[0:37] >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS [0:42] CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR MEETING, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY RESOLUTIONS. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS [0:48] INTO THIS SPACE BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. FIRST UP IS A RESOLUTION [0:54] PRESENTING CHILD HEALTH AND SAFETY MONTH PRESENTED BY [1:01] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> OUR FIRST RESOLUTION IS TO RECOGNIZE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN [1:07] AND RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MONTH. YOU'LL SEE THIS THEME A COUPLE [1:12] MORE TIMES THIS MORNING. I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION, THEN PASS IT TO KAITLYN FROM HENNEPIN [1:21] HEALTHCARE. WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE FROM OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ALSO OUR YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD. [1:27] WHEREAS THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE [1:34] UNIQUE POTENTIAL DANGERS CHILDREN FACE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES AND TAKING TANGIBLE STEPS [1:39] OF PREVENTION AGAINST THOSE CHALLENGES. AND WHEREAS THE GOAL OF NATIONAL [1:45] CHILD AND SAFETY PROTECTION MONTH IS TO TEACH CAREGIVERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY HOW TO SEE [1:50] THE WORLD FROM A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE AND MAKE SURE THEY STAY SAFE. AND WHEREAS MAKING SURE CHILDREN [1:56] AND TODDLERS WHO EXPLORE THE WORLD BY PUTTING THINGS IN THEIR MOUTH ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE [2:03] TO ACCIDENTAL POISONING. AND THERE WAS A 176% INCREASE IN REPORTS OF POTENTIAL CANNABIS [2:10] POISONING WITH THE REPORTED POISONINGS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE INCREASING FROM 7% TO 24% [2:15] OF THOSE REPORTED POISONINGS IN THAT TIME. WHEREAS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA [2:21] LEGALIZED ADULT USE CANNABIS IN 2023 CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH EDUCATION, REGULATION, AND RESPONSIBLE USE, [2:27] BUT ALSO NEW CHALLENGES IN PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE, ACCESS, AND [2:34] NORMALIZATION OF USE. AND WHEREAS, LEGALIZATION HAS LED TO WIDER AVAILABILITY OF [2:40] CANNABIS PRODUCTS INCLUDING EDIBLES AND CONCENTRATES THAT MAY RESEMBLE CANDY, SNACKS, [2:46] BEVERAGES, INCREASING THE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL INGESTION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS [2:51] IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY THROUGH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATED TO CANNABIS AND OTHER [2:58] SUBSTANCES. WHEREAS THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TAKING STEPS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM POTENTIAL HARM BY LAUNCHING A SAFE STORAGE [3:05] OF CANNABIS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE CAREGIVERS TO STORE CANNABIS AND OTHER [3:11] SUBSTANCES SAFELY OUT OF REACH. AND WHEREAS BY RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH IN THE CONTEXT [3:17] OF MINNESOTA'S EVOLVING CANNABIS LANDSCAPE, THE CITY REAFFIRMS ITS DEDICATION TO SAFEGUARDING [3:23] THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING OF ALL CHILDREN IN MINNEAPOLIS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED [3:28] THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL HEREBY AFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF [3:33] CHILDREN AND RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION MONTH. [3:39] THANK YOU. [3:45] WE HAVE KAITLYN HERE FROM HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE WHO'S GOING TO DESCRIBE HER WORK AND SHARE A FEW WORDS. [3:50] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU EVERYONE. AS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS KAITLYN HANSEN, I WORK FOR HENNEPIN [3:58] HEALTHCARE AS THE TRAUMA PREVENTION SPECIALIST. WE ARE A LEVEL ONE PEDIATRIC CENTER AS WELL AS A LEVEL ONE [4:04] ADULT CENTER. WE'RE COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY TREATING TRAUMATIC INJURIES, BUT ALSO TRYING TO PREVENT THEM AS [4:10] WELL. WHAT I DO IS LOOK AT OUR DATA AND ALL OF OUR PATIENTS COMING IN AND USE EDUCATION RESOURCES [4:16] PROGRAMMING, LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO TRY TO PREVENT THESE INJURIES FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE WHAT WE FIND IS EVEN IF YOU DO HEAL FROM YOUR [4:23] PHYSICAL INJURIES, THERE'S ALWAYS A SCAR FROM WHAT YOU AND [4:28] YOUR FAMILY HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH FROM THIS TRAUMA. THANK YOU FOR REAFFIRMING THIS, IT'S AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS. [4:34] AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO PROMOTE THE SAFE CANNABIS STORAGE THROUGH OUR EVENTS IN THE FUTURE [4:40] STARTING WITH OUR BABY SAFETY SHOWER ON FRIDAY. VERY EXCITING, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, [4:48] COUNCILMEMBER. MY NAME IS EVELYN, I'M A CANNABIS USE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE [4:56] COORD COORDINATOR. WE HAVE LAUNCHED A SAFE STORAGE CAMPAIGN AFTER SEEING THE NUMBER OF INCREASES IN CHILDHOOD [5:03] POISONINGS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO WE ARE PROMOTING SAFE CANNABIS USE BY STORING CANNABIS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES LOCKED [5:10] UPTIGHT AND OUT OF SIGHT AND WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AS WELL. [5:19] >> SUPER, THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER FOR A PHOTO COMMEMORATING THIS AND AS I'M JUST EXCITED TO STAND [5:26] WITH YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE WORK ON PROMOTING SAFE STORAGE. SO HERE WE GO. [5:46] NEXT UP. >> NEXT UP WE ARE RECOGNIZING FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK. >> THERE WE GO. [6:46] >> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME. I'M EXCITED TO HAVE OUR CITY AUDITOR JOINING ME WITH OUR FULL AUDIT TEAM AS WE RECOGNIZE FRAUD [6:53] AWARENESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS COMMITTED TO ETHICAL [7:00] GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC RESOURCES AND THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO [7:06] ITS RESIDENCES AND WHEREAS 2025 [7:12] MARKS THE 25TH ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK LED BY [7:19] ACFE TO RAISE A GLOBAL AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF FRAUD AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND [7:25] DETECTION. AND WHEREAS THE ACFE ESTIMATES THAT ORGANIZATIONS LOSE APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THEIR ANNUAL [7:33] REVENUE TO FRAUD REPRESENTING A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND THE TRUST PLACED IN [7:38] GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. AND WHEREAS, FRAUD UNDERMINES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE, INCREASES [7:44] OPERATIONAL COSTS, AND DIVERTS RESOURCES AWAY FROM ESSENTIAL SERVICES MAKING PREVENTION AND [7:49] EARLY DETECTION VITAL TO PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST. AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF CITY [7:55] AUDITOR PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN PROMOTING INTEGRITY AND [8:01] ACCOUNTABILITY ACROSS CITY OPERATIONS THROUGH INDEPENDENT AUDITS, ADVISORY SERVICES, [8:06] PROACTIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS, AND FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS. [8:13] AND WHEREAS FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS ARE SHARED ACROSS ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COLLABORATION IS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING A [8:21] CULTURE OF COLLABORATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ENCOURAGES ALL EMPLOYEES TO [8:27] REMAIN VIGILANT AND INFORMED ABOUT FRAUD RISKS AND REPORTING MECHANISMS. [8:32] AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE AND CONFIDENTIAL TOOLS FOR [8:37] REPORTING SUSPECTED FRAUD ENSURING THAT ALL EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS CAN PLAY A ROLE IN [8:43] PROTECTING PUBLIC RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO [8:49] RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE [8:54] OF INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AND WHEREAS, FRAUD AWARENESS [9:00] WEEK, THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR EXHIBITS STRONG [9:06] LEADERSHIP IN EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC RESOURCES AND PROMOTE ETHICAL GOVERNANCE. [9:11] THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZE NOVEMBER 16TH-22, 2025 [9:20] AS FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES TO [9:27] SUPPORT FRAUD AWARENESS EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A SAFE AND TRANSPARENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. [9:33] MR. TIMERMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANY WORDS? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY, [9:40] ESPECIALLY IN FINANCE AND THOSE WHO HELP IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S [9:49] OFFICE. WE TRIAGE REPORTS AND THERE IS EASY REPORTING ON THE CITY OF [9:54] MINNEAPOLIS'S WEBSITE SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND CITY EMPLOYEES CAN ALL REPORT CONCERNS OR SUSPICIONS OF FRAUD THAT CAN BE [10:02] INVESTIGATED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY. AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING [10:07] FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK. >> ABSOLUTELY. LET'S ALL SQUEEZE IN FOR A PHOTO. [10:12] WE'VE GOT TO SQUEEZE IN BETWEEN THESE TWO BLACK LINES RIGHT HERE. [10:47] >> NEXT WE WILL WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI FOR WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY. [12:51] >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANDREA JENKINS, WARD [12:58] 8 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WORLD [13:05] CHILDREN'S DAY. WHEREAS, NOVEMBER 20, 2025, [13:11] MARKS THE 36TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD UNCRC. [13:21] AND WHEREAS, OUT OF 196 ELIGIBLE MEMBER NATIONS OF THE UNITED [13:28] NATIONS, THE UNITED STATES IS THE ONLY NATION THAT HAS NOT YET RATIFIED THE UNCRC. [13:37] AND WHEREAS THE CHILD FRIENDLY CITIES INITIATIVE, CFCI WAS [13:42] LAUNCHED GLOBALLY IN 1996 TO ACTUALIZE THE RIGHTS OF [13:47] CHILDREN, RECOGNIZING THE DIRECT ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND [13:54] MAYORS PLAY IN SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 20, [14:02] 2019, THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S HISTORIC [14:10] SUPPORT BEGINNING WITH MAYOR DOM FRAZIER IN 1989 OF THE UNCRC AND [14:20] PURSUE DESIGNATION AS A CHILD-FRIENDLY CITY THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL [14:26] CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND. [14:35] UN UNICEF, USA. AND WHEREAS MAYOR FRYE SIGNED [14:42] THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON FEBRUARY 14, 2020, RESULTING [14:47] IN MINNEAPOLIS BECOMING THE SECOND CHILD-FRIENDLY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. [14:53] AND WHEREAS, THE MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD AND THE [14:58] MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT ARE LEADING MINNEAPOLIS' EFFORTS TO BECOME THE FIRST CITY IN THE [15:07] UNITED STATES TO BE A REDESIGNATED, I'M SORRY, TO BE REDESIGNATED AS A CHILD-FRIENDLY [15:14] CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOUR [15:20] OVERALL GOALS ENSHRINED IN UNCRC. NUMBER ONE, CHILDREN SHOULD BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION. [15:27] TWO, GOVERNMENT POLICY SHOULD BE BASED ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. [15:33] THREE, CHILDREN SHOULD SURVIVE AND DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL [15:39] A AND, NUMBER FOUR, CHILDREN'S VIEWS AND PERSPECTIVES ARE IMPORTANT. [15:45] AND WHEREAS, THIS EFFORT UNDERTAKEN IN RECOGNITION OF THE [15:53] DIVERSITY OF CULTURE, EXPERIENCE, AND REPRESENTATION AND NATURALLY REPRESENTED IN THE YOUTH OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS [15:59] IS GUIDED BY THE FRAMEWORK SET FORTH BY THE CONVENTION ON THE [16:04] RIGHTS OF THE CHILD WHICH IS CELEBRATED ON WORLD CHILDREN'S [16:10] DAY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL [16:15] DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THAT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2025, IS [16:20] WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THAT THE RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS ARE [16:26] INVITED TO RECOGNIZE WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS [16:33] CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD. THANK YOU. [16:43] SO I JUST WANT TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS, [16:49] PARTICULARLY FROM ANN FROM TTHE [16:55] YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER [17:00] JENKINS AND MEMBERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS IS OUR BOARD CHAIR FROM THE YOUTH [17:06] COORDINATING BOARD. AND COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI IS A MEMBER OF OUR BOARD. SO I'M VERY PLEASED THAT I HAVE [17:11] BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD [17:17] FRIENDLY CITIES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO YOU SEE REPRESENTED AMONG SOME OF US, I ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION. [17:22] WE'LL TAKE THAT BACK AND HAVE IT FRAMED AND HUNG. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN [17:28] MINNEAPOLIS. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE THE SECOND CHILD-FRIENDLY DESIGNATED [17:33] CITY AND THE FIRST CITY GOING FORWARD FOR OUR SECOND DESIGNATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE ABOUT 3,000 CITIES IN [17:39] THE WORLD WHO HAVE THE DESIGNATION, BUT IN THE UNITED STATES THERE'S ONLY TWO. WELL THERE'S THREE ACTUALLY. [17:45] BUT WE'RE THE FIRST TO DO A SECOND DESIGNATION. AND I THINK AT THIS TIME IN OUR [17:52] COUNTRY, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LIFT UP OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHTS. IT IS REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE REMEMBER THEM AND THAT WE [17:59] UNDERSTAND AND REALLY WORK FOR THEM AND UNDERSTAND THAT OUR POLICIES AND OUR GOVERNMENT [18:08] NEEDS TO BE CENTERED ON THEM. THAT IS WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE, A REMINDER AND SOME WORK [18:13] AROUND OUR CHILDREN AND HELPING TO CENTER THEM. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT REMEMBERED ALL THE TIME AND THEY'RE NOT [18:19] THOUGHT OF ALWAYS AS VALUABLE. THEY'RE SOMETIMES THOUGHT OF AS DISPOSABLE. AND THEY ARE NOT. [18:25] SOME DAY THEY ARE GOING TO BE SITTING HERE. SO LET US GIVE THEM OUR BEST. [18:30] AND THAT IS THE WORK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. SO ON WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY, [18:35] LET'S REMEMBER THAT TODAY, BUT EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK [18:41] THEY'RE DOING NOW AND SOME WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR 30 OR 40 YEARS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [18:51] >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANY WORDS? [18:58] NO? I GUESS WE'LL GATHER FOR A PHOTO AND I'LL LET ANN HOLD THIS. [19:44] >> NEXT UP IS THE TRANSGENDER DAY OF THE REMEMBRANCE WITH COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [20:17] ALL RIGHT SO HERE WE GO ONCE AGAIN WITH THIS RESOLUTION OBSERVING NOVEMBER 20TH AS [20:24] TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. AND LAST NIGHT, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE PAST THE [20:31] 35W BRIDGE AND IT WAS ALL LIT UP IN PINK AND BLUE. [20:40] WHEREAS, SADLY AND INHUMANELY, AT LEAST 55 TRANSGENDER AND [20:45] GENDER EXPANSIVE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED IN THE [20:50] UNITED STATES IN THE PAST YEAR INCLUDING THROUGH GUN AND [20:55] INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, AND I JUST WANT TO STOP AND MAKE A [21:02] COMMENTARY BECAUSE THE TERM AT LEAST 55 IS AN ESTIMATE. [21:07] WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TRANSGENDER OR GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN [21:13] MURDERED BECAUSE THE SOCIETY DOESN'T ALWAYS RECOGNIZE [21:18] PEOPLE'S GENDER IDENTITIES AS SUCH. [21:24] WHEREAS, WE FACE AN EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANSGENDER WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE UNITED [21:30] STATES, WITH BLACK AND LATINX TRANSGENDER WOMEN REPRESENTING A VAST MAJORITY OF THESE [21:37] FATALITIES AND EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE AT DISPROPORTIONATELY [21:44] HIGHER RATES. WHEREAS, TOO OFTEN MURDERS AND VIOLENT ATTACKS GO UNDERREPORTED [21:49] OR MISREPORTED. TRANSGENDER WOMEN OF COLOR FACE VIOLENCE EVERY DAY AND FEAR [21:55] TURNING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HELP DUE TO THE FURTHERING INTERACTIONS OF VIOLENCE, VICTIM [22:03] BLAMING, STIGMATIZATION. [22:16] AND WHEREAS, TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE WHOM WE'VE LOST IN THE LAST YEAR DUE [22:21] TO VIOLENCE PERPETRATED AGAINST THEM WERE NEIGHBORS, STUDENTS, [22:27] COWORKERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHOSE LIVES WERE TAKEN FROM THEIR LOVED ONES AND FROM [22:34] THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IS ALSO OBSERVED AS [22:41] TRANSGENDER DAY OF RESILIENCE TO CELEBRATE THE RESILIENCE AND THE [22:46] POWER OF TRANS AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE STILL LIVING, STILL FIGHTING FOR THEIR [22:52] SAFETY, AND STILL PROTECTING EACH OTHER. AND WHEREAS, TRANSGENDER AND [22:59] GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE DESERVE THE RESOURCES AND PROTECTIONS NECESSARY TO BE [23:06] CELEBRATED IN LIFE AND NOT ONLY IN DEATH. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED [23:13] THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY OBSERVE NOVEMBER 20, [23:20] 2025, AS TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGING AND MOURNING THE LIVES OF [23:26] TRANSGENDER AND GENDER EXPANSIVE PEOPLE WE'VE LOST THIS YEAR DUE TO THE VIOLENCE. [23:32] AND RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE WORK AHEAD AND OUR [23:38] DUTY IS TO HELP CREATE A SAFER, MORE EQUITABLE CITY FOR OUR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER [23:45] NONCONFORMING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THANK YOU. [23:52] AND IF I MIGHT JUST TAKE A MOMENT, YOU KNOW, THIS WILL BE [23:58] MY LAST DAY OF READING A RESOLUTION HONORING TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. [24:06] AND AS A TRANSGENDER AMERICAN, A BLACK TRANSGENDER AMERICAN, I'M [24:15] AN ANOMALY TO BE SITTING HERE ON THIS MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. [24:21] THIS IS NOT A EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. MORE OF AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE [24:29] FOR BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMEN IS FACING VIOLENCE, FACING [24:36] HOMELESSNESS, FACING UNEMP UNEMPLOYMENT, AND SO I WANT TO [24:41] JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LIFT UP A TRANSGENDER PERSON THAT YOU [24:47] MAY KNOW, SEND THEM SOME LOVE TODAY. IT'S A VERY EMOTIONAL DAY FOR [24:55] THIS COMMUNITY. AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. [25:03] AND I'LL FOR SURE SHOWCASE OUR [25:11] PROGRAM MANAGER TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >> I'M SHORE FOCUS, THE [25:18] TWO-SPIRIT LGBTQIA MANAGER HERE AT THE CITY. AND FOLLOWING UP COUNC [25:23] MEMBER'S REMARKS IS IMPOSSIBLE. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS WE WILL HAVE A SPACE THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:00 AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY TO [25:32] HONOR, TO GRIEVE, TO BE IN COMMUNITY, AND TO HONOR THIS DAY WITH SOME PERFORMANCES AND SOME [25:39] SPEAKERS. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN US 4:00 AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY THIS [25:44] AFTERNOON. AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. [26:56] >> NEXT UP WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING 2025 EMPLOYEE RESOURCE DAY WITH COUNCILMEMBER [27:03] VETAW. [28:25] >> GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. SO WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEE RESOURCE [28:32] GROUP DAY. I'M LATRICIA VETAW AND I'M JOINED BY LOTS OF STAFF HERE AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [28:38] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. WHEREAS EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, [28:43] ERG'S ARE VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE-LED GROUPS THAT FOSTER A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE ALIGNED WITH [28:49] ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION, VALUES, AND GOALS. AND WHEREAS ERG'S CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR EMPLOYEES TO CONNECT [28:55] AROUND SHARED IDENTITIES, EXPERIENCE, AND INTEREST, AND PROMOTE GREATER AWARENESS, [29:01] UNDERSTANDING AND EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE. AND WHEREAS, ERG'S SERVE AS [29:07] VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES BY SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP [29:13] OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS, ERG'S STRENGTHEN [29:21] ORGANIZATIONS BY ENCOURAGING CROSS CULTURAL LEARNING, [29:26] IMPROVING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, AND HELPING TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE CULTURE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF [29:32] MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF ERG'S IN ADVANCING EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING [29:40] ACROSS ALL SECTORS INCLUDING WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE. AND WHEREAS, INTERNATIONAL ERG [29:46] DAY CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF NOVEMBER PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR [29:52] THE IMPORTANT WORK OF ERG'S AROUND THE WORLD AND TO RECOMMIT CREATING INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS [29:58] WHERE ALL EMPLOYEES FEEL SEEN, HEARD, AND EMPOWERED. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED [30:05] THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP DAY AND COMMEND THE [30:12] DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS AND THEIR MEMBERS WITHIN OUR CITY [30:18] GOVERNMENT AND BEYOND. THANK YOU. [30:24] ANYBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? [30:31] >> THANK YOU FOR THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. ERG'S REALLY ARE A PLACE WHERE [30:38] EVERYONE CAN FEEL WELCOME, WHERE EVERYONE CAN FEEL A SENSE OF [30:44] BELONGING, WHERE EVERYONE CAN FEEL THEY HAVE A VOICE. SO FOR ME HAVING BEEN HERE FOR [30:50] OVER 31 YEARS, I WAS ABLE TO KIND OF SEE IT GO FROM AN IDEA [30:56] TO AN ACTUAL REALITY. SO THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS REALLY APPRECIATE OVER THE COURSE OF MY [31:03] CAREER. SO THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? [31:09] NO? ALL RIGHT, IT'S PICTURE TAKING TIME. SO THIS IS WHERE IT GETS TRICKY, WE'RE GOING TO GET IN BETWEEN [31:14] THESE TWO BLACK LINES. MAYBE TWO ROWS. [32:21] >> NEXT WE WILL WELCOME UP COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI TO RECOGNIZE [32:27] ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH CITY DEPARTMENT SUPPORT. [34:20] >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M EMILY KOSKI, COUNCIL MEMBER [34:26] WARD 11. AND COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, TODAY WE BRING FORWARD A SERIES OF HONORARY [34:32] RESOLUTIONS RECOGNIZING THE COORDINATED RESPONSE OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENTS FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT [34:39] ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL ON AUGUST 27, 2025. THESE RESOLUTIONS HONOR THE [34:45] EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION, AND TEAMWORK [34:50] DEMONSTRATED ACROSS OUR ENTIRE ENTERPRISE. THEREFORE 25 DEPARTMENTS, SO WE [34:56] WILL NOT READ EVERY RESOLUTION. YOU'RE WELCOME. [35:02] BUT I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO WOULD LOVE TO READ EACH DEPARTMENT'S NAME. [35:10] >> I WILL READ EVERY WORD OF THESE THINGS LATER. THESE RESOLUTIONS RECOGNIZE ALL [35:17] OF THESE DEPARTMENTS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE HEALTH [35:23] DEPARTMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CITY COMMUNICATIONS, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL [35:30] RELATIONS, OUR 911 EMERGENCY CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS 311, THE [35:35] MAYOR'S OFFICE, REGULATORY SERVICES, THE INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAM, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE [35:41] AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT, THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER, THE COMMUNITY PLANNING [35:47] AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION [35:53] TECHNOLOGY, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY, THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, [35:58] PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. >> EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS [36:04] PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE VICTIMS, FAMILIES, AND THE BROADER [36:09] COMMUNITY DURING AN UNIMAGINABLE CRISIS. THESE RESOLUTIONS COLLECTIVELY [36:14] EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO ALL CITY STAFF WHOSE COMMITMENT AND COMPASSION REFLECT THE VERY [36:21] BEST OF PUBLIC SERVICE. AND I'M HONORED TO BE STANDING UP HERE TODAY WITH SO MANY OF [36:27] YOU WHO REPRESENT THESE DEPARTMENTS. AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO AND I [36:33] HAD THE SUPPORT WITH ALL OF YOU TO SUPPORT FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY FROM ANNUNCIATION THAT [36:38] IS ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY. SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW [36:46] WORDS AS WELL. >> HI, I'M CHRISTA, A PARENT AT [36:55] ANNUNCIATION. BETWEEN MYSELF AND -- WE HAD FIVE CHILDREN IN THE CHURCH THAT MORNING. FROM WHAT WE SAW THAT MORNING [37:01] WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE CHURCH AT 8:45 A.M. WHICH IS QUITE EARLY, AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN EVERY DAY [37:07] SINCE THEN AND AS I STAND ALONGSIDE OF YOU, I AM COMPLETELY WITH THE UTMOST [37:12] GRATITUDE OF WHAT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO THAT DAY. TEAMWORK IS AN INCREDIBLE WORD FOR US TO HOLD ONTO. [37:19] BECAUSE I THINK IT IS NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY THAT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON. IT'S H WE GO FORWARD TOGETHER [37:24] AS A COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE ABLE TO HELP STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING EVER AGAIN SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND [37:30] ALL OF YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ANNUNCIATION AND OUR COMMUNITY [37:36] AND EACH OF YOU, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [37:49] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS KOSKI AND PALMISANO FOR AUTHORING THIS VERY IMPORTANT [37:55] RESOLUTION AND THAT WE NEED TO BE RECOGNIZING THE INCREDIBLE SERVICE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE [38:01] THROUGHOUT OUR CITY ARE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT DURING EMERGENCIES, IT'S ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT. THE RESPONSE AT ANNUNCIATION, IT [38:09] DIDN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UP HERE WITH US AND THE [38:16] HUNDREDS AND EVEN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THEY PREPARED. THEY DID WORK. [38:22] THEY COORDINATED. THEY MADE SURE THE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION WERE SET UP, THAT [38:28] FIRST RESPONDERS UNDERSTOOD HOW INCIDENT COMMAND WOULD FUNCTION. ALL OF THIS WORK CULMINATED IN A TRIP OUT TO EMMITTSBURG, [38:37] MARYLAND WHERE WE ALL RAN SIMULATIONS. THOSE SIMULATIONS AND THAT PRACTICE HELPS US DO BETTER. [38:43] AND IT QUITE LITERALLY SAVES LIVES. THEY WORKED ALONGSIDE THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AT [38:49] ANNUNCIATION AND I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH. WE'VE HEARD STORIES THAT ARE FLAT OUT COURAGEOUS ABOUT WHAT [38:58] STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS DID IN THOSE MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS. [39:04] AND I THINK THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART IS IN UNITY. OUR WHOLE CITY REALLY ROSE TO A [39:10] VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE. I'M GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING ALL OF THIS WORK, FOR OUR STAFF [39:17] WHO STEPPED UP. AND WHETHER YOU WERE ENSURING THAT COMMUNICATION GOT OUT IN A [39:23] TIMELY FASHION OR YOU WERE RUNNING TOWARDS VIOLENCE WHEN SO MANY OF THE REST OF US WOULD RUN [39:28] IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, THE WORK YOU DO MATTERS. IT MATTERS. AND IN MOMENTS LIKE THIS, IT ESPECIALLY DOES. [39:33] SO THANK YOU. [39:41] >> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS MIKE MOYSKI, I'M [39:47] HARPER'S DAD, ALSO THE FATHER OF QUINN MOYSKI WHO MADE IT OUT THAT DAY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. [39:54] THIS IS MY WIFE, JACKIE, AND WE'RE BEYOND HUMBLED AND HONORED [39:59] TO BE HERE AMONGST THIS ROOM OF HEROES. THAT'S TRULY WHAT YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, NOT JUST FOR OUR FAMILY AND FOR [40:05] GETTING QUINN OUT SAFELY. BUT FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO. [40:11] I REMEMBER THAT MORNING, SORRY I'M CHOKED UP. I REMEMBER THAT MORNING SEEING ALL OF THE FAMILIES COME [40:18] TOGETHER AND WHEN JACKIE AND I FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO [40:25] HARPER, WE WERE OBVIOUSLY DEVASTATED. HARDEST MOMENT OF OUR LIVES. BUT THERE WERE PEOPLE IN THAT [40:30] ROOM THAT I CAN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE TODAY PROBABLY BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A BLUR THAT ALL HAD A [40:35] FUNCTION TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD BEYOND THAT AWFUL MOMENT. IT'S HELPED US OUT. AND IT'S CONTINUED TO HELP US [40:42] OUT, THE OUTREACH THAT WE GET FROM MANY OF YOU HERE TODAY IS A BIG PART OF OUR RECOVERY. THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF [40:48] JACKIE AND I AND QUINN AND OUR COMMUNITY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. [40:53] WE'RE HONORED. >> THANK YOU, MIKE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO [40:59] BE ABLE TO SQUISH IN FOR A PHOTO HERE, BUT WE WILL DO OUR VERY BEST. LET'S SHOW THEM WHAT UNITY LOOKS LIKE HERE. [42:43] >> NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE HARPER. [42:59] >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ALSO HERE TODAY RECOGNIZING THE ENDURING LIGHT OF HARPER LILLIAN MOYSKI. [43:09] WHEREAS, HARPER LILLIAN MOYSKI WAS BORN NOVEMBER 3, 2014, AND [43:16] FROM THE VERY BEGINNING RADIATED JOY, CURIOSITY, AND COURAGE THAT [43:23] TOUCHED EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER. [43:29] WHEREAS, HARPER WAS A BRIGHT, FUNNY, AND DEEPLY KIND CHILD WHO [43:34] ASKED BIG QUESTIONS, SPOKE TRUTH AND CONVICTION, AND APPROACHED THE WORLD WITH HER WHOLE HEART. [43:41] A LIGHT ENTIRELY HER OWN. WHEREAS, HARPER FOUND JOY AND [43:48] WONDER IN EVERYTHING AROUND HER, THE ANIMALS SHE ADORED, THE TRAILS SHE EXPLORED, THE GAMES [43:55] SHE INVENTED, AND THE PEOPLE SHE LOVED. ESPECIALLY HER LITTLE SISTER, [44:00] QUINN. HER FAVORITE PLAYMATE AND FOREVER FRIEND. [44:05] AND WHEREAS, HER COMMUNITY WITNESSED EXTRAORDINARY STRENGTH AND UNITY IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS [44:11] FOLLOWING HER PASSING AS NEIGHBORS, CLASSMATES, AND FAMILIES ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS CAME [44:17] TOGETHER IN LOVE, GRIEF, AND SOLIDARITY. AND WHEREAS, FROM THE LOVE HAS [44:24] GROWN A MOVEMENT OF CONSCIOUS AND COMPASSIONATE CHANGE. A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO CARRY [44:31] FORWARD HER SPIRIT OF KINDNESS, CONNECTION, AND COURAGE. [44:37] AND WHEREAS, HARPER'S FAMILY CONTINUES TO HONOR HER THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALING, ADVOCACY, AND [44:43] CREATIVE ACTS OF REMEMBRANCE REMINDING ALL OF US THAT LOVE IS [44:49] POWERFUL AND NEVER LEAVES. IT TRANSFORMS. AND WHEREAS, HER SHORT LIFE HAS [44:56] ALREADY CHANGED HEARTS, POLICIES, AND POSSIBILITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND BEYOND. [45:04] CALLING US TO BE BRAVE, BE BRIGHT, AND BE LOUD WITH OUR LOVE. [45:09] NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL [45:14] OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DO HEREBY HONOR AND CELEBRATE HARPER LILLIAN MOYSKI'S WHOSE [45:32] RADIANT LIGHT CONTINUES TO LIGHT OUR CITY'S PATH TOWARDS COMPASSION AND COMMUNITY. THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY DECLARE NOVEMBER AS HARPER LILLIAN MOYSKI MONTH IN [45:37] THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS INVITING ALL RESIDENTS TO CARRY FORWARD HER SPIRIT OF KINDNESS, CONNECTION, AND JOY. [45:43] AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HEREBY EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST [45:51] CONDOLENCES AND GRATITUDE TO HARPER'S FAMILY, TEACHERS, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY, TOGETHER [45:56] WITH THEIR COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE LIGHT THAT SHE SHARED, A LIGHT THAT DIDN'T GO OUT. IT SHIFTED. [46:02] IT MOVED INTO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO CARE AND REMAINS A LIGHT WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW WHEN WE [46:10] SHARE IT. MAY HARPER'S LIGHT CONTINUE TO REMIND US THAT THE MEASURE OF A [46:16] SOCIETY IS FOUND IN HOW DEEPLY IT LOVES AND PROTECTS ITS [46:22] CHILDREN. [46:38] IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO GET TO KNOW BOTH OF YOU AND FOR YOU TO HAVE SHARED HARPER'S LIGHT WITH [46:44] ME. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE WITH BOTH OF YOU TODAY SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SHARE IT ACROSS OUR ENTIRE CITY. [46:50] SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I FELT IT THIS WEEKEND ALREADY AT AN EVENT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE [46:56] STARTED BECAUSE HER FAVORITE SPORT IS VOLLEYBALL. AND YOU COULD FEEL IT IN EVERY [47:03] MOVEMENT, EVERY ACTION, EVERY TIME SOMEBODY SPOKE. AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WHEN WE [47:09] CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HARPER AND SAY THAT NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR IS [47:14] HARPER'S MONTH THAT THERE WILL BE MORE THAT WE TALK ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY STARTED. [47:19] SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU AGAIN. [47:24] THIS IS BEYOND MEANINGFUL. SORRY, I FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL ITEM I WANT TO HOLD IT [47:29] UP HERE. BUT THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO US AND EMILY YOU'VE BEEN INCREDIBLE AS WELL AS YOU, MAYOR FRYE, AND [47:36] EVERYBODY ELSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE JUST CONTINUED TO BE [47:42] HUMBLED AND HONORED AND THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE WANT OUT OF THIS AND WHY WE'RE SO HONORED [47:47] BY HAVING THIS PLATFORM RIGHT NOW IS WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE [47:52] THAT ALL OF THIS HAD MEANING BEHIND IT. IF IT DOESN'T, I THINK IT'S A BIG MISS ON THE COMMUNITY AND [47:58] OUR CITY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND IT'S JUST HUMBLING TO KNOW. AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE A PART OF [48:03] MINNEAPOLIS WHERE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR [48:09] HONORING HARPER IN THIS WAY. AND IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US AND MEANINGFUL. SO THANKS A LOT. [48:19] >> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER. [49:53] >> AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR NOVEMBER 20TH TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. [50:00] >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. [50:07] >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> PRESENT. [50:12] >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. [50:18] >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. [50:23] >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. [50:29] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY [50:36] REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER [50:41] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REALTIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE OUR ACCESSIBILITY OF [50:48] OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF OUR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS [50:53] CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE [51:01] THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS? [51:07] COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT BEFORE THE B [51:13] BODY. I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE UNDER INTRODUCTION AND [51:18] REFERRAL CALENDAR, MOTION TO AMEND THE PRIOR INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO HUMANE [51:25] ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAY I HAVE -- I'LL ASK THE [51:30] CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [51:37] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. [51:45] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. [51:50] >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. [51:55] >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE [52:01] AGENDA AS AMENDED. >> SECOND. >> CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> JENKINS. [52:06] >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. [52:12] >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. [52:18] >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. [52:23] >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. [52:29] THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 6TH. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO [52:34] ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. [52:39] >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. [52:45] >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. [52:50] >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. [52:55] >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES, AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF [53:01] PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES, MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION PLEASE. >> SO MOVED. [53:07] >> SECOND. >> JENKINS. >> AYE. >> PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> CASHMAN. >> AYE. [53:12] >> OSMAN. >> AYE. >> RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> VETAW. [53:18] >> AYE. >> ELLISON. >> AYE. >> KOSKI. >> AYE. >> WONSLEY. >> AYE. [53:23] >> CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE [53:29] MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES, THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER [53:37] BEGINNING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER [53:43] WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION & ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING [53:49] FORWARD 22 ITEMS. THE FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM CITIES TODAY INSTITUTE FOR [53:55] LODGING AND MEAL EXPENSES. TWO IS A BID FOR PUBLIC SIDEWALK [54:00] SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL. THREE IS A BID FOR TARGET CENTER [54:05] STEAM STATION IMPROVEMENTS. FOUR IS A BID FOR FRIDLEY [54:11] SOFTENING PLANT LIME SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. FIVE IS A BID FOR LYNDALE AVENUE [54:16] NORTH TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEMS AND STORM SEWER/PEDESTRIAN CURB RAMPS [54:22] IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. SIX IS MASTER CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR [54:30] 2026-2028. SEVEN IS A CONTRACT WITH KODET ARCHITECTURAL GROUP FOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING [54:37] SERVICES FOR THE CARPENTER & MECHANIC SHOP ON THE FRIDLEY WATER TREATMENT CAMPUS. [54:43] EIGHT IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH HOGEN ADAMS, PLLC, FOR [54:48] AFTER-ACTION REVIEWS AND REPORTS. NINE IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH SHEEHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY [54:54] FOR LIGHTING REPLACEMENT IN TARGET CENTER ESCALATOR LOBBY. [54:59] TEN IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH TI-ZACK CONCRETE INC. FOR THE [55:08] PHILLIPS TRAFFIC SAFETY PROJECT. 11 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR [55:13] BOLTON & MENKINC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR BRIDGE 9 IMPROVEMENTS [55:19] PROJECT. 12 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CERTIFIED LANGUAGES INTERNATIONAL LLC FOR REMOTE INTERPRETING SERVICES. [55:25] 13 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS FOR COMMUNITY TRAUMA RESPONSE SERVICES. [55:32] 14 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS. 15 IS CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS [55:37] ORGANIZATIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND PROJECTS. 16 IS COOPERATIVE FUNDING [55:43] AGREEMENT WITH MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE ST. ANTHONY FALLS HERITAGE BOARD. [55:49] 17 IS MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES APPOINTMENTS. [55:55] 18 IS 2025 PROPERTY TAX SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF DELINQUENT UTILITY [56:03] CHARGES. 19 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF JARED MOORE. [56:08] 20 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT MDCR CHARGE NO. 23-09198. [56:16] 21 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT MARION LEWIS V. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND 22 IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM [56:23] THE PUBLIC RIGHTS PROJECT FOR CONFERENCE TRAVEL, LODGING, AND MEAL EXPENSES. [56:28] WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE [56:34] COMMITTEE'S REPORT, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK [56:40] TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [56:45] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. [56:51] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. [56:56] >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. [57:01] >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT [57:06] IS ADOPTED. EXCUSE ME. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL [57:13] VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL [57:19] TODAY WHICH IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ADJUSTED 20-YEAR NEIGHBORHOOD [57:26] PARK PLAN GUARANTEED MINIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNTS FOR 2027 THROUGH [57:32] 2031 DUE TO INFLATION. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS [57:38] MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE [57:44] CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. [57:49] >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. [57:54] >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> YEAH. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. [57:59] >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. [58:05] >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS, HOUSING, & ZONING [58:12] COMMITTEE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND [58:17] ZONING COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 22 ITEMS TODAY. ITEM ONE IS APPROVING AN [58:24] ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION REGULATIONS. ITEM TWO IS APPROVING A LIQUOR [58:30] AND SIDEWALK CAFE IONS FOR BA -- [58:36] LICENSE FOR BABII CAJUN. ITEM THREE IS APPROVING EXTENDED [58:41] HOURS FOR U TOBACCO. ITEM FOUR IS EXTENDED HOURS FOR SIP OF SILK. [58:47] ITEM FIVE IS 2025 LEVY AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. ITEM SIX IS CONSIDERING AN APPEAL TO DEMOLISH THE JOHN COOK [58:55] HOUSE. THIS WAS FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEM SEVEN IS DENY AN APPEAL [59:00] SUBMITTED BY MARSHA HAAGENSON [59:06] FOR THE PROPERTY AT 2821 BROOKWOOD TERRACE. ITEM EIGHT IS APPROVING LIQUOR [59:14] LICENSES. ITEM NINE IS APPROVING LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. ITEM TEN IS GAMBLE LICENSE [59:21] RENEWALS. ITEM 11 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE STATE FOR DISLOCATED [59:27] WORKERS. ITEM 12 IS DESERTIFICATION FOR THREE TIF DISTRICTS. [59:32] ITEM 13 IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR RIVERNORTH DEVELOPMENT. ITEM 14 IS AUTHORIZING [59:39] CERTIFICATION FOR THE NOAH PRESERVATION FUND. ITEM 15 IS AMENDING THE CONTRACT [59:46] FOR KMA DEVELOPMENT AT 1200 WEST BROADWAY. [59:51] ITEM 16 IS APPROVING A NEW STREET NAME OF KIRK WASHINGTON [59:56] JR. ITEM 17 IS A NEW STREET NAME FOR CHEE XIONG. [1:00:05] ITEM 18 IS APPROPRIATION FOR DEMOLISHING TWO PROPERTIES FOR THE CITY. ITEM 19 IS APPROVING LAND SALES [1:00:13] TO HOMES FOR HOMIES FOR THE EMERGENCY STABILIZATION PILOT [1:00:18] PROGRAM. ITEM 20 IS APPROVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND AWARD RECOMMENDATION. ITEM 21 IS APPROVING A [1:00:26] RESERVATION OF 9% LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS. AND LASTLY ITEM 22 IS APPROVING [1:00:33] AS AMENDED ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE SIGNING ON PREMISES. THIS WAS APPROVED AS AMENDED IN [1:00:39] THE BHZ COMMITTEE LAST THURSDAY. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVALS AND PULL ITEMS 1 [1:00:47] AND 6 FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED THE APPROVAL OF THE REPORT MINUS [1:00:53] ITEMS 1 AND 6. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS? [1:00:58] SEEING NONE -- >> SORRY, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM [1:01:04] 22 FOR DISCUSSION, PLEASE. >> 22. OH, I SEE. [1:01:09] I AM NOT SEEING THE QUEUE. I GOT IT. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> I WAS GOING TO PULL 22 FOR [1:01:15] DISCUSSION. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON [1:01:22] ITEMS I BELIEVE 16 AND 17. THESE ARE STREET RENAMINGS OR [1:01:29] COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGNS FOR KIRK WASHINGTON AND CHEE XIONG. [1:01:35] AND BOTH ARE PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FABRIC OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. KIRK WAS A BELOVED POET, FATHER, [1:01:43] COMMUNITY MEMBER, ORGANIZER. AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING, THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN CELEBRATING KIRK WASHINGTON DAY FOR A NUMBER [1:01:48] OF YEARS. AND YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN HIM EVOKED HERE IN CHAMBERS. AND SO TO HAVE A SIGN THAT [1:01:54] REALLY MARKS THE FACT THAT HE [1:01:59] EMB EMBODIED HARRISON IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. [1:02:05] I WANT THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING IT. AND CHEE XIONG IS BELOVED. [1:02:10] TOOK A PLOT OF LAND THAT FOLKS THOUGHT AS DESOLATE AND SHE'S [1:02:18] MADE THAT INTO AN OASIS ON THE NORTH SIDE. IS NO LONGER WITH US, BUT THE [1:02:23] LEGACY THAT SHE CREATED ON THE NORTH SIDE REALLY CARRIES ON. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR [1:02:29] SUPPORTING THIS AND IT'S ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL TO JUST HAVE THE ABILITY ON THIS DAIS TO CELEBRATE OUR ELDERS AND THOSE [1:02:36] WHO HAVE MOVED ON. SO THANK YOU GUYS. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. [1:02:41] >> MR. CHAIR, I DON'T NEED TO PULL IT FOR DISCUSSION, BUT I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT [1:02:46] ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IT WAS AN APPEAL VARIANCE BY MARSHA HAAGENSON. [1:02:52] I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE M MS. HAAGENSON'S RESEARCH AND WORK TO PRESENT HER APPEAL THAT [1:02:59] SHE DID TO YOU ON THE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. SHE CLEARLY SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME THINKING ABOUT THE [1:03:04] IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES TO OUR ENVIRONMENT. AT THE END OF THIS PROCESS, I [1:03:11] CANNOT AND YOU HAVE NOT FOUND ANY PRECEDENT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE APPEAL. THE SHORELAND OVERLAY DISTRICT [1:03:18] IS NOT A PROHIBITION AGAINST DEVELOPMENT OR ENCROACHMENT. OUR SHORELAND OVERLAY IS VERY [1:03:26] OFTEN MTALKED ABOUT IN STRANGE WAYS, BECAUSE IT REALLY DOESN'T, IT APPLIES DIFFERENTLY TO URBAN AREAS WHERE YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF [1:03:33] STRUCTURES FROM THE WATER. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT AGAIN HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE SHORELAND OVERLAY DISTRICT [1:03:39] SHOULD BE A PROCESS ASSURANCE, THAT EXTRA SCRUTINY IS PAID TO [1:03:44] DEVELOPMENT OR LAND USE AND VARIANCE KINDS OF REQUESTS. [1:03:50] STAFF REVIEWED PER M MS. HAAGENSON'S REQUEST AND FOUND 11 APPLICATIONS OF [1:03:57] DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 40 FEET OF THE STEEP SLOPE IN A SHORELAND AREA. ONE WAS WITHDRAWN, BUT ALL OF [1:04:03] THE OTHER TEN WERE APPROVED. TYPICALLY WITH CONDITIONS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. I WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE [1:04:08] CONDITIONS PLACED ON THE APPROVAL AROUND EROSION CONTROL TO PROTECT MINNIEHAHA CREEK [1:04:14] WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. BASED ON THAT, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS APPEAL. [1:04:20] BUT ONE OTHER NOTE, M MS. HAAGENSON HAS SOME VALID CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS TO [1:04:25] TESTIFY AND FILE AN APPEAL. AND I KNOW THAT STAFF HAVE HEARD THOSE CONCERNS AND THEY'RE WORKING TO HELP MAKE THAT [1:04:31] PROCESS MORE CLEAR AND MORE EXPLANATORY. SO I HOPE THAT FOR THAT, [1:04:36] MS. HAAGENSON CAN ULTIMATELY FIND HER EFFORTS HERE WITH THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND THEN OUR CITY COUNCIL WERE NOT [1:04:42] FOR NAUGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:04:50] >> I FORGOT TO MENTION BECAUSE I'M THE AUTHOR OF THE ITEMS OF BRINGING FORWARD THE STREET [1:04:55] COMMEMORATIVE SIGNS, I CANNOT VOTE ON THEM. AND I DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR [1:05:00] AN ABSTENTION AND BE LIKE WHAT, I THOUGHT HE SUPPORTED THOSE. I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY AND THE BODY KNOW. [1:05:07] >> SOUNDS GOOD. SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO [1:05:12] CALL THE ROLL ON THE BUSINESS REPORT MINUS ITEMS 1, 6, AND 22. [1:05:18] >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:05:24] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. [1:05:29] >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. [1:05:35] >> AYE, EXCEPT 16 AND 17 ABSTAIN. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:05:41] >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES ON THE [1:05:47] REPORT EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 16 AND 17 WHICH HAVE 11 AYES AND ONE [1:05:54] ABSTENTION. >> THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER [1:06:02] ONE, THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION REGULATIONS ORDINANCE. I'M GOING TO ADD MYSELF TO QUEUE BECAUSE I HAVE AN AMENDMENT, I ACTUALLY HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS ON [1:06:08] THIS THAT ARE RELATED. [1:06:14] THESE ARE PRINTED OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. AND THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO ADD MORE CLARITY AROUND WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A PROPERTY [1:06:21] OWNER IS TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN SECURITY AND WEATHER TIGHTNESS OF [1:06:27] BUILDINGS. SO FURTHER DOWN THE AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING A HOUSE THAT WAS ON THE HISTORICAL [1:06:34] PRESERVATION LIST THAT DETERIORATED BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE INABILITY TO KEEP THE [1:06:41] BUILDING WEATHER TIGHT, IT ERODED OVER TIME. THIS AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE SHOULD HELP PREVENT THAT IN THE [1:06:47] FUTURE. AND I'D REALLY APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE'S SUPPORT ON THIS. [1:06:54] IS THERE A SECOND TO MY MOTION TO AMEND? >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? [1:07:00] I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. [1:07:05] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. [1:07:10] >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. [1:07:18] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. [1:07:24] >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THAT [1:07:30] AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:07:35] >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I'M ALSO BRINGING FORWARD A MOTION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU ALL. [1:07:41] AND I THINK MANY OF YOU ARE ALSO AWARE THAT I'VE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT TIME NOW ON COUNCIL [1:07:46] OF LEARNING A LOT ABOUT OUR HERITAGE PRESERVATION PROCESS HERE AT THE CITY AND THE [1:07:53] CONVERSATIONS AROUND IT IS REALLY AROUND HOW WE BEST PRESERVE OUR CITY'S HERITAGE AND PRESERVE OUR HISTORY WHILE ALSO [1:08:00] ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THAT HISTORY INTERSECTS WITH A LOT OF OTHER IMPORTANT AND ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, [1:08:05] EQUITY, ARTS, AND CULTURE, AND [1:08:10] INFR INFRAS INFRASTRUCTURE. AND ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT EVERY POTENTIAL PROPOSED CASE OF HISTORICAL DESIGNATION IS [1:08:16] DIFFERENT. AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CASES REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY OF MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION ABOUT A PIECE OF PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL [1:08:22] HISTORY AND HOW TO HONOR THAT HISTORY WHILE ALSO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CITY'S FUTURE [1:08:27] IN AN EQUITABLE WAY. WITH THAT IN MIND, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE UPDATED [1:08:33] HERITAGE PRESERVATION ORDINANCES COMING FORWARD TODAY. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF AND THE HERITAGE [1:08:39] PRESERVATION COMMISSION WHO PUT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK INTO REVISING THIS ORDINANCE. [1:08:46] THERE ARE FIVE BODIES THAT CURRENTLY CAN NOMINATE A BUILDING OR DISTRICT FOR [1:08:52] HISTORIC DESIGNATION. THAT INCLUDES THE MAYOR, A COUNCIL MEMBER, A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC OR HERITAGE [1:08:57] PRESERVATION COMMISSION, THE DIRECTOR OF CPED, OR THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY [1:09:03] STAFF CREATES A NEW EARLY STEP ISN'T THE PROCESS TO ALLOW THE CITY STAFF TO REVIEW AND RESEARCH PROPERTIES TO DETERMINE [1:09:10] IF THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION BEFORE A PUBLIC NOMINATION OR DEMOLITION REQUEST [1:09:16] CAN ENTER THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS. ESSENTIALLY THIS IS AN EARLY [1:09:21] ELIGIBILITY SCREENING FOR POTENTIAL NOMINATIONS AND THE SCREENING STEP ONLY APPLIES AGAIN TO THOSE FIVE BODIES. [1:09:27] ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STEP BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST. THAT SAID, IN REVIEWING THE [1:09:34] PROPOSED ORDINANCE, THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION SUGGESTED THAT THE NOMINATIONS [1:09:39] FROM THE HPC ITSELF SHOULD ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM THE ELIGIBILITY SCREENING FOR NOMINATIONS AND I [1:09:45] AGREE. AND THAT'S WHAT'S REFLECTED IN THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY. THE HPC, AGAIN THE HERITAGE [1:09:51] PRESERVATION COMMISSION IS A BODY OF RESIDENTS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. [1:09:56] AND WHILE THEY ARE NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS, THEY ARE A BODY OF RESIDENTS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WHO BRING IMPORTANT AND [1:10:02] DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO OUR CITY'S HERITAGE PRESERVATION PRACTICES. IT'S APPROPRIATE TO MAINTAIN [1:10:08] THEIR CURRENT ABILITY TO NOMINATE A PROPERTY WITHOUT ADDING ADDITIONAL PRESCREENINGS. [1:10:15] THE HPC ALSO HELPS WIDEN THE CURRENT CONVERSATION ABOUT HERITAGE PRESERVATION, AND WE [1:10:20] SHOULD WANT TO HONOR AND FOSTER THAT ROLE RATHER THAN CREATE MORE ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS THAT COULD LIMIT IT. [1:10:27] IT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT WAY TO EMPOWER AND SUPPORT OUR APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS [1:10:32] WHO OFTEN RAISE CONCERNS OF NOT FEELING HEARD OR FEELING LIKE THEIR EXPERTISE IS TRULY [1:10:37] SUPPORTED AND UPLIFTED BY CITY LEADERS. AND THIS REPRESENTS THE [1:10:43] OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO EXACTLY THAT IN REGARDS TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION. [1:10:48] SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND AND WILL STAND FOR ANY [1:10:56] QUESTIONS. >> SECOND. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED AN AMENDMENT. IT'S BEEN SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [1:11:02] I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE [1:11:07] AMENDMENT PUT FORWARD BY STAFF WAS INTENDED TO REDUCE [1:11:13] ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES. AND I'M WONDERING IF STAFF COULD ACTUALLY COME UP AND EXPLAIN THE [1:11:19] RATIONALE BEHIND KIND OF TAKING AWAY THIS ABILITY FOR THE [1:11:24] HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION TO PUT FORWARD A NOMINATION IN THE SAME WAY THAT COUNCIL AND [1:11:29] THE MAYOR WILL BE ABLE TO. [1:11:36] >> MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ANDREA BURKE, AND I AM THE SUPERVISOR OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TEAM AND CPED. [1:11:46] THIS AMENDMENT IS A -- THIS SECTION OF CODE, LET ME START THERE, SAYS THAT ONLY PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED [1:11:52] ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION MAY BE NOMINATED BEFORE THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND [1:11:58] ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT AS WAS STATED BY COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. THIS STEP WAS ADDED TO ENSURE [1:12:04] THAT NOMINATIONS MEET THE SIGNIFICANCE AND INTEGRITY CRITERIA BEFORE BEGINNING THE [1:12:09] PUBLIC PROCESS. AND IT WAS REALLY MODELED AFTER THE NATIONAL REGISTER SYSTEM. [1:12:16] STAFF PREFERS THAT ONLY ELECTED OFFICIALS REMAIN EXEMPT SINCE THEY REPRESENT THE PUBLIC INTEREST. [1:12:21] STAFF CAN ACCEPT THIS AMENDMENT, BUT TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN, THE [1:12:29] INTENT BEHIND IT WAS TO PROVIDE A DEGREE OF RESEARCH AND VETTING AND REALLY ENSURE THAT THE [1:12:38] SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA AND THE ELIGIBILITY REALLY MET THE CITY'S ORDINANCE AND LETTER BEFORE IT EMBARKS AS I MENTIONED [1:12:44] ON A LENGTHY PUBLIC PROCESS WHERE IF NOMINATED INTERIM [1:12:49] PROTECTION GETS PUT ON THE PROPERTY OWNER WHICH IS A PRETTY HEFTY, I WOULDN'T SAY RESTRICTION, BUT IT'S A HEFTY [1:12:55] LAYER FOR THEM TO ENDURE. AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS THAT WE REALLY HAVE THOROUGHLY LOOKED [1:13:02] THROUGH AND MADE SURE THAT THIS PROPERTY MEETS THE CRITERIA. THANK YOU. [1:13:07] >> THANK YOU. AND THEN FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO THAT, IS IS THERE ANYTHING [1:13:15] PRECLUDING THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER FROM FINDING A COUNCILOR TO SPONSOR [1:13:22] THEIR PROPOSED NOMINATION TO BE ABLE TO WAIVE THIS PROCESS? >> NO, THERE IS NOTHING. [1:13:29] A HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER MAY GO TO A COUNCILOR TO SPONSOR THIS NOMINATION. A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAN DO [1:13:35] THAT. REALLY ANYBODY CAN GO AND ASK A COUNCIL MEMBER TO TAKE FORWARD A [1:13:41] NOMINATION. THAT WAS PUT FORTH BY DESIGN BECAUSE AS WE MENTIONED BECAUSE THE COUNCIL VERY MUCH LISTENS TO [1:13:47] THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR NEEDS AND IS MOST FAMILIAR WITH THEIR WARD, SO THAT WAS PART OF [1:13:52] THE IDEA FOR EXEMPTING ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THIS MATTER. >> THANK YOU. [1:13:58] I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT AND WITH STAFF ON [1:14:06] THIS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE THE EXEMPTION, BUT THAT THE [1:14:14] UNELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION WHICH ARE IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND DO HAVE SUBJECT EXPERTISE STILL HAVE TO [1:14:20] GO THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT ANY OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER WOULD GO THROUGH. THANK YOU. [1:14:25] >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR PAYNE. [1:14:31] I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AND I UNDERSTAND COUNCIL MEMBERS [1:14:39] THOUGHT PROCESS IN BRINGING IT FORWARD. I THINK I'M SEEING IT DIFFERENTLY TODAY. FOR ME, I BELIEVE THAT [1:14:46] HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SHOULD BE PRETTY JUDICIOUS. [1:14:52] I THINK IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH A LOT [1:14:59] OF REGULARITY BECAUSE OF THE BURDEN THAT IT PUTS ON THE [1:15:05] PROPERTY ITSELF IN TERMS OF RENOVATIONS, IN TERMS OF CHANGES THAT CAN BE MADE. AND I THINK THE NOMINATION [1:15:11] PROCESS SPECIFICALLY PUTTING IT UNDER INTERIM PROTECTION AND [1:15:17] HAVING TO GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE PROCESS BEFORE IT IS ACTUALLY FOUND TO BE HISTORICALLY [1:15:24] SIGNIFICANT FOR IT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS MAKES ME [1:15:30] FEEL THAT I THINK IT SHOULD BE JUST LIMITED TO A COUNCIL MEMBER OR THE MAYOR. [1:15:36] PRETTY SIMILAR TO HOW WE DO STREET RENAMINGS, I THINK WITH STREET RENAMINGS THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ALSO CAN BE [1:15:43] INVOLVED, BUT I THINK THERE'S WAYS FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK WITH THE HPC TO GET A [1:15:48] NOMINATION THROUGH. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I WON'T BE [1:15:54] ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. [1:16:00] WITH ALL DUE RESPECT FOR THIS IDEA IN BROADENING THE NET SO TO SPEAK, I ALSO CAN'T SUPPORT THIS [1:16:06] AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. STAFF HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED WHO IS BEST TO REPRESENT THE [1:16:11] WILL AND THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. AND THAT IS ELECTED OFFICIALS. [1:16:19] COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOMINATIONS ARE BEING VETTED PER THESE NEW SYSTEMS THAT WERE [1:16:25] OUTLINED IN THIS ORDINANCE. THERE ARE GOOD IMPROVEMENTS IN HERE. AND THE PIECE FROM COUNCIL [1:16:31] PRESIDENT PAYNE IS ANOTHER GOOD IMPROVEMENT. THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION [1:16:37] COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED. THEY DO REALLY GOOD WORK FOR THE PUBLIC WITH THEIR EXPERTISE WHICH WE VALUE. BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ELECTED [1:16:44] TO REPRESENT RESIDENTS. WE ARE THE ONES THAT HEAR ALL OF [1:16:49] THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS OR IDEAS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. [1:16:54] I DON'T SEE THE COMMUNITY REACHING OUT TO SPECIFIC HERITAGE PRESERVATION MEMBERS. [1:17:05] IF A COMMISSIONER OR RESIDENT WANTS TO MAKE A NOMINATION, THEY CAN PRETTY EASILY WORK WITH ANY [1:17:10] COUNCIL MEMBER TO DO SO ON THEIR BEHALF. THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CAN REVIEW THE REQUEST AND TAKE INTO [1:17:16] CONSIDERATION NOT JUST THE PROPERTY BUT THE BROADER IMPACTS OF THE DESIGNATION THAT WE'VE ALL WRESTLED WITH ON THIS DAIS. [1:17:23] THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. [1:17:29] >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> I WANTED STAFF TO COME FORWARD AGAIN JUST TO ANSWER A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. [1:17:43] CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE INSIGHT BECAUSE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE FIVE BODIES CAN DO NOMINATIONS PRIOR TO THE [1:17:48] ENACTING OF THIS ORDINANCE THAT WOULD CHANGE THAT. ON AVERAGE HOW MANY NOMINATIONS IS THE HPC BRINGING FORWARD EACH [1:17:57] YEAR? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE AND COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, IN THE PAST YEAR WE'VE HAD 1 OR 2 THAT [1:18:04] HAVE COME THROUGH, DEFINITELY ONE, I THINK TWO ACTUALLY FROM THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION [1:18:10] COMMISSION. OFTEN THAT'S A PRETTY AVERAGE NUMBER THAT COMES THROUGH. SO IT IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT [1:18:16] AMOUNT TO BE QUITE HONEST. THAT IS MY ANSWER. [1:18:22] >> THANK YOU FOR THAT JUST CLARITY. BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S THIS UNDERSTANDING OR MISCONCEPTION [1:18:27] THAT HPC IS JUST OUT HERE WILLY-NILLY WIELDING THIS [1:18:33] RESPONSIBILITY THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE. I THINK THEY HAVE APPROACHED IT WITH DUE DILIGENCE. AND WE DON'T SEE THESE OFTEN [1:18:39] COME FORWARD THROUGH THIS BODY FOR CONSIDERATION. I THINK AS A RESULT OF HPC ALSO [1:18:45] RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WORK THAT GOES INTO A NOMINATION PROCESS. THEY DO WORK WITH STAFF JUST AS [1:18:50] A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD ON ALSO RECONCILING JUST THE TOTALITY OF [1:18:56] WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO ACTUALLY [1:19:04] MOVE AN APPLICATION THROUGH THE PROCESS. THE FACT THAT THIS ISN'T HAPPENING IN AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT [1:19:12] SHOWS ME THAT HPC RECOGNIZES THIS, IT SHOULD NOT BE STRIPPED FROM THEM. [1:19:17] AND WE SHOULD BE EMPOWERING OUR APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND THE HPC HAS [1:19:23] DEMONSTRATED THAT. AND ALSO THE FACT THAT STAFF HAS ALSO SAID THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE [1:19:29] AMENDMENT IN ITSELF. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR ADDING THAT CLARITY, AND I STILL STAND ON THE AMENDMENT. [1:19:37] >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE WONSLEY [1:19:43] AMENDMENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> NAY. [1:19:50] >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> NAY. [1:19:55] >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:20:00] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:20:06] >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. [1:20:12] >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND EIGHT [1:20:18] NAYS. >> THAT AMENDMENT FAILS. SO WE HAVE THE UNDERLYING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED BY ME IN [1:20:25] FRONT OF US. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THIS ORDINANCE? [1:20:31] SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [1:20:37] >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. [1:20:42] >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. [1:20:48] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. [1:20:53] >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:20:59] >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THAT ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. [1:21:06] NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER SIX. AND I WILL RECOGNIZE CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON. [1:21:11] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL [1:21:17] REFER THIS ITEM BACK TO STAFF TODAY. REGULATORY SERVICES WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY [1:21:22] ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE [1:21:28] PROPERTY BEING SOLD WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. THE AGREEMENT WILL ALSO REQUIRE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE [1:21:34] PROPERTY DURING THAT TIMEFRAME. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS AGREEMENT WILL SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE CITY, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE [1:21:40] PROPERTY OWNER AND PROVIDE A TANGIBLE PATH FORWARD TO SEEING THE PROPERTY RESTORED SO THAT [1:21:46] IT'S HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE CAN BE APPRECIATED, REALIZED, AND CONTINUED. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS, THE [1:21:52] PROPERTY OWNER AND HIS ATTORNEY HAVE PROVIDED A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE CITY'S DECISION MAKING PERIOD UNDER [1:22:00] MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 15.99 FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS. [1:22:05] >> THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. THIS PROPERTY IS IN MY WARD. [1:22:11] I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION TO REFER THIS ITEM BACK TO STAFF. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [1:22:18] COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY AGAIN WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE FOR THE [1:22:28] OWNER/DEVELOPER TO ATTEMPT TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING IN THE FUTURE? >> MADAM CITY ATTORNEY? [1:22:39] MR. FUSI? [1:22:46] >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I APOLOGIZE I WAS MULTITASKING THERE. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION AGAIN? [1:22:53] >> QUICK QUESTION WAS WHAT WOULD THE PROCESS BE IF THIS REFERRAL BACK TO STAFF PASSES, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS FOR THE CURRENT [1:22:58] OWNER AND DEVELOPER TO ATTEMPT TO DEMOLISH THE COOK HOUSE IN THE FUTURE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER [1:23:04] CASHMAN, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGREEMENT IS THAT THIS WILL NOT [1:23:10] ALLOW FOR DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY AND IF THE ENDS OF THIS AGREEMENT WEREN'T ACHIEVED IN [1:23:17] THE TIMEFRAME CONTEMPLATED WHICH IS SIX MONTHS FOR A [1:23:23] ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE THE REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION TO DEMOLISH HAS BEEN PUT ON [1:23:28] PAUSE OR REFERRED BACK TO STAFF. IT WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THIS COUNCIL AND VOTED ON AGAIN AND [1:23:36] OBTAIN ANEW, FOR INSTANCE. >> SORRY, JUST TO CLARIFY, IT WOULD BE AFTER 6 MONTHS, IF [1:23:42] THERE IS NO SALE. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN DURING [1:23:49] THE 6 MONTHS? >> MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT IS THAT DURING THE 6 MONTHS, THE PROPERTY OWNER [1:23:54] WILL BE ENDEAVORING TO SELL THE PROPERTY, EVEN IF IT IS AT A LOSS AND HAS SOME, I GUESS L [1:24:02] LEADS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, TO DO THAT, AND IS CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT AND I BELIEVE [1:24:10] STAFF IS ALSO CONFIDENT THAT IS A REALISTIC OUTCOME. OBVIOUSLY, [1:24:16] THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND NOTHING IS ASSURED, BUT THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS AGREEMENT DOES PROTECT THE [1:24:23] CITY IN TERMS OF HE IS NOT BEING PROVIDED WITH ANY RIGHT TO DEMOLISH AT ANY POINT IN TIME. [1:24:29] IT WOULD STILL NEED TO COME BACK TO THIS COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU, THAT'S WHAT I [1:24:34] WANTED TO CLARIFY. >> THANK YOU, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK [1:24:41] TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE REFERRAL TO ITEM 6. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:24:47] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. [1:24:52] >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. [1:24:57] >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. [1:25:04] >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:25:10] >> THAT ITEM CARRIES AND WILL BE REFERRED BACK TO STAFF. NEXT IS ITEM 22 AND I WILL RECOGNIZE [1:25:18] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. BEFORE I SPEAK ON THE ORDINANCE IN GENERAL, I WANTED TO NOTE THAT MY STAFF IS CURRENTLY [1:25:25] WRITING UP AN AMENDMENT TO BRING FORWARD WHICH COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AND I HAVE SPOKEN [1:25:31] ABOUT BEFORE THE COMMITTEE SO I WILL READ GENERALLY WHAT THAT AMENDMENT INTENDS TO DO AND IT'S TO MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY THAT [1:25:39] EXISTING BILL IS BENEFITTING FROM A CONVERSE TO A DIGITAL TO THE TERMS OF ANY VEHICLE [1:25:45] APPROVED FOR FUTURE REVENUE SHARE OR MUNICIPAL TAX. SO, THIS IS TO CLARIFY THAT IN THE [1:25:52] FUTURE, AS WE GO TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND ASK FOR THE ABILITY TO CREATE A REVENUE GENERATION TOOL FOR DIGITAL [1:25:58] BILLS IN THE CITY, THAT ALL DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THAT, EVEN [1:26:04] THE ONES THAT EXIST TO THAT POINT. THIS IS A MATTER OF FAIRNESS, SO THAT ALL DIGITAL [1:26:09] BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME TERMS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THAT IN [1:26:16] A MINUTE WHEN YOU HAVE THE PAPER COPY IN FRONT OF YOU AND IN THE MEANTIME, I'LL SPEAK BRIEFLY TO [1:26:21] THE ORDINANCE IN GENERAL. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE STAFF WHO [1:26:28] PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THIS ORDINANCE OVER THE PAST YEAR AND ALSO TO MY STAFF, JOHN IN [1:26:34] PARTICULAR WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF BUILDING OWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, STAKEHOLDERS, [1:26:40] ARTISTS, AND CITY STAFF ON CRAFTING A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT CHANGES TO OUR SIGNAGE CODE. SOME OF THOSE THAT I FEEL [1:26:47] MOST EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD TODAY IS THAT PAINTED WALL SIGNS WILL NO LONGER BE [1:26:53] REGULATED CITYWIDE, WHICH OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO CREATE MORE [1:26:59] VISIBILITY AND VIBRANCY ON THEIR BUILDINGS. IT ALSO EXPANDS [1:27:04] SIGNAGE ALLOWANCES IN CM3 ZONING AREAS, IT ALSO CREATES THE CONDITIONS THAT BILLBOARDS WILL [1:27:10] NO LONGER BE ALLOW TO SUBSIDIZE VACANT PROPERTIES AND REPLACING [1:27:16] SIGNS WITH SIMILAR ONES WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A PERMIT OR COST SMALL BUSINESSES A FEE. SO THIS [1:27:23] STREAMLINES THE PROCESSES FOR THAT. WE HAVE A PROVISION WHERE SKY WAY BUSINESSES WILL HAVE A [1:27:28] SPECIAL SIGN ALLOWANCE TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN ADVERTISE THEIR BUSINESS TO STREET LEVEL [1:27:34] PEDESTRIANS. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST WAY FINDING CHALLENGES DOWNTOWN IS HELPING PEDESTRIANS IDENTIFY [1:27:40] THEIR WAYS IN AND OUT OF THE SKY WAY AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE AT THE SKY WAY LEVEL. FINALLY, [1:27:45] ANOTHER PROVISION ALLOWS FOR NEW SIGN TYPES LIKE BUILDING WRAPS AND LIGHT PROJECTION SIGNS TO BE [1:27:52] EXPERIMENTED WITH, WITHIN A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE CITY. WITH [1:27:58] THAT, I WILL ALLOW FOR OTHERS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM BEFORE BRINGING FORWARD THE AMENDMENT. [1:28:04] THANKS. >> MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES GETTING TO THE AMENDMENT AND MY ADVICE WOULD BE THAT WE PUT THIS ASIDE [1:28:10] AND COME BACK TO IT UNDER THE RULES SO THAT THE SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENT IS IN FRONT OF THE [1:28:15] BODY AND CAN BE READ AND REVIEWED AND THEN SPOKEN TO. SO [1:28:24] AS WE WORK WITH THE STAFF, I THINK WE CAN SET THAT ASIDE FOR NOW AND MOVE ON WITH THE REST OF [1:28:30] THE AGENDA AND COME BACK TO IT AT THE END. >> YEAH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, LET'S SET IT ASIDE AND I DON'T [1:28:35] KNOW IF I HAVE TO PLUG IT IN SOMEWHERE IN THE AGENDA. MAYBE THE CLERKS CAN LET ME KNOW WHEN [1:28:42] IT POPS UP. >> I'M HAPPY TO DO SO. >> WITHOUT OBJECTION, LET'S SET THAT ASIDE AND MOVE ON TO OUR [1:28:50] NEXT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE [1:28:57] COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, SO THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE [1:29:03] COMMITTEE HAS 10 ITEMS TODAY. ITEM 1 IS A RESOLUTION HONORING THE STAFF AND CONTRACTORS THAT [1:29:08] WORKED ON THE HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH RECONSTRUCTION. ITEM 2 IS RELATED TO FIRST AVENUE SOUTH [1:29:14] RECONSTRUCTION FROM FRANKLIN TO GRANT AND HAS RESOLUTIONS ORDERING WORK TO PROCEED, ADOPTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, [1:29:22] AND THE SALE OF ASSESSMENT BONDS, AND ORDERING THE ABANDONMENT AND REMOVALF THOSE [1:29:28] IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROJECT. 24th EAST TO LAKE STREET EAST [1:29:35] AND ORDERING WORK TO PROCEED, ADOPTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AND SALE OF ASSESSMENT BONDS, [1:29:42] AND ORDERING THE REMOVAL OF AREA WAYS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROJECT. ITEM 4 IS RELATED TO [1:29:47] LOWRY AVENUE NORTHEAST STREET, PHASE TWO FROM NORTHEAST TO [1:29:52] WASHINGTON STREET NORTHEAST, WITH SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS TO THE PREVIOUS TWO ITEMS. ITEM 5 IS [1:29:59] AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MET COUNCIL FOR LOCAL WORK DESIGNED AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST [1:30:04] RELATED TO THE BLUE LINE EXTENSION. ITEM 6 IS A [1:30:09] RESOLUTION AMENDING THE APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CLOSURE AND [1:30:16] APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AND REALLOCATIONS AND [1:30:21] DISTRIBUTIONS OF EXCESS FUNDS. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR THE CEDAR [1:30:26] AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION. ITEM 8 IS AUTHORIZING THE EASEMENT WITH [1:30:32] THE RECREATION BOARD FOR STORM SEWER AND STORM WATER BASINS WITHIN THE COLOMBIA GOLF COURSE [1:30:38] AND CLARK. AND THEN THE PARKWAY PAVING AND RECONSTRUCTION, AND ITEM 10 IS A RESOLUTION UPDATING [1:30:45] THE PRICE STRUCTURE AND RATES FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES [1:30:50] AS PART OF THE E.V. SPOT POOT [1:30:56] PILOT. I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:31:02] >> THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR ITEM NUMBER 9, A JOINT [1:31:07] POWERS AGREEMENT FOR PARKWAY REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION. I'M NOT SURE IF OTHER COUNCIL [1:31:13] MEMBERS HAVE THIS IN THEIR WARD, BUT THE PARKWAY AROUND THE LAKE HAS BECOME AN AREA WHERE WE HAD [1:31:18] SOME LACK OF CLARITY AROUND GOVERNANCE IN TERMS OF WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF TRAFFIC CALMING AND [1:31:25] SAFETY PROOIMPROVEMENTS, SO I A [1:31:32] REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO PUT THE WORK IN TO MAKE SURE THOSE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CLARIFIED WITH THE PARK [1:31:37] BOARD SO THAT CONSTITUENT SERVICES AS IT RELATES TO PARKWAYS CAN IMPROVE IN THE [1:31:43] FUTURE. THANK YOU. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO [1:31:50] CALL THE ROLL ON THE REPORT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:31:55] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [1:32:01] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. [1:32:07] >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. [1:32:13] >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. WE HAVE THE PUBLIC [1:32:19] HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THE [1:32:26] PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 1 IS THE OPIOID OVERDOSES AND [1:32:32] POSSESSION OF NALOXONE AND NUMBER 2 IS THE DEATH GRANT [1:32:39] THROUGH THE CITY OF CRYSTAL SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS ROADS. I [1:32:44] WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ MOVED FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY [1:32:51] DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:32:57] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [1:33:02] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:33:08] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. [1:33:13] >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. [1:33:20] >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. BEFORE WE COMPLETE ALL OF OUR REPORTS, I SEE THAT [1:33:25] WE HAVE OUR AMENDMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 22 ON THE BIZ REPORT. I [1:33:32] WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. SO, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO [1:33:40] SECTION 560.320 OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE, AND IN ADDITION TO THE ORDINANCE I MOVED AT BIZ [1:33:47] COMMITTEE, THERE IS A NEW PORTION AT THE VERY BOTTOM THAT SAYS EXISTING BENEFITTING FROM A [1:33:53] CONVERSION FROM STATIC TO DIGITAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERM OF ANY VEHICLE APPROVED FOR [1:33:59] FUTURE REVENUE SHARE OR MUNICIPAL TAX. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS AMENDMENT FOR APPROVAL [1:34:05] AND JUST STATE THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE [1:34:11] THROUGH AGR TO ALLOW, TO GET [1:34:16] STATUTORY APPROVAL FROM THE STATE IN ORDER TO SET UP A MECHANISM OF THIS SORT, BUT ONCE [1:34:21] IT'S SET UP, THERE IS FAIRNESS IN HOW IT'S APPLIED ACROSS THE CITY, AND NO ONE WOULD BENEFIT [1:34:28] FROM AN EXEMPTION FROM THAT IN THE FUTURE. >> MR. PRESIDENT. >> MR. CLERK. >> SORRY TO INTERRUPT, JUST IN [1:34:36] CONSULTATION FROM THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MY UNDERSTANDING AND HE CAN EXPLAIN IS THAT THE WRITTEN COPY IN [1:34:43] FRONT OF YOU IS INCORRECT AND IT'S NOT WHAT THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAD INDICATED SHOULD BE [1:34:48] INCLUDED, SO PERHAPS MR. FUSSY CAN WALK US THROUGH THE AMENDMENT AS IT EXISTS IN FRONT [1:34:55] OF YOU NOW AND THAT THE CLERK IS ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO FACILITATE THAT [1:35:01] PROCESS. >> MR. FUSSY. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT, MR. CLERK AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. [1:35:07] I'M DOING SOME LAST MINUTE DRAFTING HERE ALONG WITH YOUR ABLE STAFF. COUNCIL MEMBER [1:35:13] CASHMAN AND I THINK THE GIST OF WHAT IS PUT -- WHAT IS ON THE [1:35:18] PAPER HERE WAS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON, BUT I BELIEVE WE AGREED WITH YOUR STAFF, WITH [1:35:24] SOME SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. I DID PROVIDE THAT IN THE TEAM'S CHAT TO MR. CLERK, TO [1:35:31] THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND I CAN READ IT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT IT REPRINTED. IT WOULD -- [1:35:39] REPLACING THE UNDERLINED LANGUAGE THAT IS ON THE PAPER HERE, IT WOULD READ EXISTING OFF [1:35:45] PREMISES SIGNS BENEFITTING FROM A CONVERSION FROM STATIC TO DIGITAL UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF [1:35:52] ANY LEGISLATIVE MECHANISM APPROVED PROVIDING FOR FUTURE REVENUE SHARE OR MUNICIPAL TAX [1:35:59] TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME GIST OF THE INTENT AS I [1:36:04] UNDERSTAND IT, OF THE INITIAL LANGUAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED, BUT IT INVOLVED A LITTLE BIT OF [1:36:10] TWEAKING FROM MY OFFICE IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR STAFF AND THAT WOULD BE THE FORM I THINK [1:36:18] THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND. >> MR. CLERK, HAVING THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THAT INTO THE [1:36:23] RECORD, ARE WE GOOD TO MOVE FORWARD? >> I THINK WE ARE GOOD AS LONG AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS [1:36:30] UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE SAID AND IF YOU WANT HIM TO READ IT AGAIN, HE CAN. >> ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. SO THE AMENDMENT, [1:36:37] WHICH WOULD BE ADDED TO THE END OF SECTION 560.320 SUBSECTION 1B [1:36:45] WOULD READ, EXISTING OFF PREMISES SIGN BENEFITTING FROM A CONVERSION FROM STATIC TO [1:36:50] DIGITAL UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF [1:36:56] ANY LEGISLATIVE MECHANISM APPROVED PROVIDING FOR FUTURE REVENUE SHARE OR MUNICIPAL TAX [1:37:02] TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. >> OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, [1:37:08] WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THAT LANGUAGE? >> YES, I WILL MOVE THE LANGUAGE THAT ATTORNEY FUSSY JUST READ AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR [1:37:14] COMMENTS AND HELP. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND [1:37:22] SECONDED. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> I AM IN QUEUE FOR COUNCIL [1:37:29] MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ADD [1:37:34] TO THIS CLARIFICATION. SO THIS, I THINK OUR ATTORNEY MR. FUSSY, [1:37:40] THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AS WELL. SO, I THINK THIS JUST CLARIFIES [1:37:45] WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND THAT NO ONE [1:37:52] WILL BENEFIT UNINTENTIONALLY FROM THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO ONE ELSE [1:37:57] LEFT IN QUEUE AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, LET'S TAKE UP THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED. [1:38:06] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [1:38:11] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:38:18] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. [1:38:23] >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THAT [1:38:30] ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED WHICH COMPLETES THE REPORTS OF ALL OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. NEXT WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL [1:38:36] COUNCIL. WE HAVE ONE ITEM TODAY THAT WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA AT [1:38:41] THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING [1:38:48] FOR AN ECONOMY -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ON [1:38:53] DECEMBER 9TH. COUNCIL MEMBER [1:38:59] CHOWDHURY. >> I THOUGHT YOU HAD MISTAKEN ME [1:39:04] FOR WHEN MY QUEUE WAS STUCK ON THE LAST ITEM. SO, I'M SORRY. WE [1:39:13] GOT A LOT OF PAPER IN A FAST AMOUNT OF TIME. >> THIS IS THE REFERRAL TO THE [1:39:19] COMMITTEE OF A WHOLE. >> YES, I UNDERSTAND. I CAN'T EVEN FIND THAT REFERRAL. THERE [1:39:25] IT IS. I KNEW IT WAS UNDER THERE SOMEWHERE. OKAY, SO ME, COUNCIL [1:39:32] MEMBER CHAVEZ, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI IN THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM NOTICED AN ORDINANCE [1:39:40] RELATED TO HEALTH, SANITATION, HUMANE ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE, SO TODAY WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO [1:39:47] BRING LANGUAGE TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING [1:39:53] WITH OUR CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OUR CLERK'S OFFICE AND ARE IN CONVERSATION WITH THE [1:39:59] CITY STAFF. THE LANGUAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN LIMBS AND JUST TO PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE [1:40:07] DETAIL, WHILE NOT GOING TOO FAR INTO IT, DETAILS, SUBJECT MATTER AROUND A PRE-CLOSURE NOTICE, [1:40:16] SOME REQUIRED PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES AND TOOLS THAT ARE [1:40:21] NECESSARY ONCE AN ENCAMPMENT OF A CERTAIN SIZE IS FORMED, REQUIREMENT FOR STORAGE, AND [1:40:27] THEN SOME PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE ENCAMPMENT CLOSURE ITSELF. [1:40:32] SO, I WILL BE MOVING THAT FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. >> IS THERE A SECOND? [1:40:38] >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. [1:40:44] >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THIS ORDINANCE WAS NOTICED IN JANUARY OF 2024. THEN IT WAS INTRODUCED [1:40:50] AND REFERRED IN FEBRUARY OF THAT YEAR. I DON'T THINK, AND PLEASE [1:40:55] CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THIS CAME BACK TO PHS AT ALL. IT'S BEING PULLED AND SENT DIRECTLY [1:41:04] TO CAL, SO CAN YOU HELP EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS NOT FOLLOWING A [1:41:09] STANDARD PROCESS? I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT IF AN ORDINANCE GETS STUCK IN COMMITTEE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A [1:41:15] MECHANISM TO BRING IT FORWARD A DIFFERENT WAY AND FOR EVERYBODY TO WEIGH IN ON IT. THAT'S NOT THE CASE. WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE [1:41:22] TO REVIEW IT IN ANY AMOUNT OF DETAIL IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'M SURE THIS IS [1:41:28] ABOUT TIMING AND THE END OF THE TERM, BUT THIS COULD BE REINTRODUCED IN JANUARY AND [1:41:33] SCHEDULED IMMEDIATELY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUTTING THIS FORWARD WILL BE HERE NEXT TERM. [1:41:39] >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. YEAH, I THINK A PART OF IT IS [1:41:47] CERTAINLY THE TIMELINE FOR THE END OF THE TERM AND WANTING TO [1:41:53] MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THIS WORK THAT HAS BEEN NOW FOUR [1:41:58] YEARS IN THE MAKING AND HAS INCLUDED A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT [1:42:05] ALONG WITH WORK WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN THIS TERM. [1:42:13] IT'S SEEN THROUGH TO ITS LOGICAL END POINT. I THINK ANOTHER PART [1:42:19] OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR BRINGING THIS TO CAL DIRECTLY IS [1:42:27] THAT YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BODY OF WORK, HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE, [1:42:34] ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE, THAT I THINK IS OF INTEREST TO A LOT OF [1:42:42] MEMBERS AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN DIFFERENT ITERATIONS THROUGHOUT [1:42:49] THIS TERM AND LAST. SO, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHILE IT IS AT [1:42:56] THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC HEARING [1:43:02] PRESENTATION AND AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ALL COLLECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROCESS AND [1:43:09] I WOULD WELCOME IF COUNCIL [1:43:15] MEMBERS CHAVEZ OR CHOWDHURY HAVE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT TO SHARE. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE [1:43:20] ENTIRE BODY IS REALLY INVESTED IN AND I THINK WE WOULD ALL BENEFIT FROM DOING THE PROCESS [1:43:26] OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND REFINEMENT TOGETHER. >> MR. CHAIR, I DO APPRECIATE [1:43:32] THOSE COMMENTS. I DO HOPE THAT WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO GIVE THIS THE FULSOME TIME IN NEED FOR [1:43:39] DELIBERATIONS THAT IT DESERVES. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, BUT IT DOES NEED A LOT OF TIME AND [1:43:46] DELIBERATION. JUST HAVING F FINISHED AGENDA SETTING YESTERDAY WITH THE ENORMOUS NUMBER OF ITEMS TRYING TO GET [1:43:52] DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, [1:43:59] I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE [1:44:04] ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. [1:44:09] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [1:44:15] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. [1:44:20] >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. [1:44:26] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. [1:44:31] >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 9 AYES AND 4 NAYS. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT [1:44:36] ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING ARE IN [1:44:43] FRONT OF US. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE [1:44:52] RESOLUTIONS. >> MOTION. >> SECOND. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. [1:44:57] >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PER SE BUT I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE [1:45:03] AGAIN THE REALLY CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE TRANSGENDER [1:45:13] DAY OF REMEMBRANCE ORDINANCE AND WE ALSO DID THE WORLD CHILDREN'S [1:45:20] DAY HONORARY RESOLUTION. SO, I WANTED TO TRY TO TIE THOSE TWO [1:45:28] TOGETHER AND REALLY JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEEP ATTACKS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON [1:45:35] TRANSGENDER CHILDREN IN OUR COUNTRY, IN OUR STATE, AND [1:45:42] REALLY MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ARE RECOGNIZING WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY, THAT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE [1:45:55] REALIZATION AND THE AWARENESS AROUND TRANSGENDER CHILDREN AND [1:46:00] THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE AND THAT WE INCLUDE THEM IN ALL [1:46:07] OF OUR WORK THAT WE ARE DOING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN [1:46:13] THIS CITY. THANK YOU SIR. [1:46:18] >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. [1:46:23] >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [1:46:28] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [1:46:34] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. [1:46:40] >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE [1:46:45] RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT IS MOTIONS, TODAY WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS WHO IS MOVING TO DIRECT [1:46:50] THE CITY CLERK TO RETURN CONSIDERATION OF THE GEORGIA FLIGHT SQUARE PROJECT LAYOUT AND [1:46:56] EASEMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. THIS ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THE CLERK AT THE [1:47:02] FEBRUARY 13TH MEETING AND THE COUNCIL AWAITED FURTHER INFORMATION ON PEDESTRIAN WALK [1:47:10] OPTIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS MOTION? >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS [1:47:16] MOTION AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, I WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD. I KNOW WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR [1:47:24] FROM PUBLIC WORKS STAFF REGARDING THE PEDESTRIAN MALL [1:47:32] OPTION. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THAT REPORT IS GOING TO [1:47:37] GIVE US. I WANTED TO BRING THIS ITEM BACK IN CASE WE LEARNED [1:47:44] THAT THE PEDESTRIAN MALL OPTION IS NOT AN OPTION. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES WITH [1:47:50] THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THAT [1:47:55] DON'T NECESSARILY SUPPORT THAT OPTION. SO IN THE EVENT THAT WE [1:48:00] LEARN THAT THE PEDESTRIAN MALL [1:48:08] OPTION IS NOT GOING TO BE ADOPTED, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THE FLEXIBLE OPTION, WHICH IN MY COMMUNICATIONS WITH [1:48:19] COMMUNITY AND WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THERE SEEMS TO BE A WILLINGNESS TO, I GUESS, [1:48:32] BE IN FAVOR OF THAT OPTION. SO THIS WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THAT IF NECESSARY. [1:48:41] THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS HAS MOVED TO DIRECT THE CLERK TO RETURN CONSIDERATION TO THE CITY [1:48:47] COUNCIL, CONSIDERATION OF THE PENDING ACTION ITEM 2024-201336. [1:48:55] IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? >> SECOND. >> THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. I WILL RECOGNIZE [1:49:01] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE THANK YOU. I AM SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THIS MOTION ON DECEMBER 2, 2025, [1:49:07] THERE IS A GSF TOWN HALL REGARDING A UNITED MISSION FOR [1:49:14] GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. ON DECEMBER 4, 2025, THE COMMUNITY [1:49:20] VISION COUNCIL WILL BE PROPOSING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. I WAS CLEAR WITH MY POSITION [1:49:26] WITH THE COMMUNITY I REPRESENT. I EARN 77.27% OF THE VOTE IN THE [1:49:31] PRECINCT LOCATED AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE IN WARD 9. NEIGHBORS ALL [1:49:37] SPOKE LOUD AND CLEAR THIS ELECTION. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL OR THIS MOTION, [1:49:43] ALTHOUGH I AM READY TO FIND A COMPROMISE. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A LETTER, A COLLECTIVE LETTER [1:49:49] REGARDING THE PEOPLE'S WAY WE RECEIVED FROM P3 AND RISE TO REMEMBER YESTERDAY BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT [1:49:56] THE FUTURE OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY. [1:50:02] WE AS THE REMAINING CANDIDATES IN THE PEOPLE'S WAY HAVE UNITED TOGETHER TO DEMAND THAT THE CITY [1:50:10] OF MINNEAPOLIS MAKE A DECISION BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. THE CITY [1:50:20] HAS STRUNG US ALONG MONTH TO MONTH, WE AND BY EXTENSION OUR [1:50:26] SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FEELS INEQUITABLE AND DISCRIMINATORY. [1:50:33] WE ASKED TO COMPROMISE OUR RESPECTIVE VISIONS. I JOIN THE COMMUNITY ON THIS CALL AS WELL. [1:50:42] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL JUST START BY SHARING THAT [1:50:48] I AM EQUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED FROM P3 [1:50:54] RISE AND REMEMBER ABOUT THE DELAYS WITH REGARDS TO MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY AND I REALLY [1:51:01] WANT TO SEE OTHER DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PROJECT, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE CLARITY TO THE [1:51:06] ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED. AT THE SAME TIME, I BELIEVE THAT IT'S [1:51:12] TIME FOR US TO PROVIDE CLARITY OURSELVES ON THE FUTURE OF THE [1:51:18] STREET INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENSURE THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE [1:51:25] INVOLVE IN THE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE CAN RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION [1:51:30] THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR MANY YEARS NOW. THE SOONER WE [1:51:37] CAN PROVIDE CLAIRE -- CLARITY [1:51:45] FOR THE LAYOUT, THEN THE SOONER WE CAN BEGIN. SO I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION, FOLLOWING THE TOWN [1:51:52] HALL THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON DECEMBER 2ND AND THE CLIMATE [1:51:57] AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON DECEMBER 4TH. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. [1:52:03] >> YEAH, I JUST WANT A CLARIFICATION. WHAT WAS THE LAST [1:52:08] DECISION THAT WE MADE ABOUT THIS AND WHERE ARE WE ON THAT? HAVE WE SELECTED A PEDESTRIAN OPTION? [1:52:16] WAS THAT THE DECISION THAT WE MADE LAST TIME? CITY CLERK, IF [1:52:23] YOU CAN CLARIFY WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THIS ITEM. >> MR. CARL. [1:52:30] >> MR. PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE ARE TWO, SORT OF COMPETING VISIONS IF YOU WILL [1:52:36] FOR THE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE DEVELOPMENT, THE FIRST ONE WHICH HAS BEEN MANY YEARS IN QUEUE IS [1:52:41] CURRENTLY REPRESENTED IN [1:52:49] 2024-331-336. I THINK WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS DESCRIBED IT AS A FLEXIBLE OR MIXED USE [1:52:56] PLAN. THAT PLAN WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY CLERK AND PLACED ON FILE. IT REMAINS IN ITS FINAL [1:53:02] STAGE. IT WAS UNDER MANY, MANY YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT AND REACHED A FINAL STAGE OF READY TO BE [1:53:07] APPROVED IN ITS FINAL FORM BEFORE THAT VOTE WAS TAKEN, THE COUNCIL REFERRED IT TO THE CITY CLERK WHERE IT REMAINS ON FILE [1:53:18] AND ACTIVE. THEN THE PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP A PEDESTRIAN MALL AT THAT INTERSECTION. THAT IS IN [1:53:29] 2025-00226. THE DIRECTIVE ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL WAS FOR STAFF TO, WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAW, [1:53:35] WHICH APPLIES TO CLOSING A STREET AND CREATING A PEDESTRIAN MALL, BE EVALUATED AND REPORTED [1:53:43] BACK TO COUNCIL. THERE ARE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE MET IN ORDER TO CREATE A [1:53:49] PEDESTRIAN MALL, WHICH IS EXPLAINED BY ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AT A MEETING SEVERAL [1:53:54] MONTHS AGO AT THIS POINT. THAT [1:53:59] PENDING DECISION IS IN FACT THE FILE THAT IS ON ITS WAY TO COMING BACK IN THE NEXT CYCLE [1:54:04] THROUGH CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE THAT [1:54:09] THE CHAIR JUST REFERENCED. SO IT [1:54:16] WILL BE PRESENTED FROM STAFF AT THE NEXT CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING IN THE NEXT CYCLE. WHAT THE MOTION IS [1:54:33] DOING IS SAYING BRING THAT BACK OFF THE FILE SO AT THE MEETING ON DECEMBER 11TH, BOTH OF THOSE [1:54:39] PROPOSALS ARE IN FRONT OF COUNCIL AND THE OPTION TO PURSUE [1:54:44] ONE OR THE OTHER IS AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. [1:54:49] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> POINT OF ORDER. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> YEAH, THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY [1:54:57] MR. CLERK THAT THERE IS NOT A PEDESTRIAN MALL CONCEPT LAYOUT COMING FORWARD FOR THE BODY TO [1:55:03] VOTE ON. I THINK THAT IS A POINT OF CONFUSION IN COMMUNITY, THERE IS ONLY ONE STREET CONCEPT [1:55:09] LAYOUT THAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS PRESENTED AND BROUGHT FORWARD. THERE WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE A [1:55:14] VOTE ON A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA CONCEPT COMING BEFORE THE BODY [1:55:19] TO DELIBERATE NEXT CYCLE. >> MR. PRESIDENT, TO COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, IF I MISSPOKE, I [1:55:26] APOLOGIZE. THERE IS A PROPOSAL FROM THE BODY TO DEVELOP A PEDESTRIAN MALL HOWEVER UNDER [1:55:33] STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES AN ORDINANCE. THAT ORDINANCE HAS NOT BEEN DRAFTED. IT REQUIRES [1:55:38] FIRST A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF ANALYSIS AND STUDY TO SEE ABOUT [1:55:44] THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET. ON ANY OF THOSE POINTS, I WOULD REFER TO THE CITY [1:55:49] ATTORNEY. THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THIS BODY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION THAT IF THIS [1:55:55] BODY WISHES TO PURSUE THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS MADE ORALLY, [1:56:00] THERE WOULD NEED TO BE EXTENSIVE STUDY, STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE SATISFIED, AND AN [1:56:06] ORDINANCE ENACTED. THE REPORT [1:56:12] FROM STAFF IN QUEUE IN THE NEXT CYCLE IS A REPORT FROM STAFF, NOT AN ORDINANCE AND NOT A FULLY [1:56:17] BAKED PROPOSAL, TO BE CLEAR. IT IS THE REPORT FROM STAFF ON THOSE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SATISFIED. [1:56:25] AFTER THAT, COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO FULLY [1:56:30] PURSUE A MALL, PEDESTRIAN MALL AT THE INTERSECTION. SINCE THAT IS OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, [1:56:37] I THINK EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT PROPOSAL WOULD NEED TO BE [1:56:42] CARRIED FORWARD INTO THE NEW TERM. THERE IS NO TIME LEFT FOR THE PEDESTRIAN MALL TO ADVANCE IN THIS CURRENT TERM. [1:56:48] >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. THAT'S CORRECT AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT AT THE C&I [1:56:54] COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 4TH, THERE WILL NOT BE A DECISION BEING MADE, THERE WILL NOT BE A VOTE BECAUSE THE REPORT WE'RE GETTING [1:57:00] BACK FROM PUBLIC WORKS STAFF IS A RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM. THE [1:57:06] PRECIP PRESENTATION WILL BE A RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM. THERE IS NO CHOICE BETWEEN TWO OPTIONS BEING [1:57:13] MADE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO [1:57:19] CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ ON HIS 77% [1:57:25] OF THE VOTE IN THAT PRECINCT. I DO WANT TO NOTE THERE ARE THREE [1:57:31] OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AT THAT INTERSECTION AND THEY DID NOT VOTE FOR YOU SIR, SO IT [1:57:37] WOULD BE A DISSERVICE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO HAVE ONE [1:57:43] PRECINCT DETERMINE THE OUTCOME FOR THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION. SO, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT AGAIN [1:57:49] AND REITERATE WHAT THE CLERK MENTIONED AND THEN COUNCIL [1:57:55] MEMBER CASHMAN JUST CLARIFIED IS THAT THIS WILL ONLY PROVIDE US [1:58:00] AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THIS OPTION IF IN FACT THE PEDESTRIAN [1:58:06] MALL OPTION IS NOT A VIABLE SOLUTION. THANK YOU. [1:58:14] >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> SO, I JUST ACKNOWLEDGE IN A PREVIOUS MOTION THAT MAYBE, JUST [1:58:21] MAYBE WE CAN GET ALL THAT ENCAMPMENT ORDINANCE STUFF DONE HERE BEFORE THE TERM ENDS. I [1:58:27] VOTED FOR IT IN GOOD FAITH THAT WE COULD ALL CONSIDER THIS AND MAYBE CLOSE A CHAPTER THAT [1:58:33] MINNEAPOLIS IS REALLY STRUGGLED WITH. WHY CAN'T WE DO THAT HERE? [1:58:39] I THINK THIS OFFERS A COMPROMISE, IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BRING [1:58:44] THIS TO SOME KIND OF CONCLUSION. [1:58:50] IT DOES NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN ABOUT ERASURE. NOT SUPPORTING [1:58:59] THIS OPTION TO TAKE A VOTE MEANS CONTINUED DELAY ON GEORGE FLOYD [1:59:05] SQUARE DEVELOPMENT, OF THE REVIVAL OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. I AM SURPRISED THAT SOME OF MY [1:59:11] COLLEAGUES HAVE LOST TRACK OF THIS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO EVERYONE IN OUR CITY. WE KNOW [1:59:18] FROM MULTIPLE SURVEYS AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE ENGAGEMENT EVER THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF DO NOT [1:59:28] SUPPORT A PEDESTRIAN MALL. THERE IS NO LEGAL BASIS IN CONTINUING SUPPORTING THIS OPTION AND IT'S A TOTAL WASTE OF TAXPAYER [1:59:34] DOLLARS AND EVERYBODY THAT HAS SPENT TIME ON ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND PEOPLE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME. RESIDENTS [1:59:41] IN THE COMMUNITY, IN WARDS 8 AND 9 ESPECIALLY HAVE SPENT [1:59:47] INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF TIME ON ENGAGEMENT. FURTHER, THIS MEANS A DELAY INTO ANOTHER CITY [1:59:53] COUNCIL. IT'S A DELAY FOR THE SAKE OF POLITICS. IT IS NOT GOOD GOVERNANCE. IT IS NOT REFLECTING [1:59:59] THE DESIRES OF THE PEOPLE OR THE BUSINESSES THAT LITERALLY LIVE [2:00:06] THERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I THINK THERE IS ACTUALLY SHARED [2:00:12] AGREEMENT AROUND ALL OF US WANT CLARITIES AROUND THE FUTURE OF [2:00:20] GFS. I THOUGHT THERE WAS ALIGNMENT IN THE RESOLUTION WE PASSED ON DECEMBER 5TH OF LAST YEAR, WE SAID THAT THE COMMUNITY [2:00:25] WOULD BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF DEFINING WHAT THAT VISION WOULD BE AND WE SAID WE WOULD GIVE THE COMMUNITY TIME TO COME FORWARD [2:00:32] TO THIS BODY WITH THAT PLAN, WHICH THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING IN [2:00:38] THE NEXT C&I TO SAY WE DID THE HARD WORK TO WORK WITH BUSINESS OWNERS, WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, WITH RESIDENTIAL [2:00:44] HOMEOWNERS IN THE COMMUNITIES TO FIGURE OUT A CONCEPT LAYOUT PROPOSAL THAT HAS OUR OWN [2:00:51] BACKING. WHERE THERE HAS BEEN DISAGREEMENT IS THE ROLE IN WHICH THE CITY OR THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PLAYED IN [2:00:57] LEADING A CONCEPT LAYOUT THAT DOES ACTUALLY INCLUDE AND HAS FELT LIKE IT INCLUDED ERASURE, [2:01:03] CONSIDERING THAT IT'S COMING FROM THE VERY ENTITY THAT BASICALLY TOOK GEORGE FLOYD'S [2:01:09] LIFE. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PIECE OF COMMUNITY SHOULD BE LEADING THIS, THE FOLKS THAT [2:01:14] WERE THERE BEING OCCUPIED BY MILITARY TRUCKS FOR WEEKS, WHO SAW ALSO GEORGE FLOYD BE [2:01:21] STRANGLED BY A MINNEAPOLIS OFFICER WHO HAD TO CONSTANTLY SEE THE CITY AVOID [2:01:28] RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OUTSIDE OF JUST PAYING $27 MILLION TO GEORGE FLOYD'S FAMILY. THEY HAVE LOOKED [2:01:34] AT THE CITY SIDE FOR SAYING HOW DARE YOU COME FORWARD AND YOU [2:01:39] GET TO DECIDE WHAT THE FUTURE OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE IS. I LOOK [2:01:47] FORWARD TO HEARING FROM BUSINESS OWNERS WHO LIVE THERE THAT ARE UNITED BEHIND A PROPOSAL TO [2:01:53] BRING TO THIS BODY FOR CONSIDERATION AND TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO THAT. IT TOOK, HOW [2:01:59] MANY YEARS OF INACTION TO LET DEREK CHAUVIN TO TERRORIZE [2:02:05] COMMUNITIES TO THE POINT OF TAKING GEORGE FLOYD'S LIFE. WE CAN TAKE ANOTHER CYCLE TO MAKE AN ACTUAL CLEAR DECISION ON WHAT [2:02:14] IS A RESTORATIVE APPROACH THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE HISTORY OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT INTERSECTION [2:02:20] THROUGH A COMMUNITY-LED VISION AND A COMMUNITY-LED ORIENTATION. SO I WOULD RATHER TAKE THE TIME [2:02:26] TO SEE WHAT THAT IS AND THEN TO BRING THAT FORWARD AS OPPOSED TO [2:02:33] BRINGING SOMETHING THAT FEELS CONVENIENT AND EASY RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU COUNCIL [2:02:38] MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. ALSO, I SECOND THE COMMENTS AND WE'RE DETACHING [2:02:45] INFRASTRUCTURE DECISIONS ON HOW WE'RE MEL MORALIZING THE CITY'S [2:02:50] RESPONSIBILITY IN TAKING GEORGE FLOYD'S LIFE AND THE DIVESTMENT IN THE INTERSECTION FOR YEARS [2:02:55] AND ONE PIECE OF THAT IS GETTING AN OUTCOME ON THE PEOPLE'S WAY. WE HAVE VENDORS OR COMMUNITY [2:03:02] PARTNERS THAT WENT THROUGH A THOROUGH PROCESS, WORKED WITH STAFF DILIGENTLY TO BRING THEIR [2:03:07] BEST PROPOSAL FORWARD, ALSO WITH HAVING A COMMUNITY-LED VISION TO [2:03:12] RE-ENVISION THAT INTO A PERMANENT MEMORIAL. THAT HAS NOT [2:03:18] HAPPENED AND NOWHERE HAVE WE SEEN DELAYS LIKE THIS WHEN IT COMES TO BIDS. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THIS LONG FOR US TO [2:03:24] KNOW WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF THE PEOPLE'S WAY. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DIVORCE THAT FROM DECISIONS [2:03:30] MADE AT THE INTERSECTION AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE COME FORWARD AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ FOR [2:03:36] CONTINUOUSLY CHAMPIONING COMMUNITY SHOULD BE DRIVING THIS PROCESS, SHOULD BE PROVIDING THE PLAN, AND THUS THE LAYOUT THAT [2:03:42] THIS BODY MOVES FORWARD WITH. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I [2:03:50] JUST, I WANT TO GET SOME CLARITY ON WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS HERE. [2:03:57] SO, WITH THIS COMMUNITY PROPOSAL, IS THE PLAN, IF THAT [2:04:04] AS A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD BE PUT TOGETHER, WOULD THAT COME THROUGH IN THE NEXT TERM? IS [2:04:14] THAT A NEXT TERM PROPOSAL? THIS CONCEPT LAYOUT, WE'RE NOT VOTING [2:04:21] TO ACCEPT IT, BUT TO DISCUSS IT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET CLARITY ON [2:04:26] THOSE THINGS. WHAT IS THE PATHWAY FOR THIS COMMUNITY PROPOSAL AND THEN WHAT DOES THIS [2:04:33] VOTE DO TODAY? AM I RIGHT IN SAYING IT MOVES IT FORWARD AND THEN WE TAKE AN UP OR DOWN VOTE [2:04:39] TO SAY WE SUPPORT THE CONCEPT PLAN OR WE DON'T SUPPORT THE CONCEPT PLAN AND WHOEVER CAN [2:04:46] ANSWER THAT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I CAN TRY TO ANSWER THIS. THE [2:04:53] PROPOSAL BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE COMMUNITY VISION COUNCIL THAT WILL BE PRESENTED ON [2:04:59] DECEMBER 4TH IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM COMMUNITY, BUT IT WON'T [2:05:05] NECESSARILY BE SOMETHING THAT PUBLIC WORKS ADOPTS AND BRINGS FORWARD AS A CONCEPT LAYOUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A [2:05:11] LOT OF WORK TO RECONCILE WHAT THE BROUGHT FORWARD INTO AN [2:05:17] ENG ENGINEERED CONCEPT LAYOUT. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS [2:05:24] TO IT WITH REGARDS TO THE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS TO BE RECONCILED AND I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE [2:05:33] PROPOSAL PUT FORWARD WOULD ACTUALLY BE POSSIBLE AND THE ONLY THING THIS COUNCIL CAN VOTE [2:05:38] ON AS FAR AS A STREET RECONSTRUCTION IS SOMETHING THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PUTS [2:05:46] FORWARD TO VOTE ON AND THAT IS DUE TO GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. SO THAT IS WHAT THE THEY BRING [2:05:55] FORWARD IS NOT GOING TO TRANSLATE TO A STREET LAYOUT CONCEPT THAT THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON. THE SECOND PART OF YOUR [2:06:01] QUESTION IS WHAT IS BEFORE US TODAY, A MOTION TO PUT THE OPEN [2:06:07] CONCEPT LAYOUT BACK ON THE TABLE FOR THE COUNCIL TO VOTE UP OR DOWN ON AT THE DECEMBER 11TH [2:06:17] MEETING. >> THANK YOU, I THINK I WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO ABSORB THAT A [2:06:22] LITTLE BIT. FRANKLY I FEEL FRUSTRATED AND CONFUSED, JUST REALLY HONEST WITH EVERY SINGLE [2:06:29] PERSON ON THE DAIS, PEOPLE I FEEL ALLIED WITH, PEOPLE I'M NOT AS ALLIED WITH, HOWEVER YOU WANT [2:06:35] TO PUT IT, I DO WANT TO SAY WE HAVE TO LEAN IN TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND I DON'T SUPPORT THE OPEN [2:06:44] FLEXIBLE, I HAVEN'T SUPPORTED THE OPEN FLEXIBLE PLAN. I WANTED THE PEDESTRIAN MALL. THIS [2:06:50] COMMUNITY PROPOSAL, IT SOUNDS GREAT. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT WE NEED A PATHWAY THAT SHOWS US HOW WE ARE GOING [2:06:57] TO GET THERE. I'M STRUGGLING TO SEE HOW WE GET THERE. I AM ALSO [2:07:06] STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND, IS THIS CHARTING A PATH FOR US TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE WE DO [2:07:11] ANYTHING, IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON, THAT'S FRUSTRATING, THAT'S [2:07:18] CONFUSING, NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT PEOPLE IN THE AREA WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. I THINK ONE THING THAT THE INCOMING COUNCIL [2:07:24] MEMBER FOR THE 8th WARD HAS SHARED IS THAT THERE ISN'T COMMUNITY CONSENSUS ONE WAY OR [2:07:34] ANOTHER. SO I AM REALLY ASKING FOR LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE BOARD TO LEAN IN AND FIGURE OUT WHAT [2:07:39] IS THE PATH FORWARD, IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TOWARDS COMPROMISE, IS THERE A PATH TO A [2:07:45] TANGIBLE COMPROMISE SO WE CAN GIVE SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY? [2:07:51] IF IT IS A PATH THAT WILL LEAD US TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE IT'S CHARTED OUT, CAN WE BE [2:07:57] TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT? IT DOESN'T FEEL CLEAR TO ME. I'M NOT THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT [2:08:02] REPRESENTS THIS PART AND IT FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS IN THIS WAY BECAUSE I [2:08:09] DON'T WANT TO SEE CARS DRIVE DOWN GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. I DON'T DRIVE DOWN GEORGE FLOYD [2:08:16] SQUARE, BUT IT'S AT A POINT WHERE IT'S LIKE WHAT IS THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING AT AS A [2:08:24] COUNCIL? THAT'S AN OPEN QUESTION FOR ANYONE. I FEEL LIKE I [2:08:31] HAVEN'T BEEN REALLY VOCAL IN HOW I'M FEELING ABOUT THIS AND HOW WE'RE STEERING THE SHIP ON THIS [2:08:38] TOGETHER. I THINK WE ALL AGREE THE COMMUNITY GETS TO HAVE NICE THINGS AND A GOOD PLAN. [2:08:49] >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> MAYBE I COULD ASK THE CLERK FOR CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU [2:08:55] COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. THANK YOU FOR LEANING IN. IN CASE WE LOST TRACK OF THIS, I BELIEVE [2:09:01] THAT THIS MOTION ONLY DOES THE OPPORTUNITY OF PUTTING THIS ON [2:09:07] AN AGENDA ON DECEMBER 11TH. CITY CLERK, IS THERE ANY -- [2:09:15] >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI, YOU ARE IN QUEUE FOR POINT OF ORDER. >> I'M SORRY, AS THE CLERK IS [2:09:20] GETTING READY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, IS THE PUBLIC PARKS [2:09:26] DIRECTOR IN THE OVERFLOW ROOM OR SOMETHING? CAN WE GET HIM OVER HERE TO ANSWER SOME BASIC [2:09:31] QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING ASKED OVER HERE AND WE'RE ALL ATTEMPTING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY [2:09:38] TO ANSWER? >> I CAN ANSWER THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS IN THE OVERFLOW ROOM BUT HAD TO LEAVE [2:09:43] FOR ANOTHER EVENT. SO, AS CHAIR, I WILL DO MY BEST TO SPEAK FOR [2:09:51] THE DEPARTMENT. >> SURE. >> I AM NOT TRYING TO ASK A TECHNICAL QUESTION OR CLARIFICATION, I'M ASKING FROM [2:09:57] OUR END, PROCEDURAL WAY L -- ALL [2:10:03] THIS DOES IS PUT IT ON OUR AGENDA. AS COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS NOT TRYING TO GET TO A YES OR NO, SHE IS SAYING [2:10:11] THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY. IF WE WANT TO VOTE DOWN EVEN PUTTING IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA, I THINK [2:10:19] THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:10:24] >> ONE THING I WILL ADD, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL FIGURE THIS OUT ON DECEMBER 11TH. THAT'S [2:10:30] SOMETHING TO BE AYES WIDE OPEN ABOUT. THIS IS A MASSIVE CONCEPT PLAN AND IF THAT GETS VOTED DOWN [2:10:39] ON DECEMBER 11TH, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT TO THIS CONCEPT PLAN AND WHAT HAPPENS FOR FUTURE PROPOSALS? THAT'S A REALLY [2:10:45] LIKELY SCENARIO THAT WE STILL DON'T GET ANYTHING DONE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF [2:10:52] HERE, THAT'S NOT THEIR FAULT. IT'S SCHEDULING. THERE IS ALSO A FUTURE PROPOSAL COMING FORWARD. [2:10:58] WE'RE NOT CLEAR ON WHAT THE PATH IS FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD OR MELDING THE THINGS TOGETHER IF [2:11:04] THAT'S A FORM OF COMPROMISE AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS COMING. I THINK THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN MALL [2:11:11] PRESENTATION, THE CVC PRESENTATION, AND THEN UNITY COMMUNITY, THEY ALL HAVE 10 [2:11:17] MINUTES EACH. SO, WHAT HAPPENS DECEMBER 11TH IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AND TO THIS CONCEPT [2:11:27] PLAN? >> MR. CARL. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I CAN ATTEMPT TO SPEAK JUST GENERALLY TO WHAT [2:11:33] ARE OUR OPTIONS, WHAT ARE THE TIMELINES, AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DECEMBER 11TH. SO [2:11:40] DECEMBER 11TH IS THE LAST REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS YEAR. IT'S ALSO THE LAST MEETING OF THIS TERM. [2:11:48] THAT HAS SPECIAL IMPLICATIONS, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THINGS ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR AND THE END OF THE TERM, THINGS DIE. [2:11:55] ANYTHING IN THE QUEUE THAT IS UNRESOLVED WON'T MOVE FORWARD. THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO REINTRODUCE AND REREFER IN THE [2:12:02] NEXT TERM ANY ITEMS THAT ARE UNRESOLVED AT THE END OF THIS [2:12:08] YEAR. SO NUMBER ONE, THERE IS ONE FULL CYCLE LEFT IN THIS TERM [2:12:15] IN WHICH THIS BODY CAN MAKE A DECISION. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE TWO PROPOSALS, WHAT I WILL CALL [2:12:21] IN QUEUE. I HEARD TODAY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A THIRD, I WILL PUT THE THIRD ASIDE AND [2:12:26] DEAL AGAIN WITH THE FIRST TWO. THE FIRST ONE STAFF BROUGHT FORWARD AND I AM NOT GOING TO [2:12:33] VENTURE A GUESS, IT WAS BEFORE THIS TWO YEAR TERM AND THE PRIOR TWO YEAR TERM, THERE WAS A STUDY [2:12:38] DONE ABOUT THE UNDERLYING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN MENTIONED, BENEATH THE PAVED ROADS AT THE [2:12:45] INTERSECTION OF GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. THAT ULTIMATELY CAME FORWARD AS A PROPOSAL FOR A [2:12:50] FLEXIBLE MIXED USE CONCEPT PLAN. THAT PLAN WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH THE COUNCIL'S PROCESS, [2:12:56] ULTIMATELY UNTIL FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR AT WHICH POINT IT WAS READY FOR A FINAL VOTE OF APPROVAL, BUT THIS BODY [2:13:02] INTERVENED AND SAID NO. WE'RE NOT READY TO MAKE THAT FINAL DECISION AND THEY PUT THAT PLAN ON FILE WITH THE CLERK AS I HAVE [2:13:11] ALREADY EXPLAINED. IN THE MEANTIME, A SECOND PROPOSAL HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO THE BODY, BY [2:13:18] THE BODY FOR A PEDESTRIAN MALL DESIGN AT THAT INTERSECTION. AS I MENTIONED, THAT IS SIMPLY A [2:13:25] CONC CONCEPTUAL IDEA. IT HAS NOT BEEN STUDIED. THERE ARE VERY STRICT [2:13:32] STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ABOUT WHEN THE CITY AND ITS OWN LOCAL POWERS CAN CLOSE AN INTERSECTION AND PURSUE A PEDESTRIAN MALL, [2:13:39] ALL OF WHICH THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN SPEAK TO AND I'M POSITIVE COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN CAN EXPLAIN TO US AS WELL. THOSE [2:13:45] THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED HAVE BEEN UNDER AN EVALUATION PROCESS [2:13:50] BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE REPORT BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF IS SET TO COME FORWARD IN THE [2:13:57] NEXT CYCLE TO THE C&I COMMITTEE. SO THAT PROPOSAL COULD COME [2:14:03] FORWARD, STILL THIS TERM TO GET AT BEST, A "WE LIKE THAT" BUT [2:14:09] THERE IS NOT TIME IN THIS TERM TO PURSUE IT FURTHER. WHEN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING LINED UP, AS YOU [2:14:15] ALL KNOW TO GET AN ORDINANCE DONE, TO DO THE CONCEPT PLAN OF A MIXED USE PLAN DOES NOT, [2:14:22] ADDING AN ORDINANCE TO THE PEDESTRIAN MALL ADDS COMPLEXITY. TO DO AN ORDINANCE, THAT'S WHEN [2:14:27] YOU HAVE AT LEAST 7 COUNCIL MEMBERS FULLY IN ALIGNMENT, A WRITTEN DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU [2:14:32] AND IT'S BEEN INTRODUCED, GIVEN ITS FIRST READING REFERRED TO COMMITTEE, IS GOING TO TAKE TWO MONTHS. WE DON'T HAVE TWO MONTHS [2:14:38] LEFT THIS YEAR AND WE DON'T HAVE AN ORDINANCE DRAFTED ON THE PEDESTRIAN MALL. IF IT IS THE [2:14:44] WILL OF THE BODY, AFTER THE C&I COMMITTEE IN THE NEXT CYCLE, [2:14:49] CONTINUE TO PURSUE, ASSUMING WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY UNDER THE STATE STATUTE THAT ALL OF THE [2:14:55] REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. THAT IS A PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE CARRIED TO THE NEXT TERM. THERE [2:15:02] IS NO WAY FOR THAT TO ADVANCE THIS YEAR. SO THE MOTION THAT [2:15:07] JENKINS PUTS FORWARD DOES NOTHING TODAY. ALL IT DOES IF APPROVED IS TELL ME PUT THAT ON [2:15:13] THE AGENDA FOR DECEMBER 11TH SO YOU, THE BODY CAN DECIDE. THAT'S [2:15:18] THE ONLY EFFECT OF THE MOTION. I EXPLAINED THE JENKINS MOTION, I EXPLAINED THE FLEXIBLE OPEN [2:15:24] DESIGN FROM STAFF, I EXPLAINED THE PEDESTRIAN MALL, WHAT I HEARD TODAY IS THERE IS A [2:15:30] PROPOSAL YET TO BE FLESHED OUT FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS. IF THAT PROPOSAL WERE TO COME FORWARD [2:15:36] AND IS BEING PRESENTED AS AN IDEA BY ONE OR MORE COMMUNITY [2:15:42] GROUPS AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT CYCLE, THE ONLY WAY FOR THAT TO MOVE FORWARD IS FOR IT TO BE INTRODUCED BY A COUNCIL [2:15:49] MEMBER, BASIC LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. SO A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD HAVE TO SAY I LIKE THE IDEA AND I AM GOING TO OWN IT, [2:15:56] WORK WITH THE STAFF AS COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN INDICATED. THERE IS NO MECHANISM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PUT THAT FORWARD. [2:16:03] IT HAS TO BE AUTHORIZED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER. THE COUNCIL MEMBER WORKING WITH PROFESSIONAL STAFF WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS THE [2:16:09] TECHNICAL AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF INFRASTRUCTURE. IF IT WERE A [2:16:15] PROPOSAL THAT INVOLVED THE PEDESTRIAN MALL, IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ALL THE STATUTORY [2:16:21] REQUIREMENTS. SO THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY-BASED PLAN WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN THIS TERM AND WOULD HAVE TO COME FORWARD TO THE NEXT [2:16:27] TERM. >> THE PART I NEEDED THE ANSWER TO AS WELL, WHAT IF THE CONCEPT [2:16:33] PLAN ON DECEMBER 11TH IS VOTED DOWN. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WILL SAY [2:16:38] IF THE PLAN IS PUT ON THE DECEMBER 11TH AND THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BODY IS [2:16:43] VOTED DOWN, THEN IT GETS DEFEATED, JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT COMES BEFORE THE BODY [2:16:48] THAT IS VOTED UP OR DOWN. IN A NEW TERM, IT COULD BE BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW BODY. [2:17:04] >> THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, [2:17:13] THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT [2:17:33] PRECINCTS. SO NOT ONLY DID I TALK ABOUT THE WARD 9, BUT WE HAD AN ELECTION WHICH SOMEONE VERY CLEARLY WAS AGAINST THIS [2:17:39] PROPOSAL BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AND WON ALL FOUR PRECINCTS. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON THE ELECTIONS PEOPLE GET TO VOTE. [2:17:53] >> SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE [2:18:00] ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:18:06] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. [2:18:11] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> NO. [2:18:17] >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> NAY. [2:18:25] >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> NAY. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> NAY. >> THERE ARE 8 AYES AND 5 NAYS. [2:18:30] >> THAT ITEM CARRIES AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM WILL RETURN TO US AT A FUTURE [2:18:36] MEETING. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE 1 ITEM TODAY WHICH IS [2:18:42] THE CONSIDERATION OF 35th STREET AND 36th STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT LAYOUT APPROVAL AND [2:18:47] VARIANCE REQUEST. I WILL SEE IF C&I COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS [2:18:52] AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM OR WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION. [2:19:05] >> THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE FOR THIS STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE [2:19:11] POINT THAT WAS UNCLEAR WAS THAT THE BIKE FACILITY ON 35th [2:19:23] STREET. THERE WAS PUBLIC WORKS GOING TO THE STATE TO GET A VARIANCE FOR OUR STATE AID [2:19:34] REQUIREMENT. I DO IT'S BEST TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AS IS AND RELY ON PUBLIC WORKS TO GO THROUGH THEIR PROCESS TO GET THE [2:19:42] VARIANCE TO CONTINUE DESIGNING THAT BIKE PORTION OF THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THANK [2:19:50] YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND [2:20:03] COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN FOR THAT EXPLA [2:20:09] EXPLANATION. IN CONVERSATION, I THINK PEOPLE ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE BIKE PATHS AND ALSO [2:20:15] DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE BRIDGES ON 35th AND 36th STREET, [2:20:25] WHICH REPRESENT A SERIOUS DEPARTURE FROM ADA REGULATIONS [2:20:32] FOR BRIDGES, AS WELL AS THE LIGHTING ON THOSE BRIDGES ARE [2:20:39] SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERWHELM IF YOU WILL, AND CREATES A SAFETY [2:20:47] HAZARD FOR PEOPLE. I HAVE BEEN [2:20:54] ADVOCATING FOR THOSE BRIDGES TO BE REPLACED FOR MINIMUM OF 20 [2:21:02] YEARS. THIS WOULD PROBABLY NOT REPLACE THOSE BRIDGES, BUT WE REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN CONVINCE [2:21:08] MnDOT TO REDECK THOSE BRIDGES TO CREATE MORE SAFETY FOR [2:21:17] PEDESTRIANS, FOR PEOPLE USING WHEELCHAIRS, BIKERS, ET CETERA. [2:21:30] SO IT ALLOWS THE PUBLIC WORK STAFF TO SUBMIT A VARIOUS SO WE [2:21:36] CAN CONTINUE OUR WORK, BUT THERE ARE DESIGN CHALLENGES THAT WE [2:21:42] HOPE THE COMMUNITY IDEAS CAN BE INCORPORATED IN THE NEXT PHASE [2:21:47] OF DESIGNING, HOW WE TREAT 35th AND 36th STREET. THANK YOU. [2:21:55] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. IS THERE A SECOND? [2:22:00] >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. [2:22:06] >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. MY OFFICE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THIS ISSUE FROM [2:22:11] RESIDENTS AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A NUMBER OF THEM AS WELL, ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. I WANT TO THANK THEM [2:22:18] FOR THEIR THOUGHT. ENGAGEMENT ON THIS PROJECT. WE HAD SOME MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH [2:22:24] PUBLIC WORKS STAFF. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK AND CARE ON THIS ISSUE. I SHARE WITH THE RESIDENTS THE CONCERNS THEY [2:22:31] EXPRESSED AROUND THE STICKY ISSUES AROUND THIS PROJECT, THE SHARED USE PATH. I APPRECIATE [2:22:39] THEM CONTINUING TO WORK TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. MY OFFICE IS [2:22:44] COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS GOING FORWARD TO MAKE THIS PROJECT IS STREET SAFE [2:22:50] FOR EVERYONE, WALKING, ROLLING, BIKING, OR IN THAT MOTOR VEHICLE. WE KNOW THAT 35th AND [2:23:00] 36th STREET WILL BE SAFER WHEN THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE. I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING SURE THAT IMPROVEMENTS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT [2:23:05] THIS NEXT PHASE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ACTUALLY KEEP OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAFE ON THIS CORRIDOR. [2:23:12] >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:23:19] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:23:25] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:23:31] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:23:37] >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MOTION [2:23:42] IS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION. BEFORE I RECOGNIZE THE [2:23:48] CITY ATTORNEY AND WE RECESS FOR CLOSED SESSION, I WILL ASK IF [2:23:53] THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE, THIS IS RELATED TO SOME WORK I [2:24:00] DEFINITELY INTEND TO WORK ON NEXT SESSION, BUT I THINK EARLIER THIS MORNING, ALL OF US [2:24:06] SAW THE MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT WAY MOW, A CALIFORNIA BASED [2:24:13] CORPORATION THAT OFFERS AUTONOMOUS RIDESHARE SERVICES. [2:24:19] THE MEDIA BROKE AROUND THE STORY, THERE WAS AN E-MAIL SENT OUT TO COUNCIL FROM THE [2:24:25] ADMINISTRATION THAT WAY MOW SAID THEY WOULD BE TESTING DOWNTOWN AND MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE CITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. I DO [2:24:31] WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MY [2:24:37] FRUSTRATION, THEY ALLOWED THE MEDIA TO TELL THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL ABOUT THIS PURSUIT OF [2:24:43] AUTOMATION CARS BEING TESTED ON OUR STREETS. THERE WAS A NEED FOR PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH [2:24:49] THE PUBLIC AROUND THIS AND THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED ON A MULTITUDE OF [2:24:54] TECHNOLOGICAL OR AI INITIATIVES, EVERYONE WHEN I HAD WEARINESS ABOUT THEM, I MOVED THEM THROUGH [2:25:00] A PUBLIC LEGISLATIVE PROCESS SO THAT WE COULD ALL RECEIVE FEEDBACK AND FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT REGULATIONS [2:25:07] WOULD BE NEEDED TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE SERVICES ARE BEING DONE SO WITH THE [2:25:13] PUBLIC'S WELLNESS AND -- WELLBEING AND INTEREST IN MIND. [2:25:19] THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THIS CASE AND IT SHOULD HAPPEN. I WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT MY OFFICE [2:25:25] DO INTEND TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND EXPLORE REGULATORY [2:25:31] ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE WITH REGARDS TO THE TESTING OF SELF DRIVING CARS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT [2:25:37] WAY MOW PLANS TO DO OR ENFACT WITH THE SUPPORT OF MAYOR FRY [2:25:43] AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE OF THOSE DETAILS IN THE COMING WEEKS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:25:48] >> THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ERIN ON OUR TECH TEAM. WE CAN'T [2:25:54] SEE ERIN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE IS RUNNING THE CAMERA. I THREATENED HIM THAT SOMEBODY WOULD PROBABLY [2:26:00] EMBARRASS HIM BY SINGING, SO SOMEBODY CAN DO IT, NOT ME. [LAUGHTER]. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY AARON. [2:26:11] [APPLAUSE]. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY AARON. >> THANK YOU. >> WHO IS SINGING? >> NOPE. >> WHO IS SINGING? [2:26:20] ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪ >> THAT WAS NICE. ALL RIGHT. [2:26:30] WITH THAT WE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA AND NOW WILL CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR CLOSED [2:26:36] SESSION TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE LITIGATION MATTER LISTED ON THE AGENDA. BEFORE I MOVE TO CLOSE THE MEETING, I WILL [2:26:42] RECOGNIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION. MADAM CITY [2:26:48] ATTORNEY. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. CHERYL [2:26:54] FRAZIER ET ALL VERSUS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. ACCORDINGLY [2:27:01] UNDER THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW, MINNESOTA STATUTE SECTION 13D.05 SUBDIVISION 3B, [2:27:08] THE COUNCIL MAY UPON A PROPER MOTION CLOSE THE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT [2:27:16] CONVERSATION, THE COUNCIL SHOULD WAY THE RIGHT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING AGAINST THE NEED OF THE CITY TO PRESERVE THE [2:27:23] CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS ATTORNEYS. >> THANK YOU MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. I MOVE TO CLOSE OUR [2:27:29] PUBLIC MEETING AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE OPEN MEETING LAW, SPECIFICALLY MINNESOTA STATUTE [2:27:35] SECTION 13D.05 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A BRIEFING ON THE LITIGATION MATTER OF CHERYL [2:27:41] FRAZIER ET ALL VERSUS CITY OF MINNE MINNEAPOLIS. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? [2:27:46] >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. [2:27:52] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS [2:27:57] ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:28:03] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI. >> AYE. [2:28:08] >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 12 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THE BROADCAST OF THIS [2:28:14] MEETING WILL CONTINUE AND THE COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN PUBLIC AFTER WE CONCLUDED THE CLOSED [2:28:20] SESSION. THANK YOU. [CLOSED SESSION] [2:46:02] >> TECH TEAM, WE'RE READY. [2:46:13] [GAVEL]. >> THE TIME IS NOW 12:23. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING OUR [2:46:19] CLOSED SESSION. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO PROVE THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [2:46:24] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. [2:46:31] >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:46:36] >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. [2:46:43] >> PRESENT. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGTAI IS ABSENT, PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS PRESENT. [2:46:49] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [2:46:54] >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT ALL CLAIMS INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS FOR [2:46:59] ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS ASSERTED IN THE LITIGATION MATTER CHERYL FRAZIER AS [2:47:05] TREASURER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN OF [2:47:12] LINEL FRAZIER HENNEPIN DISTRICT COURT BE SETTLED IN THE AMOUNT OF $475,000 PAYABLE TO THE NEXT [2:47:18] OF KIN FOR LINEL LAMONT FRAZIER AND/OR THEIR ATTORNEYS, VIA [2:47:25] PERSONS, AND/OR ENTITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT'S DISTRIBUTION ORDER AND CONDITIONED UPON THE COURT [2:47:33] APPROVAL FROM FUND OR [2:47:42] RG06900150100145400, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS [2:47:47] NECESSARY TO AFFECT WAIT THIS SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL. [2:47:53] >> SECOND. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW HAS MADE A MOTION AND IT'S BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [2:47:59] >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. [2:48:04] >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. [2:48:10] >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 10 AYES. [2:48:16] >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MOTION IS ADOPTED AND WITH THAT, WE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY. WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME [2:48:22] BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HERE BY ADJOURNED TO DECEMBER 9, [2:48:28] 2025, AT 6:05 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTING THE 2026 [2:48:35] CITY BUDGET AND TAX LEVY. THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE PROPOSED WATER AND [2:48:42] SEWER RATES. THANK YOU EVERYONE. [GAVEL]