City Committee Approves 25 Administrative Items
The Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee unanimously approved 25 administrative items during a brief meeting Monday, including contracts, bids and legal settlements.
Committee Chair Robin Wonsley presided over the meeting with five members present. Councilmember Cashman was absent. The committee added a last-minute item to accept a gift from the Public Rights Project to cover conference expenses for City Attorney Kristin Anderson and Assistant City Attorney Sarah Lay.
Approved items included bids for public sidewalk snow removal, Target Center steam station improvements, and the Fridley water treatment plant lime system. The committee also approved contracts for workforce development services spanning 2026-2028 and various community trauma response services.
The consent agenda included three legal settlements and a cooperative funding agreement with the Minnesota Historical Society for the Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Board. Committee members also approved appointments to the Minneapolis Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities and the Civil Service Commission.
A public hearing for a payroll update ordinance was scheduled for December 1, 2025. The committee concluded the meeting without discussion on any agenda items.
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The Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee held a brief meeting on November 10, 2025, chaired by Robin Wonsley. The committee had a quorum with 5 members present (Councilmember Cashman was absent). The meeting primarily focused on approving a consent agenda of 25 items, including contracts, bids, legal settlements, and various administrative matters. A last-minute addition was made to accept a gift from the Public Rights Project for conference expenses. All items on the consent agenda were approved unanimously without discussion.
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[0:14] >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. AND
[0:16] WELCOME. MY NAME IS ROBIN
[0:18] WONSLEY, AND I'M THE CHAIR OF
[0:20] THE ADMINISTRATION AND
[0:21] ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
[0:22] I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER OUR
[0:24] REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR
[0:25] TODAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2025.
[0:28] BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO OFFER
[0:30] A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL
[0:32] COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF, AND
[0:33] THE PUBLIC THESE MEETINGS ARE
[0:35] BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER
[0:38] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE
[0:39] BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME
[0:40] CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD
[0:42] TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR
[0:44] PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.
[0:46] THEREFORE ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO
[0:47] BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR
[0:50] SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS
[0:51] CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE
[0:53] ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST.
[0:55] WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE
[0:57] THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR
[0:59] COMMENTS. WITH THAT, I WILL ASK
[1:00] THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL.
[1:02] >> COUNCILMEMBER PAYNE.
[1:04] >> PRESENT.
[1:05] >> VETAW.
[1:06] >> PRESENT.
[1:07] >> CASHMAN IS ABSENT.
[1:09] CHUGHTAI.
[1:09] >> PRESENT.
[1:10] >> VICE CHAIR PALMISANO.
[1:11] >> PRESENT.
[1:12] >> CHAIR WONSLEY.
[1:14] >> PRESENT.
[1:15] >> THAT IS FIVE PRESENT.
[1:16] >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL ALSO
[1:20] REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE
[1:21] WILL BE USING SPEAKER
[1:23] MANAGEMENT, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY
[1:25] ISSUES WITH THAT, PLEASE CONNECT
[1:28] WITH OUR CLERKS AND MAKE SURE TO
[1:29] SIGN IN.
[1:32] BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE PUBLISHED
[1:34] AGENDA, I KNOW WE HAVE PROPOSED
[1:36] ADDITION TO THE AGENDA BY OUR
[1:40] CITY ATTORNEY, KRISTIN ANDERSON,
[1:41] WHICH IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE A
[1:44] GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM PUBLIC
[1:46] RIGHTS PROJECT FOR CONFERENCE,
[1:47] TRAVEL, LODGING, AND MEAL
[1:49] EXPENSES. FOR CITY ATTORNEY
[1:51] KRISTIN ANDERSON. AND ASSISTANT
[1:53] CITY ATTORNEY SARAH LAY
[1:55] THEREUPON. THERE ARE PRINTED
[1:57] COPIES OF THE REQUEST FOR
[1:59] COUNCIL ACTION IN FRONT OF US.
[2:02] AND REQUESTING THAT WE WOULD ADD
[2:05] THIS AS AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
[2:08] 25. SEEING IF THERE IS ANY
[2:10] DISCUSSION ON THAT. ALL RIGHT.
[2:16] SEEING NO QUESTIONS REGARDING
[2:17] THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
[2:22] "AYE." THOSE NOT? ALL RIGHT.
[2:23] THAT MOTION CARRIES. GREAT. WE
[2:26] WILL TAKE UP OUR CONSENT AGENDA,
[2:28] WHICH NOW HAS 25 ITEMS,
[2:30] INCLUDING THE WALK-ON WE JUST
[2:33] APPROVED. THE FIRST IS A GIFT
[2:35] ACCEPTANCE FROM CITIES TODAY
[2:36] INSTITUTE FOR LODGING AND MEAL
[2:38] EXPENSES. TWO IS A BID FOR
[2:41] PUBLIC SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE
[2:42] REMOVAL. THREE IS A BID FOR
[2:44] TARGET CENTER STEAM STATION
[2:46] IMPROVEMENTS. FOUR IS A BID FOR
[2:49] FRI FRIDLEY SOFTENING PLANT
[2:53] LIME SYSTEM. FIVE IS A BID FOR
[2:56] LYNN DALE AVENUE NORTH TRAFFIC
[2:58] CONTROL SYSTEMS AND STORM
[3:01] SEWER/PEDESTRIAN CURB RAMPS
[3:02] IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. SIX IS A
[3:03] MASTER CONTRACT FOR ELIGIBLE
[3:05] PROVIDERS FOR WORKFORCE
[3:07] DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR 20
[3:11] 2026-2028. SEVEN IS A CONTRACT
[3:15] WITH KODET ARCHITECTURAL
[3:23] GROUP FOR THE FRIDLEY WATER
[3:28] TREATMENT CAMPUS. EIGHT IS A
[3:29] CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH HOGEN
[3:32] ADAMS PLLC. NINE IS A CONTRACT
[3:35] WITH SHEEHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
[3:37] FOR LIGHTING AND REPLACEMENT IN
[3:39] TARGET ESCALATOR LOBBY. 10 IS A
[3:41] CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH TI-ZACH
[3:44] CONCRETE. 11 IS A CONTRACT
[3:45] AMENDMENT WITH BOLTON AND MENK,
[3:48] INC. FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
[3:51] SERVICES PROJECT 9 IMPROVEMENT
[3:52] PROJECT. 12 IS A CONTRACT WITH
[3:55] CERTIFIED LANGUAGES
[3:56] INTERNATIONAL LLC FOR REMOTE
[3:58] INTERPRETING SERVICES. 13 IS A
[3:59] CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MULTIPLE
[4:03] VENDORS FOR COMMUNITY TRAUMA
[4:06] RESPONSE SERVICES. AND 14
[4:09] CONTRACTS ARE VARIOUS
[4:10] IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES
[4:11] PROVIDERS. 15 IS CONTRACTS WITH
[4:13] VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR
[4:14] PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND
[4:15] PROJECTS. 16 IS A COOPERATIVE
[4:18] FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH MINNESOTA
[4:20] HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THE SAINT
[4:22] ANTHONY FALLS HERITAGE BOARD.
[4:28] 17 IS MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY
[4:29] COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH
[4:31] DISABILITIES APPOINTMENTS. 18
[4:32] IS A 2025 PROPERTY TAX SPECIAL
[4:34] ASSESSMENT OF DELINQUENT UTILITY
[4:35] CHARGES. 19 IS A 2025 OUTCOMES
[4:38] MINNEAPOLIS M MILESTONE
[4:42] UPDATE. RECEIVING AND FILING
[4:43] THAT REPORT. AS OPPOSED TO
[4:44] DOING A PRESENTATION THIS
[4:46] QUARTER.
[4:46] 20 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT
[4:48] WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF
[4:51] JARED MOORE. 21 IS A LEGAL
[4:53] SETTLEMENT MDCR CHARGE NUMBER
[4:57] 23-09198. 22 IS A LEGAL
[4:59] SETTLEMENT MARION LEWIS V CITY
[5:01] OF MINNEAPOLIS. 23 IS A PAYROLL
[5:06] UPDATE ORDINANCE AND SETTING THE
[5:08] PUBLIC HEARING TO BE ON
[5:10] DECEMBER 1, 2025. AND 24 IS A
[5:12] CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
[5:14] APPOINTMENT. 25, AS WE
[5:17] DISCUSSED IN THE BEGINNING OF
[5:19] THE AGENDA IS THE GIFT
[5:20] ACCEPTANCE FROM PUBLIC RIGHTS
[5:21] PROJECT FOR CONFERENCE, TRAVEL,
[5:23] LODGING, AND MEAL EXPENSES. SO
[5:25] WITH THAT, I WILL SEE IF THERE
[5:29] ARE ANY QUESTIONS. IF ANYONE IS
[5:34] IN QUEUE? ALL RIGHT. NO ONE IS
[5:39] IN QUEUE. I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS
[5:42] FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN
[5:43] FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE NOT IN
[5:47] FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THE AYES
[5:49] HAVE IT. THOSE ITEMS CARRY.
[5:51] THIS CAN NOW BE THE BRIEFEST
[5:53] MEETING OF THIS WEEK! AND WE
[5:55] CAN ADJOURN. THANK YOU.
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