0:19 >> WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE ANNUAL JNT MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING ADMISSION AND THE 0:25 CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. TODAY IS THURSDAY, MARCH 15TH, 2025, AND I'M CHRIS MEYER 0:30 THE PRESIDENT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO GOING TO CALL TO ORDER 0:35 OF THE PLANNING ADMISSION AND AFTER THAT WE'LL ALSO TURNHE CHAIR OVER TO THE CLIC COMMITTEE CHAIR TO CONVENE THEIR MEETING. 0:41 BUT FIRST THE PLANNING COMMISSION. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY 0:46 QUORUM. (ROLL CALL.) 1:09 >> WE HAVE 5 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> SO WE HAVE A QUORUM. A COUPLE QUICK HOUSEKEEPING NOTES. 1:15 FIRST, ONLY FOUR OF THESE MACHINES CAN BE ON AT ONE SO AFTER YOU'RE DONE SPEAKING, 1:20 PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MICS SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN TURN THEIRS ON AND SECOND THE DOORS LOCK AT 6:00 PM. KEN IS GOING TO BE OUT 1:26 THERE TO LET PEOPLE IN AND OUT BUT JUST BE AWARE THAT THEY DO 1:31 LOCK. WITH THAT, I JUST HAVE THE ONE ITEM ON OUR AGEND TODAY. 1:39 IS THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE -- IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 1:44 AGENDA? ANY DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 1:49 OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JOHN, THE 1:56 CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE. >> I'M JOHN BERNSTEIN AND -- I MEAN, I'M THE CHAIR OF THE 2:03 CAPITAL LONG-RANGE MEETING AND I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE MAY VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF 2:09 A QUORUM. (ROLL CALL.) 2:48 >> WE HAVE 14 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU, WITH THAT WE WILL PROCEED -- WE DO HAVE A QUORUM 2:54 AND WITH THAT WE'LL PROCEED TO OUR AGENDA A COPY OF WHICH WAS PUBLISHED FOR CITY ACCESS TO THE 3:00 CITY'S MANAGEMENT ACCESS SYSTEM WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT MINNEALISMN.GOV, AND WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE 3:08 MEMBERS OF CLIC TO IMPROVE THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. >> SECONDED. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON 3:13 THAT MOTION? >> I JUST HAD ONE QUICK NOTE OUR 3:18 PRINTED AGENDA HAS THE WRONG DATE AND TIME OIT. >> MY APOLOGIES. IT'S NOT WHAT 3:23 WAS POSTED ONLINE. IT'S JUST FOR REFERENCE FOR THIS MEETING SO THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME. >> THANK YOU, ANYTHING FURTHER 3:29 BEFORE W VOTE ON THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN AREA SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. 3:34 >> AYE. >> OPPOSED, THE MOTION CARRIES. 3:40 >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL PASS IT BACK TO YOU, CHRIS. >> GREAT. SO WE JUST HAVE OUR ONE AND ONLY DISCUSSION ITEM, A 3:46 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE 2026-2031 CAPITAL 3:53 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS MY NAME IS MADEL MOTA AND I'M 4:03 THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SO THE ITEM THAT IS BEING INTRODUCED IS A STATE LAW 4:08 CHARTER REQUIRED JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BETWEEN THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITT AND THE CITY PLANNING 4:14 COMMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC STEM ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS AS PART OF T 4:22 2026-2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. ALL WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS AND A SUMMARY OF THIS 4:28 MEETING WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL CLIC REPORT AND PROVIDED TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY 4:33 COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PHONE NUMBER TO SPEAK. ONCE TESTIMONY IS COMPLETE THE PUBLIC 4:39 HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK 4:44 QUESTIONS TO THE CITY LONG-RANGE ANNING QUESTION ABOUT THE PROCESS OR ABOUT ANY OF THEIR 4:52 PROPOSALS. STAFF WILL RETURN TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR NEXT MEETING OF THE WHOLE 4:57 ON JUNE 6TH FOR THE REVIEW OF THE 10 NEW PROJECTS FOR 5:02 DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WIT THE MINNEAPOLIS 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLARCH -- 5:08 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SOME OF THE BUDGET REQUESTS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING AND MAYE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. 5:13 IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT CAN'T BE ANSWERED AT THIS MEETING, I WILL COLLECT 5:18 QUESTIONS AND THEN FORWARD THOSE TO STAFF TO FOLLOW UP WH 5:26 ANSWERS. >> THANK YOU, MADEL. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED 2026-2031 CAPITAL 5:34 IMPROVEMENT BLOCKAGES. PROJECTS -- PROJECTS. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK 5:39 GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE PODIUM. PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU 5:46 MAY PROCEED. >> (SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.) 6:22 (SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.) 6:28 >> THEREOU GO. >> OH? >> DO I NEED TO START -- OH, MY GOD. DO I NEED TO START OVER. >> YOU CAN IF YOU'D LIKE SO YOU 6:34 CAN GET IT ALL ON VIDEO. >> OKAY. MY I LIAT 1605 6:41 NORTHEAST. I LIVE IN QUARTERED 3. I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF CLIC BEFORE. I WANT TO SPEAK TO BBPO6 IT' THE CALIFORNIA STREET 6:46 LIGHT BIKE TRAIL. IT'S A CONNECTING PATH. IT KEEPS GETTING PUSHED 6:52 OUT FURTHER AND FURTHER BECAUSE THE CITY HAS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE RAILROAD WHO IS NOTORIOUSLY 6:59 BAD AT DOING THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE HEARD THAT THEY HAVE STARTED A NEW STRATEGY 7:05 AROUND THAT BECAUSE THERE'S MORE PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE THAT WORK TO BE DONE. SO THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS AND THANK YOU TO 7:11 THE CITY FOR TAKING CLIC'S SUGGESTIONS INTO THOUGHT AND MOVING FORWARD ON THIS. IT WILL 7:17 BE A REALLY IMPORTANT CONNECTING TRAIL FOR THE TY. SO THANKS FOR ALL THAT WORK. DO YOU WANT ME TO KEEP 7:23 GOING OR -- >> YES. >> OKAY. THE OTHER ONE THAT I WANT TO SPEAK TO IS PV ONE THING 7:30 89 WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS ALSO THE NICOLLET MALL 7:36 PEDESTRIANTION PROJECT. THIS CAME FORWARD FROM A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FROM THE MAYOR IN 7:42 2023. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO ROUNDS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DONE AROUND IT. 7:48 THE PROJECT AS PROPOSED BY PUBLIC WORKS IS ASKING FOR $20 7:54 MIL MILLION, 10 MILLION OVER 2 YEARS. THERE'S NO INFORMATION IN THE PROJECT ABOUT WHAT IT 7:59 ACTUALLY IS EXCEPT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BUSES TO ONE OF THESE 3 8:07 OPTIONS. IT BOTHERS ME THAT THE CITY IS PUTTING FORWARD A PROJECT FOR THIS BOD TO VOTE TO 8:13 SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THAT IS $20 MILLION. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUSLY 8:19 EXPENSIVE. THAT MEY COULD BE USED FOR OTHER THINGS. THERE'S NO CLEAR DEFINITION TO WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DONE. 8:27 THE OTHER THING THAT IS FRUSTRATING ABOUT IT IS THE CITY 8:33 HAS DONE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, TWO ROUNDS. I PARTICIPATED IN BOTH OF THEM. IHINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP TO THOSE. 8:41 I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC WORKS EFFORT AROUND THAT. IT'S BEEN DONE BETTER THAN SOM OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS THAT I'VE 8:47 SEEN. WHAT IS FRUSTRATING IS THAT IN THE CBR, IT'S NOTED THAT 8:53 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS DONE. WHAT IS NOT NOTED IS THE RESULTS OF THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT -- 8:59 A LOT OF -- THERE IS NO CLEAR SUPPORT FOR MOVING THE BUSES OFF OF NICOLLET MALL. THE MAJORITY 9:06 OF PEOPLE WHO ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS EITHER HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT OR OPPOSE IT. IF 9:14 PUBLIC WORKS PUTS FORWARD CBRS WHERE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS DONE AND THEY EXPECT CLIC TO 9:22 REVIEW THAT CBR WITHOUT BEING TOLD WHAT THE ENGAGEMENT WAS, WHAT THE RESULTS OF IT WAS, 9:29 FEELS WRONG AND NOT HOW A GOVERNMENT BODY SHOULD BE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ESPECIALLY 9:38 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE BEING ASKED TO SCORE A PROJECT THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL USE TO INFORM THE CITY'S BUDGET. 9:45 ABOUT FB -- NOT PB189. IF YOU 9:51 HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT NICOLLET MALL PEDESTRIANTION. I'M DOWN TO ANSWER THEM BUT I'VE 9:57 SPOKEN TO THE MATTER SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. >> YEAH. >> NEXT SPEAKER. DID ANYONE 10:05 ELSE WANT TO TESTIFY? IF YOU DID RAISE YOUR HAND. WAS EBONY 10:11 OUR ONLY SPEAKER TODAY? 10:16 >> HELLO, WELCOME. DID YOU WANT TO TESTIFY? YOU'RE NEXT. 10:28 (LAUGH.) >> (SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.) 10:33 >> PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECD. AND YOU MAY BEGIN. >> YES, I'M MELANIE MEHEE. THE 10:40 ADDRESS OF MY BUSINESS IS 300 NICKLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS, 10:45 55401, INSIDE THE MINNEAPOLIS CENTRAL LIBRARY IS WHERE MY 10:50 COFFEE SHOP IS AND I'M ALSO MOLKA MARAIS BJORNBERG, SO THE 10:56 REASON I'M HERE IS IN REGARDS TO THE WORK THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED OF REMOVING THE BUSES 11:03 FROM NICOLLET MALL. I AM OPPOSED TO THAT. 11:09 I'LL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE UP FRONT AND JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR ME, I'M A NATIVE OF MINNEAPOLIS. I LOVE THIS 11:16 CITY. I DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE BUT I'M VERYASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT TAKES PLACE IN MY HOMETOWN. 11:24 AND WITH THE NONPROFIT WORK THAT I'VE BEEN DOING SINCE IT IS '80s HAS BEEN -- SINCE THE 11:31 '80s HAS BEEN HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE. SO SINCE I WAS YOUNG I'VE BEEN HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE AND I HAD A DESIRE TO HAVE A 11:37 COFFEE SHOP TO MENTOR URBAN YOUTH AND SO I'M IN MY THIRD ITERATION OF DOING THAT RIGHT 11:44 NOW, A I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE. I'VE BEEN DOING WORK IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS ALMOST OPEN 11:50 THERE BUT SOMEONE WITH CASH BOUGHT THE PLACE SO JUST 11:56 SOVEREIGNTY, I ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO BID FOR WHERE THE DUNN BROTHERS 12:03 USED TO BE INSIDE THE LIBRARY. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS A 12:08 CARIBOU COFFEE. SO I WON THE BID. I'M VERY EXCITED. AND A 12:15 WEEK LATER COVID HAPPENED. SO I WAS ABLE TO WAIT UNTIL JUNE 1st OF '22 TO OPEN THE DOORS SO I'M 12:22 COMING UP ON 3 YEARS OF BEING IN THAT LOCATION. IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING 12:27 CATION FOR MULTIPLE REASONIS. PEOPLE ARE STILL WORKING FOR 12:33 HYBRID. IT WORKS FOR THEM AND NOT SO MUCH FORMALL BUSINESS AND I KNOW FOR NICOLLET MALL I 12:39 THINK THE DESIRE TO SEE IT AS A VIBRANT PLACE. WHEN I'VE PITCHED IT TO 12:44 SUPPORTERS WHA I'VE BEEN DOING, I BELIEVE DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS CAN BLOSSOM AND I WANT TO BE A 12:50 PART OF THAT BLOSSOMING. BUT WHEN BUSES ARE BLOCKED FROM GOING DOWN NICOLLET, BUSINESSES 12:58 HAVE TANKED AND I'VE HAD TO TEND TEAM MEMBERSHOME. IT'S VERY 13:03 DEFINITE TIMES THEY WOULD CLOSE IT ON THURSDAYS FOR THE MINI 13:09 FARMERS' MARKET EVENTS THAT EY WOULD DO FARTHER WEST ON NICOLLET MALL IMPACTED ME THERE. WHEN I OPENED, IMMEDIATELY 13:15 PEOPLE SAID THAT THEY FOUND ME BECAUSE THEY GOT OFF THEIR BUS THERE. OR THEY GOT ON THEIR BUS 13:21 THERE AND SINCE THEN, PEOPLE WILL WAIT SOMETIMES INSIDE THE 13:27 LIBRARY OR SOMETIMES IN MOLYA MARAIS BJORNBERG'S COFFEE EITHER 13:34 WHEN THEIR'S COMMUTING AFTER SCHOOL ONE OF MY INTERNS WAS IN 13:39 TRAINING AND THAT'S HOW SHE FOUND MOLCA'S MARAIS BJORNBERG. 13:45 SO I WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION BUT TAKING THE BUSES OFF IS NOT GOING TO HELP THE 13:52 SOLUTION. IT MIT HELP THE LARGER RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE PATIO SEATING BUT IT WILL NOT 14:00 HELP OTHER BUSINESSES. AND I HAVE TALKED TO MANY 14:05 PEOPLE WHO WORK AND LIVE DOWNTOWN AND THEY ARE ALSO OPPOSED TO IT. MANY OF THE 14:10 SURVEYS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE HAVE STATED THE SAME THING AND I'VE DONE THE RESEARCH AND READ THROUGH THOSE AND PEOPLE SAY 14:15 THIS WON'T HELP ME. THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GUARANTEES, WHETHER IT'S VISUALLY OR OTHER PHYSICAL 14:23 IMPAIRMENTS USE THE PUBLIC TRANSIT THAT GOES DOWN NICOLL MALL. SO I'M A PERSON THAT IF I'M 14:29 OPPOSED, I WILL TRY AND COME UP WITH ANOTHER SOLUTION RATHER THAN JUST SAY I DON'T LIKE IT. 14:35 SO IF FOR SOME REASON THERE'S ANSWERING UNWILLINGNESS TO LEAVE 14:40 THE BUSES THERE, MAYBE HYBRID THAT AND LEAVE THE BUSES ON FROM 14:45 WASHINGTON THROUGH 6TH STREET BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY IT CAN AT 14:51 LEAST CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE TRAIN. S IT'S A WIN-WIN IN THAT REGARDS EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T HELP PEOPLE I KNOW THAT LIVE IN 15:01 COMMUTE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE EASTERN PART OF NICOLLET MALL. I HAVE REACHED OUT WITH 15:08 EMAILS AND PHONEALLS AND -- 15:14 THROUGH PORTALS TO THE MAYOR, TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO THE MET COUNCIL -- I'VE TALKED TO MY OWN COMMISONER. HE'S DONE HIS 15:20 RESEARCH AND SAYS THE DECISION IS TO BE MADE BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THEY'RE HANDS OFF 15:26 EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BUSES. SO I'M APPEALING TO YOU TO LEAVE THE BUSES ON NICOLLET MALL. 15:31 IN THE '80s AND IN THE OTTS, I WORKED IN CORPORATE 15:38 AMERICA DOWNTOWN. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH BUSES. THERE WERE A LOT MORE PEOPLE THERE AND NO 15:44 ONE WAS GETTING INJURED BY BUSES ON NICOLLET MALL AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A FREE-FLOWING 15:53 ACTIVITY IN COMMUTING THROUGH THAT AND I COULD SAY A LOT MORE BUT I'M BEING SENSITIVE TO YOUR 16:00 TIME. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIO FOR ME, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM BUT I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WORK I'M DOING TO MENTOR 16:06 URBAN UNIT THROUGH COFFEE SO THE I IMPACT ONE -- ONE YOUTH, IT'S 16:12 GOING TO IMPACT THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IMAGINE REPEATING THAT OVER AND OVER AND 16:19 OVER AGAIN. AND THIS IS A SUSTAINABLE MODEL THAT I'M ATTEMPTING TO PUT IN PLACE BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WITHIN 16:25 JUST 6 MONTHS, 9 MONTHS, 18 MONTHS BUT A 10-YEAR TRACK 16:31 BECAUSE IT REALLY TAKES THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE AND WATCH THEM GO THROUGH 16:36 TRIUMPHS AND TRIALS AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THIS IS MY HELP THAT 16:42 I'M ASKING FOR YOU IS TO PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING THE BUSES THERE. ANY QUESTIONS OR -- IS 16:48 THAT SUFFICIENT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH SOME I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. >> DID ANYONE ELSE WANT TO 16:59 SPEAK? I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONERS IS THERE ANY 17:04 DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ON OUR ONE AGEND ITEM? 17:14 ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY, DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? >> YES. (SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.) 17:44 >> MY -- WHAT I WANTED TO COMMENT ON IS MORE OF, I GUESS, 17:50 A QUESTION FOR OUR FRIENDS HERE ON THE CLIC. 17:55 I WANTED TO JUST HEAR FROM YOU INITIALLY IF YOU HAD SOME THOUGHTS,ITHER ON -- WHAT WAS 18:02 BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY OR THE OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING OR JUST 18:09 MAYBE A APPROACH THAT YOU'RE KIND OF GOING INTO THIS THIS NEXT YEAR. 18:14 I KNOW THAT WE GOT A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION LAST YEAR TO THE COUNCIL. THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME RECEIVING IT AND A 18:21 GOAL OF MINE IN BEING HERE TODAY IS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR BODY AND 18:27 COMMUNICATING WITH CLIC AND BEING MORE PROACTIVE IN JUST OUR BUDGETING 'CAUSE WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH BUDGET YEAR 18:33 SO, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO OPEN UP THIS FOR DISCUSSION AND JUST SEE WHAT YOU ALL ARE THINKING 18:40 LOOKING INTO THIS BUDGET CYCLE. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY, I'M GOING TO TURN IT 18:47 OVER TO CHAIR BERNSTEIN. IS THERE A QUESTION. I'M SORRY I 18:55 WAS UNCLEAR. >> YEAH, IT WAS ALIKE A QUESTION AND AN OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. SO 19:01 COMMENTS AROUND THAT GENERAL THEME -- THE QUESTION IS JUST WHAT ARE FOLKS ON THE CLIC 19:07 THINKING ABOUT THE PROJECT'S APPROACH, ANYTHING -- >> SO I GUESS WHAT I WOULD -- >> ANYTHING IN RESPONSE TO THE 19:13 PUBLIC TESTIMONY. >> WE'RE STILL IN PROCESS WITH THAT SO I DON'T THINK THIS WOUL BE A GOOD TIME FOR PEOPLE TO -- 19:20 MEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, TO GIVE OPINIONS ABOUT PROJECT 19:26 BECAUSE WE'VE GOT -- WHATEVER THE BODY THINKS, IT'S THE BODY'S VIEW OF THAT AND WE WENT HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF VOTING TO DO AND 19:34 DELIBERATING TO DO OVER THEEXT 6 OR 7 WEEKS OR SO. SO I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT 19:39 TIME FOR US TO COMMENT ON THAT. 19:45 >> SO IT MIGHT NOT BE THE TIME FOR THEM TO COMMISSION IT'S THE ONLY TIME THAT THE COMMISSIONERS 19:51 LITTLETO. SO DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WANT TO SPEAK TO THE TWO ITEMS THE TESTIFIERS 20:00 THE CLIC? OR ANY OTHER ITEMS IN >> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF MAYBE FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR 20:06 SOME OF US JUST THE PROCESS AFTER THIS. WE HAVE THIS MEETG. WE HEAR SOME POWER 20:11 TESTIMONY ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS IN THE PLAN. WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AFTER THIS? >> I'M GOING TO ASK MADEL TO 20:30 SPEAK TO THAT. 20:36 (SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.) >> YEAH, IT'S JUST A DEAD ONE, I THINK. >> OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW. 20:41 >> YES. >>KAY. SO NEXT STEPS FOR THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION. ON JUNE 5TH, MYSELF AND MY 20:49 COLLEAGUE JOHN, WILL BE COMING BACK AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING 20:56 ANOTHER REVIEW FOR YOU. SO ALL THE PROJECTS HAVE TO GO THROUGH LOCATION AND DESIGN REVIEW. AND 21:02 THOSE, LIKE WE JUST CHECKED THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS 21:09 2040 COM PLAN. ONCE WE PRESENT TO YOU, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE, 21:17 OR TO MOVE ITEMS AT THE NEXT CBR MEETING WHICH IS ON JUNE 16TH. 21:26 >> AND THEN CAN YOU TELL US WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE? LIKE WHAT'S THE WHOLE PROCESS FOR IT 21:31 TO BE APPROVED? >> OKAY, BASICALLY THE REASON 21:38 FOR THAT IS THAT EVERY SINGLE PROJECT THAT GOES FOR- THROUGH BUDGET REQUESTS -- SORRY, THEY 21:46 NEED TO BE APPROVED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDING. SO AFTER THAT, I'M N ENTIRELY SURE ABOUT, 21:53 LIKE, WHO THAT GOES BACK TO BUT I CAN HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER FOR YOU. >> WELL, I JUST MEANT IN TERMS 21:59 OF HAVE THE CLIC. WHAT DO THE CLIC DO AFTER WE'VE MADE OUR APPROVALS. >> WHY DON'T I ANSWER THAT. 22:07 SO -- I'LL JUST START FROM THE BEGINNING OF OUR PROCESS. SO WE RECEIVE 130 CBRS, CAPITAL 22:13 BUDGET REQUESTS AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. WE T PRESENTATIONS FROM ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT 22:20 THOSE CBRS ORIGINATE FROM, IN PERSON. THAT'S BASICALLY TWO EIGHTS-HOURAYS THAT THIS -- 22:27 8-HOUR DAYS THAT THIS COMMITTEE SITS IN PRESENTATION OF. AND THEN THE COMMITTEE 22:33 CONSIDERS WHICH PROJECTSE FEEL THERE'S A COMMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE AND SO THERE'S A PROCESS AROUND WHICH WE DEVELOP THOSE 22:38 COMMENTS AND VOTE ON THEM AND APPROVE THEM FOR THE FINAL REPORT. ADDITIONALLY EH MEMBER OF CLIC VOTES -- EXCUSE 22:46 ME, YEAH, VOTES AND RATES ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE SEE A WE 22:52 HAVE A CLEAR SYSTEM THAT WE USE FOR THAT THAT'S -- CAN BE FOUND 22:57 ONLINE AND ACTUALLY TOMORROW IS THE DAY THAT THOSE RANKINGS AND SCORINGS ARE DUE FROM EACH OF 23:02 THE NECKS. -- OF THE MEMBERS. 23:08 NEXT IT WILL BE AGGREGATED SO THAT WE COULD SEE AS A COMMITTEE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THE 130S PROJECTS AND THEN THE NEXT 23:14 STEPS FROM THERE WILL BE TORY TO TAKE THE COMMENTS WE'VE MADE, THE SCORES THAT WE COME UP WITH 23:20 AND THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE AND COME UP WITH THE BEST MATCH AND PUT FORWARD A CAPIT BUDGET 23:26 PLAN FOR THE NEXT 6 YEARS THAT WILL BE BASED ON THESE THREE 23:31 THINGS IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN WE DO THAT FOR THE -- FOR THE BUDGET WE ALSO DO 23:36 IT FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. THAT'S FOR THE SEWER FUND THAT'S THE ENTERPRISE FUND AND THE 23:42 WATER FUND. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I'D UNDERSCORE EVERYTHING WE DO IS ADVISORY; RIGHT? THE CITY -- 23:49 THE ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN CHOOSE TO IORE EVERYTHING WE RECOMMEND OR THEY COULD CHOOSE TO ACCEPT EVERYTHING WE 23:55 RECOMMEND. AND I WOULD SAY OVER THE TIME I'VE BEEN ON CLIC, WHICH IS LONGER THAN I'LL ADMIT 24:01 TO IN PUBLIC, THE GENERAL RULE THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE 24:07 TAKEN THE ADVICE OF CLIC AT A VERY HIGH RATE, PROBABLY IN THE 80 TO 90% RANGE DEPENDING ON 24:12 WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING AT DOLLARS OR PROJECTS OR WHATEVER. SO THAT'S THE PROCESS. 24:17 >> THANK YOU. >> AND SORRY, ONE LAST THING, THE FORMAL REPORT COMES OUT IN 24:23 JULY THAT WILL REFLECT EVERYTHING THAT I JUST SAID. >> AND FROM THERE IT GOES TO THE 24:31 COUNCIL IT GOES TO THEIR PLAN. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? 24:37 COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY? >> I'LL JUST -- I KNOW SOME OF THE TESTIFIERS BROUGHT FORWARD 24:45 CONCERNS AROUND NICOLLET AVENUE PEDESTRIANTION. I'LL SHARE 24:51 WE'VE GOTTEN PRESENTATIONS IN THE CLIMATE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE ON NICOLLET AVENUE 24:56 FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM. THERE IS CONCERNS AMONG COUNCIL 25:02 MEMBERS ON WHAT THE ACTUAL PLAN WILL BE FOR TRANSIT USERS BECAUSE THEY WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED WITH BUSES BEING TAKEN 25:08 OFF. THAT'S BEEN A PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE FELT HASN'T BEEN CENTERED 25:14 AND THE WORKGROUP THAT'S BEEN IN PEDESTRIANTIONS LOOKS LIKE THE 25:20 MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEN A LARGE AMOUNTS OF DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS 25:27 WHICH IS FINE BUT IT IS LACKING AND THE VOICES OF TRANSIT USERS AND THEN ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE 25:34 BODY ON THE CITY COUNCIL SO I ALSO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PAUSE 25:40 OF A 20 MILLION DOLLAR REQUEST COMING TO THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AS COUNCIL 25:46 MEMBERS ARE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR TRANSIT AND IT IS -- IF THIS IS 25:52 GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S FEASIBLE. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, QUESTIONS AROUND WHAT'S GOING TO 25:58 HAPPEN ON THE DAYS WHEN THERE AREN'T PLANNED ACTIVITIES ON 26:04 NICOLLET AVENUE; RIGHT? I DON'T -- I PERSONALLY HAVE A 26:09 HARD TIME WRAPPING MY HEAD AROUND THE IDEA OF HAVING 26:14 ACTIVITIES EVERY SINGLE DAY, 7 DA A WEEK FOR PEAK TIMES AND 26:19 WHAT THE IMPACT MIGHT BE IF AN AREA THAT'S SO LARGE IS LEFT VACANT SO I DID WANT TO SHARE 26:25 THAT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY, ANYONE ELSE. ANYONE 26:36 ELSE? >> I THINK -- YOU'RE IN YOUR MEETING SO IT'S YOUR 26:43 COMMISSIONERS AND THEN WE CAN INTRODUCE OUR MEMBERS IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK. >> YEP. 26:51 >> ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO DO THAT. >> SO WITH THAT WE'VE COMPLETED 26:56 THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING BUT BEFORE WE CONCLU, I'LL ASK IF THERE'S MEMBERS THAT HAVE 27:02 ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO RAISE? 27:07 LET'S GO OWEN AND THEN PATRICK AND THEN IT -- (VOICE TRAILING OFF.) >> MINE WAS SIMPLY A POINT OF 27:13 CLARIFICATION. I'LL ASK AT THE END OF THE LIST. >> OKAY. GO AHEAD, PATRICK. >> I JUST HAD ONE QUICK COMMENT. 27:20 I WANTED TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT JOHN SAID ABOUT OUR PROCESS. THE ONE 27:26 THING I JUST WANT TO ADD AND JOHN KNOWS THIS. WE ALL TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AS PART OF OUR INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS AS WELL AS 27:33 HOW WE INCORPORATE OUR COMMENTS AND ALL OF OUR AGGREGATE 27:38 DECISIONS, YOU KNOW. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS AS WELL AS THI PUBLIC HEARING AND 27:43 WE FACTOR THOSE INTO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. 27:49 >> AND I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER THE COUNCIL MEMBER 'S COUNCIL 27:55 SLIGHTLY. I'M THE NEWEST CLIC MEMBERS SO I CAN. WHICH IS WE HAVE TWO SUBCOMMITTEES AND I'M 28:03 ASTONISHED ABOUT THE TWO THINGS ABOUT THE CLIC. ONE HOW MUCH WORK IT IS. HOW MANY MEETINGS THERE ARE AND HOW INTERESTING IT 28:11 IS AND HOW THOUGHTFUL THE DISCUSSION AMONG THE MEMBERS ARE. THERE ARE TWO SUBCOMMITTEES. THEY DO THEIR PRIVATE SESSIONS AND THEN TAKE 28:16 UP THIS INTO THE BIGGER ROOM AND THEN THE COMMENTS COME OUT. SO WE DEFINITELY TAKE THESE KINDS 28:24 OF COMMENTS SERIOUSLY AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSION GOING ON ABOUT IT AND WE'RE ALSO IN OUR GRADING PROCESS SO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE WHITE SPOKE 28:30 TO COME OUT OF THE CHIMNEY. (LAUGH.) >> I WOULD JUST CLARIFY ONE 28:35 THING YOU SAID BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S WHAT YOU MEANT THERE'S NO PRIVATE MEETINGS. THE TWO 28:41 WORKIN GROUPS MEET INDIVIDUALLY BUT WE ABIDE BY ALL OPEN MEETING LAWS. 28:47 >> INDIVIDUALLY -- >> YES. >> YES, THE POINT OF CLARIFICATION I WANTED TO ASK 28:54 WAS IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR A PERSONAL COMMENT 'CAUSE WHILE UNDERSTANDING WE 29:00 CANNOT SPEAK FOR CLIC, THINK IT 29:07 INDIVIDUALS ON THE MEMBERSHIP AS BOARD OF CLIC. YES OR NO? >> I GUESS THIS IS PROBABLY NOT 29:13 THE FORUM FOR THIS TODAY. >> UNDERSTOOD. 29:27 >> ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I WILL DECLARE THE 29:32 CLIC -- SORRY. YEAH, I GUESS -- 29:40 >> THE SCRIPT HAS OUR SIDE, ADJOURNING FIRST. >> SO GO AHEAD. 29:45 >> ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS OUR ONE AND ONLY MEETING -- OR AGEN ITEM AND I'LL DIRECT THE 29:55 CLERK TO SUBMIT THAT, AND OUR XT COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 2ND AND OUR NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE 30:02 WHOLE JUNE 5TH 2025. WERE THERE ANY UPDATES FROM COMMITTEE OR 30:08 STAFF? SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO -- >> SO AGAIN, UNLESS THERE'S ANY 30:16 COMMENTS ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FROM THE CLIC SIDE I WILL 30:21 DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 21st. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.