[0:20] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. AND WELCOME, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS [0:26] ROBIN WONSLEY. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE -- WELL, ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. [0:31] AND I AM GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR TODAY, APRIL 21, 2025. I [0:43] WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC [0:48] THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS [0:56] A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, [1:03] ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY [1:08] CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK THAT ALL SPEAKERS MODERATE [1:15] THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COM COMMENTS. I'LL ASK [1:21] THE CLERKS TO CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON. [1:26] >> HERE. >> CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. [1:31] >> VICE CHAIR PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> AND CHAIR WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE SIX MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:36] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL ALSO REMIND [1:41] MY COLLEAGUERS WE'RE GOING TO BE USING SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY. SO THOSE OF YOU -- I'M LOOKING [1:48] AT SOME FOLKS. HA-HA. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SIGN IN OR LET THE [1:55] CLERKS KNOW IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY ISSUES. WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE 30 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, [2:01] WHICH I'LL READ FOR THE RECORD. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FOR [2:08] TRAVELING, LODGING CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, AND MEAL EXPENSES. THE SECOND IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE [2:14] FROM THE NATIONAL SOBERS OF ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND [2:20] CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS FOR REGISTRATION, LODGING, AND AIR FARE. NUMBER THREE IS A GIFT [2:25] ACCEPTANCE FROM ASPEN INSTITUTE OF REGISTRATION, LODGING, AND AIR FARE. FOUR IS A GIFT [2:30] ACCEPTANCE FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF REGISTRATION, LODGING, AND AIR [2:35] FARE, AND MEALS. FIVE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE POHLAD [2:41] FOUNDATION FOR TRAVEL, LODGING, CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, AND MEAL EXPENSES. SIX IS A GIFT [2:47] ACCEPTANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS OF TRAVEL STIPEND, CONFERENCE [2:53] REGISTRATION, AND TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES. SEVEN IS A [3:00] BID FOR HAWTHORNE OFFICE BUILDOUT PROJECT. EIGHT IS A BID FOR LEAD SERVICE LINE [3:05] REPLACEMENTS YEAR TWO PROJECT. NINE IS A BID FOR SIDEWALK [3:11] REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 2025. 10 IS A BID FOR RAMP C WATERPROOFING AND STRUCTURAL REPAIRS PROJECT. [3:17] 11 IS A BID FOR 2012 SIGNALS AND CURB RAMP IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. [3:22] 12 IS A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS OR [3:28] ITITS AFFILIATES FOR DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 13 IS A [3:34] CONTRACT WITH NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR FISCAL AGENT SERVICES FOR THE AMERICAN INDIAN MEMORANDUM OF [3:39] UNDERSTANDING FOR THE METROPOLITAN URBAN INDIAN DIRECTORS. 14 IS A CONTRACTS [3:45] WITH VARIOUS VENDORS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 15 IS [3:54] CONTRACT WITH S.PE.A.K. [3:59] MINNEAPOLIS FOR COMMUNITY ACCESS SERVICES TO MANAGE PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION. 16 IS BLIRN A CONSULTING POOL FOR I.T. STAFF [4:07] AUGMENTATION CONSULTING SERVICES. 17 IS CONTRACTS WITH [4:13] NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS FOR QUALIFYING FOR NEIGHBORHOODS 2020 SHARED RESOURCES AND [4:19] COLLABORATIONS FUND. 18 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CLARE HOUSING FOR HIV SITE-BASED [4:25] HOUSING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 19 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH T.O.U.C.H. OUTREACH FOR YOUTH [4:31] GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION YGVI SERVICES. 20 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS [4:37] IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS OFFERING FREE [4:43] IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICESES TO CITY RESIDENTS. 21 IS CONTRACT [4:48] AMENDMENT WITH CO-STAR REALITY INFORMATION, INC. FOR ACCESS TO REAL ESTATE INFORMATION DATA BASE. 22 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT [4:54] WITH CERTIFIED LANGUAGES INTERNATIONAL, LLC FOR REMOTE INTERPRETING SERVICES. 23 IS [5:01] CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH AXON [5:06] ENTERPRISE, INC. FOR SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 24 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MID [5:12] MINNESOTA LEGAL AID FOR LEGAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME MINNEAPOLIS RENTERS. 25 IS A [5:18] CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH NORTHLAND BUSINESS SYSTEMS FOR TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES AND CLOUD [5:23] HOSTING MIGRATION. 26 IS A CLAIM SETTLEMENT BLAISDELL [5:32] PORTFOLIO, LLC. 27 IS CLAIM SETTLEMENT VARIOUS CLAIMS CONCERNING 43rd AND UPTON [5:39] STORMWATER FLOODING. 28 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' [5:45] COMPENSATION CLAIM OF DAVID VINCENT. 29 IS LEGAL SETTLEMENT [5:50] MICHELLE GROSS AND JANET NYE V. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. 30 IS A [5:55] SEPARATION ORDER ANYONES OVERVIEW WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE QUEUE TO SEE [6:01] IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. FIRST, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON ITEMS 13 [6:09] AND 14. I'M WONDERING IF ANY STAFF ARE HERE TO ANSWER. THE FIRST IS A CONTRACT WITH THE [6:16] NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL SERVICES FOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [6:23] FOR METROPOLITAN URBAN INDIAN DIRECTORS. I'M JUST AWARE THIS CAME THROUGH COMMITTEE. THERE WAS AN INCREASE TO THAT [6:30] CONTRACT. A COUPLE OF CYCLES AGO, I BELIEVE IN MARCH. AND NOW THERE'S ANOTHER INCREASE SO [6:35] I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE INCREASE IN FUNDING WAS DESIGNATED FOR. IF THAT INFORMATION IS READILY [6:41] AVAILABLE. >> YES. I SEE WE HAVE STAFF HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT. [6:47] >> HI, CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND [6:52] COMMUNITY QUES RELATIONS. [6:58] YOUR QUESTION IS ESTABLISHING A NEW SET OF CONTRACTS WITH THE [7:03] FISCAL AGENT FOR AMERICAN INDIAN MOU WORK. THE WORK THAT THE LEGISLATIVE WE BROUGHT BACK TWO [7:09] CYCLES AGO WAS TO CLOSE OUT PREVIOUS CONTRACTS FOR 2024. SO [7:14] THIS ONE IS JUST ESTABLISHING THE NEW SET THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE TO CONTINUE THIS WORK. [7:19] >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT DOES ANSWER MY FIRST QUESTION. [7:26] THE SECOND WITH 14 WITH THE GREEN COST SHARE PROGRAM. I SEE EYE CABB ISAAC COMING [7:33] UP. WHEN I READ THROUGH THE RCA, WE HAVE THREE INSTITUTION UTILIZING THIS ABILITY TO COST [7:39] SHARE IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE METAL -- THAT ONE WAS LISTED AS [7:45] BEING IN WARD 7. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH BUILDING THEY OWN THEY'RE DOING A FAN UPGRADE [7:51] TO. >> YEAH. CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. THE [7:57] MENLO -- I'M SORRY. THE MENLO PROPERTIES ONE IS RIGHT BY THE [8:03] TARGET CORPORATION BUILDING. >> DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ADDRESS IS, BY CHANCE? >> NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I CAN SEND IT TO YOU. [8:09] >> OKAY. THANKS. THAT WILL BE HELPFUL. I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY [8:14] WHAT THEY'LL BE DOING TO THE BUILDING. WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR GREEN COST SHARE PROGRAM. [8:19] >> YEAH. SO THE PROJECT IS -- IF YOU THINK ABOUT HVAC SYSTEM. [8:25] YOU'RE MOVING AIR IN AND TAKING AIR FROM OUTSIDE. CYCLING IT THROUGH. RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE [8:30] ONE OR A CUP OF B -- COUPLE OF BIG FANS. THEY'RE REPLACING THE [8:36] BIG FAN WITH A BUNCH OF LITTLE FANS. SO THEY CAN MODULATE [8:41] UP-AND-DOWN HOW MUCH THAT IS WORKING. PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO KIND OF REALLY VARIABLE [8:47] OCCUPANCY RATES. AND A LOT OF DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS NOW. SO, YEAH, IT'S THINK IF YOU HAD ONE [8:53] BIG FAN IN YOUR HOUSE VERSUS A BUNCH OF LITTLE FANS. YOU CAN ADJUST THE LITTLE FANS A LITTLE [8:58] BIT MORE. >> MUCH MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. IF YOU CAN E-MAIL [9:03] ME WITH THE ADDRESS. I APPRECIATE IT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, DID YOU WANT TO NOTE THE ADDRESS AS [9:09] A QUESTION FOR STAFF FOLLOW UP THEN? >> SURE. YEP. SOUNDS GOOD. >> AWESOME. WE'LL NOTE IT FOR [9:14] THE CLERKS. AND THEN I SEE VICE CHAIR PALMISANO IN QUEUE NEXT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I [9:22] WANTED TO SING THE PRAISES OF ITEM NUMBER 2, THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE [9:29] EDUCATION. THIS IS SUCH A POSITIVE STORY! THANK YOU TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT [9:35] FOR HELPING TO EFFECTUATE THIS. YOU KNOW, DANCE CAN PROVIDE A LOT OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL [9:40] BEING FOR OUR YOUNGER RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS. AND THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT IMPACTS ALL 13 [9:46] WARDS IN OUR CITY! 43 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 11 MIDDLE [9:52] SCHOOLS, 12 HIGH SCHOOLS, 13 ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, THIS IS JUST FROM THE RCA. AND ACROSS [9:59] ALL FIVE SERVICE AREAS FOR THE PARK AND REC BUILDINGS. SO [10:04] THERE'S RARELY SOMETHING THAT'S ABLE TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY THIS DEPARTMENT THAT HAS SUCH [10:10] FAR REACHING IMPACT ACROSS MANY WARDS. AND THIS IMPACTS ALL OF US. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT [10:16] THAT AS A POSITIVE THING. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON IT. >> AWESOME. NEXT I SEE [10:25] COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR WONSLEY, I WAS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 12, [10:30] THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. I THINK IT'S TREMENDOUS WORK! AND I REMEMBER TALKING TO SOMEONE, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SCHOOLS [10:35] A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS WITH HAVING TO GET RID OF THE DANCE PROGRAMS. [10:41] TO SEE, YOU KNOW, OUR DEPARTMENTS STEPPING UP IN THIS WAY IS JUST, LIKE, IT'S [10:46] TREMENDOUS! IT'S THE EXACT KIND OF WORK WE SHOULD BE DOING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT. AND THEN I WANTED TO JUST [10:53] EQUALLY MAYBE NOT EQUALLY, BUT CERTAINLY LIFT UP ITEM 15. OUR [10:59] PUBLIC ACCESS CONTRACTS. REALLY IMPORTANT. IT'S HOW THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE DO. IT'S HOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHY WE'RE, [11:06] YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S WHY THE CHAMBER IS NOT ALWAYS FULL. RIGHT. PEOPLE CAN WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE. AND WHEN I SAW SPEAK [11:13] MINNEAPOLIS. I GOT A LITTLE BIT DISORIENTED. BECAUSE I REMEMBER [11:18] BE FRESH BUT THE SAME THING. SO STILL EXCITED TO SEE B FRESH PRODUCTIONS AND SPEAK [11:24] MINNEAPOLIS LLC MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT WE'RE UP TO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH! [11:29] >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. I'M IN QUEUE NEXT. I [11:34] ALSO WANTED TO SING THE PRAISES OF ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY FOR ITEM NUMBER 20, [11:39] WHICH IS THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDING -- OR [11:46] PROVIDERS OFFERING FREE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO CITY RESIDENTS. THIS IS BEING [11:53] OFFERED OR ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS. WHICH IS A [11:58] DEPARTMENT BASED HERE AT THE CITY. AND I BELIEVE THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE SEEING TO SUPPORT [12:03] THESE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES STEM FROM A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT I [12:08] BELIEVE MYSELF, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ BROUGHT FORWARD THE PAST DECEMBER IN RECOGNIZING [12:15] THAT, ONE, IT WAS ALREADY A VULNERABLE CONSTITUENCY OF OURS [12:20] THAT ISN'T -- HAS BEEN IN DIRE NEED OF LEGAL SUPPORT, AS RECOGNIZING OUR IMMIGRATION [12:26] LEGAL SERVICES WAS ALREADY FOR, FOR LACK OF A BETTER PHRASING, A [12:33] HOT MESS. AND JUST VERY -- A VERY CHALLENGING SYSTEM TO [12:39] NAVIGATE. BUT EVEN MORE SO, WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION IN [12:45] PLACE THAT IS VERY ANTI-IMMIGRANT, SO I'M VERY -- I [12:53] CAN'T EVEN SAY EXCITED, BUT I'M AT LEAST ASSURED IN SOME WAYS [12:59] THAT THE CITY CONTINUES TO SHOW UP IN THIS PROMISE OF SERVING ALL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF [13:05] THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ETHNIC BACKGROUND WITH CONTRACTS LIKE THIS. AND IF RESIDENTS ARE [13:12] INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW TO ACCESS RESOURCES LIKE THIS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT 3-1-1 [13:18] AS A STARTING PLACE. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE PRAISES TO OUR [13:24] DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THIS CRUCIAL WORK OF MAKING SURE WE REMAIN A [13:30] WELCOMING CITY FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE. [13:37] SO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT [13:45] AGENDA. EXCLUDING ITEM 28, WHICH IS THE LEGAL SETTLEMENT. SO I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS [13:51] 1 THROUGH 27 AND THEN 29 THROUGH 30. FOR APPROVAL. SO ALL THOSE [13:56] IN FAVOR SAY "AYE." THAT SAID, I WILL ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE ON [14:05] ITEM 28. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. [14:11] >> CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> AND WONSLEY. [14:16] >> NAY. >> FOUR AYES AND TWO NAYS. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND [14:23] THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO FULL COUNCIL. THAT SAID, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION [14:29] PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. NEXT UP IS A BID FROM SHEEHY [14:39] CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER MEETING ROOMS REMODEL. I'LL [14:47] INVITE JEFF JOHNSON TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU. JEFF JOHNSON, THE [14:52] GENERAL MANAGER OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER. TODAY WE ARE BRINGING FORTH FOR YOUR APPROVAL THE LOW BID OF OUR [14:59] PHASE THREE MEETING ROOM RENOVATION. THIS FINAL PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION SEEKS TO COMPLETELY [15:06] REBUILD 42 OF OUR MEETING ROOMS. AND THAT'S AROUND 37,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. AND IT'S OUR [15:12] ENTIRE SECOND LEVEL OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE UPDATE OF THE FIRE [15:18] PROTECTION SYSTEM, THE BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM, IT'LL BRING NEW LIGHTING, NEW CEILINGS, NEW DUCT [15:23] WORK, WE'LL BE RENOVATING AND REPLACING THE MECHANICAL AND [15:28] MOVABLE WALL SYSTEMS WITHIN OUR ROOMS THAT ALLOWS US TO CHANGE THE SIZES OF THE ROOMS FOR OUR [15:35] CLIENTS. WE'RE DOING ELECTRICAL AND DATA UPGRADES, ALSO. BRINGING NEW DOORS, CARPET, [15:40] FINISHES THAT REALLY NOT ONLY WILL MAKE THE ROOMS MORE FUNCTIONAL, BUT ADD AN UPDATED [15:46] LOOK THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN COMPETITIVE. SO LAST YEAR I CAME BEFORE THIS BODY [15:53] WITH PHASE TWO OF THIS MEETING ROOM PROJECT. THAT INCLUDED 39 ROOMS. AND IN 2023, I CAME [16:00] FORWARD WITH PHASE ONE OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH WAS THE PROTOTYPE OF SIX ROOMS. SO WE'VE BEEN [16:07] VERY CAREFULLY PLANNING OUT THIS LARGE PROJECT OVER MANY YEARS. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE [16:13] CAN REMAIN OPEN WHILE WE'RE DOING THESE RENOVATIONS, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO TURN CLIENTS AWAY. [16:19] BUT WE DO HAVE TO BLOCK OUR SPACE WHEN WE DO THESE TYPES OF RENOVATIONS. AND SO WE HAVE [16:25] BLOCKED A TIME FRAME FOR OUR ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR. THESE 42 ROOMS, WHICH, AGAIN, IS [16:32] OBVIOUSLY CHALLENGES. BY BLOCKING SPACE, IT MEANS WE CAN'T RENT THE SPACE. SO WE HAVE THIS TIME PERIOD IN OUR [16:39] CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROJECT IS GET COMPLETE AND WE CAN STILL [16:45] MAINTAIN THOSE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE -- WHEN WE HOST OUR EVENTS. SO WE'RE [16:51] DOING THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN OUR [16:56] 35-YEAR-OLD BUILDING. OLD CARPET, SAGGING CEILING TILES, AND BROKEN WALLS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE TO OUR CLIENTS. AND [17:03] WE LOSE BUSINESS WHEN OUR BUILDING IS NOT WELL MAINTAINED. AND AT ITS MOST BASIC LEVEL, [17:10] THIS IS ALSO ABOUT OUR STAFF. SO OUR STAFF ARE THE ONES OUT WORKING IN OUR BUILDING. AND [17:16] MAKING SURE THEY CAN DO WHAT OUR CLIENTS ASK. EVEN IF YOU START TO OUR LOCAL 13 PRODUCTION [17:22] TECHNICIANS, THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW THEY STRUGGLE TO FIND A DATA POINT THAT WORKS AND THEY CAN [17:28] PLUG INTO WHEN A CLIENT NEEDS IT. IF YOU TALK TO THE TEAMSTEERS THEY HAD TO RELEARN [17:34] HOW TO DO THE MOVABLE WALLS BECAUSE THEY'RE BROKEN AND THERE'S NOT PARTS WE CAN GET IN ORDER TO FIX THEM. SO ALL OF [17:40] THESE THINGS HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON HOW WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH [17:47] OUR CLIENTS AND PRODUCE EVENTS IN OUR HUGE BUILDING. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS IN OUR [17:53] BUILDING. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON IN OUR BUILDING. WE'RE NOT DOING IT JUST TO LOOK NICE, OR AS AN [18:00] INTERIOR DECORATING COMPONENT. WE'RE DOING IT BECAUSE WE HAVE WAR WORN OUT COMPONENTS OF OUR BUILDING. THIS PAST [18:07] APRIL 1st, WE HOSTED THE NATIONAL E VE CONVENTION OF THE YEAR. THE FIRST EVENT IN [18:14] OUR STAGE TWO PHASE PHASE TWO PART OF THE BUILDING. NATIONAL [18:19] LIBRARIES. WE RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK HOW THE SPACE WORKED FOR THEM. ALSO, WE RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAFF [18:25] WHO SAID THAT THE COMPONENT WORKED WELL FOR THEM. THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS WELL. SO [18:30] REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE. TO BRING THE REST OF THE BUILDING UP TO THAT SAME STANDARD. SO TODAY I'M [18:37] ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THIS FINAL PHASE OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE HAD BEEN [18:43] PLANNING FOR MANY YEARS. THESE FUNDS COME FROM THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND, WHICH IS GENERATED [18:50] BY REVENUES AND TAXES THAT ARE DRIVDERIVED, IN PART, BY [18:56] THE BUSINESS WE BRING TO MINNEAPOLIS. WE HAVE PLANNED OUT THE BUDGET IMPACTS, AND THE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN LAID OUT IN [19:02] OUR FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL DIRECTION. SO WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THIS. WE [19:07] PLANNED FOR IT. WE'RE READY TO EXECUTE THIS PROJECT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL JUST STAND FOR [19:14] QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JOHNSON. I DO SEE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN [19:21] IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR WONSLEY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JAW [19:28] JOHNSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR UPLOADING THE CAPITAL PLAN, AS WELL. IT'S IMPORTANT TO [19:35] REVIEW IT. THE FIRST QUESTION IS IF THE PHASE THREE BID IS WHAT YOU INITIALLY BUDGETED FOR. [19:40] OR IF THAT HAS SHIFTED. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, ACTUALLY, WE ARE [19:47] WORRIED GOING INTO THE BID WITH ALL OF THE -- WHAT'S GOING ON AND WITH ALL OF THE COSTS THAT ARE CHANGING. WE WERE VERY MUCH [19:54] SURPRISED. WE EXPECTED IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. IT CAME IN UNDER $10 MILLION. STILL A [19:59] LARGE SUM, BUT WE HAD, IN OUR BUDGET, A LITTLE OVER $10.5 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT. [20:06] SO WE WERE HAPPY WITH THAT. >> OKAY. IT WAS UNDER WHAT YOU HAD BUDGETED FOR. [20:11] >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. AND MY SECOND QUESTION, AND I MAY NOT [20:16] EXPECT YOU TO HAVE AN ANSWER TODAY. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND. COULD YOU -- WOULD [20:23] YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE -- AND MAYBE YOU CAN GUIDE ME ON THE BEST FORMAT TO PROVIDE IT IS. [20:28] WHAT IS THE HEALTH OF OUR DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND, AS IT WAS COMPARED, YOU KNOW, THIS TIME LAST YEAR? THIS TIME MAYBE FIVE [20:35] YEARS BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THE TRAJECTORY OF THE FUND HAS BEEN GOING. IF YOU COULD [20:43] EVEN INCLUDE PREPANDEMIC NUMBERS. SO MAYBE FROM 2019 TO [20:48] NOW. JUST WITH THE HEALTH OF THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND. I KNOW THE PROJECT PULLED FROM THE [20:55] DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND BUT ALSO WILL CONTRIBUTE TO IT, RIGHT. WE WANT TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MEASURE [21:01] THE SUCCESS OF THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND IN FUTURE YEARS. AGAINST THIS MOMENT IN TIME, AS WELL. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'D [21:07] BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMITTEE? >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, FINANCE IS THE EXPERT [21:14] ON THE -- AND JU A A AND JUSSEN IS HERE TODAY. WE [21:20] CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. THE 2025 PLAN IS STILL -- WE'RE NOT GETTING AT L LOT OF [21:25] INFORMATION YET. WE ONLY HAVE TWO MONTHS OF TAXES AS THEY'VE COME IN FOR 2025. AND, [21:31] OBVIOUSLY, THREE MONTHS OF OUR REVENUES AS THEY'VE COME IN. SO 2025 INFORMATION IS STILL KIND [21:36] OF PERCOLATING. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU, THOUGH, THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS [21:41] FUND IS HEALTHY. THE DOWNTOWNS ASSETS FUND, WE'VE WORKED HARD COMING OUT OF THE OF THE [21:47] PANDEMIC TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID -- IT WAS SHOCKED BY THE PANDEMIC, BUT WE WANTED TOIC MA [21:54] TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS. WE ADOPTED SOMETIME IN 2025 TO SAY WE WERE [22:00] "RECOVERED." I THINK THAT'S BEEN -- MAYBE HAPPENED A LITTLE BIT SOONER. 2024 WAS A REALLY [22:06] GOOD YEAR FOR MINNEAPOLIS AND THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND, FOR THE TAXES THAT WERE GENERATED IN MINNEAPOLIS. BASED ON EAS [22:13] EASTEVENTS. 2025, SO FAR, IS LOOKING TO BE A LITTLE SOFTER. AND SO I THINK THAT IS [22:19] SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW. ANY FINANCIALS, AGAIN, ARE DIFFICULT. WE SAW [22:24] JANUARY COME IN VERY HIGH. FEBRUARY CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LOWER. AND SO THINGS ARE KIND [22:30] OF HARD TO PREDICT RIGHT NOW. BUT WE'RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT HOW WE'RE MANAGING THE RESOURCES IN [22:37] THAT. AND, AGAIN, THESE CAPITAL FUNDS ARE A PART OF A YEARLY CAPITAL BUDGET THAT WE SPEND. [22:44] THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY MORE MONEY THAN WE NORMALLY SPEND. IT'S A BIGGER PROJECT THAT WE'RE [22:50] DOING INSTEAD OF MANY SMALLER PROJECTS. AND SO WE HAVE THAT [22:56] PLANNED OUT 25 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. KNOWING THAT THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE ARE THERE [23:01] TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO TAKE CARE OF [23:06] THE BUILDING. SO THAT'S A LONG WAY OF SAYING, "YES, WE CAN" AND WE'LL WORK WITH FINANCE IN ORDER [23:12] TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. IT MAY NOT BE RIGHT AWAY. MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT. BECAUSE OF THAT [23:18] BACKLOG OF JUST WAITING FOR SOME OF THAT INFORMATION TO COME IN. >> OKAY. YEAH. WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU COULD PROVIDE. [23:23] YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS ITEM WOULD BE HELPFUL. IN TERMS OF LOOK BACK AND TRAJECTORY. AND [23:31] JUST ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, TOO. WHAT ARE YOU -- WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE REASON FOR THIS [23:37] SLOWDOWN IN 2025? THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING LESS DUE TO THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY? BECAUSE [23:42] WE HEARD THAT AT THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS MEETING. PEOPLE WERE HESITANT TO MAKE [23:48] RESERVATIONS BASED ON THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE MARKET. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. WE REALLY WORK OUT [23:55] ABOUT FIVE YEARS IN TIME. AND SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING FIVE YEARS AGO, [24:00] OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY BASED ON THE PANDEMIC. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY BOOK [24:07] CLIENTS AND BOOK EVENTS. SO I THINK 2025 IS REALLY MORE OF, AT [24:13] THIS POINT, IS MORE OF A SOFTNESS IN THAT TRYING TO FIND [24:18] NEW BUSINESS BASED ON JUST THE COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN, THOUGH, IS IN [24:24] 2026 AND BEYOND, THINGS ARE LOOKING VERY WELL. VERY ENCOURAGING. WHEN YOU LOOK MORE [24:30] INTO THE ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT ARE HAPPENING TODAY, AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR EVENTS THAT [24:36] WE'RE HOSTING NOW, WE ARE SEEING, AGAIN, IT'S NOT ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT IN GENERAL, SOME [24:41] OF OUR PUBLIC SHOWS, WHICH WE'VE JUST HAD THE AUTO SHOW THE LAST WEEKEND. WE'VE HAD BOAT SHOW, [24:48] HOME AND GARDEN SHOW. THOSE SEEM TO BE ABOUT 5% DOWN. WHAT'S THAT ATTRIBUTABLE TO? I [24:54] DON'T KNOW THAT I'M QUALIFIED TO SAY THAT. BUT WE'RE JUST SEEING THAT THE PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE [25:00] HESITANT. PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. SO WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT SOFTNESS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I [25:07] WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. WITH THE UNDERSTANDING WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION ON THIS FUND BEFORE [25:12] THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AND, YOU KNOW, THE CONVENTION CENTER IS IN WARD 7. I'M HAPPY THAT [25:18] IT'S THERE! AND BRINGING SO MUCH LIFE TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK ONE OF OUR GOALS [25:24] TOGETHER HAS BEEN TO CREATE THE CONVENTION CENTER, REACH A LITTLE BIT BEYOND JUST THE WALLS [25:30] OF THAT BUILDING AND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. INTO LU [25:35] LUHRING PARK AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ATTRACTING VISITORS TO OUR [25:41] RESTAURANTS AND SO ON. MAKING SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE BENEFIT OF OUR CONVENTION CENTER TO, YOU KNOW, FROM THE WORKERS [25:47] OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, TEAMSTERS, ET. CETERA. BUT ALSO TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, [25:53] LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY NEARBY. SO THANKS FOR, YOU KNOW, DOING THE WORK OF EXPLAINING THAT IN [25:58] DETAIL AND THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR WELCOMING MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. >> YEAH. BEFORE MOVING TO VICE [26:07] CHAIR PALMISANO, DID YOU ALSO WANT TO NOTE THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAD AROUND THE FINANCIAL [26:13] RECORDS FOR STAFF MEMO? IF YOU [26:18] CAN RECAP IT FOR THE CLERK. >> YEAH. SO THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE FIVE-YEAR LOOK BACK OF [26:23] THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND. AND AN ANTICIPATED FIVE-YEAR TRAJECTORY. BASED ON [26:29] INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW. >> AWESOME. AND CAN I HAVE A [26:35] SECOND FOR COUNCILMEMBER CAS CASHMAN? MOTION FOR APPROVAL. [26:44] VICE CHAIR PALMISANO SECONDED. AND VICE CHAIR PALMISANO IN QUEUE. >> THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST KIND OF LIKE THE OLD [26:51] SAYING "YOU'VE GOT TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY." IF WE DON'T INVEST IN OUR FACILITY, WE [26:57] COMPAN CAN'T COMPETE AS WELL FOR BUSINESS. THIS CONCEPT SPANS ALL INDUSTRIES. NOT JUST [27:02] US. IN CONVERSATION, MR. JOHNSON, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOUR GOAL IS THAT NO ONE WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO TELL THAT THIS [27:08] IS A 30-YEAR-OLD BUILDING. IN MY EXPERIENCE OF GOING IN AND [27:14] OUT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE. THE DOWNTOWN ASSETS FUND, OTHER THAN [27:20] THAT TIMES THE CITY COUNCIL S SUBTRACTED FROM IT IN RECENT PAST IS ABSOLUTELY THE SOURCE OF [27:27] FUNDING. THIS FUNDING IS MEANT TO USE EXTRA TAX INCOME FROM DOWNTOWN IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THESE KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS. [27:33] THIS IS ONE THAT DOESN'T JUST KEEP UP STADIUMS. THIS REALLY HELPS US TO MAKE MONEY. I'M [27:44] WONDERING WHAT TYPE OF FEEDBACK YOU'VE GOTTEN FROM CUSTOMERS WHO ARE ALREADY USING THE REFRESHED [27:49] SPACES IN PHASES ONE AND TWO. I CAN SEE A SCENARIO WHERE CUSTOMERS ONLY WANT TO BOOK THE [27:54] UPDATED SPACES. OR WOULD LOOK FOR HOSTING ELSEWHERE IF WE [27:59] CAN'T OFFER IT ALL TO THEM. CAN YOU COMMENT ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. >> CHAIR WONSLEY, VICE CHAIR [28:05] PALMISANO. IT'S ACTUALLY INTERESTING NOW. BECAUSE WE HAV CALLED SITE VISITS. [28:13] WE FLY CLIENTS IN TO LOOK AT THE BUILDING. WE'RE ABLE TO SHOW THEM THE SPACE THAT IS RENOVATED [28:19] AND GO TO THE SPACE THAT HASN'T BEEN RENOVATED. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A STARK DIFFERENCE. [28:24] TH THEY'RE STILL NICE ROOMS. THEY'RE STILL ROOMS THAT WE'VE USED. BUT YOU CAN TELL [28:31] THAT THEY HAVE MET THEIR TIME. THAT THEY NEED TO BE REFRESHED. AND THAT THINGS NEED TO BE FIXED [28:37] INS OF THEM. AND SO IT IS VERY MUCH ON DISPLAY, I GUESS, RIGHT [28:42] NOW AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. BECAUSE HALF OF OUR BUILDING IS RENOVATED AND HALF OF OUR BUILDING NOT RENOVATED. AND [28:48] NEEDS TO BE. >> THANK YOU. AWESOME. WITH [28:57] THAT, THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE AND THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. SO WITH [29:03] THAT, WE CAN TAKE A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY "AYE." [29:10] THOSE NOT IN FAVOR SAY "NAY." [29:15] THAT H THE AYES HAVE IT AND FORWARDED TO COUNCIL. NEXT UP, ITEM 32, WHICH IS A RECEIVE [29:24] AND FILE RELATED TO THE MET MORPHIAS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT [29:29] PROGRAM. DEPUTY CITY [29:45] OPERATIONS OFFICER TO GIVE A PGIVE A [29:50] PRESENTATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON I'M SARAY [29:56] GARNET-HOCHULI. CHAIR WONSLEY, VICE CHAIR PALMISANO, AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE [30:03] METAMORPHOSIS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AS REQUESTED BY THE OFFICE AND CHAIR WONSLEY. [30:09] PREVIOUSLY YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT METAMORPHOSIS THROUGH PRESE PRESENTATION DONE BY REIB, RACE EQUITY INCLUSION [30:17] AND BELONGING BY OUR CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER OF HR. TODAY I WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS [30:23] INTO THE PROGRAM, AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM, AND ITS GOALS, [30:29] IMPLEMENTATION, OR AS WE LIKE TO THINK OF IT, INTEGRATION OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES IN OUR WORK. [30:35] AND, ALSO, IMPACTS SHOWN THROUGH OUR ANNUAL CITY EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY, WHICH IS OUR [30:40] MAIN TOOL FOR MEASURING SUCCESS. AND MEASURING SUCCESS WILL BE [30:47] BY THE MINISURVEY AND FOCUSING ON WORKPLACE WELL BEING AS WELL AS ANTIRACIST ACTIONS HAVING AN [30:53] IMPACT WITH STAFF. NEXT SLIDE. METAMORPHOSIS WAS LAUNCHED IN 2022. IN RESPONSE TO CITY [31:00] LEADERS ASKING FOR KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR STAFF POST COVID, AND POST [31:07] MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. AND MAKING SURE IT WAS A DONE IN A CULTURAL AGILE WAY. AFTER [31:14] IDENTIFYING THAT NEED, WE GOT TO WORK ON WHAT A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND WHAT OUR GOALS WOULD BE AS AN [31:20] ENTERPRISE AS LEADERS. THE GOAL OF THE LEADER GOING THROUGH THE METAMORPHOSIS JOURNEY IS AS [31:27] FOLLOWS. TO CREATE AN INTERNAL WORK CULTURE THAT IS ANTIRACIST AND ENGAGED IN FOSTERING RACIAL [31:35] REPAIR. CREATING CHANGE THAT IS NOT BASED ON JUST WORDS BUT FOCUSED ON EQUIPPING LEADERS [31:40] WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS ACTIONS AND SYSTEM CHANGES. AND, ALSO, [31:49] SUPPORTING CITY LEADERS ADOPT AND INTEGRATE ANTIRACIST CONCEPTS INTO THE IDENTITY OF THE CITY CULTURE, WHICH WILL [31:55] CREATE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN ANY ENVIRONMENT OR LEADERSHIP [32:00] TEAM. THE PROGRAM, AS I'VE STATED, STARTED IN 2022 WITH TOP LEADERS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR AND [32:07] CHIEF AND DEPUTY OPERATIONS OFFICERS. IT EXPANDED IN 2023 TO INCLUDE DIRECTOR-LEVEL [32:14] POSITIONS, AND DEPUTY-LEVEL POSITIONS. ACROSS THE ENTIRE [32:20] ENTERPRISE, TOUCHING 28 CITY DEPARTMENTS. AS I STATE, THE [32:25] MAYOR'S OFFICE, AS WELL. SO FOR A TOTAL OF 29 CITY DEPARTMENTS. [32:30] THE SEVEN-MONTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WITH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SESSIONS INCLUDED ONLINE LEARNING AND PEER-TO-PEER [32:37] COACHING TO CREATE STRONG LEADERSHIP CULTURE AND RELATIONSHIPS. IN THE TOTAL, [32:42] AND TOTAL OF THIS PROGRAM WAS 107 LEADERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN METAMORPHOSIS. EACH LEADER WAS [32:48] PUT IN A TRACK OR A GROUP THAT SUPPORTED THEM IN BUILDING THE SKILLS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO [32:53] MAKE THIS WORK SUSTAINABLE. IN 2024, ALL LEADERS CONSISTENTLY HAD JOBS FACTORS AROUND CULTURAL [33:02] AGILITY INCLUDED IN THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. THEY HAD -- HAVING THEM DEMONSTRATE [33:07] WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AROUND RACIAL EQUITY AND ANTIRACISM, AS WELL AS ASSESS THEIR DIRECT REPORTS ON CULTURAL AGILITY TO [33:12] BUILD UP THE ANTIRACIST WORKPLACE CULTURE. TAKING [33:18] LEARNINGS FROM -- LOTS OF ALLERGIES TODAY. HUH. TAKING LEARNINGS FROM METAMORPHOSIS AND [33:23] INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE CORE OF OUR CITY'S SYSTEMS, IT WILL TAKE TIME. LOTS OF TIME. AND [33:32] PATIENCE. OUR APPROACH IS TO IDENTIFY AND FIX GAPS IN OUR SYSTEMS THAT STAND IN THE WAY [33:38] UNIFIED ANTIRACIST WORKPLACE CULTURAL BY LEVERAGING SYSTEMS WE AIM TO MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT [33:44] AND REDUCE DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS. MOVING FORWARD FROM AN IN-CLASS LEARNING AND DISCUSSION [33:49] TO ACTIONS, INTERNAL SERVICES TEAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE TO IDENTIFY AND [33:54] CREATE PROGRAMS THAT EMBODY OUR ANTIRACIST OBJECTIVES. WE ARE [34:00] BUILDING OUR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF STARTING FROM [34:06] SCRATCH. SCALING WHAT WORKS AND GETTING RID OF THINGS THAT DON'T. AS I'VE SAID, CULTURE [34:11] CHANGE TAKES TIME. WE'RE ADDRESSING -- WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS ROOT [34:16] CAUSES IN THE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES TO CREATE A STRONG ANTI RACIST FOUNDATION. THROUGH THE [34:22] JOURNEY, TRACKS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES BY THE LEADERSHIP, [34:28] UMM, BY THE COHORTS. IDENTIFYING AND PREPARING AND SPONSORING FUTURE LEADERS, [34:34] ARTICULATING AND SUPPORTING CITY VALUES ENSURING VISIBILITY ACROSS THE CITY. SPECIFYING [34:42] BEHAVIORS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SYSTEM TO EMBODY VALUES IN THEIR DAILY ACTIONS. INTERNALLY [34:49] AND IN COMMUNITY. ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE CITY TO CONSISTENCY [34:54] APPLY VALUES IN PRACTICE. THIS IS A RENEWED COMMITMENT FOR WORK [35:00] WE HAVE BEEN DOING BEFORE THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE REST OF THE [35:05] ENTERPRISE AND EQUIPPING OUR STAFF WITH ANTIRACIST TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE, INTERNAL SERVICES [35:10] SUPPORTS THIS WORK AND HELPS THE ENTERPRISE SUPPORT PROGRAMMING WITH IDENTIFIED OBJECTIVES. ANTIRACISM AS A CITY VALUE CAN [35:17] BE SEEN IN SOME OF OUR EXISTING WORK. TOPICAL TRAININGS AND [35:23] LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES LIKE MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS, DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC PATHWAY [35:28] PROGRAMS FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RETENTION, AND GROWTH. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY OF YOU HAVE [35:34] SUPPORTED AND BEEN A PART OF CAREER PATHWAYS, WHICH STARTED IN REGULATORY SERVICES. CITY [35:40] VALUES AS A FOCAL POINT IN HR PROGRAMMING FOR CITY STAFF. AS [35:45] WELL AS OTHERS HIGHLIGHTED IN PREVIOUS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES, ON WORK CULTURE, AND SPECIFIC [35:50] STAFF MEMO ON MAY 27th, 2024. OUR HR DEPARTMENT IS CREATING [35:57] ADDITIONAL LEARNINGS, OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING METAMORPHOSIS TO THE REST OF THE ENTERPRISE WITH THE MONARCH [36:03] LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AGAIN ROOTED IN RACIAL REPAIR FRAMEWORK, THE MONARCH PROGRAM [36:09] IS DESIGNED TO MOVE PARTICIPANTS FROM AWARENESS TO ACTION. HELPING US ACKNOWLEDGE HISTORY, [36:16] ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES, AND TAKING MEANINGFUL STEPS TOWARDS CREATING AND INCLUSIVE [36:23] AND JUST WORKPLACE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT LEARNING. IT'S ABOUT TRANSFORMING. TRANSFORMING HOW WE SHOW UP, HOW WE LEAD, AND [36:30] COLLABORATE ACROSS OUR DIFFERENCES. THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE MONARCH PROGRAM WILL BE Q4 OF 2025. NEXT SLIDE. [36:41] THE SURVEY PROVIDES IMPORTANT DATA TO THE CITY OVERALL AND TO EACH DEPARTMENT TO MEASURE [36:46] WHETHER WORKPLACE INITIATIVES ARE HAVING THE INTENDED B IMPACT. SO OUR SURVEY COMES -- [36:53] OUR SURVEY OUTCOMES HELP LEADERS FOCUS THEIR DEPARTMENT ON TEAM-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS. AND I [36:59] WILL SAY, BEYOND INTERVENTIONS, THESE STATISTICS ALSO TELL US WHAT IS WORKING. AND HOW TO [37:08] FRAME THAT. IN 2023, WE SAW PARTICIPATION RATE OF 48%. IN [37:15] 2024, PARTICIPATION ROSE TO 58%. WITH AN INCREASE OF 10% OR 586 [37:22] ADDITIONAL STAFF TAKING THE SURVEY. WE ALSO SAW AN INCREASE IN STAFF WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY [37:28] NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY ENGAGE AND PROVIDE US WITH THEIR FEEDBACK. THIS INCLUDES BLACK [37:35] AFRICAN AMERICAN EMPLOYEES, ASIAN, HISPANIC, AND LATINO STAFF. MY MINNEAPOLIS SURVEY [37:42] PERIOD WENT FROM OCTOBER 21st TO NOVEMBER 15th OF 2024. THE [37:47] NEXT SURVEY WILL BE OUT IN FALL OF 2025. IN 2024, NEW WORKPLACE [37:56] RACIAL EQUITY QUESTIONS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE MY MINNEAPOLIS SURVEY. AS A RESULT [38:01] OF METAMORPHOSIS. BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING MORE. AND WE [38:06] WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES WERE SAYING. WE ASKED [38:12] CITY STAFF WHAT WOULD NEED TO OCCUR FOR THEM TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE IN ADVANCING RACIAL [38:19] EQUITY. MORE THAN HALF OF THE PARTICIPATES WERE HAPPY WITH THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT. OTHERS SAW [38:25] OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP TO HELP THEM INGANS IN ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY. THIS IS WHERE THE METAMORPHOSIS [38:32] DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CAN HELP OUR CITY LEADERS DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF RACIAL EQUITY THEREUPON THEIR ACTIONS BY, ONE, [38:39] VERY SIMPLE THING. LISTENING TO STAFF SUGGESTIONS. AND, ALSO, [38:45] HOLDING SPACE FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION DISCUSSIONS. AS [38:51] WE LOOK TO IDENTIFY IMPACTED AREAS IN THE SURVEY RESULTS, WE ARE FOCUSED ON THREE AREAS OF [38:56] ENGAGEMENT. CULTURAL AGILITY, WORKPLACE RACIAL EQUITY, AND WORKPLACE WELL BEING. I WILL [39:03] NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL FIVE CATEGORIES WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING FOR THE PURPOSES [39:08] OF THIS PRESENTATION. BUT FOCUSING ON THE MOST IMPORTANT. IN EACH ENGAGEMENT AREA, THERE [39:14] HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN FAVORABILITY. ALL THOUGH THE PERCENTAGE INCREASES RANGING [39:20] FROM 3%, 3 TO 4%, WE STILL SEE IT AS A -- CHANGING WORKPLACE [39:26] CULTURES TAKES TIME. I SAID IT BEFORE. IT TAKES TIME. BUT [39:33] WE'RE DOING IT WITH CARE. WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT WITH INTENTIONALITY. AND MOST [39:38] IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE. AND [39:47] SOMETIMES FOLKS WANT IT FASTER. IF WE WANT IT TO STICK AND BE DONE, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO [39:52] PIVOT AND LISTEN. AND BE ABLE TO MAKE A SHIFT. THE WORK THAT [39:59] HAS BEEN DONE IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS HAS BEEN REWARDING. IT'S [40:05] BEEN CHALLENGING. IT'S BEEN HARD. AND THAT TODAY IS JUST A [40:12] LITTLE INSIGHT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO. BUT WE'RE MAKING A SHIFT. WE'RE [40:18] ACTUALLY TAKING A MOMENT TO STAND ON THE VALUES THAT WE SAY WE WANT. AND THAT WE NEED. WE [40:26] NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TOWARD A MORE ANTIRACIST WORKPLACE WITH BEHAVIORS AND [40:32] ACTIONS. AND THE DATA IS SHOWING THESE SOFT SKILLS ARE TAKING HOLD AND MAKING A REAL IMPACT WITH OUR STAFF AND [40:39] WORKPLACE CULTURE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.. [40:48] >> THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR. I'M LOOKING TO SEE ... IF THERE [40:54] IS ANYONE BEFORE I GET IN. YEP, [40:59] NO, NOPE. OKAY. WELL, I'LL START OFF WITH SOME QUESTIONS. [41:04] JUST GOING INTO -- ACTUALLY, WHERE YOU LEFT OFF ON. AND IT'S [41:09] ALSO MENTIONED ON SLIDE SEVEN. I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU COULD REFERENCE WHAT ARE THOSE [41:14] ADDITIONAL FIVE CATEGORIES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS BY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS [41:19] PRESENTATION. BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES THAT WERE EXPLORED, [41:25] AND IF YOU'RE SEEING SIMILAR TRENDS THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THESE THREE WHERE THEY'RE MOVING [41:31] UPWARD. >> WHAT I'LL BE ABLE TO DO IS GET THE INFORMATION BACK TO YOU. TO GIVE YOU ALL THE CATEGORIES [41:37] AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. >> OKAY. GREAT. SO NOTING FOR [41:42] CLERKS. STAFF MEMO. DID YOU GET THE QUESTION? OKAY. I'LL [41:48] REPEAT IT. I ASKED FOR ALL THE CATEGORIES OF THE FIVE THAT IS MISSING FROM THE PRESENTATION. [41:59] AND THE STATUS OF THE TRENDS. IF IT'S MOVING UPWARDS OR WHEREVER IT MAY BE. THE NEXT [42:05] QUESTION GOES BACK TO SLIDE NUMBER FIVE. WAIT. LET ME MAKE [42:11] SURE IT'S RIGHT. YEAH. I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SLIDE WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT BD THE [42:17] ENTERPRISE-WIDE WORK. BUT I'M ADJUSTMENTING TO SEE -- [42:23] JUST WANTING TO SEE IF THE CONSULTANT STARTED TO IDENTIFY THE GAPS. EVEN IN THE EARLY STAGES. OR IN SLIDE SIX, THOSE [42:32] SPECIFIC FOUR SUBSECTIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONDING TO. [42:39] POTENTIAL GAPS. >> I WOULD SAY -- I WOULDN'T CALL THEM GAPS. IT'S GAPS AND NEEDS. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT [42:44] THINGS. RIGHT. AS WE START, WE FULLY GOTTEN ALL OF OUR LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE [42:50] METAMORPHOSIS PROGRAM. WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD THAT IN-HOUSE. SO WE CAN REPLICATE THAT THROUGH HR AND RACE EQUITY AND [42:55] BELONGING. AND THOSE, AS WE GO THROUGH THAT, THAT WILL BE GAPS THAT WE WILL IDENTIFY AS WE GO [43:01] ON. AND, ALSO, THESE GAPS ARE LAST GRADUATION COHORT WAS LAST SUMMER. SO AS WE PROGRESS, [43:09] WE'RE CHECKING IN AND WE'RE TALKING WITH OUR LEADERSHIP. [43:14] OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS TO SEE HOW IT GOES. THAT'S HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING THINGS AND FINDING OUT IF THERE ARE GAPS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FOUR TRACKS, [43:19] THESE ARE FOUR TRACKS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE COHORTS THAT MET THROUGHOUT [43:25] METAMORPHOSIS. SO IDENTIFYING MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS [43:31] OCCURRED AS I STATED IN REG SERVICES AND OTHER PLACES INFORMALLY. WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK AT FORMALIZING THAT PROCESS [43:38] THROUGH HR. THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE TRACKS. [43:44] THAT'S THE FOUR THINGS. >> OKAY. OKAY. TO THE INITIAL [43:50] QUESTIONS I HAD. NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN QUEUE. SO THANK [43:56] YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FOR THIS PRESENTATION. AND STAFF. WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO [44:03] RECEIVE AND FILE THAT PRESENTATION. WITH THAT, WE [44:08] HAVE ADJOURNED ALL BUSINESS HERE TODAY. PRETTY QUICK MEETING FOR AO. SO, THAT, ENJOY THE REST OF [44:15] YOUR MONDAY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.