Good evening everyone. My name is Elliot Payne. I'm the president of Minneapolis City Council. I will now call this adjourned meeting of the city council for December 9th to order. The clerk will call the role. >> Council member Jenkins, >> present. >> Council [clears throat] member Pomomas, >> present. Council member Chowry, >> present. >> Council member Cashman, >> present. >> Council member Osman is absent. Council member Rainville, >> present. >> Council member Chavez, >> present. >> Council member Vita, >> present. >> Council member Ellison is absent. Council member Kofsky, >> present. >> Council member [clears throat] Wanley is absent. Vice President Shai, >> present. >> President Payne, >> present. >> There are 10 members present. >> Let the record reflect we have a quorum. Before we begin the meeting, I want to offer a friendly reminder to all members and staff that this meeting is broadcast live to enable greater public participation. The broadcast includes real-time captioning as a further method to increase the accessibility of our proceedings to the community. Therefore, all speakers need to be mindful of the rate of their speech so that our captioners can fully capture and transcribe all comments for the broadcast. We ask all speakers to moderate the speed and clarity of their comments. Colleagues, at this uh this is a continuation of our last regular meeting. The agenda has already been adopted and no further action is necessary. We have a single matter to consider this evening and that is a series of resolutions and related actions which constitute the city's 2026 budget. We been we we begin tonight's meeting with the fourth and final public hearing to allow community input on the city's 2026 budget. Mayor Fry presented his recommended budget on August 13th, providing a proposed fiscal plan for city operations in 2026 totaling 2.03 billion. A copy of the mayor's recommended budget is posted to the city's website, which is available at minneapolis mn.gov/budget. Since that time, the city council through its budget committee under the leadership of council vice president Chugai has conducted a series of hearings to examine the details of each department's budget request. All of those meetings were broadcast on public access television and from the city's website, as well as on demand access from the city's YouTube channel. Starting this past Friday, the budget committee began its markup of the mayor's budget proposal. A total of 37 amendments have been reviewed during the markup sessions, and those have been forwarded as part of the complete amendment package that we will also be considering tonight. Additionally, the committee has a few amendments that it wasn't able to get to. Those proposed amendments are now in in the hands of the council to consider. Before we proceed to the public hearing, I'll ask staff to give us a very brief summary of the mayor's recommended 2026 budget. And I will welcome up Justin Kohl's, the city's budget manager, to give that presentation. Welcome. [clears throat] >> Good evening, President Payne and council members. My name is Justin Kohl's and I serve as the budget manager for finance and property services. This evening, I'll provide a brief overview of the 26 recommended budget document and where it can be accessed along with a summary of the recommended tax levy and a walkthrough of the levy impact estimator. These resources are intended to help both the council and the public clearly understand the budget and its implications as we move toward adoption. Tonight in this a bridged presentation, I'll begin by walking through the structure of the budget book and highlighting key sections that help identify changes within the budget. Following that, I will present the recommended property tax levy and provide a demonstration of the levy impact estimator. This tool offers a clear offers a more detailed analysis of how levy growth translates to the average homeowner in the city. Finally, I'll conclude with a review of the key dates that have brought us to tonight's. The budget team works hard to publish the budget book every year and we make refinements annually based on feedback from our colleagues and the public. Our goal is a readable document that explains financial and policy decisions in a clear manner. We designed each page to answer key questions. This year we've added more detailed more detail on each department page on staffing. This info was available last year, but it was harder to find. Now it's directly on the department page at the bottom of each page. We have also added a 2026 budget changes section on department pages as applicable that narrates the funding reductions and limited increases as well as transfers between departments from the 2025 adopted budget. in the adopted book for 2026. This is also where we will show council dedicated funding that gets passed this evening. We have a PDF version of this available on the limbs file for the 2026 budget. Please note that we will be transitioning systems in 2026. So, the PDF version is likely what we will be directing folks to in January as we complete the setup of the new system. At this point, I'll take the time to walk through a sample department page in the book to demonstrate the information that can be obtained. So when you first navigate to the online budget book, you will come to the table of contents here, which can be navigated through the body of the page as well as at the top um with drop downs. I'll navigate now to a sample department page. So [snorts] we can go to CPAD's page. Many of these sections are similar as they have been in prior years, but when the reader first comes to this page, there will be some key charts at the top identifying expense and revenue information for the department as a whole. Below that will be tables identifying expenses by fund as well as revenues by fund. All of this is interactive, so the reader can click view report to get additional detail there. [clears throat] Immediately following the charts is a breakdown of all the programs and or divisions within the department. So first you will find a organizational chart that details the divisions within CPED here and then individual charts of financials as well as narratives of each of those programs. I will go down now to the new section that was just mentioned. Um zoom in a little bit here. So the 2026 budget changes is a new format that we've used to bring the reader to understand what significant changes have happened between years. Um at the in the high level summary statement it will indicate the changes for the department by fund and then each page will have a section if applicable of first reduced funding. So these are items that have been removed from the recommended budget. Then there's a few here. uh any additional funding if that is applicable to the department um as well as as well as transfers and as I mentioned on a previous slide this is also where we will indicate any dedicated funding that is adopted in the 26 budget immediately below that is staffing information so there's some highle summaries of position changes from the 2025 adopted to the 2026 in this case recommended budget and then some tables below of FTE counts in a variety of different ways to present that. Finally, we will be updating performance management tables in the adopted book. And currently, what we have in the recommended book is a link to um dashboards and impact stories that have been created in collaboration with PMI. This slide is just a recap of the all the sections of the budget book um and an image just kind of showing everything that we just went through. Over the next couple of slides, I will preview the recommended levy table and five-year financial direction and then go on to the uh levy impact estimator tool as adopted by the board of estimate and taxation. The maximum property tax growth in the 2026 budget was set at 8% above 2025. This was certified to Henipin County as required by September 30th. Um, and as there have not been any amendments as of yet to lower the city's tax levy, it's estimated that this will be the final levy growth that gets certified to the county by December 29th. Taking all current known factors into consideration, it's estimated that the current service level levy increase in 27 will be at 5.4%. The budget division has once again partnered with the assessors department to develop an interactive levy impact estimator for both residents and members of the city council. This tool allows users to input specific property values and explore how the final approved tax levy could affect their tax bill. It's intended to support data-informed decision-making for electeds and transparent and clear information for the public. The tool is directly linked in the budget book, accessible on the city assessor's website and available via the QR code displayed on this slide. In this example shown here, we're examining a citywide residential homestead property under an 8% levy increase scenario. The table below at the bottom of the slide outlines the estimated tax impact across a range of market values, while the map above illustrates how how those impacts may vary by ward. Based on the expected 8% total levy increase from 2025, citywide residential homesteaded properties would see a median increase of $242 in their 2026 tax bill. We encourage those interested to access the tool to see more granular data points that they might be interested in. And on this final slide, I've outlined the department budget presentations and opportunities for public engagement that began in earnest in September. Tonight, we commence those presentations with the final public hearing and budget adoption. After this evening, the budget division will begin the work to publish the adopted book before beginning the process a new in January of 2026. Finally, for those interested, the QR code on the bottom right hand of this slide links directly to our standard budget planning timeline where one can find full details of budget activities throughout the year. And with that, I conclude my presentation. Uh thank you, Mr. Kohl's. Uh thanks for grounding us in that as we go into our public hearing. Um, I want to also recognize that we have several members from the park board in the audience today. They're here to uh listen to your testimony as well as they uh go in to do some additional budget work on their for themselves as well. So, thank you all for being here. Um, at this point, let's proceed to our public hearing for all in attendance and especially for those wishing to offer testimony either as a registered speaker or by submitting written comments. Let me offer this notice. This public meeting is being recorded and broadcast. The broadcast of this meeting is a live stream of these proceedings and the broadcast and recording are deemed public data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. By attending this meeting and participating in these proceedings, your image and any testimony or information that you provide will also be subject to disclosure under the law. That includes but is not limited to your attendance, your name and other personal details you provide. your testimony or comments, whether formal or otherwise, and any written submissions you make, which are included in the record for this meeting. If you plan to address council as this hearing, please note that we will be taking speakers in or in the order that they registered. Speakers can register with the clerks at the table outside of the chambers in the hallway. Every speaker has been assigned a speaker number. We will be calling speakers both by their assigned number and name. If you plan to speak as part of this hearing and haven't already registered, you may do so now. Each registered speaker will be given two minutes to address the council, we have a timer available to help speakers monitor the use of their time right over there. Uh, and we ask that you wrap up your comments when your time has expired so that we can accommodate all speakers this evening. We also ask everyone to be respectful of all speakers and their opinions offered. If you have written comment or materials to submit, please give those to the clerks at the registration table outside of chambers and those will be included for the public record. We also have printed comment forms available at the registration table if you'd like to submit a comment on this proposal and have that included in the public record. I also would encourage everyone to take advantage of submitting your comments about the budget in other ways. The easiest way to submit your comment and ensure that they are added to the public record is to send those uh from the city's website at minneapolis.gov/public public comment. All submitted comments will be included in the public record related to the 2026 budget which is accessible via the city's legislative information management system or limbs and linked to today's agenda. Because we have limited seating available in this chamber, there is an overflow room next to the chamber as well as space on the second floor available where the public can also monitor this meeting. We have arranged for interpretation for those who may need that assistance to participate in tonight's hearing. If you require assistance, please let the clerks at registration know. We have interpreters available for those needing Spanish and Somali interpretation. Finally, if anyone is in attendance to inquire about their property valuation, we have staff from the city's assessing department on hand tonight. If you see the clerk, they can connect you. Alternatively, they can be contacted at assessor at minneapolis.gov. With that, we're ready to open the public hearing. So far, we have 24 speakers registered for tonight's hearing. I will call on speakers in groups of five by their registered number. If you are in the overfall space, please proceed to the chamber as we approach your number. The fi the first five speakers who've registered to public for public comment are Erica Thorne number one, Lee Samuelson number two, Peter Rickmeer number three, Maria number four, and Veronica number five. I'll welcome up Erica Thorne. Welcome. >> Thank you. My name is Erica Thorne. I live in Ward Nine in the central neighborhood. Um and uh I am speaking as a as one of several representatives of the um community visioning council, the CVC. Um, we uh I want to support the 38th and Chicago business coalition that has bur been working really has has really uh showed up for George Floyd Square for the last five and a half years. Um, I want to support the 24 demands that were made within a week of the sadistic murder of George Floyd. Um, uh, some of them have been met, not all of them. Uh I'm speaking in support of the neighborhood organizations all four of which have a corner at uh that uh that at that that intersection particularly just for me and for CBC can do has been just like wow just like right there in the meetings uh uh supporting us with uh documents and so forth. Um and uh I think we all stand in support of separation of ICE and the city of Minneapolis. Hopefully everyone in this room supports that. Um and then uh yes and then uh finally um I I just want to say that um the CVC has had not an easy path over the last 14 or 15 months and we have come together in a very strong uh position and I'm proud of what we've done and uh finally I want to ask you all to please please do the 38th Thrive Street Thrive Plan which was put in put in 21 or something. I mean it's a while ago. So please pay attention to it and pass it. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next up we have number two Lee Samuelson followed by number three Peter Rickmire. President Payne, members of the council, Lee Samson and Ward 12. For every city budget hearing starting in 2014, for every year, I believe I've spoken for resourcing equitable climate action on a scale that will truly matter. Ever since the first franchise fee allocation to climate action back in 2017, Community Power has consistently asked city officials to dedicate these funds, which come from our energy bills, toward opportunities that result in network downward pressure on our energy bills. And so we're grateful for and support the gas and electric franchise fee ordinance which will come for a vote on Thursday and the associated budget amendment number six that focuses this revenue to well- tested citybacked energy savings like green cost share and we likewise support amendment number four on energy utilities and assistance. We know the landscape of programs can be confusing uh at many front doors and resourcing the work to make it clear and simple for residents is essential for making sure it can meet constituents in need. We're also excited to support amendment number three on uh zero waste. This proposition and task force are important to meet zero waste goals and it appropriately funds within the solid waste and recycling division rather than from energy bill franchise fees. Many multif family residents and businesses don't have composting yet. And I recently learned that the city's recycling rate actually declined by 1% last year. So, this is more than important than ever if we are to get on track to close down the herk and not expand landfilling. Uh, we've had zero waste plants since 2017 and with a goal of 80% recycling or composted by 2030. And thank you all for your service, dedication, integrity, and coolheadedness at this um time of an increasingly lawless federal landscape. >> Thank you, Lee. Mhm. Uh, I'll recognize that we've been joined by Council Member Wanley and welcome up Peter Rickmire, followed by Maria. >> Good evening. Thank you for allowing us to speak at the budget hearing here. My key request is to get the city council to budget more money to hire police investigators for non-lethal shootings. The purpose of this is to prevent black people from being shot at, injured, or killed. I believe the city council has a moral and legal obligation to ensure the safety of all members of the community, including the black community. The the second thing is that this is going to cost money. So the best way to do it without asking for more money is to save money from one department and take that money and use it to fund the investigators. So by putting light priority mechanisms on the plow trucks to turn the lights from red to green so the plow trucks does not have to stop. uh that ensures that the plow trucks can run efficiently and there'll be fuel savings. There'll be less over time. I know that's a hot subject with the police department. And the other thing that I want to say is that the savings will be about $600,000. Uh the other comment that I have is gas prices is going down in Minnesota. Uh we're down to 229 a gallon roughly in Brainard and about 239 per gallon in Forest Lake. I'm guessing that's going to seep through to the Twin Cities at some point. So I'd like to thank President Trump for actually keeping his promise to keeping the gas to get the gas prices lower. The rest is on the machine. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh next we will welcome up uh Maria followed by Veronica. Number four, Maria. What's it Good evening, council members. My name is Maria Palasios and I live in district 8. I just want to say thank you so much for completing and restoring the funding for the co- enforcement program. Um I'm really happy that y'all have been able to take the step to support workers and our rights education. So yeah, thank you so much and I hope that we can continue counting on your support and the work that needs to happen for our rights education. Thank you so much. Next, we will welcome up number five, Veronica. And the next five speakers are number six, Russ Adams, number seven, Carolyn Dah, number eight, Lane Brown, number nine, Satic, and number 10 Lel Cunningham. Uh, welcome up Veronica. organizes. much gracias. Good evening. My name is Veronica and I'm a leader in the organization of SEUL. I'm I'm here tonight to say thank you so much uh because our the budget for the co enforcement program was cut in half. Um, but y'all have restored that funding um to be able to support organizations like I'm a part of for education and support for workers and I just really want to say thank you so much for the support. It's really appreciated. >> Thank you. Next, I will welcome up number six, Russ Adams, followed by number seven, Carolyn Dah. >> Good evening, Russ Adams with the Lake Street Council. I'd like to thank council members Jenkins, Ksky, and Cashman for their service uh on the city council. You put in long hours and you gave up a lot to be on the city council. It's very appreciated. Uh I also want to thank the city council, the mayor's office, council staff, city staff for everything you're trying to do to help support and protect our immigrant communities and businesses. several of the amendments that you uh are considering and that you voted on do that and um I think it raises the question of are we doing everything we can to protect those communities? Can we do more to meet the present moment and rise to the occasion? These amendments begin to answer that question, but we know there's a lot more to do. Um, every time the city stands with citizens to resist the detention, the strong armed tactics and the violations, the wholesale violations of the civil rights of our citizens and our neighbors, it makes a difference. So, just to point out a couple of those amendments, nine and 10, boosting the staff capacity for uh, immigration legal services and the office of immigrant and refugee affairs is really important. That's a good first step. Um, as our friends at SEUL have pointed out, fully funding the labor standards co- enforcement program is really important. It does make a difference for our immigrant uh communities and those workers help make our commercial corridors like Lake Street vibrant. Uh the street vendor grant and compliance program uh is also another example of creating more pathways for folks to uh build wealth and to uh be successful here. I don't have time to compliment uh council member Kashman on the adaptive reuse or the vacant retail activation, but that is uh something that we hope can be extended to uptown. And also congratulations to council member Jenkins for the 38th Street and Thrive. This is these are strategies that are going to make a difference. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next, we will welcome up Carolyn Dah and followed by Lane Brown. >> Hello. I will be reading a statement from Taylor Heman who is unable to be here this evening. Good evening. My name is Taylor Heightman and I currently work in W 5. I have a long history of working in the restaurant industry in Minneapolis, most recently in wards 10 and 13. I am here today to discuss the importance importance of continued full and permanent funding for the co-inforcement program. Several years ago, I worked at a restaurant where paychecks bounced nearly every pay period and the odd times they didn't checks were short. Because we would eventually get paid what we were owed when we called our boss out, my affected co-workers and I felt like we had no recourse through the Department of Labor. [snorts] And even though we would eventually be paid after we took the time to call our boss out, which happened repeatedly, this still caused material problems because many of us were living paycheck to paycheck. Problems like missed rent payments and inability to buy necessities and issues with my bank because I was the one looking suspect, constantly depositing bad checks. No one ever spoke out because we were scared to lose our jobs. I didn't know about Seoul at the time, but I wish I had because it would have set us up for success by giving us resources and support at a time when things felt hopeless. We would have learned that yes, it is our right to be paid the full amount and on time, not at the whim of our boss. And I would have learned how to effectively organize my co-workers around the issue as well. And this is my experience as a white English-speaking woman. Today, my non-white, ESL, or non-English-speaking peers are at risk of being taken from the street just because they look a certain way. Their safety net is rapidly shrinking. I thank the council members today for unanimously voting to fully fund this program for 2026. And I want to point out that a unanimous vote is significant. It demonstrates that this is not a political issue, but rather a human rights issue. Every single worker in Minneapolis deserves to have a voice and the tools to defend their rights in the workplace. Thank you. Next up, we will have number eight, Lane Brown, followed by number nine, Satish Desai. Members of the Minneapolis City Council, thank you for taking the time today to hear. Members of the public, members of W 8 and nine especially, uh I'm proud that Southside is real strong in the room tonight. I'm here today on behalf of the Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization. My name is Lane Brown and I'm the co-executive director. At some point this evening, you'll be joined by my co-director, McCulla Rols, who will echo statements similar to mine. We're here today on behalf of a shared commitment that we know us as neighborhood organizations share and you as city officials and as city staff share as well. We're here because we believe that building community power with our neighbors matters. We believe in community controlled funding of the equitable engagement fund and are asking y'all to find dollars that can go inside here and support neighborhoodled initiatives that could respond to things such as immigration raids, hunger in our communities, homelessness, maybe even neighbors that need their houses repaired. All of these things we've heard from our communities, which is why we know we're needed. I'll add that over the past few decades, our organizations across the city of Minneapolis have benefited greatly from things like the NRP and beyond. Um, what I'm hoping is that city staff, elected officials will understand again that local problems require local solutions. Now is not the time to abandon the long-term support of neighborhood-based organizing. And I know that it's not just on y'all. We'll be asking the same of Henipin County, of the park board, of the school board, and beyond. Because we're in this together, all of us. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next up, we have number nine, Satish, followed by number 10, Michelle. Good evening. Having trouble unlocking my tablet, so I'll just wing it. Um, so good evening. My name is Satish Desai. I am a resident of Ward 8 and the Bankrooft neighborhood. Um, I'm here today to speak in favor and in the support of the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute and their vision of an indoor urban farm and uh, community solar garden and community hub. Um, uh, I'm not sure if this is act an actual line in the budget this year. Um, but it certainly has budgetary implications. Um it would uh it would increase the city's tax base, so decreasing the pressure on on property owners and their property taxes. Um it would also bring uh be a source of economic vitality to an underprivileged neighborhood. Um bring uh re reducing the uh pressure on city services. So it will be uh helping on the revenue side and helping on the expenditure side. Um, so I'm urging you all to do everything that you can to help make this uh this really inspiring vision a reality. Uh, thank you for taking the time to listen to me. Thanks. >> Thank you. Next, we will welcome up number 10, Michelle Cunningham, followed by the next five speakers, Harana Mata, Mal Malicia Smith, Howard Dodson, Jane Lansing, and Yusra Muhammad. Uh, welcome. Thank you. Good evening. I'm Lelle Cunningham, a business owner and property owner at 38th in Chicago, as well as a member of the 38th in Chicago Business Coalition, Ward 8 in the central neighborhood. I'm here tonight in the middle of a blizzard with all of you because the future of this corridor depends on aligning the city's budget with the priorities already set in the 38th Street Thrive Plan and on investing in the people who have held this block through the hardest times. The Thrive Plan names the vision. The support plan that the businesses put together provides a framework for how to implement it. Together, they call for infrastructure that is dignified, for economic tools that keep small businesses alive, for cultural programming that restores community identity, and for memorial spaces that honor history without harming the people who still live and work here. Right now, the city is preparing to spend millions on concrete and construction at our intersection, but without parallel investment in the small businesses and cultural institutions that define this corridor. When public dollars improve the physical environment, but ignore the economic needs of the people already here. It doesn't create revitalization. It creates vulnerability. That is how displacement begins. When communities are pushed out through disinvestment, rising costs, and decisions that look neutral on paper, but land hard in real life, we need people centered investment so this corridor is not improved for someone else but strengthened for the people who are now here. We remain opposed to a pedestrian mall as it contradicts the principles of Thrive, endangers emergency access, harms business viability, and divides a neighborhood already asked to carry too much. A flexible open design is the only option that supports safety, mobility, culture, and economic life. 38th and Shai is not just where tragedy is not just where tragedy occurred. It is where people still get up every day to work, create, serve, and rebuild. We have done our part by unifying, by organizing, and by planning, and by staying. And we need the city to meet us with alignment in that investment. Support the thrive budget. Support the flexible open. partner with the people who are who are still here and let's honor the past together. Thank you. >> Next, we will welcome up number 11, Heranya Mata, followed by number 12, Malicia Smith. >> Good evening. My name is Hera Mata and I'm with I work for So, I'm going to read a testimony tonight for Antonio. He couldn't make it here today because of the storm because he has to catch a lot of buses to arrive. My name is Antonio and I have worked in various places between Minneapolis and St. Paul. I have been in some jobs where I was unfairly let go and could no longer take any paid sick time because I didn't reach the 30hour limit and did not qualify for the law. I have been robbed of my wages many times and with the support of SEU I've been able to recover some of those wages. Once I was out, I worked almost a week while sick. Um, but I was unaware of the sick time law and I was fired for getting sick. I'm giving testimony here today because many workers are not informed by their employers about this right. And that is why the co-inforcement program is vital. Some bosses at our jobs are not complying with the law and they're not giving workers the necessary information that we need to stand up for ourselves. Unfortunately, this is very common. But now, thanks to Seul, I am informed about my right to earn sick and safe time. However, we still need to focus on ensuring that the law is enforced because even with this law, there are still many workers that have difficulty accessing our sick and safetime hours. for much. Gracias. So that's why the co- enforcement program is so important because with training on our rights and about sick and safe time, more workers can be informed. Therefore, I thank you for voting to restore the co- enforcement funding for this program and that hopefully next year we will not need to come back to continue asking and naming why it's so important. Workers need this program to have full and permanent funding. Thank you so much for your support. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next up, we have number 12, Mileishia Smith, followed by number 13, Howard Datson. >> Good day, council. My name is My Alicia Smith. I am part of the co-chairs [snorts] of the community vision and council. I'mma keep it short and I'm going to keep it brief. I am here to encourage you to implement support um to support the four neighbor the four neighborhood organizations surrounding the 38th corridor. I am encouraging you to support the 38th Street business support plan. I am encouraging you to support the community street plan. I am encouraging you to support the 38th Street Thrive budget amendment. I'm encouraging you to support the sale of the roof depot to EP and II. I am also encouraging you to support the Ice and City separation ordinance. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next up, we will have number 13, Howard Dodson, followed by number 14, uh, Jane Lansing. >> Evening, Council President Payne and Council members. I returned from Ukraine last night, so I'm a little jet-lagged, so please bear with me. I asked you to consider funding to track the frostbite injuries for four winters. I've been asking for the blue and green line to one run from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. when the shelters are full. I commend the mayor and the council for the opiate epidemic drop in overdose rates by 26%. increasing MPD officers, increase your PAL programs, replicate what North High is doing, reaching our youth. We need more low barrier shelter beds and less encampment clearings. [snorts] We need to better support our crime victim families. For multiple years, I've been asking LA crisis response team model to be replicated in Minneapolis. Sometimes it takes two hours for the Red Cross. I've heard it takes two hours for BCR to respond sometimes. We got to better support our crime victim families. But the thing I want to lift up tonight the most, your moratorium on sister city relationships. The city of Minneapolis has no relationship with the city in Ukraine. Her son is on a front line of the Cold War. The Berlin wall is in her zone between occupied and liberated Ukraine. the mayor's family perish in the Holocaust in Ukraine. Please lift your moratorum so we can have a sister city in Ukraine. And anyone on this council wants to go to Ukraine, I will lead you on a delegation visit to lift up the Minnesota miracle for Ukraine. Thank you, Council Member Rainville, for representing Northeast Minneapolis, the heart of the Ukrainian community in Minnesota. We can send a message that we stand with Ukraine by having a sister city in Ukraine, but it takes lifting that moratorum and funding your sister city program to have that city recognized. >> Thank you, Howard. Next, we will have number 14, Jane Lancing, followed by number 15, USA Muhammad. >> Uh, thank you, council members. My name is Jane Lancing. I chair the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis Reimagining Public Safety Committee. Um as is my colleague Susan Reinhardt, also a member. I'm also a member of the city's um safe and thriving communities workg group. Um we are here asking you to please reconsider your vote on amendment number seven and fund the $5.5 million public safety, wellness, and training center. I listened to your discussions on this amendment and heard your concerns and questions about procedural steps and the MDHR and AIFA role in authority. I appreciate your diligence on our behalf in this tough budget environment, but please step back with me. Coming from a brutal police murder that shook the world, Minneapolis is making good progress in public safety. We have a yellow brick road to police reform and the settlement agreement and you all unanimously supported it. You need to support the work to execute it. The big pillars of that work are training and infrastructure. No third party is going to tell you you need a new training center, but they have told us the training we need and that our facilities are inadequate. And we've all known that for years. To think that Edina or Bloomington or anywhere else is going to have facilities to train 600 plus officers to policies that reflect national best practices in policing, which is what MPD is developing, just is not credible. Delaying the training center will delay the ability to train and retrain hundreds of officers to reinforce all these new policies, which is a critical step in culture change. We also believe that delaying the training center will delay completion of the settlement agreement. Extending completion to seven or 10 years like other cities like New Orleans, is even more costly in the long run to the budget of Minneapolis. Please continue with your diligence. Deputy Commissioner Jeff said yesterday that there would be a site selection and plan that the council would review in early 2026. Please vote to reinstate the 5.5 million in capital for the training center. To be a thriving community, we first need to be a safe community. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Next, we will have number 15, Yusf Muhammad, and I'll read off the next five. Number 16 is Andre. Number 17, Ace Rice. Number 18, Anna. Number 19, Michaela. And number 20, Jay. Welcome. >> Thank you, Council President and Council members. I want to ensure everyone is aware of the recent incidents targeting our immigrant businesses and mosques. We're experiencing an uptick in hate crimes, vandalism, threats, and possibly another arson incident against a mosque. possibly. There's no surprise why these incidents point to the urgency we face. Minneapolis has uh Minneapolis has slipped into a state of crisis, perhaps the most severe since spring of 2020. The difference is that the fear, emotional trauma, and physical damage our communities are experiencing even this very moment as we've heard some of the incidents happening in Cedar Riverside um are stemming from institutional prejudice and hate at the federal level. This is why we strongly support the amendments that boost staff capacity to support our immigrant communities. Small businesses are receiving subpoenas. I want to say I've probably got over 20 calls over the last night. Um, and many businesses in our cultural malls are being forced to close or they feel like they're forced they have to feel like they're forced to close even if they don't really have to. Many businesses and families are living in fear. But the question we must ask ourselves is, the city of Minneapolis doing everything it can to protect our immigrant communities? These amendments are critical investments in that protection, providing resources, expertise, and support when our neighbors need us the most. Let's make sure the answer to that question will always be yes. Thank you. >> Next, we will welcome up number 16, Andreas, followed by number 17, Ace Rice. >> Um, hi council members. Uh, my name is Andreas. I am a organizer with Unidos Minnesota. Um I've spoken with a few of you here. Um what I am interested in doing is increasing the franchise fee. Um a lot of us need weatherization programs to help us live in comfortable and affordable homes. And part of that is through um making sure that the uh big polluters contribute their fair share in what what uh what funds this um clean energy transition. Uh roughly there's about you know what is it 200,000 houses in Minneapolis. What we're transitioning or we're retrofitting about a thousand houses a year. That's about 200 years. It's not enough. I I need that to be a little bit faster. I want to um have a future where we can live and thrive and Minneapolis is that model. We're at that um we have the policies. We have the u ability to do so and it it needs to pass. Thank you. >> Next we will welcome up number 17 Ace Rice followed by number 18 Anna. >> Cool. Thank you uh Ace Rice. Um I own a business born and raised in Ward 8 in the central neighborhood. Um number one I just want to uh thank the city council for passing um I think which is the first steps in the Minneapolis 38th Street Thrive um plan I think yesterday or this morning or so. So uh one thank you for your efforts. I think this is a great step in the right direction and just in one lending my voice to encourage uh support of the 38th Street Thrive uh budget amendment uh as well as the 38th Street uh business support plan. Uh I think both of these things work together like Legos. We're kind of the boots on the ground, the businesses there that not only represent the businesses but also the residents that live in many of the businesses there as well. So uh I think it's a great opportunity to work together collaboratively. Uh, I also would like to uh lend my support for obviously the the ICE and the city separation ordinance um and increasing the funding for the neighborhood organizations. Um, one last thing I would just call out is as um we go into year 2026, um, I know that there has been a budget um, allocation for 38th Street Thrive, but if there's any other uh, programs that are coming through the city such as uh, those that come through the arts and arts and culture uh, program or the safety public safety um, and security, any way that we can fund fund funnel some of those programs into the 38th uh, in Chicago area, I know a lot of the programs that were grants uh, and the did not were not eligible on the 38th Street in Chicago area. So again, I I appreciate you guys for funding um what you did for the beginning for the 2026 and again I just encourage any way to to send and allocate other resources or programs that you have coming down the pipeline for 2026. Please keep 38th in Chicago in mind. Thank you. >> Next we will welcome up number 18 Anna followed by number 19 Michaela. Hi, my name is Anna and I live in Ward 8 in central neighborhood and I'm on the can do board. During this difficult time, I want to say to you, our elected city council, and to my neighbors who are listening, as these decisions are made, let us not give way to the idea that resources are scarce that would cause us to only look out for ourselves or act out of fear or power. Rather, let us remember that we are all connected in community across Minneapolis and that what happens to one part affects us all. No one is flourishing if everyone is not flourishing. And for that I cite the sacred texts of my own faith as well as those of the many faiths and spiritualities of my neighbors. Many past and current leaders and the wisdom of our community's experience. Let us not be frozen by fear, by power, or by this cold weather. I hope you support our neighborhood organizations, the community streets plan, the 38th Street Thrive and 38th inch high business support plan, the sale of the Root Depot to EP and II and our neighbors who are not flourishing because of the presence of ICE on our blocks. But most importantly, I call us all to act justly, to love kindness, and to walk humbly as these decisions are made. Thank you. >> Next, we will welcome out number 19, Mckela, followed by number 20, J. Hello. I am Michaela Ralphus. I am the co-exe executive director of can do and this is Jasine Allen and she is very proud to be here today. Um I am asking for to support our neighborhood organizations within specifically through an increase in our equitable engagement funding. Um, neighborhood organizations are a crucial crucial infrastructure in the city of Minneapolis um for emergency response, for public safety, for civic engagement. And we they are also a training grounds for city leaders, for staff, for county leaders, for and beyond. It has been a very very effective way of of training the next generation of our community's leaders. and we are reaching a tipping point where we are losing um the sustainability of our neighborhoods. Um this infrastructure is crucial for what is ahead of us right now. Cutting neighborhood funds while federal agents are running through our streets is frankly just dangerous. Um our power lies in our people. This is urgent. The city needs our neighborhoods and our neighborhoods need you right now to support um all of us or none of us. Thank you. Next up, I will welcome Jay. And the next uh five speakers are going to be number 21 Luke Snyder, number 22, Justin Taylor. Number 23 Patty Torres, number 24 Bridget Stewart, and number 25 Ernesto Dominguez. Uh and I'll welcome up number 20 Jay. >> Thank you very much. Hello, council members. U my name is Jay Randolph. I am here as the executive director for the Philips West Neighborhood Organization and today I am also here to urge you to increase the funding made available to neighborhood organizations through the equitable engagement fund. The equitable engagement fund is designed to invest money into communities that have historically been left behind by our city. Since 2020, neighborhood organization funding has stayed stagnant, not being adjusted for inflation, and has not taken into consideration the changing demographics of our city. Neighborhood organizations are responsible for some of the most significant and effective community programs here in the city. We are culture keepers. We are community gardens. We are renters rights training programs. We build community leaders. We advocate for racial justice. We support and organize around many of the other initiatives that are here today, including the 38th and Chicago Business Support Plan, the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute, the Community Streets Plan, and rapid response to emergency situations like ICE activity in our communities. Beyond our own programming, neighborhood organizations also assist the city and the county in their public engagement. Uh this is the case with the new Nichollet redevelopment project. We facilitate grants for the city uh to provide local businesses with opportunities to upgrade their buildings and we implement city projects like the community snow shoveling initiative. Most neighborhood organizations today uh operate with a promised annual budget of less than $100,000 a year. Imagine all the things that we could do with proper funding. Now more than ever, it is critical that we invest in our neighborhoods. Neighborhood organizations are a voice for our community in a time where we are feeling silenced and more powerless than ever before. If we truly care about our communities, I believe it is critical that we put our resources towards funding them and listening to them. Thank you. Thank you. Next, we will welcome up number 21, Luke Snyder. >> Good evening, council members. Thank you for the opportunity to share with you this evening. My name is Luke Snyder and I live in W 8 in the central neighborhood and I'm connected and involved with the central area neighborhood development organization uh can do and I'm here to urge you to support an increase of funding to the neighborhood organization through the equitable engagement fund as you just heard uh another neighbor share about. And why do I believe that neighborhood organizations deserve more funding? It's because they provide services to our community that the city and other organizations are not providing. [snorts] And to put it simply, uh my neighborhood organization makes a difference in my neighbors lives and in my life. Uh one of the first and most meaningful interactions I had with my neighbors when moving here nine years ago was organizing for National Night Out, which is an annual block party. And guess who was there uh to bring it all together? It was my neighborhood organization. uh they provided support, connection, and for the last nine years I've lived in the neighborhood, I've continued to show up to bring us together for meaningful interaction and engagement. Having these moments of community are extremely important for establishing trust uh because now we have a lot of fear in our neighborhood and we didn't need to know who we can turn to. So my story is just one of many in the central neighborhood. Uh there are so many lives impacted by Kand do's mission and that mission is to activate neighbors and leaders to build relationships across identities to mobilize collective power through anti-racist organizing food liberation and environmental justice. Uh beyond block parties can do has taken me much deeper in my own journey in understanding what it means to show up in community and work for equity. Uh when I attended a workshop uh organized by Kand do it helped me understand uh racism is race prejudice plus power and that's changed how I show up in the community. So I encourage you to increase the funding to neighborhood organizations through the equitable engagement fund because they're making a difference. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh next we will have number 22 Justin Taylor followed by number 23 Patty Torres. Hi, my name is Justin Taylor. I'm with Ward Three, I believe Marcy Holmes. Um, a little background. I'm here with Rock Minnesota. I first got involved with Rock Minnesota after a past manager of mine ended up working for them and reached out to me. They told me about some training they were offering regarding workers rights, which focused on restaurant workers in particular, and wondered if I was interested. I initially declined due to my lack of transportation and let's be honest, my overall laziness, but I was pleasantly surprised to be offered a ride there and back. I took them up on the offer and actually ended up going maybe three times in total due to both learning and having a lot of fun doing it. I really did learn a lot of useful information that has come up over the years and as a bonus, I feel it has helped me to be more confident and relaxed in my workplace. um information I am glad to have thanks to Rock Minnesota. Um I am here however the best example I have for how Rock Minnesota has directly made an impact for myself and several of my co-workers is in regards to the sick pay law. After a recent catchup meeting I had with Rock Minnesota where they reached out to ask how I was doing and check in on me. The subject of sick pay arose. Well, it turns out that it is both mandatory and much to my chagrin, not something offered at my job. I alerted Rock Minnesota to this and we immediately made a game plan to approach the subject with my employer. It started with simple conversation explaining the law and would escalate from there depending on the owner's reaction. Uh the next day I talked to the owner about the situation as we had rehearsed and thanks to some internet links that were shared with me I was able to point out the relevant information laws necessary to prove it was non-negotiable. The owner quickly agreed to not only implement the sick pay immediately but to include any back pay that we should have received from when the law had gone into effect. Um, essentially I'm just here uh to to implore the council to please restore the co- enforcement funds that are needed to help them do the work they have done. They have helped me and my co-workers. Thank you. >> Thank you, Justin. Uh, next up we have number 23, Patty Torres, followed by number 24, Bridget Stewart. Good evening council members. My name is Patty and I am a restaurant worker. A few months ago, I connected with Rock Minnesota and this has transformed my work, my work and my personal life. Through rock, I learned about my labor rights and understood that we all have rights regardless of our immigration status. I also learned that when workers organize, we can demand respect and dignity in our workplaces. But the most important thing I have learned is how to face what many immigrants deeply fear the presence of ICE or immigration enforcement. Ro has taught us how to act, how to protect ourselves and how to organize both individually and collectively in our workplaces where we face vulnerability every day. Rock has given me support, guidance and strength. They have listened to me and made me feel that I am not alone. SA migrates. I left my country out of fear, searching for peace, only to find new challenges here. But Rock has been there supporting and guiding many of us who like me live with fear and or sentency. Thousands of workers do not speak up because of fear, necessity, or simply not knowing our rights. And that is where rock pushes us to organize and raise our voices even we are afraid. For this I am grateful for the worker of Minnesota and I respectfully ask the council to restore the co enforcement funding because this program is essential for the most vulnerable workers to defend our rights and our dignity. Thank you very much. Next up, we will have number 24, Bridget Stewart, followed by number 25, Ernesto Dominguez. >> Good evening, council members. I am here asking that when you take time out on Thursday to reflect and vote upon 38th and Chicago corridor, I ask that you refer to the open street flex plan. I also ask that you take into consideration a property tax assessment program that is deferred for the businesses on 38th in Chicago in either the form of a temporary reduction of property taxes or elimination or at least a delay of 46 years. One year for every year that George Floyd was living his life. I asked this due to the fact that we have suffered for five and a half years after his life was taken. We are your neighbors. We are your constituents. As I often say, as we say at Agape Movement, it's time for us to put the neighbor back into the hood. It's time for us to uplift that neighborhood. It's time for us to start moving forward. It's time for us to show up and show out because the world is still looking at us. There are many days, many hours throughout the day that we have to entertain. And yes, I'm using the word entertain because people come in and spectate on our community because of what took place. I ask that you guys reflect upon the tragedy that we're still living inside of because it's still there every day that we live, work, and play at the corridor of 38th in Chicago. If you noticed, I do not call it George Floyd Square because George Floyd Square does not reflect the heart of that corridor from Cedar to Nicicolay. What reflects is the black business corridor that is historical that is written inside of that 38th Street Thrive program. And I ask that you bring that back into the fold. Thank you for your time. Next up, we will welcome number 25, Ernesto F. And then the next speakers are number 26, William Olrich. Number 27, uh, Melinda. Number 28, Octavio, and number 29, uh, Shelly. Uh, number 25, Ernesto. Hello, good evening. My name is Ernesto and I just want to say thank you so much for giving us the time to be heard and listen to this evening. >> I am a worker and a member of and I'm here to raise up my voice to say yes, we need an end to wage theft. and I'm here to tell my story tonight about wage theft that's happened to me in the state and many others. And unfortunately, wage theft is a very common issue for those of us who work in a non union construction industry. So, I'm going to share my wage theft story. So, I came to a verbal agreement with my boss about pay, but unfortunately, we never wrote it down in a contract, and it just stayed as a verbal agreement. I was contracted to work on some apartment buildings in South Minneapolis, but unfortunately, he never paid me the $8,000 that we agreed to for my work. construction. Unfortunately, I was not able to recover my wages before my boss fled to another state before I could go to Sethul. Fortunately, now I do know that I can learn more about my rights and what I can do to stand up for myself with the support of Setul. I know that I need to have a written contract now and not just a verbal agreement to support myself. I've also become very involved in the work as a construction worker to be able to educate myself and also my co-workers about our rights and how we can get involved so that we don't have to wait till the last minute to make sure we can get our our paid our wages paid. Thank you so much for choosing to fully fund this program for 2026. The code enforcement program is vital like for construction workers like myself. And I am hoping in God that there never needs to be another person who experiences wage theft. Not another immigrant, not another Latino, not another person of color, not another person in this country who has to go through that experience. >> Gracias. [clears throat] >> Thank you so much. Have a good evening. >> Thank you. Uh, next up we have number 26, William Olrich, followed by number 27, Melinda. Thank you for Thank you for giving us this opportunity to represent our communities. And I have to say, I've been a homeowner since 1973 in Ward 10. Whoops, she ain't here. And I want to say that compensation is essential for you and the police. And I'll end on this. I think the Metro Transit should provide free bus fair. All right. Short and sweet. Uh number 27. Uh I might be having [clears throat] this wrong. Melinda >> Malcolm. >> Yes. Ah, sorry. >> I know my handwriting is sloppy, you know, but [laughter] it's like a cursive something mixed, but I appreciate you. Um, thanks y'all. Malcolm Wells, uh, program director, New Justice Project. Um, I'm up here today to share my appreciation for the hard work y'all have done and working together to fund um, the code enforcement program. I know it was hard and I know it continues to be that for y'all. Um, we appreciate y'all for seeing how critical this program is for working families. And if I recall correctly, everybody in the council is on board with funding the program. So, um, I appreciate y'all's leadership in this moment, for real. For real. But also, this moment we're in right now supporting workers is still tough. Um, especially with the ongoing threat of an increased militarized police state. The ongoing lack of affordability out here, programs like enforcement empowers workers to stand up for themselves, their colleagues, their families, um, and their communities. Supporting working families, the whole family is essential today. From supporting our business corridors to creating more engagement for young folks, every decision we all make has a lasting impact on another person. And our organization along with our partners here today are committed to continuing showing up for our working families. And we appreciate y'all for doing the same for um but I also want to shout out our neighborhood organizations. We're literally working on like getting into collaborating with our neighborhood organizations to build those bridges and bring in working-class folks to tap in with their neighborhoods and also get the support they need. So hearing about this today, I really got to ask that y'all look into that as well. Like that's my plug to connect with communities. So I want to name that. So providing these extended support for workers from know your rights trainings to identifying workplace and pay violations like my mans was talking about um is key to making sure folks are truly taken care of on the job and that they're not exploited. Um, so again, I appreciate y'all for being champions of the people right now. My hope is that we also agree on making the funding for this program permanent. Um, you know, Minneapolis is one of the largest code enforcement programs in the country and as a leader in that, we have to ask that you commit to making sure that this program is funded, but you know, funded permanently, too. So, thank you. Appreciate y'all. >> Thank you. And next up we have number 28 Octavio and then number 29 Shelly. And those are our last two speakers. So if you are here to speak and you haven't signed up, please come step over to the clerk's uh desk over there. >> [clears throat and cough] >> Good evening. My name is Octavio Aragon and I am a construction worker and I have worked throughout the state of Minnesota including the city of Minneapolis. In the city I have often worked on construction of multifamily buildings. Since my coworker told me about Seul, I have been supported twice for wage [clears throat] theft. I had been through this several times before, having my wages stolen, but I didn't know I could demand anything until I learned about >> [clears throat] >> The first time I came to Seoul, I was supported and I was able to resolve my first case. Two years later, I needed to come back again for another case of wage theft. And that's when I was able to begin negotiations with my boss. Within a few days, I received my payment. So I was able to come to Seoul to be able to learn more about and understand my rights. For many years I knew nothing about my labor rights here in the United States. And so for a long time I suffered wage theft, but I didn't know that there was a place like Seoul where I could get support to actually defend and stand up for my rights. So, the effect of wage theft is very serious and I couldn't pay my rent and I actually had doubts if I was going to be able to survive. organiz Correct. We workers need the co- enforcement program where we can work with organizations who understand our situations and can support us. Thank you so much for making the right decision and fully funding this program for 2026. The funding should be permanent so we don't have to come back year after year and fight for this kind of funding again. We appreciate you. Thank you so much. >> Our final speaker is number 29, Shelley Stein. If you have not signed up to speak, this is uh you're running out of opportunities to do that. Come talk to our clerk to your left over here. Welcome. Hello. Good evening, council. Um, thanks for having us. Uh, I wasn't planning on speaking, but I'm grateful to do so. I wanted to give thanks to y'all for unanimously passing the amendment to restore the funding uh for co-inforcement. Um, I want to ask you to think into the future of this program for yourselves and uh remember that choice you made uh this week in future conversations about how we partner to build trust in the city. Um, I wanted to highlight uh the co-inforcement program's achievements just this year. uh in a contract that started late into the year. Just in the last 6 months, we've reached nearly 2,000 workers with know your rights trainings. Uh over 500 work sites across the city. We've supported nearly 300 workers in resolving workplace violations. And we've trained 220 workers to become workplace rights trainers and support their co-workers in any kinds of future or current issues. Um, I see the choice that you made as an investment in workers sense of safety in our city. Uh, that sense of safety is constantly under threat. Uh, obvious threats with ICE in our city right now, but rising rent, predatory employers. You heard from Justin, one of our members who met us years ago with issues and came back to us because he had issues in a new workplace. Um yeah, I think for us this is the seed um of a vision in which in this city workers and restaurants, food service and all low-wage workers can live a thriving life, not just surviving. And I appreciate and thank you uh for making the right decision about restoring the funding. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh that completes our list of registered speakers. Is there anybody in the audience who wishes to speak and has not signed up yet? Going once. Going twice. [snorts] With that, I will close this hearing. I want to thank everyone who participated in the hearing tonight and to everyone who spoke or submitted comments. We appreciate your engagement in this important work that helps us move our community forward. Uh, I'm going to suggest we take a brief recess. Uh, staff needs a little bit of time to reset. Why don't we come back at uh 7:45? Tech team, we're ready. Uh at this time I will ask the clerk to prove the presence of quorum. >> Council member Jenkins >> present. >> Council member Palisano >> present. >> Council member Chowry is absent. >> Council member Cashman >> present. >> Council member Osman is absent. Council member Rainville >> present. >> Council member Chavez >> present. >> Council member Vto >> present. >> Council member Ellison is absent. Council member Ksky >> present. Is this your >> council member Wsley is absent? Vice President Shepai >> present. >> There are nine members present. >> Uh we've also been joined by council member Chowry. >> Uh we'll now proceed to the business outlined on our agenda. >> The first item is a resolution proposing the 2025 property tax levies payable in 2026. I will recognize Council Vice President Chuck Tai to present that item for us. >> Uh thank you, Mr. Mr. President, on Mr. President, on behalf of the budget committee, I move adoption of a resolution approving the 2025 property tax levies to be paid in fiscal year 2026. >> Vice President Chuckai has moved the passage of a resolution to approve the 2025 property tax levy to be paid in fiscal year 2026. Is there discussion on the motion? Seeing none, the clerk will call the role on the resolution setting the property tax levies. >> Council member Jenkins, >> I. Council member Pomisano, >> I. >> Council member Chowry, >> I. >> Council member Cashman, >> I. >> Council member Rainville, >> I. >> Council member Chavez, >> I. >> Council member Vita, >> I. >> Council member Ksky, >> I. >> Council member Wanley is absent. Vice President Shagtai, >> present. >> Or I. >> President P. >> I. >> There are 10 eyes. That motion carries and the resolution is adopted. Next is the proposed 2026 general appropriation resolution which funds the city's operating departments. Vice President Tuktai, will you present that item for us? >> Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the budget committee, I move adoption of a resolution fixing the maximum amounts to be expended by various departments for fiscal year 2026 from the various funds under the jurisdiction of the city council for which the city council levies taxes and fees. Vice President Chuckdai has moved passage of the 2026 general appropriation resolution which fixes the maximum amounts to be appropriated for all departments in the next f fiscal year. Is there any discussion on the motion? >> Mr. President, I uh believe we are ready now to take up the remainder of the markup packet. >> Okay, let I'm going to hand the gavvel over to Vice President Chuck Thai as we move through the remainder of those amendments. Mr. Clerk, >> Mr. President, before you do, I noticed we've been joined by Council Member Wanssley. I just wanted to check if she wishes to be recorded as an I vote on passage of the 2025 tax levy resolution. All right. Without objection. >> Wonderful. All right. Thank you, Mr. President. Um, colleagues, we have just a few items left to take up um to complete our markup packet. Um, so we're going to pick up with amendment number 38. Um, then we'll uh we'll consider um the Wanley 38B amendment. Um, from there we'll go to amendment number 39. then number 40, then the new number 41, and then there are four uh revisions to items that have already been approved that we'll consider after that. Um so starting with amendment number 38, which is budgetary control financial policy offered by myself, council members uh Kofsky and Wansley. Um I we have discussed um the underlying motion in committee. I will once again move approval and ask for a second. >> Second. >> Excellent. Um and I will ask um council member I will recognize council member Wanssley to move um her amendment um to section to chapter 10 of financial policies. Please introduce um and move approval of your your amendment. >> Thank you uh council vice president Chuck Tai. Um so the current financial policies require that information regarding the city bud budget and financial statements shall be available to residents in various formats and upon request. The financial policy before you would add a specific requirement for the for the administration to make quarterly reports with accounting of the full cost related to implementing the provisions of the settlement agreement between the city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. There is also a new requirement for reporting on forecasted costs related to the implementations of the settlement agreement provisions. This financial policy is a common sense way to ensure that there is accurate centralized regular reporting on all costs uh related to the settlement agreement implementation uh processes. Taxpayers need to know that we are stewarding public resources responsibly as we implement the settlement agreement. And the agreement will bring our police into compliance with human rights law as well as constitutional law um should the DOG uh pro provisions also be adhered to. Um but while we're making sure that we're prioritizing that compliance, it should also be done in a cost-effective way and not treat it as a blank check to MPD. And we must make sure that taxpayers are not given a disservice by us allowing vague references constantly be brought before this body when we're asked to approve contracts or things of that nature. And those references in the RCA is just saying this is for the settlement agreement. Um and essentially that can lead to if it's not caught early and proactively to just endless funding without specific and transp uh transparent and well doumented accounting of each expense that we're considering um and the cumulative impacts of those spendings all associated with the settlement agreement. Um so this will allow us to have greater transparency and consistent reporting um on this specific matter. And with that, I'll move uh the financial policy or this amendment well policy as amended um for approval and ask for a second. >> Second. >> Um we have a proper motion on the Wsley amendments to 38 regarding with uh specifically on chapter 10. Um is there any further discussion? Not seeing any. First, let's take up the Wley amendment and then we'll take up the underlying motion um on number 38. Clerk, please call the role on 38B, financial policies, public participation. >> Council member Jenkins, >> I. >> Council member Palmisano, >> I. >> Council member Chowry, >> I. >> Council member Kashman, >> I. >> Council member Randall, >> I. >> Council member Chavez, >> I. >> Council member Vita, >> I. >> Council member Kofsky, >> I. >> Council member Wanley, >> I. Vice President Chubtai >> I. >> President Payne >> I. >> There are 11 eyes. >> That motion carries and now we'll take up uh 30 uh amendment number 38 as as amended with 38B. Clerk, please call the role. >> Council member Jenkins. >> I. >> Council member Pomisano. >> I. >> Council member Chowry. >> I. >> Council member Kashman. >> I. >> Council member Rainville. >> Hi. >> Council member Chavez. >> Hi. >> Council member Vita. >> Hi. >> Council member Kosski. >> Hi. Council member Wanssley >> I. >> Vice President Chug Tai >> I. >> President Payne >> I. >> There are 11 eyes. >> That motion carries. We are now ready to move to amendment number 39, the city auditor uh office remodel um presented by Council President Payne and myself. I'll recognize Council President Payne to introduce this amendment and move approval. >> Thank you, Vice President Chart Tai. is a rollover for an appropriation that was approved in the last budget. Uh as you all know uh we have on city council have moved our offices back into city hall. We have uh one sole uh member of the legislative department still officing in the public service center that is our city auditor. Uh we saw many many delays in our movein and as you can understand [clears throat] those delays have also impacted uh our city auditor. So this is to accommodate the rollover so that those spaces can be completed and so that the city auditor as a team can all be officed together. >> And I move approval. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Um and we have a proper motion. Is there any discussion on this item? I'm not seeing any. Clerk, please call the role on amendment number 39, city auditor office remodel. Council >> man. Thanks. Oh, >> well I I just had one clarification. So, this is an actual rollover of funds that have already been allocated for this purpose. I >> council member Palisano >> I, >> Council Member Chow, >> I, >> Council Member Cashman, >> I, >> Council Member Rainbow. >> Hi, >> Council Member Chavez. >> Hi, >> Council Member VTO. >> Hi, >> Council Member Ksky. >> Hi, >> Council Member Wsley. >> Hi, >> Vice President Shtai. >> I, >> President Payne, >> I. There are 11 eyes. >> That motion carries. Next is amendment number 40, which is um a new amendment um titled economic development and cultural activation grant offered by council member Chowry. Council member Chowry, will you please introduce and move approval of this amendment? >> Thank you, chair. So, this amendment establishes an economic development and cultural activation grant program to support culturally significant events and festivals across Minneapolis. This program is designed to strengthen local economies, activate commercial corridors, and celebrate a rich cultural diversity that defines our city. Cultural celebrations such as but not limited to Junth Somali Heritage Month, Indigenous People's Day, Latino Heritage Month, and communitydriven celebrations. Um, these events generate academic activity, attracting foot traffic, supporting local vendors and entrepreneurs, and creating opportunities for artists and performers, and expanding markets for small and emerging businesses. Uh throughout this calendar year, there have been several really amazing uh cultural events that have occurred in our city. And time and time again, my office has been approached to see if there's any available city funding to support it, just to help with the funding stacks to make these events possible. And every year, these events get bigger and bigger because these are things that really make our neighbors feel seen. And in Minnesota and in Minneapolis, having these gettogethers is a part of our culture. And so many local bipac business owners have been able to grow their business by being in our city streets. And one thing that I really hope to do through this is um to keep the Minneapolis dollar in Minneapolis. And so I hope you will support me um in this budget amendment. And should it pass, I would love your help and support in this next year in reaching out to the different organizations that put together these festivals. Move approval. Council member Chowry. Move approval. >> Yes, I move approval. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Um, colleagues, is there any discussion? I'll first recognize Council Member Rainville. >> Uh, thank you. I have a question for the author. So, uh, you know, I read through all the the RCA. Would Ukrainian culture be considered for this? >> I think absolutely it would, especially as the Ukrainian community has just been through so much over the last few years. They should apply. >> Okay, that sealed the deal. [laughter] >> Great. Council member Kashman, followed by Council Member Chavis. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. And question for the author here. um what would be the process to apply or which department would kind of administer it? >> Great question, Council Member Cashman. This would be going to the CPED uh business team and so I'll be working with them to kind of develop how that will look and it will really be a discretion to the department on what's feasible for them and their current staffing. I'll just note, maybe you already know this, that Meet Minneapolis has the community events assistance program, which is really sim a similar process where people can apply for funding to host their events. Um, yeah, it'd be great to to maybe merge the two or be able to stack them or find a way to make it like leverage the 760 >> uh $760,000 that that program has. >> Yeah, thank you so much for that. Definitely will consider it. number of the event organizers have sought out funding from Meet Minneapolis and some have been successful, some have not and I think this creates an opportunity for the city of Minneapolis to more directly support. Um, so definitely am interested in in merging the two, but access to those Meet Minneapolis dollars has been a barrier that's been noted to me. I completely agree and one thing that I brought up on the executive committee multiple times was that there should be uh more of that money going to the cultural districts than the downtown organizations like downtown council got a big chunk of it. Taste taste min Minnesota got a bunch of it. Um and I hope that the committee on meet Minneapolis will divert more of that to cultural districts in the future and so whoever is serving on Meet Minneapolis next year should pay attention to that process too to advance these goals. Yeah. Do you mind if I just say something in regards to that? I think this should definitely be hosted. These events should definitely be hosted in the cultural corridors. And I think one thing to note, uh it's important that these events also take place in different neighborhoods throughout the city to participate in the desegregation of our communities. That's certainly one thing that I would like to see in the 12th, 11th, 13th, 13th wards is just getting out of um the areas of concentrated poverty and creating opportunities for residents in different parts of our neighborhoods to interact with the amazing organizations that put together these cultural events. >> Great. Thank you. Next, I'll recognize Council Member Chavez, followed by Council Member Jenkins. I'll keep it really quick. Thank you, Terai. Just want to thank Council Chroy for bringing forward this amendment. I think this is something that I personally hear from a lot of residents. That's a big need in the community. So, just want to say thank you and very proud to support this. >> Thank you. And then finally, I'll recog Oh, I will recognize Council Member Jenkins, followed by Council Member Pulmano. >> Uh, thank you, Madame Chair. And you know I I I will be supporting this. I do want to just point out that many of the events that have been named do actually happen on cultural corridors and um the whole point of cultural corridors was that they should be getting support through CPED for these very purposes. So, I I'm a little baffled as to why every time I I go to CPED for organizations that want support along cultural corridors, they're not able to to accommodate those. Um and um >> yeah, >> you know, it it it just there's no point in having cultural corridors if we're not supporting the cultural events that take place along those corridors. So, I I just wanted to make that comment. Thank you. >> Thank you, council member. And finally, I'll recognize council member PMano. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, okay. >> I will be reluctantly supporting this um this amendment. I want to point out, if I'm keeping track right, that this is now $2.4 million taken from the downtown assets fund so far in the amendments. And um yesterday, city controller Hargrave cautioned us that this fund is softening. Let's be careful with um how often we dip into it. Let's be careful how much we're transferring. Uh, Council Member Chowry mentioned a good point about bringing cultural activities to places that don't often have them, and I wanted to bring up um an another example, which would be the local art shanty project. We were able to attract that to locate in Minneapolis. It's on one of our city lakes, Lake Harriet. Um it and that is typical to many of the arts organizations that are struggling with funding that they used to have in the past that now with different federal regulations people are pulling back from um in seeking support through the city somehow to help continue the art shanty project which culturally speaking I don't know would just maybe be specific to someone that loves snow, someone that loves cold weather. um they were able to meet with Meetat Minneapolis because some of those fees were about the city fees, the city permit fees that um I don't know if they were successful in getting that grant through Meet Minneapolis or not, but um I did want to point out maybe one of the maybe one of the spots that we're not seeing here is um our arts organizations that really rely on funding that has gone away and that they won't be ble to be putting them on um and maybe they should be eligible for sent funding somehow as well. >> Thank you. I'm going to I'm not seeing anyone else in Q. So, um Ken one let's I'll note that we've been joined in this meeting by Council Member Osman. Council member Osman, um would you like to be recorded as uh voting in the affirmative on um the resolution adopting the the maximum or the the levies payable for 2026? And uh we have um taken up and disposed of amendment number 38, 38B, and 39. Would you like to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on those? Those all passed with uh unanimous support. >> Yes, please. >> Wonderful. Um clerks, we've noted that. Excellent. Um okay, now on amendment number 40, economic development and cultural activation grant. Clerk, please call the role. >> Council member Jenkins, >> I. >> Council member Pomisano, >> I. >> Council member Chowder, >> I. >> Council member Cash, >> I. >> Council member Osman, >> I. >> Council member Chavez, >> I. Council member Tita >> I. >> Council member Posski >> I. >> Council member Wsley >> I. >> Vice President Sha >> I. >> President P. >> I. >> There are 12 eyes. >> That motion carries. Um we will now move to amendment number 41 protecting civilian investigators. This is the sheet in green that was passed out um during the public hearing um this evening. This is offered by council member Wanley. Council member Wanley, will you please introduce and move approval of this amendment? >> Yes. Thank you, Council Vice President Chuck Thai. Uh so last Friday, council earmarked two positions to restore cuts made to the civilian investigators that the mayor proposed. Uh this was after extensive conversation with staff last year, which led to council bringing forward amendment to address the backlog of cases. However, as budget discussions have continued over the past couple of days, um I have been really concerned by the repeated comments made by both MPD and the mayor staff um that in order or to justify implementation of some other budget amendments related to public safety, they will lay off civilian staff. Um, I have heard loud and clear from residents across the city as well as from my colleagues that we want to see both a growth in our sworn um and civilian investigative staff in order to advance the city's overall goal of helping MPD solve its more than 5,000 backlog cases um and ultimately improve safety for all communities across the city. Uh MPD currently budgets for 29 civilian investigators, 11 of which are assigned to the use of force internal affairs division. Uh the budget for these investigators, including the two civilian FTE positions that council restored last Friday, equals to $3.6 million for the 31 positions. uh this budget earmarks funding so that these positions are prioritized within MPD's budget and are not sacrificed again as justification for implementing other uh budget amendments or safety uh programs um at the discretion of the mayor and MPD. So with that I will move approval of this uh motion and ask for a second. >> Second. >> Um this motion this amendment has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Not seeing any. Um, Council Member Pisano, are you hoping to >> Yeah, I just I'm I'm sorry. We're We're seeing this I'm seeing this I think almost all of us are seeing this just really quickly here and even um there is a problem with getting these at the very last minute. I understand why council member Wanssley is bringing this now. Um, so are we restoring something that we originally moved? Can you say a little bit more about we're appropriating $3.6 million to support increased capacity for investigations, but in your explanation, and I might not have been listening fully, I'm sorry. Um it sounded like you were saying the concern coming from other people was that they'd need to cut some of these um civilian positions. >> Yep. Can I respond? Yes. So this is not related to the two civilian FTEEs that we took up last Friday. This is in response to, as I mentioned, numerous uh conversations with uh the administration during these budget proceedings where they have said both um in front of us and in behind private conversations that they will lay off civilian staff, specifically those doing investigative work throughout the division to also support implementation of other U budget amendments. So this is earmarking those existing civilian positions that's already filled within MPD um for a total of 31. >> I see. So you're sort of um >> if in other terms like sequestering that money and saying that it's for civilians that already exist >> that's already existing. >> I see. Thank you. >> Wonderful. Um I'm not seeing anyone else in queue for further discussion. So, clerk, please call the role on amendment number 41, protecting civilian investigators. >> Council member Jenkins, >> I. >> Council member Palisan, >> I. >> Council member Chowry, >> I. >> Council member Cash, >> I. >> Council member Osman, >> I. >> Council member Rainville, >> I. >> Council member Chavez, >> I. >> Council member, >> I. >> Council member, >> I. >> Council member Wsley, >> I. >> Vice President Sha, >> I. >> President, >> I. >> There are 12 eyes. That motion carries. Um, all right. So, the next three amendments that we need to um consider here are revisions to amendments that have already been approved. I'm going to take these up in chronological order. So, the first one that um I'm going to ask you to just pull up in front of you is number nine, revised immigration legal services. Um, does everyone have that in front of them? It should be on a green sheet of paper. >> Excellent. So, um, in this is amendment number nine was approved early on. So, um, for us to be able to take this up, uh, we will first need a motion to reconsider. Uh madame vice president the recommendation has come from the committee to with this being approved. So right now I would say you're amending the amendment. So I would just make this in the form of an amendment and uh I think probably the authors will explain the difference between the action we took at committee and what's previously in front of you. >> But this would just be handled as an amendment. I think that's the easiest way forward. >> Great. Excellent. Um all right. So, this uh motion is offered by council member uh Chavez and Wanssley. Council member Chavez, will you please introduce and move approval of the um of the revised amendment number nine? >> Thank you, Chair Chuck Tai. As a reminder, this is an amendment the one that's number one was the amendment we passed unanimously on Friday uh to increase ongoing funding for immigration legal services. When we passed that budget amendment, you heard the comments coming from me that we were looking for additional resources because when we originally drafted this budget amendment, uh I was and has always been here for for a hot minute, but it has only if immigration enforcement has only increased since our budget book became public. So, we were looking for ongoing dollars. While this amendment does not have additional ongoing dollars, we were able to work closely with the administration to find additional one-time dollars. And that is what the amendment here is before you. Um the funding source we we chose was uh by working with council vice president Chucktai and the administration on uh extra reserves funds that we found. So I just wanted to at least add that reasoning. We are increasing this funding stream uh based on the conversations we have had with various immigration legal experts into the need that we have right now uh in our community. I know that in the previous budget a member amendment council member Osman added himself as an author. So I'd also add him on there on this one too. >> All right clerks if we can reflect that we're adding council member Osman to this amendment. Um is there a a second to this amendment? Um, proper motion before us. Is there any discussion? I will recognize council member Jenkins. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess I'm not clear. I I thought the author said this was one time, but the actual revised document says ongoing. >> Yeah, I can answer that. So, number one, it's kind of hard to read. What we passed on Friday was this of this this amendment but just number one the one that's number one we passed that on Friday. This amendment is basically adding number two which is just additional onetime dollars we were hoping for ongoing. We couldn't find it. We'll figure that out eventually. But for this reasoning the only change to what we passed on Friday is just number two on this one with add which adds more onetime dollars. >> Thank you. And you know, I guess we we heard on Friday the concerns about the school-based clinics and decreasing the funding for for young people who are experiencing mental health crisis. I mean, I I serve on the youth coordinating board, and that is one of the gems of the work that the city does uh in regards to the to the youth coordinating board and Minneapolis public schools is to help support young people um with with mental health challenges. So, I'm I'm just deeply concerned about the source. Yeah, I can I can address uh that that um that question or concern. Uh council member, um this this source uh the use of schoolbased clinics was one that was identified uh by the administration. Um and and so that's that was that's why it came to be the the source of choice here. Um this uh also was a part of the discussion as you correctly point out. um with uh funding being used from school-based clinics. Um I think this was something we asked budget to just come up and add some further clarification on on Friday, but I'll summarize once more here that um there's there there is additional resources that exist within a special revenue fund balance um that that support school-based clinics that needs to be spent down. And so um this won't have an interruption or or uh disruption to existing service related to school-based clinics. Um and um this is just uh the source that was identified for for this reason. >> Thank you for that clarification. >> Wonderful. Let's go. Okay. I'm not seeing any further discussion. So, I will ask the clerk to call the role on the revised amendment number nine, immigration legal services. >> Council member Jenkins, >> I. >> Council member Consano, >> I council member Chowry, >> hi. >> Council member Kashman, >> I. >> Council member Osman, >> I. >> Council member Rainbow, >> hi. >> Council member Chavez, >> hi. >> Council member Vita, >> hi. >> Council member Koski, >> I. >> Council member WSON, >> hi. >> Vice President Chevai, >> I. >> President Payne, >> I. >> There are 12 eyes. That motion carries. All right. The next two amendments um are amendment number 11 revised and amendment number 12 revised. So this is speak Minneapolis um and cultural media programming. This is on a yellow sheet that's stapled together. The first sheet, the first page of this is amendment number 11 revision. The second page is a amendment number 12 revision. So it's in the yellow. Um I believe there might have been a green version of this passed around. Oh. Oh, gotcha. Um, that was passed around as well. Thank you. >> Um, and these revisions, um, this is something that was just caught after, um, the first day of markup, um, where we had the the administration just come back and and catch that that they wanted a to see a different source used here. Um, this is again a school-based clinics part of the conversation. And both of these amendments we took up together the first time. I'm going to move um that we I'm going to propose that we take these up together this time as well. Um council member Chowry, will you move approval of this? >> Yes, I move approval. Is there a second? >> Wonderful. We have a proper motion before us. Is there any discussion on um the revised amendment number 11 and 12? Not seeing any. Um, clerk, please do do we need to do a reconsideration here? >> Nope. >> Great. Um, clerk, please call the role on the revised amendment number 11 and 12. Speak. Minneapolis and cultural media programming. >> Council member Jenkins. >> Hi. >> Council member Palisan. >> Hi. >> Council member Chowry. >> Hi. >> Council member Cashman. >> Hi. >> Council member Osman. >> Hi. >> Council member Rainbow. >> Hi. >> Council member Shavez. >> Hi. >> Council member Vuitton. >> Hi. >> Council member Ksky. I >> council member Wanssley >> I >> vice president >> I >> president >> I >> there are 12 eyes >> that motion k all right last one um this is related to amendment number 22 and you may remember um amendment number 22 had three parts that we considered um and this is adding one additional section for uh onetime um appropriation. I'm going to recognize um council member Wansley to um introduce this item. Move approval. >> Thank you, Council Vice President Chuck Tai. So again, u many conversations have been had with city staff um around budget amendments and um from those conversations, uh this amendment uh actually came about and it actually helps to better address the intent of the 2025 emergency housing voucher appropriation that we took up on Friday as part of 22A. Um, this language supports advancing a rollover of 2025 one-time costs for administrative needs related to the implementation of the emergency housing voucher program. Um, MPHA was under the impression that the financial agreement was being sent back over back this past July or recent July and then the budget, as we've talked about, was cut u from uh the mayor's proposed 2026 budget a few weeks later. This ensures that that original 400,000 onetime cost that we appropriated for 2025 as was also reflected in the original uh motion of 2022A is going to be available in 2026 for use. So um just wanted to give that context and with that I move this uh motion forward for approval and ask for a second. >> This uh 22D has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? And I'll recognize council member Palmisano. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. This is probably pretty elemental and I'm sure you've thought all the way through this, but so none of this $400,000 was used this year. So it would just roll over and be part of the administrative needs for next year. >> Yeah. So thank you, Council Member Pomano. So this is part of that 1.8 that we we also included in a resolution of support for rolling over for next year. Um but yes, this earmarks it within that 1.8. Okay, thank you. >> Wonderful. Thank you. And and just to clarify the um 22A, the 2025 budget amendment that that was for the 1.4 that's moving over to um address the fiscal cliff within stable home stable schools. Um then there's the legislative directive, then the 2026 amendment. And so this is just cleaning up the remaining. Um, okay. Any further discussion? Um, uh, Council Member Rainville, >> thank you. So, to be clear, maybe the author could explain. So, we're This is, uh, the total will be 1.8 million that we're putting in this fund. >> I'm sorry. Uh, can you You're asking the total cost for it that we approved, >> right? What if we approve this 400,000? What would the total be? >> The 400 is inclusive of 1.4 ongoing. >> Yeah. So, >> so total would be 1.4. >> No, the total will be 1.8. 400,000 of that is one time. 1.4 million is ongoing. >> Got it. >> Thank you. >> Um, excellent. Any any additional clarifications, questions? Not seeing any. Clerk, please call the role on 20 amendment number 22D, emergency housing voucher uh CPAD implementation. >> Council member Jenkins, >> I. >> Council member Pomosan, >> I. >> Council member Chowry, >> I. >> Council member Kashman, >> I. >> Council member Osman, >> I. >> Council member Rainbow, >> I. >> Council member Chavez, >> I. >> Council member Vtos, >> I. >> Council member Kosski, >> I. >> Council member Wansley, >> I. >> Vice President Shai, >> I. >> President P. >> I. >> There are 12 eyes. That motion carries. Colleagues, we have completed um the markup packet. With that, I will turn the chair back to Council President Payne. >> I actually uh Council Member Jenkins, were you in quue >> on this? Okay. Sorry. >> Thank you, Vice President Chugt Thai. Uh the clerk will Well, I suppose is there any discussion on the total resolution for the budget? All right. Seeing none, uh the clerk will call the role on the adoption of the resolution as amended by this body setting departmental operating budgets in fiscal year 2026 paid by taxes and fees. >> Council member Jenkins. >> I. >> Council member Pomonic. >> I. >> Council member Chowry. >> I. >> Council member Cashman. >> I. >> Council member Osman. >> I. >> Council member Rainbow. >> I. >> Council member Chavez. >> I. >> Council member Vita. I >> council member Kosski >> I >> council member Wanssley >> I >> Vice President Chubtai >> I >> President Payne >> I >> there are 12 eyes that carries and the 2026 general appropriation resolution is adopted. The next item is the proposed six-year capital improvement program which covers fiscal year 2026 and the outy years through 2031. Vice President Chugai, will you present that item for us? >> Mr. President, I move adoption of a resolution adopting the 2026 through 2031 six-year capital program and fixing the maximum amounts for 2026 to be expended by the various funds under the jurisdiction of the city council. Vice President Chuck Tai has moved the passage of the resolution adopting the 2026 through 2031 capital improvement program and fixing the maximum amounts for capital projects to be expended by departments in fiscal year 2026. Is there any discussion on that motion? Council member Paulano. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um a as we spoke about at length um this police training facility that has been worked on for six years is a big part of the capital program and a big part of our bonding ask that is important to me. I won't be able to support this capital plan. I know it is for many many more things than just that training facility. But I do hope that this is something we can come to resolution on at the beginning of next term. So I won't be supporting it. I will point out that the vote on that particular item was 7 to 5. So maybe other colleagues will join me on this. Thank you. >> Seeing no further discussion, the clerk will call the role on the adoption of the six-year capital improvement program. >> Council member Jenkins, >> nay. >> Council member Pomisano, >> no. >> Council member Chowry, >> I. >> Council member Kashmir, >> I. >> Council member Osman, >> I'm sorry. What are we voting on? Uh, capital plan. >> I council member >> sure what? >> Council member. >> Council member Chavez. >> I. >> Council member Vita. >> No. >> Council member Ksky. >> I. >> Council member Wanssley. >> I. >> Vice President Shep. >> I. >> President Pang. >> I. >> There are eight eyes and four nays. >> That motion carries. and the six-year capital improvement program is adopted. Next, we have a series of bonding resolutions totaling more than 213 million, all reflected in agenda items 4 through six. These actions request that the board of estimate and taxation authorize the city to incur indebtedness and to issue bonds for those specific purposes. Vice President Chai, would you present those items for us? >> Mr. President, as you noted, the budget committee is forwarding three resolutions requesting the issuance and sale of city bonds by the board of estimate and taxation in a total amount of $213,11,460. I move approval of all resolutions reflected in items four, five, and six on the meeting agenda. >> Excuse me, chair. I would like to change my vote on last one. That's that's the one that I voted no and it was repeated. Am I Am I correct? >> Yes, you voted. >> I voted no. We should ask them >> about the facility. >> Explain that >> training facility. Correct. >> No. >> Yeah. >> But this is the whole capital plan, not just that one facility. >> Right. Mr. Clerk. >> Uh Mr. President, we recorded Council Member Osman as an I vote on item 1.3, which is the city's six-year capital improvement program. Oh, I think he's asking uh his vote on the original budget amendment uh reflected in um >> for the police training center. >> Police training center. >> He voted no on that >> and that is included in this and that's what he just asked. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Uh, >> Council Member Osman, would you like to change to a no vote for the entire capital plan? >> Sure. Yes. No. >> Uh, without objection. >> Oh, no. That's what I mean. Thank you. >> And what does that bring our vote total to? >> 7. >> 7 to five. >> Okay. That uh that vote is reflected and that item still carries. Um, Vice President Chuck Tai has moved adoption of the bonding resolution. Is there any discussion on that item? Seeing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role on those three capital bonding resolutions. >> Council member Jenkins, >> I. >> Council member Pomisano, >> I. >> Council member Chowry, >> I. >> Council member Kashman, >> I. >> Council member Osman, >> I. >> Council member Rainfell, >> I. Council member Chavez, >> I. >> Council member VTO, >> I. >> Council member Kausski, >> I. >> Council member Wanssley, >> I. >> Vice President Shtai, >> I. >> President Payne, >> I. >> There are 12 eyes. >> That carries. And those bonding resolutions have been adopted. The last item tied to the city's 2026 budget relates to utility rates to be effective January 1, 2026. I'll recognize Vice President Chuck Tai to introduce that matter for us. >> Mr. President, uh, I move adoption of a resolution setting rates for municipal utility services, including water, sewer, storm water, and solid waste, all of which become effective January 1 of 2026. >> Vice President Chuckai has moved passage of the resolution to designate utility rates for municipal services to become effective January 1, 2026. Is there any discussion on that motion? Seeing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role. Council member Jenkins. >> I. >> Council member Pomisano. >> I. >> Council member Chowry. >> Hi. >> Council member Kashman. >> Hi. >> Council member Osman. >> I. >> Council member Rainville. >> I. >> Council member Chavez. >> Hi. >> Council member Vita. >> I. >> Council member Ksky. >> Hi. >> Council member Wsley. >> I. >> Vice President Chubtai. >> I. >> President Payne. >> I. >> There are 12 eyes. >> That carries. And those rates for municipal services have been established to become effective January 1, 2026. Finally, there are a series of resolutions, directives, and other actions that were submitted by the budget committee for our consideration tonight. These items are connected to the council's action on the the city's 2026 budget, but are not technically included as part of the adopted budget. The these items are listed as items 2 through 7 on our agenda, as well as items 1 and two under the addendum section. I'll recognize Vice President Chuktai to present the budget committee's report on those items. >> Um, thank you, Mr. Mr. President, um the budget committee is bringing forward, I believe it's actually nine additional um because of the one more that we added, right? >> Oh, great. Never mind. Um Mr. President, the budget committee is bringing forward eight additional directives, resolutions, and amendments to the city's current year budget that came out of our budget markup work. Item number two is a resolution and legislative directive related to a future community connections conference. Item number three is a resolution urging the termination of the city's contract with Zen City. Item number four is a legislative directive requesting quarterly updates on the status of implementation of the non-fatal shooting task force and the current clearance rates of the police department. Item items number five and six are an amendment to the 2025 general appropriation resolution and a legislative directive related to emergency housing vouchers. Item number seven is a resolution setting the annual salaries for the mayor and council members for the 2026 through 2029 term. Under the addendum portion of the agenda, we will have two additional items that were forwarded this morning by the budget committee after this meeting's agenda had already been published. So addendum number one is a direction to reappropriate funding for the procurement of an enterprise policy management system and item number two consists of two directives related to the reclassification of uh full-time employees in the legislative research and oversight division of the city clerk's office. I will move approval of all of these items. Vice President Chugai has moved approval of items 2 through 7 in the budget committee's report in addition to the items under addendum. Is there discussion on the motion or would anyone like to pull any of these items for separate votes? Council member Kman. >> I'd like to pull item two for a separate vote. >> Council member Kman has moved to pull two for a separate vote. Uh is there any discussion on the remainder of the items? Council member Chavez, >> I'd like to pull out number seven for a separate vote. >> Okay, Council Member Chavez has pulled number seven for a separate vote. Any discussion on the remainder of those items? Seeing none, I will ask the clerk. >> I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. Could we also pull out the Zen City one item number three for a separate vote? >> Number three for a separate vote. Okay, [clears throat] seeing no one else left in queue, I will ask the clerk to call the role on items 2 through 7 minus 2, 3, and 7. >> Not items 2, three, and seven. Yeah. Right. Council member Jenkins, >> I'm not clear. >> We're voting on a package deal. What's been moved in front of you is on the committees uh or on the council's agenda. Starting on the second page, item number two, it says community connections conference. We're not voting on that one. We're voting on items four, five, six, and then numbers one and two under addendum. We are not voting on items two, community connections conference, three, cuts to civilian investigators, or seven, mayor council compensation. I >> council member Pomisano. >> Hi, >> Council Member Chowry. >> I >> council member Cashman. >> I council member Osman. >> Hi, >> Council Member Rainville. >> Hi, >> Council Member Shade. >> Hi, >> Council Member Vita. >> Hi, >> Council Member Ksky. >> I, >> Council Member Wanssley, >> I. >> Vice President Chug Tai, >> I. >> President Payne, >> I. >> There are 12 eyes. >> Those items carry. Next, we will take up item number two. Is there any discussion on that item? Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the role. >> Council member Jenkins, >> I. >> Council member Pomisano, >> I. >> Council member Chowry, >> I. >> Council member Cashman, >> nay. >> Council member Osman, >> I. >> Council member Rainville, >> I. >> Council member Chavez, >> I. >> Council member Vita, >> I. >> Council member Kofsky, >> I. >> Council member Wanssley, >> I. >> Vice President Sheptai, >> I. >> President Payne, >> I. >> There are 11 eyes and one nay. That item carries. Next, we'll take up item number three. Any discussion? Seeing none, I will ask the clerk to call the role. >> Council member Jenkins. >> Hi. >> Council member Pomisano. >> No. >> Council member Chowry. >> I. >> Council member Cashman. >> I. >> Council member Osman. >> I. >> Council member Rainville. >> I. >> Council member Chavez. >> I. >> Council member Vita. I >> council member Kosski >> I >> council member Wanssley >> I >> Vice President Chevai >> I >> President Payne >> I >> there are 11 eyes's and one nay. >> That carries and finally we will take up item number seven. Is there any discussion on that item? Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the role. >> Council member Jenkins >> I. >> Council member Pomisano >> I. >> Council member Chowry >> I. Council member Kashman. >> I. >> Council member Osman. >> I. >> Council member Rainville. >> I. >> Council member Chavez. >> No. >> Council member Vita. >> I. >> Council member Ksky. >> I. >> Council member Wanssley. >> I. >> Vice President Chugtai. >> I. >> President Payne. >> Hi. >> There are 11 eyes and one nay. >> That carries. And that completes all of our items on our agenda today. Uh and those items are adopted. Uh, are there any announcements from council members? >> Any announcements? >> I I I do have announcements. >> Council member Osman. >> Yes. Thank you. I know colleagues, you guys, you will have to uh you've been here, but thank you so much for being patient. I just want to say that I was uh called in the community and what I witnessed today. Uh it was really devastating. Um I agencies enter uh restaurants and demanded IDs. Uh they lock uh behind them. They uh behind doors and demanded IDs for everyone. They stopped people randomly and um they hold uh joke someone and then you know beat up young man who is a US citizen uh took him to Bloomington and then then uh fingerprinted him and then they realized he was US citizen. So they told him to leave when we had a storm um you know uh uh snow that was happening. I just wanted to mention that uh some of our community today uh are feeling singled out, are feeling they are being um targeted and I really want to say that what's happening right now in our streets, it's it's disheartening. It's sad. Um and I think everyone has obligation to to at least uh uh think about and and and and you know u preach out to a neighbor. I really want to thank the students and the people that stood up uh today and that came out and and and supported us. Uh my community is scared. Our businesses have not been open for for for days now. Uh young people are scared to go to school. Uh people are scared to go to work. And I'm talking about US citizens. That's what we're feeling. Uh we're feeling out there. We are in crackdown and we have to stay home. And uh I just want to thank the my colleagues who have been reaching out to me. I want to thank the mayor uh and I also want to thank the chief of police uh to continue to stand up for our community. I want to thank the neighbors uh uh Minneapolis residents, Minnesota residents. Um and just wanted to uh really close it down and say that, you know, some of our neighbors today are are feeling scared. Um thank you, Council President. Thank you, Council Member Osman, and thank you for being there for your community. Um, seeing no one else left in Q. Uh, let's see here. Uh, I'll just say thank you to Vice President Chuck Tai, uh, for leading us and this body through the hardest budget season I think that I've been in since we've been elected. And I really want to thank all of our professional staff for all of your really really diligent work to get us to this balanced budget. So much appreciation all around. And seeing no further business to come before us, I will declare this meeting ajourned. Thank you everyone.