[0:19] . >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JASON CHAVEZ AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR [0:26] REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO [0:33] OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC [0:40] THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL-TIME CAPTIONING TO [0:47] FURTHER INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF [0:52] THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR [0:58] THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK [1:04] TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PAYNE. [1:09] >> PRESENT. >> WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. [1:15] >> ELLISON IS ABSENT. OSMAN. >> PRESENT. >> CASHMAN IS ABSENT. JENKINS IS [1:22] ABSENT. CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT. KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> PALMISANO. [1:29] >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:34] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER [1:39] OSMAN TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD HIS ITEM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO [1:46] SPEAK ON THIS, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THAT AGENDA IS A POLICY RESOLUTION ENHANCING [1:54] CULTURAL RESPONSIVE WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY [2:00] QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADDING THIS TO [2:06] AGENDA PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT IS GOING TO BE [2:12] ADDED TO THE END OF THE AGENDA. I'D ALSO LIKE THE CLERK TO NOTE [2:20] THAT COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI IS WITH US. I'LL ASK [2:27] THE CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON TO BRIEF US ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING OVER THERE. [2:33] >> SORRY. SHAPE SHIFTER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WANTED TO [2:39] JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU WITH RESPECT TO [2:44] FEDERAL GRANT AGREEMENTS. SO THIS IS SOMEWHAT RELATED TO THE RESOLUTION THAT I CAME BEFORE [2:49] YOU WITH A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AROUND FEDERAL ACTIONS. SO [2:55] ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS ASKING FOR IS ACTUALLY [3:01] LIMITING SOME AUTHORITY. WHICH MIGHT SEEM STRANGE. BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW WHEN WE APPLY FOR [3:07] GRANTS OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT, WE NEED TO GET REAPPROVAL FROM THE [3:13] COUNCIL FROM THAT. WHEN WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE GRANTS, WE COME TO THE COUNCIL FOR [3:19] APPROVAL. THE COUNCIL APPROVES AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEN THE INSTRUCTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF [3:24] THE RECEIPT OF THE GRANT FUNDS IS AND GO FORTH AND SIGN OFF ON [3:31] CONTRACTUAL GRANT AGREEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY. AND SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S A FAIRLY [3:38] DECENTRALIZED APPROACH TO SIGNING OFF ON GRANT AGREEMENTS ONCE THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED OF THE RECEIPT OF THE GRANT THEN [3:44] THE GRANT CAN BE -- AGREEMENTS CAN BE SIGNED OFF ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF STAFF IN THE [3:52] ENTERPRISE. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS AT LEAST THE THREAT AND IN SOME [3:58] CIRCUMSTANCES MORE THAN THE THREAT OF CONDITIONS THAT ARE BEING ATTACHED TO FEDERAL [4:03] DOLLARS THROUGH GRANTS, AND SOME OF THESE THROUGH THE GRANT, YOU KNOW, FINE PRINT ON GRANT [4:09] AGREEMENTS. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN IS FOR A CITY [4:14] STAFF MEMBER WHO IS NOT APPRISED OF THE LEGAL LANGUAGE OR THE IMPLICATIONS TO SIGN OFF ON A [4:20] GRANT AGREEMENT AND BIND THE CITY TO GRANT TERMS THAT IN FACT THE CITY DOES NOT WANT TO BE BOUND TO. SO WHAT THIS [4:27] RESOLUTION DOES IS ESSENTIALLY HAS THIS BODY REVOKING THE [4:33] DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO SIGN OFF ON GRANT AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN [4:38] FOR SPECIFIC POSITIONS. SO THIS WOULD REQUIRE THAT IN ORDER TO BIND THE CITY TO A GRANT [4:46] AGREEMENT INVOLVING FEDERAL FUNDS, AND IT COULD BE DIRECTLY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR PASSED THROUGH FEDERAL DOLLARS [4:52] FROM SOME OTHER SOURCE, THE GRANT AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE SIGNED OFF ON BY EITHER THE CITY [4:58] OPERATIONS OFFICER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OR THE DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT, AND THEN MUST ALSO BE SIGNED OFF AS [5:05] TO FORM BY MY OFFICE. SO ALL OF THESE ARE GETTING THE LEGAL REVIEW THAT'S REQUIRED. WE HAVE [5:12] THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN OFF AND BIND THE CITY REALLY CONSOLIDATED IN SPECIFIC [5:21] POSITIONS, AND ANY OTHER SIGNATURE ON A GRANT AGREEMENT IS VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE. SO [5:28] THIS WILL BE THE STATUS QUO UNLESS AND UNTIL THIS BODY [5:34] EXPLICITLY OVERTURNS THIS RESOLUTION. SO IT REALLY IS INTENDED TO BE A SAFEGUARD TO [5:40] ENSURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE SIGNING OFF ON BEFORE WE SIGN [5:46] OFF ON IT. SORT OF AN INTERNAL CONTROLS MEASURE. SO AGAIN, FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD. BUT I [5:52] THINK A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO PROTECT OUR LEGAL INTERESTS IN THIS TIME OF CHANGING GRANT [5:59] CONDITIONS. >> THANK YOU. FIRST UP WE HAVE VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [6:04] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND THANK YOU, ATTORNEY ANDERSON, FOR BRINGING THIS AND WORKING ON [6:10] THIS. THIS DOES SEEM FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD. I 100% UNDERSTAND THE INTENT AND PLAN ON SUPPORTING IT. I DO HAVE A [6:16] COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THE FIRST BEING WHO TYPICALLY, AND YOU CAN MAYBE GIVE A POSITION LEVEL, IS [6:24] CURRENT SIGNATORIES FOR FEDERAL GRANT ACCEPTANCES? [6:31] >> CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER, THE LAWYERS ANSWER OF IT [6:36] DEPENDS. IT REALLY DOES VARY DEPENDING ON DEPARTMENT, DEPENDING ON THE KIND OF GRANT. SOMETIMES IT COULD BE THE STAFF [6:43] LEVEL FOLKS WHO ARE ACTUALLY ADMINISTERING THE GRANT. IT COULD BE THE DEPARTMENT HEAD. THERE'S REALLY NOT A STANDARD [6:48] PRACTICE, WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSOLIDATE, ESPECIALLY AGAIN [6:53] WITH THESE GRANT CONDITIONS THAT REALLY ARE COMING IN FINE PRINT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REAL [6:59] CONTROL OVER WHAT WE'RE SIGNING. >> IS THERE GOING TO STILL BE A [7:07] STEP OF REQUIREMENT OF A CHECK THROUGH STAFF BEFORE IT GOES TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE? LIKE THE [7:15] DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS IT, STAFF LEVEL EXPERTISE HAS BEEN GIVEN, [7:20] ALL OF THAT. >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER, SO WHAT I WOULD ANTICIPATE, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY [7:26] THE APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT, I MEAN, THAT'S GOING ON AT THE DEPARTMENT COMING TO COUNCIL [7:31] WHEN IT'S OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT, WHEN THE AMOUNTS ARE ACCEPTED. I THINK THOSE RCAs WILL BE [7:37] SUBMITTED THE WAY THEY ALWAYS ARE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY STAFF WHO ARE INVOLVED IN IMPLEMENTING THE GRANT WILL [7:44] HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IF THERE'S ANY NEGOTIATION OF THE TERMS OF THE GRANT. SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE [7:49] THAT, YOU KNOW, STAFF -- TO THE EXTENT THAT WE NEED THAT EXPERTISE, WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE [7:55] INCLUDING THAT. IT'S REALLY THAT LAST STEP OF THE ACTUAL [8:00] SIGNATURE. THE LEGAL SIGNATURE ON THE GRANT THAT WOULD BE LIMITED. >> AND THEN DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY [8:09] MAYBE WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR OR MAYBE YOU HAVE ANOTHER METRIC OF THE NUMBER OF GRANT ACCEPTANCES THAT WE'VE HAD TO DO [8:15] AS AN ENTERPRISE? >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER, I DON'T. I GET THE SENSE [8:23] THAT IT'S A LOT. BUT I DON'T REALLY HAVE A WAY TO QUANTIFY THAT. >> RIGHT. I JUST ASK BECAUSE WE'LL BE SHIFTING, I ASSUME, A [8:30] LARGE SUM OF WORK OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I'M SURE [8:37] YOU'LL ALL BE READY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS. THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE, AND AGAIN, [8:42] REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOUR TEAM AND YOURSELF THOUGHT OF THIS. VERY, VERY PROACTIVE. IS DO YOU [8:49] HAVE ANY UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTENT HISTORICALLY WHY THE [8:56] CONTROL FOR A SIGNATURE WAS WITH WHICHEVER LEVEL STAFF OR DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND THE [9:02] NATURE IT WAS BEFORE WE MAKE THIS CHANGE? >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER, MY SPECULATION IS IT'S [9:08] EFFICIENCY. RIGHT. IT'S CONCENTRATING THESE SORTS OF [9:14] ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS IN A FEW PEOPLE MEAN SOMETIMES IT'S GOING TO TAKE LONGER. WHEREAS [9:19] FOR SPEED AND EFFICIENCY, HAVING LOWER LEVEL STAFF BEING ABLE TO SIGN OFF OBVIOUSLY JUST DOESN'T [9:25] BOTTLENECK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S THE DOWN SIDE OF THIS RESOLUTION. BUT TO MY WAY OF [9:32] THINKING THAT THE POTENTIAL RISKS INVOLVED WITH JUST MAINTAINING THIS DECENTRALIZED [9:39] SYSTEM OUTWEIGH THE EFFICIENCIES THAT WE WOULD LOSE. >> RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. WELL [9:44] WONDERFUL. THERE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE SOME UNFORESEEN BENEFITS TOO [9:49] THROUGH THIS MOVE. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE [9:57] TIMELINE. IT DOESN'T HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE. AND YOU DID KIND OF TOUCH ON IT A LITTLE BIT [10:03] ABOUT WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THIS ACTION. COULD YOU JUST LIKE TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE [10:08] ABOUT THE TIMELINE FOR THIS RESOLUTION, PLEASE. >> YEAH. COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL [10:14] MEMBER, IT DOES NOT SUNSET. SO IT EXISTS UNTIL IT'S EXPLICITLY [10:19] REVOKED. YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY WE WROTE THAT PARTICULAR LANGUAGE IN IS THAT FROM TIME TO [10:25] TIME, YOU KNOW, SORT OF THE STANDARD LANGUAGE WITH THE COUNCIL APPROVAL HAS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF AND THE [10:32] DEPARTMENT SHALL EXECUTE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOES [10:38] NOT OVERRIDE THIS MORE SPECIFIC RESOLUTION. AGAIN, IT'S REALLY TRYING TO GET TO THE INTERNAL [10:45] CONTROLS FOR THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS. YOU KNOW, I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WHEN I THINK THAT [10:51] THE NEED WILL EVAPORATE. BUT GIVEN THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT, I THINK MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT [10:56] WE DON'T HAVE A SUNSET, AND IF WE AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME FIND [11:02] THAT IT'S UNWORKABLE OR THAT KIND OF RISK DISSIPATES, WE WOULD CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, MY OFFICE WOULD COME BACK TO THIS [11:08] BODY AND ASK FOR IT TO BE OVERTURNED. >> AND I GUESS THAT WAS WHAT I [11:14] WANTED TO JUST KINDA MAKE SURE IS CLEAR, THIS BODY HAS TO OVERTURN IT. THERE'S NO LOOPHOLES OR ANYTHING WHERE [11:20] SOMEONE ELSE CAN SAY, OKAY, I'M DONE WITH THIS. LET'S START GOING BACK TO THE OLD WAY. IT [11:25] HAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE OVERTURNED. [11:31] >> COUNCIL CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER, YES, IT'S THIS BODY THAT DELEGATES THAT AUTHORITY. SO IT WOULD BE THIS BODY THAT WOULD [11:37] HAVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENT DELEGATION. >> THANK YOU. [11:42] >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON QUEUE, I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE BEEN [11:48] JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. AND [11:53] SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON QUEUE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [12:00] ABSTE ABSTENTIONS? AND THE AYES HAVE IT AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT [12:07] WE HAVE THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE. THIS WAS CONTINUED AT OUR LAST MEETING FOR APRIL 29TH. [12:14] HOWEVER, DUE TO CONFLICTS THAT CYCLE, IT IS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. I'LL WELCOME CLERK CARL [12:20] FOR THAT PRESENTATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AS INDICATED, MY NAME IS CASEY CARL, I HAVE [12:27] THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS CLERK FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AS THE CHAIR NOTED, THIS IS OUR SECOND PASS BRINGING [12:32] THE ORDINANCE BEFORE THIS BODY. IT DEALS WITH THE INTERNAL [12:38] TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. IT WAS OFFERED TO THE COMMITTEE LAST [12:45] CYCLE. THAT ORIGINAL PRESENTATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE LIMS FILE. TODAY, STAFF WILL SUMMARIZE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT [12:51] IN THREE WAYS. FIRST, CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON WILL PROVIDE THE LEGAL ANALYSIS AND FRAMEWORK FOR THIS PROPOSAL. HER ORIGINAL [12:57] MEMO, WHICH IS DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2024, IS INCLUDED IN THE LIMS [13:03] FILE. SHE'S SUMMARIZE THE MEMO. SECOND, CITY AUDITOR ROBERT [13:10] TIMMERMAN WILL PROVIDE A SYNOPSIS OF THE IMPACT THIS HAS ON THE AUDITORS OFFICE. I'LL [13:19] DISCUSS HOW THE TRANSFER IMPACTS THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AND AFTER THAT, SUMMARIZE THE BENEFITS WE BELIEVE THE TRANSFER WILL OFFER [13:24] THE CITY COUNCIL AND OUTLINE NEXT STEPS IN THAT PROCESS. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE IN TO THE LEGAL ANALYSIS BY CITY ATTORNEY [13:31] ANDERSON. [13:40] >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF THIS BEFORE, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE MEMO [13:46] THAT MY OFFICE DRAFTED BACK IN NOVEMBER. BUT I'LL TRY TO REALLY [13:51] BREAK IT DOWN TO ITS MOST SIMPLE PARTS. SO THIS REALLY RISES AND [13:56] FALLS ON THE CITY CHARTER. ARTICLE 4 OF THE CITY CHARTER [14:02] CREATES WHAT WE KNOW AS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. IT CALLS IT CITY COUNCIL, BUT ESSENTIALLY [14:07] THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IT'S THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT. AND THE ARTICLE [14:13] REALLY BREAKS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH INTO WHAT I'M GOING TO REALLY REFER TO AS THE TWO BOXES [14:19] FOR THESE PURPOSES. I'M GOING TO IGNORE THE WORD OFFICES BOX, AND REALLY LOOK AT THE BOX OF THE [14:26] CITY CLERK AND THE BOX OF THE AUDITOR. THE CHARTER PRESCRIBES [14:38] EXPLICIT FUNCTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR. THE AUDITOR UNDER THE CITY CHARTER IS TO PERFORM AUDIT [14:44] SERVICES. GIVES SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT AUDIT SERVICES ARE, BUT LIMITS THE CITY AUDITOR TO [14:50] PERFORM AUDIT SERVICES. I DON'T MEAN TO DIMINISH THAT. THE AUDIT [14:55] SERVICES ARE GREAT AND THE JURISDICTION OF THE AUDITOR IS [15:01] COMPLETE OVER EVERY DEPARTMENT BOARD, EVEN THE COUNCIL ITSELF, THE AUDITOR HAS JURISDICTION [15:08] OVER. SO IT IS A NARROWISH SCOPE OF SERVICES, BUT THE [15:13] JURISDICTION IS VERY, VERY BROAD. AND THEN THE OTHER BOX OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, THE CITY [15:21] CLERK BOX IS QUITE BROAD. IT'S SERVING AS THE SECRETARY OF THE [15:28] BODY, MULTIPLE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS FALLING UNDER IT, SOME OF THEM ARTICULATED, SOME OF THEM NOT. AND THE IDEA OF [15:35] NONPARTISAN COUNCIL STAFF IS IN THE CHARTER FALLING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CITY CLERK, AND [15:41] THE IDEA OF THE COUNCIL STAFF IS NOT THE WARD STAFF. BUT THIS IS [15:49] THE NONPARTISAN STAFF THERE TO PROVIDE GENERALIZED SUPPORT TO THE COUNCIL AS A BODY, NOT TO [15:54] INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS LIKE THE WARD STAFF, BUT TO THE COUNCIL AS A BODY. AND THEN THE CHARTER ALSO [16:00] PROVIDES THAT THE CITY CLERK ALSO HAS WHATEVER OTHER FUNCTIONS ARE PROVIDED TO THE CITY CLERK BY ORDINANCE, BY [16:07] RESOLUTION, OR BY OTHER DIRECTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO WHAT I LIKE TO REFER TO OTHER [16:13] DUTIES AS ASSIGNED. THAT BOX THEN UNDER THE CLERK IS MUCH [16:19] BROADER THAN THAT OF THE AUDITOR. BUT IT'S MORE SPECIFIC [16:24] IN TERMS OF ITS SUPPORT AND SERVICE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE [16:29] OTHER ASPECT OF THE CHARTER THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS ANALYSIS IS THAT THE AUDITOR, [16:36] AGAIN, HAVING JURISDICTION OVER EVERY DEPARTMENT, EVERY BODY, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL IS [16:42] INDEPENDENT UNDER THE CHARTER. AND THAT INDEPENDENCE IS FEATURED IN A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS. IT REPORTS TO THE AUDIT [16:50] COMMITTEE AND EVEN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CAN'T DIRECT ITS WORK. IT IS INDEPENDENT BY WAY OF [16:58] HAVING TO FOLLOW INDEPENDENT STANDARDS. AND REALLY NEEDS TO [17:08] KEEP ITSELF SACROSANCT FROM ANY DIRECTION BY ANY OTHER BODY, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL AND THE [17:15] ADMINISTRATION. IT TRULY IS INDEPENDENT. IN DOING THE ANALYSIS FOR THE MEMO LOOKING AT PAR AND O AND E, WE FOUND TWO [17:23] PROBLEMS UNDER THE CHARTER. ONE BEING THAT THE SERVICES OF PAR AND O & E ARE NOT AUDIT [17:30] SERVICES. AND AS I SAID BEFORE, THE CHARTER LIMITS THE AUDITOR TO PROVIDING AUDIT SYSTEMS. [17:38] BECAUSE OF PAR AND O AND E, THEY DO GET DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL, AND THEY SHOULD, RIGHT. [17:44] THEY ARE REALLY THERE FOR SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING DIRECTION DIRECTLY FROM THE COUNCIL, THEY [17:50] DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF INDEPENDENCE THAT WOULD BE REALLY NEEDED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO STAY IN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. [17:58] SO THE SOLUTION IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE. AND IT'S A [18:04] FAIRLY SIMPLE ORDINANCE THAT REALLY JUST LIFTS THE FUNCTIONS OF PAR AND O AND E AND TRANSFERS [18:10] THEM FROM THE AUDIT OFFICE TO THE CITY CLERK. AND AGAIN, THEY FIT REALLY WELL WITHIN THE CITY [18:16] CLERK'S RESPONSIBILITIES BECAUSE THEY DO PROVIDE THAT NONPARTISAN SUPPORT FUNCTION TO THE WHOLE [18:23] BODY. THEY DO FALL WITHIN THE OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY THE CLERK. AND WILL ALLOW FOR THAT [18:30] DIRECT ACCESS BY THE BODY THAT WILL NOT THEN IMPEDE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE AUDITOR. WE [18:38] HAVE MADE SOME ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE THAT'S BEFORE YOU TO REALLY JUST [18:46] HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL TIMES THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE CITY AUDITOR UP TO AND INCLUDING MAKING IT [18:52] CLEAR THAT THE CLERK WHILE THE HEAD OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, THE HEAD OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, ONLY [18:59] PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS FOR THE CITY AUDITOR AND DOESN'T CONTROL THE CITY AUDITOR. SO THAT WAS IMPORTANT [19:05] TO HIGHLIGHT THAT INDEPENDENCE OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AS WELL. AND NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO [19:11] THE AUDITOR. >> WELCOME. [19:19] >> THANKS, CHAIR CHAVEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT I AGREE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN [19:26] PRESENTED OVER THE LAST TWO CYCLES. WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY [19:31] TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE CHANGE. WE'VE MET WITH AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR [19:38] AND AUDIT COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR, AND I KNOW THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR COUNCIL [19:44] PRESIDENT PAYNE HAS ALSO REACHED OUT TO AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THESE CHANGES, AND I'M GOING TO [19:50] JUST QUICKLY GO BACK A SLIDE. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP THREE WEEKS AGO WAS HOW WILL [19:57] THE CLERK MANAGE THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF PROGRAM EVALUATION. [20:03] AND REALLY, THE ANSWER FROM THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PERSPECTIVE IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO [20:10] MANAGE THAT THROUGH A NEW UNIT THAT WE HOPE TO CREATE. WE PLAN TO CREATE A NEW UNIT OR DIVISION [20:17] THAT WILL FOCUS ON SPECIAL REVIEWS, THAT WILL FOCUS ON ADVISORY SERVICES. SO WHEN YOU [20:27] LOOK AT GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS, WHICH ARE PROM UL [20:35] GATED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT -- I BELIEVE WHAT THE COUNCIL WAS LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY ASKED FOR [20:41] PROGRAM EVALUATIONS OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. FROM THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S [20:46] PERSPECTIVE, WE CAN MANAGE THAT THROUGH PERFORMANCE AUDITS. WE CAN MANAGE THAT BY INCLUDING [20:52] THOSE THROUGH OUR ANNUAL RISK ASSESSMENT. WE CAN TALK WITH THE [20:57] COUNCIL, IDENTIFY AREAS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR COUNCIL BODIES MAY WANT REVIEWED, AND WE [21:04] CAN CONSIDER THOSE FOR INCLUSION FOR PERFORMANCE AUDITS. SO I DID WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH A NEW [21:09] DIVISION WE CAN MEET SOME OF THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE COUNCIL. [21:15] AND ALSO, BE RESPONSIVE TO ALOD OF THE AD HOC ASKS SUCH AS AFTER [21:22] ACTION REVIEWS THAT COME FORWARD TO THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. THE MEMO THAT I WROTE AND SHARED [21:28] ON MARCH 20TH IS ALSO ATTACHED IN THE LIMS FILE. AND THAT IS ALL ARTICULATED IN THAT MEMO. SO [21:35] I DO NOT WANT TO REALLY GO TOO MUCH FURTHER INTO THE DETAILS [21:40] THAT CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON HAS SHARED OR THAT CLERK CARL HAS [21:46] SHARED BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE MEMOS PRETTY MUCH PROVIDE A GOOD [21:52] DESCRIPTION OF WHAT'S NEEDED LEGALLY, WHAT'S NEEDED BY AUDIT STANDARDS. AND FRANKLY, WHAT WE [21:57] CAN DO TO PROVIDE YOU THE BEST SERVICE BOTH ON PAR AND O AND [22:02] E'S WORK AND THE AUDITOR'S WORK. SO AT THIS POINT, I THINK I'LL [22:09] HAND IT BACK OVER TO CLERK CARL FOR SOME CLOSING COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, MR. TIMMERMAN. AND [22:15] SO IN TERMS OF THE IMPACTS FOR THE CLERK'S OFFICE, I BELIEVE THE RECOMMENDED TRANSFER WOULD [22:20] ACTUALLY EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE TYPES AND THE LEVELS OF SERVICE AND THE SUPPORT OFFERED TO THE [22:26] CITY COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES. OF COURSE THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAS SEVERAL BUSINESS LINES. BUT OF DIRECT INTEREST HERE IS THE [22:32] EXISTING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS DIVISION WHICH ESSENTIALLY SUPPORTS THE WORK OF COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES, AND [22:39] ALSO PROVIDES DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL'S WARD OFFICES, [22:44] AND FOR THE ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THE TRANSFER OF THESE TWO TEAMS FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE NICELY ALIGNS [22:52] WITH THIS EXISTING DIVISION AND WOULD ALLOW US TO BUILD UPON THE SERVICES THAT ARE CURRENTLY [22:57] OFFERED ESSENTIALLY PROVIDING A FULL SERVICE LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FUNCTION. WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW THIS COUNCIL HAS [23:03] BEEN ASKING FOR SINCE THE VOTER APPROVED GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AMENDMENT PASSED IN 2021. AND I [23:08] THINK THAT THIS TRANSFER REPRESENTS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO DATE TO ACHIEVE THAT [23:14] KIND OF LEVEL PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT WHICH DOES EXIST IN COMPARABLE JURISDICTIONS, AND WHICH COUNCIL HAS LONG ADVOCATED [23:20] FOR ITSELF. THIS SLIDE IS A REPEAT FROM MY ORIGINAL PRESENTATION. HERE, I'VE ATTEMPTED TO SHOW THE ALIGNMENT [23:26] BETWEEN THESE TWO DIVISIONS AS I'VE DESCRIBED THEM. ONE BEING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS, AND THE OTHER A [23:32] CONSOLIDATION OF THE EXISTING POLICY RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION TEAMS. AS YOU CAN [23:38] SEE THE TWO DIVISIONS WOULD BE WORKING IN VERY CLOSE COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL'S LEGISLATIVE POLICY [23:44] MAKING AND OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS. AND TOGETHER,HE TWO DIVISIONS WOULD SUPPORT THE PLANNING, THE [23:49] ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, INCLUDING THE PREPARATION OF ALL [23:55] NOTICES, AGENDAS AND OTHER MATERIALS NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE BODIES TO MAKE DECISIONS AND [24:01] TAKE ACTIONS. TO INFORM AND SUPPORT THE WORK BY PROVIDING [24:07] RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND REFERENCE WORK, INCLUDING STANDARDIZED REPORTS AS WELL AS CUSTOMIZED [24:12] RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WORK TIED TO COMMITTEE WORK PLANS. WE WOULD ALSO BRING IN HOUSE A LEVEL OF FINANCIAL EXPERTISE TO [24:19] SUPPORT THE COUNCIL'S WORK ON BUDGET, FINANCIAL POLICIES AND OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS, AS WELL AS TIMING TRACKING AND REPORTING ON [24:25] THE FULL SCOPE OF COUNCIL'S WORK IN ALL OF ITS CAPACITIES. WE WOULD BE POSITIONED TO PROVIDE [24:32] DIRECT INTERACTION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND ITS [24:37] ADMINISTRATIVE. LIAISONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT RATHER THAN [24:43] RELYING SOLELY ON INTERDEPARTMENT LIAISONS IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH. OUTREACH AND [24:50] CONSTITUENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE NETWORK OF THE CITY'S APPOINTED BOARD AND COMMISSIONS. [24:55] AS THIS SLIDE SHOWS, AND I HOPE I'VE INDICATED THE TWO DIVISIONS WITH THE SUPPORT THAT IT [25:01] REQUIRES AND DESERVES AS THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE BODY. THEY WOULD SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE POLICY [25:07] MAKING FUNCTIONS AND HELPING THE COUNCIL TO ENACT POLICIES THAT SERVE AND ADVANCE THE INTEREST [25:13] OF THE COMMUNITY. HAVING ADDRESSED THE FRAMEWORK, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS [25:19] THAT WE ANTICIPATE GOING FORWARD. OBVIOUSLY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE NEED COUNCIL TO PASS THE ORDINANCE. THIS ACTION [25:25] WILL THEN REPOSITION FORMALLY HOSE THOSE EXISTING FUNCTIONS UNDER THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAS HAS [25:31] BEEN DESCRIBED, . THESE DIVISIO [25:37] WILL OPERATE UNDER THE DIRECT LEADERSHIP OF THE CHIEF [25:43] ASSISTANT CLERK. CO-LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR IN THE NEW SPACE WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE [25:49] NORTHEAST CORNER OF CITY HALL ALONG WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS TEAM, OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN TEAM, AND [25:56] OUR INFORMATION GOVERNANCE DIVISION. AS A FIRST COURSE OF ACTION, WE PLAN TO REEXAMINE THE [26:02] LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE JURISDICTIONS TO SEE HOW WE COMPARE TO THOSE JURISDICTIONS AND THE TYPES OF SUPPORT MODELS [26:08] THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR THEIR COUNSEL COUNCILS. WE WANT TO [26:16] UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE JURISDICTIONS ARE STRUCTURED AND HOW THEY OPERATE TO SEE HOW WE [26:21] CAN LEARN FROM THEM. COUNCIL STAFF SEPARATE FROM COUNCIL [26:27] MEMBER AIDES, WHICH IS DEFINED IN THE CITY CHARTER AS THE CITY [26:34] ATTORNEY EXPLAINED. POTENTIALLY EVEN DO SOME ON SITE TOURS SO WE CAN LEARN FROM OUR PEERS. [26:41] COLLABORATE INTERNALLY OF COURSE WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN [26:46] FINANCE DEPARTMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY. THAT WILL [26:52] BEGIN IN THE 2026 BUDGET PROCESS AND CARRIED FORWARD INTO FUTURE YEARS. AND FINALLY, AS I SAID IN [26:58] THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION AND REPEAT HERE, IN KEEPING WITH DIRECTIVES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE, WE WANT TO BE SURE TO [27:04] TRACK OUR WORK ON THIS IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT WITH REGULAR REPORTS TO THIS [27:11] BODY. I DID HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR THIS BODY WANTS TO BE KEPT INFORMED ON THE DEPARTMENT. AND [27:17] I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE REGULAR REPORTS BUT UPDATES ONE ON ONE WITH THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE THEM. MS. [27:27] GEISTLER AND I WOULD PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AS WE WORK TO INTEGRATE [27:32] THE TEAM INTO THIS OFFICE. WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED OUR STAFF PRESENTATION AND ARE HAPPY TO [27:38] ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND [27:43] THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. I ORIGINALLY MOVED THIS TO APRIL 29TH BECAUSE UNLIKE US, WE [27:49] MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR OUR FORMAL MEETING. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ONLY MEETS EVERY OTHER [27:55] MONTH. AND THAT ALIGNED BETTER WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE [28:00] AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THIS TOPIC AND HAVE SOME AGENCY OVER [28:05] THE FUTURE OF THIS MOVE. AND THAT DID GIVE ME ENOUGH TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH THAT WARD WEEK. [28:11] I REACHED OUT TO ALL AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I GOT TO HAVE A PRETTY SUBSTANTIVE [28:16] CONVERSATION WITH THE AUDIT VICE CHAIR, AND I THINK THE BIG THING THAT CAME OUT OF THAT BY WAY OF [28:22] FEEDBACK WAS, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE MAKING THIS MOVE FOR THE SAKE OF [28:28] STRENGTHENING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE CITY AUDITOR, WE SHOULD BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT INDEPENDENCE. IT SHOULD BE INDEPENDENT IN FACT AND IN [28:35] PERCEPTION, AND REPLICATING SOME OF THAT INDEPENDENCE LANGUAGE WITHIN THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORDINANCE WAS OUR SOLVE FOR [28:40] THAT. SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLERK, THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND THE CITY [28:46] AUDITOR TO GET THAT INDEPENDENCE LANGUAGE STRENGTHENED IN THE ORDINANCE. AND THERE'S ALSO JUST [28:51] THE TIMELINESS OF THIS. THIS IS A CHARTER REQUIREMENT. AND I JUST WANT TO ELEVATE THE FACT [28:59] THAT WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH UPDATING OUR CHARTER TO REFLECT THAT BALLOT CHANGE. AND [29:06] A FOCUS ON THE LEGISLATIVE SIDE I THINK IS WHAT'S REALLY TRULY NEEDED. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK [29:12] ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE. WE HAVE THE OMNIBUS ORDINANCE THAT HAS [29:17] CREATED OUR NEW CABINET MEMBERS. THEY DON'T EXIST ON THE CHARTER YET. YOU SHARED LAST MEETING [29:24] THEY HAVE SOME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT DO ADD SOME OF THOSE CABINET MEMBERS TO THE CHARTER. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A [29:32] MORE WHOLESOME CONVERSATION, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO HOW [29:38] THE LEGISLATIVE BODY IS SUPPORTED ESPECIALLY IN OUR OVERSIGHT ROLE. I THINK THAT'S A BIT LACKING IN THE CHARTER. [29:44] WE'VE ISSUED A LETTER TO THE CHARTER COMMISSION TO REQUEST A JOINT MEETING. I'M REVIEWING SO [29:51] I CAN BE PREPARED FOR THAT JOINT MEETING. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE AS A BODY SHOULD [29:57] REVIEW THE CLERK'S EMAIL ABOUT THE UPDATE FROM THE CHARTER COMMISSION. SEE WHAT THOSE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE, AND [30:03] THINK ABOUT WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY SO WE CAN ALL SHOW UP TO A JOINT [30:09] MEETING PREPARED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE BUILD [30:16] THE NEW STRUCTURE FROM A GOVERNMENT'S PERSPECTIVE. >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY. [30:21] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN PARTICULAR. IN THE LAST [30:26] COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WHERE WE TOOK THIS UP, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SHARE THAT I WASN'T IN A PLACE OF SUPPORTING THE [30:32] POLICY. THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED. AND ALSO JUST WANTED [30:39] TO UNDERSTAND LIKE DEEPER ARTICULATION OF VISION FOR THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. WAS ABLE [30:46] TO SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH ATTORNEY ANDERSON AND CLERK CARL [30:52] AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN'S TEAM ALSO JOINED IN THAT CONVERSATION. AND IT WAS A [30:57] DEEP CONVERSATION. AND I ALSO PUSHED IN DOING AN EXERCISE OF KIND OF ASKING OUR CLERK TO SEE [31:03] INTO THE FUTURE. AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS TOUGH TO DO. BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL. I [31:10] THINK THE TWO THINGS OUT OF THIS CHANGE THAT WE'RE DOING IS OF COURSE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE [31:17] CITY AUDITOR AND MAKING SURE THAT'S POSSIBLE. BUT I WANT TO [31:22] HIGHLIGHT IT'S STRENGTHENING THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND TAKING IT TO THE NEXT STEP OF MAKING IT MORE ROBUST. THAT'S [31:28] WHAT I CAME AWAY WITH FROM THAT CONVERSATION. I REALLY [31:34] APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SUPPORT WITHIN COMMITTEES AS A CONVERSATION AND HAVING STAFF [31:41] SUPPORT US THROUGH BUDGET, THAT'S BEEN A GAP, AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT GAP ESPECIALLY THIS [31:47] LAST LEGISLATIVE CYCLE ON THE CITY BUDGET. I THINK ONE THING I WOULD SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES [31:53] UP HERE, TWO THINGS. PAR AND O AND E, THEY EXIST IN THE WAY [31:59] THEY DO RIGHT NOW. I SEE THEM AS VERY DISTINCT FROM ONE ANOTHER. AND THROUGH THIS MOVE, THEY [32:05] WOULD NOT EXIST IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALL UNDERSTAND. LIKE IT WOULD -- THE [32:11] WORK AND THE FUNCTIONS WOULD EXIST BUT IT WOULD TAKE SHAPE IN ANOTHER FORM. AND I THINK ESPECIALLY ON THE SITE OF [32:19] OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION, THERE'S A LOT OF SPACE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ENGAGE AND [32:25] DISCUSS HOW WE NOT ONLY THINKING ABOUT OUR BODY NOW BUT INTO THE FUTURE WOULD LIKE TO SEE [32:31] FUNCTIONS AND TYPES OF SUPPORT LOOK LIKE. RIGHT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVELY [32:38] SHAPE. THE OTHER THING THAT ALSO FEELS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I'VE COMMUNICATED THIS TO CLERK [32:44] CARL, OBVIOUSLY, THERE ISN'T A POSSIBILITY TO GET A FULL GUARANTEE. BUT IT IS A HOPE AND [32:49] ASK AND A PRIORITY OF MINE IS POLICY AND RESEARCH HAS ACTIVELY BEEN SUPPORTING A LOT OF WORK [32:57] FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS GIVING US INFORMATION AND RESEARCH AND TO [33:02] AVOID DISRUPTION OF THAT SERVICE IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE ENGAGING [33:08] IN MORE OF OUR POLICY DISCUSSIONS IN THE NEXT QUARTER OF OUR COUNCIL CALENDAR. ALL IN [33:16] ALL, I THINK THIS STEP FEELS CLEAR IN SUPPORTING A MORE ROBUST LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF [33:22] SPACE FOR US TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP SHAPE WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE FOR OUR COUNCIL AND [33:29] COUNCILS INTO THE FUTURE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I'LL [33:36] KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF. BUT JUST TO REITERATE. I THINK IT'S [33:42] SIMPLY BAD GOVERNANCE TO MAKE STRUCTURAL CHANGES WITHOUT DOING A DEEPER DIVE AND MAKING SURE [33:47] WE'RE REALLY EXPLORING ALL OF OUR OPTIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO MAKING SURE WE'RE BUILDING A [33:53] LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT IS BOTH EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND TRANSPARENT. AND THAT SAID, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN HYPER FOCUS ON [34:01] THE LEGAL MEMO PROVIDED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN REGARDS TO WHY WE'RE MAKING THIS SHIFT. BUT I WILL NAME I'VE ALSO [34:07] ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE A NUMBER OF MEMOS [34:13] RELATED TO GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AS WE'VE DIVED INTO A LOT OF ISSUES IN THE COMING WEEKS, AND [34:20] HAVE -- IT'S RAISED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEYS AROUND THE LEGISLATIVE [34:26] DEPARTMENTS OR BODIES OR CAPACITIES OR LIMITATIONS ALL OF A SUDDEN. AND THOSE MEMOS HAVE [34:36] YET TO BE COMPLETED -- GROSSLY INSUFFICIENT. SO THAT SAID, I THINK RESPONSE TO THOSE LEGAL [34:42] QUESTIONS ONCE WE FINALLY HAVE THEM WILL HAVE GREAT IMPACTS AND WILL SHAPE HOW WE DISTRIBUTE [34:48] RESOURCES AND STAFFING TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT WE DO AND HELP US BEING EFFECTIVE IN THE [34:53] WORK THAT WE DO FOR AND ON BEHALF OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. I [34:58] DON'T WANT TO TAKE A PIECEMEAL APPROACH IN BUILDING UP THIS DEPARTMENT. AS WE SAW TOOK PLACE [35:05] WITH THE EXECUTIVE SIDE. AND I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S A SENSE OF URGENCY TO DO THAT EXAMINATION [35:10] ON HERE. AND I HOPE THE CITY ATTORNEYS AND OTHER STAFF ARE LOOKING WITH THAT SAME URGENCY [35:16] OF WHERE IS THERE MISALIGNMENT ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE AS WELL. I WILL NAME WHILE I DON'T AGREE [35:22] WITH THIS PARTICULAR POLICY MEASURE, I WILL NAME IT SEEMS TO BE A SHORT-TERM AGREEMENT OR [35:30] SOLUTION, AND I WILL STILL BE BRINGING FORWARD A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO HOPEFULLY GET TO A [35:35] PLACE WHERE WE CAN HAVE THAT LONG TERM VISION AND CONVERSATION TO HAVE A CONCRETE PROPOSAL AROUND WHAT IT LOOKS [35:40] LIKE TO HAVE A FUNCTIONAL THRIVING LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT DOESN'T GET TO THAT [35:46] PIECEMEAL APPROACH. WHERE WE AREN'T MOVING WITH REACTIONARY URGENCY OR AROUND SELECTIVE OR [35:52] ARBITRARY PERSONNEL ISSUES. SO I AM EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PIECE AND THAT WILL BE [35:58] COMING NEXT CYCLE. AND I APPRECIATE AT LEAST COUNCIL LEADERSHIP LOOKING TO FIND AN [36:05] INTERMEDIATE RESOLUTION THAT IS BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY FOR US TO CONSIDER. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK [36:12] YOU TO COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AND OUR CITY CLERK FOR EXPEDITING THIS AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD [36:18] NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING ANOTHER CYCLE. MR. CLERK, DID I HEAR YOU SAY THAT THIS IS HOW OUR [36:25] REFURBISHED OFFICES ACROSS THE STREET ARE LITERALLY ARRANGED AND BEING SET UP? IS WITH O AND [36:32] E AND PAR MORE INTEGRATED INTO THE CITY CLERK'S SPACE? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL [36:37] MEMBER PALMISANO, AS WE GET READY TO TRANSITION BACK TO THE REFURBISHED THIRD FLOOR IN CITY [36:42] HALL, THE COUNCIL AND THE CLERKS WILL BE LOCATED ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE BUILDING OCCUPYING [36:51] SPACES COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED. AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHAMBER WHERE THE MAYOR [36:56] HAD BEEN. ON THE WEST WING OF CITY COUNCIL WILL BE THE CITY COUNCIL. THE FORMER SPACE WHERE THE CITY CLERK WAS LOCATED IN [37:03] THE NORTHEAST CORNER WILL BE THE SPACE FOR WHAT I'LL REFER TO AS THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, [37:08] WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE CLERK'S INFORMATION GOVERNANCE DIVISION [37:14] THAT'S UNDER ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. IT INCLUDES ACCESS DIVISIONS IN THE SPACE NEAREST [37:19] TO THE CLOCK TOWER. IT WILL INCLUDE THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS TEAM WHICH DO THE [37:26] DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION, AND OPERATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. IT WILL [37:32] INCLUDE INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY DESIGN TEAM. CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. IT WILL [37:40] INCLUDE THE POLICY RESEARCH OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION CONSOLIDATED TEAMS AS WELL. ALL [37:45] OF THOSE FUNCTIONS WILL BE CO-LOCATED IN SIMILAR SPACES. >> THAT'S GREAT. I REALLY [37:51] WELCOME FUTURE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE CONTINUE IN THIS GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURE EFFORT. THE VOTERS DECIDED THIS BACK IN [37:58] 2021, AND THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO. NOT ONLY DOES THIS SPECIFIC CHANGE RESPECT THE NEEDS OF OUR [38:05] CITY CLERK, IT ALSO MOVES US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CITY CHARTER SOONER. AND TO ME, THIS [38:11] IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. OBJECTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE ARE [38:17] TWO VERY IMPORTANT THINGS AND CONCERNS. WE CAN KEEP THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT COMPLETELY [38:23] INDEPENDENT AND MOVE OUR RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS UNDER THE CLERK WHERE I BELIEVE IT'S BETTER PLACED. THE CHANGES [38:31] SENT OUT BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE YESTERDAY ADD A NUMBER OF, [38:36] IN MY OPINION, DUPLICATIVE -- I [38:53] THINK ONE REFERENCE HERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PLENTY. BUT IT'S NOT WORTH FIGHTING OVER. IT'S JUST MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT NEEDS [38:59] TO BE. I THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS [39:04] TODAY. AND THIS IS WAY OVERDUE AS I MADE CLEAR AT THE LAST [39:09] COUNCIL MEETING SO I'M PLEASED WE ARE MOVING FORWARD THIS CYCLE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT [39:15] FUNCTIONS TO BE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH COUNCIL AND NOT IN A DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD [39:20] BE INDEPENDENT OF THIS COUNCIL. SO THIS IS A BIG STEP IN OUR CONTINUED BUILD OUT OF A STRONG [39:27] LEGISLATIVE OPERATING BODY IN MY OPINION. THANK YOU. [39:35] >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE FOR, YOU KNOW, PUSHING FOR THE EXTRA TIME [39:41] FOR YOU TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I THINK THAT WAS THE CORRECT DECISION. I THINK IT WAS [39:47] IMPORTANT TO ENGAGE WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AS WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. I THINK THE CHANGES [39:52] YOU ARE BRINGING FORWARD ARE ENOUGH FOR ME TO STILL HAVE CONCERNS TO BE VERY CLEAR, BUT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE [39:58] TODAY. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A DRAMATIC FOCUS IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I [40:04] HAVE FELT THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CENTRAL FOCUS ON THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE RATHER THAN [40:11] THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. I THINK THESE AMENDMENTS ARE [40:19] ENOUGH, BUT WITH CONCERNS. MAKING SURE WE TOOK TIME. IT [40:25] WOULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SPLIT DECISION LAST CYCLE. NOW WE'RE [40:30] HAVING A VOTE THAT HAS MORE CONSC CONSENSUS ON IT. SEEING NO [40:36] FURTHER QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? >> SO MOVED. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [40:42] >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [40:48] ABSTENTIONS? THE AYES HAVE IT. YOU HAVE A WALK ON ITEM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. I [40:54] HAVE A WALK ON ITEM. POLICY [40:59] RESOLUTION ENHANCING WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN. CHILDREN ON AUTISTIC SPECTRUM FACE [41:07] SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF DROWNING DUE TO THEIR WANDERING BEHAVIOR, [41:13] LIMITED ACCESS TO SAFETY AND EDUCATION. IN MINNESOTA, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE OF CHILDREN THAT ARE DYING IN THE WATER. AND [41:21] THIS INCLUDES DEVASTATING LOSSES OF FOUR-YEARS OLD WHO DROWNED IN [41:33] MINNEHAHA CREEK. MOHAMMED FOUND NEAR HIS HOME. DEATHS REFLECT [41:41] SYSTEMATIC GAPS IN WATER SAFETY EDUCATION. IMMIGRANT AND BIPOC [41:49] FAMILIES -- DUE TO THE CULTURAL STIGMA, LANGUAGE, ACCESS BARRIER, AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, [41:55] AND LACK OF INCLUSIVE CULTURAL AFFIRMING SERVICES. I NEVER [42:01] SHARED THIS WITH YOU, BUT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, MY NEPHEW [42:10] WAS DROWNED IN WOODBURY. HE WAS 9-YEARS OLD. HE WAS AUTISTIC. [42:21] HIS MOM GAVE BIRTH AND SOMEHOW HE FOUND A WAY TO GET OUT THE [42:26] BUILDING AND RAN TO THE NEAR [42:32] POND AND WOULD DROWN AND WAS IN THERE FOR 30 MINUTES. IT'S [42:40] REALLY A TRAGIC FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR MY BROTHER, AND IT WAS [42:47] KIND OF SEE HIM IN THE HOSPITAL ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR OVER THREE [42:53] WEEKS WAS REALLY CHALLENGING, DIFFICULT. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE [42:58] STORY LIKE THIS, BUT IT'S MANY, MANY STORIES THAT WE SEE EVERY [43:03] SUMMER IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND SURROUNDING AREAS THAT WE SEE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE [43:08] AUTISTIC THAT ARE DYING FOR WATER. SO I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, [43:17] I WORK WITH MINNESOTA BASED AUTISTIC ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION [43:23] THAT REALLY WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD. AND MET THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THEY'VE BEEN VERY [43:28] HELPFUL TO WORK WITH US ON THIS RESOLUTION. AS THE CITY OF [43:34] MINNEAPOLIS, WE NEED TO MAKE A STAND ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THE CHILDREN THAT ARE DYING FOR [43:41] DROWNING, AND THIS IS WHAT THAT IS. AND ON THURSDAY, I WILL HAVE [43:51] FAMILIES THAT LOST THEIR CHILDREN AND ALSO THE ADVOCATE COMMUNITIES THAT CONTINUE TO [43:57] ADVOCATE FOR THE SAFETY OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN COME ON FULL [44:03] COUNCIL ON THURSDAY TO PRESENT, AND YOU WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT I REALLY WANTED TO [44:08] BRING THIS IN OUR AWARENESS AND MAKING SURE WE'RE TAKING THE RIGHT STEPS TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [44:18] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. THERE IS NO ONE ON QUEUE. [44:23] SO MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION? [44:29] >> SO MOVED. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [44:37] ABSTE ABSTENTIONS? THE AYES HAVE IT. FINALLY, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES [44:44] ON MATTERS. WE'LL START WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY [44:49] COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. I'M GOING TO HAVE MY VICE CHAIR [44:56] COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO READ SINCE SHE CHAIRED THAT MEETING. >> COLLEAGUES, THE [45:01] ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 13 ITEMS FOR APPROVAL ON THURSDAY. THE FIRST TWO ARE GIFT [45:13] ACCEPTANCE. ITEM THREE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTION. [45:20] ITEM 4 IS AN AMENDMENT WITH PILLSBURY UNITED FOR THE LEAD [45:25] PROGRAM SERVES. ITEM FIVE SH [45:31] CONTRACTEDS WITH METRO YOUTH DIVERSION. ITEM 6 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE STATE FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS ON [45:38] CITY PROPERTIES. ITEM 7 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH KRAMER [45:44] NORTH AMERICA FOR THE FIRST AVENUE BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION. ITEM 8 ARE VARIOUS VENDORS FOR [45:50] 2024 VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES. THIS IS ROLLOVER MONEY. SORRY. THIS MIGHT NOT BE [45:57] ROLLOVER MONEY. I WANT TO BE SPECIFIC WITH THAT. ITEM 9 IS A CONTRACT WITH MINNEAPOLIS [46:03] DOWNTOWN COUNCIL FOR THE VIBRANT DOWNTOWN STOREFRONTS INITIATIVE. ITEM 10 IS A LEASE AMENDMENT. [46:16] ITEM 12 ARE CONTRACTS FOR THE 2025 OPEN STREETS EVENTS. WE HAD A CONVERSATION AT COMMITTEE [46:21] ABOUT THAT. ITEM 13 WE ALSO DISCUSSED AND IT'S A CONTRACT [46:27] WITH LSE ARCHITECTURES FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE NEW [46:33] MINNEAPOLIS DEMOCRACY CENTER. I AM HAPPY TO STAND FOR OR FIELD QUESTIONS. [46:39] >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ON QUEUE. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE [46:47] BUDGET COMMITTEE, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS TO THURSDAY'S [46:52] COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM NUMBER 1 IS PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE [46:58] APPROVING THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR AND ADOPTING FINDINGS, [47:03] APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POSITION IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR [47:09] LABOR RELATIONS. ITEM 2 IS CONSIDERING THE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION RELATED TO ROLLOVER [47:16] OF UNSPENT 2024 APPROPRIATIONS. THIS ITEM WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW [47:22] MORE TIME TO RECEIVE A MORE DETAILED REPORT. WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. [47:27] >> THANK YOU. PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. [47:33] DURING COMMITTEE I MADE THAT MOTION TO FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE I THOUGHT THERE WERE SOME MISSING DETAILS [47:40] FOR US TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON THOSE ROLLOVER FUNDS. I'LL REITERATE THAT THIS [47:49] IS MONEY THAT IS ALREADY COMMITTED. IF WE WERE NOT TO APPROVE THOSE ROLLOVER FUNDS THAT WOULD BE EATING INTO THE [47:55] 2025 BUDGET. WE HAVE A CONUNDRUM BECAUSE CLEARLY WE DON'T WANT TO PUT A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOLE [48:03] IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET. AND AT THE SAME TIME, OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES SAY WE NEED A BUSINESS PLAN THAT ALIGNS WITH EACH ONE [48:09] OF THOSE APPROPRIATIONS. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, WE HAVEN'T DONE BUSINESS PLANNING AT THE [48:14] DEPARTMENT LEVEL FOR MANY YEARS HERE. I THINK THIS IS A GOVERNANCE ISSUE. I THINK THIS [48:22] IS REALLY ON US AS IN OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES IN [48:27] OUR OVERSIGHT CAPACITY TO REALLY REINFORCE THAT. I THINK BY THE LETTER OF THE POLICY WE SHOULDN'T BE PASSING ANY OF THIS [48:33] BECAUSE WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE BUSINESS PLANS. I THINK MR. [48:38] HARDGROVE, OUR CONTROLLER SPOKE TO OUR BUDGET BOOK AS THE PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT HE [48:45] REFERENCED AND APPROVING OR MOVING OR AT LEAST RECOMMENDING THOSE ROLLOVER APPROPRIATIONS. [48:52] BUT I THINK THERE'S A BRIDGE HERE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CONTROLLER TO GET ADDITIONAL [48:58] REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. OR AT LEAST REPORTING THAT HE HAS. AND WE'RE HOPING TO HEAR BACK BEFORE THURSDAY. BUT I WANTED TO -- I [49:04] DO WANT TO PLANT THE SEED THAT I THINK THERE'S A MISSING PIECE HERE AROUND MUCH MORE [49:10] COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING WITHIN EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. I WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR CITY CLERK [49:16] AND ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO ACTUALLY PUSH FORWARD FOR SOME STRONGER PLANNING. SO I'M THINKING ABOUT HOW TO APPROACH [49:22] THAT. BUT JUST WANTED TO PLANT THAT SEED NOW AS WE'RE GOING INTO THURSDAY'S MEETING. WE HAVE [49:27] GOT TIME STILL TO REHEAR BACK FROM OUR CFO AND CONTROLLER ON WHAT KIND OF ADDITIONAL DETAILS [49:33] WELL GET. BUT I'M HOPING WE CAN HAVE SOME THOROUGH INFORMATION [49:39] BEFORE THAT VOTE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE [49:47] THE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. CHOWDHURY. [49:56] >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN WAS ABSENT DURING THE BHZ COMMITTEE SO I CHAIRED THE MEETING SO I'LL READ THE REPORT. THE BHZ [50:04] COMMITTEE WILL BE BRINGING 15 ITEMS TO THURSDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. THE FIRST IS APPROVING A PERMANENT EXPANSION OF [50:11] PREMISES LICENSE FOR DEXTER'S. SECOND IS A PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE [50:18] FOR CANNABIS AND HEMP RETAILERS. NUMBER 3 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LAND [50:25] SALE FOR A PORTION OF 1027 ESSEX [50:30] STREET. NUMBER 4 IS A PASSING -- THIS ITEM WAS AMENDED AT BHZ. [50:38] ITEM 5 IS CONSIDERING A LICENSE REVOCATION FOR DUET COFFEE AND [50:46] WINE. THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. STAFF HAS SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED A [50:51] WITHDRAWAL FORM FROM THE RESTAURANT. THEREFORE, IT'S GOING TO BE DELETED AT THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY. [50:57] ITEM 6 IS APPROVING TWO LIQUOR LICENSES. NUMBER 7 IS APPROVING 55 LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. [51:03] NUMBER 8 IS APPROVING FOUR GAMBLING LICENSES. 9 IS [51:11] APPROVING FOUR GAMBLING LICENSE RENEWALS. ACCEPTING FUNDS FROM THE MIDWEST ARTS CONSERVATION [51:18] CENTER. NUMBER 11 IS APPROVING A REZONING AND STREET VACATION [51:24] APPLICATION FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY FACILITY SERVICES. 12 IS APPROVING A SMALL AND MEDIUM MULTI-FAMILY LOAN ASSUMPTION FOR [51:31] SEVERAL PROPERTIES. NUMBER 13 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GRANT FOR THE [51:39] MINNEAPOLIS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TRAVEL EXPERIENCES. NUMBER 14 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GRANT [51:45] FROM THE BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY. AND 15, LASTLY, A [51:51] PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ANIMAL SHELTERING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH THE CITY [51:56] OF ST. LOUIS PARK. WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. I DID HAVE VICE [52:05] CHAIR CHOWDHURY AND I ARE POSSIBLY BRINGING FORWARD SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE SIDEWALK FOOD [52:11] CART ORDINANCE. WE ARE WORKING WITH STAFF RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE SAYING MAYBE JUST BECAUSE [52:16] THERE'S STILL CONVERSATIONS WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THERE'S CONVERSATIONS WITH THE [52:22] UMBRELLA COMPONENT OF THE ORDINANCE THAT THERE WAS PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON. SO IF THERE IS [52:27] CHANGES, WE'LL EMAIL THEM TO YOU. BUT WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF ON THOSE AND THE [52:32] MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO I AT LEAST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TOLD YOU THAT IN ADVANCE. WE'RE NOT SURE IF [52:38] THERE'S GOING TO BE AMENDMENTS. BUT WE AT LEAST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THEY MAY BE COMING. NEXT UP, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [52:44] >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WAS REPRESENTING THE CITY IN FEDERAL COURT THAT DAY. SO I JUST WANT [52:51] TO THANK OUR QUIET CO-CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY FOR HOLDING DOWN THE FORT AND GREAT [52:58] JOB. >> AWESOME. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, [53:04] NEXT UP WE HAVE THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. I'LL PASS IT OFF TO COUNCIL MEMBER [53:11] KOSKI. [53:20] >> 20 TWOIF CONCRETE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM. ITEM 3 IS CONCURRING WITH THE CITY [53:28] ENGINEERS VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CEDAR LAKE [53:33] ROAD BRIDGE OVER BNSF RAILROAD. ITEM 4 IS REQUESTING MNDOT -- [53:51] ITEM 6 IS PASSAGE OF A [53:57] RESOLUTION EXPRESSING MNDOT UNIVERSITY AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. ITEM 7 IS AUTHORIZING [54:07] CONSTRUCTION OF STORM WATER TREATMENT. AND ITEM 8 IS ACCEPT [54:12] A GRANT FOR GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT. I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. AND NO ONE IS ON [54:17] QUEUE. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. BUT WE ARE NOT BRINGING FORWARD ANY ITEMS TO [54:23] THIS THURSDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. SO WE ARE DONE. ALL RIGHT. WITH [54:29] THAT, WE CONCLUDE ALL BUSINESS THAT COMES BEFORE COMMITTEE TODAY. AND HEARING NO OBJECTION, [54:34] I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.