[0:40] >> WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR JULY 30th

[0:46] 2025. I AM JASON CHAVEZ, THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO

[0:51] OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE

[0:57] BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REALTIME

[1:03] CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE

[1:08] COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPESPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS

[1:14] CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND PRAN TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL

[1:19] SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK

[1:25] TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A

[1:31] QUORUM. >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> ELLISON IS ABSENT. P

[1:39] PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR WONSLEY IS ABSENT. CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> WE HAVE FOUR PRESENT. LET

[1:44] THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE'LL START WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE ITEMS

[1:51] 2 THROUGH 5 ON THE AGENDA: ITEM NUMBER 2 IS AUTHORIZING A GRANT

[1:57] ACCEPTANCE FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE SUSTAINABILITY GRANT TO SUPPORT LOCAL RESPONSE TO

[2:04] EMERGENCIES: ITEM NUMBER 3 IS APPROVING AN APPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IITEM FB FBTIME

[2:11] IS AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE ARGUESBERG UNIVERSITY AND AURORA

[2:17] CENTER FOR A DOJ PROGRAM, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING

[2:25] AND STALKING. ITEM 5 IS SETTING

[2:32] A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 13th, 2025, TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF

[2:39] ORDINANCES RELATED TO LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE, ADDING FEES RELATED TO CITY OWNED RESOURCES.

[2:44] I'LL MOVE APP APPROVAL OF ITEMS 2 THROUGH 5. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED,

[2:52] SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT

[2:58] CARRIES AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILMEMBER

[3:03] ELLISON IS WITH US, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT

[3:11] AGENDA? >> YEAH. >> CLERKS, IF YOU CAN PLEASE, WITHOUT OBJECTION, MARK COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON'S VOTES 2

[3:18] THROUGH 5 IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. NEXT UP WE WILL TAKE UP OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. THIS

[3:23] AMENDMENT IS RELATED TO THE WORKPLACE REGULATIONS ALIGNING CITY AND STATE LAW WITH REGARD

[3:28] TO SICK AND SAFE TIME AND UPDATING ITS ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONS. STAFF W WILL

[3:36] PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW BEFORE OUR PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL NOW INVITE STAFF TO COME UP. GOOD

[3:49] AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BRIAN WALSH. I AM SEWNIATE

[3:56] DIRECTOR OF SYBIL RIGHTS IN CHARGE OF LABOR ENFORCEMENT. I'M HERE TO WALK THROUGH AT A

[4:01] HIGH LEVEL SOME OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO OUR SICK AND SAFE TIME ORDINANCE. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE I WOULD

[4:06] CHARACTERIZE AS TECHNICAL STAFF-LED AMENDMENTS ALIGNING CITY ORDINANCE WITH STATE LAW WITH ONE NOTABLE EXCEPTION NOT

[4:12] FOUND IN STATE LAW. IT IS AN ENFORCEMENT RELATED PROVISION THAT IS ABOUT TRAINING. IT'S

[4:18] NOTED AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION I'LL PROBABLY DEFER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PIECE IF THERE ARE ANY TO THE AUTHOR

[4:24] COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO BUT I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY TO HELP IF I CAN. BEFORE I GET INTO

[4:33] SUBSTANTIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CITY AND STATE LAW, JUST GIVE SOME BRIEF CONTEXT OF HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHY AMEND THE ORDINANCE

[4:39] NOW. SICK AND SAFE TIME FUNCTIONS LIKE A FLOOR NOT A CEILING, SORT OF LIKE A MINIMUM

[4:45] WAGE, EXCEPT IT REQUIRES A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ACCESS TO PAID

[4:53] LEAVE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES FOR ALL SICK AND SAFE TIME COVERED

[4:58] PURPOSES. THERE ARE 20 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND EVEN MORE CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT HAVE

[5:03] SIMILAR PAID 6 LEAVE LAWS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. PAUL AND BLOOMINGTON. HERE IN THE

[5:08] MIDWEST, MINNEAPOLIS LED THE WAY IN 2016, THE VERY FIRST EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME OR SICK AND

[5:15] SAFE TIME LAW WAS PASSED EFFECTIVE IN 2017. ALL OF THIS

[5:21] MATTERS BECAUSE NATIONALLY OVER HALF OF ALL PART-TIME WORKERS HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY PAID LEAVE

[5:26] OF ANY KIND. A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN ONE IN FIVE FULL-TIME

[5:32] WORKERS AS WELL. AND WE KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT WORKING WHILE SICK IS BAD FOR WORKERS, BUT NOT ONLY BAD FOR WORKERS, BAD FOR

[5:38] BUSINESS, BAD FOR FAMILIES, BAD FOR COMMUNITIES, IF WE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW THAT THE

[5:44] CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC REALLY CRYSTALLIZED THAT FOR EVERYONE. SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE CITY LED

[5:49] THE WAY WITH OUR ORDINANCE THE STATE OF MINNESOTA PASSED AN EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME

[5:55] COVERING EVERYONE STATEWIDE INCLUDING IF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT VERY MUCH COPIES THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR CITY

[6:03] ORDINANCE IN THE STATE LAW. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT

[6:08] EXPANDED AND STRENGTHENED PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS. SO WHY WOULD WE AMEND THE ORDINANCE

[6:14] NOW? IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS AND OUR CITY ORDINANCE.

[6:21] ALIGN IT WITH STATE LAW WOULD ALSO REDUCE COMPLEXITY AND CONFUSION FOR BOTH EMPLOYERS AND

[6:27] EMPLOYEES TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO, AND WE WOULD EFFECTIVELY BE REMOVING

[6:35] WHAT ARE NOW OBSOLETE PROVISIONS IN THE SILTY ORDINANCE WHERE THE STATE LAW EXPANDED PROTECTIONS AND RAISED THE BAR HIGHER THAN

[6:42] CITY ORDINANCE IN THOSE PLACES. WE WOULD ALSO BEING EMPOWERING

[6:48] OUR CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE THE LAW. I'LL NOW GET INTO JUST AT A HIGH LEVEL SOME OF THE SUBSTANCATIVE DIFFERENCES

[6:55] CURRENTLY BETWEEN STATE LAW AND CITY ORDINANCE. PERHAPS THE

[7:01] SINGLE BIGGEST ONE IS ALL EMPLOYERS UNDER STATE LAW ARE COVERED BY THE EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME STATUTE UNDER CITY

[7:07] ORDINANCE,TROPHIST AN EXCEPTION -- THERE WAS AN EXCEPTION FOR MICRO EMPLOYERS WITH SIX OR FEWER EMPLOYERS THAT

[7:15] MUST PROVIDE SICK AND SAFE TIME BUT IT DID NOT HAVE TO BE PAID. THAT IS OBSOLETE. EVERYONE IS COVERED UNDER THEILATE STAW, AND

[7:21] ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED REGARDLESS OF SKY. THERE IS A

[7:26] CLARIFICATION IN STATE T THAT SAYS ALL EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE IF ANTICIPATED TO WORK AT LEAST 80

[7:31] HOURS IN A YEAR, THAT'S BEEN HELPFUL CLARIFICATION ABOUT THE MEANING OF THAT PROVISION. THE

[7:37] STATE LAW EXPANDS THE DEFINITION OF FAMILY MEMBER TO INCLUDE THE CONCEPT OF ONE'S CHOSEN FAMILY.

[7:43] I THINK THAT'S A MORE INCLUSIVE DEFINITION. THERE IS NO CHANGE

[7:49] IN STATE LAW ABOUT THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ACCRUAL, SO THE AMOUNT THAT AN EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO

[7:56] IS EXACTLY THE SAME CURRENTLY UNDER CITY AND -- CITY ORDINANCE

[8:02] AND STATE LAW. UNDER STATE LAW, HOWEVER, EMPLOYERS MAY CHOOSE TO

[8:08] FRONT LOAD 48 HOURS A YEAR AND THEN PAY AT THE END OF THE YEAR ANY UNUSED TIME WHICH THEN

[8:14] AVOIDS CARRYOVER OF UNUSED TIME INTO THE, INTO SUBSEQUENT YEARS. WE'VE HEARD ANECDOTALLY FROM

[8:19] BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES THAT THEY APPRECIATE OFTEN THAT FLEXIBILITY. UNDER STATE LAW IF

[8:25] AN EMPLOYEE IS REHIRED WITHIN 180 DAYS BY THE SAME EMPLOYER, ANY PREVIOUSLY ACCRUED SICK AND

[8:31] SAFE TIME MUST BE REIN-STATED. CURRENTLY UNDER CITY ORDINANCE THAT NUMBER IS 90 DAYS.

[8:41] EXPANDED USES, PROTECTED USES OF SICK AND SAFE TIME UNDER THE STATE LAW AND NOW INCLUDES

[8:47] BEREAVEMENT, EXPOSURE TO A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, WHICH WAS IN RESPONSE I THINK TO THE

[8:52] CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, AND CLOSURE OF AN EMPLOYEE'S PLACE OF BUSINESS DUE TO WEATHER.

[8:58] CURRENTLY UNDER CITY ORDINANCE, COVERAGE INCLUDES CLOSURE OF A

[9:04] FAMILY MEMBER'S PLACE OF CARE, SO, BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PLACE OF BUSINESS, SO FOR

[9:10] EXAMPLE, IF AN EMPLOYEE'S SCHEDULED TO WORK, THE WORKPLACE CLOSED MAYBE A SNOW STORM OR

[9:15] SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WORKER WOULD BE ABLE TO CALL IN SICK.

[9:23] THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT CLARIFICATIONS IN THE STATE LAW ABOUT MINIMUM INCREMENTS OF USE

[9:28] DEPENDING UPON AN EMPLOYER'S PAYROLL SYSTEM, EMPLOYEES CAN OFTEN USE IN INCREMENTS OF 15

[9:35] MINUTES, AND EMPLOYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REQUIRE INCREMENTS LARGER THAN FOUR HOURS. SO FOR

[9:41] EXAMPLE, IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO WORK AND

[9:47] DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO CALL OUT FOR AND USE SICK AND SAFE TIME FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. UNDER

[9:55] CITY ORDINANCE, CURRENTLY A BRAND NEW HIRE MUST WAIT 90 DAYS BEFORE USING ANY ACCRUED SICK

[10:00] AND SAFE TIME. THAT REQUIREMENT IS ELIMINATED UNDER THE STATE

[10:06] LAW. THERE ARE ALSO CLARIFICATIONS ABOUT WHAT DOCUMENTATION MAY BE REQUIRED BY

[10:11] EMPLOYERS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THAT A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM AN EMPLOYEE IS

[10:17] ACCEPTABLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. ALL OF THAT CLARIFICATION IS REALLY, REALLY

[10:23] HELPFUL. WE GET LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ABOUT THAT, ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR PROVISION.

[10:30] UNDER STATE LAW, ACCRUAL BALANCES MUST BE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES BUT THEY MAY BE

[10:38] PROVIDED IN AN ONLINE SYSTEM NOT NECESSARILY ON PAY STUBS T

[10:44] THEMSELVES. THAT'S A HELPFUL CLARIFICATION AND A SLIGHT DISTINCTION FROM CURRENT CITY

[10:49] ORDINANCE. EMPLOYERS MUST PROVIDE UNDER STATE LAW THE TERMS OF USE OF THEIR PAID SICK

[10:55] LEAVE POLICY, AND ALL PTO PROVIDED ABOVE AND BEYOND THE

[11:01] ACCRUAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE LAW MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH OTHER PROTECTIONS THAT WE'VE NOTED HERE AND RECORD KEEPING,

[11:08] ET CETERA. UNDER STATE LAW,-POINT SYSTEMS, ABSTANCE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR

[11:13] EXAMPLE, IF REGARDLESS OF REASON FOR ABSENCE, SOMETIMES THERE ARE

[11:18] SYSTEMS WHERE EMPLOYEES GET A POINT AND THEN ONCE THEY HAVE ACCUMULATED CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NUMBER OF POINTS, THEY MIGHT BE

[11:23] SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE. ACCRUAL OF THOSE POINTS IN THOSE SORTS OF SYSTEMS ARE EXPLICITLY

[11:29] PROHIBITED IN THE STATE LAW. IT'S A HELPFUL CLARIFICATION. AND DIFFERENCE FROM CITY

[11:35] ORDINANCE. AND THAT BRINGS ME TO THE FINAL PROVISION. THIS IS NOT CURRENTLY IN STATE LAW, BUT

[11:42] IT IS ABOUT TRAINING. AND AGAIN COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO CAN SPEAK MORE ABOUT THIS ONE. BUT

[11:49] IT'S EXPLAINED OR STATES THAT IF IN THE EVENT OF AN INVESTIGATION, AN EMPLOYER FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION THE

[11:56] DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE A TRAINING OF THE EMPLOYER OR ITS EMPLOYEES REGARDING RIGHTS AND

[12:03] RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE ORDINANCE. SO WITH THAT,

[12:09] CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF JUST OF THE ORT OVERVIEW AT A HIGH LEVEL. I'M NOW HAPPY TO

[12:14] STAND FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. FIRST I'LL PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

[12:20] >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WANT TO JUST TO OPINE A BIT ON

[12:28] MR. WALSH'S POINTS, AND THEN GO INTALITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THIS SINGULAR CHANGE AND DEPARTURE FROM THE STATE LAW.

[12:35] AT ITS CORE, THIS ORDINANCE

[12:41] BRINGS OUR CITY'S SICK AND SAFE

[12:46] TIME LAWS IN ORDER. AND WHAT IT DOES BY KEEPING THEM IN HERE IS EMPOWER OUR WHOLE LABORS STANDARDS DIVISION TO ENFORCE

[12:52] THEM TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE STATE LAW. ALTHOUGH MANY OF THESE CHANGES WERE SMALL, THERE WERE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF THEM.

[12:57] IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME FOR CITY STAFF TO GET US TO THIS POINT.

[13:02] WE 1st PASSED SAFE AND SICK TIME IN 2016 TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2017. SO WE WERE THE FIRST

[13:08] IN THE STATE TO DO IT, AND I AM THE LAST AUTHOR STANDING. THE

[13:13] LAST CITY COUNCIL AUTHOR STILL HERE FROM THAT ORIGINAL 2016

[13:19] ORDINANCE. SINCE THAT TIME, THE STATE HAD LARGELY COPIED AND PASTED OUR ORDINANCE AND MADE IT

[13:26] STATE LAW BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS A HUGE WIN, BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL WAYS AS OUTLINED BY BRIAN WALSH WHERE

[13:32] THE STATE LAW WENT A LITTLE FURTHER, A LITTLE BROADER THAN OUR LOCAL ORDINANCE. AND THAT LED US TO A COUPLE OF

[13:40] BIG PROBLEMS. ONE THAT EMPLOYERS WERE TRYING TO NAVIGATE AND EDUCATE EMPLOYEES ABOUT TWO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT

[13:46] SETS OF REGULATIONS. THIS MEANT TWO INFORMATION POSTERS AT THE WORK SITE, AND SOME GENERAL

[13:52] CONFUSION ABOUT HOW TO FOLLOW BOTH SETS OF THESE RULES. OUR LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT

[13:58] DIVISION CAN ONLY ENFORCE UP TO OUR ORDINANCE. NOT STATE LAW. SO THIS LED TO TIMES WHEN OUR

[14:05] ENFORCEMENT DIVISION WOULD HAVE TO SAY, SORRY, WE CAN SEE THAT YOUR EMPLOYER VIOLATED YOUR

[14:10] RIGHTS. BUT THAT'S STATE LAW AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO FILE A CLAIM AT THE STATE. NO ONE

[14:16] WANTS TO HEAR THAT. NO ONE WANTS TO GIVE THAT. AND THE AVERAGE PERSON FRANKLY SHOULDN'T

[14:22] NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE. THE DIFFERENCES SEEM MINOR BUT IT COULD MEAN

[14:28] EVERYTHING ABOUT BEING ELIGIBLE OR NOT AND TO BE THERE FOR A LOVED ONE. SO THE CHANGES IN

[14:34] THIS ORDINANCE GIVE OUR ENFORCEMENT STAFF FULL AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE LAW ON THIS SAME

[14:40] SET OF BROADER STATE RULES, AND THIS IS A BIG WIN FOR WORKERS. THE OTHER BIG CHANGE THAT

[14:46] MR. WALSH ALLUDED TO IN THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE CENTERS ON OUR ABILITY TO REQUIRE PAID

[14:52] WORKER RIGHTS TRAINING FROM EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF OUR

[14:58] ORDINANCE. THIS COULD BE FOR EMPLOYERS WHO VIOLATE ONCE, OR WHO ARE WELL KNOWN VIOLATORS.

[15:04] RIGHT NOW THIS TYPE OF TRAINING IS ORDERED BY THE DIRECTOR OR THEIR STAFF AS THE RESULT OF A

[15:12] NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT, BUT THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT NOW WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY, RIGHT OFF THE BAT, TO NOT HAVE TO

[15:19] NEGOTIATE THAT. BUT TO BE ABLE TO REQUIRE WORKER RIGHTS TRAINING PROACTIVELY, AFTER A

[15:26] VIOLATION IS FOUND, NOT JUST WHEN THE EMPLOYER AGREES TO IT. SO I THINK THAT BOTH ALLOWS OUR

[15:32] ENFORCEMENT TEAM TO RIGHT SIZE THAT KIND OF A CONSEQUENCE FOR THE EMPLOYER AND WORKER, NOT ALL

[15:39] SITUATIONS ARE CREATED EQUALLY. NOT ALL EMPLOYERS ARE THE SAME. AND I THINK THIS IS HUGE. TO

[15:45] OUR KNOWLEDGE, NO ONE ELSE IN THE STATE IS DOING THIS, AND WE ARE REALLY LEADING THE WAY BY

[15:50] CODIFYING THIS INTO OUR ORDINANCE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY.

[15:57] >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND

[16:03] FOR THE PUBLIC I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU DID NOT SIGN UP TO SPEAK TO PROVIDE YOUR

[16:08] TESTIMONY AND YOU WISH TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY TODAY, PLEASE COME OVER HERE AND SIGN UP NEXT TO OUR CLERKS. WRITE DOWN YOUR

[16:16] NAME. THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COUNCIL. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO

[16:23] PROVIDE TESTIMONY. WITH THAT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS HANNAH.

[16:31] HANNAH ZINN. WELCOME.

[16:39] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHAVEZ AN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS HANNAH ZINN, AND I'M THE

[16:45] DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR HOSPITALITY MINNESOTA. WE REPRESENT THE STATE'S RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, AND

[16:51] BELONGING INDUSTRIES. THANK YOU -- LODGING INDUSTRIES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROPOSED EARNED

[16:57] SICK AND SAFE TIME ORDINANCE. BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH NEW EMPLOYER MANDATES THAT HAVE PASSED IN THE

[17:03] LAST FEW YEERMTSZ BUBRINGING THE CITY CODE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, BUSINESS OWNERS WILL HAVE GREATER TRANSPARENCY AS TO

[17:09] WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THEM AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. MANY BUSINESSES HAVE COMMENTED ON THE

[17:15] DISJOINTED NATURE OF HAVING A STATE LAW IN CONFLICT WITH A LOCAL ORDINANCE. BY CREATING

[17:21] CONTINUITY BETWEEN THESE TWO LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE AN EASIER TIME COMPLYING WITH THE LAW. WHILE

[17:27] WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S MOVE TOWARD CONFORMITY IN THE LAW, WE EXPRESS EXTREME CONCERN WITH

[17:33] CODIFYING EMPLOYER PAID TRAINING. EMPLOYER PAID TRAINING IS OFTEN USED AS A REMEDY IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE

[17:38] POLICY, BUT IT IS NOT CODIFIED ANYWHERE ELSE IN CITY CODE. THIS MAJOR STEP TO CODIFY

[17:44] EMPLOYER PAID TRAINING OPENS THE DOOR TO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS KIND OF OVERREACH INTO

[17:50] PRIVATE BUSINESS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER THE TRAINING PORTION OF THE REMEDIES SECTION AND LOOK

[17:55] FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO MAKE THIS ORDINANCE ONE THAT WORKS FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN MINNEAPOLIS. THANK

[18:03] YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND AS A REMINDER

[18:08] IF YOU WISH TO TESTIFY, PLEASE SIGN UP WITH THE CLERKS. NEXT

[18:30] UP WE HAVE MARIA P PALACIOS.

[18:43] HOLA. >> .

[18:49] >>> [SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[20:27] [SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[21:02] >> MY NAME IS MARIA PAL ACI

[21:08] CORKS S DWIVE TWO JOBS IN MINNEAPOLIS AT RESTAURANTS. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER

[21:13] OF A SMALL CHILD AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TAKE MY SON TO HIS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT PAID SICK TIME UNTIL

[21:18] I WAS INFORMED ABOUT OURRIGHTS. AND THAT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. AT MY JOB, WE

[21:25] HAD PTO, WE HAVE PTO, BUT HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW OF MANY

[21:30] TIMES OR EVER THAT PEOPLE GET PAID FOR PAID SICK TIME BECAUSE THEY WANT US TO BRING IN A DOCTOR'S NOTE. WE WEREN'T TOLD

[21:36] WHAT THAT MEANT, AND WHEN I OR MY GRANDSON GOT SICK THEY DIDN'T PAY US. THEY DIDN'T PAY ME FOR

[21:42] THOSE SICK TIME HOURS. I DON'T AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE A PAID TRAINING

[21:47] SO THAT WORKERS ARE INFORMED ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS. FOR ME IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ONE HOUR OF PAID

[21:52] TRAINING IS INCLUDED, NOT JUST WHEN A VIOLATION HAPPENS BUT THAT WE AS WORKERS CAN BE

[21:58] INFORMED OF OUR RIGHTS. WHEN I WASN'T PAID FOR SICK TIME I

[22:03] HAD TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND EVEN SO IT'S STILL DIFFICULT FOR BOSSES TO C COMPLY WITH THE

[22:09] LAW AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE ARE GIVEN THESE TRAININGS BEFORE VIOLATIONS OCCUR SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE

[22:15] GOING TO ASK FOR OUR RIGHTS. WHEN MY WORKPLACE HAD TO GIVE US A TRAINING ON OUR RIGHTS AND

[22:20] PAID SICK TIME REALLY HAPPY BECAUSE A LOT OF MY CO-WORKERS DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT SICK AND SAFE

[22:26] TIME AND HOW TO USE IT. I LEARNED A LOT OF TRAINING AND IN THAT HOUR OF TRAINING WE HAD, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS CAN

[22:32] GET PASSED THAT YOU LISTEN TO US, WE DESERVE OUR RIGHTS JUST LIKE Y'ALL, AND WOULD REALLY

[22:37] MEAN A LOT FOR WORKERS TO HAVE THIS RIGHT AND RIGHT RIGHT TO PAID TRAINING. THANK

[22:43] YOU SO MUCH. >> [SPEAKING IN SPANISH]. NEXT UP WE HAVE JAKE DUNZY.

[22:57] WELCOME. >> HEY. I, MY NAME IS JAKE. I LIVE IN WARD 7. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU I DON'T SUPPORT THE

[23:03] PAID TRAINING LANGUAGE IN THIS AMENDMENT. AND ASK THAT YOU FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

[23:08] FOR A STRONG TRAINING COMPONENT. THAT GIVES WORKERS THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE TRAINING FROM A TRUSTED

[23:14] COMMUNITY PARTNER BEFORE THEIR VIOLATIONS -- THEIR RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED. I WORK IN RESTAURANTS

[23:21] AN INDUSTRY HIGH IN VIOLATIONS THAT OFTEN GO UNREPORTED, WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE WORKERS ARE TOO INTIMIDATED BY THEIR SUPERIORS OR DON'T KNOW WHERE TO

[23:27] REPORT THEM OR LOTS OF TIMES IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE ENTIRELY UNAWARE OF THE RIGHTS AFFORDED TO THEM. I REMEMBER AN INCIDENT

[23:34] WHERE A CO-WORKERS WAS ILL, HE WAS NAUSEOUS WITH A HEAD COLD AND WAS UNFIT TO LEAVE THE

[23:39] HOUSE. SO HE TRIED TO CALL OUT OF WORK AND TAKE THE DAY OFF TO RECOVER, BUT SINCE WE WERE SHORT STAFFED THAT DAY, HIS SUPERVISOR

[23:46] DEMAND HE HAVE A DOCTOR'S NOTE IF HE WANTED TO HAVE THE DAY OFF. THERE WAS AN IMPLICATION HIS JOB WAS IN JEOPARDY IF HE

[23:52] STAYED HOME SO OBVIOUSLY HE DIDN'T. WHEN HE CAME IN IT WAS CLEAR HE SHOULDN'T BE THERE AND

[23:57] SHORTLY GOT SENT HOME ANYWAY. REGARDLESS HIS ILLNESS SPREAD AROUND TO THE REST OF THE STAFF WHO KNOWS WHO ELSE. THE STORY

[24:03] IS NOT A UNIQUE ONE IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. EVEN NEARLY A DECADE AFTER THE EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME WAS PASSED AT

[24:09] THE CITY LEVEL. I'M ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT PROACTIVE TRAININGS SOTHAT PEOPLE WHO HANDLE YOUR

[24:15] FOOD AND DINKS HAVE THE TOOLS TO KEEP OURSELVES AND YOU SAFE AND HEALTHY. THANK YOU. >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE. NEXT

[24:23] UP WE HAVE ESTELLA.

[24:37] >> [SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[25:24] [SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[26:49] >> HELLO, MY NAME IS ESTELLA. I'M A MEMBER OF -- AND I WORK AT A RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN. I'M

[26:55] HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANT THE AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE ONE HOUR OF PAID TRAINING BECAUSE IN 2022, I

[27:02] EXPERIENCED WAGE THEFT. I WAS PAID LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT MY FAMILY,

[27:07] WE WERE BARELY MAKING IT, AND IT WAS HARD TO SURVIVE THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH HAVING MY TWO

[27:13] KIDS, IT WAS DIFFICULT. AND THAT IS A REASON WHY WORKERS EVERYWHERE SHOULD BE ABLE TO

[27:19] KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND NOT JUST WHEN A VIOLATION IS HAPPENING. I CAN'T BE IN AN AMENDMENT

[27:26] THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THIS KIND OF PAID TRAINING BECAUSE I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE KNOWN MY RIGHTS WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE A

[27:32] COMPLAINT. IT IS BETTER TO BE INFORMED THAN HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A VIOLATION HAPPENS. YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT MY CO-WORKERS AND

[27:38] OTHER WORKERS WHO DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT THIS LAW, AND ALSO DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY CAN TAKE

[27:44] THAT TIME AND GET PAID FOR IT. I WANT THE PAID TRAINING TO BE

[27:50] INCLUDED BECAUSE I DON'T WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH, AND I'M WILLING TO

[27:55] FIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RIGHTS ARE RESPECTED AND DO WHAT

[28:03] I HAVE TO DO IN WITHIN REASON. I'M A MOM. I HAVE KIDS AND I NEED TO MAKE SURE I CAN BE WITH THEM. MY YOUNG DAUGHTER GETS

[28:10] SICK SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO EITHER TAKE HER TO THE HOSPITAL OR STAY HOME WITH HER, AND I'M NOT GETTING PAID FOR THAT TIME, AND THAT'S REALLY DIFFICULT.

[28:15] IT'S A LOSS FOR ME WHEN I DON'T GET PAID FOR THE TIME THAT I'M MISSING FROM WORK SO I REALLY

[28:23] WANT TO INENCOURAGE Y'ALL TO CONSIDER THIS AMENDMENT THAT INCLUDES AN HOUR OF PAID TRAINING FOR WORKERS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME

[28:29] TODAY. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE SUE GOODSTAR.

[28:47] >> HELLO, I'M SUE, I LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS IN JASON'S WARD. I'VE BEEN PART OF THE

[28:53] COENFORCEMENT PROGRAM HERE FOREVER. TRYING TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY, ESST IS NOT A

[28:58] PRIVILEGE BUT A RIGHT, AND WE NEED TO WORK WITH PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY GET IT. LET'S BUILD A

[29:05] PROGRAM THAT'S WORKING. WE'VE DONE MANY ESST TRAININGS AND TRAINED ACTUAL COMPANIES THAT

[29:10] WEREN'T PROVIDING SICK TIME. FROM THE LIST, FROM THIS FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE, I CAN SAY

[29:18] THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING PAID AS WELL MY SON OR MY SISTER. WE

[29:24] NEED ESST AMENDMENT THAT IS STRONG TRAINING POLICY THAT IS PRO-ACTIVE. THIS MEANS THAT THE

[29:30] TRAINING DOESN'T ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THERE IS A VIOLATION, AND INCLUDES WORKERS BEING PAID FOR ONE HOUR OF TRAINING. IF THE

[29:37] COUNCIL IS GOING TO TAKE TIME TO AMEND THIS CITY LAW, WE NEED TO DO IT RIGHT. WE HAVE THE

[29:44] OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN JUST MAKE BASIC CHANGES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S

[29:50] BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE IT FIRST PASSED. MINNEAPOLIS HAS MANY PEOPLE WHO STILL DON'T KNOW

[29:56] ABOUT THE RIGHT OR THEIR ACCESS TO IT. THROUGH MY CONVERSATIONS

[30:01] WITH WORKERS, THERE'S A HANDFUL OF REASONS WHY PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS. MAYBE THEY'RE NOT BEING TOLD OF THIS, MAYBE IT'S

[30:07] NOT BEING PRESENTED TO THEM IN THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE. MAYBE IT'S FEAR OF RETALIATION IF THEY

[30:14] USE SICK TIME, AND MAYBE THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEIR EMPLOYERS WILL PAY THEM FOR THE SICK TIME. THIS IS A TOOL TO

[30:20] PREVENT VIOLATIONS. NOT TO REACT WHEN A VIOLATION HAPPENS.

[30:25] WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL OUR WAGES ARE STOLEN OR SICK TIME IS DENIED WHEN IT'S OUR

[30:33] BASIC HUMAN RIGHT. COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE TIME TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO THIS LAW IS STRONG. WE DON'T NEED TO

[30:39] PASS IT QUICKLY. WHY? IT'S BEEN ENFORCED A YEAR AND A HALF AA, AND WE STILL HAVEN'T

[30:45] GOTTEN IT RIGHT, SO LET'S GET IT RIGHT. I HAVE FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE BY PARTICIPATING IN

[30:51] TRAININGS WITH WORKERS AND SEEING HOW MUCH THEY DIDN'T KNOW AND HOW THIS IS HAS AFFECTED THEM BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T

[30:56] INFORMED OF THEIR RIGHTS. >> THANK YOU, SUE. >> A KEY PART OF THIS SUCCESS IS

[31:03] WORKERS TRAINING WORKERS. THIS IS EFFECTIVE ON HOW WE'RE ABLE TO REACH PEOPLE. >> THANKS, SUE, FOR YOUR

[31:11] TESTIMONY. >> BECAUSE THEY SHARE WITH OTHERS. THIS HAS TO BE A GREATER IMPACT. PERIOD. >> THANK YOU AND FOR FOLKS, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND YOUR PUBLIC

[31:17] COMMENT TO OUR EMAIL. CAN YOU REMIND THE EMAIL THAT FOLKS CAN

[31:24] SEND IT TO AS WELL? >> THEY CAN SEND IT TO, IT'S LISTED AT THE END OF THE AGENDA AS WELL IF YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE AGENDA. BUT YOU CAN EMAIL

[31:33] CITY CLERK@MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV. >> THANK YOU AND FOLKS CAN

[31:38] ALWAYS SEND THAT AND WE ALWAYS GET THOSE E-MAILS AS WELL. NEXT UP WE HAVE ASHTON.

[31:57] >> HELLO MY NAME IS ASHTON AND I'M FROM WARD 13 AND I WORK IN A RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN. WE DO NOT SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE IN THIS

[32:03] AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE WORKPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES

[32:08] PROACTIVE TRAINING FOR INDUSTRIES WITH HIGH LABOR VIOLATIONS SUCH AS THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. SO WORKERS DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE

[32:14] RIGHTS TO BE VIOLATED BEFORE WORKERS ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS. IF WE ARE TO KEEP

[32:20] THE LANGUAGE AS WRITTEN, THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY RIGHTS WILL BE VIOLATED BEFORE THESE TRAININGS ARE ABLE TO TAKE

[32:25] PLACE, AND FOR WORKERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR BASIC RIGHTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

[32:31] TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE CARLOS RAMOS.

[32:47] >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CAR LOS RAMOS AND I WORK IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WITH AN ORGANIZATION NAMED ROCK

[32:53] MINNESOTA. SO OUR VISION -- MISSION IS TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND DIGNITY OF WORKERS THAT WORK

[32:59] IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY, MANY OF WHOM ARE IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, LOW WAGE EARNERS, YOUR

[33:06] CONSTITUENTS. OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING SURVEYS WITH RESTAURANT WORKERS ACROSS THE CITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THEY FACE

[33:12] ON THE JOB. WHAT NEEDS AREN'T BEING MET AND WHAT RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED? AND ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT COMES

[33:17] UP THE MOST IS CERNED SICK AND SAFEIME -- EARNED SICK AND SAFE

[33:23] TIME. IT'S NO SURPRISE SO MANY WORKERS ARE BEING DENIED THIS RIGHT EVEN THOUGH ESST HAS BEEN LAW IN MISSISSIPPI --

[33:29] MINNEAPOLIS SINCE 2017 AND EVEN THOUGH -- REQUIRED TO FOLLOW STRONGER PROVISIONS IN 2024 AFTER THE STATE LAW CAME INTO

[33:35] EFFECT I CONTINUE TO MEET WORKERS WHO HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT. I MEET WORKERS WHO

[33:40] DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE A SICK DAY TO TAKE CARE OF A FAMILY MEMBER OR TO RECOVER

[33:47] FROM LIVIOLENCE, ALL LEGALLY PROTECTED REASONS TO USE ESTT. WHAT'S WORSE IS I VISIT

[33:52] RESTAURANTS WHERE NOBODY HAS SPLAINED RIGHTS TO THEIR STAFF. THERE IS NO TRAIN, NO CONVERSATIONS, 93 AWARENESS AND

[33:57] IF WORKERS DON'TB KNOW THEIR RIGHTS HOW CAN THEY USE THEM? THAT'S WHY I DON'T SUPPORT THE

[34:04] CURRENT LANGUAGE. IT DOES NOT REFLECT RECOMMENDATION FROM THE WORKPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

[34:12] THERE IS TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE BY TRUSTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INCLUDE PROACTIVE OUTREACH AND A WAY FOR

[34:19] WORKERS TO REQUEST TRAININGS BEFORE VIOLATION HAPPENS, NOT AFTER. THIS IS A TOOL TO

[34:24] PREVENT VIOLATIONS NOT JUST TO RESPOND TO THEM. WORKERS DESERVE MORE THAN JUST RIGHTS ON PAPER. THEY DESERVE TOOLS TO

[34:30] USE THEM. THE COUNCIL SHOULD WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO GET THIS RIGHT. NOT JUST RUSH THROUGH IT WITH

[34:36] ONLY ONE SENTENCE ABOUT TRAININGS AFTER A VIOLATION HAS OCCURRED. THANK YOU FOR

[34:42] LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE

[34:50] SYAD MUHAMMAD. WELCOME.

[34:56] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAVEZ AND COUNCILMEMBERS. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN. I'M AN UBER AND

[35:04] LYFT DRIVER. UNDERSTANDING OUR RIGHTS IS SOMETHING THAT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE. WE SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR WORK AS A

[35:10] DRIVE EVERY DAY WHEN PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS. WE CANNOT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL AT

[35:16] THIS TIME. PAID TRAINING IS REAL IMPORTANT, SO IT IS REAL

[35:22] IMPORTANT FOR US. WE DO HOPE YOU SLOW DOWN THIS PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT IT IS A

[35:28] BALANCED PROCESS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE

[35:37] HAVESTEIN BERGESON.

[35:45] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE BURGESON. I GO BY

[35:51] STEIN AND USE THEY/THEM PRONOUNS. I LIVE IN WARD 10 AND

[35:57] I WORK IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY. I HAVE SERVED SOME OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL BEFORE. CURRENTLY I WORK IN THE NORTH LOOP, AND I DO NOT SUPPORT THE PAID TRAINING

[36:07] LANGUAGE IN THIS AMENDMENT T. DOES NOT REFLECT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS POLICY

[36:12] NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR IT TO SEE EFFECTIVE. THIS AMENDMENT MUST INCLUDE A CLEAR PROCESS FOR WORKERS TO REQUEST A TRAINING AT ANY TIME.

[36:18] WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL AFTER A VIOLATION HAS OCCURRED. SOME WORKERS MAY NOT EVEN REALIZE THEIR RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED

[36:25] BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER INFORMED OR EDUCATED ON THEIR BASING RIGHTS IN THE FIRST PLACE. IN

[36:30] CONNECTION WITH CTUL, I TRULY FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT WE CAN USE EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, AND

[36:37] I GET MISGENDERED NEARLY EVERY DAY AT WORK BY GUESTS AND SOME CO-WORKERS, WHICH TAKES A TOLL

[36:43] ON MY WELL-BEING. SOME DAYS I DON'T WANT TO PLASTER A SMILE ON MY FACE AND DEAL WITH REMINDER PEOPLE MY PRONOUNS. I HAVE BEEN

[36:52] WRITTEN UP MANY TIMES FOR RECEIVING NEGATIVE REVIEWS SAYING SEEMS LIKE SHE'S HAVING A BAD DAY, AND HAD I KNOWN THAT I

[36:57] COULD TAKE A DAY OFF FOR A SESSION WITH MY THERAPIST, MAYBE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FIRED OVER

[37:03] THOSE NEGATIVE REVIEWS FROM GUESTS WHO TRULY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH. I WANT THIS POLICY TO WORK FOR

[37:09] RESTAURANT WORKERS, FOR WHOM IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE FIRST PLACE, IF THE LANGUAGE CAN BE CORRECTED, AND THE TRAININGS ARE

[37:14] COMPLETED BY WORKERS CENTERED TRUSTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED SO

[37:20] WORKERS ARE AWARE THAT THEY'RE HAPPENING, I THINK MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY FRIENDS WILL BE

[37:27] GREATLY IMPROVED. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL OUR WAGES ARE STOLEN OR OUR SICK TIME IS D DENIED TO GET BASIC INFORMATION

[37:33] ABOUT OUR WORKPLACE RIGHTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, STEIN. NEXT UP WE HAVE ARTEMIS SWANSON.

[37:43] >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CAROLINE DAHL. I'M

[37:50] HERE WITH CTUL. I'M A RESIDENT WITH WARD 10 AND A 20-YEAR

[37:55] MINNEAPOLIS RESTAURANT INDUSTRY VETERAN HERE TO READ A STATEMENT FROM CTUL MEMBER ARTEMIS SWANSON WHO WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY.

[38:03] SORRY. HELLO. MY NAME IS ARTEMIS I LIVE IN WARD 2 AND I'M HOSPITALITY WORKER IN UPTOWN.

[38:08] AS SOMEONE WITH A BACKGROUND IN BOTH GENERAL RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY WORK, AS WELL AS IN RETAIL MANAGEMENT, I BELIEVE IT

[38:13] IS CRUCIAL TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE THAT AWARENESS OF WORKERS' RIGHTS HAS HAD ON MY ABILITY TO WORK IN THIS CITY.

[38:20] AS AN EMPLOYEE, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE OR TAKE NECESSARY

[38:26] TIME OFF IF I HAD NOT KNOWN THE RIGHTS I HAD TO SICK TIME AND MANDATED BREAKS. RETAIL AND

[38:32] HOSPITALITY ARE INDUSTRIES WHICH SEEM TO THRIVE OFF NEGLECTING EMPLOYEES' NEEDS IN ORDER TO

[38:37] MAXIMIZE STORE AND SERVICE COVERAGE. CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE WORRIED WHETHER TAKING NECESSARY

[38:42] TIME OFF WILL LEAD TO NEGATIVE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS BEING PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTIONS OR EVEN

[38:48] TERMINATED. IN THE TWO TIMES I WORKED AS A STORE MANAGER, I WAS EXPECTED TO GO SO FAR AS TO TIME

[38:53] BATHROOM BREAKS, POLICE EMPLOYEES' SICK TIME, AND GENERALLY BE HYPERVIGILANT OF MINOR VIOLATIONS OF COMPANY TIME

[39:00] POLICY AT THE EXPENSE OF MY EMPLOYEES. IT HURT THE COHESION WE NEEDED TO WORK EFFECTIVELY,

[39:05] CAUSED ME IMMENSE STRESS, AND SLOWLY PUSHED AWAY REALLY TALENTED WORKERS FOR MINOR

[39:11] ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS. RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY ALREADY HIGH VIOLATION INDUSTRIES AND THE BURNOUT EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCE DUE

[39:16] TO THESE RIGHTS BEING IGNORED OR STONE WALLED BY MANAGEMENT CREATES AN UNSUSTAINABLE SITUATION FOR ALL INVOLVED. MY

[39:22] EXPERIENCE WITH THE WAYS COMPANIES WILL SQUEEZE EVERY SECOND OUT OF LOW WAGE WORKERS HAS MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THE NEED

[39:28] FOR MASS AWARENESS OF EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. IN SERVICE OF THIS AWARENESS, I URGE THE BODY TO OPPOSE THE ESST AMENDMENT AS

[39:34] CURRENTLY WRITTEN, AND ADOPT THE STRONG TRAINING LADGE WNL RECOMMENDED BY THE WO WORKPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

[39:39] WHICH ENSURES THE RIGHT OF WORKERS TO PAID TRAININGS BEFORE A VIOLATION OCCURS SO THAT WORKERS LIKE ME ARE ABLE TO HAVE THE SOLID BACKING OF KNOWLEDGE

[39:46] NECESSARY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES WITHOUT RISKING FINANCIAL STABILITY. THANK YOU.

[39:51] >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE CATHY, AND I WANT TO REMIND THE

[39:56] PUBLIC TO PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU WISH TO TESTIFY, BECAUSE AFTER

[40:01] THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO

[40:06] CATHY. >> CATHY IS NOT HERE YET FROM WORK, COULD WE COME BACK TO HER? >> DO WE HAVE -- BRIAN

[40:12] ELLIOTT -- I THINK I SAW BRIAN HERE. YEP.

[40:22] >> HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BRIAN ELLIOTT. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE SERVICE

[40:27] EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION MINNESOTA STATE COUNCIL. I LIVE IN WARD 11, AND I SERVE ON THE

[40:32] WORKPLACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SERVED ON THE WORKPLACE PARTNERSHIP REGULATIONS WORK

[40:40] GROUP, WHICH WAS THE PREDECESSOR TO THE WAC THAT WORKED ON CITY'S

[40:46] EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME ORDINANCE INITIALLY. I AM ALSO THE LEAD ADVOCATE AT BOTH THE

[40:53] CITY AND STATE LEVELS ON EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME, INCAN TELL YOU I'M VERY, VERY FAMILIAR WITH

[41:00] EVERY SINGLE WORD THAT WAS SELECTED FOR BOTH THE CITY ORDINANCE AND THE STATE LAW. I

[41:06] WILL START BY SAYING THAT IT IS, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE

[41:12] CITY COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE LAW. IN THE YEARS BETWEEN THE CITY ORDINANCE AND

[41:18] THE STATE LAW PASSING, WE LEARNED A LOT OF LESSONS BOTH IN THE STATE AND AROUND THE COUNTRY

[41:23] THAT WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE STATE'S LAW. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE A FEW PIECES THAT ARE

[41:28] MUSSING FROM THE STATE'S LAW -- MISSISH FROM THE STATE'S LAW THAT IN THIS ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE DOES REFLECT THE

[41:34] SECTIONS OF STATE LAW IN CHAPTER 181, SO THAT'S 181-9445 THROUGH

[41:43] 9448. IT UNFRCHPHLETLY MISSES PIECES OF MISSING SICK AND SAFE TIME THAT ARE INCLUDED IN 177.50

[41:52] INCLUDING PROTECTIONS FROM RETALIATION FOR OR, PROTECTIONS

[42:01] FROM RETALIATION BY AN EMPLOYER THREATENING TO REPORT SOMEONE'S

[42:06] IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR THEIR FAMILY'S IMMIGRATION STATUS, THAT IS MISSING FROM THIS, IN

[42:11] ADDITION, THE JOINT EMPLOYER LIABILITY IS ALSO MISSING FROM THIS THAT IS IN, THAT SECTION OF

[42:18] LAW. THE LAST THING THAT I WILL SAY IS THAT ALL OF THESE LAWS ARE ONLY AS IMPORTANT AS THE

[42:25] ENFORCEMENT, AND WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW -- >> THANKS, BRIAN.

[42:31] >> THESE ORDINANCES ARE WORTH NO MORE THAN THE PAPER THEY'RE WRITTEN ON. >> THANK YOU, BRIAN. >> THANK YOU.

[42:36] >> NEXT UP, THE LAST P PERSON THAT HAS SIGNED UP UNLESS OTHERS

[42:42] SIGN UP IS CATHY. HI, TAYLOR.

[42:49] >> UNFORTUNATELY, CATHY JUST GOT OUT OF WORK AND SHE'S ON HER WAY HERE. KIND OF HEARTBREAKING BUT

[42:54] I'M GOING TO READ HER TESTIMONY THAT SHE PREPARED AND MAYBE SHE'LL WALK IN AND SHE CAN DO IT IN SPANISH IN HER TWO MINUTES,

[43:00] BUT GOOD AFTERNOON. PLY NAME IS CATALINA AND I WORK DOWNTOWN IN

[43:06] MINNEAPOLIS IN FOOD SERVICE I'M A SINGLE MOTHER, A MOM AND A DAD AND A HOUSEWIFE AND AT THE SAME TIME A WOMAN WHO NEEDS TO WORK.

[43:12] IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME. IN 2021, ONE OF MY CHILDREN WENT THROUGH A BOUT OF DEPRESSION AND

[43:19] I WAS FORCED TO TAKE ON ALL THREE ROLES THAT I MENTIONED AS I COULDN'T LET MY CHILDREN DOWN

[43:24] OR FAIL AT WORK. THIS LED ME TO FOLLOW INEXTREME STRESS TO THE POINT OF NEGLECTING MY YOUNGER

[43:30] CHILDREN AND FOCUSING ON MY OTHER CHILD AND WORK. IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT PAID SICK TIME,

[43:36] EVERYTHING COULD'VE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. WHICH IS WHY I BELIEVE IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE

[43:42] AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE PAID TRAINING SO THAT MANY MOTHERS DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT THE

[43:47] I WENT THROUGH IN 2021 AND 2022 WHICH WERE VERY DIFFICULT YEARS IN MY LIFE. I LEARNED A LOT

[43:54] ABOUT MY RIGHTS AND PAID SICK TIME THANKS TO CTUL AND -- AN

[44:00] ORGANIZER AT CTUL WHO INVITED ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RIGHTS TRAININGS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE

[44:05] AMENDMENT IF IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PAID TRAINING FOR ALL WORKERS SO WE CAN BE INFORMED ON THE FRONT

[44:12] END AND NOT ON THE BACK END WHEN WE HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR RIGHTS BEING

[44:17] VIOLATED. THIS IS VERY NECESSARY FOR US AS WORKERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[44:25] >> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW -- WELL I WANT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE SIGNED UP?

[44:30] >> WE HAVE NO MORE PEOPLE SIGNED UP. >> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN UP THE SPEAKERS COMPONENT FOR OUR

[44:39] COLLEAGUES. I'LL FIRST PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I

[44:45] WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TODAY. AND TO

[44:51] SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD, NOT JUST HERE TODAY BUT THROUGHOUT

[44:57] THE COURSE OF THIS KIND OF PROJECT. WE HAVE REALLY GOOD PARTNERS FOR COENFORCEMENT.

[45:03] SOME OF THEM ARE HERE IN THIS ROOM TODAY; AND THEY KNOW THEIR

[45:08] CAPACITY FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR WORKERS AND HOW THAT MIGHT COME ABOUT. WE ALSO KNOW THAT

[45:15] 3-1-1 IS SOUGHT AFTER FOR SAFE AND SICK TIME DETAILS. WE KNOW THAT OUR HEALTH INSPECTORS

[45:20] DISTRIBUTE AND BRING CARDS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CARDS THROUGH THEIR REGULAR INSPECTIONS IN THE FOOD

[45:27] AND RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE

[45:32] MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ORDINANCE AS UPDATED AND GET OUR ALIGNED LANGUAGE AND INNOR

[45:38] INNOENFORCEMENT PIECES MOVING AND THEN ADDRESS OTHER ADDITIONS SEPARATELY. I DON'T

[45:43] THINK WE SHOULD DELAY OUR POSTPONE THIS PART OF THE WORK THAT HAS TAKEN TWO YEARS TO GET

[45:49] DONE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN STRENGTHENING THE TRAINING COMPONENT. THE

[45:55] DETAILS OF THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO WORK OUT. WORKERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT

[46:01] TO MAKE OUR LAWS AS STRONG AS THE STATE'S LAWS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT FALL THROUGH THE GAPS AND THROUGH THE CRACKS OF

[46:07] THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR CITY AND STATE ORDINANCE. WE DO NEED WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS TO BOTH

[46:13] GET ON THE SAME PAGE. THESE CHANGES HELP US TO DO THAT. I

[46:18] REALLY APPRECIATE THESE PERSONAL TESTIMONIES HERE TODAY. AND I

[46:23] BELIEVE A SIMPLE PROVISION REQUIRING ALL MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYERS TO DO PAID TRAINING

[46:29] FOR EVERYBODY WOULD BE CONSIDERED PENALIZING EMPLOYERS WHO ALREADY FOLLOWING THE RULES AND AREN'T VIOLATORS. IT'S

[46:35] GOING TO NEED TO BE MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN THAT. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE

[46:40] TALKED ABOUT AND DISCUSSED ARE ABOUT SECTOR SPECIFIC TRAINING LIKE FOR THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY

[46:47] FOR EXAMPLE, BUT IT WOULD NEED TO BE NARROWLY TAILORED TO DATA THAT CLEARLY SHOWS CONSISTENT

[46:54] VIOLATIONS. SO I'M NOT SURE HOW WE WOULD TAKE TESTIMONIES OF THE FOOD AND RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND

[47:00] SAY MANDATE THAT A COMPANY LIKE U.S. BANK ACROSS THE STREET REQUIRE MANDATORY TRAINING FOR ALL OF THEIR THOUSANDS OF

[47:07] EMPLOYEES THAT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. SECTOR SPECIFIC TRAINING MIGHT MAKE SENSE. AND

[47:13] I ALSO BELIEVE IT WOULD TAKE THE CITY OR OUR PARTNERS YEARS TO SCALE UP TO THE LEVEL OF

[47:20] TRAINING THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO PROVIDE THAT TYPE OF TRAYONING. I'M NOT CURRENTLY AWARE OF ANY

[47:26] AMENDMENT OR LANGUAGE THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD THAT OUR ATTORNEYS COULD EVEN OPINE ON

[47:32] THAT WOULD ADDRESS THESE TYPES OF IMPLEMENTATION QUESTIONS FOR TRAINING. BUT I CAN REMAIN OPEN

[47:45] TO THEM. TO MR. ELLIOTT'S POINT ABOUT COMPONENTS OF THE STATE LAW THAT MIGHT BE MISSING, I WOULD ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S

[47:50] OFFICE AND MR. CAIN IS RIGHT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT

[47:56] WE'RE ABSOLUTELY CONSISTENT MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT'S A PERSONAL VALUE IN

[48:01] SOMETHING THAT IS CLOSE TO EVERYBODY HEREO HERE ON THIS COUNCIL SO I WILL MOVE THIS FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION

[48:07] FOR RIGHT NOW TO ALLOW A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME. >>> [OFF MIC]

[48:13] >> THANK YOU. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD WITHOUT

[48:18] RECOMMENDATION, BUT I WILL SAY AT LEAST FOR THE PUBLIC, I DO KNOW THAT SOME COLLEAGUES ARE THINKING ABOUT BRINGING SOME

[48:26] POTENTIAL CHANGES WHEN THEY TALKED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON AMENDMENTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. I WILL

[48:31] SAY THAT I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF RETURNING THIS ITEM FROM FULL

[48:36] COUNCIL BACK TO COMMITTEE IF THOSE AMENDMENTS AREN'T DRAFTED IN TIME OR THE CITY ATTORNEY --

[48:46] TO MOVE FORWARD FOR FULL COUNCIL BUT I DO WANT TO STATE FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD THAT I AM ALSO IN

[48:51] FAVOR OF SENDING THIS BACK TO -- IF THAT WORK ISN'T BEING FINALIZED BY FULL COUNCIL. I

[48:57] THINK THAT HEARING THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY HERE TODAY WAS REALLY IMPORTANT HERE FROM WORKERS IN PARTICULAR IN MAKING SURE THAT

[49:03] WE TAKE A MORE PREVENTIVE APPROACH RATHER THAN ONCE YOU

[49:08] VIOLATE SOMEONE'S WORKER PROTECTIONS OR RIGHTS, THEN YOU DO THAT TRAINING. I BELIEVE THAT OUR WORKPLACES SHOULD BE

[49:15] PROVIDING THAT TRAINING BEFOREHAND BECAUSE THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET OUT OF AHEAD OF

[49:20] POTENTIAL WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT CAME OUT AND CAME TO TESTIFY

[49:26] TODAY. THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HEAR NOT JUST HERE AT CITY HALL BUT OUT IN COMMUNITY

[49:32] WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO WORKERS, PARTICULARLY WORKERS OF COLOR OR IMMIGRANT WORKERS, WORKERS WHO

[49:39] ARE GETTING PAID LOW WAGES IN OUR CITY. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC, AND YEAH, SO I SUPPORT THAT MOTION TODAY,

[49:46] COUNCILMEMBER COMPAWN SO, AND I'LL FIRST -- PALMISANO AND I'LL FIRST PAZ IT TO COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON.

[49:51] >> THANK YOU, AND I'LL SUPPORT THE MOTION AS WELL. I BOTH, YOU KNOW, KNOW COUNCILMEMBER

[49:57] PALMISANO TO BE REALLY DILIGENT IN HOW YOU PURSUE POLICY BUT ALSO KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT REAL

[50:04] QUESTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK SOME COLLEAGUES WHO ARANT ON THE COMMITTEE HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, SO I'LL SMACK SURE

[50:10] THAT I'M FOLLOWING UP DOING MY DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE THIS COMES TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. AND I DO WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY

[50:16] FOR THE TESTIMONY. IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM FOLKS

[50:21] ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES OUT IN, AT WORK, AND FOR THE FOLKS AT

[50:27] CTUL WHO DO THIS WORK, THEIR EXPERIENCES OUT IN THE FIELD, RIGHT? AND I WANTED TO SEE, YOU KNOW, I'M USUALLY VERY, CAN BE A

[50:35] STICKLER FOR OUR RULES HERE, BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE ONE OF THE WORKERS WHO MESSED THEIR --

[50:40] MISSED THE CHANCE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW HERE, AND I WOULD INVITE US TO SEE IF THERE'S NO

[50:46] OBJECTION, IF WE COULD SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW HER TO TWO MINUTES, EVEN THOUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

[50:53] >> WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE

[50:58] ATTORNEYS WILL ENTERTAIN US, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO MAKE SURE THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WASN'T ABLE TO SPEAK CAN SPEAK TODAY. IS THAT MOTION CORRECT?

[51:06] >> I'LL DEFER TO THE CLERK ON THE LANGUAGE OF THE MOTION, BUT I THINK THAT'S PERMISSIBLE, MR. CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL REOPEN

[51:13] THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON.

[51:27] >>> [SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[53:09] [SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[55:19] [SPEA >> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> I WAS JUST SECONDING THE

[55:25] MOTION AND WAS GOING TO SHARE, YOU KNOW, FIRST THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR TESTIMONY. I WAS GOING TO SHARE A STORY FROM

[55:32] ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS WHO HAPPENS TO WORK IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND BE BILINGUAL, AND

[55:38] PRETTY IN TUNE WITH HIS RIGHTS, AND HE WITNESSED HIS CO-WORKERS' RIGHTS BEING VIOLATED, AND HE

[55:44] PROACTIVELY REACHED OOUT TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT, AND WAS ABLE TO WORK TO GET SOME RELIEF

[55:52] FOR HIS CO-WORKERS, AND THAT'S, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD OUTCOME BUT

[55:58] WE SHOULDN'T BE DEPENDENT ON THE LUCK OF HAVING A COWORKER WHO HAPPENS TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS. WE SHOULD HAVE EVERY WORKER

[56:04] HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THOSE RIGHTS, AND I THINK THIS CONVERSATION IS REALLY ELEVATING

[56:09] THAT, AND THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT THIS MOTION TO FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND SEE IF WE CAN HAVE TIME TO ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT

[56:16] HOW TO BAKE THAT INTO THE

[56:21] LANGUAGE HERE. >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,.

[56:33] >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. ANY ABSTABSTENTION? AND THAT

[56:39] MOTION IS GOING TO THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING. OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN UPDATE AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT WAS HERE TODAY.

[56:44] COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CITY STAFF THAT PRESENTED. AND ALL THE WORK THAT IS GOING ON TO THIS. OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON

[56:51] THE CITY TREES PROGRAM IN 2025. I'LL NOW INVITE SYDNEY, THE MANAGER OF THE CITY TREES

[56:58] PROGRAM AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HELP GET US STARTED. WELCOME.

[57:13] >> ALL RIGHT, HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SYDNEY SCHAAF. I'M THE

[57:18] CITY TREES MANAGER IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND TOOD I'M HERE TO PRESENT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE CITY TREES PROGRAM. SO A LOT

[57:23] HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST YEAR. WE ARE NOW A TEAM OF FIVE AS OF THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, WHICH

[57:28] HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY TRANSFORMATIONAL FOR THIS PROGRAM. AND THAT INCLUDES TWO PROJECT COORDINATORS, A TREE

[57:35] OUTREACH COORDINATOR, AND A COMMUNITY FORESTER WHO'S A CERTIFIED ARBORIST. SO TODAY I

[57:41] HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AT WITH OUR CURRENT NUMBERS FOR THE DIFFERENT PLANTING PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE. AN UPDATE ON WHAT

[57:48] WE'RE DOING FOR EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH TO RECRUIT MORE PARTICIPANTS FOR

[57:54] THOSE PROGRAMS, HOW THE TREE PRESERVATION WORK ORDINANCE WORK IS GOING, AND THEN AN UPDATE ON

[58:00] THE CONDEMNED TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SO JUST AS A QUICK RECAP, THESE ARE OUR THREE MAIN

[58:05] PLANTING PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER. THE RESIDENTIAL CITY TREES PROGRAM CITY TREE SALE IS OUR

[58:11] LARGEST PROGRAM. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO GET LOW COST TREES FOR $30 EACH.

[58:16] THIS IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT IF THEY WERE TO PURCHASE THEM AT A NURSERY WHERE THERE WOULD BE 150 TO $200 OR

[58:23] MORE. WE GIVE RESIDENTS THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO PICK UP THEIR TREE AND PLANT IT AND THEN THEY PICK IT UP AT OUR

[58:29] LARGE DISTRIBUTION WEEKEND. AND THEN WE PARTNER WITH TREE TRUST FOR ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, AND THEN THEY PROVIDE THE ACTUAL

[58:35] FULL SERVICE PLANTINGS FOR OUR FREE TREES FOR GREEN ZONES AND LOW-INCOME PROGRAM, AND THEN OUR

[58:40] COMMERCIAL CANOPY PROGRAM. SO FOR THOSE GREENS ON RESIDENTS, THOSE TREES ARE PLANTED COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE, AND

[58:46] FOR ANY COMMERCIAL SITES THEY ARE $30 EACH. FOR BOTH OF THOSE THAT DOES INCLUDE A CONSULTATION WITH ONE OF TREE TRUST'S

[58:53] LANDSCAPERS AND THEY WORK WITH THE PERSON TO DECIDE ON WHICH TREES THEY'RE INTERESTED IN AND THE BEST ONES FOR THEIR

[58:59] PROPERTY. SO HERE IS WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR 2025 NUMBERS SO FAR. THESE ARE TREES THAT

[59:05] HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PLANTED. I DO WANT TO TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE AWARE OUR GREEN ZONE AND LOW-INCOME PROPERTY NUMBER AND

[59:11] THE COMMERCIAL CANOPY NUMBER ARE A LITTLE BIT LOWER FOR.

[59:16] FOR. FOR THE GREEN ZONE PROGRAM WE DO HAVE PLENTY OF THOSE SITES PLANNED ALREADY. WE HAVE

[59:21] REMOVED TREES AT 172 HOUSES AT OUR CONDEMNED TREE PROGRAM SO

[59:27] EACH WOG ONE OF THE 172 PROPERTY OWNERS WILL HAVE TREES REPLANTED FOR THEM. IF THEIR

[59:34] YARD ALLOWS AND THEY REQUEST, WE WILL HAVE THORE TREES FOR THEM. THESE PROGRAMS TAKE MORE TIME BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO REACH PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT OUR

[59:40] PROGRAMS, AND SO OUR TEAM HAS PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT OUR APPROACH AND WORKING TO REDUCE BARRIERS

[59:45] SO THAT EVERYONE CAN ACCESS TO THESE BENEFITS THAT TREES PROVIDE. WE'RE ALSO STARTING AN

[59:52] ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN AUGUST 1st FOR BOTH OF OF THESE PROGRAMS, AND THOSE PLANT

[59:57] INGS WILL HAPPEN THIS FALL. ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS IS A SOCIAL

[1:00:02] MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT WILL FEATURE RESIDENTS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS

[1:00:08] THAT OUR TREE OUTREACHETHING COORDINATOR LANDED ON BY THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT HE'S BUILT WITH THE COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST

[1:00:14] EIGHT MONTHS SINCE HE STARTED. AND YOU KNOW THERE'S LOT OF WAYS TO MARKET TREES. THEY PROVIDE A

[1:00:20] LOT OF DIFFERENT BENEFITS, BUT THIS IDEA OF KIND OF PLANTING A MEMORY AND SHARING PEOPLE'S STORIES AND PERSONAL CONNECTIONS

[1:00:25] WITH TREES IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TRIED BEFORE, SO W WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE

[1:00:30] SOME OF THOSE REALLY POWERFUL QUOTES AND PHOTOS WITH THIS NEW IDEA TO CAPTURE PEOPLE. WE'VE

[1:00:35] ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH AN ADVERTISING AGENCY TO HELP WITH OSE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND

[1:00:41] NEWSLETTER CONTENT AND THEY'VE ALSO BEEN DEVELOPING SOME PRINTED MATERIALS FOR US. LAST

[1:00:46] SUMMER WE DID A SERIES OF COMMUNITY TREE WORKSHOPS, WE HOSTED FIVE IN ENGLISH, FIVE IN SPANISH. THIS WAS WITH THE

[1:00:53] GREEN CAREER EXPLORATION TEAM IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THEY ISSUED A SURVEY TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE WITH WHAT THEY WERE

[1:00:58] INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT WITH TREE CARE. WE GOT A WIDE RANGE OF RESPONSES, AND SO WE OFFERED THINGS FROM TREE

[1:01:05] PLANETTING WORKSHOPS TO PRUNING TO FRUIT TREE HARVESTING, AND WE HEARD A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK

[1:01:10] FROM THE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THOSE. WE ALSO DO HAVE FOUR

[1:01:16] CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT IS METRO BLOOMS, HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD

[1:01:22] ASSOCIATION, BIRCH TREE CARE, AND RESILIENT CITIES AND COMMUNITIES. AND SO THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING A MYRIAD

[1:01:27] OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING, BUT THEY'VE BEEN DOING THINGS LIKE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON THE BENEFITS OF TREES, AND EMERALD

[1:01:34] ASH BORE. WE JUST SPOKE WITH OUR PARTNERS AT METRO BLOOMS.

[1:01:39] THEY ARE HOSTING BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOP WITH AN INDIGENOUS LEADER AND THEY HAVE HEARD LOT

[1:01:45] OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY PLEASE WOULD WORKSHOP -- WORKSHOPS. THERE HAS BEEN A

[1:01:50] WAITING LIST FOR THOSE AND PEOPLE ARE VERY HAPPY. DUE TO EMERALD ASH BOAR AND THEN OUR

[1:01:58] COMMUNITY FORESTRY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A PANEL, A FOCUS GROUP FROM LITTLE EARTH COMMUNITY, AND THEY ARE DOING

[1:02:04] SOME THINGS LIKE A FORESTRY CAREER EXPLORATION INCLUDING A

[1:02:10] TREE CLIMBING WORKSHOP COMING UP. ONE OF OUR LARGER EV

[1:02:15] EVENTS WAS OUR LEAF AND LEARN TREE CARE FESTIVAL. THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO HEARING FROM RESIDENTS AT A CITY TREE SALE

[1:02:21] PICK-UP HOW EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE GIVEP THEM THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED, THEY WERE OBSERVING THAT PEOPLE REAL A WANTED TO

[1:02:26] ENGAGE EVEN MORE ABOUT THEIR TREES. AND SO WE HOSTED THIS EVENT AND IT INCLUDED THINGS

[1:02:32] LIKE PLANTING DEMONSTRATIONS. WE HAD EXPERTS THERE TO ANSWER PEOPLE'S TREE CARE QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD, AND THERE WAS A

[1:02:38] LOT OF CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. SO WE HAD TREE ART. THERE WAS POETRY. AND WE HEARD

[1:02:44] A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THESE PARTICIPANTS THAT THEY WERE JUST SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW ENGAGED OUR PARTNERS WERE THAT WERE

[1:02:50] THERE. YOU KNOW SOMETIMES YOU GO T AN EVENT AND PEOPLE ARE TABLING AND THEY JUST HAVE FLIERS AT THEIR TABLE BUT ALL OF

[1:02:55] THESE PARTNERS PLANNED SUCH AMAZING, INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES AND MADE PEOPLE FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE ANSWERING ANY

[1:03:01] QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY TREE PRESERVATION

[1:03:08] ORDINANCE. THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE IS TO REDUCE TREES LOST DURING CONSTRUCTION. THIS HAS BEEN TAKING SOME TIME.

[1:03:14] WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BE REALLY THOUGHTFUL, AND MAKE THIS A

[1:03:21] REALLY PRACTICAL ORDINANCE THAT'S EASY TO ENFORCE. SO AT THIS POINT WE HAVE CONCLUDED DATA REVIEW AND SOME INTERVIEWS.

[1:03:26] WE DID RESEARCH ON SEVERAL OTHER MINNESOTA CITIES' TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCES AND WE ALSO SPOKE WITH THE CITIES OF

[1:03:33] PORTLAND AND THE CITY OF ATLANTA TO KIND OF LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES THAT THEY'VE MADE, THINGS THAT ARE WORKING WELL, SO

[1:03:38] WE CAN TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WITH OUR OWN ORDINANCE. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BEING A PART OF THE

[1:03:45] PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, SO THAT IS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR KICKOFF MEETING TO START PLANNING FOR THAT TOMORROW SO I CAN PROVIDE

[1:03:51] MORE OF AN UPDATE AFTER THAT SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND GET THAT OUT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. AND THEN AFTER

[1:03:56] THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, THE NEXT STEP WILL BE RECOMMENDATIONS.

[1:04:04] FINALLY I HAVE AN DET ON OUR CONDEMNED STREET -- UPDATE ON

[1:04:09] OUR CONDEMNED TREE PRES -- TO COVER THE COST OF THEIR CONDEMNED TREE A LOT OF TIMES

[1:04:15] BECAUSE OF EMERALD ASH BORE BECAUSE OF ADVOCACY FROM

[1:04:21] COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADVOCATING FOR THE NEED THAT PEOPLE NEED HELP

[1:04:26] WITH THE COST OF THESE TREE REMOVALS. SO WE HAVE AN $800 MILLION GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL

[1:04:33] FOREST SERVICE AND THIS IS AN INCOME QUALIFIED PROGRAM SO FOLKS MUST BE AT OR BELOW 80% OF THE ADJUSTED MEDIAN INCOME OR

[1:04:39] ENROLLED IN A SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAM. ONCE ENROLLED WE COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF THE TREE

[1:04:48] REMOVAL, GRINDING THE STUMP THAT HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND AND PLANTING NEW TREES. WE STARTED

[1:04:54] RECEIVING APPLICATIONS LAST YEAR JULY 1st. AND SO THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM SO FAR. WE HAVE ENROLLED 172

[1:05:03] ADDRESSES. AT THOSE ADDRESSES WE'VE REMOVED 215 TREES, OFTEN PEOPLE HAVE MORE THAN ONE TREE THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AT A

[1:05:09] GIVEN SITE. AND WE WILL BE PLANTING AT LEAST ONE REPLACEMENT TREE AT ALL OF THOSE

[1:05:15] ADDRESSES. AND I DO ALSO REALLY WANT TO SHARE THESE NUMBERS OF THE COSTS SO THE AVERAGE COST OF

[1:05:21] A TREE REMOVED THROUGH OUR PROGRAM IS $4,877. THE MOST

[1:05:27] EXPENSIVE AND ACTUALLY FIRST TREE REMOVED THROUGH OUR PROGRAM WAS OVER $33,000. SO THE

[1:05:35] MANAGER OF THIS PROGRAM AND WORKS ON WORKS WITH THE RESIDENTS TO GET THEM ENROLLED AND PROCESSES THE APPLICATIONS

[1:05:41] JUST HEARS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE HOW STRESSED THEY WERE WHEN THEY GOT THIS NOTICE THAT THEIR TREE NEEDED TO BE CONDEMNED. THEY'RE

[1:05:46] SAD ABILITY LOSING THEIR -- ABOUT LOSING THEIR TREE AND THEN THEY'RE REALLY STRESSED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL COST. SO WE JUST HEAR FROM SO MANY PEOPLE THAT

[1:05:52] THEY ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROGRAM AND THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD'VE DONE WITHOUT IT. ONE THING EXCITING

[1:05:59] TO LOOK FORWARD TO IS OUR FALL CITY TREE SALE FOR RESIDENTS OPENS ON FRIDAY. SO THAT

[1:06:06] AUGUST 1st IT WILL OPEN FOR FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY IT WILL OPEN UP TO EVERYONE AND THEN THAT WAI WILL BY OPEN

[1:06:15] SEPTEMBER 10th AND OUR PICK-UP WEEKEND IS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. SO TO CLOSE OUT I JUST WANT TO AGAIN SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY AMAZING TEAM.

[1:06:22] THEY HAVE EACH MADE SUCH INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY TREES PROGRAM, AND THEY ARE THE REASON THAT THIS WORK HAS

[1:06:29] HAPPENED. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M HA HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE

[1:06:36] PRESENTATION, SYDNEY. I'LL FIRST PASS IT TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

[1:06:42] I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY UPDATES ON THE PARK BOARD'S GOAL OF

[1:06:50] GETTING -- SO A LOT OF THE CONDEMNED TREES PARTICULARLY IN THE BOULEVARD HAVE A LOT OF

[1:06:57] STUMPS LEFT OVER IN THE BOULEVARD AND I KNOW THEY HAVE A PRETTY SUBSTANTIVE BACK LOG TO THAT AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT BACK

[1:07:03] LOG AND HOW THEY ARE MOVING THROUGH IT. >> I REALLY DON'T. PROBABLY THE LAST THING I HEARD WAS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AT THIS POINT. I KNOW THEY WERE WORKING ON TRYING

[1:07:09] TO SECURE SOME MORE OF THAT FUNDING, BUT I DON'T HAVING A MORE RECENT UPDATE, I'M SORRY.

[1:07:19] >> THAT'S ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE TREE

[1:07:27] WORKSHOPS. YOU DID TEN OF THEM? >> YES, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I THINK IT KIND OF VARIED AND WE

[1:07:32] ALSO HAD DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE McKINLEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND SO

[1:07:38] MOST OF THEM HAD SPACE FOR ABOUT 15 PARTICIPANTS BECAUSE WE WANT

[1:07:43] TO STILL MAKE IT VERY HANDS ON. AND SO I THINK YEAH PROBABLY AVERAGE OF ABOUT 15 PARTICIPANTS

[1:07:49] AT EACH OF THOSE EVENTS. THE LEAF AND LEARN WAS DEFINITELY OUR LARGEST EVENT. WE HAD

[1:07:54] PROBABLY OVER 200 PEOPLE ATTEND THAT EVENT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND LET'S SEE IF

[1:08:00] WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE. NO, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, WELL, ONE,

[1:08:06] THANK U SO MUCH TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK TO HELP YOU KNOW PUT TREES UP ALL

[1:08:11] OVER OUR CITY. HOPING THAT WE'LL GET A NEWS BITE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU JUST SHARED

[1:08:17] WITH US WITH OUR RESIDENTS. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS WORKING ON THAT. >> PERFECT, COOL, THANK YOU.

[1:08:22] WELL, I APPRECIATE, SYDNEY, AND THANK YOU TO YOU AND ALL THE STAFF THAT ARE WORKING HARD ON THIS. >> THANK YOU.

[1:08:29] >> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I'LL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT UPDATE.

[1:08:36] OUR NEXT AND FINAL ITEM IS A RECEIVE AND FILE RELATED TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

[1:08:42] WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. I'LL INVITE MARK THE MANAGER OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO GET US STARTED. WELCOME.

[1:08:49] >>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE CHAIR CHAVEZ AND COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU. I'M WAITING FOR MY PRESENTATION TO COME UP. I'M

[1:08:54] SURE IT WILL COME JUST IN A SECOND BUT I AM HERE. I AM THE MANAGER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CPED, AND I AM

[1:09:00] TALKING ABOUT A NEW SET OF PATHWAYS THATT ARE COMING THROUGH OUR DIVISION RELATED TO

[1:09:05] EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. SO WHEN JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND UNTIL IT IS UP ON THE SCREEN.

[1:09:15] >> DO YOU NEED HELP LOADING YOUR PRESENTATION? NO ONE PUTS IT UP. >> I HAVE TO FIND IT.

[1:09:23] >> [OFF MIC]

[1:09:32] ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO I WANT TO DO THREE THINGS TODAY. JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO

[1:09:38] ACCOMPLISH AND CPED AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THE FIRST ONE IS TO GIVE YOU A

[1:09:44] CONTEXT OF WHAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CAREER PATHWAY IS AND WHY THE CITY IS MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN IT CURRENTLY.

[1:09:50] TWO, I WANT TO UPDATE CURRENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS IN THIS SPACE CALLED ECE, AND THEN I'M GOING

[1:09:56] TO CONCLUDE WITH TALKS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN 2026 AROUND SOME EFFORTS THAT ARE

[1:10:02] GOING TO KNIT TOGETHER COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO DO THIS WORK IN A MORE UNIFIED WAY. SO LET ME GIVE THAT CONTEXT TO

[1:10:08] WHY WE'RE DOING THIS WORK. IT'S BEEN ESTIMATED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA THAT ABOUT 76% OF

[1:10:15] FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 6 HAVE A POTENTIAL NEED FOR EARLY

[1:10:20] CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THEIR LOCAL AREAS. CURRENT DEMAND HOWEVER EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF EDUCATORS, SO NOT JUST

[1:10:26] THE SEATS AVAILABLE BUT JUST THE NUMBER OF EDUCATORS OUT THERE TO INCREASE CAPACITY. AND THAT IS BECOMING A MAJOR

[1:10:32] PROBLEM AND BY IT SITS WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS THAT THE NUMBER ONE REQUEST IN

[1:10:37] WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF JOB SEEKERS IS CHILD CARE. IT IS A MAJOR BARRIER TO

[1:10:43] REJOINING THE WORKFORCE. AND SO WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY, AND ONE OF THE SPACES WE BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT IS IN THE

[1:10:49] TRAINING OF MORE PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD. WHAT WE DO SEE IS THAT LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND

[1:10:55] IMBALANCE IS LEADING TO PROGRAMS CLOSING IN FACT, AND THAT IS TROUBLESOME ESPECIALLY A TIME WHEN THE DEMAND IS HIGH, AND

[1:11:01] IT'S ESTIMATED ABOUT 26% OF MINNESOTA YOUNG CHILDREN LIVE IN AREAS THAT ARE SEVERELY LACKING

[1:11:06] CHILD CARE. SO WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE SEEN A LARGE DECREASE SINCE

[1:11:13] COVID LOSING ABOUT 26,000 OF THESE PROFESSIONALS STATEWIDE IMPACTING THE METRO NO DOUBT.

[1:11:20] SO IN CONTINUING ON THAT, THIS IMBALANCE OF SUPPLY/DEMAND

[1:11:25] COUPLED WITH THE NEED OF JOB SEEKERS IN OUR PROGRAM IS WHY WE'RE MAKING THAT INVESTMENT AND I MENTIONED THAT. AND I'LL GET TO WHAT WE'RE INVESTING IN IN

[1:11:32] JUST A SECOND. WHAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS A REAL CAREER PATHWAY THAT IS WELL

[1:11:38] ARTICULATED. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES AT THE BOTTOM END OF THE PAY SCALE THAT WE WANT TO

[1:11:44] ADDRESS, THINGS LIKE ENTRY POINTS AND $16 AN HOUR WAGES THAT JUST AREN'T DO NOT MATCH

[1:11:51] THE SKILL SET NEEDED TO DO THIS JOB, SO OFTENTIMES WE'LL LOOK TO OUR STATE PARTNERS AND FEDERAL

[1:11:57] PARTNERS TO HELP US IN THAT, ALTHOUGH WE AREN'T GETTING MUCH TRACTION AT THE FEDERAL LEVELS

[1:12:03] LEVEL AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. WHY I SAY IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT CAREER PATHWAY IS THAT ECE, EARLY CHILDHOOD

[1:12:09] EDUCATION HAS SO MANY ENTRY POINTS AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO THOSE WHO ARE JOB SEEKERS

[1:12:14] LOOKING TO ENTER. WHETHER IT BE IN HIGH SCHOOL, WHETHER IT BE IN A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM, WHETHER IT

[1:12:21] BE THROUGH A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM, WE THINK THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE. SO LET ME JUST REALLY QUICKLY ARTICULATE

[1:12:27] INPATHWAY WE HAVE LAID OUT AND THAT THE STATE HAS IN FACT HIGHLIGHTED AS WELL WHICH IS WE

[1:12:32] KNOW THEY ARE ENTRY LEVEL ROLES AS CL CLASSROOM HELPERS,

[1:12:39] AIDES. THEN SOMEONE COULD MOVE UP THROUGH INCREASED TRAINING THROUGH A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN CHILD CARE ASSISTANT, EDUCATION ASSISTANT, AND EVEN THINGS LIKE

[1:12:45] A DOULA. AND THAT'S THE SPACE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY. YOU CAN GO ON AND WORK AT, ON A

[1:12:53] TWO-YEAR PROGRAM IN INFANT AND TODDLER TEACHER TRAINING, PRESCHOOL TEACHER,

[1:12:58] PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND A SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM. AND AT EACH POINT WE SEE INCREASED

[1:13:05] WAGES WHICH THEN HELPS TRUE ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE PAIN POINTS EARLY ON IN THE PATHWAY AND THEN OF COURSE YOU CAN GO ON A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND ADVANCED

[1:13:13] DEGREE IF SOMEBODY FEELS COMPELLED TO DO SO. SEE LE

[1:13:20] SO LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE FUNDING. CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS RUNNING AT THE YWCA

[1:13:27] THAT,, THEY REALLY SPEAR-HEADED THIS WORK. FIRST WE INVESTED $50,000 IN A VERY SMALL PILOT PROGRAM A FEW YEARS AGO AND

[1:13:34] EXTENDED THAT AND THAT WAS SPOEFFORT JOB SEEKERS INTERESTED IN THE EDUCATION PATHWAY --

[1:13:42] CAREER CREDENTIAL. MORE RECENTLY WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE'VE MADE A MUCH LARGER INVESTMENT, $490,000 MADE POSSIBLE BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE

[1:13:50] BUDGET THAT DID BRING $500,000 TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING TO EXPAND THIS, AND WHAT WE'RE

[1:13:55] DOING DIFFERENTLY WITH THE YWCA IN THIS PATHWAY IS NOT JUST LOOKING TO TRAIN NEW EMPLOYEES

[1:14:00] BUT THEN TO PULL TRAINED PROFESSIONALS BACK INTO THE FIELD BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE HAVE

[1:14:08] BEEN SO MANY PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE FIELD SINCE COVID. AND THE LAST ONE IBLG CONTRACT REVIEW RIGHT NOW IS WITH LUTHERAN SOCIAL

[1:14:15] SERVICES, AND $137,000 TO WORK ON THEIR CAREER PATHWAY FOR THAT SAME CDA CREDENTIAL. PROJECT

[1:14:26] GOALS. MOST OF THESE PROJECTS ARE RELATIVELY NEW. WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO GET OUT OF AND ALREADY SEEN SUCCESS WITH THE YWC RA

[1:14:33] IS WE'RE GOING TO SEE 70 NEW OR TRAINED CDA PROFESSIONALS OUT

[1:14:38] THERE. WE HAVE PROGRAM SUPPORTS, SUPPORT SERVICES, STIPENDS WHERE APPLICABLE TO SUPPORT LEARNERS, MATCHING FOLKS

[1:14:43] WITH INTERNSHIPS, AND JOB PLACEMENT SUPPORTS AT THE END. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN OUT OF THE

[1:14:48] FIRST COHORT THAT THEY OVERENROLLED, THERE WAS HIGH DEMAND FOR IT, AND WE'RE SEEING INTERNSHIPS AND JOB

[1:14:53] SOMEPLACEMENTS, SO WE'RE PLEASED WITH THOSE -- JOB PLACEMENTS, SO VERY POLICED WIT PLEASED

[1:15:00] WITH THOSE SUPPORTS. WE'RE LOOKING AT 16 ENROLLEES AND DOING MANY OF THE SAME PIECES OF THAT. WE'RE SEEING AGAIN GOOD

[1:15:06] TRACTION, WE'RE SEEING A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE WAGE. THE SIX FOLKS WHO HAVE COME OUT OF THE

[1:15:12] EARLY COHORTS ARE ACTUALLY HAVE BROKE $20 AN HOUR AT THAT WAGE.

[1:15:18] SO THAT IS ABOUT $3 MORE THAN WE'RE SEEING AS THE STATE AVERAGE. NEXT STEPS AND I'LL

[1:15:23] BRING THIS TO A CLOSE, IS THAT WE WANT TO BUILD THIS OUT TO BE A MORE ROBUST PATHWAY THAT REALLY LOOKS TO COLLABORATE WITH

[1:15:29] OUR STAKEHOLDERS OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE BEING INTERNAL TO THE CITY, THE YOUTH

[1:15:35] COORDINATING BOARD WHO HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT PARTNERS IN THIS TO HELP US NAVIGATE THIS SPACE. THEY HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR A

[1:15:40] WHILE. WE WORK WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS AND THEIR CTE, CAREER AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMMING, AND WE ARTIBLGULATE

[1:15:48] THAT TO OUR PARTNERS AT MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, OUR COMMUNITY BASED TRAINERS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, AND

[1:15:54] WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS REALLY BUILD OUT AND CONNECT THOSE DOTS ACROSS ALL THOSE INSTITUTIONS SO WE'RE NOT JUST

[1:15:59] SORT OF DOING THIS IN ISOLATION. WE WANT TO PROMOTE AND CONNECT EXISTING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

[1:16:04] TO TAKE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND MAKE IT ADDITIVE TO WHAT ALREADY EXISTS AT THE STATE LEVEL. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROJECTS AND

[1:16:12] GRANTS OUT THERE FOR SCHOOLS TO APPLY TO. BUT THERE IS ALSO OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE STATE'S DRIVE FOR FIVE PROJECTS, WHICH

[1:16:19] INCLUDE EDUCATION AS ONE OF THOSE PATHWAYS YOU CAN INVEST IN, SO WE WANT TO SEE AND LOOK AT THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, WE WANT TO

[1:16:26] LOOK AT HOW WE CAN IDENTIFY PROGRAM GAPS THAT DO EXIST WITHIN THOSE ALREADY EXISTING

[1:16:33] STRUCTURES, AND THEN WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CPED TO DO MORE WORK FOR

[1:16:38] MORE PEOPLE. SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THAT MONEY THAT HAS BEEN

[1:16:44] INVESTED, AND I WILL CLOSE OUT AT THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MARK, FOR THE

[1:16:50] PRESENTATION. SO THE YWCA ONE, THAT PROGRAM ALREADY CONCLUDED,

[1:16:57] IECT? >> WE'VE CONCLUSIONED THE FIRST PHASE AND THEN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IS UNDERWAY. >> PERFECT. AND THEN -- SO DOES THAT MEAN

[1:17:03] THAT CURRENTLY 70 NEWLY TRAINED OR RENEWED CBA PROFESSIONALS

[1:17:09] OR -- >> THAT'S COMBINED TOTAL IS 70. >> WHEN PHASE 2 ENDS, CORRECT?

[1:17:16] >> CORRECT. >> PERFECT. ONE, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE DEPARTMENT ARE DOING FOR THIS PROGRAM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

[1:17:21] I THINK AT THE NEXT STEPS TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE AND REALLY

[1:17:26] IMPRESSED. SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE WORK. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CHAVEZ. >> ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES IN QUEUE? COOL. WELL, THANKS SO

[1:17:33] MUCH. WE'LL PROBABLY FOLLOW UP WITH SOME QUESTIONS, BUT WE APPRECIATE THE WORK. SEEING NO

[1:17:39] FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT UPDATE. AND COLLEAGUES,

[1:17:46] SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US, I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.