELSE? NO? ALL RIGHT, IT'S PICTURE TAKING TIME. SO THIS IS WHERE IT GETS TRICKY, WE'RE GOING TO GET IN BETWEEN THESE TWO BLACK LINES. MAYBE TWO ROWS. [32:21] **Council President Elliott Payne**: NEXT WE WILL WELCOME UP COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI TO RECOGNIZE ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH CITY DEPARTMENT SUPPORT. [34:20] **Council Member Emily Koski**: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M EMILY KOSKI, COUNCIL MEMBER WARD 11. AND COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, TODAY WE BRING FORWARD A SERIES OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS RECOGNIZING THE COORDINATED RESPONSE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENTS FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL ON AUGUST 27, 2025. THESE RESOLUTIONS HONOR THE EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION, AND TEAMWORK DEMONSTRATED ACROSS OUR ENTIRE ENTERPRISE. THEREFORE 25 DEPARTMENTS, SO WE WILL NOT READ EVERY RESOLUTION. YOU'RE WELCOME. BUT I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO WOULD LOVE TO READ EACH DEPARTMENT'S NAME. [35:00] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: I WILL READ EVERY WORD OF THESE THINGS LATER. THESE RESOLUTIONS RECOGNIZE ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CITY COMMUNICATIONS, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, OUR 911 EMERGENCY CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS 311, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, REGULATORY SERVICES, THE INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAM, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT, THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER, THE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. [36:03] **Council Member Emily Koski**: EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE VICTIMS, FAMILIES, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY DURING AN UNIMAGINABLE CRISIS. THESE RESOLUTIONS COLLECTIVELY EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO ALL CITY STAFF WHOSE COMMITMENT AND COMPASSION REFLECT THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC SERVICE. AND I'M HONORED TO BE STANDING UP HERE TODAY WITH SO MANY OF YOU WHO REPRESENT THESE DEPARTMENTS. AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO AND I HAD THE SUPPORT WITH ALL OF YOU TO SUPPORT FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY FROM ANNUNCIATION THAT IS ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY. SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL. [36:41] **Christa (Annunciation Parent)**: HI, I'M CHRISTA, A PARENT AT ANNUNCIATION. BETWEEN MYSELF AND [Inaudible] WE HAD FIVE CHILDREN IN THE CHURCH THAT MORNING. FROM WHAT WE SAW THAT MORNING WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE CHURCH AT 8:45 A.M. WHICH IS QUITE EARLY, AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN EVERY DAY SINCE THEN AND AS I STAND ALONGSIDE OF YOU, I AM COMPLETELY WITH THE UTMOST GRATITUDE OF WHAT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO THAT DAY. TEAMWORK IS AN INCREDIBLE WORD FOR US TO HOLD ONTO. BECAUSE I THINK IT IS NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY THAT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON. IT'S HOW WE GO FORWARD TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE ABLE TO HELP STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING EVER AGAIN SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND ALL OF YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ANNUNCIATION AND OUR COMMUNITY AND EACH OF YOU, THANK YOU. [37:49] **Mayor Jacob Frey**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS KOSKI AND PALMISANO FOR AUTHORING THIS VERY IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AND THAT WE NEED TO BE RECOGNIZING THE INCREDIBLE SERVICE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY ARE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT DURING EMERGENCIES, IT'S ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT. THE RESPONSE AT ANNUNCIATION, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UP HERE WITH US AND THE HUNDREDS AND EVEN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THEY PREPARED. THEY DID WORK. THEY COORDINATED. THEY MADE SURE THE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION WERE SET UP, THAT FIRST RESPONDERS UNDERSTOOD HOW INCIDENT COMMAND WOULD FUNCTION. ALL OF THIS WORK CULMINATED IN A TRIP OUT TO EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND WHERE WE ALL RAN SIMULATIONS. THOSE SIMULATIONS AND THAT PRACTICE HELPS US DO BETTER. AND IT QUITE LITERALLY SAVES LIVES. THEY WORKED ALONGSIDE THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AT ANNUNCIATION AND I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH. WE'VE HEARD STORIES THAT ARE FLAT OUT COURAGEOUS ABOUT WHAT STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS DID IN THOSE MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS. AND I THINK THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART IS IN UNITY. OUR WHOLE CITY REALLY ROSE TO A VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE. I'M GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING ALL OF THIS WORK, FOR OUR STAFF WHO STEPPED UP. AND WHETHER YOU WERE ENSURING THAT COMMUNICATION GOT OUT IN A TIMELY FASHION OR YOU WERE RUNNING TOWARDS VIOLENCE WHEN SO MANY OF THE REST OF US WOULD RUN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, THE WORK YOU DO MATTERS. IT MATTERS. AND IN MOMENTS LIKE THIS, IT ESPECIALLY DOES. SO THANK YOU. [39:30] **Mike Moyski**: GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS MIKE MOYSKI, I'M HARPER'S DAD, ALSO THE FATHER OF QUINN MOYSKI WHO MADE IT OUT THAT DAY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. THIS IS MY WIFE, JACKIE, AND WE'RE BEYOND HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE HERE AMONGST THIS ROOM OF HEROES. THAT'S TRULY WHAT YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, NOT JUST FOR OUR FAMILY AND FOR GETTING QUINN OUT SAFELY. BUT FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO. I REMEMBER THAT MORNING, SORRY I'M CHOKED UP. I REMEMBER THAT MORNING SEEING ALL OF THE FAMILIES COME TOGETHER AND WHEN JACKIE AND I FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HARPER, WE WERE OBVIOUSLY DEVASTATED. HARDEST MOMENT OF OUR LIVES. BUT THERE WERE PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM THAT I CAN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE TODAY PROBABLY BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A BLUR THAT ALL HAD A FUNCTION TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD BEYOND THAT AWFUL MOMENT. IT'S HELPED US OUT. AND IT'S CONTINUED TO HELP US OUT, THE OUTREACH THAT WE GET FROM MANY OF YOU HERE TODAY IS A BIG PART OF OUR RECOVERY. THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF JACKIE AND I AND QUINN AND OUR COMMUNITY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. WE'RE HONORED. [41:03] **Council Member Emily Koski**: THANK YOU, MIKE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SQUISH IN FOR A PHOTO HERE, BUT WE WILL DO OUR VERY BEST. LET'S SHOW THEM WHAT UNITY LOOKS LIKE HERE. [42:43] **Council Member Emily Koski**: NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE HARPER. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ALSO HERE TODAY RECOGNIZING THE ENDURING LIGHT OF HARPER LILLIAN MOYSKI. WHEREAS, HARPER LILLIAN MOYSKI WAS BORN NOVEMBER 3, 2014, AND FROM THE VERY BEGINNING RADIATED JOY, CURIOSITY, AND COURAGE THAT TOUCHED EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER. WHEREAS, HARPER WAS A BRIGHT, FUNNY, AND DEEPLY KIND CHILD WHO ASKED BIG QUESTIONS, SPOKE TRUTH AND CONVICTION, AND APPROACHED THE WORLD WITH HER WHOLE HEART. A LIGHT ENTIRELY HER OWN. WHEREAS, HARPER FOUND JOY AND WONDER IN EVERYTHING AROUND HER, THE ANIMALS SHE ADORED, THE TRAILS SHE EXPLORED, THE GAMES SHE INVENTED, AND THE PEOPLE SHE LOVED. ESPECIALLY HER LITTLE SISTER, QUINN. HER FAVORITE PLAYMATE AND FOREVER FRIEND. AND WHEREAS, HER COMMUNITY WITNESSED EXTRAORDINARY STRENGTH AND UNITY IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS FOLLOWING HER PASSING AS NEIGHBORS, CLASSMATES, AND FAMILIES ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS CAME TOGETHER IN LOVE, GRIEF, AND SOLIDARITY. AND WHEREAS, FROM THE LOVE HAS GROWN A MOVEMENT OF CONSCIOUS AND COMPASSIONATE CHANGE. A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO CARRY FORWARD HER SPIRIT OF KINDNESS, CONNECTION, AND COURAGE. AND WHEREAS, HARPER'S FAMILY CONTINUES TO HONOR HER THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALING, ADVOCACY, AND CREATIVE ACTS OF REMEMBRANCE REMINDING ALL OF US THAT LOVE IS POWERFUL AND NEVER LEAVES. IT TRANSFORMS. AND WHEREAS, HER SHORT LIFE HAS ALREADY CHANGED HEARTS, POLICIES, AND POSSIBILITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND BEYOND. CALLING US TO BE BRAVE, BE BRIGHT, AND BE LOUD WITH OUR LOVE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DO HEREBY HONOR AND CELEBRATE HARPER LILLIAN MOYSKI'S WHOSE RADIANT LIGHT CONTINUES TO LIGHT OUR CITY'S PATH TOWARDS COMPASSION AND COMMUNITY. THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY DECLARE NOVEMBER AS HARPER LILLIAN MOYSKI MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS INVITING ALL RESIDENTS TO CARRY FORWARD HER SPIRIT OF KINDNESS, CONNECTION, AND JOY. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HEREBY EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND GRATITUDE TO HARPER'S FAMILY, TEACHERS, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY, TOGETHER WITH THEIR COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE LIGHT THAT SHE SHARED, A LIGHT THAT DIDN'T GO OUT. IT SHIFTED. IT MOVED INTO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO CARE AND REMAINS A LIGHT WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW WHEN WE SHARE IT. MAY HARPER'S LIGHT CONTINUE TO REMIND US THAT THE MEASURE OF A SOCIETY IS FOUND IN HOW DEEPLY IT LOVES AND PROTECTS ITS CHILDREN. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO GET TO KNOW BOTH OF YOU AND FOR YOU TO HAVE SHARED HARPER'S LIGHT WITH ME. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE WITH BOTH OF YOU TODAY SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SHARE IT ACROSS OUR ENTIRE CITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I FELT IT THIS WEEKEND ALREADY AT AN EVENT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE STARTED BECAUSE HER FAVORITE SPORT IS VOLLEYBALL. AND YOU COULD FEEL IT IN EVERY MOVEMENT, EVERY ACTION, EVERY TIME SOMEBODY SPOKE. AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WHEN WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HARPER AND SAY THAT NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR IS HARPER'S MONTH THAT THERE WILL BE MORE THAT WE TALK ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY STARTED. SO THANK YOU. [47:19] **Mike Moyski**: THANK YOU AGAIN. THIS IS BEYOND MEANINGFUL. SORRY, I FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL ITEM I WANT TO HOLD IT UP HERE. BUT THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO US AND EMILY YOU'VE BEEN INCREDIBLE AS WELL AS YOU, MAYOR FREY, AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE JUST CONTINUED TO BE HUMBLED AND HONORED AND THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE WANT OUT OF THIS AND WHY WE'RE SO HONORED BY HAVING THIS PLATFORM RIGHT NOW IS WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THIS HAD MEANING BEHIND IT. IF IT DOESN'T, I THINK IT'S A BIG MISS ON THE COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND IT'S JUST HUMBLING TO KNOW. AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE A PART OF MINNEAPOLIS WHERE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HONORING HARPER IN THIS WAY. AND IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US AND MEANINGFUL. SO THANKS A LOT. [48:10] **Council Member Emily Koski**: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER. [49:53] **Council President Elliott Payne**: AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR NOVEMBER 20TH TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [50:00] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [50:02] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: PRESENT. [50:03] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [50:05] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: PRESENT. [50:06] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [50:08] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: PRESENT. [50:09] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [50:09] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: PRESENT. [50:11] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [50:11] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: PRESENT. [50:13] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [50:15] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: PRESENT. [50:16] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [50:17] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: PRESENT. [50:18] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [50:19] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: PRESENT. [50:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [50:20] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: HERE. [50:22] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [50:23] **Council Member Emily Koski**: PRESENT. [50:24] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [50:25] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: PRESENT. [50:25] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [50:26] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: PRESENT. [50:27] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: PRESIDENT PAYNE. [50:28] **Council President Elliott Payne**: PRESENT. [50:29] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. [50:30] **Council President Elliott Payne**: LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REALTIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE OUR ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF OUR 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? COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [51:15] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT BEFORE THE BODY. I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE UNDER INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR, MOTION TO AMEND THE PRIOR INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO HUMANE ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE. [51:25] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [51:27] **Council President Elliott Payne**: IS THERE A SECOND? MAY I HAVE -- I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [51:33] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] CHAVEZ. [AYE] VETAW. [AYE] KOSKI. [AYE] CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [51:56] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. [52:00] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: SECOND. [52:02] **Council President Elliott Payne**: CLERK CALL THE ROLL. [52:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [AYE] PALMISANO. [AYE] CHOWDHURY. [AYE] CASHMAN. [AYE] OSMAN. [AYE] RAINVILLE. [AYE] CHAVEZ. [AYE] VETAW. [AYE] ELLISON. [AYE] KOSKI. [AYE] WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [52:29] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 6TH. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES. [52:40] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: SO MOVED. [52:41] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: SECOND. [52:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [AYE] PALMISANO. [AYE] CHOWDHURY. [AYE] CASHMAN. [AYE] OSMAN. [AYE] RAINVILLE. [AYE] CHAVEZ. [AYE] VETAW. [AYE] ELLISON. [AYE] KOSKI. [AYE] WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [53:00] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES, AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES, MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION PLEASE. [53:05] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: SO MOVED. [53:06] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: SECOND. [53:08] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: JENKINS. [AYE] PALMISANO. [AYE] CHOWDHURY. [AYE] CASHMAN. [AYE] OSMAN. [AYE] RAINVILLE. [AYE] CHAVEZ. [AYE] VETAW. [AYE] ELLISON. [AYE] KOSKI. [AYE] WONSLEY. [AYE] CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [53:25] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES, THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [53:43] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION & ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 22 ITEMS. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM CITIES TODAY INSTITUTE FOR LODGING AND MEAL EXPENSES. TWO IS A BID FOR PUBLIC SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL. THREE IS A BID FOR TARGET CENTER STEAM STATION IMPROVEMENTS. FOUR IS A BID FOR FRIDLEY SOFTENING PLANT LIME SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. FIVE IS A BID FOR LYNDALE AVENUE NORTH TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEMS AND STORM SEWER/PEDESTRIAN CURB RAMPS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. SIX IS MASTER CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR 2026-2028. SEVEN IS A CONTRACT WITH KODET ARCHITECTURAL GROUP FOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE CARPENTER & MECHANIC SHOP ON THE FRIDLEY WATER TREATMENT CAMPUS. EIGHT IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH HOGEN ADAMS, PLLC, FOR AFTER-ACTION REVIEWS AND REPORTS. NINE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SHEEHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR LIGHTING REPLACEMENT IN TARGET CENTER ESCALATOR LOBBY. TEN IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH TI-ZACK CONCRETE INC. FOR THE PHILLIPS TRAFFIC SAFETY PROJECT. 11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR BOLTON & MENK INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR BRIDGE 9 IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. 12 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CERTIFIED LANGUAGES INTERNATIONAL LLC FOR REMOTE INTERPRETING SERVICES. 13 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS FOR COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE SERVICES. 14 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS. 15 IS CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND PROJECTS. 16 IS COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE ST. ANTHONY FALLS HERITAGE BOARD. 17 IS MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES APPOINTMENTS. 18 IS 2025 PROPERTY TAX SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF DELINQUENT UTILITY CHARGES. 19 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF JARED MOORE. 20 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT MDCR CHARGE NO. 23-09198. 21 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT MARION LEWIS V. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND 22 IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHTS PROJECT FOR CONFERENCE TRAVEL, LODGING, AND MEAL EXPENSES. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS. [56:31] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [56:40] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [57:02] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. EXCUSE ME. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [57:13] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL TODAY WHICH IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ADJUSTED 20-YEAR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK PLAN GUARANTEED MINIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNTS FOR 2027 THROUGH 2031 DUE TO INFLATION. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. [57:33] **Council President Elliott Payne**: VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [57:42] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [YEAH] COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [58:04] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING, & ZONING COMMITTEE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [58:22] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 22 ITEMS TODAY. ITEM ONE IS APPROVING AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION REGULATIONS. ITEM TWO IS APPROVING A LIQUOR AND SIDEWALK CAFE IONS FOR BA -- LICENSE FOR BABII CAJUN. ITEM THREE IS APPROVING EXTENDED HOURS FOR U TOBACCO. ITEM FOUR IS EXTENDED HOURS FOR SIP OF SILK. ITEM FIVE IS 2025 LEVY AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. ITEM SIX IS CONSIDERING AN APPEAL TO DEMOLISH THE JOHN COOK HOUSE. THIS WAS FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEM SEVEN IS DENY AN APPEAL SUBMITTED BY MARSHA HAAGENSON FOR THE PROPERTY AT 2821 BROOKWOOD TERRACE. ITEM EIGHT IS APPROVING LIQUOR LICENSES. ITEM NINE IS APPROVING LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. ITEM TEN IS GAMBLE LICENSE RENEWALS. ITEM 11 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE STATE FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS. ITEM 12 IS DESERTIFICATION FOR THREE TIF DISTRICTS. ITEM 13 IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR RIVERNORTH DEVELOPMENT. ITEM 14 IS AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION FOR THE NOAH PRESERVATION FUND. ITEM 15 IS AMENDING THE CONTRACT FOR KMA DEVELOPMENT AT 1200 WEST BROADWAY. ITEM 16 IS APPROVING A NEW STREET NAME OF KIRK WASHINGTON JR. ITEM 17 IS A NEW STREET NAME FOR CHEE XIONG. ITEM 18 IS APPROPRIATION FOR DEMOLISHING TWO PROPERTIES FOR THE CITY. ITEM 19 IS APPROVING LAND SALES TO HOMES FOR HOMIES FOR THE EMERGENCY STABILIZATION PILOT PROGRAM. ITEM 20 IS APPROVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND AWARD RECOMMENDATION. ITEM 21 IS APPROVING A RESERVATION OF 9% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS. AND LASTLY ITEM 22 IS APPROVING AS AMENDED ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE SIGNING ON PREMISES. THIS WAS APPROVED AS AMENDED IN THE BHZ COMMITTEE LAST THURSDAY. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVALS AND PULL ITEMS 1 AND 6 FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. [1:00:49] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED THE APPROVAL OF THE REPORT MINUS ITEMS 1 AND 6. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? SEEING NONE -- [1:01:03] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: SORRY, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM 22 FOR DISCUSSION, PLEASE. [1:01:07] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: I WAS GOING TO PULL 22 FOR DISCUSSION. [1:01:10] **Council President Elliott Payne**: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:01:26] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON ITEMS I BELIEVE 16 AND 17. THESE ARE STREET RENAMINGS OR COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGNS FOR KIRK WASHINGTON AND CHEE XIONG. AND BOTH ARE PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FABRIC OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. KIRK WAS A BELOVED POET, FATHER, COMMUNITY MEMBER, ORGANIZER. AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING, THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN CELEBRATING KIRK WASHINGTON DAY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN HIM EVOKED HERE IN CHAMBERS. AND SO TO HAVE A SIGN THAT REALLY MARKS THE FACT THAT HE EMBODIED HARRISON IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. I WANT THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING IT. AND CHEE XIONG IS BELOVED. TOOK A PLOT OF LAND THAT FOLKS THOUGHT AS DESOLATE AND SHE'S MADE THAT INTO AN OASIS ON THE NORTH SIDE. IS NO LONGER WITH US, BUT THE LEGACY THAT SHE CREATED ON THE NORTH SIDE REALLY CARRIES ON. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR SUPPORTING THIS AND IT'S ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL TO JUST HAVE THE ABILITY ON THIS DAIS TO CELEBRATE OUR ELDERS AND THOSE WHO HAVE MOVED ON. SO THANK YOU GUYS. [1:02:37] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: MR. CHAIR, I DON'T NEED TO PULL IT FOR DISCUSSION, BUT I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IT WAS AN APPEAL VARIANCE BY MARSHA HAAGENSON. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE MS. HAAGENSON'S RESEARCH AND WORK TO PRESENT HER APPEAL THAT SHE DID TO YOU ON THE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. SHE CLEARLY SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME THINKING ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES TO OUR ENVIRONMENT. AT THE END OF THIS PROCESS, I CANNOT AND YOU HAVE NOT FOUND ANY PRECEDENT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE APPEAL. THE SHORELAND OVERLAY DISTRICT IS NOT A PROHIBITION AGAINST DEVELOPMENT OR ENCROACHMENT. OUR SHORELAND OVERLAY IS VERY OFTEN TALKED ABOUT IN STRANGE WAYS, BECAUSE IT REALLY DOESN'T, IT APPLIES DIFFERENTLY TO URBAN AREAS WHERE YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF STRUCTURES FROM THE WATER. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT AGAIN HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE SHORELAND OVERLAY DISTRICT SHOULD BE A PROCESS ASSURANCE, THAT EXTRA SCRUTINY IS PAID TO DEVELOPMENT OR LAND USE AND VARIANCE KINDS OF REQUESTS. STAFF REVIEWED PER MS. HAAGENSON'S REQUEST AND FOUND 11 APPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 40 FEET OF THE STEEP SLOPE IN A SHORELAND AREA. ONE WAS WITHDRAWN, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER TEN WERE APPROVED. TYPICALLY WITH CONDITIONS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. I WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE CONDITIONS PLACED ON THE APPROVAL AROUND EROSION CONTROL TO PROTECT MINNEHAHA CREEK WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. BASED ON THAT, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS APPEAL. BUT ONE OTHER NOTE, MS. HAAGENSON HAS SOME VALID CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS TO TESTIFY AND FILE AN APPEAL. AND I KNOW THAT STAFF HAVE HEARD THOSE CONCERNS AND THEY'RE WORKING TO HELP MAKE THAT PROCESS MORE CLEAR AND MORE EXPLANATORY. SO I HOPE THAT FOR THAT, MS. HAAGENSON CAN ULTIMATELY FIND HER EFFORTS HERE WITH THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND THEN OUR CITY COUNCIL WERE NOT FOR NAUGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. [1:04:43] **Council Member Jeremiah Ellison**: I FORGOT TO MENTION BECAUSE I'M THE AUTHOR OF THE ITEMS OF BRINGING FORWARD THE STREET COMMEMORATIVE SIGNS, I CANNOT VOTE ON THEM. AND I DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR AN ABSTENTION AND BE LIKE WHAT, I THOUGHT HE SUPPORTED THOSE. I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY AND THE BODY KNOW. [1:05:04] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SOUNDS GOOD. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE BUSINESS REPORT MINUS ITEMS 1, 6, AND 22. [1:05:15] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [AYE, EXCEPT 16 AND 17 ABSTAIN] COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES ON THE REPORT EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 16 AND 17 WHICH HAVE 11 AYES AND ONE ABSTENTION. [1:05:55] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION REGULATIONS ORDINANCE. I'M GOING TO ADD MYSELF TO QUEUE BECAUSE I HAVE AN AMENDMENT, I ACTUALLY HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS ON THIS THAT ARE RELATED. THESE ARE PRINTED OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. AND THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO ADD MORE CLARITY AROUND WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A PROPERTY OWNER IS TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN SECURITY AND WEATHER TIGHTNESS OF BUILDINGS. SO FURTHER DOWN THE AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING A HOUSE THAT WAS ON THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION LIST THAT DETERIORATED BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE INABILITY TO KEEP THE BUILDING WEATHER TIGHT, IT ERODED OVER TIME. THIS AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE SHOULD HELP PREVENT THAT IN THE FUTURE. AND I'D REALLY APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE'S SUPPORT ON THIS. IS THERE A SECOND TO MY MOTION TO AMEND? [1:06:55] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [1:06:58] **Council President Elliott Payne**: ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:07:08] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:07:31] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THAT AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:07:35] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M ALSO BRINGING FORWARD A MOTION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU ALL. AND I THINK MANY OF YOU ARE ALSO AWARE THAT I'VE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT TIME NOW ON COUNCIL OF LEARNING A LOT ABOUT OUR HERITAGE PRESERVATION PROCESS HERE AT THE CITY AND THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND IT IS REALLY AROUND HOW WE BEST PRESERVE OUR CITY'S HERITAGE AND PRESERVE OUR HISTORY WHILE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THAT HISTORY INTERSECTS WITH A LOT OF OTHER IMPORTANT AND ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, EQUITY, ARTS, AND CULTURE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. AND ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT EVERY POTENTIAL PROPOSED CASE OF HISTORICAL DESIGNATION IS DIFFERENT. AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CASES REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY OF MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION ABOUT A PIECE OF PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY AND HOW TO HONOR THAT HISTORY WHILE ALSO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CITY'S FUTURE IN AN EQUITABLE WAY. WITH THAT IN MIND, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE UPDATED HERITAGE PRESERVATION ORDINANCES COMING FORWARD TODAY. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF AND THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION WHO PUT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK INTO REVISING THIS ORDINANCE. THERE ARE FIVE BODIES THAT CURRENTLY CAN NOMINATE A BUILDING OR DISTRICT FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THAT INCLUDES THE MAYOR, A COUNCIL MEMBER, A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC OR HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION, THE DIRECTOR OF CPED, OR THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY STAFF CREATES A NEW EARLY STEP IN THE PROCESS TO ALLOW THE CITY STAFF TO REVIEW AND RESEARCH PROPERTIES TO DETERMINE IF THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION BEFORE A PUBLIC NOMINATION OR DEMOLITION REQUEST CAN ENTER THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS. ESSENTIALLY THIS IS AN EARLY ELIGIBILITY SCREENING FOR POTENTIAL NOMINATIONS AND THE SCREENING STEP ONLY APPLIES AGAIN TO THOSE FIVE BODIES. ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STEP BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST. THAT SAID, IN REVIEWING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION SUGGESTED THAT THE NOMINATIONS FROM THE HPC ITSELF SHOULD ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM THE ELIGIBILITY SCREENING FOR NOMINATIONS AND I AGREE. AND THAT'S WHAT'S REFLECTED IN THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY. THE HPC, AGAIN THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION IS A BODY OF RESIDENTS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. AND WHILE THEY ARE NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS, THEY ARE A BODY OF RESIDENTS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WHO BRING IMPORTANT AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO OUR CITY'S HERITAGE PRESERVATION PRACTICES. IT'S APPROPRIATE TO MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT ABILITY TO NOMINATE A PROPERTY WITHOUT ADDING ADDITIONAL PRESCREENINGS. THE HPC ALSO HELPS WIDEN THE CURRENT CONVERSATION ABOUT HERITAGE PRESERVATION, AND WE SHOULD WANT TO HONOR AND FOSTER THAT ROLE RATHER THAN CREATE MORE ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS THAT COULD LIMIT IT. IT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT WAY TO EMPOWER AND SUPPORT OUR APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHO OFTEN RAISE CONCERNS OF NOT FEELING HEARD OR FEELING LIKE THEIR EXPERTISE IS TRULY SUPPORTED AND UPLIFTED BY CITY LEADERS. AND THIS REPRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO EXACTLY THAT IN REGARDS TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION. SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND AND WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. [1:11:00] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [1:11:04] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AMENDMENT PUT FORWARD BY STAFF WAS INTENDED TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES. AND I'M WONDERING IF STAFF COULD ACTUALLY COME UP AND EXPLAIN THE RATIONALE BEHIND KIND OF TAKING AWAY THIS ABILITY FOR THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO PUT FORWARD A NOMINATION IN THE SAME WAY THAT COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR WILL BE ABLE TO. [1:11:36] **Andrea Burke (Supervisor, Historic Preservation)**: MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ANDREA BURKE, AND I AM THE SUPERVISOR OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TEAM AND CPED. THIS AMENDMENT IS A -- THIS SECTION OF CODE, LET ME START THERE, SAYS THAT ONLY PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION MAY BE NOMINATED BEFORE THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT AS WAS STATED BY COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. THIS STEP WAS ADDED TO ENSURE THAT NOMINATIONS MEET THE SIGNIFICANCE AND INTEGRITY CRITERIA BEFORE BEGINNING THE PUBLIC PROCESS. AND IT WAS REALLY MODELED AFTER THE NATIONAL REGISTER SYSTEM. STAFF PREFERS THAT ONLY ELECTED OFFICIALS REMAIN EXEMPT SINCE THEY REPRESENT THE PUBLIC INTEREST. STAFF CAN ACCEPT THIS AMENDMENT, BUT TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, THE INTENT BEHIND IT WAS TO PROVIDE A DEGREE OF RESEARCH AND VETTING AND REALLY ENSURE THAT THE SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA AND THE ELIGIBILITY REALLY MET THE CITY'S ORDINANCE AND LETTER BEFORE IT EMBARKS AS I MENTIONED ON A LENGTHY PUBLIC PROCESS WHERE IF NOMINATED INTERIM PROTECTION GETS PUT ON THE PROPERTY OWNER WHICH IS A PRETTY HEFTY, I WOULDN'T SAY RESTRICTION, BUT IT'S A HEFTY LAYER FOR THEM TO ENDURE. AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS THAT WE REALLY HAVE THOROUGHLY LOOKED THROUGH AND MADE SURE THAT THIS PROPERTY MEETS THE CRITERIA. THANK YOU. [1:13:00] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU. AND THEN FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO THAT, IS IS THERE ANYTHING PRECLUDING THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER FROM FINDING A COUNCILOR TO SPONSOR THEIR PROPOSED NOMINATION TO BE ABLE TO WAIVE THIS PROCESS? [1:13:26] **Andrea Burke (Supervisor, Historic Preservation)**: NO, THERE IS NOTHING. A HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER MAY GO TO A COUNCILOR TO SPONSOR THIS NOMINATION. A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAN DO THAT. REALLY ANYBODY CAN GO AND ASK A COUNCIL MEMBER TO TAKE FORWARD A NOMINATION. THAT WAS PUT FORTH BY DESIGN BECAUSE AS WE MENTIONED BECAUSE THE COUNCIL VERY MUCH LISTENS TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR NEEDS AND IS MOST FAMILIAR WITH THEIR WARD, SO THAT WAS PART OF THE IDEA FOR EXEMPTING ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THIS MATTER. [1:13:43] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT AND WITH STAFF ON THIS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE THE EXEMPTION, BUT THAT THE UNELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION WHICH ARE IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND DO HAVE SUBJECT EXPERTISE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT ANY OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER WOULD GO THROUGH. THANK YOU. [1:14:23] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AND I UNDERSTAND COUNCIL MEMBER'S THOUGHT PROCESS IN BRINGING IT FORWARD. I THINK I'M SEEING IT DIFFERENTLY TODAY. FOR ME, I BELIEVE THAT HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SHOULD BE PRETTY JUDICIOUS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH A LOT OF REGULARITY BECAUSE OF THE BURDEN THAT IT PUTS ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF IN TERMS OF RENOVATIONS, IN TERMS OF CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE. AND I THINK THE NOMINATION PROCESS SPECIFICALLY PUTTING IT UNDER INTERIM PROTECTION AND HAVING TO GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE PROCESS BEFORE IT IS ACTUALLY FOUND TO BE HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR IT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS MAKES ME FEEL THAT I THINK IT SHOULD BE JUST LIMITED TO A COUNCIL MEMBER OR THE MAYOR. PRETTY SIMILAR TO HOW WE DO STREET RENAMINGS, I THINK WITH STREET RENAMINGS THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ALSO CAN BE INVOLVED, BUT I THINK THERE'S WAYS FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK WITH THE HPC TO GET A NOMINATION THROUGH. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. [1:15:56] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT FOR THIS IDEA IN BROADENING THE NET SO TO SPEAK, I ALSO CAN'T SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. STAFF HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED WHO IS BEST TO REPRESENT THE WILL AND THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. AND THAT IS ELECTED OFFICIALS. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOMINATIONS ARE BEING VETTED PER THESE NEW SYSTEMS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THIS ORDINANCE. THERE ARE GOOD IMPROVEMENTS IN HERE. AND THE PIECE FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE IS ANOTHER GOOD IMPROVEMENT. THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED. THEY DO REALLY GOOD WORK FOR THE PUBLIC WITH THEIR EXPERTISE WHICH WE VALUE. BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ELECTED TO REPRESENT RESIDENTS. WE ARE THE ONES THAT HEAR ALL OF THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS OR IDEAS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. I DON'T SEE THE COMMUNITY REACHING OUT TO SPECIFIC HERITAGE PRESERVATION MEMBERS. IF A COMMISSIONER OR RESIDENT WANTS TO MAKE A NOMINATION, THEY CAN PRETTY EASILY WORK WITH ANY COUNCIL MEMBER TO DO SO ON THEIR BEHALF. THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CAN REVIEW THE REQUEST AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION NOT JUST THE PROPERTY BUT THE BROADER IMPACTS OF THE DESIGNATION THAT WE'VE ALL WRESTLED WITH ON THIS DAIS. THANK YOU. [1:17:23] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WANTED STAFF TO COME FORWARD AGAIN JUST TO ANSWER A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE INSIGHT BECAUSE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE FIVE BODIES CAN DO NOMINATIONS PRIOR TO THE ENACTING OF THIS ORDINANCE THAT WOULD CHANGE THAT. ON AVERAGE HOW MANY NOMINATIONS IS THE HPC BRINGING FORWARD EACH YEAR? [1:18:03] **Andrea Burke (Supervisor, Historic Preservation)**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, IN THE PAST YEAR WE'VE HAD 1 OR 2 THAT HAVE COME THROUGH, DEFINITELY ONE, I THINK TWO ACTUALLY FROM THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION. OFTEN THAT'S A PRETTY AVERAGE NUMBER THAT COMES THROUGH. SO IT IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO BE QUITE HONEST. THAT IS MY ANSWER. [1:18:11] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU FOR THAT JUST CLARITY. BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S THIS UNDERSTANDING OR MISCONCEPTION THAT HPC IS JUST OUT HERE WILLY-NILLY WIELDING THIS RESPONSIBILITY THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE. I THINK THEY HAVE APPROACHED IT WITH DUE DILIGENCE. AND WE DON'T SEE THESE OFTEN COME FORWARD THROUGH THIS BODY FOR CONSIDERATION. I THINK AS A RESULT OF HPC ALSO RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WORK THAT GOES INTO A NOMINATION PROCESS. THEY DO WORK WITH STAFF JUST AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD ON ALSO RECONCILING JUST THE TOTALITY OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO ACTUALLY MOVE AN APPLICATION THROUGH THE PROCESS. THE FACT THAT THIS ISN'T HAPPENING IN AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT SHOWS ME THAT HPC RECOGNIZES THIS, IT SHOULD NOT BE STRIPPED FROM THEM. AND WE SHOULD BE EMPOWERING OUR APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND THE HPC HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT. AND ALSO THE FACT THAT STAFF HAS ALSO SAID THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE AMENDMENT IN ITSELF. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR ADDING THAT CLARITY, AND I STILL STAND ON THE AMENDMENT. [1:19:35] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE WONSLEY AMENDMENT. [1:19:48] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [NAY] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [NAY] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [NAY] COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [NAY] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [NAY] COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [NO] COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [NAY] COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [NAY] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND EIGHT NAYS. [1:20:18] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT AMENDMENT FAILS. SO WE HAVE THE UNDERLYING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED BY ME IN FRONT OF US. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THIS ORDINANCE? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:20:41] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:21:09] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THAT ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER SIX. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON. [1:21:18] **Kristyn Anderson (City Attorney)**: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL REFER THIS ITEM BACK TO STAFF TODAY. REGULATORY SERVICES WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE PROPERTY BEING SOLD WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. THE AGREEMENT WILL ALSO REQUIRE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPERTY DURING THAT TIMEFRAME. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS AGREEMENT WILL SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE CITY, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER AND PROVIDE A TANGIBLE PATH FORWARD TO SEEING THE PROPERTY RESTORED SO THAT IT'S HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE CAN BE APPRECIATED, REALIZED, AND CONTINUED. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS, THE PROPERTY OWNER AND HIS ATTORNEY HAVE PROVIDED A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE CITY'S DECISION MAKING PERIOD UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 15.99 FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS. [1:22:09] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. THIS PROPERTY IS IN MY WARD. I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION TO REFER THIS ITEM BACK TO STAFF. IS THERE A SECOND? [1:22:18] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: SECOND. [1:22:20] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY AGAIN WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE FOR THE OWNER/DEVELOPER TO ATTEMPT TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING IN THE FUTURE? [1:22:33] **Council President Elliott Payne**: MADAM CITY ATTORNEY? MR. FUSSY? [1:22:51] **Assistant City Attorney (Fussy)**: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGREEMENT IS THAT THIS WILL NOT ALLOW FOR DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY AND IF THE ENDS OF THIS AGREEMENT WEREN'T ACHIEVED IN THE TIMEFRAME CONTEMPLATED WHICH IS SIX MONTHS FOR A ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE THE REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION TO DEMOLISH HAS BEEN PUT ON PAUSE OR REFERRED BACK TO STAFF. IT WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THIS COUNCIL AND VOTED ON AGAIN AND OBTAIN ANEW, FOR INSTANCE. [1:23:45] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: SORRY, JUST TO CLARIFY, IT WOULD BE AFTER 6 MONTHS, IF THERE IS NO SALE. [1:23:49] **Assistant City Attorney (Fussy)**: THAT'S CORRECT. [1:23:51] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN DURING THE 6 MONTHS? [1:23:52] **Assistant City Attorney (Fussy)**: MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT IS THAT DURING THE 6 MONTHS, THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL BE ENDEAVORING TO SELL THE PROPERTY, EVEN IF IT IS AT A LOSS AND HAS SOME, I GUESS LEADS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, TO DO THAT, AND IS CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT AND I BELIEVE STAFF IS ALSO CONFIDENT THAT IS A REALISTIC OUTCOME. OBVIOUSLY, THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND NOTHING IS ASSURED, BUT THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS AGREEMENT DOES PROTECT THE CITY IN TERMS OF HE IS NOT BEING PROVIDED WITH ANY RIGHT TO DEMOLISH AT ANY POINT IN TIME. IT WOULD STILL NEED TO COME BACK TO THIS COUNCIL. [1:24:29] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY. [1:24:35] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE REFERRAL TO ITEM 6. [1:24:48] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:25:05] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT ITEM CARRIES AND WILL BE REFERRED BACK TO STAFF. NEXT IS ITEM 22 AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:25:18] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. BEFORE I SPEAK ON THE ORDINANCE IN GENERAL, I WANTED TO NOTE THAT MY STAFF IS CURRENTLY WRITING UP AN AMENDMENT TO BRING FORWARD WHICH COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AND I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE THE COMMITTEE SO I WILL READ GENERALLY WHAT THAT AMENDMENT INTENDS TO DO AND IT'S TO MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY THAT EXISTING BILL IS BENEFITTING FROM A CONVERSE TO A DIGITAL TO THE TERMS OF ANY VEHICLE APPROVED FOR FUTURE REVENUE SHARE OR MUNICIPAL TAX. SO, THIS IS TO CLARIFY THAT IN THE FUTURE, AS WE GO TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND ASK FOR THE ABILITY TO CREATE A REVENUE GENERATION TOOL FOR DIGITAL BILLS IN THE CITY, THAT ALL DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THAT, EVEN THE ONES THAT EXIST TO THAT POINT. THIS IS A MATTER OF FAIRNESS, SO THAT ALL DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME TERMS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THAT IN A MINUTE WHEN YOU HAVE THE PAPER COPY IN FRONT OF YOU AND IN THE MEANTIME, I'LL SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THE ORDINANCE IN GENERAL. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE STAFF WHO PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THIS ORDINANCE OVER THE PAST YEAR AND ALSO TO MY STAFF, JOHN IN PARTICULAR WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF BUILDING OWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, STAKEHOLDERS, ARTISTS, AND CITY STAFF ON CRAFTING A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT CHANGES TO OUR SIGNAGE CODE. SOME OF THOSE THAT I FEEL MOST EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD TODAY IS THAT PAINTED WALL SIGNS WILL NO LONGER BE REGULATED CITYWIDE, WHICH OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO CREATE MORE VISIBILITY AND VIBRANCY ON THEIR BUILDINGS. IT ALSO EXPANDS SIGNAGE ALLOWANCES IN CM3 ZONING AREAS, IT ALSO CREATES THE CONDITIONS THAT BILLBOARDS WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOW TO SUBSIDIZE VACANT PROPERTIES AND REPLACING SIGNS WITH SIMILAR ONES WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A PERMIT OR COST SMALL BUSINESSES A FEE. SO THIS STREAMLINES THE PROCESSES FOR THAT. WE HAVE A PROVISION WHERE SKY WAY BUSINESSES WILL HAVE A SPECIAL SIGN ALLOWANCE TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN ADVERTISE THEIR BUSINESS TO STREET LEVEL PEDESTRIANS. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST WAY FINDING CHALLENGES DOWNTOWN IS HELPING PEDESTRIANS IDENTIFY THEIR WAYS IN AND OUT OF THE SKY WAY AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE AT THE SKY WAY LEVEL. FINALLY, ANOTHER PROVISION ALLOWS FOR NEW SIGN TYPES LIKE BUILDING WRAPS AND LIGHT PROJECTION SIGNS TO BE EXPERIMENTED WITH, WITHIN A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE CITY. WITH THAT, I WILL ALLOW FOR OTHERS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM BEFORE BRINGING FORWARD THE AMENDMENT. THANKS. [1:28:04] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT. WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES GETTING TO THE AMENDMENT AND MY ADVICE WOULD BE THAT WE PUT THIS ASIDE AND COME BACK TO IT UNDER THE RULES SO THAT THE SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENT IS IN FRONT OF THE BODY AND CAN BE READ AND REVIEWED AND THEN SPOKEN TO. SO AS WE WORK WITH THE STAFF, I THINK WE CAN SET THAT ASIDE FOR NOW AND MOVE ON WITH THE REST OF THE AGENDA AND COME BACK TO IT AT THE END. [1:28:32] **Council President Elliott Payne**: YEAH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, LET'S SET THAT ASIDE AND I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE TO PLUG IT IN SOMEWHERE IN THE AGENDA. MAYBE THE CLERKS CAN LET ME KNOW WHEN IT POPS UP. [1:28:44] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: I'M HAPPY TO DO SO. [1:28:45] **Council President Elliott Payne**: WITHOUT OBJECTION, LET'S SET THAT ASIDE AND MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:29:00] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, SO THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE HAS 10 ITEMS TODAY. ITEM 1 IS A RESOLUTION HONORING THE STAFF AND CONTRACTORS THAT WORKED ON THE HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH RECONSTRUCTION. ITEM 2 IS RELATED TO FIRST AVENUE SOUTH RECONSTRUCTION FROM FRANKLIN TO GRANT AND HAS RESOLUTIONS ORDERING WORK TO PROCEED, ADOPTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AND THE SALE OF ASSESSMENT BONDS, AND ORDERING THE ABANDONMENT AND REMOVAL OF THOSE IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROJECT. ITEM 3 IS RELATED TO 2nd AVENUE SOUTH FROM 24th EAST TO LAKE STREET EAST AND ORDERING WORK TO PROCEED, ADOPTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AND SALE OF ASSESSMENT BONDS, AND ORDERING THE REMOVAL OF AREA WAYS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROJECT. ITEM 4 IS RELATED TO LOWRY AVENUE NORTHEAST STREET, PHASE TWO FROM NORTHEAST TO WASHINGTON STREET NORTHEAST, WITH SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS TO THE PREVIOUS TWO ITEMS. ITEM 5 IS AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MET COUNCIL FOR LOCAL WORK DESIGNED AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST RELATED TO THE BLUE LINE EXTENSION. ITEM 6 IS A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CLOSURE AND APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AND REALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF EXCESS FUNDS. ITEM 7 IS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR THE CEDAR AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION. ITEM 8 IS AUTHORIZING THE EASEMENT WITH THE RECREATION BOARD FOR STORM SEWER AND STORM WATER BASINS WITHIN THE COLOMBIA GOLF COURSE AND CLARK. AND THEN THE PARKWAY PAVING AND RECONSTRUCTION, AND ITEM 10 IS A RESOLUTION UPDATING THE PRICE STRUCTURE AND RATES FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS PART OF THE E.V. SPOT PILOT. I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. [1:31:00] **Council President Elliott Payne**: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [1:31:02] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR ITEM NUMBER 9, A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR PARKWAY REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION. I'M NOT SURE IF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE THIS IN THEIR WARD, BUT THE PARKWAY AROUND THE LAKE HAS BECOME AN AREA WHERE WE HAD SOME LACK OF CLARITY AROUND GOVERNANCE IN TERMS OF WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF TRAFFIC CALMING AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, SO I AM REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO PUT THE WORK IN TO MAKE SURE THOSE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CLARIFIED WITH THE PARK BOARD SO THAT CONSTITUENT SERVICES AS IT RELATES TO PARKWAYS CAN IMPROVE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. [1:31:47] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE REPORT. [1:31:55] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:32:14] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:32:21] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 1 IS THE OPIOID OVERDOSES AND POSSESSION OF NALOXONE AND NUMBER 2 IS THE DEATH GRANT THROUGH THE CITY OF CRYSTAL SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ROADS. I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. [1:32:50] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ MOVED FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:32:58] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:33:20] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. BEFORE WE COMPLETE ALL OF OUR REPORTS, I SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR AMENDMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 22 ON THE BIZ REPORT. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:33:36] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 560.320 OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE, AND IN ADDITION TO THE ORDINANCE I MOVED AT BIZ COMMITTEE, THERE IS A NEW PORTION AT THE VERY BOTTOM THAT SAYS EXISTING BENEFITTING FROM A CONVERSION FROM STATIC TO DIGITAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERM OF ANY VEHICLE APPROVED FOR FUTURE REVENUE SHARE OR MUNICIPAL TAX. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS AMENDMENT FOR APPROVAL AND JUST STATE THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE THROUGH IGR TO ALLOW, TO GET STATUTORY APPROVAL FROM THE STATE IN ORDER TO SET UP A MECHANISM OF THIS SORT, BUT ONCE IT'S SET UP, THERE IS FAIRNESS IN HOW IT'S APPLIED ACROSS THE CITY, AND NO ONE WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN EXEMPTION FROM THAT IN THE FUTURE. [1:34:35] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT. SORRY TO INTERRUPT, JUST IN CONSULTATION FROM THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MY UNDERSTANDING AND HE CAN EXPLAIN IS THAT THE WRITTEN COPY IN FRONT OF YOU IS INCORRECT AND IT'S NOT WHAT THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAD INDICATED SHOULD BE INCLUDED, SO PERHAPS MR. FUSSY CAN WALK US THROUGH THE AMENDMENT AS IT EXISTS IN FRONT OF YOU NOW AND THAT THE CLERK IS ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO FACILITATE THAT PROCESS. [1:35:05] **Assistant City Attorney (Fussy)**: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, MR. CLERK AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M DOING SOME LAST MINUTE DRAFTING HERE ALONG WITH YOUR ABLE STAFF. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN AND I THINK THE GIST OF WHAT IS PUT -- WHAT IS ON THE PAPER HERE WAS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON, BUT I BELIEVE WE AGREED WITH YOUR STAFF, WITH SOME SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. I DID PROVIDE THAT IN THE TEAMS CHAT TO MR. CLERK, TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND I CAN READ IT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT IT REPRINTED. IT WOULD -- REPLACING THE UNDERLINED LANGUAGE THAT IS ON THE PAPER HERE, IT WOULD READ EXISTING OFF PREMISES SIGNS BENEFITTING FROM A CONVERSION FROM STATIC TO DIGITAL UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF ANY LEGISLATIVE MECHANISM APPROVED PROVIDING FOR FUTURE REVENUE SHARE OR MUNICIPAL TAX TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME GIST OF THE INTENT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, OF THE INITIAL LANGUAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED, BUT IT INVOLVED A LITTLE BIT OF TWEAKING FROM MY OFFICE IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR STAFF AND THAT WOULD BE THE FORM I THINK THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND. [1:36:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: I THINK WE ARE GOOD AS LONG AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE SAID AND IF YOU WANT HIM TO READ IT AGAIN, HE CAN. [1:36:31] **Assistant City Attorney (Fussy)**: THANK YOU. SO THE AMENDMENT, WHICH WOULD BE ADDED TO THE END OF SECTION 560.320 SUBSECTION 1B WOULD READ, EXISTING OFF PREMISES SIGN BENEFITTING FROM A CONVERSION FROM STATIC TO DIGITAL UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF ANY LEGISLATIVE MECHANISM APPROVED PROVIDING FOR FUTURE REVENUE SHARE OR MUNICIPAL TAX TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. [1:37:07] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: YES, I WILL MOVE THE LANGUAGE THAT ATTORNEY FUSSY JUST READ AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND HELP. [1:37:15] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: SECOND. [1:37:24] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: I AM IN QUEUE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:37:34] **Council Member Michael Rainville**: THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ADD TO THIS CLARIFICATION. SO THIS, I THINK OUR ATTORNEY MR. FUSSY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AS WELL. SO, I THINK THIS JUST CLARIFIES WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND THAT NO ONE WILL BENEFIT UNINTENTIONALLY FROM THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [1:38:00] **Council President Elliott Payne**: ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, LET'S TAKE UP THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED. [1:38:10] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:38:30] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THAT ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED WHICH COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF ALL OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. NEXT WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL COUNCIL. WE HAVE ONE ITEM TODAY THAT WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ON DECEMBER 9TH. COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:39:15] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: I THOUGHT YOU HAD MISTAKEN ME FOR WHEN MY QUEUE WAS STUCK ON THE LAST ITEM. SO, I'M SORRY. WE GOT A LOT OF PAPER IN A FAST AMOUNT OF TIME. YES, I UNDERSTAND. I CAN'T EVEN FIND THAT REFERRAL. THERE IT IS. I KNEW IT WAS UNDER THERE SOMEWHERE. OKAY, SO ME, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI IN THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM NOTICED AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO HEALTH, SANITATION, HUMANE ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE, SO TODAY WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO BRING LANGUAGE TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OUR CLERK'S OFFICE AND ARE IN CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY STAFF. THE LANGUAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN LIMS AND JUST TO PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, WHILE NOT GOING TOO FAR INTO IT, DETAILS, SUBJECT MATTER AROUND A PRE-CLOSURE NOTICE, SOME REQUIRED PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES AND TOOLS THAT ARE NECESSARY ONCE AN ENCAMPMENT OF A CERTAIN SIZE IS FORMED, REQUIREMENT FOR STORAGE, AND THEN SOME PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE ENCAMPMENT CLOSURE ITSELF. SO, I WILL BE MOVING THAT FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. [1:40:40] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: SECOND. [1:40:44] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THIS ORDINANCE WAS NOTICED IN JANUARY OF 2024. THEN IT WAS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED IN FEBRUARY OF THAT YEAR. I DON'T THINK, AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THIS CAME BACK TO PHS AT ALL. IT'S BEING PULLED AND SENT DIRECTLY TO COW, SO CAN YOU HELP EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS NOT FOLLOWING A STANDARD PROCESS? I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT IF AN ORDINANCE GETS STUCK IN COMMITTEE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A MECHANISM TO BRING IT FORWARD A DIFFERENT WAY AND FOR EVERYBODY TO WEIGH IN ON IT. THAT'S NOT THE CASE. WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT IN ANY AMOUNT OF DETAIL IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'M SURE THIS IS ABOUT TIMING AND THE END OF THE TERM, BUT THIS COULD BE REINTRODUCED IN JANUARY AND SCHEDULED IMMEDIATELY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUTTING THIS FORWARD WILL BE HERE NEXT TERM. [1:41:39] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. YEAH, I THINK A PART OF IT IS CERTAINLY THE TIMELINE FOR THE END OF THE TERM AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THIS WORK THAT HAS BEEN NOW FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING AND HAS INCLUDED A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALONG WITH WORK WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN THIS TERM. IT'S SEEN THROUGH TO ITS LOGICAL END POINT. I THINK ANOTHER PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR BRINGING THIS TO COW DIRECTLY IS THAT YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BODY OF WORK, HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE, ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE, THAT I THINK IS OF INTEREST TO A LOT OF MEMBERS AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN DIFFERENT ITERATIONS THROUGHOUT THIS TERM AND LAST. SO, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHILE IT IS AT THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATION AND AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ALL COLLECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROCESS AND I WOULD WELCOME IF COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ OR CHOWDHURY HAVE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT TO SHARE. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRE BODY IS REALLY INVESTED IN AND I THINK WE WOULD ALL BENEFIT FROM DOING THE PROCESS OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND REFINEMENT TOGETHER. [1:43:40] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: MR. CHAIR, I DO APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. I DO HOPE THAT WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO GIVE THIS THE FULSOME TIME IN NEED FOR DELIBERATIONS THAT IT DESERVES. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, BUT IT DOES NEED A LOT OF TIME AND DELIBERATION. JUST HAVING FINISHED AGENDA SETTING YESTERDAY WITH THE ENORMOUS NUMBER OF ITEMS TRYING TO GET DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. [1:44:00] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:44:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [NAY] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [NAY] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [NAY] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [NAY] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 9 AYES AND 4 NAYS. [1:44:35] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING ARE IN FRONT OF US. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE RESOLUTIONS. [1:44:54] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: MOTION. [1:44:55] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [1:44:57] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PER SE BUT I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AGAIN THE REALLY CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE ORDINANCE AND WE ALSO DID THE WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY HONORARY RESOLUTION. SO, I WANTED TO TRY TO TIE THOSE TWO TOGETHER AND REALLY JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEEP ATTACKS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON TRANSGENDER CHILDREN IN OUR COUNTRY, IN OUR STATE, AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ARE RECOGNIZING WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY, THAT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE REALIZATION AND THE AWARENESS AROUND TRANSGENDER CHILDREN AND THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE AND THAT WE INCLUDE THEM IN ALL OF OUR WORK THAT WE ARE DOING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THIS CITY. THANK YOU SIR. [1:46:25] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:46:48] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT IS MOTIONS, TODAY WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS WHO IS MOVING TO DIRECT THE CITY CLERK TO RETURN CONSIDERATION OF THE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE PROJECT LAYOUT AND EASEMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. THIS ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE CLERK AT THE FEBRUARY 13TH MEETING AND THE COUNCIL AWAITED FURTHER INFORMATION ON PEDESTRIAN WALK OPTIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS MOTION? [1:47:13] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS MOTION AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, I WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD. I KNOW WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM PUBLIC WORKS STAFF REGARDING THE PEDESTRIAN MALL OPTION. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THAT REPORT IS GOING TO GIVE US. I WANTED TO BRING THIS ITEM BACK IN CASE WE LEARNED THAT THE PEDESTRIAN MALL OPTION IS NOT AN OPTION. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THAT DON'T NECESSARILY SUPPORT THAT OPTION. SO IN THE EVENT THAT WE LEARN THAT THE PEDESTRIAN MALL OPTION IS NOT GOING TO BE ADOPTED, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THE FLEXIBLE OPTION, WHICH IN MY COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMMUNITY AND WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THERE SEEMS TO BE A WILLINGNESS TO, I GUESS, BE IN FAVOR OF THAT OPTION. SO THIS WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THAT IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU. [1:48:45] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS HAS MOVED TO DIRECT THE CLERK TO RETURN CONSIDERATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CONSIDERATION OF THE PENDING ACTION ITEM 2024-01336. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? [1:48:58] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: SECOND. [1:49:00] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE THANK YOU. I AM SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THIS MOTION ON DECEMBER 2, 2025, THERE IS A GFS TOWN HALL REGARDING A UNITED MISSION FOR GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. ON DECEMBER 4, 2025, THE COMMUNITY VISION COUNCIL WILL BE PROPOSING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. I WAS CLEAR WITH MY POSITION WITH THE COMMUNITY I REPRESENT. I EARNED 77.27% OF THE VOTE IN THE PRECINCT LOCATED AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE IN WARD 9. NEIGHBORS ALL SPOKE LOUD AND CLEAR THIS ELECTION. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL OR THIS MOTION, ALTHOUGH I AM READY TO FIND A COMPROMISE. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A LETTER, A COLLECTIVE LETTER REGARDING THE PEOPLE'S WAY WE RECEIVED FROM P3 AND RISE TO REMEMBER YESTERDAY BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY. WE AS THE REMAINING CANDIDATES IN THE PEOPLE'S WAY HAVE UNITED TOGETHER TO DEMAND THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS MAKE A DECISION BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. THE CITY HAS STRUNG US ALONG MONTH TO MONTH, WE AND BY EXTENSION OUR SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FEEL INEQUITABLE AND DISCRIMINATORY. WE ASKED TO COMPROMISE OUR RESPECTIVE VISIONS. I JOIN THE COMMUNITY ON THIS CALL AS WELL. [1:51:00] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL JUST START BY SHARING THAT I AM EQUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED FROM P3 RISE AND REMEMBER ABOUT THE DELAYS WITH REGARDS TO MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE OTHER DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PROJECT, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE CLARITY TO THE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED. AT THE SAME TIME, I BELIEVE THAT IT'S TIME FOR US TO PROVIDE CLARITY OURSELVES ON THE FUTURE OF THE STREET INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENSURE THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE CAN RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR MANY YEARS NOW. THE SOONER WE CAN PROVIDE CLARITY FOR THE LAYOUT, THEN THE SOONER WE CAN BEGIN. SO I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION, FOLLOWING THE TOWN HALL THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON DECEMBER 2ND AND THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON DECEMBER 4TH. [1:52:15] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: YEAH, I JUST WANT A CLARIFICATION. WHAT WAS THE LAST DECISION THAT WE MADE ABOUT THIS AND WHERE ARE WE ON THAT? HAVE WE SELECTED A PEDESTRIAN OPTION? WAS THAT THE DECISION THAT WE MADE LAST TIME? CITY CLERK, IF YOU CAN CLARIFY WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THIS ITEM. [1:52:40] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE ARE TWO, SORT OF COMPETING VISIONS IF YOU WILL FOR THE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE DEVELOPMENT, THE FIRST ONE WHICH HAS BEEN MANY YEARS IN QUEUE IS CURRENTLY REPRESENTED IN 2024-01336. I THINK WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS DESCRIBED IT AS A FLEXIBLE OR MIXED USE PLAN. THAT PLAN WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY CLERK AND PLACED ON FILE. IT REMAINS IN ITS FINAL STAGE. IT WAS UNDER MANY, MANY YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT AND REACHED A FINAL STAGE OF READY TO BE APPROVED IN ITS FINAL FORM BEFORE THAT VOTE WAS TAKEN, THE COUNCIL REFERRED IT TO THE CITY CLERK WHERE IT REMAINS ON FILE AND ACTIVE. THEN THE PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP A PEDESTRIAN MALL AT THAT INTERSECTION. THAT IS IN 2024-00226. THE DIRECTIVE ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL WAS FOR STAFF TO, WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAW, WHICH APPLIES TO CLOSING A STREET AND CREATING A PEDESTRIAN MALL, BE EVALUATED AND REPORTED BACK TO COUNCIL. THERE ARE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE MET IN ORDER TO CREATE A PEDESTRIAN MALL, WHICH IS EXPLAINED BY ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AT A MEETING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AT THIS POINT. THAT PENDING DECISION IS IN FACT THE FILE THAT IS ON ITS WAY TO COMING BACK IN THE NEXT CYCLE THROUGH CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE THAT THE CHAIR JUST REFERENCED. SO IT WILL BE PRESENTED FROM STAFF AT THE NEXT CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING IN THE NEXT CYCLE. WHAT THE MOTION IS DOING IS SAYING BRING THAT BACK OFF THE FILE SO AT THE MEETING ON DECEMBER 11TH, BOTH OF THOSE PROPOSALS ARE IN FRONT OF COUNCIL AND THE OPTION TO PURSUE ONE OR THE OTHER IS AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL. [1:54:48] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. [1:54:55] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: POINT OF ORDER. [1:55:03] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: YEAH, THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY MR. CLERK THAT THERE IS NOT A PEDESTRIAN MALL CONCEPT LAYOUT COMING FORWARD FOR THE BODY TO VOTE ON. I THINK THAT IS A POINT OF CONFUSION IN COMMUNITY, THERE IS ONLY ONE STREET CONCEPT LAYOUT THAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS PRESENTED AND BROUGHT FORWARD. THERE WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE A VOTE ON A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA CONCEPT COMING BEFORE THE BODY TO DELIBERATE NEXT CYCLE. [1:55:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT, TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, IF I MISSPOKE, I APOLOGIZE. THERE IS A PROPOSAL FROM THE BODY TO DEVELOP A PEDESTRIAN MALL HOWEVER UNDER STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES AN ORDINANCE. THAT ORDINANCE HAS NOT BEEN DRAFTED. IT REQUIRES FIRST A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF ANALYSIS AND STUDY TO SEE ABOUT THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET. ON ANY OF THOSE POINTS, I WOULD REFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THIS BODY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION THAT IF THIS BODY WISHES TO PURSUE THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS MADE ORALLY, THERE WOULD NEED TO BE EXTENSIVE STUDY, STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE SATISFIED, AND AN ORDINANCE ENACTED. THE REPORT FROM STAFF IN QUEUE IN THE NEXT CYCLE IS A REPORT FROM STAFF, NOT AN ORDINANCE AND NOT A FULLY BAKED PROPOSAL, TO BE CLEAR. IT IS THE REPORT FROM STAFF ON THOSE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SATISFIED. AFTER THAT, COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO FULLY PURSUE A MALL, PEDESTRIAN MALL AT THE INTERSECTION. SINCE THAT IS OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, I THINK EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT PROPOSAL WOULD NEED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD INTO THE NEW TERM. THERE IS NO TIME LEFT FOR THE PEDESTRIAN MALL TO ADVANCE IN THIS CURRENT TERM. [1:56:48] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THAT'S CORRECT AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT AT THE C&I COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 4TH, THERE WILL NOT BE A DECISION BEING MADE, THERE WILL NOT BE A VOTE BECAUSE THE REPORT WE'RE GETTING BACK FROM PUBLIC WORKS STAFF IS A RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE A RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM. THERE IS NO CHOICE BETWEEN TWO OPTIONS BEING MADE. [1:57:13] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ ON HIS 77% OF THE VOTE IN THAT PRECINCT. I DO WANT TO NOTE THERE ARE THREE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AT THAT INTERSECTION AND THEY DID NOT VOTE FOR YOU SIR, SO IT WOULD BE A DISSERVICE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO HAVE ONE PRECINCT DETERMINE THE OUTCOME FOR THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION. SO, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT AGAIN AND REITERATE WHAT THE CLERK MENTIONED AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN JUST CLARIFIED IS THAT THIS WILL ONLY PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THIS OPTION IF IN FACT THE PEDESTRIAN MALL OPTION IS NOT A VIABLE SOLUTION. THANK YOU. [1:58:16] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: SO, I JUST ACKNOWLEDGE IN A PREVIOUS MOTION THAT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE WE CAN GET ALL THAT ENCAMPMENT ORDINANCE STUFF DONE HERE BEFORE THE TERM ENDS. I VOTED FOR IT IN GOOD FAITH THAT WE COULD ALL CONSIDER THIS AND MAYBE CLOSE A CHAPTER THAT MINNEAPOLIS IS REALLY STRUGGLED WITH. WHY CAN'T WE DO THAT HERE? I THINK THIS OFFERS A COMPROMISE, IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TO SOME KIND OF CONCLUSION. IT DOES NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN ABOUT ERASURE. NOT SUPPORTING THIS OPTION TO TAKE A VOTE MEANS CONTINUED DELAY ON GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE DEVELOPMENT, OF THE REVIVAL OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. I AM SURPRISED THAT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE LOST TRACK OF THIS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO EVERYONE IN OUR CITY. WE KNOW FROM MULTIPLE SURVEYS AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE ENGAGEMENT EVER THAT THE VAST MAJORITY DO NOT SUPPORT A PEDESTRIAN MALL. THERE IS NO LEGAL BASIS IN CONTINUING SUPPORTING THIS OPTION AND IT'S A TOTAL WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND EVERYBODY THAT HAS SPENT TIME ON ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND PEOPLE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME. RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, IN WARDS 8 AND 9 ESPECIALLY HAVE SPENT INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF TIME ON ENGAGEMENT. FURTHER, THIS MEANS A DELAY INTO ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL. IT'S A DELAY FOR THE SAKE OF POLITICS. IT IS NOT GOOD GOVERNANCE. IT IS NOT REFLECTING THE DESIRES OF THE PEOPLE OR THE BUSINESSES THAT LITERALLY LIVE THERE. [1:59:58] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I THINK THERE IS ACTUALLY SHARED AGREEMENT AROUND ALL OF US WANT CLARITIES AROUND THE FUTURE OF GFS. I THOUGHT THERE WAS ALIGNMENT IN THE RESOLUTION WE PASSED ON DECEMBER 5TH OF LAST YEAR, WE SAID THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF DEFINING WHAT THAT VISION WOULD BE AND WE SAID WE WOULD GIVE THE COMMUNITY TIME TO COME FORWARD TO THIS BODY WITH THAT PLAN, WHICH THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING IN THE NEXT C&I TO SAY WE DID THE HARD WORK TO WORK WITH BUSINESS OWNERS, WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, WITH RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNERS IN THE COMMUNITIES TO FIGURE OUT A CONCEPT LAYOUT PROPOSAL THAT HAS OUR OWN BACKING. WHERE THERE HAS BEEN DISAGREEMENT IS THE ROLE IN WHICH THE CITY OR THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PLAYED IN LEADING A CONCEPT LAYOUT THAT DOES ACTUALLY INCLUDE AND HAS FELT LIKE IT INCLUDED ERASURE, CONSIDERING THAT IT'S COMING FROM THE VERY ENTITY THAT BASICALLY TOOK GEORGE FLOYD'S LIFE. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PIECE OF COMMUNITY SHOULD BE LEADING THIS, THE FOLKS THAT WERE THERE BEING OCCUPIED BY MILITARY TRUCKS FOR WEEKS, WHO SAW ALSO GEORGE FLOYD BE STRANGLED BY A MINNEAPOLIS OFFICER WHO HAD TO CONSTANTLY SEE THE CITY AVOID RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OUTSIDE OF JUST PAYING $27 MILLION TO GEORGE FLOYD'S FAMILY. THEY HAVE LOOKED AT THE CITY SIDE FOR SAYING HOW DARE YOU COME FORWARD AND YOU GET TO DECIDE WHAT THE FUTURE OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE IS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM BUSINESS OWNERS WHO LIVE THERE THAT ARE UNITED BEHIND A PROPOSAL TO BRING TO THIS BODY FOR CONSIDERATION AND TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO THAT. IT TOOK, HOW MANY YEARS OF INACTION TO LET DEREK CHAUVIN TO TERRORIZE COMMUNITIES TO THE POINT OF TAKING GEORGE FLOYD'S LIFE. WE CAN TAKE ANOTHER CYCLE TO MAKE AN ACTUAL CLEAR DECISION ON WHAT IS A RESTORATIVE APPROACH THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE HISTORY OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT INTERSECTION THROUGH A COMMUNITY-LED VISION AND A COMMUNITY-LED ORIENTATION. SO I WOULD RATHER TAKE THE TIME TO SEE WHAT THAT IS AND THEN TO BRING THAT FORWARD AS OPPOSED TO BRINGING SOMETHING THAT FEELS CONVENIENT AND EASY RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. ALSO, I SECOND THE COMMENTS AND WE'RE DETACHING INFRASTRUCTURE DECISIONS ON HOW WE'RE MEMORIALIZING THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY IN TAKING GEORGE FLOYD'S LIFE AND THE DIVESTMENT IN THE INTERSECTION FOR YEARS AND ONE PIECE OF THAT IS GETTING AN OUTCOME ON THE PEOPLE'S WAY. WE HAVE VENDORS OR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WENT THROUGH A THOROUGH PROCESS, WORKED WITH STAFF DILIGENTLY TO BRING THEIR BEST PROPOSAL FORWARD, ALSO WITH HAVING A COMMUNITY-LED VISION TO RE-ENVISION THAT INTO A PERMANENT MEMORIAL. THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED AND NOWHERE HAVE WE SEEN DELAYS LIKE THIS WHEN IT COMES TO BIDS. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THIS LONG FOR US TO KNOW WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DIVORCE THAT FROM DECISIONS MADE AT THE INTERSECTION AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE COME FORWARD AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR CONTINUOUSLY CHAMPIONING COMMUNITY SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS PROCESS, SHOULD BE PROVIDING THE PLAN, AND THUS THE LAYOUT THAT THIS BODY MOVES FORWARD WITH. [2:03:46] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST, I WANT TO GET SOME CLARITY ON WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS HERE. SO, WITH THIS COMMUNITY PROPOSAL, IS THE PLAN, IF THAT AS A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD BE PUT TOGETHER, WOULD THAT COME THROUGH IN THE NEXT TERM? IS THAT A NEXT TERM PROPOSAL? THIS CONCEPT LAYOUT, WE'RE NOT VOTING TO ACCEPT IT, BUT TO DISCUSS IT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET CLARITY ON THOSE THINGS. WHAT IS THE PATHWAY FOR THIS COMMUNITY PROPOSAL AND THEN WHAT DOES THIS VOTE DO TODAY? AM I RIGHT IN SAYING IT MOVES IT FORWARD AND THEN WE TAKE AN UP OR DOWN VOTE TO SAY WE SUPPORT THE CONCEPT PLAN OR WE DON'T SUPPORT THE CONCEPT PLAN AND WHOEVER CAN ANSWER THAT. [2:04:50] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I CAN TRY TO ANSWER THIS. THE PROPOSAL BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE COMMUNITY VISION COUNCIL THAT WILL BE PRESENTED ON DECEMBER 4TH IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM COMMUNITY, BUT IT WON'T NECESSARILY BE SOMETHING THAT PUBLIC WORKS ADOPTS AND BRINGS FORWARD AS A CONCEPT LAYOUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A LOT OF WORK TO RECONCILE WHAT THEY BROUGHT FORWARD INTO AN ENGINEERED CONCEPT LAYOUT. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS TO IT WITH REGARDS TO THE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS TO BE RECONCILED AND I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSAL PUT FORWARD WOULD ACTUALLY BE POSSIBLE AND THE ONLY THING THIS COUNCIL CAN VOTE ON AS FAR AS A STREET RECONSTRUCTION IS SOMETHING THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PUTS FORWARD TO VOTE ON AND THAT IS DUE TO GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. SO THAT IS WHAT THEY BRING FORWARD IS NOT GOING TO TRANSLATE TO A STREET LAYOUT CONCEPT THAT THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON. THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION IS WHAT IS BEFORE US TODAY, A MOTION TO PUT THE OPEN CONCEPT LAYOUT BACK ON THE TABLE FOR THE COUNCIL TO VOTE UP OR DOWN ON AT THE DECEMBER 11TH MEETING. [2:06:17] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THANK YOU, I THINK I WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO ABSORB THAT A LITTLE BIT. FRANKLY I FEEL FRUSTRATED AND CONFUSED, JUST REALLY HONEST WITH EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE DAIS, PEOPLE I FEEL ALLIED WITH, PEOPLE I'M NOT AS ALLIED WITH, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PUT IT, I DO WANT TO SAY WE HAVE TO LEAN IN TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND I DON'T SUPPORT THE OPEN FLEXIBLE, I HAVEN'T SUPPORTED THE OPEN FLEXIBLE PLAN. I WANTED THE PEDESTRIAN MALL. THIS COMMUNITY PROPOSAL, IT SOUNDS GREAT. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT WE NEED A PATHWAY THAT SHOWS US HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THERE. I'M STRUGGLING TO SEE HOW WE GET THERE. I AM ALSO STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND, IS THIS CHARTING A PATH FOR US TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING, IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON, THAT'S FRUSTRATING, THAT'S CONFUSING, NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT PEOPLE IN THE AREA WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. I THINK ONE THING THAT THE INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE 8th WARD HAS SHARED IS THAT THERE ISN'T COMMUNITY CONSENSUS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. SO I AM REALLY ASKING FOR LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE BOARD TO LEAN IN AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE PATH FORWARD, IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TOWARDS COMPROMISE, IS THERE A PATH TO A TANGIBLE COMPROMISE SO WE CAN GIVE SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY? IF IT IS A PATH THAT WILL LEAD US TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE IT'S CHARTED OUT, CAN WE BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT? IT DOESN'T FEEL CLEAR TO ME. I'M NOT THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT REPRESENTS THIS PART AND IT FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS IN THIS WAY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE CARS DRIVE DOWN GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. I DON'T DRIVE DOWN GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE, BUT IT'S AT A POINT WHERE IT'S LIKE WHAT IS THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING AT AS A COUNCIL? THAT'S AN OPEN QUESTION FOR ANYONE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN REALLY VOCAL IN HOW I'M FEELING ABOUT THIS AND HOW WE'RE STEERING THE SHIP ON THIS TOGETHER. I THINK WE ALL AGREE THE COMMUNITY GETS TO HAVE NICE THINGS AND A GOOD PLAN. [2:09:03] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: MAYBE I COULD ASK THE CLERK FOR CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. THANK YOU FOR LEANING IN. IN CASE WE LOST TRACK OF THIS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTION ONLY DOES THE OPPORTUNITY OF PUTTING THIS ON AN AGENDA ON DECEMBER 11TH. CITY CLERK, IS THERE ANY -- [2:09:18] **Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai**: POINT OF ORDER. I'M SORRY, AS THE CLERK IS GETTING READY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, IS THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IN THE OVERFLOW ROOM OR SOMETHING? CAN WE GET HIM OVER HERE TO ANSWER SOME BASIC QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING ASKED OVER HERE AND WE'RE ALL ATTEMPTING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO ANSWER? [2:09:38] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: I CAN ANSWER THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS IN THE OVERFLOW ROOM BUT HAD TO LEAVE FOR ANOTHER EVENT. SO, AS CHAIR, I WILL DO MY BEST TO SPEAK FOR THE DEPARTMENT. [2:09:50] **Council Member Linea Palmisano**: I AM NOT TRYING TO ASK A TECHNICAL QUESTION OR CLARIFICATION, I'M ASKING FROM OUR END, PROCEDURAL WAY -- ALL THIS DOES IS PUT IT ON OUR AGENDA. AS COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS NOT TRYING TO GET TO A YES OR NO, SHE IS SAYING THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY. IF WE WANT TO VOTE DOWN EVEN PUTTING IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA, I THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE. [2:10:22] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: ONE THING I WILL ADD, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL FIGURE THIS OUT ON DECEMBER 11TH. THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE EYES WIDE OPEN ABOUT. THIS IS A MASSIVE CONCEPT PLAN AND IF THAT GETS VOTED DOWN ON DECEMBER 11TH, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT TO THIS CONCEPT PLAN AND WHAT HAPPENS FOR FUTURE PROPOSALS? THAT'S A REALLY LIKELY SCENARIO THAT WE STILL DON'T GET ANYTHING DONE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HERE, THAT'S NOT THEIR FAULT. IT'S SCHEDULING. THERE IS ALSO A FUTURE PROPOSAL COMING FORWARD. WE'RE NOT CLEAR ON WHAT THE PATH IS FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD OR MELDING THE THINGS TOGETHER IF THAT'S A FORM OF COMPROMISE AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS COMING. I THINK THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN MALL PRESENTATION, THE CVC PRESENTATION, AND THEN UNITY COMMUNITY, THEY ALL HAVE 10 MINUTES EACH. SO, WHAT HAPPENS DECEMBER 11TH IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AND TO THIS CONCEPT PLAN? [2:11:41] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: MR. PRESIDENT, I CAN ATTEMPT TO SPEAK JUST GENERALLY TO WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS, WHAT ARE THE TIMELINES, AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DECEMBER 11TH. SO DECEMBER 11TH IS THE LAST REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS YEAR. IT'S ALSO THE LAST MEETING OF THIS TERM. THAT HAS SPECIAL IMPLICATIONS, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THINGS ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR AND THE END OF THE TERM, THINGS DIE. ANYTHING IN THE QUEUE THAT IS UNRESOLVED WON'T MOVE FORWARD. THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO REINTRODUCE AND REREFER IN THE NEXT TERM ANY ITEMS THAT ARE UNRESOLVED AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO NUMBER ONE, THERE IS ONE FULL CYCLE LEFT IN THIS TERM IN WHICH THIS BODY CAN MAKE A DECISION. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE TWO PROPOSALS, WHAT I WILL CALL IN QUEUE. I HEARD TODAY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A THIRD, I WILL PUT THE THIRD ASIDE AND DEAL AGAIN WITH THE FIRST TWO. THE FIRST ONE STAFF BROUGHT FORWARD AND I AM NOT GOING TO VENTURE A GUESS, IT WAS BEFORE THIS TWO YEAR TERM AND THE PRIOR TWO YEAR TERM, THERE WAS A STUDY DONE ABOUT THE UNDERLYING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN MENTIONED, BENEATH THE PAVED ROADS AT THE INTERSECTION OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. THAT ULTIMATELY CAME FORWARD AS A PROPOSAL FOR A FLEXIBLE MIXED USE CONCEPT PLAN. THAT PLAN WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH THE COUNCIL'S PROCESS, ULTIMATELY UNTIL FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR AT WHICH POINT IT WAS READY FOR A FINAL VOTE OF APPROVAL, BUT THIS BODY INTERVENED AND SAID NO. WE'RE NOT READY TO MAKE THAT FINAL DECISION AND THEY PUT THAT PLAN ON FILE WITH THE CLERK AS I HAVE ALREADY EXPLAINED. IN THE MEANTIME, A SECOND PROPOSAL HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO THE BODY, BY THE BODY FOR A PEDESTRIAN MALL DESIGN AT THAT INTERSECTION. AS I MENTIONED, THAT IS SIMPLY A CONCEPTUAL IDEA. IT HAS NOT BEEN STUDIED. THERE ARE VERY STRICT STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ABOUT WHEN THE CITY AND ITS OWN LOCAL POWERS CAN CLOSE AN INTERSECTION AND PURSUE A PEDESTRIAN MALL, ALL OF WHICH THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN SPEAK TO AND I'M POSITIVE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN CAN EXPLAIN TO US AS WELL. THOSE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED HAVE BEEN UNDER AN EVALUATION PROCESS BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE REPORT BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF IS SET TO COME FORWARD IN THE NEXT CYCLE TO THE C&I COMMITTEE. SO THAT PROPOSAL COULD COME FORWARD, STILL THIS TERM TO GET AT BEST, A "WE LIKE THAT" BUT THERE IS NOT TIME IN THIS TERM TO PURSUE IT FURTHER. WHEN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING LINED UP, AS YOU ALL KNOW TO GET AN ORDINANCE DONE, TO DO THE CONCEPT PLAN OF A MIXED USE PLAN DOES NOT, ADDING AN ORDINANCE TO THE PEDESTRIAN MALL ADDS COMPLEXITY. TO DO AN ORDINANCE, THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE AT LEAST 7 COUNCIL MEMBERS FULLY IN ALIGNMENT, A WRITTEN DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU AND IT'S BEEN INTRODUCED, GIVEN ITS FIRST READING REFERRED TO COMMITTEE, IS GOING TO TAKE TWO MONTHS. WE DON'T HAVE TWO MONTHS LEFT THIS YEAR AND WE DON'T HAVE AN ORDINANCE DRAFTED ON THE PEDESTRIAN MALL. IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE BODY, AFTER THE C&I COMMITTEE IN THE NEXT CYCLE, CONTINUE TO PURSUE, ASSUMING WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY UNDER THE STATE STATUTE THAT ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. THAT IS A PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE CARRIED TO THE NEXT TERM. THERE IS NO WAY FOR THAT TO ADVANCE THIS YEAR. SO THE MOTION THAT JENKINS PUTS FORWARD DOES NOTHING TODAY. ALL IT DOES IF APPROVED IS TELL ME PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR DECEMBER 11TH SO YOU, THE BODY CAN DECIDE. THAT'S THE ONLY EFFECT OF THE MOTION. I EXPLAINED THE JENKINS MOTION, I EXPLAINED THE FLEXIBLE OPEN DESIGN FROM STAFF, I EXPLAINED THE PEDESTRIAN MALL, WHAT I HEARD TODAY IS THERE IS A PROPOSAL YET TO BE FLESHED OUT FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS. IF THAT PROPOSAL WERE TO COME FORWARD AND IS BEING PRESENTED AS AN IDEA BY ONE OR MORE COMMUNITY GROUPS AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT CYCLE, THE ONLY WAY FOR THAT TO MOVE FORWARD IS FOR IT TO BE INTRODUCED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, BASIC LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. SO A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD HAVE TO SAY I LIKE THE IDEA AND I AM GOING TO OWN IT, WORK WITH THE STAFF AS COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN INDICATED. THERE IS NO MECHANISM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PUT THAT FORWARD. IT HAS TO BE AUTHORIZED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER. THE COUNCIL MEMBER WORKING WITH PROFESSIONAL STAFF WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS THE TECHNICAL AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF INFRASTRUCTURE. IF IT WERE A PROPOSAL THAT INVOLVED THE PEDESTRIAN MALL, IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. SO THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY-BASED PLAN WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN THIS TERM AND WOULD HAVE TO COME FORWARD TO THE NEXT TERM. [2:16:30] **Council Member Aurin Chowdhury**: THE PART I NEEDED THE ANSWER TO ASWELL, WHAT IF THE CONCEPT PLAN ON DECEMBER 11TH IS VOTED DOWN. [2:16:38] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WILL SAY IF THE PLAN IS PUT ON THE DECEMBER 11TH AND THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BODY IS VOTED DOWN, THEN IT GETS DEFEATED, JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT COMES BEFORE THE BODY THAT IS VOTED UP OR DOWN. IN A NEW TERM, IT COULD BE BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW BODY. [2:17:04] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT PRECINCTS. SO NOT ONLY DID I TALK ABOUT THE WARD 9, BUT WE HAD AN ELECTION WHICH SOMEONE VERY CLEARLY WAS AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AND WON ALL FOUR PRECINCTS. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON THE ELECTIONS PEOPLE GET TO VOTE. [2:18:00] **Council President Elliott Payne**: SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:18:03] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [NO] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [NO] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [NAY] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [NAY] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [NAY] THERE ARE 8 AYES AND 5 NAYS. [2:18:35] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT ITEM CARRIES AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM WILL RETURN TO US AT A FUTURE MEETING. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE 1 ITEM TODAY WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION OF 35th STREET AND 36th STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT LAYOUT APPROVAL AND VARIANCE REQUEST. I WILL SEE IF C&I COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM OR WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION. [2:19:05] **Council Member Katie Cashman**: THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE FOR THIS STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE POINT THAT WAS UNCLEAR WAS THAT THE BIKE FACILITY ON 35th STREET. THERE WAS PUBLIC WORKS GOING TO THE STATE TO GET A VARIANCE FOR OUR STATE AID REQUIREMENT. I DO IT'S BEST TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AS IS AND RELY ON PUBLIC WORKS TO GO THROUGH THEIR PROCESS TO GET THE VARIANCE TO CONTINUE DESIGNING THAT BIKE PORTION OF THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THANK YOU. [2:19:50] **Council Member Andrea Jenkins**: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOR THAT EXPLANATION. IN CONVERSATION, I THINK PEOPLE ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE BIKE PATHS AND ALSO DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE BRIDGES ON 35th AND 36th STREET, WHICH REPRESENT A SERIOUS DEPARTURE FROM ADA REGULATIONS FOR BRIDGES, AS WELL AS THE LIGHTING ON THOSE BRIDGES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERWHELMING IF YOU WILL, AND CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PEOPLE. I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THOSE BRIDGES TO BE REPLACED FOR MINIMUM OF 20 YEARS. THIS WOULD PROBABLY NOT REPLACE THOSE BRIDGES, BUT WE REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN CONVINCE MnDOT TO REDECK THOSE BRIDGES TO CREATE MORE SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS, FOR PEOPLE USING WHEELCHAIRS, BIKERS, ET CETERA. SO IT ALLOWS THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF TO SUBMIT A VARIANCE SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR WORK, BUT THERE ARE DESIGN CHALLENGES THAT WE HOPE THE COMMUNITY IDEAS CAN BE INCORPORATED IN THE NEXT PHASE OF DESIGNING, HOW WE TREAT 35th AND 36th STREET. THANK YOU. [2:21:55] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. IS THERE A SECOND? [2:22:04] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [2:22:08] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. MY OFFICE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THIS ISSUE FROM RESIDENTS AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A NUMBER OF THEM AS WELL, ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT ON THIS PROJECT. WE HAD SOME MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH PUBLIC WORKS STAFF. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK AND CARE ON THIS ISSUE. I SHARE WITH THE RESIDENTS THE CONCERNS THEY EXPRESSED AROUND THE STICKY ISSUES AROUND THIS PROJECT, THE SHARED USE PATH. I APPRECIATE THEM CONTINUING TO WORK TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. MY OFFICE IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS GOING FORWARD TO MAKE THIS PROJECT STREET SAFE FOR EVERYONE, WALKING, ROLLING, BIKING, OR IN THAT MOTOR VEHICLE. WE KNOW THAT 35th AND 36th STREET WILL BE SAFER WHEN THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE. I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING SURE THAT IMPROVEMENTS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THIS NEXT PHASE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ACTUALLY KEEP OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAFE ON THIS CORRIDOR. [2:23:20] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 13 AYES. [2:23:50] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION. BEFORE I RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY AND WE RECESS FOR CLOSED SESSION, I WILL ASK IF THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:24:00] **Council Member Robin Wonsley**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, THIS IS RELATED TO SOME WORK I DEFINITELY INTEND TO WORK ON NEXT SESSION, BUT I THINK EARLIER THIS MORNING, ALL OF US SAW THE MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT WAYMO, A CALIFORNIA BASED CORPORATION THAT OFFERS AUTONOMOUS RIDESHARE SERVICES. THE MEDIA BROKE AROUND THE STORY, THERE WAS AN E-MAIL SENT OUT TO COUNCIL FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WAYMO SAID THEY WOULD BE TESTING DOWNTOWN AND MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE CITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MY FRUSTRATION, THEY ALLOWED THE MEDIA TO TELL THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL ABOUT THIS PURSUIT OF AUTOMATION CARS BEING TESTED ON OUR STREETS. THERE WAS A NEED FOR PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC AROUND THIS AND THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED ON A MULTITUDE OF TECHNOLOGICAL OR AI INITIATIVES, EVERYONE WHEN I HAD WEARINESS ABOUT THEM, I MOVED THEM THROUGH A PUBLIC LEGISLATIVE PROCESS SO THAT WE COULD ALL RECEIVE FEEDBACK AND FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT REGULATIONS WOULD BE NEEDED TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE SERVICES ARE BEING DONE SO WITH THE PUBLIC'S WELLNESS AND -- WELLBEING AND INTEREST IN MIND. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THIS CASE AND IT SHOULD HAPPEN. I WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT MY OFFICE DOES INTEND TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND EXPLORE REGULATORY ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE WITH REGARDS TO THE TESTING OF SELF DRIVING CARS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT WAYMO PLANS TO DO OR ENFACT WITH THE SUPPORT OF MAYOR FREY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE OF THOSE DETAILS IN THE COMING WEEKS. [2:25:54] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AARON ON OUR TECH TEAM. WE CAN'T SEE AARON RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE IS RUNNING THE CAMERA. I THREATENED HIM THAT SOMEBODY WOULD PROBABLY EMBARRASS HIM BY SINGING, SO SOMEBODY CAN DO IT, NOT ME. [2:26:20] **City Council Members**: [Singing Happy Birthday] [2:26:35] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT WAS NICE. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA AND NOW WILL CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE LITIGATION MATTER LISTED ON THE AGENDA. BEFORE I MOVE TO CLOSE THE MEETING, I WILL RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. [2:27:00] **Kristyn Anderson (City Attorney)**: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. CHERYL FRAZIER ET ALL VERSUS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. ACCORDINGLY UNDER THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW, MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.05 SUBDIVISION 3B, THE COUNCIL MAY UPON A PROPER MOTION CLOSE THE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT CONVERSATION, THE COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH THE RIGHT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO PRESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS ATTORNEYS. [2:27:30] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THANK YOU MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. I MOVE TO CLOSE OUR PUBLIC MEETING AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE OPEN MEETING LAW, SPECIFICALLY MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.05 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A BRIEFING ON THE LITIGATION MATTER OF CHERYL FRAZIER ET ALL VERSUS CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? [2:27:50] **Council Member Jamal Osman**: SECOND. [2:27:52] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 12 AYES. [2:28:15] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES. FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING WILL CONTINUE AND THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC AFTER WE CONCLUDED THE CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU. [2:28:23] [CLOSED SESSION] [2:46:02] **Council President Elliott Payne**: TECH TEAM, WE'RE READY. THE TIME IS NOW 12:23. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING OUR CLOSED SESSION. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO PROVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [2:46:25] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [PRESENT] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [PRESENT] COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [PRESENT] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [PRESENT] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [PRESENT] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [HERE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [PRESENT] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [PRESENT] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT, PRESIDENT PAYNE. [PRESENT] THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. [2:46:50] **Council President Elliott Payne**: LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:47:04] **Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw**: THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT ALL CLAIMS INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS ASSERTED IN THE LITIGATION MATTER CHERYL FRAZIER AS TREASURER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN OF LINEL FRAZIER HENNEPIN DISTRICT COURT BE SETTLED IN THE AMOUNT OF $475,000 PAYABLE TO THE NEXT OF KIN FOR LINEL LAMONT FRAZIER AND/OR THEIR ATTORNEYS, VIA PERSONS, AND/OR ENTITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT'S DISTRIBUTION ORDER AND CONDITIONED UPON THE COURT APPROVAL FROM FUND OR RG06900150100145400, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL. [2:47:55] **Council Member Jason Chavez**: SECOND. [2:48:00] **Council President Elliott Payne**: COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS MADE A MOTION AND IT'S BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:48:05] **City Clerk Casey Carl**: COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [AYE] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [AYE] PRESIDENT PAYNE. [AYE] THERE ARE 10 AYES. [2:48:25] **Council President Elliott Payne**: THAT CARRIES AND THE MOTION IS ADOPTED AND WITH THAT, WE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY. WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HERE BY ADJOURNED TO DECEMBER 9, 2025, AT 6:05 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTING THE 2026 CITY BUDGET AND TAX LEVY. THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE PROPOSED WATER AND SEWER RATES. THANK YOU EVERYONE.