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June 26, 2025 Climate & Infrastructure Committee

Minneapolis City CouncilFriday, June 27, 2025
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[0:08] >> WELCOME TO THE REGULAR [0:10] MEETING OF THE CLIMATE AND [0:12] INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE FOR [0:15] JUNE 26, 2025. [0:16] I'M EMILY KOSKI AND I WILL BE [0:19] THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE IN [0:21] CHAIR CASHMAN'S ABSENCE. [0:22] BEFORE WE CALL THE MEETING TO [0:24] ORDER, I WANT TO OFFER A [0:26] FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL [0:27] MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC [0:28] THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE [0:30] BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER [0:32] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. [0:33] THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE [0:34] REALTIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER [0:36] METHOD TO INCREASE THE [0:38] ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS [0:40] TO THE COMMUNITY. [0:41] THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO [0:42] BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR [0:45] SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS [0:46] CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE [0:49] ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. [0:51] WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE [0:53] THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR [0:54] COMMENTS. [0:54] THANK YOU. [0:56] AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK THE [0:57] CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN [0:59] VERIFY THERE IS A QUORUM. [1:02] >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW. [1:03] >> PRESENT. [1:04] >> OSMAN IS ABSENT. [1:07] CHAVEZ. [1:07] >> PRESENT. [1:07] >> CHOWDHURY. [1:08] >> PRESENT. [1:10] >> CASHMAN IS ABSENT. [1:11] CHAIR KOSKI. [1:12] >> PRESENT. [1:13] >> THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS [1:16] PRESENT. [1:16] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE [1:17] HAVE A QUORUM. [1:19] WE WILL START WITH OUR CONSENT [1:22] AGENDA WHICH IS ITEMS 3 THROUGH [1:26] 14 ON THE AGENDA. [1:28] NUMBER THREE IS SO MALI AMERICAN [1:30] DAY FEST. [1:31] NUMBER FOUR IS THE [1:33] RECONSTRUCTION FOR CEDAR LAKE [1:35] ROAD BRIDGE OVER BNSF RAILROAD. [1:38] ITEM FIVE IS ACCEPTING THE [1:40] BRIDGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM GRANT [1:41] FOR THE MINNEHAHA CREEK PROJECT. [1:48] ITEM SIX IS WITH THE PARK BOARD. [1:51] ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS RECEIVING [1:52] AND FILING 2024 ANNUALEPORTS [1:55] AND YEAR END BUDGET PROCEDURES [1:57] FOR SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS. [1:58] ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS AUTHORIZING [2:00] AN M.O.U. WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY [2:04] TO RECEIVE VEGETATION FOR [2:07] MINNEAPOLIS PRODUCTION. [2:09] ITEM NUMBER NINE IS AUTHORIZING [2:11] A PIPELINE AGREEMENT WITH KANSAS [2:13] CITY FOR PERMISSION TO INSTALL A [2:16] STORM SEWER PIPELINE. [2:17] ITEM TEN IS AUTHORIZING A [2:20] PIPELINE AGREEMENT WITH CANADIAN [2:20] SPECIFIC KANSAS CITY FOR [2:23] PIPELINE CROSSING RIGHT OF WAY. [2:24] ITEM 11 IS SETTING A PUBLIC [2:26] HEARING FOR AUGUST 14TH TO [2:27] CONSIDER THE ASSESSMENT CHARGES [2:29] FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AND [2:30] CONSTRUCTION THAT REMAIN UNPAID. [2:32] ITEM 12 IS SETTING A PUBLIC [2:34] HEARING FOR JULY 17TH TO [2:35] CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO [2:38] THE WEST BROADWAY IMPROVEMENT [2:40] SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT. [2:41] ITEM 13 IS SETTING A PUBLIC [2:42] HEARING ON JULY 17TH TO CONSIDER [2:44] AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO SPECIAL [2:47] SERVICE DISTRICTS ADVISORY BOARD [2:49] COMPOSITION. [2:49] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS [2:52] NUMBER 3 THROUGH 13 OR ANY ITEMS [2:53] YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR [2:56] FURTHER DISCUSSION? [2:56] AND MEMBERS MY COMPUTER IS NOT [2:58] WORKING SO IF WE CAN JUST USE [3:00] YOUR HAND TODAY. [3:05] ALL RIGHT, NOT SEEING ANY. [3:06] I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE [3:07] ITEMS. [3:08] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [3:11] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? [3:13] >> AYE. [3:14] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY? [3:16] ANY ABSTENTIONS? [3:18] THE AYES HAVE IT AND THOSE ITEMS [3:20] ARE APPROVED. [3:21] NEXT UP WE WILL TAKE OUR PUBLIC [3:22] HEARING ITEMS. [3:23] FIRST UP IS PROJECT APPROVAL AND [3:25] ADOPTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR [3:27] THE FULTON RESIDENTIAL STREET [3:29] RESURFACING PROJECT. [3:30] HERE TO PRESENT ON THIS ITEM IS [3:35] RYAN GOSELBEN FROM PUBLIC WORKS. [3:37] AND MY APOLOGIES IF I DID NOT [3:40] PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME [3:43] CORRECTLY. [3:43] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE [3:43] CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE CLIMATE [3:45] & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. [3:47] I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WITH [3:48] PUBLIC WORKS HERE TO PRESENT YOU [3:50] ON THE FULTON RESURFACING [3:53] PROJECT AND RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF [3:55] RESOLUTION ORDERING THE WORK TO [3:58] RECEIVE AND ADOPT SPECIAL [4:00] ASSESSMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF [4:06] $902,348.95. [4:06] AND PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION [4:08] REQUESTING THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE [4:09] AND TAXATION AUTHORIZE THE [4:11] CITY'S ISSUANCE AND SALE OF [4:13] ASSESSMENT BONDS IN THE AMOUNT [4:14] OF $902,348.95 FOR THE PROJECT. [4:22] BOUNDED BY FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH [4:24] TO XERXES AVENUE SOUTH AND 54th [4:28] STREET WEST. [4:33] IT EXCLUDES BEARD AVENUE SOUTH [4:35] FROM 50TH STREET WEST TO 02nd [4:39] STREET WEST. [4:41] ZENITH AVENUE SOUTH. [4:43] YORK AVENUE SOUTH FROM 05th [4:45] STREET WEST TO 51st STREET WEST. [4:47] AND 51st STREET WEST TO YORK [4:50] AVENUE SOUTH. [4:51] THIS AREA WAS CONSTRUCTED IN [4:53] 1969 AND HAS A PCI OF 36. [4:57] PUBLIC WORKS HOSTED A COMMUNITY [4:59] MEETING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH, [5:03] 2025, AT THE PERSIAN RECREATION [5:05] CENTER. [5:06] 106 ATTENDEES CAME TO THIS [5:08] MEETING. [5:10] ON MAY 1, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL [5:12] DESIGNATED THE IMPROVEMENTS [5:14] PROPOSED TO THE 2025 FULTON [5:16] STREET RESURFACING PROJECT. [5:19] THE PURPOSE OF THE ASPHALT [5:20] PAVEMENT RESURFACING PROJECT IS [5:24] FOR SOME CITY STREETS NOT [5:27] SCHEDULED FOR MAINTENANCE OR [5:28] RECONSTRUCTION IN THE [5:29] FORESEEABLE FUTURE. [5:30] THIS RESURFACING PROGRAM IS [5:32] ADDRESSING CITY STREETS THAT ARE [5:33] AT A POINT IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE [5:35] WHERE A NEW SURFACE WILL IMPROVE [5:39] THEIR LIFE, RIDE QUALITY, [5:40] NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY AND HELP [5:42] SLOW THE OVERALL DETERIORATION [5:44] OF OUR CITY STREET SYSTEM. [5:46] THE PROPOSED STREET RESURFACING [5:48] SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WERE [5:49] DETERMINED BY APPLYING THE 2025 [5:54] UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RATES TO THE [5:55] PARCELS ALONG THE IMPROVED [5:59] STREETS. [5:59] THE U.A.R. IS USED REGARDLESS OF [6:01] SPECIFIC DESIGN FEATURES. [6:04] INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO [6:05] THE EFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS AND [6:08] NOTICES MAILED TO THEM ON HOW [6:09] THEY MAY PREPAY ASSESSMENTS IN [6:11] FULL WITHOUT INTEREST IF THEY SO [6:13] CHOOSE. [6:13] PUBLIC WORKS DID MAKE AN ERROR [6:15] WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES [6:17] RELATED TO 51st STREET IN CHOWEN [6:23] AND YORK. [6:24] THIS WAS CORRECTED BY SENDING [6:25] CORRECTED NOTICES TO THEM. [6:26] CITY COUNCIL HAS PASSED [6:28] RESOLUTIONS WHEREBY DEFERMENT OF [6:30] SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MAY BE [6:32] OBTAINED BY SHOWING HARDSHIP FOR [6:34] ANY HOMESTEAD PROPERTY OWNED BY [6:36] A PERSON 65 YEARS OR OLDER, [6:39] RETIRED BY PERMANENT DISABILITY [6:41] OR MILITARY PERSONNEL ORDERED [6:43] INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. [6:44] THIS COMPLETES BY PRESENTATION, [6:46] I AM AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY [6:48] QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE MAY [6:50] HAVE. [6:50] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [6:51] I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC [6:53] HEARING. [6:54] IF YOU ARE HERE BUT DID NOT SIGN [6:55] UP YET AND WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE [6:59] SEE THE CLERK. [7:00] RAISE YOUR HAND THERE. [7:01] AND YOU CAN SIGN UP. [7:03] EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO [7:05] MINUTES TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY. [7:06] JUST A REMINDER THAT SPEAKING [7:09] HERE TODAY, YOU RESERVE YOUR [7:10] RIGHT TO APPEAL AFTER THE PUBLIC [7:13] HEARING. [7:13] COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL HAVE A [7:14] GENERAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS [7:16] ITEM, BUT IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC [7:17] QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ASSESSMENT, [7:19] STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEET [7:20] YOU OUTSIDE OF THE CHAMBER [7:21] TODAY. [7:23] WITH THAT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS [7:26] RHONDA GROBE. [7:33] WELCOME. [7:33] >> THANK YOU. [7:33] THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. [7:35] YOU HAVE A JOB I WOULD NOT WANT. [7:36] JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. [7:37] I DO OBJECT TO THE SPECIAL [7:39] ASSESSMENT FOR THE RESURFACING [7:41] PROJECT. [7:41] I HAVE BEEN PAYING INCREASINGLY [7:44] LARGE PROPERTY TAXES IN GOOD [7:45] FAITH FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS. [7:48] ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ONE OF [7:49] THE THINGS THE CITY OF [7:50] MINNEAPOLIS DOES WITH THAT MONEY [7:51] IS MAINTAIN THE CITY STREETS. [7:53] THE CITY IS NOW DIGGING UP THE [7:55] STREET TO REPLACE LEAD WATER [7:57] PIPES WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE [7:58] COVERED BY A FEDERAL GRANT AND [8:00] THEN THEY'RE PUTTING IN [8:02] ADDITIONAL WATERSHED GREEN [8:04] SPACES WHICH I PAY FOR ON MY [8:05] WATER BILL. [8:06] AND THEY ARE DOING THIS BECAUSE [8:07] THEY ALLOWED TOO MANY LARGE [8:08] HOUSES TO BE BUILT ON THE SPACE [8:09] AND THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH GREEN [8:10] SPACE ANYMORE, BUT NOT MY HOUSE [8:12] LIT OF -- IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE [8:16] TO ASK ME TO PAY ADDITIONAL [8:17] MONEY THROUGH A SPECIAL [8:18] ASSESSMENT WHEN THE CITY HAS [8:20] ALREADY CHARGED ME TWO TIMES AND [8:21] OBTAINED A GRANT. [8:22] THERE IS NO ENHANCED BENEFIT TO [8:23] MY PROPERTY WHEN YOU MAINTAIN [8:25] THE CITY STREETS AROUND MY [8:27] PROPERTY, THE BENEFIT IS THAT [8:29] I'M ALREADY ENTITLED TO IT. [8:31] I EXPECT YOU TO RESURFACE THE [8:33] STREETS AROUND MY HOUSE WITHOUT [8:35] COLLECTING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT [8:37] AND I RETAIN MY RIGHT TO APPEAL. [8:39] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [8:39] >> THANK YOU. [8:44] NEXT SPEAKER WE HAVE I BELIEVE [8:46] IT'S DOUGLAS HILLWAY. [8:51] HELLWAY. [8:52] WELCOME, MR. HELLWAY. [8:55] >> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK [8:57] YOU. [8:57] MY NAME IS DOUGLAS HELLWAY, I'M [9:00] A RESIDENT AT 5345 BEARD AVENUE [9:02] SOUTH IN THE FULTON AVENUE AREA. [9:05] I'M ALSO A LICENSED ATTORNEY AND [9:07] I AM CHALLENGING THE LEGALITY OF [9:10] THIS ASSESSMENT. [9:11] THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY OR MAY [9:12] NOT BE AWARE OF A CASE THAT WENT [9:16] BEFORE THE MINNESOTA SUPREME [9:18] COURT A FEW YEARS AGO ENTITLED [9:19] FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH VERSUS THE [9:21] CITY OF -- [9:22] >> MR. HELLWAY, CAN YOU JUST [9:23] MOVE SLIGHTLY OVER IN FRONT OF [9:25] THE MICROPHONE. [9:26] I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE [9:28] TO CAPTURE -- THANK YOU. [9:29] >> THANK YOU. [9:30] THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY BE AWARE [9:31] OF A CASE THAT WENT TO THE [9:33] MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT A FEW [9:34] YEARS AGO CALLED FIRST BAPTIST [9:37] CHURCH V. THE CITY OF ST. PAUL. [9:39] JUST A VERY BRIEF BACKGROUND ON [9:41] THAT CASE, THE CITY OF ST. PAUL [9:43] DID EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING [9:46] PROPOSED HERE TODAY A SPECIAL [9:48] ASSESSMENT FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND [9:50] RESURFACING OF THE STREETS. [9:51] A GROUP OF ANGRY HOMEOWNERS IN [9:54] ST. PAUL GOT TOGETHER, HIRED A [9:55] LAWYER, AND SUED THE CITY ON THE [9:59] BASIS THAT THIS WAS A PUBLIC [10:01] BENEFIT AND THE BENEFIT OF [10:04] RESURFACING STREETS DID NOT [10:08] IMPACT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY [10:10] OWNERS. [10:10] THE HOMEOWNERS LOST AT THE [10:12] DISTRICT COURT LEVEL, THEY LOST [10:13] AT THE COURT OF APPEALS LEVEL. [10:16] HOWEVER THE MINNESOTA SUPREME [10:16] COURT REVERSED AND HELD THAT [10:18] SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR STREET [10:24] RESURFACING BY A MUNICIPALITY [10:26] ARE INAPPROPRIATE BECAUSE IT'S A [10:27] BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC AND NOT [10:29] THE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER. [10:32] I DID SEND SOME CORRESPONDENCE [10:35] TO MY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, [10:36] MS. PALMISANO AND I DID GET A [10:39] RESPONSE FROM THE CITY BASICALLY [10:41] STATING THAT THE CITY DOES NOT [10:42] ASSESS FOR THINGS LIKE [10:48] SNOWPLOWING, STREET CLEANING [10:49] TREES AND THAT KIND OF THING. [10:50] AND THAT'S TRUE. [10:53] BUT IN THIS CASE THEY NUMERATED [10:54] THE ITEMS INAPPROPRIATE FOR [10:57] ASSESSMENTS, AND STREET [10:59] RESURFACING IS CLEARLY SPECIFIED [11:00] IN THAT CASE. [11:01] SO JUST TO WRAP IT UP, I FEEL [11:04] THAT LEGALLY SPEAKING, THIS IS [11:06] ILLEGAL AND IT'S GOING TO [11:07] SUBJECT THE CITY TO A LAWSUIT [11:11] WHICH COULD COST THE CITY MORE [11:12] DOWN THE ROAD. [11:13] SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS [11:15] BEFORE THEY VOTE ON THIS TO READ [11:18] THAT CASE. [11:19] IT'S FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH V. [11:22] CITY OF ST. PAUL 884 NORTHWEST [11:25] 2nd, SUPREME COURT. [11:26] THANK YOU. [11:26] >> THANK YOU. [11:28] ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS [11:30] THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY? [11:34] ALL RIGHT. [11:34] I AM NOT SEEING ANYONE. [11:36] SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC [11:39] HEARING AND I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN [11:41] THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION OR [11:42] QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE [11:45] MEMBERS. [11:46] ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE [11:48] MEMBERS? [11:51] NOT SEEING ANY. [11:52] I DO WANT TO NOTE AGAIN AND [11:54] REITERATE THAT THERE WILL BE [11:56] STAFF HERE AFTERWARDS TO ANSWER [11:59] ANY QUESTIONS, DISCUSS IF WE [12:01] HAVE ANY SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR [12:03] HELPING IN SUPPORT AND ALSO TO [12:07] POTENTIALLY DISCUSS FURTHER [12:08] QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU BROUGHT [12:09] UP, MR. HELLWAY. [12:12] SO SEEING NO OTHER FURTHER [12:13] QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WILL [12:15] MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. [12:17] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? [12:21] >> AYE. [12:22] >> ANY A -- OPPOSED SAY NAY? [12:27] ANY ABSTENTIONS? [12:29] THAT ITEM PASSES. [12:30] NEXT UP IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED [12:32] TO CONCERTS AT THE UPPER HARBOR [12:38] COMMUNITY CENTER. [12:39] >> THANK YOU. [12:40] MY NAME IS KELLY MULMAN, I'M THE [12:42] DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS IN THE [12:44] MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT. [12:45] I'M HERE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY IN [12:47] SUMMARY OF WHAT THIS ORDINANCE [12:50] AMENDMENT IS. [12:51] SO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY [12:53] OWNED UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL SITE [12:56] INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT AND [12:57] CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW OUTDOOR [12:59] MUSIC PERFORMANCE VENUE, THE [13:02] COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS [13:04] CENTER. [13:04] THIS IS A 10,000 PERSON CAPACITY [13:07] AMPHITHEATER. [13:08] THE CPAC WILL BE DEVELOPED, [13:09] CONSTRUCTED, AND OPERATED BY THE [13:11] PORT OF MINNEAPOLIS LLC, A [13:14] PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN 1st AVENUE [13:16] PRODUCTIONS AND THE MINNESOTA [13:19] ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION. [13:20] THE PORT OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS [13:21] REQUESTED THE CITY AMEND ITS [13:23] NOISE ORDINANCE FOR THE CPAC TO [13:25] HAVE A VIABLE OPTION FOR [13:27] WORLD-CLASS TOURING ARTISTS, AS [13:29] WELL AS TO PERMIT FULL MUSICAL [13:30] EXPRESSION BY ARTISTS PERFORMING [13:31] AT THE CPAC. [13:33] THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE [13:34] MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES, [13:37] TITLE 15 CHAPTER 389, NOISE, [13:40] WILL ALLOW AMPLIFIED SOUND FROM [13:41] THE CPAC FOR 54 COMMERCIAL [13:45] EVENTS IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR. [13:48] THAT'S ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS. [13:49] THE SOUND AMPLIFYING EQUIPMENT [13:51] WILL ONLY BE USED BETWEEN THE [13:53] HOURS OF 7:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M. [13:55] THAT IS CURRENTLY STANDARD [13:56] WITHIN OUR ORDINANCE. [13:59] THE SOUND MEASURED AT 134 FEET [14:03] FROM THE SOURCE WILL NOT EXCEED [14:06] 98 DECIBELS, AND THAT IS A [14:07] CHANGE FROM OUR CURRENT [14:07] ORDINANCE. [14:10] SO HOW WILL THIS WORK? [14:12] AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH [14:13] CALENDAR YEAR, THE CITY AND THE [14:15] PORT OF MINNEAPOLIS WILL MEET TO [14:17] REVIEW THE COMMUNITY PERFORMING [14:19] ARTS CENTER EVENTS CALENDAR FOR [14:20] THE YEAR. [14:21] THE PORT OF MINNEAPOLIS WILL [14:22] SUBMIT AN AMPLIFIED PERMIT SOUND [14:26] APPLICATION FOR THE 54 EVENTS [14:27] AND UPON APPROVAL FOR THE [14:29] PERMIT, THE CITY WILL ISSUE [14:30] THOSE AMPLIFIED SOUND PERMITS [14:32] FOR THE 54 COMMERCIAL EVENTS. [14:34] I'M HERE TO STAND FOR QUESTIONS. [14:35] I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE [14:37] MEMBERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY [14:39] PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND MEMBERS [14:40] OF THE PORT OF MINNEAPOLIS. [14:44] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [14:47] I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC [14:50] HEARING. [14:50] IF YOU DID NOT SIGN UP AND WISH [14:52] TO SPEAK, PLEASE SEE THE CLERK. [14:54] AND I DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY ON THE [14:56] LIST, SO AGAIN LAST CALL HERE IF [14:58] ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. [15:02] NOT SEEING ANYONE. [15:03] AND SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC [15:04] HEARING. [15:05] AND WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY [15:07] QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE [15:08] MEMBERS. [15:11] I AM NOT SEEING ANY. [15:13] AND SO I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE [15:14] THESE ITEMS. [15:15] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [15:16] >> AYE. [15:17] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY? [15:20] ANY ABSTENTIONS? [15:21] THAT MOTION CARRIES. [15:23] WITH THAT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL [15:24] BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE [15:27] COMMITTEE AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, [15:28] WE STAND ADJOURNED. [15:29] THANK YOU.