>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY THAN IS ELLIOT PAYNE, THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR 0:20 MEETING, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS. WE'RE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS TO THE 0:25 SPACE TO SHARE IN THESE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. FIRST UP IS A 0:31 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK. PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER 0:38 ELLISON. 0:51 >> ALL RIGHT. GATHER AROUND. IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY IN 0:56 MINNEAPOLIS WHEN WE GET TO TALK ABOUT VOTING! SO I'M JOINED 1:04 HERE WITH THE VOTER AND ELECTION SERVICES TEAM. THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR BEING HERE. AND I HOPE ONE 1:12 OF YOU GUYS WILL BE WILLING TO SPEAK ON, YOU KNOW, ON THE GOOD WORK OF YOUR TEAM. AND SO I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION. 1:19 AND THIS IS RECOGNIZING HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK. WHEREAS, THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS A 1:24 FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF OUR DEMOCRACY, ALLOWING ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR VOICE IN OUR 1:30 GOVERNANCE AND SOCIETY: AND, WHEREAS, IN 2020, U.S. CENSUS, 1:36 THERE WERE OVER 26,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE 15-TO 19-YEAR 1:42 AGE RANGE WITHIN MINNEAPOLIS, NEARING A MEETING AGE REQUIREMENTS TO VOTE: AND 1:51 WHEREAS, THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAS RECENTLY ADOPTED NEW CHANGES THATXPANDED VOTER REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THE 1:57 ABILITY FOR 16-AND 17--YEAR-OLDS TO PREREGISTER TO VOTE. AND, 2:02 WHEREAS, EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO REGISTER OR PREREGISTER TO VOTE FOSTERS A CULTURE OF CIVIC 2:09 RESPONSIBILITY, STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY FOR GENERATIONS; AND, WHEREAS THE CITY OF 2:15 MINNEAPOLIS HISTORICALLY RECORDS A HIGH VOTER TURNOUT RATE, HAVING WORKED TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH 2:21 VOTERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE BALLOT;AND, WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS COMMITTED TO 2:27 IMPROVING AWARENESS AND SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTRATION AND PREREGISTRATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH 2:34 SCHOOL-AGED INDIVIDUALS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HERE BY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF 2:41 APRIL 28, 2025, THROUGH MAY 3, 2025, AS HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF 2:48 MINNEAPOLIS. ALL RIGHT. SO ANYONE LOOKING TO SPEAK? 2:54 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I'M KATIE SMITH. DIRECTOR OF 3:00 VOTING SERVICES HERE. I'M JOINED WITH DIRECTOR JOHN MARTIN OF OUR OFFICE. WE'RE THANKFUL 3:06 AND WANT TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO THE FULL COUNCIL AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR THEIR ONGOING AND CONTINUED SUPPORT. 3:11 WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT THEM. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE JOINED BY A AT THE PRESENT T 3:18 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. THEY DO OVER 50 REGISTRATION DRIVES EACH YEAR 3:25 ANNUALLY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO HAVE HELPED COORDINATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VOTER 3:31 REGISTRATION WEEK. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR FOR THAT PROGRAM. WE'RE EXCITED FOR IT! 3:37 I'M ALSO JOINED AND THANKFUL THAT A LOT OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE HERE. WE'VE GOT 3:42 REPRESENTATIVES FROM EARLY VOTING, VOTE BY MAIL, WE'VE GOT MEMBERS OF OUR VOTER OUTREACH 3:48 TEAM, OUR TRAINING TEAM, AND THEN NOTABLY OUR COORDINATOR WHO DOES OUR STUDENT ELECTION JUDGE 3:56 PROGRAM. AND JUST LASTLY, I WOULD SAY WE WERE TALKING A LOT ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL VOTER 4:01 REGISTRATION. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE ACTUALLY WON AN 4:07 AWARD FROM THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, THE EAC. FOR OUR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OUR 4:14 YOUTH WHO TRANSLATE WITHIN OUR POLLING PLACES. SO JUST A HUGE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THOSE 4:22 SUPPORT! [ APPLAUSE ] >> ANYONE ELSEME ELSE WANT TO SAY A WORD? 4:28 >> COUNCILMEMBER, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE 4:35 KAREN SHILL. WE'RE REQUIRED TO REFER TO HER AS A -- THAT'S A RESULT OF HER LEADERSHIP, 4:41 BUILDING, SUSTAINING, AND GROWING THAT. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS UNDER KAREN'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN SO 4:47 SUCCESSFUL AT RECRUITING ELECTION JUDGES. NOT ONLY ARE WE WINNING MORE AWARDS, BUT WE HAVE SUCH A LARGE CORE OF 4:52 STUDENT JUDGES. WE ARE ALSO OCCASIONALLY ABLE TO LOAN THEM OUT TO NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS. WE'RE EXPANDING 4:58 EVEN BEYOND OUR JURISDICTIONS AND HELPING STUDENTS GET PLACED. SHE SPENT MANY YEARS, AS I SAID, DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM. 5:03 HAS BECOME A PARTNER TO OUR SCHOOLS. SHE HAS INTEGRATED HERSELF TO TALK ABOUT CIVICS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ELECTIONS AND 5:09 BUILDING THAT SENSE OF CIVIC PRIDE AND DUTY IN OUR YOUTH TODAY. SO REALLY WANT TO ALSO 5:15 HIGHLIGHT KAREN'S LEADERSHIP IN THIS REGARD. IT'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL AND THE ABILITY OF 5:21 ELECTION AND VOTER SERVICES TO BRING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF FUTURE VOTERS. 5:26 [ APPLAUSE ] >> I'M GOING TO CLOSE OUT. I 5:33 WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE MORE THING ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL TEAM HERE AT THE CITY. YOU KNOW, IN MY FIRST YEAR, I WAS THE CHAIR 5:39 OF THE ELECTIONS AND RULES COMMITTEE. BACK WHEN WE HAD A ELECTION AND RULES COMMITTEE. BEFORE IT GOT FOLDED INTO, I 5:45 BELIEVE, AO NOW. OH, TO C.O.W. 5:50 NOW. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WAS IMPORTANT WORK. I THINK IT SET THE GROUNDWORK FOR US BEING A PLACE -- NOT JUST IN 5:57 THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND PEOPLE 6:02 EVERY SINGLE YEAR, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE OPTING TO STEP INTO THAT BOOTH. AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO STEP INTO THE 6:07 BOOTH? WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT VOTING FOR VOTING SAKE. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS YOUR VOTE 6:14 REPRESENTS, AND WHEN SOMEBODY FEELS COMPELLED TO GO VOTE, THEY ALSO FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO MUCH MORE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. 6:20 RIGHT. AND SO VOTING IS NOT THE TOTAL. IT'S NOT THE END OF THE LINE. IT'S NOT THE BEGINNING OF THE LINE. THERE ARE SO MANY 6:26 THINGS PEOPLE DO ARE FOR THE 6:32 COMMUNITY ONCE THEY'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. I WANT TO THANK THE AMAZING TEAM FOR MAKING SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW THEIR 6:38 RIGHTS. THAT EVERYBODY ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS KNOWS THEIR RIGHTS. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A HUB, WHETHER 6:44 VOTING RIGHTS NATIONALLY ARE UNDER THREAT OR NOT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE A HUB WHERE PEOPLE -- AND HOLD THAT LINE 6:49 WHERE PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN COME TO MINNEAPOLIS AND VOTE AND BE A MODEL ARE IF OTHER CITIES TO 6:55 PROTECT PEOPLES' RIGHT TO VOTE. THANK YOU ALL! [ APPLAUSE ] 7:39 >> NEXT UP WE'LL WELCOME UP GUESTS ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER VETAW AND PALMISANO FOR 7:47 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY. 8:21 >> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. UMM, YEAH. WE'RE HERE TO 8:28 RECOGNIZE ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. OH, NO. I'M NOT CONTAGIOUS. COME ON. 8:35 YOU HAVE TO COME CLOSE! [ LAUGHTER ] COUNCILMEMBER VETAW AND I WERE 8:40 ASKED TO HELP WITH THIS RESOLUTION. WE ARE HAPPY TO. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR CITY HELPS US TO GET 8:47 IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS TOGETHER. SOMETIMES IN A MOMENTS' NOTICE. THEIR WORK IS 8:53 OFTEN SO INCREDIBLY CRUCIAL, BUT MAYBE, UMM, NOT BROUGHT INTO THE 8:59 LIGHT OFTEN ENOUGH. SO THIS IS HELPING ALL OF YOU WHO HELP US GET ALL OF THESE CONVERSATIONS 9:05 TOGETHER. WHETHER IN ROUTINE FASHION OR IN CRISIS FASHION 9:12 EVERY DAY IN OUR CITY. WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY HERE IN THE 9:17 CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING SECRETARIES, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, OFFICE MANAGERS, AND OTHER 9:25 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF REPRESENT ONE OF THE LARGEST SEGMENTS OF THE WORLD'S WORK FORCE, AND WHEREAS, 9:32 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS ARE VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO TODAY'S TEAM-ORIENTED WORK ENVIRONMENT 9:38 AND THE KEY FRONT LINE PUBLIC RELATIONS AMBASSADOR FOR THEIR 9:44 ORGANIZATIONS, AND, WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WHO 9:49 PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ENSURING THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF OUR GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS, 9:57 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS IN MINNEAPOLIS DEMONSTRATE THEIR DEDICATION, SKILL, AND EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY IN THEIR 10:02 SUPPORT OF LEADERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC, OFTEN GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ENSURE SMOOTH 10:07 OPERATIONS IN ALL AREAS OF CITY LIFE. >> WHEREAS, THE WORK OF 10:12 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS ENHANCES COMMUNICATION, ORGANIZATION, AND PRODUCTIVITY ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT, HEALTH 10:18 CARE, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS, MAKING MINNEAPOLIS A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND 10:25 THRIVE;AND, WHEREAS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY OFFERS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE 10:30 VITAL WORK THAT ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DO TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ITS RESIDENTS;AND, WHEREAS, THE CITY 10:36 OF MINNEAPOLIS IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT OF RESPECT, APPRECIATION, AND 10:42 RECOGNITION FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THOSE IN 10:47 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ROLES;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY OF MAYOR 10:53 AND CITY COUNCIL HERE BY RECOGNIZE APRIL 18 AS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND 10:59 TO HONOR THE DEDICATION AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE OF ALL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS IN MINNEAPOLIS WHO ARE AN INTEGRAL 11:07 PART OF OUR CONTINUED SUCCESS AND GROWTH. THANK YOU ALL! 11:19 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. TODAY WE MAY TAKE A MOMENT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON A GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS WHO OFTEN WORK 11:26 BEHIND THE SCENES, YET PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR DAILY SUCCESS OF THE CITY AND OUR 11:33 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS ARE THE BACKBONE -- I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN! THE BACKBONE OF 11:40 CITY OPERATIONS. THEY ARE THE FIRST VOICES HEARD, THE CALENDARS MANAGED, CRAZY 11:47 CALENDARS MANAGED, THE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATED AND THE DETAILS MASTERED. OFTEN 11:53 WITHOUT RECOGNITION AND ALWAYS WITH QUIET EXCELLENCE. ON 11:59 BEHALF OF OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST 12:04 GRATITUDE THE INDIVIDUALS' CONSISTENCY TO GO ABOVE AND 12:09 BEYOND EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR, EVERY MINUTE, AND SOMETIMES INTO YOUR PRIVATE TIMES AT NIGHT. SO THANK YOU. YOU GO ABOVE AND 12:20 BEYOND ENSURING OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS 12:26 AND CITY TEAMS CAN OPERATE AT A VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL. YOU DO THIS WITH PRECISION, 12:33 PROFESSIONALISM, AND A VERY, VERY DEEP COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC 12:39 SERVICE. SO TODAY, AND EVERY DAY WE THANK YOU. TODAY WE'LL DO IT PUBLICLY. BECAUSE YOU ARE 12:44 AMAZING! AND WE CAN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! 12:50 [ APPLAUSE ] 14:05 >> NEXT WE'LL WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS TO RECOGNIZE SEXUAL ASSAULT 14:10 AWARENESS MONTH. 15:55 >> THANK YOU! WOW. BEEN TALKING FOR A LONG TIME. [ LAUGHTER ] MAYBE I SHOULD START. OVER MY 16:01 NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS, THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR WARD 8. LET 16:07 ME MAKE SURE EVERYONE HEARS THIS IS. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 16:13 RECOGNIZING APRIL 2025 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS, 16:23 FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH 16:29 IN MINNEAPOLIS EACH YEAR IS A NECESSARY STEP TOWARD CENTERING 16:34 AND HONORING VICTIMS/SURVIVORS IN OUR COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, WE MUST FACE THE TRUTH 16:42 SEXUAL VIOLENCE OCCURS IN THIS CITY, AND AT ITS CORE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS INDISPUTABLY ABOUT 16:48 POWER AND CONTROL; AND WHEREAS, SEXUAL VIOLENCE HAS BEEN USED AS A TOOL OF WAR, STATE VIOLENCE, COLONIALISM, 16:55 WHITE SUPREMACY, ANTI BLACKNESS TRANSPHOBIA, AND MISOGYNY, AND 17:03 AS A RESULT, MINNEAPOLIS'S BLACK, INDIGENOUS QUEER, 17:08 DISABLED, AND YOUTH COMMUNITIES ARE VICTIMIZED AT HIGH RATES; AD 17:14 WHEREAS, VICTIMS/SURVIVORS FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE AFTER EXPERIENCING SEXUAL VIOLENCE, 17:20 AND BEING BELIEVED IS THE FIRST STEP, BUT MANY VICTIMS/SURVIVOR 17:27 ALSO SEEK MEDICAL CARE, HOUSING FINANCIAL RESOURCES, JUSTICE, A EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; AND 17:35 WHEREAS, OUT OF EVERY 1,000 SEX 17:42 ASSAULTS, 975 PERPETRATORS WILL 17:47 WALK FREE, AND ONLY 310 OF EVER 1,000 ASSAULTS ARE REPORTED; AN 17:53 DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CITIZENSHIP STATUS, CULTURAL 17:59 NORMS, CLASS, RACE, AGE ABILITY, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY CAN BE A 18:05 BARRIER TO HEALING; AND 18:12 WHEREAS, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CITIZENSHIP STATUS, CULTURAL NORMS, CLASS, RACE, AGE, 18:18 ABILITY, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY CAN BE A BARRIER TO HEALING; AND 18:28 WHEREAS, THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL V EXTENDS BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE VICTIMS TO FAMILIES, 18:33 COMMUNITIES, AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE; AND 18:42 WHEREAS, EVERY MEMBER OF OUR CO DESERVES A HEALTHY AND NOURISHING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH 18:47 VIOLENCE DOES NOT THRIVE, AND EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY I THEREBY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHAMPIO 18:55 CONSENT, BODILY AUTONOMY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ANTI-RACISMD 19:03 WHEREAS, A GROWING NUMBER OF CO MEMBERS ARE CALLING FOR CHANGE, AND WE MUST IMAGINE A NEW VERSI 19:10 OF OUR CITY IN WHICH REPORTS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE ARE TREATED WIT URGENCY AND CONSIDERATION, ADVO 19:16 ORGANIZATIONS ARE GIVEN SUFFICIENT RESOURCES, AND THE 19:21 VARIOUS NEEDS OF VICTIM/SURVIVORS ARE CONSISTENT 19:29 MET; AND WRABZ, VICTIM/SURVIVORS DESERVE TO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS OUTSIDE OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM; AND WHEREAS: WE HAVE A 19:35 LONG WAY TO GO, BUT TRANSFORMATION IS POSSIBLE; AND 19:47 THE CITY COUNCIL IS DEDICATED T COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES, AND ADVOCATES TO COMBAT SEXUAL 19:53 VIOLENCE, ENHANCE VICTIM SERVICES, AND CULTIVATE A SAFER COMMUNITY FOR ALL; ━NOW, 19:59 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED━ THAT 20:05 THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE APRIL 2025 AS 20:11 SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL 20:18 DEMONSTRATE ITS SOLIDARITY WITH 20:23 VICTIMS/SURVIVORS BY PARTICIPATING IN DENIM DAY WHICH IS APRIL 30, 2025, THE LONGEST-RUNNING SEXUAL VIOLENCE 20:30 PREVENTION AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTING THE MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING 20:37 SEXUAL VIOLENCE; AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS DESIGNED 20:44 RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, ADVANCE PREVENTION EFFORTS, AND SUPPORT SURVIVORS.: 20:56 THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] 21:07 I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS LAST NIGHT AND THERE WAS A HORRIFIC 21:13 SITUATION OF A LADY SE SESEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY ONE 21:18 OF THE EMPLOYEES. FILMING HER WHILE SHE WAS USING THE RESTROOM. AND SO SEXUAL ASSAULT 21:27 HAPPENS UNTIL THE CIT -- IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT HAPPENS IN MANY. WE MUST BE 21:33 ADDRESSING IT AT EVERY LEVEL. THESE ARE A NUMBER OF FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE HELPING 21:41 VICTIM SURVIVORS. AND I JUST WANTED TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME TO SPEAK, IF FOLKS ARE 21:48 INTERESTED OR PREPARED. WOULD YOU START US OFF? 21:58 >> THANK YOU. I'LL QUICKLY PASS THE MIC TO ASHLEY FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE CENTER, WHO IS 22:04 THE PRIMARY PROVIDERS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. 22:10 MY NAME IS ASHLEY TAYLOR, THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE CENTER. WE 22:18 PROVIDE FREE SERVICES THROUGH HOSPITAL RESPONSE, 24-HOUR 22:24 CRISIS LINE, FREE-PEER-BASED COUNSELING, LEGAL REPORTS, POLICE REPORTS. THIS IS A SCARY 22:30 TIME FOR SURVIVORS. AND FOR PEOPLE LIKE US DOING THIS WORK, OUR FIELD AS A WHOLE. PEOPLE 22:36 SUPPORTING SURVIVORS. AND IT MEANS A LOT TO HAVE THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CITY 22:41 AND THE CITY COUNCIL. AND NOT ONLY MAKING RESOLUTIONS LIKE THIS, THEY DO MEAN A LOT. BUT, 22:48 ALSO, JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS STILL OCCURS, IT STILL EXISTS. AND NOT SWEEPING IT 22:54 UNDER THE RUG. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ARE THERE OTHERS PREPARED TO 23:03 SPEAK? >> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF 23:09 MINNEAPOLIS FOR PASSING A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS 23:15 MONTH. THAT IS LAKOTA FOR -- IM 23:25 FROM -- I GREW UP ON THE RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA. I'M ENROLLED IN MONTANA, AND 23:32 I'VE BEEN LIVING IN MINNEAPOLIS SINCE 2001. OR 2021. SORRY. 23:40 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COALITION. I WORKED AT A COALITION IN 23:46 SOUTH DAKOTA AND I WORK HERE WITH MINNESOTA INDIAN WOMEN SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION, ALSO 23:52 KNOWN AS MUSAC FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. WE HAVE WORKEDDED TO END 23:58 SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ENHANCE 24:04 TRIBAL, STATE RESPONSES TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE. IT'S A WIDE SPREAD AND SERIOUS CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES. AND IS OFTEN 24:11 UNREPORTED IN ITS PREVALENCE. THERE ARE ALSO LIMITED RESOURCES, DIRECT SERVICE 24:16 PROVIDERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. PARTICULARLY IN 24:25 INDIAN COUNTRY. IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS, AND TWO-SPIRIT PEOPLE ARE 24:32 DISPROPORTIONATELY LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE. BE MURDERED, OR GO MISSING COMPARED TO OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS 24:37 IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE TRENDS OF DISPROPORTIONATELY VIOLENCE THAT 24:43 OUR COMMUNITIES SNAIS WE WORK EVERY DAY TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE. I'M PROUD TO WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADVOCATES 24:49 BEFORE ME. AND PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU TODAY WHO 24:56 ARE WORKING TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND NATIONWIDE. WE 25:02 HAVE FOUGHT FOR GENERATIONS TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT BECAUSE 25:08 EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE SAFE. AND THANK YOU FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. 25:21 [ APPLAUSE ] >> MY NAME IS JUDE FOSTER. AND I'M THE DI DIRECTOR OF 25:27 COMMUNITY SERVICES OF CORNERSTONE. A MULTISERVICE AGENCY. WHAT I MEAN, WE PROVIDE 25:32 SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES, GENERAL CRIME, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING/SEXUAL 25:38 EXPLOITATION SERVICES. I'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR 32 YEARS. 31 OF THOSE YEARS, I WAS 25:46 EXCLUSIVELY A SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT ASHLEY SAID. THIS IS 25:51 AN INCREDIBLY SCARY AND DISHEARTENING TIME FOR VICTIM 25:58 SURVIVORS. WE'RE DEALING WITH THINGS LIKE RESPONDENTS THAT ARE SHOWING UP IN COURT. HAVE BEEN 26:04 PICKED UP BY I.C.E. WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSGENDER, 26:10 NONCONFORMING YOUNG PEOPLE WE WORK WITH IN OUR SCHOOLS. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT FUNDING. IT'S ABOUT THE ABILITY TO KEEP OUR 26:16 SERVICES OPEN. TO KEEP OUR SERVICES ASSESSABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND I WANT TO ECHO 26:21 WHAT ASHLEY SAID. THIS MEANS A LOT. THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT. BUTTHAT THERE IS SOME 26:28 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 26:35 [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ASHLEY GRIFFITH. AND 26:40 I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE MINNESOTA COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HER AND THANK 26:46 YOU FOR THE DECLARATION. IT DOES MEAN SO MUCH. MY COLLEAGUES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS 26:51 HAVE SAID SO. SO MANY IMPORTANT THINGS, BUT I'LL JUST ADD THAT 26:57 THE MINNESOTA COALITION, WE ARE THE COLLECTIVE VOICE. WE'RE A 27:02 COALITION OF OVER 60 RAPE CRISIS CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE. INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE SERVING 27:07 YOUR COMMUNITY IN MINNEAPOLIS. THESE ADVOCATES ARE WORKING 27:14 TIRELESSLY RESPONDING 24 HOURS A DAY TO VICTIM SURVIVORS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WHETHER IT'S AT A 27:20 HOSPITAL OR A SUPPORT GROUP OR HELPING SOMEONE NAVIGATE THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. THEY ARE 27:26 DOING THIS WORK AND, OF COURSE, THIS IS A VERY UNCERTAIN, 27:31 UNPREDICTABLE TIME FOR MANY OF THEM. AND SO, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE 27:38 ADVOCATES ACROSS THE STATE AND IN MINNEAPOLIS WHO ARE DOING THIS IMPORTANT WORK. 27:43 [ APPLAUSE ] 27:51 >> ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK? WELL, I WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE MY POLICY 27:59 AID CHRISTINA MITCHELL. WHO HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. BUT, ALSO, HAS 28:09 BEEN WORKING ON ADVOCATING FOR 28:15 SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. INCLUDING PRIOR TO MOVING TO MINNEAPOLIS 28:23 IN LOS ANGELES. I WANT TOP TAKE -- TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WORK. THANK YOU 28:29 ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY TO HELP VICTIM SURVIVORS GET THROUGH 28:36 THESE TRAUMATIC EVENTS. AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE'LL TAKE A 28:41 PHOTO. AND I'M GOING TO NEED YOU GUYS TO BRING IT IN TO THESE BLACK LINES HERE. 29:39 >> FINALLY, WE'LL WELCOME UP COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN AND GUESTS TO RECOGNIZE DROWNING RISK AND 29:45 SAFETY BARRIERS FOR CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. 30:39 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JAMAL OSMAN, THE COUNCILMEMBER OF WARD 6. I'M HONORED TO BE 30:47 HERE WITH WONDERFUL PEOPLE. TODAY WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE 30:55 AND REALLY MAKE AWARENESS OF THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDIES THAT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IN MINNESOTA. AND NOW 31:06 THIS IS A RESOLUTION I'LL BE READING. ENHANCING CULTURALLY 31:13 WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN. WHEREAS, AUTISTIC 31:20 SPECTRUM DISORDER IS A DEVELOPMENTAL CONDITION THAT AFFECTS HOW INDIVIDUALS 31:27 COMMUNICATE AND PROCESS SENSORY INFORMATION. WITH EACH PERSON ON THE SPECTRUM EXHIBITING 31:35 DIVERSE CHALLENGES AND SUPPORT NEEDS, AND WHEREAS, CHILDREN ON 31:41 THE SPECTRUM FACE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF DROWNING DUE 31:50 TO WONDERING BEHAVIORS. LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER SAFETY EDUCATION AND HEIGHTENED SENSORY 31:57 SENSITIVITY MAKING DROWNING THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATHS AMONG AUTISTIC CHILDREN; 32:04 AND, WHEREAS, NATIONAL DATA SHOWS THAT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM 32:10 ARE -- TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM DROWNING THAN THEIR NEUROTYPICAL PEERS.;AND NEARLY 32:21 HALF, 49% ELOPE FROM SAFE ENVIRONMENTS, FOUR TIMES THE 32:26 RATE OF THEIR NONAUTISTIC SIBLINGS; AND, WHEREAS, 2024 32:34 SOME 24 CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DROWN REVEALING PREVENTABLE AND HEARTBREAKING 32:41 CRISIS THAT DEMANDS IMMEDIATE PUBLIC SAFETY INTERVENTIONS; AND, WHEREAS, IN MINNESOTA THESE 32:47 TRAGEDIES ARE NOT STATIC, THEY INCLUDE THE DEVASTATING LOSSES OF 4 YEARS OLD WHO DROWN IN 32:56 MINNEHAHA CREEK AND 11 YEARS OLD 33:01 FOUND NEAR HIS EDEN PRAIRIE HOME. THEIR DEATHS REFLECT SYSTEMIC GAPS IN WATER SAFETY 33:10 EDUCATIONS, PROTECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CULTURAL RESPONSIVE OUTREACH; AND, 33:16 WHEREAS, IMMIGRANT, BIPOC FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITIES 33:22 FACE A COMPOUND RISK DUE TO CULTURAL STIGMA, LANGUAGE ACCESS 33:28 BARRIER, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AND LACK OF INCLUSIVE AND CULT 33:35 CULTURAL-AFFIRMING SERVICES, AND WHEREAS, OUR MINNESOTA-BASED 33:41 AUTISM ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION HAS LEAD THIS TRANSFORMATIVE WORK BY 33:46 UPLIFTING COMMUNITY NARRATIVES, PUSHING FOR A SYSTEMIC CHANGE 33:53 AND CODEVELOPING THIS RESOLUTION WITH COUNCILMEMBER JAMAL OSMAN AND MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT CULTURAL GROUND 34:03 AND COMMUNITY-FORMED SOLUTIONS ARE PRIORITIZED AT THE STATE AND THE CITY LEVEL. AND WHEREAS, THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF 34:09 AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS DEMAND OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORT, A SUPPORT OF 34:15 A VILLAGE MADE UP OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, PARA 34:20 PROFESSIONALS, SPEECH THERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, EIDPI PROVIDERS, 34:28 SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNTY STAFF, PARENTS, SIBLINGS, AUNTIES, 34:35 UNCLES, GRANDPARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS WHO HELP TO ENSURE 34:42 OUR CHILDREN THRIVE. AND, WHEREAS, PROGRAMS SUCH AS 34:47 MINNESOTA EARLY INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION SPECIAL 34:53 EDUCATION SERVICES IN SCHOOLS OFFER VITAL SUPPORT TO AUTISTIC 34:59 CHILDREN AND ADULTS. BUT THIS SYSTEMS REQUIRE EXPANSION, TRAINING, CULTURAL 35:04 RESPONSIVENESS TO MEET DIVERSE FAMILIES IN NEED. AND WHEREAS, 35:10 APPROVING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DROWNING AND SAFETY RISK INCLUDE 35:16 THE DEVELO DEVELOPMENT OF INCLUSIVE SWIMMING PROGRAMS, 35:22 INCREASED PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR 35:29 SAFETY NOTIFICATION, AND STRONG HOUSING PROTECTION FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. 35:36 AND, WHEREAS, IN CREATING A SAFE, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS ALSO 35:42 REQUIRE ONGOING INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY-LED 35:48 INITIATIVES, TRANSPARENT EVALUATION, AND RESPONSIVE ADOPTION BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THOSE IMPACTED. NOW, THEREFORE, 35:54 BE IT RESOLVED THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES THE 36:00 URGENT NEED T TO PREVENT DOWNING DEATHS AMONG AUTISTIC CHILDREN WHO FACE INCREASED RISK 36:06 DUE TO A SYSTEMIC BARRIERS, LIMITED ACCESS FOR SAFETY RESOURCES. WE COMMIT TO 36:13 EXPANDING CULTURAL RESPONSIVE WATER SAFETY EDUCATION AND AFFORDABLE SWIMMING LESSONS AND 36:20 SUPPORT SERVICES. WE URGE THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO TAKE 36:25 COORDINATED ACTION BY PRIORITIZING INCLUSIVE SAFETY EDUCATION AND STRENGTHENING 36:30 DISABILITY RIGHTS AND HOUSING PROTECTIONS. AND EXPANDING AUTISM-RELATED PROGRAMS LIKE 36:39 EIDPI. THANK YOU. 36:48 [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE 36:54 THE FAMILIES, THE MOMS, THE ADVOCATES AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHIND THIS WORK. WE GATHERED 37:00 HERE TODAY TO REALLY MAKE AWARENESS. WE HAVE SEEN THE 37:05 NEWS. EVERY SUMMER A SMALL CHILD DROWNING AND THAT SHOULD 37:11 NEVER HAPPEN IN MINNESOTA. AS I 37:16 SHARED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WITH MY COLLEAGUES, MYSELF, MY NEPHEW 37:23 WAS DROWNED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. HE WAS 8 YEARS OLD 37:29 WITH AUTISM. I REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK THE MOM. 37:35 WE CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH. I REALLY ALSO WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE 37:43 CHAMPIONED THIS WORK. THEY HAVE CREATED A TERM TO DEFINE FOR 37:51 WHAT AUTISM IS IN OUR LANGUAGE. AND THAT IS -- THAT WORD WAS 37:59 BORN BY COMING TOGETHER AND MAKING THAT AWARENESS. I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK THE 38:05 HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSIONER AND ALSO MAYOR'S 38:12 OFFICE. WHO WORKED WITH US TO 38:18 BRING THIS FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO HAND IT TO ANI, SSA 38:28 AND OTHERS. >> GOOD MORNING. I SERVE AS THE BOARD CHAIR. ON BEHALF OF OUR 38:34 ORGANIZATION, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER JAMAL OSMAN FOR 38:39 HIS LEADERSHIP AND TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR WORKING ALONGSIDE US TO BRING THIS RESOLUTION TO 38:46 LIFE. TONIGHT -- THIS MORNING, WE REMEMBER TWO BEAUTIFUL BOYS. 38:52 TO THEIR MOTHERS, WE OFFER OUR HEART FELT CONDOLENCES. WE PROMISED YOU THAT WE WOULD NOT 38:59 LET YOUR CHILDREN'S LIVES BE FORGOTTEN. AND THIS RESOLUTION IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. WE ARE 39:04 COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT NO MORE CHILDREN DIE FROM PREVENTABLE DEATHS. IN 2020, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE 39:10 PANDEMIC, OUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, TOGETHER WITH A GROUP OF PARENTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND 39:17 PROVIDERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, INTRODUCED THE WORD, WHICH MEANS UNIQUE MIND IN SOMALI. THIS 39:23 WORD WAS CREATED OUT OF NECESSITY TO REPLACE THE HARMFUL STIGMATIZING LANGUAGE AROUND 39:28 AUTISM IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH ONE ROOTED IN DIGNITY AND 39:33 CULTURE PRIDE. SINCE THEN, IT HAS GROWN INTO A TERM USED IN RESEARCH AND MEDICAL SETTINGS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN THE 39:39 DAILY LANGUAGE OF FAMILIES WHO FINALLY FEEL SEEN AND UNDERSTOOD. THE RESPONSE FROM 39:44 OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING AND DEEPLY AFFIRMING. OUR VOICES LEAD 39:50 ENTIRELY BY PARENTS, MANY OF US CARE GIVERS TO AUTISTIC CHILDREN WHO GIVE WHAT LITTLE TIME, 39:55 ENERGY, AND RESOURCES WE HAVE TO DO THIS WORK. WE OPERATE WITH LITTLE FUNDING, BUT WE CONTINUE 40:00 BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS WORK IS ESSENTIAL. WE KNOW OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES MATTER. TO OUR 40:06 BOARD, OUR ADVISORS, AND EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO WALKS ALONGSIDE US, THANK YOU. THIS 40:12 RESOLUTION IS NOT THE END. IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF A SAFER, MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE. THANK 40:18 YOU. I WILL HAND IT OVER. 40:27 >> HI. MY JOB IS SUPPOSED TO DO A SPEECH THAT I PREPARED IN 40:34 ENGLISH. BUT JUST REALIZED I HAVE TO TRANSLATE IT. SO LET'S 40:39 SEE WHAT I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR. FOR MY YEARS. IF THIS WORKS OR 40:47 NOT. I'M ONE OF THE 40:54 EXECUTIVES. 41:07 [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ] 42:37 >> THANKS FOR EVERY CITY COUNCIL. MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. ESPECIALLY CITY 42:42 COUNCIL FOR PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER. AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. 42:53 >> WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS? I THINK I WANT TO ADD, COUNCILMEMBER 42:59 OSMAN, YOU SHARED YOUR DEEPLY PERSONAL STORY. AS WE'RE DOING THIS WORK, WE HEARD OF TWO 43:04 CHILDREN WHO DROWNED. ONE OF THEM BEING FAYE'S SON. THE 43:10 OTHER BEING [?]'S SON. WE HAD NO IDEA THE THIRD CHILD WE KEPT MENTIONING, WHO, BECAUSE HE 43:16 DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE NEWS, WAS NOT KNOWN. HIS STORY WAS NOT SHARED. IT WAS YOUR OWN NEPHEW. AND SO I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO 43:23 KNOW, IT WAS COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN WHO REACHED OUT TO US. HE DID THIS WORK. HE TOOK THE 43:28 INITIATIVE. HE SAID "THIS MATTERS TO ME. THIS IS PERSONAL." AND I DON'T WANT THIS 43:34 TO HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER FAMILY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE, YOUR 43:40 LEADERSHIP, AND FOR BEING THE SHINING LIGHT IN A DARK TIME FOR ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU. 43:51 [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. [ SPEAKING IN LANGUAGE OTHER 43:57 THAN ENGLISH ] 44:07 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER. 45:20 >> THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR 45:27 APRIL 17 TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. 45:34 >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON. >> HERE. >> KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY. 45:40 >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. 45:46 >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> PRESENT. 45:51 >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. 45:56 >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE 46:02 HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY TO REMINDER THAT THIS 46:08 MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS 46:14 A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL 46:21 OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR 46:26 THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR 46:32 TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE. MAY I 46:41 HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 46:48 >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> JENKINS. 46:53 >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. 46:59 >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. 47:04 >> AYE >> 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AGENDA IS 47:09 ADOPTED. NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF OUR REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 27th. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO 47:16 ACCEPT THE MINUTE S . . >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. 47:21 >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. 47:27 >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. 47:32 >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MINUTES 47:38 ACCEPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE 47:45 THAT MOTION PLEASE. >> MOVED. >> SECONDED. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. 47:51 >> KOSKI. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE? >> JENKINS. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. 47:57 >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. 48:03 >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE 48:09 NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE 48:14 TAKEN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE RECO REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE 48:20 PRESENTED BY THE VICE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. GOOD 48:26 MORNING. THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE BRINGS FORWARD 13 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL TODAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE 48:32 IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP FOR TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH CHIEF O'HARA. 48:39 TWO IS APP GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION FOR TRAVEL FOR 48:44 PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEER. THREE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH KARPEL 48:51 FOR A CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND INCREASE OF $27,000. 48:57 FOUR IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES FOR OUR LEAD PREAM 49:03 SERVICES THAT IS AN INCREASE TO THE CONTRACT OF $250,000 AND A CONTRACT EXTENSION THROUGH NEXT 49:09 YEAR. FIVE IS CONTRACTS WITH METRO YOUTH DIVERSION FOR EAST 49:15 LAKE STREET AND EAST FRANKLIN. COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADOR 49:20 PROGRAMS. I WANT TO POINT OUT, THAT THESE WERE ORIGINALLY JUST APPROVED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. 49:26 THE BUDGET HERE IS ADJUSTED TO ALIGN WITH THE FULL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH LOCATIONS. ITEM SIX IS 49:33 A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE STATE FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS ON CITY PROPERTY. ITEM 49:39 SEVEN IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WL KRAEMER FOR THE FIRST AVENUE 49:44 BRING RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. EIGHT ARE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS VENDORS FOR OUR 2024 VIOLENCE PREVENTION 49:50 SERVICES. THESE ARE EXTENSIONS. NINE IS A CONTRACT WITH MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN COUNCIL FOR 49:56 THE VIBRANT DOWNTOWN STORE FRONTS INITIATIVE. 10 IS A 50:02 LEASE WITH FACILITY AND MEETING ROOM SPACE. THIS IS A CONTINUATION WITH COCO WITH -- A 50:08 CONTINUATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,000. ITEM 11 IS A LOW BID 50:14 ACCEPTANCE FOR OVERLEI AND EXISTING LANE MARKINGS AND CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION WITH TBL DURABLES. ITEM 12 ARE CONTRACTS 50:21 WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR OUR OPEN STREETS EVENTS FOR THIS 50:27 YEAR. ITEM 13 IS A CONTRACT WITH LSE ARCHITECTS FOR 50:32 ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO HAS 50:37 MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I ADDED MYSELF 50:43 TO QUEUE. I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERS IN THE AUDUBON 50:48 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR BRINGING OPEN STREETS BACK TO CENTRAL AVENUE AND NORTHEAST. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE 50:53 EXTREMELY EXCITING! COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> >> THANK YOU, MR. 51:00 PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THE SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 13. AS WE TAKE UP ACTIONS ON THE DEMOCRACY 51:05 CENTER. I DID WANT TO JUST SPEAK PUBLICLY THAT THIS 51:11 COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY THAT I REPRESENT AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME 51:17 FOR THAT CORNER THAT HAS BEEN BLIGHTED SINCE 2020 TO BE 51:23 ADDRESSED. AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FULLY ADDRESSED. WE HAD A DISCUSSION IN OUR COMMITTEE, I 51:29 BELIEVE, IN FALL OF 2024. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT AT THE END OF THE 51:35 SUMMER ABOUT REMOVING THE BARBED WIRE, WHICH WAS REMOVED. BUT, ALSO, SEEING THAT THE BURNT 51:42 VESTIBULE THAT IS THERE WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. AT THAT TIME, THE ADMINISTRATION HAD DISCUSSED IT WOULD BE ABOUT THREE MONTHS 51:49 UNTIL THAT WAS REMOVED. AND ADDRESSED. THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED HERE, AS WE'RE IN 51:57 APRIL OF 2025. AND I CONTINUALLY HEAR FROM RESIDENTS IN MY WARD AND THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH SIDE THAT THE CITY OF 52:03 MINNEAPOLIS DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS CORNER HAS JUST BEEN LEFT BURNT 52:09 WITHOUT ANY ADDRESSING. AND I UNDERSTAND MY ROLE AS A COUNCILMEMBER TO ADVOCATE FOR 52:14 THAT TO BE CHANGED. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING HERE TODAY. I THINK OUR 52:22 ADMINISTRATION, AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THE DEMOCRACY CENTER, NEEDS TO FIND WAYS TO WORK WITH US OR OUR COMMUNITY TO BEAUTIFY 52:29 THIS CORNER. BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE FAR TOO LONG THE WAY IT HAS BEEN. THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS 52:35 THAT WITH SOME URGENCY. I APPRECIATE ANYONE THAT IS LISTENING IN THE ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS MORE OF AN ASK AND A 52:42 FRIEND I W FRIEND I WILL ASK TO WORK TOGETHER AND THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO 52:48 HAVE OFFLINE, I WOULD APPRECIATE SO WE CAN SHARE IT WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS. 52:58 >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DIDN'T NECESSARILY INTEND TO SPEAK. BUT, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO 53:05 ECHO COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY'S COMMENTS. THAT I HOPE WE CAN 53:10 GET MOVEMENT ON THIS CENTER. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S BEEN THE 53:16 ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS BEEN THE HOLD UP. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE COMMUNITY OVER THESE PAST 53:24 FOUR AND A HALF YEARS, AND THIS COUNCIL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME TO ANY KIND OF CONSENSUS ON 53:33 WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN THERE. I'M GLAD WE'RE MOVING FORWARD NOW. AND I SINCERELY HOPE WE CAN 53:41 CONTINUE THAT FORWARD-MOVING PROGRESS. IF THAT MEANS WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION WITH THE 53:47 COMMUNITY, I HOPE THAT THAT IS -- WELCOMES THE REALITY. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. 53:52 >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANT TO INFORM 53:58 COUNCILMEMBERS THAT IN COMMITTEE WE DID RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT 54:04 UPDATE STATUS REGARDING THE DEMOCRACY CENTER AND ITS 54:10 PROGRESS IN REGARDS TO THE ARCHITECTURAL CONTRACT THAT IS BEING BROUGHT FOR US TO CONSIDER TODAY. AND THE TIMELINE 54:16 ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO READ THAT. IT'S ATTACHED TO THE 54:23 LIMS. THERE IS PROGRESS BEING MADE. WHAT I'M HEARING FROM COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY IS MORE 54:29 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE DO ON THEIR COMMITMENT AND PROMISES MADE EARLIER LAST YEAR AROUND 54:36 THE LONG STANDING REMNANTS FROM THE UPRISING THAT STARTED WITH 54:41 THE BARBED WIRE, WHICH WE IDENTIFIED NEEDED TO BE TAKEN DOWN. IN ADDITION TO THE BURNT 54:47 REMNANTS OUTSIDE AROUND THE THIRD PRECINCT, WHICH, AS YOU HIGHLIGHTED, THERE WAS A TIMELINE GIVEN THAT HAS NOT BEEN 54:53 FULFILLED. SO I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT IN CURATING ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH, I BELIEVE 54:58 THAT WOULD BE FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES. SO DIRECTOR O'BRYANT TO GET A SENSE OF -- AND I BELIEVE, ALSO, OUR COO 55:07 ANDERSON KELL KELLEHER TO GET A SENSE OF OF THE UPDATED 55:13 TIMELINE TO GET THOSE THINGS ADDRESSED. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I 55:21 THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF UNITY UP HERE ABOUT 55:27 ADDRESSING THE DAT DATA LAP 55:33 DATED NATURE OF T THIS. THIS 55:38 COUNCIL ADDRESSED A RESOLUTION. AS A COUNCILMEMBER WHO SUPPORTS A DEMOCRACY CENTER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS 55:46 MAKING SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THE BLIGHT AND THEN THE FINAL PRODUCT IS SOMETHING THAT MATCHES THE NEEDS OF THE 55:55 COMMUNITY. THERE'S AN INTEREST 56:11 TO FIGURE IT OUT ALONGSIDE THE BLIGHT. I HOPE THOSE ARE COMMITMENTS WE CAN MAKE DO ON. 56:16 I CAN'T HAVE US VOTE ON THIS CONTRACT FOR $800,000 AND NOT MENTION THESE NEEDS THAT STILL 56:22 NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. 56:27 >> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS. YOU KNOW, ONE, I 56:34 WANT TO RESPECT THE FACT THAT AN EMPTY BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A BLIGHTED BUILDING. AND I 56:39 THINK THAT'S WHAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE SPEAKING TO. AND I AGREE 56:44 WITH THAT. BUT I ALSO DID WANT TO SHIFT GEARS A LITTLE BIT TO ABOUT IT LSE AND THE WORK OF 56:52 MOHAMED AND HIS TEAM. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE PROCESS THEY'VE GONE THROUGH. LSE IS A 56:59 TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY ASSET. THEY'RE NEWLY HEADQUARTEREDDED 57:05 HEADQUARTERED IN WARD 5. WHOOT. THEY'RE A LOCAL FIRM. THEY WORKED ON THINGS ACROSS THE CITY AND ACROSS THE METRO. AND 57:12 I THINK THEIR WORK, THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I THINK WE ALL WOULD DO WELL TO 57:20 RESPECT HOW DIFFICULT IT'S BEEN, HOW DIFFICULT OF A CONVERSATION IT'S BEEN FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR 57:26 COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR EVERYONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SHOULD GO IN THIS BUILDING. I THINK THAT -- 57:34 AND WHILE I'VE NEVER OPPOSED THE DEMOCRACY CENTER. I RESPECT SOME OF THE FACT THAT SOME OF MY 57:39 COLLEAGUES QUESTIONED WHETHER IT WAS THE DIRECTION WE SHOULD GO. I THINK THAT CONVERSATION GOT HAD. WE'VE CHARTED THAT 57:46 TERRITORY AND NOW LANDED HERE. WE'VE GOT A TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY MEMBER AND HIS FIRM HIGHLY 57:53 QUALIFIED TO SORT OF LEAN INTO THIS PROJECT AND TAKE IT ON. 57:58 AND SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. I WANTED THIS CONVERSATION TO GO BY WITHOUT US AT LEAST 58:04 ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, LIKE, AT THE END OF THIS THING. WE'LL HAVE A TREMENDOUS ARCHITECT DESIGN 58:10 A DEMOCRACY CENTER THAT IS MUCH NEEDED. AND THAT, THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE FOCUS SHOULD BE. THE 58:16 CONVERSATION AROUND AN EMPTY BUILD AND A BLIGHTED BUILDING, I THINK IS TOTALLY FAIR FOR 58:21 COLLEAGUES TO BRING UP IN THIS CONTEXT, BUT I ALSO DIDN'T WANT -- BUT I ALSO DIDN'T WANT 58:27 TO LET THE MOMENT GO BY WITHOUT HIGHLIGHTING THE TREMENDOUS WORK OF STAFF. HOW EXCITED I AM 58:32 ABOUT THE DEMOCRACY CENTER, AND US PARTNERING WITH SUCH A COMMUNITY ASSET. SO THAT'S 58:38 ALL. >> MR. CLERK. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I WANTED TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS 58:43 ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BUILDING. I WAS IN A MEETING YESTERDAY WITH STAFF WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS 58:48 PROJECT. AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAD AT AEO 58:54 COMMITTEE THIS CYCLE TO BRING THIS CONTRACT FORWARD. IT'S EXCITING TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD. STAFF IS KEENLY AWARE 59:00 OF THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE TO MAKE IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE. AND I CAN ASSURE YOU, 59:06 THAT WORK IS UNDERWAY NOW. AND IS ONGOING. THERE IS BOTH INTERNAL WORK TO THE STRUCTURE, 59:11 THE FACILITY, AS WELL AS EXTERNAL WORK AND, OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS CERTAIN PARTS OF THAT BUILDING, INCLUDING THE PRIMARY 59:17 ENTRYWAY, THAT ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN, PERHAPS, OTHER PARTS. AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY 59:22 TO GO BACK TO THE TEAM AND GET AN UPDATE I CAN SHARE AS A FOLLOW UP MEMO ON THE STATUS. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WORK IS 59:28 ONGOING. AND IT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THE DELIVERY DATE FOR WHEN SOME OF THOSE MORE VISIBLE 59:35 IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE, BUT I KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY SERVICES TEAM IS WORKING HARD TO MOVE 59:40 THAT PRIORITY THAT THE COUNCIL'S EXPRESSED MULTI MULTIPLE TIMES FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS 59:46 POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT, MR. CLERK. COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU. I HAD SIMILAR 59:53 COMMENTS. BECAUSE I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF IN THE LAST WEEK. I KNOW THE VESTIBULE IS COMING DOWN WITHIN THE NEXT 1:00:00 WEEK OR SO. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. LIKE, IT WAS JUST A DELAY 1:00:05 BECAUSE OF WINDOWS OR SOME EQUIPMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THAT'S HAPPENING REAL SOON HERE. AND BARBARA O'BRIAN 1:00:13 AND MAYBE C OO ANDERSON-KELLEHER WOULD BE 1:00:18 THE FOLKS TO TALK TO ABOUT THAT. THERE ARE SOME THINGS HAPPENING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, IF 1:00:24 NOT THIS NEXT WEEK, TO THE SPAC. >> IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE 1:00:30 ADMINISTRATION THAT CAN SPEAK TO THAT? OH! MADAM COO. 1:00:38 >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. MARGARET ANDERSON-KELLEHER. COO 1:00:44 FOR THE OF MINNEAPOLIS. TO COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY'S QUESTION. THIS WORK IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THE DELAY 1:00:51 WAS FIRST IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN WIN THE VESTIBULE COMES OUT, THIS IS 1:00:59 OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS, AND THEN THE CONTRACTOR WAS WAITING FOR SOME BETTER WEATHER. AND THEY 1:01:05 ACTUALLY ARE MOBILIZING THIS WEEK ON THE VESTIBULE ISSUE. OTHER WINDOW REPLACEMENT HAS 1:01:11 BEGUN. I BELIEVE THE TOP FLOOR HAS HAD ITS WINDOW REPLACEMENT. OTHER FLOORS ARE GOING TO HAVE 1:01:17 THAT. THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO HAS PLANS TO REWRAP THAT 1:01:24 CONSTRUCTION FENCING WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION, HOPEFULLY AFTER YOUR VOTE TODAY, TO -- IT 1:01:31 WON'T HAPPEN TODAY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR. WE'RE WORKING TOWARD THIS TO MAKE SEWE SURE 1:01:37 THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING AS THE CITY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING GOING FORWARD ON THIS SITE. SO I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. THANK 1:01:44 YOU VERY MUCH. DIRECTOR O'BRIAN AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS PROJECT. AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE 1:01:49 OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP TODAY. THANKS! >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. 1:01:56 I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP BOTH ON CLERK KARL'S AND COO COMMENTS, IF YOU 1:02:02 COULD GO BACK AND PUT THAT IN AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL. BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE NOT EVERYONE HAS RECEIVED THE SAME INFORMATION. 1:02:08 AND I THINK THE GOAL OF THE PRESENTATION LAST WEEK WAS FOR COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE CHOWDHURY AND THOSE REPRESENTING THAT AREA 1:02:13 TO HAVE THE INFORMATION LIKE THIS ON THE TEMPORARY OR INTERMEDIATE STATE. AS WELL AS 1:02:19 HOW THE PROJECT ITSELF IS MOVING FORWARD. SO IF WE COULD GET A MEMO SENT OUT TO COUNCIL, SO 1:02:24 EVERYONE CAN HAVE THAT INFORMATION, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER 1:02:29 WONSLEY, WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND SEEING NO 1:02:35 ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. 1:02:41 >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. 1:02:47 >> AYE. >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. 1:02:52 >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. IS ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. 1:02:58 >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. 1:03:03 >> THAT CARRIES. AND THAT REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT FROM THE BUDGET 1:03:09 COMMITTEE, AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. 1:03:15 >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS FOR OUR 1:03:20 CONSIDERATION TODAY. ITEM ONE IS APPOINTED POSITION IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF 1:03:27 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LABOR RELATIONS. AND THIS IS THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALARY SCHEDULE AND ADOPTING 1:03:34 FINDINGS ESTABLISHING THE POSITION IN THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE. ITEM TWO IS 1:03:39 CONSIDERATION OF ROLLOVER OF UNSPENT 2024 APPROPRIATIONS. THIS ITEM WAS SENT FORWARD 1:03:46 WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER ONE AND THEN I 1:03:51 WOULD -- I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS 1:03:58 MOVED APPROVAL OF ITEM ONE ON THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE 1:04:04 ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. 1:04:10 >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. 1:04:15 >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. 1:04:21 >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. 1:04:26 >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND BEFORE I 1:04:34 RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI ON HER MOTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT REPORT, 1:04:39 WITHOUT OBJECTION, COULD THE CLERK RECORD COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN'S VOTE ON THE AO REPORT. 1:04:45 >> AS? >> AYE. >> 13 AYE. >> ALL RIGHT. VICE PRESIDENT 1:04:52 CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU, AND CLERK KARL AND STAFF, I WILL 1:04:58 MOVE TO REFER ITEM NUMBER TWO BACK TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. 1:05:03 >> AND I WILL SECOND THAT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? 1:05:12 COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> MR. CHAIR, I UNDERSTAND THAT 1:05:17 THIS GOT MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. UMM, BUT I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED. THIS FEELS 1:05:23 LIKE AN ABOUT FACE. WE ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO STAFF AND ASK CLARIFYING 1:05:30 QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE LINE ITEMS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID. I'D LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE 1:05:35 BIT MORE ABOUT THE OPERATIONAL COST OF WHAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS MEANS. IT'S ALREADY MID APRIL. 1:05:42 WILL PROGRAMS BE STALLED OR STAFF EVEN BE LAID OFF IF THERE IS ISN'T FUNDING TO CONTINUE 1:05:47 SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE AGREED TO LAST YEAR? WITHIN BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE APPROVED 1:05:55 LAST YEAR? OUR DEPARTMENTS OPERATE ON TIGHT BUDGETS. AND THERE ISN'T ALWAYS FUNDING AVAILABLE TOO EVEN TEMPORARILY 1:06:02 MOVE FUNDS TO COVER FOR A SHORTFALL FOR SOME CONTINUING WORK. SO I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THIS DELAY 1:06:09 MEANS FOR CITY STAFF. UMM, AND IN MY EXPERIENCE, I TONIGHT TH -- DON'T THINK WE HAVE 1:06:17 EVER NOT DONE A ROLLOVER AUTHORIZATION. WUM, IS THERE 1:06:23 ANYBODY HERE THAT CAN SPEAK TO THE OPERATIONAL COSTS AND WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS MIGHT BE OF 1:06:29 NOT MOVING FORWARD TODAY IN MID APRIL WITH THE ROLLOVER? >> I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM. OH, I SEE 1:06:37 COO ANDERSON KELLEHER. BEFORE I RECOGNIZE THE COO, MR. KARL, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO PART OF OUR PLAN HERE? ON MOVING IT BACK TO 1:06:45 COMMITTEE? >> MR. PRESIDENT, I CAN CERTAINLY PEEK SPEAK TO THE CONVERSATION WE HAD. I 1:06:50 BELIEVE THAT THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND COMMITTEE MENTIONED THAT THE NECESSITY OF CLOSING 1:06:55 OUT THE BOOKS FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS THE MONEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. ROLLING OVER TO INTO THE CURRENT FISCAL 1:07:02 YEAR HAS TO BE DONE BY THE END OF JUNE. AND THAT TIMELINE IS ABSOLUTELY THAT THE COUNCIL'S ACTION MUST PROCEED THE CLOSING 1:07:09 OF THE BOOKS BY THE INNED OF JUNE IN ORDER TO MEET THAT FISCAL TIMELINE. SO I THINK FROM A TIMING PERSPECTIVE, THERE 1:07:15 CERTAINLY IS, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF A WIGGLE ROOM FOR THE COUNCIL, IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK, CERTAINLY 1:07:20 AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL. THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE ROLLOVERS. 1:07:26 I THINK STAFF MADE CLEAR THIS MONEY IS MONEY THAT IS ALREADY COMMITTED. THIS MONEY IS COMMITTED AND IT WOULD BE A 1:07:32 SIGNIFICANT HALT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IF THE COUNCIL CHOSE NOT TO ROLL OVER THE MONEY. SO AS COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO SAID, IT 1:07:38 IS FAIRLY ROUTINE FOR US TO ROLL THE MONEY OVER. AND I THINK THAT THE COUNCIL'S QUESTIONS IN THE NEXT CYCLE WOULD HOPEFULLY 1:07:45 CLARIFY THE INTENT OF THAT. IF THAT MONEY WERE NOT TO BE ROLLED OVER, THE IMPLICATION OF THAT, 1:07:51 AS I THINK THE CFO OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MADE CLEAR, IS THAT THE FUNDING IS COMMITTED. 1:07:57 AND THE CITY WOULD BE ON THE HOOK TO PAY THAT OUT OF THE CURRENT FISCAL BUDGET. AND THAT 1:08:02 WOULD CREATE SOME SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL CONCERNS. SO I DON'T KNOW AND CAN'T SPEAK TO THE FACT. AND KR CERTAINLY 1:08:09 THE CFO CAN SPEAK TO THE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS. I KNOW IT WAS STATED THE BOOKS HAVE TO BE CLOSED BY THE END OF JUNE. AND 1:08:15 THAT THERE ARE COMMITMENTS TO ALL OF THOSE FUNDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THAT RESOLUTION. 1:08:20 >> AND SO I WOULD JUST ADD THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING MORE DETAILS. SO WE DID GET A 1:08:28 GOOD REPORT FROM OUR COMPTROLLER ON SOME DETAILS AND THOSE LINE ITEMS. ONE OF THE THINGS I FEEL 1:08:33 IS LACKING IN THIS PROCESS IS OUR REQUIREMENTS WITHIN OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES AROUND 1:08:39 BUSINESS PLANS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN THE CITY IN A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO A 1:08:46 LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT ARTICULATES OUR EXPECTATIONS ON A BUSINESS PLAN. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO OUR STAFF, 1:08:52 ESPECIALLY A NEW COMPTROLLER TO LOOK TO A BUSINESS PLAN THAT HAS NOT EXISTED SINCE HE'S BEEN EMPLOYED AT THE CITY. SO I 1:08:59 THINK IT'S OUR JOB TO SET SOME EXPECTATIONS ON WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN A BUSINESS PLAN TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. AND 1:09:05 BY REFERRING THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE, THAT GIVES US ENOUGH TIME TO DRAFT UP THE EXPECTATIONS IN THE FORM OF A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. SO THAT 1:09:11 WE CAN BRING IT FORWARD AND CLOSE OUT THE BOOKS. BUT I'LL RECOGNIZE COO ANDERSON 1:09:17 KELLEHER. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. MS. KELLEHER, WHAT ARE THE 1:09:23 OPERATIONAL RAMIFICATIONS OF ANOTHER CYCLE OF DELAY? WITH APPRECIATION THAT BY THE CFO'S 1:09:29 STATUTES WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, THIS STILL MEETS CERTAIN DOCUMENTED TIMELINE STANDARDS. BUT WHAT IS THE OPERATIONAL 1:09:35 IMPACT OF DELAY? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. MARGARET 1:09:44 ANDERSON-KELLEHER, COO FOR THE ST CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. A ONE-CYCLE DELAY IS NOT A MORTAL 1:09:50 WOUND TO THE PROGRAMMING THAT IS COMMITTED. HOWEVER, I THINK ANYTHING BEYOND THAT COULD BE. 1:09:55 AND THE REASON WHY IS THE CLOSURE OF THE BOOKS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE STATE AUDITOR 1:10:01 TO COME IN AND DO EVERYTHING THAT THE STATE AUDITOR WILL DO. OUR OWN FINANCIAL PROCESSES. I 1:10:09 WANT TO ADDRESS PARTICULARLY THE BUSINESS PLAN QUESTION. I KNOW THIS IS A COUNCIL POLICY IN THE 1:10:15 FINANCIAL POLICIES; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY THAT WE CAN FIND WHO HAS 1:10:22 DONE A BUSINESS PLAN SINCE SOMEWHERE AROUND 2015 OR 2016. AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE PROCESS 1:10:28 CHANGED. THE PROCESS CHANGED TO BE A MORE TRANSPARENT, 1:10:36 PUBLICLY-FACING BUDGET BOOK THAT HAS ALL OF THE DETAIL, PROBABLY MORE DETAIL THAN ANY BUDGET -- 1:10:42 ANY BUSINESS PLAN WOULD HAVE HAD. AND THAT IS WHAT THE SPENDING ALIGNS WITH IN THE 1:10:49 BUDGET IN TERMS OF DEPARTMENTAL SPEND, AS WELL AS ANY 1:10:56 COUNCIL-DIRECTED SPENDING THAT COMES UP IN THE BUDGET PROCESS IS INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET 1:11:01 BOOK GOING FORWARD. SO THESE ARE ALL COMMITTED FUNDS. I HAVE QUITE A LIST HERE THAT WE COULD 1:11:07 TALK ABOUT IN TERMS OF WHAT WOULD BE IMPACTED. THINGS LIKE THE ELLIOT PARK OPIOID PILOT 1:11:16 THAT IS JUST ABOUT READY TO LAUNCH. THINGS LIKE SMALL 1:11:22 BUSINESS WEEK, BLACK AND LATINO BUSINESS WEEK FUNDING. AND ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO 1:11:27 UNDERSTAND THIS. AND I, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THIS. BUT I THINK WE ARE SPEAKING TO THE PUBLIC, AT THIS POINT, AS 1:11:33 WELL. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT THIS PROCESS EXISTS IS 1:11:38 BECAUSE OUR CONTRACTS DO NOT RUN JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31st. NOR DO I THINK WE WANT THEM TO. 1:11:45 WHAT IT DOES, IS CAUSE A END-OF-YEAR SPENDING FRENZY OR 1:11:52 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I HAVE BEEN IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT HAVE THAT TYPE OF POLICY. THIS 1:11:57 ALLOWS FOR THE CONTRACTS TO RUN, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE WITCH'S HAT IN PROSPECT PARK 1:12:04 RENOVATION, OR WHETHER IT'S A SUMMER -- THE SUMMER CONTRACTING PROGRAM WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SAFETY ON THE NORTH SIDE AND 1:12:12 CEDAR RIVER SIDE AND LITTLER. THAT'S A SUMMER PROGRAM. RUNS SUMMER-TO-SUMMER. SO THE REASON 1:12:18 FOR THE CARRYOVER FOR THE ROLLOVER IS BECAUSE THESE CONTRACTS ARE THINGS THAT 1:12:25 STRADDLE THE YEARS. THE WORK IS ABSOLUTELY ALIGNED WITH THE WORK YOU HAVE TOLD US THAT YOU WANT 1:12:31 US TO DO. AS WELL AS WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET BOOK. >> THANK YOU. I'LL HAVE TO MOVE ON TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER 1:12:38 ELLISON. >> THANK YOU. I MAY HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SO JUST HOLD 1:12:44 TIGHT. I'M STRU STRUGGLING WITH MOVEMENT A LITTLE BIT. I UNDERSTAND THE 1:12:49 END POINT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO. I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT THE END POINT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO 1:12:56 IS THAT THESE TWO THINGS ARE MARRIED. I FEEL LIKE WE COULD STILL PURSUE WHAT WE'RE TRYING 1:13:02 TO PURSUE WITH BUSINESS PLANS AND CLARITY. MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS INFORMATION THAT THE 1:13:08 COMMITTEE WAS LOOKING FOR, THAT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP WAS LOOKING FOR THAT MAYBE DIDN'T QUITE GET 1:13:13 DELIVERED BY TODAY. AND WHAT I'M WONDERING IF THAT INFORMATION CAN STILL BE DELIVERED. MY WORRY IS THAT WE 1:13:20 SEND THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE, AND I'M JUST MORE THINKING OUT LOUD HERE. I HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW I'M VOTING ON THIS YET. BUT MY 1:13:26 WORRY WE SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE, THAT THE WORK IS SO ROBUST, AND VAST, THAT WE DON'T 1:13:32 GET THE ANSWERS WE NEED BY THE END OF NEXT CYCLE AND WE'RE IN THE SAME BOAT. WHERE WE'RE SORT 1:13:39 OF HOLDING UP AN ITEM ON SOMETHING THAT MAYBE ISN'T CONTINGENT ON -- THAT SOMETHING 1:13:45 WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT HOLDING UP THE ITEM. THAT'S MY 1:13:51 SORT OF STRUGGLE WITH THIS HERE. AND SO I GUESS I'M JUST 1:13:57 WONDERING, COO ANDERSON-KELLEHER, IF YOU FEEL LIKE, IS THERE -- CAN YOU OFFER ME SOME CLARITY ON WHAT 1:14:03 INFORMATION AND MY COLLEAGUES CAN JUMP IN, AS WELL. COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR OR COUNCIL LEADERSHIP IS LOOKING FOR THAT 1:14:08 WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET TO TODAY. AND WHEN CAN THAT INFORMATION BE DELIVERED? I GUESS I'LL 1:14:15 START THERE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON, THIS -- I 1:14:22 KNOW THE COMPTROLLER DELIVERED A LINE-BY-LINE H SPREADSHEET. 1:14:30 I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S LOADED IN LI MAN IMS YET. IT'S 1:14:36 LOCATED WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ITEM BEING ROLLED OVER WITH DETAIL. I THINK THAT TO YOUR 1:14:43 COLLEAGUES, YOU HAVE TO ASK THE OTHER QUESTION. >> SURE. >> I'M NOT AWARE OF WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED HERE. >> OKAY. THAT'S A FAIR POINT. 1:14:50 I GUESS, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT, JUST ONE QUESTION I HAVE. YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE 1:14:56 INFORMATION WE'RE LOOKING FOR BY THE END OF NEXT CYCLE, WILL WE BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE HOLDING THIS ITEM UP? OR, YOU 1:15:05 KNOW, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, CONTINGENT ON X-FACTORS. BECAUSE THAT'S THE SITUATION I'D LIKE TO AI HAVE. 1:15:10 >> YEAH, NO. MY EXPECTATION IS NOT TO HOLD IT BEYOND ONE CYCLE. MY EXPECTATION TO USE ONE 1:15:15 CYCLE, FOR INSTANCE, WE GOT THE E-MAIL FROM THE COMPTROLLER LATE IN THE DAY YESTERDAY. AND I 1:15:22 DON'T WANT TO FORCE ALL OF YOU TO TAKE A VOTE ON $42 MILLION OF 1:15:28 MONEY MOVEMENT ON, YOU KNOW, 24-HOURS OF REVIEWING SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SO IT'S 1:15:33 GOING TO ACCOMPLISH TWO THINGS. ONE, GIVE US THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THE LINE ITEMS. NOT TO QUESTION THE 1:15:39 VALIDITY OF THE LINE ITEMS. MAKE SURE WE HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF AS AN OVERSIGHT 1:15:44 BODY ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO MOVE THAT MUCH MONEY THROUGH THE INSTITUTION. TWO, I DON'T THINK 1:15:50 IT'S FAIR FOR THE COO TO SIT UP HERE AND HAVE TO ANSWER THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WE SHOULD BE 1:15:56 SAYING WHAT THE LEVEL OF DETAIL IS. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH -- AND THE REASON I CALLED ON THE 1:16:02 CLERK IS, WE ARE -- LATER IN OUR AGENDA, WE'LL BE MOVING OUR 1:16:07 POLICY AND RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION TEAM UNDERNEATH THE CLERK. THIS IS THE TYPE OF WORK WE WANT TO SEE 1:16:13 THEM DOING. HELPING US SET THOSE EXPECTATIONS ALONG -- AND IN COLLABORATION, HOPEFULLY, 1:16:19 WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AROUND WHAT A BUSINESS PLAN MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WE GO INTO THE BUDGET CYCLE AND THE MAYOR'S 1:16:25 RECOMMENDED BUDGET. AND WHEN THE NEXT BUDGET BOOK COMES OUT, I THINK THE COMPTROLLER REFERENCED THE BUDGET BOOK AS 1:16:31 THE BUSINESS PLAN. AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY A BUSINESS PLAN. BUT IT IS MORE DETAILED THAN WHAT HAD 1:16:36 BEEN IN THE PAST. I'D LIKE US TO HAVE MORE ALIGNMENT. IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY THE BUDGET 1:16:41 BOOK IS THE BUSINESS PLAN, LET'S REALLY ARTICULATE WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE WE ARE LOOKING 1:16:48 FOR. THE DETAILS WE'RE LOOKING FOR. IS IT MISSION, VISION, VALUES OF THE DEPARTMENT? IS IT 1:16:53 PROGRAMS? IS IT OUTCOMES? I KNOW THE PMI DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON AN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK, SHOULD IT 1:16:59 BE IN THE BUDGET BOOK? THIS IS GOING TO GIVE OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF THE TIME TO COLLABORATE 1:17:04 WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON WHAT A BUSINESS PLAN MIGHT LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD. SOMETHING THAT HAS, ACTUALLY, NOT EXISTED FOR, 1:17:11 IT SOUNDS LIKE CLOSE TO A DECADE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, MR. CLERK. 1:17:16 SO THAT'S MY EXPECTATION. >> YEAH. >> I DO ON THE WANT TOP HOLD IT FO IT -- DON'T WANT TO 1:17:21 HOLD IT FOR MORE THAN A CYCLE. >> OKAY. IF I'M HEARING AT THE END OF THE TWO WEEKS, WE HAVE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 1:17:27 PROCESSES, WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE ITEMS? OKAY. COOL. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO -- I WANTED TO AVOID SOME KIND OF, 1:17:37 LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF DYNAMIC. SO OKAY. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK 1:17:43 YOU FOR GETTING UP TO SPEED HERE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> UMM, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE 1:17:50 OUR STAFF IN THE FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. UMM, PULLING TOGETHER SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS 1:17:56 REQUESTED AT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY AND GETTING THOSE THINGS OVER TO US YESTERDAY. UMM, AFTERNOON AND, 1:18:04 YOU KNOW, I I'VE STARTED GOING THROUGH THE -- THE PRETTY ROBUST, UMM, SPREAD SHEET OF 1:18:09 INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED YESTERDAY. I HAVE NOT COMPLETED, UMM, A REVIEW PERSONALLY. I DON'T KNOW IF 1:18:15 OTHERS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO YET OR NOT. UMM, TO ME, THE 1:18:20 QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP IN COMMITTEE THAT ARE IMPORTANT, UMM, TO THE DISCUSSION, UMM, IN 1:18:28 CONSIDERING THIS MOTION TO SEND THIS ITEM BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR A CYCLE ARE, UMM, YOU KNOW, THE 1:18:36 OATH OF OFFICE THAT ALL OF US TOOK AND AS A RESULT HAVE A I 1:18:44 IIFIE DOI -- 1:18:57 AND OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES NOTE THAT IN ORDER FOR AN ITEM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ROLLOVER IT MUST -- 1:19:05 IT MUST -- IT MUST BE IN LINE WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S BUSINESS PLAN. NOW, UMM YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE A GIFT HERE IN THE 1:19:14 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT OUR CITY CLERK IS THE LONGEST SERVING DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR WITHIN THE ENTIRE ENTERPRISE. 1:19:21 IT ALLOWSES TO HAVE A HISTORIC LOOKBACK IN A WAY THAT SOMETIMES CAN SHED LIGHT INTO HOW 1:19:27 PROCESSES ARE CHANGED. UMM, OR -- OR ADJUSTED OVER TIME. 1:19:33 UMM, ROLLOVER AND -- AND, YOU KNOW UMM, A NUMBER OF OTHER FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS, UMM, ARE A 1:19:39 PART OF -- AH -- A NUMBER OF OTHER FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS, FINANCIAL POLICIES, THESE ARE A 1:19:46 PART OF, UMM, HOW WE CONDUCT OVERSIGHT WITHIN THIS, UMM, WITHIN THIS ENTERPRISE. AND SO, 1:19:52 YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND IT'S BEEN SINCE 2015-2016 AS THE COO 1:19:59 AND CLERK KARL NOTED AS THE CITY FORMALLY, YOU KNOW, STOPPED DOING BUSINESS PLANS. AND I'M 1:20:05 SORT OF HOPING THAT CLERK KARL CAN POTENTIALLY SHED SOME LIGHT AND ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS 1:20:12 HERE AROUND WHAT HAPPENED BACK IN 2015 OR 2016 THAT LED TO 1:20:20 DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS PLANS NOT HAPPENING ANYMORE? WAS THAT -- DID -- UMM -- AH, A DECISION 1:20:26 THAT COUNCIL MADE? HOW DID THAT COME TO BE? >> MR. CLERK. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MADAM VICE 1:20:32 PRESIDENT. I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE THE FULL STORY, OBVIOUSLY. I WAS HERE IN 2015. AROUND THAT 1:20:40 TIMELINE, IT'S MY RECOLLECTION THAT THE ENTERPRISE UNDERTOOK ONE OF MANY EFFORTS TO LOOK AT 1:20:46 ITS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OF WHICH DEPARTMENT WAS 1:20:52 A WORKING COMPONENT. THERE WAS A DECISION TO POSTPONE UPDATING AND CHANGING WHAT WAS THEN 1:20:58 CALLED RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS. IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING SOME VERY IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE-WIDE SPANS 1:21:05 OF WORK TO SORT OF RUN THEIR CYCLE AND BE COMPLETED. THERE WAS THE LAUNCH OF THE STRATEGIC 1:21:10 RACE EQUITY ACTION PLAN. THERE WAS THE 2040 COMP PLAN THAT WAS GOING ON. AND THERE WERE SOME 1:21:19 DECISIONS OPERATIONALLY THAT WERE MADE. I DON'T BELIEVE IT INVOLVED THE CITY COUNCIL TO 1:21:25 PAUSE AND LET THOSE SCOPES OF WORK COMPLETE. AND THEN ONCE THOSE SCOPES OF WORK WERE COMPLETE, IT WOULD INFORM SORT 1:21:31 OF A -- WE WOULD TAKE BACK UP THE RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS AND DEPARTMENT BUSINESS PLANNING AND MOVE FORWARD. BUT HAVING THOSE 1:21:37 SCOPES OF WORK INFORMED BY THE LARGER COMMUNITY-WIDE AND CERTAINLY ENTERPRISE-WIDE 1:21:43 INITIATIVES. AND MY RECOLLECTION IS, AS THOSE SCOPES OF WORK MOVE FORWARD, WE DIDN'T 1:21:48 REALLY GO BACK AS AN ENTERPRISE AND PICK UP BUSINESS PLANS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT OUR POLICIES 1:21:54 REFER TO BUSINESS PLANS. TALK ABOUT BUSINESS PLANS. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED 1:22:00 IN THE BUSINESS PLANNING PROCESS THE WAY THAT IT WAS DONE IN 2015 AND IN PREVIOUS YEARS. AND SO 1:22:07 THAT'S MY KNOWLEDGE OF THAT PROCESS AND HOW IT ENDED. THERE WERE SEVERAL EFFORTS PRIOR TO 1:22:14 2015 TO IMPROVE AND, YOU KNOW, BRING FORWARD AND MODERNIZE THE RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS PROGRAM. 1:22:20 ULTIMATELY, I THINK THAT GOT PAUSED AND NEVER PICKED BACK UP. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO IF 1:22:26 I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, THE DECISION TO PAUSE 1:22:32 DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS PLANS WAS TO MAKE ROOM FOR INITIATIVES 1:22:38 LIKE RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS, WHICH TO DATE, ACTUALLY HAVE NOT FULLY 1:22:43 BEEN IMPLEMENTED. OR ACTUALIZED. AND WHAT WAS LOST IN THAT IS THE ANNUAL 1:22:50 DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS PLAN PROCESS. AND THAT THIS WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS A -- A -- THE 1:22:58 THOUGHT WASN'T "LET'S DO A FAR MORE ROBUST BUDGET BOOK INSTEAD 1:23:03 OF DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS PLANS." BUT LET'S DO A TEMPORARY PAUSE AND IT NEVER GOT PICKED BACK 1:23:10 UP. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, THAT WAS MY RECOLLECTION OF LIVING THROUGH THAT. 1:23:15 >> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. >> I WAS GOING TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM QUEUE. I SPOKE TO SOME OF 1:23:21 THE ITEMS IN ANSWERING COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON'S QUESTIONS, BUT I ACTUALLY YOUR 1:23:28 DISCUSSION WITH MR. CLERK. I STARTED IN 2016 IN CITY HALL. ON THE INNOVATION TEAM. WHICH 1:23:34 GOT MERGED WITH RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS TO BECOME WHAT IS NOW PMI. AND SO I ACTUALLY HAVE 1:23:41 SOME FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF THAT BACKGROUND, AS WELL. AND PART OF THE BACKGROUND THERE IS, 1:23:46 THE REASON THAT RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS WAS SUNSET BECAUSE THERE WAS SOMEWHAT OF A PROBLEM 1:23:52 WITH HOW IT WAS BEING MANAGED. IN THAT IT WAS A COMPONENT OF THE CLERKS -- I'M SORRY, OF THE 1:23:59 COORDINATOR'S OFFICE, AND THE COORDINATOR WASN'T -- DOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF WHO OUR 1:24:07 COO HAS NOW. IT CAME DOWN TO WHETHER OR NOT A CHARTER DEPARTMENT WANTED TO OR DIDN'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESULTS 1:24:12 MINNEAPOLIS. THERE'S QUITE A FEW POWER DYNAMICS THAT RESULT FROM THAT. THEREFORE, SOME OF THE METRICS THAT WERE SELECTED 1:24:18 FOR MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INSTITUTION WAS NOT ALWAYS THE MOST ROBUST METRICS. 1:24:24 OFTENTIMES THEY ARE CL KNOWN AS VANITY METRICS. EASY TO 1:24:30 TRACK BUT DON'T GIVE ANY INSIGHT INTO THE PERFORMANCE OF A ORGANIZATION. THAT WAS ORIGINALLY UNDER THE PROCESS OF GETTING REVAMPED. JUST SLIGHTLY 1:24:37 BEFORE I ENDED UP RUNNING FOR OFFICE. AND WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'VE BEEN 1:24:43 THROUGH AS A CITY, THAT REVAMP NEVER REALLY GOT COMPLETED. WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF THAT REVAMP 1:24:49 IN OUR FIRST -- OR AT LEAST IN MY FIRST BUDGET YEAR. WE DID HAVE A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 1:24:54 FRAMEWORK THAT DID SHOW UP IN SOME OF OUR DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS, BUT IT WAS KIND OF AN AD HOC SOME OF THE 1:25:00 DEPARTMENTS WERE FURTHER ALONG THAN OTHERS. WE NOW HAVE A MUCH MORE BUILT OUT PMI TEAM. THEY HAVE A MORE BUILTOUT PERFORMANCE 1:25:08 MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US ACCOMPLISH IN THIS ONE-CYCLE 1:25:15 REFERRAL BACK TO COMMITTEE IS TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT WORK THAT HAS ALREADY DONE BY PMI 1:25:20 INTO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS FAR AS WHAT DEPARTMENTS ARE PRESENTING TO US. WHETHER IT'S IN THE BUDGET BOOK OR IN THE 1:25:27 DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS OR THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET. SO THAT WAS -- THAT'S THE INTENTION 1:25:32 HERE. IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR FROM OUR COO THAT ONE CYCLE DELAY 1:25:38 SHOULDN'T HAVE A SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL IMPACT. IT'S NOT MY INTENTION TO HAVE ANYTHING MORE THAN A ONE-CYCLE PERIOD OF TIME 1:25:47 SO WE HAVE THE TIME TO REVIEW. AND THE BONUS IS YOU KNOW, I WAS GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS LAST NIGHT 1:25:53 HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, RE, YOU KNOW, SCHEDULE THEIR DAY BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO COME AND 1:25:59 ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DETAILS. AND I SAID, "HEY, MY INTENTION TO GIVE MY COLLEAGUES 1:26:05 TIME AND YOU TIME FOR US TO GET THROUGH THE DETAILS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPLETELY DROP EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND SHOW 1:26:11 UP IN COUNCIL TODAY." WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL AND DILIGENT ON HOW WE'RE MOVING 1:26:16 FORWARD ON THIS. COO, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? >> SO, MR. PRESIDENT, ON THIS 1:26:25 ISSUE OF BUSINESS PLANS. I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THEY ARE WRITTEN FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. 1:26:31 USUALLY WITH UPDATES. AFTER THAT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN A NEW ONE IS DONE. I 1:26:37 WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW MUCH WORK THAT IS GOING TO BE FOR YOUR 1:26:44 DEPARTMENT HEADS AND LINE STAFF WHO ARE TRYING TO RIGHT NOW GO OUT AND FILL POTHOLES, WORK ON 1:26:51 THE SUMMER SAFETY PLAN, AND DO A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. SO I'M NOT AGAINST THE IDEA THAT WE 1:26:57 WOULD HAVE SOME OF THESE. I THINK YOU SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT WAS DONE IN THE PAST, THOUGH. BECAUSE THE BUDGET BOOK IS 1:27:03 ACTUALLY A FAR MORE ROBUST DOCUMENT ABOUT GOALS. AND I 1:27:09 THINK INCORPORATING WHERE WE HAVE PERFORMANCE METRICS NOW, AND HOW WE'RE DOING THEM IS 1:27:16 IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD. THIS IS A BACKWARD-LOOKING EXERCISE. I WANT TO BE CLEAR. THIS IS TAKING FUNDING THAT YOU ALL 1:27:25 APPROVED, THAT THE MAYOR SIGNED, AND THAT IS ROLLOVER THAT IS ALREADY OBLIGATED. SO I THINK 1:27:31 WE CAN WORK THIS OUT. AND, OBVIOUSLY, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT ALL OF YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT 1:27:38 SPECIFIC LINE ITEMS. I DO WANT TO CAUTION THAT THE BUSINESS 1:27:43 PLANNING PROCESS OF THE PAST WAS LENGTHY. TOOK A LOT OF STAFF TIME, AND I THINK -- DID YOU SAY 1:27:52 "VANITY" MEASURES, I WOULD SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WE DON'T WANT THAT. WE 1:27:58 WANT REAL GOALS. AND SO IT IS 1:28:03 REALLY, OF COURSE, ALWAYS UP TO THE OVERSIGHT BODY OF WHAT THEY WANT TO LOOK AT. AND I 1:28:09 RESPECT THAT. WE'LL BE THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND HELP YOU GET THROUGH THE ROLLOVER DOLLARS. WHERE, YOU KNOW, A 1:28:14 QUARTER OF THEM ARE THE NATURALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> YEAH. AND TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE 1:28:21 NOT TALKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE PAST AND RECREATING BUSINESS PLANS OF YEAR. WE'RE TALKING 1:28:27 ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN INTENTIONAL WAY THAT BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THE ADMINISTRATION WORKS 1:28:32 TOGETHER TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. AND ONE OTHER THING THAT COMES 1:28:38 TO MIND THROUGH YOUR COMMENTS, IS, UMM, -- ACTUALLY, I MIGHT HAVE LOST THE OTHER THING THAT 1:28:44 CAME TO MIND. HA-HA. BUT THE 1:28:49 LONG STORY SHORT, OUR EXPECTATION YOU WON'T HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN DONE IN THE NEXT 1:28:54 TWO WEEKS. THE EXPECTATION IS WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SCAFFOLDING OF WHAT THAT TYPE OF DOCUMENTATION WOULD LOOK 1:29:01 LIKE AS WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND COLLABORATE TOGETHER. THAT'S WHAT MY EXPECTATION IS. SO, YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER 1:29:09 PALMISANO. >> MR. CHAIR, YOU'VE HAD YOUR TIME TO SPEAK NOW. PLEASE DO NOT 1:29:17 TAKE UP SO MUCH OF MY TIME FOR THE SECOND TIME IN QUEUE. I'LL HOLD MY QUESTION FOR YOU TO THE 1:29:23 END. I'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT BUSINESS PLAN PRESENTATIONS WERE LIKE. THEY WERE NOTHING SPECIAL, TO BE 1:29:29 HONEST. SOMETIME WAS I WAS ONE OF THE ONLY COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE ROOM. THEY WERE INFORMAL. THEY WERE IN DIFFERENT ROOMS OF 1:29:35 CITY HALL. THEY WERE NOT VERY WELL ATTENDED. THEY FELT MORE LIKE AN INTERNAL CONVERSATION 1:29:41 BETWEEN A DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND THOSE WHO SPEAK. THIS HAS 1:29:47 BEEN AN EVOLUTION. LET'S NOT GO BACKWARDS IN TIME, LIKE YOU 1:29:53 SAID. ONE CYCLE IS NOT SOMETHING TO FIGHT OVER HERE. AND ONE CYCLE IS SURE I W 1:30:01 LY LONG ENOUGH TO CREATE SOME NEW TYPE OF PLAN. I DON'T WANT TOTO DELAY THIS. MY 1:30:08 CONCERN HERE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, IS THIS COUNCIL CONTINUALLY DELAYS THE WORK OF 1:30:14 THIS ADMINISTRATION, THE WORK OF THE CITY STAFF, TO MOVE FORWARD ON, SEEMING, EVERYTHING. I 1:30:19 DON'T WANT WORK IN ELLIOT PARK TO BE DELAYED HERE. NOT FOR A MINUTE WHEN CITY STAFF ARE 1:30:25 FINALLY READY TO MOVE FORWARD. AND, LET ME POINT OUT, AND WHEN YOU ADDED IN ALL OF YOUR 1:30:32 EARMARKS, ALL OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FROM LAST YEAR, NEARLY ALL OF WHICH I STRONGLY OBJECTED TO, THERE WERE -- THOSE 1:30:39 WERE NOT IN ANY BUDGET. AND THEY SURE WERE NOT IN ANY BUSINESS PLAN. SO IT'S BETTER, 1:30:45 AND MORE TRANSPARENT NOW. THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SO NOW I'LL GIVE YOU 1:30:53 THE REST OF MY TIME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. GIVEN THE BUSINESS PLANS DO EXIST IN THE 1:30:58 FORM OF THE BUDGET BOOK, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, WHAT SPECIFIC INFORMATION ARE YOU LOOKING FOR 1:31:04 THAT ISN'T IN THERE ALREADY? AND YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME LEFT TO GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES. 1:31:10 >> ACTUALLY, JUST ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE. BECAUSE I REMEMBERED WHAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO PREVIOUSLY. AND I THINK IT 1:31:16 MIGHT GET TO THAT QUESTION. SO I'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT ACCORDINGLY. COUNCILMEMBER 1:31:22 CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DON'T HAVE LENGTHY COMMENTS. I 1:31:28 JUST HAVE JUST A THOUGHT IN THIS KIND OF EXERCISE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH. ESPECIALLY IN 1:31:34 TRYING TO FIGURE OUT BUILDING OUT A MUSCLE AROUND JOVAN SIGHT SIGHT -- OVERSIGHT WHEN 1:31:39 IT COMES TO BUDGETING. AND CONSIDERING THAT BUDGETING IS GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENTLY IN THE NEXT YEARS. RIGHT. LIKE, WE 1:31:44 ARE LOOKING AT FEDERAL FUNDING BEING CUT FROM CITIES NATIONWIDE. OUR CITY IS NOT 1:31:50 IMMUNE TO THAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR TAX BASE BEING A STRUGGLE 1:31:57 FOR THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE REQUIRED. LAST YEAR THIS COUNCIL HAD TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME FIGURING OUT A WAY TO LOWER 1:32:03 THE MAYOR'S LEVY. RIGHT. SIGNIFICANTLY IT WAS SOMETHING WE TOOK ON. AND WE FELT A RESPONSIBILITY TO 1:32:09 DO. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FEELS REALLY CLEAR, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS 1:32:15 CONVERSATION, IS OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES, THERE ARE AREAS WHERE IT IS JUST BECOME OUTDATED. IT 1:32:21 SHOULD NOT BE IN OUR FINANCIAL POLICY THAT WE SHOULD MEASURE -- OUR ROLLOVERS AGAINST THE 1:32:26 BUSINESS PLAN, IF THAT IS NOT AN EXISTING FORM THAT'S BEING EXECUTED FOR NOW NEARLY 10 1:32:33 YEARS. THIS IS THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL. THIS IS THE OVERSIGHT THAT WE'RE DOING. SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE SPENDING 1:32:40 MONEY OVER A CALENDAR YEAR. I REFUSE TO BE A COUNCILMEMBER 1:32:45 THAT SAYS, "YEP, WE SHOULD RUBBER STAMP MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE 1:32:52 GOING TO BE ROLLED OVER." I HAVE NO MOTIVE IN DELAYING THIS WORK, BUT I DO WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW 1:32:59 WE GOT TO THE POINT OF HAVING SO MUCH FUNDING THAT IS BEING ROLLED OVER. WHAT ARE THESE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING ROLLED 1:33:05 OVER? SOME OF THEM WERE VERY VAGUELY PUT. WHAT DO WE NEED TO HAVE IN CONVERSATION WITH EACH 1:33:10 OTHER TO BE PREPARED FOR FOR THIS NEXT BUDGET CYCLE. AND 1:33:15 CONTINUAL BUDGET CYCLES THAT ARE RELATED TO OUR ROLLOVER PROCESS. AND WHAT WE'RE SPENDING AND NOT 1:33:20 SPENDING WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR. UMM, AND I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY A GREAT THING FOR US TO CONSIDER PUTTING INTO A WORK 1:33:26 PLAN, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE BODY CARES A LOT ABOUT. BECAUSE I AGREE! WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS 1:33:33 OUT IN JUST TWO WEEKS. I THINK WE'RE BEGINNING A IMPORTANT START OF A CONVERSATION. AND I 1:33:39 WELCOME LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES THAT BRING NEW INFORMATION TO LIGHT THAT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED IN AWHILE. BECAUSE I DON'T 1:33:45 THINK PRESENTLY THIS COUNCIL HAS FULLY BUILT OUT OUR MUSCLES AROUND BUDGETING. AND BUDGETING 1:33:53 OVERSIGHT. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 1:34:01 I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF. AND I'LL 1:34:06 NOTE MY COMMENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THIS 1:34:14 CONVERSATION, THOUGH THEY ARE -- BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK A 1:34:20 BUSINESS PLAN BY DEPARTMENT HAS TO BE PREDICATED ON GOALS THAT 1:34:25 ARE SET BY THE CITY COUNCIL. I DON'T WANT OUR DEPARTMENTS 1:34:30 MAKING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS PLANS THAT MAY BE CONTRARY TO 1:34:36 OUR GOALS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN SETTING GOALS FOR THIS COUNCIL. 1:34:44 SO SUBSEQUENT -- CONSEQUENTLY, THE BUSINESS PLANS ARE EMBEDDED 1:34:51 IN THE BUDGET, AND THAT'S HOW WE ARE, QUOTE, MEETING THE CITY'S 1:34:58 GOALS. THERE WAS -- I MEAN, I'M SORRY CLERK KARL TALKED ABOUT 1:35:05 THE PROCESS IN 2016. I SEEM TO 1:35:10 RECALL THAT IT WAS NOT A COUNCIL DECISION TO TERMINATE THAT PROCESS. BUT RATHER THAN AN 1:35:17 INTERNAL DECISION WITHIN THE PMI 1:35:24 DEPARTMENT TO END RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS, WHICH WAS NOT NECESSARILY SERVING OUR 1:35:32 NEEDS. BUT WE NEVER CAME UP WITH ANOTHER PROCESS TO SORT OF 1:35:38 FACILITATE THAT. AND THAT'S THE ROLE OF THIS COUNCIL OR A CITY 1:35:44 COUNCIL TO DO. AND SO AS WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD, OF TO 1:35:50 COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY'S POINT, WE NEED TO PUT THAT IN THE WORK PLAN TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TAKING THE TIME TO CARVE OUT 1:35:57 WHAT OUR GOALS ARE, SO THAT WE CAN THEN INFORM OUR DEPARTMENTS. 1:36:04 THEY CAN HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THEIR BUSINESS PLANS SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE 1:36:09 THOSE GOALS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. THOSE THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. 1:36:16 >> THANK YOU. YEAH. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF US PURSUING -- 1:36:22 I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FORM AN OPINION HERE. AND I THINK THAT I BASICALLY AGREE 1:36:28 THAT WE SHOULD BE PURSUING SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS AND SOME OF THE WORK. I DON'T SEE THE 1:36:35 DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE ROLLOVER ITEM IN FRONT OF US. I JUST THINK THAT WE CAN -- I 1:36:41 THINK IT'S TOTALLY WORTHY FOR US TO PUT TOGETHER A WORK GROUP FOR 1:36:47 US TO, YOU KNOW, GET AUDIT INVOLVED. BUT I, YOU KNOW AGAIN, WORK PLANS WERE SLIGHTLY BEFORE MY TIME. I KNOW THAT, 1:36:53 LIKE, WHEN I FIRST GOT I ELECTED, THE SENSE WAS THEY WEREN'T A BAD THING. BUT THEY 1:36:59 WERE BASICALLY INEFFECTIVE. THEY BASICALLY DIDN'T WORK IN 1:37:04 ANY SORT OF SENSE. I THINK THAT I'M, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE HEARING THE OLD GUYS UP HERE BEING LIKE, 1:37:10 "WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE WORK PLAN THING?" I THINK IT'S A REACTION TO THE FACT -- THE 1:37:16 HISTORY -- OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF WORK PLANS. AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO 1:37:23 SAID, TO PARA PHRASE, WE SORT OF EVOLVED OUT OF THEM. THAT'S BEEN MY IMPRESSION, AS WELL. NOT TO SAY THAT WHAT WE HAVE 1:37:29 HERE IS PERFECT. I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY WORTHWHILE FOR US TO PURSUE WHATEVER CHANGES WE THINK 1:37:36 WE SHOULD BE PURSUING. STRONGER OVERSIGHT THAT WE THINK WE SHOULD BE PURSUING. I DON'T SEE 1:37:41 THE DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE ROLLOVER DOLLARS. AND I THINK THAT I WOULD SUPPORT WORK THAT 1:37:47 PURSUED US STRENGTHENING OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES, STRENGTHENING OUR OVERSIGHT, 1:37:52 STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY. I JUST DON'T -- I JUST CAN'T QUITE GET MYSELF TO MAKE THE CONNECTION ON HOW A DELAY ON 1:37:57 THIS ITEM BRINGS US ANY CLOSER TO THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED 1:38:03 TO SAY. >> I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE BECAUSE I REMEMBERED WHAT I WANTED TO SAY WHEN I WAS 1:38:09 SPEAKING WITH COO ANDERSON-KELLEHER. IT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. AND YOUR QUESTION, 1:38:15 COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. IF THE DEFINITIVE POSITION OF THE INSTITUTION IS THAT THE BUDGET 1:38:20 BOOK IS THE SOURCE OF TRUTH ABOUT OUR GOALS AND THE DIRECTION AND THE PRIORITIES OF 1:38:27 THE CITY, LET'S UPDATE OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES TO REFLECT THAT. SO WHY ARE WE REFERENCING A BUSINESS PLAN AS THE REQUIRED 1:38:33 CRITERIA TO APPROVE ROLLOVER, WHEN WE HAVE, AS AN INSTITUTION, 1:38:39 DECIDED THAT BUSINESS PLANS ARE AN INEFFECTIVE DOCUMENT. IT COULD GO EITHER WAY FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO EITHER SEE A 1:38:45 BUSINESS PLAN THAT MEETS A SET OF REQUIREMENTS THAT THIS BODY CLEARLY ARTICULATES OF WHICH I 1:38:50 WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REFLECTED IN THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. OR HOW WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD IS LET'S STRIKE THROUGH THE 1:38:56 LANGUAGE IN THE FINANCIAL POLICY AND SAY, "HAS TO ALIGN WITH OUR BUDGET BOOK." EITHER WAY, THAT'S 1:39:03 THE CONNECTION HERE, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. IS THAT WE ARE USING A SET OF POLICIES 1:39:09 TO APPROVE THESE DOLLARS. THAT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF DATE AND 1:39:14 COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT. EITHER OUR BUSINESS PLANNING IS WRONG AND IRRELEVANT. AND WE SHOULD BE USING OUR CURRENT PROCESS OF 1:39:20 THE BUDGET BOOK. OR WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR POLICIES SO THEY SAY THIS NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT 1:39:25 IS LISTED WITHIN OUR BUDGET BOOK. >> CHANGE IN TWO WEEKS? I 1:39:32 THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING STUCK ON. >> THIS IS JUST SO THAT WE HAVE THE TIME TO DO IT DILIGENTLY AND 1:39:39 NOT DO COMMITTEE WORK RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. VICE PRESIDENT 1:39:45 CHUGHTAI. >> UMM, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST TO, UMM, A COUPLE OF FINAL THINGS HERE. 1:39:51 UMM, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO UPHOLD THE -- THE -- THE 1:39:56 POLICIES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN, UMM, IN ORDINANCE -- IN FINANCIAL POLICIES. RIGHT NOW 1:40:04 OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES SAY THAT IN ORDER FOR AN ITEM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ROLLOVER, IT MUST 1:40:13 BE IN LINE WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S BUSINESS PLAN. AN UPDATE TO 1:40:18 THAT EASILY CAN HAPPEN IN TWO WEEKS SO WE'RE NOT VIOLATING OUR OWN FINANCIAL POLICY. UMM, 1:40:24 SECOND -- I WANTED TO JUST -- JUST TALK ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT, UMM, OUR COMPTROLLER 1:40:32 DID IN PULLING TOGETHER INFORMATION THAT WAS OUTSTANDING FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. AND 1:40:38 SENDING THAT OVER TO US YESTERDAY. I KNOW THAT THERE 1:40:44 ARE SEVERAL OF US WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED. 1:40:50 AGAIN, IT IS A BIG DEAL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT SO 1:40:55 QUICKLY. FROM WHEN CONCERNS WERE BROUGHT UP IN COMMITTEE ON MONDAY. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, 1:41:02 FINALLY, I APPRECIATED THE DISCUSSION FROM COUNCILMEMBER 1:41:07 JENKINS AND THE ITEMS SHE RAISED AROUND SETTING THE CITY'S GOALS, 1:41:13 UMM, WHICH LARGELY WHICH HAPPENS THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. AND I KNOW SOMETHING 1:41:19 THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DISCUSSING WITH OUR CITY 1:41:24 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I BELIEVE IT ACTUALLY ORIGINATED IN OUR 1:41:30 ADMINISTRATION ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. IS A DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON WHETHER OR 1:41:35 NOT COUNCIL EVEN HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SET GOALS ON BEHALF 1:41:40 OF THE ADMINISTRATION OR FOR DEPARTMENTS, BROADLY. AND SO THAT'S A PART OF THE WRINKLE IN 1:41:47 BEING ABLE TO SET THOSE TYPES OF GOALS. THAT I BELIEVE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT ABOUT. I 1:41:53 WANTED TO OFFER THAT ADDITIONAL CLARITY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 1:41:59 >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. AS I TRY TO MAKE UP MY MIND HERE ON MY VOTE, I 1:42:04 WAS HOPING THAT COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO'S QUESTION OF YOU COULD GET ANSWERED. THAT WOULD 1:42:10 HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY YOU FEEL THERE'S A NEED TO DELAY. >> AH, TO COUNCILMEMBER 1:42:17 PALMISANO'S QUESTION. WHAT'S MISSING? RIGHT NOW WE -- OUR BUDGET BOOK IS AT THE DEPARTMENT 1:42:23 LEVEL, AND OFTENTIMES IT DOES HAVE SOME ROBUST CONTENT AROUND WHAT THE MISSION OF THE 1:42:29 DEPARTMENT IS. WHAT ITS KIND OF BROADER VISION IS. AND THEN, 1:42:35 OFTENTIMES, IT'S PRIORITIZED WITH CHANGE REQUESTS. SO WE GET DEEP DESCRIPTION ON CHANGE 1:42:40 REQUESTS. WE DON'T, OFTENTIMES, HAVE DEEP DESCRIPTIONS AT THE PROGRAMMATIC LEVEL. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOVING FORWARD 1:42:49 IS NOT JUST "HERE GOES OUR BROADER MISSION AND VISION AS AN 1:42:54 INSTITUTION AND HOW IT TRANSLATES TO THE WORK OF A DEPARTMENT IS, BUT HOW DOES THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT TRANSLATE 1:42:59 TO PROGRAMMATIC DESCRIPTIONS WITH PERFORMANCE METRICS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE 1:43:05 PROGRAMMATIC DESCRIPTIONS?" SO THERE'S A CONCEPT CALLED OKRS. OUTCOME KEY RESULTS. KEY RESULTS ARE USUALLY WHAT WE 1:43:11 CONSIDER THE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. AND THOSE ARE THE 1:43:16 KIND OF, LIKE, INDIVIDUAL TACTICAL THINGS THAT A DEPARTMENT DOES, BUT WHAT ARE -- 1:43:21 THOSE INDIVIDUAL TACTICAL THINGS TRANSLATE TO WHEN IT COMES TO OUTCOMES AND IMPACT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT WHEN WE'RE 1:43:27 SAYING WHAT WE NEED TO RAISE OUR TAX LEVY BY 8.3%, WHAT IS OUR 1:43:34 COMMUNITY GETTING FOR THAT? WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES THAT OUR COMMUNITY GETS? ARE THEY GETTING MORE POTHOLES COVERED? 1:43:40 OR ARE THEY GETTING MORE PROGRAMMATIC THINGS AROUND 1:43:48 CONTROLS? WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF GRANULARITY TO THAT. I THINK THERE'S AN OPEN QUESTION ON WHETHER WE SHOULD BE GOING BACK 1:43:55 TO PROGRAMMATIC BUDGETING. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO ARTICULATE HERE. WHAT I'M TRYING TO ARTICULATE HERE IS 1:44:00 THAT WE SHOULD GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION CLEAR EXPECTATIONS ON WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO SEE TO BE ABLE TO 1:44:07 APPROVE THESE TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS IN THE FUTURE. 1:44:13 >> TO COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON'S POINT, CAN THAT BE ACCOMPLISHED IN TWO WEEKS? >> WE CAN ARTICULATE OUT SOME 1:44:19 OF THE PARAMETERS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THE SCAFFOLDING. I'M CALLING THE SCAFFOLDING OF A BUSINESS PLAN. AND LIKE I SAID, 1:44:24 IF WE DON'T THINK BUSINESS PLANS ARE THE RIGHT FORMAT, THEN WE SHOULD CHANGE OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES. AND I THINK THAT IN 1:44:30 THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE CAN DETERMINE, HEY, WHY DON'T WE CHANGE OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES TO NOT REFER TO THIS OUTDATED 1:44:36 DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVEN'T USED IN A DECADE. THAT MIGHT BE THE OUTCOME OF THIS EXERCISE.. 1:44:46 >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.. >> I'M HAVING A HARD TIME TRACKING WHAT THE GOALS ARE HERE. LIKE, I REALLY DON'T 1:44:53 UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS DELAY. I 1:44:58 COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING ABOUT SOME OF THE GOALS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT HAS TO DO WITH DELAYING 1:45:04 THIS ANOTHER CYCLE AT ALL. AND IT DEFINITELY SEEMS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED. I WOULD HAVE 1:45:11 RATHER SEEN A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE COME OUT WITH ALL OF THESE POTENTIAL QUESTIONS OR 1:45:18 CONCERNS AROUND BUDGETING. HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AND VOTE ON THAT SEPARATE THAN THIS PROCESS. I 1:45:25 REALLY DON'T -- I'M REALLY NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH ROLLOVER. WHAT BUSINESS PLANS HAVE TO DO WITH ROLLOVER? 1:45:33 I FEEL LIKE WHAT COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT DESCRIBED WAS SKI 1:45:38 MAN SEWORDS THAT 1:45:43 NEEDS CHANGED. MAYBE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT AND CHANGE TWO WORDS IN THE BUDGET. I MEAN, LIKE, 1:45:50 ALL OF THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN. THAT COULD HAPPEN TODAY. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ADDED-ON 1:45:55 AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THOSE COUPLE OF WORDS IN THE BUDGET. INSTEAD OF DELAYING THIS ANOTHER CYCLE. 1:46:01 AND IT'S STILL COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO ROLLING OVER THESE 1:46:06 FUNDS, HAVING STAFF MOVE FORWARD ON THE WORK THAT WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON. I THINK THIS 1:46:11 CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW HAS JUST CAUSED A LOT OF CONFUSION FOR THE PUBLIC. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE 1:46:17 A BUDGET CYCLETHINGS. 1:46:32 WHAT WE PREVIOUSLY ASKED FOR TO BE DONE, THE PROCESS WAS TO ROLL 1:46:37 IT OVER AND ENSURE FOLKS GET PAID AND THE WORK BE DONE AND IT 1:46:43 HAS TRANSITIONED INTO BUSINESS PLANS. I HAVE QUESTIONS ON HOW 1:46:49 THESE BUSINESS PLANS WILL WORK WITH PLANS THAT THEY ADOPTED A 1:46:54 YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE BUSINESS PLAN SINCE A LOT OF THE WORK PLANS HAVE A FINANCIAL 1:47:04 OBLIGATION TO THEM ALSO. I SEE THIS AS TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS, LOTS OF SEPARATE 1:47:10 ACTIONS, NOT JUST TWO ACTIONS. THIS CONVERSATION HAS BEEN 1:47:16 EXTREMELY ROBUST AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF DESIRES TO COME 1:47:22 OUT OF THIS CONVERSATION AROUND ROLLOVERS. SO I'M NOT 1:47:27 UNDERSTANDING WHY I CAN'T DELAY. I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT DELAYING IT BECAUSE I DON'T GET WHAT THE DELAY IS FOR. WE CAN DO 1:47:34 ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT UP IN COMMITTEES, IN 1:47:40 BRIEFINGS TO LEARN AS WE NEED TO INDIVIDUALLY VERSUS SPENDING 40 1:47:48 MINUTES TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO BE DELAYED, IN MY OPINION. 1:47:54 >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT I AM A BIT 1:48:00 STRUGGLING TOO WITH THIS REQUEST ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS. WITH THE 1:48:05 BUSINESS PLAN SUGGESTION IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE FOR SEVERAL 1:48:10 WEEKS, WE HAD PMI COME FORWARD AND DO MULTIPLE PRECIPI 1:48:16 PRECIPITATIONS -- PRESENTATIONS WHERE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT RESULTS MINNEAPOLIS AND THEY ARE 1:48:22 INTEGRATING THAT TO A DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT PROCESS, AROUND THEY'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING ON A 1:48:29 CONSULTANT TO DO THAT WORK AND SETTING THOSE GOALS. SO, I AM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED ON WHERE 1:48:35 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUSINESS PLANS AND HOW THAT RELATES TO THAT. I WILL ALSO NOTE WHERE I 1:48:46 AM STRUGGLING A BIT IN THIS TOO, AS SOMEONE WHO HAD A LOT OF 1:48:52 QUESTIONS ON TUESDAY. I MENTIONED HATE CRIME. I GET US TRYING TO BE DILIGENT ON WHY 1:48:59 AREN'T CERTAIN FUNDS BEING SPENT WHEN WE MAKE ALLOCATIONS. ABSOLUTELY, WE SHOULD HAVE 1:49:05 OVERSIGHT OVER THAT BUT THIS FEELS LIKE TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING. WHERE 1:49:10 THERE IS A SLIGHT DISCONNECT AND WHERE WE HAVE ALLOCATED RESOURCES TO HELP US WITH THIS VERY THING IS WE HAVE ABDO, WHO 1:49:18 HAS WORKED WITH OUR OWN LEGISLATIVE STAFF TO COME UP WITH ROBUST LISTS OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN 1:49:26 ENHANCE OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES AND OVERSIGHT. I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO COME FORWARD TO THIS COMMITTEE AND PRESENT THOSE 1:49:32 RECOMMENDATIONS, SO WE CAN DO WHAT I'M HEARING, EVEN COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW MENTIONED, TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES LEGISLATIVELY. I 1:49:40 DON'T SEE THE NEED TO DO THAT IN TWO WEEKS. I'M ALL DOWN IN A 1:49:45 LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FINANCIAL POLICIES, WE HAVE A VENUE IN 1:49:51 PLACE. THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT IS VETTED WITH THE C.A.O. AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE, WHY NOT 1:49:58 BRING THOSE FORWARD SO WE CAN START THAT WORK? THIS DOES FEEL A LITTLE BIT DISJOINTED FOR ME 1:50:04 AS SOMEONE WHO HAS TRACKED THIS A BIT. ALSO, THERE IS CONCERN 1:50:10 AROUND HOW ARE WE MOVING MONEY WITHOUT DETAILS, EVEN STARTING 1:50:16 FROM TUESDAY. SO I WILL NAME -- I LIKELY WON'T BE SUPPORTING THE DELAY BECAUSE THE CASE THAT IS 1:50:22 BEING MADE IS A BIT CONFUSING FOR ME TOO. 1:50:27 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I WILL BE SUPPORTING YOUR MISSION TO MOVE THIS TO THE BUDGET 1:50:33 COMMITTEE, NOT BECAUSE TO THE BUSINESS PLAN THING. THAT'S NOT MY CONCERN HERE. MY CONCERN IS THAT WE'RE MOVING MILLIONS OF 1:50:39 DOLLARS INTO PROGRAMING OTHER SERVICES, HOUSING, A LOT OF STUFF THAT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR 1:50:44 COMMUNITY. THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. THE LAST THING I WANT IS CALLING EACH DEPARTMENT TO HEAD OVER HERE 1:50:51 TODAY TO PRESENT ON EACH LINE ITEM WHEN I HAVE MANY, MANY QUESTIONS THAT I NEED ANSWERED. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS 1:50:58 THIS SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH CITY STAFF, HAVING THEM COME TO THE PODIUM, ANSWER 1:51:03 QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, AS MANY PEOPLE HERE HAVE AND HAVE THAT 1:51:09 OPPORTUNITY. I DON'T SUPPORT A DELAY BECAUSE OF THE BUSINESS COMPONENT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO OUR DUE 1:51:15 DILIGENCE TO ASK QUESTIONS ON HOW THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE SPENT, WHY WASN'T IT SPENT, AND 1:51:20 THOSE OTHER ISSUES THAT WEREN'T REFLECTED IN THE SHEET THAT THE STAFF SENT US. THAT IS WHY I'M 1:51:25 SUPPORTING THIS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S MY JOB AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO DO OVERSIGHT, 1:51:31 TO ASK QUESTIONS, TO SEE HOW THESE DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT. THAT'S THE ASK I HAVE ON WHY I 1:51:36 AM SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TODAY. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE 1:51:43 ON THE MOTION TO REFER THE ITEM BACK TO COMMITTEE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. 1:51:49 >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, NO, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, NO, 1:52:03 COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, NO, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, AYE, 1:52:11 COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, AYE, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI, AYE, PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. 1:52:17 >> THAT MOTION FAILS AND WE HAVE TO DISPENSE OF THAT ITEM. VICE 1:52:22 PRESIDENT CHUGTAI WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE 1:52:28 ROLLOVER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS BY AMENDING THE 2025 GENERAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION TO ROLL 1:52:34 OVER THESE FUNDS. 1:52:40 >> IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE 1:52:47 ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COST. 1:52:53 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. 1:52:58 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. 1:53:04 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. 1:53:10 >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> NAY. 1:53:16 >> THAT ITEM CARRIES AND THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR BUSINESS 1:53:21 ZONING COMMITTEE, OZ. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT AND 1:53:30 THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY FOR CARING THIS COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE IS BRINGIN FORWARD 15 1:53:37 ITEMS. ITEM 1 IS APPROVING A PERMANENT EXPANSION OF LICENSE FOR DEXTER. ITEM 2 IS A PASSAGE 1:53:46 OF ORDINANCE PROVIDING A PROGRAM FOR CANNABIS AND RETAILERS. ITEM 1:53:54 3 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE LAND SALE FOR A PORTION OF 1027 ESSEX STREET. 1:54:00 ITEM 4 IS A PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED IN PROVISION FOR A 1:54:07 SIDE CART AND STREET VENDING PROGRAM. THIS ITEM WAS AMENDED. 1:54:12 ITEM 5 IS CONSIDERED A LICENSE AND VACATION FOR DUET COFFEE AND 1:54:21 WINE AND THE STAFF TOLD ME THEY RECEIVED REDRAW FROM THE RESTAURANT, THEREFORE, I WILL BE 1:54:28 MOVING TO DELAY THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM 6 IS APPROVING TWO 1:54:34 LIQUOR LICENSE. ITEM 7 IS APPROVING 55 LIQUOR LICENSE 1:54:40 RENEWALS. ITEM 8 IS APPROVING 4 GAMBLING LICENSE. ITEM 9 IS 1:54:48 APPROVING 4 GAMBLING LICENSE RENEWALS, ITEM 10 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDS 1:54:55 FROM MIDWEST ARTS CONSERVATION CENTER FOR CITY PUBLIC ART 1:55:01 COLLECTION, ITEM 11 IS APPROVING A REZONING AND STREET VACATION 1:55:06 APPLICATION FROM HENNEPIN C COUNTY, ITEM 12 IS APPROVING A 1:55:12 SMALL AND MEDIUM MULTI-FAMILY LOAN FOR SEVERAL PROPERTIES, ITEM 13, PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION 1:55:19 ACCEPTING A GRANT FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TRAVEL EXPENSES, ITEM 1:55:26 14, A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE ANIMAL SOCIETY, 1:55:32 LASTLY ITEM 15, AUTHORIZING ANIMAL SHELTERING SERVICE, 1:55:38 CONTRACT WITH CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL 1:55:43 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL AND PULL ITEM 1:55:51 4 FOR DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL FOR THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT AND HAS 1:55:57 PULLED ITEM 4 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. I BELIEVE THIS ALSO INCLUDES -- WHAT NUMBER WERE WE 1:56:03 DELETING? 5, INCLUDING THE DELETION OF ITEM 5. ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS? 1:56:09 SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. 1:56:16 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. 1:56:21 >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. 1:56:26 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. 1:56:32 >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. THAT CARRIES AND THE 1:56:37 MOTION IS ADOPTED. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 4. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT 1:56:44 WANTS TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 4? 1:56:51 COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN? >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, WE HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO FIRST INTRODUCE. >> ALL RIGHT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO 1:56:57 INTRODUCE YOUR AMENDMENT? >> YEP, COLLEAGUES, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD AMEND THE 1:57:03 LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE UMBRELLA PART OF THIS ORDINANCE, SAYING THERE MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 1:57:12 12-INCH OVERHANG, IT STATES THAT THE CART MUST PROVIDE PROTECTION DURING ADVERSE WEATHER BUT 1:57:18 CONSTRUCTION OR LOCATION AND THAT FOOD ACTIVITIES MUST CEASE IF PROTECTION FAILS. IN 1:57:23 CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, A MINIMUM OF A 12-INCH OVERHANG 1:57:31 L RULE IS IN COMPLIANCE. THE AMENDMENT WAS MADE BECAUSE OF THE FEEDBACK WE HEARD DURING THE 1:57:37 PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND THIS 1:57:46 BASICALLY WOULD ALLOW, YOU KNOW, US TO HAVE EITHER A 12-INCH 1:57:52 OVERHANG OR BIGGER WHILE STILL ADDRESSING THE FOOD CODE ISSUES. 1:57:59 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE. A 1:58:05 SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS AMENDMENT? COUNCIL MEMBER 1:58:10 PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR, I SPOKE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ THIS MORNING SEEING THIS IN FRONT OF 1:58:16 US, THIS AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US AND I AM LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS STREET VENDING PROGRAM 1:58:22 ORDINANCE. THIS PART IS VERY CONFUSING TO POTENTIAL VENDORS. THE AWNING ON THE CART MAY HAVE 1:58:28 A MINIMUM, MAY HAVE A MINIMUM IS 1:58:33 PROBLEMATIC. IN CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, I FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET AT IN THE FOOD 1:58:41 CODE. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO SUGGEST A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT LIKE SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM 1:58:48 BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT FOOD SAFETY HERE DURING ADVERSE WEATHER, BUT THIS MAY HAVE A MINIMUM IS GOING 1:58:54 TO BE CONFUSING TO POTENTIAL VENDORS IN TRYING TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE. I AM JUST POINTING 1:58:59 THAT OUT WITHOUT ANY ELEGANT 1:59:05 SUGGESTION EXCEPT MAY HAVE A MINIMUM DOESN'T MATRIX -- MAKE 1:59:12 SENSE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> IN THE STATE CODE, YOU AREN'T REQUIREDED TO HAVE AN UMBRELLA. 1:59:20 AN UMBRELLA IS USED TO PROTECT THE FOOD, MAKING SURE IF THERE ARE WEATHER DISASTERS OR EXTREME 1:59:26 WEATHER CONDITIONS, THAT YOU NEED YOUR FOOD PROTECTED AND BASIC CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, 1:59:32 A 12-INCH UMBRELLA CAN HELP ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES IN THE FOOD CODE, SO HAVING A 12-INCH 1:59:39 UMBRELLA OR BIGGER AS LONG AS IT MEETS ARK DA COMPLIANCE WILL BE HELPFUL IN ADDRESSING THOSE 1:59:45 CONCERNS. WE COULD ADD THE LANGUAGE MAY OR MUST, BUT WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE AN UMBRELLA 1:59:51 UNDER THE FOOD CODE. THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT PROHIBITIVE. IT 1:59:57 IS JUST HELPFUL TO MEET THE CONCERNS UNDER THE FOOD CODE AND 2:00:02 BASIC CONVERSATION OF STAFF, 12 INCHES IS WHAT WOULD MAKE 2:00:08 THAT STANDARD. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, MAYBE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, 2:00:14 THIS MIGHT PERSUADE SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT FOOD VENDORS FEELING CONFUSED. I KNOW MY 2:00:21 DEPARTMENT STAFF SPECIFICALLY HEALTH AND BUSINESS LICENSING WORK REALLY, REALLY CLOSELY TO 2:00:26 MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT FOOD VENDORS AND SIDEWALK CART VENDORS ARE UP TO CODE. THEY 2:00:32 LOOK AT THE CARTS AND THEY TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE OR NOT IN COMPLIANCE. SO I THINK 2:00:39 THERE WOULD BE A STEP THERE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO TACKLE BEFORE GIVING OVER A LICENSE TO 2:00:44 MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ALLOWABLE AND WHAT'S NOT. THEN THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS 2:00:50 IS THAT IT WAS STUCK AT 12 INCHES, AS YOU MAY HAVE 2:00:55 12 INCHES AND THEN WE HAD SOMEONE COME TO OUR PUBLICING HEARING THAT WAS LIKE WHY NOT 2:01:01 18 INCHES? WHY NOT MORE? THAT WOULD WORK BETTER AND IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR ME. 2:01:09 >> IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MADAM CITY 2:01:18 ATTORNEY? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE CLERK AND I HAVE JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW WE COULDN'T MAKE THIS 2:01:25 CLEAR, SO I AM WRITING ON MY PIECE OF PAPER RIGHT NOW TRYING TO WORK THAT OUT SO I CAN HAVE A 2:01:35 MOMENT. >> OKAY. 2:01:40 >> WOULD IT BE BETTER TO TABLE THE OTHER AMENDMENT -- WITHOUT 2:01:47 OBJECTION, I'M GOING TO TABLE THAT AND TAKE UP OUR OTHER 2:01:52 AMENDMENT AND I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY ON THAT. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THE 2:01:59 AMENDMENT THAT I AM BRINGING FORWARD IS AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE FOOD CARTS SHALL NOT 2:02:07 OPERATE WITHIN 500 FEET OF ANY EDUCATION FACILITY K-12 TO SHALL NOT OPERATE WITHIN 200 FEET OF 2:02:14 ANY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY, K-12. WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THIS 2:02:20 AMENDMENT TO BE IN LINE WITH THE BUFFER THAT EXISTS FOR FOOD 2:02:25 TRUCKS FOR PARK PROPERTY, WHICH IS ABOUT 200 FEET. WE HAD 2:02:35 CONVERSATIONS WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RYAN HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH US ABOUT IT. WE ALSO HAD 2:02:42 DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CITY STAFF ABOUT THIS CHANGE AND THE 2:02:48 DISTRICT IS NOT ONLY OKAY WITH THIS, THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CHANGE WITH THE REQUEST THAT SHOULD THERE BE A SIDEWALK 2:02:56 STREET CART VENDOR WITHIN 200 FEET OF A SCHOOL, THAT BUSINESS LICENSING DOES THE WORK TO CHECK IN WITH MINNEAPOLIS 2:03:03 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, JUST SO THEY ARE AWARE, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE 2:03:10 YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR FOOD VENDORS ARE 2:03:17 SUC SUCCESSFUL IN THE AREAS WHICH THEY VEND AND THIS IS MAKING 2:03:23 SURE THEY IT MAKES SENSE TO THE LOCATIONS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR POTENTIAL BUSINESS. 2:03:32 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS 2:03:38 AMENDMENT? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. 2:03:44 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. 2:03:50 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE -- SORRY. 2:03:57 >> OW IS RIGHT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. 2:04:02 >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. 2:04:07 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. 2:04:13 >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT AMENDMENT CARRIES. NOW 2:04:18 ARE WE READY FOR OUR NEXT AMENDMENT? I WILL RECOGNIZE OUR CITY ATTORNEY. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, 2:04:25 JUST IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT CLEAR IN THE AMENDMENTS, AN AWNING IS NOT 2:04:32 REQ REQUIRED BUT IF AN AWNING IS USED IT MUST HAVE AN 12-INCH 2:04:39 OVERHANG. THE LANGUAGE I WOULD SUBSTITUTE FOR THE AWNING LINE IS IF THERE IS AN AWNING ON THE 2:04:46 CART, THE AWNING SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM OF A 12-INCH OVERHANG. 2:04:55 HOPEFULLY THAT GIVING A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY TO FOLKS WHO ARE TRYING TO COMPLY. 2:05:01 >> AND IS THERE A MOTION TO 2:05:06 ADOPT THAT LANGUAGE. >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL 2:05:13 MEMBER CASHMAN? >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT, IF COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ OR COUNCIL 2:05:19 MEMBER CHOWDHURY COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND, IF AN AWNING IS NOT REQUIRED, WHY DO WE NEED A MINIMUM FOR THE AWNINGS, IF THEY 2:05:26 CHOOSE TO HAVE AN AWNING, WHY DOES IT NEED TO HAVE A MINIMUM LENGTH OR DISTANCE OR WIDTH. 2:05:34 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> I THINK PART OF IT AND THANKS PRESIDENT PAYNE IS TO HELP 2:05:39 ADDRESS THE FOOD CODE SAFETY. I THINK AN AWNING CAN HELP PROTECT THE FOOD IN CASE OF EXTREME 2:05:46 WEATHER DISASTER. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE THE MEETING. I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT OPPOSED TO 2:05:52 REMOVING THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS CONFUSING TO PEOPLE, BUT WE WANT TO EXPLICITLY NAME IT 2:05:57 BECAUSE WE WANTED TO CAUSE LESS CONFUSION, BUT AS A RESULT, THERE MIGHT BE MORE CONFUSION. 2:06:03 >> PERHAPS MR. PRESIDENT, IF I COULD, THE LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED IS CONDITIONAL. 2:06:09 STATE LAW TRUMPS LOCAL LAW. A VENDOR IS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A COVERING, THEREFORE THE 2:06:16 CONDITIONAL LANGUAGING, IF A VENDOR CHOOSES TO HAVE AN AWNING, THE CITY IS SAYING IT 2:06:22 MUST BE AT LEAST THE MINIMUM THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE NECESSARY COVERAGE. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO, 2:06:27 BUT IF YOU DO, IT MUST BE AT LEAST THIS MINIMUM. SO IT'S A CONDITIONAL REGULATION, YOU 2:06:33 DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A COVERING, BUT THE YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE A 2:06:38 COVERING, THE CITY IS IMPOSING A MINIMUM STANDARD, WHICH THEY CAN. >> I PREFER TO JUST STRIKE IT 2:06:45 BECAUSE WHEN WE INCLUDE LANGUAGE LIKE THIS IN THE LAW, IT MAKES PEOPLE THINK IT IS REQUIRED 2:06:51 BECAUSE IT'S WRITTEN IN THERE. 2:06:56 AN AWNING IS AN EXPENSE THAT IS NOT REQUIRED BUT IF IT'S IN THE LAW, IT WOULD, YOU KNOW, 2:07:05 PROBABLY SEEM AS IF IT IS REQUIRED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, WOULD 2:07:10 YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE TO STRIKE THAT SENTENCE? 2:07:15 >> THAT WOULD JUST BE A VOTE AGAINST THE STANDING. WE AMENDED 2:07:21 TO VOTE TO TAKE OUT THE LANGUAGE YOU AMENDED. YOU JUST VOTED NO. >> SO IF A NO VOTE ON THIS 2:07:29 AMENDMENT WOULD LEAVE THE ORDINANCE WITHOUT A MENTION OF THE AWNING. >> NO, THAT MEANS YOU DON'T 2:07:35 SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS JUST READ TO YOU. IF THAT PASSES, THEN THE LANGUAGE 2:07:40 PASSES. IF THAT LANGUAGE DOESN'T PASS, IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PEOPLE DON'T VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT, THEN YOU CAN MAKE A MOIGS TO 2:07:48 STRIKE ALL REFERENCE TO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR AN AWNING. 2:07:53 >> THAT IS MY PREFERENCE, BUT I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE AUTHORS ON THIS. I HEARD SOME 2:07:58 OPENNESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ TO JUST STRIKE THE LANGUAGE ENTIRELY. 2:08:04 >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> YES, JUST FOR MY OWN CLARITY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE END UP 2:08:09 TALKING ABOUT THESE MINUTE DETAILS LONGER THAN I THINK WE SHOULD, I WILL CONTRIBUTE TO 2:08:15 THAT. IF WE STRIKE THIS LANGUAGE, THEN SOMEONE COULD STILL HAVE AN AWNING, THERE IS 2:08:20 JUST NO GUIDANCE FOR THE AWNING. >> CORRECT. >> I PREFER IF WE JUST HAD SOME DPIED DEGUIDANCE. STAFF WILL HA 2:08:35 A VISION ON HOW TO SUPPORT VENDORS AND ENFORCING THIS. I FEEL LIKE A PART OF WHAT WE WRITE HERE IS SORT OF LIKE DOES 2:08:44 STAFF UNDERSTAND OUR INTENT? IF STAFF UNDERSTANDS OUR INTENT, WHAT DOES IT HURT IS MY VIEW. 2:08:53 >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW, I THINK IF IT'S THE WILL 2:08:58 OF THE BODY TO STRIKE THE LANGUAGE ALL TOGETHER, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD SUPPORT. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, JUST 2:09:07 TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON JUST SHARED, I WOULD SAY THIS IS -- 2:09:15 THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WHEN WE PUT THEM INTO LAW CAN LEAD TO CONFUSION OR 2:09:23 MISAPPLICATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE SOMETHING WHEN AN ENTREPRENEUR 2:09:30 IN OUR COMMUNITY IS SEEKING TO 2:09:38 RECEIVE THE PROPER LICENSURE TO OPERATE A SIDEWALK CART OR STREET VENDOR, A BUSINESS 2:09:48 LAWFULLY, THEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEY ARE WORKING WITH OUR BUSINESS LICENSING STAFF. 2:09:54 THEY ARE WORKING WITH OUR STAFF IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THAT PROCESS FOR THERE 2:10:01 TO BE ABUNDANT CLARITY THAT AN AWNING IS NOT A REQUIREMENT, BUT 2:10:08 IS SOMETHING THAT IF THEY ARE CHOOSING TO HAVE ONE, HAS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. SO, I 2:10:15 THINK THAT THE CONCERN COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN BROUGHT UP AROUND, YOU KNOW, MISLEADING 2:10:22 PEOPLE, I THINK THAT'S PERHAPS A FAIR WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. THAT THEY MUST HAVE AN AWNING. THERE 2:10:29 ARE A COUPLE OF CONTROLS IN PLACE ALREADY TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. I WOULD AGREE 2:10:34 GENERALLY SPEAKING, HAVING SOME GUI GUIDANCE IN CASES LIKE THIS IS 2:10:42 HELPFUL IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO COMPLIANCE 2:10:48 WITH OUR FOOD CODE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. 2:10:55 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU. I MEAN I SEE VALUE 2:11:00 IN EITHER WAY, FRANKLY. I KNOW 2:11:06 THAT THIS AMENDMENT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BECAUSE THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT IT COULDN'T 2:11:11 OVERHANG MORE THAN 12 INCHES IN ANY DIRECTION AND WE DID NOT WANT TO HAVE THAT PRESCRIPTIVE 2:11:19 MEASURE THERE, SO FOOD VENDORS WHO DO EXIST WANT 18 INCHES OR 2:11:24 LONGER TO BE PROHIBITED BY THAT. I SEE THE VALUE IN HAVING SOME 2:11:30 SORT OF GUIDANCE, BUT I CAN ALSO UNDERSTAND STRIKING THE LANGUAGE 2:11:35 IF THIS FEELS EXTRA PROHIBITIVE. I AM NOT THE AUTHOR OF THIS 2:11:41 SPECIFIC AMENDMENT. I WILL KIND OF LET COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ 2:11:49 SPEAK TO IT AND MAYBE WE CAN COME TO A RESOLUTION ON HOW WE WANT TO CONCLUDE THIS PART OF 2:11:56 IT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT? >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I THINK IT'S FINE THAT WE JUST 2:12:02 MOVE FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT, HAVE SOME GUIDANCE, AND IF WE SEE IT BECOMES AN ISSUE, WE CAN 2:12:07 ALWAYS MAKE A QUICK CHANGE AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES THAT WE SEE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE TIME TO WORK WITH 2:12:13 OUR STAFF TO FIGURE OUT THEIR CONCERNS, IF MORE CONCERNS HAVE 2:12:18 ARISEN DURING THIS CONVERSION, BUT I DON'T WANT TODY LAY THE ORDINANCE, BECAUSE WE WANT OUR 2:12:24 VENDORS TO GET OUT ON THE STREET AND SELL THE FOOD SO I MOVE THAT 2:12:33 WE PASS THIS AMENDMENT AND IF WE SEE THAT IT BECOMES AN ISSUE -- 2:12:38 THE GOAL IS WE WANT TO BE MORE EXPANSIVE. WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE MORE BARRIERS TO OUR 2:12:44 VENDORS, BUT IF IT DOES THAT ACCIDENTALLY, WE CAN MAKE A 2:12:49 QUICK CHANGE. I SAY WE PASS THIS AND THEN WE WORK WITH OUR VENDORS AND WORK WITH OUR DEPARTMENT STAFF TO SEE IF THERE 2:12:55 NEEDS TO BE CHANGE IN A COUPLE WEEKS. THAT'S JUST MY ADVICE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. 2:13:01 >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL JUST SAY I HAVE HAD REMOVING BARRIERS, FOCUS GROUPS 2:13:07 WITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE LIQUOR LICENSING PROCEDURES RIGHT NOW TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO GETTING A 2:13:13 LIQUOR LICENSE. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS COLUMBIAN COCKTAIL BAR, IT 2:13:19 TOOK THEM SO LONG TO GET THAT LIQUOR LICENSE. IT'S AN 2:13:24 EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE WHEN THEY READ THE CODE AND PROCEDURES, THEY THOUGHT I 2:13:31 NEED TO COMPLY WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE THINGS. SO WHEN WE MAKE THE REGULATION SO 2:13:36 EXTENSIVE, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT IS TURNING OFF OR BARRIERS THAT IS CREATING, 2:13:42 ESPECIALLY FOR AN IMMIGRANT BUSINESS WHO WANTS TO BE DILIGENT IN COMPLYING WITH THE 2:13:49 LAW. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, LESS IS MORE. LET'S TRY TO STREAMLINE AND BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE 2:13:55 IN OUR LAWS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CREATE AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN 2:14:02 OUR COMMUNITY TO GET THROUGH JUST TO BE LEGAL IN THIS CITY. THAT IS MY PERSPECTIVE AND WHAT I HOPE WE CAN MOVE TOWARDS AND 2:14:10 YOU KNOW, IF THIS AMENDMENT DOES PASS, I WILL ASK COUNCIL MEMBER 2:14:16 CHAVEZ TO JUST SURVEY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE APPLYING FOR THIS AND ASK THEM, WAS THAT CONFUSING TO 2:14:21 YOU? THEN COME BACK AND POTENTIALLY STRIKE IT. >> OKAY, WITH THAT I SEE NO ONE 2:14:28 ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE. SO ON THE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ MOTION,LY ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. 2:14:35 >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. 2:14:41 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. 2:14:47 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. 2:14:53 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. 2:14:58 >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES, 1 NAY. >> THAT AMENDMENT CARRIES AND WE 2:15:03 WILL TAKE UP THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION 2:15:10 HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON? MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> NO, IT'S NOT WORKING FOR US 2:15:18 HERE. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> IT DOESN'T LET ME GET ON 2:15:25 QUEUE. >> THANK YOU, REAL BRIEFLY IF I COULD -- I FORGOT TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM ON THE MAIN MOTION. I DON'T 2:15:32 HAVE ANY CHANGES, BUT IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD INDULGE ME. I 2:15:37 WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 10, WHICH IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDS FROM THE MIDWEST 2:15:43 ARTS CONSERVATION CENTER -- OH, I AM BEING TOLD TO TIME OUT. 2:15:49 >> LET'S FINISH NUMBER 4. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE AND WANT TO SPEAK ON THE 2:15:54 MAIN MOTION. I'M SORRY. >> OKAY, I WILL WAIT. >> WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU BEFORE 2:16:00 THE NEXT REPORT COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ 2:16:05 AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY TO GO FIRST. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANKS COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2:16:11 PAYNE. WITH REGARDS TO THE AMENDMENT ABOUT THE UMBRELLA, I 2:16:16 THINK PART OF THE REASON WE BROUGHT THE AMENDMENT IS BECAUSE THERE IS FOOD CODE LAWS THAT SAYS CARTS MUST PROVIDE 2:16:23 PROTECTION DURING ADVERSE 2:16:30 WEATHER. PART OF THAT IS TO MAKE SURE VENDORS KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROTECTION WOULD BE NEEDED TO 2:16:35 MAKE SURE THEY CAN PASS THAT INSPECTION AND GET THAT PERMIT IN AND HELP THEM GET PREPARED FOR WHEN THEY WANT TO GET A FOOD 2:16:42 CART. THAT'S PART OF IT BUT AS COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN'S POINT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT 2:16:48 COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND I ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH OUR STREET VENDORS. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO MAKE CHANGES, BUT WE 2:16:55 WANTED TO ADD SOME GUIDANCE TO MAKE IT LESS COMPLICATED FOR OUR STREET VENDORS. NOW ON THE 2:17:01 ORDINANCE, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY AND I ARE EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD THE SIDEWALK STREET CART AND FOOD VENDING 2:17:07 ORDINANCE. THIS WOULD INCLUDE LOCATIONS TO ONE CART, ONE 2:17:13 LICENSE, IN THREE APPROVED LOCATIONS. IT EXPANDS ACCESS BY ALLOWING THIS PROGRAM TO EXIST IN THE CITY CORRIDORS. THIS WILL 2:17:21 HELP ENTREPRENEURS OPERATE ACROSS OUR CITY. THIS IS FEEDBACK WE HEARD FROM OUR STREET VENDORS AS THE ORDINANCE 2:17:28 MADE IT DIFFICULT TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE. THE LANGUAGE ALSO ENSURES THAT ALL SITES MUST MEET 2:17:35 A.D.A. COMPLIANCE STANDARDS, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO SUPPORT 2:17:40 THESE ENTREPRENEURS, HEARING THEIR STORIES AND GOALS AND WAYS WE CAN SUPPORT THEM. WE MEET 2:17:46 THEM ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS ON SUNDAY MORNINGS. MANY SPEAK THAT THIS IS THE ONLY JOB THAT THEY 2:17:53 HAVE ACCESS TO, KEEPS A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS, FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILY, AND HELPING THEM STAY 2:17:58 AFLOAT DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES. THESE ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT COME TO CITY HALL ASKING US TO BE HELPFUL AND 2:18:04 HELPING THEM ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND THEIR REALITIES THAT THEY ARE FACING. HONESTLY, 2:18:10 THROUGH THESE BIWEEKLY MEETINGS ON SUNDAY MORNINGS, THESE PEOPLE HAVE BECOME MY FAMILIES. IT'S NO 2:18:16 SURPRISE THAT WE'RE LIVING IN DARK TIMES IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE A PRESIDENT THAT IS DEMONIZING OUR IMMIGRANT 2:18:22 COMMUNITY AND IT'S MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, TO PROTECT OUR MARGINALIZED 2:18:29 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I BELIEVE THIS ORDINANCE IS GOING TO BUILD BRIDGES AND TEAR DOWN THESE 2:18:34 WALLS THAT PEOPLE ARE PUTTING ON OUR COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY IS THIS ORDINANCE THE RIGHT THING TO DO, IT IS GOING TO HELP ME. MANY OF 2:18:45 OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS ARE LOSING THEIR JOB THROUGH THIS FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND THIS ORDINANCE CAN HELP KEEP SOME OUR 2:18:51 RESIDENTS AFLOAT. THIS MEANS ALL RESIDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS ORDINANCE, EVEN CURRENT 2:18:57 ENTREPRENEURS OPERATING ACROSS OUR CITY. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO AMY FROM THE WARD 2:19:03 12 OFFICE WHO LED THE CHARGE IN OUR OFFICES FOR THESE CHANGES IN 2:19:09 COORDINATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY. I AM THANKFUL FOR THOSE WHO BUILT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH 2:19:15 OUR COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH STAFF FROM THE CAO'S OFFICE AND ALL 2:19:21 THE COMMUNITY WORK ON THIS ORDINANCE. THIS ORDINANCE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE WORK WE CAN 2:19:28 DO IN THE CITY ENTERPRISE WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE MOST DIFFICULT ISSUES IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY. WE MET WITH STAFF 2:19:34 ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS, OFTENTIMES STRUGGLING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE 2:19:39 HEAD ON, BUT WE WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER TO GET TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE GETTING TO TODAY, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE WORKED 2:19:46 WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AND OUR CITY STAFF ON THIS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK OUR STREET 2:19:52 ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE HERE TODAY IN THE CROWD, WHO NEVER GAVE UP, FROM THE MINNESOTA IMMIGRANT 2:19:58 MOVEMENT, AND WILLIAM AND ALL OUR ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE TODAY. I THINK IS 2:20:05 AN EXAMPLE OF THE WORK WE CAN DO WHEN WE WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY TOGETHER. THIS ORDINANCE IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL, 2:20:11 BUT WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE RFP WE FUNDED IN LATE DECEMBER 2:20:17 IS SUCCESSFUL, THAT IT IS GETTING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE AND 2:20:25 A PATHWAY TO GET THESE PERMITS AND WE HAVE AN EQUITABLE FEE 2:20:32 SYSTEM THAT WON'T MAKE IT HARD FOR THESE VENDORS TO GET THESE LICENSES. I AM EXCITED THAT THESE FOOD CARTS ARE GOING TO 2:20:37 COME ALL OVER OUR CITY TO SHOW THE CULTURAL FOOD THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY AND MAKING SURE THAT 2:20:44 MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THIS DELICIOUS FOOD. 2:20:50 [SPEAKING SPANISH]. 2:21:03 >> THANK YOU. 2:21:10 [APPLAUSE]. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> IS IT OKAY IF I GO AHEAD? ALL 2:21:18 RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST OF ALL, I THINK 2:21:25 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB OF KIND OF SHARING OUR CONCLUDING REMARKS AFTER I 2:21:31 WOULD SAY NEARLY TWO YEARS OF WORK, RIGHT? COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, HE TOOK THIS UP IN HIS 2:21:38 FIRST TERM IN OFFICE AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE WORKING AS HIS POLICY AID AND SEEING HOW HE 2:21:47 WANTED TO BE A PROBLEM SOLVER ON THIS AND FELT REALLY PROUD TO JOIN HIM IN THIS EFFORT AS A 2:21:54 COUNCIL MEMBER, WHAT THIS ORDINANCE REFLECTS IS SAYING THAT WE DON'T NEED TO JUST RELY 2:22:00 ON ENFORCEMENT CITATIONS AND 2:22:08 THIS PATH WHEN WE CAN MAKE CHANGES AS A CITY ADMINISTRATION THAT IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT, 2:22:14 THAT THINKS OF THE COMMUNITIES AT THE CENTER OF AN ISSUE, AND FOR THAT, WE HAVE A HUGE 2:22:19 COMMUNITY OF SIDEWALK STREET VENDORS AND HUGE COMMUNITY OF SIDEWALK STREET VENDORS THAT ARE 2:22:25 NEWER TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A HOME WHERE THEY CAN BUILD A BUSINESS, 2:22:31 BECOME ENTREPRENEURS, TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES, TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS, GIVE SOMETHING TO 2:22:39 OUR CITY DESPITE CHALLENGES ECONOMICALLY, DESPITE FEELING 2:22:47 UNDER THREAT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, FEDERAL LEVEL AND BEING SCARED, 2:22:58 HAVING PEOPLE OF CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS, OF DIFFERENT ACTS DO THIS WORK. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR 2:23:06 TO WORK WITH OUR FOOD VENDOR COMMUNITY. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH OUR CITY STAFF AND 2:23:13 HAVE THIS WORK GROUP TOGETHER WHERE WE WERE COMING TO THE TABLE AND WORKING OUT THE 2:23:19 DIFFERENT ISSUES WE WERE SEEING. I THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING THE BEST OF WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE 2:23:24 SIDE AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE CAN DO TO MAKE A CHANGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO I REALLY LOOK 2:23:30 FORWARD TO THIS AS A FIRST BIG STEP TO HELPING OUR LOCAL FOOD 2:23:36 VENDORS, NOT ONLY COME INTO COMPLIANCE, BUT TO BEGIN THEIR WORK AS ENTREPRENEURS IN OUR 2:23:43 CITY, BE SUCCESSFUL IN THRIVING. THERE IS SO MUCH WORK THAT IS STILL AHEAD. I KNOW OUR CITY 2:23:48 STAFF KNOWS THAT, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AND THE POLICY AIDS IN OUR OFFICE KNOW THAT, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS 2:23:56 WORK. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARK BOARD AND OUR SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS 2:24:03 IS SOMETHING THAT JUST CONTINUES TO ADD TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IN THIS MOMENT IN TIME IN OUR COUNTRY, THIS IS A 2:24:09 GLIMMER OF WHAT WE CAN BE, RIGHT? HOW WE CAN HAVE PROGRESS 2:24:14 AS A WAY OF RESISTING EVERYTHING THAT IS COMING DOWN AND ATTACKING THE VALUES OF OUR 2:24:20 COMMUNITY. WE'RE STANDING UP TODAY AND SAYING NO, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP ON RAISING UP OUR 2:24:26 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS MATTER, ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS DESERVE TO HAVE A CITY THAT CARES FOR THEM AND SAYS 2:24:31 THIS IS A WELCOMING PLACE. 2:24:37 [APP [APPLAUSE]. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. 2:24:43 >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I REALLY WANT TO THANK COUNCIL 2:24:50 MEMBER CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY WHO HAS WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE THIS A REALITY. AS 2:24:57 SOMEONE THAT IS AN IMMIGRANT, I REALLY HAPPY TO SEE YOU ORGANIZING AND COMING HERE. WE 2:25:03 WANT TO TELL YOU THAT YOU BELONG HERE. WE BELONG HERE. AND 2:25:09 MINNEAPOLIS IS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE OCEAN TO TASTE THE WONDERFUL FOOD THAT THE 2:25:15 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO OFFER. I KNOW STREET FOOD IS 2:25:21 A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON. EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD, YOU WILL SEE CARTS. WE'RE LUCKY TO 2:25:30 SEE, HAVING THIS ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE THAT WILL WORK AND RESPECT COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A 2:25:38 DIFFERENT BACKGROUND THAN MINNESOTA NATIVES. YOU KNOW, I AM EXCITED, I CAN'T WAIT TO 2:25:45 SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE 2:25:51 MINNESOTA MOVEMENT AND ALL OF YOU TO CONTINUE TO TALK TO YOUR 2:25:57 COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO CONTINUE TO REPRESENT. I WANT TO THANK THE 2:26:04 STAFF. WE WORKED WITH THEM AND THEY GUIDE US TO MAKE THIS 2:26:10 HAPPEN SAFER, HEALTHIER WAY OF SELLING FOOD IN THE CITY OF 2:26:16 MINNEAPOLIS. SO THANK YOU 2:26:22 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER 2:26:29 CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY FOR THIS. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD STEP FORWARD. I 2:26:36 GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM NORTH SIDE STREET VENDORS WHO ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE 2:26:44 CHANGES. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONFUSION, I'M GRATEFUL FOR CITY STAFF WHO GAVE ME AND MY STAFF 2:26:51 AND COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO A LAST MINUTE BRIEFING YESTERDAY. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE AS YOU ALL 2:26:57 HAVE STATED, CULTURALLY, THIS IS THE WAY THAT SOME FOLKS FROM OUR 2:27:02 COMMUNITIES MAKE A LIVING AND YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THESE 2:27:08 LICENSED FOOD CARTS AND THEY ARE LICENSED FOOD VENDORS AND THEY ARE OUT ON THE STREETS OF OUR 2:27:13 COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE SELLING FOOD. I WAS ASSURED THERE WOULD 2:27:19 BE AN EDUCATION COMPONENT TO THIS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE CONFUSION -- A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS HEARING BACK FROM 2:27:27 FOLKS IS ANYTHING CHANGING FROM BEING LICENSED TO UNLICENSED? CAN ANYONE START TO SELL FOOD? 2:27:35 IS THERE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PRETTY TERRITORIAL KIND OF 2:27:40 BUSINESS TOO, WHERE CAN PEOPLE COME SELL WHERE I'M SELLING AND 2:27:47 WHAT TIME CAN I SELL. THERE IS A LOT OF EDUCATION TO BE DONE ON THIS. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE DONE 2:27:52 A GOOD JOB AT, YOU KNOW, ENHANCING THE CURRENT POLICY. I 2:27:58 THINK SOMEONE USED THE WORD MISLEADING EARLIER. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE MOVE 2:28:04 FORWARD AND THAT THIS IS ENHANCED, THERE IS NO MISLEADING OF WHAT CAN AND CAN'T HAPPEN WITH THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING 2:28:10 MADE. I THINK THE BIGGEST ONE IS THAT WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE FOOD CODE, RIGHT? THAT IS THE STATE 2:28:17 LEVEL POLICY AND THERE IS NO CHANGES TO THE FOOD CODE. THERE ARE CHANGES TO HOW YOU CAN VEND 2:28:23 IN THE CITY, WHERE YOU CAN VEND, AND WHAT TIME YOU CAN BE A VENDOR. AS I STARTED OUT SAYING, 2:28:32 I AM DEFINITELY A CONSUMER OF YOU KNOW, THE LICENSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE SELLING FOOD ON THE 2:28:39 STREETS OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS OR DOWNTOWN OR LAKE STREET OR WHEREVER I AM. SO, I WELCOME ALL OF YOU. I LOVE A GOOD TAMALE 2:28:47 FROM THE SOUTH SIDE. I WILL SEE YOU A FEW FEET AWAY FROM A PARK 2:28:54 I'M SURE, BUT HAPPY AND WELCOME YOU BRINGING THOSE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE 2:29:00 AUTHORS FOR GETTING THIS DONE. 2:29:06 [APP [APPLAUSE]. 2:29:11 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I ASKED ABOUT THIS IN THE BIZ COMMITTEE WHEN WE WERE TALKING 2:29:17 ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK. I WANTED TO REITERATE THAT YEAH, THIS IS NOT APPLYING TO PARKS, RIGHT? SO 2:29:24 VENDING IS FOR THE PUBLIC SP SPACES, BUT THERE IS A 2:29:30 CITY-OWNED PUBLIC SPACE DOWNTOWN, RIGHT ALONG NICOLLET 2:29:36 MALL. I WANTED TO SAY THAT PV PLAZA IS A PUBLIC SPACE SO 2:29:42 VENDING WOULD BE ALLOWED THERE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU IN PV PLAZA THIS SUMMER BECAUSE IT'S A 2:29:49 GREAT GATHERING PLACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE AUTHORS FOR WORKING ON THIS. IT'S A GREAT STEP FORWARD FOR MINNEAPOLIS. 2:29:56 >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE ORDINANCE AS 2:30:04 AMENDED. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. 2:30:11 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. 2:30:16 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. 2:30:21 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. 2:30:26 >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 2:30:33 [APP 2:30:40 [APPLAUSE]. >> ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT REPORT IS FROM -- >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> SORRY, I TOTALLY FORGOT. 2:30:46 COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> TOTALLY GOOD. I MEANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS DURING THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND I FORGOT 2:30:51 TO. THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME HERE. ITEM 10 ON THE REPORT IS A 2:30:57 PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDS FROM THE ARTS CONSERVATION CENTER FOR THE CITY PUBLIC ART COLLECTION. I JUST 2:31:03 ALWAYS THINK, WE SOMETIMES CAN DRIVE AROUND THE CITY. WE SEE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC ART 2:31:09 THAT OUR DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS AND SOMETIMES WE CAN TAKE IT FOR 2:31:16 GRANTED AND WE DON'T REALIZE THAT IF MARY AND HER TEAM, TALIA 2:31:24 AND BEN, IF THEY DIDN'T MAINTAIN THIS WORK, IT WOULD RUST, ROT, AND FALL APART. WE HAVE OUR 2:31:30 STAFF TAKE TREMENDOUS STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PRESERVE 2:31:35 OUR COLLECTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE COLLECTIONS THAT ARE EXISTING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO SEE THAT 2:31:40 GROW. WE WANT TO SEE PUBLIC ART GROW AND OFTEN IT COSTS MORE 2:31:46 MONEY SOMETIMES TO MAINTAIN A PIECE OF ART THAT EXISTS IN A PARK, THAT EXISTS IN A SCULPTURE 2:31:53 GARDEN OVER ITS LIFETIME THAN THE ORIGINAL PIECE ITSELF COSTS. SO THAT WORK IS REALLY DIFFICULT. THAT WORK IS REALLY 2:32:00 TEDIOUS. YET, WE HAVE TREMENDOUS TEAMS. I WANTED TO CONTINUE TO 2:32:05 SHOUT-OUT BEN JOHNSON, MARY, AND 2:32:14 TALIA ON THE WORK THEY DO BECAUSE IT KNOW SOMETIMES IT CAN GO UNDER APPRECIATED. STHTHANKS 2:32:21 THEM AND THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. 2:32:26 [APPLAUSE]. >> ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR CLIMATE AND 2:32:33 INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCK CLUR COMMITTEE IS BRINGING 2:32:38 FORWARD EIGHT ITEMS. ITEM IS PROJECT APPROVAL OF THE NICK LET 2:32:44 AVENUE CONSTRUCTION. ITEM 2 IS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION 2:32:50 PROGRAM. ITEM 3 IS CONCURRING WITH THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR 2:32:56 THE CEDAR LAKE ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE RAILROAD. NUMBER 4 IS TO 2:33:02 MAKE ADDITIONS AND REMOVALS TO THE STATE AID SYSTEM. ITEM 5 IS 2:33:08 AUTHORIZING A PIPELINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE RAILWAY COMPANY ON 22nd AVENUE NORTH 2:33:14 BETWEEN 2nd STREET NORTH AND NORTH RIVER ROAD. ITEM 6 IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION 2:33:19 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR MnDOT'S UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND FOURTH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 2:33:25 ITEM 7 IS AUTHORIZING CONSTRUCTIONS OF A REGIONAL STORM WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT THE UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL. ITEM 2:33:32 8 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FOR COMMUNITY GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT. I WILL MOVE 2:33:38 APPROVAL OF ALL EIGHT ITEMS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE 2:33:44 COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. 2:33:50 >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. 2:33:55 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. 2:34:01 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. 2:34:07 >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. 2:34:12 >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND ADOPTED. 2:34:17 NEXT IS THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, 2:34:24 ITEM NUMBER 1 IS PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANTS. ITEM 2:34:30 2 IS THE PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE ON THE RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT 2:34:39 FUNCTIONS. ITEM 3 IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE NEED FOR WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION 2:34:44 FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE 2:34:49 COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. 2:34:56 >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. 2:35:01 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. 2:35:07 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. 2:35:13 >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. 2:35:18 >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF OUR STANDING 2:35:24 COMMITTEES. THE NEXT IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE TWO TODAY, FIRST COUNCIL 2:35:31 MEMBER CASHMAN, RAINVILLE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY GIVE INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT 2:35:36 MEETING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE, ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 425A TO ESTABLISH THE 2:35:43 MINNEAPOLIS TOURISM DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AS AUTHORIZED BY STATE STATUTE. 2:35:51 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ GIVES NOTICE OF TENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT MEETING AMENDING THE 2:35:57 LAND SUBDIVISION CODE TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, FINANCED IN WHOLE 2:36:07 OR IN PART BY A TRIBE OR TRIBAL ENTITIES. ANY DISCUSSION ON, 2:36:14 SEEING NONE, NO FURTHER ACTION AT THIS TIME. THE INTRODUCTION AND REFESHLG CALENDAR. COUNCIL 2:36:22 MEMBER WONSLEY MOVES TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR FIRST 2:36:27 READING AND REFESHLG TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, ADDING FEES TO CITY OWNED RESOURCES IN TITLE 9. MAY 2:36:35 I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOVED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? 2:36:40 >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> THE COURT WILL CALL THE ROLL. 2:36:46 >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. 2:36:51 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. 2:36:57 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. 2:37:02 >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. 2:37:08 >> THAT CARRIES AND THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS, TODAY WE HAVE FOUR 2:37:13 HONORARY RESOLUTIONS AS PRESENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. A FIFTH PRESENTATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN WAS ADOPTED AS PART OF THE 2:37:18 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT 2:37:25 THOSE RESOLUTIONS? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. 2:37:31 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. 2:37:38 >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. 2:37:44 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. 2:37:50 >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. 2:37:55 >> THAT CARRY, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? COUNCIL 2:38:01 MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAIN. I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEXT TUESDAY, 2:38:07 APRIL 22nd IS EARTH DAY, WHICH WAS A HOLIDAY OR YOU KNOW, AN EVENT THAT WE HAD BEEN 2:38:14 RECOGNIZING SINCE 1970 AND SINCE THAT MOVEMENT IN 1970 HAS LED TO 2:38:20 SOME LANDMARK LEGISLATION FEDERALLY LIKE THE CLEAN AIR ACT, CLEAN WATER ACT, CREATION 2:38:26 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND WE SEE THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS BEING 2:38:31 ROLLED BACK BY TRUMP, I'M HAPPY THAT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS 2:38:37 PICKED UP THE SLASH FOR CREATING AN HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE THAT LIVES HERE. A 2:38:43 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS JUST ASKING US TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT OF 2:38:48 SILENCE FOR A COUPLE OF REALLY IMPORTANT WARD 7 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT DID PASS AWAY LAST 2:38:55 WEEK. ONE BEING DAVID BURLY, WHO WAS THE CO-OWNER OF THE LAURY 2:39:03 RESTAURANT, HE WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH AND IT IS DEVASTATING FOR 2:39:08 HIS FAMILY. SECOND IS RAY HARRIS, WHO HAD AN INCREDIBLY LONG AND FRUITFUL LIFE. HE WAS 2:39:14 THE LANDMARK ARCHITECT AND DEVELOPER THAT BUILT ORCHESTRA HALL, GREEN WAY GABLES, SEVEN 2:39:21 POINTS IN UPTOWN AND SO MANY OTHER IMPORTANT SPACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I REMEMBER 2:39:26 THE LAST TIME SPEAKING WITH HIM, HE HAD THIS INCREDIBLY FUTURE FACING VISION FOR HEN PIN AVENUE 2:39:34 WHERE PEDESTRIANS CAN STROLL AAMONGST THE TREES WITH SOLAR PANEL LIGHT FIXTURES, AND FREE 2:39:42 ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION OPTION TO MOVE US THROUGH UPTOWN. I REALLY WANTED TO HONOR HIS 2:39:48 VISION FOR THE CITY AND THE WAY THAT HE KEPT PURSUING SUCH AMAZING IDEAS FOR MINNEAPOLIS, 2:39:54 EVEN AT THE AGE OF 96. REST IN 2:40:00 PIECE FOR DAVID AND RAY AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE WITH ME. THANK 2:40:13 YOU MR. PRESIDENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. 2:40:18 ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO MY FELLOW AFRICANS WATCHING US DO OUR BUSINESS 2:40:24 HERE. I WENT OUT THERE TO TALK TO THEM. THEY ARE FROM GHANA, 2:40:33 FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND THEY CAME ALL THE WAY HERE TO VISIT AND SEE HOW WE DO DEMOCRACY AND THAT WAS REALLY 2:40:38 BEAUTIFUL TO EXPERIENCE THAT. I WISH THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO INTERACT, BUT THEY HAD TO LEAVE. THEIR BUS WAS 2:40:46 HERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE 2:40:51 IN QUEUE, WITH THAT, WE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME 2:40:56 BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HERE BY ADJOURNED. 2:41:02 [GAVEL]