--------- >> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL, AND BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEET, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS OF HONOREE RESOLUTIONS. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS TO THIS SPACE TO SHARE IN THESE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE TAKING UP OUR AGENDA. FIRST UP IS A
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OLDER ADULTS MONTH PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. AND
COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING. -- GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE MAY 2025 AS OLDER ADULTS MONTH IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS HOME TO A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF OLDER
ADULTS WHO DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR LIFETIME CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENSURE A BETTER LIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS COMMITTED TO BEING A PREMIERE LOCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS, HELPING ALL INDIVIDUALS THRIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF THEIR CHOICE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AND
WHEREAS, IN 2015, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO RECEIVE THE AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY DESIGNATION FROM AARP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. AND.
>> WHEREAS, MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE IN MINNEAPOLIS ARE OVER AGE 50, OR 30% OF MINNEAPOLIS IS THIS POPULATION. THE PROJECTION FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA'S
DEMOGRAPHERS' OFFICE PREDICTS THIS POPULATION SEGMENT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. AND, WHEREAS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS FACING SENIORS AND TO HONOR THEM, THEN PRESIDENT KENNEDY PROCLAIMED MAY AS SENIOR
CITIZENS MONTH. TWO YEARS LATER IN 1965, PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON PASSED THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965 AND FORMALLY DECLARED MAY AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. CURRENTLY THE
NATION CONTINUES TO OBSERVE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, OAM. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY WILL RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGE MENT. AND.
>> WHEREAS THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE MINNEAPOLIS FOR A LIFETIME AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN, INCORPORATING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORT. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY CREATED THE MINNEAPOLIS SENIOR
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER 1981 TO ENSURE OUR OLDER ADULTS HAVE A VOICE IN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT. IN 2015 THE COMMITTEE WAS REESTABLISHED AS A MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING AND IS THE LEAD COMMITTEE FOR OUR CITY'S
MINNEAPOLIS FOR A LIFETIME AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY WILL HOST ITS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS SENIORS FAIR IN OCTOBER 2025 TO CONNECT OLDER ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH CITY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROVIDE
ACCESS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND PROVIDE A VENUE FOR FELLOWSHIP. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES BY PROMOTING AND ENGAGING IN ACTIVITY, WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, EMPHASIZING HOME AND
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES THAT SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING AND ENSURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES BENEFIT FROM THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF OLDER ADULTS. >> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 2025 TO BE OLDER ADULTS MONTH AND URGE EVERY RESIDENT TO TAKE TIME THIS MONTH TO CELEBRATE OLDER ADULTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE AND SUPPORT THEM AS POWERFUL AND VITAL INDIVIDUALS WHO GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] AND I DO BELIEVE A FEW OF OUR GUESTS WOULD LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS. I JUST WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. WE HAVE BEEN HOSTING THE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS SENIORS FAIR. WE
HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO STAMP AND REPEAT THAT ACROSS THE CITY, AND I'M REALLY ALSO PROUD TO SAY UP HERE WE HAVE BEETLE AND ELLA DEAN WHO ARE BOTH WARD 11 RESIDENTS BUT SERVE ON OUR COMMITTEE. AND THEN WE HAVE MARY BETH FROM
TRUST INC. WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE IN WARD 11. SO WE ARE PROUD IN WARD 11 TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR SENIORS, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO BE HERE WITH US TODAY TOO. SO AND I KNOW ELLA DEAN. >> YES, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
HELPING TO SUPPORT THOSE OF US WHO ARE AGING BECAUSE WE'RE THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATION IN THE CITY. AND I WAS JUST READING AN ARTICLE EARLY THIS MORNING THAT 60% OF THE POPULATION NATIONWIDE IS NOT ABLE TO MEET ITS, THE NEEDS FOR,
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. AND SO IT'S NOT ONLY US AS SENIORS THAT ARE SUFFERING TO KEEP OUR HOMES, GET FOOD, GET OUR MEDICAL CARE. IT'S MANY OTHER FAMILIES WHO A ARE IN
THE SAME BOAT. SO WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN THE BACKBONE OF THE CITY FOR A
LONG TIME, AND WE STILL ARE. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ANGELIQUE KINGSBERRY I'M FORMER CHAIR OF THE MINNEAPOLIS COMMISSION ON AGING, AN ADVOCATE FOR AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES,
AND I LIVE IN THE FIFTH WARD, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE AND LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS AND TAKING IN
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE DIALOGUE AND CONVERSATION AND WORK WITH THE COUNCIL. IT'S OLDER ADULTS MONTH, IT'S OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. I'M 50-PLUS AND IT'S
JUST HARD FOR ME TO SEE MYSELF AS AN LIKE AN OLDER ADULT BECAUSE I THINK I'M MORE LIKE A MIDLIFE KIND OF FLY INDIVIDUAL. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF SLANG, YOU KNOW, BUT SO WHEN I THINK OF OLDER ADULTS, I'M ALSO CALLED
UPON TO THINK OF THE ELDERLY. THE OLDER, OLDER ADULTS, THE SUPER SENIORS, THE ONES THAT AS ELLA DEAN HAS SAID ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO VOTE AND MAINTAIN OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS AND PICK UP THE TRASH
AND COUNCIL AND ARE STEWARDS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE ONE THING I WOULD ASK OUR COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO DO IS TO WORK ON ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR HOUSING FOR SPECIFICALLY THE NEEDS OF
THE ELDERLY, OLDER OLDER ADULTS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY STRIDES MADE TO WORK TO EXPAND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, BUT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS FOR OUR GOLDEN SENIORS WHO
ALSO NEED THOSE SUPPORTS, AND ALSO MY LAST THING IS LOOKING AT TRANSPORTATION, MORE DOOR-TO-DOOR, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS -- ACROSS THE CITY BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION IS A HUGE
BARRIER FOR A LOT OF OLDER ADULTSADULTS AND OUR SENIORS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE. WE HAVE LOT MORE WORK TO DO, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE OUR ELDERS.
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THESE THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ORGANIZING EVENTS THAT SERVE THE AGE AGING POPULATION IN THE CITY, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE A
PICTURE.
>> NEXT UP WE WILL RECOGNIZE NO THEMENTHOL SUNDAY WITH COUNCILMEMBERS VETAW AND
JENKINS.
>> GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. >> WELL, AS YOU GUYS WILL SOON
LEARN, I AM GOING TO BE THE RESOLUTION QUEEN THIS MORNING. BUT I'M SO PROUD TO BRING FORTH THIS RESOLUTION ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. WE BOTH HAVE BEEN WORKING IN TOBACCO CESSATION FOR MANY, MANY YEARS,
DECADES IN FACT, AND THIS RESOLUTION DECLARING MAY 18th, IS MY MIC -- CAN YOU HEAR ME? DECLARING MAY 18th, 2025,S NO MENTHOL SUNDAY IN THE CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS. WHEREAS ON SUNDAY, MAY 18th, 2025, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PROUDLY JOINS THE MINNESOTA MENTHOL COALITION, FAITH LEADERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILIES IN CELEBRATING NO MENTHOL SUNDAY. AND WHEREAS, NO MENTHOL SUNDAY IS A NATIONAL DAY
OF OBSERVANCE, LED BY THE CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH AND EQUITY SUPPORTED LOCALLY BY THE MINNESOTA MENTHOL COALITION IN CHURCHES IN MINNEAPOLIS. AND WHEREAS, NO MENTHOL SUNDAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAITH LEADERS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE
NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS OF USING COMMERCIAL TOBACCO, INCLUDING E-CIGARETTES AND MENTHOL PRODUCTS AND HIGHLIGHTING THE WAYS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR BLACK AMERICANS. AND FOR DECADES, THE -- AND WHEREAS, FOR
DECADES THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY HAS DELIBERATELY TARGETED BLACK COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY KIDS, WHERE MARKETING FOR MENTHOL CIGARETTES. IN THE 1950s LESS THAN 10% OF BLACK SMOKERS USE MENTHOL CIGARETTES AND TODAY
THAT NUMBER IS WELL OVER 85%. AND WHEREAS, MENTHOL CIGARETTES ARE A MANAGE MAJOR REASON WHY TOBACCO USE IS THE NUMBER ONE PREVENTABLE CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG BLACK AMERICANS
CLAIMING 45,000 BLACK LIVES EACH AND EVERY YEAR. AND. >> AND WHEREAS MENTHOL IS A CHEMICAL ADD TO CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS INCLUDING E-CIGARETTES THAT CREATES A COOLING SENSATION, TOBACCO COMPANIES INTENTIONALLY DESIGN
MENTHOL PRODUCTS TO BE MORE APPEALING TO YOUTH AND NEW SMOKERS, MORE ADDICTIVE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO QUIT. AND WHEREAS, MINNEAPOLIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES IN THE NATION TO RESTRICT THE SALE OF MENTHOL AND OTHER FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER KIDS AND
COMMUNITIES TARGETED BY THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, INCLUDING BLACK RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES ARE NOT THE CONSEQUENCES OF INDIVIDUAL HABITS OR POOR CHOICES, BUT RATHER REFLECT CENT SENCH
OF SYSTEMIC RACISM THAT WE NEED TOONFRONT WITH INCREASED ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND RESOURCES, AND WHEREAS, WE INVITE COMMERCIAL TOBACCO USERS TO SEEK THE NECESSARY RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, INCLUDING FREE QUITTING HELP AVAILABLE THROUGH MINNESOTA'S QUIT PARTNER, WHICH OFFERS ONE
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND OTHER HELPFUL TOOLS 24/7. AND WHEREAS, FAITH COMMUNITIES CAN COMMIT TO CREATING COMFORTABLE, SAFE SPACES FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH NICOTINE ADDICTION. AND WHEREAS, IN 2022, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED RULES TO
PROHIBIT MENTHOL CIGARETTES AND FLAVOR CIGARS. ONCE IMPLEMENTED THIS POLICY WILL PROTECT KIDS FROM TOBACCO ADDICTION, ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY, AND SAVE LIVES, ESPECIALLY AMONG BLACK AMERICANS. AND WHEREAS, WE MUST CONTINUE TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER AND ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHY -- FOR
HEALTHIER FUTURE AND PUT HEALTH ABOVE TOBACCO INDUSTRY PROFITS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY DECLARE MAY 18th, 2025, AS NO MENTHOL SUNDAY THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND COMMENDS THIS
OBSERVANCE TO ALL CITY'S RESIDENTS. [APPLAUSE] SO I, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY, JUST FOR CONTEXT, THIS IS PROBABLY EVERY NORTHSIDE BLACK CHURCH
REPRESENTED UP HERE. [LAUGHTER] AND THESE ARE THE LADIES WHO HELPED ME AS A YOUNG ADVOCATE FOR TOBACCO CONTROL, I WAS. I STARTED A PROGRAM IN 2007, BREATHE FREE NORTH, AND THESE ARE THE LADIES WHO WRAPPED THEIR
ARMS AROUND ME AND HELPED ME LAUNCH MY PROGRAM. ALL OF THEM. [APPLAUSE] THEY ARE NURSES, COMMUNITY
HEALTH WORKERS, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND I WAS SO AMBITIOUS AND THEY WERE LIKE CALM DOWN, WE GOT YOU, WE'LL GET YOU THERE BUT YOU GOT TO BE A LITTLE CHILL. SO THEY HAVE BEEN BWITH ME ON THIS RIDE. I THINK I SAY THIS EVERY YEAR WHEN
THEY COME HERE FOR THIS, BUT IT NEVER GETS OLD WHEN SOMEONE WAS THERE WHEN YOU LITERALLY STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM, AND THEY WERE THERE FOR YOU, AND SO I APPRECIATE THEM ALWAYS SHOWING UP FOR THIS. WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST NO MENTHOL SUNDAY MANY YEARS AGO, AND WE ALL DRESSED UP
AND WORE CHURCH HATS AND WORE GREEN, AND IT WAS A HUGE CELEBRATION IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL CONTINUING THIS ADVOCACY WORK FOR THE NORTHSIDE. ALWAYS DID IT BECAUSE I KNEW WE WERE TARGETED AND WE DIDN'T DESERVE IT, AND YOU ALL ARE CONTINUING TO DO THAT WORK. YOU'RE PROTECTING
OUR KIDS, YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY, YOU'RE OUR ELDERS, YOU'RE TEACHING US, AND YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE THAT, SO I APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING UP TODAY IN RECOGNITION OF NORTH -- OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND NO MENTHOL SUNDAY. IT GOES BEYOND JUST NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, BUT YOU ALL
DID A GREAT JOB AT PROMOTING BREATHE FREE NORTH AT THAT TIME. WE WERE JUST ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO NOT EXPOSE THEIR CHILDREN TO SECONDHAND SMOKE. DON'T SMOKE IN THE CARS, DON'T SMOKE IN THE HOUSE. AND I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB AT GETTING PEOPLE TO TAKE TOBACCO OUTSIDE OF THE
HOUSE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. AND FASFOREWORD, MENTHOL POLICIES, FAST FORWARD, RAISING THE AGE TO PURCHASE TOBACCO. WE'VE DONE SOME GREAT WORK TOGETHER. I APPRECIATE -- THERE'S MORE ADVOCATES IN THE AUDIENCE FROM THE ASSOCIATION FOR NONSMOKERS MINNESOTA WHO HAS
ALSO BEEN ON THE JOURNEY WITH US. EM EMILY AND KATIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK AS WELL. AND I KNOW A COUPLE OF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, BUT IT'S JUST HARD FOR ME NOT TO THANK YOU AND NOT CRY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M CRYING, BUT IT FEELS GOOD, LIKE TO SEE YOU
ALL STILL DOING THIS WORK, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE SAFE FROM TOBACCO HARM. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VETAW AND CITY COUNCIL AND COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS JOURNEY WITH US FOR
OVER 20 YEARS, AND WHAT WE CAN DO IS NOT SMOKE, CONTACT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FEDERAL TO THE LOCAL TO TELL THEM TO STOP SITTING ON THESE BILLS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE PASS
THOSE BILLS SO THAT WE CAN MAN, YES I KNOW WE DON'T WANT TO USE TUSE THE WORD BAN, FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS FROM SALE AS FANNY LOU HAIMER SAID, I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK
AND TIRED OF THE TOBACCO COMPANY KILLING OUR PEOPLE. [APPLAUSE] >> I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO VALUE LIFE. IF LIFE MEANS ANYTHING TO YOU,
VALUE LIFE OVER PROFITS. IT'S ABOUT GREED BY THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, SO PLEASE VALUE LIFE. I HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT'S A CHOICE, IT'S A CHOICE. IT'S AN ADDICTION, AND IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT SOMEBODY DYING, I DON'T
KNOW HOW YOU DO THAT. SO I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO VALUE LIFE AND SUPPORT THE BILLS AND THE LEGISLATIONS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH TO ELIMINATE THE FLAVORED TOBACCOS AND THE FLAVORED VAPES THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE TO OUR CHILDREN OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUT OF THE HANDS OF OUR YOUTH. THANK
YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> NEXT UP WE WILL RECOGNIZE HAITIAN FLAG DAY WITH
COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST WE'LL START OFF BY -- IS THIS WORKING? WE'LL START OFF BY READING THE RESOLUTION HONORING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HAITIAN FLAG TO THE PEOPLE OF HAITI AND
SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF HAITIAN FLAG DAY. WHEREAS, AFTER A PAINFUL HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS GENOCIDE AND CRUEL EXPLOITATION OF THE LABOR OF ENSLAVED AFRICAN PEOPLES ON SUGAR AND COFFEE PLANTATIONS THAT TRANSFERRED SIGNIFICANT WEALTH TO EUROPEAN COLONIAL
POWERS, HAITI BECAME THE ONLY NATION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO DEFEAT THREE EUROPEAN EMPIRES THE REMAINS THE ONLY NATION IN THE WORLD ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY UPRISING OF ENSLAVED AFRICAN PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS HUNDREDS OF HAITIANS HAVE MADE THE TWIN CITIES THEIR
HOME OFTEN AS REFUGEES AND THIS CIVICALLY ENGAGED -- CONTRIBUTING TO OUR VIBRANT ARTS, MUSICAL SCENE, AND LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.. >> AND WHEREAS WHEN HAITI WAS
HIT BY A DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN 2020 THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY AROUND THE WORLD ACTED GATHERING RESOURCES AND SUPPLIES TO SEND HOME, AND THE LOCAL HAITIAN COMMUNITY CREATED THE NONPROFIT HAITIAN COMMUNITY OF MINNESOTA TO ALIGN EFFORTS FOR THE EARTHQUAKE RELIEF AND HAVE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO LOCAL HAITIAN FAMILIES THROUGH
THIS ORGANIZATION. AND WHEREAS, HAITIAN FLAG DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON MAY 18th, MARKING THE DAY OF CREATION OF THE FIRST HAITIAN FLAG, SEWN BY CATHERINE FLAN ON MAY 18th, 1803, IN --
HOW DO YOU GUYSES SAY THE CITY NAME? I'LL DO MY BEST SHOT. ARCEHAY HAITI. AND WHEREAS THE HAITIAN FLAG IS A SYMBOL OF PRIDE, UNITY, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, AND IS TIGHTLY LINKED TO THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY OF STRUGGLE AND FREEDOM.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS HEREBY RECOGNIZES MAY 18th AS HAITIAN FLAG DAY, RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HAITIAN FLAG TO THE PEOPLE OF HAITI, AND SUPPORTS THE GOALS
AND IDEALS OF HAITIAN FLAG DAY. [APPLAUSE] >> WE'RE GOING TO PASS IT TO ROSE TO START US OFF. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING. I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO -- SO HE'S GOING TO READ
THE -- [OFF MIC]
>> [SPEAKING HAITIAN CREOLE]
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE -- GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, TO ALL
PEOPLE, TO THE DIASPORA, TO ALL HAITIAN WHO LOVE HAITI, TO ALL FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND WHO LOVE
HAITI -- [OFF MIC]
WHO LOVE THEIR COUNTRY -- IN THIS WORK, THEY -- WE ASK EVERYONE, WE THANK ALWAYS THANK,
EVERY MINUTE TO THE WORK IN GOD, DO THE WORK OF GOD, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PUT THEIR WORK TO
HELP WITH HAITI, AND THEN COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ AND AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HELP US TO PUT IT TOGETHER AND WE LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU, AND YOU KNOW HAITI IS
THE FIRST -- HAITI IS THE FIRST BLACK INDEPENDENCE, SO WE LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. LET ME PASS
TO PASTOR.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE STANDING AND IN RECOGNIZE HAITI,
THE FLAG OF HAITI AS THE FIRST BLACK COUNTRY THAT FOUGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM. YOU KNOW, THIS MORNING, WE FEEL SO BLESSED AND WOULD WANT TO THANK GOD FOR WHAT
HE DID. AND THEN ALSO TO TAKE EVERYONE, AND SHOW THIS GROUP THAT WORKING TOGETHER AND THEN MAKE THE EFFORT TO MAKE EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A COUNTRY, NO MATTER WHAT, THE SITUATION WE
ARE. BUT WE ARE SO PLEASED AND SO BLESSED THAT HAITI IS A COUNTRY JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER COUNTRIES. YOU KNOW, MAY YOU PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD WITH ME AND
THANK GOD A IN THE WORD OF PRAYER. FATHER GOD, WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE THIS MORNING WITH THE HAITI FLAGS IN OUR HANDS AND OUR
HEARTS AND OUR MIND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE, FATHER GOD, WHO SEE HAITI AS A COUNTRY, THE FIRST BLACK COUNTRY THAT
FOUGHT TO SEE LIFE, TO SEE FREEDOM, TO SEE JUSTICE. EVEN THOUGH FATHER GOD, WE ARE IN A SITUATION RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO LEAVE HAITI BEFORE YOU BECAUSE WE KNOW, LORD, YOU ARE THE ONLY
ONE, FATHER GOD, THAT CAN TAKE HAITI FROM ALL THE HARD PLACE WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW. BUT LORD, WE FEEL SO PROUD THAT WE ARE HAITIAN, WE FEEL SO PROUD THAT WE ARE CAN LIFT THIS FLAG
UP TODAY AND SAY LORD, NOT BECAUSE OF WE KNOW HOW TO FIGHT, NOT BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW TO DO THING WELL, BUT THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR GRACE UPON US. AND FATHER GOD, WE KNOW THAT YOU STILL HAVE GRACE, AND YOU STILL, FATHER GOD, CAN TAKE HAITI AND SHOW THAT YOU DID SOMETHING
YESTERDAY, AND YOU CAN DO IT TODAY. LORD, WE LOVE YOU, AND WE PRAISE YOU, AND WE GIVE ALL THE GLORY AND HONOR TO YOU AND
TO YOU ALONE. AMEN. >> YEAH, I'LL SAY A QUICK WORD. JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ FOR YOUR SOLIDARITY, AND I UP HERE STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH YOU ALL. I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE HAITI AS THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, TRULY FREE DEMOCRACY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. YOU KNOW THE FIRST
BLACK DEMOCRACY, YOU KNOW, AND REVOLUTION OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE FREED THAT COUNTRY FROM SLAVERY, AND WE OWE A LOT HERE I THINK TO THE EXAMPLE THAT HAITI HAS SET FOR US. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH,
AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL I GOT. SO. [APPLAUSE] >> AWESOME, WELL, WE'LL TAKE A QUICK DPOA PHOTO UP HERE. HAITIAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH FROM RECOGNITION FROM GOVERNOR -- WE WANTED TO SHARE
HERE. AND WE'LL TAKE A QUICK PHOTO BUT YOU KNOW ALSO THANK RODEROSE HERE FOR YOUR WORK FOR THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY TOO AS
WELL.
>> NEXT UP WE WILL RECOGNIZE STORYCORPS WITH COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. AND COUNCILMEMBER
JENKINS.
>> AND SHE'S BACK.
[LAUGHTER]
WE'RE WAITING FOR SOME GUESTS TO
STAND WITH US. ALL RIGHT, THIS
NEXT RESOLUTION IS HONORING THE STORYCORPS' MINNEAPOLIS INITIATIVE AND RECOGNIZING MAY 22nd, 2025, AS A DAY OF RACIAL HEALING AND BELONGING. AND BEFORE I JUST JUMP INTO THE MEAT OF THE RESOLUTION, YOU HAPPEN,
YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT IS REALLY INVITING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO COME AND TELL THEIR STORIES AROUND THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, THE
AFTERMATH, WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT, ET CETERA. SO IT'S A REALLY POWERFUL WAY TO GET THE REALLY PERSONAL STORIES FROM PEOPLE, BUT ALSO TO BRING TOGETHER OUR COLLECTIVE VOICES
AS WELL. AND SO REALLY THRILLED THAT THIS WORK IS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY, AND KUDOS TO THE RACE EQUITY INCLUSIONING AND BELONGING DEPARTMENT FOR BRINGING THIS INITIATIVE FORWARD. HONORING THE
STORYCORPS' MINNEAPOLIS INITIATIVE AND RECOGNIZING MAY 22nd, 2025, AS A DAY OF RACIAL HEALING AND BELONGING. WHEREAS, STORYCORPS WAS FOUNDED IN 2003 WITH A MISSION TO HELP US BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER BY ILLUMINATING THE HUMANITY AND
POSSIBILITY OF ALL OF US, ONE STORY AT A TIME. AND WHEREAS, STORYCORPS HAS HELPED NEARLY 700,000 PEOPLE HAVE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND THESE
RECORDINGS ARE COLLECTED IN THE UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AS THE LARGEST SINGLE COLLECTION OF HUMAN VOICES GATHERED. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MISSISSIPPI IS DEDICATED TO RACIAL HEALING, A PROCESS OF
RECOGNIZING ADDRESSING AND RECONCILING INTERPERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE RACISM AND ITS HISTORICAL ROOTS AND ITS CURRENT IMPACTS ON SOCIETY WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING PAST INJUSTICES AND HARMS CAUSED BY RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION. . >> AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STORYCORPS LAUNCHED A GROUND BREAKING ORAL HISTORY INITIATIVE TO DOCUMENT THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF RESIDENTS FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. AND WHEREAS, THE STORYCORPS INITIATIVE SERVES AS A CATALYST
FOR RACIAL HEALING, TRUTH TELLING, AND COLLECTIVE REMEMBRANCE, OFFERING A PLATFORM FOR VOICES TOO OFTEN SILENCED OR ERASED FROM OFFICIAL NARRATIVES. AND WHEREAS, MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ELDERS TO YOUTH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FROM EAST TO WEST COURAGEOUSLY STEP
FORWARD TO SHARE THEIR STORIES OF GRIEF, STRENGTH, ACTIVISM, AND HOPE. AND WHEREAS, STORYTELLING IS THE TIME HONORED TRADITION ACROSS ALL CULTURES AND A POWERFUL TOOL FOR BUILDING EMPATHY, UNDERSTANDING, AND TRANSFORMATION A IN SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES.
AND WHEREAS, THE CITY RECOGNIZES THAT THE PUBLIC STORYTELLING IS NOT ONLY A FORM OF TESTIMONY BUT ALSO A STRATEGY FOR INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND INCLUSIVE HIS HISTORY KEEPING.
>> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 22nd, 2025, AS A DAY OF RACIAL HEALING AND STORYTELLING, HONORING THE STORIES THAT SHAPE OUR PATH TOWARDS JUSTICE,
COMMUNITY, AND SHARED HUMANITY, AND CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE STORYCORPS' INITIATIVE AND AFFIRM THAT THEIR ONGOING commitment initiative and affirm that their ongoing initiative and affirm that thei Initiative and affirm that thei Initiative and affirm that thei Initiative and affirm that theig TO UPLIFTING HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED VOICES THROUGH POLICY, PROGRAMMING, AND
PARTNERSHIP. [APPLAUSE] AND I THINK WE WANT TO HAVE A FEW WORDS FROM SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT THIS INITIATIVE FORWARD. FIRST WE HEAR FROM
MS. MICHELLE JACKSON. >> THANK, I AM TRULY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AMONGST EVERYONE AT THE TABLE WITH US TODAY TO HONOR THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CELEBRATE THE POWER OF YOUR STORY. AND DOING SO IN A WAY THAT'LL
ARCHIVE OUR STORIES IN PERPETUITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL PROCESSES THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN. I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP TO BRING STORYCORPS TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE HERE BECAUSE WE DID NOT DO THIS ALONE IN OUR DEPARTMENT. WE DID THIS COLLECTIVELY AS A CITY, SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP ALONG WITH THE LEADERSHIP CHAMPIONS WITHIN THE CITY, SO WE DID THIS WORK THROUGHOUT THE
DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY AS WELL, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE. WE'VE GOT SOME PMI REPRESENTATIVES FROM THAT DEPARTMENT HERE, ERIC, ANDRA. I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO OUR STAFF, MOD OUR DIRECTOR, PRINCE
CORBETT, WE HAVE ONTO MY RIGHT, LOVE YOU, TONY, DOES A GREAT JOB WITH US IN OUR DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MOLLY RAYMOND, I TRULY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. THIS REALLY IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF, AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING OUR COMMUNITY HEAL. THIS IS PART OF OUR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WORK TO KEEP THE PROMISES WE MADE TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PART OF OUR RACIAL HEALING WORK AS WELL. SO COLLECTING THESE STORIES WILL ALLOW US TO LEARN WHAT IT IS WE NEED TO DO
AS A CITY AND BE ABLE TO ALTER THE IMPACTS OF DISPARATE RACIAL OUTCOMES ON PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THIS CITY. AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE CAN TELL US WHEN AND WHERE PEOPLE
CAN GO SHARE THEIR STORIES? DO YOU WANT TO -- >> YES, I ALSO WANT TO THANK GOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH GUY WITH MEET MINNEAPOLIS AND THE PARK BOARD. THEY WERE INTELERAL TO BRINGING THIS TO THE CITY AS
WELL. WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU. IF YOU WANT TO STAIR YOUR STORIES, I AM ALSO A HISTORIAN AND THE POWER OF AN ORAL STORY IS AMAZING. IT IS PROFOUND, AND THERE IS NOTHING MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH IN YOUR AUTHENTIC VOICE SO THAT GENERATIONS DOWN
THE ROAD, SOMEONE CAN LISTEN TO YOUR STORY, NOT SOMEONE ELSE'S VERSION OF YOUR STORY. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR STORIES WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND HAVE THEM ARCHIVED IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, YOU CAN DO SO NOW AT THE MOBILE BOOTH THAT IS AT POWDER HORN PARNG. IT'LL BE AT
POWDER HORN PARK UNTIL MAY 22nd, AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE MOBILE BOOTH OR IT IS FULL, THEN YOU CAN SHARE YOUR STORIES ANYTIME. THERE IS A VIRTUAL BOOTH, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEB SITE, AND THAT IS
MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV/YOUR-STORY. AND YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR STORY ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND THE ABILITY TO RECORD YOUR STORIES, WILL BE UPLOADED AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> GREAT. WOW. AMAZING
PROJECT. ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AND HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU CAN COME INSIDE THESE BLACK LINES HERE SO WE CAN TAKE A GROUP
PHOTO.
>> OUR FINAL RESOLUTION IS RECOGNIZING THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, PRESENTED BY MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE ARE
APPROACHING THE LAST RESOLUTION HERE, RESOLUTION THURSDAY. ALL RIGHT, THIS RESOLUTION IS RECOGNIZING MAY 25TH, 2025, AS THE FIFTH YEAR SINCE THE POLICE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD IN
MINNEAPOLIS. THAT SPARKED A GLOBAL CATALYST FOR JUSTICE. WHEREAS, GEORGE FLOYD WAS BORN OCTOBER 14th, 1973, IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, LATER MOVING TO HOUSTON, TEXAS, WHERE HE GREW UP PLAYING
BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. AND WHEREAS, IN ADULTHOOD, MR. FLOYD WORKED HARD TO MAKE CHANGES IN HIS LIFE, CENTERED IN RELIGIOUS MENTORSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND MESSAGES OF ANTIVIOLENCE.
AND WHEREAS MR. FLOYD MOVED TO MINNEAPOLIS IN 2014 WHERE HE WORKED AS A TRUCK DRIVER AND PROVIDED SECURITY AS A BOUNCER AT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES. HE WAS A BELOVED FATHER, BROTHER, RELATIVE, AND FRIEND WHO DECLARED THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE
THAT HE WOULD ONE DAY CHANGE THE WORLD. AND WHE. >> WHEREAS, ON MAY 25TH, 2020, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 38th STREET AND CHICAGO AVENUE, NOW KNOWN AS GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE,
AFTER MAKING A STORE PURCHASE, GEORGE FLOYD WAS CONFRONTED BY FOUR MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS WHOSE ACTIONS LED TO HIS HORRIFIC MURDER AND THE KNEELING ON HIS NECK BY FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN FOR OVER 9 MINUTES. AND
WHEREAS, WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS AN EIGHT-MINUTE AND 46 SECOND VIDEO, BUT IS ACTUALLY 9 MINUTES AND 29 SECONDS LONG, THAT CAPTURED THE MURDER, WAS TAKEN BY A BYSTANDER AND MINOR AT THE TIME WHOSE QUICK THINKING AND
INSTINCT PROVED INTEGRAL TO THE ENSUING GLOBAL PROTEST OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. THE MOMENT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND THE CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OF THE FOUR OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR MR. FLOYD'S MURDER, AND THE VIOLATIONS OF HIS CIVIL RIGHTS.
AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ACTIVISTS, AND ORGANIZERS IMMEDIATELY CAME TOGETHER TO PRESERVE ARTWORKS AND OTHER OFFERINGS AND TO REGULARLY ASSEMBLE AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE, ADVOCATE FOR SOLUTIONS TO DISMANTLE SYSTEMIC RACISM
INCLUDING THE 24 DEMANDS, AS WELL AS CREATE ON THE GROUND RR MEMORIALS LIKE THE FIRST SKULL CHP AT THE INTERSECTION GARDEN AND SAY THEIR NAMES CEMETERY. AND WHEREAS, MR. FLOYD'S MURDER LAUNCHED LEGAL INVESTIGATIONS BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INTO THE VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS BY THE MPD. THE PROBE LASTED OVER THREE YEARS AND RESULTED IN COURT ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENTS DUE TO FINDINGS OF PATTERN AND PRACTICE THAT THE MPD USES EXCESSIVE FORCE,
INCLUDING UNJUSTIFIED DEADLY FORCE AND UNREASONABLE USE OF TASERS, UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE AND NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN ITS ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE USE OF FORCE FOLLOWING STOPS, VIOLATES THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE ENGAGED IN PROTECTED SPEECH, AND ALONG WITH THE CITY, DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
DISABILITIES WHEN RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE. AND. >> WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS BEGAN CRAFTING AND IMPLEMENTING POLICE REFORMS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AS THE INVESTIGATIONS HAPPENED. THIS INCLUDED BANNING THE USE OF
CHOKEHOLDS, REQUIRING OFFICERS TO REPORT AND INTERVENE WHEN THEY WITNESS UNAUTHORIZE SAID USES OF FORCE, MAKING CHANGES TO THE USE AND PROTOCOL OF CROWD CONTROL MUNITIONS AMONG OTHER IMPORTANT REFORMS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS CONTINUES TO CONFRONT THIS LEGACY THROUGH MOURNING
RESILIENCE, HEALING AND THE PURSUIT OF EQUITY AND TRANSFORMATION. THE CITY HAS COMMITTED TO ONGOING WORK THAT RECOGNIZES THE COLLECTIVE PAIN AND TRAUMA CAUSED BY THE POLICE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND OTHER ACTIONS. THROUGH RACIAL HEALING AND
RESTORATIVE JUSTATIVE INITIATIVES, TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL POLICING, IMPROVING POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, INVESTING IN UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS AND DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC RACISM AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL POLICING INTO A COMMUNITY SAFETY ECOSYSTEM BY IMPROVING COMMUNITY
ACCESS AND INPUT INTO THE OVERSIGHT OF POLICE, INVESTING VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND RACIAL HEALING INITIATIVES, ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE MODELS, EMBEDDED MENTAL HEALTH RESPONDERS, AND CO-LOCATING POLICE PRECINCTS
WITHIN OTHER SERVICES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS MORE HOLISTICALLY, AMONG OTHERS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 25TH, 2025, AS THE FIFTH YEAR SINCE THE POLICE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD THAT SPARKED A
GLOBAL CATALYST FOR JUSTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS MUCH WORK YET TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC RACISM AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. [APPLAUSE]
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR RESOLUTIONS FOR TODAY, AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH MORE TO BE SAID BEYOND THE WORDS THAT IMPRINTED ON THAT RESOLUTION, AND SO YOU KNOW,
WE'LL JUST END WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW
SHOULD WE TAKE A GROUP PHOTO.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE NINE MINUTES AND 29 SECONDS OF
SILENCE FOR REFLECTION.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR MAY 15TH TO ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON.
>> HERE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REALTIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE
SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE UNDER THE ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS CONSIDERATION OF EXTENDED HOURS FOR AMPLIFIED
SOUND FOR THE WOOLSBECK BLOCK EVENT SERIES COMING UP FROM THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PLAYOFFS. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> NO, I'M ON FOR THE NEXT ONE.
>> GOT IT. CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> THAYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT WILL BE APEDDED TO THE AGENDA. NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I'M GOING TO MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY DELETING A NOTICE TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX J OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCE RELATED TO VIOLENCE FEE SCHEDULING, UPDATING FEE
SCHEDULES FOR MOBILE FEE VENDING LICENSES JUST IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, STAFF, AND CLERKS, THIS IS JUST NOT AN ACTION WE NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER FOR US TO ADDRESS THE FEE SCHEDULE ISSUE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND WE WILL BE
TAKING UP A DIFFERENT ITEM IN THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY HAS MOVED TO DELETE ITEM NUMBER 1 UNDER NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES, AND THAT ITEM IS DELETED. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO -- ABOUT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES, AND THE AMENDED
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 1st. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES. >> SO MOVED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI.
THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINALLY WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND REPORTS TO PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY IMRIVE THAT MOTION, PLEASE. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELIISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE.
>> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH ADMINISTRATION AND
ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 14 ITEMS. THE FIRST IS FIRST QUARTER 2025 DONATIONS MADE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS VALUE UNDER $15,000. THE SECOND IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE OPEN MOBILITY
FOUNDATION OF TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR TIM SEXTON. THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS FOR LODGING EXPENSES FOR TIM SEXTON. FOURTH IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM LOCAL
PROGRESS FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT ELLIOTT PAYNE. FIVE IS A CONTRACT WITH MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR NIGHTTIME SAFETY AND APPROVING THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2025 WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVE
EVENTS. NUMBER 6 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THOMAS AND SONS CONSTRUCTION, INC., FOR HENNEPIN DUNWOODY BIKEWAY PROJECT. SEVEN IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. EIGHT IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT
WITH JPMI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR 2nd PRECINCT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. NINE IS A BID FOR SMALL DIAMETER SANITARY PIPE CLEANING AND TELEHAVE SEENING 2025 PROJECT. TEN IS A BID FOR LIQUID CHLORINE. 11 IS A
BIT FOR MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER SNOW PLOWING AND REMOVAL. 12 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT, STEPHON MITSON V CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS COURT NUMBER
27-CV-24-18962. 13 IS CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND PROJECTS. AND THEN 14 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH RESTORATION INC. FOR DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES UNDER THE MINNEAPOLIS
STRATEGIC OUTREACH INITIATIVE. AND ARE THAT I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS AND ALSO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE CHAIR.
SO ON ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH IS THE CONTRACT WITH DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR NIGHTTIME SAFETY, WHICH IS $300,000 FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVE, I DID JUST WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT NEXT CYCLE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD THE LARGE BLOCK EVENT PERMIT FOR HOSTING WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVE FROM JUNE 6th TO NOVEMBER 2nd,
BUT I WANTED TO ASK THE CHAIR IF YOU KNOW OF ANOTHER PAYMENT SCHEDULED TO ROUND OUT THE FULL AMOUNT THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR WAREHOUSE DISTRICT LIVE, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST $300,000. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY? >> I DO NOT. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE STAFF HERE TO SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM.O. OR I GUESS IF COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE, I USUALLY LIKE TO DEFER ALSO TO STAFF, BUT YOU KNOW COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A STAB AT IT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> YES, I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. PERHAPS WE COULD TALK OFF THE
DAIS AND I CAN EXPLAIN HOW EVERYTHING'S GOING, BUT IT'S -- IT'S A PROBLEM, AND I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN IT IN PERSON. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. >> JUST TO FOLLOW UP AGAIN, IF I BELIEVE WE HAVE STAFF MEMOS THAT
CAN BE DOCUMENTED HERE AT FULL COUNCIL AS WELL, AND AGAIN, I THINK THE BEST PRACTICE IS FOR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THESE INQUIRIES, SO IF WE COULD HAVE THAT NOTED. AND THEN HAVE STAFF BE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP DIRECTLY WITH NOT ONLY COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN BUT FOR THE WHOLE BODY TO RECEIVE THAT
INFORMATION. >> I THINK THE CLERK'S GOT THAT. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 13 SUB ITEM NUMBER 13, THE AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH ADVANCING EQUITY COALITION FOR A
SEPARATE VOTE. >> SUB ITEM -- >> 13.13. >> 13.13. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON ALL ITEMS
EXCEPT 13.13. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE, AND ALL EXCEPT ITEM 13. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE.
>> THERE ARE 13 AYES EXCEPT NUMBER 13 WHICH HAS 12 AYES AND ONE NAY. >> THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM 13.13, AND I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN.
>> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> NAY.
>> THERE ARE FIVE AYES AND EIGHT NAYS. >> THAT ITEM FAILS, AND THAT COMPLETES THE COMMITTEE REPORT. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM FOR APPROVAL TODAY, WHICH IS APPROVING A REVISED 2025 BUDGET COMMITTEE WORK PLAN, APPROVING A STAFF DIRECTIVE TO THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT THEIR 2026 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, AND APPROVING A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TO THE -- REQUESTING EXECUTIVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO THE CITY'S BUDGET, FINANCIAL STATUS, AND PERSONNEL. I'LL MOVE THIS
ITEM FOR APPROVAL. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? D SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES, AND THE REPORT
IS ADOPTED. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 12 ITEMS. ITEM 1 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TWO LAND SALES TO HENNEPIN COUNTY. ITEM
2 IS A LICENSE REVOCATION FOR BURRITO LOCO. AS I HAVE SAID PREVIOUSLY THIS TAX CLEARANCE LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED, AND I WILL MOVE TO DELETE THIS ITEM. ITEM 3 IS APPROVING TWO LIQUOR LICENSE. ITEM 4 IS APPROVING SEVEN LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
ITEM 5 IS PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE THAT CORRECTS ZONING CODE AND CLARIFIES CONFEWS PROVISIONS. ITEM 6 IS BRIDGE FUND DANCE PROGRAM. ITEM 7 IS AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION EXCLUSIVE
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO SHERMAN ASSOCIATES. ITEM 8 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LOCATED AT 1501 JOHNSON STREET NORTHEAST. ITEM 9 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
LOCATED AT 12th AVENUE SOUTH. ITEM 10 IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AUTHORIZING CPED SUBMIT AAMENDMENTS TO THE METROPOLITAN
COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ITEM 11 IS DEACCESSION OF PUBLIC ARTWORK. AND ITEM 12 IS LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION FOR GLENDALE TOWNHOMES. THIS ITEM WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. WITH THAT I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS
EXCEPT ITEM 2 AND 12. I'LL MOVE ITEM 2 FOR A DELETION, AND I WILL MOVE ITEM 12 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED THE COMMITTEE REPORT WITH THE
DELETION OF ITEM NUMBER 2, AND SEPARATING OUT ITEM NUMBER 12 FOR SEPARATE VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? NOT SEEING MYSELF IN QUEUE JUST SPEAKING ON ITEM
NUMBER 8. THIS IS EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR MY WARD. THERE IS POTENTIAL NEW GROCERY STORE MOVING IN TO A SITE THAT WAS A LONGTIME JUST KIND OF A CONSTRUCTION STORAGE AREA, AND I THINK MY COMMUNITY'S EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO I'M
REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT TODAY. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 10 FOR SEPARATE -- FOR A SEPARATE MOTION. >> OKAY, VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI
HAS PULLED ITEM 10 FOR A SEPARATE MOTION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON DELETING ITEM 2, AND HOLDING
ITEM 10 AND 12 FOR FURTHER VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES, AND THOSE ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 10, AND I WILL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO PULL THIS ITEM BECAUSE THERE IS POTENTIALLY ONE ADDITIONAL OUTSTANDING ITEM 23459 NEEDS TO BE ADDED -- THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THIS THAT MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT ON AND BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILMEMBERS OSMAN AND ELLISON AS WELL. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM BY C ONE CYCLE SO WE CAN
RESOLVE THE ONE MINOR OUTSTANDING ITEM, AND CONSIDER THIS AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED TO CONTINUE THIS A CYCLE. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE IN QUEUE FOR
SOMETHING ELSE? OKAY. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ON CONTINUING ITEM NUMBER 10. >>> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON 72 AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES, AND THAT ITEM WILL BE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT CYCLE. NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 12, AND I WILL
RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THIS ITEM WAS MOVED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION ON THE COMMITTEE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO DELAY THIS ITEM ONE MORE CYCLE SO WE CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO
DISCUSS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS AND, YES, SO THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN HAS MOVED TO CONTINUE ITEM NUMBER 12. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >>> ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING
NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES, AND THAT ITEM WILL BE CONTINUED TO OUR NEXT CYCLE. AND WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON THE
REPORT, AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE HAS EIGHT ITEMS FOR APPROVAL TODAY. ITEM 1 IS
PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO EVENTS AT OUTDOOR STADIUMS. ITEM 2 IS ADOPTING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND 2024 ANNUAL REPORT. ITEM 3 IS PROJECT APPROVAL AND ADOPTING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COLUMBUS/PARK ALLEY
RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. ITEM 4 IS APPROVING A LARGE BLOCK EVENT PERMIT FOR ART-A-WHIRL THIS WEEKEND. ITEM 5 IS APPROVING A LARGE BLOCK EVENT PERMIT FOR THE RISE AND REMEMBER FESTIVAL LATER THIS MONTH. ITEM 6 IS APPROVING A BLOCK PERM FOR THE ANNUAL
SALOON PRIDE BLOCK PARTY NEXT MONTH. ITEM 7 IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BASSETT CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION FOR A FLOODPLAIN AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STUDY. AND ITEM 8 IS CONCURRING WITH THE CITY ENGINEER'S REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE NOMMNDOT FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 9th AND
10th STREET CORRIDOR. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL OF THESE ITEMS NOTING THAT ITEM NUMBER 2 WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION, AND I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH DIRECTOR CRAFT FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO RESOLVE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT I AND OTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE FULL COMMITTEE REPORT, INCLUDING ITEM NUMBER 2? IS THAT CORRECT? COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN? >> SORRY, MOVING APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
CASHMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE FULL COMMITTEE REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >>> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT IS ADOPTED. FINALLY WE HAVE THE
REPORT OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD TWO ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 1 IS AUTHORIZING AN MOU WITH HENNEPIN HEALTH CARE TO UTILIZE
THE SPACE AT THE LAKE STREET SAFETY CENTER. AND ITEM NUMBER 2 IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION ON POLICE OVERSIGHT. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS
MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >>> THAT CARRIES, AND THE REPORT
IS ADOPTED. I'LL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO MOVE TO RECONSIDER ITEM -- IN THE ADMINISTRATION
AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT, ITEM NUMBER 1313 THE ADVANCING EQUITY COALITION THAT I PULLED EARLIER. I SHOULD'VE JUMPED? TO DISCUSSION JUST TO PROVIDE A BETTER EXPLANATION FOR COLLEAGUES. SO WANTED TO MOVE
RECONSIDERATION OF THAT. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI HAS MOVED TO RECONSIDER 13 13.13 ON THE AO. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MR. CLERK, DO WE NEED
TO VOTE FOR THE RECONSIDERATION BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE? OKAY. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM NUMBER 13.13 FROM AO. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS.
>> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.
>> THAT CARRIES, AND NOW WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 13.13 FROM AO. I'LL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO THIS ITEM IS CONTRACT WITH DANCINGDANCE EQUITY
COALITION FOR $25,000 AS PART OF THE AWARDS FROM THE PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND. THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED AS A WHOLE, ALL OF ITEM NUMBER 13. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION IN COMMITTEE, BUT YOU KNOW, I -- THIS SPECIFIC
ITEM DID NOT CATCH MY ATTENTION UNTIL YESTERDAY, SO THERE WASN'T DISCUSSION ABOUT IT IN COMMITTEE, AND I WANTED TO JUST PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY I PULLED IT, AND VOTED AGAINST IT. YOU KNOW I'M A BELIEVER IN THE PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND,
AND AND BUT THIS SPECIFIC ITEM IS A CONTRACT WITH, YOU KNOW, A PROMINENT EDUCATION REFORM ORGANIZATION IN OUR CITY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS DEEPLY TIED
TO, YOU KNOW, CORPORATE EDUCATION REFORM IS DEEPLY TIED TO THE EXPANSION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS WHICH ULTIMATELY ALL UNDERMINE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M SOMEONE LIKE A FEW OF YOU THAT VOTES AGAINST BOND ISSUANCE FOR TAX EXEMPT
REVENUE BONDS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND I THINK THERE ARE OTHERS ON THIS BODY, YOU KNOW, THAT HAVE BROUGHT UP IN PARTICULAR THAT, THAT'S PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, NOT THE BEST WAY TO ADVANCE A VALUE, AND I CAN SEE,
I CAN SEE WHERE FOLKS ARE COMING FROM. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE IN MY OPINION AT LEAST WHERE DIRECT APPROPRIATION TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS UNDERMINING OUR PUBLIC ASSETS AND OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONS IS NOT
IN LINE WITH WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW, AND IS THE REASON I PULLED IT AND VOT VVOTED AGAINST IT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> THANK YOU, I WANTED TO SPEAK REAL QUICK BECAUSE I'LL BE CHANGING MY VOTE HERE. I VOTED FOR THIS MOSTLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T
HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE ITEM, AND I THINK THAT WITH SOME OF THIS CONTEXT, I'M ONE OF THOSE FOLKS WHO THINKS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE VOTE AGAINST THESE BOND ISSUANCES, , , IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HELP US ADVANCE THE WORK THAT WE WANT TO DO ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT I DO AGREE THAT THIS IS A MORE
DIRECT WAY FOR US TO ASSERT A VALUE HERE IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND EXPANDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND SO I WILL BE CHANGING MY VOTE TO VOTE AGAINST THIS ITEM THIS ROUND. WITH THAT ADDED CONTEXT, SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CLARITY AS TO WHY I VOTED AGAINST ALL OF THE ITEMS ON NUMBER 13. 13.13 IS NOT ANYTHING THAT I'M TRYING TO SINGLE OUT HERE. COMMITTEE
INDICATED THE RCAs CONTAINED SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH OF THOSE PROJECTS AND NCR CAN MAKE FULL SCOPES AVAILABLE FOR US TO REVIEW. AS OF VERY LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON MR. GALLAGHER INFORMED US NCR CAN PROVIDE THE APPLICATION MATERIALS ONLY ONCE THE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN SIGNED. PER
GUIDANCE FROM THE CAO, THE APPLICANT'S MATERIALS ARE NOT CONSIDERED PUBLIC AND THEY HAVE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. SO THE FULL SCOPES OF THESE ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO US TO HELP MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. MOST OF THEM SIMPLY SAY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT OVER AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT HAV GIVEN ME PAUSE. SHOULD THE PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE NEXT YEAR, I'D LIKE MUCH MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH PROPOSAL BEFORE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE
WHAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE A TOTAL OF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CONTRACTS. AND I'LL LEAVE THE REST OF MY COMMENTS FOR NCR DIRECTLY. BUT I WANTED JUST TO EXPLAIN SOME OF MY THINKING HERE. I THINK THAT ITEMS LIKE
THIS WITH THAT AREN'T GIVING STAYING POWER TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE KINDS OF SMALL GRANTS, I NEED MORE INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR THESE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE ARE VOTING ON 30 ORGANIZATIONS -- CONTRACTS WITH 30 ORGANIZATIONS WHERE WE'RE SINGLING OUT THIS ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT ADVOCATES FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS? IS THAT THE REASON? >> OKAY. WELL, JUST LET ME JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, CHARTER
SCHOOLS DO NOT UNDERMINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THAT'S NOT A FACT. AND ALSO CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE ARE MANY STUDENTS WHO BENEFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY MY COMMUNITY.
CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE, THERE ARE MANY STUDENTS FIND SUCCESSFUL BEING THERE, ATTENDING TOP COLLEGES. THERE'S A LOT OF WONDERFUL STORIES FOR CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. STUDENTS THAT GO TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. SO, JUST THE IDEA OF THIS UNDERMINES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS NOT ACCURATE, AND YEAH, JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WOULD VOTE FOR THIS ITEM BECAUSE WE ARE VOTING OTHER 29 ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO GREAT WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I BELIEVE
THAT ADVANCING EDUCATION AND ADVOCATING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS IS NOT A BAD THING. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. ALSO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI
FOR GIVING SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON THE ADVANCING EQUITY. I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY MAYBE EVEN TO INVITE MAYBE SOME OF OUR PARTNERS EITHER THROUGH MPS OR THROUGH THE MINNEAPOLIS FEDERATION OF TEACHERS TO DO
SOME EDUCATION AROUND THE PROBLEMATIC ADDITIONS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IS NOT A QUESTION OF PROBLEM -- OR MAKING PROBLEMS OF PARENTS HAVING TO MAKE CHOICES TO GIB THEIR CHILDREN THE BEST QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
POSSIBLE, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE TYPICALLY OVERSEEN BY PRIVATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT TYPICALLY HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM CORPORATE INTEREST. THAT IS NOT THE CASE WHEN YOU HAVE PUBLIC EDUCATION SETTINGS OR, YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS
THAT HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT ARE ELECTED BY THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE MPS STRUCTURE WHERE THERE IS A LOT MORE TRANSPARENCY AND DEMOCRACY AUND THAT STRUCTURE AS WELL. THAT IS OFTEN NOT THE CASE WHEN IT EXTENDS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND
ALSO, EVERY DOLLAR THAT GETS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS IS A DOLLAR THAT'S REMOVED FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS THEMSELVES. SO I THINK WE OFTEN DON'T HEAR ABOUT THAT THE DYNAMIC, BUT I WANT TO NAME THAT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD BECAUSE THESE ARE
GROUPS THAT ADVOCATE FOR THAT CONTINUOUS UNDERFUNDING, UNDERINVESTMENT THROUGH CHARTER SCHOOLS OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT IS CURRENTLY FACING A SUBSTANTIAL DEFICIT RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY MPS IN PARTICULAR. THAT SAID TOO, I DID WANT TO
NOTE IN REGARDING THE PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FUND, I AM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED IN TERMS OF THE LACK OF CLARIFICATION THAT COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO IS REFERRING. NCR DID PROVIDE A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL PROJECT LIST THAT'S ATTACHED TO
THE LIMS FILE THAT HIGHLIGHTS AND GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE VENDOR THAT WAS SELECTED AND HOW IT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY GOALS. I THINK AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OTHER CONTRACTS BEFORE SPECIFICALLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY DEPARTMENT,
YEAH, WE'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT WE CAN'T RECEIVE INFORMATION AROUND THAT PER THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ADVICE AROUND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS AND UNTIL COUNCIL APPROVES THOSE CONTRACTS, WE CAN'T RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE NCR STAFF IS ACTUALLY SHARING
WHAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS PER THE ADVICE OF OUR LEGAL TEAM AS WELL. SO I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S A PROBLEM, BUT I AT LEAST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THERE IS A PROJECT LIST THAT'S ATTACHED TO OUR CITY FILE AROUND THIS ITEM THAT DOES
GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE WORK THAT THESE GROUPS ARE DOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, HOW IT ALIGNS WITH OUR GOALS, AND WHAT DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ARE LOOKING TO SERVE TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, NCR DID DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE
AROUND PROVIDING SOME OF THAT REQUESTS INFORMATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING -- I SUPPORTED THIS BEFORE. I'M SUPPORTING IT AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS GROUP BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE SOME WONDERFUL WORK AT OLSEN MIDDLE
SCHOOL WHICH IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THEY DID A WONDERFUL PROJECT WHERE THEY CREATED A LOUNGE, SOME OF THE STAFF OF THIS ORGANIZATION LEVERAGED THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATED A
LOUNGE FOR TEACHERS AT OLESSAL MIDDEN SCHOOL. A BEAUTIFUL QUIET SPACE. THEY'VE ALSO DEVELOPED HEALING SPACES FOR STUDENTS, OUTDOOR SPACES FOR STUDENTS AT OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS AT THIS SCHOOL OVER THE YEARS. I MEAN, A LOT OF PROBLEMS, AND THIS GROUP WAS A PART OF THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE. THEY SPONSOR THE, THE OPEN HOUSE AND PROVIDE TOOL KITS FOR FAMILIES AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY KID COMES TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY COMES TO SCHOOL WITH THE SUPPLIES THAT THEY NEED, SO I'M NOT SURE ABOUT, LIKE, WHAT THE RELATIONSHIP IS
WITH CHARTER SCHOOL. YOU HAVE THAT PERSONAL PROBLEM MYSELF, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, LIKE, WHAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL THING HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. THEY'RE SUPPORTING KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEIR PARENTS CHOOSE TO SEND
THEM TO SCHOOL AT. I MEAN, MOST KIDS GO TO SCHOOL WHERE THEIR PARENTS WANT THEM TO GO TO SCHOOL, AND IT'S BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS BELIEVE THAT THAT'S A GOOD FIT. AND LUCKILY WE LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE OPTIONS, WHERE YOUR PARENTS CAN PICK WHERE THEY WANT YOU TO GO TO SCHOOL RATHER IT'S FREE OR IF
THEY PAY FOR IT. SO I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE SEPARATING THIS ORGANIZATION OUT FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FOR ME IT'S ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. EVERY KID IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DESERVES TO BE SUPPORTED IN THEIR EDUCATION,
AND IF FOLKS WANT TO STEP UP IN THIS COMMUNITY AND DO SO, I SUPPORT THAT. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE RECONSIDERED AO13.13 ITEM. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, JUST TO
CLARIFY BEFORE I CALL THE ROLL, THIS CAME FORWARD WITH A MOTION TO APPROVE, SO A YES VOTE IS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AS IT ORIGINALLY CAME FORWARD. A NO VOTE IS TO DENY THAT AUTHORIZATION. >> CORRECT. >> THE ORIGINAL MOTION FAILED 5-8. I'LL CALL THE ROLL AGAIN
ON RECONSIDERING 13.13 FROM THE AEO. COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> NAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> NO. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> NAY. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> NAY. >> THERE ARE FOUR AYES AND NINE NAYS. >> THAT MOTION FAILS, AND WE
HAVE DISPOSED OF THAT ITEM. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE TWO NOTICES TODAY. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA RELATED TO LICENSE FEES AMENDED AMENDMENT WAS DELETED FROM THE AGENDA AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER 2 FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS VETAW AND CASHMAN WHO GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 389 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO CONCERTS AT THE UPPER HARBOR
COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. ITEM NUMBER 3 IS FROM COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, WONSLEY, AND CHUGHTAI WHO GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GENERAL PROVISIONS CODE ADDING TITLE 16
AS A PROVISION SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE NOTICES? SEEING NO ONE IN QUEUE, THOSE NOTICES ARE HEREBY GIVEN AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL KALAN. REFERRAL CALDER. WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS TODAY. FIRST COUNCILMEMBERS CASHMAN, CHOWDHURY, AND VETAW MOVE TO AMEND THE PRIOR INTRODUCTION OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CODE WHICH WAS GIVEN AT THE CITY --
AT THE CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 14th, 2024, BY ADDING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO PROHIBITED SALES OF LICENSED TOBACCO DEALERS AND TO REFER THE AMENDED INTRODUCTION TO THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. SECOND PURSUANT TO NOTICE, COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN MOVES TO
INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ADDING NEW CHAPTER 333 ENTITLED SAUNA ESTABLISHMENTS TO REGULATE SAUNA ESTABLISHMENTS. THIRD, PURSUIT TO NOTICE, COUNCILMEMBER
CHOWDHURY MOVES TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE BUSINESS HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ADDING NEW CHAPTER 426B ENTITLED RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. FOURTH, PURSUANT TO
NOTICE COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY MOVES TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATION CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ADDING A NEW SECTION 18.190 RELATING TO CONTRACTS FOR SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY. AND FINALLY, PURSUANT TO NOTICE, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY MOVES TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATION CODE FOR FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE INTRODUCING SECTION 18.200 RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS BETWEEN 5,000 AND $175,000. CAN . >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> COUNCILMEMBER CACHEMAN. >> I WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM 1 ON THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. I'M VERY GLAD TO BE
INTRODUCING A SERIES OF POLICY CHANGES WITH COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY AND COUNCILMEMBER VETAW TO LIMIT TOBACCO SALES IN OUR CITY AND TO KEEP YOUTH SAFE FROM TOBACCO HARM AND THIS INCLUDES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC DELIVERY DEVICES OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VAPES AND ZONING CHANGES TO RESTRICT
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW TOBACCO SHOPS. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING WITH COUNCILMEMBERS ABOUT THIS IN THE WEEKS TO COME, AND EARN YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE POLICY CHANGES. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> CAN YOU GOES OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ 92 AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON.
>> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYE. >> THAT MOTION CARRIES AND THESE MATTERS ARE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS RESOLUTIONS. WE HAVE SIX RESOLUTIONS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY, FIVE OF WHICH WERE PRESENTED
PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON? >> THANK YOU. I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK ON THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE WE READ IT OUT LOUD AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON, YOU KNOW,
RECOGNIZING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. YOU KNOW, I WAS UP THERE THINKING TO MYSELF, AND IT'S AN IDEA THAT I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU AT SOME POINT, WE SHOULD PROBABLY MAKE AN HONORARY RESOLUTION, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT HONORING HIS BIRTHDAY, HIS LIFE, HIS, YOU
KNOW, THAT KIND OF LEGACY. AND I DIDN'T PLAN TO SPEAK, SO I'M, EXCUSE ME IF I STUMBLE THROUGH THIS, BUT I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL
PEOPLE, BUT THE, YOU KNOW, WHO MAY HAVE DONE BAD THINGS BUT THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES WITH POLICING AND WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. I THINK CAN'T GET BURIED UNDERNEATH, YOU KNOW, DEREK CHAUVIN'S FEET ALONE. THAT'S MY OPINION, AND I THINK
THAT SOMETIMES WHEN WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO GEORGE FLOYD, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT DEREK CH CHAUVIN DID BUT I THINK WE CAN LET THAT BE A SHIELD TO A SYSTEM THAT REALLY HAS NOT SERVED OUR RESIDENTS
OVER ITS 150-PLUS YEAR SERVICE. AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONAL, WHO HAVE BEEN GREAT AT THEIR JOB. BUT I THINK THAT EVEN GOOD PEOPLE IN A SYSTEM THAT'S UNACCOUNTABLE ARE GOING TO CREATE HARM. AND THEY HAVE.
OVER THE COURSE OF, OF, THE, YOU KNOW, LIFE OF THIS INSTITUTION. AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A REALLY PAINFUL MOMENT, IT'S PAINFUL FOR ME TO RELIVE BUT I FELT LIKE I COULDN'T LET THIS MOMENT PASS
AND LET THIS RESOLUTION PASS WITHOUT SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. LASTLY I'LL SAY, AND I HAD TO PULL UP A LIST AND EVEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS LIST AND I KNOW IT'S NOT COMPLETE, BUT YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, THE FIRST, THE FIRST NAME I REMEMBER HEARING WHEN IT CAME TO MPD, AND I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES KNOW ONES
THAT ARE EVEN OLDER BUT AS A TEENAGER WHEN I WAS COMING OF MY OWN CONSCIOUSNESS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND ME, THANK YOU LEE WAS SOMEBODY WHO WAS KILLED BY MPD WHEN I WAS 16 OR 17, AND
THAT SORT OF LEFT AN IMPACT. I KNOW THE LEFT AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, I KNOW IT LEFT AN IMPANT ON THE MONK COMMUNITY. I SEE HOW THIS SYSTEM IS SUPPOS DESIGNED TO PROTECT ME, PROTECT MY NEIGHBORS, BUT OFTEN FAILS AND WHEN IT FAILS, IT FAILS
CRITICALLY. IT FAILS FATALLY. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LIST SOME OF THE FOLKS THASDZ ARE COMING TO MIND -- THAT ARE COMING TO MIND HERE. I JAMAR CLARK WHOSE FAMILY STILL WORKS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HONOR HIS LIFE. HE WAS 24. IT WAS CUT SHORT. I'M SURE HE COULD'VE
DONE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BEING 24 WHEN HE WAS KILLED. PHILANDO CASTILLE WAS NOT IN MINNEAPOLIS BUT WAS SOMETHING THAT IMPACTED OUR COMMUNITY HERE AS A REGION. JUSTINE DAMON WHO
WAS KILLED IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND YOU KNOW, DILALL EVE, DANTE WRIGHT, AGAIN NOT HERE, BUT THIS IS MY POINT, THAT IT'S A REGIONAL ISSUE. YOU KNOW, AND WITH THE INCLUSION OF PHONG LEE AND JUSTINE DAMON, IT'S ALMOST NOT, IT'S A SYSTEMS ISSUE,
RIGHT? IT'S, IT IS A RACE ISSUE, BUT BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO, WHO DIE AT THE HANDS OF POLICE IN WAYS THATT ARE UNJUST. DISPROPORTIONATELY IT'S US, DISPROPORTIONATELY WE'RE TARGETED, BUT THIS SYSTEM
EVENTUALLY COMES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS OF ALL RACES. LIONEL FRASIER WHO WAS KILLED KIND OF AS A MATTER OF BAD POLICY AND BAD EXECUTION. HE
WAS HIT BY A SPEEDING POLICE VEHICLE. AND OBVIOUSLY EMIR ALLOCK WHO WAS KILLED WHILE HE WAS LAYING AT BED AT NO POINT PROBABLY DID NOT, DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM AS A YOUNG MAN. WHO WAS WAKING UP FROM A
NAP AS HE WAS KILLED BY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE. AND SO SO I KNOW PEOPLE ARE WORKING HARD TO REFORM THIS SYSTEM. I KNOW PEOPLE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING HARD TO REFORM THE SYSTEM. I KNOW PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING HARD TO REFORM THE
SYSTEM. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT SUGARCOAT THE HISTORY AND THE CURRENT CONTEXT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE ON THE EVE IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE ON THE EVE OF A FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT WANTS TO REVERT BACK TO A SYSTEM THAT IS UNACCOUNTABLE THAT WANTS TO REVERT BACK TO I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NEWEST EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT TRUMP'S TALKING ABOUT PASSING, BUT I THINK IT'S LIKE -- UNLEASH
POLICING, RIGHT? LIKE, SO SURE, WE CAN, WE CAN PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK AND SAY WE'RE DOING ALL OF THIS WORK BUT YOU LOOK AT THE WAVE, YOU LOOK AT THE CONTEXT, AND YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT, AND THE CURRENT WANTS TO GO BACK TO A SYSTEM THAT HUNTS PEOPLE, THAT HARMS PEOPLE, AND THAT'S
UNACCOUNTABLE IN THE PROCESS. AND SO TO ALL THE OFFICERS WHO HAVE LEANED INTO REFORM AND WHO HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, WILLING TO SAY, LOOK, WE DON'T WANT TO BE A PART OF A SYSTEM THAT'S UNACCOUNTABLE EITHER, LOOK, I
REALLY COMMEND YOU. TO ALL WHO HAVE LOST NEIGHBORS AND LOVED ONES, WHO REALLY CARE LOT OF RESENTMENT FOR POLICING AS A SYSTEM, I STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH YOU, AND I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT AND NOT LET MOMENTS LIKE THIS PASS WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGMENT SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? >> SO MOVED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON. >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.
>> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS. LAST WEEK MAYOR FREY PRESENTED HIS STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, AND WE WILL OFFICIALLY RECEIVE HIS REMARKS TODAY FOR INCLUSION IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, WITH THAT, THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS IS FILED. COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN? >> NO, I WAS HOPING TO SPEAK ON THE NEXT ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS. >> AH, GOTCHA. HERE, LET ME NOTE THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE MEETING WE ADDED A SECOND ITEM, NUMBER 2 ON NEW BUSINESS, WHICH IS MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN TO CONSIDER A PERMIT FOR EXTENDED HOURS FOR AMPLIFIED SOUND FOR THE WOOLS BECK BLOCK EVENT SERIES, AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> OKAY, THANK YOU,
MR. PRESIDENT. SO YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM STREET FACTORY MEDIA TO HAVE AMPLIFIED SOUND AS PART OF A BLOCK PARTY EVENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TIMBER WOLVES UPCOMING NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, AND IF THEY ADVANCE, THE FIRST EVER TIMBER WOLVES PARTICIPATION IN
THE NBA FILES SO GAME DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BUT THE POSSIBLE DATES ARE MAY 24th, 26th, 30THS, AND THEN JUNE 1st, 11th, 13th, AND 19th, AND I WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO GIVE THEM THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME TO PLAN THE BLOCK PARTY AND TO SHOW OUR COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR THIS
PUBLIC EVENT, WHICH ALLOWS MORE PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE TIMBERWOLVES GAME AND THIS EXCITING CELEBRATION ON FIRST AVENUE. SO THE EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE PARKING LOTS ADJACENT TO GLICK'S AT FIRST AVENUE AND 6th STREET, AND CELEBRATION WILL FEATURE LIVE MUSIC, FOOD, AND DRINK, AND
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS, AND THE EVENT H HOURS WILL GO TO 11 P.M. WHICH IS WHY THE EXTENDED HOURS PERMIT IS NECESSARY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I ALSO SPOKE TO
STREET FACTORY ABOUT THIS AND THE TIMBERWOLVES AND THIS IS A GREAT IDEA AND THIS SHOWS HOW DOWNTOWN IS CHANGING. IT'S BECOMING RESIDENTIAL. IT'S BECOMING ENTERTAINMENT, AND IT BEHOOVES US TO SUPPORT THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWIEWBLES IN THIS EFFORT, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE NBA CHAPPIANSHIP
CHAPPIANSHIP HERE IN DOWNTOWN, MINNEAPOLIS. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL -- >> OH, I -- I'LL SECOND COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN'S MOTION. >> AH, THANK YOU. NOW SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 2 OF NEW BUSINESS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KOSKI. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CASHMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON.
>> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES, A AND THAT ITEM IS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ANNOUNCEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I DID WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT WE SHARED EARLIER, RECOGNIZING MAY 25TH, 2025 AS
THE FIFTH YEAR SINCE THE POLICE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS, THAT THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF EVENTS TAKING PLACE AND AROUND WARD 8 IN GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. WE JUST APPROVED
ON THIS AGENDA SOUND PERMITS FOR FESTIVAL, LARGE FESTIVAL WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE MAY 24th AND 25TH AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. THERE WILL BE A, THE
ORGANIZATION RISE AND REMEMBER IS HOSTING A GALA ON MAY 23rd TO RAISE FUNDS, RAISE AWARENESS, AND CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE AND SAFER
POLICING IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO I INVITE EVERYONE TO COME TO WARD 8. THERE WILL BE ALSO A VISUAL ART EXHIBITION IN PHELPS PARK THAT WILL BE UP THE ENTIRE
WEEKEND MAY 23rd THROUGH THE 26th, SO COME HANG OUT IN WARD 8, HONOR THE MEMORY, AND STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS. COUNCILMEMBER
RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THE ART-A-WHIRL WEEKEND WHICH IS NOT ONLY WARD 3 BUT ALSO WARD 1, AND THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING TIME TO CELEBRATE THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN MINNEAPOLIS. INTERESTING BECAUSE IT WAS STARTED, THE SEED
MONEY CAME FROM THIS COUNCIL THROUGH THE FATHER OF THE LATE CENTER CAREY DESICK AND IT SHOWS VALUE OF ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT LEADS TO BUSINESS PROSPERITY AND ENTERTAINMENT BY THE CITIZENS. SO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE LISTENING, I HOPE TO SEE YOU DOWN ON 13th AVENUE
NORTHEAST THIS WEEKEND. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE. YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH. I ALSO PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE THOUGH BECAUSE I WANTED TO BUILD ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER ELLISON MADE. THE ISSUES ARE NOT JUST SYSTEMIC WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
THAT LED TO THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. THEY'RE SYSTEMIC WITHIN THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF RANK AND FILE POLICE OFFICERS. IT'S ABOUT A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN OUR MANAGEMENT FUNCTION. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S NOT UNIQUE TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I THINK THAT WE SEE THOSE ACCOUNTABILITY
FAILURES ACROSS MANY DEPARTMENTS IN OUR CITY, IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THOSE FAILURES RESULT IN FATAL OUTCOMES. AND SO I THINK IT NOW IS A TIME IN THESE TIMES OF REFLECTION TO JUST REALLY THINK ABOUT NOT JUST THE INDIVIDUAL
INSTANCE OF GEORGE FLOYD GETTING MURDERED AND DEREK CHAUVIN AND THE REST OF THE OFFICERS BEING CONVICTED, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING SYSTEMICALLY NOT JUST WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH OUR CONSENT DECREE, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION TO CREATE A CULTURE
OF ACCOUNTABILITY SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THIS LEVEL OF JUSTICE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN REFLECTING ON. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WANTED TO
>> I WANTED TO REMIND COLLEAGUES THAT TOMORROW MARKS THE DEADLINE FOR YOUR COUNCIL BUDGET PRIORITIES BY MIDNIGHT. I WILL BE HERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
CHAT WITH ANY OF YOU. I WILL ALSO BE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. OFFICES THAT HAVE REACHED OUT SO FAR TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATIONS ON CERTAIN PIECES. WE ARE JUST DOING BUDGET PRIORITIES A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR. LEARNING FROM THE LESSONS FROM OUR FIRST TIME DOING IT LAST YEAR. PLEASE GET YOUR BUDGET PRIORITIES INTO US BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. >> GREAT REMINDER. WITH THAT,
WE'VE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS TODAY. AND WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. Part: 2
>> WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE ANNUALOINT MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING ADMISSION AND THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. TODAY IS THURSDAY, MARCH 15TH, 2025, AND I'M CHR MEYER THE PRESIDENT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO GOING TO CALL TO ORDER
OF THE PLANNING ADMISSION AND AFTER THAT WE'LL ALSO TURN THE CHAIR OVER TO THE CLIC COMMITTEE CHAIR TO CONVENE THEIR MEETING. BUT FIRST THE PLANNING COMMISSION. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY QUORUM.
(ROLL CALL.) >> WE HAVE 5 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> SO WE HAVE A QUORUM. A
COUPLE QUICK HOUSEKEEPING NOTES. FIRST, ONLY FOUR OF THESE MACHINES CAN BE ON AT ONE SO AFTER YOU'RE DONE SPEAKING, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MICS SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN TURN THEIRS ON AND SECOND THE DOORS LOCK AT 6:00 PM. KEN IS GOING TO BE OUT THERE TO LET PEOPLE IN AND OUT
BUT JUST BE AWARE THAT THEY DO LOCK. WITH THAT, I JUST HAVE THE ONE ITEM ON OUR AGEA TODAY. IS THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE -- IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA? ANY DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JOHN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE. >> I'M JOHN BERNSTEIN AND -- I
MEAN, I'M THE CHAIR OF THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE MEETING AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE MAY VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.
(ROLL CALL.)
>> WE HAVE 14 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU, WITH THAT WE WILL PROCEED -- WE DO HAVE A QUORUM AND WITH THAT WE'LL PROCEED TO OUR AGENDA A COPY OF WHICH WAS PUBLISHED FOR CITY ACCESS TO THE CITY'S MANAGEMENT ACCESS SYSTEM WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT MINNPOLISMN.GOV, AND WITH THAT
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE MEMBERS OF CLIC TO IMPROVE THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. >> SECONDED. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? >> I JUST HAD ONE QUICK NOTE OUR PRINTED AGENDA HAS THE WRONG DATE AND TIMEN IT.
>> MY APOLOGIES. IT'S NOT WHAT WAS POSTED ONLINE. IT'S JUST FOR REFERENCE FOR THIS MEETING SO THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME. >> THANK YOU, ANYTHING FURTHER BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN AREA SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED, THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'LL PASS IT BACK TO YOU, CHRIS. >> GREAT. SO WE JUST HAVE OUR ONE AND ONLY DISCUSSION ITEM, A PUBLIC HEARINGO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE 2026-2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND.
>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS MY NAME IS MADEL MOTA AND I'M TH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SO THE ITEM THAT IS BEING INTRODUCED IS A STATE LAW CHARTER REQUIRED JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BETWEEN THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMIEE AND THE CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC STEM ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS AS PART OFHE 2026-2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. ALL WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS AND A SUMMARY OF THIS MEETING WILL BE INCLUDE IN THE FINAL CLIC REPORT AND PROVIDED
TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PHONE NUMBER TO SPEAK. ONC TESTIMONY IS COMPLETE THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS TO THE CITY LONG-RANGE PLANNING QUESTION ABOUT THE
PROCESS OR ABOUT ANY OF THEIR PROPOSALS. STAFF WILL RETURN TO THE CI PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR NEXT MEETING OF THE WHOLE ON JUNE 6TH FOR THE REVIEW OF THE 10 NEW PROJECTS FOR DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WH THE MINNEAPOLIS 2040
COMPREHENSIVE PLARCH -- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SOME OF THE BUDGET REQUESTS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING AND MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT CAN'T BE ANSWERED AT THIS MEETING, I WILL COLLECT QUESTIONS AND THEN FORWARD THOSE TO STAFF TO FOLLOW UPITH
ANSWERS. >> THANK YOU, MADEL. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED 2026-2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BLOCKAGES. PROJECTS -- PROJECTS. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE PODIUM.
PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU MAY PROCEED. >>
(SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.)
(SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.) >> THE YOU GO. >> OH? >> DO I NEED TO START -- OH, MY GOD. DO I NEED TO START OVER. >> YOU CAN IF YOU'D LIKE SO YOU CAN GET IT ALL ON VIDEO. >> OKAY. MY I LIAT 1605 NORTHEAST. I LIVE IN QUARTERED
3. I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF CLIC BEFORE. I WANT TO SPEAK TO BBPO6 IS THE CALIFORNIA STREET LIGHT BIKE TRAIL. IT'S A CONNECTING PATH. IT KEEPS GETTING PUSHED OUT FURTHER AND FURTHER BECAUSE THE CITY HAS TO NEGOTIATE WITH
THE RAILROAD WHO IS NOTORIOUSLY BAD AT DOING THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE HEARD THAT THEY HAVE STARTED A NEW STRATEGY AROUND THAT BECAUSE THERE'S MORE PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE THAT WORK TO BE DONE. SO THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR TAKING CLIC'S
SUGGESTIONS INTO THOUGHT AND MOVING FORWARD ON THIS. IT WILL BE A REALLY IMPORTANT CONNECTING TRAIL FOR THE CITY. SO THANKS FOR ALL THAT WORK. DO YOU WANT ME TO KEEP GOING OR -- >> YES. >> OKAY. THE OTHER ONE THAT I WANT TO SPEAK TO IS PV ONE THING
89 WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS ALSO THE NICOLLET MALL PEDESTRIANTION PROJECT. THIS CAME FORWARD FROM A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE FROM THE MAYOR IN 2023. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO ROUNDS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DONE AROUND IT.
THE PROJECT AS PROPOSED BY PUBLIC WORKS IS ASKING FOR $20 MILL MILLION, 10 MILLION OVER 2 YEARS. THERE'S NO INFORMATION IN THE PROJECT ABOUT WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS EXCEPT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BUSES TO ONE OF THESE 3
OPTIONS. IT BOTHERS ME THAT THE CITY IS PUTTING FORWARD A PROJECT FOR THIS BY TO VOTE TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THAT IS $20 MILLION. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE. THATONEY COULD BE USED FOR OTHER THINGS. THERE'S
NO CLEAR DEFINITION TO WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DONE. THE OTHER THING THAT IS FRUSTRATING ABOUT IT IS THE CITY HAS DONE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, TWO ROUNDS. I PARTICIPATED IN BOTH OF THEM. THINK A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP TO THOSE. I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC WORKS EFFORT AROUND THAT. IT'S BEEN DONE BETTER THAN SE OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS THAT I'VE SEEN. WHAT IS FRUSTRATING IS THAT IN THE CBR, IT'S NOTED THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS DONE.
WHAT IS NOT NOTED IS THE RESULTS OF THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT -- A LOT OF -- THERE IS NO CLEAR SUPPORT FOR MOVING THE BUSES OFF OF NICOLLET MALL. THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS EITHER HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT OR OPPOSE IT. IF
PUBLIC WORKS PUTS FORWARD CBRS WHERE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS DONE AND THEY EXPECT CLIC TO REVIEW THAT CBR WITHOUT BEING TOLD WHAT THE ENGAGEMENT WAS, WHAT THE RESULTS OF IT WAS, FEELS WRONG AND NOT HOW A
GOVERNMENT BODY SHOULD BE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ESPECIALLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE BEING ASKED TO SCORE A PROJECT THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL USE TO INFORM THE CITY'S BUDGET.
ABOUT FB -- NOT PB189. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT NICOLLET MALL PEDESTRIANTION. I'M DOWN TO ANSWER THEM BUT I'VE SPOKEN TO THE MATTER SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. >> YEAH. >> NEXT SPEAKER. DID ANYONE
ELSE WANT TO TESTIFY? IF YOU DID RAISE YOUR HAND. WAS EBONY OUR ONLY SPEAKER TODAY? >> HELLO, WELCOME. DID YOU WANT
TO TESTIFY? YOU'RE NEXT. (LAUGH.) >> (SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.) >> PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RORD. AND YOU MAY BEGIN. >> YES, I'M MELANIE MEHEE. THE
ADDRESS OF MY BUSINESS IS 300 NICKLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS, 55401, INSIDE THE MINNEAPOLIS CENTRAL LIBRARY IS WHERE MY COFFEE SHOP IS AND I'M ALSO MOLKA MARAIS BJORNBERG, SO THE
REASON I'M HERE IS IN REGARDS TO THE WORK THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED OF REMOVING THE BUSES FROM NICOLLET MALL. I AM OPPOSED TO THAT. I'LL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE UP FRONT AND JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR ME, I'M A NATIVE
OF MINNEAPOLIS. I LOVE THIS CITY. I DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE BUT I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT TAKES PLACE IN MY HOMETOWN. AND WITH THE NONPROFIT WORK THAT I'VE BEEN DOING SINCE IT IS '80s HAS BEEN -- SINCE THE
'80s HAS BEEN HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE. SO SINCE I WAS YOUNG I'VE BEEN HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE AND I HAD A DESIRE TO HAVE A COFFEE SHOP TO MENTOR URBAN YOUTH AND SO I'M IN MY THIRD ITERATION OF DOING THAT RIGHT NOW,ND I WAS LOOKING FOR A
PLACE. I'VE BEEN DOING WORK IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS ALMOST OPEN THERE BUT SOMEONE WITH CASH BOUGHT THE PLACE SO JUST SOVEREIGNTY, I ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO BID FOR WHERE THE DUNN BROTHERS
USED TO BE INSIDE THE LIBRARY. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS A CARIBOU COFFEE. SO I WON THE BID. I'M VERY EXCITED. AND A WEEK LATER COVID HAPPENED. SO I WAS ABLE TO WAIT UNTIL JUNE 1st
OF '22 TO OPEN THE DOORS SO I'M COMING UP ON 3 YEARS OF BEING IN THAT LOCATION. IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING LOCATION FOR MULTIPLE REASONINS PEOPLE ARE STILL WORKING FOR HYBRID. IT WORKS FOR THEM AND NOT SO MUCH FOR SMALL BUSINESS
AND I KNOW FOR NICOLLET MALL I THINK THE DESIRE TO SEE IT AS A VIBRANT PLACE. WHEN I'VE PITCHED IT TO SUPPORTERS WT I'VE BEEN DOING, I BELIEVE DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS CAN BLOSSOM AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT BLOSSOMING. BUT WHEN BUSES ARE BLOCKED FROM
GOING DOWN NICOLLET, BUSINESSES HAVE TANKED AND I'VE HAD TO TEND TEAM MEMBERS HOME. IT'S VERY DEFINITE TIMES THEY WOULD CLOSE IT ON THURSDAYS FOR THE MINI FARMERS' MARKET EVENTS THATHEY WOULD DO FARTHER WEST ON
NICOLLET MALL IMPACTED ME THERE. WHEN I OPENED, IMMEDIATELY PEOPLE SAID THAT THEY FOUND ME BECAUSE THEY GOT OFF THEIR BUS THERE. OR THEY GOT ON THEIR BUS THERE AND SINCE THEN, PEOPLE WILL WAIT SOMETIMES INSIDE THE
LIBRARY OR SOMETIMES IN MOLYA MARAIS BJORNBERG'S COFFEE EITHER WHEN THEIR'S COMMUTING AFTER SCHOOL ONE OF MY INTERNS WAS IN TRAINING AND THAT'S HOW SHE FOUND MOLCA'S MARAIS BJORNBERG.
SO I WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION BUT TAKING THE BUSES OFF IS NOT GOING TO HELP THE SOLUTION. IT GHT HELP THE LARGER RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE PATIO SEATING BUT IT WILL NOT HELP OTHER BUSINESSES.
AND I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK AND LIVE DOWNTOWN AND THEY ARE ALSO OPPOSED TO IT. MANY OF THE SURVEYS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE HAVE STATED THE SAME THING AND I'VE DONE THE RESEARCH AND READ THROUGH THOSE AND PEOPLE SAY THIS WON'T HELP ME. THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE GUARANTEES, WHETHER IT'S VISUALLY OR OTHER PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS USE THE PUBLIC TRANSIT THAT GOES DOWN NICOET MALL. SO I'M A PERSON THAT IF I'M OPPOSED, I WILL TRY AND COME UP WITH ANOTHER SOLUTION RATHER THAN JUST SAY I DON'T LIKE IT.
SO IF FOR SOME REASON THERE'S ANSWERING UNWILLINGNESS TO LEAVE THE BUSES THERE, MAYBE HYBRID THAT AND LEAVE THE BUSES ON FROM WASHINGTON THROUGH 6TH STREET BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY IT CAN AT LEAST CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE TRAIN.
O IT'S A WIN-WIN IN THAT REGARDS EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T HELP PEOPLE I KNOW THAT LIVE IN THE LORN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD THAT COMMUTE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE EASTERN PART OF NICOLLET MALL. I HAVE REACHED OUT WITH
EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND -- THROUGH PORTALS TO THE MAYOR, TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO THE MET COUNCIL -- I'VE TALKED TO MY OWN COMMSIONER. HE'S DONE HIS RESEARCH AND SAYS THE DECISION IS TO BE MADE BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. THEY'RE HANDS OFF
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BUSES. SO I'M APPEALING TO YOU TO LEAVE THE BUSES ON NICOLLET MALL. IN THE '80s AND IN THE OTTS, I WORKED IN CORPORATE AMERICA DOWNTOWN. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH BUSES. THERE WERE
A LOT MORE PEOPLE THERE AND NO ONE WAS GETTING INJURED BY BUSES ON NICOLLET MALL AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A FREE-FLOWING ACTIVITY IN COMMUTING THROUGH THAT AND I COULD SAY A LOT MORE BUT I'M BEING SENSITIVE TO YOUR
TIME. IF YOU HAVE QUESTNS FOR ME, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM BUT I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WORK I'M DOING TO MENTOR URBAN UNIT THROUGH COFFEE SO THE COMMUNITY CAN THRIVE. 'CAUSE IF I IMPACT ONE -- ONE YOUTH, IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IMAGINE
REPEATING THAT OVER AND OVE AND OVER AGAIN. AND THIS IS A SUSTAINABLE MODEL THAT I'M ATTEMPTING TO PUT IN PLACE BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WITHIN JUST 6 MONTHS, 9 MONTHS, 18 MONTHS BUT A 10-YEAR TRACK BECAUSE IT REALLY TAKES THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN SOMEONE'S
LIFE AND WATCH THEM GO THROUGH TRIUMPHS AND TRIALS AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THIS IS MY HELP THAT I'M ASKING FOR YOU IS TO PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING THE BUSES THERE. ANY QUESTIONS OR -- IS THAT SUFFICIENT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH SOME I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL. >> DID ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK? I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ON OUR
ONE AGEA ITEM? ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY, DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? >> YES. (SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.)
>> MY -- WHAT I WANTED TO COMMENT ON IS MORE OF, I GUESS, A QUESTION FOR OUR FRIENDS HERE ON THE CLIC. I WANTED TO JUST HEAR FROM YOU INITIALLY IF YOU HAD SOME THOUGHTS, EITHER ON -- WHAT WAS
BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY OR THE OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING OR JUST MAYBEN APPROACH THAT YOU'RE KIND OF GOING INTO THIS THIS NEXT YEAR. I KNOW THAT WE GOT A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION LAST YEAR TO THE COUNCIL. THAT WAS
MY FIRST TIME RECEIVING IT AND A GOAL OF MINE IN BEING HERE TODAY IS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR BODY AND COMMUNICATING WITH CLIC AND BEING MORE PROACTIVE IN JUST OUR BUDGETING 'CAUSE WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH BUDGET YEAR SO, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO OPEN
UP THIS FOR DISCUSSION AND JUST SEE WHAT YOU ALL ARE THINKING LOOKING INTO THIS BUDGET CYCLE. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHAIR BERNSTEIN. IS THERE A QUESTION. I'M SORRY I
WAS UNCLEAR. >> YEAH, IT WAS ALIKE A QUESTION AND AN OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. SO COMMENTS AROUND THAT GENERAL THEME -- THE QUESTION IS JUST WHAT ARE FOLKS ON THE CLIC THINKING ABOUT THE PROJECT'S APPROACH, ANYTHING --
>> SO I GUESS WHAT I WOULD -- >> ANYTHING IN RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. >> WE'RE STILL IN PROCESS WITH THAT SO I DON'T THINK THIS WOD BE A GOOD TIME FOR PEOPLE TO -- MEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, TO GIVE OPINIONS ABOUT PROJES
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT -- WHATEVER THE BODY THINKS, IT'S THE BODY'S VIEW OF THAT AND WE WENT HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF VOTING TO DO AND DELIBERATING TO DO OVER TH NEXT 6 OR 7 WEEKS OR SO. SO I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT TIME FOR US TO COMMENT ON THAT.
>> SO IT MIGHT NOT BE THE TIME FOR THEM TO COMMISSION IT'S THE ONLY TIME THAT THE COMMISSIONERS LITTLE TO. SO DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WANT TO SPEAK TO THE TWO ITEMS THE TESTIFIERS BROUGHT UP OR ANY OTHER ITEMS IN THE CLIC?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF MAYBE FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR SOME OF US JUST THE PROCESS AFTER THIS. WE HAVE THIS MEING. WE HEAR SOME POWER TESTIMONY ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS IN THE PLAN. WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AFTER THIS?
>> I'M GOING TO ASK MADEL TO SPEAK TO THAT. (SPEAKER NOT MIC'D.) >> YEAH, IT'S JUST A DEAD ONE, I
THINK. >> OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW. >> YES. >> OKAY. SO NEXT STEPS FOR THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION. ON JUNE 5TH, MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUE JOHN, WILL BE COMING BACK AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING
ANOTHER REVIEW FOR YOU. SO ALL THE PROJECTS HAVE TO GO THROUGH LOCATION AND DESIGN REVIEW. AND THOSE, LIKE WE JUST CHECKED THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS 2040 COM PLAN. ONCE WE PRESENT TO YOU, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO
VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE, OR TO MOVE ITEMS AT THE NEXT CBR MEETING WHICH IS ON JUNE 16TH. >> AND THEN CAN YOU TELL US WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE? LIKE WHAT'S THE WHOLE PROCESS FOR IT
TO BE APPROVED? >> OKAY, BASICALLY THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT EVERY SINGLE PROJECT THAT GOES FOR -- THROUGH BUDGET REQUESTS -- SORRY, THEY NEED TO BE APPROVED IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE FUNDING. SO AFTER THAT, I'MOT ENTIRELY SURE ABOUT, LIKE, WHO THAT GOES BACK TO BUT I CAN HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER FOR YOU. >> WELL, I JUST MEANT IN TERMS OF HAVE THE CLIC. WHAT DO THE CLIC DO AFTER WE'VE MADE OUR APPROVALS. >> WHY DON'T I ANSWER THAT.
SO -- I'LL JUST START FROM THE BEGINNING OF OUR PROCESS. SO WE RECEIVE 130 CBRS, CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. WGET PRESENTATIONS FROM ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT THOSE CBRS ORIGINATE FROM, IN
PERSON. THAT'S BASICALLY TWO EIGHTS-HOUR DAYS THAT THIS -- 8-HOUR DAYS THAT THIS COMMITTEE SITS IN PRESENTATION OF. AND THEN THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS WHICH PROJECTS WE FEEL THERE'S A COMMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE AND SO THERE'S A PROCESS AROUND WHICH WE DEVELOP THOSE COMMENTS AND VOTE ON THEM AND
APPROVE THEM FOR THE FINAL REPORT. ADDITIONALLYACH MEMBER OF CLIC VOTES -- EXCUSE ME, YEAH, VOTES AND RATES ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE SEEND WE HAVE A CLEAR SYSTEM THAT WE USE FOR THAT THAT'S -- CAN BE FOUND
ONLINE AND ACTUALLY TOMORROW IS THE D THAT THOSE RANKINGS AND SCORINGS ARE DUE FROM EACH OF THE NECKS. -- OF THE MEMBERS. NEXT IT WILL BE AGGREGATED SO THAT WE COULD SEE AS A COMMITTEE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THE 130S PROJECTS AND THEN THE NEXT
STEPS FROM THERE WILL BE TO TRY TO TAKE THE COMMENTS WE'VE MADE, THE SCORES THAT WE COME UP WITH AND THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE AND COME UP WITH THE BEST MATCH AND PUT FORWARD A CAPAL BUDGET PLAN FOR THE NEXT 6 YEARS THAT WILL BE BASED ON THESE THREE
THINGS IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN WE DO THAT FOR THE -- FOR THE BUDGET WE ALSO DO IT FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. THAT'S FOR THE SEWER FUND THAT'S THE ENTERPRISE FUND AND TH WATER FUND. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I'D UNDERSCORE EVERYTHING WE DO
IS ADVISORY; RIGHT? THE CITY -- THE ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN CHOOSE TOGNORE EVERYTHING WE RECOMMEND OR THEY COULD CHOOSE TO ACCEPT EVERYTHING WE RECOMMEND. AND I WOULD SAY OVER THE TIME I'VE BEEN ON CLIC, WHICH IS LONGER THAN I'LL ADMIT TO IN PUBLIC, THE GENERAL RULE
THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE TAKEN THE ADVICE OF CLIC AT A VERY HIGH RATE, PROBABLY IN THE 80 TO 90% RANGE DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING AT DOLLARS OR PROJECTS OR WHATEVER. SO THAT'S THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. >> AND SORRY, ONE LAST THING,
THE FORMAL REPORT COMES OUT IN JULY THAT WILL REFLECT EVERYTHING THAT I JU SAID. >> AND FROM THERE IT GOES TO THE COUNCIL IT GOES TO THEIR PLAN. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS?
COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY? >> I'LL JUST -- I KNOW SOME OF THE TESTIFIERS BROUGHT FORWARD CONCERNS AROUND NICOLLET AVENUE PEDESTRIANTION. I'L SHARE WE'VE GOTTEN PRESENTATIONS IN THE CLIMATE INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE ON NICOLLET AVENUE FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM. THERE IS CONCERNS AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS ON WHAT THE ACTUAL PLAN WILL BE FOR TRANSIT USERS BECAUSE THEY WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED WITH BUS BEING TAKEN OFF. THAT'S BEEN A PART OF THE
CONVERSATION THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE FELT HASN'T BEEN CENTERED AND THE WORKGROUP THAT'S BEEN I PEDESTRIANTIONS LOOKS LIKE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEN A LARGE AMOUNTS OF DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS
WHICH IS FINE BUT IT IS LACKING AND THE VOICES OF TRANSIT USERS AND THEN ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE BODY ON THE CITY COUNCIL SO I ALSO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PAUSE OF A 20 MILLION DOLLAR REQUEST
COMI TO THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR TRANSIT AND IT IS -- IF THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S FEASIBLE. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, QUESTIONS AROUND WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN ON THE DAYS WHEN THERE AREN'T PLANNED ACTIVITIES ON NICOLLET AVENUE; RIGHT? I DON'T -- I PERSONALLY HAVE A HARD TIME WRAPPING MY HEAD AROUND THE IDEA OF HAVING
ACTIVITIES EVERY SINGLE DAY, 7 YS A WEEK FOR PEAK TIMES AND WHAT THE IMPACT MIGHT BE IF AN AREA THAT'S SO LARGE IS LEFT VACANT SO I DID WANT TO SHARE THAT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CHOWDHURY, ANYONE ELSE. ANYONE ELSE? >> I THINK -- YOU'RE IN YOUR MEETING SO IT'S YOUR COMMISSIONERS AND THEN WE CAN INTRODUCE OUR MEMBERS IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK.
>> YEP. >> ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO DO THAT. >> SO WITH THAT WE'VE COMPLETED THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING BUT BEFORE WE CONCDE, I'LL ASK IF THERE'S MEMBERS THAT HAVE
ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO RAISE? LET'S GO OWEN AND THEN PATRICK AND THEN IT -- (VOICE TRAILING OFF.) >> MINE WAS SIMPLY A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I'LL ASK AT THE END OF THE LIST. >> OKAY. GO AHEAD, PATRICK. >> I JUST HAD ONE QUICK COMMENT.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT JOHN SAID ABOUT OUR PROCESS. THE ONE THING I JUST WANT TO ADD AND JOHN KNOWS THIS. WE ALL TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AS PART OF OUR INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS AS WELL AS HOW WE INCORPORATE OUR COMMENTS AND ALL OF OUR AGGREGATE
DECISIONS, YOU KNOW. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS AS WELL AS TS PUBLIC HEARING AND WE FACTOR THOSE INTO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. >> AND I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER THE COUNCIL MEMBER 'S COUNCIL
SLIGHTLY. I'M THE NEWEST CLIC MEMBERS SO I CAN. WHICH IS WE HAVE TWO SUBCOMMITTEES AND I'M ASTONISHED ABOUT THE TWO THINGS ABOUT THE CLIC. ONE HOW MUCH WORK IT IS. HOW MANY MEETINGS THERE ARE AND HOW INTERESTING IT IS AND HOW THOUGHTFUL THE
DISCUSSION AMONG THE MEMBERS ARE. THERE ARE TWO SUBCOMMITTEES. THEY DO THEIR PRIVATE SESSIONS AND THEN TAKE UP THIS INTO THE BIGGER ROOM AND THEN THE COMMENTS COME OUT. SO WE DEFINITELY TAKE THESE KINDS OF COMMENT SERIOUSLY AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSION GOING ON ABOUT IT AND WE'RE ALSO IN OUR GRADING PROCESS SO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE WHITE SPOKE
TO COME OUT OF THE CHIMNEY. (LAUGH.) >> I WOULD JUST CLARIFY ONE THING YOU SAID BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S WHAT YOU MEANT THERE'S NO PRIVATE MEETINGS. THE TWO WORKG GROUPS MEET INDIVIDUALLY BUT WE ABIDE BY ALL OPEN MEETING LAWS.
>> INDIVIDUALLY -- >> YES. >> YES, THE POINT OF CLARIFICATION I WANTED TO ASK WAS IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR A PERSONAL COMMENT 'CAUSE WHILE UNDERSTANDING WE CANNOT SPEAK FOR CLIC, THINK IT
IS WITHIN OUR BOUNDS TO SPEAK AS INDIVIDUALS ON THE MEMBERSHIP BOARD OF CLIC. YES OR NO? >> I GUESS THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE FORUM FOR THIS TODAY.
>> UNDERSTOOD. >> ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I WILL DECLARE THE CLIC -- SORRY. YEAH, I GUESS -- >> THE SCRIPT HAS OUR SIDE,
ADJOURNING FIRST. >> SO GO AHEAD. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS OUR ONE AND ONLY MEETING -- OR AGDA ITEM AND I'LL DIRECT THE CLERK TO SUBMIT THAT, AND OUR
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 2ND AND OUR NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JUNE 5TH 2025. WERE THERE ANY UPDATES FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF? SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO --
>> SO AGAIN, UNLESS THERE'S ANY COMMENTS ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FROM THE CLIC SIDE I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 21st. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.