[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.