[0:15] [GAVEL] >> WELCOME TO THE REGULAR [0:20] MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR APRIL 9, 2025. I AM JASON CHAVEZ, AND AI AM THE [0:28] CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND [0:33] STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE [0:45] 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 [0:51] AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. [1:00] AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE, [1:05] PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE, PRESENT. >> ELLISON, HERE. [1:11] PALMISANO, PRESENT. VICE CHAIR WONSLEY IS ABSENT. CHAIR CHAVEZ, PRESENT. >> THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:16] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE WILL BE JOINED BY VICE CHAIR WONSLEY SHORTLY. [1:22] WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT [1:27] AGENDA. THIS ITEM IS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE APRIL 23 TO [1:34] CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, AMENDING PROVISIONS TO [1:39] ADD NEW PROTECTED CLASSES, BOLSTER ENFORCEMENT OF CURRENT PROTECTIONS AND AMEND PROCEDURES FOR EFFICIENCY AND EASE OF USE. [1:47] COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [1:54] THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND THAT CARRIES. NEXT UP, WE WILL TAKE UP PUBLIC [2:01] COMMENT ITEMS. THIS ITEM IS RECEIVING AND FILING PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED [2:06] TO AUTONOMOUS FOOD DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON WORKERS. HERE TO KICK OFF THIS ITEM IS [2:13] ANDRA HAWKENS FROM POLICY AND RESEARCH. [2:26] WE WILL BE CHECKING TO SEE -- [2:47] WE ACTUALLY CAN START THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP YET AND [2:53] WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE SEE THE CLERKS RIGHT OVER THERE AND SIGN UP. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO [2:59] MINUTES TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY. WITH THAT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS [3:05] -- RYAN. HI. >> I WILL TRY TO READ THE -- [3:15] >> ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RYAN MALLOY, A SHOP [3:21] STEWARD FOR TEAMSTER LOCAL 320. I WORK ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA'S EAST BANK CAMPUS AND THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS [3:27] WORKER. I AM ALSO ENROLLED AS A PART-TIME STUDENT PURSUING DEGREES IN PHILOSOPHY AND [3:32] CREATIVE WRITING. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THE [3:37] UNIVERSITY'S PILOT AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY PROGRAM. [3:44] TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IS UNIVERSAL TO THE VALUES. [3:49] HOWEVER, IN THE PURSUIT OF THE VALUES T UNIVERSITY OFTEN FAILS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEEDS [3:54] AND CONCERNS OF WORKERS WHO ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS FLOURISHING. TODAY I WILL GIVE VOICE TO SOME [4:00] CONCERNS FREQUENTLY EXPRESSED BY MY FELLOW UNION MEMBERS IN REGARD TO THIS PROGRAM. [4:06] THE FIRST CONCERN I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE TOD IS THE NEED FOR PROACTIVE REGULATION BY THE CITY SO THAT THE EMPLOYEES CANNOT USE [4:13] THIS TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLOIT THEIR WORKERS. AUTOMATION AND AI ARE CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE AT OUR UNIVERSITY [4:20] AND BEYOND. AND WHAT WORKERS NEED ARE REGULATIONS THAT ENSURE OUR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. [4:25] THE SECOND CONCERN IS ABOUT HOW THIS TECHNOLOGY IS IMPLEMENTED IN OUR CURRENT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. THE TEAMSTERS HAVE INTRODUCED [4:33] BARGAINING PROPOSALS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE UNIVERSITY TO RECEIVE PERMISSION FROM THE UNION BEFORE USING SUCH [4:39] TECHNOLOGY. WE BELIEVE THAT THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD BE PRESSURED TO ACCEPT [4:46] THIS LANGUAGE TO INSURE THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. THE UNIVERSITY CLAIMS THAT DELIVERING ROBOTS ARE EASY FOR [4:53] THE DINING PROGRAM, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, STUDENTS VALUE THE WORK AND SERVICE OF LONG-TIME [4:58] DINING EMPLOYEES MORE THAN FANCY NEW TECHNOLOGIES. THE PRIORITIES SHOULD BE [5:05] SUPPORTING THE CURRENT DINING WORK FORCE. IF THE UNIVERSITY WANTS TO ADOPT THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THEY [5:11] SHOULD DO SO WITH THE PERMIT AND PERMISSION OF THE TEAMSTERS AND GOVERNMENT BODIES. THANK YOU. [5:18] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WE HAVE JUSTIN. WELCOME. [5:25] >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO START BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE FOR YOUR INVITATION TO SPEAK TODAY HERE [5:31] ON BEHALF OF MY UNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN LOCAL 320. MY NAME IS JUSTIN RODEN AND I AM [5:40] A COOK WITH THE STARSHIP DELIVERY DRONES OPERATE. THE DRONES BEING DISCUSSED ARE A [5:45] SMALL PART OF THE WIDER ISSUE NOT JUST IN MINNEAPOLIS BUT NATIONWIDE, PERHAPS GLOBALLY. [5:51] IT IS WHAT I CALL THE SILICONE VALLEY OF VACATION SOCIETY. A MOVE FAST AND BREAK THINGS [5:56] MENTALITY APPLIED TO MORE AND MORE ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE. TOUCH SCREENS KIOSKS AND [6:02] CONTACTLESS DELIVERY AS SYMPTOMS OF A WIDER ATTACK ON WORKING PEOPLE FROM ALL SIDES, PUSHING US INTO INCREASINGLY PRECARIOUS [6:09] AND UNPREDICTABLE LIVES. A RACE TO THE BOTTOM ECONOMICALLY THAT IS DRIVING WORKING PEOPLE OUT OF THE CITIES [6:15] SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME PLAYGROUNDS FOR THE RICH TECH BROS WHO HAVE REMADE THE CITIES [6:21] IN THE IMAGE, ONE ONLY NEEDS TO LOOK AT SEATTLE OR SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO SEE AN EXAMPLE. [6:27] MORE SUFFOLK, MORE DATA POINTS TO HARVEST -- MORE SURVEILLANCE, [6:32] MORE DATA POINTS TO HARVEST AND I AM NOT AGAINST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ANDED A VANCEMENT [6:37] OUTRIGHT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS WHICH IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND LEAD TO MORE LEISURE TIME TO [6:45] SELF-ACTUALIZE OUTSIDE OF THE DAILY WAGE LABOR DRUDGERY, BUT THIS IS NOT THE TREND WE ARE SEEING. [6:50] ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS MAKING ART AND WRITING POETRY AND MAKING MUSIC, BUT HUMANS ARE WORKING TWO TO THREE JOBS TO [6:55] KEEP THE RENT PAID T LIGHTS TURNED ON AND FOOD ON THE TABLE. THAT IS NOT THE D DYSTOPIA THATI [7:07] WANT TO WORK IN. >> CONVERSATIONS WITH COWORKERS UNDERSTAND THAT THE STARSHIP [7:12] PROGRAM ISN'T AS POPULAR AS THE UNIVERSITY WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE AND PROBABLY NOT EVEN [7:17] PROFITABLE. I THINK THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ONLY A SIGN OF ALIENATION OF NOT JUST THE WORKER FROM THE PRODUCTS OF [7:22] THEIR LABOR, BUT THE ALIENATION OF THE CONSUMER FROM THE WORKER ALL TOGETHER. I ALSO THINK IT'S JUST SIMPLY A [7:29] BAD IDEA THAT ISN'T LIFTING OFF AND SHOULD PROBABLY STAY ON THE TARMAC. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE [7:36] TODAY. NEXT UP WE HAVE JACKSON. WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL [7:43] MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JACKSON KERR, A BUSINESS AGENT WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 320. I REPRESENT ABOUT 200 FOOD [7:48] SERVICE WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. I DO WANT TO JUST ADD SOME CONTEXT TO WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD [7:53] FROM RYAN AND JUSTIN TODAY. IN THE SPRING OF 2022, A NEW PRIVATE COMPANY CALLED [8:00] CHARTWELLS SIGNED A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY FOR MANAGEMENT CONTROL, TWIN CITIES [8:05] DINING DEPARTMENT. I WOULD SAY THIS NEW COMPANY HAS EFFECTIVELY DECLARED WAR ON THE [8:10] TEAMSTER WORK FORCE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE UNION HAS DOCUMENTED A DRAMATIC 96% INCREASE IN THE [8:15] NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BEING DISCIPLINED AND TERMINATED IN THE DEPARTMENT. [8:21] HAVING ANALYZED THE DATA WE HAVE FOUND THAT WOMEN AND WORKERS OF COLOR ARE TARGETED BY CHARTWELL [8:26] AT DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER RATES THAN THE PEERS. THERE IS AN UPTICK IN HARASSMENT [8:32] FROM H.R. AND SUPERVISORS INCLUDING YELLING, THREATS, AND [8:37] EVEN PHYSICAL ASSAULT. AND IN ADDITION TO THE DISCRIMINATORY ENVIRONMENT, THEY HAVE BEEN UNDERMINING THE UNION [8:43] CONTRACT. I SAY ALL THIS BECAUSE THE CURRENT HEAD OF CHARTWELL FOR THE TWIN CITIES CAMPUS MADE A [8:50] COMMENT TO THE TEAMSTER WORK FORCE THAT, QUOTE, ROBOTS ARE BETTER THAN HUMANS. [8:57] THE STARSHIP ROBOTS MIGHT SEEM HARMLESS, BUT LOOK AT THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING [9:03] THE PILOT PROGRAM INCLUDING CHARTWELL IS CLEAR THAT IT IS PART OF A LARGER AGENDA TO NORMALIZE AUTOMATION ON THE [9:09] CAMPUSES AND IN THE WORK PLACES AND TO FULLY REPLACE UNION LABOR. AND THIS IS ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF [9:15] CHARTWELL'S ATTACKS ON THE TEAMSTER'S UNIVERSITY AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL DID [9:21] NOT PROACTIVELY REGULATE THE TECHNOLOGIES AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE UNIVERSITY TO AGREE TO IT AN [9:27] OMEGAS LANGUAGE WE HAVE PROPOSED IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS TO AVOID THIS FROM SPIRALING OUT OF [9:32] CONTROL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANYMORE SPEAKERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? [9:41] >> GREAT. SO SEEING NO ONE WISHES TO SPEAK FURTHER ON THIS ITEM, I WILL NOW [9:48] CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE ALSO HAVE OUR STAFF HERE THAT CAN GIVE US THE PRESENTATION ON [9:53] THIS ITEM, SO ANDREW, PLEASE WELCOME UP HERE. [10:12] >> I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. [10:28] >> ALL RIGHT. APOLOGIES. I WAS DEALING WITH A PRINTER ISSUE THAT WAS LESS THAN IDEAL [10:33] BUT GLAD I MADE IT UP HERE IN TIME. IT WAS BENEFICIAL TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT IN [10:38] ADVANCE OF THE PRESENTATION AS WELL. MY NAME IS ANDREW HAWKENS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE POLICY AND [10:44] SEARCH DIVISION IN THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE A DELIVERY ON DATA [10:50] TECHNOLOGY AND PILOT PROGRAMS. AND ON THE LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND AND DIRECTED BY THE [10:56] COMMITTEE AND PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTONOMOUS DRONE PROGRAMS [11:01] INCLUDING PILOTS AND WHAT THE IMPACT MIGHT BE TO WORKERS AND OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF [11:09] MINNESOTA INCLUDING ANY DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE ON THE PROGRAM. I AM LOOKING AT REGULATIONS IN THE FOOD DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY [11:14] SPACE. AND THEN ALSO PROVIDING A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF RESPONSES FROM LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE [11:19] IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES. [11:25] QUICK, BEFORE WE DIVE IN TO COVER THE SCOPE. THIS IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF NATIONWIDE [11:31] PROGRAMS. ALSO JUST DUE TO THE EXTREMELY EXPANSIVE RANGE OF AUTONOMOUS DRONE PROGRAMS, THIS [11:37] PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE LIMITED PRIMARILY TO LAND BASE AND PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES. HOWEVER, WE WILL BE SUBMITTING A [11:44] POLICY BRIEFING HOPEFULLY HERE WITHIN THE NEXT, I WOULD SAY DAY OR TWO, AND NO LATER THAN THE END OF THE WEEK TO ATTACH TO THE [11:50] LEGISLATIVE FILE THAT CONTAINS AN EXPANDED SCOPE THAT LOOKS AT [11:55] UNMANNED AREA DRONES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS OUT THERE. AND THE UNIVERSE GETS FAIRLY BIG [12:05] FAIRLY FAST. INTRODUCTION, CURRENTLY THERE ARE AT LEAST 25 STATES AND I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME I CHECKED IT IS CHANGING AND ANOTHER ONE [12:10] IS BEING ADDED THAT HAVE REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF SOME KIND OF [12:15] AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE. AGAIN, JUST SPEAKING TO THE VARIETY OF THESE VEHICLES, [12:21] THEY'RE CURRENTLY BEING ADOPTED FOR USE IN A RANGE OF SERVICES BEYOND, WELL BEYOND FOOD [12:27] DELIVERY AND MEDICAL DELIVERY THROUGH REMOTE LOCATIONS. YOU HAVE FOOD DELIVERY AND [12:33] OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TRANSPORTATION. WELL AWARE OF THE USE OF DRONES FOR SURVEILLANCE AND ALL OF THE [12:40] ATTENTION THAT THAT'S BROUGHT TO IT. AND THERE IS ALSO THE EMERGENCY RESPONDER USE OF DRONES FOR [12:45] SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS JUST TO SERVE AS A FEW EXAMPLES. IN TERMS OF THE TYPES OF [12:50] VEHICLES, I MEAN, THESE RANGE EVERYWHERE FROM SINGLE AERIAL DRONES TO CARRY A PACKAGE OR [12:56] FOOD DELIVERY TO THE LOCATION AND AERIAL DRONES THAT SERVE AS A MOTHERSHIP FOR LACK OF A [13:03] BETTER THUNDERSTORM TERM WHERE THEY CAN ESSENTIALLY DROP SPORES THAT HAVE INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES. WE HAVE AN EQUIVALENT OF THAT [13:09] WITH THE LAND AND SIDEWALK BASED ROBOTS WHERE YOU HAVE INDIVIDUAL ONES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PILOT. [13:14] THAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF ONES WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL ROBOT GOES OUT FOR DELIVERY AND COMES BACK TO THE DOCKING STATION. [13:20] THEY ALSO HAVE THE KIND OF MOTHER SHIP AND MOBILE VEHICLE TYPE DEPLOYMENT WHERE THE [13:26] VEHICLE WILL DRIVE TO A CERTAIN AREA AND MULTIPLE DRONES WILL BE RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM MULTIPLE DELIVERIES AT [13:34] ONCE. THIS IS CONSIDERING THE RAPID EXPANSION OF THIS INDUSTRY, IT [13:40] IS NOT WITHOUT CONCERNS AND IT CAN COME IN A VARIETY OF FASHIONS AND I HIGHLIGHTED A [13:45] COUPLE OVER THE YEARS. THERE HAS BEEN TESTING CRASHES AND VERY RECENTLY WITH SOME OF THE AMAZON AND THE ITERATION OF [13:51] THE AERIAL DRONES DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM WEATHER. AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN [13:56] COLLEGE STATION WITH ONE OF THE AMAZON DRONE DEPLOYMENT FACILITIES SUBSEQUENTLY [14:02] RELOCATED FROM EXCESSIVE NOISE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE CONSTANT OPERATION OF AERIAL DRONES. IN L.A. YOU ACTUALLY HAD ROBOT [14:09] ON ROBOT INCIDENT WHERE YOU HAD AN AUTOMATED TAXI SERVICE THAT RAN INTO AN AUTOMATED DELIVERY [14:15] ROBOT. LUCKILY NO PEOPLE WERE HARMED. BUT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THE PREVALENCE OF THESE OUT THERE [14:20] AND GETTING INTO EXAMPLES WHERE THEY'RE RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER. AND PITTSBURGH THERE WAS AN A.D.A. INCIDENT THAT REQUIRED [14:26] THE SUSPENSION OF THE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH RELATED TO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IN A WHEELCHAIR THAT SAID A DRONE [14:32] HAD, I BELIEVE, GOT CONFUSED AND BLOCKING HER AK SES TO THE A.D.A. EXIT OF THE SIDEWALK. [14:38] AND IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REVIEWED AND THE PROGRAM WAS RE-IMPLEMENTED EVENTUALLY. [14:44] CAN CAL-BERKLEY, THERE WAS A DELIVERY BOT THAT STARTED ON FIRE ON CAMPUS. JUST A COUPLE. [14:50] THEY ARE RARE. I CAN NOTE THAT AND LOOK AT THE SHEER VOLUME OF THESE OPERATING, [14:56] WHICH IS GOOD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY ARE NOT IMMUNE MUCH LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. LOOKING AT THE LABOR IMPACTS. [15:02] THE MOST NOTABLE, WHICH I BELIEVE HEARD REFERENCE FROM SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN THE TEAMSTERS UNION AND [15:07] THIS INITIALLY STARTED WITH U.P.S. AT LEAST FROM WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT AND AS THEY BEGAN TO EXPLORE [15:15] THE EXPANSION AND ADOPTION OF DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WENT INTO THE CONTRACT WAS A REQUIREMENT [15:20] THAT U.P.S. HAS TO NOTIFY THE UNION WITHIN, I BELIEVE, 45 DAYS NOW AND HAD ESTABLISHED A [15:27] TECHNOLOGY REVIEW COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE IMPACT OF THAT NEW TECHNOLOGY WOULD BE TO [15:32] THE WORK FORCE AND TO THE JOBS OF THE TEAMSTERS MEMBERS. [15:37] THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND I THINK TO AN ARTICLE IS FAIRLY EASY TO FIND AND THIS IS A [15:43] CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING INDUSTRY. AND AS WE SEE THESE COME IN AND [15:50] TO TAKE UP SPACE AND THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PERFORMING THOSE TASKS [15:57] PREVIOUSLY. WHAT THIS ESSENTIALLY FEEDS INTO IS THE CONTINUED CYCLE OF THE [16:02] DISRUPTER OF INNOVATIONS. THE CITY IS WELL AWARE. [16:09] ONE OF THE MOST RECENT VERSIONS IS RIDE SHARE WITH AN UNDERSTANDABLE IMPACT ON EXISTING TAXI OR BUS SERVICES. [16:17] SIMILARLY WE SAW EXACERBATED BY COVID AND THE LOCKDOWNS AND WE SAW A MASSIVE EXPANSION OF FOOD [16:24] DELIVERY OPTIONS AND FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES. ALL OF THESE, AGAIN, INNOVATION IS GREAT AND THERE IS ALWAYS A [16:31] CORRESPONDING IMPACT, AND GENERALLY A GROUP THAT IS IMPACTED THAT HAS TO ADAPT QUICKLY OR FIND ANOTHER MEANS OF [16:37] INCOME. AND THEN AGAIN, SORT OF A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD ON THIS, ONE OF THE CATALYSTS OF THIS EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY [16:44] IN CALIFORNIA STEMS DIRECTLY FROM THE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND WORKERS RIGHTS WITH GIG WORKERS [16:49] AND HOW THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AND COMPENSATE. AS COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES GO UP, COMPANIES UNDERSTANDABLY [16:55] WILL SEEK LOWER COST OPTIONS, IN THIS CASE AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY IS ONE OF THOSE. [17:02] NOW LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY [17:07] PILOT, THE PILOT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2024. IT OPERATES AT A CONTAINED [17:13] ECOSYSTEM. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS VERY COMMON FOR DRONE EXPANSION ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS THEY FOCUS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES FOR A [17:18] VARIETY OF REASONS. ONE OF THEM IS THAT GENERALLY THEY VIEW COLLEGE STUDENTS AS MORE ACCEPTING ADAPTERS OF [17:24] TECHNOLOGY. BUT ONE OF THE BIGGER ONES IS THAT DRONES ARE FAIRLY LIMITED [17:29] STILL AS FAR AS HOW MUCH THEY CAN CARRY AND HOW FAR THEY CAN [17:34] GO. AND BEING IN A CONTAINED ECOSOME THEY ARE ABLE TO OPERATE IN AND A LOT OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE [17:41] FAIRLY CLOSEED OFF MEANING IF A DELIVERY DRIVER SHOWS UP, THEY HAVE TO PARK ON THE EDGE AND [17:46] WALK HOWEVER FAR INTO CAMPUS TO THE BUILDING WHERE THE DELIVERY NEEDS TO BE DROPPED OFF. HAVING THESE OPERATE IN THAT [17:51] SPACE ELIMINATES THAT NEED. RIGHT NOW THE DELIVERY IS [17:56] LIMITED TO UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS ONLY AND IT IS LIMITED TO ONLY [18:02] FOOD AND SERVICES PROVIDE T ED OUT OF KAUFMANN MEMORIAL UNION. [18:07] AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT HAS NOT EXPANDED IN THAT DISCUSSION. IT IS CURRENTLY AT 40 UNIVERSITY [18:13] OWNED BUILDINGS WHICH ALSO WAS NOTED THAT THAT POTENTIALLY COULD EXPAND. [18:19] THE AVERAGE SPEED IS FOUR MILES PER HOUR AND CITY REGULATION LIMITS IT TO FIVE, SO WITHIN THAT, AND ALL THE DRONES ARE [18:26] REMOTTLY MONITORED TO INTERVENE AND TAKE CONTROL IN THE EVENT BECAUSE IT IS AN INCIDENT. [18:32] BECAUSE IT IS MINNESOTA, THE DRONES WERE EQUIPPED WITH SNOW [18:37] TIRES TO OPERATE IN THE WINTER TO OPERATE IN 4-6 INCHES OF SNOW. [18:42] AND IT JUST SHOWS, AGAIN, THE UNIQUENESS OF THESE PROGRAMS BEING ADOPTED DEPENDING ON THE [18:47] CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT THEY ARE IN. THE OPERATING WINDOW IS 7:00 TO [18:53] 7:00, I BELIEVE IN LINE WITH THE KAUFMANN UNION HOURS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 15 DELIVERY [18:58] ROBOTS AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE IS PROVIDED BY STUDENTS FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. [19:03] I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT TO BE PAID AND SEEM TO SUGGEST THERE MIGHT BE MORE OF A LEARNING [19:09] OPPORTUNITY. CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM IS [19:14] COMPLETED SIX MONTHS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM. JUST QUICKLY RECAPPING SOME OF THE DATA FROM IT, SO IN THOSE [19:21] SIX MONTHS, AVERAGE DELIVERIES WERE 513 A MONTH. TOTAL DAILY WERE 16.2. [19:27] THE AVERAGE TRIP TIME WAS JUST UNDER 13 MINUTES. AVERAGE DISTANCE IS CURRENTLY [19:32] UNDER HALF A MILE. AVERAGE MONTHLY MILE WITH 667. AND AVERAGE TRIP PERCENT ON CITY [19:40] STREETS IS 22%. AND THEN WHAT WE CAN SEE IS THERE WERE FLUCTUATIONS AND [19:45] NUMBER OF DELIVERIES BY MONTH, WITH JANUARY ASSUMED POTENTIALLY WHEN SOME OF THE STUDENTS MIGHT [19:51] HAVE BEEN ON BREAK. SO THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S FAIRLY [19:56] DEADLY ACOS THE -- ACROSS THE DURATION OF THE PILOT. [20:02] >> THIS IS USUALLY A REQUIREMENT FOR CITIES DOING PERMITTING FOR THESE PROGRAMS IS TRYING TO DETERMINE A FORMULA TO ESTIMATE [20:08] THE REDUCTION IN CO2 EMISSIONS FROM USING THE VEHICLES THAT ARE GENERALLY 100% EMISSIONS FREE. [20:15] THE WAY THAT THE FORMULAS ARE USUALLY CALCULATED ACROSS CITIES IS ALSO CALCULATING THE AMOUNT [20:23] OF MILES AND WHAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FROM A NORMAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND WHAT THE [20:30] EMISSIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN. JUMPING INTO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND SOME EXAMPLES OF [20:35] HOW THIS IS REGULATED. AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL THERE HAVE BEEN A COUP OF ATTEMPTS AND I BELIEVE THERE IS ONE IN 2020 [20:42] AND THEN THERE WERE BOTH OF THESE EXAMPLES IN 2021. THESE DID NOT ADVANCE BEYOND [20:49] COMMITTEE, BUT DID SEEK TO ESTABLISH A DEFINITION OF A PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE AND MAXIMUM SPEED AND THERE WAS ALSO [20:55] A COMPONENT ACCOMPLISHING TO DICTATE SOME TERMS TO LOCAL AUTHORITY AND REGULATION, WHICH [21:02] IS SOMETHING THAT WE SEE IN A LOT OF STATES. AND THIS IS NOT OUT OF THE REALM [21:08] OF PREEMPTION. AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL, TWO EXAMPLES I AM GOING TO USE IS [21:13] BOTH THE CITIES FOR OUR PILOT PROGRAM AND RECENTLY LAUNCHED IN [21:18] WINONA THAT IS OPERATED AT WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE MINNEAPOLIS PILOT, AGAIN, [21:23] SEPTEMBER TO AUGUST 2025. OUR LICENSING FEE UP TO 30 [21:30] DEVICES IS CURRENTLY $1,000. DEVICE LIMIT IS BASED AND CITY REVIEW AND DISCRETION. WE HAVE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 72 [21:36] INCHES AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 150 POUNDS. COMPLIANCE MEETINGS ARE HELD ONE AND A HALF MONTHS AFTER THE [21:42] BEGINNING OR ONCE AN OPERATOR HAS BEGUN OPERATING THE PROGRAM IN THE CITY. AND THEN AFTER THAT IT'S QUARTERLY, SO IT'S EVERY THREE [21:49] MONTHS. SOME OF THE DATA THAT'S REPORTED MONTHLY, THAT IS SCRUBBED TO INSURE IT IS NOT P.U.I. DATA AND [21:55] REAL TIME EVENT, LOCATION, STATUSES, TRIP DETAILS AND THE BREAD CRUMB TRAILS ARE G.P.S. [22:02] AND TO INSURE IT IS OPERATING WITHIN THE ZONE THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE PERMIT. [22:08] LOOKING WINONA, IT IS SIMILAR. AND REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY [22:14] OPERATORS THEY HAVE. THE OPERATING HOURS ARE BASED ON THE MEMORIAL UNION, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH [22:20] THE SAME. IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEING [22:25] REPORTED. AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, I BELIEVE [22:30] THE CITY DID CONSULT WITH LOS ANGELES PRIOR TO DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM. THEY HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST SYSTEM [22:36] IN PLACE. I LOOKED AT THIS AND ALSO LOOKED AT SAN FRANCISCO WHICH IS [22:44] MAINTAINING THINGS IN THE TEST ENVIRONMENT AND DIDN'T SERVE AS GOOD OF A COMPARISON. FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE, LICENSING FEES $10,000, [22:51] AND IS A DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM WHERE WE ARE AT BUT THAT IS UP TO 50 DEVICES AND THAT FEE [23:00] ANNUALLY. THERE IS A 75 DEVICE PER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL PROBLEM AND [23:06] SIMILAR TO OUR WARDS. [23:13] YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 225 AND THERE IS AN EQUITY CALCULATION IN THERE TO ALLOW COMPANIES TO [23:19] EXPAND AND THAT COULD BE AN AVENUE WHERE IT COULD GO HIGHER. THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT, SPEED, AND [23:26] WEIGHT ARE SIMILAR TO OUR OURS. THEY HAVE THE DISTINCTION OF 15 MILES PER HOUR ON THE SHOULDER [23:32] OF THE ROADWAY AND THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN OURS AT 100. [23:38] COMPLIANT MEETINGS UPON REQUEST FOR DATA REPORTING AND [23:43] CALIFORNIA IS FAIRLY ROBUST AND REQUIRE HEAT MAPPING AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S WITHIN OUR SCOPE, [23:48] BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I INCLUDED IT SO WE KNOW WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE. [23:54] THE NEXT TWO EXAMPLES ARE GOING TO REINFORCE THAT THIS DOESN'T LOOK THE SAME IN EVERY CITY, AND [23:59] AUSTIN IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. AUSTIN, DALLAS, AS WELL AS ANYWHERE IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA IS A LOT OF PREEMPTION ISSUES. [24:05] THE APPROACH THAT AUSTIN HAS TAKE AND THEY HAVE THEIR PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE [24:10] OVERVIEW. BECAUSE THEY ARE LIMITED BY TEXAS STATE LAW, THEY HAVE TAKEN THE APPROACH OF PROVIDING [24:15] PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO OPERATORS. THIS WAS ESSENTIALLY DONE SINCE PEOPLE WERE COMING IN AND OPERATING REGARDLESS. [24:20] SO THEY TRIED TO PUT AS MUCH FRAMEWORK AS THEY COULD AROUND IT WITHOUT BEING IN VIOLATION OF [24:26] STATE LAW, SO THEY CONDUCT EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS, ONBOARDING, MAPPING AND THOSE [24:32] TYPE OF SERVICES AND MONITORING TO THE COMPANIES SO INSTEAD OF [24:38] TAKING THE APPROACH OF BEING THE LICENSE AND THE LICENSING AGENCY AND THE OVERSIGHT ROLE BECAUSE [24:43] THAT IS LIMITED FOR THEM AND THEY HAVE TAKEN THE ROLE OF LOOKING AT IT AS A PARTNERSHIP [24:49] WITH THE IDEA THAT ANY CONSTRAINTS OR GUARDRAILS TO IMPLEMENT WITH COMPANIES COMING IN REGARDLESS IS BETTER THAN [24:57] NOTHING. AND THE NEXT ONE IS KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE DISRUPTER APPROACH [25:03] WAS TAKEN AND THEY HAD ISSUED A MORATORIUM IN 2023 FOR MONTHS TO [25:09] ALLOW CITY STAFF TO EXPLORE WAYS TO EXPLORE THE PROGRAMS AND EXPLORE IF THE PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATING. [25:16] AND IN 2024 THE REPORT CAME BACK AND DETERMINED THAT THE NFSHG IS WHERE THE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE THE MOST VISIBLE AND HIGHLY [25:25] OPERATING AND THE MOST PRESENT AND HAD INSUFFICIENT [25:34] INFRASTRUCTURE. THE ONE EXCEPTION THAT ALLOWED FOR STREETS TO BE OWNED AND ON [25:41] THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CAMPUS THAT IS ALLOWABLE. THIS IS WHERE THEY TOOK THE [25:46] STANCE THEY ARE NOT READY FOR IT NOW. AT A STATE LEGISLATURE LEVEL IS [25:52] INTENDED TO REINFORCE HOW MUCH THIS VARIES BY STATE, BUT ALSO JUST STATES THAT ARE STARTING TO [25:58] PUT REGULATIONS IN PLACE AND MINNESOTA IS NOT THERE YET. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS NOT [26:03] SOMETHING BEING CONSIDERED. ONE OF THE OUTLIERS, PENNSYLVANIA CLASSIFIED AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY AS [26:10] PEDESTRIANS, WHICH IS UNIQUE. THEY ALSO ALLOW MAXIMUM SPEED OF 12 MILES PER HOUR AND MAXIMUM [26:16] WEIGHT OF 550 POUNDS. FLORIDA ACTUALLY WENT DIFFERENT DIRECTION, BUT FAIRLY EXTREME [26:22] STILL AND ALIGNED. THE EXISTING PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE DEFINITION WITH THE [26:28] FEDERAL D.O.T. AND LOW SPEED WHICH CHANGED THE MILES PER HOUR FROM 10 TO 25 AND CHANGED THE [26:34] WEIGHT LIMITATIONS WITHOUT CARGO. AND THEY ALSO RECENTLY SOME [26:41] PREEMPTION MEASURES ON DRONE DELIVERY SERVICES AND THEIR BASE OF OPERATIONS. SO THAT CITIES CAN'T DENY [26:47] PERMITS FOR OPERATORS THAT WANT TO BUILD A HOME BASE FOR AERIAL [26:52] DRONES. SOUTH CAROLINA, THIS IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED AND UNDER [27:01] CONSIDERATION AND 150 POUNDS WITHOUT CARGO AND THAT MAXIMUM SPEED OF 10 MILES PER HOUR. [27:10] SO AGAIN, I KNOWS THAT A LOT TO COVER. LIKE I SAID, WE LOB FOLLOWING UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT [27:16] HAVE TODAY AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WASN'T CAPTURED IN THIS WITH THE POLICY BRIEFING THAT WILL BE [27:28] ATTACHED TO THE LEGISLATIVE FILE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. [27:33] THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU TO THE WORKER WHO IS CAME IN AND SPOKE ON THIS TOPIC. [27:39] I THINK WE ARE IN A MORE MATURE PLACE WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF THESE TYPES OF [27:46] TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPANIES IN THE CITY AND I AM GLAD THIS IS A [27:52] PILOT, AND IT IS GOOD TO SEE HOW OTHER CITIES HAVE PILOTED THIS [27:57] AND THE THING WE NEED TO THINK THROUGH IS THE LONG-TERM [28:06] IMPLICATIONS AND NOT BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD THE WAY WE WERE WITH RIDE SHARE DRIVERS AND CONCEPT [28:16] OF BLITZ SCALING. IT IS THE COMPANIES THAT GET MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF VENTURE [28:22] CAPITAL, OPERATE AT A LOSS UP TO A DECADE AND UNDERMINE EVERY SINGLE ESTABLISHMENT AND THEN [28:30] ONCE THOSE -- ONCE THOSE OTHER ESTABLISHED PLAYERS DON'T EXIST, THEY JACK THE RATES UP AND THAT [28:36] IS WHEN THE PAIN HAPPENS. IT IS PART OF US TO GET AHEAD OF US. THE PLAYBOOK IS VERY CLEAR. IT IS NOT NEW TO US. [28:44] AND I'M JUST GLAD WE'RE MORE EQUIPPED TO TAKE THAT HEAD ON. SO REALLY BOTH THE RESEARCH ON [28:50] THIS AND THE WORKERS COMING TO SPEAK ON IT. >> REAL QUICK, TOO, FOR COUNCIL [28:55] PRESIDENT PAYNE, I WILL NOTE FROM CONVERSATION WITH PUBLIC WORKS RIGHT NOW ALTHOUGH THE PILOT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IS THE ONLY ONE IN [29:02] OPERATION THAT THE CITY IS ABLE TO HAVE IS UP TO THREE POTENTIAL PROGRAMS TO KIND OF BASE AND EVALUATION AND FEASIBILITY AND [29:08] THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY INQUIRIES AT THIS POINT IN TIME FOR A SECOND AND THIRD OPERATOR. [29:13] ADDITIONALLY THIS IS FOCUSED AND THE SIDEWALK AND ROAD-BASED DRONE DELIVERY. THE PILOT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY [29:20] PRECLUDE ANY CONVERSATION OF A DRONE-BASED DELIVERY EITHER. THAT IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO [29:27] INCLUDE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. ALSO PRESIDENT PAYNE SHARED A [29:34] LOT OF THOUGHTS THAT I ALSO HAD IN REGARDS TO WHY WE -- WHY MY [29:40] OFFICE BROUGHT THIS STAFF DIRECTIVE FORWARD, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, PER USUAL, ANDREW, FOR GIVING A COMPREHENSIVE AND HER [29:47] TO ROW REPORT AROUND THE REQUESTED LINES OF INQUIRY HERE. THAT ALSO WAS VERY MUCH INFORMED [29:53] BY FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM WORKERS CURRENTLY AT THE U WHO ALSO TESTIFIED JUST RIGHT BEFORE THIS [30:02] PRESENTATION. AND SIMILAR, MY CONCERN IS HOW ARE WE NOT BEING CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND BEING THOUGHTFUL AND [30:09] PROACTIVE OF IF THERE ARE REGULATORY ACTIONS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT [30:14] PEDESTRIANS AND NOT THE PENNSYLVANIA DEFINITIONS OF THAT, BUT ACTUALLY PEDESTRIANS [30:20] AND WORKERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED BY THE ROLL OUT OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY [30:28] IN VARIOUS SERVICE INDUSTRIES. HOW WE'RE MAKING SURE THOSE GUARDRAILS ARE ACTUALLY PUT IN [30:34] PLACE AS OPPOSED TO AS PRESIDENT PAYNE HIGHLIGHTED THESE DISRUPTERS COMING IN, CREATING A [30:40] MONOPOLY OF THAT INDUSTRY. THEN BEING ABLE TO DICTATE WHAT TYPE OF REGULATIONS OR IF ANY [30:45] CAN PROCEED FORWARD AS WE EXPERIENCE WITH THE RIDE SHARE POLICY JUST THIS PAST YEAR AND A [30:53] HALF. SO WANTING TO NOT BE IN THAT PREDICTMENT AGAIN. REALLY TRYING TO BE THOUGHTFUL OF HOW WE PROCEED AROUND THIS, [31:02] ESPECIALLY AS THE CITY DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXPAND THE PILOT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE CITY OR ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF [31:08] FEEDBACKS AFTER THEY CONCLUDE THIS PILOT OFFICIALLY IN WHAT DATA THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK [31:14] TO COUNCIL WITH TO SAY EITHER THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE PILOTS OR DO THEY WANT [31:21] TO EXPLORE DRONE-BASED PROGRAMS. THAT WOULD BE WILD. [31:29] BUT YES, HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. AND THIS IS VERY MUCH A TIMELY [31:35] CONVERSATION, TOO, AND ESPECIALLY SOMETHING ELSE TO FLAG THAT I HAVE ALSO HEARD AND [31:41] THIS IS REFERENCE IN THE PRESENTATIONS AND THE SURVEY COMPONENT, TOO. HOW DOES THIS ALSO RELATE TO THE [31:50] INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING WORK THAT WE ARE DOING ON THE POLICY SIDE AS WELL. SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY [31:56] THANK YOU FOR GIVING A THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION AND DEVELOPING THE REPORT AROUND THIS MATTER AND ALSO, OF COURSE, [32:02] THANK YOU TO THE U. OF M. WORKER WHO IS CAME TO SPEAK AND YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO FIGURING OUT [32:08] HOW TO NOT REPLICATE MISTAKES AGAIN SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND 20 HOURS AT THE CAPITAL DEBATING [32:17] LYFT OR UBER AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR CHAVEZ, VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. AGAIN, I WILL MAKE A HABIT OF [32:25] NOTING STUFF AFTER THAT I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES WITH THIS AND WASN'T NECESSARILY AS CLEAR IN [32:30] UBER AND LYFT IS YOU CAN SEPARATE OUT THE USE OF THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES A LOT [32:38] EASIER. THAT IS SOMETHING WHERE THERE IS A SURVEY COMPONENT TO THE PILOT PROGRAMS AND FROM LOOKING THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE, ONE OF [32:44] THE THINGS THAT CAME BACK IS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENTIATION ACOS THE SURVEY [32:49] RESPONDENTS IN TERMS OF -- ACROSS THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS IN TERMS OF THEIR WILLINGNESS TO BE [32:54] SUPPORTIVE OF AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY VEHICLES BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE DELIVERING. AND THAT IS DEFINITELY MORE [32:59] COMMON WITH AERIAL VEHICLES, BUT AGAIN, JUST AN EASY EXAMPLE FOR THE SAKE OF COMPARISON, AND [33:06] PEOPLE ARE A LOT MORE RESEPTEMBERIVE TO A VEHICLE THAT IS DELIVERING MEDICINE TO AN ELDERLY NEIGHBOR VERSUS [33:12] DELIVERING 17 AMAZON PACKAGES A DAY. SO I THINK IT'S WORTH JUST NOTING THAT I THINK IT'S EASIER [33:18] TO CARVE THIS OUT BY PURPOSE AS WELL IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WANTS TO DO. [33:23] IT CERTAINLY IS, AGAIN, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT I DON'T THINK WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE EVEN IF YOU HAD BEEN ON THE FRONT END OF [33:29] THE RIDE SHARING. >> THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING THAT. I DID WANT TO NOTE, KNOW IN [33:36] LIGHT OF THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY PERSPECTIVE OR UNDERSTANDING OF WHICH COMPANIES -- I KNOW WE [33:45] HAVE AMAZON -- WHAT IS IT? AMAZON BASE HERE AND I THINK [33:53] IT'S STILL IN SHOCKAPEE AND I KNOW THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE PILOT AT THE U. OF M. THERE, I [33:59] BELIEVE THEY ARE CANADIAN BASED SO THEY MIGHT NOT EVEN -- [34:04] AT LEAST WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM. >> YES, LIKE STARSHIP. AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW [34:10] HOUSED OUT OF -- THEY HAVE THE HEADQUARTERS IN SAN FRANCISCO, I BELIEVE. BUT I THINK THE COMPANY IS -- IT [34:15] IS ACTUALLY THE CO-FOUNDERS OF SKYPE THAT STARTED IT. I THINK IT IS TECHNICALLY [34:23] ESTONIAN, WHICH AGAIN, IS ANOTHER FUN FACT. AND DEFINITELY ONE OF THE PRIMARY ONES THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN A LOT OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES AS [34:29] PART OF THE PILOT PROGRAM. >> HAVE WE HEARD OR ANY INQUIRIES AND I KNOW YOU MENTION [34:36] SO FAR YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ANY AND WHAT WOULD THE LANDSCAPE BE AND [34:41] IS IT JUST AMAZON AND IS THERE A NICHE? I AM JUST TRYING TO THINK WHO COULD EVEN ANTICIPATE [34:48] COMING OUT TO SOLICIT AND I WANT TO DO A DRONE SERVICE FOR -- [34:53] >> THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF THEM OUT THERE. I FEEL LIKE IT KEEPS EXPANDING. AS I MENTION BEFORE, JUST IN [35:00] RESPONSE IN HIGHLIGHTING ONE OF THE INCIDENTS, AMAZON IS WORKING ON DEVELOPING ITS OWN DRONES. [35:06] A LOT OF OTHER COMPANIES ARE PARTNERING WITH AGENCIES THAT EXIST. RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST [35:11] PUSHS IS WAL-MART. AGAIN, PREDOMINANTLY IN THE SOUTH WHERE THEY HAVE A MASSIVE [35:17] BASE OF OPERATIONS, BUT THAT IS PARTNERED AND BASED AND WHO THEY PARTNER WITH. I KNOW ONE OF THEM IS ACTUALLY [35:25] THE AUTONOMOUS AERIAL VEHICLE THAT CAN DROP AND IS BASICALLY DROPS A DRONE FROM A DRONE. [35:30] AND THEY WERE LOOKING AT AND SO THAT IS ONE THAT'S STARTED OPERATING. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF, AGAIN, [35:36] CLOSE TO HOME AND CITIES HAVE EITHER BEEN PREEMPTED OR THE REGULATIONS ARE NONEXISTENT OR [35:42] VERY LOOSE. THERE IS A LOT OF LOBBYING FROM WITH ANYTHING ELSE AND FROM [35:49] GROUPS IN THIS INDUSTRY. AND I KNOW THERE IS SUGGESTED LANGUAGE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND BOTH THE 2020 AND [35:55] THE 2021 BILLS IS A REASON THAT THE LANGUAGE IS ALL THE SAME. I THINK I TESTED THE P.A. [36:00] SYSTEM. >> OKAY. NEVER HEARD THAT. [36:09] [OFF-MIC] >> ALL DAY. >> OKAY. >> MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THEM [36:17] DROP IN. >> NO, THERE'S A NUMBER OF OPERATORS AND I KNOW KIWI WAS ONE. AND SORRY, AND IT WILL BE IN THE [36:23] POLICY BRIEFING AND WE GO THROUGH THE MAJOR OPERATORS AND THE ONES CURRENTLY STARTING TO [36:29] EXPAND. THAT DOES, AGAIN, MAKES IT HARD TO PREDICT OUTSIDE AMAZON, [36:35] WAL-MART, AND POTENTIALLY TARGET BECAUSE IF THE DRONES AND PROVIDER ARE SEPARATE AND AT ANY [36:41] MOMENT SOMEBODY COULD DECIDE IT IS A WORTHWHILE PURSUIT. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THE CITY GOT A REQUEST IN IN THE [36:48] NEXT YEAR. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ANDREW. THAT IS ALL THE QUESTIONS I [36:54] HAVE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. [36:59] >> COLLEAGUES, SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THOSE [37:05] PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THAT REPORT. THE NEXT ITEM IS RECEIVING AND FILING A QUARTERLY UPDATE ON [37:14] ELIMINATING CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING. HERE TO PRESENT IS JONATHAN FROM THE LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES. [37:26] >> WELCOME. [37:48] HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE [37:54] TODAY. MY NAME IS JONATHAN ROSSEL, AND I AM A SUPERVISOR WITH THE LEAD AND HEALTHY HOMES TEAM IN THE [38:02] MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND YES, I'M HERE TO DO A FIRST QUARTER UPDATE ON ELIMINATING [38:10] CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING [38:18] PROGRAM. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM, [38:24] JUST FOR SOME BACKGROUND IS TO HAVE OUR TEAM GET OUT AND CONDUCT INSPECTIONS AND PROVIDE [38:31] RESOURCES TO ADDRESS LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION BEFORE CHILDREN BECOME [38:36] POISONED OR EXPOSED TO LEAD. OUR TEAM HISTORICALLY HAS RESPONDED TO INCIDENTS OF CHILD [38:43] LEAD POISONING BY CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS AND ISSUING CORRECTIVE ORDERS. SO THIS ALLOWS US TO GET OUT [38:48] THERE PROACTIVELY AND DO THAT WORK. IN ORDER TO DO THAT WORK, [38:55] THOUGH, WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEM PROPERTIES ARE AND [39:01] ALSO WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITHIN THOSE PROPERTIES. [39:14] OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ELIMINATE THE EXPERIENCE OF [39:21] CHILD LEAD POISONING WITHIN RENTAL PROPERTIES IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND OUR PLAN TO DO THAT INVOLVES [39:28] COLLABORATING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY, UTILIZING [39:34] DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO PROACTIVELY ADDRESS THOSE [39:40] CONCERNS. AND ALSO TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN [39:46] DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CHILD LEAD POISONING. [40:05] SO THE MAP HERE SHOWS WHERE WE HAVE DOCUMENTED LEAD POISONING FROM 2015 TO 2022. [40:17] WHAT WE KNOW FROM OUR DATA IS 77% OF THE CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCED LEAD POISONING WERE [40:22] FROM BIPOC COMMUNITIES. OVER 80% WERE FROM HOUSEHOLDS [40:28] THAT HAD LESS THAN 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND THE [40:34] MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTIES INVOLVED WERE RENTAL PROPERTIES. [40:41] YOU CAN SEE THAT CHILD LEAD POISONING IS NOT EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED ALL ACROSS THE CITY, [40:47] BUT IT IS PRIMARILY IMPACTING NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND THE SOUTH [40:53] CENTRAL AREAS. THESE MAPS FROM 2023 AND 2024 [41:01] SHOW THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE [41:06] CHILD LEAD POISONING PRIMARILY IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE HAVE SEEN IT HISTORICALLY. [41:14] WE'VE ALSO SEEN THAT IN 2023, [41:19] NUMBER OF RENTAL PROPERTIES INVOLVED WAS 72% IN 2024 AND IT [41:26] WAS 77%. SO WE KNOW THAT THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN AREA OF FOCUS. [41:40] IN 2021, WE WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LAUNCH [41:48] THIS PREVENTIVE WORK USING FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE AND [41:55] AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. ARPA FOR SHORT. THAT ALLOWED US TO BRING ON SOME [42:02] ADDITIONAL INSPECTORS, CONDUCT OVER 700 ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS, IDENTIFYING OVER 600 PROPERTIES [42:08] WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT, ALMOST 500 OF THOSE HAVING DETERIORATED [42:16] PAINT AND LEAD HAZARDS. OVER $3 MILLION WAS AWARDED [42:22] THROUGH GRANTS TO COMPLETE LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION REPAIRS AT [42:27] THESE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, AND THAT TOTAL INCLUDES ALMOST $300,000 DIRECTLY FROM PROPERTY [42:33] OWNERS WHO DISTRIBUTED MATCH CONTRIBUTIONS TO GO TOWARDS THOSE REPAIRS. [42:39] ALL THIS WORK WAS ALSO DONE UTILIZING CERTIFIED LEAD-BASED [42:44] PAINT CONTRACTORS. [42:51] NOW, WE ARE ABLE TO HIT THOSE NUMBER WHERE IS WE'RE GETTING [42:56] INTO PROPERTIES WHERE WE KNOW OVER 85% OF THE PROPERTIES WE WENT INTO WE FOUND THOSE HAZARDS [43:02] BECAUSE WE UTILIZED THE DATA THAT WE HAD ABOUT WHERE HAZARDS [43:07] HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE PAST AND WE COULD EFFICIENTLY TARGET THE [43:12] PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS. [43:24] THE MAP ON THE RIGHT ON MY SCREEN HERE SHOWING THE [43:30] PREVENTIVE INSPECTIONS AND AGAIN, WE ARE UTILIZING WHAT WE ARE ALREADY KNOW TO TARGET OUR [43:37] PREVENTIVE WORK TO FOCUS ON THOSE AREAS OF THE CITY WHERE WE KNOW HISTORICALLY THERE'S BEEN [43:43] LEAD POISONING AND THERE'S LIKELY TO BE HAZARDS TO ADDRESS. [43:58] ALL RIGHT. SO IN QUARTER ONE, WITH OUR [44:09] NEWER ELCP PROGRAM, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OVER 100 PROPERTIES AND WE HAVE MOVED OVER 20 OF [44:17] THOSE PROPERTIES INTO CONTRACTED [44:23] SERVICES TO GET COMPLETE REPAIRS AND SO ABOUT HALF OF THOSE, THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND [44:31] SIGNED. ANOTHER HALF IS STILL COLLECTING BIDS FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS. [44:36] AND A HANDFUL HAVE ALREADY STARTED WORK. [44:51] PROPERTIES ARE COMING TO US FOR THE ECLP PROGRAM THROUGH VARIOUS [44:57] SOURCES INCLUDING RESIDENTS WHO CAN CALL INTO THE CITY IF THEY HAVE CONCERNS, COMPLAINTS ABOUT [45:04] DETERIORATED PAINT THROUGH A 311. ALSO THROUGH OUR RELATIONSHIP [45:10] WITH MDH WHO WE PARTNER WITH TO RESPOND TO CHILD LEAD POISONING. [45:17] THEY HAVE ALSO REFERRED TO US [45:22] CHILDREN WHO HAVE SHOWN TO HAVE SOME EXPOSURE TO LEAD PAINT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THE THRESHOLD [45:28] OF REQUIRING A REGULATED RESPONSE AND WE CAN GET IN THERE AND TRY AND DO PROACTIVE WORK INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR A CHILD [45:35] TO BE EXPOSED TO THE LEVEL OF [45:41] POISONING. IN ADDITION TO OUR TRADITIONAL, [45:48] OR IN ADDITION TO OUR PREVENTIVE WORK, WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR TRADITIONAL RESPONSES TO [45:55] INCIDENTS OF CHILD LEAD POISONING. AS OF THE END OF MARCH, WE RECEIVED 13 CASES SO FAR THIS [46:04] YEAR. WE ARE CONTINUING ALSO WITH OUR [46:09] H.U.D. SPONSORED GRANT PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS US TO COMPLETE LEAD [46:16] ABATEMENT WORK IN PROPERTIES THAT HAVE IDENTIFIED HAZARDS, AND WE HAVE 66 OF THOSE PROJECTS [46:25] UNDERWAY. AND WE'RE CONTINUING WITH OUR RESPONDING TO ASTHMA REFERRALS [46:30] WITH OUR ASTHMA PROGRAM AND ALSO DOING WEATHERIZATION PROJECTS [46:37] THROUGH OUR WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM. JUST A COUPLE OF VISUAL EXAMPLES [46:44] OF THE KIND OF HAZARDS WE ARE ADDRESSING. [46:49] THESE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF HIGH PRIORITY AREAS. [46:57] AREAS IN WHICH THERE IS FRICTION OR IMPACT SURFACES INVOLVED [47:02] WHICH HAS A TENDENCY TO GENERATE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF LEAD PAINT [47:08] CHIPS OR TURN THOSE CHIPS INTO DUST, WHICH CAN THEN MIGRATE INTO THE LIVING AREA. [47:16] SO WE HAVE STAIR TREADS HERE, AND A LEAD PAINTED DOOR AND THE [47:26] OLD WOODEN DOUBLE HUNG LEAD PAINTED WINDOW, WHICH IS MAYBE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, BUT DOWN AT [47:31] THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE THAT IS ADJACENT TO A FOOD PREP AREA. [47:37] AND THEN ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WE HAVE SOME SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED LEAD-BASED PAINT ON [47:45] A WINDOW STOP, WHICH IS LIKELY TO FALL INTO THE WELL AND THEN FROM THERE MIGRATE TO THE SILL [47:53] AND INTO THE HOME. [48:02] THE ECLP PROGRAM HAS SET ASIDE [48:08] APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT LEAD HAZARD RENOVATIONS [48:14] AND PROPOSING USING APPROXIMATELY $10,000 PER UNIT [48:19] TO COMPLETE THOSE REPAIRS. ALL PROPERTIES THAT ARE INSPECTED THROUGH THIS PROACTIVE [48:27] WORK OF LEAD HAZARDS ARE IDENTIFIED. THEY DO RECEIVE ORDERS TO CORRECT FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO MAKE REPAIRS AND [48:34] SO IF THEY ARE RECEIVING GRANT FUNDS, THE GRANT FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS RESOLVING THOSE HAZARDS [48:42] THAT ARE IN THE ORDERS TO CORRECT. AND IF THE BUDGET TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS EXCEEDS THE GRANT [48:48] AWARD AMOUNT, THEN THE OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THAT [48:55] COST. AS MENTIONED BEFORE CURRENTLY FOR THIS QUARTER, THERE ARE [49:01] CURRENTLY 20 POJTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN VARIOUS [49:06] STATES AND WE ANTICIPATE THOSE TO ENCUMBER ALMOST $200,000 OF [49:16] THAT BUDGET. [49:24] CURRENT ORDINANCES, REQUIRE [49:30] OWNERS TO COMPLETE A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE ON THE [49:35] PROPERTY, MAINTAIN INTACT PAINT SERVICES AND UTILIZING THIS PROGRAM AND THESE FUNDS DOES [49:40] TELL US TO GET IN THERE AND COMPLETE PERMANENT ABATEMENT LEVEL ACTIVITIES TO REMOVE THESE [49:49] HAZARDS FROM THESE HOMES. [49:56] WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A SUPERVISOR FOR THE [50:04] INSPECTORS WHO ARE COMPLETING THE INSPECTIONS FOR THE ECLP [50:11] PROGRAM. THAT POSITION IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH A VACANCY REVIEW, AND IS [50:17] EXPECTED TO BE CLEARED SHORTLY. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON [50:23] DEVELOPING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH REGULATORY SERVICES, HOUSING AND [50:29] FIRE INSPECTIONS, TO DEVELOP A [50:35] PIPELINE TO RECEIVE REFERRALS FROM THEM FOR PROPERTIES THAT THEY SEE THAT ARE POTENTIAL [50:42] TARGETS FOR OUR WORK. AND LASTLY GIVEN THE CURRENT [50:52] SITUATION WITH FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND UNCERTAINLY SURROUNDING THAT, IT'S ALL THE [51:00] MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE LOCAL FUNDING AND LOCAL SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THESE INITIATIVES [51:09] GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [51:15] ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO [51:21] ON QUEUE. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRACK THIS OVER THE YEARS AND IN FACT, [51:29] COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND WHEN WE INCREASED THE FUNDING NOR SUBSTANTIALLY FROM OUR OWN [51:36] BUDGETS. MY HOME IS QUITE OLD AND THESE WINDOW STILLS LOOK FAMILIAR TO ME, BUT COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE [51:43] MORE AND SAY MORE ABOUT THE SCOPE OF WHAT LEAD ABATEMENT IN HOMES REALLY MEANS? IF WE THE [51:49] CITY GO IN AND DO THE ABATEMENT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DO THESE [51:55] PLACES THAT WE'RE REMOVING THE LEAD PAINT GET REPAINTED THEN BY US THROUGH THIS PROCESS? I [52:01] DON'T THINK YOU CAN PAINT OVER IT AND CONSIDER THAT ABATEMENT. [52:06] AND HOW CUMBERSOME IS IT FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE, RIGHT? [52:13] IN THIS CASE IS MOSTLY RENTERS. DOESN'T IT OFTEN MEAN THE OCCUPANTS OF A DWELLING WOULD [52:18] HAVE TO LEAVE TO DO THE ABATEMENT, AT LEAST INSIDE THE [52:23] HOME? >> YES. [52:32] OKAY. SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT APPROACHES THAT CAN BE [52:37] TAKEN TO ADDRESS LEAD PAINT HAZARDS. AND THEY PRIMARILY FALL INTO TWO [52:43] CATEGORIES. ONE WOULD BE AN ABATEMENT LEVEL APPROACH, AND THE OTHER WOULD BE WHAT WE CALL AN INTERIM CONTROL. [52:54] ABATEMENT LEVEL ESSENTIALLY MEANS PERMANENT. THAT CAN ALSO BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN A 20-YEAR LIFE SPAN. [53:01] SO SOMETHING THAT IS DURABLE AND MEANT TO LAST A LONG TIME. THAT IS THE APPROACH IS [53:08] PRIMARILY USED WOULD BE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OR ENCLOSURE. [53:17] A TOP PRIORITY IS TO ADDRESS OLD LEAD PAINT HAZARDS AND OLD [53:24] WINDOWS. THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE AND REPLACE THOSE AND THAT WOULD BE AN [53:30] ABATEMENT LEVEL. ANOTHER PRIORITY LEVEL MIGHT BE [53:35] AN OLD LEAD PAINTED PORCH FLOOR. [53:40] PORCH FLOORS OR FRONT PORCHES OFTEN END UP BEING PLAY AREAS FOR CHILDREN. [53:46] ONE OF THE PHOTOS IN THE PRESENTATION ACTUALLY SHOWED A [53:52] PORCH FLOOR AND SOME TOYS OUT [53:57] THERE. A PORCH FLOOR WILL OFTEN BE TREATED THROUGH ENCLOSURE SO INSTALLING A PERMANENT AND [54:03] DURABLE SURFACE OVER THE LEAD PAINTED FLOOR. SO IT'S STILL THERE, BUT IT'S [54:10] COVERED UP IN A METHOD THAT IS MEANT TO BE PERMANENT, SECURE [54:16] AND DUST TIGHT. [54:24] SOME AREAS WITH LEAD PAINT ON DOOR CASING AND BASEBOARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT DOESN'T [54:32] RECEIVE IMPACT OR FRICTION ON A REGULAR BASIS. KEEPING THAT PAINT INTACT IF IT HAPPENS TO BE CHIPPING OR [54:39] PEELING, STABILIZING AND REPAINTING THAT CAN ELIMINATE THE HAZARD THAT WOULD BE AN [54:47] INTERIM CONTROL. BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE LOWER [54:52] LIKELIHOOD THAT THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN A LEAD POISONING AND ALSO THAT IT BE DISTURBED IN THE [54:58] FUTURE, THAT CAN BE AN ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CONTAIN THAT HAZARD THROUGH A LEAD [55:07] HAZARD REDUCTION PROJECT. >> GO AHEAD, SORRY. >> SO THAT GETS TO SORT OF THE [55:12] ABATEMENT VERSUS INTERIM CONTROL AND ADDRESSING THOSE HAZARDS. THE IMPACT ON THE RESIDENTS, [55:20] THIS KIND OF WORK DOES REQUIRE THAT RESIDENTS BE RELOCATED. [55:27] AND SO IN OUR TRADITIONAL H.U.D. [55:34] FUNDED GRANT THAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING FOR SEVERAL DECADES, [55:39] WE HAVE A RELOCATION HOUSE THAT WE UTILIZE FOR FAMILIES, SO WHEN WORK IS BEING DONE, WE PROVIDE A [55:46] SPACE FOR FAMILIES THAT DON'T HAVE MEANS TO RELOCATE THEMSELVES TO RELOCATE [55:55] TEMPORARILY TO THAT RESIDENCE WHILE THE WORK IS BEING DONE. WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO WORKS TO [56:02] COORDINATE HOW TO CONTINUE WITH DAILY LIFE, WORK, AND SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION AND THINGS LIKE [56:11] THAT. FOR THIS PROGRAM, WHEREAS UNDER [56:16] CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD BE ARRANGED WITH ACCESSING A RELOCATION HOUSE, [56:21] THE RESPONSIBILITY WOULD ALSO REST WITH THE OWNER TO PROVIDE RELOCATION FOR THE RESIDENTS OF [56:29] THEIR PROPERTY WHILE THE LEAD ABATEMENT WORK IS BEING DONE. AND OFTEN THESE PROGRAMS -- [56:37] THESE PROJECTS ARE PLANNED AND STRUCTURED IN TOUCH A WAY THAT [56:42] THE ABATMENT CAN BE DONE IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME -- THE [56:48] ABATEMENT CAN BE DONE IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME, USUALLY LIMITING PEOPLE'S RELOCATION TO A WEEK. [56:55] >> THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. I WOULD IMAGINE, THEN, THAT THE COST THAT IS BEING INCURRED FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WOULD [57:01] PREDOMINANTLY BE NEW WINDOWS AND THAT MIGHT BE ON ONE OF YOUR SLIDES THAT WEATHERIZATION IS A [57:07] NICE BENEFIT OF DOING THIS WORK, TOO. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? [57:13] >> YES. I WOULD SAY THAT WINDOWS ARE ONE OF THE HIGHER COST ITEMS, AND BY [57:20] A LOT OF THESE LEAD PAINTED WINDOWS ARE GOING TO BE OLD, [57:27] WOOD, SINGLE PANED AND DRAFTY, SO IN ADDITION TO THE LEAD HAZARD BY REMOVING, REPLACING [57:34] THEM WITH A NEWER WINDOW, YOU CAN HAVE THE KNOCK-ON EFFECT OF [57:39] ALSO IMPROVING OTHER ASPECTS OF THE HOME. >> THANK YOU. [57:44] >> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL [57:53] MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. JUST VERY QUICK QUESTION HERE. [57:59] HOW MANY MORE HOMES WOULD YOU ASK ESTIMATE WE HAVE TO DO THIS TO IN MINNEAPOLIS? [58:14] >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER TODAY, TOO. I'M JUST CURIOUS PROJECTING OUT OUR FUTURE COSTS. [58:20] THAT IS WHY I ASK. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR TIME TO GET BACK TO ME, THAT'S FINE. [58:25] >> YES, I WOULD SAY THAT I COULDN'T GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC NUMBER TO SAY WHEN THIS MANY [58:33] PROPERTIES ARE DONE, OUR WORK WILL BE DONE. WHAT I WOULD IMAGINE, SO WE [58:41] COULD LOOK AT WHAT IS THE HOUSING STOCK, WHAT IS THE AGE OF THAT HOUSING STOCK. [58:47] LOOK AT THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS AND COME UP WITH FIGURE OF X NUMBER OF PROPERTIES THAT WOULD [58:55] BE PRIME TARGET, BUT I THINK THAT THE OTHER THING THAT WILL [59:02] IMPACT THAT IS GOING TO BE WHAT HAPPENS TO RATES OF CHILD LEAD [59:09] POISONING OVER TIME. DO WE CONTINUE TO SEE THEM DROP [59:15] AS WE DO THIS WORK AND AS WE TARGET THESE SPECIFIC AREAS? [59:21] AND SO WILL THAT IMPACT SORT OF THE -- THE POOL OF PROPERTIES WE [59:31] NEED TO WORK IN. I CAN LOOK INTO THAT, THOUGH, AND TRY TO GET YOU A MORE [59:36] SPECIFIC ANSWER. >> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. [59:42] I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE ON QUEUE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DO KNOW WE WILL BE GETTING [59:48] THIS AT A QUARTERLY RATE AND JUST FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THESE WILL BE COMING [59:54] QUARTERLY, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY. AND SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL DIRECT CLERK TO RECEIVE [1:00:00] AND FILE THAT UPDATE. THE NEXT AND FINAL ITEM IS RECEIVING AND FILING A [1:00:06] PRESENTATION ON THE 340B DRUG PRICING PROGRAM HERE TO PRESENT [1:00:12] ON THAT ITEM AND IS JEREMY AND ALLISON PENCE, AND I ALSO SEE [1:00:18] DALTON, SO IT MIGHT BE FOUR OF YOU. [1:00:26] >> WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. [1:00:34] >> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COMMUNITY [1:00:39] MEMBERS. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT ON THIS. MY NAME IS TONY COLLINS AND I AM [1:00:44] THE DIRECTOR OF 340B FOR LINE OF HEALTH AND JOINED WITH ALLISON PENCE, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND JEREMY, OUR 340B [1:00:51] PROGRAM MANAGER. WE ARE HERE TODAY THE PRESENT ON OUR ANNUAL PRESENTATION AS PART [1:00:56] OF ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN'S MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES [1:01:03] ADMINISTRATION AND AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT OVERSEES THE 340B PROGRAM OPERATION. [1:01:08] AND THE M.O.U. IS A PART OF ABBOTT'S REQUIREMENT TO HAVE WITH THE CITY. [1:01:14] AND IT ENTITLES OR INSURES THAT ABBOTT HAS ACCESS TO THIS VITAL [1:01:20] PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AND ENGAGEMENT WE WILL COVER TODAY AND TO PROVIDE ENCUMBRANCE [1:01:27] OF CARE TO UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND INDIGENOUS [1:01:33] PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AN OVERVIEW OF ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN AS WELL AS THE SERVICES WE OFFER WITH RECENT [1:01:38] STATISTICS FROM 2024. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JEREMY ENGER TO COVER THE 340B PRICING [1:01:44] PROGRAM AND THE END POINTS OF THE M.O.U. AND LASTLY TO ALISON TO COVER [1:01:50] THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABBOTT [1:01:55] NORTHWESTERN. AGAIN, LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST MINNEAPOLIS, WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES. SOME INCLUDED ARE MENTAL HEALTH [1:02:01] AND ADDICTION SERVICES, MOTHER-BABY CARE, ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC, PEDIATRICS, ETC. [1:02:07] IN 2024, ANNUALLY SERVED OVER 200,000 PATIENTS AND THEIR [1:02:13] FAMILIES. WE HAVE SEEN A 2024 MIX OF PUBLIC FUND INSURANCE AND 33% [1:02:19] PRIVATE INSURANCE. INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CHANGE OVER THE LAST FOUR, FIVE YEARS IN 2021. WE HAD A 44% PUBLIC INSURANCE [1:02:27] AND CERTAINLY SEEING A CHANGE THERE RECENTLY. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER [1:02:33] TO JEREMY TO COVER THE 340B PRICING PROGRAM. [1:02:38] >> THANK YOU. AS TONY MENTIONED, I AM JEREMY, [1:02:44] ENGER AND WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE 340B DRUG [1:02:49] PURCHASING PROGRAM. THIS SLIDE DESCRIBES A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE HEALTH [1:02:55] RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND ALSO KNOWN AS HERSA. HERSA DOES REQUIRE A MEMORANDUM [1:03:02] OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY. [1:03:07] THAT IS WHY YOU ARE HERE TODAY. THIS ENTITLES CERTAIN ENTITIES [1:03:17] TO ACCESS DISCOUNTED PATIENTS DUE TO CARING FOR A HIGH NUMBER OF LOW INCOME PATIENTS. [1:03:23] THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE. SO THAT'S THE QUALIFICATION ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN IS UNDER. [1:03:29] THE SAVORINGS ALLOW ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN TO PROVIDE EXPANDED [1:03:36] SERVICES AND PROTECT REIMBURSE SERVICES AND KIND OF THE BOTTOM [1:03:41] THERE IS THE M.O.U. IS REALLY ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN'S COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING FREE AND [1:03:48] REDUCED COST TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INDIGENT AND [1:03:57] UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. A COUPLE OF BENEFIT PROGRAMS TO [1:04:03] HIGHLIGHT. ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN DOES OFFER FREE OR REDUCED COST SERVICES. SOME INCLUDE CHARITY CARE, [1:04:12] UNINSURED DISCOUNT FOR PATIENTS, AND THEN LASTLY, ALINA DOES [1:04:19] OFFER A FREE DRUG PROGRAM TO PATIENTS AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO [1:04:27] ALISON. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. TAKE A SEAT. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. [1:04:32] MY NAME IS ALLISON PENCE, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT ALINA HEALTH AND THE [1:04:37] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEAD FOR ABABORT NORTHWESTERN FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS AS PART OF THE COMMITMENT TO SERVING THIS [1:04:43] COMMUNITY, I WILL JUST GO THROUGH A FEW THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING SPECIFICALLY IN THE ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN NEIGHBORHOODS. [1:04:50] THE EARLY YOUTH EYE CARE PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE CONDUCTED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AS PART OF ALINA. [1:04:57] WE HAVE SCREENED EVERY SINGLE CHILD IN THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. EVERY SINGLE YEAR OR EVERY OTHER YEAR THE WAY THUF IT SET UP. [1:05:03] LAST YEAR WE SCREENED 12,000 STUDENTS, WHICH MEANS KIDS COME TO SCHOOL. THEY GET SCREENED BY OUR [1:05:09] SCREENERS AND IF THEY IDENTIFY A CHALLENGE, WE WILL DO THE FOLLOW-UP WITH THEM. WE WILL CONNECT THEM TO A HEALTH [1:05:15] CARE PROVIDER WHO CAN PROVIDE CARE OR WE WILL COME WITH OUR KIRBY PUCKETT EYE MOBILE AND [1:05:21] PROVIDE THE CARE ONSITE AND THAT MEANS GETTING GLASSES AND WE HAVE PROVIDED REFERRALS FOR [1:05:27] SURGERY AND PAY FOR THAT AS PART OF THE EARLY YOUTH EYE CARE PRACTICE. WE ARE WORKING ON THE COMMUNITY [1:05:35] HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE CONTINUALLY WORKING ON AND CONDUCTING THE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE 2026 THROUGH 2028 [1:05:42] COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE ALSO WRAPPING UP THE 2023 THROUGH 2025 PLAN. [1:05:48] WASN'T OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE [1:05:54] 23-25 CH&A IS THEY DID NOT SEE [1:05:59] THEMSELVES REPRESENTED IN OUR BUILDING, SO WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY INCLUDING [1:06:05] ARCHITECTS FROM FULL CIRCLE DESIGN, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, I [1:06:11] AM SURE YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AND ARE BUILDING NATIVE HEALING SPACES INTO THE NEW ABBOTT [1:06:17] NORTHWESTERN CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE WILL HAVE A SPACE INSIDE THE FACILITY, RIGHT NEXT TO THE [1:06:23] CHAPEL WILL BE A SEPARATE SPACE SPECIFIC TO NATIVE HEALING. WE'RE ALSO INCORPORATING NATIVE HEALING MEDICINES INTO OUR [1:06:30] FUTURE GARDEN AS PART OF WHAT WILL BE ON THE ROOF OF THE HOSPITAL. SO WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO [1:06:36] IMPLEMENT REQUESTS THAT CAME OF THE COMMUNITY AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND CONDUCTING THE [1:06:42] NEXT ROUND OF ASSESSMENTS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROVIDER COMMUNITY GRANTING PROGRAM AND PROVIDE CHARITABLE [1:06:49] CONTRIBUTIONS, GRANTS TO NONPROFITS IN THE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH MORE IF YEARS AND GROUPS THAT [1:06:54] ARE NEW TO THE COMMUNITY. I WILL SAY ONE OF THE THINGS WEFR DONE THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY THE LAST FEW MONTHS IS WE HAVE PIVOTED AND REALLY STARTED TO [1:07:02] MAKE OURSELVES ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY WHEN WE HEAR FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT THEY [1:07:09] NEED DOLLARS NOW BECAUSE FEDERAL FUNDS OR WHATEVER THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING HAVE BEEN PAUSED. THAT IS A PIVOT THAT WE HAVE [1:07:14] MADE THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY TO INSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES [1:07:20] THAT WE KNOW ARE IMPORTANT. IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, WE CONTINUE [1:07:26] TO SUPPORT THE POLLINATOR GARDEN THAT WE BUILT ALONG THE GREENWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE [1:07:32] BUILT THE PURPLE RAMP PARKING STRUCTURE. THAT IS A SLOPE OF LAND THAT WE PURCHASE FROM THE CITY OF [1:07:38] MINNEAPOLIS AND WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TO INSURE THAT REMAINS A POLLINATOR GARDEN. WE ALSO INSTALLED ELECTRIC [1:07:44] VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS IN THAT RAMP. WE HAVE 20 OF THEM AND WE ARE USING THOSE AND THOSE ARE [1:07:49] AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME. AND WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING STEPS TO INSURE THAT THE ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN [1:07:57] CAMPUS WILL BE LEED CERTIFIED ONCE WE ARE DONE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAMPUS BUILDING GOING UP IN THE MIDDLE [1:08:03] OF CAMPUS. WE RECENTLY INSTALLED A SOLAR ROOF ON THE ROOF OF THE PURPLE [1:08:09] PARKING RAMP, WHICH IS THE BRAND-NEW PARKING STRUCTURE. THIS SOLAR ROOF IS GOING TO BE A [1:08:14] COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN, WHICH MEANS WE PUT 2,000 SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE, AND WE ARE TAKING THE [1:08:21] ENERGY CREDITS, AND WE ARE TURNING THEM OVER TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED COOPERATIVE [1:08:27] ENERGY FUTURES BASED OUT OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING THE COOPERATIVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY [1:08:33] SOLAR GARDEN ACTIVELY WORKING. THEY HAVE LITERALLY LIMITED FUTURE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PEOPLE [1:08:39] WHO MEET CERTAIN INCOME THRESHOLDS BECAUSE WE WANT TO INSURE THAT MOST OF THE CREDITS FROM THE SOLAR GARDEN GO TO THE [1:08:45] PEOPLE WHO MOST NEED THEM AND ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AS PART OF THIS NEW SOLAR ARRAY, [1:08:52] IT IS GOING TO GENERATE 1.3 MILLION KILO WATT HOURS OF ELECTRICITY EVERY YEAR, WHICH WE [1:08:59] FIGURE IS ABOUT ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER 150 OF THE HOMES IN SOUTH [1:09:04] MINNEAPOLIS. SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY. IT IS A REALLY COOL PROJECT THAT [1:09:09] CAME APART AS MANY DISCUSSIONS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE HAPPENED WITH THIS BODY. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS [1:09:16] IS MOVING FORWARD. AND IN TERMS OF OUR OVERALL COMMITMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD [1:09:21] AND OUR IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY, OUR IMPACT INVESTMENT COMMITMENT [1:09:26] CONTINUES TO PROCEED. THIS IS A PROGRAM WE CREATED FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD IN 2021. [1:09:32] WE MADE THE COMMITMENT THAT WE WERE GOING TO SET ASIDE $30 MILLION TO BE USED AS IMPACT [1:09:38] INVESTMENTS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. TO DATE WE'VE CLOSED OR COMMITTED ABOUT 22 OF THOSE $30 [1:09:44] MILLION TO THE PORTFOLIO OF A VARIETY OF INVESTORS. SOME SMALLER SUCH AS THE [1:09:50] MINNESOTA FUND, FIRST CHILDREN'S FINANCE, WHICH IS PROVIDING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. [1:09:55] THE MINNESOTA FUND IS PROVIDING MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE TO NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE. [1:10:00] THE GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING FUND WE INVESTED IN THE [1:10:06] REVOLVING LOAN FUND. AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT IS MAKING ANOTHER COMMITMENT TO THE NATIVE [1:10:15] AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC FOR THE REBUILD AND MAKING A SEPARATE INVESTMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CLINIC AS [1:10:21] WELL AS THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION INTO THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CLINIC WHICH IS GOING UP ON LAKE STREET AND 10th AND [1:10:27] 11th AVENUE. AND FINALLY OUR CONSTRUCTION WORK FORCE DIVERSITY HAS BEEN [1:10:33] PART OF THE ABBOTT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SINCE ITS INCEPTION. IT IS A DIRECTIVE BY THE ALINA [1:10:39] HEALTH BOARD IN 2018 THAT THIS PROJECT COULD NOT JUST BENEFIT [1:10:44] ALINA HEALTH AND ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN, BUT ALSO THE MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY. AND PART OF THAT WHEN WE [1:10:51] SELECTED MORTENSON, WE SAID YOU HAVE TO HIRE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE ON THE JOB TRAINING. [1:10:58] SO FAR THEY HAVE GOTTEN 20 PEOPLE INTO THAT PROCESS AND IT IS A VERY INTENTIONAL, HIGHLY -- [1:11:04] I WOULD SAY HIGH TOUCH PROCESS WHERE THEY ARE WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS MAKING SURE THEY ARE GETTING INTO THE FIELD. THEY ARE LEARNING THE SKILLS ON [1:11:12] THE JOB AND CONNECTED TO THE [1:11:18] SUBCONTRACTORS SO THEY WON'T JUST LEVER THE JOB AND BE DONE, BUT GO ON TO THE NEXT I DON'T KNOW AND HAVE THE CONNECTIONS. [1:11:24] WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT 20 IS KIND OF THE FIRST STEP IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND ONCE [1:11:29] THAT HOSPITAL BUILDING IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED AND WE PUT THE WALL ON IT AND ALL THE WORK MOVES [1:11:36] INSIDE, IT IS A WHOLE OTHER SET OF PEOPLE AND ADDITIONAL SUBCONTRACTORS TO EXPAND THAT [1:11:41] PROGRAM AND CONTINUE TO HIRE PEOPLE OUT OF THE COMMUNITY AND INSURE THEY WILL HAVE LONG-TERM [1:11:47] JOBS. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY [1:11:53] PRESENTATION. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. LOOK AT THE QUEUE AND SEE IF MY [1:11:58] COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU [1:12:03] FOR BEING PART OF OUR CITY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NATIVE HEALING SPACES AND YOUR [1:12:09] INTENTION TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO INCLUDE THE CULTURAL [1:12:15] COMMUNITIES. I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT THE CLIMATE INVESTMENTS YOU ARE MAKING NOT JUST FOR YOUR OWN BUILDING BUT FOR THE SURROUNDING [1:12:21] COMMUNITY. THE LABOR AGREEMENTS THAT SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TRIED TO DO AS [1:12:28] A CITY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS ON IT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. [1:12:34] AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR CITY. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE PRESIDENT [1:12:40] PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AT [1:12:45] FEDERAL LEVEL RIGHT NOW. AND I KNOW 340B IS A FEDERAL [1:12:53] PROGRAM. IT IS FAIRLY COMPLEX AND THIS CONTEXT OF FLOODING THE ZONE, I JUST LOOKED IT UP AND WE GOT [1:12:58] TARIFFS THAT HAVE BEEN PAUSED FOR 90 DAYS, BUT ALSO THOUGHT I WAS READING THAT HE WANTED TO DO SPECIFIC TARIFFS ON THE [1:13:05] PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, AND SO I AM JUST WONDERING WITH YOU BEING SO CLOSE TO 340B PROGRAM, IS THERE ANY INSIGHTS THAT YOU [1:13:11] CAN SHARE WITH US? ARE THERE ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT ARE NOT [1:13:17] MAKING THE FRONT COVER OF THE NEWSPAPER? BUT MIGHT BE IMPACTING 340B, THAT WE SHOULD [1:13:22] BE AWARE OF AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PROGRAM? >> I WILL TAKE THAT. [1:13:28] THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. AND 340B CERTAINLY AND FEDERALLY AS WELL, TOO, AND WITHIN ALLINA [1:13:37] HEALTH AND COMMITTEES STANDING UP AND CERTAINLY HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE 340B PROGRAM [1:13:44] SPECIFIC AND CHANGES AND AWARE OF POTENTIAL BILLS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BEING PROPOSED TO [1:13:49] LIMIT THE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF US TO ACCESS IT OR ENTITIES TO AK SES IT AND TAKE AWAY THE [1:13:56] BENEFITS AND THAT ALISON HAS COVERED AS WELL. [1:14:02] AND HAPPY TO FOLLOW-UP WITH MORE [1:14:08] INFORMATION. ED >> NEXT THAT WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. SO AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I WANT [1:14:15] TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN THE LATEST [1:14:20] EDITION. THIS PRESENTATION WAS LITERALLY AN EYE OPENER FOR ME. WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN, TO HELP OUR SCHOOL [1:14:26] CHILDREN WITH EYE EXAMINATION IS FABULOUS. THE 150 HOMES POWERED BY SOLAR. [1:14:32] YOU ARE JUST A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN. AND I ALSO WANT TO TALK AS A SON [1:14:38] WHOSE MOTHER WAS IN YOUR HOSPITAL SIX TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF HER LIFE AND LATER [1:14:44] THROUGH HOSPICE AND THE CARE WAS [1:14:54] INCREDIBLE. AND AS A SON, I WANT TO EXPRESS [1:15:00] MY GRATITUDE FOR THE HELP WITH MY MOTHER. >> I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE ON [1:15:05] QUEUE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I DO LIKE SEEING THE PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HELPING WITH [1:15:11] LIKE THE MINNESOTA FUND AND SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY CLINIC. THESE ARE PROJECTS WE HELPED [1:15:17] FUND IN DECEMBER, SO IT IS GOOD TO SEE HOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS STEPPING UP TO SUPPORT THE PROJECTS AND SO ARE OUR PRIVATE [1:15:22] PARTNERS AS WELL. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I KNOW THAT WE AS A CITY COMMITTED TO FUNDING TO THE [1:15:27] NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC, SO THESE ARE IMPORTANT PROJECTS. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOW MY [1:15:33] APPRECIATION THERE. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE ON QUEUE. SO IF THERE IS NO MORE [1:15:39] QUESTIONS, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [1:15:44] >> SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. [1:15:50] SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US, I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. . . [1:15:55] .