[0:14] [GAVEL] >> WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR APRIL 23, [0:21] 2025. MAY NAME IS JASON CHAVEZ AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. [0:26] BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS [0:31] BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD [0:38] TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF [0:43] THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL [0:50] SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. [0:56] AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN VERIFY A QUORUM FOR THIS [1:01] MEETING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE, PRESENT. RAINVILLE, PRESENT. ELLISON IS ABSENT. [1:08] PALMISANO, PRESENT. VICE CHAIR WONSLEY, PRESENT. CHAIR CHAVEZ, PRESENT. >> THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS [1:13] PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. [1:18] THERE ARE NINE ITEM ON TODAY'S CONSENT AGENDA. [1:23] ITEM 2 IS ACCEPTING THE NEHA-FDA [1:29] RETAIL FLEXIBLE FUNDING MODEL GRANT FROM FOOD AND STRUGG ADMINISTRATION. ITEM THREE IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR SERVICE AGREEMENT [1:34] WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER CORE RESEARCH [1:41] PROJECT. ITEM FOUR IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR SEX TRAFFICKING [1:48] AWARENESS MEDIA CAMPAIGN. ITEM FIVE IS AUTHORIZING AN M.O.U. WITH WILEY REBER LAW TO [1:56] UTILIZE THE SPACE AT THE LAKE STREET SAFETY CENTER. SIX IS ACCEPTING A GRANT TO [2:01] SUPPORT THE POLICE AND CITY ATTORNEY'S INITIATIVES. ITEM SEVEN IS AUTHORIZING AN M.O.U. WITH CORNERHOUSE. [2:08] ITEM 8 IS AUTHORIZING REVENUE CONTRACTS WITH SMG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AT U.S. [2:15] BANK STADIUM. ITEM NINE IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES FOR CONTINUED [2:20] IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUTRITION-KNOW K-- FOCUSED [2:29] DISEASE PREVENTION PROJECT. AND THE LAST ONE IS FEES FOR CITY-OWNED RESOURCES ORDINANCE. [2:35] I WILL CALL ON PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. I'M WONDERING IF YOU KNOW IF THE [2:44] F.D.A. GRANT WENT THROUGH THE NEW APPROVAL PROCESS THROUGH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> MR. CHAIR, COUNCIL PRESIDENT [2:51] PAYNE, I AM ASSUMING THAT IT DID, BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR A FACT. I CAN FOLLOW-UP ON THAT IF YOU [2:57] WOULD LIKE ME TO. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE REST OF THE BODY TO KNOW AS WE GO INTO THE COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEEK. [3:03] >> WILL DO. >> I CAN GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THAT, PRESIDENT PAYNE, BECAUSE I DID REACH OUT TO STAFF ABOUT MY [3:09] CONCERNS ABOUT THIS GIVEN THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY ATTORNEY REVIEWED THE GRANT AWARD AND DETERMINED THAT THE [3:15] CONDITIONS WERE ORIGINATED IN 2024 AND THE MANNER THAT THE CITY ACCEPTED THIS PREVIOUSLY, [3:21] SO THERE JUST SHOULD BE -- THERE WAS A REVIEW DONE. THERE SHOULD BE NO CONCERNS. I BROUGHT IT UP IN AGENDA SETTING IN CASE I HAD SOME [3:28] CONCERNS. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. >> FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FOLLOW-UP, [3:33] FOLLOW-UP ON THE QUESTION THAT PRESIDENT PAYNE ASKED -- >> ABSOLUTELY. [3:39] >> COOL. ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF [3:45] ITEMS 2-10. I WILL MOVE ASIDE ITEM ONE FOR DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [3:52] THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT CARRIES AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. [3:57] NEXT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. THIS ITEM IS THE PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS ADDING NEW PROTECTED [4:03] CLASSES, BOLSTERING ENFORCEMENT OF CURRENT PROTECTIONS AND AMENDING PROCEDURES FOR EFFICIENCY AND EASE OF USE. [4:10] HERE TO KICK OFF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS DIRECTOR KAYLA DIARA. [4:18] WELCOME UP. >> HI. THANK YOU. CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOOD AFTERNOON. THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. [4:24] MY NAME IS KAYLA AND I AM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE [4:30] CITY. I AM REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO OUR CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE. [4:36] SO JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE THINGS I PLAN TO COVER IN THIS INITIAL PRESENTATION. FIRST, I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME [4:43] INFORMATION ON HOW WE PROCESS DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS GENERALLY AND HOW WE ENFORCE OUR CURRENT CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE [4:48] WITHIN OUR CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT. I'LL THEN MOVE TO AN OVERVIEW OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEING [4:54] PROPOSED, INCLUDING THE THREE NEW PROTECTED CLASSES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, BOLSTERED [4:59] CURRENT PROTECTIONS, AND THEN PROCEDURAL CHANGES TO THE CASE PROCESSING VIA THESE AMENDMENTS. [5:04] THEN I'LL ADDRESS THE RACIAL EQUITY IMPACT OF THESE AMENDMENTS AS WELL AS DETAIL HOW WE WOULD PLAN TO MEASURE THE [5:10] IMPACT OF THESE AMENDMENTS IF THEY WERE TO PASS. AND THEN I WILL END WITH A THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN SUCH A VALUABLE PART OF [5:15] THIS PROCESS. SO TO START WITH DISCRIMINATION [5:23] CASES AND PROCESSING, THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT IS TASKED WITH ENFORCING OUR CIVIL RIGHTS [5:28] ORDINANCE, AND WE DO THAT LARGELY THROUGH THE WORK OF OUR COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION, WHICH RECEIVES AND [5:34] INVESTIGATES COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION. THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION IS A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM MADE UP OF AN ASSOCIATE [5:40] DIRECTOR OF CIVIL RIGHTS, FOUR INVESTIGATORS, AND THREE -- AND TWO INTAKE COORDINATOR WHO IS [5:46] WORK ON THIS EVERY DAY, DAY IN AND DAY OUT HERE AT THE CITY. AND WE HAVE JURISDICTION TO [5:52] INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION IF THEY HAPPENED WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. [5:58] WE ARE NEUTRAL BODY THAT DOES THIS WORK AS A FREE CITY SERVICE, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS [6:06] PROCESS OR TO HAVE HAVE US INVESTIGATE YOUR CASE. YOU ALSO DON'T NEED TO HAVE A [6:11] LAWYER REPRESENT THEM, THOUGH FOLKS ARE WELCOME TO HAVE A LAWYER REPRESENT THEM IF THEY WOULD LIKE. UNDER THE CURRENT KIND OF SCHEME [6:18] OF THINGS THERE ARE 15 DIFFERENT PROTECTED CLASSES THAT ARE IN OUR CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE, AND THERE ARE THREE NEW ONES [6:24] PROPOSED THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DISCRIMINATION, WHAT WE'RE GENERALLY TALKING ABOUT IS [6:29] NEGATIVE TREATMENT BASED ON A PERSON'S PROTECTED CLASS. AS A GENERAL RULE OF PROTECTED CLASS IS SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR [6:35] IDENTITY THAT YOU CANNOT OR SHOULD NOT BE ASKED TO CHANGE, TRADITIONAL PROTECTED CLASSES [6:40] FOLKS ARE FAMILIAR WITH ARE RACE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, [6:45] RELIGION, DISABILITY, AND THE LIKE. AND JUST FOR SOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT, THE LAST UPDATE TO OUR [6:51] CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE WAS IN 2017, AND THOSE CHANGES WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2018. [6:56] BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE DETAILS OF THESE PROTECTED CLASSES, I DO WANT TO SHOW A VERY SHORT VIDEO [7:01] THAT I THINK GIVES A GOOD OVERVIEW OF THE WORK WE DO IN THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION, WHAT CAN FOLKS EXPECT [7:07] IF THEY'RE ENGAGING IN OUR PROCESS, AND I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEW THINGS THAT WE ARE HERE [7:13] TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. >> WHAT IS DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE MINNESOTA CIVIL RIGHTS [7:19] ORDINANCE? >> WHEN YOU ARE TREATED NEVER LIT BECAUSE OF YOUR PROTECTED CLASS INCLUDING RACE, DISABILITY, SEX, NATIONAL [7:25] ORIGIN, AGE, GENDER IDENTITY, RELIGION, AND MORE. THE MINNEAPOLIS CIVIL RIGHTS [7:30] ORDINANCE PROTECTS YO U YOU FROM THE DISCRIMINATION IN THE [7:35] WORK PLACE, WHERE YOU RENT, WHERE YOU INTERACT WITH CITY EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING POLICE, WHERE YOU SHOP, BANK, AND GET [7:42] MANY MORE SERVICES. THE ORDINANCE ALSO PROTECTS YOU FROM RETALIATION. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT SURE SOMETHING IS COVERED BY THE [7:48] ORDINANCE, PLEASE SUBMIT A COMPLAINT BECAUSE EVEN IF OUR OFFICE CAN'T INVESTIGATE IT, WE CAN HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES OR [7:54] GUIDE YOU TO WHERE A COMPLAINT CAN BE FILE. IT IS IMPORTANT YOU DOCUMENT THE DISCRIMINATION. WRITE DOWN DETAILS CLOSE TO THE [8:00] TIME IT OCCURRED WHILE STILL FRESH IN YOUR MEMORY. ALSO, TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF THE DATES AND TIMES THAT MADE YOU [8:06] FEEL DISCRIMINATE AGAINST. KEEP RELEVANT EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES, LETTERS, PHOTOS AND [8:12] VIDEOS. IF THERE ARE WITNESSES TO YOUR EXPERIENCE, ASK THEM TO WRITE DOWN WHAT THEY SAW AND GET THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION. [8:17] THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT HIGHLY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO FILE [8:24] DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT WHICH MAKES THE CITY AWARE OF POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATION. AND IN MANY CASES CIVIL RIGHTS [8:30] STAFF CAN HELP YOU DRAFT A CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION, WHICH IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT EXPLAINING YOUR EXPERIENCE. THROUGHOUT THE CHARGE OF [8:37] DISCRIMINATION, THE ALLEGED D [8:43] DISCRIMINATOR MUST ATTEND A RESOLUTION SESSION OR FILE A RESPONSE. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TAKES [8:50] DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY. OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN, [8:55] WORKS IN, AND VISITS OUR CITY. TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT OR FIND MORE INFORMATION, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR CALL 311. [9:05] >> SO FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, SO WE'RE DISCUSSING THREE NEW PROPOSED PROTECTED [9:12] CLASSES. THOSE ARE HOUSING STATUS, HEIGHT AND WEIGHT, AND JUSTICE IMPACT [9:17] STATUS. WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT BOLSTERED CURRENT PROTECTIONS THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL [9:23] JURISDICTION AND A ROBUSTNESS TO THE PROTECTIONS WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE AS WELL AS A VARIETY [9:29] OF PROCEDURAL CHANGES THAT WILL HOPEFULLY HELP STREAMLINE AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN OUR CASE [9:35] PROCESSING. IF PASSED, THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD GO INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 1 OF 2025 THIS YEAR. [9:42] SO MOVING INTO OUR NEW PROTECTED CLASSES, SO THE FIRST IS HOUSING STATUS. [9:47] THIS PROTECTED CLASS WOULD BE DEFINED AS THE STATE OF HAVING OR NOT HAVING A FIXED, REGULAR, [9:54] OR ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE. AND THIS CLASS WOULD BE PROTECTED IN THE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING [9:59] AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. THERE IS ONE EXEMPTION TO THIS PARTICULAR PROTECTED CLASS, [10:05] WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN. IT DOES NOT PROHIBIT ANY DISTINCTION, DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT, INQUIRY OR [10:10] DETERMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HOUSING STATUS WHEN REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, OR WHEN IT IS BECAUSE OF A [10:17] LEGITIMATE BUSINESS JUSTIFICATION NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW. I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF [10:22] THE AREAS THAT I MENTIONED IS PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION. I THINK EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, [10:27] AND HOUSING ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT FOLKS MIGHT NOT BE AS FAMILIAR WITH WHAT PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION MEANS. [10:33] ANY PLACE WHERE YOU WOULD GO TO BUY A GOOD, RECEIVE A SERVICE, A PLACE THAT'S GENERALLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. [10:40] SOME OF THE KIND OF CASE EXAMPLES ARE LIKE REAL WORLD EXAMPLES OF THE TYPES OF CASES [10:46] THAT WE COULD INVESTIGATE IF THIS PROTECTED CLASS WAS UNCOLLUDED IN OUR ORDINANCE ARE [10:52] THINGS LIKE AN EMPLOYEE WHOSE SUPERVISOR BECOME ACE WARE THEY ARE LIVING OUT OF THEIR CAR AND [10:57] TERMINATES THEM FROM EMPLOYMENT CITING THEIR LACK OF RELIABILITY WHEN THERE IS NO RECORD OF THIS EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY HAVING ANY [11:03] SORT OF RELIABILITY CONCERNS, RIGHT? AND THERE BEING A POTENTIAL PERCEPTION, RIGHT, THAT BECAUSE THIS PERSON IS [11:09] CURRENTLY LIVING IN THEIR CAR, THEY CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO SHOW UP AT WORK ON TIME OR SHOW UP AT [11:14] ALL, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, INAPPROPRIATE AND THEREFORE, WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE. ANOTHER EXAMPLE COULD BE A LANDLORD WHO REFUSES TO PROVIDE [11:21] A RENTAL APPLICATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL STATING THEY REFUSE TO RENT TO HOMELESS PEOPLE, [11:29] RIGHT? THAT WOULD SHOW ANIMISE AND DENYING THEM SOMETHING BASED ON THAT, WHICH WOULD LIKELY BE A [11:36] VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE. I'M GOING TO PROVIDE SOME SCENARIOS KIND OF AS WE GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING, [11:41] HOPEFULLY TO GIVE PEOPLE KIND OF A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. I WILL JUST CAVEAT THAT WITH [11:46] THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS WE WOULD CERTAINLY INVESTIGATE. THERE COULD, OF COURSE, BE MORE FACTS THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT, AND [11:52] IT IS HARD TO KNOW WITHOUT KNOWING A FULL SITUATION WHETHER SOMETHING WOULD VIOLATE AN [11:59] ORDINANCE. SO MOVING NEXT TO OUR NEXT PROTECTED CLASS, WHICH IS JUSTICE IMPACT STATUS. [12:04] THAT WOULD BE DEFINED IN OUR ORDINANCE AS THE STATE OF HAVING A CRIMINAL RECORD OR HISTORY [12:10] INCLUDING ANY ARREST, CHARGE, CONVICTION, PERIOD OF INCARCERATION, OR PAST OR CURRENT PROBATIONARY STATUS. [12:18] THIS PROTECTED CLASS WOULD APPLY IN THE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, HOUSING AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. [12:27] AND THERE ARE SOME MORE EXTENSIVE EXEMPTIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROTECTED CLASS. I THINK REASONABLY SO BECAUSE WE [12:33] ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MIGHT BE CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF A PERSON'S CRIMINAL RECORD OR CRIMINAL HISTORY THAT COULD LEGITIMATELY IMPACT THE TYPE OF [12:39] JOB THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE OR OTHER AREAS OF WHERE THIS PROTECTION WOULD EXIST. [12:44] AND SO SOME OF THOSE EXEMPTIONS ARE AN EMPLOYER CAN REASONABLY CONSIDER THE RELATIONSHIP OF [12:50] CRIMINAL HISTORY TO THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION, CONSIDERING THESE DELINEATED FACTOR, AND [12:56] THERE ARE FIVE OF THEM. ONE IS WHETHER THE PERSON WAS ACTUALLY CONVICTED OF THE OFFENSE. [13:01] NUMBER TWO IS THE LENGTH OF TIME SINCE THE ALLEGED OFFENSE OR CONVICTION. NUMBER THREE IS THE NATURE AND [13:08] GRAVITY OF THE CRIME OR CRIMES. NUMBER FOUR IS THE AGE OF THE EMPLOYEE AT THE TIME THE CRIME [13:13] WAS COMMITTED. AND NUMBER FIVE, ANY EVIDENCE OF REHABILITATION EFFORTS OFFERED IN SUPPORT OF THE EMPLOYEE. [13:20] A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE HERE, TOO, IS THAT IN THE EMPLOYMENT SETTING, AN EMPLOYER CANNOT DISCRIMINATE BASED ON AN ARREST [13:26] RECORD ALONE IF THAT ARREST DID NOT RESULT IN A CONVICTION, EXCEPT FOR PENDING CRIMINAL [13:32] MATTERS. AND THEN I WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT STATE AND FEDERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS WOULD STILL APPLY. SO IF THOSE EXIST FOR CERTAIN [13:38] TYPES OF PROFESSIONS OR WORKING IN CERTAIN SETTINGS, THAT WOULD ALL REMAIN THE SAME. [13:44] THERE ARE ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS IN EDUCATION THAT ARE VERY [13:49] SIMILAR. YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT SAME LIST OF FACTORS, BUT THEN YOU ALSO WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSIDER THE EFFECT ON THE ABILITY TO [13:56] BECOME LICENSED TO PRACTICE THE SOUGHT PROFESSION THAT SOMEONE MIGHT BE GOING TO SCHOOL FOR AND WHETHER THAT PERSON'S CRIMINAL [14:02] RECORD OR HISTORY WOULD IMPACT THAT IN ANY WAY. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME EXEMPTIONS IN HOUSING. [14:09] WE LARGELY IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AS IT IS REFER TO OUR RENTAL SCREENING ORDINANCE, WHICH ALREADY HAS PROVISIONS [14:16] AROUND WHAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED IF CONSIDERING SOMEONE'S CRIMINAL HISTORY OR RECORD IN RELATION TO RENTING [14:23] THEM HOUSING IN ANY WAY. SOME OF THE CASE EXAMPLES OF THE REAL LIFE THINGS THAT WE COULD [14:29] INVESTIGATE IF THIS WERE TO BE A PROTECTED CLASS UNDER AN ORDINANCE IS AN EMPLOYER WHO [14:34] REVOKES EMPLOYMENT OFFERS FOR ANYONE WHOSE BACKGROUND CHECK COMES BACK WITH ANY CONVICTION [14:40] RECORD WHATSOEVER WITHOUT ANY REASONABLE ASSESSMENT OF HOW THAT CONVICTION MIGHT RELATE TO [14:45] WHATEVER JOB THEY ARE PURSUING. A GOOD EXAMPLE COULD BE SOMEONE WITH A D.W.I. CONVICTION FROM 10 YEARS AGO, AND IS APPLYING TO [14:51] WORK AS A RECEPTIONIST IN A DENTIST OFFICE, RIGHT? THAT [14:57] EMPLOYER WOULD HAVE A TOUGH TIME DEMONSTRATING TO THE DEPARTMENT HOW THAT WOULD BE REASONABLY, [15:02] THAT CONVICTION WOULD BE REASONABLY RELATED TO THE JOB THAT THAT PERSON WAS, IN FACT, [15:08] SEEKING. ANOTHER REAL WORLD EXAMPLE COULD BE A HOTEL WHO REFUSES TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO RENT A ROOM BECAUSE OF THEIR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE [15:14] CRIMINAL HISTORY, SO MAYBE THEY DID THEIR OWN RESEARCH AND MADE DECISIONS BASED ON THAT. THAT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE [15:20] UNDER THE ORDINANCE IF THIS WERE TO PASS. AN ADDITIONAL EXAMPLE IS A PRIVATE COLLEGE THAT HAS A [15:26] GENERAL NO FELONY POLICY FOR ADMISSION. AGAIN, WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE IMPACT OF LICENSURE AND JUST [15:32] DOING IT ON THE BASIC IDEA THEY AREN'T INTERESTED IN HAVING FOLKS WITH A FELONY CONVICTION ON THEIR RECORD PARTICIPATING IN [15:38] THEIR EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. [15:46] MOVING NEXT TO HEIGHT AND WEIGHT, THIS IS OUR THIRD NEW PROPOSED PROTECTED CLASS. [15:51] THE DEFINITION OF THIS CLASS UNDER THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE NUMERICAL MEASUREMENT OF TOTAL [15:56] BODY HEIGHT AND TOTAL BODY WEIGHT. HEIGHT ENCOMPASSES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO AN IMPRESSION OF A [16:02] PERSON AS TALL OR SHORT REGARDLESS OF NUMERICAL MEASUREMENT. WEIGHT ENCOMPASSES BUT IS NOT [16:08] LIMITED TO AN PERSON'S WEIGHT, FAT, THIN, ETC., REGARDLESS OF NUMERICAL MEASUREMENT. THIS PROTECTED CLASS WOULD BE [16:15] PROTECTED IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS, HOUSING, PUBLIC [16:21] ACCOMMODATION, AND PUBLIC SERVICE. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY DEFINED PUBLIC [16:27] ACCOMMODATION, BUT TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND ON PUBLIC SERVICE, THAT WOULD BE ANY SORT OF ATTEMPT TO RECEIVE A CITY SERVICE OR INTERACTIONS WITH [16:34] CITY STAFF. AND THEN THERE IS AN EXEMPTION IN THIS AREA AS WELL IN THE [16:39] EMPLOYMENT AREA WHEN HEIGHT OR WEIGHT PREVENTS A PERSON FROM PERFORMING THE ESSENTIAL [16:45] FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB AND NO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IS AVAILABLE WITHOUT UNDUE HARDSHIP OR POSING A DIRECT THREAT TO THE [16:50] HEALTH, AND/OR SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR OTHERS. AND THEN THERE IS A SIMILAR EXEMPTION IN PUBLIC [16:56] ACCOMMODATION, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION. DECISIONS BASED AND HEIGHT OR WEIGHT CRITERIA IS REASONABLY [17:03] NECESSARY FOR THE EXECUTION OF NORMAL OPERATIONS AND NO ALTERNATIVE ACTION TO REASONABLY TAKE WITHOUT UNDUE BURDEN OR [17:10] FUNDAMENTALLY ALTERING THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF PROGRAM OR SERVICES OR POSING A DIRECT THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND/OR SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND [17:18] OTHERS. SOME REAL WORLD EXAMPLES IN THAT HEIGHT AND WEIGHT ARENA WOULD BE [17:24] A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE WHO IS TOLD THEY LOOK DIFFERENT FROM THE FOLKS IN THE MODELS AND [17:30] PHOTOS IN THE PARTICULAR ESTABLISHMENT THEY ARE INTERVIEWING TO WORK AT BECAUSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE SMALLER BODIED THAN THEY ARE, AND IS [17:37] LATER REJECTED FOR THE POSITION. THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD INVESTIGATE UNDER THIS PROTECTED CLASS. AND THEN SIMILARLY A LANDLORD [17:44] WHO DECLINES TO RENT TO AN INDIVIDUAL STATING THEY DON'T [17:50] THINK A PERSON THAT BIG COULD MANAGE THE THREE FLIGHTS OF STAIRS IT WOULD TAKE TO GET TO THE UNIT. [17:55] AGAIN, DRAWING CONNECTIONS AND MAKING INAPPROPRIATE DECISIONS BASED ON SOMEONE'S HEIGHT OR [18:01] WEIGHT THAT SHOULDN'T WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN GET A JOB OR RENT A PARTICULAR UNIT. SO MOVING INTO BOLSTERED CURRENT [18:09] PROTECTIONS, SO THERE'S A FEW OF THESE, AND I'M GOING TO GO INTO SOME DETAIL SO FOLKS KNOW WHAT [18:14] WE'RE REFERRING TO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS. ONE IS THAT THE AMENDMENTS WOULD REQUIRE ACCOMMODATION FOR [18:22] RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE. SO RIGHT NOW RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IS PROHIBITED, SO YOU CAN'T, FOR INSTANCE, FIRE [18:28] SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU FIND OUT THEY PRACTICE A PARTICULAR RELIGION, BUT THERE IS NOT LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE THAT [18:34] REQUIRES ACCOMMODATION FOR SOMEONE'S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. GENERALLY RELIGIOUS [18:40] ACCOMMODATIONS ARE PRAYER BREAKS PROSECUTOR VIEDING TIME OFF TO -- OR PROVIDING TIME OFF TO [18:45] PARTICIPATE IN A RELIGIOUS SERVICE OF SOME SORT. [18:51] ADDITIONALLY, TO INVESTIGATE PAY EQUITY ISSUES. WE HAVE HAD THIS COME UP AT THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE. PAY EXSECOND AN ISSUE WHEN YOU [18:57] HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING IN THE SAME JOB. THEY ARE OF DIFFERENT PROTECTED CLASSES SO MAYBE YOU HAVE A MALE [19:03] EMPLOYEE AND FEMALE EMPLOYEE, TWO-SAME SORTS OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN A PARTICULAR AREA, [19:09] AND YET ONE PERSON IS BEING PAID MORE THAN THE OTHER, RIGHT? SO [19:14] UNDER THE CURRENT SCHEME, UNDER THE CURRENT ORDINANCE LANGUAGE, WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO INVESTIGATE A SITUATION LIKE THAT IF A PAY [19:20] DECISION HAD HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE [19:26] JURISDICTIONAL COMPLAINTS OF INVESTIGATING IN THE LAST YEAR, BUT OF COURSE, AS WE KNOW, FOLKS DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THE [19:33] COWORKERS MAKE, AND THEY MIGHT FIND THAT WELL INTO THE EMPLOYMENT AND WHEN THE INITIAL PAY DECISION WAS MADE. [19:39] THIS AMENDED LANGUAGE WOULD ALLOW US TO INVESTIGATE THIS TYPE OF CASE AS LONG AS A PAYCHECK HAD BEEN CUT WITHIN THE [19:44] LAST YEAR. IT REALLY EXPANDS OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT. SWAY SUN HAS BEEN WORKING AT A PLACE FOR FIVE YEARS MAKING THE [19:50] SAME HOURLY RATE AND IT IS IN YEAR FIVE THAT THEY FIND OUT THAT THEIR MALE COUNTERPART MAKES $2 MORE AN HOUR. [19:57] THAT'S SOMETHING THEY COULD STILL BRING TO US AND WE WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE, WHEREAS PREVIOUSLY THAT MIGHT [20:02] NOT NECESSARILY HAVE BEEN THE CASE, SO THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE. [20:09] ANOTHER BOLSTERED PROTECTION IS A PROHIBITION AGAINST RACE [20:14] DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE, OF COURSE, BUT WE NEVER HAD A DEFINITION OF WHAT RACE MEANS. THIS IS SOMEWHAT PARALLEL TO THE [20:20] CROWN EFFORTS ACT AT THE STATE LEVEL TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF RACE THAT INCLUDES SKIN COLOR, CERTAIN PHYSICAL [20:27] FEATURES AND HAIR, TEXTURE AND STYLE JUST TO REALLY MAKE IT CLEAR IF THE DISCRIMINATION IS BASED ON THOSE SORTS OF THINGS [20:33] THAT ARE CERTAINLY VERY MUCH TIED TO RACE, THAT THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN INVESTIGATE AS [20:38] RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. NEXT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS THAT MIRROR THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT, [20:46] WHICH IS A FEDERAL LAW, AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS TO PREGNANT WORKERS. AGAIN, THERE IS ALWAYS A [20:52] PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY ARE PREGNANT. YOU CANNOT FIRE SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU FIND OUT THEY ARE PREGNANT, [20:59] BUT THERE WEREN'T NECESSARILY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATION FOR A PREGNANT PERSON IN THE EMPLOYMENT SETTING UNLESS THEY WERE HAVING A VERY COMPLICATED, [21:07] MEDICALLY COMPLICATED PREGNANCY THAT MIGHT CONSTITUTE A DISABILITY WHICH WOULD NECESSITATE AN ACCOMMODATION. [21:12] WHAT THESE PROTECTIONS DO IS REQUIRE THAT EMPLOYERS DO PROVIDE MAYBE MORE MINOR [21:18] ACCOMMODATIONS TO FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING A FAIRLY UNCOMPLICATED PREGNANCY, BUT [21:24] STILL MIGHT HAVE SOME NEEDS AROUND THE PREGNANCY IN A WORK PLACE. THE GOOD EXAMPLE IS USE A STOOL INSTEAD OF BEING ON YOUR FEET [21:30] ALL DAY. AT WORK, CARRYING WATER WITH YOU, TAKING MORE FREQUENT RESTROOM BREAKS, THINGS LIKE [21:35] THAT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE LANGUAGE THAT EXPLICITLY ALLOWS FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF INTERSECTIONAL [21:41] DISCRIMINATION. AND SO THAT MEANS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MULTIPLE PROTECTED CLASSES. AGAIN, WE'RE IN THE REAL WORLD. [21:47] AND WE KNOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE FACE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES, [21:53] NEGATIVE ACTIONS, IT IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE ONE PROTECTED CLASS. WE ALL HAVE MANY ELEMENTS OF OUR [22:00] IDENTITY AND THINGS ABOUT US AND THERE CAN BE COMBINATION OF THINGS ABOUT US THAT DRIVE [22:06] NEGATIVE ACTIONS AND CONSTITUTE DISCRIMINATION. MAYBE IT'S BOTH SOMEONE'S RACE AND THEIR SEX, RIGHT? OR MAYBE [22:12] IT'S SOMEONE'S NATIONAL ORIGIN AND THEIR GENDER IDENTITY. SO THIS JUST EXPLICITLY ALLOWS [22:17] FOR INVESTIGATION OF THOSE TYPE OF SITUATION WHERE IS IT REALLY IS A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT [22:22] PROTECTED CLASSES THAT IS AT ISSUE. >> THERE IS ALSO ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT EXPANDS THE [22:28] DEFINITION OF FAMILIAL STATUS TO INCLUDE THOSE RESIDING WITH AND CARING FOR ADULTS WHO ARE UNABLE [22:33] TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES. THIS EXPANDS FAMILIAL STATUS AND [22:38] TRADITIONALLY THIS IS FOR FOLKS WITH MY COR IF CHILDREN AND CARRYING FOR AN ADULT THAT [22:44] CANNOT CARE FOR THEMSELVES. MOVING NOW ONTO THE PROCEDURAL [22:50] UPDATES, SO THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS IN THESE AMENDMENTS THAT WE HOPE WILL STREAMLINE KIND OF OUR CASE [22:56] PROCESSING AND IMPROVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF WAY. ONE IS THERE IS LANGUAGE THAT SIMPLIFIES THE PROCEDURE TO [23:02] OBTAIN SUBPOENAS IN OUR PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. AND THEN THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROVISIONS THAT RELATE [23:07] TO HOW APPEALS ARE REVIEWED IN OUR PROCESS. SO AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH OUR CIVIL [23:13] RIGHTS COMMISSION, WHICH IS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEER CITY RESIDENTS THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS AND ARE APPOINTED BY THE [23:19] COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. AND ONE OF THE REALLY IMPORTANT [23:24] PIECES THAT THE COMMISSION PLAYS IN OUR CASE PROCESSING IS THAT THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE TASKED WITH REVIEWING APPEALS OF [23:31] DECISIONS THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAKES. AND SO A LOT OF THESE HAVE TO DO WITH THIS KIND OF APPEAL PROCESS. [23:36] THERE IS A STANDARD OF REVIEW THAT THEY CURRENTLY USE FOR APPEALS, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE, SO ONE OF [23:41] THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CODIFICATION OF THE CURRENTLY USED STANDARD OF APPEAL, STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR [23:47] APPEALS INTO THE ORDINANCE. ANOTHER WOULD REQUIRE THAT CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION REVIEW PANELS COMPLETE REVIEWS AND ISSUE [23:53] ORDERS ON APPEALS WITHIN 90 DAYS JUST TO INSURE THAT OUR CASES CONTINUE TO MOVE AS EFFICIENTLY [24:01] AS THEY CAN. THERE IS ALSO A CHANGE TO ALLOW FOR CIVIL RIGHTS REVIEW COMMISSION PANELS TO INCLUDE ONE [24:07] ATTORNEYEMBER INSTEAD OF TWO, SO THE COMMISSION HAS 21 MEMBERS. ONLY 6-8 OF WHOM NEED TO BE [24:13] ATTORNEYS, AND SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, REQUIRING TWO ATTORNEYS TO SIT ON EACH OF THE PANEL WHICH IS ONLY CONSIST OF THROE [24:19] COMMISSIONERS JUST DOES REDUCE OUR CAPACITY OBABLE TO MOVE APPEALS THROUGH. THIS WOULD DROP THAT DOWN TO ONE [24:26] ATTORNEY MEMBER, AND THERE WOULD STILL BE THREE MEMBERS TO HAVE PANEL, BUT ONLY ONE IS AN AN ATTORNEY MEMBER OF THE [24:31] COMMISSION AND HOPEFULLY ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF APPEAL. AND THEN LAST, THERE'S ALSO AN [24:37] EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE TO FILE A LAWSUIT AFTER RECEIVING A DECISION FROM THE DEPARTMENT FROM 45 TO 90 DAYS. [24:44] THIS MIRRORS A RECENT CHANGE TO THE MINNESOTA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [24:51] AND ALLOWS FOLKS TO ASSESS THEIR OPTIONS AND GET AN ATTORNEY TO [24:57] PROCEED WITH THE CASE, SO HOPEFULLY MAKES IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO FOLKS. THAT CONCLUDES MY DISCUSSION OF [25:02] WHAT IS IN THE AMENDMENTS. NEXT I'LL TALK ABOUT THE RACIAL EQUITY IMPACT OF THESE [25:07] AMENDMENTS IF THEY WERE TO PASS, SO OUR HOPE AND BELIEF IS THESE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL PROTECTED CLASSES AS WELL AS THE BOLSTERED [25:15] PROTECTIONS AND PROCEDURAL UPDATES WILL HAVE A POSITIVE [25:20] IMPACT PARTICULARLY ON BIPOC RESIDENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ALSO FOLKS THAT WORK IN AND VISIT OUR CITY. [25:25] DUE TO HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMIC INEQUITY, BIPOC RESIDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE EXPERIENCED [25:31] HOUSING INSTABILITY OR TO BE JUSTICE IMPACTED, OR TO EXPERIENCE PAY INEQUITY. THUS, THESE EXPANDED PROTECTIONS [25:40] WILL BE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO FOLKS WHO HAVE HAD THOSE EXPERIENCES. ADDITIONALLY THE EXPANDED [25:46] DEFINITION OF RACE VERY MUCH TAKES INTO CONVERSATION WHAT BIPOC FOLKS MIGHT EXPERIENCE IN [25:53] RELATION TO HAIR TEXTURE AND POTENTIAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR READY [25:59] UNDER THE CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE AND THE ENFORCEMENT RAISES THE MOST COMMON BASIS FOR [26:05] DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT AND THOSE COMPLAINTS ARE VAST MAJORITY ARE COMING FROM BIPOC INDIVIDUALS. AND SO THEY'RE INTERACTING IN [26:12] OUR PROCESS THAT MUCH MORE, AND THEREFORE, INCREASED EFFICIENCY IN OUR PROCESS WILL HOPEFULLY [26:18] BENEFIT EVERYONE WHO IS MAKING COMPLAINTS WITH OUR OFFICE. [26:23] MEASURING IMPACT, SO IF THESE AMENDMENTS WERE TO PASS, WE CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE [26:29] WOULD NEED TO BE EXTENSIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION ACROSS BOTH THE [26:34] ENTERPRISE AND THE WIDER CITY COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THESE PROTECTIONS [26:42] EXIST AND ALSO WHERE TO GO IF THEY FACE DISCRIMINATION ON [26:49] THESE BASES. WE WILL BE TRACKING THE IMPACT OF THE ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. [26:54] ARE WE SEE INCREASES IN COMPLAINTS BEING FILED AFTER WE HOLD THESE TYPE OF SESSIONS IN COMMUNITY, AND ALSO SURVEYING [27:00] FOLKS TO GET THEIR INPUT AS TO HOW IMPACTFUL OUR ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS ARE IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY [27:07] LIVES. AND THEN GENERALLY, WE WILL, OF COURSE, TRACK THE COMPLAINTS WE RECEIVE UNDER THESE NEW PROTECTED CLASSES, BUT ALSO IN [27:12] RELATION TO THOSE BOLSTERED PROTECTIONS. COMPLAINTS WE WOULD GET FROM [27:17] PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS, FOR INSTANCE, WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE IN THEIR WORK PLACE, AND THEN WE WOULD, OF COURSE, TRACK POSITIVE [27:23] CASE OUTCOMES WHETHER THAT IS A MEDIATED SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE, WHETHER IT IS A FINDING THAT [27:29] DISCRIMINATION DID, IN FACT, OCCUR, OR A CONSOLIDATED [27:35] SETTLEMENT IN A CASE. AND I WILL END WITH A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT. [27:40] I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE AUTHORS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, OF COURSE, AND OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK THROUGHOUT [27:45] THIS PROCESS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF PARTICULARLY IN THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION WHO HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS. [27:52] AND THEN I ALSO, A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND PARTICULARLY ALEX [27:57] CANE WHO HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON THESE AMENDMENTS. AND THEN I ALSO REALLY WANT TO [28:05] HIGHLIGHT AND YUP LIFT THE CIVIL [28:11] RIGHTS GROUP HAS MADE IN THIS PROCESS AND MADE BENEFICIAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE MADE IT INTO WHAT BECAME THESE AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS [28:17] ORDINANCE, SO APPRECIATE ALL OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT. AND THEN WE ENGAGED WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT [28:22] AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED HERE ON THE SCREEN. THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THE CITY OF MADISON CIVIL RIGHTS [28:29] DEPARTMENT. THE CITY OF ATLANTA. COUNCIL MEMBER WES MORELAND AND THEIR HUMAN RELATIONS COUNCIL AS [28:35] WELL AS THE WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS. AND THEN WE WORKED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING THE [28:41] ACLU, DIVERSITY AND PRACTICE AND THE WANTON INJUSTICE LEGAL [28:47] DETAIL, JUSTICE INDIVIDUALS VOTING EFFECTUALLY KNOWN AS JI, [28:54] VE AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ADVANCE FAT ACCEPTANCE. A HUGE THANK TO THEM FOR THEIR [28:59] ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR. [29:06] BEFORE WE GO TO QUESTIONS, I THINK IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IF [29:11] COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS, WE CAN MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER THOSE [29:17] QUESTIONS AND GO INTO COMMENTS. IF YOU DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, SIGN UP WHERE I [29:23] AM POINTING OR BY THE CLERK'S TEAM WHO ARE WAVING. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES [29:29] TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY. I WOULD PLEASE ASK ONCE YOU HEAR THE BEEPER TO PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF THE TIME TO MAKE [29:34] SURE THE MEETING PROGRESSES. THERE IS A TIMER UP HERE THAT HAS TWO MINUTES. AND THERE IS A NOISE WHEN THE TIME IS UP. [29:40] BUT WE ARE REALLY EXCITING TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY, SO WITH THAT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER [29:46] IS -- AND SOMETIMES THE HANDWRITING IS [29:51] A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO READ, SO I WANT TO PREFACE THAT, BUT I [29:57] THINK IT'S ANNIE JANSEN. HI. WELCOME. [30:02] >> HELLO. I'M ANNIE JANSEN, MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENT AND FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RADICAL [30:08] HEALTH ALLIANCE. WE ARE THE FIRST AND ONLY MINNESOTA-BASED NONPROFIT WORKING TO END SIZE [30:13] DISCRIMINATION IN MINNESOTA. WEIGHT BIAS IS CURRENTLY THE MOST PREVALENT FORM OF WHY I CAN'T SAY AFFECTING 40% OF U.S. [30:20] ADULTS. AMONG SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, IT IS THE MOST PREVALENT FORM OF HARASSMENT AND BULLYING. [30:26] SIZISM HAS SEVERE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND INCREASED RISK OF [30:32] SUICIDALITY. PEOPLE IN LARGER BODIES ARE PAID LESS FOR THE SAME JOB, AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE FIRED EVEN [30:39] WHEN THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE IS GOOD. ARGUABLY, HEALTH CARE IS THE SITE OF THE MOST PREVALENT AND [30:45] EXTREME WEIGHT BIAS. 68% OF THE PEOPLE AT THE HIGHEST END OF THE WEIGHT SPECTRUM REPORT DELAYING BOTH PREVENTIVE [30:52] CARE AND WHEN THEY ARE EXPERIENCING ACTIVE SYMPTOMS. AS A LEADER OF THE TWIN CITIES [30:57] FAT COMMUNITY WITH OVER 1600 MEMBER, I SEE THE STORY OF WEIGHT BIAS EVERY DAY. IT EFFECTS EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE [31:03] OF MINNESOTANS FROM CHILDREN TO THE ELDERLY. I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED [31:09] WEIGH WEIGHT-BASED BULLYING AS A KID, AND IT HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS [31:15] ON MY MENTAL HEALTH. [31:20] NO ADULT WAS PREPARED TO RESPOND AND SO I WAS LEFT TO NAVIGATE THE SITUATION ON MY OWN. [31:25] ORDINANCES LIKE THIS WILL BOLSTER INITIATIVES TO TRAIN EDUCATORS TO BE EQUIPPED TO INTERVENE, STOPPING HARM SOON [31:31] AERNTD GETTING SUPPORT TO BULLIED KIDS. SUPPORT FOR PROTECTIONS LIKE THESE ARE WIDESPREAD AND [31:38] BIPARTISAN. 75% OF U.S. ADULTS SUPPORT WORK PLACE PROTECTIONS AGAINST SIZISM [31:44] AND 80% WANT TO SEE GOVERNMENT ADDRESS WEIGHT-BASED BULLYING. TODAY I AM ASKING YOU TO VOTE [31:51] YES ON BILL 00563. THERE NO DOUBT THAT THE BILL HAS BEEN A MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR [31:57] ELIMINATING WEIGHT PIE I CAN'T SAY IN MINNESOTA. -- BIAS IN MINNESOTA. I AM PROUD TO BE A RESIDENT OF [32:02] THE CITY TO ENACT THIS CRITICAL AMENDMENT. A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PUT LABOR INTO THIS. [32:08] >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [32:13] CALLING NEXT SPEAKER. IF I MISSPELL YOUR NAME, JUST CORRECT THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO [32:18] MAKE SURE I GET IT CORRECT AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS. THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS IT. [32:25] TIGRIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING MY TESTIMONY TODAY, COUNSELOR [32:33] COUNCILORS. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF NAAFA HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR MINNEAPOLIS MEMBERS AND [32:39] SUPPORTERS. NAAFA HAS ADVOCATED FOR FAD PEOPLE FOR 56 YEARS AND WE CO-FOUNDED THE CAMPAIGN FOR SIZE [32:45] FREEDOM TO HELP AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR LAWS AGAINST ANTIFAT DISCRIMINATION. [32:51] SIZE DISCRIMINATION CAN HURT ANYBODY, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO FAT PEOPLE, THERE IS AN ASSUMPTION THAT WHILE OTHERS [32:57] DESERVE PROTECTION FROM THE LAW, WE SHOULD JUST LOSE WEIGHT IF WE WANT THAT AVOID DISCRIMINATION. [33:04] THIS BELIEF IS RELENTLESS, SHOWING UP IN PEER ATTITUDES AND PUBLIC POLICY, BUT THE SOLUTION [33:10] TO INJUSTICE IS NOT SHRINKING OUR BODIES. 34 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. [33:16] EVERY YEAR EXPERIENCE SIZE DISCRIMINATION. THAT'S 75 MINNEAPOLIS'S. [33:22] THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. [33:28] FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR, QUEER AND TRANS FOLKS, DISABLED FOLKS, YES, HOUSING IMPACTED FOLKS, [33:34] YES, JUSTICE IMPACTED FOLKS, THAT DISCRIMINATION PARTNERS WITH OTHER KINDS OF [33:39] DISCRIMINATION TO CREATE EVEN MORE BARRIERS. IF YOUR DOCTOR WON'T TREAT YOUR ACTUAL AILMENT. [33:44] IF THE COURT ASSUMES YOU ARE A BAD PARENT BECAUSE OF YOUR SIZE. IF YOUR BOSS ASSUMES BIG FOLKS [33:50] CAN'T DO THE JOB EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN DO IT. IF YOUR SCHOOL WON'T GIVER YOU A DESK AND CHAIR YOU NEED, THE [33:55] PROBLEM IS NOT FAT. THE PROBLEM IS BIAS. NO MATTER WHAT SIZE A PERSON IS [34:02] TODAY, TOMORROW, 10 YEARS FROM NOW, THAT PERSON DESERVES OPPORTUNITY ACCOMMODATION AND FAIRNESS. AND WHEN WE'RE NOT GIVEN THOSE [34:08] THINGS, WE DESERVE RECOURSE UNDER THE LAW. [34:14] ONLY TWO STATES AND SEVEN CITIES HAVE PROTECTIONS AGAINST SIZE DISCRIMINATION. [34:19] I AM A GUEST IN MINNEAPOLIS, BUT WHAT I KNOW IS YOU LIVE BY THE WELLSTONE CREED, SO IF WE ALL DO [34:25] BETTER WHEN WE ALL DO BETTER, HOW DO WE DO BETTER FOR OUR FAT FRIEND AND NEIGHBORS? [34:31] THIS IS THE WAY YOU BECOME THE EIGHTH CITY AND VOTE YES ON 563 AND YOU LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT [34:38] THIS IS A PLACE WHERE FAIR TREATMENT FOR BIG PEOPLE IS A BIG DEAL. [34:44] THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY TESTIMONY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ALYSSA GREEN. [34:54] WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ALYSSA GREEN. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE MINNEAPOLIS COMMISSION ON CIVIL [35:00] RIGHTS, A LICENSED THERAPIST, AND WORK IN CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. [35:05] I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ AND WONSLEY FOR AUTHORING THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE [35:10] AND HEARING THE VOICES OF THE COMMISSION TO MAKING THESE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. I SUPPORT THE CHANGES TO THIS [35:16] ORDINANCE, BUT I WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT PROTECTION. I WAS INTRODUCED TO SIZE INCLUSIVE PRACTICES THROUGH MY [35:21] CLINICAL WORK WITH EATING DISORDERS. AS A THERAPIST, I AWE HOW THOSE IN LARGER BODIES RECEIVED WORSE [35:30] CARE, EXPERIENCED STIGMA AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIORS, TRAITS AND VALUES AND [35:35] ENCOURAGEMENT OF EATING DISORDERS TO MANIPULATE THEIR BODIES. THE SYSTEMIC IMPACTS ARE MUCH LARGER THAN WHAT ONE THERAPIST [35:42] CAN WORK ON IN EATING DISORDER TREATMENT WITH SOMEONE. ABLE COMMON GOAL OF MANY IN [35:50] MINNEAPOLIS IS LEFT OUT OF EQUITY EFFORTS AND ADDRESSING SIZE STIGMA AND INEQUITIES. THE QUOTE, UNQUOTE, OBESITY [35:57] EPIDEMIC AND DIET CULTURE HAVE LED TO WIDESPREAD PRACTICES THAT WEIGHT IS EASILY CHANGEABLE, WITHIN SOMEONE'S CONTROL AND A [36:03] STRONG INDICATOR OF HEALTH. WHY WEIGHT CAN BE ONE INDICATOR OF HEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS, [36:10] ULTIMATELY THE HARM IS MORE DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH THAN THIN [36:16] ITSELF. THE PURSUIT OF SHRINKING BODIES HAS LED TO DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, [36:23] EAT DISORDERS AND BEING A BODILY IDEAL UNDER THE GUISE OF HEALTH. WHILE THIS RIGHTLY PROTECTS [36:30] EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT, IT WILL PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE IN [36:36] THE COMMUNITIES. THOSE IN LARGER BODIES DESERVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HOUSING, EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT [36:42] OPPORTUNITIES AND THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC SERVICES. THIS WILL LEAD TO BETTER HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. [36:48] I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE CHANGES. >> THANK YOU. [36:55] NEXT UP WE HAVE KIRSTEN SHARP. [37:03] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KIRSTEN SHARP, AND MOST PEOPLE KNOW ME AS SAGE. [37:08] I AM A FAT, QUEER, NONBINARY PERSON AND I HAVE BEEN UNHOUSED [37:13] AND IN NEED OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. MY PARENTS AND ULTIMATELY MYSELF HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE [37:19] JUSTICE SYSTEM. I AM A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER AND THERAPIST. I WORK WITH PEOPLE OF VARIED [37:25] IDENTITIES AND INTERSECTIONALITIES. I HAVEN'T QUITE MADE IT TO MY SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF LIVING IN MINNESOTA, BUT I CAN SAY IT HAS [37:30] BEEN ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I HAVE MADE. I DON'T CURRENTLY LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, BUT I HAVE LIVED HERE AND WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT [37:36] LIVE HERE AND I RECEIVE MANY OF MY PERSONAL SERVICES IN THE CITY. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WE HAVE SEEN [37:42] WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE DECIDE THAT ENTIRE GROW GROUP OF HUMANS ARE [37:49] UNDESIRABLE OR LESS THAN. DISCRIMINATION HAS RESULTED IN SLAVERY, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, [37:54] HOUSING INSECURITY, POVERTY, INCREASED MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CONCERNS, INCARCERATION, WAR, AND DEATH. [38:00] WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ADD LANGUAGE TO REDUCE DISCRIMINATION AND CREATE CONSEQUENCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS [38:06] AND PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE TO ENGAGE IN HATE AND INTOLERANCE. [38:13] HOWEVER, HATE AN INTOLERANCE HAVE SEEDS SOWN IN THE FABRIC AND THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY [38:19] IN WHICH WE LIVE. I IMPLORE YOU TO EXPAND THIS LANGUAGE. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS THE [38:24] OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER AND PROVIDING SAFETY FOR ALL GROUPS OF PEOPLE. PLEASE DON'T SQUANDER IT. [38:32] >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE MAURICE WARD. [38:47] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MAURICE AND I SWITCHED, SO JUST A HEADS UP. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM CRYSTAL AND I AM HERE TODAY [38:53] IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED PROTECTED CLASS ORDINANCE UPDATES. I FIRST WANT TO THANK JIIVE WHO [38:59] INVITED ME TO SPEAK FOR THE LEADERSHIP IN FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF SOME OF THE GREAT ESTVICTIMS OF SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE. [39:04] THE ORDINANCE IS LONG OVERDUE. IT BRINGS OUR SIFRL RIGHTS LAWS IN LINE WITH THE REALITIES OR [39:09] COMMUNITIES FACE TODAY, ESPECIALLY JUSTICE IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS, THOSE WITH A [39:18] CRIMINAL CRIMINAL RECORD NOT BECAUSE THEY POSE REAL RISK BUT STIGMA AND POLICY NOT ROOTED IN [39:24] RESTORATION. WE CONTINUE TO CRIMINALIZE [39:30] RESPONSIBLE, WHILE IGNORING FAR GREATER CRIMES. [39:38] WAGE AND AIR POLLUTION CRIME KILLS 100,000 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR, SEVERAL TIMES MORE THAN ALL [39:43] HOMICIDES COMBINED. HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO MEASURE -- HOWEVER YOU WANT TO MEASURE SUFFERING AND HARM, THESE ARE THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS, YET WE [39:51] RESERVE THE HARSHEST AND MOST [40:01] DRACONIAN BECAUSE OF THEIR RECORD. AND ONE MUST CONSIDER TIME [40:06] PASSED, REHABILITATION AND NOT BLANKET DISCRIMINATION. WE ALREADY KNOW THE JUSTICE SYSTEM DISPROPORTIONATELY [40:15] FINISHES POVERTY AND VASHL AND ACCESS TO HOUSING, EDUCATION, [40:22] HEALTH CARE, AND STABLE EMPLOYMENT. HORDES OF RESEARCH BACK THIS UP. IN FACT, TWO OF THE BIGGEST PREDICTORS IN REDUCING CRIME, [40:29] EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND MEDICAID. AGAIN, BASIC NEED. GIVEN ALL THE EVIDENCE, I LEAVE [40:34] YOU WITH THIS QUESTION. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BECOME INCARCERATED LIKELY DUE [40:39] TO LACKING THE DIGNITIES IN THE FIRST PLACE HAS SERVED THEIR TIME AND STILL DENIED THE INSTRUMENTAL TOOLS NEEDED TO [40:45] REHABILITATE, WHAT RESULTS COULD WE POSSIBLY EXPECT? DENYING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FEEDS THE TRAUMA AND HARM INDUCING CYCLE. [40:52] SO I ASK YOU TODAY TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS LONG OVERDUE UPDATE. THANK YOU, ALL. [40:57] >> THANK YOU. PLEASE MAKE SURE WE GOT YOUR NAME BECAUSE OF THE SWITCH. >> THANK YOU. [41:02] AND YOU CAN WORK WITH THE CLERK UP THERE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE GREGORY [41:15] GIBSON. >> I GET IT NOW. OKAY, COOL. [41:21] >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS GREGORY GIBSON. I'M JUSTICE IMPACT AND I AM THE [41:26] FATHER OF TWO BOY. I DID 10 YEARS IN PRISON AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE GREAT INTERVIEW AND GREAT JOBS, BUT AS [41:32] SOON AS I DISCLOSE MY CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, I AM DISMISSED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING A [41:39] JOB I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY AND STILL IMPACTS ME TODAY. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO [41:45] IS AFFECTED BY THIS. THERE'S 610 PEOPLE THAT ARE [41:50] RELEASED FROM PRISON EVERY YEAR. WE FACE SIGNIFICANT LEGAL [41:55] OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT US SUCCESSFULLY FROM RE-ENTERING AND CONTRIBUTING TO OUR [42:01] COMMUNITIES. WITH THE ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS LIKE THIS PROTECTED CLASS ORDINANCE IN PLACE MANY BARRIERS [42:10] WHICH CAUSE PERMANENT INABILITY TO ACCESS BETTER HOMES, SAFETY [42:16] AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THAT IS WHY I AM SHARING MY STORY TODAY ADDING JUSTICE [42:21] IMPACT AS A PROTECTED CLASS WILL [42:28] ONLY STAND A CHANCE. PLEASE PASS THIS ORDINANCE MAY [42:34] 3. >> I WANT TO GO BACK TO MAURICE WARD. GO AHEAD. [42:47] >> MAURICE WARD. I WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR HEARING THIS. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. [42:54] DON'T DO LIVED EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL THE [42:59] FACTS AND STATISTICAL DATA. I AM RUNNING FOR WARD 5 CITY COUNCIL, AENED THAT IN ITSELF IS [43:06] SOMETHING THAT I -- THAT BEING JUSTICE IMPACTED ALLOWED ME TO [43:13] FORCE MYSELF INTO THAT POSITION. NOW, WHEN I CAME HOME, I WAS AND [43:24] BEING IMPACTED AND AFTER 06 DAYS TO FIND A PLACE AND EMPLOYMENT. WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT, I DIDN'T [43:30] UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF [43:35] HAVING A FELONY ON MY RECORD. I ENDED UP GOING BACK TO PRISON FOR AN INFRACTION BECAUSE I [43:41] COULD NOT FIND A JOB AND I COULD NOT FIND HOUSING. SO YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT [43:49] WITH THE DISCRIMINATIONS AND THE [43:54] BIASES WE HAVE RECIDIVISM AT SUCH HIGH NUMBER, IT IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU GO APPLY AND [44:05] IS -- GOING BACK TO MY FAMILY AFTER APPLYING FOR A JOB AND BEING TOLD YOU HAVE THE JOB TO [44:10] FIND OUT SEVEN DAYS LATER AND DID A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND I DON'T HAVE A JOB IS [44:15] DEMORALIZING. BEING AS OLD AS I AM TO EXPLAIN TO MY WIFE THAT I CAN'T FIND [44:22] EMPLOYMENT, IT MAKES ME LESS THAN THE PROVIDER OF MY FAMILY. YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND THERE IS A [44:28] LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO ON THROUGH THIS DISCRIMINATION AND BIAS THAT HAS A RIPPLING [44:33] EFFECT INTO OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS IS NOT NEW. [44:40] THE NATION IS MOVING TOWARD JUSTICE IMPACTED. [44:46] ATLANTA HAS PASSED IT. GAINESVILLE IS LOOKING TO PASS IT. AND MINNESOTA BEING AS [44:52] PROGRESSIVE AS IT IS, I ASK YOU TO PASS THIS ON MAY 1. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE BRAD FATIGUE. [45:02] WELCOME. [45:07] >> HI. I'M BRAD FATIGUE. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF JIIVE. [45:14] I HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED TWICE [45:19] FROM 2006-2012 IN STATE AND FEDERAL PRISON. [45:26] DURING THAT TIME, I WAS ON PAROLE FOR -- I MADE IT FOR 10 [45:35] MONTHS, AND THERE WAS NOTHING BUT WANTING TO GO BACK TO PRISON [45:41] BECAUSE THERE WAS NO HELP FOR ME TO SURVIVE. [45:48] YOU CAN'T PAY RENT. YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR BILLS. [45:54] SO I WENT BACK TO SELLING DRUGS LIKE I WAS. [46:00] UPON RELEASE FROM FEDERAL [46:06] PRISON, I STRUGGLED MANY YEARS. I WANTED TO GO BACK FOR THREE YEARS. LOST MANY RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE [46:12] OF MY STRUGGLES. THERE REALLY IS NO REHABILITATION IN PRISON [46:20] WHATSOEVER. AND ANY REHABILITATION IS DONE ON YOUR OWN. AND ANY INTEGRATION BACK INTO [46:27] THE COMMUNITY IS DONE ON YOUR OWN OR WITH THE HELP OF PRIVATE, [46:35] YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY GROUPS OR FRIENDS. FORTUNATELY, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE IF I [46:42] DIDN'T HAVE SOME FRIENDS THAT WERE HELPING ME. [46:50] SO I JUST -- [47:00] I ASK FOR HELP FOR PEOPLE BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON AND STARTING FRESH. [47:06] YOU CAN'T EVEN GET MINNESOTA STATE ASSISTANCE IF YOU HAVE A [47:12] FELONY, AT LEAST AS FAR AS AN EBT CARD AT LEAST. [47:17] BUT MEDICAL INSURANCE IS -- I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE FACTS ON THAT, BUT IS LIKELY AN ISSUE TO [47:24] RECEIVE BENEFITS. IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO GET THERE -- >> THANKS, BRAD. >> -- I FIGURED IT OUT. [47:30] >> THANKS, BRAD. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> I CAN'T READ THE HANDWRITING ON THIS NEXT ONE, BUT I THINK [47:38] IT'S JA -- [47:45] SORRY. AND IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR NAME, [47:51] I APOLOGIZE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JURAN AND I AM ALSO [47:58] IMPACTED BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. I CAN SAY I AM A PARENT OF THREE. HAVE SUFFERED HOMELESSNESS [48:05] SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE A GREAT WORK BACKGROUND. BEEN HIRED ON MORE THAN FIVE [48:14] JOBS. EXPLAINED IN INTERVIEW MY BACKGROUND, RECEIVED THE JOB, START THE JOB, THEN HAVE TO CLEAR MY DESK UP OR ASKED TO BE [48:22] REMOVED BECAUSE UPPER MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED THEY DON'T WANT TO GO FURTHER. ALONG WITH I WAS GRANTED SECTION [48:28] 8. I LOST MY SECTION 8 BECAUSE I HAVE A BACKGROUND, A CRIMINAL [48:36] BACKGROUND, AND I COULDN'T FIND A PLACE THAT WOULD RENT TO ME BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND ALONG [48:41] WITH THE HELP OF BACKGROUNDS THAT PAYS ADDITIONAL $2,000 IF THEY RENT TO YOU, THEY STILL [48:49] DON'T ACCEPT THAT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT. AS A MOTHER, I AM NOT A LAZY [48:55] MOTHER. I LIKE TO FEED MY CHILDREN WELL, TAKE CARE OF THEM LIKE A MOTHER IS SUPPOSED TO, BUT BEING THE [49:02] WAY THINGS ARE NOW, IT IS A HARD THING. WE MAKE BAD DECISIONS, BUT [49:08] PEOPLE DO GROW FROM THAT. TO GET SMACKED IN THE FACE LIKE YOU DID THAT BAD DECISION 24 [49:13] HOURS PRIOR IS NOT A GOOD FEELING. AND IT IS NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR YOUR CHILDREN WHILE RAISING YOUR [49:20] CHILDREN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE CAT. [49:30] >> HI. THANKS FOR HEARING FROM US TODAY. I AM CAT, PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER [49:36] AND I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN MINNEAPOLIS. I HAVE A PLUS SIZED RETAIL SHOP. [49:43] THIS YEAR IT IS EIGHT YEARS WITH THE BRICK AND MORTAR THERE WHICH [49:50] HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A JOURNEY. I AM HERE BECAUSE I SUPPORT THE CHANGES BUT I ESPECIALLY WANT TO [49:56] SPEAK TO THE HATH AND WEIGHT PROTECTIONS THAT ARE BEING PURSUED TODAY. AND HEARING FROM MANY OTHER [50:02] PEOPLE'S COMMENTS AND ANNIE AND TIGRIS WHO SPOKE FIRST, THOSE STORIES AND EXAMPLES ARE PART OF [50:07] THE PRESENTATION. BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF THE FAT COMMUNITY, BECAUSE ALL MY [50:12] CUSTOMERS ARE FAT PEOPLE, FOLK WHO IS WEAR PLUS SIZE CLOTHING, I HEAR AND SEE EXAMPLES JUST LIKE THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. [50:22] THIS IS WILD TO BE A SHOP OWNER AND HAVE THAT SPACE AND HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL AND NOT TO BEAUTIFUL [50:27] THINGS HAPPENING IN PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND EXAMPLES YOU HEARD TODAY ARE -- I HEAR FROM PARENTS [50:33] ABOUT THEIR KIDS BEING BULLIED IN SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE. I HEAR ABOUT FOLKS WHO SUSPECT [50:38] SOME ANTI-FAT BIAS IS HAPPENING IN THAT HIRING PROCESS WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS. AND I HEAR ABOUT AND HAVE CLOSE [50:44] FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED MEDICAL, NECESSARY MEDICAL [50:50] TREATMENTS, ACTIVATOR OR HAVE WAITED WAY TOO LONG. [50:58] MY SHOP DOES FAT POOL PARTIES AND EVERYONE LOVES THEM AND BEING AT THE POOL WITH OTHER FAT [51:03] PEOPLE IN THAT SPACE IS SOMETIMES THE ONLY TIME THEY HAVE BEEN AT A POOL AND NOT FELT LIKE THEY WILL BE HARASSED OR [51:09] JUDGED OR SINGLED OUT BECAUSE OF WEARING A SWIM SUIT AND DOING LIFE IN THEIR BODY. [51:15] AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I ALSO SUPPORT THIS. IT IS NOT HARD TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT, TO WANT TO PROTECT [51:21] FOLKS' CIVIL VIRIGHTS. I WANT TO BE IN A CITY WITH [51:27] BUSINESS OWNER WHO IS FEEL THE SAME WAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE ANTONIO [51:36] WILLIAMS. >> AND THEN IF FOLKS HAVEN'T SIGNED UP AND WOULD LOVE TO SIGN [51:43] UP, PLEASE WORK WITH OUR CLERKS [51:49] UP HERE. >> AM ANTONIO WILLIAMS AND I SERVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DISCRIMINATION [51:55] I FACE, BUT WHAT I DO AFTER I CAME HOME. I CAME HOME JUNE 22, 2020, [52:00] ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO AND STARTED AN ORGANIZATION CALLED TONE UP, TEACHING NEW EXAMPLES TO UPLIFT OUR PEOPLE. [52:06] WE RESOURCE JUSTICE IMPACTED PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME HOME AFTER SERVING TIME. IT IS OUR JOB TO CONNECT PEOPLE [52:12] WITH RESOURCES, A NETWORK, AND GIVE THEM HOPE. THAT JOB HAS BECOME HARDER AND [52:19] HARDER BECAUSE AS THEY SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED IN A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE SEEING THEMSELVES FIGHT FOR EACH OTHER [52:26] AND HELP EACH OTHER COME BACK AND FIND A REAL PATHWAY TOWARD [52:33] HEALING, THEY ARE SEEING DISCRIMINATION AT THE SAME TIME. THEY ARE SEEING PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CITY SAID, COOL, YOU SERVED YOUR TIME, BE U [52:40] YOU STILL HAVE TO DO MORE. YOU ARE STILL NOT WELCOMED HERE. WHAT WE HAVE IS A CRISIS. [52:47] WE'RE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN VIOLENT WAYS. EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED [52:52] FROM PRISON AND WHO DOESN'T HAVE A HOME, WHO DOESN'T HAVE A WAY TO FEED THEMSELVES OR THEIR [52:58] CHILDREN IS IN A STATE OF CRISIS. AND SO WHEN WE HAVE BUSINESSES. WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE, WHEN WE [53:04] HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO THINK IT'S OKAY TO CONTINUE THAT VIOLENCE THAT DISCRIMINATION [53:11] THAT IS ENHANCING AND CONTRIBUTING TO CRISIS IN [53:17] PEOPLE'S LIVES, WE NEED TO STAND UP AND SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. IMPLORE OUR CITY AND IMPLORE [53:23] PEOPLE WHO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE JOBS, HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS TO THINK ABOUT THIS. 95% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN PRISON [53:29] WILL BE COMING HOME. DO WE WANT THOSE FOLKS TO COME HOME FEELING LIKE THEY ARE A [53:36] PART OF THE COMMUNITY OR STILL FEELING DISCONNECTED AND GET OUT THERE, STEAL A CAR, ROB AND IF [53:47] THEY CAN PUT CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [53:53] NEXT UP WE HAVE AMY. AMY BIRDQUIST, NUMBER 12. [54:00] WE CAN MOVE ON TO NEXT ONE, BUT IF AMY ARRIVES -- OKAY, COOL. HI, AMY. [54:11] >> THANKS. IT IS QUITE A SPRINT FROM THE OVERFLOW ROOM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR CHAVEZ [54:16] AND VICE CHAIR WONSLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BRING IF HERE. [54:22] I HAVE SERVED ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS TIGS COMMISSION IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SINCE 2024, SO 11 YEARS. [54:27] AND I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO MINOR THINGS, BUT I THINK [54:33] THEY'RE REALLY SIGNIFICANT. I SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENT, SO I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST ONE THAT IS REALLY TINY, [54:40] BUT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE SECOND ONE THAT SHOWS THERE IS A DANGER THESE CHANGES WILL GIVE [54:45] WITH ONE HAND AND TAKE AWAY WITH THE OTHER. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH WHAT THE DIRECTOR REFERRED TO AS [54:51] INCREASING EFFICIENCY IN THE CASE PROCESSING. AND SPECIFICALLY THE CODIFICATION OF THE STANDARD OF [54:59] REVIEW. AND SOUNDS REALRY TECHNICAL AND NOT EXCITING AS THE OTHER I THINK THATS, SO I WILL TRY TO BE [55:05] BRIEF. I THINK THE CODIFICATION WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE RACIAL IMPACT AND WILL MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE [55:11] COMMISSION TO DO ITS JOB. AND THIS GOES BACK TO THE INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY AND IN MY 11 YEARS ON THE COMMISSION. [55:19] THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT DIRECTORS OF THE [55:25] COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND UNDERSTANDABLY INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY, BUT IN 2019 THE THE COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT REACHED AND AGREEMENT THAT IF [55:35] THE COMMISSION IS REMANDING A CASE, THAT STANDARD DOESN'T APPLY. WE REACHED AND AGREEMENT AND NOW [55:40] THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND THAT AGREEMENT IN THEIR RECORDS. THE POINT OF -- AND I SUBMITTED [55:50] THE EVIDENCE THERE WAS DISCUSSION, AN AGREEMENT, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CHIMED IN. AND IF WE ARE REMANDING FOR THE [55:56] DEPARTMENT TO DO MORE INVESTIGATION, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO FIND THERE WAS CLEAR ERROR ON THE PART OF THE [56:02] DEPARTMENT. THAT IS GOING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR CLAIMS AND TO GET THEIR CLAIMS -- GET A [56:10] FAIR HEARING. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, I WILL REFER [56:16] TO MY WRITTEN STATEMENTS BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE SUBMITTED IN WRITING [56:21] AND DON'T CODIFY THE STANDARD OF REVIEW JUST YET. [56:36] >> NEXT UP IS PAUL. >> I AM AN ORGANIZER WITH THE AMERICAN SIFRL CIVIL LIBERTIES [56:47] UNION TO MAKE JUSTICE IMPACTED STATUS A PROTECTED CLASS IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THE ACLU OF MINNEAPOLIS [56:54] BELIEVERS STRONGLY -- OF MINNESOTA, EXCUSE ME, BELIEVERS STRONGLY THIS ADDITION IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD FOR THE [57:00] CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS, INSURING PEOPLE DO NOT SUFFER PUNISHMENT [57:06] EXTRACURRICULAR TO THAT HANDED DOWN TO THEM BY A COURT OF LAW THEY WERE NOT SENTENCED TO. [57:11] I AM HERE TODAY TO DELIVER A SHORT MESSAGE TO BRIDGET SIMPSON [57:17] IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FOR JUSTICE IMPACTED FOLKS AS SHE SAID, AND [57:23] I QUOTE, I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND LEAD THE PROTECTED [57:30] CLASS NETWORK AND ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO ARE JUSTICE IMPACTED. IN OCTOBER 2022 WE PASSED AN [57:37] ORDINANCE IN ATLANTIC, GEORGIA, THAT ADDED PROTECTED CLASS STA US IS AND KNOW FROM FIRSTHAND [57:43] EXPERIENCE THAT IT CAN MEAN BEING LOCKED OUT OF JOBS, HOUSING, EDUCATION, PARENTING [57:50] AND EVEN LONG AFTER SENTENCES ARE CREATED. WHEN WE PASS POLICIES LIKE THIS [58:00] ONE, WE'RE OPENING DOORS AND SAYING ECONOMIC STABILITY BELONGS TO US ALL. [58:08] THIS IS A BOLD AND NECESSARY [58:13] STEP. JUSTICE IMPACTED PEOPLE ARE OUR [58:20] NEIGHBORS AND COWORKERS AND LET'S BUILD A SOCIETY WITH A SECOND CHANCE AT HUMANITY AND [58:25] SUCCESS. I CAN'T SAY IT BETTER THAN SHE DID. THE ACLU FULLY AGREES AND WE [58:33] HOPE TO SEE THIS AS A VICTORY FOR DUE PROCESS AND THE RIGHTS OF EVERY PERSON IN MINNEAPOLIS. [58:39] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE DANELLE. [58:48] IT IS HARD TO READ. [58:55] NUMBER 14. [59:09] FROM JIIVE. [59:15] >> YOU ARE NEXT. HOW ABOUT WE START WITH YOU NEXT AND FIGURE OUT IF 14 IS YEAR. [59:21] JAMAL, YOU COME HERE. AND THE PERSON IS DANELLE AWE I [59:32] AM JARMELLE PERRY AND A PROUD MEMBER OF JIIVE. [59:41] THE REASON I AM XEEKING TODAY IS MORE OUT OF -- AM SPEAKING OF LIFE IS MORE OUT OF EXPERIENCE [59:46] OF LIFE. WHEN YOU GET OUT OF SCHOOL, YOU GO TO COLLEGE. [59:52] AS SOON AS I ENTERED COLLEGE, I GOT A FELONY, WHICH STOPPED ME FROM GETTING GRANTS. [59:58] AFTER I TOOK CARE OF THE PROCESS OF GETTING MY LIFE BACK TOGETHER, TRIED TO COME BACK [1:00:05] HOME AND TO MY MOM'S HOUSE AND COULD NOT LIVE THERE. AND WHEN SHE LET ME LIVE THERE, [1:00:11] SHE LOST HOUSING BECAUSE I WAS LIVING IN THE HOME AND THAT MADE US ALL HOMELESS. [1:00:19] MADE ME MADE ME SOMEWHAT AN OUTCAST AND PARIAH AND SOMEONE YOU CAN'T HAVE NO YOUR HOME. [1:00:25] NOT ONLY DID I NOT DO NOTHING THAT SEVERE, BUT NO MATTER WHERE [1:00:31] I GO, I AM SEEN AS MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN THE PROBLEM I [1:00:38] ACTUALLY HAD. [1:00:48] SO I KNOW PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND WITH THE [1:00:55] THE ALTERCATION AND THE ARGUMENT AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN HAPPEN AND [1:01:04] IS THE ARGUMENTS AND ONCE IT GETS BROKEN UP, THE OFFICER SAYS, HEY, WHAT IS YOUR NAME? THEY PUT IN IT A COMPUTER AND IT [1:01:10] PUMPS OUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE WRONG IN YOUR LIFE AND USUALLY ON THAT JUDGMENT ALONE, [1:01:15] THEY FIGURE OUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SIT IN THE CELL OR FACTOR [1:01:28] THAT LIVE THEIR LIFE EACH AND EVERY DAY AND CAN BE IN THIS [1:01:38] SITUATION AND TEAR THEIR LIFE APART. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. [1:01:55] >> I AM AN JUSTICE IMPACTED INDIVIDUAL AND SENT TO PRISON. [1:02:01] I DID MY TIME. PRISON IS NOT A REHABILITATION CENTER, BUT THAT IS NOT THE SITUATION AT HAND. [1:02:08] I DID MY TIME AND GAME HOME AND THOUGHT THE SENTENCE WOULD BE [1:02:14] OVER. IT IS NOT. [1:02:19] WHEN I APPLY FOR JOB AND HOUSING, I AM ACCEPTED. I WOULD VALUE ANY COMPANY I COME [1:02:25] TO AND GET MY JOB UNTIL MY BACKGROUND IS RUN AND IMMEDIATELY DENIED. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH NO [1:02:30] CHOICE TO BE A SINGLE MOTHER AND IS FORCED TO LIVE #COMMUNITIES [1:02:37] BELOW POVERTY RATE AND ABOVE CRIME RATE. NO PLACE FOR ME TO HAVE TO RAISE MY CHILD. [1:02:42] AND I AM FACED WITH THAT BECAUSE I AM DENIED FOR HOUSING BECAUSE [1:02:48] I AM JUSTICE IMPACTED. NOT BECAUSE OF WHO I AM AND WHAT I STAND FOR TODAY AND WHAT I WAS [1:02:55] BEFORE I WAS JUSTLY IMPACTED. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES. THEY PAY FOR THEM. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR [1:03:00] THE REST OF OUR LIVES BECAUSE OF A CRIME THAT WAS COMMITTED. [1:03:07] I STRONGLY AGREE WITH THE ORDINANCE AND WE NEED THIS PASSED. THIS NEEDS TO BE A LIGHT THAT IS [1:03:12] BROUGHT UPON EVERYBODY'S HEADS AND IN THEIR EYES AND IT IS [1:03:19] IMPACTING ME AS A JUSTICE IMPACTED TOGETHER AND IS IMPACTING OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS BECAUSE IT INSTILLS SOMETHING IN [1:03:25] THEM THAT SUPPRESSING THEM MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND IT IMPACTS THEM FOR THEIR FUTURES [1:03:31] BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK THEY CAN THRIVE BECAUSE THEY SEE THEIR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THE SAME THING [1:03:38] BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE FOR JUSTLY IMPACTED. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY. >> THANK YOU. [1:03:47] >> A NEXT UP WE HAVE RONALD [1:04:00] BROWN. >> I AM RONALD BROWN ON BEHALF OF JIIVE. [1:04:07] BY SHOW OF HANDS IN THE ROOM, WHO HAS BEEN 19 AND DUMB, RIGHT? PRETTY MUCH ALL. [1:04:14] 1994, I WAS 19 AND DUMB AND HAD AN UNREGISTERED FIREARM [1:04:20] ILLEGALLY. 30 YEARS LATER I GOT A JOB AT A NURSING HOME, 2021. I TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT MY [1:04:27] BACKGROUND. THEY HIRE ME. I GOT HIRED DURING COVID WHERE YOU COULD GOOD NIGHT TO THE [1:04:33] SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND GET YOUR FINGERPRINTS DONE. WELL, TWO YEARS LATER INTO THE JOB, THEY HAD ME GO -- COVID [1:04:40] LIFTED AND GET THE FINGERPRINTS. AND IT COMES BACK 30 YEARS AGO [1:04:47] FIREARM CHARGE. D.H.S. TELLS THE NURSING HOME THEY HAVE TO FIRE ME. MY FIRST YEAR AT THE NURSING [1:04:54] HOME, I MADE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH TWICE. MY SECOND YEAR AT THE NURSING HOME, I GOT NOMINATED FOR [1:05:00] SERVANT LEADER OF THE YEAR. I WAS NEVER LATE. NEVER CALLED IN. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AT WORK. [1:05:05] AND I PAID MY DUES 30 YEARS AGO BUT STILL LOST MY JOB 30 YEARS [1:05:12] LATER. JUSTICE IMPACTED. PLEAD PASS IT AND PROTECT. THANK YOU. [1:05:20] >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MARCEL AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, THIS IS THE LAST TESTIFIER THAT WE HAVE [1:05:26] RIGHT HERE, SO PLEASE SIGN UP, AND MARCEL -- [1:05:36] >> HELLO. I AM MARCEL AND JUSTICE [1:05:42] IMPACTED, POST-INCARCERATED, AN ENTREPRENEUR, BUSINESS OWNER, AND WORKING FOR THE STATE WITH DEED AND WORKING WITH MEN AND [1:05:47] WOMEN COMING OUT OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM. TODAY I DIDN'T HEAR ANYBODY COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE BENEFIT [1:05:54] FOR BUSINESS. AS THE OWNER OF A STAFFING COMPANY, I HAVE WORKED WITH MANY COMPANIES WHERE I GO IN AND IT'S [1:06:01] NO -- IT'S NOT HIDDEN THAT I AM BRINGING THEM JUSTICE IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS. AND WHAT I HEAR FROM H.R. [1:06:08] DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE CITY IS THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO HIRE PEOPLE WITH BACKGROUNDS. IT NEVER MAKES IT PAST LEGAL. [1:06:15] IT WAS FREEING UP BUSINESS TO HIRE THE PEOPLE IF WE PASS THIS ORDINANCE. AND BUSINESSES WANT TO HIRE [1:06:21] PEOPLE WITH BACKGROUNDS. THERE ARE SOME COMPANIES WHO HAVE BLANKET STATEMENTS AND [1:06:27] DON'T HIRE FELONS AND DOESN'T MEET THE SENSIBILITY. IF WE CAN PASS THIS AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR A COMPANY, AND IF [1:06:34] IT'S FIVE YEARS AND IT DISAPPEARS, THEY CAN HIRE YOU. LET'S MAKE IT EASIER FOR [1:06:39] COMPANIES TO HIRE PEOPLE WITH RECORDS. THIS WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM. SET THAT LIMIT. [1:06:45] LET THEM KNOW THAT AT THIS POINT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN JUDGE SOMEBODY ON. [1:06:50] WITHOUT THAT FREEDOM, AND WE WILL KEEP HAVING ISSUES AND BEHOLD ON THE THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND NOT THE H.R. [1:06:57] DEPARTMENT AND NOT THE PEOPLE WHO MEET THE HUMAN THAT IS INTERVIEWING. LET'S FREE UP THE COMPANIES TO [1:07:03] HIRE PEOPLE AND PASS AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL ALLOW THAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT. [1:07:12] >> THANK YOU. LAST CALL FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT. SEEING THAT NO ONE ELSE WISHES [1:07:17] TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN THE FORUM TO MY COLLEAGUES [1:07:24] WHO MIGHT HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THE FIRST PERSON ON QUEUE IS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:07:29] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I JUST GOT IN QUEUE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING AND ADVOCATING [1:07:35] ON THIS, AND TO THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ, AND VICE CHAIR WONSLEY AND OUR CIVIL RIGHTS TEAM, OUR [1:07:42] CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. THIS IS JUST EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY TIMELY. WE'RE IN AN ERA WHEN OUR FEDERAL [1:07:48] GOVERNMENT IS MOVING TO STRIP RIGHTS AWAY. IT IS OUR JOB AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO BUILD THOSE RIGHTS UP AND [1:07:54] BUILD THOSE CIVIL LIBERTIES UP AND MAKE SURE OUR STAFF HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO DELIVER [1:07:59] ON THE PROTECTIONS. I THINK THIS IS REALLY MEETING THIS MOMENT AND I AM JUST VERY [1:08:05] GRATEFUL THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:08:11] >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I THINK I GOT A LOT OF THIS UNDERSTANDING FROM THE COMMENTS [1:08:16] THAT WERE OFFERED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I AM CURIOUS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT [1:08:21] OR THE AUTHORS WHERE ALL OF THIS CAME FROM? DID IT COME FROM [1:08:27] CIVIL RIGHTS MEETING, COMMISSION [1:08:32] MEETINGS? PARDON ME. AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT LARGELY CAME FROM COMMUNITY. [1:08:37] AND I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT OTHER ADDS WERE MADE TO IT BY AUTHOR AND HOW YOU MET WITH THEM. [1:08:43] I AM JUST LOOKING FOR HOW THIS GREW INTO THIS -- IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I AM SUPPORTIVE, BUT JUST [1:08:49] CURIOUS TO HOW IT ALL CAME ABOUT. WE HAVE HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF THOSE IMPACTED GROUPS. >> FOR SURE. [1:08:55] DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST, DIRECTOR? AND THEN I CAN TACKLE IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A MIX OF SO MUCH THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. [1:09:01] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF [1:09:08] COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS BETWEEN THE AUTHORS, THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY [1:09:13] PARTNERS ESPECIALLY. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT MANY OF THE BOLSTERED CURRENT PROTECTIONS WERE SPECIFIC [1:09:19] RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT AND WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE AUTHORS ON THOSE. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU ALL [1:09:25] TO TALK MORE ABOUT PROTECTED CLASSES. >> YEAH, SO INITIALLY THERE WAS [1:09:30] CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT IMMIGRATION STATUS AND WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. [1:09:36] THIS WAS ALMOST A YEARLONG CONVERSATION, AND HOUSING STATUS AND WHEN I WAS WORKING ON IT, [1:09:43] DIRECTOR -- NO, MARGARET [1:09:49] ANDERSON KELLIHER TALKED ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT AND OUR -- OUR CITY OPERATIONS [1:09:54] OFFICER MARGARET ANDERSON KELLIHER TALKED ABOUT HOW THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENTS WAS TRYING TO DO WORK AROUND CIVIL RIGHTS CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE. [1:10:00] SO WE FIGURED THAT SINCE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY AND I WERE EXPLORING CHANGES TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE, STAFF WAS [1:10:07] ALREADY THINKING ABOUT MAKING CHANGES, WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN ONE OF THE SLIDES WHEN IT COMES TO FOLKS THAT ARE PREGNANT [1:10:12] AND SO FORTH. AND WE FIGURED THAT WE COULD WORK TOGETHER ON THIS ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE WE BRING IT FORWARD [1:10:19] AS ONE PACKAGE. A LOT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAME FROM CIVIL RIGHTS STAFF AND WHEN IT CAME TO HOUSING STATUS, [1:10:24] JUSTICE IMPACTED STATUS AND WEIGHT AND HEIGHT, THOSE CAME FROM COMMUNITY. THE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT FROM THE [1:10:31] CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION AND MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WHOFSH ADVOCATING FOR THE STUFF IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ACROSS THE [1:10:36] STATE. AND THAT WAS WHERE THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION AND FOLKS FROM THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN [1:10:42] ADVOCATING FOR THAT. AND THAT WAS A CHANGE AND THAT WAS NEVER INCLUDED IN OUR ORDINANCE UNTIL WE HEARD THAT [1:10:48] FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION AND THAT IS HOW WE INCLUDED THAT [1:10:53] PART. AND THAT THERE WAS A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE SEEKING HOUSING IN GENERAL. INITIALLY WE WERE WORKING WITH, [1:10:59] LIKE, FOLKS THAT WERE UNHOUSED A Z A PROTECTED CLASS, BUT AFTER WORKING WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT, WE FOCUSED AND [1:11:06] HOUSING STATUS TO MAKE IT MORE IN ALIGNMENT WITH HOW THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN. THAT IS HOW WE WROTE IT. [1:11:12] AND WHEN IT CAME TO JUSTICE IMPACTED, I WILL PASS THAT TO [1:11:17] VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I DO WANT TO NOTE ALSO THAT THIS [1:11:23] HAS BEEN NEARLY YEARLONG EFFORT WITH YOU GIVERING NOTICE OF THIS ORDINANCE LAST MAY OF 2024. [1:11:30] SO WE'RE ALMOST COMING FULL CIRCLE AND RECONCILING THIS AND [1:11:36] FOLLOWING THE VOTER REGISTRATION OR RESTORATION EFFORTS AT THE [1:11:41] STATE LEVEL, I KNOW MY OFFICE HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATION SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ACLU AND [1:11:46] NUMBER OF GROUP WHO IS LED THAT CHARGE TO ALSO EXPLORE WHAT OUR EFFORTS WE COULD DO AT THE [1:11:53] MUNICIPAL LEVEL TO HONOR THE UNDERRECOGNIZED PROTECTIONS THAT JUSTICE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ARE [1:11:59] OFTEN DENIED. AND WHEN I BECAME AWARE THAT [1:12:04] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ GAVE NOTICE FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE TO BE REVISITED, WE [1:12:11] WERE APPROACHED BY ACLU, JIIVE SAYING THIS IS ACTUALLY THE [1:12:16] PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT OR LOOK AT HOW TO ADD JUSTICE IMPACTED AS A PROTECTED CLAUSE. [1:12:24] SO AGAIN, REALLY BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO [1:12:30] ARE HELPING US GUIDE POLICY AND IN THIS CASE UNFORTUNATELY FROM [1:12:36] THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF BEING DENIED BASIC PROTECTIONS IN THEIR CIVIL LIBERTIES. [1:12:42] I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR COUNCIL MEMBER AND CHAIR [1:12:49] CHAVEZ IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION FOR BEING RECEPTIVE [1:12:54] OF OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPERTISE AND FEEDBACK AND INCORPORATING THEED [1:13:01] PROVISIONS SO THAT MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO OFTEN DON'T FEEL SEEN FEEL VERY [1:13:06] VISIBLE IN THIS ORDINANCE. >> I'LL JUST ADD ONE MORE PART F YOU DON'T MIND, COUNCIL MEMBER [1:13:12] PALMISANO. INITIALLY THE WAY WE HAD SUBMITTED THE NOTICE OF INTENT AND WAS REFERRED TO STAFF AND [1:13:18] ENDED UP AMENDING THAT NOTICE OF INTENT WITH FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SIFRL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT AND HOW YOU [1:13:23] WOULD RATHER GO TOWARDS A PARTNERSHIP IN MOVING THE POLICY FORWARD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF [1:13:29] YOU SHARING THIS ORIGIN STORY AND THIS EVOLUTION OF OUR CIVIL RIGHTS ORDINANCE. [1:13:34] I DO HAVE A QUESTION THAT I'LL TAKE OFFLINE ABOUT WHAT MS. [1:13:42] BIRDQUIST MENTIONED ABOUT CODIFYING THE STANDARD OF REVIEW POTENTIALLY HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES AND I WILL CONFER [1:13:48] WITH THE AUTHORS ONCE I UNDERSTAND IT FULLY. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT IN THAT [1:13:53] SHORT REVIEW OF IT. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS WORK. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL [1:13:59] MEMBER PALMISANO. VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I WANT TO REITERATE THANKS TO [1:14:05] OUR STAFF AND TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SPECIFICALLY JIIVE. AND THE ACLU. [1:14:12] AND OUR COMMISSION. AND CHAIR CHAVEZ. I'M ALREADY GETTING EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU [1:14:20] ALL SHARED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PROTECTED CLAUSE THAT WE'RE [1:14:26] CONSIDERING TODAY WAS EXTREMELY POWERFUL, BUT I AM THINKING, OF COURSE, AS SOMEONE WHO IS [1:14:31] BRINGING FORWARD THE JUSTICE IMPACTED ONE, OF HOW THAT REALLY [1:14:37] HIT HOME AS SOMEONE WHO IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING A LOVED ONE [1:14:43] WHO SPENT 15 YEARS GOING BACK AND FORTH IN PRISON. [1:14:49] AND SEEING IN SPITE OF EVERY BEST REHABILITATION EFFORTS, [1:14:57] THAT INDIVIDUAL, AS YOU ALL [1:15:05] HIGHLIGHTED, FEEL LESS THAN HUMAN. AND HAVING TO RESPOND TO WHAT IS [1:15:12] A DETERIORATION IN THAT PERSON'S MENTAL HEALTH RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED THEIR [1:15:19] BASIC PROTECTIONS. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THEM THAT I FEEL VERY HONORED AND GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS WORK [1:15:28] FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY NEVER HAVE [1:15:39] SOMEONE ELSE BE PUT IN THE PREDICAMENT OF MY LOVED ONE, SO [1:15:45] I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING US AND GETTING TO THIS PLACE AND FOR LENDING YOUR [1:15:53] VULNERABLE AND POWERFUL TESTIMONIES FOR US TO SHAPE THIS [1:16:02] POLICY. AND I DO THIS WITH MY LOVED ONE IN MIND ESPECIALLY TODAY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ALL. [1:16:15] AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE SAID, UNDER THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION [1:16:21] AND THE PRESIDENT THAT IS GOING ON ALL OUT ATTACK ON SO MANY OF [1:16:31] OUR COMMUNITIES TO WEAPONIZE US AND HARM US AND BE IN A PLACE WHERE AS POLICYMAKEERS WERE ON [1:16:38] THE OFFENSE AND PROACTIVELY BOLSTERING PROTECTIONS AND [1:16:43] RESIDENTS AND I HOPE AS ALL OF YOU COMMUNICATING THAT [1:16:50] MINNEAPOLIS IN PASSING THIS CAN BE A BEACON OF LIGHT. [1:16:55] FOR SO MANY PLACES THAT FEEL THEY HAVE TO CAPITULATE TO THE HATE AND INTOLERANCE BEING SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT [1:17:01] NOW AND FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TO RETREAT BECAUSE OF THE FEAR THAT IS ALSO BEING SPREAD BY THIS [1:17:08] ADMINISTRATION. AND KNOW THAT THERE'S PLACES LIKE MINNEAPOLIS. THERE'S PLACES LIKE THE FOLKS [1:17:13] WHO SPOKE IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY IN THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE ON THIS BODY WHO SUPPORT THIS [1:17:18] WORK AND STAFF WHO HAVE LED ON THIS WORK TO KNOW THERE IS A BIGGER MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE IN OUR [1:17:24] WORLD, IN OUR NATION, AND IN OUR CITY WHO ARE HERE TO MOVE BEYOND [1:17:31] THAT HATE AND INTOLERANCE. AND SEE POWER IN OUR [1:17:36] DIFFERENCES. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE GET TO BE THAT BEACON OF LIGHT. AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE IN A [1:17:44] PLACE WHERE WE HAVE BRILLIANT, AMAZING FOLKS LIKE THOSE WHO [1:17:49] TESTIFIED TODAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ALL, AND IT IS DAYS LIKE THIS WHERE I FEEL GRATEFUL TO BE IN [1:17:55] THIS POSITION AND REMINDED OF THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING IN THIS POSITION. [1:18:00] SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND WITH THAT, I REALLY ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES [1:18:07] TO SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POLICY [1:18:13] OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE SHOULD FEEL PROUD OF A POLICY ACTION THAT WE GET TO TAKE THAT [1:18:21] ACTUALLY ALIGNS WITH THE VALUES WE SAY OUR CITY UPHOLDS. SO I HOPE THAT THIS IS ONE WHERE [1:18:27] IT IS NOT A UNANIMOUS MOST AMONGST THE COMMITTEE AND HOPE AND INSPECT THAT ONCE IT MAKES [1:18:32] IT, ASSUMING IT PASSES HERE, AMONGST FULL COUNCIL NEXT THURSDAY AS WELL. WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT TO MY [1:18:41] CO-AUTHOR COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. AND I WANTED TO THANK OUR STAFF [1:18:47] AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFERS AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND A WHOLE [1:18:52] BUNCH OF STAFF MEMBERS WORKED REALLY HARD TO SEE THIS ORDINANCE IN SO LONG AND THERE [1:18:58] ARE MANY PAGES THAT TOOK OUR WORK FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS STAFF AND CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND I KNOW PART OF THIS IS ALSO HAVING [1:19:06] OUR OWN WORK GROUP MEETINGS AND WE HAVE MET A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. AND I THINK THAT'S THE THING I [1:19:12] WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY BECAUSE IT IS PART OF POLICY MAKING OF HOW CITY ADMINISTRATION STAFF, OUR CITY [1:19:17] STAFF, WARD OFFICES, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER. I TALKED ABOUT IT WHEN I PASSED [1:19:23] THE STREET VENDOR ORDINANCE LAST WEEK. THIS WAS A SIMILAR PROCESS OF HOW GOOD WORK CAN HAPPEN WHEN WE [1:19:29] ARE COLLABORATING WITH ONE ANOTHER. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND THANK CITY STAFF FOR THE AMOUNT OF [1:19:35] WORK STAFF PUT INTO THIS. I WANT TO THANK VICE CHAIR WONSLEY. WE WORKED A LOT WITH STAFF ON THIS ORDINANCE AND IT IS [1:19:41] IMPORTANT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANTED TO THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE. I AM GOING TO MISS SOME FOLKS, BUT SOME FOLKS THAT TESTIFIED [1:19:47] TODAY THAT I KNOW WITHOUT THE ADVOCACY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR IN THIS CITY AND THIS STATE, IT WOULD NOT BE [1:19:55] POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE RADICAL HEALTH ALLIANCE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE FAT ACCEPTANCE, FOLKS FROM THE [1:20:01] CAMPAIGN FOR SIZE FREEDOM, NEW JUSTICE PRODUCT, MINNESOTA FREEDOM FUND. WE HEARD FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. [1:20:06] A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION AND A GREAT TIME HEARING THEIR [1:20:12] FEEDBACK. ACLU. AND I KNOW WE HAD HOPE FOR THE DIVERSITY IN PRACTICE, AND JUSTICE AND JIIVE AND MANY OTHER [1:20:18] PEOPLE AND I'M SORRY IF I AM FORGETTING. AND TAKE NOTE OF PEOPLE TESTIFYING WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS THE KIND OF WORK THAT [1:20:25] COMMUNITY HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR AND WE'RE JUST HERE TRYING TO PASS A POLICY TO GIVE JUSTICE TO [1:20:30] THE WORK THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ADVOCATING AND THE AMOUNT [1:20:35] OF ORGANIZATIONS AND STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS WORK THAT [1:20:42] HAPPENED FAR LONG TIME. I WILL SAY MORE AT THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I WANT TOING A KNOWLEDGE AND THANK OUR [1:20:49] PUBLIC STAFF FOR THE WORK THEY DID. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK FROM BOTH THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT [1:20:56] AND IT TAKES ALL OF THIS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE, [1:21:03] THERE ARE BOLSTERINGS WORK PLACE PROTECTIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEXTURE OF HAIR, HOUSING [1:21:11] STATUS, WEIGHT AND HEIGHT, JUSTICE IMPACTED, AND THIS ORDINANCE IS COMPREHENSIVE. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT [1:21:16] COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HERE TESTIFYING TODAY, AND THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. THAT IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS [1:21:23] ORDINANCE. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES TOGETHER SAYING WE CAN IMPROVE PROTECTIONS FOR OUR [1:21:28] RESIDENTS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND WE CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THIS MOMENT. AND I KNOW WE STILL HAVE TO PASS [1:21:34] IT AT FULL COUNCIL, BUT I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE PUBLIC FOR COMING HERE TODAY AND OUR STAFF. [1:21:40] I WANTED TO AT LEAST MENTION THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO IF -- SEE NOTHING FURTHER [1:21:46] QUESTIONS, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AND ASK THE CLERK [1:21:51] TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE, AYE. [1:21:57] RAINVILLE, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. VICE CHAIR WONSLEY, AYE. [1:22:03] CHAIR CHAVEZ, AYE. >> THERE ARE FIVE AYES. >> AND THAT CARRIES AND IT HAS [1:22:08] BEEN FORWARDED TO THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING. [1:22:14] [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, ALL, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND THE FINAL ITEM, AND SORRY [1:22:20] FOR MAKING YOU WAIT THIS LONG IS RECEIVING AND FILING AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2025 SIMILAR SAFETY PLAN [1:22:27] AND RESPONSE TO A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT THIS BODY AND FULL COUNCIL PASSED. HERE TO KICK OFF THIS ITEM IS [1:22:33] THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, TODD [1:22:38] BARNETTE. [1:23:25] WE HAVE OTHER STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. WE CAN GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I KNOW THE PRESENTATION [1:23:30] WAS LONGER, SO WE WILL WAIT. [1:24:50] WELCOME. [1:24:59] WELCOME UP, COMMISSIONER. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ, [1:25:06] COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, I'M SURE [1:25:13] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY WILL JOIN US AND COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO IS HERE AS WELL. [1:25:18] I'M TODD BARNETTE, THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE ARE HERE TO GIVE THE OVERVIEW [1:25:25] OF THE SUMMER PLANNING. [1:25:30] THE ORDER IS I WILL TALK ABOUT THE LARGE PLANNED EVENTS. [1:25:36] I ENJOY DOING THAT. MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL TALK ABOUT THE SAFE SUMMER [1:25:41] AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE OPERATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING. [1:25:46] WE WILL HEAR FROM 911, AND THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER [1:25:51] AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL TALK ABOUT THE SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND EACH ONE OF [1:25:57] THOSE DEPARTMENT HEADS WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. PLANNED EVENTS. [1:26:03] OF COURSE, WE HAVE PRIDE COMING BACK THIS YEAR AT THE END OF [1:26:09] JUNE. WE HAVE THE SALOON BLOCK PARTY JULY 27-29. [1:26:15] AND WE HAVE THE INTERNATIONAL [1:26:20] SOCCER GOAL CUP QUARTERFINALS ON THE 29th. TASTE OF MINNESOTA IN JULY. [1:26:25] AND THEN AGAIN WE HAVE OPEN STREETS -- AUGUST 2, CENTRAL [1:26:31] AVENUE, CEDAR AVENUE ON AUGUST 17, AND WEST BROADWAY ON THE [1:26:37] 18th AND HENNEPIN AVENUE ON THE 20th. AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE THE TWIN [1:26:44] CITIES MARATHON IN OCTOBER GOING THROUGH THE 3rd THROUGH 5th. [1:26:49] AND AS USUAL, WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL EVENTS THAT WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER FOR [1:26:55] THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SUPPORT THE SAFETY WITH EACH ONE [1:27:00] OF THEM WITH OUR OTHER JUSTICE PARTNERS AS WELL. THAT IS A QUICK UPDATE ON ALL OF OUR PLANNED EVENTS. [1:27:07] I'LL ASK THAT A.C. BLACKWELL COME UP FOR MINNEAPOLIS POLICE. THANK YOU. [1:27:13] >> THANK YOU. WELCOME UP. >> THANKS, COMMISSIONER. GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT PAIN, [1:27:18] CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M KATIE BLACKWELL, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF OPERATIONS. AND I AM ALWAYS EXCITED TO TALK [1:27:24] ABOUT CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY. I WILL PROVIDE A YEAR TO DATE OVERVIEW AND A BRIEF ONE ON [1:27:29] VIOLENT CRIME. THEN OUR FOCUS ENFORCEMENT DETAILS ARE THE RISK TRAINED MODELLING AND ALSO KNOWN AS [1:27:35] R.T.M., THE SUMMER NICHE TIFRS AND MISSION OBJECTIVES AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. [1:27:41] >> SO IN THIS SLIDE IS OUR GUN CRIME YEAR TO DATE FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH APRIL 14 THIS YEAR. [1:27:47] AND ON THIS SLIDE, NEGATIVES ARE POSITIVE. IF YOU LOOK AT 2025 VERSUS 2024 [1:27:53] YEAR TO DATE, EVERYTHING IS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED IN CRIME AND ADDITIONALLY ON THE FAR [1:28:00] RIGHT, THE PERCENTAGE SHOWING THE PAST 28 DAYS AND FOR INSTANCE, NOW NEGLIGENT [1:28:06] HOMICIDES, WE ARE AT 0 THIS YEAR IN THE LAST 28 DAYS VERSUS LAST YEAR AT 6. [1:28:12] WE HAVE HAD A 67% REDUCTION IN NON-NEGLIGENT HOMICIDES. 35% REDUCTION IN GUNSHOT VICTIM. [1:28:19] 33% REDUCTION IN SHOOTING INCIDENTS. 33% DECLINE IN CARJACKINGS AND [1:28:25] 20% IN GUN VIOLENCE INDEX AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN. [1:28:30] >> A.C. BLACKWELL, JUST SO THE PUBLIC DOESN'T GET CONFUSED, PLEASE NOTE THIS IS OF APRIL 14 [1:28:36] IN CASE THE MEDIA IS HERE, AND KNOW THE PARTICULAR DATE BECAUSE THAT MAY HAVE SHIFTED SINCE THEN, BUT I JUST WANTED TO [1:28:42] PUBLICLY NOTE THAT IN CASE THERE IS QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. [1:28:48] SO THIS IS PART OF THE R.T.M. THE RISK TRAIN MODELLING. WE BASICALLY USE THE RISK TRAIN [1:28:54] MODELS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHY CRIME EXISTS IN AN AREA AND WHAT MAKES IT ATTRACTIVE FOR CRIMINAL [1:29:01] BEHAVIOR BASED ON THE GEE GEOGRAPHICAL MAKEUP AND RAPID [1:29:11] RISK-BASED INTERACTIVE PROACTIVE PATROL, INTERVENTION AND [1:29:17] DETERRENCE. IN A RISK TERRAIN MODELLING MAPS IS THE RISK FACTORS THAT I WILL [1:29:23] GET INTO FOR GUN CRIMES AND AREAS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS HIGHER RISKS. IN THE MIDDLE PICTURE HERE, YOU [1:29:29] WILL SEE THE DENSITY OF RISK FACTORS FOR GUN CRIMES CITY WIDE. THE FIRST ONE ON THE LEFT WAS [1:29:35] NEIGHBORHOODS. THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE DENSITY CITY WIDE AND THE FAR RIGHT IS WHERE WE TAKE OUR RISK [1:29:41] FACTORS FOR GUN CRIMES VERSUS WHERE GUN CRIMES OCCUR AND OVERLAP THEM. AND WITH THAT IT HELPS US [1:29:48] DETERMINE WHETHER TO DEPLOY THE RESOURCES AND PATROLS AND OVERLAPPING AREA TO PREVENT AND [1:29:55] MITIGATE CRIME. SO THERE ARE RISKS FACTORS OR OTHER TYPES OF CRIME AND DISORDER THAT ARE UNIQUE ONES, [1:30:02] AND THEY MAY HAVE STRONGER INFLUENCES AND LIVABILITY OFFENSES, BUT NOT EFFECT THE [1:30:07] INCREASE ON GUN CRIME. IT ISN'T ABOUT ONE RISK FACTOR BUT THE CONFLUENCE OF VARIOUS [1:30:14] RISK FACTORS AT ANY SPECIFIC [1:30:19] LOCATION. SO WE RECOGNIZE OPERATIONALLY OUR STRATEGIES THAT R.T.M. IS A [1:30:24] TOOL. IT DOESN'T ITSELF REDUCE CRIME, BUT IT IS HOW WE USE IT. OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO COMMIT [1:30:31] AT LEAST ONE 15-MINUTE PATROL AND HIGH VISIBILITY PATROL THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF THEIR [1:30:36] SHIFT. PUTTING THEIR POLICE LIGHTS ON, GETTING OUT AND ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BUSINESS [1:30:42] OWNERS. WE LOG IT IN WHAT IS CALLED THE GIS SYSTEM, THE ARCGIS SYSTEM [1:30:50] THAT IS BUILT BY THE CRIME ANALYSTS AT NO COST. THOUGHT YOU WOULD APPRECIATE [1:30:55] THAT. WE HAVE BEEN PILOTING THIS IN THE THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH PRECINCTS AND STARTING IT TODAY [1:31:00] IN THE FIRST WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY GROW INTO THE SECOND PRECINCT. INSIDE THE ROLL CALL ROOMS, [1:31:06] OFFICERS CAN GRAB THEIR PHONES, SCAN A QR CODE AND IT GIVES THEM [1:31:12] THE CRIME MAPS AND RAPID BASED DEPLOYMENT MAPS, SO THEY KNOW WHAT HOT SPOTS TO HIT WHILE [1:31:21] THEY'RE ON PATROL. SO ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUST [1:31:26] EVALUATION OF THE METRICS, EVERY FOUR WEEKS IS RE-EVALUATED FOR [1:31:32] EFFICIENCY AND SQUAD DEPLOYMENTS ARE TRACKED DAILY AND PROVIDE THAT OFFICERS ARE SPENDING TIME [1:31:37] IN THE RIGHT PLACES. AND THE DATA ANALYSIS, THEY ARE REVIEWING THAT DATA AND ALSO INSPECTORS AT EACH OF THE FIVE [1:31:43] PRECINCTS AS WELL AS WE HAVE TWO CRIME MEETINGS A WEEK TO INCLUDE OUR MINNEAPOLIS CRIME STATISTICS [1:31:49] MEETING WHERE WE REALLY DEEP DIVE INTO WHERE THE PATTERNS ARE OCCURRING. IS THERE HAVING AN EFFECT ON A [1:31:54] CRIME IN THE AREA? DO WE NEED TO ADJUST THE RESOURCES OR CHANGE THINGS UP? [1:32:04] >> AND SO FAR WITH THE DETAILS WE HAD TO DATE AND SMALLER DETAILS TO INCLUDE ROBBERY SUPPRESSION DETAIL AND THE [1:32:11] OBJECTIVE IS COLLABORATE, DEPLOY, ORGANIZE, AND ORGANIZE RESOURCES AND USING DATA [1:32:18] ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND TO HAVE THE HIGH IMPACT TO IMPACT GUN-RELATED VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT [1:32:23] THE YEAR. AS WE APPROACH A SAFE SUMMER FOUR, BASICALLY SAFE SUMER IS [1:32:29] TYPICALLY ONE WEEK OF THE FOCUS OF ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES AT DAY AND AT NIGHT. [1:32:34] AND STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS AND COORDINATE INVESTIGATIONS WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S [1:32:39] OFFICE AND THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. [1:32:47] THIS SAYS SAFE SUMMER 3 DATA THAT I WANTED TO BRING INTO PLACE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE [1:32:52] SAFE SUMMER IV YET AS WE APPROACH SUMMER. LAST YEAR DURING STATE SUMMER [1:32:58] III, 98 ARRESTS, 45 FIREARMS [1:33:03] RECOVERED. OVER 2300 GRAMS OF FROM COCAINE, METH, HEROIN, AND WE RECOVERED [1:33:10] 1,263 FENTANYL PILLS IN THAT WEEK ALONE. SO SOME ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES, [1:33:16] WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE B.C.A., VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION UNIT TO FOCUS ON VIOLENT CRIME [1:33:22] OFFENDERS. THAT IS REALLY A COLLABORATION EFFORT ON VIOLENT CRIME AND THEY ASSIST US WITH A LOT OF [1:33:28] DIFFERENT TYPES OF VIOLENT INVESTIGATIONS. WE CONTINUE THE LATE NIGHT SAFETY PLANS THAT IS EFFECTIVE [1:33:33] DOWNTOWN AND EXTENDED THAT INTO DINKYTOWN AND OUR UPTOWN. AND THE CURFEW TASK FORCE AND [1:33:39] THE CHIEF ADDRESSED THE 2024 RISING JUVENILE CRIMES AND [1:33:44] ESPECIALLY LATE NIGHTS AND LATE WEEKENDS AND COMBINES IT TO [1:33:51] PREVENT YOUTH VIOLENCE AND IDENTIFYING AT-RISK YOUTH. THIS IS AN OVERALL WELLNESS [1:33:58] CHECK FOR JUVENILES AND OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS THAT HAVE CONDUCTED THE LATE NIGHT SAFETY [1:34:03] PLAN AS WELL AS GOING TO THEIR HOUSES TO CHECK ON THESE AT-RISK YOUTH AND HAVE GAINED A LOT OF [1:34:10] GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND IS SUCCESSFUL TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING HIGHER RISK AND [1:34:15] ALSO GETTING RESOURCES THEY MIGHT NEED AND OTHER TYPES OF RESOURCES THEY MIGHT NEED. [1:34:22] >> AND THEN ADDITIONALLY WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE ROBBERY AND VIOLENT CRIMES RESPONSE PROTOCOLS AND FOLLOW UP [1:34:28] WITH GANGS AND THE RICO CASES WITH THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. OUR STAFFING PLAN TO INCLUDE NEW [1:34:35] STANDBY OPTIONS FOR CERTAIN UNITS AND SPECIFICALLY TRAFFIC UNIT AND JUVENILE UNIT. [1:34:41] THE JUVENILE UNIT BEING ON CALL HELPS US IF WE HAVE A JUVENILE [1:34:47] CRIMES SPREE, WE CAN JUMP IN AND CALL THEM AND TRAFFIC UNIT IS ON [1:34:53] CALL WHEN WE HAVE SERIOUS FATALITIES INVOLVING VEHICLES [1:34:58] AND ACCIDENT-RELATED DEATH. AND I ARE BRING UP THE CHIEF GAITERS TO DISCUSS THE COMMUNITY [1:35:04] ENGAGE T. AWE THANK YOU. WELCOME UP. [1:35:09] >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, VICE [1:35:16] CHAIR, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND PRESIDENT PAYNE. CHRISTOPHER GAITER, ASSISTANT [1:35:22] CHIEF AND COMMUNITY TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND REAL BRIEFLY, GET YOU UP TO [1:35:28] SPEED ON THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE FUTURE HERE IN THE MONTHS [1:35:33] TO COME. AS FAR AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS THE CHIEF HAS SAID MANY TIMES [1:35:38] OVER AND THE STAFF AS WELL AND [1:35:45] THIS IS A PART OF OF ALL OUR POLICING EFFORTS TO INCLUDE OUR SUMMER SAFETY PLAN. [1:35:51] ON YOUR SCREEN IS BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN THE [1:35:58] SHORT TERM IN THE MONTHS TO COME. AS FAR AS THE FOCUS, WE'RE [1:36:04] INVESTING OUR -- INVESTING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR SUMMER APPROACH AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS RAMP IT UP RIGHT NOW. [1:36:10] OVER THE WINTER MONTHS WE DO THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALL YEAR ROUND. BUT OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS, AS [1:36:16] WE GET INTO THE SUMMER MONTH, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE CERTAIN WE [1:36:23] ARE ENGAGING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE OFFICERS ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE [1:36:28] CITIZENS WHO THEY'RE GOING TO BE DIALOGUING WITH AND ENGAGING [1:36:36] WITH ALL SUMMER LONG AND WHEN EVENTS AND CHALLENGES AND [1:36:41] CONFLICTS TAKE PLACE WITH THE DE-ESCALATION PIECE THAT THERE [1:36:48] IS A FAMILIAR FACE WITH THE OFFICERS AND MAY ADD AN EASEMENT TO THE DE-ESCALATION OF [1:36:56] SITUATIONS AND COME TO A MORE [1:37:04] PEACEFUL OUTCOME. AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE ALSO KNOW IT FACILITATES AND REBUILDING [1:37:09] COMMUNITY TRUST. THE CHIEF SAID WHEN HE FIRST CAME HERE THAT THERE WERE THREE THINGS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE [1:37:14] DEPARTMENT WAS DOING. AND ONE THING WAS REDUCING THE [1:37:25] CRIME TO BE PRESENT AND WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS DO THAT AND ALSO THE OTHER PART WAS [1:37:31] REBUILDING OUR DEPARTMENT AND NOT THAT WE HAVE A PANACEA FOR [1:37:39] AND WE WILL SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE YEAR HOLDS. [1:37:47] AND AS FAR AS THE NUMBER ONE BULLET POINT, THE EVENTS TAKING PLACE AND THE PATHS TO PEACE, [1:37:54] COMMUNITY AND HEALING PRAY WE ARE THE UNITY COMMUNITY MEDITATION TEAM WILL BE AT [1:37:59] PHELPS PARK ON THE 29th OF THIS MONTH. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE -- WE HAVE DONE MANY [1:38:06] EVENTS AND AROUND THE AREA AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS [1:38:12] ALL-INCLUSIVE OF CHILDREN, FAMILY MEMBERS AND EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO BE A PART IN DIALOGUE AS A COMMUNITY TOGETHER. [1:38:18] ALSO TAKING A KID FISHING WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN JUNE. [1:38:28] WITH THAT IS THE WITH A BIG TALK [1:38:35] IN THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE LOVES TO JOIN THE CHIEF'S BBQ'S AND THE KIDS ARE OUT THERE [1:38:41] HAVING A BLAST AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE DOING. WE HAVE ONE TAKING PLACE IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS AT THE [1:38:51] MOSQUE AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ONE OF OUR CHAPLAINS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HOLDING THERE. [1:38:57] AND WE ALSO HAVE BACK TO SCHOOL JAMBOREE THAT IS TAKING PLACE. WE PARTNER WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY [1:39:02] AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A GREAT PIECE OF COMMUNITY BECAUSE AS IT HAS EASEMENT FOR OUR PARENTS. [1:39:08] AND CARETAKERS OF OUR CHILDREN GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. WE GIVE FREE BACKPACKS OUT. WE GIVE THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND [1:39:17] THERE ARE A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO PURCHASE AND FOUND A WAY TO [1:39:23] ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY BY ASSISTING WITH GIVING THEM THE BACKPACKS AND SCISSORS AND GLUE [1:39:28] AND MANY OF THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. AND WE HAVE ALSO BROUGHT BACK [1:39:35] THE CHIEF THE BATTLE OF THE BADGES. THAT IS SOMETHING COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS AND DURING THE WE [1:39:45] BROUGHT BACK AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND THAT IS WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL GET TOGETHER [1:39:51] AND HAVE A FRIENDLY COMPETITION ON BBQ AND NOT THAT ANY OF US ARE ANY GOOD WITH IT. [1:39:58] AND I THINK CHIEF TYNER CHEATS AND PUTS A LOT OF BARBEQUE ON THE FOOD AND IF IT'S GOOD, YOU [1:40:04] NEVER KNOW WHAT THE FOOD TRULY TASTES LIKE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE TRULY [1:40:13] ENJOY AND ENGAGE WITH DIALOGUE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INVITE YOU TO JOIN US WITH THE [1:40:18] ACTIVITIES AND WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND IF WE ARE PRESENT [1:40:23] TOGETHER, PEOPLE WILL SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING AS A COMMUNITY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. [1:40:29] I BELIEVE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY WILL BE COMING UP NEXT. >> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL WAIT FOR QUESTIONS [1:40:35] INFORM AL, COLLEAGUES. >> WELCOME UP. [1:40:44] >> AWE COUNCIL MEMBER, CHAIR, MY NAME IS LEAH LAKES WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. AND FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY [1:40:53] PROGRAMMING FOR THE SUMMER, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSSING ON OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EMPOWERING [1:40:58] THEM TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THE DIFFERENT CONTRACTS AND R.F.P.'S THAT ARE OUT THERE. [1:41:04] WE HAVE BEEN HELPING BUILD THEIR CAPACITY AROUND MANAGING FINANCES AND INCREASING THEIR [1:41:11] IMPACT AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING AS WELL AS THE SPOTLIGHT CHANGE. [1:41:16] THE SPOTLIGHT TRAININGS AND THE INSTITUTE TRAININGS THROUGH THE MINNEAPOLIS VIOLENCE PREVENTION [1:41:23] COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS AND WORKING ON DEVELOPING THOSE AND PROVIDING TRAINING FOR THE [1:41:28] COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS THAT PREVENT YOUTH VIOLENCE. [1:41:33] AND WE HAVE ALSO BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME FOCUSSING ON BUILDING OUR CORE CAPACITIES [1:41:39] AROUND OUR COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES, THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MASTER CONTRACT, [1:41:47] R.F.P. HAS GOB LIVE NOW, SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A LOT OF VENDORS TO BE APPLYING FOR THAT R.F.P., [1:41:55] SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TALENT THAT WE CAN DRAW FROM FROM THE NEEDS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON BUILDING [1:42:03] CAPACITY AND OUR GVI AND YGVI PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE AS WELL AS STANDING UP THE NEW [1:42:10] VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER TO CONTRACTS FOR THE MINNEAPOL-US [1:42:18] CONTRACTS. >> I BELIEVE FIRE IS NEXT. [1:42:25] >> THANK YOU. WELCOME UP, CHIEF. [1:42:34] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND PRESIDENT PAYNE AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BRIAN TYNER, THE FIRE [1:42:40] CHIEF OF THE MINNEAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT. FOR SUMMER SAFETY, MOST OF THESE [1:42:46] EVENTS DON'T REQUIRE US TO GO AWAY FROM THE ESTABLISHED RESPONSE MODEL AND THERE ARE A [1:42:53] COUPLE THAT DO STAND OUT. [1:43:01] AND TO ASSIST WITH GETTING THROUGH CROWDS AND STRAIGHT AND [1:43:10] HAVING AN E.M.S. SORT. WE WILL PROVIDE BOAT COVERAGE IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WHENEVER [1:43:15] THERE ARE FIREWORKS LAUNCHED FROM THE BRIDGE. OFTEN TIMES THE STONE ARCH BRIDGE, AND WE HAVE BOATS IN THE [1:43:22] WATER TO HAVE THE WATER PATROL. [1:43:33] AND FINALLY, READY TO COMMAND STAFF THE COMMAND POST AND [1:43:38] EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER IF NEEDED FOR THE SUMMER EVENTS. WITH THAT, I WILL KEEP IT SHORT [1:43:44] AND SWEET AND PAS IT ON TO 911. [1:43:54] >> WELCOME UP, DIRECTOR HAUDNEE. [1:44:01] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM DIRECTOR HAUDNEE FROM [1:44:07] MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION. WE HISTORICALLY SEE AN INCREASE IN CALL VOLUME OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS. [1:44:12] IT GENERALLY STARTS IN ABOUT MAY. WE START TO SEEANE CREASE OF 3,000 TO 5,000 CALLS A MONTH AND [1:44:20] IN JUNE TO AN ADDITIONAL 3,000 TO 5,000 AND JULY IS HEAVIER [1:44:26] WITH ALL THE FIREWORKS CALLS WE GET. DOESN'T START TO DROP OFF UNTIL A LITTLE BIT IN AUGUST AND THEN [1:44:37] IN SEPTEMBER WHEN EVERYBODY RETURNS TO SCHOOL. WITH THAT, WE ARE 92% STAFFED [1:44:43] BUT AS WE KNOW THE INCREASE IN CALL VOLUME COMES, WE INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF STAFF WE HAVE ON [1:44:49] SITE AT ONE TIME. THAT IS MAY 15, JUNE 15, AND FOR ANY LARGE PLANNED EVENTS, MAKING [1:44:57] SURE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF THAT IS ON SITE IF THERE IS LARGE ACTIVITIES HAPPENING, WE HAVE AN ONSITE DISPATCHER THAT [1:45:06] WORKS DURING PRIDE, TASTE OF MINNESOTA, AND AT THE [1:45:11] COMMUNICATIONS VAN THAT IS GENERALLY ON SITE SPONSORED BY FIRE OR E.M.S. >> AND WE HAVE MADE A REQUEST TO [1:45:19] 311 TO BE OPENED DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY AND TASTE OF MINNESOTA WEEKEND FOR THE ADDED [1:45:25] ASSISTANCE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DIRECTOR OF [1:45:30] THE DEPARTMENT WHO WILL BE ABLE TO I A CYST US AND THAT IS A BIG HELP TO OPEN THE LARGE EVENT [1:45:37] EEKED WOOEKDS. OUR -- TO THE LARGE EVENT [1:45:47] WEEKENDS. AND WHAT TO DO IF A SMALL EVENT AND TURNS TO A LARGE EVENT AND [1:45:54] WHO ARE THE NOTIFICATIONS TO MAKE AND WHEN DO YOU CALL IN MORE STAFF? AND THEY ARE READY [1:46:02] AVAILABLE AS THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH EACH EVENT OF THE [1:46:10] SUMMER. WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR SAYERS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ, [1:46:15] VICE CHAIR WONSLEY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AND COUNCIL [1:46:20] MEMBERS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE SUMMER, WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE [1:46:26] WEATHER EVENTS, SO FOR THAT WE ARE WORKING ON A PROJECT TO DEFINE THRESHOLDS AROUND SEVERE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY AROUND HEAT. [1:46:37] EXTREME WIND, HIGH HIGH WIND MILES PER HOUR THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO IN ADVANCE LET PEOPLE [1:46:43] KNOW, HEY, THERE IS SOMETHING COMING AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS. WE ARE DEVELOPING WITH COMS [1:46:49] DEPARTMENT CANNED MESSAGES TO GO ALONG WITH THE THRESHOLDS. [1:46:56] WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR ENTERPRISE WIDE WATCH OFFICER AND IF [1:47:01] SOMETHING IS POPPING, WE ARE WILLING TO MOBILIZE AS AN [1:47:08] ENTERPRISE QUICKLY. AND WE CONTINUE TO EXERCISE AS AN ENTERPRISE. IN JUNE, AN EXERCISE THAT IS A [1:47:17] UNIFORM COMMAND AND PUBLIC WORKS AND PRACTICE AS THE ENTERPRISE HOW TO RESPOND IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT WERE TO HAPPEN. [1:47:25] THAT IS IT FOR ME. I BELIEVE THAT IS IT. >> THANK YOU. I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO GET [1:47:32] ON QUEUE FOR QUESTIONS. I HAVE A FEW. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE NEW [1:47:39] SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES AND MOSTLY RELATED TO THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MASTER CONTRACT [1:47:46] COMPONENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK AROUND THE CONTRACTS. AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE [1:47:52] ARE TYING THE CONTRACTOR PROCESS AND I WANTED MORE FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT OPENED UP APRIL 11 FROM MY UNDERSTANDING [1:47:59] AND CAN YOU COMMUNICATE TO US [1:48:04] WHEN THAT DEADLINE IS FOR THE [1:48:14] GOAL OF THE PROGRAM AND TO TIE IT TO THE TOPIC AT HAND. >> WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE [1:48:20] MASTER PREVENTION CONTRACT. THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT IS OPEN [1:48:25] TO ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK. [1:48:32] IT IS OPEN AND I BELIEVE CLOSES MAY 5, BUT I WILL DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT DATE. THE HOPE IS THAT WE HAVE A WIDE [1:48:38] VARIETY OF PEOPLE APPLY WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERTISE AND [1:48:45] WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SKILLS TO PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY. [1:48:52] AS WORK ORDERS COME UP, WE WOULD ISSUE THE WORK ORDER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE [1:48:58] R.F.P. PROCESS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO A SECOND R.F.P. [1:49:03] THAT WOULD GO AS THE WORK ORDER AND THE VENDORS WHO ARE QUALIFIED WOULD APPLY AND BE ABLE TO START THE WORK A LOT [1:49:09] FASTER AND THAN A SECOND R.F.P. SO IT'S A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SUPPLEMENT [1:49:14] SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE DO, NOT REPLACE THOSE LONG-STANDING CONTRACTS. [1:49:21] >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT UPDATE. [1:49:35] THE SECOND COMMENT OR QUESTION IS THE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER PROGRAM. WITH THE UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF [1:49:40] THAT Z AN IT RELATES TO THE [1:49:48] SUMMER? >> THE CONTRACTS ARE CURRENTLY -- WE'RE CURRENTLY IN PROCESS FOR SOME OF THEM TO GET THE [1:49:58] BACKGROUND CHECKS AND THOSE WHO HAVE DONE AND THOSE ARE IN PROGRESS AND BE ABLE TO HAVE [1:50:04] THOSE SENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER THE ASPECTS ARE COMPLETE AND IN [1:50:11] OTHER ZONES, WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR OTHER ZONES AND WE ARE HOPING TO BRING THAT TO [1:50:18] COUNCIL SOON WITHIN THE NEXT [1:50:25] SEVERAL CYCLES. >> AND THERE IS WITH THE [1:50:33] CONTRACTOR PROCESS. AND THE LAST IS RELATED TO VENDOR AND PRIDE AND IS THE WATER COMPONENT AND I WILL KEEP [1:50:39] BRINGING IT UP IN COMMITTEE. I ALWAYS HEAR FEEDBACK AND THE AEK ACCESSIBILITY TO WATER [1:50:48] PLANS, SPECIFICALLY DURING THE SUMMER AND OFTEN TIMES THE FIRST [1:50:56] TIME, THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PUBLIC NOT HAVING ACCESS AND MAKE SURE THERE IS CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT BECAUSE DURING THE HOT WEATHER WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE [1:51:03] AROUND YOU, IT CAN GET REALLY EXHAUSTING. [1:51:08] >> I AM -- [1:51:13] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ, FOR [1:51:21] THAT QUESTION. WHAT WE ARE PLANNING TO DO IS MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN THE ENTERPRISE WHO WORKS WITH PRIVATE PARTNER WHO IS LEAD A [1:51:27] LOT OF EVENTS ARE MAKING SURE THEY ARE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT AND [1:51:32] PLANNING THINGS LIKE THIS AND EMPHASIZING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THEM AS THE FINANCERS AND [1:51:37] PLANNERS TO PLAN FOR EXACTLY THAT KIND OF THING. [1:51:42] >> AWESOME. AND IMPROVE THE PERMITS IS THE QUESTION I ASK. AND IN APRIL, I HOPE THAT WHEN [1:51:49] WE ARE APPROVING STAFF GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS ANDERSON [1:51:55] KELLIHER A PLAN IN PLACE AND ATTENDING AN EVENT AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT IS MY ONLY QUESTION I HAD [1:52:00] FOR NOW. AND I WILL SEE IF ANYTHING BUBBLES UP. [1:52:06] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. AND A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATIVE [1:52:13] DIRECTIVE. AND POINT ONE WAS PARTIALLY [1:52:19] ANSWERED AS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY 2025 SUMMER [1:52:30] SAFETY PLAN WITH STAFFING LEVELS USING 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY TREND AS A BASELINE. [1:52:35] AND THESE STAFFING LEVELS SHOULD INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AND WE LIST POLICE DEPARTMENT, [1:52:41] FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND BEHAVIOR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, VIOLENCE PROREVENGES PROVIDER, EMBEDDED [1:52:48] SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. I WILL NAME AS THE AUTHOR OF [1:52:55] THIS WE LISTED THESE RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND I OFTEN [1:53:00] HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS THAT THERE IS -- CONFUSION AROUND WHO IS ACTUALLY ON THE STREETS DOING [1:53:08] BASICALLY SAFETY WORK IN ADDITION TO OUR SWORN OFFICERS [1:53:15] AND ALSO WHAT IS THE BASELINE FOR SWORN OFFICERS. [1:53:20] AND WE HEAR OF THE SHORTAGE OF THE WORKER, BUT WHEN YOU ARE CONTRASTING THAT WITH WHAT IS [1:53:26] PRESENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION, WHERE YOU ARE SEEING CRIME TRENDS GO DOWN, AND [1:53:31] IT IS IMPORTANT TO PRESENT A COMP HENCIVE PICTURE OF NOT JUST LAW ENFORCERS THAT ARE OUT THERE [1:53:38] THAT WE HAVE ADDED TO OUR STAFF, STAFFING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES [1:53:43] AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING O.C.S. WOULD LIKE TO TRY TACKLING AGAIN AND SPECIFY, [1:53:51] FOR INSTANCE, WHAT IS THE BASELINE. LET'S START WITH BEHAVIOR CRISIS [1:53:57] RESPONSE. THAT HAS MADE A TRANSITION TO FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND WHAT IS THE BASELINE STAFFING WE ARE LOOKING FOR? OR [1:54:02] LOOKING AT GOING INTO THE SUMMER AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO FOLLOW UP ON CHAIR [1:54:11] CHAVEZ QUESTION GOING INTO THIS SUMMER. AND RIGHT NOW HOW MANY CONTRACTS [1:54:17] DO WE HAVE CONFIRMED? AND WHAT DOES THAT EQUATE TO IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUALS OR BODIES ON THE STREET. [1:54:22] SO I SEE COMMISSIONER BARNETTE. >> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL [1:54:29] MEMBER WONSLEY, CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [1:54:35] I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION PRESENT. I WILL WORK TO GET THAT TO YOU [1:54:41] AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I KNOW FROM THE CONVERSATIONS IN [1:54:48] MEETINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN IN WITH DIRECTOR O'HARA, WE WITH SOME OF OUR -- WITH DIRECTOR [1:54:54] HARRINGTON, WITH SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, SHE'S HAD THEM MAP OUT [1:55:01] WHAT AREAS THEY ARE IN. AND I KNOW THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE. I'M SORRY THAT WE DON'T HAVE [1:55:07] THAT INFORMATION HERE TO GIVE TO YOU TODAY. IF THAT WAS PART OF THE [1:55:12] LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. >> YEAH, THAT WAS PART OF THIS ONE AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE EMBEDDED SOCIAL WORKERS. I THINK THAT WAS THE BIGGEST [1:55:18] PIECE OF THIS OF BEING ABLE TO PRESENT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF WHAT FULL STAFFING [1:55:24] FIGURES LOOKS LIKE WITHIN THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY GOING INTO THIS SUMMER. [1:55:31] AND KNOWING WHERE CAN THE PUBLIC ANTICIPATE OUR PRESENCE OF THESE KIND OF DIVERSITY -- [1:55:37] >> WE CAN DEFINITELY TELL YOU WHAT CONTRACTS WE HAVE FOLLOWED UP WITH A MEMO TO YOU AND THE [1:55:43] REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT WHICH CONTRACTS WE HAVE AND WHERE THEY ARE. [1:55:53] AND WAS IT ABOUT B.C.R.? >> BASICALLY WHERE IT'S THE [1:55:59] BASELINE STAFFING AND TO ANSWER PART ONE OF THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. AND THAT INCLUDES THE EMBEDDED [1:56:07] SOCIAL WORKERS, TOO. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT SEEMS LIKE DIRECTOR LEAH LAKES COULD [1:56:12] LIKELY ANSWER THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOOD [1:56:20] SAFETY CONTRACTOR PIECE. [1:56:26] AND I AM SURE DEPUTY LAKES CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION. CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE [1:56:33] EMBEDDED SOCIAL WORKER AND WE HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS EMBEDDED IN M.P.D. -- >> AND 911. [1:56:38] >> AND THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT 911 PIECE. IS THERE SOMETHING MORE YOU WANTED ABOUT THAT? >> WHAT IS THE STAFFING LEVEL [1:56:45] BETWEEN M.P.D. AND 911? WHAT IS THE BASELINE? WHAT IS THE FULL NUMBER OF THOSE F.T.E.'S? [1:56:51] >> GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU. >> FOR DEPUTY LAKES. [1:57:04] THANK YOU. I DID HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION BASED OFF WHAT CHAIR CHAVEZ [1:57:10] RAISED BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND ESPECIALLY AS SOMEONE WHO DID BRING THAT MOTION EARLIER AROUND [1:57:16] TRANSITIONS SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AND SPECIFICALLY GV IRK AND YGVI [1:57:22] OVER TO THE COUNTY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS SHARED WITH ME WOULD CREATE INTERRUPTION AND [1:57:27] DELAY OF SERVICES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM RECOUNTING SOMETHING CORRECT. WERE THESE SERVICES SUPPOSED TO [1:57:34] START BY APRIL 1? >> CHAIR WONSENS WO, YOU ARE CORRECT. AND THE ESTIMATED TIME LINE WAS [1:57:40] APRIL 1 FOR THOSE SERVICES, CORRECT. >> IS THAT LS AN INCLUSIVE OF [1:57:47] MINNEAPOLIS? FOR APRIL 1. >> SORRY. [1:57:53] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, I DON'T REMEMBER IF APRIL 1 WAS THE SAME FOR MINNEAPOL-US, BUT AROUND THE [1:58:01] SAME TIMELINE IS THE ESTIMATED TIMELINE. THAT IS CORRECT. >> I ALSO RECALL IF WE DELAYED [1:58:08] THAT ITEM TO FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND THE GAPS THAT WE WERE MET AND THERE WOULD BE A DELAY IN SERVICE FOR THAT. [1:58:15] AND THE REASON I AM ASKING IS, CAN YOU SHARE WHAT CURRENT [1:58:21] CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED AND WHAT VENNER TOS ARE [1:58:26] PROVIDING SERVICES AT THIS POINT. >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR GVI AND [1:58:34] YGVI. >> FOR THE YGVI AND YGVI ARE [1:58:40] READY FOR SIGNATURE AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THEM TO GET SENT FOR SIGNATURE. >> FOR ALL SIX. [1:58:46] >> FOR ALL THE CONTRACTS THAT NEED TO GET ISSUED. [1:58:51] ALL OF THEM COLLECTIVELY ARE WAITING FOR SIGNATURE. >> A WAITING FOR SIGNATURE, BUT NOT PROVIDING SERVICES. [1:58:57] >> CORRECT. >> WE HAVE NO GVI AND YGVI PROGRAMS ACTIVE RIGHT NOW. [1:59:03] >> WE HAVE NO CONTRACTS PROVIDING YGVIGVI SERVICES THROUGH MINNEAPOLIS CURRENTLY. [1:59:08] THE OLD CONTRACTS WE HAD PREVIOUSLY ENDED MARCH 31 AND [1:59:14] THE NEW ONES ARE IN QUEUE TO GET [1:59:20] SIGNED AN SENT OUT FOR SIGNATURE. >> YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT WHY I WANT TO MAKE WHY THEY ARE [1:59:25] STRUGGENED AND WE ARE TOLD THE SERVICES WOULD BE PROVIDED BY APRIL 1, HAPPENING, COMMUNITIES WOULD HAVE BEEN SERVED. [1:59:31] HOMICIDES WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE DECLINE. I WILL NAME THAT IS VERY [1:59:41] TROUBLING. IS THERE ANY SERVICES THAT IS BEING RENDERED RIGHT NOW? >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE SERVICES [1:59:48] FOR MINNEAPOL-US ARE DONE. MARCH 31 WAS ALSO THE DATE NEW [1:59:55] CONTRACTS HAVE NOT STARTED FOR THAT SERVICE. >> SINCE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THEM. [2:00:00] >> CORRECT. CORRECT. [2:00:07] >> SO WE DON'T HAVE ALSO MINNEAPOL-US SERVICES RIGHT NOW. [2:00:14] OKAY. AND DO -- AND THOSE ARE ALSO AWAITING SIGNATURE. [2:00:19] >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE [2:00:31] MINNEAPOL-US, SEVERAL CONTRACTS ARE WAITING FOR THE NEW VENDORS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO SIGN THE CONTRACT. [2:00:36] OTHERS ARE STILL IN NEGOTIATION FOR OTHER ZONES. MONEY OF THEM ARE IN A PLACE [2:00:42] WHERE WE'RE READY TO SEND THEM FOR SIGNATURES. [2:00:48] GVI, YGVI, WE ARE READY FOR SIGNATURES. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE [2:00:53] SIGNATURES TO BE OCCURRING. MINNEAPOLUS IS WORKING WITH [2:00:59] VENDORS TO GET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS TO SIGN THE CONTRACTS FINALIZED. FOR SOME OF THEM. [2:01:06] FOR OTHERS, WE ARE NEGOTIATING ZONES. >> THAT PART MAKES SENSE. [2:01:11] BY THE TIME THE CONTRACTS MADE IT TO COUNCIL, IT WAS FRAMED AS THESE T. [2:01:16] S BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THESE WERE SERVICES THAT WERE READY TO GO. I WANT TO SAY, AGAIN, THERE WAS [2:01:23] AN APRIL 1 DEADLINE BECAUSE THE CONCERN IS WE WANT TO BE THE SUMMER BEFORE WE KNOW CRIME OR [2:01:30] THAT IS A POINT WHERE WE SEE THAT INCREASE. WE THOUGHT THOSE CONTRACTS WERE [2:01:36] GOING TO BE FINALIZED. VENDORS WERE READY TO PROVIDE SERVICES. YES, WE LEARNED THERE WOULD BE A [2:01:44] GAP BASED OFF SELECTION AND WE CAME FORWARD WITH THE FUNDING RESOLUTION FOR THAT. ER ANTICIPATED A DELAY IN THAT, [2:01:50] BUT IT IS CONCERNING TO HEAR THAT RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO SERVICES FOR THAT FIRST PHASE OF [2:01:56] CONTRACTS THAT WERE APPROVED. I THINK THERE WAS AN ASSUMPTION [2:02:01] AMONGST COUNCIL BASED OFF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED TO US THAT SERVICES WOULD HAVE BEEN IMMEDIATELY RENDERED BY THE [2:02:07] DEADLINE PRESENTED TO US. SIMILARLY TO THE YGVI, GVI CONTRACTS WHICH NOW ARE APRIL [2:02:12] 23. AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LONG-STANDING ASSUMPTION THAT THOSE SERVICES WERE ALREADY IN [2:02:18] JUST ACTIVITY RIGHT NOW AND THERE WOULD BE YOUNG PEOPLE [2:02:24] BEING SERVED. SO I WOULD SAY THAT'S ALSO VERY [2:02:30] TROUBLING. AND DEFINITELY SOME FOLLOW-UP ON THAT PIECE. SO DO YOU ALSO WITH THAT, DO WE [2:02:36] HAVE -- I KNOW WE RECENTLY GOT A PRESENTATION FROM NSC AND I BELIEVE IT WAS HERE, TOO, AND [2:02:43] OVERVIEWED THE STAFFING CHART AND IT WAS COLOR CODED AROUND [2:02:48] HIRING PROCESS AND ARE WE -- WHERE ARE WE AT FOR THE YGVI AND [2:02:54] GVI PROGRAM MANAGER? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, VERY GOOD QUESTION. WE HAVE A START DATE FOR A [2:03:01] PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST TO TAKE ON THAT BODY OF WORK FOR MAY 5. [2:03:10] THE ADDITIONAL -- MAY 5 IS THE SHORT ANSWER. THAT POSITION HAS BEEN [2:03:16] IDENTIFIED AS SOMEONE TO WORK ON THAT FOR THE MAY 5 IS THE DATE THEY ARE CURRENTLY PLANNING ON [2:03:21] STARTING. >> IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST POSITION SAME AS THE [2:03:27] PROGRAM MANAGER POSITION? OKAY, GREAT. AND DO WE ALSO -- I CAN'T RECALL [2:03:33] FROM THE CHART, IS THERE A POSITION FILLED FOR THE [2:03:41] MINNEAPOL-US CHAIR PART AS WELL? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THOSE POSITIONS WE ARE [2:03:47] HIRING A POOL FROM THE SAME APPLICANT POOL. ONE HAS CONFIRM AND SIGNED. THE OTHER ONE IS STILL IN [2:03:54] NEGOTIATIONS. SO WE'RE STILL GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH UNONE OF THE CANDIDATES. THEY HAVEN'T SIGNED SAYING THEY [2:04:00] WOULD START YET. >> AND THIS IS JUST FOR THE [2:04:06] MINNEAPOL-US. >> BOTH OF THE POSITIONS WILL BE BACKUPS FOR EACH OTHER, SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE KIND OF [2:04:11] -- ONE WILL BE A PRIMARY AND ONE WILL BE A SECONDARY AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT EACH [2:04:17] OTHER AS WE HAVE ANY TRANSITIONS. SO THAT IS WHERE WE'RE AT FOR THE HIRING FOR THAT. [2:04:23] SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST POSITION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. [2:04:28] THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES. [2:04:34] AND SORRY FOR NSD. I DO HAVE A FOLLOW-UP FOR M.P.D. WITH SOME OF THE INVESTIGATIVE [2:04:42] PIECES THAT WERE SHARED. [2:04:49] >> I DID WANT TO GO BACK TO [2:04:54] LOOKING AT SLIDE 14. JUST LOOKING AT WE HAD A PRFRGS [2:05:09] TO THAT AND REFERENCE AROUND INVESTIGATIONING FOR ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES. [2:05:14] I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M ON THE RIGHT SLIDE. THAT IS 14. YES. [2:05:20] FOCUSED ON THE SUBSEQUENT LONG-TERM INVESTIGATION USING DATA ANALYTICS. [2:05:25] I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU ALL WERE ALSO CONSIDERING SOME OF THE [2:05:31] NICHE TIFRS, FOR INSTANCE, THAT ST. PAUL UTILIZED. I KNOW THEY SHIFTED THEIR [2:05:37] NONFATAL SHOOTING UNITS OR OFFICERS TO THE NONFATAL SHOOTING UNIT AND THAT ACTUALLY [2:05:46] HELPED TO MOVE WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THEIR CLEARANCE RATE FROM 38% TO AROUND 68%. [2:05:52] AND TRYING TO -- I KNOW LAST YEAR WHEN WE GOT THE [2:05:58] PRESENTATION RATE IF MPD AND IF WE ARE LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING [2:06:03] SIMILAR BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR [2:06:09] COMPONENT HOW WE ADDRESS CRIME RATES AND FOLLOW-UP ON THAT AS [2:06:15] PART OF OUR INVESTIGATION EFFORTS. >> SURE. [2:06:20] WE COMBINED OUR HOMICIDE UNIT AND OUR SHOOTING TEAM LAST YEAR, SO WE'RE TACKLING WIT MORE [2:06:26] PEOPLE -- WELL, OUR ATTRITION IS DOWN, SO WE DECIDED TO JOIN THE [2:06:31] TWO TEAMS SO MORE TEAMS COULD GO ON CALL AND WE WOULDN'T BURN OUT OUR HAD HAD DETECTIVES. [2:06:37] USING THAT APPROACH WITH THE HELP OF THE B.C.A. AND DIFFERENT [2:06:43] AGENCIES THAT WILL HELP US FROM TIME TO TIME, FROM LAST YEAR WE HAD A BIG CRIME SPREE IN [2:06:48] SHOOTINGS AND BROUGHT IN STATE, LOCAL PARTNERS THAT HELPED US WITH THOSE. WE WANT TO GET TO A POINT AS WE [2:06:55] ARE HIRING MORE PEOPLE, MORE PEOPLE IN THE PIPELINE AND BUILD THAT TEAM BACK UP AND PROBABLY [2:07:02] EVENTUALLY SEPARATE THE TWO, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PSP ON THE NONFATAL SHOOTING ASSESSMENT [2:07:08] AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. WE ARE NOT QUITE THERE WITH THE [2:07:15] RECOMMENDIZATIONS BUT MEET BIWEEKLY AND MONTHLY WITH ALL [2:07:20] THE AGENCIES ON THAT PROJECT. >> DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHERE [2:07:29] IT AND THEN WE ALSO, CHAIR, [2:07:35] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSENS WO -- COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, WE [2:07:40] WEREN'T CAPTURING THE CLOSURE RATES QUICKLY ENOUGH, SO THE CLEARANCE RATES, IFR TO DOUBLE CHECK THIS WEEK, BUT I KNOW THEY [2:07:46] ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING LIKE INITIALLY. AND I KNOW THE HOMICIDE RATES [2:07:51] ARE DOWN 67% YEAR TO DATE THROUGH APRIL 14. >> NOT AS -- YOU DON'T HAVE THE [2:07:58] EXACT FIGURE FOR THE CLOSURE RATES AS OF NOW. >> NOT IN FRONT OF ME. [2:08:06] I CAN GET THEM TO YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE ONLY [2:08:13] QUESTION THAT I HAD FOR M.P.D. ACTUALLY, YEAH, THAT IS ALL. [2:08:21] >> NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> SORRY, I DO HAVE A QUESTION [2:08:27] FOR DIRECTOR LAKES. THESE VENDORS THAT WE HAVE YET TO FINALIZE THE CONTRACTS WITH [2:08:36] AND WHAT INFORMATION ARE THEY NOT PROVIDING? IS IT BACKGROUND CHECKS, DRUG TESTS? ALL OF THE ABOVE? [2:08:43] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, YES. [2:08:50] THE ANT IS ALL OF THE ABOVE. THE FIRST TIME THE NAME IS PUT [2:08:55] INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE EMPLOYEE, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A DRUG SCREENING AS WELL AS A BACKGROUND CHECK, SO WE'RE WAITING FOR ALL OF THOSE TO KIND [2:09:02] OF GET DONE. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, SO I WILL BE REALLY SHORT ON THIS, BUT I [2:09:08] FEEL COMPELLED TO STAND TO THE DEFENSE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY CHIEF TYNER, AS I HAD [2:09:14] THREE UNCLES THAT ARE FIREFIGHTERS MANY, MANY [2:09:20] CLASSMATES, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS FIREFIGHTERS ARE BETTER COOKS THAN PS CO. EVERYBODY. [2:09:37] >> I PUT MYSELF ON QUEUE. DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAKES I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE COMPONENT. [2:09:42] SORRY. I AM TRYING TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDINGOVER WHAT EVERY [2:09:50] VIOLENCE SINGLE INTERRUPTER AND IS THERE DIFFERENT ISSUES [2:09:59] HAPPENING IN >>ENED AND GAPS FOR SERVICE AND [2:10:04] EVEN MY OWN CONSTITUENTS WERE I LIVE RIGHT HERE AND WHEN THE VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS ARE HERE, [2:10:09] IT IS HELPFUL. THEY ARE NO LONG THEY ARE BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING, WHICH IS THAT CONTRACT. [2:10:15] MY CONSTITUENT HAS FELT IT. WERE VERY FORTUNATE ABOUT HAVING [2:10:23] IT AND THAT WAS AN ACTUAL CONVERSATION WITH MY CONSTITUENTS YESTERDAY. [2:10:28] SO I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE CONTRACTS WE APPROVED AND [2:10:33] THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED FOR VIOLENCE INTERRUPTER SERVICES, SO WE ALREADY SENT THOSE [2:10:39] CONTRACTS OUT TO GET A SIGNATURE THEN? JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL [2:10:45] MEMBERS, THE CURRENT STATUS OF MOST OF THOSE CONTRACTS ARE IN [2:10:51] PROGRESS WITH THE VENDORS. IT IS JUST MAKING SURE THEY ARE [2:10:56] GETTING EVERYTHING DONE AND THAT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH ALL THE [2:11:01] REQUIREMENTS AND DO THE TRAININGS FOR THE DATA ENTRY, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT [2:11:07] TAKE COORDINATION AND TIME TO CLEAT. THEY ARE ALL IN PROGRESS AND ONCE THOSE ARE DONE, THEY GET [2:11:15] SENT FOR SIGNATURES. >> WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING TIME [2:11:20] LINE OF WHAT THAT USUALLY TAKES? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL [2:11:27] MEMBERS, THIS WILL HELP US FOR FUTURE AND WE KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE BASED OFF THIS [2:11:33] EXPERIENCE. BUT RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD ESTIMATE. >> IS THERE AN ESTIMATE TIME [2:11:39] THAT YOU THINK IS GOING TO BE COMPLETE BY? IT'S JUST WHEN RESIDENTS ARE REACHING OUT. [2:11:45] I HEARD THEM FRUSTRATED YESTERDAY. IT IS HARD TO TELL THEM THAT I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO GET FIGURED OUT. [2:11:56] >> I APPRECIATE THAT. IT IS OUR TOP PRIORITY AND WHAT NSD IS FOCUSSING THE MOST ENERGY [2:12:02] ON RIGHT NOW. WE ARE NOT EVER EXCITED TO HAVE ANY GAPS IN SERVICES. SO IT IS WHAT WE ARE PUTTING [2:12:08] 100% OF OUR PRIORITY ON IS GETTING THESE CONTRACTS SIGNED. [2:12:15] >> THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR WONSLEY AND IF ANYBODY GETS ON QUEUE AND THEN WE'RE DONE. [2:12:21] >> THANK YOU. I'M ACTUALLY GOING BACK TO THE [2:12:26] MINNEAPOL-US PRESENTATION YOU DID AND SIMILARLY THE QUESTIONS YOU RAISEED. ONE THING I APPRECIATED ABOUT SOME OF THE NEW GUARDRAILS THAT [2:12:32] YOU PUT IN PLACE BASED OFF OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS BOTH FROM [2:12:38] PROCUREMENT AND IT SEEMED LIKE FROM CURE VIOLENCE AS WELL WAS [2:12:44] ACTUALLY MAKING THOSE IN VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS. [2:12:51] LOOKING, WHERE IS IT? SLIDE NINE, NO, STARTING SLIDE 10. YOU MENTION ONE, YOU'RE STARTING [2:12:58] VERY ERE WILL I WITH BEFORE YOU DO THE R.F.P., YOU DO THE [2:13:03] SUPPORT FOR POTENTIAL RESPONDERS. THERE IS A PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING AND THE QUESTION AND ANSWER. [2:13:09] IT SOUND LIKE THAT IS THE SPACE FOR VENNER TO WHO IS NIGHT HAVE CONCERNS OR -- VENDOR WHO IS MIGHT HAVE CONCERNS OR [2:13:15] ARTICULATE THE BACKGROUND CHECKS, ALL THOSE THINGS. IT GOES ON IN THE NEXT SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE EVALUATION [2:13:23] OF PROPOSALS. THIS SOUND LIKE THIS IS THE SPACE WHERE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S DURING THE Q&A YOU ALL MENTIONED [2:13:30] THERE IS MORE ROBUST PREGAUGEMENT WITH POTENTIAL [2:13:36] VENDORS SO THEY ARE AWAY AIR OF THIS, BUT THE VALUATION THAT NSD [2:13:42] OR NO, CS REVIEWS STAFF [2:13:48] QUALIFICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SO THE VENDORS KNOW TO PROVIDE OR FRONT LOAD THAT INFORMATION VERY [2:13:54] READY. SO I THINK THAT IS ALSO WHAT LED TO OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT BY THE TIME THOSE CONTRACTS COME [2:14:02] FORWARD, THAT WE APPROVE, THAT THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN ALREADY SQUARED AWAY IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND CHECKS. THESE ARE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT [2:14:10] SHOULD BE MOST READILY IN A PLACE TO PROVIDE THESE [2:14:16] CONVERSATION AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESSES. AS YOU HIGHLIGHT, YOU FRONT [2:14:24] LOADED AND THAT WE ARE SELECTING THE HIGHEST QUALITY, MOST [2:14:29] PREPARED EQUIPPED VENDORS TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS SO WE DON'T LEAD TO [2:14:35] WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE ABSENCE OF SERVICES. WE ARE NOT AT A DISRUPTION. IT SEEMS TO BE THE OUTRIGHT [2:14:42] ABSENCE. SO I AM TRYING -- IS THERE -- I AM CONFUSED NOW OF IS THERE A [2:14:51] DISCONNECT BETWEEN VENDORS WHO [2:14:56] ARE FRONT LOADING THIS INFORMATION AT THIS PROCESS BEFORE THEY SUBMIT A BIT FOR THE [2:15:04] R.F.P. AND HOW ARE THERE CONFUSION POINTS WHERE THEY ARE [2:15:10] AT THE END OF A BACKGROUND CHECK AND THERE ARE ISSUES WITH BACKGROUND CHECKS AND [2:15:16] DOCUMENTATION. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, EXCELLENT QUESTION AND I LIKE WHAT CAN WE DO TO BETTER [2:15:22] FRONT LOAD THINGS SO IT'S FASTER. THE EXAMPLE, LET'S PRETEND 100 ORGANIZATIONS APPLY FOR THESE [2:15:30] CONTRACTS. WE DON'T WANT EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO APPLIES TO DO BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ALL OF THE [2:15:38] EMPLOYEES THEY COULD HAVE ON THEIR ROSTER AND IF THEY APPLY [2:15:43] IN SEPTEMBER AND DON'T START NIL APRIL, THE CITY PAYS FOR ALL THE BACKGROUND CHECKS TO HAPPEN OF [2:15:48] 100 ORGANIZATIONS, SO WE ONLY WANT THE CHOSEN ORGANIZATIONS TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO SOME THINGS IT MAKES SENSE TO [2:15:54] DO THAT FRONTLOADING ON SUCH AS TELL US YOUR FINANCIAL HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANIZATION. OTHER THINGS LIKE LET'S DO THE [2:16:01] DRUG TEST FOR ALL YOUR EMPLOYEES, FOR ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS, SUNT. [2:16:09] AND I LIKE THE SPIRIT OF THE IDEA OF LEARNING, WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THIS TIME AROUND TO [2:16:14] FRONTLOAD MORE. THIS SPECIFIC LIST OF REQUIREMENTS MIGHT NOT BE SOMETHING WE IMPROVE IN THE [2:16:20] FUTURE IN THAT AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT [2:16:26] INFORMATION AND GET IT DPOEN AS [2:16:33] TIMELY AS POSSIBLE. >> AS I RECALL, A WE REDUCED THE [2:16:43] NUMBER OF INTERRUPTERS THAT WE ARE FUNDING PER CONTRACT. I THINK IT'S AROUND SEVEN PER [2:16:52] CONTRACT. SO WE APPROVED ULTIMATELY FIVE. ARE WE ESSENTIALLY AWAITING [2:16:58] BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR THOSE SEVEN? JUST HYPOTHETICALLY THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO BACKGROUND [2:17:03] CHECKS FOR EACH SEVEN PER VENDOR THAT WAS APPROVED. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER [2:17:09] WONSLEY, YES. AND THEN ANY OTHER BACKUPS THAT THEY WANT. IF THEY HAVE A ROSTER OF SUBS [2:17:14] FOR THAT SEVEN, SO SEVEN ARE ON THE GROUND AT A TIME AND BACKUPS [2:17:21] AND THE BACKUPS WANT TO BE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AND NOT BE AN AMENDMENT, THEY WOULD DO BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR THE BACKUP [2:17:29] EMPLOYEES. >> WAS IT OUR UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE I AM LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT AND THE ASSUMPTION WAS [2:17:35] TO START APRIL 1. AND WAS IT THE HOPE FROM NSD [2:17:41] THAT THIS PROCESS WAS NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT LONG? THAT I THINK WE DIDN'T EVEN APPROVE THESE [2:17:48] CONTRACTS UNTIL TWO CYCLES AGO. [2:17:53] WAS THERE ANTICIPATION THAT THAT PROCESS WOULD HAVE BEEN SMOOTHER. BY APRIL 1, THE CONTRACTS WOULD [2:18:01] HAVE BEEN IN PLACE AND PROVIDING SERVICES. THAT IS JUST THE CONCERN OF WE [2:18:07] THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE GOING TO BE OBTHE STREETS AND WHAT WAS TOLD TO US. DON'T MOVE CHANGES. [2:18:13] DON'T MOVE NOTHING TO THE COUNTY. PEOPLE WILL BE ON THE STREET PROVIDING SERVICES OR WORKING [2:18:19] VIA M.O.U.'S PROVIDING THE SERVICES ON APRIL 1. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER [2:18:28] WONSLEY, THE GOAL WAS TOER START SERVICES. THAT WAS THE INTENT. THAT IS HOW WE PLANNED THE WHOLE [2:18:35] PROCESS. >> I AM ASSUMING THEN JUST SEEING THIS PROCESS BEFORE [2:18:40] ASSUMING PEOPLE PROVIDE BACKGROUND -- THAT PROCESS GOES FORWARD AND WE SHOULD BE ANTICIPATING MODIFICATIONS TO [2:18:46] THESE CONTRACTS THEN. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, WE COULD BE SEEING [2:18:55] MODIFICATIONS FROM WHEN WE PROCESS AND WE STARTED IT IN [2:19:02] NOVEMBER, EXPECTING IT TO START IN APRIL. AND NOW THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE WE HAVE LEARNED A MORE REDINED [2:19:11] TIMELINE FOR THE FUTURE. AND WE AND VENDORS ARE ABLE TO [2:19:23] SPEND THE PUN THAT ALLOCATED AND THIS GETS TO CHAIR CHAVEZ'S [2:19:30] QUESTION OF CAN AANTICIPATE A CONTRACT MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION TO START IN MAY? [2:19:36] DEPENDING ON IF THESE DOCUMENTATION PROCESSES GO AS [2:19:43] MOOT AS AND BECAUSE IT IS SUMMER SAFETY AND IDEALLY WE WOULD NOT [2:19:49] WANT TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE THE SERVICES ARE JUST STARTING IN JUNE. SO COULD WE ANTICIPATE POSSIBLY [2:19:57] A CONTRACT MODIFICATION BEFORE JUNE? >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER [2:20:03] WONSLEY, THE GOAL IS TO START THE CURRENT CONTRACTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. [2:20:09] >> I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE MODIFICATION OF THE CONTRACTS [2:20:14] WOULD LOOK LIKE. >> ONLY BECAUSE I'M CONFUSED IF [2:20:20] WE HAVE -- IF THE CONTRACT OR VENDORS HAVE NOT STARTED YET, [2:20:28] AND THEY'RE LIKELY -- I AM TRYING TO -- IF THEY DID NOT [2:20:38] START BY PROOIL 1, IT SOUND LIKE THERE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CHANGE IN THE CONTRACT. [2:20:44] THE BACKGROUND CHECKS COME BACK AND THE VENDORS AND THE YGVI AND [2:20:50] GVI OR MINNEAPOL-US, START MAY 23. WOULD THERE HAVE TO BE A [2:20:56] CONTRACT AMENDMENT THAT ACCOMPANIES THAT TO REFLECT THE NEW START DATE? [2:21:06] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSENS WO -- COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, LET ME GET BACK TO YOU [2:21:12] ON THAT. >> WAS THE LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT THAT YOU WOULD START APRIL 1 OR LATER OR WAS IT -- [2:21:21] >> MR. CHAIR, AND COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, WHEN THE CONTRACTS GET [2:21:28] SIGNED, OFTEN TOWARDS THE END OF THAT NEGOTIATION PROCESS, THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT WILL MAYBE [2:21:34] CHANGE IF IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE THE ANTICIPATED START DATE, SO THE TERM COULD [2:21:39] CHANGE. IT IS UP TO AN AGREEMENT OF THE PARTY WHAT IS THAT LOOKS LIKE. [2:21:45] >> CITY ATTORNEY, WHAT MY QUESTION IS THAT CHANGE HAS TO COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL FOR [2:21:51] APPROVAL. >> SO CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, THE DEPARTMENTS [2:21:57] AND CITY STAFF SEEK PERMISSION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE [2:22:04] THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE COUNCIL APPROVED [2:22:10] RELATIONSHIP, CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP. IF OFTEN TIMES IF A TERM OF A [2:22:15] CONTRACT MIGHT CHANGE BY A MONTH OR TWO, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD NECESSARILY REQUIRE A [2:22:22] RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL ON THAT AS LONG AS THE [2:22:27] SERVICES AND WHEN THAT TAKES PLACE IS WITHIN THE ORIGINAL COU [2:22:33] COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION. >> OKAY. THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW. THAT IS ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. [2:22:39] >> SO WE'LL JUST GET CLARIFICATION WITH THE COMMUNICATION AND I THINK THAT [2:22:44] WOULD BE HELPFUL. NOBODY ELSE IS ON QUEUE, SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR BEING HERE. [2:22:50] AND SEEING -- SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT [2:22:55] UPDATE. AND SEE NOTHING FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US, I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. [2:23:01] [GAVEL]. . .