[0:14] >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ROBIN WONSLEY, AND I'M [0:19] THE CHAIR OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO [0:24] ORDER OUR REGULAR MEETING FOR TODAY, JUNE 9, 2025. I WANT TO [0:34] OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC [0:41] PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE [0:48] ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF [0:53] THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR [1:00] THE BROADCAST. SO WITH THAT, WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS, AGAIN, TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY [1:05] OF THEIR COMMENTS. AND I'LL NOW ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:12] >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> CLERK: ELLISON IS ABSENT. CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. [1:20] >> CLERK: CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> CLERK: VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. . IS ABSENT. AND CHAIR [1:26] WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> CLERK: FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND I'LL [1:31] REMIND MY COLLEAGUES, ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE [1:37] TO SIGN IN, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. PLEASE CHECK IN WITH THE CLERKS FOR ASSISTANCE. THAT [1:43] SAID, THERE ARE 24 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'LL READ FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD. THE FIRST IS [1:49] A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD OF AIR FARE, LOBLGING, AND PER [1:54] DIEM. TWO IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACE AND EQUITY FOR TRAVEL AND [2:00] LODGING. THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM FOR TRAVEL AND [2:05] LODGING. FOUR IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM SKYDIO FOR TWO [2:11] INDIVIDUALS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TRAVEL, LODGING WITH, AND MEALS. FIVE IS A GIFT [2:19] ACCEPTANCE FROM GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP -- OH, LORD, WHY AM I STRUGGLING TODAY? [2:26] PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP FOR TRAVEL, LODGING, AND MEAL EXPENSES. SIX IS A COLLECTIVE [2:32] BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR MINNEAPOLIS SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION. SEVEN IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT [2:39] AFSCME ATTORNEY UNIT 2025-2027. EIGHT IS A INITIAL COLLECTIVE [2:44] BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH MINNESOTA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION-MPD INSPECTORS AND [2:50] C ANDERSAND [2:56] COMMANDERS JANUARY 1, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026. NINE IS A INITIAL COLLECTIVE [3:01] BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH MINNEAPOLIS ASSOCIATION OF POLICE DEPUTY CHIEFS MPD ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY CHIEFS, FOR [3:08] THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2024 [3:14] THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026. 10 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WE MERGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR 2025 [3:21] YOUTH GROUP. 11 IS A CONTRACT [3:30] WITH TI-ZACK CONCRETE, LLC FOR RAMP IMPROVEMENTS. 12 IS A [3:35] CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CDM SMITH, INC. FOR ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT SERVICES FOR THE [3:41] FRIDAYLY CAMPUS ELECTRICAL REHABILITATION PROJECT. 13 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO THE CITY [3:46] HALL RESTACK PHASE 3C PROJECT. 134 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH [3:55] SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDING ELEVATOR SERVICE CONTRACT. 15 IS A CONTRACT WITH BOLTON AND [4:02] MENC, INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES ARE IF THE FOURTH STREET NORTH AND SOUTH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. [4:07] 16 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH [4:14] SKIDATA INC. FOR MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER THIRD AVENUE RAMP. 17 IS A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH 1111 PARTNERS LLC [4:22] FOR THE ACQUISITION FOR A NEW POLICE FIRST PRECINCT BUILDING. 18 IS A BID FOR DEMOLITION OF [4:31] 1001 WEST BROADWAY. 19 IS A BID [4:38] FOR NICOLLET AVENUE BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION FOR MIDTOWN GREENWAY PROJECT. 20 IS A BID [4:43] FOR FREMONT AVENUE SOUTH SAN TIRE PIPE REPLACEMENT. 21 IS A [4:49] BID FOR 2025 CONCRETE PAVEMENT REHAB. 22 IS A MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY APPOINTMENTS. [4:58] 23 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WITH STEVEN MEDAHLV. CITY OF [5:04] MINNEAPOLIS COURT FILE [5:10] 27-CV-24-18638. AND 24 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF JOHNNY [5:16] MERCIL. I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSIONS FOR THE ITEM. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN IN QUEUE. [5:21] >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANTED TO PULL ITEM 17, THE [5:26] PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR AQUA I GUE -- ACQUISITION FOR THE PRECINCT BUILDING FOR A [5:33] COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL PULL ITEM NUMBER 17. I ALSO WILL ASK TO [5:40] PULL ITEMS SPECIFICALLY 8 AND 9, [5:46] WHICH ARE THE INITIAL CONTRACT OR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FOR MINNESOTA PUBLIC [5:53] EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION FOR MPD INSPECTORS AND COMMANDERS. AND THEN THE MINNEAPOLIS ASSOCIATION [5:58] OF POLICE DEPUTY CHIEFS. AND MPD ASSISTANT CHIEFS. WITH [6:04] THAT, I WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON ALL ITEMS, EXCEPT 8, 9, AND [6:12] 17. >> MADAM CHAIR. >> OH, SORRY. YEP. >> I'M SORRY. I'M GETTING MY SPEAKER MANAGEMENT PULLED UP. CAN WE PULL ITEM NUMBER 24 FOR A [6:19] SEPARATE VOTE, AS WELL. >> YES. 24, AS WELL. SO VOICE [6:25] VOTE ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT 8, 9, 17, AND 24. SO WITH THAT, ALL [6:34] THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE NOT IN THE FAVOR, THE AYES [6:39] HAVE IT AND THOSE ITEMS ARE APPROVED. SO STARTING WITH [6:46] ITEMS NUMBER 8 AND 9. I'LL PACKAGE THOSE TOGETHER. AND WANT TO INVITE DIRECTOR [6:57] MAHONEY -- LABOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR MALONEY TO SHARE SOME CONTEXT ON THIS. I KNOW YOU [7:02] SENT AN E-MAIL TO US CLARIFYING WHAT THESE UNITS OR NEW UNITS [7:08] WILL ENTAIL. I WILL NAME THE PARTICULAR QUESTION THAT I HAD [7:14] WAS WANTING TO GET MORE CLARITY ON HOW THE UNIT INVOLVING [7:22] INSPECTORS AND COMMANDERS. HOW THOSE ARE NOT SUPERVISORY IN NATURE. I KNOW THE E-MAIL [7:29] REFERENCED THAT THOSE BELONGING TO THE UNIT CANNOT CONTAIN THOSE PARTICULAR TYPE OF [7:34] RESPONSIBILITIES. AND IT GAVE A DEFINITION OF SUPERVISOR. BUT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, AN INSPECTOR OVERSEES A PRECINCT, [7:42] UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I WANT TO THE GET MORE CLARITY ABOUT HOW THOSE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUPERVISORY IN [7:50] NATURE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. ONCE THE UNITS FILED A PETITION [7:56] TO ORGANIZE, THE CITY WENT THROUGH WHAT YOU CALL A UNIT CLARIFICATION WITH THE BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES. WHO THEN [8:04] DETERMINED THAT THAT UNIT IS NOT SUPERVISORY. AND THEY DO MEET THE MINNESOTA STATUTE [8:11] DEFINITION. AND SO I ALSO SENT THAT IN YOUR -- >> YES. . OKAY. I WANT TO GET [8:18] CLARITY, AGAIN, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, DIRECTOR, THAT THEY HAVE -- MAYBE THIS IS MPD. [8:26] IF THERE'S A WAY TO GET CLARITY ON THE INSPECTORS AND COMMANDERS ROLES. DO THEY NOT ENGAGE IN [8:31] WHAT WAS DEFINED AS SUPERVISORY NATURE IN TERMS OF HIRING, [8:36] PROMOTION, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS? AND THOSE RESPECTIVE ROLES? IF I CAN GET CLARITY ON THAT [8:42] PIECE. >> ABSOLUTELY. I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOUR OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE GET YOU WHAT YOU NEED. [8:48] >> I'LL NOTE, THAT'S A STAFF MEMO FOLLOW UP. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UMM, AND THOSE ARE [8:54] ACTUALLY THE QUESTIONS I HAD, REALLY, FOR THOSE -- THAT PARTICULAR UNIT. SO WITH THAT, [9:01] I -- >> EXCUSE ME, MADAM CHAIR. CAN YOU READ YOUR QUESTION. >> ABSOLUTELY. IF THERE CAN BE [9:07] MORE CLARIFICATION ON THE JOB [9:12] RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVING THE INSPECTOR AND COMMANDER ROLES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AWESOME, [9:22] DIRECTOR. THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAD. WE CAN -- OH, SORRY. I'M NOT LOOKING -- I SEE [9:29] COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I KNOW YOU HAVE [9:36] SEVERAL ITEMS BEFORE US FOR CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THE [9:41] CONSENT AGENDA. AND I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR NOT PULLING ITEM EARLIER. I'M GLAD TO HAVE VOTED [9:47] IN FAVOR OF IT. I WOULD IMAGINE -- I KNOW YOU ARE [9:52] SOMEONE WHO IS SO IN THE WEEDS ONER SINGLE COLLECTIVE BAR GABLIN BARGAINING [9:59] AGREEMENT. I KNOW WITH HAVE A LOT. OVER 90% OF THE WORK FORCE IS UNIONIZED. I WONDER IF YOU [10:04] CAN SPEAK TO NUMBER 7. WITH THE ATTORNEY'S UNIT. AND GIVE US [10:09] SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT. SINCE YOUR HERE, I HOPE YOU WON'T [10:15] APOLOGIZE -- I HOPE YOU WON'T MIND IF I JUST ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT ONE.. [10:43] >> ALL RIGHT. ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS? >> CAN YOU GIVE HIGHLIGHTS AND [10:48] WAGES, BENEFITS, ANY CHANGES TO THE STANDING AGREEMENT, AS IT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS [10:55] COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. >> SURE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL [11:01] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. FOR THE AGREEMENT REACHED WITH ASME [11:08] ATTORNEYS. THIS IS A THREE-YEAR TERM. THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT EXPIRED DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE [11:14] NEW CONTRACT IS IN EFFECT 1/1/25 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, OF 2027. [11:21] WE ARRIVED AS IT RELATES TO THE WAGES AT 4% FOR 2025. 4% FOR [11:27] 2026. AND 3% FOR 2027. THAT IS APPLIED TO WAGES IN LONGEVITY. [11:36] WE ALSO REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON A NUMBER OF NONECONOMIC ITEMS, [11:45] ENHANCED PROMOTIONAL PROCESS. THE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF TO BUILD AN [11:50] IN-HOUSE PROCESS INTUITIVE TO THEIR BUSINESS NEED. ENHANCED A [11:56] SUPERSTEP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PROCESS, UPDATED THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AND NOTIFICATIONS. WE [12:03] UPDATED MODEL LANGUAGE TO PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE LANGUAGE, UNION REPRESENTATION LANGUAGE, [12:09] YOU NAME IT. WE JUST WENT THROUGH IN A THOROUGH MANNER TO ADDRESS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS [12:17] OF THE AGREEMENT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR OUTLINING THOSE CHANGES. [12:22] UMM, I REMEMBER, UMM, PERHAPS IT WAS LAST YEAR, UMM, THAT THIS [12:29] UNIT RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASES TO THEIR WAGES AS PART [12:36] OF A, UMM, AS PART OF A WAGE STUDY, I BELIEVE, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT LANGUAGE FOR [12:43] WHAT THOSE ARE CALLED. UMM, BUT IT WAS -- IT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE [12:49] ARE STUDYING SIMILAR JURISDICTIONS IN THE METRO AREA AND DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A [12:55] UNIT THAT HAD FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND IN WAGES. THEY ENDED UP MAKING THAT CHANGE [13:01] MID YEAR OUTSIDE OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, POTENTIALLY. AND IT WAS A LARGE [13:08] DRIVER OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS A DEPARTMENT RUNNING OVER THEIR BUDGET. THAT'S A [13:13] GREAT REASON TO RUN OVER BUDGET, IN MY OPINION, AT LEAST. I'M [13:19] WONDERING IS THERE A LANGUAGE IN THIS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT THAT OUTLINES HOW [13:25] OFTEN THOSE TYPES OF STUDIES HAPPEN AND COULD YOU JUST SPEAK TO HOW OFTEN THEY HAPPEN? [13:30] >> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. TRADITIONALLY EVERY [13:37] THREE YEARS. TRULY, THE DEPARTMENT HOLDS THE DISCRETION TO REQUEST SUCH STUDY TO BE [13:44] CONDUCTED AND HAD BEEN QUITE AWHILE SINCE THIS DEPARTMENT HAD A STUDY CONDUCTED. WHICH LED TO [13:50] THE DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES FOLLOWING THAT STUDY TO OFFER [13:56] COMPETITIVE WAGES. >> THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. UMM BUT YOU MAY REMEMBER, [14:01] DIRECTOR, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO NOW, I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE [14:07] AUTHORED A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT [14:12] WAS PUT IN BY THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL THAT I SERVED ALONGSIDE. [14:17] TO OFFER SOME INCENTIVES FOR [14:24] RECRUITMENT RETENTION, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO MEMBERS OF ASME [14:29] WITHIN OUR CITY'S WHICH INCLUDE THE ATTORNEY'S UNIT AND THE [14:34] GENERAL UNIT. AND MAKE UP THE LARGEST SECTOR OF OUR UNIONIZED WORK FORCE. SO REALLY EXCITED [14:39] TO SEE SOME THESE INCREDIBLE INCREASES TO WAGES. I MEAN, 11% [14:47] OVER THREE YEARS IS NO SMALL DEAL. ESPECIALLY COMING OFF OF AN ADJUSTMENT TO WAGES. LAST [14:54] YEAR BASED ON A MARKET STUDY, MARKET STUDY -- THAT'S WHAT IT'S [14:59] CALLED! AND SO JUST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WORK AND THE LABOR RELATION TEAM'S WORK ON THIS [15:06] COLLECTIVE BAR B BARGAINING AGREEMENT. ALONG WITH SUPERVISOR'S ASSOCIATION [15:12] AND MPEA WITH INSPECTORS AND COMMANDERS AND THE DEPUTY [15:17] CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [15:22] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE. SO WITH [15:33] THAT, I'LL DO ANOTHER VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE NOT IN FAVOR -- THIS [15:42] IS 8 AND 9. AND THOSE CARRY. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER [15:49] 17, WHICH I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN HAD SOME QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I [15:55] WAS WONDERING IF DIRECTOR O'BRI YEN WILL COME UP FOR A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. AN AMENDMENT TO THE [16:01] PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE NEW FIRST PRECINCT. AND I THINK I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY THAT THE COST IS GOING UP BY $ [16:11] $1.26 MILLION. WONDERING THE [16:18] NATURE OF THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE HERE. >> YEAH. FANTASTIC. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND [16:25] COUNCILMEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BARBARA O'BRIEN. I HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF [16:31] BEING THE DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF [16:36] MINNEAPOLIS. FIRST, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT A VERY [16:41] DISTINCT DIFFERENCE WITH THIS REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION AND [16:47] WHAT PROPERTY SERVICES TRADITIONALLY BRINGS FORWARD. PROPERTY SERVICES TRADITIONALLY [16:55] BRINGS FORWARD CONTRACT AMENDMENTS THAT TEND TO REFLECT CHANGE ORDERS AS THEY ARE [17:02] HAPPENING IN THE PROJECT. AND SO THAT IS OUR STANDARD OR MORE [17:10] COMMON PRACTICE. TODAY, IN FRONT OF YOU, THIS RCA IS A [17:15] REFLECTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT. WE -- THIS [17:22] PROJECT IS ACTUALLY BEING BUILT IN A TURNKEY METHODOLOGY WITH A [17:30] DEVELOPER. AND SO THE AMENDMENT [17:36] THAT IS BROUGHT FORTH TODAY IS A REFLECTION OF A SERIES OF CHANGE [17:42] ORDERS THAT HAPPENED DURING CONSTRUCTION. THEY WERE EITHER UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS, BECAUSE IT IS A FACILITY THAT IS, YOU [17:51] KNOW, OLDER. AND IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. OR THEY WERE OWNER DRIVEN. AT A CERTAIN [17:58] POINT DURING OUR DESIGN PHASE, SOME OF OUR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT [18:03] ITEMS CAME FORWARD. AND SO WE WENT BACK AND REQUESTED FOR SOME [18:09] DESIGN TO BE DONE SO THAT WHEN WE DID TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS [18:14] NEW FACILITY, AND MOVED OUR STAFF IN, WE KNEW THAT WE WERE IN FULL COMPLIANCE FROM THE VERY [18:22] BEGINNING. AND SO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AMENDMENT IS A REFLECTION OF [18:27] CHANGE ORDERS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. AND THIS AMENDMENT ACTUALLY [18:33] ALLOWS US TO BE FINANCIALLY PREPARED TO GO INTO THE CLOSING. [18:41] WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE AFTER WE HAD THIS. WE'RE NOT [18:47] ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. WE'RE ASKING FOR THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE ORDERERS [18:53] WE'VE REQUESTED. HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS ANY QUESTIONS. I'LL STAND FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY. [18:59] >> YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON WHAT SOME OF THOSE CHANGE ORDERS WERE? [19:05] >> UMM, CERTAINLY. SO A COUPLE OF THEM WERE AMENITY-RELATED. [19:12] WE WERE -- WE DID ADD A SPECIFIC ROOM THAT HAS LAUNDRY [19:21] FACILITIES, AS WELL AS A BATHROOM FACILITY FOR OFFICERS SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE [19:28] SOILED MATERIALS HOME WITH THEM. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN POINTED OUT AS DEFICIENT. AND [19:35] THE FACILITY ASSESSMENTS PRIOR TO THE GOING INTO DESIGN. THERE [19:42] WERE OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE CHANGE ORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH [19:48] HVAC AND ELECTRICAL. KIND OF BROUGHT ON BY UNFORESEEN [19:53] CONDITIONS. SO BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS RELATED TO THE BUILDING. [19:59] >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN WHAT IS THE FULL BUDGET FOR THIS BUILDING? [20:04] >> THE FULL BUDGET FOR THE BUILDING IS $204 30,396. [20:12] >> SO THAT'S FOR THE PURCHASE FROM THIS -- > [20:19] >> CORRECT. >> AND WHAT IS THE ANNUAL OPERATING COST? >> SO I WILL HAVE TO -- WE HAVE [20:27] ASSESSMENTS AND ESTIMATES OF THAT. AND HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT IN A MEMO TO YOU. I'D BE HAPPY [20:33] TO DO THAT. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WHAT ELSE WILL BE IN THE BUILDING ? IT'S A PRETTY BIG BUILDING. [20:39] IT'S NEXT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. I KNOW IT CONNECTS BY A SKYWAY TO THE HOTEL. I THINK WE'RE ONLY USING THE FIRST [20:45] FLOOR. >> SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THREE FLOORS. >> OKAY. >> AND THEN WE HAVE -- ON THE [20:54] EAST AND NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING IT'S KIND OF TURNED [20:59] SLIGHTLY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE SU SUB PORTION OF THE [21:08] PARKING ROOM. THE REST OF THE BUILDING BEING DEVELOPED BY 1111 [21:15] PARTNERS LLC. IT'S BEING DEVELOPED AS A BOUTIQUE HOTEL. >> OKAY. THE REST OF THE [21:21] BUILDING WILL BE A BOUTIQUE HOTEL EVENTUALLY. >> YES.. >> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR MY [21:26] OFFICE OR ME TO HAVE A TOUR OF THIS BUILDING? AT WHAT POINT IS THAT POSSIBLE? >> SO WE ARE DOING THE FF & E IN [21:35] THE PROJECT RIGHT NOW. AND -- >> SORRY. WHAT'S THAT? >> THE FIT AND FINISH. SO WE [21:41] ARE FURNISHING THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW. AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO COORDINATE TOURS WHEN WE [21:49] DON'T HAVE -- WHEN IT'S SAFE TO PASS AND EASY TO PASS. WE DON'T HAVE BOXES AND EQUIPMENT ALL [21:54] OVER. BUT, YES. ABSOLUTELY. >> AND WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATED DATE OF MOVE IN? >> SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE -- [22:02] THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW US TOW MOVE FORWARD WITH A CLOSING. AND SO THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED. [22:10] AND ONCE WE HAVE A CLOSING -- ONCE WE'RE ABLE TO GO THROUGH [22:17] CLOSING, HA-HA THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. WE'LL BE ABLE TO SET THAT DATE, AS [22:22] WELL. >> IS IT ANTICIPATED THIS YEAR? >> IT'S ANTICIPATED SOMETIME IN THE MONTH OF JULY. >> IN JULY. OKAY. THANK YOU. [22:28] >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. I SEE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI IN [22:34] QUEUE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DIRECTOR O'BRIEN, THANK YOU FOR [22:39] ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS. JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP. I'M CURIOUS [22:44] TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE OLD FIRST PRECINCT BUILDING. AND WHETHER THAT IS A [22:52] PART OF -- AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MISSED THIS. IF IT'S A PART OF A PREVIOUS CAPITAL BUDGET THAT I [22:58] MAY BE MISREMEMBERING OR IT MAY NOT BE -- I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RECALL RIGHT NOW. OR WHAT THE [23:05] PROCESS WILL BE TO DETERMINE HOW THAT SITE WILL BE USED. >> YES. I CAN TELL YOU THAT [23:10] WE -- AS PART OF THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, THERE WAS SEVERAL [23:16] AREAS THAT DEMONSTRATED THAT TRAINING FOR MPD TRAINING SPACE [23:21] FOR MPD WAS VERY DEFICIENT. AND [23:27] SO WE WILL BE, AS SOON AS THE FIRST PRECINCT STAFF AND OFFICERS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT ARE [23:33] ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE CENTURY PLAZA BUILDING WITH THIS PURCHASE FINALIZED, WE ARE [23:41] MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO OUR OWN [23:47] FACILITY THAT IS THE CURRENT HOME FOR FIRST PRECINCT TO CONVERT IT TO TRAINING SPACE TO [23:54] HELP SUPPORT THE TRAINING NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE SETTLEMENT [23:59] AGREEMENT FOR MPD. >> THERE'S NO PLAN FOR IT TO HAVE A DIFFERENT CITY PURPOSE? [24:05] OR IS THERE STILL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCH A THING TO HAPPEN? >> SO THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES IN [24:10] THE FUTURE. AS YOU KNOW, IN THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, WE HAVE [24:16] IDENTIFIED A TRAINING CENTER. THE HAMMELL SCHOOL, W -- [24:23] HAMILTON SCHOOL, WHICH IS A TRAINING CENTER, HAS A NUMBER OF DEFICIENCIES. WE HAVE IN OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM, WE HAVE [24:31] IDENTIFIED A PROJECT THAT WOULD DELIVER A NEW TRAINING FACILITY. NOT JUST FOR MPD, BUT ALSO FOR [24:38] FIRE AND 9-1-1. SO IT WOULD BE AN EMERGENCY RESPONDER TRAINING FACILITY. AND THEN AT THAT [24:44] POINT, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE FROM THE TEMPORARY TRAINING [24:52] SPACE AT THE CURRENT FIRST PRECINCT AND SO IT WOULD HAVE [24:57] THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE TO BE RECONSIDERED FOR SOMETHING ELSE. WE CONSIDER THIS TO BE [25:03] VERY TEMPORARY FOR THE BUILDING [25:09] FOR TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IS EXECUTED. >> YEAH. I APPRECIATE THAT. SO I KNOW TEMPORARY MEDIUM TERM AND [25:17] LONG-TERM MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN IN YOUR WORLD WHERE YOU'RE PLANNING, YOU KNOW, DECADES OUT, AT TIMES. SO WHEN [25:24] YOU SAY "TEMPORARY" WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? LIKE, ARE WE TALKING, LIKE, ONE YEAR? ONE TO [25:30] FIVE? FIVE TO 10? >> I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THREE TO FIVE YEARS. >> THREE TO FIVE. OKAY. THAT'S [25:35] HELPFUL TO KNOW. I'M GLAD I ASKED. >> YEAH. >> AND I THINK MY LAST COMMENT [25:41] WILL BE, UMM, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN TRACKING. I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE RIGHT NOW SINCE THE [25:47] OPPORTUNITY IS HERE. BUT, UMM YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I SUBMITTED AS A PART OF MY BUDGET [25:54] PRIORITIES THAT ARE BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE MAYOR, NOW THEY HAVE THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO DO SO. BUT I [25:59] WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE OLD FIRST PRECINCT BE CONVERTED INTO A NEW FIRE STATION. AND, YOU KNOW, [26:05] THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO [26:10] OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS THEM, AS WELL. [26:16] AND JUST GENERALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT GROWING OUR FIRE CAPACITY. THAT'S SOMETHING HAS BEEN [26:22] PRIORITIZED BY SO MANY PEOPLE WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION [26:27] CHASING GRANTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THE SAFER GRANT THAT IS ADMINISTERED [26:32] THROUGH FEMA AND, OF COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE. BUT WE'RE ADDING 15 [26:37] PERMANENT FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED THROUGH THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THEIR COMPENSATION WAS PAID FOR [26:44] THROUGH A FEMA GRANT. ALL THAT TO SAY, I THINK THERE'S A [26:50] TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS BEEN [26:57] UNDERSERVED OVER, YOU KNOW, THE LAST 20 YEARS, FOR SURE. MAYBE LONGER THAN THAT. AND SO I [27:03] WANTED TO NAME TO YOU RIGHT NOW THAT'S SOMETHING I'M LOOKING FOR IN A CAPITAL BUDGET. AND [27:09] CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ON. SO [27:15] WE CAN BUILD THAT TOGETHER AS A [27:21] COLLABORATIVE PROCESS. >> I LOOK VERY MUCH FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH YOU ON THAT. [27:26] AND THAT SOUNDS REALLY EXCITING! >> AWESOME. >> MY OFFICE WILL REACH OUT AND [27:31] GET SOMETHING SET UP. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. I PUT [27:36] MYSELF IN QUEUE, ACTUALLY, UMM, BASED OFF SOMETHING YOU RAISED. UMM, I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS [27:42] WELLNESS, I BELIEVE, FACILITY, THAT'S REFERENCED. TO SERVE -- [27:49] YOU'RE CALLING TRAINING. I THINK IT'S CALLED IN THE CAPITAL OR REPORT A WELLNESS/TRAINING [27:58] CENTER OF SORTS. IF THERE'S BEEN ANY ANALYSIS. WE HAVE TWO [28:04] MAJOR PRECINCT OVERHAUL PROJECTS WITH THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER THAT IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE. HAS [28:11] SUBSTANTIAL SPACE. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE FOURTH PRECINCT INTO THE [28:16] SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER. I DON'T KNOW IF IT LOOKS LIKE. IF IT IT'LL ANOTHER ACQUISITION OF A [28:21] BUILDING. HAS THERE BEEN EXPLORATION OF INTEGRATING THE SAME FACILITY INTO THE EXISTING [28:27] SITES WHERE WE'VE ALREADY PURCHASED? THEY HAVE PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE? AND [28:34] OR POTENTIAL. BECAUSE ONE HAS NOT GOTTEN FIGURED OUT YET. AND BE ABLE TO FOLD COST INTO AN [28:41] EXISTING PROJECT. CONSIDERING WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING MANY [28:48] CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW EVERYONE IS HAVING TO TIGHTEN THE BELT, QUOTE, UNQUOTE. SO, ALSO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR [28:54] THE CAPITAL PROJECT? SO, YEAH, I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN SOME DIRE DELIBERATION IN [29:00] THAT. >> I'M GLAD YOU TBOWGHT IT UP. THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TOP TO NOTE [29:08] AND ARTICULATE, THE FOURTH PRECINCT IS GOING TO BE UNDERGOING A FEASIBILITY STUDY [29:13] IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS. WE'LL START WITH THAT. WITH THAT PROCESS. AND THAT PROCESS [29:22] ABSOLUTELY HAS SOME OPENNESS TO CONSIDERING. MAYBE TRAINING AND [29:29] WELLNESS INCLUSION. BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT BUILDING -- AT THE [29:35] EXISTING FACILITY FOR KIND OF ITS PROS AND CONS. CAN IT BE [29:40] ADDED ON? CAN IT BE ADAPTED? CAN IT BE -- DOES IT HAVE [29:45] OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION FOR -- TO MEET THE CURRENT NEEDS [29:52] AS WELL AS MAYBE EXPANSION FOR SOME OTHER NEEDS. OR DO WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL SITE? [29:58] AND SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWING THAT STUDY. AND I [30:04] THINK, AT THAT POINT, WE WILL HAVE AN OPENNESS TO CONSIDER ALL [30:11] THE OPTIONS IN FRONT OF US. AND I THINK WE COULD DO THAT. CURRENTLY, HOWEVER, THE HEALTH [30:19] AND WELLNESS CENTER. OR THE TRAINING AND WELLNESS CENTER IS ITS OWN STAND ALONE PROJECT IN [30:26] THE CAPITAL BUDGET PROGRAM. THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT HAS TO BE. >> YEAH. I'M LOOKING AT THE [30:34] CLIC REPORT. THEY RECOMMENDED IT SOUNDS LIKE THE FEE STUDY OR FEASIBILITY STUDY TO GET A [30:39] SENSE. THEY RAISED BETWEEN BOTH PROJECTS IS $50 MILLION WE'RE LOOKING AT. SO THAT'S A HEFTY [30:44] PRICE TAG. LOOKING AT, AGAIN, THE FOURTH PRECINCT OR IT WASN'T [30:51] UPDATED TO REFLECT THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS OR COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTER MODEL YET. IF THOSE [30:56] PROJECTS ARE ABLE, IN THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY, EXPLORATION OF THAT COMBINATION OF SORTS. [31:01] >> YEAH. >> AND IF THAT CAN HELP REDUCE THE $50 MILLION PRICE TAG. SO [31:08] GOOD TO HEAR THAT PIECE OF THAT RECOMMENDATION IS IN MOTION. >> YEAH. AND I THINK THAT WE, AGAIN, WOULD BE OPEN FOR [31:17] CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. BUT THE FIRST STEP IS THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND HAVE A STRONG [31:23] UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD. >> A THEN FOLLOW UP. DO YOU [31:29] KNOW THE TIMELINE WHICH THAT WILL BE STARTED OR INITIATED AND COMPLETED THAT STUDY? [31:34] >> SO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY SHOULD BE UNDERWAY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. I THINK THE [31:45] MOST ACCURATE THING IS LATE SIMPLE AND EARLY FALL. WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE CONSULTANT THAT [31:51] COMES ON BOARD PROVIDES US WITH THE SCHEDULE. I WOULD IMAGINE IT WOULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A [31:58] FOUR-TO-SIX-MONTH PROCESS. >> OKAY. IT'S NOT DONE IN HOUSE? I KNOW YOU WILL DO A [32:04] STUDY IN-HOUSE. YOU'RE WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT. >> WE WILL BE. >> OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. THANK [32:10] YOU, DIRECTOR O'BRIEN. WITH [32:18] THAT, HAPPY TO DO A ROLL CALL. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. [32:24] >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> AND CHAIR WONSLEY. [32:30] >> AYE. >> THERE ARE FIVE AYES. >> ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL TAKE [32:40] UP ITEM NUMBER 24. SEE IT'S [32:45] THERE ANYONE IN QUEUE. THIS IS THE LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF JOHNNY [32:52] MERCIL. LET'S SEE. I WANT TO PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE. IT'S NOT [32:57] SURPRISING. I DO NOT SUPPORT THESE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS. BUT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO LOOK AT THIS [33:03] ONE, IN PARTICULAR, AS THIS CASE IS TIED TO THAT OF STALLINGS. [33:10] AND I THINK IT WAS UPON AN EXISTING CONVERSATION WE HAD AROUND HOW ARE POLICIES OR STATE STATUTES REGARDING PTSD THAT [33:17] HAPPENED WERE FORMED IN RECENT YEARS. HOW ARE THEY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. OFFICERS WHO ACTIONS [33:25] HAVE SHOWN TO BE DOCUMENTED OF ENGAGING IN A PATTERN OF [33:31] FALSIFYING INFORMATION. AND THEN PRESENTING THAT IN THESE PTSD SETTLEMENTS WHEN THEY'RE [33:36] COMING FOR REVIEW. I SAY THAT IN TERMS OF THIS IS, AGAIN, TIED TO A CASE WHERE J JALILL. [33:49] OFFICERS WERE IN THE STREETS IN 2020, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, HUNTING PROTESTERS. AND THIS [33:55] WAS DOCUMENTED ON BODY CAM FOOTAGE. SO I WILL NAME THIS IS ANOTHER CASE WHERE I HOPE [34:00] THERE'S GOING TO BE CONTINUED REVIEW OF OUR WORKERS' [34:06] COMPENSATION PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE BEING USED IN [34:13] INTENTIONAL WAYS AND SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS, OF COURSE, IN THE WAYS THEY NEED TO BE. BUT, ALSO, MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE [34:19] MORE STRINGENT GUARDRAILS IN PLACE SO THAT THERE ISN'T ABUSE [34:24] OF THESE TYPE OF PROGRAMS, TOO. I WANT TO FLAG A LITTLE BIT MORE [34:31] CONTEXT WHY I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS CLAIM. BUT WITH THAT, WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS EY ITEM. [34:38] >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. [34:44] >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. >> AND WONSLEY. >> NAY. [34:50] >> THREE AYES AND TWO NAYS. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT [35:00] WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 24 -- I'M SORRY. 25. FIRST QUARTER [35:10] REPORT ON STAFF PURCHASING LETTERS FROM OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A STANDARD RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM. AND [35:16] WHILE THERE'S NO PRESENTATION FROM STAFF, THEY ARE, OF COURSE, AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT [35:23] COMMITTEE MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE. [35:28] NOT SEEING ANY IN QUEUE. I'LL ASK THE CLERKS TO JUST RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. NEXT, 26, [35:42] THE FINAL ITEM TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. IT'S THE REPARATIONS PILOT PROJECT. WITH [35:48] THAT, I WILL ASK HADIJA S [35:53] TORNADOTEEN MILLS FOR [35:59] THE PRESENTATION. WELCOME. >> OKAY. SEEING WHAT YOU'RE [36:20] SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CHAIR WONSLEY, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. IT IS [36:26] MY JOINT HONOR TO BE HERE AT THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL'S ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. UPLIFTING THE WORK [36:31] OF THE HEALTH CARE REPARATIONS COOPERATIVE WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE REPARATIONS PROJECT TAKING PLACE IN HENNEPIN [36:37] COUNTY. THIS PRESENTATION IS INTENTIONALLY SITUATED BETWEEN TWO HISTORICAL MARKERS. ONE [36:44] ENCAPSULATING A VIOLENT HARM THAT OCCURRED ON MAY 25, 2020. AND ONE HOLDING THE SPIRIT OF [36:50] LIBERATION THAT OCCURRED IN JUNE OF 1865. DURING THE BRIEF [36:55] PRESENTATION, I'LL POSITION MYSELF AND THE COMMITMENT TO THE WORK, INTRODUCE THE COMMITTEE TO THE WORK OF THE REPARATIONS [37:01] COOPERATIVE, PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE REPARATIONS PROJECT TAKING PLACE IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. [37:07] CONTEXTUALIZE THE CITY'S GOALS AND PRIORITIES AND CLOSE WITH AN ARTS-BASED PRACTICE. THERE'S SO [37:12] MUCH I WANT TO THE SHARE WITH YOU. AND SO I BRACE THIS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING WE WON'T ARRIVE AT A CONCLUSION TODAY. [37:17] THIS IS MAINLY A STARTING POINT AND INVITATION FOR FURTHER SUBSTITUTION. AS YOU ARE AWARE, [37:23] THIS YEAR MARKS THE FIVE-YEAR REMEMBRANCE OF GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER. IT MARKS FIVE YEARS [37:28] SINCE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DECLARED RACISM A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. IN BOLD COMPANY WITH [37:34] THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, THE CITY OF RED WING, HENNEPIN COUNTY, AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. ALL WHO MADE [37:40] COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS WORTHY OF ONGOING INVESTMENT AND REINI HAVING RATION. AND WITH THIS UNDERSTANDING THAT RACISM IS A [37:46] PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND JUST AS URGENT AS IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO THAT I BEGIN THIS STORY.. [37:55] I USE THEY/THEM PRONOUNS. I GREW UP ON THE SOUTH BEHIND THE [38:00] McDONALDS. TO A MOTHER ROSIE AND A FATHER FROM KENYA. MY [38:08] INTERSECTING IDENTITY WHO AND U HOW I LOVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BE CLEARLY AND CORRECTLY PLACED IN A FIXED BINARY. WHAT ARE [38:16] YOU? WAS A COMMON REFRAIN. THE INABILITY TO BE CATEGORIZED AND [38:22] THE PERPETUAL OTHERRING SHAPED MY WORLD VIEW. THIS WAS LAYERED WITH AN EARLY EXPOSURE TO THE [38:27] FAILURES OF HEALTH CARE. THROUGH THE LENS OF PARENTS WHO NAVIGATED COMMUNITY CARE IN [38:33] DIFFERENTING WAYS. ROSIE WORKED WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. SHE WAS AT THE MERCY OF A LARGE [38:41] MEDICAL SYSTEM THAT WAS INTENDED TO HONOR THE MOST VALUABLE. CONTRASTED WITH HASSAN. HE [38:47] FILLED THE CRACKS LEFT BY THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEMS FAILURE AS AN UNOFFICIAL [38:56] RESOURCE NAVIGATOR. ENSURING THOSE IN NEED WERE WELCOME TO THE COOKOUT. FOR A MEAL OR SUPPORT. THESE EARLY IN LIFE [39:02] EXPERIENCES HIGHLIGHTED THE BREADTH OF HEALTH CARE FAILURE. THE DEPTH OF ONGOING HARMS, AND [39:09] A LACK OF ALTERNATIVES. AND THE ROLE THAT RACISM PLAYS IN SHAPING IT ALL. WHILE RACISM IN [39:17] HEALTH ARE DEEPLY INTERDEFINED, THE WAYS RACISM OPERATES IS NOT LINEAR. IT' IT'S EQUALLY [39:26] TRUE THAT HEALTH OUTCOMES SHAPE RACIAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND ROADWAY CYST IDEALS. THE RELATIONSHIP [39:32] BETWEEN RACISM AND HEALTH HAS CHANGED AND EVOLVED OVER TIME. FURTHER ENTANGLING THE ISSUE. [39:39] I WAS BROUGHT TO THE WORK THAT LIVED EXPERIENCES. I REMAINED [39:46] BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN A BETTER HEALTH AND HEALING LANDSCAPE. I KNOW WE CAN CREATE IT TOGETHER. [39:52] THE COOPERATIVE EMERGE FROM THE WORK OF THE BLACK LIBERATION ABOLITIONIST COHORT IN 2020. A [39:57] COALITION OF BLACK ARTTISTS, STORY TELLERS, AND HEALERS. IN 2020, WE WERE APPROACHED TO [40:05] PURSUE AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO A COMMUNITY PROBLEM. NEGLIGENT HEALTH SYSTEMS INTERSECTING AT A [40:11] EPICENTER OF A RACIAL RECKING. WE BROUGHT TOGETHER AND [40:16] MAXIMIZED THE RESOURCES. THESE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS RESPONDED TO THE INITIAL CALL AND DEVELOPED A NOVEL PILOT. COMMUNITY INFORMED [40:23] COVID-19 TESTING. AND SERVED OUR COMMUNITIES OVER 10,000 BLACK AND BROWN MINNESOTANS [40:28] DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE CAPITALIST PUBLIC HEALTH [40:33] CRISIS OF COVID-19. IT WAS CREPRO ACTIVELY UNFETTERED [40:39] LOVE, THE NEEDS OF THE MOST IMPACTED AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE REALITY OF STATE-SANCTIONED [40:46] STRUCTURAL TRAUMA AND POLICE VIOLENCE WE CREATED SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND NEW AMID GRIEF AND [40:51] HORROR. WE DIDN'T YET KNOW IT, IT AFFIRMED ANOTHER WORLD IS [40:57] POSSIBLE AND WE CAN COLLECTIVELY TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE OF HEALTH AND HEALING IN MINNESOTAT [41:05] PERPETUATES VIOLENCE AND HARMS BLACK AND BROWN BODIES. THUS THE CORE WORK OF THE COOPERATIVE TO SELECTIVELY TRANSFORM THE [41:13] LANDSCAPE OF HEALTH AND HEALING IN MINNESOTA BY DISMANTLING OPPRESSIVE HEALTH CARE STRUCTURES WHILE EXPANDING THE [41:20] LIB STORY POSSIBILITIES FOR WHAT HEALTH, HEALING, MEDICINE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH CAN BE. WE DREAM [41:26] OF A FUTURE WHERE HEALTH AND HEALING ARE EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL IT REQUIRES AN [41:32] INTERNALZATION OF THE BELIEF THAT A LIBERATED FUTURE IS POSSIBLE. AND ENCOMPASSES BLACK JOY IN HEALING. WE RELY ON [41:39] THREE PRIMARY STRATEGIES. HEALTH CARE ABOLITION, RESOURCE [41:45] REDISTRIBUTION, AND COOPERATELY-OWNED COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESEARCH. HEALTH CARE ABOLITION IS A STRATEGY WE USE [41:50] TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH AND HEALING UNCOUPLED FROM RACIAL CAPITALISM. WE DO [41:57] POLITICAL EDUCATION, ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE MODELS AND NARRATIVE CHANGE. RESOURCE REDISTRIBUTION [42:02] IS A STRATEGY WORKING TO -- EXCUSE ME. WORKING TO ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES OF HEALTH [42:10] EQUITIES. AND ACTS AS BRIDGE BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS OF HEALTH CARE AND THE FUTURE WE'RE [42:15] BUILDING. THIS IS WHERE THE REPARATIONS PROJECT SITS. AND LASTLY, COMMUNITY MEETING MAKING [42:21] IS A STRATEGY WORKING TO CATALYZE AUTHENTIC A HEALTH [42:30] AND HEALING. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SINGLE YEAR SINCE THE FOUNDING [42:35] OF THE UNITED STATES THAT BLACK PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE NOT BEEN SICKER AND DIED YOUNGER [42:41] THAN WHITE PEOPLE. A GREWING CONSENSUS HIGHLIGHTS A STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR THESE [42:46] PREVENTABLE DISPARITIES. STRUCTURAL RACISM, CLARIFYING THE NEED FOR A STRUCTURAL [42:52] SOLUTION. REPARATIONS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE ON PUBLIC HEALTH. AND ADDRESSING THE LEGACY OF HARMS CONTRIBUTING TO HEALTH [42:58] INEQUITIES. AND THE REPARATIONS PROJECT IS AN INTERVENTION NESTED WITHIN THE COOPERATIVES [43:03] PROGRAM AND SUPPORTS THE WORK OF TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE OF [43:08] HEALTH AND HEALING IN MINNESOTA. IT'S A PROJECT OF CONSTRUCTION. OF WORLD BUILDING. IT IS [43:14] FUTURE-FACING IN ORIENTATION AND BUILDS A HEALTH CARE THAT DOES NOT HARM. IT NAMES A COMMON [43:27] WORRY. THE AMBITIONS OF THE WORLD MAKING PROJECT WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE CONSTRUCTIVE [43:34] MAKE REPARATIONS APPEAR BEYOND DAUNTING. HOW CAN WE SUCCEED AT A TASK AS IMMENSE AND CONTESTED [43:39] AS BUILDING A JUST WORLD. HE GOES ON IT SAY THE UNJUST WORLD ORDER WE HAVE IS THE OUTCOME OF [43:46] FIVE CENTURIES OF HUMAN ACTION. IT WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE [43:51] ACHIEVEMENT TO UNDO THE EVIL IN HALF THE TIME. BUT HE CALLS US [43:56] TO EMBRACE ANCESTRAL APPROACH TO WORLD MAKING. MAKING THE MOMENT BIGGER AND INTERGENERATIONAL. [44:02] IT OFTEN TAKES EVERYTHING A GENERATION HAS JUST TO WIN THE STRUGGLE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF [44:07] US. AND IF I PASS ON THE RIGHT THINGS, AND IF WE IN THE GENERATIONS THAT FOLLOW PICK UP WHAT THEY LEFT US, THAT CAN BE [44:15] JUST ENOUGH. AND WHILE NOT WITHOUT RISKS, THE LANDSCAPE IS PRIMED AND THE FOUNDATIONAL [44:20] RESEARCH EXISTS. AND AT THE HEART, THE -- REPARATIONS IN [44:28] THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES UNDERGIRDING IN JUSTICE. [44:34] DISPARITIES AND HEALTH INEQUITIES WITH THE GOAL OF REUNITING HEALTH FOR ALL. THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO [44:39] TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE OF HEALTH AND HEALING IN MINNEAPOLIS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AND BEYOND. THE [44:46] HEALTH CARE REPARATIONS COOPERATIVE IS UNIQUE IN STRUCTURE AND APPROACH, MAKING US THE LEADERS TO BOLDLY MOVE [44:52] THIS WORK FORWARD. AND WITH THE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN NOVEMBER, THE [44:58] HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONS CREEDED IT AS A BOLD OPPORTUNITIES. WORKING TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS THAT IS [45:03] RACISM. THE ONE YEAR $250,000 INVESTMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN THE REPARATIONS PROJECT. [45:09] WE'RE AWARE THAT RESEARCH AND RESEARCHERS HAVE A TENDENCY TO FRAME QUESTIONS FROM A POINT OF [45:14] DEFICIT. THIS APPROACH LENDS ITSELF TO VICTIM BLAMING AND OVERLOOKING THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES [45:21] THAT PERPETUATE INEQUITIES. THIS PROJECT FLIPS THE TENDENCY AND FRAMES THE COUNTER NARRATIVE [45:26] AND UPLIFTS THOSE WHO HAVE THRIVED DESPITE UNDERRESOURCING AND VIOLENCE. SO INSTEAD OF TRADITIONAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS [45:32] THAT ASK HOW CAN AN INFLUX OF MONETARY REPARATIONS FIX PAST MEDICAL HARMS. WE EXPAND THE [45:38] LINING OF QUESTIONING TO INCLUDE WHAT ARE THE INTERPERSONALLAL AND STRUCTURAL DRIVERS OF INEQUITY THAT HAVE CREATED THE [45:44] NEED FOR REPAIRTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS. AND HOW DO WE BEST CATALYZE THE PRESENT MOMENT'S [45:51] HISTORY, LEGACY, PLACE, AND ONGOING MOVEMENT WORK TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? GIVEN [45:57] THIS, THIS PROJECT'S MAIN QUESTIONS ARE WHAT DO REPARATIONS MEAN IN THE CONTEXT [46:03] MEAN IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. AND HOW CAN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF [46:10] PLACE-BASED REPARATIONS. TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, WE ARE WEAVING PUBLIC HEALTH CRITICAL RACE PRACTICE, THE GROUNDING [46:17] METHODOLOGY, AND PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH. BOTH HAVE APPROACHES THAT REQUIRE TIME AND INVESTMENT [46:23] IN COMMUNES MOST IMPACTED BY THE ISSUE AT HAND. SO TO GET TO THE [46:30] FUN OF IT ALL. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN PARSED OUT INTO FOUR PRIMARY PHASES. THE FIRST, A [46:36] PARTNERSHIP AND MOMENTUM BUILDING PHASE. IT INCLUDES A BUFFER FOR ONBOARDING AND EXPANSION OF KEY PERSONNEL. AND [46:43] THE FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES AFTER INTENTIONAL PERSONNEL EXPANSION TO CONVENE ORGANIZATIONAL [46:48] PARTNERS, INDIVIDUAL STAKEHOLDERS, REFINE THE SCOPE AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND DEVELOP A PROJECT-SPECIFIC [46:53] ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN. THE BUDGET FOR THIS FIRST 18 MONTHS OF PARTNERSHIP REFINEMENT [46:59] INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND INITIAL LISTENING EDU SESSIONS IS [47:08] $953,000. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE 83% IS DIRECTED TOWARD COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY HEALTH CARE HARMS. AND HERE THE [47:13] MOST IMPACT BY HEALTH CARE HARMS REFERS TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES DYNAMICALLY SITUATED AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF [47:22] BLACKNESS, QUEERNESS, TRANSNESS, AND DISABILITY. AND THE SECOND PHASE THEN FOCUSES ON COLLECTIVE [47:27] BY I WOULD BUILDING OUT DEFINITIONS RELYING ON THE MOMENTUM AND PARTNERSHIPS DEVELOPED IN PHASE ONE. [47:32] DEFINING THESE OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS, AND HOW THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED SPECIFICALLY IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. THE WHAT [47:40] IDENTIFYING PLACE-BASED OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS OF SYSTEMIC, ECONOMIC, AND PERSONAL REPARATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF [47:45] HEALTH. WHO, IDENTIFYING THE OPERATIONAL CRITERIA FOR THE ELIGIBILITY POPULATION THAT HEALTH CARE REPARATIONS AIMSES [47:52] TO SERVE. THE WHERE. IDENTIFY PARTNER HEALTH CARE SETTINGS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THE HOW, [47:59] DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE OBJECTIVES AROUND THE WHAT AND THE WHO. THIS SECOND [48:06] PHASE'S BUDGET IS $895,000 AND [48:12] 86% DIRECTED TOWARD THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY HEALTH CARE HARMS. [48:17] PHASE TWO IS NOT A REPORT OR A SLIDE DECK. BUT TO REALLY MOVE INTO PHASE THREE. WHERE THE [48:22] WHAT AND THE WHO WE PUT INTO ACTION BASED ON THE HOW AND WHERE. DEFINED BY MOST [48:30] IMPACTED. RELYING ON OUR PUBLIC HEALTH CRITICAL RACE PRACTICE, COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY [48:36] ACTION RESEARCH MEANS T NOT JUST RESEARCH BUT THE RESEARCH GOES SOMEWHERE. THEN THE THIRD [48:42] PHASE, THEN PUTS THE HARD WORK OF THE PREVIOUS TWO PLUS YEARS INTO ACTION. THIS PHASE IS [48:47] CRITICAL AND NOT EXACERBATING HARM. AND BY THIS, I MEAN IF WE GET THROUGH THE FIRST TWO [48:54] PHASES, AND THEN WE TAKE THE VULNERABILITY, THE TRUST, THE STORIES AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH [49:01] THEM, WE WILL HAVE MISUSED THE HOPE. WE ASKED OTHERS TO GIFT US WITH. THE 12 MONTHS OF OF [49:07] THE THIRD PHASE WILL TRAIN THE IDENTIFIED IN IMPLEMENTATION AND INITIATE A ROLLOUT. THE BUDGET [49:13] FOR THE THIRD PHASE IS A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION AND 87% OF THE $1 MILLION IS DIRECTED TOWARD [49:19] COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY HEALTH CARE HARMS. FINALLY, THE FOURTH [49:25] PHASE CONCLUDES WITH EVALUATION REFLECTION AND CONSIDERATION FOR WHAT'S NEXT. THE BUDGET FOR THIS FOURTH PHASE IS $32,000 AND [49:35] 87% OF THE BUDGET IS DIRECTED TOWARD THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY [49:40] HEALTH CARE HARMS. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS $3.2 MILLION. [49:49] THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, DESIGN, AND BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, A TOTAL OF $2.7 MILLION OR 85% WILL BE DIRECTED FORWARDS [49:55] COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY HEALTH CARE HARMS. IT'S ABOUT [50:01] THEATRICAL TO RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED PROCESS TO KNOW THE RESULT BEFORE THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED FULLY. WE [50:08] HAVE SOME OUTCOME-RELATED EXPECTATIONS. WE'RE NOT ALONE [50:28] IN GIVING AND NAMING THAT BETTER FUTURES AND MORE EQUITABLE [50:34] HEALTH OUTCOMES REQUIRE REPARATIONS. GIVEN THIS, WE EXPECT TO MODEL ONE WAY TO [50:39] COLLECTIVELY DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT REPARATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH. THAT COULD BE EXPANDED TO OTHER LOCATIONS. [50:46] THE CURRENT GEOPOLITICAL BACKDROP MAKES THIS A VULNERABLE AND TARGETED PROJECT. DESPITE [50:51] WORKING TOWARDS THIS, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED ROLLING IT OUT UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. [50:57] GIVEN THIS, WE EXPECT TO BE MET WITH HATE. THE REPARATIONS [51:03] PROJECT IS SITUATED WITH IN A, WILLER BODY OF WORK THAT IS THE HEALTH CARE REPARATIONS [51:08] COOPERATIVE. AND THE COOPERATIVE'S COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE OF [51:14] HEALING AND HEALTH AND EMBEDDED ACCOUNTABILITY PRACTICES THAT WILL 145EU7 AND DRIVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. TBIFN THIS, WE [51:20] EXPECT TO PRACTICE ACCOUNTABILITY AS A MEANS OF NONEXACERBATING COMMUNITY PAIN. [51:25] EFFORTS AT THE LOCAL, HYPERLOCAL, AND REGIONAL LEVEL HAVE ARE AND ARE PUSHING FOR [51:31] REPARATIONS IN DIFFERENT FORMS. GIVEN THIS, WE EXPECT THE PROJECT TO CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM AND WITH THOSE EFFORTS IN HOPES OF UNSTICKING STUCK [51:38] INITIATIVES AND BUILDING MOMENTUM. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED NOT JUST TO MOVE [51:43] FORWARD AN OUTCOME, WHICH IS A GIVEN. BUT FOR THE PROCESS TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT CAN TAKE TO DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT [51:50] PLACE-BASED REPARATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH. GIVEN THIS, WE EXPECT OTHERS TO LOOK TO HENNEPIN COUNTY AS A LEADER AND [51:56] PERHAPS TAKE UP THEIR OWN REPARATIONS PROJECT TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. TO QUOTE ONE [52:02] MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENT, "I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF A TRANSFORMED LANDSCAPE OF HEALTH AND HEALING. [52:08] MY HEALING IS LINKED WITH YOUR HEALING." BECAUSE INJUSTICE IS THE SINGLE GREATEST CONTRIBUTOR [52:14] TO ILL HEALTH. ANOTHER LOCAL RESIDENT SAID, "I BELIEVE IN THE [52:21] POWER OF HEALTH CARE REPARATIONS BECAUSE THEY DIRECTLY ADDRESS DEEP SYSTEMIC HARM INFLICTED ON BLACK, INDIGENOUS, TRANS, AND [52:28] QUEER COMMUNITIES THROUGH GENERATIONS OF MEDICAL RACISM, NEGLECT, FEAR, AND EXPLOITATION." HISTORICAL [52:36] UNJUSTICE REQUIRES REPAIR. WHEN THE HEALTH OF ENTIRE COMMUNITIES [52:42] IS UNDERMINED BY RACISM, IT WEAKENS PUBLIC HEALTH FOR EVERYONE. REPAIRING THOSE HARMS [52:47] STRENGTHENS OUR COLLECTIVE WELL BEING. AND REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT TO HUMAN DIGNITY AND JUST IS. TRUST MUST BE [52:54] INTENTIONALLY BUILT. AND REPAIRTIVE INVESTMENTS ARE A PATH TOWARD REBUILDING THAT [52:59] TRUST. RACISM IS STILL A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, A CRISIS AS DEFINED BY SANDRA THAT EBBING [53:06] AFFECTS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, AND REQUIRES THE ADOPTION OF LARGE-SCALE SOLUTIONS. AND AS NAMED IN THE [53:13] RESOLUTION DECLARING RACISM A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, BEING ANTIRACIST MEANS MOVING AND [53:19] SPEAKING IN WAYS THAT REPAIR. NOT SIMPLY ABANDON MORE THAN 500 YEARS OF RACIST POLICIES AND [53:26] PRACTICES. ANTIRACISM MEANS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN DISMANTLING RACIST SYSTEMS AND [53:32] INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL ACTS OF RACISM. WHILE THIS PROJECT IS SEEDED BY [53:39] HENNEPIN COUNTY, IT FOCUSES ON HAD THE COUNTY BORDERS, THE IMPACT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND [53:46] GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY. TIES DISPARITIES DO NOT END AT COUNTY BORDERS. STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WILL BE INTEGRAL TO [53:53] REDUCING INEQUALITIES THAT EXIST IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, THE METRO REGION, AND THE ENTIRE STATE. WE CANNOT SOLVE THIS ALONE. [54:00] HENNEPIN COUNTY CAN LEAD BY TESTING ST STRATEGIES THAT WORK IN OTHER COUNTIES. OUR [54:05] APPROACH IS INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE. WE'LL PLAN TO ORGANIZE ACROSS THE REGION AND INVITE PARTNERS. WORK TOGETHER [54:11] TO PROVIDE RATIONAL AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL [54:19] MINNESOTANS. THIS SPARKS ONE SUCH SOLUTION. SO IN OUR TIME, [54:25] I HAVE POSITIONED MYSELF AND MY COMMITMENT TO THE WORK. INTRODUCED THE COMMITTEE TO THE WORK OF THE HEALTH CARE [54:30] REPARATIONS COOPERATIVE, AND PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE REPARATIONS PROJECT. TAKING PLACE IN HEN PIN [54:38] HENNEPIN COUNTY. BEFORE I END WITH AN ARTS-BASED PRACTICE, I ALSO WANT TO INVITE COMMISSIONER [54:45] CONLEY TO SAY A FEW WORDS AROUND THIS PROJECT. >> WELCOME, COMMISSIONER [54:53] CONLEY. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS [54:58] ANGELA CONLEY. HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR OF REPRESENTING CONSTITUENTS IN [55:04] EIGHT OF THE 13 COUNCIL WARDS. IT'S THE ONLY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT THAT HAS THAT UNIQUENESSES TO IT. I'M ALSO [55:11] THE CHAIR OF OUR HEALTH COMMITTEE AND AUTHORED THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED [55:17] UNANIMOUSLY THAT YOU HEARD TO PROVIDE THE DOLLARS INTO THIS WORK. I'M A TRUE BELIEVER IN [55:23] WHAT THIS RESEARCH THAT YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT WILL GIVE US THE ANSWERS TO. I'LL GIVE YOU A [55:28] LITTLE BIT OF A TIMELINE. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I AUTHORED AN INVESTMENT OF ABOUT $10 [55:34] MILLION INTO MATERNAL HEALTH. DUE TO THE EGREGIOUS DISPARITIES [55:40] AND OUTCOMES FOR BLACK AND BROWN BIRTHING PEOPLE. IT CREATED THE FIRST-EVER BIRTH JUSTICE [55:47] COUNCIL. A YEAR AFTER THAT, I INVESTED OUR BOARD THROUGH A [55:53] RESOLUTION THAT I AUTHORED $2 MILLION INTO HEART HEALTH. BECAUSE AS WE LEARNED FROM THE [55:58] HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE, HEART DISEASE WAS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER. [56:04] CURRENTLY THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF BLACK WOMEN IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. SO THIS WORK JUST MADE SENSE. I ASKED MYSELF THE [56:10] QUESTION, "WHAT IS THE DRIVER BEHIND THESE DISPARITIES THAT WE'RE INVESTING INTO TO REVERSE [56:19] THE DISSPIRIT OUTCOMES." IT'S WHAT YOU HEARD AND WHAT YOU HEARD ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE [56:25] REPARATIONS COOPERATIVE. IT'S GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH INTO THE INSTITUTIONS THAT MAKE US [56:32] SICK. IT IS A HEALTH OBLIGATION THAT WE LOOK INTO THE IMPORTANT [56:38] RESEARCH QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE REQUESTED BY THE WORK THAT THE HEALTH CARE REPARATIONS [56:43] COOPERATIVE WILL DO. IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION [56:48] THROUGH THIS RESEARCH, THEN WE WILL NOT GET TO A POINT WHERE WE SEE THE OUTCOMES REVERSE. SO [56:58] HENNEPIN COUNTY, THROUGH SEEDED DOLLARS IN DECEMBER OF 2024 INVESTED IN THIS WORK. YOU'VE [57:03] SEEN HOW THERE ARE MULTIPLE PHASES TO THE WORK. WHO [57:16] HISTORICALLY HAVE PERPETUATED THE HARM THAT WE SEE TODAY. I'M A PART OF THAT INSTITUTION. WE [57:21] ARE A PART OF THESE INSTITUTIONS. OUR HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS ARE A PART OF WITH [57:29] A THIS RESEARCH IS DESIGNED TO GIVE US. AND TO ULTIMATELY [57:35] INVEST IN IN THE FUTURE. SO AS HENNEPIN COUNTY CONTINUES TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF HEALTH [57:42] THAT REVERSES OUTCOMES FOR ALL OF US, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF US MOST IMPACTED BY UNJUST HEALTH [57:48] PRACTICES, BY RACIST, HISTORICALLY RACIST HEALTH PRACTIC PRACTICE, I [57:56] ENCOURAGE THE HEALTH CARE REPARATIONS COOPERATIVE, MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO INVEST [58:02] IN THIS WORK. LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN ANSWER THESE IMPORTANT RESEARCH QUESTIONS FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF ALL [58:08] RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE. THANK YOU. [58:19] >> AS I MOVE TO CLOSE US, THIS WAS COCREATED LAST NOVEMBER DURING ONE OF OUR POLITICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS ABOUT [58:26] REPA REPAIRTIVE HEALING. THE FUTURE IS A DREAMED IMAGINE. [58:33] UNTOLD STORIES. NARRATIVES FROM AND OF THE HARMED. YOUNG AND [58:39] OLD PERCEIVED AND RECEIVED IN THE PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE. FLOURISHING AND FABULOUS. THE [58:45] POSITION OF A LAB COAT, UNIVERSALLY WHITE DENOTES HOW AND WHO HOLDS POWER. [58:52] DISCONNECTED FROM NATURE. A STOLEN LAND, THE STOLEN WILDERNESS, THE STOLEN ACRES. [58:57] VALUING LAND ON THE DESIRES OF DOMINANCE, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION. DESTRUCTUREED [59:04] TOWARD DISABILITY. DE-STIGMATIZED BLACK JOY SHINING. RESTORATION OF THE [59:11] STOLEN. ABOLITION TOWARD AN ANCESTRAL TRUTH THAT TRANCE SCENDZ AND TRAVEL LANDS. OUR [59:17] BODIES TELL THE STORY ARC OF CAPITALISM. THAT CASH IS JUST ONE BAND AID IN THE PROCESS OF [59:23] REPAIR. WHAT YOU ALL SO AFRAID OF? THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HADIJA, [59:32] THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR JOINING US. LOOKING FORWARD TO IN JULY WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR OWN -- [59:42] REIB RACE EQUITY INCLUSION BELONGING DEPARTMENT THAT HOUSES OUR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WORK. AND ONE COMPONENT OF THAT [59:48] TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WORK, WHEN IT WAS A WORK GROUP STILL, THAT THEY HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED [59:53] FOR THE CITY TO CONTINUE LOOKING AT A REPAIRTIVE PROCESS. AND, ALSO REPARATIONS NAME THAT [1:00:00] EXPLICITLY. SO THANK YOU FOR GROUNDING HOW HENNEPIN COUNTY IS ALSO MATCHING THAT DEMAND THAT [1:00:08] IS C CONSTANTLY GONE OVERLOOKED. OR SEEMS TO BE, [1:00:14] UMM, REPRESSED AFTER 2020, IN MANY WAYS, AND GROUNDING WHAT I [1:00:19] HOPE IN OUR OWN TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION PROCESS, LIKE, WHAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. [1:00:26] I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. BUT THERE IS ANY THAT COMES UP, NOTE TO DIRECT THEM YOUR WAY. [1:00:32] AWESOME! SO WITH THAT, CLERKS, I WILL ASK YOU ALL TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT PRESENTATION. [1:00:37] WITH THAT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS HERE TODAY. WE ARE [1:00:43] ADJOURNED.