[0:08] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE FOR JUNE 12, 2025. [0:13] I'M KATIE CASHMAN, THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL [0:19] THE SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER [0:26] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. AND THIS INCLUDES REAL TIME CAPTIONING. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE [0:32] THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN VERIFY [0:39] QUORUM. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> OSMAN IS ABSENT. CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY. [0:45] >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR KOSKI IS ABSENT CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. [0:50] >> FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY [0:57] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. SO WE'LL START WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN. ONE IS [1:03] A PUBLIC SEWER EASEMENT TRANSFER FROM THE CITY TO THE MET [1:08] COUNCIL. TWO IS LEAD SERVICE [1:14] LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ORDERS. THREE IS A LAKE HARRIET PARKWAY [1:19] REQUEST RELATED TO ROAD WINDS. ITEM FOUR IS ACCEPTING THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL [1:25] AGENCY'S LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FOR THE AS YOU GOO MINNEAPOLIS PROGRAM. [1:31] FIVE IS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF FRANKLIN [1:40] AVENUE FROM LYNDALE TO CHICAGO. SIX IS ESTABLISHING A PRIORITIZED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT LIST. AND SEVEN IS SETTING A [1:46] PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 26, TO CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO CONCERTS [1:52] AT THE UPPER HARBOR COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS ONE [1:57] THROUGH SEVEN? OR ANYTHING THAT FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST [2:04] MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS HERE. IT'S EXCITING TO BE ACCEPTING [2:10] GRANTS. SO I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF WHO WORKED ON APPLYING FOR THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL [2:16] AGENCY GRANT TO DO OUR AS YOU GO PROGRAM THIS YEAR. AND I BELIEVE THIS YEAR WE'RE FOCUSING [2:21] ON TRANSIT FOR AS YOU GO. I SEE A THUMBS UP FROM INTERIM [2:28] DIRECTOR. AND IT'S REALLY GREAT! THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TRY [2:33] ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION. ITEM FIVE FOR [2:38] THE RECONSTRUCTION FOR FRANKLIN AVENUE, UMM, WARD 6 AND 7, AND 10 ARE EXCITED FOR THE PROJECT [2:44] AS FRANKLIN, RIGHT NOW IN THE CURRENT FORM IS A DANGEROUS STREET. DIFFICULT TO CROSS. [2:51] AND ITEM SEVEN ON THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO UPPER HARBOR COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS [2:57] CENTER. HAPPY TO COAUTHOR THIS WITH COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. THIS IS IN HER WARD. AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE [3:05] THAT PERMISSION CONSISTENT SI CONSISTENCY FOR THE NOISE ORDINANCE ACROSS THE WHOLE [3:12] CONCERT SEASON. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [3:17] OPPOSED SAY NAY. ABSTENTIONS? THOSE ITEMS ARE APPROVED! OUR [3:22] NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSING THE PROPOSED COMMENTS ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL [3:27] IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION. AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE [3:33] COMMENTS TO THE MET COUNCIL. HERE TO KICK OFF THE ITEM IS [3:45] RATTA NA AND KELSEY. >> I'M A SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS. [3:50] I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK THE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE COMMENTS ON THE METRO BLUE LINE EXTENSION [3:57] SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. A QUICK LOOK AT THE TIMELINE TO BRING US TO [4:03] WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO WE COMMENTED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ABOUT A YEAR AGO NOW. [4:11] THE CITY CONTRIBUTED ABOUT 300 COMMENTS ON THAT. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW CONTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE CITY GRANT [4:19] MUNICIPAL CONSENT LAST FALL. NOW WE'RE REACTING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL [4:24] IMPACT STATEMENT. WE HAVE COMMENTS HERE TODAY. A DIFFERENT LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE SHOWING THERE ARE PARALLEL [4:30] TRACKS OF WORK UNDERWAY IN ADDITION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORK THAT WE HAVE HERE BEFORE YOU. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SHOWN IN [4:37] THE TOP SECTION IN THE GREEN, SO THAT'S THE TRACK THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT TODAY. BUT THERE'S ALSO WORK ON [4:43] ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND ENGINEERING AND DESIGN THAT IS UNDERWAY AND CONTINUES TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROJECT, AS [4:50] WELL. A FEW KEY CHANGES TO CALL OUT SINCE THE SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT [4:58] ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT CAME THROUGH ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WE PASSED AND IMPROVED THE MUNICIPAL CONSENT. THERE'S BEEN [5:03] SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT DESIGN CHANGES THAT THE PROJECT OFFICE INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE COMMENTS. AND AS A PART OF [5:09] COMMUNITY CONCERNS. WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE IN A BIT OF DETAIL HERE IN A BIT. THERE'S ALSO THE ONGOING WORK AROUND [5:16] ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY PLACE KEEPING. AND THEN WITH THE MAJOR CHANGE FROM THE SDEIS TO THE SFEIS IS THERE ARE NOW [5:25] MITIGATION STRATEGIES LISTED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT [5:30] THAT WERE ADDED INTO THE IMPACTS NOTED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT. THERE'S ALSO SOME CHANGES TO [5:35] THE DOCUMENT TO ADAPT CHANGING GUIDELINES IN EXECUTIVE ORDERS AT THE FEDAL LEVEL. SO THIS [5:43] IS ONE OF THE KEY CHANGES THAT WE SAW ADDED INTO THE ENVIRONM [5:49] DOCUMENTATION BASED ON CITY COMMENTS THROUGH MUNICIPAL CONSENT. THIS IS A NEW STATION THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE [5:55] PROJECT AT WASHINGTON AVENUE AND WEST BROADWAY. SO THAT'S A BIG CHANGE. AN EXCITING CHANGE FOR THE CITY TO SEE A NEW STATION [6:01] ADDED INTO THE PROJECT IN THIS LOCATION. THEY ALSO [6:07] INCORPORATED CHANGES AT THE LOWRY STATION IN RESPONSE TO MANY COMMENTS TO COMMENTS FROM THE PARK BOARD AND NORTH [6:13] MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THE CHANGES HERE LOWRY STATION CHANGED THE GRADE OF THE STATION SO THAT THE [6:19] PARKWAY GOES UNDER THE STATION AND TRACKS. AND LOWRY AVENUE GOES ABOVE THE STATION OR TRACKS [6:24] SO IT DOESN'T -- SO THE TRACKS DON'T CROSS EITHER LOWRY AVENUE OR THE PARKWAY. SO THERE'S [6:30] SEPARATION THERE. GRADE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE THREE DIFFERENT CORRIDORS. THE STATION ITSELF IS STILL AT [6:36] GRADE. SO IT'S STILL EASILY ASSESSABLE FROM THE PARK. [6:41] THERE'S BEEN SOME ACCESS AND CIRCULATION CHANGES IN THE NORTH LOOP. THE CORRIDOR SHOWN ON [6:46] ORANGE ON THE RIGHT ARE NEW CORRIDORS THAT DON'T EXIST TODAY THAT WILL BE ADDED AS PART OF THE PROJECT. THIS ALLOWS FOR [6:54] EASIER ACCESS TO PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTH LOOP. INCLUDES AN EXTENSION OF THIRD [7:00] STREET TO 12th AVENUE, WHERE THERE WAS A CUL-DE-SAC. TODAY IT INCLUDES A CONNECTION OF [7:06] NINTH AVENUE UNDER THE VIADUCT AND EIGHT AVENUE UNDER THE VIE DEDUCT TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS [7:12] IN THE NORTH LOOP. THERE'S CHANGES TO THE 10 AVENUE MALL. IT HAS CHANGED FROM A [7:18] THREE-BLOCK SECTION OF TRANSIT MALL TO A TWO-BLOCK SECTION OF TRANSIT MALL TO ALLOW FOR BETTER VEHICULAR ACCESS TO PROPERTIES [7:25] ALONG FOURTH STREET, INCLUDING SALVATION ARMY. THERE'S A NEW [7:30] SIGNAL ADDED AT WASHINGTON AND EIGHTH AVENUE AND TRAFFIC CALMING AND UPGRADED BIKEWAY [7:35] ADDED TO THE SECOND STREET CORRIDOR PARALLEL TO WASHINGTON. [7:41] SO A LITTLE BIT OF ZOOM IN ON TODAY'S FOCUSES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS. THE [7:48] IMPACT STATEMENT LISTED OUT THE KEY IMPACTS AND BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THE FINAL [7:54] ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT BUILDS ON THAT AND ADDS MITIGATION STRATEGIES. THERE'S NOW MITIGATION STRATEGIES LISTED [8:00] IN THE SFEIS. AS WE ARE REVIEWING THIS WITH STAFF, WE WERE LOOKING AT MITIGATION [8:06] STRATEGIES THAT SAY TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER THOSE ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT. AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY RESPONDED TO OUR [8:13] COMMENTS FROM THE SDEIS. AND OVERALL, THE SFEIS IS ABOUT 2700 [8:21] PAGES. IT'S A LARGE DOCUMENT. THERE'S A LOT OF CONTENT THERE. WE DID PREPARE DETAILED [8:27] COMMENTS, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO YOUR RCA TODAY. THERE'S A COMMENT PERIOD THAT IS OPEN CURRENTLY AND CLOSES ON [8:35] JUNE 23rd. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO THE PROJECT OFFICE TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT IS CONTENT OF SFEIS AND [8:42] CLOSE WITH THE CITY STAFF COMMENT OVERVIEW. [8:47] >> THANK YOU. I'M KELSIE YOUNG WITH THE BLUE LINE PROJECT [8:53] OFFICE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER WITH METRO TRANSIT. AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO [8:59] GIVE AN OVERVIEW ABOUT THE FINDINGS AND MITIGATION IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL [9:05] IMPACT STATEMENT. KELSEY HAS COVERED MUCH OF THIS INFORMATION [9:10] ALREADY. BUT JUST TO RECAP THAT WE ARE IN A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT [9:17] PROCESS. DUE TO THE CHANGES IN THE ROUTE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS [9:23] INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND [9:29] BENEFITS. AND SO GIVEN THAT WE ARE AT THE SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT [9:34] STAGE, WE ARE NOW WITHIN THE DOCUMENT IDENTIFYING OUR FINAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT'S [9:41] IMPACTS AND IDENTIFYING MITIGATION. [9:46] KELSEY ALREADY SPOKE TO THIS A BIT, BUT THE CITY'S COMMENTS WITHIN THE SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT [9:53] ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PROCESS AND MUNICIPAL CONSENT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED WITHIN THE SFEIS. [9:59] WE HAVE EVALUATED THE UPDATED IMPACTS RELATED TO THE DESIGN [10:06] UPDATES THAT WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO PREVIOUSLY IN THIS PRESENTATION. AND THOSE [10:11] ADDITIONAL DESIGN INCORPORATIONS FOLLOWING FROM THE MUNICIPAL CONSENT PROCESS AND ONGOING [10:17] COORDINATION RELATED TO THE LOWRY STATION DESIGN. IN [10:23] ADDITION, WE'VE TAKEN IN COMMENTS FROM THE CITY RELATED TO ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND [10:29] COMMUNITY PROSPERITY COMMITMENTS. AND INCORPORATED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AROUND THE PROJECT'S MITIGATION RELATED [10:37] TO ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND I'LL COVER THAT IN MORE DETAIL SHORTLY. THE COMMENTS THAT WERE [10:42] SUBMITTED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ALSO OUTLINED ONGOING [10:47] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXPECTATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH CITY STAFF ON CONTINUED OUTREACH RELATED TO [10:53] THE PROJECT. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS BOTH ON THE [10:59] MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND CONTINUED DESIGN DEVELOPMENT INTO THAT IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. [11:06] AND IN THAT PARALLEL DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. AND I WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE DESIGN BASIS OF [11:12] THE SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT IS ROUGHLY THAT MUNICIPAL [11:18] CONSENT PHASE WITH SOME CONTINUED UPDATES AT LOWRY STATION. THERE HAS BEEN ONGOING [11:24] DESIGN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY AS WE ADVANCE TOWARD 60% [11:29] PLANS. THERE WILL BE THAT FORMAL COORDINATION WITH THE CITY RELATED TO THE 60% PLAN [11:37] MILESTONE, AS WELL. SO MORE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THAT AVENUE RELATED TO MORE DETAILED [11:43] DESIGN ADVANCEMENT COMMENTS. RELATED TO ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A SET OF KEY [11:52] MITT MITIGATION STRATEGIES CONNECTED TO SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT. [11:58] INCLUDING A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO OFFSET NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO [12:05] COMMUNITY CHARACTER THROUGH FUNDING, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND SO THAT IS AN [12:13] ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION ITEM THAT WE WOULD WANT TO COORDINATE WITH THE CITY. AS WE ADVANCE. A [12:20] BUSINESS SUPPORT FUND THAT WOULD -- THE PURPOSE WOULD BE TO [12:26] OFFSET LOST REVENUE DURING -- FOR BUSINESSES DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. [12:32] ADDITIONAL PROJECT REALM IMPROVEMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE 21st AVENUE CORRIDOR. THERE'S BEEN CONTINUED OUTREACH [12:39] AROUND THOSE PUBLIC REALM IMPROVEMENTS. AND THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO FINAL DESIGN. IN [12:45] ADDITION, WE ARE IN ENGAGEMENT PROCESS RELATED TO CULTURAL PLACE KEEPING, AND HAVE ENGAGED [12:53] COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INFLUENCE HOW CULTURAL IDENTITIES SHOW UP IN OUR PROJECT DESIGN AROUND [12:59] STATIONS. THAT IS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT WORK AND THE [13:06] ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMUNITY PROSPERITY PROGRAM, BOARDS, RECOMMENDS. AND THEN, LASTLY, [13:12] CONTINUED WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LOCAL HIRING PROGRAM DURING [13:18] CONSTRUCTION. AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO HELP CORRIDOR RESIDENTS GET CONNECTED TO JOBS [13:24] RELATED TO THE PROJECT, BOTH DURING CONSTRUCTION AND IN THE L LONG-TERM. [13:30] NOW I'LL GET INTO EACH OF THE TOPIC AREA IMPACT AND BENEFIT [13:36] SUMMARIES A LITTLE BIT. RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY IMPACTS AND BENEFITS TOPIC AREA, WE'VE HAD [13:43] CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, WHICH I'LL TOUCH ON. LARGELY OUR UNDERSTANDING [13:50] OF THE PROJECTS' IMPACTS IN THE TOPIC HAVEN'T CHANGED DIAST DRASTICALLY SINCE [14:00] THE STATEMENT BUT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MITIGATION MEASURES. RELATED TO PROPERTY IMPACTS, [14:05] WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, THERE ARE 355 IMPACTED [14:11] PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED. MOST OF THOSE ARE PARTIAL IMPACTS. BUT WE ARE IDENTIFYING A NUMBER OF [14:17] FULL ACQUISITIONS THAT WOULD INCLUDE NEED FOR RELOCATING [14:23] EITHER COMMERCIAL TENANTS OR BUSINESS OWNERS, RESIDENTIAL [14:31] PROPERTY OWNERS OR TENANTS, AND THEN TWO INSTITUTIONAL [14:37] ACQUISITIONS THAT INVOLVE RELOCATION. WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TO REFINE THOSE PROPERTY [14:42] IMPACTS AND MINIMIZE WHERE WE CAN THROUGHOUT THE FINAL DESIGN. BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP [14:49] IN DISCLOSING THE PROPERTY IMPACTS RELATED TO THE PROJECT. AND AS MITIGATION, THERE IS -- [14:57] THERE ARE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AROUND HOW PROPERTY OWNERS ARE TO BE COMPENSATED FAIRLY FOR [15:03] THEIR PROPERTY THAT THE PROJECT WOULD BE PURCHASING, AS WELL AS REGULATIONS RELATED TO HOW [15:10] PEOPLE ARE RELOCATED AND HOW RELOCATION EXPENSES ARE PAID [15:16] FOR. RELATED TO NOISE, WE HAVE UPDATED OUR NOISE ANALYSIS [15:22] WITHIN THE PROJECT, AND WE ARE IDENTIFYING MODERATE LEVEL NOISE IMPACTS OF TWO CHURCHES AND 20 [15:28] RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. AND THEN 12 PROPERTIES THAT HAVE [15:33] SEVERE NOISE IMPACTS. THOSE ARE RELATED TO THE PERMANENT OPERATING PHASE OF THE [15:38] LIGHTRAIL. AND FOR BOTH MODERATE AND SEVERE NOISE IMPACTS, -- AND MOOD RATE AND [15:44] SEVERE IS AN INDICATION OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH NOISE LEVELS WOULD CHANGE WITH THE PROJECT. [15:51] AND IN TERMS OF OUR MITIGATION FOR NOISE IMPACTS, WE COORDINATE WITH THOSE SPECIFIC AFFECTED [15:57] PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS, WHERE APPLICABLE, TO COORDINATE ABOUT CONDUCTING FURTHER NOISE [16:04] TESTING. THAT'S ONGOING RIGHT NOW OVER THE SUMMER. THE PROPERTY OWNER COORDINATION TO DO THE TESTING WHERE WE MEASURE [16:11] THE HOW WELL THE BUILDING INSULATES FOR NOISE. AND THAT BASIS HELPS US UNDERSTAND IF [16:16] MITIGATION IS WARRANTED. AND WHERE MITIGATION IS WARRANTED, [16:21] WE WOULD COORDINATE WITH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS RELATED TO RECEIVER-BASED MITIGATION. IT'S [16:27] TYPICALLY THINGS SUCH AS REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS. [16:32] RELATED TO VIBRATION, WE HAVE ALSO UPDATED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PERMANENT OPERATING PHASE [16:38] VIBRATION IMPACTS. INITIALLY IDENTIFIED TWO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WHERE WE WERE [16:44] IDENTIFYING VIBRATION IMPACTS. WE'VE IDENTIFIED TRACK-BASED MITIGATION THAT WOULD ADDRESS [16:49] THOSE VIBRATION IMPACTS. RELATED TO BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC [16:56] EFFECTS, WE, AGAIN, DON'T HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY NEW INFORMATION THAT'S PRESENTED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL EIS RELATED [17:02] TO THE TOPIC AREA. BUT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED MITIGATION THAT I'VE [17:08] ALREADY TOUCHED ON RELATED TO BUSINESS SUPPORT DURING CONSTRUCTION. AND THIS IS ALSO A PLACE WITHIN THE SUPPLEMENTAL [17:15] FINAL EIS WHERE DISPLACEMENT CONCERNS SHOW UP. SO THAT'S [17:20] ANOTHER CONNECTION TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES WITHIN THE PROJECT. THAT WE ARE [17:29] PROPOSING. RELATED TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS A CONSULTING [17:34] PARTY TO OUR SECTION 106 PROCESS. WE ARE IDENTIFYING TWO HISTORIC PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WHERE [17:41] ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE IDENTIFIED, AND WE WILL CONTINUE THAT [17:47] COORDINATION THROUGH THE CONSULTATION PROCESS TO DEVELOP MITIGATION. OUR CURRENT FOCUS [17:54] AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER [18:00] COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES IS MITIGATION THAT IS FOCUSED ON HISTORIC INTERPRETATION. [18:06] RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION, AS WE'VE ALREADY NOTED, THE PROJECT HAS INCORPORATED A NUMBER OF [18:12] DESIGN ADJUSTMENTS TO IMPROVE BOTH VEHICULAR AND BICYCLE AND [18:19] PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. AND MOBILITY AROUND STATION AREAS. AND RESOLVING SOME OF THOSE ADVERSE [18:26] TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT BY INCORPORATING THOSE ADDITIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS. [18:31] PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTH LOOP TO RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES THROUGH MITIGATION. AND, OF COURSE, THE [18:37] KEY BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT IS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BY [18:43] PROVIDING IMPROVE TRANSIT ACCESS. RELATED TO CONTAMINATED [18:49] PROPERTIES, WE'VE CONDUCTED PHASE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE [18:54] ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT CAR DO -- CORRIDOR [18:59] WE'VE IDENTIFIED SITES WITHIN THE PROJECT THAT WILL NEED TO BE MANAGED APPROPRIATELY, AS FAR AS [19:04] CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUND WATER. AS PART OF THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN RELATED [19:11] TO SECTION 4F, WE HAVE PUBLISHED AN UPDATED DRAFT SECTION 4F [19:19] EVALUATION THAT DOES PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE PARK AND RECREATION PROPERTIES [19:24] THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT. A KEY ONE BEING THE VICTORY MEMORIAL PARKWAY AND THE [19:35] PARKWAY REGIONAL PARK SURROUNDING THE LOWRY STATION OR WHERE THE LOWRY STATION IS LOCATED WITHIN. AND FTA IS [19:42] ANTICIPATING DOMINICUS DETERMINATION FOR THAT PARK PROPERTY FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF [19:48] THE COMMENT PERIOD. AND WE DO HAVE PERH PERHAPS -- [19:59] PLANS TO GO BEFORE THE BOARD RELATED TO 4F NEXT STEPS. AND LASTLY TO HIGHLIGHT OUR SAFETY [20:05] AND SECURITY ACTION PLAN WITHIN THE SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. WE DO HAVE A SECTION WHERE WE [20:12] DISCUSS OUR ONGOING SAFETY AND SECURITIES NEXT STEPS. AND WITHIN THAT, WE HIGHLIGHT ALL OF [20:19] THE BROADER ACTIONS AND METRO TRANSIT IS ONGOING. INCLUDING EXPANDING THE TRANSIT RIDER [20:26] INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS [20:31] EXPANDING OTHER SAFETY-RELATED WORK FORCE INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS, AND EXPANDING [20:37] MAINTENANCE STAFF TO IMPROVE THAT LIVABILITY AND IMPROVED [20:44] SITUATION FOR OUR TRANSIT RIDERS. AND, ALSO, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE RECENT [20:49] ANNOUNCEMENT RELATED TO SAFE AND STRONG UNIVERSITY AVENUE AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF PARTNERSHIPS THAT METRO TRANSIT [20:57] CONDUCTS WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. AND SO THAT TYPE OF SAFETY-RELATED PLANNING WILL [21:03] CONTINUE AS WE ADVANCE WITH THE PROJECT. AND GET CLOSER TO [21:09] PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. AND THEN ON CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS FOR EACH OF THESE TOPIC AREAS THAT [21:14] I'VE DISCUSSED, WE HAVE BOTH THE SECTION THAT TALKS ABOUT THE LRT [21:19] OPERATION. THE LIGHT RAIL OPERATION PHASE AS WELL AS SHORT-TERM IMPACTS THAT WOULD BE [21:24] ANTICIPATED DURING CONSTRUCTION. AND SO FOR EACH TOPIC AREA, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THOSE COORDINATION NEEDS DURING [21:31] CONSTRUCTION TO COORDINATE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS NEARBY, [21:38] INCLUDING ON TOPICS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION, ACCESS, INFORMATION [21:44] ABOUT DETOURS, AND SO FORTH. AND SO THAT FORMS THE BASIS OF OUR NEXT STEPS OF COORDINATION. [21:49] BOTH WITH THE CITY AND OUR INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS [21:54] FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, AS WELL. THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED ARE IN [22:01] THE COMMENT PERIOD WILL INFORM THE NEXT STEPS ON THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SIDE. [22:09] THEIR STEP TO INCLUDE THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS IS CALLED THE AMENDED RECORD OF DECISION. WE HAVE A RECORD OF [22:15] DECISION FROM OUR 2016 PHASE OF THE PROJECT. SO THAT'S WHY THEIR ACTION IS CALLED THE [22:21] AMENDED RECORD OF DECISION. AND THEN ON THE MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT SIDE, THE MET COUNCIL WOULD CONCLUDE [22:31] THE MEPA PR PROCESS THROUGH AN ADEQUACY DETERMINATION. SO THE COMMENTS RECEIVED INFORM [22:36] THAT FINALIZATION OF PROJECT MITIGATION AND INFORM THOSE [22:45] AGENCY DECISION STEPS TO CONCLUDE THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS. AND WE DO RESPOND TO COMMENTS RECEIVED [22:50] DURING THIS COMMENT PERIOD WITHIN THE AMENDED RECORD OF DECISION DOCUMENT. AND JUST [22:57] WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE VARIOUS WAYS WE'RE ACCEPTING [23:03] COMMENTS. OBVIOUSLY, AS PART OF THE FORMAL CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS COMMENT, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF [23:08] THIS MEETING AND ACTION HERE TODAY. OR REQUESTED ACTION. FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND [23:14] OTHER AGENCIES, WE'RE TAKING COMMENTS EITHER AT IN-PERSON EVENTS, E-MAIL, OR THROUGH THE [23:22] POSTAL MAIL. AND TURN IT BACK TO KELSEY. [23:31] >> I'LL TALK ABOUT THE KEY THEMES OF THE CITY COMMENTS AND THEN WE HAVE SOME MY COLLEAGUE [23:37] FROM CPED TO GIVE SOME MORE CONTEXT HERE. OVERALL COMMENTS WE'VE PUT TOGETHER ON THESE [23:44] SUPPLEMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT WORK THAT THE PROJECT OFFICE HAS DONE IN RELATION TO OUR EARLIER [23:50] COMMENTS ON THE SDEIS. AND THE COMMENTS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORTH DURING THE CONSENT. SO WE [23:56] APPRECIATE THAT WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A NUMBER OF [24:01] ONGOING ELEMENTS THAT STILL REQUIRE ONGOING COORDINATION AND MORE DETAILED DEVELOPMENT AROUND [24:08] MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR MANY OF THESE BULLETED POINTS. SPECIFICALLY ABOUT NOISE AND [24:14] VIBRATION, ABOUT SOME OF THE BIKE AND VEHICLE MITIGATIONS, UTILITY IMPACTS THROUGHOUT THE [24:20] CORRIDORS, ESPECIALLY AROUND GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES. AND OPERATIONS [24:25] AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS, ALONG WITH THOSE, KELSEY NOTED THERE'S MORE TO COME ON CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND [24:32] COORDINATION EFFORTS WHICH WILL BE UNDERWAY IN THE FUTURE. SO OVERALL OUR COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGE [24:38] THE SIGNIFICANT WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE TO RESPOND TO THE CITY'S COMMENTS. AND ADD ON THAT WE CONTINUE -- WE LOOK [24:44] FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO COLLABORATE TO CRETE CLEAR AND ACTIONABLE STEPS FOR MITIGATION [24:50] MEASURES. FOR THAT, I'LL HAND IT TO RATTANA. [24:58] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CASHMAN AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS [25:04] R ATTANA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I SERVE AS THE [25:10] PRINCIPAL CITY PLANNER. HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE YOU ALL AN OVERVIEW AND SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE MITIGATION COMMITMENTS ARE [25:17] AS IT RELATESES TO ADDRESSING IMPACTS FROM THE BLUE LINE EXTENSION PROJECT. AND THEN, [25:22] ALSO, FORESHADOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PUBLIC CAN EXPECT IN TERMS OF FUTURE [25:28] ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE THEY CAN BE BENEFICIARIES AND BENEFIT FROM THE RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING [25:33] ALLOCATED. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC, IS A TABLE REPRESENTING, REALLY, A [25:40] PERSPECTIVE IN THE HOW THE RESOURCES ARE GOING TO BE COMING ABOUT. THE LEFT COLUMN [25:46] REPRESENTS THE BLUE LINE EXTENSION PROJECT, IN WHICH THE IMPACTS THAT HAVE BEEN [25:52] IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL -- THANK YOU. [25:59] THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED WITHIN THE PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION AND DURING [26:08] OPENING DAY AND AFTER OPENING DAY. AND IT'S JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME OF THESE WINS THAT [26:14] HAVE BEEN ADVOCATED BY THE COMMUNITY AND PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDING INVESTMENTS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS, TO [26:21] STABILIZE AND STAY IN PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND, AS WELL AS FUNDS TO SUPPORT SMALL [26:26] BUSINESSES THROUGH CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE YEARS OF DISRUPTION. WHILE WE CANNOT, AT THIS TIME, NAME HOW LONG THOSE DISRUPTIONS [26:32] WILL LAST, IT'S GOING TO BE THAT ONGOING WORK AS PART OF THE [26:37] REFINEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND ENGINEERING PLANS TO KIND OF DETERMINE THE COMPLEXITY OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR. [26:44] AND WORKING WITH THE FUTURE CONTRACTORS THAT'S GOING TO BE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK TO [26:50] COORDINATE WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND AS WELL AS ENGAGEMENT STAFF TO ENSURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND [26:56] AND KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. SO THEY CAN RECEIVE THESE RESOURCES IN A TIMELY MANNER. AGAIN, AS [27:03] MENTIONED EARLIER, OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS AROUND [27:09] ANTI-DISPLACEMENT INCLUDES DESIGNING OF STATION ELEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY REFLECT THE [27:16] CULTURAL IDENTITY. AND OF THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT [27:21] PEOPLE FEEL THAT THIS INVESTMENT FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HERE TODAY FEEL LIKE IT'S BEING [27:28] CONSTRUCTED AND REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY THAT'S CURRENTLY HERE. AND AS WELL AS CONTINUED WORK [27:36] AROUND ADDRESSING PARKING-RELATED CONCERNS AROUND KEY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, INCLUDING [27:42] WEST BROADWAY. I WANT TO NOTE AS PART OF THE PROCESS, THERE'S A LOT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS, [27:47] ESPECIALLY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT DEFINES WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISPLACED [27:54] DUE TO RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SIDEWALKS, TREES, AND BOULEVARDS THAT ARE [28:01] COMING AS PART OF BECHTS FROM THE PROJECT. SO THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE FOLLOWING THE [28:06] UNIFORM ACT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATELY WORK WITH THE PROJECT OFFICE AND AS WELL AS [28:12] INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO [28:18] THEM. I WANT TO CALL OUT, ON [28:25] THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE WORK AROUND THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY PROPERTY PROCESS [28:31] BOARD. THIS WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE IN 2024, WHICH ESTABLISHES THIS [28:37] BODY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO -- IT [28:43] EMPOWERS THEM TO SUPPORT AND FUND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT [28:48] STRATEGIES ALONG THIS BLUE LINE EXTENSION PROJECT CORRIDOR. [28:53] SOME OF THE PRIORITIES COMING OUT OF THE WORK INCLUDES SUPPORTS AND STRATEGIES TO FUND [28:59] FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN PLACE. BUT [29:05] THEN, ALSO, AROUND PIECES AROUND LAND OWNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND AS WELL AS WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT. AS PART [29:11] OF THAT $10 MILLION THAT ARE BEING ALLOCATED FROM THAT -- THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AN RFP -- [29:18] CALL FOR RFP FOR THE FUNDS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE SOMETIME LATER [29:24] THIS SUMMER. AND AS WE WRAP UP TODAY'S PRESENTATION, JUST WANT TO GIVE FOLKS AND THE PUBLIC JUST [29:31] UPCOMING MILESTONES, AGAIN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL WRAP UP FOR JUNE 23rd, FOR THIS [29:39] SFEIS. THE PROJECT OFFICE WILL BE PUBLISHING PUBLICLY 60% [29:44] ENGINEERING PLANS LATER THIS SUMMER. AND THEN AS WELL AS THE CONCLUSION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL [29:49] PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES THE PU PUB -- PUBLICATION OF THE [29:55] AMENDED RECORD DECISION IN AUGUST. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATIONS. CITY STAFF AND PROJECT OFFICE [30:04] STAFF ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. [30:11] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS -- ANY OTHER [30:17] COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE GET IN QUEUE. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT'S NOT COMPLETELY RELATED TO [30:23] THIS -- THESE COMMENTS. IT'S JUST A GENERAL QUESTION ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I'M WONDERING FOR YOU CAN GIVE AN UPDATE WITH [30:29] REGARD TO WHETHER ANY OF THE FUNDING IS BEING THREATENED FROM STATE OR FEDERAL LEVELS RIGHT [30:37] NOW. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, COMMITTEE. WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH [30:43] THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION TO CUE THE PROJECT UP FOR THE FUTURE STEPS [30:50] TO FORMALLY REQUEST FEDERAL FUNDING. THROUGH THE CAPITAL [30:57] INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS STILL IN PLACE AND THE FEDERAL TRANSIT [31:02] ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN -- THEY'VE BEEN EXCELLENT PARTNERS TO THE PROJECT AND CONTINUING TO HELP THE PROJECT NAVIGATE BOTH [31:11] FEDERAL STEPS AHEAD OF US. >> OKAY. THANKS. THAT'S REALLY GREAT TO HEAR. THANK YOU ALL [31:16] SSO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU FOR THE BRIEFINGS YOU HELD WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COUNCIL OFFICES. [31:23] SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. [31:32] ABSTENTIONS? THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS RECEIVING AND FILING AN [31:37] UPDATE ON THE CITY'S RESILIENCE HUB WORK. HERE TO PRESENT IS [31:47] BHARAT BALYAN, PROJECT HUB COORDINATOR. [32:04] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY TEAM. I'M HERE [32:10] TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION, AS WELL AS SOME UPDATES ON THE MINNEAPOLIS RESILIENCE HUBS. JUST TO [32:18] ITERATE THE GOAL OF THE WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF [32:23] MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITIES BOTH DURING TIMES TIME CRISIS AND DAILY LIFE. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THE CLIMATE [32:33] IMPACTS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT OUR BIPOC COMMUNITIES AND WE SEE IT TODAY WITH THE POOR [32:38] AIR QUALITY. THERE'S A REAL NEED FOR ENHANCING THE CURRENT RESILIENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO [32:45] THESE CLIMATE HAZARDS AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS WE MAY ENCOUNTER. AND SO JUST FOR SOME LEVEL [32:52] SETTING BACKGROUND SHOWING THE GEOGRAPHIC CALL LOCATIONS OF THE RESILIENCE HUB COHORT WE'RE WORKING WITH. WE HAVE TWO IN [32:58] SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, THE FIRST ONE BEING SBATHANY COMMUNITY CENTER. [33:05] MINNEAPOLIS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER. AND THE THIRD LOCATION IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S A [33:11] RESILIENCE CORRIDOR ALONG PLYMOUTH AVENUE. WE'LL ZOOM IN [33:18] TO SHOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WE SEE TWO KEY FACILITIES THAT ARE A PART OF THE RESILIENCE [33:24] CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT. ONE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NUTRITION CENTER. THEY PREPARE THE MEALS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT'S [33:29] A LARGE INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN FACILITY. LARGE WAREHOUSE AREA. BUT THEN, ALSO, THERE'S A [33:35] RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY BUSINESS THEY HAVE A TRAINING CENTER WHERE THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF GREEN [33:41] CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND SO THIS IS KIND OF THE AREA WHERE THEY'LL BE [33:47] LOOKING TO DEVELOP THIS RESILIENCE CORRIDOR ALONG WITH OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS, [33:54] AND TRYING TO ENGAGE WITH OTHER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THIS PART OF NORTH [34:01] MINNEAPOLIS. AND ONE THING THAT I WANT TO KIND OF ITERATE IN TERMS OF RESILIENCE HUB, WHAT IS THE MODEL WE'RE USING FOR THIS? [34:07] WE'RE USING THE URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR NETWORK RESILIENCE HUB MODEL DEVELOPED [34:13] AROUND 2013. STARTED IN CITY OF BALTIMORE. AND THIS INCLUDES FIVE FOUNDATIONAL AREAS, WHICH [34:18] ARE PROGRAMMING, RESILIENCE DESIGN, OPERATIONS, COMMUNICATION, AND RESILIENT POWER SYSTEMS. AND ONE [34:24] IMPORTANT THING TO ADDRESS IS THAT WHILE WE DO FOCUS ON HOW DO WE DEAL WITH EMERGENCIES AND [34:30] DISRUPTIONS, IT'S VITAL TO UNDERSTAND THAT 95% OR MORE OVERTIME DURING THE NORMAL [34:36] STEADY STATE. BLUE SKY DAYS. SO DOING PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS THAT ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS WHERE [34:44] COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE BUILDING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CAPABILITIES. GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS TO [34:49] BE MORE RESILIENT IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES DEALING WITH THE DAILY DRESS ISES. SO THAT WHEN THE 5% OF THE TIME OF DISRUPTION [34:55] DOES HAPPEN, THEY'RE ABLE TO BOUNCE FORWARD QUICKLY, DEAL WITH WHATEVER IS ABLE TO COME AT THEM, AND, YOU KNOW, RESUME TO [35:02] THAT NORMAL STEADY STATE MUCH MORE QUICKLY. AND ONE THING [35:08] THAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE HERE IS THAT THIS WORK IS COMMUNITY LED. [35:13] YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, NONPROFIT [35:19] ORGANIZATIONS, XCEL ENERGY, OUR LOCAL UTILITY, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. [35:28] ALSO ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, BRING OUT THE WORK OF, LIKE, REALLY BRINGING DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS TO THE [35:34] TABLE. I KNOW THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, OUR ROLE, TO BE MORE OF A COORDINATED SUPPORT ROLE. SO WE'RE NOT A [35:40] TOP-DOWN-APPROACH. RATHER THAN WHAT RESOURCES CAN WE BRING TO THE TABLE? WHAT DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS? POTENTIAL FUNDING [35:45] OPPORTUNITIES? SO, REALLY, BRINGING THE SUPPORT ROLES SO WE CAN REALLY HELP UPLIFT THE WORK [35:51] AND ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMMUNITY TRUSTS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE LEADING THIS INITIATIVE. [35:58] AND SO JUST TO GIVE AN LINE OF A TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT SO FAR. IT STARTED BACK IN 2019, WHEN [36:06] THERE WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A RESILIENCE HUB COULD LOOK LIKE IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND THIS WAS DONE THROUGH A GRANT [36:13] OPPORTUNITY FROM THE PUGH CHARITABLE TRUST AWARDED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT. [36:19] WHERE THERE WAS SOME PILOT WORK GOING ON TO SEE FEASIBILITY [36:24] TESTING AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. WHAT A MICROGRID COULD DO IN THAT AREA. BUT, YOU KNOW, [36:29] 2020 HAPPENED, AND THE PANDEMIC CLEARLY DISRUPTED THE [36:35] ACTIVITIES. BUT ALONG THE TIME, XCEL ENERGY WAS LOOKING TO DEVELOP AN RFP FOR THE RESILIENT [36:42] MINNEAPOLIS PROJECT. AFTER HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, WHICH THIS PROJECT WOULD BE TO [36:48] BRING SOLAR AND BATTERY STORAGE MICROGRID SYSTEMS TO HISTORICALLY UNDERINVESTED [36:54] COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES, AS PART OF THEIR RFP [36:59] CRITERIA. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE, YOU KNOW, NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THE THREE SITES [37:04] WERE SELECTED, AS MENTIONED BEFORE. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS PROPOSAL WAS FILED WITH THE [37:09] PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, AND EVENTUALLY THROUGH THE PROCESS, THERE WAS A LOT OF PROJECT PLANNING. WE STARTED ENGAGING WITH THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY [37:17] PARTNERS. YOU KNOW, DURING THIS TIME, EXCEL ENERGY WAS ABLE TO FINALIZE THE $9 MILLION BUDGET APPROVED BY THE [37:23] COMMISSION. BUT, ALSO, THIS IS WHERE THE CITY WAS ABLE TO GET SOME EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP [37:29] WITH THE PROJECT. WHERE THE FOUNDATION, SMALL PUBLIC HELD [37:37] PHILANTHROPY WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME GRANT FUNDING TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT STAFFING SUPPORT, DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO BRING THE [37:43] CROSS SECTOR PARTNERSHIP TO HAVE IT BE A SUCCESSFUL. AND EVENTUALLY IN 2023, I STARTED MY [37:50] ROLE, YOU KNOW, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO BRING MORE ADDED CAPACITY FROM THE CITY PERSPECTIVE. SO BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, CONVENE [37:56] THE PARTNERS TOGETHER. MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE MEETINGS TOGETHER. HAVE OPEN LINES OF [38:02] COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN ALL THE ENTITIES, AS WELL AS SEEING WHAT OTHER GRANT FUNDING WE COULD BRING TO THE [38:08] TABLE. AND OTHER DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS THAT COULD REALLY ENHANCE THIS WORK. AND TOWARD [38:15] THE 2024, A LOT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS AND MEETINGS TO REBUILD TRUST BETWEEN THE [38:22] PARTNERS. THIS RESILIENT MINNEAPOLIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN AUGUST OF 2024. [38:28] AND THIS TIME XCEL ENERGY RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE WORK AS COST FOR [38:34] THE PROJECT DID INCREASE OVER TIME. AND THEN LOOKING ZOOMING [38:41] IN FURTHER AS MOMENTUM HAD BUILT FOR THE WORK. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DID START IN SUMMER [38:47] OF 2024 THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. AND MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR [38:53] COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, BE PAID TO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. BUILD [38:59] THOSE CONNECTIONS OF EDUCATING COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT RESILIENCE HUBS ARE. ENVISIONING WHAT A [39:05] HUB COULD DO FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, AND ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE OF CLIMATE HAZARDS AND OTHER SORT [39:10] OF DISRUPTIONS. AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS SOME FUNDING FROM MY POSITION TO CONTINUE FOR THE [39:17] MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SP RESPONSE SUSTAINABILITY GRANT. LOOKING [39:23] FORWARD LATER IN 2024 THE EPA CHANGE GRANT PROGRAM. THE [39:29] AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER WAS AWARDEDDED A $10 MILLION GRANT TO SUPPORT SOLAR INSTALLATION AS WELL AS THE GEOTHERMAL PROJECT [39:39] THAT SABATHANI IS EMBARKING ON. IN 2025, WE STARTED TO SEEING [39:45] DISRUPTIONS IN THE DIFFERENT FUNDING STREAMS WITH CANCELLATIONS AS WELL AS THINGS BEING HELD UP IN LEGAL [39:51] PROCEEDINGS. THANKFULLY A LOT OF EPA GRANT DOLLARS WERE ABLE [39:56] TO BE DRAWN DOWN BY THE COMMUNITY GRANT PARTNERS WITH A LITTLE BIT LEFT OVER. A LOT OF [40:01] INFLATION REDUCTION ACT ERA, CLIMATE OPPORTUNITY FUNDINGS WERE CANCELED. INCLUDING ONE THAT MULTIPLE PARTNERS, [40:07] INCLUDING THE CITY APPLIED FOR. AND ANOTHER GRANT THAT HENNEPIN COUNTY WAS PLANNING ON HELPING [40:13] SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE HUB WORK, THAT WAS ULTIMATE I WILL NOT SIGNED AND NOT ABLE TO MOVE [40:19] FORWARD. BUT DESPITE THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, MICROGRID DESIGN, [40:24] ENGINEERING WORK, AND THE PLANNING PROCESS. BY HAVING MONTHLY MEETINGS, COORDINATEDDED [40:29] WITH XCEL ENERGY, MYSELF, AND THE RESILIENCE HUB PARTNERS WHERE, YOU KNOW, ENGINEERING [40:35] DESIGN IS MOVING FORWARD. EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL. AND THAT D.O.E. GRANT HASN'T BEEN [40:42] AFFECTED BY THE FEDERAL CHANGES. WE HAVE, DURING THIS TIME, APPLIED FOR DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM DIFFERENT [40:48] PHILANTHROPIES. AND THE GREEN COST SHARE PROGRAM IS ABLE TO AWARD SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF [40:54] DOLLARS TO THE SABATHANI SOLAR ARRAY FOR THE MICROGRID PROJECT. [41:00] LOOKING FORWARD, WE'RE HOPING TO ENGAGE OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TEAM AT THE HEALTH [41:05] DEPARTMENT TO DO SCENARIO PLAN AT EACH RESILIENCE HUB. AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND [41:11] EXTRA FUNDING TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE MORE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESSES. AND [41:17] LOOKING INTO 2026 AND FURTHER, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THE RESILIENCE HUBS BE FULLY [41:23] OPERATIONAL WITH THE MICROGRIDS. SO HAVING THOSE BACK UP POWER SYSTEMS. THEY'RE PROJECTED TO [41:29] BE COMPLETED IN SUMMER OF 2026. AND IDEALLY HAVING THAT [41:35] FOUNDATION BEING ABLE TO EXPAND THE RESILIENCE HUB NETWORK TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING IN A [41:41] RESILIENCE HUB. AND THE SLIDE HERE THIS KIND OF CAPTURES THE DIFFERENT FUNDING I TALKED ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. SO IT'S, [41:48] YOU KNOW, GOOD REFERENCE POINT FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT IN A FUTURE TIME. I WILL NOT BE DIVING FURTHER INTO THIS SLIDE. [41:56] AND, YOU KNOW, ONE IMPORTANT THING, AS WE KIND OF THINK ABOUT AS WE'RE SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FIRST COHORT OF [42:02] RESILIENCE HUBS, IS THAT FROM MY ROLE, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE [42:07] EXPRESSED INTERESTS IN THE RESILIENCE HUB MODEL AFTER HEARING ABOUT IT THROUGH THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND [42:13] THE ENGAGEMENT EVENT SS YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A FEW [42:19] ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT STARTING TO TRY TO FIND THEIR OWN FUNDING TO REALLY GET THIS RESILIENCE HUB MODEL OFF [42:24] THE GROWN FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS. AND WE ARE HOPING TO, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE DEVELOP SOME MORE RESOURCES AND [42:31] LESSONS LEARN FROM OUR PROCESS, TO SHARE THAT WITH OTHERS AND HELP JUMP START OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO DO THE SAME [42:38] PROCESS. AND IDEALLY INTEGRATING EVERYBODY TOGETHER SO WE HAVE A NETWORK WHERE WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO DEAL WITH [42:44] THE CLIMATE IMPACTS AND IMPROVE SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AND, YOU KNOW, BUILDING THOSE [42:50] PARTNERSHIPS AT AN EVEN DEEPER LEVEL. AND SO LOOKING AT WHAT'S NEXT. WE'RE HOPING TO REALLY [42:56] BUILD UPON THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST YEAR. TRYING TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING [43:02] WORK AND SEEING HOW CAN WE BRING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE A DIRECT AC ACTIVE ROLE IN THE HUB [43:08] PLANNING. FIGURING OUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM. ALSO DEVELOPMENT OF A CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WEB PAGE, WE'RE [43:14] WORKING WITH OUR TEAM WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO GET THAT OFF THE GROUND TO BRING [43:19] DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND MORE AWARENESS FOR ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THE WORK. AND CONTINUING TO SEEK OUT FUNDING, TRYING TO [43:25] SHIFT TO MORE PHILANTHROPY AND FOUNDATION FUNDING SOURCES. SINCE WE'RE SEEING THE SHIFT IN FEDERAL LANDSCAPE. AND, YOU [43:32] KNOW, WITH THE IDEAL VISION OF STARTING OUR EMERGENCY PLANNING ON EACH RESILIENCE HUB TO [43:37] UNDERSTAND WHAT DO THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH. ENHANCING THEIR STAFFING CAPACITIES SO [43:42] THAT ONCE THE PLANS ARE BUILT OUT, THEY CAN ACTUALLY EXECUTE THEM EFFECTIVELY. AND, AGAIN, [43:48] TRYING TO BUILD OUT THE RESILIENCE HUB NETWORKS SO THESE TYPE OF IN A LOCALIZED [43:54] RESILIENCE OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE FOUND IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE ANYBODY MAY BE RESIDING ACROSS OUR CITY. AND I'LL BE CLOSING [44:01] HERE WITH SHOWING VISUALS OF THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. YOU KNOW, VERY [44:08] INTERGENERATIONAL. DIFFERENT MEDIA PLATFORMS. TRYING TO ENGAGE OUR DIFFERENT ASPECTS, DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY [44:13] SO WE CAN GET A ROBUST SENSE OF, LIKE, WHAT DIFFERENT POCKETS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE LOOKING FOR AS [44:18] PART OF THIS WORK. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AND [44:23] I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. [44:30] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I HAD BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR AWHILE. AFTER GETTING A LOT OF [44:35] QUESTIONS FROM BOTH STAFF MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT IS A RESILIENCE HUB. WHAT IS A RESILIENCE LOOKING [44:42] LIKE? AND I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLEARER NOW. ALL THOUGH I CAN IMAGINE THIS IS PROBABLY A LOT MORE CLEAR ON THE GROUND IN [44:49] PERSON AT THE FACILITIES. AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF [44:54] ACCESS THE COMMUNITY HAS TO THESE BUILDINGS. ARE THEY ALL PUBLICLY OPEN AT ALL TIMES? HOW [45:00] CAN WE ACCESS AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE RESOURCES OF THESE HUBS? >> YEAH. OF COURSE. CHAIR [45:08] CASHMAN AND COUNCILMEMBERS, WE CURRENTLY ARE STILL TRYING TO DEVELOP THESE PLANS TO SEE IF, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAPABILITIES, LIKE, DURING EMERGENCY HOURS. [45:15] LIKE, WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE. THESE ARE STILL TO BE DETERMINED. AT IN THE TIME, THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY FUNCTIONING [45:21] IN, LIKE, EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROLE. WE STILL NEED TO DEVELOP THAT. HOPEFULLY STARTING THIS YEAR WITH OUR EMERGENCY [45:27] PREPAREDNESS TEAM, AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE CITY. AND THEN ESPECIALLY WITH THE [45:32] NORTH MINNEAPOLIS CORRIDOR. THERE'S SEVERAL BUILDINGS INVOLVED. SO IS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE GROUNDWORK WITH THE [45:38] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AGAIN, NETWORKING WITH OUR TEAMS IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND EMERGENCY [45:44] MANAGEMENT TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAPABILITIES ARE THEY GOING TO BE AND WHAT RESOURCES DO WE NEED TO BRING TO THE TABLE [45:52] SO THAT SAY DURING A STREAM HEAT EVENT. WHAT HOURS WILL THEY BE [45:57] OPEN TO PROVIDE COOLING CENTERS AND PROVIDING DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITIES MOST SALIENT TO THEM, BASED ON [46:04] WHAT WE HEAR FROM ENGAGEMENT. STILL SOMETHING WE'RE DEVELOPING. >> OKAY. WE DO HAVE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE CITY THAT ARE [46:10] EMERGENCY LOCATIONS IN THE EVENT OF EXTREME HEAT OR EXTREME COLD. >> RIGHT. >> AS WELL, ARE YOU [46:15] COLLABORATING WITH THOSE BUILDINGS, TOO, TO BRING THEM UNDER THE RESILIENCE HUB UMBRELLA? [46:21] >> YES. CHAIR CASHMAN, THAT'S SOMETHING, I GUESS, PART OF THE PROCESS WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW [46:26] IT FITS INTO THE CURRENT, YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WE HAVE BUILT IN PLACE. [46:32] SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN THOSE ARE MORE CITY-RUN. THE RESILIENCE HUB MODEL, IT'S MORE THESE [46:39] COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS A LOT MORE AGENCY TO KIND OF ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN AND NOT NEED TO PULL IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, [46:44] STAFF NECESSARILY UNLESS THAT'S PART OF THEIR AGREEMENT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT. SO, AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE PART OF OUR [46:51] PROCESS AS WE DIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY PLANNING PROCESS. >> OKAY. YEAH. I WENT ON A [46:57] WELLNESS WALK LAST WEEK WITH THE HEALTH COMMISSIONER AND STAFF. AND WENT THROUGH THE CONVENTION [47:02] CENTER, WHICH IS ONE OF THOSE CITY-OWNED EMERGENCY LOCATIONS IN WARD SEVEN, AT LEAST. AND I [47:09] THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO KNOW ABOUT THESE LOCATIONS AND ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN GO TO THEM IN [47:16] EMERGENCIES. FOR EXAMPLE, LAST TUESDAY WE HAD TWO COMPOUNDING CRISES IN ONE DAY. AND I WOULD [47:22] THINK THAT RESILIENCE HUBS WOULD BE PART OF THAT LOCATION WHERE [47:28] THERE'S AIR QUALITY CRISIS AND, LIKE, FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CRISIS HAPPENING ON THE SAME [47:33] DAY. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE NEEDING RESOURCES. HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT EMERGENCY [47:39] MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE DIRECTING RESIDENTS TO THESE PLACES WHERE THEY CAN GO TO BE [47:46] SAFE. >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. >> WHAT UNIQUE EQUIPMENT TO EACH [47:52] SITES HAVE? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, THE CURRENTLY THE ONLY EYE AN -- UNIQUE [47:58] EQUIPMENT IS THE MICROGRID SYSTEMS. THEY'LL BE PROVIDE BACKUP POWER IN THE EVENT OF [48:04] POWER OUTAGE. THOSE WILL BE INSTALLED BY 2026. THAT'S THE CURRENT PLAN. IN TERMS OF OTHER [48:13] UNIQUE EQUIPMENT, SABATHANI IS PLANNING ON EMBARKING ON THE GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM TO PROVIDE [48:20] PURE ELECTRIFICATION IN TERMS OF THE HVAC SYSTEMS. I THINK IN [48:26] TEMPLES OF ANY OTHER RESPONSE EQUIPMENT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS WE DO THIS EMERGENCY PLANNING [48:32] PROCESS WITH EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. UNDERSTANDING AND FIGURE OUT WHAT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS DO THEY HAVE AND [48:38] FIGURE OUT WHAT FUNDING SOURCES MAY BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE TYPE OF RESOURCES. [48:47] >> THANK YOU. AND MY LAST QUESTION, HOW COULD OTHER SUCH FACILITIES IN OUR CO COMMUNITIES THAT DO HAVE THE, [48:53] YOU KNOW, UNIQUE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES, HOW COULD THEY BECOME PART OF THE [48:59] RESILIENCE HUB PROGRAM? FOR EXAMPLE, THE RISE UP CENTER IS OPENING UP A CLEAN WORK FORCE [49:04] TRAINING CENTER IN UPTOWN. ALSO THE MUSEUM IN MY WARD IS A [49:10] FACILITY THAT HAS A LOT OF CAPABILITY TO BE A PLACE THAT NEIGHBORSES CAN GO IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY. AND THEY ARE [49:16] LOOKING FOR CITY SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. [49:30] >> I'M CURRENTLY IN EARLY CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OTHER PARTNERS ACROSS THE METRO AREA [49:37] THAT ARE EXPRESSING INTEREST IN RESILIENCE HUB BUILDING AND CURRENTLY DOING IT. ONE BEING THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA [49:43] CLIMATE ADAPTATION PARTNERSHIP, MINNESOTA INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT. WE'RE HOPING TO DEVELOP [49:48] A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WHERE WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT A STRATEGIC VISION IS FOR, LIKE, BRINGING [49:53] PEOPLE TOGETHER THAT WANT TO DEVELOP RESILIENCE HUBS AND WHERE WE CAN FIND A COMMON PLACE TO MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS AND [49:59] FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY BUILDING OUT THE RESILIENCE NETWORK. NOT ONLY IN MINNEAPOLIS BUT ACROSS THE METRO [50:04] AREA. WE PLAN ON ONCE THAT'S DEVELOPED, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO BECOME RESILIENCE [50:11] HUBS TO THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO BUILD OUT AND UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHO IS DOING WHAT, WHO IS OUT THERE. [50:17] AND THEN TRY TO COORDINATE RESOURCES WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HELP WITH GRANT FUNDING, POTENTIALLY. OR DIFFERENT [50:23] PARTNERSHIP BUILDINGS. SO THERE'S NO CURRENT FORMAL PROCESS YET. BUT WE'RE HOPING TO DEVELOP THAT AS WELL AS ONCE [50:30] THESE CURRENT RESILIENCE HUBS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP, SHARING THAT FOUNDATION SO THAT OTHERS CAN KIND OF TAKE THAT AND APPLY [50:35] IT TO THEIR SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS. >> YEAH. I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE WITH THE [50:43] FICKLE FUNDING STREAMS THAT YOU'VE HAD. IRA FUNDS AND THEN, [50:49] ALSO, XCEL ENERGY PULLING BACK THE FUNDS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. DID I READ CORRECTLY IN THE FILE THAT THE GREAT LAKES [50:57] ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MONEY IS NOW GONE? >> YES. YEAH, CHAIR CASHMAN, [51:03] THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S CURRENTLY, LIKE, NOT OFFICIALLY CANCELED BUT IT SEEMS BASED ON, [51:09] LIKE, WHAT LEGAL EXPERTS ARE SAYING. IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE COMING THROUGH. AND WE DO [51:14] KNOW THAT SABATHANI COMMUNITY CENTER WAS PROBABLY GOING TO BE RECEIVING AN AWARD. BUT THEIR [51:19] COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION STAFF HAVE BEEN MORE ON THE NEGATIVE [51:24] SIDE. SO DEFINITELY A BIG LOSS TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE FUNDS CAN THAT HELP ACCELERATE [51:29] THE PROJECT HAVE JUST KIND OF BEEN, YOU KNOW, FALLING AWAY, UNFORTUNATELY. >> YEAH. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. [51:35] AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT AND THIS COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT TO SEE HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT [51:41] THIS PROGRAM THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. AND NOT JUST IN THOSE THREE AREAS WHICH IMPORTANT, BUT CITY [51:48] WIDE. SO THAT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD CAN HAVE A PLACE TO GO IN AN EMERGENCY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE [51:57] MEMBERS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. [52:02] WE'LL ASK THE CLERK TO FILE THAT REPORT. AND THE FINAL ITEM [52:09] TODAY RECEIVING EVEN FILING A REPORT ON THE END OF SEASON TO [52:14] 2024-25 SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE PILOTS. AND WELCOME, ETHAN, [52:33] PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR THIS PILOT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. [52:38] MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS ETHAN VAN OFFELEN [52:44] SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE PILOT COORDINATOR FOR PUBLIC WORKS. I'M HERE TO GIVE AN UPDATE [52:49] REGARDING THE PILOTS AND WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE FIRST SEASON. IN THE PRESENTATION, A [52:56] QUICK OVERVIEW OF SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE POLICY IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE SNOW AND ICE PILOT PROGRAMS WERE. A [53:03] LOOK AT WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE FIRST SEASON, QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE COST, SOME OF [53:09] THE TAKE AWAYS WE HAVE FROM THE PROJECTS, AND THEN A CHANCE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKSES TO THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THIS WORK [53:16] POSSIBLE. SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE [53:22] IN MINNEAPOLIS, IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CLEAR THE SIDEWALK ADJACENT [53:28] TO THEIR PROPERTY. SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND DUPLEXES HAVE [53:34] 24 HOURS. THE ENFORCEMENT FOR THIS GOES THROUGH OUR 3-1-1 SYSTEM. LETTERS ARE SENT TO [53:40] PROPERTY OWNERS, OUR SIDEWALK INSPECTION STAFF GOES OUT, AND GOES TO A CITY-HIGHIGHER [53:49] CONTRACTOR. IN 2023 WE CHANGED THE PRICE. RESIDENTIAL [53:55] PROPERTIES ARE CHEAPER THAN THEY USED TO BE. AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES TAKE ON A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE COST BURDEN. WE [54:01] ALSO RUN PRO ACTIVE SIDEWALK INSPECTIONS. INVOLVING CITY [54:06] STAFF GOING OUT AND ESSENTIALLY TAKING SAMPLE SIZE EVERY YEAR IN SELECT AREAS OF THE CITY. SO WE [54:11] KNOW YEAR OVER YEAR HOW WE ARE DOING. IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 96% OF THE PROPERTIES COMPLY WITH [54:17] THE ORDINANCE. THIS YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 98%, GRANTED, A SMALLER SAMPLE SIZE THAN NORMAL. YOU [54:26] KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR SNOW CLEARING CITY WIDE. [54:34] PUTTING FORTH IMPROVEMENTS REFLECTED IN THE WINTER WALKING AND BIKING STUDY AS WELL AS THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN. I [54:39] WANT TO THE POINT OUT THESE PILOTS PRESENTED TODAY HELP ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THE GOALS PUT FORTH IN THE STUDIES. AND A [54:46] PIECE OF THE PUZZLE OF US IMPROVING OUR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IN THE WINTER. AND GETTING [54:52] PEOPLE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT. FOUR [54:58] PILOTS WERE INCLUDED OVERTIME INCLUDED OVER THE LAST [55:06] SEASON. IN 2023 THE PILOTS [55:12] APPROVED. BEGAN OUTREACH IN THE FALL TO GET THEM INTO THE SENIOR SNOW CLEARING PILOT. WE HIRED [55:18] THE SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE PILOT COORDINATOR, MYSELF, AND GOT TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES TO FULFILL THE SNOW AMBASSADOR PILOT. ONE [55:25] OF MY FAVORITES OF THE SEASON, POINTING IT OUT HERE, IN THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE. GREAT TIME TABLING [55:31] THERE. WE WRAPPED UP THE PILOTS IN APRIL. THE LAST SNOWFALL WAS MARCH 6th. WE WERE AVAILABLE [55:38] FOR CLEARING INTO EARLY APRIL. INTO THE PILOT. STARTING WITH [55:44] THE SENIOR SNOW CLEARING PILOT. THIS PILOT WAS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NCR. PROVIDES [55:51] GRANTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEM TO LEAD PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST SENIORS AND OTHERS IN NEED OF SNOW CLEARING [55:56] AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITITY. THIS YEAR WE HAD FOUR PARTICIPATING NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS THAT WAS THE WEBER [56:03] CAMDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION, McKINLEY COMMUNITY, NORTHSIDE RESIDENTS REDEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND [56:08] STEVENS SQUARE COMMUNITY. THERE WAS AN APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE FALL AND INITIAL OUTREACH [56:13] DONE BY NCR. WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED. SO WE HAD FOUR [56:19] DISTINCT PROGRAMS COVERING FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS. EACH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION HAS ITS OWN SET UP [56:26] AND STAFF AVAILABLE. EACH PILOT WAS GEARED TOWARDS HELPING [56:32] SENIORS AND OTHER MEANS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CLEARING. I'LL POINT OUT STEVENS SQUARE HAD A MORE UNIQUE ONE. THEY DID [56:38] BLOCKING OFF COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE BLOCK BY BLOCK WAS CLEAR IN SELECT CORRIDORS. OVER [56:43] THE COURSE OF THE SIX SNOW EVENTS FOR THE YEAR, WE HAD 259 [56:48] REPORTED CLEARINGS DONE BY THE NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS WAS PRIMARILY TAKEN ON BY THE 34 [56:55] ROUTINE SITE VISITS TO SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY CHALLENGES. AS WELL AS VACANT [57:01] LOTS. SO THE COMMUNITY BUILDINGS AND OTHER SITES IN THE [57:06] NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS ALSO EMPLOYED LOCAL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND A CHANCE FOR HIGH [57:11] SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GET PART-TIME WORK DURING THE YEAR. JUST A [57:17] LOT OF GREAT WORK DONE BY THE NEIGHBORHOODS! HAPPY WORKING WITH THEM. I'LL HIGHLIGHT THEY [57:23] DID A GREAT JOB RESPONDING TO SNOW EVENTS. PEOPLE WERE EAGER TO GET OUT THERE. AND I THINK [57:28] TO THE YEAR, WE HAD A PERFECT KIND OF WITHIN 24 HOURS THEY WERE GETTING OUT THERE. THANKFUL FOR THEM FOR MOBILIZING [57:36] THE TEAM TOGETHER. MOVING ON TO THE SNOW AMBASSADOR PILOT. THIS PILOT INVOLVES CITY STAFF [57:42] CLEARING UNCLEARED SIDEWALKS ALONG THE PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY NETWORK. 24 HOURS AFTER [57:48] SNOWFALL, OUR CREWS WOULD GO OUT AND CLEAR SIDEWALKS IN [57:53] ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE. WE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SPEAK TO RESIDENTS ABOUT SIDEWALK CLEARING RULES, WHEN POSSIBLE. [58:00] OVER THE COURSE OF THE PILOT, WE MONITORED 66 MILES WORTH OF [58:05] SIDEWALK AND IT MADE UP 33 MILES OF OUR PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY NETWORK. KIND OF DIVIDED IN [58:12] THREE AREAS FOR DATA COLLECTION PURPOSES. OVER THE SIX SNOW EVENTS, WE VISITED OR TREATED [58:20] 534 UNIQUE ADDRESSES. KIND OF A BREAKDOWN PUT ON THE TABLE HERE. [58:25] 241 WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO FULL BARE PAVEMENT, 4 FEET OF [58:31] SIDEWALK. 229 TOO PACKED DOWN BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE FOR US TO DO A FULL CLEAR. WE CLEARED [58:37] AS WELL AS WE COULD AND SAND AND SALTED. AND 60 CERTAIN PROPERTY TYPE, WE SENT ALONG TO 11 [58:45] 33-1-1 FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO CLEAR. THIS CONSISTED OF TWO [58:53] CREWS OF TWO GOING OUT AND PERFORMING THE WORK. NEXT THE MOBILE TEAM PILOT. THROUGH THE PILOT, RESIDENTS COULD REQUEST [58:59] HELP WITH THEIR SNOW CLEARING THROUGH 3-1-1. AND THE LAST SEASON, THE SNOW AMBASSADOR STAFF WAS USED TO DO THE [59:06] CLEARINGS FOR THE PROGRAM. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IF FOR THE PILOT BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, WE [59:13] HAD 23 RESIDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THE SERVICE. WE GENERALLY SPLIT ONE CREW UP GOING UP NORTH AND [59:21] CLEARING ONE CREW SOUTH. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO ALL THE RESIDENTS WITHIN A DAY. WE LIKELY COULD HAVE HANDLE 30 OR [59:27] 35 THROUGH THE STAFFING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PILOT, WE DID 109 SITE CLEARINGS OR VISITS. [59:35] ABOUT 25 RNT OF THE TIME, THE SITE HAD BEEN CLEARED BY GOOD NEIGHBORS. [59:41] ALSO, HIGHLIGHT OUR STAFF IS WILLING TO COME IN OVER WEEKENDS. WE HE SEVERAL SNOWFALLS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY [59:47] THIS YEAR. AND US COMING IN ON THE WEEKENDS ALLOWED US GET IT TONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND MOVED ON TO OUR SNOW AMBASSADOR [59:57] WORK. FINALLY, OUR SNOW CASEWORKER PILOT. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SNOW CASEWORKER PILOT WERE TO COLLECT [1:00:03] QUALITY OF DATA, BETTER IDENTIFY BARRIERS, SIDEWALK CLEARING, [1:00:08] DIRECT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO RESIDENTS, CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH EXISTING CLEARING RESOURCES, AND SERVICE AS A [1:00:14] RESOURCE FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING INADEQUATE EXPERIENCE. AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PILOT BEING FULFILLED BY THE SNOW AND [1:00:23] ICE PILOT COORDINATOR. [1:00:32] GENERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, DEVELOPED A NEW 3-1-1 REQUEST TYPE FOR CITIZEN TO REQUEST SNOW AND ICE CLEARING HELP. WE [1:00:38] CHANGED THE LETTER WE TYPICALLY SENT TO A POSTCARD THAT GOESES TO EVERY ADDRESS INFORMING [1:00:44] PROPERTIES OF THE RULES. EASIER TO READ AND CAN HANG ON THE FRIDGE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. WE [1:00:51] PRESENTED INFORMATION ON THE PILOTS TO THE ADVISE COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY [1:00:57] COMMITTEE, TABLE AT THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE, AND SHARED INFORMATION ON THE PILOTS TO THE [1:01:03] COMMITTEE ON AGING, AS WELL. AND THEN JUST, UMM, WORK RELATED TO THE OTHER THREE PILOTS, AS [1:01:09] WELL. ONGOING THIS SUMMER WE'LL BE DOING DATA ANALYSIS REGARDING OUR HISTORY OF VIOLATION DATA. [1:01:15] SO AS TO MAKE SOME PLANS AND COMMUNICATIONS READY FOR SENDING OUT TO THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE [1:01:21] KNOWN REPEAT OFFENDERS. LOOKING AT WHERE WE KNOW BUS STOPS ARE BEING CLEARED AND KIND OF MAKING [1:01:27] A PLAN FOR TAKING -- VACANT PROPERTIES. LOOK AT THE TOTAL [1:01:34] WHAT WAS DONE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PILOTS, WE ADDRESSED 902 ADDRESSES THROUGH THE SIX SNOW [1:01:41] EVENTS. AND TREATED OR CLEARED 17.3 MILES WORTH OF SIDEWALK. [1:01:47] I'LL NEAT THIS WAS SIX SNOW EVENTS. WE TYPICALLY EXPECT 10 TO 15 SNOW EVENTS. AND WE HAD [1:01:54] 24.5 INCHES OF SNOW. AND THE AVERAGE IS ABOUT 54 INCHES. A [1:02:00] QUICK LOOK AT COSTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE PILOTS IN TOTAL. FOR THE WINTER WITH, WE SPENT [1:02:06] AROUND $230,000 INCLUDING SOME OF THE OFFSEASON COSTS WE HAVE. IF IT WAS AN AVERAGE WINTER, WE [1:02:12] WOULD EXPECT AROUND $285,000 WITH AN EXTRA MONTH OF SNOW [1:02:19] AMBASSADORS AND TWICE AS MUCH GOING TO THE SENIOR SNOW CLEARING TEAM. THEY GET PAID BY [1:02:26] SNOW EVENT. QUICK LOOK AT THE THINGS LEARNED AND TAKE AWAYS. [1:02:32] SENIOR SNOW CLEARING PILOT CAPACITY PROGRAM MAY NOT MATCH THE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE [1:02:38] NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS HOPING FOR A FEW MORE SENIORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE ON WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT [1:02:44] WORK WITH OTHER NEEDS. VACANT PROPERTIES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. [1:02:49] AND ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION, UMM, HAD TOO MANY REQUESTS THEY COULD HANDLE. WE [1:02:57] FULFILLED THOSE REQUESTS WITH THE MOBILE TEAM, AT TIME. SNOW AMBASSADOR PILOT, WE LEARNED OUR TEAM CAN MONITOR [1:03:02] ABOUT 15 MILES OF SIDEWALK PER DAY USING THE METHOD. AND THAT AFTER A THREE OR FOUR DAYS, THE SIDEWALK BECOMES VERY PACKED DOWN AND ICY. MAKING CLEARING [1:03:11] DIFFICULT. MOBILE TEAM PILOT JUST NOT GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY [1:03:16] AS THERE WILL BE AVAILABILITY ON WEEKENDS. MIGHT BE A REASON TO EXPLORE USING A HIRED CONTRACTOR IN THE FUTURE. AND, FINALLY, [1:03:25] JUST WE SENT A SURVEY TO RESIDENTS FOLLOWING A SURVEY ON [1:03:30] HOW THEIR SERVICE WAS. JUST GOT REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS. AND THAT I WOULD [1:03:35] LIKE TO READ A FEW RESPONSES WE GOT BACK FROM PEOPLE [1:03:41] PARTICIPATING. "AS AN OLDER PERSON, I APPRECIATED THE SIDEWALK SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES THAT THE CITY HAS PROVIDED TO [1:03:46] SOME OF US SENIORS THIS PAST WINTER. I CALL EVERY TIME TO [1:03:52] SAY THANKS FOR THE SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES." SHE DID AND I WAS [1:03:57] HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE CALLS. "THE PROGRAM WAS A LIFESAVER FOR MY WIFE AND I. WE APPRECIATE [1:04:03] THE EMPLOYEES AND HOW GREAT OUR SIDEWALKS WERE CLEARED." AND "THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND THINK [1:04:09] IT'S VALUABLE AND NECESSARY." JUST AS COORDINATOR, I WAS VERY HONORED TO GET TO SERVICE [1:04:16] RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS IN THIS WAY THIS LAST YEAR. UMM, TOWARD [1:04:24] THE CONCLUSION HERE, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THIS YEAR POSSIBLE. STEVE GALLAGHER AND [1:04:31] BOB COOPER AT NCR. THE SENIOR SNOW CLEARING PILOT COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THEM. [1:04:37] STEVE IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND HELP THIS YEAR. FROM McKINLEY [1:04:44] COMMUNITY, SHARON AND HER TEAM WERE FANTASTIC. ADAM AND HIS TEAM. ADAM IS HERE TODAY. [1:04:50] THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. MARCO CRUZ AND HIS TEAM. [1:04:56] MAR TINEE AND GAYLE SMALLER AND THEIR TEAM. OUR SNOW AMBASSADOR [1:05:02] TEAM, L THEY WERE EXCELLENT TO WORK WITH. AND THE PUBLIC [1:05:09] WORKS LEADERSHIP STAFF. FOR [1:05:17] PROVIDING GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HELPFUL FOR ME GETTING THE PILOTS GOING. THAT [1:05:22] IS ALL I HAVE TODAY. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL SUMMER! OUR STUFF IS AWAY FOR THE SUMMER [1:05:29] AND EXCITED TO GET BACK TO IT NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND HAPPY TO BE HERE. [1:05:37] >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU HAVE WONDERFUL GREAT SUMMER VACATION PLANS! HA-HA. [1:05:42] NO, IN HONESTY, WHAT WILL BE YOUR PLAN FOR THE SUMMER? ARE YOU WORKING ON ANOTHER PROJECT? >> GREAT QUESTION. SO I CAME [1:05:48] FROM OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT DIVISION. I'VE BEEN OVERSEEING THE ADA RAMP COLLECTION FOR A [1:05:54] NUMBER OF YEARS HELPING WITH THE SIDEWALK TEAM FOR WORK RELATED TO THIS. I STAY BUSY WITH KIND [1:06:01] OF ADA THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON IN THE RADAR. >> CERTAINLY. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD PROJECTS HAPPENING IN THE [1:06:06] SUMMER, TOO. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? YES, [1:06:12] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> THE PILOT PROGRAM WASES THAT [1:06:20] FOR ONE YEAR? THE COST OF $230,000? >> THAT WAS OVER THE WINTER. SO [1:06:26] DECEMBER SNOWFALL STARTED TO APRIL WHEN WE WRAPPED UP AND GOT THE PAYMENTS OUT TO NEIGHBORHOODS. >> OKAY. WOULD YOU SAY THIS [1:06:32] YEAR WE HAD MORE SNOW, LESS SNOW? OKAY SNOW? >> ABOUT HALF THE SNOW OF [1:06:39] AVERAGE. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR DOING IT. >> OKAY. AND THE $230,000 COST, [1:06:45] IS THAT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM? INCLUDING THE HIRING NEW STAFF AND SO ON? OR JUST THE [1:06:54] SPECIFICALLY TO PROGRAM? I'M SORRY -- >> ALL FOUR PILOTS. [1:07:01] >> OKAY. SOUNDS GREAT. I THINK [1:07:06] IT'S IT'S GREAT WE WERE TRYING THIS. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH PROGRAM WORKS THE [1:07:12] BEST. I DEFINITELY, UMM, LIKE THE IDEA OF PRIORITY SIDEWALKS [1:07:18] BEING CLEARED. AND, ALSO, THE SENIORS IN WORKING WITH THE [1:07:24] NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. AND MAKING THAT OPTION. HAVING THAT OPTION TO CALL AND ABLE TO GET [1:07:30] THEIR SITES CLEARED. SO IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. I THINK WE'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH IT AND FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE WORKS THE BEST. AND [1:07:38] HOPEFULLY ... >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. [1:07:43] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND YOUR WORK. [1:07:51] AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE GOT SOME ACTUAL SNOW THE LAST YEAR [1:07:56] SO IT COULD HAPPEN. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, JUST TO CLARIFY [1:08:02] THIS WOULD BE CONTINUING THE PILOT WILL BE CONTINUING INTO NEXT YEAR'S SNOW SEASON, AS [1:08:08] WELL? >> CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, YES. THE EXTENT OF [1:08:14] WHICH I DON'T THINK IS FIN FINALIZED. YEAH. BUT I KNOW [1:08:22] NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITELY CONTINUING WITH THAT. I THINK THERE'S SOME OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS WITH THAT IF . [1:08:27] >> YEAH. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KIND OF KNOW BEFORE THE SNOW SEASON WHAT KIND OF THE PLANS [1:08:35] ARE IN TERMS OF HOW RESOURCES ARE GOING TO BE USED. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY INTERNAL [1:08:40] DISCUSSION ABOUT SHIFTING RESOURCES TO DIFFERENT PILOT PROGRAMS OR KIND OF KEEPING THINGS AS. DO YOU KNOW? [1:08:50] >> I'LL LET TIM TAKE THIS ONE. >> DIRECTOR? >> YEAH. THANK YOU, CHAIR. [1:08:55] COUNCILMEMBER, WE ARE HAVING THAT -- THOSE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM BUDGET AMOUNT. I [1:09:00] THINK ETHAN'S DATA SUGGESTS THAT SOME OF THESE PILOTS WERE COST [1:09:06] EFFECTIVE AND REALLY APPRECIATED BY THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. WE ALSO [1:09:12] NOTICED THAT THE -- WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH $230,000 [1:09:18] WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND EFFECTIVE. AND SO THERE MAY BE A WAY TO DO THIS AT A LOWER COST AMOUNT THAN [1:09:24] THE FULL $600,000 THAT WAS ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET. >> GREAT. THAT'S HELPFUL. AND [1:09:32] I THINK THE THING TO KEEP IN MIND, TOO, IN TERMS OF PILOTING, LIKE, THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR OF [1:09:37] DATA AND I WOULD REALLY BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW AN ADDITIONAL [1:09:43] YEAR LINES UP WITH THIS YEAR AS THE PROGRAM ITSELF BECOMES MORE [1:09:48] VISIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M [1:09:54] INTERESTED IN EXPLORING AND SEEING IS HOW OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS CAN GET INVOLVED. [1:10:00] ESPECIALLY PARTS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE, LIKE, HIGH DENSITY OF SENIORS. I KNOW THERE'S A VERY [1:10:05] HIGH DENSITY ON THE NORTH SIDE. BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY [1:10:12] NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS KIND OF JOIN IN THAT I KNOW. LIKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS, [1:10:19] THERE'S A LOT OF SENIORS. AND SO IS THERE A PLAN T TO KIND [1:10:27] OF OPEN UP TO SEE IF OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS MIGHT WANT TO BE PUTTING THEIR HAT IN THE RING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE [1:10:33] SENIOR SNOW CLEARING PILOT THIS YEAR?? >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, YES, [1:10:40] WE'VE HAD OTHER INTEREST IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. I KNOW THERE'S SOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN [1:10:45] THE SOUTH THAT REACHED OUT THAT ARE AN EXISTING VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. AND A ANY WAY WE RE RECONNECT WITH THEM AND [1:10:53] PROVIDE RESOURCES IS SOMETHING WE'LL BE LOOKING TO DO. >> THAT'S GREAT. YEAH. I WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER ON THAT CONVERSATION. AND I JUST WAS [1:11:01] REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSED TO SEE, LIKE, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PLACES WITHIN OUR CITY THAT THERE WAS A TYPE OF SERVICE [1:11:07] DELIVERED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING THOSE CONSTITUENT ACCOUNTS. LIKE, THAT WAS [1:11:13] WONDERFUL TO HEAR! AND, LIKE, I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE KIND OF BEAMING WHEN YOU GOT TO READ THEM AND THINK ABOUT THAT. [1:11:19] BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE IMPACT IS. I ACTUALLY HAD A CONSTITUENT YESTERDAY COME TO MY [1:11:26] OFFICE HOURS. AND HE IS A SENIOR. HE'S ON A FIXED INCOME. [1:11:32] AND HE NO LONGER COULD AFFORD THE SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM THAT HE WAS USING BEFORE. OR THE [1:11:38] SERVICE HE WAS USING BEFORE BECAUSE THE COST OF LIVING HAS GONE UP SO MUCH IN THE LAST [1:11:44] CALENDAR YEAR. IT WAS TIGHT LAST YEAR. AND SO HE TOLD ME, HE'S LIKE "I NEED HELP THIS NEXT [1:11:52] SNOW SEASON BECAUSE I'M DISABLED. I HAVE TO CARRY AN OXYGEN TANK AROUND WHEREVER I'M [1:11:59] GOING" AND A FEW TIMES JUST TO SAVE ON COST, I SHOVELED THE SNOW MYSELF. AND MY DOCTOR TOLD [1:12:05] ME THAT I SHOULD NOT DO THAT. AND SO HE IS SOMEONE ALONGSIDE [1:12:11] OTHER CONSTITUENTS THAT I'M SURE HE REPRESENTS A SIMILAR STORY. I WANT TO GET CONNECTED INTO THE [1:12:20] PROGRAM. LUCKY FOR HIM HIS HOUSE IS ON THE PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY NETWORK. GRATEFUL FOR [1:12:28] THE FIST YEAR OF WORK. I HOPE THAT WE HAVE REGULAR AMOUNT OF SNOW NEXT YEAR. JUST FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COLLECTIVE CLIMATE [1:12:37] ANXIETY AND, ALSO, JUST WHO WE ARE AS A STATE. AND FOR THIS PROGRAM TO GET MORE DATA AND JUST HELP OUR CONSTITUENTS. [1:12:46] >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, AS WELL, ETHAN. YOU [1:12:55] SAID A TOTAL OF 600,000 WAS BUDGETED AROUND THIS AND $230,000 WENT TOWARD THE [1:13:01] PROGRAM. THE OTHER PIECE, WHAT DID IT GO FOR? OR NOT BEEN [1:13:08] SPENT? >> YEAH, CHAIR CASHMAN. WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. THAT PIECE OF IT. I GUESS THERE WAS [1:13:16] A COUPLE OF REASONS FOR THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF ETHAN WANTS TO SHARE ANYTHING MORE ABOUT I [1:13:21] THINK WE WERE PREPARED TO SPEND MORE ON THE FEW AREAS AND MAYBE THERE WASN'T THE AWARENESS [1:13:27] ABOUT, LIKE, THE SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WERE AVAILABLE. [1:13:32] WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE SPECIFICS OF THAT FUNDING [1:13:38] QUESTION. >> OKAY. IS THAT IN LIMS OR [1:13:43] REQUEST A STAFF MEMO? IS IT AVAILABLE PUBLICLY SOMEWHERE THAT INFORMATION? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, I DON'T KNOW [1:13:49] FOR SURE. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ABOUT THAT INFORMATION. [1:13:55] YEAH. WHETHER OR NOT IT'S INCLUDED. I'LL GIVE IT TO THE CLERKS OR OTHERS TO CONFIRM. >> YEAH, NO, THANKS, I SEE [1:14:02] THERE'S A RELATED FILE IN LIMS BUT FROM EARLIER. YEARS PAST. PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE THE LEVEL OF DETAIL. I'LL ASK KENDALL TO [1:14:09] NOTE A FOLLOW UP ON THE FULL AMOUNT THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THE [1:14:14] PROGRAM AND WHAT ARE THE PLANS TO SPEND THE REMAINDER OF IT. I [1:14:21] WOULD ASK IF YOU KNOW, LIKE, WHAT DO WE SPEND ON PLOWING THE [1:14:29] STREETS? ANNUALLY. I THINK FOR THE RESIDENTS, THIS IS THE TRADE-OFF THAT THEY'RE -- I KNOW WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON [1:14:35] CLEARING THE STREETS FOR VEHICLES, FOR CARS, AND BUSES AND EVERYTHING. AND I THINK [1:14:41] WE'LL SEE THAT, LIKE, IT'S ACTUALLY A MARGINAL COST TO DO SIDEWALK CLEARING, AS WELL. AND [1:14:48] THAT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY USE THE SIDEWALKS TO GET AROUND, THAT IT COULD BE [1:14:55] WORTH MAKING THE INVESTMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR [1:15:00] HEAD? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT ONE. AND IT DOES VARY BY YEAR. I [1:15:06] THINK WE CAN PROBABLY SHARE SOME RECENT EXAMPLES OF THE COSTS. >> OKAY. THANKS. I'LL NOTE THATOR KENDALL, TOO. WAS THAT [1:15:13] CLEAR? THE QUESTION? >> THE QUESTION IS ABOUT WHAT IN [1:15:20] THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN OUR COSTS WITH CLEARING SNOW FROM ROADS. [1:15:30] SNOWPLOWING. AND THEN I THINK THAT'S -- OH. MY FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU WAS THEN I SAW IN YOUR [1:15:35] PRESENTATION YOU DID OUTREACH WITH PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. A COUPLE OF THE [1:15:43] COMMUNITY -- YOU DID THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE. AND YOU GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE ADVISORY [1:15:49] COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. I'M WONDERING FOR YOU DID ANY OUTREACH TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGING. ADVISORY [1:15:55] COMMITTEE ON AGING. >> I WAS -- CHAIR CASHMAN, I WAS IN TALK WITH CHRISTINA HENDRICKS [1:16:02] AND SHARED INFORMATION WITHER WITH HER. SHE SHARED THAT [1:16:08] INFORMATION. >> OKAY. DID YOU HAVE ANY KEY TAKE AWAYS FROM THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU GOT FROM ANY OF THESE ADVISE REGROUPS? [1:16:14] >> CHAIR CASHMAN, GOOD QUESTION. FOR THE MOST PART, THEY'RE EXCITED TO SEE THEM HAPPEN. [1:16:19] >> YEAH. >> IT WAS VERY POSITIVE FROM MY PRESENTATIONS. THEY'RE LOOKING [1:16:25] FORWARD TO SEEING THESE RESULTS FROM THE YEAR AND WHAT WE DO FORWARD. >> UH-HUH. AND FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE THREE PILOTS, [1:16:31] WHICH ONE IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND IMPACTFUL? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, IT'S A HARD [1:16:38] QUESTION TO ANSWER. THEY BOTH ACHIEVED ON DIFFERENT VALUES. THEY'RE IMPACTFUL IN THEIR OWN [1:16:44] WAY. I'LL SAY THE MOST FUN WORKING WITH KIND OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. AND VERY EXCITED BY THE WORK THEY [1:16:49] WERE DOING. >> UH-HUH. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS? [1:16:57] COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. READING THE BUDGET AMENDMENT [1:17:03] AUTHORED IN 2023 BY COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AND [1:17:08] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN, IT WAS A $595,000 ONGOING BUDGET [1:17:14] AMENDMENT. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I'M READING. SO THAT'S SIMILARLY THE FUNDING ALLOCATED [1:17:19] FOR THIS PROGRAM. JUST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BUT PROBABLY GET A FOLLOW UP THROUGH [1:17:24] STASHING, AS WELL. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM. AND I [1:17:30] APPRECIATE YOU SHARING SOME OF THE STORIES FROM THE FOLKS THAT WERE ABLE TO GET SUPPORT FROM THE CITY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. [1:17:36] I THINK THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL. AND I GUESS FOR ME, NOT DIRECTED TOWARD YOU, BUT MAYBE DIRECTOR [1:17:43] TIM. I THINK THIS PROGRAM, OBVIOUSLY, IN MY OPINION, CAN GROW A LOT MORE. AND I THINK [1:17:49] THE FUNDING THAT COUNCIL ALLOCATED IN 2023, THE $595,000, [1:17:55] IT FEELS LIKE WE CAN WORK WITH MANY MORE NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THE PROGRAM IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY. MAKING SURE MORE [1:18:01] PEOPLE CAN BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM. I GUESS MY ONLY COMMENT IS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ALONG WITH OUR STAFF, [1:18:08] PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HERE, AND NCR FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. AND, ALSO, LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ROOM FOR US TO WORK WITH A LOT MORE [1:18:14] NEIGHBORHOODS NOW THAT THE FIRST YEAR WAS COMPLETED. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SUCCESSFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOAL IN [1:18:20] OTHER PLACES IN OUR CITY THAT DON'T HAVE IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER [1:18:27] CHAVEZ. SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS IN QUEUE, ASK THE CLERK TO FILE THAT REPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [1:18:33] AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE STAND [1:18:39] ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.